2016新題好題速遞之英語閱讀理解C D篇專練20篇

閱讀理解CD篇專練20篇

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一、閱讀理解（共20小題）

1.Werewolves（狼人）aren'ttheonlycreaturesaffectedbythemoon'scycles（周期）.Afull

moonalsoaffectspeople'ssleepmoreorless,reportsaSwissteamofscientists.Evenpeoplewho

sleepinalabwithoutwindowscouldreducetheirsleepingtimealittleonceamonth.

Totestthemoon'sinfluence,33adultsofbothsexesandagesofmanykindsspentseveralnights

inasleeplab.Astheyslept,researchersrecordedtheirbrainactivity,eyemovementsandhormone

levels（荷爾蒙水平）.Onnightsclosertoafullmoon,thesleeperstookanaverageoffiveminutes

longertofallasleep,andsleptfor20minutesless.Inaddition,brainactivityfellby30percent

duringthesleep.Andhormonelevelsthathelpcontrolsleepcycleswentdown.Onthesenights,

thesleeperscomplainedtheycouldn'tsleepwelleventhoughtheydidn'tknowthemoon's

cycle.Onthebrightside,nosleeperturnedintoawerewolf.

TheSwissteamdoesn'tknowhowthemoonaffectssleep.Thegravity（重力）ofthemoon

causesoceantides（潮汐）toriseandfall.Butthatforceistooweaktoaffectsleep,Gajochen

says.Hebelievedsomebody'sbiologicalclockmaybeaffectedbythemooncycles.Theremay

beanotherreason,saysDavidDinges.ThissleepresearcherattheUniversityOfPennsylvaniain

Philadelphiasaysthatthebodyclockisverysensitive（敏感的）tolightatnight.Thosesleepers

couldhavebeenaffectedbyhavingtoomuchmoonlightbeforearrivingatthelab.

1.Thewritermentioned“werewolves“inthefirstparagraphto.

A.showtherearethemoon'scycles

B.attractpeople'sattentiontothereport

C.introduceacreaturetoreaders

D.askpeoplenottosleepaloneinthelab

2.Whathappenedtothesleepersduringtheexperimentonafullmoon?

A.Theysleptfbraboutfiveminuteslonger.

B.Theycouldonlysleepfbr20minutes.

C.Theirbrainswerenotasactiveastheywere

D.Theycomplainedtheyweretootiredtosleep.

3.Thelastparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby.

A.analyzing（分析）reasonsB.explainingdifferences

C.makingcomparisonsD.followingthetimeorder

4.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.thesleepingproblemscausedbythemoon'scycles

B.theinfluenceofthemoononhumansleepinghabits

C.themoon'sinfluenceonsleepinganditspossiblereasons

D.thewaystogetabettersleeponafullmoonnight

2.ImaginepickingapplesonChristmasorgoingskatingonMayDay.Whataboutgoingfora

swimonThanksgiving?WithoutLeapDay（閏|I）,whichtakesplaceeveryfouryears,thatcould

happen.

Ourcalendarisnormally365dayslong.Itwascreatedtomatchthecyclesofthe

seasons.ButRomanrulerJuliusCaesarnoticedaproblem:Theearthdoesn*tcirclethesunin

exactly365days.Itactuallycakes365andone-quarterdays.Hefiguredoutthattheextrapartofa

daywouldcausethecalendartogrowapartfromtheseasonsovertime.Over100years,the

seasonswouldshift（推移）about24days.SpringwouldstartonApril13insteadofMarch20.

Caesarusedmathtofigureoutawaytostopthecalendarfromshifting.Hedecidedtoaddan

extradaytothemonthofFebruaryeveryfouryears.Hisideahelpedkeeptheseasonsandcalendar

matchedup.Evenso,itstillwasn'tperfect-hiscalendarwasaddingtoomanydays.

