电大网考大学英语B(个人整理非常齐全)

PAGE...学习参考.—Hello,mayItalktotheheadmasternow?

—__________.

答案：AA.Sorry,heisbusyatthemoment

B.No,youcan’t

C.Sorry,youcan’t

D.Idon’tknow

2.—DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourdictionary?

—__________.

答案：CA.Yes,youmayborrow

B.Yes,doon

C.Yes,helpyourself

D.Itdoesn’tmatter

3.—AreyouMr.RobertLee?

—__________.

答案：AA.radically

B.academically

C.untouched

D.traditionally

4.—Excuseme,sir.WhereisDr.Brown’soffice?

—__________.

答案：DA.Youcan’taskme

B.Pardon?Ihavenoidea

C.Pleasedon’tsayso

D.SorryIdon’tknow,butyoucanaskthemanoverthere

5.—Mary,yourdressisreallybeautiful.HowisJohn?

—__________.

答案：CA.Thankyouverymuch

B.No,no,Johnisnotbad

C.Thankyou.Heisfine

D.Don’tsaythat.It’sugly.Johnisgood

6.—WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?

—__________.

答案：AA.Iwantakiloofapples

B.Youcangoyourownway

C.Thanks

D.Excuseme,I’mbusy

7.—I’dliketotakeyoutothecoffeehouseonthecorner.

—__________.

答案：BA.Thankyou.Youshouldn’tdothat

B.Thanks,I’dliketogowithyou

C.No,youcan’tsayso

D.No,no.Youcan’tdothat

8.—Doyoumindtellingmewhereyou’refrom?

—__________.

答案：DA.Certainly.I’mfromLondon

B.Sure.IwasborninLondon

C.Notreally,youcandoit

D.Certainlynot.I’mfromLondon

9.—MayIseethemenu,please?I’vebeenwaitinganhouralready.

—__________.

答案：CA.Thatisthemenu,sir

B.Yes,pleasegoon

C.Hereyouare,sir

D.Ofcourse,sir

10.—Iwasworriedaboutchemistry,butMr.BrowngavemeanA!

—__________.

答案：BA.Don’tworryaboutit

B.Congratulations!That’sadifficultcourse

C.Mr.Brownisverygood

D.Goodlucktoyou!

11.—Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithusthisevening?

—__________.

答案：CA.OK,butIhavetogotoameetingnow

B.No,Ican’t

C.Sorry,butthiseveningIhavetogototheairporttomeetmyparents

D.Idon’tknow

12.—Hi,isMarythere,please?

—__________.

答案：AA.Holdon.I’llgether

B.No,sheisn’there

C.Yes,sheliveshere

D.Yes,whatdoyouwant

13.—Pleasehelpyourselftothefish

—__________.

答案：AA.Thanks,butIdon’tlikefish

B.Sorry,Ican’thelp

C.Well,fishdon’tsuitme

D.No,Ican’t

14.—Hurryupplease,orI’lllate.

—__________.

答案：AA.Sorrysir,butthetrafficisthicknow

B.Well,it’salright,sir

C.Howcanyousaythat,sir?

D.Oh,wearegoingtherightway

15.—Excuseme,butcanyoutellmethewaytotheairport?

—__________.

答案：BA.Don’taskthat

B.Sorry,I’mastrangerhere

C.No,Ican’tsaythat

D.No,you’redrivingtoofast

16.—Howaboutadatetothemoviestonight,Jane?

—__________.

答案：DA.Idon’tthinkso

B.I’msorry.Ihavetodrivemymotherhometonight

C.Nevermind

D.Takeiteasy

17.—Areyoureadytoorderdesert,please?

—__________.

答案：AA.Yes,please

B.Pleasedon’torderit

C.No,don’tmentionit

D.Yes,I’dliketohavesomechocolatecake

18.—DidTomtellyoutowatertheflowers?

—__________.

答案：CA.No.AndsodidI

B.No.AndneitherdidI

C.Hedid.AndsoIdid

D.Hedid.AndsodoI

19.—Shallwesituphereonthegrassordowntherenearthewater?

—__________.

答案：AA.I’dratherstayhereifyoudon’tmind

B.Sorry,Idon’tlikeneither

C.Certainly,whynot?

D.Yes,welikethesetwoplaces

20.—Wouldyoumindchangingseatswithme?

—__________.

答案：CA.Yes,youcan

B.Ofcourse,Iliketo

C.No,Idon’tmind

D.Certainly,pleasedoReadingComprehensionOneTherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting.

ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper,hewouldwrite"allcorrect"onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowtospell,sowhathereallywrotewas"allcorrect".Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto"OK".

ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident.TheycalledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwancalled"OK".I.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage:1.Theauthor___________.

