2014年9月大学英语B题库阅读四

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上32、 Can trees talk? Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree attacked in the woods by caterpillars (毛虫) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made t

2、hem taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special smell-a signal causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty. Communication, of course, doesn't need to be in word

3、s. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar (花蜜) for honey. So why shouldn

4、9;t trees have ways of sending message?(1)、It's implied that caterpillars do not feed on leaves that have an unpleasant taste.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、The willow tree described in the passage protects itself by growing more branches.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、The willow tree was able to communicate with other trees by

5、giving off a special smell.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、It can be inferred from the passage that bees communicate by making special movements.A：TB：F答案：A(5)、The author holds that the incident described in the passage must be checked more thoroughly.A：TB：F答案：B33、 The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone fr

6、om North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn't know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great diffi

7、culty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea. Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope. In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach

8、 Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous. What was so important about her flight? Amelia

9、 Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes. In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made the

10、se flights to show that women had a place in aviation and that air travel was useful.(1)、Her engine went wrong when Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, she changed her direction and landed in Ireland.A：TB：

11、F答案：B(3)、According to the passage, Amelia Earhart's reason for making her flights was to show that aviation was not just for men.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、Amelia Earhart was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.A：TB：F答案：A(5)、"A Dangerous Flight from North America to E

12、ngland" would be the best title for the passage.A：TB：F答案：B34、 Mark Twain was a famous writer. He wrote many famous stories which are still popular in many countries today. Mark Twain was also famous in his day as a public speaker. In his public speeches Twain liked to tell stories. He also like

13、d to listen to funny stories and to play jokes on his friends. One day, one friend, John, lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare for him. "But I don't have enough money to pay both your fare and my fare,"Mark Twain said. John didn't know what to do. He was worri

14、ed. "We can do this,"said Mark Twain."We can get on the train and when the conductor comes to take the tickets, you can hide under my seat." Later, however, on the train, when the conductor came, Mark Twain gave him two tickets - one for himself and one for John. Then in a loud v

15、oice, Mark Twain explained: "My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he prefers to lie on the floor under the seat. He doesn't like to sit on the seat." Of course, everyone in the train then looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him.(1)、The passag

16、e states that Mark Twain is famous not only for his writing but also for his public speeches.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、According to the passage, Mark Twain didn't buy train tickets for his friends.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、Mark Twain didn't have enough money to buy a ticket for John.A：TB：F答案：B(4)、Mark Twain gave th

17、e conductor some money in order to help John.A：TB：F答案：B(5)、John lied on the floor under the seat because Mark Twain played a joke on him.A：TB：F答案：A35、 A farmer had once made a purchase of a fine fat sheep, hoping to offer it up to the Buddha. While he was leading it home, four thieves saw him and ma

18、de up their minds to steal the sheep. They knew him to be an honest person and one who thought of no more harm in others than he had in himself. They dared not take the sheep away from him by force, for they were too near the city. Therefore, they thought hard and got an idea: they first parted comp

19、any and then came to the man as if they had come from several distinct parts. The first thief came up to the farm and said, "My good old man, why are you leading this dog?" At this moment the second thief, coming from another direction, cried to him, "Poor old man, where have you stol

20、en this dog?"And immediately after these words, the third thief came up and asked the farmer,"Where are you going with this handsome greyhound?" The poor farmer began to doubt whether the sheep was a sheep or not. But the fourth robber put him quite beside himself by coming near him a

21、nd asking what the dog cost him. The farmer began to think and got the conclusion that the four men, who came from different directions, could not all be wrong. He believed that the sheep he was leading was a dog. On realizing this, the farmer went back quickly to the market to demand his money from

22、 the person who sold him the dog, leaving the dog with the four thieves.(1)、The farmer bought a sheep in the city.A：TB：F答案：B(2)、The four thieves decided to play a trick to get the sleep because the farmer was honest and could be easily cheated by their tricks.A：TB：F答案：A(3)、The farmer began to have a

23、 doubt when the third thief called his sheep a dog.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、The four thieves knew about the farmer.A：TB：F答案：A(5)、The farmer was cheated by the four thieves.A：TB：F答案：A36、One way that scientists learn about man is by studying animals, such as mice and monkeys. The scientists in this laboratory ar

