大学英语b阅读理解

阅读理解

大学英语B

1、

LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproper

respectfortheflag.Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthe

armedserviceshavepreciseregulationsonhowtodisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvary

somewhatfromthegeneralrules.Thenationalflagshouldberaisedandloweredbyhand.Donot

raisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfoldtheflagfirst,andthenhoistitquicklytothetopofthe

flagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.Placenoobjectsonorovertheflag.Donotusethe

flagaspartofacostumeorathleticuniform.Donotprintituponcushions,handkerchiefs,paper

napkinsorboxes.Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotberegisteredifitcomprises

theflag,orbadgersoftheUS.Whentheflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument,itshouldn't

serveasacoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitisdisplayedonsuchoccasions,donotallow

theflagtofalltotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairtoformafeatureofthe

ceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedtotouch

thegroundorfloor,ortobrushagainstobjects.

(1)、HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag?

A.Bymakinglaws.

B.Byenforcingdiscipline.

C.Byeducatingthepublic.

D.Byholdingceremonies.

答案：A

解析：从全段首句可直接看出，美国人是通过制定法律来确保公民尊敬国旗的。

(2)、WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

Altshouldberaisedbysoldiers.

B.Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.

C.ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans.

D.Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.

答案：B

解析：从第4和5行可以看出，美国国旗应当快速的手动升起。

(3)、HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?

A.Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus.

B.Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.

C.Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.

D.Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.

答案：D

解析：文章倒数第3句揭示了这个答案。

(4)、WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

A.Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.

B.Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.

C.Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.

D.Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.

答案：C

解析：综合全段可知美国国旗的使用受到明确的规则和习俗限制。

(5)、WhatisAmericans'attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag?

A.Arbitrary.

B.Respect.

C.Happy.

D.Brave.

答案：B

解析：美国人对待自己国家的旗帜是很尊敬的，故选B。

2、

IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknown

asthesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in".Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:30pm,college

televisionloungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocan*twaittoseethenextepisodeinthe

livesoftheirfavoritecharacters.

Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they'reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,

high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatshe

turneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe

1960's,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswas

verydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreat

importance.

Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseem

strangethattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople'slives.

Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,like

thecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapopera

givesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfor

theirproblems.

(1)、Whatissoapopera?

A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.

B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.

C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV.

D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.

答案：C

解析：文章第一句即说明了肥皂剧就是日间播放的电视连续剧。

(2)、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Collegestudentviewers.

B.FavoriteTVserials.

C.Soapoperafans.

D.College-ageviewers.

答案：C

解析：文章涉及到了大学，中学和社会工作人员都转向了肥皂剧，故选C,能涵盖各类别。

(3)、WhichisNOTthereasonwhythesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in"amongAmerican

youngpeople?

A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.

B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.

C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.

D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.

答案：D

解析：从全文最后一句可直接排除D,这也不是人们爱看肥皂剧的理由。

(4)、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.

B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikedsoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.

C.youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.

D.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.

答案：C

解析：60年代的主题是严肃的，人们谈论的都是社会新闻等，那时候爱看电视剧的年轻人也

是不多见的，但是现在人们追求的是愉快和欢乐，所以就转向了轻松的肥皂剧。

(5)、Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?

A.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.

B.Thepeople'sfavoritetodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.

C.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.

D.Thepeople'sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.

答案：B

解析：作者想传达给我们的即是随着时代的不同，人们的口味变化了，对待电视剧的态度也

在改变。

3、

ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesor

schoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthe

morningandreachhomelateintheevening.

OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.Evenasmallflatin

Londonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouse

inthecountrywithagardenofone*sown.

Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.

Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetter

atnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthe

country.Ifonelikesgardens,onecanspendone'sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoing

thehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersand

vegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretof

Nature.

Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,

withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.Such

peoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.An

occasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight's(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummeris

allthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtoget

awayfromLondoneverynight.

(1)、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.

B.PeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.

C.SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.

D.Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutsidethecity.

