统考按题型分项练习题及答案阅读理解B

1、阅读理解B1、 Look at the in structi ons on the bottle of the medic ine and the n choose the right an swers. （请 阅读药瓶上的说明，选择正确的答案。）Joh n is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and ni ght. He went to see a doctor.The doctor gave him some cough medic ine.Cough Medici neShake it well before us

2、e.Take it three times each day before meals.Dose （药量）:Age : over 14: 2 teaspoonfuls8-13: 1 teas poonful4-7: 1 / 2 teas poo nfulNot right for childre n below the age of three. Put it in a cold p lace. Use it before December 1st 2002.1）、Joh n should take 3 teas poon fuls a day.A.TB.F答案:2）、The medic in

3、e should be kept in any p lace.A.TB.F答案:3）、Joh n should shake the medici ne well before he takes it.A.TB.F答案:4）、Whe n kids are two years old, they cannot take this medici ne.A.TB.F答案:5）、Joh n will stop tak ing the medic ine whe n it is left after Dec.1st, 2002.A.TB.F答案:192、Jimmy is a very kind young

4、 man, he works in a big sup ermarket.（吉米是个很善良的年轻人, 在一家大超市工作。）His workmates like him very much.Last month Jimmy caught a bad cold, he stayed in bed for about two weeks. But after he got well, someth ing happened he could nt stop winking（ 眨眼）.When he stayed at home. he was all right as usual. But if h

5、e went out, he could nt stop his eyes from winking.Jimmy went to work the n ext morning. On the way he met a p olicema n and wi nked at him. Thep olicema n felt surp rised but said nothing. Then he met an old man and win ked at him. The old man thought he must be mad. But still he did nt say a word.

6、Real trouble started when he met women. First he met a young lady. He winked at her. The woma ns face turned red, and ran away as fast as she could. And the n he met an old woma n who carried a walking stick. Jimmy winked at her, she looked closely at him. Jimmy winked again.Without say ing a word,

7、she hit Jimmy on the head with her walk ing stick. “ Take that! ” she cried out“ This is a less on for you.Poor Jimmy! How could he explain it? He ran away quickly.From the n on, he always wears a p air of dark glasses whe n he goes out.1）、Jimmy had to stay in hos pital for a long time.A.TB.F答案:2）、W

8、he n he stayed at home,he could nt control his eyes of winking.A.TB.F答案:3）、The young lady felt surp rised whe n Jimmy win ked.A.TB.F答案:4）、Jimmy win ked at the young lady because he loved her very much.A.TB.F答案:5）、The old woma n hit Jimmy because Jimmy win ked at her.A.TB.F答案:3、P eter wondered why he

9、 didnt have many friends. （皮特很想知道为什么他的朋友不多。）The reas on was he was always tak ing, n ever givi ng.One day Peter told Bill, “Idike to give a party on Saturday, rd like you to come and bringMartha, too. ”“ Thanks, Peter. Wed be happy to come.”“ Perhaps youd like to bring your violin. You” That was how

10、and Martha si ng well together. Im sure every one will want you to si ng for us.P eterbega n to plan his p arty. Next he asked ano ther friend, Betty, to bring a cake.You make the bein the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better tha n have one from the bakery.” Peterfew other friends to com

11、e to his p arty. He did nt forget to ask someth ing from each one of them. Heeven asked Jim and Mary Jacks on to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leavi ng, they said“ Tha nk you ”and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake,

12、the Jacks ons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To P eter they just said,“ Thanks for the in vitati on.”1）、The p arty was held at P eters frien ds house.A.TB.F答案:2）、The Jacks ons did hard work for the p arty.A.TB.F答案:3）、All his frie nds liked P eter.A.TB.F答案:4）、Peter tried

13、his best to give the p arty.A.TB.F答案:5）、From the story, we can see P eter was a selfish man.A.TB.F答案:A p ublic house which was rece ntly bought by Mr. James is up for sale.（詹姆斯先牛最诉买的一个酒吧又要出售了。）He is going to sell it because it is haunted （闹鬼的）.He told me that he4、could not go to sleep one night beca

