国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷36
阅读理解（含3小题）
Some time ago I discovered one of my chairs had a broken leg. I think it is easy to get it mended, as there are many antique (古董) shops around my flat.
But I was quite wrong. When I went into the first shop with the chair, the man refused to mend it for me. I wasn\’ t too concerned (担心的). After all, it was only the first try. The reaction (反应) at the second shop was just the same, and at the third.
I entered the fourth shop with confidence because I had made up a plan. I put down the chair and asked if they wanted to buy it. The assistant looked it over carefully and said, \\
1.When the author got to the first shop, ________.(C)
A. he was quite concerned
B. he made a mistake
C. his request was refused
D. there was no one in the shop
解析：细节题。题干意为“作者进入第一家商店时，_________。”从文章第二段前两句话\\
2.The shop assistant agreed to buy the chair because________.(B)
A. he wanted to keep the chair
B. he thought he could sell the chair for a profit (利润)
C. he found the author was very clever
D. the author begged him to do so
解析：细节题。题干意为“店员为什么同意买那把椅子？”从文章第四段第二句话“Oh，it will be very saleable once repaired.”可知，店员认为椅子修理好后很好卖，因此本题的正确答案为 B。
3.The phrase \\(A)
A. the assistance realized what the author wanted
B. some money dropped to the ground
C. what had been said was misunderstood
D. the author gave the assistance some extra money
解析：语义题。题干意为“第四段第四行的句子‘the penny dropped’的意思是_________”从文章第四段最后一句话“I know you want me to mend your chair.”可知，店员意识到了作者想要干什么。因此本题的正确答案为 A。
Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveler in the year 900 wrote that it was played \\
4.Chess________.(C)
A. is an old Indian game for travel
B. is the oldest game in the world
C. was played in India long before 900
D. was played in Japan and Europe before 1400
解析：推断题。题干意为“象棋是_________。”从文章第一段第二句和第三句话“An Arab traveler. since 1400.”可知，一位阿拉伯游客在公元900年写到：人们在很久很久以前就开始玩象棋了，而象棋很可能是在印度发明的。由此可以推断出：公元900年以前，印度就有人开始玩象棋了。所以本题的正确答案为C。
5.Which of the following will you hear when one player has won the game?(A)
A. Checkmate.
B. Check.
C. The king is dead.
D. Shah mat.
解析：细节题。题干意为“当棋手赢了的时候，你会听到下面哪种说法？”从文章第一段倒数第三句和最后一句话\\
6.Which of the following is NOT correct?(A)
A. Only two people can play chess sitting at the same table.
B. Some people write to each other playing chess.
C. The Russians lost the game played by radio.
D. All kinds of people can play chess.
解析：细节题。题干意为“下面哪一种说法不正确？”从文章第二段中间一句话\\
Computer programmer Kevin Hanley earns $100,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. Instead he has been told to wait until he is 18.
The 16-year-old boy works for a small firm in Pittsburgh, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. Kevin\’ s firm releases (发布) two new games for the home computer market each month.
But Kevin\’ s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Though Kevin earns a lot of money, he cannot drive a car, or buy a house, or obtain (获得) credit cards.
He lives with his parents in Pittsburgh. His company has to pay $ 200 a month in taxi fares (费用) to get h
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