1、英语阅读1考试题库及答案For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below.Is this your permanent address, or are you only staying there for s short time?收藏A. lasting for everB. lasting for a few hoursC. lasting for a few daysD. lasting for a few years回答错误!正确答案: A For each italicized word, choose the best
2、meaning below.He had never had any experience, so he appeared timid in the job interview.收藏A. confident and proudB. easily frightenedC. strong-mindedD. very brave回答错误!正确答案: B For each italicized word, choose the best meaning belowWhales are enormous animals. You cannot imagine how big some whales ar
3、e.收藏A. funnyB. strongC. hugeD. strange回答错误!正确答案: C For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below.He actively promoted the dissemination of ideas about sustainable development.收藏A. gatheringB. discussionC. spreadD. argument回答错误!正确答案: C For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below
4、.With the American Revolution, Britishdominion over the colony ended and the Republic of the United States of America was born.收藏A. controlB. exploitationC. protectionD. invasion回答错误!正确答案: A For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below.These idle young men laughed at those old workers wor
5、king。收藏A. unableB. lazyC. trouble makingD. naughty回答错误!正确答案: B For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below.We are indebted to our neighbours for their kind help when we were in trouble.收藏A. warm-heartedB. friendlyC. politeD. thankful回答错误!正确答案: D For each italicized word, choose the best
6、meaning below.Will the strike affect the price of coal?收藏A. increaseB. raiseC. influenceD. lower回答错误!正确答案: C For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below.I depended on his companionship and on his judgement.收藏A. adviceB. moneyC. helpD. friendship回答错误!正确答案: A For each italicized word, choo
7、se the best meaning below.TV commercials are very annoying because they often come in the middle of an interesting program收藏A. entertainmentB. advertisementsC. musicD. viewers回答错误!正确答案: B For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below.She acquired a knowledge of the English by careful study
8、.收藏A. lostB. gainedC. receivedD. returned回答错误!正确答案: B For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below.She drew the curtains aside to reveal a beautiful garden.收藏A. informB. look afterC. look forD. show回答错误!正确答案: D For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below.Oxford University is o
9、ne of the most prestigious universities in the world.收藏A. preciousB. professionalC. famousD. big回答错误!正确答案: C For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below.The new bridge is a wonderful sight to behold.收藏A. walk onB. graspC. travel onD. look at回答错误!正确答案: D For each italicized word, choose t
10、he best meaning below.The heavy rains and flooding killed hundreds of livestock.收藏A. birdsB. livesC. wild animalsD. farm animals回答错误!正确答案: D 阅读理解 A Star Is BornIntroducing Kodak Star 35 camera. The 35 mm camera thats easy to use and comes with Kodak film and batteries. So you dont have to miss a sin
11、gle shot Christmas morning. And every photograph you take can have the quality you expect from Kodak.So get the new Kodak Star 35 camera. And make all your holiday memories shine on and on.收藏1.If you buy the Kodak Star 35 mm camera, you are expected to have_.A. a camera with a Kodak film and batteri
12、esB. a camera with Christmas photographC. a camera onlyD. holiday memories回答错误!正确答案: A International airlines have rediscovered the business travelers, the man or woman who regularly jets from country to country as part of the job. This does not necessarily mean that airlines ever abandoned their bu
13、siness travelers. Indeed, companies like Lufthansa and Swissair would rightly argue that they have always catered best for the executive class passengers. But many lines could be accused of concentrating too heavily in the recent past on attracting passengers by volume, often at the expense of regul
14、ar travelers. Too often, they have seemed geared for quantity rather than quality. Operating a major airline in the 1980s is essentially a matter of finding the right mix of passengers. The airlines need to fill up the back end of their wide-bodied jets with low fare passengers, without forgetting t
15、hat the front end should be filled with people who pay substantially more for their tickets.It is no coincidence that the two major airline bankruptcies in 1982 were among the companies specializing in cheap flights. But low fares require consistently full aircraft to make flights economically viabl