Gregoriancalendar,declaresthateveryyearthatisequallydividedby400isaleap

year.Tum-of^the-centuryyears,oryearsendingin"00”,wouldnotbeleapyearsunlesstheycould

bedividedequallyby400.Thesecomplicatedequations（等式）helpkeepthecalendarinbalance

withtheorbitoftheearth.Today,westillusetheGregoriancalendar.Inabout3,000years,the

calendarwillbeonlyonedayoutofstepwiththeseasons,It'sstillnotperfect,butmathematicians

decideditwasascloseaswecouldget.

1.WhywasJuliusCaesafscalendarnotgoodenough?

A.Springwouldstarttwenty-fourdayslaterthanusual

B.Itwouldbeonlyonedayoutofstepwiththeseasons.

C.Therewouldbetoomanydaysonthecalendar.

D.LeapDaywouldtakeplaceeveryotheryear.

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.

A.theearthcirclesthesuninexactly365days

B.GregoriancalendarismorescientificthanCaesar's

C.Pope'scalendarhasbeenusedfor3,000years

D.CaesaraddedanextradaytoeveryFebruary

3.WhichofthefollowingyearsisaleapyearaccordingtoPope?

A.Theyear2100.

B.Theyear2200.

C.Theyear2300.

D.Theyear2400.

4.Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanyouprobablyreadthistext?

A.Opinion.

B.Policy.

C.Entertainment.

D.Science.

3.DOneofthemostpopularpetsintheworld,theAustraliantreefrog,isoriginallyanativeof

Australia,thoughthepettradehastransporteditfarandwide.IthassuccessfullyadaptedtoNew

ZealandandtheUnitedStates.It'soneofthelargestmembersofitsspeciesandcanreachupto10

centimetresinlength.Theirlifespans（壽命）arealsolongerthanmostoftheirfrogcousinsandcan

reachbetween6to20yearsincaptivity.Inthewild,theirlivesaresmallerduetotheirnatural

enemies.

Theirskincolorrangesbetweenlightgreenanddarkgreen,dependingonthetemperatureofthe

placewheretheyliveandthecoloroftheenvironmentaroundwheretheylive,asifssupposedto

makethemdifficulttobeseenbytheirnaturalenemies.Theycomeoutonlyatnighttohunt,feed

andmate.Duringtheday,theyfinddark,wetareastosleepin.Theyaren'tseenatallduringthe

winter.

AstheAustraliantreefrogisn'tequippedwithteeth,itcannottearapartitsprey（獵物）.Itneeds

tofeedonfoodthatcanfitinitsmouth.Thereforeitsdietconsistsofinsects,suchasspiders,and

flies,andsmallanimals,suchasotherfrogs,batsandsometimesevenmice.Forthesmallerprey,

theyusetheirstickytonguestoshootatthecloserangeprey.Forlargerprey,theyattacktheprey

andforceitintotheirmouthswiththeirhands.Theyalsohavesomenaturalenemiesthatfeedon

them.

TheAustralianlawprotectsthetreefrogbygivingitaprotectedstatusTheIUCN(International

UnionforConservationofNature),however,givesita“l(fā)eastconcern”status.Thebroadrangeof

habitats(棲息地)thatthefrogcansurviveinanditslonglifeensurethatthisfrogwon'tlose

population.

ThiscreatureisreallyaverypopularpetIfyougetanAustraliangreentreefrogasapet,do

remeinbertofeeditinproperamountsandletitlooseforexercise.

1.Whatcanbethemainideaofthepassage?

A.Howtokeepfrogsaspets?

B.FactsabouttheAustraliantreefrog.

C.AnimalsuniquetoAustralia.

D.Whyfrogscanmakegoodpets?

2.WhatcanweknowabouttheskincolorofAustraliantreefrogs?

A.Itchangesatdifferenttimesoftheday.

B.Ithelpsthemwiththeirhuntingforfood.

C.Itoffersthemacertaindegreeofprotection.

D.Itshowswhatdevelopmentstagetheyarein.

3.Paragraph3mainlytalksabouttheAustraliantreefi*og's.

A.feedingandhuntinghabits

B.naturalenemies

C.livingenvironmentsandinhabitats

D.survivalskills

4.WhatcanweknowabouttheAustraliantreefrogfromthepassage?

