大学英语(1)——阅读理解(共10页)

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上I am Carlos. I am from America, but I love Italian food. I have to take the orders and serve the food. I have two free evenings a week. But I always have to work on Friday and Saturday evenings when the restaurant is busy. The wages are not good, but I am nice to customers so I get a lo

2、t of tips. I am permanent so I get holiday pay - three weeks a year. I go back to America and I see my family. There I dont have to serve food - my mother serves me!21. Carlos is a _. A. big restaurant ownerB. chefC. waiter22. Carlos loves _ food.A. ItalianB. BritishC. American23. Carlos works _.A.

3、in the daytimeB. in the eveningsC. at lunchtime24. The restaurant is usually busy _.A. on Friday and Saturday afternoonsB. on Friday and Saturday eveningsC. every day25. Carlos gets _.A. holiday payB. no tips from the customersC. good wages答案：21.C; 22.A; 23.B; 24.B; 25.AXiaoyan: Id like to do some e

4、xercise today. Is there a swimming pool near here?Polly: Yes, there are two actually. Xiaoyan: Where are they?Polly:There is the Springfield Pool just behind the shops and theres the New Street Pool further away. That one is much better.Xiaoyan: Whats it like?Polly:Well, it has two pools. One is Oly

5、mpic standard and the other is smaller but much warmer. It is really for children, but I go in there when I am cold. It has a sauna and a really good caf too.Xiaoyan: How do I get there? Polly: You take the number 38 bus from the shops.26. Xiaoyan wants to go _ today. A. shoppingB. dancingC. swimmin

6、g27. Which of the two swimming pools is better?A. The Springfield Pool.B. The New Street Pool.C. The Olympic Standard.28. Which of the two swimming pools is farther from Xiaoyans flat?A. The Springfield Pool.B. The New Street Pool.C. The Olympic Standard.29. Which swimming pool is really for childre

7、n?A. The smaller one in the Springfield Pool.B. The Olympic standard one in the New Street Pool.C. The smaller one in the New Street Pool.30. Polly _ go to the childrens pool.A. sometimesB. alwaysC. never答案：26. C; 27.B; 28.B; 29.C; 30.ATom: Can I park in the staff car park?David: No, Im afraid you c

8、ant. Only managers can park there. You can park behind the building.Tom: Okay. When can I have lunch?David: You cant go before 12:30 because we are very busy, but after 1:00 oclock you can go when you like. You can eat and drink in the office, but you cant smoke here. Everyone goes to the coffee lou

9、nge, because they can smoke there.Tom: Can I use the phone?David: Yes, but you cant phone abroad.21. Why cant Tom park in the staff car park?A. Because he does not work here.B. Because he is not a manager.C. Because he is a new comer.22. Which of the following is true?A. Tom can park his car behind

10、the building.B. Tom can use the managers car.C. David can help Tom to park his car in the staff car park.23. When can Tom go to have his lunch?A. Before 12:30.B. After 12:30.C. After 1:00.24. What can Tom do in the office?A. Eat and drink.B. Smoke.C. Phone abroad.25. Where can everyone go to smoke?A

11、. In the car park.B. In the coffee lounge.C. In the caf near the office building.答案：21.B; 22A; 23.C; 24.A; 25.BLet me tell you about my new job. Its great. I work for Centre Company. They have an office in London. I am the Deputy Marketing Manager. I am in charge of newspaper advertisements. I like

12、working here, but I dont like traveling by tube. Its too busy! There are some very nice colleagues, and I often eat lunch with them in the canteen. We start work at nine oclock. Lunch is from one oclock to two oclock. Then I finish work at 6 oclock. My brother works near my office. He is in insuranc

13、e, and sometimes we have a drink in the pub in the evening.26. The writer _ new job.A. doesnt like hisB. likes hisC. is looking for a27. The writer works in _.A. insuranceB. marketingC. computers28. The writer thinks the tube is too_.A. noisyB. slowC. busy29. The writer works for about _ on weekdays

14、.A. 8 hoursB. 9 hoursC. 10 hours30.The writer and his brother _ .A. sometimes see each otherB. never see each otherC. see each other every day答案：1.B; 2.B; 3.C; 4.A; 5.AXiaoyan: Okay, Polly, what TV programmes do you like?Polly: Well, I dont like serious programmes, but I always watch the late news.

15、Xiaoyan: Yes, the news is Okay, but I like serious programmes. I like documentaries. I dont understand English comedy. Do you like nature programmes?Polly: Yes. I do. Is there a nature programme this evening?Xiaoyan: Yes. Australian Nature at half past seven.Polly: OK. When does it finish?Xiaoyan: A

16、t half past eight. I like watching London Lives. Its starting now. Theres real English in it. Polly: Okay, Ill turn it on.21. What are Xiaoyan and Polly talking about?A. TV programmes.B. TV advertisements.C. Australian people.22. What programmes does Xiaoyan like?A. Sports.B. Documentaries.C. Comedy

17、.23. What TV programmes does Polly like?A. Documentaries.B. Serious programmes.C. Nature programmes.24. How long does Australian Nature last?A. Half an hour.B. An hour and a half.C. An hour.25. Why does Xiaoyan want to watch London Lives?A. Because she can learn real English from itB. Because it is

18、about English people.C. Because it is a documentary.答案：21.A; 22.B; 23.C; 24.C; 25.AHello. My name is Molly and Im from Ireland. I train the staff and help the customers - especially the important ones. Franco, the restaurant owner, discusses everything with me. I have two free evenings a week, but t

19、wice a year I work every evening when Franco is on holiday - I hate that. I always have to work on Friday and Saturday evenings when the restaurant is busy. But I like it because Im interested in food and people. My salary is good. I like working with Franco. I get along well with the other staff in

20、 the restaurant.26. Molly likes to work every evening.A. Right.B. Wrong.C. Doesnt say.27. Molly sometimes has to work on Friday and Saturday evenings.A. Right.B. Wrong.C. Doesnt say.28. Molly has a holiday twice a year.A. Right.B. Wrong.C. Doesnt say.29. Molly like working in the daytime.A. Right.B.

