英语阅读理解

统考大学英语B阅读理解

1.Carefulandcarelessaredifferentasfireandwater.Butitisstrangethatquiteafewscientistshave

boththesequalities.Theyarebothcarefulandcareless.Newton（牛顿）,thefamousEnglishscientist,

wassuchaperson.

OnceNewtoninvitedafriendtodinnerathome.Whentheywerereadytoeat,Newtonlefttogeta

bottleofwine.Butafterhisfriendhadwaitedforalongtime,Newtonstilldidn'tcomeback.Atlast

hisfriendfoundNewtoninhislab.WhenNewtonwasgoingtogetthebottleofwine,hesuddenlyhad

anewideaforhisexperiment.Sohequiteforgothisfriendandthedinner.Anothertime,Newtonwas

leadingahorseupamountain,andheldtherein（缰绳）inhishand.Whilehewaswalking,hekept

thinkingaboutproblems.Whenhegottothetopofthemountain,hefoundthatthereinwasnotinhis

handandthatthehorsewasgone.

Einstein（爱因斯坦）wasanotherexample.Oncehewaswaitingfbrafriendatabridge.While

waiting,hebecamelostinthought.Itstartedtorain.Therainkeptonforsometime.Whenhetook

outapieceofpapertowritesomethingdown,thepaperwaswetandthenheknewthatitwasraining.

Butafterheputthepaperintohispocket,heforgothewasstandingintherainagain.

1.WhenNewtonandhisfriendbegantoeat,Newtonhadanewideaforhisexperiment.

A.TB.F

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2.Newtonwasridinghishorseuptothemountaintop.

A.TB.F

答案：B

3.Einsteinkeptthinkingintherain.

A.TB.F

答案：A

4.NewtonandEinsteinwerecarelessabouttheirlives,andcarefulintheirstudies.

A.TB.F

答案：A

5.AllscientistsarebothcarefulandcarelesslikeNewtonandEinstein.

A.TB.F

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2.Oilissoimportantthatitissometimescalled“blackgold”.Almosthalfofourenergycomesfrom

oil.Weuseittorunourcarsandfactoriesandtoheatourhomes,officesandschools.Manyeveryday

thingsaremadefromoil.Yourshirtmayhaveoilinthematerial.Thesoapyouwashyourhandswith

mightalsobemadefromoil.Yourfavoriteplastictoyismadefromoil.

Oilishardtofind,becauseitistrappeddeepundertheearth.Oncetheonlywaypeopleknew

therewasoilsomeplaceifitleakedoutoftheground.Today,however,wehavemanywaysoffinding

oil.Onetoolmeasuresthepullofgravity.Placeswheregravityisweakeraremorelikelytohaveoil.

Anothertoolissoundwaves.Soundwavestravelthroughdifferentkindsofrocksatdifferentspeeds.

Wecanusethemtofindtherocksthathaveoilinthem.

Weneedalotofoil,andweareusinguptheoilwellsweknowabout.Soonwemustfindnew

waysoflookingfbrthis“blackgold^^.

1.Fromthispassage,wecanknowoilisasourceofenergy.

A.TB.F

答案：A

2.Accordingtothepassage,wecantellthatoilisfoundonlyunderwater.

A.TB.F

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3.Soundwavestravelthroughdifferentkindsofrocksatdifferentspeeds.

A.TB.F

答案：A

4.Manythingsaremadefromoil.

A.TB.F

答案：A

5.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthatoilisimportantforusbuthardtofind.

A.TB.F

答案：A

3.MrPerkinstoodatthebus-stopandwatchedthecarsgoby.ManyofthecarswerenewBeta400s,

andmostofthemwereyellow.MrPerkinalwaysworethesameclothesasothermen,atethesame

foodasotherpeople,anddidthesamethingsafterwork,andattheendoftheweek,MrPerkindidnot

liketobedifferent.

Thefollowingweek,MrPerkinboughtanew,brightyellowBeta400s.Hewassatisfiedwithit,

anddrovetoworkinittheverynextday.Hewasevenmoresatisfiedwithhisnewcar,whenhesaw

alltheotherBeta400s,infront,behind,andonbothsidesofhim.

