2023年專升本英語閱讀訓練

專升本英語閱讀訓練Passage1Populationtendstogrowatanexponential(指數(shù)旳)rate.Thismeansthattheyprogressivelydouble.Asanexampleofthistypeofgrowthratetakeonepennyanddoubleeverydayforonemonth.Afterthefirstweek,youwouldhaveonly64cent,butafterthefourthweekyouwouldhaveoveramilliondollars.Thishelpsexplainwhythepopulationhascomeon“allofasudden”tookfromhebeginningofhuman1ifetotheyear1830forthepopulationoftheearthtoreachonebillion.Thatrepents(緩慢進行)atimespanofatleasttwomillionyears.Thenittookfrom1830to1930forworldpopulationtoreach2billion.Thenextbillionwasaddedby1960onlythirtyyearsandin1975worldpopulationreached4billionwhichisanotherbillionpeopleinonlyfifteenyears.Worldpopulationisincreasingatarateof9,000perhour,220,000perdayand80millionperyear.Thisisnotonlyduetohigherbirthrate,buttolowerdeathrateaswell.Thenumberofbirthshasnotdeclinedatthesamerateasthenumberofdeaths.SomecountriessuchasColumbia,Thailand,Morocco,CostaRicaandthePhilippinesaredoublingtheirpopulationabouteverytwenty-oneyearswithagrowthrateof3.3percentayearormore.TheUnitedStatesisdoublingitspopulationaboutveryeighty-sevenyears,witharateof0.8percentperyear.Everytimeapopulationdoubles,1.ThispassagechieflydiscussesA.thegrowthofworldpopulation.B.onetypeoftheexponentialrate.C.thepopulationproblemofmorerapidlygrowingcountries.D.thepossiblewaysofdealingwiththerapidpopulationgrowth.2.Accordingtothepassagewhathelpstoexplainwhythepopulationproblemhascomeon“allofasudden”?A.Thepennythatdoublesitselfeverydayforonemonth.B.Thetimespanofat1easttwomillionyearsinhumanhistory.C.Anillustrationoftheexponentgrowthrategivenbytheauthor.D.Thelargeamountofmoneyyouwouldluckilymakeafterthefourthweek.3.Ittookfortheworldtoincreaseitspopulationfrom1billionto4billion.A.100yearsB.175yearsC.1975yearsD.overtwomillionyears4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Worldpopulationisincreasingatarateof150perminute.B.Lowerdeathratealsocontributestoworldpopulationgrowth.C.ThepopulationofColumbiahasbeendoublingeveryyearfD.TheUnitedStatesisusuallydoublingitspopulationonaboutevery87years.5.Whenapopulationdoubles,thecountryinvolvedneedstwiceasmuchofeverythingincluding__.A.hospitalsandmedicines B.schoolsandstudentsC.foodandmanpowerresources D.alloftheabovePassage2Womenareonthewholemoreverbalthanmen.Theyaregoodat1anguageandverbalreasoning.whilementendtobeskilledattasksdemandingvisual-spatial(視空)abilities.Infact,alongwithaggressionthesearethemostcommonlyaccepteddifferencebetweenthesesexes.Wordsaretoolsforcommunicatingwithotherpeopleespeciallyinformationaboutpeople.Theyaremainlysocialtools.Visualandspatialabilitiesaregoodforimaginingandmanipulatingobjectsandforcommunicatinginformationaboutthem.Arethesetalentsprogrammedintothebrain?Insomeofthenewestandmostcontroversialresearchinneurophysiology(神經(jīng)生理學),ithasbeensuggestedthatwhenitcomestothebrainmalesarespecialistswhilewomenaregeneralists.Butoneknowsthat,ifanythingthismeansintermsoftheabilitiesofthetwosexes.EngineeringisbothVisualandspatialandit’struethattherearerelativelyfewwomenengineers.Butwomenbecomejustasskilledasmenatshootingarifleordrivingacartaskthatinvolvevisual-spatialskills.Theyalsodoequallywellatprogrammingacomputer,whichisneithervisualnorspatial.Womendo,however,seemlesslikelytofallinlovewiththeobjectsthemselves.Weallknowmenforwhommachinesseemtobeextensionsoftheiridentity.Awomanismorelikelytoseehercar,rifleorcomputerasausefultoolbutnotinitselffascinating.1.Accordingtothepassage,womenareusuallygoodat_____.A.bodylanguage B.logicalreasoningC.tasksdemandingfortheuseofwords D.bothAandB2.Theword"accepted”inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraph,roughlymeans_____.A.believed B.assumed