“大学英语（B）”
阅读理解
解题指导
阅读理解考核要点
 词汇量及结合上下文猜测词义的能力；
 对英语语感及句型结构掌握程度；
 对社会及生活各领域知识及常识的了解；
 对文章主题思想的分析判断能力
阅读理解解题思路
一、如何节省时间
1）可以先快速浏览一遍短文后的问题及备选答案，
这样有利于先行了解文章涉及到的主题和知识点范围，
在阅读时就能有的放矢，迅速找到答案线索；
2）学会利用英语单词构成原理来猜测生词，不要纠
缠在某个不认识的生词上，要快速扫视整句和整段，
就能基本了解文章所论事物的梗概，也可以知道如何
回答问题了；
3）注意文章的首段和尾段，一般主题句在这些部位，
找到后就有助于理解全文写作宗旨。
二、如何理解长句
在阅读英语文章时，一个比较明显的困难就是对
长句的理解。
英语的思维模式、语感及其长句有固定的规律，
掌握了这些规律，就容易看懂长句结构，弄清句子成
分之间的关系，理解整个句子的含义了。
首先应了解的是，英语的语言结构是从前往后逐
层向前递进堆叠的，堆叠的结果就是形成复合句，因
此在主句和各从句、分句之间的关联词就显得十分重
要，弄懂和会用这些关联词，才能看懂复杂的英语句
子。这些关联词的使用，也是各种英语考试的重要考
点之一。
以下对这些规律做一简单介绍：
英语语言基本结构：
在英语语言结构中，一般都是把最核心的
东西放在句首，其后逐次填补补充性和说明性
的内容。与此相反，汉语往往是把辅助性内容
放在句首，句子最后再出现句子的核心内容。
例：
汉：请带好身份证和准考证，明天上午8点
在学校大门外集合后准时参加考试。
英：Please attend the examination with
your ID card and entrance ticket on time
after gathering together outside the
school gate at 8’o clock tomorrow morning.
英语语义群之间的关系
英语和汉语之间一个很大的差别是，汉语通常用按逻辑关
系前后排放的简单句来表示复杂的内容；英语通常用主句和从
句的复合句形式来表达复杂的内容。因此，中国学生学英语时
往往在对英语长句的分析理解上产生难处和困惑。结构形式：
汉语：
语义成分1 || 语义成分2 || 语义成分3 || ……
英语：
语义成分1 ← 语义成分2←语义成分3…
例：
汉语：这是一本大红旧书。这是他的书，是他爸爸昨天给
他买的。他爸爸参加过那场战争，他爸爸出上在这个房子里。
英语：This is a big red old book of him which was
bought to him yesterday by his father who once took part
in that war and was born in this house.
英语断句原理
1. 关联词前
Misunderstandings arise between people from different
cultures that treat time differently（后置定语从句）.
2. 动词前
（主语短语）A foreigner’s first impression of the U.S. is
likely to be that everyone is in a rush（表语从句） –
often under pressure.
3. 两个动词之间
（主语从句）What he said is the most important clue of
the case.
4. 两个指示代词之间
Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current
activities, which we can apply on a daily basis.
三、科学猜测词义
英语单词的基本构词法有三种：派生法、合成法和转化法。
掌握这三种方法后，在阅读过程中遇到生词时，通常都可以采用
望文生义的办法，把其含义大致猜测出来，进而继续阅读下去。
（一）派生法
英语词汇的派生法（也可以叫做前后缀法），即英语单词先
有词根，后来通过在词根上添加前缀或后缀的方法，派生出与词
根有意义关联的新词。通过了解前后缀的含义和功能，在辨认出
词根成分，就基本能看出一个单词的含义了。一般来讲，前缀一
般转变词义，多数是构成反义；后缀一般转变词性。
例： nation （词根）
Counter- inter- nation- al- ism (ist, ize)
其他词例：mistake，disease，lifeless，workable，
development，computer，include- exclude，construction，
concentrate (tion)，business，biology (gic)
合成法：
18-year-old girl，
bookshelf，
photocopying
转化法：
名转动：water，perfume，hand，color
动转名：rest，try，use
形转动：red，warm，empty，
形转名：bad，poor，young
重音移动（双音节词，重音在前为名词，在后为动词）：
conduct 指挥→行为（动转名）
contest 争论→比赛（动转名）
increase 增加→增加（动转名）
真题例解
Passage 1
The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time
France was in a crisis. The government was badly run
and people‘s lives were miserable. King Louis XIV（16）
tried 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 （镇压）the Revolution by force. On July 14, 1789,
they stormed and took the Bastille, where political
prisoners were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has
been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the
country in 1792 to get support from Austria and Prussia .
However, he was caught and put in prison. In
September 1792, the monarchy was abolished. In the
same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his
wife, Marie also had 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 the end, power
passed to Napoleon Bonaparte. (190 words)
1. What's this passage about?
A. France.
C. The French Revolution.
B. King Louis.
D. Europe .
2. Which did not happen in 1789?
A. The French Revolution broke out.
B. The national economy was developing rapidly.
C. The government wasn't well run.
D. King Louis XIV was in power.
3. Where were the political prisoners kept?
A. In Versailles .
B. In Austria .
C. In Prussia .
D. In Bastille.
4. What does the underlined word "abolished" mean?
A. Put off （推迟）
B. Established（建立）
C. United （联合）
D. Ended.
5. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution?
A. July 14 has become the French National Day.
B. It brought some impact on the other European kings.
C. Louis's wife, Marie was killed.
D. The king tried to control the national parliament.
Passage 2
In the United States , it is not customary （符合习俗
的）to telephone someone very early in the morning . If
you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or
having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the
matter is very important and requires immediate
attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone
calls made after 11: 00 p.m. If someone receives a call
during sleeping hours, he assumes（设想） it‘s a matter
of life or death. The time chosen for the call
communicates its importance. In social life, time plays a
very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to（往往）
feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a
dinner party is extended only three or four days before
the party date. But it is not true in all countries.
In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish
to make an appointment too far in advance because
plans which are made for a date more than a week away
tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in
different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings
arise between people from different cultures that treat
time differently. Promptness（守时） is valued highly in
American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they
may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In
the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business
associate（关系） waiting for an hour, it would be too
impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late, will say a few
words of explanation, though perhaps he will not
complete the sentence. (260 words)
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. It is not customary to telephone someone in the
morning and in sleeping hours in the U.S.
B. The role of time in social life over the world.
C. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as
impolite or not fully responsible in the U.S.
D. Not every country treats the concept of time as the
same.
2. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone
during his or her sleeping hours?
A. A matter of work.
B. A matter of life or death.
C. You want to see him or her.
D. You want to make an appointment with him or her.
3. Which of the following time is proper if you want to
make an appointment with your friend?
A. at 7:00 am.
B. at 4:00 pm.
C. at the midnight. D. at 4:00 am.
4. Which of the following statements is true according to
the passage?
A. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are highly
regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is
extended only three or four days before the party
date.
B. There is no misunderstanding arising between
people from different cultures about the concept of
time.
C. It may be considered foolish to make an
appointment well in advance in the U.S.A. .
D. Promptness is valued highly in American life.
5. From the passage we can safely infer that _________ .
A. it's a matter of life or death if you call someone in
day time
B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the
world
C. it makes no difference in the U.S. whether you are
early or late for a business party
D. if a person is late for a date, he needn't make some
explanation
Passage 3
A foreigner‘s 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（撞、挂碰） others as they try to complete their
errands（任务）. Racing through daytime meals is part of
the pace of life in this country.
Working time is considered precious. Others in
public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that
they 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 don't, waiters will hurry you.
You also find drivers will be abrupt （粗鲁）and that
people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief
conversations, and small courtesies（礼节） with
strangers. Don‘t take it personally. This is because
people value time highly, and they resent（愤恨）
someone else "wasting" it beyond a certain courtesy
point.
The view of time affects the importance we attach to
patience. In the American system of values, patience is
not a high priority（优先权）. Many of us have what might
be called “a short fuse （着急上火）. ” We begin to move
restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without
some return. Be（不管是…) 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.
Many newcomers to the States will miss（省去） the
opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they
will miss the ritual（礼仪的） socializing（社交活动） that
goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee they may be
traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely
business chats in a cafe or coffeehouse.
Normally, Americans do not assess（接近） their visitors
in such relaxed（休闲的） surroundings over prolonged
small talks. We seek out （搜寻）evidence of past
performance rather than（而不是） evaluate a business
colleague through social courtesies（社交礼节）. Since
we generally assess（接近、接触） and probe（探讨）
professionally rather than socially, we start talking
business very quickly. (348 words)
1. Which of the following statements is wrong?
A. Americans seem to be always under pressure.
B. Americans attach less importance to patience.
C. Americans don't care much about ritual socializing.
D. Americans are impolite to their business
colleagues.