MrPerkinparkedhiscarinabigcar-parknearhisoffice,andwalkedtherestoftheway.But

whenhecamebackatfiveo'clock,thereweresomanybrightyellowBeta400sinthecar-parkthathe

didnotknowwhichcarwashis.Hetriedhiskeyinsomeofthecars,butpeoplepassingbygavehim

alookhedidn'tlike.Sohestopped.

PoorMrPerkinhadtowaitnearlytwohoursuntilhiswastheonlyyellowBeta400sinthe

car-park.

1.MrPerkinwantedanewyellowBeta400sbecausehelikedtodothesameasotherpeople.

A.TB.F

答案：A

2.Hedrovetoworkinhisnewcartheverynextday.

A.TB.F

答案：A

3.Hewassatisfiedwithhisnewcarbecauseothercarswerenotasbrightashis.

A.TB.F

答案：B

4.Peoplegavehimalookbecausehehadanicenewcar.

A.TB.F

答案：B

5.MrPerkinhadtowaituntiltherewasonlyoneyellowBeta400sinthecar-park.

A.TB.F

答案：A

4.Manypeoplenowkeepanimalsaspets.Numerouspeoplehavecatsanddogsintheirhouses.

Otherpeoplelikefish,cagedbirds,tortoisesandevensnakes,monkeysorlions.Millionsofdollars

andmuchtimearespenteveryyearonpetfood,equipment,tamingandmedicaltreatment.

Ofcourse,therearesomepeoplewhodonotlookaftertheirpetsproperlyorareevencruelto

them.Forthisreasonaroyalsocietywascreatedin1824inBritaintopreventcrueltreatmentof

animals.

Incontrasttotheloveofpetsisthefactthatbloodsportsstillexistinmostcountries.Peoplego

huntingfoxes,elephants,pandas,ducks,rabbits,andotheranimals,orgofishing,notbecausethey

needthemeattoeat,butjustfbrpleasure.Insomecountries,bloodsportslikebullfightingandcock

fightingarecommonandhuntingrareanimalsforcommercialpurposeshasbroughtaboutaneven

moreseriousproblemintheprotectionoftheecosystem.

Itisstrangethatpeoplelovecertainanimals,butenjoykillingothers,incruelways,too.

1.Mostpeoplespendalargeamountofmoneyandtimetakingcareoftheirpets.

A.TB.F

答案：A

2.Horseracingisabloodsport.

A.TB.F

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3.Thespeaker'sattitudetowardbloodsportsisthattheyarecruel.

A.TB.F

答案：A

4.Illegalkillingofrareanimalsseemstoaffecttheearth'secosystemmostseriously.

A.TB.F

答案：A

5.Thepassagemainlyimpliesthatrareanimalsshouldbekilledfbrprofits.

A.TB.F

答案：B

5.Longago,therewasarichman.Hehadaverybighousewithalotoftreasures.Hehadmany

servantstolookafteritforafewdays.Oneday,twosilversaucerswerestolenfromthecupboard.

Afterafewdays,anothertwosaucerswerestolenagain.Therichmanwasveryangry.Hethought,

"Someonemusthavestolenthem.1mustcatchthethief,oranothertwosaucerswouldbestolenina

fewdays/'

Thenhehadanidea.Hecalledinallhisservantsandsaid,"Someofmysilversaucershave

disappeared.Someoneamongyoumusthavetakenthem.Whohastakenthem?"

Theservantslookedatoneanotherandkeptquiet.Therichmansaid/'Ishallcatchthethief

myself.Iamgivingeachofyouastick.Look,allthesticksareofthesamelength.Keepthesticks.

Bringthembacktomorrow.Thethiefsstickwillgrowtwocentimeterslonger.*'

Thatevening,Salleh,oneoftheservants,wenthomesadly.Hiswifeaskedhim,"Whyareyouso

sadthisevening?"

"ThisstickwillgrowtwocentimeterslongertomorrowbecauseIhavetakenthesilversaucers,"he

said.

