公共英语三级考试阅读辅导练习题（通用9篇）

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全国公共英语阅读三级每日练习题及答案 篇1

The best known and loved of all our many Christmas songs SilentNight was written in Oberndorf, a tiny village in Bavarian mountains. On Christmas eve, 1818, Oberndorf had been 67 by a severe snowstorm, but 68 the inhabitants cheerfully prepared for the Christmas 69 Then they discovered, to their 70 , that the organ (风琴) had broken 71 .

A village schoolmasterand church 72 knew how unhappy the people in the villagewould be, for music was the 73 of all their celebration. So he went to thepriest and 74 that the priest write a75 song for the Christmas celebration that could be sung 76 any preparation. The priest promised to do his 77 Towards evening hewent 78 theschoolmaster with the lovely words of the song Silent Night. Then theschoolmaster composed a melody to 79 the words. On Christmas morning, the beautiful 80 was sung for the first time, A guitar was the 81 accompaniment (伴奏) and the words "Silent night, Holy night, all is calm, all is bright " 82 pure and clear in the Bavarian air. Thesong was not 83 to England until one hundredyears later. 84 have changed, but"Silent Night" has remained. It is still sung 85 comers of the world where people 86 thebirth of Jesus Christ.

67. A) isolated

B) covered

C) enclosed

D) surrounded

68. A) later

B) still

C) yet

D) also

69. A) eve

B) season

C) time

D) festivities

70. A) encouragement

B)amusement

C) disappointment

D) surprise

71. A) in

B) off

C) away

D) down

72. A) goer

B) organist

C) pianist

D) choirmaster

73. A) center

C) heart

B) middle

D) midst

74. A) suggested

B) ordered

C) claimed

D) agreed

75. A) complicated

B) similar

C) same

D) special

76. A) for

B) without

C) along

D) except

77. A) work

B) job

C) best

D) good

78. A) home

B) to the home of

C) to home of

D) to home

79. A) fill in

B) equip

C) fit

D) prove

80. A) music

B) carol

C) words

D) melody

81. A) merely

C) once

B) solely

D) only

82. A) sounded

B) heard

C) sung

D) appeared

83. A) taken

B) sung

C) brought

D) forwarded

84. A) Days

B) Times

C) Years

D) Period

85. A) in all

B) at all

C) on all

D) all over

86. A) memorize

B) commemorate

C) recognize

D) remember

【答案解析】

67. A

68. B

69. D

70. C

71. D

72. B

73. C

74. A

75. D

76. B

77. C

78. B

79. C

80. B

81. D

82. A

83. C

84. B

85. A

86. B

英语考试《三级》阅读理解练习 篇2

"Family" is of course an elastic word. And in different countries it has different meanings. Butwhen British people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of "family"in itsnarrow, peculiarly European sense of mother, father and children living together in their own houseas an economic and social unit. Thus, every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and in-dependent family--hence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life. For both man andwoman, marriage means leaving one’s parents and starting one’s own life. The man’s first duty willthen be to his wife, and the wife’s to her husband. He will be entirely responsible for her financialsupport, and she for the running of the new home. Their children will be their common responsibilityand their alone. Neither the wife’s parents nor the husband’s, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts oruncles, have any right to interfere with them-they are their own masters.

Readers of novels likeJane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times, marriage among wealthy families were arranged by the girl’s parents, that is, it was the "parents' duty tofind a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement tolead him eventually to ask their permission to marry her. Until that time, the girl was protected andmaintained in the parents' home, and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in theirgiving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry （嫁妆）。 It is very different girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financially independent before theirmarriage. This has had two results. A girl chooses her own husband, and she gets no dowry. Everycoin has two sides; independence for girls is no exception. But it may be a good thing for all of thegirls, as their social status are much higher and they are no longer the subordinate（部下，下级） oftheir parents and husbands.

46、 What does the author mean by "Family is of course an elastic word"？

[A]Different families have different ways of life.

[B]Different definitions could be given to the word.

[C]Different nations have different families.

[D]Different times produce different families.

47、 For an English family, the husband’s duty is________

[A]supporting the family while the wife is working out

[B]defending the family while the wife is running the home

[C]providing financial support while the wife is running the home

[D]independent while his wife is also independent

48、 Everything is decided in a family________

[A]by the couple

[B]with the help of their parents

[C]by brothers and sisters

[D]with the help of aunts and uncles

49、 What is TRUE conceming the book Pride and Prejudice?

