大學(xué)英語B閱讀理解練習(xí)題及答案

1、Passage1ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealotto

2、rent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone'sown.Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,c

3、leanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgarden,onecanspendone'sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature.Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings

4、:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight's(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant

5、:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.1. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A. PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.B. AllthepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.C. SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.D. Manynatu

6、relovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutside.2. Withthesamemoneyneededfor,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.A. gettingasmallflatwithagardenB. havingasmallflatwithagardenC. rentingasmallflatwithoutagardenD. buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden3. Whenthegardenisinblossom,theonehasbeenreward

7、ed.A. livinginthecountryB. havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden.C. havingagardenofhisown.D. havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering4. PeoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthecitylifewouldfeelthatiftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon.A.theirlifewasmeaninglessB.theirlifewasinvaluableC.theydidndeserveahappylifeD.theywerenot

8、worthyoftheirhappylife5. Theunderlinedphrase"getawayfrom"inthe3rdparagraphrefer_.toA.dealwithB.doawaywithC.escapefromD.preventfrom很多在倫敦工作的人喜歡住在倫敦郊外，然后每天乘火車、汽車和公交車去上班或上學(xué)。這也就意味著他們不得不早出晚歸。住在倫敦郊外的一個好處就是房子便宜。在倫敦即使是沒有花園的小公寓也需要一筆不菲的租金，用同樣的錢，你可以在郊區(qū)買一個帶花園的小房子了然后，他在鄉(xiāng)村就可以遠(yuǎn)離喧囂和忙碌的工作生活。即使他不得不起得更早，花更多的時

9、間乘火車或公交車，但他晚上可以睡得更好。在周末和夏季的夜晚，他可以享受鄉(xiāng)村清新干凈的空氣。要是他喜歡花園，在花園里干一些想挖土、種植、澆水等許多園藝的活，那么當(dāng)鮮花和蔬菜生長起來的時候，他就與其他分享大自然秘密的人們一樣得到獎賞。然而有些人對鄉(xiāng)村并不感興趣。對他們來說，幸福就在市區(qū)里，那里有電影院、劇院、漂亮的商店、繁忙的街道、舞廳和飯店。如果不得不住在倫敦郊外的話，這些人就覺得生活沒意義了。（對于那些熱愛都市生活的人來說）他們所需要的鄉(xiāng)村生活，就是偶爾去公園散步，每個夏天去海邊過上兩個星期，其他跟鄉(xiāng)村有關(guān)的東西，讓那些每天晚上都急于離開倫敦的人們（住在郊外的人們）去享受吧?！敬鸢概c解析】本文

10、介紹在倫敦工作的人對是在市里居住還是在鄉(xiāng)下居住所持的不同看法和態(tài)度。1. B。推斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容：雖然有很多喜歡鄉(xiāng)村生活，但文章最后講也有些人喜歡城市生活，從而可推知此題答案為B。2. Co細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2段第二、三句可推知此題答案為Co3. Bo推斷題。根據(jù)文章第3段最后兩句可知：要是他喜歡花園，在花園里挖土、種植、澆水等等，那么當(dāng)鮮花和蔬菜生長起來的時候，他就得到了與大自然分享秘密的獎賞，所以選B。4. A。推斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第2句SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideL

11、ondon可推知此題答案為A。5. Co推斷題。根據(jù)其上文：這些人偶爾去公園散散步后去海邊度兩周假；本句接著說：其余的就留給那些每天晚上喜歡離開倫敦的人，那么，“其余的”顯然指“其余的鄉(xiāng)村”。從而可推知題答案為CPassage 2Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyareme

12、nandwomenrecognizedforshapingournationsconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus-anartifactofthepast.Somemaintain,thatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericai

13、satpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,theoverallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,andadvancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewhomanagetogobeyondcelebrity,whoarelegendary,whosomehowmanage

14、tobecomemythic,.Butwhatmakessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebrities?Thatshardtoanswer.Inpart,theirliveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialin

15、definablecharm,withthehelpofthemedia.ButnothingconfirmsaniconmorethanatragicdeathsuchasMartinLutherKing,Jr.,JohnF.Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.1. Thepassagemainlydealswith.A.lifeanddeathB.heroesandheroinesC.heroesandiconsD.iconsandcelebrities2. Heroesandheroinesareusually.A.courageousB.goodexamplestofol

16、lowC.self-sacrificingD.alloftheabove3. Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A. PovertyinAmericahasbeeneasedwiththeeconomicgrowthB. SuperstarsarefamousforbeingfamousC. OneslookcancontributetobeingfamousD. Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes4. BeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove.A.whens

