大学英语-B-阅读理解完型填空训练题目汇编

大学英语Ｂ全国统考真题资料题库第四部分:完型填空（共10小题;每题1分,满分10分）Ｔhere were ｏｎcｅｔhrｅe ｓoｎs ｏｆa wealtｈｙbuｓｉｎesｓmａn. __＿4６ｔhey met,the two eｌdｅst, who were twiｎs，__47__to quarｒeｌabｏut which of t ｈem shｏuｌd be hiｓｆatｈeｒ's ｈｅiｒ（继承人）．Tｈe yｏunｇeｓt，who wa ｓnot __４8_＿＿aｍbitioｕｓ（野心勃勃旳), ｔook nｏpart iｎｔheir aｒｇumｅnts. As soon ａs ｔhey ｌefｔhoｍe, thｅfathｅｒaｒrangeｄｆorａｎａdｅｑuatｅincomeｔo ｂe provided for __49_＿_ofｔhｅm，but insｉsted thａt apａｒt fｒoｍt ｈｉs tｈeｙwere to ｂｅfｉnanciａllｙseｌf-ｓupportｉnｇ．The __５0＿__twｉn, who ｈad the ａdvaｎtage oｆgｏod ｌooｋｓａndａstriking perｓoｎalｉty, dｅｃided th ａt ｈe would takｅup the stａge＿_5１__ a ｃａreｅr.He __52 a small rep ｅｒｔoｒy compａny, ａcted in minor ｐａrts, was invariablｙｕnpuｎctｕａl ａt rｅhe ａｒsals anｄwas acｃordinｇly __53___＿wｉth his feｌlow-acｔors. He earned littｌe aｎd so hａｄtｏliｖｅmainｌy ｏn hiｓalｌowanｃｅ．Ｈe occaｓionaｌly thouｇhtｏｆ___54＿___ hｉs ｐroｆessｉon, bｕｔａlwayｓｐutｏfｆ___55___ a decisｉｏｎ, and ｈｅｂｅcaｍｅｉnｃrｅaｓinｇly boｒed and disｉllusioｎed.从前有个富商，他有三个儿子。

完形填空D id you sleep well last night? Maybe many people will answer: No. In fact, in the world about one in threepeople do not have good sleep. 1 you say you do not have good sleep, it means waking early and not getting back to sleep, often interrupted short period of sleep, or hours of wakefulness. You 2 get tired, worried, and anxious. Your memory and ability to remember things will be 3 .Then what should you do when you have the trouble? Do not worry about it too much. First, let’s see whether you can sleep yourself. The ways are as follows:First, 4 that your bedroom isn’t too cold or too hot. Keep it dark and quiet.Second, check your lifestyle:Do not drink tea, coffee, cola or chocolate four hours before 5 . Drink less liquid so that you can have no or fewer visits to the toilet.Set your body clock well by getting up and going to bed at the fixed time every day. You 6 take any daytime naps.Develop a relaxing bedtime habit. Read or 7 music, then take a warm bath. If you really can not sleep, try some bread, rice 8 milk. They will help you fall asleep.Go for a daily walk. Natural light help you to put your body clock into correct habit, 9 do exercise outdoors if you can.Forget the worries of the day. Write down any worries, thoughts or questions before you go to bed. With these written down, you will have 10 to think about and your sleep will become easier.1. C. If2. B. may3. A. affected4. B. make sure5. C. going to bed6. D. had better not7. A. listen to8. B. or9. C. so10. D. lessI t is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled a greatdeal. Foreign 1 can be very educational for anyone if he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be difficult for the traveler, 2 the benefits of such an effort would become obvious immediately 3 his arrival. It may not seem important to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing how to 4 a meal or book a room is necessary for the newcomerin a strange country. Without knowing the language, it is very difficult 5 the stranger to understand the people of the new country and their customs.Of course, in our small world it is often possible to find someone 6 understands our own, but thisis only second-best for the traveler. To be sure, he can see places and things 7 the use of a language, but places and things 8 not the heart of any country. To get the greatest benefit from a trip 9 another country, it is how important for the visitor to 10 an understanding of the language.1. A. travel2. D. but3. A. on4. B. order5. C. for6. A. who7. A. without8. B. are9. C. to10. D. haveM any students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustratingexperience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps 1 the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, 2 reading material and giving out assignment. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and 3 what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and 4 become hard even for the students to understand.Most institutions provide courses which assist new students to develop the skills they need to be 5 listeners and not-takers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which 6 learners to practice these skills independently. In all cases it is important to 7 the problem before actually starting your studies.It is important to acknowledge that most students have difficulty 8 acquiring the language skills required in college study. One way of 9 these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year. Another basic strategy is to finda study partner 10 it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.1.B. illustrating2.C. distributing3.C. wonders4.D. which5.A. effective6.A. enable7.C. tackle8.A. in9.D. overcoming10.C. with whomM ore and more teachers and parents have noticed another kind of pollution, 1 came from the printed paperssold on streets.These printed things look like newspaper but have hardly anything to do with them. You can only find reading materials badly 2 there-some are too strange for anyone to believe, 3 are frightening stories of something even worse. However, many of the young students are getting absorbed in such poisonous reading, which costs them what they should pay for their breakfast and bring them nightmares and immoral ideas 4 return. Homework is left undone, daily games lost.These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writes, publishers and printers, 5 they are, we never know, are making their silent money. The sheep skinned wolf’s stories seem to have been forgotten once again.Why not forbid this kind of things at school? Yes, both teachers and parents have 6 each other for more strict control of the young readers. Yet unfortunately, 7 you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it. Sometimes you may even find several children share one patched paper, which has traveled from one had to 8 driven by the curious nature.It really does harm to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The 9 teachers and parents need more powerful support. Meanwhile, the young readers need more interesting books to help them 10 these ugly papers.1.C. which2.B. made up3.B. others4.B. in5.B. whoever6.D. asked7.B. the more8.C. another9.D. worried10.D. get rid ofO ne day when Jamie came home after school, his mother had on her worry face. He knew she was thinking of1 “It’s bad out there. Black clouds are coming from the sea,” Jamie said. “ Yes. I’m thinking of those fishing boats at sea,” she said.At that moment 2 went out. Jamie and his mother were in the dark.“The coastline will be in the dark,” Jamie’s mother said. She got more worried. 3 always comein threes. I broke my best glasses this morning, and my sister has the cold.“Now, don’t worry, mum. They’re right.” They’re 4 to come through this all right.But Jamie really worried about those fishing boats himself. The fishing boats would 5 the cove （海湾）in the dark.Jamie took flare and rushed into the wind. There was a cliff by the sea. He started to climb. He 6 himself up hand over hand. At last he reached the top.He 7 three times. On the fourth try he fired off one of the flares. It rose and cut into the black sky in bright light. Then he saw an answering flare up at sea. Jamie fired off two more. He saw another answering flare up, then another, then another. The answering flares from the fishing boats showed they 8 the entrance to the cove but then changed course and were 9 sailing into the cove. They were almost home. Jamie helped 10 the fishermen of the village.1.D. the weather2.D. the lights3.C. Troubles4.A. sure5.B. miss6.B. pulled7.C. failed8.C. had passed by9.A. now10.B. saveT here were once three sons of a wealthy businessman. 1 they met, the two eldest, who were twins, 2to quarrel about which of them should be his father’s heir（继承人）. The youngest, who was not 3 ambitious （野心勃勃的）, took no part in their argument. As soon as they left home, the father arranged for an adequate income to be provided for 4 of them, but insisted that apart from this they were to be financially self-supporting. The 5 twin, who had the advantage of good looks and a striking personality, decided that he would take up the stage 6 a career. He 7 a small repertory company, acted in minor parts, was always unpunctual （不准时）at rehearsals and was accordingly 8 with his fellow-actors. He earned little and so had to live mainly on his allowance. He occasionally thought of 9 his profession, but always put off 10 a decision, and he became increasingly bored and disillusioned.1. B. whenever2. B. used3. C. in the least4. C. each5. D. elder6. B. as7. A. joined8. B. unpopular9. D. changing10. A. making新型-完型填空练习题1、It seems quite clearly unjust to pay two people different amounts of money for doing the same work. But it is not as easy as it appeals at first __1（sight）__ to introduce equal pay for equal work.Two people may be working side by side in a factory and doing the same work, but one may be doing it twice as fast as the __2（other ）__; or one may be making no mistakes, while the other is making a lot. In some kinds of work, one can solve the problem of speed if one pays by the amount of work to be done and not by the hour: work paid for in this __3(way )__ is called piece-work. But it is not always possible to do this, so it is sometimes useful to pay workers at different rates, which take differences in skill into __4(account)__. This usually means that the younger and therefore less experienced worker gets less than the __5(older)__ and more experienced one, which seems reasonable enough.2、Man can not go on increasing his number at the present rate. In the __1(next)__ 30 years man will face a period of crisis. __2(Some)__ experts believe that there will be a widespread food shortage. Other experts think this is too pessimistic, and that man can prevent things from getting worse than they are now. But remember that two thirds of the people in the world are under-nourished（有营养的）or starving now.One thing that man can do is to limit the __3(number)__ of babies born. The need __4(for)__ this is obvious, but it is not __5(easy)__ to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families.3、Do you know the story about the fox and the grapes? A fox is ___1(looking for)___ food. He is very hungry. Now, he stands near a wall. The wall is very ___2(high)___.The fox is looking up. He sees a lot of fine grapes ___3(on)___ the wall. He smiles and says, "How nice they are! I want to eat them."The fox jumps and jumps, but the wall is too high. He ___4(can't)___ get the grapes.The fox says, "I must go now. I don't like those grapes. They are green. They are not ___5(good)___ to eat."4、Traffic accidents killed more than 104,000 people in China last year. Chinese cities have more cars than before. Every day many people are ___1(killed)___ while they cross the road. Most of ___2(them)___ are old people and children. Old people are often killed because they usually can't see clearly or hear very well. ___3(children)___ are killed because they are careless.A car, truck or bus can't stop very quickly if it is going very fast. The faster a car is traveling, the longer it takes to stop. But people walking in the street do not always understand this. It's ___4(difficult )___ for people to know how fast a car is traveling.The new traffic laws were put into use ___5(on)___ May 1st, 2004. The new traffic laws will make the streets safer for walking and driving.5、Mr. Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often borrows some books from the library. He keeps ___1(a few)___ to the radio every morning and reading newspapers after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His students worship（崇拜）him very much.Mike, Mr. Clarke's little son, is only nine. He ___2(listening)___ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Clarke always thinks he's too ___3(also)___ to understand him and chooses the easiest ones to answer. Of course the boy is not pleased with that.One day Mike read ___4(young)___ about the lights and was interested in it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him ___5(something)___ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, "Fathers always know more than sons!"The boy thought for a while and said, "I don't think so!"。

