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二级阅读三合一(33篇)及其答案

二级阅读三合一(33篇)及其答案
二级阅读三合一(33篇)及其答案

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One day a famous writer was walking along the shore before he began his work. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.

As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.

As he got closer he called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?”

The young man paused, looking up and replied, “Throwing starfish (海星) in the ocean.”

“I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?”

“The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don’t throw them in they’ll die.”

“But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”

The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the ocean, and said, “It made a difference for that one.”

There is something very special in each and every one of us. All of us have a natural ability to make a difference.

All of us must find our starfish. If we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be wonderful.

1.Before he began writing, the famous writer was ___D_____.

A)enjoying the scene on the beach

B)going swimming in the ocean

C)having a walk and picking up starfish on the beach

D)taking a walk along the shore

2.The famous writer found a young man __A______.

A)trying to save as many starfish as possible

B)walking along the beach.

C)picking up starfish for sale

D)dancing along the beach

3.In the last paragraph, “our starfish”refers to ____A____.

A)our ability to have an effect on the future

B)the strength of images

C)starfish that the young man threw back to the ocean

D)the ability to make decisions

4.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage? B

A)The young man was unaware of his ability to make a difference for starfish.

B)The young man disagreed with the famous writer on the subject of starfish.

C)The famous writer thought it impossible to save any of the starfish on the beach.

D)The famous writer and the young man shared the same opinion on the subject of starfish.

5.This passage tells us that _____B___.

A)young people are actually wiser than older people

B)all of us can help to shape our future

C)famous men are sometimes stupid

D)everyone of us is clever

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There are two men in important positions in my office—Mr. Thompson and Mr. White. Everyone enjoys working with Mr. Thompson, but no one likes Mr. White.

Mr. Thompson is always thoughtful and considerate. When he wants something done, he’ll ask, “Would you mind getting this information for me, please?” Mr. White is just the opposite. He usually shouts across the room, “Get me the memorandum, and hurry up.”

Mr. White surprised us this morning, though. At first we thought he must be sick. He was king and agreeable. “Miss Erickson,” he asked, “If it’s not too much trouble for you, could you make these telephone calls for m, pleas e?” June Erickson was astonished. Right after that, Mr. White sad, “Miss Reed, would you be so kind as to open the window? It’s quite warm in here.” Then he talked to me. “I’d appreciate it very much if you’d mail these letters for me.”

We couldn’t imag ine why he was behaving so strangely. Should we offer him aspirin? Or had Mr. White changed his personality?

The situation was soon cleared up. “Ladies,” Mr. Thompson said, “I’ve been told that the president of the company will be here soon. He’s very i nterested in the welfare of his employees and will have some questions to ask you about your working conditions here.”

6.What kind of positions do Mr. Thompson and Mr. White have? A

A)They both hold important positions in an office.

B)One of them holds an important position in an office.

C)They both have unimportant positions in an office.

D)One of them holds an unimportant position in an office.

7.Why does everyone enjoy working with Mr. Thompson? B

A)Because he often asks people to do things for him.

B)Because he always behaves politely.

C)Because he often surprises the office employees.

D)Because he usually shouts rudely.

8.In dealing with office work, Mr. White acts quite differently from Mr. Thompson in _C_____.

A)respecting his company president

B)considering his opposite position

C)bossing around thoughtlessly

D)addressing people impolitely

9.What did people think about Mr. White’s change one morning? They thought __B____.

A)Mr. White should be given some aspirins

B)Mr. White must have been either sick or changed

C)Mr. White must have been kind and agreeable

D)Mr. White should be so kind as to please everyone

10.What did Mr. Thompson say to clear up the situation that caused Mr. White’s change? A

A)The company’s president was coming to inquire about the employees’ welfare working conditions.

B)The employees had written to the company’s president to complain about Mr. White’s behaviors.

C)The company’s president had been told about Mr. White bad behaviors in the office of his company.

D)The employees highly appreciated Mr. White’s changed behaviors.

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During the twentieth century there has been a great change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties. She might have seven or eight children, and four or five of them lived till they were five years old. When the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties. After this, she could hardly find any work to make money because of the few opportunities and poor health. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five. She may live another thirty-five years and take paid work until sixty.

This important change in women’s lives has also changed women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never came back to it. Today, the school leaving age is sixteen. Many girls stay at school after that age. As women marry younger, more married women will only leave work just before their first child is born, and ma ny of them come back to work soon after. Such changes have made the family life different from before, with the husband having more duties and satisfactions of family life

11.Around 1900, women probably got married at the age of ___D_______.

A)15

B)19

C)20

D)25

12.The text tells us that in the nineteenth century ____C______.

A)the mother would be in her early fifties when the children were born

B)a woman usually had five children

C)the youngest child would live till he or she was five years old

D)4 or 5 children out of 7 or 8 died before they were six years old

13.A mother at the end of the nineteenth century would have difficulty in finding work___D______.

A)because she wanted to make money

B)when her youngest child was born

C)because she was forty-five years old

D)when her youngest child was about fifteen

14.One reason why today’s mothers take jobs again is that they ____D______.

A)want to live another thirty-five years

B)don’t like ch ildren themselves

C)needn’t worry about money for the family

D)are still young when the youngest child is fifteen

15.One difference between the women today and those a few years ago is that ____D____.

A)today’s women marry very young

B)many women today stop working as soon as they get married

C)today’s women have only one child

D)many women today start to work again after their first child is born

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Long ago there was no money. It was hard for people to get the things they needed. They couldn’t just go to a store. First they had to find someone who had what they wanted. Then they had to give that person something he or she wanted. That’s how goods were traded.

