二级阅读三合一33篇及其答案.docx

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二级阅读三合一33篇及其答案

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（1）

Onedayafamouswriterwaswalkingalongtheshorebeforehebeganhiswork.Ashelookeddownthebeach,hesawahumanfiguremovinglikeadancer.Hesmiledtohimselfatthethoughtofsomeonewhowoulddanceonthebeach.Sohebegantowalkfastertocatchup.

Ashegotcloser,hesawthatitwasayoungmanandtheyoungmanwasn’tdancing,butinsteadhewasreachingdowntotheshore,pickingupsomethingandverygentlythrowingitintotheocean.

Ashegotcloserhecalledout,“Goodmorning!

Whatareyoudoing?

”

Theyoungmanpaused,lookingupandreplied,“Throwingstarfish（海星）intheocean.”

“IguessIshouldhaveasked,whyareyouthrowingstarfishintotheocean?

”

“Thesunisupandthetideisgoingout.AndifIdon’tthrowtheminthey’lldie.”

“But,youngman,don’tyourealizethattherearemilesandmilesofbeachandstarfishallalongit.Youcan’tpossiblymakeadifference!

”

Theyoungmanlistenedpolitely.Thenhebentdown,pickedanotherstarfishandthrewitintotheocean,andsaid,“Itmadeadifferenceforthatone.”

Thereissomethingveryspecialineachandeveryoneofus.Allofushaveanaturalabilitytomakeadifference.

Allofusmustfindourstarfish.Ifwethrowourstarfishwiselyandwell,theworldwillbewonderful.

1.Beforehebeganwriting,thefamouswriterwas___D_____.

  A）enjoyingthesceneonthebeach

  B）goingswimmingintheocean

  C）havingawalkandpickingupstarfishonthebeach

  D）takingawalkalongtheshore

2.Thefamouswriterfoundayoungman__A______.

  A）tryingtosaveasmanystarfishaspossible

  B）walkingalongthebeach.

  C）pickingupstarfishforsale

  D）dancingalongthebeach

3.Inthelastparagraph,“ourstarfish”refersto____A____.

  A）ourabilitytohaveaneffectonthefuture

  B）thestrengthofimages

  C）starfishthattheyoungmanthrewbacktotheocean

  D）theabilitytomakedecisions

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

B

  A）Theyoungmanwasunawareofhisabilitytomakeadifferenceforstarfish.

  B）Theyoungmandisagreedwiththefamouswriteronthesubjectofstarfish.

  C）Thefamouswriterthoughtitimpossibletosaveanyofthestarfishonthebeach.

  D）Thefamouswriterandtheyoungmansharedthesameopiniononthesubjectofstarfish.

5.Thispassagetellsusthat_____B___.

  A）youngpeopleareactuallywiserthanolderpeople

  B）allofuscanhelptoshapeourfuture

  C）famousmenaresometimesstupid

  D）everyoneofusisclever

（2）

Therearetwomeninimportantpositionsinmyoffice—Mr.ThompsonandMr.White.EveryoneenjoysworkingwithMr.Thompson,butnoonelikesMr.White.

Mr.Thompsonisalwaysthoughtfulandconsiderate.Whenhewantssomethingdone,he’llask,“Wouldyoumindgettingthisinformationforme,please?

”Mr.Whiteisjusttheopposite.Heusuallyshoutsacrosstheroom,“Getmethememorandum,andhurryup.”

Mr.Whitesurprisedusthismorning,though.Atfirstwethoughthemustbesick.Hewaskingandagreeable.“MissErickson,”heasked,“Ifit’snottoomuchtroubleforyou,couldyoumakethesetelephonecallsform,please?

”JuneEricksonwasastonished.Rightafterthat,Mr.Whitesad,“MissReed,wouldyoubesokindastoopenthewindow?

It’squitewarminhere.”Thenhetalkedtome.“I’dappreciateitverymuchifyou’dmailtheselettersforme.”

Wecouldn’timaginewhyhewasbehavingsostrangely.Shouldweofferhimaspirin?

OrhadMr.Whitechangedhispersonality?

Thesituationwassoonclearedup.“Ladies,”Mr.Thompsonsaid,“I’vebeentoldthatthepresidentofthecompanywillbeheresoon.He’sveryinterestedinthewelfareofhisemployeesandwillhavesomequestionstoaskyouaboutyourworkingconditionshere.”

6.WhatkindofpositionsdoMr.ThompsonandMr.Whitehave?

A

  A）Theybothholdimportantpositionsinanoffice.

  B）Oneofthemholdsanimportantpositioninanoffice.

  C）Theybothhaveunimportantpositionsinanoffice.

  D）Oneofthemholdsanunimportantpositioninanoffice.

7.WhydoeseveryoneenjoyworkingwithMr.Thompson?

B

  A）Becauseheoftenaskspeopletodothingsforhim.

  B）Becausehealwaysbehavespolitely.

  C）Becauseheoftensurprisestheofficeemployees.

  D）Becauseheusuallyshoutsrudely.

8.Indealingwithofficework,Mr.WhiteactsquitedifferentlyfromMr.Thompsonin_C_____.

  A）respectinghiscompanypresident

  B）consideringhisoppositeposition

  C）bossingaroundthoughtlessly

  D）addressingpeopleimpolitely

9.WhatdidpeoplethinkaboutMr.White’schangeonemorning?

