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深度11、They are different concepts2、people’s ability to live together in cities3、cultivate the land4、brings forth the improvement of tools5、man is different from other animals such as monkeys深度21、something should be done to get the dropouts back to campus2、about one-third of those who start Ph. D. work do not complete the work to earn the degree3、is the most frequent reason for dropping out4、salary for Ph. D. too low5、colleges and universities employ a substantial number of Ph.D. dropouts 快速11、hesitating2、give students time to move on3、that it is efficient with time in concern4、Immediate action without protest5、influence their ways of doing things快速21、a quarter of the cost of each class2、one million fewer3、expand training4、the government is going to take more from individuals5、has undergone the effects of raising feesunit 2深度阅读11、the hitchhiker was an old woman2、She had hairy arms.3、she wanted to trick the passenger into getting out4、find out who the passenger was5、she realized she could have been killed深度阅读21、he could no longer afford to live without one2、he could deal with difficult situations3、he was not going to be offered the job4、He was unsympathetic5、How unsuitable he was for the job.快速阅读11、Gordon Brown is to stay on as Labour leader2、under a uncertain political environment3、To help the Prime Minister4、U S A5、To win the election快速阅读21、52、Will3、he chooses his side in a fight over his fortune4、Divorce, rewrite the will5、Adult offspringUnit 3深度阅读11、aids a car thief in a way2、One in ten drivers invites car theft due to carelessness3、checking private garages4、locking one’s car in a parking lot at any time5、parking where a lot of people pass by深度阅读21、Five years ago, women’s speeding offenses was only 13 percent of the total2、because men are under more pressure than women3、attitude to driving4、they are not addicted to risk-taking5、sense快速阅读11、Revived2、expand the definition of memory3、all the above4、rely on a leap of faith5、arguable快速阅读21、140 per 1?0002、All of the above3、latter part of 19th century4、the New York Commission of 19005、The development of the charitable societies in the 1870’s and 1880’s and the settlement houses during the same period was a proof that the problem was being solvedUnit 4深度阅读11、How media cover events.2、all the events occurring on the university campus at Berkeley were givennational media coverage3、Earth4、video coverage from helicopters had made people angry5、the 1992 Los Angeles riots lasted a whole week深度阅读 21、films aimed at amusing audiences and making money for them2、most of the film-goers were working people3、cinemas4、because of the large attendance, films had a great influence on a large number of people5、the history and function of the film快速阅读11、After his death2、Austria3、German4、University President5、Member of the US House of Representatives快速阅读21、$2.5 billion2、Best Picture3、Six4、Kathryn Bigelow5、Citizen Kane beat How Green Was My Valley in 1942Quiz 1深度阅读11、the tube2、no change is given3、press a button4、every station5、the London Underground works深度阅读21、the jobs2、expect an in-person interview3、it shows how well you can communicate4、a sales letter5、know his needs快速阅读11、are interested in the German language2、special service developers3、Chinese4、Starting training courses overseas5、hire overseas employees to work in Germany快速阅读21、NULLthrough its extensive network of partners2、20,000 miles3、before receiving the Permanent Card4、within 3 weeks of their first fight5、3,000 miles深度阅读31、Landmarks2、Traveler3、he came to Shanghai4、function5、when he came to ChinaUnit 5深度阅读11、Unbelievably2、She was pregnant3、the author performed well on the stage4、close5、The author and her mother深度阅读21、According to the auth or, you’d better not like wines from a specific area2、the year each bottle is made3、collect more exciting wine4、a dinner party5、Wine快速阅读11、Chinese cuisines2、Edgewater Casino Chinese Restaurant Awards3、20084、Northern Dynasty5、Chinese chefs are now still insisting on an our-food-is-the- best kind of mentality快速阅读21、Dumplings in China’s south and glutinous rice cakes in the north2、They show great concern about the traditional Chinese customs3、more than 1700 years4、Because the pronunciations of their Chinese names convey best wishes5、Red wrappings are given in an attempt to protect youngsters from ill luck Unit 6深度阅读11、They adjust themselves timely in line with their physical conditions2、any change in human bodies goes systematically with changes in the environment3、at mid-afternoon4、Doctors in the U S used to be thirsty to know more about the new medical field5、Timing is Everything深度阅读21、All of the above2、According to Dr. James H. O’Keefe, Vitamin D deficiency is associated with the risk factors of heart disease.3、something related to the vessel or blood4、we need trust the results of study and apply them in the clinical treatment5、Vitamin D deficiency & heart disease快速阅读11、a headache2、get an emergency help3、eating a heavy meal4、blindness5、heart disease快速阅读21、stress2、it is a film3、trauma4、doing nothing5、relieve stressUnit 7深度阅读11、?The lie-detector camera creates a new way to identify the liars2、Objective3、he tends to escape4、delicate5、how this new machine works and different opinions on it深度阅读21、It can stop the action of an organ for a fraction of a second2、a substance that gets inside the body by chance3、it provides clear photos of moving organs4、the patient can be exposed to a slight amount of radiation safely5、a new type of X-ray machines to save lives快速阅读11、Fearsome2、the length of road3、Consumers4、Zambia and Burkina15、$ 4 billion快速阅读21、Astronomy2、Delta Aquarids has a definite peak3、1 or 2 hours before dawn on October, 214、South Taurids5、33—34 yearsUnit 8深度阅读11、children2、domestic help3、17; 394、People like to spend quality time with their offspring5、manliness深度阅读21、action taken to resolve a difficulty2、fake goods and customer service3、Remoteness and vastness4、175、backup phones快速阅读11、Oil and nuclear power2、A new source3、it exceeded budget projections4、coal is one of major sources of green gases5、one time快速阅读21、New Year’s Day2、Vanderbilt University3、Frugal4、Las Vegas5、seldomQuiz 2深度阅读11、It can help you spend money in a reasonable way2、to have the ability to control yourself3、you will learn how to make a better budget next time4、things can happen unexpectedly5、the importance of making a budget深度阅读21、Because the world is becoming more and more noisy2、Our mind may be harmed3、in our modern society it is hard to lead a quiet life4、it is important to warn people of the danger of noise pollution5、People are now trying to find ways to make noise as low as possible 快速阅读11、They differ in their opinions2、increases worker productivity3、It is getting popular in different companies4、decide whether it is suitable for the company5、help introduce the practice of telecommuting快速阅读21、to the wall2、There is no need for them to watch over the spacecraft3、listens to music4、Ninety minutes.5、Sleeping in the Spacecraft深度阅读31、Mulligan2、She would move viewers to buy clothes3、Kate Hudson4、women above 405、timing。

