电大英语B阅读理解7.doc

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Passage1

Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任务）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse"wasting"itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnsintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualinteractionthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybeaconventionintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.

一个外国人对于美国的第一印象很有可能是每个人都在压力下匆匆忙忙。

城市里的人总是表现得匆匆忙忙不知疲倦的，为了尽快做完一件事情，他们会在店里拼命引起店员的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡别人。

白天匆忙就餐也是这个国家生活节奏的一个部分。

工作时间被认为是很珍贵的。

在一些公共饮食场所，其他人会等在你旁边等你吃完，这样大家都可以得到服务，并赶在规定的时间内回去工作。

每个人都会尽快给下一个人腾出地方。

如果你不这样，侍者会催促你的。

你会发现司机也都很匆忙，人们从你身边匆匆走过。

你会错过一些微笑，简短的交谈和一些与陌生人的小礼节。

不要在意，这是因为他们非常珍惜时间，而且他们认为一旦太注重这些社交礼节就是浪费时间。

对时间的观念还会影响到我们对耐心的理解。

在美国价值体系中，耐心并不是首要要考虑的。

我们中的很多人被称为”短保险丝”。

如果我们觉得时间在毫无意义的溜走，既没有娱乐价值，工作价值，也不在休息，那就会开始不停地徘徊。

那些来自时间观念不同的国家的人发现他们在商业和日常生活中最困难的就是对时间节奏的适应。

许多刚到美国来的人都会想念他们在商业会谈中一些开场礼节。

举个例子，他们会想念因欢迎你到来而泡的一杯茶或咖啡这样的社交礼仪，这在他们国家是常规礼仪。

他们会想念在咖啡屋悠闲的会谈。

而通常，美国人不会与来访者在这么悠闲的环境中进行一些冗长的小会谈。

对于同事，我们总是看他过去的表现而不是与他的社交礼仪。

因为我们一般都是更注重专业性的，而不是社交性的，因此我们总是很快进入正题。

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

_________

以下哪项陈述是错误的？

A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.

B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.

C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.

D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.

美国人对他们的同事不礼貌。

2.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means_________

第四段中的“ahighpriority”是什么意思？

A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcern

C.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift

要首要考虑的。

3.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague___________

美国人评价他们的同事是根据

A.throughsocialcourtesy

B.throughprolongedbusinesstalks

C.byestablishingbusinessrelations

D.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance

他们过去的表现。

24.Thispassagemainlytalksabout___________

本文主要讲了

A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime

B.howbusyAmericansareeveryday

C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners

D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike

美国人是怎样珍惜时间的。

5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis_______________从本文我们可以看出作者写作的口吻是

A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.objective

欣赏的。

Passage2

WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings（bed,tables,dishes,andsoon）hasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses.

Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?

Peoplewhoareinternationalbusinessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouple–peoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurniturethattheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.

Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon’tliketotellothersaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.（248words）

6. WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses?

____________

A.Sellinghomefurnishings. B.Rentingfurnishedapartments.

C.Sellingusedfurniture. D.Rentinghomefurnishings.

7. Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?

____________

A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.

B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.

C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.

D.Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.

8. Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

____________

A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.

B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple’shometown.

C.Onlythosewhodon’thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.

D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.

9. Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

____________

A.RentorBuy?

B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings.

C.FurnishedApartments.

D.ANewIdea.

10. Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat__________.

A.Theyhavelessmoney

B.Theydon’twanttobuyoldfurniture

C.Thenewfurnitureisofgoodquality

D.Theydon’thavemuchmoneyanddon’twanttobuythecheapfurniture

Passage3

AmilliontouristsgotoBarcelonaeveryyear.TheywanttoseeAntonioGaude'schurch.Thisunusualchurchhasastrangehistory.GaudewasborninSpainin1852.Hehadtoworkandstudyatthesametime.Heoftenmissedclassesbecausehehadtowork,butonedayhedesignedaveryunusualshow-caseforanexhibitioninParis.Peoplebegantogivehimwork.Hedesignedhouses,officesandgardens.Theywereallveryunusual.Hewassoonrichandfamous.Thenarichbooksellersaid,"WillyoubuildachurchforthepoorpeopleofBarcelona?

Iwillpay.Iwillbuildschoolsandworkshops,too.Theywillhelpthepeople.""Iwilldoit,"saidGaudi.Heworkedforfortyyears,buthecouldnotfinishthechurch.Itwastoobig.Heneeded$10,000,000.Hegaveallhismoneytothechurch.Hewaspooragainwhenhediedin1926,andonlythefrontofthechurchwasfinished.Butarchitects,engineersandtouristsfromallovertheworldcometoseeit.Itisverystrange,verymodernandveryrevolutionary.

11、Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestfitsthepassage?

A：

Barcelona---aFamousCity

B：

AStrangeHistoryofAnUnusualChurch

C：

APoorArchitect'sUnusualWorks

D：

AntonioGaudi'sLife

答案：

C

12、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A：

GaudiwasaSpanisharchitect

B：

Gaudidevotedmostofhislifetothebuildingofthechurch

C：

Peopleallovertheworldadmirethearchitectverymuch

D：

manytouristsgotoseeGaudi'sunfinishedchurch

答案：

B

13、Gaudisometimesmissedclassesbecause______.

A：

hedidn'tlikeit

B：

hehadtoworkatthesametime

C：

theyweretoodifficult

D：

hehadtobuildachurch

答案：

B

14、Thechurchisunusualbecause______.

A：

it'sunfinished

B：

it'sstrange

C：

it'smodern

D：

alloftheabove

答案：

D

15、Accordingtothepassage,Gaude______.

A：

sufferedalotinhislife

B：

wasfullofsympathytothepoor

C：

alwayscreatedunusualworks

D：

bothBandC

答案：

D

Passage4

IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknownasthesoapoperahassuddenlybecome“in”.Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:

30p.m.,collegetelevisionloungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocan’twaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.

　　Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;theyareayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960’s,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoonofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.

　　Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople’lives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,wholikecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.

16.Whatissoapopera?

A.Playsbasedonsci