大学英语B级别英语复习核心资料A阅读理解A

阅读理解

大学英语A

1、

Rememberglobalwarming?BackinDecember,thethreatofclimatechangewasthunderingand

therichcountriesagreedtocuttheircarbon-dioxideandothergreen-house-relatedemissions.Since

then,interesthascooledmarkedly,andmanyEuropeancountriesarealreadyrunningawayfromthe

promisestheymadesoloudlyafewmonthsago.Buttherehasbeenmuchtalk,andabitofaction,to

encouragerenewableenergiessuchaswind,hydro,solarandalllivingorganisms.Theseemitno

greenhousegases,buttendtocostmorethancoal,oilorgas.

Thebetter,simplerideaistorememberthattheeasiestwaytoreducesomethingistotaxit-in

thiscase,bytaxingthecarboncontentpower.Thedirtierthepower,themoretaxitwouldpay.So

dirtycoalwouldbemoreexpensivethancleancoal,whichwouldseeitspriceriseinrelationtooil,

whichwouldbemoreexpensivecomparedwithgas,whichwouldlosesomeofitspriceadvantage

overrenewables.

Unlessacarbontaxwassohugeastobeeconomicallycrippling,itwouldnotremovethe

pricedifferentialbetweenallrenewablesandfossilfuels.Butitwouldnarrowthatgap,byfixingthe

differingenvironmentalcostsintotheprice-ausefulprincipleinitself.Itwouldalsogiverenewable

producersastrongincentivetocutcosts,andfossil-fuelsuppliersthemotivationtocleantheir

products.

Precedentssuggeststronglythatacarbontaxwouldbeeffective.Butthedisadvantageto

carbontaxispolitical.Afteralmostadecadeoftrying,theEuropeanUniongaveupanattemptata

Europeancarbontaxlastyear.Germany'srulingcoalitionisfightingagainstaproposedenergytax.In

America,politiciansbelievethatevenmentioningthenotioniscertaindeath.Butmanyofthepolitical

objectionscouldbemetifacarbontaxweremadeupforthelosselsewhere,forexamplebylowering

payrollorsalestaxes.Thereisalwayssuspicionwhengovernmentscomeupwithclevernewwaysto

tax,andrightlyso.Theresponsetothatsuspicionshouldbetowintheargument,nottoabandonit.

1>Accordingtothepassage,theeasiestwaytoremoveglobalwarmingis.

A.toencouragepeopletouserenewableenergies

B.tocutdownthecostofwind,hydro,solarandalllivingorganisms

C.toforcepeopletopaymoretaxforthecarboncontentofpower

D.totalklessbutactmore

答案：c

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2、Thestandardofpayingtaxwas.

A.thatthemorecarboncontentofpoweritcontained,thehighertaxonewouldpay

B.thatoilwouldbemoreexpensivethancleancoal

C.thatrenewableswouldbemostexpensiveofall

D.intheorderthatrenewablesarethemostexpensivewhilecleancoalthecheapest

答案：A

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3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethatcarbontax.

A.maynotbeaseffectiveaspeopleexpect

B.hasencouragedrenewableproducerstocutcosts

C.hasreducedconsumptionofthecarboncontentenergysuccessfully

D.couldn'tbethateffectiveiffossilfuelswouldnotbeforbidden

答案：A

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4、Theword"crippling"(Para.3)mostprobablymeans.

A.greatlyincreasing

B.seriouslyweakening

C.sharplydeclining

D.abruptlyhalting

答案：B

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

5、Thereasonwhymanycountriesstoppedintroducingcarbontaxeventuallywasmainlythat

A.governmenishadtriedtoputitintoeffectformanyyearsbutwithnoobviousresult

B.ifonecountrymadeupthelossbypayingthecarbontax,othercountrieswouldfollowit

C.governmentswereafraidofbeingsuspectediftheyadoptedthenewtax

0.governmentshadbeendiscussingwhattodowithcarbontaxforalongtime,buttheyhadn'tcome

toanagreement

答案：c

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

2、

"You'retryingtocontrolmylife,"saysmynine-year-oldson.UIdon'tknowwhyyouthinkyou

candothat,butyoucan't."IreceivedthisbitofinformationafterIaskedGabrieletoputhisdirty

socksinthebasket.And1getnosympathyfrommymother,whosays,HYoulethimhavehisway

fromthebeginning."

