2011年4月电大英语网考阅读理解整理

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业阅读理解Test（一）Passage 1The French Revolution broke out in 1789.At the time France was in a crisis.The government was badly run and peoples lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troop

2、s to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14,1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day.Louis tried to flee the country in 1792, to get support

3、 from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy was abolished. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife, Marie also had her head cut off. The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austr

4、ia and Prussia began to march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation.The revolution went through a period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte. (190 words)法国大革命在 1789 年爆发。那段时期，法国陷入了危机。政府管理的很差，人民的生活非常悲惨。国王路易

5、4 世试图控制国会并提高税收。但是他的努力失败了。他命令他的军队去凡尔塞。人们以为路易打算用武力镇压革命。在 1789 年 7 月 14 日，他们暴怒下攻占了巴士底狱。巴士底狱里关的都是些政治囚犯。自从那天起，7 月 14 日就成了法国的国庆日。路易 1792 年想从法国潜逃，想去得到奥地利和普鲁士的支持。但是他被抓住了并被送进了监狱。1792 年 9 月，君主制被废除了。同年，路易被处死。几个月后，他的其次玛利 也被砍头。法国大革命是欧洲的其他国王也受到惊吓。奥地利和普鲁士的绝对开始想法国进军。法国建立了共和党军队来保卫国家。这场革命经历了一段恐怖时期。成千上完的人丢了命。最后，权利移交给了

6、拿破伦 波拿巴C11. Whats this passage about?这篇文章是关于什么的？ A. France. B. King Louis. C. The French Revolution. 法国大革命 D. Europe.B12. Which did not happen in 1789? 1789 年什么事情没有发生？ A. The French Revolution broke out.B. The national economy was developing rapidly. 国家经济快速增长C. The government wasnt well run.D. King

7、Louis XIV was in power.D13. Where were the political prisoners kept? 政治囚犯们被关在哪里？A. In Versailles.B. In Austria.C. In Prussia.D. In Bastille.巴士底狱D14.What does the underlined word “abolished” mean ? 被划线的词是什么意思A. Put off.B. Established.C. United.D. Ended. 废除，结束D15. What was NOT the effect of the Revolu

8、tion? 那点不是法国大革命的影响？ A. July 14 has become the French National Day. B. It brought some impact on the other European kings. C. Louiss wife, Marie was killed. D. The king tried to control the national parliament. 国王试图想控制国会。 Passage 2In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very ea

9、rly in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during s

10、leeping hours, he assumes its a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the 精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业call communicates its importance. In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended onl

11、y three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in diff

12、erent parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping

13、a business associate waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence. (260 words)在美国，人们不习惯很早打电话给别人。如果你很早打电话给别人，而此时他正在刮胡子或者是吃早餐，这表明了这件事肯定是很重要，需要立即的注意。晚上 11 点以后的电话也意味真同样的意思。如果友人在睡觉的时

14、候接到一个电话，他可能会设想这是有关于升死的。选择打电话的时间表达了电话的重要性。在社会生活里，时间起着一个很重要的作用。在美国，如果客人收到晚宴的邀请只比宴会时间早了三，四天，他们往往回觉得他们没有被尊重。但是不是所有的国家都是这样的。在世界的其他地区，如果提前很多天预约的话，也许会被认为是愚蠢的，因为超过一个星期的提前预约很容易被忘掉。所以在世界不同的地区，时间的意义也是不同的。因此，不同文化的人对待时间的不同很容易产生误会。准时在美国生活中色被高度尊重的。比如说，如果人们不准时，他们就被认为是不礼貌或者不负责任。在美国，每人回想让生意合作者等上一个小时，那太不礼貌了。如果一个人迟到了 5

15、 分钟，他就会稍微解释一下，尽管可能连一句完整的句子都不到。B16. What is the main idea of this passage? _这篇文章主要讲什么的A. It is not customary to telephone someone in the morning and in sleeping hours in the U.S.B. The role of time in social life over the world. 时间在世界上各个社会生活的作用C. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impo

