北京师范大学网络教育———0492《大学英语三》阅读理解习题（33）
答案：A
4. The authorquotes the case of Albert Einstein to illustrate __________.
A. thatmeasurements are keys to success in science
B. that accuracyof mathematics
C. thatinvestigations are important in science
D. that themathematical calculations may test his investigations
答案：C
5. What is themain idea of the passage? ________
A. The theory ofrelativity.
B. Exactness isthe core of science.
C. Scientistsare different from ordinary people.
D. Exactness andways of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist.
答案：D
111. Once James Thornhill, a famous Englishpainter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king's palace inEngland.
Then workerswere sent for and a big platform（台子）was made.
With the help ofa worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a wholeyear and at last the pictures were ready.
Thornhill washappy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He lookedat them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now thepictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finallyhe was at the very edge of the platform, but he didn't know it because he wasthinking of his pictures.
The worker saweverything. "What should I do?" he thought. "Thornhill was atthe very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, falloff it and surely be killed. "So the worker quickly took some paint（漆）and threw it at the pictures.
"What areyou doing?" cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.
1. JamesThornhill was an English ______.
A. worker B. artist C. king D. writer
答案：B
2. He wasordered to ______.
A. paint thewall of the king's palace in England
B. paint somepictures on the wall of the palace
C. build a bigplatform in front of the palace
D. put up somenew pictures on the old wall
答案：B
3. It took them______ to finish the pictures.
A. a month B. a week C. twelve months D. half a month
答案：C
4. JamesThornhill felt that the ______ he was from the pictures, the ______ they were.
A. nearer…morebeautiful B. farther…moreugly
C. farther…morebeautiful D. higherabove…more good-looking
答案：C
5. The worker threwsome paint at the pictures in order to ______.
A. save James'life B. destroy thepicture
C. make thepicture more beautiful D. make theking angry
答案：A
112. When I was a little girl, my brothers and Icollected stamps for many years. My mother didn't use to work during the week,but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays, and she used tobring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued (发行).
On the day of the World Cup footballfinal in London in 1966, we were very excited because England were playing WestGermany in the final. When we were having lunch, my mother told us to go to thepost office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didn't tell uswhy. At 2 o'clock my mother went back to work as usual, while the rest of thefamily were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasn't watchingthe match, she was listening to it on the radio.
England won 4:2 and so my brothers and Iran to the post office. As we burst in, my mother was standing behind thecounter. She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on each stamp. We wereover the moon.
We still have it today, and perhaps itis worth a lot of money.
1. This passagemainly tells us ______.
A. the authorand her brother used to like stamps very much
B. the authorhad a very kind mother
C. the authorand her brothers had an unforgettable experience in collecting stamps
D. their motherused to support them by working in the post office
答案：C
2. According tothe passage, her mother worked in the post office ______.
A. during theweek B. on Saturdays C. on Sundays D. for six days
答案：B
3. Their mothertold them to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won,but she didn't tell them why. Why do you think she did that?
A. She wanted togive them a surprise.
B. She doubtedif she would get the stamps.
C. She forgot todo that.
D. She thoughtit unnecessary to tell them the reason.
答案：A
4. What does thesentence "We were over the moon." mean?
A. We jumpedhigh. B. We wereextremely happy about it.
C. We watchedthe moon for a long time. D. Wecouldn't sleep the whole night.
答案：B
5. What is thebest title for this passage?
A. My Childhood B. My Mother
C. A PreciousStamp D. A MemorableExperience in Collecting Stamps
答案：D
113. Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for agreat many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they areexcessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughtsare constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am Imaking? 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 about themselveshas 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, orat least 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 theauthor try to prove by citing “what kind of impression am I making?” (Para. 1)__________
A. Shy peoplebenefit from their caring about their appearance.
B. People’sshyness make them care too much about their appearance and actions.
C. It’s naturalthat shy people don’t believe other’s compliments.
D. Shy peoplethink they are different from others.
答案：B
2. According tothe writer, self-awareness is __________.
A. a goodquality B. thecause of unhappiness
C. harmful topeople D. a weakpoint of shy people
答案：A
3. That shypeople react to a compliment in such a way is ___________.
A. good B. unreal C. very reasonable D. harmful
答案：D
4. Which of thefollowing statements is true, according to the passage? _________
A. Shyness helpsus to develop our potential
B. Shynessenables us to understand ourselves better
C. Shyness canblock our chances for a rich life
D. Shyness hasnothing to do with lack of self-esteem
答案：C
5. It can beinferred from the passage that shy people ________.
A. should findmore of their weakness
B. shouldunderstand themselves in the right way
C. had betterignore their weakness
D. can get ridof their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem
答案：B
114. Today Newton is a very clean place. Many yearsago, however, there were millions of rats in it. They attacked the cats anddogs. Sometimes a great number of them knocked down a man or woman walking homeat night. The rats were very large in size and they harmed many people.
The Government ordered everybody to killrats. Most people were lazy, so they didn't kill many. The Government promisedto pay some money for each dead rat. That made the people very happy. Theykilled thousands of rats everyday. A Government officer put all the dead ratsin a big pile. Sometimes a man brought hundreds in one day.
After two weeks there were not many ratsin the city, but people still brought many rats to the Government office. TheGovernment officer thought that people were stealing dad rats from the pile. Heordered his men to dig a deep hole and put the rats in it. Soon there were nomore rats, and the Government didn't pay any more money.
1. Newton is aplace which ______.
A. used to bevery clean B. is nolonger a city
C. is very clean D. will be very clean