It'strue.IhavealwaysaskedGabriele'sopinion,foundouthowhefeltaboutthings-treated

himasmypeer,notmychild.AndwhathaveIgotfrommytroubles?Alotofbacktalk.AtleastI'm

notalone;it'sacomplaintheardamongparentsacrossthecountry.

It'snotjustthatwe'reconfusedbythecontradictoryadviceofferedinparentingbooks.The

factis,inanefforttobreakawayfromhowwewereraised-totrysomethingmoreliberalthanour

parents*"doitbecauseIsayso"approach-ourgenerationhasgonetoofar."Today'sparentswantto

beyoung,sotheytrytobefriendswiththeirchildren,HsaysKathyLynn,aparentingeducator.

"Whenitcomestodiscipline,oursocietyhasgonefromoneextremetotheother,“saysRon

Moorish,abehaviorspecialist.nWeusedtousethestrap,tointimidate.Thenwehadpermissiveness,

andnowit'saboutgivingchildrenchoicesandallowingthemtolearnfromtheirownexperiences.0

Realdiscipline,saysMoorish,isaboutteaching."Bycorrectingourchildrenwhentheydo

somethingwrong,weteachthemhowtobehaveproperly,"hesays.Butthisonlyworks,he

emphasizes,ifparentsregaintheirpositionofauthority.Childrenwillalwaysbechildren.Thekeyis

forparentstochoosetotakethetimetoguideandteachtheirkids.

RitaMunday,amotheroffourchildren,couldn*tbelievethedramasthatplayedoutinthe

children'sshoestoresheoperated.Sheoftensawchildreninsistonhavingthehigh-priced,

brand-nameshoes.Andevenwhenthemotherdidn'twanttospendthemoney,shewouldgivein

whenthekidstartedactingupandthrowingshoesaround.

RhondaRadice,Munday'syoungercolleague,isoneparentwhohasbuckedthetrend-andis

proudofit.UIdon'tnegotiatewiththem.Youcan't.I'veseenparentscomeintothestoreandbribetheir

childrentobehave.Youshouldn'thavetobuyloveandrespect.n

6、Theauthor'swayoftreatingherson.

A.issharedbymanyparents

B.isencouragedbyhermother

C.provestobequitesuccessful

D.showslittleconcernforthechild

答案：A

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7、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.parentsshouldlearntomakefriendswiththeirchildren

B.parentsneedtofollowtheadviceofparentingbooks

C.today'schildrenenjoymorefreedomthanthepreviousgeneration

0.today'sparentsarebetteratraisingchildrenthanpreviousgeneration

答案：C

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8、Accordingtothepassage,tohave''discipline"meansthatparentsshould.

A.adoptthe"doitbecauseIsaysoMapproach

B.teachtheirchildrentounderstandtherules

C.negotiatewiththeirchildrenforadecision

D.neverallowtheirchildrentohavetheirways

答案：B

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

9、IfRondaRadiceistheparentwhohas"buckedthetrend”,whichofthefollowingcanalsobecited

astheexampleforMbuckingthetrend"?

A.Parentsbuywhatevertheirchildrenwant.

B.Parentstreattheirchildrenastheirequals.

C.Parentsmakedecisionsfortheirchildren.

□.Parentsmaintainauthorityovertheirchildren.

答案：D

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10、Themainpointofthepassageisto.

A.comparedifferentwaysofraisingchildren

B.analyzetheproblemsfacedbytoday'sparents

C.explaintheimportanceofunderstandingchildren

D.pointoutthemistakesmadebytheoldergeneration

答案：B

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语・A

3、

AreportconsistentlybroughtbackbyvisitorstotheUSishowfriendly,courteousandhelpful

mostAmericansweretothem.Tobefair,thisobservationisalsofrequentlymadeofCanadaand

Canadians,andshouldbestbeconsideredNorthAmerican.Tliereare,ofcourse,exceptions.