答案：CA.believesbothofthestories

B.doesn’tbelieveawordofthestories

C.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue

D.istellingthestoriesjustforfun

2.Oxfordgottobeanattractionforstudentsandteachersfromallovertheworld____.

答案：DA.attheendoftheninthcentury

B.bythe12thcentury

C.inthe13thcentury

D.in1979

3.Oxfordhasmanagedtomodernizeitselfquicklybut_____________.

答案：CA.radically

B.academically

C.untouched

D.traditionally

4.SirRogerBannisteris_____________________.

答案：DA.theformerAmericanPresident

B.theformerMasterofOxford

C.aheadofanOxfordcollege

D.oneofthetutorsinOxford

5.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNotcorrect?

答案：BA.Everyyearit'spossibleformostoftheapplicantstobeacceptedbyOxford.

B.Theundergraduatesbenefitfromalotoftraditionalandnotableprivileges.

C.Theone-to-onetutorialsystembeganseveralcenturiesago.

D.Therelationshipbetweenteacherandstudentcanlastforalongtime.ReadingComprehensionTwoAlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedintheagricultureandforestry<林业>,andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas<largecitieswiththeirsuburbs>ofmorethanamillionpeopleeach—alargeproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics<统计>ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues,ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb.ButmoreandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.I.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage:1.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople,howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureandforestry?

答案：CA.About25million.

B.Morethan25million

C.Lessthan25million

D.Lessthan225million

2.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareas?

答案：CA.UnitedStates

B.Germany

C.France

D.England

3.What’sthemeaningoftheword"metropolitan"inthemiddleofthepassage?

答案：AA.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs

B.Ofsmallandlargetowns

C.Ofurbanareas

D.Ofruralareas

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStates?

答案：BA.Mostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded

B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother

C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent

D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities

5.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb?

答案：CA.Becausetheyarethesame

B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly.

C.Becausetheprocessisgradual.

D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareasReadingComprehensionThreeIfwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedon’thaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall‘rememberedhistory’.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.I.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage:1.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage?

答案：DA."Rememberedhistory",comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.

B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.

C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.

D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.

2.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause

答案：DA.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime

B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord

C.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire

D.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite

3."Rememberedhistory"refersto_____________.

答案：DA.historybasedonaperson’simagination

B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth

C.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents

D.bothBandC

4."Rememberedhistory"isregardedasvaluableonlywhen__________________.

答案：BA.itiswrittendown

B.nowrittenaccountisavailable

C.itprovestobetrue

D.peopleareinterestedinit

5.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad

答案：AA.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent

B.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars

C.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappenings

D.mademoresongsanddancesReadingComprehensionFourWecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople."DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?""WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJerryreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?"whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it’stoolate.

Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon’treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,"You'realuckydog."Ishereallyonyourside?Ifhesays,"You’realuckyguy"or"You’realuckygal",that’sbeingfriendly.But"luckydog?"There'sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn'tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe"dog"bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesayssquarewiththetomeofvoice?Hisposture<体态>?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.I.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage:1.Fromthequestionsinthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatthespeaker___________.

答案：BA.feelshappy,thinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohim

B.feelshemaynothave"read"hisfriends’truefeelingscorrectly

C.thinksitwasamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriend,Helen

D.issorrythathisfriendslethimdown

2.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorusestheexampleof"You’realuckydog"toshowthat________.

答案：CA.thespeakerofthissentenceisjustbeingfriendly

B.thissayingmeansthesameas"You’realuckydog"or"You’realuckygal"

C.sometimesthewordsusedbyaspeakergiveacluetothefeelingbehindthewords

D.theword"dog"shouldn’tbeusedtoapplytopeople

3.Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto________.

答案：CA.avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriends

B.bringthe"dog"bitintoourconversation

C.avoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyou

D.keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem

4.Inlisteningtoaperson,theimportantthingis________.

答案：CA.tonoticehistone,hisposture,andthelookinhiswyes

B.tolistentohowhepronounceshiswords

C.tocheckhiswordsagainsthismanner,histoneofvoice,andhisposture

D.nottobelievewhathesays

5.Ifyoufollowtheadviceofthewriter,youwould________.

答案：AA.beabletogettherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyou

B.avoidanymistakeswhiletalkingwithpeoplewhoenvyyou

C.notloserealfriendswhosaythingsthatsonotpleaseyou

D.beabletoobservepeopleastheyaretalkingtoyouReadingComprehensionFiveWhywasBastilleimportanttothecitizensofParis?ThebuildingoftheBastillehadbeenstartedin1370underCharlesV.Bytheseventeenthcenturyithadstoppedtpbeimportantfordefense.CardinalRichelieuturneditintoaprison.Itwasnotanordinaryprisontopunishcommoncrimes.ItshugedoorsclosedonlyonenemiesoftheKing.TheBastille’sworkingsweresecret.Prisonersweretakentoitinclosedvehicles.Soldiersonguarddutyhadtostandwiththeirfacestothewall.Notalkingwasallowed.Worstofall,Aprisonerneverknewifhewouldbethereaday,aweek,ayear,orforever.OnlytheKing’slettercouldsethimfree.

