1、国家开放大学电大一网平台人文英语1一体化考试网考机考阅读理解单选题题库及答案第三大题： 阅读理解（单选题）题11 used to think education was the most i田portant thing in my life. Recently my atti tudehas begun to change, al though I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today. Asa top junior student in my college , I was asked to make
2、a speech on how to learn Englishwell. Standing in front of the audience facing so many fres恤en, I was trembling. 1 didntremember any word that I had prepared. I ran out of the conference room without finishing myspeech, leaving everyone puzzled. 1 cried that night in my room, feeling that I was alos
3、er. Studying takes so much of田y time that I feel unable to really develop myself. I am juststoring knowledge; yet fail to communicate with others. I have received many awards in school, but they dont necessarily reflect anything about me. I don t know how to socialize. When 1 leaveschool 1 fear I wi
4、ll be of no use to society. 1 realize that everyone has her or his own way of living. I want to change my lifestyle. Ofcourse I will keep studying. Yet 1 plan to look for a part-time job, which might turn out tobe a good chance to get to know society. I still believe that working my hardest does mak
5、e mehappy. I will still stay on in college, but I will not allow it to shelter me from the realworld. l.From this passage, we know that the authorA.does not think education is the most important thing in her life any moreB.thinks that communication with other people is more important than educationC
6、. realizes that it is more important to really develop oneself than just to store knowledge 2. By saying that she is a junior student in her college, the author means that sheis_ A.a student in her third year in college B.a very young college studentc. younger than most students in college3. The aut
7、hor thinks the awards she has received一A.show that she is a top studentB.show how much time she has spent in learningC. dont necessarily reflect her real self4. The author fears that she will be of no use to society, mainly because_ A.she feels she is a loserB.she does not know how to communicate wi
8、th others C.studying takes too much of her time5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage, when theauthorsays that she wants to find a part-time job? A. The job might enable her to get to know society.B. She wants to change her lifestyle.C. Working part time while stud
9、ying will make her happy.题2Pushing Drunk Bosss Car Home Ten workers in China pushed their bosss car three miles home after an of ice party becausethey were all too drunk to drive. The group was enjoying a meal at a restaurant in downtownChangchun, Jilin Province (northeast China).When the party was
10、over, Boss Zhang Fei foundthat he was too drunk to drive. Then suddenly they realized nobody had stayed sober enough todri ve his car. Drink-driving was listed as a dangerous offence in China in 2014. Those who break the lawwill have their driving license revoked, face a heavy fine and maybe put in
11、jail. Zhang didnot want to leave his car downtown and it was too late to call out another driver to drivethe car for him.Someone then suggested they push the car home, and said that the exercisewould do them all good. Thus, all ten quickly agreed and set off with Zhang at the wheel. All ten workers
12、pushed their bosss car home through the city streets, laughing and singing duringthe 45-minute journey.Passers-by were shocked to see the group. Traffic officers said that as long as the car s engine was not running, it would notbe classed as drink-driving under the law. However, it is still very da
13、ngerous for so manypeople to push the car along the road, as it may cause traffic accidents. 1. The workers pushed their bosss car home in_minutes. A. 10B.8C.452.Drink-driving was listed as a dangerous offence in China inA.2013B.2014C.20153. Those who break the law may_. A.not have their driving lic
14、ense revokedB. not face a heavy fineC.be put in jail 4. People pushing the car along the road would not be classed as drink-driving because_ A.the car engine was not runningB.those people didnt drinkC.there were no police on the road5. We can infer from the passage that drink-drivingthe law. A. is n
15、ot against B. is againstC. has nothing to do with题3In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or morechildren were common.Over the years, the size of the family is becoming smaller.One reasonfor this is an increase in the cost of living. Generally, children attend
16、schools for more years than they used to, making them financiallydependent on their families longer. Moreover , children nowadays are better dressed and havemore money to spend on entertainment. The parents are usually responsible for all theexpenses. And families are less close than they used to be
17、. More and more American mothers workaway fro田home. The breakup of the family appears when the parentsdivorce. A lot of childrenin the 1. S. 1 i ve part of their young lives with only one parent. Children grow up feeling unsettledas they are moved between their parents. Single parents often marry ot
