北京师范大学网络教育———0492《大学英语三》阅读理解习题（16）
One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but evenluxuriously (豪华地) furnished and in which there is everyevidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel,expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostessprobably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will washdishes afterward; furthermore, thedinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled fromcontents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. Onthe contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of specialdishes. A professional may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds,painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he oftenhelps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait ontable and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work witha construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.
1. From Para. 1, we know that in America _________.
A. people tend to have a high opinion of theself-made man
B. people can always rise to the top throughtheir won efforts
C. college professors win great respect fromcommon workers
D. people feel painful to mention theirfathers as labors
答案：A
2. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainlybecause _________.
A. servants in America are hard to get.
B. she takes pride in what she can do herself
C. she can hardly afford servants
D. it is easy to prepare a meal with cannedfood
答案：B
3. The underlined expression “wait on table” in Para. 2 means “_________”.
A. work in a furniture shop
B. keep accounts for a bar
C. wait to lay the table
D. serve customers in a restaurant
答案：D
4. The author’s attitude towards manual labor is _______.
A. positive B. negative C. humorous D. critical
答案：A
5. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
A. A Respectable Self-made Family
B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor
C. Characteristics of American Culture
D. The Development of Manual Labor
答案：B
54. Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea.Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has providedman with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Today,nearly two-thirds of the world's population live within eighty kilometers offthe sea coast.
In the modern technological world the sea offers many resources to helpmankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to be used up. The sea,however, still offers hope to supply many of man's needs in the future.
The riches of the sea yet to be developed by man's technology areimpressive. Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly thirtyyears. Valuable amounts of minerals such as iron, copper and so on exist on theocean floor ready to be mined.
Fishing farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities offood. The culture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in thepast mainly by Oriental people.
Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. For example,warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in asteamship. Ocean currents and waves may also offer a source of energy.
Technology is enabling man to explore even more deeply under the sea. Itis obvious that the technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Expertsbelieve that by the year 2050 the problems to explore the food, minerals andenergy resources of the sea will be largely solved.
1. The major things that the sea offers man are the food, energy sources,and minerals.
A. T B. F
答案：A
2. The sea serves the needs of man because it offers minerals to man.
A. T B. F
答案：B
3. We can conclude from this passage that the sea, in a broad sense, hasnot yet been explored fully.
A. T B. F
答案：A
4. The underlined words "Oriental people" in the 4th paragraphprobably mean "Asian people".
A. T B. F
答案：A
5. The best title for this passage is "Use of the Sea for Man'sProfit".
A. T B. F
答案：A
55. Tom had a few days' holiday, so he said, "I'm going to the northby train." He put on his best clothes, took a small bag and got into thetrain. He had a beautiful hat, and he often put his head out of the windowduring the trip and looked at the hills and rivers. But the wind took his hatoff.
Tom quickly took up his old bag and threw it out of the window too.
The other people in the train laughed. "Is your bag going to bringyour beautiful hat back?" they asked.
"No," Tom answered, "but there's no name and no address inmy hat, and there is a name and an address on the bag. Someone is going to findboth of them near each other, and he's going to send me the bag and thehat."
1. Tom looked out of the window in the train.
A. T B. F
答案：A
2. Tom went to the north to have a holiday with a hat and a bag.
A. T B. F
答案：A
3. Tom liked to see the beautiful hills and rivers.
A. T B. F
答案：A
4. Tom thought he was going to lose his hat.
A. T B. F
答案：B
5. Tom thought he was clever to throw his bag out.
A. T B. F
答案：A
56. A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of themfell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they toldthe two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored thecomments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The otherfrogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, oneof the frogs took heed of（倾听） what the other frogs were saying and gaveup. He fell down and died.
The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, thecrowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped evenharder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said,"Didn't you hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was a littledeaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.
This story teaches us two lessons:
