閱讀理解專項練習(xí)（二）

本資料來自：中企資料網(wǎng)—WWW.ZQZL.CN為您提供專業(yè)全面的行業(yè)資料、管理資料、學(xué)習(xí)資料下載本資料來自：－中企資料網(wǎng)－中國最大的資料庫，如需更多資料請登錄本站下載閱讀理解專項練習(xí)（二）Passage6Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?”“AndPaul-whydidn’tpickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecause1hadacar?”Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,It’stoolate.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends–orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon’treallylistenwemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,“You’realuckydog.”that’sbeingfriendly.But“l(fā)uckydog”?There’sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthatthedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.“Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor”isanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn’timportant.It’stellingyoutothinkofaallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven’tgotadateforSaturdaynight.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture(姿態(tài))?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeopletoyoumaysaveanothermistake.26.Thispassageismainlyabout.A)howtointerpretwhatpeoplesayB)whattodowhenyoulistentootherstalkingC)howtoavoidmistakeswhenyoucommunicatewithpeopleD)Whywegowrongwithpeoplesometimes27.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsisthat.A)WefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalkB)PeopletendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysayC)PeopleusuallystateonethingbutmeansanotherD)Wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay28.Inthesentence“Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.”Inthesecondparagraph,thepronoun“it“refersto.A)beingfriendlyC)luckydogB)abitofenvyD)yourluck29.Whenwelistentoapersontalking,themostimportantthingforustodois.A)noticethewaythepersonistalkingB)takeagoodlookatthepersontalkingC)mindhistone,hispostureandthelookinhiseyesD)examinetherealmeaningofwhathesaysbasedonhismanner,histoneandhisposture30.Theauthormostprobablyisa.A)teacherC)philosopherB)psychologistD)doctorPassage7Amoment’sdrillingbythedentistmaymakeusnervousandupset.Manyofuscannotstandpain.Toavoidthepainofadrillingthatmaylastperhapsaminuteortwo,wedemandthe“needle”-ashotofnovocaine(奴佛卡因)－thatdeadensthenervesaroundthetooth.Nowit’struethatthehumanbodyhasdevelopeditsmillionsofnervestobehighlyawareofwhatgoesonbothinsideandoutsideofit.Thishelpsusadjusttotheworld.Withoutournerves-andourbrain,whichisabundleofnerves-wewouldn’tknowwhat’shappening.Butwepayforoursensitivity.Wecanfeelpainwhentheslightestthingiswrongwithanypartofourbody.Thehistoryoftortureisbasedonthehumanbodybeingopentopain.Butthereisawaytohandlepain.LookattheIndianfakir(行僧)whositsonabedofnails.Fakirscanputaneedlerightthroughanarm,andfeelnopain.Thisabilitythatsomehumanshavedevelopedtohandlepainshouldgiveusideasabouthowthemindcandealwithpain.Thebigthinginwithstandingpainisourattitudetowardit.ifthedentistsays,“Thiswillhurtalittle,”ithelpsustoacceptthepain.Bystayingrelaxed,andbytreatingthepainasaninterestingsensation(感覺),wecanhandlethepainwithoutfallingapart.Afterall,althoughpainisanunpleasantsensation,itisstillasensation,andsensationsarethestuffoflife.31.Thepassageismainlyabout.A)howtosufferpainB)howtoavoidpainC)howtohandlepainD)howtostoppain32.Thesentence“Butwepayforoursensitivity.”inthesecondparagraphimpliesthat.A)weshouldpayadebtforourfeelingB)wehavetobehurtwhenwefeelsomethingC)ourpainisworthfeelingD)whenwefeelpain,wearesufferingit33.WhentheauthormentionstheIndianfakir,hesuggeststhat.A)IndiansarenotatallafraidofpainB)peoplemaybesenselessofpainC)somepeopleareabletohandlepainD)fakirshavemagictoputneedlesrightthroughtheirarms34.themostimportantthingtohandlepainis.A)howwelookatpainB)tofeelpainasmuchaspossibleC)toshowaninterestinpainD)toacceptthepainreluctantly35.Theauthor’sattitudetowardspainis.A)pessimisticB)optimisticC)radical(極端的)D)practicalPassage8Thirty-twopeoplewatchedkittyGenovesebeingkilledrightbeneaththeirwindows.Shewastheirneighbor.Yetnoneofthe32helpedher.Notoneevencalledthepolice.Wasthisingunmancruelty?Wasitlackoffeelingaboutone’sfellowman?