大学英语2阅读题

Part2ReadingComprehension（MultipleChoice）（每小题：1分）Directions:ReadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Coffeeisoneofthemostpopular（流行的）drinksthroughouttheworldtoday.Infact,accordingtosomeestimates,over30%ofalladultsintheworlddrinkcoffeeatleastonceadayontheaverage.Coffeecontainsakindofdrugcalledcaffeine（咖啡因）.Caffeineisachemicalthatstimulates（刺激）thenervesofthebody.Drinkingcoffeetendstomakepeoplealittlebitmoreawake-atleastforashorttime—becauseofthisstimulatingeffectonthenervoussystem（系统）.Acupofcoffeehas,ontheaverage,about3%caffeineinit.Onestoryofthediscoveryofthecoffeeplantrelatestothiseffectofcaffeine.Accordingtothestory,coffeewasdiscoveredinEastAfrica.ThestorysaysthatcoffeewasfirstfoundbyagoatfarmernamedKaldi.Thiswasabouttheyear850.Kaldiwasleadinghisanimalsthroughthemountainsandthegoatswerestoppingrepeatedlytoeattheplantsnearthepath.Suddenly,someofthegoatsstartedjumpingupanddowninaverystrangeway.Kaldifiguredoutthatthegoatswereactingthiswaybecauseoftheplantstheywereeating.Kaldihimselftriedeatingsomeofthegreenbeans（0荚）thatthegoatshadbeeneating.He,too,feltthestimulatingeffectofthebeans.Kaldiwantedtoprovewhathadhappened,sohepickedsomeofthebeansandtookthembacktohishomevillage,wherehetoldhisstory.Thegreenbeangotthename"Kaffa"andlater"coffee"becausethebeanswerediscoveredinaplacecalledKaffainAfrica.Thenforyears,peopleusedtoeatafewofthegreenKaffabeanswhentheywereinthemountainsandneededextraenergytodotheirwork.Itwaslaterfoundthatthecoffeebeanscouldbepickedandthendrieduntiltheyturnedbrown,andthentheycouldbestored.Ifthebeansweredriedandstored,theycouldbeusedatanytime.Whatiscaffeine?CA.Akindofseed.CB.Akindofplant.UC.Akindofdrug.__D.Akindofnut.cWhatisthepurposeofdrinkingcoffee?__A.Tobecomemoreawake.ECB.Tobecomemorehealthy.仁C.Tobecomemorehappy...D.Tobecomemoreclever.cCoffeewasfirstfoundbya.__A.doctorc..B.farmerELC.druggist（药剂师）„D.chemist（化学家）cHowdidthegoatsreactaftereatingtheplants?UA.Theyfellasleep.Theycouldnotfindtheirwayhome.C.Theystartedjumpingupanddown.D.Theywantedtoeatmore.WhydidthegreenbeangetthenameMKaffa"?„A.BecauseKaldilovedhishomevillageverymuch.BecauseKaldi*sgoatslovedthegreenbeanverymuch.匹C.Becausethebeanswerediscoveredinaplacebythisname.UD.Becausethebeanscouldbepickedanddried.Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.PepysandhiswifehadaskedsomefriendstodinneronSunday,September2nd,1666.Theservants（女仆）wereupverylateontheSaturdayevening,gettingeverythingreadyforthenextday,andwhiletheywerebusytheysawtheglowofafirestartinthesky.By3o'clockontheSundaymorning,theglowhadbecomesobrightthatoneoftheservants,Jane,wokehermastertoseeit.Pepyswenttothewindowtowatchit.Itseemedfairlyfaraway,soafteratimehewentbacktobed.Whenhegotupinthemorning,itlookedasthoughthefirewasdyingdown,thoughhecouldstillseeit.Sohesettoworktotidy（整理）hisroomandputhisthingsbackwherehewantedthemaftertheservantshadcleanedeverything.Whilehewasdoingthis,Janecameintosaythatshehadheardthatthefirewasabadone:threehundredhouseshadbeenburneddowninthenightandthefirewasstillburning.Pepyswentouttoseeforhimself.HewenttotheTowerofLondonandclimbeduponahighpartofthebuildingsothathecouldseewhatwashappening.Fromthere,Pepyscouldseethatitwas,indeed,abadfireandthateventhehousesonLondonBridgewereburning.Someonetoldhimthatthefirehadstartedinabaker'shouseinPuddingLane（小巷），andthentheflames（火焰）hadquicklyspreadtotheotherhousesinthenarrowlane.SobegantheGreatFireofLondon,afirethatlastednearlyfivedays,destroyedmostoftheoldcityandended,soitissaid,atPieCorner.Theservantswereupverylatebecause.theywerechatting

