文档介绍：该【大学英语二级期末考试-阅读理解命题范围 】是由【胜利的喜悦】上传分享，文档一共【17】页，该文档可以免费在线阅读，需要了解更多关于【大学英语二级期末考试-阅读理解命题范围 】的内容，可以使用淘豆网的站内搜索功能，选择自己适合的文档，以下文字是截取该文章内的部分文字，如需要获得完整电子版，请下载此文档到您的设备，方便您编辑和打印。Passage1Charlie Chaplinhas brokenallrecords in one has soset awholeworldlaughing asthelittle 's artandhiscareer,andopinionshaverangedwidely。Butperhapsthosewhocalledhim"the truesthumanbeingofourtime” came closestto who mon isanartfilledwith sadelementsanddeephuman feeling,withwhichanaudiencecannot e is for these reasons, Ibelieve, that thefigureofCharliehasattractedgenerationaftergeneration。All the writerswho ountsof Chaplin’slifeagreethatCharlie’sunhappyearly yearsin thearea inLondonwherehousesweredirty andworn hadagreat influence on hisdevelopmentandon thetypeof filmshemade。Chaplin himselfemphasizesit in hismemoirs (回忆录)。 Themore one readsabouthisearliestperiod,themoreone tendstoagree。Indeed,his sufferingyouthhad a lasting influenceonhim. Chaplin wasneverafraidtodealwithsubjectscausingmuch disagreement in ahumorousperformance onwar onlya fewweeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscame home from WorldWarIin1918。This wasregardedasmadness,but theperformancewaswellreceived。So perfectlydidithitthenailontheheadthateventhereturningsoldiersfound itimpossibletohateitanddeeply appreciatedthisshortandhumorousperformance onwhat forthemhad beenan performancesattackingcapitalgovernments,satirizing (讽刺) thecruelty of themachineage, afterhisdeath,thefunnyfilmsof motionpictureactor anddirector CharlieChaplin continuetobe wellloved。He isparticularlywell essasacreatorofhumorouspresentations that make funof people, theestablishment, followingaboutCharlieChaplin aretrue 。he wasbornintheUSAB。hewasagreat filmactor C。 he hadanunhappyearlylife ofHitlerinone ofhis ,CharlieChaplinhasbeenwelllovedbygenerationaftergeneration because______________。A. heset the wholeworld laughingB。his . bothB and C3。According to thewriters ofCharlie Chaplin’s lifehistory, ____________hada stronginfluenceonthetypeoffilmshe 。the societyinwhich he livedB. theaudiencewhopraisedand admiredhimC。hisunhappy earlyyearsinthepoorarea in the passage,which ofthefollowing istrue? inChaplin’s work because hedidn'tinvolve himself inpoliticalaffairs。B。Chaplin became welllovedyears afterhis death。C。Chaplin'sperformanceis funny withoutanysadelements。D. Chaplin's filmsare binations of funnyandsadelements。 passage Chaplin B。written about oneofCharlieChaplin’sfilmsD。writtenforstudentstolearn film—makingPassage2Although Beethoven could poseeasily,his positions e dealof hardworkandhealwaysfound it hard tosatisfyhimself。Whenhewas28, hebegantonotice astrangenoisein worse,hewenttoseedoctors,andwastoldthathewas posertobear. Beethovenwas withouthope;hewas surethathewasgoingtodie. He wenttothecountrysidewherehewrote alonggood-byeletter tohis brothers,describinghowsadandlonelyhisdeafness madehim. Helongedto die, andsaidtodeath,”Comewhenyouwill;Ishallmeet you bravely。”Infact, courage andwent onwritingmusic, thoughhecouldhearwhat hewrotemore andmore faintly。 He wrotethemusicfor whichweremember him bestafter hebecamedeaf。 Thismusic wasverydifferent from any andbeautifulmusic that posershadwrittenfortheirrich listeners, Beethovenwrote stormy, excitingmusic which remindsusofhistroubled andcourageous(勇敢的) life。HisHeroic(英雄的) Symphony(交响乐) andFifthSymphonybothshowhis couragein strugglingwith hisfate. In pletelydeaf,buthewrotemore creativelythanever,for he could ”hear" hismusic inhismind。 Hewaslonely and oftenunhappy butinspiteofthis,heoftenwrotejoyful music,such ashis last symphony, the Ninth。 Becauseof hiscourage andstrong willto triumph,hismusichasgivenjoyandencouragementtomillionsofpeople。1。Howdid Beethoven’sdeafness affecthim? his writingmusic. 。D. Ithelpedhimcreategreat music。2。Whichofthefollowingmusicworks writtenby Beethovenwas joyful?A。 No。 9 。 . 。 todiebecause . hehadtolddeathhewouldmeet it bravelyB。hefelt his deafnesswastoomuch for himtobearas acomposer C。hewouldn’tbeable towrite ing 't beableto of thefollowing isthebest titlefor thispassage? andSymphonyB。 Hardto SatisfyC。 TheMusicofFateD. Deafness inMusic。5。Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A。Whenhewaspartly deaf,Beethoven's musicbecame 。His music becamemoreand moreartistic althoughhewasdeaf。C。 Hewrote fainter andfaintermusicafterhe wentdeaf。D. posedexciting andencouragingmusicthatreflectedhis struggle withhis food isthoughtof poorlyinothercountries。This ismostprobablybecause foreigners in England areoftenobliged(不得不)toeatin themorefast—foodtypeofrestaurant。 Hereit is necessaryto prepare foodrapidlyinlargeamounts, andthe tasteof thefoodinevitablysuffers, though its quality,fromthe pointofview ofnourishment(营养), isquite ,it is ratherdull , theEnglishmaneatinginacheap ormedium pricerestaurant isusuallyina hurry(atleastatlunch), and ameal eaten in aleisurelywayin pleasantsurroundings is alwaysfarmoreenjoyablethan a mealtakenquicklyinabusiness—,itispossibleto getagood mealatareasonableprice;in fact,suchamealmaybeless expensivethansimilarfoodinothercountries。 Forthosewithmoneyto spare,therearerestaurants parefavorablywiththe best inany country. In manycountries breakfastis asnack(点心)rather thana meal,butthetypicalEnglish breakfast is afullmeal。Some people have a bowlofhotorcoldcereal(谷物) fillingcourse,usuallycooked,such asbacon(腊肉) andeggs, or some othertypeofmeat. Yorkshire ham(火腿)is alsoabreakfastmany peopleenjoy。estoast, withbutterandmarmalade (果子酱), and perhapssomefruit。Tea or coffee isdrunkwiththemeal。ManyEnglishpeoplenow takesuch afullbreakfast 。Food inthemorefast-foodtypeofrestaurantinBritain isalways 。 servedinlarge appearanceC。quite acceptablefor foreignersD。notsodelicious2。Accordingtothe passage,English foodis_______________in . actually quite 。alwaysvery simpleD。 alwaystakeninpleasantsurroundings despite its poortaste3。ForeignersinBritainalwayschoose 。 havea fullbreakfasteverydayC。buytheleastexpensive foodD。have their mealsinthemorefast— statements is probablytrue?A。Englishmenalwaystalkabouttimewhile eating。B。Thesamemeal wouldbemoreenjoyableif eateninbetter surroundings。C。It'salmostimpossiblefor anyBritishrestaurant torank amongthe bestintheworld。 canhardlygetenough food at areasonableprice inBritain。5。Which ofthefollowing statementsisprobablyNOT true? fullbreakfast only oncea 。Typicalbreakfast in Britainisa meal ratherthanasnack。C。Englishmenareso stuckin their old ways that theyhaveafullbreakfasteveryday。D。Englishpeoplealwayshaveteaorcoffeewitha fullbreakfastinstead offruitjuice。Passage4Televisioncarries morenational advertisingthan anyother mediumintheUnited States。 Thesameistruein somesmallercountriessuch as Spainand Portugal, whereit is the onlymediumreaching a generalnationalaudience。Inmany countries,(Sweden andDenmark,forexample)the state—eptsnoadvertising。mercial(商业广告) timeisvery much limited,asinFrance,Germany,and state—owned eptingalimitedamount of advertisingin1988。