大学英语阅读理解专项练习

大学英语阅读理解专项练习Test1Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D.Text1An increasing number of scientists have found that anything that gives you pleasure may be more than just fun. Pleasure and humor might help us live longer, fight off illness, and cure drug addiction. "Science has generally neglected pleasure and humor to concentrate on negative things like depression and illness," said Dr. William Fry, a psychiatry professor at Stanford University Medical Center in California. "But there's a growing realization of just how powerful pleasure is."For example, research shows that smiling and laughing can actually strengthen your immune system, reduce stress and physical pain, and even help cancer patients. One research project at Loam Linda University showed these beneficial effects of laughter on the body. In the study, ten medical students were hooked up to several machines and spent an hour watching a funny videotape of a man smashing watermelons with a hammer.Researchers were not trying to prove that smashing watermelons is a funny thing to do. They already knew that the volunteers would probably howl with laughter. What the researchers wanted to find out was how grinning, chuckling, and howling affected the volunteers as they watched the video.The researchers were delighted to discover that small but important changes were taking place in the volunteers' bloodstream as they giggled or roared with laughter. Their blood showed increased production of white blood cells (the blood cells that defend us against infection and disease). At the same time, a decrease was noticed in the levels of chemicals that stop the immune system from working properly.Studies such as this seem to show that you should laugh, chortle, and howl as much as possible! You will increase your chances of living a long, healthy life, That's what one researcher means when he says, "He who laughs, lasts. For years we've thought that laughter and other forms of pleasure were good for you. Now it's a physiological reality.'1. According to the text pleasure and humor might _______.〖A〗cure cancer〖B〗cure infectious diseases〖C〗help people concentrate〖D〗help people quit smoking2. In Dr. William Fry's opinion scientists ______ .〖A〗have paid enough attention to the effect of laughter〖B〗have neglected depression and illness〖C〗have preferred pleasure and humor to depression and illness〖D〗have realized the importance of pleasure in people's lives3. Laughter helps to fight off illness because _______.〖A〗it increases blood flow in human body〖B〗it helps the production of blood cells〖C〗it can strengthen the immune system and reduces physical pain〖D〗it can reduce chemicals in human blood4. In the text the researchers were trying to find out ___.〖A〗how the ten students would laugh〖B〗why the ten students laughed〖C〗how laugh would affect the students〖D〗why smashing watermelons was funny5. The best title for the text would be ________.〖A〗Laughter-A Powerful Medicine〖B〗Laughter-An Illness Killer〖C〗Laugh and Live Long〖D〗A Psychological RealityText2Thomas Alva Edison, the American inventor, was born in 1847. Even as a child , he was always curious and always trying to invent new things. He was not a good student in school, but by the time he was a teenager, he had already had several jobs: store owner, telegraph operator, and inventor. He also had done lots of chemistry experiments on his own.However, what Edison really wanted to do was research. He established his first laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey, and later he set up another one in West Orange, New Jersey. In these laboratories, he enjoyed trying to come up with solutions to problems that no one else had been able to solve.One of his most exciting and difficult challenges was to create the electric light bulb. Today, it's very simple and easy to produce thousands of light bulbs a day. But Edison and his assistants had to work night and day to come up with just the right materials to make the first working light bulb. They tried over a thousand times to put together the right metals to create an electric bulb that would work for more than just a few seconds.Once Edison had created this first working electric light, he came up with a way to produce light bulbs in quantity. His dream was to light up all of New York City. With this goal in mind,he constructed the world's first commercial electric power plant on Pearl Street in New York City.It wasn't long before several other businessmen set up their own electric companies joined together and organized a few large companies that mass-produced all electrical equipment according to the same standards. The outcome of all this was that Edison lost control of the companies he had originally set up. This didn't stop him, however. He continued inventing things. In fact, he went on to invent the phonograph (or record player) and he improved techniques used in the making of the first motion pictures.When Edison died in 1931, he wasn't as rich as he could have been, but he was very famous. Many people were inspired by his story.6. According to the text Edison was the first to ________.