“Oh,don'tworry.Cutofftwocentimetersfromthestick/hiswifesaid."Inotherwords,yourstick

willbeofthesamelengthasanyoftheothersticks.1'

WhenSallehheardthis,hewasveryhappy.Atonce,hecutofftwocentimetersfromthestickwith

aknife.

Thenextday,eachoftheservantsbroughtbackhisstick.Therichmanthenmeasuredeachofthe

sticks.HefoundSalleh'sstickshorterbytwocentimeters,Sallehwasthethief.Hewascaughtandput

intoprison.Therichmangotbackthestolensaucers.

1.Thesilversaucerswerekeptinabox.

A.TB.F

答案：B

2.Therichmanfoundsixsilversaucerswerestolen.

A.TB.F

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3.Therichmangaveeachofhisservantsastickofthesamelength.

A.TB.F

答案：A

4.Thenextday,therichmanknewthatSallehwasthethiefbecauseSalleh^stickwasshorterbytwo

centimeters.

A.TB.F

答案：A

5.Sallehdidaswhathiswifetoldhim.

A.TB.F

答案：A

6.Manyyearsagotherelivedaveryrichmanwhowantedtodosomethingforpeopleofthistown.

Butfirsthewantedtofindoutwhethertheydeservedhishelp.Inthecenterofthemainroadintothe

townheplacedaverylargestone.Thenhehidbehindatreeandwaited.Soonanoldmancamealong

withhiscow.

"Whoputhisstoneinthecenteroftheroad?"saidtheoldman,buthedidnottrytoremovethe

stone.Instead,withsomedifficultyhepassedaroundthestoneandcontinuedhisway.

Anothermancamealonganddidthesamething;thenanothercame,andanother.Allofthem

complainedaboutthestoneinthecenteroftheroadbutnoneofthemtriedtoremoveit.Laterinthe

afternoonayoungmancamealong.Hesawthestoneandsaid,MThenightwillbeverydark.Some

neighborwillcomealonglaterinthedarkandwillfallagainstthestone."Theyoungmanthenbegan

tomovethestone.Hepushedandpulledwithallhisstrengthtoremoveit.Howgreatwashissurprise

atlastwhen,underthestone,hefoundabagofmoneyandapieceofpaperwiththesewords:"This

moneyisforthefirsthonestmanwhoremovesthisstonefromtheroad."

1.Therichmanwantedtofindoutwhetherthepeopleofthetownwereworthyofhishelp.

A.TB.F

答案：A

2.Themanputasackofriceinthecenteroftheroad.

A.TB.F

答案：B

3.Mostpeopletriedtomovethestoneaway.

A.TB.F

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4.Theyoungmanfoundabagofmoneyandaletterunderthestone.

A.TB.F

答案：A

5.Averyrichmanwantedtodosomethingforthepoorpeopleofthecity.

A.TB.F

答案：B

7.Jean-MichaelLourdiswasapromisingyoungpianist.Butwhentheyoungmanplayed,itseemed

tohim,asifhishandswereiron.Heworriedsomuchabouthisplayingthathebecameoversensitive

（过度敏感的）tothecommentsofhisplaying.Unfortunately,inthosedays,acritic（批评家）was

notconsideredacritic,unlesshefoundsomethingwrong.Thisattitudeofthecriticswouldoftenleave

theyoungmanreadytogiveuphisdreamandreturnhome.

HewasinvitedtoplayinHelsinki（赫尔辛基）.Therich,thefamous,theleadersofStatewereall

there.Jean-Michaelhadoneofthosedayswheneverythingwentwrong.Thatnightasheplayed,he

feltasifitweretheworstconcertofhisyounglife.Thenextday,inthenewspapers,someofthe

commentsweresounkind.Theyoungmusicianwaspainful.

Thatday,ashesatinhishotelroomintotaldespair（绝望）,therecameaknockingathisdoor.He

hadavisitor.ThefamousFinnishcomposer（作曲家）JeanSibeliushadcomebytocongratulatethe

youngpianistonhisperformance.Jean-Michaelaskedhowhethoughtofthatandbegantoquote

someofthenewspapercritics."Handsofiron.Noimagination.Littleskill,nojoy.Don*tyouhear

whattheysay?1'heasked.

