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大学英语B题库阅读二
16、Weatherhasagreatinfluenceonpeople.Itinfluencespeople'shealth,intelligence(智力)andfeelings.
InAugust,itisveryhotinthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStates.Peopletherehaveheartdisease(疾病)andotherkindofhealthproblemsduringthemonth.IntheNortheastandMiddleWest,itisveryhotatsometimesandverycoldatothertimes.PeopleintheseplacesmayhaveheartdiseaseaftertheweatherchangesinFebruaryorMarch.
Theweathercanalsoinfluenceintelligence.Forexample,ina1982studybyscientists,theIQscoresofagroupofstudentswereveryhighduringastorm,butafterthestormtheirIQscoreswerelowerthanusuallevel.Sostormscanincreaseintelligence.However,veryhotweathercanlowerit.StudentsintheUnitedStatesoftendobadlyonexamsinthehotmonthsoftheyear.
Weatheralsohasastronginfluenceonpeople'sfeelings.Wintermaybeabadtimeforthinpeople.Theyusuallyfeelcoldduringthesemonthsandtheymayfeelunhappyduringcoldweather.Inhotsummerweather,ontheotherhand,fatpeoplemayfeelunhappy.Thesummerheatmaymakethemtiredandtheyareeasytogetangry.
Areyoufeelingsick,sad,tiredorveryintelligenttoday?
Theweathermaybethecause.
(1)、Ifthinpeoplefeelunhappy,theweathermaybeverycold.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
(2)、StudentsintheU.S.usuallydobadlyonexamsinDecember.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
B
(3)、PeopleintheNortheastofAmericausuallyhaveheartdiseaseinMarch.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
(4)、Stormscanincreasestudent'sIQ.Thisdiscoverywasmadeby1982students.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
B
(5)、Thebesttitleforthispassageis"WeatherandHealth."
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T
B:
F
答案:
A
17、Computerscaninjureyou.Mostotherinjurieshappensuddenly.Forexample,ifyoufalloffabikeandbreakyourarms,ithappensveryquickly.Butcomputerinjurieshappenslowly.
Youprobablyknowhowtorideabikesafely.Nowlearntouseacomputersafely.
Youreyes
Toomuchlightcaninjureyoureyes,soneversittooclosetoacomputerscreen.Youreyesshouldbeatleast50cmfromthescreen.Remembertolookawayfromitsometimes.Thisgivesyoureyesarest.
Whenyouuseacomputer,thewindowshouldbeonyourleftoryourright.Ifitisbehindyou,thelightwillreflecton(反射)thescreen.Ifthewindowisinfrontofyou,thesunandthescreenwillbothshineintoyoureyes.
Yourhandsandwrists
Handandwristinjuriescanhappenbecausethehandsandwristsaremovedinthesamewayhundredsoftimes.Ifyouuseakeyboardforalongtime,followthesethreerules:
1)Restyourwristsonsomething.2)Keepyourelbows(肘)atthesameheightasthekeyboard.3)Stopsometimesandexerciseyourhands,wristsandfingersinadifferentway.
Yourback
Somepeoplesitformanyhoursinfrontofacomputer.Ifyousitinthewrongway,youcaninjureyourbackoryourneck.Soyoushouldsitwithyourbackstraight.Thetoppartofthescreenshouldbeinfrontofyoureyes.Yourforearms,wrists,handsandtheupperpartofyourlegsshouldallbeparallel(平行)tothefloor.Ifyouaresittingforalongtime,getupevery30minutesandexerciseyourarms,legsandneck.
Enjoyyourcomputer,butuseitsafely.
(1)、Acomputerscreenmayinjureyoureyesifyoureyesaretooclosetoit.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
(2)、Handandwristinjuriesarecausedwhenyougetplentyofexercise.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
B
(3)、Youreyesandhandswillbesafeifyouoftentakerestsfromworking.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
(4)、Itisgoodforyourbackandneckifyousitintherightway.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
(5)、Thebesttitleforthetextis"HowtoProtectYourEyes."
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
B
18、FoulshamHouseisafine,largehouseofthel790s.ItstandsbytheRiverByre,intwenty-fivehectares(公顷)ofthebestfarmlandinthesouthwest.
ThehousewasbuiltbySmithson,andthestorygoesbacktoGeorge,thesonofKingofWhales,whofellinlovewiththebeautifulLadyKitty,atoneofthefirstFoulsham'swildwoods(野外)parties.ManyyearsagomanygreatmenrodeonthehillsaboutFoulshamHouse,andmanyfinegirlstookteaintheGreenRoom.
Thehousehaseightbedrooms,threebathrooms,twoliving-rooms,andadining-roomwitharealAdamfire-place.Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver.Allroomsarelightandairy,withgood,highwindows,andwoodfloors.
