北语15秋《阅读（IV）》作业1

北语15秋《阅读(IV)》作业1

试卷总分：100测试时间：-

一、单选题(共25道试题，共100分。)

1.Youngpeopleshouldhavetherighttocontrolanddirecttheirown

learning,thatis,todecidewhattheywanttolearn,andwhen,where,

how,howmuch,howfast,andwithwhathelptheywanttolearnit.To

bestillmorespecific,Iwantthemtohavetherighttodecideif,when,

howmuch,andbywhomtheywanttobetaughtandtherightto

decidewhethertheywanttolearninaschoolandifsowhichoneand

forhowmuchofthetime.Nohumanright,excepttherighttolife

itself,ismorefundamentalthanthis.Aperson'sfreedomoflearningis

partofhisfreedomofthought,evenmorebasicthanhisfreedomof

speech.Ifwetakefromsomeonehisrighttodecidewhathewillbe

curiousabout,wedestroyhisfreedomofthought.Wesay,ineffect,

youmustthinknotaboutwhatinterestsandconcernsyou,butabout

whatinterestsandconcernsus.Thisrightofeachofustocontrolour

ownlearningisnowindanger.Whenweputintoourlawsthehighly

authoritariannotionthatsomeoneshouldandcoulddecidewhatall

youngpeopleweretolearnandbeyondthat,coulddowhatevermight

seemnecessary(whichnowincludesdosingthemwithdrugs)to

compelthemtolearnit,wetookalongstepdownaverysteepand

dangerouspath.Therequirementthatachildgotoschool,forabout

sixhoursaday,180daysayear,forabouttenyears,whetherornothe

learnsanythingthere,whetherornothealreadyknowsitorcould

learnitfasterorbettersomewhereelse,issuchagrossviolationof

civillibertiesthatfewadultswouldstandforit.Butthechildwho

resistsistreatedasacriminal.Withthisrequirementwecreatedan

industry,anarmyofpeoplewhosewholeworkwastotellyoung

peoplewhattheyhadtolearnandtotrytomakethemlearnit.Some

ofthesepeople,wantingtoexerciseevenmorepoweroverothers,or

tobeevenmore"helpful,"arenowbeginningtosay,"Ifcompulsory

educationisgoodforchildren,whywouldn'titbegoodforeveryone

Ifitisagoodthing,howcantherebetoomuchofit"Theyare

beginningtotalk,asonemandidonanationwideTVshow,about

"womb-to-tomb"schooling.Ifhoursofhomeworkeverynightare

goodfortheyoung,whywouldn'ttheybegoodforusall-theywould

keepusawayfromtheTVsetandotherfrivolouspursuits.Some

groupofexperts,somewhere,wouldbegladtodecidewhatweall

oughttoknowandthenverysooftencheckuponustomakesurewe

knewit—with,ofcourse,appropriatepenaltiesifwedidnot.

Question:Achildwhoresiststhecurrentsystemislikely.

A.tobesenttoprison

B.tobedismissedfromschool

C.tobeallright

D.toberegardedasabadchild

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2.YhudiMenuhin,whodiedinBerlinonMarch12,1999,attheage

of82,wasachildprodigywhofulfilledhispromisetobecomeoneof

theworld'sforemostviolinistsbeforeextendinghisrangetoteaching

andconducting.ThegentlyspokenU.S.-bornvirtuosobecameas

renownedforhisdevotiontohumanecausesasforhismasteryofthe

violin.Thespotlighthasbeenonhimsincehisdebutatsevenin1924.

