统考资料电大英语阅读理解.docx

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统考资料电大英语阅读理解

Passage1

Long,longagotherewasaveryfoolishthief.Doyouknowwhathedidoneday?

When

hewantedtostealthebellonhisneighbour'sdoor,hewalkeduptothedoor,tookholdof

thebellandpulledhard.Thebellmadeaveryloudnoise.Thethjefwasafraidandwenthome.

Thenhesatdowntothink,"Imustdosomethingaboutthenoise,"hesaid.Hethoughtandthought.Atlasthehadanidea."Ah,I'llputsomecottoninmyears.ThenIwon'tbeabletohearthenoise."Thenextdayhewenttothedoorofhisneighbour,andtookholdofthebell.Thistimehepulledevenharder.Thebellrangloudly,butthethiefdidnothearanything.Withanotherhardpullhegotthebellout.Justthentheneighbourcamerunningout.

"Stealmybell?

I'llteachyoualesson,"theangrymanshouted.Andhehitthethiefonthenose.

Thefoolishthiefdidnotknowhowtheneighbourfoundouthewasstealingthebell."Whydidhecomeoutjustthen?

"hewondered.

6.AThethiefwastryingtogethisneighbour'sdoorbell.

A.TB.F

7.AThethiefputsomecottoninhisearssoasnottohearanything.

A.T

B.F

8.ATheneighbourranoutprobablybecauseheknewhisdoorbellwasbeingstolen.

A.TB.F

9.ATheneighbourhitthethieftopunishhimforstealing.

A.T

B.F

10.AThethiefthoughttheneighbourcouldn'thearthenoiseofthebell.

A.TB.F

Passage2

IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknownasthesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in".Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:

30p.m,collegetelevisionloungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocan'twaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.

Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they'reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960's,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.

Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople'slives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.

11.CWhatissoapopera?

_

A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.

B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.

C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV.

D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.

12.CWhatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

_

A.Collegestudentviewers.

B.FavoriteTVserials.

C.Soapoperafans.

D.College-ageviewers.

13.DWhichisnotthereasonwhythesoapoperasuddenlybecomes"in"accordingtothe

passage?

_

A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.

B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.

C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters

D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.

14.CWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

_

A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.

B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikedsoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.

soapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.

C.Youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousness.ofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.

D.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.

15.BWhatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?

_

A.Thepeople'sfavortowarddramaworkshasbeenchangedforalongtime.

B.Thepeople'sfavortowarddramaworkschangesalongwiththetimes.

C.Thepeople'sfavortowarddramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.

D.Thepeople'sfavorhaschangedthedramaworks.

Passage1

TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople’slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.（190words）

6.CWhat’sthispassageabout?

A.France.B.KingLouis.C.TheFrenchRevolution.D.Europe.

7.BWhichdidnothappenin1789?

A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.

B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.

C.Thegovernmentwasn’twellrun.

D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.

8.DWherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?

A.InVersailles.B.InAustria.C.InPrussia.D.InBastille.

9.DWhatdoestheunderlinedword“abolished”mean?

A.Putoff.B.Established.C.United.D.Ended.

10.DWhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?

A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.

B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.

C.Louis’swife,Mariewaskilled.

D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.

Passage2

Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任务）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.（348words）

11.DWhichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

__________

A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.

B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.

C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.

D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.

12.BInthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means__________.

A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcern

C.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift

13.DAmericansevaluateabusinesscolleague__________.

A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusinesstalks

C.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance

14.AThispassagemainlytalksabout__________.

A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime

B.howbusyAmericansareeveryday

C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners

D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike

15.CWecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis___________.

A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.objective

Passage1

Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfiends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales（称）.Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn’tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.

“What’swrongwiththisgirl?

”Hesaid,“Whydoesn’tshehurryup?

”Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecoun