专八阅读训练10篇(含答案)

1、精读原文:Passage 1 The Law to Keep the Oil Industry under ControlThe Norwegian Government is doing its best to keep the oil industry under contro 1 A new law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline; production limits have been laid down (though these have already be

2、en raised) ; and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workersBut the oil industry has a way of getting over such problems, and few people believe that the Government will be able to hold things back for IongAs on Norwegian politician said last week： ，zW

3、e will soon be changed beyond all recognition"Ever since the war, the Government has been carrying out a programme of development in the area north of the Arctic Circle During the past few years this programme has had a great deal of success： Tromso has been built up into a local capital with a

4、 university, a large hospital and a healthy industry.But the oil industry has already started to draw people south, and within a few years the whole northern policy could be in ruinsThe effects of the oil industry would not be limited to the north, however With nearly 100 percent employment, everyon

5、e can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose more of their workers to the oil industry Some smaller industries might even disappear altogether when it becomes cheaper to buy goods from abroadThe real argument over oil is its threat to the Norweg

6、ian way of life Farmers and fishermen do not make up most of the population, but they are an important part of it, because Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as essentially NorwegianAnd it is the farmers and the fishermen who are most critical of the oil industr

7、y because of the damage that it might cause to the countryside and to the sea【阅读练习题】1The Norwegian Government would prefer the oil industry toA provide more jobs for foreign workersB slow down the rate of its developmentC sell the off it is producing abroadD develop more quickly than at present2. Th

8、e Norwegian Government has tried toA encourage the off companies to discover new off sourcesBJ prevent oil companies employing people from northern NorwayC help the oil companies solve many of their problemsD keep the off industry to something near its present size3. According to the passage, the of

9、f industry might lead northern Norway toA the development of industryB a growth in populationC the failure of the development programmeD the development of new towns.4 In the south, one effect to the development of the oil industry might beA a large reduction on unemploymentB a growth in the tourist

10、 industryC a reduction in the number of existing industriesDj the development of a number of service industries5. Norwegian farmers and fishermen have an important influence becauseA they form such a large part of Norwegian idea1B their lives and values represent the Norwegian idea1C their work is s

11、o useful to the rest of Norwegian societyDj they regard off as a threat to the Norwegian way of life1-5BDCCB1Passage 2 TV' s HarmfulnessYes, but what did we use to do before there was television? How often we hear statements like this!Television hasn* t been with us all that long, but we are alr

12、eady beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admitted the one-eyed monster into our homes, we never fond it difficult to occupy our spare time We used to enjoy civilized pleasures For instance, we used to have hobbies, we used to entertain our friends and be entertained by

13、them, we used to go outside for our amusements to theatres, cinemas, restaurants and sporting eventsWe even used to read books and listen to music and broadcast talks occasionally. All that belongs to the past Now all our free time is regulated by the goggle box We rush home or gulp down our meals t

14、o be in time for this or that programmeWe have even given up sitting at table and having a leisurely evening meal, exchanging the news of the day A sandwich and a glass of beer will do 一 anything, providing it down* t interfere with the programme The monster demands and obtains absolute silence and

15、attentionIf any member of the family dares to open his mouth during a programme, he is quickly silencedWhole generations are growing up addicted to the telly Food is left uneaten, homework undone and sleep is lostThe telly is a universal pacifier It is now standard practice for mother to keep the ch

16、ildren quiet by putting them in the living-room and turning on the setIt doesn' t matter that the children will watch rubbishy commercials or spectacles of sadism and violence 一 so long as they are quiet.There is a limit to the amount of creative talent available in the world Every day, televisi

17、on consumes vast quantities of creative work That is why most of the programmes are so bad: it is impossible to keep pace with the demand and maintain high standards as wel1When millions watch the same programmes, the whole world becomes a village, and society is reduced to the conditions which obta

18、in in preliterate communities We become utterly dependent on the two most primitive media of communication： pictures and the spoken wordTelevision encourages passive enjoyment We become content with second-hand experiences It is so easy to sit in our armchairs watching others working Little by littl

19、e, television cuts us off from the real worldWe get so lazy, we choose to spend a fine day in semi-darkness, glued to our sets, rather than go out into the world itself Television may be s splendid medium of communication, but it prevents us from communicating with each otherWe only become aware how

20、 totally irrelevant television is to real living when we spend a holiday by the sea or in the mountains, far away from civilization In quiet, natural surroundings, we quickly discover how little we miss the hypnotic tyranny of King Telly【阅读词汇学习】1 Whet is the biggest harm of TV?A It deprives people o

