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大学英语(B)模拟试题辅导2--阅读理解Test1二、阅读理解Passage1TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople’slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Marie,alsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.(190words)法国大革命于1789年爆发。当时法国正处经济衰退中,政府腐败,人民生活凄惨。路易十六世企图控制议会并增长赋税,但最后失败了。他命令军队进入凡尔赛。人民都认为他企图用武力弹压革命。1789年7月14日,人民群众猛攻并占领了关押政治犯的巴士底狱。从那天以后,7月14

11.What’sthispassageabout?A.FranceB.KingLouisC.TheFrenchRevolutionD.Europe答案:C12.Whichdidnothappenin1789?A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.C.Thegovernmentwasn’twellrun.D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.答案:B4)选项B:国家经济快速发展,文章中没有提及到当时法国的经济。13.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?A.InVersailles.B.InAustria.C.InPrussia.D.InBastille.答案:D14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abolished”mean?A.putoffB.establishedC.unitedD.ended答案:D15.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeankings.C.Louis’swifeMariewaskilled.D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.Passage2IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit’samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.(260words)在美国,一般不习惯天天很早打电话给某个人。假如你很早打电话给他,在他刮胡子或吃早饭的时候,那就说明这件事情非常重要,需要立刻解决。晚上十一点以后打电话也是同样的意思。假如一个人在睡觉的时候接到电话,那他肯定觉得这是一件事关生死的大事。打电话的时间也显示事情的重要限度。在社会生活中,时间是一个非常重要的角色。在美国,假如在宴会三四天前才受到邀请,那受邀者就会认为自己不是很受重视。但并不是在所有的国家都如此。在世界上的其它地方,提前很多时候做约定被认为是很愚蠢的,由于约好一个星期以后的事情很容易忘掉。所以时间的意义在不同的地方是不同样的。因此,来自不同文化背景的人之间就会产生误会。举个例子,准时在美国社会是受到高度认可的。假如某些人不准时,就会被认为不礼貌或不够负责任。在美国,没有一个人会把一次商务活动和等待一小时联系起来,这太不礼貌了。一个人假如迟到五分钟,就要作出解释,也许这还不够。

16.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.C.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.答案:B17.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?A.Amatterofwork.B.Amatteroflifeordeath.C.Youwanttoseehimorher.D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.答案:B18.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend?A.at7:00am.B.at4:00pm.C.atthenight.D.at4:00am.答案:B4)选项C的意思为:晚上(night尤指夜开始深了的时候,注意:evening指傍晚,黄昏),不是问题的最佳答案;5)选项D的意思为:早上4点,这个时间太早了,一般人们都还在睡梦中,不是打电话的恰当时间。

19.ﻩWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.IntheU.S.Agueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A..D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.答案:D3)选项B“…nomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeople”与原文的第十一句话:“Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.”不符;4)选项C“在美国提前预约也许会被视为是愚蠢的事情”,与原文的第7-9句话不符;5)选项D在原文的倒数第四句话有明确的表述,是对的选项。

20.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat__________.A.it’samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytimeB.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworldC.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinesspartyD.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn’tmakesomeexplanation答案:BPassage3Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarushandoftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands(任务).Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse"wasting"itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomere-turnsintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall.Forexample,theywillmisstheritualinteractionthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybeaconventionintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348words)一个外国人对于美国的第一印象很有也许是每个人都在压力下急忙忙忙。城市里的人总是表现得急忙忙忙不知疲倦,为了尽快做完一件事情,他们会在店里拼命引起店员的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡别人。白天匆忙就餐也是这个国家生活节奏的一个部分。工作时间被认为是很珍贵的。在一些公共饮食场合,其别人会在你旁边等你吃完,这样大家都可以得到服务,并赶在规定的时间内回去工作。每个人都会尽快给下一个人腾出地方。假如你不这样,侍者会催促你的。你会发现司机也都很匆忙,人们从你身边急忙走过。你会错过一些微笑、简短的交谈和一些与陌生人的小礼节。不要在意,这是由于他们非常爱惜时间,并且他们认为,一旦太注重这些社交礼节就会浪费时间。对时间的观念还会影响到我们对耐心的理解。在美国价值体系中,耐心并不是首要考虑的事情。我们中的很多人被称为”短保险丝”。假如我们觉得时间在毫无意义的溜走,在娱乐、工作价值或休息方面得不到回报,那么就会开始不断地徘徊。那些来自时间观念不同的国家的人发现他们在商业和平常生活中最困难的就是对时间节奏的适应。许多刚到美国来的人都会想念他们在商业会谈中一些开场礼节。举个例子,他们会想念因欢迎你到来而泡的一杯茶或咖啡这样的社交礼仪,这在他们国家是常规礼仪。他们会想念在咖啡屋悠闲的会谈。而通常,美国人不会与来访者在这么悠闲的环境中进行一些冗长的小会谈。对于同事,我们总是看他过去的表现而不是与他的社交礼仪。由于我们一般都是更注重职业性,而不是社交性,因此我们总是不久进入正题。

