大学英语 2阅读理解和答案

1、三、阅读理解（下列每小题的备选答案中，只有一个正确答案）May be you have seen this in schools: some students are studying nearly all the time but they just pass their exams, while some others may spend much less time on their books but do much better in exams. How could this happen? People used to think that hard work is the on

2、ly way to success. But now they have understood that smart work can make them succeed too.Hard workers don t mind working for long hours, while smart workers always think of several different answers to these questions, such as “ Why should I suffer this? or Tsn t there a better way to do this?” Tha

3、nks to these people, we can use computers instead of the abacus now. progress in every field is the direct result of M trying to find a better way by smart workers. There was a large soap factory in Japan. Once it received an unusual letter from someone who complained that there was no soap in the s

4、oap in the soapbox he bought.How could empty soapboxes go out of the factory? The engineers checked the producing and packing. The producing was fine, but in about ten thousand soapboxes, the packing machine let an empty soapbox go. There was no need to spend a lot of money repairing the machine for

5、 such a small problem. The engineer soon worked out a solution. He put a huge X-ray machine and two large computers to find out the empty soapboxes. After teaching the workers how to use it, he sat down in his seat, exhausted.“Sir, we could have solved the problem in a much simpler and cheaper way,w

6、 a worker said.Really? How?a We can put a huge fan near the packing machine. The wind coming from the fan will blow away the empty boxes, leaving the other boxes with soap.See, this is smart work. In order to succeed, we should not only work hard like the engineer; but also think smart like this wor

7、ker.Some students spend less time on school work but do better in exams because they study longer.TBF答案：BThe passage mainly tells us we should work hard like the engineer and think smart like the worker.TF答案：AThe soap factory could only put a huge fan near the packing machine to solve problem in a m

8、uch simpler and cheaper way.TF答案：AThe underlined phrase * blow away means 停止in Chinese.T旦直答案：BSomeone wrote to the soap factory and complained that the soapbox he bought was terrible.TF答案：AThe English language started about 1,500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came to the country. They

9、 were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three groups brought their languages with them to the country.After some time, the three languages became one new language English. The name , English comes from the Angles. They lived in most of England.The language that we speak todayModern Englis

10、h is not the same as the English that people used 1,500 years ago, including Old English (before 1150) and Middle English (up till 1500). That languageOld English sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English. But Modern English doe

11、s come from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.When did Modern English start?About the year 1150.Between the 12th century and the 16th century.About the year 1500.Before the year 1500.答案：CHow many languages did Old English come from?One.Two.Three.Four.答案：CWhich language did

12、the name “ English come from?The Saxons.The Jutes.The Angles.Modern English.答案：CAccording to the passage, Modern English is different from Old English in .grammarpronunciationwordsall the above答案：DWhich of the following is TRUE?Modern English has nothing to do with Old English.Modern English has mor

13、e words than Old English.Modern English has fewer words than Old English.There is no difference between Old English and Modern English.答案:BCamp Broadway is a children s camp in the United States. It gives children a chance to find out about the performing arts. These include drama, dancing and singi

14、ng. If you are 10 to 17 and enjoy performing, this could be of interest to you. It lasts 5 days and our professional artists are going to help you develop your talent or discover one.It lets you develop your ability to create and increase your confidence. Even if you don t think you have performing

15、talents, these will be useful skills to have. Whatever your future job might be, it will help you to speak more confidently, clearly and effectively in public. This will give you the best results if you need to speak or introduce anything to a group of people.You also have a chance to make new frien

16、ds here. And our artists will answer your questions and give you first-hand advice. This will be of great help if you want to progress. At the end, you have a chance to show your family what you have achieved.The program isn t just open to beginners, but also t those who have some experience.If you

17、are interested in this summer camp, then visit HYPERLINK .A 15-year-old high school student will probably join in the camp. TOC o 1-5 h z TF答案：AIn this passage, the underlined word 44 confidence * means “想象力” in Chinese.TF答案：BThe second paragraph of the passage tells us why Camp Broadway is helpful.

18、TF答案：AIn the camp, you have a chance to learn how to help your friends with their lessons.TF答案：BThe program is only open to those who have some experience.TF答案：BMr. Smith is telling two funny stories of his police work.Story AI remember catching a thief in a clothes shop once. It was strange. The ma

19、n was hiding a yellow sweater inside his coat. I thought he had stolen it, so I caught him. We found late, that his wife gave him the sweater for his birthday, but he hated it. He just wanted to turn it to the shop for money, but he didn t want his wife to see him! We soon let him go.Story BAnother

20、day, a man called Bob went into a bank on Sixth Street. He wrote on the beck of an envelope, Give me the money! Or I II kill you. and gave it to the bank clerk. She gave him $100,000 and the man ran away. Then we received a phone call from the bank clerk. She told us to go to the man s house in Cand

21、y Town and get him. We caught him as soon as he got out of the elevator. He couldn t believe that we found him so quickly. We told him that the front of the envelope he used had his name and address on it!What does Mr. Smith do?A bank clerk.A policernan.A thief.A taxi driver.答案：BMr. Smith caught the

