大学英语B阅读理解复习资料.docx

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大学英语B阅读理解复习资料

阅读理解

（1）判断正误复习资料

Yesterdayevening,whenIwenttotownwithmymother,wemetastrangeoldman.Itwasraininghardandwehadnoumbrella.Weweretryingtogetintoataxiwhenhecameuptous.Hewascarryinganiceumbrellaandhesaidthathewouldgiveittousforonlyapound.Hehadforgottenhiswalletandhesaidheneededataxitogobackhome.Mymotherdidn’tbelievewhathehadsaidatfirst,andaskedhimalotofquestions.Butshefinallybelievedthemanandgavehimthepound.Buttheoldmandidn’tgetintoataxi.Wefollowedhimandfoundhewentintoapubandboughthimselfaglassofwhiskeywiththepound.Afterhedrankit,heputonhishatandtookuponeofthemanywetumbrellasthereandwentoffwiththenewone.Soonafterthat,hesolditagain.

1Theoldmansoldanumbrellatothewriterandhermother对

2Hegaveittothemforonlyapoundbecausehehadforgottenhiswalletandneededtaxifaretogobackhome（F）

3Theumbrellawasworthmorethanonepound.对

4Theoldmansoldhisownumbrella.（F）

5hewasanhonestman.（F）

Passage4

December25thisChristmasDay.Inmostcountriesitisthemostimportantdayintheyear.Allthepeoplecomebacktotheirhomestohavethedaywiththeirparentsortheirchildren.OnChristmasdaybellsringeverywhere.TheringingbellstellpeopleChristmasiscoming.Peoplesinganddancedayandnight.Theyhaveagoodtime.

MostfamiliesbuyaChristmastreesfortheirchildren.Andtherearesomepresentshangingfromthetreehereandthere.Peoplealsoputpresentsinchildren’sstockings/inmanyplaces,FatherChristmashimselfbringspresentstothem.Heisakindmanandinredclothes.Thereisabigbagonhisback.Inittherearealotofpresents.

Christmasisalsoadaywhenpeopleenjoyallkindsoffood.Butsomepoorpeoplehavenohomesandhavenofoodtoeat.Theydieofcoldandhunger（饥饿）onChristmasday.

1.Christmasisaveryimportantdayinsomecountriesinayear.（F）

2.manypeoplehaveagoodtimeonChristmasDay.对

3.FatherChristmaswearsredclothes对

4.therearealotofChristmastreesinFatherChristmas’bag.（F）

5.somepoorpeopledieonChristmasDaybecausetheyhavenohomeandnofoodtoeat.对

Passage5.

OnceuponatimetherewasagreatGreekhero,Hercules.Hewastallerandstrongerthananyoneyouhaveeverseen.Onhisshoulderhecarriedaclubandinhishandheheldabow.Hewasknownastheheroofahundredadventures.

Herculesservedaking.Thekingwasafraidofhim.Soagainandagainhesenthimondifficulttasks.OnemorningthekingsentforhimandtoldhimtofetchthreegoldenapplesforhimfromthegardenoftheSingingMaidens（歌女）.Butnooneknewwherethegardenwas.

SoHerculeswentaway.Hewalkedthewholedayandtherestdayandthenext.Hewalkedformonthsbeforehesawmountainsfarinthedistanceonefinemorning.Oneofthemountainswasintheshapeofaman,withlong,longlegsandarmsandhugeshouldersandabugshead.Hewasboldingupthesky.HerculesknewitwasAtlas,theMountainGod.Soheaskedhimforhelp.

Atlasanswered,'Myheadandarmsandshouldersallache.CouldyouholduptheskywhileIfetchthegoldenapplesforyou?

'

Herculesclimbedthemountainandshoulderedthesky.Soontheskygrewveryheavy.WhenfinallyAtlascamebackwiththreegoldenapples,hesaid,'Well,youaregoingtocarrythemountainforever.I'mgoingtoseethekingwiththeapples.'Herculesknewthathecouldn'tfighthimbecauseoftheskyonhisback.Soheshouted:

'Justoneminute'shelp.Myshouldersarehurting.HoldtheskyforaminutewhileImakeacushion（垫子）formyshoulders.'

Atlasbelievedhim.Hethrewdowntheapplesandhelpupthesky.

Herculespickeduptheapplesandranbacktoseetheking.

1.Herculeswasthetallestmanintheworld.（T）

2.Herculeswasgivenmanydifficulttasksbecausethekingwantedtogetridofhim（T）

3.Atlaswasthegiantwhoheldupthesky（T）

4.AtlasgotthegoldenapplesforHerculesbecausehewantedtobethekinghimself.（B）

5.HerculesfinallymanagedtogettheapplesbydefeatingAtlas.（B）

Passage6

“Getup,thewateriscoming.”YanXinzhi,directoroftheneighborhoodcommitteeofChaoyangStreet,Taiyuan,capitalofShanxiProvince,wouldknockatthedoorofeveryhouseholdatmidnighttohavepeoplecollectwater;otherwise,thetapwaterwouldsoonrundrywheneveryoneinthecitygotupandjoinedthe“waterrush”inthemorning.Yan,anelderlyladyabout60,hadservedascommitteedirectorformorethan20years;hermajorworkwastorouseherneighborsfromtheirsleeptogetwater.Astimewentby,residentscouldnotgotosleepbeforeoneo’clockinthemorning.

