2020年公共英语二级阅读理解试题六

Passage 1

Grandparents Answer a Call

As a third-generation native of Brownsville,Texas,Mildred Garza never planned to move away.Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help with their children,she politely refused.Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms.Garza finally say yes.That was four years ago.Today all three generations regard the move as a success,giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.

No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult children and grandchildren.Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing.Even President Obama’s mother-in-law,Marian Robinson,has agreed to leave Chicago and move into the White House to help care for her granddaughters.According to a study by grandparents.com,83 percent of the people said Mrs.Robinson’s decision will influence grandparents in the American family.Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama’s family.

“In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,”says Christine Crosby,publisher of Grand,a magazine for grandparents.“We now realize how important family is and how important it is to be near them,especially when you’re raising children.”

Moving is not for everyone.Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices,but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead.Having your grandchildren far away is hard,especially knowing your adult child is struggling,but giving up the life you know may be harder.

1.Why was Garza’s move a success?

A.It strengthened her family ties.

B.It improved her living conditions.

C.It enabled her to make more friends.

D.It helped her know more new places.

2.What was the reaction of the public to Mrs.Robinson’s decision?

A.17% expressed their support for it.

B.Few people responded sympathetically.

C.83% believed it had a bad influence.

D.The majority thought it was a trend.

3.What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?

A.They were unsure of themselves.

B.They were eager to raise more children.

C.They wanted to live away from their parents.

D.They had little respect for their grandparents.

4.What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?

A.Make decisions in the best interests of their own.

B.Ask their children to pay more visits to them.

C.Sacrifice for their struggling children.

D.Get to know themselves better.

Passage 2

Reading can be a social activity.Think of the people who belong to book groups.They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them.Now,the website BookCrossing.com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.

Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share.BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book.Then the person leaves it in a public place,hoping that the book will have an adventure,traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.

Bruce Pederson,the managing director of BookCrossing,says,“The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read.BookCrossing combines both.”

Members leave books on park benches and buses,in train stations and coffee shops.Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.

People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it.E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossers to keep them updated about where their books have been found.Bruce Pederson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.

BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual(虚拟).The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.

1.Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?

A.To explain what they are.

B.To introduce BookCrossing.

C.To stress the importance of reading.

D.To encourage readers to share their ideas.

2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.The book.

B.An adventure.

C.A public place.

D.The identification number.

3.What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it?

A.Meet other readers to discuss it.

B.Keep it safe in his bookcase.

C.Pass it on to another reader.

D.Mail it back to its owner.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Online Reading:A Virtual Tour

B.Electronic Books:A New Trend

C.A Book Group Brings Tradition Back

D.A Website Links People through Books

Passage 1

【语篇导读】文章介绍了美国的一种社会现象:一些老人搬到子女身边,与成年子女以及孙子孙女们一起生活。

1.Why was Garza’s move a success?

A.It strengthened her family ties.

B.It improved her living conditions.

C.It enabled her to make more friends.

D.It helped her know more new places.

答案　A

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中的“...giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.”可知,Garza的搬家行动是成功的,因为家人之间的关系更加亲密,关系得到加强。

2.What was the reaction of the public to Mrs.Robinson’s decision?

A.17% expressed their support for it.

B.Few people responded sympathetically.

C.83% believed it had a bad influence.

D.The majority thought it was a trend.

答案　D

解析　推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句内容可推断出,大多数人认为老人搬到成年的子女身边和子女共同生活是一种社会发展趋势。

3.What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?

A.They were unsure of themselves.

B.They were eager to raise more children.

C.They wanted to live away from their parents.

D.They had little respect for their grandparents.

答案　C

解析　推理判断题。根据第三段内容可推断出,20世纪60年代的人们不希望与父母生活在一起。

4.What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?

A.Make decisions in the best interests of their own.

B.Ask their children to pay more visits to them.

C.Sacrifice for their struggling children.

D.Get to know themselves better.

答案　A

解析　推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可推断出,作者建议祖父母们在做决定的时候应该以他们自己的最大利益为出发点。

【长难句分析】Having your grandchildren far away is hard,especially knowing your adult child is struggling,but giving up the life you know may be harder.

和孙辈们离得很远是困难的,尤其是当你知道你的成年孩子正在奋斗,但是放弃你熟悉的生活可能会更糟糕。

本句总体上是一个由but连接的并列句。Having...和giving...分别是两个分句的主语,在第二个分句中有一个定语从句(you know)修饰the life。

Passage 2

【语篇导读】本文主要介绍一个面向全球的图书分享网站BookCrossing.com。人们通过该网站可以把书放在指定地点,由其他参与者自由获取,同时也能相互交流阅读体验。考生如果怕自己错过考试报名时间和考试时间的话，可以 免费预约短信提醒，届时会以短信的方式提醒大家报名和考试时间。

1.Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?

A.To explain what they are.

B.To introduce BookCrossing.

C.To stress the importance of reading.

D.To encourage readers to share their ideas.

答案　B

解析　推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句“Now,the website BookCrossing.com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.”可知,现如今这个称之为BookCrossing.com的网站推翻了人们传统观念中的“读书会”的概念。由此引出下文对这一网站的介绍。故此处提及book groups是为了引出话题。因此B项正确。

2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.The book.

B.An adventure.

C.A public place.

D.The identification number.

答案　A

解析　代词指代题。根据文章第二段最后一句可以得知,此人将书放于一公众场所,盼着它能有一番奇遇,随着发现它的每一位新读者到处旅行。因此此处it指代上文提到的the book。

3.What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it?

A.Meet other readers to discuss it.

B.Keep it safe in his bookcase.

C.Pass it on to another reader.

D.Mail it back to its owner.

答案　C

解析　推理判断题。根据文章第二段及第四、五段可知,这些书会放在一些公共场所,发现者要将信息上传至网站,以便人们及时掌握这些书籍的动向。因此可以得知,当人们阅读完后,会将其传给其他人,故选C项。

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Online Reading:A Virtual Tour

B.Electronic Books:A New Trend

C.A Book Group Brings Tradition Back

D.A Website Links People through Books

答案　D

解析　主旨大意题。根据文章内容可以得知,本文主要介绍了一个图书分享网站BookCrossing.com,故只有D项最合适。A项表示“网上阅读”,virtual为错误信息;B项表示“电子书”,electronic为错误信息;C项表示“带回传统”,a book group为错误信息。

【长难句分析】Then the person leaves it in a public place,hoping that the book will have an adventure,traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.

然后这个人把它放在一个公共场所,希望这本书伴随着每一个发现它的新读者有一次冒险,能够到处旅行。

本句是一个复合句。hoping...是动词-ing形式作伴随状语,that引导的是宾语从句,who finds it是定语从句,修饰reader。

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