网络教育大学英语B考试题库——阅读理解.doc

阅读理解1、When I begin to look back on all friends whom I have had, I quickly came to the conclusion that Jerry was the most important and had the greatest effect upon my life. His family moved to my block when I was only 10. Jerry was 15 at the time, but the fact that he was so much older than me seemed to make no difference to him. I was very glad that he liked me. We took long walks together, on which he would tell me stories he had heard form TV and radio programs.But as months went by, a change came into our friendship. Jerry almost stopped coming by the house, and every time I went to his house or telephoned, he put me off with some excuses such as "I'm studying now" or "I've got some jobs to do for Mum". When we passed on the street, he would still give me a warm smile and friendly wave with a "Hi, kid", but he would hardly ever stop to talk. Finally I realized that he was no longer interested in me and that his taste had changed. I noticed him with a girl once in a while and several times saw him going out in his family's car on a Friday or Saturday night. I simply couldn't understand what was so great about girls and parties. But I was hurt when he finally made me know that our friendship was at an end. Of course he didn't really mean to hurt me, but it was a long time before I realized that it was an age problem that caused the break. There were a world of differences between the ideas and interests of a 17-year-old and a 12-year-old. Now that I'm over sixteen myself, I realized this, and the hurt I got then has become happy memories of the good times we were once together. I wonder if millions of other boys and girls have had a similar experience.(1)、When the writer and Jerry first met, Jerry was _.A：10 years oldB：5 years older than the writerC：of the same age as the writerD：the writer's classmate答案：B(2)、Their friendship lasted for _.A：a few yearsB：a few weeks C：a few monthsD：a few hours答案：C(3)、Jerry stopped playing with the writer because _.A：the writer had changedB：he was busy with his studyC：he has some jobs to doD：he was not interested in the writer答案：D(4)、When a change came in their friendship, the writer _.A：accepted it at onceB：couldn't understand his friend for a long timeC：stopped visiting his friendD：started going to parties with girls答案：B(5)、The main idea of the passage is that _.A：the age difference plays a part in friendshipB：friendship is the most important thing for childrenC：many boys and girls have a similar experience as the writerD："friends are made in wine and tested in tears"答案：A2、One day in 1965, when I was a library worker at school, a teacher came to me. She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed something more difficult for him to do. "Could you help me in the library?" she asked. I said, "Send him along."Soon, a golden-haired boy appeared. "Do you have a job for me?" he asked. I told him about a system for sorting books. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him some cards for some unreturned books that I thought had been returned but not recorded. Maybe some books were put on wrong places. He said, "Is it a kind of a detective （侦探） job?" I answered yes, and then began his work.He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and said, "Time for rest!" he argued for finishing the finding job, but the teacher won. The next morning, he arrived early, "I want to finish these books," he said. At the end of the day, when he asked to work with me more often, it was easy for me to say yes.After a few weeks I found a note on my desk, inviting me to dinner at the boy's home. At the end of a pleasant evening, his mother declared that the family would be moving to another school. Her son's first concern, she said, was leaving the library. "Who will find the lost books?" he asked. When the time came, it was hard to say goodbye. Though at the beginning he had seemed an ordinary boy, his strong feeling of interest had made him different. Do you know who he is? This boy became a great man of the Information Age: Bill Gates.(1)、Why did the teacher go to the library to find a job for Bill Gates?A：Because the teacher found the librarian quite busy.B：Because Bill Gates wanted to find a job.C：Because Bill Gates finished his study quickly and had more free time than the others.D：Because the library needed a new worker.答案：C(2)、What do you know from the passage?A：Library work was very difficult for Bill Gates.B：Bill Gates did his job without any difficulty.C：The librarian was too busy to have a rest.D：His mother hoped that Bill Gates would stay for his job.答案：B(3)、The sentence "He picked up the idea immediately" means that _.A：he learned that system quicklyB：he collected that system quicklyC：he lifted up that system quicklyD：he improved that system quickly答案：A(4)、What was Bill Gates expected to do in the library?A：Finding the lost cards.B：Learning the system.C：Helping the worker with everything in the library.D：Finding books with wrong cards.答案：D(5)、How did Bill Gates feel when his family would move to another school area?A：Sad.B：Pleasant.C：Worried.D：Interested.答案：C3、People often say that the Englishman's home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them personal, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of a person. In a crowded city a person knows that he or she has a private space which is only for himself or herself and for invited friends.People usually like to mark their space. If you are on the beach you may have spread your towels around you; in the rain you may have put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may spread your books around you. Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was on a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man opposite to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was unhappy. I thought he thought that he owned the whole table. I had been reading a book about nonverbal （非语言的） communication so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his case! When I did this he suddenly became angry and his eyes nearly popped out （突出）of his head. I had taken up his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table.(1)、What does the first sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?A：The home matters greatly to Englishmen.B： The castle is more important than the home.C：The home is more important than the castle.D：Englishmen usually live in homes instead of castles.