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大学英语阅读理解复习练习题及大学英语阅读理解复习练习题及53/53大学英语阅读理解复习练习题及ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown.Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgarden,onecanspendone’sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature.Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’s(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtruePeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.AllthepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutside.2.Withthesamemoneyneededfor________,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.A.gettingasmallflatwithagardenB.havingasmallflatwithagardenC.rentingasmallflatwithoutagardenD.buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden3.Whenthegardenisinblossom,theone________hasbeenrewarded.livinginthecountryhavingspenttimeworkinginthegarden.havingagardenofhisown.havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering4.Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthecitylifewouldfeelthat________iftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon.A.theirlifewasmeaninglessB.theirlifewasinvaluableC.theydidn’tdeserveahappylifeD.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife5.Theunderlinedphrase“getawayfrom〞inthe3rdparagraphrefersto________.A.dealwithB.doawaywithC.escapefromD.preventfrom好多在伦敦工作的人喜爱住在伦敦郊野，这也就意味着他们不得不早出晚归。

而后每日乘火车、汽车和公交车去上班或上学。住在伦敦郊野的一个利处就是房屋低价。在伦敦即便是没有花园的小公寓也需要一笔不菲的租金，用相同的钱，你能够在郊区买一个带花园的小房屋了而后，他在农村就能够远离喧哗和繁忙的工作生活。即便他不得不起得更早，花更多的时间乘火车或公交车，但他夜晚能够睡得更好。在周末和夏季的夜晚，他能够享受农村清爽洁净的空气。假如他喜爱花园，在花园里干一些想挖土、栽种、浇水等很多园艺的活，那么当鲜花和蔬菜生长起来的时候，他就与其余分享大自然奥密的人们相同获取奖励。但是有些人对农村其实不感兴趣。对他们来说，幸福就在市里里，那边有电影院、剧院、美丽的商铺、繁忙的街道、舞厅和饭馆。假如不得不住在伦敦郊野的话，这些人就感觉生活没意义了。〔对于那些热爱都市生活的人来说〕他们所需要的农村生活，就是有时去公园散步，每个夏季去海边过上两个礼拜，其余跟农村相关的东西，让那些每日夜晚都急于走开伦敦的人们〔住在郊野的人们〕去享受吧。【答案与分析】本文介绍在伦敦工作的人对是在市里居住仍是在乡间居住处持的不一样见解和态度。B。推测题。依据文章内容：固然有好多喜爱农村生活，但文章最后讲也有些人喜爱城市生活，进而可推知本题答案为B。2.C。细节题。依据文章第2段第二、三句可推知本题答案为C。B。推测题。依据文章第3段最后两句可知：假如他喜爱花园，在花园里挖土、栽种、浇水等等，那么当鲜花和蔬菜生长起来的时候，他就获取了与大自然分享奥密的奖励，所以选B。4.A。推测题。依据文章最后一段第

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A。C。推测题。依据其上文：这些人有时去公园散漫步后去海边度两周假；本句接着说：其余的就留给那些每日夜晚喜爱走开伦敦的人，那么，“其余的〞明显指“其余的农村〞。进而可推知题答案为C。Passage2Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation’sconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus-anartifactofthepast.Somemaintain,thatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,theoverallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,andadvancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewhomanagetogobeyondcelebrity,whoarelegendary,whosomehowmanagetobecomemythic,.ButwhatmakessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebritiesThat’shardtoanswer.Inpart,theirliveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withthehelpofthemedia.Butnothingconfirmsaniconmorethanatragicdeath—suchasMartinLutherKing,Jr.,JohnF.Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.1.Thepassagemainlydealswith________.A.lifeanddeathB.heroesandheroinesC.heroesandiconsD.iconsandcelebrities2.Heroesandheroinesareusually________.A.courageousB.goodexamplestofollowC.self-sacrificingD.alloftheaboveWhichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongPovertyinAmericahasbeeneasedwiththeeconomicgrowthSuperstarsarefamousforbeingfamousOne’slookcancontributetobeingfamousHeroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimesBeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove________.A.whenshewas19B.whenshebecameaprincessC.justbeforeherdeathD.aftershegavebirthtoaprince5.Whatismorelikelytosetanicon’sstatusA.Goodlooks.B.Tragicandearlydeath.C.Personalattraction.D.Thequalityofone’sstory.