串4-阅读理解专项复习总93篇整理后.doc

1The French Revolution broke out in 1789. 11. Whats this passage about? C. The French Revolution 12. Which did not happen in 1789? B. The national economy was developing rapidly. 13. Where were the political prisoners kept? D. In Bastille.14. What does the underlined word “abolished ” mean? D. ended15. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution? D. The king 。.2In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning.16. What is the main idea of this passage? B. The role of time in social life over the world. 17. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours? B. A matter of life or death. 18. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend? B. at 4:00 pm. 19. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? D. Promptness is valued highly in American life. 20. From the passage we can safely infer that _. B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world3A foreigners first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush and often under pressure. 21. Which of the following statements is wrong? _ D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues. 22. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means _. B. a first concern23. Americans evaluate a business colleague _.D. by learning about their past performance24. This passage mainly talks about _.A. how Americans treasure their time25. We can infer from the passage that the authors tone in writing is _.C. appreciative 4 Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. 11. Marias story happened _. D. when she arrived at the airport 12. You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to _ at the airport. C. check peoples luggage 13. “Why are you so upset?” Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be _. C. unhappy 14. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the people around felt _. D. sorry for the mans manners15. The author mentioned Marias age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _. A. she was young but behaved properly 5 There are three kinds of goals: shirt-term, medium-range and long-term goals.16. Our long-term goals mean a lot _. B. if we complete the short-term goals17. New short-term goals are built upon _. D. the goals that have been completed18. When we complete each step of our goals, _. C. we should build up confidence of success 19. What is the main idea of this passage? C. Different kinds of goals in life. 20. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? _ C. Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. 6Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, 21. For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is _. D. a mixture of love and hate 22. The war in Iraq does _ to the relationship between France and Britain. D. both good and harm23. The British are not so friendly to_ and the French are not so friendly to _.A. Germany; America 24. _ are more interested in having holidays in _. D. British people France25. What does the last sentence mean? C. Franc and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them. 7Community service is an important component of education here at our university.。11. What is the purpose of the talk?B. To interest students in a new community program.12. What is the purpose of the program that the speaker describes? C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students.13. What does Professor Dodge do? A. He advises students to participate in certain program.14. What should students who are interested in the tutorials do? D. Talk to professor Dodge.15. Whom do you think the speaker addresses? B. Students.8When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them.16. Which of the following has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses?D. Renting home furnishings. 17. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture? C. Because it saves them much trouble and money.18. What can you infer from the passage?B. Renting furniture is not popular in the couples home town.19. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.20. Young people liked renting home furniture in that _. D. They dont have much money and dont want to buy the cheap furniture.9Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. 21Whats the meaning for the word “parchment”? B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals.22Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper? A. More jobs could be provided than before.23When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely? A. Around 1400.24Which of the following countries uses more paper for each person a year?B. Sweden.25What is the main idea of this short talk? 意思是：这篇文章的主要内容是什么？C. The invention of paper is of great significance to man.10Laws have been written to govern the use of American National Flag,11. How do Americans ensure proper respect for the national flag? _ A. By making laws. 12. What is the regulation regarding the raising of the American National Flag? _B. It should be raised quickly by hand. 13. How should the American National Flag be displayed at an unveiling ceremony? D. It should be carried high up in the air.14. What do we learn about the use of the American National Flag? _C. There are precise regulations and customs to be followed. 15. What is Americans attitude towards their National Flag? _B. Respect. 11It has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama 16. What is soap opera? _ C. The daytime serial dramas on TV. 17. What can be the best title of the passage? _C. Soap opera fans. 18. Which are not the reasons why the soap opera suddenly becomes “in” according to the passage? D. Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles. 19. What can we learn from the passage? _ C. Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now. 20. What message does the author want to convey to us? _ B. The peoples favorites to drama works change along with the times. 12How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; 21. The origin of language is _ D. a problem not yet solved. 22. What is true about words? _ C. They are simply sounds.23. The real power of words lies in their _. D. representative function 24. By “association”, the author means _. 作者用“联系性”这个词指B. a joining of ideas in the mind 25. Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true? _ A. He is no more than a master of words. 13Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, 11. Which of the following statements is NOT true? _. B. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country.12. With the same money needed for _, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country. C. renting a small flat without a garden 13. When the garden is in blossom, the one _ has been rewarded. C. having spent time working in the garden14. People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that_ if they had to live it outside London. A. their life was meaningless 15. The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to . C. escape from 14。By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women 16. The passage mainly deals with _. C. heroes and icons 17. Heroes and heroines are usually _.D. all of the above 18. Which of the following statements is wrong? D. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times. 19. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love _.C. just before her death 20. What is more likely to set an icons status? B. Tragic and early death 15Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people.21. What does the author try to prove by citing “what kind of impression am I making?” (Para.1) C. Peoples shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions. 22. According to the writer, self-awareness is _. A. a good quality 23. When being praised, shy people feel that it is _.B. unreal 24. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? _.B. Shyness can block our chances for a rich life.25. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people_.B. should understand themselves in the right way 16Places to stay in Britain are as varied as the places you visit. 11. Is this passage the author mainly _.A. Tell us where to stay while visiting Britain12. _ are mainly built for young visitors._B. Youth Hotels13. If you travel alone and want to know better about family life in Britain, youd better stay in _.D. B & Bs14. If you are interested in traveling with your friends but only with limited means, where is the better place for you to stay? _. C. Hostels 15. Which of the following is NOT true according to the last part of the passage? _B. All pubs and inns offer visitors bed and breakfast.17What makes a person a scientist? 16. What makes a scientist according to the passage? _.根据这篇文章的观点科学家是如何来的？B. The way he uses his tools.17. “The scientist, however, goes one step further”. The author says this to show _.C. the difference between scientists and ordinary people18. A sound scientific theory should be one that _.A. works not only under one set of conditions at one time, but also under the same conditions at other times 19. The author quotes the case of Albert Einstein to illustrate _. C. that the investigations are important in science20. What is the main idea of the passage? _.D. Exactness and ways of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist.18A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man21. From paragraph 1, we know that in America _.A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man 22. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _. B. she takes pride in what she can do herself23. The expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means “_”. D. serve customers in a restaurant24. The authors attitude toward manual (体力的) labor is _. A. positive 25. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage? _. B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor. 19. Im going to tell you a story about two drivers who wanted to park their car in the same parking space.6What is the story about? BA Two drivers happened to crash into each other in a parking space.B Two cars crashed into each other due to the drivers dispute over a parking space.7 What do you know about the two drivers?A the young driver was quicker than the older driver.B Each of them had an expensive car.8 What did the older driver mean when he said, You have to be rich to do that? BA You are not rich enough to buy a new car like mine. B You are too poor to contend with me for the parking space.9 Which of the following statements about the young driver can NOT be inferred? A He hadnJ t expected the older driver to react so strongly. B He hadn t thought the older driver had that much daring in him.10. Which of the following proverbs is NOT suitable to describe the story?A Tit for tat.B The young and the aged will never agree.20. One day a man and his daughter were going out for a walk. (鞋跟) 6. The man thought that his daughter was clever.Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse. 1. The old man felt very cold because _.C. he had travelled in the heavy rain2. The people in the restaurant all ran out because _.B. they wanted to see the horse eating fish3. Indeed, the horse can neither _ nor _ nor _.C. sing . dance . eat fish4. All the people in the restaurant rushed out _ but _.D. to see the horse eat fish . the old man5. Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse? Because _.C. he wanted to sit by the fire, but wasnt able to do so at first21. Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney. (每秒6便士)(BDABD)6. Linda is telephoning home to _. B. say that she and David have arrived safely7. Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because _.D. she will speak from one side of the world to the other8. David says, “ Nearly four pounds,” because _. A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the call9. Mrs. Lee goes on talking for so long because _.B. she likes talking10. Linda stopped her mother by _. D. promising to write, and ringing off22. Pubs are supposed to be the Englishmans favorite meeting place. (护卫) BCADDThe aim of students who came to school is to study. CBBCA 50. The passage tells us . C. to pay attention to the ways of studying51. The passage has taught us ways for studying.B. four52. Wed better read in the morning because . B. the air is fresh and the mind is clear53. If we cant put our hearts into the book when we read, it is .C. impossible for us to get something from it54. In studying we must always ask “whys” in order to .A. understand the book well23. What must you do when you receive a present for your birthday? DADCC1. When we receive a birthday present, we have to _.D. write a thank-you note.2.When someone helps us to do something, we should _.A. thank him 3. One of the important word in any language is “ _”.D. please4. When we have hurt someone, well say “ _”.5. The three important words in any language are _.C. thanks, please and sorry24. As long as the sun shines, the earth will not run out of energy. (治理利用)DBCDAD. Both A and B.7. Where does the word “solar” come from?B. Roman. 8. Which of the following is NOT true of solar energy? C. It may cause pollution to the air. 9. What are the problems facing scientists who want to use solar energy? D. Both A and B.10. What is the writers purpose of writing the passage? A. To give a brief introduction to solar energy.Mr. Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. 1. Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s becauseC. he liked to do the same as other people.2. He drove to work in his new carA. the very next day.3. He was satisfied with his new car becauseB. it was the same as other cars all around him.4. At five oclock Mr PerkinC. came back to the car-park.5. People gave him a look becauseD. he was trying to open more than one car.6. Mr Perkin had to wait untilA. there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.25. Email is one of the biggest threats to your home computerCADA B5) The Virus Test: Is the E-mail infected?1. Which of the following is the main idea in the first paragraph? C. We should learn how E-mail works to take care of our computers. 2. What does the underlined word “capturing” probably mean? A. taking 3. As the Internet is open to anyone, we should _. D. be careful with the attractive E-mails sent by strangers 4. What is the passage mainly talking about? A. The threats of E-mail. 26. If you ask most Americans, they would say their favourite season is summerDDCBD6 Both a and b 7 they like summer 8 porgy and bess was written by leontyne price 9 many开头10 songs about summer10 Mr and Mrs White had 2 sons and 4 daughters（庙会）DCCBA11 Pepys and his wife September 2nd,1666. CCCBC12 If you asked Daniel Rad who acted Harry Porter to pick a special moment from the last year of his life.13 New York is one of the most exciting city in the world?14 Do you know Edison wore many caps during his life? D B D A C 63. Thomas Edison wore many caps during his life. It means “_”.D. he did many kinds of jobs in his life64. When he was young, Edison liked _.B. thinking things over65. The operation was _.D. in Edisons house66. Records, shining lights, moving pictures, ringing telephones and so on are _A. Edisons inventions67. “Edisons thinking caps” here means_.C. he used his head a lot.15 Computers are very important to modern lifeCDAC?/68.Which is the main idea of this passage?C. Computers are important69.There will be no more books because_.D. We can read passages from computers.70.Which of the following is TRUE?A. We can see films by computers. 71. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?.C. Computers can help us make telephone calls. 16 In Sydney there is a special long-distance running called the City to Surf.?17 Smith was a landlord. CBADC 1. Smith was a _.C. landlord 2. Smith became very rich, because he _ gave an