大學英語B閱讀理解練習題及答案

Passage1ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown.Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgarden,onecanspendone’sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature.Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’s(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A. PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.B. AllthepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.C. SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.D. Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutside.2.Withthesamemoneyneededfor________,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.A. gettingasmallflatwithagardenB. havingasmallflatwithagardenC. rentingasmallflatwithoutagardenD. buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden3.Whenthegardenisinblossom,theone________hasbeenrewarded.A. livinginthecountryB. havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden.C. havingagardenofhisown.D. havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering4.Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthecitylifewouldfeelthat________iftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon.A.theirlifewasmeaninglessB.theirlifewasinvaluableC.theydidn’tdeserveahappylifeD.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife5.Theunderlinedphrase“getawayfrom”inthe3rdparagraphrefersto________.A.dealwithB.doawaywithC.escapefromD.preventfrom很多在倫敦工作的人喜愛住在倫敦郊外，然后每天乘火車、汽車和公交車去上班或上學。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廉價。在倫敦即使是沒有花園的小公寓也須要一筆不菲的租金，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)村就可以遠離喧囂和勞碌的工作生活。即使他不得不起得更早，花更多的時間乘火車或公交車，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)村清爽干凈的空氣。要是他喜愛花園，在花園里干一些想挖土、種植、澆水等很多園藝的活，那么當鮮花和蔬菜生長起來的時候，他就及其他共享大自然隱私的人們一樣得到獎賞。然而有些人對鄉(xiāng)村并不感愛好。對他們來說，華蜜就在市區(qū)里，那里有電影院、劇院、美麗的商店、繁忙的街道、舞廳和飯店。假如不得不住在倫敦郊外的話，這些人就覺得生活沒意義了。（對于那些酷愛都市生活的人來說）他們所須要的鄉(xiāng)村生活，就是間或去公園漫步，每個夏天去海邊過上兩個星期，其他跟鄉(xiāng)村有關的東西，讓那些每天晚上都急于分開倫敦的人們（住在郊外的人們）去享受吧。

【答案及解析】本文介紹在倫敦工作的人對是在市里居住還是在鄉(xiāng)下居居處持的不同看法和看法。1.B。推斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容：雖然有很多喜愛鄉(xiāng)村生活，但文章最終講也有些人喜愛城市生活，從而可推知此題答案為B。2.C。細微環(huán)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2段第二、三句可推知此題答案為C。3.B。推斷題。根據(jù)文章第3段最終兩句可知：要是他喜愛花園，在花園里挖土、種植、澆水等等，那么當鮮花和蔬菜生長起來的時候，他就得到了及大自然共享隱私的獎賞，所以選B。4.A。推斷題。根據(jù)文章最終一段第2句SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon可推知此題答案為A。5.C。推斷題。根據(jù)其上文：這些人間或去公園散漫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愛分開倫敦的人，那么，“其余的”明顯指“其余的鄉(xiāng)村”。從而可推知題答案為C。

Passage2Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation’sconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus-anartifactofthepast.Somemaintain,thatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,theoverallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,andadvancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewhomanagetogobeyondcelebrity,whoarelegendary,whosomehowmanagetobecomemythic,.Butwhatmakessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebrities?That’shardtoanswer.Inpart,theirliveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withthehelpofthemedia.Butnothingconfirmsaniconmorethanatragicdeath—suchasMartinLutherKing,Jr.,JohnF.Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.1.Thepassagemainlydealswith________.A.lifeanddeath B.heroesandheroinesC.heroesandicons D.iconsandcelebrities2.Heroesandheroinesareusually________.A.courageous B.goodexamplestofollowC.self-sacrificing D.alloftheabove3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A.PovertyinAmericahasbeeneasedwiththeeconomicgrowthB.SuperstarsarefamousforbeingfamousC.One’slookcancontributetobeingfamousD.Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes4.BeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove________.A.whenshewas19B.whenshebecameaprincessC.justbeforeherdeathD.aftershegavebirthtoaprince5.Whatismorelikelytosetanicon’sstatus?A.Goodlooks.B.Tragicandearlydeath.C.Personalattraction.D.Thequalityofone’sstory.就定義而言，英雄之所以及眾不同是因為他們有非凡的志氣、獲得了卓著的成就、經(jīng)常為別人的利益而做出犧牲——他們是我們評價別人的標準。他們是大家公認的對我們國家意識的形成和我們國家的開展，還有對他們的崇拜者的一生起了重大作用的人?？墒?，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)的完畢和美國對外的和諧，我們的時代本質(zhì)上不是一個英勇豪壯的時代。更進一步地說，總體犯罪率正在降低，經(jīng)濟的開展及增長已經(jīng)緩解了貧困，醫(yī)療科學也在不斷的進步。給文化偶像下定義就更難了，但是我們看到他們就相識了他們。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。但原委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。局部緣由是他們的生平帶有傳奇故事的色調(diào)。比方說，年輕貌美的戴安娜·史賓塞，19歲時嫁給了王子，放棄了婚姻及王權，卻在找到真愛的那一刻死去了。美麗的長相當然有用，另外，在媒體的炒作下某種難以描繪的、特殊的個人魅力也起作用。然而悲劇性地過早分開這個世界，卻是造成偶像最重要的因素——例如：小馬丁·路德·金、約翰·F·肯尼迪和戴安娜。