C.received D.reconciled3.Intheauthor’sopinion,visualandspatialabilitiesaregoodfor______.A.achievingone’sobjects. B.mindandbody.C.programmingtalentsintothebrain. D.imaginationandcommunication.4.Allthefollowingtasksinvolvevisual-spatialabilitiesEXCEPT____.A.imaginingandhandlingobjects.B.providingacomputerwithasetofinstructionsC.shootingagunanddrivinganautomobileD.planningandmakingthingsasanengineerdoes5.Whydowomenseemlesslikelytofallinlovewiththeobjectsthemselves?A.Becausetheyhavenovisual-spatialskills.B.Becausetheyareonlygoodat1anguageandverbalreasoning.C.Becausetheyarelesslikelytoseetheircharmingorinterestingaspects.D.Becausetheyrarelyusemachinessuchascars,rifles,computers,etc.Passage3TheUS.governmenthasrecentlyhelpedpeoplelearnmoreaboutthedangersofearthquakesbypublishingamap.Thismapshowsthechancesofanearthquakeineachpartofthecountry.Theareasofthemapwhereearthquakesaremostlikelytooccurarecalledearthquake“belt”.Thegovernmentis,spendingagreatdealmoneyandisworkinghardtohelpdiscovertheanswertothesetwoquestions:l.Canwepredictearthquake?2.Canwecontrolearthquakes?Toanswerthefirstquestion,scientistsarelookingverycloselyatthemostactivefault(斷層)systemsinthecountrysuchastheSanAndreasfaultinCalifornia,afaultisbreakbetweentwosectionsoftheearth’ssurface.Thesebreaksbetweensectionsaretheplacewhereearthquakeoccurs.Scientistslookatthefaultsforchangesthatmightshowthatanearthquakewasabouttooccurs.Butitwillprobablybemanyyearsbeforewecanpredictearthquakesaccurately.Andthecontrolofearthquakesisevenfartheraway.Nevertheless,therehavebeensomeinterestingdevelopmentsinthefieldofcontrollingearthquakes.ThemostinterestingdevelopmentconcernstheRockyMountainArsenalearthquakes.Herewaterwasputintoalayerofrocks4000metersbelowsurfaceoftheground.Shortlyafterthisinjectionofwater,therewereasmallnumberofearthquakes.Scientistshavedecidedthatthewaterwhichwasinjectedintorocksworkslikeoiloneachother.Whenthewater“oiled”thefault,thefaultbecameslipperyandtheenergyofanearthquakewasreleased.Scientistsarestillexperimentingatthesiteoftheseearthquakes.Theyhaverealizedthatthereisaconnectionbetweeninjectionofthewaterandtheearthquakeactivity.Theyhavesuggestedthatmightbepossibletousethisknowledgetopreventverybigdestructiveearthquakes,thatis,scientistscouldinjectsomekindoffluidlikewaterintofaultsandchangeonebigearthquakeintoanumberofsmall,harmlessearthquakes.1.Earthquakebeltsare.A.mapsthatshowwhereearthquakesarelikelytooccurB.zoneswithahighprobabilityofearthquakesC.breaksbetweentwosectionsoftheearth’ssurfaceD.thetwolayersofearthalongafault2.TheSanAndreas’faultis.A.anactivefaultsystemB.aplacewhereearthquakeshavebeenpredictedaccuratelyC.aplacewhereearthquakehavebeencontrolledD.thelocationoftheRocky3.WhatdidscientistslearnaboutearthquakesattheRockyMountainArsenal？A.Theyoccuratbout4000metersbelowgroundlevelB.Theinjectionofwaterintoearthquakefaultspreventsearthquakesfromoccurring.C.Theyareusuallycausedbytheoilinthefaults.D.Harmfulearthquakescanbepossiblypreventedbycausingsmallharmlessearthquake.4.WhatcanbesaidabouttheexperimentsatRockyMountainArsenal?A.Theyhavenopracticalvalueinearthquakeprevention.B.Theymayhavepracticalvalueinearthquakeprevention.C.Theyarecertaintohavepracticalvalueinearthquakeprevention.D.hearticledoesnotsayanythingabouttheirpracticalvalueinearthquakeprevention.5.Whatisthemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?A.DangersofEarthquakeB.EarthquakeBeltsandPredictionC.EarthquakePredictionandControlD.EarthquakeEngineeringinCaliforniaPassage4Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehavior.Viewedbiologically,themodernfootballerisinrealityamemberofahuntinggroup.