大学英语B 阅读理解答案

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42、Martin Luther King was a black minister, who became a great leader of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.

King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. When he was young, he was strongly influenced by Thoreau and Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi's idea of non-violent resistance. Having received a Ph. D (Doctor of Philosophy) from Boston University, he became a political and religious leader of the non-violent civil relights movement in 1955. On August 28, 1963, he led over 250,000 Americans on a march in Washington D.C. to fight for the Civil Rights Law to guarantee equality for all people, and delivered his best known speech "I Have a Dream" before the Lincoln Memorial. The "dream" is a dream of brotherly love and equality for the Black and White. Thus, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1964, but he was murdered four years later. Though he died, he was greatly respected and loved by the Americans, both the white and the black. By vote of Congress in 1968, the third Monday of every January is now a federal holiday in Luther King's honor. He lives in people's hearts forever.

(1)、Martin Luther King was murdered when he was 39 years old.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(2)、Martin Luther King was a black minister only.

A：T B：F

答案：B

(3)、Martin Luther King's Day has been a federal holiday for more than 40 years.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(4)、The underlined word "delivered" in the second paragraph could be replaced by "gave".

A：T B：F

答案：A

(5)、The best title for this passage is "Civil Rights Law". A：T B：F

答案：B

43、A public house which was recently bought by Mr. James is up for sale. He is going to sell it because it is haunted (闹鬼的). He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr. James had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost (鬼) must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, he shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept it even if he gives it away.

(1)、Mr. James was the owner of the public house. A：T B：F

答案：A

(2)、Mr. James had not turned off the lights that night. A：T B：F

答案：B

(3)、Mr. James built the house.

A：T B：F

答案：B (4)、Mr. James found sixty empty bottles.

A：T B：F

答案：B

(5)、The writer of the passage believes Mr. James' story. A：T B：F

答案：B

44、Great changes have been made in family life because of science and industry.

In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the

typical family had many children. In a farm family, parents

and their children often lived with grandparents. Often, too, uncles and aunts lived nearby. But when industry became more important than agriculture in American life, families became smaller because industry requires workers who are ready and

able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary.

And large families can not be moved from place to place as smaller families can. So, at present people tend to have

smaller families.

In the future, because of industrialization, a typical

family will be required to move even more often than now,

so families will be even smaller. The typical family may

remain childless and consists only of a man and a woman. A

small number of families may take child raising as their

chief work. At the same time they may also raise other

people's children, leaving those families free to move from

job to job.

(1)、The passage discusses influence of science and industry

on American families.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(2)、Families of the past, the present and the future are described in the passage.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(3)、People no longer want to have children. A：T B：F

答案：B

(4)、Grandparents will take the chief responsibility of

raising children in the future.

A：T B：F

答案：B

(5)、Large families cannot fit in with a highly

industrialized society.

A：T B：F

答案：A

45、My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me.

I decided to use it and I washed a lot of things.

Everything worked well, but I found one of my husband's socks missing. I looked everywhere for it, but I couldn't find it anywhere.

The next morning, I got ready for school as usual. When

the bell rang, the students came in. I greeted them first

and then told them what we were going to do that day.

When I turned around to write on the blackboard, the

class broke out a roar!

They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact,

that I was afraid the headmaster would be into seeing all

this.

I asked the class to stop, but the more I talked, the

more they laughed. I decided to pay no attention to them and

I continued to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they

roared even more.

Finally, the teacher who had the room next to mine came in

to see what all the laughter was about. When he came in, he

started laughing, too!

"Good heavens," I said. "Will someone please tell me what is so funny?"

"Oh, God," said the teacher. "You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt!"

So that's how I found my husband's missing sock.

"Oh, well," I said to the class. "Let's just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static (静止的) electricity."

(1)、The writer was a teacher.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(2)、When the writer turned around to write on the blackboard, the class began to laugh loudly.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(3)、She couldn't find one of her husband's socks, because her husband had taken it away.

A：T B：F

答案：B

(4)、The teacher from the next room laughed, because he found

a sock on the back of the writer's skirt.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(5)、The students told her about the laughing.

A：T B：F

答案：B

46、Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around, but there was no place for him to sit. He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom's workmates came in and sat with Tom.

"What time is your bus?" asked Mike. "There's plenty of time yet" answered Tom.

