閱讀理解英語有關國家
Passage Six (Equality of opportunity in the twentieth Century Has Not Destroyed the Class System)
These days we hear a lot of nonsense about the 『great classless society』. The idea that the twentieth century is the age of the common man has become one of the great clichés of our time. The same old arguments are put forward in evidence. Here are some of them: monarchy as a system of government has been completely discredited. The monarchies that survive have been deprived of all political power. Inherited wealth has been savagely reced by taxation and, in time, the great fortunes will disappear altogether. In a number of countries the victory has been complete. The people rule; the great millennium has become a political reality. But has it? Close examination doesn』t bear out the claim.
It is a fallacy to suppose that all men are equal and that society will be leveled out if you provide everybody with the same ecational opportunities. (It is debatable whether you can ever provide everyone with the same ecational opportunities, but that is another question.) The fact is that nature dispenses brains and ability with a total disregard for the principle of equality. The old rules of the jungle, 『survival of the fittest』, and 『might is right』 are still with us. The spread of ecation has destroyed the old class system and created a new one. Rewards are based on merit. For 『aristocracy』 read 『meritocracy』; in other respects, society remains unaltered: the class system is rigidly maintained.
Genuine ability, animal cunning, skill, the knack of seizing opportunities, all bring material rewards. And what is the first thing people do when they become rich? They use their wealth to secure the best possible opportunities for their children, to give them 『a good start in life』. For all the lip service we pay to the idea of equality, we do not consider this wrong in the western world. Private schools which offer unfair advantages over state schools are not banned because one of the principles in a democracy is that people should be free to choose how they will ecate their children. In this way, the new meritocracy can perpetuate itself to a certain extent: an able child from a wealthy home can succeed far more rapidly than his poorer counterpart. Wealth is also used indiscriminately to further political ends. It would be almost impossible to become the leader of a democracy without massive financial backing. Money is as powerful a weapon as ever it was.
In societies wholly dedicated to the principle of social equality, privileged private ecation is forbidden. But even here people are rewarded according to their abilities. In fact, so great is the need for skilled workers that the least able may be neglected. Bright children are carefully and expensively trained to become future rulers. In the end, all political ideologies boil down to the same thing: class divisions persist whether you are ruled by a feudal king or an ecated peasant.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
[A] Equality of opportunity in the twentieth century has not destroyed the class system.
[B] Equality means money.
[C] There is no such society as classless society.
[D] Nature can』t give you a classless society.
2. According to the author, the same ecational opportunities can』t get rid of inequality because
[A] the principle 『survival of the fittest』 exists.
[B] Nature ignores equality in dispensing brains and ability.
[C] Material rewards are for genuine ability.
[D] People have the freedom how to ecate their children.
3. Who can obtain more rapid success
[A] those with wealth.
[B] Those with the best brains.
[C] Those with the best opportunities.
[D] Those who have the ability to catch at opportunities.
4. Why does the author say the new meritocracy can perpetuate itself to a certain extent? Because
[A] money decides everything.
[B] Private schools offer advantages over state schools.
[C] People are free to choose the way of ecating their children.
[D] Wealth is used for political ends.
5. According to the author, 『class divisions』 refers to
[A] the rich and the poor.
[B] Different opportunities for people.
[C] Oppressor and the oppressed.
[D] Genius and stupidity.
Vocabulary
1. discredit 損害，破壞，敗壞（某人的名聲），不可信
2. monarch 國王，女皇，君主政體
3. millennium 千年
the millennium 千僖年
4. bear out 證實
5. level out （升跌之後）呈平穩狀態
6. meritocracy 英才管理，英才教育，能人統治
7. knack 技巧，訣竅
8. perpetuate 使永久，永存或持續
9. indiscriminate 不加鑒別的，不加分析的，任意的
10. boil down 歸結為……
難句譯注
1. Close examination doesn』t bear out the claim.
【參考譯文】深入探索證實此斷言不確。（也就是說太平盛世並沒有成為政治現實）。
2. might is right
諺語：強權即公理。
3. For all the lip service we pay to the idea of equality, we do not consider this wrong in the western world.
【結構簡析】lip-service口惠而實不至。EX: He pays lip-service to feminism but his wife still does all the housework.他口口聲聲說支持女權主義，但全部家務仍是他妻子的事。
【參考譯文】我們口口聲聲贊揚平等思想，我們在西方世界中並不認為這一思想事錯誤的。
4. In the end, all political ideologies boil down to the same thing: class divisions persist whether you are ruled by a feudal king or an ecated person.
【參考譯文】最終，一切政治意識，都歸結為一件事：不論你是由封建國王統治還是英才統治，階級區分依然存在。
寫作方法與文章大意
這是一篇對「無階級社會和人人平等」論點的駁斥文章。作者從四個方面進行論述。1、天賦的才能和智慧與平等原則無關。2、「適者生存，強權即公理」依然存在。3、人獲得的報酬是取決於人的才能而不是平等。4、金錢的作用，它不僅可以培育有能力的人，還是政治的後盾。只有金錢加能力是成功的關鍵。所以所謂平等不存在，更沒有無階級的社會。
答案詳解
1. A 二十世紀平等的機遇並沒有摧毀階級。文章一開始就對無階級社會的論點進行了反駁：有人認為君主整體已完全摧毀，倖存下來的王公貴族已經被剝奪了一切政治權力，繼承的財產為稅收大幅度的削減，到時候，巨大的財富將消失殆盡，在許多國家中，已全面勝利，人民進行統治，偉大的太平盛世已成為政治顯示。作者認為：深入檢查證實這一斷言不實。第二段提出了即使人人都獲同樣的受教育的機會，可人的天然智慧和能力與平等原則無關，適者生存，強權即公理依然存在。教育的普及摧毀了老的階級體制，卻創造新的，報酬是機遇才幹成就。貴族統治就是英才統治，可在其他方面，社會依然，階級確實存在。後面兩段集中論述了金錢的作用。
B.金錢意味著平等是錯誤的。C.不存在無階級社會。內容是對的，但不是本文的主題思想。D.自然界不會賦予你一個無階級社會。
2. B 自然界在分賦人智慧和能力是不會顧及平等。
A.適者生存的原則存在。根據這一原則無智慧和能力者難以生存於社會。C.物質報償是根據人的真正能力。D.人們有自由選擇如何教育自己的孩子。這三項都基於一點――人的智慧和能力。有智慧能力才能生存，才能獲報償，這已經是不平等，即使獲同樣的受教育的機會，也不可能鏟除不平等。
3. A 有錢的人。第三段一開始就點明：真正的能力、動物般機敏狡猾、技能、善抓機會的訣竅，這一切都帶來物質報償。有了錢的人首要作的事情就是給孩子最佳教育機會，而私人學校教育優於公立學校，人們又有自由選擇如何教育自己的孩子。在這個意義上，英才教育在某種程度上是永存的。一個來自富有家庭的有能力的孩子要比其對立面獲得成功要快得多得多。
B.具有很高智慧的人，若沒有錢是難以成功的。第三段的最後一句話也點明這一點，金錢同從前一樣是強有力的武器。文章最後一段即使在完全遵循社會平等原則的社會里，禁止特權的私人教育，人們也是按能力獲報酬。小心翼翼而又耗費巨大地把聰明的孩子培養成未來的統治者。C.具有最佳機遇的人。D.是B和C的結合。
4. A金錢決定一切。新的英才教育在一定程度上永存。沒有錢，上不起私立學校，談不上機會，更不用說英才教育。有了錢才能為孩子創造機會。
B.私立學校提供的優越性高於公立學校。C.人們有自由選擇教育孩子的方式方法。D.財富用於政治目的。第三段最後三句話：「財富也可以不加區別地用於更遠的政治目的。沒有強大的財政作後盾，成為民主國家的元首幾乎是不可能。金錢和過去一樣是強有力的武器，這也說明了金錢的力量，決定一切。」
5. A 富人和窮人。縱然作者提及，同樣的教育機會也不可能鏟除不平等，因為上天賦予人之智慧是不可能考慮平等原則，可是作者也提到適者生存、強權即公理。貴族政治可讀成英才教育。這已說明英才指的是貴族的英才。第四段進一步指出有錢的人首先要做的就是給子女一個良好的教育機會。而私立學校的教育質量優於公立學校。有錢人家的有能力的孩子成功機遇就高。財產還可用於政治目的，要成為民主國家的領袖就得有雄厚的財力支持。錢財和過去一樣強有力。即使在以社會平等為原則的社會中，私立學校被禁，酬勞還是以人的能力為准，大量需要有技能的工作人員，而差勁的人沒有人關注。天才的孩子予以仔細而又及其昂貴的培養以成為未來的統治者。
總之，政治意識歸結為同一個東西――階級劃分存在，不論你是為封建帝王統治，還是為受過教育的農民統治，從這里看，作者的class division指的是A項。
B.人們不同的機遇。C.壓迫者和被壓迫者。D.天才和笨蛋。
2. 初中英語閱讀理解題及翻譯
可以先自己做,再看答案.
In Germany there are different kinds of high schools. Some prepare students for workers, others prepare them for college. All schools are great places for making friends and learning German.
在德國,有各種不同的高中.一些學生准備的工人,其他人准備他們的大學.所有的學校都是廣交朋友的好地方,學習德語.
Short days
短短幾天
Most high schools in Germany begin at about 8∶00 am. and end at about 3∶30 pm. This means your morning will be busy with classes. You will have time to do homework and take part in private(私人的) clubs after school.
德國的大多數高中開始在約8∶上午00.到3∶下午30點.這意味著你的早晨將會忙著上課.你會有時間去做作業和參加私人俱樂部（私人的）放學後.
Formal setting
正式的場合
In Germany, teachers and students』 relationship is more formal than you might be used to. Teachers are respected and students must use the formal「Sie(德語,您)」 when talking to teachers.
在德國,教師和學生的關系比你可能會用更正式的.尊重教師和學生必須使用正式的「SIE（德語,您）」老師說話的時候.
Getting to school
去學校
Most students take public transport to school or ride a bicycle. Some areas have school buses. It is not common for parents to drive students to school.
大多數學生乘公交上學或騎自行車.一些地區的學校巴士.父母開車到學校的學生是不常見的.
Private clubs
私人俱樂部
In many countries, schools offer official sports and after-school activities. This is less common in Germany. After-school activities are usually organized through private clubs. There are clubs for things like soccer, dance, choir, theatre and almost everything else. Once you are in Germany, ask around at school and talk to other students to find out what private clubs are in your area and meet your interests.
在許多國家,學校提供的官方運動後-學校活動.這是不常見的德國.在-學校活動通常都是通過私人俱樂部組織.有像足球,俱樂部跳舞,唱詩班,劇院和幾乎所有其他.一旦你在德國,問問周圍的學校與其他同學交談了解私人俱樂部在您的區域,並滿足您的利益.
Different states, different schools
不同的國家,不同的學校
Each of Germany』s 16 states has its own slightly different school systems. The school system in Brandenburg will be a little different from the system in Bavaria for example. Where you live, your knowledge level and your age will decide what school you can attend.
每一個德國的16個州都有各自的略有不同的學校系統.在勃蘭登堡州的學校系統將從巴伐利亞的系統有些不同,例如.你生活在哪裡,你的知識水平和你的年齡將決定你上什麼學校,可以參加.
( )1. For high school students in Germany, which is NOT the common transport to school?
