《大学英语B》阅读题库103篇

《大学英语B》阅读理解103篇

1.已审B难度1WhenIbegintolookbackonallfriendswhom1havehad,IquicklycametotheconclusionthatJerry

wasthemostimportantandhadthegreatesteffectuponmylife.HisfamilymovedtomyblockwhenIwasonly10.

Jerrywas15atthetime,butthefactthathewassomucholderthanmeseemedtomakenodifferencetohim.Iwas

verygladthathe1ikedme.Wetooklongwalkstogethei',onwhichhewouldte]1mestorieshehadheardformTVand

radioprograms.

Butasmonthswentby,achangecameintoourfriendship.Jerryalmoststoppedcoiningbythehouse,andeverytime

Iwenttohishouseortelephoned,hepulmeoffwithsomeexcusessuchas"I'mstudyingnow"or"I'vegotsome

jobstodoforMum”.Whenwepassedonthestreet,hewouldstillgivemeawarmsmileandfriendlywavewitha“Hi,

kid”,buthewouldhardlyeverstoptotalk.FinallyIrealizedthathewasnolongerinterestedinmeandthathis

tastehadchanged.Inoticedhimwithagirlonceinawhileandseveraltimessawhimgoingoutinhisfamily'scar

onaFridayorSaturdaynight.Isimplycouldn'tunderstandwhatwassogreataboutgirlsandparties.

ButIwashurtwhenhefinallymademeknowthatourfriendshipwasatanend.Ofcoursehedidntreallymean

tohurtme,butitwasalongtimebeforeIrealizedthatitwasanageproblemthatcausedthebreak.Therewere

aworldofdifferencesbetweentheideasandinterestsofa17-year-oldanda12-year-old.NowthatI*moversixteen

myself,Irealizedthis,andthehurtIgotthenhasbecomehappymemoriesofthegoodtimeswewereoncetogether.

1wonderifmiIlionsofotherboysandgirlshavehadasimilarexperience.

(l).WhenthewriterandJerryfirstmet,Jerrywas.答案(B)

A.10yearsoldB.5yearsolderthanthewriterC.ofthesameageasthewriterD.thewriter'sclassmate

(2).Theirfriendshiplastedfor.答案(C)

A.afewyearsB.afewweeksC.afewmonthsD.afewhours

(3).Jerrystoppedplayingwiththewriterbecause____.答案(D)

A.thewriterhadchangedB.hewasbusywithhisstudyC.hehassomejobstodoI),hewasnotinterestedinthe

writer

(4).Whenachangecameintheirfriendship,thewriter.答案(B)

A.accepteditatonceB.couldn'tunderstandhisfriendforalongtimeC.stoppedvisitinghisfriendD.started

goingtopartieswithgirls

(5).Themainideaofthepassageisthat.答案(A)

A.theagedifferenceplaysapartinfriendshipB.friendshipisthemostimportantthingforchildrenC.manyboys

andgirlshaveasimilarexperienceasthewriterD."friendsaremadeinwineandtestedintearsM

2.已申B难度1Onedayin1965,whenIwasa1ibraryworkeratschool,ateachercametome.Shehadastudentwho

finishedhisworkbeforealltheothersandneededsomethingmoredifficultforhimtodo."Couldyouhelpmein

thelibrary?”sheasked.Isaid,“Sendhimalong.H

Soon,agolden-hairedboyappeared."Doyouhaveajobforme?”heasked.Itoldhimaboutasystemforsorting

books.Hepickeduptheideaimmediately.ThenIshowedhimsomecardsforsomeunreturnedbooksthatIthoughthad

beenreturnedbutnotrecorded.Maybesomebookswereputonwrongplaces.Hesaid,“Isitakindofadetective

(侦探)job?”Iansweredyes,andthenbeganhiswork.

Hehadfoundthreebookswithwrongcardsbythetimehisteacheropenedthedoorandsaid,“Timeforrest!”he

arguedforfinishingthefindingjob,buttheteacherwon.

Thenextmorning,hearrivedearly,“Iwanttofinishthesebooks,“hesaid.Attheendoftheday,whenheasked

toworkwithmemoreoften,itwaseasyformetosayyes.