theywerehavingapartytheywerepreparingforadinnertheywerewatchingafirePepyswentbacktobedbecausehewasnotinterestedinchattingaboutafirehedidnotthinkthefirewasanythingspecialthefirewasfarawaythefirehaddieddown8.WhenPepyswastidyinghisroomandthings,Janecameinandtoldhimthat .8.thefirewasdyingdownthefirehadbeenputoutthefirewasabadonenoflamecouldbeseenThefirestartedonLondonBridgeinabaker'shousebecausethelanewastoonarrowforpeopletocomeinbecausepeoplecouldnotgetenoughwatertoputitout10.PieCornerwas10.PieCornerwasthesiteoftheTowerofLondonthesiteoftheGreatFireofLondontheplacewherethefireendedtheplacewherePepyslivedQuestions11to15arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.IntheUnitedStates84collegesnowacceptjustwomen.Mostofthesecollegeswereestablishedinthe19thcentury;theyweredesignedtoofferwomentheeducationtheycouldnotreceiveanywhereelse.Atthattimemajoruniversitiesandcollegesacceptedonlymen.Inthepast20yearsmanyyoungwomenhavechosentostudyatcollegesthatacceptbothmenandwomen.Asaresultsomewomen'scollegesdecidedtoacceptmenstudentstoo.Others,however,refusedtochange.Nowtheseschoolsarepopular（流行的）again.ThepresidentofTrinityCollege（三一大学）inWashington,D.C.saidthatbytheendofthe1980swomenbegantorecognizethatstudyingatthesameschoolwithmendidnotmeanwomenwerehavinganequalchancetolearn.ThepresidentofSmithCollegeinMassachusettssaysawomen'scollegepermitswomentochooseclassesandactivitiesfreely.Forexample,shesaysthatinawomen'scollegeahigherpercentageofstudentsstudiesmathematicsthaninacollegewithbothmenandwomen.EducationalexpertssaymenstudentsintheUnitedStatesusuallyspeakinclassmorethanwomenstudentsdo.Inawomen'scollege,womenfeelfreertosaywhattheythink.Women'sschoolsalsobringoutleadershipcapabilitiesinmanywomen.Womenarerepresentedeverywhere.Forexample,atawomen*scollegeeverygoverningofficeisheldbyawoman.Recentstudiesreportedlyshowthatthisleadershipcontinuesaftercollege.Americanwomenwhowenttowomen'scollegesaremorelikelytoholdsuccessfuljobslaterinlife.Women'scollegeswereestablishedtoCA.givewomenthesamerightofeducationthatmenenjoymakechangestothetraditionaleducationalsystem（系统）defymen'sprivilege（特权）insocietytrainwomeninparticularfieldsStudyingatthesameschoolwithmendoesnotmean口A.womencandothesamethingasmen匠B.thatwomenaregiventhesamechanceasmenC.womenareallowedmorefreedomtodevelopthemselvesUD.thepresenteducationalsystemdoesnotallowotherchoicesAccordingtothepassage,inwomen'sschoolsUA.womenarefreerthaniftheystudyatthesameschoolwithmen„B.womencoulddoanythingtheywantL.JtheyteachthingspeculiartowomenmenareopenlychallengedWhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutwomen'scollege?A.Womenfeelfreertosaywhattheythink.CB.Morewomencanparticipateinthemanagementofthecollege.