大学英语阅读理解及答案18篇.docx

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大学英语阅读理解及答案18篇

II阅读理解

Passage1

Community社区serviceisanimportantcomponent部分ofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourage鼓励allstudentstovolunteer自愿者foratleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.AnewcommunityprogramcalledOneOnOnehelpselementary初级的studentswho’vefallenbehind落后的.Youreducationmajors专业mightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunity机会todosometeaching,thatis,tutoring辅导inmathandEnglish.

You’dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester学期.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwithmath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine理想的,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.

ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors—he’llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignup报名fortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.

I’msureyou’llenjoythiscommunityserviceandyou’llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume简历,too,showingthatyou’vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareabout关心yourcommunity.Ifyou’dliketosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge’sofficethisweek.

1.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?

_________.

A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.

B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram

C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.

D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.

2.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?

_______.

A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.

B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.

C.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents.

D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.

3.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?

__________.

A.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram.

B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.

C.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.

D.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.

4.Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo?

_________.

A.Contacttheelementaryschool.

B.Signupforaspecialclass.

C.Submitaresumetothedean.

D.TalktoProfessorDodge.

5.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddresses向.....说话?

___________.

A.Faculty.B.Students.C.ResidentsD.Graduatedstudents.

Passage2

Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任务）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse―wastingitbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled―ashortfuse.Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

__________

A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.

B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.

C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.

D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.

2.Inthefourthparagraph,―ahighprioritymeans__________.

A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcern

C.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift

3.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague__________.

A.throughsocialcourtesy

B.throughprolongedbusinesstalks

C.byestablishingbusinessrelations

D.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance

4.Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________.

A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime

B.howbusyAmericansareeveryday

C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners

D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike

5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis___________.

A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.objective

Passage3

LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproperrespectfortheflag.Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthearmedserviceshavepreciseregulationsonhowtodisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvarysomewhatfromthegeneralrules.Thenationalflagshouldberaisedandloweredbyhand.Donotraisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfoldedtheflagfirst,andthenhoistitquicklytothetopoftheflagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.Placenoobjectsonorovertheflag.Donotusetheflagaspartofacostumeorathleticuniform.Donotprintituponcushions,handkerchief,papernapkinsorboxes.Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotberegisteredifitcomprisestheflag,orbadgersoftheUS.Whentheflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument,itshouldn’tserveasacoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitisdisplayedonsuchoccasions,donotallowtheflagtotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairtoformafeatureoftheceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedtotouchthegroundorfloor,nortobrushagainstobjects.

1.HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag？

A.Bymakinglaws.B.Byenforcingdiscipline.

C.Byeducatingthepublic.D.Byholdingceremonies.

2.WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

A.Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers.

B.Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.

C.ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans.

D.Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.

3.HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?

A.Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus.

B.Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.

C.Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.

D.Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.

4.WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

A.Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.

B.Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.

C.Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.

D.Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.

5.WhatisAmericans’attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag?

A.Arbitrary.B.Respect.C.Happy.D.Brave.

Passage4

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.

2.Withthesamemoney____,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.

A.gettingasmallflatwithagarden

B.havingasmallflatwithagarden

C.rentingasmallflatwithoutagarden

D.buyingasm