2012年9月_网考英语B试题库(2)--阅读理解

2012年9月 网考英语B试题库

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阅读对错A man got into a train and found himself

A man got into a train and found himself sitting opposite a woman who seemed to be about thirty-five years old. Soon they began

talking to each other, and the man said to her, "Do you have a family?"

"Yes, I have one son," the woman answered.

"Oh, really?" said the man. "Does he smoke?"

"No, he's never touched a cigarette," the woman replied.

"That's good," the man continued. "I don't smoke either. Tobacco is very bad to one's health. And does your son drink wine?"

"Oh, no," the woman answered at once. "He's never drunk a drop of it."

"Then I congratulate you, ma'am," the man said. "And does he ever come home late at night?"

"No, never," his neighbor answered. "He goes to bed immediately after dinner every night."

"Well," the man said, "he's a wise young man. How old is he?"

"He's six months old today. But he will grow up to be a gentleman," the woman replied proudly.

1. The man and the woman are talking about the woman's son. T

2. The woman thinks her son will be a gentleman. T

3. The conversation took place on a train. T

4. The word "disappointed" probably best describes the man's feeling at the end of the conversation. F

5. The woman is so proud of her son that she does not really understand what the man's questions mean. F

阅读对错About 130 years ago

About 130 years ago. Thomas Edison of the US invented the light bulb. Edison's bulb has turned night into day ever since. But

today, many want to turn the light off. 大约130年前。美国托马斯爱迪生发明了电灯。自从那以后爱迪生的灯泡让晚上变成白天。但今天，许多想把灯关掉。

The European Union (欧盟) recently decided that by 2009,people should stop using the Edison-style light bulb. Instead, they

should use compact fluorescent lamps 欧洲联盟（欧盟）最近决定，到2009年人民应该停止使用爱迪生式的灯泡。相反，他们应该使用的紧凑型荧光灯

"CFLs save energy and last longer. They can save money in the long run，" said a British official. CFLs use 67 percent (67%)

less electricity than the older bulbs. They last up to 10 times longer. Scentists say that if everyone used CFLs, electricity use would be

cut by 18 percent. There would also be much smaller amounts of greenhouse gases given off. ―紧凑型荧光灯节能，使用时间更长。从长远看它们可以节省金钱，‖一位英国官员说。荧光灯在用电方面比旧灯泡少67%。它们有长达10倍的寿命。科学家说，如果每个人都使用紧凑型荧光灯，电的使用将减少18%。也会有许多较小规模的温室气体散发。

But it's difficult to make people change their lighting habits. First the CFLs are more expensive. They cost eight times the price

of the older bulbs. Many people don't like the CFL bulb. They find it too bright. You cannot change the light of a CFL,either. 但很难让人们改变他们的照明习惯。第一个使用荧光灯更昂贵。他们的成本价格是老灯泡的八倍。很多人不喜欢的省电灯泡。他们发现它太亮。你也不能改变荧光灯的光。

CFLs have been around for several years. However. the older lights still make up about two-thirds of total light bulb sales.

紧凑型荧光灯已经好几年了。不过，老灯仍占大约三分之二的总光灯泡销售。

1. Thomas Edison invented the CFL bulb 130 years ago. 托马斯爱迪生在130年前发明了荧光灯. F

2. Countries in the European Union will not use Edison-style bulbs by 2009. 欧盟的国家到2009年不会使用爱迪生式的灯泡。T

3. Using CFLs helps protect environment. 使用荧光灯帮助保护环境。T

4. If you get an older bulb for 1 Euro . the CFL bulb will cost you 8 Euros. 如果你花1欧元买一个老灯泡，荧光灯泡将花你8欧元。T

5. CFLs have been widely used instead of the older bulbs for several years. 荧光灯在最近几年将广泛取代老的灯泡被使用。F

阅读对错Albert Einstein had a great effect on science and history, greater than what only a few other men have achieved.

1. The main idea of Paragraph 1 is the change in human thought produced by Einstein. T

2. According to the American university president, the theory of relativity can be quickly learned by everyone.2012年9月 网考英语B试题库

2 F

3. According to Paragraph 2, Albert Einstein headed a research institute. F

4. According to the passage Einstein did his greatest work when he was young. T

5. It may be concluded that Albert Einstein was forced to serve in the German army. F

阅读对错After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood.

1. Albert had been living in the same district for all his life. F

2. Albert decided to move because he was afraid of animals, especially dogs. F

3. Bingo waited for Albert every afternoon at the gate because he liked Albert. F

4. We can tell from the story that Albert could afford to buy a large bar of chocolate for Bingo every day. F

5. Albert had to ―buy him‖ means Albert had to give him chocolate. T

阅读对错All over the world people enjoy sports.

1. According to this passage we know that people began to play about one hundred years ago. F

2. The writer didn‘t tell us in this passage that basketball was invented in America. F

3. People all over the world enjoy sports because sports are interesting. T

4. From this passage we can seen that according to the author sports and games are significant to our life in many respects. T

5. The writer‘s attitude towards sports is positive. T

*阅读对错A story is told about a soldier who was finally

A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San

Francisco. "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to ask. I have a friend. I'd like to bring him home with me."

"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him."

"There's something you should know," the son continued, "he was injured pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land

mine（地雷） and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us."

"We're sorry to hear that, son. But, maybe we can help him find somewhere to live."

"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us."

"Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden to us. We

have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget

about this guy. He'll find a way to live on his own."

At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a

call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police believed he had killed himself.

The grief-stricken（悲痛欲绝的） parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue（太平间） to identify the

body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know, their son had only one

arm and one leg.

1. The soldier called his parents from San Francisco after having fought in Vietnam. A.T

2. The soldier told his parents that he wanted them to meet his friend in the army. B. F

3. His father considered his plan unacceptable. A.T

4. A few days later the parents were told by the police that their son had killed himself. A.T

5. The son killed himself because he was unable to find a job. B. F

*阅读对错A guide dog is a dog especially trained to guide a blind person

A guide dog is a dog especially trained to guide a blind person. Dogs chosen for such training must show good disposition,

intelligence, physical fitness and sense of responsibility.

At the age of fourteen months, a guide dog begins an intensive course that lasts three to five months. It becomes accustomed to

the leather harness and stiff leather handle it will wear when guiding its blind owner. The dog learns to watch the traffic and to cross

the street safely. It also learns to obey such commands as "forward", "left", "right" and "sit" and to disobey any command that might

lead its owner into danger.

The most important part of the training course is a four week program in which the dog and its future owner learn to work

together. However, many blind people are unsuited by personality to work with dogs. Only a tenth of the blind find a guide dog