山西省普通專升本選拔考試英語(yǔ)閱讀理解綜合練習(xí)題閱讀理解51篇

山西省普通專升本選拔考試英語(yǔ)閱讀理解綜合練習(xí)題閱讀理解51篇山西省普通專升本選拔考試英語(yǔ)閱讀理解綜合練習(xí)題閱讀理解51篇山西省普通專升本選拔考試英語(yǔ)閱讀理解綜合練習(xí)題閱讀理解51篇山西省普通專升本選拔考試英語(yǔ)閱讀理解綜合練習(xí)題閱讀理解51篇編制僅供參考審核批準(zhǔn)生效日期地址：電話：傳真:郵編:山西省普通專升本選拔考試英語(yǔ)閱讀理解綜合練習(xí)題Passage1Sometimestherearequestionsinourmindswhichwewouldliketoaskpeople,butwearetooshyorembarrassed(為難的)Atothertimeswefeelitiswrongtotroubleotherswithourproblems,orarepreventedfromaskingbyourfearofbeingcriticised.Oftenthereneedbenosuchfearbecauseotherpeoplehaveundergone(經(jīng)歷)thesamequestionings,dousorworriesasourselves,andmanyadultsorteenagefriendsareonlytoopleasedtosharetheirknowledgeorexperiencewith,inmanycasestheyalsolearnsomething,andmuchunnecessaryworryisprevented.YoumayusethisQuestionTimetoaskanythingaboutlifethatyoudon'tunderstand,oranyquestionofapersonalorgeneralnaturethathaseithertroubledyouforsometimeorarisenordertoprotectyourfeelings,whichyoumaynotwantexposed,writethequestiondown(incapitalsifyouwish)onaslipofpaperwithoutyournameonfoldthepaperandhandittoyourteacherwhowillsortthequestionsoutathomebeforethelessontakeswillrespectthefactthatthequestionsareaskedinconfidence(秘密地);theyshould,however,besensibleandhonestones.Duringthelessontheteacherwillreadoutaquestion,andthencallupononeortwovolunteersfromtheclasstooffertheiropinionsbeforegivinghisclassshouldregardbothquestionsandanswersandthediscussionthatarisesfromthemasconfidentialtoavoidbreakingthetrustthequestionerhasplacedinthelesson,andtomakepossiblefurtherdiscussionofsimilarproblemsonanotherisalsohelpfultorememberthattheanswersgivenrepresentonlyoneortwopointsofview—someoneelsemightanswerthemquitedifferently.wehavequestions,butwewouldnotliketoaskpeoplebecause____arenotsureaboutourquestionsareafraidofbeingcriticisedareafraidofbeingindifficultyonlybelieveinourselvesauthorsuggeststhatinordernottobeknown,youshould_______toavoidaskingquestionsthequestionpaperwithoutthenameonittoyourteacherthequestionswithyourgroupthequestionsoutathomeandthentellthemtoyourteacherauthortellsusthat_______classweshouldvaluethespeakers'questionsoranswerstoshowourtrustpublicwemaylearnsomethingtoavoidunnecessaryworry'sbettertowriteyourquestionsdownthantoaskthemorallythosewhoaskquestionsinconfidencearesensibleandhonestPassage2ChineseMainland,HongKong,TheWorldHealthGermanizationsaysthenumberofSARS(非典型性肺炎)casesworlidehasreached2,halfoftheaffectedpatientshaverecovered,newcasesarestillbeingreportedandthecauseofthediseasehasstillnotbeenChinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwanareallamongthe23countriesandregionstryingtocopewiththeepidemic(傳染病).SouthChina'sGuangdongProvinceisoneoftheareashardesthitby'salsowherethefirstcaseofthediseasewassaythesituationinGuangdonghassteadilyimprovedwithasharpdownturninthenumberofaffectedfar,over83percentofthepatientshaverecoveredandbeenreleasedfromhospital.“Firstofall,weneedtounderstandthatSARSisanepidemicandthehumanimmunity(免疫性)tothediseaseistherefore,fromwhatwehaveexperiencedandobserved,thereisnoreasontodisease'sinfectiousness(傳染性)isbeingweakenedasitpassesfromonegrouptoanother.”saidhongNanshan,directorofGuangdongTeamforSARSPreventionandTreatment.Thedirectorsaysthekeytofightingthediseasenowliesinfindingthecauseanddevelopingavaccine(疫苗).Thiscallsforconcertedcooperationwithintheinternationalmedicalfar,theChinesemainlandandHongKonghavebeenworkingwelltogether.TheSARSsituationinTaiwanoffersamorereassuringfaralittleover20peoplehavebeenaffected,withnodeathsmedicalexpertssaythisisinpartduetoeffectivequarantine(隔離)ofsuspectedmainlandcooperationwiththeislandhassofarbeenconfinedtotheindividuallevel.