OvertheyearsthenumberofarrestsbyKing’sletterhadbecomefewer.Bythetimeofitsfall,mostoftheprisonerswerewriterswhohadwrittenagainstthecorruptions<贪污腐败>ofthegovernment.Voltaire,thefamousFrenchwriter,spentayeartherein1717—1718,andanother12daysin1726.

Forthosewhobelievedinfreespeechandfreethinking,theBastillestoodforeverythingevil.Thedayitwascaptured,onlysevenprisonerswerefoundinside.Still,theBastillewashatedbythepeople.ItwasasymboloftheKing’scompletepower.I.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage:1.TheBastillehadbeenaprison________.

答案：CA.sincethetimeofCharlesV

B.since1370

C.beforetheseventeenthcentury

D.sincethetimeofCardinalRichelieu

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?

答案：DA.AnyonewhodidsomethingwrongcouldfindhimselfsuddenlyintheBastille.

B.TheBastillewasonlyforthosewhowereopposedtotheKing.

C.ThingsdoneintheBastillewerehardlyknowntopeopleoutside.

D.VoltairewastwiceputintheBastille.

3.Atthetimeofitsfall,theBastillehoused_____________.

答案：CA.alargenumberofprisoners

B.alotofwriterswhohadbeenagainstthegovernment

C.somedozensofpeoplewhobelievedinfreespeechandfreethinking

D.onlyafewprisoners

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtopassage?

答案：DA.AllprisonersintheBastillehadtostaythereforlife.

B.OvertheyearsthenumberofprisonersintheBastillewasgettingmoreandmore.

C.TheKingcouldputpeoplein,orletthemgoout,ashewanted.

D.Atthetimeitwascaptured,thereweresofewprisonersinitthatitmeantlittletothepeople.

5.Thispassagemainly_____________.

答案：BA.tellshowtheprisonerswerecontrolledbytheKing

B.tellshowlittlewasknownabouttheBastille

C.showstheinnerworkingoftheBastille

D.givesabriefhistoryoftheBastilleReadingComprehensionSixAlmosteveryfamilybuysasleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeoplesubscribetoasmanyastwoorthreedifferentnewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?

Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings–battleslostandwon,kingsorrulersoverthrown<推翻>orkilled–tookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate.Todaywecanreadinournewspapersofimportanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthedamedaytheyhappen.

Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgiveisalotofotherusefulinformation.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandfilmguides,bookreviews,stories,andofcourse,advertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobringattentiontotheirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheadvertisingspace,butitisworththemoneyfornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthosewhoproducenewspaper,advertisementsarealsoveryimportant.Moneyearnedfromadvertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmakeaprofit.I.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage:1.Thephrase"subscribeto"inthefirstparagraphmeans___________.

答案：CA.gotothenewspaperstandandbuy

B.sendtheirownnewsstoriesto

C.agreetobuyforaspecificperiodoftone

D.becomefaithfulreadersof

2.Thehabitofreadingnewspapersis____.

答案：AA.widespread

B.foundamongafewfamilies

C.notpopular

D.uncommon

3.Beforethetimeofthenewspaper,___________.

答案：DA.badnewstraveledquicklyandgoodnewsslowly

B.fewpeoplecaredabouteventsthattookplaceinfarawaycountries

C.kingsandrulerswereoftenoverthrownorkilled

D.newswaspassedfromonepersontoanother

4.Theauthorseemstoagreethatmoneyspentonadvertisementsis_____________.

答案：ＣA.wasted

B.notmuch

C.wellspent

D.ofnousetoanyone

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

答案：ＡA.Fivehundredyearsagoittookalongtimefornewstoreachothercountries.

B.Newspaperadvertisementsturnpeople’sattentionawayfromtheirproducts.

C.Thenewsthatwereadinnewspapersismainlyaboutnewproducts.

D.Whennewspapersaresoldatalowprice,thenewspaperproductswilllosemoney.ReadingComprehensionSevenWhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobvious,

"Whydidshelivetobe107?"Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasfactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity’simageasanunhealthyplace,citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttobeimportanttothelongevity<长寿>ofthoseinterviewed.

Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators<电梯>,andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennoalternativetowalking.

Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool.Work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars.I.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage:1.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain__________.

答案：CA.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthouses

B.thecauseofMrs.Groeger’sdeath

C.thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.Groeger

D.theimageofcitiesingeneral

2.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphistolistsome____.

答案：BA.benefitsofwalking

B.occasionsforwalkingincitylife

C.commentsmadebycitypeople

D.problemsofcityliving

3.Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,itwouldprobablybemosthealthful__________.

