英语专项复习资料阅读理解.docx

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英语专项复习资料阅读理解

阅读理解

Directions:

Thereare12readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Thisisnottheworldweknow.Thisworldiscontrolledbycomputers.Menandwomencanbeseen,buttheyarefollowingordersgiventothembymachines.Themachinesweredesignedbymadscientists,butatsomepointeventhemadscientistsweretakenoverbytheirsuper-inventions.

Doesthissoundfamiliar?

Youhaveprobablyreadsomethinglikeitinmagazinesorbooks,orseenitinafilm.Whyisitsopopular?

Oneofthereasonsisthatitreflectsthefearsofmanypeople;fearoftheunknown,fearofwhatisnotunderstoodor,atleast,fearofsomethingthatisnotcompletelyunderstood.

Thefactisthateverydayitseemsthatcomputerstakecontrolofanotherareaofourlives.Somefactoryjobsarenowdonebyrobotsandtherobotsarecontrolledbycomputers.Ourbankaccountsaremanagedbycomputers.Attheairport,ourticketsaresoldbyacomputer.Certainly,manyoftheseoperationsaremademoreefficientbycomputers,butouradmirationissometimesmixedwithunsafefeelings.Andthislackofsafetyiscausedbythefactthatwedonotknowhowcomputersdothesethings,andwereallydon’tknowwhattheymightdonext.

Butwecanfindouthowcomputerswork,andonceweunderstandthem,wecanusecomputersinsteadofworryingaboutbeingusedbythem.Today,thereisanewgenerationofcomputerwizards（奇才）whoknowexactlyhowcomputersgetthingsdone.Theseyoungmenandwomen,usuallyuniversitystudents,arehappytositforhours,sometimesfordays,designingprograms,noteating,notsleeping,butdiscoveringwhatcanbedonebythesewonderfulslaveswhichtheyhavelearnedtocontrol.Thesecomputerwizardshavelearnedtousethecomputerandsearchfornewtasksfortheirmachines.

161.Wecanknowthatthescientistswhodesignedthemachines_____________.

A.arecarelessintheirdailylifeB.areunkindandcruel

C.areoutoftheirmindD.havegreatabilities

162.Thereasonwhymanypeopleareafraidofcomputersisthat____________.

A.theydon'tknowanythingaboutcomputersB.theyhaven'treallyunderstoodcomputers

C.therearesomanycomputergamesD.computersareoftendown

163.Theauthormentionscomputerwizardsinordertopointoutthat____________.

A.computerscanbecontrolledbyman

B.thereshouldbemorepeopledevotedtocomputers

C.onlyyoungpeopleareinterestedincomputers

D.moretimeandenergyisrequiredtocontrolcomputers

164.Thispassageisprobablywrittentosuggestthat____________.

A.somedaycomputerscandealwithallhumanproblems

B.computerscanbeusedinplaceoftravelingtoourjobs

C.peopleshouldnotfearcomputers

D.computertechnologywillnotmeetpeople’sneedsinvarioussituations

165.Theauthor'sattitude（态度）towardswidelyusedcomputersis_________.

A.positiveB.anxiousC.worriedD.curious

PassageTwo

Knowledgeispower.Butthereisanotherthingwemustremember.Anintelligentmindneedsastrongbodytomakeitmostuseful.

Thereareagreatmanygoodexercisesforbuildingupourbodies.Manyofthemmaybedoneindoorsinrainyweather.Indoorexercises,however,areneverashelpfulasthosetakenoutofdoorsbecauseintheopenairthereismoreoxygen.Theairinthehouseisnotfresh.Butoutofdoorsitisveryfresh,especiallyinthemorning.

Butwhatshallweplay?

Thereareanumberofgamessuchasfootball,basketball,racesandsoon.Anygamewithplentyofexercisesisgood.

Donotneglectyourhealth.Itisofasmuchimportanceasyourmind.Ourcountrynowneedspeoplewithcreativeminds,goodjudgment,andhealthybodies.

166.Onewhohasanintelligentmindis______.

A.verystrongB.veryhealthyC.verycleverD.verystupid

167.“Anintelligentmindneedsastrongbodytomakeituseful.”means______.

A.ifyouwanttomakeyourstrongbodyuseful,youmusthaveanintelligentmind

B.inordertomakeyourintelligentminduseful,youmusthaveastrongbody

C.tomakeyourstrongmindandstrongbodymostusefulyouneedastrongbody

D.ifyouhaveastrongbodyyouwillhaveastrongmind

168.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Indoorexercisesareashelpfulasoutdoorones.

B.Indoorexercisesarenomorehelpfulthanoutdoorexercises.

C.Neitherindoorexercisesnoroutdoorexercisesarehelpful.

D.Outdoorexercisesaremorehelpfulthanindoorones.

169.Theairinthehousedoesnotremainfreshverylong.It’sbecause______.

A.thefreshaircan’tcomeintothehouse

B.thereisonlyalittlefreshaircominginandalittlewastegoingout

C.theairinthehousecan’tmoveatall

D.thehousegivesoffwastes

170.Ourcountrynow______withcreativeminds,goodjudgmentandhealthybodies.

A.needsmenandwomenB.onlyneedsmen

C.onlyneedsscientistsD.doesnotneedwomenbutmen

PassageThree

Survivalisanart.Survivorsareartists.Thebestactingisdoneindailylife,notonthestage.MylateuncleSirAlexanderKorda,themotion-pictureproducerwhocould“charmmoneyoutofanemptysafe”,wasagiftedsurvivor.

Once,agroupofinvestorscalledhimintocomplainthathehadlost5000000oftheirmoney.Mostmenwouldhavetriedtodefendthemselves.Alexdidnot.“Youareright,”hesaidquietly,“Ihavebeenwasteful,andcareless.Ihavechosenthewrongscripts,paidtoolittleattentiontothebudgets.Iamtoooldforthisbusiness.Iwillretire.Ionlyhopeyouwillforgiveme.”

Withinanhour,theinvestorswerebusyencouragingAlex,cheeringhimup.Itwasoutofthequestionforhimtoresign;theywouldn’thearit.Andbylunchtime,Alexhad2000000moreoftheirmoneyandwasbackintheactionagain.WhenIaskedhimifhewashappyaboutit,hesaid,“No.Theywouldhaveputupthreeorfourmillion,Ithink.Still,it’sagoodlessonforyoutolearn.Alwayssettleforlessthanyoucouldget.Itdoesn’thurttohaveareputationasagentleman.”

171.Accordingtotheauthor,SirAlexanderKordaisanexcellentartistbecause______.

A.heisamotion-pictureproducerB.heknowswellabouthowtosurvive

C.hehadagifttoactinthemovieD.hecangetlargeamountsofmoneyfrominvestors

172.Thephraseto“charmmoneyoutofanemptysafe”inthecontextmeans.

A.toputallyourmoneytoyoursavingsaccount

B.todrawyourmoneybackifitisnotinasafeplace

C.toavoidwastingmoneyifyouhaveanemptypocket

D.tobeabletogetmoneyevenifitlooksimpossible

173.WhatwouldmostprobablyhavehappenedifSirAlexanderKordahaddefendedhimself？

A.Hewouldresignandlivemiserably.B.Hewouldbeconsideredagentleman.

C.Theinvestorswouldnotforgivehim.D.Theinvestorswouldgivehimmoremoney.

174.Alexdidnotdefendhimselfbecause.

A.hehopedtohaveahappierlifeB.hisnaturepreventedhimfromdoingso

C.hewantedtotestifhecouldgivethebestacting

D.heknewthewaytocopewiththeinvestors

175.Alexwasnothappywiththesettlementbecause.

A.hethoughthecouldhavegotmorefromtheinvestor

B.hedidn’tteachtheauthoragoodlesson

C.hedidn’tlikethewayhebehaved

D.helosthisreputationasagentleman

PassageFour

Timeisthebiggestproblemofmoststudents.Itbecomesparticularlydifficultwhenyouhavetodolibraryresearchforatermpaperorreport.Findinginformationinthelibrarycantakesomuchtimethatmanystudentsavoidituntilthelastpossibleminute.

Libraryresearchdoesnothavetobetimeconsuming.Ifyoulearntousealibraryefficiently,youcansaveyourselfagreatdealoftime.Theexercisesinthissectionaredesignedtofamiliarizeyouwiththelibrarysothatyoucanfindtheinformationyouneedquickly.

Thefirstandthemostimportantthingtoknowaboutalibraryisthatwhenyoucannotfindsomething,askalibrarianforhelp.Thelibrariansarepaidnotjusttoshelvebooks,buttoprovideinformationandassistance.Themosthelpfullibrariansareusuallythosewhoworkinthereferenceroom.Theywillhelpyougetstartedonatermpaperandevenhelpyoufindmaterial.Therearetwobasicplacestobeginlookingforinformation,thecardcatalogandthevariousperiodicalindexes.Thecardcatalogisalistofallthebooksinthelibrary.Aperiodicalindexisalistofallthemagazineandjournalarticleswrittenonanysubject.

176.Accordingtotheauthor,findinginformationinthelibraryneedsalotoftime,sostudentsshould______.

A.avoidituntilthelastpossibleminuteB.dolibraryresearch

C.learnhowtouseitefficientlyD.saveagreatdealoftime

177.Itisthelibrarians’dutytodoallthefollowingthingsexcept______.

A.arrangingandlendingbooksB.helpingstudentslocatetheneededbooks

C.helpingstudentsfindneededmaterialsD.helpingstudentswritetheirtermpaper

178.Inwhatwaycouldastudentgetfamiliarizedwiththelibrarywhilereadingthissection?

A.Bydoingtheexercisesprovided.B.Byaskingthelibrarians.

C.Bylookingintothecatalogpart.D.Byreadinginthereferenceroom.

179.Ifyouneedtofindamagazinearticleinthelibrary,thebestwayforyoutodoisto______.

A.lookinthecardcatalogB.lookintheperiodicalindexes

C.searchthroughthebookshelvesD.gotothereferenceroom

180.Thepassageistakenfromanintroductionofachapter,andthetitleofthechapterisprobably______.

A.SaveYourStudyTimeB.UsingtheLibraryforYourTermPaper

C.