英语两篇阅读理解及答案

1. 初三英语，求求求，谢谢，十七和十八的两篇阅读

参考答案如下：
（十七）
1. A（他父亲则运死中历于一次打渔时的事故）
2. D（这棵圣诞树对他一家人是团聚的象征）
3. B（他独自留在夏威夷一段时间，读完了中学）
（十八）
1. A（因为它们是可以信赖的）
2. B（这只鸽子在负伤的情况下仍把情报送到，挽救了190多名战士的生命）
3. C（从文中可知，信鸽在以往的战争中赶着重要的作用）
助你愉快学习孙培梁！

2. 初一英语两篇阅读要答案和解析

(A)
Some Advice on Travel
1. Forget fashion(时尚)! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long
journeys(旅行).
2. Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.
3. If you’re going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm clothes!
4. If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block(防晒霜) and sunglasses.
5. Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments.
6. Be careful with your things whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are
many thieves there!
7. Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card
with you.
8. Always leave room in your bag and buy presents on the way home.
9. Bus tours often stop at expensive shops along the way, save your money by buying presents at
local shops.
10. If you travel abroad(国外), remember to take your passport. Whatever you do, don’t lose it!
( )36. If you go to Hainan Island for a trip in summer, you should take ____ with you.
A. warm clothes and sports shoes B. sunglasses and sun-block
C. fashionable(时尚的) clothes and a big bag D. some fruit and drinks
( )37. According to the passage, ____ is a good way to keep away from boredom(单调) while
you’re on a train or a bus.
A. taking a camera B. reading a good book
C. listening to music D. sleeping for some time
( )38. You must always ____ while you are at busy places because there are often thieves there.
A. put your things away B. look after your things well
C. give your things away D. get your things ready
( )39. If a student wants to buy some presents at lower prices while traveling, he should show
____ to the shop assistant.
A. prices B. his things C. his passport D. his student card
( )40. The underlined word “capture” in this passage means ____.
A. 拍摄 B. 感受 C. 抓住 D. 控制
36. B 根据第4条建议可知，如果你打算去一些阳光充足的地方，要用到太阳镜和防晒
霜，而海南岛正是这种气候。故选B。
37. B 根据第2条建议可知，乘火车和汽车旅行很单调，因此要带一本好书去读。故选
B。
38. B 根据第6条建议可知，因为在像火车站这样的一些繁华的地方有很多小偷，因此
要照看好你的东西。故选B。
39. D 根据第7条建议可知，许多国家都有对学生优惠的商品，因此你要随身带上学生
证，这样可以节约钱。故选D。
40. A 根据第5条建议可知，总要随身带上相机去拍摄那些特别时刻。故选A。
（B）
Traffic rules help to keep order on the road. They also help to keep people 26 .
The pedestrian(行人) has as many rules to 27 as the driver of a car. You should walk on the sidewalk(人行道) or at the side of the road. Always look 28 before you walk across the street.
If you like riding a bike, don’t ride in the middle of the road or run 29 red traffic lights. When you ride a bike with a friend, don’t look around or talk.
If you drive a car, you should 30 at the traffic lights. You must always 31 a seat belt(安全带). Without belts 32 the driver and the passengers may be badly hurt in a sudden accident.
You may not need to take a bus, but 33 if you have to travel in one. Get on or get off a bus only when it comes to a 34 . When it is full, don’t try to get inside 35 you may fall off.
Traffic rules are also called Road Safety rules. The maxim(格言) for all road users is “Thinking about others”.
( )1. A. healthy B. safe C. happy D. careful
( )2. A. follow B. make C. break D. pass
( )3. A. happy B. happily C. careful D. carefully
( )4. A. through B. across C. along D. around
( )5. A. speed up B. go ahead C. get off D. slow down
( )6. A. take B. wear C. carry D. bring
( )7. A. half B. none C. both D. all
( )8. A. look around B. take care C. take a seat D. look back
( )9. A. sign B. stop C. corner D. crossing
( )10. A. and B. so C. or D. but
1. B 交通规则既有助于维护交通秩序，也有助于保护行人的安全。keep sb. safe 使某
人安全。故选B。
2. A follow the rules意为“遵守规则”，此处follow为后置定语修饰rules。而make
意为“制定”；break意为“违反”；pass意为“通过”。故选A。
3. D 此处look不是连系动词，而是实义动词，必须用副词来修饰。句意是“在你穿
过街道之前总要仔细地看看”。故选D。
4. A through表示“从……内部穿过”的意思；across则表示“从……表面上横过、穿
过”的意思；along意为“沿着；顺着”；around意为“在……周围”。这里表示
“闯红灯”应用run through。故选A。
5. D speed up 加速；go ahead一直往前；get off下车；slow down减速。句意是“如
果你开车，在红绿灯处应当减速”。故选D。
6. B 此处应用wear, 表示“系上”的意思，而其他三个词都有“携带”之意。故选B。
7. C 由句意可知，没有安全带，司机和乘客在突发事故中都可能会受伤。故选C。
8. B 句意是“坐公交车时，也应当小心”。take care为“小心、当心”的意思。
故选B。
9. B 由句意可知，只有当公共汽车停在车站时，才能上、下车。故选B。
10. C 由句意可知，当车满时，不要往车上挤，否则可能会摔下来。故选C。
（C）
2012年高中阶段教育学校招生统一考试