答案：BA.totaketheelevator

B.towalkupthestairs

C.torideinacar

D.tofindanalternativetowalking

4.Peoplewholiveinthecountry+probablydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause______________.

答案：AA.theydon’tlivenearbusinessareas

B.theydon’tneedtheexercise

C.theyneverhaveparkingproblems

D.theycan’taffordtotakethebus

5.Aconclusionthatcanbedrawnfromthispassageisthat__________.

答案：DA.airpollutionisnotserious

B.anyonecanlivetobe107

C.countrypeopleshouldmovetothecity

D.walkingisahealthfulexerciseReadingComprehensionEitherForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist<剧作家>.Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:thatofWilliamShakespeare.EveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkofourgreatestwriter.Allofususewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyoftheEnglish-speakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesourceofthesourceofthewordsweused,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseeaperformanceofhamletandcomplainedthatitwasfullofwell-knownproverbsandquotations.

Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwriter,makesfulluseofthegreatresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormaluseofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand.

ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort<itisnot,ofcourse,recommendedtobeginners>eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday.I.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage:1.Englishpeople__________.

答案：CA.haveneverdiscussedwhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist

B.neverdiscussanyissueconcerningtheworld’sgreatestdramatist

C.aresurewhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist

D.donotcarewhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist

2.EveryEnglishmanknows____.

答案：ＡA.moreorlessaboutShakespeare

B.Shakespeare,butonlyslightly

C.allShakespeare’swritings

D.onlythenameofthegreatestEnglishwriter

3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

答案：CA.Weuseallthewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritings.

B.Shakespeare’swritingshavebecomethepropertyofthosewhoarelearningtospeakEnglish.

C.Itislikelytotruethatpeopleoftendonotknowtheoriginsofthewordstheyuse.

D.AllthewordspeopleusearetakenfromthewritingsofShakespeare.

4.Whatdoestheword"proverb"mean?

答案：ＡA.Familiarsayings.

B.Shakespeare’splays.

C.Complaints.

D.Actorsandactresses.

5.WhyisitworthwhiletostudythevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedEnglish?

答案：BA.EnglishwordshavechangedalotsinceShakespeare’stime.

B.BydoingsoonecanbefullyawareoftherichnessoftheEnglishlanguage.

C.EnglishwordsarenowbeingusedinthesamewayasinShakespeare’stime.

D.BeginnersmayhavedifficultylearningsomeaspectsofEnglishusage.ReadingComprehensionNineTreesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:theyprovidehimwoodandother

products;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdrought<干旱>andfloods.

Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumbers.

Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempire.Itgainedtheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamebareandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieces,thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.

Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itisdifficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealizethis.Theycutdownthetreesbutaretoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.So,unlessthegovernmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcaneducatethepeople,theforestsslowlydisappear.

Thisdoesnotonlymeanthattherewillbefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious:forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakthesoilup,allowingtheraintosinkin,andalsobindthesoil.Thispreventsthesoilfrombringwashedaway.Butwheretherearenotrees,theraincarriesawaytherichtopsoilinwhichcropsgrow.Whenallthetopsoilisgone,nothingremainsbutworthlessdesert.I.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage:1.Treesareusefultomanmainlyinthreeways,themostimportantofwhichisthattheycan___________.

答案：DA.keephimfromthehotsunshine

B.enablehimtobuildwarships

C.makehimdrawquickprofitfromthem

D.protecthimfromdroughtsandfloods

2.It’sagreatpitythat____.

答案：CA.manisonlyinterestedinbuildingempires

B.maniseagertoprofitfromtrees

C.manhasn’trealizedtheimportanceoftohim

D.manhasn’tfoundoutthathehaslostalltrees

3.Soonerorlatertheforestswilldisappear___________.

答案：CA.unlessacountryhasaplentysupplyoftrees

B.unlesspeoplestopcuttingdowntheirtrees

C.unlessallpeoplearetaughttheimportanceofplantingtrees

D.unlessthegovernmentpunishesthosewhocuttreesinsteadofplantingthem

4.Theword"bind"inParagraph5means_________________.

答案：DA.towashaway

B.tomakewet

C.tomakestaytogether

D.toimprove

5.Whenthereisaheavyrain,treescanhelptopreventfloods,astheycan___________.

答案：BA.keeprainfromfallingdowntosoftground

B.causethesoiltoallowrainwatertosinkin

C.preventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway

D.makethetopsoilsticktogetherReadingComprehensionTenSomeofthenotebooksGeorgeWashingtonkeptasayoungmanarestillinexistence.TheyshowthathewaslearningLatin,wasveryinterestedinthebasicsofgoodbehaviorinsociety,andwasreadingEnglishliterature.

Atschoolheseemsonlytohavebeeninterestedinmathematics.In