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1、 大学英语B 第二部分 阅读了解(2) (必考一篇) 大学英语B网考统考专业辅导 通过率百分之95以上 扣扣号 合用最新 来就送 Passage 1The French Revolution broke out in 1789。 At the time France was in a crisis。 The government was badly run and peoples lives were miserable。 King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes。 But his
2、effort failed。 He ordered his troops to Versailles。 The people thought that Louis intended to put down 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
3、 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
4、 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)法国大革命于1789年暴发。当初
5、法国正处在一片混乱中，政府腐败，人民生活凄惨。路易十六世企图控制议会并增加赋税，但最后失败了。他命令军队进入凡尔赛。人民都以为他企图用武力弹压革命。1789年7月14日，人民群众暴发了，攻占了关押政治犯的巴士底狱。从那天以后，7月14日就被定为法国的国庆日。1792年，路易十六企图逃离法国，并从奥地利和普鲁士取得支持，但他被捕了。1792年王室被废除，路易十六被处以死刑。几个月后，他的妻子，玛丽也被处以死刑。法国大革命令欧洲其他国家的国王感到胆怯。奥地利和普鲁士的军队进入了法国。法国人民组织起了共和军来保卫祖国，革命就陷入了一个艰辛阶段。成千上万的人牺牲了。最后，权力落入了拿破仑波拿巴手中。6
6、。 Whats this passage about？ 这篇文章重要是讲了什么？A。 France。B。 King Louis。C。 The French Revolution。 法国大革命D。 Europe。7。 Which did not happen in 1789？ 如下哪件事没发生在1789年？A。 The French Revolution broke out。B。 The national economy was developing rapidly。 国家经济迅速发展。C。 The government wasnt well run。D。 King Louis XIV was
7、in power。8。 Where were the political prisoners kept？ 那些政治犯被关押在哪里？A。 In Versailles。B。 In Austria。C。 In Prussia。D。 In Bastille。 巴士底狱9。 What does the underlined word “abolished” mean？ 划了下划线的“abolished ”这个词是什么意思？A。 Put off。B。 Established。C。 United。D。 Ended。 废除。10。 What was NOT the effect of the Revoluti
8、on？ 如下哪个不是法国大革命产生的效果？A。 July 14 has become the French National Day。B。 It brought some impact on the other European Kings。C。 Louiss wife, Marie was killed。D。 The king tried to control the national parliament。 国王试图控制议会。Passage 2A foreigners first impression of the U。S。 is likely to be that everyone is
9、 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 others as they try to complete their errands （任务）。 Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country。一个外国人对于美国的第一印象很有也许是
10、每个人都在压力下急忙忙忙。城市里的人总是体现得急忙忙忙不知疲惫的，为了尽快做完一件事情，他们会在店里拼命引起店员的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡他人。白天匆忙就餐也是这个国家生活节奏的一部分。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 f
11、or the next person。 If you dont, waiters will hurry you。工作时间被以为是很宝贵的。在某些公共饮食场所，其他人会等在你旁边等你吃完，这么大家都能够得到服务，并赶在要求的时间内回去工作。每个人都会尽快给下一个人腾出地方。假如你不这么，侍者会催促你的。You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you。 You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strange
12、rs。 Dont take it personally。 This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain courtesy point。你会发觉司机也都很匆忙，人们从你身边急忙走过。你会错过某些微笑，简短的交谈和某些与陌生人的小礼节。不要在乎，这是因为他们非常爱惜时间，并且他们以为一旦太重视这些社交礼节就是浪费时间。 The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience。
13、In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority。 Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse。” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some returnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest。 Those coming from lands where time is looke
14、d upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life。对时间的观念还会影响到我们对耐心的了解。在美国价值体系里，耐心并不是首要考虑的。我们中的诸多人被称为“脾气火爆”。假如我们以为时间在毫无意义的溜走，既没有娱乐价值，工作价值，也不在休息，那就会开始不停地徘徊。那些来自时间观念不一样的国家的人发觉他们在商业和日常生活中最困难的就是对时间节奏的适应。Many newcomers to the Stat
15、es will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will miss the ritual socializing 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 caf or coffeehouse。 Normally, Americans do not assess the
16、ir visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks。 We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies。 Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly。 (348 words)许多刚到美国来的人都会想念他们在商业会
