2018年9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11）

阅读理解B（11）

51、A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man - the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.

This attitude toward manual (体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪华地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward; furthermore, the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on tableand wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.

1）、From Para. 1, we know that in America _________.

A.people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man

B.people can always rise to the top through their won efforts

C.college professors win great respect from common workers

D.people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors

答案：A

2）、According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _________.

A.servants in America are hard to get.

B.she takes pride in what she can do herself

C.she can hardly afford servants

D.it is easy to prepare a meal with canned food

答案：B

3）、The underlined expression “wait on table” in Para. 2 means “_________”.

A.work in a furniture shop

B.keep accounts for a bar

C.wait to lay the table

D.serve customers in a restaurant

答案：D

4）、The author’s attitude towards manual labor is _______.

A.positive

B.negative

C.humorous

D.critical

答案：A

5）、Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

A.A Respectable Self-made Family

B.American Attitude toward Manual Labor

C.Characteristics of American Culture

D.The Development of Manual Labor

答案：B

52、Agnes Miller was one of the earliest leaders of the women's liberation movement in the United States. She was born on a farm in Missouri in 1892. She had a very happy life as a child. She was the only daughter and the youngest child of five. Her parents and her brothers always treated her as their favorite.

In 1896 the family moved to Chicago. Three years later they moved back to St. Louis where Agnes spent the rest of her childhood. She enjoyed her years in school and was a very good student of mathematics. She was also quite good as a painter.

It was when Agnes went off to college that she first learned that women were not treated as equals. She didn't like being treated unequally but she tried not to notice it. After graduating from college she tried to get a job in her major field, physics. She soon found it was almost impossible for a woman.

Agnes spent a full year looking for a job. Finally she gave up in anger. She began writing letters to various newspapers. An editor in New York liked her ideas very much. He specially liked her style. He asked her to do a series of stories on the difficulties that women had in finding a job. And there she began her great fight for equal rights for women.

1）、Agnes parents treated her as their favorite, which made her brothers sad.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

2）、The Millers moved back to Chicago in 1896.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

3）、Agnes studied mathematics when she was in college.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

4）、Agnes first came to realize that women were treated unequally when she started her college life.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

5）、An editor in New York liked both the ideas in her letters and her writing style.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

53、What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined. You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, and the effect that colours have on human beings. They tell us that we don't choose our favourite colour as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, of at least as soon as you could see clearly.

A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark grey.

Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colourful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colours they like and dislike. And don't forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief.

1）、According to this passage, one has to choose his favourite colour as soon as he can see clearly.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

2）、You can know your friends better by the colours they like or dislike.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

3）、One's colour preference has something to do with his character and colours have effects on human beings.

A.T

B.F

答案：A

4）、People who love red are determined to achieve their dreams.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

5）、"I am feeling black" means I am excited.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

54、Mr. Tom Forester lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly ever left his home, but one day he went into town to buy some things in the market. After he had bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table by himself. When he looked around, he saw several old people put glasses on before reading their newspapers, so after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself some glasses too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop.

The man in the shop made him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, "No, I can't read with these."

The man became more and more puzzled（迷惑不解）, until finally he said, "Excuse me, but can you read at all?"

"No, of course I can't!" Tom said angrily. "If I was already able to read, do you think I would have come here to buy glasses?"

1）、Mr Forester lived ______.

A.with his family in a city

B.with his family in the countryside

C.alone in a city

D.alone in the countryside

答案：D

2）、Tom ______ went into town.

A.often

B.always

C.almost never

D.everyday

答案：C

3）、The old people in the restaurant read their newspapers ______.

A.with glasses on

B.with glasses off

C.with glasses of beer in front of them

D.with glass pipes in their mouths

答案：A

4）、The shop Tom went into sold ______.

A.drinking glasses and cups

B.glass for windows and doors

C.glasses for people who could not read

D.glasses for people who could not see well

答案：D

5）、What kind of mistake did Tom make?

A.He went to the wrong kind of shop.

B.He didn't try on all the glasses in the shop.

C.He thought that a person who had not learned to read would be able to do so if he wore glasses.

D.He left his money in the restaurant.

答案：C

55、Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn't happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn't have to. Jack decided to live a simple life like everyone else. He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity (慈善机构) to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.

Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each $200 a month. The money was used for the children's study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the children's progress. They can write to each other. but usually the children do not speak English.

When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn't know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her. I felt very, very happy.” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”

1）、Jack didn't need to look for a job before he went to college.

A.T

B.F

答案：B

2）、Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children only in Africa．

A.T

B.F

答案：B

3）、Jack learned about the children's progress by getting a report every year.

A.T

B.F

答案：A