AfterafewweeksIfoundanoteonmydesk,invitingmetodinnerattheboy'shome.Attheendofapleasantevening,

hismotherdeclaredthatthefamilywouldbemovingtoanotherschool.Herson,sfirstconcern,shesaid,wasleaving

thelibrary."Whowillfindthelostbooks?Mheasked.Whenthetimecame,itwashardtosaygoodbye.Thoughat

thebeginninghehadseemedanordinaryboy,hisstrongfeelingofinteresthadmadehimdifferent.

Doyouknowwhoheis?ThisboybecameagreatmanoftheInformationAge:BillGates.

(1).Whydidtheteachergotothe1ibrarytofindajobforBi11Gates?答案(C)

A.Becausetheteacherfoundthelibrarianquitebusy.B.BecauseBillGateswantedtofindajob.C.BecauseBill

Gatesfinishedhisstudyquicklyandhadmorefreetimethantheothers.D.Becausethelibraryneededanewworker.

(2).Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?答案(B)

A.LibraryworkwasverydifficultforBillGates.B.BillGatesdidhisjobwithoutanydifficulty.C.Thelibrarian

wastoobusytohavearest.D.HismotherhopedthatBillGateswouldstayforhisjob.

(3).Thesentence"Hepickeduptheideaimmediately"meansthat____.答案(A)

A.helearnedthatsystemquicklyB.hecollectedthatsystemquicklyC.heliftedupthatsystemquicklyD.heimproved

thatsystemquickly

(4).WhatwasBillGatesexpectedtodointhelibrary?答案(D)

A.Findingthelostcards.B.Learningthesystem.C.Helpingtheworkerwitheverythinginthe1ibrary.D.Finding

bookswithwrongcards.

(5).HowdidBillGatesfeelwhenhisfami1ywouldmovetoanotherschoolarea?答案(C)

A.Sad.B.Pleasant.C.Worried.D.Interested.

3.已审B难度1PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishman'shomeishiscas11e.Theymeanthatthehomeisveryimportant

andpersonal.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhousesratherthanflats,andmanypeopleowntheirhomes.Thismeans

thattheycanmakethempersonal,andchangetheminanywaythey1ike.Mosthouseshaveagarden,evenifitisa

smallone,andthegardenisusual1yloved.Thehouseandthegardenaretheprivatespaceofaperson.Inacrowded

cityapersonknowsthatheorshehasaprivatespacewhichisonlyforhimselforherselfandforinvitedfriends.

Peopleusuallyliketomarktheirspace.Ifyouareonthebeachyoumayhavespreadyourtowelsaroundyou:inthe

rainyoumayhaveputyourcoatorsmallbagontheseatbesideyou;ina1ibraryyoumayspreadyourbooksaround

you.

OnceIwastravelingonatraintoLondon.Iwasonasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasatablebetweenus.

Themanoppositetomehadhisbriefcaseonthetable.Therewasnospaceonmysideofthetableatall.Iwasunhappy.

Ithoughthethoughtthatheownedthewholetable.Ihadbeenreadingabookaboutnonverbal(非语言的)communication

soItookvariouspapersoutofmybagandputthemonhiscase!WhenIdidthishesuddenlybecameangryandhis

eyesnearlypoppedout(突出)ofhishead.Ihadtakenuphisspace!AfewminuteslaterItookmypapersoffin

ordertoreadthem.Heimmediatelymovedhiscasetohissideofthetable.

(l).WhatdoesthefirstsentenceinParagraph】mean?答案(A)

A.ThehomemattersgreatlytoEnglishmen.B.Thecastleismoreimportantthanthehome.C.Thehomeismoreimportant

thanthecastle.D.Englishmenusuallyliveinhomesinsteadofcastles.

(2).WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonformostBritishto1iveinhomes?答案(B)

A.Theycanmakechangesinhousesinwhichtheylive.B.Theylovehousesmorethangardens.C.Theycanownprivate

spacelikethehouseandthegarden.I).Theycankeeptheprivatespacetothemselvesandfriends.