1.在德國的高中學生,這不是學校的公共交通?
A. School buses.校車 B. Parents』 cars.父母的車
C. Public transport.公共交通 D. Students』 bicycles.
學生自行車
( )2. In Paragraph 3,the underlined word 「respected」 can be best translated into
________.
3段,下劃線的單詞「尊重」可以翻譯成
A. 受人尊敬的 B. 令人害怕的
C. 高收入的 D. 有權勢的
( )3. From the passage, we can learn that in Germany ________.
3.從這篇文章中,我們可以得知,在德國________.
A. all kinds of high schools are for college
各類高中大學
B. age is not important for attending schools年齡參加學校並不重要
C. students can take part in after-school activities from 8∶00 am to 3∶30 pm.
學生可以參加學校的活動後-從8∶00時至3∶下午30點
D. students can join private clubs to meet their interests by themselves
學生可以參加私人俱樂部自己來滿足他們的利益
( )4. What can be the best title for this article?
4.有什麼可以為這篇文章最好的標題
?A. German Private Clubs德國的私人俱樂部
B. German Public Transport
德國公共交通
C. German High Schools德國的學校
D. German College Systems德國大學系統
語篇解讀：本文介紹了德國的高中生活.
1. B.細節理解題.第四段最後一句「It is not common for parents to drive students to school」可知.
2. A.猜測詞義題.根據上下文意思：老師和學生的關系比你平常的更正式.以及下句「您」,故選A.
3. D.概括歸納題.A、B和C在文中都是相反的句子.故選D.
4. C.概括歸納題.本文介紹了德國的高中生活.故選C.
3. 2021年高考英語全國卷1 - 閱讀理解A
Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel. The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $25 a night, and for that, you』ll often get to stay in a central location with security and comfort.
對於旅行者來說，羅馬很貴，這就是許多人選擇住旅社的原因。羅馬的旅社單人間每晚25美元左右，因此，你通常可以住在安全舒適的市中心。
Yellow Hostel
If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It』s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. It』s affordable, and it』s got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, it』s close to the main train station.
如果一定要讓我就羅馬的住宿做一個推薦的話，那就是Yellow Hostel。這是本市評級最好的旅社之一，這是有充分理由的。價格實惠，氣氛活躍又不太吵鬧。另外還有一好處，離火車總站很近。
Hostel Alessandro Palace
If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There』s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers ring the summer.
如果你喜歡社交型旅社，這就是羅馬最好的。Hostel Alessandro Palace
很有意思，工作人員為客人舉辦很多酒吧活動，比如免費拍照、泡吧和卡拉OK。屋頂上還有一片區域，夏天可以和其他旅行者一起閑逛。
Youth Station Hostel
If you』re looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesn』t charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.
如果你想找一家干凈而又現代化的旅社，沒有比Youth Station更好的了。它提供漂亮的傢具和床，另外：不收城市稅；房間里有空調和暖氣；每個房間都有免費Wi-Fi。
Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes
Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it』s close to all of the city』s main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.
Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes距離市中心車站僅10分鍾的步行路程，距離城市所有主要景點都很近。工作人員友好且樂於助人，在您到達時為您提供城市地圖，並在您需要時提供建議。不過，使用Wi-Fi需要支付2歐元一天。
4. 高中英語閱讀題
高中英語閱讀題
練習是提高英語閱讀理解的一個硬辦法，下面是我整理的高中的英語閱讀練習題以及答案，有需要的朋友可以閱讀參考一下哦!
第一篇：
Ever since news of widespread food recalls caused by a carcinogenic dye broke, there has been confusion over possible links to the country of the same name, but Sudan officials say thereis no connection whatever.
Sudan?1 is a red instrial dye that has been found in some chilli powder, but was banned in food procts across the European Union (EU) in July 2003.
Since the ban was put in place, EU officials have been striving to remove some food procts from the shelves. So far 580 procts have been recalled.
Last week Sudan‘s Embassy in the United Kingdom asked the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for clarification of the origin of the dye‘s name.
Omaima Mahmoud Al Sharief, a press official at Sudan‘s Embassy in China, explained the purpose of the inquiry was to clear up any misunderstanding over links between the country and the poisonous dye.
"We want to keep an eye on every detail and avoid any misunderstanding there," she said. "Our embassy to Britain asked them how the dye got that name and whether the dye had something to do with our country. But they told us there was no relationship."
The FSA, an independent food security watchdog in Britain, received a letter from the Sudanese embassy last week.
"They asked us why the dye is named Sudan, however, we also do not know how it got the name," she said. "People found the dye in 1883 and gave it the name. Nobody knows the reason, and we cannot give any explanation before we find out."
Sudan dyes, which include Sudan?1 to 4, are red dyes(顏料) used for colouring solvents(溶劑), oils, waxes, petrol, and shoe and floor polishes. They are classified as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
1. What does the underlined word mean in paragraph one?
A. Causing cancer. B. Having side effect. C. Containing poison. D.Poisonous
2. How did the Sudan?1 get its name?
A. The dye is often proced in Sudan.
B. The dye has something to do with the country named Sudan.
C. Nobody is sure of the origin of the name.
D. Many foods proced in Sudan contain the dye.
3. We can infer from the passage that.
A. the Sudan government is paying much attention to the food safety
B. Sudan?1 is often used to be added to the food
C. people didn’t realize the danger of Sudan?1 until 2003
D. many food shops will be closed down
4. Which of the following is the best title? A. Keep away from Sudan?1
B. No Sudan?1 dye links to the country C. How Sudan?1 dye got its name?
D. Pay attention to the food safety
第二篇：
During the fourth China Beijing High-tech Instries Week, exhibitions, feature presentations, technological exchanges and trade talks, and other events are organized.
