大学英语B英语统考阅读理解第二题(全).doc

阅读理解 A. A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made …… (1). From paragraph 1, we know that in America ___ A people tend tohave a high opinion of the self-made man (2). According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because ___ B she takes pride in what she can do herself (3). The expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means”__” D serve customers in a restaurant (4). The author抯 attitude towards macnual(体力的)labor is ___ . A positive (5). Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage? B American Attitude toward Manual Labor A couple, John and Mary, had two lovely children. John had just been asked to go on a business trip and would be gone for several days.…… (1).What does?horror-stricken” mean (in Line 1, paragraph 3) _________. A. greatly frightened (2).Which of the following is NOT TRUE? D. When John rushed into the house in flames, he knew for sure that his children were in it. (3).The story implies that_________. B. sometimes helping others is helping ourselves (4).John and Mary hired a woman to look after their children when ________. B. John would be on a business trip and Mary would go along, too (5).On their way home the couple_________. C. first noticed smoke and then they found a house in fire A driver or carpenter in India has to work about two hours to buy a kilogram of rice while his counterpart in Austria, …… (1).In what country does rice cost most in terms of working time? A. India. (2).The underlined word “counterpart” refers to “________”. B. a driver or carpenter in Austria and the Netherlands (3).One of the difficulties in comparing some of the information provided in the passage is _______. B. the different demands for goods in different countries (4).The writer claims that one valid way of judging differences is _______. D. the value of an hou