大学英语三级B级 阅读理解十一

大学英语三级B级-阅读理解(十一)

(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)

一、阅读理解(总题数：5，分数：100.00)

I was due to take my driving test at 11: 30 am. It was a rainy morning with low clouds and as
I approached the driving school at 9: 50 am, my heart sank. My driving instructor, Stan, said
something, trying to drive away my fears, but I was not impressed.
We set off for the test centre with an hour to go. I wanted a run round the test circuit, but
we got stuck in a traffic jam, and could only drive no faster than walking.
We arrived at the test centre at 11 am. Start made me watch a group of six learners emerging from
the building with their respective examiners. Their instructors were looking out from two windows.
We watched them drive off. They must have been feeling very nervous.
Stan took me round the probable test track, pointing out the traps. The weather became even worse.
It seemed to make me feel worse too. I had developed a couldn't-care-less mood, and was almost
calm. We returned to the test centre in time to see the six unfortunates returning. Their nerves
must have been in a terrible state.
I sat in the waiting room until six examiners came in to call out our respective names. Mine showed
no emotion as he asked me to go to my car. I showed none either, but the tension began mounting
again.

（分数：20.00）
(1).On their way to the test center, Stan tried to comfort the author ______.
A. but it made the authors heart sink deeper
B. but the words produced no effect
C. so that the author could drive to the center with no fears
D. so that they could prepare for all the traps（分数：4.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：[解析] 细节理解题。原文第一段第三句话说作者的驾驶教练想说几句安慰话，消除他的恐惧，可是“…I was not
impressed”(我没听进去)，所以选项B(教练的话没起作用)符合原文，是正确答案。
(2).Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Six learners would be tested at the same time.
B. The learners were tested in the presence of their instructors.
C. None of the six learners passed the test in the end.
D. The instructors were as nervous as the learners.（分数：4.00）
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析：[解析] 细节推理及判断题。原文第三段第二句话说教 练让作者看一组六个学员跟他们各自的考官从楼里出来，

他们的教练从两个窗户里往外看 ，最后又是六个同时回来喊下面一组学员的名字，由此可以推断出选项A(六个学员同时
考)是正确的； 选项B(学员教练在场)不符合原文；选项C(六个学员都没通过考试)、选项D(教练们跟学员一样紧张)在< br>原文中都没提及。
(3).When the author was sitting in the waiting room, he was quite ______.
A. upset B. nervous
）4.00（分数：C. frightened D. relaxed
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：[解析] 细节判断题。题目问的是作者坐在候考室里的心情如何，第四段第四句话说“我已经觉 得烦不了许多了，
心态几乎平静下来了”，所以他在待考室里的心情几乎是放松的了，选项D是正确答案 。
(4).When it was his turn to take the test, the author went to his car with ______.
A. firm confidence B. mixed emotions
C. increased nervousness D. perfect calmness（分数：4.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[解析] 细节理解题。文章最后一句话说“I showed none either, but the tension began mounting
again”(我也不露声色，可是紧张感又增加 了)，所以选项C(上车的时候，他更紧张了)符合文意，是正确答案。
(5).The passage is mainly about ______.
A. the influence of bad weather upon a test taker
B. the feeling of a learner before his driving test
C. the preparations before a driving test
D. an unforgettable day（分数：4.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：[解析] 主旨理解题。本文主 要记叙的是作者参加驾驶考试时的心情，所以选项B是正确答案，选项D(难忘的一
天)过于笼统，没有 选项B切合文章内容。
The resources of the library can be helpful even when we are doing something very informal, such
as trying to devise a better way to measure attitudes toward music or looking for a better way
to teach mathematics. The library can be equally helpful when we are doing something very formal,
such as writing a dissertation or preparing an article for publication in a professional journal.
In either case, our goal should be to use the library as a useful tool to help us understand and
solve our problems.
The following sections of this chapter will describe specific resources available in many
libraries. In some cases you may already be aware of a resource and may use it frequently and
successfully. In other cases you may be completely unfamiliar with a resource. Your goal should
be to become aware of what is available and to know how to use each of these resources to help
you solve the problems.
When educators have a piece of information that they want to share with their colleagues, they

often make this information available in professional journals or at professional meetings. It
would often be useful to have access to such information, and this chapter will describe the special
services that enable us to locate such information.