答案：B

解析：结合全文可知，有的人喜欢工总在伦敦生活在乡村，而也有人偏爱生活和工作的市里，

B只陈述出了一点。

(2)、Withthesamemoney,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.

A.gettingasmallflatwithagarden

B.havingasmallflatwithagarden

C.rentingasmallflatwithoutagarden

D.buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden

答案：C

解析：从文章第二段可直接判断选C,用在城市租赁一个没有花园的小公寓的同样的钱，人

们都可以在乡下买下一个带有花园的小房子了。

(3)、Whenthegardenisinblossom,itmeansthatonehasbeenrewarded.

A.livinginthecountry

B.havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden

C.havingagardenofhisown

D.havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering

答案：B

解析：从倒数第二段可看出答案，人们花时间悉心照料小花园，等到花开满园的时候，即是

对主人辛勤照料的回报。

(4)、Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthetownwouldfeelthatiftheyhadtolive

outsideLondon.

A.theirlifewasmeaningless

B.theirlifewasinvaluable

C.theydidn'tdeserveahappylife

D.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife

答案：A

解析：最后•段前3行即说明了，对于喜爱住在城市的人来说，如果让他们离开伦敦，生活

的一切都将变的没有意思，甚至“notworthliving"(不值得活着)。故选A。

(5)、Theunderlinedphrasegetawayfrominthe3rdparagraphrefersto.

A.dealwith

B.doawaywith

C.escapefrom

□.preventfrom

答案：C

解析：联系前后文，可知该词组是“逃离”之意，故选C。

4、

Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,

achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainst

whomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation's

consciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeople

saythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaof

heroismissomethingbeyondus-anartifactofthepast.SomemaintainthatbecausetheColdWar

isoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,the

overallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,and

advancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.

Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewho

managetogobeyondcelebrity(明星)，whoarelegendary,whosomehowmangetobecome

mythic.Butwhatmakessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebrities?Thal'shardtoanswer.In

part,theirliveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencer

whoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefound

truelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withthehelpofthe

media.Butnothingconfirmsaniconmorethanatragicdeath-suchasMailinLutherKing,Jr.,

JohnF.Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.

(1)^Thepassagemainlydealswith.

A.lifeanddeath

B.heroesandheroines

C.heroesandicons

D.iconsandcelebrities

答案：C

解析：通读全文，两个关键词即是“heroes”and“icons"英雄与偶像。

(2)、Heroesandheroinesareusually.

A.courageous

B.exemplary

C.self-sacrificing

D.alloftheabove

答案：D

解析：文章第1,2两句即揭示了答案，英雄们是勇敢地，杰出的且有自我牺牲精神的。

(3)、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

A.PovertyinAmericahasbeeneasedwiththeeconomicgrowth.

B.Superstarsarefamousforbeingfamous.

C.One'slookcancontributetobeingfamous.

D.Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes.

答案：D

解析：文章里只提到有些人认为现代社会很难出现英雄，但不是完全否定，D过于绝对。

(4)、BeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove.

A.whenshewas19

B.whenshebecameaprincess

C.justbeforeherdeath

D.aftershegavebirthtoaprince

答案：C

解析：从文章倒数第四句可直接看出答案，戴安娜王妃在临时时刻发现了自己的真爱。

(5)、Whatismorelikelytosetanicon'sstatus?

A.Goodlooks.

B.Tragicandearlydeath.

C.Personalattraction.

D.Thequalityofone'sstory.

答案：B

解析：文章最后一句揭示了答案，悲剧及英年早逝最能造就名人的形象。

5、

PlacestostayinBritainareasvariedastheplacesyouvisit.Whateveryourbudgetisthe

choice-frombasicbamtosmallhotel,fromtinycottagetograndcastle-isallpartoffun.

