北京师范大学网络教育———0492《大学英语三》阅读理解习题（30）
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2. In Europe the Greeks were the first to usethe umbrella as protection against the rain.
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答案：B
3. A strange feature of the umbrella's use isthat it was used as a symbol of honor and power.
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答案：A
4. In Europe, the umbrella was first usedagainst the rain in Greece.
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答案：B
5. This passage talks mainly about thehistory and use of the umbrella.
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答案：A
104. Good children must be good students atschool. They should work hard at all subjects and do what is given to them ontime. They should develop the ability to care for themselves, to try not todepend too much on their parents, to think independently and to work in a plannedway. They ought to respect teachers, have a cooperative attitude towardsschoolmates and always be ready to help others.
At home, good children should be tidy andhard working. Besides schoolwork they should help their parents with houseworkand be always ready to show respect and gratitude to their parents whenevertheir parents do something for them. They should also be very consideratetowards their entire family. They ought to please their family with somethingthat makes them happy and feel good instead of upsetting them with theirpersonal worries. When it is absolutely necessary to talk to their parentsabout their personal problems, they should talk nicely and calmly, gettingready to take advice from their parents since they are much more experienced inlife. If any disagreement occurs, good children should try to iron out (解决.消除) the disagreement by listening to theparents' opinions. They never take it for granted that they are always inthe right. On the contrary, good children learn quickly by listening toothers.
1. The most suitable title for this passagewould be that What Good Children Should Be.
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答案：A
2. One important ability good children aresupposed to develop is to think independently.
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答案：A
3. Good children should never talk abouttheir personal worries.
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答案：B
4. When there is a disagreement betweenparents and children, good children should talk nicely.
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答案：B
5. In the last paragraph, the sentence"They never take it for granted that they are always in the right"means they never think that they are always right.
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答案：A
105. Shyness is the cause of much unhappinessfor a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is,they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisomethoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression amI making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractiveclothes?
It is obvious that such uncomfortablefeelings must negatively affect people. A person’s conception of himself orherself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behavesaffects other people’s reactions. In general, the way people think aboutthemselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.
Shy people, having low self-esteem, arelikely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurancethat they are doing “the right thing.” Shy people are very sensitive tocriticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also findit difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one,“You’re just saying that to make me feel good. I know it’s not true.” It isclear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.
Can shyness be completely eliminated, or atleast reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determined andpatient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in handwith a lack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept theirweaknesses as well as their strengths.
Each one of us is a unique, worthwhileindividual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understandourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let’s notallow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.
1. What does the author try to prove byciting “what kind of impression am I making?” (Para. 1)__________
A. Shypeople benefit from their caring about their appearance.
B. People’sshyness make them care too much about their appearance and actions.
C. It’snatural that shy people don’t believe other’s compliments.
D. Shypeople think they are different from others.
答案：B
2. According to the writer, self-awareness is__________.
A. agood quality B. thecause of unhappiness
C. harmfulto people D. a weak pointof shy people
答案：A
3. That shy people react to a compliment insuch a way is ___________.
A. good B. unreal C. very reasonable D. harmful
答案：D
4. Which of the following statements is true,according to the passage? _________
A. Shynesshelps us to develop our potential
B. Shynessenables us to understand ourselves better
C. Shynesscan block our chances for a rich life
D. Shynesshas nothing to do with lack of self-esteem
答案：C
5. It can be inferred from the passage thatshy people ________.
A. shouldfind more of their weakness
B. shouldunderstand themselves in the right way
C. hadbetter ignore their weakness
D. canget rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem
答案：B
106. One day a bookseller（书商）let a big box of books fall on his foot."Go to see the doctor," said his wife. "No, "he said."I'll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I'll askhim about my foot. If I go to see him, I'll have to pay him."
On the next day the doctor came into the shopfor some books. When the bookseller was getting them ready, he told the doctorabout his bad foot. The doctor looked at it.
"You must put that foot in hot waterevery night. Then you must put something on it," said the doctor.
He took out a piece of paper and wrote on it."Buy this and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night,"he said.
"Thank you," said the bookseller."And now, sir, here are your books."
"How much?" said the doctor.
"Two pounds."
"Good," said the doctor. "Ishall not have to pay you anything."
"Why?" asked the bookseller.
"I told you about your foot. I want twopounds for that. If people come to my house, I ask them to pay one pound for asmall thing like that. But when I go to their houses, I want two pounds. And Icame here, didn't I?"
1. What happened to the bookseller one day?
