阅读理解主旨大意题-英语作业

阅读下列材料，从各题所给A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

A

Smoking cigarettes is harmful to your health. Experiments show that cigarette smoking can cause cancer. Besides the most serious and terrible disease (illness), cancer, cigarette smoking also can cause other health problems. For example, it can give one a “smoker’s cough”. Finally, studies have shown it is easy for cigarette smokers to catch colds. Whether you get an unimportant cold or terrible killer, cancer, smoking is harmful. Is it worth it?

( )1. What is the main idea?

A. cigarette smoking can cause cancer

B. smoking can cause the most serious and terrible disease (illness) C. smoking also can cause other health problems D. smoking is harmful to our health.

B

Tom studied four years at the University of Paris and decided to leave before his graduation. He transferred(转学) to the University of Berlin and graduated with honors. Harvard Law School and, later, Boston College provided him with an excellent legal background. He is presently a corporation lawyer(公司法律顾问) in Miami, Florida.

( )2. The main idea of this paragraph is that ______.

A. Tom, who had studied at Paris Universities for four years, moved to another university.

B. Tom became a lawyer since his graduation from Harvard Law School and later from Boston College.

C. Tom was an excellent student when he studied at Berlin university. D. Tom received an excellent education.

C

Dear friends, do you know Bear Bruno well? I’m sure you’ll fall in love with him as soon as you see him. He is the cutest bear in the whole world and he is always happy and enjoys being on our earth. He also loves talking, going out with his friends, having adventures and traveling.

He loves traveling everywhere and his dream is to visit as many foreign countries as possible in his life. Unluckily, traveling is quite an expensive hobby and takes much time. As he is busy anyway all the time, some of his travels still have to wait. But he is planning

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constantly（不断地）. Next year he will at least go to India, Japan and Thailand. This year, he has already been in London, Thailand and a few other cities.

Though he is already in a far-away foreign country, he is planning the trip to the cities in his own country for the rest of the life. This, however, does not matter too much to him because he loves that as well.

( )3. What’s the best title of this article?

A. Bear Bruno B. Bruno’s Adventures C. Bruno’s favorite hobby D. Bruno’s Experience

D

We think of a f1ood or an earthquake as a natural disaster. Many of nature’s animals are terrified of the coming of large numbers of humans. When settlers came from the East to America’s great western plains, they killed millions of bison, poisoned the prairie dogs, and shot the coyotes. All this upset the area’s balance of nature. For the animals, it was worse than a flood or earthquake.

( )4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A. Floods and Earthquake B. Humans -- Disaster to animals C. American Settlers D. Nature Balance Itself

E

It is a very common thing for a person to have a good friend. My good friend is Diana. She is a rich and proud girl. She often thinks that she is too good for anyone, so nobody wants to be her friend.

One day after school, I was waiting for Diana when Vivien came up to me. She gave me a biscuit. I accepted it. We talked and joked, and from then on, I began to spend more time with Vivien than with Diana. I felt a little uneasy.

After a few days, I went to see Diana for some snacks when Vivien came and sat with me. She offered me a sandwich. She also offered one to Diana, but Diana refused it. She walked away. I was angry with Diana for being so rude and thoughtless.

“Never mind,” Vivien said, “I’m used to it.”

After school, I tried to catch up with Diana. While walking home, I tried to correct her attitude, but she would not listen to me. She said, “Go and join your ‘dear’ Vivien. I know you make new friends and forget old ones.”

For the next few weeks, we did not talk to each other. Then one day, Diana came to Vivien and me, saying, “I’m really sorry about what I did. I’m a spoiled(宠坏的) girl, but I also need good friends just like you. Would you please forgive me?” Vivien and I looked each other and smiled. From then on, Diana, Vivien and I have been best friends.

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( ) 5. The reading mainly tells us that . A. the misunderstanding among the three friends B. two best friends at a school C. three friends at a school

D. the trouble between Diana and Vivien

F

On a Friday night, a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station. The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat.

The next day, the violinist came to the entrance again. He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it. It said, “A George Sang has put an important thing into hat by mistake. Welcome to claim(认领) it.” Soon the people were all attracted by the words and wondered what it could be. After a while a man rushed through the crowd, took the violinist’s shoulders and said, “I knew you would certainly come here.” The violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).” The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it. Sang took it and danced happily.

Sang was an office worker. He bought the lottery and won a prize of $500,000. But when he gave $50 to the violinist for his wonderful music, the lottery ticket was thrown in, too. The violinist was a college student. That morning, he was going to fly to Vienna for high education. However, when he found the ticket, he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance.

Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay the tuition fee(学费). He said: “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. If I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”

( ) 6.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. The Meaning of Honesty B. An Office Worker and a Lottery Ticket C. The Importance of Being Honest D. A Violinist and an Office Worker

G

A new eight-kilometer road is being built that links(链接) the port area(口岸) with highway. It is expected to carry 20,000 trucks and cars a day, which greatly reduces the overcrowded traffic in the center of the city. As part of the project, two four-kilometer road tunnels are being built below the central area of the city, one for traffic to the north and the other for the traffic to the south. The two tunnels are about 20 meters below the surface and are 12 meters wide, providing for two lanes(线路) of traffic in each direction.

In the upper part of the tunnel two air-conditioning pipes remove the waste gas of trucks and cars and keep the quality of air inside the tunnel. The lighting is at the top of

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the tunnel, practically at its highest point. There will also be electric signs at frequent intervals. They show traffic conditions ahead and can be seen clearly by drivers. The wall is made up of four main elements, which include a waterproofing covering and, on the inside of the tunnel, a concrete lining(混凝土衬砌).

Each tunnel is roughly round and the lower part of the tunnel is somewhat flat. The surface of the road lies on the base, which is made of concrete and steel. The drainage system(排水系统), just below the road surface on one side, removes any extra liquid, particularly water. In the event of fire, the fire main(消防用水管), which is made of steel, pipes water to many fire hydrant stations at regular intervals along the length of the tunnel. The fire main is at the side of the tunnel and at the level of the road surface. Other systems in the tunnel will include emergency phones.

( )7.The passage is mainly about _____.

A. the construction of a road B. the design of a road C. the construction of two tunnels D. the design of two tunnels

H

If you were planning to buy a television set, the following advertisement would certainly draw your attention: “Color TV. Only $79. Two days sale. Hurry.” However, when you go to the store ready to buy. You may discover that they are sold out. But the shop assistant is quick to tell you that he has another model. A much better set which is “just right for you” It costs $395. This sales method is called “bait and switch(诱导转向法)”. Buyers are baited with a sales advertisement, and then they are switched to another more expensive one.

( )8. The paragraph could be entitled _________.

A. Buying A TV Set B. A Selling Method C. Buyer’s decision D. TV Set on Sale

I

Wouldn’t it be terrible if we didn’t have grass？We would have to walk on bare soil. Can you guess what our playgrounds would look like？On a rainy day, we would get all muddy. On a dry day we would breathe clouds of dust.

( )9. The short text mainly deals with . A. why we need rain B. How grass is kept green C. how grass helps us D. why we breathe dust

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