C. when they are running long distance D. all of the above
书籍是人类知识的总结,书籍是全世界的营养品。——莎士比亚
Passage 32
Man has always wanted to fly．Some of the greatest men in history have thought about the problem．One of these，for example，was the great Italian artist，Leonardo da Vinci（达?芬奇）．In the sixteenth century he made designs for machines that would fly．But they were never built．
Throughout history，other less famous men have wanted to fly. An example was a man in England 800 years ago．He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers．Then he fixed them to his body and jumped into the air from a tall building．He did not fly very far．Instead，he fell to the ground and broke every bone in his body．
The first real steps took place in France，in 1783．Two brothers，the Montgolfiers，made a very large“hot air balloon”．They knew that hot air rises．Why not fill a balloon with it？The balloon was made of cloth and paper．In September of that year，the King and Queen of France came to see the balloon．They watched it carry the very first air passengers into the sky．The passengers were a sheep and a chicken．We do not know how they felt about the trip．But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals landed safely．Two months later，two men did the same thing．They rose above Paris in a balloon of the same kind．Their trip lasted twenty-five minutes and they travelled about eight kilometres． 1. Leonardo da Vinci ________．
A. said that man would fly in the sky one day B. built a kind of machine which never flew C. drew many beautiful pictures of birds D. made designs for flying machine
2. Eight hundred years ago an Englishman ________. A．made a kind of flying machine
B．tried to fly with wings made of chicken feather C．wanted to build a kind of balloon D．tried to fly on a large bird
3．In fact, the Englishman who tried to fly ________. A．lost his life
B．flew only 8minutes C．got badly wounded D．succeeded in flying
4．The very first air passengers in the balloon were ________. A．the King and the Queen B．two Frenchmen C．two animals D．the Montgolfiers
5．When did two Frenchmen rise above Paris？ A．In December 1783． B．In September 1783． C．In November 1783．
D．In the seventeenth century．
书籍是人类知识的总结,书籍是全世界的营养品。——莎士比亚
Passage 33
In the water around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue (雕像) called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sights in the world. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French sculptor (雕塑家) named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris. Liberty, of course, means freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary (周年) of U.S. Independence from England. The statue was built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the United States. It was opened for the public on October 28, 1886. As you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of New York. 1. A good title for the selection is _______. A. Famous Sights in the World B. Liberty Island
C. The Statue of Liberty D. A Gift from France
2. The word “sight” in the first paragraph means _______. A. a small present or gift B. a kind of postcard C. the power of seeing
D. something that you can see 3. The statue was built _______. A. in France
B. in the United States C. in England
D. on Liberty Island
4. We may conclude that the elevator does not _______. A. go fast enough B. cost lots of money C. go to the top D. both A and B
5. The man who made the part of the statue that we can see on the outside was _______. A. an unknown architect B. Bartholdi C. Eiffel
D. both B and C
书籍是人类知识的总结,书籍是全世界的营养品。——莎士比亚
Passage 34
When I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts（童子军），so I used to go camping every summer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explain. We were camping in a place above a river. After arriving, we all rushed down to the river and had a swim. Standing by the river, we noticed that it was surrounded（环绕）by cliffs（悬崖）. If someone wanted to reach the river at this point, he had to walk past our camp. Several days later, the scoutmaster had to be away for a day. That afternoon, we had supper early. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very strange, but, because each of us was afraid of looking very stupid, no one said anything. We ate rather slowly, taking as long as possible. After finishing, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them. But no one moved towards the river -- we stood looking at each other ashamed. Then all shouting at once, we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he looked and we wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passing through our camp. An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we should creep（悄悄移动）down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow, we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one there, so we ran down to the bank, looking everywhere carefully. We could not understand where the man had gone. When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We told the scoutmaster what had happened in the evening. Smiling, he doubted that we had seen the man, but finally suggested we go and look again. We did, but there was no one there. Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see? I do not know.
1．The writer in the text mainly tells us _________. A．the story of his childhood B．a strange camping experience C．about a stranger by the river D．about a good place for camping.
2．Why did the boys eat their supper slowly?
A．They wanted to delay going to the river bank. B．They were waiting for their scoutmaster. C．They had a supper earlier than usual. D．They were talking while eating.
3．The word“bewildered”in the text probably means _________. A．ashamed B．nervous C．unable to understand D．eager to know something 4．When he heard what had happened, the scoutmaster _________. A．realized who the man was B．started to worry about the man C．went back to look for the can D．felt it hard to believe the boys
书籍是人类知识的总结,书籍是全世界的营养品。——莎士比亚
5．The writer still remembers the event because ________. A．the boys acted foolishly B．the camping place is beautiful
C．there has been no explanation for the event
D．he particularly enjoyed his camping that summer.
书籍是人类知识的总结,书籍是全世界的营养品。——莎士比亚
大学英语(B)阅读理解练习题及答案
