电大英语II1阅读理解.docx

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电大英语II1阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。

Passage1

Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarleyBookstoreandbegantolookoverthetitlesofthebooksontheshelves.Themanbehindthecounter,theownerofthebookstore,askedmeifIwouldlikeajob.Ineededtostartsavingforcollege,soIsaidyes.

Iworkedafterschoolandduringsummersforminimumwagesandthejobhelpedpayformyfreshmanyearofcollege.Iworkedatmanyotherjobsafterwards:

Imadecoffeeinthestudentunionduringcollege.ImademapsfortheU.SForestService.Butsellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfying.

Onedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedhereverythingwehadandfoundotherbookswecouldorder.ShelefttheshoplessworriedandI’vealwaysrememberedtheprideIfeltinhavinghelpedher.

Yearslater,asatelevisionreporter,Iheardaboutapoorchildwhowasbornwithhisfingersofthelefthandlinkedtogether.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordthecorrectivesurgery,andtheboylivedinshame,hidinghislefthandinhispocket.

IpersuadedmybosstoletmedothestoryonTV.Aftermystorywasbroadcast,adoctorandanursecalled,offeringtoperformthesurgeryforfree.

Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwasholduphisrepairedhandandsay,“Thankyou.”Iwasoverjoyedandfilledwithastrongsenseofreward.

AtMcCarleyBookstore,IalwaysfeltIwasworkingforthecustomers,notjustforthestore.Todayit’sthesame.NBCnewspaysmethesalary.ButIfeelthatIworkfortheviewers,helpingthemmakesenseoftheworld.MyworkingexperienceinMcCarleyBookstorehelpedmefindagoodsenseoftheworld,andmostimportantly,ithelpedmefindagoodsenseofmyself.

1.HowdidtheauthorgetthejobinMcCarleyBookstore?

A.      Hehappenedtowalkintotheshopandgotitbychance.

B.      Hehadalwayswantedtohaveajobinthatbookstoreandhesucceeded.

C.      Helikedreadingbooks,sotriedtogetajobthere.

D.      Hedidnotgotoschool,sohelookedforajobwhenhewas15.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,sellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfyingjobexperiences,because____________.

A.      heonlyhadtoworkafterschoolandgotgoodwages

B.      ithelpedhimunderstandtheworldandhimself

C.      ithelpedhimpayforhisfreshmanyearofcollege

D.      hedidnotfeelthathewasworkingforthestore

3.Afterhehelpedthefearfulladylookingforbooksoncancer,theauthorwas____________.

A.      worriedabouther

B.      lessworriedabouther

C.      unabletoforgether

      D. proudofhimself

4.Theauthordecidedtohelpthepoorboyby____________.

A.      persuadinghisbosstodothestoryonTV

B.      persuadinghisbosstolethimdothestoryonTV

C.      askingadoctortoperformtheoperationforfree

D.      visitingtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation

5.Themainreasonthattheauthorthinkshispresentjobisthesameastheoneinthebookstoreis____________.

A.      itgiveshimsalary

B.      itmakeshimfeelexcited

C.      ithelpspeoplemakesenseoftheworld

D.      itenableshimtowork

（Key:

1.A   2.B    3.D   4.B    5.C）

Passage2

PaperwasinventedbytheChineseinthefirstcenturyAD.PaperwasnotmadeinsouthernEuropeuntilabouttheyear1100.Scandinavia-whichnowmakesagreatdealoftheworld’spaper-didnotbegintomakeituntil1500.Mostpaperismadefromwood.Paper-makingisanimportantBritishindustryandpaperfromBritainissoldtomanycountriessuchasAustraliaandSouthAfrica.SomeofthewoodusedintheBritishpapermakingindustrycomesfromtreesgrowninBritain,butwoodisalsoboughtfromothercountriessuchasNorway.Onetreeisneededforeveryfourhundredcopiesofaforty-pagenewspaper.IfhalftheadultsinBritainbuyonedailypaper,thisusesupoverathousandtreesaday.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdownfasterthantheyarebeingplanted,sotheremaybeaseriousneedforpaperatthebeginningofnextcentury.

Whenwethinkofpaper,wethinkofnewspaper,books,lettersandwritingpaper.Buttherearemanyotheruses.Onlyhalfofpaperisusedforbooksandnewspaper,etc.Paperisverygoodforkeepingyouwarm.Eachyear,moreandmorethingsaremadeofpaper.Nowwehearthatchairs,tables,andevenbedscanbemadeofpaper.Butthelatestinpapermakingseemstobepaperhouses.

1.Wherewaspaperinvented?

A.InChina.                     B.InsouthernEurope.

C.InScandinavia.                D.InBritain.

2.Scandinaviabegantomakepaper____________.

A.in1100                      B.in1400

C.in1500                            D.inthefirstcentury

3.Everyfourhundredcopiesofaforty-pagenewspaperwillneed____________.

A.halfatree                   B.onetree

C.twotrees                          D.morethanonetree

4.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdown____________thantheyarebeingplanted.

A.moreslowly                  B.muchfaster

C.muchmoreslowly              D.faster

5.Thelatestthingsmadeofpaperare____________.

A.chairs                       B.tables

C.clothes                      D.houses

（Key:

1.A   2.C    3.B     4.D     5.D）

Passage3

Weoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.

Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike‘hewentpaleandbegantotremble’suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,‘heopenedhiseyeswide’isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese,surprisecanbedescribedinaphraselike‘theystretchedouttheirtongues!

’“Stretchingoutyourtongue”inEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.

Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople’sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.      Wecaneasilyunderstandwhatpeople’sgesturesmean.

B.      Wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople.

C.      Gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostpeoplebutwordsarenot.

D.      Itisdifficulttotellwhatpeople’gesturesreallymeansometimes.

2.People’sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodindifferentculturesbecause____________.

A.    peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferently

B.    peoplespeakingdifferentlanguageshavedifferentfacialexpressions

C.    peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentinterpretations

D.    peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutsomefacialexpressions

3.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat____________.

E.     gesturescanbeusedtoexpressfeelings

F.     gesturescanbemoreeffectivelyusedthanwordstoexpressfeelings

G.    wordsareoftenmoredifficulttounderstandthangestures

H.    gesturesareusedasfrequentlyaswordstoexpressfeelings

4.Inthesameculture,people____________.

I.       hardlyeverfailtounderstandeachother’sideasandfeelings

J.      areequallyintelligenteveniftheyhavedifferentbackgrounds

K.   almostallhavethesameunderstandingofthesamething

L.     mayhavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings

5.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe____________.

M.  Gestures              

N.   Feelings  

O.   GesturesandFeelings   

P.     CultureandUnderstanding

（Key:

1.D   2.D   3.A    4.D    5.C）

Passage4

Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:

westoppedtalkingtoeachother.

      Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!

–IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

      Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.

      Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

      Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?

Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback（退步）totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

      Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?

Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?

Makingadepositatthebank?

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