《2022年统考大学英语B上机题库电大大学英语》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《2022年统考大学英语B上机题库电大大学英语（12页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、第二部分阅读理解 (1)（20XX 年 4 月网考）如果基础不是很好，这37 篇阅读暂时不看，考前一天会在更新群内确定本部分详细的必考范围，一般在20 篇左右，建议到时候直接做成小抄，确保阅读的30 分不丢失。做手心抄方法如下：第一题： I1BDACB (I1 为 In 1933 的缩写 )第二题： WI-BCDBA (WI 为 When I 的缩写 )阅读（新）：In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and
2、he wanted to work in Disneys cartoon( 动画片 ) film for children. When Walt Disney heard Nashs voice, he said, Stop! Thats our duck! The duck was the now famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the film The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat and wore his sailor jacket and hat.
3、Later that year he became a star after an eight minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy, and because he lost his temper very quickly. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickeys eight nephews. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mous
4、e himself, probably because he wasnt a goody-goody like Mickey. In the 1930s, 40s and 50s Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his v
5、oice disappeared-there were no more new cartoons. Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But todays children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice. (1).Who was Clarence Nash? B A. A cartoonist B. Donald Ducks voice C. A film-maker D. A film star (2).The underlined wo
6、rd “ audience ” in the second paragraph means . D A. readers B. formal interview C. law freedom D. the people who watch a film at a cinema (3).The underlined word “ goody-goody ” in the second paragraph means a person who A A. likes to appear to be faultless in behavior B. who likes to appear to be
7、faulty in behavior C. dislikes to appear to be faultless in behavior D. dislikes to be faulty in behavior (4).Who made Donald Duck film? C A. Mickey Mouse B. Clarence Nash C. Walt Disney D. Pluto (5).When was the first Donald Duck film made? B 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 1 页，共 12
8、页A. In 1933 B. In 1934 C. In 1966 D. In 1985 1. When I begin to look back on all friends whom I have had, I quickly came to the conclusion that Jerry was the most important and had the greatest effect upon my life. His family moved to my block when I was only 10. Jerry was 15 at the time, but the fa
9、ct that he was so much older than me seemed to make no difference to him. I was very glad that he liked me. We took long walks together, on which he would tell me stories he had heard form TV and radio programs. But as months went by, a change came into our friendship. Jerry almost stopped coming by
10、 the house, and every time I went to his house or telephoned, he put me off with some excuses such as “ Im studying now” or “ Ive got some jobs to do for Mum” . When we passed on the street, he would still give me a warm smile and friendly wave with a “ Hi, kid” , but he would hardly ever stop to ta
11、lk. Finally I realized that he was no longer interested in me and that his taste had changed. I noticed him with a girl once in a while and several times saw him going out in his familys car on a Friday or Saturday night. I simply couldnt understand what was so great about girls and parties. But I w
12、as hurt when he finally made me know that our friendship was at an end. Of course he didnt really mean to hurt me, but it was a long time before I realized that it was an age problem that caused the break. There were a world of differences between the ideas and interests of a 17-year-old and a 12-ye
13、ar-old. Now that Im over sixteen myself, I realized this, and the hurt I got then has become happy memories of the good times we were once together. I wonder if millions of other boys and girls have had a similar experience. (1).When the writer and Jerry first met, Jerry was _. 答案 (B) A. 10 years ol
14、d B. 5 years older than the writer C. of the same age as the writer D. the writers classmate (2).Their friendship lasted for _. 答案 (C) A. a few years B. a few weeks C. a few months D. a few hours (3).Jerry stopped playing with the writer because _. 答案 (D) A. the writer had changed B. he was busy wit
15、h his study C. he has some jobs to do D. he was not interested in the writer (4).When a change came in their friendship, the writer _. 答案 (B) A. accepted it at once B. couldnt understand his friend for a long time C. stopped visiting his friend D. started going to parties with girls (5).The main ide
16、a of the passage is that _.答案 (A) A. the age difference plays a part in friendship B. friendship is the most important thing for children C. many boys and girls have a similar experience as the writer D. “ friends are made in wine and tested in tears” 2. One day in 1965, when I was a library worker
17、at school, a teacher came to me. She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed something more difficult for him to do. “ Could you help me in the library?” she asked. I said, “ Send him along.”Soon, a golden-haired boy appeared. “ Do you have a job for me?” he asked. I tol
18、d him about a system for sorting books. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him some cards for some unreturned books that I thought had been returned but not recorded. Maybe some books were put on wrong places. He said, “ Is it a kind of a detective （侦探）job? ” I answered yes, and then b
