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高职阅读理解能力提升

第四部分　阅读理解

Passage1

“Ididn’thearthemcallmyname，”explainedShelleyHennigtoActiveTeens（AT）asshetalkedaboutthatexcitingmomentonnationaltelevisionwhenshewonthehonorofMissTeenUSA2004.“Areyouready？

”iswhatsheheard.Thenshesaid，“Ishookmyheadno，andthentheysaid‘yes’anditwasannouncedagain.”

ItwasfourdaysafterthatlifechangingmomentfortheseventeenyearoldhighschoolstudentfromDestrehan，Louisiana—shewasstillon_cloud_nine.

“Iwassoshocked！

Ineverbelievedthatitcouldactuallyreallyhappen.”Presentintheaudience（观众）thatdaywere：

hermotherandfather，olderbrother，herfriends，andherdanceteacher.

Understandingwhymembersofherfamilyandherfriendswouldbethere，ATaskedwhyherdanceteacherhadtraveledsofartoseehercompete（比赛）．“She’salwaysbeenmyrolemodel.I’vedancedwithhersinceIwassix.She’sbeenthroughsomanydifficultiesandcamethroughthemall.I’velearnedtogetoverbadlife’sexperiencesandlearnedhowtomoveonbecauseofher.”

Oneofthosebadlife’sexperiencesforShelleyhappenedthreeyearsagowhenherbrotherBradwaskilledinadrunkdrivingaccident.Hewas18.Shefoundwritinghelpedhergetthroughtheroughdays.Shesaid，“Iwritealotaboutmybrother.Iwritealot，alot，alot...”

AsMissLouisianaTeen，shetraveledaroundthestatespeakingtoteens（青少年）aboutthedangersofdrinkinganddriving.InherroleasMissTeenUSA，Shelleywillcontinuetospeaktoyouthaboutsafedriving，inadditiontomanyotherthingstohelptheyouth.

WhenATaskedMissTeenUSAifshehadanyadviceforourreaders，shesaid，“Don’tletanyonechangeyou.Hangoutwithpeoplethatmakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.Thatway，itiseasytobeyourself.”

1．Whatdothewords“oncloudnine”inParagraph2probablymean?

A．frightened　　　　B．troubledC．veryhappyD．veryangry

2．Shelleytakesherdanceteacherasarolemodelmainlybecausesheis________.

A．determinedB．friendlyC．strictD．experienced

3．HowmanychildrendidtheHennigshaveaccordingtothetext?

A．1.B．2.C．3.D．4.

4．WhatdidShelleyoftendoaftershebecameMissLouisianaTeen?

A．Shevisiteddrunkendrivers.B．Shegavedanceperformances.

C．Shemadespeechesonsafedriving.D．Shehelpedotherteenswiththeirstudies.

5．WhatsuggestiondoesShelleygivetotheteens?

A．Beyourselfwiththesupportoffriends.B．Meetfriendswheneverpossible.

C．Goeasyonyourselfandothers.D．Haveagoodrolemodel.

Passage2

Wanted，SomeoneforaKiss

We’relookingforproducerstojoinusonthesoundofLondonKiss100FM.You’llworkonthestation’smusicprogrammes.Musicproductionexperienceinradioisnecessary，alongwithrichknowledgeofmoderndancemusic.PleaseapplyinwritingtoProducerVacancies，Kiss100.

FatherChristmas

We’relookingforaveryspecialperson，preferablyover40，tofillourFatherChristmassuit.

Workingdays：

EverySaturdayfromNovember24toDecember15andeverydayfromDecember17toDecember24exceptSundays,10∶30～16∶00.

Excellentpay.

Pleasecontact（联系）theEnterpriseShoppingCentre，StationParade，Eastbourne.

AccountantsAssistant

WhenyoujointheteaminourRevenueAdministrationUnit，youwillbeprovidingassistancewithinallpartsoftheRevenueDivision，dealingwithpostandothergeneralduties.IfyouareeducatedtoGCSEgradeClevelwewouldliketotalktoyou.Thispositionisequallysuitableforaschoolleaverorforsomebodywhohasofficeexperience.

WealdenDistrictCouncil

SoftwareTrainer

Ifyouareaged24～45andhaveexperienceinteachingandtraining，youcouldbethepersonwearelookingfor.Youshouldbegoodatthecomputerandhavesomeexperienceinprogrammewriting.Youwillbeallowedtomakeyourowndecisions，andtodesigncoursesaswellaspresentthem.Payupwardsof￡15,000fortherightperson.PleaseapplybysendingyourCV（简历）toMrs.R.Oglivie，PalmlaceLimited.

6．Whoshouldyougetintouchwithifyouhopetoworkinaradiostation?

A．ProducerVacancies，Kiss100.B．Mrs.Oglivie，PalmlaceLimited.

C．TheEnterpriseShoppingCentre.D．WealdenDistrictCouncil.

7．WelearnfromtheadsthattheEnterpriseShoppingCentreneedsapersonwho________.

A．isagedbetween24and40B．maydosometrainingwork

C．shoulddealwithgeneraldutiesD．canworkforaboutamonth

8．Whichpositionisopentorecentschoolgraduates?

A．Producer，LondonKiss.B．FatherChristmas.C．AccountantsAssistant.D．SoftwareTrainer.

9．WhatkindofpersonwouldprobablyapplytoPalmlaceLimited?

A．OnewithGCSEgradeClevel.B．Onewithsomeofficeexperience.

C．Onehavinggoodcomputerknowledge.D．Onetrainedinproducingmusicprogrammes.

