大学英语 B 阅读理解和完型填空训练题目

——大学英语网考系列之五

本系列资料均来自网络世界，仅供老师们为学生进行辅导参考使用。切不可当作最后一赌来押题用。英语学习是个漫长的工夫，“熟”方能生巧。临阵磨枪不快也光，那基本是歪理邪说。参加考试需要的是“硬”道理。让应试教育尽快见鬼去吧……

Passage 1

No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon（外科医生） and part of it taken out．Today，however，we needn't worry about feeling pain during the operation． The sick person falls into a kind of sleep，and when he awakes， the operation is finished． But these happy conditions are fairly new． It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain．

     Long ago， operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything． The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best for him． He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off， and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched．

     Soon after 1770，Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called “laughing gas”．Laughing gas became known in America．Young men and women went to parties to try it．Most of them spent their time laughing，but one man at a party，Horace Wells，noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas．He decided to make an experiment on himself．He asked a friend to help him．

     Wells took some of the gas， and his friend pulled out one of Well's teeth． Wells felt no pain at all．

     As he didn't know enough about laughing gas， he gave a man less gas than he should have．The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out．

     Wells tried again，but this time he gave too much of the gas，and the man died．Wells never forgot this terrible event．

1． It is ＿＿＿＿ since a man being operated felt all the pain．

     A． a few more years               B． not long    

     C． few years                            D． two thousand years

2． Long ago， when the sick man was operated on，he ＿＿＿＿．

     A． could feel nothing             B． could not want anything

     C． could feel all the pain        D． could do anything

3． Using the laughing gas， the people did not seem to ＿＿＿＿．

     A． be afraid of anything          B． feel pain

     C． want to go to the parties     D． be ill

4． If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he ＿＿.

     A． felt nothing                         B． felt very comfortable（舒服的）

     C． still felt pain                        D． would die

5． One who took too much of the laughing gas ＿＿＿．

     A． would laugh all the time      B． would die

     C． would never feel pain           D． would be very calm

参考答案：CBCB

Passage 2

Modern zoos are very different from zoos that were built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places where people could go to see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in cages that were made of concrete (混凝土) with iron bars, cages that were easy to keep clean. Unfortunately for animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. The zoo environment was anything but natural. Although the zoo keepers took good care of the animals and fed them well, many of the animals did not thrive (茁壮成长) ; They behaved in strange ways, and they often became ill.

In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats (家园).The animal was given more freedom in large areas so that they can live as they would in nature. Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and streams of water flow through the areas that the animals live in. There are few bars; there is often only a deep ditch (沟渠), filled with water, surrounding an area where several species of animals live together as they would naturally.

注：本段文字很方便设计完形填空题目，可以让学生认真阅读熟悉其内容。

Passage 3

Nowadays most people decide quite early what kind of work they would do. When I was at school, we had to choose __1__ when we were fifteen. I chose scientific subjects. “In the future, scientists will earn a lot of money,” my parents said. ___2__ I tried to learn physics and chemistry, but in the end I decided that I ___3__ a scientist. It was a long time before I told my parents that I wasn’t happy at school. “I didn’t think you were,” said my mother. “___4__,” said my father. “Well, the best thing to do now is to look for a job.”

I talked about it with my friends Frank and Lesley. ___5__ of them could suggest anything, but they promised that they would ask their friends. A few days later ___6__ I was still in bed, someone telephoned. “Is that Miss Jenkins?” a man’s voice asked. “I __7 _ your hobby is photography and I’ve got a job that might interest you in my clothes factory. My name is Mr. Thomson.” He seemed pleasant on the phone so I went to see him. I was so excited that I almost forgot __8__ goodbye. “Good luck!” my mother said to me.

I arrived __9__ early and when Mr. Thomson came he asked me if I had been waiting a long time. “No, not long.” I replied. After talking to me for about twenty minutes he offered me a job-not as a photographer though, __10__ a model!

1. a. what be study b. what should study

c. what to study d. what studied

2. a. In three years b. For three years

c. After three years d. Three years

3. a never would be b. would be never

c. would not be ever d. would never be

4. a. I didn’t either b. Nor I did

c. So didn’t I d. Also didn’t I

5. a. Not all b. Neither

c. Nor d. Both

6. a. since b. while

c. before d. whereas

7. a. understand b. recognize

c. suggest d. inform

8. a. speaking b. to say

c. to speak d. saying

9. a. a lot b. much

c. a bit d. more

10. a. as b. being

c. to be d. but

Passage 4

Barbara Jordan, one of the most respected lawyers and politicians in the United States, was the first black woman from the South to be elected to Congress.

