最新统考大学英语B题库阅读理解2.docx

1、最新统考大学英语B题库阅读理解2他们的成功秘诀在于“连锁”二字。凭借“连锁”，他们在女孩们所喜欢的小玩意上玩出了大名堂。小店连锁，优势明显，主要有：我们女生之所以会钟爱饰品，也许是因为它的新颖，可爱，实惠，时尚，简单等。的确，手工艺品价格适中。也许还有更多理由和意义。那么大学生最喜欢哪种手工艺品呢?此次调查统计如下图（1-3）此次调查以女生为主，男生只占很少比例，调查发现58的学生月生活费基本在400元左右，其具体分布如（图1-1）民族性手工艺品。在饰品店里，墙上挂满了各式各样的小饰品，有最普通的玉制项链、珍珠手链，也有特别一点如景泰蓝的手机挂坠、中国结的耳坠，甚至还有具有浓郁的异域风情的藏族

2、饰品。就算你买手工艺品来送给朋友也是一份意义非凡的绝佳礼品哦。而这一份礼物于在工艺品店买的现成的礼品相比，就有价值意义，虽然它的成本比较低但它毕竟它是你花心血花时间去完成的。就像现在最流行的针织围巾，为何会如此深得人心，更有人称它为温暖牌绝大部分多是因为这个原因哦。而且还可以锻炼你的动手能力，不仅实用还有很大的装饰功用哦。2、价格“适中化”（1） 政策优势我们长期呆在校园里，对社会缺乏了解，在与生意合作伙伴应酬方面往往会遇上困难，更不用说商业上所需经历的一系列繁琐手续。他们我们可能会在工商局、税务局等部门的手续中迷失方向。对具体的市场开拓缺乏经验与相关的知识，缺乏从职业角度整合资源、实行管理的

3、能力；因为是连锁店，老板的“野心”是开到便利店那样随处可见。所以办了积分卡，方便女孩子到任何一家“漂亮女生”购物，以求便宜再便宜。（二）上海的人口环境对饰品消费的影响第二部分 阅读理解(2)（2013 年网考）全翻译版新大纲 9 套模拟题 18 篇阅读理解（必考一篇）。Passage 1The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The government was badly run and peoples lives were miserable. King Louis XIV t

4、ried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14,1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners 1792 to get support fro

5、m Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 17were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 92, the monarchy was abolished. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife, Marie also h

6、ad her head cut off. The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation. The Revolution went through a period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In th

7、e end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte. (190 words)法国大革命于 1789 年爆发。当时法国正处在一片混乱中，政府腐败，人民生活凄惨。路易十六世企图控制议会并增加赋税，但最后失败了。他命令军队进入凡尔赛。人民都认为他企图用武力镇压革命。1789 年 7 月 14 日，人民群众爆发了，攻占了关押政治犯的巴士底狱。从那天以后，7 月 14 日就被定为法国的 国庆日。1792 年，路易十六企图逃离法国，并从奥地利和普鲁士获得支持，但他被捕了。1792 年王室被 废除，路易十六被处以死刑。几个月后，他的妻子，玛丽也被处以死刑。法国大革命令欧洲其它

8、国家的国 王感到害怕。奥地利和普鲁士的军队进入了法国。法国人民组织起了共和军来保卫祖国，革命陷入了一个 艰苦阶段。成千上万的人牺牲了。最后，权力落入了拿破仑波拿巴手中。6. Whats this passage about? 这篇文章主要讲了什么？A. France. B. King Louis. C. The French Revolution. 法国大革命 D. Europe.7. Which did not happen in 1789? 以下哪件事不是发生在 1789 年？A. The French Revolution broke out.B. The national econom

9、y was developing rapidly. 国家经济快速发展。C. The government wasnt well run. D. King Louis XIV was in power.8. Where were the political prisoners kept? 那些政治犯被关押在哪里？A. In Versailles. B. In Austria. C. In Prussia. D. In Bastille. 巴士底狱9. What does the underlined word “abolished” mean? 划了下划线的“abolished ”这个词是什么意

10、思？A. Put off. B. Established. C. United. D. Ended. 废除。10. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution? 以下哪个不是法国大革命产生的效果？A. July 14 has become the French National Day.B. It brought some impact on the other European Kings. C. Louiss wife, Marie was killed.D. The king tried to control the national parlia

11、ment. 国王试图控制议会。Passage 2A foreigners first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands

12、（任务）. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country.一个外国人对于美国的第一印象很有可能是每个人都在压力下匆匆忙忙。城市里的人总是表现得匆 匆忙忙不知疲倦的，为了尽快做完一件事情，他们会在店里拼命引起店员的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡别人。 白天匆忙就餐也是这个国家生活节奏的一个部分。Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that th

13、ey too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you dont, waiters will hurry you.工作时间被认为是很珍贵的。在一些公共饮食场所，其他人会等在你旁边等你吃完，这样大家都可以得到服务，并赶在规定的时间内回去工作。每个人都会尽快给下一个人腾出地方。如果你不这样，侍者 会催促你的。You also find drivers will be abrupt and that p

14、eople will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Dont take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain courtesy point.你会发现司机也都很匆忙，人们从你身边匆匆走过。你会错过一些微笑，简短的交谈和一些与陌生人的小礼节。不要在意

