新概念英语阅读理解

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。(A)Travelingisaverygoodactivity.Whenyouarefedupwithyourworkandwhenyoucangetaholiday,youcangotothebeautifulspotstoenjoythebeautyofnatureandthespecialcharacterofothercities.Youcanbreathefreshair,visitsomeplacesofinterest,meetdifferentpeopleandmakefriendswiththem.Ifyoudoso,youwillforgetyourtirednessandtroublesandbuildupyourhealth.Asaresult,youwillfeelfullyrelaxedandyouwillhavetheenergytoundertakethenewtaskswaitingforyou.Butsometimes,travelingisnotanenjoyablething.Forexample,whenthebusorcaryoutakehasabadaccident,youjustsitinandwastedyourtime.What’smore,theweathercanbechangeable.Ifyouareclimbingamountain,itmayrainsuddenly.Youmaybecaughtintherainandmaycatchacold.Theworstthingisthatyoumayhaveyourmoneystolenandyoumayhaveaninjury.Alltheseareterriblethingsthatcanhappentoatourist.Therefore,whenyouaregoingonatrip,youmustprepareyourselfcarefully.Firstly,youmusthaveclearinformationabouttheweather.Secondly,youshouldchooseagoodcompanionsothatyoucanhelpeachotherThirdly,youmustbecarefuleverywhereandtrytoavoidaccidents.Ifyoudothis,you’llsurelyenjoyyourtravelsandavoidanyunnecessarytrouble.56．Inthepassage,theauthorsuggeststhatyoushouldforaholiday. A．gotothecountry B．gotodifferentcities C．gonowhere D．BothAandB57．Inthefirstparagraph,theunderlinedwords“arefedupwith”means. A．finishdoing B．can’tdo C．aretiredof D．areinterestedin58．WhatisNOTmentionedinthepassage? A．Youmaymeetwithunexpectedtroublesonatrip. B．Youmaygetillonatrip. C．Youwillhavetospendalotofmoneyonabusorinacar. D．It’snecessaryforyoutoknowabouttheweatherbeforeyoutravel.59．Inordertohaveagoodholiday,youshould. A．becarefulenough B．haveaholidaywithagoodfriend C．takeanumbrellawithyou D．bewellpreparedforyourtrip(B)TheeasternIndonesianislandKomodoisprovingahitwithadventuroustouristseagertohavealookattheworld’slargestlizard(蜥蜴)species(种类).TheislandisthehomeofthehugelizardcalledtheKomododragon.AlaterspeciesoftheJurassic(侏罗纪)perioddinosaurs130millionyearsago,theKomododragonisindangerandhasbeenplacedunderprotectionbytheIndonesiangovernment.Thelocalpeoplewhoshowgreatrespectforthespeciescallthehugelizard“BuayaDarat”.Taleshandeddownovergenerationsofislandersspeakofthedragonwarningpeopleofgettingclosetothiskindofanimal.Theanimalcanreachalengthofthreemeterswhenfullygrown,gainaweightofabout135kilogramsandmaylivetoanageofabout100years.Itdigsaholeinthegroundasdeepas9metersandlayeggs-upto30atatime-thathatchinAprilorMay.Thenewlyhatchedlizards,about45centimeterslong,liveintreesforseveralmonths.Komododragonhasbeenknowntoeatsmallermembersofthespeciesandsometimesevenothergrown-ups.TheKomododragonwasfirstdiscoveredin1912byagroupoffishermenwhoprotectedthemselvesfromastormintheBandaSeaontheisland.VariousspeciesoftheKomododragonarealsofoundinAsia,AustraliaandAfrica,butitisonlyonKomodoandwesterntipoftheneighboringislandofFloresthattheygrowuptothreemeterslong.60．Thispassagemainlytalksabout. A．thelargestcrocodileintheworld B．thestoryofadragoninIndonesia C．akindofhugelizard-theKomododragoninAustralia D．howtheKomododragonwasfoundandprotected61．NewlybornKomododragons. A．digverydeepholes B．arehatchedincoldweather C．are45centimeterslongandweigh9kilograms D．spendtheirfirstfewmonthslivingintrees62．Atpresent,Komododragons. A．areprotectedbythelocalgovernment B．arehuntedbyKomodofishermen C．joininaspecialhatchingprogram D．liveonlyontheKomodoisland63．Accordingtothepassage,Komododragons. A．are9meterslongandliveupto80years B．are3meterslongandliveupto100years C．