17、hewas19B.whenshebecameaprincessC.justbeforeherdeathD.aftershegavebirthtoaprince5. Whatismorelikelytosetaniconsstatus?A.Goodlooks.B.Tragicandearlydeath.C.Personalattraction.D.Thequalityofonesstory.就定義而言，英雄之所以與眾不同是因為他們有非凡的勇氣、取得了卓著的成就、常常為他人的利益而做出犧牲他們是我們評價別人的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。他們是大家公認(rèn)的對我們國家意識的形成和我們國家的發(fā)展，還有對他們的崇拜者的一生起了重

18、大作用的人。可是，有人說，我們的時代是很難出現(xiàn)真正英雄的時代，英雄主義這一概念本身我們就難以理解它已經(jīng)成為歷史。有些人堅持說，由于冷戰(zhàn)的結(jié)束和美國對外的和睦，我們的時代本質(zhì)上不是一個英勇豪壯的時代。更進(jìn)一步地說，總體犯罪率正在降低，經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展與增長已經(jīng)緩解了貧困，醫(yī)療科學(xué)也在不斷的進(jìn)步。給文化偶像下定義就更難了，但是我們看到他們就認(rèn)識了他們。他們超越了名流，成為傳奇式人物，甚至在某種程度上已是神話式的人物。但究竟是哪些因素使有些人成為偶像，另一些人僅成了名流呢？這就太難說了。部分原因是他們的生平帶有傳奇故事的色彩。比如說，年輕貌美的戴安娜史賓塞，19歲時嫁給了王子，放棄了婚姻與王權(quán)，卻在找到真

19、愛的那一刻死去了。漂亮的長相當(dāng)然有用，另外，在媒體的炒作下某種難以描述的、特殊的個人魅力也起作用。然而悲劇性地過早離開這個世界，F(xiàn) -肯尼迪和戴安娜。卻是造成偶像最重要的因素一一例如：小馬丁路德金、約翰Passage 3Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirwonappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoc

20、curringintheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamImaking？Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegativelyaffectpeople.Apersonsconcehimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeoplereactions.Ingeneral,t

21、hewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing“therightthing.”Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.Theyalsofinditdi

22、fficulttobepleasedbycomplimentwithastatementlikethisone,“Yourejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowitsnottrue.-a”waIrteinsecslesaisrtahatwhileselfhealthyquality,overdoingitisharmful.Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?Fortunately,peoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortsin

23、buildingself-confidence.Sinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithalackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengths.Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhileindividual,interestedinourownpersonalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.Letsnotall

24、owshynesschancesforarichandfulfillinglife.1. Whatdoestheauthortrytoprovebyciting“whatkindofimpressionamImaking?”A. Shypeoplebenefitfromtheircaringabouttheirappearance.B. Peoplesshynessmadethemcaretoomuchabouttheirappearanceandactions.C. Itsnaturalthatshypeopledontbelievleimoethntesr.scompD. Shypeopl

25、ethinktheyaredifferentfromothers.2. Accordingtothewriter,self-awarenessis.A.agoodqualityB.thecauseofunhappinessC.harmfultopeopleD.aweakpointofshypeople3. Whenbeingpraised,shypeoplefeelthatitis.A.goodB.unrealC.veryreasonableD.harmful4. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A. Shyne

26、sshelpsustodevelopourpotentialB. ShynessenablesustounderstandourselvesbetterC. ShynesscanblockourchancesforarichlifeD. Shynesshasnothingtodowithlackofself-esteem5. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatshypeople.A. shouldfindmoreoftheirweaknessB. shouldunderstandthemselvesintherightwayC. hadbetterignoret

27、heirweaknessD. cangetridoftheirshynesswhilemaintaininglowself-esteem參考譯文：害羞是由于在眾人面前感覺不自在而引發(fā)的。害羞的人容易焦慮，自我意識強(qiáng)，他們過分在意自己的外表和行為。他們頭腦里常有這樣不安的想法：我給別人留下了怎樣的印象？別人喜歡我嗎？我是否聽起來很蠢？我穿的衣服難看嗎？顯而易見，這些不適的感覺對人有負(fù)面影響。一個人的自我認(rèn)識體現(xiàn)在他/她的言行舉止上，這些行為影響著他人對此作出反映?？傮w來說，人們對自身的看法深刻影響到他們生活的方方面面。害羞的人往往自信不足，常常被動，易受他人影響。他們需要有相信自己的心態(tài)，認(rèn)識到

