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公共英语一级冲刺试题阅读理解及答案汇总

2021年公共英语一级冲刺试题阅读理解及答案汇总

Sadnessandhappinessareoftentalkedaboutbypeopleintheirsparetime.Mostpeoplewantthemselvestobehappyforever,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Otherssayifyouownlotsofmoneyandsuccess,youwillbehappy.However,moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.AfamousaGreekthinker,Aristotle,said,“Happinessdependsuponourselves.”That’stosay,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.

　　Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture.Forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob,whichwefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife’ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.

　　Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive.Manypeoplegodancingorplaysports.Peoplecanforgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheirtimehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingorhelpoutwithsomethingsaroundthehouseforanelderlyperson.

　　Ifyoudoabove,youwillbehappy.

　　1.Howmanysuggestionsofhappinessarementionedinthispassage?

　　A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

　　2.Ifyouwanttoenjoythesimplethingsinlife,youcan________.

　　A.listentoyourfavoritemusic

　　B.remembersomeproblems

　　C.thinkaboutgettingintocollege

　　D.readabadbook

　　3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

　　A.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringyoulastinghappiness.

　　B.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,youcangoshoppingforanelderlyperson.

　　C.Spendingsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuturecanenjoythepresent.

　　D.Activepersonmayliveahappierlifethaninactiveperson.

　　4.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?

　　A.Howtoliveahappylife.

　　B.Howtodependuponourselves.

　　C.Howtohelptheoldpeople.

　　D.Howtogetagoodjob.

　　Doyouknowwhysomanyanimalsdonotstayinoneplace?

Birds,fishandotheranimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotherplaceatacertaintime.Theymovefordifferentreasons:

mostofthemmovetofindfoodmoreeasily,butothersmovetogetawayfromplacesthataretoocrowded.

　　Whencoldweathercomes,manybirdsmovetowarmerplacestofindfood.Somefishesgivebirthinwarmwaterandmovetocoldwatertofeed.Themostfamousmigrationisprobablythemigrationoffish,whichiscalled“salmon”（鲑鱼）.Thisfishisborninfreshwaterbutittravelsmanymilestosaltwater.Thereitspendsitslife.Whenitisold,itwillreturntoitsbirthplaceinfreshwater.Thenitgivesbirthanddies.InnorthernEurope,thereisakindofmouse.Theyleavetheirmountainhomeswhentheybecometoocrowded.Theymovedowntothelowland.Sometimestheymoveallthewaytotheseaside,andmanyofthemarekilledwhentheyfallintothesea.

　　Recently,scientistshavestudiedthemigrationofakindoflobster（龙虾）.Everyyear,whentheseasonofthebadweatherarrives,thelobstersgetintoalonglineandstarttowalkacrosstheflooroftheocean.Nobodyknowswhytheydothis,andnobodyknowswheretheygo.So,sometimesweknowwhyhumansandanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotherplace,butatothertimeswedon’t.Maybelivingthingsjustliketotravel.

　　5.Thereasonformostoftheanimalstomoveis________.

　　A.togetawayfromun-crowdedplacesB.tofindtheirownparents

　　C.towanttokillthemselvesD.tofindfoodmoreeasily

　　6.Wheredoesyoungsalmon（鲑鱼）spenditslife?

　　A.Infreshwater.B.Insaltwater.

　　C.Inmountainhomes.D.Initsbirthplace.

　　7.Whendothelobsters（龙虾）begintomoveanotherplace?

　　A.Whentheirhomesbecometoocrowded.

　　B.Whentheseasonofthebadweatherarrives.

　　C.Whentheywanttogivebirth.

　　D.Whentheirfoodiseatenup.

　　8.Theunderlinedwordmigrationinthepassagemeans________.

　　A.迁徙B.习性C.运动D.寻觅

　　Inmodernsociety,peopleusemoneyeveryday.Itseemsthatitisveryimportantinourlife.That’sbecausewithoutmoneyyoucan’tbuyanygoods（商品）youwant.ButIthinkfewpeopleknowthehistoryofmoney.

　　Longago,peopledidnotneedmoney.Theylivedonwildanimals,fruitsandotherplants.Astimepassed,peoplelearnedtoraiseanimalsandcrops.Sometimes,familiesproducedmorethantheyneeded,sotheystartedtotradewithotherfamilies.Later,peoplebegantousemoneyasameansofexchange.However,itwasnotthekindofmoneyweusetoday.Theyusedshells,rice,salt,largestones,etc.

　　Duringthe600sBC,peoplebeganusingcoinsasmoney.Theysoonfoundthatcoinswereeasiertocarrythangoodsandlastedalongtime.Later,countriesbegantomaketheirwoncoins.

　　TheChinesewerethefirsttousepapermoney,probablyasearlyasthe11thcentury.TheItaliantravelerMarcoPolosawtheChineseusingmoneywhenhevisitedChinainthe1200s.However,Europeancountriesdidnotstartusingpapermoneyuntil1600s.

　　Today,wehavemanywaystopayforthings.Wedonotusecoinsorpapermoney.Often,peopleprefertopayforthingsbycard.Payingwithacardiseasierandsaferthancarryingaroundalotof“real”money.

