1、国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 20及答案与解析 短文理解 0 Australia is an island and it is a continent as well. It is the largest island in the world, but it is the smallest continent. China is about 9.7 million square kilometers, and Australia is 2.0 million square kilometers smaller than China. Australia is in the south
2、 of the world. It lies between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The largest ocean in the world, namely the Pacific Ocean, is in the northeast and east of Australia, while the third largest ocean the Indian Ocean is mainly in the south and west of it. The only big river in Australia is the Riv
3、er Murray. It begins in the mountains in the southeast of the country and it runs westward into the world third largest ocean. 1 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） Australia lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. （ B） Australia is the larges island in the
4、 world but the smallest continent. （ C） The Pacific Ocean is mainly in the south and west of Australia. （ D） The Pacific Ocean is larger than the Indian Ocean. 2 Australia is about _ million square kilometers. （ A） 9.7 （ B） 2.0 （ C） 17.4 （ D） 7.7 3 The River Murray _. （ A） begins in the southeast of
5、 Australia and runs into the Indian Ocean （ B） begins in the northeast of Australia and runs into the Indian Ocean （ C） begins in the southeast of Australia and runs into the Pacific Ocean （ D） begins in the northeast of Australia and runs into the Pacific Ocean 3 In many western countries people do
6、 not bathe every day, Sometimes they bathe only once a week, Sometimes they bathe two or three times a week. They do not bathe often because the weather is cold or because hot water is expensive. They use electricity or wood to boil the water. Electricity and wood cost a lot of money. In cold countr
7、ies people usually do not feel they are dirty if they do not have a bath. In Japan people bathe very often. Most people have a bath every day. When the weather is hot, they sometimes have two or three baths a day. They bathe in very hot water. Usually the water is almost boiling. They believe that t
8、hese very hot baths also stop them from falling ill. Each house has its own bath but there are also big baths for everybody. They are found everywhere in Japan. In the bath-house there is one part for men and one part for women. The bath is usually three metres wide, three metres long, and about one
9、 metre deep; half-way down there is a narrow seat which goes all the way around the bath. Many people use the bath but it is not dirty. Before a person gets into the big bath, he washes himself first, then he gets into the big bath. He stays there for a short time. When he gets out of the bath, he w
10、ashes his body with soap and water. After he washes all the soap away, he gets into the big bath again. Soap is not used in the big bath. The water in the big bath is changed very often. The water is also very hot. In some places people hit the water with sticks first. They do this to make the water
11、 cooler. Then the men get into the bath very slowly and carefully. When a person gets into a bath, he says, “Excuse me.“ He does this because, when the hot water moves, it may hurt other people. In some places the hot water comes out of the ground. In other places people boil the water with a big fi
12、re. In a small bath at home sometimes people light a fire under the bath. When the water is hot, people in the family take a bath one by one. 4 In some cold countries, people bathe _. （ A） twice a day （ B） once a day （ C） very often （ D） not very often. 5 In some countries bathing is expensive becau
13、se _. （ A） there is not enough water （ B） electricity and wood are expensive （ C） there are not many baths （ D） bath-houses are rare 6 When people have a bath in Japan, they usually use _. （ A） very cold water （ B） cold water （ C） warm water （ D） very hot water 7 In Japan, men and women bathe _. （ A
14、） at home instead of in a big bath-house （ B） in different parts when they go to the bath-house （ C） together in a big bath-house （ D） on different days in a big bath-house 8 In some places people hit the water with sticks so that _. （ A） the hot water may not hurt others （ B） people become wet thro
15、ugh （ C） they can be excused （ D） the water can be made cooler 国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 20答案与解析 短文理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 B 【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】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解