18、her single parents. Inthis type of fa川ily, unrelated children are forced to develop brother or sister relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs showthat things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining（降低）PerhapsAmericans havelearned how
19、 important families are. 1.In the past, American families tended to be A. quite smallB.medium sizedC.quite large2. To parents who take the responsibility for childrens expenses, the cost of living increases because A.children attend school for more yearsB.children are better dressed and spend more m
20、oney on entertainmentC. all of the above3.Children whose parents divorced always feel unsettled becauseA. they are moved between their parentsB.they are forced to develop brother or sister relationshipC.they have little money to spend4.According to the author, the situations of American families in
21、the future may_ A.get betterB.remain the sameC. become worse5. The title of the article might be_ A. American Children B. American Families C.American Parents题4Ten workers in China pushed their bosss car three miles home after an office party becausethey were all too drunk to drive. The group was en
22、joying a meal at a restaurant in downtownChangchun, Jilin Province(northeast China). When the party was over, Boss Zhang Fei foundthat he was too drunk to drive. Then suddenly they realized nobody had stayed sober enough todrive his car. Drink-driving was listed as a dangerous offence in China in 20
23、14, esp. when the driver isdrunk. Those who break the law will have their driving license revoked, face a heavy fine andmay be put in jail. Zhang did not want to leave his car downtown and it was too late to callout another driver to drive the car for him.Someone then suggested they push the car hom
24、e,and said that the exercise would do them all good. Thus, all ten quickly agreed and set offwi th Zhang at the wheel. All ten workers pushed their bosss car home through the city streets, laughing and singing during the 45-minute journey. Passers-by were shocked to see the group. Traffic officers s
25、aid that as long as the cars engine was not running, it would not beclassed as drink-driving under the law.However, it is still very dangerous for so many peopleto push the car along the road, as it may cau.se traffic accidents. !._workers in China pushed their bosss car home in minutes. A. 45, 10B.
26、3, 8C. 10, 452.Drink-driving was listed as a dangerous offence in China in_A.2013B. 2014 C.20153. Those who break the law may_ A. not have their driving license revokedB. not face a heavy fineC. be put in jail4. People pushing the car along the road would not be classed as drink-drivingbecause _A.th
27、e car engine was not runningB.those people didnt drinkC.there were no police on the road5. We can infer from the passage that drink-driving_the law.A. is not against B. is against C. has nothing to do with题5Ten workers in China pushed their bosss car three miles home after an office party becausethe
28、y were all too drunk to drive. The group was enjoying a meal at a restaurant in downtownChangchun, Jilin Province (northeast China).When the party was over, Boss Zhang Fei foundthat he was too drunk to drive. Then suddenly they realized nobody had stayed sober enough todrive his car. Drink-driving w
29、as listed as a dangerous offence in China in 2014, esp.when the driver isdrunk. Those who break the law will have their driving license revoked, face a heavy fine anclmay be put in jail. Zhang did not want to leave his car downtown and it was too late to callout another driver to drive the car for h
30、im.Someone then suggested they push the car home, and said that the exercise would do them all good. Thus, all ten quickly agreed and set offwi th Zhang at the wheel. All ten workers pushed their bosss car home through the city streets, laughing and singing during the 45-minute journey. Passers-by w
31、ere shocked to see the group. Traffic officers said that as long as the cars engine was not running, it would not beclassed as drink-driving under the law. However, it is still very dangerous for so many peopleto push the car along the road, , as it may cause traffic accidents. l._workers in China p
32、ushed their bosss car home in田inutes.A. 45, 10 B.3, 8C. 10, 452.Drink-driving was listed as a dangerous offence in China in A.2013B.2014C.20153. Those who break the law may_ A. not have their driving license revokedB.not face a heavy fineC.be put in jail4. People pushing the car along the road would
33、 not be classed as drink-drivingbecause_ A.the car engine was not runningB.those people didnt drinkC. there were no police on the road5. We can infer from the passage that drink-driving_ the law.A. is not against B. is against C. has nothing to do with题6ln the past, American families tended to be qu