Trading means giving something to get something else. One farmer might have many apples, but no milk. Another farmer might have a lot of milk, but no apples. The first farmer gives the other

farmer some apples. The other farmer gives the first farmer some milk for the apples. Then both are glad.

Trading goods was hard work. It took a lot of time. Soon someone thought of using money instead of goods. In the old days money could be anything. People have used shells, little rocks, gold, and silver as money.

Later, coins were used as money. The first coins were made of gold and silver. Now they are made out of many different metals. Money today is also made out of something that can be folded. It’s made out of paper. Today most of our money is bills.

Most people do some kind of work to get money. With that money, they can buy the things they want and need. This could be food, a car, or a trip. They can also save some. They would do this by putting it in a bank. Then they would have it later on to pay for things like their children’s schooling. Money is very important.

16.The passage mainly tells about money’s_A__.

A)importance

B)convenience

C)function

D)history

17.In a store today people can_D__.

A)get something by giving something else

B)give things to those who want them

C)find those who need the goods

D)get things by paying bills

18.Which of the following objects can be bent? D

A)Coins

B)Shells

C)Rocks

D)Bills

19.“They can also save some”in the last paragraph means__D_.

A)they can keep their goods from being damaged

B)they can keep some goods they need

C)they can keep money from getting rotten

D)they can keep some money for later use

20.According to this passage, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT that_D__.

A) money is very important in trade

B)with the development of trade money appeared

C)today money can be made of paper or metals

D)at first goods were traded with money

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Advertising is one of the biggest businesses in America. Madison Avenue in New York is a well-known place where many advertising companies have their offices.

Many different companies sell cars; many others sell oil. Many different companies sell clothes, tires, and so on. Each company wants the public to buy its products. By advertising these companies make the public interested in what they want to sell.

Each company pays advertisers to tell the public about its products. Suppose a company has a new breakfast cereal (谷类食物)to sell. In an advertising office on Madison Avenue plans are made for telling the public about this product. The advertising company takes beautiful pictures of

people eating the cereal. These pictures appear in newspapers or magazines, and also on TV.

Here is an example of a TV advertisement telling the public about the new breakfast cereal: Picture: a well-known basketball player eating a big bowl of WAKE-UPS with a W AKE-UPS box beside him on the table.

Basketball Player: I always start my day with WAKE-UPS, the cereal made especially for people like me. I have to have good health. WAKE-UPS can make me strong. If you want to be strong and have good health, eat WAKE-UPS every morning!

21.Madison Avenue is well-known because _____B______.

A)it is in America

B)there are many advertisements there

C)it is in New York

D)many advertising companies have their own offices

22.In order to persuade the public to buy its products, a company should ___D______.

A)start an office in Madison Avenue

B)produce many different things

C)sell the same products as other companies

D)advertise its products

23.If a company wants to sell a new breakfast cereal, it ____A_______.

A)should take pictures of people eating the cereal

B)must appear in newspapers or magazines

C)must give some cereals to the advertiser

D)will have to pay an advertiser to make advertising plans

24.W AKE-UPS is _____D_______.

A)the act of getting up every day

B)the name of an advertising company

C)an advertisement

D)a breakfast cereal

25.The best title for this text is ___D_______.

A)How to Sell Breakfast Cereals

B)Advertising and Breakfast

C)Madison Avenue

D)The Big Business of Advertising

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Dear Disappointed,

Everyone has to leave home sometime and it’s just more difficult for some than it is for others. Being 21, it is no wonder you are eager to begin your own discovery of the world, to make your own choices and achievements. I think the main reason your families are making it so hard for you is that you are their baby. They want to keep you under their protection as long as they can, and since they have always given you extra special care, they are afraid you won’ t be able to make it without their support.

But I think you can and will make it on your own. If you have a good job now, you are already building up the skills and experience you’ll need to find another better job. All it takes is self-confidence, the willingness to face up to any difficulties you meet with and the courage to face up to your family and prove them wrong.

In today’s China there are more chances than perhaps ever before. So be brave and set out to find what you are looking for.

Good luck to you and be hopeful!

Yours,

Dear

Susan

26.This letter is written to a person __D_______.

A)who is still a small baby

B)who has made great achievements

C)whose real name is Disappointed

D)who is disappointed and needs help

27.Disappointed is eager to __D_______.

A)get skills and experience

B)find a better job

C)get extra special care

D)discover the world

28.Dear Susan tells Disappointed that ____D____.

A)his family can give him special care

B)his family can only discourage him

C)a 21-year-old person should be supported by the family

D)a 21-year-old person should decide what he wants to do

29.According to Susan, ____D_____ can help one to make his own choices and achievements.

A)more chances

B)family protection

C)skills and experience

D)self-confidence and courage

30.What does Susan advice Disappointed to do in the end? D

A)To prove his family wrong.

B)To set out immediately without support.

C)To believe in his good luck.

D)To be brave and set out for his goal.

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Gloves have been used since earliest times. Cave people wore bag-like gloves of animal skins to protect their hands. Farmers, hunters , and soldiers of long ago used them for their work. Kings and queens wore fancy gloves edged in gold or fur. Gloves often showed how important or rich a person was.

Today there are gloves for every use and place. Many different kinds are used for work and play. Although dress-up gloves are not as common as they once were, they are still worn when important people are honored.