21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?_________A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.答案:D22.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means_________.A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcernC.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift答案:B23.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague___________.A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusinesstalksC.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance答案:D24.Thispassagemainlytalksabout___________.A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtimeB.howbusyAmericansareeverydayC.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeignersD.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike答案:A25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis_______________.A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.objective答案:CTest2Passage1Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfriends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales(称).Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn’tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.“What’swrongwiththisgirl?Hesaid,“Whydoesn’tshehurryup?”Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecounter,hopingtocheckinfirst.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,“Whyareyousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan’tyougivemeahandwithmyluggage?ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.(224words)Maria,十六岁,她正在圣多明各(多米尼加首都)的机场排队等候。她正要离开自己的祖国去美国和她的姐姐团聚。她的英语讲得很好。虽然她要出国了觉得不久乐,但此时要离开她的家人和朋友也很伤心。正在她想这些的时候,她忽然听到机场的工作人员正在叫她把行李放到称上。Maria拉了又拉,包太重,她主线抬不起来。她后面的男人很不耐烦了。他也是等着托运营李的。“这女孩怎么了?”他说道,“她为什么不快点?”他走到前面,把包放在台上,希望能先登记。他急着想要得到一个好的座位。Maria很气愤,但她很有礼貌。她用最优美的英语说,“你为什么如此不耐烦?飞机上的每个人都有座位。假如你真的很急,为什么不能帮我搬一下行李?”这男人听到Maria会讲英语觉得很惊讶。他不久拿起自己的行李退了回去。每个人都很不赞成的看着他。11.Maria’sstoryhappened________.A.whenshewasleavingAmericaB.onherwaybacktoSantoDomingoC.beforeshelefttheUSAD.whenshearrivedattheairport答案:D12.Youbelievethattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryisto________attheairport.A.helpcarrypeople’sluggageB.askpeopletopickuptheluggageC.checkpeople’sluggageD.takecareofpeople’sluggage答案:C13.“Whyareyousoupset?”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbe________.A.surprisedB.sadC.unhappyD.sorry答案:C14.“Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.”Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt__________.A.worriedaboutMariaB.worriedaboutthemanC.sorryforMaria’smannersD.sorryfortheman’smanners答案:D15.TheauthormentionedMaria’sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthat_________.A.shewasyoungbutbehavedproperlyB.shewouldnothavelefthomealoneC.everyonearoundherwaswrongD.itwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpher答案:APassage2Therearethreekindsofgoals:shirt-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivitieswhichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,months.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasbuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,long-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.(221words)目的有三种:短期目的,中期目的和长期目的。短期目的是根据每日制定的为了解决当前事物的目的。短期目的可以以少于一个星期,一个星期,两个星期,或者也许的话一个月来完毕。我们必须记住,打地基比砌墙更需要坚实,长期目的脱离了扎实的短期目的的实现是不能实现的。短期目的的实现是以以前完毕的目的为前提的。中期目的是在短期目的的基础上指定的。可以以一个学期或整个学年为周期指定,或者延长至几年。每次你根据目的前进了一步,都不要让自己感到没有信心或者压力重重。当你完毕了一个目的,你都会增长成功的信心。并且当你完毕目的的日期越来越近,你的动力和希望都会增长。长期目的可以和我们未来的梦想相关联。可以是五年或五年以上的目的。生活不是一成不变的。我们不能让长期目的制约了我们或我们的行为。16.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot_________.A.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoalsB.ifwecompletetheshort-termgoalsC.ifwehavedreamsofthefutureD.ifweputforwardsomeplans答案:B17.Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon_________.A.adailybasisB.yourachievementinaweekC.currentactivitiesD.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted答案:D18.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,________.A.wewillwinfinalsuccessB.weareoverwhelmedC.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccessD.weshouldhavestrongdesireforsettingnewgoals答案:C19.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Lifeisadynamicthing.B.weshouldsetuplong-termgoals.C.Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.D.Thelimitationoflong-termgoals.答案:C20.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothepassage?_________A.Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.B.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.C.Lifeisastaticthing,thusweshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.D.Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoalstothosewhichhavebeencompleted.答案:CPassage3BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary(周年纪念)ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac’sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug(拥抱),Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn’tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys(调查)showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance’scloserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain’scloselinkswiththeUS.Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsof“doubtfulfriendship”,theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here’sone:What’sthebestthingaboutBritain’srelationshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel.(320words)英国和法国被英吉利海峡阻隔,游泳穿越该海峡只要不到20分钟的时间。但这两个国家的文化有时相差十万八千里。上星期四,英国和法国庆祝了《和谐协议》签订100周年的纪念活动。该协议标志着两个国家在经历了几个世纪的战争和爱恨交织的关系后的新开始。但他们的关系在上个世纪也经历了几番起落。仅去年,对伊拉克战争问题进行了剧烈的争论—英国首相布莱尔支持而法国总统希拉克反对。