蓝鸽英语作业

阅读理解Passage 1Romantic love is one of the most enticing (迷人的) topics around. Just about every movie, TV show, and country-music song contains some element of romance. For many, romantic relationships are by far the most important in their lives.As a society, we long for intimacy. We grow up believing that if we "just meet the right person" we will be happy. This message is popularized by modern media. It is perhaps one of the most destructive messages around. Quentin Crisp says: "The consuming desire of most human beings is to deliberately plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature ..."When we feel unhappy it is natural to start searching for the cause of our distress. There is nothing wrong with this, but it becomes a problem when we start searching outside of ourselves. We are taught that if we are happily "coupled" we won't have problems. It is therefore natural to blame our partner for our "aloneness." The consequences of this belief are enormously self-destructive.Romantic love is exciting, but what happens when the romance wears off? Experts estimate that romantic sexual attractions last only 18 months to two years. Using love or sex as a drug will only prevent us from reaching maturity. We do need excitement and stimulation and joy and intimacy. But in mature love we are concerned with our loved one's joy and fulfillment. The satisfaction comes not from our own immediate gratification, but from the joy of giving to the other person, and watching them grow and thrive.If you are single, the best thing you can do to prepare for a life-long loving relationship is to work on getting your own needs met. The first thing to do is to start identifying what they are. For instance: you long for affection and need a hug. Have you thought of asking a friend to hug you? You will be amazed what will happen if you start asking people directly to meet your needs. You will get some negative responses, but for the most part you will find that people are happy to help you.Many of us were taught our needs are wrong. Our needs are not wrong. We get into difficulty when we try to meet our needs in indirect ways. It is not that we shouldn't enjoy the excitement of a new relationship or love interest; we get into difficulty when we think we will get all our needs met from this one "magical" person.1. What does Quentin Crisp think of the popular search for happiness?____[A] The search is not sensible.[B] The media should be responsible for the search.[C] You can surely find happiness without the help of some other person.[D] It is advisable to make such a search together with some other person.2. When one is unhappy, he tends to ____.[A] make himself happily coupled with another[B] search for the cause of his distress inside himself[C] search for the cause of his distress with his partner[D] think it's his beloved one that causes his problems3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about romantic love?____[A] Romantic love lasts for a lifetime.[B] Romantic love does not equal mature love.[C] Romantic love is exciting but it can wear off.[D] Many people regard romantic love as the most important part in their lives.4. To prepare for a life-long loving relationship, one should identify his own needs first and ____.[A] avoid longing for too much intimacy[B] meet some of his needs in indirect ways[C] ask a friend to help him find a romantic lover[D] not get all his needs met from his partner alone5. What is the main idea of the passage?____[A] There is always an unequal give-and-take in mature love.[B] We shouldn't expect romantic love to meet all our needs.[C] It's a wrong belief that we should enjoy the excitement of a new relationship.[D] It is natural to derive satisfaction from watching one's loved ones grow and thrive.Passage 2Born black in a land where white people were powerful and respected, born female in a land where decisions were masculine (男子的), I had been afraid of the life of poverty and despair. In the prime of my youth, whenever I thought about growing old, I always carried a profound belief that I wouldn't live past the age of 28. Tears would fill my eyes and bathe my face when I thought of dying before my son became an adolescent.I was thirty-six before I realized I had lived years beyond my deadline and needed to revise my thinking about an early death. I would live to see my son an adult and myself at the half-century mark. With that realization life turned sweeter. Old acquaintances became friendships, and new acquaintances showed themselves more interesting. I did not live in undue absorption in the bygone loves burdened with disappointments and betrayals. I found new loves were coming.I decided I would consent to living to an old age. White strands of hair would emerge near my temple (太阳穴). I would speak more slowly, choosing my words just like an elder stateswoman. My clothes would gradually become more distinguished-looking: gray suits and elegant dresses. And while I would refuse to wear old ladies' comforts, I would give away the three-inch-high heels that had given me the advantage of being taller than nearly everyone else in the world. And I would choose good shoes with medium heels. I would keep company with other old women who