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[英语考试]成都理工大学外国语学院英语阅读四级材料期末考试试题成都理工大外语语院学国学<大英语精品语程学:四语语语语充材料>(CET-4 Reading Comprehension Supplementary Materials)Directions: There are 30 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question.Passage 1Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person's gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up (打量) and to assure them that you mean no threat.Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction. You need to emit a signal telling others you want to beleft alone. So you cut off eye contact, what sociologist Erring Goffman (1963) calls "a dimming of the lights." You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passenger's eyes. Shouldyou break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, youwill make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are youtelling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation.For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, "l know you", "l am interested in you," or "You look peculiar and I am curious about you." This type of stare often produces hostile feelings.1.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that___.A) every glance has its significanceB) staring at a person is an expression of interestC) a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptableD) a glance conveys more meaning than words2. If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is___.A) to look into another passenger's eyesB) to avoid eye contact with other passengersC) to signal you are not a threat to anyoneD) to keep a distance from other passengers3. By "a dimming of the lights" (Line 13,Para.1 )Erving Goffmanmeans___.A) closing one's eyesB) turning off the lightsC) ceasing to glance at othersD) reducing gaze-time to the minimum4. If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends tofeel___.A) depressedB) uneasyC) curiousD) amused5. The passage mainly discusses___.A) the limitations of eye contactB) the exchange of ideas through eye contactC) proper behavior in situationsD) the role of eye contact in interpersonal communication.Passage 2Geraldo Rivera is well known for his compassionate investigative reports on WABC-TV Eyewitness News. He has done exposes;揭露性语道,of NewYork City’s welfare hotels, the over-pricing of prescription drugs, and drug abuse. In 1971, he received the Associated Press Broadcaster of the Year awardfor the program Drug Crisis in East Harlem. He received the award again in1972 for the program Migrants, Dirt Cheap.His most famous expose however was done on the horrible conditionsat Staten Island’s Willowbrook State School. It is the world’s largest institution for the mentally disabled. His investigation began when he and his camera crew gained access to one of the buildings. Geraldo’s emotionally charged reports exposed the unsanitary;不语生的,conditions and neglectful, often abusive,treatment of the patients. He cried over what he discovered, and he made his viewers cry, too. The programs created a public plea for reform, and changes were made. Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York restored $20 million to the school’s slashed bud get. The programs—Willow brook earned him theScripps-Howard Award, an Emmy;埃米金像语,, and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.Geraldo Rivera has continued working for the mentally disabled. He founded One-to-One, a charity ;慈善机,构that provides small group homes for thecare of the mentally disabled in the community. He hosts hugeoutdoor festivals for the mentally disabled in New York City’s Central Park. He also wrote a book about some of the courageous people he hasmet as an investigative journalist. It is called A Special Kind of Courage. As he himself says,“ I makeno pretense;语语, of objectivity. But I’m not just in the businessof making people cry. I’m in the business of change.”6. Geraldo Rivera is working as a(n)______.A.news reporter for a newspaper in New YorkA.investigative reporter for a special TV programB.investigative officer of the New York governmentC.philanthropist(慈善家) for the welfare of the mentally disabled7. How many awards did Rivera receive for his work?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five8. Rivera’s investigation and expose on the conditions at Willowbrook StateSchool led to _____.A.the public concern and request for changesB.the improvement of the conditions thereC.a considerable increase in the school’s budgetD.all of the aboverd 9. The term “One-to-One” in the 3paragraph refers to ______.A.an organization in the community that helps take better care of thementally disabledB.a device that helps mentally disabled behave themselvesC.an organization that provides homes for the mentally disabledD.a hospital that helps cure the mentally disabled10. The author suggests in this passage that_____.A.Rivera has always been objective in reporting what he findsB.Rivera never tries to conceal his own compassion in his reportingC.Rivera has changed people’s views on the disabledD.Rivera’s work and efforts have greatly improved the conditions of thedisabled in New York.Passage 3In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters (年语人) who havenever been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we transfer them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally ill patients-even when those patients are their parents. This deprives (剥语) the dying patient of significant family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed approximately 500 terminally iii patients in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patientswho were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients' communications in order to truly understand their needs, fears, and fantasies (幻想). Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their tremendous need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near: We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the approach of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death.11. The elders of contemporary Americans___.A) were often absent when a family member was born or dyingB) were quite unfamiliar with birth and deathC) usually witnessed the birth or death of a family memberD) had often experienced the fear of death as part of life12. Children in America today are denied the chance___.A) to learn how to face deathB) to visit dying patientsC) to attend to patientsD) to have access to a hospital13. Five hundred critically ill patients were investigated with the main purpose of___.A) observing how they reacted to the crisis of deathB) helping them and their families overcome the fear of deathC) finding out their attitude towards the approach of deathD) learning how to best help them and their families14. The need of a dying patient for company shows___.A) his desire for communication with other peopleB) his fear of approaching deathC) his pessimistic attitude towards his conditionD) his reluctance to part with his family15. It may be concluded from the passage that___.A) dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of deathB) most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients needC) dying patients should be truthfully informed of their conditionD) most patients are unable to accept death until it is obviously inevitablePassage4The oldest and simplest method, then, of describing differences in personality was to classify people according to types. Such a system is called a Typology.A famous example of this method was set forth in Greece about the year 400 B.C. A physician named Hippocrates theorized that there were four fluids, or humors, in the body. Corresponding to each humor, he believed, there existed a definite type of personality.The four humors were blood, yellow bile;汁,胆, black bile, and phlegm;液,黏. A person in whom all four humors were in perfect balance had a harmonious;和语的, personality. If a person had too much blood, he was called sanguine, or cheerful and optimistic. Someone with too much yellow bile was choleric, or irritable and easily angered. Too much black bile made a person melancholy, or depressed and pessimistic. An oversupply of phlegm caused a human being to be phlegmatic, or slow and unfeeling. Scientists have long since discarded Hippocrates’ fluid theory. But the names of the humors, corresponding to these temperaments;语,气, have survived and are stilluseful, to some extent, in describing personality.Other features of people, such as their faces and physiques, have also been used to classify personality. Today, however, personality theories and classifications may also include factors such as heredity, the environment, intelligence, and emotional needs. Psychology, biology, and sociology are involved in these theories. Because of the complexity of human personality,present-day theories are often very different from one another. Psychologists vary in their ideas about what is most important in determining personality.16. This passage focuses on________.A.the history of the system of typologyB.important factors in determining personalityC.personality theory and classificationD.important features of human beings17. According to Hippocrates’ fluid theory, a person with a perfec t balance of all the four humors in him_________.A.was humorous and good at singingB.had a pleasant and agreeable temperamentC.would always be cheerful and optimisticD.seldom quarreled of fought with others18. Which of the following is NOT true?A.people with too much yellow bile were easily angeredB.the names of the four fluids are still used todayC.people with an oversupply of blood would easily get excitedD.many features of human beings have been used to classifypersonality19. Modern personality theories and classifications______.A.are often very different because personality itself is rathercomplicatedB.involve psychology , biology, and sociologyC.are based only on heredity, the environment, intelligence, andemotional needsD.all of the above20. In the forth-coming paragraphs, the author is most probably going to talk about____.A.some new interpretations of the Hisppocrates’ fluid theoryB.different opinions of psychologists about the factors in determiningpersonalityC.various definitions of typology given by different psychologistsD.the comparison between present-day personality theories andancientpersonality theoriesPassage 5Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors (流星) but alsobecause of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. Theunit of radiation is called "rem". Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage -- a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be discovered until the birth of deformed (畸形的) children or even grandchildren.Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high radiation and, during the outward and return journeys, the Apollo crew accumulated a large amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.21. According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man in that___.A) it protects him against the harmful rays from spaceB) it provides sufficient light for plant growthC) it supplies the heat necessary for human survivalD) it screens off the falling meteors22. We know from the passage that___.A) exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatalB) the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in comingC) radiation is avoidable in space explorationD) astronauts in spacesuits needn't worry about radiation damage23. The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members___.A) is insignificantB) seems overestimatedC) is enormousD) remains unknown24. It can be inferred from the passage that___.A) the Apollo mission was very successfulB) protection from space radiation is no easy jobC) astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildrenD) radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers25. The best title for this passage would be___.A) The Atmosphere and Our EnvironmentB) Research on RadiationC) Effects of Space RadiationD) Importance of Protection Against RadiationPassage 6Although the United Kingdom covers only a small area of the earth’s surface, it represents people of many different origins and cultures. Yet all of them are British indeed, it would be difficult to find anyone in modern Britain who could say with certainty that his ancestors had not come to the British Isles from somewhere else. Who, then, are today’s Britains and what kind of people are they?The history of human settlement in Britain goes back to the Stone Age hunters and gatherers who arrived from the European continent about 10,000 years ago. The peoples who followed them were settled agriculturalists who kept domestic animals and knew how to make simple pottery. Around 2000 BC these Stone Age people started to erect huge stone monuments, or henges, possibly for religious purposes. Work on the henges continued into the Bronze Age, until about 1500BC. The mostimposing and mysterious of these ancient monuments is Stonehenge, on windswept Salisbury plain in southwest England.Easy communication between the islands and the continental mainland must have existed and, from earliest times, this encouraged migration. By the end of the Bronze Age, around 700BC, Celtic people had arrived from north-western Europe bringing with them a revolutionary new skill: ironworking. Celts continued to come and settle in Britain for about 500 years and, by the time the Romans first landed in 55BC, the Celtic culture was well established. The earliest written records of Britain’s inhabitants come from the Romans who eventually conquered the various Celtic kingdoms then flourishing in England, Wales and the Scottish Low-lands.26. In this passage the author intends to tell the origin of ____.A.the BritishB.the CeltsC.the EnglishD.the Romans27. From the passage we know that_______.A.everyone in Britain came from the British IslesB.almost everyone came to the British Isles from somewhere elseC.almost everyone in Britain had his or her family origin from theBritish IslesD.almost every British citizen had his or her family origin fromsomewhere else28. According to the passage, the earliest inhabitants in Britain were______.A.the earliest agriculturalistsB.CeltsC.Stone Age hunters and gatherersD.Romans29. Thanks to ______ we can learn about the earliest inhabitants in Britain.A.Celts from north-western EuropeB.Stonehenge on Salisbury plainC.The well-established Celtic cultureD.The Romans occupying the Celtic Kingdoms in Britain30. According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?A.There were already religious activities in ancient Britain.munication between the British islands and the continentalmainland was convenient in the earliest times.C.There were many Celtic Kingdoms in Britain when the Romans camein 55 BC.D.There were blacksmiths in Britain before 700 BC.Passage 7The concept of "environment" is certainly difficult and may even be misunderstood; but we have no handy substitute. It seems simple enough to distinguish between the organism and the surrounding environment and to separate forces acting on an organism into those that are internaland biological and those that are external and environmental. But in actual practice this system breaks down in many ways, because the organism and the environment are constantly interacting so that the environment is modified by the organism and vice versa (反之亦然).In the case of men, the difficulties with the environmental concept are even more complicated because we have to deal with man as an animal and with men as a bearer (持有者) of culture. If we look at man as an animal and try to analyze the environmental forces that are acting on the organism, we find that we have to deal with things like climate, soil, plants, and such-like factors common to all biological situations; but we also find, always, very important environmental influences that we can only class as "cultural", whichmodify the physical and biological factors. But men, as we know him, is always a bearer of culture; and if we study human culture, we find that it, in turn, is modified by the environmental factors of climate and geography. We thus easily get into great difficulties from the necessity of viewing culture, at one moment, as a part of the man and, at another moment, as a part of the environment.31. Which of the following words can best describe the popular understanding of "environment" as the author sees it?A) Elaborate.B) Prejudiced.C) Faultless.D) Oversimplified.32. According to the author the concept of "environment" isdifficult to explain because___.A) it doesn't distinguish between the organism and the environmentB) it involves both internal and external forcesC) the organism and the environment influence each otherD) the relationship between the organism and the environment is unclear33. In analyzing the environmental forces acting on man the author suggests that___.A) biological factors are less important to the organism than cultural factors to manB) man and other animals are modified equally by the environmental forcesC) man is modified by the cultural environment as well as by the natural environmentD) physical and biological factors exert more influence on other organisms than on man34. As for culture, the author points out that___.A) it develops side by side with environmental factorsB) it is also affected by environmental factorsC) it is generally accepted to be part of the environmentD) it is a product of man's biological instincts35. In this passage, the author is primarily concerned with___.A) the interpretation of the term "environment"B) the discussion on organisms and biological environmentC) the comparison between internal and external factors influencing manD) the evaluation of man's influence on culturePassage 8Together with earthquakes, volcanoes are phenomena which bothdelight and terrify the human mind at the same time. Some of the most beautiful mountains in the world, admired by all who see them, are volcanoes. On the other hand, volcanoes have throughout history caused great destruction. The term volcano is associated with the island of Vulcano just north of Sicily. In classical times, this was thought to be the home of the god Vulcan—the god of destruction. Volcanoes have always been objects of mystery, and this is true today even despite the advances of science.A volcano is a kind of chimney, or “vent” which goes down to a liquid deep inside the earth, called “magma”. Three types of material come out of the vent: a hot liquid called lava, pieces of rock, and great quantities of gas. The lava and rock often collect round the vent and form what is known as the volcano’s cone. Volcanic eruptions vary between two extremes. In one, the lava comes quietly to the surface and flows away as a river, causing little damage except to objects directly in its path. On the other extreme great explosions occur, frequently blowing away the cone and causing great damage. The great majority of the world’s volcanoes are intermediate between these two extremes.There are several ways of classifying volcanoes. This is usually done according to the type of vent or the nature of the explosion. According to this latter classification, the most explosive type of volcano is the Pelean type, named after the eruption of Mount Pelee in the Lesser Antibes in 1902. The characteristic feature of this type is the so-called “glowing cloud”. This is a great cloud of red lava thrown from the volcano at high speed.36. Volcanoes______.A.delight people rather than terrify themB.either delight people or terrify themC.neither delight people nor terrify themA.delight people and, on the other hand, terrify them37. The first paragraph implies that in classical times____.A.there were a lot of volcanic eruptions on the island of VulcanoB.Vulcan lived on the island of VulcanoC.the island of Vulcano lay, and still lies today, just north of SicilyD.there were a lot of volcanic eruptions on the island of Sicily38. The word vent (Para. 2, Line 1)means_______.A.something like a chimney in the volcanoB.magma deep inside the earthC.the volcano’s coneva, rock, and gas39. According to this passage, most of the world’s volcanic eruptions_____.A.are extremely destructiveB.cause little damageC.are neither extremely destructive nor extremely nondestructiveD.are either extremely destructive or extremely nondestructive40. According to _____, the Pelean type is the most explosive typeof Volcano.A.the type of ventB.the nature of the explosionC.the colour of lavaD.the “glowing cloud”Passage 9If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise--and as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon.Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think andreason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ageingcould be slowed down.With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and varying occupations.Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intellect (智能) and emotion, and determine the human character. (The rear section of the brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing, does not contract with age, and one can continue without intellectual or emotional faculties.)Contraction of front and side parts--as cells die off--was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty-and seventy-year olds.Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is simple remedy tothe contraction normally associated with age--using the head.The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.Matsuzawa's findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. "The best way to maintain good bloodcirculation is through using the brain," he says, "Think hard and engage in conversation. Don't rely on pocket calculators."41. The team of doctors wanted to find out___.A) why certain people age sooner than othersB) how to make people live longerC) the size of certain people's brainsD) which people are more intelligent42. On what are their research findings based?A) A survey of farmers in northern Japan.B) Tests performed on a thousand old people.C) The study of brain volumes of different people.D) The latest development of computer technology.43. The doctor's tests show that___.A) our brains shrink as we grow olderB) the front section of the brain does not shrinkC) sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-oldsD) some people's brains have contracted more than other44. The word "subjects" in Paragraph 5 means___.A) something to be consideredB) branches of knowledge studiedC) persons chosen to be studied in an experimentD) any member of a state except the supreme ruler45. According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others?A) LawyersB) FarmersC) ClerksD) Shop assistantsPassage 10It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions, the bases for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory.Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use. It includes not only “remembering” things like arithmetic or historical facts, but also involves any change in the way an animal typicallybehaves. Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed something suspicious in the grain pile. Memory is also involved when a six-year-old child learns to swing a baseball bat.Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory-storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being. The instant-access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 ”words”---ready for instant use. An average U.S. teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a。