Gloves are needed for different sports. Baseball gloves help players catch the hard balls without hurting their hands. Hockey players wear thick gloves to protect their hands. People going sledging or skating wear wool gloves to keep their hands warm.

Special gloves are used by people in certain jobs. People who work with electric wires or certain stinging liquids wear rubber gloves to protect themselves. Doctors and nurses may also wear rubber gloves. Some traffic police wear white gloves so their hand signals can be seen easily. Some gloves today are still made by hand. Most, however, are made by machines. Among the countries known for making gloves are France, Italy, England, Scotland, Germany, and the United

States. One city in the United States has been famous for over two hundred years for making gloves. It is well named. It is called Gloversville, New York.

31.The first gloves were made___C.

A)not mentioned

B)to let others know their owners’ wealth

C)to show the importance of their owners

D)to protect people’s hands

32.Dress-up gloves are the ones__A_.

A)to protect people’s hands

B)worn by honored people only

C)to be well decorated

D)to dress your hands up

33.What kind of players need not wear gloves to protect their hands? A

A)Baseball players

B)Skiers

C)Hockey players

D)V olleyball players

34.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? C

A)People working with stinging liquids wear hard gloves.

B)Some traffic police wear orange gloves.

C)People working in hospitals wear rubber gloves.

D)People working with electric wires wear leather gloves.

35.According to the passage,_C__and many other countries are known for glove-making.

A)Canada B)Spain C)Wales D)Italy

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Farmers milk cows every day. But do you know what they do first? Before they take milk from the cows, they wash them. They do this so the milk will be clean. Everything in the farms is clean, too. There are people who visit farms to make sure that the farmers keep things clean.

A cow gives milk for many months after she has had a baby. Her milk bag is called an udder. It is emptied two times every day. Milk is taken once in the morning. It is also taken once at night.

On small farms farmers can milk their cows by hand. But on big farms this would take too much time. So milking machines are used. These send milk from the cows’ udders right into a milk house. There the milk is cooled. Some machines send the milk from the cow into closed pails. Then these are taken into the milk house. The machines are cleaned well after each milking.

Every day milk is taken from the farm in big trucks. It goes to a milk plant. Here people smell, taste, and test the milk. This is to make sure that it is safe to drink.

After the milk is made safe, it goes into bottles. Then it is stored in a cold room. Next a truck comes to take the milk away. The truck keeps the milk cold. At one time it was brought right to the home. Now most people must leave their houses and go to the store to get milk

36.The word “milk”in the first sentence of paragraph 1 means___D_.

A)to feed cows with machine

B)to feed and make cows give milk

C)to feed cows with milk

D)to take milk away from cows

37.In the first paragraph “people who visit farms”will__D_.

A)believe that farmers keep things clean

B)help farmers clean things

C)find out clean things there

D)make it certain that things there are clean

38.We can learn from the passage that farmers__D_.

A) feed cows twice every day

B) clean milking machines three times every day

C) transport trucks of milk three times every day

D) milk cows twice every day

39.According to the text, at one time bottles of milk were_D__.

A)brought only to people’s homes

B)brought only to the store

C)brought directly to the store

D)brought directly to people’s homes

40.Which of the following statements is Not true? A

A)Farmers should store the milk in a frozen room.

B)Farmers milk cows either by hand or by machine.

C)Farmers should clean cows before milking.

D)All the milk is still brought to the home.

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The earth is not the only body that travels around the sun. With it are eight other planets: two of them are nearer while the other six are farther from the sun than the earth is. The farther they are, the longer trips they make around the sun. People noticed long ago that these traveling bodies move around in the sky in fixed paths. It is a force called gravity (引力) that holds them in their paths.

We know that every little bit of matter in the universe pulls upon every other bit of matter. If it were not for these pulls, the planets would fly off into space instead of around the sun. In the same way there exists a pull between the earth and the moon, which keeps the moon traveling in its path around the earth. Gravity holds you to the earth’s surface, and pulls back to it the ball which you throw into the air. Of course, the ball also pulls on the larger earth but the earth is so much larger that the pull is not noticed.

Now remember that large bodies bring to bear a greater pull on any body than smaller ones which contain less material. But each object in the universe, no matter how small, pulls on all other objects to some degree

41.The earth is _____A_____ in the sun family.

A)one of the nine members

B)one of the eight members

C)nearer than two fellow members

D)bigger than two of the other bodies

42.These traveling bodies _____C_____.

A)make much longer trips when they travel around the sun

B)move along certain paths around the sun

C)have their paths changed a bit

D)have the same traveling paths

43.The gravity of every matter in the universe ____C______.

A)keeps the object traveling

B)has the object work properly

C)holds the object to the surface

D)makes the object fly off into space

44.The pull makes the ball ________A__.

A)you throw into the air fall back to the earth

B)fly around the body and then fall onto the ground

C)you play with go farther and faster away from the earth

D)go up into the sky and fly away

45.Which of the following is True? B

A)The smaller matters fly off into space.

B)The moon travels nearer and nearer to the earth.

C)The larger the bodies are, the greater their pull is.

D)We do not notice the pull of the moon.

