新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册考前阅读辅导题

1、U3 reading comprehensionPart 1 Reading comprehension(Each item: 1 point(s)Directions: Read the following passages carefully. Each passage is followed by somequestions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to each question.Questi

2、ons 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.An additional life phase between adolescence and adulthood has been added. Toooften, when young adults have not yet accomplished many of the tasks and challengescommonly expected of them after they leave college, they are characterized as lost,not h

3、aving found themselves, or, worse, dysfunctional.Many parents continue to hope, and perhaps expect, that their children will knowclearly about their career aspirations and be actively on the path toward a professionallife by graduation day. Often, they get their wish. Many graduates, however, comple

4、tecollege with considerable career uncertainty. They may need a period of post-graduateexploration and experimentation before coming close to a career choice that feelsright to them. In my psychotherapy (心理治疗) practice, I have seen many youngsterswho either referred themselves for help or were refer

5、red by concerned others,typically their parents. The anxiety or depression they reported is often related tophase-of-life. Some young adults feel unprepared when they leave home or collegeand try to establish a separate and independent life. Others, however, similarlydepressed or anxious, simply may

6、 not have yet figured out the terms and conditions oftheir adulthood, including career choice.Some universities are working to create a program to send their newly admittedstudents for a year of social service work in a foreign country before they set foot oncampus as freshmen. Such a program would

7、give students a more internationalperspective, which will add to their maturity and give them a break from academicpressures. Similarly, growing numbers of high school students have chosen to take agap year before entering college.Some parents may worry, however, that once their children get away fr

8、om thetraditional pattern of high school-college they may lose interest in attending university.In fact, the gap year makes the odyssey years more meaningful as these youngadults try to figure out how to establish their future career.1. Why are young adults sometimes characterized as lost?A. They do

9、nt really accomplish much after graduation.B. They lost their energy in searching for jobs.C. They face many challenges in their career.D. They simply couldnt do anything.2. What should graduates with career uncertainty do?A. They should know clearly about their career aspirations.B. They should be

10、actively on the path toward their career.C. They need to consult with people whore experienced.D. They need a period of post-graduate exploration.3. Whats the purpose for some young people to go to psychotherapy?A. They are unable to be independent.B. They want to make their parents happy.C. They wa

11、nt to know how to handle their life.D. They are unprepared for their career choice.4. Why do universities want to send students to a foreign country?A. It is to enable students to burn out stress.B. It is to broaden students horizons.C. It is to let students become more mature.D. It is to make sure

12、students wont be lost.5. What message does the author want to send out?A. Parents should stop worrying about their childrens career.B. Young people are following a different pattern of life.C. Its necessary for young adults to take a year off to explore their life.D. Young adults should figure out h

13、ow to establish their future career.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.As the first generations to grow up in a wired world, teenagers hardly know a timewhen computers werent around, and they leap at the chance to spend hours online,chatting with friends and searching the web

14、for their interested topics. So what?But researchers nationwide are increasingly concerned that teenagers are becomingmore isolated, less skillful at interpersonal relationships, and perhaps numb to thesmall-or-big cheating that is so much a part of the e-mail world. Researchers areasking just how t

15、he futures of teenagers are changed when so many of them arespending hours on the Internet each day, replacing face-to-face contact with computercontact.Teens, who used computers even just a few hours a week, showed increased signs ofloneliness and social isolation. These teens have fewer friends to

16、 hang around with,possibly because their computer time has replaced the hours they would have spentwith others. They dont see anything strange in the fact that the computer screenoccupies a central place in their social lives. They think school is stressful and busy.Theres almost no time to just han

17、g out. Talking online is just catch-up time.Many teens acknowledge theres an unreal quality to their cyberspace communication,including their odd shorthand terms, such as POS (parent over shoulder) or LOL(laughing out loud). This code is considered as part of the exclusive shared languagethat teenag

18、ers love. When it comes to e-mail exchanges, teens also show a remarkabletolerance for each others excuses or tricks. Nor are they surprised when a mereacquaintance unloads a personal secret through e-mail. Nobody seems to expect theonline world to be the same as the real world.Teens say they also a

19、ppreciate the ability to edit what they say online, or take the timeto think about a response. As cowardly as it may seem, some teens admit that askingsomeone for a date, or breaking up, can be easier in message form. But they insisttheres no harm intended, and cyberspace has become just another med

20、ium, like thetelephone, in the world of teenagers.6. Why are researchers asking how the futures of teenagers are changed?A. Teens dont know about a life without computers around.B. Teens are becoming more isolated and less skillful.C. Teens can easily get trapped into the e-mail world.D. Teens are s

21、pending too much time on the Internet each day.7. Why do teens spend much time on the Internet?A. They have fewer friends to hang out with.B. They dont see their social life strange.C. They think school is too stressful and busy.D. They think talking online can catch up time.8. Which statement illus

22、trates how teens think about the Internet?A. Cyberspace communication is not the real world.B. The Internet enables them to share their odd shorthand terms.C. They enjoy uploading their own information through email.D. Excuses and tricks in emails are normal and tolerable.9. Why has cyberspace becom