JeanSibeliuslookedatyoungJean-Michaelandsaid,"Remember,son,thereisnocityinthe

worldwheretheyhaveerectedastatue（HfE像）foracritic.*'

1.Accordingtothepassage,Jean-MichaelLourdiscaredtoomuchaboutwhatthecriticshadsaid.

A.TB.F

答案：A

2.Acriticinthosedaysusuallysaidkindandencouragingwordstomusicians.

A.TB.F

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3.Theyoungmusicianwaspainfulbecausesomeofthecommentsweresounkind.

A.TB.F

答案：A

4.ThecommentsmentionedallEXCEPTlittleskill.

A.TB.F

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5.JeanSibeliuscametovisittheyoungmusicianbecausehewantedtotelltheyoungmanhis

performancewasgreat.

A.TB.F

答案：A

8.GladysHolmwasasecretary（秘书）.Sheworkedinanofficeallherlife.Gladysearned（挣）about

$15,000ayear.Shediedwhenshewas86yearsold.Andsheleftabigsurprise-$18million!She

gavethemoneytoachildren'shospital.

GladysHolmnevergotmarriedorhadanychildren.Butshealwayslikedchildren,andshewanted

tohelpthem.Whenherfriend'sdaughterwasillinhospital,Gladysbroughtherateddybear.After

that,shevisitedthehospitalmanytimes.Everytimeshevisited,shebroughtteddybearsforthose

children.Afterthat,peoplestartedtocallGladysthe“TeddyBearLady”.

Gladysalwaysgavetoysandpresentstoherfriendsandfamilybutnooneknewshehadalotof

money.ShelivedinasmallhouseoutsideChicago.Everyonewasverysurprisedwhentheylearned

shewasamillionaire.Afamilyfriendsaid,“Shealwaysgaveusnicepresentsandthings,butwe

didn'tknowshewasrich.

HowdidGladysgetsomuchmoney?Sheaskedherbosshowtoearnmoremoney,andshe

listenedtowhathesaid.Sheboughtthestocks（股票）thathetoldhertobuy,andshegotveryrich.

Beforeshedied,shetalkedtoherfriendsabout“givingsomethingtothechildren'shospital”.Noone

knewthatthe“something"was$18million!

1.GladysHolmoftengavechildrenteddybearsbecauseshelikedchildrenverymuch.

A.TB.F

答案：A

2.Gladyswascalledthe"TeddyBearLady”.

A.TB.F

答案：A

3.EveryonewassurprisedthatGladyslivedsuchalonglife.

A.TB.F

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4.Shegotrichasshedidanotherjobinthehospital.

A.TB.F

答案：B

5.WhenGladysHolmbecameamillionaire,shestilllivedinthesameway.

A.TB.F

答案：A

9.IntheeighteenthcenturyyoungladiesinItalyknewhistoryandgeographylittle.

OncetheFrenchofficerinRomewasgivingaballtowhichmanyimportantpeoplewereinvited.

TheItalianMinister（大臣）cameverylate.Ayounglady,whoknewhim,sawhimenterthe

ball-roomandaskedwhyhewassolate.

“Oh,nothingimportant,1'answeredtheMinister.HOurheadforgottotakehisletterswithhimand

wentbacktohishoteltobringthem.IfhehadlefttheminBrazilweshouldhavehadtowaitatleast

sixmonthsfbrthem.1'

"IsBrazilsofarfromRome?'1askedthelady,whoknewverylittlegeography.

"ItisintheNewWorld,"saidtheMinister.

"IntheNewWorld?"repeatedtheladyingreatsurprise.

“Yes,intheNewWorld,whichwasdiscoveredbyChristopherColumbus.”

Whentheyoungladyheardthis,sherushedintothemiddleoftheball-roomandshoutedasloud

asshecould:

“Ladiesandgentlemen,haveyouheardthelatestnews?Anewworldhasjustbeendiscoveredby

acertainChristopherColumbus.”