would be equally prettily dressed, and I would always have an elegant, well-dressed man holding my arm.Those were my plans. But at sixty my body which had never displayed a mind of its own, turned uncontrollable, stubborn and disloyal. My face became wrinkled, the skin on my thighs turned lumpy (粗糙的) and my waist thickened. I began to be overwhelmed with doubt and pessimism.But now, as I walk slowly nearer to my seventieth year, my optimism has returned. My appetites have also returned. True, I can't eat fried chicken with potato salad and then head forbed. I eat smaller portions earlier and try to take a short walk. A smooth Scotch whisky still causes me to smile, and a decent wine is received with gratitude. What I have learned so far about aging, despite the old bones and the wrinkles of one's once-silken skin, is this: do it. By all means, do it.6. The narrator believed she wouldn't live past the age of 28 because ____.[A] her parents did not live past that age[B] she could not live long without her son[C] her husband was white and treated her badly at home[D] the prospect of leading a life of poverty and without respect rendered her hopeless7. Deciding she would live to an old age, the narrator planned her future life in a way that she would ____.[A] speak more slowly and wear old ladies' comforts[B] speak like an elder stateswoman and dress herself elegantly[C] make friends with other elegantly dressed men and women[D] wear shoes with high heels to give her the advantage of being taller8. Which word can be used to describe the narrator's attitude toward life when she reached sixty?____[A] Resentful.[B] Optimistic.[C] Pessimistic.[D] Grateful.9. Which of the following statements is true about the narrator?____[A] As she grew older, she found life more difficult.[B] Only when she turned 70 did she find life sweet.[C] As she grew old, she spent more time thinking about her bygone loves.[D] At different stages of her life, she had different understandings of aging.10. By describing her life experiences, what does the author intend to tell us?____[A] Black women should earn more power and respect.[B] Different people have different interpretations of life and death.[C] Old people should pursue spiritual happiness instead of material things.[D] A person should be optimistic and try to enjoy life even when he is old.Section 111. Not until he saw in the mirror that his hair was turning grey _ __ (他才意识到青春是多么短暂).he realized that the youth is so shortSection 212. ____ (考虑到她只有12岁), the girl has done a good job.Considering that she is only 12 years oldSection 313. ____ (正是共同的兴趣奠定了友谊的基础), although good friends do not necessarily have everything in common. It is common interest lay a foundation of friendshipSection 414. Happiness should not be based on money, big houses, etc. because ____ (无论这些物质的东西给你带来了多么高的社会地位), they will not bring lasting happiness to you at all. Whether these material things to bring you a very high social statusSection 515. Did you read Sam's article in today's newspaper? ____ (再没有比如此无耻地扭曲事实更让人厌恶的了). There is nothing so shamelessly distore the facts more disgusting.选词填空Passage 1Millions of Americans vacation abroad in the summer not only to see new sights but also with the hope of forming new friendships. The difficulty when strangers from two countries meet is that they have different expectations about what [16]N friendship and how it comes into being. In those European countries that Americans are most likely to visit, genuine friendship is quite sharply [17] I from other, more casual relations. For a Frenchman, friendship usually carries a heavier burden of [18] G . But for us Americans, "friend" can be applied to a wide range of relationships: some are superficial; some are enduring.For the French, friendship demands a [19] H awareness of the other person's intellect, tastes and particular interests. Intellectual friends may meet for evenings of conversation. Working people may meet at the little pub where they drink and talk. Marriage does not affect such friendships; wives do not have to be taken into [20] J. The special relationship of friendship is based on what the French value most - on the mind and on the [21] L of their outlooks on life.English friendships follow still a different pattern. Their basis is [22 ] K activity. In the midst of the activity, whatever it may be, people play a game or tell stories or [23]D as members of a demanding committee. Americans who have made English friends comment that, even years later, "You can take up just where you [24] O off." Meeting after a long interval, friends are like a couple who begin to dance again when the orchestra strikes up after a pause.What, then, is friendship? It involves freedom of choice. A friend is someone who chooses and is chosen. Each friend gives the other the sense of being a special individual, on whatever [25] C it is based. And between friends there is inevitably a kind of equality of give and take. These similarities make the bridge between societies possible, and the American's openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for him to find new friends abroad with whom he feels at home.A) accountB)compatibilityC) commitment