1、阅读同步练习试卷 8及答案与解析 一、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on t
2、he ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 0 How can a single postage stamp be worth $ 16 800? Any mistake in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value. The mi
3、stake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer. Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps. Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball wa
4、s planned at Mauritius Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally wrote the words “Post Office“ instead of “Post Paid“ on the several hundred stamps that he printed. Today there are only twen
5、ty-six of these misprinted stamps left, fourteen One-penny Orange-Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because of the Two-penny Blues rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $ 16 800 for it. 1 According to the passage, a postage stamp is worth $ 16 800 because_. （ A） it was the fourth stamp pr
6、inted for practical use （ B） it was particularly designed for a dancing ball （ C） there are few others of its kind and a misprint on it （ D） it was made in 1847 2 In the middle of the 19th century most countries in the world were_. （ A） interested in stamp collecting （ B） not yet using postage stamp
7、s （ C） buying stamps from London （ D） trying to make money from stamp printing 3 The passage tells us that the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value is （ A） the Twelve-penny Blue stamp （ B） the Fourteen-penny Orange-Red stamp （ C） the Two-penny Blue stamp （ D） the One-penny Orang
8、e-Red stamp 4 It can be understood from the passage that_. （ A） the Mauritius Government specialized in printing stamps （ B） stamp collectors are searching for stamps with mistakes （ C） the local printer was instructed to make a mistake in the stamp （ D） Mauritians printed stamps to make money 5 The
9、 best title for the passage could be_. （ A） Post Office or “Post Paid“ （ B） A Careless Printer （ C） The Two-penny Blue （ D） An Error Worth $ 16 800 5 Packaging is an important form of advertising. A package can sometimes motivate someone to buy a product. For example, a small child might ask for a b
10、reakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character. The child is more interested in the picture than in breakfast food. Pictures for children to colour or cut out, games printed on a package, or small gifts inside a box also motivate many children to buy products or to ask their pare
11、nts for them. Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing. Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this. Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe t
12、he container is free. However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product. The size of a package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the package has “Economy Size“ or “Family Size“ printed on it. This suggests that the large size has the most product for the least money. But that is not
13、 always true. To find out a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit. The information on the package should provide some answers. But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement. The words and pictures do not tell the who
14、le story. Only the product inside can do that. 6 As used in the first paragraph of the passage, the word “motivate“ most probably means （ A） making one believe what he does is just （ B） providing a story that makes one moved （ C） supplying a thought or feeling that makes one act （ D） making one deep
15、 in thought 7 “A buyer will get something for nothing“ most probably means that_. （ A） a buyer will not get what he wants to （ B） a buyer will gain more than he loses （ C） a buyer will get what he pays for （ D） a buyer will get something useful free of charge 8 People are likely to buy the product s
16、old in a glass or dish because_. （ A） they have no other choice （ B） they think they can get the container for free （ C） the container is too attractive （ D） they believe the cost of the container is included in the cost of the product 9 Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the pass
17、age? （ A） On seeing a well-designed container, a buyer often neglects what is inside it. （ B） A buyer is also attracted by the size of the package. （ C） Children are often made to buy a product by its package with attractive pictures. （ D） Package is often a successful advertisement. 10 What suggest
