学位英语阅读理解强化训练
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷34(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷34(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.A gloomy afternoon saw me taking my routine path through that construction site. For the walker’ s convenience, a set of stone steps had been built, which were fairly steep. That was the place I found myself behind a husband and wife climbing up the steps with each other’s support. The couple seemed to be farmers in their forties. The wife in a red coat was walking with a stick, an empty trouser leg swaying below. With one hand on his shoulder, she leaned almost entirely on her husband, who carefully kept balance with her and carried her other stick. They limped(跛行)their way upward with great difficulty. My curiosity urged me to overtake them and look back over my shoulder secretly. The glance sent a shiver through me, which produced a sensation I had never experienced before. The husband himself was also disabled—blind in both eyes! What struck me even more was the smile they both wore on their faces, such a happy smile as could only be seen from brides and bridegrooms. With few words between them, they smilingly helped each other struggle upwards. Then I noticed there were patches on their clothes, and their cloth shoes were homemade, worn-out but tidy. How could such sweet smiles reconcile(使和谐)with the patched clothing or the physical handicap? I got quite puzzled. When they advanced far ahead I still couldn’ t tear my eyes away from them, I was moved and my heart filled with admiration. At that moment I suddenly realized how superficial my idea of happiness had been! To me it had always been associated with wealth, fame and power, the poor and the lowly having no share of it. However, happiness can be found in very ordinary life. I witnessed it on the weather-beaten faces of the husband and wife who had shared happiness and misfortune together. There is always happiness when there is an unfailing mutual support between two persons in love.1．How did the husband and wife climb up the steps?A．They didn’ t help each other.B．They climbed up the steps with ease.C．They limped their way upward with each other’ s support.D．They climbed up the steps depending on a stick.正确答案：C解析：事实细节题。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷35(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷35(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.I hear many parents complain that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are holding one another’s hands for reassurance (放心). They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But they all end up listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon (茧) into a larger cocoon. (76) It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a market for teenagers. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. This is a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path. But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are. That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts.1．The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to tell______.A．readers how to be popular with people aroundB．teenagers how to learn to make a decision for themselvesC．parents how to control and guide their childrenD．people how to understand and respect each other正确答案：B解析：本题考查考生对作者意图的把握。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷7(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷7(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1.Babies who are breast-fed may be more likely to be successful in life, a new study published Tuesday suggests. The study followed more than 3,000 babies into adulthood in Brazil. The researchers found those who were breast-fed scored slightly higher in intelligence tests in their 30 s, stayed in school longer and earned more money than those who were given formula(配方奶粉). “Breast-feeding not only has short-term benefits, but also breast-feeding has long-term benefits ,”says Bernardo Lessa Horta of the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil, who led the study being published in the Lancet Global Health. (76) Doctors have long known that breast-feeding can be good for a baby’s health. This is especially true in poor countries, where water can be contaminated. For instance, a baby given formula in developing countries is 14 times more likely to die in the first six months than one who’s breast-fed. In the U. S. , some research has suggested that breast-feeding may raise a baby’s IQ(智商)by a few points. But a recent study with siblings (兄弟姊妹) found little advantage to breast-feeding. Horta says these previous studies didn’t follow children into adulthood to see if breast-feeding had long-term effects. So Horta analyzed data collected from 3,493 volunteers he and his colleagues have been following since birth. They are now in their 30s. First, the researchers gave the subjects IQ tests. Those who were breast-fed for 12 months or more had IQ test scores that were 3.76 points higher than those who were breast-fed for less than one month, the team found. When Horta and his colleagues looked at how much education the subjects had gotten and how much money they were making, they also found a clear difference: Those who were breast-fed stayed the longer in school for about an extra year and had monthly salaries that were about a third higher.1．From the passage, we learn that Horta________.A．is from BrazilB．conducts his research in the U. S.C．has 30 researchers on his teamD．is well-known in developing countries正确答案：A解析：细节题。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷25(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷25(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.When Walt Disney was drawing one night, he suddenly heard a strange sound. The sound came from the wastebasket. Walt looked at it and saw a family of mice eating pieces of bread in it. For many nights, they played there. And Walt began to tike them. 71. Walt liked one little mouse better than any of the others. This little animal gave him some new ideas for his drawing. He began to draw it. But in the picture, it did not look like a mouse, but more like a funny man. He showed it to his wife and she liked it very much, too. Walt named this little mouse”Mickey Mouse”. He hoped his Mickey Mouse would be different from the other pictures of his. He wanted to make Mickey talk. He put his fingers on his nose and made a strange sound. Then he recorded the voice in this way. Later he sold his sound pictures to a cinema. When the film was shown, many people went to see it, Mickey Mouse in the film, sang and danced and did all kinds of funny things. People couldn’t help laughing when they saw it. It’s a great success. Ever since then, Walt’ s Mickey Mouse has been one of the most famous film stars in the world.1．Walt was______when he heard the strange sound.A．reactingB．singingC．drawingD．playing正确答案：C解析：事实细节题。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷39(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷39(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.One study shows that Americans prefer to answer with a brief “Yes”, “No”, “Sure”, or the very popular “Yeah”rather than with a longer reply. (76) But brief replies do not mean Americans are impolite or unfriendly to some extent. Very often, Americans are in a hurry and may greet you with a single word “Hi”, indeed; this is a greeting you will hear again and again during your stay in the United States. It is used by everyone, regardless of rank, age or occupation. However, those who are accustomed to longer greetings may require a little more time before they feel comfortable with American simple talk. Americans sometimes use plain talk when they are uncomfortable. (77) If people praise them or thank them in an especially polite way, they may become uncomfortable and not know what to say in reply. They don’t want to be impolite or rude, you can be sure that they liked what was said about them. Except for certain holidays, such as Christmas, Americans don’t usually give gifts. Thus, you will find Americans embarrassed as they accept gifts, especially if they have nothing to give in return. They are generally a warm but informal people.1．The fact that Americans like shorter answers tells us ______.A．