14、use he heard a strange noise coming from the bar. The nextmorning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved.Though Mr. James had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. Healso said that he had found five empty whisky bottle

15、s which the ghost （鬼）must have drunk the nightbefore. Whe n I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, he shook his head.The villagers have told him that they will not acce pt it even if he gives it away.1）、Mr. James was the owner of the p ublic house.A.TB.F答案:2）、Mr. James h

16、ad not tur ned off the lights that ni ght.A.TB.F答案:3）、Mr. James built the house.A.TB.F答案:4）、Mr. James found sixty empty bottles.A.TB.F答案:5）、The writer of the p assage believes Mr. James story.A.TB.F答案:5、P aul could nt slee p last ni ght.（昨晩保罗睡不着。）He woke up early and sat up, and the nhe lay dow n ag

17、a in. He felt terrible. I must be sick, he thought. but I must study for that test.He got up and looked for his history no tebook. He fin ally found it un der a p ile of clothes on achair. He went over his history notes, but he could nt remember any of the facts in the notes. Whatshall I do? he thou

18、ght. He felt terrible.Just the n Pauls tele phone rang. He put dow n his no tebook and pi cked up the tele phone.Good mornin g, Jacks voice said, You must be wrong about that test.What do you mea n? Paul asked weakly.Were not going to have the test today. Jack said. I wrote dow n the date in my no t

19、ebook. Thetest will be n ext Wed nesday; it isnt today. How do you feel this mornin g?Fi ne, said P aul. Just fin e! Sudde niy he really felt fine.1 ）、 Paul felt uneasy （忧虑）because he was seriously ill.A.TB.F答案:2）、It seemed that P aul was good at history.A.TB.F答案:3）、Paul felt fine at once after the

20、tele phone call.A.TB.F答案:4）、“ How do you feel this morning?” From this questi on we can see Jack knew Paul very well.A.TB.F答案:5）、We can guess from the p assage that Jack is more careful tha n Paul.A.TB.F答案:6、Dear Professor LiuPlease accept my greeting from New York. （尊敬的刘教授， 请接受我来自纽约的问候。）I amjust be

21、ginning my graduate （研究院）studies here at this university. It is the third week of classes now. My roommate, Tom, is also a graduate student like me. He is studying biology （ 生物学）.He is fromHoust on. We are now on good terms.Our dormitory （学生宿舍）is well equipped （酉己备）.There are all kinds of electric h

22、ome app lia nces （电器）.But we dont have a TV set. I am going to buy one this after noon. The view on the win dow is pl easa nt, and the weather is hot in the summer right no w. It is about 38 degrees outside the room. But we have air con diti oning in the room, so I feel OK.How are you gett ing on? A

23、re you still worki ng on your paper now?Please say Hello to those who have taught me. I miss all of you very much.LoveWang Hui1 ）、 Wang Hui is writing to her former teacher.A.TB.F答案:2）、From the p assage, we know that Wang Hui is a new graduate stude nt in New York.A.TB.F答案:3）、Tom is from Houst on.A.

24、TB.F答案:4）、Wang Hui thinks her dormitory is too big.A.TB.F答案:5）、Wang Hui is going to move to ano ther room.A.TB.F答案:7、I n the UK, in bus in ess situati ons, whe n you meet some one for the first time you shake handsand say, How do you do?.（在英国，在正式的商务场合，当你与某人第一次见面，会与对方握 手并问候对方：您好！”）This is not really

25、a question, and the reply to it is another greeting such as How do you do? or Hello or Im very pl eased to meet you or, if you have met the person sometime before, Its good to see you aga in.You dont shake hands every time you meet some one, you just greet them. If you are in vited to some on es hou

26、se for dinn er, it is usual to take a p rese nt - some chocolates or flowers or, if you know them quite well, a bottle of win e. If you do not know the host well, dont be the last person to leave.Tele phone the n ext day to tha nk the host for the meal. En glish people dont like to talk about person

