C are proper to ask a man in action D．generally make one feel uneasy
32．The question“How do you feel?”seems to be correct and suitable when asked of A．a man working at his desk B．a person having lost a close friend C．a stranger who looks somewhat worried D．a friend who is ill 33．The writer seems to feel that a busy man should ____
A be praised for his efforts B never be asked any question C．not be bothered D be discouraged from working so hard
34．George Bernard Shaw’s reply in the passage shows his ______ A．cheerfulness B．cleverness C．ability D．politeness 35??You?ve put a bug in his ear?? means that you?ve A．made him laugh B．shown concern for him C made fun of him D．given him some kind of warning
Passage 14
Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is“Don?t!”．But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act，although the chances of his becoming famous are slim． The normal way to begin is to go to a drama sch001．Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted，and the course lasts two years．Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a theatrical company(剧团)，usually as an assistant stage manager This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre and occasionally acting in very small parts It is very hard work indeed，the hours are long and the salary is tiny．
Of course，some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and Success without this long and hard training．Connie Pratt，for example，was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory．A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop，as he drove past in his car．He stopped and got out to speak to the girl．He asked if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test，and she thought he was joking Then she got angry and said she would call the police It took the producer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was serious The test was successful．And within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day But chances like this happen once in a blue moon
36 From the very beginning，the author puts it clearly that acting is a profession _____ A sought after by too many B．too difficult for young people
C．for slim people only D．one can go into without special training 37．For someone who feels he must act，it is very likely that _____
A．he will become a film star at long last B he will become a stage manager C he will be well paid D．he will end up without any Success 38．The film producer found Connie Pratt one morning when she was ____ A．at work in a bicycle factory B．driving past him in her car C．going to a film studio D．waiting for a bus
39．A few weeks after the test．Connie Pratt found herself ______
A the most famous actress of the world B．playing the leading female role in a play
C．as famous as the greatest actor of the world D．no less famous than the leading actor of the day 40 The concluding sentence “chances like this happen once in a blue moon” means
A this is something which happens once in a while B．this is a highly profitable chance
C．this is something highly possible D this is a very rare chance
Passage 15
Soldiers and other military people wear uniforms with various other symbols to indicate their status．But in the business world everyone wears more or less similar suits，and you cannot tell at a glance who ranks higher or lower than another．So how do people in the business world show their superiority? An attempt to study this was made by two researchers using a series of silent films．They had two actors play the parts of an executive(经理)and a visitor，and switch roles each time．The scene had one man at his desk playing the part of an executive，while the other，playing the part of a visitor，knocks at the door，opens it and approaches the desk to discuss some business matter．
The audience watching the films was asked to rate the executive and the visitor in terms of status．A certain set of rules about status began to emerge from the ratings．The visitor showed the least amount of status when he stopped just inside the door to talk across the room to the seated man．He was considered to have more status when he walked halfway up to the desk，and he had the most status when he walked directly up to the desk and stood right in front Of the seated executive．
Another thing that affected the status of the visitor in the eyes of the observers was the time between knocking and entering．For the seated executive，his status was also affected by the time between hearing the knock and answering．The quicker the visitor entered the room，the more status he had．The longer the executive took to answer，the more status he had．
41．The experiment designed by the two researchers aimed at finding out _____
A．how business is conducted by all executive and a visitor B how to tell the differences between an executive and a visitor
C．how to tell businessmen at a glance D．how businessmen indicate status 42 Which of the statements can best sum up the passage? A．The executive has a higher status than the visitor． B．Military people wear uniforms but the businessmen do not
C，A study revealing a set of rules about the status of businessmen． D It is a good method to use a series of silent film in research．
43 Having entered the room，the closer the visitor approaches the executive, ___
A．the less it affected his status B．the lower his status C．the more it affected his status D．the higher his status
44．The longer the seated man was in answering the knock，______ A．the higher his status B．the less it affected his status C．the lower his status D the more it affected his status
45．Which statement is NOT true?
