阅读理解题及答案
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2023年2月16日发(作者：)阅读理解试题库及答案
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Passage1CBBCC
IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprised
tofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.
nFinlandaremostlyhigh-
goanywhere
inone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesome
businesstoattendto,
driverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.
Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalso
uestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturally
ttheywoulddo
toshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.
Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardto
takeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.
everymuchontheir
enon
theyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaid
accordingly.
Withsomanyloopholes(漏洞)ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbe
aheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrange
thingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfare
aftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhasever
kersalwaysgivean
innsalwaysacton
goodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturned
everyoneintoareal“gentleman”.
Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeople
tobeonguardagainstothers?
akingataxiinFinland,_____
ngercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver
ngerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride
ngercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwherever
hewantstogo
ngerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbefore
theyleavewithoutpaying
fromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_____
emealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels
emealsforanydiners
efreewineandchargeforfood
tlypoorlymanaged
fthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
kersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.
sesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursof
theiremployees.
kersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.
kersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvance
aboutthepay.
d“those”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_____
whooftentaketaxis
whooftenhavemealsinbighotels
whoaredishonest
whoareworthyoftrust
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econcludedthat_____hpeoplearenotsmart
Finnsarerich
Passage2CBABD
Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsand
childrenbeingabletoleadahealthylife.
Nowadays,,bothparentsworkoutside
enareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometo
sohavesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellas
schoolexpectations.
Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:theneedtousecarstoget
fromoneplacetoanotherquickly.
Today,ers,
,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshavebecomemajorleisure
activities,sledtoa
moresedentarylifestyle.
unately,
ch
moreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanpreparea
iaconstantlybombard(轰炸)theiraudiencewithperfect
bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-
to-datecomputergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingsto
do.
eexposedtopollution,suchas
nbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathing
nmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeit
difficulttoleadahealthylife.
sonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawayto
behealthy―ifhe/sheismotivatedenough!
sageismainlyabout_____.
sofdailylife
iveapproachtohealthy
living
d“sedentary”inParagraph4probablemeans_____.
alotofthingstodo
inglittleexerciseorphysicalactivity
solatedfromtheoutsideworld
encingalotofstress
fthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafactor
leadingtothepopularityoffastfood?
ience
sNOTlistedasafactorinfluencingtheabilitytohavea
healthylifestyle?
icfactors.
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nceoffamilyorfriends.
ingtotheauthor,_____maybethemostimportantfactor
influencinghealthylifestyles.
ireto
behealthy
Passage3ADDAB
vincedthatnaturalistsare
ghwewerebroughtupinthesameway,my
brothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed(紧抱的)flowersand
them,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,Iwasnotan
earlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.
onlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.
NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesand
haveacrystal-clearmemoryof
dogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.
Iamanaturalist,strongloveofthenatural
world,
discussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoil,reading
mething
happensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.
Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle(谜)，becauseitall
sresultedinmypublishing300papersand
books,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.
Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentofthe
animalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneoftheoutstanding
andessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,tist
ancombinethetwo,yougetthe
bestofbornworlds.
ingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe
_____
-disciplined
dgeable
stparagraphtellsusthattheauthor_____
shearingwhenhewasachild
ikehisbrothersandsisters
ntoanaturalistsfamily
erestedinflowersaninsectsinhischildhood
horsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientist
probablybecausehethinkshe_____
adsaboutotherpeoplesobservationsanddiscoveries
pwithsolutionsinmostnaturalways
eatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic
omeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist
horcantrememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_____.
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ullyoccupiedwithobservingnature
tliveverylongwiththem
ilywasextremelylarge
ooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem
fthefollowingstatementistrue?
horbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.
horsbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicand
languages.
horreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoil
industry.
horspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.
Passage4ABBCD
Whenyouhavecompletedyourcollegeeducation,youwilllookfora
jobsuitedtoyourtraining,interests,andambitions(志向).Inmostcases,
youwillvisitalikelyemployersofficeandcompleteanapplicationform
loyermaythenmake
adecisionregardingyourabilityonthebasisoftheapplicationformanda
personalinterview.
Throughoutyourlifetime,however,youmayfindyourselfinother
ain
experience,youarelikelytobecomeambitiousforbetterandbetterjobs.
Thesebetterjobsoftenrequestwrittenlettersofapplicationand
itingskillsmayan
importantpartinobtainingthejobyoudesire.
