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阅读理解2

大学英语B阅读理解31篇

Passage1

ItwasverycoldlastSunday.PaulandhisfriendsAllen,BillandBettywenttothelakeafterbreakfast.Theybegantoskateontheice.Paulskatedbetterthanhisthreefriends.Heskatedfastanddidn’tknowapieceoficewasbroken.Hefellintothewater.Hisfriendswereafraidandcalledforhelp.Justthentwoworkerswalkedthereandheardthem.Theyrantherequicklyandhelpedtheboycomeoutofthewater.Thentheytookhimtoahospital.Paulandhisparentsthankedthemverymuch.

1.Whendidthechildrengoskating?

A.Afterbreakfast.B.Beforesupper.C.Afterlunch.D.Atlunch.

2.Howmanychildrenskatedonthelake?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

3.Whoskatedbestofallthechildren?

A.Allendid.B.Pauldid.C.Billdid.D.Workerdid.

4.WhydidPaulfallintothewater?

A.Becauseheskatedfast.B.Becausehewasnotgoodatskating.

C.Becausehedidn’tknowtheicetherewasbroken.D.Becauseheskatedslow.

5.WhohelpedPaul?

A.Hisfriends.B.Hisparents.C.Twoworkers.D.Betty.

Key:

ABBCC

Passage2

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?

Everyadvanceincommunicationtechnologyisastepbackfromtheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessagingovertheInternet,wecancommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteveryimaginablecontactbetweenhumanbeingsbecomesautomaticbymachine,thealienationquotientgoesup.Youcan’tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanywhere.Directoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomaticbymachine.Pumpinggasatthestation?

Whysaygood-morningtotheworkerwhenyou…swipe（刷卡）yourcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?

Placingmoneyatthebank?

…talktoaclerkwhomightliveintheneighborhoodwhencanjustputyourcreditcardintotheATM?

Prettysoonyouwon’thavethehardtaskofmakingeyecontactatthegrocerystore.Somegrocerychainsareusuallyaself-scannersoyoucancheckyourselfout,avoidingthoseannoyingclerkswholookatyouandaskhowyouaredoing?

1.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsadvancesincommunicationtechnologymaybedescribedas____?

A.criticalB.unconcernedC.positiveD.uninterested

2.Ifhismomhasaquestion,he_______.

A.willfindwaystoreachherB.willlocatehere-mailaddress

C.willtrytogetheravoicemachineD.willleavehertheanswerthroughvoicemail

3.Judgingfromthecontext,theword“alienation”inline2,paragraph2means______.

A.relationshipB.closenessC.strangenessD.stress

4.Withtherapiddevelopmentofhightechnology,peopledon’tneedto_______.

A.seeortalktooneanotherB.saygoodmorningtoworkers

C.makeeyecontactwithclerksD.completelyrelyonmanpower

5.Itcanbeinferredthatthewriter_________.

A.ispleasedwiththemodernpaceoflifeB.feelsmoreseparatedfromothers

C.doesn’twantanyonetobotherhimD.singsthepraisedofcommunicationtechnology

Key:

ADCAB

Passage3

Therewasonceanantthatwasverythirsty.

Itranhereandtherelookingforsomewaterbutcouldnotfindany.

Thensuddenly,whentheantwasalmostreadytodieofthirst,alargedropofwaterfellonit.

Theantdrankthewater,whichsaveditslife.

Thewaterwasactuallyatearfromayounggirlwhowascrying.Becauseofhersadness,thetearhadmagicalqualitiesandsuddenlytheantcouldspeakthelanguageofhumanbeings.

Theantlookedupandsawtheyounggirlsittinginfrontofahugepileofseeds.

“Whyareyousad?

”askedtheant.

“I’mtheprisonerofagiant.”thegirltoldtheant.“Hewon’tletmegountilI’vemadethreeseparateheapsofgrain,barley（大麦）andrye（黑麦）outofthishugepileofseedsinwhichtheyareallmixedtogether.”

“Thatwilltakeyouamonth!

”theantsaid,lookingatthehugepileofseeds.

“Iknow,”thegirlcried,“andifIhaven’tfinishedbytomorrow,thegiantwilleatmeforhissupper!

”

“Don’tcry,”theantsaid,“myfriendsandIwillhelpyou.”

Soonthousandsofantswereatwork,separatingthethreekindsofseeds.

Thenextmorning,whenthegiantsawthattheworkhadbeendone,heletthegirlgo.

Thusitwasoneofhertearsthatsavedherlife.

1.Whatisanant?

A.Asmallanimal.B.Aninsect.C.Abird.D.Agiant.

2.Whendidthedropofwaterfallontheant?

A.Whenitwaslookingforfood.B.Whenitsavedtheant’slife.

C.Whenitwasnearlydying.D.Whenitlookedup.

3.Whywastheyounggirlcrying?

A.Becauseofhersadness.B.Becauseshesawtheant.

C.Becausethegiantwouldlethergo.D.Becausethegianthadgivenheranimpossiblejobtodo.

4.Whatwouldthegiantdoifthegirlfailedto