2012年9月 网考英语B试题库4.阅读理解

精品文档交流 2012 年年 9 月大学英语月大学英语 B 阅读理解 统考 阅读理解 统考 阅读理解阅读理解 1 Cars are a lot of fun but they could also be dangerous We have to be careful when we drive them or ride in them It s always a good idea to put on your seat belt when you re in a car Why Think about this example you put an egg on a skateboard and give it a push If the skateboard hits a stone it will stop but the egg won t It will fly through the air hit the ground and break Now think what would happen if you tied the egg to the skateboard When the skateboard hits a stone the egg won t go flying it will stay safely on the skateboard Volvo a famous Swedish car maker was the first to use seat belts in 1849 Air bags are also very important for car safety because sometimes a seat belt isn t enough If the car is going really fast and runs into something seat belts could even hurt the people who wear them Most newer cars have air bags in front of and next to the seats When a car hits something its air bags will come out quickly in less than one second to keep the people inside safe 1 The passage mainly tells us A how seat belts work to make cars safe B why we must tie the egg to the skateboard C two important ways to keep safe in cars D what air bags are 2 The writer gives the example of the egg to A show why it is important to wear a seat belt when in a car B tell us what a skateboard is C show how to wear a seat belt D tell us that eggs are easy to break 3 Seat belts can make cars safer because A they are made of strong materials 精品文档交流 B they can stop us from hitting other cars C they can help us stay safely on the seats D people are interested in them 4 Air bags are also important for cars because they A are made of plastic B work together with seat belts to keep us safe C are put in front of and next to the seats D can stop cars hitting each other 5 The best title for this passage is A Useful Seat Belts B Make Yourself Safe in Cars C Air Bags Work Well D Egg on Skateboard 2 If you ask Daniel Radcliffe who acted Harry Potter to pick a special moment from the lat year of his life you will find it almost impossible Oh wow that s really difficult he says with a smile There have been so many things so many memories that at times it s hard to recall them all says Daniel But I guess one of the best ones was the London Premiere for The Philosopher s Stone It was just amazing one of the best nights of my life But I ve had such a great time doing The Chamber of Secrets I love doing the work I love meeting new people and being part of the team It s been great Daniel has changed He turned 14 in July 2002 He is taller his voice is deeper and his frame is filling out as he begins his teenage years and he has become an excellent actor too Daniel was born in London where his father Alan worked as an agent and his mother Marcia as a casting director and both have been an essential guiding influence on their only child 1 How old was Daniel Radcliff in 2003 A 15B 16C 14D 13 精品文档交流 2 What is Daniel Radcliff s memory about the past year according to the passage A He didn t remember anything about it B He had so many bad memories about it C There were amazing experiences in the past year D There were not many unforgettable things in the past year 3 Which of the following is not mentioned as a liking by Daniel A Making friends B Being an actor C Being part of the team D Becoming a director 4 Which of the following is true according to the passage A Daniel s parents are all film stars B Daniel s parents influenced Daniel greatly C Daniel has never had any influence from his parents D Daniel has brothers and sisters 5 Daniel was born in A New YorkB Beijing C ParisD London 3 The dark smoke that comes out of stacks or from a burning dump contains tiny bits of solid or liquid matter The smoke also contains many gases most of which cannot be seen Altogether they make up the serious problems of air pollution In so many places it keeps us from seeing the sun irritates our eyes causes us to cough and makes us ill Air pollution can spread from city to city It even spreads from one country to another Some northern European countries have had black snow from pollutants that have traveled through the air from other countries and have fallen with the snow So air pollution is a global problem It can kill babies older people and those who have respiratory disease In 1952 four thousands people die in one week as a result of a serious air pollution breakout in London In 1948 in a small town of Pennsylvania 20 people died in a four day period of air pollution As often found in cities air pollution increases the risk of lung disease such as bronchitis and asthma Of course smoking and 精品文档交流 other factors help to cause these illnesses too but these causes have increased greatly during recent years as air pollution has become worse 1 Which of the following is not true about the black snow incident A It happened in the northern European countries B It happened there because air pollution in these countries was most serious C Pollutants that fell with snow made it dirty D It is a global problem 2 Who can be killed by air pollution A Earth and plants B Stones and birds C Those who suffer from respiratory illnesses D Both A and C 3 How many people died of air pollution in Pennsylvania in 1948 A 4 000 B 20 C None D 4020 4 What are bronchitis and asthma A Different types of headaches B Lung disease C Heart disease D Different types of stomach aches 5 According to the passage air pollution increases people s chance of getting A headache B a lung disease C stomachache D nervous breakdown 4 My grandparents can be good fun They are retired so they don t work anymore My 精品文档交流 grandfather is 68 and my grandmother is 