28、自己所做的是正確的。害羞的人對批評意見比較敏感。他們感到自卑意識由此增強(qiáng)。害羞的人難以取悅。他們會說這樣的話：“你說那些是讓我高興，其實我知道我沒那么好?！憋@然，自我意識是一種良好的品質(zhì)，過份的自我意識就不好了。害羞能夠消除或至少減輕嗎？當(dāng)然。只要人們堅定耐心地培養(yǎng)自信就可克服害羞。既然害羞源自缺乏自信，人們應(yīng)該在看到自己長處的同時認(rèn)識自己的短處。每個人都是獨特的，有價值的個體，有自己的行為方式。我們對自己了解越多，我們就越能發(fā)揮自己的潛能。不要讓害羞妨礙我們享受豐富的人生。1 一段第二句話提到“害羞的人很緊張和敏感，他們對于自己的外表和行為過分關(guān)心?！彼赃xB為正確答案。2 答案A。解析細(xì)節(jié)

29、推斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句，可知自我意識是種好的品質(zhì)，所以選A。選項C有干擾性，過度的自我意識是有害的，而不是說自我意識是有害的。3 答案B。解析細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第三段第五句。4 答案C。解析細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)文中最后一句“我們不應(yīng)該讓害羞阻礙我們過豐富的有價值的生活。”可知正確答案是C。5 答案B。解析細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。第五段第二句話提到，“我們越了解自己就越越容易發(fā)揮自己的潛質(zhì)?！笨梢酝茢喑鑫覀儜?yīng)該正確了解自己，所以選B。Passage 8Whatmakesapersonascientist?Doeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferentfromth

30、oseofothers?Theansweris“no”.Itisnotthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthesetoolsthatmakeshimascientist.Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtouseapowerisimportanttoacarpenter.Youwillprobablyagree,too,thatknowinghowtoinvestigate,howtodiscoverinformation,isimportanttoeveryone.Thescientist,however,goesones

31、tepfurther,hemustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisquestionsandthathisanswercanbeconfirmedbyotherpersons.Healsoworkstofittheanswershegetstomanyquestionsintoalargesetofideasabouthowtheworldworks.Thescientistsknowledgemustbeexact.Thereisnoroomforhalfrightorrightjusthalfthetime.Hemustbeasnearlyright

32、astheconditionspermit.Whatworksunderonesetofconditionsatonetimemustworkunderthesameconditionsatothertimes.Iftheconditionsaredifferent,anychangesthescientistobservesinademonstrationmustbeexplainedbythechangesintheconditions.Thisisonereasonthatinvestigationsareimportantinscience.AlbertEinstein,whodeve

33、lopedthetheoryofrelativity,arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematics.Theaccuracyofhismathematicswaslatertestedthroughinvestigations.Einsteinweresishowntobecorrect.Ascientistusesmanytoolsformeasurements.Thenthemeasurementsareusedtomakemathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthisinvestigations.1. Whatmakesascie

34、ntistaccordingtothepassage?A.Thetoolsheuses.B.Thewayheuseshistools.C.Hiswaysoflearning.D.Thevarioustoolsheuses.2. “Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther”.Theauthorsaysthistoshow.A. theimportanceofinformationB. theimportanceofthinkingC. thedifferencebetweenscientistsandordinarypeopleD. thedifferenc

35、ebetweencarpentersandpeoplewithotherjobs3. Asoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethat.A. worksnotonlyunderonesetofconditionsatonetime,butalsounderthesameconditionsatothertimesB. doesnotallowanychangesevenunderdifferentconditionsC. canbeusedformanypurposesD. leavenoroomforimprovement4. Theauthorquotesthec

36、aseofAlbertEinsteintoillustrate.A. themeasurementsarekeystosuccessinscienceB. thataccuracyofmathematicsC. thattheinvestigationsareimportantinscienceD. thatthemathematicalcalculationsmaytesthisinvestigations5. Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A. Thetheoryofrelativity.B. Exactnessisthecoreofscience.C. Sc