Exhibitions
•China International Exhibition Centre
*Section for China‘s key science and technology achievements of the Ninth Five Year Plan (1996-2000)
*Environmental protection and energy section
*Section for exhibitors from other provinces and municipalities(自治市) and regions of China
·China World Trade Centre
*Exchange and Trade Fair for Science and Technology Books and Sports Information Media *The Trade Fair for Modern Intelligent Houses and Beijing Urban Real Estate ·China Millenium Monument
*Forum(論壇)and Exhibition of Foreign Sci-tech Universities ·China Agricultural Culture Centre
*High-tech Construction Procts Exhitibion Feature Presentation ·Science and Ecation
*Scientists Forum on the New Century ·High-tech Instry
*Forum on Environmental Protection
*2001 Forum on Bio-technology on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine Technical Exchanges and Trade Talks
·Trade talks on financial capital transformation
· Sino-Italian Forum and Trade Fair for the Development of IT and Com munications Technology
1.If you want to know more about the high-tech achievements of different parts of China, you should go to______.
A. China World Trade Centre B. China Millenium Monument
C. China International Exhibition Centre D. China Agricultural Culture Centre
2.These sessions mark the achievements of mankind in the fields of______.
A. electronic communications, energy and ecation
B. sports technology, film-instry and environmental protection C. network technology, high-tech instries and traffic D. medicine, weather broadcast and finance
3.The advertisement is mainly about______.
A. the major activities of the high-tech week B. the time-table of high-tech week C. the names of the meeting places D. the topic of trade talks
第三篇：
In East Africa there is a bribe(部落) of people called the Masai. They are tall and slim(苗條的) and carry long spears to guard their cattle against an attacking lion or leopard(豹). These Africans move from place to place on the rolling(綿延起伏的) grasslands looking for suitable grazing(牧場) and water. Mboto is twelve years old. He helps his father drive the cattle. If the family decides to remain in one spot for a while, he helps gather sticks and thin branches to build a simple house. The sticks are placed in the ground in a circle. They are then bent inwards and joined at the top. Small branches and leaves fill the spaces. If it looks as if the family will stay longer than usual, then the inside walls are often plastered with cattle manure(糞). For a door there is only a small opening to allow a person to enter. A thorn(刺) fence is built around the small house to keep cattle safe at night. Lions, leopards and hyenas prowl(覓食) around after dark. So the cattle would be easily killed and eaten.
When Mboto grows up into a man, he will become a true Masai warrior(勇士). He will have to join other warriors in the strange custom of drinking blood. The blood is taken from the neck of one of their cattle. It is mixed with milk and together with meat. It becomes the main food for the men.
The Masai have lived this way for thousands of years. The only change that seems to have affected their lives is the use of the transistor(晶體管) radio. It is quite common to see a young warrior with a pair of earphones listening to music while has is with his cattle.
1.The underlined word plastered in the first paragraph means______.
A. painted B. covered all over C. put up D. dotted
2.What do the Masai spend most of their time doing?
A. Hunting B. Fighting against wild animals C. Grazing their cattle D. Building small houses
3.It can be learned from the text that______.
A. a Masai warrior drinks blood mixed with milk B. Mboto is a strong Masai warrior
C. a thorn fence is built to keep the cattle out
D. the Masai has nearly a thousand years of history
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A. The Masai wander over the rolling African grasslands.
B. A Masai‘s simple house has a small opening as a door to allow a person to enter.
C. A Masai‘s simple house is made of branches and strong sticks.
D. Modern inventions don‘t affect the Masai‘s lives at all.
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第一篇：
1. A詞義猜測題。根據They are classified as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. 可知這個詞與癌症有關，故可推出carcinogenic意為"致癌的."。
2. C細節題。根據People found the dye in 1883 and gave it the name. Nobody knows the reason, and we cannot give any explanation before we find out.可知還沒有人知道"蘇丹紅"名稱的由來。
3. B推斷題。根據EU officials have been striving to remove some food procts from the shelves. So far 580 procts have been recalled.可知某些食品因含有"蘇丹紅"而被召回。故可推斷"蘇丹紅"經常用作食品添加劑。
4. B主旨大意題。根據there has been confusion over possible links to the country of the same name, but Sudan officials say there is no connection whatever. 可知本文主要講"蘇丹紅"與蘇丹這個國家是否有聯系的問題，故B最佳。
第二篇：C A A
第三篇：B C A D
;5. 英語閱讀理解
英語閱讀理解
關於英語閱讀理解的學習方式，其實就是做專題練習，只有練多了才會熟悉解題思路，下面是我為大家提供的初二和高中的一些英語閱讀理解題和答案，有興趣的朋友可以參考一下!
【初二英語閱讀理解】
第一篇：計程車司機
My friend is a taxi drives. He has been a taxi driver for ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much traffic ring the day. He usually goes home between two o’clock in the morning. There are some very strange things, which often happen at night. One day my friend was taking a woman back home from a party at three o’clock in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her house, she found she had lost her key. So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window. My friend waited and waited. After half an hour of honking he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.
At that moment some policemen came. They thought my friend was a thief. Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.
16. The driver always works at night because it is easier to .
A. drive B. climb in through window
C. make money D. meet a lot of people
17. The woman climbed in through the window because .
A. she wanted to have a sleep B. her husband didn’t open the door for her
C. she didn’t want to pay the money D. she couldn’t find her key
18. The story happened .
A. early in the morning B. late at night
C. outside the city D. near the bus station
19. Which of the following is not true?
A. The driver worked until 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning.
B. The policemen made a mistake. C. The woman had no money to pay.
D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
20. The driver climbed in through the window to .
A. get money from the woman B. phone the police
C. return the dog to the woman D. see what happened in the house
第二篇：足球運動
Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P. E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard(鬍子) and takes good care of it.
