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1、大学英语三级B级-阅读理解(三)大学英语三级B级-阅读理解(三)(总分：25.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、单项选择题(总题数：5，分数：25.00)Task6Thesenseofsoundisoneofourmostimportantmeansofknowingwhatisgoingonaroundus.Soundhasawastedproduct,too,intheformofnoise.Noisehasbeencalledunwantedsound.Noiseisgrowinganditmaygetmuchworsebeforeitgetsanybetter.Scientists,for

2、severalyears,havebeenstudyinghownoiseaffectspeopleandanimals.Theyaresurprisedbywhattheyhavelearned.Peaceandquietarebecominghardertofind.Noisepollutionisathreatthatshouldbelookedatcarefully.Thereisasayingaboutitbeingsonoisythatyoucanthearyourselfthink.Doctorswhostudynoisebelievethatwemustsometimeshea

3、rourselvesthink.Ifwedont,wemayhaveheadaches,otherachesandpains,orevenworsementalproblems.Noiseaddsmoretension(紧张)toasocietythatalreadyfacesenoughstress.Butnoiseisnotanewproblem.InancientRome,peoplecomplainedsomuchaboutnoisethatthegovernmentstoppedchariots(四轮马车)frommovingthroughthestreetsatnight!Ways

4、ofmakinglessnoisearenowbeingtested.Thereareevenlawscontrollingnoise.Wecannotreturntothegoodolddaysofpeaceandquiet.Butwecanreducenoise-ifweshoutloudlyenoughaboutit.分数：5.00(1).Whyarescientistssurprisedbythefindingsintheirnoisestudy?分数：1.00A.Becausetheworldisbecomingmoreandmorenoisy.B.Becausetheyhavele

5、arnedthatnoiseisalsoakindofpollution.C.Becausenoiseisanunwantedwasteforhumanbeings.D.Becausepeopleknewlittleaboutthedangerofnoisebefore.解析：细节判定题。第二段第三、四句话解释了原因：和平平静的地方很难找到，噪音对人类是一种威胁，人们应认真对待。(2).Whatmaybetheresultifwecannothearourselvesthink?分数：1.00A.Wemayforgetwhatwehavethoughtabout.B.Ourthoughtsma

6、ybeinterfered.C.Ourmindmaybeharmed.D.Wemayhavedifficultyusingtherightwords.解析：细节识别题。从文中第三段的Ifwedont，wemayhaveheadaches，otherachesandpains，orevenworsementalproblems这句话可知：假如我们听不到本人的声音，可能会产生头痛、其他疼痛，甚至会出现更糟糕的大脑问题。(3).Whenthewritersayswecannotreturntothegoodolddays,hemeansthat_分数：1.00A.oursocietyisbecomi

7、ngmuchworsethanbeforeB.inourmodernsocietyitishardtoleadaquietlifeC.theolddaysweremuchhappierthanthepresentD.itisimpossibleforustodealwithnoiseaswedidbefore_解析：推理题。从文章最后一段可知B是正确的。(4).Fromthelastsentenceofthepassagewecanlearnthat分数：1.00A.wecanputnoiseundercontrolifourmeasuresareeffectiveB.sometimesweh

8、avetoshoutloudlysothatotherscanhearusC.shoutingisachiefcauseofnoisepollutionD.itisimportanttowarnpeopleofthedangerofnoisepollution解析：推理题。问题：从文中最后一句话我们可得知什么?D是正确的。(5).WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?分数：1.00A.Onlyrecentlydidpeoplerealizetheharmfulnessofnoise.B.Noisepollutionistheworstki

9、ndofpollutionwesufferfrom.C.Peoplearenowtryingtofindwaystomakenoisesaslowaspossible.D.Thewriterthinksthatitisalmostimpossibleforpeopletoavoidnoise.解析：细节判定题。C选项“人们正在努力寻找尽可能降低噪音的方法文中没有提到。Task7Lifeinthetwentiethcenturydemandspreparation.Today,allindividualsinacountrymusthaveadequateschoolingtoprepareth

10、emfortheirworkaswellasfortheirresponsibilitiesascitizens.Withthisinmind,nationalleaderseverywhereareplacingmoreemphasisontheeducationoftheyoung.IntheUnitedStates,governmentofficials,parents,andteachersareworkinghardtogivethechildren-tomorrowsdecisionmakers-thebestpreparationavailable.Thereisnonation