Hostels

Cheap,good-valuehostelsareaimedatalltypesoflike-mindedtravelers,whoprefervalue

overluxuryandyoudon'thavetobeyoungorsingletousethem.Britain^independenthostels

andbackpackershostelsalsoofferagreatwelcome.Facilitiesandpricesvary,especiallyinrural

areas,wheresomehostelsarealittlemorethanabunkhouse(临时住房)whileothersare

remarkablycomfortable-almostlikebargainhotels.

YouthHotels

Foundedmanyyearsagoto"helpall,especiallyyoungpeopleoflimitedmeans,toagreater

knowledge,loveandcareofthecountryside",theYouthHotelsAssociationisstillgoingstrongin

the21"century.Thenetworkof230hotelsisaperfectgatewayforexploringBritain'stownsand

countryside.

B&Bs

TheB&B(bedandbreakfast)isaGreatBritishinstitution,Inessenceyougetaroomin

somebody'shouse,andsmallB&Bsmayonlyhaveoneguestroom,soyou'llreallyfeellikepart

ofthefamily.LargerB&Bsmayhavefourorfiveroomsandmorefacilities,butjustaswarmasa

welcome.

IncountryareasyourB&Bmightbeinavillageoranisolatedfarmsurroundedby

fields.Pricesreflectfacilities:andusuallyrunfromaround£12to£20perperson.CityB&Bs

chargeabout£25to£30perperson,althoughtheyYeoftencheaperasyougofurtherouttothe

suburbs.

Pubs&Inns

Aswellassellingdrinksandmeals,Britain'spubsandinnssometimesofferB&B,

particularlyincountryareas.Stayinganightortwocanbegreatfunandputsyouattheheartof

thelocalcommunity.

Ratesrangefromaround£15to£25perperson.Pubsaremorelikelytohavesingle

rooms.

(1)、Inthispassagetheauthormainly.

A.tellsuswheretostaywhilevisitingBritain

B.advisesreaderstopayavisittoBritain

C.introducesthewonderfulpublicservicesinBritain

D.givesussomeinformationaboutBritishlife

答案：A

解析：纵观全文，典型的总分结构，从第一段即可判断文章主要介绍的是游客去英国玩可选

择的各类型旅馆。

(2)、aremainlybuiltforyoungvisitors.

A.Pubs&Inns

B.YouthHotels

C.Hostels

D.B&Bs

答案：B

解析：YoulhHotel主要适合年轻人。

(3)、IfyoutravelaloneandwanttoknowbetteraboutfamilylifeinBritain,you*dbetterstayin

A.Pubs&Inns

B.YouthHotels

C.Hostels

D.B&Bs

答案：D

解析：B&Bs旅馆即是英国人家的一间客房，或是大点的儿间客房，这样自然对英国人家会

有更多的了解。

(4)、Ifyouareinterestedintravellingwithyourfriendsbutonlywithlimitedmeans,whereis

thebetterplaceforyoutostay?.

A.Pubs&Inns

B.YouthHotels

C.Hostels

D.B&Bs

答案：C

解析：从YouthHotels段的第一句即可判断出答案。

(5)、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothelastpartofthepassage?

A.Pubsandinnsusuallyprovidevisitorsbedandbreakfast.

B.A11pubsandinnsoffervisitorsbedandbreakfast.

C.Pubsandinnschargeavisitor£25atthemost.

D.Ifyouwantasingleroom,youaremorelikelytogetoneinpubs.

答案：B

解析：作者谈论到Pubsandinns用到的是“sometimes”,不是all。故选B0

6、

Whatmakesapersonascientist?Doeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferent

fromthoseofothers?Theansweris"no”.Itisnotthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthese

toolsthosemakeshimascientist.Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtouseapoweris

importanttoacarpenter.Youwillprobablyagree,too,thatknowinghowtoinvestigate,howto

discoverinformation,isimportanttoeveryone.Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther,he

mustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisquestionsandthathisanswercanbeconfirmed

byotherpersons.Healsoworkstofittheanswershegetstomanyquestionsintoalargesetof

ideasabouthowtheworldworks.

