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1、开放英语3 末复习题第四部分阅读Passage 1When I was a little girl,my brothers and I collected stamps for manyyears.My mother didnt use to work during the week,but she worked inthe post office near our house on Saturdays,and she used to bring homeall the new stamps as soon as they were issued.On the day of the World

2、 Cup football final in London in 1966,we werevery excited because England were playing West Germany in the final.When we were having lunch,my mother told us to go to the post officestraightaway after the match if England won,but she didnt tell us why.At 2 oclock my mother went back to work as usual,

3、while the rest of thefamily were watching the football on TV at home.Although she wasntwatching the match,she was listening to it on the radio.England won 4:2 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office.As weburst in,my mother was standing behind the counter.She was waiting tosell us a very spec

4、ial limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on eachstamp.We were over the moon.We still have it today,and perhaps it is worth a lot of money.1).This passage mainly tells us.A.the author and her brother used to like stamps very muchB.the author had a very kind motherC.the author and her brother had an u

5、nforgettable experience incollecting stampsD.their mother used to support them by working in the post office正确答案：C2).According to the passage,her mother worked in the post officeA.during the weekB.on SaturdaysC.on SundaysD.for six days正确答案：B3).Their mother told them to go to the post office straight

6、away after thematch if England won,but she didnt tell them why.Why do you thinkshe did that?A.She wanted to give them a surprise.B.She doubted if she would get the stamps.C.She forgot to do that.D.She thought it unnecessary to tell them the reason.正确答案：A4).What does the sentence We were over the moo

7、n.mean?A.We jumped high.B.We were extremely happy about it.C.We watched the moon for a long time.D.We couldnt sleep the whole night.正确答案：B5).What is the best title for this passage?A.My ChildhoodB.My MotherC.A Precious StampD.A Memorable Experience in Collecting Stamps正确答案：DPassage 2Listen,thats not

8、 right.Look,you dont understand!Sorry,I dontfollow.Are these three speakers,who are just chatting naturally,actuallyrevealing what many people,believe is their dominant thinking andlearning style?Many educators,who research in this field,say thateverybody has one of three basic ways of processing th

9、e world:visual,auditory or kinesthetic.Students who find their dominant learning stylecan make their learning more efficient.The Visual Learner:Look,you dont understand!The visual learner tends to learn by watching and copying what others do;they usually draw diagrams,maps and pictures rather than t

10、aking notes inwords.They have a rich imagination,they tend to see pictures in theirhead and daydream in color;they notice changes in people and placesquickly;they remember faces not names;they write neatly and need atidy environment to work in,but they like to surround themselves withcolor,art and p

11、ictures;they doodle a lot.The Auditory Learner:Listen,thats not right.The auditory learner prefers to listen to explanations,enjoysconversations,and usually talks very well,with a wide vocabulary.Theytend to move their lips when they read and often talk to themselves;theyusually remember names rathe

12、r than faces;they prefer listening to musicto looking at art and pictures,but when they are studying,music distractsthem;they hum a lot.The Kinesthetic Learner:Sorry,I dont follow you.Kinesthetic learners are used to doing things physically,not listening toexplanations or watching demonstrations.The

13、y like to move around whenthey are reading or walk up and down while trying to memorize things;they tend to touch and hug people a lot.They often prefer sports to cinemas and concerts and may loseconcentration quickly if they dont study in the right way.Do you recognize yourself in one of the descri

14、ptions above?Threestudents took the tests and this is what they said.The visual learner:My teacher always used to tell me off for doodling-now I realize ithelped me concentrate.The auditory learner:The course books,which my colleagues found very interesting,wereuseless for me.I didnt want to read an

15、d take notes.I just wanted todiscuss the ideas.The kinesthetic learner:A teacher,who knows about learning styles,suggested that I tape thelectures and listen to them when I am jogging.1).Which of the following learners is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.Visual learner.B.Auditory leaner.C.Kinesthetic

16、leaner.D.Sensory learner.正确答案：D2).Which of the following is NOT true about the visual learners?A.They usually learn by watching and copying what others do.B.They prefer drawing pictures to taking notes in words.C.They are full of imagination.D.They remember peoples names quickly.正确答案：D3).Which of th

