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珍藏12年的梦想阅读答案篇一
《珍藏12年的梦想》

阅读分析:

珍藏12年的梦想

①有个年轻人,他梦想有朝一日能够发行自己的杂志,杂志的风格定在关怀人生,弘扬人道主义以及人间亲情上。但他的想法很奇特,他不想发各地作者的自由来稿,而是想从别的报刊上摘选精品,然后汇编到自己的杂志里。他去求助他的朋友,朋友一听这个主意就笑他太笨,声称别人发过的作品已有不少读者看过,还有谁会再花钱买你的全是在别处发过的作品的杂志!他反驳朋友说:“一个人不可能浏览完所有的报刊,而我做的正是这样的一件事——让每个人都看到各地的报刊精品。”朋友还是不相信,并且不支持他。

②他不灰心,决定证实别人认为错误的其实是正确的。他找到出版社,说明自己的来意。出版社毫不留情地否决了他的想法:“这可不行!这本来就是一个错误的决定,我劝你还是放弃这个想法,重新找一条路吧!”

③受到一系列的打击,他有些心灰意冷,也有些动摇:这真是一个错误的梦想吗?但他还是对自己说:“也许现在为时尚早,但终有一日我会证明给别人看,错误只是一个相对的概念,在适当的时候,错的也会变成对的。”

④当时是1910年。后来他开始了漂泊生涯,颠沛流离间,他一直没有泯灭被人否定为错误的梦想,直到有一天他遇上了他的妻子。妻子在得知他的想法后十分赞成,鼓励他大胆去做,不必顾虑别人的看法。于是他开始着手去做每件事,先是摘选作品,然后给潜在的订户发征订单。一切都在有条不紊地进行着。终于他等来了这一天。1922年,他的杂志创刊了,受欢迎的程度大大出乎意料,连他自己都难以置信会有这么多人认可了他的“错误”,最终被大众所认同,成为正确和胜利的标志。

⑤他叫华莱士,他创办的杂志就是美国的《读者文摘》。如今它至少用18种语言传播着。

⑥美国前总统威尔逊曾说:“人类因有梦想而伟大,所有的伟人都是梦想家。”的确,有时我们精心的创意,往往会因周围人的否定而取消,但如果拒绝放弃,突破任何阻碍人们追求梦想的弱点与限制,坚持我们不变的梦想,它就会成为一种能令你美梦成真的资产与行动。决心是一种态度,但坚持却是一种行动。一种绝不放弃的行动。你若要美梦成真,就绝对要坚持。 (《初中语文阅读欣赏》)

18.请认真阅读文章,归纳本文大意。(2分)

19.“连他自己都难以置信会有这么多人认可了他的‘错误’”。这里的“错误”是指什么?为什么这样的“错误“又会广受欢迎并获得成功?(2分)

“错误”:

原因:

20.华莱士的美梦成真,靠的是什么?请结合文章语句加以概括。(不少于两点)(4分)

21.文章的标题是《珍藏12年的梦想》,有人另拟了两个标题:《坚持就是胜利》、《追梦人》。你认为那个标题好,说说你的理解?(2分)

22.认真阅读文章最后一段,结合华莱士的经历,联系自己的学习生活,说说你

的阅读体会。(至少写三点)(3分)

参考答案: 18.(2分)华莱士(1分)坚持自己的理想:出版《读者文摘》,最后获得成功(1分)。

19.共(2分)发表别人已经发表过的作品(1分)。因为一个人不可能浏览所有的报刊,而《读者文摘》可以让每个人都能看到各地的报刊精品(1分)。

20.共(4分)①从“他一直没有泯灭被人否定为错误的梦想”可以看出他有坚定的信念,②从“妻子在得知他的想法后十分赞成,鼓励他大胆去做,不必顾虑别人的看法”可以看出家人(妻子)对他实现梦想的支持,③从“他开始着手去做每件事”可以看出他认真细致的态度,④从“给潜在的订户发征订单”可以看出他有主动积极的市场营销的意识。(以上四点,答一点给2分)

21.共(2分)不强求统一答案,只要说明理由,答出一点即得分。三个题目的侧重点不同。《珍藏12年的梦想》:突出的是华莱士实现梦想这件事。《坚持就是胜利》侧重的是坚持的重要。《追梦人》要表现的是华莱士其人。

22.共(3分)至少写三点,每点1分。如:目标的确立,坚定的信念,坚持的精神,他人的帮助。

珍藏12年的梦想阅读答案篇二
《梦想的价值阅读答案》

27、概括本文的内容。( 3分 )

答:在棒球教练的开导下,“我”明白怎样做才能使梦想的价值最高。然后在“我”的不懈努力下,不仅取得了骄人的运动成绩,还实现了为母亲买房的梦想。

28、怎样理解文中画线句的意思?( 3分 )

答:这句话道出一个深刻的哲理,梦想与人的财富是不成正比的。无论富人还是穷人,伟人还是凡人,只要始终拥有并坚持自己的梦想,就能成为一相顶天立地的人,其生活也终将在梦想的指引下变得绚丽多姿。

29、贾维斯教练为什么能够说服“我”? ( 3分 )

答:因为他用“我”现在挣的钱和“我”梦想对比,让“我”发觉这两者是完全不能比较的。所以“我”毫不犹豫地放弃了诱惑。

27、概括本文的内容。( 3分 )

答:在棒球教练的开导下,“我”明白怎样做才能使梦想的价值最高。然后在“我”的不懈努力下,不仅取得了骄人的运动成绩,还实现了为母亲买房的梦想。

28、怎样理解文中画线句的意思?( 3分 )

答:梦想与人的财富是不成正比的。无论富人还是穷人,伟人还是凡人,只要始终拥有并坚持自己的梦想,就能成为一相顶天立地的人,其生活也终将在梦想的指引下变得绚丽多姿。

29、贾维斯教练为什么能够说服“我”? ( 3分 )

答:因为他用“我”现在挣的钱和“我”梦想对比,让“我”发觉这两者是完全不能比较的。所以“我”毫不犹豫地放弃了诱惑。

珍藏12年的梦想阅读答案篇三
《2012年12月英语四级考试答案(阅读部分)》

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Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

1. B showmanship

细节题。这道题的答案对应原文第一句话,从putting on a show 可以推出showmanship。

when it came to putting on a show, nobody else in the computer industry, or any other industry for that matter, could match Steve Jobs.题干与原文的匹配度比较高,仔细阅读不难得出选择是B

2. A He invented lots of functional gadgets.

细节题。原文第2段第2句话提到了乔布斯突出的三个方面,第三句话明确指出最后一个方面,也就是他在functional gadgets 上的贡献对人们的生活影响最大,对比第二题的选项,应选A

He stood out in three ways—as a technologist, as a corporate leader and as somebody who was able to make people love what had previously been impersonal, functional gadgets. Strangely, it is this last quality that may have the deepest effect on the way people live.

