大學(xué)英語B閱讀理解十四篇09真題

大學(xué)英語B閱讀理解十四篇（09真題）

Passage1

Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-often

underpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,

seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任務(wù)）.

Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyouto

finishsothattheyloocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthelimeallowed.Eachperson

hurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon't,waiterswillhurryyou.

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,

briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecause

peoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse"wasting"itbeyondacertaincourtesy

point.

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemof

values,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.We

begintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnsintermsof

pleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferently

mayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessand

dailylife.

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,for

example,theywillmisstheritualinteractionthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethat

maybeaconventionintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacafeor

coffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsover

prolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusiness

colleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyrather

thansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.

一個(gè)外菌人對(duì)于美國的第一印象很者可能毫每個(gè)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(huì)在店里拼命引起店員的注

意或者用胳膊肘推操別人。白天匆忙就餐也是這個(gè)國家生活節(jié)奏的一個(gè)局部。

工作時(shí)間被認(rèn)為是很珍貴的。在一些公共飲食場(chǎng)所，其他人會(huì)等在你旁邊等你吃完，這

樣大家都可以得到效勞，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。如果你不這樣，侍者會(huì)催促你的。

你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)司機(jī)也都很匆忙，人們從你身邊匆匆走過。你會(huì)錯(cuò)過一些微笑，簡(jiǎn)短的交談和

一些與陌生人的小禮節(jié)。不要在意，這是因?yàn)樗麄兎浅Ｕ湎r(shí)間，而且他們認(rèn)為一旦太注

重這些社交禮節(jié)就是浪費(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。在美國價(jià)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(xiǎn)絲〃。如果我們覺得時(shí)間在亳無意義的溜走，既沒

有娛樂價(jià)值，工作價(jià)值，也不在休息，那就會(huì)開始不停地徘徊。那些來自時(shí)間觀念不同的

國家的人發(fā)現(xiàn)他門在商業(yè)和日常生活中最困難的就是對(duì)時(shí)訶節(jié)奏的適應(yīng)。

許多剛到美國來的人都會(huì)想念他們?cè)谏虡I(yè)會(huì)談中一些開場(chǎng)禮節(jié)。舉個(gè)例子，他們會(huì)想念

因歡送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(huì)想

念在咖啡屋悠閑的會(huì)談。而通常，美國人不會(huì)與來訪者在這么悠閑的環(huán)境中進(jìn)行一些冗長

的小會(huì)談。對(duì)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?yàn)槲覀円话愣?/p>

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(jìn)入正題。

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

以下哪項(xiàng)陳述是錯(cuò)誤的？

A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.

B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.

C.Americansdon'tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.

D.Americans°reimpoliteto[heirbusinesscolleagues.

美國人對(duì)他們的同事不禮貌。〃

2.Inthefourthparagraph,uahighprioritymeans________

第四段中的“ahighpriority"算什么意念？

A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcern

C.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift

要首要考慮的。

3.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague

美國人評(píng)價(jià)他們的同事是根據(jù)

A.throughsocialcourtesy

B.throughprolongedbusinesstalks

C.byestablishingbusinessrelations

D.byleamingabouttheirpastDarformance

施們過蜀J表麗：

24.Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________

本文主述講亍

A.howAmericanstreasureiheirlime

B.howbusyAmericansareeveryday

C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners

D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike

美國人是怎樣珍惜仔間的。

5.Wecaninferfiomthepassagethattheauthor'stoneinwritingis從本

文我們可以看出作者寫作的口吻瓦

A.criticalB.ironicalC.atwrecialiveD.objective

欣賞的。

Passage2

WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymany

thingswith(hem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.But(hey

soonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings(bed,

tables,dishes,andsoon)hasbecoineoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses.

Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuying(hem?Peoplewhoareinternalional

businessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouple-peoplewhosejob

orbusinessmayforcethem(omovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecost

ofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Young

peoplewithlittlemoneydonotv/anttobuycheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.Theyprefertowait

untiltheyhaveenoughmoneyto9uyfurniturethattheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetter

qualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.

Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthat

theydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon'tliketotellothersaboutit.

Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,and(heyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.

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6.WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses?