〖A〗discover electricity〖B〗invent light bulb〖C〗combine all the electric companies〖D〗light up New York7. The last paragraph implies that Edison _______.〖A〗was not successful as a businessman〖B〗did not create enough inventions〖C〗could not compete with other electric companies〖D〗wasted a lot of money8. Edison became a famous inventor although ________.〖A〗he failed in business〖B〗he was not rich〖C〗he lost control of the company he set up〖D〗he was not a good student in school9. Electric companies were joined together because ________.〖A〗their standards were different〖B〗those companies wanted to be more competitive〖C〗there was the need to unify electric standards〖D〗Edison could not control his company10. The following are inventions of Edison's except ________.〖A〗electricity equipment〖B〗light bulb〖C〗record player〖D〗motion pictureText3Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, summed up the four chief qualities of money some 2,000 years ago. It must be lasting and easy to recognize, to divide, and to carry about. In other wordsit must be, "durable, distinct, divisible and portable". When we think of money today, we picture it either as round, flat pieces of metal which we call coins, or as printed paper notes. But there are still parts of the world today where coins and notes are of no use. They will buy nothing, and a traveler might starve if he had none of the particular local "money" to exchange for food.Among isolated peoples, who are not often reached by traders from outside, commerce usually means barter. There is a direct exchange of goods. For this kind of simple trading, money is not needed, but there is often something that everyone wants and everybody can use, such as salt to flavor food, shells for ornaments, or iron and copper to make into tools and vessels. These things-salt, shells or metals-are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.Salt may seem rather a strange substance to use as money, but in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an absolute necessity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their value, were used as money in Tibet until recent times, and cakes of salt will still buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa.Metal, valued by weight, preceded coins in many parts of the world. Iron, in lumps, bars or rings, is still used in many countries instead of money. It can either be exchanged for goods, or made into tools, weapons or ornaments. The early money of China, apart from shell, was of bronze, often in flat, round pieces with a hole in the middle, called "cash". The earliest of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old-older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.Nowadays, coins and notes have supplanted nearly all the more picturesque forms of money, and although in one or two of the more remote countries people still hoard it for future use on ceremonial occasions such as weddings and funerals, examples of primitive money will soon be found only in museums.11. According to Aristotle money must ______.〖A〗be easy to carry〖B〗be strong enough and last long〖C〗be able to be divided without remainder〖D〗bear all the qualities above12. In some parts of the world ______.〖A〗money cannot buy goods〖B〗money is not needed for the exchange of goods〖C〗money is used in barter terms〖D〗money is used to flavor food13. In Tibet the value of "salt money" is determined by __.〖A〗the weight of the cake of salt〖B〗the size of the cake of salt〖C〗the value stamped on the cake of salt〖D〗the quality of the salt14. The early money of China was _______.〖A〗older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean〖B〗not as old as the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean〖C〗made of copper〖D〗made of iron15. The best title for the text would be _______.〖A〗Early Money〖B〗Money〖C〗Coins and Notes〖D〗History of MoneyText4Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation. The 'quality' newspapers are often held up as an example of impartial journalism but the 'Daily Mirror' and the 'Daily Express' usually impress newspapermen even more because they both sell about four million copies every day. British families generally buy a newspaper every morning and frequently take twoor three on Sundays, but the vast circulation figures obtained are not only due to the Englishman's thirst for news. Because the newspapers are all published nationally, copies can be delivered everywhere at the same time.Though people broad often know the names of the national papers, they seldom realize that there is another branch of the British press which sells almost as many copies. Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million. Almost every town and country area has one. Nearly all of them hold their own financially and many of them are very profitable.These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in localevents-births, weddings, deaths, council meetings and sport-but the content is naturally influenced by the king of community they serve. Editors prefer to rely on a small staff of people who all know the district well. A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neigh hour hood and it does not get out of date as quickly as national news. If there is no room for it in this week's edition, an item cam sometimes be held until the following week.The editor must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising. He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason. But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to attract local readers, the businessmen are grateful for the opportunity to keep their products in the public eye.Local newspapers do not often comment on problems of national importanceand editors rarely hold with taking sides on political questions. But they can often be of service to the community in expressing public feeling on local issues. A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to provide better shopping facilities, improve transport in the area and preserve local monuments and places of interest.16.The 'Daily Mirror' impresses newspapermen more because __.〖A〗it has a larger circulation than many other famous papers〖B〗it is of better quality than many other papers〖C〗it is sold nationally〖D〗it is delivered everywhere in Britain17.Local papers are preferred by readers who _______.〖A〗are interested in news〖B〗are much interested in local events〖C〗want to obtain news as quickly as possible〖D〗work in churches and clubs18.According to the text, businessmen would like to advertise in papers if _______.〖A〗the papers are well written〖B〗the papers can promote their products〖C〗they like to be in the news〖D〗the paper are popular and can attract readers19.The last paragraph implies that _______.〖A〗local papers never comment on politics〖B〗local papers can sometimes influence policy making〖C〗local papers are more concerned about their own communities〖D〗local papers do not take sides on problems of national importance20.Newspapers in Britain have a large circulation because ____.〖A〗British families read two or three papers every day〖B〗British families like to read news and papers are available nationally〖C〗Newspapers are sold everywhere in Britain〖D〗The papers are impartial and people like to read themTest2Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D.Text1Dolphins have become a popular attraction at zoos in recent. They are more interesting than lions and tigers because they are livelier and perform tricks, like circus animals. But although they are more willing to cooperate with thetrainer than other mammals in captivity , they get bored if they are asked to do the same trick twice. This is one reason for believing that they are very intelligent.Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times . We now have more reliable evidence of their usefulness than sailors' tables.The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that they are better organized and their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do.Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing "words". They have an echo-location system which is similar to a bat's and much more sensitive than our hearing, so the most important task of a dolphin's brain is to transmit and receive sound.Whales, especially the smaller types, are probably as intelligent as dolphins and some scientists claim that they are the most intelligent species in the world, apart from man. The great whales have the same brain power as the smaller ones but it is not so easy to study them because they cannot be kept in captivity for long and they live in the deeper, less accessible parts of the ocean.Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? The question cannot be answered because our aims and interests are different from dolphins' and whales'. They are better adapted to their environment than we are and find food more easily. As a result, they are much more attracted by pleasure for its own sake than men and are not nearly so interested in dominating other species.1.Dolphins are believed to be very intelligent because _____.〖A〗they are more willing to cooperate with people〖B〗they do tricks that people ask them to do〖C〗they sometimes show evidence of having good sense〖D〗they get bored when asked to do the same tricks2.Dolphins' society may be more complex than people have expected because _______.〖A〗they care for members of their own species as human beings do〖B〗they can save drowning sailors〖C〗they are better organized〖D〗they communicate without words3.Big whales are more difficult to be studied because _____.〖A〗they are very ferocious〖B〗they are more intelligent〖C〗they are difficult to catch〖D〗they cannot be kept for experiment for long4.We can infer from the text that dolphins and whales _____.