24、e experimenting on mice. They are studying the relationship between diet and health. At this time, over one hundred experiments are being done in this laboratory.In one of these experiments, the scientists are studying the relationship between the amount of food the mice eat and their health. The mi

25、ce are in three groups. All three groups are receiving the same healthy diet. But the amount of food that each group is receiving is different. The first group is eating one cup of food each day, the second group is eating two cups, and the third group of mice is eating three cups.After three years,

26、 the healthiest group is the one that is only eating one cup of food each day. The mice in this group are thinner than normal mice. But they are more active. Most of the day, they are running, playing with one another, and using the equipment in their cages. Also, they are living longer. Mice usuall

27、y live for two years. Most of the mice in this group are still alive after three years.The second group of mice is normal weight. They are healthy, too. They are active, but not as active as the thinner mice. But they are only living about two years, not the three years or more of the thinner mice.

28、The last group of mice is receiving more food than the other two groups. Most of the day, these mice are eating or sleeping. They are not very active. These mice are living longer than the scientists thought - about a year and a half. But they aren't as healthy. They're sick more often than

29、the other two groups.(1)、The scientists in the laboratory are studying the relationship between the amount of food and diet.A：TB：F答案：B(2)、The first two groups are receiving the most food.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、The first group is the thinnest because they do not have a healthy diet.A：TB：F答案：B(4)、Normal mice u

30、sually live for two years.A：TB：F答案：A(5)、The text tells us that people who eat less and exercise more will live longer.A：TB：F答案：A37、Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off and on again when you return. A sen

31、sor will detect the presence of a human and turn the systems on, and when the humans leave it will turn them off again. The sensors will work through the central home computer, and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for you. They will detect faulty electrical appli

32、ances, isolate them so that they cannot harm anyone, and then warn you that they need repair. They will detect fire and if you are out of the house, the computer will call the firemen. It will also call the police, should the sensors detect an intruder（非法闯入者）. You will open the door using your perso

33、nal card-the one you use for shopping-maybe using a number known only to you.全套完整题库，全中文翻译题库，考前独家提供简化版本和作文辅助工具，助您快速通过，全程免费答疑。唯一QQ(1)、The author intends to tell the readers that in year 2040 there will be no switches for lights and heaters.A：TB：F答案：B(2)、According to the passage, people will save much

34、trouble with the help of advanced technology.A：TB：F答案：A(3)、According to the author, in 2040, new technology will free us from the keys we use today.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、Thanks to computers, in 2040 people will be controlled by computers.A：TB：F答案：B(5)、The best title for the passage is "The Development

35、of Science and Technology".A：TB：F答案：B38、Australia is nearly as large as the United States, but most of it is too dry for people to live in. Around this dry part are large sheep and cow farms. A few of them are as large as the smallest states in America. Often the nearest neighbors are several h

36、undred kilometers away. The two-way radio is very important to people who live on these great Australian farms. It works much like a telephone. A person can listen to someone else talk and then give an answer. For example, people on the large farms could talk to a doctor far away. They could tell th

37、e doctor about someone who was ill, and the doctor could let them know how to look after the sick person. As the large farms were so far from towns, the children could not go to school. Radio schools were started for them in some places. At a certain time each day, boys and girls turn on their radio

38、s and listen to teachers in cities far away. Families on the large farms wanted to give news to their neighbors. The program "Round Robin" talks by radio was started to keep families in touch with each other. They could talk about who was going away and who was ill. The men could talk abou

39、t their sheep and cows and how much money the markets would pay for them. In many ways the radio became a newspaper for the farm people of Australia.(1)、From the first paragraph, we know there are some very large farms in Australia.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、"The two-way radio" in the 2nd paragraph is

40、useful for children only.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、The "the sick person" in the second paragraph means the person who is ill.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、The children on the large farms far away could have lessons on the radios.A：TB：F答案：A(5)、All the Australians live on dry places, and they use radios in many ways.A：TB：F答案：B39、"Cool" is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. "Cool" can be used to convey feelings of interest in almost anything. When you