英语B1阅读理解题及答案.docx
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《英语B1》阅读理解
81.HolidaysintheUnitedStatesusuallyoccuratleastonceamonth.MostmonthshaveanationalholidaythathasbeenarrangedtobecelebratedonaMonday.TheholidayshaveallbeendecidedtobecelebratedonaMondaysothattheworkersmayhave3-dayweekends---thatis,Saturday,SundayandMondayinordertorestortravelordothingswiththeirfamilies.MajorholidaysintheUnitedStatessuchasNewYear’sDayorChristmasDayortheday,whenwerememberthefirstsettlersoftheUnitedStates,calledThanksgivingDayarecelebratedalloverthecountry.Duringtheseholidaysmostbusinessescloseandtheworkersstayhomeandcelebratewiththeirfamily.
Vacationcanbefrom2weeksayearto4weeksayear.Thisusuallydependsonhowlongyou’vebeenworkingforacompany,whattypeofpositionyouhave,whetheryouhaveaveryhighpositionoraveryimportantpositionandit’sdifficulttofindsomeonetoreplace
you.Inthiscase,youmighttakeafewdaysatatimeratherthantakingonemonthallatonce.Usuallythemoretimeyouspendworkingforacompany,themoretimeyoumaygetforvacation.
1.ThegovernmentoftheUnitedStatesmakesitaruleforworkerstohavea___weekendalmostonceamonth.
A.1-dayB.2-dayC.3-dayD.4-day
2.WorkersintheUnitedStatessometimesworkfrom___.
A.MondaytoSaturdayB.TuesdaytoSunday
C.ThursdaytoFridayD.TuesdaytoFriday
3.Whichstatementisnottrueaccordingtothispassage
A.OnlyafewshopsremainopenonNewYearsDay.
B.Mostoftheworkersneedn’tworkonChristmasDay.
C.Daysonvacationmustbemorethanalltheholidaysinayear.
D.Alltheworkershaveahalfmonthvacationatlast.
4.Thereasonwhysomeonehastodividehisvacationintoseveralpartsisthat___.
A.noonecanbefoundtotakehisplace
B.hehasn’tamosthighposition
C.heplaysanimportantroleinhiswork
D.hehasn’tbeenworkingforhiscompanyforalongtime
5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage
A.HolidaysintheUnitedStates
B.VacationintheUnitedStates.
C.Howdotheworkersspendtheirholidays.
D.SomethingabouttheholidaysandvacationintheU.S..
82.Whydon’tbirdsgetlostintheirlongmigratoryflightsScientistshavebeenpuzzledoverthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey’rebeginningtofillintheblanks.
Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethemduringdaylighthours.ButwhataboutbirdsthatflymainlyatnightTestswithartificialstarshaveprovedconclusivelythatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarintheirlong-distanceflights.
Onesuchbird---awarbler(鸣禽)---hadspentitslifetimeinacageandneverflownunderthenaturalsky.Yetitshowedaninbornabilitytousethestarsforguidance.Thebird’scagewasplacedunderanartificialstar-filledskyatmigrationtime.Thebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.Anychangeinthepositionofthemake-believestarscausedachangeinthedirectionofhisflight.
Scientiststhinkthatwarbler,whenflyingindaylight,usethesunforguidance.Butthestarsareapparentlytheirprincipalmeansofnavigation.WhatdotheydowhenthestarsarehiddenbycloudsApparently,theyfindtheirwaybysuchlandmarksasmountainranges,coastlines,andrivercourses.Butwhenit’stoodarktoseethese,thewarblerscirclehelplessly,unabletogettheirbearings.
1.Thereasonwhybirdsdon’tgetlostinmigratoryflights
A.havebeenknowntoscientistsforyears.
B.haveonlyrecentlybeendiscovered.
C.areknownbyeveryone.
D.willprobablyremainamystery.
2.Theexperimentwiththewarblerindicatedthat
A.birdshavetobetaughttonavigate.?
B.abirdthathasbeencagedwillnotmigrate.
C.somebirdscannotflyatnight.
D.somebirdsseeminstinctivelytofollowthestarwhenflyingatnight.
3.Underartificialstars,thebirdinthecage
A.triedtoflyinthesamedirectionasbirdsnotcaged.
B.changeddirectionwhenthepositionofthestarswaschanged.
C.wouldnotflyatall.
D.bothAandB.
4.Warblersmigrate
A.fromNorthAmericantotheFalklandIslands.
B.onlyonceduringtheirlifetime.
C.usingwhatisapparentlyaninbornnavigationalability.
D.whentheyarefreedfromtheircages.
5.Thisarticleisagoodexampleofthewayscientists
A.jumptoconclusion.?
B.discoverworkableanswerstogeneralquestionsbystudyingparticularcases.
C.formulatealawandthencarryoutinvestigation.
D.arefrustratedbythehabitsofanimals.
