2012年12月大學英語B統考閱讀理解重點題解析1.題庫不是為一個人準備的，所以這次我們做到盡量完整，大家根據各自情況選擇復習Passage1VeryfewpeoplewerecomingtoeatattheWhiteRoseRestaurant,anditsownerdidntknowwhattodo.Thefoodinhisrestaurantwascheapandgood,butnobodyseemedtowanttoeatthere.Thenhedidsomethingthatchangedallthat,andinafewweekshisrestaurantwasalwaysfullofmenandtheirladyfriends.Wheneveragentlemancamewithalady,asmilingwaitergaveeachofthemabeautifulmenu.Themenuslookedexactlythesameontheoutside,buttherewasanimportantdifferenceinside.Themenuthatthewaiterhandedtothemangavethecorrectpriceforeachdishandeachbottleofwine；whilethemenuthathehandedtotheladygaveamuchhigherprice!Sowhenthemancalmlyordereddishafterdishandwineafterwine,theladythoughthewasmuchmoregenerousthanhereallywas!1.Thewaitergaveabeautifulmenutotheguestswhenagentlemanandhisladyfriendcameintotherestaurant.A.TB.F2.Themenusfortheguestswerethesameontheoutsidebutdifferentinside.A.TB.F3.Themaleguestcouldremaincalmwhenheordereddishafterdishbecausehewasrich.A.TB.F4.Theladythoughtofherfriendverygenerousafteramealatthisrestaurant.A.TB.F5.Thestorymainlysuggeststhatpeopleliketogotoexpensiverestaurants.A.TB.F答案：BABABPassage2Mr.Whitelivedinasmallvillage.Hisparentshadntenoughmoneytosendhimtoschool.Hehadtohelpthemtodosomethinginthefields.Buthedidntliketoliveinthepoorplace.Whenhewassixteen,hegottothetownandfoundworkinafactory.Threeyearslaterhebecametallandstrong.SohewassenttoAfricaasasoldier.Hestayedthereforfiveyearsandgotsomemoney.ThenhecamebacktoEnglandandboughtashopinasmalltown.NopeopleinthetownwenttoAfricaexcepthim.Andhehopedtheythoughthewasafamousmanandthattheycouldrespecthim.ThechildrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomestoriesandhislifeinAfrica.OnedayafewchildrenaskedhimtotellthemsomethingabouttheanimalsinAfrica.Hetoldthemhowhefoughtwiththetigersandelephants.Hisstoriessurprisedthemallandsomepolicemenandworkerswenttolistentohim.Itmadehimhappier.Justamanwhotaughtgeographyinamiddleschoolpassedthere.Hestoppedtolistentohimforawhileandthensaid,Couldyoupleasetellusarareanimal,sir?Certainly,saidMr.Turner.OnedayImetarhinoceros（犀牛）byariverPleasewaitaminute,sir,saidtheman.TherearentanyrhinocerosinAfricaatall!Itsrarejustbecausetherearentany!6.Mr.Whitewasborninafarmersfamily.A.TB.F7.Mr.Whitehopedtoberespectedbecausehewastherichestmanintheirtown.A.TB.F8.Thechildrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomethinginterestingbecauseheknewmorethananyotherpersoninthetown.A.TB.F9.AllpeoplebelievedMr.Whiteexceptthechildren.A.TB.F10.Mr.Whitewouldntliketoadmitthathewaswrong.A.TB.F答案：ABABAPassage3WearebusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet，buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime，computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworkdidntworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown，thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking，informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingonthetime.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment，butintheearly1970s，universities，hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However，computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s，computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.ScientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmadesurfingintheInternetmoreconvenient.Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeopleslife.11.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethanfourtyyears.A.TB.F12.Anewnetworksystemwassetuptomakecomputerscheaper.A.TB.F13.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment.A.TB.F14.SoftwaremadesurfingtheInternetmoreconvenient.A.TB.F15.Todayitsstillnoteasytogeton-line.A.TB.F答案：ABAABPassage4In1920,barelyoutofhisteens,AlfredHitchcockwenttoworkforanAmericanfilmcompanywhichhadopenedastudioinIslington,London.Hisfirstjobatthestudiowaswritingcaptions（腳本）forsilentmovies.Withintwoyears,hewaswritingscripts（劇本）andworkingasanassistantdirector.Fortherestofthe1920s,HitchcockworkedononefilmafteranotherinBritainandGermany.Filmingwasoftenarough-and-ready（匆忙做成的）affairandtheassistantdirectorwasrequiredtostepinandpluggaps.Acameramanwentmissing,Hitchcockbecameacameraman.Asceneneededrewriting,Hitchcockrewroteit.Someoneneededtobeinchargeofmoneywhenthefilmcrewwasonlocation,Hitchcocklookedafterthemoney.Atthesametime,thisbeingtheeraofsilentmovies,Hitchcockwaslearningthelanguageofcinema:tellingastorynotthroughdialogue,butthroughvisualimages（視覺影象）.Thisledtohissuccesslater.Whenhebegantodirecthisownfilms,firstinBritainandlaterinHollywood,hewasdeterminedtomakefilmsthatheldtheaudiencesattentionandkepttension（緊張感）.Hesucceeded.Hitchcocksabilitytoputyouontheedgeofyourseatmakeshimoneofthegreatestmakersofsuspense（懸念）movies.16.AlfredHitchcocksfirstjobatthestudiowaswritingcaptionsforsilentmovies.A.TB.F17.Accordingtothecontext,stepinandpluggaps(inLine3,Para.2)meansaskingforoneshelp.A.TB.F18.TellingastorythroughdialoguepreparedHitchcockforhissuccesslater.A.TB.F19.Hewasdeterminedtodrawtheaudiencesattentionandkeeptensioninhisfilm-making.A.TB.F20.Hehadtakenupdifferentjobsbeforehesucceeded.A.TB.F答案：ABBAAPassage5Theworkerswhobroughtthegirltotheorphanage(孤兒院)knewlittleabouther.Thestreetswheretheyfoundherhadbeenherhomeformanyyears.Herparentswereunknown.Theyleftherlongago.Attheorphanage,thegirl,likeallthechildrenthere,wastaughttoreadandwrite.Whileshewasstudyingattheorphanage，shelearnedsomethingelsetobeindependent.Attwenty-one，shelefttheorphanageandbeganworkasasecretary.Andthen，in1975,whileshewasstillworkingasanordinarysecretary,somethingspecialhappened.SheenteredtheMissHongKongcompetitionandwonit.Thiswastheturningpointinherlife.Nowhername，MaryCheung，wasknowntoeverybody.Maryenteredthecompetitionbecauseshewantedtoshowthatorphanagegirlscouldbesomething.Winningthecompetitiongaveherthechancetostartanewlife.Thisledherfirstintotelevisionandthenintobusinessasamanager.Whenshewasworkingasamanager，shehadtroublewithherreports.MyEnglishjustwasntgoodenough.shesays.Luckily，shehadaboyfriend(wholaterbecameherhusband)tohelpher.MarystudiedmanagementatHongKongPolytechnicandgraduatedin1980.Shestartedherownbusinessin1985.Butshedidnotstopdevelopingherself.ShethenstudiedattheUniversityofHongKong.Since1987，shehadspentalotoftimeonphotography