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《英语B1》阅读理解
81.HolidaysintheUnitedStatesusuallyoccuratleastonceamonth.Mostmonths
haveanationalholidaythathasbeenarrangedtobecelebratedonaMonday.The
holidayshaveallbeendecidedtobecelebratedonaMondaysothattheworkers
mayhave3-dayweekends---thatis,Saturday,SundayandMondayinordertorest
ortravelordothingswiththeirfamilies.MajorholidaysintheUnitedStates
suchasNewYear'sDayorChristmasDayortheday,whenwerememberthefirst
settlersoftheUnitedStates,calledThanksgivingDayarecelebratedallover
thecountry.Duringtheseholidaysmostbusinessescloseandtheworkersstayhome
andcelebratewiththeirfamily.
Vacationcanbefrom2weeksayearto4weeksayear.Thisusuallydependson
howlongyou'vebeenworkingforacompany,whattypeofpositionyouhave,whether
youhaveaveryhighpositionoraveryimportantpositionandit'sdifficult
tofindsomeonetoreplace
you.Inthiscase,youmighttakeafewdaysatatimeratherthantakingonemonth
allatonce.Usuallythemoretimeyouspendworkingforacompany,themoretime
youmaygetforvacation.
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
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B.VacationintheUnitedStates.
C.Howdotheworkersspendtheirholidays.
D.SomethingabouttheholidaysandvacationintheU.S..
82.Whydon'tbirdsgetlostintheirlongmigratoryflights?
Scientistshave
beenpuzzledoverthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey'rebeginningtofill
intheblanks.
Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethemduring
daylighthours.Butwhataboutbirdsthatflymainlyatnight?
Testswithartificial
starshaveprovedconclusivelythatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollow
thestarintheirlong-distanceflights.
Onesuchbird---awarbler(鸣禽)---hadspentitslifetimeinacageandneverflown
underthenaturalsky.Yetitshowedaninbornabilitytousethestarsforguidance.
Thebird'scagewasplacedunderanartificialstar-filledskyatmigrationtime.
Thebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.
Anychangeinthepositionofthemake-believestarscausedachangeinthe
directionofhisflight.
Scientiststhinkthatwarbler,whenflyingindaylight,usethesunforguidance.
Butthestarsareapparentlytheirprincipalmeansofnavigation.Whatdothey
dowhenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds?
Apparently,theyfindtheirwaybysuch
landmarksasmountainranges,coastlines,andrivercourses.Butwhenit'stoo
darktoseethese,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.
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C.usingwhatisapparentlyaninbornnavigationalability.
D.whentheyarefreedfromtheircages.
5.Thisarticleisagoodexampleofthewayscientists
A.jumptoconclusion.
B.discoverworkableanswerstogeneralquestionsbystudyingparticularcases.
C.formulatealawandthencarryoutinvestigation.
D.arefrustratedbythehabitsofanimals.
83.Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwereconsidered
impolitemanyyearsagoarenowacceptable.Justafewyearsago,itwasconsidered
impolitebehaviorforamantosmokeonthestreet.Nomanwhothoughtofhimself
asbeingagentlemanwouldmakeafoolofhimselfbysmokingwhenaladywasin
aroom.
Customsalsodifferfromcountrytocountry.Doesamanwalkontheleftorthe
rightofawomaninyourcountry?
Ordoesn'titmatter?
Whatabouttablemanners?
Shouldyouusebothhandswhenyouareeating?
Shouldyouleaveoneonyourlap,
oronthetable?
TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalsosharea
largenumberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inbothAmericaandEnglandpeople
shakehandswhentheymeeteachotherforthefirsttime.Also,mostEnglishmen
willopenadoorforawomanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowillmost
Americans.PromptnessisimportantbothinEnglandandinAmerica.Thatis,if
adinnerinvitationisfor7o'clock,thedinnerguesteitherarrivescloseto
thattimeorcallsuptoexplainhisdelay.
Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthat
mightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable,especiallyiftheyareyourguests.
Thereisanoldstoryaboutamanwhogaveaformaldinnerparty.Whenthefood
wasserved,oneoftheguestsstartedtoeathispeaswithaknife.Theotherguests
wereamusedorshocked,butthehostcalmlypickeduphisknifeandbeganeating
inthesameway.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestfeelfoolish
oruncomfortable.
1.Ifonehasacceptedadinnerinvitation,whatshouldhedoifheistobelate
forthedinner?
A.Heshouldfindanexcuse.B.Heshouldaskforexcuse.
C.Heshouldsay“Sorry”.D.Heshouldtelephonetoexplainhisbeinglate.
2.“Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestsfeelfoolishor
uncomfortable.”“Badmanners:
means___.
A.uglyB.dishonestC.impoliteD.shameful
3.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.SocialCustomsandBehaviorB.Sociallife
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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.
Forhundredsofyearsafterthattherewerefewinventionsthathadasmucheffect
asthewheel.Thenintheearly1800'stheworldstartedtochange.Therewas
littleunknownlandleftintheworld.Peopledidn'thavetoexploremuchanymore.
Theybegantoworkinsteadtomakelifebetter.
thInthesecondhalfofthe19centurymanygreatinventionsweremade.Amongthem
werethecamera,theelectriclightandtheradio.Theseallbecameabigpart
ofourlifetoday.
thThefirstpartofthe20centurysawmoregreatinventions.Thehelicopterin
1909,soundmoviesin1926,thecomputerin1928,andjetplanesin1930.This
wasalsoatimewhenanewmaterialwasfirstmade.Nyloncameoutin1935.It
changedthekindofclothespeoplewear.
thThemiddlepartofthe20centurybroughtnewwaystohelppeoplegetoverdisease.
Theyworkedverywell.Theymadepeoplehealthierandletthemlivelonglives.
Bythe1960smostpeoplecouldexpecttolivetobeatleast60.
Bythistimemostpeoplehadaverygoodlife.Ofcoursenewinventionscontinued
tobemade.Butmannowhadadesiretoexploreagain.Theworldisknowntoman
butthestarsareyet.Manbeganlookingforwaystogointospace.Russiamade
thefirststep.ThentheUnitedStatestookastep.Sincethenothercountries,
includingChinaandJapan,havemadetheirstepsintospace.
In1969mantookhisbiggeststepawayformearth.Americansfirstwalkedonthe
moon.Thisiscertainlyjustabeginningthough.Newinventionswillsomedayallow
ustodothingswehaveneveryetdreamedof.
th1.___inventionshadhadasmucheffectasthewheelbeforethe19century.
A.QuiteanumberofB.SomeC.FewD.Manyother
2.Nyloncameoutnearlyatthesametimeas___.
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A.theradioB.thecameraC.jetplanesD.themovies
3.Peoplecanlivelongerlivesbecause___tohelpcurediseaseshaveworkedvery
well.
A.doctorsB.newmethodsC.medicinesD.newhospitals
4.Thispassagetalksmainlyabout___.
A.howinventionsaffectpeople'slivesB.whentheelectriclightwas
invented
C.whichcoun