“WehavecooperatedwiththeUSCenterforDiseaseControlandtheHongKongHealthTaiwanofficialshavebeentoHongKongtolearnfromtheregion'sall,HongKongisnowtheepicenter(中心)ofSARSandhasdevelopedsomeeffectivewaystodiagnose(診斷)thedisease.”saidhangCangnengfromTaiwanXinguangHospital.ExpertsfromthemainlandandTaiwanarepushingforgreatercooperation(合作)inthejointseminarbyallthreesideswillbeheldlaterthisrelatingtothevirus'sprofileandthecausewillbediscussedatlengthtoshedlightontheremainingquestionsaboutthedisease.1Thepassagemainlytellsus___________isadiseasewhichcannotbecontrolledmainland,HongKongandTaiwanwillcooperatesoastodealwithSARSmainland,HongKongandTaiwanaretheareashardesthitbySARStopreventandtreatSARS2.SARSisadisease_______________canbedealtwithveryeasilyinfectiousnessisweakenedwhenitpassesfromoneareatoanotherdoesnotendangerpatients'livespassedfromothercountriestoChina3.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthathalfofthepatientswithSARSdied________thepassagewaswrittentherewereabout2,960peoplewithSARSinGuangdongarenotmorethan20patientswithSARSinTaiwanandnodeathswerereportedwouldliketocooperatewithChinesemainlandandHongKongtodealwithSARS4.Theunderlinedword“panic”inParagraph3isclosestto________inmeaning.angrysurprisedPassage3CliveWalkerischairmanoftheWildernessTrustofSouthernAfrica,founderoftheLapalalaWildernessSchool,anexhibitingwilderlifeartistandauthorofseveralnaturalhistorysuch,WalkerisrecognisedasoneofSouthAfrica'sforemostconservationists(環(huán)保人士)—andallround(多才的)goodguy.Hehasfoughttoprotecttheblackandwhiterhinoceros—targetsforruthless(無(wú)情的)huntersbecausetheirhorn(角)getshighpricesinAsiancountries—andthroughthewildernessschool,hastaughtthousandsofchildrenfromSouthAfricaandoverseasaboutnatureandconservation.HislatestprojectisanapplicationtotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalGermanization(UNESCO)tohavetheWaterbergareainSouthAfrica'sNorthernProvincebecomeabiospherereserve(生物圈保護(hù)區(qū)).WalkerbelievesthefutureofconservationinSouthAfricaliesineducationandinprivategamereserves.In1981Walkerwaspointtaking(定點(diǎn)導(dǎo)游)adultsonwildernessthatpoint,hedecidedhewantedto“dosomethingforchildren”throughtheestablishmentofanenvironmentalschool.“ConitaandIwerepreparedtolookatchildrenwhoseparentscouldaffordit,andthosechildrenwhocamefrombackgroundswhoseparentscouldneverdothatConitaandIsetouttofindaplacethatwouldbesafe,sufficientlyclosetothemainareasofJohannesburgandPretoria,bemalaria(瘧病)free,havewaterandbebenefittoeducationonthefoundthisinthefirstyear,30children—10ofthemblacksfromSoweto—werepresenttovisitthe,3,000childrenayearspendtimeluckyenoughtovisithiswildernessschoolwillsee—amongmanyspecies—whiterhino,warthogsandredhartebeests.