Inanyjob-seekingsituation,thereareanumberofwaysyoumayuse
yourwritingskills:tocompleteanapplicationform,preparearesume,
writeanapplicationletter,
ambitiousjob-seeker,therefore,youshouldbeabletoprepareallthe
writtenmaterialthatwillhelpyouobtainthejobyouwant.
ingtothepassage,inseekingajob,thestudents_____.
A)willfollowtheirinterestsandambition
B)liketovisiteveryemployersoffice
C)canmakeanarrangementforaninterview
D)willsurelygetachancetoimproveposition
anttoimproveyourpositionandfindagoodjob,itis
importantto_____.
A)understandtheapplicationformofthecompany
B)improveyourwritingskills
C)makeadecisiononthebasisofyourowndesire
D)getajobrelatedtoyoureducation
ajob,itisnotnecessarytosupply_____.
A)aletterofapplicationB)aletterforaninterview
C)anapplicationformD)aresume
plicationforajobshouldmainlyinformtheemployerof
your______.
A)presentpositionandincomeB)abilityinletterwriting
C)backgroundandexperienceD)decisiontoapplyforthejob
ybethebesttitleforthispassage?
A)HowtoCompleteaJobApplicationForm
B)AnIntroductiontoJob-seekingSituations
C)AnAttempttoFindBetterJobs
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D)WritingSkillsHelpJob-seeking
Passage5
Thisisanewtypeofadvertisementbecomingincreasinglycommonin
metimesplacedamong“situations
vacant”,althoughitdoesntofferanyonejob,andsometimesitappears
“situationswanted”,althoughitisnotplacedbysomeonelookingforajob
doesisofferhelpinapplyingforajob.
“Contactusbeforewritingyourapplication”,or“Makeuseofourlong
experienceinpreparingyourcurriculumvitae(jobhistory)orjobhistory”,
wthandapparentsuccessofsucha
specializedserviceis,ofcourse,areflectiononthecurrenthighlevelsof
soanindicationofthegrowingimportanceofthe
curriculumvitae,withthesuggestionthatitmaynowqualifyasanartform
initsownright.
Therewasatimewhenjobseekersimplywrotelettersofapplication.
“Justputdownyourname,address,ageandwhetheryouhavepassedany
exams”,wasabouttheaveragelevelofadviceofferedtoyoungpeople
terwasreallyjustfor
openers,itwasexplained,andeverythingelsecouldandshouldbesaved
hosedaysoffullemploymentthetechnique
terprovedthatyoucouldwriteandwereavailablefor
gerfaceandintelligentrepliesdidtherest.
Later,asyoumoveduptheladder,somethingslightlymore
icethenwastoputsomethinginthe
tbetheaggressive
approach.“personyouarelookingfor,”wasa
ghtbesomefeature
speciallydesignedforthejobinview.
Thereisnodoubt,however,thatitistheincreasingnumberof
applicantswithuniversityeducationatallpointsintheprocessof
engagingstaffthathasledtothegreaterimportanceofthecurriculum
vitae.
typeofadvertisementmentionedinthefirstparagraphis
____________.
A)classifiedadsinnewspaperB)toofferjobs
C)toofferhelpinapplyingforajobD)toofferhelpinlookingfora
job
ysthisspecializedtypeofserviceappearedbecause
______________.
A)artandtechnologydevelopedquickly
B)therearesomanyjobsavailable
C)therearemorepeopleoutofworkthanbefore
D)thejobhistoryisconsideredtobeaworkofart
d“sophisticated”(Para.4)probablymeans_______________.
A)complicatedB)simpleC)specialD)common
suggestedthatshouldbeincludedinonesletterof
applicationforamoreimportantjob?
A)Somethingthatwouldmakeyoudifferentfromothers.
B)Basicinformationincludingyourname,age,etc.
C)Somethingaboutyoureducationbackground.
D)BothBandC.
historyhasbecomemoreimportantthanbeforebecause
_____________.
A)therehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberofjobsadvertised
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B)therehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberofapplicants
C)itrequirestobeanartformtoday
D)therequirementisbecomingmorestrictthanbefore
Passage6CDACD
ldtakeitintoastoreandbuya
wouldhavetodoistosignyournameandtakewhatyouwantedoutof
thestorewithoutpayingcash.