34、ite large. Parents raising five or morechildren were common.Over the years, the size of the family is becoming smaller.One reasonfor this is an increase in the cost of living. Generally children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them financiallydependent on their families longe
35、r. Moreover , children nowadays are better dressed and havemore money to spend on entertainment. The parents are usually responsible for all theexpenses. And families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers workaway from home. The break-up of the family appears when the p
36、arentsdivorce. A lot of childrenin the U. S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Children grow up feeling unsettledas they are moved between their parents. Single parents often marry other single parents. Inthis type of family, unrelated children are forced to develop brother or sis
37、ter relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs showthat things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining（降低）PerhapsAmericans havelearned how important families are. 1. In the past,American families tended to be_A.quite smallB. medium size
38、dC. quite large2. To parents who take the responsibility for childrens expenses, the cost of living increases because_ A.children attend school for more yearsB.children are better dressed and spend more money on entertairunentC.all of the above3.Children whose parents divorced always feel unsettled
39、because_A. they are moved between their parentsB.they are forced to develop brother or sister relationshipC. they have little money to spend4.According to the author, the situations of American families in the future may_A.get betterB.remain the sameC. become worse5.The title of the article might be
40、_A. American Children B. American FamiliesC.American Parents题71 used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my atti tudehas begun to change, al though I stil 1 hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today. Asa top junior student in my college , I was asked
41、to make a speech on how to learn Englishwell.Standing in front of the audience facing so many freshmen, I was trembling.I didntremember any word that I had prepared. I ran out of the conference room without finishing myspeech, leaving everyone puzzled. I cried that night in my room, feeling that I w
42、as aloser. Studying takes so much of my time that I feel unable to really develop myself. I a田juststoring knowledge; yet fail to communicate with others. I have received many awards in school, but they dont necessarily reflect anything about me. I dont know how to socialize. When I leaveschool I fea
43、r I will be of no use to society. 1 realize that everyone has her or his own way of living. I want to change my lifestyle.ofcourse I will keep studying. Yet I plan to look for a part-time job, which might turn out tobe a good chance to get to know society. 1 still believe that working my hardest doe
44、s make mehappy. I will still stay on in college, but I will not allow it to shelter me from the realworld. 1.From this passage, we know that the author_ A. does not think education is the most important thing in her life any moreB.thinks that communication with other people is more important than ed
45、ucationC. realizes that it is more important to really develop oneself than just to store knowledge 2. By saying that she is a junior student in her college, the author means that she is_ A.a student in her third year in collegeB.a very young college studentC. younger than most students in college3.
46、 The author thinks the awards she has receivedA.show that she is a top studentB. show how much time she has spent in learningC. dont necessarily reflect her real self4. The author fears that she will be of no use to society, mainly because_A.she feels she is a loserB. she does not know how to commun
47、icate with othersC.studying takes too much of her time5. Which of the following statements is NOT tru,e according to the passage, when theauthorsays that she wants to find a part-time job? A. The job might enable her to get to know society. 8. She wants to change her lifestyle.C. Working part time w
48、hile studying will make her happy.题8In the past , American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or morechildren were common.Over the years, the size of the family is becoming smaller.One reasonfor this is an increase in the cost of living. Generally children attend schools for mor
49、e yea.rs than they used to , making them financiallydependent on their families longer. Moreover , children nowadays are better dressed and havemore money to spend on entertainment. The parents are usually responsible for all theexpenses. And families are less close than they used to be. More and mo
50、re American mothers workaway from home. The break - up of the family appears when the parents divorce. A. lot of childrenin the U.S. live part of their young lives with only one parent.Children grow up feeling unsettledas they are moved between their parents.Single parents often marry other single p