If you usually take the school bus or sometimes need to take public buses to school, there are some important rules you should know.
·When you are waiting for the bus, you should wait at the bus stop, and stand well back.
·When you get off the bus, make sure you and the driver can see each other, and wait for the driver to signal you before you cross the road in front of the bus.
·Never go back for anything you may leave on the bus when it is starting.
·Never bend down near the bus when you walk to or from the bus stop.
·You should cross the street at a crosswalk or a street corner, and wait for the light to turn green or for the WALK crossing signal.
·It is important to look carefully to the left, the right and the left again when you cross the street.
·Remember that it is dangerous to stay in the areas around buses where the driver can’t see you. Don’t run between parked cars or buses.
·Do not run across the street or through parking areas to catch up with your friends.

1. When you are waiting for the bus, you should wait .
A. at the bus stop B. on the street C. at a crosswalk D. a street corner
2. It is important to when you cross the street.
A. run quickly B. wait for the light to turn green C. look carefully to the left D. look carefully to the right
3.If you walk to or from the bus stop, you mustn’t .
A. bend down on the bus B. cross the street at a crosswalk or a street corner C. bend down near the bus D. look carefully to the left, the right and the left again
4. This passage is mainly about .
A. safety rules for students by bus B. safety rules for drivers C. safety rules for children by train D. how to cross the street

答案：ABCA

3. 两篇英语阅读

31(T)答案：My sister Gina stayed at home in the morning and played the piano. I stayed at home,too.
32（F）原文中没说
33（T） 答案：On Saturday night, my family and I had dinner at home. Then we went to the movies.
34（F）答案： my brother played computer games.
35（F）答案：. In the afternoon my grandparents visited us.

36.C答案：My friend has a police dog called Jack.
37.B答案：Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a walk in the park
38.C答案：Jack is worried about his walk in the park.
39.B答案：my friend young man Jack（不知道够算不算，不算就选B）
40.A答案：Jack是只狗，除非作者听的懂狗语
（虽然不一定全对，但正确率还是有保障的）

4. 两篇英语阅读理解 求标准答案

你好，我不是英语老师，但自身刚过了英语四级，相信还是可以帮你解疑。
第一题选T，答案来自文中“Mrs Wilson likes to ask his husband to
go shopping with her on Sundays.”由此可见。
第二题选T，答案也在文中“"Look, Andy. Is it a fancy hair clip?"
Mrs Wilson asks his husband.”第三题选F，文中“Her
husband pays for the things that she buys.”说明是她丈夫付钱。
第四题选F，文中“Andy is tired
and thirsty, and he wants to have a drink.”表示丈夫又累又渴，想买水喝。不是他饿了。
第五题选F，文中“Look, Andy. Is the moon
so beautiful?”她只是赞叹月亮好看，不是想把它买下。
第29替，选C，文中“Joan is an American girl.”说明是美国。
第30题选A，文中有“likes speaking Chinese with us after
class. ”一样的。
第31题选A，因为“Her father teaches us English well.”可以知道。
第32题选D，文中“Sometimes she goes shopping”说的很明显。
第33题选C，文中只有“They like the Chinese
food very much.”符合。文中没有说她妈妈是医生，她有一个哥哥说明她家有四个人，她哥哥在美国并不是全家在中国，所以ABD都错了。
看在我打字这么辛苦的份上，楼主采纳了吧！