15、，这是因为他们非常珍惜时间，而且他们认为一旦太注重这些社交礼节就是浪费时 间。The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without som

16、e returnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life.对时间的观念还会影响到我们对耐心的理解。在美国价值体系中，耐心并不是首要考虑的。我们中的很多人被称为“脾气火爆”。如果我们觉得时间在毫无意义的溜

17、走，既没有娱乐价值，工作价值，也不在 休息，那就会开始不停地徘徊。那些来自时间观念不同的国家的人发现他们在商业和日常生活中最困难的 就是对时间节奏的适应。Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will miss the ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own country

18、. They may miss leisurely business chats in a caf or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally

19、 assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. (348 words)许多刚到美国来的人都会想念他们在商业会谈中一些开场礼节。举个例子，他们会想念欢迎你到来而泡的一杯茶或咖啡这样的社交礼仪，这在他们国家是常规礼仪。他们会想念在咖啡屋悠闲的会谈。而通常， 美国人不会与来访者在这么悠闲的环境中进行一些冗长的小会谈。对于同事，我们总是看他过去的表现而 不是与他的社交礼仪。因为我们一般都是更注重专业性的，而不是社交性的，因此我们总是很快进入正题。11. Whic

20、h of the following statements is wrong? A. Americans seem to be always under pressure.B. Americans attach less importance to patience.C. Americans dont care much about ritual socializing.以下哪项陈述是错误的？D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues. 美国人对他们的同事不礼貌。12. In the fourth paragraph, “a h

21、igh priority” means .第四段中的“a high priority”是什么意思？A. a less important thing B. a first concern 要首要考虑的。C. a good business D. an attractive gift13. Americans evaluate a business colleague .美国人评价他们的同事是根据 。A. through social courtesy B. through prolonged business talksC. by establishing business relations

22、 D. by learning about their past performance 他们过去的表现。14. This passage mainly talks about . 本文主要讲了 。A. how Americans treasure their time 美国人是怎样珍惜时间的。B. how busy Americans are every dayC. how Americans do business with foreignersD. what American way of life is like15. We can infer from the passage tha

23、t the authors tone in writing is .从本文我们可以看出作者写作的口吻是 。A. critical B. ironical C. appreciative 欣赏的。 D. objectivePassage 3Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well.

24、Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and fiends. As she was thinking all about this, she suddenlyheard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scale（s称）. Maria pulled and pulled.The bag was too heavy and she just co

25、uldnt lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was waiting to check in his luggage.Maria，十六岁，她正在圣多明各(多米尼加首都)的机场排队等候。她正要离开自己的祖国去美国和她的姐姐团聚。她的英语讲得很好。虽然她要出国了觉得很高兴，但此时要离开她的家人和朋友也很伤心。 正在她想这些的时候，她突然听到机场的工作人员正在叫她把行李放到称上。Maria 拉了又拉，包太重， 她根本抬不起来。她后面的男人很不耐烦了。他也是等着托运行李的。“Whats wrong with this

26、 girl?” He said, “Why doesnt she hurry up?” He moved forward and placed his bag on the counter, hoping to check in fist. He was in a hurry to get a good seat.“这女孩怎么了？”他说道，“她为什么不快点？”他走到前面，把包放在台上，希望能先登记。他急着想要得到一个好的座位。Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, “Why

27、 are you so upset? There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why cant you give me a hand with my luggage?”Maria 很生气，但她很有礼貌。她用最优美的英语说，“你为什么如此不耐烦？飞机上的每个人都有座位。如果你真的很急，为什么不能帮我搬一下行李？”The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage an

28、d stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval. (224 words)这男人听到 Maria 会讲英语觉得很惊讶。他很快拿起自己的行李退了回去。每个人都很不赞成得看着他。唯一联系QQ78161838 其他均为盗版6. Marias story happened . Maria 的故事发生在什么时候？A. when she was leaving America B. on her way back to Santo DomingoC. before she left the USA D. when she arrive

29、d at the airport 她到达机场后。7. You believer that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to at the airport.你认为故事中提到的机场工作人员的工作是什么？A. help carry peoples luggage B. ask people to pick up the luggageC. check peoples luggage 检查旅客的行李 D. take care of peoples luggage8. “Why are you so upset?”

30、 Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be .“为什么你如此不耐烦？”Maria 对那个男人说。她这么说是要告诉他不要不高兴。A. surprised B. sad C. unhappy D. sorry9. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the people around felt .“每个人都很不赞成地看着他”这句话的意思是周围的人为这男人的行为感到很遗憾。A. worried ab

31、out Maria B. worried about the manC. sorry for Marias manners D. sorry for the mans manners10. The author mentioned Marias age at the beginning of the story in order to show that .作者在故事的开头就提到 Maria 的年龄是为了表达什么？A. she was young but behaved properly 她很小，但行为很得体。B. she would not have left home aloneC. ev

32、eryone around her was wrongD. it was not good that nobody offered to help herPassage 4Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.英国和法国被英吉利海峡阻隔，游泳穿越该海峡只要不到 20 分钟的时间。但这两个国家的文化有时 相差十万八千里。Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary（周年纪念）of the sig