"Well, I'll get you some more tea then" said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. "Oh! It's going backward" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve, and now it's half past eleven." "You're looking at the clock in the mirror." said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

(1)、Tom went into the station cafe because Mike asked him to have a cup of tea.

A：T B：F

答案：B

(2)、Tom and Mike talked while drinking.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(3)、When Tom looked at the clock in the mirror, it's actually half past twelve.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(4)、From the story we know that when we look at a clock in

a mirror, we will find it's going backward.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(5)、Tom arrived in Paris on time.

A：T B：F

答案：B

47、My Aunt Edith was a widow of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was then thought to be a very serious heart disease.

Aunt Edith didn't accept defeat easily. She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey, of Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same disease. The article said his fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldn't possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fees she could pay?

So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four more years; her little-girl dream of traveling and seeing the world. There wasn't a word of self-pity－only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.

A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn't wait to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud:

Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge

for either the hospital or the operation.

Signed :Michael DeBakey

(1)、Aunt Edith stopped working as a secretary when she knew she had a very serious heart disease.

A：T B：F

答案：B

(2)、From the story we can see Aunt Edith accepted defeat easily.

A：T B：F

答案：B

(3)、In Aunt Edith's letter to the doctor, she showed she was warm, humorous and enjoying living.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(4)、When Aunt Edith mailed her letter, she didn't expect the doctor would give her a reply.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(5)、Michael DeBakey mainly told Aunt Edith in the letter that her disease was so serious that he couldn't cure her. A：T B：F

答案：B

48、People often say that the Englishman's home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them personal, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of a person. In a crowded city a person knows that he or she has a private space which is only for himself or herself and for invited friends.

People usually like to mark their space. If you are on the beach you may have spread your towels around you; in the rain you may have put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may spread your books around you. Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was on a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man opposite to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was unhappy.

I thought he thought that he owned the whole table. I had been reading a book about nonverbal （非语言的）communication so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his case! When I did this he suddenly became angry and his eyes nearly popped out （突出）of his head. I had taken up his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his

side of the table.

(1)、The home matters greatly to Englishmen.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(2)、The British can own private space like the house and the garden.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(3)、According to Paragraph 2, if you spread your books around you in a library, it means you want to tell others the space belongs to you.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(4)、The man opposite to the writer showed that he owned the whole table by reading a book.

A：T B：F

答案：B

(5)、The writer tried to get back his space by moving the case off the table.

A：T B：F

答案：B

49、A young man who lived in London was in love with a

b eautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée （未婚妻）. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him. The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: "When the servant enters the room, he will drop it."

On the bi rthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited.

Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.

(1)、The story took place in the United States.

A：T B：F

答案：B

(2)、The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich, according to the passage.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(3)、The young man wanted to buy a present as a Christmas gift for the girl.

A：T B：F

答案：B

(4)、The shop manager came to talk to the young man, because he was poorly dressed.

A：T B：F

答案：B

(5)、On the birthday of his fiancée, the young man was excited because the girl was in love with him.

A：T B：F

答案：B 50、A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and said to the driver, "Do you see that young man at the other side of the square?"

"Yes," said the taxi driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently at his watch every few seconds.

"Take me over there," said the young lady.

There were a lot of cars and buses in the square, so the taxi driver asked, "Are you afraid to cross the street?" "Oh, no!" said the young lady. "But I promised that I would meet the young man for lunch at one o' clock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I had tried not to be late."

(1)、The story doesn't tell us how the young woman got to the square.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(2)、The lady stopped the taxi because she was afraid of walking across the street.

A：T B：F

答案：B

(3)、The young man at the other side of the square had probably been waiting for a long time.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(4)、The young lady was clever at making excuse.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(5)、The young lady was just pretending that she had tried. A：T B：F

答案：A

51、Younger people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about life, work and play. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in peace. Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. The aim is not just to keep busy but rather to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make furniture and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photography or painting. Others sit around talking and singing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.

When people live together, rules are always necessary. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. The group discusses the problem. They ask, "Why did it happen? " "What should we do about it? "

One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience: " You stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group. "

(1)、The passage is mainly about how adults and teenagers live together in a special group.

A：T B：F

答案：A

(2)、The special program offered every winter in New York city.

