电大大学英语阅读理解b.pdf
阅读理解B1、If you travel by air across the center of Africa or South America,you fly over forests forthousands of kilometers.These great forests are the oceans of trees.There are thousands andthousands of different kinds of plants and animals.However,the worlds forests are getting smaller all the time.We are cutting down the treesbecause we need wood,and we need more farmland.Some people say that there will not be anyforests like these in 20 or 30 years.What will happen if they disappear?If we cut down our forests,a lot of plants and animals will disappear from the world.In a lot ofplaces the new farmland will soon look like the old deserts.Crops will not grow there.It will not rainvery often,and the weather will get very hot.Perhaps the climate of the world will change.This willbe dangerous for everyone in the world.That is why we must take care of our forests.(l)The passage mainly tells us about the importance of taking care of plants.A：TB：F答案：A(2)Forests are homes for different kinds of animals.A：TB：F答案：A、The need for more wood and more land help to protect our forests.A：TB：F答案：B(4)、Well have more and greater forestsn in 20 or 30 years in some peoples view.A：TB：F答案：B(5)、The writer thinks it necessary to protect the forests.A：TB：F答案：A2、No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon and part of it taken out.Today,however,we needn*t worry about feeling pain during the operation.The sick person falls into akind of sleep,and when he awakes,the operation is finished.But these happy conditions are fairlynew.It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain.Long ago,operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything.Soon after1770,Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called laughing gas”.Laughing gas becameknown in America.Young men and women went to parties to try it.Most of them spent their timelaughing,but one man at a party,Horace Wells,noticed that people didnt seem to feel pain when theywere using this gas.He decided to make an experiment on himself.He asked a friend to help him.Wells took some of the gas,and his friend pulled out one of WelPs teeth.Wells felt no pain at all.As he didnt know enough about laughing gas,he gave a man less gas than he should have.Theman cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out.Wells tried again,but this time he gave too much of the gas,and the man died.Wells neverforgot this terrible event.(1)、It is not long since a man felt all the pain while being operated.A：TB：F答案：A、Long ago,when the sick man was operated on,he could feel nothing.A：TB：F答案：B(3)Using the laughing gas,the people seemed to feel pain during the operation.A：TB：F答案：B(4)、If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on,he still felt pain.A：TB：F答案：A(5)One who took too much of the laughing gas would die.A：TB：F答案：A3、In choosing a friend,one should be very careful.A good friend can help you study.You canhave fun together and make each other happy.Sometimes you will meet fair weather friends.Theywill be with you as long as you have money or luck,but when you are down,they will run away.Howdo I know when I have found a good friend?I look for certain qualities of character,especiallyunderstanding,honesty and reliability(可靠).A good friend,above all else,tries to understand how another person is feeling.He is not quick tojudge.Instead,he tries to learn from others.He puts himself in the other persons place,and he tries tothink of ways to be helpful.He is also a good listener.At the same time,a good friend is honest.He does not look for faults in others.He notices theirgood points.In short,a friend will try to understand me and accept me.Another quality of a friend is reliability.I can always depend on a good friend.If he tells me hewill meet me somewhere at a certain time,I can be sure that he will be there.If I need a favor,he willdo his best to help me.If I am in trouble,he will not run away from me.When I meet someone who is reliable,honest,and understanding,I know Ive found a friend!、The writer thinks that one of the important qualities in choosing a friend is understanding.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、If you have fair weather friends,you will be lucky.A：TB：F答案：B、Good friends need to understand each others feelings.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、This passage is mainly discussing the qualities of a friend.A：TB：F答案：A、The meaning of the phrase Ma fair weather friend underlined in the 1st paragraph is a friend whoshares difficulties with you.A：TB：F答案：B4、A public house which was recently bought by Mr.James is up for sale.He is going to sell itbecause it is haunted(闹鬼的).He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard astrange noise coming from the bar.The next morning,he found that the doors had been blocked bychairs and the furniture had been moved.Though Mr.James had turned the lights off before he wentto bed,they were on in the morning.He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles whichthe ghost(鬼)must have drunk the night before.When I suggested that some villagers must havecome in for a free drink,he shook his head.The villagers have told him that they will not accept iteven if he gives it away.