Bythetimehewas13,hehadperformedinParis,LondonandNew

York.InBerlin,hisperformancepromptedphysicistAlbertEinstein

toexclaim,"NowIknowthereisaGodinHeaven."Reportedlythe

world'shighestpaidmusicianinthe1930s,hisstrivingforperfection

madehimalegend.Menuhinsaidtheviolinmadeitsowndemands,

"Almostlikeapagangoddess,exactingacertaintribute."Whenhe

was38,oneNewYorknewspaperwrote,"Thefreshnessandunique

purityofhisplayingisexhilarating.Nootherviolinisthassuch

speakingeloquenceinthetonealone."Hegaveuppublicviolin

performancesinhis70s.Hishearingwasalittleimpairedbythenand

hehadtakenonmanymoreinterests.Buthisconductingwasstillfull

ofenergyandhistravelschedulegrueling."IfeelthatwhatI've

learnedinmusicIcanapplytoawiderepertoire,whichisfunbecause

Iamexploringnewterrain,"hesaidinaninterviewatthetimeofhis

80thbirthday."ButIfeelnodesirenowtospendhoursworkingaway

againatsomethingwhichImyselfinthepastandotherpeoplecan

playfarbetterthanIcannow.Idon'tseethepoint."ABritishcitizen

since1985andalifepeersince1993—BaronMenuhinofStoke

d'AbernonintheCountyofSurrey—hehadaschoolinEnglandand

anacademyinSwitzerlandforyoungmusicians,whomheoften

conducts.Hehasalsohelpedfoundvariousmusicalfestivals,heldthe

NehruPeacePrizeandwasagoodwillambassadorforUNESCO.

Whilepursuinginterestssuchastheenvironment,organicfarming,

alternativemedicine,educationandtheplightofgypsies,hestickstoa

long-standinghealthydietandyoga."Idon'tsquandermyenergies.

Keepmyselfinfairlygoodtrim.Istandonmyheadeverymorning.

Conductingisawonderfulexercisebecauseituseseveryfaculty,"he

says.Question:Menuhinbeganhiscareeras.

A.achildprodigy

B.aviolinist

C.ateacher

D.aconductor

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3.1getjumpyinsidewhenIgetjealousandIfindithardtocontrol

that.AtfirstItrytoavoidit,trytopretendit'snotthere.Mostlythat

worksforme;myjealousfeelingsarefleetingthingsanyway.They

neverlastverylong.IknowthatjealousyisrealandIdon'twantto

denyitinme,butIdon'tlikethephysicalfeelingitgivesme.I

sometimeslikethefeelingsbehindthejealousyandbeingmadetofeel

jealous.ItsaystomethatIcareenough,likesomeoneenoughtobe

movedinthatway.ItmeansthatIamstillintouchwithsomeoneina

relationshipandthattherelationshipisimportanttome,whetherit'sa

malefriendorawoman.WhenIamjealousit'sasifsomeonewas

intrudingonsomeprivateterritory.ButonceIunderstandwhat's

happeningIcantalkaboutitwiththepeopleinvolvedandunderstand

it'snotthreateningtomyrelationship,itseemsokay.Itseemslikeme

givingpermissiontocomeintosomethingthatispersonalandprivate.

Itcanstartouttobeveryprivate,butthatcanbenegotiated.

SometimesIwishIcouldtalkaboutitmorewiththepersonthat

causesmetobejealous,butsometimesIdon'tthinkthat'sawayI

shouldbeandIdon'ttalkaboutit.Anyhow,jealousyisrealandIdon't

wanttohideit.SometimesIdon'twanttotalkaboutitbecausethe

personI'mdealingwithisnotimportantenoughformetospendthe

timeandenergyitwouldtaketostraightenthingsout.Ifit'ssomeoneI

careaboutandamgoingtobespendingmoretimewith,IthinkIcan

andwouldtalkaboutwhat'sbotheringme.WhenIgetdowntoit,I

thinkmyjealousyhastodowithlowself-esteem,lowself-conceptor

feelinginadequate.Mostlyit'sbuiltaroundinsecurity.ButIdon't

knowifI'lleverbecomethatsecureastonotexperiencesome

jealousy.Idon'twantanyonetobethatmeaninglesstome.Itseems

kindofdangeroustometobethatsure.Question:Whatcanbe

inferredfromtheauthor'snarration

A.Heoftenhasalowopinionofhimself.

B.Hegetsjealouswheneverhefeelssecure.

C.Hewilltrytocorrecthisjealousywheneverpossible.

D.Hehasaclearandcorrectunderstandingofothers'opinionabout

him.

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4.Thechildrenweresurprisedwhentheteacherhadthemtheir

booksunexpectedly.

A.closed

B.toclose

C.closing

D.close

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5.Nowthecommitteesevenmembers.

