电大英语B级考试阅读.docx

1、电大英语B级考试阅读阅读10th August, 2004Dear Sirs,11. The company wants to sell. D. machinery and chemicals12. Where is the Head Office of the company? C. In Chicago, Illinois.13. When did the companys annual sales exceed $ 2 billion? B. In the year of 2000.14. The company thinks C. it plays a leading role in

2、the worlds packaging industry15. The letter is written to A. its customers in the States and abroad35 Forest Avenue Dews Parker Adelaide 6. This passage is a letter of _ A. an informal invitation 7. When Charles writes, “Im sorry about the lack of warning”, he means that he is sorry that _D. he is n

3、ot able to write this letter to Bob earlier _. 8. Charles and his wife decided to hold the house-warming party, mainly because B. they still had a little money left to afford the party _. 9. From the letter we know that the new house that Charles moved in is C. in a new housing estate 10. In the sen

4、tence “Barbara and I hope that you can make it ” , the phrase “make it” is used to say that Bob can _. A. manage to attend their party A 15-year old boy,shops22 boxestwicewhen the boy began swearing(骂人)the absence of the boys fathera funny thing happened on the way to the communication. unhappy both

5、 A and B more disconnecet all of the above it actually creates a distand between An Extraordinary Change of Direction Molly Wilson had beenvery unusual and surprisingdissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at homepart of the route of sailnot smooth because of huge wavesthe qualities she need

6、ed for the trip were the same as those for a dancerAn Extr BACCAAnna is our ABCDDA dag BADACA 15 year CDCBBAfter her BADCAAirline companies BABDDA characteristic of American culture that21. Form paragraph 1, we know that in America _ A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man _ 22. A

7、ccording to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _ B. she takes pride in what she can do herself.23. The expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means”_D. serve customers in a restaurant _”. 24. The authors attitude towards manual（体力的）labor is _ A .positive _.25. W

8、hich of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?_ B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor._A foreigners first impression of the U.S.21. Which of the following statements is wrong ? -D . Americans are impolite to their business colleagues .22 . In the fourth paragraph ,“a highly pri

9、ority ”means _ . B. a first concern 23 . Americans evaluate a business colleagues _ . D . by learning about their past performance24 . This passage mainly talks about _ A . how Americans treasure their time25 . We can infer from the passage that the authors tone in writing is _ C . appreciative _ Af

10、ter her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school 11. The reason for Mrs. Richards excitement that day was that _ B. she was to attend an evening party12. Mrs. Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as toA. make sure that the costume fitted her well13. The man who

11、was knocking at the door was D. an electricity man14. What did the man do after he knocked on the front door? C. He stepped directly towards the store-room.15. The man _ and that made him cry out and run away. A. thought he must have met a ghost A scientist who wants to predict the way in which cons

12、umers（消费者）11. According to the passage, if one wants to predict the way spend their money, he should _C. carry out investigations on consumer behavior and get data on consumers incomes and money spending motives12. According to paragraph 2, one traditional assumption is that people with _ incomes bo

13、rrow most.C. decreasing 13.According to paragraph 2, research surveys have proved that _B. rising prices may make people put off their purchase of certain things14. From the results of the surveys, the writer of this article _B. concludes that the consumers always expect prices to remain stable15. W

14、hich of the following statements is always TRUE according to the surveys mentioned in the passage？C. The price condition has an influence on consumer behaviorAre you the happiest man in the world? When asked this question,11. According to the author, most people would _ they are the happiest in the

15、world.D. not think that12. The author thinks that people quite often compare themselves with _.C. anyone we think is happier13. What is not true about the young man the author once met with? B. Everything goes effortlessly right for him.14. After talking with the young man about the Internet, the au

16、thor realizes _.A. that he is mistaken in thinking nothing unhappy existed in the latters life15. The significant conclusion the author draws about happiness is that _.D. true happiness lies in struggling to be happyAs our cell phones get smarter, smaller and faster, and enable users to connect 11.

17、The author believe that the mobile phone has already turned into the next computer to some extent, since _.B. more and more of todays mobile phones have computer like feathers12. PC supporters believe that _ in the future.D. mobile phones will not replace the computer13. Fans of the mobile phones th

18、ink _ in the future.C. new techniques will solve the limitations of the mobile phone14. In the sentence of the second paragraph, “but the figure has been doubling each year, the world figure” refers to _.A. the five percent of the overall mobile phones market share15. In America, the main buyers of

19、the smart phones are _.C. business peopleBenjamin Disraeli,a miniature world thanks to its great cultural diversitymany young people are immigrants from different backgrounds40%young people feel at ease with a large number of diversified culturesthe cultural diversity in LondonBill cooper is portfol

20、io manager of the 13billion value thust funds . for nine years running through his fathers explanation one can make money through buying stockshard work only indicated that one was ready to start his careerBill cooper CADBCBy definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by16. The

21、passage mainly deals with _ C. heroes and icons _. 17. Heroes and heroines are usually _ D. all of the above _.18. Which of the following statements is wrong? D. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times.19. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love C. just before her death _.20. W

22、hat is more likely to set an icons status? B. Tragic and early deathBritain and France are separated by the English Channel21. For centuries , the relationship between Britain and France is D . a mixture of love and hate 22 . The war in Iraq does_ D . both good and harm _ to the relationship between

23、 France and Britain .23 . The British are not so friendly to A . Germany ; America _and the French are not so friendly to _ .4 . _ are more interested in having holidays in D . British people France _ .25 . what does the last sentence mean? C. France and Britain are near neighbors , and this will he

24、lp balance the relationship between them .Bill Cooper is portfolio (证券投资) manager of the 6. In the sentence of the first paragraph, “He is the only fund manager to perform the best for nine years in a row”, the phrase “for nine years in a row” means _ C. for nine years running.7. It was _ that Bill

25、learned his finance ABC when he was only nine years old.A. through his fathers explanation.8. It was the idea that _that attracted the young boy.D. one can make money through buying stocks.9. From the passage, we know that Bills success lies in his _.B. hard work.10. Bill Cooper soon learnt after hi

26、s graduation that a university degree _ .C. only indicated that one was ready to start his career.“But I just paid $ 1.69 for this bottle of wine last week. How come the price is now $ 2.25?.6. From the first paragraph, we know that the speaker is _. D. complaining about the price7. The three factor

27、s mentioned in the passage cause _. B) the price of wine to go up8. The supply of wine has remained the same partly because D.the production of wine bottles has ceased to increase9. What does “production costs” refer to in the last paragraph? D. The cost of manpower and equipment.10. The authors pur

28、pose of writing this passage is to _. C. explain why the price of wine is risingBlocks of “high-rise” flats have been built in large numbers in London and 11. There was a big housing problem after the Second World War _. C. in many big cities12. Blocks of “high-rise” flats were thought to be the ide

29、al solution to the housing problem, because _.D. they were built on less land and were able to house a lot more people13. The sentence “Hundreds of the vast blocks had been built before anyone began to doubt about whether they were good solutions or not.” means _.A. it was not until hundreds of the

30、vast blocks had been built, people began to doubt about whether they were good solutions or not14. The author takes a well-known British architect as an example to show us that _.B. even a well-known designer of the high-rises believes they are no good for people15. What is the greatest danger for p

31、eople living in a high-rise according to some experts?C. Developing criminal tendencies.Bicycle tour(旅行) and raceA bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sun.). At 5:30 a. m.,11. The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about _. C. things to do for the weekend12. If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for_. D. 110 kilometres13. The underlined word leg in Bicycle tour and race” probably means _. D. part o