新视野英语book2 Reading Comprehension 115单元附答案.docx

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新视野英语book2ReadingComprehension115单元附答案

ReadingComprehension（MultipleChoice）

Directions:

ReadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Passage1

Mr.andMrs.Jones'flatwasfullofboxes,bigandsmall;trunks（大皮箱）;andfurniture.Thetwoofthemwerebusywithpencilsandpaper,checkingtheirlistofluggage（行李）whentherewasaringatthedoor.Mrs.Joneswenttoopenit,andsawawell-dressedmiddle-agedladyoutside.Theladysaidthatshelivedinaflatbesidetheirs,andthatshehadcometowelcomethemtotheirnewhome.

Mrs.Jonesinvitedherin.

"Ihopeyou'llexcuseusforallthismess（杂乱）,"saidMrs.Jones,"Wearetrying..."

"Oh,that'squiteallright,"saidthelady."Doyouknow,insomepartsofthistown,neighborsarenotatallfriendly?

Therearesomestreets-andevensomebuildings-wherepeopledon'tknowtheirneighbors-noteventheirnext-doorones.Butinthisbuilding,everyoneisafriendwitheverybodyelse.Weareonebig,happyfamily.I'msureyou'llbehappyhere."

Theladywasgreatlysurprisedwhenshevisitedthesameflatthenexttime,becauseshefoundthatadifferentmanandawomanhadmovedin.Onthelady'sfirstvisit,Mr.andMrs.Joneshadnotthehearttotellhertheywerenotthenewownersoftheflat,buttheoldowners,whohadlivedbesideherfortwoyears.AllthistimeshehadnevervisitedorevennoticedMr.andMrs.Jones,hernext-doorneighbors.

1.SomeoneknockedatthedoorwhenMr.andMrs.Joneswere________.

A.cleaningtheirhouse

B.counting（数）theirluggage

C.movingtheirfurniture

D.writingtheirshoppinglist

Correctanswer:

B

2.Thiswriterofthispassagesuggeststhatthemiddle-agedlady________.

A.livesinabighappyfamily

B.livesalone

C.doesnotdowhatshesays

D.isabothersomeneighbor

Correctanswer:

C

3.Accordingtothemiddle-agedlady,insomepartsofthetown,people________.

A.hadbig,happyfamilies

B.hadsmall,unhappyfamilies

C.didn'tknowtheirneighbors

D.didn'tliketheirneighbors

Correctanswer:

C

4.Fromthepassage,weknow________.

A.themiddle-agedladywaswarm-hearted

B.themiddle-agedladyhadbeenlivinginthebuildingfortwoyears

C.Mr.andMrs.Jonestoldthemiddle-agedladythetruth

D.Mr.andMrs.Joneswerethemiddle-agedlady'soldneighbors

Correctanswer:

D

5.Whatisthetone（语气）ofthewriterinthepassage?

A.Happy.

B.Sad.

C.Indifferent（不关心的）.

D.Critical.

Correctanswer:

D

Passage2

WhenIwasinthe7thgrade,Ihadalotoftroublereading.Mymotherusedtositbymyside,andexplaineachparagraphofeachschoolreadingassignmenttomebecauseIdidn'tunderstandwhatIwasreading.Shewouldhavetoreadeachparagraphtome.Andthenaftereachparagraph,shetoldmethegeneralmeaningofwhatwejustread.

Inclass,ItriedtohidethefactthatIcouldn'tread.Myteachersgaveusthelasttenminutesofclasstostartourreadinghomework,andIwouldsittherefortenminutesstaringatthepage,pretendingIwasreadingit.Irememberaterriblefeelingofnotwantingtogetintotroublefornotbeingabletounderstand.IhadtowaituntilIgothomesomymothercouldexplainittome.HowdidIevergetintoCornellUniversity?

Bythe8thgradeIstartedunderstandingalittleonmyown,butIwasreadingataveryslowspeed.Igotholdofallthespeed-readingbooksIcouldgetmyhandson.Ireadthemallveryslowlyatthetime.Ievenwentoutandtookacourseonspeed-reading.ThenIdevelopedmyownwaywhichwaseasierandproducedquickerresults.Istartedpracticingthesetechniqueseveryday,andasIstartedtoreadfaster,myunderstandingincreased.IfoundthatIstoppeddaydreamingandthinkingaboutotherthingswhileIwasreading,andstartedgettingthelargermeaning.Iwasreadingfasterandcomprehendingbetter.

Ifoundthatwhenyoureadslowly,word-by-word,yougetlostinthewords,losethebiggerpicture,andyourcomprehensiondrops.Whenyoureadfaster,yourcomprehensiongoesupbecauseinsteadofgettinglostinthewords,youseethegeneralpicture.

1.Themaindifficultythewriterhadinreadinginthe7thgradewasthat________________________.

A.sheoftenforgotherschoolreadingassignments

B.shehaddifficultyreadingwithcomprehension

C.shehadapoorvocabularyandverybadgrammar

D.shealwayslookedelsewherewhenaskedtoread

Correctanswer:

B

2.Thewriterwouldpretendtobereadinginthelast10minutesofclassbecause_________________________.

