大學(xué)英語(yǔ)B統(tǒng)考電大網(wǎng)考英語(yǔ)B閱讀理解B

1、閱讀理解B試卷中的題目說(shuō)明閱讀理解(共10小題；每小題3分，滿分30分)此部分共有2篇短文，在第一篇短文后有5個(gè)正誤判斷題，從每題后的兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確答案；在第二篇短文后有5個(gè)問(wèn)題。請(qǐng)從每個(gè)問(wèn)題后的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確選項(xiàng)。1、 Mr.Whitelivedinasmallvillage.Hisparentshadn'tenoughmoneytosendhimtoschool.Hehadtohelpthemtodosomethinginthefields.Buthedidn'tliketoliveinthepoorplace.Whenhewassixteen,heg

2、ottothetownandfoundworkinafactory.Threeyearslaterhebecametallandstrong.SohewassenttoAfricaasasoldier.Hestayedthereforfiveyearsandgotsomemoney.ThenhecamebacktoEnglandandboughtashopinasmalltown.NopeopleinthetownwenttoAfricaexcepthim.Andhehopedtheythoughthewasafamousmanandthattheycouldrespecthim.Thechi

3、ldrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomestoriesandhislifeinAfrica.OnedayafewchildrenaskedhimtotellthemsomethingabouttheanimalsinAfrica.Hetoldthemhowhefoughtwiththetigersandelephants.Hisstoriessurprisedthemallandsomepolicemenandworkerswenttolistentohim.Itmadehimhappier.Justamanwhotaughtgeographyinamiddlescho

4、olpassedthere.Hestoppedtolistentohimforawhileandthensaid,"Couldyoupleasetellusarareanimal,sir?""Certainly,"saidMr.Turner."OnedayImetarhinoceros(犀牛)byariver""Pleasewaitaminute,sir,"saidtheman."Therearen'tanyrhinocerosinAfricaatall!""It'sr

5、arejustbecausetherearen'tany!"(1) 、Mr.Whitewasborninafarmer'sfamily.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、Mr.Whitehopedtoberespectedbecausehewastherichestmanintheirtown.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、Thechildrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomethinginterestingbecauseheknewmorethananyotherpersoninthetown.A：TB：F答案：A(4) 、Allpeoplebel

6、ievedMr.Whiteexceptthechildren.A：TB：F答案：B(5) 、Mr.Whitewouldn'tliketoadmitthathewaswrong.A：TB：F答案：A2、 IfyoutravelbyairacrossthecenterofAfricaorSouthAmerica,youflyoverforestsforthousandsofkilometers.Thesegreatforestsaretheoceansoftrees.Therearethousandsandthousandsofdifferentkindsofplantsandanimal

7、s.However,theworld'sforestsaregettingsmallerallthetime.Wearecuttingdownthetreesbecauseweneedwood,andweneedmorefarmland.Somepeoplesaythattherewillnotbeanyforestslikethesein20or30years.Whatwillhappeniftheydisappear?Ifwecutdownourforests,alotofplantsandanimalswilldisappearfromtheworld.Inalotofplace

8、sthenewfarmlandwillsoonlookliketheolddeserts.Cropswillnotgrowthere.Itwillnotrainveryoften,andtheweatherwillgetveryhot.Perhapstheclimateoftheworldwillchange.Thiswillbedangerousforeveryoneintheworld.Thatiswhywemusttakecareofourforests.、Thepassagemainlytellsusabouttheimportanceoftakingcareofplants.A:TB

9、：F答案：A(2)、Forestsarehomesfordifferentkindsofanimals.A:TB：F答案：A(3)、Theneedformorewoodandmorelandhelptoprotectourforests.A:TB：F答案：B(4)、We'llhavemoreandgreaterforestsnin20or30yearsinsomepeople'sview.A:TB：F答案：B(5)、Thewriterthinksitnecessarytoprotecttheforests.A:TB：F答案：A3、 Whatmakesonepersonmorei

10、ntelligentthananother?Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Ins

11、omeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists(心理學(xué)家)thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,chil

12、drenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprob

13、ablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas"Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid."or"Youaresuchasmartchild."(1)、Theword"intelligent"inthe1stparagraphprobablymeanbright.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusisanormalpersonwhileanidiotisa

14、funnyperson.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、Apersonbornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuseismorelikelytobecomeagenius.A：TB：F答案：A(4) 、Itisbetterforparentstopraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften.A：TB：F答案：A(5) 、Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.A：TB：F答案：B4、 Amangotintoatrainandfoundhimselfsitt

15、ingoppositeawomanwhoseemedtobeaboutthirty-fiveyearsold.Soontheybegantalkingtoeachother,andthemansaidtoher,"Doyouhaveafamily?""Yes,Ihaveoneson,"thewomananswered."Oh,really?"saidtheman."Doeshesmoke?""No,he'snevertouchedacigarette,"thewomanreplied.&

16、quot;That'sgood,"themancontinued."Idon'tsmokeeither.Tobaccoisverybadtoone'shealth.Anddoesyoursondrinkwine?""Oh,no,"thewomanansweredatonce."He'sneverdrunkadropofit.""ThenIcongratulateyou,ma'am,"themansaid."Anddoesheevercomehomelate

17、atnight?""No,never,"hisneighboranswered."Hegoestobedimmediatelyafterdinnereverynight.""Well,"themansaid,"he'sawiseyoungman.Howoldishe?""He'ssixmonthsoldtoday.Buthewillgrowuptobeagentleman,"thewomanrepliedproudly.(1) 、Themanandthewomanare

18、talkingaboutthewoman'sson.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、Thewomanthinkshersonwillbeagentleman.A：TB：F答案：A(3) 、Theconversationtookplaceonatrain.A：TB：F答案：A(4) 、Theword"disappointed"probablybestdescribestheman'sfeelingattheendoftheconversation.A：TB：F答案：B(5) 、Thewomanissoproudofhersonthatshedoesnotreal

19、lyunderstandwhattheman'squestionsmean.A：TB：F答案：B5、 Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sob

20、eforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband'ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,"Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon'tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback."AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedalet

21、terfromhissecretarywhichsaid,"Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butI'mnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation."(1) 、Mr.Youngwastheownerofaprivatebusiness.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、Mrs.Youngworriedaboutherhusband'sbusiness.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、Mrs.Youngwasafraidthatherhusband&

22、#39;svacationmightbespoilt.A：TB：F答案：A(4) 、Thesecretarydidn'texplaininherletterwhathadhappenedtoMr.Young'sbusiness,becauseshedidn'twanttospoilMr.Young'svacation.A：TB：F答案：A(5) 、YoucanlearnfromthestorythatMr.Younghadastupidsecretary.A：TB：F答案：A6、 HereisastorytoldaboutanAmericangeneralwho

23、wasaveryimportantfigureintheAmericanarmyduringtheFirstWorldWar.EverybodyintheUnitedStatesknewhimandmanypeoplewishedtohaveapictureorsomethingofhisintheirhomes.SoonafterthewarthegeneralreturnedtoWashington.Onedayhewenttoadentistandhadsixteethpulledout.Aweeklaterthegeneralheardthathisteethwerebeingsold

24、inshopsat$5each.Oneachoftheteeththerewasalabelwiththenameofthegeneralandwords:"buytheseteethandshowthemtoyourfriendsathome."Thegeneralgotangry.Herushedtohisofficeandorderedsixofficerstogoaroundthecityandbuyallhisteeth.Theofficerswentoutandvisitedeveryshopinthecapital.Theywereawayfromtheoff

25、iceallday.Intheeveningtheyreturnedandputonthetableinfrontofthegeneraltheteeththeyhadbought.Theyhadcollected175teeth.(1) 、Manyfamilieswantedtohaveasignatureofthegeneral.A：TB：F答案：B(2) 、ThegeneralcamebacktoWashingtonaftertheFirstWorldWar.A：TB：F答案：A(3) 、Thegeneralorderedhismentolookforallhisteethandbuya

26、llofthem.A：TB：F答案：A(4) 、Thefactthatthegeneral'snamewasonthelabelofeachtoothshowsthatthegeneralwasfamous.A：TB：F答案：A(5)、Theteeththeycollectedmostprobablycost$1150.A：TB：F答案：B7、 Theword"horsepower"wasfirstusedtwohundredyearsago.JamesWatthadmadetheworld'sfirstwidelyusedsteamengine.Hehad

