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大学英语B阅读理解练习题库Test1阅读理解Passage1TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin
1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople’slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly141789theystormedandtooktheBastillewherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.EversincethatdayJuly14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.Howeverhewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792themonarchywasabolished.InthesameyearLouiswasexecuted.AfewmonthslaterhiswifeMariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.IntheendpowerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.190words法国大革命于1789年爆发当时法国正处在一片混乱中,政府腐败,人民生活凄惨路易十六世企图控制议会并增加赋税,但最后失败了他命令军队进入凡尔赛人民都认为他企图用武力镇压革命1789年7月14日,人民群众爆发了,攻占了关押政治犯的巴士底狱从那天以后,7月14日就被定为法国的国庆日1792年,路易十六企图逃离法国,并从奥地利和普鲁士获得支持,但他被捕了1792年王室被废除,路易十六被处以死刑几个月后,他的妻子,玛丽也被处以死刑法国大革命令欧洲其它国家的国王感到害怕奥地利和普鲁士的军队进入了法国法国人民组织起了共和军来保卫祖国,革命陷入了一个艰苦阶段成千上万的人牺牲了最后,权力落入了拿破仑﹒波拿巴手中
11.What’sthispassageabout这篇文章主要讲了什么?A.France.B.KingLouis.C.TheFrenchRevolution.D.Europe.法国大革命
12.Whichdidnothappenin1789以下那件事不是发生在1789年?A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.C.Thegovernmentwasn’twellrun.D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.国家经济快速发展
13.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept那些政治犯被关押在哪里?A.InVersailles.B.InAustriaC.InPrussia.D.InBastille.巴士底狱
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abolished”mean划了下划线的“abolished”这个词是什么意思?A.Putoff.B.Established.C.United.D.Ended.废除
15.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution以下那个不是法国大革命产生的效果?A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeankings.C.Louis’swifeMariewaskilled.D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.国王试图控制议会Passage2IntheUnitedStatesitisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyinthedaywhileheisshavingorhavingbreakfastthetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m..Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghoursheassumesitsamatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallifetimeplaysaveryimportantpart.Inthegueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworlditmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thusmisunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlifeforexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompttheymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhouritwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslatehewillsayafewwordsofexplanationthoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.260words在美国,一般不习惯每天很早打电话给某个人如果你很早打电话给他,在他刮胡子或吃早饭的时候,那就说明这件事情非常重要,需要立刻处理晚上十一点以后打电话也是同样的意思如果一个人在睡觉的时候接到电话,那他肯定觉得这是一件事关生死的大事打电话的时间也显示事情的重要程度在社会生活中,时间是一个非常重要的角色在美国,如果在宴会三四天前才受到邀请,那受邀者就会认为自己不是很受重视但并不是在所有的国家都如此在世界上的其它地方,提前很多时候做约定被认为是很愚蠢的,因为约好一个星期以后的事情很容易忘记所以时间的意义在不同的地方是不一样的因此,来自不同文化背景的人之间就会产生误会举个例子,准时在美国社会是受到高度认可的如果某些人不准时,就会被认为不礼貌或不够负责任在美国,没有一个人会把一次商务活动和等待一小时联系起来,这太不礼貌了一个人如果迟到五分钟,就要做出解释,也许这还不够
16.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage______________以下哪项表达了本文的中心思想?A.ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.C.IfpeoplearenotprompttheymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.世界各地时间在社会生活中扮演的角色
17.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours________________根据本文,如果你在某人睡觉时间打电话给他,意味着什么?A.Amatterofwork.B.Amatteroflifeordeath.C.Youwanttoseehimorher.D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.这是一件事关生死的大事
18.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend如果你想约你的朋友,以下哪个时间是比较恰当的?A.at7:00amB.at4:00pmC.atthenightD.at4:00am下午4点
19.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage根据本文,以下哪项陈述是正确的?A.Inthegueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeopleformdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheD.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.准时在美国社会是受到高度认可的
20.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat________________从本文我们可以得出A.it’samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneinthedaytime.B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.C.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinessparty.D.ifapersonislateforadateheneedn’tmakesomeexplanation.世界各地的时间观念是不同的Passage3AforeignersfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlesslyseekingattentioninastoreandelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands任务.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.一个外国人对于美国的第一印象很有可能是每个人都在压力下匆匆忙忙城市里的人总是表现得匆匆忙忙不知疲倦的,为了尽快做完一件事情,他们会在店里拼命引起店员的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡别人白天匆忙就餐也是这个国家生活节奏的一个部分Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’twaiterswillhurryyou.工作时间被认为是很珍贵的在一些公共饮食场所,其他人会等在你旁边等你吃完,这样大家都可以得到服务,并赶在规定的时间内回去工作每个人都会尽快给下一个人腾出地方如果你不这样,侍者会催促你的Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmilesbriefconversationsandsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Donttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighlyandtheyresentsomeoneelsewastingitbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.