they reply very quickly in a hurryB．they choose words too carefullyC．they like replying brieflyD．they want to be as polite as they can正确答案：C解析：本题考查考生对细节的把握。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷32(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷32(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.There are many older people in the world and there will be many more. A little-known fact is that over 60 percent of the older people live in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization, by 2020 there will be 1 billion, with over 700 million living in developing countries. It is a surprising fact that the population ageing is particularly rapid in developing countries. For example, it took France 115 years for the proportion of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent. It is estimated to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.What are the implications of these increased numbers of older folk? (77) One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live, the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability (残疾). Attention is being paid to the need to keep people as healthy as possible, including during old age, to lessen the financial burden on the state. (78) Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society. In some African countries, certainly in Asia, older people are respected and regarded as the ones with special knowledge. Yet traditions are fading away daily, which does not ensure the continued high regard of older people. As society changes, attitudes will change. Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination (歧视) in employment. Lifelong learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country’s development. Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people. Both public and private schemes are vital in order to build a suitable safety net.1．The proportion of older people ______.A．is bigger in developed countries than in developing countriesB．is one-seventh of the population in developing countriesC．will increase much faster in China than in FranceD．will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020正确答案：C解析：根据文章第二段it took France 115 years for the proportion of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent．It is estimated to take China…可知中国人口老化速度比法国快。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷40(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷40(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.How can we get rid of garbage (垃圾)? Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future energy needs? These are two important questions that many people are asking today. Some people think that man might be able to solve both problems at the same time. They suggest using garbage as an energy source, and at the time it can save the land to hold garbage. For a long time, people buried garbage or dumped (倾倒) it on empty land. Now, empty land is scarce. But more and more garbage is produced each year. However, garbage can be a good fuel to use. The things in garbage do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas, but they are chemically similar to these fossil (化石) fuels. As we use up our fossil-fuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as an energy source. (79) Burning garbage is not a new idea. Some city’s in Europe and the United States have been burning garbage for years. The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water. The steam that is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Paris, France, some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the city’s garbage each year. The amount of energy produced is about the same as would be produced by burning almost a half million barrels of oil. (80) Our fossil fuel supplies are limited. Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs. This method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth.1．What two problems can man solve by burning garbage?A．The shortage of energy and air pollution.B．The shortage of energy and the land to hold garbage.C．Air pollution and the shortage of fossil fuel.D．Air pollution and the shortage of land to hold garbage.正确答案：B解析：本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷14(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷14(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.Computer technology is advancing so fast that old hardware quickly becomes completely obsolete. The electronic waste (e-waste) from this constantly growing field is polluting the environment, both here and abroad. Computers contain toxic (有毒的) materials such as lead. Despite the danger of throwing these hazardous materials in a landfill (垃圾填埋场), that’s exactly where tons of computers end up. Americans reuse or recycle only about 10 percent of the 50 million computers they replace each year, according to ABC News. Eighty percent is being stockpiled (囤积), which could create even bigger problems in the future, and the remaining 10 percent is landfilled. Throwing e-waste in landfills creates a potential for toxic waste to leak into our soil and groundwater. Because environmental standards for landfills are tougher in the United States than in many other countries, e-waste is often exported, especially to some developing countries. (80) Some countries are creating policies to deal with the growing e-waste problem. In the Netherlands, you can bring your old computer to the seller when buying a new one, and the seller must by law accept it free of charge. Japan passed a law in 2001 requiring producers to recycle certain parts. In the United States, a movement called the Computer TakeBack Campaign is demanding that producers take more responsibility for disposing of (处理) old computers. California and Massachusetts recently prohibited certain computer parts in landfills, while Apple and IBM take back computers for about a $30 fee. Gateway is one step ahead: They will pay you $50 for recycling your old computer when you buy a new one from them. Lastly, many nonprofit programs accept used equipment, and services have popped up that distribute old computers to schools and other organizations.1．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A．The Main Exports of AmericaB．The Computer TakeBack CampaignC．The Harm of E-waste TreatmentD．Electronic Waste—a Global Problem正确答案：B解析：主旨大意题。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷5(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷5(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1.Chokwe Selassie is on a mission to help drivers avoid potholes (路面坑洞). The eighth-grader got his inspiration on a recent morning, when his mother was driving him to school. Their car was damaged as it went over a huge pothole in the middle of the street in their hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. “I decided I was going to do something about the pothole problem in my city, “ said Chokwe. His solution: an app that warns drivers when there is a pothole ahead. Chokwe developed the app with his friends. “When the app detects a pothole, it is highlighted in red, “ Chokwe says. “ And if you get close to the pothole, your phone will warn you with a beep. “ Drivers can also use the app to report any potholes they encounter, and to look for other routes they can take to avoid roads that have them. The app relies on current available information about the streets of Jackson. “It works by using the city’s 311 call system, so it uses information already stored in a database, “ Chokwe says. Through the call system, citizens dial 311 to report non-emergency problems—which include potholes. As Chokwe and his friends worked on the app, they also went street by street throughout the city. They determined that focusing on the 10 busiest streets in Jackson would give them a large enough sample size to test it. Although the app isn’ t yet available for sale, Chokwe is already looking for ways to improve it. The app remains limited to 10 streets in Jackson, but he hopes to add more, so that it includes every street in the city. And then he wants to go even farther. “ I want to keep working on the app until it’s nationwide, “ Chokwe says.1．Chokwe Selassie got the idea to develop the app from______.A．his own experienceB．a recent news reportC．his friendsD．his mother正确答案：A解析：细节题。