大学英语B级统考总结题库—完型填空Passage 1You may meet Americans who know very little about your country. If this __21__ the case, be patient with them. Unfortunately, little is taught about the cultures or customs of other countries in America schools. The United States has always been separated from older countries by the vast oceans to the East and West of the country.As a __22__ Americans have not become so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things as is often the case in older countries. If Americans try to help you __23__ something that is very familiar to you, if they mistake your country for another of thousands of kilometers away, be patient with them.The United States has developed into a modern nation in a very short time__24__ with many other countries------only about 300 years. Americans have been very busy with growth of the country, with building roads and cities, establishing free education for millions of children, and making inventions, discoveries, and developments to benefit the whole world.The Nation's attention has been on the United States, not on the world, during most of this __25__ period. It is only since World War Two (1939-1945) that Americans have been more interested in other parts of the World.21. A. with B. compared C. result D. 300-year E. is22. A. with B. compared C. result D. 300-year E. is23. A. with B. compared C. result D. 300-year E. is24. A. with B. compared C. result D. 300-year E. is25. A. with B. compared C. result D. 300-year E. is答案：E C A B DPassage 2American people divide their days into several blocks of time, and plan different activities 21 different times.American time is "on the dot"(准确地). If something is supposed to happen at Eight o'clock, it will begin at eight. Americans value promptness(准时)and may become angry if a person is more than 15 minutes late -22- a good reason. If you know you are going to be late, call in advance and let someone know.-23-you arrive late, you should apologize and explain why. Americansarrive -24- time for doctors' appointments.The doctor may keep you -25- , but if you keep the doctor waiting, you may get a bill with the doctor's time!21. A. for B. waiting C. on D. if E. without22. A. for B. waiting C. on D. if E. without23. A. for B. waiting C. on D. if E. without24. A. for B. waiting C. on D. if E. without25. A. for B. waiting C. on D. if E. without答案：A E D C BPassage 3This is my timetable. I study at No.3 Middle School of Dongfang. From Monday to Friday I get up___21___ 6:30 a.m. I have ___22___ at 7:00 and then I go to school. I don't like to be late. Our classes___23___ at 8:30 a.m. We have four classes in the morning. I often have lunch at school with my classmates.In the afternoon, we have two classes. Classes are over at 3:30, and I get home at 4:00. But sometimes I don't ___24___ school so early because I play basketball on the playground. I have supper at about 6:00. After supper I do myhomework. I often watch TV, but sometimes I ___25___ to do some reading and the story books are very interesting. I usually go to bed at about 10:00 p.m.21. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start22. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start23. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start24. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start25. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start答案：B D E A CPassage 4Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four parts,___21___ a part. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.Your ship goes into ___22___ time part every day if you make a five-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean. As you go into each part, the time ___23___ one hour. Traveling west, you set your clock back; traveling east, you let it ahead. Each day of your journey has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you ___24___ the International Date Line. This is the point where a new day ___25___. When you go across the line, you change your calendar one full day, back or ahead.21. A. a different B. one hour C. cross D. changes E. begins22. A. a different B. one hour C. cross D. changes E. begins23. A. a different B. one hour C. cross D. changes E. begins24. A. a different B. one hour C. cross D. changes E. begins25. A. a different B. one hour C. cross D. changes E. begins答案：B A D C EPassage 5Many people would agree that stress is a major problem in modern life. It is certainly true that worry and quarrel can cause all kinds of illnesses, - 21- backache to severe headaches, or even more serious complaints such as high blood pressure.Many of us think -22- stress as something that other people impose on us. We often complain about how other people put us -23- pressure. But weshould try not to let such pressure affect us. We should not forget that we are largely responsible for some of the stress ourselves.We sometimes take --24- more work than our bodies and our minds can handle. We should learn to -25- our limitations.We should be aware of which things are really important and which are not.21. A. of B. under C. accept D. from E. on22. A. of B. under C. accept D. from E. on23. A. of B. under C. accept D. from E. on24. A. of B. under C. accept D. from E. on25. A. of B. under C. accept D. from E. on答案：D A B E CPassage 6It seems quite clearly unjust to pay two people different amounts of money for doing the same work.But it is not as easy as it appeals at first __21__ to introduce equal pay for equal work.Two people may be working side by side in a factory and doing the same work, but one may be doingit twice as fast as the __22__; or one may be making no mistakes, while the other is making a lot. In some kinds of work, one can solve the problem of speed if one pays by the amount of work to be done and not by the hour: work paid for in this __23__ is called piece-work.But it is not always possible to do this, so it is sometimes useful to pay workers at different rates, which take differences in skill into __24__.This usually means that the younger and therefore less experienced worker gets less than the __25__ and more experienced one, which seems reasonable enough.21. A. other B. sight C. older D. way E. account答案：B22.A. other B. sight C. older D. way E. account答案：A23. A. other B. sight C. older D. way E. account答案：D24. A. other B. sight C. older D. way E. account答案：E25. A. other B. sight C. older D. way E. account答案：CPassage 7Man can not go on increasing his number at the present rate. In the __21__30 years man will face a period of crisis. __22__ experts believe that there will bea widespread food shortage.Other experts think this is too pessimistic, and that man can prevent things from getting worse than they are now. But remember that two thirds of the people in the world are under-nourished（有营养的）or starving now.One thing that man can do is to limit the __23__ of babies born. The need __24__ this is obvious, but it is not __25__ to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families.21.A. for B. easy C. Some D. number E. next答案：E22.A. for B. easy C. Some D. number E. next答案：C23. A. for B. easy C. Some D. number E. next答案：D24. A. for B. easy C. Some D. number E. next答案：A25.A. for B. easy C. Some D. number E. next答案：BPassage 8Do you know the story about the fox and the grapes? A fox is ___21___ food. He is very hungry. Now, he stands near a wall. The wall is very ___22___.The fox is looking up. He sees a lot of fine grapes ___23___ the wall. He smiles and says, "How nice they are! I want to eat them."The fox jumps and jumps, but the wall is too high. He ___24___ get the grapes.The fox says, "I must go now. I don't like those grapes. They are green. They are not ___25___ to eat."21. A. looking for B. good C. on D. high E. can't答案：A22.A. looking for B. good C. on D. high E. can't答案：D23.A. looking for B. good C. on D. high E. can't答案：C24.A. looking for B. good C. on D. high E. can't答案：E25.A. looking for B. good C. on D. high E. can't答案：BPassage 9Traffic accidents killed more than 104,000 people in China last year. Chinese cities have more cars than before. Every day many people are ___21___ whilethey cross the road. Most of ___22___ are old people and children. Old people are often killed because they usually can't see clearly or hear very well. ___23___ are killed because they are careless.A car, truck or bus can't stop very quickly if it is going very fast. The faster a car is traveling, the longer it takes to stop. But people walking in the street do not always understand this. It's ___24___ for people to know how fast a car is traveling.The new traffic laws were put into use ___25___ May 1st, 2004. The new traffic laws will make the streets safer for walking and driving.21.A. killed B. on C. children D. difficult E. them答案：A22.A. killed B. on C. children D. difficult E. them答案：E23.A. killed B. on C. children D. difficult E. them答案：C24. A. killed B. on C. children D. difficult E. them答案：D25.A. killed B. on C. children D. difficult E. them答案：BPassage 10Mr. Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often borrows some books from the library.He keeps ___21___ to the radio every morning and reading newspapers after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His students worship（崇拜）him very much.Mike, Mr. Clarke's little son, is only nine. He ___22___ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some qusetions. Mr. Clarke always thinks he's too___23___ to understand him and chooses the easiest ones to answer. Of course the boy is not pleased with that.One day Mike read ___24___ about the lights and was interested in it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him ___25___ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, "Fathers always know more than sons!" The boy thought for a while and said, "I don't think so!"21.A. a few B. listening C. also D. young E. something 答案：B22.A. a few B. listening C. also D. young E. something 答案：C23.A. a few B. listening C. also D. young E. something 答案：D24.A. a few B. listening C. also D. young E. something 答案：E25.A. a few B. listening C. also D. young E. something 答案：A。

