2013电大工商管理学位英语阅读理解

2013电大工商管理学位英语阅读理解
1.What does the first paragraph tell us?
-The ape looks like human beings most.
2.which of the following sentences is TRUE?
-Apes have weak legs but very strong arms.
3.Apes build nests in the trees but seldom sleep there for more than a night or two because_______.
-They like to move from place to place in search of more food.
4.Among the three kinds of apes,_______.
-the gorilla is the biggest.
5.The last pargagraph tells us that _______.
-the intelligence of chimpanzees is similar to that of human children.
6.The special education mentioned in the text is mainly concerned with ________.
-students who are either mentally or physically disabled.
7.A videodisc courseware is beneficial to those who have study difficulties because ________.
-it allows the user to go back to where he wants to restudy.
8.According to Professor Healey,we may infer that mentally retarded children perhaps________.
-need graphic representations in order to understand higher-order language concepts.
9.The best phrase that summarizes the main idea of the text is ______.
-videodisc and special education.
10.The word "impairment"(Line3,Para.1) Probably means______.
-disability.
11.In the first paragraph,the author implies that ______ are essential in achieving success.
-ability and environment.
12.The word "frugal" (Line3,Para.2) means _______.
-thrifty.
13.Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because _______.
-they are not rich enough by their own standards.
14.The last paragraph implies that ______.
-success means trying one's best at what one really likes.
15.This passage mainly talks about _______.
-the difinition of success.
16.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
-Take Vacations in space.
17.The phrase "bread-and butter business"(Line2,Pare.1) most probably means ________.
-The business to make a living
18.How much is the two-hour space tour for each person according to Space Adventures in Arlington?
-$98 000.
19.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
-The government has little interests in this project.
20.What'sthe author's tone in the last sentence of the passage?
-Ironical.
21.Americans enjoy fast food mainly because _______.
-it is time-saving and convenient.
22.It can be inferred that children________.
-are not good at using forks and knives while eating
23.Many Americans are eating out and not cooking at home nowadays because ________.
-many of them live alone or don't like taking trouble to cook.
24.According to the text,a drive-in window is a ________.
-window in the restaurant from which you get your meal in the car.
25.The expression "pitch in with"(Line2,Para.2) probably means ______.
-help.
26.From the passage, it can be seen that the author ______.
-considers welfare reform to be fundamentally successful.
27.Why aren't people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?
-Because their wages are low.
28.What is worth noting from the example of Althens County is that ________.
-greater efforts should be made to improve people's living standards.
29.From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at ________.
-rebuilding the work ethic.
30.According to the passage before the welfare reform was carried out,________.
-the poor used to rely on government aid.
31.The main idea of this passage is that _______.
-lying about college degrees has become a widespread problem.
32.According to the passage,"special cases" refers to cases that______.
-students never attended a shcool they listed on their application.
33.We can infer from the passage that ________.
-a degree from a famous school enables an applicant to gain advantage over others in job competition.
34.This passage implies that _______.
-society should be greatly responsible for lying on applications.
35.The word "phony"(Line11,Para.2) means ______.
-false.
36.Research into the material culture of a nation is of great importance because _________.
-it helps understand the nation's past and present.
37.It can be learned from this passage that _______.
-Near Eastern music had an influence on the development of the instruments in
the symphone orchestra.
38.According to the author,music notation is important because ______.
-it has a great effect on the music culture as more and more people are able to read it.
39.It can be concluded from the passage that the introduction of electronic media into the world of music ________.
-has given rise to new forms of music culture.
40.Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
-The development of music chlture is highly dependent on its material aspect. 41.Which of the following is TRUE about memory?
-It connects our past experiences with the present.
42.According to the passage,memory is helpful in one's life in the following aspects EXCEPT that _______.
-It warns people not to do things repeatedly.
43.What is the author's view about computers and human beings in terms of intelligence?
-Human beings are far superior to computers.
44.What is the major characteristic of man's memory capacity according to the author?
-It can be expanded by language.
45.Human beings make themselves different from other animals by _______.
-having a far greater memory capacity.
46.What does the anthor mean by "'Family' is of course an elastic word"?
-Different definitions could be given to the word.
47.For an English family,the husband's duty is _______.
-financial while the wife is running the home.
48.Everything is decided in a family ________.