It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends’ help he got a ticket a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he hardly got on. There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip(抓住)the back of a chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bus. He looked around and saw Mr. King’s beard and grip it. The man found it at once and called out, “Let go of(松開)my beard, boy!”
“Are you going to get off, sir?” asked to boy.
11. Mr. King is a .
A. player B. runner C. teacher D. driver
12. Mr. King was going to watch the match because .
A. he teaches P. E. in a middle school B. he likes football very much
C. he had already got a ticket D. he didn’t go to work yesterday
13. It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because .
A. he had drunk too much B. the bus was too small
C. he got on the bus too late D. it was very crowded in the bus
14. The boy gripped Mr. King’s beard because .
A. he was afraid to fall again B. he wanted to make the man angry
C. he hoped the man to find a seat for him D. he hoped the man to get off soon
15. Mr. King was afraid , so he shouted at him.
A. the boy would pull him down B. the boy would hurt his beard
C. the boy could be hurt again D. the boy would borrow his ticket
【高中英語閱讀理解】
Passage 1：president
There are stories about two U.S . presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain the American English term OK.We don‟t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting. The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little ecation.In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing.When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said.If he approved of a paper.he would write“all correct”on it.The problem was that he didn‟t know how to spell.So what he really wrote was“ol korekt”.After a while，he shortened that term to“OK”.
The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York.Van Bnren‟s friends organized a club to help him become President They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”.
31.The author
A. believes both of the stories
B.doesn‟t believe a word of the stories
C is not sure whether the stories are true
D. is telling the stories just for fun
32. According to the passage，President Jackson
A.couldn‟t draw up any documents at all
B. didn‟t like to read important papers by himself
C.often had his assistants sign documents for him
D .wasn‟t good at reading，writing or spelling
33.According to the first story, the term “OK”
A. was approved of by President Jackson
B.was the title of some Official documents
C.was first used by President Jackson
D.was an old way to spell“all correct’’
34 .According to the second story，the term‘‘OK”
A.was the short way to say‘‘old Kinderhook Club”
B.meant the place where President Van Buren was born
C.was the name of Van Buren‟s club
D.was used to call Van Buren‟s supporters in the election
35.According to the second story.the term“OK”was first used
A.by Van Buren
B.in a presidential election
C.to organize the Old Kinderhook Club
D.by the members of the‘‘Old Kinderhook Club”
Passage 2：land proces
Although the United States covers so much land and the land proces far more food than the present population needs，its people are by now almost entirely an urban society Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林業)，and most of the rest live in or around towns，small and large.Here the traditional picture is changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns，and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country，but most Americans do not live in small towns any more.Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs、of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than in Germany or England，let alone France.The statistics(統計)of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day.As the rush to live out of town continues.rural areas within reach of towns are graally filled with houses，so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.
36.If now America has 250 million people.how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry?
A.About 25 million.
B.More than 25 million.
C.Less than 25 million.
D. Less than 225 million
37.Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?
A.United States.
B.Germany.
C.France.
D.England.
38.What’s the meaning of the word“metropolitan”in the middle of the passage?
A .Of a large city with its suburbs.
B.Of small and large towns.
C.Of urban areas.
D.Of rural areas.
39.According to the passage，what can we learn about small towns in the United States?
A Most small towns become graally crowded
B.Small towns are still similar to each other.
C.As the traditional picture is changing，towns are different.
D .Small towns are turning into large cities
40.Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?
A.Because they are the same.
B.Because the rush takes place too quickly
C.Because the process is graal.
D.Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan
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【初二英語閱讀理解】
第一篇答案：ADADB
第二篇答案：ADACD
【高中英語閱讀理解】
Passage 1
答案：CDCDB
這里要講述Andrew Jackson 和Martin Van Buren這2屆美國總統的小故事。這2個小故事也許可以解釋美語中OK一詞的來歷。故事的真實性我們不得而知，不過內容卻很有意思。
第一個解釋來源於總統Andrew Jackson的故事。Andrew Jackson幾乎沒有受到過什麼教育，事實上，他對於日常的讀寫都有困難。當收到重要文件的時候，在嘗試閱讀之後，還是讓他的助手幫忙解釋文件的內容。如果批准一份文件，Andrew Jackson就在上面寫“all correct”。麻煩的是，他不知道怎麼這2個單詞怎麼拼寫，因此，實際上他在文件上寫的是“ol korekt”。過了不久，他又把這2個單詞縮寫為“OK”。
第二個解釋來源於總統Martin Van Buren的家鄉的名字——紐約的Kinderhook。為了幫助Van Buren成為總統，他的朋友為此組織了一個社團。他們把這個社團叫做Old Kinderhook Club，社團中支持Van Buren的人都被稱為“OK”
Passage 2
答案：CCABC
盡管美國幅員遼闊，而且土地所產出的糧食遠遠超過現有人口的需求，現今的美國卻幾乎完全是個都市化的國家。不足十分之一的人口在從事農業和林業，而剩餘的大多數人都居住在大大小小的城鎮中或者城鎮的周圍。傳統的'景象在這里不斷發生著變化：小的城鎮之間仍然彼此十分相似，典型的小城鎮還是呈現出大家心目中的鄉村的風貌;但是大部分的美國人卻不再住在小城鎮了。現在半數的人口都在大約30幾個大都市地區(包括附近郊區的大型城市)——這種大都市地區的人口都在百萬以上，總的都市人口數量遠遠超過德國和英國，更不用說法國了。城市和鄉村的人口統計需要特別對待，因為我們所謂的住在鄉村的人們，每天都會開車前往附近的城鎮工作。當遠離城鎮居住的熱潮持續的情況下，城鎮周圍的鄉村地區逐漸蓋滿了房屋。那麼說不定什麼時候，一塊鄉村的地區就變成了城市的郊區。不過，典型的美國人還是越來越趨向於居住在大都市而不是小城鎮的環境中。
;6. 英語閱讀理解考試題
1：C
2：B
3：A
4：B
5：D
90%對的！！放心選吧！！
7. 公共英語二級閱讀理解擴展文章
公共英語二級閱讀理解擴展文章 篇1
Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which procts and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a complex network composed of the prices of all the procts bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional, transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the"system" of prices. The price of any particular proct or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else.
