大学英语阅读理解练习题及答案

大学英语阅读理解练习题及答案大学英语阅读理解练习题及答案/NUMPAGES16大学英语阅读理解练习题及答案大学英语阅读理解练习题及答案09级2下大学英语阅读理解练习题根据文章内容，选择正确的答案。错选、多选，少选或未选均无分。PassageoneEarlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedle.Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious(无意识的),butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.Itstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticed.Itisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawake.However,theunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”.1.Accordingtothepassage,EliasHowewas________.【C】A.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhissleepB.muchmorehard-workingthanotherinventorsC.thefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworked2.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas________.【A】A.howtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedleB.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreakC.wheretoputtheneedle3.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause________.【B】A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachineB.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreamsC.hewasoneofHowe’sbestfriends4.Dreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”because___.【A】A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideasB.imageswhichhavenomeaningareusedC.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaningPassagetwoThegreatestrecentchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherewasanunusualshorteningofthetimeofawoman’slifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthe19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichcustom,chanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,herworkislightenedbyhouseholdappliances（家用电器）andconveniencefoods.Thisimportantchangeinwomen’swayoflifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen’seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunityandmostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Manymoreafterwads,returntofullorpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withbothhusbandandwifeacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionoffamilylife,andwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoneyandrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestofeachofthem.5.Wearetoldthatinanaveragefamilyabout1990________.【D】A.manychildrendiedbeforetheywerefiveB.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteenC.sevenofeightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfiveD.fourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefive6.Whenshewasoverfifty,thelate19thcenturymother________.【D】A.wouldexpecttoworkuntilshediedB.wasusuallyexpectedtotakeuppaidemploymentC.wouldbehealthyenoughtotakeuppaidemploymentD.wasunlikelytofindajobevenifsheisnowlikely7.Manygirls,thepassagesays,arenowlikelyto________.【D】A.marrysothattheycangetajobB.leaveschoolassoonastheycanC.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarriedD.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy8.Accordingtothepassage,itisnowquiteusualforwomento________.【C】A.stayathomeafterleavingschoolB.marrymenyoungerthanthemselvesC.startworkingagainlaterinlifeD.marrywhilestillatschoolPassagethreeSwimmingisoneofthoseactivitiesthatcanbelearnedearlyinlife.Littlechildrencanlearntoswimassoonastheywalk.Infact,youneedthesameskillsinwalkingasinswimming.However,Ibelievethatfiveisthebestagetolearn.Byfiveorsix,achildknowsfearofwater,averyimportantthingtoknow.It'swisetobeafraid,torecognizetruedanger.Youngonesunderstandthatthewatercansometimesbeverydangerous.Toreallybenefitfromswimming,everyswimmershouldlearn,assoonaspossible,thesefourbasicstrokes;butterfly,backstroke,breastroke,andcrawl.Ifeelthatoneofthese-thebreaststroke-isdifferentfromtheothers,sincesomeyoungswimmersusethisstrokenaturally,withoutanytraining.Inswimmingtherearecertainruleseveryswimmershouldfollow:1.Neverswimalone!Nomatterhowgoodyouareinthewater,don'triskdrowningbyswimmingalone.Ifyouswimbyyourself,withnolifeguardsorfriendswithyou,youmaygetintotrouble.2.Don'tgobeyondyourabilities.Mostswimmersknowenoughnottoswimtoofarfromthebankorthebeach,Showingoffbydoingdangeroustricksisnogood.Swimsafelyandyouwillcontinuetoswimandalive.3.Don'tsmoke.Swimmingdependsonahealthybody;goodlungsarepartofit.4.Workatanyactivitythatbuildsmuscles.9.Littlechildrencanlearntoswimassoonas_____.