19、egan his work.He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and said, “ Time for rest!” he argued for finishing the finding job, but the teacher won. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 2 页，共 12 页The next morning, he arrived early, “ I want to finish th
20、ese books,” he said. At the end of the day, when he asked to work with me more often, it was easy for me to say yes. After a few weeks I found a note on my desk, inviting me to dinner at the boys home. At the end of a pleasant evening, his mother declared that the family would be moving to another s
21、chool. Her sons first concern, she said, was leaving the library. “ Who will find the lost books? ” he asked. When the time came, it was hard to say goodbye. Though at the beginning he had seemed an ordinary boy, his strong feeling of interest had made him different. Do you know who he is? This boy
22、became a great man of the Information Age: Bill Gates. (1).Why did the teacher go to the library to find a job for Bill Gates?答案 (C) A. Because the teacher found the librarian quite busy. B. Because Bill Gates wanted to find a job. C. Because Bill Gates finished his study quickly and had more free t
23、ime than the others. D. Because the library needed a new worker. (2).What do you know from the passage? 答案 (B) A. Library work was very difficult for Bill Gates. B. Bill Gates did his job without any difficulty. C. The librarian was too busy to have a rest. D. His mother hoped that Bill Gates would
24、stay for his job. (3).The sentence He picked up the idea immediately means that _. 答案 (A) A. he learned that system quickly B. he collected that system quickly C. he lifted up that system quickly D. he improved that system quickly (4).What was Bill Gates expected to do in the library? 答案 (D) A. Find
25、ing the lost cards. B. Learning the system. C. Helping the worker with everything in the library. D. Finding books with wrong cards. (5).How did Bill Gates feel when his family would move to another school area?答案(C) A. Sad. B. Pleasant. C. Worried. D. Interested. 3. People often say that the Englis
26、hmans home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them personal, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a sm
27、all one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of a person. In a crowded city a person knows that he or she has a private space which is only for himself or herself and for invited friends. People usually like to mark their space. If you are on the beach you
28、 may have spread your towels around you; in the rain you may have put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may spread your books around you. Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was on a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man opposite to
29、me had his briefcase on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was unhappy. I thought he thought that he owned the whole table. I had been reading a book about nonverbal （非语言的） communication so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his case! When I did this he
30、suddenly became angry and his eyes nearly popped out （突出） of his head. I had taken up his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. (1).What does the first sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?答案 (A) A. The home matters gre
31、atly to Englishmen. B. The castle is more important than the home. C. The home is more important than the castle. D. Englishmen usually live in homes instead of castles. (2).Which of the following is NOT the reason for most British to live in homes? 答案(B) A. They can make changes in houses in which
32、they live. B. They love houses more than gardens. C. They can own private space like the house and the garden. D. They can keep the private space to themselves and friends. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 3 页，共 12 页(3).According to Paragraph 2, if you spread your books around you in a
33、 library, it means _. 答案(D) A. you want to spread your towels around you further B. you want to put your coat on the table C. you can find no space for your books on the seat D. you want to tell others the space belongs to you (4).How did the man opposite to the writer show he owned the whole table?
34、答案 (B) A. He sat in a section for four people. B. He placed his briefcase on the table. C. He was traveling on a train to London. D. He was reading a book. (5).The writer tried to get back his space by _. 答案 (C) A. moving the case off the table B. taking all his papers out C. taking up the space of
35、the man opposite D. showing the books concerned to the man 4. Down the entrance hall of the school walk four eighth-grade students. Each one is carrying a small basket with a single egg inside. Soon more students join them-each one of them is also carrying a basket with an egg. The eggs in a basket
36、are part of a new school program that helps young people understand that having a baby is a great duty. At the beginning of the program, the teacher puts the students in pairs-one girl and one boy. Each pair gets an egg, which they must take care of for two weeks. For those fourteen days, the studen
37、ts have to take care of the eggs as though they were real babies. Students whose eggs get broken have to start the two weeks all over again with a new egg. One person in each pair must have the egg with him or her at all times-twenty-four hours a day. At no time can they let the egg be out of sight.
