英语阅读理解专项练习（四）

本资料来自：中企资料网—WWW.ZQZL.CN为您提供专业全面的行业资料、管理资料、学习资料下载本资料来自：－中企资料网－中国最大的资料库，如需更多资料请登录本站下载英语阅读理解专项练习（四）Passage16TeadrinkingwascommoninChinafornearlyonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardabouttea.PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslike,mainlybecauseteawasveryexpensive.ItcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.TearemainedscarceandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmorefondoftea.Untilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinit,butonedayafamousFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasadded.Shefounditsopleasantthatshewouldneveragaindrinkitwithoutmilk.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeverythingshedid,sotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritonsdrinkteawithoutmilk.Atfirst,teawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheeveningNooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchess(公爵夫人)foundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro’clockstoppedhergetting“asinkingfeeling”asshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithherandso,tea-timewasborn.76.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain?A)TheBritonsgotexpensiveteafromIndia.B)TeareachedBritainfromHolland.C)TheBritonswerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodranktea.D)Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritonshadtea.77.Thispassagemainlydiscusses.A)thehistoryofteadrinkinginBritainB)howteabecameapopulardrinkinBritainC)howtheBritonsgotthehabitofdrinkingteaD)howtea-timewasborn78.TeabecameapopulardrinkinBritain.A)ineighteenthcenturyB)insixteenthcenturyC)inseventeenthcenturyD)inthelateseventeenthcentury79.PeopleinEuropebegantodrinkteawithmilkbecause.A)ittastedlikemilkB)ittastedmorepleasantC)itbecameapopulardrinkD)MadamedeSevingewassuchaladywithgreatsocialinfluencethatpeopletriedtocopythewayshedranktea80.WemayinferfromthepassagethatthehabitofdrinkingteainBritainwasmostlyduetotheinfluenceof.A)afamousFrenchladyB)theancientChineseC)theuppersocialclassD)peopleinHollandPassage17Amysterious“blackcloud”approachestheearth–ourplanet’sweatherisseverelyaffected.ThroughouttherestofJuneandJulytemperaturesrosesteadilyallovertheEarth.IntheBritishislesthetemperatureclimbedthroughtheeighties,intothenineties,andmovedtowardsthehundredmark.Peoplecomplained,buttherewasnoseriousdisaster.ThedeathnumberintheU.S.Remainedquitesmall,thankslargelytotheair-conditioningunitsthathadbeenfittedduringpreviousyearsandmonths.Temperaturesrosetothelimitofhumanendurancethroughoutthewholecountryandpeoplewereobligedtoremainindoorsforweeksonend.Occasionallyair-conditioningunitsfailedanditwasthenthatfatalitiesoccurred.Conditionswereutterlydesperatethroughoutthetropics(热带地区)asmaybejudgedfromthefactthat7943speciesofplantsandanimalsbecametotallyextinct.ThesurvivalofManhimselfwasonlypossiblebecauseofthecavesandcellars(地窖)hewasabletodig.Nothingcouldbedonetoreducethehotairtemperature.Morethansevenhundredmillionpersonsareknowntohavelosttheirlives.Eventuallythetemperatureofthesurfacewatersofthesearose,notsofastastheairtemperatureitistrue,butfastenoughtoproduceadangerousincreaseofhumidity(湿度).Itwasindeedthisincreasethatproducedthedisastrousconditionsjustremarked.MillionsofpeoplebetweenthelatitudesofCairoandtheCapeofGoodHopeweresubjectedtoachokingatmospherethatgrewdamperandhotterfromdaytoday.Allhumanmovementceased.Therewasnothingtobedonebuttoliebreathingquicklyasadogdoesinhotweather.BythefourthweekofJulyconditionsinthetropicslaybalancedbetweenlifeandtotaldeath.Thenquitesuddenlyraincloudsappearedoverthewholeglobe.Thetemperaturedeclinedalittle,duenodoubttothecloudsreflectingmoreoftheSun’sradiationbackintospace,Butconditionscouldnotbesaidtohaveimproved.Warmrainfelleverywhere,evenasfarnorthasIceland.Theinsectpopulationincreasedenormously,sincetheburninghotatmospherewasasfavorabletothemasitwasunfavorabletoManmanyotheranimals.81.IntheBritishIslesthetemperature.A)stayedateightyB)rangedfromeightytoninetyC)approachedonehundredD)exceededthehundredmark82.FewpeopleintheUnitedStateslosttheirlivesbecause.A)thetemperaturewastolerableB)peopleremainedindoorsforweeksC)thegovernmenthadtakeneffectivemeasurestoreducethehottemperatureD)peoplewereprovidedwiththemostcomfortableair-conditioners83.MillionsofpeopleinCairo(开罗)andtheCapeofGoodHope(好望角)weresubjectedtoachokingatmospherebecause.A)thetemperaturegrewextremelyhotB)thetemperaturebecamedamperandhotterasthehumidityofthesurfacewatersoftheseaincreasedC)theirconditionsweretoodangerousD)nothingcouldbedonewiththehottemperature84.BythefourthweekofJulyconditionsinthetropicsweresuchthat.A)humansurvivalwouldbeimpossibleB)moreandmorepeoplewouldlosetheirlivesC)fewerpeoplecouldbesavedD)survivalordeathwasstillundecided85.Theinsectpopulationincreaseddueto.A)thehotairB)thetropicalclimateC)theraincloudsD)thedampatmospherePassage18Inafamilywheretherolesofmenandwomenarenotsharplyseparatedandwheremanyhouseholdtasksaresharedtoagreaterorlesserextent,notionsofmalesuperiorityarehardtomaintain.Thepatternofsharingintasksandindecisionsmakesforequality,andthisinturnleadstofurthersharing.Insuchahome,thegrowingboyandgirllearntoacceptthatequalitymoreeasilythandidtheirparentsandtopreparemorefullyforparticipationinaworldcharacterizedbycooperationratherthanbythe“battleofthesexes”.Iftheprocessgoestoofarandman’sroleisregardedaslessimportant-andthathashappenedinsomecases–weareasbadlyofasbefore,onlyinreverse.ItistimetoreassesstheroleofthemanintheAmericanfamily.Wearegettingalittletiredof“monism”(母亲崇拜),-butwedon’twanttoexchangeitfora“neo-popism(新父亲崇拜)。”