（分数：20.00）
(1).The library resources can be helpful when we ______.
A. want to find a better way to measure attitudes toward music
B. are preparing a paper for a professional journal
C. are writing a dissertation
）4.00（分数：D. All of the above
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：[解析] 细节判断题。本文第一段说明了图书馆资源对我们的帮助，作者列举了许多方面，包括 设计更好的方式
以检验对音乐的态度、找到讲授数学的更好的方法、写作论文以及发表文章的准备，A、 B、C三项都在文中提到了，所
以正确选项是D。
(2).The familiarity of readers with different resources ______.
A. is more or less the same
B. varies slightly
C. differs greatly
D. should not be different（分数：4.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[解析] 细节理解题。原文第二段“In some cases you…be aware of a resource…In other cases
you may be completely unfamiliar with a resource”，其中be aware of表示“熟悉”，对应下一句的unfamiliar(不
熟悉)，因此可以判断选项C正确。
(3).The author believes that ______.
A. library resources should be used frequently and completely
B. library resources cannot be made good use of if they are not available to us
C. one is supposed to be aware of the library resources that are usually not available
D. one is supposed to have good knowledge and make good use of resources（分数：4.00）
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：[解析] 作者观点题。原文第二段最后一句话中的become aware of what is availabl e表示读者应该了解可用
资源并知道如何应用以解决问题，因此选项D(作者认为应该了解并很好利用资 源)符合原文，而选项A(作者认为应该经
常完全地使用图书馆资源)、选项B(如果无法获得图书馆资 源，我们就不能很好地加以利用)在原文中未提及，选项C(作
者认为应该了解我们无法获得的资源)与 原文意思不符。
(4).When educators wish to share some information with their colleagues, they often ______.
A. publish it in a professional journal

B. attend professional meetings
C. get access to it in the library
D. make use of some library services（分数：4.00）
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析：[解析] 细节理解题。本文最后一段说如果教育工作者希望与同事分享某一信息，他们会将其在学术杂志或会议
上 公之于众，选项A提到了学术杂志这一媒介，所以是正确答案；选项B(参加学术会议)也可能只是倾听别人的意 见，
而不是公布自己的信息，所以不确切；选项C(在图书馆中了解信息)和D(利用图书馆服务)都与 原文不符。
(5).The chapter in question ______.
A. mainly deals with the ways of dissertation writing
B. presents information on publishing papers in professional journals
C. introduces some library services
D. describes some professional meetings（分数：4.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[解析] 主旨理解题。本文主要介绍一本书某一章 的内容，这一章主要说明如何利用图书馆资源和服务，而选项A、
B和D并未在本文展开讨论，所以选项 C正确。
Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existence. They show
that he was learning Latin, was very interested in the basics of good behavior in society, and
was reading English literature.
At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact, his formal education
was surprisingly brief for a gentleman, and incomplete. For unlike other young Virginians of that
day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg.
In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasted sharply with some other early American
Presidents such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington
probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in
Congress, or on any subject that had not to do with everyday, practical matters. And because he
never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders, he did not visit the
country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe.

（分数：20.00）
(1).Why didn't Washington go to college?
A. His family could not afford it.
B. A college education was rather uncommon in his time.
C. He didn't like the young Virginian gentlemen.
D. The author doesn't give any reason.（分数：4.00）
A.
B.
C.
D. √

解析：[解析] 细节判断题。本 文第二段提到华盛顿总统缺乏正规高等教育，与他同时代的绅士比起来，他所受正规教
育甚少，但未提及 原因，所以选项D是正确答案。
(2).Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he ______.
A. lacked practice in public speaking
B. felt his education was not good enough
C. didn't like arguing and debating with people
D. felt that debating was like intellectual training（分数：4.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：[解析] 细节判断题。本文第二段第五和第六句话说华 盛顿总统后悔没有接受正规知识训练，在国会辩论中从来
没觉得自在，所以选项B正确；选项A(缺少在 公众面前讲话的锻炼)、C(不喜欢跟人争辩)、D(觉得辩论像智力训练)都
与原文不符。
(3).The reason why Washington didn't visit France was probably that he ______.
A. didn't really care about going there
B. didn't know French leaders
C. couldn't communicate directly with the French leaders
D. was too busy to travel（分数：4.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[解析] 细节理解题。本文倒数第二句话指出因为华盛顿总统从未学 过法语，无法和法国领导人直接交流，所以
他从未访问过这个他向往的国家，因此选项C是正确答案。
(4).According to the author, ______.
A. Washington's lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later life
B. Washington should have gone to France even though he could not speak French
C. Washington was not so good a president as Adams, Jefferson or Madison
D. Washington was not model for all Virginian gentlemen（分数：4.00）
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析：[解析] 综合判断题。本文主要讲述了华盛顿总统由于缺乏正规高等教育而 面临的一些问题，包括国会辩论、出
国访问等方面，所以A(华盛顿总统缺乏正规教育使他在后来的生活 处于不利状态)符合原文意思；选项B(虽然不会说法
语，华盛顿总统也应该访问法国)、选项C(华盛 顿总统作为总统不如Adams，Jefferson和Madison优秀)、选项D(华盛
顿总统不 是弗吉尼亚州绅士的典范)都与原文不符。
(5).The main idea of the passage is that Washington's education ______.
A. was of great variety, covering many subjects
B. was probably equal to those of most young gentlemen of his time
C. may seem poor by modern standards, but was good enough for his time
D. was rather limited for a president（分数：4.00）
A.