27、nowayoftellingpeopleexactlyhowpowerfulitwas,foratthattimetherewerenounitsformeasuringpower.Wattdecidedtofindouthowmuchworkonestronghorsecoulddoinoneminute.Hecalledthatunitonehorsepower.Withthisunithecouldmeasuretheworkhissteamenginecoulddo.Hediscoveredthatahorsecouldlifta3300-poundweight10feetintoth

28、eairononeminute.Hisenginecouldlifta33-poundweight100feetinoneminute.Becausehisenginedidtentimesasmuchworkasthehorse,Wattcalleditatenhorsepowerengine.(1) 、ThepassagesaysthatWattmadethefirstwidelyusedsteamengine.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、Wattwantedtofindawaytolifta3300-poundweight.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、Hemadeupaunitofme

29、asurementbasedonthestrengthofahorse.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、Onehorsepowerwouldequaltheweightofonehorse.A：TB：F答案：B(5) 、ThepossibletitleforthispassageisTheOriginoftheTerm"Horsepower".A：TB：F答案：A8、 Snowflakeslooklikewhitestarsfallingfromthesky.Buttherehavebeentimeswhensnowhaslookedred,green,yellow,orbla

30、ck.Therehavebeensnowflakesofalmosteverycolor.Thinkhowitwouldseemtohavecoloredsnowflakescomingdownallaroundyou.BlacksnowfellinFranceoneyear.AnotheryeargreysnowfellinJapan.Itwasfoundthatthesnowwasmixedwithashes.Thismadeitlookdark.Redsnowhadcomedowninothercountries.Whenthishappened,thesnowwasmixedwithr

31、eddust.Mostsnowlookswhite,butitisreallythecolorofice.Snowisicethatcomesfromsnowcloud.Eachsnowflakebeginswithasmalldropoffrozenwater.Morewaterformsaroundthisdrop.Thewaythewaterfreezesgivesthesnowflakesitsshape.Notwosnowflakesareeverjustthesamesizeorshape.Sometimesthesnowflakesarebrokenwhentheycomedow

32、n.Othersnowflakesmeltastheyfall.Allsnowflakesareflatandhavesixsides,iftheyarenotbrokenormelted.Whentheairiscoldanddry,thefallingsnowflakesaresmallandhard.Iftheairwetandwarm,thesnowflakesarebigandsoft.Wouldyoubesurprisedtoseesnowflakesasbigasyourheadfallingfromthesky?IthappenedonceintheUnitedStates.I

33、tcouldhappenagain.(1) 、Thefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellusthatsometimessnowhasdifferentcolors.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、Notwosnowflakesarejustthesamesize,butallsnowflakesarehard.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、Snowflakesbeginwithcloud.A：TB：F答案：B(4) 、Thebiggerthesnowflakesare,thesoftertheyare.A：TB：F答案：A(5) 、BlacksnowfellonlyinEur

34、opeanCountries.A：TB：F答案：B9、 Hobbswasanorphan.Heworkedinafactoryandeverydayhegotalittlemoney.Hardworkchangedhimthinandweak.Hewantedtoborrowalotofmoneytolearntopaintpictures,buthedidnotthinkhecouldpayoffthedebts.Onedayalawyersaidtohim,"Onethousanddollars,andhereisthemoney."AsHobbstookthepack

35、ageofnotes,hewasverydumbfounded(驚呆了的).Hedidn'tknowwherethemoneycamefromandhowtospendit.Hesaidtohimself,"Icouldgotofindahotelandlivelikearichmanforafewdays,orIgiveupmyworkinthefactoryanddowhatI'dliketodo:paintingpictures.Icoulddothatforafewweeks,butwhatwouldIdoafterthat?Ishouldhavelostmy

36、placeinthefactoryandhavenomoneytoliveon.Ifitwerealittlelessmoney,Iwouldbuyanewcoat,oraradio,orgiveadinnertomyfriends.Ifitweremore,Icouldgiveuptheworkandpayforpaintingthepictures.Butitistoomuchforoneandtoolittlefortheother.""Hereisthereadingofyouruncle'swill,"saidthelawyer,"te