(3).AccordingtoParagraph2,ifyouspreadyourbooksaroundyouinalibrary,itmeans.答案(D)

A.youwanttospreadyourtowelsaroundyoufurtherB.youwanttoputyourcoatonthetableC.youcanfindno

spaceforyourbooksontheseatD.youwanttotellothersthespacebelongstoyou

(4).Howdidthemanoppositetothewritershowheownedthewholetable?答案(B)

A.Hesatinasectionforfourpeople.B.Heplacedhisbriefcaseonthetable.C.Hewastrave1ingonatrainto

London.D.Hewasreadingabook.

(5).Thewritertriedtogetbackhisspaceby____.答案(C)

A.movingthecaseoffthetableB.takingal1hispapersoutC.takingupthespaceofthemanoppositeD.showing

thebooksconcernedtotheman

4.已审B难度1Downtheentrancehalloftheschoolwalkfoureighth-gradestudents.Eachoneiscarryingasmall

basketwithasingleegginside.Soonmorestudentsjointhem-eachoneofthemisalsocarryingabasketwithanegg.

Theeggsinabasketarepartofanewschoolprogramthathelpsyoungpeopleunderstandthathavingababyisagreat

duty.

Atthebeginningoftheprogram,theteacherputsthestudentsinpairs-onegirlandoneboy.Eachpairgetsanegg,

whichtheymusttakecareoffortwoweeks.Forthosefourteendays,thestudentshavetotakecareoftheeggsas

thoughtheywererealbabies.Studentswhoseeggsgetbrokenhavetostartthetwoweeksalloveragainwithanew

egg.

Onepersonineachpairmusthavetheeggwithhimorheratal1times-1wenty-fourhoursaday.Atnotimecanthey

lettheeggbeoutofsight.*Ifateachercatchesyouwithoutyouregg,“saidonestudent,“shemakesyougoget

it.Theyarereallystrict.*Theteachersalsomakethestudentsspendhalfanhoureachdaysittingwiththeegg

andjustwatchingit.Thatcangetprettyboring.Butit*salsosomethingthatparentsspendalotoftimedoing.

Childrensaythattheprogramhashelpedthemunderstandthedutiesinvolvedinhavingachild."Itwasreally

hard,“saidonestudent,“Youhadtothinkal1thetimeabouttheegg.*

(1).Thepurposeoftheprogramistohelpstudentsgrasptheideaof.答案⑻

A.carryingabasketwithaneggB.bringingupababyC.layingeggsD.studyinghardatschool

(2).Atthebeginning,____.答案(B)

A.onlyonestudentjoinedtheprogramB.fourstudentsinallwereinterestedintheprogramC.eightstudentsbecame

membersoftheprogramD.morestudentsthanteacherslikedtheprogram

(3).Inthethird1ineofParagraph2,"they"refersto.答案(C)

A.teachersB.studentsC.eggsD.programs

(4).Whyshouldthestudentsintheprogramspendhalfanhoureachdaysittingwithaneggandjustwatchingit?

答案(C)

A.Becauseitisveryboringtohavetheeggwiththematalltimes.B.Becausetheteachersinthisprogramarevery

strict.C.Becauseonlyinthiswaycanstudentsunderstandparentsintakingcareofchildren.D.Becauseifstudents

donotdoit,theywillfai1intheexamination.

(5).Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat.答案(D)

A.aprogramistheonlywaytoeducatechiIdrenB.onehastothinkaboutaprogramal]thetimeC.onlyonechiId

graspsthepurposeoftheprogram1).theprogramisofhelptochildren'sunderstandingofparents

5.已申B难度1Wesaythatapersonhasgoodmannersifheorshebehavespolitelyandiskindandhelpfultoothers.

Everyonelikesapersonwithgoodmannersbulnoone1ikesapersonwithbadmanners."Yes”,youmaysay,“but

whataregoodmanners?HowdoIknowwhattodoandwhatnottodo?”

Peopleallovertheworldagreethatbeingwell-manneredreallymeansbeingkindandhelpingothers,especiallyto

thoseolderorweakerthanourselves.Ifyourememberthis,youwillnotgoveryfarwrong.

Herearesomeexamplesofthethingsthatawell-manneredpersondoesordoesnotdo.