3. B His keen interest in designing elegant and user-friendly gadgets. 细节题。答案在第三段第二句,“obsessed with product design and aesthetics, and with making advanced technology simple to use”。讲到乔布斯痴迷于产品的设计和美学上,以及使高科技简单易用。所以选B

As a technologist, Mr Jobs was different because he was not an

engineer—and that was his great strength. Instead he was obsessed with product design and aesthetics, and with making advanced technology simple to use.

4. A One of the greatest chief executives of his time.

细节题。答案在第4段第一句话的后半句“many of those corporate giants as one of the greatest chief executives of his time.”所以选A,其他的选项均不正确。

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Within the wider business world, a man who liked to see himself as a hippy, permanently in revolt against big companies, ended up being hailed by many of those corporate giants as one of the greatest chief executives of his time.

5. D an inspiration

细节题。答案在第四段第三句话。“is an inspiration to any

businessperson”。所以选D

His fall from grace in the 1980s, followed by his return to Apple in 1996 after a period in the wilderness, is an inspiration to any businessperson whose career has taken a turn for the worse.‘

6. C He commanded absolute loyalty from Apple users.

细节题。由关键词fanatical loyalty 定位到低段第一句话。所以乔布斯成功最令人震惊的地方在于它获得了苹果用户的绝对忠诚。选C

But what was perhaps most astonishing about Mr Jobs was the fanatical loyalty he managed to inspire in customers.

7. D It originates in the consumer market.

细节题。由关键词special report定位到第6段第一句,

As our special report in this week's issue (printed before Mr Jobs's death) explains, innovation used to spill over from military and corporate laboratories to the consumer market, but lately this process has gone into reverse. Many people's homes now have more powerful, and more flexible, devices than their offices do; consumer gizmos and online services are smarter and easier to use than most companies' systems.过去创新是从部队和公司实验室再拓展到消费者市场,现在的情况是反过来。所以选D

8. closed and inflexible

细节题。由关键词 “critics complained”定位到第七段第一句,可知空格处应填写“closed and inflexible”。

Mr Jobs had a reputation as a control freak, and his critics complained that the products and systems he designed were closed and inflexible, in the name of greater ease of use.

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9. combined

细节题,由关键词“Amazon”定位到原文第8段 ,所以空格处填combined。 At the recent unveiling of a tablet computer by Jeff Bezos of Amazon, whose company is doing the best job of following Apple's lead in combining hardware, software, content and services in an easy-to-use bundle,

10. reshaping entire industries

细节题,由关键词the magic of computing定位到原文最后一段, 空格处填reshaping entire industries.

But in the end he conjured up a reality of his own, channelling the magic of computing into products that reshaped entire industries.

Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)

Section A

47. N taking

48. D concern

49. M stop

50. B available

51. I prefer

52. L specify

53. O variety

54. G nationwide

55. F items

56. E criteria

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这是一篇新闻报道类的文章,关于美国一些著名餐公司开始意识到快餐对对其青少年健康的不良影响,并开始采取相应措施改变这一现状。这是美国最近的热门话题, 沪江经济学人新闻听写12月16日的的听写内容关于麦当劳的一篇文章与之就是类似的主题。 对于考生来说这一话题也并不陌生,从内容上来还是比较容易理解的。

47.N take a cue from 固定搭配,表示按„的指点行事。

48.D 在快餐在儿童中引起肥胖症的现象受到越来越多关注的背景之下,19家公司宣誓将为儿童提供更多健康的菜单选择,结合上下文可知空格处应填concern

49.M 因为上一段刚刚提到快餐引起儿童肥胖的问题获得了越来越多的重视,第2段顺承上面的内容,讲到汉堡王采取的相应措施:将从本月起停止提供儿童快餐里的炸薯条和苏打汽水.所以填stop 。

50前面说了将停止提供儿童快餐里的炸薯条和苏打汽水,根据although知道内容上应该是一个转折,所以后面应该是still available,仍然可以买得到。

51. 这句话涉及到一个比较,whether...or, 选项中只有prefer一个课用于比较,所以空格处填prefer.

52. 这是紧接着上一句的, 上面刚刚讲到问顾客是选择套餐时是更喜欢选牛奶还是苹果片,这是一种将顾客的需求具体化,所以填specify。

53. a variety of 固定搭配,各种各样的。 在这句话中是指其他参与将为美国儿童提供更健康的事物的快餐店,也提供各种各样的菜单选择。

54. 结合上下文可知,(Kid Live Well)“让孩子们生活的更好”运动应该是全国范围内展开的一场大型运动,所以填nationwide。

55 通过第三段第一句话的后半句可以看出, 儿童的每顿饭中要包含冒号之后部分的食物中的至少两项,所以55空填item ,指的是后面的选项。

56. 前面提到的食物都是低脂、第卡路里的健康食物,最后一句中提到在其他的要求中,餐馆提供的附加菜必须满足同样的要求, 所以填criteria Section B

As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn’t good: Unemployment is still more than 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen close to zero. That’s bad for the economy, of course. And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping

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to change careers right now. But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think.

That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job turnover data. After all, existing jobs open up every day due to promotions, resignations, terminations, and retirements. (Yes, people are retiring even in this economy.) In both good times and bad, turnover creates more openings than economic growth does. Even in June of 2007, when the economy was still humming along, job growth was only 132,000, while turnover was 4.7 million!

And as it turns out, even today — with job growth near zero — over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month.

I don’t mean to imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s ability to land a job. It’s true that if total employment were higher, it would mean more jobs for all of us to choose from (and compete for). And it’s true that there are currently more people applying for each available job opening, regardless of whether it’s a new one or not. But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don’t is their ability to stay motivated. They’re willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills; be creative about where and how to look; learn how to present themselves to potential employers; and keep going, even after repeated rejections. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 2.7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn’t looked within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed.

So don’t let the headlines fool you into giving up. Four million people get hired every month in the U.S. You can be one of them.

57. The author tends to believe that high unemployment rate ______?

A) deprives many people of job opportunities.

B) prevents many people from changing careers.

C) should not stop people from looking for a job.

D) does not mean the U.S. economy is worsening.

58. Where do most job openings come from?

珍藏12年的梦想阅读答案篇四
《2014年12月英语四级阅读练习及答案(2)》

Passage One

Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.

Thousands of years ago man used handy rocks for his surgical operations.Later he used sharp bone or horn, metal knives and more recently, rubber and plastic and that was where we stuck,in surgical instrument terms,for many years.In the l960s a new tool was developed,one which was,first of all,to be of great practical use to the armed forces and industry, but which was also,in time,to revolutionize the art and science of surgery,

The tool is the laser and it is being used by more and more surgeons all over the world,for a very large number of different complaints.The word“laser”means:light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.As we all know,light is hot,any source of light—from the sun itself down to a humble match burning—will give warmth.But light is usually spread out over a wide area.The Light in a laser beam,however,is concentrated.This means that a light with no more power than that produced by an ordinary electric light bulb becomes intensely strong as it is concentrated to a pinpoint-sized beam.

Experiments with these pinpoint beams showed researchers that different energy sources produce beams that have a particular effect on certain living cells.It is now possible for eye surgeons to operate on the back of human eye without harming the front of the eye,simply by passing a laser beam right though the eye-ball.No knives,no stitches,no unwanted damage—a true surgical wonder. Operations which once left patients exhausted and in need of long period of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable。So much more difficult operations can now be tried.

