四六级阅读训练

1、ReadingcomprehensionQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Accordingtoairlineindustrystatistics,almost90%ofairlineaccidentsarenotsurvivableorpartiallysurvivable.Butpassengerscanincreasetheirchancesofsurvivalbylearningandfollowingcertaintips.Expertssaythatyoushouldreadandlistentosafetyinstructi

2、onsbeforetakeoffandaskquestionifyouhaveuncertainties.Youshouldfastenyourseatbeltlowonyourhipsandaspossible.Ofcourse,youshouldalsoknowhowthereleasemechanismofyourbeltoperates.Duringtakeoffsandlandingsyouareadvisedtokeepyourfeetflatonthefloor.Beforetakeoffyoushouldlocatethenearestexitandanalternativee

3、xitandcounttherowsofseatsbetweenyouandtheexitssothatyoucanfindtheminthedarkifnecessary.Intheeventthatyouareforewarnedofapossibleaccident,youshouldputyourhandsonyouranklesandkeepyourheaddownuntiltheplanecomestoacompletestop.Ifsmokeispresentinthecabin,youshouldkeepyourheadlowandcoveryourfacewithnapkin

4、s,towels,orclothing.Ifpossible,wettheseforaddedprotectionagainstsmokeinhalation.Toevacuateasquicklyaspossible,followcrewcommandsanddonottakepersonalbelongingswithyou.Donotjumponescapeslidesbeforetheyarefullyinflated,andwhenyoujump,dosowithyourarmsandlegsextendedinfrontofyou.Whenyougettotheground,you

5、shouldmoveawayfromtheplaneasquicklyaspossible,andneversmokenearthewreckage.21.Accordingtotheexperts,whenshouldtravelersreadandlistentosafetyinstructions?ADuringlandings.BInanemergency.CThroughouttheflight.DBeforetakeoff.22.Whichexistssuggestedinthepassageshouldanairlinepassengerlocatebeforetakeoff?A

6、.TheonesthatcanbefoundinthedarkB.TheonesatthebackoftheplaneC.ThetwoclosesttothepassengersseatD.Thenearestone23.Judgingfromthepassage,peoplehavemorechancetosurvivefiresinaircraftifthey_.A.fastentheirseatbelttightlyB.keeptheirheadslowC.keeptheirfeetflatonthefloorD.readairlinesafetystatisticsbeforetake

7、off24.AirlinepassengersarespecificallytoldNOTto_.A.carrypersonalbelongingsinanemergencyB.jumpinanycircumstancesC.askquestionsaboutsafetyduringtheflightD.locatethenearestexit25.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Topleasetravelers.B.Toprovidesafetyadvice.C.Toguidepeopletosurvivefries.D.Togiveinformati

8、onofairlineindustrystatistics.Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheresonethingaboveallwrongwiththenewBritishpostalcodes:noteveryonehasthatsortofmemory.Someofus,ofcourse,forgetevenhousenumbersandthepresentpostaldistricts,butthatmatterslesswhenthereisahumanbeingateverystagetospotthemistake.

9、Whenallthesortingisdoneinoneoperationbyamansittingatamachine,typingspecialmarksontoanenvelope,onesliponyourpartcouldsendyourletterawayoutsidetheareawherethelocalpostmanorafriendlyneighborknowsyourname.OtherwisethenewcodesareallthePostOfficeclaims.Theyarethemostcarefullydesignedintheworld,idealforcom

10、puters.Aconfusionoflettersandnumbers,theyhavetwoparts,separatedbythegapinthemiddle.Togethertheyclassifyaletternotonlytothecitywhereitisgoingbutrightdowntotheroundoftheparticularpostmanwhoistocarryit,andeventoagroupofhousesorasinglebigbuilding.Inthelongrun,thiswillspeedthemailandcutcost.Thelongrunis1

11、0yearsaway,though.Infactthereareonly12postofficesinthecountrywhichhavetherightmachinesfullyworking,andthesystemcannotworkatfullefficiencyuntilitisnationwide.YetthePostOfficewantsustostartusingthecodesnow,sothatweshallbetrainedwhenthemachinesareready.Butwillwe?AbusinessmanImet,praisingthevirtuesofthe