A.Sellinghomefurnishings.B.Rentingfurnishedapartments.

C.Sellingusedfurniture.D.Rentinghomefurnishings.

7.Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?

A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.

B.Becauseitsavesthemalolofmoney.

C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.

D.Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.

8.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.

B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple'shometown.

C.Onlythosewhodon'thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.

D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.

9.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A.RentorBuy?

B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings.

C.FurnishedApartments.

D.ANewIdea.

10.Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat.

A.Theyhavelessmoney

B.Theydon'twanttobuyoldfurniture

C.Thenewfurnitureisofgoodquality

D.Theydon'thavemuchmoneyanddon'twanttobuythecheapfurniture

Passage3

AmilliontouristsgotoBarcelonaeveryyear.TheywanttoseeAntonioGaude'schurch.This

unusualchurchhasastrangehistory.GaudewasborninSpainin1852.Hehadtoworkandstudy

atthesametime.Heoftenmissedclassesbecausehehadtowork,butonedayhedesignedavery

unusualshow-caseforanexhibitioninParis.Peoplebegantogivehimwork.Hedesignedhouses,

officesandgardens.Theywereallveryunusual.Hewassoonrichandfamous.Thenarich

booksellersaid,"WillyoubuildachurchforthepoorpeopleofBarcelona?Iwillpay.Iwillbuild

schoolsandworkshops,too.Theywillhelpthepeople.""Iwilldoit,"saidGaudi.Heworkedfor

fortyyears,buthecouldnotfinishthechurch.Itwastoobig.Heneeded$10,00(),000.Hegave

allhismoneytothechurch.Hewaspooragainwhenhediedin1926,andonlythefrontofthe

churchwasfinished.Butarchitects,engineersandtouristsfromallovertheworldcometoseeit.

Itisverystrange,verymodernandveryrevolutionary.

11>Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestfitsthepassage?

A：Barcelona---aFamousCity

B：AStrangeHistoryofAnUnusualChurch

C：APoorArchitect'sUnusualWorks

D：AntonioGaudi'sLife

答案：C

12、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A：GaudiwasaSpanisharchitect

B：Gaudidevotedmostofhislifetothebuildingofthechurch

C：Peopleallovertheworldadmirethearchitectverymuch

D：manytouristsgotoseeGaudi'sunfinishedchurch

答案：B

13、Gaudisometimesmissedclassesbecause.

A：hedidn'tlikeit

B：hehadtoworkatthesametime

C：theyweretoodifficult

D：hehadtobuildachurch

答案：B

14、Thechurchisunusualbecause.

A：it'sunfinished

B：it*sstrange

C：it'smodern

D：alloftheabove

答案：D

15、Accordingtothepassage,Gaude.

A：sufferedalotinhislife

B：wasfullofsympathytothepoor

C：alwayscreatedunusualworks

D：bothBandC

答案：D

Passage4

IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdrama

knownasthesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in〃.Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and

4:30p.m.,collegetelevisionloungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocan'twaittoseethenext

episodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.

Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;theyareayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,

high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatshe

turneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoritescrials.Duringthe

1960's,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoonofthesixtieswas

verydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreat

importance.

Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrange

thattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople'lives.Butsoap

operaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,wholike

college-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagives

youngpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheir

problems.

16.Whatissoapopera?

A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.

C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV.D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.

正確答案：C

17.Whatcanbethebesttitlesofthepassage?

A.CollegestudentviewersB.FavoriteTVserialsC.SoapoperafansD.College-ageviewers

正確答案：C

18.Whicharenotthereasonwhythesoapoperasuddenlybecomes"in"accordingtothe

passage?

A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.

B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.

C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.

D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.

正確答案：D

19.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Collegesludenlslikesoapoperasmorethananyolhersocialgroups.

B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikedsoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.

C.Youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.

D.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappyloveburinvain.

正確答案：C

20.Whatmessagedocstheauthorwanttoconveytous?

A.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.

B.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.

C.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.

D.Thepeople'sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.