If one were to ask a group of randomly selected indivials to define "price", many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a proct or service or, in other words, that price is the money value of a proct or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the proct or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that apply to the transaction, guarantees on the proct or service, delivery terms, return privileges, and other factors. In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that comprise the total "package" being exchanged for the asked-for amount of money in order that they may evaluate a given price.
價格決定資源的使用方式。價格也是有限的產品與服務在買方中的配給手段。美國的價格系統是復雜的網狀系統，包括經濟生活中一切產品買賣的價格，也包括名目繁多的各種服務，諸如勞動力、專職人員、交通運輸、公共事業等服務的價格。所有這些價格的內在聯系構成了價格系統。任何一種個別產品或服務的價格都與這個龐大而復雜的系統密切相關，而且或多或少地受到系統中其它成份的制約。
如果隨機挑選一群人，問問他們如何定義"價格"，許多人會回答價格就是根據賣方提供的產品或服務，買方向其付出的錢數。換句話說，價格就是市場交易中大家認同的產品或服務的貨幣量。該定義就其本身來說自有其道理。但要獲得對價格在任何一樁交易中的完整認識，就必須考慮到大量"非貨幣"因素的影響。買賣雙方不但要清楚交易中的錢數，而且要非常熟悉交易物的質量和數量，交易的時間、地點，採用哪種形式付款，有怎樣的'緩付和優惠，對交易物的質量保證、交貨條款、退賠權利等等。也就是說，為了能估算索價，買賣雙方必須通曉構成交易物價格的通盤細節。
公共英語二級閱讀理解擴展文章 篇2
Andrew Carnegie, known as the King of Steel, built the steel instry in the United States, and, in the process, became one of the wealthiest men in America. His success resulted in part from his ability to sell the proct and in part from his policy of expanding ring periods of economic decline, when most of his competitors were recing their investments.
Carnegie believed that indivials should progress through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society. He opposed charity, preferring instead to provide ecational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves. "He who dies rich, dies disgraced, " he often said.Among his more noteworthy contributions to society are those that bear his name, including the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, which has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history. He also founded a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other philanthropic gifts are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to promote understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to fund scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts.
Few Americans have been left untouched by Andrew Carnegie's generosity. His contributions of more than five million dollars established 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the nucleus of the public library system that we all enjoy today.
被稱作鋼鐵大王的安德魯·卡內基在美國建立了鋼鐵工業。在這個過程中，他變成了美國最富有的人之一。 他的成功，部分來自於他銷售產品的能力，部分來自於經濟蕭條時期的擴充策略。在蕭條時期，他的多數對手都在縮減投資。
卡內基認為個人應該通過努力工作來獲得進展，但他也強烈地感到有錢人應該運用他們的財富來為社會謀 取福利。他反對施捨救濟，更願意提供教育機會，使別人自立。卡內基經常說："富有著死去的人死得可恥。"他對社會的較重要的貢獻都以他的名字命名。這些貢獻包括匹茲堡卡內基學校。這個學校有一個圖書館，一個美術館和一個國家歷史博物館;他還創立了一所技術學校，這所學校現在是卡內基梅隆大學的一部分;其他的慈善捐贈有為促進國家間了解的"卡內基國際和平基金"，為科學研究提供經費的華盛頓卡內基學院以及給各種藝術活動提供活動中心的卡內基音樂廳。
安德魯·卡內基的慷慨大度幾乎影響到每個美國人的生活。由於他超過五百萬美元的捐款，2500 個圖書館得以建立起來，遍布在美國各地的小村鎮，形成了我們今天還在享用的公共圖書館系統的核心。
公共英語二級閱讀理解擴展文章 篇3
Jogging has become the most popular indivial sport in America. Many theories, even some mystical ones, have been advanced to explain the popularity of jogging. The plain truth is that jogging is a cheap, quick and efficient way to maintain physical fitness.
The most useful sort of exercise is exercise that develops the heart, lungs, and circulatory systems. If these systems are fit, the body is ready for almost any sport and for almost any sudden demand made by work or emergencies. One can train more specifically, as by developing strength for weight lifting or the ability to run straight ahead for short distances with great power s in football, but running trains your heart and lungs to deliver oxygen more efficiently to all parts of your body. It is worth noting that this sort of exercise is the only kind that can rece heart disease, the number one cause of death in America.
Only one sort of equipment is needed a good pair of shoes. Physicians advise beginning joggers not to run in a tennis or gym shoe. Many design advances have been made in only the last several years that make an excellent running shoe in dispensable if a runner wishes to develop as quickly as possible, with as little chance of injury as possible. A good running shoe will have a soft pad for absorbing shock, as well as a slightly built-up heel and a full heelcup that will give the knee and ankle more stability. A wise investment in good shoes will prevent bilisters and the foot, ankle and knee injures and will also enable the wearer to run on paved or soft surfaces.
公共英語二級閱讀理解擴展文章 篇4
Upon reaching an appropriate age (usually between 18 and 21 years), children are encouraged, but not forced, to 「leave the nest」 and begin an independent life. After children leave home they often find social relationship and financial support outside the family. Parents do not arrange marriages for their children, nor do children usually ask permission of their parents to get married, Romantic love is most often the basis for marriage in the United States; young alts meet their future spouses through other friends, at jobs, and in organizations and religious institutions, Although children choose their own spouses, they still hope their parents will approve of their choices.