A.Thereisnolawprotectingityet.

B.Itsteethhelptearitspreyintopieces.

C.IthasbeendeclaredanendangeredspeciesbytheIUCN.

D.Itsleepsinthedaytimeandhuntsatnight.

4.CWhendidyoufirstwanttodrive?ImaniCokerdreamedofgettingherlicenseinmiddle

school."Ican'twaittillPm15,5,shetoldherfriends.

Whensheturned15,however,Imanihadachangeofheart."IfIgetmylicense,myparents

willtakethefunoutofdrivingbysendingmeplaces...nottomention,insuranceisexpensive.The

streetsarefilledwithcrazydrivers,andIdon'twanttobecomeoneofthem,“saidCoker,now16.

Coker,agirlfromRichmondHeights,FloridaintheUnitedStates,isoneofagrowingnumber

ofUSteenagerswhoarelosinginterestindriving.

LearningtodrivehaslongbeenatraditionfbrUSteens-theycangetalearner'spennitat15

andafulldrivinglicenseat16.AccordingtoastudybytheUniversityofMichigan's

TransportationResearchInstitute,however,thenumberofUSteensgettingtheirlicenseisdropping

moreandmoreeachyear.Twentyyearsago,70percentof18-ycar-oldshadtheirlicense.Today,

only54percentdo.

SowhyareUSteensnotgettingbehindthesteeringwheel（方向盤）？AsCokerputit:Too

manyproblems,notenoughbenefits.

HighgasandinsurancepricesmeanthatmanyUSparentsarestoppingtheirteensfrom

driving.

Andnowthattheycantextandusesocialmedia,fewerteensneedtodrivetoafriend's

house.AsurveybyZipCarfoundthatoutof29418-34yearoldsinterviewed,68percentsaidthey

wouldratherspendtimewithfriendsonlineinsteadofdrivingtoseethem.

“Theproblemwithtoday'syouthisn'tthattextingisinterfering（妨礙）withtheirdriving,it's

thathavingtodriveisinterferingwiththeirtexting,saidMichaelSivak,researchprofessoratthe

UniversityofMichiganTransportationResearchInstitute.

However,it'snotallbadnews-therearepositivestohavinganextradriverinthehouse.

"Whenevermymomisrunninglatetopickupmybrotherfrompractice,Vmtheonewhohas

togogethirn,^^saidSaraMathhews,17,fromMiami,Florida."Havingmyowncarisahugehelp

tomyparentssometimesbecauseIcangotodoctorappointmentsanddoothertasksbymyself.”

1.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.ToexplainthedrivingcultureintheUS.

B.TotelluswhatchangedCoker'sattitudetowarddriving.

C.ToanalyzewhyUSteenagersarenowdrivingless.

D.ToexplainhowUSteenagerssocializewiththeirfriends.

2.WhatdiscouragedCokerfromlearningtodriveaccordingtothetext?

a.Wilddriversinthestreets.

b.Theincreasingdifficultyofgettingadriver'slicense.

c.Economicfactors,suchasthepriceofinsurance.

d.Herdislikeofbeinggiventasksbyherparentsifshehasacar.

e.Herconcernthathavingtodriveinterfereswithtexting.

A.a,b,c

B.a,c,d

C.b,c,e

D.b,d,e

3.Accordingtothetext,withthepopularityoftextingandsocialmedia,USteenagers.

A.findthereisnoneedtolearntodriveanymore

B.arebecominglessconnectedwitheachotherthantheyusedtobe

C.becomeuninterestedindrivingbecausetheythinktextinginterfereswiththeirdriving

D.prefertochatwiththeirfriendsonlineorviatextingratherthandrivetomeetthem

4.BymentioningSaraMatthewsinthelastparagraph,theauthorintendsto.

A.showthatsheisanindependentandhelpfulgirl

B.adviseparentstoallowtheirkidstolearntodrive

C.showthattherearebenefitsforteenswholearntodrive

D.provedrivingisanimportantskillthatteensmustlearn

5.DTeenagerswhositdowntofamilymealsarelesslikelytobedepressedortakeriskswith

drugsandalcohol,newresearchshows.

