英语（非英语专业III）练习题 （第二部分）
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II. 阅读理解 （40分）
Article 1.
People in the United States like to entertain people at home. They
invite friends for a meal, a party or even a cup of tea. Sometimes,
however, people use expressions that sound like an invitation, but
actually are not. For example, “Please come over for a drink
sometime.” In fact, it is only just a polite way of ending a
conversation. It is not a real invitation, because it does not
contain a specific time or date. It just shows that the person who
is speaking is friendly. So when you hear what sounds like an
invitation, listen carefully.
When you accept or reject an invitation, it is polite to show
pleasure at receiving the invitation. When you cannot accept the
invitation, it is better to offer a vague excuse, such as an
appointment with a certain friend, some other work to do or a prior
engagement.
51. People in the U.S. love to entertain people ____________.
A. in a hotel
B. at a snack
bar
C. in a restaurant
D. at home
52. It’s polite for you to give _______when you decline an
invitation.
A. a good reason
B. vague excuse
C. a formal reason
D. a personal reason
53. A real invitation must include _____________.
A. a menu for the dinner
B. a name list of
al the guests
C. a specific time or/and date
D. what you should wear for the
occasion.
54. It is normal to show ______ when you decline an
invitation.
A. disbelief B.
disagreement C. discouragement
D. disappointment
55. An expression sounding like an invitation is often used because
it’s a good way of ___________.
A. showing friendship
B. ending a conversation
C. being hospitable
D. being friendly
Article 2.
When I think of the post office, I’m reminded of that awful little
man who is in charge of the parking lot. He won’t let me leave my
car there even for a moment, unless I park exactly as he wishes.
And he is very difficult to please! I hear that soon my local post
office will arrange a program to have stamps sent to home, so that
I won’t have to visit the post office to buy stamps when I need
them. What’s more, the post office will soon install a
drive-through letter box. That way, I will hardly have to stop my
car to drop off mail. So with all these new and modern postal
conveniences, I won’t have to deal with that rude little parking
lot officer. I just hope I never see his face on a postage
stamp!
56. What is that awful little man?
A. He is the person who always parks his car there.
B. He is the author’s friend.
C. He is the person who minds the cars in the car
parking lot.
D. He is the clerk in the post office.
57. What kind of new program of service will the local post office
offer?
A. to offer free car parking
B. to sell visit those who buy stamps in front of
the post office.
C. to send stamps to the buyer’s home.
D. to send letters to homes through letter
box.
58. The little man doesn’t let the author park his car
unless__________.
A. the author gives him some money.
B. the author parks his car exactly as he
wishes.
C. the author goes into he office to buy some
stamps.
D. the author parks his car there only for a
moment.
59. From this passage, we can conclude that the parking lot officer
is _________.
A. rather friendly
B. very attractive
C. too strict with car drivers
D. a little polite
60. Why doesn’t the author no longer need to deal with the little
parking lot officer?
A. He doesn’t need to buy stamps at all.
B. The parking lot officer will not be here because
he has been sent somewhere else.
C. He has sold his car and has no car to park at
all.
D. He can depend on the new and modern postal
conveniences.
Article 3.
Mike was a farmer who lived in a village far away. One day he
became very ill and everyone thought he would die. They sent for a
doctor, who arrived two days later and examined the sick man. The
doctor asked for a pen and some paper to write down the name of the
medicine. But there was no pen or paper in the village, because no
one could read or write.
The doctor picked up a piece of
burned wood from the fire. Using the wood, he wrote the name of the
medicine on the door of the house. “Get this medicine for him”, he
said, “and he will soon get better.”
Mike’s family and friends did not
know what to do. They could not read the strange writing. Then the
village baker had an idea. He took off the door of the house, put
it on his cart and drove to the nearest town. He bought the
medicine and Mike was soon well again. He would not let anyone wash
the magic word from the door.
61. People in the village thought Mike would die since
_____________.
A. he was seriously ill.
B. he was badly wounded
C. doctors could do nothing for him
D. he refused to see a doctor
62. It took the doctor two days to reach the village because
__________.
A. he had to prepare some medicine.
B. the village was far away from the town.
C. there was an accident on his way to the
village.
D. he couldn’t find the village.
63. When the doctor arrived, he __________________.
A. gave Mike a careful check-up
B. gave the medicine to Mike
C. became very tired and took a rest.
D. gave Mike an injection.
64. The doctor wrote the name of the medicine ______________
A. on the ground
B. on a piece of
paper
C. on the door of the house D. on
the wood
65. In order to get the medicine, he village had to
_______________.
A. get somebody to read the name of he
medicine
B. drive Mike to the nearest town.
C. drive the door to the nearest town.
D. turn to the magic words on the door for
help.
Article 4.
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is
for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His
purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants,
and his aim is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary
consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the
assistant for what they want. The job can be and often is completed
in less than five minutes, with hardly any small talk to everyone’s
satisfaction.
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every
respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often
based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants,
and she is only “having a look round”. She will try on any number
of things. The most important thing in her mind is the thought of
finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Most women have
an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always
ready for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses,
a woman may easily spend an hour going from one shelf to another,
before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a long and
hard job, but obviously one to be enjoyed. Most dress shops provide
chairs for the waiting husbands.
66. “The price is the secondary consideration” means that
_____________.
A. the price is not important
B. the price would be considered
C. the price is not the first concern
D. the price should be overlooked
67. The first concern of a man shopper is __________________.
A. the cheap price
B. the pleasure of shopping
C. the purpose of shopping
D. the way of shopping
68. When women go shopping for clothes _______________.
A. they buy what they really need.
B. they only buy clothes they tried on.
C. they make a plan before going shopping.
D. they look for something that everyone thinks suits them.
69. “It is a long and hard job, but obviously one to be enjoyed.”
The word “one” in the above sentence refers to
________________________.
A. a woman’s way of shopping for clothes.
B. a man’s way of shopping for clothes.
C. a woman’s who is shopping for clothes.
D. a man who is shopping for clothes.
70. The passage tells us that ________________________.
A. women go shopping with a clear purpose in mind.
B. men and women are very different in their way of shopping.
C. men go shopping for pleasure.
D. men and women share a lot in their way of shopping.
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