2. In the fourth paragraph, "a high priority" means:
A. a less important thing B. a first concern
C. a good business
D. an attractive gift
3. Americans evaluate a business colleague____ .
A. through social courtesy
B. through prolonged business talks
C. by establishing business relations
D. by learning about their past performance
4. This passage mainly talks about _________ .
A. how Americans treasure their time
B. how busy Americans are every day
C. how Americans do business with foreigners
D. what American way of life is like
5. We can infer from the passage that the author's tone in
writing is
A. critical
B. ironical
C. appreciative
D. objective
Passage 4
Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line（排队） 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. Though she was very happy she could
go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and
friends. As she was thinking all about this, she suddenly
heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her
luggage and put it on the scales (磅秤). Maria pulled and
pulled. The bag was too heavy and she just couldn‘t lift it
up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was
waiting to check in （办手续）his luggage.
“What‘s wrong with this girl?” He said, “Why doesn’t she
hurry up?” He moved forward and placed his bag on the
counter（柜台）, hoping to check in first. He was in a
hurry to get a good seat.
Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in
her best English she said, “Why are you so upset（心烦
意乱）? There are enough seats for everyone on the
plane. If you are in such a hurry, why can't you give me a
hand with my luggage?"
The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English.
He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back.
Everyone was looking at him with disapproval（不赞同）.
(224 words)
1. Maria's story happened ___________ .
A. when she was leaving America
B. on her way back to Santo Domingo
C. before she left the USA
D. when she arrived at the airport
2. You believe that the work of the airline employee
mentioned in the story is to ______ at the airport.
A. help carry people's luggage
B. ask people to pick up the luggage
C. check people's luggage
D. take care of people's luggage
3. "Why are you so upset?" Maria said to the man. She
wanted to tell him that he should not be ____________ .
A. surprised
B. sad
C. unhappy
D. sorry
4. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This
sentence means that the people around felt _______.
A. worried about Maria
B. worried about the man
C. sorry for Maria's manners
D. sorry for the man's manners
5. The author mentioned Maria's age at the beginning of
the story in order to show that ____.
A. she was young but behaved properly
B. she would not have left home alone
C. everyone around her was wrong
D. it was not good that nobody offered to help
her
Passage 5
There are three kinds of goals: short-term, mediumrange and long-term goals.
Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current
activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals
can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or
possibly, months. It should be remembered that just as a
building is no stronger than its foundation, long-term goals
cannot amount to（达到、相当于） very munch（用力嚼：
此处疑为印刷笔误） without the achievement of solid shortterm goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we
should date（确定） the occasion and then add new shortterm goals that will build on those that have been
completed.
The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the
short-term goals. They might deal with just one term of
school or the entire school year, or they could even
extend（扩展） for several years. Any time you move a
step at a time, you should never allow yourself to
become discouraged or overwhelmed（颠覆、手足无措）.
As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in
your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of
completion dates grow, your motivation（动机） and
desire will increase.
Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of the
future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a
static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to
limit us or our course of action. (221 words)
1. Our long-term goals mean a lot ___________ .
A. If we cannot reach solid short-term goals
B. If we complete the short-term goals
C. if we have dreams of the future
D. if we put forward some plans
2. New short-term goals are built upon ___________ .
A. a daily basis
B. your achievement in a week
C. current activities
D. the goals that have been completed
3. When we complete each step of our goals, ________ .
A. we will win final success
B. we are overwhelmed
C. we should build up confidence of success
D. we should have strong desire for setting new goals
4. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Life is a dynamic thing.
B. we should set up long-term goals.
C. Different kinds of goals in life.
D. The limitation of long-term goals.
5. Which of the following statements is wrong according
to the passage?
A. The long-term goals cannot amount to very munch
without the achievement of solid short-term goals.
B. The intermediate goals build on the foundation of
the short-term goals.
C. Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a
long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.
D. We should often add new short-term goals to those
which have been completed.
Passage 6
Britain and France are separated by the English
Channel（英吉利海峡） , a body of water that can be
crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the
two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.
Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the
100th anniversary (周年纪念) of the signing of a
friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The
agreement marked a new beginning for the countries
following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.
But their relationship has been ups and downs over
the past century. Just last year, there were fierce
disagreements over the Iraq war - which British Prime
Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President
Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort
（不适、不和） is expressed in Blair and Chirac's body
language at international meetings. While the French
leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard
Schroeder with a hug (拥抱), Blair just receives a
handshake. However, some political experts say the war
in Iraq could in fact have helped ties.
The history of divisions（分离） may well be because of
the very different ways in which the two sides see the
world. But this doesn't stop 12 million Britons taking
holidays in France each year. However, only 3 million
French come in the opposite direction. Surveys (调查)
show that most French people feel closer to the Germans
than they do to the British. And the re- search carried out
in Britain has found that only a third of the population
believes the French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad
feeling comes because the British dislike France 's close
relationship with Germany , or because the French are
not happy with Britain 's close links with the US .
Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate
100 years of “doubtful（可疑的） friendship" , they are at
least able to make jokes about each other. Here's one:
What's the best thing about Britain 's relationship with
France ? The English Channel . (320 words)
1. For centuries, the relationship between Britain and
France is ___________ .
A. friendly
B. impolite
C. brotherly
D. a mixture of love and hate
2. The war in Iraq does ___________ to the relationship
between France and Britain .
A. good
B. harm
C. neither good nor harm
D. both good and harm
3. The British are not so friendly to ___________ and the
French are not so friendly to _______.
A. Germany ; America B. America; Germany
C. Germany ; Germany D. America ; America
4. ____________ are more interested in having holidays
in _____.
A. American people-" Britain
B. British people"- Germany
C. French people'" Britain
D. British people'" France
5. What does the last sentence mean?
A. As long as the English Channel exists, no further
disagreement will form between France and Britain .
B. The English Channel can prevent anything
unfriendly happening in both France and Britain .
C. France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will
help balance the relationship between them.
D. The English Channel is the largest enemy between
France and Britain .
Passage 7
Community service is an important component（成分）
of education here at our university. We encourage all
students to volunteer for at least one community activity
before they graduate. A new community program called
“One On One（一帮一）” helps elementary（初级的）
students who‘ve fallen behind. Your education majors
might be especially interested in it because it offers the
opportunity to do some teaching, that is, tutoring（家教）
in math and English.
You‘d have to volunteer two hours a week for one
semester（学期）. You can choose to help a child with
math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you
could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.
Professor Dodge will act as a mentor（导师） to the
tutors（家教） --- he‘ll be available to help you with
lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has
office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You
can sign up （签约、约定）for the program with him and
begin the tutoring next week.
I‘m sure you’ll enjoy this community service---and
you‘ll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks
good on your resume（简历）, too, showing that you’ve
had experience with children and that you care about
your community. If you‘d like to sign up, or if you have
any questions, stop by （来访）Professor Dodge's office
this week. (220words)
1. What is the purpose of the talk?
A. To explain a new requirement for graduation.
B. To interest students in a new community program.
C. To discuss the problems of elementary school
students.
D. To recruit（招募、征集） elementary school
teachers for a special program.
2. What is the purpose of the program that the speaker
describes?
A. To find jobs for graduating students.
B. To help education majors prepare for final exams.
C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students.
D. To provide funding for a community service project.
3. What does Professor Dodge do?
A. He advises students to participate in certain program.
B. He teaches part-time in an elementary school.
C. He observes elementary school students in the
classroom.
D. He helps students prepare their resumes.
4. What should students who are interested in the
tutorials do?
A. Contact the elementary school.
B. Sign up for a special class.
C. Submit a resume to the dean.
D. Talk to Professor Dodge.
5. Whom do you think the speaker addresses?
A. Faculty（教职员）
B. Students.
C. Residents（居民）
D. Graduated students.
Passage 8
When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City
for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things
with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished
（配家具的） apartment or to buy used furniture（家具）.
But they soon learned about a new system that more and
more people are using. The renting（租用） of home
furnishings（家具用品） (bed, tables, dishes, and so on)
has become one of America 's fastest growing
businesses. What kinds of people rent their home
furnishings instead of buying them?
People who are international business or government
officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married
couples --- people whose job or business may force them
to move frequently from one city to another. They save a
lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each
time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach
their new homes. Young people with little money do not
want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike.
They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy
furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can
rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.
One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of
their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they
decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things.
But usually people don't like to tell others about it. The
idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and
they are not sure what their neighbors might think,
(248words)
1. Which of the following has become one of America 's
fastest growing businesses?
A. Selling home furnishings.
B. Renting furnished apartments.
C. Selling used furniture.
D. Renting home furnishings.
2. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?
A. Because the furniture they get in this way is new.
B. Because it saves them a lot of money.
C. Because it saves them much trouble and money.
D. Because they can always get better quality
furniture in this way.
