公共英语二级阅读理解考试真题及答案

2016公共英语二级阅读理解考试真题及答案

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C.和D.四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Text 1

The first time I heard the actual London Bridge was in Lake Havasu City, Arizona,

I thought it was a joke. A stupid joke at that. I mean, what sort of moron would take

a perfectly good, perfectly famous bridge and move it halfway around the world to some no-name town in northwest Arizona? Back in 1962 when all this started, Lake Havasu City was nothing. A couple of shops, a couple of homes, and no tourism at all.

It turns out Robert McCulloch is the moron in question, and he wasn' t quite the moron I thought he was. His 2.45 million dollar investment( 投资 ) in the 130-year-old bridge--which the British government was selling because it was about to fall into the Thames (泰晤士河)--ended up being the investment of a lifetime. You see McCulloch was a real businessman, among other things, and his money paid off big. He turned Lake Havasu into one of the most visited tourist at- tractions in Arizona.

It took nine long years to take down the bridge, ship it brick by brick to the middle of no- where, and build it up again. When it finally did open up in 1971, it was a huge deal covered by the international press.

The bridge is now a popular tourist attraction, and there' s even a mini "English Village" at the foot of the bridge with souvenirs( 纪念品 ) and real British food so you can have a good old time.

Nowadays Lake Havasu is a busy town with a population of about 56,000 citizens and another2.5 million visitors each year. Most of that is during spring break when the town overflows with energetic boys and girls. Even MTV and the Girls Gone Wild people get in on the action. All thanks to that little bridge.

I don' t know about you, but I' m saving my pennies. When the French get sick of that Eiffel tower, I' ll be the first to put money on it. It' ll look great in my backyard.

56. The underlined word "moron" in the first paragraph means________.

A. a brave person

B. a foolish person

C. a famous person

D. a strange person

57. Why did the British government put the London Bridge up for sale?

A. It polluted the Thames.

B. It was no longer popular.

C. It was going to fall down.

D. It could bring them the needed money.

58. What was Lake Havasu City like before 19627________.

A. It was a good place for investment.

B. It was known for its English Village.

C. It was a small town with no tourism.

D. It had a population of 56,000 citizens.

59.In the last paragraph, the author tries to be________.

A. polite

B. friendly

C. practical

D. humorous

参考译文

第一次听说真正的伦敦塔桥是在美国的亚利桑那州的哈瓦索湖城，我认为这是一个笑话。一个非常愚蠢的笑话。我的意思是一座完美绝伦的著名塔桥怎么会从伦敦被移至有半个地球之远的美国西北部的亚利桑那州——还是一个没有什么名气的小镇，这是多么傻的一个人!追溯至l962年，哈瓦索湖城不名一文，当时只是一个只有几家商店，几户人家，根本谈不上旅游的一个小镇。

事实证明，罗伯特·麦卡洛克在这件事情上并不是我当初所认为的那样——是一个花了245万美元买下了这座拥有l30年历史的塔桥的傻子。因为当初的伦敦塔桥快要沉入泰晤士河.所以英国政府决定出售它。从这件事上，你就会发现麦卡洛克是一个真正的商人，他的投资得到巨大的回报。他把哈瓦索湖城变成了亚利桑那州的一个最有吸引力的旅游景点之一。

拆卸伦敦塔桥用了9年的时间，随后用船装运每一块砖石抵达哈瓦索湖城，伦敦塔桥在那儿重新建起，工程于1971年结束。这起事件曾被国际新闻大肆报道。