2023年统考英语B阅读理解题库.doc

"阅读理解"

1. "One day a bookseller(书商）let a big box of books fall on his foot. \"Go to see the doctor,\" said his wife. \"No\" he said. \"I'll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I'll ask him about my foot. If l go to see him, I'll have to pay him.\"
On the next day the doctor came into the shop for some books. When the bookseller was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot. The doctor looked at it.
\"You must put that foot in hot water every night. Then you must put something on it, \"said the doctor.
He took out a piece of paper and wrote on it. \"Buy this and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night. \" he said.
\"Thank you, \"said the bookseller.\" And now, sir, here are your books.
\"How much?\" said the doctor.
\"Two pounds.\"
\"Good,\" said the doctor. \"I shall not have to pay you anything.\"
\"Why?\" asked the bookseller.
\"I told you about your foot. I want two pounds for that, If people come to my house. I ask them to pay one pound for a small thing like that. But when I go to their houses. I want two pounds. And I came here didn't l?"
译文:"一天，一位书商让一大箱书砸到了她脚上。“去看医生，”她妻子说。“不行，”她说，“我会一直等到医生下次来书店。然后，我会问她有关我脚。假如我去看她，我得付她钱。”
第二天，医生来到了这个书店准备买书。书商已经准备好了，她告诉医生她脚受伤了。医生帮她看了看。
“你必需把它每天晚上用热水泡脚。然后你必需放部分东西在它上面”医生说。
她拿出一张纸记了下来。“买这个并且在你每晚睡觉前把它放到你脚上。”她说。
“谢谢你。”书商说，“目前，先生，这是你想要书。”
“多少钱？”医生说。
“两磅。”
“好，”医生说，“我将不需要支付任何东西。”
“为何呢？”店主问。
“我帮看你脚。需要两磅。假如有人来我家。像这样小事我会让她们支付一英镑。不过当我去她们家。我需要两磅。我来你这里了，不是吗？”"

1. "What happened to the bookseller one day?"
"A". "He lost a box of books"
"B". "His foot was wounded by a box of books" (V)
"C". "He lent the doctor a box of books"
"D". "He sold out all his books"

2. "The bookseller's wife asked him"
"A". "to go out for some medicine"
"B". "to send somebody for a doctor"
"C". "to go to see the doctor" (V)
"D". "to wait for the doctor to come"

3. "The bookseller didn't take his wifes advice because"
"A". "he was afraid of the doctor"
"B". "he didn't like to take medicine"
"C". "he couldnt walk by himself"
"D". "he didn't want to pay the doctor" (V)

4. "The doctor paid for the books"
"A". "one pound"
"B". "two pounds"
"C". "nothing" (V)
"D". "something"

5. "The bookseller paid money for seeing the doctor in the end"
"A". "more" (V)
"B". "less"
"C". "the same amount of"
"D". "no"

2. "Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am! making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?
It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A person's conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.
Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing “the right thing.” Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, “You're just saying that to make me feel good. I know it's not true.\" It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.
Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately. people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteems, It is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths.
Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let's not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.
Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am! making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?
It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A person's conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.
Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing “the right thing.” Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, “You're just saying that to make me feel good. I know it's not true.\" It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.
Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately. people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteems, It is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths.
Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let's not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life."
译文:"害羞是诸多人不快乐原因。害羞人焦急不安，自我意识强，也就是说，她们过度在意自己形象和行为。焦急时常萦绕在她们脑海中：我给人留下了什么印象？她们爱慕我吗？我让人觉很傻吗？我穿着与否不吸引人？
显而易见，这种不舒适感觉肯定给大家带来了不利影响。一种人自我意识反应在她或她行为上，而一种人行为会影响她人反应。一般而言，大家认识自己措施对她们生活方方面面有深远影响。
羞怯人很自卑，她们也许很被动，轻易受她人影响。她们需要得到她人再次确定：她们所做是“对的事情”。羞怯人对批评很敏感，她们认为批评使得她们更低人一等。她们也发现自己很难由于受到类似表扬而快乐，如：你刚刚所说使我感觉很好。我懂得那不是真。很明显，尽管具有自知之明是件好事，但过度自谦则是有害。
羞怯能根除吗？或至少能减少些吗？幸运是，诸多人能通过坚决而有耐心地建立自信来克服羞怯。既然羞怯和自卑天生相伴，那么大家能看见她们优缺陷是很关键。
每一种人所有是独一无二，所有有其价值所在。我们对我们自己个人措施感爱好。我们理解自己越多，我们就越轻易充足发挥自己潜能。不要让羞怯阻碍我们实现富裕而有成效人生。"