[A]It is the best book on marriage.

[B]It is a handbook on marriage.

[C]It gives some idea of English social life in the past.

[D]It provides a lot of information of former-time wealthy families.

50、 With regard to marriage in Britain, present-day girls differ from former-time girls in________

[A]the right family

[B]more parental support

[C]choosing husbands

[D]social position

大学英语三级考试阅读理解模拟题 篇3

One of the most commonly-held beliefs regarding health and nutrition in the UK has been found to be untrue, according to a new scientific study.

For many years British people have been __1__ to eat at least 'five- a-day' – that is five items of fruit or vegetables every day__2__ improve their health and __3__ the likelihood of illness, __4__ cancer.

The recommendation was first __5__in 1990 by the World Health Organization which said that the 'five-a-day' diet could __6__ cancer and other chronic diseases.

__7__ the advice has been a mainstay （支柱） of public health policies in many developed countries, such as the UK, __8__ the population eat a high__9__ of junk food.

Many health campaigns have __10__ the advice, and indeed much food packaging in Britain states how the __11__ will constitute part of your five- a-day.

_12___, a study of 500,000 Europeans from 10 different countries refutes （驳斥） the commonly-believed __13__ that up to 50% of cancers could be prevented by _14___ the public's consumption of fruit and vegetables.

Instead the study, which is _15__ by researchers from a well-respected New Yorkmedical school, __16__ that only 2.5% of cancers could be averted by eating more fruit and vegetables.

It seems that the __17__ to avoiding cancers is to have an overall healthy lifestyle __18__ includes not smoking or drinking a lot of alcohol, taking exercise and avoiding obesity （肥胖症）。

But medical charities have spoken out to __19__ people that diet is an important factor in staying healthy, and that even a 2.5% reduction __20__ cancers is still a positive step.

1

A. compelled

B. recommended

C. proposed

D. required

2

A. in order to

B. such that

C. as to

D. so that

3

A. decline

B. undermine

C. destroy

D. reduce

4

A. in essence

B. in total

C. in particular

D. in depth

5

A. put across

B. put down

C. put forward

D. put up

6

A. prevent

B. check

C. escape

D. avoid

7

A. For the time

B. At present

C. Little by little

D. Since then

8

A. where

B. when

C. that

D. which

9

A. division

B. proportion

C. component

D. section

10

A. mentioned

B. declared

C. promoted

D. reflected

11

A. materials

B. contents

C. supplies

D. resources

12

A. Similarly

B. Though

C. Therefore

D. However

全国英语等级考试(pets)三级阅读冲刺模拟题附答案 篇4

By the time the Montgomery Improvement Association chose the 26-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. as its leader, the hours-old bus boyott by the black citizens of Montgomery, Alabama, was already an overwhelming success. King would later write that his unanticipated call to leadership "happened so quickly that I did not have time to think in through." "It is probable that if I had, I would have declined the nomination."

Although press reports at the time focused on his inspiring oratory, King was actually a reluctant leader of a movement initiated by others.(The boyott began on Dec. 5 1955.) His subsequent writings and private correspondence reveal man whose inner doubts sharply contrast with his public persona. In the early days of his involvement, King was troubled by telephone threats, discord within the black community and Montgomery's "get tough" policy, to which king attributed his jailing on a minor traffic violation. One night, as he considered ways to "move out of the picture without appearing a coward," he began to pray aloud and, at that moment, "experienced the presence of the God as I had never experienced Him before."

He would later admit that when the boyott began, he was not yet firmly committed to Gandhian principles. Although he had been exposed to those teachings in college, he had remained skeptical. "I thought the only way we could solve our problem of segregation was an armed revolt," he recalled. "I felt that the Christian ethic of love was confined to individual relationships."

Only after his home was bombed in late January did king reconsider his views on violence. (At the time, he was seeking a gun permit and was protected by armed bodyguards.) Competing with each other to influence King were two ardent pacifists: Bayard Rustin, a black activist with the War Resisters League, and the Rev. Glenn E. Smiley, a white staff member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Rustin was shocked to discover a gun in King's house, while Smiley informed fellow pacifists that King's home was "an arsenal."

1. What did King think of his nomination as leader of the Montgomery Boyott?

A) He hadn't expected it.

B) He had to think about it carefully.

C) He would refuse to accept it.