16、lite or not fully responsible in the U.S.D. Not every country treats the concept of time as the same.B17. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours? _如果在别人睡觉时间打电话给他，那意味着什么？A. A matter of work.B. A matter of life or death. 有关于生死的事情C. You want to see him or

17、her.D. You want to make an appointment with him or her.B18. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend?如果你想跟你的朋友预约，下列哪个时间比较合适A. at 7:00 am. B. at 4:00 pm.下午 4 点 C. at the midnight. D. at 4:00 am.D19. Which of the following statements is true according t

18、o the passage?下列哪句话是正确的_A.In the U.S.A guests tend to feel they are highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.B.There is no misunderstanding arising between people from different cultures about the concept of time.C.It may be consid

19、ered foolish to make an appointment well in advance in the U.S.A.D.Promptness is valued highly in American life.准时在美国生活里被高度尊重B20. From the passage we can safely infer that_.从本文我们可以得知A. its a matter of life or death if you call someone in day timeB. the meaning of time differs in different parts of t

20、he world 在世界不同的地区，时间的意义也是不同的C. it makes no difference in the U.S. whether you are early or late for a business party精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业D. if a person is late for a date, he neednt make some explanationPassage 3A foreigners first impression to the U.S is likely to be that everyone is in a rushoften

21、 under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, elbowing others as they try to complete their errands. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country.美国给外国人的第一个印象就是匆忙。通常是带着压力的。城市的人似乎总是赶往他们要去的地方，

22、慌慌张张的在商店里寻求关注，用肘推别人因为他们想快点完成任务。在吃饭时间竞赛是这个国家人生活节奏的一部分Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you dont, waiters wil

23、l hurry you.工作时间被看作是非常宝贵的。其他人在 公共吃饭的地方都着你吃完，以便他们可以在允许的时间内坐下吃然后吃完回去工作。每个人都干净让出地方让下一个人吃。如果你不这样做，服务员也会催你的。 You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, small contacts with strangers. Dont take it personally. This is because people v

24、alue time highly, and they resent someone else wasting it beyond a certain courtesy point.你会发现司机也非常的生硬，人们会推开你从你身边过。你将错过与陌生人之间的微笑，简短的谈话以及接触。不要认为这是自我的。这是因为人们把时间看得很中，他们憎恨别人浪费那些礼节性以外的时间 This view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a hi

25、gh priority. Many of us have what might be called a short fuse. We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some returnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be on

26、e of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life.这个时间观影响着我们耐性的重要性。在美国的价值体系了，耐性没有很高的优越性。我们很多人把这个称做“一个短暂的熔合”我们如果感觉到时间在流失而没有得到回报，我们就会感到不安鉴于这些词：愉快，工作价值或休息。那些来自那些用不同的观点看待时间的那些地方的人也许会发现这样的节奏是他们在商业和日常生活做最难调节的。 Many newcomers to the states will miss the opening courtesy of a business ca

27、ll, for example. They will miss the ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a cafe or coffee house. Normally, Americans dont assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prol

28、onged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleagues through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. (348 words)很多刚到美国的人会想念在商务拜访里的那些礼节。比如，他们会想念那些例如送上一杯茶或一杯咖啡的

29、理解，而这些在他们自己国家都是有惯例的。他们将会想念在咖啡屋里惬意的聊着生意，通常，美国人不会在这样一种放松的坏竟通过延长一段小小的谈话来评定来访者。我们寻求的是对于我们过去表现的证明，而不是通过社会理解来评价我们的商业伙伴。因为我们已经大致上都是专业化的评定和探究，而不是社会化的，所以我们很快就可以开始谈生意了D21. Which of the following statements is wrong? _下列哪句话是错了A. Americans seem to be always under pressure.B. Americans attach less importance to

30、patience.C. Americans dont care much about ritual socializing.D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues. 美国人对他们的生意伙伴不礼貌B22. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means_.第四的段“a high priority”是什么意思精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业A. a less important thing B. a first concern 被首先考虑C. a good busine

31、ss D. an attractive giftD23. Americans evaluate a business colleague_.美国人怎么评定他们的生意伙伴A. through social courtesyB. through prolonged business talksC. by establishing business relationsD. by learning about their past performance 通过了解他们过去的表现A24. This passage mainly talks about_.这片文章主要关于什么A. how American

