2012年9月大学英语B阅读理解题库(统考整理).doc.doc

2012年9月大学英语B阅读理解（统考）阅读理解1.Carsarealotoffun,buttheycouldalsobedangerous.Wehavetobecarefulwhenwedrivethemorrideinthem.Itsalwaysagoodideatoputonyourseatbeltwhenyoureinacar.Why?Thinkaboutthisexample:youputaneggonaskateboardandgiveitapush.Iftheskateboardhitsastone,itwillstop,buttheeggwont.Itwillflythroughtheair,hitthegroundandbreak.Now,thinkwhatwouldhappenifyoutiedtheeggtotheskateboard.Whentheskateboardhitsastone,theeggwontgoflying,itwillstaysafelyontheskateboard.Volvo,afamousSwedishcarmaker,wasthefirsttouseseatbeltsin1849.Airbagsarealsoveryimportantforcarsafety,becausesometimesaseatbeltisntenough.Ifthecarisgoingreallyfastandrunsintosomething,seatbeltscouldevenhurtthepeoplewhowearthem.Mostnewercarshaveairbagsinfrontofandnexttotheseats.Whenacarhitssomething,itsairbagswillcomeoutquicklyinlessthanonesecondtokeepthepeopleinsidesafe.1.Thepassagemainlytellsus_.A.howseatbeltsworktomakecarssafe.B.whywemusttietheeggtotheskateboardC.twoimportantwaystokeepsafeincarsD.whatairbagsare2.Thewritergivestheexampleoftheeggto_.A.showwhyitisimportanttowearaseatbeltwheninacarB.telluswhataskateboardisC.showhowtowearaseatbeltD.tellusthateggsareeasytobreak3.Seatbeltscanmakecarssaferbecause_A.theyaremadeofstrongmaterialsB.theycanstopusfromhittingothercarsC.theycanhelpusstaysafelyontheseatsD.peopleareinterestedinthem4.Airbagsarealsoimportantforcarsbecausethey_A.aremadeofplasticB.worktogetherwithseatbeltstokeepussafeC.areputinfrontofandnexttotheseatsD.canstopcarshittingeachother5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_A.UsefulSeatBeltsB.MakeYourselfSafeinCarsC.AirBagsWorkWellD.EggonSkateboard2.IfyouaskDanielRadcliffewhoactedHarryPottertopickaspecialmomentfromthelatyearofhislife,youwillfinditalmostimpossible.“Oh,wow,thatsreallydifficult,”hesayswithasmile.“Therehavebeensomanythings,somanymemoriesthatattimesitshardtorecallthemall,”saysDaniel.“ButIguessoneofthebestoneswastheLondonPremiereforThePhilosophersStone.Itwasjustamazing,oneofthebestnightsofmylife.”“ButIvehadsuchagreattimedoingTheChamberofSecrets.Ilovedoingthework.Ilovemeetingnewpeopleandbeingpartoftheteam.Itsbeengreat.”Danielhaschanged.Heturned14inJuly,2002.Heistaller,hisvoiceisdeeperandhisframeisfillingoutashebeginshisteenageyears,andhehasbecomeanexcellentactor,too.DanielwasborninLondonwherehisfather,Alan,workedasanagentandhismother,Marcia,asacastingdirector,andbothhavebeenanessentialguidinginfluenceontheironlychild.1.HowoldwasDanielRadcliffin2003?A.15B.16C.14D.132.WhatisDanielRadcliffsmemoryaboutthepastyearaccordingtothepassage?A.Hedidntrememberanythingaboutit.B.Hehadsomanybadmemoriesaboutit.C.Therewereamazingexperiencesinthepastyear.D.Therewerenotmanyunforgettablethingsinthepastyear.3.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasalikingbyDaniel?A.Makingfriends.B.Beinganactor.C.Beingpartoftheteam.D.Becomingadirector.4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Danielsparentsareallfilmstars.B.DanielsparentsinfluencedDanielgreatly.C.Danielhasneverhadanyinfluencefromhisparents.D.Danielhasbrothersandsisters.5.Danielwasbornin_.A.NewYorkB.BeijingC.ParisD.London3.Thedarksmokethatcomesoutofstacksorfromaburningdumpcontainstinybitsofsolidorliquidmatter.Thesmokealsocontainsmanygases,mostofwhichcannotbeseen.Altogether,theymakeuptheseriousproblemsofairpollution.Insomanyplacesitkeepsusfromseeingthesun,irritatesoureyes,causesustocoughandmakesusill.Airpollutioncanspreadfromcitytocity.Itevenspreadsfromonecountrytoanother.SomenorthernEuropeancountrieshavehad“blacksnow”frompollutantsthathavetraveledthroughtheairfromothercountriesandhavefallenwiththesnow.Soairpollutionisaglobalproblem.Itcankillbabies,olderpeopleandthosewhohaverespiratorydisease.In1952,fourthousandspeopledieinoneweekasaresultofaseriousairpollutionbreakoutinLondon.In1948inasmalltownofPennsylvania,20peoplediedinafour-dayperiodofairpollution.Asoftenfoundincities,airpollutionincreasestheriskoflungdisease,suchasbronchitisandasthma.Ofcourse,smokingandotherfactorshelptocausetheseillnesses,too,butthesecauseshaveincreasedgreatlyduringrecentyearsasairpollutionhasbecomeworse.1.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutthe“blacksnow”incident?A.IthappenedinthenorthernEuropeancountries.B.Ithappenedtherebecauseairpollutioninthesecountrieswasmostserious.C.Pollutantsthatfellwithsnowmadeitdirty.D.Itisaglobalproblem.2.Whocanbekilledbyairpollution?A.Earthandplants.B.StonesandbirdsC.Thosewhosufferfromrespiratoryillnesses.D.BothAandC.3.HowmanypeoplediedofairpollutioninPennsylvaniain1948?A.4,000.B.20.C.NoneD.40204.Whatarebronchitisandasthma?A.Differenttypesofheadaches.B.Lungdisease.C.Heartdisease.D.Differenttypesofstomachaches.5.Accordingtothepassage,airpollutionincreasespeopleschanceofgetting_.A.headacheB.alungdiseaseC.stomachacheD.nervousbreakdown4.Mygrandparentscanbegoodfun.Theyareretired,sotheydontworkanymore.Mygrandfatheris68andmygrandmotheris67,buttheyrenottoooldtobeactive.Theyexercisebyplayinggolfandtheygooutformealsandtothetheater.Sometimestheytakemeout,too.Wehaveagoodtime.Theyalsogoongreatholidays.Lastyear,theywenttoChinaandwalkedalongtheGreatWall.Sometimesmygrandparentsliketocriticizeme.Theythinkthatchildrentodayhaveaneasylife.Lifewasverydifferentwhentheywereyoungandtherearemanythingsaboutmylifethattheydonotunderstand.Theytellme,overandover,howtheyhadtostartworkat16.TheyknowthatIwillgoontouniversityandwontbegettingajobuntilIam22!TheyalsothinkIhavetoomanypossessions,suchasmobilephones,computersandPSPs.Whentheywereyoung,theydidnthaveanythinglikethat.Whattheydonnotrealizeisthattheycannotcomparechildrenapresenttime.TheyhadthesamekindsofthingsastherestofpeopleoftheiragesodoI.itwouldbeverystrangeifIonlyhadthepossessionsthattheyhadwhentheyweremyage.1.Grandparentsdontworkanymorebecause_.A.theyaretiredB.theywanttoplaygolf.C.theyareretiredD.theywanttoenjoytheirlife.2.Mygrandparentssometimescriticizeme.Onereasonisthat_.A.Idontgoonholidayswiththem.B.Iwontworkuntil22.C.theyhadtoworkat16.D.Childrentodayhaveaneasylife.3.Grandparents_whentheywereyoung.A.hadthesamelifeaswehavetoday.B.hadthesamekindsofthingsaswehave.C.hadthesamekindsofthingsaspeopleoftheirageD.hadmanypossessions,includingmobilephones,computerandPSPs.4.Whatdoesthissentence“buttheyarenottoooldtobeactive”mean?A.Theyareold,sotheyarenotactiveB.Theyareold,buttheyarestillactive.C.Theyareretired,sotheyactive.D.Whentheywereyoung,theywereactive.5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Mygrandparentslovemeverymuch.B.Mygrandparentsdontunderstandmanythingsaboutmylife.C.MygrandparentsdontthinkIneedtoomanypossessions.D.Mygrandparentshaverealizedtheyshouldntcomparechildrenatpresenttime.5.Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled“OneonOne”helpselementarystudentswhovefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.Youdhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwithmath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.ProfessorDogewillactasamentortothetutorshellbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.Imsureyoullenjoythiscommunityserviceandyoullgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyouvehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyoudlikeittosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDogesofficethisweek.1.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.2.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.C.Tooffertutorialtoelementaryschoolstudents.D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.3.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?A.Headvicesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram.B.heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.C.heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.D.hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.4.Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo?A.Contacttheelementaryschool.B.Signupforaspecialclass.C.Submitaresumetothedean.D.TalktoProfessorDodge.5.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddressesto?A.FacultyB.StudentsC.ResidentsD.Graduatedstudents6TheChineseNewYearisnowknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromthebeginningofspring.Thoughtherearesomesayingsaboutitsorigin,allagreethatthewordNian,whichinmodernChinesemeans“year”,wasoriginallythenameofabeastthatstartedtoeatpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.OnestorygoesthatthebeastNianhadaverybigmouththatwouldtakeinagreatmanypeopleatonetime.Peoplewereveryafraid.Oneday,anoldmancametotheirhelpandsaidhewouldstopallthis.HesaidtoNain,“Ihearthatyouareverystrong,butcanyoueatupallthebeastsonearthinsteadofpeoplewhoaretooweaktobeyourenemies?”“Yes,”Nianagreedwithhimandwenttokillmanyofthebeastsonearth.Peoplewereveryhappybecausethosebeastsalsodidbadthingstopeopleandkilledtheirfarmanimalsfromtimetotime.Afterthat,theoldman,whowasagod,rodeonthebeastNianandleft.Nianwasgone,andotherbeastsalsowentintoforests；peoplebegantoenjoytheirhappylife.Beforetheoldmanleft,hehadtoldpeopletoputupredpapercutsontheirwidowsanddoorsateachyearsendtodriveNianaway,becauseredisthecolorthebeastfeltmostafraidof.Fromthenon,everyyearatthebeginningofspring,peopleprepareto“GuoNian”.Theword“GuoNian”means“gothroughtheNiansafely.”Puttingupredpaper-cutstodriveNianawayandmakingdumplingsforabetternewyeararestillaneveryyeardoingbytheChinesepeople.Howeverpeopletodayhavelongforgottenwhytheyaredoingallthis,theyjustfeelthecolorandthefoodmaketheNewYearveryenjoyable.1.TheChineseNewYearisalsocalled_A.theBeginningofSpringB.theSpringFestivalC.TheNewSpringD.TheBeastNian2.HowdidtheoldmanstopNianfromeatingpeople?A.Byputtingredpaper-cutsonwindows.B.ByeatingupbeastsC.BytalkingtohimD.Byridingonhim.3.Whydidpeopleputupredpaper-cutsinsteadofthoseofanyothercolor?A.BecauseNianlikedthecolorred.B.BecausethecolorredcolorkillNian.C.Becausetheoldmanlikedthecolorred.D.BecauseNianwasafraidofthecolorred.4.Thebesttitleofthispassageis_A.TheOriginoftheChineseNewYearB.TheOldManandtheBeastNianC.HowtoGoThroughtheNianSafelyD.WhatNianWasLike5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A