2022年大學英語A網絡統(tǒng)考閱讀理解真題

1、閱讀理解A21、During the meal, youd better be careful not to leave a spoon in a soup bowl or coffee cup or any other dish. The coffee spoon ought to be on the saucer, the soup spoon ought to be on the plate under the bowl. When you are having soup, make the least noises and use the side of your spoon insi

2、de out this way, not the tip. And you mustnt pick up your soup bowls so as to drink away the last drops of your soup from the bottom of the bowl.Very often there is only one main course and salad, followed by your sweet. If you find the meal not enough, say Oh, its delicious! and ask for some more o

3、f the chicken or steak or whatever you have just had. The hostess will be very glad that you appreciate her cooking and will give you an extra portion. But if you observe the Chinese way of being polite and say No, thank you when the hostess offers you more, you will most probably starve later, beca

4、use Americans will never press food on you. Yet it is not polite to keep silent and not to talk with the person next to you. It would be considered good manners if you handle your silverware with care so that they dont make any noise. When coffee comes, drink it from your cup. The coffee spoon shoul

5、d rest on the saucer while you are drinking. And smoking, of course, is rarely seen at a dinner table. Well, when the meal is finished, the guests put their napkins on the table and stand up, the men again helping the ladies with their chairs.After the dinner, the guests usually stay for an hour or

6、two, then they would say, Well, Im afraid I must be going now. The host and hostess would of course urge everyone to stay longer. What, already? Wont you have another coffee? The guests, for instance, would say, Id love to, but I have to be up early tomorrow morning. Thank you for a most enjoyable e

7、vening. Good-night. And if you stay overnight or over the weekend, it will be courteous to send a thank-you note to the host or hostess the following day, very often with a small gift such as a box of chocolate or some flowers as a token of appreciation of their hospitality.(1)、Which of the followin

8、g would be the best title of the passage?A：How to Prepare for a Meal.B：Never Press Food on Your Guest.C：Table Manners in the U.S.A.D：How to Enjoy a Dinner.答案：C(2)、The passage suggests that _.A：to make the hostess happy you should ask for more food even if you are fullB：you should keep silent at a di

9、nner table in order to be politeC：if you want to be friendly with the person next to you, you should press food on himD：talking is necessary at a dinner table答案：D(3)、At a dinner table, you do all of the following except _.A：making the least noise possibleB：picking up your soup bowl to drink away the

10、 last dropC：handling your silverware with careD：drinking the coffee from your cup答案：B(4)、What does courteous in the last paragraph mean?A：Friendly.B：GenerousC：PoliteD：Noble.答案：C(5)、The passage implies that _.A：different nations have different customsB：Chinese customs are quite similar to American on

11、esC：both Chinese and Americans have soup before the main courseD：if you are polite, the hostess will press more food on you答案：A2、Mr. Stevenson was the owner of a general appliance store. He had seen many newlyweds coming into his store to shop for their first refrigerator, washer and dryer, and air-

12、conditioner. Pen and pencil in hand, they would ask him a lot of questions about price, features and after-sale services, but they would usually walk away at the end of their inquiry.The other day a young couple came into his store. They asked him all the usual questions and he answered all of them

13、patiently. But when he suggested an order at the end, they replied firmly, Well have to look around places first.Although feeling a bit disappointed, Mr. Stevenson did not show it. Instead, he smiled, moved closer and said, I know you will go to Discount Dan to look at the price tags. Thats perfectl

14、y understandable. I do the same. In fact, they sell the same stuff as we do. But if you buy things there, there is something you will not get. And that is me. I come with everything I sell. Ive been in the business for thirty years and in a few years time Im going to give my store to my daughter and

15、 son-in-law. I hope they will carry on the family business. I stand behind everything I sell and I will make sure that you will never regret buying things from me.After this short speech Mr. Stevenson offered the young couple some ice cream to thank for their interest. Impressed by his honesty and s

16、incerity, the young couple decided to place an order.(1)、What did Mr. Stevensons store sell? A：Family furniture.B：Sports apparatus.C：Household appliances.D：Things for newlyweds.答案：C(2)、Why did many newlyweds usually walk away at the end of their inquiry? A：They knew they could buy better quality app

17、liances elsewhere.B：They are bored with the owners speech.C：They wanted to compare prices at other stores.D：They thought the store could not meet their needs.答案：C(3)、Which of the following best describes Mr. Stevensons attitude towards his customers? A：Polite and patient.B：Polite and inflexible.C：Ge