weighupto135kilogramsandare9meterslong D．weigh45kilogramsandliveupto135years(C)It’ssaidthattherewillbefivescientificbreakthroughsinthe21stcentury.We’llknowwherewecamefrom.Whydoestheuniverseexist?Sincethe1920s,scientistshavedevelopedthetheoriesthatgiveadetailedpictureoftheevolution(演变)oftheuniverse.Overthenext20years,thesetheorieswillbeimprovedbydatafromextraordinarilypowerfulnewtelescopes.We’llknowthegeneticcodeanddefeatcancer.Inthe19th-centuryoperas,whentheheroinecoughsinthefirstact,peopleknowshewilldieofT.BinActThree.Butthankstoantibiotics,theonce-incurablediseasenowcanmeannothingmoreseriousthantakingsomepills.Asscientistslearnmoreaboutthegeneticandmanydiseaseswillbecomelessthreatening.We’lllivelonger.Ifthenormalagingprocessisbasicallyaninvisiblecontestinourcells—acontestbetweendamagetoourDNAandourcell’sabilitytorepairthatdamagethenthe21st-centuryprogressingeneticmedicinemayletuscontrolandevenchangetheprocess.We’ll“manage”theearth.Inthenextmillennium,wewillstoptalkingabouttheweatherbutwilldosomethingaboutit.We’llgraduallylearnhowtoforetelltheeffectsofhumanactivityontheearth.We’llhavea“brainroadmap”.Thisistherealfinalfrontierofthe21stcentury.Thebrainisthemostcomplexsystemweknow.Earlyinthe21stcenturyscientistswillproducedetailedmapsoftheneuronsinoperation.We’llbeabletosaywithcertaintywhichonesareworkingwhenyoureadaword,whenyousayaword,whenyouthinkaboutaword,andsoon.64．Theunderlinedword“breakthrough”probablymeans. A．breakingtheenemy’sdefenses B．majorachievement C．makingawaythrough D．bigsteps65．Whatarethefivescientificbreakthroughsinthe21stcenturypredicatedbyscientists? a.thereasonwhytheuniverseexists b.apictureoftheearth c.thecureofcancer d.makeourliveslonger e.controltheearth f.makeitclearhowourbrainswork g.improvetheenvironment A．a,b,c,d,g B．a,c,d,e,g C．a,c,d,f,g D．b,d,e,f,g66．Manyseriousdiseaseswillbecomelessthreateningbecause. A．nobodyhasmadeantibiotics B．theknowledgeofgeneticcodehasbeenknown C．cancer-causinggeneswillnolongerexist D．medicineconditionshavebeenimprovedgreatly67．Ifahurricaneisformingonthesea,wewill. A．beabletopredicateitandmakepreparationstomakethedamagelessserious B．changeitsroad C．predicateitandtakemeasurestocontrolit D．won’thavetopayanyattentiontoitsinceitwon’tmakeanydamagetous(D)Aneweraisuponus.Callitwhatyouwill;theserviceeconomy,theinformationage,theknowledgesociety.Italltranslatestoafundamentalchangeinthewaywework.Alreadywe’repartlythere.ThepercentageofpeoplewhoearntheirlivingbymakingthingshasfallengreatlyintheWesternWorld.TodaythemajorityofjobsinAmerica,EuropeandJapan(twothirdsormoreinmanyofthesecountries)areintheserviceindustry,andthenumberisontherise.Morewomenareintheworkforcethaneverbefore.Therearemorepart-timejobs.Morepeopleareself-employed.Butthebreadth（幅度）oftheeconomictransformationcan’tbemeasuredbynumbersalone,becauseitalsoisgivingrisetoaradical(根本的)newwayofthinkingaboutthenatureofworkitself.Long-heldnotions(观念)aboutjobsandcareers,theskillsneededtosucceed,eventherelationbetweenindividualsandemployers—allthesearebeingchallenged（挑战）.Wehaveonlytolookbehindustogetsomesenseofwhatmaylieahead.Noonelookingahead20yearspossiblycouldhaveforeseenthewaysinwhichasingleinvention,thechip,wouldtransformourworldthankstoitsapplications(应用)inpersonalcomputers,digitalcommunicationsandfactoryrobots.Tomorrow’sachievementsinbiotechnology,artificialintelligenceorevensomestillunimaginedtechnologycouldproduceasimilarwaveofdramaticchanges.Butonethingiscertain;informationandknowledgewillbecomeevenmoreimportant,andthepeoplewhoownit,whethertheyworkinproductionorservices,willhavetheadvantageandproducethewealth.Computerknowledgewillbecomeasbasicarequirementastheabilitytoreadandwrite.Theabilitytosolveproblemsbyapplyinginformationinsteadofperformingroutinetaskswillbevaluedaboveallelse.Ifyoucastyourmindahead10years,informationserviceswillbepredominant(占优势的).Itwillbethewayyoudoyourjob.68．