蓝皮书C级阅读理解(答案版)

PAGEPAGE8蓝皮书C级真题5套阅读理解(答案版)Test11)Wecontinue（继续）ourprogram（项目）forstudentsinothercountrieswhowanttostudyintheUnitedStates.Lastweek,wetalkedabouttheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia（南加州大学）.StudentsatU.S.C.gettoexperiencelife（体验生活）inAmerica'ssecond-largestcity,LosAngeles（洛杉矶）,ontheWestCoast（美国西海岸）.Thisweek,wediscussanotherschoolwithalargenumberofforeignstudents.Itisallthewayacrossthecountry,inNewYorkCity.NewYorkUniversityhasforty-eightthousand（4万8千）students.MorethanfourthousandofthemarefromoutsidetheUnitedStates.NYUoffers（提供）manydifferentprogramsofstudy.Also,studentsgettoexperiencelifeinAmerica'slargestcity.Infact,GailSzenestellsusthatNYUisthecoolestschoolintheUnitedStates.Heropinionmayhavesomethingtodowith（和…有关）herjob:sheisdirector（主任）oftheInternationalStudentOfficeatNYU.1)ThelargestcityintheUnitedStatesis________.（细节题）A：LosAngelesB：NewYorkCC：WestCoastD：California2)Theword"coolest"inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.（推断题）A：coldestB：worstC：bestD：biggest3)NYUisshortfor_______.（细节题）A：theUniversityB：NeC：InternationalStudentOfficeD：theUnitedStates4)About_________ofthestudentsinNewYork（细节题）A：15%B：20%C：2%D：9%5)Thispassageismostlyabout_________intheUnitedStates.A：studentnumbersB：schoollifeC：twouniversitiesD：foreignstudents2)Tome,musicisfoodandwater.Ican'tlivewithoutit（不能没有它而生活）.Iknowthisisnottrueforeverybody.Manypeopledon'tlistentomusicandtheycangetalongquitewell（继续很好的生活下去）.Butmusiciseverywhereinourlife.Forexample,whenyouwatchfilmsorTVplays（看电影或电视剧）,doyoufind（认为）theminterestingifthereisnomusic?Youwouldfindthemboring.Andwhenyouarewaitingforthetrainortheplane,youwouldlikemusicbecauseitmakesthetimeseemshorter.Itistruethat（…是真的）musiciseverywhereinourlife.Somepeopleliketositbythesea（坐在海边）andlistentothesoundofthesea.Someenjoylisteningtothesingingofbirds.Thosesoundsaresomekindsofmusic.Somusichasmeaning（含义）foreveryoneinsomewayorother（以这样或那样的方式）.Ofcourse,ithasspecialmeaningforpeoplelikeme.Wespendourlivesplayingorwritingmusic.Someonesaid,"Throughmusicachildgoesintoaworldofbeauty（一个美丽的世界）,learnstotakecareof（照顾）othersandmakeshismindandbody（思想和身体）strong."Musicisanimportantpartofourlives.1)Thepassagetellsusthatthewriter________.（细节题）A：likestositbytheseaB：isnotinterestedinmusicC：likestotravelbyplaneD：likesmusicverymuch2)Theword"boring"inthefirstparagraphmeans________.（细节题）A：interestingB：notinterestingC：tiringD：foolish3)Musicisimportantto________.（推断题）A：somepeopleB：everyoneC：nobodyD：thewriteronly4)Listeningtomusiccan________whenyouarewaitingforthetrain.（细节题）A：maketimeflyquicklyB：helpyousavetimeC：maketimeshortD：makeyoufeeltimepassesmorequickly5)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?（综合题）A：Thewriterlikestowritemusiceveryday.B：Thewriterbecomesstrongthroughmusic.C：Mostpeopleliketolistentothesoundofthesea.D：Musichassomekindofmeaningtoeveryone.Test21)TheWinterOlympics（冬奥会）isalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.Atthistime,manycolorfulstamps（邮票）arepublished（出版、发行）tomarkthegreatGames（纪念这一伟大的运动会）.Thefirstset（套）ofstampscameoutonJanuary25,1932inDuringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1935.ThefiveringsofOlympics（奥运会五环）wereprintedonthefrontofthesportswear（运动服）.Itwasthefirsttimethatthesymbol（标志）appeared（出现）onthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950's,thestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhiteOlympicscame,thehostcountries（主办国）aswellas（以及）thenon-hostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthoseGames.ChinaalsopublishedfourstampsinFebruary1980,whentheChinesesportsmenbegantomarchintothearea（进入到该领域）oftheWhiteOlympics.Altogether（总共）14500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoney（筹集款项）forthissportsmeet.Differentkindsofsportswereprintedonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomeplayers.1)TheWhiteOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics________.