Thechief reason thattelevision issowelllikedamongUnitedStates advertisersisthat it reachesavastnumberof people atthe sametime。Whileitcancostwellover100,000dollars,a30-worktelevisioncanbeseenandheard byas manyas25 million viewers。paniesthatmustmakeprospectsaware oftheirproductsand convincethemoftheirbenefits immediately,thereisnothing asefficientastelevisionadvertising。Becauseit employsmotionaswellas words,pictures, sounds, and music,televisionisavaluablemediumforproductsthat lendthemselvestodemonstration. Noother mediumisaseffectiveinshowing how quickly anautomobilecan move orhowwell acertaintypeof wristwatchwillstandup underheavyuse and continue torun。 Inthesameway, itis anideal mediumforshowinghowsomeproducts canmakeapersonfeelbetterabout him— orherself, suchaslong—。Accordingto thepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue? lessadvertisingonTVin Spainthan inSweden。B。 Onecannever mercialon TVinDenmarksinceitis eptedatall。C。mercial timeisverymuchlimited inmostEuropean countries。D。 French people don’thavetoworryaboutbeingtroubled the passage, whatisthemain reasonUnitedStatesadvertisers like televisionsomuch?A。municates informationmore hasat leastone 。 municatesinformation toavastnumber 。Americanpeople lovewatching TVmorethan reading。 wordprospectsinthe2ndparagraphmeans_____________。A. potentialcustomersB。 stations D。 of thefollowingisemployedinTVadvertising?A. MotionB。Sounds andmusic. C。PicturesD. All of theabove。 followingstatementsistrue? asefficientasnewspaperindemonstrationbenefitsof a 。Televisionisa valuablemediumin demonstrating benefits ofacertainproduct . Peopleuseadvertising onTVwhenever 5Coffeeisone of themost popular(流行的) drinksthroughouttheworldtoday。Infact, accordingto someestimates, over 30% ofall adultsintheworlddrinkcoffee at leastonceadayon drug called caffeine(咖啡因)。Caffeine isachemicalthatstimulates(刺激) the tomakepeople alittlebitmore awake—at leastforashort time―becauseof thisstimulatingeffectonthe nervous system (系统)。 Acupof coffeehas,on theaverage,about3% caffeineinit。Onestoryofthediscoveryofthecoffeeplantrelates to thiseffectofcaffeine。Accordingtothe story, coffeewas discovered story saysthat coffeewasfirstfound byagoat farmernamed 。Kaldiwas leading hisanimalsthrough themountains andthegoats werestoppingrepeatedlyto eat the plantsnear the , someofthegoatsstarted jumpingup anddowninaverystrangeway。Kaldifiguredout that the goatswereacting thiswaybecauseof theplantsthey wereeating。 Kaldihimselftriedeating someofthe green beans (豆荚) thatthe goatshad beeneating。He,too,feltthe stimulatingeffectof wantedto prove whathadhappened,so hepicked some ofthebeansandtookthembackto his home village, where he got the name”Kaffa”andlater"coffee” because the beanswerediscoveredin aplacecalled Kaffain Africa. Then foryears, peopleusedtoeat afewofthegreen Kaffabeans whentheywereinthe mountainsand neededextraenergy todo waslater found thatthecoffeebeans couldbepickedandthendried until they turnedbrown, andthentheycouldbe stored。Ifthe beans were driedand stored,theycouldbe used at any time。1。Whatis caffeine?A. a kindof seedB。akind of plantC。 akind ofdrugD. a kindofnut2。Whatisthepurposeof drinkingcoffee? e moreawake。B. To e more healthy。C。To emorehappy。D。 。Coffeewasfirstfoundbya __________。A。doctorB。(药剂师)D。chemist(化学家) after eatingtheplants? 。Theycouldnotfind theirwayhome。 started jumpingupand down。D。They wanted toeat getthe name ”Kaffa”? village 。 BecauseKaldi's goatsloved the g