出卷老師可能會(huì)參考的老版《大學(xué)英語快速閱讀3》較短篇章及答案

出卷老師可能會(huì)參考的老版《大學(xué)英語快速閱讀3》較短篇章及答案出卷老師可能會(huì)參考的老版《大學(xué)英語快速閱讀3》較短篇章及答案Unit1TextB-1(ReadingTime:4minutes)Caution:BumpyRoadAheadStudentsgraduatingfromcollegestodayarenotfullypreparedtodealwiththe“realworld”.Itismybeliefthatcollegestudentsneedtobetaughtmoreskillsandinformationtoenablethemtomeetthechallengesthatfaceeveryoneindailylife.Theareasinwhichstudentsneedtrainingareplayingthecreditgame,planningtheirpersonalfinancialstrategy,andconsumerawareness.Learninghowtoobtainandusecreditisprobablythemostvaluableknowledgeayoungpersoncanhave.Creditisadangeroustoolthatcanbeoftremendoushelpifitishandledwithcaution.Havingcreditcanenablepeopletoobtainmaterialnecessitiesbeforetheyhavethemoneytopurchasethemoutright.Butunfortunately,many,manyyoungpeoplegetcarriedawaywiththeirhandyplasticcardsandawakeonedaytofindtheyareinseriousfinancialdebt.Learninghowtousecreditproperlycanbeaverydifficultandpainfullessonindeed.Ofequalimportanceislearninghowtoplanapersonalbudget.Peoplehavetoknowhowtoallocatetheirmoneyforlivingexpenses,insurance,savings,andsoforthinordertoavoidthe“Oh,no!I’mflatbrokeandIdon’tgetpaidagainfortwoweeks!”anxietysyndrome.Alongwithlearningaboutcreditandpersonalfinancialplanning,graduatingcollegestudentsshouldbetrainedasconsumers.Theconsumersmarkettodayisfloodedwithavarietyofproductsandservicesofvaryingqualityandprices.Ayoungpersonenteringthe“realworld”issuddenlyfacedwithdifficultdecisionsaboutwhichproducttobuyorwhoseservicestoengage.Heisusuallyunawareofsuchthingsasreturnpolicies,guarantees,orrepairprocedures.Informationofthissortisvitalknowledgetoeverydayliving.Foranewlygraduatedcollegestudent,the“realworld”canbeascaryplacetobewhenheorsheisfacedsuchissuesashandlingcredit,planningabudget,orknowingwhattolookforwhenmakingapurchaseandwhomtopurchaseitfrom.Enteringthis“realworld”couldbemadelesspainfulifpeoplewereeducatedindealingwiththeseareasofdailylife.Whatbetterplacetoaccomplishthisthanincollege?(380words;P9-P12)NB:bumpy崎嶇不平的，坑坑洼洼的Accordingtothewriter,graduatingstudents__________.A.willfindithardtogetajobwithonlyknowledgegainedfromcollegeB.haveinsufficientskillsandknowledgeanddonotdeserveacollegediplomaC.willnotbeabletoearnenoughmoneytosupportthemselvesD.donothavethenecessaryknowledgeandskillstodealwiththerealitiesoflifeThewriterpointsoutthatmanyyoungpeople__________.A.fallintodebtduetoill-adviseduseofcreditcardsB.havetodependoncredittopurchasesomematerialnecessitiesC.donotknowthepowerofcreditanyeasilyrunintoseriousfinancialdebtD.startbuyingtoomuchoncreditbeforetheygetapaidjobStudentssufferfromananxietysyndromebecause__________.A.theydonothavetheirparents’financialsupportB.theyareworriedthattheydon’tgetpaidontimeC.theyrunoutofmoneyandcan’tcovertheirlivingexpensesD.theycan’taffordtobuyinsuranceforthemselvesTo“trainstudentsasconsumers”meanstoenablethemto__________.A.handletheircreditwithcautionB.plantheirspendingcarefullysothattheydon’tgobrokeC.makewisepurchasingdecisionsandbeinformedaboutconsumerservicesD.copewithseriousfinancialproblemsByasking“Whatbetterplacetoaccomplishthisthanincollege?”thewritermeansthat__________.A.thebestplacetotrainstudentstodealwithpersonalfinancialissuesisincollegeB.studentsshouldbetrainedtoentertherealworldaftertheygraduatefromcollegeC.studentscanbestbetrainedinbusinessandeconomicsincollegeD.studentsshouldbetaughttocopewiththedifficultproblemstheywillbefacingaftergraduationKey:1—5:DACCAUnit3TextB-1(ReadingTime:3.5minutes)BraveNewWorldofBiometricsTherearealwayspeoplewhocanfindareasontocriticizestronglyanynewtechnologyastoopersonallyinvasive,butI’mallforbiometrics.Amongtheamazingthingsbiometricsenablesustodoistoscanaperson’siris—thecoloredpartoftheeye—whichdisplaysanaturalpatternthatisevenmoredistinctthanidentificationcardsandpassportsD.itwouldmakefraudulentabuseofInternetpurchaseathingofthepast4)TheexamplethatpeopleapplyingforwelfarebenefitsinConnecticuthavetobefingerprintedisusedbytheauthortoshowthat________.A.biometricscanbeefficientlyusedtopreventtheftagainstthegovernmentB.fingerprintingcanbeusedtocombatimproperdistributionofwelfarebenefitsC.biometricscanbeusedtofurtherreducethenumberofwelfareapplicantsD.fingerprintrecognitionsystemsareasefficientasbiometricsinthepreventionofcrime5)Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbelieves________.A.newtechnologiestendtobepersonallyinvasiveB.thegovernmenthastoomuchpersonalinformationaboutpeopleonfilesC.one’sfaceoririsisnotreallypersonalinformationD.alltalkabouttheinvasionofprivacyisgroundlessKey:1—5:DBDACUnit6TextB-1(ReadingTime:4.5minutes)PeanutsCreatorSchulzDiesonEveofLastStripJusthoursbeforeSundaypaperswiththelastdrawingsofthePeanutscharactersbeganhittingnewsstands,themanwhocreatedtheworld’smostpopularcomicstripdiedinhissleepathisSantaRosa,CharlesSchulz,“Sparky”tothosewhoknewhim,wasdiagnosedwithcoloncancerinNovember.Andeversince,get-wellwishesandtributeshavebeenpouringin.Mailreached500piecesadayathisSantaRosastudio.Andothercartoonistsexpressedtheirfeelingsthroughtheirowncomiccharacters.MikeLuckovichisaneditorialcartoonistfortheAtlantaJournal-Constitution.“He’safanofeditorialcartooning,althoughonetimeheaskedme,“Mike,whydoyoudothosemeancartoons?’becausehisstripwasalwayssogentleandsosweet.”Themini-plotsofthePeanutsgangwereasprofoundastheywerefunny.PaigeBraddockworksforSchulzCreativeAssociates.“He’sanobserverofhowpeopleinteractandwhatpeople’sinsecuritiesareandsomehowhemanagestocapturethat,inthissimple,elegantly-designedartform.Youknow,in20words,orless.”TheinsecureandanxiousCharlieBrownmaywellhavebeenareflectionoftheothersideofSchulz’sownpersonality.GayeLebaronisacolumnistfortheSantaRosaPressDemocrat.“…andinaway,he’sEveryman.AndIthinkthat’swhattheappealhasbeen.Hehascharacteristicssharedbyeverybody.”ThePeanutskidshadauniversalappeal.Thestripappearedin2,500papersin76countries.DarylKingreadthelaststripearlySundayinaWashington,D.C.coffeeshop.“It’sliketheendofanera.YougrowupwithPeanuts,youexpectitForSanFranciscoschoolpsychologistWesCedros,thePeanutskidsbecamemoreinterestingwithtime.“AsIgrewolder,Icouldidentifywithallthethemesthatwererunningthrough.”ItwastheanimatedcharactersofthePeanutstelevisionspecialsthatLosAngelese-commercefashionworkerPatremembers.“Therewasthissortofsadundertonetoit,thatjustreallyhit;ithitthatsoftspot.”Schulzwasthe1978InternationalCartoonistoftheYearandtwicewoncartooning’shighesthonor,theReubenAward.LastweekhespokeabouttheartofcartoonwithSantaRosaradiostation,KSRO.“I’mjustpleasedthatsomehowI’vebeenabletokindofpointouttosomepeoplethatcomicstripartisanart.Therewillbereturns.ButSchulzandhisfamilydecidedlongagothatafterhestopped,nooneelsewouldeverdrawthestriphedrewfornearly50years.(P91-P94;431words)WhoisnowwritingthePeanutscomicstrip?A.MikeLuckovichoftheAtlantaJournal-Constitution.B.Noone;itisappearingonlyasreturns.C.PaigeBraddockofSchulzCreativeAssociates.D.GayeLebaronoftheSantaRosaPressDemocrat.HowdideditorialcartoonistMikeLuckovichdescribeCharlesSchulz’scomicstrip?A.Itwassadandanxious.B.Itwasalwaysmean.C.Itwasunpopular.D.Itwasgentleandsweet.WhywasSchulz’scomicstripsopopular?A.BecausepeoplegrewupreadingCharlieBrownandthePeanutsgang.B.Beca