（细节题）A：areofthesamekindofGamesB：areofdifferentkindsofGamesC：arebothheldinwinterD：areheldindifferenttimes2)Itwas____thattheworldmadeitaruletopublishstampstomarkthegreatGames.（细节题）A：after1950B：after1932C(3)Fromthepassageweknowthesymboloffiveringscameintobeing________.（细节题）A：inNovember1935B：inthe1950'sC：firstinGermanyD：beforeNovember19354)In1980,14500millionstampsweresoldoutinordertoraisemoneyfor________.（细节题）A：anAsianGamesB：itsownpeopleC：payingforitswarD：theWhiteOlympics5)WhopublishedstampstomarkOlympicGameswhentheGamescame?（细节题）A：Thehostcountries.B：Thenon-hostcountries.C：Thehostcountriesandthenon-hostcountries.D：InternationalOlympicCommittee.2)DoyouknowEdison（爱迪生）woremanycaps（帽子）duringhislife?Firsthewasjustapoorworkingboy.Heworeworkcapsofmanykinds.Laterinlifehebecameafamousinventor（发明家）.Thenheworethecapsofmanyfamousschoolsandcolleges.Buthismostimportantcapwashisthinkingcap.Whenhewasayoungboy,Edison'sthinkingcapsavedhismother'slife（救了他母亲的命）.Onenight,shesuddenlyfeltill.Adoctorwascalledin.Hehadtooperateonher（给她动手术）atonce（立即）,buttherewasnotenoughlight（没有足够的光线）intheroom.Edisonquicklyputonhisthinkingcap.Hegotalltheoillights（油灯）inthehouseandputthemonalongtable.Thenheplaced（放置）abigmirror（镜子）behindthem.Atoncetheroomwasquitebright.Thedoctorcouldoperate,andhismotherwassaved.Edisonwasathinkingman.Yet,hewasaworkingmananddoingman,too.Hewasgoodwithhishandsandhishead.Edison'sinventions（发明）havechangedtheworldgreatly.Today,bigtrainsrunonelectricity（电）.Electricitylightslightupthestreetsoftownsandvillages.Scienceusesiteveryday.Records（录音）,shininglights,movingpictures（电影）andringingtelephones（电话）areverycommon（普遍）now.Edison'sthinkingcapmadethem.Usually,capskeeptheheadwarm.Butthinkingcapskeeptheworldwarm.1)ThepassageshowsthatEdisonwasvery________whenhewasayoungboy.（推断题）A：cleverB：stupidC：illD：warm2)Edisonwastheinventorofrecords,lights,movingpictures,and________.（细节题）A：wheelsB：telephonesC：computersD：caps3)Whenthedoctorwastooperate,theroomwasdarkbecausetherewasno________.（细节题）A：windowsB：capsC：enoughlightsD：fire4)Thethinkingcapinthepassageprobablyrefersto_______.（推断题）A：Edison'stalentsB：athickhatC：apoorworkingboyD：aschoolboy5)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?（综合题）A：Edisonwasgoodwithhishandsandhishead.B：Thedoctordidnotdoverywellintheoperation.C：Edisoninventedmanythingsandchangedtheworldgreatly.D：WithEdison'shelp,thedoctorsavedhismother.Test31)Yearsago,zoos（动物园）keptallkindsofanimalsinsmallcages（笼子）.Smallcagesmadeiteasyforpeopletoseetheanimals,butsmallcageisnotagoodplaceforananimaltolivein.Todayzooskeepanimalsindifferentkindsofcages.Thecagesareverybigandopen.Theyusuallyhaveplants（植物）andalittlelake.Thecageslookliketheanimals'habitats（动物的栖息地）.Zooshelptoprotect（保护）allkindsofanimals.Theyprotectanimalsinthezooandtheyprotectanimalsinthewild（在野外）.Howdotheydothis?Zoosteachpeoplehowanimalsliveinthewild.Zooswantpeopletohelpprotecttheanimals'wildhabitats（动物的野外栖息地）.Manyplantsandanimalsaregoingextinct（灭绝）.Mammoths（猛犸象）,whicharerelatedwith（和…有关）Asiaelephants（亚洲象）,arenowextinct.Therearenomammothsintheworldtoday.Scientistssaythatseventy-fourdifferentkindsoflivingthingsgoextincteveryday!Zoosareworkingtogethertostopanimalsfromgoingextinct.1)Zooskeptanimalsinsmallcagessothatpeoplecan________.（细节题）A：protectthemB：seethembetterC：feedthemD：savethem2)Today,zooskeepanimals________.（细节题）A：inbiggercagesB：athomeC：insmallercagesD：intheforest3)Toprotectanimals,zoos________.（细节题）A：aretryingtokeepallkindsofanimalsB：aretryingtofreetheanimalsC：teachpeoplemoreaboutanimalsD：wantpeopletofeedtheanimals4)Amammothisakindof________thathasgoneextinct.（细节题）A：plantB：birdC：animalD：tree5)Ananimaloraplantthatisgoingextinct________.（推断题）A：hasmoreandmorelivingmembersB：comesintothisworldsoonC：becomesverydangerousD：hasfewerandfewerlivingmembers2)Mr.Jacksonworkedinahospital.Alotofpatients（病人）wenttoseehimandhewasverybusyandhadlittletimetohavearest（休息）intheday.Onenight,whenhelookedover（仔细检查）thelastpatient,itwasfivetoone（差5分1点）.Hewastootiredtosayawordandwenttobedatonce.Whenhefellasleep（睡着）,afarmer（农夫）begantoknockatthedoorandgothimup（叫他起床）."Mywifeisill,"shouted（大喊）thefarmer."Pleasegoandlookherover."Mr.Jacksonhadtogooutwiththefarmer.Itwasthecoldestnightoftheyearandtherewassnowandiceontheroad.Thefarmerlivedfarawayfrom（距离遥远）thecityandtheywentthroughaforest（森林）,crossed（渡过、穿过）tworiversandamountain.Afterthreehours,theygottotheshort,smallhouse.Andtheyweretired,coldandhungry.Thewomanstayedinbed.Shelookedfine.Mr.Jacksonlookedherovercarefullyandfoundtherewasnothingseriouswithher（她没有什么严重的问题）.Hebecameangry（生气的）.Hecalledthefarmeroutandsaid,"Yourwifeisstrongandhealthy（强壮健康的）,youknow.Whydidyouaskmetocomeherelateatnight?""I'msorry,sir,"saidthefarmer."Mywifeneverdoesanythingathome.Ithoughtshewasill.We'repoor.Intheday,whenyouarebusy,Ican'tgoforyou.Ifyoucomeatnightwhenyou'refree（有空的、免费的）,we'llgiveyounothing."1)Itwas________forMr.Jacksontogettothefarmer'shouse.（推断题）A：difficultB：easyC：funD：happy2)WhenMr.Jacksonandthefarmergottothehouse,itwas________.（计算题）A：fivetooneB：twoC：threeD：aboutfour3)Mr.Jacksonwasangrywith________.（细节题）A：thefarmerB：thewomanC：theweatherD：himself4)________,sohefellasleepsoon.（细节题）A：ItwastimetogotobedforMr.JacksonB：Mr.JacksonwasverytiredthatnightC：Mr.JacksonfeltunhappythatnightD：Mr.Jacksonwasangrythatnight5)ThefarmerwentforMr.Jacksonverylateatnightbecause________.（推断题）A：hewantedtoplayajokeonhimB：hewasbusyinthedayC：hiswifewasgoingtodieD：hewantedtosavesomemoneyTest41)Amanandhiswifehadasmallrestaurant（餐馆）nearastation.Therestaurantoftenstayedopen（一直营业）untilaftermidnight（直到午夜后）,becausepeoplecametodrinkandhavemealswhiletheywerewaitingfortrains.Attwoo'clockonemorning,afarmerwasstillsittingatatablethere.Hewasasleep（睡着的）.Thewifeoftheowner（主人）oftherestaurantwasverysleepy（瞌睡的）andwantedtogotobed.Shelookedatthefarmerseveraltimes（几次）andwaitedforhimtowake（醒过来）andgo,buteachtimeshelookedatthefarmer,hewasstilltheresleeping.Thenatlastshewenttoherhusbandandsaidtohim,"Youhavewakened（叫醒）himsixtimesnow,but,whyhaven'tyousenthimaway（送走他）?It'sverylate.""Oh,no,Idon'twanttosendhimaway,"answeredherhusband."Yousee,wheneverIwakehimup,heasksforhisbill,andwhenIgivehimthebill,hepaysitandthengoestosleepagain."1)Whowastheownerofthesmallrestaurant?（推断题）A：Thefarmer.B：Thewife.C：Thehusband.D：Boththemenandthewife.2)Whydidpeoplecometodrinkintherestaurantaftermidnight?（细节题）A：Becausetheylikedtherestaurant.B：Becauseitwasnearthestationandpeoplecouldeattherewhilewaitingfortrains.C：Becauseitwascheaptoeatthere.D：Becauseyoucouldsleepthereaftermeal.3)Whywasthefarmerasleepatatable?