37、ientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople.D. Exactnessandwaysofusingtoolsarethekeystothemakingofascientist.是什么使一個普通人成為科學(xué)家？他有與從不同的學(xué)習(xí)方法和工具嗎？答案是否定的。不是因為科學(xué)家使用的工具，而是因為他使用工具的方法使他成為科學(xué)家。你也許認(rèn)同怎么用力對一名木匠來說很重要。你也許也認(rèn)同怎么研究調(diào)查，發(fā)現(xiàn)信息對每個人來說都很重要。然而，科學(xué)家比這更進(jìn)一步，他必須確定他對自己的問題得出了一個合理的答案，并且他的答案通過別人也可以得到證實。他同時把自己得出的許多答案歸結(jié)為一個系統(tǒng)的關(guān)于

38、世界如何運作的觀點?？茖W(xué)家的知識必須很確切。不能給半錯半對或者只有一半機(jī)會對的情況留任何空間。他必須在條件允許的情況下盡可能正確。在一種條件下成功一次的話必須在同樣的條件下都能成功。如果條件不同，科學(xué)家在證明過程中觀察到的任何變化都必須解釋他的條件是如何變化的。這是關(guān)于調(diào)查研究在科學(xué)研究中十分重要的其中一個理由。愛因斯坦通過數(shù)學(xué)方法提出了相對論。他的數(shù)學(xué)運用的正確性被后人通過調(diào)查研究的方法證實該理論是正確的。一個科學(xué)家會用很多工具來測量。測量的結(jié)果用來進(jìn)行數(shù)學(xué)計算，再進(jìn)行調(diào)查研究的測試。Passage 12Acitymanwasonholidayinthemountains.Hetalkedw

39、ithamountainmanandfoundthatthemanwasstupid.Sohesuggestedtheyplayagame.“We'llaskeachotherquestions,”hesaid,“andthepersonwillpaydollarifhecan'tansweronequestion.”Themountainmanthoughtaboutthisforatfheewnmsainiduttehsa,tthecitymanpaidadollarandhepaidonly50cents.Thecitymanagreed.“Whathasthreeleg

40、sandcanfly?”askedthemountainman.Thecitymanthoughtawhile,thenanswered“Idon'tknow.Hereisyourdollar.”Thenheaskedthesamequestion:“Whathasthreelegsandcanf“l(fā)y?Idon't”know,either,”saidthemountainman.“Hereisyour50cents.”1.Acitymanwasonholiday.A. inafarawayplaceB. onthehighhillsC. inacityD. inavillag

41、e2. ThecitymanfoundthemountainmanwasA.notcleverB.onthehighhills3. Thecitymansaid,“W_e_'ll_._”A.fighteachotherC.askeachotherquestions4. Themountainman.A.knewtheanswerhimselfC.toldtheanswertothecityman5. Atlast.A. thecitymangotonedollarC.themountainmangotonedollarC.cleverD.strongB. helpeachotherD.

42、lookateachotherC. didn'tknowtheanswerhimselfD.didn'twanttotellthecitymantheanswerD. thecitymangot50centsD.themountainmangot50centsLookattheinstructionsonthebottleofthemedicineandthenchoosetherightanswers.Johnistwelveyearsold.Hehadabadcoldandcougheddayandnight.Hewenttoseeadoctor.Thedoctorgave

43、himsomecoughmedicine.CoughMedicineShake（搖動）itwellbeforeuse.Takeitthreetimeseachdaybeforemeals.Dose（藥量）:Age:over142teaspoonfuls（勺）8 131teaspoonful9 712teaspoonfulNotrightforchildrenbelowtheageofthree.Putitinacoldplace.UseitbeforeDecember1st20021. John should take a day.A. 2 teaspoonfulsB. 3 teaspoonf

44、uls2. The medicine should be kept in .A. a fridgeB. hot water3. John should before he takes it.A. shake the medicine wellC. do some exerciseC. 4 teaspoonfuls D. 1 teaspoonfulC. any placeD. the sunB. eat nothingD. drink a cup of tea4. Whenpeopleareyearsold,theycannottakethismedicine.A. eightyB. thirt

45、yC. twoD. twelve5. JohnwillthemedicinewhenitisleftafterDec.1st,2002.A.throwawayB.stoptotakeC.takeonceD.takesixtimesmore【答案與解析】約翰病了，咳嗽得很厲害。醫(yī)生給他開了些藥?？人运幧险f明書的內(nèi)容主要包括了藥品的服用方法、藥量、貯存條件以及保質(zhì)期等。1. B。根據(jù)“Johnistwelveyearsold.”和“8131teaspoonful”可知B為正確答案。2. A?！癙utitinacoldplace.”是本題答案的依據(jù)。3. A。答案就在"Shake（搖動）i

