电大英语B阅读理解9.doc
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Passage1
FoulshamHouseisafine,largehouseofthe1790s.ItstandsbytheRiverByer,intwenty—fivehectares(公顷)ofthebestfarmlandinthesouthwest.
ThehousewasbuiltbySmithson,andthestorygoesbacktoGeorge,thesonofKingofWhales,whofellinlovewiththebeautifulLadyKitty,atoneofthefirstFoulsham'swildwoods(野外)parties.ManyyearsagomanygreatmenrodeonthehillsaboutFoulshamHouse,andmanyfinegirlstookteaintheGreenRoom.
Thehousehaseightbedrooms,threebathrooms(浴室),twoliving—rooms,andadining—roomwitharealAdamfireplace.Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver.Allroomsarelightandairy,withgood,highwindows,andwoodfloors.
Atthebackofthehousethereisroomforfourcars.ThethirdFoulshamoncekeptthere.Inmanyotherways,thishouseofthe1790smeetstheneedsofthe1990s.
IfyouwishtoknowmoreaboutFoulshamHouse,writeto:
Harvey.Platt,Longford&Son
6,CastleGreen,Gilham,Byreside.
1.FoulshamHouseis______.
A.anoldfarmhouse
B.a25—houseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstory
C.alargehouseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstory
D.ahousewithahistoryofnearlytwohundredyears
2.Welearnfromthereadingthat______.
A.Smithsonbuiltthehouseforwildwoodparties
B.manyimportantpeoplehadbeentoFoulshamHouse
C.GeorgeandLadyKittylovedthehouseandhadmanypartieshere
D.theGreenRoomisaplaceformanygirlstomaketea
3.Thesentence'Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver,'means'______'.
A.Theparkandtherivercanbeseenclearlyfromthelibrary
B.Thelibraryhasapictureoftheparkandtheriveronthewall
C.Thelibrarywasbuiltintheparkbytheriver
D.Booksabouttheparkandtherivercanbereadinthelibrary
4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.The3rdFoulshamoftenrodehishorsesatthebackofthehouse.
B.Thehousehasaroomforfourcarsatthebackofthehouse.
C.Theroadbehindthehouseiswideenoughfor4carstogo.
D.Thereissomeparkingbehindthehouse.
5.Wecaninfer(推断)thatHarvey______.
A.wantsthehousetomeettheneedsofmodernlife
B.wantspeopletoknowthehistoryofthehouse
C.wantstosellthehouse
D.wantssomemoneytomakethehousemeettoday'sneeds
KEY:
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C
Passage2
E-mailisoneofthebiggestthreats(威胁)toyourhomecomputer.ByunderstandinghowE-mailworks,andbytakingsomestepsinhowyoudealwithreadingandwritingmessages,youcankeepthisthreatoutofyourcomputer.WhenyouexchangeE-mailwithsomeoneelse,themessagessentbetweenyouandthatpersonpassthroughseveralcomputersbeforetheyreachtheirplaces.ImaginethisconversationasitistakingplaceinanInternet“room”,avery,verybigroom.Anyone,ormoreexactly,anyprogramcanprobablyunderstandwhatisbeingsaid,becausemostInternetconversationsarenothiddeninanyway.Asaresult,othersmaybelisteningin,capturingwhatyousend,andusingitfortheirowngood.
E-mail-bornevirusesoftenarriveinattractive,fantasticappearances,muchlikethebeautifuladswereceivebywayoftraditionalmailthatismadetosellussomething.Bybeautifulappearances,aninfected(感染)E-mailmessageseemstobesomethingwewanttoreadfromsomeoneweknow,notameanvirusreadytodestroyordamageourcomputers.
TherearesomestepsthatyoucantaketohelpyoudecidewhattodowitheveryE-mailmessagewithanattachment(附件)thatyoureceive.Youshouldonlyreadamessagethatpassesallofthesetests:
1)TheKnowTest:
IstheE-mailfromsomeonethatyouknow?
2)TheReceivedTest:
HaveyoureceivedE-mailfromthissenderbefore?
3)TheExpectedTest:
WereyouwaitingforE-mailwithanattachmentfromthissender?
4)TheMeaningTest:
DothetopiclineoftheE-mailmessageandthenameoftheattachmentbothhavemeanings?
5)TheVirusTest:
IstheE-mailinfected?
1.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideainthefirstparagraph?
A.WeshouldnotexchangeourE-mailwithsomeoneelse.
B.ItisdangeroustoreadandwriteE-mailmessagesathome.
C.WeshouldlearnhowE-mailworkstotakecareofourcomputers.
D.OurchatsoncomputersareusuallygoingoninabigInternetroom.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“capturing”probablymean?
A.taking B.hiding C.receiving D.destroying
3.AstheInternetisopentoanyone,weshould_________.
