三级难度阅读题40篇

1ReadingComprehensionMultipleChoiceQuestions(Passages1-20)Directions;Thereare20readingpassagesinthisunit.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Passage1ParrotsarebecomingoneofthemostpopularpetsinAmerica—andforgoodreason.Theparrotisanextraordinarybirdthatcanbetaughttotalk,canbeeasilycaredfor,andcancreatealivelyatmosphereanywhere.Withthehelpofanenergeticparrotowner,aparrotcandevelopanenormousvocabulary.Inaddition,aparrotcanbetrainedtosayPrettyboyorPollywantsacracker,anditalsocanlearntowhistleorsing.Nomatterwhatanownerdecidestoteachabird,trainingaparrottakesmuchpatience,buttherewardisastreamofchatter.Anotherreasonfortheparrot'spopularityisthatthispetdoesnotrequiremuchcare.Forexample,evenaspoiledparrotdoesnotneedahousesitterforthepurposeofdailywalksanddailyfeeding.Infact,aparrotownermayleavehisorherpetwithenoughfoodforfivedaysandhavenofearthattheparrotwillovereat.Stillanotheradvantageofowningaparrotisitsinexpensivefood,includingseeds,nuts,corn,andgrain—alongwithanapple,banana,orcarrot.Perhapsthemostlikelyreasontheparrotisbecomingsuchawell-likedpetisthatit:isacombinationoflamenessandwild-ness.Becausetheparrotcanliveinalmostanyenvironment,itmakesafine,tamecompanionformanypeople.Inaddition,becauseitcanbeeasilytrained,itisadelightfulperformer.Atthesametime,itscolorfulfeathersgiveitanairofthemysteryoftheparrot'snativehome,thejungle.Thus,theparrot,onceahighlyvaluedgiftpresentedtokingsandnoblefamilies,isnowappreciatedbyagrowingnumberofpeople.1.Aparrotcanbetrainedtodoallthefollowingbut_______.A)talkC)singB)helpitsownerD)createalivelyatmosphere2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonfortheeasyraisingoftheparrot?A)Iteatsverylittle.B)Itsfoodisinexpensive.C)Itdoesnotneedahousesitter.D)Itdoesnotrequiredailywalksasdogsdo.3.Theunderlinedwordlamenessinthepassagemeans_______.A)thequalityofbeingbraveorunafraidB)thequalityofbeingkindorwarm-heartedC)thequalityofbeinguncontrollableorfierceD)thequalityofbeinggentleortrained4.Thewordjungleprobablymeans_______.2A)boundlessdesertwithverylittleplantlifeB)largeapartmentbuildingwithpleasingsurroundingsC)wildlandovergrownwiththickbushesandtreesD)snow-coveredmountaintopinverycoldareas5.Thewriter_______.A)likestheparrotC)doesnotlikenordisliketheparrotB)dislikestheparrotD)valuestheparrothighlyPassage2IntheFebruaryof1892,Sloangatheredhisworktogether,andwalkedintotheofficesofaPhiladelphianewspapercalledtheInquirertoaskforajob.Newspapersemployedmanyartiststodrawpicturesofnewseventsastheyhappened,andtohandleothertypesofartwork.Sloanwashiredforthenewsdepartment,buthesoonaskedtobesenttotheartdepartment.Forthreeyearshedrewportraitsandillustrationsforthewomen'spageandtheSundaypaper.ItwasintheofficesoftheInquirerthatSloanfirstmetseveralfellowartistswhowerelatertobeimportantinhislife.HisoldfriendWilliamGlackenswasalreadyworkingforthenewspaperwhenSloanwashired.Soonafter,EverettShinnjoinedthem,andthethreeyoungmenwouldgooutonSundaypaintingtrips.Sloanhadnodesiretobeapainter;heonlywantedtobecomeafineillustrator.Tolearnhowtodrawthehumanfigurebetter,SloanwenttonightclassesatthePhiladelphiaAcademyofArt.Nomodelswereused.andnoinstructioninpaintingwasgiven.Onenight,Sloandrewoneofthestudents.Whentheteachertoldhimtostop,hestoodupandwalkedout,nevertoreturn.Withfortyotherartists,hehelpedorganizeaclubwheretwiceaweekthemembersdrewfromlivemodels.In1895,SloanlefttheInquirertoworkforthePress,amorningnewspaper.ThePressartdepartmentwasunderthedirectionofEdwardDavis,fatherofthenow-famousartistStuartDavis.Sloan'sfellowstudentsonthepaper—GeorgeLuks,EverettShinn,andGlackens—wereallyoungmeneagertopaint.Sloansoonbecameamemberofthegroup.Thechangeofjobsprovedagoodthinginallways.ThePressgaveSloananincreaseinsalary,moreinterestingwork,greaterspaceforhisdrawings,andmorefreetime.Hewassoonthemostvaluableartistonthepaper.–1.WhatkindofjobdidSloanwishtogetwhenheenteredtheofficesoftheInquirer?A)Writing.C)Editing.B)Drawing.D)Reporting.2.ChooseoneofthefollowingaccordingtothetimeorderbywhicheachbegantoworkfortheInquirer.A)Sloan,Glackens,Shinn.C)Glackens,Sloan,Shinn.B)Shinn,Sloan,GlackensD)Glackens,Shinn,Sloan.3.FromParagraph3,wecanknowthatSloan_______.A)learnedalotattheAcademyB)wasfriendlywithoneofhisfellowstudentsC)shruggedoffwhattheteachersaidattheAcademyD)wasnotsatisfiedwiththenightclasses4.Afterthechangeofjobs,Sloanwasabletodoallthefollowingexcept_______.A)earnmoremoneyC)havemorepaintingsprintedB)havemoreinterestingworkD)buildaspacioushouse35.ThispassagetellsusthestoryofSloanasamanwhopursued_______eagerly.A)fameB)artC)friendshipD)moneyPassage3OnDecember12»1901,theItalianelectricalengineerGuglieimoMarconi(1874-1937)succeededinsendingradiosignalsfromEnglandtoNewfoundlandacrosstheAtlanticOcean.Thisisusuallytakenasrepresentingtheinventionofradio.Suchradiosignalsaretransmittedbytheuseofradiowaves,similarinnaturetolightwaves,butamillionorsotimeslonger.Likelightwaves,radiowavestravelinstraightlines,andsoaradio-wa