12、newsystem,explainedthatlargecompanieslikehiscouldhavecodesoftheirown.Whatwashiscode?Oh,dearme.Nowyouvegotme.Awfullysorry.HoldonaminutewhileIfindasheetofmyheadednotepaper.Thenhereadpainfully,asifspellingoutawordinaforeignlanguage,W-1-X-6-A-B.26.Themainproblemwithanypostalcodes,accordingtothepassage,i

13、sthatA.postmenmaymakemistakesB.yourfriendsmaywritedownincorrectlyC.peoplemayforgetthemD.machinesmaygowrong27.TheBritishPostOfficepraisesthecodesas_.A.beingnewandimprovedB.givinganefficientserviceC.beingquicktouseD.beingeasytouse28.TheBritishcodesaredescribedasbeing_.A.lettersspacedoutB.numbersinorde

14、rC.lettersandnumbersseparatelyD.setsoflettersandnumbers29.Thesystemisnowbeingused_.A.throughoutthecountryB.insomepostofficeswithmachinesC.inallpostofficesB.inallpostofficeswithtrainedstaff30.Thebusinessmanfoundhispostcodeswasdifficultto_.A.findoutB.readoutC.spellD.writeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefo

15、llowingpassage.Itwouldbeinterestingtodiscoverhowmanyyoungpeoplegotouniversitywithoutanyclearideaofwhattheyaregoingtodoafterwards.Ifoneconsiderstheenormousvarietyofcoursesoffered,itisnothardtoseehowdifficultitisforastudenttoselectthecoursemostsuitedtohisinterestsandabilities.Ifastudentgoestouniversit

16、ytoacquireabroaderperspectiveoflife,toenlargehisideasandtolearntothinkforhimself,hewillundoubtedlybenefit.Schoolsoftenhavetoorestrictinganatmosphere,withitstimetablesanddisciplines,toallowhimmuchtimeforindependentassessmentoftheworkheisaskedtodo.Moststudentswould,Ibelieve,profitbyayearofsuchexplorat

17、ionofdifferentacademicstudies,especiallythoseall-rounderswithnoparticularinterest.Theyshouldhavelongertimetodecideinwhatsubjecttheywanttotaketheirdegrees,sothatinlaterlife,theydonotlookbackandsay,“Ishouldliketohavebeenanarchaeologist.IfIhadnttakenadegreeinModernLanguages,Ishouldnthaveendedupasaninte

18、rpreter,butitstoolatenow.Icouldntgobackandbeginalloveragain.”Thereis,ofcourse,anothersidetothequestionofhowtomakethebestuseofonestimeatuniversity.Thisisthecaseofthestudentwhoexcelsinaparticularbranchoflearning.HeisimmediatelyacceptedbytheUniversityofhischoice,andspendshisthreeorfouryearsbecomingaspe

19、cialist,emergingwithafirst-classHonourDegreeandverylittleknowledgeofwhattherestoftheworldisallabout.Itthereforebecomesmoreandmoreimportantthat,ifstudentsarenottowastetheiropportunities,therewillhavetobemuchmoredetailedinformationaboutcoursesandmoreadvice.Onlyinthiswaycanwebesurethatwearenottohave,on

20、theonehand,abandofspecialistsignorantofanythingoutsideoftheirownsubject,andontheotherhand,aneverincreasingnumberofgraduatesqualifiedinsubjectsforwhichthereislittleornodemandintheworkingworld.31.Accordingtothepassage,universitystudentsshouldavoid_.A.becomingspecialistsignorantofwhattherestoftheworldi

21、sB.allowingthemselvestheindependenceofthinkingC.acquiringabroadperspectiveoflifeD.wastingtheiropportunitiesandthetaxpayersmoney32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedforyoungpeopletoselectamostsuitableuniversitycourse?A.Tospendayearorsotoexploredifferentacademicstudies.B.Toobtainmoredetailedinformation