完型填空B1、Many people would agree that stress is a major problem in modern life. It is certainly true that worry and quarrel can cause all kinds of illnesses, 1 backache to severe headaches, or even more serious complaints such as high blood pressure.Many of us think 2 stress as something that other people impose on us. We often complain about how other people put us 3 pressure. But we should try not to let such pressure affect us. We should not forget that we are largely responsible for some of the stress ourselves. We sometimes take 4 more work than our bodies and our minds can handle. We should learn to 5 our limitations. We should be aware of which things are really important and which are not.A：of B：under C：acceptD：from E：on答案：D A B E C2、Modern zoos are very different from zoos that were built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places 1 people could go to see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in cages that were made 2 concrete with iron bars, cages that were easy to keep clean.Unfortunately for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. The zoo environment was anything but natural. 3 the zoo keepers took good care of the animals and fed them well, many of the animals did not thrive; they behaved in strange ways, and they often became ill.In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats. The animals are given more 4 in large areas so that they can live more comfortably as they would in nature. Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and streams of water flow 5 the areas that animals live in.A：of B：Although C：whereD：over E：freedom答案：C A B E D3、The world is not only hungry; it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 75% of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97% of this huge amount is seawater, 1 salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% of the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes, underground, and other 2 .And we can't even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glaciers. Even worse, some of it has been polluted.However, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water,which is constantly being replaced by rainfall, is still enough for us. But our need 3 water is increasing rapidly - almost day by day. We all have to learn how to stop wasting our previous water. One of the first steps we should 4 is to develop ways of reusing it.Experiments have already been done in this 5 , but only on a small scale. The systems that have been worked out resemble those used in spacecraft.A：take B：or C：sourcesD：for E：case答案：B C D A E4、Man can't go on increasing his number at the present rate. In the next 30 years man will face a period of crisis. 1 experts believe that there will be a widespreadfood shortage. Other experts think this is too pessimistic（悲观的）, and man can prevent things 2 worse than they are now.One thing that man can do is to limit the number of babies born. The need for this is obvious, 3 it is not easy to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families. In the countries of the population explosion, many people like big families. The parents think that this 4 a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look after them in old age.Several governments have 5 birth control policies in recent years. Among them are Japan, China. India and Egypt. In some cases the results have not been successful. Japan has been an exception. People were encouraged to limit their families in the 1950's, which has effectively reduced the birth rate in Japan.A：From getting B：Some C：ButD：Adopted E：Brings答案：B A C E D5、Glasses protect people's eyes from bright light. Microscopes make tiny things larger __1__ we can examine them. Telescopes make objects that are far away appear __2__ closer to us. However in recent years plastics have replaced glass __3__ conditions where glass might be easily broken there are new uses to be developed for glass that were never imagined in the __4__. Perhaps the greatest __5__ of glass is that its constituent (构成的) parts are inexpensive and can be found all over the world.A：much B：so that C：advantageD：past E：on答案：B A E D C6、Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know __1__ to do when it slipped from his horse and fell __2__ the road. The sack was __3__ heavy for him to lift, and his only hope was that presently some one would come riding by and lend a hand.It was not long __4__ a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he recognized him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle near by. The farmer would have dared to ask __5__ farmer to help, or any poor man who might come along the road, but he could not beg a favor of so great a man.A：another B：what C：tooD：onto E：before答案：B D C E A7、Last Saturday, Tony went to see Benny. But he didn't know ___1___ Benny lived. On the way, he stopped in front of a yellow house, and asked an old woman the ___2___ to Benny's house. "His house is not far from my house," said the woman. "It's behind the trees. But you can't get there easily.You can go there by bus. It'll___3___ you hours to get there ___4___ foot.""What's wrong with her?" Tony thought. "I can see Benny's house from here now. It's behind the trees."Then Tony walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was right. There was a river in front of him, and he couldn't see a boat. The house was on the other side of the ___5___.A：on B：where C：wayD：river E：take答案：B C E A D8、Everyone has hobbies. A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. People who take up hobbies are hobbyists. They paint pictures, sing pop songs, ___1___ music instruments and collect stamps or other things. They grow flowers, ___2___ fishing and hunting. They climb mountains, swim, skate and play games.People today have ___3___ time than ever for hobbies. In early times, people were ___4___ busy making a living to have hobbies. Nowadays machines have taken the place of many workers. More people retire at an earlier age. They have hobbies___5___ these activities offer them enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation.A：because B：more C：playD：go E：too答案：C D B E A9、Traffic accidents killed more than 104,000 people in China last year. Chinese cities have more cars than before. Every day many people are ___1___ while they cross the road. Most of ___2___ are old people and children. Old people are often killed because they usually can't see clearly or hear very well. ___3___ are killed because they are careless.A car, truck or bus can't stop very quickly if it is going very fast. The faster a car is traveling, the longer it takes to stop. But people walking in the street do not always understand this. It's ___4___ for people to know how fast a car is traveling.The new traffic laws were put into use ___5___ May 1st, 2004. The new trafficlaws will make the streets safer for walking and driving.A：killed B：on C：childrenD：difficult E：them答案：A E C D B10、Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be ___1___ life on earth. All animals and plants need water. Man need water, too. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ___2___.Water ___3___ almost everywhere. Even in the driest part of the would there is some water in the air. You can not see it or feel it when it is part of the air. The water ___4___ seas and rivers is a liquid. The water in the air is not a liquid but a gas.Clouds are made of water. They may ___5__ made of very small drops of water. Water, you have found,is very useful, so we must save water.A：ourselves B：is found C：beD：in E：no答案：E A B D CPassage 11You may meet Americans who know very little about your country. If this __1__ the case, be patient with them. Unfortunately, little is taught about the cultures or customs of other countries in America schools. The United States has always been separated from older countries by the vast oceans to the East and West of the country. As a __2__ Americans have not become so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things as is often the case in older countries. If Americans try to help you __3__ something that is very familiar to you, if they mistake your country for another of thousands of kilometers away, be patient with them. The United States has developed into a modern nation in a very short time __4__ with many othercountries------only about 300 years. Americans have been very busy with growth of the country, with building roads and cities, establishing free education for millions of children, and making inventions, discoveries, and developments to benefit the whole world. The Nation's attention has been on the United States, not on the world, during most of this __5__ period. It is only since World War Two (1939-1945) that Americans have been more interested in other parts of the World.选项：A：with B：comparedC：result D：300-yearE：is答案：1、E2、C3、A4、B5、DPassage 12American people divide their days into several blocks of time, and plan different activities 1 different times.American time is "on the dot"(准确地). If something is supposed to happen at Eight o'clock, it will begin at eight. Americans value promptness(准时)and may become angry if a person is more than 15 minutes late 2 a good reason. If you know you are going to be late, call in advance and let someone know. 3 you arrive late, you should apologize and explain why. Americans arrive 4 time for doctors' appointments. The doctor may keep you 5 , but if you keep the doctor waiting, you may get a bill with the doctor's time!A：for B：waitingC：on D：if E：without答案：1、A2、E3、D4、C5、BPassage 13This is my timetable. I study at No.3 Middle School of Dongfang. From Monday to Friday I get up ___1___ 6:30 a.m. I have ___2___ at 7:00 and then I go to school. I don't like to be late. Our classes ___3___ at 8:30 a.m. We have four classes in the morning. I often have lunch at school with my classmates.In the afternoon, we have two classes. Classes are over at 3:30, and I get home at 4:00. But sometimes I don't ___4___ school so early because I play basketball on the playground. I have supper at about 6:00. After supper I do my homework. I often watch TV, but sometimes I ___5___ to do some reading and the story books are very interesting. I usually go to bed at about 10:00 p.m.A：leave B：at C：likeD：breakfast E：start答案：1、B2、D3、E4、A5、CPassage 14Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four parts, ___1___ a part. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.Your ship goes into ___2___ time part every day if you make a five-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean. As you go into each part, the time ___3___ one hour.Traveling west, you set your clock back; traveling east, you let it ahead. Each day of your journey has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you ___4___ the International Date Line. This is the point where a new day ___5___. When you go across the line, you change your calendar one full day, back or ahead.A：a different B：one hourC：cross D：changes E：begins答案：1、B2、A3、D4、C5、EPassage 15The people began talking a lot about Women's Liberation. __21__ first I did not take it seriously. I thought that the women in the movement were just unhappy and bitter. I had the __22__ that they hated men, whereas I myself had nothing against men at all. However, I was encouraged by a friend to attend a meeting in North London. There were Women's Liberation groups in each area of London, __23__ in size and in their particular interests. The group I attended was started by a few of middle-class intellectual women who wanted to get the support of working-class housewives in the area. However, __24__ I turned up at the meeting I found that the other women were all the middle-class graduates, a few with several degrees. Some of the girls were very intellectual and articulate, and had even published books or appeared on TV. I have been __25__ the group for several years now and we have had some interesting discussions about the issues the Women's Liberation Movement is concerned with.21. A. when B. At C. going to D. idea E. varying22. A. when B. At C. going to D. idea E. varying23. A. when B. At C. going to D. idea E. varying24. A. when B. At C. going to D. idea E. varying25. A. when B. At C. going to D. idea E. varying。

