大學英語試題(2閱讀理解).doc

第二部分：閱讀理解 Passage 1Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they havent met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs, the English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It make both of them laugh.1. It is very helpful if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.A. T B. F2. English people usually shake hands when they meet every time.A. T B. F3. Usually English people dont shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye.A. T B. F4. English people like shaking hands very much.A. T B. F 5. This story is about languages and customs.A. T B. F Passage 2In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached（附予) to telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes its a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance. In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U. S. A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from different cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business associate（伙伴）waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late, will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence. 6. What is the main idea of this passage? B. The role of time in social life over the world.7. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours? B. A matter of life or death.8. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend?B. At 4:00 pm.9. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? D. Promptness is valued highly in American life.10. From the passage we can safely infer that _.B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the worldPassage 3When a man is taller and stronger than other men, he is sometimes called a giant. Many people think of Chamberlain as a giant. He is so tall that he has a special, extra-long bed to sleep in and a special car with enough space for his long legs. During his playing days, Wilt was paid about $200 000 a year. That was what the president of the United States earned for being president. At that time, it was more than any other athlete in the entire history of sports had ever been paid. Wilt played for the Los Angeles Lakers team. He helped to make it the best team in the Western Division of the National Basketball Association, which is a group of the very finest professional teams in the world. Wilt owns a beautiful apartment building in Los Angeles and another one in New York. He owns racehorses (賽馬). He wears fine clothes. He owns an English Bentley car.When Wilt was just seven years old, he took a job. He did not tell his mother or father, but one day his mother found out. She looked out into the street and saw Wilt lifting crates for a milkman. Mrs. Chamberlain told the milkman that Wilt was only seven. She said he shouldnt be lifting those heavy milk crates. “I thought he was twelve”, said the milkman. 11. According to the passage, people called Wilt Chamberlain a giant.A. T B. F12 Wilt Chamberlain played for the Seattle Seahawks.A. T B. F13. The president of the United States earned as much money doing his job each year as Wilt earned playing basketball.A. T B. F14. Wilt Chamberlain could be such a famous basketball player only because he played for the finest professional team.A. T B. F15. According to the passage, the word “honesty” best describes Wilts desire to work when he was seven.A. T B. F Passage 4There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possibly, months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation. Long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase. Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static (靜止的) thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. 16. Our long-term goals mean a lot .B. if we complete the short-term goals17. New short-term goals are built upon . D. the goals that have been completed18. When we complete each step of our goals, . C. we should build up confidence of success19. What is the main idea of this passage?C. Different kinds of goals in life. 20. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage?C. Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. Passage 5Gladys Holm was a secretary (秘書). She worked in an office all her life. Gladys earned (掙) about $ 15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise $ 18 million! She gave the money to a childrens hospital.Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friends daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a teddy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought teddy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Teddy Bear Lady”.Gladys always gave toys and presents to her friends and family but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned she was a millionaire. A family friend said, “She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didnt know she was rich.How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to earn more money, and she listened to what he said. She bought the stocks (股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the childrens hospital”. No one knew that the “something” was $ 18 million!21. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children teddy bears because she had a lot of teddy bears.A. T B. F22. People started to call Gladys the “Teddy Bear Lady” after she died.A. T B. F23. Everyone was surprised that Gladys had so much money.A. T B. F24. Gladys did what the boss told her to do, so she got rich.A. T B. F25. When Gladys Holm became a millionaire, she stopped working.A. T B. F Passage 6Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the l00th anniversary (周年紀念) of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The agreement marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq warwhich British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chiracs body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug (擁抱), Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties. The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world. But this doesnt stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However, only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys (調查) show that most French people feel closer to the Germans than they do to the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike Frances close relationship with Germany, or because the French are not happy with Britains close links with the US. Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years of “doubtful friendship”, they are at 1east able to make jokes about each other. Heres one: Whats the best thing about Britains relationship with France? The English Channel. 26. For centuries，the relationship between Britain and France is .D. a mixture of love and hate27. The war in Iraq does to the relationship between France and Britain.D. both good and harm28. The British are not so friendly to and the French are not so friendly to .A. Germany; America 29. are more interested in having holidays in .D. British people . France20. What does the last sentence mean? C. France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them. Passage 7Language is always changing. In a society where life continues year after year with few changes, the languages do not change either. The earliest known languages had difficult grammar but a small, limited vocabulary. Over the century, the grammar changed, and the vocabulary grew. For example, the English and Spanish people who came to America during the sixteenth century gave names to all the new plants and animals they found. In this way, hundreds of new words were introduced into English and Spanish vocabularies. Today life is changing very fast, and language is changing fast too. There are several major language families in the world. Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divided them differently. The languages in each family are connected, and scientists think that they came from the same parent language. About 3% of the people in the world speak languages that are not in these major families. 6. The early language had many words and easy grammar.A. T B. F7. In the next few hundred years we can expect language tochange a great deal.A. T B. F8. This article shows thatlanguage changes with changes in society.A. T B. F9. From this article we can know thatlanguage will become easier and easier.A. T B. F10. The first English and Spanish people arrived in America more than400-500 years ago. A. T B. F Passage 8When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses.What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couplespeople whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people dont like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.11. Which of the following has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses? D. Renting home furnishings.12. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture? C. Because it saves them much trouble and money.13. What can you infer from the passage? B. Renting furniture is not popular in the couples home town.14. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.15. Young people liked renting home furniture in that D. They dont have much money and dont want to buy the cheap furniture.Passage 9Most dog owners feel that their dogs are their best friends. Almost everyone likes dogs because they try hard to please their owners. One of my favorite stories is about a dog that wanted his owner to please him.One of my friends has a large German shepherd named Jack. These dogs are often very intelligent. Every Sunday afternoon, my friend takes Jack for a walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time, and he talked and talked. So it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk, but the visitor didnt leave. Jack became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally, Jack couldnt stand it any longer. He went out the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he held the mans hat in his mouth.German shepherds arent the only intelligent dogs. Another intelligent dog is a Seeing Eye dog. This is a special dog, which helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs Seeing Eye dogs because they are the “eyes” of the blind people and they help them to “see”. Seeing Eye dogs generally go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people. 6. Like many other dogs, Jack tried to please its owner master.A. T B. F7. Jack came to sit in front of the visitor in order to invite him for a walk.A. T B. F8. “Finally, Jack couldnt stand it any longer” means that Jack could no longer put up with the visitor.A. T B. F9. Seeing Eye dogs help and see for blind people.A. T B. F10. Famous Dogs in Germany would be the most suitable for this passage.A. T B. F Passage 10By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most for the benefits of others-they are people against whom we measure others. They are men and women recognized for shaping our nations consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by, where the very idea of heroism is something beyond us an artifact of the past. Some maintain that because the Cold War is over and because America is at peace, our age is essentially an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made in medical science. Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to go beyond celebrity (明星), who are legendary, who somehow manage to become mythic. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities? Thats hard to answer.