A：T B：F

答案：B

(3)、People will make more rules when someone breaks a rule. A：T B：F

答案：B

(4)、To find a way to solve the generation gap is NOT stated directly in the passage as a purpose of the program. A ：T B ：F 答案：A (5)、Some teenagers learn photography when they are free. A ：T B ：F 答案：A 52、There was once a large, fat woman who had a small, thin husband. He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening. As soon as he got home on Fridays, his wife used to make him give her all his money, and then she used to give him back enough to buy his lunch in the office every day. One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living-room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolates there. "You'll never guess what happened to me today, dear," he said. He waited for a few seconds and then added, "I won ten thousand pounds on the lottery!" "That's wonderful!" said his wife delightedly. But then she thought for a few seconds and added angrily, "But wait a moment! How could you afford to buy the lottery tickets?" (1)、The small man was allowed to keep just enough to buy his lunch in the office every day. A ：T B ：F 答案：A (2)、The man won a lottery one day. A ：T B ：F 答案：A (3)、The woman is good-natured. A ：T B ：F 答案：B (4)、The woman was pleased yet suspicious when her husband won a lottery. A ：T B ：F 答案：A (5)、The man had to give almost all his money to his wife every week. A ：T B ：F 答案：B 53、Ramon was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got a chance, he would ask his dog to amuse his friends with some tricks. One day Ramon went to visit his friend Frank who was sick at home with a bad cold. "How are you feeling?" asked Ramon. "Worse than yesterday," replied Frank. "I have a terrible cough, and there's not a drop of medicine in the house." "Cheer up, Frank. I'll send Blackie to the local drugstore for some cough syrup (糖浆). He'll be back in a minute, before you know it." Ramon put a five-dollar bill in Blackie's mouth and the dog ran down the street. "And keep the change," Ramon shouted after him. "Oh, Ramon, don't be silly. You know that dog won't be back with any medicine." "Oh yes, he will," replied Ramon. Half an hour later, however, Blackie had not returned. Ramon was feeling embarrassed, and felt angry at his friend's little smile. "Something has happened to him, I'm sure," said Ramon. "He obeys me as a rule." Just then Frank saw Blackie at a distance. He hurried to open the door and let him in. Frank was shocked to see a bottle of medicine in the dog's mouth. "Good boy," said Ramon, "but what took you so long?" Blackie ran over to the window, barking and wagging (摆动) his tail. Ramon glanced out and saw a bone outside. (1)、Frank's cold had worsened and he had no medicine at home. A ：T B ：F 答案：A (2)、Ramon called for a doctor. A ：T B ：F 答案：B (3)、Ramon felt embarrassed when Blackie was late. A ：T B ：F 答案：A (4)、Blackie barked at the bone outside the window because he wanted to have it. A ：T B ：F 答案：B (5)、The story mainly implies dogs are after all dogs, however clever they are. A ：T B ：F 答案：A

54、Herman had worked for the bank of Ruritania for ten years and was still only a clerk. He was not satisfied with the position and wanted to find something better. Yet he did not want to lose his position in bank before he had got another one, so he prepared a letter about himself, with the words "HELP! I AM A PRISONER OF THE BANK OF RURITANIA!" in big letters across the top. Then he sent it to several other banks, asking them for a job. A few days later, one of these letters came into the hands of Herman's boss at the bank; someone had given it to him at a party. The next morning, Herman's boss asked him to come into his room and said, "Herman, I have some very good news for you. The bank of Ruritania is setting you free!" (1)、Herman was not happy because he was in prison in the bank. A ：T B ：F 答案：B (2)、Herman did not want to leave the Bank of Ruritania immediately because he had not found a better job yet. A ：T B ：F 答案：A (3)、He wished some other bank to give him a better job. A ：T B ：F 答案：A

(4)、A few days later, Herman's boss found one of these letters in his office. A ：T B ：F 答案：B (5)、The boss asked Herman to come into his room as he decided to fire him. A ：T B ：F 答案：A

55、Computers can injure you. Most other injuries happen suddenly. For example ，if you fall off a bike and break your arms ，it happens very quickly. But computer injuries happen slowly.

You probably know how to ride a bike safely. Now learn to use a computer safely. Your eyes Too much light can injure your eyes ，so never sit too close to a computer screen. Your eyes should be at least 50cm from the screen. Remember to look away from it sometimes. This gives your eyes a rest.

When you use a computer, the window should be on your left or your right. If it is behind you, the light will reflect on (反射) the screen. If the window is in front of you, the sun and the screen will both shine into your eyes. Your hands and wrists Hand and wrist injuries can happen because the hands and