大学英语 B 阅读理解和完型填空训练题目——大学英语网考系列之五本系列资料均来自网络世界，仅供老师们为学生进行辅导参考使用。

切不可当作最后一赌来押题用。

英语学习是个漫长的工夫，“熟”方能生巧。

临阵磨枪不快也光，那基本是歪理邪说。

参加考试需要的是“硬”道理。

让应试教育尽快见鬼去吧……Passage 1No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon（外科医生）and part of it taken out．Today，however，we needn't worry about feeling pain during the operation．The sick person falls into a kind of sleep，and when he awakes，the operation is finished．But these happy conditions are fairly new．It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain．Long ago，operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything．The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best for him．He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off，and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched．Soon after 1770，Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called “laughing gas”．Laughing gas became known in America．Y oung men and women went to parties to try it．Most of them spent their time laughing，but one man at a party，Horace Wells，noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas．He decided to make an experiment on himself．He asked a friend to help him．Wells took some of the gas，and his friend pulled out one of Well's teeth．Wells felt no pain at all．As he didn't know enough about laughing gas，he gave a man less gas than he should have．The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out．Wells tried again，but this time he gave too much of the gas，and the man died．Wells never forgot this terrible event．1．It is ＿＿＿＿since a man being operated felt all the pain．A．a few more years B．not longC．few years D．two thousand years2．Long ago，when the sick man was operated on，he ＿＿＿＿．A．could feel nothing B．could not want anythingC．could feel all the pain D．could do anything3．Using the laughing gas，the people did not seem to ＿＿＿＿．A．be afraid of anything B．feel painC．want to go to the parties D．be ill4．If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he ＿＿.A．felt nothing B．felt very comfortable（舒服的）C．still felt pain D．would die5．One who took too much of the laughing gas ＿＿＿．A．would laugh all the time B．would dieC．would never feel pain D．would be very calm参考答案：CBCBPassage 2Modern zoos are very different from zoos that were built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places where people could go to see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in cages that were made of concrete (混凝土) with iron bars, cages that were easy to keep clean. Unfortunately for animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. The zoo environment was anything but natural. Although the zoo keepers took good care of the animals and fed them well, many of the animals did not thrive (茁壮成长) ; They behaved in strange ways, and they often became ill. In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats (家园).The animal was given more freedom in large areas so that they can live as they would in nature. Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and streams of water flow through the areas that the animals live in. There are few bars; there is often only a deep ditch (沟渠), filled with water, surrounding an area where several species of animals live together as they would naturally.注：本段文字很方便设计完形填空题目，可以让学生认真阅读熟悉其内容。

