1、国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 29及答案与解析 0 Almost everyone knows the meaning of Mr., Mrs. and Miss. Mr. is used before the names of men. Mrs., is for married women and Miss is for single women. But what is Ms.? For some time businessmen in the United States have used Ms. before a womans name when they do not kno
2、w whether the woman is married or not. Today, however, many women prefer to use Ms. rather than Mrs. or Miss. The word Mr. does not tell us whether or not a man is married. Many women think this is an advantage (优势 ) for men. They want to be equal (平等 ) to men in this way. These women feel that it i
3、s not important for people to know whether they are married or not. There are some problems with Ms., however. Not all women like it. Some like the older ways of doing things. Some find it difficult to pronounce. Generally, young women like it better than older women do. It is difficult to know whet
4、her or not Ms. will be used by more American women in the future. 1 Who used the word Ms. first? （ A） Married women. （ B） Single women. （ C） Businessmen. （ D） The passage didnt mention it. 2 Which of the following sentences is TRUE? （ A） Businessmen in the United States always used Ms. Before womens
5、 name. （ B） All women like the new word Ms. （ C） All women do not like the new word Ms. （ D） The women who like Ms. feel it important for people to know whether or not they are marrie 3 In the authors opinion, it is _ if more American women use Ms. in the future. （ A） difficult to make a decision （
6、B） difficult to know （ C） necessary to make a decision （ D） necessary to know 4 The author of this passage mainly wants to tell _. （ A） the word Ms. is an advantage for all women （ B） how the word Ms. has come into use （ C） Ms. is different from Mr., Mrs. and Miss （ D） Businessmen use Ms. when they
7、do not know if a woman is married 4 One Sunday, Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dan, but Dan happened to be away. Dans brother John offered to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Mark agreed and they set out to sea. Soon they found themselves in a thick f
8、og. Mark was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately he saw a large buoy (浮标 ) through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying John, who did not know how to use the radi
9、o, He drifted (漂流 ) about and was not seen until twelve hours later. Mark spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep. He was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that Joh
10、n had been picked up by another ship and the ships captain had sent out a message. “Without the message I would not have found you on the buoy.“ he said. 5 Mark tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that _. （ A） he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help （ B） he and John could go
11、sailing again when the fog cleared （ C） it wouldnt he hit by other ships （ D） he might be picked up by a passing ship 6 John and Mark became separated because _. （ A） there wasnt room for both John and Mark on the buoy （ B） John couldnt control the coat and drifted away （ C） Mark thought it safe to
12、stay on the buoy but John didnt （ D） John had to stay in the boat to radio for help 7 What made it possible for Mark to be found on die buoy? （ A） John told people where to look for him. （ B） John radioed to the Good Hope to get him. （ C） He shouted when he caught sight of the Good Hope. （ D） The ca
13、ptain saw him as the fog cleare 8 The word “he“ in the last sentence refers to _. （ A） the captain that got the message （ B） the captain that sent the message （ C） John （ D） Mark 国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 29答案与 解析 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 虽然第二段中提到美国的商人曾经在一段时间里使用 Ms.这个词，但并没有说明就是这些商人们最先使用的。所以 D是正确答案。 【知
14、识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项 C表示的是部分否定，表示 “并不是所有的妇女都喜欢 Ms.这个词 ”与第三段中的 “Not all women like it”意思相同。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 文章的最后一句表示的意思 “It is difficult to know whether or not Ms. will be used by more American women in the future.”与选项 B的内容相同，由此可以判断 B是正确答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 这是一道考
15、查主旨大意的题。从全文来看，作者主要介绍了 Ms.这个词的由来以及不同的人对使用该词的看法。所以 B是最合适的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答 案】 C 【试题解析】 第二段中讲到， Mark和 John在海上遇到了大雾， Mark担心大轮船会撞到他们，这时他发现了一个浮标， “and decided to tie the boat to it for safety.”这样，船就不会撞到他们了。所以本题的正确答案是 C。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从第二段的最后几句可以看出 “The boat moved away in t
16、he fog carrying John, who did not know how to use the radio. He drifted about” 另外，第一段也告诉我们 John根本不懂航海。由此可见选项 B是正确答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 Mark被一艘船救起后，船长解释说 “ John had been picked up by another ship and the ships captain had sent out a message”根据这句话我们可以推断出 John被救后告诉了人们 Mark在浮标上，所以 Mark才能得救。而在第二段中已经告诉我们 John不会使用无线电，所以选项 B是错误的，而 A是唯一的正确答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 这里的 he和直接引语中的 I指的是同一个人，直接引语的意思是“要不是收到这个信息，我就不会发现你在浮标上。 ”可以看出，这里的 “我 ”是救起 Mark的船长，也就是说这句话的人。所以正确答案是 A。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
