公共英语二级阅读理解专项试题(三)

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公共英语二级阅读试题：故事类三

(1)Here is a question I have often asked at dinner parties:You’re on an island with only one other person, your best friend. He’s dying of cancer. In his final days, he tells you, “I have 100,000 dollars in a bank back home. When I die, make sure my son goes to medical school.”Then he dies. But his son is a no-good playboy who has no interest in going to medical school and will waste that money away in a very short time. But your son is entering college, and he is willing to become a doctor. Which one do you give the money to for medical school?I’ve asked this question of everyone from the president of a famous university to an ordinary young soldier, and it has never failed to get a discussion going. Everyone has an opinion, most of them different, but all of them correct. Sometimes this one topic lasts the whole evening.1. Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?A. Only the clever people can answer the question rightly.B. Some people refuse to answer such a silly question.C. Everyone at the dinner party seems to be interested in the question.D. Most of the people have the same answer.2. What the writer often says at dinner parties is _______.A. not a true storyB. a true storyC. a strange storyD. just a joke3. Why does the writer often ask people such a question? Because ______.A. he wants to find the answer for a researchB. he is interested in such a questionC. he likes to make fun of people at partiesD. he wants to offer people a topic in which everyone could say something4. Which of the following decisions is most likely NOT correct?A. You give the money to your friend’s son.B. You give the money to your son for medical school.C. You keep the money for your future medical care.D. You keep the money for your friend’s son.(2)Is there a strange something high up in the world’s tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it a monkey? Or is it a kind of man?No one knows. This mystery(谜) has puzzled the world for years.In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints(脚印) in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a very large man. But men don’t walk without shoes in the snow!In 1906, other climbers saw more than footprints. Far away they saw a very large animal standing on two legs. As they watched, it ran very quickly.Fifteen years later, newspapers, had new stories about the “something”. A mountain climber said he had seen the “snow man”walk slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked like a very large man.From then on, more and more people had stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. His pictures showed clearly that the snowman walked on two legs, so it was not a bear or a monkey. Could it be an ape(猿) man? The mystery grew! And the mystery keeps growing. Some day we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.1. The passage is about _______.A. some mountain climbersB. some strange animalsC. some large footprintsD. the mystery of the snowman2. Why were people interested in the footprints?A. They were footprints of a large bear.B. They looked like the footprints of a large man.C. They were found in the snow.D. They were found in the world’s tallest mountains.3. The pictures of large footprints were taken by a mountain climber in _______.A. 1887B. 1906C. 1921D. 19514. Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of the large footprints?A. They were footprints of an ape man.B. They were footprints of a snowman.C. The pictures showed clearly how the snowman walked.D. The pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on two legs.5. Since a mountain climber first found the large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the snowman has puzzled the world for ______ years.A. over one hundredB. ninety-fiveC. EightyD. fifty( 3)When Laura reached school-going age the discussions about moving became more urgent(紧迫的). Her father did not want the children to go to school with the village children and for once her mother agreed with him. Not because, as he said, they ought to have a better education than they could get at Lark Rise; but because he feared they would tear their clothes and catch cold and get dirty heads going a mileand a half to and from the school in the village. So empty cottages in the market town were examined and often it seemed that the next week or the next month they would be leaving Lark Rise for ever; but again each time something would happen to prevent the removal, and gradually a new idea came up. To gain time, their father would teach the two eldest children to read and write, so that, if asked by the School Attendance Office, their mother could say they were leaving the small village shortly, and in the meantime, they were being taught at home.So their father brought home two copies of Mavor’s First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable(音节), he was sent away to work on a distant job, only coming home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t s-u-t-s on the m-a-t’s stage, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, asking, “Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-s-e spell?”or “W-a-l-k, Mother, what is that?”Often when her mother was too busy or too tired to attend to her, she would sit and fix her eyes on a page that might as well have been printed in Hebrew(希伯来语) for all she could make of it, frowning(锁眉) and studying the print as though she would make out the meaning by force of concentration(专注).After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even on the first page of that simple book, she could not understand;but she could jump those yet make sense of the whole. “I’m reading!I’m reading!”she cried aloud. “Oh, Mother!Oh, Edmund!I’m reading!”1. The children’s father decided to teach them to read and write so that they_______.A. had an excuse not to have to moveB. had a reason for not attending schoolC. could write to the School Attendance OfficeD. would be educated before they left the village2. The underlined part left at the c-a-t s-u-t-s on the m-a-t’s stage means that_______.A. Laura was working hard and learning quicklyB. her father had no time to teach herC. her mother was too busy to attend to herD. Laura knew little about how to read and write3. From the passage we can infer that _______ made Laura stare at a page in her book.A. her lack of concentrationB. her inability to understandC. her need to understand HebrewD. her determination to understand4. Laura finally discovered she could read when she ________.A. understood the main ideaB. understood all the words in her bookC. recognized the printed charactersD. jumped the first pages of her bookKey1【答案与解析】作者喜欢在宴会上问人们一个问题，人们为这个问题可以争论整个晚上，其实他们每个人的答案都是对的。

