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大學(xué)英語(yǔ)(B)模擬試題輔導(dǎo)2--閱讀理解Test1二、閱讀理解Passage1TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople’slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtoflee(cuò)thecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Marie,alsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenat(yī)ion.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Inthee(cuò)nd,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.(190words)法國(guó)大革命于1789年爆發(fā)。當(dāng)時(shí)法國(guó)正處經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退中,政府腐敗,人民生活凄慘。路易十六世企圖控制議會(huì)并增長(zhǎng)賦稅,但最后失敗了。他命令軍隊(duì)進(jìn)入凡爾賽。人民都認(rèn)為他企圖用武力彈壓革命。1789年7月14日,人民群眾猛攻并占領(lǐng)了關(guān)押政治犯的巴士底獄。從那天以后,7月14
11.What’sthispassageabout?A.FranceB.KingLouisC.TheFrenchRevolutionD.Europe答案:C12.Whichdidnothappenin1789?A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.C.Thegovernmentwasn’twellrun.D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.答案:B4)選項(xiàng)B:國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)快速發(fā)展,文章中沒(méi)有提及到當(dāng)時(shí)法國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)。13.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?A.InVersailles.B.InAustria.C.InPrussia.D.InBastille.答案:D14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abolished”mean?A.putoffB.establishedC.unitedD.ended答案:D15.WhatwasNOTthee(cuò)ffectoftheRevolution?A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeankings.C.Louis’swifeMariewaskilled.D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.Passage2IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit’samatteroflifeordeat(yī)h.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydat(yī)e.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreat(yī)timedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.(260words)在美國(guó),一般不習(xí)慣天天很早打電話給某個(gè)人。假如你很早打電話給他,在他刮胡子或吃早飯的時(shí)候,那就說(shuō)明這件事情非常重要,需要立刻解決。晚上十一點(diǎn)以后打電話也是同樣的意思。假如一個(gè)人在睡覺(jué)的時(shí)候接到電話,那他肯定覺(jué)得這是一件事關(guān)生死的大事。打電話的時(shí)間也顯示事情的重要限度。在社會(huì)生活中,時(shí)間是一個(gè)非常重要的角色。在美國(guó),假如在宴會(huì)三四天前才受到邀請(qǐng),那受邀者就會(huì)認(rèn)為自己不是很受重視。但并不是在所有的國(guó)家都如此。在世界上的其它地方,提前很多時(shí)候做約定被認(rèn)為是很愚蠢的,由于約好一個(gè)星期以后的事情很容易忘掉。所以時(shí)間的意義在不同的地方是不同樣的。因此,來(lái)自不同文化背景的人之間就會(huì)產(chǎn)生誤會(huì)。舉個(gè)例子,準(zhǔn)時(shí)在美國(guó)社會(huì)是受到高度認(rèn)可的。假如某些人不準(zhǔn)時(shí),就會(huì)被認(rèn)為不禮貌或不夠負(fù)責(zé)任。在美國(guó),沒(méi)有一個(gè)人會(huì)把一次商務(wù)活動(dòng)和等待一小時(shí)聯(lián)系起來(lái),這太不禮貌了。一個(gè)人假如遲到五分鐘,就要作出解釋,也許這還不夠。
16.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.C.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.答案:B17.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorherslee(cuò)pinghours?A.Amatterofwork.B.Amatteroflifeordeath.C.Youwanttoseehimorher.D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.答案:B18.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend?A.at(yī)7:00am.B.at4:00pm.C.atthenight.D.a(chǎn)t4:00am.答案:B4)選項(xiàng)C的意思為:晚上(night尤指夜開(kāi)始深了的時(shí)候,注意:evening指傍晚,黃昏),不是問(wèn)題的最佳答案;5)選項(xiàng)D的意思為:早上4點(diǎn),這個(gè)時(shí)間太早了,一般人們都還在睡夢(mèng)中,不是打電話的恰當(dāng)時(shí)間。
19.?Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.IntheU.S.Agueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A..D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.答案:D3)選項(xiàng)B“…nomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeople”與原文的第十一句話:“Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.”不符;4)選項(xiàng)C“在美國(guó)提前預(yù)約也許會(huì)被視為是愚蠢的事情”,與原文的第7-9句話不符;5)選項(xiàng)D在原文的倒數(shù)第四句話有明確的表述,是對(duì)的選項(xiàng)。
