大学英语三级阅读

成都理工大学外国语学院

〈大学英语精品课程:三级阅读补充材料〉

(CET-3ReadingComprehensionSupplementaryMaterials)

Directions:Thereare30readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

bestanswertoeachquestion.

Passage1

Televisionhasopenedwindowsineverybody'slife.Youngmenwillneveragaingotowarastheydidin1914.

Millionsofpeoplenowhaveseentheeffectsofabattle.Andtheresulthasbeenageneraldislikeofwar,and

perhapsmoreinterestinhelpingthosewhosufferfromalltheterriblethingsthathavebeenshownonthe

screen.

Televisionhasalsochangedpolitics.Themostdistantareascannowfollowstateaffairs,seeandhearthe

politiciansbeforeanelection.Betterinformed,peoplearemorelikelytovote,andsotomaketheiropinion

count.

Unfortunately,television'sinfluencehasbeenextremelyharmfultotheyoung.Childrendonothaveenough

experiencetorealizethatTVshowspresentanunrealworld;thatTVadvertisementslietosellproductsthatare

sometimesbadoruseless.Theybelievethattheviolencetheyseeisnormalandacceptable.Alleducatorsagree

thatthe"televisiongenerations〃aremoreviolentthantheirparentsandgrandparents.

Also,theyoungarelesspatient.UsedtoTVshows,whereeverythingisquickandinteresting,theydonothave

thepatiencetoreadanarticlewithoutpictures;toreadabookthatrequiresthinking;tolistentoateacherwho

doesn'tdofunnythingslikethepeopleonchildren'sprograms.Andtheyexpectallproblemstobesolved

happilyinten,fifteen,orthirtyminutes.Thafsthetimeittakesonthescreen.

1.Inthepast,manyyoungpeople.

A.knewtheeffectsofwar

B.wentinforpolitics

C.likedtosavethewoundedinwars

D.werewillingtobesoldiers

2.NowwithTVpeoplecan.

A.discusspoliticsataninformationcenter

B.showmoreinterestinpolitics

C.maketheirowndecisionsonpoliticalaffairs

D.expresstheiropinionsfreely

3.TheauthorthinksthatTVadvertisements.

A.arenotreliableonthewhole

B.areuselesstopeople

C.areagoodguidetoadults

D.areveryharmfultotheyoung

4.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peoplehavebecomeusedtocrimesnow.

B.WithaTVsetsomeproblemscanbesolvedquickly.

C.Peoplenowliketoreadbookswithpictures.

D.Theadultsarelessviolentthantheyoung.

5.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat.

A.childrenshouldkeepawayfromTV

B.TVprogramsshouldbeimproved

C.children'sbooksshouldhavepictures

D.TVhasadeepinfluenceontheyoung

Passage2

Nonverbal俳语言的）communicationhastodowithgestures,movementsandclosenessoftwopeoplewhen

theyaretalking.Thescientistssaythatthosegestures,movementsandsoonhavemeaningwhichwordsdonot

carry.

Forexample,thebodydistancebetweentwospeakerscanbeimportant.NorthAmericansoftencomplainthat

SouthAmericansareunfriendlybecausetheytendtostandclosetotheNorthAmericanwhenspeaking,while

theSouthAmericanoftenconsiderstheNorthAmericantobe"cold"or"distant〃becausehekeepsa

greaterdistancebetweenhimselfandthepersonheisspeakingto.The"eyecontact，zprovidesanother

exampleofwhatwearecallingnonverbalcommunication.Scientistshaveobservedthatthereismoreeye

contactbetweenpeoplewholikeeachotherthanthereisbetweenpeoplewhodon'tlikeeachother.Thelength

oftimethatthepersonwhomyouarespeakingtolooksatyoureyesindicatestheamountofinteresthehasin

thethingsyouaretalkingabout.

Ontheotherhand,toolongagazecanmakepeopleuncomfortable.Theeyesapparentlyplayagreatpartin

nonverbalcommunication.Genuinewarmthorinterest,shynessorconfidencecanoftenbeseenintheeyes.We

donotalwaysconsiderasmiletobeasignoffriendliness.Someonewhoisalwayssmiling,andwithlittle

apparentreasons,oftenmakesusuneasy.

6.Accordingtothepassage,nonverbalcommunication.

