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大学英语B阅读理解
阅读理解
1、Thedarksmokethatcomesoutofstacks(大烟囱)orfromaburningdump(垃圾)containstinybitsofsolidorliquidmatter.Thesmokealsocontainsmanygases,mostofwhichcannotbeseen.Altogether,theymakeuptheseriousproblemsofairpollution.Insomanyplacesitkeepsusfromseeingthesun,irritate(刺痛)oureyes,causesustocoughandmakesusill.
Airpollutioncanspreadfromcitytocity.Itevenspreadsfromonecountrytoanother.SomenorthernEuropeancountrieshavehad"blacksnow"frompollutantsthathavetraveledthroughtheairfromothercountriesandhavefallenwiththesnow.Soairpollutionisaglobalproblem.Itcankillbabies,olderpeopleandthosewhohaverespiratory(呼吸)disease.In1952,fourthousandspeopledieinoneweekasaresultofaseriousairpollutionbreakoutinLondon.In1948inasmalltownofPennsylvania,20peoplediedinafour-dayperiodofairpollution.Asoftenfoundincities,airpollutionincreasestherisksoflungdisease,suchasbronchitisandasthma.Ofcourse,smokingandotherfactorshelptocausetheseillnesses,too,butthesecauseshaveincreasedgreatlyduringrecentyearsasairpollutionhasbecomeworse.
(1)、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthe"blacksnow"incident?
A:
IthappenedinthenorthernEuropeancountries.
B:
Ithappenedtherebecauseairpollutioninthesecountrieswasmostserious.
C:
Pollutantsthatfellwithsnowmadeitdirty.
D:
Itisaglobalproblem.
答案:
B
(2)、Whocanbekilledbyairpollution?
A:
Earthandplants.
B:
Stonesandbirds.
C:
Thosewhosufferfromrespiratoryillnesses.
D:
BothAandC.
答案:
C
(3)、HowmanypeoplediedofairpollutioninPennsylvaniain1948?
A:
4,000.
B:
20.
C:
None.
D:
4020.
答案:
B
(4)、Whatarebronchitisandasthma?
A:
Differenttypesofheadaches.
B:
Lungdisease.
C:
Heartdiseases.
D:
Differenttypesofstomachaches.
答案:
B
(5)、Accordingtothepassage,airpollutionincreasespeople'schanceofgetting______?
A:
Headache.
B:
Alungdisease.
C:
Stomachache.
D:
Nervousbreakdown.
答案:
B
2、Aslongasthesunshines,theearthwillnotrunoutofenergy.Thesunpoursmoreenergyonearththanwecaneveruse.Mostofthatenergycomestousasheatandlight.Energyfromthesuniscalledsolarenergy.
Anythingtodowiththesuniscalled"solar".ThewordbeganwiththeRomanwordforthesunandtheirgodofthesun,whowascalledSol.Solarenergyisasafekindofenergy.Itdoesn'tmakepollutionorhavedangerousleftovers.Thatiswhyscientistsandinvestorsareexperimentingwithwaysofharnessing(治理利用)thesuntodosomeofthejobsfossilfuelshavebeendoing.
Buttomakethesundoworklikethat,theyhavetosolvesomeproblems.Theyhavetocollectthesun'senergy.Collectingsunshineisnoteasy,unlessyouareaplant.Sunshineisnoteasytostore,either.Youcan'tfillatankwithitorputitinthewoodbox.Youcannotmoveitthroughapipeorawire.Youcannotjustturniton.
(1)、Whatformdoesmostofsolarenergytaketoreachus?
A:
Light.
B:
Heat.
C:
gas.
D:
bothAandB.
答案:
D
(2)、Wheredoestheword"solar"comefrom?
A:
Greek.
B:
Roman.
C:
OldEnglish.
D:
Chinese.
答案:
B
(3)、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofsolarenergy?
A:
Itisasafeenergy.
B:
Itisagreenenergy.
C:
Itmaycausepollutiontotheair.
D:
Itisendless.
答案:
C
(4)、Whataretheproblemsfacingscientistswhowanttousesolarenergy?
A:
Itisnoteasytocollect.
B:
Itisnoteasytostore.
C:
Itisnoteasytofindout.
D:
bothAandB.
答案:
D
(5)、Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthepassage?
A:
Togiveabriefintroductiontosolarenergy.
B:
Toexplainthereasonwhyitisnoteasytomakesolarenergy.
C:
Togiveinformationabouttheadvantagesofsolarenergy.
D:
Togiveabriefintroductiontotheword"solar".
答案:
A
3、Theidealteachermaybeyoungorold,tallorshort,fatorthin.Heshouldknowhissubject,buthecanmakemistakesifheiswillingtolearn.Hispersonalityisasimportantashisscholarship.Theidealteachermustbeenthusiastic.Hemustneverteachanythinghehimselfisnotinterestedin.Heshouldbeabitofanactorandheshouldnotbeafraidtoshowhisfeelingsandexpresshislikesanddislikes.Hemustlikehisstudentsandrespectthem,buthemustalsorespecthimselfandtakeprideinhiswork.Otherwise,hecannotrespecthisstudentsandwinrespectfromthem.Theidealteachershouldhaveanunderstandingofhisstudentsandbeabletorelatetothem.Heneedsstudents'understanding,too.Theidealteachershouldbekind,encouraging,andhelpfulandheshouldmotivatehisstudentstoseekknowledge.Theidealteachershouldseehisstudentsasindividualsandacknowledgetheirdifferences.Hemustknowhowtoencouragetheself-developmentandgrowthofeachofhisstudents.Theidealteacherisonewhogrows,learns,andimproveshimselfalongwithhisstudents.