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedintoaharmlessfootballandhispreyintoagoalmouth.Ifhisaimisaccurateandhescoresagoal,heenjoysthehunter’striumphofkillinghisprey.Tounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplacewemustbrieflylookbackatourforefathers.Theyspentoveramillionyearsevolving(進化)asCooperativehunters.Theirverysurvivaldependedonsuccessinthehuntingfield.Underthispressuretheirwholewayoflife,eventheirbodies,becamegreatlychanged：Theybecamechasers,runners,jumpers,aimers,throwersandpreykillers.Theycooperatedasskillfulmalegroupattack.Thenabouttenthousandyearsago,afterthisimmenselylongperiodofhuntingthefood,theybecamefarmers.Theirimprovedintelligence,sovitaltotheiroldhuntinglifewasputtoanewuse——thatofcontrollinganddomesticating(馴養(yǎng))theirprey.Thehuntbecamesuddenlyoutofdate.Thefoodwasthereonthefarms,awaitingtheirneeds.Therisksanduncertaintiesofthehuntwerenolongeressentialforsurvival.Theskillsandthirstforhuntingremained,however,anddemandednewoutlets.Huntingforsportreplacedhuntingfornecessity.Thisnewactivityinvolvedalltheoriginalhuntingsequences(后果),buttheaimoftheoperationwasnolongertoavoidstarvation.Insteadthesportsmensetofftotesttheirskillagainstpreythatwasnolongeressentialtotheirsurvival.Tobesure,thekillmayhavebeeneaten,buttherewereotherpurposes,muchsimplerofobtainingameatymeal.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Huntingisveryimportantinhumancivilization.B.Sportingactivitiessatisfythedesireofmodernsociety.C.It’shuntingthatprovideshumanbeingswithfood.D.Theimportanceofsportingactivitiesinmodernsociety.2.Accordingtotheauthor,sportingactivities.A.areessentialtothesurvivalB.haveactuallydevelopedfromhuntingC.evolveasbiologicaldevelopmentD.arefootballgames3.Foroveramillionyears.ourforefatherswerebasically.A.skillfulsportsmen B.successfulfarmersC.runnersandjumpers D.cooperatinghunters4.Theword“operation(Par.4)refersto.A.sportsactivities B.hunting C.farmersD.preykilling5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thegoalmouthisequaltotheweaponinhunting.B.Withouthuntingourforefatherscouldn’tlive.C.Afterourforefathersbecamefarmerstheystillhuntedforfood.D.Farmersaresatisfiedwithstablelivesandtheydidn’thaveenthusiasmforhuntinganymorePassage5Amanoncesaidhowuselessitwastoputadvertisementsinthenewspapers.“Lastweek,”hesaid,myumbrellawasstolenfromaLondonchurch.Asitwasapresent,Ispenttwiceitsworthinadvertising,butdidn’tgetitback.“Howdidyouwriteyouradvertisement?”askedoneofthelisteners,amerchant.“Hereitis,”saidtheman,takingoutofhispocketaslipcutfromanewspaper,Theothermantookitandread,“LostfromtheCityChurchlastSundayevening,ablacksilkumbrella.ThegentlemanwhofindsitwillreceivetenshillingsonleavingitatNo.10BroadStreet.”“Now,”saidthemerchant,“Ioftenadvertise,andfindthatitpaysmewell.Butthewayinwhichanadvertisementisexpressedisofextremeimportance.Letustryforyourumbrellaagain,andifitfails,I’llbuyyouanewone.”Themerchantthentookaslipofpaperoutofhispocketandwrote:“IfthemanwhowasseentotakeanumbrellafromtheCityChurchlastSundayeveningdoesn’twishtogetintotrouble,hewillreturntheumbrellatoNo.10BroadStreet.HThisappearedinthepaper,andonthefollowingmorning,themanwasastonishedwhentheopenedthefrontdoor.Inthedoorwaylayatleasttwelveumbrellasofallsizesandcolorsthathadbeenthrownin,andhisownwasamongthenumber.Manyofthemhadnotesfastenedtothemsayingthattheyhandbeentakenbymistake,andbeggingthelosernottosayanythingaboutthematter.1.Themanoncethoughtadvertisingwas_______.A.oflittleuseB.ofsomeuseC.practicalD.valuable2.Theresultofthefirstadvertisementwasthat______.A.themangothisumbrellabackB.themanwastedsomemoneyadvertisingC.nobodyfoundthemissingumbrellaD.theumbrellawasfoundsomewherenearthechurch3.Themerchantsuggestedthatthemanshould