The rapid development of laser techniques in the past ten years has made it clear that the future is likely to be very exciting.Perhaps some cancers will be treated with laser in a way that makes surgery not only safer but also more effective.Altogether, tomorrow may see more and more information coming to light on the diseases which can be treated medically.

56.Which of the following is NOT a tool used for surgical operations before the 1960s?

A)Bone.

B)Metal knives.

C) Scissors.

D)Rubber and plastic.

57.The appearance of the laser in the l960s results in_____.

A)a complete revolution in the,science of surgical techniques

B) an end to pain brought by all diseases

C) medical help accessible to more common people

D) complete changes in man’s approach to surgery

58.What is the reason mentioned in the passage that the laser beam is so strong?

A) It sends out light to cover a wide area.

B)It has many sources of light.

C) It is a highly concentrated beam of light.

D)The source of its heat comes from the sun.

59.The author cites the example of eye surgeons to illustrate that

A) pinpoint beams have an extensive energy source

B) pinpoint beams with different sources have different effects

C) pinpoint beams have effects on living cells

D)pinpoint beams enable surgeons to do the most different operation

60.The rapid development of laser techniques means that

A) in another ten years we shall be able to cure cancer

B) we shall be capable of treating all the diseases

C) patients do not have to suffer any pain

D) surgery is likely to improve considerably

Passage Two

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

Most people would agree that,although our age exceeds all previous ages in knowledge,there has been no corresponding increase in wisdom.But agreement ceases as soon as we attempt to define“wisdom” and consider means of promoting it.

There are several factors that contribute to wisdom.Of these I should put first a sense of proportion:the capacity to take account of all the important factors in a problem and to attach to each its due weight.This has become more difficult than it used to be owing to the extent and complexity of the special knowledge required of various kinds of technicians.Suppose,for example,that you are engaged in research in scientific medicine.

The work is difficult and is likely to absorb the whole of your mind.You have no time to consider the effect which your discoveries or inventions may have outside the field of medicine.You succeed(let us say)as modem medicine has succeeded,in enormously lowering the infant death—rate,not only in Europe and America,but also in Asia and Africa.This has the entirely unintended result of making the food supply inadequate and lowering the standard of life in the parts of the world that have the greatest populations.To take an even more dramatic example,which is in everybody’s mind at the present time:you study the makeup of the atom from a disinterested(无利害关系的)desire for knowledge,and by chance place in the hands of a powerful mad man the means of destroying the human race.

Therefore,with every increase of knowledge and skill,wisdom becomes more necessary, for every such increase augments(增强)our capacity for realizing our purposes,and therefore augments our capacity for evil,if our purposes are unwise.

61.Disagreement arises when people try to decide

A)how much more wisdom we have now than before

B)what wisdom is and how to develop it,

C)if there is a great increase of wisdom in our age

D)whether wisdom can be developed or not

62.According to the author, “wisdom” is the ability to______

A)carefully consider the bad effects of any kind of research work

B)give each important problem some careful consideration

C)acquire a great deal of complex and special knowledge

D)give suitable consideration to all the possible elements in a problem

63.Lowering the infant death-rate may____

A)prove to be helpful everywhere in the world

B)give rise to an increase in population in Europe

C)cause food shortages in Asia and Africa

D)raise the living standard of the people in Africa

64.The author uses the examples in the passage to illustrate his point that

A)it’s extremely difficult to consider all the important elements in problem

B)success in medical research has its negative effects

C)scientists may unknowingly cause destruction to the human race

D)it’s unwise to be totally absorbed in research in scientific medicine

65.What is the main idea of the passage?

A)It is unwise to place the results of scientific research in the hands of a powerful mad man.

B)The more knowledge one has,the wiser one becomes.

C)Any increase of knowledge could lead to disastrous results without the guidance of Wisdom.

D)Wisdom increases in proportion to one’s age.

56. 【解析】C。细节题。第一段前两句提到,数千年前,轻便的石头被用于外科手术中。之后,人类还使用了锋利的骨头或角、金属制的刀和塑胶。文中没有提到剪刀。故答案为C。

57. 【解析】A。细节题。第一段最后一句提到,这种新的手术工具为外科医学带来了革命性的影响。故答案为A。

58. 【解析】C。细节题。第二段最后一句提到,当一束普通的光聚集成针尖那么大小时,它的能量会非常强。故答案为C。

59. 【解析】 B。细节题。第三段第一句提到,实验证明,来源不同的激光只会对某些特定的活细胞产生作用,即激光来源不同,作用也不同。文章接着就举出了眼科医生治疗眼睛的例子。故答案为B。

60. 【解析】 D。推理题。最后一段提到,将来,激光技术的迅速发展也许能治愈某些癌症,也会使手术既安全又更加有效。由此可推知,医学有望大大进步。故答案为D。

61. 【解析】B。细节题。文章开始作者提出大多数人对“our age exceeds all previous ages in knowledge,there has been no corresponding increase in wisdom.”这种看法

抱着一致的态度。第二句指出“„agreement ceases as soon as we attempt to define“wisdom”and consider means of promoting it.”,所以正确答案是B。

62. 【解析】 D。语义题。本题询问“wisdom”在本文中的所指。文章的第二段中对“wisdom”下的定义是“the capacity to take account of all the important factors in a problem and to attach to each its due weight”。选项D的内容能够反映作者在文中所表达的观点。

63. 【解析】C。细节题。本题询问的细节是:降低婴儿的死亡率可能会出现的情况’。根据文章第二段的描述,我们知道降低婴儿的死亡率可以同时导致“making the food supply inadequate and lowering the.standard of life in the parts of the world that have the greatest populations.”选择项C概括文中所涉及到的本题的内容。

64. 【解析】 A。推理题。作者在第二段中用了两个例子都是为了说明一个主题,即如何理解“wisdom”的含义;第二段第二句对“wisdom”下了定义;第三句作者又阐述了自己的看法“This has become difficult than it used to owing to the extent and complexity of the special knowledge required of various kinds of techniques.”接下来的两个例子都是论证这一观点。选项A准确地表达了这一思想。

65. 【解析】C。主旨题。根据文章的最终结论(即最后一段)可以推断本文的中心思想为:知识的增长还需要智慧的引导,否则会造成灾难性的后果。

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《2015年12月英语四级第二套阅读真题答案【完整版】》

2015年12月英语四级第二套阅读真题答案【完整版】

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For many American, 2013 ended with an unusually bitter cold spell. Late November and December 36 early snow and bone-chilling temperatures in much of the country, part of a year when, for the first time in two 37 , record-cold days will likely turn out to have outnumbered record-warm ones. But the U.S. was the exception: November was the warmest ever 38 , and current data indicates that 2013 is likely to have been the fourth hottest year on record.

Enjoy the snow now, because 39 are good that 2014 will be even hotter, perhaps the hottest year since records have been kept. That’s because, scientists are predicting, 2014 will be an El Niño year.

El Niño, Spanish for “the child”, 40 when surface ocean waters in the southern Pacific become abnormally warm. So large is the Pacific, covering 30% of the planet’s surface, that the 41 energy generated by its warming is enough to touch off a series of weather changes around the world. El Niño are 42 with abnormally dry conditions in Southern Asia and Australia. They can lead to extreme rain in parts of North and South America, even as southern Africa 43 dry weather. Marine life maybe affected too: EI Ninos can 44 the rising of the cold,

mutrient-rich(营养丰富的) water that supports large fish 45 , and the unusually warm ocean temperature can destroy coral(珊瑚).

A) additional I) logically

B) associated J) occurs

C) bore K) populations

D) chances L) realize

E) communicated M) reduce

F) decades N) saw

G) experiences O) specific

H) globally

答案:NFHDJ ABGMK

How to Eat Well

A) Why do so many Americans eat tons of processed food, the stuff that

is correctly called junk(垃圾) and should really carry warning labels?

B) It’s not because fresh ingredients are hard to come by Supermarkets

offer more variety than ever, and there are over four times as many

famers’ markets in the U.S. as there were 20 years ago. Nor is it for lack of available information. There are plenty of recipes(食谱), how-to videos and cooking classes available to anyone who has a computer, smartphone or television. If anything the information is

overwhelming.

C) And yet we aren’t cooking. If you eat three meals a day and behave

like most Americans, you probably get at least a third of your daily calories(卡路里) outsides the home. Nearly two-thirds of us grab fast food once a week, and we get almost 25% of our daily calories from snacks. So we’re eating out or taking in, and we don’t sit down—or we do, but hurry.

D) Shouldn’t preparing—and consuming—food be a source of comfort,

pride, health, well-being, relaxation, sociability? Something that

connects us to other humans? Why should we want to outsource(外包) this basic task, especially when outsourcing it is so harmful?

E) When I talk about cooking,I’m not talking about creating elaborate

dinner parties or three-day science projects. I’m talking about

simple, easy, everyday meals. My mission is to encourage green

hands and those lacking time or money to feed themselves. That

means we need modest, realistic expectation, and we need to teach

people to cook food that’s good enough to share with family and friends.

F) Perhaps a return to real cooking needn’t be far off. A recent Harris

poll revealed that 79% of Americans say they enjoy cooking and 30% “love it”; 14% admit to not enjoying kitchen work and just 7%

won’t go near the stove at all. But this doesn’t necessarily translate to real cooking and the result of this survey shouldn’t surprise

anyone; 52% of those 65 or older cook at home five or more times per week; only a third of young people do.

G) Back in the 1950s most of us grew up in households where Mom

cooked virtually every night. The intention to put a home-cooked meal on the table was pretty much universal. Most people couldn’t afford to do otherwise.

H) Although frozen dinners were invented in the 40s, their popularity

didn’t boom until televisions became popular a decade or so later. Since then packaged, pre-prepared meals have been what’s for dinner. The microwave and fast-food chains were the biggest

catalysts(催化剂),but the big food companies—which want to sell

anything except the raw ingredients that go into cooking—made the home cook an endangered species.

I) Still, I find it strange that only a third of young people report

preparing meals at home regularly. Isn’t this the same crowd that rails against processed junk and champions craft cooking?And isn’t this the generation who say they’re concerned about their health and the wee-being of the planet? If these are truly the values of many young people, then tier behavior doesn’t match their beliefs.

J) There have been half-hearted but well-publicized efforts by some

food campaigns to reduce calories in their processed foods, but the Standard American Diet is still the polar opposite of the healthy,

mostly plant-based diet that just about every expert says we should be eating. Considering that the governments standards are not nearly ambitious enough, the picture is clear: by nor cooking at home,

we’re not eating the right things, and the consequences are hard to overstate.

K) To help quantify(量化) the costs of a poor diet, I recently tried to

estimate this impact in terms of a most famous food, the burger(汉堡包). I concluded that the profit from burgers is more than offset(抵消) by the damage they cause in health problems and environmental harm.

珍藏12年的梦想阅读答案篇六
《2014年12月英语四级阅读练习及答案》

2014年12月英语四级阅读练习及答案 Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)

Directions: In this passage, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. How to Buy a Used Car

Nearly everybody buys a used car sooner or later, as a primary vehicle or as a second car. Indeed, three out of four sales today are used cars, and they're not cheap junkers either—the average price now is $ 5500, about half what a new car costs. Make the wrong selection and a major investment can be lost the moment you drive off the lot.

There is far less chance of this happening to you if you know: when to buy, where to buy, how to examine the car, how to conduct your own road test, and how to bargain over the price.

When to buy

Shop during the day. Lighting makes cars gleam like jewels at night. In daylight they look dull, but realistic.

Don't shop in the rain. It can mask liquids that might be leaking. If possible, shop in the winter when supplies are high and demand is low. Where to buy

Shop the suburbs. In more affluent neighbourhoods cars are more likely to have been well cared for.

A private owner normally sells a car for less than a dealer does, but almost always "as is," with no guarantee. That's an acceptable risk if what you're looking for is a cheap second car to "drive to the station. "

Even though a used-car dealer generally charges more, you can often get some type of limited guarantee. This is often a 50-50 plan, in which you each pay half on repairs for a period that may range from 30 days to a year. Ask the dealer about the availability of an optional service policy.

Used-car dealers often claim to have gone over the car, and many have. But remember that small dealers often buy cars that are auctioned (拍卖 ) because nobody else wants them.

Some experts feel that a new-car dealer is the best place to buy a secondhand car, especially if you're laying out a large sum for a late model. Some of these dealers offer extensive guarantees, such as one on the "drive train," which covers any problems with engine, transmission(变速器) , drive shaft and differential (差速器 ). Expect to pay for this, as well as for the markup. But if you shop soon after the new models have arrived, when a dealer has a lot of trade-ins tying up his profits, he might deal. The visual examination

You've found your dream car, and can hardly wait to get in and roar away. Wait.

First, look for any flaws or ripples(划痕) in the body that might indicate a past accident. To see if a car has been repainted, look under the rubber seals around the door or under the chrome trim. Repainting may mask deep flaws.

Check the odometer (计程器) for total mileage, and then compare that figure with any stickers still attached to door posts. It's illegal to change odometer readings, but it happens. If there are no stickers, be

a little suspicious. Check pedals and controls: wear on these parts should agree with the mileage. If they are brand new, be suspicious. If they are worn out, beware.

Check that the doors, hood and trunk all open smoothly and close with solid sound. Sight along the sides of the car from 30 feet away to be sure that the rear and front wheels line up.

Look under the car for fluid leaks. Except for condensation from a working air conditioner on a hot day, no car should ever drip anything, any time.

Now sit in the driver's seat and try the controls. The car should fit you—it should be comfortable. Check seat adjustment, door locks, window-raising mechanisms, horn, lights, directional signals, radio—all accessories.

Start the engine. It should turn over quickly and then settle down to a rather fast idle. Give the engine a moment or two before you press the accelerator a bit. Watch for smoke from the rear. Blue smoke might

mean a complete engine overhaul (大修) , black a maladjusted carburettor (化油器). • 2 •

White smoke can be.ignored if the engine is cold, but once it is warmed up, white smoke can mean a leaking head gasket (垫圈) : expensive. Reject this car.

