英语B阅读理解题及答案图文稿.docx

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英语B阅读理解题及答案

《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.betterwaysto