A.consistof

B.isconsistingof

C.isconsistedof

D.consistsof

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6.1getjumpyinsidewhenIgetjealousandIfindithardtocontrol

that.AtfirstItrytoavoidit,trytopretendit'snotthere.Mostlythat

worksforme;myjealousfeelingsarefleetingthingsanyway.They

neverlastverylong.IknowthatjealousyisrealandIdon'twantto

denyitinme,butIdon'tlikethephysicalfeelingitgivesme.I

sometimeslikethefeelingsbehindthejealousyandbeingmadetofeel

jealous.ItsaystomethatIcareenough,likesomeoneenoughtobe

movedinthatway.ItmeansthatIamstillintouchwithsomeoneina

relationshipandthattherelationshipisimportanttome,whetherit'sa

malefriendorawoman.WhenIamjealousit'sasifsomeonewas

intrudingonsomeprivateterritory.ButonceIunderstandwhat's

happeningIcantalkaboutitwiththepeopleinvolvedandunderstand

it'snotthreateningtomyrelationship,itseemsokay.Itseemslikeme

givingpermissiontocomeintosomethingthatispersonalandprivate.

Itcanstartouttobeveryprivate,butthatcanbenegotiated.

SometimesIwishIcouldtalkaboutitmorewiththepersonthat

causesmetobejealous,butsometimesIdon'tthinkthat'sawayI

shouldbeandIdon'ttalkaboutit.Anyhow,jealousyisrealandIdon't

wanttohideit.SometimesIdon'twanttotalkaboutitbecausethe

personI'mdealingwithisnotimportantenoughformetospendthe

timeandenergyitwouldtaketostraightenthingsout.Ifit'ssomeoneI

careaboutandamgoingtobespendingmoretimewith,IthinkIcan

andwouldtalkaboutwhat'sbotheringme.WhenIgetdowntoit,I

thinkmyjealousyhastodowithlowself-esteem,lowself-conceptor

feelinginadequate.Mostlyit'sbuiltaroundinsecurity.ButIdon't

knowifI'lleverbecomethatsecureastonotexperiencesome

jealousy.Idon'twantanyonetobethatmeaninglesstome.Itseems

kindofdangeroustometobethatsure.Question:Whichofthe

followingstatementsistrueconcerningtheauthor'sideaabout

jealousy

A.Jealousyalwaysmakeshimfeelsoterriblethathewantstogetrid

ofitrightaway.

B.Jealousyisacompletelyprivatematter.

C.Sometimesjealousydoesn'taffecthisrelationshipwithothers.

D.Jealousyisnotcommunicable.

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7.1t'stimeaboutthetrafficproblemdowntown.

A.somethingwasdone

B.anythingwillbedone

C.everythingisdone

D.nothingtobedone

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8.Youngpeopleshouldhavetherighttocontrolanddirecttheirown

