公共英語一級閱讀理解考試題（附答案）
考試題一：
Contribution of Coeducation
Imagining being asked to spend twelve or so years of your life in a society which consisted only of members of own sex. How would you react? Unless there was something definitely wrong with you， you wouldn’t be too happy about it， to say the least. It is all the more surprising therefore that so many parents in the world choose to impose such abnormal conditions on their children - conditions which they themselves wouldn’t put up with for one minute!
Any discussion of this topic is bound to question the aims of education. Stuffing children’s heads full of knowledge is far from being foremost among them. One of the chief aims of educations is to equip future citizens with all they require to take their place in adult society. Now adult society is made up of men and women， so how can a segregated school possibly offer the right sort of preparation for it? Anyone entering adult society after years of segregation can only be in for a shock.
A co-educational school offers children nothing less than a true version of society in miniature. Boys and girls are given the opportunity to get to know each other， to learn to live together from their earliest years. They are put in a position where they can compare themselves with each other in terms of academic ability， athletic achievement and many of the extra-curricular activities which are part of school life. What a practical advantage it is ( to give just a small example ) to be able to put on a school play in which the male parts will be taken by boys and the female parts by girls! What nonsense co-education makes of the argument that boys are cleverer than girl or vice-versa. When segregated， boys and girls are made to feel that they are a race apart. Rivalry between the sexes is fostered. In a coeducational school， everything falls into its proper place.
But perhaps the greatest contribution of co-education is the healthy attitude to life it encourages. Boys don’t grow up believing that women are mysterious creatures - airy goddesses， more like book-illustrations to a fairy-tale， than human beings. Girls don’t grow up imagining that men are romantic heroes. Years of living together at school dispel illusions of this kind. There are no goddesses with freckles， pigtails， piercing voices and inky fingers. There are no romantic heroes with knobbly knees， dirty fingernails and unkempt hair. The awkward stage of adolescence brings into sharp focus some of the physical and emotional problems involved in growing up. These can better be overcome in a co-educational environment. Segregated schools sometimes provide the right conditions for sexual deviation. This is hardly possible under a co-educational system. When the time comes for the pupils to leave school， they are fully prepared to enter society as well-adjusted adults. They have already had years of experience in coping with many of the problems that face men and women.
1. What is the best title for this passage?
[A] only co-education can be in harmony with society.
[B] people are in great need of co-education.
[C] any form of education other than co-education is simply unthinkable.
[D] co-education has many features.
2. what does co-education offer to children?
[A] A society.
[B] A true small model of society.
[C] A real life.
[D] True version of social condition.
3. According to the passage， what is one of the chief aims of education?
[A] It is for students to acquire knowledge.
[B] It is to equip future citizens with scientific technology.
[C] It is to equip future citizens with what is required in getting a position in society.
[D] It is for students to get academic achievements.
4. Why do boys and girls in co-education have no illusion about each other?
[A] They live together and know each other too well.
[B] Years of living together at school dismiss such illusion.
[C] co-education encourage them to have an healthy attitude toward life.
[D] They are familiar with each other’s problems.