After the engine has warmed, shut it off, and then go wipe your finger inside the tailpipe (making sure it's not too hot). The residue should be whitish-gay. If you get a black, oily mark, refuse the car—it's probably an oil burner.

Restart the engine and check the oil in an automatic transmission. It should be clean and clear, with no burned odor. The test drive

The salesman may try to convince you that a short drive around the block is enough. Wrong. Make it clear that you plan to road test the car, and if he isn't happy with this look elsewhere.

The test route you have mapped out should include dry city streets, a freeway, a hill, a bumpy road and an empty parking lot. All gauges(计

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《2014年12月四级仔细阅读及答案》

Section C

Directions:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage one

The rise of the Internet has been one of the most transformative developments in human history, comparable in impact to the invention of the printing press and the telegraph. Over two billion people worldwide now have access to vastly more information than ever before, and can communicate with each other instantly, often using Web-connected mobile devices they carry everywhere. But the Internet’s tremendous impacts has only just begun.

―Mass adoption of the Internet is driving one of the most exciting social, cultural, and political transformations in history, and unlike earlier periods of change, this time the effects are fully global,‖ Schmidt and Cohen write in their new book. The New Digital Age.

Perhaps the most profound changes will come when the five billion people worldwide who currently lack Internet access get online. The authors do an excellent job of examining the implications of the Internet revolution for individuals, governments, and institutions like the news media. But if the book has one major shortcoming, it’s that authors don’t spend enough time applying a critical eye to the role of Internet businesses in these weeping changes.

In their book, the authors provide the most authoritative volume to date that describes — and more importantly predicts — how the Internet will shape our lives in the coming decades. They paint a picture of a world in which individuals, companies, institutions, and governments must deal with two realities, one physical, and one virtual.

At the core of the book is the idea that ―technology is neutral, but people aren’t.‖ By using this concept as a starting point, the authors aim to move beyond the now familiar optimist vs. pessimist dichotomy(对立观点)that has characterized many recent debates about whether the rise of the Internet will ultimately be good or bad for society. In an interview with TIME earlier this week, Cohen said although he and his co-author are optimistic about many aspects of the Internet, they’re also realistic about the risks and dangers that lie ahead when the next five billion people come online, particularly with respect to personal privacy and state surveillance(监视).

56、In what way is the rise of the Internet similar to the invention of the printing press and the telegraph?

A.It transforms human history.

B.It facilitates daily communication.

C.It is adopted by all humanity.

D.It revolutionizes people's thinking.

57、How do Schmidt and Cohen describe the effects of the Internet?

A.They are immeasurable.

B.They are worldwide.

C.They are unpredictable.

D.They are contaminating.

58、In what respect is the book The New Digital Age considered inadequate?

A.It fails to recognize the impact of the Internet technology.

B.It fails to look into the social implications of the Internet.

C.It lacks an objective evaluation of the role of Internet businesses.

D.It does not address the technical aspects of Internet communication.

59、What will the future be like when everybody gets online?

A.People will be living in two different realities.

B.People will have equal access to information.

C.People don’t have to travel to see the world.

D.People don’t have to communicate face to face.

60、What does the passage say about the authors of The New Digital Age?

A.They leave many questions unanswered concerning the Internet.

B.They are optimistic about the future of the Internet revolution.

C.They have explored the unknown territories of the virtual world.

D.They don’t take sides in analyzing the effects of the Internet.

Passage two

In 1950, a young man would have found it much easier than it is today to get and keep a job in the auto industry. And in that year the average autoworker could meet monthly mortgage(抵押贷款)payments on an average home with just 13.4 percent of his take-home pay. Today a similar mortgage would claim more than twice that share of his monthly eamings.

Other members of the autoworker’s family, however might be less inclined to tried the present for the past. His retired parents would certainly have had less economic security back then. Through-out much of the 1960s,more than a quarter of men and women and women age 65 and older lived below the poverty level, compared to less than 10 percent in 2010.

In most stales, his wife could not have taken out a loan or a card in her own name. In 42 states, a homemaker had no legal claim on the earnings of her husband. And nowhere did a wife have legal protection against family violence.

Most black workers would not want to return to a time when, on average they earned 40 percent less than their white counterparts(职位相当的人),white racially restrictive agreements largely prevented them from buying into the suburban neighborhoods being built for white working –class

families.

Today, new problems have emerged in the process of resolving old ones, but the solution is not to go back to the past. Some people may long for an era when divorce was still hard to come by. The spread of no -fault divorce has reduced the bargaining power of whichever spouse is more interested in continuing the relationship. And the breakup of such marriages has caused pain for many families.

The growing diversity of family life comes with new possibilities as well as new challenges. According to a recent poll, more than 80 percent of Americans believe that their current family is as close as the one in which they grew up, or closer. Finding ways to imaginary golden age.

61、What do we learn about American autoworkers in 1950?

A.They had less job security than they do today.

B.It was not too difficult for them to buy a house.

C.Their earnings were worth twice as much as today.

D.They were better off than workers in other industries.

62、What does the author about retired people today?

A.They invariably long to return to the golden past.

B.They do not depend so much on social welfare.

C.They feel more secure economically than in the past.

D.They are usually unwilling to live with their children.

63、Why couldn’t black workers buy a house in a whitc suburban neighborhood ?

A.They lacked the means of transportation.

B.They were subjected to racial inequality.

C.They were afraid to break the law.

D.They were too poor to afford it.

64、What is the result of no-fault divorce ?

A.Divorce is easier to obtain.

B.Domestic violence is lessened.

C.It causes little pain to either side.

D.It contributes to social unrest.

65 、What does the author suggest society do?

A.Get prepared to face any new challenges.

B.Try to better the current social security.

C.Narrow the gap between blacks and whites.

D.Improve the lives of families with problems

阅读理解答案:

选词填空 36—40 F critical D contemporary K led N proportions C closely 41—45 E courses B actually I especially G declining H degrees 长篇阅读 46—50 BNMAE 51—55 CGCHL 仔细阅读 56—60 BBCAD 61—65 BCBAD

珍藏12年的梦想阅读答案篇八
《2012年12月英语六级阅读真题及答案》

2012年12月英语六级阅读真题及答案 Section ASection B

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.

Questions 47 to 54 are based on the following passage.

A key process in interpersonal interaction is that of social comparison, in that we evaluate ourselves in terms of how we compare to others. In particular, we engage in two types of comparison. First, we decide whether we are superior or inferior to others on certain dimensions, such as attractiveness, intelligence, popularity, etc. Here, the important aspect is to compare with an appropriate reference group. For example, modest joggers should not compare their performance with Olympic standard marathon (马拉松) runners. Second, we judge the extent to which we are the same as or different from others. At certain stages of life, especially adolescence, the pressure to be seen as similar to peers is immense. Thus, wearing the right brand of clothes or shoes may be of the utmost importance. We also need to know whether our thoughts, beliefs and ideas are in line with those of other people. This is part of the process of self-validation whereby we employ self-disclosures to seek support for our self-concept.