5. 两篇小学四年级英语阅读理解及答案分享

英语阅读理解能够帮助我们训练自己的阅读速度与效率，而且能够让我们深入了解英语表达的作用。今天为大家奉上小学四年级英语阅读理解专项训练题，时间难得，何不深入了解一下让自己的收获更多呢?
小学四年级英语阅读理解专项训练题(一)
Where Do They Sit?他们坐在哪里
Six children go to the cinema to see a new film.The film is about animals.
Their seats numbers are 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E and 5F. They sit in the same row.Mingming doesn’t sit next to John.He sits next to Sue. Helen sits between Sam and John.Sam sits in 5A.Mary sits on the left of Mingming. Which seats do they sit in?
根据短文为文中的六个小孩找到它们各自的座位


参考答案：
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.C 5.B
小学四年级英语阅读理解专项训练题(二)
How lucky the man is!这个人真幸运
It is in summer. A young man comes to a forest (森林). He’s walking along the edge (边缘) of the forest. On his right is a river. On his left is a forest. Suddenly he sees two green eyes looking at him from the trees. A wolf is getting ready to jump on him.
What does he do? He must jump into the river. In the river there is a crocodile (鳄鱼). Its mouth is very big. The young man closes his eyes. And he hears the wolf jumps, but nothing happens to him. Then he opens his eyes and finds the wolf is now in the mouth of the crocodile.
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)
( )1. There is a river on the right of the young man.
( )2. A young woman comes to a forest.
( )3. There is a wolf on the right of the young man.
( )4. The crocodile jumps on the young man .
( )5. The crocodile eats the wolf.
参考答案：
1.T 2.F 3.F 4.F 5.T

6. 英语阅读理解及答案(2)

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

第三篇：

For any Englishman，there can never be any discussion as to who is the world‟s greatest dramatist(剧作家).Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him：that of William Shakespeare Every Englishman has some knowledge，however slight，of the work of our greatest writer.All of US use words，phrases and quotations from Shakespeare‟s writings that have become part of the common property of the English-speaking people.Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used，rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well—known proverbs and quotations.

Shakespeare，more perhaps than any other writer，makes full use of the great resources of the English language.Most of US use about five thousand words in our normal use of English;Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand.

There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it.Such a study is well worth the effort(it is not，of course，recommended to beginners)even though some aspects of English usage，and the meaning of many words，have changed since Shakespeare‟s day.

36. English people ______

A.have never discussed who is the world‟s greatest dramatist

B.never discuss any issue concerning the world‟s greatest dramatist

C.are sure who is the world‟s greatest dramatist

D.do not care who is the world‟s greatest poet and dramatist

37.Every Englishman knows ______

A.more or less about Shakespeare

B.Shakespeare，but only slightly

C.all Shakespeare‟s writings

D.only the name of the greatest English writer

38.Which of the following is true?

A.We use all the words，phrases and quotations from Shakespeare‟S writings.

B.Shakespeare‟s writings have become the property of those who are learning to speak English.

C.It is likely to be true that people often do not know the origins of the words they use

D All the words people use are taken from the writings of Shakespeare

39.What does the word “proverb” mean?

A.Familiar sayings

B.Shakespeare‟s plays.

C.Complaints.

D.Actors and actresses.

40.Why is it worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used English?

A.English words have changed a lot since Shakespeare’S time.

B.By doing SO one can be fully aware of the richness of the English language

C. English words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeare‟s time

D. Beginners may have difficulty learning some aspects of English usage

>>>>>>参考答案<<<<<<

第一篇：D D D B A

第二篇：C C A B C

第三篇：C A C A B

7. 小学英语阅读理解及答案

小学英语阅读理解及答案

下面是我收集的小学的英语阅读理解练习题以及参考答案，有兴趣的朋友可以阅读参考一下哦!

第一篇：See a Doctor

Mother: Good morning,Doctor!

Doctor: Good morning, Mrs Brown. What’s wrong with your son,John?

Mother: He looks ill.

Doctor: Hello,John.How do you feel now?

John: I don’t feel well, Doctor.

Doctor: Open your mouth,John.Show me your tongue.Say“Ah”.

John: Ah…

Doctor: John has a bad cold, Mrs Brown.

Mother: Can he go to school?

Doctor: No. He must be in bed and take some medicine.

Mother: Thank you ,Doctor.

根据短文选择正确答案

( )1.The doctor comes to see John _____.

A.in the morning B.in the afternoon C.at night

( )2.John is _____ .

A.a doctor B.the doctor’s son C.Mrs Brown’s son

( )3.What’s wrong with John? He is _____ .

A.feeling ill B.ill C.very good

( )4.Can John go to school? _____ .