就定义而言，英豪之所以独出心裁是因为他们有非凡的勇气、获得了卓著的成就、经常为他人的利益而做出牺牲——他们是我们评论他人的标准。他们是大家公认的对我们国家意识的形成和我们国家的展开，还有对他们的崇敬者的一世起了重要作用的人。但是，有人说，我们的时代是很难出现真实英豪的时代，英豪主义这一看法自己我们就难以理解——它已经成为历史。有些人坚持说，因为冷战的结束和美国对外的友善，我们的时代实质上不是一个勇敢豪壮的时代。更进一步地说，整体犯法率正在降低，经济的展开与增加已经缓解了贫穷，医疗科学也在不断的进步。给文化偶像下定义就更难了，但是我们看到他们就认识了他们。他们超越了绅士，成为传奇式人物，甚至在某种程度上已经是神话式的人物。但终究是哪些要素使有些人成为偶像，另一些人仅成了绅士呢这就太难说了。局部原由是他们的平生带有传奇故事的色彩。比方说，年青貌美的戴安娜·史宾塞，19岁时嫁给了王子，放弃了婚姻与王权，却在找到真爱的那一刻逝世了。美丽的长相自然实用，此外，在媒体的炒作下某种难以描绘的、特别的个人魅力也起作用。但是惨剧性地过早走开这个世界，倒是造成偶像最重要的要素——比如：小马丁·路德·金、约翰·F·肯尼迪和戴安娜。Passage3Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirwonappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamImakingDotheylikemeDoIsoundstupidAmIwearingunattractiveclothesItisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegativelyaffectpeople.Aperson’sconceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople’sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.’Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing“therightthing.〞Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbycomplimentwithastatementlikethisone,“You’rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit’snottrue.〞Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitisharmful.Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreducedFortunately,peoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortsinbuildingself-confidence.Sinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithalackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengths.Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhileindividual,interestedinourownpersonalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.Let’snotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.1.Whatdoestheauthortrytoprovebyciting“whatkindofimpressionamImaking〞A.Shypeoplebenefitfromtheircaringabouttheirappearance.B.People’sshynessmadethemcaretoomuchabouttheirappearanceandactions.C.It’snaturalthatshypeopledon’tbelieveother’scompliments.D.Shypeoplethinktheyaredifferentfromothers.2.Accordingtothewriter,self-awarenessis________.A.agoodqualityB.thecauseofunhappinessC.harmfultopeopleD.aweakpointofshypeople3.Whenbeingpraised,shypeoplefeelthatitis________.A.goodB.unrealC.veryreasonableD.harmfulWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassageShynesshelpsustodevelopourpotentialShynessenablesustounderstandourselvesbetterShynesscanblockourchancesforarichlifeShynesshasnothingtodowithlackofself-esteemItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatshypeople________.shouldfindmoreoftheirweaknessshouldunderstandthemselvesintherightwayhadbetterignoretheirweaknessD.cangetridoftheirshynesswhilemaintaininglowself-esteem参照译文：害羞是因为在大家眼前感觉不自在而引起的。害羞的人简单忧虑，自我意识强，他们过分在乎自己的表面和行为。他们脑筋里常有这样不安的想法：我给他人留下了如何的印象别人喜爱我吗我能否听起来很蠢我穿的衣服难看吗不言而喻，这些不适的感觉对人有负面影响。一个人的自我认识表达在他/她的言行举止上，这些行为影响着他人对此作出反应。整体来说，人们对自己的见解深刻影响到他们生活的方方面面。害羞的人常常自信缺少，经常被动，易受他人影响。他们需要有相信自己的心态，认识到自己所做的是正确的。害羞的人对责备建议比较敏感。他们感觉自卑意识由此加强。害羞的人难以取悦。他们会说这样的话：“你说那些是让我快乐，其实我知道我没那么好。〞显然，自我意识是一种优秀的质量，过份的自我意识就不好了。