2014年成人英语阅读理解练习及答案(六)

2014年成人英语阅读理解练习及答案六

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Americanswhoremember“thegoodolddays”arenotaloneincomplainingabout

theeducationalsysteminthiscountry.Immigrants移(民)complain，too.Latelya

Germanfriendwasfilledwithangerwhenhelearnedthatthemathematicstestgiven

tohissononhisfirstdayasacollegefreshmanincludedmultiplicationanddivision.

JapanesebusinessmeninLosAngelessendtheirchildrentoprivateschoolsstaffed

byteachersimportedfromJapantolearnmathematicsatJapaneselevels，generally

consideredatleastayearmoreadvancedthanthelevelhere.

ButIwonder：IfAmericaneducationissopoor，whyisitthatthisisstill

thecountryofinnovation(创新)?

WhenIwas12inIndonesia，Ihadtomemorizethenameofalltheworld'smajor

cities，fromKabultoKarachi.Atthesameage，myson，whowasbroughtupbya

Californian，thoughtthatBuenosAireswasSpanishforgoodfood.Howev，erunlike

childrenofhisageinAsiaandEurope，mysonhadstudiedcreativegeography.When

hewasonly6，hedrewamapoftheroutethathetraveledtogettoschool，including

thestreets，thetrafficsignsandthehousesthathepassed.

DissatisfiedAmericanparentsforgetthatinthiscountrytheirchildrenare

abletoexperimentfreelywithideas;withoutthistheywillnotreallybeableto

thinkortobelieveinthemselves.

CriticsofAmericaneducationcannotgrasponething：freedom.America，Ithink，

istheonlycountrythatextendseventochildrenthelicensetofreelyspeak，

writeandbecreative.Ourpubliceducationcertainlyisnotperfec，tbutitisa

greatdealbetterthananyother.IthinkIhavefoundtheanswertomyquestion.

16.Fromthetextwelearnthat_________.

A)bothAmericansandimmigrantsaredissatisfiedwiththequalityofAmerican

education

B)theauthorsharesthegeneralideathatAmericaneducationisworsethan

educationinmanyothercountries

C)JapaneseschoolsinAmericarequiretheirAmericanteacherstoteach

mathematicsatJapaneselevels

D)theauthor'sGermanfriendwasalittledispleasedbecausethemathematics

testforhissonwastooeasy.

17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A)TheauthormostprobablywasanimmigrantfromAsiaandreceivedsomeschool

educationthere.

B)BuenosAiresmustbethenameofacity，asareKabulandKarachi.

C)Childreninothercountriesarenotlikelytolearncreativegeography.

D)Theknowledgeofgeographyoftheauthor'ssonshowsthatAmericaneducation

ispoor.

18.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A)Ifchildrenarenotallowedtoexperimentfreelywithideastheywon'tgrow

upindependentandcreative.

B)MostAmericansthinkthepresentAmericaneducationalsystemisnotasgood

asitusedtobe.

C)PrivateschoolsrunbyJapanesebusinessmenmaintainahigherlevelthan

Americanpublicschools.

D)Americansaremoreinnovativethanotherpeopleintheworld.

19.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorsays,"Ihavefoundtheanswertomy

question.”Whatisthequestion?

A)IsJapaneseeducationbetterthanAmericaneducation?

B)WhydoJapanesebusinessmensendtheirchildrentoJapanese-staffedschools?

C)Whywasmysonnottaughtenoughgeographicknowledge?

D)IsAmericaneducationreallyworsethaneducationinothercountries?

20.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A)AmericanEducationandEducationinForeigncountries

B)ImprovementNeededforAmericanEducation

C)FreedomtoThink—CharacteristicofAmericanEducation

D)EducationandInnovationinAmerican

【答案】

16.A17.D18.A19.D20.C

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinished

statementsarenumbered41through45.