learning,thatis,todecidewhattheywanttolearn,andwhen,where,

how,howmuch,howfast,andwithwhathelptheywanttolearnit.To

bestillmorespecific,Iwantthemtohavetherighttodecideif,when,

howmuch,andbywhomtheywanttobetaughtandtherightto

decidewhethertheywanttolearninaschoolandifsowhichoneand

forhowmuchofthetime.Nohumanright,excepttherighttolife

itself,ismorefundamentalthanthis.Aperson'sfreedomoflearningis

partofhisfreedomofthought,evenmorebasicthanhisfreedomof

speech.Ifwetakefromsomeonehisrighttodecidewhathewillbe

curiousabout,wedestroyhisfreedomofthought.Wesay,ineffect,

youmustthinknotaboutwhatinterestsandconcernsyou,butabout

whatinterestsandconcernsus.Thisrightofeachofustocontrolour

ownlearningisnowindanger.Whenweputintoourlawsthehighly

authoritariannotionthatsomeoneshouldandcoulddecidewhatall

youngpeopleweretolearnandbeyondthat,coulddowhatevermight

seemnecessary(whichnowincludesdosingthemwithdrugs)to

compelthemtolearnit,wetookalongstepdownaverysteepand

dangerouspath.Therequirementthatachildgotoschool,forabout

sixhoursaday,180daysayear,forabouttenyears,whetherornothe

learnsanythingthere,whetherornothealreadyknowsitorcould

learnitfasterorbettersomewhereelse,issuchagrossviolationof

civillibertiesthatfewadultswouldstandforit.Butthechildwho

resistsistreatedasacriminal.Withthisrequirementwecreatedan

industry,anarmyofpeoplewhosewholeworkwastotellyoung

peoplewhattheyhadtolearnandtotrytomakethemlearnit.Some

ofthesepeople,wantingtoexerciseevenmorepoweroverothers,or

tobeevenmore"helpful,"arenowbeginningtosay,"Ifcompulsory

educationisgoodforchildren,whywouldn'titbegoodforeveryone

Ifitisagoodthing,howcantherebetoomuchofit"Theyare

beginningtotalk,asonemandidonanationwideTVshow,about

"womb-to-tomb"schooling.Ifhoursofhomeworkeverynightare

goodfortheyoung,whywouldn'ttheybegoodforusall-theywould

keepusawayfromtheTVsetandotherfrivolouspursuits.Some

groupofexperts,somewhere,wouldbegladtodecidewhatweall

oughttoknowandthenverysooftencheckuponustomakesurewe

knewit—with,ofcourse,appropriatepenaltiesifwedidnot.

Question:Thephrase"womb-to-tomb"schoolingprobablymeansthat

A.learningisfromyoungtoold

B.learningisdisastrous

C.learningisunnecessary

D.learningisnotalwayshelpful

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9.1'dratherthatyoutomorrowthantoday.

A.came

B.willcome

C.hadcome

D.iscoming

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10.1getjumpyinsidewhenIgetjealousandIfindithardtocontrol

that.AtfirstItrytoavoidit,trytopretendit'snotthere.Mostlythat

worksforme;myjealousfeelingsarefleetingthingsanyway.They

neverlastverylong.IknowthatjealousyisrealandIdon'twantto

denyitinme,butIdon'tlikethephysicalfeelingitgivesme.I

sometimeslikethefeelingsbehindthejealousyandbeingmadetofeel

jealous.ItsaystomethatIcareenough,likesomeoneenoughtobe

movedinthatway.ItmeansthatIamstillintouchwithsomeoneina

relationshipandthattherelationshipisimportanttome,whetherit'sa

malefriendorawoman.WhenIamjealousit'sasifsomeonewas

intrudingonsomeprivateterritory.ButonceIunderstandwhat's

happeningIcantalkaboutitwiththepeopleinvolvedandunderstand

it'snotthreateningtomyrelationship,itseemsokay.Itseemslikeme

givingpermissiontocomeintosomethingthatispersonalandprivate.

Itcanstartouttobeveryprivate,butthatcanbenegotiated.

SometimesIwishIcouldtalkaboutitmorewiththepersonthat

causesmetobejealous,butsometimesIdon'tthinkthat'sawayI

shouldbeandIdon'ttalkaboutit.Anyhow,jealousyisrealandIdon't

wanttohideit.SometimesIdon'twanttotalkaboutitbecausethe

personI'mdealingwithisnotimportantenoughformetospendthe

timeandenergyitwouldtaketostraightenthingsout.Ifit'ssomeoneI

careaboutandamgoingtobespendingmoretimewith,IthinkIcan

andwouldtalkaboutwhat'sbotheringme.WhenIgetdowntoit,I

thinkmyjealousyhastodowithlowself-esteem,lowself-conceptor

feelinginadequate.Mostlyit'sbuiltaroundinsecurity.ButIdon't

knowifI'lleverbecomethatsecureastonotexperiencesome

jealousy.Idon'twantanyonetobethatmeaninglesstome.Itseems

kindofdangeroustometobethatsure.Question:Asfortheauthor,

jealousy.

A.istotallybeyondhiscontrol

B.isunderhiscontrol

C.doesn'tdohimanygood

D.keepshimintouchwithothers

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11.1seenoinleavingmycompanysinceIamdoingquitewell

there.

A.reason

B.excuse

C.point

D.chance

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12.YhudiMenuhin,whodiedinBerlinonMarch12,1999,attheage

of82,wasachildprodigywhofulfilledhispromisetobecomeoneof

theworld'sforemostviolinistsbeforeextendinghisrangetoteaching

andconducting.ThegentlyspokenU.S.-bomvirtuosobecameas

renownedforhisdevotiontohumanecausesasforhismasteryofthe

violin.Thespotlighthasbeenonhimsincehisdebutatsevenin1924.

