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2大学英语B阅读理解
阅读理解
大学英语B
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LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproperrespectfortheflag.Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthearmedserviceshavepreciseregulationsonhowtodisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvarysomewhatfromthegeneralrules.Thenationalflagshouldberaisedandloweredbyhand.Donotraisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfoldtheflagfirst,andthenhoistitquicklytothetopoftheflagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.Placenoobjectsonorovertheflag.Donotusetheflagaspartofacostumeorathleticuniform.Donotprintituponcushions,handkerchiefs,papernapkinsorboxes.Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotberegisteredifitcomprisestheflag,orbadgersoftheUS.Whentheflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument,itshouldn'tserveasacoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitisdisplayedonsuchoccasions,donotallowtheflagtofalltotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairtoformafeatureoftheceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedtotouchthegroundorfloor,ortobrushagainstobjects.
（1）、HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag?
_________
A.Bymakinglaws.
B.Byenforcingdiscipline.
C.Byeducatingthepublic.
D.Byholdingceremonies.
答案：
A
解析：
从全段首句可直接看出，美国人是通过制定法律来确保公民尊敬国旗的。
（2）、WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?
_________
A.Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers.
B.Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.
C.ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans.
D.Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.
答案：
B
解析：
从第4和5行可以看出，美国国旗应当快速的手动升起。
（3）、HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?
_________
A.Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus.
B.Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.
C.Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.
D.Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.
答案：
D
解析：
文章倒数第3句揭示了这个答案。
（4）、WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag?
_________
A.Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.
B.Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.
C.Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.
D.Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.
答案：
C
解析：
综合全段可知美国国旗的使用受到明确的规则和习俗限制。
（5）、WhatisAmericans'attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag?
_________
A.Arbitrary.
B.Respect.
C.Happy.
D.Brave.
答案：
B
解析：
美国人对待自己国家的旗帜是很尊敬的，故选B。
2、
IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknownasthesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in".Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:
30pm,collegetelevisionloungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocan'twaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.
Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they'reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960's,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.
Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople'slives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.
（1）、Whatissoapopera?
A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.
B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.
C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV.
D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.
答案：
C
解析：
文章第一句即说明了肥皂剧就是日间播放的电视连续剧。
（2）、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Collegestudentviewers.
B.FavoriteTVserials.
C.Soapoperafans.
D.College-ageviewers.
答案：
C
解析：
文章涉及到了大学，中学和社会工作人员都转向了肥皂剧，故选C，能涵盖各类别。
（3）、WhichisNOTthereasonwhythesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in"amongAmericanyoungpeople?
A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.
B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.
C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.
D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.
答案：
D
解析：
从全文最后一句可直接排除D，这也不是人们爱看肥皂剧的理由。
（4）、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
_________
A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.
B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikedsoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.
C.youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.
D.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.
答案：
C
解析：
60年代的主题是严肃的，人们谈论的都是社会新闻等，那时候爱看电视剧的年轻人也是不多见的，但是现在人们追求的是愉快和欢乐，所以就转向了轻松的肥皂剧。
（5）、Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?
_________
A.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.
B.Thepeople'sfavoritetodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.
C.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.
D.Thepeople'sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.
答案：
B
解析:
作者想传达给我们的即是随着时代的不同，人们的口味变化了，对待电视剧的态度也在改变。
3、
ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.
OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone'sown.
Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgardens,onecanspendone'sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature.
Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:
forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight's（twoweeks）visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:
theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.
（1）、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
_________
A.PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.
B.PeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.
C.SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.
D.Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutsidethecity.
答案：
B
解析：
结合全文可知，有的人喜欢工总在伦敦生活在乡村，而也有人偏爱生活和工作的市里，B只陈述出了一点。
（2）、Withthesamemoney________,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.
A.gettingasmallflatwithagarden
B.havingasmallflatwithagarden
C.rentingasmallflatwithoutagarden
D.buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden
答案：
C
解析：
从文章第二段可直接判断选C，用在城市租赁一个没有花园的小公寓的同样的钱，人们都可以在乡下买下一个带有花园的小房子了。
（3）、Whenthegardenisinblossom,itmeansthatone________hasbeenrewarded.
A.livinginthecountry
B.havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden
C.havingagardenofhisown
D.havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering
答案：
B
解析：
从倒数第二段可看出答案，人们花时间悉心照料小花园，等到花开满园的时候，即是对主人辛勤照料的回报。
（4）、Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthetownwouldfeelthat_______iftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon.
A.theirlifewasmeaningless
B.theirlifewasinvaluable
C.theydidn'tdeserveahappylife
D.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife
答案：
A
解析：
最后一段前3行即说明了，对于喜爱住在城市的人来说，如果让他们离开伦敦，生活的一切都将变的没有意思，甚至“notworthliving”（不值得活着）。
故选A。
（5）、Theunderlinedphrasegetawayfrominthe3rdparagraphrefersto________.
A.dealwith
B.doawaywith
C.escapefrom
D.preventfrom
答案：
C
解析：
联系前后文，可知该词组是“逃离”之意，故选C。
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That'shardtoanswer.Inpart,theirliveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withth
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