D) constitutesE)distinguishedF) forgedG) groundsH) keenI) leftJ) originatedK) remoteL) sharedM) serveN) sincerityO) worthy第二次作业阅读理解Passage 1A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps;for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one shouldalways live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men.A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it always was,and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions.It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It alwaysreceives us with the same kindness; amusing and instructing us in youth,and comforting and consoling (抚慰) us in age.Men often discover their affinity to each other by the love they have each for a book - just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration whichboth have for a third. There is an old proverb, "Love me, love my dog." Butthere is more wisdom in this: "Love me, love my book." The book is a truerand higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with eachother through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he inthem."The poet's verse (诗句)," said Hazlitt, "slides in the current of our blood. We read them when young, we remember them when old. We feel that it hashappened to ourselves. They are to be had very cheap and good. Webreathe but the air of books."A good book is often the best urn (瓮) of a life enshrining the best that life could thinkout; for the world of a man's life is, for the most part, but the world of histhoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the goldenthoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become our constantcompanions and comforters. "They are never alone," said Sir Philip Sidney,"that are accompanied by noble thoughts."Books bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see them as if they were really alive; wesympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; theirexperience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were, in a measure, actorswith them in the scenes which they describe.The great and good do not die even in this world. Embalmed (保存) in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which onestill listens. Hence we ever remain under the influence of the great men ofold. The imperial intellects of the world are as much alive now as they wereages ago.12. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ____.[A] one should read good books[B] books are like one's best companions[C] one should make friends with good books[D] one should not live without books and friends13. The word "affinity" in the third paragraph most probably means ____.[A] similarity[B] understanding[C] rewards[D] compassion14. A good book provides us with ____.[A] survival skills in society[B] love for the whole of humanity[C] good words and golden thoughts[D] verses written by the best poets15. By saying "The great and good do not die even in this world", the author means that____.[A] the influence of great men never stops[B] writers normally enjoy a long life in history[C] good books have been well cherished in history[D] books have best preserved the wisdom of great writers16. The best title of the passage is "____".[A] The Role of Books[B] The Influence of Books[C] The Companionship of Books[D] The Contribution of BooksPassage 2To adjust your baby to the external world, educating him is your main assignment. How will you educate him? What role will he play in the world?According to Darwin's theory of the evolution of the species, we are a competitive species and one survives by adapting itself biologically to diverseenvironments through diverse ways. Competition was a resource useful forthe progress of society and for the survival of human beings.Today, however, the challenges are different. The 21st century is a computer science age, but there are environmental imbalance, deaths of thousands ofchildren every day by starvation and countless epidemics (流行病).Therefore, it is urgent that the philosophy of preparing our children forcompetition and power be replaced by one of preparing them for love andcooperation.The earth is a unique home to us all. The ecological (生态的) balance has to be pursued and this pursuit reflects the internal balance of each living being.We must educate our children so that they want to preserve nature andthus to preserve the opportunity to render themselves more powerful andcapable in society. Our children have to learn that we don't need topractice actions that benefit only our homeland while all other countriesare destroyed. The destruction of other countries and lives leads to theimpossibility of the future existence of the place we call home. Itimbalances the eco-system and shades the hope of a better future. Wemust teach our children that the main necessity of men and children is love.Love is good to ourselves, others and nature. But it is getting harder to loveor to donate something good to another. We are not capable ofdemonstrating hate to a flower, grabbing it and throwing it at the floor andstepping on it. It sounds insane! But we are insensitive to the extent ofseeing a homeless person thrown there on the ground and pretending it'snot our problem! Our exaggerated competition has led us to totalinsensibility!17. Darwin's theory of evolution tells that ____.