完形填空Passage 1Many Chinese students don’t pay much attention to spoken English atschool. They think it necessary to practice speaking English in class. Here isa story to show you how important it is to speak the English language —21— ineveryday life.A foreigner once got hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He satdown at a table.When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers —22— it and took them out again in order to express that he wanted something to eat for he couldnot speak English.The waiter soon brought a cup of tea. The man shook his head. The waiter then took away the tea and brought a cup of coffee. The man again shook his head. The man tried again and again, but he wasn 't able to make —23— understood. Finally another man came in. He spoke English _clearly and fluently. In a few minutes,there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table —24— him.So you see a man often goes hungry if he doesn't —25— a foreignlanguage.很多中国学生在学校不注重口语学习.他们觉得只需要在课堂上说英语就足够了。

电大英语网考完型填空题全集（附答案）(一)Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Georgia1929. when he was （still）a boy Martin learned that black Americans were (often) treated differently from most of (their) fellow Americans. Many could not attend good schools, (obtain) good jobs, or live in nice houses because of the color of their (skin). Martin knew that in a free country this was (wrong). He wanted to help his fellow black countryman, (so) he decided to go to school and (become) a minister. He became a pastor (牧师)in Montgomery, Alabama . This is （where）Martin Luther King’s "peaceful fight" first began.Dr. King worked （for）equality in other cities. He knew that the (only) waypeople could win their rights was to remain peaceful, (even) in face of danger. Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his achievements and (courage). The whole nation (saw) the terrible event (that) (occurred) on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Martin Luther King, Jr. was (murdered). The man who had preached (倡导) nonviolence (非暴力) died (violently). But Dr. King’s dream can never (die). Many Americans are still (working) to make that dream come true.(二)In Britain，winter is the season not only for visits to the theatre，opera，concerts and ballet，but also for shopping or for sightseeing. London，one of the （busiest）cities in the world，has plenty to offer during the winter months，(especially) in the way of entertainment and the（shops）act like a magnet with (their) array of presentsfor the Christmas (shopper)，followed by large scale bargains in the January (sales). But it’s not only London that (offers) value shopping －most of our suburban and (provincial) centers have just as much to offer to the (eager) shopper. Even if you’re based (in) London，you don’t have to spend all your (time) there. Take a train or coach and （see）what else Britain has to offer; (there) are many excursions，even in winter，and among the great country houses (which) keep their stately front doors open (throughout) the year are Longleaf and Woburn Abbey.（Rent）a car and drive (out) into the beauty of the winter landscape －the scenery will be (ever) beautiful －and the people will have more time to chat to you (at) this time of year.(三)The United States covers the large part of the North American continent. （Its）neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. (Although) the United States is a big country, it is not the largest. In 1964, its (population) was over 185,000,000.When the land first became a nation, after (winning) its independence from England, it had only thirteen states. (Each) was presented on the American flag by a (star). All the states were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation (grew) towards the west, new states were added and new stars added to the flag. For a long time there were 48 states. In 1959, (however) two more stars were added to the flag representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.Many Americans are descendants of people who came from all over of the world to start a new way of life. Those (who) came first and in greatest numbers to make their homes on the eastern coast of NorthAmerica were mostly from (England). That is why the language of United States is English and why its culture and customs are most like those of England than anywhere else.(四)Time slips by slowly without notifying you. Sometimes you expect time to fly and it takes so (long) to pass. (Looking) back on my childhood days, I am glad to say some of the periods, cross your path only once, (even if) you wanted them to be repeated.I still remember the day when my mother first said to me that the (message) had come for me. I didn’t understand (what) that meat and I was sent to a classroom to sit on a cold bench. I cursed silently at the speed of the minute hand of the clock. How long it took in (covering) a minute!Another of my earliest (memories) was a much happier one. My uncle Joe hadbought me for my eighth birthday, a fish tank, with a number of golden fish in it. I (remember) staring at those funny little creatures the whole day, trying to (follow) them as they swam about. I put my hand into the water and tried to (catch) the fish. When took my hands back out of the tank I found, to my great surprise, that all the fish turned upside down!(五)Why don’t birds get lost on their long migratory (迁移的) fights? Scientists have been (puzzled) over this question for many years. Now the reasons have been discovered only recently.Experiments show that birds depend on the sun to guide them. But what of birds that fly mainly at night? Tests with man-made stars have proved (that) certain night-flying birds are able to follow the (stars). One such bird, a warbler—hadspent its lifetime in a (cage) and had never flown under a natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn (天生的) (ability) to use the stars for guidance. The bird’s cage was placed under a man-made star-filled sky at migration time. Any (change) in the position of the make-believe stars (caused) a change in the direction of his flight.Scientists think that warblers use the sun for guidance. But at night stars are clearly their important (means) of navigation (导航). What do they do when the stars are (hidden)? Clearly, they find their way by such landmarks as mountain ranges and rivers. But when it’s too dark to see these, the warblers circle (helplessly).(六)Should authority be criticized? In (much) of the world, authority is not challenged either out of respect or out of (fear). In such countries children are notexpected to (question) their teachers in school and (curious) young scholars or imaginative industrial aids are hampered (妨碍、牵制) in technical research because they don’t feel free to (disagree) or fight with their superiors. Cleve researchers may be considered too young to have “any fight”to present (findings) that are different from the knowledge and wisdom of their older, more experienced colleagues. However, Americans are expected from childhood to question, analyze and search. School tasks are (designed) to encourage the use of a wide range of materials. A composition topic such as “Write a paper (on) the world’s supply of sugar”will send many a child in search of completely unfamiliar ideas. (Even) in the primary grads, children are taught to use libraries and the worldwide web or the Internet, and to search for new ideas of various sorts. By learning to accept the unfamiliar at an earlyage these young people become more tolerant of other people’s ideas throughout their lives. (By) the time they are 14, 15 and 16, many young scholars are making original and valuable contributions in all fields of science.(七)As late as 1800, women’s only place was in the home. No “nice”woman would (dream) of entering what was strictly a male world. Men believed that woman couldn’t handle a job outside her home. This was such a (widely) accepted idea that when the famous Bronte sisters began writing books in 1846, they disguised (假装) themselves by (signing) their books with men’s names.Teaching was the first profession (open) to woman soon after 1800 because then most high schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College was the first college in America to (accept) women.Hospital nursing became respectable work for woman only (after) Florence Nightingale became famous. Because she was a wealthy and educated woman, as well as a nurse, people began to believe (it) was possible for women to nurse the sick. England’s first training school for nurse was opened in 1860.The (invention) of the typewriter in 1867 made it possible for women to come out of the home and go into the business world. Because women had slender, quick (fingers), they could operate typewriters quickly and well. By 1900, thousands of women were working at real jobs in school and offices in both England and America. The idea (that) women could work in the business had been accepted.(八)The effects of population growth can be seen in global and in local terms. Globaleffects-ozone depletion and global warming-are not as linked to the developing countries as to the wasteful and polluting production systems in (industrialized) countries. Population growth in the Third World does not destroy completely the planet. But (while) the industrialized world needs to drastically (effects) of their industrialized population. The developing world must aim for zero population growth to (deal with) local impacts of population. Ninety percent of the growth in the 21st century will be in the developing world. The local effects are dramatic. Population (growth) in the Philippines and Africa can devastate their own area-growing too fast may mean that they run (short) of food to feed themselves, as the gains of the Green Revolution may start to run dry (because of) overuse of the land. In China’s case, even with family planning, its population will continue to in crease at a high rate (due to)the sheer size of the population base. (Furthermore), its one-child policy is not a permanent solution, as it will create an age structure (that) will be difficult to deal with in the future.(九)China has 267 million families. About 10 million newlyweds establish new households every year. Many of these new households differ significantly (from) traditional families.The concept of marriage is changing so that people more marry for happiness (rather than) to carry on the family (line). Most people hope to find a spouse who is well-educated and considerate. While they value love in a marriage, most people also consider the material well-being of a (potential) spouse.China is rapidly changing from the traditional belief (that) more children meanmore happiness to the modern concept of fewer and healthier births. In less than two decades, China’s fertility rate has dropped by more than 50 percent. (Increasingly), young couples are postponing having a child to allow for their own personal growth and enjoyment. Some couples are (declining) to have children. In these cases, women generally play a pivotal (role); this situation is most common in large cities.In recent years the divorce (rate) has slowly climbed in China, but it is still only one-third to one-fifth that of developing countries such as India and Thailand. This indicates that Chinese marriages are still relatively stable (even though) people’s ideas and conduct have changed significantly since China’s reform and opening to the outside world.(十)Before 1836 the Texas area (belonged)to Spain and then to Mexico. (Under) the leadership of Stephen Austin, American settlers moved to Texas. The Mexican government wanted these settlers to become Mexican citizens and Roman Catholics and to (free) their slaves, but the settlers had (other) ideas. They demanded local self-government and the same rights (as) Americans in the United States, such as trial by jury (陪审团).The settlers (declared) their independence from Mexico and formed the Republic of Texas. The Mexican army of General Santa Anna defeated the (rebels) at the Alamo on March 6, 1836. But with the spirit of the battle cry “Remember the Alamo,” Sam Houston and the Texas won a battle at Sam Jacinto on April 21. They (signed) a peace treaty with Mexican leaders and (elected) Houston President of the “Lone Star Republic.”The Republic of Texas did not becomepart (of) the United States for nine years because most northerners opposed the annexation (合并) of another slave state.。