Whatweneed,rather,istherecognitionthatbringingupchildreninvolvesapartnershipofequals.Therearesignsthatpsychiatrists,psychologists,socialworkers,andspecialistsonthefamilyarebecomingmoreawareofthepartmenplayandthattheyhavedecidedthatwomenshouldnotreceiveallthecredit(信任)–notalltheblame.Wehavealmostgivenupsayingthatawoman’splaceisthehome.Wearebeginning,however,toanalyzemen’splaceinthehomeandtoinsistthathedoeshaveaplaceinit.Noristhatplaceirrelevanttothehealthydevelopmentofthechild.Thefamilyisacooperativeenterpriseforwhichitisdifficulttolaydownrules,becauseeachfamilyneedstoworkoutitsownwaysforsolvingitsownproblems.Excessiveauthoritarianismhasunhappyconsequences,whetheritwearsskirtsortrousers,andtheidealofequalrightsandequalresponsibilitiesisconnectednotonlywithahealthydemocracy,butalsowithahealthyfamily.86.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorisveryconcernedwiththerolethat.A)parentsplayinbringinguptheirchildrenB)menplayinafamilyC)womenplayinafamilyD)equalityplaysinafamily87.Theauthormeanstotellusthat.A)aman’splaceisinthehomeB)awoman’splaceisinthehomeC)awomanshouldbeequaltoamanD)amanshouldhaveanequalshareinfamilymatters88.Accordingtotheauthor,ahealthyfamilyshouldbebasedon.A)cooperationC)momismB)authoritarianismD)neo-popism89.Whowillbenefitmostfromafamilypatternofsharingintasksanddecisions?A)Thechildren.C)Theman.B)ThewomanD)Thepsychologist.90.Wemaysafelyconcludefromthepassagethat.A)malesuperioritymaintainsahealthyfamilyB)authorityanddemocracyareveryessentialtoahealthyfamilyC)authoritarianismdoesnogoodtoahealthyfamilyD)womenshouldbeequaltomenPassage19Idon’tthinkthereisanythingwrongwithyourblood.Thekeytoyourproblemisthatlongnap(打盹，小睡)afterdinner.Ifyoudidn’tsleepforhoursduringtheearlypartoftheevening,youwouldbemorereadytosleepatbedtime.Ifyoudidn’tnapafterdinner,youwouldnotwanttostayupsolate,andyouwouldnotfeeltheneedtotakeasleepingpill.Thepillisstillworkinginyoursystemwhenyougetupinthemorning.Thishelpsaccountforthefactthatyoufeeltiredallday.Youshouldgetoutofthehabitofsleepingduringtheevening.Rightafteryoureveningmeal,engageinsomesortofphysicalactivity---asportsuchasbowling,perhaps.Orgettogetherwithfriendsforaneveningofcardsandconversation.Thengotobedatyourusualtimeoralittleearlier,andyoushouldbeabletogetagoodnight'srestwithouttakingapill.Ifyoucangetintothehabitofspendingyoureveningsthisway,Iamsureyouwillfeellesstiredduringtheday.Atfirstitmaybehardforyoutogotosleepwithouttakingapill.Ifso,getupandwatchtelevisionordosomejobsaroundyourhouseuntilyoufeelsleepy.Ifyoufallasleepandthenwakeupafewhourslater,getupbutdonottakeasleepingpill.Readawhileorlistentotheradio,andmakeyourselfafewhours’sleepthatnight,youwillfeelbetterinthemorningthanyouusuallyfeelaftertakingapill.Thenextnightyouwillbereadytosleepatanearlierhour.Themostimportantthingistoavoidtakingthatnaprightafterdinnerandavoidtakingpills.91.Accordingtothewriter,itisdifficultforyoutogotosleepbecause.A)yougetthehabitofstayinguplateB)youhaven’ttakensleepingpillsC)yousleepforhoursafterdinnerD)youfailtodosomeexercises92.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueifyouwanttogetoutofthehabitofsleepingduringtheevening?A)Gotobedearlierthanusual.B)Talkwithfriendsafterdinner.C)Staywithfriendsafterdinner.D)Dosomephysicallabor.93.Youfeeltiredalldayprobablybecause.A)youstayuptoolateB)yougetuptooearlyinthemorningC)youtakesleepingpillsD)youwakeuptoofrequentlyatnight94.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A)Youmustn’ttakesleepingpillsinordertogetagoodnight’ssleep.B)Youshouldstayupifyouwanttosleepeffectively.C)Foodisnecessaryatnightifyoufailtogotosleep.D)Itisveryimportanttogetoutofthehabitoftakinganapafterdinner.95.Wemayinferthattheauthorismostprobablya.A)doctorC)scientistB)reporterD)professorPassage20Haveyoueverbeenafraidtotalkbackwhenyouweretreatedunfairly?Haveyoueverboughtsomethingjustbecausethesalesmantalkedyouintoit?Areyouafraidtoasksomeoneforadate?Manypeopleareafraidtoassert(表现)themselves.Dr.Alberti,authorofStandUp,SpeakOut,andTalkBack,thinksit’sbecausetheirself-respectislow.“Ourwholesetup(体制)isdesignedtomakepeopledist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