3. What can you infer（推断） from the passage?
A. The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.
B. Renting furniture is not popular in the couple's
home town.
C. Only those who don't have enough money to rent
furniture.
D. People usually grow to like the furniture they have
rented.
4. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the
passage?
A. Rent or Buy?
B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.
C. Furnished Apartments.
D. A New Idea.
5. Young people liked renting home furniture in that ___.
A. They have less money.
B. They don't want to buy old furniture.
C. The new furniture is of good quality.
D. They don't have much money and don't want to
buy the cheap furniture.
Passage 9
Paper is one of the most important products ever
invented by man. Wide spread use of written language
would not have been possible without some cheap and
practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant
that more people could be educated because more books
could be printed and distributed. Together with the printing
press（印刷机）, paper provided an extremely（极其）
important way to communicate knowledge.
How much paper do you use every year? Probably
you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1900 the
world's use of paper was about one kilogram for each
person a year. Now some countries use as much as 50
kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like
the United States , England and Sweden use more paper
than other countries.
Paper, like many other things that we use today,
was first made in China . In Egypt and the West, paper
was not very commonly used before the year 1400.
The Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a
water plant（水生植物）. Europeans used parchment（羊
皮纸） for many hundreds of years. Parchment was very
strong; it was made from the skin of certain young
animals . We have learnt of the most important facts of
European history from records that were kept on
parchment. (208 words)
1. What's the meaning for the word "parchment"?
A. The skin of young animals.
B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young
animals.
C. The paper used by European countries.
D. The paper of Egypt .
2. Which of the following is not mentioned about the
invention of paper?
A. More jobs could be provided than before.
B. More people could be educated than before.
C. More books could be printed and distributed.
D. More ways could be used to exchange knowledge.
3. When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely?
A. Around 1400.
B. Around 1900.
C. Around 400.
D. Around 900.
4. Which of the following countries uses more paper for
each person a year?
A. China.
B. Sweden.
C. Egypt.
D. Japan .
5. What is the main idea of this short talk?
A. More and more paper is being consumed
nowadays.
B. Paper enables people to receive education more
easily.
C. The invention of paper is of great significance to
man.
D. Paper contributes a lot to the keeping of historical
records.
Passage 10
Laws have been written to govern（管理） the use of
American National Flag, and to ensure proper respect for
the flag. Custom（习俗） has also governed the common
practice in regard to（涉及） its use. All the armed
services （武装部队）have precise（精细的） regulations
on how to display（展示） the national flag. This may
vary somewhat from the general rules. The national flag
should be raised and lowered by hand. Do not raise the
flag while it is folded（折叠）. Unfold the flag first, and
then hoist（提升） it quickly to the top of the flagpole.
Lower it slowly and with dignity（尊严）. Place no
objects on or over the flag. Do not use the flag as part of
a costume（服装） or athletic（运动的） uniform.
Do not print it upon cushions（垫子） , handkerchiefs,
paper napkins（餐巾） or boxes. A federal law provides
（规定）that the trademark can not be registered if it
comprises（含有） the flag, or badges（徽章） of the US .
When the flag is used to unveil（揭幕） a statue or
monument, it shouldn‘t serve as a covering of the object
to be unveiled. If it is displayed on such occasions, do
not allow the flag to fall to the ground, but let it be carried
high up in the air to form a feature of the ceremony. Take
every precaution（防止、预防措施） to prevent the flag
from soiled. It should not be allowed to touch the ground
or floor, nor to brush against objects. (227 words)
1. How do Americans ensure proper respect for the national
flag?
A. By making laws.
B. By enforcing discipline.
C. By educating the public. D. By holding ceremonies.
2. What is the regulation regarding the raising of the
American National Flag?
A. It should be raised by soldiers.
B. It should be raised quickly by hand.
C. It should be raised only by Americans.
D. It should be raised by mechanical means.
3. How should the American National Flag be displayed at
an unveiling ceremony?
A. It should be attached to the status.
B. It should be hung from the top of the monument.
C. It should be spread over the object to be unveiled.
D. It should be carried high up in the air.
4. What do we learn about the use of the American
National Flag?
A. There has been a lot of controversy（争论） over
the use of flag.
B. The best athletes can wear uniforms with the
design of the flag.
C. There are precise regulations and customs to be
followed.
D. Americans can print the flag on their cushions or
handkerchiefs.
5. What is Americans' attitude towards their National Flag?
A. Arbitrary（武断的）B. Respect.
C. Happy.
D. Brave.
Passage 11
It has been reported that in colleges across the
United States , the daytime serial drama known as the
soap opera has suddenly become “in（成功、取胜）”.
Between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. , college
television lounges（客厅、休闲室） are filled with soap
opera fans who can‘t wait to（等不及、急不可耐） see the
next episode（章节、片段） in the lives of their favorite
characters.
Actually, soaps are more than（不只是） a college
favorite; they‘re a youth favorite. When school is out,
high-school students are in front of their TV sets. One
young working woman admitted that she turned down
（放弃） a higher paying job rather than give up watching
her favorite serials. During the 1960's, it was uncommon
for young people to watch soap operas. The mood of
the sixties was very different from now. It was a time of
seriousness, and talk was about social issues of great
importance.
Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young
people want to be happy. It may seem strange that they
should（竟然） turn to （求助于）soap opera, which is
known for showing trouble in people‘s lives. But soap
opera is enjoyment. Young people can identify with（打成
一片、混同于） the soap opera character, who, like the
college-age viewer, is looking for happy love, and
probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young
people a chance to feel close to people without having to
bear any responsibility for their problems. (226 words)
1. What is soap opera?
A. Plays based on science fiction stories.
B. Plays based on non-fiction stories.
C. The daytime serial dramas on TV.
D. Popular documentary（文献的） films on TV.
2. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. College student viewers.
B. Favorite TV serials.
C. Soap opera fans.
D. College-age viewers.
3. Which are not the reasons why the soap opera
suddenly becomes "in" according to the passage?
A. Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy
themselves.
B. Because the soap opera makes young people feel
close to their people.
C. Because the viewers can find themselves in the
soap opera characters.
D. Because the young people have to bear the
responsibilities for their troubles.
4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. College students like soap operas more than any
other social groups.
B. Young people of sixties liked soap operas more
than people today.
C. Young viewers have turned themselves from the
seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now.
D. The young as a whole are trying to look for happy
love but in vain.
5. What message does the author want to convey to us?
A. The people's favorites to drama works have been
changed for a long time.
B. The people's favorites to drama works change
along with the times.
C. The people's favorites to drama works is changed
by the soap opera.
D. The people's favorites have changed the drama
works.
Passage 12
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in
other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All 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 which could be written down. Those sounds,
whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations
（联想） - 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 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（吸引） our minds and emotions.
This charming（迷人的、感染的） and telling（讲述性的）
use of words is what we call literary（文学的） 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（立场） and association can
move men to tears（感激涕零）. We should therefore
learn to choose our words carefully and use them
accurately, or they will make our speech silly（愚蠢的）
and vulgar（粗俗的）. (239 words)
1. The origin of language is ___________ .
A. a legend handed down from the past
B. a matter that is hidden or secret
C. a question difficult to answer
D. a problem not yet solved
2. What is true about words?
A. They are used to express feelings only.
B. They can not be written down.
C. They are simply sounds.
D. They are mysterious.
3. The real power of words lies in their _____.
A. properties
B. characteristics
C. peculiarity
D. representative function
4. By "association", the author means ________ .
A. a special quality
B. a joining of ideas in the mind
C. an appearance which is puzzling
D. a strange feature
5. Which of the following statements about the real poet
is NOT true?
A. He is no more than （只不过是）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.
Passage 13
Many people who work in London prefer to live
outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every
day by train, car or bus, even though this means they
have to get up early in the morning and reach home late
in the evening.
One advantage of living outside London is that houses
are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden
costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can
get a little house in the country with a garden of one's
own.
Then, in the country one can really get away from the
noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one
has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or
buses, one can sleep better at night and during
weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the
fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one
can spend one‘s free time digging, planting, watering and
doing the hundred and one（数不尽的） other jobs which
are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and
vegetables come up（长成了）, one has got the reward
（回报） together with those who have shared（分享）
the secret of Nature.
Some people, however, take no interest in country
things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its
cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets,
dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that
their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside
London . An occasional walk in one of the parks and a
fortnight‘s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is
all the country they want: the rest （其余的东西）they are
quite prepared to（随时可以） leave to（留给） those
who are glad to get away from London every night. (287
words)
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. People who love Nature prefer to live outside the
city.
B. All the people who work in London prefer to live in
the country.
C. Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and
live inside London .
D. Many nature lovers, though working in London ,
prefer to live outside the city.
2. With the same money needed for ___________, one
can buy a little house with a garden in the country.