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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-3 Reading Comprehension Supplementary Materials)Directions: There are 30 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question.Passage 1Television has opened windows in everybody’s life. Young men will never again go to war as they did in 1914. Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle. And the result has been a general dislike of war, and perhaps more interest in helping those who suffer from all the terrible things that have been shown on the screen.Television has also changed politics. The most distant areas can now follow state affairs, see and hear the politicians before an election. Better informed, people are more likely to vote, and so to make their opinion count.Unfortunately, television’s influence has been extremely harmful to the young. Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world; that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. They believe that the violence they see is normal and acceptable. All educators agree that the “television generations” are more violent than their parents and grandparents.Also, the young are less patient. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and interesting, they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures; to read a book that requires thinking; to list en to a teacher who doesn’t do funny things like the people on children’s programs. And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes. That’s the time it takes on the screen.1. In the past, many young people ______.A. knew the effects of warB. went in for politicsC. liked to save the wounded in warsD. were willing to be soldiers2. Now with TV people can _____.A. discuss politics at an information centerB. show more interest in politicsC. make their own decisions on political affairsD. express their opinions freely3. The author thinks that TV advertisements _____.A. are not reliable on the wholeB. are useless to peopleC. are a good guide to adultsD. are very harmful to the young4. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. People have become used to crimes now.B. With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly.C. People now like to read books with pictures.D. The adults are less violent than the young.5. From the passage, we can conclude that _____.A. children should keep away from TV programs should be improvedC. children’s books should have picturesD. TV has a deep influence on the youngPassage 2Nonverbal (非语言的) communication has to do with gestures, movements and closeness of two people when they are talking. The scientists say that those gestures, movements and so on have meaning which words do not carry.For example, the body distance between two speakers can be important. North Americans often complain that South Americans are unfriendly because they tend to stand close to the North American when speaking, while the South American often considers the North American to be “cold” or “distant” because he keeps a greater distance between himself and the person he is speaking to . The “eye contact” provides another example of what we are calling nonverbal communication. Scientists have observed that there is more eye contact between people who like each other than there is between people who don’t like each other. The length of time that the person whom you are speaking to looks at your eyes indicates the amount of interest he has in the things you are talking about.On the other hand, too long a gaze can make people uncomfortable. The eyes apparently play a great part in nonverbal communication. Genuine warmth or interest, shyness or confidence can often be seen in the eyes. We do not always consider a smile to be a sign of frien dliness. Someone who is always smiling, and with little apparent reasons, often makes us uneasy.6. According to the passage, nonverbal communication _____.A. is a method often used by people who cannot speakB. can tell something that words cannotC. can be used to talk with people who cannot bearD. is less used than words7. The South American _____.A. tends to keep a distance between himself and the person he is speaking toB. usually stands close to the person he is talking toC. is often unfriendly when spoken toD. is often cold and distant when speaking8. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Less eye contact suggests distance in relation.B. The longer one looks at you, the more interest he has in you.C. There is more eye contact between people who like each other.D. Shorter eye contact shows more interest in what one is talking about.9. Too long a gaze _____.A. may upset people being looked atB. shows one’s great confidenceC. indicates one’s interest in the talkD. tells you how friendly one is10. Constant smiling without apparent reason _____.A. is a sign of one’s friendlinessB. is a sign of one’s unfriendlinessC. makes people feel happyD. makes people feel uncomfortablePassage 3In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly all the teachers are women, mostly married. The atmosphere is usually very friendly , and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian (要绝对服从的) methods of education were discredited (不被认可) rather a long time ago--so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction.The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on co-operation ratherthan competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness.11. According to the passage, the U.S. elementary education is supposed to make children _____.A. sensible and sensitiveB. competitive and interestedC. curious and friendlyD. happy and co-operative12. Some Americans complain about elementary schools because they think _____.A. children are reluctant to help each otherB. schools lay too much emphasis on co-operationC. children should grow up with competitive ideasD. schools give little actual instruction to children13. The author’s attitude towards American education can be best described as _____.A. favorableB. negativeC. tolerantD. unfriendly14. The American educational system emphasizes _____.A. material wealthB. competitionC. co-operationD. personal benefit15. The word “sociable” (Line 7, Paragraph2) most probably means _____.A. fond of talking freelyB. friendly with other peopleC. concerned about social welfareD. happy at schoolPassage 4In the United States, 30 percent of the adult population has a “weight problem”. To many people, the cause is obvious: they eat too much. But scientific evidence does little to support this idea. Going back to the America of the 1910s, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less and didn’t watch television. Several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on the average than thinner people. In fact, some investigations, such as the 1979 study of 3,545 London office workers, report that, on balance, fat people eat less than slimmer people.Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. A study by a research group at Stanford University School of Medicine found the following interesting facts:The more the men ran, the more body fat they lost.The more they ran, the greater amount of food they ate.Thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.16. The physical problem that many adult Americans have is that ________.A. they are too slimB. they work too hardC. they are too fatD. they lose too much body fat17．According to the article, given 500 adult Americans, _______ people will have a “weight problem.”A. 30B. 50C. 100D. 15018. Is there any scientific evidence to support that eating too much is the cause of a “ weight problem?”A. Yes, there is plenty of evidence.B. Of course, there is some evidence to show this is true.C. There is hardly any scientific evidence to support this.D. We don’t know because the information is not given.19. In comparison with the adult American population today, the Americans of the 1910s_______.A. ate more food and had more physical activitiesB. ate less food but had more activitiesC. ate less food and had less physical exerciseD. had more weight problems20. Modern scientific researches have reported to us that ________.A. fat people eat less food and are less activeB. fat people eat more food than slim people and are more activeC. fat people eat more food than slim people but are less activeD. thin people run less, but have greater increase in food intakePassage 5By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly increase their children’s language development. It is surprising but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children’s langu age development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child’s language skills increase.A study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, “What is the doggie doing?” rather than “Is the doggie running away?” The parents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers.At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language development,but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group showed 5. 5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine month s later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group.21. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A. Children who talk a lot are more intelligent.B. Parents who listen to their children can teach them more.C. Active children should read more and be given more attention.D. Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods.22. What does “it” in line 2 can most probably be replaced by?A. Parents increasing children’s language developmentB. Reading techniques being simpleC. Parents reading to childrenD. Children’s intelligence development23. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best ty pe to ask children about?A. Do you see the elephant?B. Is the elephant in the cage?C. What animals do you like?D. Shall we go to the zoo?24. The difference between the control group and the experimental group was _______.A. the training that parents receivedB. the age of the childrenC. the books that were readD. the number of the children25. The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that _______.A. parents should be trained to read to their childrenB. the more children read, the more intelligent they will becomeC. children’s language skills increase when they are required to respond activelyD. children who read actively seem six months olderPassage 6The agriculture revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labor-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labor was scarce. “In Europe”, said Thomas Jefferson, “the object is to make the most of their land, labor being sufficient; here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant.” It was in America, therefore, that the great advances in nineteenth century agricultural machinery first came. At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude (粗糙的) plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural tools on their backs. By 1860, most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form. The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow. As early as 1890 Charles Newbolt of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. The farmers, However, would home none of it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow. Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1869,James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled steel plow.26. The word “here”(Para,1,L ine 5) refers to ______.A. EuropeB. AmericaC. New JerseyD. Indiana27. Which of the following statement is NOT true?A. The need for labor helped the invention of machinery in AmericaB. The farmer rejected Charles Newbolt’s plow for fear of ruin of their fields.C. Both Europe and America had great need for farm machinery .D. It was in Indiana that the first chilled-steel plow was produced.28. The passage is mainly about _____.A. the agriculture revolutionB. the invention of labor –saving machineryC. the development of scientific agricultureD. the farming machinery in America29. At the opening of the nineteenth century, farmers in America_____.A. preferred light toolsB. were extremely self-reliant(自给的)C. had many toolsD. had very few tools30. It is implied but not stated in the passage that_____.A. there was a shortage of workers on American farmsB. the most important of the early invention was the iron plowC. after 1869, many people devoted their attention to the plowD. Charles Newbolt had made a fortune by his cast-iron plowPassage 7Human needs seem endless. When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat, when a manager gets a new sports car, a big house and pleasure boats dance into view.The many needs of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears.The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War II, these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s,a fourth level of needs appeared: the “life-enriching” level. While the other lev els involve physical satisfaction, that is, the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy goods and the latest styles in clothing.On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of needs as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime, and prejudice. After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our teeth, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.31. According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when＿＿.A. he has saved up enough moneyB. he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelterC. he has satisfied his hungerD. he has learned to build houses32. It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War II, most Americans＿＿.A. were very richB. lived in povertyC. had the good things on the first three levelsD. did not own automobiles33. Which of the following is NOT related to “physical satisfaction”?A. A successful careerB. A comfortable homeC. A good mealD.A family car34. What is the main concern of man on the fourth level?A. The more goods the better.B. The more mental satisfaction the better.C. The more “luxury” items the better.D. The more earnings the better.35. The author tends to think that the fifth level＿＿.A. would be little better than the fourth levelB. may be a lot more desirable than the first fourC. can be the last and most satisfying levelD. will become attainable before the government takes actionsPassage 8When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school. 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They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind with different amount of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out about life --- he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But, the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world; he seems to have a wall between him and life in general.36. According to this passage, intelligence is＿＿.A. the ability to study wellB. the ability to do well in schoolC. the ability to deal with lifeD. the ability to get high scores on some tests37. In a new situation, an intelligent person＿＿.A. knows more about what might happen to himB. is sure of the result he will getC. concentrates on what to do about the situationD. cares more about himself38. If an intelligent person failed, he would＿＿.A. try not to feel ashamedB. learn form his experiencesC. try to regret as much as possibleD. make sure what result he would get39. Bright children and not-bright children＿＿.A. are two different types of childrenB. are different mainly in their degree of clevernessC. have difference only in their way of thinkingD. have different knowledge about the world40. The author of this passage will probably continue to talk about＿＿.A. how to determine what intelligence isB. how education should be foundC. how to solve practical problemsD. how an unintelligent person should be taughtPassage 9We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways.It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because they are born with those behavior patterns.Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like “he went pale and began to tremble” suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, “he opened his eyes wide” is used to sug gest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese “surprise” can be described in a phrase like ‘they stretched out their tongues!’ Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike.Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people’s faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do.41. According to the passage,＿＿.A. we can hardly understand what people’s gestures meanB. we can not often be sure what people mean when they describe their feelings in words or gesturesC. words can be better understood by older peopleD. gestures can be understood by most of the people while words can not42. People’s facial expressions may be misunderstood because＿＿.A. people of different ages may have different understandingB. people have different culturesC. people of different sex may understand a gesture in a different wayD. people of different countries speak different languages43. In the same culture＿＿.A. people have different ability to understand and express feelingsB. people have the same understanding of somethingC. people never fail to understand each otherD. people are equally intelligent44. From this passage, we can conclude＿＿.A. words are used as frequently as gesturesB. words are often found difficult to understandC. words and gestures are both used in expressing feelingsD. gestures are more efficiently used than words45. The best title for this passage may be＿＿.A. Words and FeelingsB. Words, Gestures and FeelingsC. Gestures and FeelingsD. Culture and UnderstandingPassage 10Languages are remarkably complex and wonderfully complicated organs of culture. They contain the quickest and the most efficient means of communicating within their respective culture. To learn a foreign language is to learn another culture. In the words of a poet and philosopher, “As many languages as one speaks, so many lives one lives.” A culture and its language are as necessary as brain and body: while one is a part of the other, neither can function without the other. In learning a foreign language, the best beginning would be starting with the non-language elements of the language: its gestures, its body language, etc. Eye contact is extremely important in English. Direct eye contact leads to understanding, or, as the English saying goes, seeing eye-to-eye. We can never see eye-to-eye with a native speaker of English until we have learned to look directly into his eyes.46. The best title for this passage is ____.A. Organs of CultureB. Brain And BodyC. Looking into His EyesD. Language And Culture47. According to this passage, the best way to learn a foreign language is ____.A. to read the works of poets and philosophersB. to find a native speaker and look directly into his eyesC. to begin by learning its body languageD. to visit a country where you can study48. According to this passage, gestures are ____.A. spoken wordsB. a non-language elementC. pictures in a languageD. written language49. “As many languages as one speaks, so many lives …” means ____.A. if one learns many foreign languages, one will have a better understanding of his own languageB. life is richer and more interesting if one knows several languagesC. no matter how many languages one knows, one can never know more than one’s own cultureD. if a person speaks only one language, he will live a very happy life50. Which of the following doesn’t share the same meaning with the others?A. signsB. gesturesC. efficientD. body languagePassage 11Children are a re1atively modern invention. Until a few hundred years ago they did not exist. In medieval and Renaissance painting you see pint---sized men and women, wearing grown-up clothes and grown-up expressions, performing grown-up tasks. 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Kids' Country may be the inevitable result.Kids' Country is not all bad. America is the greatest country in the wor1d to grow up in because it is Kids' Country. We not on1y wear kids' clothes and eat kids' food; we dream kids' dreams and make them come true. It was, after all, a boys' game to go to the moon.If in the old days children did not exist, it seems equally true today that adults, as a class, have begun to disappear, condemning all of us to remain boys and girls forever, jogging and doing push-ups (俯卧撑) against eternity.51. The author uses the example of the Renaissance painting to show that _____.A) adu1ts showed less concern for children than we do nowB) adults were smaller and thinner at that time, but they still had lots of work to doC) children looked and acted like adults at that timeD) children were not permitted to appear in family paintings at that time52. In the third paragraph, the Old Country is contrasted with America _______.A) to show differences in family sizeB) to show differences in attitudes towards family relationsC) to show two kinds of geographyD) to show two different kinds of economic relations between generations53. Going to the moon is an example of ________.A) America's dreams and creativityB) America's childish and queer behaviorC) why America hasn't grown upD) why America is considered the greatest country in the world54. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A).It is very difficult for the middle-aged to live in America.。