    She was born in Houston, Texas, on February 21, 1936. Right from the start, she set high standards for herself in school．

    In high school, Miss Jordan decided to become a lawyer．At Texas Southern University she studied political science and history and graduated in 1956 at the top of her class．By 1959 she had earned a law degree from Boston University．

    Miss Jordan began practicing law at her parents’ dining room table．Three years later she opened her own office.

    The restless Miss Jordan first broke into politics in 1966，becoming the first black woman elected to the Texas senate. After an impressive record as a state senator, she entered the national scene．

    In 1972 she won a seat in the U．S．House Of Representatives．During her time in office she was devoted to helping minorities，the poor, and the elderly．“My approach is to respect the humanity of everybody，”she once said. That’ just the way Barbara Jordan was．

1．Miss Jordan decided to become a lawyer________.

    A. before she ever started school    B. when she was in high school

    C. while she was in Congress    D. as soon as she finished her school

2．What did she study at Boston University?________.

    A．History and science    B．Law    C．Political science       D．Politics and history

3. The word “restless” in Paragraph5 means in its sentence_______．

    A. having no rest all days and nights    B. being nervous and impatient

    C. having too much rest    D.not satisfied with me life she was living and wanting to have some new experience

4．In her political life she won________in 1972．

   A．a law degree    B．an appointment to the president’s cabinet

   C．a seat in the state senate   D．a seat in the U．S．Congress

5．Miss Jordan was the first black woman_________.   

A．to be appointed as an ambassador   B．from the South to be elected to Congress

   C．to be appointed to the congress   D．to win a national election

参考答案：1. B 2. B 3.D 4. D 5. B

Passage 5

Many a young person tell me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people，but I also explain that there's a big difference between being a writer and writing．In most cases they are dreaming of wealth and fame，not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”

    The reality is that writing is a lonely，private and poor-paying affair only a few writers were kissed by fortune, however there are thousands more whose work is never rewarded．When I did a 20-year career in the U．S．Coast Guard lo become a freelance writer, I had no proposals at all. What I did have was a friend who found me in my room in a New York department building. I didn’t even care that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a good writer.

    After a year I still hadn’t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I hardly made enough to eat．But I knew 1 wanted to write．I had dreamed about it for years．I wasn't going to be one of those people who did wondering “What if”. I would keep putting my dream to the test，even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure．

This is the Shadow land of hope，and anyone with a dream must learn to live there．

1l. The passage is meant to_______．

    A．warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

    B．advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

    C．show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame

    D．encourage young people to pursue a writing career

12．What can be concluded from the passage? _______.

    A．Good writers often find their work interesting and rewarding

    B．Writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort

    C．Famous writers usua1ly live in poverty and isolation

    D．The chances for a writer t0 become successful are small

13．Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

    _______．

    A．Because he wasn’t able to produce a single book

    B．Because he hadn't seen a change for the better

    C．Because he wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year

    D．Because he found his dream would never come true

 14．The word “people” in the sentence“…people who did wondering…’’in Paragraph 3 refers to those _______．

    A．who think a lot without making a decision

    B．who regret giving up their career halfway

    C．who think too mach of the positive side of life

    D．who are full of imagination even upon death

15.“Shadowland '’in the last sentence refers to_______．

    A．the wonderful land one often dreams about

    B．the bright future that one is looking forward to

    C．the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached

D．a word that exists only in one's imagination

参考答案： 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C

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Many people like to decorate 1 houses at Christmas time．They decorate the inside of the 2 and the outside 3 . Inside they usually decorate a 4 tree and the fireplace，if there is one. Outside they place wreaths, ribbons, and colored 5 on the door and windows．If there is a tree in front of their house, they place colored lights 6 it too.

    In New York City, 7 is a very tall, beautifully decorated Christmas 8 in Rockefeller Center at Christmas time．In Washington, there is also a big decorated tree in front of the White House. People 9 from many cities to admire the trees and the colorfully decorated store 10 on the important streets of large cities．

1．A． his    B. their    C. our     D. your

2．A． house    B. field  C. river     D. lake

3．A． either    B. so    C. too    D. and

4．A． Christmas    B. New Year    C. Spring Festival     D. Fool

5．A．water    B. medicine    C. feet    D lights

6．A．of    B. on    C with    D. up

7．A．before    B. it    C then    D. there

8．A． tree    B. sea    C. street     D. computer

9．A． eat     B. come    C. sleep    D shout

10．A． kitchens    B. bedrooms    C. bathrooms    D. windows

参考答案：BACAD BDABD

大学英语阅读理解完型填空训练题目