„C.AveryhighpercentageofwomenwillbecomeleadersElater.UD.Womenaremorelikelytobesuccessfulintheirlatercareers.Thetitleofthispassageismostlikelytobe.A.FemaleEducationintheUnitedStates__B.Women'sSchoolsintheUnitedStatesE__C.WomenShouldbeGiventheSameEducationasMenc__D.EducationinAmericacQuestions16to20arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Beingamanhasalwaysbeendangerous.Thereareabout105malesbornforevery100females.However,thisnumberchangesagreatdeal,andbytheageofmaturity（成熟），thenumberofyoungmenisaboutthesameasthatofyoungwomen.Andamong70-yearoldpeople,therearetwiceasmanywomenasmen.Butthisgreatuniversal（普遍性）truthischanging.Now,boybabiessurvivealmostaswellasgirlsdo.Thismeansthatforthefirsttimetherewillbetoomanyboysinthosecrucial侄关紧要的）yearswhenboysaresearchingforamate.Whatisevenmoretroublingisthatthesurvivalofsomanyboyshasremovedachancefornaturalselection（选择）todoitswork.Fiftyyearsago,thechanceofababysurvivingdependedonitsweight.Akilogramtoolightortooheavymeantalmostcertaindeath.Todayitmakesalmostnodifference.Sincemuchofthedifferenceinweightisduetogenes（基因），aforceofchangehasgone.Thereisanotherwaytocommitevolutionary（进化的）suicide:stayalive,buthavefewerchildren.Exceptinsomereligiouscommunities,veryfewwomenhave15children.Nowadaysthenumberofbirths,liketheageofdeath,hasbecomeaverage.Mostofushaveroughlythesamenumberofchildren.Again,differencesbetweenpeopleandtheopportunityfornaturalselectiontotakeadvantageofithavedisappeared.Forus,thismeansthatpeoplewillnolongerexperiencethephysicalchangesthatotherlivingthingsdo;ourbodiesareasperfectastheyareevergoingtobe.Strangely,wehavebeenabletomakegreatadvancementswithoutphysicalchange.Inthepast100,000years—eventhepast100years-ourliveshavebeentransformedbutourbodieshavenot.Wemanagedtomakesuchchangesbecauseoftechnologyandsocialsystems.Darwinhadaphrasetodescribethoseignorantoftheprocessofchange;they"lookatlivingbeingslikeadoglooksataship,asatsomethingwhollybeyondtheircomprehension."Nodoubtwewillbeshockedattheuglinessofthe20thcenturywayoflife.Buthoweveramazedfuturepeoplemaybeathowfarfromperfectionwewere,thosefuturepeoplewilllookjustlikeus.Accordingtotheauthor,whatwasthedangeramanhadtofaceinthepast?__A.Lackofmates.c_B.Strongcompetition.匠C.Lowerchanceoflivingtomaturity.iD.Genes.cThesentence"Thereisanotherwaytocommitevolutionarysuicide"perhapsmeansCA.thereisanotherwaytostopthesocietyfrommakingprogressyoucankillyourselfbyanothermeansUC.thereisanotherfactortopreventusfromevolving„D.wehavetofindawaytodosomethingWomenexceptarehavingrelativelysmallnumbersofchildren.„A.thosewholivetobeveryoldUB.thosewholiveinreligiouscommunitiesC.thosewhohavetheadvantageoftechnology„D.thosewholiveinpoorcountriesTheauthorarguesthatourbodieshavestoppedevolvingbecause.匠A.lifehasbeenimprovedbytechnologicaladvancementthenumberoffemalebabieshasbeendecliningwehavereachedthehigheststageofevolution白D.thedifferencebetweenwealthandpoverty（贫穷）isdisappearingWhatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Thechangeinthenumbersofboysandgirls._B.Waysofcontinuingman*sevolution.