21、 Wrong.C. Doesnt say.30. Molly gets along well with all the staff in the restaurant.A. Right.B. Wrong.C. Doesnt say.答案：1.B; 2.A; 3.C; 4.C; 5.AIn Britain people usually have a doctor near their home or in their town. This is the local doctor. You have to register with a doctor before you can make an

22、appointment. You usually have to fill in a form and the doctor examines you. Families often all register with the same doctor. Doctors often work together in groups, and the name of the place where they work is a Doctors Surgery. The government pays for this system, and it is free to go to see your

23、doctor.If the doctor decides that you need treatment he can prescribe medicine. For example he can prescribe antibiotics for an infection. Medicine can be tablets to take with water or liquid to drink. The doctor writes the prescription. You take the prescription to the chemists, and the chemist wil

24、l make up the medicine for you. You usually have to pay some money for the medicine - but you dont have to pay the full price.21. British people usually go a long way to see a doctor.A. Right.B. Wrong.C. Doesnt say.22. Some rich British families dont register with the same doctor.A. Right.B. Wrong.C

25、. Doesnt way.23. British people dont have to pay when they see their doctor.A. Right.B. Wrong.C. Doesnt say.24.Doctors always work alone in their own Doctors Surgery.A. Right.B. Wrong.C. Doesnt say.25. British people usually have to pay for their prescription at the chemists.A. Right.B. Wrong.C. Doe

26、snt say.答案：21.B; 22.C; 23.A; 24.B; 25.AHello, everyone. Id like to talk about myself. My name is Lily. I am an IT worker. I work at the ABC company in Shanghai. Now I am working as a trainee (实习) Information Technology Manager. I am in charge of about 45 people. I am here on my own. My family is in

27、Hong Kong. I dont have any brothers, but I have a sister. She works on newspaper advertisements. She is now sitting in front of the TV set and watching me on TV in our house in Hong Kong. I believe, my mother and father are together with her too. I would like to say hello to my family. Hi, Mum and D

28、ad! Hello, Rose! Can you see me and hear me clearly? I am now in the TV studio (演播室) of Shanghai TV Station. We are making a program about our company. These people around me are my colleagues. That one over there is our boss.26. Lily works in IT.A. Right.B. Wrong.C. Doesnt say.27. Lily has got a bi

29、g family in Hong Kong.A. Right.B. Wrong.C. Doesnt say.28. Lily is working on a training program in the TV studio of Shanghai TV Station.A. Right.B. Wrong.C. Doesnt say.29. Lily is going to be the IT Manager.A. Right.B. Wrong.C. Doesnt say.30. Lilys boss and her colleagues are in Shanghai now.A. Righ

30、t.B. Wrong.C. Doesnt say.答案：26.A; 27.B; 28.B; 29.C; 30.A当我被上帝造出来时，上帝问我想在人间当一个怎样的人，我不假思索的说，我要做一个伟大的世人皆知的人。于是，我降临在了人间。我出生在一个官僚知识分子之家，父亲在朝中做官，精读诗书，母亲知书答礼，温柔体贴，父母给我去了一个好听的名字：李清照。小时侯，受父母影响的我饱读诗书，聪明伶俐，在朝中享有“神童”的称号。小时候的我天真活泼，才思敏捷，小河畔，花丛边撒满了我的诗我的笑，无可置疑，小时侯的我快乐无虑。“兴尽晚回舟，误入藕花深处。争渡，争渡，惊起一滩鸥鹭。”青春的我如同一只小鸟，自由自在，没

31、有约束，少女纯净的心灵常在朝阳小，流水也被自然洗礼，纤细的手指拈一束花，轻抛入水，随波荡漾，发髻上沾着晶莹的露水，双脚任水流轻抚。身影轻飘而过，留下一阵清风。可是晚年的我却生活在一片黑暗之中，家庭的衰败，社会的改变，消磨着我那柔弱的心。我几乎对生活绝望，每天在痛苦中消磨时光，一切都好象是灰暗的。“寻寻觅觅冷冷清清凄凄惨惨戚戚”这千古叠词句就是我当时心情的写照。最后，香消玉殒，我在痛苦和哀怨中凄凉的死去。在天堂里，我又见到了上帝。上帝问我过的怎么样，我摇摇头又点点头，我的一生有欢乐也有坎坷，有笑声也有泪水，有鼎盛也有衰落。我始终无法客观的评价我的一生。我原以为做一个着名的人，一生应该是被欢乐荣誉所包围，可我发现我错了。于是在下一轮回中，我选择做一个平凡的人。我来到人间，我是一个平凡的人，我既不着名也不出众，但我拥有一切的幸福：我有温馨的家，我有可亲可爱的同学和老师，我每天平凡而快乐的活着，这就够了。天儿蓝蓝风儿轻轻，暖和的春风带着春的气息吹进明亮的教室，我坐在教室的窗前，望着我拥有的一切，我甜甜的笑了。我拿起手中的笔，不禁想起曾经作诗的李清照，我虽然没有横溢的才华，但我还是拿起手中的笔，用最朴实的语言，写下了一时的感受：人生并不总是完美的，每个人都会有不如意