Theythought__B____.

  A）Mr.Whiteshouldbegivensomeaspirins

  B）Mr.Whitemusthavebeeneithersickorchanged

  C）Mr.Whitemusthavebeenkindandagreeable

  D）Mr.Whiteshouldbesokindastopleaseeveryone

10.WhatdidMr.ThompsonsaytoclearupthesituationthatcausedMr.White’schange?

A

  A）Thecompany’spresidentwascomingtoinquireabouttheemployees’welfareworkingconditions.

  B）Theemployeeshadwrittentothecompany’spresidenttocomplainaboutMr.White’sbehaviors.

  C）Thecompany’spresidenthadbeentoldaboutMr.Whitebadbehaviorsintheofficeofhiscompany.

  D）TheemployeeshighlyappreciatedMr.White’schangedbehaviors.

（3）

Duringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenagreatchangeinthelivesofwomen.Awomanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties.Shemighthavesevenoreightchildren,andfourorfiveofthemlivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.Whentheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfifties.Afterthis,shecouldhardlyfindanyworktomakemoneybecauseofthefewopportunitiesandpoorhealth.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-five.Shemayliveanotherthirty-fiveyearsandtakepaidworkuntilsixty.

Thisimportantchangeinwomen’sliveshasalsochangedwomen’seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolandtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandnevercamebacktoit.Today,theschoolleavingageissixteen.Manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage.Aswomenmarryyounger,moremarriedwomenwillonlyleaveworkjustbeforetheirfirstchildisborn,andmanyofthemcomebacktoworksoonafter.Suchchangeshavemadethefamilylifedifferentfrombefore,withthehusbandhavingmoredutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylife

11.Around1900,womenprobablygotmarriedattheageof___D_______.

  A）15

  B）19

  C）20

  D）25

12.Thetexttellsusthatinthenineteenthcentury____C______.

  A）themotherwouldbeinherearlyfiftieswhenthechildrenwereborn

  B）awomanusuallyhadfivechildren

  C）theyoungestchildwouldlivetillheorshewasfiveyearsold

  D）4or5childrenoutof7or8diedbeforetheyweresixyearsold

13.Amotherattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldhavedifficultyinfindingwork___D______.

  A）becauseshewantedtomakemoney

  B）whenheryoungestchildwasborn

  C）becauseshewasforty-fiveyearsold

  D）whenheryoungestchildwasaboutfifteen

14.Onereasonwhytoday’smotherstakejobsagainisthatthey____D______.

  A）wanttoliveanotherthirty-fiveyears

  B）don’tlikechildrenthemselves

  C）needn’tworryaboutmoneyforthefamily

  D）arestillyoungwhentheyoungestchildisfifteen

15.Onedifferencebetweenthewomentodayandthoseafewyearsagoisthat____D____.

  A）today’swomenmarryveryyoung

  B）manywomentodaystopworkingassoonastheygetmarried

  C）today’swomenhaveonlyonechild

  D）manywomentodaystarttoworkagainaftertheirfirstchildisborn

（4）

Longagotherewasnomoney.Itwashardforpeopletogetthethingstheyneeded.Theycouldn’tjustgotoastore.Firsttheyhadtofindsomeonewhohadwhattheywanted.Thentheyhadtogivethatpersonsomethingheorshewanted.That’showgoodsweretraded.

Tradingmeansgivingsomethingtogetsomethingelse.Onefarmermighthavemanyapples,butnomilk.Anotherfarmermighthavealotofmilk,butnoapples.Thefirstfarmergivestheotherfarmersomeapples.Theotherfarmergivesthefirstfarmersomemilkfortheapples.Thenbothareglad.

Tradinggoodswashardwork.Ittookalotoftime.Soonsomeonethoughtofusingmoneyinsteadofgoods.Intheolddaysmoneycouldbeanything.Peoplehaveusedshells,littlerocks,gold,andsilverasmoney.

Later,coinswereusedasmoney.Thefirstcoinsweremadeofgoldandsilver.Nowtheyaremadeoutofmanydifferentmetals.Moneytodayisalsomadeoutofsomethingthatcanbefolded.It’smadeoutofpaper.Todaymostofourmoneyisbills.

Mostpeopledosomekindofworktogetmoney.Withthatmoney,theycanbuythethingstheywantandneed.Thiscouldbefood,acar,oratrip.Theycanalsosavesome.Theywoulddothisbyputtingitinabank.Thentheywouldhaveitlaterontopayforthingsliketheirchildren’sschooling.Moneyisveryimportant.

16.Thepassagemainlytellsaboutmoney’s_A__.

  A）importance

  B）convenience

  C）function

  D）history

17.Inastoretodaypeoplecan_D__.

  A）getsomethingbygivingsomethingelse

  B）givethingstothosewhowantthem

  C）findthosewhoneedthegoods

  D）getthingsbypayingbills

18.Whichofthefollowingobjectscanbebent?

D

  A）Coins

  B）Shells

  C）Rocks

  D）Bills

19.“Theycanalsosavesome”inthelastparagraphmeans__D_.

  A）theycankeeptheirgoodsfrombeingdamaged

  B）theycankeepsomegoodstheyneed