统考英语B阅读理解试题库163.docx

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统考英语B阅读理解试题库163

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1."WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings（bed,tables,dishes,andsoon）hasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses.

Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?

Peoplewhoareinternationalbusinessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouple-peoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurniturethattheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.

Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon'tliketotellothersaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.（248words）"

译文:

"当John和VictoriaFalls到达纽约开始他们的一年生活时，他们没有随身带很多东西。

他们计划要么住在装修好的公寓里，要么买些旧家具。

但是他们很快了解到越来越多的人正在采用的一种新的方式。

租用家具（如窗，桌子，盘子等等）已经成为美国发展最快的行业之一。

什么样的人是租用家具而不是买家具的呢？

从事国际商务的人，政府官员，外国学生，航空公司工作人员，刚结婚的年轻夫妇——那些由于工作而被迫频繁来往不同的城市的人。

他们可以省去每次搬家具的麻烦和费用。

他们到一个新家的时候，只需租新的家具就好了。

收入少的年轻人不想买那些他们可能很快就不喜欢的便宜家具。

他们宁愿等到有钱时买他们真正喜欢的家具。

同时，他们发现他们可以租比他们买得起的质量更好的家具。

有个家庭，他们有属于自己的大而漂亮的房子，可是他们太喜欢租来的家具了以至于他们决定继续租用而不买新的家具。

但是人们通常不喜欢告诉别人这些。

租家具的想法还是很新的，他们不能确定邻居们对此会怎么想。

"

1."WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses?

_____"

"A"."Sellinghomefurnishings"

"B"."Rentingfurnishedapartments"

"C"."Sellingusedfurniture"

"D"."Rentinghomefurnishings"（V）

2."Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?

_____"

"A"."Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew"

"B"."Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney"

"C"."Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney"（V）

"D"."Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway"

3."Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

______"

"A"."Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable"

"B"."Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple'shometown"（V）

"C"."Onlythosewhodon'thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture"

"D"."Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented"

4."Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

______"

"A"."RentorBuy?

"

"B"."ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings"（V）

"C"."FurnishedApartments"

"D"."ANewldea"

5."Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat______"

"A"."Theyhavelessmoney"

"B"."Theydon'twanttobuyoldfurniture"

"C"."Thenewfurnitureisofgoodquality"

"D"."Theydon'thavemuchmoneyanddon'twanttobuythecheapfurniture"（V）

2."TheUnitedStatescoversalargepartoftheNorthAmericancontinent.ItsneighborsareCanadatothenorthandMexicotothesouth.AlthoughtheUnitedStatesisabigcountry,itisnotthelargestintheworld.In2000,itspopulationwasover222million.

Whenthislandfirstbecameanation,afterwinningitsindependencefromEngland,ithadthirteenstates.EachofthestateswasrepresentedontheAmericanflagbyastar.Allthesewereintheeasternpartofthecontinent.Asthenationgrewtowardthewest,newstateswereaddedandnewstarsappearedontheflag.Foralongtime,therewere48stars.In1959,however,twomorestarswereaddedtotheflag,representingthenewstatesofAlaskaandHawaii.

IndianswerethefirstpeopleofthelandwhichisnowtheUnitedStates.TherearestillmanythousandsofIndiansnowlivinginallpartsofthecountry.SometimesitissaidthattheIndiansare“theonlyrealAmericans”.MostAmericanscomefromallovertheworld.ThosewhocamefirstingreatestnumberstomaketheirhomesontheeasternofNorthAmericaweremostlyfromEngland.ItisforthereasonthatthelanguageoftheUnitedStatesisEnglishandthatitscultureandcustomsaremorelikethoseofEnglandthanthoseofanyothercountryintheworld."

译文:

"美国占去北美大陆很大一部分土地。

它北邻加拿大，南接墨西哥。

虽然美国是一个大国，但它不是世界上最大的。

在2000年，它的人口超过2.22亿。

这片土地刚从英国独立出来，第一次成为一个国家的时候，只有十三个州，每个州在美国国旗上由一颗星米代表。

这些州都是在东部。

当这个国家不断向西扩大，就增加了新的州，同时它们也出现在国旗上。

很长一段时间，美国有48个州，可是到1959年，国旗上有多了2颗星，分别代表阿拉斯加和夏威夷。

印第安人是如今叫做美国的这块土地上的最初的居民。

现在在各国各地仍然居住着许多这些原始居民的后裔。

有时人们说印第安人才是“真正的美国人”。

不过，大部分美国人是来自世界各地。

那些最早大批来到北美东海岸建立家园的人大部分来自英格兰，也是由于这个原因，美国的国语为英语，而它的文化习俗也与英国的更为相像。

"

1."WhichofthefollowingisTURE?

以下选项哪个是正确的？

"

"A"."Americanisthelargestcountryintheworld"

"B"."TheUnitedStatesliesnexttoCanadaandMexico"（V）

"C"."AmericacoversmostpartoftheNorthAmericancontinent"

"D"."MexicoistothenorthofCanada"

2."Afterwinningitsindependence,theUnitedStates"

"A"."hadnothingtodowithEngland"（V）

"B"."madeIndiapartofitsland"

"C"."mainlydevelopedwestward"

"D"."tookoverpartsofCanadaandMexico"

3."TheUnitedStatesdidn’thavestatesuntil"

"A"."thirteen;1959"

"B"."fifty;1959"（V）

"C"."fifty,thislandfirstbecameanation"

"D"."fifty;1964"

4."WhyisEnglishthelanguageofAmerica?

