电大英语B阅读理解无翻译.docx

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电大英语B阅读理解无翻译

2012年9月大学英语B阅读理解（统考）

阅读理解

1.Carsarealotoffun,buttheycouldalsobedangerous.Wehavetobecarefulwhenwedrivethemorrideinthem.

It’salwaysagoodideatoputonyourseatbeltwhenyou’reinacar.Why?

Thinkaboutthisexample:

youputaneggonaskateboardandgiveitapush.Iftheskateboardhitsastone,itwillstop,buttheeggwon’t.Itwillflythroughtheair,hitthegroundandbreak.

Now,thinkwhatwouldhappenifyoutiedtheeggtotheskateboard.Whentheskateboardhitsastone,theeggwon’tgoflying,itwillstaysafelyontheskateboard.

Volvo,afamousSwedishcarmaker,wasthefirsttouseseatbeltsin1849.

Airbagsarealsoveryimportantforcarsafety,becausesometimesaseatbeltisn’tenough.Ifthecarisgoingreallyfastandrunsintosomething,seatbeltscouldevenhurtthepeoplewhowearthem.

Mostnewercarshaveairbagsinfrontofandnexttotheseats.Whenacarhitssomething,itsairbagswillcomeoutquickly–inlessthanonesecond–tokeepthepeopleinsidesafe.

1.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.

A.howseatbeltsworktomakecarssafe.B.whywemusttietheeggtotheskateboardC.twoimportantwaystokeepsafeincarsD.whatairbagsare

2.Thewritergivestheexampleoftheeggto________.

A.showwhyitisimportanttowearaseatbeltwheninacarB.telluswhataskateboardis

C.showhowtowearaseatbeltD.tellusthateggsareeasytobreak

3.Seatbeltscanmakecarssaferbecause______

A.theyaremadeofstrongmaterialsB.theycanstopusfromhittingothercarsC.theycanhelpusstaysafelyontheseatsD.peopleareinterestedinthem

4.Airbagsarealsoimportantforcarsbecausethey______

A.aremadeofplasticB.worktogetherwithseatbeltstokeepussafeC.areputinfrontofandnexttotheseatsD.canstopcarshittingeachother

5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______

A.UsefulSeatBeltsB.MakeYourselfSafeinCarsC.AirBagsWorkWellD.EggonSkateboard

2.IfyouaskDanielRadcliffewhoactedHarryPottertopickaspecialmomentfromthelatyearofhislife,youwillfinditalmostimpossible.“Oh,wow,that’sreallydifficult,”hesayswithasmile.

“Therehavebeensomanythings,somanymemoriesthatattimesit’shardtorecallthemall,”saysDaniel.“ButIguessoneofthebestoneswastheLondonPremiereforThePhilosopher’sStone.Itwasjustamazing,oneofthebestnightsofmylife.”

“ButI’vehadsuchagreattimedoingTheChamberofSecrets.Ilovedoingthework.Ilovemeetingnewpeopleandbeingpartoftheteam.It’sbeengreat.”

Danielhaschanged.Heturned14inJuly,2002.Heistaller,hisvoiceisdeeperandhisframeisfillingoutashebeginshisteenageyears,andhehasbecomeanexcellentactor,too.

DanielwasborninLondonwherehisfather,Alan,workedasanagentandhismother,Marcia,asacastingdirector,andbothhavebeenanessentialguidinginfluenceontheironlychild.

1.HowoldwasDanielRadcliffin2003?

A.15B.16C.14D.13

2.WhatisDanielRadcliff’smemoryaboutthepastyearaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hedidn’trememberanythingaboutit.B.Hehadsomanybadmemoriesaboutit.

C.Therewereamazingexperiencesinthepastyear.D.Therewerenotmanyunforgettablethingsinthepastyear.

3.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasalikingbyDaniel?

A.Makingfriends.B.Beinganactor.C.Beingpartoftheteam.D.Becomingadirector.

4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Daniel’sparentsareallfilmstars.B.Daniel’sparentsinfluencedDanielgreatly.

C.Danielhasneverhadanyinfluencefromhisparents.D.Danielhasbrothersandsisters.

5.Danielwasbornin_______.A.NewYorkB.BeijingC.ParisD.London

3.

Thedarksmokethatcomesoutofstacksorfromaburningdumpcontainstinybitsofsolidorliquidmatter.Thesmokealsocontainsmanygases,mostofwhichcannotbeseen.Altogether,theymakeuptheseriousproblemsofairpollution.Insomanyplacesitkeepsusfromseeingthesun,irritatesoureyes,causesustocoughandmakesusill.

