1、国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 9及答案与解析 0 Mark Hill is a traffic police officer in Watford, near London. He works on some of the busiest motorways in Britain, the M1 and the M25. There are traffic police on duty 24 hours a day. There are three shifts, and each shift is eight hours. On average they have to deal w
2、ith three to four accidents each shift. Here is Mark Hill talking about his job: “We deal with anyone in the accidents who is injured. Thats the first thing. Then we have to clear the road and get the traffic moving again. “Most accidents happen because people drive too fast especially when the road
3、s are wet. Sometimes we get accidents that occur because drivers dont follow the rules. For example, Ive seen a number of cases of drivers overtaking on the left. This is illegal in Britain. If you want to overtake, you have to go into the fast lane on the right. “Not everyone can use a motorway in
4、Britain. People that ride a bicycle or a small motorbike are not allowed to use it. “I like my job. I have a varied working day I never know what Im going to do from one day to the next. And I meet all kinds of people. I dont think theres any other job that can give you that experience.“ 1 According
5、 to the passage, accidents sometimes happen because _. （ A） people like driving in the fast lane （ B） roads are often wet in London （ C） pedestrians do not follow traffic rules （ D） some drivers overtake on the left 2 Which of the following is NOT TRUE? （ A） The traffic police in London can be very
6、busy. （ B） The traffic in some parts of London is very heavy. （ C） On average Mark Hill is on duty four hours a day. （ D） Cyclists are not allowed to use the motorways. 3 What can be inferred from the passage? （ A） The fast lanes in Britain are on the left. （ B） Drivers in London do not listen to tr
7、affic police. （ C） The motorways in Britain are closed to motorbikes. （ D） Traffic accidents on the M1 are frequent. 4 In the event of an accident, the traffic police must first of all _. （ A） maintain traffic （ B） give the injured first aid （ C） clear the road （ D） arrest the driver who has caused
8、the accident 4 A Womans Friendship, an analytical portrayal of social and sexual relationships, makes ironic comment on a section of Australian colonial society and the roles which women were assuming for themselves within it. Re-publication of the novel now may help to reinstate Ada Cambridge, to t
9、he position she once held as a leading novelist of late nineteenth century Australia. It is one of her “lost“ works, published originally through the standard outlet for resident Australian authors of the 1870s and 1880s, the colonial newspaper press, and unrecorded in bibliographies and literary hi
10、stories. 5 A Woman “s Friendship is _. （ A） a portrait （ B） a novel （ C） a comment （ D） a newspaper 6 A Womans Friendship is concerned with _. （ A） Ada Cambridge （ B） late nineteenth century Australian （ C） biographies and histories （ D） social and sexual relationships 7 Ada Cambridge is _. （ A） the
11、 author of A Woman “s Friendship （ B） a character of A Womans Friendship （ C） a popular Australian journalist （ D） a colonial newspaper publisher 8 A Womans Friendship was originally published in _. （ A） 1871 （ B） the late nineteenth century （ C） 1882 （ D） the early twentieth century 国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练
12、习试卷 9答案与解析 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 从文章的第四段可以看出车速太高是造成车祸的主要原因。但并不是说人们喜欢在快车道开车是造成车祸的主要原因。路面太湿和车速太高是造成大多数事故的原因。问题问的是有时造成车祸的原因，从第四段我们可以看出答案是选项 D。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据文章第二段 的讲述，交通警一天 24小时执勤，每天三班倒，每一班 8小时。所以 C选项所陈述的内容与文章不符。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 文章第一段指出： .the busiest motorways in
13、 Britain, the M1 and the M25.所以伦敦最繁忙的公路是 M1和 M25。因此正确答案选 D。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从文章第三段 “We deal with anyone in the acciden ts who is injured. Thats the first thing.”可以看出，当事故发生时，交警要处理的第一件事情是救出伤员。因此正确答案选 B。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据文章第二句 “Re-publication of the novel now ma
14、y help to reinstate Ada Cambridge, to the position she once held as a leading novelist of late nineteenth century Australia”，即这本小说的再次出版，可以帮助埃达 坎布里奇恢复她在 19世纪晚期小说家领袖的地位，可知这是一本小说。因此正确答案选B。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 文章第一句指出： “A Womans Friendship, an analytical portrayal of social and sexual relation
15、ships, makes ironic comment on a section of Australian colonial society and the roles which women were assuming for themselves within it.”即 “一位女士的友谊，关于社会和性别关系的分析描写，对澳大利亚殖民社会以及妇女在其中扮演的角色进行了讽刺性的批评 ”，可知这部书是关于社会和种族关系的。因此正确答案选 D。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文章指出： “It is one of her lost works”，可知这是她不为人知的作品之一，她就是这部书的作者。因此正确答案选 A。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 这部书帮埃达 坎布里奇恢复了她曾保持的 19世纪后期澳大利亚小说昂领军人物的位置，可知它是 19世纪后期出版的。因此正确答案选 B。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