Small-mindedofficials,rudewaiters,andill-manneredtaxidriversarehardlyunknownintheUS.Yet

itisanobservationmadesofrequentlythatitdeservescomment.Foralongperiodoftimeandin

manypartsofthecountry,atravelerwasawelcomebreakinanotherwisedullexistence.

Dullnessandlonelinesswerecommonproblemsofthefamilieswhogenerallyliveddistantfrom

oneanother.Strangersandtravelerswerewelcomesourcesofdiversion,andbroughtnewsofthe

outsideworld.Theharshrealitiesofthefrontieralsoshapedthistraditionofhospitality.

Someonetravelingalone,ifhungry,injured,orill,oftenhadnowheretoturnexcepttothenearest

cabinorsettlement.Itwasnotamatterofchoiceforthetravelerormerelyacharitableimpulseonthe

partofthesettlers.Itreflectedtheharshnessofdailylife:ifyoudidn'ttakeinthestrangerandtake

careofhim,therewasnooneelsewhowould.Andsomeday,remember,youmightbeinthesame

situation.Todaytherearemanycharitableorganizationswhichspecializeinhelpingthewearytraveler.

Yet,theoldtraditionofhospitalitytostrangersisstillverystrongintheUS,especiallyinthesmaller

citiesandtownsawayfromthebusytouristtrails.MIwasjusttravelingthrough,gottalkingwiththis

American,andprettysoonheinvitedmehomefordinner-amazing."Suchobservationsreportedby

visitorstotheUSarenotuncommon,butarenotalwaysunderstoodproperly.

ThecasualfriendlinessofmanyAmericansshouldbeinterpretedneitherassuperficialnoras

artificial,butastheresultofahistoricallydevelopedculturaltradition.Asistrueofanydeveloped

society,inAmericaacomplexsetofculturalsignals,assumptions,andconventionsunderliesallsocial

interrelationships.And,ofcourse,speakingalanguagedoesnotnecessarilymeanthatsomeone

understandssocialandculturalpatterns.Visitorswhofailto"translate1'culturalmeaningsproperly

oftendrawwrongconclusions.Forexample,whenanAmericanusestheword“friend”,thecultural

implicationsofthewordmaybequitedifferentfromthoseithasinthevisitor'slanguageandculture.

Ittakesmorethanabriefencounteronabustodistinguishbetweencourteousconventionand

individualinterest.Yet,beingfriendlyisavirtuethatmanyAmericansvaluehighlyandexpectfrom

bothneighborsandstrangers.

11、Intheeyesofvisitorsfromtheoutsideworld,.

A.rudetaxidriversarerarelyseenintheUS

B.small-mindedofficialsdeserveaseriouscomment

C.Canadiansarenotsofriendlyastheirneighbors

D.mostAmericansarereadytoofferhelp

答案：D

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12>Itcouldbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.cultureexercisesaninfluenceoversocialinterrelationship

B.courteousconventionandindividualinterestareinterrelated

C.variousvirtuesmanifestthemselvesexclusivelyamongfriends

D.socialinterrelationshipsequalthecomplexsetofculturalconventions

答案：A

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13、Familiesinfrontiersettlementsusedtoentertainstrangers.

A.toimprovetheirhardlife

B.inviewoftheirlong-distancetravel

C.toaddsomeflavortotheirowndailylife

D.outofacharitableimpulse

答案：C

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

14>Thetraditionofhospitalitytostrangers.

A.tendstobesuperficialandartificial

B.isgenerallywellkeptupintheUnitedStates

C.isalwaysunderstoodproperly

D.hassomethingtodowiththebusytouristtrails

答案：B

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

15、Whafstheauthor'sattitudestowardtheAmerican'sfriendliness?