D) He was prepared to accept it.

2. Why was King unwilling to lead the movement at first?

A) Because he doubted if the boyott would be successful.

B) Because he was troubled with a traffic accident at that time.

C) Because he thought he was too young to be a leader.

D) Because he himself didn't start the boyott.

3. Which of the following is Not mentioned as something that happened at the beginning of the black people's movement?

A) King was put into prison.

B) Black people disagreed with each other.

C) King's armed revolt proposal was turned down.

D) Black people found it hard to accept the policy pursued in Montgomery.

4. Which of the following was the immediate cause that made King change his view on violence?

A) The education he received in college.

B) The attack of his home.

C) The influence of two active non-violence advocates.

D) The verdict of the Supreme Court.

5. In Paragraph 4, the last sentence "King's home was 'an arsenal'" means

A) King's home was a place where people got together.

B) King's home was a place where people tested bombs.

C) King's home was a place where weapons were stored.

D) King's home was a place where bombs exploded.

正确答案：

ADCBC

全国英语等级考试(pets)三级阅读冲刺模拟题附答案 篇5

To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It's a hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the Channel takes only twenty minutes (as long as you're not held up at the airport) , but it's an expensive way to travel.You can travel by hovercraft if you don't mind the noise, and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise you can go by boat, if you forget your sea-sickness ills. All these means of transport have their problems and the weary traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car." Not possible", you say, Well, wait a minute.People are once again considering the idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge.

This time, the Greater London Council is looking into the possibility of building a Channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel, but you would be able to go by rail or by car on a bridge, whereas a tunnel would provide ar all link only.

Why is this idea being discussed again? Is Britain becoming more conscious of the need for links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC ? Well, perhaps.The main reason, though, is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London's disused dockland. A link from London to the continent would stimulate trade and re-vitalize the port, and would make London a main trading center in Europe. With alink over the Channel, you could buy your fish and chips in England, and be able to eat them in France while they were still warm!

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Swimming across the Channel takes tess than four hours

B.The idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge is a very new one

C.It is considered to be more difficult to swim across the channel than any other means

D.A tunnel or bridge would only reach as far as the coast

2.A tunnel would be ( ).

A.less expensive to be built than a bridge

B.more expensive to be built than a bridge

C.less expensive to be built than a rail

D.more expensive to be built than a rail

3.If they built a Channel tunnel, you would ( ).

A.neither take a train nor go by ear

B.only take a train

C.either take a train or go by car

D.only take a bus

4.It can be concluded that many of London's dockyards are ( ).

A.not used

B.seriously blocked

C.fully used

D.opened again

5.Channel link would ( ).

A.allow us to buy fish and chips inFrance

B.make the journey from Europe to England dangerous but easier and faster

C.decrease more trade forLondon's dockyards

D.makeLondon more prosperous again

答案解析：

1.【解析】C

推理判断题。可用排除法：开篇第一句已清楚地说明游过英吉利海峡至少要九小时，所以A说少于四小时是不对的；第一段最后一句中有一个非常重要的词，就是again.既然是again就说明建隧道、修大桥已不是新想法了，B也随之被淘汰；根据文章第二段第一句，隧道可直达伦敦，不只到海岸线，D也排除了。而cC是正确的，游过去当然要比坐船、乘飞机困难多了。

2.【解析】A

事实细节题。根据文章第二段第二句，建隧道要比建大桥便宜得多。

3.【解析】B

事实细节题。根据文章第二段第二句，隧道里只能供火车行走。

4.【解析】A

事实细节题。根据文章第三段第四句，伦敦的船坞地都是disused(废弃不用的)。

5.【解析】D

事实细节题。文章最后一段倒数第二句，这条路能够激活贸易，使伦敦成为欧洲的一个商业中心，所以当然会使伦敦繁荣起来。A显然低估了这条通路的作用；B.C谈到的作用都是负面的。

英语三级试题：阅读理解 篇6

I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching （紧握） at one another's hands for reassurance.

They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled （聚在一起） round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon （蚕茧） into a larger_cocoon.

It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.

But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don't care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come—with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.

1.In this passage, the author wants to tell ________.

A.teenagers to try to pursue their real selves

B.readers to try to be popular with people around

C.parents to try to control and guide their children

D.people to try to understand and respect each other

2.The author disapproves of rebelling teenagers ________.

A.growing away from their parents

B.following the popularity trend

C.walking a new way on their own

D.turning to their friends for help

3.The phrase “larger cocoon” at the end of the second paragraph refers to ________.

A.the distractive and variable society

B.the dazzling music world

C.the parental care and love

D.the popularity wave in the society

4.What does the author think of advertisements?

A.Convincing.

B.Instructive.

C.Influential.

D.Authoritative.

5.According to the author, what might happen when a teenager stands up against the popularity wave and follows his/her own path?

A.He/She falls behind the time.

B.He/She loses good friends.

C.He/She faces all kinds of criticism.

D.He/She gains valuable popularity.

全国英语等级考试(pets)三级阅读冲刺模拟题附答案 篇7

Directions: Read thefollowing textfrom whwh lo words have been removed,Choosefrom the words A—-0 the most suitable one tofill each numbered gap in the text(46-55).There are FlvE extra words that you do not need to use.Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET 1.

Just when you had figured out how to manage fat in your diet, researchers are now warning against another common mealtime pitfall--salt.

A study by researchers at the University of California，San Francisco(UCSF)，Stanford University and Columbia University shows that even a 46 decrease in daily salt intake can lead to dramatic health benifit.The authors 47 an annual drop of as many as l20，000 cases of heart disease,66,000 48 of stroke and 99，000 heart attacks 49 by high blood pressure after a 3-9—per—day reduction in salt.

The advantages，not surprisingly，were greater for African Americans，who ale more likely to high blood pressure than other ethnic groups，and for the elderly，since blood vessels stiffen with age，which Call lead to higher blood pressure

"Everyone in the U.S.is consuming salt far in 51 of what is good for them," says lead author Dr.Kirsten Bibbins Domingo of UCSF.“What we are suggesting is that a population

wide effort to reduce salt intake, even 52, will have health benefits.’’

The team conducted a computer—based analysis to determine the 53

of a 3-g--per day reduction in salt intake on rates of heart disease and death.They also calculated the cost savings emerging from the amount of disease that would be 54 because of lower blood pressure. The conclusion：by cutting salt intake nationwide，the U.S.could save$10 billion to$24 billion 55 in health care costs.

[A]accidents

[C]avoided

[E]considerable

[G]documented

[I]excess

[K]instances[M]revised

[O]undertakeannually caused develop dramatically

参考译文

就在你了解如何控制饮食中的脂肪的时候，研究人员已经开始就饮食中另一个常见的健康威胁——盐，提出警告。

一项由加州大学旧金山分校、斯坦福大学和哥伦比亚大学的研究人员进行的研究显示，即便适量减少日常食盐的摄入量对健康都可带来极大的益处。研究的作者用文件展示了这一结果：每天减少3克食盐的摄入量，每年由高血压引起的心脏病患者可减少l20，000例，中风减少66.000例，心肌梗塞减少99，000例。

这样的结果对于非洲裔的美国人无疑更有利，因为他们比其他种族 更易患上高血压，这对老年人也是个福音，因为血管随着年龄增长老化 僵硬，也会引起血压升高。

“美国人食盐的摄入量远远超过健康需要的标准。”这项研究的第一 作者，加州大学旧金山分校的柯尔斯顿·罗宾斯·多明戈说。“我们所 倡议的，是一场全民范围的控盐运动，即便是微量的，也会让健康受益。”研究团队进行了一项电脑分析，来检测每天减少3克食盐摄入量对 心脏病患病率和死亡率的影响。他们还计算了这样做能够节省多少资 金，因为它使得人们能够避免由于血压升高而患上其他疾病。得到的结 论是：通过全国范围的控盐运动，美国每年节省的医疗费用为100亿到 240亿美元。

答案及译文

46.L【解析】该处需填人形容词，修饰后面的名词decrease。意思为：即便将日常食盐的摄入量进行适量的减少都可带来极大的健康 益处，形容词considerable显然不符合句意，因此填入形容词 modest。

47.G【解析】此处需要填人动词作句子的谓语，且用动词的一般过去式。根据句意，该处应该填入动词document的过去式，表示作者通过数据记录减少食盐摄入量后，心脏病、中风和心肌梗塞相应减少的病例。

48.K【解析】此处需要填入名词，和前面的心脏病例(cases of heart disease)，本句的中风实例(instances of stroke)以及后面的心肌梗塞 (heart attacks)担当同样的句子成分，因此，应该填入名词instanceso。

49.D【解析】此处需要填入过去分词作后置定语，因为心肌梗塞(heart attacks)是由于高血压引起的，分词和它做修饰的名词短语是被 动关系，所以填人过去分词表被动，根据句意进一步推断，该处填人caused。

50.F 【解析】此处需要填入动词原形，和be likely to do构成固定搭配，意思是：很有可能做某事。填入动词原形develop(发展，形成)，非洲裔的美国人比其他种族更易患上高血压，正好符合原文意思。

51.I 【解析】此处需要填入名词，构成词组in excess of，意思是：超过；较…更多。故选I项excess，这句话的意思是：美国人食盐的摄入量远远超过健康需要的标准。

52.N【解析】此处需要填入副词修饰整个句子。在副词分类中选中slightly(轻微地)最符合题意，强调即使是微量的减少食盐摄入量，也会让健康受益。

53.J 【解析】此处需要填入名词。根据该句句意：研究团队进行了一项电脑分析，来检测每天减少3克食盐摄入量对心脏病患病率和死亡率的影响，因此填入名词impact，符合句意。

54.C【解析】此处需要填入过去分词，由that引导的定语从句中缺少构成谓语的过去分词，组成过去将来时的被动语态would be + v-ed，填入过去分词avoided，意思是：通过血压的'降低，某些疾病将是可以避免的。

55.B【解析】此处填人副词，annually(每年)作为统计数据的时间单位，意思是：通过全国范围的控盐运动，美国每年节省的医疗费用为100亿到240亿美元。据此，可以判断选择B。

参考答案 篇8

Part A

Text 1

在15世纪中期，一位来自伦敦的富有商人将6700多枚金币和银币埋藏在萨里的一座倾斜的山坡里。他当时在躲避玫瑰战争，打算在战争结束时再返回，但是他却没能回来。这些金银币一直藏在地下，直到1990年九月的一个夜晚，当地的一位居民Roger Mintey偶然间用一种探测金属的仪器发现了它们。Mintey发现的金银币大约价值35万美金(大部分硬币现保存在大不列颠博物馆)，这笔钱足够他辞去小工厂的工作并继续搜寻剩下的宝藏。

但是这种挖掘在当时的英国是备受争议的。在许多欧洲国家，金属探测者或使用金属探测器的'人都将面临严厉的法律制裁。然而，l997年

英国官方颁布了一项新制度，鼓励爱好者们上报他们的发现(除了那些属于宝藏范围内的物品，Mintey的发现就属于此范围，必须上报)，但允许他们拥有发现的物品或上报赢得奖励。去年，在伯明翰郊外发现了一处隐秘的仓库。该仓库中藏有1500多件7世纪的金制品和银制品，价值高达450多万美元。正当当地的博物馆急着筹集资金去购买这些制品以免其流入市场时，它的归属权还在争论，其皇族拥有者遭到了土地拥有者及发现者的指责。

这些被发现的物品激发了英国l至2万金属探测者和博物馆力图保护文物的工作人员之间的白热化的战争。支持者认为此制度阻止了珍贵文物的流失，而反对者认为金属探测者们不会上报所有东西。这场争论的重点在于到底谁应该拥有历史遗产。剑桥大学的Chris—topherChippindale教授说道，“过去几个世纪以来，人们渐渐开始认为这些珍贵的文物属于我们所有人”。但是至少在英国，这些埋葬的宝藏诱惑着很多人，从而改变了一切。

46.D【精析】细节题。关于萨里的硬币，从文章第一段第一、二句“…awell—to—do merchant from London buried more than 6，700...He was fleeing the War of the Roses…”可知，这些硬币是被一位商人在战争中留下的，D正确。由第一段最后一句“Mintey’s find--much ofwhich now sits in the British Museum--eamed him roughly$350.000…spend more time pursuing lost treasure.”可知Mintey发现的金银币大约值三十五万美元，但他并没有发现全部的，题干问的是埋在底下的全部金币的信息，所以A不正确；第一段没有提及归属权的问题，故8错误；由第一段开头可知，金币是在15世纪中期(大约l650年左右)埋藏的，l990年发现，中间大约340年左右，故C不正确。综上所述，故选D。

47.D【精析】推断题。由文章第一段可知，Mintey只是使用金属探测器发现了金币，并不是他发明了金属探测器，故A不正确。由第一段最后一句可知，Mintey是在一家工厂工作，并不是拥有一家工厂，故B、C不正确。从文章第一段最后两句可知，Roger Mintey是偶然间用金属探测器发现的并且他在一家小工厂工作，第二段第三句也提到政府鼓励爱好者上报他们的发现，并举了Mintey的例子，由此可推断Mintey只是将此作为爱好，故选D。

48.C【精析】细节题。根据第二段第三句“In the U.K.，however，offi—cials introduced a scheme in l997 encouraging hobbyists to repoa their discoveries(…)一but allowing them to keep what they receive a reward.”可知，在英国，政府出台政策鼓励人们上报发现的物品，但是允许他们拥有，故选c。

49.C【精析】推断题。根据文章第二段最后一句“While local muse umshurry to raise enough money to keep the find off the open market，it sits in limb0，owned by the Crown but facing claims by the landowner and the metal detectorist who find it.”可知，关于该宝藏的归属权还在争论中，故选C。

50.A【精析】细节题。从文章最后一段第二句“1here’S been a slow more over the centuries that precious old things belong to US all.”可知，这位教授认为这些宝藏或文物是属于大家共有的，故选A。

全国公共英语阅读三级每日练习题及答案 篇9

It was fifteen past nine as Marie hurried into the office building where she was going to work. Her bus had inched along through heavy morning traffic, making her a few minutes late for her very first job. She decided to start out half an hour earlier the next day.

Once inside the lobby,she had to stand at the elevators and wait several minutes before she could get on one going to the sixth floor. When she finally reached the office marked "Smith Enterprises", she knocked at the door nervously and waited. There was no reply. She tapped on the door again, but still there was no answer. From inside the next office,she could hear the sound of voices, so she opened the door and went in.

Although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks before when she had the interview with Mr. Smith, it looked quite different now. In fact, it hardly looked like an office at all. The employees were just standing around chatting and smoking. In the front of the room,somebody must have just told a good joke, she thought,because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came in. For a moment she had thought they were laughing at her.

Then one of the men looked at his watch, clapped his hands and said something to the others. Quickly they all went to their desks and, in a matter of seconds, everyone was hard at work. No one paid any attention to Marie. Finally she went up to the man who was sitting at the desk nearest to the door and explained that this was her first day in the office. Hardly looking up from his work,he told her to have a seat and wait for Mr. Smith, who would arrive at any moment. Then Marie realized that the day's work in the office began just before Mr. Smith arrived. Later she found out that he lived in Connecticut and came into Manhattan on the same train every morning,arriving in the office at 9:35, so that his staff knew exactly when to start working.

1. Marie felt nervous when she knocked at the door because _____.

[A] it was her first day in a new job

[B] she was a little bit late for work

[C] she was afraid that she had gone to the wrong place

[D] there was no answer from inside the office

2. Marie could hardly recognize the office she went into as _____.

[A] she had been there only once

[B] Mr. Smith was not in the office

[C] nobody was doing any work

[D] the office had a new appearance

3. The people in the office suddenly started working because _____.

[A] they saw a stranger in the office

[B] their morning break was ended

[C] no one wanted to talk to Marie

[D] the boss was about to arrive

4. We can infer from the text that the employees of the enterprise _____.

[A] would start their work by listening to a joke

[B] were cold to newcomers

[C] were always punctual for work

[D] lacked devotion to the company

5. The best title for this text would be _____.

[A] Punctual Like A Clock

[B] A Cold Welcome

[C] An Unpunctual Manager

[D] Better Late Than Never

答案解析

1. 答案B 解析：第一天上班迟到，所以紧张。故选B.

2. 答案D 解析：由第三段中"In fact, it hardly looked like an office at all. The employees were just standing around chatting and smoking."可以看出，办公室内雇员的表现使得Marie感到走错了房间。故选D.

3. 答案D 解析：段中"Then Marie realized that the day's work in the office began just before Mr. Smith arrived."可知选D.

4. 答案D 解析：而易见该公司职员对公司缺乏奉献精神。故选D.

5. 答案A 解析：标题的。选择应言简言骇，同时也可表达出作者的某种感情色彩，如讽刺、批评、赞扬等。B项中A Cold Welcome太过于平淡，未能表达讽刺意味；An Uupunctual Manager则转移了本文叙述的对象，以偏盖全；Better Late Than Never与文章内容无关。故选A.