2014阅读判断

阅读判断第一篇（正）What Is a Dream?For centuries，people have wondered about the strange things that they dream about….It’s important to remember that the world of dreams is not the real world.1.Not everyone agrees that dreams are meaningful(Right)2.According to Freud,people dream about things that they cannot talk about(Right)3.Jung believed that dreams did not help one to understand oneself (Worng)4.In the past, people believed that dreams involved emotions. (Not mentioned)5.According to Domhoff, babies do not have the same ability to dream as adults do.(Right)7.Men and women dream about different things.(Right)8.Scientists agree that dreams predict predict the future.(Wrong)第二篇（+） Stage Fright 1Fall down as you come onstage, …Anderson added , “I never stop being nervous until I’ve sung my last note.”1.Kwanzaa is celebrated at the end of the year. (Right)2.Kwanzaa is a holiday for African-Americans.(Right)3.Kwanzaa is a very old holiday. (Wrong)4.People in Africa celebrate Kwanzaa. (Not mentioned)5.People spend a lot of time with their families during Kwanzaa. (Right)6.Children receive presents at the end of Kwanzaa.(Right)7.Everyone thinks Kwanzaa is an important holiday.(Wrong)第三篇（+）A Dog’s Dilemma Finding a babysitter while you go out to work is,…“Maintaining the integrity of wild dog packs will be vital in preserving the species,”he says.1.The African wild dog has been endangered. (Right)2.The spotted hyena is on the verge of extinction. (Wrong)3.The remaining lions will die out within decades.(Not mentioned)4.The dominant female is always left behind to protect the young. (Wrong)5.There is a tension between babysitting and bunting.(Right) 7.The size of a pack must be bigenough for it to survive(Right) 8.Steps will be taken to protect the African wild dog(Not mentioned)第四篇The NationalTrustThe National Trust in Britain plays an increasingly…Britain in search of a great historic and cultural heritage.1. The National Trust is financed by both personal donations and government allocations.(Wrong)2. British people ‘s dependence on the National Trust to protect places of great natural beauty and places of historical interest has been increasing (Right)3. Lord Lothian was one of the founders of the National Trust..(Not mentioned)4. The Trust’s“Country House Scheme”provides an easy access for the public to150 old houses.(Right)5. A project which is to fortifya 16th century old house but keep its original style will not be approved by the National Trust.(Wrong)6. The public may enter a wood under the protection of the National Trust without paying any money, but they are not allowed to bring in canned food and beverage.( Not mentioned)7.The National Trust helps promote tourism in Britain. (Right)第五篇(+)Lower Body Fat Means Better PerformanceThese days, fashion models and pop stats are not the only people….problems and too many advertising commitments.1. Fans can be very critical of a fashion model’s figure. (Right)2. People like football stars more than they like pop stars. (Not mentioned)3. Ronaldinho is a well-known Spanish star. (Wrong)4. The president of Brazil showed no concern about Ronaldo’s figure. (Wrong)5. According to Carlos Alberto Parreira, Ronaldo’s body shape has changed. (Right)6. The football game demands a lot from players. (Right)7. Ronaldinho often goes to pubs. (Not mentioned)完形填空第一篇 Screen Test1. Every year millions of women are screened with X-rays to…,screen women under 50.2. But the medical benefits of screening these younger women…of X-rays because their breast tissue is denser.3. Researchers at the Polytechnic University * of Valencia analysed the effect…the number of extra cancers this would cause.4. The mathematical model recommended by Britain’s…Radiation led to a lower figure of 20cancers.5 The researchers argue that the level of…of breast cancer in every 100,000 women screened. 6. But they point out that the risk of women…could help “optimize the technique”for breast cancer cancer screening.7.“There is a trade-off between the diagnostic…should be minimised in any screening programme.”