38、 If a teacher catches you without your egg, said one student, she makes you go get it. They are really strict. The teachers also make the students spend half an hour each day sitting with the egg and just watching it. That can get pretty boring. But its also something that parents spend a lot of tim
39、e doing. Children say that the program has helped them understand the duties involved in having a child. It was really hard, said one student, You had to think all the time about the egg. (1).The purpose of the program is to help students grasp the idea of _. 答案 (B) A. carrying a basket with an egg
40、B. bringing up a baby C. laying eggs D. studying hard at school (2).At the beginning, _. 答案 (B) A. only one student joined the program B. four students in all were interested in the program C. eight students became members of the program D. more students than teachers liked the program (3).In the th
41、ird line of Paragraph 2, they refers to _.答案 (C) A. teachers B. students C. eggs D. programs (4).Why should the students in the program spend half an hour each day sitting with an egg and just watching it?答案 (C) A. Because it is very boring to have the egg with them at all times. B. Because the teac
42、hers in this program are very strict. C. Because only in this way can students understand parents in taking care of children. D. Because if students do not do it, they will fail in the examination. (5).From the last paragraph, we can infer that _. 答案 (D) A. a program is the only way to educate child
43、ren B. one has to think about a program all the time C. only one child grasps the purpose of the program D. the program is of help to childrens understanding of parents 5. We say that a person has good manners if he or she behaves politely and is kind and helpful to others. Everyone likes a person w
44、ith good manners but no one likes a person with bad manners. “ Yes” , you may say , “ but what are good manners? How do I know what to do and what not to do?”People all over the world agree that being well-mannered really means being kind and helping others, especially to those older or weaker than
45、ourselves. If you remember this, you will not go very far wrong. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 4 页，共 12 页Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does or does not do. He never laughs at people when they are in trouble.Instead, he tries to help them. He is alw
46、ays kind, never cruel, either to people or to animals. When people are waiting for a bus, or in a post office, he takes his turn.He does not push to the front of the queue. In the bus, he gives his seat to an old person or a lady who is standing. If he accidentally bumps into someone, or gets in the
47、ir way, he says, “ excuse me ” or “ Im sorry”.He says “ please ” when making a request, and “ thank you” when he receives something. He stands up when speaking to a lady or an older person, and he does not sit down until the other person is seated. He does not interrupt other people when they are ta
48、lking. He does not talk too much himself. He does not talk loudly or laugh loudly in public. When eating, he does not speak with his mouth full of food. He uses a handkerchief when he sneezes or coughs. (1).Which of the following is considered as being well-mannered? 答案 (C) A. Laughing at the weaker
49、 B. Behaving impolitely C. Helping older people D. Being kind to ourselves (2).If you try to be kind and helpful to others, you _.答案 (C) A. will make a mistake B. will be completely wrong C. will be considered very polite D. will not be regarded as being well-mannered (3).When waiting for a bus, a w
50、ell-mannered person should _. 答案 (D) A. try to stand in the front of the line B. line up in a queue C. give his seat to a lady D. stand where he is and wait for his turn (4).According to this passage, a polite person _. 答案 (A) A. will not break into others conversation B. will do most of the talking
51、 when speaking with others C. will sit down before an older person does D. will not speak without his mouth full of food when eating (5). The word accidentally (Line 5, Para. 4) means _.答案 (B) A. on purpose B. by accident C. in an accident D. willingly 6 A young man who lived in London was in love w
52、ith a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiance （未婚妻） . The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to
53、a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiance. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the
54、shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him. The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise t
55、he young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: When the servant enters the room, he will drop it. On the birthday of his fiance the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. The
56、re was horror on everybodys face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately. (1).The story took place _. 答案 (B) A. in France B. in England C. in Germany D. in the United States (2).Which of the following is true?答案 (A) A. The young mans family was poor while the b
57、eautiful girl is rich. B. A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl. C. The young man loved the girl but the girl didnt love him. D. The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase. (3).Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?答案 (C) 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 -