(l)Mr.James was the owner of the public house.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、Mr.James had not turned off the lights that night.A：TB：F答案：B、Mr.James built the house.A：TB：F答案：B(4)、Mr.James found sixty empty bottles.A：TB：F答案：B、The writer of the passage believes Mr.James story.A：TB：F答案：B5、After having lived for over twenty years in the same district,Albert Hall was forced to move toa new neighborhood.He surprised his landlord by telling him that he was leaving because he couldnot afford to buy any more chocolate.It all began a year ago when Albert returned home one evening and found a large dog in front ofhis gate.He was very fond of animals and as he happened to have a small piece of chocolate in hispocket,he gave it to the dog.The next day,the dog was there again.It held up its paws and receivedanother piece of chocolate as a reward.Albert called his new friend Bingo1.He never found out thedogs real name,nor who his owner was.However,Bingo appeared regularly every afternoon and itwas quite clear that he preferred chocolate to bones.He soon grew dissatisfied with small pieces ofchocolate and demanded a large bar a day.If at any time Albert neglected his duty.Bingo got veryangry and refused to let him open the gate.Albert was now at Bingos mercy and had to bribe him toget into his own house!He spent such a large part of his weekly wages to keep Bingo supplied withthat in the end he had to move somewhere else.、Albert lived there for many years.A：TB：F答案：B(2)、Albert was moving because he did not like the place.A：TB：F答案：B、Albert and the dog became friends a year ago.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、The dog visited Albert every day because it wanted the chocolate.A：TB：F答案：A、Albert had to bribe him means he had to take care of him.A：TB：F答案：B6、Do you still get free plastic bags from the supermarkets?Things have changed.China has banned free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets,and people have to pay for usingplastic bags.The rule started on June 1.It came because our country tried to make litter less.Makingsuper-thin plastic bags has also been banned.The Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a day,and they have causedpollution of the environment.The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because theyare not easy to break and people throw them away here and there.So the Chinese people areencouraged to bring their own bags for shopping.What kind of shopping bag is the best to bring?Some students in Chongqing have a good idea.They make their own shopping bags.They use old clothes to make cloth bags,and send them to theirparents as presents.They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones.They think it is their duty to protect the environment.、People in China have to pay for using plastic bags at shops and supermarkets now.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、China made this rule because plastic bags were bad for the environment.A：TB：F答案：A(3)The Chinese people are encouraged to bring their own bags for shopping.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、Some students in Chongqing buy cloth bags for their parents.A：TB：F答案：B、The main idea of the article is the bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution.A：TB：F答案：B7、My Aunt Edith was a widow of 50,working as a secretary,when doctors discovered what wasthen thought to be a very serious heart disease.Aunt Edith didnt accept defeat easily.She began studying medical reports in the library and foundan article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon,Dr.Michael DeBakey,of Houston,Texas.He had saved the life of someone with the same disease.The article said his fees were very high;AuntEdith couldnt possibly pay them.But could he tell her of someone whose fees she could pay?So Aunt Edith wrote to him.She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live:her three children,who would be on their own in three or four more years;her little-girl dream of traveling and seeing theworld.There wasnt a word of self-pity-only warmth and humor and the joy of living.She mailed theletter,not really expecting an answer.A few days later,my doorbell rang.Aunt Edith didnt wait to come in;she stood in the hall andread aloud:Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply.If you can come to Houston,there will beno charge for either the hospital or the operation.Signed:Michael DeBakey(1)、Aunt Edith stopped working as a secretary when she knew she had a very serious heart disease.A：TB：F答案：B、From the story we can see Aunt Edith accepted defeat easily.A：TB：F答案：B、In Aunt Ediths letter to the doctor,she showed she was warm,humorous and enjoying living.