2010中央電大網(wǎng)考資料-大學(xué)英語B模擬試題輔導(dǎo)-閱讀理解

大學(xué)英語（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.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Marie,alsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.(190words)法國大革命于1789年爆發(fā)。當(dāng)時(shí)法國正處經(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并增加賦稅，但最后失敗了。他命令軍隊(duì)進(jìn)入凡爾賽。人民都認(rèn)為他企圖用武力鎮(zhèn)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：國家經(jīng)濟(jì)快速發(fā)展，文章中沒有提及到當(dāng)時(shí)法國的經(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.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeankings.C.Louis’swifeMariewaskilled.D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.Passage2IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit’samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.(260words)在美國，一般不習(xí)慣每天很早打電話給某個(gè)人。如果你很早打電話給他，在他刮胡子或吃早飯的時(shí)候，那就說明這件事情非常重要，需要立刻處理。晚上十一點(diǎn)以后打電話也是同樣的意思。如果一個(gè)人在睡覺的時(shí)候接到電話，那他肯定覺得這是一件事關(guān)生死的大事。打電話的時(shí)間也顯示事情的重要程度。在社會生活中，時(shí)間是一個(gè)非常重要的角色。在美國，如果在宴會三四天前才受到邀請，那受邀者就會認(rèn)為自己不是很受重視。但并不是在所有的國家都如此。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，因?yàn)榧s好一個(gè)星期以后的事情很容易忘記。所以時(shí)間的意義在不同的地方是不一樣的。因此，來自不同文化背景的人之間就會產(chǎn)生誤會。舉個(gè)例子，準(zhǔn)時(shí)在美國社會是受到高度認(rèn)可的。如果某些人不準(zhǔn)時(shí)，就會被認(rèn)為不禮貌或不夠負(fù)責(zé)任。在美國，沒有一個(gè)人會把一次商務(wù)活動和等待一小時(shí)聯(lián)系起來，這太不禮貌了。一個(gè)人如果遲到五分鐘，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.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?A.Amatterofwork.B.Amatteroflifeordeath.C.Youwanttoseehimorher.D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.答案：B18.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend?A.at7:00am.B.at4:00pm.C.atthenight.D.at4:00am.答案：B4）選項(xiàng)C的意思為：晚上（night尤指夜開始深了的時(shí)候，注意：evening指傍晚,黃昏），不是問題的最佳答案；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“在美國提前預(yù)約也許會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，是正確選項(xiàng)。

20.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat__________.A.it’samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytimeB.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworldC.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinesspartyD.ifapersonislateforadate,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.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall.Forexample,theywillmisstheritualinteractionthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybeaconventionintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348words)一個(gè)外國人對于美國的第一印象很有可能是每個(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，為了盡快做完一件事情，他們會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。在一些公共飲食場所，其他人會在你旁邊等你吃完，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)人都會盡快給下一個(gè)人騰出地方。如果你不這樣，侍者會催促你的。你會發(fā)現(xiàn)司機(jī)也都很匆忙，人們從你身邊匆匆走過。你會錯(cuò)過一些微笑、簡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)就會浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。對時(shí)間的觀念還會影響到我們對耐心的理解。在美國價(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”。如果我們覺得時(shí)間在毫無意義的溜走，在娛樂、工作價(jià)值或休息方面得不到回報(bào)，那么就會開始不停地徘徊。那些來自時(shí)間觀念不同的國家的人發(fā)現(xiàn)他們在商業(yè)和日常生活中最困難的就是對時(shí)間節(jié)奏的適應(yīng)。許多剛到美國來的人都會想念他們在商業(yè)會談中一些開場禮節(jié)。舉個(gè)例子，他們會想念因歡迎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。他們會想念在咖啡屋悠閑的會談。而通常，美國人不會與來訪者在這么悠閑的環(huán)境中進(jìn)行一些冗長的小會談。對于同事，我們總是看他過去的表現(xiàn)而不是與他的社交禮儀。因?yàn)槲覀円话愣际歉⒅芈殬I(yè)性，而不是社交性，因此我們總是很快進(jìn)入正題。

21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?_________A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.答案：D22.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means_________.A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcernC.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift答案：B23.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague___________.A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusinesstalksC.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance答案：D24.Thispassagemainlytalksabout___________.A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtimeB.howbusyAmericansareeverydayC.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeignersD.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike答案：A25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis_______________.A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.objective答案：CTest2Passage1Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfriends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales(稱).Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn’tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.“What’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)場排隊(duì)等候。她正要離開自己的祖國去美國和她的姐姐團(tuán)聚。她的英語講得很好。雖然她要出國了覺得很高興，但此時(shí)要離開她的家人和朋友也很傷心。正在她想這些的時(shí)候，她突然聽到機(jī)場的工作人員正在叫她把行李放到稱上。Maria拉了又拉，包太重，她根本抬不起來。她后面的男人很不耐煩了。他也是等著托運(yùn)行李的?！斑@女孩怎么了？”他說道，“她為什么不快點(diǎn)？”他走到前面，把包放在臺上，希望能先登記。他急著想要得到一個(gè)好的座位。Maria很生氣，但她很有禮貌。她用最優(yōu)美的英語說，“你為什么如此不耐煩？飛機(jī)上的每個(gè)人都有座位。如果你真的很急，為什么不能幫我搬一下行李？”這男人聽到Maria會講英語覺得很驚訝。他很快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________.A.whenshewasleavingAmericaB.onherwaybacktoSantoDomingoC.beforeshelefttheUSAD.whenshearrivedattheairport答案：D12.Youbelievethattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryisto________attheairport.A.helpcarrypeople’sluggageB.askpeopletopickuptheluggageC.checkpeople’sluggageD.takecareofpeople’sluggage答案：C13.“Whyareyousoupset?”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbe________.A.surprisedB.sadC.unhappyD.sorry答案：C14.“Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.”Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt__________.A.worriedaboutMariaB.worriedaboutthemanC.sorryforMaria’smannersD.sorryfortheman’smanners答案：D15.TheauthormentionedMaria’sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthat_________.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,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.(221words)目標(biāo)有三種：短期目標(biāo)，中期目標(biāo)和長期目標(biāo)。短期目標(biāo)是根據(jù)每日制定的為了處理當(dāng)前事物的目標(biāo)。短期目標(biāo)可以以少于一個(gè)星期，一個(gè)星期，兩個(gè)星期，或者可能的話一個(gè)月來完成。我們必須記住，打地基比砌墻更需要堅(jiān)實(shí)，長期目標(biāo)脫離了扎實(shí)的短期目標(biāo)的實(shí)現(xiàn)是不能實(shí)現(xiàn)的。短期目標(biāo)的實(shí)現(xiàn)是以以前完成的目標(biāo)為前提的。中期目標(biāo)是在短期目標(biāo)的基礎(chǔ)上指定的。可以以一個(gè)學(xué)期或整個(gè)學(xué)年為周期指定，或者延長至幾年。每次你根據(jù)目標(biāo)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)你完成了一個(gè)目標(biāo)，你都會增加成功的信心。并且當(dāng)你完成目標(biāo)的日期越來越近，你的動力和希望都會增加。長期目標(biāo)可以和我們未來的夢想相關(guān)聯(lián)?？梢允俏迥昊蛭迥暌陨系哪繕?biāo)。生活不是一成不變的。我們不能讓長期目標(biāo)制約了我們或我們的行為。16.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot_________.A.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoalsB.ifwecompletetheshort-termgoalsC.ifwehavedreamsofthefutureD.ifweputforwardsomeplans答案：B17.Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon_________.A.adailybasisB.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?_________A.Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.B.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.C.Lifeisastaticthing,thusweshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.D.Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoalstothosewhichhavebeencompleted.答案：CPassage3BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary（周年紀(jì)念）ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac’sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug（擁抱）,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn’tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys（調(diào)查）showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance’scloserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain’scloselinkswiththeUS.Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsof“doubtfulfriendship”,theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here’sone：What’sthebestthingaboutBritain’srelationshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel.(320words)英國和法國被英吉利海峽阻隔，游泳穿越該海峽只要不到20分鐘的時(shí)間。但這兩個(gè)國家的文化有時(shí)相差十萬八千里。上星期四，英國和法國慶祝了《友好協(xié)議》簽訂100周年的紀(jì)念活動。該協(xié)議標(biāo)志著兩個(gè)國家在經(jīng)歷了幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的戰(zhàn)爭和愛恨交織的關(guān)系后的新開始。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，對伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭問題進(jìn)行了激烈的爭論—英國首相布萊爾支持而法國總統(tǒng)希拉克反對。國際會議中，這種別扭在布萊爾和希拉克的身體語言中表現(xiàn)得很明顯。當(dāng)法國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人頻頻與德國總理格哈特·施羅德?lián)肀r(shí)，布萊爾只得到了握手。然而，有些政治專家說正是伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭促進(jìn)了兩國的關(guān)系。這種歷來的分離也許是好的，因?yàn)檫@兩個(gè)國家對世界的看法完全不同。但是這并沒有阻隔1200萬的英國人每年到法國度假。而法國僅有300萬的人去英國度假。調(diào)查顯示大多數(shù)法國人對德國人比對英國人親切。并且在英國進(jìn)行的調(diào)查顯示僅有1/3的英國人信任法國人。也許這種壞的感覺是因?yàn)橛瞬幌矚g法國跟德國的親密關(guān)系，或者因?yàn)榉▏鴮τ兔绹挠H密關(guān)系感到不悅。不論答案是什么，雙方能在一起慶祝這種“不確定的友好關(guān)系”100周年，至少證明他們會相互開玩笑了。其中一條就是：英國與法國的關(guān)系的最好見證是什么？是英吉利海峽。21.Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis__________.A.friendlyB.impoliteC.brotherlyD.amixtureofloveandhate答案：D22.ThewarinIraqdoes_________totherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.A.goodB.harmC.neithergoodnorharmD.bothgoodandharm答案：D23.TheBritisharenotsofriendlyto________andtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto_________.A.Germany;AmericaB.America;GermanyC.Germany;GermanyD.America;America答案：A24.________aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin_________.A.Americanpeople…BritainB.Britishpeople…GermanyC.Frenchpeople…BritainD.Britishpeople…France答案：D25.Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?A.AslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritainB.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.C.FrancandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.答案：CTest3Passage 1 Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled“OneOnOne”helpselementarystudentswho’vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.You’dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.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)前至少從事一項(xiàng)社區(qū)活動。一項(xiàng)新的叫做“一對一”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)生也許對這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃尤其感興趣，因?yàn)樗鼮槟闾峁┝私虒W(xué)（教數(shù)學(xué)和英語）的機(jī)會。 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，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，每次每門課半小時(shí)。 道奇教授將擔(dān)任這些家庭教師的顧問。他會幫你制訂教學(xué)計(jì)劃或提供活動的建議。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)劃并于下周開始工作。 我確定你會喜歡這項(xiàng)社區(qū)服務(wù)，同時(shí)你也能獲得寶貴的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。能在你的簡歷上表明你有教孩子的經(jīng)驗(yàn)而且你能關(guān)心你的社區(qū)，應(yīng)該是很不錯(cuò)的一件事。如果你愿意簽約或如果你有任何問題，于本周前往道奇教授的辦公室。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：講話人所說的這項(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：道奇教授是干什么的？ A.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram. B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool. C.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom. D.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.答案：A14.Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo?意思是：對家教有興趣的學(xué)生應(yīng)該怎么做？A.Contacttheelementaryschool.B.Signupforaspecialclass.C.Submitaresumetothedean.D.TalktoprofessorDodge.答案：D15.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddresses?意思是：你認(rèn)為說話者是在對誰說這些話的？ A.Faculty. B.Students. C.Residents. D.Graduatedstudents.答案：BPassage 2 WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings(bed,tables,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses.Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewhoareinternationalbusinessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples-peoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeopletowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon’tliketotellothersaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.(248words)當(dāng)John和VictoriaFalls到達(dá)紐約開始他們的一年生活時(shí)，他們沒有隨身帶很多東西。他們計(jì)劃要么住在裝修好的公寓里，要么買些舊家具。但是他們很快了解到越來越多的人正在采用的一種新的方式。租用家具（如窗，桌子，盤子等等）已經(jīng)成為美國發(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？從事國際商務(wù)的人，政府官員，外國學(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可能很快不喜歡的便宜家具。他們寧愿等到有錢時(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漂亮的房子，可是他們太喜歡租來的家具了，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，他們不能確定鄰居們對此會怎么想。16.WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses?意思是：以下哪個(gè)已成為美國發(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’thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.答案：B19.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?意思是：下面哪個(gè)作為本段的題目最好？ A.RentorBuy? B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings. C.Furnished Apartments. D.ANewIdea.答案：B20.Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat______.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.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterplant.Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyears.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwasmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment.(208words)紙是人類發(fā)明的最重要的產(chǎn)品之一。沒有一些便宜而又實(shí)用的材料來寫的話，書面語也不可能廣泛傳播。紙的發(fā)明意味著更多的人可以接受教育，因?yàn)楦嗟臅梢杂〕鰜聿⒎职l(fā)出去。紙和印刷一起為知識的交流提供了極其重要的途徑。 我們每年用多少紙呢？也許你無法很快回答出這個(gè)問題。在1900年，全世界的用紙量是每年人均一公斤左右?，F(xiàn)在有些國家的用量達(dá)到每年人均50公斤。像美國，英國和瑞典這樣的國家的用量遠(yuǎn)超其他各國。 像許多其他我們用的東西一樣，紙最早發(fā)明于中國。在埃及和西方，十五世紀(jì)前紙并沒有廣泛使用。埃及人寫字寫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．幼年動物的皮。顯然不對。C．歐洲國家使用的紙。沒有給出特點(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)沒有被提到？ A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore. B.Morepeoplecouldbeeducatedthanbefore. C.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed. D.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.答案：AA．工作機(jī)會比以前更多了。原文中絲毫沒有提及。B．跟以前比，更多的人可以接受教育?？稍诘谝欢蔚谌湓挷榈?。C．更多的書可以印出來并分發(fā)出去?？稍诘谝欢蔚谒木湓挷榈?。D．可以通過更多的途徑進(jìn)行知識交流。第一段的最后一句話有這個(gè)含義。因此，正確答案為A。23．Whendidth