【B】A.theycantalkB.theystartwalkingC.theyhavenofearofthewaterD.theyarefiveorsixyearsold10.Theauthorbelievesthatfearofwateris_____.【B】A.stupidB.sensibleC.dangerousD.notsmart11.Thestrokethatsomeyoungswimmersusefirstis_____.【A】A.Picture(1)B.Picture(2)C.Picture(3)D.Picture(4)12.Accordingtothepassage,youshouldnotswimalonebecause_____.【D】A.thewateristoocoldB.yourparentswouldnotbehappyC.somethinginthewatermightattackD.youmightdrownPassagefourAmericansspendtheirfreetimeinvariousways.Americaisacountryofsports—ofhunting,fishingandswimming,andofteamsportslikebaseballandfootball.MillionsofAmericanswatchtheirfavoritesportsontelevision.Theyalsoliketoplayincommunityorchestras(管弦乐队),maketheirownfilmsorrecordings,gocamping,visitmuseums,attendlectures,travel,garden,read,andjoininhundredsofotheractivities.Thepeoplealsoenjoybuildingthingsfortheirhomes,sewingtheirownclothes,evenmakingtheirownphotographs.Theydothesethingsforfunaswellasforeconomy.ButasmuchasAmericansenjoytheirfreetime,thecountryisatthesametimea"self-improvement"country.Morethan25millionadultscontinuetheireducation,chieflybygoingtoschoolintheevening,duringtheirownfreetime,attheirownexpense.Addedtothetimespentonpersonalactivities,Americansa1sodevoteagreatamountoftheirtimetothevariedneedsoftheircommunities.Manyhospitals,schools,libraries,museums,parks,communitycenters,andorganizationsthatassistthepoordependonthemanyhourscitizensdevotetotheseactivities,oftenwithoutanypay.Whydotheydoit?Thereareseveralanswers.Theideaofcooperatingandsharingresponsibilitywithoneanotherforthebenefitofallisasoldasthecountryitself.Whenthecountrywasfirstfoundedin1776,itwasnecessaryforthesettlerstoworktogethertolive.Theyhadcrosseddangerousseasandriskedalltheyhadintheirstruggleforpoliticalandreligiousfreedom.ThereremainsamongmanyAmericansadistrustofcentralgovernment.Peoplestillprefertodothingsthemselveswithintheircommunities,ratherthangivethegovernmentmorecontrol.Sometimespeopleoffertheirtimebecausetheywishtoaccomplishsomethingforwhichnomoneyispaid,todosomethingthatwillbeofbenefittotheentirecommunity.Itistruethatsomepeopleusetheirleisurebecausetheyaretrulyinterestedinthework;ortheyarelearningfromtheexperience.Nomatterwhatthereasonis,hundredsofthousandsofsocalledleisurehoursareputintohard,unpaidworkononeoranothercommunityneed.13.Thispassageismainlyabout________.【B】A.whyAmericaisacountryofsportsB.howAmericansspendtheirfreetimeC.whyAmericaisa"self-improvement"country14.Thewritermentionsthefoundationofthecountryinordertoindicate________.【C】A.theearlyhistoryofAmericaB.theAmericanpeople'sdeterminationtoliveC.thereasonforAmericans'willingnesstocooperateandshareresponsibility15.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“leisure"【C】A.worktimeB.energyC.sparetime16.Whatcanweinferfromthetext【A】A.Thefirstsettlerslefttheirhometownforpoliticalandreligiousreasons.B.ManyAmericansdon′ttrustthecentralgovernment.C.Americanpeopleenjoybuildingthingsfortheirhomesjustforfun.PassagefivePersonalcomputersandtheInternetgivepeoplenewchoicesabouthowtospendtheirtime.Somemayusethisfreedomtosharelesstimewithcertainfriendsorfamilymembers,butnewtechnologywillalsoletthemstayinclosertouchwiththosetheycaremostabout.Iknowthisfrompersonalexperience.E-mailmakesiteasytoworkathome,whichiswhereInowspendmostweekendsandevenings.Myworkinghoursaren’tnecessarilymuchshorterthantheyoncewerebutIspendfewerofthemattheoffice.ThisletsmesharemoretimewithmyyoungdaughterthanImighthaveifshe’dbeenbornbeforeelectronicmailbecamesuchapracticaltool.TheInternetalsomakesiteasytosharethoughtswithagroupoffriends.Sayyoudosomethingfunseeagreatmovieperhaps-andtherearefourorfivefriendswhomightwanttohearaboutit.Ifyoucalleachone,youmaytireoftellingthestory.WithE-mail,youjustwriteonenoteaboutyourexperience,atyourconvenience,andaddressittoallthefriendsyouthinkmightbeinterested.Theycanreadyourmessagewhentheyhavetime,andreadonlyasmuchastheywantto.Theycanreplyattheirconvenience,andyoucanreadwhattheyhavetosayatyourconvenience.E-mailisalsoaninexpensivewaystayinc