害羞能够除去或起码减少吗自然。只需人们果断耐心地培育自信便可战胜害羞。既然害羞源自缺少自信，人们应当在看到自己优点的同时认识自己的缺点。每个人都是独到的，有价值的个体，有自己的行为方式。我们对自己认识越多，我们就越能发挥自己的潜能。不要让害羞阻挡我们享受丰富的人生。1.一段第—二句话提到“害羞的人很紧张和敏感，他们对于自己的表面和行为过分关怀。〞所以选B为正确答案。2．[答案]A。[分析]细节推测题。依据第三段最后一句，可知自我意识是—种好的质量，所以选A。选项C有扰乱性，过分的自我意识是有害的，而不是说自我意识是有害的。3．[答案]B。[分析]细节推测题。依据第三段第五句。[答案]C。[分析]细节推测题。依据文中最后一句“我们不该当让害羞阻挡我们过丰富的有价值的生活。〞可知正确答案是C。5．[答案]B。[分析]细节推测题。第五段第二句话提到，“我们越认识自己就越越简单发挥自己的潜质。〞能够推测出我们应当正确认识自己，所以选B。Passage4WhatmakesapersonascientistDoeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferentfromthoseofothersTheansweris“no〞.Itisnotthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthesetoolsthatmakeshimascientist.Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtouseapowerisimportanttoacarpenter.Youwillprobablyagree,too,thatknowinghowtoinvestigate,howtodiscoverinformation,isimportanttoeveryone.Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther,hemustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisquestionsandthathisanswercanbeconfirmedbyotherpersons.Healsoworkstofittheanswershegetstomanyquestionsintoalargesetofideasabouthowtheworldworks.Thescientist’sknowledgemustbeexact.Thereisnoroomforhalfrightorrightjusthalfthetime.Hemustbeasnearlyrightastheconditionspermit.Whatworksunderonesetofconditionsatonetimemustworkunderthesameconditionsatothertimes.Iftheconditionsaredifferent,anychangesthescientistobservesinademonstrationmustbeexplainedbythechangesintheconditions.Thisisonereasonthatinvestigationsareimportantinscience.AlbertEinstein,whodevelopedthetheoryofrelativity,arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematics.Theaccuracyofhismathematicswaslatertestedthroughinvestigations.Einstein’sideaswereshowntobecorrect.Ascientistusesmanytoolsformeasurements.Thenthemeasurementsareusedtomakemathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthisinvestigations.1.WhatmakesascientistaccordingtothepassageA.Thetoolsheuses.B.Thewayheuseshistools.C.Hiswaysoflearning.D.Thevarioustoolsheuses.2.“Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther⋯〞.Theauthorsaysthistoshow________.thedifferencebetweencarpentersandpeoplewithotherjobsAsoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethat________.A.worksnotonlyunderonesetofconditionsatonetime,butalsounderthesameconditionsatothertimesB.doesnotallowanychangesevenunderdifferentconditionsC.canbeusedformanypurposesD.leavenoroomforimprovementTheauthorquotesthecaseofAlbertEinsteintoillustrate________.themeasurementsarekeystosuccessinsciencethataccuracyofmathematicsthattheinvestigationsareimportantinsciencethatthemathematicalcalculationsmaytesthisinvestigationsWhatisthemainideaofthepassageThetheoryofrelativity.Exactnessisthecoreofscience.C.Scientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople.D.Exactnessandwaysofusingtoolsarethekeystothemakingofascientist.是什么使一个一般人成为科学家他有与从不一样的学习方法和工具吗答案能否定的。不是因为科学家使用的工具，而是因为他使用工具的方法使他成为科学家。你或许认可怎么使劲对一名木工来说很重要。你或许也认可怎么研究检查，发现信息对每个人来说都很重要。然而，科学家比这更进一步，他一定确立他对自己的问题得出了一个合理的答案，并且他的答案经过他人也能够获取证明。他同时把自己得出的很多答案归纳为一个系统的对于世界如何运作的看法。科学家的知识一定很切实。不可以给半错半对或许只有一半机遇对的状况留任何空间。他一定在条件同意的状况下尽可能正确。在一种条件下成功一次的话一定在相同的条件下都能成功。假如条件不一样，科学家在证明过程中察看到的任何变化都一定解说他的条件是如何变化的。这是对于检查研究在科学研究中十分重要的此中一个原由。爱因斯坦经过数学方法提出了相对论。他的数学运用的正确性被后代经过检查研究的方法证明该理论是正确的。一个科学家会用好多工具来丈量。丈量的结果用来进行数学计算，再进行检查研究的测试。