1、夜大大学英语之阅读理解阅读理解（1）Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well. Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and friends.
2、 As she was thinking all about this, she suddenly heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales(称). Maria pulled and pulled. The bag was too heavy and she just couldnt lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was waiting to check in his lugg
3、age. Maria，十六岁，她正在圣多明各(多米尼加首都)的机场排队等候。她正要离开自己的祖国去美国和她的姐姐团聚。她的英语讲得很好。虽然她要出国了觉得很高兴，但此时要离开她的家人和朋友也很伤心。正在她想这些的时候，她突然听到机场的工作人员正在叫她把行李放到称上。Maria拉了又拉，包太重，她根本抬不起来。她后面的男人很不耐烦了。他也是等着托运行李的。 Whats wrong with this girl? He said, Why doesnt she hurry up? He moved forward and placed his bag on the counter, hoping
4、to check in first. He was in a hurry to get a good seat. 这女孩怎么了？他说道，她为什么不快点？他走到前面，把包放在台上，希望能先登记。他急着想要得到一个好的座位。Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, Why are you so upset? There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why cant
5、you give me a hand with my luggage? Maria很生气，但她很有礼貌。她用最优美的英语说，你为什么如此不耐烦？飞机上的每个人都有座位。如果你真的很急，为什么不能帮我搬一下行李？The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval. 这男人听到Maria会讲英语觉得很惊讶。他很快拿起自己的行李退了回去。每个人都很不赞成得看着他
6、。1.Marias story happened on her way back to Santo Domingo (FALSE)2.You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to check peoples luggage at the airport. (TRUE)3.Why are you so upset? Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be unhappy and worrie
7、d. (TRUE)4.Everyone was looking at him with disapproval. This sentence means that the people around felt sorry for Marias manners. (FALSE)5.The author mentioned Marias age at the beginning of the story in order to show that she was young but behaved properly. (TRUE)(2) When John and Victoria Falls a
8、rrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dis
9、hes, and so on) has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses.What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples people whose job or business may forc
10、e them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer t
11、o wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it in
12、stead of buying new things. But usually people dont like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think. 当John和victoria一年前乘飞机到达纽约时，他们随身什么东西也没有带。他们计划也住在一间有家具的公寓或购买旧家具。但是他们很快就认识到越来越多的人都是使用一种新的方法。租用有家具的房子（有床，桌子，碗碟
13、等）已经成为美国增长最快的商务之一。什么样的人会租房子而不是买房子呢?那些从事国际事务的或者政府官方事务的人，外国学生，机场工作人员，年轻的已婚夫妇那些人所从事的工作迫使他们经常从一个城市到另一个城市。租房子可使他们每一次都省去很多麻烦而且节省搬运家具的开支。当他们到达新房子的时候就简单的租房子住。身边只有一些钱的年轻人不想买一下他们不喜欢的家具。他们更喜欢等到他们有钱了去买他们喜欢的家具。同时，他们发现他们能够租到的房子的家具比他们能买的家具更好。现在一个自己拥有宽敞的漂亮的房子的家庭，是如此的喜欢租房子以至于他们决定继续租房子而不是买新房。但是通常人们不喜欢告诉别人他们的房子是租的。租用有
14、家具的房子这个想法还是很新颖的，而且他们不确定他们的邻居怎么想。6. Which of the following has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses? D. Renting home furnishings. 7. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture? C. Because it saves them much trouble and money. 8. What can you infer from the passage? B. Renting furniture
15、is not popular in the couples home town. 9. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.10. Young people like renting home furniture because_ D. They dont have much money and dont want to buy the cheap furniture.(3) A foreigners first i
16、mpression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands （任务）. Racing through daytime meals is part o
17、f the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you dont, waiters will hurry you
18、. You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Dont take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain courtesy point. The
19、 view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some return-be this in terms of pleasure, wor
