2018年4月中国人民大学网络教育统考专升本大学英语B模拟题及答案（阅读理解2）

阅读理解B（2）

6、Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.

One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own.

Then, in the country one can really get away fromthe noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature.

Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.

1）、Which of the following statements is NOT true?_________

A.People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city.

B.People who work in London prefer to live in the country.

C.Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London.

D.Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city.

答案：B

2）、With the same money ________, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.

A.getting a small flat with a garden

B.having a small flat with a garden

C.renting a small flat without a garden

D.buying a small flat without a garden

答案：C

3）、When the garden is in blossom, it means that one ________ has been rewarded.

A.living in the country

B.having spent time working in the garden

C.having a garden of his own

D.having been digging, planting and watering

答案：B

4）、People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live outside London.

A.their life was meaningless

B.their life was invaluable

C.they didn’t deserve a happy life

D.they were not worthy of their happy life

答案：A

5）、The underlined phrase get away fromin the 3rd paragraph refers to ________.

A.deal with

B.do away with

C.escape from

D.prevent from

答案：C

7、Many years ago there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for people of this town. But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help. In the center of the main road into the town he placed a very large stone. Then he hid behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

"Who put his stone in the center of the road?" said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued his way.

Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road but none of them tried to remove it. Later in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, "The night will be very dark. Some neighbor will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone." The young man then began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength to remove it. How great was his surprise at last when, under the stone, he found a bag of money and a piece of paper with these words: "This money is for the first honest man who removes this stone from the road."

1）、The rich man wantedto find out whether the people of the town were worthy of his help.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

2）、The man put a sack of rice in the center of the road.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

3）、Most people tried to move the stone away.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

4）、The young man found a bag of money and a letter under the stone.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

5）、A very rich man wanted to do something for the poor people of the city.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

8、Johnny Kelley is 86 years old. He has just run the last eleven kilometers of the Boston Marathon. It took him one hour and fifteen minutes to run the eleven kilometrers. After his run, he went to the hospital center. The nurse was surprised and pleased to see his blood pressure was 139 over 84. She told him that his blood pressure was very good. Then she said, “I wish mine were that good.”

Johnny Kelley is known as the great grandfather of the Boston Marathon. He ran all the 42 kilometres of the marathon 61 times. This year was the second time that he has cut back and run only part of it. Kelley holds the record(保持记录) for running more Boston Marathon than anyone else.

Thousands of people cry “come on”(加油) to him as he runs. Today an 11-year-old boy called out to Kelley. “Hey, Mr. Kelley, you are great, Great man.” Kelley smiles and thanks people as he runs. “It's wonderful.” he said. “people come out to shake my hand. I am welcomed by thousands of people. I think a lot of them thought I ran the whole race. And maybe they congratulated me because they know me after all these years and they don't know the other runners. ”

1）、Kelley is known as the great grandfather of Boston Marathon because Kelley ran all the 42 kilometres of Boston Marathon 61 times.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

2）、When Kelley said it was wonderful, he meant that he was welcomed by thousands of people.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

3）、Kelley holds the record for running the fastest.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

4）、Kelley went to the hospital center after the race to have a good rest.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

5）、Johnny Kelley was very old but quite healthy.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

9、New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, parks and cinemas. You can also go shopping to buy things from all over the world.

But there are some problems in big cities, too. The cost of living is high, and there are too many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities because there are some chances to find good jobs, to study at good schools, and to see good doctors. But sometimes these people cannot find work or a good place to live in. Also, too many people in a small place make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities, but others do not. Before people move to big cities, they should think about the problems of living there.

1）、All people like to live in big cities.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

2）、In big cities people can go to different kinds of museums.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

3）、The writer advises people not to move to a big city without thinking about the problems there.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

4）、Big cities have problems too.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

5）、The best title for this passage is “Advantages of living in Big cities”.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

10、I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The advertisementin the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre（剧院）boxoffice in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9 o'clock to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theater was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes.

Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip, so I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday, my luck changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly 20 minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was not cheap, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relievedto see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.

1）、The writer may be a salesman.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

2）、He learned that there would be a concert last Fridayover the radio.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

3）、He tried to go to the theatre every day but only managed to get there one time.

A.T

B.F

答案：B