1、国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 32及答案与解析 0 Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural (文化的 ) difference, not an economic (经济的 ) one. Knowing your own psychological (心理的 ) space needs is important because they strongly affect you
2、r choices, including, for example, the number of bedrooms in the home. If you were brought up in a two-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms, the chances are, if you have two children or more, that you also will offer separate (分开的 ) bedrooms for them. In America
3、, for example, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies. This is very rare in the world. In many other countries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in bed near them. The space in the home also shows a lot about psychologi
4、cal space needs. Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house have nothing to do with it. Others have separate little corners where family members go to be alone. Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to b
5、e changed a little because of economic pressures. It is almost impossible, however, to completely change your psychological space needs. 1 The first sentence in paragraph 1 “Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of space“ means _. （ A） no two people need exactly the same amount of livin
6、g space （ B） living space requirements are not always the same （ C） the world requires the same amount of living space （ D） nobody needs a required amount of living space 2 Which of tile following is TRUE according to the passage? （ A） Americans are trained to live in large rooms at birth. （ B） Econ
7、omic situation decides ones amount of space needs. （ C） People in various countries demand different psychological space. （ D） Knowing your psychological space needs is important, as it affects your futur 3 According to the writer of the passage, psychological space needs _. （ A） are not affected by
8、 income at all （ B） can hardly be changed altogether （ C） can be changed if you make up your mind to do so （ D） have nothing to do with cultural background 4 The best title for this passage is _. （ A） American Way of Living （ B） Psychological Space （ C） Space Needs in Different Countries （ D） Psycho
9、logical Space and Economic Pressure 4 Levi Strauss, a young immigrant (移民 ) from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in 1850. California was in the middle of the Gold Rush, Thousands of men were coming to California to dig for gold. And Levi Strauss came to sell canvas (帆布 ) to these gold miners. Canv
10、as is a heavy fabric. So Levi Strauss thought the miners could use the canvas for tents. One day Strauss heard a miner complain that he couldnt find clothes strong enough for the work he was doing, Strauss got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it into pants (裤子 ). These pants were
11、 what the miners needed. In one day Strauss sold all the pants he had made. Strauss wanted to improve his pants. He wanted to make them even better. He bought a fabric that was softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes, a city in France, and was called “serge de Nimes“. The
12、miners liked this fabric. They called it “denim“ (from “de Nimes“) and bought even more pants from Strauss. However, denim had no color. Because of this the denim pants did not look very interesting, and they got dirty easily. To solve these problems, Strauss dyed (染 ) the denim blue. Strauss contin
13、ued to improve his jeans. Today, the company he started is known around the world, And Jeans are considered not just practical but very fashionable as well. 5 This article mainly tells about the story of _. （ A） blue jeans （ B） Levi Strauss （ C） Gold Rush （ D） a kind of fabric 6 Which of the followi
14、ng shows the right order of what happened to Levi Strauss? a. Strauss found some gold miners unsatisfied with his cloths. b. The company Strauss set up became world famous. c. Strauss sold canvas to gold miners. d. Strauss dyed the denim blue. （ A） a.c.d.b （ B） a.c.b.d （ C） c.a.d.b （ D） c.a.b.d 7 Wh
15、at was Levi Strauss idea when he heard a miners complaint? （ A） He thought canvas was strong enough for tents. （ B） He could improve canvas and make pants out of it. （ C） He thought canvas could be used for clothes. （ D） Miners could use canvas to make clothes. 8 Which of the following best describe
16、s Strauss character? （ A） He was a man full of imagination and idea. （ B） He was a kind-hearted man who liked to help others. （ C） He was quick to see chance and ready to make improvements. （ D） Money-making was the thing that mattered most to him. 国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习 试卷 32答案与解析 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 B
17、【试题解析】 这是一个表示部分否定的句子，意思是 “世界上并不是所有的人都需要同样大小的生活空间 ”。这正好和选项 B的内容相符。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项 A中的形容词 “large”不确切，根据文章内容，应改成“separate”或 “own”。选项 B是错误的，因为在第一段中作者明确提出 “the amount of space.is not an economic one(difference)”。选项 D的后半句是错误的，应改成“as they affect your choices” 。根据排除法和文章内容可以判断出 C是正确答案。 【知识模
18、块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据最后一句话 “It is almost impossible.to completely change your psychological space needs.”可以判断出正确答案是 B。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 纵观全文，文章的中心是介绍 psychological space，其他几个选项都不能概括文章内容，所以正确答案是 B。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 纵观全文，虽然 Levi Strauss是故事的主人公，但本文并没有讲述他的生平故
19、事，而是讲述 Levi Strauss如何发明牛仔裤 (blue jeans)，以及如何使之不断完善的过程。所以本题的正确答案应该是 A。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析 】 从整篇文章可以很容易地看出 C是正确答案，即 Levi来到旧金山卖帆布给矿工做帐篷，都来听到淘金工人抱怨身上的衣服不够结实，想方设法将粗斜纹帆布染成蓝色做成裤子卖给矿工。今天， Levi开办的牛仔服工厂早已闻名于世。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 据文章可知， Levi本来是卖帆布给矿工做帐篷用的，当他听到一个矿工抱怨身上的衣服不够结实时，他灵机一动，用很结实的帆布做成裤子卖给矿工。由此可见，选项 C是最合适的答案。而选项 B说 “他改进了帆布，将之做成裤子。 ”这是不准确 的。因为刚开始时，他是直接用帆布做裤子，后来采用了一种比较软的布改进了他的产品，所以 B是错误的。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 总结全文我们可以看出， Levi Strauss的成功主要归功于他能够在实践中把握机遇，而不是凭空想象的；而且他还能以一种谦虚负责的态度不断改进自己的产品。因此，本题的最佳答案是 C。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