1.Theheadlefthislettersinthehotel.

A.TB.F

答案：A

2.Theministerlefthislettersinhisoffice.

A.TB.F

答案：B

3.TheyoungladyshoutedbecausesheknewtheMinister.

A.TB.F

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4.Hershoutingshowedshewaslackofknowledge.

A.TB.F

答案：A

5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis'AnIgnorantItalianWoman'.

A.TB.F

答案：A

10.Onewaythatscientistslearnaboutmanisbystudyinganimals,suchasmiceandmonkeys.The

scientistsinthislaboratoryareexperimentingonmice.Theyarestudyingtherelationshipbetween

dietandhealth.Atthistime,overonehundredexperimentsarebeingdoneinthislaboratory.

Inoneoftheseexperiments,thescientistsarestudyingtherelationshipbetweentheamountof

foodthemiceeatandtheirhealth.Themiceareinthreegroups.Allthreegroupsarereceivingthe

samehealthydiet.Buttheamountoffoodthateachgroupisreceivingisdifferent.Thefirstgroupis

eatingonecupoffoodeachday,thesecondgroupiseatingtwocups,andthethirdgroupofmiceis

eatingthreecups.

Afterthreeyears,thehealthiestgroupistheonethatisonlyeatingonecupoffoodeachday.The

miceinthisgrouparethinnerthannormalmice.Buttheyaremoreactive.Mostoftheday,theyare

running,playingwithoneanother,andusingtheequipmentintheircages.Also,theyarelivinglonger.

Miceusuallylivefortwoyears.Mostofthemiceinthisgrouparestillaliveafterthreeyears.

Thesecondgroupofmiceisnormalweight.Theyarehealthy,too.Theyareactive,butnotas

activeasthethinnermice.Buttheyareonlylivingabouttwoyears,notthethreeyearsormoreofthe

thinnermice.

Thelastgroupofmiceisreceivingmorefoodthantheothertwogroups.Mostoftheday,these

miceareeatingorsleeping.Theyarenotveryactive.Thesemicearelivinglongerthanthescientists

thought-aboutayearandahalf.Buttheyaren'tashealthy.They'resickmoreoftenthantheothertwo

groups.

1.Thescientistsinthelaboratoryarestudyingtherelationshipbetweentheamountoffoodanddiet.

A.TB.F

答案：B

2.Thefirsttwogroupsarereceivingthemostfood.

A.TB.F

答案：B

3.Thefirstgroupisthethinnestbecausetheydonothaveahealthydiet.

A.TB.F

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4.Normalmiceusuallylivefortwoyears.

A.TB.F

答案：A

5.Thetexttellsusthatpeoplewhoeatlessandexercisemorewilllivelonger.

A.TB.F

答案：A

11.Modernlifeisimpossiblewithouttraveling.Thefastestwayoftravelingisbyplane.Witha

modernairlineryoucantravelinonedaytoplaceswhichittakesamonthormoretogettoahundred

yearsago.

Travelingbytrainisslowerthanbyplane,butithasitsadvantages.Youcanseethecountrywhen

youaretravelingthrough.Moderntrainshavecomfortableseatsanddining-cars.Theymakeeventhe

longestjourneyenjoyable.

Somepeopleprefertotravelbyseawhenpossible.Therearelargelinersandriverboats.Youcan

visitmanyothercountriesanddifferentpartsofyourcountryonthem.Shipsarenotsofastastrains

orplanes,buttravelingbyseaisaverypleasantwaytospendaholiday.

Manypeopleliketotravelbycar.Youcanmakeyourowntimetable.Youcantravelthreeorfour

hundredmilesoronlyfiftyoronehundredmilesaday,justasyoulike.Youcanstopwhereveryou

wish-wherethereissomethinginterestingtosee,atagoodrestaurantwhereyoucanenjoyagood

meat,oratahoteltospendthenight.Thatiswhytravelingbycarispopularforpleasuretrips,while

peopleusuallytakeatrainorplanewhentheyaretravelingonbusiness.

1.Fromthepassage,weknowthefastestwayoftravelingisbyplane.

A.TB.F

答案：A

2.Theunderlinedword"They"inthepassagereferstocomfortableseatsanddining-cars.

A.TB.F

答案：A

3.Ifwetravelbycar,wecanmakeourowntimetable.

A.TB.F

答案：A

4.Whenpeopletravelonbusiness,theyusuallytakeaplaneoracar.

A.TB.F

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5.Fourwaysoftravelingarementionedinthepassage.

A.TB.F

答案：A

12.Peterwonderedwhyhedidn'thavemanyfriends.Thereasonwashewasalwaystaking,never

giving.

OnedayPetertoldBill,4TdliketogiveapartyonSaturday,I'dlikeyoutocomeandbringMartha,

too.”"Thanks,Peter.We'dbehappytocome.”“Perhapsyou'dliketobringyourviolin.Youand

Marthasingwelltogether.Tmsureeveryonewillwantyoutosingforus."ThatwashowPeterbegan

toplanhisparty.Nextheaskedanotherfriend,Betty,tobringacake."Youmakethebestcakeinthe

world,Betty,andIliketoeatyourcakebetterthanhaveonefromthebakery.^^Peterinvitedafew

otherfriendstocometohisparty.Hedidn'tforgettoasksomethingfromeachoneofthem.Heeven

askedJimandMaryJacksontolethimgivethepartyattheirhouse!Theyagreed.

Thepartywasabigsuccess.However,astheguestswereleaving,theysaid“ThankyouMtoBill

andMarthaforthemusic,Bettyforthecake,theJacksonsfortheuseofthehouseandtoothersfor

theirhardwork.ToPetertheyjustsaid,“Thanksfortheinvitation.^^

1.ThepartywasheldatPeter'shouse.

A.TB.F

答案：B

2.Bettymadethebestcake.

A.TB.F

答案：A

3.AUhisfriendslikedPeter.

A.TB.F

答案：B

4.Peterdideverythingtogivetheparty.

A.TB.F

答案：B

5.Fromthestory,wecanseePeterwasaselfishman.

A.TB.F

答案：A

13.Haveyoueverlistenedtoyoungchildrentalkingintheplayground?Theyarealwaysboasting.

Theysaythingslike,"MyDad'scarisbiggerthanyourDad's,"and"MyMomissmarterthanyours."

Theyparticularlyliketoboastabouttheirfamilies.

Therewerethreelittleboys,Harry,TedandGavin,whowerealwaysboasting.Gavinwasthe

worst.Everythingabouthisfamilywasalwaysthebestorthebiggestorthemostexpensive.

Whatevertheotherssaid,hecouldalwaysgoonbetter.Onedaywhentheywerewalkingtoschool,

Harrysaid,"Myfatherhadabathtwiceaweek,"Tedspokenext."That'snothing,'1hesaid."Havinga

bathtwiceaweekisdirty.Myfatherhasabatheveryday,sometimestwiceaday."Tedlookedat

Gavin.Nowitwashisturn.Butwhatcouldhesay?”Thistime,nTedthought,"Pmgoingtowin."

Gavindidn'tknowwhattosay.Hecouldn'tsaythathisfatherhadabaththreetimesaday.Thatwas

silly.Hewalkedoninsilence.TedsmiledatHarry,andHarrysmiledback.Theyweresurethatfor

oncetheyhadbeatenGavin.Theyreachedtheschoolgates.StillGavinsaidnothing.Theywentinto

class.Morningbreak,lunchtimeandafternoonbreakallpassed.StillGavinsaidnothing."We'vewon,

“TedsaidtoHarry,buthespoketoosoon.Onthewayhome,Gavinsaid,"MyDadissocleanthathe

doesn'thavetobatheatall.”

1.Accordingtothepassage,themeaningoftheword"boast1'isntotalkbig

A.TB.F

答案：A

2.Harryboastedaboutthenumberoftimeshisfatherhadabatheveryweek.

A.TB.F

答案：A

3.Gavinboastedthemost.

A.TB.F

答案：B

4.Ted'sfatheroftenhadabathtwiceaday.

