英语阅读训练.docx

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英语阅读训练

A

   IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejob.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer（职业）。

   Iwasn‘tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn‘thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.

   Ithenfoundmyselfajob，lookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn‘ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtolivein，sothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek，she’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunately，itdidn‘toftenworkout.Iwasgettingextremelytiredandfedup，becauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.

OneSunday，Iwasintheparkwiththechildren，andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithme.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualification（资格证书）ifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn‘tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecourse.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamily，andgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.

   NowI‘vegotafull-timejobthere.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareer，evenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.

56.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls‘family，theauthor________.

   A.waspaidforextrawork

   B.oftenworkedlonghours

   C.gotmuchhelpfromherboss

   D.tookadayoffeveryotherweek

   57.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob？

   A.Shefoundafull-timejob.

    B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.

   C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecourse.

   D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.

   58.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences？

   A.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.

   B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.

   C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.

   D.Onemustchoosethejobshelike.

B

Goodtooldesignisimportantinthepreventionofoveruseinjuries.Well-designedtoolsandequipmentwillrequirelessforcetooperatethemandpreventawkward（别扭的）handpositions.Theywillallowtheworkertokeeptheelbows（肘）nexttothebodytopreventdamagetotheshoulderandarm.

Overuseinjuriescanthereforebepreventedorreducediftheemployerprovides，andworkersuse：

   ●powertoolsratherthanhavingtousemuscle（肌肉）power

   ●toolswithspeciallydesignedhandlesthatallowthewrist（手腕）tokeepstraight（Seefigure1）。

Thismeansthathandsandwristsarekeptinthesamepositionastheywouldbeiftheywerehangingrelaxedataperson‘sside Figure1.Bendthetool，notthewrist

   ●toolswithhandlesthatcanbeheldcomfortablybythewholehand.Thismeanshavingaselectionofsizes—rememberthattoolsthatprovideacomfortablefirmHoldforapersonwithaverylargehandmaybeofnouseforsomeonewithaverysmallhand.Thisisaparticularlyimportantconsiderationforwomenwhomayusetoolsoriginallydesignedformen.

   ●toolsthatdonotpressfingers（orflesh）betweenthehandles，andwhosehandlesdonothavesharpedgesorasmallsurfacearea.

   59.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？

   A.GoodtoolDesignforWomen

   B.ImportanceofGoodToolDesign

   C.ToolDesignandPreventionofInjuries

D.OveruseofToolsandWorkerProtection

60.Whichofthefollowingdescribesawell-designedtool？

   A.It‘skeptclosetothebody.

   B.Itfullyusesmusclepower.

   C.Itmakesusersfeelrelaxed.

D.It‘soperatedwithmoreforce.

61.WhatisFigure1usedtoshow？

   A.Theeffectiveuseofthetool.

   B.Thewayofoperatingthetool.

   C.Theproperdesignofthehandle.

   D.Thepurposeofbendingthewrist.

 62.Inchoosingtoolsforwomen，_____ofthehandleisthemostimportant.

   A.thesize

B.theedge

 C.theshape

   D.theposition

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

　Moscow,Russia（Spacenews）-"Thecomputerisabetterchessplayer,"insistedViktorProzorov,theloser."Itseemedasifitwerelaughingaftereverygoodmove.IknowIshouldhavebeatenitforthesakeofmankind（为人类着想），butIjustcouldn'twin,"heannouncedandshookhisheadsadly.

　　Prozorov'sdisappointmentwassharedbyseveralgrandmasterswhowerepresent,someofwhomweresoupsetthattheyshoutedatthemachine.Manychessplayerssaidthatthismeanttheendofchesschampionships（锦标赛）aroundtheworld,sincethefunhadbeentakenoutofthegame.

　　Thecomputerwalked－orrather,rolled-awaywith5,000dollarsinprizemoneyandlimiteditsremarkstoasetofnoisesandlight.

　　56.Whichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthisnewspaperarticle?

　　A.5,000dollarsgoestoacomputer!

B.Newinventionalaughingcomputer!

　　C.World'sbestchessplayerbeaten!

D.Computerdefeatsmaninchess!

　　57.HowdidsomeofthegrandmastersfeelaboutthechessgamebetweenProzorovandthecomputer?

　　A.Theythoughtthatthegamewasnofun.B.Theythoughtthatthegamewasn'tfair.

　　C.TheyagreedthatProzorovdidn'tplaywell.D.Theywereunhappythatthecomputerhadwon.