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷2(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷2(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1.People say that money cannot buy happiness. This was true for Howard Hughes. (76) He was one of the richest and most powerful men of his time. He had everything: good looks, success, power, and a lot of money. But he didn’t have love or friendship because he couldn’t buy them. All his life he used his money to control everything and everyone around him. In the end, he lost control of everything, even himself. Howard Hughes was born in 1905 in Houston, Texas. His father started the Hughes Tool Company. He was a workaholic (工作狂) and made a lot of money. He bought everything he wanted. He even gave money to schools so Howard could get into them. From his father, Howard learned to be a successful but merciless businessman. Hughes’ s mother, Allene also had a big influence on his life. Howard was her only child. She protected him and gave him everything. Unfortunately, Allene had mental problems. (77) She was afraid of germs and diseases. She was obsessed with Howard’s health, and he became obsessed with it too. Allene died when Howard was 16 years old. Two years later his father died. Hughes inherited the Hughes Tool Company. Then he married Ella Rice. He and Ella moved to Los Angeles, California. It was there that Howard Hughes began to become a legend (传奇人物). Hughes began to invest his money in movies. He became an important producer soon after he moved to California. He worked hard, but he also played hard. He became obsessed with power and control. When he couldn’t get something legally, he gave money to politicians and businessmen so they would help him. He owned a lot of businesses, including airplane companies, a movie studio(制片厂), Las Vegas hotels, gold and silver mines, and radio and television stations. Once he bought a television studio so he could watch movies all night. He also bought a hotel because he wanted to stay in his favorite room for one weekend.1．According to the passage, Howard Hughes was not______.A．good-lookingB．wealthyC．friendlyD．powerful正确答案：C解析：细节题。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷15(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷15(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.Textbook prices are traditionally high. “ Combined with the rising cost of tuition, the price of books for our students is just killing these kids,” said Peter Jason, Ph.D. , a local community college professor. Adding to that problem, many college instructors change textbooks year after year: they either upgrade to a new edition or switch to an entirely different textbook. This further hurts students because if an instructor no longer uses a particular textbook, that book has no resale value. Students are one of the poorest groups of people in America. Almost half of them have at least one part-time job. In fact, some even have three jobs and still manage to have high grades and go to school full-time. So Dr. Jason decided to make life a little easier and a lot cheaper for his students by writing his own book on public speaking. He thinks that many books have an increased price because of bells and whistles: CD-ROMs, lots of color photographs, and lots of graphics. He talked to his students, and many of them, like him, prefer to keep things simple. They want to have a book which is brief and concise, not long-winded. A few years ago Dr. Jason finished his own textbook. “ Compared to most other public speaking primers(启蒙书), mine is half the number of pages, and one-third the price. That is, $ 30 instead of $ 90. Plus, it is published in a three-ring binder format. So, when I wrote a second edition last year, students only had to buy the 35 new pages and delete 35 of the original pages. For only $ 7.00, they had upgraded to the new edition. I’ ve had great feedback from my students about this loose-leaf concept. Maybe the word will get out, and more writers and publishers will try it,” said Dr. Jason.1．What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A．College textbooks are way too expensive.B．Students don’t like to sell their own textbooks.C．Students ask their instructors not to use any textbooks.D．Some students were rejected by their instructors.正确答案：A2．According to Paragraph 3, the “bells and whistles” of a book refers to______.A．the feedback from readersB．additional featuresC．book typesD．the subject varieties正确答案：B3．Dr. Jason decided to help his students by______.A．collecting used textbooksB．writing a concise textbookC．selling second-hand booksD．making public speeches正确答案：B4．What did Dr. Jason’ s students do when he wrote a second edition?A．They kept parts of the old edition.B．They switched entirely to a new book.C．They kept away from any new book.D．They bought the new book at a discount.正确答案：A5．What does Dr. Jason hope that more writers can try?A．A loose-leaf concept.B．A second edition.C．New topics.D．Contact with readers.正确答案：ASome Stanislaus County farmers are having a tough time harvesting their crops because of a shortage of workers. For years Vito Chiesa, who farms near Hughson, has grown peaches, but these days he’ s replacing them with almonds (杏仁). “ This is where I started losing peaches,” he pointed out to NewslO reporter Tim Daly. “Just like that, we got the bulldozers(推土机)and pushed. You’ re going to see almonds out there next year.”Farmers can’ t find enough workers to handle crops like peaches that require careful hand picking because machines would damage the ripe peaches and then the farmer could not sell them. Some farmers will soon switch to growing almonds. Almonds are harvested differently. They require fewer workers because trees are mechanically shaken. The almonds fall on the ground and then are gathered up. The farmer does not have to hire many workers to pick the almonds off the trees. Some farmers think there are a couple of reasons for the labor shortage, which is even worse in the southern Central Valley. One is that workers make higher wages doing construction work and there is plenty of that in the Central Valley. Another is that since the September 11, 2001 attacks, there is more enforcement at the state’s border with Mexico, resulting in fewer workers coming into California. One solution might be to allow Mexican workers to work here asguests, so people who want to work and contribute to the economy of the U.S. can have the opportunity to provide for themselves and family. That would also help the farm labor situation without making the country less secure. Farmers say that unless things change, more produce will come from South America and China where labor is cheap and there is more competition.6．The farmers are reported to have difficulty in______.A．hiring harvest workersB．selecting the right fruit to growC．selling their farm produceD．changing their way of farming正确答案：A7．We learn from the passage that Vito Chiesa______.A．is very happy to make a changeB．is a driver of the bulldozerC．is to shift to growing peachesD．is going to grow almonds正确答案：D8．More manual work is required for______.A．picking ripe peachesB．picking ripe almondsC．planting peachesD．planting almonds正确答案：A9．What is the second reason for the labor shortage?A．The fear of more terrorists’ attacks.B．The reduced number of Mexican workers.C．The economic depression.D．The border dispute between the U.S. and Mexico.正确答案：B10．The competition mentioned in the last paragraph is between______.A．South America and ChinaB．Stanislaus County farmers and their laborersC．American farmers and farmers overseasD．