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Some desert animals can survive the summer heat and dryness because they are very unusual. The camel, for example, can experience and bear an increase in the temperature of its body and its blood of 9°C without anything bad happening to it. In addition, it can drink a lot of water at one time; then store enough water in parts of its body to supply its needs for two weeks or more. The kangaroo rat, on the other hand, gets all the water it needs from water that it produces when it breathes. However, most animals need to maintain a fairly constant body temperature, and will die if it rises more than 5°C. Therefore, they need to find some way to stay away from the heat of the summer sun. Nor can many animals either store or produce water in their bodies, as the camel and kangaroo rat can. So they must find ways to keep their bodies from losing water because of the heat. Because very few desert animals can survive t he high temperature of a typical summer’s day, most of them are active only in the night. Only after the sun has set does the desert come fully to life. The night is relatively cool, and the darkness provides protection, not only from the sun, but also from other animals and from the birds. So the coming of darkness is the signal for the large majority of animals and insects to start again their search for water and food. When morning comes, most of them seek shelter again: many go underground; nearly all find some dark and cool place where they can keep away from the sun’s heat.

For many species of insects, living in the desert is easier than for animals. Like many desert plants, they have a waterproof skin which prevents water loss because of the high temperature. In addition, some species spend all or most of their life below ground. Here, for most of the year at least, there is some moisture, and it is generally cooler than on the surface. In the case of ants, only adults leave the underground nests, and they do so only to gather food or to defend the nest against attack.

https://www.doczj.com/doc/8410113864.html,pared with other desert animals, the camel can bear __B____.

A)a very low body temperature

B)a big increase in body temperature

C)a constant change in body temperature

D)only a little change in body temperature

47.The kangaroo rat is different from other animals in that __A___.

A)it can produce water through breathing

B)it can maintain different body temperatures

C)it can drink a lot of water at a time

D)it can store water in parts of its body

48.Why is the desert full of activity in summer nights? A

A)Because it is cooler and safer for most animals.

B)Because it is easy to find water at night.

C)Because animals cannot sleep at night.

D)Because animals can find food in the dark.

49.Why is it easy for many species of insects to live in the desert? C

A)Because it is not difficult for them to survive there.

B)Because it is not difficult for them to find food there.

C)Because they have a waterproof skin.

D)Because they are not afraid of the heat.

50.Most insects live below the ground because ___B___.

A)it is easy for them to build nests there

B)it is cooler there than in the surface

C)it is easier to build nests there

D)it is easy to find water there

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Everyone needs friends.We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel very alone if we never had a friend.

No two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends.

Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. It could be that we will even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some parks are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.

There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

51.We learn from the passage that__A_.

A)having friends is one of the nicest things in the world

B)no one in the world needs friends

C)it’s nicer to have new friends than to have old friends

D)people always need friends around them

52.Which of the following is what the author doesn’t say in the passage?

A)People depend upon their friends to a great extent.

B)People may call and write to their friends.

C)People like their new friends a lot if they get to know them.

D)People feel unhappy when their friends move away.

53.Which of the following is most probably the place people name after friendly people?

A)park

B)neighborhood

C)hotel

D)town

54.According to the passage, people who have friends live longer because___.

A)they feel happier and stay healthy

B)they take better care of their friends

C)there’s more good news for them

D)there’s a lot of help from the ir friends

55.This passage mainly talks about___.

A)the importance of friends

B)the need for new friends

C)how to keep old friends

D)how to make new friends

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In the book Future Shock by Toffler the writer describes the great changes in family life because of science and industry.

In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the typical family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. Often, too, uncles and aunts lived not far away. But when industry became more important than agriculture in American life, families became smaller. Industry needs workers who are ready and able to move off the land and to move again when they must.

In the future, because of industrialization (工业化), a typical family will have to move even more often than now, so families will be even smaller. They may not have any children but only a man and a woman. A smaller number of families may raise children. These families may raise children as their main work, so that families that have no children can be free to move from job to job. What’s more, these child-raising families may adopt (收养) other people’s children, especially when some parents have proble ms in looking after these children’s lives and education. As most families are enjoying themselves in their work at different places, these few families are also having

a good time taking care of their own and the adopted children.

56.The book Future Shock is mainly about _________.

A)the great changes in family life

B)Americans

C)the great changes in science and industry

D)Alvin Toffler

57.One reason why Americans had big families in the past was that _________.

A)uncles and aunts lived together with them

B)all Americans lived on farms

C)they lived on farms near their relatives

D)three generations lived together in one family

58.Industry is different from agriculture in that ___________.

A)it is more important than agriculture

B)it needs a lot of workers to raise more children

C)workers in industry often need to move

D)it is more important to smaller families

59.In the future, most families will __________.

A)raise children as their main work

B)have only the husband and the wife

C)raise more children

D)not be free to change jobs

60.Child-raising families adopt children __________.

A)who want to live in a different family with more children

B)whose parents live on farms and do not want to educate them

C)who are not having a good time with their parents

D)whose parents are not able to give them a good life and education

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The pig was the last animal to be fully tamed (驯养) by the farmer. Unlike the cow and the sheep, it is not a grass-eater. Its ancient home was the forest, where it searched for different kinds of food, such as nuts, roots, and dead animals. For many centuries the farmer allowed it to continue there, leaving his pigs to look after themselves most of the time. As the woodlands began to become smaller, the pig slowly began to be kept on the farm itself. But it did not finally come into a shed, where it was fed on waste food from the farm and the house, until the eighteenth century.

The pig, then, became a farm animal in the age of agricultural improvement in Britain in the eighteenth century, but it was given little attention by most animal keepers. There were, however, various less well-known farmers interested in pigs and they based their improvements on new types of pig from foreign countries. These were the Chinese pigs. These were very different from the thin and leggy British woodland pigs. They had shorter legs and flatter faces, and they were ready to be eaten earlier and produced finer meat. By the end of the eighteenth century these overseas pigs had affected the color, shape and characteristics of the native British pig a great deal.