Passage3 Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirwonappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamImaking？Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegativelyaffectpeople.Aperson’sconceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople’sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.’Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing“therightthing.”Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbycomplimentwithastatementlikethisone,“You’rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit’snottrue.”Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitisharmful.Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?Fortunately,peoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortsinbuildingself-confidence.Sinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithalackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengths.Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhileindividual,interestedinourownpersonalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.Let’snotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.1.Whatdoestheauthortrytoprovebyciting“whatkindofimpressionamImaking?”A.Shypeoplebenefitfromtheircaringabouttheirappearance.B.People’sshynessmadethemcaretoomuchabouttheirappearanceandactions.C.It’snaturalthatshypeopledon’tbelieveother’scompliments.D.Shypeoplethinktheyaredifferentfromothers.2.Accordingtothewriter,self-awarenessis________.A.agoodqualityB.thecauseofunhappinessC.harmfultopeopleD.aweakpointofshypeople3.Whenbeingpraised,shypeoplefeelthatitis________.A.goodB.unrealC.veryreasonableD.harmful4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ShynesshelpsustodevelopourpotentialB.ShynessenablesustounderstandourselvesbetterC.ShynesscanblockourchancesforarichlifeD.Shynesshasnothingtodowithlackofself-esteem5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatshypeople________.A.shouldfindmoreoftheirweaknessB.shouldunderstandthemselvesintherightwayC.hadbetterignoretheirweaknessD.cangetridoftheirshynesswhilemaintaininglowself-esteem參考譯文：羞澀是由于在眾人面前感覺不自由而引發(fā)的。羞澀的人簡單焦慮，自我意識強，他們過分在意自己的外表和行為。他們頭腦里常有這樣擔心的想法：我給別人留下了怎樣的印象？別人喜愛我嗎？我是否聽起來很蠢？我穿的衣服難看嗎？自不待言，這些不適的感覺對人有負面影響。一個人的自我相識表達在他/她的言行舉止上，這些行為影響著別人對此作出反映?？傮w來說，人們對自身的看法深入影響到他們生活的方方面面。羞澀的人往往自信缺乏，經(jīng)常被動，易受別人影響。他們須要有信任自己的心態(tài)，相識到自己所做的是正確的。羞澀的人對指責意見比擬敏感。他們感到自卑意識由此增加。羞澀的人難以取悅。他們會說這樣的話：“你說那些是讓我興奮，其實我知道我沒那么好?！泵黠@，自我意識是一種良好的品質(zhì)，過份的自我意識就不好了。羞澀可以消退或至少減輕嗎？當然。只要人們堅決耐性地培育自信就可克制羞澀。既然羞澀源自缺乏自信，人們應當在看到自己特長的同時相識自己的短處。每個人都是獨特的，有價值的個體，有自己的行為方式。我們對自己理解越多，我們就越能發(fā)揮自己的潛能。不要讓羞澀阻礙我們享受豐富的人生。1.一段第—二句話提到“羞澀的人很驚慌和敏感，他們對于自己的外表和行為過分關切?！彼赃xB為正確答案。2．[答案]A。[解析]細微環(huán)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第三段最終一句，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]細微環(huán)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第三段第五句。4.[答案]C。[解析]細微環(huán)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)文中最終一句“我們不應當讓羞澀阻礙我們過豐富的有價值的生活?！笨芍_答案是C。5．[答案]B。[解析]細微環(huán)節(jié)推斷題。第五段第二句話提到，“我們越理解自己就越越簡單發(fā)揮自己的潛質(zhì)。”可以推斷出我們應當正確理解自己，所以選B。