Heneverlaughsatpeoplewhentheyareintrouble.Instead,hetriestohelpthem.Heisalwayskind,nevercruel,

eithertopeopleortoanimals.Whenpeoplearewaitingforabus,orinapostoffice,hetakeshisturn,liedoes

notpushtothefrontofthequeue.Inthebus,hegiveshisseattoanoldpersonoraladywhoisstanding.Ifhe

accidentallybumpsintosomeone,orgetsintheirway,hesays,aexcuseme"or"I'msorryM.

Hesays“please“whenmakingarequest,and“ihankyou“whenhereceivessomething.Hestandsupwhenspeaking

toaladyoranolderperson,andhedoesnotsitdownunti1theotherpersonisseated.Hedoesnotinterruptother

peoplewhentheyaretalking.Hedoesnottalktoomuchhimself.Hedoesnottalkloudlyorlaughloudlyinpublic.

Wheneating,hedoesnotspeakwithhismouthfulloffood.Ueusesahandkerchiefwhenhesneezesorcoughs.

(1).Whichofthefollowingisconsideredasbeingwell-mannered?答案(C)

A.LaughingattheweakerB.BehavingimpolitelyC.HelpingolderpeopleD.Beingkindtoourselves

(2).Ifyoutrytobekindandhelpfultoothers,you.答案(C)

A.willmakeamistakeB.wi11becompletelywrongC.willbeconsideredverypoliteD.willnotberegardedasbeing

well-mannered

(3).Whenwaitingforabus,awell-manneredpersonshould.答案(D)

A.trytostandinthefrontofthelineB.lineupinaqueueC.givehisseattoaladyD.standwhereheisand

waitforhisturn

(4).Accordingtothispassage,apoliteperson.

答案(A)

A.willnotbreakintoother*sconversationB.willdomostofthetalkingwhenspeakingwithothersC.wi11sitdown

beforeanolderpersondoesD.willnotspeakwithouthismouthfulloffoodwheneating

(5).Theword"accidentally”(Line5,Para.4)means.答案(B)

A.onpurposeB.byaccidentC.inanaccidentD.willingly

6.已审B难度1AyoungmanwholivedinLondonwasinlovewithabeautifulgirl.Soonshebecamehisfiancde(未

婚妻).Themanwasverypoorwhilethegirlwasrich.Theyoungmanwantedtomakeherapresentonherbirthday.

Hewantedtobuysomethingbeautifulforher,buthehadnoideahowtodoit,ashehadverylittlemoney.Thenext

morninghewenttoashop.Thereweremanyfinethingsthere:goldwatches,diamond…butallthesethingsweretoo

expensive.Therewasonethinghecouldnottakehiseyesoff.Itwasabeautifulvase.Thatwasasuitablepresent

forhisfianc6e.Hehadbeenlookingatthevaseforhalfanhourwhenthemanageroftheshopnoticedhim.Theyoung

manlookedsopale,sadandunhappythatthemanageraskedwhathadhappenedtohim.

Theyoungmantoldhimeverything.Themanagerfeltsorryforhimanddecidedtohelphim.Abrightideastruckhim.

Themanagerpointedtothecorneroftheshop.Tohisgreatsurprisetheyoungmansawavasebrokenintomanypieces.

Themanagersaid:"Whentheservantenterstheroom,hewi11dropit.”

Onthebirthdayofhisfianceetheyoungmanwasveryexcited.

Everythinghappenedashadbeenplanned.Theservantbroughtinthevase,andasheenteredtheroom,hedroppedit.

Therewashorroroneverybody'sface.Whentheboxwasopened,theguestssawthateachpiecewaspackedseparately.

(1).Thestorytookplace____.答案(B)

A.inFranceB.inEnglandC.inGermanyD.intheUnitedStates

(2).Whichofthefollowingistrue?

答案(A)

A.Theyoungman*sfamilywaspoorwhilethebeautifulgirlisrich.B.Arichyoungmanfellinlovewithabeautiful

girl.C.Theyoungmanlovedthegirlbutthegirldidn'tlovehim.D.Theyoungmanhadenoughmoneytobuyabeautiful

vase.