Vocabulary
1. to be in for = receive 接受
He is in for punishment. 他受到懲罰。
2. miniature 縮樣，雛形，微型畫
3. freckle 雀斑
4. pigtail 鞭子
5. knobbly = knobby 多節(jié)的
6. unkempt 亂七八糟，蓬亂的
7. sharp focus = clear view
bring into focus 使集中在焦點上，對光
bring into sharp focus 這里的意義是：一目了然，明顯突出
8. deviation 越軌，偏離，入歧途
答案詳解
1. C 除了男女合校，其他形式的教育簡直難以想象。答案見第一段“設(shè)想請你在一個只有你一樣性別的人存在的社會生活12年光景，你會如何反應(yīng)呢？除非你本人確實有毛病，否則，你至少不會太高興。因此，世界上有那么多的父母愿意把這種不正常的環(huán)境（他們自己一分鐘都受不了的環(huán)境）強加給他們的孩子們，這太令人驚訝！”第二段講“教育的目的之一就是為未來的公民在成人社會中找一席之地，準(zhǔn)備好需要的一切。而社會由男女組成，那分校又怎能準(zhǔn)備？”后兩段講合校之優(yōu)點，分校之缺點，具體對比突出主題。這都說明C 最合適。
A. 只有合校才能和社會相協(xié)調(diào)。
D. 合校有許多特點。這兩項文章內(nèi)容涉及到，但作為最佳標(biāo)題則不確切。
B. 人們非常需要合校。文內(nèi)沒有直接談到。
2. B 一個真實社會的縮影。這在第三段第一句“男女合校確實能給孩子們提供一個社會真實的縮影。”下面的內(nèi)容都是圍繞這個主題而寫的具體情況。如：生活在一起，彼此了解，對比等。
A. 社會。
C. 一種真實的生活。
D. 真實的社會情況。都沒有B項那樣確切。
3. C 為未來公民在社會上擁有一席之地，準(zhǔn)備好所需要的一切。這在第二段“這個話題的討論必然會引出教育目的的問題。把各種知識塞進(jìn)孩子頭腦遠(yuǎn)不是教育主要的目的，教育的主要目的之一是為未來公民在成人社會求得一席之地，準(zhǔn)備好所需一切。”
A. 學(xué)生學(xué)到只是。
B. 以科技武裝未來公民。
C.為學(xué)生缺德學(xué)術(shù)成就。都只是知識學(xué)習(xí)的一個部分。
4.B 幾年學(xué)校共同生活打消了幻想。答案在第四段中，“在學(xué)校中，幾年生活在一起消除這一類的幻想。沒有什么臉上有雀斑，梳著鞭子，涂著指甲，尖的噪音的女神，也沒有膝部有疙瘩，指甲臟兮兮，頭發(fā)亂蓬蓬的浪漫英雄。棘手的青春期明顯呈現(xiàn)出來的成長過程中身體上和感情上的問題，在男女合校環(huán)境中得到很好的解決�！�
A. 他們生活在一起，彼此太了解。此答案太過，不是太了解而不產(chǎn)生幻想，而是了解情況；真人就在眼前，人就實際了，消除了幻想。
C. 合校鼓勵他們對生活有一種健康積極的態(tài)度。這是合校的大方向，不是消除幻想的根本原因。
D. 他們熟悉彼此的問題。不全是消除幻想之因，而是處理問題的前奏。這在最后一段最后兩句話有說明“當(dāng)學(xué)生離校的時刻來到時，他們已是很有適應(yīng)性的成人，為進(jìn)入社會做好了充分準(zhǔn)備。他們已有幾年處理面臨男女的許多問題的'經(jīng)驗�！�
考試題二：
Mules
Although the top men in smuggling business must work together， most of a syndicate‘s small fry， especially the mules， know only their immediate contacts.If caught there is little they can give away.A mule probably will not even know the name of the person who gives him his instructions， nor how to get in touch with him.Usually he even does not know the person to whom he has to make delivery.He will be told just to sit tight in a certain hotel or bar until someone contacts him.In this way if he is blown， coming through airport customs he cannot unwittingly lead agents to the next link in the chain.All the persons at the receiving end do is to hang around the airport among the waiting crowd， and see that the mule comes through safely.If he does not， he is dimply written off as a loss.To make identification of mules easier， several syndicates have devised their own “club ties” so that a mule wearing one can immediately be picked out.
Mules often receive careful training before embarking on their first journey.One Beirut organization， for example， uses a room with three airline seats in it.There the trainee mules sit for hours on end wearing weighted smuggling vests beneath their clothes， so that they become accustomed to standing up after a long flight in a natural way， and without revealing what they are carrying.An outfit in Brussels maintained a comfortable apartment where the mules could relax and get a firm grip on themselves on the night before their first journey; they were helped to dress before setting out for the airport in the morning.More often than not a courier will not know precisely where he is going or what flight number is until he is actually handed his tickets at the airport.This prevents the careless boast in some bar or to a girl friend the night before.