peach farmers and almond farmers正确答案：CThe timing of flu season is a little hard to predict. Part of what makes it unpredictable is that scientists still don’ t understand exactly why we have one at all. There have been lots of theories: One theory is that people spend more time indoors, with the windows closed, breathing each other’s air. Other scientists have argued that cold of winter weakens our immune systems. A third theory is that the flu virus lives in the cold, dry air, but suffers in the warm, humid air. For a while, scientists had a hard time testing these theories: they needed to run experiments, but researchers aren’t allowed to infect humans with illnesses, and most lab animals aren’t affected by the flu the same way people are. In 2007, a medical researcher named Peter Palese found an 80-year-old journal article that reported that guinea pigs (豚鼠)get infected and pass on the flu just like humans. Palese decided to test Theory 3. The research team led by Palese ran several experiments and in each experiment, they injected half the guinea pigs with influenza A (the common flu), and put them in a box next to a box of uninfected animals. At a temperature of 41 degrees, all four of the exposed guinea pigs caught the flu, but when Palese repeated the experiment at 68 degrees, only one of the animals was infected. And when he ran the test at 86 degrees, none of the exposed animals got sick. The researchers also ran experiments where they varied the humidity in the room but kept the temperature constant: the drier the air, they found, the more animals got sick. Palese’ s study showed that the influenza virus does spread more effectively in cold, dry air.11．What does Paragraph 3 mainly discuss?A．The direction for future research.B．The necessity of running more tests.C．The difficulty of testing the theories.D．The cost of animal experiments.正确答案：C12．Palese got the idea to experiment with guinea pigs from______.A．a past researchB．an 80-year-old scientistC．a fellow researcherD．a journal article long time ago正确答案：D13．At a temperature of 68 degrees, how many guinea pigs were infected?A．None.B．Only one.C．Half of them.D．All of them.正确答案：B14．Palese’ s experiments with the guinea pigs______.A．fully support Theory 3B．partly confirm Theory 2C．raise doubt on Theory 1D．find little evidence for all theories正确答案：A15．The purpose of the writer is to______.A．introduce a new flu theoryB．report a test on one flu theoryC．compare the various flu theoriesD．point out a new approach to flu study正确答案：BJarden Zinc(锌) Products, a large zinc plant a few miles outside Greeneville, Tennessee, has a special claim. Since 1982, it has been the only supplier of penny blanks for the U. S. Mint (铸币厂). It’s a good business for Jarden—since 2000, the company has earned more than $800 million. But it may not be a good deal for the U. S. (76) The value of the penny has been dropping for years. In 2006, it began to cost more than a penny to make a penny. It now costs 2￠to produce a 1￠coin. Many countries have stopped using pennies. Is it time for the U. S. to do the same? Jarden and the zinc industry are fighting to keep the penny. Since 2006, Jarden has given $1.2 million to Americans for Common Cents (ACC). The group’s mission is to keep the penny in use. Mark Weller is ACC’s executive director. He argues that there are three main reasons for keeping the penny: Without it, we would become more reliant on the five-cent coin, which also has problems; charities(慈善机构)that depend on penny drives would not be able to raise as much money; and a 2012 survey shows that 67% of Americans want to keep the penny. (77)Many people surveyed said they feared they would end up paying more for products. Many experts disagree with ACC. They point to the dozens of countries that have gotten rid of their lowest-value coins without raising prices for consumers. And charities don’t seem too concerned either. President Barack Obama says the mint could explore using cheaper metals to make pennies. Steel is less expensive than zinc. Pennies are 97. 5% zinc and 2.5% copper. But no matter what it is made of, the penny’s days may be numbered. Most in-store purchases are now made with credit cards, not cash. Is it time for a change?16．What is the main idea of the passage?A．Many countries are trying to reduce the cost of making coins.B．These days a penny made is a penny wasted.C．There is disagreement over whether the U. S. should stop using pennies.D．Many countries have stopped using pennies.正确答案：C解析：主旨大意题。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷4(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷4(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1.Dr. James Barry was the first woman in England to go to medical school. When she was growing up, women could not go to medical school. (77)So how did she become a doctor? She simply pretended that she was a man. No one knows Dr. Barry’ s real name, her birth date, of her family’ s background. Some records show that she was born in 1795 in London. Some people say she was the daughter of a rich man or a royal prince. One fact we know is that in 1810, James Barry became a medical student at the University of Edinburgh. James Barry’ s classmates made fun of her because she didn’ t have a beard and she was only five feet tall. But no one thought she was a girl. At the age of 20, James Barry graduated from the University of Edinburgh as a Doctor of Medicine. She was one of the youngest students to complete her studies. Dr. Barry then went to work in a London hospital and studied surgery. A year later, she entered the army and became a hospital assistant. We will never know how she avoided the army physical examination. For the next 45 years, Dr. James Barry was a British officer and a successful surgeon. Everyone admired her. She began to do a lot of important work for the army. (78) At that time, England had many colonies around the world. Dr. Barry spent a lot of time in foreign countries. She travelled to India, Corfu, Malta, and Jamaica. In 1856 she went to South Africa, and she was soon known as the best doctor and surgeon in the colony. She saved the life of the governor’s daughter, and later she became the governor’s personal doctor. People admired Dr. Barry, but she also had a reputation as a troublemaker. If people talked about her high voice or tiny figure, she became very angry. She was an excellent swordsman, and she started fights often.1．According to the passage, Dr. Barry was made fun of because she________.A．had a low voiceB．had a funny beardC．was tallD．was short正确答案：D解析：细节题。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷6(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷6(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1.Every year for more than a decade I’ve gone with some good male friends to the music festival. Women are not invited, but they do prepare a picnic for our trip. The better the food, the more likely we are to continue our annual tradition and give them peace at least one week out of the year. When we’re not eating, we sit around in circles and talk about manly stuff; women, mostly. After years of this special journey I have figured out women are different from us, especially when it comes to how we communicate. Women don’t need to manufacture reasons to chat, but guys need excuses like outings or organized events. And I’ve noticed that when women are in groups there can be several conversations going on at once. When men are in a group, one man talks, and everybody else listens. It’s like bluegrass jamming in a way;one musician plays the lead, and the rest try to follow. I’ve had more heartfelt conversations with other men at the festival than I’ve had at any other time in my life, partly because there are no women there, and partly because we’re all a little drunk. It was males bonding over whatever parts we still had left. The festival is also the only place I’ve ever cried in front of other men. As the years have slipped by, some in our group have lost parents and grandparents, some have divorced, and others have changed careers, not always on purpose. It seems that every year something distressing has happened to at least one member of our crew, and the rest of us are there to listen and offer support. I hope that this column can offer some comfort to women: if your man heads out on a bowling or poker night with the guys, be happy. Chances are good he’s not fleeing you and the kids, but he’s running toward the conversations he can only have with other men, and he’ll come home the better for it.1．It is implied in the first paragraph that( ).A．the trip is a relief for both men and womenB．the trip will continue in spite of everythingC．the quality of the picnic needs improvementD．the women can rarely get peace themselves正确答案：A解析：理解推断题。