People who do not have access to a good listener may not only be denied the opportunity to heighten their self-awareness, but they are also denied valuable feedback as to the validity and acceptability of their inner thoughts and feelings. By discussing these with others, we receive feedback as to whether these are experiences which others have as well, or whether they are less common. Furthermore, by gauging the reactions to our self-disclosures we learn what types are acceptable or unacceptable with particular people and in specific situations. On occasions it is the fear that certain disclosures may be unacceptable to family or friends that motivates an individual to seek professional help. Counsellors will be familiar with client statements such as: “I just couldn’t talk about this to my husband.”, “I really can’t let my mother know my true feelings.” Another aspect of social comparison in the counselling context relates to a technique known as normalising. This is the process whereby helpers provide reassurance to clients that what they are experiencing is not abnormal or atypical (非典型的), but is a normal reaction shared by others when facing such circumstances. Patient disclosure, facilitated by the therapist, seems also to facilitate the process of normalising.

47. To evaluate ourselves, the author thinks it important for us to compare ourselves with _______.

48. During adolescence, people generally feel an immense pressure to appear _______.

49. It is often difficult for people to heighten their self-awareness without _______.

50. What can people do if they find what they think or say unacceptable to family or friends? 51. Counsellors often assure their clients that what they experience themselves is only 参考答案 47. others

答案:关键词 evaluate ourselves

迅速定位到第一段第一句话 所以答案是 others

48. similar to peers

答案:关键词 adolescence

迅速定位到第一段中间 所以答案是 similar to peers.

49. a good listener

答案:关键词 self- awareness

迅速定位到第二段第一句 所以答案是a good listener

50. They seek professional help

答案:关键词 unacceptable to family or friends

迅速定位到第二段第七行 所以答案是They can seek professional help.

51. a normal reaction

答案:关键词 Counselors 和assure

迅速定位到 第二段倒数第三行 所以答案是a normal reaction

ection B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.

Amid all the job losses, there’s one category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for: nonhumans.

From self-service checkout lines at the supermarket to industrial robots armed with saws and taught to carve up animal bodies in slaughter-houses, these ever-more-intelligent machines are now not just assisting workers but actually kicking them out of their jobs.

Automation isn’t just affecting factory workers, either. Some law firms now use artificial intelligence software to scan and read mountains of legal documents, work that previously was performed by highly-paid human lawyers.

“Robots continue to have an impact on blue-collar jobs, and white-collar jobs are under attack by microprocessors,” says economics professor Edward Leamer. The recession permanently wiped out 2.5 million jobs. U.S. gross domestic product has climbed back to pre-recession levels, meaning we’re producing as much as before, only with 6% fewer workers. To be sure, robotics are not the only job killers out there, with outsourcing (外包) stealing far more jobs than automation.

Jeff Burnstein, president of the Robotics Industry Association, argues that robots actually save U.S. jobs. His logic: companies that embrace automation might use fewer workers, but that’s still better than firing everyone and moving the work overseas.

It’s not that robots are cheaper than humans, though often they are. It’s that they’re better. “In some cases the quality requirements are so exacting that even if you wanted to have a human do the job, you couldn’t,” Burnstein says.

Same goes for surgeons, who’re using robotic systems to perform an ever-growing list of operations—not because the machines save money but because, thanks to the greater precision

of robots, the patients recover in less time and have fewer complications, says Dr. Myriam Curet. Surgeons may survive the robot invasion, but others at the hospital might not be so lucky, as iRobot, maker of the Roomba, a robot vacuum cleaner, has been showing off Ava, which could be used as a messenger in a hospital. And once you’re home, recovering, Ava could let you talk to your doctor, so there’s no need to send someone to your house. That “mobile telepresence” could be useful at the office. If you’re away on a trip, you can still attend a meeting. Just connect via videoconferencing software, so your face appears on Ava’s screen.

Is any job safe? I was hoping to say “journalist,” but researchers are already developing software that can gather facts and write a news story. Which means that a few years from now, a robot could be writing this column. And who will read it? Well, there might be a lot of us hanging around with lots of free time on our hands.

注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

52. What do we learn from the first few paragraphs?

A) The over-use of robots has done damage to American economy.

B) It is hard for robots to replace humans in highly professional work.

C) Artificial intelligence is key to future technological innovations.

D) The robotic industry has benefited from the economic recession.

53. What caused the greatest loss of jobs in America?

A) Using microprocessors extensively.

B) Moving production to other countries.

C) The bankruptcy of many companies.

D) The invasion of migrant workers.

54. What does Jeff Burnstein say about robots?

A) They help companies to revive.

B) They are cheaper than humans.

C) They prevent job losses in a way.

D) They compete with human workers.

55. Why are robotic systems replacing surgeons in more and more operations according to Dr. Myriam Curet?

A) They save lots of money for the patients.

B) They beat humans in precision.

C) They take less time to perform a surgery.

D) They make operations less painful.

56. What does the author imply about robotics?

A) It will greatly enrich literary creation.

B) It will start a new technological revolution.

C) It will revolutionize scientific research.

D) It will be applied in any field imaginable.

Passage Two

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

You’ve now heard it so many times, you can probably repeat it in your sleep. President Obama will no doubt make the point publicly when he gets to Beijing: the Chinese need to consume

more; they need—believe it or not—to become more like Americans, for the sake of the global economy.

And it’s all true. But the other side of that equation is that the U.S. needs to save more. For the moment, American households actually are doing so. After the personal-savings rate dipped to zero in 2005, the shock of the economic crisis last year prompted people to snap shut their wallets.

In China, the household-savings rate exceeds 20%. It is partly for policy reasons. As we’ve seen, wage earners are expected to care for not only their children but their aging parents. And there is, to date, only the flimsiest (脆弱的) of publicly-funded health care and pension systems, which increases incentives for individuals to save while they are working. But China is a society that has long esteemed personal financial prudence (谨慎). There is no chance that will change anytime soon, even if the government creates a better social safety net and successfully encourages greater consumer spending.

Why does the U.S. need to learn a little frugality (节俭)?Because healthy savings rates are one of the surest indicators of a country’s long-term financial health. High savings lead, over time, to increased investment, which in turn generates productivity gains, innovation and job growth. In short, savings are the seed corn of a good economic harvest.

The U.S. government thus needs to act as well. By running constant deficits, it is dis-saving, even as households save more. Peter Orszag, Obama’s Budget Director, recently called the U.S. budget deficits unsustainable and he’s right. To date, the U.S. has seemed unable to see the consequences of spending so much more than is taken in. That needs to change. And though Hu Jintao and the rest of the Chinese leadership aren’t inclined to lecture visiting Presidents, he might gently hint that Beijing is getting a little nervous about the value of the dollar—which has fallen 15% since March, in large part because of increasing fears that America’s debt load is becoming unmanageable.

That’s what happens when you’re the world’s biggest creditor: you get to drop hints like that, which would be enough by themselves to create international economic chaos if they were ever leaked. (Every time any official in Beijing deliberates publicly about seeking an alternative to the U.S. dollar for the $2.1 trillion China holds in reserve, currency traders have a heart attack.) If Americans saved more and spent less, consistently over time, they wouldn’t have to worry about all that.