In many families, parents feel that children should make major life decisions by themselves. A parent may try to influence a child to follow a particular profession but the child is free to choose another career. Sometimes children do precisely the opposite of what their parents wish in order to assert their independence. A son may deliberately decide not to go into his father』s business because of a fear that he will lose his autonomy in his father』s workplace. This independence from parents is not an indication that parents and children do not love each other. Strong love between parents and children is universal and this is no exception in the American family Coexisting with such love in the American family are cultural values of self – reliance and independence.
子女一旦到適當年齡(通常是18至21歲)，要鼓勵而不是強迫他們「離開窩的，財政的巢」，開始獨立生活。小孩離開家後，往往在外能夠與人交往，並自謀出路。父母不為子女安排婚姻，子女結婚也通常無需獲得父母同意。在美國，浪漫的愛情往往是婚姻的基礎，通過朋友在學校、單位、組織以及宗教團體認識自己的，愛情的未來的伴侶。盡管子女自己擇偶，他們仍然希望父母能認同他們的選擇。
許多家庭的父母認為，應由子女自己來做他們生活中的重大決定。家長可能會設法影響子女去從事某一職業，但子女也有選擇其它職業的自由。有時為了證實自己的獨立性，子女從事的工作正好與父母希望的相反。兒子可能執意不去父親的企業工作，因為擔心在那裡就不能獨立自主。這種不依靠父母的獨立性並不意味著父母與子女之間缺乏愛心。父母和子女之間普遍都有摯愛，美國家庭也毫不例外。只不過在美國家庭之中，還融合了自主、獨立的文化價值觀念。
公共英語二級閱讀理解擴展文章 篇5
A painter hangs his or her finished pictures on a wall, and everyone can see it. A composer writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed. Professional singers and players have great responsibilities, for the composer is utterly dependent on them. A student of music needs as long and as arous a training to become a performer as a medical student needs to become a doctor. Most training is concerned with technique, for musicians have to have the muscular proficiency of an athlete or a ballet dancer. Singers practice breathing every day, as their vocal chords would be inadequate without controlled muscular support. String players practice moving the fingers of the left hand up and down, while drawing the bow to and fro with the right arm-two entirely different movements.
Singers and instruments have to be able to get every note perfectly in tune. Pianists are spared this particular anxiety, for the notes are already there, waiting for them, and it is the piano tuner』s responsibility to tune the instrument for them. But they have their own difficulties; the hammers that hit the string have to be coaxed not to sound like percussion, and each overlapping tone has to sound clear.
This problem of getting clear texture is one that confronts student conctors: they have to learn to know every note of the music and how it should sound, and they have to aim at controlling these sound with fanatical but selfless authority.
Technique is of no use unless it is combined with musical knowledge and understanding. Great artists are those who are so thoroughly at home in the language of music that they can enjoy performing works written in any century.
公共英語二級閱讀理解擴展文章 篇6
Every weekday morning I take the 8:30 bus to go to my job. I know by sight several people who also fide that bus. Some of the girls work as maids. They get off at each stop in ones, twos or threes.
But at one corner something wonderful happens. Before the bus stops, a little dog races out of the nearest house. He doesn't look at two of the maids who get off. But for the third he has a joyful "Hello!". From head to tail his little body wags his happiness. Everyone on the bus watches until the maid and the dog go into the house.
One day not long ago the maid wasn't on the bus. I wondered if the dog would be waiting for her. Sure enough, he was!
He stood at the back door of the bus for a minute. I could see his joyful welcome turning into fearful worry. Where was she?
The driver closed the back door. The dog raced to the front door. It, too, shut in his face.
Everyone on the bus felt sad. Poor little pup! He looked so unhappy, standing there!
The driver couldn't stand it. He opened the door and looked down at the dog. "She didn't come today," he said, in a loud, kind voice.
A man in a front seat leaned forward. "Maybe she will come tomorrow," he called.
The dog wagged his tail as if to say "thank you." He watched the bus as we pulled away. Then he turned to trot home ── alone.
The next day everyone on the bus was happy to see the maid back again. Yes, the dog was waiting for her.
The welcome he gave her was even warmer and more delighted than usual. We all smiled at one another. How bright and good the morning suddenly seemed to us!
公共英語二級閱讀理解擴展文章 篇7
There was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me. I guess that would have been when I was about six or seven years old, just several weeks or maybe a month before the orphanage turned me into an old man.
I would get up every morning at the orphanage, make my bed just like the little soldier that I had become and then I would get into one of the two straight lines and march to breakfast with the other twenty or thirty boys who also lived in my dormitory.
After breakfast one Saturday morning I returned to the dormitory and saw the house parent chasing the beautiful monarch butterflies who lived by the hundreds in the azalea bushes strewn around the orphanage.
I carefully watched as he caught these beautiful creatures, one after the other, and then took them from the net and then stuck straight pins through their head and wings, pinning them onto a heavy cardboard sheet.
How cruel it was to kill something of such beauty. I had walked many times out into the bushes, all by myself, just so the butterflies could land on my head, face and hands so I could look at them up close.
When the telephone rang the house parent laid the large cardboard paper down on the back cement step and went inside to answer the phone. I walked up to the cardboard and looked at the one butterfly who he had just pinned to the large paper. It was still moving about so I reached down and touched it on the wing causing one of the pins to fall out. It started flying around and around trying to get away but it was still pinned by the one wing with the other straight pin. Finally it's wing broke off and the butterfly fell to the ground and just quivered.
I picked up the torn wing and the butterfly and I spat on it's wing and tried to get it to stick back on so it could fly away and be free before the house parent came back. But it would not stay on him.