　　9.Peopleused________asameansofexchangebeforethe7thcenturyBC.

　　A.papermoneyB.cardC.largestoneD.coins

　　10.Fromthepassage,weknowthatEuropeancountriesusedpapermoneyinthe________.

　　A.11thcenturyB.12thcenturyC.16thcenturyD.17thcentury

　　11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEinthisarticle?

　　A.MarcoPolowasfromCanada.

　　B.ChineseusedpapermoneyearlierthanItaly.

　　C.Todaypeopleoftenprefertopayforthingsbysalt.

　　D.Carryingaroundmuch“real”moneyiseasierandsaferthanPayingwithacard.

　　参考答案：

　　1-5.CACAD

　　6-11.BBACDB

2021年公共英语一级冲刺试题：

阅读理解

APlay:

FourButterflies（蝴蝶）

　　Characters:

RedButterfly（RB）,GreenButterfly（GB）,GreenTree（GT）,Rose（R）,GrandpaSun（GS）

　　Look!

Therearefourbutterfliesinthegarden.Oneisred,oneisyellow,oneisgreen,andtheotheroneiswhite.Theyplaygamesanddancetogethereveryday,andtheyareveryhappy.Oneday,it’sfine.Fourbutterfliesareplayingagameinthegarden.Suddenlyitisfullofdarkcloudsanditbeginstorainhard.

　　1.GB:

Oh,it’sraininghard.GreenTreeisoverthere.Shecanhelpus.

　　GB:

GreenTree,ourwingsarewet.Pleaseletusstayunderyourleaves.

　　GT:

GreenButterfly,Ilikeyou.Wehavethesamecolor.Youcancomein,buttheotherthreebutterfliesmustgoaway.

　　GB:

No,thankyou.Wearegoodfriends.Weloveeachotherandmuststaytogether.

　　RB:

Roseisoverthere.Shecanhelpus.

　　2.RB:

Rose,ourwingsarewet.Pleaseletusstayunderyourleaves.

　　R:

RedButterfly,Ilikeyou.Wehavethesamecolor.Youcancomein,buttheotherthreebutterfliesmustgoaway.

　　RB:

No,thankyou.Wearegoodfriends.Weloveeachotherandmuststaytogether.

　　3.GS:

Whatgoodfriendstheyare!

Thisisarealfriendship.Imusthelpthem.

　　Thesundrivesthecloudsawayandaskstheraintostop.Soonthesungivesoffbrightlightanddriesuptheirwings.

　　4.Fourbutterflies:

Oh,thesuncomesout.Ourwingsaredry.Let’splayanddanceagain.

　　1.Howmanybutterfliesarethereinthegarden?

______

　　A.Onebutterfly.B.Twobutterflies.

　　C.ThreebutterfliesD.Fourbutterflies

　　2.Whatarethebutterfliesdoingwhenitstartstorain?

______

　　A.Theyareflying.B.Theyaredancing.

　　C.Theyareplayingagame.D.Theyarestayingundertheleaves.

　　3.Whomdothebutterfliesaskforhelp?

______

　　A.GreenTree.B.Rose.

　　C.GreenTreeandRose.D.GreenTree,RoseandGrandpaSun.

　　4.Whohelpsthebutterfliesatlast?

______

　　A.Rose.B.GrandpaSun.

　　C.Rain.D.Darkclouds.

　　5.Whatisthemainideaoftheplay?

______

　　A.Butterfliescannotflyiftheirwingsarewet.

　　B.Thefourbutterfliesaresistersandbrothers.

　　C.Grandpaoftenhelpsothers.

　　D.Arealfriendshipmeansthatfriendsstaytogetherwhentheyareintrouble.

　WhenyouhearWesterners（西方人）say“Dropinanytime”（随时来玩）or“Comeandseemesoon”,youshouldrealizethatitdoesn’tmeanyouarewelcometocomeovertotheirhouseanytime.It’swisetotelephonebeforevisitingsomeone.

　　Neveracceptaninvitationunlessyoureallyplantogo.Youmayrefusebysaying,“Thankyouforinvitingme,butImaynotbeabletocome.”Ifyouareunabletocomeafteracceptingtheinvitation,besuretotellthosewhoinviteyouinadvance（提前）thatyouwillnotbethere.

　　Whenyouhaveacceptedtheinvitationtoapartyoradinner,itispolitetobringsmallgiftswithyou,suchasbottlesofdrink,flowersandchocolate.SometimesWesternersmaytakeyououttodinnerinarestaurantanditdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatheisgoingtopaythebillattheendofthemeal.Hemightwantyouto“goDutch”,whichmeanseachpersonpayshisownbill.

　　6.Thebesttitleofthispassageis________

　　A.Dropinanytime.B.Comeandseemesoon.

　　C.Invitationinwesterncountries.D.Westerners.

　　7.WhenWesternerssay“Dropinanytime”or“Comeandseemesoon”,itmeans________

　　A.youarewelcometovisitthemanytime

　　B.youarewelcometovisitthem,butyoustillneedtocallthembeforegoingtotheirhouse.

　　C.theydon’twantyoutovisitthem.

　　D.theywillholdapartyforyou.

　　8.Ifawesternerinvitesyoutogotohishouse,________