你会发现司机也都很匆忙,人们从你身边匆匆走过你会错过一些微笑,简短的交谈和一些与陌生人的小礼节不要在意,这是因为他们非常珍惜时间,而且他们认为一旦太注重这些社交礼节就是浪费时间Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvaluespatienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomere-turnbethisintermsofpleasureworkvalueorrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.对时间的观念还会影响到我们对耐心的理解在美国价值体系中,耐心并不是首要要考虑的我们中的很多人被称为”短保险丝”如果我们觉得时间在毫无意义的溜走,既没有娱乐价值,工作价值,也不在休息,那就会开始不停地徘徊那些来自时间观念不同的国家的人发现他们在商业和日常生活中最困难的就是对时间节奏的适应ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscallforexampleTheywillmisstheritualinteractionthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybeaconventionintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.NormallyAmericansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansociallywestarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.348words许多刚到美国来的人都会想念他们在商业会谈中一些开场礼节举个例子,他们会想念因欢迎你到来而泡的一杯茶或咖啡这样的社交礼仪,这在他们国家是常规礼仪他们会想念在咖啡屋悠闲的会谈而通常,美国人不会与来访者在这么悠闲的环境中进行一些冗长的小会谈对于同事,我们总是看他过去的表现而不是与他的社交礼仪因为我们一般都是更注重专业性的,而不是社交性的,因此我们总是很快进入正题
21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong_________以下哪项陈述是错误的?A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.美国人对他们的同事不礼貌
22.Inthefourthparagraph“ahighpriority”means_________第四段中的“ahighpriority”是什么意思?A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcernC.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift要首要考虑的
23.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague___________美国人评价他们的同事是根据A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusinesstalksC.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance他们过去的表现
24.Thispassagemainlytalksabout___________本文主要讲了A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtimeB.howbusyAmericansareeverydayC.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeignersD.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike美国人是怎样珍惜时间的
25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis_______________从本文我们可以看出作者写作的口吻是A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.objective欣赏的Test2阅读理解Passage1Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroadshewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfriends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthisshesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales称.Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn’tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.Hetoowaswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.Maria,十六岁,她正在圣多明各多米尼加首都的机场排队等候她正要离开自己的祖国去美国和她的姐姐团聚她的英语讲得很好虽然她要出国了觉得很高兴,但此时要离开她的家人和朋友也很伤心正在她想这些的时候,她突然听到机场的工作人员正在叫她把行李放到称上Maria拉了又拉,包太重,她根本抬不起来她后面的男人很不耐烦了他也是等着托运行李的“What’swrongwiththisgirlHesaid“Whydoesn’tshehurryup”Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecounterhopingtocheckinfirst.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.“这女孩怎么了?”他说道,“她为什么不快点?”他走到前面,把包放在台上,希望能先登记他急着想要得到一个好的座位Mariawasveryangrybutshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid“WhyareyousoupsetThereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurrywhycan’tyougivemeahandwithmyluggageMaria很生气,但她很有礼貌她用最优美的英语说,“你为什么如此不耐烦?飞机上的每个人都有座位如果你真的很急,为什么不能帮我搬一下行李?”ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.224words这男人听到Maria会讲英语觉得很惊讶他很快得拿起自己的行李退了回去每个人都很不赞成得看着他
11.Maria’sstoryhappened________.Maria的故事发生在什么时候?A.whenshewasleavingAmericaB.onherwaybacktoSantoDomingoC.beforeshelefttheUSAD.whenshearrivedattheairport她到达机场后
12.Youbelievethattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryisto________attheairport.你认为故事中提到的机场工作人员的工作是什么?A.helpcarrypeople’sluggageB.askpeopletopickuptheluggageC.checkpeople’sluggage检查旅客的行李D.takecareofpeople’sluggage
13.“Whyareyousoupset”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbe________.“为什么你如此不耐烦?”Maria对那个男人说她这么说是要告诉他不要不高兴A.surprisedB.sadC.unhappyD.sorry
14.“Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.”Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt__________.“每个人都很不赞成地看着他”这句话的意思是周围的人为这男人的行为感到很遗憾A.worriedaboutMariaB.worriedaboutthemanC.sorryforMaria’smannersD.sorryfortheman’smanners