Passage5Acitymanwasonholidayinthemountains.Hetalkedwithamountainmanandfoundthatthemanwasstupid.Sohesuggestedtheyplayagame.“We'llaskeachotherquestions,〞hesaid,“andthepersonwillpayadollarifhecan'tansweronequestion.〞Themountainmanthoughtaboutthisforafewminutes,thensaidthatthecitymanpaidadollarandhepaidonly50cents.Thecitymanagreed.“Whathasthreelegsandcanfly〞askedthemountainman.Thecitymanthoughtawhile,thenanswered“Idon'tknow.Hereisyourdollar.〞Thenheaskedthesamequestion:“Whathasthreelegsandcanfly〞“Idon'tknow,either,〞saidthemountainman.“Hereisyour50cents.〞Acitymanwasonholiday________.inafarawayplaceonthehighhillsinacityinavillageThecitymanfoundthemountainmanwas________.A.notcleverB.onthehighhillsC.cleverD.strong3.Thecitymansaid,“We'll________.〞A.fighteachotherB.helpeachotherC.askeachotherquestionsD.lookateachother4.Themountainman________.A.knewtheanswerhimselfB.didn'tknowtheanswerhimselfC.toldtheanswertothecitymanD.didn'twanttotellthecitymantheanswer5.Atlast________.A.thecitymangotonedollarB.thecitymangot50centsC.themountainmangotonedollarD.themountainmangot50centsPassage6Lookattheinstructionsonthebottleofthemedicineandthenchoosetherightanswers.Johnistwelveyearsold.Hehadabadcoldandcougheddayandnight.Hewenttoseeadoctor.Thedoctorgavehimsomecoughmedicine.CoughMedicineShake(摇动)itwellbeforeuse.Takeitthreetimeseachdaybeforemeals.Dose(药量):Age:over142teaspoonfuls(勺)8—131teaspoonful4—71／2teaspoonfulNotrightforchildrenbelowtheageofthree.Putitinacoldplace.UseitbeforeDecember1st2002.1.Johnshouldtake________aday.A.2teaspoonfulsB.3teaspoonfulsC.4teaspoonfulsD.1teaspoonful2.Themedicineshouldbekeptin________.A.afridgeB.hotwaterC.anyplaceD.thesun3.Johnshould________beforehetakesit.A.shakethemedicinewellB.eatnothingC.dosomeexerciseD.drinkacupoftea4.Whenpeopleare________yearsold,theycannottakethismedicine.A.eightyB.thirtyC.twoD.twelve5.Johnwill________themedicinewhenitisleftafter,2002.A.throwawayB.stoptotakeC.takeonceD.takesixtimesmore【答案与分析】约翰病了，咳嗽得很厉害。医生给他开了些药。咳嗽药上说明书的内容主要包含了药品的服用方法、药量、储存条件以及保质期等。1.B。依据“Johnistwelveyearsold.〞和“8—131teaspoonful〞可知B为正确答案。2.A。“Putitinacoldplace.〞是本题答案的依照。3.A。答案就在“Shake(摇动)itwellbeforeuse.〞中。4.C。由“Notrightforchildrenbelowtheageofthree〞这句话可知，此药不合用于三岁以下的少儿。5.A。本说明的最后一句说的是此药品的保质期。答案明显为A。Passage7InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperiencefourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikespring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainhard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrellaoraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudon’ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregretlaterintheday.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweatherBecausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneday.Becausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweather.Becausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.Becausetheskyissunnyallday.Fromthestoryweknowthat________comeandthenthereisaheavyrain.A.sunshineandsnowB.blackcloudsC.summerandwinterD.springandautumn3.“Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter〞means“Itissometimes________inwinter.〞A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainyInthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause________.A.theirfriendsaskthemtodoso.itoftenrainsinEnglandtheyaregoingtosellthemtheyaretheirfavoritethingsThebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.BadSeasonB.SummerorWinterC.