A. getting a small flat with a garden
B. having a small flat with a garden
C. renting a small flat without a garden.
D. Buying a small flat without a garden.
3. when the garden is in blossom, the one
has been
rewarded.
A. living in the country.
B. having spent time working in the garden.
C. having a garden of his own.
D. having been digging, planting and watering.
4. people who think happiness lies in the city life would
feel that
if they had to live outside London .
A. their life was meaningless.
B. Their life was invaluable
C. They didn’t deserve ha happy life.
D. They were not worthy of their happy life.
5. the underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd
paragraph refers to
.
A. deal with（处理、应付）
B. do away with（废除、去掉）
C. escape from（逃离、摆脱）
D. prevent from（防止…）
Passage 14
By definition, heroes and heroines are men and
women distinguished（杰出、卓越） by uncommon
courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most for
the benefits of others - they are people against（依照、根
据） whom we measure others. They are men and women
recognized（被公认） for shaping（塑造） our nation‘s
consciousness（意识、觉悟） and development as well
as the lives of those who admire（赞美、崇敬） them. Yet,
some people say that ours is an age where true heroes
and heroines are hard to come by, where the very idea of
heroism is something beyond us - an artifact（人造物）
of the past. Some maintain（主张）, that because the
Cold War is over and because America is at peace, our
age is essentially an unheroic（无需英雄的、不出英雄的）
one.
Furthermore, the overall（全局的、整体的） crime rate is
down, poverty has been eased（减弱了） by a strong and
growing economy, and advances continue to be made in
medical science. Cultural icons（偶像、肖像、图标） are
hard to define, but we know them when we see them.
They are people who manage to go beyond（超越）
celebrity (明星), who are legendary（传奇的）, who
somehow manage to become mythic（神化的）. But what
makes some figures（人物） icons and others mere （仅
仅）celebrities? That's hard to answer. In part, their lives
have the quality of a story to tell.
For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at
19 married a prince, renounced（断绝关系） marriage
and the throne（王位）, and died at the moment she
found true love. Good looks certainly help（有作用）. So
does a special indefinable（无法言喻的） charm（魅力）,
with the help of the media. But nothing confirms（确立、
使有效） an icon more than a tragic death - such as
Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess
（王妃） Diana. (258 words)
1. The passage mainly deals with ____________ .
A. life and death
B. heroes and heroines
C. heroes and icons
D. icons and celebrities
2. Heroes and heroines are usually ____________ .
A. courageous
B. good examples to follow
C. self-sacrificing
D. all of the above
3. Which of the following statements is wrong?
A. Poverty in America has been eased with the
economic growth.
B. Superstars are famous for being famous.
C. One's look can contribute to being famous.
D. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times.
4. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love
____________ .
A. when she was 19
B. when she became a princess
C. just before her death
D. after she gave birth to a prince
5. What is more likely to set an icon's status?
A. Good looks.
B. Tragic and early death.
C. Personal attraction.
D. The quality of one's story.
Passage 15
Shyness is the cause（原因） of much unhappiness
for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and selfconscious（自虑的）; that is, they are excessively （过分
地）concerned with（在意） their own appearance and
actions. Worrisome（令人不安的） thoughts are
constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of
impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound
stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?
It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must
negatively affect people. A person‘s conception of
himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she
behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other
people’s reactions. In general, the way people think about
themselves has a profound（深刻的） effect on all areas
of their lives.
Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be
passive and easily influenced by others. They need
reassurance（放心） that they are doing “the right thing.
Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it
confirms（增强、巩固） their feelings of inferiority（自
卑）. They also find it difficult to be pleased by
compliment（赞扬） with a statement like this
one, ”You‘re just saying that to make me feel good. I
know it’s not true. “ It is clear that while self-awareness
（自我意识） is a healthy quality, overdoing（过分） it is
harmful.
Can shyness be completely eliminated（消除）, or at
least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome
shyness with determined（坚定的） and patient efforts in
building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in
hand with a lack of self-esteem, it is important for people
to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths.
Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile（有身份的）
individual, interested in our own personal ways. The
better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to
live up to （达到、做到）our full potential（潜力）. Let‘s
not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and
fulfilling（实现、令人满意的） life. (289 words)
1. What does the author try to prove by citing "what kind
of impression am I making?“
(Para. 1)
A. Shy people benefit from their caring about their
appearance.
B. People's shyness made them care too much about
their appearance and actions.
C. It's natural that shy people don't believe other's
compliments.
D. Shy people think they are different from others.
2. According to the writer, self-awareness is ______ .
A. a good quality
B. the cause of unhappiness
C. harmful to people
D. a weak point of shy people
3. When being praised, shy people feel that it is ____.
A. good
B. unreal
C. very reasonable
D. harmful
4. Which of the following statements is true according to
the passage?
A. Shyness helps us to develop our potential
B. Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better
C. Shyness can block our chances for a rich life
D. Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem
5. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people___ .
A. should find more of their weakness
B. should understand themselves in the right way
C. had better ignore their weakness
D. can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low
self-esteem
Passage 16
Places to stay in Britain are as varied as the places
you visit. Whatever your budget（预算） is the choice
from basic barn（畜舍） to small hotel, from tiny cottage
（农舍） to grand castle is all part of fun.
Hostels
Cheap, good-value hostels are aimed at（目标是） all
types of like-minded（情趣相同的） travelers, who prefer
value over luxury and you don‘t have to be young or
single to use them. Britain ’s independent hostels（旅店、
客栈） and backpackers（背包旅行者） hostels also offer
a great welcome. Facilities（设施） and prices vary,
especially in rural areas, where some hostels are a little
more than a bunkhouse (临时住房) while others are
remarkably comfortable - almost like bargain（议价的）
hotels.
Youth Hotels
Founded many years ago to “help all, especially
young people of limited means（手头较紧）, to a greater
knowledge（见识、学识）, love and care of the
countryside”, the Youth Hotels Association is still going
strong in the 21st century. The network of 230 hotels is a
perfect gateway（大门、门户） for exploring Britain 's
towns and countryside.
B&Bs
The B&B (bed and breakfast) is a great British
institution. In essence（基本） you get a room in
somebody's house, and small B&Bs may only have one
guest room, so you'll really feel like part of the family.
Larger B&Bs may have four or five rooms and more
facilities, but just as warm as a welcome.
In country areas your B&B might be in a village or an
isolated（隔离的） farm surrounded by fields. Prices
reflect（反映） facilities: and usually run from around
￡12 to ￡20 per person. City B&Bs charge about ￡25 to
￡30 per person, although they're often cheaper as you
go further out to the suburbs.
Pubs & Inns
As well as selling drinks and meals, Britain 's pubs
and inns sometimes offer B&B, particularly in country
areas. Staying a night or two can be great fun and puts
you at the heart of the local community.
Rates range from around ￡15 to ￡25 per person.
Pubs are more likely to have single rooms. (332 words)
1. In this passage the author mainly ____________ .
A. tells us where to stay while visiting Britain
B. advises readers to pay a visit to Britain
C. introduces the wonderful public services in Britain
D. gives us some information about British life
2. ___________ are mainly built for young visitors.
A. Pubs & Inns
B. Youth Hotels
C. Hostels
D. B&Bs
3. If you travel alone and want to know better about
family life in Britain , you'd better stay in _________ .
A. Pubs & Inns
B. Youth Hotels
C. Hostels
D. B&Bs
4. If you are interested in traveling with your friends but
only with limited means, where is the better place
for you to stay?
A. Pubs & Inns
B. Youth Hotels
C. Hostels
D. B&Bs
5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the
last part of the passage?
A. Pubs and inns usually provide visitors bed and
breakfast.
B. All pubs and inns offer visitors bed and breakfast.
C. Pubs and inns charge a visitor ￡25 at the most.
D. If you want a single room, you are more likely to
get one in pubs.
Passage 17
What makes a person a scientist? Does he have
ways or tools of learning that are different from those of
others? The answer is “no”. It is not the tools a scientist
uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a
scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to
use a power is important to a carpenter（木匠）. You will
probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate,
how to discover information, is important to everyone.
The scientist, however, goes one step further, he must be
sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions
and that his answer can be confirmed（验证） by other
persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to
many questions into a large set of ideas about how the
world works.
The scientist‘s knowledge must be exact. There is no
room for half right or right just half the time. He must be
as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works
under one set of conditions at one time must work under
the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are
different, any changes the scientist observes in a
demonstration（实证） must be explained by the
changes in the conditions. This is one reason that
investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein,
who developed the theory of relativity, arrived at this
theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his
mathematics was later tested through investigations,
Einstein’s ideas were shown to be correct. A scientist
uses many tools for measurements（测量、度量）. Then
the measurements are used to make mathematical
calculations that may test his investigations. (263 words)
1. What makes a scientist according to the passage?
A. The tools he uses.
B. The way he uses his tools.
C. His ways of learning.
D. The various tools he uses.
2. "The scientist, however, goes one step further...". The
author says this to show ________.