“WhatmadeitreallybadwaswhenIstartedmixingblackchildrenwithwhitechildren.”WhenaneighbourreportedWalkertothesecuritypoliceandatlasthewasaskedattheirnotoriousheadquarters,Walkersaid“ItoldthemthatallIwastryingtoachievewastogivechildrenofSouthAfrica,regardlessoftheirbackground,anunderstandingofconservationandawarenessthatoursurvivaldependssomuchonit.”Walkersurvivedthequestioningafterhispointsuccessfully,theschoolremainedopen—andatleast45,000childrenandteachershavehadthepleasureofexperiencingtheLapalalaWildernessanditsabundantwildlifeoverthepast19years1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetextA45,000childrenandteachersayearspendtimetheretoenjoythepleasureofexperiencingtheLapalalaWilderness.thepast19years,itwaswhollyonlywhitepeoplewhocouldaffordsuchatrip.C.AspecialconservationistwhotriedtoopenuptheNature'sattractionstotheblackpeopleofSouthAfricaranintotrouble.D.ThoseluckyenoughstudentsinWalker'sWildernesscommonspecieslikeasmiludeer,Africanelephantandredhartebeests.2.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthetextWalkerandHisWildernessTrustGoodGuyAfrica'sWildlifeWilderness3.Howmanypersonsareexactlymentionedinthetext..Passage4JonathanJameslookslikejustanotherkidabouttograduatefromhighthis19yearoldSwedeisanythingbutordinary,fromthecomputerinhisparents'homehehelpstheUSFederalBureauofInvestigation(FBI)findouttheworld'smostwantedcybercriminals(網(wǎng)絡(luò)犯罪分子).JonathanfirstmadeheadlineswhenheandanotherSwede,FredrikBjoerck,foundoutthemakerofthe“Melissa”virus(病毒)inMarchcametotheaidoftheFBIagainonMay7,findingoutthesuspected(嫌疑的)senderofthedangerousILOVEYOU”suspectwascaughtinManilaonMay8.Jonathan'sspecialskillsareinhotdemandasofficialsaroundtheworldexpressalarmatthe“virtual”crimebetweenstudyingforfinalexams,hangingoutwithfriendsandrefereeinghisyoungerbrother'sfootballmatches,thequiet,gentleteenageralsogiveslessonsonsecurity(電子安全)tolargereadsalotandexchangesinformationwithothercomputerexpertstoknowmuchaboutthelatesttricksofthehacker(黑客)trade.Manycompanieshavealreadytriedtoemployhim,butheisnotinterestedatthe,heplanstobeginlawschoolintheautumnatSweden'sUppsalaUniversityAlthoughheworkswiththeFBInow,hisfamilyinsistshe'sjust“aregularkid.“Jonathanisagreatkid,hehashisfriendsandhedoesalotmorethanjustplaywiththecomputer,”hislittlesisterTessasaid,addingthathehelpstheFBIbecause“helikestohelp”，notbecausehe'slookingforfameandrecognition.Whentheworldwashitbythe“LoveBug”virus,Jonathanwastoobusypreparingaspeechone-securitytolookintotheproblem“FinallyonMay7,Ihadsomefreetime,soIbeganlooking.”Withinafewhours,hehadfoundthesuspectandemailedhismethodandresultstothesaidhisworkonthe“Melissa”virus,whichtookthreeweekstosolve,wasabighelpinfindingthesuspectsoquickly“ThistimeIknewexactlywheretostart,Iknewwhattodisregardandwhattolookat.”1.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat————kidhelpsFBIfindoutthemostwantedcybercriminalsisreallyaquiet,gentleandordinaryboycompanieswanttheyoungcomputerexperttojoinincybercriminalswillsurelybefoundoutwherevertheyare2.ThepublicstartedtoknowsomethingaboutJonathanjustfrom————helpingtheUSFBItofindoutthesenderofthedangerous“ILOVEYOU”virusworktogetherwithFredrikBjoercktofindoutthemakerofthe“Melissa”viruslittlesister'stalkabouthisgoodqualitiesasaregularkidandagoodprogrammerspeechonesecuritytomanycomputercompaniesafterhisfightagainsthackers3FromJonathan'ssuccessinfindingoutthesenderofthedangerous“ILOVEYOU”viruswecaninferthat