电大英语B阅读理解5

21、OnFebruary14thmanypeopleintheworldcelebrateanunusualholiday,St.Valentine's

Day,aspecialdayforlovers.Theoriginofthisholidayisuncertainbutaccordingtoonestoryit

getsitsnamefromaChristiannamedValentinewholivedinRomeduringthe3rdcenturyA.D.

HisjobwastoperformmarriagesforChristiancouples.UnfortunatelytheEmperorofRome

didn'tallowChristianmarriages.Sotheyhadtobeperformedinsecret（秘密地）.Finally

Valentinewasarrestedandputintoprison.Whilehewasinprisonhefellinlovewiththedaughter

oftheprisonguard.AfteroneyeartheEmperorofferedtorelease（释放）Valentineifhewould

stopperformingChristianmarriages.ValentinerefusedandsohewaskilledinFebruary,270A.D.

BeforehewaskilledValentinesentalovelettertothedaughteroftheprisonguard.Hesignedthe

letter"fromyourValentineM.ThatwasthefirstValentine.

TodayValentinesarecardsusuallyredandshapedlikeheartswithmessagesoflovewritten

inthem.OnValentine'sDaytensofmillionsofpeoplesendandreceiveValentines.Whetheritis

anexpensiveheart-shapedboxofchocolatesfromasecretadmirerorasimplehand-madecard

fromachild,aValentineisaveryspecialmessageoflove.

⑴、Thepassageismainlyabout.

A：aspecialholiday

B：onepossibleoriginofSt.Valentine'sDay

C：thelovestoryofaChristiancalledValentine

D：whatisValentinetoday

答案：B

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⑵、Valentinewasputintoprisonbecause.

A：hedidn'tallowChristianmarriages

B：heperformedmarriagesforChristiancouplesopenly

C：heperformedmarriagesforChristiancouples,whichwasagainsttheking'swish

D：hesentalovelettertothedaughteroftheprisonguard

答案：c

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⑶、ItisthatValentinewaskilled?

A：becausehewasputintoprison

B：becauseheperformedmanyChristianmarriagesinsecret

C：becauseherefusedtoaccepttheEmperor'soffer

D：becausehefellinlovewiththedaughteroftheprisonguard

答案：c

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（4）WhichofthefollowingaboutValentinesisTRUE?

A：Valentinesarecardsusuallyred.

B：Valentinesareshapedlikehearts.

C：TherearemessagesoflovewritteninValentines.

D：alloftheabove

答案：D

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⑸、PeoplesendValentinestoeachothernowadays.

A：toshowtheirloveandaffection

B：tocelebrateValentine'sbirthday

C：tosurpriseothers

D：toshowhowgreatloveis

答案：A

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22、MyAuntEdithwasawidow（寡妇）of50,workingasasecretary,whendoctors

discoveredwhatwasthenthoughttobeaveryseriousheartdisease.

AuntEdithdidn'tacceptdefeateasily.Shebeganstudyingmedicalreportsinthelibraryand

foundanarticleinamagazineaboutawell-knownheartsurgeon（夕卜和I•医生）,Dr.Michael

DeBakey,ofHouston,Texas.Hehadsavedthelifeofsomeonewiththesamedisease.Thearticle

saidhisfeeswereveryhigh;AuntEdithcouldn'tpossiblypaythem.Butcouldhetellherof

someonewhosefeesshecouldpay?

SoAuntEdithwrotetohim.Shesimplylistedherreasonsforwantingtolive:herthree

children,whowouldbeontheirowninthreeorfourmoreyears;herlittle-girldreamoftraveling

andseeingtheworld.Therewasn'tawordofself-pity-onlywarmthandhumorandthejoyof

living.Shemailedtheletter,notreallyexpectingananswer.

Afewdayslater,mydoorbellrang.AuntEdithdidn'twaittocomein;shestoodinthehall

andreadaloud:

Yourbeautifullettermovedmeverydeeply.IfyoucancometoHouston,therewill

benochargeforeitherthehospitalortheoperation.

Signed:MichaelDeBakey

⑴、AuntEdithwhensheknewshehadaveryseriousheartdisease.

A：stoppedworkingasasecretary

B：didn'tlosehope

C：stayedinthehospital

D：askedmanydoctorsforhelp

答案：B

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(2)、Fromthestorywecansee.

A：Dr.MichaelDeBakeywasnotfamousatall

B：AuntEdithcouldaffordDr.MichaelDeBakey'sfees

C：Dr.MichaelDeBakeywasexperiencedindealingwithAuntEdith'sdisease

D：AuntEdithaccepteddefeateasily

答案：C

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(3)、InAuntEdith'slettertothedoctor,.

A：sheshowedshewaswarm,humorousandenjoyingliving

B：sheavoidedtalkingaboutherchildren

C：sheshowedshewasverysad

D：shesaidshehadalittlegirlwhodreamedoftravelingandseeingtheworld

答案：A

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(4)、WhenAuntEdithmailedherletter,.

A：shewasdeterminedtomovethedoctor

B：sheexpectedsomewonderwouldhappen

C：sheknewitwouldneverreachthedoctor

D：shedidn'texpectthedoctorwouldgiveherareply

答案：D

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(5)、MichaelDeBakeymainlytoldAuntEdithintheletterthat,

A：hewasgoingtooperateonherforfree

B：hethoughthewasunabletoofferhelp

C：herletterwaswell-written

D：herdiseasewassoseriousthathecouldn'tcureher

答案：A

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23、TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.The

governmentwasbadlyrunandpeople'slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthe

nationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.

ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,

theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July

14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792,togetsupportfrom

AustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,the

monarchy(君主制)wasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhis

wife,Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsof

Europe.AnniesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraised

republicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousands

ofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.

(1)、What'sthispassageabout?

A：France.

B：KingLouis.

C：TheFrenchRevolution.

D：Europe.

答案：C

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(2)、Whichdidnothappenin1789?

A：TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.

B：Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.

C：Thegovernmentwasn'twellrun.

D：KingLouisXIVwasinpower.

答案：B

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⑶、Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?

A：InVersailles.

B：InAustria.

C：InPrussia.

D：InBastille.

答案：D

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⑷、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"abolished1'mean?

A：Putoff.

B：Established.

C：United.

D：Ended.

答案：D

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(5)、WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?

A：July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.

B：ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeankings.

C：Louis'swife,Mariewaskilled.

D：Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.

答案：D

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知识点：阅读理解部分'辅导书'书B

24、IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.

Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecall

showsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningis

attachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,

heassumesit*samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.

Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A,gueststendtofeeltheyarenot

highlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethe

partydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsidered

foolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemore

thanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.

Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.

PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymaybe

regardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusiness

associatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsaya

fewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.

(1)>Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A：ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.

B：Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.

C：Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.

D：Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.

答案：B

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⑵、Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?

A：Amatterofwork.

B：Amatteroflifeordeath.

C：Youwanttoseehimorher.

D：Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.

答案：B

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⑶、Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend?

A：at7:00am.

B：at4:00pm.

C：atthemidnight.

D：at4:00am.

答案：B

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(4)、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A：IntheU.S.A,gueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyis

extendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.

B：Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconcept

oftime.

C：ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A..

D：PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.

答案：D

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⑸、Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat.

A：it*samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytime

B：themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld

C：itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinessparty

D：ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn'tmakesomeexplanation

答案：B

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25Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-often

underpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,

seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands(任务).

Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyouto

finishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachperson

hurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon't,waiterswillhurryyou.

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,

briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecause

peoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse"'wasting"itbeyondacertaincourtesy

point.

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemof

values,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse."We

begintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisin

termsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupon

differentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinboth

businessanddailylife.