Anewstudylookingattheroleoffamilymealsinthehealthandwellbeingofyoungpeopleisthe

firststudyontheissueinNewZealand.Itusesdatacollectednationallyfrommorethan9,000

secondaryschoolpupils.Itfindsthatthosewhoeatwiththeirfamiliesfrequentlyarelesslikelyto

reportsuicidal（自殺的）thoughts,lesslikelytobesmokersandlesslikelytoindulgeindrinking,

drugsandsoon.Itsayssocialchangessuchasmoretelevisionchannels,moremothersworking

andcheapfastfoodhavechangedthestatusofthefamilymeal.

However,thegoodnewsforNewZealandisthatone-thirdofyoungpeoplereportedsharing

mealswiththeirfamiliessevenormoretimesaweekandanadditional40percentsharedmeals

threetosixtimesaweek.

AuthorJenniferUtter,aseniorlectureratAucklandUniversity,saidsittingdownfordinner

createdanopportunityforparentstocheckinwithchildrenandseehowtheirdayhadbeen.Young

peoplewhoatewiththeirparentsreportedbetterconnectednessandbettercommunication.Family

mealsindicatestrong,healthyrelationships.Thehighproportionoffamilieseatingtogetherwas

encouraging,shesaid."Alotoffamiliesdoseemtowanttospendtimetogether.It'sareally

positivefinding.”

Previouslyahouseholdwouldhaveonlyonebreadwinnerandtherewouldalwaysbesomeone

athomefbrchildrentotalkto.Nowadays,itoftentooktheincomeoftwopeopletokeepthefamily

afloat（能維持下去）anditwouldbeharderfbrparentstohavedinnerwiththeirchildren.Chief

familiescommissionerCarlDavidsonsaidteenswhoatemealswiththeirfamiliesreportedbetter

health,andwerelesslikelytobedepressed."Weprobablyallknowthateatingtogetheris

worthwhile,butthisresearchshowsthatthosesharedmealsaren'tjustnicetohavebutareactuallya

fundamentalcontributortofamilywellbeing.”

1.Whyisitmoredifficultfbrparentstohavedinnerwiththeirchildren?

A.Becausechildrenarebusywiththeirstudy.

B.Becauseeatingasfamilycanmakethemputonweight.

C.Becausethemealscookedathomearenotasdeliciousasfastfood.

D.Becauseparentshavetoearnmoneytosupportthewholefamily.

2.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"indulgein“inParagraph2probablymean?

A.betiredof

B.befitfbr

C.beaddictedto

D.becontentwith

3.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.Eatingasfamilyaidsteens,health.

B.Eatingasfamilyhelpsteensloseweight.

C.Eatingasfamilysavesmuchenergy.

D.Eatingasfamilybenefitsparents.

6.CEveryoneknowstherearemanyEnglishexpressionsaboutclothes.Thereisnoneedto

keepitasecret,orkeepitunderyourhat.Infact,ifIkeeptalking,soonenoughyouwillstartto

thinkIamanoldhataboutthis—arealexpert.Donotbefooled,though.Myfriendssometimes

callmeawolfinsheep'sclothing.Thisissomeonewhoactslikeagoodperson,butisreallyabad

person.

Itisalwaysfiintogetdressedup.Ilookgreatinmybestclothes.WhenIputthemon,Ifeel

deckedout.Infact,myhusbandsaysIlookdressedtokill.Ofcourse,Iwouldneverkill

anyone.But,thereissomethingspecialaboutputtingonclothesthatarepleasingtotheeye.

Mybestclothesarenotmodernorfashionable.ButIreallydonotcare.Theycertainlylook

betteronmethanmybirthdaysuit.Didyouknowthateveryonehasabirthdaysuit?Youwearit

whenyouarewearingnoclothesatall.

Iamverycarefulwithmyclothes.Ihandlethemwithkidgloves.Itrynottogetthemdirty

ortorn.Mostofmyclothesfitlikeaglove.Theyfitperfectly.

