2012年9月大学英语B阅读理解题库(统考)

12012年9月大学英语B阅读理解（统考）阅读理解1.Carsarealotoffun,buttheycouldalsobedangerous.Wehavetobecarefulwhenwedrivethemorrideinthem.It’salwaysagoodideatoputonyourseatbeltwhenyou’reinacar.Why?Thinkaboutthisexample:youputaneggonaskateboardandgiveitapush.Iftheskateboardhitsastone,itwillstop,buttheeggwon’t.Itwillflythroughtheair,hitthegroundandbreak.Now,thinkwhatwouldhappenifyoutiedtheeggtotheskateboard.Whentheskateboardhitsastone,theeggwon’tgoflying,itwillstaysafelyontheskateboard.Volvo,afamousSwedishcarmaker,wasthefirsttouseseatbeltsin1849.Airbagsarealsoveryimportantforcarsafety,becausesometimesaseatbeltisn’tenough.Ifthecarisgoingreallyfastandrunsintosomething,seatbeltscouldevenhurtthepeoplewhowearthem.Mostnewercarshaveairbagsinfrontofandnexttotheseats.Whenacarhitssomething,itsairbagswillcomeoutquickly–inlessthanonesecond–tokeepthepeopleinsidesafe.1.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.howseatbeltsworktomakecarssafe.B.whywemusttietheeggtotheskateboardC.twoimportantwaystokeepsafeincarsD.whatairbagsare2.Thewritergivestheexampleoftheeggto________.A.showwhyitisimportanttowearaseatbeltwheninacarB.telluswhataskateboardisC.showhowtowearaseatbeltD.tellusthateggsareeasytobreak3.Seatbeltscanmakecarssaferbecause______A.theyaremadeofstrongmaterialsB.theycanstopusfromhittingothercarsC.theycanhelpusstaysafelyontheseatsD.peopleareinterestedinthem4.Airbagsarealsoimportantforcarsbecausethey______A.aremadeofplasticB.worktogetherwithseatbeltstokeepussafeC.areputinfrontofandnexttotheseatsD.canstopcarshittingeachother5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______A.UsefulSeatBeltsB.MakeYourselfSafeinCarsC.AirBagsWorkWellD.EggonSkateboard2.IfyouaskDanielRadcliffewhoactedHarryPottertopickaspecialmomentfromthelatyearofhislife,youwillfinditalmostimpossible.“Oh,wow,that’sreallydifficult,”hesayswithasmile.“Therehavebeensomanythings,somanymemoriesthatattimesit’shardtorecallthemall,”saysDaniel.“ButIguessoneofthebestoneswastheLondonPremiereforThePhilosopher’sStone.Itwasjustamazing,oneofthebestnightsofmylife.”“ButI’vehadsuchagreattimedoingTheChamberofSecrets.Ilovedoingthework.Ilovemeetingnewpeopleandbeingpartoftheteam.It’sbeengreat.”Danielhaschanged.Heturned14inJuly,2002.Heistaller,hisvoiceisdeeperandhisframeisfillingoutashebeginshisteenageyears,andhehasbecomeanexcellentactor,too.DanielwasborninLondonwherehisfather,Alan,workedasanagentandhismother,Marcia,asacastingdirector,andbothhavebeenanessentialguidinginfluenceontheironlychild.1.HowoldwasDanielRadcliffin2003?A.15B.16C.14D.132.WhatisDanielRadcliff’smemoryaboutthepastyearaccordingtothepassage?A.Hedidn’trememberanythingaboutit.B.Hehadsomanybadmemoriesaboutit.C.Therewereamazingexperiencesinthepastyear.D.Therewerenotmanyunforgettablethingsinthepastyear.3.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasalikingbyDaniel?A.Makingfriends.B.Beinganactor.C.Beingpartoftheteam.D.Becomingadirector.4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Daniel’sparentsareallfilmstars.B.Daniel’sparentsinfluencedDanielgreatly.C.Danielhasneverhadanyinfluencefromhisparents.D.Danielhasbrothersandsisters.5.Danielwasbornin_______.A.NewYorkB.BeijingC.ParisD.London3.Thedarksmokethatcomesoutofstacksorfromaburningdumpcontainstinybitsofsolidorliquidmatter.Thesmokealsocontainsmanygases,mostofwhichcannotbeseen.Altogether,theymakeuptheseriousproblemsofairpollution.Insomanyplacesitkeepsusfromseeingthesun,irritatesoureyes,causesustocoughandmakesusill.Airpollutioncanspreadfromcitytocity.Itevenspreadsfromonecountrytoanother.SomenorthernEuropeancountrieshavehad“blacksnow”frompollutantsthathavetraveledthroughtheairfromothercountriesandhavefallenwiththesnow.Soairpollutionisaglobalproblem.Itcankillbabies,olderpeople2andthosewhohaverespiratorydisease.In1952,fourthousandspeopledieinoneweekasaresultofaseriousairpollutionbreakoutinLondon.In1948inasmalltownofPennsylvania,20peoplediedinafour-dayperiodofairpollution.Asoftenfoundincities,airpollutionincreasestheriskoflungdisease,suchasbronchitisandasthma.Ofcourse,smokingandotherfactorshelptocausetheseillnesses,too,butthesecauseshaveincreasedgreatlyduringrecentyearsasairpollutionhasbecomeworse.1.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutthe“blacksnow”incident?A.IthappenedinthenorthernEuropeancountries.B.Ithappenedtherebecauseairpollutioninthesecountrieswasmostserious.C.Pollutantsthatfellwithsnowmadeitdirty.D.Itisaglobalproblem.2.Whocanbekilledbyairpollution?A.Earthandplants.B.StonesandbirdsC.Thosewhosufferfromrespiratoryillnesses.D.BothAandC.3.HowmanypeoplediedofairpollutioninPennsylvaniain1948?A.4,000.B.20.C.NoneD.40204.Whatarebronchitisandasthma?A.Differenttypesofheadaches.B.Lungdisease.C.Heartdisease.D.Differenttypesofstomachaches.5.Accordingtothepassage,airpollutionincreasespeople’schanceofgetting______.A.headacheB.alungdiseaseC.stomachacheD.nervousbreakdown4.Mygrandparentscanbegoodfun.Theyareretired,sotheydon’tworkanymore.Mygrandfatheris68andmygrandmotheris67,butthey’renottoooldtobeactive.Theyexercisebyplayinggolfandtheygooutformealsandtothetheater.Sometimestheytakemeout,too.Wehaveagoodtime.Theyalsogoongreatholidays.Lastyear,theywe