17、e following describes best the auditory learners?A.They like to watch and listen to what others do.B.They prefer to listen rather than watch.C.They like both music and pictures.D.They usually talk less.正确答案：B4).From the fourth paragraph,the kinesthetic learner tends to,A.listen to explanations and e

18、njoy conversationsB.memorize things via picturesC.do more physical exercisesD.be forgetful正确答案：C5).According to the passage,the drawback of being a visual learner isA.he cannot concentrate on thingsB.he dislikes musicC.he always daydreamsD.none of them正确答案：APassage 3I had two jobs growing up and the

19、y all helped shape my life.When I was about 12,1 started caddying（当球童）at a nearby countryclub.All the kids in the neighborhood did it,and I liked it a lot.I got towatch people who were generally pretty wealthy.They were businessmen and doctors.I would listen to them talking aboutthings and see how t

20、hey behaved with each other.It was like a fly on thewall at a meeting.The second job was at a shoe store.I constantly met people from allwalks of life and the challenge was exciting.Id start bringing themdifferent kinds of shoes and get right down there and put them on theirfeet.If they didnt like a

21、 certain shoe,I always tried to be thinking aheadto a pair they might like better.It was like stepping up to the plate in abaseball game.Every time someone walked into that store,I was going tobat and taking a swing.I never wanted to let a customer get out of thatstore without buying a pair of shoes

22、 to his satisfaction.This job helped teach me an important business lesson:You have to takerisks in business.If you take a risk and fail,get up to bat and swing again.1).The author thinks what he has learned from his first job isA.how to learn to like a jobB.how to talk and behave properlyC.how to b

23、ecome wealthyD.how to listen to people正确答案：B2).The phrase people from all walks of life in the third paragraphmeans peopl e.A.walking in different waysB.having different interests in lifeC.coming from different parts of the cityD.working in different occupations正确答案：D3).The author thinks his second

24、job is.A.challengingB.importantC.differentD.satisfying正确答案：A4).The author compares his second job to.A.a fly on the wall at a meetingB.stepping into a golf courseC.joining a baseball gameD.taking a bat to swing正确答案：C5).The business lesson the author gets from selling shoes isA.thinking ahead of the

25、customersB.trying every possible way to satisfy a customerC.never be afraid of taking risksD.never let go anyone walking into the shop正确答案：CPassage 4Every day,the news of the world is relayed to people by over 300 millioncopies of daily papers,over 400 million radio sets,and over 150 milliontelevisi

26、on sets.Additional news is shown by motion pictures,in theatresand cinemas all over the world.As more people learn what the importantevents of the day are,fewer are still concerned exclusively with theevents of their own household.As the English writer John Donne put it,nearly four hundred years ago

27、,“no man is an island.This idea is moreappropriate today than it was when Donne lived.In short,wherever helives,a man belongs to some society;and we are becoming more andmore aware that whatever happens in one particular society affects,somehow,the life and destiny（命运）of all humanity.Newspapers have

28、 been published in the modern world for about fourhundred years.Most of the newspapers printed today are read in Europeand North America.However,soon they may be read in all parts of theworld,thanks to the new inventions that are changing the techniques ofnewspaper publishing.Electronics and automat

29、ion（电子和 自动化）have made it possible toproduce pictures and text far more quickly than before.Therefore,thepublishing of newspapers and magazines becomes more economical.Furthermore,photo-copies can be sent over great distances now by meansof television channels and satellites such as Telstra.Thus,pict

30、ures can bebrought to the public more quickly than previously.1）.People learn about what happens in the world t hr ough.A.newspapers and magazinesB.radio and television setsC.electronics and automationD.both A and B正确答案：D2）.According to the passage,the expression no man is an island meansthat.A.no m

31、an lives on an island surrounded by waterB.every man is in some way aloneC.every man can live an independent lifeD.every man belongs to some society正确答案：D3).The passage suggests that newspapers have been published for aboutA.100 yearsB.200 yearsC.300 yearsD.400 years正确答案：D4).According to the author,

32、people in todays worl d.A.have become more isolated than people in Donnes timesB.are affected more by whatever happens in the other parts of the worldC.are concerned only with the events of their own householdD.only read newspapers in Europe and North America正确答案：B5).Today the publishing of newspape