A.Yes,he can. B.No,he can’t. C.I don’t know.

( )5.The doctor asks John open his mouth to see his _____ .

A.stomach B.tongue C.teeth

第二篇：Jim’s Family

It’s nine o’clock in the evening. The family are all at home. Jim’s father is sitting in a chair. He’s watching TV. Jim’s mother is standing near the window. She’s giving some food to a bird. Polly says,“Thanks! Thanks!” Where’s Jim? Oh, he’s behind the door. Kate,Jim’s sister, is looking for him. They are playing games. They have no homework on Sunday evening.

根据短文选择正确答案

( )1.There are _____ members(成员) in the family.

A.three B.four C.five D.six

( )2.Who is watching TV in a chair?

A.Jim B.Jim’s mother C.Jim’s father D.Jim’s sister

( )3.Jim and Kate are _____ .

A.good friends B.two girls C.two boys D.brother and sister

( )4.The children _____ doing their homework.

A.aren’t B.isn’t C.don’t D.not

( )5.What’s Kate doing?

A.She’s doing her homework. B.She’s standing near the window.

C.She’s looking for a pen. D.She’s playing games.

第三篇：How lucky the man is!

It is in summer. A young man comes to a forest (森林). He’s walking along the edge (边缘) of the forest. On his right is a river. On his left is a forest. Suddenly he sees two green eyes looking at him from the trees. A wolf is getting ready to jump on him.

What does he do? He must jump into the river. In the river there is a crocodile (鳄鱼). Its mouth is very big. The young man closes his eyes. And he hears the wolf jumps, but nothing happens to him. Then he opens his eyes and finds the wolf is now in the mouth of the crocodile.

根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)

( )1. There is a river on the right of the young man.

( )2. A young woman comes to a forest.

( )3. There is a wolf on the right of the young man.

( )4. The crocodile jumps on the young man .

( )5. The crocodile eats the wolf.

>>>>>>参考答案<<<<<<

第一篇：1.A 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.B

第二篇：1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.D

第三篇：1.T 2.F 3.F 4.F 5.T

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8. 给我两篇初二上册英语的阅读短文，每个5个问题，要有答案，急啊！

No one can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting（天气预报）.

For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. That many people feel their joints（关节） hurt is a sign of wet weather. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. If you see a rainbow ring rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in colour, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.
1、 does"on the way" mean in the passage?
A.away B.gone C.leaving D.coming
2、when you see the stars twinkle clearly at night,the weather will be ___________.
A.warm B.rainy C.clear and fine D.cold
3、what will the weather be like when many people feel their joints hurt?
A.hot B.warm C.fine D.rainy
4、Which of the following signs can tell the weather will probably be fine?
A.when rings are around the sun B.when you see a rainbow in the evening .
C.when you see a rainbow in the morning D.when lots of fogs stay above water in the morning
5、what's the best title for this passage?
A、the nature B.animals and weather c.people and weather
d.weather forecasting
答案：DCDBD（这个英语阅读题是今年初二期末考试题目）

9. 英语阅读理解答案

英语阅读理解答案

不纳蔽管是在小学，初中，高中甚至胡笑是大学和研究生的`考试中，英语阅读理解都是必考的题型，下面我准备了英语阅读理解的习题和答案，适合高中的同洞做州学练习!

第一篇：

In East Africa there is a bribe(部落) of people called the Masai. They are tall and slim(苗条的) 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(绵延起伏的) grasslands looking for suitable grazing(牧场) 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(粪). 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(觅食) 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(晶体管) 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.

第二篇：

This incident occurred one morning outside Albert Schweizer‘s hospital in the African jungle. A patient had gone fishing in another man‘s boat. The owner of the boat thought he should be given all the fish that were caught. Dr. Schweizer said to the boat owner;

―You are right because the other man ought to have asked permission to use your boat. But you are wrong because you are careless and lazy. You merely twisted the chain of your canoe round a palm tree instead of fastening it with a padlock. Of laziness you are guilty because you were asleep in your hut on this moonlit night instead of making use of the good chance for fishing.‖

He turned to the patient: ―But you were in the wrong when you took the boat without asking the owner‘s permission. You were in the right because you were not so lazy as he was and you did want to let the moonlit night go by without making some use of it.‖

Dr. Schwerzer divided the catch among the fisher-man, the boat owner, and the hospital.