——————--there'sawill,there'sawayisknowledgeworkleadstosuccessisthemotherofsuccess4.WhatdoweknowaboutJonathanisagoodfamehunterwithvariousabilities.issuchabravefighterthatanycriminalwillfeelafraid.isanexpertonsecurity,notinterestedinrunningacompany.isaregularkidbutdoessomethingunusual.Passage5FormerUSVicePresidentAlGore,whocameclosetowinningthepresidencytwoyearsago,saidhewillnotrunin2004,andprobablywillnothaveanotheropportunitytoseektheWhiteHouse.ThoughGorewouldhavebeenafrighteningDemocratic(民主黨的)mainrunner,hisdecisiontogiveupthe2004raceprobablyhelpedhisparty'schancesinthegeneralelectionagainstPresidentGeorge,Democratssaid.ManydidnotwanttoseeBushGoreⅡ.“Thelastcampaignwasanextremelydifficultone,”GoretoldCBSTVshow“60Minutes”onSunday.Whilesayinghestillhadtheenergyanddrivetorunagain,Gorerecognied,“TherearealotofpeoplewithintheDemocraticPartywhofeltexhausted(bythe2000race)…whofeltlike,OK,‘Idon'twanttogothroughthatagain.’AndI'mfranklysensitivetothatfeeling.”InnearlytwodoeninterviewsafterGoreannouncedhisplans,Democratsdutifullyclaimedtheirpartyhadlostatopcandidate,butoneafteranother,theypraisedGorefortakinganearlyexitfromaprimaryracehecouldhavewon,sparingthemarepeat.Gore,54,saidhewasmakinghisdecision“inthefullunderstandingthatitprobablymeansthatIwillneverhaveanotheropportunitytorunforpresident.”Partyactivists(激進(jìn)主義分子)blamedGoreforlosingdespiteaboomingeconomyandeightyearsofaDemocraticevenlosthishomestateofTennessee,avictorytherewouldhavegivenhimtheWhiteHouse.ofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassageWasCriticizedDecidesNottoFightBushin2004USVicePresidentAlGoreGoreandGorgeBush2.WhydoyouthinkGorehasdecidesnottorunin2004accordingtothispassageheisquiteold.manypeopleareagainsthim.hequiteunderstandsthefeelingsofalotofDemocraticmembers.hedoesn'twanttobePresidentofUS.wasGore'sfeelingwhenhemadehisdecision....Passage6Priscilla—Ouchida's“energyefficient”houseturnedouttobeahorriblesheandherengineerhusbandmarriedafewyearsago,theybuilta$100,000,three-bedroomhomeinsealedtopreventairleaks,thehousewasequippedwithsmalldoublepaned(雙層玻璃)windowsandseveralotherenergysavingbeganassoonasthecouplemovedin,'seyesthroatwasconstantlysufferedfromheadachesandcouldhardlywasasthoughshehadsuddenlydevelopedastrangeillness.Expertsfinallytracedthecauseofherlevelofformaldehyde(甲醛)gasinherkitchenwastwicethemaximumallowedbyfederalstandardsforchemicalsourceofthegasHernewkitchencabinetsandwalltowallcarpeting.TheOuchidasarevictimsofindoorairpollution,whichisnotgivensufficientattentionpartlybecauseofthenation'sdrivetosaveproblemitselfisn'tnew.“Theindoorenvironmentwasdirtylongbeforeenergyconservationcamealong，”saysMoschandreas,apollutionscientistatGeometTechnologiesinMaryland.“Energyconservationhastendedtoaccentuatethesituationinsomecases.”Theproblemappearstobemoretroublesomeinnewlyconstructedhomesratherthanoldinthedayswhenenergywascheap,homebuildersdidn'tworrymuchaboutunsealedofsuchleaks,theairinanaveragehomewasrepacedbyfreshoutdoorairaboutonceanaresult,thepollutantsgeneratedinmosthouseholdsseldombuiltuptodangerouslevels.1.