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,

theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybe

traditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacafeorcoffeehouse.

Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolonged

smalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleague

throughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,

westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.

(l)^Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

A：Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.

B：Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.

C：Americansdon'tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.

D：Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.

答案：D

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(2)、Inthefourthparagraph,"ahighpriority"means,

A：alessimportantthing

B：afirstconcern

C：agoodbusiness

D：anattractivegift

答案：B

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⑶、Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague.

A：throughsocialcourtesy

B：throughprolongedbusinesstalks

C：byestablishingbusinessrelations

D：bylearningabouttheirpastperformance

答案：D

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(4)、Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A：howAmericanstreasuretheirtime

B：howbusyAmericansareeveryday

C：howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners

D：whatAmericanwayoflifeislike

答案：A

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(5)、Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor*stoneinwritingis.

A：critical

B：ironical

C：appreciative

D：objective

答案：c

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26Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.Shewas

leavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.

Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyand

friends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskingherto

pickupherluggageandputitonthescales(称).Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavy

andshejustcouldn'tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingto

checkinhisluggage.

"What'swrongwiththisgirl?'1Hesaid,nWhydoesn'tshehuiTyup?”Hemovedforwardand

placedhisbagonthecounter,hopingtocheckinfirst.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.

Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,nWhyare

yousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,why

can*tyougivemeahandwithmyluggage?"

ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageand

steppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.

⑴、Maria'sstoryhappened.

A：whenshewasleavingAmerica

B：onherwaybacktoSantoDomingo

C：beforeshelefttheUSA

D：whenshearrivedattheairport

答案：D

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⑵、Youbelievethattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryistoatthe

airport.

A：helpcarrypeople'sluggage

B：askpeopletopickuptheluggage

C：checkpeople'sluggage

D：takecareofpeople'sluggage

答案：c

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⑶、"Whyareyousoupset?"Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbe

A：surprised

B：sad

C：unhappy

D：sorry

答案：c

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(4)^"Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval."Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearound

felt.

A：worriedaboutMaria

B：worriedabouttheman

C：sorryforMaria'smanners

D：sorryfortheman*smanners

答案：D

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(5)^TheauthormentionedMaria'sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthat

A：shewasyoungbutbehavedproperly

B：shewouldnothavelefthomealone

C：everyonearoundherwaswrong

D：itwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpher

答案：A

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27、Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.

Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyona

dailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,months.It

shouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,long-termgoals

cannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompleting

ourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwill

buildonthosethathavebeencompleted.

Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdealwith

justonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Any

timeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedor

overwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowand

succeed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.

Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsor

more.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseof

action.

⑴、Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot.

A：Ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoals

B：Ifwecompletetheshort-termgoals

C：ifwehavedreamsofthefuture

D：ifweputforwardsomeplans

答案：B

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⑵、Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon.

A：adailybasis

B：yourachievementinaweek

C：currentactivities

D：thegoalsthathavebeencompleted

答案：D

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⑶、Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,.

A：wewillwinfinalsuccess

B：weareoverwhelmed

C：weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccess

D：weshouldhavestrongdesireforsettingnewgoals

答案：C

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(4)、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A：Lifeisadynamicthing.

B：Weshouldsetuplong-termgoals.

C：Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.

D：Thelimitationoflong-termgoals.

答案：C

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⑸、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothepassage?

A：Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-term

goals.

B：Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.

C：Lifeisastaticthing,thusweshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseof

action.

D：Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoalstothosewhichhavebeencompleted.

答案：C

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28>BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbe

crossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemiles

apart.

LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary（周年纪念）ofthesigning

ofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginning

forthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.

Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewere

fiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar—whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupported

despiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.Thisdiscomfortisexpressedin

BlairandChirac'sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreets

GermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug（拥抱），Blairjustreceivesahandshake.

However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.

Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwo

sidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn'tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.

However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys（调查）showthatmost

FrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.Andtheresearchcarriedout

inBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.Perhaps

thisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance'scloserelationshipwithGermany,or

becausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain'scloselinkswiththeUS.

Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsof"doubtfulfriendship",theyareat

leastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here*sone:What*sthebestthingaboutBritain's

relationshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel.

（l）^Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis.

A：friendly

B：impolite

C：brotherly

D：amixtureofloveandhate

答案：D

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⑵、ThewarinIraqdoestotherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.

A：good

B：harm

C：neithergoodnorharm

D：bothgoodandharm

答案：D

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(3)、TheBritisharenotsofriendlytoandtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto.

A：Germany;America

B：America;Germany

C：Germany;Germany

D：America;America

答案：A

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⑷、aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin.

A：Americanpeople...Britain

B：Britishpeople...Germany

C：Frenchpeople...Britain

D：Britishpeople...France

答案：D

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(5)>Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?

A：AslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceand

Britain.

B：TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.

C：FranceandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.

D：TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.

答案：C

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29Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.We

encourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.A

newcommunityprogramcalled"OneOnOne*1helpselementarystudentswho'vefallenbehind.

Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodo

someteaching,thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.

You'dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachild

withmath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubject

twodaysaweek.

ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors-he'llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlesson

plansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursday

afternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.

I'msureyou'llenjoythiscommunityservice...andyou'Hgainvaluableexperienceatthe

sametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou'vehadexperiencewithchildren

andthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou'dliketosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,

stopbyProfessorDodge'sofficethisweek.

⑴、Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?

A：Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.

B：Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.

C：Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.

D：Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.

答案：B

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⑵、Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?

A：Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.

B：Tohelpeducationmajorspreparefbrfinalexams.

C：Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents.

D：Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.

答案：C

难度：1

知识点：阅读理解部分'辅导书\1tB

(3)、WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?

A：Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram.

B：Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.

C：Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.

D：Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.

答案：A

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知识点：阅读理解部分'辅导书'书B

(4)、Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo?

A：Contacttheelementaryschool.

B：Signupforaspecialclass.

C：Submitaresumetothedean.

D：TalktoProfessorDodge.

答案：D

难度：1

知识点：阅读理解部分'辅导书'书B

⑸、Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddressesto?

A：Faculty.

B：Students.

C：Residents.

D：Graduatedstudents.

答案：B

难度：1

知识点：阅读理解部分'辅导书'书B

30、WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnot

bringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentorto

buyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.

Therentingofhomefurnishings(bed,tables,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica's

fastestgrowingbusinesses.

Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewhoare

internationalbusinessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarried

couples-peoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecityto

another.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimply

rentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwant

tobuycheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenough

moneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniture

thantheycouldaffordtobuy.

Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurniture

somuchthattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon't

liketotellothersaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenot

surewhattheirneighborsmightthink.

(l)^WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses?

A：Sellinghomefurnishings.

B：Rentingfurnishedapartments.

C：Sellingusedfurniture.

D：Rentinghomefurnishings.

答案：D

难度：1

知识点：阅读理解部分'辅导书'书B

⑵、Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?

A：Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.

B：Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.

C：Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.

D：Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.

答案：c

难度：1

知识点：阅读理解部分'辅导书'书B

⑶、Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A：Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.

B：Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple*shometown.

C：Onlythosewhodon'thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.

D：Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.

答案：B

难度：1

知识点：阅读理解部分'辅导书'书B

(4)、Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A：RentorBuy?

B：ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings.

C：FurnishedApartments.

D：ANewIdea.

答案：B

难度：1

知识点：阅读理解部分'辅导书\书8

⑸、Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat

A：Theyhavelessmoney.

B：Theydon'twanttobuyoldfurniture.

C：Thenewfurnitureisofgoodquality.

D：Theydon'thavemuchmoneyanddon'twanttobuythecheapfurniture.

答案：D

难度：1

知识点：阅读理解部分'辅导书'书B

31、Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseof

writtenlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowrite

on.The