Airpollutioncanspreadfromcitytocity.Itevenspreadsfromonecountrytoanother.SomenorthernEuropeancountrieshavehad“blacksnow”frompollutantsthathavetraveledthroughtheairfromothercountriesandhavefallenwiththesnow.Soairpollutionisaglobalproblem.Itcankillbabies,olderpeopleandthosewhohaverespiratorydisease.In1952,fourthousandspeopledieinoneweekasaresultofaseriousairpollutionbreakoutinLondon.In1948inasmalltownofPennsylvania,20peoplediedinafour-dayperiodofairpollution.Asoftenfoundincities,airpollutionincreasestheriskoflungdisease,suchasbronchitisandasthma.Ofcourse,smokingandotherfactorshelptocausetheseillnesses,too,butthesecauseshaveincreasedgreatlyduringrecentyearsasairpollutionhasbecomeworse.

1.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutthe“blacksnow”incident?

A.IthappenedinthenorthernEuropeancountries.B.Ithappenedtherebecauseairpollutioninthesecountrieswasmostserious.

C.Pollutantsthatfellwithsnowmadeitdirty.D.Itisaglobalproblem.

2.Whocanbekilledbyairpollution?

A.Earthandplants.B.StonesandbirdsC.Thosewhosufferfromrespiratoryillnesses.D.BothAandC.

3.HowmanypeoplediedofairpollutioninPennsylvaniain1948?

A.4,000.B.20.C.NoneD.4020

4.Whatarebronchitisandasthma?

A.Differenttypesofheadaches.B.Lungdisease.C.Heartdisease.D.Differenttypesofstomachaches.

5.Accordingtothepassage,airpollutionincreasespeople’schanceofgetting______.

A.headacheB.alungdiseaseC.stomachacheD.nervousbreakdown

4.

Mygrandparentscanbegoodfun.Theyareretired,sotheydon’tworkanymore.Mygrandfatheris68andmygrandmotheris67,butthey’renottoooldtobeactive.Theyexercisebyplayinggolfandtheygooutformealsandtothetheater.Sometimestheytakemeout,too.Wehaveagoodtime.Theyalsogoongreatholidays.Lastyear,theywenttoChinaandwalkedalongtheGreatWall.

Sometimesmygrandparentsliketocriticizeme.Theythinkthatchildrentodayhaveaneasylife.Lifewasverydifferentwhentheywereyoungandtherearemanythingsaboutmylifethattheydonotunderstand.Theytellme,overandover,howtheyhadtostartworkat16.TheyknowthatIwillgoontouniversityandwon’tbegettingajobuntilIam22!

TheyalsothinkIhavetoomanypossessions,suchasmobilephones,computersandPSPs.Whentheywereyoung,theydidn’thaveanythinglikethat.Whattheydonnotrealizeisthattheycannotcomparechildrenapresenttime.Theyhadthesamekindsofthingsastherestofpeopleoftheirage—sodoI.itwouldbeverystrangeifIonlyhadthepossessionsthattheyhadwhentheyweremyage.

1.Grandparentsdon’tworkanymorebecause______.

A.theyaretiredB.theywanttoplaygolf.C.theyareretiredD.theywanttoenjoytheirlife.

2.Mygrandparentssometimescriticizeme.Onereasonisthat_____.

A.Idon’tgoonholidayswiththem.B.Iwon’tworkuntil22.C.theyhadtoworkat16.D.Childrentodayhaveaneasylife.

3.Grandparents_______whentheywereyoung.

A.hadthesamelifeaswehavetoday.B.hadthesamekindsofthingsaswehave.

C.hadthesamekindsofthingsaspeopleoftheirageD.hadmanypossessions,includingmobilephones,computerandPSPs.

4.Whatdoesthissentence“buttheyarenottoooldtobeactive”mean?

A.Theyareold,sotheyarenotactiveB.Theyareold,buttheyarestillactive.

C.Theyareretired,sotheyactive.D.Whentheywereyoung,theywereactive.

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Mygrandparentslovemeverymuch.B.Mygrandparentsdon’tunderstandmanythingsaboutmylife.

C.Mygrandparentsdon’tthinkIneedtoomanypossessions.D.Mygrandparentshaverealizedtheyshouldn’tcomparechildrenatpresenttime.

5.

Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled“OneonOne”helpselementarystudentswho’vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.

You’dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwithmath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.

ProfessorDogewillactasamentortothetutors—he’llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.

I’msureyou’llenjoythiscommunityservice…andyou’llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou’vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou’dlikeittosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDoge’sofficethisweek.

1.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?

A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.

C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.

2.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?

A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.

C.Tooffertutorialtoelementaryschoolstudents.D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.

3.WhatdoesProfessorDodg