Butthereisaproblemwiththecards---theycanbefinancialpoison.
ethem
carefully,theycanbehelpful;butifweusethemtoomuch,theycankillus.
anymoneythattheuserdoesnotpayeachmonth,thecreditcard
ectis
addedeverymonth,soabillthatisnotpaidgetsbiggerandbigger.
Over10percentofthefamiliesintheUnitedStatesare
“overextended”.Thatis,theyhavemoredebtontheircreditcardsthan
theycanpay.
Creditcardscanbeusedforalmostanythingthatmoneycanbuy.
ecreditcardusers,
afuneralmaybetheonlysolutiontothedebtproblemstheyhavecaused
forthemselvesbyusingcreditcards.
tcardissousefulindailylifethatifyouhaveone_______.
A)youcanborrowmoneywithnointerest
B)youdonthavetopayanythingyouwant.
C)youdonthavetobringcashwithyou
D)youcantakeanythingfreeofcharge
theresultofusingthecreditcardtoomuch?
A)Causingfinancialproblemstocardsusers
B)Leadingtothedeathofcreditcardusers.
C)Increasingtherateofinterestofthebills.
D)Killingcarduserslikerealpoison.
fthestatementistrueaccordingthepassage?
A)Cardusershavetopayinterestforthemoneythatisnotpaidin
time
B)Interestwillbechargedforanymoneypaidwithacreditcard.
C)Tenpercentofthemoneyusedbycardusersischargedasthe
interest.
D)Carduserswillpaylowerinterestiftheyreturnthemoneyintime.
leare“overextended”(inParagraph4)withtheircredit,it
means______.
A)theycannolongerusecreditcardsforanything
B)theyhavetopayoffdebtswiththeirmoneyontheircards
C)theyhaveusedmoremoneythantheycanpayoff
D)theywillbeoverchargedtenpercentofinterest
estheauthormeanbysaying“afuneralmaybetheonly
solutiontothedebtproblems。byusingcreditcards”?
仔细阅读理解
A)Somecreditcardusersevenusecreditcardstopayfortheir
funerals.
B)Usingcreditcardstopayforfuneralsmaysolvedebtproblem.
C)Nointerestwillbechargedforthemoneypaidforfunerals.
D)Somecreditcardusersowetoomuchdebttopayoffintheir
lifetime.
Passage7BBCAD
Asakid,KaceyLongwoulddreamofbecomingaprofessional
tudyinghumanresourcesmanagementsuccessfullyat
,at19,shedecidedtoget
herbreastsenlarged,“IwasallaboutdoinganythingIcouldtoimprove
myself,”shesays.
Withthatdecision,Longjoinedthousandsofyoungpatientswhoare
ersevenyounger
thanLongarehavingbreastsenlarged,nosesandearsreshapedandskin
changed.
In2022年,almost336,000Americanteens18oryoungerhadsome
kindofcosmetic(美容)surgeryorprocedure,a50%increaseover2022年.
Patient-safetyadvisersbelievethatmanyoftheteenshavingsurgery
areatthegreatestriskofmakingadecisiontheywillregretasLongdid.
LonghadherbreastsenlargedtosizeD,feltsickandweakwithinmonths
afterthe$4,500-costplasticsurgery,andhadherbreastfillingsremoved
tillsufferingfromthelong,painfulrecoveries.“I
wishIhadneverdoneit,”ustoneofthosethousands
whoareactuallyriskingtheirfuturebeautybygoingundertheknifewhen
theyarestillgrowing.
fthefollowingistrueaboutKaceyLong?
A)Shehadasuccessfulbreastsurgery
B)Shehadaregretfulbreastsurgery
C)Shestudiedcosmeticsurgeryatuniversity.
D)Shehadbecomeaprofessionalwoman.
ngdecidedtohaveherbreastsenlarged,she_________.
A)knewwhatriskingshewastaking
B)wasactuallyriskingherfuturebeauty
C)hadtriedseveraltimestochangeherlook
D)knewallabouttheeffectofbreastsurgery
beroftheAmericanteenshavingcosmeticsurgery_______.
