统考大学英语B阅读理解含答案.docx

1、统考大学英语B阅读理解含答案阅读理解AwimAway Thailand & CambodiaTour Reference109359SeasonsJanuary DecemberTour Length9 daysDestinationsCambodia, ThailandActivitiesCultural ExplorationTour OperatorAwimAwayStart Price1449.00 * Price per person (Half price for U-15s, Free for U-7s)* Land cost only - International airfa

2、re not included.RatingsDifficultyComfortExclusivityThailand is a rush for your senses: a bustling, exotic(异国情调的), and vivid culture that never ceases to amaze visitors. On this cultural tour, youll visit Thailands gilded temples, one more gorgeous than the next, in the cities of Bangkok, Ayutthaya,

3、and Chiang Mai. Other highlights include a cruise through Bangkoks canals, a visit to a rural hill tribe village, riding elephants through the jungle and exciting shopping opportunities in Chiang Mais famous night bazaar.Continue to Cambodia, where youll visit the bustling capital of Phnom Penh. Tou

4、r the Royal Palace with its dazzling Silver Pagoda. Then its on to Angkor Wat, where you have two days to explore the spectacular carved stone temples of this World Heritage site.Features of this trip:Exclusive tour, guided privately by a multilingual guide throughout the trip. Customize your own it

5、inerary（路线）to create a holiday of your dream. Designed for 4 to 5 star luxury accommodation and services. Hotels can be changed to lower budget. Depart and return whenever you choose shorten or lengthen the tour to suit your wishes. Outstanding value, costing you 25-30% less than similar guided tour

6、s of the same flexibility and quality. Group discounts are available. Call 020 7430 1766 NOTE: Prices shown are effective as of date of publication of web page, and are subject to changes due to currency fluctuations, changes in availability, seasonal increases or variations in local costing at the

7、time of booking. 6. This ad is most probably made for _B_. A. a private guide B. a travel agency C. a country D. a hotel7. In which of the following cities can a visitor shop in a night bazaar? C A. Bangkok. B. Phnom Penh. C. Chiang Mai. D. Ayutthaya.8. Which of the following activities shouldnt a v

8、isitor do in Cambodia? C A. Visiting the capital. B. Touring the royal palace. C. Riding elephants. D. Traveling to a world heritage.9. Which of the following statements is true? D A. Pity this cultural tour is limited to only 10 days. B. Start prices cover all the fees including accommodation, serv

9、ices and flight.C. Anyone who wants to get a discount may call 020 7430 1766.D. This tour is said to be fairly easy and comfortable.10. Start prices are influenced by the following EXPECT _A_.A. the local living conditions B. currency fluctuations C. changes in availability D. variations in local co

10、stingThe greatest recent changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of the time of a womans life spent in caring for children. A woman who got married at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would

11、be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom, chance and health made it unusual for her t

12、o get paid work. Today women get married at a younger age and have fewer children. Usually a womans youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children ,her work is lightened by household appliances（

13、家用电器）and convenience foods. This important change in womens way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on womens economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they got married, they usuall

14、y left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to get married young, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more return afterwards to a full-

15、time or part-time job. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money and running the home, according to the abilit

16、ies and interest of each of them.11. We are told that in an average family about 1890_D_.A. many children died before they were fiveB. the youngest child would be fifteen years younger than the oldestC. seven of eight children lived to be more than five D. the child death rate was rather high12. Whe

17、n she was over fifty, the late 19th century mother_D_.A. would expect to work until she died B. was usually expected to take up paid employmentC. would be healthy enough to take up paid employmentD. was unlikely to find a job even if she is now likely13. Many girls, the passage says, are now likely

18、to _D_.A. get married so that they can get a job B. leave school as soon as they canC. give up their jobs for good after they are marriedD. continue working until they are going to have a baby14. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _C_.A. stay at home after leaving school B.

19、 marry men younger than themselvesC. start working again later in life D. get married while still at school15. The best title for this passage is _A_.A. Great Changes in Womens Life B. 19th-Century Family C. Modern Girls Choice D. Equal Duties in Family LifeThe fourth Thursday in November is called

20、Thanksgiving Day. In the United States, it is an annual (每年的) occasion to show thanks to God for his goodness. As a historical, national and religious holiday, Thanksgiving Day began with the English in Plymouth Colony. As far back as 1621, after a long bitter winter and the gathering of the first h

21、arvest, these early settlers shared a feast with the local Indians and offered prayers of thanksgiving. President Washington proclaimed (宣布) the first national Thanksgiving Day to be celebrated on November 26, 1789. President Lincoln revived the custom in 1863. It was not until 1941 that the US Cong

22、ress adopted a resolution, setting the fourth Thursday of November as an annual Thanksgiving Day. Thus what began as a religious celebration of the harvest has since become a nationwide holiday.Today Thanksgiving Day is usually a family day, celebrated with a traditional turkey dinner and a happy re

23、union. Schools are closed on Thanksgiving Day and the day after. Many people, including students studying in another state, often travel long distances to spend the holiday at home. 6. The passage is mainly about _D_.A. how the Americans spend their Thanksgiving Day B. what the Americans do on Thank

24、sgiving DayC. Thanksgiving Day is an American holiday D. how Thanksgiving Day became a nationwide holiday7. Thanksgiving Day was first celebrated in 1621 by _A_ of the Plymouth Colony.A. English settlers B. American settlers C. the local Indians D. President Washington8. What is the meaning of the u

25、nderlined word “feast” in paragraph 2? CA. gathering B. harvest C. meal D. prayer 9. In 1941 _C_.A. the first national Thanksgiving Day was celebratedB. the custom of Thanksgiving Day was brought back to the Americans. C. the date for Thanksgiving Day was set by law D. people began to celebrate Than

26、ksgiving Day by spending the day at home 10. Which of the following statements is true about the celebration of Thanksgiving Day? BA. Thanksgiving Day started as an occasion for family members to show thanks for one another. B. On Thanksgiving Day, school children usually have a couple of days off.

27、C. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day was a European custom introduced to America. D. The most popular way of celebrating Thanksgiving Day is travel with friends. Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our p

28、urpose is to fit them for life.In some modem countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far

29、 larger number of people with university degree; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, manual work is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than

30、that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns.In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be e

31、ducated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of ones work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society. 11. T

32、he writer of the passage thinks that _D_.A. education can resolve most of the problems in the world.B. free education for all will probably lead us to a perfect worldC. free education wont help solve problemsD. not all of the social problems can be solved by education12. The writer wants to prove that _A_.A. our society needs all kinds of jobs B. our society nee