A.Favorable

B.Unfavorable

C.Indifferent

D.Neutral

答案：A

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

4、

There'sagreatstoryaboutanoldFinnishwomanwho,withoutquiterealizingit,wasusing

hercell-phonetoaccesstheInternetandtrackhercity'spublictransitsystem.Whenaskedwhyshe

usedthewirelessInternetsofrequently,shereplied,"Whatareyoutalkingabout?Idon'tknow

anythingaboutthiswirelessInternetstuff.Ijustknowthebusishere."

Regardlessofwhetheryouwanttoadmitit,alotofusarelikethatoldFinnishwoman.

Whenitcomestonewmobileapplications,manyofusdonotrealizethecapabilityandpowerthatwe

hold,literally,inourhands.

WhatwearelookingattodayisthemobileInternetinitsinfancy.Nowthatusingthe

Internetfromhomeorworkhassaturatedmuchofsociety,thenextlogicalstepistobeabletousethe

Netwhenyouarefarawayfromyourdesktoporlaptop.Speechrecognitionisonewaytodothis,and

thereareanumberofservices,collectivelycalledthe"voiceWeb"，thatwillmakethispossible.All

youdoistouseaphoneorwirelessdevicetocallaphonenumber,andspeakcommandstoan

intuitivesystem.Itwillthengiveyoutheinformationyou'reseeking,usingeitherasynthesizedvoice

oranaudiofile.

IntheUnitedStatesandEurope,thehottechnologyforwirelessdevicesiscalledWAP

(WirelessApplicationProtocol),whichisbeingconsideredastheworldstandard.WAPissupported

bymajorphonecompaniesincludingNokia,MotorolaandEricsson,andissimplyameansof

transmittinginformation,muchlikeHTMLwhichisameansofcommunicatingontheInternet.

Currently,wirelessInternetconnectionsmaygiveyounews,sportsscores,stockquotes,and

theweatherifyou'relucky.Butifyou'veeverusedthistechnology,youknowit'sslow,costlyand

doesn'tseemworththetimeandeffort,ifitworksatall.Allofthistechnologypointstoeasierliving.

Perhapsyou'llneedtofindarestaurantforanoccasionalbusinessmeeting.You'llpressabuttonon

yourmobilephone,andaccesstheInternettopullupalistofgreatrestaurantsinyourimmediatearea.

You'llhitanotherbutton,sayafewwordsintothehandsetandyou*vegotareservationforfour.

16、TheauthorusesthestoryofanoldFinnishwomantoindicatethat.

A.sheisignorantofsomecommonknowledge

B.publictransitsystemcontainstheaccessorytoInternet

C.manypeopleareunawareofthefunctionofthenewappliancesbeingused

D.theInternetisexperiencingrapidgrowth

答案：c

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17>ThewordMsaturate"(Para.3)mostprobablymeans.

A.state

B.utilize

C.despise

D.fill

答案：D

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

18、Accordingtothetext,WAPisa.

A.technologystandardsetbymajorphonecompanies

B.substitutionofHTMLwhichcanbeappliedontheInternet

C.meansofexchanginginformation

D.asoftwareapplicationfortransmittingvoiceovertelephonelines

答案：C

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

19、WecaninferfromthepassagethatthemobileInternetisdifferentfromthepreviousInternetin

thattheformer.

A.canbeaccessedbydesktopcomputers

B.hasnoneedforwireappliances

C.canbeusedtobookatableinarestaurant

D.isequippedwithspeechrecognitionsystems

答案：B

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

20>WhatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardsthefutureofmobileInternet?

A.Indifferent

B.Neutral

C.Optimistic

D.Pessimistic

答案：C

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

5、

CastleswerebroughttoBritainbyWilliamtheConqueror,whenheinvadedEnglandin1066

fromhishomelandinFrance.OneofthemostpowerfulwaysforWilliamtotakecontrolofhisnew

kingdom,whichincludedEngland,ScotlandandWales,wastohavecastlesbuiltthroughouttheland.

Atfirst,heorderedtheconstructionofverysimplecastles,calledmotteandbaileycastles.