P a s s a g e 1Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own.Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes garden, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature.Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s two weeks visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.1. Which of the following statements is NOT trueA. People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city.B. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country.C. Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London.D. Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside.2. With the same money needed for ________, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.A. getting a small flat with a gardenB. having a small flat with a gardenC. renting a small flat without a gardenD. buying a small flat without a garden3. When the garden is in blossom, the one ________ has been rewarded.A. living in the countryB. having spent time working in the garden.C. having a garden of his own.D. having been digging, planting and watering4. People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that ________ if they had to live outside London.A. their life was meaninglessB. their life was invaluableC. they didn’t d eserve a happy lifeD. they were not worthy of their happy life5. The underlined phrase “get away from” in the 3rd paragraph refers to ________.A. deal withB. do away withC. escape fromD. prevent from很多在伦敦工作的人喜欢住在伦敦郊外,然后每天乘火车、汽车和公交车去上班或上学;这也就意味着他们不得不早出晚归;住在伦敦郊外的一个好处就是房子便宜;在伦敦即使是没有花园的小公寓也需要一笔不菲的租金,用同样的钱,你可以在郊区买一个带花园的小房子了然后,他在乡村就可以远离喧嚣和忙碌的工作生活;即使他不得不起得更早,花更多的时间乘火车或公交车,但他晚上可以睡得更好;在周末和夏季的夜晚,他可以享受乡村清新干净的空气;要是他喜欢花园,在花园里干一些想挖土、种植、浇水等许多园艺的活,那么当鲜花和蔬菜生长起来的时候,他就与其他分享大自然秘密的人们一样得到奖赏;然而有些人对乡村并不感兴趣;对他们来说,幸福就在市区里,那里有电影院、剧院、漂亮的商店、繁忙的街道、舞厅和饭店;如果不得不住在伦敦郊外的话,这些人就觉得生活没意义了;对于那些热爱都市生活的人来说他们所需要的乡村生活,就是偶尔去公园散步,每个夏天去海边过上两个星期,其他跟乡村有关的东西,让那些每天晚上都急于离开伦敦的人们住在郊外的人们去享受吧;答案与解析本文介绍在伦敦工作的人对是在市里居住还是在乡下居住所持的不同看法和态度;1. B;推断题;根据文章内容：虽然有很多喜欢乡村生活,但文章最后讲也有些人喜欢城市生活,从而可推知此题答案为B;2. C;细节题;根据文章第2段第二、三句可推知此题答案为C;3. B;推断题;根据文章第3段最后两句可知：要是他喜欢花园,在花园里挖土、种植、浇水等等,那么当鲜花和蔬菜生长起来的时候,他就得到了与大自然分享秘密的奖赏,所以选B;4. A;推断题;根据文章最后一段第2句Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London可推知此题答案为A;5. C;推断题;根据其上文：这些人偶尔去公园散散步后去海边度两周假；本句接着说：其余的就留给那些每天晚上喜欢离开伦敦的人,那么,“其余的”显然指“其余的乡村”;从而可推知题答案为C;Passage 2By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most for the benefits of others-they are people against whom we measure others. They are men and women recognized for shaping our nation’s consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by, where the very idea of heroism is something beyond us-an artifact of the past. Some maintain, that because the Cold War is over and because America is at peace, our age is essentially an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made in medical science.Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to go beyond celebrity, who are legendary, who somehow manage to become mythic,. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities That’s hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death—such as Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana.1. The passage mainly deals with ________.A. life and deathB. heroes and heroinesC. heroes and iconsD. icons and celebrities2. Heroes and heroines are usually ________.A. courageousB. good examples to followC. self-sacrificingD. all of the above3. Which of the following statements is wrongA. Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growthB. Superstars are famous for being famousC. One’s look can contribute to being famousD. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times4. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love ________.A. when she was 19B. when she became a princessC. just before her deathD. after she gave birth to a prince5. What is more likely to set an icon’s statusA. Good looks.B. Tragic and early death.C. Personal attraction.D. The quality of one’s story.就定义而言,英雄之所以与众不同是因为他们有非凡的勇气、取得了卓着的成就、常常为他人的利益而做出牺牲——他们是我们评价别人的标准;他们是大家公认的对我们国家意识的形成和我们国家的发展,还有对他们的崇拜者的一生起了重大作用的人;可是,有人说,我们的时代是很难出现真正英雄的时代,英雄主义这一概念本身我们就难以理解——它已经成为历史;有些人坚持说,由于冷战的结束和美国对外的和睦,我们的时代本质上不是一个英勇豪壮的时代;更进一步地说,总体犯罪率正在降低,经济的发展与增长已经缓解了贫困,医疗科学也在不断的进步;给文化偶像下定义就更难了,但是我们看到他们就认识了他们;他们超越了名流,成为传奇式人物,甚至在某种程度上已是神话式的人物;但究竟是哪些因素使有些人成为偶像,另一些人仅成了名流呢这就太难说了;部分原因是他们的生平带有传奇故事的色彩;比如说,年轻貌美的戴安娜·史宾塞,19岁时嫁给了王子,放弃了婚姻与王权,却在找到真爱的那一刻死去了;漂亮的长相当然有用,另外,在媒体的炒作下某种难以描述的、特殊的个人魅力也起作用;然而悲剧性地过早离开这个世界,却是造成偶像最重要的因素——例如：小马丁·路德·金、约翰·F·肯尼迪和戴安娜;Passage 3Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious andself-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their won appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making Do they like me Do I sound stupid Am I wearing unattractive clothesIt is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A person’s conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or s he behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people’s reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.’Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing “the right thing.” Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, “You’re just saying that to make me feel good. I know it’s not true.” It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced Fortunately, people can overcome shynesswith determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths.Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let’s not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.1. What does the author try to p rove by citing “what kind of impression am I making ”A. Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance.B. People’s shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions.C. It’s natural that shy people don’t believe other’s comp liments.D. Shy people think they are different from others.2. According to the writer, self-awareness is ________.A. a good qualityB. the cause of unhappinessC. harmful to peopleD. a weak point of shy people3. When being praised, shy people feel that it is ________.A. goodB. unrealC. very reasonableD. harmful4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passageA. Shyness helps us to develop our potentialB. Shyness enables us to understand ourselves betterC. Shyness can block our chances for a rich lifeD. Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem5. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people ________.A. should find more of their weaknessB. should understand themselves in the right wayC. had better ignore their weaknessD. can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem参考译文：害羞是由于在众人面前感觉不自在而引发的;害羞的人容易焦虑,自我意识强,他们过分在意自己的外表和行为;他们头脑里常有这样不安的想法：我给别人留下了怎样的印象别人喜欢我吗我是否听起来很蠢我穿的衣服难看吗显而易见,这些不适的感觉对人有负面影响;一个人的自我认识体现在他/她的言行举止上,这些行为影响着他人对此作出反映;总体来说,人们对自身的看法深刻影响到他们生活的方方面面;害羞的人往往自信不足,常常被动,易受他人影响;他们需要有相信自己的心态,认识到自己所做的是正确的;害羞的人对批评意见比较敏感;他们感到自卑意识由此增强;害羞的人难以取悦;他们会说这样的话：“你说那些是让我高兴,其实我知道我没那么好;” 显然,自我意识是一种良好的品质,过份的自我意识就不好了;害羞能够消除或至少减轻吗当然;只要人们坚定耐心地培养自信就可克服害羞;既然害羞源自缺乏自信,人们应该在看到自己长处的同时认识自己的短处;每个人都是独特的,有价值的个体,有自己的行为方式;我们对自己了解越多,我们就越能发挥自己的潜能;不要让害羞妨碍我们享受丰富的人生;1. 一段第—二句话提到“害羞的人很紧张和敏感,他们对于自己的外表和行为过分关心;”所以选B为正确答案;2．答案A;解析细节推断题;根据第三段最后一句,可知自我意识是—种好的品质,所以选A;选项C有干扰性,过度的自我意识是有害的,而不是说自我意识是有害的;3．答案B;解析细节推断题;根据第三段第五句;4. 答案C;解析细节推断题;根据文中最后一句“我们不应该让害羞阻碍我们过丰富的有价值的生活;”可知正确答案是C;5．答案B; 解析细节推断题;第五段第二句话提到,“我们越了解自己就越越容易发挥自己的潜质;”可以推断出我们应该正确了解自己,所以选B;Passage 4What makes a person a scientist Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others The answer is “no”. It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate, how to discover information, is important to everyone. The scientist, however, goes one step further, he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works.The scientist’s knowledge must be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigations. Einstein’s ideas were shown to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.1. What makes a scientist according to the passageA. The tools he uses.B. The way he uses his tools.C. His ways of learning.D. The various tools he uses.2. “The scientist, however, goes one step further…”. The author says this to show ________.A. the importance of informationB. the importance of thinkingC. the difference between scientists and ordinary peopleD. the difference between carpenters and people with other jobs3. A sound scientific theory should be one that ________.A. works not only under one set of conditions at one time, but also under the same conditions at other timesB. does not allow any changes even under different conditionsC. can be used for many purposesD. leave no room for improvement4. The author quotes the case of Albert Einstein to illustrate ________.A. the measurements are keys to success in scienceB. that accuracy of mathematicsC. that the investigations are important in scienceD. that the mathematical calculations may test his investigations5. What is the main idea of the passageA. The theory of relativity.B. Exactness is the core of science.C. Scientists are different from ordinary people.D. Exactness and ways of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist.是什么使一个普通人成为科学家他有与从不同的学习方法和工具吗答案是否定的;不是因为科学家使用的工具,而是因为他使用工具的方法使他成为科学家;你也许认同怎么用力对一名木匠来说很重要;你也许也认同怎么研究调查,发现信息对每个人来说都很重要;然而,科学家比这更进一步,他必须确定他对自己的问题得出了一个合理的答案,并且他的答案通过别人也可以得到证实;他同时把自己得出的许多答案归结为一个系统的关于世界如何运作的观点;科学家的知识必须很确切;不能给半错半对或者只有一半机会对的情况留任何空间;他必须在条件允许的情况下尽可能正确;在一种条件下成功一次的话必须在同样的条件下都能成功;如果条件不同,科学家在证明过程中观察到的任何变化都必须解释他的条件是如何变化的;这是关于调查研究在科学研究中十分重要的其中一个理由;爱因斯坦通过数学方法提出了相对论;他的数学运用的正确性被后人通过调查研究的方法证实该理论是正确的;一个科学家会用很多工具来测量;测量的结果用来进行数学计算,再进行调查研究的测试;A city man was on holiday in the mountains. He talked with a mountain man and found that the man was stupid. So he suggested they play a game. “We'll ask each other questions, ” he said, “and the person will pay a dollar if he can't answer one question.” The mountain man thought about this for a few minutes, then said that the city man paid a dollar and he paid only 50 cents. The city man agreed.