英语网考阅读理解试题和答案.doc

阅读理解 Passage 1 The French Revolution broke out in 1789. 6. What’s this passage about? C. The French Revolution. 7. Which did not happen in 1789? B. The national economy was developing rapidly. 8. Where were the political prisoners kept? D. In Bastille. 9. What does the underlined word “abolished” mean? D. Ended. 10. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution? D. The king tried to control the national parliament. Passage 2 A foreigner’s first impression of the U.S. 11. Which of the following statements is wrong? __________ D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues. 12. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means __________. B. a first concern 要首要考虑的。 13. Americans evaluate a business colleague D. by learning about their past performance 14. This passage mainly talks about A. how Americans treasure their time 15. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is C. appreciative Passage 1 Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line 6. Maria’s story happened ________. D. when she arrived at the airport 她到达机场后。 7. You believer that the work … C. check people’s luggage 8. “Why are you so upset?”…. C. unhappy 9. “Everyone was looking at…. D. sorry for the man’s manners 10. The author mentioned Maria’s age …. A. she was young but behaved properly Passage 2 Britain and France are separated 11. For centuries, …. D. a mixture of love and hate 12. The war in Iraq does ….. D. both good and harm 13. The British are not so ….. A. Germany; America 14. ____________ are more interested in having holidays in D. British people … France 15. What does the last sentence mean? C. France and Britain are near neighbors…… Passage 1 Community service is an important… 6. What is the purpose of the talk? B. To interest students in a new community program. 7. What is the purpose of the program that the speaker describes? C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students. 8. What does Professor Dodge