Bythetimehewas13,hehadperformedinParis,LondonandNew

York.InBerlin,hisperformancepromptedphysicistAlbertEinstein

toexclaim,"NowIknowthereisaGodinHeaven."Reportedlythe

world'shighestpaidmusicianinthe1930s,hisstrivingforperfection

madehimalegend.Menuhinsaidtheviolinmadeitsowndemands,

"Almostlikeapagangoddess,exactingacertaintribute."Whenhe

was38,oneNewYorknewspaperwrote,"Thefreshnessandunique

purityofhisplayingisexhilarating.Nootherviolinisthassuch

speakingeloquenceinthetonealone."Hegaveuppublicviolin

performancesinhis70s.Hishearingwasalittleimpairedbythenand

hehadtakenonmanymoreinterests.Buthisconductingwasstillfull

ofenergyandhistravelschedulegrueling."IfeelthatwhatI've

learnedinmusicIcanapplytoawiderepertoire,whichisfunbecause

Iamexploringnewterrain,"hesaidinaninterviewatthetimeofhis

80thbirthday."ButIfeelnodesirenowtospendhoursworkingaway

againatsomethingwhichImyselfinthepastandotherpeoplecan

playfarbetterthanIcannow.Idon'tseethepoint."ABritishcitizen

since1985andalifepeersince1993—BaronMenuhinofStoke

d'AbemonintheCountyofSurrey—hehadaschoolinEnglandand

anacademyinSwitzerlandforyoungmusicians,whomheoften

conducts.Hehasalsohelpedfoundvariousmusicalfestivals,heldthe

NehruPeacePrizeandwasagoodwillambassadorforUNESCO.

Whilepursuinginterestssuchastheenvironment,organicfarming,

alternativemedicine,educationandtheplightofgypsies,hestickstoa

long-standinghealthydietandyoga."Idon'tsquandermyenergies.

Keepmyselfinfairlygoodtrim.Istandonmyheadeverymorning.

Conductingisawonderfulexercisebecauseituseseveryfaculty,"he

says.Question:Theabovepassagediscusses.

A.howMenuhinworkedhardtosucceed

B.thelegendofMenuhin

C.Menuhinasamusician

D.Menuhinasasuccessfulviolinistandastatesman

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13.Youngpeopleshouldhavetherighttocontrolanddirecttheirown

