1、大学英语阅读与文化翻译复习资料I am Carlos. I am from America, but I love Italian food. I have to take the orders and serve the food. I have two free evenings a week. But I always have to work on Friday and Saturday evenings when the restaurant is busy. The wages are not good, but I am nice to customers so I get a
2、lot of tips. I am permanent so I get holiday pay - three weeks a year. I go back to America and I see my family. There I dont have to serve food - my mother serves me!1. Carlos is a _C_. A. big restaurant owner B. chef C. waiter2. Carlos loves _A_ food.A. Italian B. British C. American3. Carlos work
3、s _B_.A. in the daytime B. in the evenings C. at lunchtime4. The restaurant is usually busy _B_.A. on Friday and Saturday afternoonsB. on Friday and Saturday eveningsC. every day5. Carlos gets _A_.A. holiday payB. no tips from the customersC. good wagesLet me tell you about my new job. Its great. I
4、work for Centre Company. They have an office in London. I am the Deputy Marketing Manager. I am in charge of newspaper advertisements. I like working here, but I dont like traveling by tube. Its too busy! There are some very nice colleagues, and I often eat lunch with them in the canteen. We start w
5、ork at nine oclock. Lunch is from one oclock to two oclock. Then I finish work at 6 oclock. My brother works near my office. He is in insurance, and sometimes we have a drink in the pub in the evening.1. The writer _B_ new job.A. doesnt like his B. likes his C. is looking for a2. The writer works in
6、 _B_.A. insurance B. marketing C. computers3. The writer thinks the tube is too_C_.A. noisy B. slow C. busy4. The writer works for about _A_ on weekdays.A. 8 hours B. 9 hours C. 10 hours5.The writer and his brother _A_ .A. sometimes see each other B. never see each other C. see each other every dayH
7、ello. My name is Molly and Im from Ireland. I train the staff and help the customers - especially the important ones. Franco, the restaurant owner, discusses everything with me. I have two free evenings a week, but twice a year I work every evening when Franco is on holiday - I hate that. I always h
8、ave to work on Friday and Saturday evenings when the restaurant is busy. But I like it because Im interested in food and people. My salary is good. I like working with Franco. I get along well with the other staff in the restaurant.1. Molly likes to work every evening. BA. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesnt
9、 say.2 Molly sometimes has to work on Friday and Saturday evenings. AA. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesnt say.3. Molly has a holiday twice a year. CA. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesnt say.4. Molly like working in the daytime. CA. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesnt say.5. Molly gets along well with all the staff in the r
10、estaurant. AA. Right. B. Wrong. C. Doesnt say.Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.One advantage of living
11、outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of ones own.Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Eve
12、n though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes garden, one can spend ones free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred
13、and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature.Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatre
14、s, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnights (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the res
15、t they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 1. Which of the following statements is NOT true? BA. People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city.B. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country.C. Some people enjoying city l
16、ife prefer to work and live inside London.D. Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside.2. With the same money needed for _C_, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.A. getting a small flat with a gardenB. having a small flat with a gardenC. renting a small
17、 flat without a gardenD. buying a small flat without a garden3. When the garden is in blossom, the one _B_ has been rewarded.A. living in the countryB. having spent time working in the garden.C. having a garden of his own.D. having been digging, planting and watering4. People who think happiness lie
18、s in the city life would feel that _A_ if they had to live outside London.A. their life was meaningless B. their life was invaluableC. they didnt deserve a happy life D. they were not worthy of their happy life5. The underlined phrase “get away from” in the 3rd paragraph refers to _C_.A. deal with B
19、. do away with C. escape from D. prevent fromBy definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most for the benefits of others-they are people against whom we measure others. They are men and women recognized for shaping our
20、 nations consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by, where the very idea of heroism is something beyond us-an artifact of the past. Some maintain, that because the Cold War i
21、s over and because America is at peace, our age is essentially an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made in medical science.Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see the
22、m. They are people who manage to go beyond celebrity, who are legendary, who somehow manage to become mythic,. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities? Thats hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spence
23、r who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic deathsuch as Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kenne