A Soldiers wear uniforms with various symbols so that one call tell their status at a glance． B．In the experiment．one actor played the executive while the other played the seated man C．Business people wear similar suits．
D The audience watching the film rated the executive and the visitor in terms of status． 阅读理解详解一
Are all your photographs good？Be honest with yourself. Aren’t some of your pictures too dark, and others too light？How many times have you thrown away a photo？We, the Fine Photograph Club, can help you. We meet every Wednesday in our comfortable club room in Bridge Street. At 7:30 p.m. a
member of the club or a visitor would give a talk, and then we have coffee. Our members will advise you on all the latest cameras and films. They will help you to develop your films or enlarge your pictures. What does it all cost？Only 5 pounds a year.
Photography is now a big business. Do you know, for instance, that there are 15 million cameras in our country？And that 700 million photographs are taken a year, more than one-third of them in color？Think of the amount of photography in television, the cinema, newspapers, books, advertisements and so on. In modern life people learn a lot from pictures, so photography is more and more important. It is also more complicated and more expensive than it used to be. You may only want to take good photographs of faces and places. If so, we can help you to get better results. You needn’t waste any more money. If you want to learn more about photography and how it is used, join the club please. You won’t be disappointed. Write now to the Secretary, Fine Photograph Club. Bridge Street. 31. The purpose of passage is to _____.
A. show people how to take fine pictures B. tell people photography is now a big business
C. tell people the club can do many things for you D. encourage people to join the photograph club
32. If you want to join the club, you _____.
A. must be good at photography B. must know about the latest cameras and films C. must pay a little money a year D. must be honest with yourself 33. You are able to be honest so that you can_____.
A. say if your photos are good or bad B. tell how much money you waste C. help the Fine Photograph Club D. know the latest development in cameras 34. The club can give the following service except _____.
A. coffee B. amusement C. advice D. information 35.Which statement of the following is true？
A. If you are a member of Fine Photograph Club, it will cost you only 5 pounds to buy a camera. B. All the members of Fine Photograph Club can take free photographs of faces and places. C. More than a third of 700 million color photographs are taken a year.
D. If you write to the photograph club, you will be very good at photographing. 阅读理解二
Most of us know about the Nobel Prize, especially the Nobel Peace Prize, but few of us know anything about the man who set them up. His name was Alfred Nobel. He was a great scientist and inventor himself. Besides, he had a big business. His business may surprise you. He made and sold explosives. His companies even made and sold weapons. Isn’t this something that surprises you? The man who made money from weapons should set up the Peace Prize?
Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons, he hated war. He hoped that there would be no war in the world. He was one of the richest in Europe. When he died in 1896, he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will. According to his will, most of his money was placed in a fund. He wanted the interest from the fund to be used as prizes every year. We know them as the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prizes are international. Alfred Nobel wanted the winners to be chosen for their work, not the country they came from.
Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind. He made
money all by his own efforts, but he left the world share his wealth. His inventions and wealth stay with the world for ever.
36. Alfred’s business was _____.
A. making and selling explosives B. not making and selling weapons
C. making explosives and selling weapons D. making weapons and selling explosives 37. Nobel wanted to set up the Nobel Peace Prize because _____. A. he made enough money B. he hated war
C. he wanted to get more interest from the fund D. he liked to live in a peaceful world 38. Nobel Prizes come from _____.
A. all Nobel’s money in the fund B. all Nobel’s money in his company C. all the interest from the fund D. some of the interest in the fund 39. Nobel was a (an) _____ person in the world.
A. interesting B. unselfish C. kind-hearted D. richest 40. Which statement of the following is Right according to the passage?
A. Nobel set up his company to sell clothes. B. Most of Nobel’s money was used for the world Wars.
C. Nobel Prizes are only for some people from some special countries.
D. Nobel worked hard in his life and saved lots of money for the world to share. 阅读理解三
Dinner customs are different around the world. If you are a dinner guest in Ghana, this information will help you a lot.
In Ghana dinner is usually from four in the afternoon to six in the evening. But there are no strict rules about time. Whenever a guest arrives, a family offers food. When you go to a home, the person who
receives guests takes you to the living room first. At this time everyone welcomes you. Then you go to the dining room. There you wash your hands in a bowl of water. All the food is on the table.