learning,thatis,todecidewhattheywanttolearn,andwhen,where,

how,howmuch,howfast,andwithwhathelptheywanttolearnit.To

bestillmorespecific,Iwantthemtohavetherighttodecideif,when,

howmuch,andbywhomtheywanttobetaughtandtherightto

decidewhethertheywanttolearninaschoolandifsowhichoneand

forhowmuchofthetime.Nohumanright,excepttherighttolife

itself,ismorefundamentalthanthis.Aperson'sfreedomoflearningis

partofhisfreedomofthought,evenmorebasicthanhisfreedomof

speech.Ifwetakefromsomeonehisrighttodecidewhathewillbe

curiousabout,wedestroyhisfreedomofthought.Wesay,ineffect,

youmustthinknotaboutwhatinterestsandconcernsyou,butabout

whatinterestsandconcernsus.Thisrightofeachofustocontrolour

ownlearningisnowindanger.Whenweputintoourlawsthehighly

authoritariannotionthatsomeoneshouldandcoulddecidewhatall

youngpeopleweretolearnandbeyondthat,coulddowhatevermight

seemnecessary(whichnowincludesdosingthemwithdrugs)to

compelthemtolearnit,wetookalongstepdownaverysteepand

dangerouspath.Therequirementthatachildgotoschool,forabout

sixhoursaday,180daysayear,forabouttenyears,whetherornothe

learnsanythingthere,whetherornothealreadyknowsitorcould

learnitfasterorbettersomewhereelse,issuchagrossviolationof

civillibertiesthatfewadultswouldstandforit.Butthechildwho

resistsistreatedasacriminal.Withthisrequirementwecreatedan

industry,anarmyofpeoplewhosewholeworkwastotellyoung

peoplewhattheyhadtolearnandtotrytomakethemlearnit.Some

ofthesepeople,wantingtoexerciseevenmorepoweroverothers,or

tobeevenmore"helpful,"arenowbeginningtosay,"Ifcompulsory

educationisgoodforchildren,whywouldn'titbegoodforeveryone

Ifitisagoodthing,howcantherebetoomuchofit"Theyare

beginningtotalk,asonemandidonanationwideTVshow,about

"womb-to-tomb"schooling.Ifhoursofhomeworkeverynightare

goodfortheyoung,whywouldn'ttheybegoodforusall——theywould

keepusawayfromtheTVsetandotherfrivolouspursuits.Some

groupofexperts,somewhere,wouldbegladtodecidewhatweall

oughttoknowandthenverysooftencheckuponustomakesurewe

knewit—with,ofcourse,appropriatepenaltiesifwedidnot.

Question:Accordingtothepassage,itismostfundamentalthatyoung

peopleshouldhavethefreedomof.

A.speech

B.thought

C.learning

D.curiosity

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14.Let'saddressthequestionofwhetherspeedreadingisevena

desirablegoal.Iamanavidfictionreader.Consciouslyor

unconsciously,readersoffictionappreciatethebeautyingoodwriting.

OccasionallyIwillreadapassageorsentenceovertobeimpressedby

theopeningsentencesofErnestHemingway'sTheOldManandthe

Sea,TheDark,andHerman.IfIwasadeterminedspeedreader,I

wouldneverhavethetimetoappreciatethesebeautifulpassages.And

I'dneverhavethetimetosavorthedevelopmentofacharacterlike

RhettButler,theGreatGatsbyorCaptainAhab.Goodwritersmustbe

readcarefullyandthoughtfullytobefullyappreciated.Tocarrythe

questionoftheneedforrapidreadingabitfurther,let'sconsiderthe

technicaloreducationalmaterialmostofusmustreadforourjobs.If

youworkinatechnicalfield-andmostbusinessandprofessional

peopledo一you'dbetterreadslowlyandcarefully.Almostall

businessestodayaresubjecttofederalregulationstosomedegree.If

youmustreadtheFederalRegister,theCodeofFederalRegulations,

theOSHAHandbookorothertechnicalmaterialsrelateddirectlyto

yourjob,I'durgeyoutotakeyourtime.Amisreadingcouldbecostly

ordamagingtoyourfirm.Ontheotherhand,newspapers,news

magazinesandotherpublicationsshouldbereadwithsomedegreeof

speed.Here'swhereageneralknowledgeofspeedreadingtechniques

mightbeuseful.Especiallysincethatisthemostcommontypeof

readingwedo.Anyonecanimprovetheirreadingefficiently.Todoso,

youmustlearnsomebasictechniquesandthenconsciouslyapply

them.Perhapsanexpensivecoursewouldhelpyou,butan

inexpensivepaperbackandconcentratedpracticemightprovideas

muchlong-termbenefit.Inanycase,youlosenothingbytryingthe

self-helpapproach.Question:Hemingway'swritingismentionedinthe

passagetoshowthat.

A.somewritingshouldbereadcarefully

B.somewritingshouldbereadquickly

C.onehastounderstandthefullmeaningofawrittenpiece

D.onedoesn'thavetounderstandthefullmeaningofawrittenpiece

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15.Itwasnotuntilshehasarrivedhomerememberedher

appointmentwiththedoctor.

A.whenshe

B.thatshe

C.andshe

D.she

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16.Therearenoseatsforthosewhoarelatefortheshow.

A.available

B.enough

C.supplied

D.make

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17.Itisrecommendedthattheprojectuntilallthepreparations

havebeenmade.

A.notbestarted

B.willnotbestarted

C.isnotstarted

D.isnottobestarted

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18.Let'saddressthequestionofwhetherspeedreadingisevena

desirablegoal.Iamanavidfictionreader.Consciouslyor

unconsciously,readersoffictionappreciatethebeautyingoodwriting.