__C.Theevolutionfutureofnature.c1P.D.Humanevolutiongoingnowhere.EQuestions21to25arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Alittlenoticedchangehasbeentakingplaceinourtime-world.Thearrivalofdigital（数字的）timehasbeenchangingthewayweactandthink.Ibelievethatithasputustoahigherlevelofanxiety,withgreaterexpectationsofefficiency.Theold,round,hand-movedtimestillkeptacertainconnectiontothenaturalflowofthings,totheroundnessoftheearth,andtothechangesoflightandseasons.Old,roundtimewasoutsideourselves,farenoughremovedfromussowecouldignoreitifwesochose.Itisnotsowithdigitaltime,whichisabeat.Itbeatsinsteadofturning.Itmakesasoundlikethesoundoftheheartandthusplacesitselfsmoothlyintothebody.Moreandmore,wemistakeitsregularbeatforourown,thusmistakingthedemandsoftheworldforourwishes.Beforewristwatches,timeusedtoliveintowersinthecentersoftowns.Atthatdistance,itcouldbeseenbyeverybody,butonlyiftheysowished.Ittookaneffort,anactualvisitto"time".Butthensomethinghappened.Timebegantolivewithus,andnowitisbeginningtoliveinus.Irememberwhatitwasliketobeachild,absorbedintheendlesslychangeablethingoftime.Formetherewasonlychildtime,dividedmeaninglesslyandquitepainfullybytheordersoftheparentsintoBedtime,WakeupTime,andSchoolTime.Butwithineachofthosedivisions（分割），Eternitystillruled.Later,ofcourse,theymanagedtoinfectmewiththeanxiousdemandsofclocktime.Verysoon,allthatremainedwastheanxietyofthatwhichwasexact.Thefastbeatsofthetimepiece（时钟）cutEternitytopieces.Occasionally,Istoplongenoughtorecallthetimesofchildhood,butnotoftenenough.Likeeverybodyelse,Iamhelplessbeforethenewtechnologies.Timeisavirus,anditisgrowingstronger.Digitaltimehaschangedhowweactandthinkby„A.allowingustoworkwithmoreefficiencyB.givingusmoretimetodowhatwelike匹C.causingustobemoreanxiousD.havingusexpectmoreofothersTheauthorthinksthattheoldclocksCA.aresomehowlinkedwiththeseasonalchangesstayclosertopeoplethanadigitalwatch..C.areconnectedwithhuman'shandsc__D.workbetterthanawristwatchcBeforewatches,clockswerelocated.everywhereforeveryonetosee

whereverapersonwishedonthewristinthecenteroftown24.25.Intheauthor'searlychildhoodmemory,24.25.timewasaconcretethingtimeseemedtohavenoendhefoughtagainsthisparents'ideaoftimeheenjoyedtheanxietyofprecision（精确）Theauthor'sattitudetowardstimeinthemodernworldisA.positiveB.unclearC.negativeD.inthemiddleQuestions26to30arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.TheUniversityofLondonisoneofBritain'slargestcentersforhighereducation,withanameforinternationaleducation.Locatedinoneoftheworld'smostdynamic侑活力有生气的）cities,wecanofferinternationalstudentsawideandexcitingculturallife,aswellastheverybestcoursechoiceandteaching.WeofferourinternationalstudentstheabilitytostudyandimprovetheircommandofEnglish,toensuretheygetthebestfromthecourseoftheirchoice.InternationalstudentsareassuredofasuccessfulandhappytimewhilestudyingattheUniversityofLondon.WehaveaStudentServiceofficetohelpyouatalltimes,andfirstyearstudentsareensuredaplaceinhallsofresidenceifdesired.Yourteacherwillgiveyoupersonalinstructionifrequired.Studentscanenjoythemselvesinthefreehealthcenteratanytime.Asafinalpoint,weofferreligiousserviceroomsforthoseofallfaithsandasLondonisaninternationalcity,wecanputstudentsintouchwithmanyreligiousgroupsinthisarea.Finally,withexcellentair,rail,androadlinkstotherestofBritain,Europe,andtheworld,gettinghereiseasy.TheUniversityofLondonislocatedinacityA.wellknownforproducingexcellentprofessors匹B.fullofactivityandenergy_C.whereyoucanenjoyeverythingfreeofchargeD.thatisquietandpeacefulallthetime匕TheUniversityofLondonisfamousfor口A.thelargestnumberofstudentsbeinglocatedontheThames„C.excellenttransportation__D.internationaleducationEWheneverinternationalstudentshaveanydifficultyinlife,theycangotoforhelp...A.thehealthcenterc1B.thehallofresidencec..C.theStudentServiceofficeD.theirteacherTheuniversityassuresthefirstyearstudentsthattheycanhaveaplaceinhallsofresidenceiftheywishtotheydon'thavetopayfortheirfirst-yeareducationtheywillallbeputintosomereligiousgroupstheycangethousesatNewcastleforaverylowprice30.