20、k value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life. Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will miss the
21、ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a caf or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evide
22、nce of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. 一个外国人的第一印象，美国很有可能是每个人都在压力下匆匆忙忙。都市人似乎总是匆匆忙忙去他们要去的地方不安，在商店寻求关注，并排挤别人试图完成自己的任务（任务）。在这个国家里，白天的膳食是生
23、活节奏的一部分。工作时间被认为是宝贵的。在公共饮食场所的其他人等着你完成，以便他们也可以得到服务，并在允许的时间返回工作。每个人都会为下一个人的房间。如果你不T，侍者会催促你。你也会发现司机会突然和人们将推过你。你会错过一些微笑，简短的交谈和与陌生人的小礼节。不不往心里去。这是因为人们高度重视时间，他们讨厌别人“浪费”超过一定的礼貌点。时间观影响我们对耐心的重视。在美国价值体系中，耐心不是一个优先考虑的问题.。我们中的很多人被称为“暴躁”。我们开始不停的如果我们感觉时间飞逝，而没有得到回报-无论是为了娱乐，工作价值或休息。那些来自不同时间看待土地的人可能会发现这是他们在商业和日常生活中最困难的
24、调整之一.。许多刚到States的人会想念一个商务电话的开场礼节，例如，他们会怀念礼节性的社交活动，一杯欢迎的茶或咖啡，这可能是他们国家的传统.。他们会想念在咖啡馆或咖啡馆悠闲的。通常情况下，美国人不会在如此轻松的环境中对来访者进行冗长的小会谈.。我们寻求过去的业绩而不是通过社交礼仪评估业务的同事。由于我们通常对专业而非社会进行评估和探索，所以我们很快就开始谈论业务.1. The statement that Americans are impolite to their business colleagues is wrong. T2. In the fourth paragraph, a
25、high priority means a first concern T 3. Americans evaluate a business colleague by establishing business relations. F 4. This passage mainly talks about how Americans do business with foreigners.F 5. We can infer from the passage that the authors tone in writing is praisful. T(4) Morgan Rees has al
26、ways been a good businessman. He used to own three petrol stations and was busy most of the time. When he was 65, the normal retirement age, he decided that he didnt want to stop, so he carried on working for another two years. Eventually, when he was nearly 68, his wife, Dolly, asked him to retire
27、because she wanted to enjoy their old age together. Reluctantly, he handed over the business to his son.But he was unhappy. He didnt know what to do with himself. Although he read a lot of books and he went on holiday to interesting places with his wife, he was bored and began to get depressed becau
28、se he hated being retired.Then one day he saw an advertisement in the newspaper and, without telling his wife, he bought a small crockery (陶器) factory. The next week he told his family. They were horrified and worried. They thought he was too old at 71 to start work again.He is now 76 and he has exp
29、anded the company considerably. He has increased the number of staff from 6 to 24 and he has found many new customers for the products. He has developed the export market and has improved profits by 200%. He has opened a new design office and employed three young designers. They have been all over t
30、he world to get new ideas, and one of them has gone to France this week to a major trade fair. Most importantly, he hasnt been bored since he bought the factory. 摩根Rees一直是一个很好的商人。他经营着三个加油站，大部分时间都很忙。当他65岁时，到了正常退休年龄，他决定他不想停下来，所以他又继续工作了两年。最终，当他将近68岁的时候。他的妻子，多莉让他退休，因为她想一起享受他们的晚年。他不情愿地把业务交给儿子。但他不高兴。他不知道自
31、己该做些什么。尽管他读了很多书，并且和他的妻子去有趣的地方度假，他感觉厌烦了，开始变得抑郁，他们认为他71岁再去工作已经老了。然后有一天，他在报纸上看到一则广告。没有告诉他的妻子，他买了一个小的陶器厂。接下来的一周，他告诉他的家人。他们都吓坏了并且担心。他们认为他71岁太老了再开始工作。他现在76岁了，他把公司扩的相当大。他已经把员工人数从6增加到24，他找到了许多新客户。他开发了出口市场，并且提高了200%的利润。他打开了一个新的办公室设计和采用三位年轻的设计师。他们已经在全世界有了新想法，其中一个这周已经去了法国参加主要贸易博览会。最重要的是，自从他买了工厂不在厌倦。1、The topic
32、 sentence of Para. 1 is A.Morgan Rees has always been a good businessman.2、The topic sentence of Para. 2 is C.he was unhappy after he got retired .3、Which of the following statements can best express the main idea of Para. 3?B.He bought a small crockery factory in secret and started work again.4、What is the central idea of the last paragraph?D.Since he started working again, Morgan Rees has expanded the company considerably, which has enriched his retired life.5、The passage mainly deals with B.how Morgan Rees lived his retired life more ha