Passage4Whatmakesapersonascientist?Doeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferentfromthoseofothers?Theansweris“no”.Itisnotthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthesetoolsthatmakeshimascientist.Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtouseapowerisimportanttoacarpenter.Youwillprobablyagree,too,thatknowinghowtoinvestigate,howtodiscoverinformation,isimportanttoeveryone.Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther,hemustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisquestionsandthathisanswercanbeconfirmedbyotherpersons.Healsoworkstofittheanswershegetstomanyquestionsintoalargesetofideasabouthowtheworldworks.Thescientist’sknowledgemustbeexact.Thereisnoroomforhalfrightorrightjusthalfthetime.Hemustbeasnearlyrightastheconditionspermit.Whatworksunderonesetofconditionsatonetimemustworkunderthesameconditionsatothertimes.Iftheconditionsaredifferent,anychangesthescientistobservesinademonstrationmustbeexplainedbythechangesintheconditions.Thisisonereasonthatinvestigationsareimportantinscience.AlbertEinstein,whodevelopedthetheoryofrelativity,arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematics.Theaccuracyofhismathematicswaslatertestedthroughinvestigations.Einstein’sideaswereshowntobecorrect.Ascientistusesmanytoolsformeasurements.Thenthemeasurementsareusedtomakemathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthisinvestigations.1.Whatmakesascientistaccordingtothepassage?A.Thetoolsheuses.B.Thewayheuseshistools.C.Hiswaysoflearning.D.Thevarioustoolsheuses.2.“Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther…”.Theauthorsaysthistoshow________.A.theimportanceofinformationB.theimportanceofthinkingC.thedifferencebetweenscientistsandordinarypeopleD.thedifferencebetweencarpentersandpeoplewithotherjobs3.Asoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethat________.A.worksnotonlyunderonesetofconditionsatonetime,butalsounderthesameconditionsatothertimesB.doesnotallowanychangesevenunderdifferentconditionsC.canbeusedformanypurposesD.leavenoroomforimprovement4.TheauthorquotesthecaseofAlbertEinsteintoillustrate________.A.themeasurementsarekeystosuccessinscienceB.thataccuracyofmathematicsC.thattheinvestigationsareimportantinscienceD.thatthemathematicalcalculationsmaytesthisinvestigations5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thetheoryofrelativity.B.Exactnessisthecoreofscience.C.Scientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople.D.Exactnessandwaysofusingtoolsarethekeystothemakingofascientist.是什么使一個一般人成為科學家？他有及從不同的學習方法和工具嗎？答案是否認的。不是因為科學家運用的工具，而是因為他運用工具的方法使他成為科學家。你或許認同怎么用力對一名木匠來說很重要。你或許也認同怎么探討調(diào)查，發(fā)覺信息對每個人來說都很重要。然而，科學家比這更進一步，他必需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明。他同時把自己得出的很多答案歸結為一個系統(tǒng)的關于世界如何運作的觀點。科學家的學問必需很準確。不能給半錯半對或者只有一半時機對的狀況留任何空間。他必需在條件允許的狀況下盡可能正確。在一種條件下勝利一次的話必需在同樣的條件下都能勝利。假如條件不同，科學家在證明過程中視察到的任何改變都必需說明他的條件是如何改變的。這是關于調(diào)查探討在科學探討中特別重要的其中一個理由。愛因斯坦通過數(shù)學方法提出了相對論。他的數(shù)學運用的正確性被后人通過調(diào)查探討的方法證明該理論是正確的。一個科學家會用很多工具來測量。測量的結果用來進展數(shù)學計算，再進展調(diào)查探討的測試。

Passage5Acitymanwasonholidayinthemountains.Hetalkedwithamountainmanandfoundthatthemanwasstupid.Sohesuggestedtheyplayagame.“We'llaskeachotherquestions,”hesaid,“andthepersonwillpayadollarifhecan'tansweronequestion.”Themountainmanthoughtaboutthisforafewminutes,thensaidthatthecitymanpaidadollarandhepaidonly50cents.Thecitymanagreed.“Whathasthreelegsandcanfly?”askedthemountainman.Thecitymanthoughtawhile,thenanswered“Idon'tknow.Hereisyourdollar.”Thenheaskedthesamequestion:“Whathasthreelegsandcanfly?”“Idon'tknow,either,”saidthemountainman.“Hereisyour50cents.”1.Acitymanwasonholiday________.A.inafarawayplaceB.onthehighhillsC.inacityD.inavillage2.Thecitymanfoundthemountainmanwas________.A.notclever B.onthehighhills C.clever D.strong3.Thecitymansaid,“We'll________.”A.fighteachother B.helpeachother C.askeachotherquestions D.lookateachother4.Themountainman________.A.knewtheanswerhimself B.didn'tknowtheanswerhimselfC.toldtheanswertothecityman D.didn'twanttotellthecitymantheanswer5.Atlast________.A.thecitymangotonedollar B.thecitymangot50centsC.themountainmangotonedollar D.themountainmangot50cents