A.isamethodoftenusedbypeoplewhocannotspeak

B.cantellsomethingthatwordscannot

C.canbeusedtotalkwithpeoplewhocannotbear

D.islessusedthanwords

7.TheSouthAmerican.

A.tendstokeepadistancebetweenhimselfandthepersonheisspeakingto

B.usuallystandsclosetothepersonheistalkingto

C.isoftenunfriendlywhenspokento

D.isoftencoldanddistantwhenspeaking

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Lesseyecontactsuggestsdistanceinrelation.

B.Thelongeronelooksatyou,themoreinteresthehasinyou.

C.Thereismoreeyecontactbetweenpeoplewholikeeachother.

D.Shortereyecontactshowsmoreinterestinwhatoneistalkingabout.

9.Toolongagaze.

A.mayupsetpeoplebeinglookedat

B.showsone'sgreatconfidence

C.indicatesone'sinterestinthetalk

D.tellsyouhowfriendlyoneis

10.Constantsmilingwithoutapparentreason.

A.isasignofone'sfriendliness

B.isasignofone'sunfriendliness

C.makespeoplefeelhappy

D.makespeoplefeeluncomfortable

Passage3

IntheUnitedStateselementaryeducationbeginsattheageofsix.Atthisstagenearlyalltheteachersare

women,mostlymarried.Theatmosphereisusuallyveryfriendly,andtheteachershavenowacceptedtheidea

thattheimportantthingistomakethechildrenhappyandinterested.Theoldauthoritarian（要绝对月艮从的）

methodsofeducationwerediscredited(不被认可)ratheralongtimeago—somuchsothatmanypeoplenow

thinkthattheyhavegonetoofarinthedirectionoftryingtomakechildrenhappyandinterestedratherthan

givingthemactualinstruction.

Thesocialeducationofyoungchildrentriestomakethemaccepttheideathathumanbeingsinasocietyneed

toworktogetherfortheircommongood.Sotheemphasisisonco-operationratherthancompetition

throughoutmostofthisprocess.Thismayseemcurious,inviewofthefactthatAmericansocietyishighly

competitive;however,theneedformakingpeoplesociableinthissensehascometoberegardedasoneofthe

functionsofeducation.MostAmericansdogrowupwithcompetitiveideas,andobviouslyquiteafewas

criminals,butitisnotfairtosaythattheeducationalsystemfails.Itprobablydoessucceedinmakingmost

peoplesociableandreadytohelponeanotherbothinmaterialwaysandthroughkindnessandfriendliness.

11.Accordingtothepassage,theU.S.elementaryeducationissupposedtomakechildren.

A.sensibleandsensitive

B.competitiveandinterested

C.curiousandfriendly

D.happyandco-operative

12.SomeAmericanscomplainaboutelementaryschoolsbecausetheythink___.

A.childrenarereluctanttohelpeachother

B.schoolslaytoomuchemphasisonco-operation

C.childrenshouldgrowupwithcompetitiveideas

D.schoolsgivelittleactualinstructiontochildren

13.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsAmericaneducationcanbebestdescribedas.

A.favorableB.negative

C.tolerantD.unfriendly

14.TheAmericaneducationalsystememphasizes.

A.materialwealthB.competitionC.co-operationD.personalbenefit

15.Theword“sociable”(Line7,Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans.

A.fondoftalkingfreely

B.friendlywithotherpeople

C.concernedaboutsocialwelfare

D.happyatschool

Passage4

IntheUnitedStates,30percentoftheadultpopulationhasa“weightproblem”.Tomanypeople,the

causeisobvious:theyeattoomuch.Butscientificevidencedoeslittletosupportthisidea.Goingbacktothe

Americaofthe1910s,wefindthatpeoplewerethinnerthantoday,yettheyatemorefood.Inthosedayspeople

workedharderphysically,walkedmore,usedmachinesmuchlessanddidn'twatchtelevision.Severalmodem

studies,moreover,haveshownthatfatterpeopledonoteatmoreontheaveragethanthinnerpeople.Infact,

someinvestigations,suchasthe1979studyof3,545Londonofficeworkers,reportthat,onbalance,fatpeople

eatlessthanslimmerpeople.

Studiesshowthatslimpeoplearemoreactivethanfatpeople.AstudybyaresearchgroupatStanford

UniversitySchoolofMedicinefoundthefollowinginterestingfacts:

Themorethemenran,themorebodyfattheylost.

