大学英语B阅读理解.pdf

阅读理解1、The dark smoke that comes out of stacks（大烟囱）or from a burning dump（垃圾）contains tinybits of solid or liquid matter.The smoke also contains many gases,most of which cannot be seen.Altogether,they make up the serious problems of air pollution.In so many places it keeps us fromseeing the sun,irritate（刺痛）our eyes,causes us to cough and makes us ill.Air pollution can spread from city to city.It even spreads from one country to another.Somenorthern European countries have had black snow from pollutants that have traveled through theair from other countries and have fallen with the snow.So air pollution is a global problem.It cankill babies,older people and those who have respiratory（呼吸）disease.In 1952,four thousandspeople die in one week as a result of a serious air pollution breakout in London.In 1948 in a smalltown of Pennsylvania,20 people died in a four-day period of air pollution.As often found incities,air pollution increases the risks of lung disease,such as bronchitis and asthma.Of course,smoking and other factors help to cause these illnesses,too,but these causes have increasedgreatly during recent years as air pollution has become worse.、Which of the following is NOT true about the black snow incident?A：It happened in the northern European countries.B：It happened there because air pollution in these countries was most serious.C：Pollutants that fell with snow made it dirty.D：It is a global problem.答案：B（2）Who can be killed by air pollution?A：Earth and plants.B：Stones and birds.C：Those who suffer from respiratory illnesses.D：Both A and C.答案：C、How many people died of air pollution in Pennsylvania in 1948?A：4,000.B：20.C：None.D：4020.答案：B（4）、What are bronchitis and asthma?A：Different types of headaches.B：Lung disease.C：Heart diseases.D：Different types of stomach aches.答案：B、According to the passage,air pollution increases peoples chance of g e t t i n g A：Headache.B：A lung disease.C：Stomachache.D：Nervous breakdown.答案：B2 As long as the sun shines,the earth will not run out of energy.The sun pours more energy onearth than we can ever use.Most of that energy comes to us as heat and light.Energy from the sunis called solar energy.Anything to do with the sun is called solar.The word began with the Roman word for thesun and their god of the sun,who was called Sol.Solar energy is a safe kind of energy.It doesntmake pollution or have dangerous leftovers.That is why scientists and investors are experimentingwith ways of harnessing(治理利用)the sun to do some of the jobs fossil fuels have been doing.But to make the sun do work like that,they have to solve some problems.They have tocollect the suns energy.Collecting sunshine is not easy,unless you are a plant.Sunshine is noteasy to store,either.You cant fill a tank with it or put it in the wood box.You can not move itthrough a pipe or a wire.You can not just turn it on.、What form does most of solar energy take to reach us?A：Light.B：Heat.C：gas.D：both A and B.答案：D(2)、Where does the word solar come from?A：Greek.B：Roman.C：Old English.D：Chinese.答案：B(3)、Which of the following is NOT true of solar energy?A：It is a safe energy.B：It is a green energy.C：It may cause pollution to the air.D：It is endless.答案：C(4)、What are the problems facing scientists who want to use solar energy?A：It is not easy to collect.B：It is not easy to store.C：It is not easy to find out.D：both A and B.答案：D、What is the writers purpose of writing the passage?A：To give a brief introduction to solar energy.B：To explain the reason why it is not easy to make solar energy.C：To give information about the advantages of solar energy.D：To give a brief introduction to the word solar”.答案：A3、The ideal teacher may be young or old,tall or short,fat or thin.He should know his subject,buthe can make mistakes if he is willing to team.His personality is as important as his scholarship.The ideal teacher must be enthusiastic.He must never teach anything he himself is not interestedin.He should be a bit of an actor and he should not be afraid to show his feelings and express hislikes and dislikes.He must like his students and respect them,but he must also respect himself andtake pride in his work.Otherwise,he can not respect his students and win respect from them.Theideal teacher should have an understanding of his students and be able to relate to them.He needsstudents understanding,too.The ideal teacher should be kind,encouraging,and helpful and heshould motivate his students to seek knowledge.The ideal teacher should see his students asindividuals and acknowledge their differences.He must know how to encourage theself-development and growth of each of his students.The ideal teacher is one who grows,learns,and improves himself along with his students.、Which of the following is the least important in judging an ideal teacher according to thepassage?A：His age and appearance.B：His personality.C：His scholarship.D：His attitude towards his students.