18、ion does the author give in the passage? （ A） The best choice for a buyer is to get a product in a plain package. （ B） A buyer should get what he needs most. （ C） The quality of a container has nothing to do with the quality of the product. （ D） Do not buy the product which is sold in a glass or dis
19、h. 10 In most work success is measured by income, and while our capitalistic society continues, this is inevitable. It is only where the best work is concerned that this measure ceases to be the natural one to apply. The desire that men feel to increase their income is quite as much a desire for suc
20、cess as for the extra comforts that a higher income can procure (获得 , 取得 ). However dull work may be, it becomes bearable if it is a means of building up a reputation whether in the world at large or only in ones own circle. Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness
21、 in the long run, and for most men this comes chiefly through their work. In this respect those women whose lives are occupied with housework are much less fortunate than men, or than women who work outside the home. The domestic wife does not receive wages, has no means of bettering herself, is tak
22、en for granted by her husband (who sees practically nothing of what she does), and is valued by him not for her housework but for quite other qualities. Of course this does not apply to those women who are sufficiently well-to-do to make beautiful houses and beautiful gardens and become the envy of
23、their neighbors; but such women are comparatively few, and for the great majority housework cannot bring as much satisfaction as work of other kinds bring to men and to professional women. 11 What will be the best title of the passage? （ A） Income and Work. （ B） Motivation of Work. （ C） Success in W
24、ork. （ D） Value of Work. 12 According to the passage, when are people not concerned with the money they get from work? （ A） When they think the work is well worth doing. （ B） When they have procured a high income. （ C） When they have built up a reputation. （ D） When their work keeps them fully occup
25、ied. 13 According to the passage, which of the following contributes most to a persons ultimate happiness? （ A） To be highly paid for his or her work. （ B） To be able to work consistently towards a goal. （ C） To have the best kind of job. （ D） To be able to build up a good reputation. 14 According t
26、o the passage, the work of a housewife is_. （ A） usually highly valued by the husband （ B） valued for its quality by the husband （ C） valued for the satisfaction it brings to the husband （ D） usually not sufficiently valued by the husband 15 According to the passage, housework often brings satisfact
27、ion to women_. （ A） who are very rich （ B） who envy their neighbors （ C） who work outside the home （ D） who are dependent on their husbands 15 The law is a great mass of rules, showing when and how far a man is liable to be punished, or to be made to hand over money or property to his neighbors, and
28、 so forth. These rules are contained in books. A lawyer learns them in the main by reading books. He begins by doing little else than read, and after he has prepared himself by, say, three years study to practise, still, all his life long and almost every day, he will be looking into books to read a
29、 little more than he already knows about some new questions which he has to answer. The power to use books, then, is a talent which would be the lawyer ought to possess. He ought to have enough flexibility and fineness of mental fibre to make it easy for him to collect ideas from printed words. He o
30、ught to have some readiness in finding what a book contains, and something of an instinct for where to look for what he wants. But although this is the power of which he will first feel the need, it is not the most important. A lawyer does not study law to recite it; he studies it to use it and act
31、upon the rules which he has learned in real life. His business is to try cases in court and to advise men what to do in order to keep out or get out of trouble. He studies his books in order to advise and to try his cases in the right way. 16 The first thing a law student has to do is to_. （ A） read
32、 books （ B） practise law （ C） hand over money （ D） answer questions 17 After three years of reading, he_. （ A） can study law （ B） still has to continue reading （ C） can stop reading （ D） is able to give intelligent answers 18 As it is used in the passage, the word “flexibility“ (Para. 3) means_. （ A
33、） capacity or power to do something physical or mental （ B） quality of being able to do something （ C） curve or turn, esp. in a road, race course, river, etc. （ D） action of being able to change according to different circumstances 19 The principal business of a lawyer is_. （ A） to discuss the mater
34、ial he has read （ B） to learn about real life （ C） to advise people who have legal problems （ D） to study the law 20 A good lawyer should know how to_. （ A） analyze and interpret what he reads （ B） collect ideas （ C） be flexible in all things （ D） be powerful 20 How often one hears children wishing
35、they were grown up and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets. Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult
36、. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child things that have lost their interest for
37、 older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things, or being punished for what he has done wrong. When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay
38、 for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If,
39、however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society. 21 According to Para. 2, the writer thinks that_. （ A） life for a child is comparatively easy （ B） a child is always loved whatever he does （ C） i
40、f much is given to a child, he must do something in return （ D） only children are interested in life 22 After a child grows up, he_. （ A） will have little time playing （ B） has to be successful in finding a job （ C） can still ask for help in time of trouble （ D） should be able to take care of himsel
41、f 23 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） People are often satisfied with their life. （ B） Life is less interesting for old people. （ C） Adults are free to do what they want to do. （ D） Adults should no longer rely on others. 24 The main idea of the passage is
42、 that_. （ A） life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains （ B） young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard （ C） childhood is the most enjoyable time in ones life （ D） one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life 25 The paragraph following the passage wil
43、l most probably discuss_. （ A） examples of successful young men （ B） how to build up ones position in society （ C） joys and pains of old people （ D） what to do when one has problems in life 阅读同步练习试卷 8答案与解析 一、 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in
44、this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题是一道具体细节题。问按照文章所说，一张邮票可以值 1
45、6 800美元的原因是什么。根据文章第一段的内容，一张邮票怎么会值 16 800美元呢 ?邮票印刷上的任何错误都会使其在集邮者手中增值。一枚价格低廉的邮票上的一处错误可使其原面值增加到 150万倍。由此我们可以找出本题的正确答案应是 C“很少有这种上面有印刷错误的邮票 ”。 【知识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题是一道具体细节题。问 19世纪中叶世界上大多数国家在邮票使用方面是怎样的。根据文章第二段最后两句话， 1847年，一份邮票订单送到了伦敦一位印刷商的手中 毛里求斯即将成为世界上第四个 邮票发行国。我们可以推断出本题的正确答案应是 B“还没有使用带有邮资的邮票 ”。
46、 【知识模块】 阅读 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问文章告诉我们其原面值增加到 150万倍的邮票是哪种。利用查阅式阅读法，我们可以在文章的最后一段的最后一句话中找到相关信息。这句话指出，由于两便士蓝色邮票稀少并且年代久远，集邮者购买一枚价钱已高达 16 800美元。此句所表达的内容刚好与文章的第一段内容相对应，都与 16 800美元和 150万倍有关。因此，本题的正确答案应是 C“那种两便士的蓝色邮票 ”。 【 知识模块】 阅读 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题是一道暗示引申类题。问从文章中我们可以了解到什么。针对四个选项所给的内容，利用查阅式阅读法对照原文理解，我们可以发
47、现本题的正确答案应是 B“集邮者正在寻找上面有错误的邮票 ”。选项 A“毛里求斯政府擅长印制邮票 ”， C“当地印刷商接到指示要求他们在印制邮票时出错 ”， D“毛里求斯印制邮票是为了赚钱 ”，这三个选项所述内容与原文不符，因此都是错误选项。 【知识模块】 阅读 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问全文的最佳标题是什么。通 读全文后，我们可以总结归纳出本文的基本大意，本文主要叙述了一张两便士蓝色邮票怎么会值 16 800美元的原因和事情发展的经过。因此，本文的最佳标题是 C“两便士蓝色邮票 ”。 【知识模块】 阅读 【知识模块】 阅读 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题是一道词汇含
48、义类问题。问第一段中 motivate一词的可能的意思是什么。此词表示 “激发、激励 ”。因此，本题的正确答案应是 C“提供一种促使人行动的想法或感觉 ”。另外，我们也可以根据上下文的内容推断出此词的含义。文章指出，包装是一种重要的广告形 式。一个包装有时可以让人们产生购买某种产品的动机。例如，一个孩子可能在早饭时要吃其包装盒上带有电视剧人物图画的食品，对于孩子来说，图画比这顿早饭更有意思。供孩子们着色、剪下的图画，包装上印刷的游戏，或包装盒里的小礼品等，都可以吸引孩子们购买产品，或者要求家长为他们购买。 【知识模块】 阅读 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题是一道句子含义类问题。问句子
49、 A buyer will get something for nothing的可能意思是什么。利用查阅式阅读法，根据此句所在的上下文内容 ，有些包装示意买主，可以得到不花钱的东西。食品与可以再使用的容器一并出售就是一个例子。虽然一个平装的同样产品花钱较少，但是，人们宁愿购买用可以再使用的杯子或盘子包装的产品，因为他们相信，这个容器是不花钱的。由此可知，本题的正确答案应是 D“购买者可以不花钱免费得到有用的东西 ”。 【知识模块】 阅读 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题是一道具体细节题。问人们可能会买用杯子或盘子包装的产品的原因是什么。根据文章第二段内容，人们宁愿购买用可以再使用的杯子或盘子包装的产品，因为他们相信，这个容器 是不花钱的。由此可知，本题的正确答案应是 B“因为他们认为可以免费得到这个容器 ”。 【知识模块】 阅读 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题是一道判断是非题。问下面哪个说法文章中没有提到。针对所给的四个选项，利用查阅式阅读法，结合原文中相关的内容，我们可以推断出A“看到设计精美的产品容器时，购买者通常就会忽略容器里面的产品了 ”，这个意