Passage6Lookattheinstructionsonthebottleofthemedicineandthenchoosetherightanswers.Johnistwelveyearsold.Hehadabadcoldandcougheddayandnight.Hewenttoseeadoctor.Thedoctorgavehimsomecoughmedicine.CoughMedicineShake(搖動)itwellbeforeuse.Takeitthreetimeseachdaybeforemeals.Dose(藥量):Age:over142teaspoonfuls(勺)8—131teaspoonful4—71／2teaspoonfulNotrightforchildrenbelowtheageofthree.Putitinacoldplace.UseitbeforeDecember1st2002.1.Johnshouldtake________aday.A.2teaspoonfuls B.3teaspoonfuls C.4teaspoonfuls D.1teaspoonful2.Themedicineshouldbekeptin________.A.afridge B.hotwater C.anyplace D.thesun3.Johnshould________beforehetakesit.A.shakethemedicinewell B.eatnothingC.dosomeexercise D.drinkacupoftea4.Whenpeopleare________yearsold,theycannottakethismedicine.A.eighty B.thirty C.two D.twelve5.Johnwill________themedicinewhenitisleftafterDec.1st,2002.A.throwaway B.stoptotake C.takeonce D.takesixtimesmore【答案及解析】約翰病了，咳嗽得很厲害。醫(yī)生給他開了些藥。咳嗽藥上說明書的內(nèi)容主要包括了藥品的服用方法、藥量、貯存條件以和保質(zhì)期等。1.B。根據(jù)“Johnistwelveyearsold.”和“8—131teaspoonful”可知B為正確答案。2.A?！癙utitinacoldplace.”是本題答案的根據(jù)。3.A。答案就在“Shake(搖動)itwellbeforeuse.”中。4.C。由“Notrightforchildrenbelowtheageofthree”這句話可知，此藥不適用于三歲以下的兒童。5.A。本說明的最終一句說的是此藥品的保質(zhì)期。答案明顯為A。

Passage7InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperiencefourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikespring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainhard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrellaoraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudon’ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregretlaterintheday.1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A. Becausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneday.B. Becausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweather.C. Becausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.D. Becausetheskyissunnyallday.2.Fromthestoryweknowthat________comeandthenthereisaheavyrain.A.sunshineandsnow B.blackcloudsC.summerandwinter D.springandautumn3.“Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter”means“Itissometimes________inwinter.”A.warm B.cool C.cold D.rainy4.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause________.A.theirfriendsaskthemtodoso.B.itoftenrainsinEnglandC.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavoritethings5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.BadSeason B.SummerorWinterC.TheWeatherinEngland D.StrangeEnglishPeople

Passage8Long,longagotherewasnozero.Towritethenumbersixty-threepeoplewrote63.Towritesixhundredandthree,peoplewrote63.Thespacebetweensixandthreewastheretomean."notany"tens.Sometimespeopledidnotrememberthespace.Itwashardtoseeandread.Laterpeopleusedadottoholdthespace.Sixhundredandthreelookedlikethis6.3.Butthedotwashardtosee.Sopeopleputacirclearounditlikethis6⊙3.Thenpeoplecouldseethedot.Theyrememberedthespace.Atlast,onlythecirclearoundthedotwasused.Itwaslikeazero.Thisisonestoryofhowthezerocametobeused.Nowzerohasmanyimportantuses.Zerotellshowmany.Canyoutellsomeotherwaysofusingzero?1.Long,longagopeopledidn’tknowhowto________.A.write B.writezero C.writenumbers D.writesixty-three2.Long,longagoiftheywrotetwohundred-eight,peoplewrote________.A.28 B.28 C.228 D.2083.Later________wasusedtomeanspace.A."notany" B.letter"0" C.zero D.adot4.Peopleusedcircles________.A.torememberways B.toremembernumbersC.nottoforgetthespace D.tomeannothing5.Thestorytellsus________.A.howzerocametobeusedB.howtowritezeroC.what’stheuseofzeroD.thatzeromeansadot,acircleorspace