27、al thin gs, and tend to avoid religi on, p olitics and mon ey.Good topics for small talk （闲谈）are the weather, holidays, weeke nd activities, garde ns and architecture （建筑物）,especially houses and homes. When you go to a pub or bar, its usual to take turns to buy a drink for every one in your group an

28、d pay for the drinks whe n you get them from the bar and before you drink them.1 ）、 The first p aragra ph tells us how to greet some one in bus in ess situati ons.A.TB.F答案：A2）、 If you are in vited to some on es house for dinn er, its better to leave before the last guest leaves ifyou dont know the h

29、ost quite well.A.TB.F答案:3）、En glish people dont like talk ing about money and marriage.A.TB.F答案:In the last p aragra ph the sentence，its usual to take turns to buy a drink for every one in yourgroup ” means its usual to go Dutch平摊费用）.4）、A.TB.F答案:5）、The subject matter of the p assage is British way o

30、f greet ing people.A.TB.F答案:The word “ day has two meanings.（单词 “ day有两个意思。）When we talk about thenumber of days in a year， we are using “ day ” rtoean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and day ” to mean the time betwee n sun rise and sun set. SinceaMhe looks like anight, we are usingball, the su

31、n can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and theother half ni ght. A p lace is moved from day into ni ght and from ni ght into day over and over by the spinning （旋转）of the earth. At the equator （赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length. Theyare each

32、twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 oclock in the morning and sets at 6 oclock in the evening. For six mon ths the North Pole is tilted （ 倾斜）toward the sun. In those mon ths the Norther n Hemis phere （半球）gets more hours of sun light tha n the Souther n Hemis phere. Days are Ion ger tha nni ghts. S

33、outh of the equator ni ghts are Ion ger tha n days. For the other six mon ths the North Pole istilted away from the sun. Then the Souther n Hemis phere gets more sun light. Days are Ion ger tha nni ghts. North of the equator ni ghts are Ion ger tha n days. Win ter is the seas on of long ni ghts. Sum

34、meris the seas on of long days.1 ）、When the Western Hemisphere is having day , the Eastern Hemisphere is having night.A.TB.F答案：A2）、A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the pulling of theearth.A.TB.F答案:3）、At the equator day is as long as ni ght sometimes.A.TB.

35、F答案:4）、Whe n the North Pole is tilted toward the sun , the Norther n Hemis phere gets less sun light.A.TB.F答案:5）、When it is win ter in China , the North P ole is tilted away from the sun.A.TB.F答案:Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right?（每个小孩都会梦想长大成为什么，不是吗？）Whe n Renee Butts was little

36、, her dream was to become a volun teer firefighter because her9、father was one. Sadly, whe n she was 14, her father died and she was n ever able to volun teer with him.Ren ees story does nt end there, however, which is why I think of her as a true hero. She wasstro ng-min ded and n ever gave up, whi

37、ch makes her a good firefighter.Some days she must be ready to deal with any emerge ncy, like fighti ng a fire, deali ng with a caraccide nt or helping some one whos sick. Other days she is in the drivers seat. Sometimes Renee worksnine to eleve n days a month on 24-hour shifts. She also has a famil

38、y to take care of. Her husba nd is afirefighter, too.Renee remembers the first time she fought a fire. She was awoke n early in the morning by thealarm. She said she was very n ervous but did what she had to do.When I asked Renee what the best part of her job is, she rep lied,“ Helping people and sa

39、vi ngtheir lives. I think that shows sig ns of being a true hero. Shes always glad to do anything for anyonein n eed. With 140 people in her stati on, Renee is one of the only three wome n.I think shes great. We could never live without people like her who is glad to help others.Ren ees deed helps m

40、e believe that I can do any thi ng. I hope someday to be just like her: to wake upand help people every day.1）、Whe n her father died, Renee Butts decided to do what her father did.A.TB.F答案:2）、Ren ees husba nd is a driver.A.TB.F答案:3）、The writer lear ns a lot from Renee.A.TB.F答案:4）、The writer thinks R