正確答案：B

Passage5

Ifyoudonotuseyourarmoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthem

again,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthat

memory（記憶力）worksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthat

hekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeans

thathedoesnotgivei（enoughchance（時(shí)機(jī)）lobecomestrong.Ifafriendsays（hathisarmsandlegsareweak,

weknowthatitishisownfault（過錯(cuò)）.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathis

parentsarctoblame（受責(zé)名）,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsome

peoplecan'treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteand

theyhavetorememberthings;theycannotwritedowninalittleno:ebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,

songsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,

learnfromthepeople：Practiceremembering.

21.Themainreason（主要原因）foroneispoormemoryisthat.

A.hisfatherormothermayhaveapoormemory.

B.Hedoesnotusehisnameorlegsforsometime.

C.hismemoryisnotoftenused

D.hecan'treadorwrite

22.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime.

A.youcan'tusethemanymore

B.theywillbecomestronger

C.theybecomeweakandwon'tbecomestronguntilyouusethemagain.

23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Yourmemoiyworksinthesamewayasyourarmsorlegs.

B.Yourmemorybecomesweakifyoudon'tgiveitenoughchancetbrpractice.

C.Don'tlearnhowtoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveabettermemorj,.

D.Agoodmemorycomesfrommorepractice.

24.Somepeoplecan'treadorwrite,buttheyusuallyhavebettermemories,because.

A.theyhavesavedmuchtrouble

B.theyhavesavedmuchtimetorememberthings

C.theyhavetousetheirmemoriesallthetime

D.theycan'twriteeverythinginalittlenotebook

25.Giveabesttitleforthispassage.

A.Don'tStopUsingYourArmsOrLegs

B.HowToHaveaGoodMemory

C.StrongArmsAndGoodMemories

D.LearnfromthePeople

Passage6

Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisam

ystery.Allwereallyknownisthatmen.unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundsloexpress

thoughtsandfeelings,actions,andthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthat1

atertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesounds,

andwhichcouldbewrittendown,thesesounds,whetherspoken,orwritteninletterswecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations-thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds,Wor

d$becomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwords

recalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewcreadandlearn,themorethenum

berofwords（hatmeansomething（ousincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatth

oughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.

Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecalllileraryslyle（文體）.Aboveall,therealpoeti

samasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheir

positionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscaref

ullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar（粗俗的）.

26.Whichistrueaboutoriginoflanguage?

A.Men,aswellasanimals,inventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughts.

B.Theoriginoflanguageisacomplicatedquestion.

C.Wordsdidnothavewrittenform,atfirst.

D.Wordswereinventedtorepresentmeanings.

27.Thepowerofwordsliesin.

A.thefactthatitcanassociatethethingsintheworldwiththeideasinourmind

B.（hefactthatonewordisconnectedwithanother

C.thefactthatitcanassociateonepersonwithanother

D.thefactthatitcanrecalltoustheeventsofourpast

28.Inordernottomakeourspeechsillyandvulgar,weshould.

A.usewordsthatcanmovementotears

B.choosewordswithcareandaccuracy

C.becomeamasterofwords

D.usewordswhichsinglikemusic

29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Themorewereadandlearn,thelargerourvocabularywillbe.

B.Thelongerwelive,thenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.

C.Wordscanbeusedtorepresentvariousmeanings.

D.Literarystyleausuallyverycharming.

30.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.Themeaningofwords

B.Thecharacteristicsofwords

C.Theoriginofwords

D.Thepowerofwords

Passage7

Thedarksmokethatcomesoutofstacksorfromaburningdumpcontainstinybitsofsolidor

liquidmatter.Thesmokealsocontainsmanygases,mostofwhichcannotbeseen.Altogether,

theymakeuptheseriousproblemsofairpollution.Insomanyplacesitkeepsusfromseeingthe

sun,irritateoureyes,causesustocough,andmakesusill.

Airpollutioncanspreadfromcitytocity.Itevenspreadsfromonecountrytoanother.Some

northernEuropeancountrieshavehad“blacksnow"frompollutantsthathavetraveledthrough

theairfromothercountriesandhavefallenwiththesnow.Soairpollutionisaglobalproblem.It

cankillbabies,olderpeopleandthosewhohaverespiratory（呼吸道的）disease.In1952,four

thousandpeoplediedinoneweekasaresultofaseriousairpollutionbreakoutinLondon.In

1948inasmalltownofPennsylvania,20peoplediedinafour-dayperiodofairpollution.As

oftenfoundincities,airpollutionincreasestherisksoflungdiseases,suchasbronchitisand

asthma.Ofcourse,smokingandotherfactorshelptocausetheseillnesses,too,butthesecases

haveincreasedgreatlyduringrecentyearsasairpollutionhasbecomeworse.