Atthebackofthehousethereisroomforfourcars.ThethirdFoulshamoncekepthorsesthere.Inmanyotherways,thishouseofthel790smeetstheneedsofthe1990s.
IfyouwishtoknowmoreaboutFoulshamHouse,writeto:
Harvey.Platt,Longford&Sons6,CastleGreen,Gilham,Byreside.
(1)、FoulshamHouseisahousewithahistoryofmorethantwohundredyears.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
(2)、WelearnfromthereadingthatSmithsonbuiltthehouseforwildwoodsparties.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
B
(3)、Thesentence"Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver"means"Theparkandtherivercanbeseenclearlyfromthelibrary".
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
(4)、ThethirdFoulshamoftenrodehishorsesatthebackofthehouse.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
B
(5)、Wecaninfer(推断)thatHarveywantstosellthehouse.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
19、Doyouwanttoknowsomethingaboutthehistoryofweather?
Don'tlookatthesky.Don'tlookforoldweatherreports.Lookingatthetreeringsismoreimportant.Someweatherreportsgobackonlyonecentury,butsometreescanshowusanexactrecordoftheweatherevenfurtherback.
It'sclearthatatreewouldgrowbestinaclimatewithlotsofsunlightandrainfall.Itisalsoexpectedthatlittlesunlightorrainfallwouldlimitthegrowthofatree.Thechangefromafavorable(有利的)toanunfavorableclimatecanbereadingthetreeringsintreetrunk.Tofindouttheweatheroftenyearsago,counttheringsofatreetrunkfromtheoutsidetotheinside.Ifthetenthringisfarfromtheotherrings,thenwearesurethatlotsofsunnyandrainyweatherhappened.Iftheringsareclosetogether,thentheclimatewasbadforthetree.
Studyingtreeringsisimportantnotonlyforthehistoryoftheweather,butalsoforthehistoryofman.InaplaceofNewMexicoyoucanfindonlysand-notreesandnopeople.However,manycenturiesagoalotofpeoplelivedthere.Theyleftsuddenly.Why?
Ascientiststudiedthedeadtreeringswhichhadgrownthere.Hedecidedthatthepeoplehadtoleavebecausetheyhadcutdownallthetrees.Treeswereusedtomakefiresandbuildings.So,afterthepeoplecutdownthetrees,theyhadtomove.
(1)、Itisunderstoodthatinafavorableclimatetreeringsgrowfarfromeachother.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
(2)、Treesbroughtlotsofsunlightandrainfall.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
B
(3)、Thescientistsareinterestedinstudyingtreeringsbecausetheycantellwhethertheclimatewasfavorableornot.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
(4)、Studyingdeadtreeringsshowshowthepeopleleft.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
B
(5)、ThepeoplehadtoleavetheplaceofNewMexicobecausetheyhadcutdownallthetrees.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
20、Theworldisnothungry,butitisthirsty.Itseemsstrangethatnearly3/4oftheearthiscoveredwithwaterwhilewesayweareshortofwater.Why?
Becauseabout97%ofwaterontheearthisseawaterwhichwecan'tdrinkoruseforwateringplantsdirectly.Mancanonlydrinkandusethe3%thewaterthatcomesfromriversandlakes.Andwecan'tevenuseallofthat,becausesomeofithasbeenpolluted.
Nowmorewaterisneeded.Theproblemis:
canweavoidaseriouswatershortagelateron?
First,weshouldalllearnhowtosavewater.Secondly,weshouldfindoutthewaystoreuseit.Scientistshavealwaysbeenmakingstudyinthisfield.Today,inmostlargecitieswaterisusedonlyonceandthenrunstotheseaorrivers.Butitcanbeusedagain.Evenifeverylargecityreuseditswater,stilltherewouldnotbeenough.Whatcouldpeopleturntonext?
Theseaseemstohavethebestanswer.Thereisalotofwaterinthesea.Allthatneedstobedoneistogetthesaltoutoftheseawater.Thisisexpensive,butit'salreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.Scientistsaretryingtofindacheaperwayofdoingit.Soyousee,ifwecanfindawayout,we'llbeinnodangerofdryingup.
(1)、Theworldisthirstybecauseabout97%ofwaterontheearthcan'tbedrunkorusedforwateringplantsdirectly.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
(2)、3%ofwaterontheearthisseawater.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
B
(3)、Fromthepassagewelearnthattodayinmostlargecitieswaterisusedonlyonce.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
(4)、Toavoidtheseriouswatershortage,weshouldmakedirtywatercleanandthenreuseit.
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
B
(5)、Thetitleofthepassageshouldbe"HowtoSaveWater".
A:
T
B:
F
答案:
A
21、TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople'slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792,togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Marie,alsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.
(1)、What'sthispassageabout?
A:
France.
B:
KingLouis.
C:
TheFre