最新统考大学英语B阅读理解B高频考点练习题及答案
1、Peterwonderedwhyhedidn'thavemanyfriends.Thereasonwashewasalwaystaking,nevergiving.
OnedayPetertoldBill,“I'dliketogiveapartyonSaturday,I'dlikeyoutocomeandbringMartha,too.”“Thanks,Peter.We'dbehappytocome.”“Perhapsyou'dliketobringyourviolin.YouandMarthasingwelltogether.I'msureeveryonewillwantyoutosingforus.”ThatwashowPeterbegantoplanhisparty.Nextheaskedanotherfriend,Betty,tobringacake.“Youmakethebestcakeintheworld,Betty,andIliketoeatyourcakebetterthanhaveonefromthebakery.”Peterinvitedafewotherfriendstocometohisparty.Hedidn'tforgettoasksomethingfromeachoneofthem.HeevenaskedJimandMaryJacksontolethimgivethepartyattheirhouse!Theyagreed.
Thepartywasabigsuccess.However,astheguestswereleaving,theysaid“Thankyou”toBillandMarthaforthemusic,Bettyforthecake,theJacksonsfortheuseofthehouseandtoothersfortheirhardwork.ToPetertheyjustsaid,“Thanksfortheinvitation.”
1)、ThepartywasheldatPeter'sfriend'shouse.A.TB.F
答案:A
2)、TheJacksonsdidhardworkfortheparty.
A.TB.F
答案:B
13)、AllhisfriendslikedPeter.
A.TB.F
答案:B
4)、Petertriedhisbesttogivetheparty.
A.TB.F
答案:B
5)、Fromthestory,wecanseePeterwasaselfishman.
A.TB.F
答案:A
2、Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations-thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewe
2readandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingincreases.
Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.
1)、TheA.aB.aC.aD.a
originoflanguageis_________.
legendhandeddownfromthepastmatterthatishiddenorsecretquestiondifficulttoanswerproblemnotyetsolved
istrueaboutwords?
答案:D2)、What
A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.B.Theycannotbewrittendown.C.Theyaresimplysounds.D.Theyaremysterious.
答案:C
33)、Therealpowerofwordsconsistsintheir______.
A.propertiesB.characteristicsC.peculiarityD.representative答案:D4)、By
function
“association”inthelastparagraph,theauthor
means______.
A.a
specialquality
appearancewhichispuzzling
B.ajoiningofideasinthemind
C.anD.a
strangefeature
ofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoet
答案:B5)、Which
isNOTtrue?
A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.
B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.C.Hecanmovementotears.D.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.
答案:A
3、WhenyoutakeawalkinmanyofthecitiesintheWest,youoftenseealotofpeoplewalkingdogs.Itisstilltruethatadogisthemostusefulandfaithfulanimalintheworld.Butthereasonswhypeoplekeepadoghavechanged.
Intheolddays,peopleusedtotraindogstoprotect
4themselvesagainstattacksbyotherbeasts.Andlater,theycametorealizethatthedogwasnotonlyusefulforprotectionbutwillingtoobeyhismaster.Forexample,whenpeopleuseddogsforhunting,thedogswouldnoteatwhatwascaughtwithoutpermission.Butnow,peopleinthecityneednotprotectthemselvesagainstattacksofananimal.
Whydotheykeepdogs,then?Somepeoplekeepdogstoprotectthemselvesfromrobbery,butthemostimportantreasonisforcompanionship.Forachild,adogishisbestfriendwhenhehasnofriendstoplaywith.Foryoungcouples,adogistheirchildwhentheyhavenochildren.Foroldcouples,adogisalsotheirchildwhentheirrealchildrenhavegrownup.Sothemainreasonwhypeoplekeepdogshaschangedfromprotectiontofriendship.
1)、Itistruethatadogisthemostimportantanimalintheworld.A.TB.F
答案:B
2)、Accordingtothepassage,dogsweretrainedforprotectionagainstotheranimalsinthepast.A.TB.F
答案:A
3)、Dogswereusedforhuntingbecausetheyalwaysobeyedtheirmasters.A.TB.F
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