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷9(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷9(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1.It can be really frustrating(使人沮丧的)for an overweight person to go to a gym and work out with a positive attitude. All one has to do is walk by almost any nice gym and notice all the healthy, sweating, “skinny”members. Sometimes they stare at those of us who are, well, zaftig. It is easy to see the judgment behind their eyes. Who wants to put up with that? Many people are self-conscious of their bodies and feel isolated when joining workout classes or while exercising, especially if they are larger than most of the others in the group. Now the fitness industry is finally paying attention. Popular gyms are catering (迎合) to overweight and weight conscious customers by dedicating areas where the “skinny” people are not allowed. There are even gyms or programs that require members to be at least 50 pounds overweight to participate. Trainers recommend functional fitness as a practical goal, rather than six-pack abs(六块腹肌). (78) They often use text messages to stay in touch with customers. Often at these specialized gyms, the trainers are overweight themselves, or working on their own weight goals, and this can help those people with anxiety caused by poor body image. The equipment has been designed for use by larger people. Wider seats, more cushioning, no mirrors, and tinted(有色的)windows for privacy, are all important changes. (79) Hopefully these types of gyms will successfully grow in numbers in the future. The idea is a very simple and potentially popular one. If it helps those of us who are bigger exercise more and improve our fitness level, it’s a step in the right direction.1．The word zaftig in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.A．fatB．healthyC．friendlyD．polite正确答案：A解析：推断题。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷33(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷33(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.A lawyer friend of mine has devoted herself to the service of humanity. Her special area is called “public interest law”. Many other lawyers represent only clients who can pay high fees. All lawyers have had expensive and highly specialized training, and they work long, difficult hours for the money they earn. But what happens to people who need legal help and cannot afford to pay these lawyers’ fees? Public interest lawyers fill this need. Lisa , like other public interest lawyers, earns a salary much below what some lawyers can earn. Because she is willing to take less money, her clients need the help, even if they can pay nothing at all. Some clients need legal help because stores have cheated them with faulty merchandise. Others are in unsafe apartments, or are threatened with eviction(驱逐，赶出)and have no place to go to. Their cases are called “civil”cases. Still others are accused of criminal acts, and seeking those public interest lawyers who handle “criminal”cases. These are just a few of the many situations in which men and women who are public interest lawyers serve to extend justice throughout our society.1．A person who needs and uses legal help is called a( ).A．lawyerB．clientC．tenantD．case worker正确答案：B解析：单词辨析题。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷8(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷8(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1.For more than 600 years people have complained that youngsters cannot write proper English anymore. Two universal truths emerge: languages are always changing, and older people always worry that the young are not taking proper care of the language. The problem is that conservatism works differently on writing than it does on speech. Writing is more permanent, so people choose their words carefully and conservatively. It is slow and considered, so people can avoid new usages widely seen as mistakes. It is taught carefully by adults to children, which naturally has some conservative influence on the written language. And it is often edited, so a young journalist with a casual style may well be edited to a more traditional one by an older editor. Speech is different: instead of permanent, slow, considered and taught, it is impermanent, fast, and learned naturally by children from their surroundings. Speech will—at almost any level of language conservatism—change faster than written language. In this imperfect world, then, written language only partly reflects speech. Younger writers introduce spoken or new words or usages into their writing, annoying their elders as they do. But no one dare to be casual in spelling: English-speakers are stuck with an ancient system. Liberties with grammar—making the written language look like the spoken one—should be few and cautious. Giving the written language a little room to change, but not too much, is the only way to enjoy the best of both stability and vitality. The alternative—perfectly conservative writing—will make writing less and less like the language future generations will speak, and thus less relevant to writing about the world they live in.1．It can be learned from Paragraph 1 that older people worry that______.A．youngsters have too many complaintsB．spoken language is changing too fastC．their English is not as good as beforeD．youngsters are careless with language use正确答案：D2．What is the main idea of the second paragraph?A．Why older people choose words more carefully.B．How older people influence language change.C．Why writing is more conservative than speech.D．Why new usages are seen as mistakes.正确答案：C3．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A．Writing changes as fast as speech.B．Children do not write as well as adults.C．Speech changes faster than writing.D．Older people make fewer mistakes in speech.正确答案：C4．Although casual in speech, young people______.A．are more cautious in writingB．can make themselves understood betterC．often write good compositionsD．do not expect fast change in language正确答案：A5．Which of the following will the author probably agree with?A．New usages should be forbidden in speech.B．Language change is fine, but shouldn’t be too much.C．Language change is inevitable but annoying.D．Changes in writing should keep in pace with speech.正确答案：BEvery single thing you are not satisfied with in your life is a result of a bad habit. If you don’t have enough money, it’s because bad habits kept you from taking action. If you are not as fit as you would like to be, it’s because of bad habits that kept you glued to the couch. Would you like to change that? The only thing that separates successes from failures is successful habits. But developing good habits is easier said than done. We find it hard to build good habits because we spend every day floating down the river of life with no oars(桨). So what should we do? Henry Ford said it best, “ Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” Belief is the root of change. The strongest force in human behavior is the need to act in line with our self-identity or our belief of who we are. To change a habit, you must believe that you can actually do it. Often our habits are so conditioned into our being that we move through those patterns without any thought or consciousness as to what we are doing. Interrupting the old patterns creates a space for new ones. A few ways to interrupt your pattern are to shock yourself or say something funny that makes you laugh or interrupt it through some physical action. One woman put a can of dog food next to her fridge to interrupt her pattern every time she reached out for some junk food. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination. The goal is to get you out of a preprogrammed way of being by engaging in a behavior that shocks you, so as to change your state and help you move into another pattern.6．The author tells us in Para. 1 that bad habits______.A．result from poor living conditionsB．are difficult to get rid ofC．result in your dissatisfaction in lifeD．push you to take unnecessary actions正确答案：C7．The phrase “floating down the river of life with no oars” (Para.2)means that people tend to______.A．lead a fulfilling lifeB．follow their old habitsC．pursue a fruitful lifeD．keep themselves busy正确答案：B8．The words of Henry Ford (Para. 3)stress the role of______.A．clear goalsB．sound judgmentC．good habitsD．strong belief正确答案：D9．What does the author say about forming new habits?A．It is easier than people have expected.B．It is best done through physical action.C．It must be done by making careful plans.D．It can be achieved by interrupting old patterns.正确答案：D10．The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to______.A．