北京电大纺织分校-本科统考网考大学英语B必备-阅读理解教师版本

2009年4月收集的真题

阅读理解 Passage One

When weather is hot, you go to a lake or an ocean. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel cool. Why? The sun makes the earth hot, but it cannot make the weather very hot. Although, the air over the earth becomes hot, the air over the water stays cool. The hot air over the earth rises.

Then the cool air over the water moves in and takes the place of the hot air. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel the cool air when it moves in .You feel the wind, and the wind makes you feel cool.

Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask, “Why is the ocean full of salt?” scientists will say that the salt comes form rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks. Rain falls into the cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask, “What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get more salty every year.” Scientists are not sure about the answer o this question.

We know a lot about our world. But there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious.

6. The main idea of the passage is ____________.

A. people feel cool when they are near a lake or an ocean B. scientists can explain everything we want to know C. scientists can explain many things except one thing D. the salt in the ocean comes from rocks

7. You feel cool when you are near a lake or an ocean because ________. A. the water is not so hot as the earth. B. the earth is hot

C. the water is colder than the earth

D. cool air from the water moves towards the land 8. Now scientists know _______.

A. what makes people feel cool near a lake or an ocean in summer B. everything about the ocean

C. why the ocean does not get more and more salty D. what happens to the salt in the ocean 9. A rock cracks when _________.

A. rain falls B. it gets very hot C. it gets very cold D. either B or C 10. People are always curious about the world around them because ___________. A. they know nothing about it B. they know little about it

C. there are answers they do not have D. there are a lot of interesting stories about it

Passage Two

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.

When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.

If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parent may be blamed, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember thing, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercises.

So if you want to have a good memory, learn from people ; practices remembering things in a way as other people do.

6. Someone can’t have a good memory if ________.

A. he can’t read or write B. he doesn’t use his memory

C. his parents haven’t a good memory D. he doesn’t use his arms or legs for some time

7. If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, _________________. A. they become weak forever. B. they are always strong.

C. they become weak but they slowly become strong again

D. they become weak and won’t become strong until you use them again.

8. Which of the following is true?

A. The way that your memory works is different from that of your arms or legs. B. Your memory becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice. C. Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory. D. A good memory comes from less practice.

9. Few people know that it is only ______ if a friend has a poor memory. A. his own fault B. his parent’s fault C. his teacher’s fault D. his grandmothers’ fault

10. The writer wants to tell us ___________.

A. how to use our arms or legs B. how to have strong arms C. how to have a good memory D. how to learn from the people

Passage Three

A million tourists go to Barcelona every year. They want to see Antonio Gaude’s church. This unusual church has a strange history. Gaude was born in Spain in 1852. He had to work and study at the same time. He often missed classes because he had to work, but one day he designed a very unusual show-case for an exhibition in Paris. People began to give him work. He designed houses, offices and gardens. They were all very unusual. He was soon rich and famous. Then a rich bookseller said, “Will you build a church for the poor people of Barcelona? I will pay. I will build schools and workshops, too. They will help the people.” “I will do it,” said Gaudi. He

worked for forty years, but he could not finish the church. It was too big. He needed $10,000,000. He gave all his money to the church. He was poor again when he died in 1926, and only the front of the church was finished. But architects, engineers and tourists from all over the world come to see it. It is very strange, very modern and very revolutionary.

6. Which of the following titles best fits the passage?

A. Barcelona----- a Famous City B. A Strange History of an Unusual Church C. A Poor Architect’s Unusual Works D. Antonio Gaudi’s Life

7. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Gaudi was a Spanish architect.

B. Gaudi devoted most of his life to the building of the church. C. People all over the world admire the architect very much. D. Many tourists go to see Gaudi’s unfinished church.

8. Gaudi sometimes missed classes because ____________.

A. he didn’t like it B. he had to work at the same time C. they were too difficult D. he had to build a church

9. The church is unusual because ______________.

A. it’s unfinished B. it’s strange C. it’s modern D. all of the above

10. According to the passage, Gaudi ____________.

A. suffered a lot in his life B. was full of sympathy to the poor C. always created unusual works D. both B and C

Passage Four

What must you do when you receive a present for your birthday? You have to sit down and write a thank-you note. The words “Thank you” are very important. We have to use them on so many occasions. We say them when someone gives us a drink, helps us to pick up things, hands us a letter, lends us book or gives us a gift.

Another important word is “please”. Many people forget to use it. It is rude to ask someone to do something without saying “please”. We have to use it when we ask for something, too. It may be a book or a pencil, more rice or more sauce, help or advice. It may be in the classroom , at home, at the bus-stop or over the counter. We have to use “please” to make our request pleasant.

We have to learn to say “sorry” too. When we have hurt someone’s feeling, we will have to go up and say we are sorry. When we have told a lie and feel sorry, we will have to use the same word. When we have forgotten something or broken a promise, we will have to explain with that word, too. “Sorry” is a healing word. We can make people forget wrongs by using it sincerely.

These three words are simple but important. They are pleasing words to use in any language.

6. When we receive a birthday present, we have to ___________.

A. return it B. give it to one of our friends C. do nothing D. write a thank-you note

7. When someone helps us to do something, we should ____________. A. thank him B. say “sorry” to him C. use the word “please” D. not say anything

8. One of the important words in any language is __________. A. “hello” B. “yes” C. “no” D. “please”

9. We have to use the word “please” when we ___________. A. hurt someone’s feeling B. ask for something C. forget something D. break a promise

10. The three important words in any language are __________.

A. “ thanks”, “ hello” and “goodbye” B. “yes” , “no” and “really”

C. “thanks”, “please” and “sorry” D. “well”, “please” and “pardon”

Passage Five

Mr. Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr. Perkin always were the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people , and did the same things after work, and at the end of the week, Mr. Perkin did not like to be different.

The following week, Mr Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta400s. He was satisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even more satisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front , behind and on both sides of him.

Mr. Perkin parked his car in a big car-park near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o’clock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that he did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a look he didn’t like. So he stopped.

Poor Mr. Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.

6. Mr. Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s because ________.

A. the bus did not come B. he liked new clothes, food and cars

C. he liked to do the same as other people D. he liked to be different from others

7. He drove to work in his new car ________.

A. the very next day B. the day he bought it

C. a week he bought it D. on the day he first watched the cars passing

8. He was satisfied with his new car because ____________.