58、 - - - - - -第 5 页，共 12 页A. He wanted to give her a Christmas present. B. He fell in love with her. C. Her birthday was coming soon. D. They were going to get married. (4).Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man? 答案 (B) A. He looked very excited. B. He looked pale and sad. C. He was po
59、orly dressed. D. He said he wanted to buy a beautiful vase. (5).On the birthday of his fiance, the young man was excited because _.答案 (D) A. the girl was in love with him B. the girl looked beautiful C. the girl was happy and gay D. he was not sure whether his trick would be seen through 7 Our child
60、s behavior is greatly influenced by the way we react to what he has done. Our reactions help to determine whether our child will repeat his behavior or whether he will do something different. This statement is a very important part of a principle of behavioral psychology. The principle states that a
61、 behavior is influenced or affected by how the environment - people, places and things - immediately responds to the behavior. Perhaps without realizing it, you have used this principle many times. On the occasion when you told your child what a good boy he was after he cleaned up his room, you used
62、 the principle. When you sent your child to his room for fighting with his brother, you used the principle. When I gave Kim a cookie after she started to cry, I used the principle. In each of these examples, a particular behavior occurred first - cleaning up a room, fighting, and crying. In addition
63、, there was a reaction to each behavior - the child was praised, sent to his room, or given a cookie. By these actions, we have influenced the previous behaviors and have helped to determine whether those behaviors will occur again in the future. (1).What is the lecture mainly about? 答案 (C) A. Child
64、ren and environmental protection. B. Childrens behavior and fighting. C. Childrens behavior and our response. D. Children and principles. (2).On what kind of principle is the lecture based? 答案 (B) A. A principle in chemistry. B. A principle in behavioral psychology. C. A principle in physics. D. A p
65、rinciple in geology. (3).Who do you think the audience at this lecture might be? 答案 (D) A. Teachers. B. Doctors. C. Social workers. D. Parents. (4).According to the lecture, why was the child sent to his room?答案 (A) A. As a kind of punishment. B. As a kind of reward. C. As an experiment on the princ
66、iple. D. As an example of the principle. (5).What does the lecturer mean by environment? 答案 (C) A. Rooms, cookies and toys. B. Water, air and forest. C. People, places and things. D. Family, school and friends. 8 If youve been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with net pals, you
67、have become one of the millions who write in a special, short form of English. Throughout the world, every night children and their elders are talking online many of them are talking at the same time. Its fast: trying talking to six people once. Its convenient: three or four words per exchange. It t
68、akes cleverness, concentration and quick fingers. And it requires very simple language. Theres neither time nor space for explanations. Why waste precious time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB (=be right back) will do? Want to enter a co
69、nversation? Just type PMFJI (=pardon me for jumping in). 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 6 页，共 12 页Interested in whom youre talking to? Type A/S/L, the common request to know your pals age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal. If something makes you laugh, s
70、ay youre OTF (=on the floor), or LOL (=laughing out loud), or join the two into ROTFL (=rolling on the floor laughing). And when its time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG (=got to go) or TTYL (=talk to you later). People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ide
71、as across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feeling, as it takes more time to hold down the shift key and use capitals. Punctuation is going too. (1).When people are online, they talk by _. 答案 (D) A. using body language B. drawing some strange pictu
72、res C. making phone calls D. making use of an especially short form of English (2).The Internet makes many people in the world _. 答案 (A) A. talking at the same time B. discover their friends and relatives C. pick out good things to buy D. find out about some problems in society (3).The sentence “ Th
73、eres neither time nor space for explanations” means that _.答案(C) A. people should use words properly B. people should know what time it is when they are talking C. people online have to express themselves in a simple way D. people should communicate in a funny way (4).If you get 19/M/HK as an answer
74、 to your A/S/L, it means _.答案 (B) A. the person who is talking to you is 19 from Hong Kong and he is high B. you are talking to a boy 19 years old and he lives in Hong Kong C. you are talking to 19 boys from Hong Kong at the same time D. the boy from Hong Kong has been online for 19 minutes (5).Whic
75、h of the following is a way to save online time?答案 (A) A. People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks. B. Many people draw pictures. C. People only use the mouse instead of the keyboard. D. People never use the shift key. 9 In the water around New York city is a very small island called L
76、iberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sights in the world. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French sculptor named Frederic Augus
