2010年大学英语B级考试模拟试题第二部分阅读理解.docVIP

2010年大学英语B级考试模拟试题：第二部分?阅读理解 第二部分?阅读理解 此部分共有2篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，每个问题后有4个选项，请你从A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ???Do you know who Benjamin Banneker was and what he did?Benjamin Banneker was a self-educated scientist at a time when most African Americans were slaves. Born a free black man in the British Colony of Maryland in 1731, he received some formal education, but he mostly borrowed books and taught himself science and mathematics. At 22, he borrowed a pocket watch, and without any training, figured out how to carve a working wooden clock that chimed each hour. Because of this clock, he became well known and people would visit him just to see his creation. ???Banneker ran his family farm for many years, but when he was in his late 50s, a neighbors son lent him a telescope. He became interested in astronomy, the study of the planets and stars, and again taught himself a new science. He made calculations of tides, sunrises and sunsets, and even predicted an eclipse. For several years he published an almanac of these calculations. Today, he is best known for publishing six almanacs, called Benjamin Bannekers Almanac between 1792 and 1797. ???In the 1790s, Banneker also helped survey and lay out the land for?Washington,?D.C., which became the nations capital. For a look at Bannekers amazing life, visit the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park Museum in Ellicott, City,?Maryland. 6. What was the status of most African-Americans at Bannekers time? A.????Most African Americans could have formal education.????? B.?????Most African Americans could be self-educated. C.?????Most African Americans had freedom.?? D.????Most African Americans were slaves. 正确答案：D 题目解析：由文章第二段第一句话可以看出在Benjamin Banneker成为科学家的时候大多数非洲美国人还是奴隶。正确答案选D。 7. What subjects did Benjamin teach himself? A.????Science and mathematics.???? B.?????Science, mathematics and astronomy. C.?????Astronomy only.???????? D.????Six Almanac. 正确答案：B 题目解析：由文章第二段“taught himself science and mathematics”可以看出他教自己数学和科学，但是在成家之后“He became