11、alschoolpolicyintheUnitedStates.Eachofthefiftystatesmakesitsownrulesandregulationsforitsschools,buttherearemanysimilaritiesamongthefiftyschoolsystems.Publicschoolsinallstatesaresupportedbytaxespaidbythecitizensoftheindividualstate.Inmoststatesthechildrenarerequiredtoattendschooluntiltheyreachtheageo

12、fsix.Whentheybecomesixyearsold,childrenbeginelementaryschool.Aftersixyearsinelementaryschool,theygointojuniorhighschoolandremainthereforthreeyears.Thelastthreeyearsoftheirpublicschooleducationarespentinseniorhighschool,fromwhichtheygraduateattheageofeighteen.Agreatnumberofhighschoolgraduatescontinue

13、theireducationinoneofthemanycollegesoruniversitiesinthecountry.Afterfouryears,theyreceiveaBachelorsdegree.SomecontinuestudyingforaMastersdegreeandperhapsaDoctorsdegree.分数：5.00(1).AtwhatagedoesachildintheUnitedStatesenterelementaryschool?分数：1.00A.16.B.6.C.8.D.7.）解析：细节辨别题。文中第三段第一句话告诉我们是6岁时上小学。(2).Whic

14、hofthefollowingisnottrue?分数：1.00A.Patentspaymuchattentiontotheirchildrenseducation.文档视界2022/128480154bfe04a1b0717fd5360cba1aa9118c93j4w3sypvo2p.htmlernmentofficialstrytogivestudentsthebesteducation.C.ThereisnationalschoolpolicyinAmerica.D.Manyhighschoolgraduatescontinuetheireducationinoneofthecolleg

15、esoruniversities.解析：细节判定题。A选项讲“父母很关心孩子的教育，文中第二段第一句话提到了；B选项“政府官员试图给孩子提供最好的教育，这句话也在文中第二段第一句中有所涉及；C选项的意思与文中第二段的这句话ThereisnonationalschoolpolicyintheUnitedStates意思正好相反，所以是正确选项；D选项在文中最后一段第一句话中体现出来。(3).InmoststatesoftheUnitedStatesthelawrequiresastudenttogotopublicschool分数：1.00A.untilhegraduatesfromhighsc

16、hoolB.untilheissixteenC.fortenyearsD.fortwelveyears解析：细节计算题。根据文中第三段thechildrenarerequiredtoattendschooluntiltheyreachtheageofsix，theygraduateattheageofeighteen，总计12年。(4).Atwhatagedomoststudentsgraduatefromhighschool?分数：1.00A.16.B.19.,C.18.D.17.解析：细节计算题。从第三段最后一句可知答案是C。(5).Educationisimportanttoday,be

17、cause_分数：1.00A.peoplemusthaveenoughschoolingtopreparethemselvesforlifeB.allindividualswanttobescientistsC.nationalleaderseverywhereareplacingmoreemphasisoneducationD.theyoungwanttobeeducated解析：细节推理题。第一段第二句话Today，allindividualsinacountrymusthaveadequateschoolingtopreparethemfortherworkaswellasforthei

18、rresponsibilitiesascitizens“今天所有的人都需要接受学校教育，为本人的将来工作以及履行公民义务做好准备。所以A是答案。Task8Primitivemanlearnedthathecouldhavemoreofthegoodthingoflifebytradingwithothermen.Forexample,hecouldexchangeanextraanimalskinforfood,aclub,oraspear.Withthecomingofcivilizationmanbegantousegrain,oliveoil,crops,andcattleasbarte

19、ritems.Buttradingwithgoodswasinexactandburdensome.Itwasnecessarytocarryaroundaloadofhayonyourbacktoexchangeforadozenbushelsofwheat.Inabout700B.C.,apeopleinAsiaMinorknownastheLydiansdecidedthatgold,silver,andothermetalsshouldstandforthevalueofgoods.Theyinventedaroughcoincalledthestater,whichwasmadeof

20、goldandsilver.Acertainnumberofstaterscouldbeusedtobuyabagofsalt,atool,orclothing.Inthiswaytheoldcustomofbarterwasgraduallyreplacedbytheuseofmoney,althoughsomeprimitivepeoplestillusegoodsasamediumofexchange.分数：5.00(1).Thebesttitleforthispassageis_分数：1.00A.PrimitiveManB.TheStarerC.TheLydiansD.HowMoney