A.TB.F

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5."Hespoketoosoon"inthelastparagraphmeanshewaswrong.

A.TB.F

答案：A

14.Americans,likemanypeopleelsewhereintheworld,liketoinvitefriendstotheirhomesforan

eveningoffood,drinkandconversation.FormaldinnersinfinehomesandhotelsintheUnitedStates

aremuchthesameasformaldinnersanywhereintheworld.ButasmostpeopleintheUnitedStates

havenoservants,theirdinnerpartiesathomearedecidedlyinformal.Asmanynewsmallhomeshave

noseparatediningroomorjusthaveverysmalldiningspace,guestscanalsoservethemselvesandeat

inthelivingroom,holdingtheirplatesortraysontheirknees.

Amoreenjoyableformofentertainmentisthepicnic.Americansaregreatpicnickers,andalmost

everyfamilyhasapicnicbasket.Summerinvitationsareoftenforapicnicataparkorintheopen

countryside.Unlesshamburgersorhotdogsarecookedoverafire,picnicfoodisusuallycold一

sandwiches,salads,potatochips,pickles.Watermelonisafavoritedessert,followedveryoftenby

baseballfortheyoungandactive,andnapsfortheoldandweary.

1.Americansliketoinvitetheirfriendsovertodinnerattheirhomes.

A.TB.F

答案：A

2.MostAmericanspreferinformalpartiesbecausetheycannotaffordformalones.

A.TB.F

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3.Guestssitandeatataninformaldinner,inthediningroomorinthelivingroom.

A.TB.F

答案：A

4.Accordingtothepassage,peopleseldomhavehotfoodatapicnic.

A.TB.F

答案：A

5.Thepicnicisconsideredamoreenjoyableformofmealbecauseadessertisalwaysserved.

A.TB.F

答案：B

15.Everybodytalksabouttheweather,butnobodydoesanythingaboutit.Itistrue.Peopleusually

begintheirtalkswith"Isn'titaniceday?""Doyouthinkitwillrain?u"Whatafineday!”,etc.

Manypeoplethinktheycantellwhattheweatherisgoingtobelike.Buttheyhardlyagreewith

eachother.Onemanmaysay,"Doyouseehowcloudyitisintheeast?It'sgoingtoraintomorrow.*'

Anothermanwillsay,“No,it'sgoingtobefinetomorrow."

Peopleoftenlookfortheweathertheywant.Whenafarmerneedswater,helooksforsomething

totellhimit'sgoingtorain;hewon'tbelieveanythingelse.Whenfriendshaveatravel,theyaresure

theweatherisgoingtoclearupveryquickly.

Almosteveryonelistenstowhattheweathermansays.Buthedoesn'talwaystelluswhatwewant,

andonceinawhilehemakesamistake.Still,heprobablycomesclosertobeingcorrectthananyone

else.

1.“Nobodydoesanythingabouttheweather"meansnobodycanchangeweather.

A.TB.F

答案：A

2.Talkingabouttheweatherisacommonwaytostartatalk.

A.TB.F

答案：A

3.Manypeoplehopetheweatherwillbelikewhattheylikeittobe.

A.TB.F

答案：A

4.Aweathermanprobablyisamanwhocanchangeweather.

A.TB.F

答案：B

5.Theweathermanalwaysgivescorrectinformation.

A.TB.F

答案：B

16.AfilmcrewwasattheCircleFiveRanchtofilmaMarlborocommercial.Thiswasin1868,

beforetheyprohibitedcigaretteadsfromAmericantelevision.DarrellWinfieldwaswatchingthe

crewsetuptheequipment.Thesceneincludedanactorcrossingariveronhorseback,butwhenthe

timecametoshoot,themanwastoodrunktoride.SomeonefromthecrewsawWinfieldandasked

himifhewouldridethehorsefor50dollars.saidWinfield,4tfbr50bucks,111jumpthatdamn

horseoverthemoon!^^

Topeopleinmanycountries,Winfieldisjustafamiliarbutnamelessface,asimplecowboywith

anadvertisingmessageaboutaconnectionbetweentheWestandabrandofcigarettes.Fewpeople

k