“Notso,”sayscientistsJohnBarleyandBibFatane.Thesemenwentbeyondtheheadlinestoprobethereasonswhypeopledidn’tact.Theyfoundthatapersonhastogothroughtwostepsbeforehecanhelp.Firsthehastonoticethatisanemergency.Supposeyouseeamiddle-agedmanfalltotheside-walk.ishehavingaheartattack?isheinacoma(昏迷)fromdiabetes(糖尿病)?Orisheabouttosleepoffadrunk?isthesmokecomingintotheroomfromaleakintheairconditioning?Isit“steampipes”?Orisitreallysmokefromafire?it’snotalwayseasytotellifyouarefacedwitharealemergency.Second,andmoreimportant,thepersonfacedwithanemergencymustfeelpersonallyresponsible.Hemustfeelthathemusthelp,orthepersonwon’tgetthehelpheneeds.Theresearchersfoundthatalotdependsonhowmanypeoplearearound.Theyhadcollegestudentsintobe“tested.”Somecamealone.Somecamewithoneortwoothers.Andsomecameinlargegroups.Thereceptioniststartedthemoffonthe“tests.”Thenshewentintothenextroom.Acurtaindividedthe“testingroom”andtheroomintowhichshewent.Soonthestudentsheardascream,thenoiseoffilecabinetsfallingandacryforhelp.Allofthishadbeenpre-recordedonatape-recorder.Eightoutoftenofthestudentstakingthetestaloneactedtohelp.Ofthestudentsinpairs,onlytwooutoftenhelped.Ofthestudentsingroups,nonehelped.Inotherwords,inagroup,Americansoftenfailtoact.Theyfeelthatotherswillact.They,themselves,needn’t.Theydonotfeelanydirectresponsibility.Arepeoplebotheredbysituationswherepeopleareintrouble?Yes.scientistsfoundthatthepeo0plewereemotional,theysweated,theyhadtremblinghands.Theyfelttheotherperson’strouble.Buttheydidnotact.Theywereinagroup.Theiractionswereshapedbytheactionsofthosetheywerewith.36.Thepurposeofthispassageis.A)toexplainwhypeoplefailtoactinemergenciesB)toexplainwhenpeoplewillactinemergenciesC)toexplainwhatpeoplewilldoinemergenciesD)toexplainhowpeoplefeelinemergencies37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A)Whenapersontriestohelpothers,hemustbeclearthatthereisarealemergency.B)Whenapersontriestohelpothers,heshouldknowwhetherheyareworthhishelp.C)Apersonmusttakethefullresponsibilityforthesafetyofthoseinemergenciesifhewantstohelp.D)Apersonwithaheartattackneedsthemost.38.Theresearchershaveconductedanexperimenttoprovethatpeoplewillactinemergencieswhen.A)theyareinpairsB)theyareingroupsC)theyarealoneD)theyarewiththeirfriends39.Themainreasonwhypeoplefailtoactwhentheystaytogetheristhat.A)theyareafraidofemergenciesB)theyarereluctanttogetthemselvesinvolvedC)otherswillactiftheythemselveshesitateD)theydonothaveanydirectresponsibilityforthosewhoneedhelp40.Theauthorsuggeststhat.A)weshouldn’tblameapersonifhefailstoactinemergenciesB)apersonmustfeelguiltyifhefailstohelpC)peopleshouldberesponsibleforthemselvesinemergenciesD)whenyouareintrouble,peoplewillhelpyouanywayPassage9Peopledonotanalyzeeveryproblemtheymeet.Sometimestheytrytorememberasolutionfromthelasttimetheyhadasimilarproblem.Theyoftenaccepttheopinionsorideasofotherpeople.Othertimestheybegintoactwithoutthinking;theytrytofindasolutionbytrialanderror.However,whenallthesemethodsfail,thepersonwithaproblemhastostartanalyzing.Therearesixstagesinanalyzingaproblem.Firstthepersonmustrecognizethatthereisaproblem.Forexample,Sam’sbicycleisbroken,andhecannotreadittoclassasheusuallydoes.Sammustseethatthereisaproblemwithhisbicycle.Nextthethinkermustdefinetheproblem.BeforeSamcanrepairhisbicycle.hemustfindthereasonwhyitdoesnotwork.Forinstance,hemustdetermineiftheproblemiswiththegears,thebrakes,ortheframe.Hemustmakehisproblemmorespecific.Nowthepersonmustlookforinformationthatwillmaketheproblemclearerandleadtopossiblesolutions.Forinstance.supposeSamdecidedthathisbikedoesnotworkbecausethereissomethingwrongwiththegearwheels.Atthistime.hecanlookinhisbicyclerepairbookandreadaboutgears.Hecantalktohisfriendsatthebikeshop.Hecanlookathisgearscarefully.afterstudyingtheproblem,thepersonshouldhaveseveralsuggestionsforapossiblesolution.TakeSamasanillustration.Hissuggestionsmightbe:putoilonthegearwheels;buynewgearwheelsandreplacetheoldones;tightenorloosenthegearwheels.Eventuallyonesuggestionseemstobethesolutiontotheproblem.Sometimesthefinalideacomesverysuddenlybecausethethinkersuddenlyseessomethingneworseessomethinginanewway.Sam,forexample,suddenlyseesthatthereisapieceofchewinggum(口香糖)betweenthegearwheels.Heimmediatelyrealizesthesolutiontohisproblem:hemustcleanthegearwheels.Finallythesolutionistested.Samcleansthegearwheelsandfindsthatafterwardshisbicycleworksperfectly.Inshort,hehassolvedtheproblem.41.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A)SixStagesforRepairingSam’sBicycleB)PossibleWaystoProblem-solvingC)NecessitiesofProblemAnalysisD)SuggestionsforAnalyzingaProblem42.Inanalyzingaproblemweshoulddoallthefollowingexcept.A)recognizeanddefinetheproblemB)lookforinformationtomaketheproblemclearerC)havesuggestionsforapossiblesolutionD)findasolutionbytrialormistake43.ByreferringtoSam’sbrokenbicycle,theauthorintendsto.A)illustratethewaystorepairhisbicycleB)discusstheproblemsofhisbicycleC)tellushowtosolveaproblemD)showushowtoanalysesaproblem44.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A)Peopledonotanalyzetheproblemtheymeet.B)Peopleoftenaccepttheopinionsorideasofotherpeople.C)PeoplemaylearnfromtheirpastexperienceD)Peoplecannotsolvesomeproblemstheymeet.45.Asusedinthelastsentence,thephrase“inshort”means.A)inthelongrunB)indetailC)inawordD)intheendPassage10Thepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewithincomesbelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.Economistsstudythecausesofpovertyinordertofindsolutionstotheproblem.Asthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertylinedoes,too.therefore,evenwithtoday’srelativelyhighstandardofliving,about10percentofthepeopleintheUnitedStatesarebelowthepovertyline.However,ifthesepeoplehadstablejobs,theycouldhaveanacceptablestandardofliving.Economistssuggestseveralreasonswhypoorpeopledonothavejobs.Foronething,morethanhalfofthepoorpeopleintheUnitedStatesarenotqualifiedtowork.Over40percentofthepoorpeoplearechildren.Bylaw,childrenlessthan16yearsoldcannotworkinmanyindustries.Alargenumberofpoorpeopleareold.Manycompaniesdonothirepeopleover65yearsold,thenormalretirementage.Somepooradultsdonotlookforjobsforavarietyofpersonalreasons:theyaresick,theydonothaveanymotivation(動力).theyhavefamilyproblems,ortheydonotbelievethattheycanfindajob.Otherpoorpeoplelookforajobbutcannotfindone.Manypooradultsneverwenttohighschool.Therefore,whentheylookforjobs,theyhavefewskillsthattheycanoffer.Atthepresenttime,thegovernmentthinksitcanreducepovertyinthecountryinthefollowingways.First,ifthenationaleconomygrows.businessesandindustrieshiremoreworkers.Someofthepoorwhoarequalifiedtolookforjobsmayfindemployment.Thentheywillnolongerbebelowthepovertyline.Second,ifsocietyinvestsinthepoor,thepoorwillbecomemoreproductive.ifthegovernmentspendsmoneyonsocialprograms,education,andtrainingforpoorpeople,thepoorwillhavetheskillstooffer,Thenitismorelikelythattheycanfindjobs.Finally,ifthegovernmentdistributessociety’sincomedifferently,itraisessomepoorpeopleabovethepovertyline.Thegovernmentcollectstaxesfromthenon-poorandgivesmoneytothepoor.Thesepaymentstothepoorarecalled