37、llingwhatistobedonewiththismoneyafterhisdeath.Imustaskyoutorememberonepoint.Yourunclehassaidyoumustbringmeapapershowingexactlywhatyoudidwithhismoney,assoonasyouhavespentit.""Yes,Isee.Iwilldothat,"saidtheyoungman.(1)、Hewantedtoborrowmoneybecausehewantedtolearntopaintpictures.A：TB：F答案：A

38、(2)、Withthemoneyhegot,Hobbsfirstplannedtohaveahappylifeforafewdays.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、WhatHobbswasaskedtodowasnothingbuttobuysomepictures.A：TB：F答案：B(4)、WhatHobbsreallylovedtodowaspaintingpictures.A：TB：F答案：A(5) 、Thebesttitleforthepassage.A：TB：F答案：B10、 ElvisAronPresley,wasoftencalled"thekingofrockmusi

39、c",diedonAugust16th,1977,attheageofforty-two.Heleftagreatinfluenceonpopularmusic,andmillionsoffans.Duringhislifetime,Elvissoldmorethanfourhundredmillionrecords.AfterPresleydied,manyofhisrecordsrosequickly.WhenPresleydied,manymournersjourneyedtoMemphis,Tennessee,Presley'shome,topaytheirlastr

40、espects.WhilemostofthesefansknewalotaboutthesongsofElvis,fewofthemknewthestoryofhowElvishadhisfirstrecordwhichwasforhismother.HepaidfourdollarstoasmallMemphisrecordingshop,andrecordedtwosongs.Thesongswere"MyHappiness"and"That'sWhereYourHeartachesBegin".SamPhilips,whoownedthes

41、hopwhereElvismadetherecord,likedPresley'ssongs.Hesaidhewouldcallhimsomeday.Aboutayearlater,Philipsdidcallandaskhimtocutarecord.Thisfirstrecordhad"BlueMoonofKentucky"ononeside,and"That'sAllRight,Mama"ontheother.(1)、ThepassageismainlyabouthowElvisPresleybeganhiscareer.A：TB：

42、F答案：A(2)、Mournersareusuallyrecord-producers.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、Withouttherecordforhismother,Elvismightnothavebecomeastar.A：TB：F答案：A(4) 、WhenPresleydied,peoplewenttoMemphisforhismother'sstoryoflife.A：TB：F答案：B(5)、ThepassageshowsthatmanypeoplelovedElvis.A：TB：F答案：B11、 Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconv

43、ersationabouttheworld'sgreatestwonders."Inmyopinion,"thefirstmansaid,"theEgyptianpyramids(埃及金字塔)aretheworld'sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.Andremember:thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbui

44、ldersandengineershavetoday.""IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful,"thesecondmansaid,"butIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds,theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthat

45、wouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo."Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,"Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?"Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid,"Well,Iagreethatthepyramidsarewonderful,andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful,too.However,inmyopinion,themostwonderfulthinginth

46、eworldisthisthermos."Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.Theothertwomenwereverysurprised."Athermos?"theyexclaimed."Butthat'sasimplething.""Oh,no,it'snot,"thethirdmansaid."Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputinacolddrinkandits

47、tayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit'swinterorsummer?"、Theunderlinedword"thermos"inChinesemeans"保溫瓶".A:TB：F答案：A(2)、Thatthethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld'sgreatestwonderwasbecausetheyallhaddifferentideas.A:TB：F答案：A(3)、Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwo

48、nderfulthingsintheworldbecausetheyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletools.A:TB：F答案：A(4)、Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecauseitcostlessthanacomputer.A:TB：F答案：B(5)、Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecausehecouldnotthinkofanythingtosay.A:TB：F答案：B12、 Intheworld,soccerorfootballisthemost

49、popularsport.ThisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheWorldCup.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears.Toremember2002FIFAWorldCup,childrenfromdifferentcountriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled"DreamWorldCups"inJapan.Thechild

50、rendrewanimals,flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabluebrightsky.TheywishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflagsofallthecountriesthatwilltakepartintheWorldCupinJapanandSouthKorea.ThepicturewasputupinaparknearaplaygroundinYokohama.Somefootballteamswillhavegamesthere.Areyouafootballfan？TheWorldCupm