67 but they re not too old to be active They exercise by playing golf and they go out for meals and to the theater Sometimes they take me out too We have a good time They also go on great holidays Last year they went to China and walked along the Great Wall Sometimes my grandparents like to criticize me They think that children today have an easy life Life was very different when they were young and there are many things about my life that they do not understand They tell me over and over how they had to start work at 16 They know that I will go on to university and won t be getting a job until I am 22 They also think I have too many possessions such as mobile phones computers and PSPs When they were young they didn t have anything like that What they don not realize is that they cannot compare children a present time They had the same kinds of things as the rest of people of their age so do I it would be very strange if I only had the possessions that they had when they were my age 1 Grandparents don t work anymore because A they are tired B they want to play golf C they are retired D they want to enjoy their life 2 My grandparents sometimes criticize me One reason is that A I don t go on holidays with them B I won t work until 22 C they had to work at 16 D Children today have an easy life 3 Grandparents when they were young A had the same life as we have today B had the same kinds of things as we have C had the same kinds of things as people of their age D had many possessions including mobile phones computer and PSPs 4 What does this sentence but they are not too old to be active mean A They are old so they are not active B They are old but they are still active 精品文档交流 C They are retired so they active D When they were young they were active 5 Which of the following statements is NOT true A My grandparents love me very much B My grandparents don t understand many things about my life C My grandparents don t think I need too many possessions D My grandparents have realized they shouldn t compare children at present time 5 Community service is an important component of education here at our university We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate A new community program called One on One helps elementary students who ve fallen behind Your education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching that is tutoring in math and English You d have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester You can choose to help a child with math English or both Half hour lessons are fine so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week Professor Doge will act as a mentor to the tutors he ll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week I m sure you ll enjoy this community service and you ll gain valuable experience at the same time It looks good on your resume too showing that you ve had experience with children and that you care about your community If you d like it to sign up or if you have any questions stop by Professor Doge s office this week 1 What is the purpose of the talk A To explain a new requirement for graduation B To interest students in a new community program C To discuss the problems of elementary school students D To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program 2 What is the purpose of the program that the speaker describes 精品文档交流 A To find jobs for graduating students B To help education majors prepare for final exams C To offer tutorial to elementary school students D To provide funding for a community service project 3 What does Professor Dodge do A He advices students to participate in certain program B he teaches part time in an elementary school C he observes elementary school students in the classroom D he helps students prepare their resumes 4 What should students who are interested in the tutorials do A Contact the elementary school B Sign up for a special class C Submit a resume to the dean D Talk to Professor Dodge 5 Whom do you think the speaker addresses to A Faculty B Students C Residents D Graduated students 6 The Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring Though there are some sayings about its origin all agree that the word Nian which in modern Chinese means year was originally the name of a beast that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new year One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time People were very afraid One day an old man came to their help and said he would stop all this He said to Nain I hear that you are very strong but can you eat up all the beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemies Yes Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth People were very happy because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed 精品文档交流 their farm animals from time to time After that the old man who was a god rode on the beast Nian and left Nian was gone and other beasts also went into forests people began to enjoy their happy life Before the old man left he had told people to put up red paper cuts on their widows and doors at each year s end to drive Nian away because red is the color the beast felt most afraid of From then on every year at the beginning of spring people prepare to Guo Nian The word Guo Nian means go through the Nian safely Putting up red paper cuts to drive Nian away and making dumplings for a better new year are still an every year doing by the Chinese people However people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this they just feel the color and the food make the New Year very enjoyable 1 The Chinese New Year is also called A the Beginning of Spring B the Spring Festival C The New Spring D The Beast Nian 2 How did the old man stop Nian from