Personswhoareoverweightshouldwatchtheirdietcarefullyinordertolose

pounds.The,bestwaytodothisistostartaweightcontrolprogram.Atfirstit

iswisetotalkwithyourdoctor.Hecanadviseyouofthenumberofcalories卡(

路里)youshouldhaveinyourmealseachday.Hecantellyouaboutexercisingwhile

onyourdiet.Agoodruleistoloseslowly.Alossofapoundortwoisplenty.

Planmealsaroundfoodsyouknow.Thismeansthatitiswisetoincludefoods

thatyouareusedtoandthatarepartofyourregulareatinghabits.Whenyouhave

losttheweightyouwish,simpleitemscanbeaddedtoyourdietsothatyoucan

maintaintheweightyouwant.Whileyouaredieting,trytobuildapatternofeating

thatyoucanfollowlatertomaintainyourdesiredweight.

Whendieting,chooselow-caloriefoods.Avoidsuchitemsafsats,friedfood,

sweets,cakes,creamandsoftdrinks.Trytotakecoffeeandteawithoutsugaror

cream.Snackscanbepartofyourdiet.Forexample,apieceoffruitorasimple

dessertsavedfrommealtimecanbeeatenbetweenmeals.

Keepbusy!Thiswayyouwillnotbetemptedtogooffthediet.Makefulluse

ofopportunitiestoexercise.Trywalkinginsteadofridingwheneverpossible.Happy

dieting!

41.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A)Howtodiet.

B)Whyweshoulddiet.

C)Whatweshoulddiet.

D)Whereweshoulddiet.

42.Whiledietingyoushould________.

A)choosefriedfoods

B)chooselow-caloriefood

C)choosesnackashamburgerinMcDonalds

D)talktoyourdoctor

43.Whenyouhavelosttheweightyouwish,youcan________.

A)havesomemoresimpleitemsinyourdiet

B)eatmoreandmorefoodsyoulike

C)stopdieting

D)tellthedoctorwhatyou'vedone

44.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A)Whiledieting,youshouldaskthedoctorsothatyoucanloseyourweight

quickly.

B)Planmealsmeanstohavesomefoodsyoulikeandtakethemasyourdaily

eatinghabits.

C)Whenyouhavelostyourweight,youcanhavesomecoffeeandteawithout

sugarorcream.

D)Asyouaredieting,don'tforgetexercise

45.Ifyouwanttostartaweightcontrolprogram,youshould________.

A)askyourdoctor

B)planmealsandchooselow-caloriefoods

C)dosomeexercise

D)alloftheabove

参考译文

肥胖人士要减肥的话，必须要密切关注自己的饮食。最好的方法就是开始一项体重控

制计划。首先，与你的医生讨论这个问题，这是明智之举。他可以建议每天你应该食用的卡

路里的数量，他可以告诉你在节食的时候要注意运动。一个很好的方法就是慢慢地减肥，一

次减少一两磅就很多了。

用你熟悉的食物计划你的三餐。这就意味着，你的节食计划里应该包括那些你习惯了

的、成为你通常饮食习惯一部分的食物。当你达到你希望的重量时，可以将一些简单的食物

添加到你的饮食中，以便你能保持你想要的体重。当你节食的时候，试着养成一个以后你还

能保持的饮食习惯，从而可以维持你的理想体重。

节食时，要食用低卡路里的食物，不要吃如肥肉、油炸食品、糖果、蛋糕、奶油和软

饮料之类的东西。试着喝不带糖和奶油的咖啡或茶。小点心可以是你食谱的一部分。例如，

可以在正餐之间吃一片水果或者一份饭后剩下的简单的甜点。

保持忙碌!这样的话你将可以脱离你的食物。充分利用各种锻炼的机会，只要有可能，

就要尽量走路而不是开车。节食愉快!

答案及精解

41【.答案精解】A。主旨题。文章第一段第一、二句话Personswhoareoverweightshould

watchtheirdietcarefullyinordertolosepounds.Thebestwaytodothisisto

startaweightcontrolprogram点明了本文的主要内容是„thebestwaytodo，即方

法问题。

42.【答案精解】B。细节题。从原文第二段'Whendieting，chooselow-caloriefoods.