B.
C.
D. √
解析：[解析] 主旨理解题。本文主要讲述了华盛顿总统由于缺乏正 规高等教育而面临的一些问题，包括国会辩论、出
国访问等方面，因此选项D(华盛顿总统所受的教育对 一个总统来说较为有限(符合文意，是正确答案；选项A(华盛顿总
统所受教育范围很广，涉及多门学科 )，这与原文说的他只对数学感兴趣互相矛盾；选项B(华盛顿总统所受教育跟他同
时代的年轻绅士一样 )、选项C(用现代标准来看，华盛顿总统所受教育较少，可在他那个时代，已经够好了)显然与原文
意 思不符。
Unlike Britain, the US does not have a national health care service. The government does help
pay some medical care for people who are on low incomes and for old people, but most people buy
insurance to help pay for medical care. The problems of those who cannot afford insurance are
an important political subject.
In Britain, when people are ill, they usually go to a family doctor first. However, people in
America sometimes go straight to an expert without seeing their family doctor first. Children
are usually taken to a doctor who is an expert, in the treatment of children. In Britain, if a
patient needs to see a specialist doctor, their family doctor will usually recommend a specialist.
Doctors do not go to people's homes when they are ill. People always make appointments to see
the doctor in the doctor's office. In a serious situation, people call for an ambulance. In America,
hospitals must treat all seriously sick patients, even if they do not have medical insurance.
The government will then help pay for some of the cost of the medical care.

）20.00（分数：
(1).Some medical care is paid by the U.S. government for ______.
A. people living in the country B. non-government officials
C. people with insurance D. the poor and the old（分数：4.00）
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析：[解析] 本题是细节题，问美国政府为哪些人支付一些医疗费用。根据原文第一段第二句“The
government does help pay some medical care for people who are on low incomes and for old people”( 政府为
低收入者和老年人支付一些医疗费用)可知选项D(穷人和老人)是正确答案。选项A(住在农村 的人)、选项B(非公务人员)
和选项C(购买了保险的人)与原文意思不一致。
(2).Most people in the United States buy insurance ______.
A. to pay for their own medical care
B. to help to live on their low incomes
C. to improve the national health care service
D. to solve one of the important political problems（分数：4.00）
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析：[解析] 本题是细节题，问美国大多数人购买保险是为了什么。根据第一段第二句“…but most people
buy insurance to help pay for medical care”可知选 项A(为了支付医疗费用)是正确答案。选项B(为低收入者提供

