网络教育大学英语B阅读理解Word格式.docx

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"

Certainly,"

saidMr.Turner."

OnedayImetarhinoceros（犀牛）byariver…"

Pleasewaitaminute,sir,"

saidtheman."

Therearen'

tanyrhinocerosinAfricaatall!

It'

srarejustbecausetherearen'

tany!

（1）、Mr.Whitewasborninafarmer'

sfamily.

A：

TB：

F

答案：

A

（2）、Mr.Whitehopedtoberespectedbecausehewastherichestmanintheirtown.

B

（3）、Thechildrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomethinginterestingbecauseheknewmorethananyotherpersoninthetown.

（4）、AllpeoplebelievedMr.Whiteexceptthechildren.

（5）、Mr.Whitewouldn'

tliketoadmitthathewaswrong.

2、IfyoutravelbyairacrossthecenterofAfricaorSouthAmerica,youflyoverforestsforthousandsofkilometers.Thesegreatforestsaretheoceansoftrees.Therearethousandsandthousandsofdifferentkindsofplantsandanimals.

However,theworld'

sforestsaregettingsmallerallthetime.Wearecuttingdownthetreesbecauseweneedwood,andweneedmorefarmland.Somepeoplesaythattherewillnotbeanyforestslikethesein20or30years.Whatwillhappeniftheydisappear?

Ifwecutdownourforests,alotofplantsandanimalswilldisappearfromtheworld.Inalotofplacesthenewfarmlandwillsoonlookliketheolddeserts.Cropswillnotgrowthere.Itwillnotrainveryoften,andtheweatherwillgetveryhot.Perhapstheclimateoftheworldwillchange.Thiswillbedangerousforeveryoneintheworld.Thatiswhywemusttakecareofourforests.

（1）、Thepassagemainlytellsusabouttheimportanceoftakingcareofplants.

（2）、Forestsarehomesfordifferentkindsofanimals.

（3）、Theneedformorewoodandmorelandhelptoprotectourforests.

（4）、We'

llhavemoreandgreaterforestsnin20or30yearsinsomepeople'

sview.

（5）、Thewriterthinksitnecessarytoprotecttheforests.

3、Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?

Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?

Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?

Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.

Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists（心理学家）thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.

Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas"

Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid."

or"

Youaresuchasmartchild."

（1）、Theword"

intelligent"

inthe1stparagraphprobablymeanbright.

（2）、Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusisanormalpersonwhileanidiotisafunnyperson.

（3）、Apersonbornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuseismorelikelytobecomeagenius.

（4）、Itisbetterforparentstopraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften.

（5）、Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.

4、Amangotintoatrainandfoundhimselfsittingoppositeawomanwhoseemedtobeaboutthirty-fiveyearsold.Soontheybegantalkingtoeachother,andthemansaidtoher,"

Doyouhaveafamily?

Yes,Ihaveoneson,"

thewomananswered.

Oh,really?

Doeshesmoke?

No,he'

snevertouchedacigarette,"

thewomanreplied.

That'

sgood,"

themancontinued."

Idon'

tsmokeeither.Tobaccoisverybadtoone'

shealth.Anddoesyoursondrinkwine?

Oh,no,"

thewomanansweredatonce."

He'

sneverdrunkadropofit."

ThenIcongratulateyou,ma'

am,"

themansaid."

Anddoesheevercomehomelateatnight?

No,never,"

hisneighboranswered."

Hegoestobedimmediatelyafterdinnereverynight."

Well,"

themansaid,"

he'

sawiseyoungman.Howoldishe?

ssixmonthsoldtoday.Buthewillgrowuptobeagentleman,"

thewomanrepliedproudly.

（1）、Themanandthewomanaretalkingaboutthewoman'

sson.

（2）、Thewomanthinkshersonwillbeagentleman.

（3）、Theconversationtookplaceonatrain.

（4）、Theword"

disappointed"

probablybestdescribestheman'

sfeelingattheendoftheconversation.

（5）、Thewomanissoproudofhersonthatshedoesnotreallyunderstandwhattheman'

squestionsmean.

5、Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband'

ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,"

Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon'

tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback."

AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid,"

Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butI'

mnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation."

（1）、Mr.Youngwastheownerofaprivatebusiness.

（2）、Mrs.Youngworriedaboutherhusband'

sbusiness.

（3）、Mrs.Youngwasafraidthatherhusband'

svacationmightbespoilt.

（4）、Thesecretarydidn'

texplaininherletterwhathadhappenedtoMr.Young'

sbusiness,becauseshedidn'

twanttospoilMr.Young'

svacation.

（5）、YoucanlearnfromthestorythatMr.Younghadastupidsecretary.

6、HereisastorytoldaboutanAmericangeneralwhowasaveryimportantfigureintheAmericanarmyduringtheFirstWorldWar.EverybodyintheUnitedStatesknewhimandmanypeoplewishedtohaveapictureorsomethingofhisintheirhomes.

SoonafterthewarthegeneralreturnedtoWashington.Onedayhewenttoadentistandhadsixteethpulledout.Aweeklaterthegeneralheardthathisteethwerebeingsoldinshopsat$5each.Oneachoftheteeththerewasalabelwiththenameofthegeneralandwords:

buytheseteethandshowthemtoyourfriendsathome."

Thegeneralgotangry.Herushedtohisofficeandorderedsixofficerstogoaroundthecityandbuyallhisteeth.

Theofficerswentoutandvisitedeveryshopinthecapital.Theywereawayfromtheofficeallday.Intheeveningtheyreturnedandputonthetableinfrontofthegeneraltheteeththeyhadbought.Theyhadcollected175teeth.

（1）、Manyfamilieswantedtohaveasignatureofthegeneral.

（2）、ThegeneralcamebacktoWashingtonaftertheFirstWorldWar.

（3）、Thegeneralorderedhismentolookforallhisteethandbuyallofthem.

（4）、Thefactthatthegeneral'

snamewasonthelabelofeachtoothshowsthatthegeneralwasfamous.

（5）、Theteeththeycollectedmostprobablycost$1150.

7、Theword"

horsepower"

wasfirstusedtwohundredyearsago.JamesWatthadmadetheworld'

sfirstwidelyusedsteamengine.Hehadnowayoftellingpeopleexactlyhowpowerfulitwas,foratthattimetherewerenounitsformeasuringpower.

Wattdecidedtofindouthowmuchworkonestronghorsecoulddoinoneminute.Hecalledthatunitonehorsepower.Withthisunithecouldmeasuretheworkhissteamenginecoulddo.

Hediscoveredthatahorsecouldlifta3300-poundweight10feetintotheairononeminute.Hisenginecouldlifta33-poundweight100feetinoneminute.

Becausehisenginedidtentimesasmuchworkasthehorse,Wattcalleditatenhorsepowerengine.

（1）、ThepassagesaysthatWattmadethefirstwidelyusedsteamengine.

（2）、Wattwantedtofindawaytolifta3300-poundweight.

（3）、Hemadeupaunitofmeasurementbasedonthestrengthofahorse.

（4）、Onehorsepowerwo