可以找到答案。

43.【答案精解】A。细节题。原文第二段Whenyouhavelosttheweightyouwish，

simpleitemscanbeaddedtoyourdietsothatyoucanmaintaintheweightyouwant。

减到理想体重以后，就可以吃一些简单的食物。

44.【答案精解】A。判断题。第一段末尾，作者建议Agoodruleistoloseslowly.A

lossofapoundortwoisplenty应该慢慢地减肥，选项A，医生会建议你迅速减肥是错

误的。

45.【答案精解】D。判断题。文章说，要减肥的话，就要开始减肥计划，并与医生讨

论这个问题，计划好三餐饮食，并要加强锻炼。所以A、B、C都是正确答案.

Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questions

orunfinishedstatements,numbered36through40.Foreachquestionorstatement

thereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)orD),Youshouldmakethecorrectchoiceand

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

center.

Interactuseappearstocauseadropinpsychologicalhealth,accordingto

researchatCarnegieMellonUniversity.

EvenpeoplewhospentjustafewhoursaweekontheInternetexperiencedmore

badfeelingsandlonelinessthanthosewhowasonlinelessfrequently,thetwo-year

studyshowed.Researchersarepuzzlingovertheresults,whichwerecompletely

contrarytotheirexpectations.TheyexpectedthattheNetwouldprovesocially

healthierthantelevision,sincetheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformation

andtocommunicatewithothers.

ThefactthatInternetusereducestimeavailableforfamilyandfriendsmay

accountforthedropinpsychologicalhealth,researchershypothesized(推测).

Faceless,bodiless“virtual”(虚的)communicationmaybelesspsychologically

satisfyingthanactualconversation,andtherelationshipsformedthroughitmay

beshallower.Anotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworldthroughthe

Netmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.

“Butit'simportanttorememberthisisnotaboutthetechnology,it'sabout

howitisused,”sayspsychologistChristineRileyofIntel,oneofthestudy's

sponsors(发起人)."Itreallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsin

termsofhowyoudesignapplicationsandservicesfortechnology."

36.What'sthefindingoftheresearchundertakenatCarnegieMellonUniversity?

A)PeoplespendmoretimeontheInternetnow.

B)Peoplespendlesstimewiththeirfamiliesandfriendsnow.

C)TheNetprovessociallyhealthierthantelevision.

D)Internetusemaycauseadropinpsychologicalhealth.

37.Whathadtheresearchersexpectedbeforetheresearch?

A)TheNetmayaccountforthedropinpsychologicalhealth.

B)Internetusemayimprovesocialhealth.

C)Internetusehasnothingtodowithsocialhealth.

D)SpendingmuchtimeontheInternetmakespeoplefeelbadandlonely.

38.Whichisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A)TheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewith

others.

B)Internetcommunicationmaybelesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactual

conversation.

C)UndevelopedInternettechnologycausesthedropinpsychologicalhealth.

D)ThewiderworldthroughtheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.

39.WhatdoesChristineRiley,thepsychologist,suggest?

A)It'snecessarytotakesocialfactorsintoaccountindesigningapplications

andservicesfortechnology.

B)It'simportanttotelltheusershowtodesignandapplythetechnology.

C)Comparedwithsocialfactors,thetechnologyitselfhasmoreinfluenceon

theInternetusers.

D)Nosocialfactorsshouldbeconsideredinapplicationsandservicesfor

technology.

40.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A)HowtoUsetheInternet

B)DisadvantagesoftheInternet

C)SocialFactorsandtheInternet

D)InternetMayCauseBadFeelings

参考译文

根据CarnegieMellon大学的研究，网络的使用似乎能造成人的心理健康水平下降。

历时两年的研究表明，即便是一周只上几个小时网的人也比更不经常上网的人更多地

体会到坏心情和孤独感。研究者对这一结果大惑不解，因为这与他们所预料的情况完全相反。

因为网络能使人选择信息并与他人交流，所以他们期望网络比电视更能使社会和谐。

研究者推测，网络的使用减少了可用于与家人及朋友相处的时间，这一事实可能是造

成心理健康下降的原因。不见面而且无形的虚拟交流在心理满足方面比不上真实对话，而且

通过虚拟交流建立的关系更肤浅。另一个可能性是网络使用者可以接触更宽广的世界反而对

自己的生活感到不满。

研究的发起人之一，英特尔心理学家ChristineRiley说：“要记得有一点很重要：

这并非技术的错，而是人们怎样利用它。它确实暗示出在如何设计技术应用和技术服务方面

考虑社会因素的必要性。”