In the early nineteenth century, pig-farmers worked at improving all sorts of pigs. Many of the special pigs they developed are now forgotten, but by the end of the century they had set up most of the kinds we know in Britain today.

61.In what way the pig is different from the cow and the sheep?

A)It lives mainly on grass.

B)It looks after itself most of the time.

C)It lives on different kinds of food.

D)It was kept on the farm from the very beginning.

62.It was not until________ that pigs came into a shed.

A)the end of the18th century

B)the end of the 19th century

C)the 18th century

D)the early 19th century.

63.Before the 18th century in Britain, people usually saw pigs in ________.

A)farmhouses

B)farm sheds

C)woodlands

D)small towns

64.The passage tells us that in the age of agricultural improvement in Britain _________.

A)British types of pig were replaced by Chinese ones

B)animal keepers paid much attention to pigs

C)pigs received little attention

D)pigs became thin and leggy

65.The passage mainly talks about __________.

A)the food for pigs in Britain

B)new kinds of pigs in Britain

C)how pigs became tamed in Britain

D)the ways pigs were fed in Britain

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Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.

In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.

In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.

As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.

Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer it all.

66.The oldest university in the US is _________.

A)Harvard B)Columbia C)Princeton D)Yale

67.From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years, ______.

A)colleges and universities were almost the same

B)graduates became lawyers or teachers

C)students studied only some languages and science

D)people, young or old, might study in the colleges

68.Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were ________.

A)French and German

B)Latin and Greek

C)American history and German

D)Latin, Green, French and German

69. As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach_______.

A)many new subjects B.

B)the subjects that interested students

C)everything that was known

D)law and something about medicine

70.On the whole, the passage is about___________.

A)how colleges have changed

B)what kind of lesson each college teaches

C)how to start a university

D)the world-famous colleges in America

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Harry’s wife died two years ago.He has to take care of his six-year-old daughter all by himself. Susan was a sweet young woman. She has a successful career as vice president of a toys company. She was too busy to find a boyfriend. Their friends arranged a blind date for them and told them that they would meet at Sunshine Restaurant at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Harry and Susan met at the restaurant and they had a very good first impression of each other. After ordering, they began a light conversation. To their surprise, they had much in common. And they even went to the same college.

While they were waiting for their food, Harry got a call from his baby-sitter. His daughter

was sick. So Harry had to leave and said that he would like to see Susan again. Susan agreed.

Susan went home with the food. She started to share the food with her sister Mary. She told Mary her feelings about Harry, and that Harry didn’t get anything to eat because he had to leave. She felt sorry for him. Then there was a knock at the door and Susan opened it. At the door was Harry with flowers in his hands. She was greatly moved. Then the three had a nice meal together. Six months later, Harry and Susan got married. They made a happy family.

71.In the beginning of the story, Harry and Susan were arranged to meet by____.

A)the friends of Harry’s

B)Sunshine Restaurant

C)the friends of theirs

D)the friends of Susan’s

72.Which of the following best describes their first impression?

A)Nice and friendly.

B)Pleasant and annoying.

C)Pleasant and common.

D)Nice and surprising.

73.What happened to interrupt their dinner together at their first meeting?

A)Harry’s baby-sitter was sick.

B)Harry’s daughter was sick.

C)Harry’s sister felt sick.

D)Susan’s sister felt sick.

74.Where did Susan go with the ordered food for dinner?

A)To her home.

B)To the hospital.

C)To Harry’s home.

D)To her sister’s.

75.When the story came to the end, we could find that_____.

A)Harry came to Susan with flowers in his hands

B)They both had a nice meal together

C)Harry and Susan made a happy couple

D)Susan felt sorry for Harry

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When a consumer finds that something he or she bought is faulty, the first step is to present the warranty (保单), or any other records that might help, at the store of buying. In most cases, his action will produce results. However, if it does not, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction.

A simple and common method is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the “higher up” the consumer takes his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usua lly settled in the consumer’s favor, taking it as true that he or she has a just right.

Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of buying, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.

Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can show clearly what is wrong with the product. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example, “The left speaker does not work at all and the sound coming out

of the right one is unclear”is better than “This stereo(立体音响) does not work.”

76.When a consumer finds what he bought is faulty, he should first ________.

A)threaten to take the matter to court

B)complain personally to the manager

C)show some kind of helpful records to the store

D)write a letter of complaint to the store

77.If a consumer wants a quick settlement of his problem, it’s better to complain to ________.

A)a public organization

B)the producer

C)a store manager

D)a shop assistant

78.The most effective way of complaining about the faulty product is to_______.

A)ask to change it directly

B)say kindly it is of poor quality

C)explain exactly what is wrong with it

D)show the fault generally

79.The example of “stereo”in the last paragraph is used to show that _________.

A)Complaint should be made both politely and firmly

B)Complaint should be made politely

C)Presenting specific information is a very effective way

D)Making general statements is a very effective way

80.This passage mainly tells us ________.

A)how to avoid buying something wrong

B)how to settle a consumer’ s complaint

C)how to make the complaint effectively

D)how to deal with a store manager successfully

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Jiuzhaigou is a world-famous wonderland.It is famous for its clean water and colorful lakes. Jiuzhaigou is a world of water. Water brings Jiuzhaigou its most beautiful views and is the soul of Jiuzhaigou. The beauty of the water attracts many people from around the world. There are altogether one hundred and eight lakes in Jiuzhaigou. The lakes are of different sizes and shapes. People are always admiring the colorful water in the lakes. On sunny days, the water is very clean and clear. You can even see the weeds and many fish at the bottom of the lakes.