ChaoyangStreetwasnottheonlystreetinTaiyuanthatlackedwater,andTaiyuanwasnottheonlycityinChinawithwaterinshortsupply.

NiuMaosheng,MinisterofWaterResources,toldChinaTodaythatmorethan300citiesnationwidelackwater;in108citiesthesituationhasbecomecritical.Theannualdeficitofwaterhasreached6billioncubicmeters,leadingtoalossofRMB200billion（approximatelyUS$24billion）inindustrialoutput.

1.Asneighborhoodcommitteedirector,themajorpartofYanXinzhi’sjobwastowakeupherneighborsatmidnighttogetwater.（T）

2.ThepassagerevealsthatallthecitiesinChinasufferfromwatershortage.（F）

3.Thepassageiswrittenbyawaterexpert.（F）

4.ThelackofwaterhasleadtoalossofUS$24billioninindustrialoutput.（T）

5.Xi’anisanothercitywithwaterinshortsupply.（F）

Passage7

Peoplewhocannottellallcolorsapartaresaidtobecolorblind.Mostcolor-blindpeoplecanseeyellowandblues,butconfuseredswithgreens.Itisveryrareforapersontobeblindtoallcolors,buttheymayseeeverythinginshadesofblack,white,andgray.

Itisinterestingtonotethatmanycolor-blindpeopledon’tevenrealizethattheyarecolor-blind.Theydon’tknowthatthecolorstheyareseeingandnamingarenottheactualcolorsthatpeoplewithnormalvisioncansee.Thiscanbeparticularlydangerouswhenacolor-blindpersonconfusestheredandgreenofatrafficlight.

Colorblindnessisthoughttobeinherited（遗传）.Andalthoughdoctorshavethoughtupteststodetermine（测定）colorblindness,thereisnocuretotreatmentforit.

1.Acolor-blindpersoncantellcorrectlyredandgreen.（F）

2.Manycolor-blindpeopleareunaware（没意识到）thattheyarecolor-blind.（T）

3.It’sespeciallydangerousforacolor-blindpersontocrossastreetwhentherearenotrafficlightsatthecrossofthestreets.（F）

4.Apersonwhoiscolor-blindisnotallowedtodrive.（F）

5.Uptonow,doctorshavefoundawaytofreeapersonfromhiscolorblindness.（F）

Passage8

Lilyis70yearsoldandshetakescareofher91-year-oldmother.Shetoldusaboutcaringforhermother.

Iwakeupearlyeveryday,it’susuallyabout6.30am,andwaituntilIhearTilly,mymum,movingabout.ThenImakeheracupoftea.Atabouthalfpastsevenshegetsupandwehavebreakfasttogether.Wenormallyjusthavetoast,butonSundayswealwayshavebaconandeggs.Afterbreakfastshereadsthenewspaper,thenshesitsbythewindowandwavestotheneighboursastheywalkby.

Shehardlyevergoesoutbutsheisveryproudofherpersonalappearance,soshegoestothehairdresseronceamonth.

Shedoesn’tlikebeingleftonherownforverylong,soIalwaysarrangeforaneighbourtocomeandsitwithherwhenIgoout.Nowandagain,myfriendandneighbour,Joan,comestospendthedaywithher,andIcangoandhavelunchwithanotherfriend,May,wholivesintown.

Ihaveabrother,Syd.Hecomestostaytwoorthreetimesayear.Heisverygoodandkeepsintouch,buthelives300milesaway.Onceayear,hecollectsmumandtakeshertostaywithhiminLondonforaweek.Shedoesn’treallylikegoingbecauseit’salongjourney,butIneedtherest.

Sally,thenurse,comestoseemumregularly.Mynext-doorneighbour,Jack,oftencallsin.IntheeveningweusuallywatchTVandwesometimesplaycards.Mumisfantasticforherage.ButIcanneverdecidetogoanywherespontaneously.Ialwayshavetoplanit,soIfeelabittrapped.ButwhatisthealternativeAnoldpeople’shomeIcouldn’tdothattomymother.

1.Lilywakesbeforehermother.（T）

2.Tillyissatisfiedwithherhairdresser.（F）

3.JoansometimesspendsthedaywithLily'smother.（T）

4.Lily'sbrothercomestovisiteverythreeweeks.（F）

5.LilyandhermotherplaycardsmorethantheywatchTV.（F）

Passage9

BenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeminister,said,“Londonisnotacity,itisanation.”Todaythisisanunderstatement;London,withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnicgroups,isaworld.

Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld.ThecitywasfoundedbytheRomansandsincethennewarrivalshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity.

Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups,includingthegrowingnumberofLondonersofmixedethnicorigin,butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.ChildrenofCaribbean-ChinesemarriageswillgotoschoolwithchildrenofRussian-Irishcouples.NoneofthemwillbeEnglish,butallofthemwillbeLondoners.

MostofBritain'sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300languages.NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainliveinLondon（83%and58%respectively）;39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%oftheAsianpopulationofBritainliveinLondon.ThelargestmigrantcommunityisfromtheIrishRepublicwith256,000people,3.8%ofthe