　　58.WhatwasitthatProzorovfeltmostbitter（懊恼）about?

　　A.Thathedidn'twinthe$5,000.B.Thathehadn'ttriedhisbest.

　　C.Thathehadlosttoamachine.D.Thatthiswastheendofthechessgame.

　　59.Afterwinningthegame,thecomputer_____.

　　A.laughedB.walkedawayC.madesomeremarksD.gaveoutsomelightsandsounds

　　60.Manychessplayersfeltthatplayingwithacomputerwould_____.

　　A.makethegametougherB.makethegamelessinterestingC.makemanappearfoolish

　　D.makemanloselotsof

　　B

　　Extract1

　　Acomputer

　　Acomputerisan"informationprocessor".Itisgiveninformation,called"data",instructedtodocertainthingsandthenshowustheresults.Thedataputintothecomputeriscalledthe"input"andtheresultswhichcomeoutarethe"output".SomepeoplesaythecircleoflargestandingstonesatStonechengeisakindofcomputer.Prehistorypeopleworkedouttheircalendarfromthepositionoftheshadowsmadebythesunshiningonthestones.

　　Extract2

　　Teachyourselfnewsubjectsandskillsatyourownpacewithahomecomputer.Useittohelpwithschoolwork,forself-improvement,eventoimproveyourcareerskills.Learntouchtyping.

　　Foreignlanguagesorcomputerprogramming.Ahomecomputercanhelpchildrenofallageslearnclassroomsubjectssuchasspelling,geographyandothers.Infactitmakeslearningfun.Soifyouwanttoteachyourself,orhelpyourchildrenteachthemselves-getahomecomputer.Itcanalsohelpyoumanageyourpersonalfinances（经济）orhelpyoutoworktaxesandplanhouseholdbudgets（预算）.Youcanmakebusinessapleasurewithahomecomputer.

　　61.Thewriterintroducesthewordssuchas"input"and"output"inorderto_____.

　　A.introducepeopletocomputerlanguageB.showcomputerlanguageisthesameasEnglish

　　C.helppeoplesomescientificlanguageD.givepeoplesomescientificlanguage

　　62.WhydoesthewritertalkaboutStonechengeinExtract1?

　　A.Togiveanexampleoftheveryfirstcomputer.B.Toshowthatcomputersareolderthanmankind.

　　C.Totellthedifferencebetweenthepastandthepresent.D.Togiveanotherveryofexplainingcomputers.

　　63.Ifyouthinkofthecircleoflargestandingstonesasacomputer,_____.

　　A.theshadowistheinputandthepositionistheoutputB.thesunlightistheinputandthecalendaristheoutput

　　C.thepositionistheinputandthesunlightistheoutputD.thecalendaristheinputandtheshadowistheoutput

　　64.Extract2isprobablytakenfrom_____.

　　A.acomputertextbookB.acompany'sadvertisement

　　C.ateach-yourselfcomputerbookD.achildren'sguidetocomputers

　　C

　　Whendidyoulastseeapolarbear（北极熊）?

Onatriptoazoo,perhaps?

IfyouhadattendedawinteractivityinNewYorkafewyearsago,youwouldhaveseenawholepolarbearclub.These"PolarBears"arepeoplewhomeetfrequentlyinthewintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater.Thatday,theairtemperaturewas3℃,andthewatertemperaturewasalittlehigher.ThemembersofthePolarBearClubatConeyIsland,NewYorkareusuallyabouttheageof60.Membersmustsatisfytworequirements.First,theymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup;thisisveryimportantbecausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheclub.PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswimoutdoorsatleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary.

　　Dcotorsdon'tagreeaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-winterswimming.Someareworriedaboutthedangersofaconditioninwhichthebody'stemperaturedropssolowthatfinallytheheartstops.Otherdoctors,however,pointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduringsummerswimmingbecausethedifferencebetweentheairtemperatureandwatertemperatureismuchgreaterinsummerthaninwinter.

　　ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththebenefitsofcold-waterswimming.Theysaythattheirfavoriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatorysystem（循环系统）becauseitforcesthebloodtomovefasttokeepthebodywarm.Cold-waterswimmersusuallyturnbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater.Apersonwhoturnsblueprobablyhasaverypoorcirculatorysystemandshouldnottrycold-waterswimming.

　　Themainbenefitsofcold-waterswimmingareprobablymental.ThePolarBearslovetoswimallyearround;theyfinditfunandrelaxing.Asone70-year-oldwomansays,"WhenIgointo