练习1. Paragraph 2 (Harm Screening May Do to a Younger Woman)2. Paragraph 3 (Investigating the Effect of Screening)3. Paragraph 4(Effects Predicted by Two Different Models)4. Paragraph 5(Small Risk of Inducing Cancers from Radiation)’5. Early discovery of breast cancer may (save a life)6. Advantages of screening women under 50 are (still open to debate)7. Delaying the age at which screening starts may (reduce the risk of radiation triggering a cancer)8. Radiation exposure should be ( reduced to the minimum)第二篇（+）Intelligence: a Changed View1.Intelligence was believed tobe a fixed entity,…childrenfor different types ofsecondary education.2.Today , we are beginning tothinkdifferently…graduallycompared with that of theirmore fortunate classmates.3.There are evidences thatsupport the view that we…Researches have beeninvestigating what happensin this interaction.4.Two major findings haveemerged from these…appropriate verbalstimulation and the povertyof their perceptualexperiences.5.These research findings haveled to a revision inour…,one of them is learninghow to learn.6.The modern ideas concerningthe nature ofintelligence…arithmetic isaccepted by more and morepeople.练习1.Paragraph 2(Effect ofEnvironment onIntelligence)2.Paragraph 4(Main Results ofRecent Researches)3.Paragraph 5(A Changed Viewof Intelligence)4.Paragraph 6(Intelligenceand Achievement)5.It was once believed(thatintelligence was something ababy was born with),and thuswe can tell how successfulhe/she will be in the futureaccording to his /herintelligence.6.More recent researches hasshown that intelligence isonly partly inherited(andpartly has to do with achild’s livingenvironment)7.In can be inferred from thepassage that a childwill(have a better chance todevelop his intelligence) 8.Children were not just(bornto be more intelligent orless intelligent),but theycan be taught to be moreintelligent at school.第三篇Heartbeat of America 1.w York-the Statue of Liberty1,the skyscrapers,…Still there are hundreds of things to do and see all the year round.2.nhattan is the real center of the city…Native Americans for a few glass necklaces worth about $26 today.Wall Street in Manhattan is the financial heart of the USA…When thee sun sets，their 110 floors shine like pure gold.3.ke every big city, New York has its own traffic system…, people give the taxi driver a tip of 15 percent of the fare’s value.4.ntral Park is a beautiful green oasis in the middle…There is even a children’s zoo, with wildbirds an animals.5.ong the east side of Central Park runs Fifth Avenue,…with famous department stores.6.oadway is the street where you will find New York’s best-known theaters…There are hundreds of nightclubs where people go to eat and dance.练习：1.Paragraph 3(TheFinancial Center of theUSA)2.Paragraph 4（The TrafficFacilities of New York）3.Paragraph 5 (CentralPark-a Place ofRecreation for the NewYorkers)4.Paragraph 6 (ShoppingCenter for the Rich)5.The island of Manhattanwas bought by theHollanders from thenative Americans(forwhat seems to be a verysmall sum today)6.Central Park is a goodplace where the NewYorkers can go and(dowhatever they like forrelaxation)7.Fifth Avenue is theplace(where the wealthypeople would goshopping)8.For those play-loverswho are interested inwhat is unusual, thesmall theaters might bemore attractive(thanthe world famousBroadway)第四篇Smoke Gets in YourMind1.Lung cancer,hypertension , heartdisease,.. it may,quite literally, driveyou to despair.2.The tobacco industryopenly pushes itsproduct as…perhapseven schizophrenia.3.Cigarettes and mentalillness have alwaystended to go totogether…burn in thefingers of those withmental illness.4.But the big question iswhy?..But perhapssomething more sinisteris going on.5. A growing number ofresearchers claim thatsmoking…Henry FordHealth Care System inDetroit.6.Breslau was one of firstto consider…Smoking,it seems, couldpre-date illness.7.At first Breslauconcluded that whateverprompts peopleto…could somehowaffect the brain andcause depression.8.One of these largerstudies was led byGoodman,…a powerfuldeterminant ofdeveloping highdepressive symptoms. 9.Breslau, too, findsthat smokers are asmuch…smokers havehigher anxiety levelsthan non-smokers orex-smokers.练习：1.Paragraph 3 (CloseAssociation BetweenDepression andSmoking)2.Paragraph 4 (Doubtabout the UsualBelief ) 3.Paragraph 6(Effect ofSmoking on MentalHealth InitiallyProved)4.Paragraph 8(Breslau’sConclusion Supportedby Another LargerStudy)5.Nowadays many doctorshave become aware thatsmoking is not only ahazard to people’sphysical health(buttheir mental health aswell)6.The cigarette adswhich claim thatsmoking can helpsoothe anxiety (havebeen proved to bemisleading).7.Breslau’sstudy(involved fewerpeople)thanGoodman’s but lastedlonger.8.To contradictBreslau’s conclusion,many smokers say thatthey are less anxiouswhen they smoke(buttheir level of anxietyincreases when theyquit smoking)阅读理解第一篇I’ll Be BachComposer David Cope is theinventor of a computer program…but she is doing most of the hard work of composing these days!