33、rs and magazines is moreeconomical becaus e.A.more people are engaged in newspaper publishingB.new inventions are changing the techniques of newspaper publishingC.Tel star can send pictures to any part of the worldD.the competition in newspaper publishing is getting severe正确答案：BPassage 5Hello,new st

34、udents!This is a message from the Students UnionCommittee.Weve been at the university for at least a year now,so we can give yousome good tips.Dont worry-we remember being new and making a lotof mistakes!And we havent forgotten feeling a little bit scared.First,as you know,there are no longer any gr

35、ants.If you borrow moneyfrom the government,remember that like all loans,you have to pay itback.Spending all your money in the first week is not a sensible strategy.Try to make a budget for each term and stick to it.But if you arestruggling to make ends meet,you can get a part-time job-restaurants a

36、ndbars in the town take lots of students on in the evenings and at weekends.Come and see us for advice.Stop worrying about making new friends.Start to join the sports andhobbies societies-theyre cheap and you can begin meeting a lot ofpeople that way.Its a great chance to take up a completely new ho

37、bby.Living in a new city a long way from home can be very stressful.One tip,dont forget your parents.After all,they are paying your tuition fees here.You will be very busy working and enjoying yourself,but stop to phoneyour parents sometimes and dont forget to go home for the weekendfrom time to tim

38、e.And remember to take your dirty washing!Finally,remember to work hard and play hard.Go on working steadilytowards your first degree(BA or BSC)throughout your three years here-try to keep things in perspective.Youll always find someone in theStudent Union office if you need to talk.1).What does the

39、 word scared mean in the second paragraph?A.excitedB.frightenedC.worriedD.new正确答案：B2).What does the word grants mean in the third paragraph?A.money given by the government to support the students study,whichthey neednt pay backB.money from the government which the students need to pay backC.money fr

40、om the school which is similar to scholarshipD.a kind of loan from the government with low interests正确答案：A3).The sentence But if you are struggling to make ends meet,.atweekends in the third paragraph i mp l i e s.A.if you are short of money,you can find a part-time job in therestaurants and bars in

41、 your spare timeB.if you want to have a better life than others,you can find a part-timejob in your spare timeC.restaurants and bars need more hands in the evenings and at weekendsD.restaurants and bars dont need more hands in the evenings and atweekends正确答案：A4).From the fifth paragraph,we can infer

42、 that in order to overcome thestress of living faraway from home,.A.its better for new students to talk to their parents over the phone fromtime to timeB.new students need to do their washing themselvesC.new students should keep themselves as busy as possible so that theywill not miss homeD.new stud

43、ents should stop phoning their parents正确答案：A5).This passage is written for the purpose of.A.telling new students the problems facing them in the universityB.telling new students how to budget their moneyC.offering new students some advice about their university lifeD.talking new students into joinin

44、g them正确答案：CPassage 6PALO ALTO,California-Switching off the television may helpprevent children from getting fatter-even if they do not change their dietor increase the amount they exercise,US researchers said last week.A study of 192 third and fourth graders,generally aged eight and nine,found that

45、 children who cut the number of hours spent watchingtelevision gained nearly two pounds(0.9kg)less over a one-year periodthan those who did not change their television diet.“The findings are important because they show that weight loss can onlybe the result of a reduction in television viewing and n

46、ot any otheractivity,said Thomas Robinson,a pediatrician(儿科专家)at StanfordUniversity.American children spend an average of more than four hours per daywatching television and videos or playing video games,and rates ofchildhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years,“Robinsonsaid.In the st

47、udy,presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societiesannual meeting in San Francisco,the researchers persuaded about 100 ofthe students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter toone-third.Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantlysmaller increase in waist size

48、 and had less body fat than other studentswho continued their normal television viewing,even though neithergroup ate a special diet or took part in any extra exercise.“One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to thetelevision may simply have been moving around more and burni

49、ng offcalories,Robinson said.Another reason might be due to eating fewermeals in front of the television.Some studies have suggested that eatingin front of the TV encourages people to eat more,“Robinson said.1).The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs thatA.children will get fatter if

50、 they eat too muchB.children will get thinner if they eat lessC.children will get fatter if they spend less time watching TVD.children will get fatter if they spend more time watching TV正确答案：D2).According to the passage,the time American children usually spendon watching TV.A.is more than four hours