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Mister Imagination先生想象力There were very few places in the world that Jules Verne, the writer, did not visit. He went round the world a hundred times or more. Once he did it in eighty days, unheard of in the nineteenth century. He voyaged sixty thousand miles under the sea, toured around the moon, explored the center of the earth, and chatted with natives in Australia.在这个世界上很少有地方是作家儒勒·凡尔纳没有游览过的。

他周游世界100次以上。

听说在十九世纪他曾经80天环游世界。

他在海底航行六万英里,他环游过月球,探索了地球的中心,在澳大利亚和土著聊天。

Jules Verne, the man, was a stay-at-home. He was more likely to be tired from writing than from traveling. He did make a few visits to Europe and North Africa. And he made one six-week tour of New York State. But that was all. He spent less than one of his seventy-seven years really traveling. Yet he was the world’s most extraordinary tourist.儒勒·凡尔纳是一个宅男。

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Television has opene d windows in everybody’s life.D. were willing to be soldiersB. show more interest in politicsA. are not reliable on the wholeB. With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly.D. TV has a deep influence on the youngNonverbal (非语言的) communication has to do with gestures, movements and closeness of two people when they are talking.B. can tell something that words cannotB. usually stands close to the person he is talking toD. Shorter eye contact shows more interest in what one is talking about.A. may upset people being looked atD. makes people feel uncomfortablePassage 3In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six.11. According to the passage, the U.S. elementary education is supposed to make children _____.A. sensible and sensitiveB. competitive and interestedC. curious and friendlyD. happy and co-operative12. Some Americans complain about elementary schools because they think _____.A. children are reluctant to help each otherB. schools lay too much emphasis on co-operationC. children should grow up with competitive ideasD. schools give little actual instruction to children13. The author’s attitude towards American e ducation can be best described as _____.A. favorableB. negativeC. tolerantD. unfriendly14. The American educational system emphasizes _____.A. material wealthB. competitionC. co-operationD. personal benefit15. The word ―sociable‖ (Line 7, Paragraph2) most probably means _____.A. fond of talking freelyB. friendly with other peopleC. concerned about social welfareD. happy at schoolPassage 4In the United States, 30 percent of the adult population has a ―weight problem‖.16. The physical problem that many adult Americans have is that ________.A. they are too slimB. they work too hardC. they are too fatD. they lose too much body fat17．According to the article, given 500 adult Americans, _______ people will have a ―weight problem.‖A. 30B. 50C. 100D. 15018. Is there any scientific evidence to support that eating too much is the cause of a ― weight problem?‖A. Yes, there is plenty of evidence.B. Of course, there is some evidence to show this is true.C. There is hardly any scientific evidence to support this.D. We don’t know because the information is not given.19. In comparison with the adult American population today, the Americans of the 1910s_______.A. ate more food and had more physical activitiesB. ate less food but had more activitiesC. ate less food and had less physical exerciseD. had more weight problems20. Modern scientific researches have reported to us that ________.A. fat people eat less food and are less activeB. fat people eat more food than slim people and are more activeC. fat people eat more food than slim people but are less activeD. thin people run less, but have greater increase in food intakePassage 5By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly increase their children’s language development.21. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A. Children who talk a lot are more intelligent.B. Parents who listen to their children can teach them more.C. Active children should read more and be given more attention.D. Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods.22. What does ―it‖ in line 2 can most probably be replaced by?A. Parents increasing children’s language developmentB. Reading techniques being simpleC. Parents reading to childrenD. Children’s intelligence dev elopment23. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about?A. Do you see the elephant?B. Is the elephant in the cage?C. What animals do you like?D. Shall we go to the zoo?24. The difference between the control group and the experimental group was _______.A. the training that parents receivedB. the age of the childrenC. the books that were readD. the number of the children25. The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that _______.A. parents should be trained to read to their childrenB. the more children read, the more intelligent they will becomeC. children’s language skills increase when they are required to respond activelyD. children who read actively seem six months olderPassage 6The agriculture revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: theinvention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture.26. The word ―here‖(Para,1,Line 5) refers to ______.A. EuropeB. AmericaC. New JerseyD. Indiana27. Which of the following statement is NOT true?A. The need for labor helped the invention of machinery in AmericaB. The farmer rejected Charles Newbolt’s plow for fear of ruin of their fields.C. Both Europe and America had great need for farm machinery .D. It was in Indiana that the first chilled-steel plow was produced.28. The passage is mainly about _____.A. the agriculture revolutionB. the invention of labor –saving machineryC. the development of scientific agricultureD. the farming machinery in America29. At the opening of the nineteenth century, farmers in America_____.A. preferred light toolsB. were extremely self-reliant(自给的)C. had many toolsD. had very few tools30. It is implied but not stated in the passage that_____.A. there was a shortage of workers on American farmsB. the most important of the early invention was the iron plowC. after 1869, many people devoted their attention to the plowD. Charles Newbolt had made a fortune by his cast-iron plowPassage 7Human needs seem endless. When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat,31. According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when＿＿.A. he has saved up enough moneyB. he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelterC. he has satisfied his hungerD. he has learned to build houses32. It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War II, most Americans＿＿.A. were very richB. lived in povertyC. had the good things on the first three levelsD. did not own automobiles33. Which of the following is NOT related to ―physical satisfaction‖?A. A successful careerB. A comfortable homeC. A good mealD.A family car34. What is the main concern of man on the fourth level?A. The more goods the better.B. The more mental satisfaction the better.C. The more ―luxury‖ items the better.D. The more earnings the better.35. The author tends to think that the fifth level＿＿.A. would be little better than the fourth levelB. may be a lot more desirable than the first fourC. can be the last and most satisfying levelD. will become attainable before the government takes actionsPassage 8When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school.36. According to this passage, intelligence is＿＿.A. the ability to study wellB. the ability to do well in schoolC. the ability to deal with lifeD. the ability to get high scores on some tests37. In a new situation, an intelligent person＿＿.A. knows more about what might happen to himB. is sure of the result he will getC. concentrates on what to do about the situationD. cares more about himself38. If an intelligent person failed, he would＿＿.A. try not to feel ashamedB. learn form his experiencesC. try to regret as much as possibleD. make sure what result he would get39. Bright children and not-bright children＿＿.A. are two different types of childrenB. are different mainly in their degree of clevernessC. have difference only in their way of thinkingD. have different knowledge about the world40. The author of this passage will probably continue to talk about＿＿.A. how to determine what intelligence isB. how education should be foundC. how to solve practical problemsD. how an unintelligent person should be taughtPassage 9We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways.41. According to the passage,＿＿.A. we can hardly understand what people’s gestures meanB. we can not often be sure what people mean when they describe their feelings in words orgesturesC. words can be better understood by older peopleD. gestures can be understood by most of the people while words can not42. People’s facial expressions may be misunderstood because＿＿.A. people of different ages may have different understandingB. people have different culturesC. people of different sex may understand a gesture in a different wayD. people of different countries speak different languages43. In the same culture＿＿.A. people have different ability to understand and express feelingsB. people have the same understanding of somethingC. people never fail to understand each otherD. people are equally intelligent44. From this passage, we can conclude＿＿.A. words are used as frequently as gesturesB. words are often found difficult to understandC. words and gestures are both used in expressing feelingsD. gestures are more efficiently used than words45. The best title for this passage may be＿＿.A. Words and FeelingsB. Words, Gestures and FeelingsC. Gestures and FeelingsD. Culture and UnderstandingPassage 10Languages are remarkably complex and wonderfully complicated organs of culture.46. The best title for this passage is ____.A. Organs of CultureB. Brain And BodyC. Looking into His EyesD. Language And Culture47. According to this passage, the best way to learn a foreign language is ____.A. to read the works of poets and philosophersB. to find a native speaker and look directly into his eyesC. to begin by learning its body languageD. to visit a country where you can study48. According to this passage, gestures are ____.A. spoken wordsB. a non-language elementC. pictures in a languageD. written language49. ―As many languages as one speaks, so many lives …‖ means ____.A. if one learns many foreign languages, one will have a better understanding of his own languageB. life is richer and more interesting if one knows several languagesC. no matter how many languages one knows, one can never know more than one’s own cultureD. if a person speaks only one language, he will live a very happy life50. Which of the following doesn’t share the same meaning with the others?A. signsB. gesturesC. efficientD. body languagePassage 11Children are a re1atively modern invention. Until a few hundred years ago they did not exist.51. The author uses the example of the Renaissance painting to show that _____.A) adu1ts showed less concern for children than we do nowB) adults were smaller and thinner at that time, but they still had lots of work to doC) children looked and acted like adults at that timeD) children were not permitted to appear in family paintings at that time52. In the third paragraph, the Old Country is contrasted with America _______.A) to show differences in family sizeB) to show differences in attitudes towards family relationsC) to show two kinds of geographyD) to show two different kinds of economic relations between generations53. Going to the moon is an example of ________.A) America's dreams and creativityB) America's childish and queer behaviorC) why America hasn't grown upD) why America is considered the greatest country in the world54. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A).It is very difficult for the middle-aged to live in America.B).America is Kids’ Country because the majority of the American population are children.C). Kid’s Country was taking shape in America when immigrants poured into the country.D).America is more of K id’ Country than any other countries in the world.55. By saying ―condemning all of us to remain boys and girls forever, jogging anddoing push-ups against eternity‖, the author means that ______.A). she thinks people shouldn’t be so concerned about physi cal fitnessB).she feels too old and tired to do such hard exerciseC).American society is overemphasizing youth and physical appearanceD).What happened to children centuries ago may occur to adults in America soonPassage 12The basic flag of the United States is one of the world's oldest national flags. 56. Why were only the flags of various European nations flown over the land during the discovery and settlement period?A) Because the flags were older than the national flag of the U. S.B) Because the land was divided by these nations.C) Because there was no universal flag over the land.D) We don't know from the passage.57. The first national flags of the United States .A) represented the 13 colonies which won independence in 1776B) were flown in American colonies in 1776C) were flown in American colonies in 1795D) gave representation to Congress58. Where the stars were placed on the national flag in 1818 was decided by .A) Congress B) the president C) the government D) the flagmaker59. How many states entered the Union between 1818 and 1912?A) 30 B) 28 C) 13 D) 860. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A) Before 1959 the flag had been changed 25 times.B) Each federal department has its own official flag.C) The national flag of the U. S. had 26 stars on it after admission of Hawaii intothe Union in 1959.D) By 1912, there had been 48 states in the Union.Passage 13Every animal is a living radiator —— heat formed in its cells is given off through its skin.61. The selection says that every animal is a living radiator because it .A) produces heat in its body cellsB) burns fuel to produce heatC) gives off heat through its skinD) requires oxygen to produce heat62. Small animals are said to live faster than big ones because they .A) have more skin for every ounce of body weightB) replace lost heat fasterC) burn fuel fasterD) maintain a higher body temperature63. The speed at which an animal lives is determined by measuring .A) the amount of food it eatsB) its body temperatureC) the rate at which it uses oxygenD) the amount of oxygen it uses64. The amount of oxygen an animal uses depends on .A) its body weightB) the food it eatsC) its general size and shapeD) the length of time it lives65. An animal weighing less than two and a half grams would starve because it would not be able to .A) get enough oxygenB) maintain its body temperatureC) burn its food fast enoughD) eat fast enough to supply fuelPassage 14Most people have had a dog or wanted one as their companion at some time intheir lives.66. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?A. You can always get help from the specialists.B. It is common sense that is the most important when choosing a dog.C. You should decide what kind of dog you want.D. Size and characteristics of the dogs should be considered too.67. What is mentioned as a consideration in buying a dog?A. The color of the dog.B. The price of the dog.C. Whether the dog will fit the environment.D. Whether the dog will get along with the other pets in the house.68. Why does the writer say a dog is a more demanding pet than a cat?A. It must be trained so that it won’t bite.B. It demands more food and space.C. It needs more love and care.D. It must be looked after carefully.69. Why is it advised to buy a baby dog under three months old?A. It’s easier to buy a bab y dog under three months old.B. They are less likely to be shy with human beings.C. They are less likely to run away.D. It’s easier for them to form a relationship with their masters.70. The word ―affection‖ (line 11) means _____.A. loveB. effectC. tieD. relationshipPassage 15Movies are the most popular form of entertainment for millions of Americans.71. The Americans go to the movies mainly because they want _____.A. to enjoy a good storyB. to experience an exciting lifeC. to see the actors and actressesD. to escape their daily life72. Which of the following is people’s normal response to the movies they watch?A. They feel that everything on the screen is familiar to them.B. They try to turn their dreams into reality.C. They become so involved that they forget their own problems.D. They are touched by the life stories of the stories of the actors and actresses.73. It is obvious that real life is _____.A. less romantic than that in the moviesB. more romantic than that in the moviesC. as romantic as that in the moviesD. filled with romantic stories74. The American movies are popular because _____.A. they are well-made and the stories are interestingB. the characters in the movies are free to do whatever they likeC. the heroes have to cope with many problems and frustrationsD. good guys in the movies always win in the end75. People enjoy seeing the movies because they _____.A. are tired of their everyday livesB. feel inspired by the heroic deeds of the good guysC. want to see who win in the endD. have to cope with many problems in their livesPassage 16Mrs. Wilson, the wife of a rich businessman, invited some of her friends to lunch.76. Mrs. Wilson was very pleased with herself, for ________.A. she could sing and dance with her friendsB. she could see her friends againC. the fish dish looked and smelled niceD. the fish dish tasted unusually nice77. When all her friends had left, Mrs. Wilson felt happy because ________.A. many of her friends still liked herB. many of he friends still remember herC. her friends enjoyed the dinnerD. both she and her friends had a good time that afternoon.78. Mrs. Wilson was in an armchair near the window ________.A. to have some restB. to see her neighbor's catC. to enjoy the setting of the sunD. to say good-bye to her friends79. Mrs. Wilson was terrified to see the cat dead in hr garden because she thought _______.A. her neighbor might think she had killed the catB. the death of the cat must have been the result of eating the fishC. one of her friends must have killed the cat without telling herD. her own cat was also in danger80. Mrs. Wilson didn't feel relieved（轻松的. until ________.A. the family doctor gave her some good adviceB. she was told all her friends were all rightC. she was telephoned the truth about the death of the catD. all her visitors had met doctorPassage 17Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.81.Tokyo is different from London in that___________.A. it has a larger populationB. there are more traffic jamsC. it is more difficult to go somewhere on footD. night clubs are sometimes empty82.Japanese trains _____________.A. often leave and arrive on timeB. are often crowdedC. are the main means people use to travel to and from workD. all of the above83.Where can you find everybody reading a newspaper? _____________.A. At most London train stationsB. At most Tokyo train stationsC. On a Tokyo trainD. On a London train84.Fires break out _______ in Tokyo according to the writer.A. quite frequentlyB. only several times a dayC. not very oftenD. very seldom85.Which of the following is NOT true about Tokyo? ___________.A. The streets become more crowded at 11:30 at nightB. There are more trains than carsC. Fire-engines are very busy in the cityD. Tokyo people are friendlyPassage 18What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red?86. According to this passage, _________.A. one can choose his color preferenceB. one is born with his color preferenceC. one's color preference is changeableD. one has to choose his favorite color as soon as he can see clearly87. We would pay attention to colors because _______.A. colors do have effect on our moodsB. colors may have effect on our work and studyC. light and bright colors make people happyD. you can know your friends better by the colors they like or dislike88. The main idea of this passage is ________.A. one's color preference shows one's characterB. you can brighten your life with wonderful colorsC. psychologists have been studying the meaning of color preferenceD. one's color preference has something to do with his character and colorshave effects on human beings89. The writer believes that in realizing the four modernizations of country, we needmore people who love _______.A. yellowB. redC. greenD. black90. "I am feeling black" means ______.A. I am feeling wellB. I am very happyC. I am excitedD. I am depressedPassage 19The sense of sound is one of our most important means of knowing what is going on around us.91. Why are scientists surprised by the findings in their noise study?A) Because the world is becoming more and more noisy.B) Because they have learned that noise is also a kind of pollution.C) Because noise is an unwanted waste for human beings.D) Because people knew little about noise before.92. What may happen if we cannot hear ourselves think?A) We may forget what we have thought about.B) Our thoughts may be disturbed.C) Our mind may be harmed.D) We may have difficulty finding the right words.93. When the writer says we cannot return to the good old days, he means that ___A) our society is becoming much worse than beforeB) in our modern society it is hard to lead a quiet lifeC) the old days were much happier than the present timeD) it is impossible for us to deal with noise as we did before94. From the last sentence of the passage we can learn that .A) we can put noise under control if we take effective measuresB) sometimes we have to shout loudly so that others can hear usC) shouting is the chief cause of noise pollution nowadaysD) it is important to warn people of the danger of noise pollution95. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A) Only recently did people realize the harmful effect of noise.B) Noise pollution is the worst kind of pollution we suffer from.C) People are now trying to find ways to make noise as low as possible.D) The writer thinks that it is almost impossible for people to avoid noise.Passage 20An earthquake is caused by a sudden slip on a fault (断层).96. The main idea of the passage is _____.A) how earthquakes are formed and classifiedB) how earthquakes can be predicted and locatedC) earthquakes do not so often occur on the earthD) earthquakes are considered to be a threat to humans97. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?A) Earthquakes of large magnitudes cause casualties.B) Earthquakes often happen in narrow zones.C) Earthquakes involve the release of energy.D) Earthquakes can cause waves in the sea.98. What can we learn from the passage?A) Scientists can locate most earthquakes.B) Earthquakes are very common on the earth.C) Scientists can find a way to prevent earthquakes.D) More earthquakes of higher magnitudes are detected than those of lower ones.99. How do scientists distinguish a significant earthquake from a major earthquake?A) A significant earthquake is of higher magnitude.B) A significant earthquake can kill more people.C) A major earthquake is of higher magnitude.D) A major earthquake is of lower magnitude.100. The word "fracture" (Line 1, Paragraph 1) most probably means _____.A) a stress in the crust C) an outer layer of the crustB) a large hole in the rock D) a cracked part in the rockPassage 21It was a happy combination of mountains, sea, and sun which made farming become the leading industry of the Southern Colonies (殖民地).101. "A New World crop" in the last sentence of the 1st paragraph most probably refers to _____.A) wheat B) rice C) tobacco D) barley 102. According to this passage ideal farming conditions in the Southern Colonies mainly consisted of _____.A) a long coast and high mountainsB) plentiful rain and the long growing seasonC) hot summers and steep mountain riversD) plentiful clouds and deep soil103. Which of the following was NOT a factor that makes the Southern Colonies become a farming group?A) Competition in producing fruits and grains.B) The early discovery of a New World crop.C) Favorable geographical location.D) Ideal farming conditions.104. Tobacco was said to be "a magic word" because _____.A) it brought a big profit to the Southern ColoniesB) tobacco was in steady demand in the Old WorldC) the Southerner had competition in its productionD) the Southerner's life depended on it to a great extent105. The phrase "revolved around" can be replaced by _____.A) was only interested in C) moved in a circle aroundB) was closely connected with D) gradually developed intoPassage 22Information has always been at the center of human communication.106. Information is considered to be the center of human communication because ____.A) human communication means information exchangeB) human communication involves people's participationC) information is now experiencing a revolutionD) information helps people gather together107. What was the historical contribution of the newspaper as a source of information?A) It made the mass communication truly develop.B) It helped the mass communication develop in cities.C) It kept people timely informed about the world events.D) It kept reliable information available in big cities.108. What was NOT the problem with the newspaper of that time?A) Its difficult delivery in the countryside.B) Its limitation of information sources.C) Its limited reliability of information.D) Its easy circulation in big cities.109. The third paragraph mainly tells us that technology helps _____.A) information easily available C) inform everything timelyB) people be part of history D) produce the latest news110. It can be safely concluded from the last paragraph that a basic need today is ____.A) communication B) informationC) high-technology D) media typesPassage 23For a small island Great Britain has a great length of coastline, and there is no place in the whole country which is more than three hours' journey by car from the sea.111. It will take one _____ to travel to any place of Great Britain by car from any part of the coast.A) a week B) a fortnightC) 3 hours or less D) more than 3 hours112. According to the first paragraph, it is more possible for a visitor to find a scenic spot along the coast of England in _____.A) the north-east B) the south-westC) the north-west D) the south-east113. Some parts of the coast in Great Britain are crowded during the summer probably because they _____.A) have a great number of inhabitants C) attract a large number of visitorsB) are suitable for fishing D) extend out into the sea114. The coast of Devon and Cornwall can be best described as _____.A) flat all the way to the sea C) steep with bare rocky hillsB) sheltered all the year round D) dramatic with beautiful scenery 115. How long do the visitors stay in a seaside resort?A) From several hours to two weeks. C) From a few days to two months.B) Usually less than a day. D) Seldom more than a week. Passage 24If women are mercilessly exploited year after year, they have only themselves to blame.116. Designers and big stores always make money ________.A). by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry。