introduce ways to develop good habitsB．identity good habits and bad habitsC．help better understand the role of habitsD．emphasize the importance of good habits正确答案：ACan eating a chocolate bar every day really prevent age-related memoryloss? People would say “No”. Can eating chocolate cake for breakfast, lunch and dinner be good for your heart? Again, they would say “No” , because that would be too good to be true. But new research shows that large amounts of flavanols(黄烷醇), substances found in cocoa(可可), tea and some vegetables, may reverse age-related memory failure. Another study is looking to see if high levels of cocoa flavanols can help prevent heart attacks and strokes. Flavanols found in dark chocolate are known to increase blood flow in the part of the brain that controls memory. They also help prevent heart disease by lowering blood pressure and “ bad”cholesterol (腱固醇). A new study published online found that cocoa flavanols reverse minor memory loss in older adults. Dr. Scott Small, a professor at Columbia University, is the lead writer of a research paper describing the effects of cocoa flavanols on brain activity. The study involved 37 volunteers aged between 50 and 69. Researchers gave them a high-level flavanol drink made from cocoa beans or a low-level flavanol drink. For a period of three months, some subjects got 900mg of flavanol a day while the others got 10mg. Brain imaging and memory tests were given to each subject before and after the study. Dr. Small says that the subjects who had the high-level flavanol drink showed much improvement on memory tests. The researchers warn that more work is needed because this study was performed on a small group. Researchers at Women’s Hospital in Boston recently announced plans to do just that.11．The first paragraph indicates thatA．eating chocolate is good for one’s heartB．people doubt the good effect of eating chocolateC．eating chocolate may prevent memory lossD．people should not eat too much chocolate正确答案：B12．Studies show that flavanols can do all the following EXCEPT______.A．take off extra weightB．lower bad cholesterolC．help prevent heart diseaseD．reverse memory failure正确答案：A13．The new study published online focuses on the effects of cocoa flavanols on______.A．weightB．blood pressureC．memoryD．heartbeat正确答案：C14．The high-level flavanol drink used in the study is made from______.A．coffee beansB．cocoa beansC．vegetablesD．tea正确答案：B15．Researchers at Women’s Hospital in Boston will______.A．make a follow-up study of the same 37 subjectsB．spend more money making flavanol drinksC．take more time to test Small’s resultsD．do similar experiments on a larger scale正确答案：DBrain drain, which is the action of having highly skilled and educated people leaving their country to work abroad, has become one of the developing countries’ concern. Brain drain is also referred to as human capital flight. More and more third world science-and-technology-educated people are heading for more prosperous countries seeking higher wages and better working conditions. This has of course serious consequences on the sending countries. While many people believe that immigration is a personal choice that must be understood and respected, others look at the phenomenon from a different perspective. What makes those educated people leave their countries should be seriously considered and a distinction between push and pull factors must be made. The push factors include low wages and lack of satisfactory working and living conditions. Social unrest, political conflicts and wars may also be determining causes. The pull factors, however, include academic freedom and extensive funds for research. Brain drain has negative impact on the sending countries’ economic prospects and competitiveness. It reduces the number of dynamic and creative people who can contribute to the development of their country. Likewise, with more entrepreneurs (企业家)taking their investments abroad, developing countries are missing an opportunity of wealth creation. This has also negative consequences on tax revenue and employment. Most of the measures taken so far have not had any success in softening the effects of brain drain. One option is to provide adequate working and living conditions in the sending countries. Another option should involve encouraging the expatriates (侨民)to contribute their skill to the development of their countries without necessarily moving back home.16．Another term used for “brain drain” in this passage is “______”.A．human capital flightB．talent lossC．wealth relocationD．intellectual immigration正确答案：A17．Brain drain occurs when more and more talented people______.A．move to developing countriesB．want to improve their creativityC．move to developed countriesD．want to further their education正确答案：C18．We learn from the passage that the push factors are related to______.A．low employmentB．personal choiceC．tax revenueD．home countries正确答案：D19．What can be viewed as a pull factor according to the author?A．Population control.B．Limited funds for research.C．Better working conditionsD．Natural environment.正确答案：C20．Which paragraph offers a possible solution for brain drain?A．Paragraph 1.B．Paragraph 2.C．Paragraph 3.D．Paragraph 4.正确答案：DEdward and Robert Harmer were both born in the house onCranberry Lane. The map of their town had a special note about the Harmer house and its historical importance. Their great-grandfather had built it with his own two hands in 1850. It was the house their grandfather and father had been born in. It was the house that hadall their memories. The boys had always been close as children. They were only two years apart, and, although they sometimes fought as brothers do, mostly they were inseparable. There was never a dull moment in the Harmer household. The energetic brothers spent their summers running around. They would go fishing in the local river, and try to catch the biggest fish in the world. The whole area was full of secret hiding places where they could go and no one would find them. And they really needed hiding places. The boys were constantly getting into trouble, much to the worry of their parents. Whether it was accidentally throwing footballs through their neighbors’windows, pouring paint onto Mrs. Pinklewit’s rose bushes or putting shaving cream all over Uncle Bart’s car, the boys somehow always got away from punishments. When they got older, Edward and Robert spent less time around the house and more time with their friends. But their house was still the best place to have a party. With its huge lawn, it was perfect for picnics. Their mother made the best fried chicken in town, and everybody knew it. Holidays were also a popular time at the Harmer’s house. Every New Year’s Eve they threw a big party. Practically the whole town came. Their mother would start planning the party on Thanksgiving. It was the biggest event in their town. And when the boys went off to college, they always brought friends home to share the holiday spirit.21．For how many generations had Harmers lived in the house by the time the brothers went to school?A．Five.B．Four.C．Three.D．Two.正确答案：B22．How did the brothers get along with each other as kids?A．They scarcely talked to each other.B．They often fought each other.C．They could hardly separate.D．They tried to stay away from each other.正确答案：C23．For what reason did the brothers need those hiding places?A．To avoid punishments once they did something wrong.B．To store things they had taken from their neighbors.C．To play hide-and-seek with other kids.D．To hide themselves whenever they skipped classes.正确答案：A24．Which of the following is TRUE of the Harmers’ house? A．It has witnessed many historic events of the town.B．It was designed for holding big parties.C．It was the biggest house in town.D．It was related to their happy memories.正确答案：D25．What was the boys’ mother best known for in town? A．Planning good Thanksgiving parties.B．Being nice to everyone she knew.C．Organizing big holiday events.D．Making the most delicious fried chicken.正确答案：D。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷42(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷42(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere. It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, “I have failed again.” On the train back to Washington, he said sadly, “That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed.”Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But little by little as people read the speech they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made. Today, every American school child learns Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.1．In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was ______.A．very criticalB．unpopularC．very popularD．very courteous正确答案：B解析：答案可以在第一段的第三句找到：“There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time.”2．Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was ______.A．a famous speakerB．a very handsome manC．President of the countryD．a popular statesman正确答案：C解析：答案可以在第一段找到：“He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness.”(当时他一点也不受欢迎，他被邀请去葛底斯堡演讲仅仅是出于礼貌。