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、When Aunt Edith mailed her letter,she didnt expect the doctor would give her a reply.A：TB：F答案：A(5)Michael DeBakey mainly told Aunt Edith in the letter that her disease was so serious that hecouldnt cure her.A：TB：F答案：B8、In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney.He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disneys cartoon(动画片)film for children.WhenWalt Disney heard Nashs voice,he said,Stop!Thats our duck!The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck,who first appeared in 1934 in the film The WiseLittle Hen.Donald lived in an old houseboat and wore his sailor jacket and hat.Later that year hebecame a star after an eight-minute Mickey Mouse film.The cinema audience liked him because hewas lazy and greedy,and because he lost his temper very quickly.And they loved his voice when hebecame angry with Mickeys eight nephews.Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mousehimself,probably because he wasnt a goody-goody like Mickey.In the 1930s,40s and 50s Donald and his friends Mickey,Goofy and Pluto made hundreds ofDisney cartoons.He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world and safety inthe home.Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared-there were no more new cartoons.Clarence Nash died in February,1985.But todays children can still see the old cartoons on televisionand hear that famous voice.(l)Walt Disney made Donald Duck film.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、The first Donald Duck film was made in 1934.A：TB：F答案：A、Clarence Nash was a film-maker.A：TB：F答案：B(4)、The underlined word audience in the second paragraph means readers.A：TB：F答案：B(5)The underlined word goody-goody in the second paragraph means a person who likes to appearto be faultless in behavior.A：TB：F答案：A9、People often say that the Englishmans home is his castle.They mean that the home is veryimportant and personal.Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats,and many people owntheir 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 andthe garden are the private space of a person.In a crowded city a person knows that he or she has aprivate 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 towelsaround you;in the rain you may have put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you;in a libraryyou may spread your books around you.Once I was traveling on a train to London.1 was on a section for four people and there was atable between us.The man opposite to me had his briefcase on the table.There was no space on myside of the table at all.I was unhappy.I thought he thought that he owned the whole table.I had beenreading a book about nonverbal(非语言的)communication so I took various papers out of my bagand put them on his case!When 1 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 readthem.He immediately moved his case to his side of the table.、The home matters greatly to Englishmen.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、The British can own private space like the house and the garden.A：TB：F答案：A(3)According to Paragraph 2,if you spread your books around you in a library,it means you wantto tell others the space belongs to you.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、The man opposite to the writer showed that he owned the whole table by reading a book.A：TB：F答案：B(5)The writer tried to get back his space by moving the case off the table.A：TB：F答案：B10 No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon(夕卜科医生)and part ofit taken out.Today,however,we neednt worry about feeling of pain during the operation.The sickperson falls into a kind of sleep,and when he awakes,the operation is finished.But these happyconditions are fairly new.It is not many years since a man who had to have an operation felt all hispain.Long ago,operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything.The sickman had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best for him.He could feel allthe pain if his leg or arm was being cut off,and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of thosewho watched.Soon after 1770,Joseph Priestley discovered a gas which is now called laughing gas”.Laughinggas became known in America.Young men and women went to parties to try it.Most of them spenttheir time laughing,but one man at a party,Horace Wells,noticed that people didnt seem to feel painwhen they were using this gas.He decided to make an experiment on himself.He asked a friend tohelp him.Wells took some of the gas,and his friend pulled out one of Welfs teeth.Wells felt no pain at all.As he didnt know enough about laughing gas,he gave a man less gas than he should have.Theman cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out.Wells tried again,but this time he gave too much of the gas,and the man died.Wells never forgotthis terrible event.、It is a few more years since a man being operated felt all the pain.A：TB：F答案：B(2)、Long ago,when the sick man was operated on,he could feel all the pain.A：TB：F答案：A(3)Using the laughing gas,the people did not seem to feel p