77、te Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris. Liberty, of course, means freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of U.S independence from England. The
78、statue was built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the United States. It was opened for the public on October 28, 1886. As you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the bottom of the statue. If they want, they can then walk up
79、 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of New York. (1).A good title for this selection is _.答案 (C) A. Famous Sights in the world B. Liberty Island C. The Statue of Liberty D. A city in France (2).The word “ sights” in the first p
80、aragraph means _.答案 (D) A. a small present or gift B. a kind of postcard C. the power of seeing D. something that you can see (3).The statue was built _. 答案 (A) A. in France B. in the United States C. in England D. on Liberty Island (4).We may conclude that the elevator does not _. 答案 (C) A. go fast
81、 enough B. cost lots of money C. go to the top D. both A and B (5).The man who made the part of the statue that we can see on the outside was _.答案(B) 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 7 页，共 12 页A. an unknown architect B. Bartholdi C. Eiffel D. both B and C 10 Albert Einstein had a great
82、 effect on science and history, greater than what only a few other men have achieved. An American university president once commented that Einstein had created a new outlook, a new view of the universe. It may be some time before the average mind understands fully the identity of time and space and
83、so on-but even ordinary men understand now that the universe is something larger than ever thought before. By 1914 the young Einstein had gained world fame. He accepted the offer to become a professor at the Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin. He had few duties, little teaching and unlimited oppo
84、rtunities for study, but soon his peace and quiet were broken by the First World War.Einstein hated violence. The misery of war affected him deeply, and he sat unhappily in his office doing little. He lost interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work. In the
85、 years following World War I honors were increasingly heaped on him. He became the head of the Kaiser Whihem Institute of Theoretical Physics. In 1921 he won the Noble Prize, and he was honored in Germany until the rise of Nazism when he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew. (1).The main ide
86、a of Paragraph 1 is _. 答案 (C) A. the time when people know Einstein B. the feeling of an American college president C. the change in human thought produced by Einstein D. the difficulty of Einsteins thought to teachers (2).According to the American university president, _.答案 (D) A. everyone understa
87、nds Einsteins theory today B. Einstein achieved more than any other scientists in history C. The theory of relativity can be quickly learned by everyone D. Our ideas about the universe are different today because of Einstein (3).According to Paragraph 2, Albert Einstein _. 答案 (C) A. was a famous che
88、mist B. headed a research institute C. was famous in the world D. enjoyed reading about war (4).According to the passage Einstein did his greatest work _. 答案 (B) A. during World War I B. when he was young C. when Naziism rose D. between 1906-1915 (5).It may be concluded that _. 答案 (C) A. Albert Eins
89、tein was forced to serve in the German army B. Albert Einstein had no other interests besides science C. Germans usually have a high respect for science D. his reputation was ruined because of his work during World War I 11 After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall w
90、as forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprised his landlord by telling him that he was leaving because he could not afford to buy any more chocolate. It all began a year ago when Albert Hall returned home one evening and found a large dog in front of his gate. He was very fond of animals and
91、as he happened to have a small piece of chocolate in his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. It held up its paws （爪子） and received another piece of chocolate as a reward. Albert call ed his new friend “ Bingo ” . He never found out the dogs real name, nor who his ow
92、ner was. However, Bingo appeared regularly every afternoon and it was quite clear that he liked chocolate more than bones. He soon grew dissatisfied with small pieces of chocolate and demanded a large bar a day. If at any time Albert couldnt give it, Bingo got very angry and refused to let him open
93、the gate. Albert was now at Bingos mercy and had to “ buy him ” to get into his own house! He spent such a large part of his weeks wage to keep Bingo supplied with chocolate that in the end he had to move somewhere else. (1).Albert had been living in the same district for _.答案 (D) A. many weeks B. u
94、nder twenty years C. all his life D. more than twenty years 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 8 页，共 12 页(2).Albert decided to move because _. 答案 (C) A. he didnt get along well with his landlord B. he was afraid of animals, especially dogs C. he couldnt get into his own house D. he was n
95、ot satisfied with that district (3).Bingo waited for Albert every afternoon at the gate because _. 答案 (B) A. he wanted some bones B. he wanted the chocolate C. he liked Albert D. he had no other place to go (4).We can tell from the story that _. 答案 (D) A. Albert could afford to buy a large bar of ch