20.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat__(dá)____(dá)____(dá).A.it’samat(yī)teroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytimeB.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworldC.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlat(yī)eforabusinesspartyD.ifapersonislat(yī)eforadate,heneedn’tmakesomeexplanation答案:BPassage3Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarushandoftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands(任務(wù)).Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse"wasting"itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomere-turnsintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismat(yī)terofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.ManynewcomerstotheStat(yī)eswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall.Forexample,theywillmisstheritualinteractionthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffee(cuò)thatmaybeaconventionintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Wesee(cuò)koutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348words)一個(gè)外國(guó)人對(duì)于美國(guó)的第一印象很有也許是每個(gè)人都在壓力下急忙忙忙。城市里的人總是表現(xiàn)得急忙忙忙不知疲倦,為了盡快做完一件事情,他們會(huì)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(gè)國(guó)家生活節(jié)奏的一個(gè)部分。工作時(shí)間被認(rèn)為是很珍貴的。在一些公共飲食場(chǎng)合,其別人會(huì)在你旁邊等你吃完,這樣大家都可以得到服務(wù),并趕在規(guī)定的時(shí)間內(nèi)回去工作。每個(gè)人都會(huì)盡快給下一個(gè)人騰出地方。假如你不這樣,侍者會(huì)催促你的。你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)司機(jī)也都很匆忙,人們從你身邊急忙走過(guò)。你會(huì)錯(cuò)過(guò)一些微笑、簡(jiǎn)短的交談和一些與陌生人的小禮節(jié)。不要在意,這是由于他們非常愛(ài)惜時(shí)間,并且他們認(rèn)為,一旦太注重這些社交禮節(jié)就會(huì)浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。對(duì)時(shí)間的觀念還會(huì)影響到我們對(duì)耐心的理解。在美國(guó)價(jià)值體系中,耐心并不是首要考慮的事情。我們中的很多人被稱為”短保險(xiǎn)絲”。假如我們覺(jué)得時(shí)間在毫無(wú)意義的溜走,在娛樂(lè)、工作價(jià)值或休息方面得不到回報(bào),那么就會(huì)開(kāi)始不斷地徘徊。那些來(lái)自時(shí)間觀念不同的國(guó)家的人發(fā)現(xiàn)他們?cè)谏虡I(yè)和平常生活中最困難的就是對(duì)時(shí)間節(jié)奏的適應(yīng)。許多剛到美國(guó)來(lái)的人都會(huì)想念他們?cè)谏虡I(yè)會(huì)談中一些開(kāi)場(chǎng)禮節(jié)。舉個(gè)例子,他們會(huì)想念因歡迎你到來(lái)而泡的一杯茶或咖啡這樣的社交禮儀,這在他們國(guó)家是常規(guī)禮儀。他們會(huì)想念在咖啡屋悠閑的會(huì)談。而通常,美國(guó)人不會(huì)與來(lái)訪者在這么悠閑的環(huán)境中進(jìn)行一些冗長(zhǎng)的小會(huì)談。對(duì)于同事,我們總是看他過(guò)去的表現(xiàn)而不是與他的社交禮儀。由于我們一般都是更注重職業(yè)性,而不是社交性,因此我們總是不久進(jìn)入正題。
21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?_____(dá)__(dá)__A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.B.Americansat(yī)tachlessimportancetopatience.C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.答案:D22.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means__(dá)__(dá)__(dá)___.A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcernC.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift答案:B23.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague___________(dá).A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusinesstalksC.byestablishingbusinessrelat(yī)ionsD.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance答案:D24.Thispassagemainlytalksabout________(dá)___.A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtimeB.howbusyAmericansareeverydayC.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeignersD.what(yī)Americanwayoflifeislike答案:A25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis____(dá)_______(dá)__(dá)__(dá).A.criticalB.ironicalC.a(chǎn)ppreciat(yī)iveD.objective答案:CTest2Passage1Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineat(yī)theairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadat(yī)leavingherfamilyandfriends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales(稱).Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn’tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.