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B级阅读task1task2题库

Passage1（36-40DCABA）

Directions:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36and40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C）andD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Itwouldbeinterestingtodiscoverhowmanyyoungpeoplegotouniversitywithoutanyclearideaofwhattheyaregoingtodoafterwards,Ifoneconsiderstheenormousvarietyofcoursesoffered,itisnothardtoseehowdifficultitisforastudenttoselectthecoursemostsuitedtohisinterestsandabilities.Ifastudentgoestouniversitytoacquireabroaderperspectiveoflife,toenlargehisideasandtoleantothinkforhimself,hewillundoubtedlybenefit.Schoolsoftenhavetoorestrictinganatmosphere,withitstimetablesanddisciplines,toallowhismuchtimeforindependentassessmentoftheworkheisaskedtodo.Moststudentwould,Ibelieve,profitbyayearorsoy’sexplorationofdifferentacademicstudies,especiallythose＂all-roundels”withnoparticularinterest.

Thereis,ofcourse,anothersidetothequestionofhowtomakethebestuseofone’stimeatuniversity.Thisisthecaseofthestudentwhoexcelsinaparticularbranchoflearning.HeisimmediatelyacceptedbytheUniversityofhischoice,andspendshisthreeorfouryearsbecomingaspecialist,emergingwithafirst-classHonorDegreeandverylittleknowledgeofwhattherestofthewordisallabout.Itthereforebecomesmoreandmoreimportantthat,ifstudentsarenottowastetheiropportunities,therewillhavetobemuchmoredetailedinformationaboutcoursesandmoreadvice.

36.Itissodifficultforanewuniversitystudenttoselectthecoursemostsuitedtohisinterestsandabilities______.

A.becauseheisrestrictedbythetimetablesanddisciplines

B.becauseheisnotallowedtodecideforhimself

C.becausehewantstoacquireabroaderperspectiveoflife

D.becauseheknowslittleaboutthegreatnumberofcoursesoffered

37.Intheauthor’sopinion,universityisaplacewhere_____.

A.newstudentusuallygetconfused

B.studentsarenotallowedmuchtimeforindependentthinking

C.studentscanlearnmuchmorethanbookknowledge

D.toomuchcoursesareoffered

38.Whichofthefollowingwouldbeagreedwithbytheauthor?

A.Astudentshouldacquirewideknowledgeofdifferentsubjectsbeforehedecidesinwhichonehewantstotakehisdegree

B.Astudentmustexcelinaparticularbranchoflearning

C.Astudentshouldn’tentertheuniversitywhichhedidn’tchooseto.

D.Astudentmustmakethebestuseofhistimeatuniversitybyfocusinghismindonhismajorcourses.

39.Anall-rounder_____.

A.isinterestedinnosubject

B.hasinterestindifferentacademicstudies

C.doesn’thaveindependentassessmentofworkheisaskedtodo

D.isunabletochoosethecoursemostsuitedtohisinterests

40.Theauthorsuggests_____.

A.neitherenoughinformationaboutthecoursenorenoughadvicehasbeengiventouniversitystudents.

B.universitystudentsarebecomingmoreandmoredependent

C.universitiesfailedtoproducespecialistswithfirst-classHonorDegrees.

D.it’stheteacher’sdutytohelpstudentschoosetheirmajors.

Passage2（41-45ACCBD）

Directions:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered41and45.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Everyartistknowsinhisheartthatheissayingsomethingtothepublic.Notonlydoeshewanttosayitwell,buthewantsittobesomethingwhichhasnotbeensaidbefore.Hehopesthepublicwilllistenandunderstand–hewantstoteachthem,andhewantsthemtolearnformhim.

Whatvisualartistslikepainterswanttoteachiseasytomakeoutbutdifficulttoexplain,becausepainterstranslatetheirexperiencesintoshapesandcolors,notword.Theyseemtofeelthatacertainselectionofshapesandcolors,outofthecountlessbillionspossible,isexceptionallyinterestingforthemandworthshowingtous.Withouttheirworkweshouldneverhavenoticedtheseparticularshapesandcolors,orhavefeltthedelightwhichtheybroughttotheartist.

Mostvisualartistslikepainterswanttoteachiseasytomakeoutbutdifficulttoexplain,becausepainterstranslatetheirexperiencesintoshapesandcolors,notwords.Theyseemtofeelthatacertainselectionofshapesandcolors,outofthecountlessbillionspossible,isexceptionallyinterestingforthemandworthshowingtous.Withouttheirworkweshouldneverhavenoticedtheseparticularshapesandcolors,orhavefeltthedelightwhichtheybroughttotheartist.