Airpollutioncancausebothairplaneandautoaccidentsbecauseitcutsdownvisibility.Thereareother

possiblehealthdangersfromairpollutionthatvvedon'tknowmuchabout.Forexample,scientistsaretryingto

findoutwhetherchemicalsthatreachusfromtheairmaycausechangesinourcells.Thesechangesmight

causebabiestobebornwithseriousbirthdefects.Scientistsaretryingtolearnhowallthemanychemicalswe

arcapttotakeintoourbodiesfromair,food,andevenmedicinesacttogethertoaffectourhealthandtheway

ourbodieswork.Thatisanotherreasonwhyitissoimportanttobegintocontrolpollutionnowinsteadof

waitinguntilwelearnalltheanswers.Airpollutioncostsusalotofmoney.Itsoilsandcorrodesourbuildings.

Itdamagesfarmcropsandforests.Ithasadestructiveeffectonourworksofart.Thecostofallthisdamageto

ourgovernmentisastronomical.Itwouldbemuchmoreworthwhile,bothforusandfortheenvironment,to

spendourtaxdollarsonairpollutioncontrol.

31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthe"blacksnow"incident?

B.Ithappenedtherebecauseairpollutioninthesecountrieswasmostserious.

32.Whocanbekilledbyairpollution?

C.Thosewhosufferfromrespiratoryillnesses.

33.HowmanypeoplediedofairpollutioninPennsylvaniain1948?

B.20

34.Whaiarebronchitisandasthma?

B.Lungdisease.

35.Accordingtothepassage,airpollutionincreasespeople'schanceofgetting?

B.Alungdisease.

Passage8

Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwom^ndistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,

achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasure

others.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedfbrshapingournation'sconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellas

thelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesare

hardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus-anartifactofthepast.Somemaintain,

thatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.

Furthermore,theoverallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeencasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,and

advancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.

Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewhomanageto

gobeyondcelebrity（明星），whoarelegendary,whosomehowmanagetobecomemythic.Butwhatmakes

somefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebrities?That'shardtoanswer.Inpart,theirliveshavethequalityofa

storytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriage

andthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecial

indefinablecharm,withthehelpofthemedia.Butnothingconfirmsaniconmorethanatragicdeath-suchas

MartinLutherKing,Jr..JohnF.Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.

按照定義，英雄們都具有不同尋常的勇氣、成就、為他人利益著想的自我犧牲精神。我們衡量他人時(shí)會(huì)

以他們（為典范）作對(duì)照。他們被公認(rèn)為是塑造我們民族意識(shí)和開展、人人羨慕的人生。但是，有人說在我

們這個(gè)時(shí)代，真英雄很難再有，英雄主義已遠(yuǎn)離我們，它是舊時(shí)代的典型產(chǎn)物。有些人聲稱，因?yàn)槔鋺?zhàn)已經(jīng)

結(jié)束，美國也處丁?和平時(shí)期，我們這個(gè)時(shí)代已經(jīng)根本不是產(chǎn)生英雄的時(shí)代。還有，總體犯罪率下降了，貧困

也因?yàn)椴粩嘣鲩L的經(jīng)濟(jì)而有所減輕，醫(yī)學(xué)方面也繼續(xù)取得進(jìn)步。

文化偶像很難定義，但是當(dāng)我們看見他們時(shí)就會(huì)知道c他們是一些超越明星的人，是傳奇，在某種程度

上已成為神話。但是，是什么使一些人成為偶像而另一些人只成為了明星呢？很難來答復(fù)這個(gè)問題。在某種

程度上，他們的生活都可以寫成故事來賣。例如，美麗的戴安娜?斯賓塞19歲時(shí)嫁給了一位王子.后來宣布

放棄婚姻和王位，最后在找到真愛的那一刻卻香消玉隕了?？∏蔚南嗝伯?dāng)然會(huì)有用，加之媒體的推波助瀾，

就有了一種難以說明的特殊魅力。但是，沒有什么比悲劇性的死亡更能證實(shí)偶像了一像馬丁?路德?金、約

翰?肯尼迪和戴安娜王妃。

36.Thepassagemainlydealswith.