“What(yī)’swrongwiththisgirl?Hesaid,“Whydoesn’tshehurryup?”Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecounter,hopingtocheckinfirst.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,“Whyareyousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan’tyougivemeahandwithmyluggage?ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.(224words)Maria,十六歲,她正在圣多明各(多米尼加首都)的機(jī)場(chǎng)排隊(duì)等候。她正要離開(kāi)自己的祖國(guó)去美國(guó)和她的姐姐團(tuán)聚。她的英語(yǔ)講得很好。雖然她要出國(guó)了覺(jué)得不久樂(lè),但此時(shí)要離開(kāi)她的家人和朋友也很傷心。正在她想這些的時(shí)候,她忽然聽(tīng)到機(jī)場(chǎng)的工作人員正在叫她把行李放到稱上。Maria拉了又拉,包太重,她主線抬不起來(lái)。她后面的男人很不耐煩了。他也是等著托運(yùn)營(yíng)李的?!斑@女孩怎么了?”他說(shuō)道,“她為什么不快點(diǎn)?”他走到前面,把包放在臺(tái)上,希望能先登記。他急著想要得到一個(gè)好的座位。Maria很氣憤,但她很有禮貌。她用最優(yōu)美的英語(yǔ)說(shuō),“你為什么如此不耐煩?飛機(jī)上的每個(gè)人都有座位。假如你真的很急,為什么不能幫我搬一下行李?”這男人聽(tīng)到Maria會(huì)講英語(yǔ)覺(jué)得很驚訝。他不久拿起自己的行李退了回去。每個(gè)人都很不贊成的看著他。11.Maria’sstoryhappened__(dá)______.A.whenshewasleavingAmericaB.onherwaybacktoSantoDomingoC.beforeshelefttheUSAD.whenshearrivedat(yī)theairport答案:D12.Youbelievethat(yī)theworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryisto___(dá)_____(dá)at(yī)theairport.A.helpcarrypeople’sluggageB.a(chǎn)skpeopletopickuptheluggageC.checkpeople’sluggageD.takecareofpeople’sluggage答案:C13.“Whyareyousoupset?”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbe____(dá)___(dá)_.A.surprisedB.sadC.unhappyD.sorry答案:C14.“Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.”Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt__________.A.worriedaboutMariaB.worriedaboutthemanC.sorryforMaria’smannersD.sorryfortheman’smanners答案:D15.TheauthormentionedMaria’sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthat(yī)_________.A.shewasyoungbutbehavedproperlyB.shewouldnothavelefthomealoneC.everyonearoundherwaswrongD.itwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpher答案:APassage2Therearethreekindsofgoals:shirt-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivitieswhichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,months.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasbuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,long-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddat(yī)etheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethat(yī)havebeencompleted.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.(221words)目的有三種:短期目的,中期目的和長(zhǎng)期目的。短期目的是根據(jù)每日制定的為了解決當(dāng)前事物的目的。短期目的可以以少于一個(gè)星期,一個(gè)星期,兩個(gè)星期,或者也許的話一個(gè)月來(lái)完畢。我們必須記住,打地基比砌墻更需要堅(jiān)實(shí),長(zhǎng)期目的脫離了扎實(shí)的短期目的的實(shí)現(xiàn)是不能實(shí)現(xiàn)的。短期目的的實(shí)現(xiàn)是以以前完畢的目的為前提的。中期目的是在短期目的的基礎(chǔ)上指定的??梢砸砸粋€(gè)學(xué)期或整個(gè)學(xué)年為周期指定,或者延長(zhǎng)至幾年。每次你根據(jù)目的前進(jìn)了一步,都不要讓自己感到?jīng)]有信心或者壓力重重。當(dāng)你完畢了一個(gè)目的,你都會(huì)增長(zhǎng)成功的信心。并且當(dāng)你完畢目的的日期越來(lái)越近,你的動(dòng)力和希望都會(huì)增長(zhǎng)。長(zhǎng)期目的可以和我們未來(lái)的夢(mèng)想相關(guān)聯(lián)。可以是五年或五年以上的目的。生活不是一成不變的。我們不能讓長(zhǎng)期目的制約了我們或我們的行為。16.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot___(dá)___(dá)___.A.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoalsB.ifwecompletetheshort-termgoalsC.ifwehavedreamsofthefutureD.ifweputforwardsomeplans答案:B17.Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon_____(dá)____.A.a(chǎn)dailybasisB.yourachievementinaweekC.currentactivitiesD.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted答案:D18.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,________.A.wewillwinfinalsuccessB.weareoverwhelmedC.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccessD.weshouldhavestrongdesireforsettingnewgoals答案:C19.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Lifeisadynamicthing.B.weshouldsetuplong-termgoals.C.Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.D.Thelimitationoflong-termgoals.答案:C20.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothepassage?____(dá)_____A.Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.B.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.C.Lifeisastaticthing,thusweshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.D.Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoalstothosewhichhavebeencompleted.答案:CPassage3BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthat(yī)canbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary(周年紀(jì)念)ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac’sbodylanguageatinternat(yī)ionalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug(擁抱),Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn’tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys(調(diào)查)showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulat(yī)ionbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance’scloserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain’scloselinkswiththeUS.Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsof“doubtfulfriendship”,theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here’sone:What’sthebestthingaboutBritain’srelationshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel.(320words)英國(guó)和法國(guó)被英吉利海峽阻隔,游泳穿越該海峽只要不到20分鐘的時(shí)間。但這兩個(gè)國(guó)家的文化有時(shí)相差十萬(wàn)八千里。上星期四,英國(guó)和法國(guó)慶祝了《和諧協(xié)議》簽訂100周年的紀(jì)念活動(dòng)。該協(xié)議標(biāo)志著兩個(gè)國(guó)家在經(jīng)歷了幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)和愛(ài)恨交織的關(guān)系后的新開(kāi)始。但他們的關(guān)系在上個(gè)世紀(jì)也經(jīng)歷了幾番起落。僅去年,對(duì)伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)問(wèn)題進(jìn)行了劇烈的爭(zhēng)論—英國(guó)首相布萊爾支持而法國(guó)總統(tǒng)希拉克反對(duì)。國(guó)際會(huì)議中,這種別扭在布萊爾和希拉克的身體語(yǔ)言中表現(xiàn)得很明顯。當(dāng)法國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人屢屢與德國(guó)總理格哈特·施羅德?lián)肀r(shí),布萊爾只得到了握手。然而,有些政治專家說(shuō)正是伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)促進(jìn)了兩國(guó)的關(guān)系。這種歷來(lái)的分離也許是好的,由于這兩個(gè)國(guó)家對(duì)世界的見(jiàn)解完全不同。但是這并沒(méi)有阻隔1200萬(wàn)的英國(guó)人每年到法國(guó)度假。而法國(guó)僅有300萬(wàn)的人去英國(guó)度假。調(diào)查顯示大多數(shù)法國(guó)人對(duì)德國(guó)人比對(duì)英國(guó)人親切。并且在英國(guó)進(jìn)行的調(diào)查顯示僅有1/3的英國(guó)人信任法國(guó)人。也許這種壞的感覺(jué)是由于英國(guó)人不喜歡法國(guó)跟德國(guó)的密切關(guān)系,或者由于法國(guó)對(duì)英國(guó)和美國(guó)的密切關(guān)系感到不悅。不管答案是什么,雙方能在一起慶祝這種“不擬定的和諧關(guān)系”100周年,至少證明他們會(huì)互相開(kāi)玩笑了。其中一條就是:英國(guó)與法國(guó)的關(guān)系的最佳見(jiàn)證是什么?是英吉利海峽。21.Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis______(dá)____.A.friendlyB.impoliteC.brotherlyD.amixtureofloveandhate答案:D22.ThewarinIraqdoes_________totherelat(yī)ionshipbetweenFranceandBritain.A.goodB.harmC.neithergoodnorharmD.bothgoodandharm答案:D23.TheBritisharenotsofriendlyto_______(dá)_andtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto____(dá)___(dá)__.A.Germany;AmericaB.America;GermanyC.Germany;GermanyD.America;America答案:A24._____(dá)__(dá)_aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin____(dá)___(dá)__(dá).A.Americanpeople…BritainB.Britishpeople…GermanyC.Frenchpeople…BritainD.Britishpeople…France答案:D25.What(yī)doesthelastsentencemean?A.AslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritain.B.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.C.FrancandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.