（推断题）A：Becausehehadmissedthetrain.B：Becausehewastootired.C：Becausehewasdrunk.D：Thestorydoesnottellus.4)Thewifewantedtosendthefarmerawaybecause________.（细节题）A：shewassleepyandwantedtogotobedB：shedidn'tlikehimC：shewantedtocleanthetableD：shewantedthefarmertopaymore5)Thehusbanddidn'twanttosendthefannerawaybecauseeachtimehewokehimup,hecouldget________moneyfromhim.（细节题）A：muchB：moreC：lessD：little2)ThelunarNewYear(阴历新年)alwaysstartsbetweenJanuarythetwenty-firstandFebruarythetwentieth.BeforeNewYear'sDay,peopledoagoodcleaning（大扫除）totheirhouses.Onthelastdayoftheoldyear,thereisafamilydinner（全家聚餐）.Allmembers（成员）ofthefamilyexcept（除了）marrieddaughters（已婚的女儿们）trytocomefortheirmeal.Afterthedinner,theystaylate（熬夜）towelcometheNewYear（迎接新年到来）.TheNewYearCelebration（庆祝活动）keepson（持续）forafewdays.Onthemorningofthefirstday,childrenandunmarried（未婚的）peoplegotovisittheirelders（拜访长辈）.Afterthat,peoplepayNewYearcalls（拜年）toeachotherandgiveeachothergifts.Duringthefestival（节日）allthemainstreets（主要街道）arefullof（充满）people,andifyoucangetontoabuswithouthavingtofightyourwayin（挤出一条路进去）,you'rereallylucky（走运的）!1)Asweknow,January1is________.（细节题）A：thelunarNewYearDayB：notaholidayC：theSpringFestivalD：NewYear'sDay2)WhatdayisthelunarNewYear'sEve?（细节题）A：BetweenDecember1oftheoldyearandJanuary1oftheNewYear.B：BeforeJanuary19.C：BetweenJanuarythe21standFebruarythe20th.D：AfterFebruarythetwentieth.3)Peopledotheirhousesagoodcleaningduringthelastfewdaysoftheoldyear________.（细节题）A：towelcomefamilymembersB：towelcometheNewYearC：tosaygoodbyetotheoldyearD：towelcomemarrieddaughterandtheirhusbands4)It'sthecustom（风俗）________.（细节题）A：tostayuptowelcometheNewYearonthelunarNewYear'sEveB：tostayuplatetowelcometheNewYearonNewYear'sDayC：nottogotobedonDecemberthethirtiethD：nottogotobedonthelunarNewYear'sDay5)Inthispassagethewritertellsushowpeoplecelebrate________.（推断题）A：theNewYearB：thelastdayoftheoldyearC：thelunarNewYearD：NewYear'sDayTest51)Doyouliketraveling（旅行）?WhenyouvisitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen（大本钟）,thefamousclock（钟表）whichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheBBC.IftheHousesofParliament（国会大厦）hadnotbeenburneddown（烧毁）in1834,thegreatclockwouldneverhavebeensetup.BigBentakesitsnamefrom（从…得到它的名字）SirBenjaminHallwhomadetheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentwerebeingbuilt.Itisnotonlylarge,butisveryexact（精确）aswell.Peoplehavetheclockcheckedtwiceaday.OntheBBC,youcanheartheclockwhenitisactuallystriking（报时）becausemicrophones(麦克风)areconnected（连接）totheclocktower（钟楼）.BigBenhasrarely（很少）gonewrong（走错）.Once,however,itfailedtogivethecorrecttime.Apainter（粉刷工）whohadbeenworkingonthetowerhungapotofpaint（一罐涂料）ononeofthehands（指针）andsloweditdown（使它变慢）.1)BigBenis________.（细节题）A：afamousbuilderinLondonB：afamouspainterinEnglandC：afamoussingerintheworldD：afamousclockintheworld2)TheHousesofParliamentwere________.（细节题）A：burndownin1834andrebuiltthenextyearB：neverburntdownatallC：rebuiltbeforetheclockwassetupD：burntdownin1834aftertheclockwasmade3)BenjaminHallis________.（细节题）A：abighallB：awould-famousclockC：anengineerofthenewHousesD：thepersonwhomadetheclock4)BigBenisfamousallovertheworldbecause________.（细节题）A：itisbigB：itisoldC：ittellsexacttimeD：bothAandC5)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?（综合题）A：WecanheartheclockstrikingonBBC.B：ThemicrophonesofBBCareconnectedtotheclocktower.C：BigBenfailedtogivethecorrecttimetwice.D：BigBenwascheckedtwiceaday.2)Aslateas1800（直到1800年）,women'sonlyplacewasinthehome.Theideaof