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阅读理解B

阅读理解

大学英语B

1、

LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproperrespectfortheflag.Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthearmedserviceshavepreciseregulationsonhowtodisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvarysomewhatfromthegeneralrules.Thenationalflagshouldberaisedandloweredbyhand.Donotraisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfoldtheflagfirst,andthenhoistitquicklytothetopoftheflagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.Placenoobjectsonorovertheflag.Donotusetheflagaspartofacostumeorathleticuniform.Donotprintituponcushions,handkerchiefs,papernapkinsorboxes.Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotberegisteredifitcomprisestheflag,orbadgersoftheUS.Whentheflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument,itshouldn'tserveasacoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitisdisplayedonsuchoccasions,donotallowtheflagtofalltotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairtoformafeatureoftheceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedtotouchthegroundorfloor,ortobrushagainstobjects.

（1）、HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag?

_________

A.Bymakinglaws.

B.Byenforcingdiscipline.

C.Byeducatingthepublic.

D.Byholdingceremonies.

答案：

A

解析：

从全段首句可直接看出，美国人是通过制定法律来确保公民尊敬国旗的。

（2）、WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

_________

A.Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers.

B.Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.

C.ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans.

D.Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.

答案：

B

解析：

从第4和5行可以看出，美国国旗应当快速的手动升起。

（3）、HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?

_________

A.Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus.

B.Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.

C.Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.

D.Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.

答案：

D

解析：

文章倒数第3句揭示了这个答案。

（4）、WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

_________

A.Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.

B.Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.

C.Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.

D.Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.

答案：

C

解析：

综合全段可知美国国旗的使用受到明确的规则和习俗限制。

（5）、WhatisAmericans'attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag?

_________

A.Arbitrary.

B.Respect.

C.Happy.

D.Brave.

答案：

B

解析：

美国人对待自己国家的旗帜是很尊敬的，故选B。

2、

IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknownasthesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in".Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:

30pm,collegetelevisionloungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocan'twaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.

Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they'reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960's,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.

Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople'slives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.

（1）、Whatissoapopera?

A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.

B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.

C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV.

D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.

答案：

C

解析：

文章第一句即说明了肥皂剧就是日间播放的电视连续剧。

（2）、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Collegestudentviewers.

B.FavoriteTVserials.

C.Soapoperafans.

D.College-ageviewers.

答案：

C

解析：

文章涉及到了大学，中学和社会工作人员都转向了肥皂剧，故选C，能涵盖各类别。

（3）、WhichisNOTthereasonwhythesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in"amongAmericanyoungpeople?

A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.

B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.

C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.

D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.

答案：

D

解析：

从全文最后一句可直接排除D，这也不是人们爱看肥皂剧的理由。

（4）、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

_________

A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.

B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikedsoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.

C.youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.

D.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.

答案：

C

解析：

60年代的主题是严肃的，人们谈论的都是社会新闻等，那时候爱看电视剧的年轻人也是不多见的，但是现在人们追求的是愉快和欢乐，所以就转向了轻松的肥皂剧。

（5）、Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?

_________

A.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.

B.Thepeople'sfavoritetodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.

C.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.

D.Thepeople'sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.

答案：

B

解析:

作者想传达给我们的即是随着时代的不同，人们的口味变化了，对待电视剧的态度也在改变。

3、

ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.

OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone'sown.

Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgardens,onecanspendone'sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature.

Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:

forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight's（twoweeks）visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:

theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.

（1）、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

_________

A.PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.

B.PeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.

C.SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.

D.Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutsidethecity.

答案：

B

解析：

结合全文可知，有的人喜欢工总在伦敦生活在乡村，而也有人偏爱生活和工作的市里，B只陈述出了一点。

（2）、Withthesamemoney________,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.

A.gettingasmallflatwithagarden

B.havingasmallflatwithagarden

C.rentingasmallflatwithoutagarden

D.buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden

答案：

C

解析：

从文章第二段可直接判断选C，用在城市租赁一个没有花园的小公寓的同样的钱，人们都可以在乡下买下一个带有花园的小房子了。

（3）、Whenthegardenisinblossom,itmeansthatone________hasbeenrewarded.

A.livinginthecountry

B.havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden

C.havingagardenofhisown

D.havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering

答案：

B

解析：

从倒数第二段可看出答案，人们花时间悉心照料小花园，等到花开满园的时候，即是对主人辛勤照料的回报。

（4）、Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthetownwouldfeelthat_______iftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon.

A.theirlifewasmeaningless

B.theirlifewasinvaluable

C.theydidn'tdeserveahappylife

D.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife

答案：

A

解析：

最后一段前3行即说明了，对于喜爱住在城市的人来说，如果让他们离开伦敦，生活的一切都将变的没有意思，甚至“notworthliving”（不值得活着）。

故选A。

（5）、Theunderlinedphrasegetawayfrominthe3rdparagraphrefersto________.

A.dealwith

B.doawaywith

C.escapefrom

D.preventfrom

答案：

C

解析：

联系前后文，可知该词组是“逃离”之意，故选C。

4、

Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation'sconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus-anartifactofthepast.SomemaintainthatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,theoverallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,andadvancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.

Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewhomanagetogobeyondcelebrity（明星）,whoarelegendary,whosomehowmangetobecomemythic.Butwhatmakessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebrities?

That'shardtoanswer.Inpart,theirliveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withthehelp