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeoplePassage8Long,longagotherewasnozero.Towritethenumbersixty-threepeoplewrote63.Towritesixhundredandthree,peoplewrote63.Thespacebetweensixandthreewastheretomean."notany"tens.Sometimespeopledidnotrememberthespace.Itwashardtoseeandread.Laterpeopleusedadottoholdthespace.Sixhundredandthreelookedlikethis.Butthedotwashardtosee.Sopeopleputacirclearounditlikethis6⊙3.Thenpeoplecouldseethedot.Theyrememberedthespace.Atlast,onlythecirclearoundthedotwasused.Itwaslikeazero.Thisisonestoryofhowthezerocametobeused.Nowzerohasmanyimportantuses.Zerotellshowmany.Canyoutellsomeotherwaysofusingzero1.Long,longagopeopledidn’tknowhowto________.A.writeB.writezeroC.writenumbersD.writesixty-three2.Long,longagoiftheywrotetwohundred-eight,peoplewrote________.A.28B.28C.228D.2083.Later________wasusedtomeanspace.A."notany"B.letter"0"C.zeroD.adot4.Peopleusedcircles________.A.torememberwaysB.toremembernumbersC.nottoforgetthespaceD.tomeannothingThestorytellsus________.howzerocametobeusedhowtowritezerowhat’stheuseofzerothatzeromeansadot,acircleorspacePassage9IoftendreamedaboutPisawhenIwasaboy.IreadaboutthefamousbuildingcalledtheLeaningTowerofPisa.ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza.Ithoughtthistowerwasaplacetobuypizza.Itmustbethebestplacetobuypizzaintheworld,Ithought.ManyyearslaterfinallysawtheLeaningTower.IknewthenthatiswasPisaandnopizza.Buttherewasstillsomethingspecialaboutitforme.Thetowergotitsnamebecauseitreallydoesleantooneside.Somepeoplewanttotrytofixit.Theyareafraiditmayfalloverandtheydon’tlikethatitleansoverthecity.Idonotthinkit’sagoodideatotrytofixit.Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown,itis600yearsold.WhyshouldanythinghappentoitnowAnd,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.Tomeitisaveryhumankindofleaning.Nothingisperfect,itseemstosay.AndwhocaresWhydopeoplewantthingstobeperfectImperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.Let’stakethetowerinPisa.WhyisitsofamousTherearemanyotherolder,morebeautifultowersinItaly.ButPisatoweristhemostfamous.Peoplecomefromallovertheworldtoseeit.Thispassageisabout________.ItalianpizzaItaly’sproblemshowtheLeaningTowerofPisagotitsnamewhythewriterlikesPisaThewriterusedtothinkPisa________.A.inSpainB.notveryfamousC.notthesameaspizzaD.thesameaspizza3.TheLeaningTowerofPisais________.A.modernB.fallingdownC.600yearsoldD.60yearsold-4.Thewriter_______.A.doesn’tlikewhatthetowerlookslikeB.likeswhatthetowerlookslikeC.thinksit’sthemostbeautifultowerinItalydoesn’tliketowersThewriterlikestheLeaningTowerofPisabecause_______.A.it’soldB.it’sperfectC.itsellspizzaD.it’simperfect【答案与分析】这是对于比萨斜塔的一篇杂感。作者由儿时对比萨斜塔的误会谈起，说到了自己对人们想要从头修正斜塔的见解。最后作者由此阐发感想：没有什么东西是完满无缺的。人们不该当事事追求完满。如比萨斜塔相同，正因为它的不完满，才吸引了世界上众多人的眼光。C。由作者所表达的内容，可知该塔之所以被叫做斜塔是因为它是倾斜的。2.D。这层意思是作者对比萨斜塔的误会，答案在“ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza〞一句中。C。本题属表层理解题。“Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown,itis600yearsold.〞是答案的出处。4.B。答案即在“And,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.〞中。5.D。依据“Imperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.〞及作者所表露出的对比萨斜塔的感情能够看出他以为缺憾也是一种美。