22、 man in the clothes shop .by exchangebv mistakeby accidenton purpose答案：BWhy did the man return the sweater to the shop?Because he didn t want his wife to see it.Because he liked money more than the sweater.Because he hated it and wanted to get the money back.Because he wanted to buy a new sweater.答案

23、：CBob was caught so quickly because .his address was found o the envelope he usedhe received a phone call from the bank clerkthe police waited for him outside the elevatorhe used the money to buy a lot of things.答案：AWhat do you think of Bob?He is brave.He is careful.He is shy.He is stupid.答案：DOne da

24、y Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometers from their camp, it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his

25、face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happ

26、en if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometers in such cold weather!It was getting late. They rode o and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!

27、John and his two friends went to the forest to watch the trees in the forest. TOC o 1-5 h z TF答案：AThey could not find their way back because there was only one road to their camp.TF答案:BIt is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to the camp.TF答案：AThe horses stopped because they were tired a

28、fter running for a long way.TF答案:BThe story happened at night when nothing could be seen.TF答案：B答案：DThere are millions of stars and planets in space. What s the difference between stars and planets? Stars can give out heat and light, but planets cannot. The sun is one of the stars. Some planets are b

29、alls of rock and some are balls of gas. We live on the earth. The earth spins around once everyday to give us day and night. The earth goes around the sun once every year to give us different seasons.There are eight planets moving around the sun. We call the family of the sun and its planets the sol

30、ar system. Mercury is the nearest to the sun, so it is very hot. It is the smallest planet. Venus is very bright and hot. It is the nearest to the earth. Mars is covered with orange-red dust and rocks, so it looks like a red star in the sky. It has seasons like the earth does. Jupiter has at least 6

31、3 moons（卫星）and it is the biggest and heaviest planet of them. Saturn has at least 62 moons. The other planets, such as Uranus and Neptune, are all very far from the sun and very cold. We need a telescope to see them.The sun can give us .heat and waterheat and lightlight and airrock and water答案：BThe

32、Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase spins around is .飞行行驶旋转公转 答案：CThe earth goes around once every year to give us different seasons.the moonMarsJupiterthe sun答案：DMars looks red in the sky because .it is covered with orange-red dust and rocksit has seasons like the earth doesit is the nearest t

33、o the earthit is covered with read water and dust答案：AWhich is NOT true according to the passage?Jupiter is the biggest and heaviest planet.Uranus is very far from the sun and very cold.The rotation of the earth gives us day and night.We call the family of the sun and its planets the Milky Wav.六、完形填空

34、Father* s EyesThis story is about a skinny young boy who loved football 1 all his heart. Practice after practice, he eagerly gave everything he had. But being half the size of the other boys, he got absolutely nowhere.At all the games, this hopeful athlete sat on the 2 and hardly ever played. This t

35、eenager lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. Even though the son was always on the bench, his father was always in the stands cheering. He never missed a game.This young man was still the smallest of the class when he entered high school. But bis father c

36、ontinued to 3 him but also made it very clear that he did not have to play football if he didnt want to. But the young man loved football and decided to hang in there. He was determined to try his best at every practice, and perhaps hed get to play when he became a senior.All through high school he

37、never missed a practice or a game but remained a bench-warmer all four years. His_4 father was always in the stands, always with words of encouragement for him.When the young man went to college, he decided to try out for the football team as a walk-on(跑 龙套的角色).Everyone was sure he could never 5 the

38、 cut(入选)，but he did. The coach admitted that he kept him on the roster(花名册)because he always puts his heart and soul to every practice, and at the same time, provided the other members with the spirit they badlyneeded.()；withoutwithatin答案：B()；stoolwheelchairarmchairbench答案：D()；perfectirritate()；prod

39、ucemanufacturedomake答案：Dencourageforgive 答案：C()；faithfuljoyfulgratefulgraceful 答案：AJourney to AustraliaAustralia is one of the famous Oceanian countries. The country is famous for its 1 production and seashore tour. As the climate there is warm and comfortable, many people spend vocations there ever

40、y year. T m a super fan of water 2 , so I choose it as my destination.In Australia, the sky is bluer than blue, the clouds are whiter than white, all the local people enjoy an 3 and active life. They also show their kindness and enthusiasm to the tourists.The first step should be 4 Opera which is am

41、ong the most brilliant and splendid architectures in the world. Many world-class 5 are put on in it .The surface and shape of it is like a seashell with glory decorations inside. Then Melbourne is a good choice to be as the next step. In Melbourne, skin screen(粉底)is a must to take with as the sunshi

42、ne is upset and may burn your skin. The most attractive thing to me is the Australia Open(澳网公开赛),which is one of the biggest world-class tennis competition. Many great players such as Roddick Federer and its local player Hewitt etc. gather to compete. It s really a feast for the eyes.()：ship TOC o 1