32、s treasure their time 美国人是怎样珍爱时间的B. how busy Americans are every dayC. how Americans do business with foreignersD. what American way of life is likeC25. We can infer from the passage that the authors tone in writing is_.我们可以从文中得知作业的态度是怎样的A. critical B. ironical C. appreciate 欣赏的 D. objectiveTest（二）P

33、assage 1Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to be with her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well. Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and friends. As she

34、 was thinking about this, she suddenly heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales（称）. Maria pulled and pulled. The suitcase was too heavy and she just couldnt lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was waiting to check in his luggage. 1

35、6 岁的玛丽在圣多明各的机场排队等候。她即将离开他的作国，去美国跟她姐妹在一起。她的英语说的非常好。尽管她很高兴能去外国，但是要离开她的家人和朋友，她还是感到有点难过。当她正在想这些的时候，突然听见机场工作人员让他把行李拿起来放到称上。玛丽拉啊拉，箱子实在是太重了，她没办法抬起来。她后面的那个男的变得很不耐烦，因为他也正等着要去检查他的行李“Whats wrong with this girl?” He said, “Why doesnt she hurry up?” He moved forward and placed his bag on the counter, hoping to c

36、heck in first. He was in a hurry to get a good seat.“这个女孩怎么了？”他说， “为什么她不能快点呢？”他超前走，把他的胸里放在了柜台上，希望让他先验。他要赶着去找个好位置Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, “Why are you so upset? There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why ca

37、nt you give me a hand with my luggage?”玛丽很生气，但是她还是很礼貌的。她用最流利的英语说道：“为什么你要这么不安呢？”飞机上有足够的位置提供给每个人啊。如果你真的很赶，为什么你不帮我抬一下行李呢？The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval. (224 words)那个男的听到玛丽说的英语感到很惊讶。他马上拿起

38、他的行李并往后退。每个人都在用谴责的目光看着他D11. Marias story happened _.玛丽的故事发生在 A. when she was leaving AmericaB. on her way back to Santo Domingo C. before she left the USAD. when she arrived at the airport 当她到达机场的时候C12. you believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to _ at the airport.你

39、认为文中提到的机场工作人员应该是做什么工作的 A. help carry peoples luggageB. ask people to pick up the luggage C. check peoples luggage检查人们的行李D. take care of peoples luggageC13. “Why are you so upset” Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be _.“你为这么这么不安”玛丽对那个难的说。她想告诉那个男的他不应该 A. surprisedB. sadC

40、. unhappy 不高兴D. sorryD14. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the people around felt _.每个人都用谴责的目光看着他，这句话的意思是周围的人感到 A. worried about MariaB. worried about the man精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业 C. sorry for Marias mannersD. sorry for the mans manners 对那个男的行为感到抱歉A15. The aut

41、hor mentioned Marias age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _.作者在文中提到了玛丽的年龄是为了表明A. she was young but behaved properly她虽然很小，但是表现的很合适 B. she would not have left home aloneC. everyone around her was wrongD. it was not good that nobody offered to help her.Passage 2There are three kinds

42、of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals.有三种类型的目标：短期的，中等长度的，和长期的目标。Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possibly months. It should be remembered that jus

43、t as a building is no stronger than its foundation, our long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.

44、短期目标指一般是来处理当前的活动的，是可以被我们应用到日常原则中的。这样的目标可以在一个星期或者不到一个星期内实现，或者也有可能用几个月来实现。应该记住的是如果没有很好的根基，那么这坐建筑物也不会坚固的，同样如果没有我们结实的短期目标，那么我们也不可能达到很多的长期目标。在完成我们短期目标之后，我们应该把用日期记下这件事，然后增加新的短期目标，而这些新目标是建立在已完成的那些目标的基础上The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. They might deal with just one ter

45、m of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list o

46、f completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.中等长度的目标是建立在短期目标的基础上的，他们可能是在学校里的一学期，或者一整个学年，又或者是延续好几年。每当你一次完一步的时候，你千万不要觉得气馁或者受打击。因为你每走完一步，你就会加强你对有能力成长和成功的信念。当你一系列完成的日期增多的时候，你的动力也欲望都会增加。Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. L

47、ife is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. (221 words)长期目标与我们未来的梦想有关。这些目标也许是 5 年或者更长，生命不是一个静止的过程，我们不应该让长期目标来限制我们或者限制我们的行为B16. Our long-term goals mean a lot _.我们的长期目标在什么时候在有意义？A. if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsB. if we complete th

48、e short-term goals 在我们完成短期目标之后C. if we have dreams of the futureD. if we put forward some plansD17. New short-term goals are built upon_.新的短期目标是建立在什么基础上的？A. a daily basisB. your achievement in a weekC. current activitiesD. the goals that have been completed 那些已经完成的目标C18. When we complete each step o

49、f our goals, _.当我们每完成一个目标A. we will win final successB. we are overwhelmedC. we should build up confidence of success我们应该建立起成功的信心D. we should have strong desire for setting new goalsC19. What is the main idea of this passage? _这篇文章的大意是什么？A. Life is dynamic thing.B. We should set up long-term goals.C

50、. Different kinds of goals in life.生活中不同的目标类型D. The limitation of long-term goals.C20. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? _根据文章，一下哪句话是不正确的？A. The long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals.B. The intermediate goals b

51、uild on the foundation of the short-term goals.C. Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.生命是一个静止的过程，因此我们永远不能让长期目标去限制我们或者限制我们的行为D. We should often add new short-term goals to those which have been completed.Passage 3Britain and France a

52、re separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart. 英国和法国被英吉利海峡隔开，跨越次海峡本身还用不了 20 分钟，但是两国的文化却似乎有有很大的距离 Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing

53、 of a friendship agreement 精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业called the Entente Cordiale. The agreement signed in London on April 8, 1904 marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership. 上个星期四，英法两个庆祝他们签署了 100 周年的友谊协定，这个协定叫做政府间友谊协定。这个 4月 8 号在伦敦签署的协定标志着两国在世纪之战和爱憎关系后的一

54、个新开始 But their relationship has seen ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq warwhich British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chir

55、acs body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug, Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties. 但是在过去的一个世纪里，两国的关系起起伏伏。就在去年，两国还以为伊拉克战争为体有过强烈的争执。英国首相布莱

56、尔不顾法国总统希拉克的公然反对。这种不安在一次国际会议上，从布莱尔和希拉克的身体语言上就可以表现出来。当法国领导人拥抱德国总理施罗德时，布莱尔只是握了握手。然后，政治家们说伊拉克站长事实上有助于两个的联系 The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world. The French think Britain is not doing its best to become part of Europe by not introduc

57、ing the single European currency, said Geoff Hare, a former lecturer in French politics and language at Newcastle University in Britain. France has spent the past 15 to 20 years making itself seen as part of the European Union. But this doesnt stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each y

58、ear. However, only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys show that most French people feel closer to the Germans than they do the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad fee

59、ling comes because the British dislike Frances close relationship with Germany. Or because the French are not happy with Britains close links with the U.S. 历史上的分歧可能是因为双方看待世界的方式不同。 “法国因为英国没有引入他的货币这件事而认为英国没有竭尽全力融入到欧洲。 ”一位以前在英国纽卡斯儿大学教法国政治的讲师海尔说， “法国在过去整整花了 10 到 20 年来使自己融入欧盟。 ”但这也也阻止不了每年 1 千 2 百万的英国游客在法

60、国渡假。相反，每年却只有 300 万法国人去英国渡假。调查显示大多数的法国人觉得去德国渡假比去英国近点。在英国的调查也发现只有三分之一的人口相信法国人是值得信赖的。也许这种不好的感觉是因为英国人讨厌法国跟德国间的亲密关系，又或者是因为法国人不喜欢英国跟美国之间的紧密联系 Whatever the answer, as both sides celebrate 100 years of doubtful friendship, they are at least able to make jokes about each other. Heres one: Whats the best thin