答案：A、Can an ideal teacher make mistakes?A：No.He should be very careful not to make any mistakes.B：Yes.Because he knows too little.C：No.He should always be the authority to his students.D：Yes.But he should be willing to learn.答案：D、What relationship should be set up between an ideal teacher and his students according to thepassage?A：Mutual respect and understanding.B：Mutual encouragement and help.C：Mutual aid and affection.D：Mutual support and inspiration.答案：A、How does an ideal teacher view his students?A：As talented young people.B：As different from each other.C：As self-centered individuals.D：As understanding,respectful individuals.答案：B、Which of the following can be infened from the passage?A：An ideal teacher should seldom set an example for his students.B：Teachers and students benefit each other in the process of teaching and learning.C：Students should never expect their teachers to be ideal.D：Anyone who is trying to improve himself constantly is an ideal teacher.答案：B4、Education in the United States is usually divided into four levels.These are early children,elementary,secondary and higher education.School attendance is required in every state of thecountry,and in most states students must attend school from the age of 6 to 16.The first level is early childhood education.Its main purpose is to prepare children forschool.The second level is elementary education.Education at this level is divided into six or eightgrades,and children learn reading,arithmetic,writing,social studies and science.They also haveart,music and physical education.The third level is secondary education.It is for junior and senior high school students.Somestudents take courses to prepare themselves for college.Other students take technical or vocationalcourses that prepare them for jobs after they graduate from high school.Higher education continues after high school.There are many kinds of institutions of highereducation.Technical institutes offer two-year programs in electronics,engineering,business andother subjects.After two years at ajunior college,students receive an associate degree and thenthey can continue at a four-year college.、What topic does the passage mainly discuss?A：Education policy in the USA.B：The four levels of American education.C：The purpose of American education at different levels.D：The subjects offered at different levels of American education.答案：B(2)Is school attendance required in the USA?A：Yes,it is required in the whole country.B：Yes,but only in some states.C：Yes,it is required in most states of the country.D：Yes,but not until children reach the age of 16.答案：A(3)At what level(s)are programs of technical and vocational courses offered?A：The 1st and 2nd levels.B：The 2nd and 3rd levels.C：The 3rd and 4th levels.D：The 4lh levels only.答案：C(5)What would most probably be talked about in the next paragraph?A：Undergraduate education.B：Post-graduate(研究 生)education.C：Pre-school education.D：Adult education.答案：B5 Pubs are supposed to be the Englishmans favorite meeting place,where he can get togetherwith a few friends over a pint of beer and talk about football,or horse racing,or business.You may notice that the pub is the place for men,but not for women.Even now it is still notquite respectable for a woman to go into a pub alone;she must have a man to escort(护 卫)andprotect her.Perhaps that is partly why pubs depress me-they are intended mainly to provide formale interests,which are often pretty narrow.I think this male-dominated atmosphere alsoreminds me of my life back at school,or in the army,neither of which is an experience I muchwant to relive.However,Im obviously in the minority.Most Englishmen have their local pubs,where theycan escape from the pressures of family life or work,and if they are lucky,tell their troubles to apretty barmaid.Indeed,many men dream of retiring from their 9-5 jobs and buying a littlecountry pub,where they imagine theyll be the host of a seven-night-a-week party.This dreamusually dies when cleaning up spilled beer at one oclock in the morning.Still,theres pub for every type of man,from the city sophisticate to the rural primitive,and aman for every type of pub.And I must admit that,for someone who doesnt like them,I spent a lotof time in pubs of various kinds.(l)For what do Englishmen go to the pubs?A：They go there to make friends.B：They go to meet and talk with their friends over some beer.C：They go there to see the pretty barmaid.D：They go there to do business dealings.答案：B(2)、What doesn*t the speaker like about the pubs?A：The smell of alcohol and tobacco.B：The complaints men make about their family life.C：The male-dominated atmosphere.D：The spilled beer all around.答案：C、What are many men dreaming of?A：Owning a pub and living like having a party every night.B：Taking their female friends to their own favorite pubs.C：Retiring from their present jobs.D：Freeing themselves from the pressures of their family life and work.答案：A(4)Which of the following can be learned from the passage?A：The speaker is a feminist.B：The speaker is nostalgic about his school days.C：The speaker never goes to pubs with his female friends.D：The speaker was once an armyman.