大学生英语竞赛C类阅读理解专项强化真题试卷13
第三部分
1.Why did Mariann go to Germany to study besides her desire to be in the centre of Europe?
There are only three medical schools in Norway and it is difficult for her to find a chance．
解析：(文章第一段中，Mariann主要讲述了她去德国学习的两个原因：1)想要待在欧洲中部，这样离其他国家比较近；2)在挪威找到学医的地方很困难，因为挪威只有三个医学院。)
2.How long did Mariann live in a German family after she reached Munich?
For six months．
解析：(第三段中，Mariann说她到Munich后首先住在了一个德国家庭里，该段倒数第二句提到“After six months I moved into my own apartment”，即Marian在那个德国家庭住了六个月后，搬进了自己的公寓。)
3.What does Mariann want to be after her graduation?
She wants to be a doctor．
解析：(第三段最后一句指出“For three years I had a Norwegian boy friend who was also studying tobe a doctor，but that ended when he left”，从also可以看出Mariann和她的挪威男朋友都想成为一名医生。)
4.What makes Mariann be accustomed to drinking beer?
Almost all people in Munich drink beer．
解析：(第四段第三句提到“especially as beer is the favourite drink of students everywhere”，可知在Munich几乎人人喜欢喝啤酒。下一句Mariann表示她起初并不喜欢喝啤酒，但是因为住在Munich，所以别无选择，而现在她已经喜欢上喝啤酒了。acquire the taste爱好，嗜好。)
5.How did Mariann get the money for her three months’ travelling to other countries?
She did a part time job in a hospital near Oslo．
解析：(倒数第二段最后两句指出“I hope to get a job in a hospital near Oslo．I worked there lastsummer，while earning the money to go to Nepal，Thailand and Vietnam for three months”，可知Mariann上个暑假在Oslo附近的一家医院做兼职，从而赚取了去别国旅游三个月的费用。)
6.What is the second most spoken language in the U. S. ?
Spanish．
解析：(根据文章第二段第二句“The most spoken language other than English is Spanish”，可知除英语外，在美国家庭中使用最广泛的语言是西班牙语。)
7.Which immigrant population had the biggest increase in the U. S. in the last ten years?
Chinese．
解析：(文章第四段讲述到在过去十年间，德语、意大利语和波兰语的使用者人数都有了下降，而第五段指出新来移民的语言在美国的使用变得更加广泛，该段第二句提到“。Thenumber of Chinese speakers rose 98％to 2．6 million”，可知在过去十年间中国移民人数在美国增长最快。)
8.Why are there fewer speakers of European languages in the U. S. now than fifty years ago?
Because immigrants who came to the United States during the first half of the 1900s are gradual—ly dying．
解析：(第四段第二句指出“Many European languages are becoming less common，as immigrantswho came to the United States during the first half of the 1900s die”，可知随着20世纪初期来美国的欧洲移民逐渐去世，很多欧洲语言的使用就不那么普遍了。)
9.Where do more than half of the non-English speaking residents live the U. S. ?
They live in California，New York and Florida．
解析：(根据第五段第三句“More than half of those who do not speak English at home live in justthree states，California，New York，and Florida”，可知在美国，超过一半不说英语的居民都住在加利福尼亚州、纽约和弗罗里达州。)
10.How many U. S. citizens don’t speak English at all according to the Census Bureau report?
Some 3 million．
解析：(由最后一段最后一句提到的“…5．8％一or some 3million people–say they don’t speakEnglish at all”，可知美国有5．8％或者说大约300万人不会说一点英语。)
11.Why was the Palace given the name as \\
Because of its centrality as well as restricted access．
解析：(文章首句就提到故宫博物馆位于北京的中心(at the heart of B
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