Themoretheyran,thegreateramountoffoodtheyate.

Thus,thosewhoranthemostatethemost,yetlostthegreatestamountofbodyfat.

16.ThephysicalproblemthatmanyadultAmericanshaveisthat.

A.theyaretooslimB.theyworktoohard

C.theyaretoofatD.theylosetoomuchbodyfat

17.Accordingtothearticle,given500adultAmericans,peoplewillhavea“weightproblem."

A.30B.50C.100D.150

18.Isthereanyscientificevidencetosupportthateatingtoomuchisthecauseofa“weightproblem?

A.Yes,thereisplentyofevidence.

B.Ofcourse,thereissomeevidencetoshowthisistrue.

C.Thereishardlyanyscientificevidencetosupportthis.

D.Wedon'tknowbecausetheinformationisnotgiven.

19.IncomparisonwiththeadultAmericanpopulationtoday,theAmericansofthe1910s.

A.atemorefoodandhadmorephysicalactivities

B.atelessfoodbuthadmoreactivities

C.atelessfoodandhadlessphysicalexercise

D.hadmoreweightproblems

20.Modernscientificresearcheshavereportedtousthat.

A.fatpeopleeatlessfoodandarelessactive

B.fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeopleandaremoreactive

C.fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeoplebutarelessactive

D.thinpeoplerunless,buthavegreaterincreaseinfoodintake

Passage5

Byadoptingafewsimpletechniques,parentswhoreadtotheirchildrencangreatlyincreasetheirchildren's

languagedevelopment.Itissurprisingbuttrue.Howparentstalktotheirchildrenmakesabigdifferenceinthe

children'slanguagedevelopment.Ifaparentencouragesthechildtoactivelyrespondtowhattheparentis

reading,thechild'slanguageskillsincrease.

Astudywasdonewith30three-year-oldchildrenandtheirparents.Halfofthechildrenparticipatedinthe

experimentalstudy;theotherhalfactedasthecontrolgroup.Intheexperimentalgroup,theparentsweregiven

atwo-hourtrainingsessioninwhichtheyweretaughttoaskopen-endedquestionsratherthanyes-or-no

questions.Forexample,theparentshouldask,“Whatisthedoggiedoing?r，ratherthan“Isthedoggierunning

away?"Theparentsintheexperimentalgroupwerealsoinstructedinhowtohelpchildrenfindanswers,how

tosuggestalternativepossibilitiesandhowtopraisecorrectanswers.

Atthebeginningofthestudy,thechildrendidnotdifferinmeasuresoflanguagedevelopment,butattheendof

onemonth,thechildrenintheexperimentalgroupshowed5.5monthsaheadofthecontrolgrouponatestof

verbalexpressionandvocabulary.Ninemonthslater,thechildrenintheexperimentalgroupstillshowedan

advanceof6monthsoverthechildreninthecontrolgroup.

21.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Childrenwhotalkalotaremoreintelligent.

B.Parentswholistentotheirchildrencanteachthemmore.

C.Activechildrenshouldreadmoreandbegivenmoreattention.

D.Verbalabilitycaneasilybedevelopedwithpropermethods.

22.Whatdoes"it"inline2canmostprobablybereplacedby?

A.Parentsincreasingchildren'slanguagedevelopment

B.Readingtechniquesbeingsimple

C.Parentsreadingtochildren

D.Children'sintelligencedevelopment

23.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingquestionsisthebesttypetoaskchildrenabout?

A.Doyouseetheelephant?B.Istheelephantinthecage?

C.Whatanimalsdoyoulike?D.Shallwegotothezoo?

24.Thedifferencebetweenthecontrolgroupandtheexperimentalgroupwas.

A.thetrainingthatparentsreceived

B.theageofthechildren

C.thebooksthatwereread

D.thenumberofthechildren

25.Thebestconclusionwecandrawfromthepassageisthat.