51、akesmoreandmorepeopleinterestedinfootball.Teenagerslikeplayingandwatchingfootball.Manyofthemlovesomefootballstarssomuchthattheygetthepicturesoftheirfavouriteplayersonthewallsoftheirrooms.ThatisthewaytoshowtheirlovefortheWorldCupaschildreninJapan.(1) 、IfacountrywantstotakepartintheWorldCup,shemusthav

52、emanyfootballplayers.A：TB：F答案：B(2) 、ThenextWorldCupwillbeheldin2006.A：TB：F答案：A(3) 、Fromthepassage,inthepicturechildrendrewmanythingsexceptpicturesofsomefootballstars.A：TB：F答案：B(4) 、In"DreamWorldCup",thechildrendrewtheflagsofsomecountriestotellthepeopletheirstories.A：TB：F答案：B(5) 、Manyteenag

53、ersownthepicturesofsomefootballstarsbecausetheyarefootballfans.A：TB：F答案：A13、 TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyforParisbus.ThebusforPariswouldnotleaveuntilfivetotwelve.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewerestandinginline,otherswerewalkingaround.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls.Theirteacherwastryi

54、ngtokeeptheminline.Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasnoplaceforhimtosit.Hewalkedintothestationcafe.Helookedupattheclockthere.Itwasonlytwentytotwelve.Hefoundaseatandsatdownbeforealargemirroronthewall.Justthen,Mike,oneofTom'sworkmatescameinandsatwithTom."Whattimeisyourbus?"askedMike."There&

55、#39;splentyoftimeyet"answeredTom."Well,I'llgetyousomemoreteathen"saidMike.Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain."Oh!It'sgoingbackward"hecried."Afewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelve,andnowit'shalfpasteleven.""You'relookingattheclockin

56、themirror."saidMike.Tomwassosad.Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhour.SincethenTomhasneverlikedmirrors.(1) 、TomwentintothestationcafebecauseMikeaskedhimtohaveacupoftea.A：TB：F答案：B(2) 、WhenTomlookedattheclockinthemirrorit'shalfpasttwelve.A：TB：F答案：A(3) 、Fromthestoryweknowthatwhenwelookataclock

57、inamirror,wewillfindit'sgoingbackward.A：TB：F答案：A(4) 、TomarrivedinParisontime.A：TB：F答案：B(5) 、TomandMiketalkedwhiledrinking.A：TB：F答案：A14、 AstoryistoldaboutasoldierwhowasfinallycominghomeafterhavingfoughtinVietnam.HecalledhisparentsfromSanFrancisco."MomandDad,I'mcominghome,butI'veafavo

58、rtoask.Ihaveafriend.I'dliketobringhimhomewithme.""Sure,"theyreplied,"we'dlovetomeethim.""There'ssomethingyoushouldknow,"thesoncontinued,"hewasinjuredprettybadlyinthefighting.Hesteppedonalandmine(地雷)andlostanarmandaleg.Hehasnowhereelsetogo,andIwanth

59、imtolivewithus.""We'resorrytohearthat,son.But,maybewecanhelphimfindsomewheretolive.""No,MomandDad,Iwanthimtolivewithus.""Son,"saidthefather,"youdon'tknowwhatyou'reasking.Someonewithsuchahandicapwouldbeaterribleburdentous.Wehaveourownlivestolive,and

60、wecan'tletsomethinglikethisinterferewithourlives.Ithinkyoushouldjustcomehomeandforgetaboutthisguy.He'llfindawaytoliveonhisown."Atthatpoint,thesonhungupthephone.Theparentsheardnothingmorefromhim.Afewdayslater,however,theyreceivedacallfromtheSanFranciscopolice.Theirsonhaddiedafterfallingf

61、romabuilding.Thepolicebelievedhehadkilledhimself.Thegrief-stricken(悲痛欲絕的)parentsflewtoSanFranciscoandweretakentothecitymorgue(太平間)toidentifythebodyoftheirson.Theyrecognizedhim,buttotheirhorrortheyalsodiscoveredsomethingtheydidn'tknow,theirsonhadonlyonearmandoneleg.(1) 、ThesoldiercalledhisparentsfromSanFranciscoafterhavingfoughtinVietnam