21、f communication with the real worldB People become lazy.C People become dependent on second-hand experienceD TV consumes a large part of one' s life2. In what way can people forget TV?A Far away from civilizationB To a mount a i n.C By the seaD In quiet natural surroundings3. What does a mother

22、usually do to keep her children quiet?A Let them watch the setB Put them in the living roomC Let them watch the rubbishDJLet them alone4. What does the first sentence in the first paragraph mean?A We found it difficult to occupy our spare timeB We become addicted to TVC What we used to do is differe

23、nt from nowDWe used to enjoy civilized pleasures1-4ADABPassage 3 Strictly Ban smokingIf you smoke and you still don't believe that there，s a definite link between smoking and bronchial troubles, heart disease and lung cancer, then you are certainly deceiving your sei f No one will accuse you of

24、hypocris y. Let us just say that you are suffering from a bad case of wishful thinkingThis needn* t make you too uncomfortable because you are in good company. Whenever the subject of smoking and health is raised, the governments of most countries hear no evil, see no evil and smell no evi1. Admitte

25、dly, a few governments have taken timid measuresIn Britain for instance, cigarette advertising has been banned on television. The conscience of the nation is appeased, while the population continues to puff its way to smoky, cancerous deathYou don' t have to look very far to find out why the off

26、icial reactions to medical findings have been so lukewarm The answer is simply money Tobacco is a wonderful commodity to tax It' s almost like a tax on our daily breadIn tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities So whil

27、e the authorities point out ever so discreetly that smoking may, conceivable, be harmful, it down't do to shout too loudly about it.This is surely the most short-sighted policy you could imagine While money is eagerly collected in vast sums with one hand, it is paid out in increasingly vaster su

28、ms with the other Enormous amounts are spent on cancer research and on efforts to cure people suffering from the diseaseCountless valuable lives are lost In the long run, there is no doubt that everybody1would be much better-off if smoking were banned altogether.Of course, we are not ready for such

29、a drastic action But if the governments of the world were honestly concerned about the welfare of their peoples, you'd think they'd conduct aggressive anti-smoking campaigns Far from it! The tobacco industry is allowed to spend staggering sums on advertisingIts advertising is as insidious as

30、 it is dishonest We are never shown pictures of real smokers coughing up their lungs early in the morning That would never do. The advertisement always depict virile, clean-shaven young men They suggest it is manly to smoke, even positively healthy!Smoking is associated with the great open-air life,

31、 with beautiful girls, true love and togetherness Whet utter nonsense!For a start, governments could begin by banning all cigarette and tobacco advertising and should then conduct anti-smoking advertising campaigns of their own. Smoking should be banned in all public places like theatres, cinemas an

32、d restaurants Great efforts should be made to inform young people especially of the dire consequences of taking up the habit A horrific warning say, a picture of a death，s head should be included in every packet of cigarettes that is sold As individuals, we are> certainly weak, but if governments

33、 acted honestly and courageously, they could protect us from ourselves【阅读练习题】1Why do a few governments take timid measures toward smoking?A because they are afraid of peopleBJ Because diseases cost a lotC Because they are afraid of the cutting down of their revenueDj Because they are afraid of manuf

34、acturers.2. The tone of this passage isA critica 1B ironica1C distasteDamusm3 What does the sentence ''because you are in good company/z mean?A you are backed by the governmentB You are not aloneC You have good colleaguesD Governments are blind to evils of smoking too.4. What is the best tit

35、le of this passage?A World Governments should conduct serious campaigns against smoking.B World governments take timid measures against smokingC smoking is the most important source of income to many countriesD tobacco industry spends a large sum of money on medical research1-4 CBDAPassage 4 On the

36、President's ProgramPresident Arling has put his long awaited economic restructuring program before the Congress It provides a coordinated program of investment credits, research grants, education reforms, and changes designed to make American industry more competitive This is necessary to revers

37、e economic slide into unemployment, lack of growth, and trade deficits that have plagued the economy for the past six yearsThe most liberal wing of the President* s party has called for stronger and more direct actionThey want an incomes policy to check inflation while federal financing helps rebuil

38、d industry behind a wall of protective tariffsThe Republicans, however, decry even the modest, graduated tax increases in the President' s programThey want tax cuts and more open market They say if federal money has to be injected into the economy, let it through defence spendingBoth these alter

39、natives ignore the unique nature of the economic problem before us. It is not simply a matter of markets or financing The new technology allows vastly increased production for those able to master it.But it also threatens those who fail to adopt it with permanent second-class citizenship in the worl