41、enee Butts is careful.A.TB.F答案:5）、The best title for the p assage is A true Hero.A.TB.F答案:10、Do you know something about tree rings （年轮）？（你知道树的年轮吗 ？）Do you know they can tell us what the weather was like, sometimes even hun dreds of years ago?A tree will grow well in a climate with lots of sun shi n

42、e and rain fall（雨量）.And little sunshine orrainfall will limit（限制）the growth of a tree. We can see the cha nge of climate by study ing the tree rin gs. For exa mple, to find out the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree from the outside to the in side. If the tenth ring is far from the

43、eleve nth ring, the n were sure that it was sunny and rainy most of that year. If it is n ear to the eleve nth ring, the n the climate that year was bad.Tree rings are important not only for study ing the history of weather but also for study ing the history of man. Many cen turies ago there live a

44、lot of people at a p lace in New Mexico. But now you can find only sand there no trees and no peop le. What happen ed?A scie ntist studied the rings of dead trees there. He found that the people had to leave because they had cut dow n all the trees to make fires and buildi ngs. As all the trees had

45、gone, the people there had to move.1 ）、Tree rings grow far from each other in good climate.A. TB.F答案：A2）、 The scientists are interested in studying tree rings because tree rings can tell whether people tookgood care of the tree or not.A.TB.F答案：B3）、 If you want to find out the weather of twenty years

46、 ago, you should study the twentieth ring of atree from the outside to the in side.A.TB.F答案:4）、Trees can bring lots of sunshine and rain.A.TB.F答案:5）、The people had to leave the p lace in New Mexico because there was too much rain there.A.TB.F答案:11、High in the Swiss Alps many years ago, there lived a

47、 Ionely shepherd（牧羊人） boy whoIonged for a friend to share his evenings.（彳艮多年以前，在瑞士阿尔卑斯山上住着一个牧羊人，他 期望能找到一个朋友在夜晚与他为伴。）One ni ght he saw three old men, each hold ing a glass.The first old man said :“ Drink this liquid and you shall be victorious in battle.The second old man said:“ Drink this liquid and

48、 you shall have countless riches.The last old man said : “I offer you the happin ess of musi（-the horn （号角）.”The boy chose the third glass, The n ext day, he came upon a great horn, ten feet in len gth, When he put his lips to it, a beautiful melody （旋律） floated across the valley. He had found a fri

49、end.So goes the lege nd （传说） of the horn. First known in the ninth cen tury, the horn was used byherdsme n to call cattle, for its dee p tones echoed across the mountain sides. Even today, on a quietsummer evenin g, its music can be heard float ing among the p eaks.1 ）、The passage tells us his Ionel

50、y job about the shepherd boy.A.TB.F答案：A2）、The boy choose to drink the glass offered by the last old man because the boy was thirsty.A.T#A.TB.F答案:3）、After the she pherd boy found the horn, he discovered it was like a n ew-fo und friend.A.TB.F答案:4）、Today the horn is heard in the Swiss Alps whe n it ra

51、ins.A.TB.F答案:5）、The Lege nd of the Horn would be the best title for the p assage.A.TB.F答案:12、Social customs differ from country to country.（不同国家的社会习俗有所不同。）Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woma n in your coun try? Or does nt it matter? What about table mann ers? Should you use both hands

52、 whe n you are eati ng? Should you leave one in your lap, or on the table?The America ns and the British not only sp eak the same Ian guage but also share a large nu mber of social customs. For exa mple, in both America and En gla nd people shake hands whe n they meet each other for the first time.

53、Also, most En glishme n will open a door for a woma n or offer their seat to a woma n, and so will most America ns. Promptn ess is imp orta nt both in En gla nd and in America. That is, if a dinner in vitati on is for 7 oclock, the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to exp la

54、i n his delay.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel un comfortable esp ecially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a formal dinner p arty. Whe n the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his p eas with a knife. The other guests wer