练习：1. The music composed by David cope is about(classical music)2. By developing a computer software, David Cope aimed(to write an opera)3. What did Cope realize abouta great composer’s brain? (It can create melodies)4. Who is Emmy? (a computer software)5. We can infer from the passage that(Emmy did much more work than a composer)第二篇 Life as a Movie Extra Ordinary people have always been attracted to the world…Maybe there is someone in the crowd who is just like you. 练习：1.What is true about movieextras? (They oftenhave to wait around onmovie sets and donothing)2.What might surprisemovie extras the firsttime they do the job?(It can take hours to doa scene that is only afew minutes long in themovie)3.Why do most people workas movie extras? (Theywant to be on a movieset)4.What are the jobrequirements for beinga movie extra? (You mustbe willing to repeat ascene many times)5.It can be inferred fromthe passage that(beinga movie extra can beboring)第三篇(+) Pop Music in Africa Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of pop music…at the same time, influencing the rest of the world.练习：1.This passage is about howAfrican pop music is (moreserious than most pop music) 2.For people outside of Africa,Africa pop music is (bothfamiliar and different)3.The musicians mentioned inthis passage all(write aboutserious problems)4.Eric Wainaina(studied musicin Boston)5.Witness Mwaijaga writesabout the problems of womenpartly because(she has had adifficult life herself)第四篇(+) Why So Many Children In many of the developing countries in Africa and Asia,…Only then, in fact, does it have any real chance of success.练习：1.In a traditionalagricultural economy, alarge family(can be anadvantage)2.When countries becomeindustrialized (the birthrate generally goes down) 3.According to this passage,Italy today is an example ofan(industrialized countrywith a low birth rate)4.Saudi Arabia is mentioned inthe passage because it showsthat(factors other than theeconomy influence birthrate)5.In Mexico, Thailand, andIndonesia, thegovernment(has tried toimprove the condition ofwomen)第五篇(+) To Have and Have Not It had been boring hanging about the hotel all afternoon.. I put the book in my pocket, thanked her and left..练习：1.Why did the writer want toleave the hotel? (To have achange of scene)2.What attracted the writer tothe shop? (The light comingfrom inside)3.The writer found the stock inthe front of the shop (of topquality)4.What was unusual about theway the woman looked at him?(She seemed to know him well) 5.The writer disliked the backroom because (he saw nothinghe really liked)第六篇（+）Eat to LiveA meager diet may give you health and long life, but it’s not much fun-…is looking for drugs that have the effects of calorie restriction.1. According to passage, which of the following is NOT true? (We have to begin dieting from childhood)2. Why does the author mention an elderly mouse in paragraph 2? (To illustrate the effect of meager food on mice)3. What can be inferred about completely fed mice mentioned in the passage? (They are more likely to suffer from inflammation)4. According to the author, which of the following most interested the researchers? (The mice that started dieting in old age)5. According to the last two paragraphs, Spindler believes that (dieting is not a good method to give us health and a long life)第七篇（+）New US Plan for Disease PreventionUrging Americans to take responsibility for their health1,..If such cancers were all caught by early screening, the group estimates that the survival rate for cancer would rise to 95 percent.1.Which of the following is NOTtrue of chronic diseases inthe US? (They often result inunhealthy lifestyles)2.The author mentions all thefollowing as ways of diseaseprevention EXCEPT (highersurvival rate for cancer) 3.The article indicates thatmore money spent on diseaseprevention will mean (muchless money needed fordisease treatment)4.The $ 15 million program isaimed at (promoting diseaseprevention)5.Early cancer screening canhelp reducesignificantly(cancer deathrate)第八篇（+）The Operation of International AirlinesInternational airlines have rediscovered the business traveler, the man or woman who regularly jest from country to country as part of the job…where businessmen frequently book return journeys home one on several