A.notreadandwritemessagesinourhomecomputers
B.notallowniceadvertisementstoreachourcomputers
C.stopourconversationswhilesomeoneislisteninginit
D.becarefulwiththeattractiveE-mailssentbystrangers
4.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?
A.ThethreatsofE-mail. B.Thesafetyofhomecomputers.
C.TheE-mail-borneviruses. D.ThestepstoreceiveE-mailmessages.
KEY:
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B
Passage3
Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesverywell,buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginattheheadofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreallymakeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthebelly(肚子)orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshisbusiness.Andmostgreatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusinessdonotfollowotherpeople’srule.Theymaketheirownrules.Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar(奇特的)tohimself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasy
toworkinthatway.
Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature(文学).Andthequestion,"HowshallIbegin?
"onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced(有经验的)enoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill
neveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail--thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhaveeventhoughtofthebeginning.
1.Afriendofthewriter’sdrewthehorses____.
A.verywell
B.inthewayofwesternrule
C.inthewayofhisownrule
D.alloftheabove
2.Thewriterwassurprisedbecause____.
A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorse
B.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorse
C.theartistmadehisownrule
D.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople’srule
3.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause____.
A.youdon’tknowwheretobegin
B.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetail
C.youalwaysaskedquestion
D.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers
4.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill____.
A.neveraskquestion
B.oftenbeginatthetail
C.shouldwritetheendofthestory
D.shouldthinkofthebeginning
5.Thetopicofthepassageis______.
A.Howtodrawahorse
B.Howtowriteastory
C.Howtomakeyourownrules
D.Trusttoyourownpowers
Key:
CDDCD
Passage4
Atraveller(旅行者)cameoutoftheairport(飞机场)Therewerealotoftaxis.Heaskedeverytaxi-driverhisname.Thenhetookthethirdone.Itcost5dollars(美元)fromtheairporttothehotel.“Howmuchdoesitcostforthewholeday?
”themanasked.“100dollars,”saidthetaxi-driver.Thiswasverydear,butthemansaiditwasOK.
Thetaxi-drivertookthemaneverywhere.Heshowedhimalltheparksandmuseumsinthecity.Intheeveningtheywentbacktothehotel(旅馆).Thetravellergavethetaxi-driver100dollarsandsaid,“Whatabouttomorrow?
”Thetaxi-driverlookedatthemanandsaid,“Tomorrow?
It'sanother100dollars.”Butthemansaid,“That'sOK!
Seeyoutomorrow.”Thetaxi-driverwasverypleased.
Thenextdaythetaxi-drivertookthetravellereverywhereagain.Theyvisited(参观)alltheparksandmuseumsagain.Andintheeveningtheywentbacktothehotel.Themangavethetaxi-driver100dollarsagainandsaid,“I'mgoinghometomorrow.”Thetaxi-driverwassorrybecausehelikedthetravellerand,aboveall,100dollarsadaywasalotofmoney.“Soyou'regoinghome.Wheredoyoucomefrom?
”heasked.“IcomefromNewYork.”“NewYork!
”saidthetaxi-driver,“IhaveasisterinNewYork.HernameisSusannah.Doyouknowher?
”“OfcourseIknowher.Shegaveme200dollarsforyou!
”
1.Wheredidthetravellercomefrom?
A.EnglandB.AmericaC.CanadaD.France
2.Whydidthetravellertakethethirdtaxi?
Because____.
A.theothertaxi-driveraskedformoremoney
B.thethirdtaxi-driverwasakind-hearted(热心肠的)man
C.hedidn'twanttospendhisownmoneyonthecomingvisit
D.theotherdriverdidn'tlikehim
3.Usuallythecostofthetravellingonedaymaybe____.
A.$100B.$200
C.lessthan$100D.morethan$200
4.Whoaskedthetravellertogivethemoneyforthetaxi-driver?
A.Thetraveller'ssister.B.Thetravellerhimself.
C.Nobody.D.Thedriver'ssister.
5.Thedriverwasunhappy____.
A.whenheheardthetraveller'slastwords
B.whenthetravelleraskedeverytaxi-driverhisname
C.whenthetravelleraskedhimforhissister'sname
D.duringthetwo-dayvisit
Key:
BCCDA
Passage5
Computersareusefulmachines.Theycanhelppeoplealotintheireverydaylife.Forexample,theycanhelppeoplesavemuchtime,andtheycanhelppeopleworkoutmanyproblemstheycan’tdoeasily.Ourcountryaskseveryonetolearntousecomputers,excepttheoldpeople.
Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren.Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprovetheirstudiesinschool.Yetmanyofthechildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideoortosingKaraoke,insteadofstudying.Somanyteachersandparentscomplainthatcomputers
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