[A] cooperation leads to the progress of society[B] one survives by adapting oneself well to the competitive world[C] the survival of human beings depends on the progress of society[D] one survives by cooperating well with others in diverse environments18. Why should we prepare children for love and cooperation in the 21st century?____[A] Because we are confronted with new challenges.[B] Because the 21st century is a computer science age.[C] Because they will live in a more completive society.[D] Because environmental imbalance has caused many deaths.19. What is the benefit of keeping an ecological balance?____[A] We can preserve our existing environment.[B] It will help maintain our internal balance.[C] We will become more competitive in society.[D] Our kids will live in a better natural environment.20. Which of the following should NOT be embodied in our philosophy of education? ____[A] Our children should learn to cherish a love for mankind.[B] Our children should know how the eco-system benefits us.[C] Our children should be educated to value our own homeland better than othercountries.[D] Our children need to know that individuals are interdependent despite theirdifferences.21. The purpose of this passage is to ____.[A] analyze the role that competition plays in a child's education[B] propose that we should educate children to love and cooperate with others[C] introduce the ways of overcoming children's fears of stepping into the world[D] explain why competition and cooperation should coexist in modern societySection 122. He was immersed in the virtual world ____ (突然断电了). Sudden powerSection 223. The more stress you lay on scores, ____ (学生的成绩可能会越差). Studentachievement may be worseSection 324. Be nice to him. He came here ____ (不是为了吵架，而是想协商达成一致). Not toquant, but to reach an agreementSection 425. The two companies cooperate so well ____ (赢得了该地区大部分的客户).To win customers in most of the areaSection 526. As is universally acknowledged, ____ (一个国家如果不向世界打开门户它就不可能繁荣昌盛). If a county does not open the door to the world it wound notbe thriving and prosperous选词填空Passage 1The Olympic flame represents the basic spiritual significance of the Olympics and it is a symbol of peace among peoples of the world.In memories of the Olympic Games' origin, the flame is lit some months before the opening of the Games. The torch is usually carried hand-to-hand by relaysof runners from Olympia to the main [27] K of the current Games. Tocarry the torch during any part of its journey is considered a great honour.In 2004 the first global torch relay was undertaken in a journey that [28]H 78 days. The relay of the Olympic flame [29] M a distance of morethan 78,000 km in the hands of some 11,300 torchbearers.On the day of the opening of the Games, the flame enters the stadium, [30] N it will continue to burn for the entire length of the Games. The flame isextinguished (熄灭) on the final day of the Games at the closing [31] B .The torch ceremony sets the Olympic Games [32] A from any other sports event.Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the Modern Olympics concludedthat the torch ceremony had four specific [33] L : 1) historical meaning;2) an educational message; 3) artistic appeal; 4) religious essence.Historically, the most common use of the torches was to shed light in darkness, especially for travelers at night. Educationally, the message for mankindwas to teach people [34] I play and instill (灌输) a high regard forcooperation and togetherness. Artistically, the torch [35] E theelegance of the ceremonies. Finally, the religious essence derives from thefirst Olympic Games in 776 B.C. when young boys raced 200 yards to winthe [36] C of lighting the altar (圣坛) fire honoring the Greek godZeus.A) apartB) ceremonyC) championD) conqueredE) coveredF) enhancesG) fairH) lastedI) privilegeJ) reliableK) stadiumL) traitsM) transmitsN) whenO) where快速阅读Passage 1Changes in the atmosphereIf you were to compare the earth with an apple from the supermarket, the atmosphere would be no thicker than the layer of shiny wax applied to it.Yet this thin, finite wrapping of air around the planet receives more than700,000 metric tons of pollutants each day in the United States alone.Pollutants are substances with which ecosystems have had no priorevolutionary experience, in terms of kinds or amounts, and so have nomechanisms for dealing with them. From the human perspective,pollutants are substances that severely affect our health, activities, orsurvival.Local air pollutionIndustrial smog is gray air that predominates in industrialized cities with cold, wet winters. London, New York, Pittsburgh, and Chicago are examples. Thesecities use fossil fuel for heating, manufacturing, and producing electricpower. The burning fuel releases airborne pollutants, including dust, smoke,ashes, soot, asbestos, oil, bits of heavy metals, and sulfur oxides (硫氧化合物). Industrial smog was the cause of London's 1952 air pollution, in which4,000 people died.Photochemical (光化学的) smog is brown and smelly trademark of large cities found in warm climates. When the surrounding land forms a natural basin, as itdoes around Los Angeles and Mexico city, photochemical smog can reachharmful concentrations. The main component of photochemical is nitricoxide (一氧化氮) ,which is produced chiefly by cars and other vehicles withinternal combustion engines. Nitric oxide reacts with oxygen in the air toform nitrogen dioxide(二氧化氮). When exposed to sunlight, nitrogendioxide can react with hydrocarbons to from photochemical oxidant(光化氧化物质). Other components of smog are ozone and PANs ( short forperoxyacetyl nitrates(硝酸过氧乙酰酯)). PANs are similar to tear gas; eventraces can sting the eyes and irritate the lungs.Acid deposition 1Oxides of sulfur(硫磺) and nitrogen(氮) are among the most dangerous air pollutant.Coal-burning power plants, factories, and metal smelters (金属冶炼厂)arethe main sources of sulfur dioxides. Vehicles, power plants that burn fossilfuels, and nitrogen fertilizers are sources of nitrogen oxides.Depending on climatic conditions, tiny particles of these substances may be airborne for a while and then fall to earth as dry acid deposition. Most sulfur andnitrogen dioxides dissolve in atmospheric water to form weak solutions ofsulfuric acid and nitric acid. Winds can distribute them over great distancesbefore they fall to earth in rain or snow; this is called wet acid deposition.Acid rain can be four to forty times more acidic than normal rainwater,sometimes as much as lemon juice. The acid attack marble, metals, mortar,rubber, plastic, even nylon stockings. And they are disrupting ecosystems. Researchers confirmed years ago that power plants, factories, and vehicles are the main sources of acid deposition, and that the depositions are indeeddamaging the environment. Not much has been done about it. Also, someof the responses to local air pollution standards have contributed to theproblem, as when very tall smokestack(大烟囱)are added to power plantsand smelting plants. The idea is to dump acid-laden smoke high in theatmosphere so winds can distribute it elsewhere－which winds readily do.The world's tallest smokestack, in Sunbury, Ontario, accounts for about oneper cent of the annual worldwide emission of sulfur dioxide.Damage to the ozone layerThe ozone layer in the lower stratosphere (平流层) absorbs most of the ultraviolet wavelengths (紫外线的波长) from the sun--a form of radiation that isharmful to organisms. Yet this layer has been thinning since 1976. Eachspring, an ozone "hole" appears over the Antarctic; it extends over an areaabout the size of the continental United States.Satellites and high-altitude planes have been monitoring the ozone hole since 1978 by 1987, ozone levels above Antarctica had declined by fifty per cent--thiscompared to the previous worst case of forty per cent in 1985.The reduction in the ozone layer is allowing more ultraviolet (紫外线的)radiation to reach the earth's surface, with potentially serious and wide-rangingconsequences. Already there has been a dramatic increase in skin cancers,which almost certainly are related to increases in ultraviolet radiation.Contracts (白内障) may become more common, and it appears thatultraviolet radiation also can weaken the immune system, makingindividuals more vulnerable to some viral and parasitic(寄生的)infections. The cause of ozone reduction are hotly debated in the scientific community, To besure, large volcanic eruption and cyclic(周期的)changes in solar activityhave some effects. But the prime suspects are chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs氯氟碳), which are compounds of chlorine and carbon. These odorless,invisible, and otherwise harmless compounds are widely used aspropellants in aerosol spray cans, collants in refrigerators and conditioners,and industrial solvents; and they also are used in making plastic foams,including the Styrofoam cups and cartons used for packaging foods, drinks,and other consumer goods.An international group assembled by the United Nations Environment Program agreed to a draft treaty to halve CFC emissions by the year 1999. Most nationsseem certain to ratify (承认，批准) its provisions. The treaty is a step in theright direction, although some feel that it is too little and too late. CFCsalready in the air will be there for over a century, before natural processeseutralize them. You, your children, and your grandchildren will be livingwith their destructive effects. Think about that, the next time you carry aStyrofoam container (泡沫塑料饭盒) from a fast-food restaurant.59. The atmosphere around the planet receives more than 700,000 metric tons of pollutantseach day worldwide.____YNNG60. It can be inferred that PANs may do great harm to eyes and lungs.____YNNG61. Acid rain is as acidic as normal rainwater.____YNNG62. Very tall smokestacks are erected to distribute the the sulfur dioxide, thus relieving theproblem of acid deposition.____YNNG63. The increase in skin cancers and contracts should be attributed to the aciddeposition.____YNNG64. The cause of ozone reduction is still in doubt, although there are some assertion.____ YNNG65. China also agreed to halve CFC emissions in the light of the appeal United NationsEnvironment Program.____YNNG66. In 1952, the air pollution in London was caused by .FOSSIL FUEL67. In Sunbury, Ontario, the world's tallest smokestack accounts for about one percentof the annual worldwide emission of sulfur dioxide.68. Most of the ultraviolet wavelengths from the sun was absorbed by the reductionin the lower stratosphere.。