flights.1.According to the passage, inoperating airlines it isessential to (cater to theneed of passengers sittingat both ends of the jets)2.The following are allmentioned as reasons why theairlines are having a hardtime EXCEPT that (there is noincrease in the number ofpassengers)3.The improvements theairlines attempt at includeall the following EXCEPT(showing more movies duringthe long flights)4.There is not much theairlines can do when it comesto (speeding up customsprocedure)5.Which of the following is abad habit of the executivepassengers that frustratesthe airlines? (They do nottravel on the flight theyhave booked)第九篇 SaunaCeremonial bathing1 has existed for thousands of years and has many forms,…at first to become accustomed to this type of bath.1.Ceremonial bathing(hasvarious forms)2.What is understood by somepeople to be the true saunaexperience? (Saunas withsmoke) 3.According to the thirdparagraph, saunas can do allof the following EXCEPT(curing asthma)4.According to the fourthparagraph, sauna give theskin a healthy glow because(pores are cleaned by sweat) 5.Who are advised not to take asauna? (All of the above) 第十篇 Can Building Be Designed to Resist Terrorist AttackIn the aftermath of1 the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center,…Part of our mission now at UB is to transfer these solutions and to develop new ones where none exist at present.1.The question raised in thefirst paragraph is one (thatwas never thought of beforethe terrorist attack)2.The project funded by theNational ScienceFoundation(was to find outwhy some buildings couldsurvive the blasts)3.The column mentioned by Dr.Whittaker (was part of thebuilding close to the WorldTrade Center)4. A surprising discovery madeby the investigators duringtheir visit to ground zero isthat (some floor framingsystems demonstrateresistance to explosion)5.What Dr.Reinhorn said in thelast paragraph may imply allthe following EXCEPT that(blast engineering emergesas a new branch of science)第十一篇 Americans Get Touchy1 The New York Times recently reported that American teens are hugging practically…and Americans are just now joining in.1.The word “practically” inthe first paragraph could bebest replaced by (nearly) 2.Which of the following is NOTamong the typical ways ofgreetings in the past?(Embrace)3.Some parents, teachers andschool administratorsconcern the new trend ofhugging for the followingreasons EXCEPT (Diseasescould be transmitted moreeasily through theextra-long body contact) 4.Which of the followingstatements is true accordingto the passage? (In somecountries, it’s usual formen to kiss each other otheron the cheek)5.We can infer that the authorholds a (positive)attitudetoward the new trend ofhugging.第十二篇Women Staying in Mini-skirts for LongerBritish women are happy nowadays to wear mini-skirts up until the age of 40,… falling below the knee for the very first time since school days at age of 42.1.Debenhams could mostpossibly be (a departmentstore)2.According to the passage,British women are happy towear mini-skirts up until aolder age because of thefollowing reasons EXCEPT(The Climate of GreatBritain are getting warmerin recent years, thus womencan wear minis for a longertime)3.We can infer from the secondand third paragraph that in1970s (most women no longerwore mini-skirts when theyreach the age of 33)4.Which of the followingstatements about the lengthof the mini-skirts is true?(From the age of 23, skirtlength increases becausegirls are in their firststable relationship)5.The word “zoom”in thefirst sentence of the lastparagraph can be bestreplaced by (soar)第十三篇 Defending the Theory of Evoluting1 Still Seems Needed Judith S. Weis, a biology professor who serves as2 president of the American Institute of…Weis said.“The current terminology is ‘ intelligent design’”1.According to the firstparagraph, which of thefollowing statements aboutthe theory of evolution istrue?(School boards opposeAIBS’s effort to defend thetheory of evolution)2.Which one of the following isNOT the reason for an overalllack of teaching Darwin’stheory? (Darwin’s theory isdenied as the central theoryof biology)3.AIBS is composed of(more than80 societies and 250,000members)4.According to Weis in the 5thparagraph, the theory ofevolution(is fundamental tothe development of moderngenetics, molecular biologyand genomics)5.Why do people replace theterm creationism with theterm intelligent designnowadays? (Because the termcreationism is too direct)第十四篇 Narrow EscapeWe had left the hut too late that morning. When we stepped outside,… A more experienced mountaineer would probably have thought nothing of it. I knew I would not forget it.1.Why was it “too late”by thetime they left the hut in themorning?