Passage3

Since1984，Philadelphiahasbeencleaningupitsact.Onebyone，graffiticoveredwallsarebeingchangedintooutdoorart.Sofar，morethan1,800murals（壁画）havebeenpainted.PhiladelphianowhasmoremuralsthananyotherAmericancity.

Thewallsthatwereonceuglywithgraffiti（涂鸦）arenowcoveredwithbeautifulpicturesofhistoricalheroesandmodernart，thankstotheMuralArtsProgram（MAP）．Itsworkmakesschoolsandpublicplacesattractive，anditscitizensveryproud.TheprogrambeganaspartofPhiladelphia’sAntiGraffitiNetwork.JaneGoldenistheMAP’sartisticdirector.“Whenpeopleaskmewhatourprogramisabout，”shesays，“Ianswerthemwithoneword：

hope.”Eachyear，theMAPoffersyouthartprogramsandworkshops.SomeonetimegraffitiwritersevenhelppaintMAPmurals.

TheMAP’swork，saysGolden，isallaboutdevelopingasenseofcommunity（社区）．Whenaneighborhoodrequestsamural，theMAPworkswiththepeopletheretodevelopamessage.Somemessageshavebeen“SafeStreets，”“LoveandCare，”and“PeaceWalk.”

TheMAPreceivesupto50requestsformuralseachweek.Lastyear，theworkerspainted140murals.

“Themakingofamuralenterspeople’scollectivememoryasanextraordinary，pleasantmomentinneighborhoodhistory，”saysGolden，whobeganasamuralistinLosAngeles.

10．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Love，fromGraffitiWriterstoMuralistsB．MAP，aNewCompanyinPhiladelphia

C．Jane，anExcellentMuralArtistD．Hope，OneWallataTime

11．WhatistheMuralArtsPrograminPhiladelphiaaimedat?

A．Helpingtheyoungfindjobs.B．Protectingtheneighborhood.

C．Fightingagainstgraffiti.D．Attractingmorevisitors.

12．HowdoestheMAPdecideonthemessageforamural?

A．Byhavingdiscussionswithpeopleinthecommunity.B．Byseekingadvicefromthecitygovernment.

C．Bylearningfromtheyounggraffitiwriters.D．Bystudyingthehistoryofthecity.

13．WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheworkoftheMAP?

A．Difficult.　　　　　B．Dangerous.C．Experimental.D．Successful.

Passage4

Feelingblueabouttheworld？

“Cheerup，”sayssciencewriterMattRidley.“Theworldhasneverbeenabetterplacetolivein，anditwillkeepongettingbetterbothforhumansandfornature.”

Ridleycallshimselfarationaloptimist—rational，becausehe’scarefullyweighedtheevidence；optimistic，becausethatevidenceshowshumanprogresstobebothunavoidableandgood.Andthisiswhathe’ssetouttoprovefromauniquepointofviewinhismostrecentbook，TheRationalOptimist.Heviewsmankindasagrandenterprisethat，onthewhole，hasdonelittlebutprogressfor100,000years.Hebackshisfindingswithhardfactsgatheredthroughyearsofresearch.

Here’showheexplainshisviews.

1）Shoppingfuelsinvention

ItisreportedthattherearemorethantenbilliondifferentproductsforsaleinLondonalone.Evenallowingforthemanypeoplewhostillliveinpoverty，ourowngenerationhasaccesstomorenutritiousfood，moreconvenienttransport，biggerhouses，bettercars，and，ofcourse，morepoundsanddollarsthananywholivedbeforeus.Thiswillcontinueaslongasweusethesethingstomakeotherthings.Themorewespecializeandexchange，thebetteroffwe’llbe.

2）Brilliantadvances

Onereasonwearericher，healthier，taller，cleverer，longerlivedandfreerthaneverbeforeisthatthefourmostbasichumanneeds—food，clothing，fuelandshelter—havegrownalotcheaper.Takeoneexample.In1800acandleprovidingonehour’slightcostsixhours’work.Inthe1880sthesamelightfromanoillamptook15minutes’worktopayfor.In1950itwaseightseconds.Todayit’shalfsecond.

3）Let’snotkillourselvesforclimatechange

Mitigating（减轻）climatechangecouldprovejustasdamagingtohumanwelfareasclimatechangeitself.Achildthatdiesfromindoorsmokeinavillage，wheretheuseoffossilfuel（化石燃料）electricityisforbiddenbywellmeaningmembersofgreenpoliticalmovementstryingtosavetheworld，isjustasgreatatragedyasachildthatdiesinafloodcausedbyclimatechange.Ifclimatechangeprovestobemild，butcuttingcarboncausesrealpain，wemaywellfindthatwehavestoppedanosebleedbyputtingatourniquet（止血带）aroundournecks.

14．WhatisthethemeofRidley’smostrecentbook?

A．Weaknessofhumannature.B．Concernaboutclimatechange.

C．Importanceofpracticalthinking.D．Optimismabouthumanprogress.

15．HowdoesRidleylookatshopping?

A．Itencouragesthecreationofthings.B．Itresultsinshortageofgoods.

C．Itdemandsmorefossilfuels.D．Itcausesapovertyproblem.

16．Thecandleandlampexampleisusedtoshowthat________.

A．oillampsgiveoffmorelightthancandlesB．shorteningworkingtimebringsaboutahappierlife

C．advancedtechnologyhelpstoproducebettercandlesD．increasedproductionrateleadstolowercostofgoods

17．Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassageimply?

A．Cuttingcarbonisnecessaryinspiteofthehugecost.B．Overreactiontoclimatechangemaybedangerous.

C．People’shealthiscloselyrelatedtoclimatechange.D．Carelessmedicaltreatmentmaycausegreatpain.

Passage5

Shayandhisfat