大学英语B阅读理解BWord文档格式.docx

1、The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said“Thank you ”to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said,“Thanks for the invitation.”1）、The party was held at Peters fr

2、iends house.A.TB.F答案：A2）、The Jacksons did hard work for the party.B3）、All his friends liked Peter. 4）、Peter tried his best to give the party.5）、From the story, we can see Peter was a selfish man.2、How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. A

3、ll we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and whic

4、h could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to

5、 us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases.Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and t

6、elling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurate

7、ly, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar. 1）、The origin of language is _.A.a legend handed down from the past B.a matter that is hidden or secretC.a question difficult to answerD.a problem not yet solvedD2）、What is true about words? A.They are used to express feelings only.B.They can not be

8、 written down.C.They are simply sounds.D.They are mysterious.C3）、The real power of words consists in their _.A.propertiesB.characteristics C.peculiarityD.representative function4）、By “association” in the last paragraph, the author means _.A.a special qualityB.a joining of ideas in the mindC.an appea

9、rance which is puzzlingD.a strange feature5）、Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true?A.He is no more than a master of words.B.He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music.C.He can move men to tears.D.His style is always charming.3、When you take a walk in many of t

10、he cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world. But the reasons why people keep a dog have changed.In the old days, people used to train dogs to protect themselves against attacks by other beasts. And

11、 later, they came to realize that the dog was not only useful for protection but willing to obey his master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without permission. But now, people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of an animal

12、.Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery, but the most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have no children. For old couples,

13、a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection to friendship.1）、It is true that a dog is the most important animal in the world.2）、According to the passage, dogs were trained for protection against other animals i

14、n the past.3）、Dogs were used for hunting because they always obeyed their masters. A.T 4）、The most important reason for people in the city to keep dogs now for companionship.5）、The main idea of the passage is that the dog is a useful and friendly animal.4、This story is about a young man. He worked v

15、ery hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he couldnt go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But the more he tried, the more he stayed awake. After a while he decided to visit the doctor. “I just cant go to sleep at night. What sh

16、ould I do?” “I have a suggestion,” said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, youll be asleep. I am sure of it.” The next day the man reached the doctors office. “Well,” said the doctor, “how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?” The man still looked tired. “Yes

17、,” he said, “I tried counting one, two, three.up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand, but then I still couldnt fall asleep.” 1）、The young man couldnt go to sleep

18、because he had worked too hard and became ill.2）、The doctor asked the young man to count numbers while he was lying in bed.3）、The young man returned to the doctors office the next day because he wanted to thank the doctor. 4）、The young man counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea. 5）、The y

19、oung man in fact was not able to count numbers. 5、Mr Tom Forester lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly ever left his home, but one day he went into town to buy some things in the market. After he had bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table by himself. When he looke

20、d around, he saw several old people put glasses on before reading their newspapers, so after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself some glasses too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop.The man in the shop made him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, No, I cant read wi

21、th these.The man became more and more puzzled（迷惑不解）, until finally he said, Excuse me, but can you read at all?No, of course I cant! Tom said angrily. If I was already able to read, do you think I would have come here to buy glasses?1）、Mr Forester lived alone in a city.2）、Tom almost never went into

22、town.3）、The old people in the restaurant read their newspapers with glasses off.4）、The shop Tom went into sold glasses for people who could not see well.5）、What kind of mistake did Tom make? He left his money in the restaurant. 6、What is the best way to learn a language? We should remember that we l

23、earned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn a second language in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say and tries to imitate what he hears. When he wants something he has to ask for it. He is using the l

24、anguage，talking in it，thinking in it all the time. If people had to use a second language all the time, they would learn it quickly. We learn our own language by hearing people speak it，not by seeing what they write. We imitate what we hear. In school，though you learn to read and write as well as to

25、 hear and speak，it is best to learn all the new words through the ear. You can read them，spell them and write them later. 1）、Everyone learns his mother language when he is a child. 2）、A small child learns to speak by imitating what people say. 3）、People can learn a language quickly if they imitate i

26、t. 4）、It is best to learn new words through reading first. 5）、The best way to learn a language is to use the language all the time.7、He has done what Mohammed Ali did for boxing, Michael Jordan for basketball, Roger Federer for tennis and Tiger Woods for golf. Twenty-three-year-old Michael Phelps ha

27、s become a phenomenon in swimming. At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, he won eight gold medals. That was more than the whole Australian team could put together. He beat Mark Spitzs 1972 record of seven wins in the pool at the one Games. Phelps has put his name next to seven world records.Nine days, 1

28、7 games, morning and night he competed and won. He had to beat former world record-holders and gold medalists. He had to turn their wins into old news.Im just lucky to have the drive that I have, the talent that I have and the excitement for the sport, Phelps said after winning his last medal. After the Olympics, swimming will not be in the news so much. But Phelps has decided to keep working to popularize it.I dont want this sport to be an every-four-years sport, Phelps said.