In Ghana you usually eat with your fingers. You eat from the same dish as everyone else. But you eat from one side of the dish only. It is not polite to get food from the other side of the dish. After dinner, you wash your hands again in a bowl of water.
Most meals in Ghana have a dish called fufu. People in Ghana make fufu from the powder of some plants. Sometimes they cut the fufu with a saw because it is very hard. You must chew fufu well, or you may get sick. You eat fufu with the fingers of your right hand only. 41. From the passage we know that in Ghana _____.
A. the rules for dinner time are not strict B. dinner is always at six in the evening
C. a family offers food only at four in the afternoon D. people usually invite their guests to dinner later in the evening
42. If you are a dinger guest in Ghana ,the host(主人)always takes you to _____. A. the dining room first B. the living room first C. the kitchen first D. the garden first 43. People in Ghana usually eat _____.
A. from one side of a dish to the other B. from the other side of the dish C. with their fingers D. with their spoons
44. In fact, most dishes in Ghana _____.
A. are cooked with the powder of some plants B. have fufu in them C. are too hard to eat D. are very hard 45. When you eat fufu, you’d better _____.
A. cut it with a saw B. use your right hand only C. chew it well D. all of the above
答案CDCDB 2 CCABC 3 DDDBA 4 CBBAD 5 CACAB
6 DCCCB 7 DBCAD 8 ACBCD 9CCACC 10BCCCA 11 DADCD 12 CADCA 13 DDCBD 14 ADDBD 15 DCDAB Passage 1
这里要讲述Andrew Jackson 和Martin Van Buren这2届美国总统的小故事。这2个小故事也许可以解释美语中OK一词的来历。故事的真实性我们不得而知，不过内容却很有意思。
第一个解释来源于总统Andrew Jackson的故事。Andrew Jackson几乎没有受到过什么教育，事实上，他对于日常的读写都有困难。当收到重要文件的时候，在尝试阅读之后，还是让他的助手帮忙解释文件的内容。如果批准一份文件，Andrew Jackson就在上面写“all correct”。麻烦的是，他不知道怎么这2个单词怎么拼写，因此，实际上他在文件上写的是“ol korekt”。过了不久，他又把这2个单词缩写为“OK”。
第二个解释来源于总统Martin Van Buren的家乡的名字——纽约的Kinderhook。为了帮助Van Buren成为总统，他的朋友为此组织了一个社团。他们把这个社团叫做Old Kinderhook Club，社团中支持Van Buren的人都被称为“OK”
Passage 2
尽管美国幅员辽阔，而且土地所产出的粮食远远超过现有人口的需求，现今的美国却几乎完全是个都市化的国家。不足十分之一的人口在从事农业和林业，而剩余的大多数人都居住在大大小小的城镇中或者城镇的周围。传统的景象在这里不断发生着变化：小的城镇之间仍然彼此十分相似，典型的小城镇还是呈现出大家心目中的乡村的风貌；但是大部分的美国人却不再住在小城镇了。现在半数的人口都在大约30几个大都市地区（包括附近郊区的大型城市）——这种大都市地区的人口都在百万以上，总的都市人口数量远远超过德国和英国，更不用说法国了。城市和乡村的人口统计需要特别对待，因为我们所谓的住在乡村的人们，每天都会开车前往附近的城镇工作。当远离城镇居住的热潮持续的情况下，城镇周围的乡村地区逐渐盖满了房屋。那么说不定什么时候，一块乡村的地区就变成了城市的郊区。不过，典型的美国人还是越来越趋向于居住在大都市而不是小城镇的环境中。
Passage 3
当我们被问起准确的说书一年之前的这个时候我们正在做什么，我们可能不得不承认记不得了。但是，如果我们有个册子，上面记录了每天我们做过什么的话，这个问题就不难给出答案了。
对于历史的记录也是如此。许多事情由于没有任何书面的记录而被人遗忘。有时也有人会对于他们
高中英语阅读理解（附答案、解析、翻译）[1]1
