编辑推荐：学士学位英语阅读理解专项突破练习题（汇总）

Reading Comprehension (30%)

Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfin-ished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage 1

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

We all know that it is possible for ordinary people to make their homes on the equator（赤道）, although often they may feel uncomfortably hot there. Millions do it. But as for the North Pole（北极）-we know that it is not only a dangerously cold place, but that people like you and I would find it quite impossible to live there. At the present time only the scientists and explorers can do so, and they use special equipment. (76) Men have been travelling across and around the e-quator on wheels, on their feet or in ships for thousands of years; but only a few men, with great difficulty and in very recent time, have ever crossed the ice to the North Pole. So it may surprise you to learn that, when traveling by air, it is really safer to fly over the North Pole than over the e-quator. Of course, it is not true about landings in the polar region, but the weather, if we are fly-ing at a height of 5,000 meters above the Pole is a delight. At 4,000 meters and move above the earth you can always be sure that you will not see a cloud in the sky as far as your eyes can reach.

In the tropics（热带）, on the other hand, you are not certain to keep clear of bad weather even at such heights as 18,000 or 20,000 meters.

Aeroplanes can' t climb as high or as quickly in cold air as in warm. Nor can clouds. (77)In practice, this is an advantage to the aeroplane, which is already at a good height when it reaches the polar region and so does not to climb, while at the same time cold air keeps the clouds down low.

1."Millions do it ." in this sentence "do it" refers to__________.

A. feeling uncomfortably hot on the equator

B. flying over the North Pole

C. flying over the equator

D. making homes on the equator__________.

2. The polar region is

A. a good place to land at by aeroplane

B. a good place to fly over

C. a good place to fly past

D. a good place to live in

3. It is a delight to fly at the Pole because there__________.

A. planes fly higher than at the equator

B. the eyes can reach about 4,000 meters

C. planes are clear of bad weather

D. planes fly more quickly than at the equator

4. Aeroplanes can climb quickly__________.

A. in warm air

B. in cold air

C. when it reaches the polar region

D. only when the clouds are down low

5. Aeroplanes usually do not need to climb quickly or fly high in the polar region because__________.

A. they do not land there

B. there are no clouds at all

C. they can cross the ice with special equipment

D. it is very cold

Passage 2

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage :

Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they provide him with wood and other prod-ucts; they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts and floods.

Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. (78)In his eagerness to make money from trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without ,them he has lost the best friends he had. And besides, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.

This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious:for where there are trees, their roots break up soil--allowing the rain to sink in--and also bind the soil, thus preventing it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.

Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It set up the empire but, without its trees, its soil became poor and it grew weak. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced with floods and starvation.

6. What is the most important service of trees to man according to the passage?

A. They help him make money.

B. They give him wood and other products.

C. They help him prevent droughts and floods.

D. They give him shade.

7. Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly disappear?

A. New trees are not looked after properly.

B. Many trees have been cut down by man.

C. Man has not paid enough attention to planting trees.~

D. All of the above.

8. Why did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from floods and starvation?

A. Because an empire was set up.

B. Because the empire fell to pieces.

C. Because it lost its trees.

D. Because too much had been spent on wars.

9. Why does land become desert after all trees are cut down?

A. Because nothing remains on land except floods.

B. Because there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.

C. Because too much rain sinks in and washes away the top-soil.

D. Because roots of the trees break up the soil.

10. What does the author tell us in this passage?

A. How trees help prevent droughts and floods.

B. The relationship between trees and man.

C. How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times.

D. A story of trees.

Passage 3

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

Birth, marriage and death:these are the greatest events in human life. Many things, good and bad, can happen to us in our lives. (79)Yet there are three days which are usually marked by some kind of special ceremony: the day we are bom ;the day we get married and the day we die.

These are the three main events in life. We only have a choice in the second of these: we can choose whether or not to marry. But we have no choice in birth and death. All human beings-- from the most primitive to the most sophisticated--are affected by these three events. The only thing that differs in each society is the way these events are celebrated. Yet all societies share com- mon characteristics. Birth is a time of joy. The proud parents receive congratulations and presents on behalf of the new-born. Marriage is also a time of joy. The young couple go through a special wedding ceremony and receive presents to help them set up their home. (80)Death is a time of sorrow and is marked by a special ceremony and mourning. The dates of all three events are usually remembered.

11. All human societies__________.

A. celebrate the three main events in life, but in different ways

B. are not affected by these three events

C. celebrate these three events in exactly the same way

D. are the same

12. The dates of the three main events in life are usually remembered because __________.

A. of the celebrations

B. they are important

C. there are special ceremonies

D. societies share common characteristics

13. There are three days__________ are usually marked by some kind of special ceremony.

A. who

B. that

C. when

D. whose

14. These three events __________all human beings.

A. affected

B. have affected

C. are affecting

D. affect

15. These are the greatest __________in human life.

A. situations

B. happenings

C. conditions

D. facts

答案

Passage 1

1.D事实细节题。第一段第一句说普通人住赤道上是有可能的，这也是数百万人做的事情，所以选A.

2.B事实细节题。第一段第六句话提到飞越北极上空比赤道上空安全，所以选B.

3.C事实细节题。第一段更后两句提到热带上空不能确保不遇到坏天气，而北极上空的情况与之相反，所以选C.

4.A事实细节题。由第二段第一句话可知，飞机在冷空气里不如在热空气里飞的高和快。所以选A.

5.B判断推理题，文中更后一句话说冷空气使云层也降低了，也就是说在高空是没有云的，所以选B.

Passage 2

6.C事实细节题。第二段第一句话说人们没有认识到第三种服务是更重要的，而第一段中提出第三种服务是帮助预防干旱和洪水，因此答案为C.

7.D事实细节题。第二段说明了森林逐渐减少的原因，可知D正确。

8.C事实细节题，文章更后两句话提到帝国建立了，但由于没有了树林，土地变得贫瘠，更终导致洪灾和饥荒，所以选C.

9.B事实细节题。第二段更后一句话提到当顶屋土壤被冲走，就只剩下沙漠。而土被冲走是因为没有森林保存雨水，所以选B.

10.A概括主旨题。文章主要是说树木对人类的作用，然后论述树木怎样影响人类，也就是作者想要告诉人们树木可以帮助预防洪水和干旱。

Passage 3

11.A事实细节题。文章第一段第六句和第七句提到人类社会都庆祝这三个时刻，不过方式不一样，所以选A.

12.B判断推理题。人们纪念这三个时刻，就是因为他们是人生中不可避免的时期，所以是重要的。

13.B语法题。that在句中做主语;when是副词，在句中不能做主语。

14.D语法题。从文中看，这三个事件从古到今一直影响着人类，因此应用一般现在时。

15.B单词辨析题。我们可以用排除法，A.C.D都无法说明这三个事件，所以选B.