1. Dr. Schweizer settled the argument because ______.

A. he was the judge there B. it took place at his hospital C. he wanted some of the fish. D. he wanted to help the patient

2. The final judgment was the ______.

A. all the fish should go to the patient

B. the fish should go to the owner of the canoe C. the fish should be destroyed

D. everyone involved should get a third of the fish

3. The best title for this selection is ______. A. The Argument B. A Wise Man‘s Decision C. The Thief D. Right and wrong

第三篇：

Olaf Stapledon wrote a book called First and last Men, in which he looked millions of years ahead. He told of different men and of strange civilizations(文明), broken up by long ‗dark ages‘’in between. In his view, what is called the present time is no more than a moment in human history and we are just the First Men. In 2000 million years from now there will be the Eighteenth or Last Men.

However, most of our ideas about the future are really very short-sighted. Perhaps we can see some possibilities for the next fifty years. But the next hundred/the next thousand/the next million? That‘s much more difficult.

When men and women lived by hunting 50000 years ago, how could they have even begun to picture modern life? Yet to men of 50000 years from now, we may seem as primitive(原始的) in our ideas as the Stone-Age hunters did to us. Perhaps they will spend their days gollocking to make new spundels, or struggling with their ballalators through the cribe. These words, which I have just made up, have to stand for things and ideas that we simply can‘t think of.

So why bother(困扰) even to try imagining life far in the future? Here are two reasons. First, unless we remember how short our own lives are compared with whole human history, we are likely to think our own interests are much more important than they really are. If we make the earth a poor place to live on because we are careless or greedy(贪婪) or quarrelsome, our grandchildren will not bother to think of excuse for us.

Second, by trying to escape from present interests and imagine life far in the future, we may arrive at quite fresh ideas that we can use ourselves. For example, if we imagine that in the future man may give up farming, we can think of trying it now. So set your imagination free when you think about the future.

1.A particular mention made of Stapledon‘s book in the opening paragraph______.

A. serves as a description of human history

B. serves as an introction to the discussion

C. shows a disagreement of view

D. shows the popularity of the book

2.The text discusses men and woman 50000 yeas ago and 50000 years from now in order to show that______.

A. human history is extremely long B. life has changed a great deal

C. it is useless to plan for the next 50 years

D. it is difficult to tell what will happen in the future

3.The underlined words in the third paragraph are used in the text to refer to______.

A. the tools used in farming B. the ideas about modern life

C. the unknown things in the future D. the hunting skills in the Stone Age

4.According to the writer of the text, imagining the future will______.

A. serve the interests of the present and future generations

B. enable us to better understand human history

C. help us to improve farming D. make life worth living

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第一篇：B C A D

第二篇：B D B

第三篇：B D C A

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10. 大学英语阅读理解及答案

大学英语阅读理解及答案

对于大学英语阅读，学会速读和略读很重要，一个字一个字的去看很花时间。下面是我分享的.大学英语阅读理解练习题，希望能帮到大家!

大学英语阅读理解及答案【1】

Swimming is one of those activities that can be learned early in life. Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk. In fact, you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However, I believe that five is the best age to learn. By five or six, a child knows fear of water, a very important thing to know. It's wise to be afraid, to recognize true danger. Young ones understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous.

To really benefit from swimming, every swimmer should learn, as soon as possible, these four basic strokes; butterfly, backstroke, breastroke, and crawl. I feel that one of these-the breaststroke-is different from the others, since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally, without any training.

In swimming there are certain rules every swimmer should follow:

1. Never swim alone! No matter how good you are in the water, don't risk drowning by swimming alone. If you swim by yourself , with no life guards or friends with you, you may get into trouble.

2. Don't go beyond your abilities. Most swimmers know enough not to swim too far from the bank or the beach, Showing off by doing dangerous tricks is no good. Swim safely and you will continue to swim and alive.

3. Don't smoke. Swimming depends on a healthy body; good lungs are part of it.

4. Work at any activity that builds muscles.

9. Little children can learn to swim as soon as _____.【 B 】

A. they can talk

B. they start walking

C. they have no fear of the water

大学英语阅读理解及答案【2】

Americans spend their free time in various ways.

America is a country of sports—of hunting, fishing and swimming, and of team sports like baseball and football. Millions of Americans watch their favorite sports on television. They also like to play in community orchestras(管弦乐队),make their own films or recordings, go camping ,visit museums, attend lectures, travel, garden, read, and join in hundreds of other activities. The people also enjoy building things for their homes, sewing their own clothes, even making their own photographs. They do these things for fun as well as for economy.