答案精解

36.【答案精解】D。细节题。从第一句Internetuseappearstocauseadropin

psychologicalhealth，accordingtoresearchatCarnegieMellonUniversity我们可

以得出研究的结果是网络造成人的心理健康下降。

37.【答案精解】B。细节题。从文章中第二段最后一句TheyexpectedthattheNetwould

provesociallyhealthierthantelevision可得出B为正确答案。

38.【答案精解】C。判断题。对照原文，只有选项C没有被提及，其他三项在原文中

都可找到。A项源自第二段最后一句，B项与第三段第二句相对应，D项源自第三段最后一

句。

39.【答案精解】A。细节题。在文章中ChristineRiley所说的话“Itreallypoints

totheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsitnermsofhowyoudesignapplications

andservicesfortechnology.”可以直接得出答案。

40.【答案精解】D。主旨题。文章的中心思想是网络给人造成的坏心情及产生这一结

果的原因，所以最佳标题是“网络可能导致坏心情”。

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinished

statementsarenumbered41through45.

Ahouseisthemostexpensivethingmostpeoplewilleverbuy.Veryfewpeople

haveenoughmoneyoftheirowntobuyahome,sotheyhavetoborrowmoneyfroma

bank.Borrowingmoneyfromabanktobuyahouseiscalled“takeamortgage(抵

押)."Thebankusuallylendsmoneyorgivesamortgaefortwenty-fiveyears.Houses

aresoexpensivethatmanypeoplenowadayshavetoborrowasmuchas$50000.In

otherwords,theywillhavea$50000mortgage.

Howcanyougetamortgage?Whenyoufindahouseyoulike,yougotoabank.

Thebankwillresearchyoufinancial(金融的)historyanddecideif.theythinkyou

areagoodrisk.Theywillwanttoknowwhatkindofjobyouhave,whatkindofsalary

youmake,andhowlongyouhavehadthejob.Theywillalsowanttoknowhowmuch

moneyyouhave.Inaddition,thebankswillrequireadownpayment.Dependingon

whichstateyoulivein,thebankmayrequireasmuchas30%ofthe-priceofthe

houseasadownpayment.Thebankwillthenlendyoutherestofthemoneytobuy

thehouse.Manypeopleareneverabletobuyahousebecausetheycannotsaveenough

moneyforthedownpayment.

41.WhatdoesahousemeanintheUnitedStates?

A)Itisadreamwhichmanypeoplecanhardlyrealize.

B)Itissoexpensivethatmanypeoplecannotreallybuythem.

C)Itisthemostimportantpropertythatmanypeopletrytobuy.

D)Itdoesn'tbelongtopeopleiftheycan'tborrowmoneyfromthebank.

42.IfAmericanpeopleborrowmoneyfromthebankfor25years,thismeansthat

thepersonwhoborrows

A)hastwenty-fiveyearstopaybackthemoney

B)hasmorethantwenty-fiveyearstopaybackthemoney

C)haslessthantwenty-fiveyearstopaybackthemoney

D)hasabouttwenty-fiveyearstopaybackthemoney

43.Whatdoes“downpayment"refertointhepassage?

A)Moneyborrowedfromabankasamortgage.

B)Moneypaidtoabankbeforethemortgagesisgiven.

C)Interestreceivedbyapersonwhoborrowsmoneyasthemortgages.

D)Interestchargedbyabankonamortgage.

44.Whichisnotoneofthethingsresearchedbyabank?