(3).Whydidtheyoungmanwanttobuyapresentforthegirl?答案(C)

A.HewantedtogiveheraChristmaspresent.B.Hefellinlovewithher.C.Herbirthdaywascomingsoon.D.They

weregoingtogetmarried.

(4).Whydidtheshopmanagercomelotalktotheyoungman?答案(B)

A.Helookedveryexcited.B.Helookedpaleandsad.C.Hewaspoor!ydressed.I).Hesaidhewantedtobuyabeautiful

vase.

(5).Onthebirthdayofhisfiancee,theyoungmanwasexcitedbecause_____.答案(D)

A.thegirlwasinlovewithhimB.thegirllookedbeautifulC.thegirlwashappyandgayD.hewasnotsurewhether

histrickwouldbeseenthrough

7.已审B难度1Ourchild'sbehaviorisgreatlyinfluencedbythewaywereacttowhathehasdone.Ourreactions

helptodeterminewhetherourchildwillrepeathisbehaviororwhetherhewilldosomethingdifferent.Thisstatement

isaveryimportantpartofaprincipleofbehavioralpsychology.

Theprinciplestatesthatabehaviorisinfluencedoraffectedbyhowtheenvironmentpeople,placesandthings

immediatelyrespondstothebehavior.Perhapswithoutrealizingit,youhaveusedthisprinciplemanytimes.

Ontheoccasionwhenyoutoldyourchildwhatagoodboyhewasafterhecleaneduphisroom,youusedtheprinciple.

Whenyousentyourchildtohisroomforfightingwithhisbrother,youusedtheprinciple.WhenIgaveKimacookie

aftershestartedtocry,Iusedtheprinciple.Ineachoftheseexamples,aparticularbehavioroccurredfirst

cleaninguparoom,fighting,andcrying.

Inaddilion,therewasareactiontoeachbehaviorthechildwaspraised,senttohisroom,orgivenacookie.

Bytheseactions,wehaveinfluencedthepreviousbehaviorsandhavehelpedtodeterminewhetherthosebehaviorswi11

occuragaininthefuture.

(1).Whatisthelecturemainlyabout?答案(C)

A.Childrenandenvironmentalprotection.B.Children*sbehaviorandfighting.C.Childrensbehaviorandourresponse.

D.Childrenandprinciples.

(2).Onwhatkindofprincipleisthelecturebased?答案(B)

A.Aprincipleinchemistry.B.Aprincipleinbehavioralpsychology.C.Aprincipleinphysics.D.Aprinciplein

geology.

(3).Whodoyouthinktheaudienceatthislecturemightbe?答案(D)

A.Teachers.B.Doctors.C.Socialworkers.D.Parents.

(4).Accordingtothelecture,whywasthechildsenttohisroom?答案(A)

A.Asakindofpunishment.B.Asakindofreward.C.Asanexperimentontheprinciple.D.Asanexampleofthe

principle.

(5).Whatdoesthelecturermeanby"environment”?答案(C)

A.Rooms,cookiesandtoys.B.Water,airandforest.C.People,placesandthings.I).Family,schoolandfriends.

8.已审B难度1Ifyou*vebeenjoininginchatroomconversations,ortradinge-mailwithnetpals,youhavebecome

oneofthemillionswhowriteinaspecial,shortformofEnglish.

Throughouttheworld,everynightchiIdrenandtheireldersare*talking*online-manyofthemaretalkingatthe

sametime.

It*sfast:tryingtalkingtosixpeopleonce.It'sconvenient:threeorfourwordsperexchange.Ittakescleverness,

concentrationandquickfingers.

Anditrequiresverysimplelanguage.There*sneithertimenorspaceforexplanations.Whywasteprecioustimetelling

sixfriendsyouhavetoleaveforamomenttotakecareofyourlittlebrotherwhenBRB(=berightback)willdo?

Wanttoenteraconversation?JusttypePMFJI(=pardonmeforjumpingin).

Interestedinwhomyou*retalkingto?TypeA/S/L,thecommonrequesttoknowyourpaltsage,sexandlocation.You

mayget15/M/NYasareplyfromyourpal.