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto30.attractmoretravelerstoLondonshowthattheUniversityoffersreligiousservicedrawmoreinternationalstudentsshowhowstudentsenjoytheirstudyQuestions31to35arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Afterhavinglivedforovertwentyyearsinthesamedistrict,AlbertHallwasforcedtomovetoanewneighborhood.Hesurprisedhislandlordbytellinghimthathewasleavingbecausehecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorechocolate.ItallbeganayearagowhenAlbertHallreturnedhomeoneeveningandfoundalargedoginfrontofhisgate.Hewasveryfondofanimalsandashehappenedtohaveasmallpieceofchocolateinhispocket,hegaveittothedog.Thenextday,thedogwasthereagain.Itheldupitspaws（爪上）andreceivedanotherpieceofchocolateasareward.Albertcalledhisnewfriend“Bingo”.Heneverfoundoutthedog'srealname,norwhohisownerwas.However,Bingoappearedregularlyeveryafternoonanditwasquiteclearthathelikedchocolatemorethanbones.Hesoongrewdissatisfiedwithsmallpiecesofchocolateanddemandedalargepieceaday.IfatanytimeAlbertcouldn'tgiveit,Bingogotveryangryandrefusedtolethimopenthegate.AlbertwasnowatBingo'smercyandhadto"buyhim"togetintohisownhouse!HespentsuchalargepartofhismoneytokeepBingosuppliedwithchocolatethatintheendhehadtomovesomewhereelse.31.Alberthadbeenlivinginthesamedistrictfor31.manyweeksundertwentyyearsallhislifemorethantwentyyearsAlbertdecidedtomovebecause.A.hedidn'tgetalongwellwithhislandlord„B.hewasafraidofanimals,especiallydogsUC.hecouldn*tgetintohisownhousefreely..D.hewasnotsatisfiedwiththatdistrictcBingowaitedforAlberteveryafternoonatthegatebecauseA.hewantedsomebonesc__B.hewantedchocolateE..C.helikedAlbertcUD.hehadnootherplacetogoWecantellfromthestorythat仁A.AlbertcouldaffordtobuyalargepieceofchocolateforBingoeverydayAlbertdidn'tlikeanimalsanymorefromthenonalldogscausetroubleforpeoplelivinginAlbert'sdistrictitcostAlberttoomuchmoneytobuychocolateforBingoAlberthadto"buyhim*'meansAlberthadtoembracehimAlberthadtodrivehimawayAlberthadtogivehimchocolateAlberthadtocallthepolicetotakehimawayQuestions36to40arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Tongaismadeupofabout150islandslocatedintheSouthPacificOcean.Therearethreemaingroupsofislands-Vava'uinthenorth,Ha'apaiinthemiddle,andTongatapuinthesouth.Mostoftheeasternislandsaremadeupofdeadanimalremains.Thehigherislandsinthewestwereformedbyaprocessofmountainbuilding.Largeareasontheseislandsaretoomountainoustobeusedforcrops.Someofthemountainsarestillactive—whichmeansthattheycanbedangerous.Manyofthesmallerislandsdonothaveanypeopleonthem.Thereareonlytwolargetowns—Nukualofa,thecapital,andNeiafu.ThesetownsareTonga*schiefports.Tongahasfewnaturalresources.Themostimportantresourcesareapleasantsunnyclimateandnaturalbeauty,whichattractgrowingnumbersoftourists.Becauseofitslocation,Tongaissometimeshitbystorms.Onesuchstorm,in1982,causedhighwindsandhugewavesthatdestroyedmanyhomes,includingalmostallofthebuildingsinNukualofa.TongawasaBritishprotectedstatefrom1900until1970,whenitbecamefullyfreefromforeignruleagain.BritainwasresponsibleforTonga'sforeignaffairs,buttheTongannoblesstillcontrolledlocalmatters.Formostofthisperiod,TongawasruledbyQueenSaloteTupouIII.Duringthetimeofherleadership,educationandhealthcarewereexpandedandwomenweregiventherighttohelpchoosetheleaders.TheTongangovernmentisamixtureofPolynesiantraditionandWesternmethods.Thegovernment,inpart,ismadeupofaseven-memberbodyappointedbytheking,sevennobleschosenbythenobles,andsevenpersonschosenbyalladultcitizens.Tonga*ssmallsize,lackofresources,andgrowingpopulationhavecreatedproblems.Butthecountryiswellgoverned,andsoundplansforthefuturearebeingmade.Accordingtothepassage,Tongais.白A.asmallcountrytotheNorthoftheUnitedStates_B.acountrywithveryrichnaturalresourcesUC.isacountrymadeupofmorethanahundredsmallislands„D.isacountrywhosegovernmentdependstotallyonBritainLjWhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutTongaisNOTtrue?A.Tongaattractslargenumbersoftouristseveryyear._B.Tongaissubjecttonaturaldisastersbecauseofitlocation.CC.TheislandsinTongaarequitefitforgrowingcrops.D.Tongadoesn'thavemanylargecities.WhatistrueaboutTonga'spoliticalstatus?Tonga'sforeignaffairsarestillcontrolledbytheBritish.UB.TongabecamefreefromtheUKoverthirtyyearsago.Tongaisnotgovernedwellbecausewomenhavepower.Tonganwomenhaveveryhighsocialstatus.WhichofthefollowingistheproblemthatTongaisfacingnow?Thelackofnaturalresourcesanditssmallsize.Hungerofitspeoplebecauseofcropproblems.Failureofhealthcareandeducationsystems.Socialproblemsanddisorderssince1970.40.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom40.atextbookondifferentplacesintheworldabookonhumancivilizationabookontheworldeconomyabookonenvironmentalprotectionQuestions41to45arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Inthesecondhalfofeachyear,manypowerfulstormsareborninthewarmersouthernAtlanticandCaribbeanseas.Ofthese,onlyaboutahalfadozencreatethestrong,circlingwindsof75milesperhourormorethatcancausegreatharm,andseveralusuallymaketheirwaytothecoast.Theretheycausemillionsofdollarsofdamage,andbringdeathtolargenumbersofpeople.Thegreatstormsthathitthecoaststartasinnocentcirclingwindshundreds-eventhousands-ofmilesouttosea.Astheytravelaimlesslyoverwaterwarmedbythesummersun,theyarecarriedwestwardbythetradewinds.Whenconditionsarejustright,warm,wetairflowsinatthebottomofthesewinds,movesupwardthroughit,andcomesoutatthetop.Intheprocess,thewaterinthiswarmairproducesrain.Andtheheatischangedtoenergyintheformofstrongwinds.Astheheatincreases,theyoungstormbeginstomoveincircles,turninginthedirectionoppositetothemovementofaclock'shands.Theaveragelifeofastrongstormofthistypeisonlyaboutninedays,butitcontainsalmostmorepowerthanwecanimagine.Theenergyintheheatgivenbyagreatstorm'srainfallinasingledaywouldsatisfytheentireelectricalneedsoftheUnitedStatesformorethansixmonths.Water,notwind,isthemainsourceofdeathanddamageinagreatstorm.Oneofthesestormsusuallybrings6to12inchdownpoursresultinginsuddenfloods.Worstofallisthepowerfulmovementofthesea—themountainsofwatermovingtowardthelow-pressurestormcenter.Thewaterlevelrisesasmuchas15feetabovenormalasitmovestowardshore.Thispassagedescribes.A.thegrowthofgreatstormsCB.thedamagecausedbygreatstorms„C.theaveragelifeofagreatstorm..D.AlloftheaboveEThepowerfulstormsdescribedinthispassagehavewindsthatmoveat.