eating people A By putting red paper cuts on windows B By eating up beasts C By talking to him D By riding on him 3 Why did people put up red paper cuts instead of those of any other color A Because Nian liked the color red B Because the color red color kill Nian C Because the old man liked the color red D Because Nian was afraid of the color red 4 The best title of this passage is A The Origin of the Chinese New Year B The Old Man and the Beast Nian C How to Go Through the Nian Safely D What Nian Was Like 精品文档交流 5 Which of the following statements is TRUE A Nian can eat up all the beasts on earth at one time B Nian is a tall beast that likes to eat farm animals C Nian is afraid of paper cuts D Nian doesn t like to use his own mind 7 Herman had worked for the bank of Ruritania for ten years and was still only a clerk He was not satisfied with the position and wanted to find something better Yet he did not want to lose his position in bank before he had got another one so he prepared a letter about himself with the words HELP I AM A PRISONER OF THE BANK OF RURITANIA in big letters across the top Then he sent it to several other banks asking them for a job A few days later one of these letters came into the hands of Herman s boss at the bank someone had given it to him at a party The next morning Herman s boss asked him to come into his room and said Herman I have some very good news for you The bank of Ruritania is setting you free 赫曼为鲁里坦尼亚银行工作了十年却还只是一名普通职员 他对于目前的职位 并不满意 想换一个更好的工作 然而 在找到新工作之前 他并不想失去在这家 银行的工作 因此 他为自己准备了一封求职信 用大写字母在信的顶端写着 救 命 我是鲁里坦尼亚银行的一名囚犯 他把信件寄到了其他几家银行寻求一份工 作 几天后 赫曼寄出的众多信中的一封落入了他老板的手里 是别人在一个聚会 上把赫曼的信交给他老板的 第二天上午 赫曼的老板让赫曼到他办公室去 问他 赫曼 我有一个好消息给你 鲁里坦尼亚银行现在正式释放你 1 Herman was not happy because 赫曼不快乐因为 A he did not like to work in a bank B he had wished to have a higher position in the bank 他希望在银行可以得到升职 精品文档交流 C he had worked in the bank too long D he was in prison in the bank 2 Herman did not want to leave the Bank of Ruritania immediately because 赫 曼不想立即离开鲁里坦尼亚银行因为 A he was satisfied with the work there B he had not found a better job yet 他还没有找到一份更好的工作 C he was waiting for his boss to give him some good news D he was waiting for the bank to set him free 3 Which sentence is not true 下面哪个句子不是真的 A He wished some other bank to give him a better job B He thought the bank of Ruritania was not good to him C In the letter he wrote there were only the words HELP I AM A PRISONER OF THE BANK OF RURITANIA 在他的信里 只有一句话 救命 我是鲁里坦尼亚 银行的一名囚犯 D He wrote a letter several other banks to ask for a job 4 A few days later 几天以后 A Herman s boss found one of these letters in his office B Herman s boss was give a letter as he came into the bank C Someone at the bank handed one of Herman s letters to his boss D Herman s boss went to a party and got one of Herman s letters 赫曼的老板在参加 一个聚会时得到了一封赫曼的求职信 5 The boss asked Herman to come into his room as he decided to 老板让 赫曼去他的办公室 A tell him some very good news B set him free from the prison C give him a better position D fire him 是为了要解雇赫曼 8 Britain and France are separated by the English Channel a body of water that can be 精品文档交流 crossed in as few as 20 minutes But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart 英国和法国被英吉利海峡阻隔 游泳穿越该海峡只要不到 20 分钟的时间 但这 两个国家的文化有时相差十万八千里 Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary 周年纪念 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 上星期四 英国和法国庆祝了 友好协议 签定 100 周年的纪念活动 该协议标 志着两个国家在经历了几个世纪的战争和爱恨交织的关系后的新开始 But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century Just last year there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac s body language at international meetings While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug 拥抱 Blair just receives a handshake However some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties 但他们的关系在上个世纪也经历了几番起落 仅去年 对伊拉克战争问题进行了 激烈的争论 英国首相布莱尔支持而法国总统希拉克反对 国际会议中 这种别扭 在布莱尔和希拉克的身体语言中表现得很明显 当法国领导人频频与德国总理格哈 特 施罗德拥抱时 布莱尔只得到了握手 然而 有些政治专家说正是伊拉克战争 促进了两国的关系 The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world But this doesn t stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year However only 3 million French come in the opposite direction Surveys 调查 show that most French people reel closer to the Germans than they do to the British And the research carried out in Britain has round that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France s close relationship with Germany or because the French are not happy with Britain s close links with the US 这种历来的分离也许是好的 因为这两个国家对世界的看法完全不同 但是这并 精品文档交流 没有阻隔 1200 万的英国人每年到法国度假 而法国仅有 300 万的人民去英国度假 调查显示大多数法国人对德国人比对英国人亲切 并且在英国进行的调查显示仅有 1 3 的英国人信任法国人 也许这种坏的感觉是因为英国人不喜欢法国跟德国的亲 密关系 或者因为法国对英国和美国的亲密关系感到不悦 Whatever the answer is as both sides celebrate 100 years of doubtful friendship they are at least able to make jokes about each other Here s one What s the best thing about Britain s relationship with France The English Channel 320 words 不论答案是什么 双方能在一起庆祝这种 不确定的友好关系 100 周年 至少 证明他们会相互开玩笑了 其中一条就是 英国与法国的关系的最好见证是什么 是英吉利海峡 1 For centuries the relationship between Britain and France is 几世纪以 来 英国与法国的关系是什么 A friendly B impolite C brotherly D a mixture of love and hate 一种的爱恨交织的关系 2 The war in Iraq does to the relationship between France and Britain 伊拉克战争对英国和法国的关系起到既好又坏的作用 A good B harm C neither good nor harm D both good and harm 3 The British are not so friendly to and the French are not so friendly to 英国对德国不是那么友好 法国对美国也不是那么友好 A Germany America B America Germany C Germany Germany D America America 精品文档交流 4 are more interested in having holidays in 英国人更喜欢到法 国度假 A American people Britain B British people Germany C French people Britain D British people France 5 What does the last sentence mean 文章的最后一句的意思是什么 A As long as the English Channel exists no further disagreement will form between