21、ReplacedBarter解析：主旨大意题。文章主要讲的是钱的来历，即钱是怎样取代了barter(交换物)。(2).Thebeststatementofthemainideaofthispassageisthat_分数：1.00A.moneyreplacedgoodsasamediumofexchangeB.withthecoiningofcivilizationmanbegantousegrain,olive.oil,cropsandcattleasbarteritemsC.tradingwithgoodswasinexactandburdensomeD.acertainnumberofs

22、tarerscouldbeusedtobuyabagofsalt,atool,orclothing解析：主旨大意题。文中倒数第二句话即是答案。(3).Accordingtothepassage,primitivemantraded_分数：1.00A.withmoney,B.withgrainC.withcattleD.toenrichhislife解析：细节辨别题。文中第一句话havemoreofthegoodthingoflifebytradingwithothermen告诉了我们答案：为了使生活变得更好。(4).Itisdefinitefromthepassagethattradingwi

23、thgoods_分数：1.00A.nolongerexistsB.wasinefficientC.wasinventedbytheLydiansD.wasexact解析：细节判定题。Buttradingwithgoodswasinexactandburdensome从文中这句话可看出答案是B。inefficient的意思是“不是很有效的，即inexact，burdensome的意思。(5).Moneyreplacedtheoldcustomofbarterbecause_分数：1.00A.coinsweremadeofroughmetalB.theLydiansusedstaterstotra

24、dewithotherpeopleC.moneywasmoreconvenientD.cropsandcattlewereworthless解析：细节推理题。文中Itwasnecessarytocarryaroundaloadofhayonyourbacktoexchangeforadozenbushelsofwheat这句话讲：人们必须拿着大量的干草去交换12蒲式耳的小麦。可见物与物的交换是很不方便的，所以人们才开场使用钱作交换物。正确答案是c，即“钱很方便。Task9Inthepasttwoyears,millionsofAmericanshavesuddenlyembracedthebi

25、cycleasifitwereastartlingnewinvention.Annualbikesalesdoubledbetween1960and1970,andtherearenearly70millionbikesintheUnitedStatestoday.Thatsmorethantwoforeverythreeautomobiles.Ofcourse,thebikehasbeenaroundformorethan150years,andthisisntAmericasfirstbicycleboom.Awaveofbikeenthusiasmsweptthelandinthelat

26、e1800sandbicycleproductionhittwomillionunitsin1897.Thenwiththecomingoftheauto,bicyclingdeclined,andfordecadesremainedpopularonlywithchildrenandafewadultfaddists.Now,nationalpreoccupationwithairpollutionandphysicalfitnesshasbroughtthebikebacktotheforefront-particularlywithadults.Morethaneightmillionb

27、ikesweresoldintheUnitedStateslastyearandathirdofthemwenttoadults.Theyearbefore,only15percentofnewbikesaleswereforadults.分数：5.00(1).Thewordembraceinthefirstsentenceisclosestinmeaningto_分数：1.00A.makeuseofB.takesomeoneintoonesarmsC.containD.dealwith解析：词汇判定题。makeuseof是“使用的意思；takesomeoneintoonesarms是“把某人

28、拉到本人的胳膊里；contain是“含有的意思；dealwith是“处理的意思。根据上下文embrace是“使用的意思。(2).Itcanbeconcludedthatifpeoplecontinuetoconcernthemselveswithairpollutionandphysicalfitness,_分数：1.00（A.stricterairstandardswillbeenforcedB.fewerautomobileswillbesoldC.AmericanswillenjoybetterhealthD.bicyclesaleswillcontinuetorise解析：细节推理题。

29、从文中最后一段第一句话可知：如今随着人们对空气污染和健康的关注，自行车又返回到以前的状态，即数量增加了。(3).Thebicycleis_分数：1.00A.enjoyingastrongrevivalB.creatingtrafficproblems；C.popularonlywithchildrenD.replacingthefamilycar解析：细节判定题。A的意思是“(自行车)开场明显复苏；B意思是“带来很多交通问题；C意思是“十分受孩子们喜欢；D是“自行车正在代替家用汽车。从文中第三段第二句可推断A是正确答案。(4).ThereadercanalsoconcludethatAmeri

30、cansare_分数：1.00A.quicktofollowtheexampleofothersB.interestedincomfortandluxuryC.concernedwiththequalityoftheirlivesD.childishinthewaytheyrelaxandexercise解析：细节推断题。A意思是“爱效仿别人；B意思是“对舒适和奢华的生活感兴趣；C是“关心他们的生活质量；D的意思是“他们像孩子一样放松和锻炼。文中最后一段第一句话：如今随着人们对空气污染和健康的关注，自行车又返回到以前的状态。从中可看出C是答案。(5).andthisisntAmericasfi

31、rstbicycleboom,thewordboommeans_分数：1.00A.arapidincreaseinsaleB.supermarketC.arapidincreaseinpriceD.shop解析：词汇辨析题。boom原意是“爆炸，在此是指“上涨，是销售量的上涨，而不是价格的上涨，所以答案是A。Task10Withtheinventionanddevelopmentoftelevision,entertainmenthasgrownmuchmorevisualincharacterandisdemandinglessandlessuseOftheimagination,consi

32、deredbymanytobemansgreatestfaculty;butitsgreatestinadequacyliesinitsinabilitytoexercisejustthosecreativepowersinmenwhicharecalleduponanddevelopedinthepursuitofaworthwhilehobby.Thislackisnotseriouswhileamanisstillfullyemployedinhisday-to-dayworkwhichitselfoftengiveshimopportunitiestocreateeitherwithh

33、ishandsorwithhismind.Atthistimeheseeksonlysomeformofrelaxationinhisleisure.Therecomesatime,however,whenhemustretirefromhisoccupationonaccountofage,anditisthenthattheseshallowerpastimes,usefulenoughasaformofrelaxation,mightceasetosatisfythehithertoactiveman.Today,manyelderlypeoplearefindingthistobetr

34、ue,andseemconstantlytobesufferingfromasenseoffrustrationafterretirement,whichrevealsitselfinashorttemperandslowdegenerationofhealth,thetwomostcommonsymptoms.分数：5.00-(1).Thewritercriticizesvisualentertainmentbecause_分数：1.00A.itdoesnotrequiremenscreativepowersB.itcannotimproveourintelligenceandskillsC

35、.itdemandstoomuchofourimaginationD.itleadsmentoslowdegenerationinhealth解析：细节辨别题。文中butitsgreatestinadequacyliesinitsinabilitytoexercisejustthosecreativepowersinmenwhicharecalleduponanddevelopedinthepursuitofaworthwhilehobby这一句话是答案，“可视娱乐的最大缺乏就在于它不能锻炼人们的创造力。所以答案是A。(2).Whatisregardedasmensgreatestfacult

36、y?分数：1.00A.Entertainment.$B.Character.C.Hobbies.D.Imagination.解析：细节辨别题。从文中第一句lessuseoftheimagination，consideredbymanytobemansgreatestfaculty可知：可视娱乐很少需要想象力，而想象力被很多人以为是人的伟大能力。(3).Whilefrillyemployed,menlookfor_分数：1.00A.visualentertainmentthatrequiresimaginationintheirleisureB.opportunitiestocreateeith

37、erwiththeirhandsorwiththeirmindsintheirleisureC.somethingthatwillhelpthemrelaxintheirleisureD.creativehobbiesintheirleisure解析：细节识别题。从文中第三句Atthistimeheseeksonlysomeformofrelaxationinhisleisure可知C是答案。(4).Theelderlypeoplefind_分数：1.00A.thatshallowerpastimescannolongersatisfythemB.itunnecessarytocultivat

38、ecreativehobbiesintheiryoungerdaysC.retirementunnecessaryD.relaxationmostsuitablefortheirage解析：推理判定题。从文中最后一句可知答案。(5).Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_分数：1.00A.hobbiesaremoreimportanttotheyouththantotheelderlypeopleB.weshoulddevelopworthwhilehobbieswhenweareyoungC.inancienttimeentertainmentwasmorevisualincharacterD.hobbiesarenotimportantinthehealthofmodernmen解析：推理题。A意思是“喜好对年轻人来讲比对老年人愈加重要；B意思是“年轻时我们应该培养有价值的喜好；C意思是“在古代娱乐方式更具有视觉化；D意思是“喜好对当代人的健康不重要。文中最后一句可推断B是正确答案。