96、ocolate for Bingo every day B. Albert didnt like animals any more from then on C. all dogs are excessive D. it took Albert too much money to buy chocolate for Bingo (5).Albert had to “ buy him ” means _.答案 (C) A. Albert had to embrace him B. Albert had to drive him away C. Albert had to give him cho
97、colate D. Albert had to call the police to take him away 12 No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon （外科医生）and part of it taken out. Today, however, we neednt worry about feeling of pain during the operation. The sick person falls into a kind of sleep, and when he awakes,
98、 the operation is finished. But these happy conditions are fairly new. It is not many years since a man who had to have an operation felt all his pain. Long ago, operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything. The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the
99、doctors did their best for him. He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off, and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched. Soon after 1770, Joseph Priestley discovered a gas which is now called laughing gas. Laughing gas became known in America. Young
100、men and women went to parties to try it. Most of them spent their time laughing, but one man at a party, Horace Wells, noticed that people didnt seem to feel pain when they were using this gas. He decided to make an experiment on himself. He asked a friend to help him. Wells took some of the gas, an
101、d his friend pulled out one of Wells teeth. Wells felt no pain at all. As he didnt know enough about laughing gas, he gave a man less gas than he should have. The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out. Wells tried again, but this time he gave too much of the gas, and the man di
102、ed. Wells never forgot this terrible event. (1).It is _ since a man being operated felt all the pain. 答案 (B) A. a few more years B. not long C. few years D. two thousand years (2).Long ago, when the sick man was operated on ，he _.答案 (C) A. could feel nothing B. could not want anything C. could feel
103、all the pain D. could do anything (3).Using the laughing gas, the people did not seem to _. 答案 (B) A. be afraid of anything B. feel pain C. want to go to the parties D. be ill (4).If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he _.答案(C) A. felt nothing B. felt very c
104、omfortable C. still felt pain D. would die (5).One who took too much of the laughing gas _. 答案 (B) A. would laugh all the time B. would die C. would never feel pain D. would be very calm 13 The total area of land on earth is about 149 million square kilometers, or about 29 percent of the total area
105、of the earth. The average height of the land is about 750 metres above the sea level. The Eurasian（欧亚大陆的）land mass is the largest with an area of 54,527,600 square kilometers. The smallest continent is the Australian mainland, with an area of about 7,614,600 square kilometers, which together with Ta
106、smania, New Zealand, New Guinea and the 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 9 页，共 12 页Pacific Islands, is described as Oceania.The total area of Oceania is about 8,935,500 square kilometres, including West Iran which is political in Asia. The worlds largest peninsula （半岛）is Arabia, with a
107、n area of about 3,327,500 square kilometres. The largest island in the world is Greenland, with an area of about 2,175,600 square kilometres. The largest island surrounded by fresh water is the Ilha de Marajo (4,022 square kilometres) in the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil. The largest island in a
108、 lake is Manitoulin Island (2,766 square kilometres) in the Canadian section of Lake Huron. This island itself has on it a lake of 106 square kilometres called Manitou Lake, in which there are several islands. (1).The total area of the world is about _. 答案 (A) A. 514 million square kilometers B. 360
109、 million square kilometers C. 149 million square kilometers D. 211 million square kilometers (2).The area of Tasmania, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands adds up to about _ square kilometres. 答案 (B) A. 8,935,500 B. 1,320,900 C. 7,614,600 D. 16,550,100 (3).Oceania is made up of _. 答案 (D)
110、 A. Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand B. Tasmania, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands C. Australia, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands D. Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands (4).As mentioned in the passage there are several islands in _.答案 (C) A. the A
111、mazon River B. Lake Huron C. Manitou Lake D. the Great Lake (5).The largest island surrounded by fresh water is in _. 答案 (A) A. a river B. a lake C. a sea D. an ocean 14 All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer. Sports change with
112、 the season. People play different games in winter and summer. Games and sports often grow out of peoples work and everyday activities. The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports, too. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for t
113、hem. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. Some sports or games go back to thousands of years ago, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleybal
114、l are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. People from different enough to write on the paper 16 A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco.
