大学英语精品课程一级阅读.docx

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大学英语精品课程一级阅读

<大学英语精品课程:

一级阅读补充材料>

（CET-1ReadingComprehensionSupplementaryMaterials）

Passage1:

Coldsareverycommon.Thesymptomsofthecommoncoldincludeasorethroat,runnynose,stuffed-upnose（鼻塞）,andtiredness.Coldsarecausedbyviruses（病毒）,butscientistscannotexplaintheexactcause.Thereisnocure.Manypeople,however,believethattheyknowthecausesofandcuresforthecommoncold.Forexample,theybelievethatitispossibletogetacoldifwegetchilled,ifwegetextratired,orifwearetooclosetoapersonwithacold.Inotherwords,ifwewanttopreventcatchingcold,weshouldstaywarmanddry;weshouldavoidgettingtootired,andweshouldnotbeinclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavecolds.

Meanwhile,thereareprobablyhundredsof"cures"throughouttheworldforthecommoncold.Forexample,thefollowingsuggestionsarepopularinquiteanumberofsocieties:

（l）drinkplentyofwater;

（2）getextrarest;（3）takealotofvitaminC,（4）takeaspirin;（5）keepwarm.

Eachyearpeoplespendalotofmoneyoncoldmedicines--pills,liquids,lozenges（含片）.Butthesemedicinesdonotcurecoldstheycanonlyrelievecoldsymptoms.Inotherwords,theymakeusfeelbetter.

1.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.

A.lookingforthecommoncold

B.somefactsaboutthecommoncold

C.introducingsomepatients

D.newmedicinesforcuringthecommoncold

2.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewithcoldsfeel______.

A.quietB.active

C.thirstyD.tired

3.Topreventcatchingcold,you______.

A.shouldkeepawayfromapersonwhohasacold

B.shouldwashyourhairincoldweather

C.shouldgooutonarainyday

D.shouldmakeyourselftired

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTa"cure"forthecommoncold?

A.TakealotofvitaminC.

B.Drinkplentyofwater.

C.Putonasmanyclothesaspossible.

D.Getmorerest.

5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthecommoncold?

A.Scientistsareclosetofindingacureforcolds.

B.Therearehundredsofsymptomsofthecommoncold.

C.Manypeopleknowwhatcausesthecommoncold.

D.Therearenomedicinesthatcancurecolds.

Passage2:

Everyhumanbeing,nomatterwhatheisdoing,givesoffbodyheat.Theusualproblemisnowtogetridofit.ButthedesignersoftheJohnstowncampusoftheUniversityofPittsburghsetthemselvestheoppositeproblem--howtocollectbodyheat.Theyhavedesignedacollectionsystemwhichusesnotonlybodyheat,buttheheatgivenoffbysuchobjectsaslightbulbs（灯泡）andrefrigerators（冰箱）aswell.Thesystemworkssowellthatnofuelisneededtomakethecampus'ssixbuildingscomfortable.

Somepartsofmostmodernbuildings--theatersandofficesaswellasclassrooms--aremorethansufficientlyheatedbypeopleandlightsandsometimesmustbeair-conditionedeveninwinter.Thetechniqueofsavingheatandredistributingitiscalled"heatrecovery".Afewmodernbuildingsrecoverheat,buttheUniversity'ssystemisthefirsttorecoverheatfrombuildingsandreuseitinothers.

Alongtheway,Pitthaslearnedagreatdealaboutsomeofitsproducers.Theharderastudentstudies,themoreheathisbodygivesoff.Malestudentssendoutmoreheatthanfemalestudents,andthelargerastudentis,themoreheatheproduces.ItistemptingtoconcludethatthehottestprospectfortheJohnstowncampuswouldbeahard-workingoverweightmalegenius（天才）.

1.WhatischaracteristicofthebuildingsonJohnstowncampusoftheUniversityofPittsburgh?

A.Theycollectbodyheattoregulatethetemperatureinside.

B.Theyaremorecomfortabletoliveinthanotherbuildings.

C.Theyuselightbulbstoheattheclassrooms.

D.Theyconsumelessfueltokeeptheclassroomscool.

2.Accordingtothepassage,thetechniqueofheatrecoveryisused_____.

A.toprovideaspecialformofair-conditioninginthecity

B.toprovideheatforthehotwatersystem

C.tocollectheatandreuseit

D.tofindoutthesourceofheat

3.Thephrase"thehottestprospect"inthispassagerefersto______.

A.thepersonwhosuffersmostfromheat

B.thepersonwhogivesoffmostheat

C.thepersonwhoneedsmoreheatthanothers

D.thepersonwhomakesbetteruseofbodyheat

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingthepassage?

A.Theharderastudentworks,themoreheatheorsheproduces.

B.Thebiggerastudentis,themoreheatheorshesendsout.

C..A1argeandhard-workingboystudentgivesoffthemostheat.

D.Agirlstudentsendsoutmoreheatthanaboystudent.

5.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.RecoveryofBodyHeat

B.BodyHeatandSex

C.ModernBuilding’sHeatSystem

D.WaysofHeatingBuildings

Passage3.

Noteveryoneintheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspace.Theamountofspaceapersonneedsaroundhimisaculturaldifference,notaneconomicone.Knowingyourownpsychological（心理上的）spaceneedsisimportantbecausetheystronglyaffectyourchoices,including,forexample,thenumberofbedroomsinthehome.Ifyouwerebroughtupinatwo-childfamily,andbothyouandyoursisterorbrotherhadyourownbedrooms,thechancesare,ifyouhavetwochildrenormore,thatyoualsowillofferseparatebedroomsforthem.InAmerica,forexample,theytrainpeopletowanttohavetheirownroomsbygivingthemtheirownroomswhentheyarebabies.Thisisveryrareintheworld.Inmanyothercountries,thebabysleepsinthesamebedwithhisparentsorinabednearthem.

Thespaceinthehomealsoshowsalotaboutpsychologicalspaceneeds.Somefamiliesgatherclosertoeachotherandthesizeoftheirhousehasnothingtodowithit.Othershaveseparatelittlecornerswherefamilymembersgotobealone.

Althoughitistruethatpsychologicalspaceneedsarenotdecidedbyeconomicreasons,theysometimeshavetobechangedalittlebecauseofeconomicpressures.Itisalmostimpossible,however,tocompletelychangeyourpsychologicalspaceneeds.

1.Thepassageischieflyconcernedwith_________.

A.Americanwayofliving

B.livingrequirementsindifferentcultures

C.livingconditionsindevelopedcountries

D.spaceandeconomicfactors

2.Accordingtotheauthor,theamountoflivingspaceapersonneedsisdecidedby____.

A.hisfinancialsituations

B.therelationshipbetweenthefamilymembers

C.hisculturalbackground

D.howmanyroomsthereareinhishouse

3.TheexampleofAmericanfamiliesseemstosuggestthat______.

A.psychologicalspaceneedsaredevelopedwhenoneisveryyoung

B.Americansaremoreeagertobealonewhentheyareathome

C.itisadvisabletoletthebabysleepwithhisparents

D.itisadvisabletoletthebabysleepwithhissister

4.Somefamiliesgatherclosetoeachotherathomebecause_______.

A.itsatisfiestheirpsychologicalspaceneeds

B.theyhavenolivingspace

C.theyhavebeenbroughtupinasmallfamily

D.theyhavesmallcornersforthemselves

5.Accordingtotheauthor,psychologicalspaceneeds______.

A.willchangegreatlyasone'sincomesarereduced

B.willchangeifyoumovetoasmallerhouse

C.canhardlybechangedaltogether

D.canbechangedatwill

Passage4.

Doyoubelievethatonlyboysdowellinscience?

Doesitseemtoyouthatgirlshavebettervocabulariesthanboys?

Inyouropinion,areboysbetteratbuildingthings?

Ifyouranswertoeachofthosequestionsis“Yes,”youareright.

Ontheaverage,malesscorehigheronteststhatmeasuremathematicalreasoning,mechanicalability,andproblem-solvingskills.Femalesshowsuperiorabilityintestsmeasuringvocabulary,spelling,andmemory.

Itisknownthatbones,muscles（肌肉）andnerves（神经）developfasterinbabygirls.Usually,too,babygirlstalkatanearlieragethanboysdo.Scientiststhinkthereisaphysicalreasonforthis.Theybelievethatthenerveendingsintheleftsideofthebraindevelopfasteringirlsthaninboys.Anditisthissideofthebrainthatstronglyinfluencesanindividual'sabilitytousewords,tospell,andtorememberthings.

Bythetimetheystarttoschoo1,therefore,littlegirlshaveanadvantagethatboysdonothave.Girlsarephysicallymorereadytorememberfacts,tospell,andtoread.These,ofcourse,areskillsthatareimportantinelementaryschool.

Butwhathavetheboysbeendoingintheyearsbeforestartingschool?

Theyhavebeendevelopingsomethingcalledaggression（进攻）.Anaggressivepersonhascourageandenergy.Hefeelsstrongandindependent.Heisoftenthefirstonetostartfight.

1.Scientistsbelievethatthedifferencesbetweenboysandgirlsaredeterminedby___.

A）theirpersonalabilities

B）theirphysicalcondition

C）theircourageandindependence

D）theirageandsex

2.WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?

A）Girlsrememberthingsmoreeasily.

B）Boysscorehigheronteststhatmeasuremathematicalreasoning.

C）Boysaremoreskillfulatbuildingthings.

D）Girlsarebetteratfactswhichmeasureproblemsolvingability.

3.Accordingtothispassage,boysare______.

A）morereadytospell

B）morereadytorememberfacts

C）strongerandmoreindependent

D）quickeratlearning

4.Theword"this"（Para3）refersto________________.

A）thedifferencebetweenboysandgirls

B.theabilitytosolveproblems

C）thedevelopmentofbrains

D）theagewhenbabiesbegintotalk

5.Theauthor'sviewofthedifferencebetweenboysandgirlsisbasedon_______.

A）scientificfacts

B）personalexperience

C）socialbehaviors

D）logicalreasoning

Passage5:

ThirdWorldcountriesoftenmistakenlydecidedtopermitrapidindustrialization.Whenthisindustrializationoccurs,manynewfactoriesopen,andworkersgetjobs.Unfortunately,manyofthesenewjobsarenotpermanent.T