大学英语B阅读理解例题精讲.docx

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大学英语B阅读理解例题精讲

大学英语B阅读理解

1.VeryfewpeoplewerecomingtoeatattheWhiteRoseRestaurant,anditsownerdidn'tknowwhattodo.Thefoodinhisrestaurantwascheapandgood,butnobodyseemedtowanttoeatthere.

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Thenhedidsomethingthatchangedallthat,andinafewweekshisrestaurantwasalwaysfullofmenandtheirladyfriends.Wheneveragentlemancamewithalady,asmilingwaitergaveeachofthemabeautifulmenu.Themenuslookedexactlythesameontheoutside,buttherewasanimportantdifferenceinside.Themenuthatthewaiterhandedtothemangavethecorrectpriceforeachdishandeachbottleofwine;whilethemenuthathehandedtotheladygaveamuchhigherprice!

Sowhenthemancalmlyordereddishafterdishandwineafterwine,theladythoughthewasmuchmoregenerousthanhereallywas!

（1）.Thewaitergaveabeautifulmenutotheguestswhenagentlemanandhisladyfriendcameintotherestaurant.

A.T

B.F

答案：

B

（2）.Themenusfortheguestswerethesameontheoutsidebutdifferentinside.

A.T

B.F

答案：

A

（3）.Themaleguestcouldremaincalmwhenheordereddishafterdishbecausehewasrich.

A.T

B.F

答案：

B

（4）.Theladythoughtofherfriendverygenerousafteramealatthisrestaurant.

A.T

B.F

答案：

A

（5）.Thestorymainlysuggeststhatpeopleliketogotoexpensiverestaurants.

A.T

B.F

答案：

B

2.Mr.Whitelivedinasmallvillage.Hisparentshadn'tenoughmoneytosendhimtoschool.Hehadtohelpthemtodosomethinginthefields.Buthedidn'tliketoliveinthepoorplace.Whenhewassixteen,hegottothetownandfoundworkinafactory.Threeyearslaterhebecametallandstrong.SohewassenttoAfricaasasoldier.Hestayedthereforfiveyearsandgotsomemoney.ThenhecamebacktoEnglandandboughtashopinasmalltown.NopeopleinthetownwenttoAfricaexcepthim.Andhehopedtheythoughthewasafamousmanandthattheycouldrespecthim.ThechildrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomestoriesandhislifeinAfrica.

OnedayafewchildrenaskedhimtotellthemsomethingabouttheanimalsinAfrica.Hetoldthemhowhefoughtwiththetigersandelephants.Hisstoriessurprisedthemallandsomepolicemenandworkerswenttolistentohim.Itmadehimhappier.Justamanwhotaughtgeographyinamiddleschoolpassedthere.Hestoppedtolistentohimforawhileandthensaid,"Couldyoupleasetellusarareanimal,sir?

"

"Certainly,"saidMr.Turner."OnedayImetarhinoceros（犀牛）byariver…"

"Pleasewaitaminute,sir,"saidtheman."Therearen'tanyrhinocerosinAfricaatall!

"

"It'srarejustbecausetherearen'tany!

"

（1）.Mr.Whitewasborninafarmer'sfamily.

A.T

B.F

答案：

A

（2）.Mr.Whitehopedtoberespectedbecausehewastherichestmanintheirtown.

A.T

B.F

答案：

B

（3）.Thechildrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomethinginterestingbecauseheknewmorethananyotherpersoninthetown.

A.T

B.F

答案：

A

（4）.AllpeoplebelievedMr.Whiteexceptthechildren.

A.T

B.F

答案：

B

（5）.Mr.Whitewouldn'tliketoadmitthathewaswrong.

A.T

B.F

答案：

A

3.PlacestostayinBritainareasvariedastheplacesyouvisit.Whateveryourbudgetisthechoice-frombasicbarntosmallhotel,fromtinycottagetograndcastle-isallpartoffun.

Hostels

Cheap,good-valuehostelsareaimedatalltypesoflike-mindedtravelers,whoprefervalueoverluxuryandyoudon'thavetobeyoungorsingletousethem.Britain'sindependenthostelsandbackpackershostelsalsoofferagreatwelcome.Facilitiesandpricesvary,especiallyinruralareas,wheresomehostelsarealittlemorethanabunkhouse（临时住房）whileothersareremarkablycomfortable－almostlikebargainhotels.

YouthHotels

Foundedmanyyearsagoto"helpall,especiallyyoungpeopleoflimitedmeans,toagreaterknowledge,loveandcareofthecountryside",theYouthHotelsAssociationisstillgoingstronginthe21stcentury.Thenetworkof230hotelsisaperfectgatewayforexploringBritain'stownsandcountryside.

B&Bs

TheB&B（bedandbreakfast）isaGreatBritishinstitution,Inessenceyougetaroominsomebody'shouse,andsmallB&Bsmayonlyhaveoneguestroom,soyou'llreallyfeellikepartofthefamily.LargerB&Bsmayhavefourorfiveroomsandmorefacilities,butjustaswarmasawelcome.

IncountryareasyourB&Bmightbeinavillageoranisolatedfarmsurroundedbyfields.Pricesreflectfacilities:

andusuallyrunfromaround￡12to￡20perperson.CityB&Bschargeabout￡25to￡30perperson,althoughthey'reoftencheaperasyougofurtherouttothesuburbs.

Pubs&Inns

Aswellassellingdrinksandmeals,Britain'spubsandinnssometimesofferB&B,particularlyincountryareas.Stayinganightortwocanbegreatfunandputsyouattheheartofthelocalcommunity.

Ratesrangefromaround￡15to￡25perperson.Pubsaremorelikelytohavesinglerooms.

（1）.Inthispassagetheauthormainly________.

A.tellsuswheretostaywhilevisitingBritain

B.advisesreaderstopayavisittoBritain

C.introducesthewonderfulpublicservicesinBritain

D.givesussomeinformationaboutBritishlife

答案：

A

（2）.________aremainlybuiltforyoungvisitors.

A.Pubs&Inns

B.YouthHotels

C.Hostels

D.B&Bs

答案：

B

（3）.IfyoutravelaloneandwanttoknowbetteraboutfamilylifeinBritain,you'dbetterstayin________.

A.Pubs&Inns

B.YouthHotels

C.Hostels

D.B&Bs

答案：

D

（4）.Ifyouareinterestedintravellingwithyourfriendsbutonlywithlimitedmeans,whereisthebetterplaceforyoutostay?

_________.

A.Pubs&Inns

B.YouthHotels

C.Hostels

D.B&Bs

答案：

C

（5）.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothelastpartofthepassage?

__________

A.Pubsandinnsusuallyprovidevisitorsbedandbreakfast.

B.allpubsandinnsoffervisitorsbedandbreakfast.

C.Pubsandinnschargeavisitor￡25atthemost.

D.Ifyouwantasingleroom,youaremorelikelytogetoneinpubs.

答案：

B

4.WearebusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet，buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?

ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime，computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworkdidn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown，thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking，informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingonthetime.

AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment，butintheearly1970s，universities，hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However，computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s，computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade"surfing"intheInternetmoreconvenient.

Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.

TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.

（1）.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethanfourtyyears.

A.T

B.F

答案：

A

（2）.Anewnetworksystemwassetuptomakecomputerscheaper.

A.T

B.F

答案：

B

（3）.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment.

A.T

B.F

答案：

A

（4）.Softwaremade"surfing"theInternetmoreconvenient.

A.T

B.F

答案：

A

（5）.Todayit'sstillnoteasytogeton-line.

A.T

B.F

答案：

B

5.Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwrittenlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.

Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?

Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1900theworld'suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates,EnglandandSwedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.

Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterplant.Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyears.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwasmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment.

（1）.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword'parchment'?

_________

A.Theskinofyounganimals.

B.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.

C.ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.

D.ThepaperofEgypt.

答案：

B

（2）.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheinventionofpaper?

________

A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore.

B.Morepeoplecouldbeeducatedthanbefore.

C.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.

D.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.

答案：

A

（3）.WhendidtheEgyptiansbegintousepaperwidely?

___________

A.Around1400.

B.Around1900.

C.Around400.

D.Around900.

答案：

A

（4）.Whichofthefollowingcountriesusesmorepaperforeachpersonayear?

_______

A.China.

B.Sweden.

C.Egypt.

D.Japan.

答案：

B

（5）.Whatisthemainideaofthisshorttalk?

_________

A.Moreandmorepaper