Thescientist'sknowledgemustbeexact.Thereisnoroomforhalfrightorrightjusthalf

thetime.Hemustbeasnearlyrightastheconditionspermit.Whatworksunderonesetof

conditionsatonetimemustworkunderthesameconditionsatothertimes.Iftheconditionsare

different,anychangesthescientistobservesinademonstrationmustbeexplainedbythechanges

intheconditions.Thisisonereasonthatinvestigationsareimportantinscience.AlbertEinstein,

whodevelopedtheTheoryofRelativity,arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematics.Theaccuracy

ofhismathematicswaslatertestedthroughinvestigations,Einstein'sideaswereshowntobe

correct.Ascientistusesmanytoolsformeasurements.Thenthemeasurementsareusedtomake

mathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthisinvestigations.

(I)>Whatmakesascientistaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thetoolsheuses.

B.Thewayheuseshistools.

C.Hiswaysoflearning.

D.Thevarioustoolsheuses.

答案：B

解析：文章第二行直接揭示了答案，成就一个科学家的不是他用什么工具，而是他怎么利用

手头的工具。

(2)、Theunderlinedpartinthepassageshows.

A.theimportanceofinformation

B.theimportanceofthinking

C.thedifferencebetweenscientistsandordinarypeople

D.thedifferencebetweencarpentersandpeoplewithotherjobs.

答案：C

解析：划线句想揭示给读者的是科学家与普通人之间的区别，联系上下文即可读出答案。

(3)、Asoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethat.

A.worksnotonlyunderonesetofconditionsatonetime,butalsounderthesameconditionsat

othertimes

B.doesnotallowanychangesevenunderdifferentconditions

C.canbeusedformanypurposes

D.leavenoroomforimprovement

答案：A

解析：文章第二段的2,3两行恰如其分的陈述了正确答案，一个合理的科学理论不仅在一种

情况下能行，在别的情况下也一样要经得住检验。

(4)、TheauthorquotesthecaseofAlbertEinsteintoillustrate.

A.thatmeasurementsarekeystosuccessinscience

B.thataccuracyofmathematics

C.thatinvestigationsareimportantinscience

D.thatthemathematicalcalculationsmaytesthisinvestigations

答案：C

解析：文中AlbertEinstein之前的•句就是答案，科学研究是很重要的。

(5)、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thetheoryofrelativity.

B.Exactnessisthecoreofscience.

C.Scientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople.

D.Exactnessandwaysofusingtoolsarethekeystothemakingofascientist.

答案：D

解析：纵观两段，一段说明会使用工具的重要，另•段强调了科学研究的准确性，D概括了

这两点。

7、

IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.

Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecall

showsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningis

attachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00pm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,

heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.

Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A,gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighly

regardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.

Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomake

anappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweek

awaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,

misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.

PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymaybe

regardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusiness

associatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Aperson,whois5minuteslate,willsaya

fewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.

(1)、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.

B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.

C.Ifpeoplearelate,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.

D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.

答案：B

解析：文章全段讨论的时间在世界范围内在社会生活中扮演的不同的角色。

(2)、Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?

A.Amatterofwork.

B.Amatteroflifeordeath.

C.Youwanttoseehimorher.

D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.

答案：B

解析：参考文章第4,5两行，可直接得出答案，如果来电时在晚上睡觉的时候，美国人会认

为这电话定特别重要，乃至于关乎生死了。

(3)、Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend

intheU.S.A.?

A.at7:00am

B.at4:00pm

C.atthemidnight

D.at4am

答案：B

解析：此题用排除法，文章第一句即说明在美国太早到的来电时不礼貌的，午夜时睡觉时间

如果来电，则是关乎生死的大事，像题干想与朋友约会的小事不适合，凌晨4点根据常识排

除。下午4点是比较正常的时间，朋友也可以邀约。

(4)、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.IntheU.S.A,gueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyis

extendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.

B.Nomisunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.

C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A.

D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.

答案：D

解析：文章倒数第四局直接给出了答案。

(5)、Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat

A.it'samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytime.

B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.

C.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinessparty.

D.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn'tmakesomeexplanation.

答案：B

解析：纵观全文，时间在不同国家所蕴含的意义是不一样的。

8、

Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.

Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyon

adailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,months.It

shouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,long-termgoals

cannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompleting

ourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwill

buildonthosethathavebeencompleted.

Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdeal

withjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.

Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedor

overwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowand

succeed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.

Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyears

ormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourse

ofaction.

(1)、Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot.

A.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoals

B.ifwecompletetheshort-termgoals

C.ifwehavedreamsofthefuture

D.ifweputforwardsomeplans

答案：B

解析：根据第二段3,4两行，长期目标的基础是不断实现短期目标。

(2)、Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon.

A.adailybasis

B.yourachievementinaweek

C.currentactivities

D.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted

答案：D

解析：根据第二段最后一句，当一个或几个短期目标实现后，紧接着的即是展开新的短期目

标。

(3)^Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,.

A.wewillwinfinalsuccess

B.weareoverwhelmed

C.wewillbuildupourconfidencetoachievesuccess

D.weshouldhavestrongdesireforsettingnewgoals

答案：C

解析：根据倒数第五行的陈述，当我们完成一定的目标后，会增强我们通往成功的信心。

(4)、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Lifeisadynamicthing.

B.Weshouldsetuplong-termgoals.

C.Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.

D.Thelimitationoflong-termgoals.

答案：c

解析：纵观全文，谈论了短期，中期和长期目标，故选C。

(5)、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithoutachievingshort-termgoals.

B.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.

C.Lifeisastaticthing,thusneverallowingalong-termgoaltolimitus.

D.Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoalstowhathavebeencompleted.

答案：C

解析：根据全文最后一段"Lifeisnotastaticthing."，可直接选C。

9、

Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageis

amystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundsto

expressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;

andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresent

thosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwrittenin

letters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations-thethingstheybringupbeforeour

minds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themore

certainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandleam,the

morethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsin

wordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseof

wordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconvey

hismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmove

mentotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,or

theywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.

(1)、Theoriginoflanguageis.

A.alegendhandeddownfromthepast

B.amatterthatishiddenorsecret

C.aquestiondifficulttoanswer

D.aproblemnotyetsolved

答案：D

解析：根据全文第•句可直接判断，语言的起源仍是未知的，故选D。

(2)、Whatistrueaboutwords?

A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.

B.Theycannotbewrittendown.

C.Theyaresimplysounds.

D.Theyaremysterious.

答案：C

解析：根据第一段的最后一句，我们将那些声音，无论是口头的还是书面化的，称之为words

语言。

(3)、Therealpowerofwordsconsistsintheir.

A.properties

B.characteristics

C.peculiarity

□.representativefunction

答案：D

解析：语言的强大不在于它的性能，特点和古怪，而是在于它独具代表性的交往功能。选D。

(4)、By"association"inthelastparagraph,theauthormeans.

A.aspecialquality

B.ajoiningofideasinthemind

C.anappearancewhichispuzzling

D.astrangefeature

答案：B

解析：此题考察理解，优秀的诗人是语言高手，通过对文字的排列，准确的传达出自己的所

想所思，借以成文，催人泪下。故选B。

(5)^WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?

A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.

B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.

C.Hecanmovementotears.

D.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.

答案：A

解析：此题侧面考察了词组nomorethan,它是“只是”的意思，诗人并不只是语言大师，

还具有独到而深刻的思维的，故选A,理解片面。

10、

Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleare

anxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirownappearanceand

actions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamI

making?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?

Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegativelyaffectpeople.Aperson's

conceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayaperson

behavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasa

profoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.

Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedby

others.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing“therightthing."Shypeopleareverysensitive

tocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobe

pleasedbycomplimentwithastatemen