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheOuchidas'house——wellworththemoneyspentonitsconstructionalmostfaultlessformthepointofenergyconservationtomeetenergyconservationstandardsdesignedandconstructedinascientificway2.WhatmaketheOuchidas'newhouseahorribledreamoffreshqualityofbuildingmaterials.leakageinthekitchen.newlypaintedwalls.3.Theword“accentuate”mostprobablymeans“.————“werecracksinoldhousesnotabigconcernindoorcleanlinesswasnotemphasized.energyusedtobeinexpensive.environmentalprotectionwasgiventoppriority.theyweretechnicallyunavoidable.passageismostprobablytakenfromanarticleentitled————conservationBuildingCrisisPollutionIndoorsinBuildingConstructionPassage7MoreandmoreprivateschoolsarebeingsetupinChinathesedays,endingthestatemonopolyofthecountry'seducationalprivateschoolsarestillontheexperimentalstageandaremuchmoreexpensiveascomparedwiththepublicschools,thereisnolackofapplicationforenrollment.Peoplewelcomeprivateschoolsforgoodofall,thoseschoolsarerelievingourgovernmentofpartoftheburdensoffinancingsomany,parentsarewillingtosendtheironlychildtobetterschoolsevenifitcostshavingmoremoneythanthegovernmentfundedpublicschools,thoseprivateschoolscanattractbettercanalsoofferbetterenvironmentsincludingsuperiorlivingfacilitiesandmoreadvancedteaching,adequatemoneydoesn'tguaranteegoodnotwellguidedandproperlydisciplined,theprivilegedyoungchildrenmightturnouttobenewaristocrats,andthereforeunfitforourhighlycompetitivemodernsociety.1.Theprivateschoolsindeedhavesomethingbetterthanthepublicschoolsbutnot——conditionteachingequipments2.Whicharethereasonsforpeoplewelcometheprivateschool————athegovernment.breakthetraditionaleducationalsystem.moneyisconnectedwithhigherqualityofteaching.don'tneedtotakechargeofchildrensomuchlikebeforehopetheirchildrenactmorewonderful.,b,c,c,d,b,e,c,e3.Thewriterislikelytotalkabout————inthenextparagraphschoolshavemoreadvantagesthanweimaginetheprivateschoolsguidestudenttotherightwayaresomedisadvantagesintheprivateschoolsthepublicschoolscompetewiththeprivateschoolsPassage8Ayoungmanoncewentintotownandboughthimselfapairofhegotohome,hewentupstairstohislivingroomandputthemfoundthattheywereabouttwoinchestoolong.Hewentdownstairs,wherehismotherandhistwosisterswerewashinguptheteathingsinthekitchen.“Thesenewtrousersaretoolong,”hesaid.“Theyneedtobecutshortbyabouttwooneofyouminddoingthisforme,please”Hismotherandsisterswerebusyandnoneofthemsaidanything.Butassoonashismotherfinishedwashingup,shewentupstairstoherson'sroomandcutthetrousersshortbytwocamedownstairswithoutsayinganythingtoherdaughters.Later,aftersupper,theeldersisterrememberedherbrother'swasakindheartedgirl,soshewentquietlyupstairswithoutsayinganythingtoanyone,andshortedthetrousersbytwoinches.theyoungersisterwenttothecinema,butwhenshecameback,she,too,rememberedwhatherbrotherhadsheranupstairswithherscissors,needle,andthread,andtooktwoinchesoffthelegsofthenewtrousers.Youcanimaginethelookontheyoungman'sfacewhenheputthetrousersonthenextmorning1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat————youngmanoncewentintotownandboughthimselfapairoftrousersyoungman'snewtrouserswerecuttooshortyoungman'smotherandsistershatedtospeaktoeachotheryoungmanwaslovedbyhismotherandsistersverymuch2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassageyoungmanwasverysillyyoungman'smotherandsistersneverspoketoeachother.inhisfamilywasreadytohelphim.youngmanlivedinaquiethouse.3.Whydidn'ttheyoungman'