Passage10Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theywillbecomeweak,andwhenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsmaybeblamed,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan'treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemoriesThisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandwhentheyhavetorememberthings,theycannotwritethemdowninasmallnotebook.Asaresult,theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories,sotheirmemoryisbeingexercisedthewholetime.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:practicerememberingthingsinawayasotherpeopledo.Someonecan'thaveagoodmemoryif________.hecan'treadorwritehisparentshaven'tagoodmemoryhedoesn'tmakegooduseofhismemoryhedoesn'tusehisarmsorlegsforsometime标准答案：C2.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime,________.A.theywillbecomethinB.theywillbecomeweakC.theybegintoachealloverD.youcan'tusethemanymore标准答案：BWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueYourmemoryneedschanceforpractice.Agoodmemoryisinheritedfromparents.Yourmemoryworksinthedifferentwaysasyourarmsorlegs.Don'tlearntoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory.标准答案：A4.Fewpeopleknowthatifsomeonehasapoormemoryitis________.A.hisownfaultB.hisparents'faultC.histeachers'faultD.hisfriends'fault标准答案：AThewriterwantstotellus________.howtoreadandwritewellhowtohaveagoodmemoryhowtouseourarmsorlegsbetterhowtolearnfromthepeoplewhocan'treadorwrite标准答案：BPassage11Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionofthe.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands(任务).Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse"wasting"itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.〞Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomere-turnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,Theywillmisstheritualinteractionthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybeaconventionintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.WhichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongAmericansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.2.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority〞means________A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcernC.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegiftAmericansevaluateabusinesscolleague________.throughsocialcourtesythroughprolongedbusinesstalksbyestablishingbusinessrelationsbylearningabouttheirpastperformanceThispassagemainlytalksabout________.howAmericanstreasuretheirtimehowbusyAmericansareeverydayC.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeignersD.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike5.WecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorA.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciative

’stoneinwritingis________.objective一个外国人对于美国的第一印象很有可能是每个人都在压力下急忙忙忙。城市里的人总是表现得急忙忙忙不知疲备的，为了赶快做完一件事情，他们会在店里拼死惹起店员的注意或许用胳膊肘推搡他人。白日仓促就餐也是这个国家生活节奏的一个局部。工作时间被以为是很宝贵的。在一些公共饮食场所，其余人会等在你旁边等你吃完，这样大家都能够获取效力，并赶在规定的时间内回去工作。每个人都会赶快给下一个人腾出地方。假如你不这样，侍从会敦促你的。你会发现司机也都很仓促，人们从你身旁急忙走过。你会错过一些浅笑，简洁的谈话和一些与陌生人的小礼仪。不要在乎，这是因为他们特别珍惜时间，并且他们以为一旦太着重这些交际礼仪就是浪费时间。对时间的看法还会影响到我们对耐心的理解。在美国价值系统中，耐心其实不是首要要考虑的。我们中的好多人被称为〞短保险丝〞。假如我们感觉时间在毫无心义的溜走，既没有娱乐价值，工作价值，也不在歇息，那就会开始不断地彷徨。那些来自时间看法不一样的国家的人发现他们在商业和平时生活中最困难的就是对时间节奏的适应。很多刚到美国来的人都会思念他们在商业会商中一些开场礼仪。举个例子，他们会思念因欢送你到来而泡的一杯茶或咖啡这样的交际礼仪，这在他们国家是惯例礼仪。他们会思念在咖啡屋安闲的会商。而往常，美国人不会与来访者在这么安闲的环境中进行一些冗长的小会商。对于同事，我们老是看他过去的表现而不是与他的交际礼仪。