57. How did the economic crisis affect Americans?

A) They had to tighten their belts.

B) Their bank savings rate dropped to zero.

C) Their leadership in the global economy was shaken.

D) They became concerned about China’s financial policy.

58. What should be done to encourage Chinese people to consume?

A) Changing their traditional way of life.

B) Providing fewer incentives for saving.

C) Improving China’s social security system.

D) Cutting down the expenses on child-rearing.

59. What does the author mean by saying “savings are the seed corn of a good economic harvest”

(Line 4, Para. 4)?

A) The more one saves, the more returns one will reap.

B) A country’s economy hinges on its savings policy.

C) Those who keep saving will live an easy life in the end.

D) A healthy savings rate promotes economic prosperity.

60. In what circumstances do currency traders become scared?

A) When Beijing allows its currency exchange rates to float.

B) When China starts to reduce its current foreign reserves.

C) When China talks about switching its dollar reserves to other currencies.

D) When Beijing mentions in public the huge debts America owes China.

61. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A) To urge the American government to cut deficits.

B) To encourage Chinese people to spend more.

C) To tell Americans not to worry about their economy.

D) To promote understanding between China and America.

参考答案 52. What do we learn from the first few paragraphs?

答案:The robotic industry has benefited from the economic recession.

53. What caused the greatest loss of jobs in America?

答案:Moving production to other countries.

54. What does Jeff Burnstein say about robots?

答案:They compete with human workers.

55. What are robotic systems replacing surgeons in more and more operations according to Dr. Myriam Curet?

答案:They beat humans in precision.

56. What does the author imply about robotics?

答案:It will be applied in any field imaginable.

57. How did the economic crisis affect Americans?

They had to tighten their belts.

【答案】细节题。从原文第二段最后一句话“the shock of the economic crisis last year prompted people to snap shut their wallets”可见,经济危机使得美国民众关紧钱包,即少花钱,也就是答案中tighten their belts(勒紧腰带,节省开支)的意思。所以正确答案为A。

58. What should be done to encourage Chinese people to consume?

Improving China’s social security system.

【答案】细节题。从原文中的“even if the government creates a better social safety net and successfully encourages greater consumer spending”可见,如要鼓励中国人消费更多,这需要提高社会安全系统。

59. What does the author mean by saying “savings are the seed corn of a good economic harvest” (Line 4, Para. 4)?

A healthy savings rate promotes economic prosperity.

【答案】细节题。根据题干提示,定位至第四段最后一句,我们发现这句话是前面几句话的概括,那根据前面“High savings lead, over time, to increased investment, which in turn generates productivity gains, innovation and job growth.”可知,高储蓄率能够促进投资,进而促进生产率、

珍藏12年的梦想阅读答案篇九
《2012年12月英语四级考试仔细阅读试题及答案》

2012年12月英语四级考试仔细阅读试题(网友版)

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2012年12月英语四级考试仔细阅读答案

【第一套选词填空网友版】

47、F immensely

48、L provides

49、N surprisingly

50、D expresses

51、B contributes

52、J paticipate

53、E fixed

54、O switched

55、M regions

56、H maintain

【第二套选词填空网友版】

47A)appealing

48、O)unusual

49、L)primary

50、J)occurring

51、H)fill

52、I)occupations

53、E) average

54、K)positions

55、F)ensure

56、N)regularly

【第三套选词填空网友版】

47.nightmare

48.hid

49.native

50.regained

51.prominent

52.acquired

53.countless

54.effective

55.consistently

56.acceptance

【第一套阅读网友版】

57. D. habitats

58. C. disappeared

59. A. for

60. C. reassigning

珍藏12年的梦想阅读答案篇十
《2014年12月英语四级阅读练习及答案详解(3)》

Passage One

Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.

Some people say the traditional calendar of 180 days no longer meets the needs of American society. They point out that students in most other industrial countries are in school more hours a day and more days a year. Critics also say a long summer vacation causes students to forget much of what they learned and schools are under pressure to raise test scores. Some schools have changed their calendars to try to improve student performance. They have lengthened the school day or added days to the year or both. This can be costly if schools need air conditioning on hot days and school employees need to be paid for the extra time.

Some schools have a year-round schedule. The school year is extended over twelve months. Instead of a long vacation, there are many short ones. Local businesses may object to a longer school year because students are unable to work as long at summer jobs. Some parts of the country had year- round programs in the nineteenth century, mostly for economic reasons. They felt it wasted money to use school buildings for only part of the year. Year-round programs can also reduce crowding in schools. In one version, students attend school for nine weeks and then have three weeks off. The students are in groups that are not all in school at the same time.

Another year-round calendar has all students in school together for nine weeks and off for three. This is meant to provide the continuous learning that can be lost over a long break. But year-round schooling has opponents. They say it can cause problems for families when they want to make summer plans. And they say it interferes with activities outside school -- including summer employment.

Some experts say no really good studies have been done to measure the effect of school calendars on performance. But some educators think year-round schooling especially helps students from poor families that lack educational support at home.

56. The best title for the passage seems to be

A) Debating upon Year-round Schooling

B) Advantages of Year-round Education

C) Disadvantages of a Long Summer Vacation

D) Different Types of School Calendars

57. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that schools should extend school days?

A) The traditional calendar is out of date.

B) Long holidays cause students to forget much of what they learned.

C) Schools face pressure to raise test marks.

D) Schools in other countries do so.

58. There were year-round programs in the 19th century because of ..

A) the need of science

B) the need of research

C) economic reasons

D) political reasons

59. Those against year-round schooling argue that

A) it does little to help improve students' performance at school

B) it may cause leaming weariness

C) it will not have much educational value

D) it affects students' activities outside school

60. We leam from the passage that year-round schooling

A) will enable students to raise their scores

B) is expected to get under way soon

C) remains a controversial issue

D) is approved by the govenment

Passage Two

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

Wouldn't it be great if you could just look up at the sky and read the weather forecast right away? Well, you can The forecast is written in clouds. If you can read that writing, you can tell something about the atmosphere. With some practice, you can become a pretty good weather forecaster. Who knows, you might even do as well as meteorologists.

Meteorologists use much more information than just the appearance of the clouds to make their forecast. They collect data from all over the world. Then they put it into powerful, high speed computers. This does give the meteorologists an advantage, because they can track weather patterns as they move from west to east across the country. But you have an advantage, too. You can look at the sky and get your data directly. A meteorologist uses a computer forecast that's several hours old to make a local forecast.

What are you seeing when you look at a cloud? "A picture of moisture is doing in the atmosphere," says meteorologist Peter Leavitt. There's moisture throughout the atmosphere. Most of the time you don't see it, because it's in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor. Sometimes, the temperature of the air gets cold enough to cause the water vapor to change to liquid water. It's called condensation, and we see it happen all the time (for example, when humid air from the shower hits the cold glasses of a mirror). When enough water vapor condenses, droplets come in the air. These droplets scatter light. A cloud is seen.