1fsomethingmakesyoulaugh,sayyou'reOTF(=onthefloor),orLOL(=laughingoutloud),orjointhetwointoROTFL

(=rollingonthefloorlaughing).

Andwhenit*stimetogetbacktoworkorgotobed,youtypeGTG(=gottogo)orTTYL(=talktoyoulater).

Peoplewanttowriteasfastaspossible,andtheywanttogettheirideasacrossasquicklyastheycan.Capital

lettersareleftinthedust,exceptwhenexpressingfeeling,asittakesmoretimetoholddownthe"shift“keyand

usecapitals.Punctuationisgoingtoo.

(1).Whenpeopleareonline,theytalkby.答案(D)

A.usingbodylanguageB.drawingsomestrangepicturesC.makingphonecallsD.makinguseofanespeciallyshort

formofEnglish

(2).TheInternetmakesmanypeopleintheworld.答案(A)

A.talkingatthesametimeB.discovertheirfriendsandrelativesC.pickoutgoodthingstobuyD.findoutabout

someproblemsinsociety

(3).Thesentence"There'sneithertimenorspaceforexplanationsMmeansthat.答案(C)

A.peopleshouldusewordsproperlyB.peopleshouldknowwhattimeitiswhentheyaretalkingC.peopleonlinehave

toexpressthemselvesinasimplewayD.peopleshouldcommunicateinafunnyway

(4).Ifyouget19/M/HKasananswertoyourA/S/L,itmeans.答案(B)

A.thepersonwhoistalkingtoyouis19fromHongKongandheishighB.youaretalkingtoaboy19yearsoldand

helivesinHongKongC.youaretalkingto19boysfromHongKongatthesametimeI),theboyfromHongKonghas

beenonlinefor19minutes

⑸.Whichofthefollowingisawaytosaveonlinetime?

答案(A)

A.Peopleseldomusecapitallettersorpunctuationmarks.B.Manypeopledrawpictures.C.Peopleonlyusethemouse

insteadofthekeyboard.D.Peopleneverusethe"shift/key.

9.已审B难度1InthewateraroundNewYorkcityisaverysmallislandcalledLibertyIsland.OnLibertyIsland

thereisaveryspecialstatuecalledtheStatueofLiberty.Ilisoneofthemostfamoussightsintheworld.

TheStatueofLibertywasagiftfromthepeopleofFrancetothepeopleoftheUnitedStates.Thestatuewasmade

byaFrenchsculptornamedFredericAugusteBartholdi.TheinnersupportsystemwasdesignedbyGustaveEiffel,the

samemanwhomadethefamousEiffelTowerinParis.

Liberty,ofcourse,meansfreedom,andtheStatueofLibertywasgiventotheUnitedStatestocelebratethe

one-hundredthanniversaryofU.SindependencefromEngland.ThestatuewasbuiItinFrance,takenapartpiecebypiece,

andthenrebui11intheUnitedStates.ItwasopenedforthepubliconOctober28,1886.

Asyoumightexpect,thestatueisverybig.Visitorscanrideanelevatorfromthegroundtothebottomofthestatue.

Iftheywant,theycanthenwalkup168stepstoreachtheheadofthestatuewheretheycanlookoutandenjoythe

beautifulsightofthecityofNewYork.

(1).Agoodtitleforthisselectionis______.答案(C)

A.FamousSightsintheworldB.LibertyIslandC.TheStatueofLibertyD.AcityinFrance

(2).Theword“sights”inthefirstparagraphmeans.

答案(D)

A.asmallpresentorgiftB.akindofpostcardC.thepowerofseeingD.somethingthatyoucansee

(3).ThestatuewasbuiIt_____.答案(A)

A.inFranceB.intheUnitedStatesC.inEnglandD.onLibertyIsland

(4).Wemayconcludethattheelevatordoesnot.答案(C)

A.gofastenoughB.costlotsofmoneyC.gotothetopD.bothAandB

(5).Themanwhomadethepartofthestatuethatwecanseeontheoutsidewas.

答案(B)

A.anunknownarchitectB.BartholdiC.EiffelD.bothBandC

10.