匹A.75milesperhourormoreCB.lessthan75milesperhourCC.halfadozenmilesperhourD.75milesperhourAccordingtothepassage,thegrowthofagreatstormgoesthroughthefollowingsteps:一.A.smallwinds—tradewinds—airflows—wetEair—rain—heat—strongwindUB.wetair-tradewinds—strongwind—rain—warmwinds—heat—airflowsUC.smallwinds—wetair-tradewind—strongwind—airflows—heat-rainUD.wetair-tradewind—strongwind—heat—airflows—smallwinds-rainAccordingtothepassage,theenergyintheheatgivenbyagreatstorm'srainfallinasingledaywoulddestroyhalfofthefarmlandsintheUnitedStateswithinonehourprovideelectricalpowertotheU.S.formorethanhalfayearsupplywatertotheUnitedStatesformorethansixmonthsfloodtheUnitesStatesforsixmonthsThegreatestcauseofdeathanddamageinagreatstormis__A.waterE__B.wind□__C.heat□__D.airflowscQuestions46to50arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Stareattheclock.Makesillydrawings.Stareattheclockagain.Complainabouttheweather.Theclock?It*sstillthere,tickingevenmoreslowly.No,noneofthiswasplannedforthemeeting.You'dlovetogetyourworkdone,butinsteadyouspendhalfyourdayinameetingroom.Officeworkersspendanaverageof23hoursaweekinmeetings,accordingtotheWhartonCenterforAppliedResearchintheUS.And,theseworkersconsideronly58percentofthattimeuseful.Itdoesn*thavetobethisway.Hereareafewguidelinesforyoutousemeetingseffectively,noteatupyourproductivity.Knowwhatyouwant.MKnowpreciselywhythemeetingisbeingheldanddeciderealisticallywhatyouintendtoaccomplish,"saysGayleBrickman,aUScommunicationinstructor.wlfyoucannotwritethesetwothingsdown,themeetingshouldnottakeplace."Figureoutwhetheraface-to-facemeetingisnecessary.Wouldagroupemailbeenough?Acoupleofphonecalls?Thesewayswouldprobablybemoreefficientwithfellowworkersyouknowwell.Picktherighttimes.Ifpossible,avoidplanningmeetingsduringyourmostproductivehours.Ifeveryonerunstothebreakroomforcoffeeat10:30am,thatwouldbeanexcellenttimetohaveinformalstaffmeetings.Beprepared.Readtheplanforwhatneedstobedone.Studythenumbersontheprojectyou'reputtingforward.Iftherearepaperstobediscussed,handthemoutthedaybeforetothosewhowillattendthemeeting.Keeptrackofthetimeforthem.Setapartacertainamountoftimeeachweekforthemeetings,andkeeptoit.Ifyoustillfindyourselfcaughtinmeetingaftermeeting,don'tfeelbad.Atleastyourorganizationobviouslythinksyourphysicalpresenceisvaluable.Aworkerwhoisinameetingthathedoesn'twanttotakepartinisI汰elyto.UA.drawfunnypictures口B.changetheclock__C.checktheweatherc„D.plananothermeetingOfficeworkersthinkthatthetimeusedinmeetingsiswasted...A.morethanhalfofB.almostallofC.lessthanhalfofD.noneofInthispassage,weareadvisedtofollowsomeprinciplesinorderto.„A.learnguidelines„B.eatupproductivityLjUC.makethemostofmeetingsD.increaseproductionTodecidewhetherameetingisnecessary,wemayaskthefollowingquestionsexcept"口A.CanIsolvetheproblembyemailorphonecall?CB.Willmyfellowworkersliketohavethismeeting?UC.Whatisthepurposeofthismeeting?D.WhatdoIintendtogetfromthemeeting?Itisagoodtimetohaveinformalstaffmeetings.„A.whenyouandyourcoworkersaremostproductiveLjUB.whenallthestaffarehavingacoffeebreak__C.beforeyouhandouttheinformationtobediscussed□„D.