大學英語B閱讀理解練習題庫.doc

大學英語B閱讀理解練習題庫Test 1閱讀理解Passage 1The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The government was badly run and peoples lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14,1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 1792 to get support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy was abolished. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife, Marie also had her head cut off. The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation. The Revolution went through a period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte. (190 words)法國大革命于1789年爆發(fā)。當時法國正處在一片混亂中，政府腐敗，人民生活凄慘。路易十六世企圖控制議會并增加賦稅，但最后失敗了。他命令軍隊進入凡爾賽。人民都認為他企圖用武力鎮(zhèn)壓革命。1789年7月14日，人民群眾爆發(fā)了，攻占了關押政治犯的巴士底獄。從那天以后，7月14日就被定為法國的國慶日。1792年，路易十六企圖逃離法國，并從奧地利和普魯士獲得支持，但他被捕了。1792年王室被廢除，路易十六被處以死刑。幾個月后，他的妻子，瑪麗也被處以死刑。法國大革命令歐洲其它國家的國王感到害怕。奧地利和普魯士的軍隊進入了法國。法國人民組織起了共和軍來保衛(wèi)祖國，革命陷入了一個艱苦階段。成千上萬的人犧牲了。最后，權力落入了拿破侖波拿巴手中。11. Whats this passage about? 這篇文章主要講了什么？ A. France. B. King Louis. C. The French Revolution. D. Europe.法國大革命12. Which did not happen in 1789? 以下那件事不是發(fā)生在1789年？ A. The French Revolution broke out. B. The national economy was developing rapidly. C. The government wasnt well run. D. King Louis XIV was in power.國家經濟快速發(fā)展。13. Where were the political prisoners kept? 那些政治犯被關押在哪里？ A. In Versailles. B. In Austria C. In Prussia. D. In Bastille.巴士底獄14. What does the underlined word “abolished ” mean? 劃了下劃線的“abolished ”這個詞是什么意思？ A. Put off. B. Established. C. United. D. Ended.廢除。15. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution? 以下那個不是法國大革命產生的效果？ A. July 14 has become the French National Day. B. It brought some impact on the other European kings. C. Louiss wife, Marie was killed. D. The king tried to control the national parliament.國王試圖控制議會。Passage 2In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes its a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.(260 words) 在美國，一般不習慣每天很早打電話給某個人。如果你很早打電話給他，在他刮胡子或吃早飯的時候，那就說明這件事情非常重要，需要立刻處理。晚上十一點以后打電話也是同樣的意思。如果一個人在睡覺的時候接到電話，那他肯定覺得這是一件事關生死的大事。打電話的時間也顯示事情的重要程度。在社會生活中，時間是一個非常重要的角色。在美國，如果在宴會三四天前才受到邀請，那受邀者就會認為自己不是很受重視。但并不是在所有的國家都如此。在世界上的其它地方，提前很多時候做約定被認為是很愚蠢的，因為約好一個星期以后的事情很容易忘記。所以時間的意義在不同的地方是不一樣的。因此，來自不同文化背景的人之間就會產生誤會。舉個例子，準時在美國社會是受到高度認可的。如果某些人不準時，就會被認為不禮貌或不夠負責任。在美國，沒有一個人會把一次商務活動和等待一小時聯(lián)系起來，這太不禮貌了。一個人如果遲到五分鐘，就要做出解釋，也許這還不夠。16. What is the main idea of this passage?_ 以下哪項表達了本文的中心思想？A. It is not customary to telephone someone in the morning and in sleeping hours in the U.S.B. The role of time in social life over the world.C. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible in the U.S.D. Not every country treats the concept of time as the same.世界各地時間在社會生活中扮演的角色。17. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours?_ 根據(jù)本文，如果你在某人睡覺時間打電話給他，意味著什么？A. A matter of work.B. A matter of life or death.C. You want to see him or her.D. You want to make an appointment with him or her.這是一件事關生死的大事18. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend? 如果你想約你的朋友，以下哪個時間是比較恰當?shù)模?A. at 7:00 am B. at 4:00 pm C. at the night D. at 4:00 am下午4點。19. Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?根據(jù)本文，以下哪項陳述是正確的？ A. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. B. There is no misunderstanding arising between people form different cultures about the concept of time. C. It may be considered foolish to make an appointment well in advance in the U.S.A. D. Promptness is valued highly in American life.準時在美國社會是受到高度認可的。20. From the passage we can safely infer that _ 從本文我們可以得出 A. its a matter of life or death if you call someone in the day time. B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. C. it makes no difference in the U.S. whether you are early or late for a business party. D. if a person is late for a date, he neednt make some explanation. 世界各地的時間觀念是不同的。 Passage 3A foreigners first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands(任務). Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. 一個外國人對于美國的第一印象很有可能是每個人都在壓力下匆匆忙忙。