答案:CTest3Passage 1 Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducat(yī)ionhereatouruniversity.Weencourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled“OneOnOne”helpselementarystudentswho’vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmat(yī)handEnglish.You’dhavetovoluntee(cuò)rtwohoursawee(cuò)kforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwithmath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors-he’llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.I’msureyou’llenjoythiscommunityservice…andyou’llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou’vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou’dliketosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge’sofficethisweek.(220words)社區(qū)服務(wù)是我們大學(xué)教育的一個(gè)重要的部分。我們鼓勵(lì)所有的學(xué)生在畢業(yè)前至少?gòu)氖乱豁?xiàng)社區(qū)活動(dòng)。一項(xiàng)新的叫做“一對(duì)一”的社區(qū)計(jì)劃是用于幫助那些落后的小學(xué)生的。讀教育專業(yè)的學(xué)生也許對(duì)這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃特別感愛(ài)好,由于它為你提供了教學(xué)(教數(shù)學(xué)和英語(yǔ))的機(jī)會(huì)。?你在一個(gè)學(xué)期內(nèi)每周得自愿工作兩小時(shí)。你可以選擇教小孩數(shù)學(xué),英語(yǔ),或兩者都教。一節(jié)課半小時(shí)比較好,因此你可以每周教兩天,每次每門(mén)課半小時(shí)。 道奇專家將擔(dān)任這些家庭教師的顧問(wèn)。他會(huì)幫你制訂教學(xué)計(jì)劃或提供活動(dòng)的建議。他的辦公時(shí)間是每周二和周三下午。你可以在他那簽約參與這個(gè)計(jì)劃并于下周開(kāi)始工作。 我擬定你會(huì)喜歡這項(xiàng)社區(qū)服務(wù),同時(shí)你也能獲得寶貴的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。能在你的簡(jiǎn)歷上表白你有教孩子的經(jīng)驗(yàn)并且你能關(guān)心你的社區(qū),應(yīng)當(dāng)是很不錯(cuò)的一件事。假如你樂(lè)意簽約或假如你有任何問(wèn)題,于本周前往道奇專家的辦公室。11.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?意思是:這段話的目的是什么??A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation. B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram. C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents. D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.答案:B12.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?意思是:發(fā)言人所說(shuō)的這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃的目的是什么??A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents. B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.?C.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents. D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.答案:C13.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?意思是:道奇專家是干什么的??A.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram. B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.?C.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.?D.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.答案:A14.Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo?意思是:對(duì)家教有愛(ài)好的學(xué)生應(yīng)當(dāng)怎么做?A.Contacttheelementaryschool.B.Signupforaspecialclass.C.Submitaresumetothedean.D.TalktoprofessorDodge.答案:D15.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddresses?意思是:你認(rèn)為說(shuō)話者是在對(duì)誰(shuí)說(shuō)這些話的??A.Faculty.??B.Students.??C.Residents.? D.Graduat(yī)edstudents.答案:BPassage?2?WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthat(yī)moreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings(bed,tables,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses.What(yī)kindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewhoareinternationalbusinessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples-peoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostofmovingtheirfurnituree(cuò)achtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeopletowaituntiltheyhavee(cuò)noughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthattheydecidedtokee(cuò)prentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon’tliketotellothersaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhat(yī)theirneighborsmightthink.(248words)當(dāng)John和VictoriaFalls到達(dá)紐約開(kāi)始他們的一年生活時(shí),他們沒(méi)有隨身帶很多東西。