A. the importance of information
B. the importance of thinking
C. the difference between scientists and ordinary
people
D. the difference between carpenters and people with
other jobs
3. A sound scientific theory should be one that ______ .
A. works not only under one set of conditions at one
time, but also under the same conditions at other
times
B. does not allow any changes even under different
conditions
C. can be used for many purposes
D. leave no room for improvement
4. The author quotes the case of Albert Einstein to
illustrate ___________ .
A. that measurements are keys to success in science
B. that accuracy of mathematics
C. that the investigations are important in science
D. that the mathematical calculations may test his
investigations
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The theory of relativity.
B. Exactness is the core of science.
C. Scientists are different from ordinary people.
D. Exactness and ways of using tools are the keys to
the making of a scientist.
Passage 18
A characteristic（特征） of American culture that has
become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made
man（自我进取的人） --- the man who has risen to the top
through his own efforts, usually beginning by working
with his hands. While the leader in business or industry
or the college professor occupies a higher social
position and commands greater respect in the
community than the common laborer or even the skilled
factory worker, he may take pains to（忍痛去做） point
out that his father started life in America as a farmer or
laborer of some sort.
This attitude toward manual (体力的) labor is now still
seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to
dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even
luxuriously (豪华的) furnished（装备的） and in which
there is every evidence of the fact that the family has
been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and
college education for the children; yet the hostess
probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it （上菜）
herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the
dinner will not consist merely（仅仅） of something
quickly and easily assembled（组装、拼装） from
contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at
the nearby bakery（面包店）.
On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in
careful preparation of special dishes. A professional（专
业人士） may talk about washing the car, digging in his
flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help
with these things, just as he often helps her with the
dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on
table（当服务生） and wash dishes for his living, or
during the summer he may work with a construction
gang（施工队） on a highway in order to pay for his
education. (291 words)
1. From paragraph I, we know that in America _________ .
A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made
man
B. people can always rise to the top through their won
efforts
C. college professors win great respect from common
workers
D. people feel painful to mention their fathers as
labors
2. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner
herself mainly because __________.
A. servants in American are hard to get
B. she takes pride in what she can do herself
C. she can hardly afford servants
D. It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food
3. The expression "wait on table" in the second
paragraph means "_________.
A. work in a furniture shop
B. keep accounts for a bar
C. wait to lay the table
D. serve customers in a restaurant
4. The author’s attitude towards manual (体力的) labor is
______.
A. positive
B. negative
C. humorous
D. critical
5. Which of the following may serve as the best title of
the passage?
A. A Respectable Self-made Family.
B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor.
C. Characteristics of American Culture.
D. The Development of Manual Labor.
Passage 19
I often dreamed about Pisa（意大利中部比萨市）
when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called
the Leaning（依靠、倾斜） Tower of Pisa. But when I read
the word Pisa, I was thinking about pizza（比萨饼）. I
thought this tower was a place to buy pizza. It must be
the best place to buy pizza in the world, I thought.
Many years later, I finally saw the Leaning Tower. I
knew then that it was Pisa but no pizza. But there was
still something special about it for me. The Tower got its
name because it really did lean to one side. Some people
want to try to fix（修整、加固） it. They are afraid it may
fall over and they don’t like it leans over the city.
I do not think it’s a good idea to try to fix it. The
Tower probably will not fall down. It is 600 years old. Why
should anything happened to it now? And, if you ask me,
I like what it looks like. To me it is a very human kind of
leaning. Nothing is perfect. It seems to say.
And who cares? Why do people want things to be
perfect? Imperfect（有瑕疵的、不完善的） things may be
more interesting. Let’s take the tower in Pisa. Why is it so
famous? There are many other older, more beautiful
towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People
come from all over the world to see it.
1. The writer used to think Pisa ___.
A. in Spain
B. not very famous
C. not the same as pizza
D. the same as pizza
2. This passage is about ___.
A. Italian pizza
B. Italy’s problems
C. How the Leaning Tower Pisa got its name
D. Why the writer like Pisa
3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is ___.
A. modern
B. falling down
C. 600 years old
D. 60 years old
4. The writer ___.
A. doesn’t like what the tower looks like
B. likes what the tower looks like
C. thinks it’s the most beautiful tower in the world
D. doesn’t like tower
5. The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa because ___.
A. it’s old
B. it’s perfect
C. it sells pizza
D. it’s imperfect
Passage 20
One day a man and his daughter were going out for a
walk. The man had put on a pair of odd（不成对的）
shoes, one with a thick sole (鞋跟), and one with a thin
sole. As he came out to the street, he felt very
uncomfortable.
Turning to his daughter, he said, “Why should one of
my legs be longer than the other one?” The daughter
looked at her father’s legs and said, “You have put on
two odd shoes!”
When he heard this, the man was very happy and
thought to himself, “What a bright（聪明） daughter I’ve
got!” Then he asked his daughter to go back to the house
and got him another pair of shoes.
When the daughter went back to the house, all she
could find was one shoe with thick sole and one shoe
with thin sole. Taking the shoes to show her father, she
said, “It’s no use changing! These shoes are also odd,
one with a thick sole, and one with a thin sole.”
The man listened and thought to himself, “It can’t be
helped. I might as well wear the ones I have on now.” So
they went for their walk.
1. The man thought that his daughter was ___.
A. beautiful
B. clever
C. lazy
D. clean
2. It was the ___ that found the reason for it.
A. father
B. daughter
C. neighbor
D. passer-by
3. The daughter came back, bringing ___ with her.
A. a pair of shoes
B. a pair of odd shoes
C. a pair of thick-soled shoes
D. nothing
4. What do you think that the man should have done?
A. He should return to his home and got the shoes
himself.
B. He should have the thick sole cut off.
C. He should have changed one of his shoes.
D. He should have no shoes on.
5. What do you think of the man and his daughter?
A. They both were not clever.
B. The father was cleverer than the daughter.
C. The daughter was cleverer than the father.
D. Either of them was foolish enough.
Passage 21
The dark smoke that comes out of stacks (大烟囱) or
from a burning dump (垃圾) contains of tiny bits of solid
or liquid matter. The smoke also contains many gases,
most of which cannot be seen. Altogether, they make up
（构成） serious problems of air pollution. In so many
places it keeps us from seeing the sun, irritates (刺痛) our
eyes, causes us to cough and make us ill. Air pollution
can spread from city to city. It even spreads from one
country to another. Some northern European countries
have had “black snow” from pollutants（污染物） that
have traveled through the air from other country and
have fallen with the snow.
So air pollution is a global problem. It can kill babies, older
people and those who have respiratory (呼吸) disease. In
1952, four thousand people died in one week as a result of
a serious air pollution breakout in London. In 1948 in a
small town in Pennsylvania, 20 people died in a four-day
period of air pollution. As often found in cities, air pollution
increases the risks of lung（肺） disease, such as
bronchitis（支气管炎） and asthma（哮喘）. Of course,
smoking and other factors help to cause these illnesses,
too, but these causes have increased greatly during recent
years as air pollution has become worse.
1. Which of the following is NOT true about the “black
snow” incident?
A. It happened in the northern European countries.
B. It happened there because air pollution in these
countries was most serious.
C. Pollutants that fell with snow made it dirty.
D. It is a global problem.
2. Who can be killed by air pollution?
A. Earth and plants.
B. Stones and birds.
C. Those who suffer from respiratory illnesses.
D. Both A and C.
3. How many people died of air pollution in Pennsylvania
in 1948?
A. 4,000.
B. 20.
C. None.
D. 4,020.
4. What are bronchitis and asthma?
A. Different types of headache.
B. lung diseases.
C. Heart diseases.
D. Different types of stomach aches.
5. According to the passage, air pollution increases
people’s chance of getting ___.
A. Headache
B. A lung disease
C. Stomachache. D. Nervous breakdown
Passage 22
Look at the instructions on the bottle of the medicine
and then choose the right answers.
John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and
coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The
doctor gave him same cough medicine.
Cough medicine
Shake it well before use.
Take it three times each day before meals.
Dose (药量、剂量):
Age: over 14: two teaspoonfuls
8-13: 1 teaspoonful
4-7: 1/2 teaspoonful
Not right for children before the age of three. Put it in a
cold place. Use it before December 1st, 2002.
1. John should take ___ a day.
A. 2 teaspoonfuls
B. 3 teaspoonfuls
C. 4 teaspoonfuls
D. 1 teaspoonful
2. The medicine should be kept in ___.
A. fridge
B. hot water
C. any place
D. in the sun
3. John should ___ before he takes it.
A. shake the medicine well
C. do some exercise
B. eat nothing
D. drink a cup of tea
4. When kids are ___ years old, they cannot take this
medicine.
A. eighty
B. thirty
C. two
D. twelve
5. John will ___ the medicine when it is left after Dec. 1st,
2002.