-by the couple.
49.What is TRUE concerning the book Pride and Prejudice?
-It gives quite some ideas of English social life in the past.
50.With regard to marriage in Britain,Present day girls differ from former time girls in ________.
-social position.
51.When her husband left home, Eileen Doyle _______.
-could not understand why.
52.Most people who leave their familites behind them _______.
-do so without warning.
53.The man or woman left behind usually _______.
-feels embarrassed and useless.
54.Paul Brown regards leaving home in such circumstances as _________.
-an act of selfishness.
55.The Salvation Army believes that ________.
-some women never give their men another chance.
56.One explanation for the different character of English people is that ________.
-they are geographically isolated from the European continent.
57.The word "inhibited"(Line 2,Para.2) in this passage probably means _________.
-unable to express and relax freely.
58.According to the passage,on entering a railway compartment, an overseas visitor is expected to ________.
-behave like an Englishman.
59.The English way of commenting on something or somebody suggests that ________.
-the English tend to display less emotion than they feel.
60.What does the passage mainly discuss?
-The different character of the Englishman and its reason.
61.January is a good month for shoplifters because ________.
-there are so many people in the store
62.The sputniks hanging from the ceiling are intended ________.
-to make films that can be used as evidence
63.The case last October was important because ________ .
-the kind of evidence supplied was accepted by court
64.The woman stealing perfume ________.
-guessed what the sputniks were for
65.The woman's action before leaving the store shows that she ________.
-was afraid she would be arrested
66.The following is commonly known EXCEPT ________.
-Megalodon is not extinct but just out of reach
67.What makes scientists doubt about the belief that Megalodon is extinct?
-The discovery of a live Coelacanth.
68.What was special in their recorded sounds?
-To follow the track of the Soviet warships under water.
69.What was special in their recorded sounds?
-A strange, powerful animal sound was heard.
70.What can be concluded from the passage?
-Megalodon may be still alive deep in the ocean.
71.It can be concluded from the passage that ________.
-computer crimes are the most serious problem in the operation of financial institutions
72.It is implied in the third paragraph that ________.
- many more computer crimes go undetected than are discovered
73.Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?
-Companies usually hesitate to uncover computer crimes.
74.The underlying reason for the computer criminals to get recommendations he needs is that _______.
-the employers are much afraid of bringing the public into disbelief towards them through the criminals words in open court.
75.What may happen to computer criminals once they are caught?
-They may walk away and easily find another job.
76.The tone of this passage as a whole is______.
-reflective
77.The narrator had most probably been placed in the C class because ________.
-all children of transient laborers were placed in the C 78.The basic reason why the people in the community 78.distrusted the transient workers was that the transient workers ________.
-were temporary residents
79. Which of the following is not characteristic of Gypsies? -Make ginger ale in their house.
80.Immediately after the narrator was moved to the A class, what was the attitude of Barbara and Barbara’s friends towards her?
-Acceptance
81. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of part time education?
-It requires some break in one’s career.
82. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of distance learning?
-Their tutorial assistance comes through regular airmail, telephone, facsimile machine, etc.
83. What benefit will distance learning program bring to a business?
-Further training of employees and business growth.
84. Good distance learning program have the following characteristic EXCEPT .
-professor-student relationship is strictly one to one all through the course
85. What benefit will distance learning bring to an employee of a business?
-Professional growth.
86.According to the author, dramatic changes took place in _______.
-cities but not countryside of China
87.It can be inferred from the second paragraph that _______.
-peasants in Midwest America raise more corns while
88.The author was traveling to Wuhu _________.
-in order to visit his grand parents
89.The author’s grandparents ________.
-live in an apartment similar to westerners
90.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
-Flash back to China
91.Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT_____.
-because it could bring good fortune to Tabor
92.The word “grubstake”in paragraph 2 means_____. -to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine,if one was discovered
93.Tabor made his first fortune______.
-by supplying two prospective miners and getting in return a one-third interest in the findings
94. The underlying reason for Tabor’s life career is. -based on the analysis of miner’s being very poor and their possibility of discovering profitable mining site
95.If this passage is the first part of an article,who might be introduced in the following part?
-Tabor’s second wife,Elizabeth McCourt.
96.The passage is mainly concerned with______。

-the attraction of baseball
97.Those who don’t like baseball may complain that_________。

-it is not exciting enough
98.The author admits that________。

-baseball may seem boring when watched on TV
99.By stating “I could have had my eyes closed。

”the author means (4th paragraph last sentence)________。

-even if the third baseman closed his eyes a moment ago, it could make no difference to the result
100.We can safely conclude that the author_______。

-likes baseball
101.The middle class mainly refers to people _______. -who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions
102.The most obvious difference between the working class and the middle class in English is their ______.
-accent
103.Why isn’t the word “sir” commonly used in Britain? -Because it sounds too servile and is likely to cause embarrassment.
104.The “upper class”in England today _______.
-includes the hereditary aristocracy
105.Which of the following is not true about the English class system?
-Working-class students cannot receive a university education.
106. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
-Views differ on how to treat culture in business world.
107. According to the author, the model of Pepsi ______.
-is in line with the theories of the school advocating the business is business the world around
108. The two schools of thought _______.
-admit the existence of cultural diversity in business world
109. This article is supposed to be most useful for those _____.
-who want to run business on International Scale
110. According to Fortune, successful international companies ______.
-all have the quality of patience
111.In contrast to the earlier linguists, modern linguists tend to _____.
-evaluate language practices in terms of current speech rather than standards or proper patterns
112.Choose the appr opriate meaning for the word “inflection” used in line 4 of paragraph 2.
-Changes in the forms of words.
113.Which of the following statements is not mentioned in the passage?
-It is generally believed that the year 1500 can be set as the beginning of the modern English language.
114. The author of these paragraphs is probably a(an) _____.
-linguist
115.Which of the following can be best used as the title of the passage?
-Our changing language.
116. Which of the following remains a unique feature of the English countryside?
-Cottages with thatched roofs.
117. What do we know about thatching as a craft?
-It is in most cases handed down among family members.
118. Thatched houses are still preferred because of _________.
-their style and comfort
119. People in developing countries also live under thatch because ________.
-thatched roof house are the cheapest
120. We can learn from the passage that _________.
-the English people have a special liking for thatched houses
121.The statement “The business of America is business” probably means “________”.
-Business is of primary concern to Americans
122.Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only ________.
-by way of competition
123.Who can benefit from business competition?
-Both businessmen and their customers.
ernment is believed to differ strikingly from business in that government is characterized by ________.
-its absolute control of power
125.It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes _________.
-in many countries success often depends on one’s social status
126.The passage is mainly about_______.
-a possible cause of aircraft crashes
127.What is said about the over 100 aircraft incidents in the past 15 years?
-They were suspected to have resulted from electromagnetic interference.
128.Few airlines want to impose a total ban on their passengers using electronic devices because_______.
-most passengers refuse to take a plane which bans the use of radio and cassette players
129.Why is it difficult to predict the possible effects of electromagnetic fields on an airplane's computers?
-Because research scientists have not been to produce the same effects in labs. 130.It can be inferred from the passage that the author _______.
-hasn't formed his own opinion on this problem
131. The significance of Brocklehurst’s research is that ____________.
-it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservatives
132. According to the researchers, cream sours fast than butter because bacteria
_________.
-multiply more easily in cream than in butter
133. According to Brocklehurst, we can keep cream fresh by ___________.
-altering its structure
134. The word “colonies” (Line 2, Para. 4) refers to __________.
-bacteria communities
135. Commercial application of the research finding will be possible if salad cream can be made resistant to bacterial attack _____________.
-while retaining its liquid form
136.The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to ________.
-analyse the causes of errors made by football referees
137.The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was ________.
-quite unexpected
138.The findings of the experiment show that ________.
-errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ball
139.The word “officials”(Line 2, Para. 4)most probably refers to ________.
-the referees of the football tournament
140.What is one of the possible conclusions of the experiment?
-Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee.
141.Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by _________.
-appealing to his buying motives
142.The reason why the bread advertisement is misleading is that ________.
-the total number of calories in the loaf remained the same
143.The passage tells us that _______.
-sometimes advertisements really sell what the consumer needs
144.It can be inferred from the passage that a smart consumer should _________.
-think carefully about the benefits described in the advertisements
145.The passage is mainly about ________.
-the positive and negative aspects of advertising
146. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that____.
-too much time is spent in teaching of reading
147. The teaching of reading will be successful if ____.
-teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading
148. The word “scrutiny”（Para.3）most probably means____.
-observation
149. According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when ____.
-children become highly motivated
150. The main idea of the passage is that ____.
-reading ability is something acquired rather than taught
151. According to the passage, U.S. leadership in public relations is being threatened because of ________.
-increased efforts of other countries in public relations.
152. London could soon replace New York as the center of PR because __________.
-British companies place more importance on PR than U.S. companies
153. The word “provincial” (Line 2, Para.3) most probably means “________”.
-limited in outlook
154. We learn from the third paragraph that employees in the American PR industry ________.
-are not as sophisticated as their European counterparts
155. What lesson might the PR industry take from Ted Turner of CNN?
-American PR companies should be more internationally-minded.
156.What’s the author’s purp ose in writing this passage?
-To illustrate the important role of persuasive communication in changing consumer attitudes.
157.It can be inferred from the passage that the drop in Amtrak ridership was due to the fact that ________.
-trains were not the fastest and most convenient form of transportation
158.To encourage consumers to travel by train, DDB Needham emphasized __________.
-the adventurous aspects of train trips
159.The train ads were placed among family-oriented TV programs involving nature and America because ____________.
-most travel-lovers and nervous fliers were believed to be among the audiences 160.According to the passage, the Empire Builder enjoyed an increase in ridership and profits because ___________.
-the attractiveness of its name and route was effectively advertised。