18、nerous and flexible.D：Snobbish and rude.答案：A(4)、What was Mr. Stevensons response to the young couples refusal? A：He was not disappointed at all because he was accustomed to it.B：He could not hide his disappointment.C：He felt disappointed but smiled and then walked away.D：He smiled and started to use

19、 his power of persuasion.答案：D(5)、Why did the young couple finally decide to place an order? A：They realized how important after-sale services were.B：They became interested in the owner and his family.C：They were touched by the owners hospitality.D：They were convinced of the owners honesty and sincer

20、ity.答案：D3、The skill in being a student consists in getting ones daily study as near the optimum（最佳旳） point as possible. I cannot tell you what the optimum is. It differs with the type of work, it differs from person to person, and even in the same person it varies from week to week. You must try to

21、find your own. Every day you study, bear this principle of the optimum in mind. When you feel yourself getting fatigued, if you find yourself repeatedly reading over the same paragraph and not taking it in, thats a pretty good sign youve reached the crest（最高點） for the day and should stop. Most ordin

22、ary students find their optimum at about five hours a day. Yours may be a little more or a little less - but if you get in five hours good work a day, you will be doing well. Now, what are you doing with yourself when you arent working? Before examinations some students do nothing at all except sit

23、in a chair and worry. This is a misunderstanding. People too easily think of the mind as if it worked like the body; it does not. If one wanted to conserve physical energy to cut the maximum amount of firewood, one would lie flat on a bed and rest when one wasnt chopping. But the mind cannot rest. E

24、ven in sleep you dream, even if you forget your dreams. The mind is always turning. It gets its relaxation only by variety. That is what makes mental rest. So when youve reached your optimum point you must stop. You must go out and do something. It doesnt matter what - anything so long as you are ac

25、tively doing something else but work.(1)、For a student who wants to be an efficient learner, its useful to _.A：spend as much time as possible on study every dayB：make good use of the spare timeC：get his study as near the optimum point as possibleD：strike a balance between work and play答案：C(2)、_ is a

26、 good sign that a students has reached the crest for the day. A：Having trouble sleepingB：Reading without absorbing the materialC：Getting tired of ones reading assignmentD：Feeling unable to follow the teacher答案：B(3)、Peoples misunderstanding about the mind is that _. A：the mind works the same way as t

27、he bodyB：the mind doesnt need to have a restC：having a good rest will do harm to the mindD：a healthy body results from a healthy mind答案：A(4)、The body is different from the mind because _. A：it needs rest to regain energyB：performing different tasks can help the body regain energyC：it has the energy

28、optimum pointD：being tired will affect its performance答案：A(5)、The best way to relax the mind after study is to _.A：go to bed and have a good sleepB：go over the lesson one has learned C：refer to the notebook again and again for better understanding D：try something different in an active way答案：D4、Huma

29、n needs seem endless. When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat, when a manager gets a new sports car, a big house and pleasure boats dance into view.The many needs of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of

30、needs, another level appears.The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War II, these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appear

31、ed. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s, a fourth level of needs appeared: the life-enriching level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, that is, the feeding, comfort, safe

32、ty, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called luxury items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy

33、 goods and the latest styles in clothing.On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of needs as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal serv

34、ices on the fourth level?A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime, and prejudice. After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our

35、teeth, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.(1)、According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when _.A：he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelterB

36、：he has saved up enough moneyC：he has satisfied his hungerD：he has learned to build houses答案：C(2)、It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War II, most Americans _.A：lived in povertyB：were very richC：had the good things on the first three levelsD：did not own automobiles答案：D(3)、Wh

37、ich of the following is NOT related to physical satisfaction?A：A successful career.B：A comfortable home.C：A good meal. D：A family car.答案：A(4)、What is the main concern of man on the fourth level?A：The more goods the better.B：The more luxury items the better.C：The more mental satisfaction the better.D

38、：The more earnings the better.答案：C(5)、The author tends to think that the fifth level _.A：would be little better than the fourth level B：may be a lot more desirable than the first fourC：can be the last levelD：will become attainable before the government takes actions答案：B5、Though some people have sugg

39、ested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and men in public opinion polls. Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in type of work more suitable for men and that women should step asid

40、e to make way for unemployed young men. They argue that women - especially women in their childbearing years actually delay economic development and result in lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency.To solve the problem, they have suggested that the working women stay at home while their h

41、usbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that under these circumstances, families would retain their same level of income, and women could run the house and raise children much better.The suggestion has been rejected by 9 out of 10 people polled. A hundred persons in a big city were q

42、uestioned last summer. Out of 50 women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their jobs, no matter what the situation was. The other 4 said they would like to return home if their jobs could be taken by their sons or daughters. Of 50 men polled, only 6 said they would like to see their wives give up

43、 their jobs, if it meant higher wages for themselves.Some other people have suggested another way called phased employment theory. The theory suggests that a woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven months pregnant and stay off the job until her baby reaches the age of 3. It suggests t

44、hat women on leave receive75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3-year period. This will benefit children, women, their families and the society. Some of those polled, both women and men, felt the idea is a good one. It definitely seems to be more acceptable th

45、an the suggestion that women return to home forever.(1)、Some union officials have suggested that women should return home because _.A：all of them are employed in unsuitable types of workB：their participation in work has a bad influence on the economic developmentC：most skilled male workers are now u

46、nemployedD：nowadays no one can take care of children except women 答案：B(2)、Some union officials have suggested that if women resign their jobs, _.A：they should be allowed to attend school to be trainedB：their jobs should be taken over by the male members of their familiesC：the male employees in their

47、 families should receive double wages D：their children should also leave their kindergartens 答案：C(3)、According to the passage, the suggestion that women should return to housework was _.A：opposed by most men and womenB：welcomed by men onlyC：welcomed by women onlyD：welcomed by men and women答案：A(4)、Ac

48、cording to the passage we can see phased employment means _A：two or more women share the same jobB：women stay at home on weekdays and go to work on weekends or holidaysC：a woman should resign her job forever if she has a child D：women are allowed to take leave from their jobs during their childbeari

49、ng years 答案：D(5)、Based on the phased employment theory, during a womans leave from her job _.A：her work should be done by her husband or brothersB：her familys income level will be a little lower than it normally is C：her family can still keep the same level of incomeD：either her husband or her broth

50、ers will be given double wages答案：B6、Many studies have identified a strong link between suicide and diagnosable mental illness, especially depression. So, because women suffer from depression at a much higher rate than men, they would seem to be at higher risk for suicide. Yet, women actually commit

51、suicide about one-fourth as often as men.George E. Murphy, professor of psychiatry at Washington university school of Medicine in St. Louis, says that females may be protected because of the way they think about problems and interact with others. Women process their experience with friends. They dis

52、cuss their feelings, seek feedback, and take advice. They are much more likely to tell a physician how they feel and cooperate in the prescribed treatment. As a result, women get better treatment for their depression. That treatment may help protect them from suicide, but Murphy suggests there is mo

53、re to it. The approach to problem-solving is what often lands a woman in a psychiatrists office in the first place, and that approach may be keeping female suicide rates lower. Murphy believes women are less inclined to commit suicide because their thinking is more inclusive. While a man might tend

54、to throw aside seemingly peripheral（非本質旳，邊沿旳） issues to get to the core of a problem, a woman might take more things into account. She may continue to seek input and process problems long after the point where men decide on a course of action. Shell consider not just her feelings, but also the feeli

55、ngs of others - her family, the children, even acquaintances - and how these people will be affected by a decision like suicide. A man is much less likely to take those things into account. He makes his decision, and its about him, so he does not feel the need to share it with anyone else.(1)、What i

56、s the passage mainly about?A：The relationship between depression and suicide.B：Womens higher rate of depression than man.C：Reasons for womens lower risk of committing suicide.D：The treatment of mental illnesses such as depression.答案：C(2)、Females get better treatment for their depression perhaps beca

57、use _.A：they are more concerned about their healthB：they have more experience in dealing with depressionC：they may discuss their feelings with a doctor and be cooperativeD：they are more afraid of suicide答案：C(3)、The word inclusive in paragraph 4 probably means _.A：comprehensiveB：liberalC：open-mindedD

58、：firm-minded答案：A(4)、It is implied that a man can reduce his chance of committing suicide if he _.A：goes straight to the core of a problem B：does not allow himself to be influenced by his acquaintancesC：consults a psychiatrist regularlyD：changes the way he thinks about problems and interact with othe

59、rs答案：D(5)、When a man suffers from depression, it is typical of him to _.A：process his feelings and seek adviceB：consider just his feelings when he makes a decisionC：throw aside obviously important issuesD：act in a hostile manner towards a psychiatrist.答案：B7、In the same way that a child must be able

60、to move his arms and legs before he can learn to walk, the child must physiologically be capable of producing and experiencing particular emotions before these emotions can be modified through learning. Psychologists have found that there are two basic processes by which learning takes place. One ki