There is a romantic story about these lakes in Jiuzhaigou. Long, long time ago, there lived a beautiful and kind-hearted goddess in the mountain east of Jiuzhaigou and a handsome and brave god in the mountain west of Jiuzhaigou. As time went by, they fell in love with each other. One day the god gave the goddess a big and shiny mirror as a gift of love. The goddess reached out to take the mirror. She was very excited and nervous. And she dropped it into the valleys below. The mirror broke into one hundred eight pieces. The pieces covered the land of Jiuzhaigou and became one hundred and eight beautiful lakes of different sizes.

81.Jiuzhaigou is famous for its ____and colorful lakes.

A)wild animals B)clean water C)beautiful trees D)mysterious wonderland

82.Water brings Jiuzhaigou its most beautiful views and ____ the soul of Jiuzhaigou.

A)he is B)they are C)it is D)we are

83.There are altogether____ lakes in Jiuzhaigou.

A)108 B)100 C)8 D)1008

84.One day the god gave the goddess a big and _____ as a gift of love.

A)silver ring B)glass ball C)shiny mirror D)magic piece

85.The goddess broke the mirror into pieces because she was ____.

A)eager and happy

B)unhappy and disappointed

C)excited and nervous

D)romantic and kind-hearted

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Some people like to live in houses of the past. They may choose to live in a wooden house. They say these kinds of houses are easy to build and warm in winter. Others like to live in houses of the future. They may live in a house which gets its energy from the sun.

A few other people like to live in houses that have characteristics(特征)of both the past and future. These people may live in a house under the ground. Many people think underground houses are cold and dark, but that is not true. These houses have special windows in the roof or large windows on one side. These windows give the houses a lot of light.

The idea of underground houses is very old. People in the past lived in underground houses and underground cities in China, Japan and Canada. Some countries also build underground factories and store-houses仓库to hold things.

In the United States, more people are beginning to build underground houses since they save open land for parks, gardens and sport fields. Underground houses also save energy. They use only a little energy to stay warm or cool.

Owners of these houses like them. John Bonard is an architect (建筑师)who built an underground house in New York. His wife, Barbara, is an outdoor person, but she likes her underground home. “It’s perfect. I love it,”she says.

86.One example of houses of the past is ____________ houses.

A)cold

B)wooden

C)sunny

D)warm

87.Underground houses are _____________.

A)both cold and old

B)neither cold nor dark

C)houses of the past

D)not real houses

88.People in the United States begin to build underground houses because _______.

A)it’s easier to build such houses in the United States

B)underground houses can save open land and energy

C)people there hate to live in cities

D)people there like sports

89.Underground houses are all of the following EXCEPT ____________.

A)using less energy than ordinary houses

B)both warm and cool

C)built under the ground

D)more and more popular in the United States

90.The example of the Bonards shows that ____________.

A)underground cities will be built by John Bonard

B)underground houses can make nice homes

C)people don’t really like to go out of their homes

D)many people have underground homes

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Fish hear sounds, though they have simply no ears outside their bodies. However, fish do have ears inside their bodies, near the brain, and they hear very well with them. Some fish have been taught to recognize the difference between sounds better than some human beings do.

Many underwater animals make noises only by chance while they are doing something else. Other sounds are real communications of simple sort, telling one fish of the presence and direction of another. A few noises may be warning messages or discovery of food, etc. The earliest scientific report on fish sounds referred to one of these.

A new field in science is learning to recognize and use underwater sounds. It depends on the same skill that man has shown in recognizing birds and other land creatures by their calls. But this method is a greater challenge than bird watching, for many of the animals of the sea cannot be followed in any other known way. Their voices cry for attention. Yet we still have too little knowledge about many of the call makers. Perhaps people will get to know more fully the meaning of the calls and what the call makers are. It seems that the great oceans are for daring man to explore the secrets of the place from which his forefathers(祖先) came so long ago.

91.According to the passage, fish hear sounds well with ________.

A)bodies

B)ears inside their bodies

C)brains

D)ears outside their bodies

92.Which of the following is TRUE of the noises made by underwater animals?

A)They cannot be heard by human beings.

B)Some of them are meaningless.

C)They are all actual communications.

D)None of them is meaningless.

93.Recognizing underwater animals by their sounds________.

A)wil l change people’ s views about land creatures

B)is more difficult than recognizing land creatures by their calls

C)will change people’ s views about fish

D)is totally different from recognizing land creatures by their calls

94.The animals of the sea can make voices with different purposes EXCEPT ________.

A)telling the presence of some animal

B)crying for scientific report

C)crying for attention

D)telling the direction of some animal

95.From the last sentence, we can learn that _______.

A)our forefathers became the masters of the great oceans long ago

B)more secrets of the great oceans are to be found out

C)only very brave people can make use of the great ocean

D)the human beings stopped exploring the oceans long ago

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Teeth have been a part of animals almost from the beginning of animal life. The first animals to have teeth were fish. These sea creatures lived millions of years ago. They had many finely

pointed teeth for grabbing food from the water.

The teeth of animals help them do certain jobs or eat certain kinds of foods. Elephants have two large teeth, which they use for digging up plants or for fighting. Lions and tigers have long, sharp teeth for tearing apart other animals. Those of horses and cows are short and flat. They are used for grinding plants.