A.lifeanddeathB.heroesandheroines

C.heroesandiconsD.iconsandcelebrities

37.Heroesandheroinesareusually.

A.courageousB.goodexamplestofollow

C.sclf-sacrificingD.alloftheabove

38.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

A.PovertyinAmericahasbe，ncasedwiththeeconomicgrowth.

B.Superstarsarefamousforbeingfamous.

C.One'slookcancontributetobeingfamous.

D.Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwarlimes.

39.BeautifulyoungDianaSpcnccrfoundhergenuinelove.

A.whenshewas19B.whenshebecameaprincess

C.justbeforeherdeathD.aftershegavebirthtoaprince

40.Whatismorelikelytosetanicon'sstatus?

A.Goodlooks.B.Tragicandearlydeath.

C.Personalattraction.D.Thequalityofone'sstory.

Passage9

Acityoftheworld

MotpeopleimagineNewYorktobeacityofskyscrapers.Perhapstoo,theyassociatethec：tywiththe

WorldTradeCenter,thestatueofLiberty,FifthAvenue,TimesSquare,theUnitedNations,andCentralParkand

soon.

ExceptfortheStatueofLibertyalltheseplacesareinonepartofthecity,thatis,Manhallan,whichseems

tobeanislandofskyscrapers.

ThecityisalsoaplacewheretheheadquartersoftheUnitedNationsislocated.Peoplefromalloverthe

worldliveinthecitiesandworkattheUnitedNations.ThetranslatorworkingattheUNmustspeakoneofthe

fiveofficiallanguages:English,French,Spanish,RussianandChinese.

TheWorldTradeCenterisa"UnitedNationsofCommercealongHudsonRiver.ThelowerscftheWorld

TradeCenterarc405metershigh,andeachhas11()floors.Togetherthetwotowershave48600windows.

Threeofthe102elevatorsineachtowercantakeyoufromthefirstto(heHOlhfloorinoneminute.Besides,

thereareinternationalbanks,governmentoffices,transportationcompanies,restaurantsandimportandexport

businessesinsidethetwintowers.

Thelobbyofabuildingisusuallyonthegroundfloor,butattheWorldTradeCentertherearelobbiesin

thesky!

41.whyisthepassageentitle“ACityoftheWorld/，

D.Becauseallmajorinternationalorganizationsarclocatedinthecity.

42.Whichof(hefollowisNot(rueaboutManhattan?

A.itisthesiteoftheStatueoftheLiberty.

43.whydoesthepassagesaytheWorldTradeCenterisa“unitedstatesofCommerce?

B.Becauseinternationalbanks,importandexportbusinessandmanyothercommercialandfinancialbodies

arclocatedhere.

44.（hepassagesays"...attheWorldTradecentertherearelobbiesinthesky!”whatdoesitmean?

D.Therearelobbiesonveryhighfloor.

45.Whichofthefollowingisnotdiscussedinthepassage?

A.thecity'sdevelopment

Passage10

Theaimofstudentswhocametoschoolistostudy........

6.thepassagetellsus

C.topayattentiontothewaysofstudying

7.thepassagehastaughtuswaysfbrstudying

Bfour

8.we'dbetterreadinthemorningbecause

B.theairisfreshandthemindisclear

9.ifwecan'tputourheartsintothebookwhenweread,itis

C.impossibleforustogetmuchfromit

10.instudyingwemustalwaysask"why"inorderto

A.understandthebookwell

Passage11

AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-made

man-themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisownefforts,usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.

Whiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionand

commandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworker,he

maytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomeart.

Thisattitudetowardmanual（體力的）laborisnowstillseeninmar.yaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvitedto

dinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously（豪華地）furnishedandinwhichthereis

eveiyevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollege

educationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,willserveitherselfandwill

washdishesafterward,furthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasily

assembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapicboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrary,the

hostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmaytalkaboutwashingthe

car,digginginhisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justasheoften

helpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhis

living,orduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayino