大学英语二级期末考试-阅读理解命题范围

Passage1CharlieChaplinhasbrokenallrecordsinmakingpeoplelaugh.Noonehassosetawholeworldlaughingasthelittlemanwiththewalkingstickandtheoversizedshoes.MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutChaplin'sartandhiscareer,andopinionshaverangedwidely.Butperhapsthosewhocalledhim"thetruesthumanbeingofourtime"cameclosesttothetruth.Thosewhohavecalledhimageniusstressthetimelessandcommonqualitiesinhiswork.Itisanartfilledwithsadelementsanddeephumanfeeling,withwhichanaudiencecannothelpbutbecomeinvolved.Itisforthesereasons,Ibelieve,thatthefigureofCharliehasattractedgenerationaftergeneration.AllthewriterswhogiveaccountsofChaplin'slifeagreethatCharlie'sunhappyearlyyearsintheareainLondonwherehousesweredirtyandwornhadagreatinfluenceonhisdevelopmentandonthetypeoffilmshemade.Chaplinhimselfemphasizesitinhismemoirs（回忆录）.Themoreonereadsabouthisearliestperiod,themoreonetendstoagree.Indeed,hissufferingyouthhadalastinginfluenceonhim.Chaplinwasneverafraidtodealwithsubjectscausingmuchdisagreementinhisfilms.HegaveahumorousperformanceonwaronlyafewweeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscamehomefromWorldWarIin1918.Thiswasregardedasmadness,buttheperformancewaswellreceived.Soperfectlydidithitthenailontheheadthateventhereturningsoldiersfounditimpossibletohateitanddeeplyappreciatedthisshortandhumorousperformanceonwhatforthemhadbeenanunpleasantreality.Chaplingavenumerousperformancesattackingcapitalgovernments,satirizing（讽刺）thecrueltyofthemachineage,andevenmakingfunofHitler.Yearsafterhisdeath,thefunnyfilmsofmotionpictureactoranddirectorCharlieChaplincontinuetobewellloved.Heisparticularlywellknownforhissuccessasacreatorofhumorouspresentationsthatmakefunofpeople,theestablishment,ornetworks.AllofthefollowingaboutCharlieChaplinaretrueexcept.hewasbornintheUSAhewasagreatfilmactorhehadanunhappyearlylifehemadefunofHitlerinoneofhisfilmsAccordingtotheauthor,CharlieChaplinhasbeenwelllovedbygenerationaftergenerationbecause.hesetthewholeworldlaughinghisperformancesgetpeopleinvolvedhisworksappealtopeopleindifferentperiodsbothBandCAccordingtothewritersofCharlieChaplin'slifehistory,hadastronginfluenceonthetypeoffilmshemade.thesocietyinwhichhelivedtheaudiencewhopraisedandadmiredhimhisunhappyearlyyearsinthepoorareainLondonthosewhocalledhimageniusAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?TherearetimelessqualitiesinChaplin'sworkbecausehedidn'tinvolvehimselfinpoliticalaffairs.Chaplinbecamewelllovedyearsafterhisdeath.Chaplin'sperformanceisfunnywithoutanysadelements.Chaplin'sfilmsarethecombinationsoffunnyandsadelements.Thispassagewas.writtenbyCharlieChaplinwrittenaboutCharlieChaplinadvertisingoneofCharlieChaplin'sfilmswrittenforstudentstolearnfilm-makingPassage2AlthoughBeethovencouldsitdownandcomposeeasily,hisreallygreatcompositionsdidnotcomeeasilyatall.Theycosthimagreatdealofhardworkandhealwaysfoundithardtosatisfyhimself.Whenhewas28,hebegantonoticeastrangenoiseinhisears.Asitgrewworse,hewenttoseedoctors,andwastoldthathewasgoingdeaf.Thiswastoomuchforanycomposertobear.Beethovenwaswithouthope;hewassurethathewasgoingtodie.Hewenttothecountrysidewherehewrotealonggood-byelettertohisbrothers,describinghowsadandlonelyhisdeafnessmadehim.Helongedtodie,andsaidtodeath,"Comewhenyouwill;Ishallmeetyoubravely."Infact,Beethovendidsomethingbraverthandying.Hegatheredhiscourageandwentonwritingmusic,thoughhecouldhearwhathewrotemoreandmorefaintly.Hewrotethemusicforwhichwerememberhimbestafterhebecamedeaf.Thismusicwasverydifferentfromanythathadbeencomposedbefore.Insteadoftheartisticandbeautifulmusicthatearliercomposershadwrittenfortheirrichlisteners,Beethovenwrotestormy,excitingmusicwhichremindsusofhistroubledandcourageous（勇敢的）life.HisHeroic（英雄的）Symphony（交响乐）andFifthSymphonybothshowhiscourageinstrugglingwithhisfate.Intimehewentcompletelydeaf,buthewrotemorecreativelythanever,forhecould"hear"hismusicinhismind.Hewaslonelyandoftenunhappybutinspiteofthis,heoftenwrotejoyfulmusic,suchashislastsymphony,theNinth.Becauseofhiscourageandstrongwilltotriumph,hismusichasgivenjoyandencouragementtomillionsofpeople.HowdidBeethoven'sdeafnessaffecthim?Itkilledhim.Itstoppedhiswritingmusic.Itdrovehimmad.Ithelpedhimcreategreatmusic.WhichofthefollowingmusicworkswrittenbyBeethovenwasjoyful?No.9Symphony.No.7Symphony.No.5Symphony.No.3Symphony.Beethovenlongedtodiebecause.hehadtolddeathhewouldmeetitbravelyhefelthisdeafnesswastoomuchforhimtobearasacomposerhewouldn'tbeabletowritemusicforrichlistenersafterbecomingdeafhewouldn'tbeabletosupporthisfamilyWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?MusicandSymphonyHardtoSatisfyTheMusicofFateDeafnessinMusic.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?Whenhewaspartlydeaf,Beethoven'smusicbecamemoreandmoregentle.Hismusicbecamemoreandmoreartisticalthoughhewasdeaf.Hewrotefainterandfaintermusicafterhewentdeaf.Hecomposedexcitingandencouragingmusicthatreflectedhisstrugglewithhisfate.Passage3Englishfoodisthoughtofpoorlyinothercountries.ThisismostprobablybecauseforeignersinEnglandareoftenobliged（不得不）toeatinthemorefast-foodtypeofrestaurant.Hereitisnecessarytopreparefoodrapidlyinlargeamounts,andthetasteofthefoodinevitablysuffers,thoughitsquality,fromthepointofviewofnourishment（营养）,isquitesatisfactory.Still,itisratherdullandnotalwayspleasantlypresented.Moreover,theEnglishmaneatinginacheapormediumpricerestaurantisusuallyinahurry（atleastatlunch）,andamealeateninaleisurelywayinpleasantsurroundingsisalwaysfarmoreenjoyablethanamealtakenquicklyinabusiness-likeenvironment.Ingeneral,itispossibletogetagoodmealatareasonableprice;infact,suchamealmaybelessexpensivethansimilarfoodinothercountries.Forthosewithmoneytospare,therearerestaurantsthatcomparefavorablywiththebestinanycountry.Inmanycountriesbreakfastisasnack（点心）ratherthanameal,butthetypicalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.Somepeoplehaveabowlofhotorcoldcereal（谷物）tobeginwith.Thencomesalargeandfillingcourse,usuallycooked,suchasbacon（腊肉）andeggs,orsomeothertypeofmeat.Yorkshireham（火腿）isalsoabreakfastmanypeopleenjoy.Afterwardscomestoast,withbutterandmarmalade（果子酱）,andperhapssomefruit.Teaorcoffeeisdrunkwiththemeal.ManyEnglishpeoplenowtakesuchafullbreakfastonlyonSundaymorning.Foodinthemorefast-foodtypeofrestaurantinBritainisalways.servedinlargeamountsverypleasantinappearancequiteacceptableforforeignersnotsodeliciousAccordingtothepassage,Englishfoodisintermsofnourishment.actuallyquitesatisfactorynotgoodatallalwaysverysimplealwaystakeninpleasantsurroundingsdespiteitspoortasteForeignersinBritainalwayschooseto.eatthemosttypicalfoodhaveafullbreakfasteverydaybuytheleastexpensivefoodhavetheirmealsinthemorefast-foodtypeofrestaurantWhichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablytrue?Englishmenalwaystalkabouttimewhileeating.Thesamemealwouldbemoreenjoyableifeateninbettersurroundings.It'salmostimpossibleforanyBritishrestauranttorankamongthebestintheworld.PeoplecanhardlygetenoughfoodatareasonablepriceinBritain.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablyNOTtrue?ManyEnglishmenhaveafullbreakfastonlyonceaweek.TypicalbreakfastinBritainisamealratherthanasnack.Englishmenaresostuckintheiroldwaysthattheyhaveafullbreakfasteveryday.Englishpeoplealwayshaveteaorcoffeewithafullbreakfastinsteadoffruitjuice.Passage4TelevisioncarriesmorenationaladvertisingthananyothermediumintheUnitedStates.ThesameistrueinsomesmallercountriessuchasSpainandPortugal,whereitistheonlymediumreachingageneralnationalaudience.Inmanycountries,(SwedenandDenmark,forexample)thestate-ownedtelevisionacceptsnoadvertising.Inmanyothercountriestheamountofcommercial(商业广告)timeisverymuchlimited,asinFrance,Germany,andItaly.Russianstate-ownedtelevisionbeganacceptingalimitedamountofadvertisingin1988.ThechiefreasonthattelevisionissowelllikedamongUnitedStatesadvertisersisthatitreachesavastnumberofpeopleatthesametime.Whileitcancostwellover100,000dollars,a30-secondcommercialonnetworktelevisioncanbeseenandheardbyasmanyas25millionviewers.Forcompaniesthatmustmakeprospectsawareoftheirproductsandconvincethemoftheirbenefitsimmediately,thereisnothingasefficientastelevisionadvertising.Becauseitemploysmotionaswellaswords,pictures,sounds,andmusic,televisionisavaluablemediumforproductsthatlendthemselvestodemonstration.Noothermediumisaseffectiveinshowinghowquicklyanautomobilecanmoveorhowwellacertaintypeofwristwatchwillstandupunderheavyuseandcontinuetorun.Inthesameway,itisanidealmediumforshowinghowsomeproductscanmakeapersonfeelbetterabouthim-orherself,suchaslong-distancetelephonecalls.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?ThereislessadvertisingonTVinSpainthaninSweden.OnecanneverseeanycommercialonTVinDenmarksinceitisnotacceptedatall.TheamountofcommercialtimeisverymuchlimitedinmostEuropeancountries.Frenchpeopledon'thavetoworryaboutbeingtroubledbycommercials.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainreasonUnitedStatesadvertisersliketelevisionsomuch?Itcommunicatesinformationmorequickly.EveryhouseholdhasatleastoneTVset.Itcommunicatesinformationtoavastnumberofpeopleatthesametime.AmericanpeoplelovewatchingTVmorethanreading.Thewordprospectsinthe2ndparagraphmeans.potentialcustomerscompetitorsworkingstaffatTVstationspartnersWhichofthefollowingisemployedinTVadvertising?MotionSoundsandmusic.PicturesAlloftheabove.