83.Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwereconsideredimpolitemanyyearsagoarenowacceptable.Justafewyearsago,itwasconsideredimpolitebehaviorforamantosmokeonthestreet.Nomanwhothoughtofhimselfasbeingagentlemanwouldmakeafoolofhimselfbysmokingwhenaladywasinaroom.
Customsalsodifferfromcountrytocountry.DoesamanwalkontheleftortherightofawomaninyourcountryOrdoesn’titmatterWhatabouttablemannersShouldyouusebothhandswhenyouareeatingShouldyouleaveoneonyourlap,oronthetable
TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalsosharealargenumberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inbothAmericaandEnglandpeopleshakehandswhentheymeeteachotherforthefirsttime.Also,mostEnglishmenwillopenadoorforawomanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowillmostAmericans.PromptnessisimportantbothinEnglandandinAmerica.Thatis,ifadinnerinvitationisfor7o’clock,thedinnerguesteitherarrivesclosetothattimeorcallsuptoexplainhisdelay.
Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthatmightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable,especiallyiftheyareyourguests.Thereisanoldstoryaboutamanwhogaveaformaldinnerparty.Whenthefoodwasserved,oneoftheguestsstartedtoeathispeaswithaknife.Theotherguestswereamusedorshocked,butthehostcalmlypickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.
1.Ifonehasacceptedadinnerinvitation,whatshouldhedoifheistobelateforthedinner
A.Heshouldfindanexcuse.B.Heshouldaskforexcuse.
C.Heshouldsay“Sorry”.D.Heshouldtelephonetoexplainhisbeinglate.
2.“Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestsfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.”“Badmanners:
means___.
A.uglyB.dishonestC.impoliteD.shameful
3.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthispassage
A.SocialCustomsandBehaviorB.Sociallife
C.AmericanandBritishCustomsD.PromptnessIsImportant
4.Accordingtothetext,thebesthost___.
A.trieshisbesttomakehisguestsfeelcomfortable
B.makeshisguestsfeelexcited
C.triestoavoidbeingnaughtytohisguests
D.triestoavoidbeingfoolish
5.Theauthorofthisarticlemayagreewithwhichofthefollowing
A.Theguestwhoatehispeaswithaknife.
B.Theotherguestswhowereamusedorshocked.
C.Thehostwhopickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway.
D.Noneoftheabove.
84.Therehavebeenmanygreatinventions,thingsthatchangedthewaywelive.Thefirstgreatinventionwasthatisstillveryimportanttoday---thewheel.Thismadeiteasiertocarryheavythingsandtotravellongdistances.
Forhundredsofyearsafterthattherewerefewinventionsthathadasmucheffectasthewheel.Thenintheearly1800’stheworldstartedtochange.Therewaslittleunknownlandleftintheworld.Peopledidn’thavetoexploremuchanymore.Theybegantoworkinsteadtomakelifebetter.
Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcenturymanygreatinventionsweremade.Amongthemwerethecamera,theelectriclightandtheradio.Theseallbecameabigpartofourlifetoday.
Thefirstpartofthe20thcenturysawmoregreatinventions.Thehelicopterin1909,soundmoviesin1926,thecomputerin1928,andjetplanesin1930.Thiswasalsoatimewhenanewmaterialwasfirstmade.Nyloncameoutin1935.Itchangedthekindofclothespeoplewear.
Themiddlepartofthe20thcenturybroughtnewwaystohelppeoplegetoverdisease.Theyworkedverywell.Theymadepeoplehealthierandletthemlivelonglives.Bythe1960smostpeoplecouldexpecttolivetobeatleast60.
Bythistimemostpeoplehadaverygoodlife.Ofcoursenewinventionscontinuedtobemade.Butmannowhadadesiretoexploreagain.Theworldisknowntomanbutthestarsareyet.Manbeganlookingforwaystogointospace.Russiamadethefirststep.ThentheUnitedStatestookastep.Sincethenothercountries,includingChinaandJapan,havemadetheirstepsintospace.
In1969mantookhisbiggeststepawayformearth.Americansfirstwalkedonthemoon.Thisiscertainlyjustabeginningthough.Newinventionswillsomedayallowustodothingswehaveneveryetdreamedof.
1.___inventionshadhadasmucheffectasthewheelbeforethe19thcentury.
A.QuiteanumberofB.SomeC.FewD.Manyother
2.Nyloncameoutnearlyatthesametimeas___.
A.theradioB.thecameraC.jetplanesD.themovies
3.Peoplecanlivelongerlivesbecause___tohelpcurediseaseshaveworkedverywell.
A.doctorsB.newmethodsC.medicinesD.newhospitals
4.Thispassagetalksmainlyabout___.
A.howinventionsaffectpeople’slivesB.whentheelectriclightwasinvented
C.whichcountrymadethefirststepintospaceD.whycarswereveryimportant
5.Wecansafelycometotheconclusionthatpeople’sliveswillbemadeevenbetterthrough___.
A.newdiscoveriesB.greaterinventions
C.betterwaystohelpgetoverdiseasesD.alloftheabove
85.Thewholebodyiscov
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