英语阅读理解试题库大全.docx

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英语阅读理解试题库大全

　Passage1

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.

　　Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.

　　Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.

　　TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.

　　Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.

　　Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?

　　1.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,_____

　　A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver

　　B.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride

　　C.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogo

　　D.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleavewithoutpaying

　　2.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_____

　　A.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels

　　B.providemealsforanydiners

　　C.providefreewineandchargeforfood

　　D.aremostlypoorlymanaged

　　3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.

　　B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.

　　C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.

　　D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.

　　4.Theword“those”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_____

　　A.peoplewhooftentaketaxis

　　B.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotels

　　C.peoplewhoaredishonest

　　D.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust

　　5.Itcanbeconcludedthat_____

　　A.Finnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylife

　　B.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats

　　C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel

　　D.alltheFinnsarerich

Passage2

　　Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsandchildrenbeingabletoleadahealthylife.

　　Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethehome.Childrenareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.Theyalsohavesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellasschoolexpectations.

　　Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:

theneedtousecarstogetfromoneplacetoanotherquickly.

　　Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs.CDs,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshavebecomemajorleisureactivities,ratherthantraditionalmoreactivepursuits.Thishasledtoamoresedentarylifestyle.

　　Themediaprovideentertainmentandinformation.Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.Itismuchmoreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanprepareameal.Themediaconstantlybombard（轰炸）theiraudiencewith‘perfect’bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-to-datecomputergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.

　　Environmentsvary.Wemaybeexposedtopollution,suchascigarettesmoke.Thiscanbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathingdifficulties.Environmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.

　　Itisimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestylesismotivation.Orthedesiretobehealthy.Anypersonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawaytobehealthy—ifhe/sheismotivatedenough!

1.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

　A.benefitsofahealthylifestyle　B.demandsofdailylife

　C.factorsaffectingahealthylifestyle　D.apositiveapproachtohealthyliving

2.Theword“sedentary”inParagraph4probablemeans_____.

　　A.havingalotofthingstodo

　　B.involvinglittleexerciseorphysicalactivity

　　C.beingisolatedfromtheoutsideworld

　　D.experiencingalotofstress

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafactorleadingtothepopularityoffastfood?

　　A.Cheapprice.B.Themedia.C.Busylifestyle.D.Convenience

4.WhichisNOTlistedasafactorinfluencingtheabilitytohaveahealthylifestyle?

　　A.Pollution.　B.Economicfactors.

C.Dependenceuponcars.D.Influenceoffamilyorfriends.

5.Accordingtotheauthor,_____maybethemostimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestyles.

A.technologyB.culturalbackgroundC.environmentD.thedesiretobehealthy

Passage3

　　　　Lookingbackonmychildhood.Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed（紧抱的）flowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.

　　BeforeWorldwarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.butIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.

　　Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnight.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoil,readingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle（谜），becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.

　　Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbornworlds.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe_____

　　A.fullofenthusiasmB.self-disciplined

　　C.fullofambitionD.knowledgeable

2.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor_____

　　A.losthishearingwhenhewasachild

　　B.didn’tlikehisbrothersandsisters

　　C.wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily

　　D.wasinterestedinflowersaninsectsinhischildhood

3.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe_____

　　A.justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries

　　B.comesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalways

　　C.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic

　　D.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist　　

4.Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_____.

　　A.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature

　　B.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem

　　C.thefamilywasextremelylarge

　　D.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

　　A.Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.

　　B.Theauthor’sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.

　　C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.

　　D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.

Passage4

    Whenyouhavecompletedyourcollegeeducation,youwilllookforajobsuitedtoyourtraining,interests,andambitions（志向）.Inmostcases,youwillvisitalikelyemployer’sofficeandcompleteanapplicationformforthepositioninwhichyouareinterested.Theemployermaythenmakeadecisionregardingyourabilityonthebasisoftheapplicationformandapersonalinterview.

    Throughoutyourlifetime,however,youmayfindyourselfinotherjob-seekingsituationsinanattempttoimproveyourposition.Asyougainexperience,youarelikelytobecomeambitiousforbetterandbetterjobs.Thesebetterjobsoftenrequestwrittenlettersofapplicationandsummariesofyourbackgroundandexperience.Yourwritingskillsmayanimportantpartinobtainingthejobyoudesire.

    Inanyjob-seekingsituation,thereareanumberofwaysyoumayuseyourwritingskills:

tocompleteanapplicationform,preparearesume,writeanapplicationletter,orwriteemploymentfollow-upletters.Asanambitiousjob-seeker,therefore,youshouldbeabletoprepareallthewrittenmaterialthatwillhelpyouobtainthejobyouwant.

1.Accordingtothepassage,inseekingajob,thestudents_____.

A）willfollowtheirinterestsandambition

B）liketovisiteveryemployer’soffice

C）canmakeanarrangem