大学英语三级B级-阅读理解(三)

大学英语三级B级-阅读理解(三)(总分：25.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、单项选择题(总题数：5，分数：25.00)Task6Thesenseofsoundisoneofourmostimportantmeansofknowingwhatisgoingonaroundus.Soundhasawastedproduct,too,intheformofnoise.Noisehasbeencalledunwantedsound.Noiseisgrowinganditmaygetmuchworsebeforeitgetsanybetter.Scientists,forseveralyears,havebeenstudyinghownoiseaffectspeopleandanimals.Theyaresurprisedbywhattheyhavelearned.Peaceandquietarebecominghardertofind.Noisepollutionisathreatthatshouldbelookedatcarefully.Thereisasayingaboutitbeingsonoisythatyoucan'thearyourselfthink.Doctorswhostudynoisebelievethatwemustsometimeshearourselvesthink.Ifwedon't,wemayhaveheadaches,otherachesandpains,orevenworsementalproblems.Noiseaddsmoretension(紧张)toasocietythatalreadyfacesenoughstress.Butnoiseisnotanewproblem.InancientRome,peoplecomplainedsomuchaboutnoisethatthegovernmentstoppedchariots(四轮马车)frommovingthroughthestreetsatnight!Waysofmakinglessnoisearenowbeingtested.Thereareevenlawscontrollingnoise.Wecannotreturntothegoodolddaysofpeaceandquiet.Butwecanreducenoise--ifweshoutloudlyenoughaboutit.（分数：5.00）(1).Whyarescientistssurprisedbythefindingsintheirnoisestudy?（分数：1.00）A.Becausetheworldisbecomingmoreandmorenoisy.√B.Becausetheyhavelearnedthatnoiseisalsoakindofpollution.C.Becausenoiseisanunwantedwasteforhumanbeings.D.Becausepeopleknewlittleaboutthedangerofnoisebefore.解析：细节判断题。第二段第三、四句话解释了原因：和平安静的地方很难找到，噪音对人类是一种威胁，人们应认真对待。(2).Whatmaybetheresultifwecannothearourselvesthink?（分数：1.00）A.Wemayforgetwhatwehavethoughtabout.B.Ourthoughtsmaybeinterfered.C.Ourmindmaybeharmed.√D.Wemayhavedifficultyusingtherightwords.解析：细节辨认题。从文中第三段的Ifwedon’t，wemayhaveheadaches，otherachesandpains，orevenworsementalproblems．这句话可知：如果我们听不到自己的声音，可能会产生头痛、其他疼痛，甚至会出现更糟糕的大脑问题。(3).Whenthewritersayswecannotreturntothegoodolddays,hemeansthat______（分数：1.00）A.oursocietyisbecomingmuchworsethanbeforeB.inourmodernsocietyitishardtoleadaquietlife√C.theolddaysweremuchhappierthanthepresentD.itisimpossibleforustodealwithnoiseaswedidbefore______解析：推理题。从文章最后一段可知B是正确的。(4).Fromthelastsentenceofthepassagewecanlearnthat（分数：1.00）A.wecanputnoiseundercontrolifourmeasuresareeffectiveB.sometimeswehavetoshoutloudlysothatotherscanhearusC.shoutingisachiefcauseofnoisepollutionD.itisimportanttowarnpeopleofthedangerofnoisepollution√解析：推理题。问题：从文中最后一句话我们可得知什么?D是正确的。(5).WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?（分数：1.00）A.Onlyrecentlydidpeoplerealizetheharmfulnessofnoise.B.Noisepollutionistheworstkindofpollutionwesufferfrom.C.Peoplearenowtryingtofindwaystomakenoisesaslowaspossible.√D.Thewriterthinksthatitisalmostimpossibleforpeopletoavoidnoise.解析：细节判断题。C选项“人们正在努力寻找尽可能降低噪音的方法”文中没有提到。Task7Lifeinthetwentiethcenturydemandspreparation.Today,allindividualsinacountrymusthaveadequateschoolingtopreparethemfortheirworkaswellasfortheirresponsibilitiesascitizens.Withthisinmind,nationalleaderseverywhereareplacingmoreemphasisontheeducationoftheyoung.IntheUnitedStates,governmentofficials,parents,andteachersareworkinghardtogivethechildren-tomorrow'sdecisionmakers-thebestpreparationavailable.ThereisnonationalschoolpolicyintheUnitedStates.Eachofthefiftystatesmakesitsownrulesandregulationsforitsschools,buttherearemanysimilaritiesamongthefiftyschoolsystems.Publicschoolsinallstatesaresupportedbytaxespaidbythecitizensoftheindividualstate.Inmoststatesthechildrenarerequiredtoattendschooluntiltheyreachtheageofsix.Whentheybecomesixyearsold,childrenbeginelementaryschool.Aftersixyearsinelementaryschool,theygointojuniorhighschoolandremainthereforthreeyears.Thelastthreeyearsoftheirpublicschooleducationarespentinseniorhighschool,fromwhichtheygraduateattheageofeighteen.Agreatnumberofhighschoolgraduatescontinuetheireducationinoneofthemanycollegesoruniversitiesinthecountry.Afterfouryears,theyreceiveaBachelor'sdegree.SomecontinuestudyingforaMaster'sdegreeandperhapsaDoctor'sdegree.（分数：5.00）(1).AtwhatagedoesachildintheUnitedStatesenterelementaryschool?（分数：1.00）A.16.B.6.√C.8.D.7.解析：细节辨别题。文中第三段第一句话告诉我们是6岁时上小学。(2).Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?（分数：1.00）A.Patentspaymuchattentiontotheirchildren'seducation.B.Governmentofficialstrytogivestudentsthebesteducation.C.ThereisnationalschoolpolicyinAmerica.√D.Manyhighschoolgraduatescontinuetheireducationinoneofthecollegesoruniversities.解析：细节判断题。A选项说“父母很关心孩子的教育”，文中第二段第一句话提到了；B选项“政府官员试图给孩子提供最好的教育”，这句话也在文中第二段第一句中有所涉及；C选项的意思与文中第二段的这句话ThereisnonationalschoolpolicyintheUnitedStates意思正好相反，所以是正确选项；D选项在文中最后一段第一句话中体现出来。(3).InmoststatesoftheUnitedStatesthelawrequiresastudenttogotopublicschool（分数：1.00）A.untilhegraduatesfromhighschoolB.untilheissixteenC.fortenyearsD.fortwelveyears√解析：细节计算题。根据文中第三段thechildrenarerequiredtoattendschooluntiltheyreachtheageofsix，theygraduateattheageofeighteen，总计12年。(4).Atwhatagedomoststudentsgraduatefromhighschool?（分数：1.00）A.16.B.19.C.18.√D.17.解析：细节计算题。从第三段最后一句可知答案是C。(5).Educationisimportanttoday,because______（分数：1.00）A.peoplemusthaveenoughschoolingtopreparethemselvesforlife√B.allindividualswanttobescientistsC.nationalleaderseverywhereareplacingmoreemphasisoneducationD.theyoungwanttobeeducated解析：细节推理题。第一段第二句话Today，alli