【2017年电大考试整理】2017年电大 英语网考——1717阅读理解187题(小抄).docVIP

阅读理解 Passage1 Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised her Linda is telephoning home to ___ Linda doesn’t think it expensive to telephone, because___ David say,” nearly four pounds,” because___. Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long, because__. Linda stops her mother by___. Passage 2 B C A D D Pubs are supposed to be the Englishmans favorite meeting place, where he can get together with a For what do Englishmen go to the pubs? What doesnt the speaker like about the pubs? What are many men dreaming of? Which of the following can be learned from the passage? What can you conclude from the passage? Passage 3 C A B D A A city of the world Most people imagine New York to be a city of skyscrapers. Perhaps too, Why is the passage entitled ‘A City of the World’? Which of the following is NOT true about Manhattan? Why does the passage say the World Trade Center is a ‘United Nations of Commerce’? The passage says, ‘…at the World Trade Center there are lobbies in the sky!’ What does it mean? Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage? Passage 4 BBDCA Long, long ago there was no zero. To write the number sixty-three people wrote 63. To write six 1 Long, long ago people didnt know how to _____________. 2. Long, long ago if they wrote two hundred-eight, people wrote_____________. 3. Later _____________ was used to mean space. 4. People used circles _____________. 5. The story tells us _____________. Passage 5 CBBDA In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He Who made Donald Duck film? When was the first Donald Duck film made? Who was Clarence Nash? The underlined word “audience” in the second paragraph means . The underlined word “goody-goody” in the second paragraph means a person who . Passage 6 BDCCC There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. 1. Our long-term goals mean a lot . 2.New short