SomeoftheclothesIlikebestarehand-me-downs.Myoldersistergavethemtomewhenshe

nolongerwantedthem.Hand-me-downsaregreatbecauseclothesoftencosttoomuchmoney.I

liveonashoestring.Ihaveaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.

IdreamthatsomedayIwillbeabletolivelikearichperson.Iwillknowwhatitisliketo

walkinanotherperson'sshoes.Someofmyfriendsgotrichbyridingsomeoneelse'scoat

tails.Theyaresuccessfultodayasaresultofsomeoneelsebeingsuccessful.But,Ibelieveyou

shouldnevercriticizeothersforsomethingyouwoulddoyourself.Whatissaidaboutsomeoneelse

canalsobesaidaboutyou.Remember,iftheshoefits,wearit.

1.What'sthemainideaaboutthepassage?

A.Aclothesexpert.

B.Englishexpressionsaboutclothes.

C.Howtodressperfectly.

D.Mybestclothes.

2.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingphraseshasthesimilarmeaningwithkeepita

secret?

A.Walkinanotherperson'sshoes.

B.Wearabirthdaysuit.

C.Wolfinsheep'sclothing.

D.Keepitunderyourhat.

3.What'stherealmeaningof44Ilookdressedtokill”?

A.WhenIwearmybestclothesIfeelveryexcited.

B.WhenIwearmybestclothesmyhusbandalwayscriticizeme.

C.WhenIwearmybestclothessomeoneenjoysthem.

D.WhenIwearmybestclothesIliketokillsomeone.

4.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinthefifthparagraph?

A.Well-off.

B.Badly-off.

C.Cruel.

D.Honest

7.CLastyearcollegestudentsinAmericaspentanestimated$700Ontextbookson

average.TheNationalAssociationofCollegeStoresreportedmorethanfivebilliondollarsinsales

oftextbooksandcoursematerials.

AssociationspokesmanCharlesSchmidtsayselectronictextbooksnowrepresent2-3%of

sales.Buthesaysthatisexpectedtoreach10-15%by2016.

Onlineversionsarenowavailablefbrmanyofthemostpopularcollegetextbooks.E-

textbookscancosthalfthepriceofanewprinttextbook.Butstudentsusuallyloseaccessafterthe

endofthetenn.Andthebookscannotbeplacedonmorethanonedevice,sotheyarenoteasyto

share.

Sowhatdostudentsthinkofe-textbooks?AdministratorsatNorthwestMissouriState

Universitywantedtofindout.Earlierthisyeartheytestedthemwith500studentsin20classes.

Theuniversityisunusual.Itnotonlyprovideslaptopcomputerstoall7,000Ofitsfun-time

students.Itdoesnotrequirestudentstobuytheirtextbookseither.Theyrentthemtosave

money.Theschoolaimstosaveevenmorebymovingtoe-textbooks.

ThestudentsinthesurveyreportedthatdownloadingthebooksfromtheInternetwas

easy.Theylikedtheideaofcarryinglighterbackpacks.And56%saidtheywerebetterableto

findinformation.

Butmostfoundthatusinge-textbooksdidnotchangetheirstudyhabits.And60%feltthey

readmorewhentheywerereadingonpaper.Inall,almosthalfthestudentssaidtheystillliked

physicaltextbooksbetter.

Butthesurveyfoundthatcostcouldbeabiginfluence.55%saidtheywouldchoosee-

textbooksifusingthemmeanttheirtextbookrentalfeewouldnotincrease.

RogerVonHolzenheadstheCenterforInfonnationTechnologyinEducationatNorthwest

MissouriState.Hetellsusthatadministratorsaredisappointedwiththee-textbooksnowavailable

becausethemajorityarenotinteractive（交互式的）.Hethinksgrowthwillcomewhenmoredigital

booksincludevideo,activities,gamesandotherwaystointeractwiththeinformation.The

technologyisimproving.Butfornow,mostofthebooksarejustwordsonascreen.

1.StudentsatNorthwestMissouriStateUniversitysavemoneyby.