A. throw away
B. stop to take
C. take once
D. take six times more
Passage 23
A million tourists go to Barcelona every year. They
want to see Antonio Gaude’s church. This unusual
church has a strange history. Gaude was born in Spain in
1852. He had to work and study at the same time. He
often missed classes because he had to work, but one
day he designed a very unusual show-case（陈列柜、橱
窗） for an exhibition in Paris. People began to give him
work. He designed houses, offices and gardens. They
were all very unusual. He was soon rich and famous.
Then a rich bookseller said, “Will you build a church for
the poor people of Barcelona? I will pay. I will build
schools and workshops, too. They will help the people.”
“I will do it”, said Gaude. He worked for forty years, but
he could not finish the church. It was too big. He needed
$10, 000,000. He gave all his money to the church. He
was poor again when he died in 1926, and only the front
of the church was finished. But architects（建筑师）,
engineers and tourists from all over the would come to
see it. It is very strange, very modern and very
revolutionary（革命化的）.
1. Which of the following titles best fits the passage?
A. Barcelona ---- a Famous City
B. A Strange History of An Unusual Church
C. A poor Architect’s Unusual Works
D. Antonio Gaude’s Life
2. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Gaude was a Spanish architect
B. Gaude devoted most of his life to the building of
the church
C. People all over the world admire the architect very
much
D. Many tourists go to see Gaude’s unfinished church
3. Gaude sometimes missed classes because__.
A. he didn’t like it
B. he had to work at the same time
C. they were too difficult
D. he had to build a church
4. The church is unusual because ______.
A. It’s unfinished
B. it’s strange
C. It’s modern
D. all of the above
5. According to the passage, Gaude ________.
A. suffered a lot in his life
B. was full of sympathy to the poor
C. always created unusual works
D. both B and C
Passage 24
In England, people often talk about the weather
because they can experience four seasons in one day. In
the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An
hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The
weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will
be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be
summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter,
or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim
sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take
warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some
English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat
with them in the summer morning, but you should not
laugh at them.
If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will
regret later in the day.
1. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
A. Because they may have four seasons in one day.
B. Because they often have very good weather.
C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring.
D. Because the sky is sunny all day.
2. From the story we know that when __________ come,
there is a heavy rain.
A. sunshine and snow
B. black clouds
C. summer and winter
D. spring and autumn
3. The sentence “People can also have summer in winter”
means “It is sometimes too ______ in winter”.
A. warm
B. cool
C. cold
D. rainy
4. In the sunny morning some English people usually
take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because
__________.
A. their friends ask them to do so
B. it often rains in England
C. they are going to sell them
D. they are their favorite things
5. The best title for this passage is __________.
A. Bad seasons
B. Summer or winter
C. The weather in England
D. Strange English people
Passage 25
If you ask most Americans, they would say their
favorite season of the year is summer. The weather is
warm. They do not have to wear heavy clothes to keep
warm. Young people do not have to go to school. They
can do many activities outside, like playing sports and
swimming at the beach or the pool. They like the
sunshine during the day and the warm summer nights.
People have written and recorded hundreds of songs
about summer. There are some of our favorites.
One of the most famous songs about summer is
from George Gershwin’s opera “Porgy and Bess”. He
wrote the music in nineteen thirty-five. The opera takes
place in the southern United States. It opens with these
words: “Summertime and livin’ is easy. Fish are jumpin’
and cotton is high.” Leontyne Price sings the song.
The nineteen fifties and sixties produced many
songs about teenagers enjoying their summer vacation
from school. The songs are about having fun, swimming
in the ocean, driving in cars. However, for some
teenagers, summer vacation was not all fun and games.
Some of them had to work to earn money.
1. Why do most Americans like summer?
A. The weather is warm.
B. People do not have to go schools.
C. Sunny days and warm nights.
D. Both A and C.
2. Why did people write and record so many songs about
summer?
A. Summer is warm.
B. They do not have to wear heavy clothes to keep
warm.
C. They can do many activities outside.
D. They like summer.
3. What is Not true about “Porgy and Bess”?
A. “Porgy and Bess” is an opera.
B. “Porgy and Bess” appeared in 1935.
C. “Porgy and Bess” was written by Leontyne Price.
D. “Porgy and Bess” is about summer.
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. There are 1950 and 1960 songs about teenagers
enjoying their summer vacation from school.
B. Many songs are about teenagers having fun in
summer.
C. Teenagers have not only fun and games but other
things in summer.
D. Some teenagers have to work to earn money in
summer..
5. Please choose an appropriate title for the passage.
A. Summer
B. Children in Summer
C. Summer and Children
D. Songs about Summer
Passage 26
A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of
taxies. He asked every taxi-driver his name. Then he took
the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel.
“How much does it cost for the whole day?” the man
asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi-driver. This was very
expensive, but the man said it was OK.
The taxi-driver took the man everywhere. He showed
him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening,
they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxidriver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow?” The
taxi-driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow? It is
another 100 dollars.” But the man said, That’s OK! See
you tomorrow.” The taxi-driver was very pleased.
The next day, the taxi-driver took the traveler
everywhere again. They visited all the parks and
museums again. And in the evening, they went back to the
hotel. The man gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars again and
said, “I’m going home tomorrow.” The taxi-driver was very
sorry because he liked the traveler and above all, 100
dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you are going home.
Where do you come from?” he asked. “I come from New
York.” “New York?” said the taxi-driver. “I have a sister in
New York; her name is Susanna. Do you know her?”
“Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for
you!”
1. Where did the traveler come from?
A. England
B. America
C. Canada
D. France
2. Why did the traveler take the third taxi, because
A. the other taxi-driver asked for more money.
B. the third taxi-driver was a kind-hearted man.
C. he didn’t want to spend his own money on the
coming visit.
D. the other drivers didn’t like to take him.
3. Usually the cost of traveling one day by taxi may
be
.
A. $100
B. $200
C. less than $100
D. more than $200
.
4. Who asked the traveler to give the money to the taxidriver?
A. The traveler’s sister.
B. The traveler himself.
C. Nobody.
D. The driver’s sister.
5. The driver was unhappy
.
A. when he heard the traveler’s last words.
B. when the traveler asked every taxi-driver his name.
C. when the traveler asked for his sister’s name.
D. during the two-days’ visit.
Passage 27
What must you do when you receive a present for
your birthday? You have to sit down and write a thankyou note. The words “Thank you” are very important. We
have to use them on so many occasions. We say them
when someone gives us a drink, helps us to pick up
things, hands us a letter, lends us a book or gives us a
gift.
Another important word is “please”. Many people
forget to use it. It is rude to ask someone to do
something without saying “please”. We have to use it
when we ask for something, too. It may be a book or a
pencil, more rice or more sauce, help or advice. It may be
in the classroom, at home, at the bus-stop or over the
counter. We have to use “please” to make our request
pleasant.
We have to learn to say “sorry” too. When we have
hurt someone’s feeling, we will have to go up and say we
are sorry. When we have told a lie and feel sorry, we will
have to use the same word. When we have forgotten
something or broken a promise, we will have to explain
with that word, too. “Sorry” is a healing word. We can
make people forget wrongs by using it sincerely.
These three words are simple but important. They are
pleasing words to use in any language.
1. When we receive a birthday present, we have
to___________.
A. return it
B. give it to one of our
friends
C. do nothing
D. write a thank-you note
2. When someone helps us to do something, we
should___________.
A. thank him
B. say “sorry” to him
C. use the word “please” D. not say anything
3. One of the important words in any language
is___________.
A. “hello” B. “yes”
C. “no”
D. “please”
4. We have to use the word “please” when we
___________.
A. hurt someone’s feeling
B. ask for something
C. receive a present
D. have told a lie
5. The three important words in any language
are__________.
A. “thanks”, “hello”, and “goodbye”
B. “yes”, “no” and “really”
C. “thanks”, “please” and “sorry”
D. “well”, “please” and “pardon”
Passage 28
One Christmas Eve----the night before Christmas Day-
--children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of
their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually
tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.
Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to
the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into
the fireplace. He fills each of the stocking with Christmas
presents.
Of course, Father Christmas isn’t real. In Jim and
Kate’s house, “Father Christmas” is really Mr. Green. Mr.
Green doesn’t climb down the chimney. He waits until
the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their
bedrooms and fills their stocking with small presents.
When they were very young, Mr. Green sometimes wore
a red coat. But he doesn’t do that now. The children are
no longer young and they know who “Father Christmas”
really is. But they still put their stocking at the end of
their beds.