学位英语阅读理解强化训练
学位英语阅读理解强化训练Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.The aim of the teacher is to get his pupils as quickly as possible over the period in which each printed symbol is looked at for its shape, and arrive at the stage when the pupil looks at words and phrases, for their meaning, almost without noticing the shapes of the separate letters.When a good reader is at work he does not look at letters, nor even at words, one by one however quickly; he takes in the meaning of two, three, or four words at a time, in a single moment. Watch carefully the eyes of a person who is reading, and it will be seen that they do not travel smoothly along the lines of print, but they move by jumps separated by very short stops. The eyes of a very good reader move quickly, taking long jumps and making very short halts (停顿); the eyes of a poor reader move more slowly, taking only short jumps and stopping longer at each halt. Sometimes, when he meets a difficulty, he even goes backwards to see again what has already been looked at once.The teacher's task is therefore clear: it is to train his pupils to take in several words at a glance (one eye-jump') and to remove the necessity for going backwards to read something a second time.This shows at once that letter-by-letter, or syllable-by-syllable, or word-by-word reading, with the finger pointing to the word, carefully fixing each one in turn, is wrong. It is wrong because such a method ties the pupil's eyes down to a very short jump, and the aim is to train for the long jump. Moreover, a very short jump is too short to provide any meaning or sense; and it will be found that having struggled with three or four words separately, the pupil has to look at them again, all together and in one group, in order to get the meaning of the whole phrase.1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the first paragraph?A) Pupils should be trained to reach quickly the stage of reading without having to concentrate on the separate symbols.B) Pupils should look at each printed symbol for its meaning as well as for its shape.C) Teachers should help their pupils avoid looking at the shape of the printed symbols.D) Teachers should tell their pupils the different stages of their study.2. In a single moment, a good reader picks up ________.A) several wordsB) several phrasesC) several sentencesD) several lines3. According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE?A) The eyes of a good reader make short halts and long jumps.B) The eyes of a bad reader take in the meaning of one word at a time.C) The eyes of a bad reader take only short jumps.D) The eyes of a good reader move steadily.4. One may have to read something a second time if ________.A) there is enough timeB) one reads too fastC) the passage is very longD) one reads word by word5. The main idea of the last paragraph is that ________.A) word-by-word reading is highly inefficientB) the pupil's eyes should focus on groups of syllables instead of single syllablesC) pupils have to move their eyes back and forth when readingD) finger pointing in reading helps the pupil concentrate on meaningPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Television has changed the lifestyle of people in every Industrialized country in the world. In the United States, where sociologists have studied the effects, some interesting observations have been made.Television, although not essential, has become an important part of most people's lives. It alters peoples' ways of seeing the world; in many ways, it supports and sustains（维持）modern life. Television has become a baby-sitter, an introducer of conversations, the major transmitter of culture, a keeper of tradition. Yet when what can be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed, it becomes evident that television is not a teacher but a sustainer; the poor quality of programming does not elevate（提高）people into greater understanding, but rather maintains and encourages the life as it exists.The primary reason for the lack of quality in American television is related to both the history of TV programming development and the economics of TV. Television in America began with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsors first experimented with television. Therefore, the close relationship which the advertisers had with radio programs became the system for American TV. Sponsors not only paid money for time within programs, but many actually produced the programs.Thus, in American society, television is primarily concerned with reflecting and attracting society rather than experimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want to attract the largest viewing audience possible, to do so requires that the programs be entertaining rather than educational, attractive rather than challenging.Television in America today remains, to a large extent, with the same organization and standards as it had thirty years ago. The hope for further development and true achievement toward improving society will require a change in the entire system.6. According to the author American television is poor in quality because ________.A) advertisers are interested in experimenting with new ideasB) it is still at an early stage of development, compared with the radioC) the programs have to be developed in the interests of the sponsors for economic reasonsD) it is controlled by radio companies7. The second paragraph is mainly about ________.A) TV as the sustainer of American lifeB) TV as the major transmitter of cultureC) the educational effect of TV on societyD) the strong influence and the poor quality of American TV8. In the author's view American TV should ________.A) be critical but entertainingB) be creative and educationalC) change with the development of societyD) attract as many viewers as possible9. The author believes that television in the United States has become important to most people because ________.A) it promotes family unityB) it helps them develop their speaking abilityC) it affects their life in many waysD) it challenges society10. The author's attitude towards American television is ________.A) criticalB) praisingC) doubtfulD) sympathetic1. A2. A3. D4. D5. A6. C7. D8. C9. C10. A。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷38(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷38(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions and psychology. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors can be provided by art. (78) In short, art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books. In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented; that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective (主观的): it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the first truly “political”artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May, 1808, he criticized the Spanish government for its abuse (滥用) of power over people. In the same way, art can reflect a culture’s religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art had been almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that described people and stories from the Bible. Although most people couldn’t read, they could still understand the Bible stories in the pictures on church walls. By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is) its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that statues (雕像) are not holy.1．More can be learned about a culture from a study of art history than general history because ______.A．art history shows us nothing but the political valuesB．general history only focuses on politicsC．art history gives us an insight (洞察力) into the essential qualities of a time and a placeD．general history concerns only religious beliefs, emotions and psychology正确答案：C解析：本题考查对上下文意思的把握。
