大学英语(B)阅读理解练习题及答案

Passage 35

All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: “Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This May Be Your Lucky Day!”

For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping. The cupboards in kitchen were full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say: “Madam, this is Your Lucky Day. Everything in your basket is free.”

One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. “Madam,” he said, holding out his hand, “I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!”

1. The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods _______. A. on TV

B. from the manager C. at the supermarket D. from the newspaper 2. Mrs. Edwards ________. A. is always very lucky B. had no friends

C. hoped to get free shopping D. gets disappointed easily

3. Mrs. Edwards’s husband tried to ________. A. make her unhappy B. cheer her up

C. buy things with her D. stop her buying things

4. Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly because she had to _______. A. buy another thing B. talk to the manager C. pay for her shopping D. find her shopping

5. Mrs. Edwards must have been ________. A. pleased B. delighted C. proud D. disappointed.

Passage 36

Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly, then a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits. Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits lasting as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by them.

There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help. Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and so on.

Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on. These are all easily formed habits. Unfortunately older persons often form habits which could have been avoided(避免).

We should keep away from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will be good for ourselves and others.

1. ________ are formed little by little.

A. Good habits B. Bad habits C. Both good habits and bad habits D. Either good habits or bad habits

2. The underlined word \ A. bad habits B. good habits C. children D. other persons

3. Generally speaking, it's difficult for one___ and easy for them _____ which should be avoided.

A. to form bad habits; to form good habits B. to form good habits; to form bad habits

C. to form such habits as will be good; to get rid of bad habits D. to get rid of bad habits; to form good habits

4 Why should we pay much attention to the formation of habits? A. Because habits are of great help to every one of us. B. Because a man can never get rid of a habit.

C. Because it's hard and sometimes even impossible to throw away bad habits. D. Because we are forced to do them again and again. 5. According to the passage, early rising ________. A. has something to do with success B. is an easily formed habit

C. is such a habit as should have been avoided D. is such a habit as will be kept

Passage 37

The child of today owes much of its pleasant school life to the work of Maria Montessori and others who felt as she did.

Maria Montessori was born in 1870 in northern Italy. Both her parents were well educated. While Maria was a student, she took great interest in the study of the particular nature of the child's mind. It came to her that small children should have freedom(自由) to learn.

Maria became a doctor and a professor at Rome University. In 1907, after working with backward students, she was given a chance to try out her ideas on children. There were sixty children, aged three to six, in the Children's House. The rooms were bright and colorful. Maria let the children make their own choice of what they wanted to do and work with their own speed. They became busy, peaceful and happy.

Maria Montessori was one of the world's great teachers. She traveled in Europe, America and Far East. She thought that true education, providing(提供) for the real needs of the child, would produce wise and happy grown-ups and therefore a peaceful world. Her original way of education has changed our whole idea of what childhood is.

Maria Montessori died in Holland at the age of eighty-two. 1. The short passage is mainly about ________. A. the education of backward students B. a new idea of education

C. the importance of proper education D. the life of Maria Montessori

2. Maria traveled a lot in the world to ________. A. teach the backward students B. enjoy her life in real nature C. spread her ideas of teaching D. study the situation of education

3. In what way did Maria teach the children in the Children's House? A. She taught them the best way of learning well. B. She let them learn in a very pleasant way.

C. She taught them by showing them how to do things. D. She just let them choose the most interesting subjects. 4 We learn from the passage that ________.

A. Maria left her homeland in order to study abroad B. Maria didn't get married

C. Maria's own parents were her teachers D. Maria fully understood the child's mind

5. Which of the following best explains why Maria was one of the world's great teachers? A. She created a new way in teaching, which changed the old idea of children's education.

B. She taught the backward students very successfully and produced a peaceful world. C. She showed great love for the children and trained them in a new way.

D. She taught backward students in many different countries and let them learn freely

Passage 38

Thirty years ago, Lake Ponkapog in Hartwell, New Jersey, was full, of life. Many birds and animals lived beside the water, which was full of fish. Now there are few birds, animals, and fish. The lake water is polluted(污染). It is in a colour of dirty brown, and it is filled with strange plants.

How did this happen? First, we must think about how water gets into LakePonkapog. When it rains, water comes into the lake from all around. In the past, there were forests all around Lake Ponkapog, so the rainwater was clean.

Now there are many homes around the lake. People often use chemicals(化学品) in their gardens. They use other chemicals inside their houses for cleaning or killing insects(昆虫). There are also many businesses. Businesses use chemicals in their machines or shops. Other chemicals fall onto the ground from cars or trucks. When it rains, the rainwater picks up all the chemicals from homes and businesses and then .carries them into the lake. They pollute the water and kill the animals.

Boats on the lake are also a problem. Lake Ponkapog is a popular place for motorboats. But oil and gas(油和汽)from boats get into the lake. So more bad chemicals go into the water this way.

People in Hartwell are worried. They love their lake and want to save it. Will it be possible? A clean lake must have clean rainwater going into it. Clean rainwater is possible only if people are more careful about chemicals at home and at work. They must also be more careful about gas and oil and other chemicals on the ground. And they mustn't use motorboats any more on the lake. All these may change people's lives. Only then can Lake Ponkapog be a beautiful, clean lake again.

1. In the past, the water in Lake Ponkapog was made clean by________. . A. forests B. rain C. birds D. fish 2.Chemicals from homes and businesses ________.

A. are always clean B. can help the animals C. are good for the lake D. get into the rainwater 3.Cleaner rainwater will mean ________. .

A. more boats on the lake B. more dirty things in the lake C. a cleaner lake D. a dirtier lake 4. To save Lake Ponkapog, people need to ________. ..

A. be more careful about chemicals B. use less water

C. grow fewer plants in the gardens D. use more motorboats on the lake 5. The passage is about ________. .

A. boats on Lake Pbnkapog B. why the water is dirty in Lake Ponkapog C. clean rainwater D. dirty lakes

Passage 39

The Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring 'Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring. Though there are some sayings about its origin ( 起源) ,all agree that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese means \野兽) that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new year.

One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time. People were very afraid. One day, an old man came to their help and said he would stop all this. To Nian he said, \beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemy(敌人)?？”“Yes,”Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth. People were very happy because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed their farm animals from time to time.

After that, the old man, who was a god(神), rode on the beast Nian and left. Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their happy life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each year's end to drive Nian away, because red is the colour the beast felt most afraid of.

From then on,every year at the beginning of spring, people \Mian\means \through the Nian safely\Putting up red paper-cuts to drive Nian away arid making dumplings for a better new year are still an every-year doing by the Chinese people. However(但是), people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the colour and the food make the New Year very enjoyable. 1.The Chinese New Year is also called ________. . . A. The Beginning of Spring B. The Spring Festival C. The New Spring D. The Beast Nian

2. How did the old man stop Nian from eating people?

A. By putting red paper-cuts on windows. B. By eating up beasts.

C. By talking to him. D. By riding on him. 3. Why did people put up red paper-cuts instead of those of any other colour? A. Because Nian liked the colour red. B. Because the colour red could kill Nian. C. Because the old man liked the colour red. D. Because Nian was afraid of the colour red.

4.The best title of this passage is ________. . A. The Origin of The Chinese New Year B. The Old Man And The Beast Nian C. How To Go Through The Nian Safely D. What Nian Was Like

5.Which of the sentences is true?

A. Nian can eat up all the beasts on earth at one time. B. Nian is a tall beast that likes to eat farm animals. C. Nian is afraid of paper-cuts.

D. Nian doesn't like to use his own mind.