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三级难度阅读题40篇1

ReadingComprehension

 

MultipleChoiceQuestions(Passages1-20)

Directions;Thereare20readingpassagesinthisunit.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passage1

ParrotsarebecomingoneofthemostpopularpetsinAmerica—andforgoodreason.Theparrotisanextraordinarybirdthatcanbetaughttotalk,canbeeasilycaredfor,andcancreatealivelyatmosphereanywhere.Withthehelpofanenergeticparrotowner,aparrotcandevelopanenormousvocabulary.Inaddition,aparrotcanbetrainedtosay"Prettyboy"or"Pollywantsacracker,"anditalsocanlearntowhistleorsing.Nomatterwhatanownerdecidestoteachabird,trainingaparrottakesmuchpatience,buttherewardisastreamofchatter.Anotherreasonfortheparrot'spopularityisthatthispetdoesnotrequiremuchcare.Forexample,evenaspoiledparrotdoesnotneedahousesitterforthepurposeofdailywalksanddailyfeeding.Infact,aparrotownermayleavehisorherpetwithenoughfoodforfivedaysandhavenofearthattheparrotwillovereat.Stillanotheradvantageofowningaparrotisitsinexpensivefood,includingseeds,nuts,corn,andgrain—alongwithanapple,banana,orcarrot.Perhapsthemostlikelyreasontheparrotisbecomingsuchawell-likedpetisthatit:

isacombinationoflamenessandwild-ness.Becausetheparrotcanliveinalmostanyenvironment,itmakesafine,tamecompanionformanypeople.Inaddition,becauseitcanbeeasilytrained,itisadelightfulperformer.Atthesametime,itscolorfulfeathersgiveitanairofthemysteryoftheparrot'snativehome,thejungle.Thus,theparrot,onceahighlyvaluedgiftpresentedtokingsandnoblefamilies,isnowappreciatedbyagrowingnumberofpeople.

1.Aparrotcanbetrainedtodoallthefollowingbut_______.

A)talkC)sing

B)helpitsownerD)createalivelyatmosphere

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonfortheeasyraisingoftheparrot?

A)Iteatsverylittle.

B)Itsfoodisinexpensive.

C)Itdoesnotneedahousesitter.

D)Itdoesnotrequiredailywalksasdogsdo.

3.Theunderlinedwordlamenessinthepassagemeans_______.

A)thequalityofbeingbraveorunafraid

B)thequalityofbeingkindorwarm-hearted

C)thequalityofbeinguncontrollableorfierce

D)thequalityofbeinggentleortrained

4.Thewordjungleprobablymeans_______.

A)boundlessdesertwithverylittleplantlife

B)largeapartmentbuildingwithpleasingsurroundings

C)wildlandovergrownwiththickbushesandtrees

D)snow-coveredmountaintopinverycoldareas

5.Thewriter_______.

A)likestheparrotC)doesnotlikenordisliketheparrot

B)dislikestheparrotD)valuestheparrothighly

Passage2

IntheFebruaryof1892,Sloangatheredhisworktogether,andwalkedintotheofficesofaPhiladelphianewspapercalledtheInquirertoaskforajob.Newspapersemployedmanyartiststodrawpicturesofnewseventsastheyhappened,andtohandleothertypesofartwork.Sloanwashiredforthenewsdepartment,buthesoonaskedtobesenttotheartdepartment.Forthreeyearshedrewportraitsandillustrationsforthewomen'spageandtheSundaypaper.

ItwasintheofficesoftheInquirerthatSloanfirstmetseveralfellowartistswhowerelatertobeimportantinhislife.HisoldfriendWilliamGlackenswasalreadyworkingforthenewspaperwhenSloanwashired.Soonafter,EverettShinnjoinedthem,andthethreeyoungmenwouldgooutonSundaypaintingtrips.Sloanhadnodesiretobeapainter;heonlywantedtobecomeafineillustrator.

Tolearnhowtodrawthehumanfigurebetter,SloanwenttonightclassesatthePhiladelphiaAcademyofArt.Nomodelswereused.andnoinstructioninpaintingwasgiven.Onenight,Sloandrewoneofthestudents.Whentheteachertoldhimtostop,hestoodupandwalkedout,nevertoreturn.Withfortyotherartists,hehelpedorganizeaclubwheretwiceaweekthemembersdrewfromlivemodels.

In1895,SloanlefttheInquirertoworkforthePress,amorningnewspaper.ThePressartdepartmentwasunderthedirectionofEdwardDavis,fatherofthenow-famousartistStuartDavis.Sloan'sfellowstudentsonthepaper—GeorgeLuks,EverettShinn,andGlackens—wereallyoungmeneagertopaint.Sloansoonbecameamemberofthegroup.Thechangeofjobsprovedagoodthinginallways.ThePressgaveSloananincreaseinsalary,moreinterestingwork,greaterspaceforhisdrawings,andmorefreetime.Hewassoonthemostvaluableartistonthepaper.–

1.WhatkindofjobdidSloanwishtogetwhenheenteredtheofficesoftheInquirer?

A)Writing.C)Editing.

B)Drawing.D)Reporting.

2.ChooseoneofthefollowingaccordingtothetimeorderbywhicheachbegantoworkfortheInquirer.

A)Sloan,Glackens,Shinn.C)Glackens,Sloan,Shinn.

