电大英语II1阅读理解.docx
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电大英语II1阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个正确答案,并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。
Passage1
Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarleyBookstoreandbegantolookoverthetitlesofthebooksontheshelves.Themanbehindthecounter,theownerofthebookstore,askedmeifIwouldlikeajob.Ineededtostartsavingforcollege,soIsaidyes.
Iworkedafterschoolandduringsummersforminimumwagesandthejobhelpedpayformyfreshmanyearofcollege.Iworkedatmanyotherjobsafterwards:
Imadecoffeeinthestudentunionduringcollege.ImademapsfortheU.SForestService.Butsellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfying.
Onedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedhereverythingwehadandfoundotherbookswecouldorder.ShelefttheshoplessworriedandI’vealwaysrememberedtheprideIfeltinhavinghelpedher.
Yearslater,asatelevisionreporter,Iheardaboutapoorchildwhowasbornwithhisfingersofthelefthandlinkedtogether.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordthecorrectivesurgery,andtheboylivedinshame,hidinghislefthandinhispocket.
IpersuadedmybosstoletmedothestoryonTV.Aftermystorywasbroadcast,adoctorandanursecalled,offeringtoperformthesurgeryforfree.
Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwasholduphisrepairedhandandsay,“Thankyou.”Iwasoverjoyedandfilledwithastrongsenseofreward.
AtMcCarleyBookstore,IalwaysfeltIwasworkingforthecustomers,notjustforthestore.Todayit’sthesame.NBCnewspaysmethesalary.ButIfeelthatIworkfortheviewers,helpingthemmakesenseoftheworld.MyworkingexperienceinMcCarleyBookstorehelpedmefindagoodsenseoftheworld,andmostimportantly,ithelpedmefindagoodsenseofmyself.
1.HowdidtheauthorgetthejobinMcCarleyBookstore?
A. Hehappenedtowalkintotheshopandgotitbychance.
B. Hehadalwayswantedtohaveajobinthatbookstoreandhesucceeded.
C. Helikedreadingbooks,sotriedtogetajobthere.
D. Hedidnotgotoschool,sohelookedforajobwhenhewas15.
2.Accordingtotheauthor,sellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfyingjobexperiences,because____________.
A. heonlyhadtoworkafterschoolandgotgoodwages
B. ithelpedhimunderstandtheworldandhimself
C. ithelpedhimpayforhisfreshmanyearofcollege
D. hedidnotfeelthathewasworkingforthestore
3.Afterhehelpedthefearfulladylookingforbooksoncancer,theauthorwas____________.
A. worriedabouther
B. lessworriedabouther
C. unabletoforgether
D. proudofhimself
4.Theauthordecidedtohelpthepoorboyby____________.
A. persuadinghisbosstodothestoryonTV
B. persuadinghisbosstolethimdothestoryonTV
C. askingadoctortoperformtheoperationforfree
D. visitingtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation
5.Themainreasonthattheauthorthinkshispresentjobisthesameastheoneinthebookstoreis____________.
A. itgiveshimsalary
B. itmakeshimfeelexcited
C. ithelpspeoplemakesenseoftheworld
D. itenableshimtowork
(Key:
1.A 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.C)
Passage2
PaperwasinventedbytheChineseinthefirstcenturyAD.PaperwasnotmadeinsouthernEuropeuntilabouttheyear1100.Scandinavia-whichnowmakesagreatdealoftheworld’spaper-didnotbegintomakeituntil1500.Mostpaperismadefromwood.Paper-makingisanimportantBritishindustryandpaperfromBritainissoldtomanycountriessuchasAustraliaandSouthAfrica.SomeofthewoodusedintheBritishpapermakingindustrycomesfromtreesgrowninBritain,butwoodisalsoboughtfromothercountriessuchasNorway.Onetreeisneededforeveryfourhundredcopiesofaforty-pagenewspaper.IfhalftheadultsinBritainbuyonedailypaper,thisusesupoverathousandtreesaday.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdownfasterthantheyarebeingplanted,sotheremaybeaseriousneedforpaperatthebeginningofnextcentury.
Whenwethinkofpaper,wethinkofnewspaper,books,lettersandwritingpaper.Buttherearemanyotheruses.Onlyhalfofpaperisusedforbooksandnewspaper,etc.Paperisverygoodforkeepingyouwarm.Eachyear,moreandmorethingsaremadeofpaper.Nowwehearthatchairs,tables,andevenbedscanbemadeofpaper.Butthelatestinpapermakingseemstobepaperhouses.
1.Wherewaspaperinvented?
A.InChina. B.InsouthernEurope.
C.InScandinavia. D.InBritain.
2.Scandinaviabegantomakepaper____________.
A.in1100 B.in1400
C.in1500 D.inthefirstcentury
3.Everyfourhundredcopiesofaforty-pagenewspaperwillneed____________.
A.halfatree B.onetree
C.twotrees D.morethanonetree
4.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdown____________thantheyarebeingplanted.
A.moreslowly B.muchfaster
C.muchmoreslowly D.faster
5.Thelatestthingsmadeofpaperare____________.
A.chairs B.tables
C.clothes D.houses
(Key:
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.D)
Passage3
Weoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.
Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike‘hewentpaleandbegantotremble’suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,‘heopenedhiseyeswide’isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese,surprisecanbedescribedinaphraselike‘theystretchedouttheirtongues!
’“Stretchingoutyourtongue”inEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.
Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople’sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.
1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A. Wecaneasilyunderstandwhatpeople’sgesturesmean.
B. Wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople.
C. Gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostpeoplebutwordsarenot.
D. Itisdifficulttotellwhatpeople’gesturesreallymeansometimes.
2.People’sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodindifferentculturesbecause____________.
A. peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferently
B. peoplespeakingdifferentlanguageshavedifferentfacialexpressions
C. peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentinterpretations
D. peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutsomefacialexpressions
3.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat____________.
E. gesturescanbeusedtoexpressfeelings
F. gesturescanbemoreeffectivelyusedthanwordstoexpressfeelings
G. wordsareoftenmoredifficulttounderstandthangestures
H. gesturesareusedasfrequentlyaswordstoexpressfeelings
4.Inthesameculture,people____________.
I. hardlyeverfailtounderstandeachother’sideasandfeelings
J. areequallyintelligenteveniftheyhavedifferentbackgrounds
K. almostallhavethesameunderstandingofthesamething
L. mayhavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings
5.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe____________.
M. Gestures
N. Feelings
O. GesturesandFeelings
P. CultureandUnderstanding
(Key:
1.D 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.C)
Passage4
Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:
westoppedtalkingtoeachother.
Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!
–IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.
Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.
Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.
Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?
Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback(退步)totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.
Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?
Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?
Makingadepositatthebank?
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