A.shewasafraidofbeingfoundout

B.thereadingclasswasterrible

C.shehadtodowhatothersweredoing

D.hermothertoldhertodoso

Correctanswer:

A

3.Thewriter'sreadingabilityimprovedagreatdealmainlybecause_______________________.

A.sheenteredCornellUniversity

B.shetookacourseonspeedreading

C.hermotherhelpedher

D.shedevelopedherownwayofreading

Correctanswer:

D

4.Fromherownexperience,thewriterfoundthat_________________.

A.one'scomprehensiondropsifonereadstooslowly

B.inordertounderstandbetter,onehastoreadslowly

C.onedoesnotpayenoughattentiontoinformationifonereadsfast

D.manypeoplereadfastinordertosavetime

Correctanswer:

A

5.Thewriterwrotethepassageinorderto___________________.

A.provetoreaderstheimportanceofhighereducation

B.tellastoryinhonorofhermother

C.giveadetaileddescriptionofdifferentreadingskills

D.provetheimportanceofreadingfast

Correctanswer:

D

Passage3

Learningaforeignlanguageisnotamatterofreadingsomegrammarrulesorsomevocabularywords-althoughthoseareimportantactivitiesnottobeignored.Acquiring（学到）alanguageislearningaskill,notabodyofinformation.It'smuchmorelikelearningtoswimorrideabikethanitislikelearningabouttheSecondWorldWar.Thatis,youmustnotonlyunderstandtheideasandhaveinformationathand,butalsomakeyourbodyaccustomed（习惯于）tousingthatinformationinphysical（身体的）activity.Inthecaseoflearningasecondlanguage,thephysicalactivityisspeaking,listening,writing,andreading.

Youneed,then,notonlytolearnandunderstand,butalsotopractice!

Hereareafewsuggestionsoneffectivepractice/studytechniques.

1.Makeyourmouthorhanddowhatyourmindislearning.Studyoutloud.Gotothelabandworkwithtapes.Studywithafriend,practicingspeakingandlistening.Trytowritesentencesorashortparagraphusingtheskillsyouhavepracticedwithyourownlips.

2.Studydaybyday.Youcannotgetbyinaforeignlanguagecoursebycramming（临时抱佛脚）atthelastminute.Youmaybeableto"learn"vocabularyitemsthatway,butyoucannotteachyourmouthtousetheminsentences.

3.Sometimesgobackandreview"old"topicsandvocabulary.Languagelearningiscumulative（累积的）.Thenewskillsyoulearnbuildupontheoldskillsyoulearnedinthepast.Themoreyou"recycle"（循环）familiarinformationandskills,thebetteryouwillbeabletotakeinnewones.

4.Don'tbeafraidtomakemistakes.Self-consciousness（害羞）canbeastrongbarriertolearningalanguage.Perhapspartofthereasonsmallchildrenreadilylearnlanguagesisthattheyarenotafraidofmakingmistakes.

1.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis______.

A.memorizingvocabularywordsisnecessaryinlanguagelearning

B.learningtoswimisquitesimilartolearningabouttheSecondWorldWar

C.understandingtheideasismoreimportantthananythingelse

D.languagelearningisaprocessofacquiringdifferentlanguageskills

Correctanswer:

D

2.Oneofthemajorbenefitsofstudyingwithafriendisthat_____________.

A.itmakesonetalkandlisteninaparticularlanguage

B.itbuildsthefriendshipbetweentwofriends

C.friendscansharetapesorotherlearningmaterials

D.onestudiesbetterwithafriend

Correctanswer:

A

3.Crammingisnothelpfulinlearningalanguagebecause_________.

A.itisoflittleusetostudywithoutaclearpurpose

B.nothingcanbelearnedthroughcramming

C.anythinglearnedthatwaycanhardlybeputintouse

D.onemaynotfindenoughtimetouseatthelastminute

Correctanswer:

C

4.Thepurposeofreviewingoldtopicsis_____________________________.

A.tobuildupagoodbasefornewskills

B.toenjoythegoodideascontainedinthem

C.tothrowawaytheold,uselessinformation

D.toavoidmakingmistakesinthefuture

Correctanswer:

A

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhyChildrenAreAbletoLearnaLanguageBetterThanGrown-ups?

B.AFewSuggestionsonStudyingaForeignLanguage

C.WhyLearningaForeignLanguageIsMoreDifficultThanAnythingElse?

D.AnIntroductiontoLanguageTeachingandLearning

Correctanswer:

B

Passage4

WhentheJapanesePrimeMinisterNoboruTakeshitavisitedWashingtonin1988,hestartedanaddresstotheNationalPressClubwithabriefstatementinEnglish,inwhichheadmittedthathisaccentwassobadthatatranslatorwasneededfortherestofhisspeech.

Takeshita'sproblemisnotuniqueinJapan.ManyJapaneseareeagertousetheworld'smostpopularforeignlanguagebuthavetroublemasteringitevenwhentheyare,likeTakeshita,welleducated.TheJapaneseliketodecoratetheirownlanguagewithmanyEnglishloaners,suchasraisuforriceandsararimanforsalaryman.EnglishisfashionableinJapaneseadvertising,packaging,andtechnology.

Yetforallthatintenseinterest,whenEnglishisspokeninJapan