国家公共英语二级(阅读理解)练习试卷3(题后含答案及解析)

国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷3(题后含答案及解析) 题型有： 3. 阅读理解阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

What are some of the steps a person can take to prevent his house from being broken into while he is away.’? One step is to make sure that the house seems a lived-in one. Living room curtains should be pulled down only half-way. Bedrooms that usually have the curtains pulled down at night should be left down. Another is to make sure that all outside locks are the dead-boh type (双保险). Still another is to leave several IOOW lights burning and make sure that one is in the kitchen. Lights that turned on and off by themselves are the best. Then, too, it is a good idea to leave the radio turned on and set to a talking station. Any type of speaking makes a thief think twice before trying to enter. Finally, while away on holiday, make sure that nothing collects in front or in the house. Particularly, make certain that the newspaper is stopped and that a trusted neighbour has been asked to pick up the mail. Thieves are especially quick to notice piled-up newspapers and overpiled mail boxes.1．Why did the writer begin this piece with question?A．Because he wanted to catch the readers’ attention.B．Because he wanted to have the readers guess the answer before reading.C．Because he wanted to sum up (概括) the topic of the piece.D．Because he wanted to make the readers understand him better.正确答案：A 涉及知识点：阅读理解2．The word “live-in” in this passage means “______”A．left emptyB．lively and cheerfulC．now being used by peopleD．laid inside正确答案：C 涉及知识点：阅读理解3．What does the writer advise the people to do?A．Ask a neighbour to pick up the daily mail.B．Make sure to have lights that turn on and off by themselves.C．Make sure the newspaper is handed over every day.D．Pull the living room curtains down.正确答案：A 涉及知识点：阅读理解4．The most important room to leave a light burning in is the______.A．bedroomB．kitchenC．living roomD．sitting-room正确答案：B 涉及知识点：阅读理解More than 6,000 children were expelled (开除) from US school last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8. The department gave a report to the expulsions (开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 1996～1997, against 7 percent for rifles (步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms. “The report is a clear sign that out nation’s public schools are cracking down (严惩) on students who bring guns to school,” Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. “We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.”In March 1997, an 11-year-old boy and 13-year-old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Dasucah, Kentucky. Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high school, which have students from about age 13.34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said.5．From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools______.A．students enjoy shootingB．students are eager to be solidersC．safety is a problemD．students can make guns正确答案：C 涉及知识点：阅读理解6．The report from the US Department of Education shows that______.A．the number of the expulsions is not largeB．the number of the expulsions is wrongC．there are soldiers hiding among the studentsD．guns are out of control in US schools正确答案：D 涉及知识点：阅读理解7．The main idea of Paragraph Four shows us______.A．some examples of shoot in US schoolsB．the American’s feelingC．some famous schoolsD．that some teachers were killed by students正确答案：A 涉及知识点：阅读理解8．How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools? A．10B．9C．12D．2,255.00正确答案：B 涉及知识点：阅读理解9．From this passage we know that______.A．every American cannot have gunsB．only soldiers and police can have gunsC．every American citizen can own gunsD．teachers have no money to buy guns正确答案：C 涉及知识点：阅读理解。

全国英语等级考试二级阅读题及答案：社会类3

It is believed that it took about 800 thousand to 1 million years for the earth’s population to reach the 250 million total which existed at the end of the first century AD. For some time after that, disease, famine(饥饿) and war kept the population increase down to a rate of 1 percent a year so that more than 15 centuries passed before the population reached 500 million. But in the next 250 years, up to 1850, the population of the world shot to 1 billion and today it has reached 3.5 billion. Scientists say that in the next 35 years the population of the world will double, reaching almost 7 billion by the year 2010.When experts are asked what are the most effective measures that can stop over population, they reply that at least three measures can be considered.(A) Increasing sources and supply of food for under-developed countries.(B) Increasing the industrialization of under- developed countries.(C) Controlling birth.The experts add, however, that none of the above measures can be effective by itself, and that all must be combined into one whole program. They also agree that without controlling of births, any other measures are doomed (注定) to failure.1. The population _______ because of disease, famine and war.A. didn’t increaseB. became lessC. increased slowlyD. still increased very fast2. The population of the world doubled between the year _______.A. 1850 and todayB. 100 and the year 1400C. 100 and the year 1600D. 1 and the year 1003. Which of the following is true?A. the richer the country is, the faster the population increase.B. Birth control is the most important way to control the growth of population.C. the population in the developed countries is increasing faster than that in the underdeveloped countries.D. It is impossible to control the increase of the population.4. The passage was written in ________.A. 1850B. 1936C. 2001D. 19755. The main idea of this passage is that _______.A. our earth will not meet the need of over population.B. disease and war can help to decrease (减少) the over population.C. our earth needs more sources and food.D. the over population is a serious problem today.(1—4 CCBD)【答案与解析】本文提出了高速增长的人口问题及其控制的措施。

公共英语二级阅读理解专项强化真题试卷3(题后含答案及解析)

公共英语二级阅读理解专项强化真题试卷3(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1.Parents might say “honesty is the best policy,” but when it comes to talking with their own children, mom and dad lie surprisingly often, finds a new study carried out by researchers in the University of Toronto, Canada. Almost every parent in the study admits having come up with some tales to influence a child’ s actions and feelings. For example, a parent is annoyed by a child’s crying and says, “The police will come to get you if you don’ t stop crying now. “ In another example, an uncle has just died and the child is told that he has become a star to watch over the child. Whether parents lie to benefit themselves or to protect the child, researchers suggest such tall tales could give children mixed messages at a time when they are trying to figure out how to deal with the social world. Lies could also harm the parent-child relationship. It could even keep children from learning certain rules. “If I am always lying to the child in order to get the child to do X, Y, or Z, then they have never learned why they should do X, Y, or Z. “ Heyman, one of the researchers, said. Heyman also said, “ It is common for parents to try out various ways, including lying, to guide a child, but most parents never think about how it will influence their child. I think parents should figure it out in advance what their general beliefs are, so when it comes to the situation you’re working with your beliefs rather than what comes into your head at the moment. “1．What did the researchers find out in their recent study?A．Most parents are strict with their children.B．Many parents like to tell police stories.C．Few parents believe in honesty.D．Parents often lie to children.正确答案：D解析：细节题。

公共英语二级阅读模拟试题-3(可编辑修改word版)

PETS2-READING-3ASussex police ordered to search for a six-foot, dark-haired youth of about 20 who failed to mug (抢劫) a five-foot, 74-year-old grandmother. The youth rushed at Mrs. West and tied to take her things and money when she was walking out of a church. The result should have been an expected conclusion. Surprisedly, however, when Mrs. West grasped the mugger’s wrist (手腕)，he cried, ”Oh, God! Oh, no! Stop!” Encouraged by these pleas (哀求), she put him in arm lock at which the mugger cried, “Oh, no! Oh! God!” and ran away. “If I hadn’t been carrying my shopping I would really have put him on his back. “said Mrs. West who had practiced judo(柔道) when younger.” When my husband was living, I used to practice throwing him at Christmas”, she explained.1.Why did the youth cry when grasped by the old lady? Because he .A.was sorry for his failureB. couldn’t bear the pain and had to ask for mercyC. felt angry with the old ladyD. became so excited that he couldn’t help doing so2.If the incident hadn’t ended beyond expected conclusion, .A.Mrs. West would have been robbed of her things and moneyB.the mugger should have been defeatedC.Mrs. West would have put the youth on his backD.the mugger should have cried and run away3.What do you think of the youth whom the police ordered to search for? He was NOT .A.a boy of about 20B. a dark-haired young manC. an ill manD. a rather weak fellow4.In your judgement, which of the following might NOT be true?A.Mrs. West had just been to the market and church.B. The mugger knew little about judo.C. Mrs West was a single woman.D. The mugger didn’t get punished in the end.BNipponex Eletuics Amperlite LtdTokyo, Japan 146 O’Leary St27 December 1996 Dublin, IrelandDear Sirs,Improved ways of production make us able to offer you our change of Drilite batteries ( 电池)at a reduced price for large quantities.Further information of the new prices for your market are sent to you together with the letter, and you will see that the price has already reduced 5 per cent. As CIF (成本，保险加运费)to Dublin is included in our prices, you will agree that they are clearly lower than those of producers of the same batteries, both here in Japan and elsewhere. The quality of our producers remains the same --- only the finest chemicals are used. The new prices are for the least orders of 1,000 pounds and will begin from January 1. Immediate sending off is guaranteed becauseenough can be made whenever you require it.We appreciate your past dealing and co-operation ( 合作) with us, and look forward to supplying you in the new year at the new prices.Yours TrulyNipponex Electrics5.The underlined word “guaranteed” in the passage. Probably means .A.in our chargeB. of a little problemC. difficultyD. quite sure6.From the passage we know the quality of the products .A.is as high as beforeB. is lowerC. is improvedD. is reduced7.If the Irish expect to enjoy the 5% of reduction at prices, they should .A.pay the Japanese at least ￡1,000B. order 1,000 pounds of batteries in weightC. order￡1,000 worth batteries at leastD. pay the Japanese ￡1,000 ahead8.Why will the Japanese reduce the price at 5 per cent? Because .(1). the Japanese producer holds a large quantity of stores and can’t sell them out(2).the Japanese have improved their production means and can turn out more products(3).they expect to go on dealing with the Irish in the coming year(4).the Irish think the prices in the past are unfair(5).they try to sell more products in the past are unfair(6).they want to appreciate the Irish’s co-operationA. (1)(3)(5)B. (2)(4)(6)C. (2)(3)(6)D. (1)(2)(6)CWoman have more problems than men in old age. First of all, they have less money—or no money at all — and because of this, they often feel they get less respect , even at home. Quite a large number have no pension(退休费) because they have never worked outside the home, and thirty-eight percent are supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a larger number of old women than old men become widow(single women). Men are normally older than the women they marry, and women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among older widows is lower than that among widows(single men). Statistics ( 统计) from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of elderly women with husbands still living, compared to(与--- 相比)82 percent of men.Because of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage, many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no social life. Even an old couple lives with children, it is the woman who ends up doing the work around the house. She cleans the rooms, prepares meals, and takes care of the family. Some 75 percent of them carry out such heavy physical tasks as buying and carrying grain, coal and other supplies for the home. How to improve the quality of life of women in their later years is a question that needs to be dealt with by all the society.9.If they had more money, elderly women .A.would have no more problemB. could live a fairy lifeC. would get more respectD. would need no care of others10.In Shanghai, of 150 elderly women, only have husbands still living.A.75.B.52.C.82.D.78.11.According to the statistics, suppose there are 150,000 elderly men, of them are widowers. A.27,000 B.78,000 C.72,000 D.123,00012.According to the writer, .A.elderly women should be paid wellB. elderly women should live with their familiesC. all people should do something for elderly womenD. housework should not be done by elderly womenDOur surroundings are being polluted faster than ever and it seems that people cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.What can explain and settle this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man—by his desire(欲望) for a modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization”(工业化) our first aim. So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the country-side into the cities, eager for the achievements of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem. Isn’t it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going—and why? It makes one think of the story about the pilot (飞行员) who told his passengers over the loudspeaker : “I’ve some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we ’re making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we are lost and don’t know where we’re going.” The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when speaking of our modern society.13.Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because .A.the population of the world is increasing fasterB.people use too many man-made materialsC.we have more industryD.we are producing more cars, trucks and buses14.According to the passage, what does man care most among the following?A. Health.B. Industry.C. Clean airD. The future of the children15.The story about the pilot tells us that .A.man knows where the society is goingB.people don’t welcome the rapid de velopment of modern societyC.man can do little about the problem of pollutionD.the speaker is worried about the future of our society16.What dose the writer really want to say in the passage?A.With the development of technology, pollution has become a serious problem.B.We should control the speed of the development to stop pollution.C.It’s time we did something to reduce pollution.D.As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result.EA wind tunnel ( 风洞) is used for testing planes or plane models. In a wind tunnel air is blown over a plane or a model placed in a test section. Wind tunnel test sections are different in size depending on airflow speed requirements. Some low-speed tunnels have test sections large enough for a complete small plane. In the very high speed tunnels used for space testing, however, the model may be as small as a pencil.There are two ways of feeding air to the test section. In the constant flow tunnel, airflow is produced by electric fans. It is forced through the tunnel to the test section, then through another tunnel section back to the starting point for reuse. The other way involves ( 卷入) storing high-pressure air in a box, sending it out by a controlling device to pass through the tunnel and test section into another box. This way is usually used for a very short period of high-speed airflow.Wind tunnels are usually used to test planes before they are flown. Problems in a plane can be found when it meets the high-speed airflow in the tunnel. For example, if the wings are built so that they would weaken(become weak) at high speeds, this fact can be discovered in the tunnel, saving many lives and millions of dollars.In a wind tunnel, scientists also find out how different planes will act different speeds. They find out such things as how the air dives by the wing surfaces, how slowly a plane can fly before it starts to drop, and how fast it can climb.17.Some wind tunnel sections are larger than others because .A.they are used large planesB. stronger wind can be produced in themC. they are built to meet a higher speed testD. the wind used in them flows at a lower speed18.Which of the following shows the right way of feeding air to a wind tunnel section used fora high speed test?A.Airflow is produced by electric fans.B. High-pressure air is produced by electric fans.C. Sending high-pressure air by electric fans to another box.D. Sending high-pressure air by a controlling device into another box.19.“This fact” in paragraph 3 of the text refers to .A. the wing are not good enoughB. it costs a lot to test a planeC. some problems are found with the planeD. many people will die in a plane accident20. A wind tunnel can be used to find out .A. how fast a plane can riseB. how smooth a plane’s surface isC. if a plane can land in a very strong windD. if a plane will drop when flying at a low height 1-5 BACDD 6-10 ACCCD 11-15 DCCBD 16-20 CDDAA。

公共英语二级模拟试题：阅读理解(3)

Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri?鄄beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri?鄄beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate —refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery —that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.61. The underlined word “cure”in Paragragh 1 probably means ______.A. a medical treatmentB. a kind of vitaminC. a kind of germD. a kind of rice62. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.A. spend his holidayB. find ways to grow better cropsC. do some research about the islandD. help the Javanese with their illness63. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?A. To eat them.B. To carry out his experiments.C. To give the Javanese a surprise.D. To make money by selling them.64. If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ______.A. eat more riceB. eat more meatC. eat some chickenD. eat vitamin pills65. We can learn from the passage that ______.A. beri was caused by chickensB. the Javanese didn’t like vitaminsC. Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successfulD. the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germ 【答案】61-65 ADBDC。

公共英语二级阅读试题：新闻类三

London: The Edinburgh Festival, the biggest arts festival of its kind in the world, got under way in the Scotland capital on Sunday with a concert that included Hector Berlioz’s “To Deum”, under the direction of Christoph von Dohnanyi.The festival, which runs until August 31 this year, includes as its high points Peter Stein’s staging of Wagner’s “Parsifal”, with Claudio Abbado directing the Gustav Mahler youth orchestra (管弦乐队). The concert programme includes American pianist Richard Goode, bass baritone Thomas Quash off and violinist Christian Tetzlaff. New to the programmers this year will be 25 late evening classical music concerts.Earlier this month, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest show-case in the world for performance art, officially got under way with theatre, dance, poetry and music presentations(演出).Many of the fringe artists, who can enter the fringe festival upon payment of a small fee, were inspired this year by the events of September 11.Thousands of people flock to Edinburgh from around the world during the festival, which is over 50 years old. It aims to promote(促进) and encourage arts and to reflect international culture. It comprises(consists of) various dance, music, opera, and theatre presentations taking place across the city during the three-week run.1. When did the Edinburgh Festival begin?A. August 10.B. August 15.C. August 31.D. September 11.2. What did the Edinburgh Festival never have before?A. Youth orchestra’s performances.B. Poetry and music presentations.C. Late evening classical music concerts.D. American pianists and violinists.3. The Edinburgh Festival _______.A. is the only festival of its kind in the worldB. has lasted over 50 yearsC. began with a concert directed by Richard GoodeD. is actually a dance festival4. The Scottish people hold the Edinburgh Festival _______.A. to attract people across the world to their cityB. to show their fringe arts onlyC. to attract famous artists to their cityD. to promote and encourage art development5. Many of the fringe artists can enter the fringe festival this year, but they _______.A. pay a small feeB. pay a lot of moneyC. are very richD. own their own bands【答案与解析】本文为来自London的报道。

公共英语二级阅读理解强化题(三)

Jack was ten years old and he was a very lazy boy. He didn’t like doing any work. He had to go to school, of course, but he didn’t study hard there and tried to do little work. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become a doctor, too, when he grew up.But one day Jack said to his mother, “When I finish school, I want to be a cleaner.”“A cleaner?”his mother asked. She was very surprised. “That’s not a good job. Why do you want to become a cleaner?”“Because I would only have to work one day a week,”Jack answered at once.“Only one day a week?”his mother said. “What do you mean? And how do you know it?”“Well,”Jack answered, “I know that the cleaners come to work on Thursday every week, because I only see them on that day.”And then his mother laughed and said, “The cleaners go to work on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in other streets.”根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

公共英语二级阅读试题：科技类三

The World’s Largest InsectThis giant insect can be used as a toy.A child ties one end of a string to a stick and the other end around the “neck”of an insect. Holding the stick, the child lets the insect go. With a loud whirring sound, the insect takes off, pulling the string in a large curve over the child’s head. The child laughs as the stick jumps around. The child is African, and the toy is the African Goliath beetle, the largest insect in the world.The Goliath is a true insect because it has six legs and a body that is divided into three parts. Like all beetles, it has two pairs of wings. The front pair are thick and stiff and protect the back pair, which are soft. It is these soft back wings that make the beetle fly forward. They also cause the loud whirring sound the beetle makes when it flies. To steer, the beetle twists and turns its legs the same way you steer a bike by turning its front wheel.African children often use the Goliath beetle as a toy. Although it is over 15 centimeters long, it is quite harmless.1. The African Goliath beetle is _______.A. the world’s largest insectB. a toy used in many parts of the worldC. the only insect found in AfricaD. the world’s smallest insect2. What made the whirring sound that the child heard?A. The curved string.B. The beetle’s soft wings.C. The beetle’s six legs.D. The beetle’s body.3. We know the Goliath beetle is a true insect because it _______.A. makes a whirring sound when it fliesB. has both soft and hard wingsC. has six legs and a body with three partsD. can fly4. When flying, the Goliath steers by_______.A. turning its soft back wingsB. twisting and turning its hard front wingsC. twisting and turning its legsD. twisting and turning its whole body5. What made the stick jump in the child’s hand?A. The stick jumped because the child laughed.B. The beetle pulled on the string when it flew.C. The child bounced the stick to make the beetle fly.D. The child made the stick jump.【答案与解析】本文介绍了世界上最大的昆虫the Goliath beetle。

公共英语二级阅读理解专项试题三

The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years . Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use . But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses. Computers have been designed to store information and compute problems that are difficult for human beings to work out. Some have voices that speak with the operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories(库存货物) and to send bills to their customers(顾客) . Offices use computers to copy letters, record business and keep in touch with other offices. People have been using computers in their homes to keep track of the money they spend.One important new use for computers is for entertainment(娱乐). Many new games have been designed to be played on the computers. People of all ages have been playing these games, People also have been buying home computers to play computer games, watch movies and listen to concerts at home. They have become very popular indeed.1. Computers used to _____.A. work rapidlyB. be large and expensiveC. be easy to useD. be used for fun2. In recent years , computers are being made ______.A. larger and more expensiveB. smaller and cheaperC. more difficult to useD. to work more slowly3. Home computers can be used for ______.A. writing lettersB. playing gamesC. doing businessD. all of the above4. Salesmen use computers mainly to ______.A. check the list of goods and materials that are kept in the store houseB. play games for pleasureC. talk with their friendsD. write letters5. The best title for the passage would be _______.A. New Uses For ComputersB. The Popularity of Home ComputersC. The Home Computer IndustryD. Computers At Home答案：1B 2 B 3 D 4 A 5 BPeople used to say, “The hand that rocks (摇) the cradle (摇篮) rules the world.”and “Behind every successful man there is a woman.”Both these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their mothers and wives rule them..Most American women wish to make their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want more for themselves. They want good jobs. When they work they want to be better paid. They want to be as successful as men.The American women’s liberation movement was started by women who didn’t want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men, with the same chance for success. They refused to work side by side with men who do the same work for a higher pay.A liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence (自信) in herself. If somebody says to her, “You have come a long way, baby.”she will smile and answer, “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go, baby!”This movement is quite new, and many American women don’t agree yet. But it has already made some important changes in women’s lives--- in men’s lives, too.1. “Behind every successful man there is a woman”means_______.A. men are always successful but not womenB. women are not willing to stand in front of menC. women do play an important part in men’s lives and workD. women can be as successful as men2. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Some American women want to work side by side with men and get the same pay forthe same work.B. Most American women want to be more successful than men.C. Not every American woman wants to get a job.D. The American women’s liberation movement did make some changes in women’s lives.3. According to the passage, many American women today are ________。

公共英语二级阅读理解专项试题(3)

Wherever people live or work, there's rubbish and people have to clean it up or take it away. Rubbish men come and collect your garbage(垃圾) from the bins outside your home every day. This week a team of highly trained rubbish men are going into space.Among the team of three is Leroy Chiao, a Chinese American astronaut(宇航员). He and two Russians will rocket into space for the long-distance garbage collection at the International Space Station(ISS). The mission also includes making repairs to the generators(发生器) on the space station that recycle waste to produce oxygen and water.They will bring back to earth waste that cannot be recycled. This includes empty food containers, dirty clothes and metal toilet boards.Since the Columbia shuttle blew up on take-off last year, there has been no trash collection from ISS for nearly two years. The buildup of rubbish on board is making life on board very difficult.“It's at the point where we have to figure out a way to handle it. It's limiting our efficiency, as we have to move some items out of the way.”said Michael Foale, an ISS astronaut who returned this April.This year's bad hurricanes delayed the mission, which further increased the problem in the space station. A few weeks ago, two ISS astronauts put some trash into space.In the past, the Russian Mir Space Station(和平号空间站) regularly dumped garbage bags into space. But now international rules forbid it because the objects could cause dangers to the shuttles. Mir was famously dirty. It came down in 2001 after 15 years in orbit(轨道).1 What will the team of highly trained rubbish men do in space?A. They will get back all kinds of rubbish.B. They will do some research on recycling rubbish.C. They will repair the computers on ISS.D. They will get back rubbish that cannot be recycled and repair the generator on ISS.2.he Columbia shuttle_____________ .A.is going to space this weekB.was being repaired last yearC.is used for collecting rubbish in spaceD.was destroyed last year3The underlined word “trash”in paragraph 4 means_________________.A.foodB.rubbishC.containersD.dirty clothes4.hich of the following statements is NOT true?A. Rubbish hasn't been collected from ISS for nearly two years.B. A Chinese American astronaut and two Russians will rocket to ISS this week.C. The generators make some waste produce oxygen and water.D. ISS astronauts never throw rubbish away into space.1. 【答案】D2. 【答案】D3. 【答案】B4. 【答案】D。

公共英语考试二级阅读理解专项练习(3)

The Nez Perce Indians are a tribe that lived in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. At the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition (远征队)，which was one of the first journeys by Americans from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast and back again, the Nez Perce territory (领土)covered about 17 million acres, covering parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. But that was a brief sweet history.In September 1805，when Lewis and Clark came off the Rockies on their westward journey, the entire exploring party was hungry and ill —too weak to defend themselves.Had the Nez Perce chosen to attack them, they could have put an end to the Lewis andClark expedition there on the banks of Clearwater River. Instead the Nez Perce welcomed the white Americans and looked after them until they made a full recovery. Thus began a long friendship between the Nez Perce and white Americans. But white men ’s greed for land and gold finally broke the friendship.In 1855 Governor Isaac Stevens of Washington Territory invited the Nez Perce to a peace conference. He said there were a great many white people in the country, and many more would come. But the chief of the tribe at that time, Old Joseph, replied, “Take away your paper. I will not touch it with my hand. ”Things were quiet for a while after that，but not for long.When Old Joseph died，the chiefship was passed onto Young Joseph. In the late 1870s，government officials came to order the Nez Perce to leave the Wallowa Valley and then began hard battles between the Nez Perce and the white soldiers. After the tribe had fought thirteen battles and moved 1 ,600 miles towards Canada in an attempt to retreat (撤退)north, Young Joseph, gave in to the United States Army. Here was his famous statement, “Hear me my chiefs. I am tired ; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever. ”In 1885，chief joseph was sent along with mang of his band to the Colville Reservation in Washington where Joseph continued to lead his band for another 25 years, at times coming into conflict with the leaders of 11 other tribes living on the reservation11、What is TRUE of the Lewis and Clark expedition?A. They were well cared for by the Nez Perce.B. They ended their expedition on the banks of Clearwater River.C. They started the first battle with the Nez Perce.D. They were the first Americans to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific.12、What ended the friendship between the Nez Perce and the Whites?A. Old Joseph’s proud manner.B. The breakdown of the peace talk.C. A growing number of white men in the land.D. White men’s increasing demand for land and gold.13、Young Joseph gave in at last because .A. he grew olderB. he was terribly illC. he hated the warD. he lost other chiefs’support14、The passage might be followed by a paragraph about •A. the customs and traditions of the Nez Perce IndiansB. the last years of Chief Joseph in the Colville ReservationC. lasting fights between the Nez Perce and the WhitesD. constant conflicts between the Nez Perce and other tribes答案：11-A 12-D 13-C 14-B。

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pets2级阅读理解试题（3）Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes in contact with them. Their values —this can’t be repeated too often —are not necessarily our values. Physical comfort, cleanness and order are not necessarily the most important things. The social services from time to time find themselves faced with a flat with decaying food covered by small worms, and an old person lying alone in bed, taking no notice of the worms. But is it interfering (干涉) with personal freedom to insist that they go to live with some of their relatives so that they might be taken better care of? Some social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying this concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old.Indeed, the old can be easily hurt or harmed. The body is like a car, it needs more mechanical maintenance (机械维修，保养) as it gets older. You can carry this comparison right through to the provision of spare parts. But never forget that such operations are painful experiences, however good the results will be. And at what point should you stop to treat the old body? Is it morally right to try to push off death by seeking the development of drugs to excite the forgetful old mind and to activate the old body, knowing that it is designed to die? You can’t ask doctors or scientists to decide, because so long as they can see the technicalopportunities, they will feel bound to give them a try, on the principle that while there’s life, there’s hope.When you talk to the old people, however, you are forced to the conclusion that whether age is happy or unpleasant depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun.5.What does the passage mainly tell us?A.The values are different between the old and the young.B.The moral problems raised by old people.C.The personal freedom for the old.D.Old people’s viewpoint on life.解析：主旨大意题。

【真题-模拟题-练习题-下载-详细参考答案解释】公共英语二级阅读理解模拟题3.doc

阅读理解模拟试题(3)(A)Stage plays, at first, seem a lot like films. Both use actors, dialogue and scenery. But if you try to make a film by setting up a camera in front of the stage, you will find it won't work. A film made in this way will leave the audience cold. And even worse you'll be wasting a powerful tool——the camera.A stage is actually a box. One side of the box has been removed so the audience can see what's going on inside. The actors remain at a fixed audience. In the film, however, the camera can bring the audience up close and fix their attention on small but important things: a frightened look, a whisper, a trembling of hands.The camera offers the film maker freedom allowing him to move easily across barriers (界g艮) of time and space. He can show his action in real cities and on real farms. He can also use the camera to change the scene dozens of times in one film. No expert of the stage can do this.1.The main idea of the text is that.A.stage plays and films are two different kinds of artB.it is always disappointing to turn play into filmsC.films have certain advantages over stage playsD.the camera has made film making easy and possible2.What is wrong with making a film by setting up a camera before the stage?A.Fewer and fewer people will go to the theatre.B.The audience cannot see what is going on on the stage.C.The scene cannot be changed from time to time.D.The powerful camera cannot be made good use of.3.Which of the following can show that the camera is a powerful tool?A.It can move easily.B.It can make small things look larger.C.It can show things in the future.D.It can give us a scene of realism.4.In what way are plays different from films?A.Films often use real scenery while plays don't.B.Films can show the past while plays can't.C.Films change scenes while plays don't.D.Film audience can move while play audience can't.5. A suitable title for this text is.A.Stage Plays and FilmsB. The Powerful CameraC. Fewer Plays, More FilmsD. Less Waste, More Freedom(B)Cars!!! Holidays! Thousands of prizes! Hurry!FREE with every packet of SPLASH! Your personal lucky number!Will be among the 500,000 winners!Use SPLASH for the SOFTEST...QIUCKEST... WHITEST WASH!DON'T DELAY... BUY A PACKET TODAY!6.This is .A.an introduction to some productsB.an advertisement for selling goodsC. a direction of a kind of washing machineD. a notice about a football game7.If you want to get prize,.A.don't delay joining us in playingB.you should buy 500,000 packets of splashC.please buy a packet of splashD.please drive a car as quickly as possible8.Those who bought a packet of splash.A.are sure to win a prizeB.are sure to be among the 500,000 winnersC.could get 500,000D.could get the personal lucky number9.Splash is.A. a certain kind of material used for washing in high qualityB.something like a machine used to wash clothesC.the softest, quickest, and whitest car to driveD.one of thousands of prizes for players to win10.Which of the following diagrams （图解）shows the correct relation?• : prize ▲: personal lucky number★: splash ■: carsA. B.C. D.（C）Different Customs and CulturesIf an American is satisfied with you, he will put his thumb and forefinger into a circle. That means OK. But in Brazil, the very sign is considered to be rude. In Poland, a guest usually presents flowers to his hostess. The number must be an odd （奇数）one. Besides, the hostess isn't expected to remove the cover of the bunch of flowers. And usually, red rose is a sign of love.Usually we nod to express our agreement and shake our heads to show disapproval. To our heads to show disapproval. To our surprise these body movements mean the opposite in Bulgaria he differences in customs and cultures in the world are really noticeable. We should learn more about them to avoid them to avoid embarrassment （窘迫）.Then, would you please remember: When in Rome, do as the Romans do?11.In Poland, if a man gives some odd red roses to a woman as a present, it means that he.A.will invite her to a dinner partyB.has not been in love with herC.will invite her to a ballD.has fallen in love with her12.If a Brazilian puts his thumb and index （食才旨）into a circle, it shows that he you.A.will be friends withB. is not satisfied withC. is willing to helpD. is satisfied with13.In Poland, it is for the hostess to remove the cover of the bunch of flowers somebody presented to her.A.impoliteB. politeC. expectedD. unexpected11〜15 DBABC16 〜20 CDAAD 14. In Bulgaria, if a man nods, it means that he with you.A. will have a talkB. disagreesC. will shake handsD. agrees 15. The sentence "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" means "" A. We should learn from the RomansB. We should work as the Romans doC. We should obey its customs when we are entering a countryD. We have been Romans(D)The English author (writer), Richard Savage, was once living in London in great poverty. In order to earn (make) a little money he had written the story of his life, but not many copies of the book had been sold in the shop, and Savage was living from hand to mouth. As a result of his lack of food he became very ill, but after a time, because of the skill of the doctor who had looked after him, he got well again. After a week or two the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his visits, but poor Savage hadn't any money and couldn't pay it. The doctor waited for another month and sent the bill again. But still no money came. After several weeks he sent it to him again asking for his money. In the end he came to Savage's house and asked him for payment, saying to Savage, "You know you owe your life to me and I expected some gratitude (thankfulness) from you.""I agree," said Savage, "that I owe my life to you, and to prove to you that I am not ungrateful for your work I will give my life to you." With these words he handed to him two copies entitle, THE LIFE OF RICHARD SAVES.16. The best title for this text should be "A. A Poor English WriterB. A Skilled DoctorC. A Life for a LifeD. The Life of Richard Savage 17. In the text the sentence "Savage was living from hand to mouth" means " A. Savage had clothes to wear and food to eatB. Savage had no money to buy clothes and foodC. Savage was very poor and iiiD. Savage was too poor to live on18. According to the text, we can imagine that.A. the doctor was poor, tooB. the doctor was skilled and kindC. the doctor was skilled but cruelD. the doctor was glad to have got the two books19. The writer wrote this story just to tell us.A. a funny storyB. an unhappy storyC. a miserable storyD. an ungrateful story 20. Which statement is not true?A. It was the doctor who cured Savage.B. If it hadn't been because of the doctor, Savage might have died.C. The doctor sent bills to Savage for money.D. The doctor himself come to see Savage again.阅读理解模拟试题(3)参考答案1 〜5 CDDAA 6 〜10 BCDAC。

全国英语等级考试二级(pets2)阅读理解练习题三

In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney's cartoon(动画片) film for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash's voice, he said "Stop! That's our duck!"The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the film The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat(水上住家) and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight-minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy(贪婪的), and because he lost his temper(发脾气) very quickly . And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey's eight nephews(侄子). Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn't a goody-goody like Mickey.In the 1930S,' 40s and '50s Donald and hid friends Mickey , Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared---there were no more new cartoons.Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today's children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice.1. Who made Donald Duck film?A. Mickey MouseB. Clarence NashC. Walt DisneyD. Pluto2. When was the first Donald Duck film made?A.In 1933B. In 1934C. In 1966D. In 19303. Who was Clarence Nash?A. A cartoonistB. Donald Duck's voiceC. A film-makerD. A film star4. Where do today's children see Donald Duck?A. In new filmB. At the cinemaC. On televisionD. At concerts5. The underlined word audience in the second paragraph means ____________.A. readsB.formal interviewC. law freedomD. the people who watch a film at a cinema答案【1】C【2】B【3】B【4】C【5】D。

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一位车上的列车员刚发出信号让火车启动，这时他看见一位很漂亮的姑娘站在站台上一节打开的车厢门旁边，跟车厢里另一位漂亮姑娘在说话。

“快点，小姐!”他喊道：“请把门关上。

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“噢，我还没有和妹妹吻别呢。

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“请把门关上好了，”列车员说：“其余的事由我负责。

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I'll See to the Rest
A guard was about to signal his train to start when he saw an attractive girl standing on the platform by an open door, talking to another pretty girl inside the carriage.
"Come on, miss!" he shouted. "Shut the door, please!"
"Oh, I just want to kiss my sister goodbye," she called back.
"You just shut that door, please," called the guard, "and I'll see to the rest."。