A.parentsshouldbetrainedtoreadtotheirchildren

B.themorechildrenread,themoreintelligenttheywillbecome

C.children'slanguageskillsincreasewhentheyarerequiredtorespondactively

D.childrenwhoreadactivelyseemsixmonthsolder

Passage6

Theagriculturerevolutioninthenineteenthcenturyinvolvedtwothings:theinventionoflabor-saving

machineryandthedevelopmentofscientificagriculture.Labor-savingmachinerynaturallyappearedfirst

wherelaborwasscarce."InEurope”,saidThomasJefferson,“theobjectistomakethemostoftheirland,

laborbeingsufficient;hereitistomakethemostofourlabor,landbeingabundant.ItwasinAmerica,

therefore,thatthegreatadvancesinnineteenthcenturyagriculturalmachineryfirstcame.Attheopeningofthe

century,withtheexceptionofacrude（粗糙的）plow,farmerscouldhavecarriedpracticallyalloftheexisting

agriculturaltoolsontheirbacks.By1860,mostofthemachineryinusetodayhadbeendesignedinanearly

form.Themostimportantoftheearlyinventionswastheironplow.Asearlyas1890CharlesNewboltofNew

Jerseyhadbeenworkingontheideaofacast-ironplowandspenthisentirefortuneinintroducinghis

invention.Thefarmers,However,wouldhomenoneofit,claimingthattheironpoisonedthesoilandmadethe

weedsgrow.Nevertheless,manypeopledevotedtheirattentiontotheplow,untilin1869,JamesOliverofSouth

Bend,Indiana,turnedoutthefirstchilledsteelplow.

26.Theword"here"（Para,1,Line5）refersto.

A.EuropeB.AmericaC.NewJerseyD.Indiana

27.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?

A.TheneedforlaborhelpedtheinventionofmachineryinAmerica

B.ThefarmerrejectedCharlesNewbolfsplowforfearofruinoftheirfields.

C.BothEuropeandAmericahadgreatneedforfarmmachinery.

D.ItwasinIndianathatthefirstchilled-steelplowwasproduced.

28.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.theagriculturerevolution

B.theinventionoflabor-savingmachinery

C.thedevelopmentofscientificagriculture

D.thefarmingmachineryinAmerica

29.Attheopeningofthenineteenthcentury,farmersinAmerica.

A.preferredlighttools

B.wereextremelyself-reliant（自给的）

C.hadmanytools

D.hadveryfewtools

30.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat.

A.therewasashortageofworkersonAmericanfarms

B.themostimportantoftheearlyinventionwastheironplow

C.after1869,manypeopledevotedtheirattentiontotheplow

D.CharlesNewbolthadmadeafortunebyhiscast-ironplow

Passage7

Humanneedsseemendless.Whenahungrymangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat,whena

managergetsanewsportscar,abighouseandpleasureboatsdanceintoview.

Themanyneedsofmankindmightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.Whenthereismoneyenoughto

satisfyonelevelofneeds,anotherlevelappears.

Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofneedsinvolvesfood.Oncethislevelissatisfied,thesecondlevelofneeds,

clothingandsomesortofshelter,appears.BytheendofWorldWarII,theseneedsweresatisfiedforagreat

majorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevelappeared.Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.

By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofneedswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950s,afourthlevelof

needsappeared:the“lifb-enriching〃level.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction,thatis,the

feeding,comfort,safety,andtransportation,thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievement,and

happiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices,manyofwhichcouldbecalled"luxury“items.Among

themarevacationtrips,thebestmedicalanddentalcare,andrecreation.Alsoincludedherearefancygoods

andthelateststylesinclothing.

Onthefourthlevel,alotofmoneyisspentonservices,whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.

Willconsumersraisetheirsightstoafifthlevelofneedsastheirincomeincreases,orwilltheycontinueto

demandluxuriesandpersonalservicesonthefourthlevel?

Afifthlevelwouldprobablyinvolveneedsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunityaction.Consumersmaybe

spendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdisease,ignorance,crime,andprejudice.After

fillingourstomachs,ourclothesclosets,ourgarages,ourteeth,andourminds,wenowmayseektoensurethe

health,safety,andleisuretoenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels.

31.Accordingtothepassage,manwillbegintothinkaboutsuchneedsashousingandclothingonlywhen

A.hehassavedupenoughmoney

B.hehasgrowndissatisfiedwithhissimpleshelter

C.hehassatisfiedhishunger

D.hehaslearnedtobuildhouses

32.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbytheendofWorldWarII,mostAmericans.

A.wereveryrich

B.livedinpoverty

C.hadthegoodthingsonthefirstthreelevels

D.didnotownautomobiles

33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedto"'physicalsatisfaction”?