But as much as Americans enjoy their free time, the country is at the same time a"self-improvement" country. More than 25 million alts continue their ecation, chiefly by going to school in the evening, ring their own free time, at their own expense. Added to the time spent on personal activities, Americans a1so devote a great amount of their time to the varied needs of their communities. Many hospitals, schools, libraries, museums, parks, community centers, and organizations that assist the poor depend on the many hours citizens devote to these activities, often without any pay. Why do they do it?

There are several answers. The idea of cooperating and sharing responsibility with one another for the benefit of all is as old as the country itself.

When the country was first founded in 1776,it was necessary for the settlers to work together to live. They had crossed dangerous seas and risked all they had in their struggle for political and religious freedom. There remains among many Americans a distrust of central government. People still prefer to do things themselves within their communities, rather than give the government more control.

Sometimes people offer their time because they wish to accomplish something for which no money is paid, to do something that will be of benefit to the entire community. It is true that some people use their leisure because they are truly interested in the work; or they are learning from the experience.

No matter what the reason is, hundreds of thousands of so called leisure hours are put into hard, unpaid work on one or another community need.

13. This passage is mainly about ________ . 【 B 】

A. why America is a country of sports

B. how Americans spend their free time

C. why America is a "self-improvement" country

14. The writer mentions the foundation of the country in order to indicate ________.【 C 】

A. the early history of America

B. the American people's determination to live

C. the reason for Americans' willingness to cooperate and share responsibility

15.Which of the following best explains the meaning of the underlined word “leisure"【 C 】

A. work time B. energy C. spare time

16.What can we infer from the text【 A 】

A. The first settlers left their hometown for political and religious reasons.

B. Many Americans don′t trust the central government.

C. American people enjoy building things for their homes just for fun.

大学英语阅读理解及答案【3】

Early one morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep. He had been working all night on the design of a

sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the thread to run smoothly around the needle.

Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream. He dreamt that he had been caught by terrible savages whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine. When he tried to do so, Howe ran into the same problem as before. The thread kept getting caught around the needle.

The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe. They came up towards him with their spears raised. But suddenly the inventor noticed something. There was a hole in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream,

realizing that he had just found the answer to the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle, he should make it run through a small hole in the center of the needle. This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practised sewing machine.

Elias Howe was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this

way.

Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light, said his best ideas came into him in dreams. So did the great physicist Albert Einstein. Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre.

To know the value of dreams, you have to understand what happens when you are asleep. Even then, a part of your mind is still working. This unconscious(无意识的), but still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had ring the day. It stores all sorts of information that you may have

forgotten or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake. However, the unconscious part acts in a special way. It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first. This is why dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves”.

1.According to the passage, Elias Howe was________.【 C 】

A. the first person we know of who solved problems in his sleep

B. much more hard-working than other inventors

C. the first person to design a sewing machine that really worked

2.The problem Howe was trying to solve was________.【 A 】

A. how to prevent the thread from getting caught around the needle

B. how to design a needle which would not break

C. where to put the needle

3.Thomas Edison is spoken of because________.【 B 】

A. he also tried to invent a sewing machine

B. he got some of his ideas from dreams

C. he was one of Howe’s best friends

4.Dreams are sometimes called“secret messages to ourselves” because___.【 A 】

A. strange images are used to communicate ideas

B. images which have no meaning are used

C. we can never understand the real meaning

大学英语阅读理解及答案【4】

The greatest recent changes have been in the lives of women. During the

twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would

probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would

expect to live a further twenty years, ring which custom, chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer

children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of

children ,her work is lightened by household appliances(家用电器)and convenience foods.

This important change in women’s way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’ s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age ,and though

women tend to marry younger ,more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more after wads, return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the ties and satisfaction of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money and running the home, according to the abilities and interest of each of them.

5.We are told that in an average family about 1990________.【 D 】

A. many children died before they were five

B. the youngest child would be fifteen

C. seven of eight children lived to be more than five

D. four or five children died when they were five

6. When she was over fifty, the late 19th century mother________.【 D 】

A. would expect to work until she died

B. was usually expected to take up paid employment

C. would be healthy enough to take up paid employment

D. was unlikely to find a job even if she is now likely

7. Many girls, the passage says, are now likely to ________.【 D 】

A. marry so that they can get a job

B. leave school as soon as they can

C. give up their jobs for good after they are married

D. continue working until they are going to have a baby

8. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to ________.【 C 】

A. stay at home after leaving school

B. marry men younger than themselves

C. start working again later in life

D. marry while still at school

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