2016年公共英语考试二级模拟试卷:阅读理解
56. The word "convenient" in the passage means__________.
[A]handy, easy to do
[B] that can be changed
[C]found of drinking and merry-making
[D] carriages or other trucks
57. If you cut another car off,its driver may be__________.
[A] impanent
[B]terrible
[C]angry
[D]both A and B
58. The sentence "Traffic accidents declare millions of lives" means__________.
[A] traffic accidents make some people become millionaires
[B]many people die from traffic accidents
[C]millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidents
[D]millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents
59. According to the passage,driving can be safe if__________.
[A]you are patient
[B]you obey all the traffic rules
[C]you don’t cut another car off
[D]you wait in line at a red light
60. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
[A]Traffic Safety.
[B]A Careful Driver.
[C]How to Drive a Car.
[D]A Traffic Accident.
61. Henry doesn’t like to use his head,so ___________.
[A]he has little knowledge
[B]he is young and strong
[C]he tries to be a farmer
[D]he finds a job on a farm
62. Henry gets less money because ___________.
[A]he sleeps more
[B]he does some unskilled work
[C]he isn’t polite to the farmer
[D]he eats more
63. Henry has to cut down the trees because ___________.
[A]he can do nothing except it
[B]he likes to stay in the quiet forest
[C]he can’t get on well with others
[D]he is very strong
64. Henry is ___________to stay in the forest.
[A]glad
[B]angry
[C]safe
[D]afraid
65. Henry hopes to ___________.
[A]make the farmer happy
[B]get help
[C]lie down in the forest
[D]cut down more trees
66. Which is true according to this passage?
[A]The other families might not even know a family that lived close by in the past.
[B]We live in an age of machines when machines can do everything.
[C]Neighboring is not as common as it used to be.
[D]Everyone shared the same problem -- power is not enough for daily use.
67. What does the writer of this passage want to tell us?
[A]Since human beings cannot live alone,neighboring will be important again.
[B]Machines are not good because they keep people apart.
[C]Neighbors are not necessary in our time of machines.
[D]Machines can replace good neighbors as they can work for people and entertain people.
68. Which statement do you agree with after your reading?
[A]When the power failure hit New York City, people only minded their own business.
[B]Nobody needs all the machines we have made till now.
[C]People used to pay each other with their building, raising, and so on.
[D]People have di{ficulties in finding a good neighbor today.
69. The writer uses questions at the beginning
[Alto show the value of works by Shakespeare, Newton and Tolkien
[B]to show the popularity of the library with students and teachers
[C]to draw readers’ attention to the low price for adopting a book
[D]to draw readers’ attention to the Adopt-A-Book program
70. If you decide to adopt a book, you __________
[A]must protect the book and keep it safe
[B]may give the book as a gift to your friend
[C]can help with the protection of the rare books
[D]will enjoy an advantage in using the book in your research
71. What does the underlined word "they’(Line 3, Para. 3) refer to?
[A]Rare books.
[B]Library users.
[C]Book owners.
[D]Library conditions.
72. What is the purpose of the text?
[A]To persuade people to use the library more.
[B]To call on people to give their rare books to the library.
[C]To raise money for the protection of rare books in the library.
[D]To make known the library’s special collections to the general public.
73. _________seems to be boring according to the passage.
[A]Illustration A
[B]Illustration B
[C]The shape of the bushes
[D]The arrangement in Illustration A and D
74. When we look at Illustration C, _________
[A]our eyes don’t move
[B]we think about the relationship between the squares
[C]we guess what the shapes may be
[D]we express the artist’s feelings
75. It is likely that the authJr wants to tell us _________[A]how to draw pictures
[B]why to draw pictures
[C]how to enjoy pictures
[D]what to be seen in pictures
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