大学英语B阅读理解BWord文档格式.docx

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Thepartywasabigsuccess.However,astheguestswereleaving,theysaid“Thankyou”toBillandMarthaforthemusic,Bettyforthecake,theJacksonsfortheuseofthehouseandtoothersfortheirhardwork.ToPetertheyjustsaid,“Thanksfortheinvitation.”

1）、ThepartywasheldatPeter'

sfriend'

shouse.

A.T

B.F

答案：

A

2）、TheJacksonsdidhardworkfortheparty.

B

3）、AllhisfriendslikedPeter.

4）、Petertriedhisbesttogivetheparty.

5）、Fromthestory,wecanseePeterwasaselfishman.

2、Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;

inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;

andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations-thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;

andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;

andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.

1）、Theoriginoflanguageis_________.

A.alegendhandeddownfromthepast

B.amatterthatishiddenorsecret

C.aquestiondifficulttoanswer

D.aproblemnotyetsolved

D

2）、Whatistrueaboutwords?

A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.

B.Theycannotbewrittendown.

C.Theyaresimplysounds.

D.Theyaremysterious.

C

3）、Therealpowerofwordsconsistsintheir______.

A.properties

B.characteristics

C.peculiarity

D.representativefunction

4）、By“association”inthelastparagraph,theauthormeans______.

A.aspecialquality

B.ajoiningofideasinthemind

C.anappearancewhichispuzzling

D.astrangefeature

5）、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?

A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.

B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.

C.Hecanmovementotears.

D.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.

3、WhenyoutakeawalkinmanyofthecitiesintheWest,youoftenseealotofpeoplewalkingdogs.Itisstilltruethatadogisthemostusefulandfaithfulanimalintheworld.Butthereasonswhypeoplekeepadoghavechanged.

Intheolddays,peopleusedtotraindogstoprotectthemselvesagainstattacksbyotherbeasts.Andlater,theycametorealizethatthedogwasnotonlyusefulforprotectionbutwillingtoobeyhismaster.Forexample,whenpeopleuseddogsforhunting,thedogswouldnoteatwhatwascaughtwithoutpermission.Butnow,peopleinthecityneednotprotectthemselvesagainstattacksofananimal.

Whydotheykeepdogs,then?

Somepeoplekeepdogstoprotectthemselvesfromrobbery,butthemostimportantreasonisforcompanionship.Forachild,adogishisbestfriendwhenhehasnofriendstoplaywith.Foryoungcouples,adogistheirchildwhentheyhavenochildren.Foroldcouples,adogisalsotheirchildwhentheirrealchildrenhavegrownup.Sothemainreasonwhypeoplekeepdogshaschangedfromprotectiontofriendship.

1）、Itistruethatadogisthemostimportantanimalintheworld.

2）、Accordingtothepassage,dogsweretrainedforprotectionagainstotheranimalsinthepast.

3）、Dogswereusedforhuntingbecausetheyalwaysobeyedtheirmasters.

A.T

4）、Themostimportantreasonforpeopleinthecitytokeepdogsnowforcompanionship.

5）、Themainideaofthepassageisthatthedogisausefulandfriendlyanimal.

4、Thisstoryisaboutayoungman.Heworkedveryhardathislessons.Hewastoobusytohavearest.Atlast,hecouldn'

tgotosleep.Everynight,whenhewenttobed,heclosedhiseyesandtriedtosleep.Butthemorehetried,themorehestayedawake.

Afterawhilehedecidedtovisitthedoctor.“Ijustcan'

tgotosleepatnight.WhatshouldIdo?

”“Ihaveasuggestion,”saidthedoctor.“Trycountingnumbers.Bythetimeyoureachonethousand,you'

llbeasleep.Iamsureofit.”

Thenextdaythemanreachedthedoctor'

soffice.“Well,”saidthedoctor,“howareyoutoday?

Didyoutrymysuggestion?

”

Themanstilllookedtired.“Yes,”hesaid,“Itriedcountingone,two,three...uptoonethousand.ButwhenIreachedfivehundredandsixty-nine,Ibegantofeelsleepy.IhadtogetupanddrinksometeasothatIcouldgooncountinguptoonethousand,butthenIstillcouldn'

tfallasleep.”

