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TEST 2Reading ComprehensionTask 1Passage 1About ten men in every hundred suffer from colour blindness in some way; women are luckier only about one in two hundred is affected in this manner. There are different forms of colour blindness. A man may not be able to see deep red.He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green—a strange world indeed.In certain occupations colour blindness can be dangerous and candidates are tested most carefully. For example, when fighting at night, soldiers use lights of flares to signal to each other. A green light may mean “Advance” and a red light may mean “Danger! Keep back!”, You can see what will happen if somebody thinks that red is green! Colour blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”, these help to see in a bright light and to tell the difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods” but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but not color. Wait until it is dark tonight, and then go outside. Look round you and try to see what coloBirds and animals, which hunt at night, have eyes which contain few or no cones at all, so they cannot see colours. As far as we know, bats and adult owls cannot see colours at all only light and dark shapes. Similarly cats and dogs cannot see colours as well as we canInsects can see ultraviolet rays which are invisible to us, and some of them can even see X-rays. The wings of a moth may seem grey and dull to us, but to insects they may appear beautiful, showing colours which we cannot see. Scientists know that there are other colours around us which insects can see but which we cannot see. Some insects have favorite colours. Mosquitoes like blue, but do not like yellow. A1A)B)C)D)very few may think that everything in the world is in greenA)B)C)shapes onlyD)A)because tB)C)D)because they have no conesA)B)have fewer cones than human beingsC)haD)5. Which of the following is not trueA)B)C)All insects have their favorite colours.D)Passage 2Air travel is such an everyday experience these days that we are not surprised when we read about a politician having talks with the Japanese Prime Minister one day, attending a conference in Australia the following morning and having to be off at midday to sign a trade agreement in Bangkok．But frequent long-distance flying can be so tiring that the traveller begins to feel his brain is in one country, his digestion in another and his powers of concentration nowhere -in short, he hardly knows where he is．The fatigue we normally experience after a long journey is accentuated when we fly from east to west or vice versa because we cross time zones．Doctors say that since air travelers are in no condition to work after crossing a number of time zones, they should go straight to bed on arrival．Airline pilots, in fact, whose experience is so obviously relevant that it ought to serve as a guide, often live by their own watches, ignoring local time, and have breakfast at midnight if necessary．They have far less reason to worry about their health than executives because they are used to flying and are physically fit．Business men who go on long-distance flights, however, are usually out for promotion and flattered to have been chosen because it adds to their status and prestige in the firm．They are lucky if the company is enlightened enough to insist on taking the doctor’s advice and resting for a day before wo rking．Sometimes the managing director is such an energetic character that he expects everyone to be as fit as he is．As he has never that he expects everyone to be as fit as he is．As he has never felt any ill effects after flying himself,the schedule he lays down is so exacting that the employee is too exhausted to carry it out satisfactorily．He must either go straight to an important meeting as soon as his plane touches down or else return as soon as the meeting is over to report to his boss．Dynamic tycoons of this type often do not realize how disastrous this policy may be for the man’s health and the company’s reputation.6.In the second paragraph, the phrase” vice versa” means _______ .A) time zonesB) from west to eastC) being less tiredD) being more tired7.Doctors say since air travelers are in no condition to work after crossing a number of time zones, they should go straight to bed arrival．The underlined part means _______ .A) can’t work any moreB) are in no mood of workingC) work without conditionD) are physically unfit to work8.Business men who go on long-distance flights _______ .A) make more money and make more friendsB) don’t have much to do in the firmC) are more respected and become more important in the firmD) are usually out of work9.All the following statements are true except _______ .A) Sometimes the energetic managing director hopes everyone is as fit as he isB) The managing director makes a strict schedule for the employeesC) The managing director never feels uncomfortable after flying himselfD) The managing director must go straight to an important meeting as soon as the plane lands10.Dynamic tycoons of this type don’t often see that this policy _______ .A) is good for both the man’s health and the company’s reputationB) surely does harm to either the man’s health or the company’s reputationC) is possible a great misfortune for both the man’s health and the company’s reputationD) is absolutely a misfortune for the man’s health and the company’s repu tation Passage 3If women are mercilessly exploited (剥削)year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion,they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to think of it ,only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe (衣柜)packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, w aste hours of their time altering the dresses they have.Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on. No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society.Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth ,comfort and durability (耐用).They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a womanshaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.11. Designers and big storm always make moneyA.by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industryB.because they are capable of predicting new fashionsC.●by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothingD.because they attach great importance to quality in women's clothing12. To the writer, the fact that women alter their old-fashioned dresses is seen asA. a waste of money ●B. a waste of timeC. an expression of tasteD. an expression of creativity13. The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the of clothing.A. costB. appearance ●C. comfortD. suitability14. According to the passage, which of the, following statements is TRUE?A.●New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women.B.The constant changes in women's clothing reflect their strength of character.C.The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society-D.Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women.15. By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious,,(Para.4,Line 13),the writer means thatA.women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed atB.women are better able to put up with discomfortC.men are also exploited greatly by fashion designersD.●men are more reasonable in the matter of fashionTask 2Answer the questions following it in as few words as possible, that is, no morethan 10 words.In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared, notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and in decisions makes for equality, and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such home, the growing boy and girl learn to accept that equality more easily than did their parents and to prepare more fully for participation in a world characterized by cooperation rather than by the "battle of sexes."If the process goes too far and man's role is regarded as less important-and that has happened in some cases-we are as badly off as before, only in reverse.It is time to reassess the role of the man in the American family. We are getting a little tired of "Momism"-but we don’t want to exchange it for a "neo-Popism". What we need, rather, is the recognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equals. There are signs that social workers, and specialists on the family are becoming more aware of the part men play and that they have decided that women should not receive all the credit-nor all the blame. We have almost given up saying, that a woman's place is in the home. We are beginning, however, to analyze man's place in the home and to insist that he does have a place in it. Nor is that place irrelevant to the healthy development of the child.The family is a co-operative enterprise for which it is difficult to lay down rules, because each family needs to work our its own ways for solving its own problems.Excessive authoritarianism has unhappy consequences, whether it wears skirts or trousers, and the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is essential not only to a healthy democracy, but also to a healthy family.16. What is the passage mainly about?Equality between man and woman.17. Under what circumstance is male superiority difficult to maintain?In a home where household tasks are equally shared.18. What will share tasks and decisions in the home lead to?Further sharing.19. What danger may arise in the sharing of household tasks?The role of the father may become an inferior one20. What does bringing up children involve according to the author?Involves a partnership of equals。