46、twellbeforeuse.”中。4. Co由“Notrightforchildrenbelowtheageofthree”這句話可知，此藥不適用于三歲以下的兒童。5. A。本說明的最后一句說的是此藥品的保質(zhì)期。答案顯然為A。InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperiencefourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikespring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainhard.Theweathergetsa

47、littlecold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrellaoraraincoatwit

48、htheminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudonttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregretlaterintheday.1. WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A. Becausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneday.B. Becausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweather.C. Becausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.D. Becausetheskyi

49、ssunnyallday.2. Fromthestoryweknowthatcomeandthenthereisaheavyrain.A.sunshineandsnowB.blackcloudsC.summerandwinterD.springandautumn3. “Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwintermeans“”Itissometime_sinwinter.”A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy4. InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththemb

50、ecauseA. theirfriendsaskthemtodoso.B. itoftenrainsinEnglandC. theyaregoingtosellthemD. theyaretheirfavoritethings5. ThebesttitleforthispassageisA. Bad SeasonC. The Weather in EnglandB. Summer or WinterD. Strange English PeopleLong,longagotherewasnozero.Towritethenumbersixty-threepeoplewrote63.Towrit

51、esixhundredandthree,peoplewrote63.Thespacebetweensixandthreewastheretomean."notany"tens.Sometimespeopledidnotrememberthespace.Itwashardtoseeandread.Laterpeopleusedadottoholdthespace.Sixhundredandthreelookedlikethis6.3.Butthedotwashardtosee.Sopeopleputacirclearounditlikethis6O3.Thenpeopleco

52、uldseethedot.Theyrememberedthespace.Atlast,onlythecirclearoundthedotwasused.Itwaslikeazero.Thisisonestoryofhowthezerocametobeused.Nowzerohasmanyimportantuses.Zerotellshowmany.Canyoutellsomeotherwaysofusingzero?1. Long,longagopeopledidntknowhowto.A.writeB.writezeroC.writenumbersD.writesixty-three2. L

53、ong,longagoiftheywrotetwohundred-eight,peoplewrote.A.28B.28C.228D.2083. Laterwasusedtomeanspace.A."notany"B.letter"0"C.zeroD.adot4. Peopleusedcircles.A.torememberwaysB.toremembernumbersC.nottoforgetthespaceD.tomeannothing5. Thestorytellsus.A. howzerocametobeusedB. howtowritezeroC

54、. whatstheuseofzeroD. thatzeromeansadot,acircleorspaceIoftendreamedaboutPisawhenIwasaboy.IreadaboutthefamousbuildingcalledtheLeaningTowerofPisa.ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza.Ithoughtthistowerwasaplacetobuypizza.Itmustbethebestplacetobuypizzaintheworld,Ithought.Manyyearslaterfinallysawt

55、heLeaningTower.IknewthenthatiswasPisaandnopizza.Buttherewasstillsomethingspecialaboutitforme.Thetowergotitsnamebecauseitreallydoesleantooneside.Somepeoplewanttotrytofixit.Theyareafraiditmayfalloverandtheydonthatitleanstolivkeerthecity.IdonotthinkitsagoodideatotrytTohfiextiot.werprobablywillnotfalldo

56、wn,itis600yearsold.Whyshouldanythinghappentoitnow?And,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.Tomeitisaveryhumankindofleaning.Nothingisperfect,itseemstosay.Andwhocares?Whydopeoplewantthingstobeperfect?Imperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.LetstakethetowerinPisa.Whyisitsofamous?Therearemanyotherolder,morebeaut

57、ifultowersinItaly.ButPisatoweristhemostfamous.Peoplecomefromallovertheworldtoseeit.1. Thispassageisabout.A. ItalianpizzaB. ItalysproblemsC. howtheLeaningTowerofPisagotitsnameD. whythewriterlikesPisa2. ThewriterusedtothinkPisa.A.inSpainB.notveryfamousC.notthesameaspizzaD.thesameaspizza3. TheLeaningTo

58、werofPisais.A.modernB.fallingdownC.600yearsoldD.60yearsold-4. Thewriter.A. doesntlikewhatthetowerlookslikeB. likeswhatthetowerlookslikeC. thinksitsthemostbeautifultowerinItalyD. doesntliketowers5. ThewriterlikestheLeaningTowerofPisabecause.A.itsoldB.itsperfectC.itsellspizzaD.itsimperfect【答案與解析】這是關(guān)于比薩斜塔的一篇雜感。作者由兒時對比薩斜塔的曲解談起，說到了自己對人們想要重新修正斜塔的