A)hadanincreasingof224,000intheyear2022年
B)wasabout224,000in2022年butdoubledin2022年
C)amountedtoapproximately224,000in2022年
D)amountedtoapproximately168.000in2022年
ngsays“IwishIhadneverdoneit,”sheexpressesher
_______.
A)regretfulnessforherdecisiontohavethebreastsurgery
B)regretfulnessforhavingpaid$4,500forthesurgery
C)satisfactionwiththeremovalofthebreastfillings
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D)satisfactionwithhergoodshapeafterthesurgery
horofthepassageusesLongscaseto_________.
A)stoptheAmericanteenagersfromhavingpainfulsurgery
B)callourattentiontotheAmericanteenagershealth
C)expresssympathytowardstheAmericanteenagers
D)informtheteenagersofthedangerofthecosmeticsurgery
Passage8DDBCC
ScientistsintheUnitedStateshavedevelopedacomputerprogram
systemisdesignedtogiveawarmingsecondsbeforeanearthquake
strikes.
r,itcouldgivepeopletime
wofelectricpowerorgascouldbecut,air
-called“smartbuildings”
couldbedesignedtogetready.
RichardAllenoftheUniversityofWisconsinandHirooKananmoriof
llit
tpublishedinSciencemagazine
describesit.
Thesystemusesamathematicalprogramtomeasureinformation
rn
Californiaalreadyhasmorethan150stationsthatmeasuremovements
ormationtheycollectissenttoahigh-speed
computer.
Thenewsystemisdesignedtoestimatethestrengthofthe
irectlyabovethecenterofthe
tplacesmighthaveas
longasfortyseconds.
ProfessorAllennotesthatanearlywarningsystemforearthquakes
,another
problemisthepossibilityoffalsealarms.
earthquakestrikes,thenewalarmsystemwouldgive
peopleenoughtimeto______.
A)findshelterin“smartbuildings”
B)tellpilotstolandtheairplanes
C)knowthestrengthoftheearthquake
D)turnoffgasandelectricity
“earthquakeAlarmSystem”describedinthepassagehasbeen
developedby_______.
A)RichardAllenandhisteacherHirooKananmori
B)HirooKananmoriandhisassistantRichardAllen
C)twoscientistsfromtheUnitedStatesandJapan
D)twoscientistsfromtwouniversitiesintheUS
alarmingprogram_________.
A)iswidelyusedinWinsconsinandCalifornia
B)isstillinprocessofdevelopment
C)isespeciallyusefulforareasdirectlyabovecenterofthe
earthquake
D)giveswarmingatleastfortysecondsbeforetheearthquakestarts.
仔细阅读理解
alarmsystemmaybedescribedas_________.
A)aprogramthatanalyzesdataacrosstheUnitedStates
B)anetworkofinstrumentsplacedacrosstheUnitedStates
C)aprogramtocollectinformationfrom150differentstations
D)averypowerfulcomputerthatcandomathematicalproblems.
terofthispassagehasmostprobablyusedinformation
from_________.
A)ameetingheldattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology
B)aninterviewwithProfessorRichardAllen
C)areportpublishedintheSciencemagazine
D)anannouncementmadebyagroupofscientists.
Passage9CCBDD
thepast20years
havespecialistsinlanguagestudyrealizedthatsignedlanguagesare
unique―feranewwaytoprobehowthe
braingeneratesandunderstandslanguage,andthrownewlightonanold
scientificcontroversywhetherlanguage,completewithgrammar,is
somethingthatwearebornwith,
currentinterestinsignlanguagehasrootsinthepioneeringworkofone
rebelteacheratGallaudetUniversityinWashington,D.C.,theworldsonly
liberalartsuniversityfordeafpeople.
WhenBillStokoewenttoGallaudettoteachEnglish,theschool
koenoticedsomethingodd
amongthemselves,studentssigneddifferentlyfromhisclassroomteacher.
Stokoehadbeentaughtasortofgesturalcode,eachmovementof
ime,AmericanSign
Language(ASL)wasthoughttobenomorethanaformofpidginEnglish
(混杂英语).ButStokoebelievedthehandtalkhisstudentsusedlooked
eredmightdeafpeopleactuallyhaveagenuinelanguage
andcouldthatlanguagebeunlikeanyotheronEarthItwas1955,when
’sidea
wasacademicheresy(异端邪说).