帮助)、选项C(为了 改善国家的医疗保健服务)和选项D(为了解决一个重要的政治问题)与原文意思不一致。
(3).What do British people usually do when they are ill?
A. They go to see their family doctor first.
B. They go to see a specialist doctor first.
C. They call for a specialist doctor.
D. They call for a family doctor.（分数：4.00）
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析：[解析] 本题是细节题，问英国人生病后经常怎么做。根据第二段第一句“In Britain, when people
are ill, they usually go to a family doctor first”可知选项A(他们首先去看家庭医生)是正确答案。选项B(他
们首先去看 专家医生)、选项C(他们打电话给专家医生)和选项D(他们打电话给家庭医生)与原文意思不一致。
(4).In America, seriously sick patients will
A. be treated if they have an insurance
B. make an appointment with a specialist only
C. receive treatment even without insurance
D. normally go to see an expert for treatment（分数：4.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[解析] 本题是推理题，问在美国重症病人会怎么做。根据最后一段第四句“In America, hospitals
即C(must treat all seriously sick patients. even if they do not have medical insurance”可选项．
使没有保险也能得到治疗)是正确答案。选项A(如果购买了保险将得 到治疗)，与原文意思相反；选项B(只有与专家预
约)和选项D(通常去找专家医治)与原文意思不合 。
(5).Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Types of Doctors in the United States
B. Health Care in the United States and Britain
C. Treatment of Sick Children in the United States
D. Medical Insurance in the United States and Britain（分数：4.00）
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析：[解析] 本题是主旨题，问哪个选项为文章的最佳标题。通读全文可知，文 章主要介绍了英美两国医疗保健的差
异，其中提及医疗保险、就医方式等方面的差异。故选项B(英美两 国的医疗保健)是正确答案。选项A(美国医生的种类)，
选项C(在美国生病孩子的治疗)和选项D( 英美两国的医疗保险)不能涵盖整篇文章的内容。
Children in the United States are exposed to many influences other than that of their families.
Television is the most significant of these influences, because the habit of watching television
usually begins before children start attending school.
Parents are concerned about the lack of quality in television programs for children. The degree
of violence in many of these shows also worries them. Studies indicate that, when children are
exposed to violence, they may become aggressive or insecure.

Parents are also concerned about the commercials that their children see on television. Many
parents would like to see fewer commercials during programs for children. And some parents feel
that these shows should not have any commercials at all because young minds are not mature enough
to deal with the claims made by advertisers.
Educational television has no commercials and has programs for children that many parents approve
of. The most famous of these is Sesame Street, which tries to give preschool children a head start
in learning the alphabet and numbers. It also tries to teach children useful things about the
world in which they live.
Even though most parents and educators give Sesame Street and shows like it high marks for quality,
some critics argue that all television, whether educational or not, is harmful to children. These
critics feel that the habit of watching hours of television every day turns children into bored
and passive consumers of their world rather than encouraging them to become active explorers of
it.

（分数：20.00）
(1).Which of the following statements is NOT based on the passage?
A. Parents are worried about the influence of television on their children.
B. Television has much influence on children.
C. Both parents and their children like watching educational television.
D. Some critics think that television is not good for children.（分数：4.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[解析] 主旨判断题。选项A(父母们担心电视对孩子有影响)出现在第二段，选项B(电视对孩子有很大影响)正是本文的中心思想，选项D(一些批评家认为电视对孩子们没有好处)是文章最后一句话的意思，而选项C(父 母和孩子都喜
欢看教育节目)在原文中未提及，原文只说父母赞同教育节目，所以C是正确答 案。．
(2).In what ways do children suffer from television?
A. They become the victims of social violence.
B. They spend hours watching television instead of doing school work.
C. The programs make children lose interest in the world.
D. The programs make children spend too much of their parents' money.（分数：4.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[解析] 细节判断题 。选项B和D在文章中未提及，选项A中关于暴力的内容文章中虽然提到，但作者只是说父
母担心电视节 目中的暴力会影响孩子，而不是“孩子们成为暴力的对象”，所以C是最接近作者思想的。
(3).Parents would not like their children to see commercials because ______.
A. they think that their children are not old enough to handle advertising
B. commercials teach children alphabet and numbers
C. commercials help to sell products
D. they don't like commercials（分数：4.00）
A. √

B.
C.
D.
解析：[解析] 细节理解题。原文第三段最后一句话说父母们认为儿童节目中不应播放广告，因为他们觉得young minds
are not mature enough，还不能正确对待广告，所以选项A符合原文意思。
(4).Educational television is widely appreciated because ______.
A. it does have the same commercials as others
B. it offers programs for both children and their parents
C. many parents like the programs it offers for their children
D. children can learn some school subjects before they go to school（分数：4.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[解析] 细节理解题。原文第四段第一句话提到“Educational television has no commercials and
has programs for children that many parents approve of”，因此选项C(父母们喜欢教育电视提供给孩子们的节目)
符合原文意思，是正确答案。
(5).Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Watching Too Much Television Is Harmful to Young Minds
B. Television Is More Harmful than Education
C. Television's Influence on Children
D. More Education Televisions（分数：4.00）
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析：[解析] 主旨理解题。一篇文章的标题必须切题、 概括，本文自始至终围绕电视对孩子的影响这一主题展开。选
项A过于偏颇，选项B只涉及一方面的比较 ，选项D不够概括，所以C是正确答案。