A)Howmuchmoneytheborrowerowns.

B)Whatsalarytheborrowermakes.

C)Whatkindofjobtheborrowerhas.

D)Whatkindofhousetheborrowerlivesin.

45.Themostsuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe_______.

A)HowtoSaveMoneyontheHouse

B)HowtoBorrowMoneyfromaBank

C)HowtoTakeaMortgage

D)HowtoBuyaHouse

参考译文

房子是大多数人将要购买的最昂贵的物品。很少有人自己有足够的钱来购房，因而人

们不得不从银行贷款。从银行借钱购房被称为“作抵押"。银行通常的借款期或抵押期可达

25年。当前房价如此之高，以至人们的借款额高达50000美元。换句话说，他们将有50000

美元的抵押款。

怎样获得抵押贷款呢?找到自己喜欢的房子后，到一家银行去。银行会审查你的金融纪

录，而后决定你是否是一个风险较小的人。他们要了解你的工作类型，薪水收入，以及工作

年限。他们还要了解你有多少钱。此外，银行还要求付首付款。根据所居住的不同的州，银

行可能要求房价的30%作为首付款，而后银行将借给你购房所需的剩余部分款项。许多人因

攒不到足够的钱付首付款，从而就根本没有能力购房。

答案及精解

41.【答案精解】C。细节题。从第一句Ahouseisthemostexpensivethingmostpeople

willeverbuy我们可以得知.房子是人们所要购置的最重要的财产。A、B两项都提到买房

子的不可能性，与文章中的抵押贷款从而购房相悖。D项过于绝对化，并不是所有的人都必

须通银行贷款才买得起房子。

42.【答案精解】A。细节题。从文章第一段ThebankUsuallylendsmoneyorgives

amortgagefortwenty-fiveyears得出银行的借期是25年，是一准确的数字，而不是多

于、少于或大约25年。

43.【答案精解】B。释义题。从“downpayment"的后一句话Thebankwillthenlend

youtherestofthemoneytobuythehouse可以推知“downpayment"是在取得贷款

之前自己先支付的那部分款项，即首付款。

44.【答案精解】D。细节题。题干询问的是银行查询的内容，集中在文章第二段，可

以用对比排除的方法得出答案。A、B、C三项文章都有提及，剩下的一项即为正确答案。

45.【答案精解】C。主旨题。文章第一段由购房展开，引出了在当前房价高的形势下，

人们购房所采用的方式——抵押贷款。并于第二段展开说明如何进行抵押贷款。故其主旨在

于说明如何抵押贷款。所以文章标题可能是“如何获得抵押贷款"。D项如何购房的标题太

大了.超出了文章所覆盖的范围。

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinished

statementsarenumbered41through45.

Wholelifeispermanentinsuranceprotectionthatprotectsyouforyourwhole

life,fromthedayyoupurchasethepolicyuntilyoudie,aslongasyoupaythe

premiums(保险费).

Wholelifecanbeasolidfoundation.Uponthisfoundationyoucanbuilda

long-termfinancialplan,becauseitguaranteeslifetimeprotectionforyourfamily

orbusiness.

Wholelifeinsuranceprovidesbasicinsuranceprotection,plusMortgage

protection,Estatepreservation,Retirementfunding,Charitablegiving,Business

needs...

Alifeinsuranceagentwillhelpyoudetermineanamountofinsuranceneeded

toprotectyourfamilyorbusinessintheeventofyourdeath.

Generallyafterthefirstyear,thepolicybeginstoincreasecashvalue.The

amountofcashvalueinyourpolicyusuallyincreaseseveryyear.Thismoneycan

beusedtohelppurchaseahome,fundachild'seducation,addtoretirementincome,

orforanyotherpurpose.Youmayalsochoosetoleaveitinthepolicyandallow

ittogrow.

Awholelifepolicycanearndividends.Dividendsaredeterminedbythecompany'

sboardofdirectorseachyearandare.notguaranteed.Whenadividendispayable,

youmaychoosetotakeitincash,useittobuymoreinsuranceortopayorreduce

yourpremiums.