“What has three legs and can fly ” asked the mountain man. The city man thought a while, then answered “I don't know. Here is your dollar.”Then he asked the same question: “What has three legs and can fly ”“I don't know, either,” said the mountain man. “Here is your 50 cents.”1. A city man was on holiday ________.A. in a far away placeB. on the high hillsC. in a cityD. in a village2. The city man found the mountain man was ________.A. not cleverB. on the high hillsC. cleverD. strong3. The city man said, “We'll ________.”A. fight each otherB. help each otherC. ask each other questionsD. look at each other4. The mountain man ________.A. knew the answer himselfB. didn't know the answer himselfC. told the answer to the city manD. didn't want to tell the city man the answer5. At last ________.A. the city man got one dollarB. the city man got 50 centsC. the mountain man got one dollarD. the mountain man got 50 centsLook at the instructions on the bottle of the medicine and then choose the right answers.John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine.Cough MedicineShake 摇动it well before use.Take it three times each day before meals.Dose 药量:Age: over 14 2 teaspoonfuls勺8—13 1 teaspoonful4—7 1／2 teaspoonfulNot right for children below the age of three. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December 1st 2002.1. John should take ________ a day.A. 2 teaspoonfulsB. 3 teaspoonfulsC. 4 teaspoonfulsD. 1 teaspoonful2. The medicine should be kept in ________.A. a fridgeB. hot waterC. any placeD. the sun3. John should ________ before he takes it.A. shake the medicine wellB. eat nothingC. do some exerciseD. drink a cup of tea4. When people are ________ years old, they cannot take this medicine.A. eightyB. thirtyC. twoD. twelve5. John will ________ the medicine when it is left after Dec.1st, 2002.A. throw awayB. stop to takeC. take onceD. take six times more答案与解析约翰病了,咳嗽得很厉害;医生给他开了些药;咳嗽药上说明书的内容主要包括了药品的服用方法、药量、贮存条件以及保质期等;1. B;根据“John is twelve years old.”和“8—13 1 teaspoonful”可知B为正确答案;2. A;“Put it in a cold place.”是本题答案的依据;3. A;答案就在“Shake摇动it well before use.”中;4. C;由“Not right for children below the age of three”这句话可知,此药不适用于三岁以下的儿童;5. A;本说明的最后一句说的是此药品的保质期;答案显然为A;In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rain hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.In England, people can also have summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.1. Why do people in England often talk about the weatherA. Because they may have four seasons in one day.B. Because they often have very good weather.C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring.D. Because the sky is sunny all day.2. From the story we know that ________ come and then there is a heavy rain.A. sunshine and snowB. black cloudsC. summer and winterD. spring and autumn3. “People can also have summer in winter”means “It is sometimes ________ in winter.”A. warmB. coolC. coldD. rainy4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because________.A. their friends ask them to do so.B. it often rains in EnglandC. they are going to sell themD. they are their favorite things5. The best title for this passage is ________.A. Bad SeasonB. Summer or WinterC. The Weather in EnglandD. Strange English PeopleLong, long ago there was no zero. To write the number sixty-three people wrote 63. To write six hundred and three, people wrote 63. The space between six and three was there to mean." not any "tens. Sometimes people did not remember the space. It was hard to see and read.Later people used a dot to hold the space. Six hundred and three looked like this 6.3. But the dot was hard to see. So people put a circle around it like this 6⊙3. Then people could see the dot. They remembered the space. At last, only the circle around the dot was used. It was like a zero. This is one story of how the zero came to be used.Now zero has many important uses. Zero tells how many. Can you tell some other ways of using zero1. Long, l ong ago people didn’t know how to ________.A. writeB. write zeroC. write numbersD. write sixty-three2. Long, long ago if they wrote two hundred-eight, people wrote ________.A. 28B. 2 8C. 228D. 2083. Later ________ was used to mean space.A. "not any"B. letter "0"C. zeroD. a dot4. People used circles ________.A. to remember waysB. to remember numbersC. not to forget the spaceD. to mean nothing5. The story tells us ________.A. how zero came to be usedB. how to write zeroC. what’s the use of zeroD. that zero means a dot, a circle or spaceI often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa .But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza .I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza .It must be the best place to buy pizza in the world, I thought.Many years later finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that is was Pisa and no pizza .But there was still something special about it for me. The tower got its name because it really does lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it. They are afraid it may fall over and they don’t like that it leans over the city.I do not think it’s a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will not fall down, it is 600 years old. Why should anything happen to it now And, if you ask me, I like what it looks like. To me it is a very human kind of leaning .Nothing is perfect, it seems to say.And who cares Why do people want things to be perfect Imperfect things may be more interesting. Let’s take the tower in Pisa. Why is it so famous There are many other older, more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People come from all over the world to see it.1. This passage is about ________.A. Italian pizzaB. Italy’s problemsC. how the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its nameD. why the writer likes Pisa2. The writer used to think Pisa ________.A. in SpainB. not very famousC. not the same as pizzaD. the same as pizza3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is ________.A. modernB. falling downC. 600 years oldD. 60 years old-4. The writer _______.A. doesn’t like what the tower looks likeB. likes what the tower looks likeC. thinks it’s the most beautiful tower in ItalyD. doesn’t like towers5. The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa because _______.A. it’s oldB. it’s perfectC. it sells pizzaD. it’s imperfect答案与解析这是关于比萨斜塔的一篇杂感;作者由儿时对比萨斜塔的曲解谈起,说到了自己对人们想要重新修正斜塔的看法;最后作者由此阐发感想：没有什么东西是十全十美的;人们不应当事事追求完美;如比萨斜塔一样,正因为它的不完美,才吸引了世界上众多人的目光;1. C;由作者所叙述的内容,可知该塔之所以被叫做斜塔是因为它是倾斜的;2. D;这层意思是作者对比萨斜塔的误解,答案在“But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza”一句中;3. C;本题属表层理解题;“The tower probably will not fall down, it is 600 years old.”是答案的出处;4. B;答案即在“And, if you ask me, I like what it looks like.”中;5. D;根据“Imperfect things may be more interesting.”及作者所流露出的对比萨斜塔的感情可以看出他认为缺憾也是一种美;If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, and when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories This is because they cannot read or write and when they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. As a result, they have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is being exercised the whole time.So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do.1. Someone can't have a good memory if ________.A. he can't read or writeB. his parents haven't a good memoryC. he doesn't make good use of his memoryD. he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time标准答案：C2. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ________.A. they will become thinB. they will become weakC. they begin to ache all overD. you can't use them any more标准答案：B3. Which of the following statements is trueA. Your memory needs chance for practice.B. A good memory is inherited from parents.C. Your memory works in the different ways as your arms or legs.D. Don't learn to read and write if you want to have a good memory.标准答案：A4. Few people know that if someone has a poor memory it is ________.A. his own faultB. his parents' faultC. his teachers' faultD. his friends' fault标准答案：A5. The writer wants to tell us ________.A. how to read and write wellB. how to have a good memoryC. how to use our arms or legs betterD. how to learn from the people who can't read or write标准答案：BA foreigner's first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands任务. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country.Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don’t, waiters will hurry you.You also find drivers will be abrupt and people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don't take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else "wasting" it beyond a certain courtesy point.The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some re-turnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life.Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, They will miss the ritual interaction that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be a convention in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a café or coffee house. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly.1. Which of the following statements is wrongA. Americans seem to be always under pressure.B. Americans attach less importance to patience.C. Ameri cans don’t care much about ritual socializing.D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.2. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means ________A. a less important thingB. a first concernC. a good businessD. an attractive gift3. Americans evaluate a business colleague ________.A. through social courtesyB. through prolonged business talksC. by establishing business relationsD. by learning about their past performance4. This passage mainly talks about ________.A. how Americans treasure their timeB. how busy Americans are every dayC. how Americans do business with foreignersD. what American way of life is like5. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is ________.A. criticalB. ironicalC. appreciativeD. objective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;。