A.AsuccessfulcareerB.Acomfortablehome

C.AgoodmealD.Afamilycar

34.Whatisthemainconcernofmanonthefourthlevel?

A.Themoregoodsthebetter.

B.Themorementalsatisfactionthebetter.

C.Themore“luxury“itemsthebetter.

D.Themoreearningsthebetter.

35.Theauthortendstothinkthatthefifthlevel.

A.wouldbelittlebetterthanthefourthlevel

B.maybealotmoredesirablethanthefirstfour

C.canbethelastandmostsatisfyinglevel

D.willbecomeattainablebeforethegovernmenttakesactions

Passage8

Whenwetalkaboutintelligence,wedonotmeantheabilitytogetgoodscoresoncertainkindsoftestsoreven

theabilitytodowellinschool.Byintelligencewemeanawayoflivingandbehaving,especiallyinanewor

upsettingsituation.Ifwewanttotestintelligence,weneedtofindouthowapersonactsinsteadofhowmuch

heknowswhattodo.

Forinstance,wheninanewsituation,anintelligentpersonthinksaboutthesituation,notabouthimselforwhat

mighthappentohim.Hetriestofindoutallhecan,andthenheactsimmediatelyandtriestodosomething

aboutit.Heprobablyisn'tsurehowitwillallworkout,butatleasthetries.And,ifhecan'tmakethingswork

outright,hedoesn'tfeelashamedthathefailed;hejusttriestolearnfromhismistakes.Anintelligentperson,

evenifheisveryyoung,hasaspecialoutlookonlife,aspecialfeelingaboutlife,andknowshowhefitsintoit.

Ifyoulookatchildren,you511seegreatdifferencebetweenwhatwecall"bright"childrenand"not-bright〃

children.Theyareactuallytwodifferentkindsofpeople,notjustthesamekindwithdifferentamountof

intelligence.Forexample,thebrightchildreallywantstofindoutaboutlife-hetriestogetintouchwith

everythingaroundhim.But,theunintelligentchildkeepsmoretohimselfandhisowndream-world;heseems

tohaveawallbetweenhimandlifeingeneral.

36.Accordingtothispassage,intelligenceis.

A.theabilitytostudywell

B.theabilitytodowellinschool

C.theabilitytodealwithlife

D.theabilitytogethighscoresonsometests

37.Inanewsituation,anintelligentperson.

A.knowsmoreaboutwhatmighthappentohim

B.issureoftheresulthewillget

C.concentratesonwhattodoaboutthesituation

D.caresmoreabouthimself

38.Ifanintelligentpersonfailed,hewould.

A.trynottofeelashamed

B.learnformhisexperiences

C.trytoregretasmuchaspossible

D.makesurewhatresulthewouldget

39.Brightchildrenandnot-brightchildren.

A.aretwodifferenttypesofchildren

B.aredifferentmainlyintheirdegreeofcleverness

C.havedifferenceonlyintheirwayofthinking

D.havedifferentknowledgeabouttheworld

40.Theauthorofthispassagewillprobablycontinuetotalkabout.

A.howtodeterminewhatintelligenceis

B.howeducationshouldbefound

C.howtosolvepracticalproblems

D.howanunintelligentpersonshouldbetaught

Passage9

Weusebothwordsandgesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthesewordsandgesturescanbe

understoodindifferentways.

Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Therearealsoa

numberofstrikingsimilaritiesinthewaydifferentanimalsshowthesamefeelings.Dogs,tigersandhumans,

forexample,oftenshowtheirteethwhentheyareangry.Thisisprobablybecausetheyarebornwiththose

behaviorpatterns.

Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglish

literature,aphraselike“hewentpaleandbegantotremble〃suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhe

hasjustgotaverybigshock.However,"heopenedhiseyeswide"isusedtosuggestangerinChinese

whereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese"surprise“canbedescribedinaphraselike"theystretched

outtheirtongues!9StickingoutyourtongueinEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.

Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferinabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmerica

haveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople's

faces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethan

youngerpeopledo.

41.Accordingtothepassage,.

A.wecanhardlyunderstandwhatpeople'sgesturesmean

B.wecannotoftenbesurewhatpeoplemeanwhentheydescribetheirfeelingsinwordsor

gestures

C.wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople

D.gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostofthepeoplewhilewordscannot

42.People'sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodbecause.