Acharacteristic(特征)oftheinformationageisthat. A．theserviceindustryisdependingmoreandmoreonthemaleworkforce B．productionindustriesaresteadilyincreasing C．peoplefinditharderandhardertoearnalivingbyworkinginfactories D．mostofthejobchancescannowbefoundintheserviceindustry69．Byreferringtocomputersandotherinventions,theauthormeanstosaythat. A．peopleshouldbeabletorespondto(做出反应)theadvancementoftechnologyquickly B．futureachievenmentsintechnologywillbringaboutunthinkabledramaticchanges C．theimportanceofhightechnologyhasbeenoverlooked D．computersciencewillplayaleadingroleinthefutureinformationservices.70．Thefuturewillprobablybelongtothosewho. A．ownknowledgeandknowhowtomakeuseofinformation B．givefullplaytotheirbrainpotential(潜能) C．joininserviceindustries D．casttheirmindsaheadinsteadoflookingback71．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A．ComputersandtheKnowledgeSociety B．ServiceIndustriesinModernSociety C．CharacteristicandImplications(含意)oftheNewEra D．RapidAdvancementofInformationTechnology(E)ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ourcomputerisdown.”Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaid,“I’msorry,Ican’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.”“Ifyourcomputerisdown,justwritemeoutaticket.”“Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.”Ilookeddownatthecounterandeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIaskedher,“Whatdoyoudo?”“Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtrip,andthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.”“Sowhenitgoesdown,yougodownwithit.”“That’sright,sir.”“Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?”Iwantedtoknow.“Ihavenoidea.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutes,sometimesfortwohours.Thereisnowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputer,andsinceit’sdown,itwon’tanswerus.”Afterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackupcomputer,Isaid,“Let’sforgetthecomputer.whataboutyourplanes?They’restillflying,aren’tthey?”“Ican’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.”“MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe’sflyingtoWashington.”Isuggested.“Iwouldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashington,hecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticket.”“IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?”“Iwouldn’tknow,”shesaid,pointingatthedeskscreen.“OnlyITknows.itcan’ttellme.”Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginline.Thewordssoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.Somepeoplewent,somepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggage.72．Thebesttitleofthearticleis. A．AskingtheComputer B．TheComputeroftheAirport C．TheMostFrighteningWords D．WhentheComputerIsDown73．Whatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedoforthepassengerswithoutaskingthecomputer? A．Shecouldanswerthepassengers’questions B．Shecoulddonothing. C．Shecouldsellaticket. D．Shecouldwriteoutaticket.74．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheyhadnobackupcomputerbecause. A．itwaseasilydown. B．itwasno