15.TheauthormentionedMaria’sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthat_________.作者在故事的开头就提到Maria的年龄是为了表达什么?A.shewasyoungbutbehavedproperly她很小,但行为很得体B.shewouldnothavelefthomealoneC.everyonearoundherwaswrongD.itwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpherPassage2Therearethreekindsofgoals:shirt-termmedium-rangeandlonglong-termgoals.目标有三种短期目标,中期目标和长期目标Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivitieswhichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorlessortwoweeksorpossiblymonths.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasbuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundationlong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoalsweshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.短期目标是根据每日制定的为了处理当前事物的目标短期目标可以以少于一个星期,一个星期,两个星期,或者可能的话一个月来完成我们必须记住,打地基比砌墙更需要坚实,长期目标脱离了扎实的短期目标的实现是不能实现的短期目标的实现是以以前完成的目标为前提的Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyearortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatimeyoushouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstepyouwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrowyourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.中期目标是在短期目标的基础上指定的可以以一个学期或整个学年为周期指定,或者延长至几年每次你根据目标前进了一步,都不要让自己感到没有信心或者压力重重当你完成了一个目标,你都会增加成功的信心并且当你完成目标的日期越来越近,你的动力和希望都会增加Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.221words长期目标可以和我们未来的梦想相关联可以是五年或五年以上的目标生活不是一成不变的我们不能让长期目标制约了我们或我们的行为
16.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot_________.如果我们能完成各个短期目标,那么我们的长期目标将意义深远A.Ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoalsB.Ifwecompletetheshort-termgoalsC.ifwehavedreamsofthefutureD.ifweputforwardsomeplans
17.Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon_________.短期目标是以以前完成的目标为前提的A.adailybasisB.yourachievementinaweekC.currentactivitiesD.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted
18.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals________.每完成一个目标,将会增加我们成功的信心A.wewillwinfinalsuccessB.weareoverwhelmedC.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccessD.weshouldhavestrongdesireforsettingnewgoals
19.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage__________这篇短文的中心思想是什么?A.Lifeisadynamicthing.B.weshouldsetuplong-termgoals.C.Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.目标的不同种类D.Thelimitationoflong-termgoals.
20.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothepassage_________根据短文,下面哪种说法是错误的?A.Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.B.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.C.Lifeisastaticthingthusweshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.生活是一成不变的,所以我们不能让长期目标制约我们的生活和我们的行为D.Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoalstothosewhichhavebeencompleted.Passage3BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannelabodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.英国和法国被英吉利海峡阻隔,游泳穿越该海峡只要不到20分钟的时间但这两个国家的文化有时相差十万八千里LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary周年纪念ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.上星期四,英国和法国庆祝了《友好协议》签订100周年的纪念活动该协议标志着两个国家在经历了几个世纪的战争和爱恨交织的关系后的新开始Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.JustlastyeartherewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac’sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug拥抱,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.HoweversomepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.但他们的关系在上个世纪也经历了几番起落仅去年,对伊拉克战争问题进行了激烈的争论—英国首相布莱尔支持而法国总统希拉克反对国际会议中,这种别扭在布莱尔和希拉克的身体语言中表现得很明显当法国领导人频频与德国总理格哈特·施罗德拥抱时,布莱尔只得到了握手然而,有些政治专家说正是伊拉克战争促进了两国的关系Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn’tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.Howeveronly3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys调查showthatmostFrenchpeoplereelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasroundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance’scloserelationshipwithGermanyorbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain’scloselinkswiththeUS.这种历来的分离也许是好的,因为这两个国家对世界的看法完全不同但是这并没有阻隔1200万的英国人每年到法国度假而法国仅有300万的人民去英国度假调查显示大多数法国人对德国人比对英国人亲切并且在英国进行的调查显示仅有1/3的英国人信任法国人也许这种坏的感觉是因为英国人不喜欢法国跟德国的亲密关系,或者因为法国对英国和美国的亲密关系感到不悦Whatevertheanswerisasbothsidescelebrate100yearsof“doubtfulfriendship”theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here’sone:What’sthebestthingaboutBritain’srelationshipwithFranceTheEnglishChannel.320words不论答案是什么,双方能在一起庆祝这种“不确定的友好关系”100周年,至少证明他们会相互开玩笑了其中一条就是英国与法国的关系的最好见证是什么?是英吉利海峡
21.ForcenturiestherelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis__________.几世纪以来,英国与法国的关系是什么?A.friendlyB.impoliteC.brotherlyD.amixtureofloveandhate一种的爱恨交织的关系
22.ThewarinIraqdoes_________totherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.伊拉克战争对英国和法国的关系起到既好又坏的作用A.goodB.harmC.neithergoodnorharmDbothgoodandharm
23.TheBritisharenotsofriendlyto________andtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto_________.英国对德国不是那么友好,法国对美国也不是那么友好A.Germany;AmericaB.America;GermanyC.Germany;GermanyD.America;America
24.________aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin_________.英国人更喜欢到法国度假A.Americanpeople…BritainB.Britishpeople…GermanyC.Frenchpeople…BritainD.Britishpeople…France
25.Whatdoesthelastsentencemean________文章的最后一句的意思是什么?A.AslongastheEnglishChannelexistsnofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritain.B.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.C.FrancandBritainarenearneighborsandthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.法国和英国是一衣带水的邻邦,这会帮助两国平衡他们之间的关系D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.。