〖A〗can think as human beings〖B〗show more signs of intelligence than many other animals〖C〗show no interest in human beings〖D〗have a language without words5.The best title for the text would be _______.〖A〗Mammals That Seem Almost Human〖B〗Human Like Mammals-Dolphins〖C〗Strange Animal World〖D〗Whales At SeaText2One evening last week my wife and I were sitting quietly at home. She was looking at the television while I was reading a book. Suddenly we heard a loud bang. I supposed that the old lady in the flat above ours was moving the furniture about. My wife was afraid that the noise would wake the baby. She turned down the television and a moment later we heard someone calling for help.I ran upstairs. The old lady's door was shut but I could see smoke coming through the letter box and under the door and could smell something burning. 'The flat is on fire', I shouted down to my wife. 'Ring the fire brigade'.I banged on the door but the old lady took a long time to answer. I was turning over in my mind the idea of breaking the door down when she finally appeared.'I was having a bath,' she said, 'when the water heater in the kitchen blew up.''Why didn't you open the door?' I asked her.'I was getting dressed when you knocked,' she said, looking embarrassed.I took her downstairs to our flat. Then I ran back, went inside the old lady's flat and turned the gas off to prevent another explosion. Smoke was pouring out of the kitchen and the heater was in flames. Just then I heard a fire engine arriving outside and the heavy footsteps of the firemen on the stairs. I looked round and noticed two of them standing in the doorway. 'It's in here,' I said, 'You turned up promptly, I must say.'When I got back to our flat my wife was making the old lady a cup of tea. Soon afterwards, the fire chief came in to ask some questions. It turned out that the fire was not very serious and the firemen were already putting it out . When they left my wife went up with the old lady to help her clear up the mess.When she returned, my wife remarked:' It's all right now. Nothing was damaged except the heater. But wasn't it lucky that Baby slept through all that noise?She took the teacups into the kitchen and I heard her scream and the cups crash to the floor. The baby woke up at last and started to cry.6.The man finally went into the room after _______.〖A〗he had broken the door down〖B〗he rang the fire brigade〖C〗the old lady opened the door〖D〗the fire brigade had arrived7.When the man ran back to the lady's flat _______.〖A〗there was another explosion〖B〗the fire brigade had already been there〖C〗the firemen were standing in the doorway〖D〗smoke was coming out of the kitchen8.The old lady was embarrassed because _______.〖A〗she didn't open the door promptly〖B〗she was taking a bath〖C〗she set the fire〖D〗she woke up other people9.Water was dripping from the ceiling because _______.〖A〗the pipes upstairs were broken〖B〗the old lady forgot to turn off the taps〖C〗the firemen had poured a lot of water to put out the fire〖D〗there was another explosion upstairs10.The best title for the text would be _______.〖A〗A Fast Sleeping Baby〖B〗A Careless lady〖A〗An Evening Fire〖B〗Fire, FireText3A mile or so before they reached Oxford, they stopped the car on top of a hill from which they could see the whole of the city spread out before them. The spires and the domes, the college walls and towers looked as when they were first built, hundreds of years ago.When they drove down, over the River Thames and into the city center, they found it was not so peaceful after all! The main streets were packed with traffic: cars, lorries, coaches full of tourists and the bicycles which the students use to get about. But as soon as they had managed to park the car and get away from the roaring traffic, they discovered a completely different world. Narrow cobbled streets which had hardly changed since the Middle Ages ran between the high college walls ofgray or yellow stone. Inside the great double gates of each college they found quiet squares, or quadrangles, of grass, surrounded by the chapel, the library, thedining-hall and the rooms where the students and teachers live. Many colleges had the most beautiful gardens where one could sit and read, talk, work or dream.Most of the students, or undergraduates, wore informal clothes: sports coats, or pullovers , and slacks. But some of them were wearing their black gowns. George explained that they had to wear these when going to lectures or to their weekly meeting with their tutor, or teacher. Tom and Anne were very surprised to see a few young men dressed in formal black suits, with ties, gowns and scholars' caps. Anne asked whatever they were doing, wearing evening dress in the morning! George laughed and said that this was the official dress for taking examinations, many of which were held in June.In one college, they visited the dining-hall. It was enormous with a high roof geld up by great wooden beams with windows of stained glass as in a church, and long heavy tables and benches.11.They stopped the car on top of a hill because _______.