Whenyoudie,thecompanywillpayyourbeneficiariesthedeathbenefit,usually

thefaceamountofthepolicyplusanydividend.Thismoneyisgenerallyreceived

bythebeneficiariesfreefromincometax.

41.Whatiswholelifeinsurance?

A)It'spermanentinsuranceprotectionfromthedayyouwerebornuntilyou

die.

B)It'spermanentinsuranceprotectionthatprotectsyouforyourwholelife,

fromthedayyoubuyituntilyoudie.

C)It'sinsuranceprotectionforyourwholefamilymembers.

D)It'sincomeprotectioninsurance.

42.Whatcanwholelifeinsurancedoforyou?

A)Itonlyprovidesbasicinsuranceprotection.

B)ItprovidesMortgageprotectionandEstatepreservation.

C)ItoffersRetirementfunding,Charitablegiving,Businessneeds.

D)Itnotonlyoffersbasicinsuranceprotection,butalsoprovidesMortgage

protection,Estatepreservation,Retirementfunding,CharitablegivingandBusiness

needs.

43.Accordingtothepassage,whowillhelpyoudetermineanamountofinsurance

needed?

A)Alifeinsuranceagent.

B)Nobodyexceptyourself.

C)Yourfamilymembers.

D)Yourlawyer.

44.Theword“policy”inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans________.

A)政策

B)保险

C)彩票

D)策略，方法

45.Whenyoudie,thedeathbenefitsofyourlifeinsurancewill________.

A)belost

B)bepaidtoyourbeneficiaries

C)bepossessedbytheinsurancecompany

D)willbegiventothegovernment

参考译文

终身人寿保险是一种永久保险保护，只要你支付保险费，它就可以保护你的整个一生，

从你购买保险的那天开始直至你的死亡。

终身人寿保险是一个稳固的基础。因为它向你的家庭和企业提供毕生的保护，因此，

你可以在这个基础之上建立长期的财政计划。

终身人寿保险提供基本的保险保护，外加：抵押保护、房产维护、退休基金、福利捐

赠、企业需求等。

人寿保险代理将会协助你确定，在你死亡以后，为了保护你的家人或者企业所需的保

险金额。

通常在第一年之后，保险单就会开始增加现金价值。你的保单中的现金数量通常每年

都会增长。这些资金可以用来购买房屋，投资孩子的教育，增加到退休收入中或者用于其他

用途。你也可以让它存在保险单中继续增值。

终身人寿保险可以获得红利。红利的分配是由每年召开的公司董事会决定的，它并不

是有保障的。如果红利应该得到偿付，那么你可以选择拿现金用它来购买更多的保险或者支

付和减少你的保险费的方式把它要回。

如果你不幸死亡，我们公司会向你的受益人支付死亡抚恤金，它通常是保险面额外加

任何可能的红利。这些资金通常是由受益人享用的，它们都不需要付所得税。

答案及精解

41.【答案精解】B。细节题。从原文第一段第一句话Wholelifeispermanentinsurance

protectionthatprotectsyouforyourwholelife，fromthedayyoupurchasethepolicy

untilyoudie，可以得知，终身人寿保险期限是从你购买保险的那天开始直至死亡之日的。

42.【答案精解】D。细节题。第三段开始连着的两个段落，说明了终身人寿保险的作

用，包括提供basicinsuranceprotection，Mortgageprotection，Estatepreservation，

Retirementfunding，Charitablegiving，Businessneeds等六项。

43.【答案精解】A。细节题。从第五段Alifeinsuranceagentwillhelpyoudetermine

anamountofinsuranceneeded...可以找到答案。

44.【答案精解】B。释义题。本文是讲保险方面的内容，通过上下文提示，可以判断

policy在这里的意思是“保险单”。

45.【答案精解】B。细节题。最后一段Whenyoudie，thecompanywillpayyour

beneficiariesthedeathbenefit，说明在投保人死后，保险公司把死亡抚恤金交给受益

人。

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