1. "What does the author try to prove by citing “what kind of impression am I making?”"
"A". "Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance"
"B". "People's shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions" (V)
"C". "It's natural that shy people don't believe other's compliments"
"D". "Shy people think they are different from others"

2. "According to the writer, self-awareness is ______"
"A". "a good quality" (V)
"B". "the cause of unhappiness"
"C". "harmful to people"
"D". "a weak point of shy people"

3. "That shy people react to a compliment in such a way is ______"
"A". "good"
"B". "unreal"
"C". "very reasonable"
"D". "harmful" (V)

4. "Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?"
"A". "Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better"
"B". "Shyness can block our chances for a rich life"
"C". "Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem" (V)

5. "It can be inferred from the passage that shy people______"
"A". "should understand themselves in the right way"
"B". "had better ignore their weakness" (V)
"C". "can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem"

3. "The residents of 24 Acacia Grove were dissatisfied with the condition of the property, so John Preston called a meeting to discuss things last week. At the meeting John suggested setting up a residents' committee. Everyone was so worried and angry about the agent's inactivity that they agreed, and they elected John as chairman of the committee. Many residents said that they were tired of telephoning the agent and tired of complaining about the flats. Although the agent was responsible for the flats, they thought that he didn't do enough. Therefore John was asked to write to the agent and say that they were disappointed with the management of the flats.
The next service payment was due at the end of the month. However, they agreed not to pay it until they were happy with the plans to improve the property. They decided to tell the agent that he must start the work within one month. They all went away very pleased with themselves.
The residents of 24 Acacia Grove were dissatisfied with the condition of the property, so John Preston called a meeting to discuss things last week. At the meeting John suggested setting up a residents' committee. Everyone was so worried and angry about the agent's inactivity that they agreed, and they elected John as chairman of the committee. Many residents said that they were tired of telephoning the agent and tired of complaining about the flats. Although the agent was responsible for the flats, they thought that he didn't do enough. Therefore John was asked to write to the agent and say that they were disappointed with the management of the flats.
The next service payment was due at the end of the month. However, they agreed not to pay it until they were happy with the plans to improve the property. They decided to tell the agent that he must start the work within one month. They all went away very pleased with themselves."
译文:"24位Acacia Grove居民不满财产状况，因此最终一周约翰普莱斯顿召开会议来讨论部分事情。在会议上，约翰提议建立一种居民委员会。每个人所有很紧张和愤怒代理人活动，她们同意，并且选约翰为委员会主席。诸多居民说，她们厌倦了打 给代理和埋怨公寓。虽然代理负责公寓，她们认为她没有做足够负责。因此，约翰被规定写代理管理端公寓很失望。
下一种服务费是在本月底结算。然而，她们不乐意支付它直到她们满意计划得到改善。她们决定告诉代理人，她必需在30天内开始工作。她们所有走了，对自己很满意。"

1. "Why did John Preston call a meeting last week?"
"A". "Because the residents were dissatisfied with the present residents' committee"
"B". "Because the residents were dissatisfied with the bad management of the flats" (V)
"C". "Because some residents requested to change the present residents' committee"
"D". "Because he wanted to become Chairman of the committee"

2. "Who elected John as chairman of the committee?"
"A". "The agent"
"B". "The residents" (V)
"C". "The committee"
"D". "Acacia Grove"

3. "What does the word “inactivity” mean in the third sentence in Para"
"A". "Weakness"
"B". "Progress"
"C". "State"
"D". "Lack of actions" (V)

4. "What does the word “due\" mean in the first sentence of Para"
"A". "to be paid" (V)
"B". "proper"
"C". "owed"
"D". "large"

5. "When did they agree to pay the next service payment?"
"A". "At the end of the month"
"B". "Within one month"
"C". "When they were happy with the plans to improve the property" (V)
"D". "The agent would tell them"