(Rocks loosened bymelting ice could bedangerous)2.The first reason given toexplain why mountaineershate talus is(that climbersabove you might cause it tofall on you)3.What is likely to be themeaning of“Cailloux”?(Rocksare falling)4.What is sarcastic in thewords of the boy in paragraphfour? (Being hit by a rockisn’t“pleasant”at all) 5.In what sense was Toby“safe”?（The overhanging rock wouldprotect him from fallingrocks）第十五篇 Finding Enlightenment in ScotlandIn the 1740s, the famous French philosophy Voltaire said “We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilization.”..and still doing its best to spread enlightenment.1.Scotland is thought to havemade important contributionsto the civilization of theWestern world because of(theideas proposed by somefamous thinkers andintellectuals)2.Which of the following is theultimate aim of Hume’shumanity-oriented studies?(To find ways to improvehuman society as a whole) 3.Smith’s idea of“enlightenedself-interest”has greatsignificance for(theprosperity)4.Which of the followingstatements is true of theScottish Enlightenment? (Itis still alive in a broadsense)5.The Institute for SystemLevel Integration is used asan example to illustrate (thetradition of Scottish highereducation)第十六篇The Beginning of American LiteratureAmerican has always been a land of beginnings…frontier wives, plantation owner- they are all the creators of the American literature.1.What does“that hope”in thefirst paragraph referto?(The hope to start a newlife)2.When did American literaturebegin? (Long before the year1,000)3.What can we learn from theliterature of the tribes ofthe native Americans? (Aboutthe everyday life of thenative Americans)4.The main purpose of the lastparagraph is to tell thereaders that(early-dayexperience provided thefoundation for Americanliterature)5.According to the lastparagraph, which of thefollowing statements is trueabout Americanliterature?(Some Britishwriters had great confidencein the future of Americanliterature)第十七篇Older Volcanic EruptionsVolcanoes were more destructive in ancient history, not because they were bigger,.. and that lava volume may not necessarily correspond to carbon dioxide emissions.1.Why did older volcaniceruptions do more damage thanmore recent ones?(Becausethey killed off life moreeasily)2.How did Wignall calculate thekilling power of those oldervolcanic eruptions? (Bycomparing the proportion oflife wiped out with thevolume of lava produced) 3.When did dinosaurs becomeextinct? (65 million yearsago) 4.What can be inferred fromparagraph 3 concerningdinosaurs? (The cause oftheir extinction hasremained a controversialissue)5.What is the main thesis of thearticle? (Older volcaniceruptions were moredestructive)补全短文第一篇Are Online FriendsReal Friends?Modern computer technology has made a new kind of human relationship possible: online friendship Online friends, or virtual friends, are people who have become acquainted with each other through the Internet. Are online friendships as beneficial as face-to-face friendships?...Making friends on the Internet is especially good for shy people who feel uncomfortable in social situations. It’s often easier to share thoughts and feelings online In addition, virtual friends can offer emotional support.They can make people feel less lonely and help them solve problems.Although the Internet canencourage friendship, it has a major disadvantage.When you’re not face to face, it’s much easier to deceive people Online friends only tell you what they want you to know…Can online friendship be as meaningful as face-to-face ones?.. The results showed that more than 40 percent of participants feel“as strongly about their online buddies”as they do about their “offline”friends. Researchers also found that it’s not unusual for online friends to become face-to-face friends…but all my e-buddies are not necessarily my close friends, Many people would agree. They say that it’s hard to develop feelings of trust and connection when you don’t share experiences in person4…..