The next thing I knew the house parent came walking back out of the back door by the garbage room and started yelling at me. I told him that I did not do anything but he did not believe me. He picked up the cardboard paper and started hitting me on the top of the head. There were all kinds of butterfly pieces going everywhere. He threw the cardboard down on the ground and told me to pick it up and put it in the garbage can inside the back room of the dormitory and then he left.
I sat there in the dirt, by that big old tree, for the longest time trying to fit all the butterfly pieces back together so I could bury them whole, but it was too hard to do. So I prayed for them and then I put them in an old torn up shoe box and I buried them in the bottom of the fort that I had built in the ground, out by the large bamboos, near the blackberry bushes.
Every year when the butterflies would return to the orphanage and try to land on me I would try and shoo them away because they did not know that the orphanage was a bad place to live and a very bad place to die.
公共英語二級閱讀理解擴展文章 篇8
For many people in the U.S., sports are not just for fun. Theyre almost a religion. Thousands of sports fans buy expensive tickets to watch their favorite teams and athletes play in person.
Other fans watch the games at home, glued to their TV sets. Americas devotion to athletics has created a new class of wealthy people: professional athletes. Sports stars often receive million-dollar salaries. Some even make big money appearing in advertisements for soft drinks, shoes and even toiletries.
對許多的美國人而言，運動不只是為了好玩。它幾乎成了一種宗教崇拜，數以千計的運動迷會為了能親眼目睹他們喜愛的球隊或運動員比賽而出高價購買門票。
其它的球迷則守在家裡寸步不離地收看電視轉播。美國人對於運動的投入形成了一個新的富有階級：職業運動員。運動明星通常會收到上百萬元的薪水。其中有些人甚至是因為替飲料、鞋，甚至個人化妝用品拍廣告而賺了一大筆錢。
公共英語二級閱讀理解擴展文章 篇9
Not all Americans worship sports, but athletics are an important part of their culture. Throughout their school life, Americans learn to play many sports. All students take physical ecation classes in school.
Many people also enjoy non-competitive activities like hiking, biking, horseback riding, camping or hunting. To communicate with American sports nuts, it helps if you can talk sports.
並非所有的美國人都崇拜運動，但運動的確是他們文化當中極為重要的一部份。在他們的學校生活當中，美國人學習許多運動。所有的學生都必須在學校修體育課。
許多人也喜歡從事一些非競爭性的活動像健行、騎單車、騎馬、露營或打獵。要和美國運動迷溝通，最好是能暢談運動。
公共英語二級閱讀理解擴展文章 篇10
Through the changes in the ways of making a living in a family over several generations, the cartoon aims at sounding a warning against mans wasteful use of natural resources and emphasizing the urgent need to preserve these resources.
Ever since man appeared on the earth, mans survival has been heavily relied on nature. Almost everything we use in our everyday life comes from nature, ranging from the food we eat, the water we drink, to the wood which is turned into furiture. With the development of technology and population growth, the amount and range of materials used has increased at an alarming rate. However, natural resources are not inexhaustible. Some reserves are already on the brink of exhaustion and there is no hope of replacing them. The widespread water shortage is an example in point. If man continued to squander natural resources with no thought for the future, the later generations would end up selling sand, as is the case in the cartoon, and the whole world would be in a mess.
Time is running out. It is up to us to take effective measures before the situation gets out of hand.
8. 2022年高考英語全國乙卷 - 閱讀理解A
Henry Raeburn（1756-1823）
亨利·雷伯恩（1756-1823）
The Exhibition
展覽
This exhibition of some sixty masterpieces celebrating the life and work of Scotland's best loved painter, Sir Henry Raeburn, comes to London. Selected from collections throughout the world, it is the first major exhibition of his work to be held in over forty years.
這場展覽將在倫敦舉行，展出蘇格蘭最受歡迎的畫家亨利·雷伯恩爵士的60多幅傑作，以紀念他的一生和作品。展品選自世界各地，是他四十多年來首次舉辦的大型作品展。
Lecture Series
系列講座
Scottish National Portrait Gallery presents a series of lectures for the general public. They are held in the Lecture Room. Admission to lectures is free.
蘇格蘭國家肖像畫廊為公眾舉辦了一系列講座。演講廳舉行，免費入場。
An Introction to Raeburn
雷伯恩簡介
Sunday 26 Oct., 15.00
10月26日（周日）15:00
DUNCAN THOMSON
鄧肯·湯姆森
Raeburn's English Contemporaries
雷伯恩的英國同時代人
Thursday 30 Oct., 13.10
10月30日（周四）13:10
JUDY EGERTON
朱迪·埃格頓
Characters and Characterisation in Raeburn's Portraits
雷伯恩肖像畫中的人物與人物塑造
Thursday 6 Nov., 13.10
11月6日（周四）13:10
NICHOLAS PHILLIPSON
尼古拉斯·菲利普森
Raeburn and Artist's Training in the 18th Century
18世紀的雷伯恩與藝術家們的訓練
Thursday 13 Nov., 13.10
11月13日（周四）13:10
MARTIN POSTLE
馬丁·波斯特爾
Exhibition Times
展出時間
Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 17.45 Sunday 12.00- 17.45
周一至周六 10:00-17:45 周日12:00-17:45
Last admission to the exhibition: 17.15. There is no re-admission.
展覽最後入場時間：17:15。不能再次入場。
Closed: 24 - 26 December and 1 January.
關閉日期：12月24日至26日和1月1日。
Admission
門票
£4. Children under 12 years accompanied by an alt are admitted free.
£4。12歲以下兒童在成人陪同下免費入場。
Schools and Colleges
學校和學院
A special low entrance charge of £2 per person is available to all in full-time ecation, up to and including those at first degree level, in organised groups with teachers.
全日制教育的所有學生，包括那些參加有老師組織的第一學位課程的學生，都只需購買每人2英鎊的特惠門票。