24、dy, and Princess Diana.1. The passage mainly deals with _.A. life and death B. heroes and heroines C. heroes and icons D. icons and celebrities2. Heroes and heroines are usually _.A. courageous B. good examples to follow C. self-sacrificing D. all of the above3. Which of the following statements is
25、wrong?A. Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growthB. Superstars are famous for being famousC. Ones look can contribute to being famousD. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times4. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love _.A. when she was 19 B. when she became a
26、princessC. just before her death D. after she gave birth to a prince5. What is more likely to set an icons status?A. Good looks. B. Tragic and early death. C. Personal attraction. D. The quality of ones story.In the water around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty
27、Island there is a very special statue (雕像) called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sights in the world. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French sculptor (雕塑家) named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. T
28、he inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris. Liberty, of course, means freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary (周年) of U.S. Independence from England. The statue wa
29、s built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the United States. It was opened for the public on October 28, 1886. As you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 1
30、68 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of New York. 1. A good title for the selection is _. A. Famous Sights in the World B. Liberty Island C. The Statue of Liberty D. A Gift from France 2. The word “sight” in the first paragraph me
31、ans _. A. a small present or gift B. a kind of postcard C. the power of seeing D. something that you can see 3. The statue was built _. A. in France B. in the United States C. in England D. on Liberty Island 4. We may conclude that the elevator does not _. A. go fast enough B. cost lots of money C.
32、go to the top D. both A and B 5. The man who made the part of the statue that we can see on the outside was _. A. an unknown architect B. Bartholdi C. Eiffel D. both B and CA characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made manthe man who has risen to
33、 the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pai
34、ns to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.This attitude toward manual (体力) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortable but even luxuriously (豪华地) furnished and in which the
35、re is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist mer
36、ely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting t
37、he house. His son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education. 1. From paragraph 1, we know that in America _.A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made m
38、anB. people can always rise to the top through their won effortsC. college professors win great respect from common workersD. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors2. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _.A. servants in American are hard to getB.
39、 she takes pride in what she can do herself C. she can hardly afford servantsD. It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food.3. The expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means “_”.A. work in a furniture shopB. keep accounts for a barC. wait to lay the tableD. serve customers in a resta
40、urant 4. The authors attitude toward manual (体力的) labor is _. A. positive B. negative C. humorous D. critical 5. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage? _.A. A Respectable Self-made FamilyB. American Attitude toward Manual Labor. C. Characteristics of American Culture.D. T
41、he Development of Manual Labor.In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of l
42、osing their homes. However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which could also b
43、e rent-controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartment in the city.Some theorists argue that the minimum wage law can cause problems in the same way. The federa
44、l government sets the minimum that an employer must pay workers. The minimum helps people who generally look for unskilled, low-paid jobs. However, if the minimum is high, employers may hire fewer workers. They will replace workers with machinery. The price, which is the wage that employers must pay
45、, increases. Therefore, other things being equal, the number of workers that employers want decreases. Thus, critics claim, an increase in the minimum wage may cause unemployment. Some poor people may find themselves without jobs instead of with jobs at the minimum wage.Supporters of the minimum wag
46、e say that it helps people keep their dignity. Because of the law, workers cannot sell their services for less than the minimum. Furthermore, employers cannot force workers to accept jobs at unfair wages.Economic theory predicts the results of economic decisions such as decisions about farm producti
47、on, rent control, and the minimum wage. The predictions may be correct only if “other things are equal”. Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do not agree on the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it. Economists
48、 do agree, however, that there are no simple answers to economic questions.1. There is the possibility that setting maximum rent may _A_.A) cause a shortage of apartmentsB) worry those who rent apartments as homesC) increase the profits of landlordsD) encourage landlords to invest in building apartment2. According to the critics, rent control _C_.A) will always benefit those who ren