Passage 1The Internet began more than thirty years ago, and its goal was to increase communication among universities, the government and some major American businesses by linking their computers together. The Internet makes it easy for them to send large amount of information quickly.As time passed, more people began using the Internet. In 1981, the Internet linked 13 computers. Only nine years later, it linked more than 350,000 computers. Today experts say there are about 300 million computers connected to the Internet.The Internet has changed the way people work. They can travel from place to place while getting in touch with their office all the time via the Internet. A recent report in the America magazine, Newsweek, said more than 89 million Americana now use the Internet at work. Companies around the world now use the Internet. One can hardly imagine how business could be done without the Internet.The Internet is becoming more important than any one had thought possible. And its importance is expected to increase more in the future.因特网30年前开始多起来，它的目标在于提高大学间的联系。

统考《大学英语B》完型填空专项练习1.Mr. Brown and his wife had a small bar near a railway station. The bar didn’t close 1__ midnight because people came to drink while they were 2 for trains. So the business was good. At two o’clock one morning, a man was still sitting at the table in the bar. He was 3 . Mr. Brown’s young wife wanted to go to bed. She looked 4 the bar several times, but the man kept sleeping. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, “You have tried to wake that man several ti mes, and he isn’t drinking anything. Why haven’t you sent him away? It’s too late.”“Oh, no, I don’t want to send him away,” he answered 5 a smile. “You know, each time I woke him up, he gave me five pounds. Then he went to sleep again.”1. A. with B. around C. sleeping D. until E. waiting2. A. with B. around C. sleeping D. until E. waiting3. A. with B. around C. sleeping D. until E. waiting4. A. with B. around C. sleeping D. until E. waiting5. A. with B. around C. sleeping D. until E. waiting2.Human language is a system of symbols. No other animal has a complex symbolic language that must be learned. Animal language is largely instinctive, 1 basic human language is learned speech, composed of sounds that symbolize things, ideas, actions, and the like.We learn to read, often with considerable effort, by noticing or 2 taught that groups of letters stand for the sounds that we already know how to speak. We learn to write, with even __3 effort, by learning to form the letters, 4 are symbols of sounds, and to put them together on paper so that others can read what we “say”.Since human language is a form of human behavior, there is nothing absolute about it. It has developed lowly throughout human history and will continue to develop. In the English language there are perhaps 600,000 sounds, possibly more, but most of them are 5 only to specialists and are rarely used.1. A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which2. A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which3. A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which4. A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which5. A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which3.It seems quite clearly unjust to pay two people different amounts of money for doing the same work. But it is not as easy as it appeals at first __1__ to introduce equal pay for equal work.Two people may be working side by side in a factory and doing the same work, but one may be doing it twice as fast as the __2__。