4. "Today Newton is a very clean place. But many years ago, there were millions of rats in Newtown. They attacked the cats and dogs. Sometimes a lot of them knocked down a man or woman walking home at night. The rats were very big in size and they hurt many people.
The government ordered everybody to kill rats. Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. Then the government decided to pay some money for each dead rat. That made the people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A government officer put all the dead rats in a big pile. Sometimes a man brought hundreds in one day.
After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to the government office. The government officer thought that people were stealing dead rats from the pile . He ordered his men to dig a deep hole and put the rats in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the government did not pay any more money."
译文:"目前牛顿是个很洁净地方。然而，很数年前，有数成千上万大老鼠在这儿。她们袭击猫和狗。有时大量大老鼠袭击晚上走在回家路上男人或女人。大老鼠规模很大以至于它们伤害了大家。
政府下令所有人去杀大老鼠。大多数人是懒惰，因此她们没有杀诸多大老鼠。政府承诺为每个死大老鼠支付部分钱。这使得大家很快乐。她们每天杀成千上万大老鼠。政府官员把死老鼠放了一大堆。有时一种人一天带来数百只。
两个星期后都市没有诸多大老鼠了，但大家仍然带来了诸多大老鼠到政府办公室。政府官员认为大家是从一大堆死了大老鼠那里拿来。她命令她部下挖一种深洞，并把它们埋了。很快这儿再没有诸多大老鼠了，并且政府不需要支付更多钱。"

1. "Newton is a place which_____"
"A". "used to be very clean"
"B". "is no longer a city"
"C". "is very clean" (V)
"D". "will be very clean"

2. "When the government first ordered the people to kill rats, the people_____"
"A". "Asked for some money for each dead rat"
"B". "Stole dead rats from the pile"
"C". "Were too lazy to kill many rats" (V)
"D". "Killed nearly all the rats quickly"

3. "The people killed rats_____"
"A". "To get money from the government" (V)
"B". "To help the government make the city clean"
"C". "To make the government officer happy"
"D". "To protect(保护）their cats and dogs"

4. "A deep hole was dug so that_____"
"A". "The rats couldn't come out to attack people at night"
"B". "People could take rats from it easily"
"C". "People would kill more rats"
"D". "Nobody could take any rats from the pile" (V)

5. "What is the best topic for this passage?"
"A". "How to Kill Rats"
"B". "Newton---A City of Rats"
"C". "How Newton Became a Very Clean Place" (V)
"D". "How Newton Became a Famous City"

5. "The United States covers a large part of the North American continent. Its neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Although the United States is a big country , it is not the largest in the world. In , its population was over 222 million.
When this land first became a nation, after winning its independence from England, it had thirteen states. Each of the states was represented on the American flag by a star. All these were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew toward the west, new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag. For a long time, there were 48 stars. In 1959, however, two more stars were added to the flag, representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.
Indians were the first people of the land which is now the United States. There are still many thousands of Indians now living in all parts of the country. Sometimes it is said that the Indians are “the only real Americans”. Most Americans come from all over the world. Those who came first in greatest numbers to make their homes on the eastern of North America were mostly from England. It is for the reason that the language of the United States is English and that its culture and customs are more like those of England than those of any other country in the world."
译文:"美国占去北美大陆很大一部分土地。它北邻加拿大，南接墨西哥。虽然美国是一种大国，但它不是世界上最大。在 ，它人口超过2.22亿。
这片土地刚从英国独立出来，第一次成为一种国家时候，只有十三个州， 每个州在美国国旗上由一颗星米代表。这些州所有是在东部。当这个国家不停向西扩大，就增长了新州， 同步它们也出目前国旗上。很长一段时间，美国有48个州， 可是到1959年，国旗上有多了2颗星， 分别代表阿拉斯加和夏威夷。
印第安人是目前叫做美国这块土地上最初居民。目前在各国各地仍然居住着诸多这些原始居民后裔。有时大家说印第安人才是“真正美国人”。不过，大部分美国人是来自世界各地。那些最早大批来到北美东海岸建立家园人大部分来自英格兰，也是由于这个原因，美国国语为英语，而它文化习俗也和英国更为相像。"

1. "Which of the following is TURE? 如下选项哪个是对的？"
"A". "American is the largest country in the world"
"B". "The United States lies next to Canada and Mexico" (V)
"C". "America covers most part of the North American continent"
"D". "Mexico is to the north of Canada"

2. "After winning its independence, the United States"
"A". "had noth