为什么美国的国语是英语？

"

"A"."BecauseEnglishisthenativelanguageoftheIndians因为土著人的语言是英语。

"

"B"."BecausemostAmericanscomefromallovertheworld"

"C"."BecauseCanadaisAmerica’snearestneighbor"

"D"."BecausemostofthepeoplewhofirstsettledinAmericawerefromEngland"（V）

5."Thebesttitleforthepassageis“”"

"A"."theStatesofAmerica"

"B"."ThelanguageofAmerica"

"C"."TheUnitedStatesofAmerica"（V）

"D"."TheCultureandCustomsofAmerica"

3."OnceJamesThornhill,afamousEnglishpainter,wasaskedtopaintsomepicturesonthewallsoftheking'spalaceinEngland.

Thenworkersweresentforandabigplatform（平台）wasmade.

Withthehelpofaworker,Thornhillstartedpaintingontheplatform.Theyworkedforawholeyearandatlastthepictureswereready.

Thornhillwashappywhenhelookedatthepictures,fortheywerereallybeautiful.Helookedatthemforalongtime,andthentookonestepbackandlookedagain.Nowthepictureswereevenmorebeautiful.Hetookanotherstep,thenanother.Finallyhewasattheveryedgeoftheplatform,buthedidnotknowitbecausehewasthinkingofhispictures.Theworkersaweverything.\"WhatshouldIdo?

\"hethought.\"Thornhillisattheveryedgeoftheplatform.IfIcryout,hewilltakeanotherstep,falloffitandsurelybekilled.\"Sotheworkerquicklytooksomepaint（颜料）andthrewitatthepicture.

\"Whatareyoudoing?

\"criedthepainter,runningquicklyforwardtohispictures.

OnceJamesThornhill,afamousEnglishpainter,wasaskedtopaintsomepicturesonthewallsoftheking'spalaceinEngland.

Thenworkersweresentforandabigplatform（平台）wasmade.

Withthehelpofaworker,Thornhillstartedpaintingontheplatform.Theyworkedforawholeyearandatlastthepictureswereready.

Thornhillwashappywhenhelookedatthepictures,fortheywerereallybeautiful.Helookedatthemforalongtime,andthentookonestepbackandlookedagain.Nowthepictureswereevenmorebeautiful.Hetookanotherstep,thenanother.Finallyhewasattheveryedgeoftheplatform,buthedidnotknowitbecausehewasthinkingofhispictures.Theworkersaweverything.\"WhatshouldIdo?

\"hethought.\"Thornhillisattheveryedgeoftheplatform.IfIcryout,hewilltakeanotherstep,falloffitandsurelybekilled.\"Sotheworkerquicklytooksomepaint（颜料）andthrewitatthepicture.

\"Whatareyoudoing?

\"criedthepainter,runningquicklyforwardtohispictures.

OnceJamesThornhill,afamousEnglishpainter,wasaskedtopaintsomepicturesonthewallsoftheking'spalaceinEngland.

Thenworkersweresentforandabigplatform（平台）wasmade.

Withthehelpofaworker,Thornhillstartedpaintingontheplatform.Theyworkedforawholeyearandatlastthepictureswereready.

Thornhillwashappywhenhelookedatthepictures,fortheywerereallybeautiful.Helookedatthemforalongtime,andthentookonestepbackandlookedagain.Nowthepictureswereevenmorebeautiful.Hetookanotherstep,thenanother.Finallyhewasattheveryedgeoftheplatform,buthedidnotknowitbecausehewasthinkingofhispictures.Theworkersaweverything.\"WhatshouldIdo?

\"hethought.\"Thornhillisattheveryedgeoftheplatform.IfIcryout,hewilltakeanotherstep,falloffitandsurelybekilled.\"Sotheworkerquicklytooksomepaint（颜料）andthrewitatthepicture.

\"Whatareyoudoing?

\"criedthepainter,runningquicklyforwardtohispictures.

OnceJamesThornhill,afamousEnglishpainter,wasaskedtopaintsomepicturesonthewallsoftheking'spalaceinEngland.

Thenworkersweresentforandabigplatform（平台）wasmade.

Withthehelpofaworker,Thornhillstartedpaintingontheplatform.Theyworkedforawholeyearandatlastthepictureswereready.

Thornhillwashappywhenhelookedatthepictures,fortheywerereallybeautiful.Helookedatthemforalongtime,andthentookonestepbackandlookedagain.Nowthepictureswereevenmorebeautiful.Hetookanotherstep,thenanother.Finallyhewasattheveryedgeoftheplatform,buthedidnotknowitbecausehewasthinkingofhispictures.Theworkersaweverything.\"WhatshouldIdo?

\"hethought.\"Thornhillisattheveryedgeoftheplatform.IfIcryout,hewilltakeanotherstep,falloffitandsurelybekilled