答案：D、What can you conclude from the passage?A：The speaker doesnrt like the atmosphere in the pubs very much,so he hardly goes there.B：More and more women are now going to pubs.C：Pubs are the only place where Englishmen can complain about their pressures of life andwork.D：Different types of pubs in Britain cater to the taste of different types of men.答案：D6 I am going to tell you a story about two drivers who wanted to park their cars in the sameparking space.The man who arrived at the parking space first was rather old with gray hair.He was drivinga large Rolls Royce.The beautiful car stopped just in front of the parking space.Then the driverturned his head and very slowly began to reverse his car into the space.Just as he was doing this,a young man in a Mini came up from behind.He noticed the spaceand drove straight in,nose first.The older driver in the Rolls Royce stopped his car suddenly.Hewas very angry and red in the face.He wound down his window and looked at the young man.Butthe young man wasnt sorry.He had got out his car now and he was laughing.nYou have to beyoung to do that!1 he said to the older driver and pointed at the Mini and at the space he had justtaken.The older man said nothing.He just began to reverse his Rolls Royce again and crashed intothe Mini very hard.There was not much of the Mini left when the older driver had finished.Theyoung man watched what was happening and couldnt believe his eyes.He was angry and very redin the face.The older driver looked out of the window and smiled.You have to be rich to dothat,he said.(l)What is the story about?A：Two drivers happened to crash into each other in a parking space.B：Two cars crashed into each other due to the drivers dispute over a parking space.C：One driver tried to park their cars in one small parking space.D：The parking space was too small to hold two cars at the same time.答案：B(2)What do you know about the two drivers?A：The young driver was quicker than the older driver.B：Each of them had an expensive car.C：They didnt see each other while they were getting into the same parking space.D：Both of them were good at driving.答案：A(3)What did the older driver mean when he said,You have to be rich to do that?A：You are not rich enough to buy a new car like mine.B：You are too poor to contend with me for the parking space.C：You are not rich enough to park your car here.D：Only rich people dare to do that.答案：D(4)Which of the following statements about the young driver can NOT be inferred?A：He hadnt expected the older driver to react so strongly.B：He hadnt thought the older driver had that much daring in him.C：He was shocked to see what had become of his car.D：He had expected his defeat.答案：D(5)、Which of the following proverbs is NOT suitable to describe the story?A：Tit for tat.B：The young and the aged will never agree.C：Win at first and lose at last.D：First come,first served.答案：B7、A City of the WorldMost people imagine New York to be a city of skyscrapers.Perhaps too,they associate thecity with the World Trade Center,the Statue of Liberty,Fifth Avenue,Times Square,the UnitedNations,and Central Park and so on.Except for the Statue of Liberty,all these places are in onepart of the city,that is,Manhattan,which seems to be an island of skyscrapers.The city is also a place where the headquarters of the United Nations is located.People fromall over the world live in the city and work at the United Nations.The translators working at theUN must speak one of the five official languages:English,French,Spanish,Russian and Chinese.The World Trade Center is a United Nations of Commerce along the Hudson River.Thetowers of the World Trade Center are 405 meters high,and each has 110 floors.Together the twotowers have 48,600 windows.Three of the 102 elevators in each tower can take you from the firstto the 1 l,h floor in one minute.Besides,there are international banks,government offices,transportation companies,restaurants and import and export businesses inside the twin towers.The lobby of a building is usually on the ground floor,but at the World Trade Center there arelobbies in the sky!(1)Why is the passage entitle A City of the World1,?A：Because thousands of foreign tourists come to visit the city every year.B：Because people in the city speak different languages.C：Because the United Nations and the World Trade Center are in the city.D：Because all major international organizations are located in the city.答案：C(3)、Why does the passage say the World Trade Center is a United States of Commerce1?A：Because it is attached to the United States.B：Because international banks,import and export businesses and many other commercial andfinancial bodies are located here.C：Because an international trade fair is held here every year.D：Because the UN controls its work.答案：B(4)、The passage says,”at the World Trade Center there are lobbies in the sky!What does itmean?A：There are no lobbies in the building of the Wor