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Televisionisasefficientasnewspaperindemonstrationbenefitsofacertainproductorservice.Televisionisavaluablemediumindemonstratingbenefitsofacertainproductorservice.TVcommercialscanhardlyhelptocommunicatefeelings.PeopleuseadvertisingonTVwhenevernecessarybecauseofitseffectiveness.Passage5Coffeeisoneofthemostpopular（流行的）drinksthroughouttheworldtoday.Infact,accordingtosomeestimates,over30%ofalladultsintheworlddrinkcoffeeatleastonceadayontheaverage.Coffeecontainsakindofdrugcalledcaffeine（咖啡因）.Caffeineisachemicalthatstimulates（刺激）thenervesofthebody.Drinkingcoffeetendstomakepeoplealittlebitmoreawake—atleastforashorttime—becauseofthisstimulatingeffectonthenervoussystem（系统）.Acupofcoffeehas,ontheaverage,about3%caffeineinit.Onestoryofthediscoveryofthecoffeeplantrelatestothiseffectofcaffeine.Accordingtothestory,coffeewasdiscoveredinEastAfrica.ThestorysaysthatcoffeewasfirstfoundbyagoatfarmernamedKaldi.Thiswasabouttheyear850.Kaldiwasleadinghisanimalsthroughthemountainsandthegoatswerestoppingrepeatedlytoeattheplantsnearthepath.Suddenly,someofthegoatsstartedjumpingupanddowninaverystrangeway.Kaldifiguredoutthatthegoatswereactingthiswaybecauseoftheplantstheywereeating.Kaldihimselftriedeatingsomeofthegreenbeans（豆荚）thatthegoatshadbeeneating.He,too,feltthestimulatingeffectofthebeans.Kaldiwantedtoprovewhathadhappened,sohepickedsomeofthebeansandtookthembacktohishomevillage,wherehetoldhisstory.Thegreenbeangotthename"Kaffa"andlater"coffee"becausethebeanswerediscoveredinaplacecalledKaffainAfrica.Thenforyears,peopleusedtoeatafewofthegreenKaffabeanswhentheywereinthemountainsandneededextraenergytodotheirwork.Itwaslaterfoundthatthecoffeebeanscouldbepickedandthendrieduntiltheyturnedbrown,andthentheycouldbestored.Ifthebeansweredriedandstored,theycouldbeusedatanytime.Whatiscaffeine?akindofseedakindofplantakindofdrugakindofnutWhatisthepurposeofdrinkingcoffee?Tobecomemoreawake.Tobecomemorehealthy.Tobecomemorehappy.Tobecomemoreclever.Coffeewasfirstfoundbya.doctorfarmerdruggist（药剂师）chemist（化学家）Howdidthegoatsreactaftereatingtheplants?Theyfellasleep.Theycouldnotfindtheirwayhome.Theystartedjumpingupanddown.Theywantedtoeatmore.Whydidthegreenbeangetthename"Kaffa"?BecauseKaldilovedhishomevillageverymuch.BecauseKaldi'sgoatslovedthegreenbeanverymuch.Becausethebeanswerediscoveredinaplacebythisname.Becausethebeanscouldbepickedanddried.Passage6PepysandhiswifehadaskedsomefriendstodinneronSunday,September2nd,1666.Theservants（女仆）wereupverylateontheSaturdayevening,gettingeverythingreadyforthenextday,andwhiletheywerebusytheysawtheglowofafirestartinthesky.By3o'clockontheSundaymorning,theglowhadbecomesobrightthatoneoftheservants,Jane,wokehermastertoseeit.Pepyswenttothewindowtowatchit.Itseemedfairlyfaraway,soafteratimehewentbacktobed.Whenhegotupinthemorning,itlookedasthoughthefirewasdyingdown,thoughhecouldstillseeit.Sohesettoworktotidy（整理）hisroomandputhisthingsbackwherehewantedthemaftertheservantshadcleanedeverything.Whilehewasdoingthis,Janecameintosaythatshehadheardthatthefirewasabadone:threehundredhouseshadbeenburneddowninthenightandthefirewasstillburning.Pepyswentouttoseeforhimself.HewenttotheTowerofLondonandclimbeduponahighpartofthebuildingsothathecouldseewhatwashappening.Fromthere,Pepyscouldseethatitwas,indeed,abadfireandthateventhehousesonLondonBridgewereburning.Someonetoldhimthatthefirehadstartedinabaker'shouseinPuddingLane（小巷）,andthentheflames（火焰）hadquicklyspreadtotheotherhousesinthenarrowlane.SobegantheGreatFireofLondon,afirethatlastednearlyfivedays,destroyedmostoftheoldcityandended,soitissaid,atPieCorner.Theservantswereupverylatebecause.theywerechattingtheywerehavingapartytheywerepreparingforadinnertheywerewatchingafirePepyswentbacktobedbecause.hewasnotinterestedinchattingaboutafirehedidnotthinkthefirewasanythingspecialthefirewasfarawaythefirehaddieddownWhenPepyswastidyinghisroomandthings,JanecameinandtoldhimthatthefirewasdyingdownthefirehadbeenputoutthefirewasabadonenoflamecouldbeseenThefirestarted.onLondonBridgeinabaker'shousebecausethelanewastoonarrowforpeopletocomeinbecausepeoplecouldnotgetenoughwatertoputitoutPieCornerwas.thesiteoftheTowerofLondonthesiteoftheGreatFireofLondontheplacewherethefireendedtheplacewherePepyslivedPassage7TheUniversityofLondonisoneofBritain'slargestcentersforhighereducation,withanameforinternationaleducation.Locatedinoneoftheworld'smostdynamic（有活力有生气的）cities,wecanofferinternationalstudentsawideandexcitingculturallife,aswellastheverybestcoursechoiceandteaching.WeofferourinternationalstudentstheabilitytostudyandimprovetheircommandofEnglish,toensuretheygetthebestfromthecourseoftheirchoice.InternationalstudentsareassuredofasuccessfulandhappytimewhilestudyingattheUniversityofLondon.WehaveaStudentServiceofficetohelpyouatalltimes,andfirstyearstudentsareensuredaplaceinhallsofresidenceifdesired.Yourteacherwillgiveyoupersonalinstructionifrequired.Studentscanenjoythemselvesinthefreehealthcenteratanytime.Asafinalpoint,weofferreligiousserviceroomsforthoseofallfaithsandasLondonisaninternationalcity,wecanputstudentsintouchwithmanyreligiousgroupsinthisarea.Finally,withexcellentair,rail,androadlinkstotherestofBritain,Europe,andtheworld,gettinghereiseasy.TheUniversityofLondonislocatedinacity.wellknownforproducingexcellentprofessorsfullofactivityandenergywhereyoucanenjoyeverythingfreeofchargethatisquietandpeacefulallthetimeTheUniversityofLondonisfamousfor.thelargestnumberofstudentsbeinglocatedontheThamesexcellenttransportationinternationaleducationWheneverinternationalstudentshaveanydifficultyinlife,theycangotoforhelp.thehealthcenterthehallofresidencetheStudentServiceofficetheirteacherTheuniversityassuresthefirstyearstudentsthat.theycanhaveaplaceinhallsofresidenceiftheywishtotheydon'thavetopayfortheirfirst-yeareducationtheywillallbeputintosomereligiousgroupstheycangethousesatNewcastleforaverylowpriceThemainpurposeofthispassageisto.attractmoretravelerstoLondonshowthattheUniversityoffersreligiousservicedrawmoreinternationalstudentsshowhowstudentsenjoytheirstudyPassage8Afterhavinglivedforovertwentyyearsinthesamedistrict,AlbertHallwasforcedtomovetoanewneighborhood.Hesurprisedhislandlordbytellinghimthathewasleavingbecausehecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorechocolate.ItallbeganayearagowhenAlbertHallreturnedhomeoneeveningandfoundalargedoginfrontofhisgate.Hewasveryfondofanimalsandashehappenedtohaveasmallpieceofchocolateinhispocket,hegaveittothedog.Thenextday,thedogwasthereagain.Itheldupitspaws（爪子）andreceivedanotherpieceofchocolateasareward.Albertcalledhisnewfriend"Bingo".Heneverfoundoutthedog'srealname,norwhohisownerwas.However,Bingoappearedregularlyeveryafternoonanditwasquiteclearthathelikedchocolatemorethanbones.Hesoongrewdissatisfiedwithsmallpiecesofchocolateanddemandedalargepieceaday.IfatanytimeAlbertcouldn'tgiveit,Bingogotveryangryandrefusedtolethimopenthegate.AlbertwasnowatBingo'smercyandhadto"buyhim"togetintohisownhouse!HespentsuchalargepartofhismoneytokeepBingosuppliedwithchocolatethatintheendhehadtomovesomewhereelse.Alberthadbeenlivinginthesamedistrictfor.manyweeksundertwentyyearsallhislifemorethantwentyyearsAlbertdecidedtomovebecause.hedidn'tgetalongwellwithhislandlordhewasafraidofanimals,especiallydogshecouldn'tgetintohisownhousefreelyhewasnotsatisfiedwiththatdistrictBingowaitedforAlberteveryafternoonatthegatebecause.hewantedsomeboneshewantedchocolatehelikedAlberthehadnootherplacetogoWecantellfromthestorythat.AlbertcouldaffordtobuyalargepieceofchocolateforBingoeverydayAlbertdidn'tlikeanimalsanymorefromthenonalldogscausetroubleforpeoplelivinginAlbert'sdistrict.itcostAlberttoomuchmoneytobuychocolateforBingoAlberthadto"buyhim"means.AlberthadtoembracehimAlberthadtodrivehimawayAlberthadtogivehimchocolateAlberthadtocallthepolicetotakehimawayPassage9Timespentinabookshopcanbemostpleasant,whetheryouareabook-loverormerelytheretobuyabookasapresent.Youmayevenhaveenteredtheshopjusttofindshelterfromasuddenshower.Whateverthereason,youcansoonbecometotallyunawareofyoursurroundings.Yousoonfocusonsomebookorother,andusuallyitisonlymuchlaterthatyourealizeyouhavespenttoomuchtimethereandmusthurryofftokeepsomeforgottenappointment.Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeisthemainattractionofabookshop.Amusicshopisverymuchlikeabookshop.Youcanrangeroundsuchplacestoyourheart'scontent.Ifitisagoodshop,noassistantwillapproachyouwiththegreeting,"CanIhelpyou?"Youneedn'tbuyanythingyoudon'twant.Inabookshopanassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinishedreading.Then,andonlythen,arehisservicesnecessary.Onceamedicalstudenthadtoreadatextbookwhichwasfartooexpensiveforhimtobuy.Hecouldn'tobtainitfromthelibraryandtheonlycopyhecouldfindwasinabookshop.Everyafternoon,therefore,hewouldgototheshopandreadalittleofthebookatatime.Oneday,however,hewasdisappointedtofindthebookmissingfromitsusualplace.Hewasabouttoleave,whenhenoticedtheowneroftheshopmakingagesturetohimwithhishand.Expectingtobescolded,hewenttowardshim.Tohissurprise,theownerpointedtothebookwhichwasputawayinacorner."Iputitthereincaseanyonehadadesiretobuyit!"hesaid,andleftthedelightedstudenttocontinuehisreading.Timespentinabookshopcanbemostpleasant.onlywhenyoucanfindthebookyouwanttobuyonlywhenyouareabook-loverevenwhenyouenterittoavoidasuddenshowerevenwhenyouknowyouarelateforanappointmentAbookshopisofmuchattractionbecause.itoffersyouanopportunitytoforgetabouteverydaylifeitoffersyouanopportunitytolistentoasmuchmusicaspossibleitallowsyoutolearnaboutnewideasandwaysofdoingthingsitallowsyoutohaveagoodexcuseforbeinglateforanappointmentInagoodbookshop.anassistantshouldalwaysfollowyouanassistantshouldfrequentlyapproachyouandofferhelpyouneedn'tbuyanythingyoudon'twantyoucancommunicatefreelywithanassistantThemedicalstudentwenttoabookshopeveryday.tolookforusefulbookstoreadatextbooktotalkwiththeshopownertousethecomputerattheshopTheownerofthebookshopputawaythebook.incaseotherpeoplewantedtobuyitincasethemedicalstudentwantedtobuyitbecausehewantedtosellitatahighpricebecausehewantedtokeepitforhimselfPassage10IntheUnitedStates,itisnotnormaltotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshows

thatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacalldurings