2016年公共英語考試二級模擬試卷:閱讀理解

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    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