北京师范大学网络教育———0492《大学英语三》阅读理解习题（4）
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答案：A
2. The underlined word “They” in the passage refers to comfortable seatsand dining-cars.
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答案：A
3. If we travel by car, we can make our own timetable.
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答案：A
4. When people travel on business, they usually take a plane or a car.
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答案：B
5. Four ways of traveling are mentioned in the passage.
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答案：A
12. Peter wondered why he didn't have many friends. The reason was he wasalways taking, never giving.
One day Peter told Bill, “I'd like to give a party on Saturday, I'd likeyou to come and bring Martha, too.” “Thanks, Peter. We'd be happy to come.”“Perhaps you'd like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together.I'm sure everyone will want you to sing for us.” That was how Peter began toplan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You makethe best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than haveone from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party.He didn't forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim andMary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.
The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, theysaid “Thank you ” to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, theJacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter theyjust said, “Thanks for the invitation.”
1. The party was held at Peter's house.
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答案：B
2. Betty made the best cake.
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答案：A
3. All his friends liked Peter.
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答案：B
4. Peter did everything to give the party.
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答案：B
5. From the story, we can see Peter was a selfish man.
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答案：A
13. Have you ever listened to young children talking in the playground?They are always boasting. They say things like, "My Dad's car is biggerthan your Dad's, "and "My Mom is smarter than yours." Theyparticularly like to boast about their families.
There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, who were alwaysboasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the bestor the biggest or the most expensive.
Whatever the others said, he could always go on better. One day when theywere walking to school, Harry said, "My father had a bath twice aweek," Ted spoke next. " That's nothing," he said. "Havinga bath twice a week is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice aday." Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was his turn. But what could he say?" This time, " Ted thought, " I'm going to win." Gavindidn't know what to say. He couldn't say that his father had a bath three timesa day. That was silly. He walked on in silence. Ted smiled at Harry, and Harrysmiled back. They were sure that for once they had beaten Gavin. They reachedthe school gates. Still Gavin said nothing. They went into class. Morning break，lunch time and afternoon break all passed. Still Gavin said nothing."We've won, " Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On theway home, Gavin said, "My Dad is so clean that he doesn't have to bathe atall."
1. According to the passage，the meaning of the word "boast" is" to talk big ".
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答案：A
2. Harry boasted about the number of times his father had a bath everyweek.
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答案：A
3. Gavin boasted the most.
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答案：B
4. Ted's father often had a bath twice a day.
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答案：B
5. "He spoke too soon" in the last paragraph means he was wrong.
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答案：A
14. Americans, like many people elsewhere in the world, like to invitefriends to their homes for an evening of food, drink and conversation. Formaldinners in fine homes and hotels in the United States are much the same asformal dinners anywhere in the world. But as most people in the United Stateshave no servants, their dinner parties at home are decidedly informal. As manynew small homes have no separate dining room or just have very small diningspace, guests can also serve themselves and eat in the living room, holdingtheir plates or trays on their knees.
A more enjoyable form of entertainment is the picnic. Americans are greatpicnickers, and almost every family has a picnic basket. Summer invitations areoften for a picnic at a park or in the open countryside. Unless hamburgers orhot dogs are cooked over a fire, picnic food is usually cold － sandwiches, salads, potato chips, pickles. Watermelon is a favoritedessert, followed very often by baseball for the young and active, and naps forthe old and weary.
1. Americans like to invite their friends over to dinner at theirhomes.
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答案：A
2. Most Americans prefer informal parties because they cannot affordformal ones.
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答案：B
3. Guests sit and eat at an informal dinner, in the dining room or in theliving room.
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答案：A
4. According to the passage, people seldom have hot food at a picnic.
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答案：A
5. The picnic is considered a more enjoyable form of meal because adessert is always served.
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答案：B
15. Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything aboutit. It is true. People usually begin their talks with "Isn't it a niceday?" "Do you think it will rain?" "What a fine day!",etc.
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. Butthey hardly agree with each other. One man may say, "Do you see how cloudyit is in the east? It's going to rain tomorrow." Another man will say,"No, it's going to be fine tomorrow."
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, helooks for something to tell him it's going to rain; he won't believe anythingelse. When friends have a travel, they are sure the weather is going to clearup very quickly.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn't alwaystell us what we want, and once in a while he makes a mistake. Still, heprobably comes closer to being correct than anyone else.