40、d economy If an industry cannot lever itself up to the leading stage of technological advances, then it will not be able to compete effectively If it cannot do this, no amount of government protectionism or access to foreign markets can keep it profitable for longWithout the profits and experience o

41、f technological excellence to reinvest, that industry can only fall still further behind its foreign competitorsSo the crux is the technology and that is where the President s program focused The danger is not that a plan will not be passed, it is that the ideologues of right and left will distort t

42、he bill with amendments that will blur its focus on technology. The economic restructuring plan should be passed intactIf we fail to restructure our economy now, we may not get a second chance【阅读练习题】1 The focus of the President" s program is onA investmentB econom yC technology：D tax.2. What is

43、 the requirement of the most liberal wing of the Democratic-party?A They want a more direct actionBjThey want an incomes policy to check inflationClThey want to rebuild industryDJ They want a wall of protective tariffs3. What is the editor* s attitude?A support.B distasteC Disapprova1D Compromise4.

44、The danger to the plan lies inA the two parties objectionBj different idea of the two parties about the plan.C its passageDI distortion5. The passage isA a reviewB a prefaceC a advertisementDI an editorial1-5 CAADD1Passage 5 MulesAlthough the top men in smuggling business must work together, most of

45、 a syndicate's small fry, especially the mules, know only their immediate contacts If caught there is little they can give away.A mule probably will not even know the name of the person who gives him his instructions, nor how to get in touch with him Usually he even does not know the person to w

46、hom he has to make deliveryHe will be told just to sit tight in a certain hotel or bar until someone contacts him. In this way if he is blown, coming through airport customs he cannot unwittingly lead agents to the next link in the chainAll the persons at the receiving end do is to hang around the a

47、irport among the waiting crowd, and see that the mule comes through safely. If he does not, he is dimply written off as a lossTo make identification of mules easier, several syndicates have devised their own "club ties" so that a mule wearing one can immediately be picked outMules often re

48、ceive careful training before embarking on their first journey One Beirut organization, for example, uses a room with three airline seats in it. There the trainee mules sit for hours on end wearing weighted smuggling vests beneath their clothes, so that they become accustomed to standing up after a

49、long flight in a natural way, and without revealing what they are carryingAn outfit in Brussels maintained a comfortable apartment where the mules could relax and get a firm grip on themselves on the night before their first journey; they were helped to dress before setting out for the airport in th

50、e morning More often than not a courier will not know precisely where he is going or what flight number is until he is actually handed his tickets at the airport.This prevents the careless boast in some bar or to a girl friend the night beforeMules occasionally run off with the goods to keep the pro

51、fit themselves As insurance against this, a syndicate often sends a high-up on the same plane to keep a wary eye on couriers, particularly new ones Even then things can go badly wrong One international currency smuggler who was having trouble getting money out of Britain was offered help by a group

52、of men who said they were in a position to "fix thing" 一for a fee of course Foolishly, the smuggler agreed to accept their helpWhen he got to London's Heathrow Airport, he handed over to one of the men a black suitcase containing nearly $90,000 in cash, destined for Frankfurt Just to k

53、eep an eye on things, the smuggler went along on the same plane When they landed at Frankfurt he was handed back his suitcaseHe beat a straight path to the men* s toilet, opened the case, and found only old clothes The courier had switched suitcase en route, but the smuggler could hardly run to the

54、police and complain that "the man who was smuggling money out of England for me has stolen it. ”【阅读练习题】1 Whot is a "mule"?A A person who sends smuggling goods for a syndicate is called mule.B A person in charge of smuggling goods is called muleC A person who makes delivery for a syndi

55、cate is called muleED A person who receives instructions from a smuggler is called mule.2 The sentence "if he is blown" in line (6) is closest in meaning toA if he is arrestedB if he is recognized, but not necessarily arrestedC if he is recognized and arrestedD if he runs away.3. Why does

56、the author give an example in the last paragraph?A To show how a smuggler is caughtBJTo show a smuggler is afraid of the policeC To show to keep a wary eye on couriers is uselessDJ To show mules may keep the profit for themselves4. how does a mule work?A JointlyBJIndependent1y.C consciouslyDSeparate

57、ly1-4 CBDDPassage 6 Contribution of CoeducationImagining being asked to spend twelve or so years of your life in a society which consisted only of members of own sex How would you react? Unless there was something definitely wrong with you, you wouldn't be too happy about it, to say the least It

58、 is all the more surprising therefore that so many parents in the world choose to impose such abnormal conditions on their children conditions which they themselves wouldn't put up with for one minute!Any discussion of this topic is bound to question the aims of education. Stuffing children's heads full of knowledge is far from being fore