OccasionallyIwillreadapassageorsentenceovertobeimpressedby

theopeningsentencesofErnestHemingway'sTheOldManandthe

Sea,TheDark,andHerman.IfIwasadeterminedspeedreader,I

wouldneverhavethetimetoappreciatethesebeautifulpassages.And

I'dneverhavethetimetosavorthedevelopmentofacharacterlike

RhettButler,theGreatGatsbyorCaptainAhab.Goodwritersmustbe

readcarefullyandthoughtfullytobefullyappreciated.Tocarrythe

questionoftheneedforrapidreadingabitfurther,let'sconsiderthe

technicaloreducationalmaterialmostofusmustreadforourjobs.If

youworkinatechnicalfield——andmostbusinessandprofessional

peopledo—you'dbetterreadslowlyandcarefully.Almostall

businessestodayaresubjecttofederalregulationstosomedegree.If

youmustreadtheFederalRegister,theCodeofFederalRegulations,

theOSHAHandbookorothertechnicalmaterialsrelateddirectlyto

yourjob,I'durgeyoutotakeyourtime.Amisreadingcouldbecostly

ordamagingtoyourfirm.Ontheotherhand,newspapers,news

magazinesandotherpublicationsshouldbereadwithsomedegreeof

speed.Here'swhereageneralknowledgeofspeedreadingtechniques

mightbeuseful.Especiallysincethatisthemostcommontypeof

readingwedo.Anyonecanimprovetheirreadingefficiently.Todoso,

youmustlearnsomebasictechniquesandthenconsciouslyapply

them.Perhapsanexpensivecoursewouldhelpyou,butan

inexpensivepaperbackandconcentratedpracticemightprovideas

muchlong-termbenefit.Inanycase,youlosenothingbytryingthe

self-helpapproach.Question:Technicalmaterialsshouldberead

carefullybecause.

A.theyareusuallydifficulttounderstand

B.theyarerelatedtofederalregulations

C.theyareanuncommontypeofreading

D.amisreadingmaydoharmtoyourwork

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19.hehadforgottotakehisnotebook.

A.Thatoccurredtohim

B.Tohimthatoccurred

C.Heoccurredthat

D.Itoccurredtohimthat

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2O.YhudiMenuhin,whodiedinBerlinonMarch12,1999,attheage

of82,wasachildprodigywhofulfilledhispromisetobecomeoneof

theworld'sforemostviolinistsbeforeextendinghisrangetoteaching

andconducting.ThegentlyspokenU.S.-bomvirtuosobecameas

renownedforhisdevotiontohumanecausesasforhismasteryofthe

violin.Thespotlighthasbeenonhimsincehisdebutatsevenin1924.

Bythetimehewas13,hehadperformedinParis,LondonandNew

York.InBerlin,hisperformancepromptedphysicistAlbertEinstein

toexclaim,"NowIknowthereisaGodinHeaven."Reportedlythe

world'shighestpaidmusicianinthe1930s,hisstrivingforperfection

madehimalegend.Menuhinsaidtheviolinmadeitsowndemands,

"Almostlikeapagangoddess,exactingacertaintribute."Whenhe

was38,oneNewYorknewspaperwrote,"Thefreshnessandunique

purityofhisplayingisexhilarating.Nootherviolinisthassuch

speakingeloquenceinthetonealone."Hegaveuppublicviolin

performancesinhis70s.Hishearingwasalittleimpairedbythenand

hehadtakenonmanymoreinterests.Buthisconductingwasstillfull

ofenergyandhistravelschedulegrueling."IfeelthatwhatI've

learnedinmusicIcanapplytoawiderepertoire,whichisfunbecause

Iamexploringnewterrain,"hesaidinaninterviewatthetimeofhis

80thbirthday."ButIfeelnodesirenowtospendhoursworkingaway

againatsomethingwhichImyselfinthepastandotherpeoplecan

playfarbetterthanIcannow.Idon'tseethepoint."ABritishcitizen

since1985andalifepeersince1993—BaronMenuhinofStoke

d'AbemonintheCountyofSurrey—hehadaschoolinEnglandand

anacademyinSwitzerlandforyoungmusicians,whomheoften

conducts.Hehasalsohelpedfoundvariousmusicalfestivals,heldthe

NehruPeacePrizeandwasagoodwillambassadorforUNESCO.

Whilepursuinginterestssuchastheenvironment,organicfarming,

alternativemedicine,educationandthe