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A. 

apublishingcompanyB. 

amailorderclubC. 

acitylibraryD. 

astreetbookstore

47.OneofthemanyfeaturesofWorldBooksis____.

discountsareoften80percent.B. 

Therearemorebenefitsthelongeryoubelongtotheclub

C. 

YouhavechancestowinlargepricesD. 

Yougetafreemagazine

48.WorldBooksseemstoappealmostlyto____.

averagefamiliesB. 

sciencefictionloversC. 

peoplewithacademicinterests

D. 

suchpeopleaspopsingersorbaseballfans

49.FirstyearmembersofWorldBooks_____.

havetobuybookseachmonthB. 

mustbuymorethansixbooksintheyearC. 

areentitlestoanumberoffreebooks

havetobuyaminimumnumberofbooks

50.Howcanmembersreceivetheirspecialoffer?

Bycompetingaprintedform.

B. 

BywritinganapplicationlettertoWorldBooks

Byfillingyourcouponsintoboxes.

Bysendingapersonalchecks.

成人本科学位英语阅读训练2 

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FightingAgainstWater

ForcenturiesDutchengineershavebeenfightingawaragainstwater.Theirmainenemyisthesea.Alargepartifthecountryisbelowsealevel.Infact,Hollandisalsocalledthe“Netherlands”whichmeans“lowland.”Verytallandstrongwalls,calleddykes,havebuilttokeepoutthesea.Butinveryroughweathertheseamaysuddenlyburstthroughadyke.Greatdamagecanbecausedbyfloodswhenthishappens.

Threelargeriversarealsopartoftheproblem.TheseriversaretheRhine,theMaasandtheScheldt.TheyflowthroughHollandintotheNorthSea.Theyhavecutmanypassagesacrossthecountry.Atlowtides,theriversflowintotheseaasusual.Butathightide,theseacanflowintotherivers!

Thisisbecausethelandissolow.

Thebattlesagainstthewaterneverend,buttheyhavemadeHollandabiggerandbiggercountry.Inordertopreventfloods,theengineerstake,orreclaim,landthatwasunderwater.TheDutchhavebeenreclaiminglandforsevenhundredyears.

Landisusuallyreclaimedfromapassagebetweenislands.Twodykesarebuiltacrossthepassage,sotheyblockthewaterbetweenthem.Thentheengineersdiglongcanalsandpumpthewaterintothem.Atlowtide,thecanalsemptythewaterintothesea.

Becausethelandissolow,waterfromtheseaandriverscanriseupthroughtheground.Forthisreason,thepumpscontinueworkingeventhelandhasbeendrained（thatis,whenthewaterhasbeenpumpedaway）.Thedykescontaingates,andthroughthesethewaterispumpedout.InmanypartsofHolland,pumpsmustbeworkingallthetime.Iftheystopped,therewillbeverybadfloods.

Apieceofreclaimedlandiscalledpolder,andHollandhasthousandsofpolders.Someareverylarge,butothersarequitesmall.Therearefarmsonmanyofthepolders.Cornandothercropsgrowwellonthedrainedland,anditgivesgoodgrassforcattle.Manysmalltownsandvillagesstandonpolders.EvenAmsterdam’sgreatairport,Schiphol,wasbuiltonreclaimedland.ThislandusedtobeundertheoldLakeHaarlem.

1. 

WateristhemainthreattoHollandbecause____.

A.theseaistoorough

thelandislowerthanthesea

thehighandstrongdykescannotkeepthefloodsout

theweatheristoorough

2. 

“Netherlands”means____.

highlandB. 

landofwater

lowlandD. 

landofdykes

3. 

Hollandisthreatenednotonlybythesea,butalsoby____.

thefloodsfrombrokendykesB. 

thethreerivers

theseatidesD. 

manypassagesthethreerivershavecutacrossthecountry

4. 

TheHollandclaimlandfromtheseainorderto____.

preventfloodsB. 

maketheircountrylarger

maketheircountrymorebeautiful

havemorefarmland

5. 

Ifpumpsstopworkingtherewillbeveryfloodsbecause_____.

thewaterwillrunbackathightide

theseamaybreakthedykesinroughweather

thebattleagainstwaterwillneverend

thelandistoolowandwatercanriseupthroughthedrainedland

6. 