―nowdevotinghistimetowritingand
editingbooksandjournalsandtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLand
thedeafculture―ishavinglunchatacaféneartheGallaudetcampusand
adeseducatorsfoughthis
ideathatsignedlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglish,Frenchand
sumedlanguagemustbebasedonspeech,the
modulation(调节)nlanguageisbasedonthemovement
ofhands,aid,Stokoeexplains,isthat
languageisnotmouthstuff―itsbrainstuff.
dyofsignlanguageisthoughttobe________.
A)anewwaytolookatthelearningoflanguage
B)achallengetotraditionalviewsonthenatureoflanguage
C)anapproachtosimplifyingthegrammaticalstructureofalanguage
D)anattempttoclarifymisunderstandingabouttheoriginof
language
sentgrowinginterestinsignlanguagewasstimulatedby
_______.
A)afamousscholarinthestudyofthehumanbrain
B)aleadingspecialistinthestudyofliberalarts
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C)anEnglishteacherinauniversityforthedeaf
D)someseniorexpertsinAmericanSignLanguage
ingtoStokoe,signlanguageis________.
A)asubstandardlanguage
B)agenuinelanguage
C)anartificiallanguage
D)aninternationallanguage
ucatorsobjectedtoStokoesideabecausetheythought
_______.
A)signlanguagewasnotextensivelyusedevenbydeafpeople
B)signlanguagewastooartificialtobewidelyaccepted
C)alanguageshouldbeeasytouseandunderstand
D)alanguagecouldonlyexistintheformofspeechsounds
sargumentisbasedonhisbeliefthat_________.
A)signlanguageisasefficientasanyotherlanguage
B)signlanguageisderivedfromnaturallanguage
C)languageisasystemofmeaningfulcodes
D)languageisaproductofthebrain
Passage10CAABC
“Congratulations,,itsagirl.”
Fatherhoodisgoingtohaveadifferentmeaningandbringfortha
el
pridewhentheyreceivethenews,whileothersworry,wonderingwhether
ghtherearesomemenwholikechildren
andmayhavehadconsiderableexperiencewiththem,othersdonot
thers
andmothershavebeenplanningandlookingforwardtochildrenforsome
ercouples,pregnancy(怀孕)wasanaccidentthatboth
husbandandwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly.
Whateverthereactiontothebirthofachild,itisobviousthattheshift
,
unfortunately,fewattemptshavebeenmadetoeducatefathersinthis
ghnumerousbookshavebeenwritten
aboutAmericanmothers,onlyrecentlyhasliteraturefocusedontherole
ofafather.
Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthetransitiontothefathersrole,
althoughdifficult,isnotnearlyasgreatasthetransitionthewifemust
hersroleseemstorequireacomplete
transformationindailyroutine(生活规律)andhighlyinnovative(创新的)
adaptation,ontheotherhand,thefathersroleislessdemandingand
r,eventhoughwementionedthefactthatgrowing
numbersofwomenareworkingoutsidethehome,thefatherisstill
thoughtbymanyasthebreadwinnerinthehousehold.
ingtotheauthor,beingafather________.
仔细阅读理解
A)bringsafeelingofexcitementtosomemen
B)hasadifferentmeaningforthosewhohavedaughters
C)makessomemenfeelproudandothersuneasy
D)meansnothingbutmoreresponsibilities
atedinthepassagethat________.
A)someparentsarenotpreparedtohaveachild
B)youngcouplesdonotlikechildrenatall
C)workingcouplesdonothavemuchtimetotakecareoftheir
children
D)manyparentslookforwardtohavingaboyastheirfirstchild
econdparagraph,theauthor________.
A)criticizesfathersfornottakingenoughresponsibilitiesinbringing
uptheir
children
B)excusestheAmericanwritersforignoringthedifficultiesofbeinga
father
C)supportstheideathatthechiefroleofafatheristoearnmoney
forthefamily
D)complainsaboutthelackofsocialprogramstohelphusbands
adjust
themselvestobeingafather
nsitiontothemothersrolerequiresthatthewife________.
A)changeherlifestyleinahighlyinnovativeway
B)makeacompletechangeinhereverydaylifetodealwiththenew
situation
C)stayathometotakecareofthebaby
D)helpherhusbandinhisresocializationprocess
itersarguethatwithrespecttothechangeofroles,fathers,
compared
withmothers,________.
A)havetoshouldermoreburdens
B)havetomakemoredifficultadaptations