People have three main kinds of teeth. They have teeth that cut, teeth that tear, and teeth that grind. When biting into a piece of fruit, people use their cutting teeth. When pulling a piece of meat from a bone, they use their tearing teeth. When nibbling on a fresh carrot(胡萝卜), they use their grinding teeth.

Every person grows two sets of teeth. The first set often begins to appear when a baby is about six months old. It lasts until the child is about six years old. Then the baby teeth fall out and the second teeth come in. This second set must last for the rest of a person’s life.

It is important for people to take care of their teeth. They must eat the right foods. They should brush their teeth properly. Teeth should be checked twice a year by a dentist.

96.Fish have many ____teeth for getting food.

A)noticeable

B)invisible

C)fine

D)sharp

97.Which of the following statements about teeth is true?

A)Elephants have three large tusks.

B)Sea creatures were the first animals having teeth.

C)A person’s first set of teeth last about six months.

D)Teeth of horses and cows are short and sharp.

98.The word “nibble”in the third paragraph is closest in meaning of______.

A)eating with small repeated bits

B)taking hold of with a sudden rough movement

C)showing slight interest in something

D)tearing something apart

99.This passage mainly tells us that____.

A)we should care our teeth and often have them checked.

B)teeth are important both for human and animals

C)all the teeth have the same function

D)animals don’t try to protect their teeth

100.It is a piece of writing about____.

A)teeth diseases

B)popular science

C)medical science

D)sea creatures

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When I was in 7th grade, I had a lot of trouble in reading. My mother used to sit by my side, and explain each paragraph of each school reading assignment to me because I didn’t underst and what I was reading.

In class, I tried to hide the fact that I couldn’t read. My teachers gave us the last 10 minutes of class to start our reading homework, and I would sit there for the last ten minutes of class staring at the page, pretending I was reading it. I had to wait until I got home so my mother could explain it

to me.

By eighth grade I started comprehension a little on my own, but I still read very slowly at that time.

I went out and took a course on speed-reading. Then I developed my own way to read faster with better results. I started practicing these techniques every day, and as I started to read faster, my comprehension increased. So I was able to read faster with better comprehension.

I found that when you read slowly, word by word, you get lost in the words, lose the bigger picture, and your comprehension drops. When you read faster, your comprehension goes up because instead of getting lost in the words, you see the general picture.

101.The main problem the writer had in reading in her 7th grade was that __________.

A)she had difficulty in reading and comprehension

B)she had a poor vocabulary and very bad grammar

C)she always looked elsewhere when asked to read

D)she often forgot her school reading assignments

102.The writer would pretend to be reading in the last 10 minutes of class because ________.

A)the reading class was terrible

B)she had to do what others were doing

C)her mother had told her to do so

D)she was afraid of her trouble to be found out

103.The writer’s reading ability improved a great deal mainly because __________.

A)she took a course on speed reading

B)her mother managed to help her out

C)she developed her own way of reading

D)she became an eighth grade student

104.From her own experience, the writer found that _______.

A)in order to understand better, one has to read slowly

B)one does not pay enough attention to information if one reads fast

C)many people read fast in order to save time

D)one’s comprehension drops if one reads too slowly

105.After reading this passage, we can see the writer wrote the passage in order to _______.

A)prove the importance of mother’s help

B)prove the importance of different reading skills

C)prove the importance of fast reading for comprehension

D)prove the importance of higher education

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Charlie Chaplin (查理?卓别林)has broken all records in making people laugh. No one else has so set a whole world laughing as the little man with the walking stick and the overlarge shoes.

Much has been written about Chaplin’s art and his career. Those who have called him a genius stress the timeless and common qualities in his work. It is an art filled with sad stories and deep human feeling that get people involved. It is for these reasons that the figure of Charlie has attracted generation after generation.

Chaplin’s life history writers agree that Charlie’s unhappy early years in the poor area in London had a great influence on his development and on the type of films he made. Indeed, his suffering youth had a lasting influence on him. In 1918, he gave a humorous performance on war only a few weeks before the American soldiers came home from World War I. So perfectly was it done that even the returning soldiers found it impossible to hate it. They deeply appreciated his short and humorous performance. Chaplin gave lots of performances, satirizing 讽刺the cruelty of

the machine age and even making fun of Hitler(希特勒). Chaplin and his funny films continue to be popular years after his death.

106.Which of the following is NOT true about Charlie Chaplin?

A)He was a funny film actor.

B)He had an unhappy early life.

C)He made fun of Hitler in his films.

D)He was born in the USA.

107.According to the author, Chaplin has been popular with generation after generation mainly because _________.

A)he set the whole world laughing

B)his works amused the returning American soldiers

C)he attacked the cruelty of the machine age

D)his performances with human feeling get people involved

108.According to Charlie Chaplin’s life history writers, _________ had a strong influence on the type of films he made.

A)World War I in 1918

B)the audience who praised and admired him

C)those who deeply appreciated his performance

D)his unhappy early years in the poor area in London

109.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A)Chaplin didn’t involve himself in political affairs.

B)Chaplin became popular years after his death.

C)Chaplin’s performance is funny without any sad stories.

D)Chaplin’s films are an art filled with timeless qualities and sad stories

110.This passage is ____________.

A)written by Charlie Chaplin

B)written for Charlie Chaplin

C)written for students to learn film-making

D)written about Charlie Chaplin

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Farmers work on a farm.They may grow fruits and vegetables. They may raise animals. They work hard so that people get good food.