.ShehasheldseveralexhibitionsofherworkinmanyplacesChina,NewZealandandParis.Shestillfoundtime,however,toworkonTV,writefornewspapersandbringupherfamily.Thegirlfromthestreethascomealongway,butherjourneyisnotfinishedyet.21.BeforeMaryCheungwasbroughttotheorphanage，shehadlivedinthestreetsformanyyears.A.TB.F22.Thesentenceorphanagegirlscouldbesomethingmeansthatorphanagegirlscouldbepopularandsuccessful.A.TB.F23.Herlifechangedin1985.A.TB.F24.Thispassageisprobablytakenfromanovel.A.TB.F25.MarysboyfriendwasgoodatEnglish.A.TB.F答案：AABBA2.資料編輯由365iop網編輯完成，有問題可以反饋Q+28638354,九月統考3天通過輔助Passage6IfyoutravelbyairacrossthecenterofAfricaorSouthAmerica,youflyoverforestsforthousandsofkilometers.Thesegreatforestsaretheoceansoftrees.Therearethousandsandthousandsofdifferentkindsofplantsandanimals.However,theworldsforestsaregettingsmallerallthetime.Wearecuttingdownthetreesbecauseweneedwood,andweneedmorefarmland.Somepeoplesaythattherewillnotbeanyforestslikethesein20or30years.Whatwillhappeniftheydisappear?Ifwecutdownourforests,alotofplantsandanimalswilldisappearfromtheworld.Inalotofplacesthenewfarmlandwillsoonlookliketheolddeserts.Cropswillnotgrowthere.Itwillnotrainveryoften,andtheweatherwillgetveryhot.Perhapstheclimateoftheworldwillchange.Thiswillbedangerousforeveryoneintheworld.Thatiswhywemusttakecareofourforests.26.Thepassagemainlytellsusabouttheimportanceoftakingcareofplants.A.TB.F答案：A27.Forestsarehomesfordifferentkindsofanimals.A.TB.F答案：A28.Theneedformorewoodandmorelandhelptoprotectourforests.A.TB.F答案：B29.Wellhavemoreandgreaterforestsnin20or30yearsinsomepeoplesview.A.TB.F答案：B30.Thewriterthinksitnecessarytoprotecttheforests.A.TB.F答案：APassage7Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists(心理學家)thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchasThatwasaverycleverthingyoudid.orYouaresuchasmartchild.31.Thewordintelligentinthe1stparagraphprobablymeanbright.A.TB.F答案：A32.Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusisanormalpersonwhileanidiotisafunnyperson.A.TB.F答案：B33.Apersonbornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuseismorelikelytobecomeagenius.A.TB.F答案：A34.Itisbetterforparentstopraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften.A.TB.F答案：A35.Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.A.TB.F答案：BPassage8Amangotintoatrainandfoundhimselfsittingoppositeawomanwhoseemedtobeaboutthirty-fiveyearsold.Soontheybegantalkingtoeachother,andthemansaidtoher,Doyouhaveafamily?Yes,Ihaveoneson,thewomananswered.Oh,really?saidtheman.Doeshesmoke?No,hesnevertouchedacigarette,thewomanreplied.Thatsgood,themancontinued.Idontsmokeeither.Tobaccoisverybadtooneshealth.Anddoesyoursondrinkwine?Oh,no,thewomanansweredatonce.Hesneverdrunkadropofit.ThenIcongratulateyou,maam,themansaid.Anddoesheevercomehomelateatnight?No,never,hisneighboranswered.Hegoestobedimmediatelyafterdinnereverynight.Well,themansaid,hesawiseyoungman.Howoldishe?Hessixmonthsoldtoday.Buthewillgrowuptobeagentleman,thewomanrepliedproudly.36.Themanandthewomanaretalkingaboutthewomansson.A.TB.F答案：A37.Thewomanthinkshersonwillbeagentleman.A.TB.F答案：A38.Theconversationtookplaceonatrain.A.TB.F答案：A39.Theworddisappointedprobablybestdescribesthemansfeelingattheendoftheconversation.A.TB.F答案：B40.Thewomanissoproudofhersonthatshedoesnotreallyunderstandwhatthemansquestionsmean.A.TB.F答案：BPassage9Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusbandssecretary.Shesaidtoher,Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedontbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback.AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid,Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butImnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation.41.Mr.Youngwastheownerofaprivatebusiness.A.TB.F答案：A42.Mrs.Youngworriedaboutherhusbandsbusiness.A.TB.F答案：B43.Mrs.Youngwasafraidthatherhusbandsvacationmightbespoilt.A.TB.F答案：A44.ThesecretarydidntexplaininherletterwhathadhappenedtoMr.Youngsbusiness,becauseshedidntwanttospoilMr.Youngsvacation.A.TB.F答案：A45.YoucanlearnfromthestorythatMr.Younghadastupidsecretary.A.TB.F答案：A3.資料編輯由365iop網編輯完成，有問題可以反饋Q+28638354,大學英語B統考3天通過輔助Passage10HereisastorytoldaboutanAmericangeneralwhowasaveryimportantfigureintheAmericanarmyduringtheFirstWorldWar.EverybodyintheUnitedStatesknewhimandmanypeoplewishedtohaveapictureorsomethingofhisintheirhomes.SoonafterthewarthegeneralreturnedtoWashington.Onedayhewenttoadentistandhadsixteethpulledout.Aweeklaterthegeneralheardthathisteethwerebeingsoldinshopsat$5each.Oneachoftheteeththerewasalabelwiththenameofthegeneralandwords:buytheseteethandshowthemtoyourfriendsathome.Thegeneralgotangry.Herushedtohisofficeandorderedsixofficerstogoaroundthecityandbuyallhisteeth.Theofficerswentoutandvisitedeveryshopinthecapital.Theywereawayfromtheofficeallday.Intheeveningtheyreturnedandputonthetableinfrontofthegeneraltheteeththeyhadbought.Theyhadcollected175teeth.46.Manyfamilieswantedtohaveasignatureofthegeneral.A.TB.F答案：B47.ThegeneralcamebacktoWashingtonaftertheFirstWorldWar.A.TB.F答案：A48.Thegeneralorderedhismentolookforallhisteethandbuyallofthem.A.TB.F答案：A49.Thefactthatthegeneralsnamewasonthelabelofeachtoothshowsthatthegeneralwasfamous.A.TB.F答案：A50.Theteeththeycollectedmostprobablycost$1150.A.TB.F答案：BPassage11Thewordhorsepowerwasfirstusedtwohundredyearsago.JamesWatthadmadetheworldsfirstwidelyusedsteamengine.Hehadnowayoftellingpeopleexactlyhowpowerfulitwas,foratthattimetherewerenounitsformeasuringpower.Wattdecidedtofindouthowmuchworkonestronghorsecoulddoinoneminute.Hecalledthatunitonehorsepower.Withthisunithecouldmeasuretheworkhissteamenginecoulddo.Hediscoveredthatahorsecouldlifta3300-poundweight10feetintotheairononeminute.Hisenginecouldlifta33-poundweight100feetinoneminute.Becausehisenginedidtentimesasmuchworkasthehorse,Wattcalleditatenhorsepowerengine.51.ThepassagesaysthatWattmadethefirstwidelyusedsteamengine.A.TB.F答案：A52.Wattwantedtofindawaytolifta3300-poundweight.A.TB.F答案：B53.Hemadeupaunitofmeasurementbasedonthestrengthofahorse.A.TB.F答案：A54.Onehorsepowerwouldequaltheweightofonehorse.A.TB.F答案：B55.ThepossibletitleforthispassageisTheOriginoftheTermHorsepower.A.TB.F答案：APassage12Snowflakeslooklikewhitestarsfallingfromthesky.Buttherehavebeentimeswhensnowhaslookedred,green,yellow