Theword“polder”means____.

apieceofnewly-claimedland

asmallislandC. 

anewlybuiltdykeD. 

alongcanal

成人本科学位英语阅读训练3 

BeautifulWuyishanMountain

“ThebeautyofWuyishanMountainwillamazeyou,”myChinesefriendssaidwhentoldIwouldvisitthenaturereserveofWuyishanMountain.WhileIwasimpatienttoverifytheircomments,Iwasskeptical（怀疑的）.AsaCanadianIamaccustomedtolargeacresofgreeneryandvastforest.

Butnow,Imustconfessmyimpressionwaswrong.Iwasnotawarethatanaturereservecouldembodysuchsplendidsceneryandoffersuchstartingglimpseofhistoryandancientculture,inacountryof1.2billioninhabitants,Ihavediscoveredthemarvelofanaturecoexistsinharmonyandwheremodernlifedoesnotdisrupt（打断）therhythmofnature.

Thereserveisdividedintofourzonesfoeprotectionandconservationwhichofferuniquecharacteristics:

theconservationzoneoftheJiuquxiRiverinthecenter,thenaturalandculturalzoneintheeast,andfinally,theruinsoftheimperialMinyueCityoftheHanDynastyinthevillageofChengcun.Thesezonesformedatotalenvironment,whichsince1987hasbeenrecognizedaspartoftheglobalnetworkManandBiosphere.Tofurtherpromotepreservationofthissite,chinahasrequestedthatWuyishanMountainreservebelistedasaNaturalandCulturalWorldHeritagesiteofUNESCo（联合国教科文组织）.

1.What’stheauthor’sreactionafterheheardthat“thebeautyofWuyishanMountainwillamazeyou”?

A.Eagertoverifybutdoubtful.

B.Eagertoappreciatethebeauty.

C.Doubtfulofitsrealbeauty.D.Indifferentandskeptical.

2.Whatdoestheword“confess”mean?

A.ConcludeB.ConferC.AcceptD.Admit

3.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthecharacteristicofWuyishanMountain?

A.Greeneryandvastforests

B.Harmoniouscoexistenceofmanandnature

C.SplendidsceneryD.Rhythmofnature

4.What’sthezoneinthewestknownfor?

A.NaturebeautyB.Culturaldiversity

C.Ecologicalconservation

D.Conservationofbiodiversity

5.Whatdoestheword“biosphere”mean?

A.AtmosphereB.Circumstance

C.NatureD.Ecology

成人本科学位英语阅读训练4 

JobandDream

Myfatherwasforemanofssugar-caneplantationinRiopiedras,puertoRico.Myfirstjobwastodrivetheoxenthatplowedthecanefields.Iwouldwalkbehindanox,guidinghimwithabroomstick.For$1aday,Iworkedeighthoursstraight,withnofoodbreaks.

Itwasverytediouswork,butitpreparedmeforlifeandtaughtmemanylastinglessons.Becausetheplantationownerswerealwayswatchingus,IhadtobeontimeeverydayandworkashardasIcould.I’veneverbeenlateforanyjobsince.Ialsolearnedaboutbeingrespectfulandloyaltothepeopleyouworkfor.Moreimportant,Iearnedmypay;

itneverenteredmymindtodayIwassickjustbecauseIdidn’twanttowork.

Iwasonlysixyearsold,butIwasdoingaman’sjob.ourfamilyneededeverydollarwecouldmakebecausemyfatherneverearnedmorethan$18aweek.ourhomewasathree-roomwoodshackwithadirtfloorandnotoilet.Nothingmademeprouderthanbringinghomemoneytohelpmymother,father,twobrothersandthreesisters.Thisgavemeself-esteem,oneofthemostimportantthingsapersoncanhave.

WhenIwasseven,Igotworkatagolfcoursenearourhouse.Myjobwastostanddownthefairwayandspottheballsastheylandedsothegolferscouldfindthem.Losingaballmeantyouwerefired,soInevermissone.SomenightsIwouldlieinbedanddreamofmakingthousandsofdollarsplayinggolfandbeingabletobuyabicycle.

ThemoreIdreamed,themoreIthought,whynot?

Imademyfirstgolfcluboutofguavalimbandapieceofpipe.ThenIhammeredanemptytincanintotheshapeofaball.AndfinallyIdugtwosmallholesinthegroundandhittheballbackandforth.Ipracticedwiththes