Mostartiststaketheirshapesandcolorsformtheworldofnatureandfromhumanbodiesinmotionandrepose（休息）,theirchoicesindicatethattheseaspectsoftheworldareworthlookingat,thattheycontainbeautifulsights.Contemporaryartistsmightsaythattheymerelychoosesubjectsthatprovideaninterestingpattern,thatthereisnothingmoreinit,Yeteventheydonotchooseentirelywithoutreferencetothecharacteroftheirsubjects.

Ifonepainterchoosestopaintagangrenous（生疽的）legandanotheralakeinmoonlight,eachofthemisdirectingourattentiontoacertainaspectoftheworld.Eachpainteristellingussomething,showingussomething,emphasizingsomething----allofwhichmeansthat,consciouslyorunconsciously,heistryingtoteachus.

41.Anartisthopesthatthepublicwill_____.

A.understandhimandlearnfromhim.

B.noticeonlyshapesancolorsinhiswork.

C.teachhimsomething.

D.believewhathesaysinhiswork

42.It’shardtoexplainwhatapainterissayingbecause_____.

A.mostpaintersdonotexpressthemselveswell.

B.apainterusedunusualwordsandphrases

C.apainterusedshapesandcolorsinsteadofwords.

D.manypaintersdonotsayanything

43.Apainterchoosescertainshapersandcolorsbecausehefeelsthatthey_____.

A.havebeenusedfrequentlyinthepast.

B.areeasytoworkwith

C.areworthshowingtothepublic.

D.willbemostattractivetothepublic

44.Thewritersaysthatcontemporaryartistsmightsaytheirchoiceofsubject_____.

A.carriesamessagetothepublic.

B.onlyprovidesinterestingpatterns.

C.hasnopatternorform.

D.teachesthepublicimportanttruths

45.Impliedbutnotstated:

A.Apaintingismoreeasilyunderstoodthanasymphony.

B.Artismerelythearrangingofshapeandcolor.

C.Everyartisttriestosaysomethingtothepublic.

D.Onemustlookbeyondshapeandcolortofindwhattheartistissaying.

Passage3（36-40DAAAB）

Directions:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36and40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C）andD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Acomputerisamachinedesignedtoperformworkmathematicallyandtostoreandselectinformationthathasbeenfedintoit.Itisrunbyeithermechanicalorelectronicmeans.Thesemachinescandoagreatdealofcomplicatedworkinaveryshorttime.Thesemachinescandoagreatdealofcomplicatedworkinaveryshorttime.Alargecomputer,forexample,forexample,canaddorsubtractninethousandtimesabilliondigits（数字）.Ithadbeenestimatedthathumanbeingsmakingcalculationsaverageaboutonemistakepertwohundreddigits.Theheartofanelectroniccomputerliesinitsvacuumtubes,ortransistors.Itselectroniccircuitsworkathousandtimesfasterthanthenervecellsinthehumanbrain.Aproblemthatmighttakeahumanbeingtwoyearstosolvecanbesolvedbyacomputerinoneminute,butinordertoworkproperly,acomputermustbegiveninstructionsanditmustbeprogrammed.Computerscanbedesignedformanyspecializedpurposes.Theycanbeusedtopreparepatrols（巡逻）,guideairplaneflights,directtraffic,eventoplaychess,Computersplayanessentialroleinautomationprocessesinplantsandfactoriesthroughouttheworld.

36.Acomputerisamachinedesignedto______

A.performworkmathematicallyB.performcomplicatedcalculations

C.storeandselectinformationD.alloftheabove

37.Thespeedwithwhichanelectroniccomputerworksdependsonits_____

A.electroniccircuitsB.programmer

C.vacuumtubes,ortransistorsD.instructions

38.Accordingtothepassage,computersplayanessentialrolein_____

A.automationprocessesB.mathematicalcomputations

C.trafficcontrolD.thedevelopmentofmathematicaltheory

39.Theuseofcomputerforspecializedpurposesdependsonthe______

A.designofthecomputer

B.powerusedtooperatethecomputer

C.difficultyofthemathematicalcalculationsinvolved

D.theabilityoftheprogrammer

40.Thepassageimpliesthathumanbeingsdifferfromcomputersinthathumanbeings_____

A.makefewererrorsB.donothavetobeprogrammed

C.workmorequicklyD.understandtheirinstructions

Passage4（41-45ABDDC）

Directions:

Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered41and45.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Inonewayofthinking,failureispartoflife.Inanotherway,failuremaybeawaytowardssuccess.The“spiderstory”isoftentold.RobertBruce,leaderoftheScotsinthe13th