电大英语B阅读理解9.doc

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Passage1

FoulshamHouseisafine,largehouseofthe1790s．ItstandsbytheRiverByer,intwenty—fivehectares（公顷）ofthebestfarmlandinthesouthwest．

　　ThehousewasbuiltbySmithson,andthestorygoesbacktoGeorge,thesonofKingofWhales,whofellinlovewiththebeautifulLadyKitty,atoneofthefirstFoulsham'swildwoods（野外）parties．ManyyearsagomanygreatmenrodeonthehillsaboutFoulshamHouse,andmanyfinegirlstookteaintheGreenRoom．

　　Thehousehaseightbedrooms,threebathrooms（浴室）,twoliving—rooms,andadining—roomwitharealAdamfireplace．Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver．Allroomsarelightandairy,withgood,highwindows,andwoodfloors．

　　Atthebackofthehousethereisroomforfourcars．ThethirdFoulshamoncekeptthere．Inmanyotherways,thishouseofthe1790smeetstheneedsofthe1990s．

　　IfyouwishtoknowmoreaboutFoulshamHouse,writeto：

　　Harvey．Platt,Longford＆Son

　　6,CastleGreen,Gilham,Byreside．

1．FoulshamHouseis______．

　　A．anoldfarmhouse

　　B．a25—houseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstory

　　C．alargehouseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstory

　　D．ahousewithahistoryofnearlytwohundredyears

2．Welearnfromthereadingthat______．

　　A．Smithsonbuiltthehouseforwildwoodparties

　　B．manyimportantpeoplehadbeentoFoulshamHouse

　　C．GeorgeandLadyKittylovedthehouseandhadmanypartieshere

　　D．theGreenRoomisaplaceformanygirlstomaketea

3．Thesentence'Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver,'means'______'．

　　A．Theparkandtherivercanbeseenclearlyfromthelibrary

　　B．Thelibraryhasapictureoftheparkandtheriveronthewall

　　C．Thelibrarywasbuiltintheparkbytheriver

　　D．Booksabouttheparkandtherivercanbereadinthelibrary

4．Whichofthefollowingistrue?

　　A．The3rdFoulshamoftenrodehishorsesatthebackofthehouse．

　　B．Thehousehasaroomforfourcarsatthebackofthehouse．

　　C．Theroadbehindthehouseiswideenoughfor4carstogo．

　　D．Thereissomeparkingbehindthehouse．

5．Wecaninfer（推断）thatHarvey______．

　　A．wantsthehousetomeettheneedsofmodernlife

　　B．wantspeopletoknowthehistoryofthehouse

　　C．wantstosellthehouse

　　D．wantssomemoneytomakethehousemeettoday'sneeds

KEY:

1.D 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C

Passage2

E-mailisoneofthebiggestthreats（威胁）toyourhomecomputer.ByunderstandinghowE-mailworks,andbytakingsomestepsinhowyoudealwithreadingandwritingmessages,youcankeepthisthreatoutofyourcomputer.WhenyouexchangeE-mailwithsomeoneelse,themessagessentbetweenyouandthatpersonpassthroughseveralcomputersbeforetheyreachtheirplaces.ImaginethisconversationasitistakingplaceinanInternet“room”,avery,verybigroom.Anyone,ormoreexactly,anyprogramcanprobablyunderstandwhatisbeingsaid,becausemostInternetconversationsarenothiddeninanyway.Asaresult,othersmaybelisteningin,capturingwhatyousend,andusingitfortheirowngood.

　　E-mail-bornevirusesoftenarriveinattractive,fantasticappearances,muchlikethebeautifuladswereceivebywayoftraditionalmailthatismadetosellussomething.Bybeautifulappearances,aninfected（感染）E-mailmessageseemstobesomethingwewanttoreadfromsomeoneweknow,notameanvirusreadytodestroyordamageourcomputers.

　　TherearesomestepsthatyoucantaketohelpyoudecidewhattodowitheveryE-mailmessagewithanattachment（附件）thatyoureceive.Youshouldonlyreadamessagethatpassesallofthesetests:

　　1）TheKnowTest:

IstheE-mailfromsomeonethatyouknow?

　　2）TheReceivedTest:

HaveyoureceivedE-mailfromthissenderbefore?

　　3）TheExpectedTest:

WereyouwaitingforE-mailwithanattachmentfromthissender?

　　4）TheMeaningTest:

DothetopiclineoftheE-mailmessageandthenameoftheattachmentbothhavemeanings?

　　5）TheVirusTest:

IstheE-mailinfected?

1.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideainthefirstparagraph?

　　A.WeshouldnotexchangeourE-mailwithsomeoneelse.

　　B.ItisdangeroustoreadandwriteE-mailmessagesathome.

　　C.WeshouldlearnhowE-mailworkstotakecareofourcomputers.

　　D.OurchatsoncomputersareusuallygoingoninabigInternetroom.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“capturing”probablymean?

　　A.taking　　　B.hiding　　　C.receiving　　　D.destroying

3.AstheInternetisopentoanyone,weshould_________.

　　A.notreadandwritemessagesinourhomecomputers

　　B.notallowniceadvertisementstoreachourcomputers

　　C.stopourconversationswhilesomeoneislisteninginit

　　D.becarefulwiththeattractiveE-mailssentbystrangers

4.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?

　　A.ThethreatsofE-mail.　　　　　　　B.Thesafetyofhomecomputers.

　　C.TheE-mail-borneviruses