115、 “ Mom and Dad, Im coming home, but Ive a favor to ask. I have a friend. Id like to bring him home with me.”“ Sure, ” they replied, “ wed love to meet him.”“ Theres something you should know, ” the son continued, “ he was injured pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine（地雷）and lost an
116、 arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us. ”“ Were sorry to hear that, son. But, maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”“ No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”“ Son, ” said the father, “ you dont know what youre asking. Someone with such a handicap woul
117、d be a terrible 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 10 页，共 12 页burden to us. We have our own lives to live, and we cant let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. Hell find a way to live on his own.”At that point, the son
118、 hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police believed he had killed himself. The grief-stricken（悲痛欲绝的）parents flew to San Francisco and were tak
119、en to the city morgue（太平间）to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didnt know, their son had only one arm and one leg. (1).The soldier called his parents from San Francisco _. . 答案 (B) A. before going to fight in Vietnam B. after
120、 having fought in Vietnam C. after writing a letter to his friend D. before making his mind to stay in the army (2).The soldier told his parents that he wanted them to _. 答案 (D) A. meet his friend in the army B. find a place for his wounded friend to live in C. move to San Francisco D. agree to his
121、plan that he would bring his wounded friend home and live with them (3).His father considered his plan _. 答案 (A) A. unacceptable B. wise C. useful D. selfish (4).A few days later _. 答案 (B) A. the parents were told by the police that their son had been sent to prison B. the parents were told by the p
122、olice that their son had killed himself C. the parents heard something more from their son D. the parents received a telegram from the San Francisco police (5).The son killed himself because _. 答案 (B) A. he was unable to find a job B. his fathers words greatly disappointed him and he didnt want to b
123、e a burden to his parents C. his parents didnt agree to his plan D. he had lost everything in Vietnam 17 Jean-Michael Lourdis was a promising young pianist. But when the young man played, it seemed to him, as if his hands were iron. He worried so much about his playing that he became oversensitive （
124、过度敏感的）to the comments of his playing. Unfortunately, in those days, a critic（批评家）was not considered a critic, unless he found something wrong. This attitude of the critics would often leave the young man ready to give up his dream and return home. He was invited to play in Helsinki. The rich, the fa
125、mous, the leaders of State were all there. Jean-Michael had one of those days when everything went wrong. That night as he played, he felt as if it were the worst concert of his young life. The next day, in the newspapers, some of the comments were so unkind. The young musician was painful. That day
126、, as he sat in his hotel room in total despair（绝望）, there came a knocking at his door. He had a visitor. The famous Finnish composer （作曲家）Jean Sibelius had come by to congratulate the young pianist on his performance. Jean-Michael asked how he thought of that and began to quote some of the newspaper
127、 critics. Hands of iron. No imagination. Little skill, no joy. Dont you hear what they say? he asked. Jean Sibelius looked at young Jean-Michael and said, Remember, son, there is no city in the world where they have erected a statue （雕像）for a critic. (1).According to the passage, Jean-Michael Lourdi
128、s _. 答案 (B) A. was a bad pianist B. cared too much about what the critics had said C. refused to play in Helsinki D. was praised highly by the critics (2).A critic in those days usually _. 答案 (A) A. found fault with musicians performances B. said kind and encouraging words to musicians C. helped mus
129、icians become famous D. asked more people to go to concerts 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 11 页，共 12 页(3).The young musician was painful because _. 答案 (C) A. he was very strict with himself B. he didnt trust himself C. some of the comments were so unkind D. he felt lonely in his hote
130、l room (4).The comments mentioned all EXCEPT _. 答案 (D) A. hands of iron B. no imagination C. little skill D. wonderful (5).Jean Sibelius came to visit the young musician because _. 答案 (C) A. he wanted to tell the young man the critics were right B. he wanted to tell the young man not to lose his tem
131、per at that time C. he wanted to tell the young man his performance was great D. he wanted to tell the young man to respect the critics opinion 18 In 1920, barely out of his teens, Alfred Hitchcock went to work for an American film company which had opened a studio in Islington, London. His first jo
132、b at the studio was writing captions （脚本）for silent movies. Within two years, he was writing scripts （剧本）and working as an assistant director. For the rest of the 1920s, Hitchcock worked on one film after another in Britain and Germany. Filming was often a rough-and-ready（匆忙做成的）affair and the assist
133、ant director was required to step in and plug gaps. A cameraman went missing, Hitchcock became a cameraman. A scene needed rewriting, Hitchcock rewrote it. Someone needed to be in charge of money when the film crew was on location, Hitchcock looked after the money. At the same time, this being the e
134、ra of silent movies, Hitchcock was learning the language of cinema: telling a storynot through dialogue, but through visual images （视觉影象）. This led to his success later. When he began to direct his own films, first in Britain and later in Hollywood, he was determined to make films that held the audiences attention and kept tension （紧张感） . He 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 12 页，共 12 页
