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大学英语B网考英语B阅读理解强化练习
阅读理解
第一篇
Whenhetookoffice,GeorgeW.Bush,sonofformerpresidentGeorgeHerbertWalkerBush,becamethefirstsontofollowhisfatherintotheWhiteHousesinceJohnQuineyAdamsfollowedJohnAdamsintheearly19thcentury.
BushwasbornonJuly6,1946,inNewHaven,Connecticut,thefirstchildofGeorgeHerbertWalkerBushandBarbaraPierceBush.AlthoughGeorgeHerbertWalkerBushbeganhiscareerintheoilindustry,hefinallyservedasacongressman(国会议员),andvice(副)presidentandpresidentoftheUnitedStates.
Attheageoftwo,BushmovedwithfromConnecticuttoOdessa,Texas,wherehisfathertookuptheoilbusiness.AfterayearinTexas,thefamilymovedtoCaliforniaforbusinessreasons.Ayearlater,thefamilyreturnedtoTexasandsettledinMidland,whereBushlivedfrom1950to1959.
In1959,againforbusinessreasons,thefamilymovedtoHouston,Texas.In1961BushleftTexasandwenttoAndover,Massachusetts,toattendPhillipsAcademy,aboardingschool(寄宿学校)thathisfatherhadalsoattended.
AtPhillips,Bushplayedbasketball,baseball,andfootball.Hewasbestknownforbeingheadcheerleader.In1964heenrolledatYaleUniversityinConnecticut.HisfatherandgrandfatherhadalsoattendedYale.AtYale,Bushwasconsideredanaveragestudent,buthewaspopularwithhisclassmates.
BushgraduatedfromYalewithabachelor’sdegreeinhistoryin1968.ThenhejoinedtheAirNationalGuardandremainedintheGuarduntil1973.AfterearninghisMBAfromHarvardin1975,BushreturnedtoMidland.Likehisfather,hefirstenteredtheoilindustryasa“landsman(新手)”.However,Bush’soilcompaniesneverenjoyedgreatsuccess.Hetookmoreinterestinpolitics.Hehelpedhisfathertobecomepresidentandin1994hehimselfwaselectedgovernorofTexas.
1.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellusinthefirstparagraph?
A.GeorgeW.BushisthefirstsoninAmericanhistorytofollowhisfatherintotheWhiteHouse.
B.GeorgeW.BushisthefirstsonofformerpresidentGeorgeHerbertWalkerBush.
C.JohnQuincyAdamsandhisfatherwerebothformerAmericanpresidents.
D.GeorgeW.BushisthesecondoneinAmericanhistorytofollowhisfatherintotheWhiteHouse.
2.WemaylearnfromthetextthatyoungBush______.
A.gotonverywellattheuniversities
B.wasverygoodatbasketball,baseballandfootball
C.dideverythingashisfatherhaddone
D.wasaverysuccessfulpoliticianlikehisfather
3.FromtheyearwhenBushwastwototheyear1959,theBushfamilymovedinall.
A.seventimesB.fourtimes
C.fivetimesD.sixtimes
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutGeorgeW.Bush?
A.YoungBushlivedwithhisfamilyinTexasfrom1948to1961.
B.Heoncestudiedatauniversitythathisfatherandgrandfatherhadalsoattended.
C.HeonceruledoveranAmericanstatebeforeheenteredtheWhiteHouse.
D.HeonceservedattheAirNationalGuardforaboutfiveyears.
5.WhatwouldbethepossiblereasonthatBush'soilbusinesswasnotsuccessful?
A.Hewasnotanexpertinthisfield.
B.Hewasmoreinterestedinpoliticsthaninbusiness.
C.Hecouldnotdoaswellashisfatherdoes.
D.Oilbusinesswasnotprosperousatthattime.
第二篇
Actingissuchanover-crowdedprofessionthattheonlyadvicethatshouldbegiventoayoungpersonthinkingofgoingonthestageis“Don’t!
”.Butitisuselesstotrytodiscourage
someonewhofeelsthathemustact,althoughthechancesofhisbecomingfamousareslim.Thenormalwaytobeginistogotoadramaschool.Usuallyonlystudentswhoshowpromiseandtalentareaccepted,andthecourselaststwoyears.Thentheyoungactororactresstakesupworkwithatheatricalcompany(剧团),usuallyasanassistantstagemanager.Thismeansdoingeverythingthatthereistodointhetheatreandoccasionallyactinginverysmallparts.Itisveryhardworkindeed,thehoursarelongandthesalaryistiny.
Ofcourse,somepeoplehaveremarkablechanceswhichleadtofameandsuccesswithoutthislongandhardtraining.ConniePratt,forexample,girlworkinginabicyclefactory.Afilmproducerhappenedtocatchsightofheronemorningwaitingatabusstop,ashedrovepastinhiscar.Hestoppedandgotouttospeaktothegirl.Heaskedifshewouldliketogotothefilmstudiotodoatest,andshethoughthewasjoking.Thenshegotangryandsaidshewouldcallthepolice.IttooktheproducertwentyminutestoconvinceConniethathewasserious.Thetestwassuccessful.Andwithinafewweeksshewasplayingtheleadingpartoppositeoneofthemostfamousactorsoftheday.Butchanceslikethishappenonceinabluemoon!
6.Fromtheverybeginning,theauthorputsitclearlythatactingisaprofession________.
A.toodifficultforyoungpeopleB.soughtafterbymanypeople
C.forambitiouspeopleonlyD.foryoungpeopleonly
7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaspartofanassistantstagemanager'sjob?
Playminorroles.
A.Takecareofthedresstobewornonthestagebyanactororactress.
B.Collecttickets.
C.Helpadvertiseplays.
D.Helpadvertiseplays.
8.Forsomeonewhofeelshemustact,itisverylikelythat________.
A.hewillbecomeastagemanagerB.hewillbecomeafilmstaratlonglast
C.hewillbewellpaidD.hewillendupwithoutanysuccess
9.ThefilmproducerfoundConniePrattonemorningwhenshewas________.
A.waitingforabusB.drivingpasthiminhercar
C.goingtoafilmstudioD.workinginabicyclefactory
10.Theconcludingsentence"chanceslikethishappenonceinabluemoon"means_______.
A.thisissomethingwhichhappensonceinawhileB.thisisaveryrarechance
C.hisissomethinghighlypossibleD.thisishighlyprofitablechance
第三篇
In1933anunknownAmericancalledClarenceNashwenttoseethefilmmakerWaltDisney.HehadanunusualvoiceandhewantedtoworkinDisney'scartoonfilmforchildren.WhenWaltDisneyheardNash'svoice,hesaid,"Stop!
That'sourduck!
"
TheduckwasthenowfamousDonaldDuck,whofirstappearedin1934inthefilmTheWiseLittleHen.Donaldlivedinanoldhouseboatandworehissailorjacketandhat.LaterthatyearhebecameastarafteraneightminuteMickeyMousefilm.Thecinemaaudiencelikedhimbecausehewaslazyandgreedy,andbecausehelosthistemperveryquickly.AndtheylovedhisvoicewhenhebecameangrywithMickey'seightnephews.SoonDonaldwasmorepopularthanMickeyMousehimself,probablybecausehewasn'tagoody-goodylikeMickey.
Inthe1930s,40sand50sDonaldandhisfriendsMickey,GoofyandPlutoofDisneycartoons.HealsomadeeducationalfilmsabouttheplaceoftheUSAintheworldandsafetyinthehome.Thenin1966DonaldDuckandhisvoicedisappeared--therewerenomorenewcartoons.
ClarenceNashdiedinFebruary,1985.Buttoday'schildrencanstillseetheoldcartoonsontelevisionandhearthatfamousvoice.
11.WhomadeDonaldDuckfilm?
A.MickeyMouseB.ClarenceNash
C.WaltDisneyD.Pluto
12.WhenwasthefirstDonaldDuckfilmmade?
A.In1933B.In1934
C.In1966D.In1985
13.WhowasClarenceNash?
A.AcartoonistB.DonaldDuck'svoice
C.Afilm-makerD.Afilmstar
14.Theunderlinedword“audience”inthesecondparagraphmeans.
A.readersB.formalinterview
C.lawfreedomD.thepeoplewhowatchafilmatacinema
15.Theunderlinedword“goody-goody”inthesecondparagraphmeansapersonwho.
A.likestoappeartobefaultlessinbehaviorB.wholikestoappeartobefaultyinbehavior
C.dislikestoappeartobefaultlessinbehaviorD.dislikestobefaultyinbehavior
第四篇
VisitorstoBritainaresometimessurprisedtolearnthatnewspaperstherehavesuchalargecirculation.The"DailyMirror"andthe"DailyExpress"bothsellaboutfourmillioncopieseveryday.BritishfamiliesgenerallybuyanewspapereverymorningandtwoorthreeonSundays.
Besidesthenationalpapers,thereis,however,anotherbranchoftheBritishpresswhichsellsalmostasmanycopies.Localnewspapershaveaweeklycirculationof13million.Almosteverytownandcountryareahasone.Nearlyallofthemholdtheirownfinanciallyandmanyofthemareveryprofitable.
Thesepapersarewrittenalmostentirelyforreadersinterestedinlocaleventsbirths,weddings,deaths,councilmeetingsandsports.Editorsonpeoplewhoknowthedistrictwell.Agreatdealoflocalnewsisregularlysuppliedbyclubsandchurchesintheneighborhoodanditdoesnotgetoutofdateasquicklyasnationalnews.
Theeditorsmustneverforgetthatthesuccessofanynewspaperdependsonadvertising.Theyareusuallyanxioustokeepthegoodwilloflocalbusinessmenforthisreason.Butifthenewspaperiswellwrittenandthenewsitemshavebeencarefullychosentodrawlocalreaders,thebusinessmenaregratefulfortheopportunitytokeeptheirproductsinthepubliceyes.
16.VisitorstoBritainaresurprisedtolearnthat_______.
A.localpapersshouldhaveacirculationoffourmillion
B.therearesomanylocalnewspapersthere
C.Britishnewspapersaresowidelyread
D.the"DailyMirror"and"DailyExpress"sellasmanyas4millioncopieseveryday
17.Localnewspapershave_______.
A.acirculationaslargeasthatofnationalnewspapersB.adailycirculationof13million
C.anevenlargercirculationD.aslightlysmallercirculation
18.Whichofthefollowingstatementiscorrect?
A.Nearlyalltownsandcountryareashavetheirownpapers.
B.Everytownandcountryareahasatleastonepaperofitsown.
C.Thereisapaper,nationalorlocal,ineachtownandcountryarea.
D.Alotofdistanttownandcountryareasdonothavetheirownpap