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统考《大学英语B》阅读理解专项练习
统考《大学英语B》阅读理解专项练习
阅读理解
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Passage1
WearebusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?
ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworkdidn’tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingonthetime.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade“surfing”intheInternetmoreconvenient.Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople’slife.
1.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethanfortyyearsA：
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F2.Anewnetworksystemwassetuptomakecomputerscheaper.
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F3.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment.
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F4.Softwaremade“surfing”theInternetmoreconvenient.
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F5.Todayit’sstillnoteasytogeton-line
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F
Passage2
Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband’ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,“Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon’tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback.”
AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid,“Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butI’mnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation.”
1.Mr.Youngwastheownerofaprivatebusiness.
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F
2.Mrs.Youngworriedaboutherhusband’sbusiness.
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F
3.Mrs.Youngwasafraidthatherhusband’svacationmightbespoilt.
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F
4.Thesecretarydidn’texplaininherletterwhathadhappenedtoMr.Young’sbusiness,becauseshedidn’twanttospoilMr.Young’svacation.
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F
5.YoucanlearnfromthestorythatMr.Younghadastupidsecretary.
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F
Passage3
Languageisalwayschanging.Inasocietywherelifecontinuesyearafteryearwithfewchanges,thelanguagesdonotchangeeither.Theearliestknownlanguageshaddifficultgrammarbutasmall,limitedvocabulary.Overthecentury,thegrammarchanged,andthevocabularygrew.Forexample,theEnglishandSpanishpeoplewhocametoAmericaduringthesixteenthcenturygavenamestoallthenewplantsandanimalstheyfound.Inthisway,hundredsofnewwordswereintroducedintoEnglishandSpanishvocabularies.Todaylifeischangingveryfast,andlanguageischangingfasttoo.
Thereareseveralmajorlanguagefamiliesintheworld.Somescientistssaythereareninemainfamilies,butotherscientistsdividedthemdifferently.Thelanguagesineachfamilyareconnected,andscientiststhinkthattheycamefromthesameparentlanguage.About3%ofthepeopleintheworldspeaklanguagesthatarenotinthesemajorfamilies.
1.Theearlylanguagehadmanywordsandeasygrammar.
A.TB.F
2.Inthenextfewhundredyearswecanexpectlanguageto changeagreatdeal.
A.TB.F
3.Thisarticleshowsthat languagechangeswithchangesinsociety.
A.TB.F
4.Fromthisarticlewecanknowthat languagewillbecomeeasierandeasier.
A.TB.F
5.ThefirstEnglishandSpanishpeoplearrivedinAmericamorethan 400-500yearsago.
A.TB.F
Passage4
PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishman’shomeishiscastle.Theymeanthatthehomeisveryimportantandpersonal.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhousesratherthanflats,andmanypeopleowntheirhomes.Thismeansthattheycanmakethempersonal,andchangetheminanywaytheylike.Mosthouseshaveagarden,evenifitisasmallone,andthegardenisusuallyloved.Thehouseandthegardenaretheprivatespaceofaperson.Inacrowdedcityapersonknowsthatheorshehasaprivatespacewhichisonlyforhimorherselfandforinvitedfriends.
Peopleusuallyliketomarktheirspace.Ifyouareonthebeachyoumayhavespreadyourtowelsaroundyou;onthetrainyoumayhaveputyourcoatorsmallbagontheseatbesideyou;inalibraryyoumayspreadyourbooksaroundyou,
OnceIwastravellingonatraintoLondon.Iwasinasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasatablebetweenus.Themanoppositetomehadhisbriefcaseonthetable.Therewasnospaceonmysideofthetableatall.Iwasunhappy.Ithoughthethoughtthatheownedthewholetable.IhadbeenreadingabookaboutnonverbalcommunicationsoItookvariouspapersoutofmybagandputthemonhiscase!
WhenIdidthishesuddenlybecameangryandhiseyesnearlypoppedoutofhishead.Ihadtakenuphisspace!
AfewminuteslaterItookmypapersoffinordertoreadthem.Heimmediatelymovedhiscasetohissideofthetable.
1.ThehomemattersgreatlytoEnglishmen.
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F
2.Theylovehousesmorethangardens.
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F
3.Youwanttotellothersthespacebelongstoyou.
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F
4.Heplacedhisbriefcaseonthetable.
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F
5.Thewritertriedtogetbackhisspacebytakingallhispapersout.
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F
Passage5
Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld’sgreatestwonders.“Inmyopinion,”thefirstmansaid,“theEgyptianpyramids（埃及金字塔）aretheworld’sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.Andremember:
thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.”“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful,”thesecondmansaid,“butIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds,theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,“Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?
”Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid,“Well,Iagreethatthepyramidsarewonderful,andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful,too.However,inmyopinion,themostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.”Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.“Athermos?
”theyexclaimed.“Butthat’sasimplething.”“Oh,no,it’snot,“thethirdmansaid.“Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit’swinterorsummer?
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1.Theunderlinedword“thermos”inChinesemeans“保温瓶”.
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F
2.Thatthethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld’sgreatestwonderwasbecausetheyallhaddifferentideas.
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F
3.Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecausetheyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletools.
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F
4.Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecauseitcostlessthanacomputer.
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F
5.Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecausehecouldnotthinkofanythingtosay.
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F
Passage6
Theworkerswhobroughtthegirltotheorphanage（孤儿院）knewlittleabouther.Thestreetswheretheyfoundherhadbeenherhomeformanyyears.Herparentswereunknown.Theyleftherlongago.Attheorphanage,thegirl,likeallthechildrenthere,wastaughttoreadandwrite.Whileshewasstudyingattheorphanage,shelearnedsomethingelse－tobeindependent.Attwenty-one,shelefttheorphanageandbeganworkasasecretary.Andthen,in1975,whileshewasstillworkingasanordinarysecretary,somethingspecialhappened.SheenteredtheMissHongKongcompetitionandwonit.Thiswastheturningpointinherlife.Nowhername,MaryCheung,wasknowntoeverybody.
Maryenteredthecompetitionbecauseshewantedtoshowthatorphanagegirlscouldbesomething.Winningthecompetitiongaveherthechancetostartanewlife.Thisledherfirstintotelevisionandthenintobusinessasamanager.Whenshewasworkingasamanager,shehadtroublewithherreports.“MyEnglishjustwasn’tgoodenough.”shesays.Luckily,shehadaboyfriend（wholaterbecameherhusband）tohelpher.
MarystudiedmanagementatHongKongPolytechnicandgraduatedin1980.Shestartedherownbusinessin1985.Butshedidnotstopdevelopingherself.ShethenstudiedattheUniversityofHongKong.Since1987,shehadspentalotoftimeonphotography.Shehasheldseveralexhibitionsofherworkinmanyplaces－China,NewZealandandParis.Shestillfoundtime,however,toworkonTV,writefornewspapersandbringupherfamily.
Thegirlfromthestreethascomealongway,butherjourneyisnotfinishedyet.
1.BeforeMaryCheungwasbroughttotheorphanage,shehadlivedinthestreetsformanyyears.
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F
2.Thesentence“orphanagegirlscouldbesomething”meansthatorphanagegirlscouldbepopularandsuccessful.
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F
3.Herlifechan
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