大学英语三级资料

"College English Learning Manual" (《大学英语学习手册》): This manual provides a comprehensive overview of College English learning, including an introduction to the curriculum, tips for effective learning, and exercises to help students practice their English skills.
"College English Learning Companion" (《大学英语学伴》): This tutorial book offers a companion guide for students learning College English, covering a range of topics such as vocabulary building, grammar review, and exam preparation.
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Organize your thoughts
Jot down key points or an outline before answering.
Answering Skills
Positive self-talk
Replace negative thoughts with positive self-talk to stay motivated and confident.
翻译技巧
掌握基本的翻译技巧，如直译、意译等，能够准确传达原文意思，提高语言转换能力。
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PET3 公共英语三级阅读资料第五课 The Incredible Potato

The Incredible Potato不可思议的马铃薯This is the vegetable that conquered the world: the peasant’s life support, the food lover’s delight, nutritious, loved and hated—the incredible potato, the amazing spud.这是蔬菜,征服世界:农民的生活的大力支持下,食物情人的喜悦、营养、爱和hated-the难以置信的土豆,惊人的马铃薯。

Among the first Europeans to see the plant the Indians called “papa” were Francisco Pizarro and his soldiers. When they invaded Peru in the 1530s, they were unaware of the buried treasure beneath their feet. They rode roughly over the papa in hot pursuit of the Inca Emperor, Atahualpa, and his gold. 第一批欧洲人看到了植物印第安人称为“爸爸”,他的士兵弗朗西斯科·皮萨罗。

当他们入侵秘鲁在逐渐瓦解,还不知道这个宝藏他们脚下。

他们骑着大约在爸爸的印加帝王、Atahualpa,和他的金子。

Introduced into Europe over the next years, the potato began four centuries of world conquest. The Inca Empire has vanished. Spain’s glory is only a memory. The potato still survives. Compared with the vast benefits this unusual plant has given to man, all the gold of Peru becomes worthless. 引进欧洲在今后的几年里,四世纪征服世界的开始。

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三级阅读公共英语学习笔记三级阅读公共英语学习笔记小D提醒：鼠标悬停在颜色不同的单词上或划选单词即可获得详细释义Dialogues /monologues:1、 About a block down from here.2、I went to the conference to register and to set up my exhibition stand.3、 I set out our brochures ready for the official opening.4、 Coal could be moved from Welsh mining villages right into the heart of London.5、Britain’s rail network is still second to none.6、That doesn’t necessarily follow.7、 There will be taxies to cross down, but it will naturally be more economical to use bicycles and buses or to work.Passage:Washington, D.C. serves as the seat of government for the United States of American. Over the 200 years, Washington, D.C. has grown with the nation, and it now represents the very best of America. From its majestic monuments to its incomparable museums, from the Mall to the steps of the Capital, Washington offers visitors one-of-a-kind attractions.The majestic capital building stands at the center of the city, allowing unobstructed views of the city’s most famous attractions. The immense open space of the Mall is marked off by the various museums of the Smithsonian Institution, the largest cluster of museums in the world. The national Air and Space Museum celebrates the nation’s achievements in flight and space exploration, from the Wright brother’s first biplane to theApollo moon mission and beyond. Visitors also line up for the Natural History Museum to learn about the sciences and to view the famous Hope Diamond. The Smithsonian Institution also includes the world-famous galleries. Art lovers should also appreciate the nearby National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of American Art.Looking past the Mall, the Washington Monument stands 505 feet above the city. It was the tallest man-made structure in America from its completion until the early 1900’s. Behind this monument are the reflecting pool and the trio of memorials dedicated to remembering President Lincoln and the wounded and killed of the Vietnam and Korean conflicts. New to the area of the tidal basin, and facing the Jefferson Memorial, a memorial to Franklin Roosevelt lies on the Potomac River which hosts millions of visitors each year.The offices of the various government agencies take up most of the space of the city, and most offer free tours to the public. The White House also offers free tours to the public. Just outside of the city, the national zoo houses thousands of animals on 163 acres of park. Among its residents are two giant pandas given to the United States as gifts from the People’s Republic of China. Across the river in Arlington, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands amidst the dim, grave and majestic Arlington National Cemetery.Washington has many other distractions from politics. Washington’s theatre life is thriving; it is second only to New York in number of theatre seats. The National Symphony and other musical companies play four schedules. As a temporary home to diplomats from around the world, Washington’s restaurant offerings are the finest and most diverse around.The beauty and grandeur of the nation’s capital continue to captivate millions of American and foreign tourists who visit Washington, D.C. each year.参考译文:华盛顿特区（又称华盛顿哥伦比亚特区）是美利坚合众国政府所在地。

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Television has opened windows in everybody’s life. A were willing to be soldiers B. show more interest in politics A. are not reliable on the whole B. With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly.D. TV has a deep influence on theNonverbal communication has to do with gestures,B. can tell something that words cannot B. usually stands close to the person he is talking to D. Shorter eye contact shows more interest in what one is talking about.A.may upset people being looked atD.makes people feel uncomfortableIn the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. D. happy and co-operativeD. schools give little actual instruction to children A. favorable C. co-operation s B. friendly with other peopleIn the United States, 30 percent of t he adult population has a “weight problem”.D. they lose too much body fat D. 150C. There is hardly any scientific evidence to support this.A. ate more food and had more physical activities A. fat people eat less food and are less activeBy adopting a few simple techniques, parents who readD. Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods.A. Parents increasing children’s language developmentC. What animals do you like?A. the training that parents received C. children’s language skills increa se when they are The agriculture revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things:B. America Both Europe and America had great need for farm machinery B.the invention of labor –saving D.had very few tools A.there was a shortage of workers on American farmsHuman needs seem endless. C. he has satisfied his hunger D.did not own automobiles A. A successful career B. The more mental satisfaction the better l B. may be a lot more desirable than the first fourWhen we talk about intelligence, C.the ability to deal with life C. concentrates on what to do about the situation B. learn form his experiences A. are two different types of children D. how an unintelligent person should be taught We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, ,B.we can not often be sure what people mean when they describe their feelings in words or B. people have different cultures A. people have different ability C. words and gestures B. Words, Gestures and FeelingsLanguages are remarkably complex and wonderfully complicated organs of culture D Language And Culture C.to begin by learning B. a non-language element B. life is richer and more C. efficientChildren are a re1atively modern invention.C) children looked D) to show two different kinds of A) America's dreams D).America is more C).American society isThe basic flag of the United States is one of the world's oldest national flag s. B) Because the land wasA) represented the 13 colonies D) the flagmaker B) 28C) The national flag of the U. S. had 26Every animal is a living radiator C) gives off heat C) burn fuel fasterC) the rate at which it uses oxygenA) its body weight D) eat fast enough to supply fuelMost people have had a dog or wanted one as their companion at some time in their lives.B. It is commonC. Whether the dog will fit the environment.C. It needs ?D.It’s easier for them A. loveMovies are the most popular form of entertainment for millions of Americans D. to escape their daily life C. They become so A. less romantic A. they are well-made B. feel inspiredMrs. Wilson, the wife of a rich businessman, C. the fish dish looked and smelled nice D. both she and her friends had a A. to have some rest B. the deathC. she was telephonedTokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time C. it is more difficult to go somewhere on footD. all of the above D. On a London train.A. quite frequently B. There are more trains than carsWhat is your favorite color? B. one is born with his color preferenceA. colors do have D. one's color preference has something C. Green D. I am depressed The sense of sound is one of our most important means of knowing what is goingA) Because the world C) Our mind may be harmed.B) in our modern society it is hard to lead a quiet lifeD) it is importanC) People are now trying to find ways to make noise as low as possible.An earthquake is caused by a sudden slip on a fault (断层). A fault is a fracture in the crust (地壳) A) how earthquakes are fD) Earthquakes can cause B) Earthquakes are very common on the earth.C) A major earthquake is of higher magnitude.D) a cracked part in the rockIt was a happy combination of mountains, sea,C) tobaccoB) plentiful rain and the long growing seasonA) Competition in producing fruits and grains D) the Southerner's life depended on it to a great extentB) was closely connected wit Information has always been at the center of human communication.A) human communication means information exchangeC) It kept people timely informed about the world events.D) Its easy circulation in big cities A) information easily available B) informationFor a small island Great Britain has a great length of coastline C) 3 hours or less B) the south-west C) attract a large number of visitors D) dramatic with beautiful scenery A) From several hours to two weeks.If women are mercilessly exploited year after year, C). by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing B). a waste of time A). New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women.D). men are more stable and reliable in characterPeople everywhere agree on what a mountain is.A) compares it with D) both A and B C) the level of the sea B) height A) very old When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought B). a store manage B). explaining exactly what is wrong with the item A). meet the standard of B). how to make an effective complaint about a faulty item When an art museum wants a new exhibit,C). often must be constructed D). to cover the shell by skinC). creatures too small to be seen clearly B). Prob1ems of Exhibiting Natura1 History A). Nothing in a natural history museum is alive. What exactly is a lie?C) told in order to avoid offending someone A) are better at telling lies than men do C) he tends to make some small changes in his behaviour B) the nose is sensitive to physical changes caused by lying D) The circumstances in which his lie is told.Friends play an important part in our 1ives, D) not just anybody we get on well with A) Age and background.C)unfriendliness D) arguing and discussing things will sometimes result in friendship B) there are no special ceremonies to strengthen friendshipThe universities from which our own A). groups of teachers C). the rapid growth B). provide necessary personnel for the community D). were strict Baptists A). He broadened the goals of the University of Chicago。

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下面是店铺整理的公共英语三级考试阅读理解真题，欢迎阅读!Part ADirections:Read the following two texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.Text 1Isabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. In 2006, she started her own consulting practice, but by 2008, most of her larger clients had to drop her because of the economy. In 2011, she was undertaking irregular assignments and knew she needed a steady job. The first job she considered was Director of HR for a company in Utah. After the initial interviews, she felt the job fit her except for the location. Still, she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained that Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better understand the firm's culture. She directed Isabel to several videos of the company's CEO, who regularly appeared in front of the company in costume as part of morale building exercises and expected his senior leaders to do the same. "Even though I was desperate for a job, I knew I couldn't do that," Isabel says. She called the recruiter to turn down the job and explained that she didn't feel there was a cultural fit.A few months later, she interviewed for another job: adirector of employee relations at a local university. After several interviews, the hiring manager told her the job was hers if she wanted it. The job had many positives : it was a low-stress environment, it offered great benefits, and the university was an employee-friendly place. But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldn't be challenging enough. Finally, she turned it down. "It would be great to have a paycheck and great benefits but I would definitely have trouble sleeping at night," she says.In both cases, she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasn't taking the jobs."In the past, it felt like dating, I was worried about hurting people's feelings," she says. However, they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty. She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to.26. In 2011, Isabel_______A. did consulting now and thenB. found a job close to her homeC. refused several job interviewsD. ran a successful consulting firm27. Isabel turned down the first job offer mainly because of its_______A. CEOB. cultureC. locationD. recruiter28. Isabel was dissatisfied with the second job due to its_______A. junior rifleB. low benefitsC. EnvironmentD. lack of challenge29. Isabel believed that her rejection of the jobs was______A. harmfulB. surprisingC. justifiableD. troublesome30. According to Isabel, it is important to______A. look for jobs with little stressB. look for jobs with great benefitsC. be truthful in declining job offersD. be cautious in declining job offersText 2You do not usually get something for nothing. Now, a new study reveals that the evolution of an improved learning ability could come at a particularly high price: an earlier death.Past experiments have demonstrated that it is relatively easy .through selective breeding to make rats, honey bees and-that great favourite of researchers-fruit flies a lot better at learning. Animals that are better learners should be competitive and, thus, over time, come to dominate a population by natural selection. But improved learning ability does not get selected amongst these animals in the wild. No one really understands why.Tadeusz Kawecki and his colleagues at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland have measured the effects of improved learning on the lives of fruit flies. The flies were given two different fruits as egg-laying sites. One of these was laced with a bitter additive that could be detected only on contact. The flies were then given the same fruit but without an additive. Flies thatavoided the fruit which had been bitter were deemed to have learned from their experience. Their children were reared and the experiment was run again.After repeating the experiment for 30 generations, the children of the learned flies were com- pared with normal flies. The researchers report in a forthcoming edition of Evolution that although learning ability could be bred into a population of fruit flies, it shortened their lives by 15%. When the researchers compared their learned flies to colonies selectively bred to live long lives, they found even greater differences. Whereas learned flies had reduced their life spans, the long-lived flies learned less well than even average flies.The authors suggest that evolving an improved learning ability may require a greater investment in the nervous system which takes resources away from processes that delay ageing. However, Dr. Kawecki thinks the effect could also be a by-product of greater brain activity increasing the production of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), which can increase oxidation in the body and damage health.No one knows whether the phenomenon holds true for other animals. So, biologists, at least, still have a lot to learn.31. Past experiments prove selective breeding can make animals better_______A. CommandersB. CompetitorsC. survivorsD. learners32. In this experiment, scientists observed that________A. some flies avoided the fruit without an addictiveB. some flies preferred the fruit with an addictiveC. the eggs of the flies were not damagedD. the impact on the flies did not last long33. The forthcoming report says that_______A. long-lived flies are better at laying eggsB. long-lived flies are poorer in learningC. learned flies have a relatively long lifeD. learned flies live as long as average ones34. According to Dr.Kawecki, greater brain activity______A. reduces oxygen consumptionB. regulates the nervous systemC. speeds up the ageing processD. stabilizes the ageing process下载文档。

