[外语类试卷]国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷3及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 3及答案与解析 1 What are some of the steps a person can take to prevent his house from being broken into while he is away.? One step is to make sure that the house seems a lived-in one. Living room curtains should be pulled down only half-way. Bedrooms that usually have the curtains pul

2、led down at night should be left down. Another is to make sure that all outside locks are the dead-boh type (双保险 ). Still another is to leave several IOOW lights burning and make sure that one is in the kitchen. Lights that turned on and off by themselves are the best. Then, too, it is a good idea t

3、o leave the radio turned on and set to a talking station. Any type of speaking makes a thief think twice before trying to enter. Finally, while away on holiday, make sure that nothing collects in front or in the house. Particularly, make certain that the newspaper is stopped and that a trusted neigh

4、bour has been asked to pick up the mail. Thieves are especially quick to notice piled-up newspapers and overpiled mail boxes. 1 Why did the writer begin this piece with question? （ A） Because he wanted to catch the readers attention. （ B） Because he wanted to have the readers guess the answer before

5、 reading. （ C） Because he wanted to sum up (概括 ) the topic of the piece. （ D） Because he wanted to make the readers understand him better. 2 The word “live-in“ in this passage means “_“ （ A） left empty （ B） lively and cheerful （ C） now being used by people （ D） laid inside 3 What does the writer adv

6、ise the people to do? （ A） Ask a neighbour to pick up the daily mail. （ B） Make sure to have lights that turn on and off by themselves. （ C） Make sure the newspaper is handed over every day. （ D） Pull the living room curtains down. 4 The most important room to leave a light burning in is the_. （ A）

7、bedroom （ B） kitchen （ C） living room （ D） sitting-room 5 More than 6,000 children were expelled (开除 ) from US school last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8. The department gave a report to the expulsions (开除 ) as saying handguns accounted for 5

8、8 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 1996 1997, against 7 percent for rifles (步枪 ) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms. “The report is a clear sign that out nations public schools are cracking down (严惩 ) on students who bring guns to school,“ Education Secretary Richard Riley said

9、 in a statement. “We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.“ In March 1997, an 11-year-old boy and 13-year-old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two w

10、ere killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Dasucah, Kentucky. Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high school, which have students from about age 13.34 percent were from junio

11、r high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said. 5 From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools_. （ A） students enjoy shooting （ B） students are eager to be soliders （ C） safety is a problem （ D） students can make guns 6 The report from the US Department of

12、 Education shows that_. （ A） the number of the expulsions is not large （ B） the number of the expulsions is wrong （ C） there are soldiers hiding among the students （ D） guns are out of control in US schools 7 The main idea of Paragraph Four shows us_. （ A） some examples of shoot in US schools （ B） t

13、he Americans feeling （ C） some famous schools （ D） that some teachers were killed by students 8 How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools? （ A） 10 （ B） 9 （ C） 12 （ D） 2,255.00 9 From this passage we know that_. （ A） every American cannot have guns （ B） only soldiers and police can have

14、guns （ C） every American citizen can own guns （ D） teachers have no money to buy guns 国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 3答案与解析 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅 读理解 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解