他們計(jì)劃要么住在裝修好的公寓里,要么買些舊家具。但是他們不久了解到越來(lái)越多的人正在采用的一種新的方式。租用家具(如窗,桌子,盤(pán)子等等)已經(jīng)成為美國(guó)發(fā)展最快的行業(yè)之一。 什么樣的人是租用家具而不是買家具的呢?從事國(guó)際商務(wù)的人,政府官員,外國(guó)學(xué)生,航空公司工作人員,剛結(jié)婚的年輕夫婦----那些由于工作而被迫頻繁來(lái)往不同的城市的人。他們可以省去每次搬家具的麻煩和費(fèi)用。他們到一個(gè)新家的時(shí)候只要租新的家具好了。收入少的年輕人不想買那些他們也許不久不喜歡的便宜家具。他們寧愿等到有錢(qián)時(shí)買他們真正喜歡的家具。同時(shí),他們發(fā)現(xiàn)他們可以租比他們買得起的質(zhì)量更好的家具。?有個(gè)家庭,他們有屬于自己的大而美麗的房子,可是他們太喜歡租來(lái)的家具了,所以他們決定繼續(xù)租用而不買新的家具。但是人們通常不喜歡告訴別人這些。租家具的想法還是很新的,他們不能擬定鄰居們對(duì)此會(huì)怎么想。16.WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses?意思是:以下哪個(gè)已成為美國(guó)發(fā)展最快的行業(yè)之一??A.Sellinghomefurnishings. B.Rentingfurnishedapartments.?C.Sellingusedfurniture. D.Rentinghomefurnishings.答案:D17.Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?意思是:為什么人們更喜歡租用家具? A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew. B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.?C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.D.Because.Theycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.答案:C18.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?意思是:從段落中你能推斷出什么?A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple’shometown.C.Onlythosewhodon’thavee(cuò)noughmoneytorentfurniture.D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.答案:B19.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?意思是:下面哪個(gè)作為本段的題目最佳? A.RentorBuy?? ?? B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings. C.Furnished Apartments. D.ANewIdea.答案:B20.Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat___(dá)___(dá).意思是:年輕人喜歡租用家具是由于什么? A.Theyhavelessmoney. B.Theydon’twanttobuyoldfurniture.?C.Thenewfurnitureisofgoodquality.?D.Theydon’thavemuchmoneyanddon’twanttobuythecheapfurniture.答案:DPassage 3
?Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwrittenlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1990theworld’suseofpaperwasabout1kilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates,EnglandandSwedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawat(yī)erplant.Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyears.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwasmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment.(208words)紙是人類發(fā)明的最重要的產(chǎn)品之一。沒(méi)有一些便宜而又實(shí)用的材料來(lái)寫(xiě)的話,書(shū)面語(yǔ)也不也許廣泛傳播。紙的發(fā)明意味著更多的人可以接受教育,由于更多的書(shū)可以印出來(lái)并分發(fā)出去。紙和印刷一起為知識(shí)的交流提供了極其重要的途徑。 我們每年用多少紙呢?也許你無(wú)法不久回答出這個(gè)問(wèn)題。在192023,全世界的用紙量是每年人均一公斤左右?,F(xiàn)在有些國(guó)家的用量達(dá)成每年人均50公斤。像美國(guó),英國(guó)和瑞典這樣的國(guó)家的用量遠(yuǎn)超其他各國(guó)。 像許多其他我們用的東西同樣,紙最早發(fā)明于中國(guó)。在埃及和西方,十五世紀(jì)前紙并沒(méi)有廣泛使用。埃及人寫(xiě)字寫(xiě)在一種水性植物做成的材料上。歐洲人用羊皮紙用了好幾百年。羊皮紙很牢固,它是用某些幼年動(dòng)物的皮做成的。從羊皮紙上保存的記錄中我們了解到關(guān)于歐洲歷史的最重要的事情。21.What’sthemeaningfortheword“parchment”?意思是:“parchment”的意思是什么??A.Theskinofyounganimals.?B.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals. C.ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.?D.ThepaperofEgypt.答案:BA.幼年動(dòng)物的皮。顯然不對(duì)。C.歐洲國(guó)家使用的紙。沒(méi)有給出特點(diǎn),解釋不準(zhǔn)確。D.埃及人的紙。完全不相關(guān)。22.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedabouttheinventionofpaper?意思是:關(guān)于紙的發(fā)明下面哪一項(xiàng)沒(méi)有被提到? A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore. B.Morepeoplecouldbeeducatedthanbefore.?C.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed. D.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.答案:AA.工作機(jī)會(huì)比以前更多了。原文中絲毫沒(méi)有提及。B.跟以前比,更多的人可以接受教育??稍诘谝欢蔚谌湓挷榈健.更多的書(shū)可以印出來(lái)并分發(fā)出去。可在第一段第四句話查到。D.可以通過(guò)更多的途徑進(jìn)行知識(shí)交流。第一段的最后一句話有這個(gè)含義。因此,對(duì)的答案為A。23.Whendid
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