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四川省大学英语三级考试必备作文1第一篇：四川省大学英语三级考试必备作文1The First Day I Came to CollegeI still remember the first day when I came to college.It was a sunny day and everything seemed fresh to me.My dream of becoming a college student had come true.It was a turning point in my life.Looking at the modern classroom buildings and library, I felt proud of my college.I knew that it would be a good chance for me to learn a great deal of knowledge.Anyway, I decided to study hard to the expectations of my parents and my motherland.I was sure that I could make the best of the chance and become a successful college student.第二篇：大学英语三级考试必备作文大学英语三级考试必备作文范文：求学信/求职信Dear Sir or Madam，I am a senior from the Department of Business Administration.I am writing the letter in purpose of applying for admission into your esteemed institution/your recently advertised position for a staff member.I am sure that I am qualified for it.First, enclosed with this letter is my resume, which further details my previous academic qualifications and work experience.Second, not only do my qualifications and experience make me a perfect candidate for it, my cheerful personality is well suited to studying in your prestigious university/working as a staff st, my hobbies include sports and music.Words fail me when I try to express my heartfelt gratitude to the help you render me.Your prompt and favorable attention to my inquiry would be highly appreciated.Yours sincerely，Li Ming第三篇：大学英语三级考试必备作文大学英语三级考试必备作文范文：求学信/求职信Dear Sir or Madam, I am a senior from the Department of Business Administration.I am writing the letter in purpose of applying for admission into your esteemed institution/your recently advertised position for a staff member.I am sure that I am qualified for it.First, enclosed with this letter is my resume, which further details my previous academic qualifications and work experience.Second, not only do my qualifications and experience make me a perfect candidate for it, my cheerful personality is well suited to studying in your prestigious university/working as a staff st, my hobbies include sports and music.Words fail me when I try to express my heartfelt gratitude to the help you render me.Your prompt and favorable attention to my inquiry would be highly appreciated.Yours sincerely, Li Ming第四篇：大学英语三级考试2006年1月浙江省大学英语三级考试Part II Vocabulary21.The couple are unable to have children of their own, so they decided to _____ a daughter.A、adoptB、adjustC、adaptD、appoint22.I find this book of great _____ in helping me get along well with others.A、wealthB、priceC、usefulnessD、value23.I’m sure I have seen that man before but I can’t _____ where.A、remindB、retellC、recallD、recognize24.Convenience foods which are ready for cooking are _____ in grocery stores.A、availableB、capableC、acceptableD、probable25.They had a heated discussion on the topic but came to no _____.A、endB、ideaC、resultD、conclusion26.In the past few years the school has _____ a lot of money improving the teaching equipment.A、costB、paidC、spentD、taken27.The school bus got out of ____ on the way to school this morning, so all the students were late.A、wokB、functionC、powerD、order28.Road safety should be taught to young children to _____ road accident.A、avoidB、refuseC、denyD、ignore29.It is difficult to _____ what the long-term effects of the reform will be.A、investigateB、informC、broadcastD、predict30.His _____ novel is more interesting than any other novels he’s ever written.A、firstB、latestC、formerD、later31.It’s time for us to take measures to stop water _____ as it is getting more and more serious.A、conditionB、pollutionC、standardD、population32.Jack invite d me to his birthday party but I didn’t _____ his invitation.A、acceptB、receiveC、answerD、reply33.We don’t think anyone can _____ us with being irresponsible for the students.A、chargeB、accuseC、scoldD、blame34.To my horror, I found my drinking was starting to have a _____ effect on my work.A、harmlessB、negativeC、uniqueD、positive35.I don’t want to get _____ in the argument about whom to blame.A、interestedB、involvedC、absorbedD、focused36.Wearing a bright-colored silk dress, she _____ in the crowed.A、stood outB、stood upC、stood forD、stood by37.–Mr.Smith hasn’t got married, has he? – Yes, he has._____, he has a daughter already.A、As a matter of factB、As a ruleC、InsteadD、However38._____, the floor is wet.We have just cleaned it.A、Look aroundB、Look backC、Look outD、Look down.39.– Would you do me a favor and take me the box upstairs? –_____.A、My pleasureB、Never mindC、With pleasureD、I’m glad to hear that40.Henry tried many times to _____ smoking but failed.A、give outB、give inC、give offD、give upPart III Structure41.I can’t stand him.He always talks as if he _____ everything.A、knowB、has knownC、knewD、had known42.I’m sorry, but there are _____ for Sunday’s concert.A、no tickets availableB、not tickets availableC、no available ticketsD、not available tickets43.All flights _____ because of the terrible weather, the Smiths had to go back to the hotel.A、had been canceledB、being canceledC、having been canceledD、were canceled44._____ for your laziness, you could have passed the entrance examination.A、If it were notB、Had it not beenC、Weren’t itD、If it had been not45.Once upon a time, _____ known by the name of Rip Van Winkle.A、a man lived thereB、there lived a manC、lived there a manD、lived a man46.He said that he would take part in the oral English contest, _____ is most unusual for him.A、thisB、itC、thatD、which47.–Do you want to see my driver’s license or my passport? –Oh, _____.A、either one will doB、either does wellC、all will doD、each will be fine48.A language lab with 40 computers _____ to the middle school as a gift.A、was givenB、would have givenC、were givenD、had given49.He _____ to have the examination yesterday evening, but he went to the concert instead.A、would comeB、must have comeC、need comeD、should have come50.Linda _____ an essay about customs in China last week andI wonder if she has finished it.A、wroteB、has writtenC、was writingD、had written51.Is this the washing-machine that you want _____?A、to have been repairedB、is repairedC、to be repairedD、will be repaired52.I don’t think you have met him before, _____?A、don’t IB、haven’t youC、do ID、have you53.The foreign languages school has a large collection of books, _____ are in English.A、many of themB、many onesC、many of whichD、many books54.Do you think _____ possible to master a foreign language within two months?A、thisB、itC、thatD、which55.It was in this factory _____ “West Lake” sewing machines were made.A、whereB、thatC、in whichD、there56.–David speaks English very well.–_____.A、So he does, and so do youB、So does he, and so you doC、So he does, and so you doD、So does he, and so do you57.The wooden house is still in excellent condition _____ it was built over 100 years aA、sinceB、becauseC、despiteD、though58.I am strongly against his proposal that the plan _____.A、be cancelledB、will be cancelledC、to be cancelledD、shall becancelled59._____ I want to know is how long it will take to finish the building.A、ThatB、WhichC、WhatD、Whether60.The project _____ by the end of 2004 has benefited 100,000 people in the city.A、completedB、being completed C、having been completedD、to be completedPart IV Reading ComprehensionPassage OneQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage:Why don’t birds get lost on their long migratory(迁徙的)flight? Scientists have puzzled over this question for many years.Now they are beginning to fill in the blanks.Not long ago, experiments showed that birds rely on the sun to guide them during daylight hours.But what about birds that fly mainly by night? T ests with artificial(人造的)stars have proved conclusively that certain night-flying birds are able to follow stars in their long-distance flights.One such bird – a warbler – had spent its lifetime in a cage and had never flown under a natural sky.Yet it showed an inborn ability to use stars for guidance.The bird’s cage was laced under an artificial star-filled sky at migration time.The bird tried to fly in the same direction as that taken by his outdoor cousins.Any change in the position of the artificial stars caused a change in the direction of his flight.Scientists think that warblers, when flying in daylight, use the sun for guidance.But stars are apparently their main means of directed flight in the night.What do they do when stars are hidden by clouds? Apparently, they find their way by such landmarks as mountain ranges, coast lines and river courses.But when it is too dark to see these, the warblers circle helplessly, unable to find their way.61.Which of the following is NOT true about migratorybird’s flight?A、Some birds fly mainly by day.B、Some birds fly mainly by night.C、Birds like to fly during daylight hours.D、Birds depend on the sun or stars to guide them.62.What do we know about the experimental warbler?A、It was set free for the experiment.B、It had never flown freely outdoors.C、It had never been placed under the sun.D、It had lost its way in its daylight flight.63.What do we know about warblers as a whole?A、They do not have intelligence.B、They tend to take the same route as other birds.C、They do not need to learn to fly in the right way.D、They cannot sense changes in the position of the moon.64.What does the passage say about warblers’ sense of direction?A、They get lost under star-filled sky.B、They lose their way when it is too dark.C、They are not able to see clearly at night.D、They usually depend on clouds for direction.65.What does “fill in the blanks” in the first paragraph mean?A、“to do the exercise”B、“to take the test”C、“to know the right words”D、“to know the answer”Passage TwoQuestions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:How men first learned to invent words is unknown.All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other;and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down.Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.The power of words, then, lies in their associations– the things they bring up before our minds.Words become filled with meaning for us by experience;and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the happy and sad events of our past;the more we read and learn, the larger the number of words that mean something to us becomes.Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to out minds and feelings.This attractive use of words is what we call literary style.Above all, the real poet is a master of words.He can express his meaning in words which sing likemusic, and, by their position and association, can move men to tears.We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly, or they will make our speech dull and silly.66.Which of the following did men invent first?A、WordsB、SoundsC、SignsD、Letters67.Why did men invent language?A、T o be different form animals.B、To make their ideas known to others.C、To make nice sounds for others to hear.D、To have something to write down with.68.Which of the following is true of words according to the passage?A、Their power is beyond imagination.B、They last longer than signs or sounds.C、They remind people of their past experience.D、They enable people to live longer and read more.69.Why does the author mention “poet” in the last paragraph?A、A poet is full of great thoughts and feelings.B、A poet is an example of good language users.C、A poet tells of the glad and sad events of his past.D、A poet knows more sounds and words than others.70.What is the best title of the passage?A、Language and Its Use.B、Language and HumanExperience.C、Poet: A Master of Words.D、How Language Came into Being.Passage ThreeQuestions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage:In the 1800s, trains roared into stations.They were symbols of progress and expansion.They played as much of a role in America’s history as presidents and generals.The first American railroads were built in the late 1820’s.The early railroads provided cheap transportation for shippers and travelers.To encourage the railroads to expand into unsettled land, President Millard Fillmore signed a series of landgrant acts(土地拨赠法案)in the 1850’s.These acts gave the railroad companies ownership of land that ran along the railways.In return for the land, the railroads carried government traffic at reduced rates.The railroad companies sold much of their land to farmers and cattlemen, who then shipped their goods on the trains.The importance of the railroads became clear during the Civil War.During the war, trains carried troops, arms, and supplies.One reason that the North won the war is that it had more use of the railroads.Between 1865 and 1900, railroads grew rapidly.The first transcontinental(跨越全洲的)route was completed in 1869.This track made easier for pioneers to cross the Rocky Mountains and settle the West.And the railroads brought new people to the West even before the trains started running.Thousands of Chinese and Irish laborers helped to lay down the tracks.71.When were the first American railroads built according to the passage?A、Around 1800.B、Around 1830.C、Around 1860.D、Around 1890.72.Which of the following is NOT a result of the landgrant acts of the 1850’s?A、The railroads expanded into unsettled lands.B、Farmer and settlers received land for free.C、The government could payless for its railroad use.D、Farmers and cattlemen bought land form the railroads.73.What was one of the reasons that the South was defeated in the Civil War?A、The South was short of military supplies.B、Only the North owned railroads and trains.C、The South failed to make good use of railroads.D、The North used railroads to attack the Southern army.74.Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?A、Railroads grew rapidly between 1865 and 1900.B、Railroad construction created a lot of jobs.C、Trains carried Chinese and Irish laborers to the West.D、The first railroad that reached the West was completed in 1866’s.75.Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?A、Railroads grew rapidly between 1865 and 1900.B、Railroads played an important role in American history.C、Trains helped pioneers to cross the Rocky Mountains.D、Trains controlled American economy in the 19th century.Part VI Translation from Chinese into English81.只要你们降价5%，我们就打算向你们大量定货。

