电大英语B级考试阅读.docx

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电大英语B级考试阅读

阅读10thAugust,2004

DearSirs,

11.Thecompanywantstosell.D.machineryandchemicals

12.WhereistheHeadOfficeofthecompany?

C.InChicago,Illinois.

13.Whendidthecompany'sannualsalesexceed$2billion?

B.Intheyearof2000.

14.ThecompanythinksC.itplaysaleadingroleintheworld'spackagingindustry

15.TheletteriswrittentoA.itscustomersintheStatesandabroad

35ForestAvenue

Dew’sParker

Adelaide

6.Thispassageisaletterof__A.aninformalinvitation

7.WhenCharleswrites,“I’msorryaboutthelackofwarning”,hemeansthatheissorrythat_D.heisnotabletowritethislettertoBobearlier___.

8.Charlesandhiswifedecidedtoholdthehouse-warmingparty,mainlybecauseB.theystillhadalittlemoneylefttoaffordtheparty_.

9.FromtheletterweknowthatthenewhousethatCharlesmovedinisC.inanewhousingestate

10.Inthesentence“BarbaraandIhopethatyoucanmakeit…”,thephrase“makeit”isusedtosaythatBobcan_______.A.managetoattendtheirparty

A15-yearoldboy,……

⑴shops⑵22boxes⑶twice⑷whentheboybeganswearing（骂人）⑸theabsenceoftheboysfather

afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunication..

⑴unhappy⑵bothAandB⑶moredisconnecet⑷alloftheabove⑸itactuallycreatesadistandbetween…

AnExtraordinaryChangeofDirectionMollyWilsonhadbeen

⑴veryunusualandsurprising⑵dissatisfiedbecauseIhadnothingbettertodoathome⑶partoftherouteofsail⑷notsmoothbecauseofhugewaves⑸thequalitiessheneededforthetripwerethesameasthoseforadancer

AnExtr…BACCA

Annaisour…ABCDD

Adag…BADAC

A15year…CDCBB

Afterher…BADCA

AirlinecompaniesBABDD

AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethat

21.Formparagraph1,weknowthatinAmerica_A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself-mademan_

22.Accordingtothepassage,thehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause___B.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherself.

23.Theexpression“waitontable”inthesecondparagraphmeans”____D.servecustomersinarestaurant__”.

24.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsmanual（体力的）laboris__A.positive___.

25.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

____B.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLabor.___

Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.

21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

-----D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.

22.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighlypriority”means______.B.afirstconcern

23.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleagues____.D.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance

24.Thispassagemainlytalksabout_____]A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime

25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis__C.appreciative_

Afterherhusbandhadgonetowork,Mrs.Richardssentherchildrentoschool

11.ThereasonforMrs.Richards'excitementthatdaywasthat____B.shewastoattendaneveningparty

12.Mrs.RichardswentdownstairswiththecostumeonsoastoA.makesurethatthecostumefittedherwell

13.ThemanwhowasknockingatthedoorwasD.anelectricityman

14.Whatdidthemandoafterheknockedonthefrontdoor?

C.Hesteppeddirectlytowardsthestore-room.

15.Theman__andthatmadehimcryoutandrunaway.A.thoughthemusthavemetaghost

Ascientistwhowantstopredictthewayinwhichconsumers（消费者）

11.Accordingtothepassage,ifonewantstopredictthewayspendtheirmoney,heshould_______

C.carryoutinvestigationsonconsumerbehaviorandgetdataonconsumersincomesandmoneyspendingmotives

12.Accordingtoparagraph2,onetraditionalassumptionisthatpeoplewith________incomesborrowmost.

C.decreasing

13.Accordingtoparagraph2,researchsurveyshaveprovedthat_________

B.risingpricesmaymakepeopleputofftheirpurchaseofcertainthings

14.Fromtheresultsofthesurveys,thewriterofthisarticle_________

B.concludesthattheconsumersalwaysexpectpricestoremainstable

15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisalwaysTRUEaccordingtothesurveysmentionedinthepassage？

C.Thepriceconditionhasaninfluenceonconsumerbehavior

"Areyouthehappiestmanintheworld?

"Whenaskedthisquestion,

11.Accordingtotheauthor,mostpeoplewould_____theyarethehappiestintheworld.

D.notthinkthat

12.Theauthorthinksthatpeoplequiteoftencomparethemselveswith______.

C.anyonewethinkishappier

13.Whatisnottrueabouttheyoungmantheauthoroncemetwith?

B.Everythinggoeseffortlesslyrightforhim.

14.AftertalkingwiththeyoungmanabouttheInternet,theauthorrealizes_____.

A.thatheismistakeninthinkingnothingunhappyexistedinthelatter’slife

15.Thesignificantconclusiontheauthordrawsabouthappinessisthat______.

D.truehappinessliesinstrugglingtobehappy

Asourcellphonesgetsmarter,smallerandfaster,andenableuserstoconnect

11.Theauthorbelievethatthemobilephonehasalreadyturnedintothenextcomputertosomeextent,since____.

B.moreandmoreoftoday’smobilephoneshavecomputerlikefeathers

12.PCsupportersbelievethat____inthefuture.

D.mobilephoneswillnotreplacethecomputer

13.Fansofthemobilephonesthink___inthefuture.

C.newtechniqueswillsolvethelimitationsofthemobilephone

14.Inthesentenceofthesecondparagraph,“…butthefigurehasbeendoublingeachyear,theworldfigure”refersto____.

A.thefivepercentoftheoverallmobilephone’smarketshare

15.InAmerica,themainbuyersofthesmartphonesare____.

C.businesspeople

BenjaminDisraeli,

⑴aminiatureworldthankstoitsgreatculturaldiversity⑵manyyoungpeopleareimmigrantsfromdifferentbackgrounds⑶40%⑷youngpeoplefeelateasewithalargenumberofdiversifiedcultures⑸theculturaldiversityinLondon

Billcooperisportfoliomanagerofthe13billionvaluethustfunds……..

⑴fornineyearsrunning⑵throughhisfathersexplanation⑶onecanmakemoneythroughbuyingstocks⑷hardwork⑸onlyindicatedthatonewasreadytostarthiscareer

Billcooper…CADBC

Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedby

16.Thepassagemainlydealswith__C.heroesandicons___.

17.Heroesandheroinesareusually___D.alloftheabove____.

18.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

D.Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes.

19.BeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuineloveC.justbeforeherdeath___.

20.Whatismorelikelytosetanicon’sstatus?

B.Tragicandearlydeath

BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel

21.Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceisD.amixtureofloveandhate

22.ThewarinIraqdoes_D.bothgoodandharm___totherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.

23.TheBritisharenotsofriendlytoA.Germany;America___andtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto___.

4.____aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysinD.Britishpeople…France______.

25.whatdoesthelastsentencemean?

C.FranceandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.

BillCooperisportfolio（证券投资）managerofthe

6.Inthesentenceofthefirstparagraph,“Heistheonlyfundmanagertoperformthebestfornineyearsinarow”,thephrase“fornineyearsinarow”means_____C.fornineyearsrunning.

7.Itwas______thatBilllearnedhisfinanceABCwhenhewasonlynineyearsold.

A.throughhisfather’sexplanation.

8.Itwastheideathat________thatattractedtheyoungboy.

D.onecanmakemoneythroughbuyingstocks.

9.Fromthepassage,weknowthatBill’ssuccessliesinhis_____.

B.hardwork.

10.BillCoopersoonlearntafterhisgraduationthatauniversitydegree______.

C.onlyindicatedthatonewasreadytostarthiscareer.

“ButIjustpaid$1.69forthisbottleofwinelastweek.Howcomethepriceisnow$2.25?

.

6.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthatthespeakeris____.D.complainingabouttheprice

7.Thethreefactorsmentionedinthepassagecause____.B）thepriceofwinetogoup

8.ThesupplyofwinehasremainedthesamepartlybecauseD.theproductionofwinebottleshasceasedtoincrease

9.Whatdoes“productioncosts”refertointhelastparagraph?

D.Thecostofmanpowerandequipment.

10.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto____.C.explainwhythepriceofwineisrising

Blocksof“high-rise”flatshavebeenbuiltinlargenumbersinLondonand

11.TherewasabighousingproblemaftertheSecondWorldWar_______.C.inmanybigcities

12.Blocksof“high-rise”flatswerethoughttobetheidealsolutiontothehousingproblem,because_______.D.theywerebuiltonlesslandandwereabletohousealotmorepeople

13.Thesentence“Hundredsofthevastblockshadbeenbuiltbeforeanyonebegantodoubtaboutwhethertheyweregoodsolutionsornot.”means_______.

A.itwasnotuntilhundredsofthevastblockshadbeenbuilt,peoplebegantodoubtaboutwhethertheyweregoodsolutionsornot

14.Theauthortakesawell-knownBritisharchitectasanexampletoshowusthat_______.

B.evenawell-knowndesignerofthehigh-risesbelievestheyarenogoodforpeople

15.Whatisthegreatestdangerforpeoplelivinginahigh-riseaccordingtosomeexperts?

C.Developingcriminaltendencies.

Bicycletour（旅行）andrace

AbiketourandracewillbeheldonAugust26and27（Sat.&Sun.）.At5:

30a.m.,

11.Themainpurposeofannouncingtheaboveeventsistogiveinformationabout______.

C.thingstodofortheweekend

12.Ifyoutakepartinthebiketour,youwillridefor________.

D.110kilometres

13.Theunderlinedword"leg"in"Bicycletourandrace”probablymeans________.

D.parto