_______.A.buyanewumbrellaB.goonlookingforhisumbrellaC.writeanotherbetteradvertisement.D.reporttothepolice4.Whydidthemerchantsay“Ioftenadvertiseandfindthatitpaysmewell”?A.HeknewhowtoadvertiseB.HehadmoremoneyforadvertisingC.Hefounditeasytoadvertise.D.Hehadafriendinthenewspaperwhereheadvertised.5.Thisisastoryabout_________.A.auselessadvertisementB.howtomakeaneffectiveadvertisementC.howthemanlostandfoundhisumbrellaD.whatthemerchantdidfortheumbrellaownerPassage6Thegreatadvanceinrockertheory40yearsagoshowsthatliquid-fuelrocketswerefarsuperiorineveryrespecttotheskyrocketwithitsweaksolidfuel.However,duringthedecade,largesolid-fuelrocketswithsolidfuelsaboutaspowerfulasliquidfuelshavemadetheirappearance,anditisafavoritelayman’squestiontoinquirewhichoneis“better”.Thequestionismeaningless.Onemightaswellaskwhetheragasolineoradieselengineis“better”.Italldependsonthepurpose,aliquid-fuelrocketiscomplicated,buthastheadvantagethatitcanbecontrolledbeautifully.Theburningoftherocketenginecanbestoppedcompletely:itcanbereignitedwhendesired.Inaddition,thethrustcanbemadetovarybyadjustingthespeedofthefuelpumps.Asolid-fuelrocket,ontheotherhand,israthersimpleinconstruction,thoughhardtobuildwhenareallyatveryshortnotice.Aliquid-fuelrockethastobefueledfirstandcannotbeheldinreadinessforverylongafterithasbeenfueled.However,onceasolid-fuelrockethasbeenignited,itwillkeepburning.Itcannotbestoppedandreignitedwheneverdesiredanditsthrustcannotbevaried.Becauseasolid-fuelrocketcanbekeptreadyforalongtime,mostmilitaryemploysolidfuels,butmannedspace-flightneedsthefineadjustmentsthatcanonlybeprovidedbyliquidfuels.Itmaybeaddedthataliquid-fuelrocketisanexpensivedevice;alargesolid-fuelrocketis,bycomparison,cheap.Butthesolidfuel,poundperpound,costsabout10timesasmuchastheliquidfuel.Soyouhave,ontheonehand,anexpensiverocketwithacheapfuelandontheotherhandacomparativelycheaprocketwithanexpensivefuel.1.Theauthorfeelsthatacomparisonofliquid-fuelandsolid-fuelrocketsshowsthat_______.A.neithertypeisveryeconomicalB.theliquid-fuelrocketisbestC.eachtypehascertainadvantagesD.thesolid-fuelrocketisbest.2.Themostimportantconsiderationformannedspaceflightisthattherocketbe_____.A.inexpensivetoconstructB.capableofliftingheavyspaceshiftintoorbitC.easilycontrolledD.inexpensivetooperate3.Solid-fuelrocketsareexpensivetooperatebecauseoftheir_______.A.sizeB.fuelC.constructionD.complicatedengines4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotcharacteristicofliquid-fuelrockets?A.thefuelischeapB.theyarecheaptobuild.C.theycanbestoppedandreignited.D.theymustbeusedsoonafterfueling.5.Theauthortellsusthat_______.A.whetheraliquid-fuelorasolid-fuelrocketisbetterdependsonthepurposeB.neithertypeissuperiorC.fortyyearsago,largesolid-fuelrocketswithsolid-fuelaspowerfulasliquidfuelsweremadeD.thethrustcanbemadetovarybyadjustingthedirectionofthepumpPassage7Asamediumofexchange,moneypermitstheseparationofexchangeintothetwodistinctactsofbuyingandselling.Henceproducerswhoknowtheywillbepaidinmoney,canconcentrateonfindingthemostsuitableoutletfortheirgoods,whilebuyerswhowillpayinmoney,canconcentrateonfindingthecheapestmarketforthewingstheywishtopurchase.Specializationisencouraged,becausepeoplewhoseoutputisnotacompleteproductbutonlyapartofonecanbepaidanamountequivalenttotheirshareoftheproduct.Anotheradvantageofmoneyisthatitisameasureofvalue.Inabartereconomyitwouldbenecessarytodeterminehowmanyplateswereworthonehundredweightofcotton,orhowmanypensshouldbeexchangedforatonofcoal.Theprocessofestablishingrelativevalueswouldhavetobeundertakenforeveryactofexchange,accordingtowhatproductswerebeingofferedagainstoneanother,andaccordingtothetwoparties’desiresandpreferences.Thirdly,moneyactsasstoreofwealth.Itisdifficulttoimaginesavingunderabartersystem.Nooneengagedononlyonestageinthemanufactureofaproductcouldsavepartofhisoutput,sincehewouldbeproducingnothingcomplete.Mostproductsdeterioratefairlyrapidly,eitherphysicallyorinvalue,asaresultoflongstorage;evenifstoragewerepossible,thepracticeofstoringproductsforyearsonendwouldinvolveobviousdisadvantages.Ifwealthcouldnotbesaved,oronlywithgreatdifficulty,futureneedscouldnotbeprovided.1.Usingmoneyasamediumofexchangemeansthat_____.A.youhavetosellsomethinginordertobuysomethingB.youhavetobuysomethinginordertosellsomethingC.youdon’thavetobuysomethinginordertosellsomethingD.thesellerandthepurchaserarethesameperson2.Specializationisencouragedbecause_______.A.peoplecanusetheirmoneytobuywhatevertheywantB.peoplegetpaidaccordingtotheirshareoftheproduct.C.peoplepaygreatattentiontothemanufactureofaproductD.peoplecannotusetheirmoneytobuywhatevertheywant3.Abartereconomyisoneinwhich_______.A.valueisdecidedbyweightB.valueisdecidedbynumberC.moneyisusedandgoodsarenotexchangedD.goodsareexchangedandmoneyisnotused4.Ifonehadtosaveproductsinsteadofmoney,__________.A.thiswouldneedyearsofpracticeB.coal,forexample,wouldloseitsvalueC.theycouldnotbestoredforyearsonendD.manyproductswouldlosetheirvalue5.Howmanyadvantagesofmoneyarementionedinthispassage?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.FivePassage8Therearetwocommonexplanationsfororiginoftipping.TheOxfordEnglishDictionarysaystipwasseventeenth-centuryunderworldslangfor“give”———asin“Tipmeyourmoneyoryourlife.”O(jiān)pponentsoftippingwillprobablypreferthisexplanation,sinceitsuggeststhepracticeasoriginallyaformofrobbery.Alessreputable,butnonethelesscharmingexplanationisthatinRenaissance(文藝復興)coffeehouses,boxesweresetnearthedoor,intowhichcustomerscoulddropmoney:Theseboxes,accordingtothestory,borethelegend“ToInsurePromptitude,”whichwasultimatelyshortenedtoTIP.Whetheritwasaservingwomanorabosswithhisorhereyeondepressingwageswhofirstthoughtuptheidea,thestorydoesnotsay.TippingbecamecommoninEnglandbythemiddleoftheeighteenthcentury.Becauseitisill-suitedtoacountrywithoutanestablishedservantclass,itdidnotcatchoninAmericauntilaftertheCivilWar,whenformerslaveholderssuddenlyfoundthemselveshavingtopaythehelpandwhennew-richindustrialistsadoptedtheEuropeanfashion.Bytheturnofthecentury,wehadmadethecustomourown,andtheAmerican“bigtipper”wasonhisway.Today,althoughthelinesbetweenbribery(賄賂)andthanksforservicesremainasvagueasever,tippinghasbecomeuniversal,notleastbecause,inanincreasinglyuncertaineconomy,itprovidesthegrowingserviceclasswithincomethatisatleastasreliableaswagesandthatislesssubjecttotaxreview.Notsurprisingly,governmentofficialsasamongthefewdie-hardswhostillquestionthetippingsystem.Theyhaveapointtoo.Tippers’InternationalAssociationestimatesthatU.S.workersgetabout$5billionayearintips.1.Intheseventeenthcentury,tipwasprobablyawordusedby_____.A.lawbreakersB.customersC.waitressesD.coffeehousebosses2.TippingdidnotbecomepopularinU.S.untilaftertheCivilWarbecause______.A.thecountrywasfreeofaservantclassB.formerslaveholdersdidnotwanttopaythehelpC.northernindustrialistsrefusedtoadopttheEuropeanfashionD.tippingwascontradictorytotheAmericancustom3.Tippingisuniversallyacceptedmainlybecause_______.A.itisaneasywaytomakemoneyB.itensurespeopleagoodandpromptserviceC.itenablestheserviceclasstobefreefromtaxesD.itsuppliestheserviceclasswithasortofreliableincome4.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethegovernmentofficials’attitudestowardsthetippingsystem?A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.5.Thepassageisabout_______.A.theoriginoftippingB.thepracticeoftippinginU.SC.thepopularityoftippingD.theshapingofthetippingsystemPassage9Learninghowtowriteisliketakingacourseinpublicspeaking.I’daskwhetheranyoneinclasshadevertakensuchacourse.Invariablyafewhandswouldgoup.