城市里的人總是表現(xiàn)得匆匆忙忙不知疲倦的，為了盡快做完一件事情，他們會在店里拼命引起店員的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡別人。白天匆忙就餐也是這個國家生活節(jié)奏的一個部分。Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you dont, waiters will hurry you.工作時間被認為是很珍貴的。在一些公共飲食場所，其他人會等在你旁邊等你吃完，這樣大家都可以得到服務，并趕在規(guī)定的時間內回去工作。每個人都會盡快給下一個人騰出地方。如果你不這樣，侍者會催促你的。You also find drivers will be abrupt and people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Dont take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else wasting it beyond a certain courtesy point. 你會發(fā)現(xiàn)司機也都很匆忙，人們從你身邊匆匆走過。你會錯過一些微笑，簡短的交談和一些與陌生人的小禮節(jié)。不要在意，這是因為他們非常珍惜時間，而且他們認為一旦太注重這些社交禮節(jié)就是浪費時間。The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some re-turnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life. 對時間的觀念還會影響到我們對耐心的理解。在美國價值體系中，耐心并不是首要要考慮的。我們中的很多人被稱為”短保險絲”。如果我們覺得時間在毫無意義的溜走，既沒有娛樂價值，工作價值，也不在休息，那就會開始不停地徘徊。那些來自時間觀念不同的國家的人發(fā)現(xiàn)他們在商業(yè)和日常生活中最困難的就是對時間節(jié)奏的適應。 Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, They will miss the ritual interaction that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be a convention in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a caf or coffee house. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly.(348 words)許多剛到美國來的人都會想念他們在商業(yè)會談中一些開場禮節(jié)。舉個例子，他們會想念因歡迎你到來而泡的一杯茶或咖啡這樣的社交禮儀，這在他們國家是常規(guī)禮儀。他們會想念在咖啡屋悠閑的會談。而通常，美國人不會與來訪者在這么悠閑的環(huán)境中進行一些冗長的小會談。對于同事，我們總是看他過去的表現(xiàn)而不是與他的社交禮儀。因為我們一般都是更注重專業(yè)性的，而不是社交性的，因此我們總是很快進入正題。21. Which of the following statements is wrong? _ 以下哪項陳述是錯誤的？ A. Americans seem to be always under pressure. B. Americans attach less importance to patience. C. Americans dont care much about ritual socializing. D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.美國人對他們的同事不禮貌。22. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means _ 第四段中的“a high priority”是什么意思？ A. a less important thing B. a first concern C. a good business D. an attractive gift要首要考慮的。23. Americans evaluate a business colleague _ 美國人評價他們的同事是根據(jù) A. through social courtesy B. through prolonged business talks C. by establishing business relations D. by learning about their past performance他們過去的表現(xiàn)。24. This passage mainly talks about _ 本文主要講了 A. how Americans treasure their time B. how busy Americans are every day C. how Americans do business with foreigners D. what American way of life is like美國人是怎樣珍惜時間的。25. We can infer from the passage that the authors tone in writing is _ 從本文我們可以看出作者寫作的口吻是 A. critical B. ironical C. appreciative D. objective欣賞的。Test 2閱讀理解Passage 1 Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well. Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and friends. As she was thinking all about this, she suddenly heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales (稱). Maria pulled and pulled. The bag was too heavy and she just couldnt lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was waiting to check in his luggage.Maria，十六歲，她正在圣多明各(多米尼加首都)的機場排隊等候。她正要離開自己的祖國去美國和她的姐姐團聚。她的英語講得很好。雖然她要出國了覺得很高興，但此時要離開她的家人和朋友也很傷心。正在她想這些的時候，她突然聽到機場的工作人員正在叫她把行李放到稱上。Maria拉了又拉，包太重，她根本抬不起來。她后面的男人很不耐煩了。他也是等著托運行李的。 “Whats wrong with this girl? He said, “Why doesnt she hurry up?” He moved forward and placed his bag on the counter, hoping to check in first. He was in a hurry to get a good seat. “這女孩怎么了？”他說道，“她為什么不快點？”他走到前面，把包放在臺上，希望能先登記。他急著想要得到一個好的座位。 Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, “Why are you so upset? There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why cant you give me a hand with my luggage? Maria很生氣，但她很有禮貌。她用最優(yōu)美的英語說，“你為什么如此不耐煩？飛機上的每個人都有座位。如果你真的很急，為什么不能幫我搬一下行李？” The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval. (224 words) 這男人聽到Maria會講英語覺得很驚訝。他很快得拿起自己的行李退了回去。每個人都很不贊成得看著他。11. Marias story happened _ .Maria的故事發(fā)生在什么時候？ A. when she was leaving America B. on her way back to Santo Domingo C. before she left the USA D. when she arrived at the airport 她到達機場后。12. You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to _ at the airport. 你認為故事中提到的機場工作人員的工作是什么？ A. help carry peoples luggage B. ask people to pick up the luggageC. check peoples luggage 檢查旅客的行李 D. take care of peoples luggage13. “Why are you so upset?” Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be _. “為什么你如此不耐煩？”Maria對那個男人說。她這么說是要告訴他不要不高興。 A. surprised B. sad C. unhappy D. sorry14. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the people around felt _. “每個人都很不贊成地看著他”這句話的意思是周圍的人為這男人的行為感到很遺憾。 A. worried about Maria B. worried about the man C. sorry for Marias manners D. sorry for the mans manners15. The author mentioned Marias age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _. 作者在故事的開頭就提到Maria的年齡是為了表達什么？ A. she was young but behaved properly 她很小，但行為很得體。 B. she would not have left home alone C. everyone around her was wrong D. it was not good that nobody offered to help herPassage 2 There are three kinds of goals: shirt-term, medium-range and long long-term goals. 目標有三種：短期目標，中期目標和長期目標。 Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possibly, months. It should be remembered that just as building is no stronger than its foundation, long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed. 短期目標是根據(jù)每日制定的為了處理當前事物的目標。短期目標可以以少于一個星期，一個星期，兩個星期，或者可能的話一個月來完成。我們必須記住，打地基比砌墻更需要堅實，長期目標脫離了扎實的短期目標的實現(xiàn)是不能實現(xiàn)的。短期目標的實現(xiàn)是以以前完成的目標為前提的。 The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase. 中期目標是在短期目標的基礎上指定的。可以以一個學期或整個學年為周期指定，或者延長至幾年。每次你根據(jù)目標前進了一步，都不要讓自己感到沒有信心或者壓力重重。當你完成了一個目標，你都會增加成功的信心。并且當你完成目標的日期越來越近，你的動力和希望都會增加。 Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. (221 words) 長期目標可以和我們未來的夢想相關聯(lián)。可以是五年或五年以上的目標。生活不是一成不變的。我們不能讓長期目標制約了我們或我們的行為。16. Our long-term goals mean a lot _. 如果我們能完成各個短期目標，那么我們的長期目標將意義深遠。 A. If we cannot reach solid short-term goals B. If we complete the short-term goals C. if we have dreams of the future D. if we put forward some plans17. New short-term goals are built upon _. 短期目標是以以前完成的目標為前提的。A. a daily basis B. your achievement in a week C. current activities D. the goals that have been completed18. When we complete each step of our goals, _. 每完成一個目標，將會增加我們成功的信心。 A. we will win final success B. we are overwhelmed C. we should build up confidence of success D. we should have strong desire for setting new goals 19. What is the main idea of this passage? _ 這篇短文的中心思想是什么？ A. Life is a dynamic thing. B. we should set up long-term goals. C. Different kinds of goals in life. 目標的不同種類。 D. The limitation of long-term goals.20. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? _ 根據(jù)短文，下面哪種說法是錯誤的？ A. The long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals. B. The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. C. Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. 生活是一成不變的，所以我們不能讓長期目標制約我們的生活和我們的行為。D. We should often add new short-term goals to those which have been completed.Passage 3 Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart. 英國和法國被英吉利海峽阻隔，游泳穿越該海峽只要不到20分鐘的時間。但這兩個國家的文化有時相差十萬八千里。 Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary (周年紀念) of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality .The agreement marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership. 上星期四，英國和法國慶祝了友好協(xié)議簽訂100周年的紀念活動。該協(xié)議標志著兩個國家在經歷了幾個世紀的戰(zhàn)爭和愛恨交織的關系后的新開始。 But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war-which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chiracs body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug (擁抱) ，Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties. 但他們的關系在上個世紀也經歷了幾番起落。僅去年，對伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭問題進行了激烈的爭論英國首相布萊爾支持而法國總統(tǒng)希拉克反對。國際會議中，這種別扭在布萊爾和希拉克的身體語言中表現(xiàn)得很明顯。當法國領導人頻頻與德國總理格哈特施羅德?lián)肀r，布萊爾只得到了握手。然而，有些政治專家說正是伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭促進了兩國的關系。 The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world. But this doesnt stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However, only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys (調查) show that most French people reel closer to the Germans than they do to the British. And the research carried out in Britain has round that on