Theseearlycastlesconsistedofanearthenmound,toppedbyatowerbuiltofwood.Thebailey

wasalargeareaoflandenclosedbyashorterfence.Insidethebaileywerethemainactivitiesofthe

castle,suchasworkshops,stablesandlivestock,householdactivities,etc.,whilethetoweronthe

mottewasusedasthelord'sresidenceandasanobservationpost.Beforelong,theearthencastles

werereplacedbythestonecastles,whichweremuchsturdier,didnotrotlikewood,andalsowere

muchmoreabletowithstandanyattackbyaninvader.

Fromthe11thto13thcenturiesthestonecastleswerebooming.Theywerenotjustusedbythe

king.Mostcastles,infact,weregrantedbyakingtotheirmostloyalknightsorbaronswhofought

bravelyinbattleandsupportedtheirking.Theking,startingwithWilliamtheConqueror,gavehis

loyalknightsvastestatesandpermissiontobuildcastles.Inreturn,heexpectedthesementocontrol

theirlandsastheking'srepresentative,tokeepthelocalpopulationfromrebelling,andtoforcethem

toworkandpayrenttothelord,whothenpasseditontotheking.Theseknightsandbaronsbuilt

castlesalmosteverywhereinBritain,servedtostrikefearintothelocalpeoples,andtosymbolize

theirpowerandwealth.

Bythe15thcenturythestonecastlesbegandeclining.Fortheonething,militarynecessity

changedinGreatBritain.Therewaslessemphasisplacedondefenseandmoreoncomfort.Earlier

stonehousesweregraduallymodified,orabandonedcompletelyandreplacedbygreathousesofa

richerandmorerelaxedstyle.Thedevelopmentoffirearmsandtheincreasinguseofgunpowder,for

theotherone,alsoendedthecastles'endurance.

Despitetheirdecline,manywealthyfamiliesofthe18thand19thcenturiesfedtheirpassionsby

namingtheirnewlybuilthouses,^'castle.,'Thisill-informedromanticismhaditsvaluableside,which

eventuallyledtoconcertedeffortstopreserveandrestoremanyruinedcastles.

Eventoday,centuriesaftertheywereactiveinBritishhistory,thecastlesofBritainhave

establishedthemselvesfirmlyinthenationalandinternationalmindset.Castleshavedemonstratednot

onlytheexchangesofthemajesty,powerandwealthoftheirnoblebuilders,butalsotheriseandset

ofBritishEmpire.

21、Thecastlesoriginatedfrom.

A.France

B.England

C.Scotland

D.Wales

答案：A

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22>Accordingtothetext,"motte"(Para.l)refersto.

A.anearthenmound

B.awoodentower

C.ashorterfence

D.alargerarea

答案：A

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语公

23、Fromthe11thto13thcenturies,castleswereboomingbecauseofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT

A.agift

B.aforcemeans

C.asymbol

D.atouristattraction

答案：D

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

24>Whatcausedthedeclineofthecastles?

A.Theyaretooexpensive.

B.Theyareruinedbecauseoffighting.

C.Theyarelesscomfortable.

D.Ittookmuchtimetobuildthem.

答案：C

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语・A

25>Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Peopledoesn'tlikethecastlesanymore.

B.Muchmorenewcastlesarebeingbuilt.

C.ThecastlesarethemostfamousbuildingsinBritain.

D.Thecastlesstillhavetheirreputationintheworld.

答案：D

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

6、

Imagineyoursittingonyourfrontgardenadmiringtheshiningsunwhenyourneighborcomes

withthatannoyingcarwiththenoisysoundandtheexhaustpipeblowingoutthishorribleblack

smoke.Whatareyougoingtodoaboutit?

Inourmoderndays,toomanypeopledependontheircarstogettoworkortodropofftheir

childrentoschool.However,isitsafetohaveanincreasingnumberofcarsonourroads?

Researchshowsthatcarscreateseriouspollution.Exhaustfromallcombustionenginesproduces

harmfuleffectsonthehealthofbothcarusersandallinnocentwalkers.Citieshavebecomeislandsof

toxicchemicalsfromtheunrestraineduseofvehiclesburningfossilfuels.Theharmfulhealtheffects

ofcarexhaustarepervasiveanddifficulttomeasure.Forexample,peoplewithasthmawouldsuffer

withattacksduetothepollution.Theworldwildlifealsosuffersfromthecars'toxicemissions.No

matterhowmuchmanufacturerstrytomakecarsenvironmentallyfriendly,itwilldamageourearthin

onewayoranother.