因为我们一般都是更注重专业性的，而不是交际性的，所以我们老是很快进入正题。Passage12IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit’samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.Inthegueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.Inthe.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.(260words)1.WhatisthemainideaofthispassageA.Itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursinthe.B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.C.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleinthe.D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.2.WhatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghoursWhichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend4:00am.4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassageA.Inthegueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceinthePromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.5.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat_________.A.it’samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytimeB.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworldC.itmakesnodifferenceinthe.whetheryouareearlyorlatefor

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partyD.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn’tmakesomeexplanationPassage13Peopleusedtosay,"Thehandthatrocks(摇)thecradle(摇篮)rulestheworld,"and"Behindeverysuccessfulman,there’sawoman."Boththesesayingsmeanthesamething:Menruletheworld,buttheirwivesrulethem.MostoftheAmericanwomenlikemakingtheirhusbandsandsonssuccessful,butsomeofthemwantsomethingforthemselves.Theywantgoodjobs.Whentheywork,theywanttobebetterpaid,theywanttobeassuccessfulasmen.TheAmericanwomen’sliberationmovementwasstartedbythewomenwhodon’twanttostandbehindsuccessfulmen.Theydon’twanttobetoldthatcertainjobsofofficesareclosedtothem.Theyrefusetoworksidebysidewithmenwhodothesameworkforahigherpay.Aliberatedwomanmustbeproudofbeingawomanandconfidence(信心)herself.Ifsomebodysaystoher,"You’vecomealongway,baby."She’llsmileandanswer."NotnearlyasfarasI’mgoingtogo,baby."Thismovementisquitenew,andmanyAmericanwomendonotagree.Butithasalreadymadesomeimportantchangesinwomen’slives-inmen’slives,too."Thehandthatrocksthecradlerulestheworld."means________.womancannotonlygivebirthtochildrenbutruleacountrywomennotonlyraisetheirchildrenbutsupporttheirhusbandsC.womendoplayanimportantpartinmen’slivesandworkD.amancan’tbesuccessfulwithoutbeingmarried2."You’vecomealongway,baby."means_________.A."youhavewalkedfarfromyourhome"B."shewasdonealotandsucceededgreatlyinfreeingherself"C."shehasworkedoutsidefarfromherhome"D."youreallyloveme,dear"3."NotnearlyasfarasI’mgoingtogo,baby."means________.A."thewayisn’tveryfar"B."shemustgoevenfarthertowork"C."sheisn’tsosatisfiedwithsuccess"D."sheisverymuchsatisfiedwithherthewayshecovered"4.Accordingtothepassage,thewriter________thewomen’sliberation.A.isallforB.doesn’ttellushisideaonC.isstronglyagainstD.isn’tstronglyagainst5.Thebesttitleofthispassageshouldbe________.A.SomethingaboutWomenB.WomenandTheirHusbandsC.Men’sLiberationintheUSAD.Women’sLiberationintheUSAPassage14Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfiends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales〔称〕.Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn’tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotve