历年英语B级真题阅读理解

历年英语B级真题阅读理解

学习是一个长久的过程，而且同学在学习学校英语的时候要学习

大量的英语单词，单词是英语学习的基础之中的基础，任何一个英语

成果好的同学都有肯定的单词量，所以同学们在学习英语的时候肯定

不能忽视背诵单词这个事情。下面是我为大家整理的有关英语B级真

题阅读理解，期望对你们有帮忙！

英语B级真题阅读理解

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请依据短文内容，为每

题确定1个选项。

第一篇WhyBuyShade-GrownCoffee?

Whenpeopleargueaboutwhethercoffeeisgoodforhealth,

theyreusuallythinkingofthehealthofthecoffeedrinker.

Isitfoodforyourheart?Doesitincreasebloodpressure?Does

ithelpyouconcentrate?However,coffeeaffectsthehealthof

thehumanpopulationinotherways,too.

Traditionally,coffeebusheswereplantedunderthe

canopy（树冠）oftallerindigenous（土生土长的）trees.However,

moreandmorefarmersinLatinAmericaaredeforestingtheland

togrowfull-suncoffees.Atfirst,thisincreasesproduction

becausemorecoffeebushescanbeplantediftherearen,tany

trees.Withincreasedproductioncomeincreasedprofits.

Unfortunately,deforestingforcoffeeproduction

immediatelydecreaseslocal-wildlifehabitat.Nativebirds

千里之行，始于足下。

nestandhidefrompredators（捕食者）inthetalltreesand

migratingbirdsrestthere.

Furthermore,inthelongterm,thefull-sunmethodalso

damagestheecosystembecausemorechemicalfertilizersand

pesticidesareneededtogrowthecoffee.Thefertilizersand

pesticideskillinsectsthateatcoffeeplant,butthenthe

birdseatthepoisonedinsectsandalsodie.Thechemicalskill

orsickenotheranimalsaswell,andcanevenenterthewater

thatpeoplewilleventuallydrink.

Fortunately,farmersinCentralandSouthAmericaare

beginningtogrowmorecoffeebushesintheshade.Wecan

supportthesefarmersbybuyingcoffeewithsuchlabelsasshade

grownandbirdfriendly.Sure,thesevarietiesmightcosta

littlemore.Butwerepayingforthehealthofthebirds,the

land,ourselves,andtheplanet.Ithinkitsworthit.

31.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Farmersarechangingthewaytheygrowcoffee.

B.Coffeeisbecomingmoreexpensivetoproduce.

C.Shade-growcoffeeismoreexpensivethansun-growcoffee.

D.Peopleshouldbuyshade-growncoffee.

32.ThefunctionofthewordTraditionallyinParagraph2

istoshow.

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A.thepositiveeffectsofcoffee.

B.achangeofcoffeegrowth.

C.somethingthatisthemostimportant.

D.howcoffeeproductionusedtobe.

33.Whatdoesincreasedproductionoffull-suncoffeebring

about?

A.Moreinsects.

B.Betterqualitycoffee.

C.Largerfarms.

D.Higherprofits.

34.Howdofarmersfindmorelandforgrowingfull-sun

coffee?

A.Theybuymorelandfromotherfarmers.

B.Theycutdowntrees.

C.Theymovetoanothercountry.

D.Theyturngrasslandintofarmland.

35.Thefull-sunmethodmayaffectthefollowing

千里之行，始于足下。

EXCEPT_____fullsun

A.insects.

B.air.

C.birds

D.humans

其次篇WashoeLearnedAmericanSignLanguage

Ananimalthatinfluencedscientificthoughthasdied.A

chimpanzeenamedWashoeandborninAfricadiedofnatural

causeslatelastmonthattheageof42ataresearchcenter

intheAmericanstateofWashington.Washoehadbecomeknown

inthescientificcommunityandaroundtheworldforherability

touseAmericanSignLanguage.Shewassaidtobethefirst

non-humantolearnahuman1anguage.Herskillsalsoledto

debateaboutprimatesandtheirabilitytounderstandlanguage.

ResearchscientistsAllenandBeatrixGardnerbegan

teachingWashoesignlanguagein1966.In1969,theGardners

describedWashoesprogressinascientificreport.Thepeople

whoexperimentedwithWashoesaidshegrewtounderstandabout

250words.Forexample,Washoemadesignstocommunicatewhen

itwastimetoeat.Shecouldrequestfoodslikeapplesand

bananas.Shealsoaskedquestionslike,Whoiscomingtoplay?

OncethenewsaboutWashoespread,manylanguagescientists

beganstudiesoftheirownintothisnewandexcitingareaof

research.Thewholedirectionofprimateresearchchanged.

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However,criticsarguedWashoeonlylearnedtorepeatsign

1anguagemovementsfromwatchingherteachers.Theysaidshe

hadneverdevelopedtruelanguageskills.Evennow,thereare

someresearcherswhosuggestthatprimateslearnsignlanguage

onlybymemory,andperformthesignsonlyforprizes.Yet

Washoeskeepersdisagree.RogerFoutsisaformerstudentof

theGardeners.HetookWashoetoaresearchcenterinEllensburg,

Washington.There,Washoetaughtsignlanguagetothreeyounger

chimpanzees,whicharestillalive.

ScientistslikeprivateresearcherJaneGoodal1believe

Washoerprovidednewinformationaboutthementalworkingsof

chimpanzees.Today,therearenotasmanyscientistsstudying

languageskillswithchimps.Partofthereasonisthatthis

kindofresearchtakesaverylongtime.

Debatecontinuesaboutchimpsunderstandingofhuman

communication.Yet,onethingissure-Washoechangedpopular

ideasaboutthepossibilitiesofanimalintelligence

36.TheGardeners?experimentwithWashoe_____.

A.beganin1969

B.wonabigprize

C.lastedthreeyears

D.influencedprimateresearch

千里之行，始于足下。

37.Thesecondparagraphmainlydiscusses.

A.areportaboutWashoe'sprogressinlearningsign

1anguage

B.thewholedirectionofprimateresearch

C.newprimateresearchesconductedbymanylanguage

scientific

D.anexperimentwithWashoeataresearchcenterinAfrica.

38.TheGardeners?experimentwithWashoewascriticized

because.

A.justasksomesimplequestion

B.onlycopyteachers?signlanguage

C.onlymemorizeabout250words

D.justrepeatshortsentences.

39.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.RogerFoutstaughtsignlanguagetothreeyounger

chimpanzees.

B.WashoewasthefirstchimptouseAmericanSignLanguage

C.AchimpanzeediedofnaturalcausesinAfricaata

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researchcenter

D.Nowadaystherearestilllotsofscientists

experimentingwithchimpanzees

40.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthelastparagraph

that.

A.Whetherchimpscanlearnahumanlanguageremains

unanswered

B.primatehavetheabilitytospeakalanguage

C.animalscannotlearnahumansign

D.Washoeisasintelligentashumans

第三篇ModerateEarthquakeStrikesEngland

AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon

28April2023,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousing

residentsfromtheirbeds.Severalthousandpeoplewereleft

withoutpowerinKentCounty.Onewomansufferedminorheadand

neckinjuries.

Itfeltasifthewholehousewasbeingslidacrosslike

afun-fairride,saidthewoman.

TheBritishGeologicalSurveysaidthe4.3-magnitudequake

struckat8:19a.m.andwascenteredundertheEnglishChannel,

about8.5milessouthofDoverandneartheentrancetothe

千里之行，始于足下。

ChannelTunnel.

Witnessessaidcracksappearedinwallsandchimneys

collapsedacrossthecounty.Residentssaidthetremorhad

lastedforabout10to15seconds.

Iwaslyinginbedanditfeltasifsomeonehadjustgot

upfrombednexttome.saidHendrickvanEck,27,ofCanterbury

about60milessoutheastofLondon.Ithenheardthesoundof

cracking,anditwasgettingheavierandheavier.Itfeltas

ifsomeonewasattheendofmybedhoppingupanddown.

Therearethousandsofmoderatequakesonthisscalearound

theworldeachyear,buttheyarerareinBritain.TheApril

28quakewasthestrongestinBritainsince2023whena

4.8-magnitudequakestruckthecentralEnglandcityof

Birmingham.

ThecountrysstrongestearthquaketookplaceintheNorth

Seain1931,measuring6.1ontheRichterscale.British

GeologicalSurveyscientistRogerMussonsaidthequaketook

placeon28Aprilinanareathathadseenseveralofthebiggest

earthquakesevertostrikeBritain,includingonein1580that

causeddamageinLondonandwasfeltinFrance.Mussonpredicted

thatitwasonlyamatteroftimebeforeanotherearthquake

struckthispartofEngland.However,peopleshouldnotbe

scaredtoomuchbythisprediction,Mussonsaid,asthemodern

earthquakewarningsystemofBritainshouldbeabletodetect

aforthcomingquakeandannounceitseveralhoursbeforeit

takesplace.Thiswouldallowtimeforpeopletoevacuateand

reducedamagetotheminimum.

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41.ThebiggestearthquaketookplaceinBritain

Ain1931

Bin1580

Cin2023

Din2023

42.Theword“collapsed“