Additionally,carsaretoodangerousforourcommunity.Carelessdriversputthemselvesand

othersindanger.Carsarecriticaltowalkersespeciallytochildrenifthedriverisnotlookingonthe

roadorsomehowdistracted.Haveyouknownsomeonewhosetoesorfeethavebeenrunoverbycars

whilecrossingthestreet?

Lastly,carscreatesocialproblems,whichcouldleadtopoorhealth.Afewdriverssuffer”Road

Rage"andputthemselves,lovedonesandothersinathreateningsituation.Somecarscreate

disturbingnoises,whichdisturbspeoplelivingnearhighways,freeways,etc.nottogetenoughsleep.

Peopledependontheircarssomuchtheyforgettoexercisetheirbodiesandendupbeingobeseor

havingaheartproblem.

Asaresultoftheexcessivenumberofcarsonourroads,everyone'slifeisindanger.Inorderto

createanenvironmentallyfriendlyandsafeworld,itisnecessaryforeachcountrytolimitthepermits

innumbertocontrolregionalairpollution.Second,carmanufacturersshouldtrytoimprovethe

efficiencyofvehicles,suchasfindingsolutionstoemissionsofcombustionengines,developingnew

powersourcessuchasnewfuels,naturalgas.Third,trytoimproveefficiencyoftrafficbysettingup

dedicatedbuslanesandgivingprioritytocar-poolsandvehicleswith3ormorepassengers.Besides,

trafficcanbescheduled;forexample,commercialtrafficatnight;largecompaniescanshiftworking

hoursanddecentralizeadministrativeoperations.

26>Exhaustfromcarsis.

A.harmless

B.pollutive

C.notserious

□.ineffectivetowalkers

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

27>Inauthor'sview,itistomakecarsbefriendlytoenvironment.

A.impossible

B.feasible

C.hopeful

□.potential

答案：A

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

28>willbethemajorvictimsinthecaraccident.

A.Walkers

B.Children

C.Car-drivers

D.Trafficpolice

答案：B

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

29>Carscausedsomesocialproblemsexcept.

A.obesity

B.aquicktemper

C.employment

D.sleepproblem

答案：C

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

30、Whichofthefollowingisnottrueastohandlingcarproblems?

A.Reducingthenumberofcars.

B.Usingacarintherestrictedarea.

C.Findingalternativefuels.

□.Schedulingthetraffic.

答案：B

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

7、

SinceWorldWarH,therehasbeenaclearlydiscernibletrend,especiallyamongthegrowing

groupofcollegestudents,towardearlymarriage.Manyyouthsbegindatinginthefirststagesof

adolescence,"gosteady1'throughhighschool,andmarrybeforetheirformaleducationhasbeen

completed.However,emotionalmaturityisnorespecterofbirthdays;itdoesnotarriveautomatically

attwenty-oneortwenty-five.Someachieveitsurprisinglyearly,whileothersneverdo,evenin

three-scoreyearsandten.

Manystudentsaremarryingasanescape,notonlyfromanunsatisfyinghomelife,butalsofrom

theirownpersonalproblemsofisolationandloneliness.Anditcanalmostbeputdownasadictum

thatanyman*iageseldomsolvesone'sproblems,moreoften,itmerelymakesthemworse.

Furthermore,itisdoubtfulwhetherthehomeisaninstitutionthatiscapableofcarryingallthatthe

youngareseekingtoputintoit.Youngpeoplecorrectlyunderstandthattheirparentsarewrongin

believingthat"success"istheultimategood,buttheyerroneouslybelievethattheythemselveshave

foundthetruecenteroflife'smeaning.Theirexpectationsofmarriageareessentiallyutopianand

thereforeincapableoffulfillment.Theywanttoomuch,anddisappointmentsareoftenboundto

follow.