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Part A Isabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. In 2006, she started her own consulting practice, but by 2008, most of her larger clients had to drop her because of the economy. In 2011, she was undertaking irregular assignments and knew she needed a steady job. The first job she considered was Director of HR for a company in Utah. After the initial interviews, she felt the job fit her except for the location. Still, she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained that Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better understand the firm's culture. She directed Isabel to several videosof the company's CEO, who regularly appeared in front of the company in costume as part of morale building exercises and expected his senior leaders to do the same. "Even though I was desperate for a job, I knew I couldn't do that," Isabel says. She called the recruiter to turn down the job and explained that she didn't feel there was a cultural fit.A few months later, she interviewed for another job: a director of employee relations at a local university. After several interviews, the hiring manager told her the job was hers if she wanted it. The job had many positives : it was a low-stress environment, it offered great benefits, and the university was an employee-friendly place. But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldn't be challenging enough. Finally, she turned it down. "It would be great to have a paycheck and great benefits but I would definitely have trouble sleeping at night," she says.In both cases, she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasn't taking the jobs."In the past, it felt like dating, I was worried about hurting people's feelings," she says. However, they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty. She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to.26. In 2011, Isabel_______A. did consulting now and thenB. found a job close to her homeC. refused several job interviewsD. ran a successful consulting firm27. Isabel turned down the first job offer mainly because of its_______A. CEOB. cultureC. locationD. recruiter28. Isabel was dissatisfied with the second job due to its_______A. junior rifleB. low benefitsC. EnvironmentD. lack of challenge29. Isabel believed that her rejection of the jobs was______A. harmfulB. surprisingC. justifiableD. troublesome30. According to Isabel, it is important to______A. look for jobs with little stressB. look for jobs with great benefitsC. be truthful in declining job offersD. be cautious in declining job offersText 2You do not usually get something for nothing. Now, a new study reveals that the evolution of an improved learning ability could come at a particularly high price: an earlier death.Past experiments have demonstrated that it is relatively easy .through selective breeding to make rats, honey bees and-that great favourite of researchers-fruit flies a lot better at learning. Animals that are better learners should be competitive and, thus, over time, come to dominate a population by natural selection. But improved learning ability does not get selected amongst these animals in the wild. No one really understands why.Tadeusz Kawecki and his colleagues at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland have measured the effects of improved learning on the lives of fruit flies. The flies were given two different fruits as egg-laying sites. One of these was laced with a bitter additive that could be detected only on contact. The flies were then given the same fruit but without an additive. Flies that avoided the fruit which had been bitter were deemed to have learned from their experience. Their children were reared and the experiment was run again.After repeating the experiment for 30 generations, the children of the learned flies were com- pared with normal flies. The researchers report in a forthcoming edition of Evolution that although learning ability could be bred into a population of fruit flies, it shortened their lives by 15%. Whenthe researchers compared their learned flies to colonies selectively bred to live long lives, they found even greater differences. Whereas learned flies had reduced their life spans, the long-lived flies learned less well than even average flies.The authors suggest that evolving an improved learning ability may require a greater investment in the nervous system which takes resources away from processes that delay ageing. However, Dr. Kawecki thinks the effect could also be a by-product of greater brain activity increasing the production of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), which can increase oxidation in the body and damage health.No one knows whether the phenomenon holds true for other animals. So, biologists, at least, still have a lot to learn.31. Past experiments prove selective breeding can make animals better_______A. CommandersB. CompetitorsC. survivorsD. learners32. In this experiment, scientists observed that________A. some flies avoided the fruit without an addictiveB. some flies preferred the fruit with an addictiveC. the eggs of the flies were not damagedD. the impact on the flies did not last long33. The forthcoming report says that_______A. long-lived flies are better at laying eggsB. long-lived flies are poorer in learningC. learned flies have a relatively long lifeD. learned flies live as long as average ones34. According to Dr.Kawecki, greater brain activity______A. reduces oxygen consumptionB. regulates the nervous systemC. speeds up the ageing processD. stabilizes the ageing process35. We learn from the text that_______A. the research findings need to be tested furtherB. biologists are doing similar research on other animalsC. the animal world usually follows the same universal lawsD. biologists are applying their findings to other areas2016年3月全国英语等级考试三级真题(阅读Part A)真题答案：26．A 27．B 28．D29．A30．C31．D32．A33．B34.C35．A。

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2、I’m a very cook.翻译为：我是一个绝对的厨师。

3、 Stir the mixture until it leaves sides of the bowl.翻译为：与碗边脱离，即不沾碗边。

引申义：就是要求充分搅匀.4、 Roll the crust mixture into a round shape.注意的词语：roll into: 卷成, 使合为一体。

翻译为：将外面的蛋糕皮混合物卷成一团。

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练习:What should be more French than an outdoor market on a sunny Sunday morning? The air is filled with vital fragrances from the fruits and vegetables piled high in the greengrocers’ creative layouts. A trace of the Atlantic blows off the shellfish on the fishmonger’s bed of ice.This, you think, is the very essence of France, until read those little signs that tell you the tomatoes (which are really pretty tasteless) come from Moroccan hothouses, the grapes from South Africa, and the kiwis from Chile.For generations, the French have prided themselves on theirdistinctiveness. Nothing has stood for France’s sense of exceptionalism more famously than its cooking. Gallic talent, taste and techniques have been exported all over the world. And therein lies part of the problem. From the Thames to Tokyo, non-French cooks have cracked the codes of the best French cuisine. Meanwhile, what was mediocre elsewhere has been imported. (Believe it or not, one restaurant associate with a famous Paris chef serves steak with a sauce that’s indisting uishable from the stuff on a Big Mac.) The result: many tourists—as well as the French themselves—no longer see what’s so special about French cooking.The decline goes well beyond recent surveys that show growing complaints about mediocre quality and high prices. More and more restaurants-owners say that government tax and economic policies are limiting their profits, and thereby hurting their capacity to invest and hire more staff. They have got stuck in the red tape for which France is infamous—not to mention regulations from Brussels that affect everything from sales taxes to the bacteria in the Brie cheese. Many warn that expanding the European Union to the east will hurt small French farmers, who remain the backbone of traditional cuisine—and, hence French identity: Unfortunately for the French, there are few reassuring answers to these questions.France’s problem isn’t the lack of creativity, but rather an unfavorable political environmentfor creativity. If you’re choked by bureaucracy and taxes, as so much of France is, “there is not much you can do,” says Raymond Blanc, born in the Jura region of France and chef of the two-star hotel-restaurant Manoir aux Quat’saisons. “I can open a business in England in five days. In France it would take three month s.” The manoir auxQuat’saisons, by the way, is in Oxford, Britain, France’s ancient rival. And, when it comes to cooking, a future one as well.参考译文:还有什么比晴朗的周日上午的露天市场更具法国风情呢?空气中满是水果和蔬菜的香味，这些水果和蔬菜被商贩们摆放得极具创意。

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他拿出一个折叠自行车,展开它,把他的公文包,紧紧地握收拢伞。

然后,他爬上和骑车去他的办公室。

没有一条眉毛,因为律师仅仅是一个人的许多欧洲人从四个轮子两个为in-city旅行。

Stories like these are told with such enthusiasm by experts on air pollution that one would expect to see hardly a car on the streets of London or Paris in rush hour. Of course, this is not the case. The use of the bicycle is the result of the increase, rather than the decrease, of cars in Europe. Although small European cars release fewer poisonous fumes than large American models, smog is filling the European air too. Cities are so jammed with cars that officials have begun to take action. “People are beginning to realize what a dangerous contraption the car is,” says a Danish professor.这些故事是由专家说这种热情与空气污染,人会期待看到一辆车在街上几乎在伦敦和巴黎的高峰期。

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公共英语三级阅读试题与解析2016年公共英语三级阅读试题与解析试题(一)Relationship Bankingone of the more dissembles trends in the financial-service industry in recent times has been the adoption of programs designed to encourage more personalized relationships between an institution’s employees and its clients, particularly those who are major depositors. The expression most commonly used to describe the type of program is “relationship banking.” A good definition is provided in the 1985 book Marketing Financial Services:In relationship banking the emphasis is on establishing a long-term, multiple-service relationship; on satisfying the totality of the client’s financial need; on minimizing the need or desire of clients to splinter their financial business among various institutions.Implicit within any definition of relationship banking is recognition that the financial-service requirements of one individual or relationship group. A successful relationship-banking program is, therefore, independent individual in a large part on the development of a series of financial-service “package,” each designed to meet the needs of identifiably homogeneous groups.Another dimension of relationship banking is the development of highly personalized relationships between employee and client. In most financial institutions today the client is serviced by any employee who happens to be free at the time, regardless of the nature of the transaction. personalizedrelationships are therefore difficult to establish. In a full relationship-banking program, however, the client knows there is one individual within the institution who has intimate knowledge of the client’s requirements and preferences regarding complex transactions. over time, the client develops a high level of confidence in this employee. In short, a personalized relationship evolves between client and employee.1. With what subject is the passage mainly concerned?A. the decline of the financial-service industryB. variety within financial servicesC. a way making more personalD. increasing everyday banking transaction2. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about relationship banking programs?A. they have recently been discontinuedB. they are already being usedC. they will shortly usedD. they will be used in the distant future3. What is the meaning of the word “institutions” in the first paragraph?A. banksB. schoolsC. hospitalsD. police stations4. According to the definition of relationship banking quoted in the passage, one of the main aims of this type of banking is to encourage clients to ___.A. consult with each other concerning their financesB. keep all their business with a single bankC. recognize their own bankingD. keep their financial requirement to a minimum5. According to the passage, what is a necessary first step ininstituting relationship banking?A. resigning bank buildings.B. hiring congenial staff who make clients welcome.C. recognizing the needs of groups and individuals.D. teaching bank employees to be more confident.解析：1. C 本文主要讲述的是使银行服务更加个性化的方法. 文章的开头就点明了主题。

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