smotherandsistersgivehimareplyafterheaskedoneofthemtocuthistrousersshorttheydidnotknowhowtoanswerhim.theyweretoobusytoanswerhim.theywereusedtokeepingsilencewhentheywerebusy.oneofthemwantedtodoit.4Whatwouldtheyoungmanfeelwhenheputthetrousersonthenextmorning....Passage9Rushhourtrafficisaprobleminmanybigcitiesaroundthe(通勤者)rushtoandfromtheirjobsincars,buses,subways,trains,andevenoncitiesintheUnitedStateshavetworushhours—oneinthemorningandoneintheincitiesinotherpartsoftheworld,therearefourrushAthensandRome,forexample,manyworkersgohomeforlunchandathismiddaybreak,theyrushbacktotheirjobsandworkforafewmorehours.InTokyo,there'sabigrushhourofthepeopleinTokyotakethetrainsareveryemployeescalledpackerswearwhiteglovesandhelppackthecommutersintothetrainswhenthedoorsmakesurethatallpurses,briefcases,clothes,andhandsareinsidethetrains.InSeoul,manycommutersprefertotaketaxistogettohailacab，manypeoplestandatcrossroadsandraisetwomeansthey'llpaythecabdriverdoubletheusualpeopleevenraisethreefingers!They'llpayTHREEtimesthenormalrate。StreetsinRomeareverycrowdedwithautomobilesandmopeds(摩托自行車)duringrushcitycan'tmakeitsstreetswider,anditcan'tbuildnewhighways,becauseitdoesn'twanttodisturbthemanyhistoricsitesinthecity,suchastheForumandthetookthecityfifteenyearstoconstructanewsubwayhadtostopeverytimeworkersfoundoldartifactsanddiscoveredplacesofinteresttoarchaeologists(考古學(xué)家).Inmanybigcities,therearespeciallanesonhighwaysforaregroupsofthreeormorepeoplewhodrivetoandfromworksharethecostsofgasandparkingandtaketurnsdrivingintothecity.Gettingtoworkandgettinghomecanbedifficultinmanyplacesaroundthehourtrafficseemstobeauniversalproblem.1.Bigcitieshavetrafficproblemsduringrushhoursbecausethereare——lanesonhighwayscommutersrushhourscarsonthestreetofthecommutersinTokyo——subwaytrainstoworkpackerstaxistoworkbriefcasestowork3.To“hailacab”meansto——-doublethenormalfaretogetacabtotaketaxisstandatcrossroadsdidittakealongtimetobuildasubwaysysteminRomethestreetswereverycrowded.therearemanyhistoricsites.theworkersdiscoveredmanyartifactsandplacesofinterest.thetrafficalwaysstoppedtheconstructionincarpoolsprobably——inthecitythesubwaytoworkmoneyongasandparkingfeesspeciallicenseplates(牌照)Passage10Everyyearmoreandmoreplantsandanimalsdisappearnevertobeseen,itisthemostintelligentbutmostthoughtlessanimalthatiscausingmostoftheproblems—isverycarefullybalancedandifthisbalanceisdisturbed,animalscandisappearalarmingly(令人擔(dān)憂地)day,thousandsofspeciesofanimalsdrawclosertoarecountlessnumbersofspecieswhichmaybecomeextinctbeforetheyareevendiscovered.InmanylakesthefishareareworriedbecauseeveryyeartherearefewerfishandsomelakeshavenofishatarebeginningtogetworriediskillingthefishTheproblemisacidrainisakindofairiscausedbyfactoriesthatburncoaloroilorfactoriessendsmokehighintothewindoftencarriesthesmokefarfromtheoftheharmfulsubstancesinthesmokemaycomedownwiththerainhundredsofmilesaway.Theraininmanyplacesisn'tnaturalandcleanany'sfullofaciditfallsinlakes,itchangesthemlakesbecomemorewaterislikevinegarorlemonhurtswhenitgetsinyouralsokillstheplantsandanimalsthatusuallyliveinlakeiswhythefisharedyinginlakes.Butdeadfishmaybejustthebeginningofthearefindingothereffectsofacidsomelargeareastreesarejustonetreehereandthere,butwholefirstscientistscouldn'tunderstandwerenobugsordiseasesintheseweatherwasnotnowtheythinkthattherainwastherainismakingtheearthmoreacidicinthesekindsoftreescannotliveinthesoilthatisveryacidic.Nowscientistsarealsobeginningtostudytheeffectsofacidrainonlargerexample,theybelievethatsomedeerinPolandarelesshealthybecauseofaciddeerarehurtbytherain,whataboutpeopleThisisthequestionmanypeoplearebeginningtooneknowstheansweritisanimportantquestionforusall.yearthousandsofspeciesofanimals————huntedfortheirmeatandskinstootherplacestodeathout2Acidrainiscausedby————gasozone(臭氧)layerdepletion(損耗)lakewaterofindustrialenterprises3Whichofthefollowingistruefishinlakesistheonlyproblemcausedbyacidrainaresurethatacidrainisnotharmfulformankind.wedon'tmakeanattempttostopacidrainwemayneverseesomeanimalsagain.'snoreasontoworryaboutseveraltreesthatdiedofsomeunknowndisease.isnotmentionedinthetextrainiscapableofdissolving(分解)somerocksandstones.areunabletoliveinthewatercontainingacidicchemicals.,oilorgasformdangerouscombinationsafterbeingburnt.thinkthatifsomelargeranimalscanbeaffectedbyacidrain,peoplemaybeingreatdanger.smoke.——————overthefactoriesusuallycleannowintoairtravelhundredsofmilesPassage111DriverWanted(1)Cleandrivinglicense.(2)Mustbeofsmartappearance.(3)Agedover25.Applyto:CapesTaxis,2AirHostessesforInternationalFlightsWanted(1)Applicantsmustbebetween20and33yearsold.(2)Heightto.(3)EducationtoGCSEstandard.(4)Twobeabletoswim.Applyto:Recruitmentoffice,SouthernAirline,HeathrowAirport3TeacherNeededForprivatelanguageexperienceunnecessary.Applyto:TheDirectorofStudies,InstantLanguageLtd,279CanalStreet,preventsJack,anexperiencedtaxidriver,workingforCapesTaxisofbeerandwine.forspeedingandwrongparking.tospeakaforeignlanguage.havingcollegeeducation.,aged22,fondofswimminganddriving,hasjustgraduatedfromajobmightbegiventohimforCapesTaxis.forSouthernAirlines.atInstantLanguageLtd.ofthethree.preventsMary,aged25,becominganairhostessforinternationalflightsoncebrokeatrafficlawandwasfined.can'tspeakJapaneseverywell.hasneverworkedasanairhostessbefore.doesn'tfeellikeworkinglonghoursflyingabroad.ofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthethreeadvertisements.orfemale..experience.Passage12Manyimmigrants(移民)totheUnitedStatesfindthedecisiontoseekbetterlivesfortheirfamiliesinAmericacanhaveanunexpectedandtragicconsequence(后果).Deepdifferenceswiththeirchildrendevelopoverlanguageandculture.“Manyimmigrantsarriveherewithoutmuchkidssoongainlanguageskillsandalsostreetsmarts(耍時(shí)髦)onhowtoliveinAmerica,leavingtheparentsatadisadvantage,”Ileana,Rosas,pastorofaMethodistchurchgroupoperatinginVirginia,said.“NotonlythatbuttheyfindtheycannotrelatetochildrenwhoquicklyabsorbAmericanculture,”shesaid.AccordingtotheUSCensusBureau(人口調(diào)查),thenumberofforeignbornorfirstgenerationAmericansreached55millionlastyear,arecordoneinfivethetotalpopulation.Agovernmentsurveyof922immigrantsin2000foundthatnearly40percentofthosewhohadbeenintheUnitedStatesformorethan15yearswouldstillliketotakeEnglishclassesiftheyhadthetime.Twothirdsoflowincomehouseholdsdependedontheirchildrenfortranslation.Psychologists(心理學(xué)家)andsociologistssayparentscanlosetheirpositionofauthority(權(quán)威)inafamilyasaresultandtheeffectsofthatcanbefarreaching.ChildrenexposedtoAmericanpopculturethatgl