23、e another medium for teens?A. Breaking up with girlfriends or boyfriends is easier.B. Using cyberspace brings them a lot of convenience.C. They can easily edit what they want to say online.D. They feel more comfortable when express ideas by messages.10.What is the major negative effect on teenagers

24、using cyberspace?A. They dont spend time doing homework.B. They dont hand out with their friends.C. They become more isolated and socially awkward.D. They become more cowered in communication.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.When important events are happening around the wo

25、rld, most people turn totraditional media sources, such as CNN and BBC, for their news. However, nowpeople can write diaries and post them on a web site, known as a blog. Blogs, shortfor web-logs, are online diaries, usually kept by individuals, but sometimes bycompanies and other groups of people.

26、They are the fastest growing type of web siteon the Internet.A blog differs from a traditional web site in several ways. Most importantly, it isupdated much more regularly. Many blogs are updated every day, and some areupdated several times a day. Also, most blogs use special software or web sites w

27、hichare specifically aimed at bloggers, so you dont need to be a computer expert to createyour own blog. This means that ordinary people who may find computers difficult touse can easily set up and start writing their own blog.There are many different kinds of blogs. The most popular type is an onli

28、ne diary oflinks, where the blog writer surfs the Internet and then posts links to sites or newarticles that they find interesting, with a few comments about each one. Other typesare personal diaries, where the writers talk about their life and feelings. Sometimesthese blogs can be very personal.The

29、re is another kind of blogging, called moblogging, short for mobile blogging.Mobloggers use mobile phones with cameras to take photos, which are postedinstantly to the Internet. The use of mobile phones in this way made the headlines inSingapore when a high school student posted on the Internet a mo

30、vie he had taken ofa teacher shouting at another student and tearing up the students homework. Manypeople were shocked by the student posting a video of the incident on the Internet.As blogs become more common, news reporting will rely less on big mediacompanies and more on ordinary people posting n

31、ews to the Internet. Possibly, thenews will be less like a lecture and more like a conversation, where anyone can joinin.11. Whatis the main idea of this passage?A. The history of the Internet.B. The introduction of new types of media.C. The increase in popularity of computers.D. growing number of p

32、eople writing diaries.12.13.To start your own blog, what do you need most?A. Special software.B. An Internet account.C. An interesting point of view.D. Access to the Internet.What is the most significant difference between blogs and traditional websites?A. Blogs are updated much more often.B. Blogs

33、use special software.C. Blogs contain links to other web sites.D. Blogs contain personal information.What is moblogging?14.A. Mobile phones that made the headlines in Singapore.B. Use phones to take photos and then post them online.C. Negative news posted on the Internet.D. Pictures posted instantly

34、 to the Internet.15.According to the passage, which one is most likely to happen in the future?A. Everyone will have a blog.B. Large media companies will be unnecessary.C. People will learn the news from different points of view.D. Blogging technology will be banned.Questions 16 to 20 are based on t

35、he same passage or dialog.Have you ever flown? Did you fly to another country to study English? How do youfeel about flying? People who have to fly all the time for business usually find itboring. People who fly only once in a while are excited. However, some people feelonly terror when they board a

36、n airplane. They suffer from a phobia, an illogical fear.If you are afraid of poisonous spiders ( 有毒蜘蛛), this is logical. If you are afraid ofall spiders, even harmless ones, this is a phobia because it is illogical. Some peoplehave phobias about heights being shut up in a small or large open area.

37、Its not logicalto be afraid of these things when there is no danger, but a phobia is not logical.Fear of flying is another phobia. We always hear about a plane crash, but we donthear about the millions of flights every year that are safe. Riding in a car is thirtytimes more dangerous than flying, bu

38、t most of us are not afraid every time we get intoa car. It is not logical to be afraid of flying, but research shows that about 12 percentof people have this fear.People with a phobia about flying are afraid for one or more reasons. They are afraidof heights. They avoid high places, and if they are

39、 in a high-rise building, they dontlook out the windows.They might be afraid of being in an enclosed place like an elevator or a tunnel on ahighway. When they get on an airplane, they cant get out until the end of the flight,and the flight might last several hours or even more. Maybe they are afraid

40、 of thecrowds and all the noise and people rushing around at an airport. This especiallybothers older people.Some people are afraid of the unknown. They dont understand the technology offlying and cant believe that a huge airplane can stay up in the air. Though somepeople are afraid of flying, for m

41、any people its not important because they dontreally need to fly.16._ usually think flying is boring.A. People who fly once in a whileB. People who fly often on business tripsC. People who have a phobia about flyingD. People who feel terror once they board a plane0.According to the passage, a phobia

42、 refers to _.A. a chemical that causes terrorB. an illogical way of reactionC. a reliable way of predicting dangerD. a harmful way of thinkingA person with a fear of enclosed places doesnt like _.A. walking on a pathB. staying in high placesC. being in a tunnelD. driving a car by himself_ especially bother old people.A. Crowds at