第二篇The Vale ofMotherhoodIn shopping malls ,the assistants try to push you into buying “a gift to thank her for he unselfish love”…The American version of Mother’s Day was thought up as early as 1905,by Anna Jarvis, as a way of recognizing the real value of motherhood.The popularity of Mother’s Day around the world suggests that Jarvis got all she wanted….According to a research by the US card company Hallmark, 96 percent of American consumers celebrate the holiday.They buy, among other things, 132 million cards…Mother’s Day even got her arrested-for disturbing the peace, interestingly.But what’s more, commercialism changes young people’s attitude towards motherhood As Ralph Fevre, a reporter at the UK newspaper The Guardian, observe, traditionally….In addition, women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire. So they work hard and play hard. Becoming a mother, however, inevitably handicaps career anticipation.As a result, motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s According to The Guardian, there are twice as many child-free young women as there were a generation ago.第三篇The SandwichGenerationToday people often look forward to their middle age as a time when they will be able to take things easier….However the reality is often very different. In middle age, many people discover that they have two ongoing responsibilities;..There are two important reasons for the rise of the sandwich generation….Therefore, children are taking care of their parents over a longer period of time. The second reason is that these days,..People who take care of elderly parents often face difficult issues. They may have to cover expenses that their parents cannot….Caring for adult children presents challenges as well,…What is the best way to ensure everyone’s privacy? Successfully coping with these issues can avoid a lot of stress for the whole family.The financial and emotional pressures on the sandwich generation can be overwhelming. However, this time in life also has its rewards. It can be a time to rediscover the special qualities of one’s parents or children. It can also provide a valuable opportunity to spend more time with them…第四篇Einstein Named“Person of the Century”Albert Einstein, whose theories on space time and matter helped unravel the secrets of the atom and of the universe,…“The world has changed far more in the past 100 years than in any other century in history…“Clearly, no scientist better represents those advances than Albert Einstein”Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany in 1879.In his early years, Einstein did not show the promise of what he was to become. He was slow to learn to speak and did not do well in elementary school…In 1905, however, he was to publish a theory which stands as one of the most intricate examples of human imagination in history. In his“Special Theory of Relativity”Einstein described how the only constant in the universe is the speed of light. Everything else—mass,…“Indirectly, relativitypaved the way for a new relativism in morality, art and politics.”There was less faith in absolutes, not only of time and space but also of truth and morality”Einstein’s famous equation was also the seed that led to the development of atomic energy and weapons…Roosevelt heeded the advice and formed the “Manhattan Project”that secretly developed the first atomic weapon. Einstein did not work no the project.Einstein died in Princeton, New Jersey in 1955.完形填空第一篇 School LunchResearch has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat (properly)in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to(provide) meals at lunchtime. Children can(choose) to bring own food or have lunch at the school canteen.One shocking(finding)of this research is that school meals are much healthier than lunches prepared by parents. There are strict (standards)for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one(portion)of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta Lunchboxes (examined) by researchers contained sweet drinks ,crisps and chocolate bars. Children (consume)twice as much sugar as 1 they should at lunchtime.The research will provide a better (understanding) of why percentage of overweight students in Britain has(increased) in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot (criticize) parents, but it can remind them of the2 (nutritional) value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can (affect) their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating (habits) at this age, and parents are the only ones who can (prevent) it.第二篇A Powerful Influence There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the。