43、-5 h z woolwoodsteel答案：B()；entertainmententertainentertainingentertainer答案：A()；pessimisticpassiveoptimisticpersuasive答案：C()；TexasIllinoisCaliforniaSvdnev答案：D()；plavspicturesnovelsgames答案：ACarol and Susan are very good friends. They are in the same 1 at school and they often visit each other* s home

44、at weekends. Now they are 2 eight years old. Carol s mother has got a new baby. Carol is very glad to have a little sister. So she is always talking about her to Susan. At first Susan is very 3 in the new baby because she doesn t have any brothers or sisters. But after some time she begins to get ri

45、d of Carol* s endless talking about it. She also feels a little jealous of her friend.One morning when the two girls 4 in the school ground, Carol says to Susan, Do you know, Sue, my baby sister has put on early half a pound in weight this week/*That is not very 5 answers Susan. I know a baby and he

46、 puts on ten pounds a day. “Oh, that can t be true, answers Carol laughingly. Whose baby is it? An elephant s, says Susan.()：gradetableclassgroup答案：C()；alltwobotheither答案：C()：interestinginterestedhappysatisfied 答案：Bplaymeetweightwalk答案：B5.()；muchmanytruesure 答案：ALittle Ways to Say I Love You and Hea

47、lthy Family RelationshipFor many people, maintaining healthy family relationship can seem to have become a routine. With the many external pressures such as kids, jobs and errands sometimes it can be difficult to reconnect.Here are a few great ideas on little ways to say I love you and maintaining a

48、 long 1 healthy family relationship. A small letter is one of the easiest ways to convey your love. Your * love letter doesn t have to be 10 pages long, or even 2 pages, just a few words that mean something to the both of you will do 2 .If you are not a good writer, simply 3 a nice card that says th

49、e feeling that you feel from one of the many card stores. If your spouse loves flowers, send her some flowers to her work place or home when she least expects it. While anniversary and birthday flowers are always well received, send over a beautiful bouquet if you really want to surprise her.If your

50、 spouse collects little keepsakes or small trinkets, you might want to get her some as a small surprise gift. You can 4 up these keepsakes nicely and leave them on a pillow or in a special place. Little gifts such as these will always be remembered for years. If you are looking for some small ways t

51、o say I love you, take a look at the 5 suggestions.()：lastkeepinglastinglavish答案：C()；comedytragedywondersponder答案：C()；purchasechasemerchantresearch答案：A()；unbuttonunzipuntiewrap答案：D()；overaboveup D. forward 答案：BIf you re 1 most students, you put off studying until the very last minute. The night befo

52、re the exam, you II stay up all night cramming, getting little or no sleep. In the morning, you II drag yourself out of bed, psych yourself up with lots of coffee and some cigarettes, and go into the exam feeling 2 , drained and jittery all at the same time. You II find it hard to focus or think, an

53、d you II be cursing yourself for not starting to study sooner.And not surprisingly, 3 you re blessed with natural brilliance, or you happen to know the subject matter extremely well, you* II probably do terribly on the test. If this is yocr typical method of studying, you already know it doesn t wor

54、k. Every time you go through this ritual, you tell yourself that you re going to smarten up the next time you 4 a big exam. Next time you II start to study weeks in advance, you say. But instead, you keep repeating this crazy pattern. Why does this keep happening? And what should you be doing instea

55、d if you want to get better marks?A big problem for most people, especially those who are young students, is that life gets in the way. If you re a student, you probably have a part time job, and like most young people, you also want to have a social life.Studying can seem very boring compared to al

56、l the exciting 5 just outside your door. Or the games on your computer. Even watching old reruns of Sesame Street can seem more interesting than the biology text your teacher is expecting you to master!alikelikelylikelikeable 答案：C()；happyboringirritatedexhausted 答案：D()；afterwardsunlesssincetherefore

57、 答案：B()；eyebrownosemouthface()；regulationscirculationspublicationstemptations答案：D答案：DThe Origin of Santa ClausThe jolly, red-suited man who 1 into your Home every year to leave you gifts hasn t always been so jolly. The real Saint Nick was a Turkish monk who lived in the 3rd century. He was 2 for be

58、ing charitable and selfless, eventually becoming the patron saint of sailors and children. According to legend, he was a rich man thanks to an 3 from his parents, but he gave it all away in the form of gifts to the less-fortunate. He eventually became the most popular saint in Europe and, through hi

59、s alter ego(他我，另一个自我),Santa Claus, remains so to this day. But how did a long-dead Turkish monk become a big, fat, reindeer(驯鹿)-riding pole dweller?The Dutch got the ball rolling be celebrating the saintcalled Sinter Klaasin New York in the Iatel8th century. Our old friend, Washington Irving, includ

60、ed the legend of Saint Ni:k in his seminal History of New York as well, but at the turn of the 18th century. Saint Nick was still a rather 4 figure in America.On December 23, 1823, though, a man named Clement Clarke Moore published a poem he had written for his daughters called An Account of a Visit