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英语精读3作业2
阅读理解题
第1题(20)分
InmanystoriesonTVandinscience-fictionbooks,mentraveltofarawaystars.Theyhavequick,easyjourneys.Butsofar,menhavebeenabletoreachonlytheearth’sownmoon.
Supposeamanwantedtoreachadistantstar.Evenifhetraveledhiswholelife,hewouldhavetomovefasterthanthespeedofthelight.Nothingcanmovethatfastexceptlightitself.
Strangethingshappentoanobjectwhenitmovesrapidly.Theobjectweighsmore.Anobjectmovingat86percentofthespeedoflightistwiceasheavyasitisatrest.Astickappearsshorter.Aclockrunsmoreslowly.Amanwouldnotagesofastashewouldontheearth.
Lighttravelsmorethan186,000milesasecond,orabout11millionmilesaminute.Inoneyear,lighttravelssixtrillionmiles.Thatgreatdistanceiscalledalight-year.Itisusedtomeasuredistanceinspace.
ThestarclosesttooursunisAlphaCentauri.Itismorethanfourlight-yearsaway.Ifonetraveledatthespeedoflight,hecouldmakearoundtriptoAlphaCentauriinnineyears.But,evenatthatspeed,hecouldnotreachAlcaid(北斗星)inthehandleoftheBigDipper.Aone-wayjourneytoAlcaidwouldtakealmost200years.
1.阅读理解(4.0)分
Inthispassagethewords“closesttooursun”meansthestar__B_______.
A、theearthweliveon
B、AlphaCentauri
C、theBigDipper
D、themoon
2.阅读理解(4.0)分
Aone-wayjourneytoAlcaidwouldtake______C___.
A、aboutnineyears
B、lessthanfouryears
C、almost200years
D、lessthan100years
3.阅读理解(4.0)分
Whydowemeasurethedistanceinlight-yearsinsteadofmiles?
B
A、Unitsoflight-yearssoundbetter.
B、Usinglight-yearsreducedthenumberoffiguresused.
C、Weusedtomeasuredistanceinlight-yearslongago.
D、Wedonotmakemistakeswhenweuselight-years.
4.阅读理解(4.0)分
Ifastonemovedatthespeedoflight,it_____A____.
A、wouldweightwicemorethanitismotionless
B、wouldweighasmuchasitisonearth
C、wouldweighlessthanitisonearth
D、wouldnothaveweightatall
5.阅读理解(4.0)分
Thisstoryismainlyabout___B______.
A、thedistancebetweenthesunandtheotherstars
B、theproblemsoftravelingtofarawaystars
C、whathappenswhenwetravelfasterthanthespeedoflight
D、thetoolweusewhenwegotofarawaystars
第2题(20)分
Ifthereisanysinglefactorthatmakesforsuccessinliving,itistheabilitytoprofitbydefeat.EverysuccessIknowhasbeenachievedbecausethepersonwasabletoanalyzedefeatandactuallyprofitbyitinhisnextundertaking.Confusedefeatwithfailure,andyouaredoomedindeedtofailure,foritisn’tdefeatthatmakesyoufail:
itisyourownrefusaltoseeindefeattheguideandencouragementtosuccess.
Defeatsarenothingtobeashamedof.Theyareroutineincidentsinthelifeofeverymanwhoachievessuccess.Butdefeatisadeadlossunlessyoudofaceitwithoutfeelingashamed,analyzeitandlearnwhyyoufailed.Defeat,inotherwords,canhelptocureitsowncause.Notonlydoesdefeatprepareusforsuccess,butnothingelsecanarousewithinussuchacompellingdesiretosucceed.Ifyouletababygrasparodandtrytopullitaway,hewillclingmoreandmoretightlyuntilhiswholeweightissuspended.Itisthissamereactionthatshouldgiveyounewandgreaterstrengtheverytimeyouaredefeated.Ifyoufullyusethepowerwhichdefeatgives,youcanaccomplishwithitfarmorethanwhatyouarecapableof.
1.阅读理解(4.0)分
Theauthor____D_____.
A、ordersyoutoanalyzedefeat
B、wantsyoutofacedefeat
C、advisesyoutoletababygrasparod
D、warnsyounottoconfusedefeatwithfail
2.阅读理解(4.0)分
Defeatisvaluable___C_____.
A、becauseitisafactor
B、becauseitisn’tdefeatthatmakesyoufail
C、becauseitprovidestheguideandencouragementtosuccess
D、becauseitisnotathingtobeashamedof
3.阅读理解(4.0)分
Whatdoestheauthorknow?
____B____.
A、heknowseverysuccessinlife
B、heknowsthefactormakingforsuccess
C、heknowseverymanwhoisabletoanalyzedefeat
D、heknowsthelifeofeveryman
4.阅读理解(4.0)分
Thepersonwhowasabletoanalyzethedefeatislikely____C____.
A、tobeasuccessor
B、tofaceitwithfeelingashamed
C、toachievesuccess
D、tobeashamedofit
5.阅读理解(4.0)分
Whatdoestheauthoradviseonetodowiththepowerwhichdefeatgives?
Oneshould___A_____.
A、exploreit
B、explainit
C、letababygrasparod
D、learnit
第3题(20)分
Nomancanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.Butifpeoplereadcorrectlythesignsaround,theycantell__1__theweatherwillbelikethefollowingdayortwo.
Formanycenturiespeoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriesto__2__weatherforecasting.Sometimesdistantobjects__3__hillsandtalltreesdon’tseemtobeveryclear.Thisisa__4__ofmuchwatervaporinthe__5__andthereforerainwillprobablycome.
Ifsomebirdsflyhigh,fineweatheriscoming,butiftheyflyneartheground,rainyorstormyweatheris__6__theway.Itisprobablybecauseoftheinsectswhichtheyarehunting__7__theyflyverylow.
Ifafogappearsinthemorningjustaboutsunrise,thenthedaywillbewarm.Instead,ifafogappearsintheevening,thenextdaywillbringwet__8__.Ifthesunsetismostlyredincolor,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine.Ifarainbowappearsinthemorning,rainyweatherwillprobablycome.
Mostofthe__9__sayingshavebeenmadebypeoplewhohaveusedtheir__10__andbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.
1.完形填空(2.0)分
A、that
B、which
C、what
D、how
2.完形填空(2.0)分
A、pick
B、make
C、carry
D、send
3.完形填空(2.0)分
A、aswell
B、and
C、aswellas
D、suchas
4.完形填空(2.0)分
A、sight
B、sign
C、mark
D、shape
5.完形填空(2.0)分
A、air
B、sky
C、heaven
D、earth
6.完形填空(2.0)分
A、by
B、in
C、for
D、on
7.完形填空(2.0)分
A、that
B、which
C、where
D、when
8.完形填空(2.0)分
A、day
B、weather
C、hour
D、time
9.完形填空(2.0)分
A、above
B、below
C、important
D、interesting
10.完形填空(2.0)分
A、ears
B、hands
C、eyes
D、legs
第4题(20)分
Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetweenawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursatatypewriter.“Youhavegottowanttowrite,”Isaidtothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”
Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundformemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.
Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitformanyyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiedwondering.Whatif?
Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtotest(eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure).Thisistheshadow-landofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.
1.阅读理解(4.0)分
Thepassageismeantto__A_____.
A、warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience
B、adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter
C、showyoungpeopleitisunrealisticforawritertopursuewealth
D、encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer
2.阅读理解(4.0)分
Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?
D
A、Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.
B、Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratheroneffort.
C、Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.
D、Thechancesforwriterstobecomesuccessfularesmall.
3.阅读理解(4.0)分
Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearsofhiswritingcareer?
B
A、Hewasnotabletoproduceasinglebook.
B、Hehadn’tseenachangeforthebetter.
C、Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.
D、Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.
4.阅读理解(4.0)分
In“…peoplewhodiedwondering”,“who”referstothose___B____.
A、whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflife
B、whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfway
C、whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecision
D、whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath
5.阅读理解(4.0)分
“Shadow-land”inthelastsentencerefersto____C___.
A、thewonderlandoneoftendreamsabout
B、thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto
C、thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreached
D、aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination
第5题(20)分
StudentscantravelintheUnitedStateswithoutspendingtoomuchmoneyiftheyfollowthesesuggestions.
Atravelagentcangiveyouinformationonspecialeconomyfaresfortrains,busesandplanes.Thinkabouthikingorbikingforapartofyourtrip,too.You’llnotonlysavemoney,butyou’llalsoseealotmoreofthecountry.
Somestudentsmaywanttotravelbycar.Besuretothinkaboutgoingwithotherstudents—manycollegeshave“rideboards”thatlistwhenandwhereotherstudentsplan