2011年12月电大大学英语B统考阅读题汇总

阅读SectionBPassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Therearemanywaysofdefiningsuccess.Itisaccuratetosaythateachofushasourownconceptofsuccesstotheextentthateachofusisresponsibleforsettingourowngoalsanddeterminingwhetherwehavemetthesegoalssatisfactorily.Becauseeachofuspossessesuniquedifferencesingeneticabilityandfavorableenvironmentsinwhichtoexpresstheseabilities,itisnecessarilytruethatwemustdefinesuccessbroadly.Forsomepeople,simplybeingabletolivetheirlifewithaminimumofmiseryandsufferingisconsideredasuccess.Thinkofthepeaceofmindofthepoorshepherdwhotendshissheep,enjoyshisfrugallifewithhisfamilyinthebeautyofnature,andwhoisrespectedbecausehedoesagoodjobofachievingthegoalsexpectedofandacceptedbyhisandhissociety.Ontheotherhand,itseemsthateventhoughsomepeopleappeartoberichinmaterialpossessions,manyofthemseemtobemiserableandconsiderthemselvesunsuccessfulwhenjudgedbytheirownstandardsofsuccess.Becausenotallventurescanbesuccessful,oneshouldnotsetunrealisticgoalsforachievingsuccess,butifonehasself-confidenceitwouldbeunfortunatetosetone’sgoalsattoolowalevelofachievement.Awisecounseloroncesaidtoayoungmanwhowasexperiencingfrustrationwithhisownprofessionalsuccess:Youdonothavetosetyourgoaltoreachthemooninordertohavesuccessintraveling.Sometimesonecanbeverysuccessfulmerelybytakingawalkintheparkorridingthesubwaydowntown,Thecounseloradded,Youhavenotreallyfailedandspoiledyourchancesforsuccessuntilyouhavebeenunsuccessfulatsomethingyoureallylike,andtowhichyouhavegivenyoubesteffort.57.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorimpliesthat________areessentialinachievingsuccess.[A]abilityandgoals[C]abilityandenvironment[B]goalsanddetermination[D]goalsandenvironment58.Thewordfrugal(Line2,Para.2)means________.[A]wealthy[C]thrifty[B]wasteful[D]miserable59.Somerichpeopleconsiderthemselvesunsuccessfulbecause________.[A]theirlifeismiserable[C]theirgoalsaretoolow[B]theydonotliveinpeace[D]theyarenotrichenoughbytheirownstandards.60.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat________.[A]weshouldhavehighgoals[C]successmeanstakingawalkinthepark[B]successmeansachievinggreatgoals[D]successmeanstryingone’sbestatwhatonereallylikes61.Thispassagemainlytalksabout________.[A]thedefinitionofsuccess[C]howtosetgoals[B]howtoachievesuccess[D]theimportanceofgoalsPassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedinthefollowingpassage.WhenMikeKellyfirstsetouttobuildhisownprivatespace-ferryservice,hefigureshisbread-and-butterbusinesswouldbeloftingsatelliteintohighearthorbit.Nowhethinkshemayhavefiguredwrong.Peoplewerealwaysaskingmewhentheycouldgo,saysKelly,whorunsKellySpaceTechnology,Irealizedtherealmarketisinspacetourism.Accordingtopreliminarymarketsurveys,thereare10,000would-bespacetouristswillingtospend$1millioneachtovisitthefinalfrontier.SpaceAdventuresinArlingtonhavetakenmorethan130depositsforatwo-hour,$98,000spacetourtentativelysettooccurby2005.Thismaysoundgreat,butthereareafewhurdles.Puttingasimplesatelliteintoorbit—withnooxygen,lifesupportorreturntripnecessary—alreadycostsandastronomical$2,200/kg.Andthatdoesn’tincludethecostofinsuringrichandpossiblylitigious(爱打官司的)passengers.Theentiregroupofentrepreneurstryingtocornerthespacetourismmarkethasbetweenthemjustenoughmoneytoblowuponerocket.TheU.S.spaceagencyhasplentyofmoneybutzerointerestinmakingspacelessexpensiveforthelittleguys.Sothelittleguysareracingtodowhatthegovernmenthasfailedtodo:designareusablelaunchsystemthat’sinexpensive,safeandreliable.KellySpace’sprototypelookslikeaplanethathassproutedrocketengines.RotaryRocketinCaliforniahasaboosterwithrotorstomakeahelicopter-stylereturntoearth.Thefirstpassengercountdownsarestillyearsaway,butbureaucratsattheFederalAviationAdministrationinWashingtonarealreadyinformallydiscussingflightregulations.Afterall,youcan’tbetoopreparedforatriptothatgalaxyfar,faraway.62.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?[A]TakeVacationsinSpace[C]FlightTravels[B]BuildingHotelsinSpace[D]CostofSpaceTraveling63.Thephrasebread-and-butterbusiness(Line1,Pare.1)mostprobablymeans________.[A]abusinesstosellbreadandbutter[C]thebusinesstomakealiving[B]abusinesstoproducebreadandbutter[D]atravelingagency64.Howmuchisthe2-hourspacetourforeachpersonaccordingtoSpaceAdventuresinArlington?[A]$1million.[B]$10,000.[C]$98,000[D]$22,00065.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?[A]Thebiggesthurdleforthespace-tourismprojectislackofalifesupportingsystem.[B]Theentrepreneurstryingtoexplorethespace-tourismhaveplentyofmoney.[C]Thegovernmenthaslittleinterestsinthisproject.[D]Thefirstpassengercountdownsarewithinafewyears.66.toneinthelastsentenceofthepassage?[A]Objective.[C]Approving.[B]Ironical.[D]Enthusiastic.PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)SectionA47.E该空需填入动词原形，结合原意“和大多数美国人一梯状，你(的体重)可能也有几磅需要________”可知，E(去除)最符合文意。48.F结合常识和下文可知，F最符合文意。49.A结合句意“令人惊奇的是，为了看到长期________效果你不必节食或常去健身馆”，可知空格处需填一形容词，初选后留下A、D。由于下文只是讲到运动会帮助减肥，但并未说明它的效果明显，所以此处宜选用意思上更宽泛的positive(正面的，有效的)。50.H下文举例的breathing,bloodcirculationanddigestion都是人体的基本功能，且其后的functioning已给出了提示，故H最符合文意。51.B该空需填入形容词，结合常识和句意“任何时候只要你活动，你都需要________能量”来看选项，B(额外的)符合文意。52.C该句句意为“采用这两种能量消耗来源中的