专升本大学英语B统考英语阅读理解基础原题（有时间掌握）

阅读理解基础原题(有时间掌握)LindaandDavidhavetraveledbyairfromLondontoSydney,Australia.Lindahaspromisedhermotherthatshewillringhertoletherknowthattheyhavearrivedsafely.Thisissomethingshehaddoneeversinceshewasachild.Davidthinksitisnotagoodideatoringsofar,tospendtoomuch,andtosaysolittle."Iftherewereanaccident."Hesays,"they,dknowsoonenough.Badnewstravelsfast."ButLindahaspromisedthatshewouldring."However,"shesays,"‘itdoesn,tcostmuchwhenyoujustthinkthatit,stheothersideoftheworld.It,sonlysixpencepersecond(每秒六便士)。""Ifyou,reonthattelephoneforlessthanoneminute,I,lleatmyhat,”Davidsays,"Andoneminute,snearlyfourpounds(英铸).""That,snomorethanyou,dpayforanewhat,"Lindaanswers.Shehasaskedthemanatthehotel(旅馆)desktogetherthenumber.Thetelephonerings.Lindapicksitup."Hello,Mum.Isthatyou?"Shesays."Sixpencepersecond,"Davidreminds(提醒)her.“Hello,love."ItisMrs.Lee,Linda,smother,speakingfromLondon."Icanhearyouveryclearlyjustlikeyouareinthenextroom.It,sabetterlinethanwhenyoucalledmefromyouroffice.Doyouremember?Ishoutedatthattime,andstillyoucouldn,thearmesometimes.""Yes,Mum."Lindaputsin."Ijustwantedtoringto…….""IrememberhowyourangwhenyouwenttoBetty,shousetoeat,whenyouwerealittlegirl.Andthenwhenyou…"Mrs.Leeisagreattalker."Nearlyfourpounds."saysDavid.Lindatriestotellhermotherthatitistimetosaygoodbye."Yes,allright,"saysMrs.Lee,"Butyouwillwrite,won,tyou,asyoudidwhenyouwereatOnceagain,Mrs.Leetalksaboutthepassandthereisnostoppingher."Fourpoundsfifty,"saysDavid.Atlast,Lindacutshermothershort,promisestowrite,andringsoff."There!Thatwasn,tlong,wasit?""Fourpounds,ninetypence."Davidanswers."Andyoudidn,tevensaythatwe,vearrived." (阅读理解)1、Lindaistelephoninghometo________.A.tellhermothersomebadnewsB.saythatsheandDavidhavearrivedsafelyC.reportanaccidenttohermotherD.saythatsheandDavidhaveleftLondon正确答案：B (阅读理解)2、Lindadoesnotthinkitexpensivetoring,because________.A.itonlycostsfourpoundsandninetypenceB.itisevenmoreexpensivetobuyanewhatC.shehadtelephonedhomesinceherchildhoodD.shewillspeakfromonesideofthewordtotheother确答案：D (阅读理解)3、Davidsays,“Nearlyfourpounds”,because________.A.hewantstoremindLindaofthecostofthecostofthecallB.hewantstobuyhimselfanewhatC.LindahasnottoldhermothertheyhavearrivedD.hewantsMrs.Leetoknowhowmuchthecallcosts (阅读理解)4、Mrs.Leegoesontalkingforsolongbecause________.A.shelikestohearallaboutthepastB.shelikestalkingC.LindahadnottoldherthatshehasarrivedD.sheisgoingtopayforthetelephonecall (阅读理解)5、Lindatriestostophermotherby________.A.tellingherhowmuchthecalliscostingB.writingaletterasshehaspromisedtodoC.tellingherthattheyhavearrivedsafelyD.promisingtowrite,andringingoffWhenweatherishot,yougotoalakeoranocean.Whenyouarenearalakeoranocean,youfeelcool.Why?Thesunmakestheearthhot,butitcannotmaketheweatherveryhot.Althoughtheairovertheearthbecomeshot,theairoverthewaterstayscool.Thehotairovertheearthrises.Thenthecoolairoverthewatermovesinandtakestheplaceofthehotair.Whenyouarenearalakeoranocean,youfeelthecoolairwhenitmovesin.Youfeelthewind,andthewindmakesyoufeelcool.Ofcourse,scientistscannotanswerallofourquestions.Ifweask,“Whyistheoceanfullofsalt?”scientistswillsaythatthesaltcomesfromrocks.Whenarockgetsveryhotorverycold,itcracks.Rainfallsintothecracks.Therainthencarriesthesaltintotheearthandintotherivers.Theriverscarrythesaltintotheocean.Butthenweask,“Whathappenstothesaltintheocean?Theoceandoesnotgetmoresaltyeveryyear.”Scientistsarenotsureabouttheanswertothisquestion.Weknowalotaboutourworld.Buttherearestillmanyanswersthatwedonothave,andwearecurious. (阅读理解)1、Themainideaofthepassageis_______.A.peoplefeelcoolwhentheyarenearalakeoranoceanB.scientistscanexplaineverythingwewanttoknowC.scientistscanexplainmanythingsexceptonethingD.thesaltintheoceancomesfromrocks (阅读理解)2、Youfeelcoolwhenyouarenearalakeoranoceanbecause_______.A.thewaterisnotsohotastheearthB.theearthishotC.thewateriscolderthantheearthD.coolairfromthewatermovestowardstheland确答案：D (阅读理解)3、Nowscientistsknow_______.A.whatmakespeoplefeelcoolnearalakeoranoceaninsummerB.everythingabouttheoceanC.whytheoceandoesnotgetmoreandmoresaltyD.whathappenstothesaltintheocean正确答案：A (阅读理解)4、Arockcrackswhen______.A.rainfallsB.itgetsveryhotC.itgetsverycoldD.eitherBorC (阅读理解)5、Peoplearealwayscuriousabouttheworldaroundthembecause_____.A.theyknownothingaboutitB.theyknowlittleaboutitC.thereareanswerstheydonothaveD.therearealotofinterestingstoriesaboutit正确答案：CPeopleusedtosay,"Thehandthatrocks(摇)thecradle(摇篮)rulestheworld,"and"Behindeverysuccessfulman,there,sawoman."Boththesesayingsmeanthesamething:Menruletheworld,buttheirwivesrulethem.wantsomethingforthemselves.Theywantgoodjobs.Whentheywork,theywanttobebetterpaid,theywanttobeassuccessfulasmen.andbehindsuccessfulmen.Theydon,twanttobetoldthatcertainjobsofofficesareclosedtothem.Theyrefusetoworksidebysidewithmenwhodothesameworkforahigherpay.saystoher,"You,vecomealongway,baby."She,llsmileandanswer."NotnearlyasfarasI,mgoingtogo,baby."someimportantchangesinwomen,slives-inmen,slives,too. (阅读理解)1、"Thehandthatrocksthecradlerulestheworld."means________.A.womancannotonlygivebirthtochildrenbutruleacountryB.womennotonlyraisetheirchildrenbutsupporttheirhusbandsC.womendoplayanimportantpartinmen,slivesandworkD.amancan,tbesuccessfulwithoutbeingmarried正确答案：C (阅读理解)2、"You,vecomealongway,baby."means_________.A."youhavewalkedfarfromyourhome"B."shewasdonealotandsucceededgreatlyinfreeingherself"C."shehasworkedoutsidefarfromherhome"D."youreallyloveme,dear"正确答案：B (阅读理解)3、"NotnearlyasfarasI,mgoingtogo,baby."means________.A."thewayisn,tveryfar"B."shemustgoevenfarthertowork"C."sheisn,tsosatisfiedwithsuccess"D."sheisverymuchsatisfiedwithherthewayshecovered"正确答案：C (阅读理解)4、Accordingtothepassage,thewriter________thewomen,sliberation.A.isallforB.doesn,ttellushisideaonC.isstronglyagainstD.isn,tstronglyagainst正确答案：A (阅读理解)5、Thebesttitleofthispassageshouldbe________.C.Men,sLiberationintheUSAD.Women,sLiberationintheUSA确答案：DIoftendreamedaboutPisawhenIwasaboy.IreadaboutthefamousbuildingcalledtheLeaningTowerofPisa.ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza.Ithoughtthistowerwasaplacetobuypizza.Itmustbethebestplacetobuypizzaintheworld,Ithought.ManyyearslaterfinallysawtheLeaningTower.IknewthenthatiswasPisaandnopizza.Buttherewasstillsomethingspecialaboutitforme.Thetowergotitsnamebecauseitreallydoesleantooneside.Somepeoplewanttotrytofixit.Theyareafraiditmayfalloverandtheydon,tlikethatitleansoverthecity.Idonotthinkit,sagoodideatotrytofixit.Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown,itis600yearsold.Whyshouldanythinghappentoitnow?And,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.Tomeitisaveryhumankindofleaning.Nothingisperfect,itseemstosay.interesting.Let,stakethetowerinPisa.Whyisitsofamous?Therearemanyotherolder,morebeautifultowersinItaly.ButPisatoweristhemostfamous.Peoplecomefromallovertheworldtoseeit. (阅读理解)1、Thispassageisabout________.A.ItalianpizzaB.Italy,sproblemsC.howtheLeaningTowerofPisagotitsnameD.whythewriterlikesPisa (阅读理解)2、ThewriterusedtothinkPisa________.A.inSpainB.notveryfamousC.notthesameaspizzaD.thesameaspizza (阅读理解)3、TheLeaningTowerofPisais________.B.fallingdownC.600yearsoldD.60yearsold (阅读理解)4、Thewriter_______.A.doesn,tlikewhatthetowerlookslikeB.likeswhatthetowerlookslikeC.thinksit,sthemostbeautifultowerinItalyD.doesn,tliketowers (阅读理解)5、ThewriterlikestheLeaningTowerofPisabecause_______.A.it,soldB.it,sperfectC.itsellspizzaD.it,simperfectLong,longagotherewasnozero.Towritethenumbersixty-threepeoplewrote63.Towritesixhundredandthree,peoplewrote63.Thespacebetweensixandthreewastheretomean."notany"tens.Sometimespeopledidnotrememberthespace.Itwashardtoseeandread.Laterpeopleusedadottoholdthespace.Sixhundredandthreelookedlikethis6.3.Butthedotwashardtosee.Sopeopleputacirclearounditlikethis6O3.Thenpeoplecouldseethedot.Theyrememberedthespace.Atlast,onlythecirclearoundthedotwasused.Itwaslikeazero.Thisisonestoryofhowthezerocametobeused.Canyoutellsomeotherwaysofusing (阅读理解)1、Long,longagopeopledidn,tknowhowto________.A.writeB.writezeroC.writenumbersD.writesixty-three正确答案：B (阅读理解)2、Long,longagoiftheywrotetwohundred-eight,peoplewrote________.A.28.00B.28C228.00 (阅读理解)3、Later________wasusedtomeanspace.A."notany"B.letter"0"C.zeroD.adot (阅读理解)4、Peopleusedcircles________.C.nottoforgetthespace (阅读理解)5、Thestorytellsus________.B.howtowritezeroC.what,stheuseofzeroD.thatzeromeansadot,acircleorspace正确答案：AInEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperiencefourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikespring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainhard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrellaoraiththeminthesunnymorningbutyoushouldnotlaughatthemIfyoudon,ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregretlaterintheday. (阅读理解)1、WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A.BecausetheymayhavefourseasonsinonedayB.BecausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweatherC.BecausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspringD.Becausetheskyissunnyallday (阅读理解)2、Fromthestoryweknowthat________comeandthenthereisaheavyrain.wB.blackclouds rinwintermeansItissometimesinwinter.”B.coolC.coldD.rainy (阅读理解)4、InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause________.A.theirfriendsaskthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEnglandC.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavoritethings (阅读理解)5、Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.D.StrangeEnglishPeopleLookattheinstructionsonthebottleofthemedicineandthenchoosetherightanswers.Johnistwelveyearsold.Hehadabadcoldandcougheddayandnight.HewenttoseeaShake(摇动)itwellbeforeuse.Takeitthreetimeseachdaybeforemeals.Dose(药量):Age:over142teaspoonfuls(勺)lNotrightforchildrenbelowtheageofthree.Putitinacoldplace.UseitbeforeDecember1st2002. (阅读理解)1、Johnshouldtake________aday.A.2teaspoonfulsB.3teaspoonfulsC.4teaspoonfulsnful (阅读理解)2、Themedicineshouldbekeptin________.A.afridgeB.hotwaterC.anyplace (阅读理解)3、Johnshould________beforehetakesit.A.shakethemedicinewellB.eatnothingD.drinkacupoftea (阅读理解)4、Whenpeopleare________yearsold,theycannottakethismedicine.A.eightyB.thirtyoD.twelve (阅读理解)5、Johnwill________themedicinewhenitisleftafterDec.1st,2002.B.stoptotakeC.takeonceD.takesixtimesmore正确答案：AIfyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theywillbecomeweak,andwhenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledopracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthatheIfafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsmaybeblamed,and