国际会议中,这种别扭在布莱尔和希拉克的身体语言中表现得很明显。当法国领导人屡屡与德国总理格哈特·施罗德拥抱时,布莱尔只得到了握手。然而,有些政治专家说正是伊拉克战争促进了两国的关系。这种历来的分离也许是好的,由于这两个国家对世界的见解完全不同。但是这并没有阻隔1200万的英国人每年到法国度假。而法国仅有300万的人去英国度假。调查显示大多数法国人对德国人比对英国人亲切。并且在英国进行的调查显示仅有1/3的英国人信任法国人。也许这种坏的感觉是由于英国人不喜欢法国跟德国的密切关系,或者由于法国对英国和美国的密切关系感到不悦。不管答案是什么,双方能在一起庆祝这种“不拟定的和谐关系”100周年,至少证明他们会互相开玩笑了。其中一条就是:英国与法国的关系的最佳见证是什么?是英吉利海峡。21.Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis__________.A.friendlyB.impoliteC.brotherlyD.amixtureofloveandhate答案:D22.ThewarinIraqdoes_________totherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.A.goodB.harmC.neithergoodnorharmD.bothgoodandharm答案:D23.TheBritisharenotsofriendlyto________andtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto_________.A.Germany;AmericaB.America;GermanyC.Germany;GermanyD.America;America答案:A24.________aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin_________.A.Americanpeople…BritainB.Britishpeople…GermanyC.Frenchpeople…BritainD.Britishpeople…France答案:D25.Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?A.AslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritain.B.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.C.FrancandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.答案:CTest3Passage 1 Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled“OneOnOne”helpselementarystudentswho’vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.You’dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwithmath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors-he’llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.I’msureyou’llenjoythiscommunityservice…andyou’llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou’vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou’dliketosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge’sofficethisweek.(220words)社区服务是我们大学教育的一个重要的部分。我们鼓励所有的学生在毕业前至少从事一项社区活动。一项新的叫做“一对一”的社区计划是用于帮助那些落后的小学生的。读教育专业的学生也许对这项计划特别感爱好,由于它为你提供了教学(教数学和英语)的机会。ﻩ你在一个学期内每周得自愿工作两小时。你可以选择教小孩数学,英语,或两者都教。一节课半小时比较好,因此你可以每周教两天,每次每门课半小时。 道奇专家将担任这些家庭教师的顾问。他会帮你制订教学计划或提供活动的建议。他的办公时间是每周二和周三下午。你可以在他那签约参与这个计划并于下周开始工作。 我拟定你会喜欢这项社区服务,同时你也能获得宝贵的经验。能在你的简历上表白你有教孩子的经验并且你能关心你的社区,应当是很不错的一件事。假如你乐意签约或假如你有任何问题,于本周前往道奇专家的办公室。11.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?意思是:这段话的目的是什么?ﻩA.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation. B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram. C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents. D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.答案:B12.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?意思是:发言人所说的这项计划的目的是什么?ﻩA.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents. B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.ﻩC.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents. D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.答案:C13.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?意思是:道奇专家是干什么的?ﻩA.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram. B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.ﻩC.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.ﻩD.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.答案:A14.Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo?意思是:对家教有爱好的学生应当怎么做?A.Contacttheelementaryschool.B.Signupforaspecialclass.C.Submitaresumetothedean.D.TalktoprofessorDodge.答案:D15.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddresses?意思是:你认为说话者是在对谁说这些话的?ﻩA.Faculty.ﻩﻩB.Students.ﻩﻩC.Residents.ﻩ D.Graduatedstudents.答案:BPassageﻩ2ﻩWhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings(bed,tables,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses.Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewhoareinternationalbusinessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples-peoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeopletowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon’tliketotellothersaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.(248words)当John和VictoriaFalls到达纽约开始他们的一年生活时,他们没有随身带很多东西。他们计划要么住在装修好的公寓里,要么买些旧家具。但是他们不久了解到越来越多的人正在采用的一种新的方式。租用家具(如窗,桌子,盘子等等)已经成为美国发展最快的行业之一。 什么样的人是租用家具而不是买家具的呢?从事国际商务的人,政府官员,外国学生,航空公司工作人员,刚结婚的年轻夫妇----那些由于工作而被迫频繁来往不同的城市的人。他们可以省去每次搬家具的麻烦和费用。他们到一个新家的时候只要租新的家具好了。收入少的年轻人不想买那些他们也许不久不喜欢的便宜家具。他们宁愿等到有钱时买他们真正喜欢的家具。同时,他们发现他们可以租比他们买得起的质量更好的家具。ﻩ有个家庭,他们有属于自己的大而美丽的房子,可是他们太喜欢租来的家具了,所以他们决定继续租用而不买新的家具。但是人们通常不喜欢告诉别人这些。租家具的想法还是很新的,他们不能拟定邻居们对此会怎么想。16.WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses?意思是:以下哪个已成为美国发展最快的行业之一?ﻩA.Sellinghomefurnishings. B.Rentingfurnishedapartments.ﻩC.Sellingusedfurniture. D.Rentinghomefurnishings.答案:D17.Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?意思是:为什么人们更喜欢租用家具? A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew. B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.ﻩC.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.D.Because.Theycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.答案:C18.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?意思是:从段落中你能推断出什么?A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple’shometown.C.Onlythosewhodon’thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.答案:B19.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?意思是:下面哪个作为本段的题目最佳? A.RentorBuy?ﻩ ﻩﻩ B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings. C.Furnished Apartments. D.ANewIdea.答案:B20.Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat______.意思是:年轻人喜欢租用家具是由于什么? A.Theyhavelessmoney. B.Theydon’twanttobuyoldfurniture.ﻩC.Thenewfurnitureisofgoodquality.ﻩD.Theydon’thavemuchmoneyanddon’twanttobuythecheapfurniture.答案:DPassage 3

ﻩPaperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwrittenlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1990theworld’suseofpaperwasabout1kilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates,EnglandandSwedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterplant.Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyears.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwasmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment.(208words)纸是人类发明的最重要的产品之一。没有一些便宜而又实用的材料来写的话,书面语也不也许广泛传播。纸的发明意味着更多的人可以接受教育,由于更多的书可以印出来并分发出去。纸和印刷一起为知识的交流提供了极其重要的途径。 我们每年用多少纸呢?也许你无法不久回答出这个问题。在192023,全世界的用纸量是每年人均一公斤左右。现在有些国家的用量达成每年人均50公斤。像美国,英国和瑞典这样的国家的用量远超其他各国。 像许多其他我们用的东西同样,纸最早发明于中国。在埃及和西方,十五世纪前纸并没有广泛使用。埃及人写字写在一种水性植物做成的材料上。欧洲人用羊皮纸用了好几百年。羊皮纸很牢固,它是用某些幼年动物的皮做成的。从羊皮纸上保存的记录中我们了解到关于欧洲历史的最重要的事情。21.What’sthemeaningfortheword“parchment”?意思是:“parchment”的意思是什么?ﻩA.Theskinofyounganimals.ﻩB.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals. C.ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.ﻩD.ThepaperofEgypt.答案:BA.幼年动物的皮。显然不对。C.欧洲国家使用的纸。没有给出特点,解释不准确。D.埃及人的纸。完全不相关。22.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedabouttheinventionofpaper?意思是:关于纸的发明下面哪一项没有被提到? A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore. B.Morepeoplecouldbeeducatedthanbefore.ﻩC.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed. D.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.答案:AA.工作机会比以前更多了。原文中丝毫没有提及。B.跟以前比,更多的人可以接受教育。可在第一段第三句话查到。C.更多的书可以印出来并分发出去。可在第一段第四句话查到。D.可以通过更多的途径进行知识交流。第一段的最后一句话有这个含义。因此,对的答案为A。23.Whendid

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