(1)、Whichofthefollowingistheleastimportantinjudginganidealteacheraccordingtothepassage?
A:
Hisageandappearance.
B:
Hispersonality.
C:
Hisscholarship.
D:
Hisattitudetowardshisstudents.
答案:
A
(2)、Cananidealteachermakemistakes?
A:
No.Heshouldbeverycarefulnottomakeanymistakes.
B:
Yes.Becauseheknowstoolittle.
C:
No.Heshouldalwaysbetheauthoritytohisstudents.
D:
Yes.Butheshouldbewillingtolearn.
答案:
D
(3)、Whatrelationshipshouldbesetupbetweenanidealteacherandhisstudentsaccordingtothepassage?
A:
Mutualrespectandunderstanding.
B:
Mutualencouragementandhelp.
C:
Mutualaidandaffection.
D:
Mutualsupportandinspiration.
答案:
A
(4)、Howdoesanidealteacherviewhisstudents?
A:
Astalentedyoungpeople.
B:
Asdifferentfromeachother.
C:
Asself-centeredindividuals.
D:
Asunderstanding,respectfulindividuals.
答案:
B
(5)、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A:
Anidealteachershouldseldomsetanexampleforhisstudents.
B:
Teachersandstudentsbenefiteachotherintheprocessofteachingandlearning.
C:
Studentsshouldneverexpecttheirteacherstobeideal.
D:
Anyonewhoistryingtoimprovehimselfconstantlyisanidealteacher.
答案:
B
4、EducationintheUnitedStatesisusuallydividedintofourlevels.Theseareearlychildren,elementary,secondaryandhighereducation.Schoolattendanceisrequiredineverystateofthecountry,andinmoststatesstudentsmustattendschoolfromtheageof6to16.
Thefirstlevelisearlychildhoodeducation.Itsmainpurposeistopreparechildrenforschool.
Thesecondleveliselementaryeducation.Educationatthislevelisdividedintosixoreightgrades,andchildrenlearnreading,arithmetic,writing,socialstudiesandscience.Theyalsohaveart,musicandphysicaleducation.
Thethirdlevelissecondaryeducation.Itisforjuniorandseniorhighschoolstudents.Somestudentstakecoursestopreparethemselvesforcollege.Otherstudentstaketechnicalorvocationalcoursesthatpreparethemforjobsaftertheygraduatefromhighschool.
Highereducationcontinuesafterhighschool.Therearemanykindsofinstitutionsofhighereducation.Technicalinstitutesoffertwo-yearprogramsinelectronics,engineering,businessandothersubjects.Aftertwoyearsatajuniorcollege,studentsreceiveanassociatedegreeandthentheycancontinueatafour-yearcollege.
(1)、Whattopicdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
A:
EducationpolicyintheUSA.
B:
ThefourlevelsofAmericaneducation.
C:
ThepurposeofAmericaneducationatdifferentlevels.
D:
ThesubjectsofferedatdifferentlevelsofAmericaneducation.
答案:
B
(2)、IsschoolattendancerequiredintheUSA?
A:
Yes,itisrequiredinthewholecountry.
B:
Yes,butonlyinsomestates.
C:
Yes,itisrequiredinmoststatesofthecountry.
D:
Yes,butnotuntilchildrenreachtheageof16.
答案:
A
(3)、Atwhatlevel(s)areprogramsoftechnicalandvocationalcoursesoffered?
A:
The1stand2ndlevels.
B:
The2ndand3rdlevels.
C:
The3rdand4thlevels.
D:
The4thlevelsonly.
答案:
C
(5)、Whatwouldmostprobablybetalkedaboutinthenextparagraph?
A:
Undergraduateeducation.
B:
Post-graduate(研究生)education.
C:
Pre-schooleducation.
D:
Adulteducation.
答案:
B
5、PubsaresupposedtobetheEnglishman'sfavoritemeetingplace,wherehecangettogetherwithafewfriendsoverapintofbeerandtalkaboutfootball,orhorseracing,orbusiness.
Youmaynoticethatthepubistheplaceformen,butnotforwomen.Evennowitisstillnotquiterespectableforawomantogointoapubalone;shemusthaveamantoescort(护卫)andprotecther.Perhapsthatispartlywhypubsdepressme-theyareintendedmainlytoprovideformaleinterests,whichareoftenprettynarrow.Ithinkthismale-dominatedatmospherealsoremindsmeofmylifebackatschool,orinthearmy,neitherofwhichisanexperienceImuchwanttorelive.
However,I'mobviouslyintheminority.MostEnglishmenhavetheirlocalpubs,wheretheycanescapefromthepressuresoffamilylifeorwork,andiftheyarelucky,telltheirtroublestoaprettybarmaid.Indeed,manymendreamofretiringfromtheir9-5jobsandbuyingalittlecountrypub,wheretheyimaginethey'llbethehostofaseven-night-a-weekparty.Thisdreamusuallydieswhencleaningupspilledbeeratoneo'clockinthemorning.
Still,there'spubforeverytypeofman,fromthecitysophisticatetotheruralprimitive,andamanforeverytypeofpub.AndImustadmitthat,forsomeonewhodoesn'tlikethem,Ispentalotoftimeinpubsofvariouskinds.
(1)、ForwhatdoEnglishmengotothepubs?
A:
Theygotheretomakefriends.
B:
Theygotomeetandtalkwiththeirfriendsoversomebeer.
C:
Theygotheretoseetheprettybarmaid.
D:
Theygotheretodobusinessdealings.
答案:
B
(2)、Whatdoesn'tthespeakerlikeaboutthepubs?
A:
Thesmellofalco