16、e, and in the recent recession the volume of traffic has not grown. Equally the large number of airlines jostling for the available passengers has created a huge excess of capacity. The net result of excess capacity and cut-throat competition driving down fares has been to push some airlines into co
17、llapse and leave many others hovering on the brink.Against this grim background, it is no surprise that airlines are turning increasingly towards the business travelers to improve their rates of return. They have invested much time and effort to establish exactly what the executive demands for sitti
18、ng apart from the tourists.High on the list of priorities is punctuality; an executives time is money. In-flight service is another area where the airlines are jostling for the executives attention. The free drinks and headsets and better food are all part of the lure.收藏1.The following are all used
19、to attract passengers exceptA. free drinksB. punctualityC. charge-free foodD. sound system回答错误!正确答案: C 2.In Paragraph 5. “in-flight service means .A. Charge-free air serviceB. Service on the planeC. A new safety deviceD. Flights within one country回答错误!正确答案: B 3.From the passage we can infer thatA. b
20、usiness travelers dislike touristsB. only by specializing in cheap flights can airlines avoid bankruptcy.C. it is more comfortable to sit in the back of jet planesD. a successful airline in the 1980s meets the needs not only of the masses but also of the wealthy passengers回答错误!正确答案: D 4.With the int
21、ention of attracting a somewhat different type of passenger, the airlines have now begun to concentrate on .A. providing facilities enabling business travelers to work on boardB. installing sleeping compartments where more privacy is ensuredC. ensuring that the facilities offered to the executive ar
22、e indeed superiorD. organizing activities in which first-class passengers can participate回答错误!正确答案: C 5.One criticism against many international airlines is that they have, in the recent past_A. catered for the more wealthy peopleB. marketed their service with the masses in mindC. given preferential
23、 treatment to executive clientsD. only met the needs of the regular traveler回答错误!正确答案: B Halloween(October 31)This is a holiday widely celebrated with different names in many countries. Although it originated as a religious holiday, it has lost its religious connections in theUnited States. It is no
24、w celebrated largely as a childrens day, and many American children look forward to it for days and weeks beforehand.The orange pumpkin is harvested at this time of year and is hollowed out, a funny face cut into it, and a candle placed inside as a decoration in the window. City folks, nowadays, som
25、etimes use paper pumpkins for decorations.Some years ago, the holiday was celebrated by dressing up in strange and frightening costumes and playing tricks on ones neighbors and friends, such as ringing door bells, throwing bits of corn on the window panes, and in other ways making minor disturbances
26、.More recently, children come to the door to have friends and neighbors admire their costumes and guess who they are behind the false faces and receive treats of candy, fruit or cookies. They say, “Trick or Treat, meaning, “I will play a trick on you will not give me a treat. This practice has even
27、more recently developed into a significant international activity. Instead of or along with candy, the children collect money for UNICEF (United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund). This special collection of money by children for needy children throughout the world is known as “UNICEF T
28、rick of Treat. Begun only recently, it results in several million dollars each year contributed to UNICEF. The collection box is orange, reminiscent of the pumpkin.收藏1.Nowadays, people use paper pumpkin for what?A. EntertainmentB. Table mannerC. Decoration D. Scar the devil away回答错误!正确答案: C 2.What i
29、s the symbol of Halloween?A. PumpkinB. MoneyC. CandleD. Laughter回答错误!正确答案: A 3.Why do the children collect money in the Halloween?A. The adults are willing to give them money.B. They want to get enough money to buy themselves candy.C. They want to help other children.D. They love money.回答错误!正确答案: C
30、4.Which of the following is not used in the Halloween celebration?A. PumpkinB. CandleC. CostumeD. Flower回答错误!正确答案: D 5.Which of the following is not mentioned some years ago how the children celebrate the Halloween?A. Dressing up in strange and frightening costumes and playing tricks on ones neighbors friends.B. Dressing up in the best holiday clothes.C. Ringing door bells.D. Throwing bits of corn on the window panes.回答错误!正确答案: B 6.What does Holloween originate from?A. a childrens dayB.
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