22、aboutcoursesfromadvisors.C.Toconsidersubjectsforwhichthereismoredemandintheworkingworld.D.Toearnafirst-classHonorsDegreefirst.33.Somestudentslookbackandsay:“butitstoolatenow”because_.A.theyhavenotimetomakeanotherchoiceB.theycouldaffordnomoretimetotaketheirdegreeinanothersubjectC.theydecidenottowaste

23、taxpayersmoneyanymoreD.theydonthavethechancetogobackandrestart34.Attheendofthepassage,theword“we”canbestbereplacedby_.A.universitypeopleB.universitygraduatesC.careerMastersandCourseTutorsD.peopleintheworkingworld35.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthorsattitudetowardsthe“ever-increasingnumber”?A

24、.proud.B.Worried.C.Sympathetic.D.Indifferent.SectionB:SkimmingandScanning(10%,2pointsforeach)Directions:GooveronepassagequicklyanddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whensomethinghappenstosh

25、akeourcultureliketheterroristattackswepause,notmerelyfromfear.Adeeperself-examinationisgoingonalloverthecountry.Andlove,familyandfaithareemerging.Singlepeopleareflockingtodatingservices,lookingforcommittedrelationships.Bridalretailersreportasurgeinsales.Salesofold-fashionedboardgameshaveskyrocketed.

26、Thenewappreciationfortimespentwiththoseweloveposesagreatspiritualquestiontomaterialisticyuppiesandworkaholiccareerists,andthatquestionisthis:WasyourlifebeforeSeptember11reallyworkingforyou?Tomany,theanswerisno.WeonceheardofaCEOwhospokeathisretirementdinnertoagroupofyourexecutives.Hesaid,Iknowyouwant

27、myjob,andIlltellyouhowtogetit.Lastweekmydaughterwasmarried,andasshewalkeddowntheaisle,IrealizedIdidnotknowthenameofherbestfriend,orthelastbooksheread,orherfavoritecolor.ThatsthepriceIpaidforthisjob.Ifyouwanttopaythatprice,youcanhaveit.Peoplearefiguringoutthepricetheyhavebeenpayingfortheirlives,aridf

28、ormanyitsjusttoodamnWeaskedkidsduringDecembertonametheverybestgifttheycouldreceive.Theiranswertookourbreathaway.TheoverwhelmingchoicewasMoretimewithmymomanddad.Evilisalwaysangryandhurtful.Italwaysdelightsinthemiseryofothers.Thisistheevilofterrorism.September11didnotteachusanythingnewaboutevil.Whatdi

29、dbecomeapparentisthestunningvarietyandscopeofhumangoodness.Pickanystory:theelderlywomanwhodonatedthemoneyshehadplannedtospendonahearingaid;thesacrificeofFatherMychalJudge,whodiedaftergivinglastritesintheshowerofdustandhones;thevolunteersfromeverywherewhorespondedtotheneedsofstrangersasifthecallcamef

30、romhome.Inthousandsofstorieswelearnthatthegreathumanevilwewitnessedwasmetbyawaveofheroismandkindnessthatdwarfedit.SuchgoodnessputsevilIntoperspective.Weseehowthehealingpowerofhumancompassionfarout-weighsthecorrosivepowerofhumanevil.Inthefinalsummingup,itisthegoodinusthatdefinesthismomentinourco1lect

31、ivehistory.Thereisalotoftalkaboutspiritualitynowadays.Oftenitmeans:Iamnotpartofanyorganizedreligion.Wearetellingpeopletogivethatold-timereligionanothergoodlook.TheclergyofourcountryhavedoneagreatthingforGodandforAmericainthelastmonths.Inathousandplacesofworship,theywelcomeandcounselandcomfortthebereavedandtheweary.Wehavetocomehometofaith.ThereisateachingintheJewishfaiththatisalsoreflectedinanAfricanproverb:Sticksinabundleareunbreakable,butsticksalonecanbebrokenbyachild.Weneedtobebun