Shallwe,then,jointhechorusofuMiseries"overearlymarriage?Onecannotgeneralize:allearly

marriagesarenotbadanymorethanalllateronesaregood.Satisfactorymarriagesaredeterminednot

bytime,butbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.Therefore,eachcasemustbejudgedonitsown

merits.Iftheearlymarriageisnotanescape,ifitisenteredintowithrelativelyfewillusionsorfalse

expectations,andifitiseconomicallyfeasible,whynot?Goodmarriagescanbemadefromsixteento

sixty,andsoarebadones.

31、Accordingtothisarticlethetrendtowardearlymarriages.

A.wastheresultoftheGreatDepressionofthe1930's

B.couldnotbeeasilydetermined

C.isonethatcouldbeclearlyseen

D.isaresultoftheemotionalmaturityoftheyoung

答案：C

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

32、Theauthorsuggeststhatmanyoftodaysearlymarriagesarearesultof.

A.escapism

B.theologicaldictum

C.lackofformaleducation

□.convenience

答案：A

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

33>Moreoftenthannot,earlymarriagewill.

A.notaffectone'sproblems

B.solveaperson'sproblems

C.intensifyone'sproblems

D.easeone'sproblems

答案：c

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

34、Theauthorstatesthatthehomeasaninstitutionis.

A.overrated

B.unworthyofworship

C.agodwhocangranteverythingthatyouwishfor

D.probablynotcapableofbeingwhatmanyyoungpeopleexpectittobe

答案：D

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

35、Manyyoungpeoplewhomarryearlybelievethat.

A.theirparentshavefoundthetruemeaningoflife

B.theyhavefoundthetruecenteroflife'smeaning

C."success"istheultimategood

D.tosucceedisnotatallimportant

答案：B

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知识点：阅读理解部分'大学英语A

8、

Itwas1985,andRafeEsquithwasbeginninghisthirdyearofteachinginLosAngelespublic

schools.Hefacedaclassof40sixth-gradersfromlow-incomehomeswhereEnglishrarelywas

spoken,andthebestreaderamongthemwastwoyearsbelowgradelevel.

Buttoeveryone'ssurprise,hedecidedtoteachthemShakespeare.

Fivefamiliesagreedtolettheirchildrenplay"Macbeth'1fortwohoursafterschool.This

provedtobesomuchfunthat,withinweeks,Esquithhad28kidshappilysoakingupthedramaof

bloodandbetrayalinmedievalScotland.Theywerelearningmanywordstheyhadneverheard

before.

ButwhenEsquithaskedaschooldistrictsupervisorforofficialapproval,hereceivedthis

note:MMr.Esquith,itisnotappropriatethatyoustayafterschooltoteachShakespeare.Itwouldbe

betterifyoudidsomethingwiththechildrenthatisacademic."

Itwouldnotbethelasttimethatthenarrowthinkingofbig-cityschooladministrationgotin

Esquith'sway.Yetthebearded,6-foot-tallcyclonehasprovedthatateacherwhothinksvery

big-muchharderlessons,largerprojects,extraclasstime-canhelpdisadvantagedchildreninways

mosteducatorsneverimagine.

Thiswasdifficultatfirst,untilhestumbleduponaconceptofteachingthatisatthecoreof

hissuccess.Americanchildren,eventhosefromhardworkingimmigrantcultures,haveinEsquith's

viewbeenwronglytaughtthatlearningshouldalwaysbefun,byteacherswhothinkhardlessonsare

badforkidsfromlow-incomehomes.Whenfacedwithsomethingdifficult,suchstudentsdon'tknow

whattodo.

TheDeclarationofIndependencesaysAmericansareentitledtothepursuitofhappiness,but

theemphasisinpublicschoolinghasbeenonthehappiness,hebelieves.MWhathappenedtopursuit?"

Esquithsaid.Sohehascreatedanentirelynewuniverseinhisclassroom,cherishingeffortandthe

slogan,"ThereAreNoShortcuts".

Asfortheirowndramaticperformances,Esquithgotaroundtheoriginalbanonhis

after-schoolnMacbethurehearsalsbyswitchingtoThorntonWilder'