〖A〗they were not very far from Oxford〖B〗Oxford spread ort before them〖C〗the college walls and towers looked peaceful〖D〗they wanted to see the whole city of Oxford12.When they drove down into the city center, they found ____.〖A〗the city was very noisy〖B〗the city had become very noisy since it was first built〖C〗the city was not as peaceful as it had looked〖D〗there was a lot of traffic in every street13.What were not undergraduates wearing ?〖A〗Black gowns〖B〗Black suits with ties〖C〗Pullovers and slacks〖D〗Evening dresses14.Students wore black gowns when _______.〖A〗they were going to the library〖B〗they were walking around on the campus〖C〗they were going their teachers〖D〗they were going to parties15.The passage is about _______.〖A〗a visit to Oxford〖B〗a trip to London〖C〗students in Oxford〖D〗the campus life of OxfordText4An 'early bird' used to be a person who was awake early and began his (or her) day's work before other people. The people who said it were thinking of an old saying: 'It is the early bird that catches the worm.' But since 1965 the Early Bird has had a different meaning. The modern Early Bird is a communications satellite in orbit round the earth.The use of wires to carry telephone communications and for other purposes of the same kind does not satisfy modern needs. We had to use radio. But the radio waves that we use for these purposes-microwaves-travel in straight lines. They do not follow the curve of the earth's surface. We can send them from one radio station to another-a relay station-where we amplify them and send them onto a third station. If there is no relay station within about 50 kilometers to receive the microwaves, they will continue into space. At a certain height, some of them are sent back to earth. A powerful station several hundred kilometers from their starting-point can receive them. But these are not good ways of sending the thousands of telephone, radio and television signals across the oceans.Scientists were thinking about communications satellites. They wanted to produce satellites big enough to separate a large number of different signals, amplify them and then relay them powerfully. And they wanted to put each of these satellites into an orbit would keep it over one point on the surface of the turning world. With four satellites of this kind-two over the Atlantic, one over the Pacific, and one over the Indian Ocean-we could send radio, television, and telephone signals from any one place to any other place on the surface of the earth.Early Bird was the first of these new communications satellites. It went into orbit in a 'fixed' position over the Atlantic Ocean on 2May 1965.Just over two years later, the second and third satellites went into positions over the Pacific Ocean. This made it possible for people in a large number of countries to see the same television pictures at the same time.On 25 June 1976, very large numbers of people in very many countries saw and heard the same television program 'live'. The program was called 'Our World'. It dealt with man's problems and difficulties. It also dealt with man's successes and his hopes for the future. The pictures and the sound were relayed by the Atlantic and Pacific satellites; they came from Africa, America, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Japan, and Europe. And they were received in all those parts of the world-received 'loud and clear', As the radio men say.16.In this text Early Bird refers to _______.〖A〗a person who was awake very early〖B〗a person who began work before anyone else〖C〗communications satellites over the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian Oceans 〖D〗one of these satellites in orbit around the earth17.What does a communications satellite do?〖A〗It sends TV signals to any part of the world.〖B〗It receives radio, telephone and TV signals from any part of the world.〖C〗It serves as a radio, telephone and TV relay station.〖D〗It broadcasts live program around the world.18.What is a relay station?〖A〗It is just another name for radio station or broadcast station.〖B〗It is a place where people collect microwaves from space,〖C〗It is a place where the microwaves continue into space.〖D〗It is a place where radio waves are received, strengthened and then sent on.19.Early Bird went into orbit in a 'fix' position. What does this mean?〖A〗The techniques of making communication satellites.〖B〗Introduction of the functions of communication satellites.〖C〗Ways of sending signals across the oceans.〖D〗Comparison between early birds and communication satellites. 20．What is the main subject of the passage?〖A〗The techniques of making communication satellites.〖B〗Introduction of the functions of communication satellites.〖C〗Ways of sending signals across the oceans.〖D〗Comparison between early birds and communication satellites.阅读练习专项练习答案Test1 DDCCA BADCD DBBAB ABDBBTest2 CADBA CDACC DCCCA DCDAB。