Mules occasionally run off with the goods to keep the profit themselves.As insurance against this， a syndicate often sends a high-up on the same plane to keep a wary eye on couriers， particularly new ones.Even then things can go badly wrong.One international currency smuggler who was having trouble getting money out of Britain was offered help by a group of men who said they were in a position to “fix thing” - for a fee of course.Foolishly， the smuggler agreed to accept their help.When he got to London‘s Heathrow Airport， he handed over to one of the men a black suitcase containing nearly $90，000 in cash， destined for Frankfurt.Just to keep an eye on things， the smuggler went along on the same plane.When they landed at Frankfurt he was handed back his suitcase.He beat a straight path to the men’s toilet， opened the case， and found only old clothes. The courier had switched suitcase en route， but the smuggler could hardly run to the police and complain that “the man who was smuggling money out of England for me has stolen it.”
1.What is a “mule”?
[A]A person who sends smuggling goods for a syndicate is called mule.
[B]A person in charge of smuggling goods is called mule.
[C]A person who makes delivery for a syndicate is called mule.
[D]A person who receives instructions from a smuggler is called mule.
2.The sentence “if he is blown” in line (6) is closest in meaning to
[A]if he is arrested.
[B]if he is recognized， but not necessarily arrested.
[C]if he is recognized and arrested.
[D]if he runs away.
3.Why does the author give an example in the last paragraph?
[A]To show how a smuggler is caught.
[B]To show a smuggler is afraid of the police.
[C]To show to keep a wary eye on couriers is useless.
[D]To show mules may keep the profit for themselves.
4.how does a mule work?
[A]Jointly.
[B]Independently.
[C]consciously.
[D]Separately.
Vocabulary
1.fry 小魚群，小生物群。這里的small fry是指辛迪加之子公司，小集團(tuán)或者
2.sit tight 穩(wěn)坐不動，堅持下去，這里指一直坐等著，等到有人來和他聯(lián)系。
3.blown 欠賬的，被炸毀的。這里指分子“出事”
4.write off 銷賬，被勾銷的項目。這里指把出事的騾子從名單上勾掉。
5.written off as a loss 作為損失銷賬。
6.embark （on） 開始搞，從事，上船。
7.grip 緊握
8.high up 高處，這里指高一級人
9.fix thing 這里指“擺平事情”，解決問題
10.beat 踏上
11.switch 轉(zhuǎn)變，調(diào)換
答案詳解
1.C mule，騾子是為集團(tuán)交貨人的稱呼，綽號。
A. 是為集團(tuán)具體運送貨物的人。只運送，不交貨不能成為騾子。
B.負(fù)責(zé)貨物的人。也不對，負(fù)責(zé)者不一定運送和交貨。
D.從者那里接受指示的人。更不對。
2.B blown原義為：欠賬了的，被炸毀的，壞了等。這里指：分子在過海關(guān)，機場檢查處出事，不一定被逮捕。
A.逮捕。
C.認(rèn)出，逮捕。
D.逃跑。都不符合blown原義。
3.D 說明分子會把利益歸己。最后一段第一句“有時，分子帶著貨物逃跑，把利益歸己”。集團(tuán)為防范此事，常常派遣高級人物監(jiān)視人，特別是新者，也于事無補。這段的具體例子：“者和委托人同機飛行，到法蘭克福機場，9萬美金也是不翼而飛，者已經(jīng)撈到手。”就是說明者可以為自己留下財路。
A.者被捕之事，例子中沒有提及。
B.者不去警察局報案，并不易定是害怕警察局，而是報不了。
C.監(jiān)督毫無用處。是副線。
4.D 單個干。這在第一段一開始就點明：“商的上層人物（頭面人物）必須一起工作，而大多數(shù)辛迪加的小組織，特別是分子，他們只知道他們的直接聯(lián)系人。一旦他們被逮捕，就沒有什么可以出賣的。一個騾子甚至連給他指示的人的姓名都不知道，也不知道如何和此人聯(lián)系”。
A.共同干。
B.獨立干，分子不是獨立，大多數(shù)是在監(jiān)督之下。
C.有意識地干，上下都是有意識地干。