1. Christmas Eve is ___________.
A. the night of Christmas Day
B. the evening of Christmas Day
C. Christmas Day
D. The night before Christmas Day
2. Father Christmas often puts presents ___________.
A. into children’s hats
B. into children’s stockings
C. under children’s beds D. into children’s shoes
3. When the children were very young, ___________.
A. they didn’t know who Father Christmas was
B. they knew that Father Christmas wasn’t real
C. they thought their father was Father Christmas
D. they knew who put the presents into their stockings
4. When the children are older, they___________.
A. know that Father Christmas is real
B. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents
C. know that Father Christmas is really their father
D. know that Father Christmas is really their friend
5. Father Christmas comes into the house through
the___________.
A. chimney
B. back door
C. front door
D. window
Passage 29
Long, long ago there was no zero. To write the
number sixty-three people wrote 63. To write six hundred
and three, people wrote 6 3. The space between six and
three was there to mean. “not any” tens. Sometimes
people did not remember the space. It was hard to see
and read.
Later people used a dot to hold the space. Six
hundred and three looked like this 6.3. But the dot was
hard to see. So people put a circle around it like this 6⊙3.
Then people could see the dot.
They remember the space. At last, only the circle
around the dot was used. It was like a zero. This is one
story of how the zero came to be used.
Now zero has many important uses. Zero tells how
many. Can you tell some other ways of using zero?
1. Long, long ago people didn’t know to____________.
A. write
B. write zero
C. write numbers
D. sixty-three
2. Long, long ago if they wrote two hundred-eight, people
wrote____________.
A. 218
B. 2 8
C. 228
D. 208
3. Later ____________was used to mean space.
A. “not any”
B. letter “o”
C. zero
D. a dot
4. People used circles____________.
A. to remember ways
B. to remember numbers
C. not to forget the space
D. to mean nothing
5. The story tells us____________.
A. how zero came to be used
B. how to write zero
C. what’s the use of zero
D. that zero means a dot, a circle or space
Passage 28
A young boy was playing with a ball in the street. He
kicked too hard, and it broke the window of a home and
fall inside. A lady came to and shouted at the young boy,
so he ran away, but he still wanted his ball back. A few
minutes later he returned and knocked at the door of the
house, and when the lady answered it, he said, “My
father is going to come and fix your window very soon.”
After a few minutes a man came to the door with tools
in his hand, so the lady let the boy take his ball away.
When the man finished fixing the window, he said to
the lady, “That will cost you ten dollars.” “But aren’t you
the father of that boy?” the woman asked, looking
surprised. “No,” he answered, equally surprised. “Aren’t
you his mother?”
1. One day a boy played with a ball ___________.
A. on the road
B. near his house
C. in a playground
D. in a square
2. Why did the lady shout at the boy according to the
passage? ___________
A. Because the boy kicked the ball too hard.
B. Because the boy broke her window glass.
C. Because the boy broke the window glass of his own
home.
D. Because the boy made a lot of noise when he played
with a ball.
3. What did the boy do when the lady shouted at him?
___________
A. He ran away and brought his father.
B. He didn’t know what was wrong and ran away.
C. He picked up his ball and ran back home.
D. He ran away without his ball.
9. The lady gave the ball back to the boy because
___________.
A. the repairman came at last
B. she thought the boy’s father came to repair the window
C. she was not angry any more
D. the repairman had fixed the window
10. Which of the following is true according to the
passage? ___________
A. The boy’s father fixed the window.
B. the repairman fixed the window free of charge.
C. The boy’s father charged the lady 10 dollars.
D. The repairman thought that the lady was the boy’s
mother.
Passage 29
My grandparents can be good fun. They are retired,
so they don’t work anymore. My grandfather is 68 and my
grandmother is 67, but they are not too old to be active.
They exercise by playing golf and they go out for meals
and to the theater. Sometimes they take me out, too. We
have a good time. They also go on great holidays. Last
year, they went to China and walked along the Great Wall!
Sometimes, my grandparents like to criticize me.
They think that children today have an easy life. Life was
very different when they were young and there are many
things about my life that they do not understand.
They tell me, over and over, how they had to start
work at 16. They know that I will go on to university and
won’t be getting a job until I am 22! They also think that I
have too many possessions, such as mobile phones,
computers and PSPs. When they were young, they did
not have anything like that. What they do not realize is
that they cannot compare children at present time. They
had the same kinds of things as the rest of people of
their age - so do I. It would be very strange if I only had
the possessions that they had when they were my age.
1. Grandparents don’t work anymore because _________.
A. they are tired
B. they want to play golf
C. they are retired
D. they want to enjoy their life
2. My grandparents sometimes criticize me. One reason
is that __________.
A. I don’t go on holidays with them
B. I won’t work until 22
C. they had to work at 16
D. children today have an easy life
3. Grandparents __________ when they were young.
A. had the same life as we have today
B. had the same kinds of things as we have
C. had the same kinds of things as people of their age
D. had many possessions, including mobile phones,
computers and PSPs
4. What does this sentence “but they are not too old to be
active” means?
A. They are old, so they are not active.
B. They are old, but they are still active.
C. They are retired, so they are active.
D. When they were young, they were active.
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. My grandparents love me very much.
B. My grandparents don’t understand many things
about my life.
C. My grandparents don’t think I need too many
possessions.
D. My grandparent have realized they shouldn’t
compare children at present time.
Passage 30
Community service is an important component of
education here at our university. We encourage all
students to volunteer for at least one community activity
before they graduate. A new community program called
“One On One（一帮一）” helps elementary students
（小学生）who’ve fallen behind. Your education majors
might be especially interested in it because it offers the
opportunity to do some teaching, that is, tutoring in math
and English.
You’d have to volunteer two hours a week for one
semester（学期）. You can choose to help a child with
math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you
could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.
Professor Dodge will act as a mentor（导师） to the
tutors（家教）---he’ll be available to help you with lesson
plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office
hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can
sign up（签约） for the program with him and begin the
tutoring（家教） next week.
I’m sure you’ll enjoy this community service---and
you’ll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks
good on your resume（简历）, too, showing that you’ve
had experience with children and that you care about
your community. If you’d like to sign up, or if you have
any questions, stop by Professor Dodge’s office this
week.
1. What is the purpose of the talk?
A. To explain a new requirement for graduation.
B. To interest students in a new community program.
C. To discuss the problems of elementary school students.
D. To recruit elementary school teachers for a special
program.
2. What is the purpose of the program that the speaker
describes?
A. To find jobs for graduating students.
B. To help education majors prepare for final exams.
C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students.
D. To provide funding for a community service project.
3. What does Professor Dodge do?
A. He advises students to participate in certain program.
B. He teaches part-time in an elementary school.
C. He observes elementary school students in the
classroom.
D. He helps students prepare their resumes.
4. What should students who are interested in the
tutorials do?
A. Contact the elementary school.
B. Sign up for a special class.
C. Submit a resume to the dean.
D. Talk to Professor Dodge.
5. Whom do you think the speaker addresses to?
A. Faculty.
B. Students.
C. Residents.
D. Graduated students.
Passage 31
As price and building costs keep rising, the “do-ityourself” (DIY) trend in the U.S. continue to grow.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John
Ross, “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it.
So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.”
John got married six months ago, and like many young
people these days, they are struggling to make a home at
a time when the cost of living is very high.
The Roses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night
school. Now they build all their furniture and make
repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has
a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe-making
factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $ 420.
“ I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car
repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families
in the country are doing everything they can to save
money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you
want to become a “do-it-yourselfer”, you can go to DIY
classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a
course, there are books that tell you how you can do
things yourself.
1. We can learn from the passage that many newly
married couple __________.
A. find it hard to pay for what they need
B. have to learn to make their own furniture
C. take DIY courses run by the government
D. seldom go to a department store to buy things
2. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how
to __________.
A. run a DIY shop
B. do it themselves in their spare time
C. do his own car and home repairs
D. keep house and looks after his children
3. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at
home, he means Jim __________.
A. makes shoes in his home
B. does extra work at night
C. does his own car and home repairs
D. keeps house and looks after his children
4. Jim Hatfield decided to become a “do-it-yourselfer”
when __________.
A. his car repairs cost too much
B. the car repair class was not helpful
C. he could not possibly do two jobs
D. he had to raise the children all by himself
5. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Joy of DIY
B. You Can Do It Too
C. Welcome to Our DIY Course
D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY
Passage 32
As she walked round the huge department store,
Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable
Christmas present for her father. She wished that he
was as easy to please as her mother, who was always
delighted with perfume.
Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a
most unpleasant experience: people trod（踩） on your
toes, poked (戳) you with their elbows and almost
knocked you over in their haste to get a bargain ahead
of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a
counter where some attractive ties were on display.
“They are real silk”, the assistant assured her, trying to
tempt her. “Worth double the price.” But Edith knew from
past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever
pleased her father.
She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance,
stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round
a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale--and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not
hesitate for long: although her father only smoked a pipe
occasionally,
she knew that this was a present which was bound to
please him.
