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北京成人本科学士学位阅读理解题1
北京成人本科学士学位阅读理解题(四)
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100.00,做题时间:
90分钟)
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二、Passage1(总题数:
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Thesummerholidayisthebestpartoftheyearformostchildren.(31)Theweatherisusually
good,sothatonecanspendmostofone'stimeplayinginthegardenor,ifonelivesinthecountry,outinthewoodsandfields.Evenifonelivesinabigtown,onecanusuallygotoaparktoplay.
Thebestplaceforasummerholiday,however,istheseaside.Somechildrenareluckyenoughtolivenearthesea,butfortheotherswhodonot,aweekortwoatoneofthebigseasidetownsissomethingwhichtheywilltalkaboutforthewholeofthefollowingyear.
InEngland,itisnotonlytherichwhocantaketheirchildrentotheseaside;ifafactoryworkerorabusdriver,astreetcleanerorawaiterwantstotakehiswifeandchildrentoSouth-endorMargate,Black-poolorCloak-town,heisusuallyquiteabletodoso.
Whatisitthatchildrenlikesomuchabouttheseaside?
Ithinkitisthesand,seaandsunmorethananyotherthings.Ofcourse,therearelotsofnewthingstosee,nicethingstoeat,andexcitingthingstodo,butitisthefeelingofsandunderone'sfeet,ofsaltwateronone'sskin,andofthewarmsunonone'sbackthatmaketheseasidewhatitis.
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(1).Boysandgirlsthinkitbesttogotoforasummerholiday.
A.aseasidetownB.abigcity
C.thecountryD.atownwithbeautifulparks(分数:
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A.√
B.
C.
B.解析:
(2).Theywouldtalkaboutforthewholeofthefollowingyear.
A.awonderfuldancingpartyB.anexcitingfilm
C.ashortstayataseasidetownD.theexamresults(分数:
2.00)
A.
B.
C.√
D.
解析:
(3).InEngland,cantaketheirfamiliestotheseaside.
A.onlytherichB.notonlytherich
C.someworkersanddriversD.mostcleanersandwaiters(分数:
2.00)
A.
B.√
C.
D.
解析:
(4).Childrenliketheseasidesomuch,becausetheycan.
A.swimintheseaB.playwiththesandC.takeasunbathD.doalloftheabove(分数:
2.00)
A.
B.
C.
D.√解析:
(5).maketheseasidewhatitis.
A.Sand,saltwaterandwarmsunshine
B.Newthingstodo
C.Nicethingstoeat
D.Excitingthingstodo(分数:
2.00)
A.√
B.
C.
B.解析:
三、Passage2(总题数:
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Howcanasinglepostagestampbeworth$16,800?
Anymistakemadeintheprintingofastampraisesitsvaluetostampcollectors.Amistakeononeinexpensivepostagestamphasmadethestampworthamillionandahalftimesitsoriginalvalue.
ThemistakewasmademorethanahundredyearsagointheBritishcolonyofMauritius,asmallislandintheIndianOcean.In1847,anorderforstampswassenttoaLondonprinter--Mauritiuswastobecomethefourthcountryintheworldtoissuestamps.
(32)Beforetheorderwasfilledanddelivered,aballwasplannedatMauritius'GovernmentHouse,andstampswereneededtosendouttheinvitations.Alocalprinterwasinstructedtocopythedesignforthestamps.Heaccidentallyinscribedthewords"PostOffice"insteadof"PostPaid"ontheseveralhundredstampsthatheprinted.
Todaythereareonly26ofthesemisprintedstampsleft-fourteenOne-PennyOrangeRedsandtwelveTwo-pennyBlues.BecauseoftheTwo-pennyBlues'rarenessandage,collectorshavepaidasmuchas$16,800forit.
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(1).Apostagestamp'svaluetocollectorsisraisedif.
A.therearefewotherslikeitB.thereareerrorsonthestamp
C.amistakeismadeintheprintingD.bothAandC(分数:
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A.
B.
C.
D.√解析:
(2).Mauritiusisthenameof.
A.anislandkingdomB.aBritishcolony
C.aprovinceofIndiaD.aLondonprinter(分数:
2.00)
A.
B.√
C.
D.解析:
(3).Themistakeonthelocallyprintedpostagestampswasinthe
A.spellingofpostageB.wordingC.priceD.color(分数:
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A.
B.√
C.
D.
解析:
(4).Impliedbutnotstated:
A.Allcorrectlyprintedstampsareworthless.
B.Mauritiusneededthestampstosendoutinvitationstoaball.
C.Theprinterwaspunishedforhismistakes.
D.
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Collectorsareconstantlylookingforstampswithmistakes.
A.
B.
C.
D.√
解析:
(5).Thebesttitleforthispassageis.
A.The"PostPaid"ErrorB.TheTwo-pennyBlue
C.ALondonPrinter'sErrorD.HowMauritiusBecameFamous
A.
B.√
C.
D.
解析:
四、Passage3(总题数:
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apenguinwantstowalkthroughhisneighbor'sgroundhemustaskforpermission.
hewillhavetofight.
Penguinscomeandgoallday.Theyfight,fishandlookaftertheirchildren.(33)Allpenguinsaregoodparents--theemperorpenguinsareperhapsthebestparentsintheworld.TheywalkinfromtheseainthemiddleofthedarkAntarcticwinter.Theychoosetheirwivesinthedark.
Theycanonlyhearthem--notseethem.Thenthefemaleslaytheireggsandgoawayfortwomonths.