Watching clouds over a day or two tells you a lot more than a single cloud about the weather to come. Changes in clouds show changes in the atmosphere. You should begin to notice patterns. Certain clouds, following each other in order, can signal an approaching storm. But don't take our word for it; see for yourself.

61. The word "meteorologists" in the first paragraph means

A) people who broadcast weather on TV

B) people who are in charge of weather forecast

C) experts who study the earth's atmosphere and its changes

D) experts who study the earth's crust, rocks, strata and the history of its development

62. According to the passage, an ordinary person might do as well as meteorologist in weather forecast

A) with some simple practice looking up at the sky

B) with the help of the high-speed computers

C) through a complex instruments

D) consulting a weather station

63. Meteorologists can make their weather forecast

A) by using information of the appearance of the clouds only

B) by collecting data from parts of the world

C) by calculating and analyzing this data

D) by watching the sky

64. According to the passage, your advantage in weather forecasts is that

A) you have a high-speed computer

B) you observe the sky and obtain your data directly

C) you have more instruments at home

D) you can track weather patterns as they move from west to east across the country

65. This passage mainly tells us about how to

A) train yourself as a meteorologist

B) be an assistant to a meteorologist

C) forecast the weather by ourselves

D) broadcast the weather forecast

Passage One

有些人说,【56】传统的每年180天的学校安排已经不能满足美国社会的需要了。他们指出,在其它大部分工业国家,学生每天在学校的时间更长,每年在学校的天数也更多。评论家同时也指出暑期长假导攻学生把他们所学的很多知识都遗忘了,而且学校在提高学生考试分数上也有压力。

为尽力提高学生的成绩,一些学校已经更改了校历。它们或延长学生每天在校的时间,或增加学生每年在校的天数,或两者兼顾。如果学校在大热天需要开空调,需要为教职工额外的工作时间支付薪水,这可能花费会很高。一些学校制定了全年课程表。12个月中每个学年都延长了。有的学校安排了很多短假,来代替一个长假。当地的企业也许不喜欢每学年更长,因为学生可能就不能长时间地做暑期工作了。

【58】十九世纪时,美国一部分地区就实行了全年课程安排垒,当时大部分处于经济上的原因。 学校的建筑每年只有部分时间在使用,他们感觉这是在浪费钱。全年课程安排同时也能缓解学校内的拥挤状况。其中一种安排是,学生上学九周,然后放假三周。这样学生们分成若干小组,不同组的学生不会同时在校。 另外一种全年校历是让全校学生一起在校九周,然后放假三周。这就意味着能保证学生持续性的学习不会因为经过一个长的假期而间断。但是也有人反对全年学校教育。他们说,【59】这会给打算做暑假安排的家庭带来

丕便。他们还说,这与校外活动有冲突——包括暑假招工。

【60】一些专家表示还尚未进行有实质的研究来衡量校历对学生成绩的影响。但是一些教育学家认为全年学校教育尤其能帮助来自贫困家庭,在家缺乏教育支持的学生。

56. The best title for the passage seems to be __. 看起来文章最好的标题是 __o

A) Debating upon Year-round Schooling

B) Advantages of Year-round Education

C) Disadvantages of a Long Summer Vacation

D) Different Types of School Calendars

A)有关全年教学的争论

B)全年教学的优点

C)暑期长假的缺点

D)不同类型的校历

【解析】 A。主旨题。本文主要讨论了学校是否该实行全年教学,很多专家和社会人士就此发表了各自的看法,有人反对,也有人赞同。

57. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that schools should extend school days? 以下哪项不是学校延长在校时间的原因?

A) The traditional calendar is out of date.

B) Long holidays cause students to forget much of what they leamed.

C) Schools face pressure to raise test marks.

D) Schools in other countries do so.

A)传统校历过时了。

B)长假导致学生遗忘很多他们所学的东西。

C)学校在提高考试分数上有压力。

D)其他国家的学校这样做。

【解析】 D。细节题。文章第一段提到学校传统的教学日历已不能满足美国社会的需求,社会批评家认为过长的假期易使学生忘记所学知识。另外,学校也面临着提高学生考试成绩的压力。因此A,B,C三个选项中的内容都是题干所问内容的原因,而D不是,故选D。

58. There were year-round programs in the 19th century because of__.19 世纪就有全年学校安排了,是由于______.

A) the need of science

B) the need of research

C) economic reasons

D) political reasons

A) 科学需要

B) 研究需要

C)经济上的原因

D) 政治上的原因

59. Those against year-round schooling argue that-____.哪些反对全年教竽的人认为____

A) it does little to help improve students' performance at school

B) it may cause learning-weariness

C) it will not have much educational value

D) it affects Students' activities outside school

A)这对提高学生在校成绩没多大帮助

B)这会导致厌学

C)这没多少教育价值

D)这会影响学生校外的生活

【解析】 D。细节题。第四段第三句开始陈述了反对全年教学者的理由,他们认为全年教学会影响家庭在暑期的度假计划,也会影响学生参加校外的活动,包括打工。

60. We learn from the passage that year-round schooling从文章中我们得知全年教学___.

A) will enable students to raise their scores

B) is expected to get under way soon

C) remains a controversial issue

D) is approved by the government

A)使学生能够提高他们的分数

B)有望很快实行

C)仍旧是一个有争议性的问题

D)得到了政府的同意

【解析】C。推理题。最后一段中专家指出目前还没有研究明确地表明全年教育有怎样的效果,由此可推出全年教育仍是一个有争议性的问题。

你在观察云层的时候会看到什么?气象学家Peter Leavitt说:“(可以看到)关于大气层此时湿度的图片。”整个大气层都充满水汽。大部分时间你看不到它,因为它是以一种叫做水蒸气的无形气体的形式存在的。有时,空气的温度下降得足够低,能使水蒸气变成固态的水。这一过程叫凝结。我们一直都能看到凝结的发生(比如,淋浴时湿气碰到冷的镜子而凝结)。当足够的水蒸气凝结之后,小水滴就在空气中形成了。这些水滴能散射光。我们就可以看见云朵了。

观察云层在一、两天内的变化,比单看一块云朵能告诉你更多关于未来天气的信息。云层的变化显示出大气层的变化。你应该从留意天气变化的模型开始。有时,云彩按一定顺序变化,能暗示一场即将到来的暴风雨。【65】但是别相信我们的话;自己去观察吧!

61. The word "meteorologists" in the first paragraph means __.文章第一段的"meteorologists"一词的意思是____.

A) people who broadcast weather on TV

B) people who are in charge of weather forecast

C) experts who study the earth's atmosphere and its changes

D) experts who study the earth's crust, rocks, strata and the history of its development

A)在电视上播报天气的人

B)负责天气预报的人

C)研究地球大气及其变化的专家

D)研究地球的地壳、岩石、地层以及其发展史的专家

【解析】 C。语义题。meteorologist在第一段最后一句和第二段第一句都出现过,根据所提到的这群人所做的事情是:在全球范围内收集数据,用这些数据来追踪天气变化的类型,故可以猜测出该词意思为研究大气及其变化的“气象学家”。

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