When she got home, with her small well-chosen
present concealed in her handbag, her parents were
already at the supper table. Her mother was in an
especially cheerful mood, “Your father has at last
decided to stop smoking.” She told her daughter.
1. Which is true about Edith’s father?
A. It is difficult to choose a suitable present for him.
B. He never got present.
C. He preferred ties.
D. He did not like any present.
2. The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed
____________.
A. attractive
B. interested in ties
C. tired
D. pleased
3. Edith stopped at the next counter____________.
A. purposely
B. suddenly
C. unwillingly
D. accidentally
4. Edith’s father smoked a pipe ____________.
A. when he was forced to
B. on social occasions
C. from time to timed.
D. when he was delighted
5. Shopping was very unpleasant at that time of the year
because ____________.
A. customers trod on each other’s toes on purpose
B. customers poked each other with their elbows
C. people were ill-tempered
D. it was too crowded
Passage 33
When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City
for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things
with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished
apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon
learned about a new system that more and more people
are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables,
dishes, and so on) has become one of America’s fastest
growing businesses.
What kinds of people rent their home furnishings
instead of buying them? People who are international
business or government officials, foreign students,
airline workers, young married couples --- people whose
job or business may force them to move frequently from
one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the
cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent
new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young
people with little money do not want to buy cheap
furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait
until they have enough money to buy furniture they really
like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality
furniture than they could afford to buy.
One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of
their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they
decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things.
But usually people don't like to tell others about it. The
idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and
they are not sure what their neighbors might think.
1. Which of the following has become one of America’s
fastest growing businesses?
A. Selling home furnishings.
B. Renting furnished apartments.
C. Selling used furniture.
D. Renting home furnishings.
2. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?
A. Because the furniture they get in this way is new.
B. Because it saves them a lot of money.
C. Because it saves them much trouble and money.
D. Because they can always get better quality furniture
in this way.
3. What can you infer from the passage?
A. The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.
B. Renting furniture is not popular in the couple's
hometown.
C. Only those who don't have enough money to rent
furniture.
D. People usually grow to like the furniture they have
rented.
4. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the
passage?
A. Rent or Buy?
B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.
C. Furnished Apartments.
D. A New Idea.
5. Young people liked renting home furniture in that
____________
A. They have less money.
B. They don't want to buy old furniture.
C. The new furniture is of good quality.
D. They don't have much money and don't want to buy
the cheap furniture.
Passage 34
As long as the sun shines, the earth will not run out of
energy. The sun pours more energy on earth than we can
ever use. Most of that energy comes to us as heat and
light. Energy from the sun is called solar energy.
Anything to do with the sun is called “solar”. The
word began with the Roman word for the sun and their
god of the sun, who was called Sol. Solar energy is a safe
kind of energy. It doesn’t make pollution or have
dangerous leftovers（残留物）. That is why scientists
and investors are experimenting with ways of
harnessing(治理利用) the sun to do some of the jobs
fossil fuels have been doing.
But to make the sun do work like that, they have to
solve some problems. They have to collect the sun’s
energy. Collecting sunshine is not easy, unless you are a
plant. Sunshine is not easy to store, either. You can’t fill a
tank with it or put it in the wood box. You can not move it
through a pipe or a wire. You can not just turn it on..
1. What form does most of solar energy take to reach us?
A. Light
B. Heat
C. Gas
D. Both A and B.
2. Where does the word “solar” come from?
A. Greek
B. Roman
C. Old English
D. Chinese
3. Which of the following is NOT true of solar energy?
A. It is a safe energy.
B. It is a green energy.
C. It may cause pollution to the air.
D. It is endless.
4. What are the problems facing scientists who want to
use solar energy?
A. It is not easy to collect.
B. It is not easy to store.
C. It is not easy to find out.
D. Both A and B
5. What is the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?
A. To give a brief introduction to solar energy.
B. To explain the reason why it is not easy to make
solar energy
C. To give information about the advantages of solar
energy.
D. To give a brief introduction to the word “solar”.
Passage 35
A characteristic of American culture that has become
almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man --- the
man who has risen to the top through his own efforts,
usually beginning by working with his hands. While the
leader in business or industry or the college professor
occupies a higher social position and commands greater
respect in the community than the common laborer or
even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to
point out that his father started life in America as a
farmer or laborer of some sort.
This attitude toward manual (体力的) labor is now still
seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to
dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even
luxuriously (豪华的) furnished and in which there is every
evidence of the fact that the family has been able to
afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college
education for the children; yet the hostess probably will
cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash
dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist
merely of something quickly and easily assembled from
contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at
the nearby bakery.
On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in
careful preparation of special dishes. A professional may
talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds,
painting the house. His wife may even help with these
things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing.
The son who is away at college may wait on table（当服
务生） and wash dishes for his living, or during the
summer he may work with a construction gang （施工队）
on a highway in order to pay for his education.
1. From paragraph 1, we know that in America __________.
A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made
man
B. people can always rise to the top through their own
efforts
C. college professors win great respect from common
workers
D. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors
2. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner
herself mainly because ____________.
A. servants in American are hard to get
B. she takes pride in what she can do herself
C. she can hardly afford servants
D. It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food
3. The expression “wait on table” in the second
paragraph means “____________.”
A. work in a furniture shop
B. keep accounts for a bar
C. wait to lay the table
D. serve customers in a restaurant
4. The author’s attitude towards manual (体力的) labor is
____________.
A. positive B. negative C. humorous D. critical
5. Which of the following may serve as the best title of
the passage?
A. A Respectable Self-made Family.
B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor.
C. Characteristics of American Culture.
D. The Development of Manual Labor.
Passage 35
Cars are lots of fun, but they could also be dangerous.
We have to be careful when we drive them or ride in them.
It’s always a good idea to put on your seat belt when
you’re in a car. Why? Think about this example: You put
an egg on a skateboard（滑板） and give it a push. If the
skateboard hits a stone, it will stop, but the egg won’t. It
will fly through the air, hit the ground and break.
Now, think what would happen if you tied the egg to
the skateboard. When the skateboard hits a stone, the
egg won’t go flying, it will stay safely on the skateboard.
Volvo, a famous Swedish car maker, was the first to
use seat belts in 1849.
Air bags are also very important for car safety,
because sometimes a seat belt isn’t enough. If the car is
going really fast and runs into something, seat belts
could even hurt the people who wear them.
Most newer cars have air bags in front of and next to
the seats. When a car hits something, its air bags will
come out quickly—in less than one second—to keep the
people inside safe.
1. The passage mainly tells us ____________.
A. how seat belts work to make cars safe
B. why we must tie the egg to the skateboard
C. two important ways to keep safe in cars
D. what air bags are
2. The writer gives the example of the egg to __________.
A. show why it is important to wear a seat belt when in
a car
B. tell us what a skateboard is
C. show how to wear a seat belt
D. tell us that eggs are easy to break
3. Seat belts can make cars safer because ____________.
A. they are made of strong materials
B. they can stop us from hitting other cars
C. they can help us stay safely on the seats
D. people are interested in them
4. Air bags are also important for cars because they
____________.
A. are made of plastic
B. work together with seat belts to keep us safe
C. are put in front of and next to the seats
D. can stop cars hitting each other
5. The best title for this passage is ____________.
A. Useful Seat Belts
B. Make Yourself Safe in Cars
C.???
D.???
Passage 35
In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in
Athens, Greece. Since then many countries have
successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France,
Germany, Canada, the USA, Spain and Australia. After
more than a century the Games returns to its hometown
this year.
When people hold the Olympic Games, they always
make an emblem (会徽). The emblem of the Athens
Olympic Games this time is a white circle of Oliver
branches in the sky.
Now Athens is developing a spirit of peace. An officer
said, “while in Athens, the world should be at peace. We
hope the peace is not just for a short time. We would like
the message from the Athens Games to help countries
come together and solve their problems.”
Four years later, the Olympic Games will be held in
China. And China has already made a seal （印章）as the
emblem（会徽） of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The
emblem has a single Chinese character on a red seal and
means “Chinese seal-dancing Beijing”. Below it, there
are the words “Beijing 2008”. The character in the
emblem is “Jing”. It means “capital” of China and it is
also like a runner or a dancer. The running figure of the
emblem shows the spirit of the Olympics --- faster, higher
and stronger.
1. In which country was the first modern Olympics held?
A. Greece.
B. China
C. Australia
D. France.
2. What do people always make when they hold the
Olympic Games?
A. A picture.
B. An emblem.
C. A flag.
D. A map.
3. What message does the Athens Olympic Games want
to give?
A. War
B. Luck.
C. Danger.
D. Peace.
4. How many years have passed when Athens again
holds the Olympic Games?
A. 100.
B. 104.
C.108.
D. 112.
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5. The spirit of the Olympic Games is ____________.
A. history and friend ship
B. running and dancing
C. faster, higher and stronger
D. peace, friendship and development