B)Shinn,Sloan,GlackensD)Glackens,Shinn,Sloan.

3.FromParagraph3,wecanknowthatSloan_______.

A)learnedalotattheAcademy

B)wasfriendlywithoneofhisfellowstudents

C)shruggedoffwhattheteachersaidattheAcademy

D)wasnotsatisfiedwiththenightclasses

4.Afterthechangeofjobs,Sloanwasabletodoallthefollowingexcept_______.

A)earnmoremoneyC)havemorepaintingsprinted

B)havemoreinterestingworkD)buildaspacioushouse

5.ThispassagetellsusthestoryofSloanasamanwhopursued_______eagerly.

A)fameB)artC)friendshipD)money

Passage3

OnDecember12»1901,theItalianelectricalengineerGuglieimoMarconi(1874-1937)succeededinsendingradiosignalsfromEnglandtoNewfoundlandacrosstheAtlanticOcean.Thisisusuallytakenasrepresentingtheinventionofradio.Suchradiosignalsaretransmittedbytheuseofradiowaves,similarinnaturetolightwaves,butamillionorsotimeslonger.

Likelightwaves,radiowavestravelinstraightlines,andsoaradio-wavetransmissionshouldnotbedetectablebeyondthehorizon.Nevertheless,Marconi'ssignalstraveledfromEnglandtoNewfoundlandaroundthecurveofEarth.

ABritish-Americanelectricalengineer,ArthurEdwinKennelly(1861-1939),andanEnglishelectricalengineer,OliverHeaviside(1850-1925),independentlysuggestedin1902thatradiowaveswouldbereflectedbyions(离子)andthattheremustbealayerofionshighintheatmospherethatreflectedradiowaves.(Thiscametobecalledthe"Kennelly-Heavisidelayer".)BouncingbetweentheKennelly-Heavisidelayerandtheground,radiosignalscouldtravelaroundthecurveofEarth'sglobe.

TheEnglishphysicistEdwardVictorAppleton(1902-1965),studyingthemannerinwhichbeamsofradiowavesinterferedwitheachother,producedconvincingevidence,in1922,thatthetheoreticalsuggestionsofKennellyandHeavisidewereaccurateandthattherewasindeedanion-richlayerintheupperatmosphere.By1924»hewasabletoshowthattheKennelly-Heavisidelayerwassome95kilometersabovethesurfaceofEarth.Healsoproducedevidencefortheexistenceofstillhigherion-richregions("Appletonlayers")and,in1926,showedthatsomeofthesewereasmuchas240kilometershigh.

Theportionoftheatmospherelyingbetweenheightsof50and300kilometersabovethesurfaceofEarthisthereforecalledthe"ionosphere".

1.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A)MarconitraveledfromEnglandtoNewfoundland.

B)Marconiwasbornin1874.

C)MarconisentradiowavesacrosstheAtlantic.

D)Marconiachievedgreatsuccesswhenhewasunder30.

2.KennellyandHeaviside_______.

A)discoveredthe"Kennelly-Heavisidelayer"

B)detectedradiowavessentbyeachother.

C)suggestedtheexistenceofalayerofionsintheatmosphere

D)workedtogetherandmadegreatcontributionstoscience

3.Appleton'sfirstgreatachievement-wasthathe_______.

A)measuredtheheightofthe"Kennelly-Heavisidelayer"

B)providedevidenceforthe"Kennelly-Heavisidelayer"

C)discovereddifferentheightsofion-richregions

D)illustratedhowradiowavesinterferedwitheachother

4."Ionosphere"refersto_______.

A)theatmospherearoundtheearth

B)ion-richregionsintheatmosphere

C)variousradiosignalsintheair

D)ionsfoundovertheAtlantic

5.Thispassageisprobablywrittentoanswerthequestion;_______

A)Howhighisthe"ionosphere"?

B)Whoinventedtheradio?

C)Howfastdoradiowavestravel?

D)Whodiscoveredthe"ionosphere"?

Passage4

Oneofthebest-knownproverbsmustbe"earlytobed,earlytorise,makesamanhealthy,wealthy,andwise."Thepromisesofhealth,wealth,andwisdomtothosewhojointheranksoftheearlyretirersandrisersmustbeparticularlyappealingtomanypeopleinourcontemporarysociety.Thereisnodoubtthatoneofthegreatestconcernsofmodernmanishishealth.ItisestimatedthatintheUnitedStates$200billionarespentonhealthcareeachyear.Themedicalfieldhasgrownintosuchbigbusinessthatitemploys4.8millionpeople;anditappearsthatinmanyplaces,morestaffisneededtomeetthedemandsofthepeoplewhoareconcernedabouttheirphysicalwell-being.

Muchmoreinteresthasbeenshowninpreventivemedicineinrecentyears.Thisisprobablydueinparttotheincreasingcostsofmedicaltreatment,butthewritingsofsuchpeopleasDr.KennethCooperhavealsoplayedanimportantrole.InhisbookAerobics,Dr.Coopercommunicatedhismessageofthebenefitsofexercisesoeffectivelymanyotherauthorshavefollowedinhistrail,andliterallymillionsofreadershaveputontheirsportsshoesandtakentothehighwaysandbywaysofAmerica.Arecentsurveyshowedthatover17millionpe

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