A.peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentunderstanding

B.peoplehavedifferentcultures

C.peopleofdifferentsexmayunderstandagestureinadifferentway

D.peopleofdifferentcountriesspeakdifferentlanguages

43.Inthesameculture.

A.peoplehavedifferentabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings

B.peoplehavethesameunderstandingofsomething

C.peopleneverfailtounderstandeachother

D.peopleareequallyintelligent

44.Fromthispassage,wecanconclude.

A.wordsareusedasfrequentlyasgestures

B.wordsareoftenfounddifficulttounderstand

C.wordsandgesturesarebothusedinexpressingfeelings

D.gesturesaremoreefficientlyusedthanwords

45.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe.

A.WordsandFeelings

B.Words,GesturesandFeelings

C.GesturesandFeelings

D.CultureandUnderstanding

Passage10

Languagesareremarkablycomplexandwonderfullycomplicatedorgansofculture.Theycontainthequickest

andthemostefficientmeansofcommunicatingwithintheirrespectiveculture.Tolearnaforeignlanguageisto

learnanotherculture.Inthewordsofapoetandphilosopher,taAsmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylives

onelives."Acultureanditslanguageareasnecessaryasbrainandbody:whileoneisapartoftheother,

neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.Inlearningaforeignlanguage,thebestbeginningwouldbestartingwith

thenon-languageelementsofthelanguage:itsgestures,itsbodylanguage,etc.Eyecontactisextremely

importantinEnglish.Directeyecontactleadstounderstanding,or,astheEnglishsayinggoes,seeing

eye-to-eye.Wecanneverseeeye-to-eyewithanativespeakerofEnglishuntilwehavelearnedtolookdirectly

intohiseyes.

46.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.OrgansofCulture

B.BrainAndBody

C.LookingintoHisEyes

D.LanguageAndCulture

47.Accordingtothispassage,thebestwaytolearnaforeignlanguageis.

A.toreadtheworksofpoetsandphilosophers

B.tofindanativespeakerandlookdirectlyintohiseyes

C.tobeginbylearningitsbodylanguage

D.tovisitacountrywhereyoucanstudy

48.Accordingtothispassage,gesturesare.

A.spokenwordsB.anon-languageelement

C.picturesinalanguageD.writtenlanguage

49.“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylives..."means.

A.ifonelearnsmanyforeignlanguages,onewillhaveabetterunderstandingofhisownlanguage

B.lifeisricherandmoreinterestingifoneknowsseverallanguages

C.nomatterhowmanylanguagesoneknows,onecanneverknowmorethanone'sownculture

D.ifapersonspeaksonlyonelanguage,hewillliveaveryhappylife

50.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tsharethesamemeaningwiththeothers?

A.signsB.gestures

C.efficientD.bodylanguage

Passage11

Childrenarearelativelymodeminvention.Untilafewhundredyearsagotheydidnotexist.In

medievalandRenaissancepaintingyouseepint--sizedmenandwomen,wearinggrown-upclothesand

grown-upexpressions,performinggrown-uptasks.Childrendidnotexistbecausethefamilyasweknowithad

notevolved.

Childrentodaynotonlyexist;theyhavetakenover,innoplacemorethaninAmerica,andatnottimemore

thannow.ItisalwaysKids'Countryhere.Ourcivilizationischild-centered,child-obsessed.Akid'sbodyis

ourphysicalideal.InKids*Countrywedonotpermitmiddle-age.Thirtyispromotedover50,but30knows

thatsoonhistimetobeovertakenwillcome.

Wearethefirstsocietyinwhichparentsexpecttolearnfromtheirchildren.Suchatopsy-turvy(颠倒)situation

hascomeaboutatleastinpartbecause,unliketherestoftheworld,oursisanimmigrantsociety,andfor

immigrantstheonlyhopeisinthekids.IntheoldCountry,thatis,Europe,hopewasinthefather,andhow

muchwealthhecouldaccumulateandpassalongtohischildren.InthegrowthpatternofAmericaandits

ever-expandingfrontier,theyoungmanwaseveradvisedtoGOWEST;thefatherwaseverinheritingfromhis

son.Kids'Countrymaybetheinevitableresult.

Kids'Countryisnota