,orblack.Therehavebeensnowflakesofalmosteverycolor.Thinkhowitwouldseemtohavecoloredsnowflakescomingdownallaroundyou.BlacksnowfellinFranceoneyear.AnotheryeargreysnowfellinJapan.Itwasfoundthatthesnowwasmixedwithashes.Thismadeitlookdark.Redsnowhadcomedowninothercountries.Whenthishappened,thesnowwasmixedwithreddust.Mostsnowlookswhite,butitisreallythecolorofice.Snowisicethatcomesfromsnowcloud.Eachsnowflakebeginswithasmalldropoffrozenwater.Morewaterformsaroundthisdrop.Thewaythewaterfreezesgivesthesnowflakesitsshape.Notwosnowflakesareeverjustthesamesizeorshape.Sometimesthesnowflakesarebrokenwhentheycomedown.Othersnowflakesmeltastheyfall.Allsnowflakesareflatandhavesixsides,iftheyarenotbrokenormelted.Whentheairiscoldanddry,thefallingsnowflakesaresmallandhard.Iftheairwetandwarm,thesnowflakesarebigandsoft.Wouldyoubesurprisedtoseesnowflakesasbigasyourheadfallingfromthesky?IthappenedonceintheUnitedStates.Itcouldhappenagain.56.Thefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellusthatsometimessnowhasdifferentcolors.A.TB.F答案：A57.Notwosnowflakesarejustthesamesize,butallsnowflakesarehard.A.TB.F答案：B58.Snowflakesbeginwithcloud.A.TB.F答案：B59.Thebiggerthesnowflakesare,thesoftertheyare.A.TB.F答案：A60.BlacksnowfellonlyinEuropeanCountries.A.TB.F答案：BPassage13Hobbswasanorphan.Heworkedinafactoryandeverydayhegotalittlemoney.Hardworkchangedhimthinandweak.Hewantedtoborrowalotofmoneytolearntopaintpictures,buthedidnotthinkhecouldpayoffthedebts.Onedayalawyersaidtohim,Onethousanddollars,andhereisthemoney.AsHobbstookthepackageofnotes,hewasverydumbfounded（驚呆了的）.Hedidntknowwherethemoneycamefromandhowtospendit.Hesaidtohimself,Icouldgotofindahotelandlivelikearichmanforafewdays,orIgiveupmyworkinthefactoryanddowhatIdliketodo:paintingpictures.Icoulddothatforafewweeks,butwhatwouldIdoafterthat?Ishouldhavelostmyplaceinthefactoryandhavenomoneytoliveon.Ifitwerealittlelessmoney,Iwouldbuyanewcoat,oraradio,orgiveadinnertomyfriends.Ifitweremore,Icouldgiveuptheworkandpayforpaintingthepictures.Butitistoomuchforoneandtoolittlefortheother.Hereisthereadingofyouruncleswill,saidthelawyer,tellingwhatistobedonewiththismoneyafterhisdeath.Imustaskyoutorememberonepoint.Yourunclehassaidyoumustbringmeapapershowingexactlywhatyoudidwithhismoney,assoonasyouhavespentit.Yes,Isee.Iwilldothat,saidtheyoungman.61.Hewantedtoborrowmoneybecausehewantedtolearntopaintpictures.A.TB.F答案：A62.Withthemoneyhegot,Hobbsfirstplannedtohaveahappylifeforafewdays.A.TB.F答案：B63.WhatHobbswasaskedtodowasnothingbuttobuysomepictures.A.TB.F答案：B64.WhatHobbsreallylovedtodowaspaintingpictures.A.TB.F答案：A65.Thebesttitleforthepassage.A.TB.F答案：BPassage14ElvisAronPresley,wasoftencalledthekingofrockmusic,diedonAugust16th,1977,attheageofforty-two.Heleftagreatinfluenceonpopularmusic,andmillionsoffans.Duringhislifetime,Elvissoldmorethanfourhundredmillionrecords.AfterPresleydied,manyofhisrecordsrosequickly.WhenPresleydied,manymournersjourneyedtoMemphis,Tennessee,Presleyshome,topaytheirlastrespects.WhilemostofthesefansknewalotaboutthesongsofElvis,fewofthemknewthestoryofhowElvishadhisfirstrecordwhichwasforhismother.HepaidfourdollarstoasmallMemphi