Themaleslookaftertheeggs.Theyholdthemontheirfeetinsideafoldofskin.Iftheeggs
getcoldtherewillbenochicks.Thereisnofood.Thesnowfalls.Thewindblows-sometimesat
150kilometersanhour.Thepenguinsdonotmove.Whenthefemalesreturnfromtheseatheywill
notremembertheirhusbands.Itdoesnotmatter.Onlyonethingmatters-theeggs.Emperorpenguinsneverfight-unlessapenguinleavesachickforaminute.Thentheyfightbecausetheyallwant
it.Theyarestrangeandwonderfulbirds.
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(1).Eachpairofpenguinslivestogetherwith.
A.theirparentsB.somegoodchildren
C.manyotherpenguinsD.theirchicks(分数:
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A.
B.
C.√
D.解析:
(2).Accordingtothepassage,Emperorpenguinsfightagainsteachotherfor.
A.apieceofgroundB.afemale
C.aneggD.achickleftalonebyitsparents(分数:
2.00)
A.
B.
C.
D.√
解析:
(3).Whatisveryimportantis.
A.femalepenguinsB.malepenguins
C.eggsD.apieceofground(分数:
2.00)
A.
B.
C.√
D.
解析:
(4).Penguinsarestrangeandwonderfulbirdsbecause.
A.theyonlycareabouttheirchildren
B.thefemalesdonotlookaftertheireggs
C.themaleseatnothingwhileholdingtheireggsinsidetheirwarmfoldofskin
D.alloftheabove(分数:
2.00)
A.
B.
C.
D.√
解析:
(5).Thispassagemainlytellsreaderssomething.
A.strangeaboutthebestparentsintheworld
B.wonderfulabuttheEmperorpenguins
C.interestingaboutpenguins'life
D.funnyaboutthefightbetweenthemalepenguins(分数:
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A.
B.
C.√
D.
解析:
五、Passage4(总题数:
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Hallhas
because
AmericansandArabsaredifferentintheirspacehabits.Arabspreferclosecontact.Dr.explainedthattheArabsbelongtoatouchcultureandinconversation,theyalwaysenveloptheotherperson.Theyholdhishand,lookintohiseyes,andbathehimintheirbreath.
Dr.Hall'sinterestinman'suseofspacedevelopedintheearlynineteenfiftieswhenhewasDirectorofthePointFourtrainingprogramattheForeignServiceInstitute.IntalkingwithAmericanswhohadlivedoverseas,hefoundthatmanyofthemhadbeenhighlyuncomfortableofculturaldifferences.Suchdiscomfortisusuallyreferredtoascultureshock.
Theproblemisthat,relativelyspeaking,Americansliveinanon-contactculture.Partly,thisisaproductofourpuritanheritage(清教徒文化遗产).Dr.Hallpointsoutthatwespendyearsteachingourchildrennottocrowdinandleanonus.(34)Andinsituationswhereweourselves
areforcedtostandclosetoanotherpersononcrowdedsubways,forexample,weturnoureyesaway,andifactualbodycontactisinvolved,tensethemusclesonthecontactside.Mostofusfeelverystronglythatthisistheonlyproperwaytobehave.
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(1).WhentheArabstalktoyou,they.
A.trytobeasclosetoyouaspossible
B.keepacertainspacefromyou
C.holdyoutightly
D.donotallowyoutofeeltheirbreath(分数:
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A.√
B.
C.
D.
解析:
(2).Fromtheinformationinparagraph3,itisobviousthat.
A.theAmericanwayistheonlyrightwaytobehave
B.thepuritanheritagestressesnon-contactculture
C.Americanchildrenaremorepolitethanthoseinothercountries
D.Americanpeopleusuallycannotmakethemselvesunderstood(分数:
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A.
B.√
C.
D.
解析:
(3).WhenyoulineuptowaitforyourturnintheUnitedStates,youshouldyour
A.sticktoB.leanon
C.keepacertaindistancefromD.stayfarawayfrom(分数:
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A.
B.
C.√
D.
解析:
(4).WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
A.Peoplefromdifferentcultureshandlespaceindifferentways.
B.ManyoftheAmericanswhohadlivedoverseaswerebotheredbyculturaldiffer-ences.
C.MisunderstandingoftendevelopbetweenAmericansandArabsinsocialcon-tacts.
D.Dr.Hallisinterestedinculturaldifferences,especiallyman'suseofspace.
A.
B.
C.√
D.
解析:
(5).Itistruethat.
A.anon-contactcultureisusuallyreferredtoascultureshockB.thereisevidencebelongtoatouchculture
C.thereisevidencethatArabsshareanon-contactculture
D.ouruseofspaceisinfluencedbyourcultures(分数:
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frontneighbor.
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thatAmericans
A.
B.
C.
D.√解析:
六、Passage5(总题数:
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Itseemsthatbeautyandwomenaretwins.Youarejoking?
No,Iamnot.Observeforyourself.
AdsonfashionfloodTVscreens,radioprograms,magazines,newspapersandthestreets.Whethertheyhaverealizeditornot,womenarebesieged(包围)byaseaoffashion.Theyaretaughtto
thinkthatwithoutbeautifulclothestheywillgrowoldandlosetheircharm.Sowhodarestoneglectdressingupatthecostoftheirappearanceandyouth?
ButIdonotagreewiththeopinionthatwomenhavetoshowtheirbeautythroughtheirlooks.Therichnessoftheirmindprovestobemorebeautifulandattractivethantheirlooks.(35)Awomanwhohasexperiencedmanytroublesandmaybecalled"aunt"or"granny"canstillmaintainherbeautyifshehassuchexcellentqualitiesasknowledge,ability,akindheart,greatcourageandco