It is not easy to get the ground ready for planting. It takes a lot of work. First the farmers make a seedbed. This is a place in the soil where seeds can be planted. To make a seedbed, farmers use a plow. The plow is a farm tool that turns over the soil. The farmers then feed the soil so that the fruit and vegetable plants will grow better.

The farmers now plant the seeds. They work hard to keep the weeds and bugs away. They make sure that the new plants have the water they need. With all this care, the plants grow well. Many fruits and vegetables are soon seen. Then the farmers must see that they are picked. Right after that, the fruits and vegetables are boxed and go to the stores.

Some of the animals that farmers raise are hens, cows, sheep, and pigs. Farmers must give the animals much care. They must feed the animals and keep them clean. Some animals can’t get too cold. So they must stay inside where it is warm. Farmers must also make sure that their animals stay well.

Farmers like to work with animals. They like to see plants grow. They want to work outside in the fresh air. At the end of their long day’s work, farmers are tired but they are also happy.

四川省大学英语二级阅读题

Passage 1 The origins of April Fools’ Day, sometimes called All Fools’ Day, are uncertain. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons, while others believe it stems from the application of a new calendar. Ancient cultures celebrated New Year’s Day on or around April 1. In medieval times (中世纪) much of Europe celebrated March 25ch 25 as the beginning of the new year. In 1582, Pope (罗马教皇) Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar to replace the old Julian Calendar. The new calendar called for New Year’s Day to be celebrated on January 1. That year, France accepted the reformed calendar and shifted New Year’s day to Jan. 1. According to a popular explanation, many people either refused to accept the new date, o r did not learn about it, and continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1. Other people began to make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on “fool’s errands” or trying to trick them into believing something false. Eventually, the practice spread throughout Europe. There are at least two difficulties with this explanation. The first is that it doesn’t fully explain why other European countries also observe April Fools’ Day. The Gregorian calendar was not applied by England until 1752, for example, but April Fools’ Day was already well established there by that point. The second is that we have no direct historical evidence for this explanation, only conjecture (猜测) which appears to have been made more recently. 1.Which of the following statem ents about April Fools’ Day is TRUE? A)It was observed by all the fools. B)It is observed in many countries. C)People have been sure about its origin. D)It is a legal holiday throughout the world. 2.According to the passage, New Year’s Day was celebra ted______. A)on or around April 1 in ancient cultures before 1582 B)on March 25 in Rome and India in ancient times C)on January 1. by all the people in France in 1582 D)on January 1. by people in England well after1752 3.In the fourth paragraph, the p hrase “fool’s errands” means ______ . A)fruitful tasks B)fruitless tasks C)simple tasks D)difficult tasks 4.Those who continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1 in France after 1582 _____. A)were forced to accept the reformed calendar B)began to make fun of those traditionalists C)refused to be sent on “fool’s errands” that day D)were likely to be made fun of by others that day 5.Which of the following does not go against the belief that April Fools’ Day stems from the application of a new calendar? ______ A)Many people in France did not accept or learn about the change of New Year’s day then.

文学类文本阅读 小说阅读 限时综合训练(三)

限时综合训练(三)外国小说 (用时:50分钟满分:50分) 一、阅读下面的文字,完成文后题目。(25分) 失落在水中的秘密 [加拿大]洛·卡里埃 我上小学以后,父亲变得少言寡语。我陶醉于学习拼写,把它当作新颖的游戏,而父亲对此却几乎一窍不通,我家的信都由母亲执笔。 有一天,他带我来到一丛枝繁叶茂的灌木前,“你要学会挑选桤木。”父亲说。我不明白他的意思。他小心翼翼地抚摸着一根一根的桤木枝条,样子十分虔诚。 “你要挑一根十全十美的,像这根一样。” 我看了看,那根枝条和别的并没有什么两样。 父亲打开折叠小刀,割下那根精心挑选的枝条。他剥掉上面的叶片,露出赤裸的枝丫,那枝丫呈完美的Y字形。 “你看,”父亲说,“这枝丫有两条臂,现在你用两手攥住这两臂,用力挤压。” 我按照他的吩咐,握住Y形枝的两杈。 “闭上眼睛,”父亲命令道,“再使点劲挤……别睁眼!你觉出什么了吗?” “枝丫在动!”我惊讶地喊道。 桤木枝在我握紧的手指间扭动,宛如一条受惊的小蛇。父亲看出我想扔掉它。 “攥住。别动!” “枝丫在扭动,”我又说一遍,“我听见一种声音,像小河流水!” “睁开眼。”父亲命令。 我猛地一惊,好像在梦中被他唤醒。 “这是怎么回事?”我问父亲。 “这就是说,在我们脚下,有个小小的淡水泉。如果我们挖下去,就能喝到泉水。我刚才是教你怎样找泉水。这是我父亲教我的,你在学校里根本学不到的。再说这本领绝不会没有用:人不写字不算数能过日子,可要是没水就不行。” 很久以后,我才发现父亲在这一带颇有名气,因为人们说他有一种“天生的才能”。他们打井之前总要请教我父亲。他们总是看他闭着眼睛,紧握桤木枝的两杈,在田野里或山岗上四处走动,探测水源。父亲停在什么地方,他们就在那里做上记号,然后向下挖掘,泉水就会从那里喷涌出来。 许多年过去了,我又上过几所学校,到过一些国家,生儿育女,撰文著书,而可怜的父亲此时已长眠于地下,安息在他多次找到过清泉的地方。

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