Passage9IoftendreamedaboutPisawhenIwasaboy.IreadaboutthefamousbuildingcalledtheLeaningTowerofPisa.ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza.Ithoughtthistowerwasaplacetobuypizza.Itmustbethebestplacetobuypizzaintheworld,Ithought.ManyyearslaterfinallysawtheLeaningTower.IknewthenthatiswasPisaandnopizza.Buttherewasstillsomethingspecialaboutitforme.Thetowergotitsnamebecauseitreallydoesleantooneside.Somepeoplewanttotrytofixit.Theyareafraiditmayfalloverandtheydon’tlikethatitleansoverthecity.Idonotthinkit’sagoodideatotrytofixit.Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown,itis600yearsold.Whyshouldanythinghappentoitnow?And,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.Tomeitisaveryhumankindofleaning.Nothingisperfect,itseemstosay.Andwhocares?Whydopeoplewantthingstobeperfect?Imperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.Let’stakethetowerinPisa.Whyisitsofamous?Therearemanyotherolder,morebeautifultowersinItaly.ButPisatoweristhemostfamous.Peoplecomefromallovertheworldtoseeit.1.Thispassageisabout________.A.ItalianpizzaB.Italy’sproblemsC.howtheLeaningTowerofPisagotitsnameD.whythewriterlikesPisa2.ThewriterusedtothinkPisa________.A.inSpain B.notveryfamousC.notthesameaspizza D.thesameaspizza3.TheLeaningTowerofPisais________.A.modern B.fallingdownC.600yearsold D.60yearsold-4.Thewriter_______.A.doesn’tlikewhatthetowerlookslikeB.likeswhatthetowerlookslikeC.thinksit’sthemostbeautifultowerinItalyD.doesn’tliketowers5.ThewriterlikestheLeaningTowerofPisabecause_______.A.it’sold B.it’sperfectC.itsellspizza D.it’simperfect【答案及解析】這是關于比薩斜塔的一篇雜感。作者由兒時比照薩斜塔的曲解談起，說到了自己對人們想要重新修正斜塔的看法。最終作者由此闡發(fā)感想：沒有什么東西是十全十美的。人們不應當事事追求完備。如比薩斜塔一樣，正因為它的不完備，才吸引了世界上眾多人的目光。

1.C。由作者所敘述的內(nèi)容，可知該塔之所以被叫做斜塔是因為它是傾斜的。

2.D。這層意思是作者比照薩斜塔的誤會，答案在“ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza”一句中。

3.C。本題屬表層理解題。“Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown,itis600yearsold.”是答案的出處。

4.B。答案即在“And,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.”中。

5.D。根據(jù)“Imperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.”和作者所流露出的比照薩斜塔的感情可以看出他認為缺憾也是一種美。

Passage10Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theywillbecomeweak,andwhenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsmaybeblamed,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan'treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandwhentheyhavetorememberthings,theycannotwritethemdowninasmallnotebook.Asaresult,theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories,sotheirmemoryisbeingexercisedthewholetime.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:practicerememberingthingsinawayasotherpeopledo.1.Someonecan'thaveagoodmemoryif________.A.hecan'treadorwrite B.hisparentshaven'tagoodmemoryC.hedoesn'tmakegooduseofhismemory D.hedoesn'tusehisarmsorlegsforsometime標準答案：C2.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime,________.A.theywillbecomethin B.theywillbecomeweakC.theybegintoacheallover D.youcan'tusethemanymore標準答案：B3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue? A.Yourmemoryneedschanceforpractice. B.Agoodmemoryisinheritedfromparents. C.Yourmemoryworksinthedifferentwaysasyourarmsorlegs. D.Don'tlearntoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory.標準答案：A4.Fewpeopleknowthatifsomeonehasapoormemoryitis________.A.hisownfault B.hisparents'faultC.histeachers'fault D.hisfriends'fault標準答案：A5.Thewriterwantstotellus________.A.howtoreadandwritewellB.howtohaveagoodmemoryC.howtouseourarmsorlegsbetterD.howtolearnfromthepeoplewhocan'treadorwrite標準答案：B

Passage11Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands(任務).Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse"wasting"itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomere-turnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,Theywillmisstheritualinteractionthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybeaconventionintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.2.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means________？A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcernC.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift3.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague________.A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusinesstalksC.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance4.Thispassagemainlytalksabout________.A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtimeB.howbusyAmericansareeverydayC.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeignersD.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis________.A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciative