北京学位英语第二讲阅读理解练习

阅读理解模拟自测

Passage 1（以下适用于英语统考）

According to a Xinhua News Agency report, residents of China’s five largest cities spent about 643 Y uan (US $80.37) each on sport in 2005, with Beijing topping the survey at about 880 Yuan (US $ 110) per person (The five cities were Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan and Chengdu).

Chinese are more willing to part with hard-earned cash in pursuit(追求) of fitness than they were 10 years ago. In addition to participating in a variety of fitness （健康）classes, many are now even seeking private training. Almost every new fitness or entertainment（娱乐）product or idea finds a willing audience among the public, whether riding bikes or engaging in “hot” yoga.

A young organizer of a Beijing folding-bike club said, “We take exercise not only for our own fitness, but considering our social responsibilities. For example, every day we ride folding bikes to and from our work places. This is our way of helping reduce pollution in Beijing.”

The city’s elderly actively participate in many of the city’s sports teams. In the early mornings in the park, it is easy to meet groups of the elderly using the national fitness facilities or practicing Taiji and kendo.

One participant said, “We do not want to bring any burden to our children, so we care more about our health than ever before.”

1. Which of the following cities is not among the 5 largest cities of China?

A. Shanghai

B. Tianjin

C. Beijing

D. Wuhan

2. The citizens of which city spent the most money each on sport in 2005?

A. Shanghai

B. Chengdu

C. Beijing

D. Wuhan

3. What are the basic means for people to pursue fitness?

A. fitness classes alone

B. sports teams alone

C. fitness classes and private training

D. fitness classes, private training and sports teams

4. People take exercise not only for their own fitness, but also for___.

A. entertainment

B. environmental pollution

C. social responsibilities

D. hard-earned cash

5. The elderly care more about their health because____.

A. they want to reduce pollution in the city

B. they like sports very much

C. they like to be with other people

D. they don’t want to bring any burden to their children

Passage 1：BCDCD

[1]B.细节题。本题问“下面哪个城市不是中国最大的5个城市之一？”中心词就是

“5 largest cities”，经过中心词定位，答案在第一段的最后一句。该句提到中国

的5大城市是北京、上海、广州、武汉和成都，所以答案是B。

[2]C.细节题。本题问“2005年哪个城市的居民年花在体育上的钱最多？”中心词

就是“on sport”和“2005”。答案在第一段，该段有这么几个词“Beijing topping the survey”，意思是“北京在这份调查中拔得头筹”。据此，可知北京市民2005年

花在体育上的钱最多。

[3]D.细节题。本题问“人们追求健康的基本方式有哪些？”中心词是“pursue fitness”。答案在第二段，该段提到了“fitness classes”和“private training”。但是

因为选项中还有一个“sports team”，所以我们下一步要看看文章中有没有提到

这个项目。结果，我们可以在第四段的第一句找到“sports team”。所以综合起

来，答案是D。

[4]C.细节题。本题问“人们进行锻炼，目的不仅仅是为了自身的健康，也是为了

_____。”中心词是“take exercise”和“own fitness”。经过定位，我们发现答案在

第三段的第一句，该句大意是“北京的一个折叠自行车俱乐部的一名年轻的组

织者说道，‘我们锻炼身体不仅是为了自身的健康，也是为了社会责任。”据此，

答案是C。

[5]D.细节题。本题问“老年人更加关心自身的健康，这是因为_______。”中心词

是“the elderly care more about health”。经过定位，我们发现答案在最后一段。

该段大意是“一位参与者说道，‘我们不想给自己的孩子带来任何的负担，所以

我们比以前更关心自己的健康’。”据此，可知答案是D。

Passage 2

Wang Yani was born in 1975 in Gongcheng, China. Even when she was a baby, she loved to draw lines everywhere. Seeing this, her father decided to help her. He gave her paint, brushes and paper. She practiced hard and improved very quickly. Soon her lines became flowers, trees and animals. Some of her pictures were shown in an art exhibition in Shanghai at the age of 4.

By age six, Yani had made over 4,000 paintings. She loved to draw animals, especially monkeys and cats. Although her father was good at drawing, he didn’t give her any art lessons. He even stopped painting his own pictures. Instead, he often took the little girl to parks and zoos to get ideas for her work. In this way, Yani developed her own style of painting with bright colors. All her pictures were different from others.

At the age of 8, one of her monkey paintings was made into a Chinese stamp. Later, she started to draw pictures of country scenery and people. And when she was just 14, she became the youngest person to have personal shows in Washington D. C. and many other cities around the world.

1. Wang Yani’s pictures were first shown____.

A. in Gongcheng

B. in Shanghai

C. in Washington