1）、Theyoungmancouldn’tgotosleepbecausehehadworkedtoohardandbecameill.

2）、Thedoctoraskedtheyoungmantocountnumberswhilehewaslyinginbed.

3）、Theyoungmanreturnedtothedoctor’sofficethenextdaybecausehewantedtothankthedoctor.

4）、Theyoungmancountedfrom1to569andgotuptodrinksometea.

5）、Theyoungmaninfactwasnotabletocountnumbers.

5、MrTomForesterlivedbyhimselfalongwayfromtown.Hehardlyeverlefthishome,butonedayhewentintotowntobuysomethingsinthemarket.Afterhehadboughtthem,hewentintoarestaurantandsatdownatatablebyhimself.Whenhelookedaround,hesawseveraloldpeopleputglassesonbeforereadingtheirnewspapers,soafterlunchhedecidedtogotoashoptobuyhimselfsomeglassestoo.Hewalkedalongtheroad,andsoonfoundashop.

Themanintheshopmadehimtryonalotofglasses,butTomalwayssaid,"

No,Ican'

treadwiththese."

Themanbecamemoreandmorepuzzled（迷惑不解）,untilfinallyhesaid,"

Excuseme,butcanyoureadatall?

"

No,ofcourseIcan'

t!

Tomsaidangrily."

IfIwasalreadyabletoread,doyouthinkIwouldhavecomeheretobuyglasses?

1）、MrForesterlivedaloneinacity.

2）、Tomalmostneverwentintotown.

3）、Theoldpeopleintherestaurantreadtheirnewspaperswithglassesoff.

4）、TheshopTomwentintosoldglassesforpeoplewhocouldnotseewell.

5）、WhatkindofmistakedidTommake?

Helefthismoneyintherestaurant.

6、Whatisthebestwaytolearnalanguage?

Weshouldrememberthatwelearnedourownlanguagewellwhenwewerechildren.Ifwecouldlearnasecondlanguageinthesameway,itwouldnotseemsodifficult.Thinkofwhatasmallchilddoes.Helistenstowhatpeoplesayandtriestoimitatewhathehears.Whenhewantssomethinghehastoaskforit.Heisusingthelanguage，talkinginit，thinkinginitallthetime.Ifpeoplehadtouseasecondlanguageallthetime,theywouldlearnitquickly.

Welearnourownlanguagebyhearingpeoplespeakit，notbyseeingwhattheywrite.Weimitatewhatwehear.Inschool，thoughyoulearntoreadandwriteaswellastohearandspeak，itisbesttolearnallthenewwordsthroughtheear.Youcanreadthem，spellthemandwritethemlater.

1）、Everyonelearnshismotherlanguagewhenheisachild.

2）、Asmallchildlearnstospeakbyimitatingwhatpeoplesay.

3）、Peoplecanlearnalanguagequicklyiftheyimitateit.

4）、Itisbesttolearnnewwordsthroughreadingfirst.

5）、Thebestwaytolearnalanguageistousethelanguageallthetime.

7、HehasdonewhatMohammedAlididforboxing,MichaelJordanforbasketball,RogerFedererfortennisandTigerWoodsforgolf.Twenty-three-year-oldMichaelPhelpshasbecomeaphenomenoninswimming.

Atthe2008SummerOlympicGames,hewoneightgoldmedals.ThatwasmorethanthewholeAustralianteamcouldputtogether.HebeatMarkSpitz'

s1972recordofsevenwinsinthepoolattheoneGames.Phelpshasputhisnamenexttosevenworldrecords.

Ninedays,17games,morningandnighthecompetedandwon.Hehadtobeatformerworldrecord-holdersandgoldmedalists.Hehadtoturntheirwinsintooldnews.

I'

mjustluckytohavethedrivethatIhave,thetalentthatIhaveandtheexcitementforthesport,"

Phelpssaidafterwinninghislastmedal.

AftertheOlympics,swimmingwillnotbeinthenewssomuch.ButPhelpshasdecidedtokeepworkingtopopularizeit.

Idon'

twantthissporttobeanevery-four-yearssport,"

Phelpssaid."