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷28(题后含答案及解析)
成人本科学位英语阅读理解专项强化真题试卷28(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.Nearly a quarter-century after a German boy tossed a message in a botde off a ship in the Baltic Sea,he’s received an answer. A 13-year-old Russian, Daniil Korotkikh, was walking with his parents on a beach when he saw something glittering lying in the sand. “I saw that bottle and it looked interesting,”Korotkikh told the Associated Press on Tuesday. “It looked like a German beer botde with a ceramic(陶瓷的)plug,and there was a message inside. “His father, who knows a litde German, translated the letter. It said:” My name is Frank, and I am five years old. My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark. If you find this letter, please write back to me,and I will write back to you. “The letter,dated 1987,included an address in the town of Coesfeld. The boy in the letter,Frank Uesbeck,is now 29. His parents still live at the letter’s address. “At first I didn’t believe it,”Uesbeck told the AP about getting the response from Korotkikh. In fact,he barely remembered the trip at all;his father actually wrote the letter. The Russian boy said he does not believe that the botde actually spent 24 years in the sea. “It would not have survived in the water all that time,”he said. He believed it had been hidden under that sand where he found it. In the web chat earlier this month, Uesbeck gave Korotkikh his new address to write to and promised to write back when he receives his letter. “He’ll definitely get another letter from me,”the 29-year-old said. Uesbeck was especially thrilled that he was able to have a positive impact on a life of a young person far away from Germany.1．The message in the botde was found______years later.A．25B．24C．29D．20正确答案：B解析：根据第八段第一句“The Russian boy said he does not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea．”可知漂流瓶在海里呆了24年，故选B。
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学位英语阅读理解强化训练Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.The aim of the teacher is to get his pupils as quickly as possible over the period in which each printed symbol is looked at for its shape, and arrive at the stage when the pupil looks at words and phrases, for their meaning, almost without noticing the shapes of the separate letters.When a good reader is at work he does not look at letters, nor even at words, one by one however quickly; he takes in the meaning of two, three, or four words at a time, in a single moment. Watch carefully the eyes of a person who is reading, and it will be seen that they do not travel smoothly along the lines of print, but they move by jumps separated by very short stops. The eyes of a very good reader move quickly, taking long jumps and making very short halts (停顿); the eyes of a poor reader move more slowly, taking only short jumps and stopping longer at each halt. Sometimes, when he meets a difficulty, he even goes backwards to see again what has already been looked at once.The teacher's task is therefore clear: it is to train his pupils to take in several words at a glance (one eye-jump') and to remove the necessity for going backwards to read something a second time.This shows at once that letter-by-letter, or syllable-by-syllable, or word-by-word reading, with the finger pointing to the word, carefully fixing each one in turn, is wrong. It is wrong because such a method ties the pupil's eyes down to a very short jump, and the aim is to train for the long jump. Moreover, a very short jump is too short to provide any meaning or sense; and it will be found that having struggled with three or four words separately, the pupil has to look at them again, all together and in one group, in order to get the meaning of the whole phrase.1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the first paragraph?A) Pupils should be trained to reach quickly the stage of reading without having to concentrate on the separate symbols.B) Pupils should look at each printed symbol for its meaning as well as for its shape.C) Teachers should help their pupils avoid looking at the shape of the printed symbols.D) Teachers should tell their pupils the different stages of their study.2. In a single moment, a good reader picks up ________.A) several wordsB) several phrasesC) several sentencesD) several lines3. According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE?A) The eyes of a good reader make short halts and long jumps.B) The eyes of a bad reader take in the meaning of one word at a time.C) The eyes of a bad reader take only short jumps.D) The eyes of a good reader move steadily.4. One may have to read something a second time if ________.A) there is enough timeB) one reads too fastC) the passage is very longD) one reads word by word5. The main idea of the last paragraph is that ________.A) word-by-word reading is highly inefficientB) the pupil's eyes should focus on groups of syllables instead of single syllablesC) pupils have to move their eyes back and forth when readingD) finger pointing in reading helps the pupil concentrate on meaningPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Television has changed the lifestyle of people in every Industrialized country in the world. In the United States, where sociologists have studied the effects, some interesting observations have been made.Television, although not essential, has become an important part of most people's lives. It alters peoples' ways of seeing the world; in many ways, it supports and sustains（维持）modern life. Television has become a baby-sitter, an introducer of conversations, the major transmitter of culture, a keeper of tradition. Yet when what can be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed, it becomes evident that television is not a teacher but a sustainer; the poor quality of programming does not elevate（提高）people into greater understanding, but rather maintains and encourages the life as it exists.The primary reason for the lack of quality in American television is related to both the history of TV programming development and the economics of TV. Television in America began with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsors first experimented with television. Therefore, the close relationship which the advertisers had with radio programs became the system for American TV. Sponsors not only paid money for time within programs, but many actually produced the programs.Thus, in American society, television is primarily concerned with reflecting and attracting society rather than experimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want to attract the largest viewing audience possible, to do so requires that the programs be entertaining rather than educational, attractive rather than challenging.Television in America today remains, to a large extent, with the same organization and standards as it had thirty years ago. The hope for further development and true achievement toward improving societywill require a change in the entire system.6. According to the author American television is poor in quality because ________.A) advertisers are interested in experimenting with new ideasB) it is still at an early stage of development, compared with the radioC) the programs have to be developed in the interests of the sponsors for economic reasonsD) it is controlled by radio companies7. The second paragraph is mainly about ________.A) TV as the sustainer of American lifeB) TV as the major transmitter of cultureC) the educational effect of TV on societyD) the strong influence and the poor quality of American TV8. In the author's view American TV should ________.A) be critical but entertainingB) be creative and educationalC) change with the development of societyD) attract as many viewers as possible9. The author believes that television in the United States has become important to most people because ________.A) it promotes family unityB) it helps them develop their speaking abilityC) it affects their life in many waysD) it challenges society10. The author's attitude towards American television is ________.A) criticalB) praisingC) doubtfulD) sympathetic1. A2. A3. D4. D5. A6. C7. D8. C9. C10. A。