A.rentingtextbooksfromtheschool

B.downloadingallthebooksfromtheInternet

C,buyingsecond-handcomputers

D.sharingthebookswitheachother

2.Thee-textbooksnowavailablearefarfromsatisfactorybecause

A.readerscannotinteractwithauthors

B.mostofthemarejustwordsonascreen

C.theycan'tbedownloadedfromtheInternet

D.theylacknecessaryrelevantinformation

3.Thepassagesuggeststhatinthefuture

A.digitalbookswillbeavailableatlowprices

B.freedigitalbooksareavailableonline

C.digitalbooksneedimprovement

D.digitalbookswillreplaceprintbooks

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.E-textbooks:students'newfavorites

B.Themostpopularcollegetextbooksnowadays

C.E-textbooksvs.printtextbooks

D.Goingdigital:thefutureofcollegetextbooks?

8.DThereareyearsthataskquestionsandyearsthatanswer.WhenIwasyounger,Ithought

thatrdsoonreachastageinlifewhenIhadalltheanswers.Asachild,Ibelievedthatbythetime

IenteredmylateteensIwouldbeself-assuredandconfidentandthatI'dfigureoutwhatIwantedto

dowithmylife.I'm18now,andeventhoughI'mfarfrombeingwhereIwanttobe,Fverealized

oneextremelyimportanttruth:Tmnevergoingtohavealltheanswers.

ThisissomethingthatI'vestartedtorealizeonlyrecently.Thispastyearhasbeenespecially

confusingforme,andhasbroughtwithitalotofquestionsanddoubts.Lastyear,Imovedfrom

PakistantoAmerica,justoneyearshortofgraduatingfromhighschool.Themovewasquite

suddenandunplanned,andasaresult,myuniversityplanninggotdisturbed.Atthispoint,Istill

don'tknowifTilbegoingtouniversityorcommunitycollegeinthefall.Idon'tknowifm

continuetoliveinSanMarcosthisyear.Everythingseemsuncertainandundecided.

Notonlyaremyoutercircumstancesfuzzy,butI'vealsobeenquestioningmyinner-beliefsand

valuesalot.Idon'tknowwhatIstandforandwhatIwanttodowithmylife.UsuallyI'mavery

spiritualperson,butatthispoint,Ican'tseemtosortoutmyemotionsormakesenseofanything

thatishappeningaroundme.

Duringtheperiodofallthisconfusion,IcameacrossasayingbyZoraNealeHurston,"There

areyearsthataskquestionsandyearsthatanswer."Thisstatementhadaninstanteffectonme—it

madesomuchsense!Ifeltrenewedhopeafterreadingit,andIstartedtoseemypresent

circumstancesasanopportunitytomakeachangeandreflect.Lifeismarkedbyperiodsof

certaintyandperiodsofconfusion,andintimesofhopelessness,ithelpstorememberthatthe

answersweseekarcnearerthanwethink.Iguessthispastyearhasbeena“questioning”yearfor

me,ayearofre-evaluatingandreflection.

WhenIlookbackatmylife,Icanobservethispattern.Periodsofconfusionanduncertainty

arefollowedbyyearsthatbringwiththemreneweddirectionandpurpose.Attheageof14,1went

throughastageofreligiousconfusionwhereIquestionedeverythingandbelievednothing.Shortly

afterthisstage,Ifoundinnerpeace.Thispeacewasdisturbedbydoubtsanddisbeliefthefollowing

year,butafteraperiodofre-evaluationandfiercequestioning,Isoonfoundmyfaithagain.I

supposethatthispatternwillremainthroughoutmylife;therewillbetimeswhenIdoubtand

questionmypurposeinlife,andtimeswhenI'mconfidentandcertain.

WhenIlookaroundme,Iseesomanypeoplewhoarealotolderthanmeandarestilltryingto

figureouttheirlives.Therearepeoplewhoquitstablejobstolookforwhattheylovewellinto

their50sand60s,andtherearepeoplewhomovehalfwayacrosstheworldtoexplorenew

possibilities.Theyinspiredpeoplearoundbytheirrichexperiencesinlife,theirperseverancein

realizingtheirgoalsandtheiroptimismtowardslife.Theytaughtusbyexamplethatitwasnever

toooldtoliveyourdream.Atanygivenpointtherearepeoplechoosingnewmajors,newreligions,

andnewlifepaths.Changeisunavoidable.