“Whatdidyoulearninthatcourse?”I’dask.“Well,themainthingwaslearninghowtofaceanaudience…nottobeinhibited(拘謹；抑制)…nottobenervous…”Exactly,whenyoutakeacourseinpublicspeakingnowadays,youdon’thearmuchaboutgr-ammarandvocabulary.Instead,you’retaughthownottobeafraidorembarrassed,howtospeakwithoutapreparedscript,howtoreachouttotheliveaudiencebeforeyou.Publicspeakingisamatterofovercomingyourlongstandingnervousinhibitions.Itisthesameinwriting.Thepointofthewholethingistoovercomeyournervousinhibi-tions,tobreakthroughtheinvisiblebarrierthatseparatesyoufromthepersonwho’llreadwhaty-ouwrote.Youmustlearntositinfrontofyourtypewriterordictatingmachineandreachouttothepersonattheotherendoftheline.Ofcourse,inpublicspeaking,withtheaudiencerightinfrontofyou,theproblemiseasier.Youcanlookatthemandtalktothemdirectly.Inwriting,you’realone.Itneedsaneffortofyourexperienceorimaginationtotakeholdofthatotherpersonandtalktohimorher.Butthateffortisnecessaryoratleastit’snecessaryuntilyou’vereachedthepointwhenyouquitenaturallyandunconsciously“talkonpaper.”1.Themaintaskofapublicspeechcourseisto________.teachspoken-languageexperienceteachhowtousegesturestoassistspeechhelpthelearnersovercomenervousnessteachhowtocontrolthevolumeofthespeaker’svoice2.Learninghowtowriteissimilartolearninghowtospeakinpublicinthatawritershould___________.overcomehisorhernervousnessinthefirstplacewatchhisorhergrammarandvocabularycollectalotofdatabeforewritingtakeholdofareaderandtalktohimorherbeforewriting3.Intheauthor’sopinion_________.writingneedsmoreexperienceandskillthanpublicspeakingbothwritingandpublicspeakingrequireeffortwritingisimaginativepublicspeakingisnotsonaturalaswriting4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?NotmanystudentsfeeltheneedtolearnpublicspeakingTrainingisnecessarybeforeyoucanspeakwithscriptInpublicspeaking,theaudiencearemorenervousthanthespeakerWritingisjustlikemakingapublicspeechonpaper5.Thisselectionismainlyaboutlearninghowto_______.makeapublicspeechtalkonpaperbehaveproperlyinpublicspeechexpressstrongemotiononpaperPassage10Inthemoderntechnologicalworldtheseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvive.Resourcesonlandarebeginningtogrowless.Thesea,however,stilloffershopetosupplymanyofman’sneeds.Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman’stechnologyareimpressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,nickelandcopperandsoonexistontheoceanfloor,readytobemined.Fishfarmingpromisestobeagoodwaytoproducelargequantitiesoffood.ThecultureoffishandshellfishisanancientskillpracticedinthepastmainlybyOrientalpeoples.Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy.Expertsbelievethatthewarmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedinawaysimilartothesteaminasteamship.Oceancurrentsandwavesofferpossibleuseasasourceofenergysuchashydroelectricpower.Technologyisenablingmantoexploreeverdeeperunderthesea.Thenewunderseatechnologyisprovidingdiverswithdivingsuitsandunderseachambersthatarekeptatsealevelpressure.Thedevelopmentofstrong,newmaterialshasmadethispossible.Thetechnologytoharvesttheseacontinuestoimprove.Bytheyear,expertsbelievethattheproblemstoexploitthefood,minerals,andenergysourcesoftheseawillbelargelysolved.1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Needsof.ManB.Sourcesof..EnergyC.SeaHarvestD.SeaExploringTechnology2.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyforexploringtheseaisimportantbecause______.mancannottravelfartherintospaceresourcesonlandarerunningshortit’salotoffundivingintot