英语阅读理解试题库大全.docx

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英语阅读理解试题库大全

Passage1

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.

Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.

Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.

TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.

Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.

Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?

1.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,_____

A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver

B.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride

C.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogo

D.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleavewithoutpaying

2.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_____

A.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels

B.providemealsforanydiners

C.providefreewineandchargeforfood

D.aremostlypoorlymanaged

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.

B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.

C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.

D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.

4.Theword“those”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_____

A.peoplewhooftentaketaxis

B.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotels

C.peoplewhoaredishonest

D.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust

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5.Itcanbeconcludedthat_____

A.Finnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylife

B.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats

C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel

D.alltheFinnsarerich

Passage2

Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsandchildrenbeingabletoleadahealthylife.

Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethehome.Childrenareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.Theyalsohavesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellasschoolexpectations.

Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:

theneedtousecarstogetfromoneplacetoanotherquickly.

Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs.CDs,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshavebecomemajorleisureactivities,ratherthantraditionalmoreactivepursuits.Thishasledtoamoresedentarylifestyle.

Themediaprovideentertainmentandinformation.Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.Itismuchmoreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanprepareameal.Themediaconstantlybombard（轰炸）theiraudiencewith…perfect?

bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-to-datecomputergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.

Environmentsvary.Wemaybeexposedtopollution,suchascigarettesmoke.Thiscanbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathingdifficulties.Environmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.

Itisimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestylesismotivation.Orthedesiretobehealthy.Anypersonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawaytobehealthy—ifhe/sheismotivatedenough!

1.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

A.benefitsofahealthylifestyle

B.demandsofdailylife

C.factorsaffectingahealthylifestyle

D.apositiveapproachtohealthyliving

2.Theword“sedentary”inParagraph4probablemeans_____.

A.havingalotofthingstodo

B.involvinglittleexerciseorphysicalactivity

C.beingisolatedfromtheoutsideworld

D.experiencingalotofstress

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafactorleadingtothepopularityoffastfood?

A.Cheapprice.

B.Themedia.

C.Busylifestyle.

D.Convenience

4.WhichisNOTlistedasafactorinfluencingtheabilitytohaveahealthylifestyle?

A.Pollution.

B.Economicfactors.

C.Dependenceuponcars.

D.Influenceoffamilyorfriends.

5.Accordingtotheauthor,_____maybethemostimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestyles.

A.technology

B.culturalbackground

C.environment

D.thedesiretobehealthy

Passage3

Lookingbackonmychildhood.Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed（紧抱的）flowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.

BeforeWorldwarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.butIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.

Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnight.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoil,readingaboutotherpeople?

sobservationsanddiscoveries.thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle（谜）,becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.

Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbornworlds.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe_____

A.fullofenthusiasm

B.self-disciplined

C.fullofambition

D.knowledgeable

2.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor_____

A.losthishearingwhenhewasachild

B.didn?

tlikehisbrothersandsisters

C.wasborntoanaturalist?

sfamily

D.wasinterestedinflowersaninsectsinhischildhood

3.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe_____

A.justreadsaboutotherpeople?

sobservationsanddiscoveries

B.comesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalways

C.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic

D.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist

4.Theauthorcan?

trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_____.

A.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature

B.hedidn?

tliveverylongwiththem

C.thefamilywasextremelylarge

D.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A.Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.

B.Theauthor?

sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.

C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.

D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.

Passage4

Whenyouhavecompletedyourcollegeeducation,youwilllookforajobsuitedtoyourtraining,interests,andambitions（志向）.Inmostcases,youwillvisitalikelyemployer?

sofficeandcompleteanapplicationformforthepositioninwhichyouareinterested.Theemployermaythenmakeadecisionregardingyourabilityonthebasisoftheapplicationformandapersonalinterview.

Throughoutyourlifetime,however,youmayfindyourselfinotherjob-seekingsituationsinanattempttoimproveyourposition.Asyougainexperience,youarelikelytobecomeambitiousforbetterandbetterjobs.Thesebetterjobsoftenrequestwrittenlettersofapplicationandsummariesofyourbackgroundandexperience.Yourwritingskillsmayanimportantpartinobtainingthejobyoudesire.

Inanyjob-seekingsituation,thereareanumberofwaysyoumayuseyourwritingskills:

tocompleteanapplicationform,preparearesume,writeanapplicationletter,orwriteemploymentfollow-upletters.Asanambitiousjob-seeker,therefore,youshouldbeabletoprepareallthewrittenmaterialthatwillhelpyouobtainthejobyouwant.

1.Accordingtothepassage,inseekingajob,thestudents_____.

A）willfollowtheirinterestsandambition

B）liketovisiteveryemployer?

soffice

C）canmakeanarrangementforaninterview

D）willsurely