WhenIlookaroundatallthepresentuncertaintyinmylife,Iknowthatifspartoftheprocess

ofchange.Lifeisfullofconfusingatdisorderingparticulartime,aparticularlocation.Dothe

arrangedthingstenmilliontimesinthebrain,stepbystep.Lifeishardtoavoidunexpected

happeningofsurprisingandpleasingthings.So,Ionlylearntosilentlyaskmyselfinmindwhatto

donext,makerightdecisionsandtakeactionrightaway.Atthispoint,I'mtryingtofindmyway

throughthisconfusion,tryingtofindsomemeaningandclarity.ItrustthatI'llfindmyanswers

soon.

1.Whenthewriterwasatanearlyage,hebelievedthat.

A.hisuniversityplanhadtobegivenup

B.hislifewasinastateofconfusion

C.hewouldmovetotheUSaftergraduation

D.hewouldbeconfidentinthefuture

2.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningto“fUzzy“inParagraph3?

A.Unpleasant.

B.Dangerous.

C.Unclear.

D.Tough.

3.InParagraph4,thewriterthoughtthat.

A.itwasdifficulttoseekanswers

B.confusionwouldclearuponeday

C.lifewasfullofhopelessnessandconfusion

D.thereweremanyquestionsforhimtoanswer

4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthetoneofthewriterattheendofthestory?

A.Doubtful.

B.Casual.

C.Positive.

D.Fearful.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Religiousfaithgivesusinnerpeace.

B.Confusioninourlifehelpsustogrowup.

C.Confidencemakesmuchdifferencetoaman.

D.Optimismisthefaiththatleadstoachievement.

6.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.BittersweetCulturalConflicts.

B.AYoungPakistaniintheUS.

C.TheGreatUniversityPlanning.

D.MyStagesofFaithConfusion.

9.CBusinessisoftenseenasthe“badguy"inenvironmentalmattersbecausepeoplefeelthat

businesseswilldoanythingtomakeaprofit.Unluckily,thisistoooftenthecase.Manybusiness

people,infact,believethattheycannotmakeaprofitandbekindtotheenvironmentatthesame

time.However,itdoesnotnecessarilyhavetobethisway.Usingcommonbusinessstrategies,

companieshavefoundwaystobecomeenvironmentallyfnendly,or“green”,andincreasetheir

profitsatthesametime.

Onesuchstrategythatbusinessesuseisknownas"productdifferentiation."Thistermmeans

thatacompanyadvertisesthefactthatitsproductisdifferentfromothersimilarproducts.A

numberofenvironmentallyfriendlycompanieshavedonethissuccessfully.Forexample,in

marketingtheirproducts,organicfoodcompaniesemphasizetheorganicaspect.Thatis,they

highlightthefactthatnochemicalshavebeenusedtogrowthefood,andsoitisbetterfor

consumers'healthandfortheenvironment.Thesedays,manyconsumersarelookingforproducts

thathavenonegativehealthorenvironmentaleffects.

Another“green”businessstrategythathasbeensuccessfuliswastereduction.Many

companieshaveregardedwasteandpollutionasanecessarypartoftheproductionprocess.They

havedonelittletopreventeitherwasteorpollution,unlesstherearelawsthatforcethem

to.However,othercompanieshaverealizedthattherearesurelysomeadvantagestoreducing

wasteandpollution.Lesswasteandlesspollutionmeansamoreefficientproductionprocess.The

3MCompanyintheUnitedStatesisagoodexampleofthis.In1975,itstartedaprogramthat

rewardedemployeesforsuccessfulideasabouthowtoreducewasteandpreventpollution.This

programhashelpedthecompanypollutemuchlessandsavemorethanhalfabilliondollars.

Somecompanieshavetakentheideaofwastepreventionevenfurtherandhavebecomet4