大学英语B---阅读理解B.doc

PAGE 3 阅读理解B 1、Peter wondered why he didnt have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving. One day Peter told Bill, “Id like to give a party on Saturday, Id like you to come and bring Martha, too.”“Thanks, Peter. Wed be happy to come.”“Perhaps youd like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. Im sure everyone will want you to sing for us.”That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake.“You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.”Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didnt forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed. The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said“Thank you ”to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said,“Thanks for the invitation.” 1）、The party was held at Peters friends house. A.T B.F 答案：A 2）、The Jacksons did hard work for the party. A.T B.F 答案：B 3）、All his friends liked Peter. A.T B.F 答案：B 4）、Peter tried his best to give the party. A.T B.F 答案：B 5）、From the story, we can see Peter was a selfish man. A.T B.F 答案：A 2、How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; a