大學(xué)英語(yǔ)b閱讀理解練習(xí)題及答案

1、Passage1ManypeoplewhowkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideittogointotheirofficesschoolseverydaybytraincarbuseventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemningreachhomelateintheevening.OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathouses

2、arecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoneyonecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown.Theninthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoisehurryofbusywkinglives.Eventhoughon

3、ehastogetupearlierspendmetimeintrainsbusesonecansleepbetteratnightduringweekendsonsummereveningsonecanenjoythefreshcleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgardenonecanspendone’sfreetimediggingplantingwateringdoingthehundredoneoth

4、erjobswhichareneededinagarden.ThenwhentheflowersvegetablescomeuponehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature.Somepeoplehowevertakenointerestincountrythings:fthemhappinessliesinthetownwithitscinemasth

5、eatresbeautifulshopsbusystreetsdancehallsrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotwthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksaftnight’s(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountr

6、ytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueA.PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.B.AllthepeoplewhowkinLondonprefertolivein

7、thecountry.C.SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertowkliveinsideLondon.D.ManynatureloversthoughwkinginLondonprefertoliveoutside.2.Withthesamemoneyneededf________onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.A.gettingasmallflat

8、withagardenB.havingasmallflatwithagardenC.rentingasmallflatwithoutagardenD.buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden3.Whenthegardenisinblossomtheone________hasbeenrewarded.A.livinginthecountryB.havingspenttimewkinginthegarden.C.hav

9、ingagardenofhisown.D.havingbeendiggingplantingwatering4.Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthecitylifewouldfeelthat________iftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon.A.theirlifewasmeaninglessB.theirlifewasinvaluableC.theydidn’tdeserveahappy

10、lifeD.theywerenotwthyoftheirhappylife5.Theunderlinedphrase“getawayfrom”inthe3rdparagraphrefersto________.A.dealwithB.doawaywithC.escapefromD.preventfrom很多在倫敦工作的人喜歡住在倫敦郊外，然后每天乘火車(chē)、汽車(chē)和公交車(chē)去上班或上學(xué)。這也就意味著他們不得不早出晚歸。Passage2Bydef

11、initionheroesheroinesaremenwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourageachievementsselfsacrificemademostfthebenefitsofotherstheyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenwomenrecognizedfshapingournation’sconsciousnessdevelopm

12、entaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yetsomepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesheroinesarehardtocomebywheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondusanartifactofthepast.SomemaintainthatbecausetheColdWarisoverbecauseA

13、mericaisatpeaceourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermetheoverallcrimerateisdownpovertyhasbeeneasedbyastronggrowingeconomyadvancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.Culturaliconsarehardtodefinebutweknowthemwhenweseethem.

14、Theyarepeoplewhomanagetogobeyondcelebritywhoarelegendarywhosomehowmanagetobecomemythic.ButwhatmakessomefiguresiconsothersmerecelebritiesThat’shardtoanswer.Inparttheirliveshavethequalityofastytotell.Finstancethebeautifuly

15、oungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprincerenouncedmarriagethethronediedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablemwiththehelpofthemedia.Butnothingconfirmsaniconmethanatragicdeath—suchasMarti

16、nLutherKingJr.JohnF.KennedyPrincessDiana.1.Thepassagemainlydealswith________.A.lifedeathB.heroesheroinesC.heroesiconsD.iconscelebrities2.Heroesheroinesareusually________.A.courageousB.goodexamplestofollowC.selfsacrificin

17、gD.alloftheabove3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongA.PovertyinAmericahasbeeneasedwiththeeconomicgrowthB.SuperstarsarefamousfbeingfamousC.One’slookcancontributetobeingfamousD.Heroesheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes4.Beau

18、tifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove________.A.whenshewas19B.whenshebecameaprincessC.justbefeherdeathD.aftershegavebirthtoaprince5.Whatismelikelytosetanicon’sstatusA.Goodlooks.B.Tragicearlydeath.C.Personalattraction

19、.D.Thequalityofone’ssty.就定義而言，英雄之所以與眾不同是因?yàn)樗麄冇蟹欠驳挠職?、取得了卓著的成就、常常為他人的利益而做出犧牲——他們是我們?cè)u(píng)價(jià)別人的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。他們是大家公認(rèn)的對(duì)我們國(guó)家意識(shí)的形成和我們國(guó)家的發(fā)展，還有對(duì)他們的崇拜者的一生起了重大作用的人?？墒牵腥苏f(shuō)，我們的時(shí)代是很難出現(xiàn)真正英雄的時(shí)代，英雄主義這一概念本身我們就難以理解——它已經(jīng)成為歷史。有些人堅(jiān)持說(shuō)，由于冷戰(zhàn)的結(jié)束和美國(guó)對(duì)外的和睦，我們的時(shí)代本質(zhì)上不