答案：A(2)、Which of the following is NOT the reason for most British to live in homes? A：They can make changes in houses in which they live.B：They love houses more than gardens.C：They can own private space like the house and the garden.D：They can keep the private space to themselves and friends.答案：B(3)、According to Paragraph 2, if you spread your books around you in a library, it means _. A：you want to spread your towels around you furtherB：you want to put your coat on the tableC：you can find no space for your books on the seatD： you want to tell others the space belongs to you答案：D(4)、How did the man opposite to the writer show he owned the whole table?A：He sat in a section for four people.B：He placed his briefcase on the table.C：He was traveling on a train to London.D：He was reading a book.答案：B(5)、The writer tried to get back his space by _.A：moving the case off the tableB：taking all his papers outC：taking up the space of the man oppositeD：showing the books concerned to the man答案：C4、Down the entrance hall of the school walk four eighth-grade students. Each one is carrying a small basket with a single egg inside. Soon more students join them-each one of them is also carrying a basket with an egg. The eggs in a basket are part of a new school program that helps young people understand that having a baby is a great duty.At the beginning of the program, the teacher puts the students in pairs-one girl and one boy. Each pair gets an egg, which they must take care of for two weeks. For those fourteen days, the students have to take care of the eggs as though they were real babies. Students whose eggs get broken have to start the two weeks all over again with a new egg.One person in each pair must have the egg with him or her at all times-twenty-four hours a day. At no time can they let the egg be out of sight. "If a teacher catches you without your egg," said one student, "she makes you go get it. They are really strict." The teachers also make the students spend half an hour each day sitting with the egg and just watching it. That can get pretty boring. But it's also something that parents spend a lot of time doing. Children say that the program has helped them understand the duties involved in having a child. "It was really hard," said one student, "You had to think all the time about the egg."(1)、The purpose of the program is to help students grasp the idea of _.A：carrying a basket with an eggB：bringing up a babyC：laying eggsD：studying hard at school答案：B(2)、At the beginning, _.A：only one student joined the programB：four students in all were interested in the programC：eight students became members of the programD：more students than teachers liked the program答案：B(3)、In the third line of Paragraph 2, "they" refers to _.A：teachersB：studentsC：eggsD：programs答案：C(4)、Why should the students in the program spend half an hour each day sitting with an egg and just watching it?A：Because it is very boring to have the egg with them at all times.B：Because the teachers in this program are very strict.C：Because only in this way can students understand parents in taking care of children.D：Because if students do not do it, they will fail in the examination.答案：C(5)、From the last paragraph, we can infer that _.A：a program is the only way to educate childrenB：one has to think about a program all the timeC：only one child grasps the purpose of the programD：the program is of help to children's understanding of parents答案：D5、We say that a person has good manners if he or she behaves politely and is kind and helpful to others. Everyone likes a person with good manners but no one likes a person with bad manners. "Yes", you may say , " but what are good manners? How do I know what to do and what not to do?"People all over the world agree that being well-mannered really means being kind and helping others, especially to those older or weaker than ourselves. If you remember this, you will not go very far wrong.Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does or does not do.He never laughs at people when they are in trouble.Instead, he tries to help them. He is always kind, never cruel, either to people or to animals. When people are waiting for a bus, or in a post office, he takes his turn.He does not push to the front of the queue. In the bus, he gives his seat to an old person or a lady who is standing. If he accidentally bumps into someone, or gets in their way, he says, "excuse me" or "I'm sorry". He says "please" when making a request, and "thank you" when he receives something. He stands up when speaking to a lady or an older person, and he does not sit down until the other person is seated. He does not interrupt other people when they are talking. He does not talk too much himself. He does not talk loudly or laugh loudly in public. When eating, he does not speak with his mouth full of food. He uses a handkerchief when he sneezes or coughs.(1)、Which of the following is considered as being well-mannered? A：Laughing at the weakerB：Behaving impolitelyC：Helping older peopleD：Being kind to ourselves答案：C(2)、If you try to be kind and helpful to others, you _.A：will make a mistakeB：will be completely wrongC：will be considered very politeD：will not be regarded as being well-mannered答案：C(3)、When waiting for a bus, a well-mannered person should _.A：try to stand in the front of the lineB：line up in a queueC：give his seat to a ladyD：stand where he is and wait for his turn答案：D(4)、According to this passage, a polite person _.A：will not break into other's conversationB：will do most of the talking when speaking with othersC：will sit down before an older person doesD：will not speak without his mouth full of food when eating答案：A(5)、 The word "accidentally" (Line 5, Para. 4) means _.A：on purposeB：by accidentC：in an accidentD：willingly答案：B6、A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée （未婚妻）. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: "When the servant enters the room, he will drop it."On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited.Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.(1)、The story took place _.A：in France B：in EnglandC：in GermanyD：in the United States答案：B(2)、Which of the following is true?A：The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich.B：A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl.C：The young man loved the girl but the girl didn't love him.D：The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase.答案：A(3)、Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?A：He wanted to give her a Christmas present.B：He fell in love with her.C：Her