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阅读理解应试技巧
阅读理解应试技巧
(之五)
五、阅读理解真题讲解(续)
2006年真题)
ReadingComprehension(70minutes,40points)
Directions.Thereare5passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby4questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
[主题:
如何通过网络回归阅读习惯]
Don'thavetimetoreadanymore?
Nowyoucangetfree,quickliteratureviaemail.Morethan100000peopleopentheiremaileachdaytoreadachapterofabook,through[31]Chapter-A-Day,[32]anonlinebookclubcreatedtwoyearsago.It'safreeemailservicethatprovidesashortdailyreadingforbusypeople,exposingthemtoliteraturetheymaynotfindontheirown,inspiringsometorecommitittothereadinghabit.About550publiclibrarysystemsrepresentingover3000branchlibrariesalreadyhavesigneduptoofferChapter-A-Day.Viaemail,participantsgetaboutfiveminutes'worthofreadingeveryday.Afterthreechaptersareemailed,theinstallmentsstop,andthosewhowanttokeepreadingcanborrowthebookattheirpubliclibraryorpurchaseitonline.Chapter-A-Dayhaseightfreebookclubs,andsellsthousandsofbookseachmonth.
[32]Chapter-A-Daystartedin1999whenSuzanneBeecher,alifelongbooklover,realizedhowmanyofthewomenwhoworkedpart-timeforhersoftwaredevelopmentcompanydidn'thavetimeintheirbusylivestoread.[34]Shedecidedtotypepartofachapterofabook,andsendittoheremployeesthroughemail.Thenextdayshetypedalittlemore,andcontinuedtosendliteraryinstallmentseachday.Shesaysshestartedgettingfeedbackfromthestaffabouthowreadingmadethemfeel."Theywereinterested,andrealizedthat,thoughtheydidn'thavetimeintheirbusylivesforreading,[33]justreadingthatlittlebiteachdaygotthembackinthehabit."[35]Realizingthatmanyotherpeoplecouldbenefit,shedecidedtotaketheideaevenfurtherandstartanemail"chapter-a-day"bookclubtohelpotherseasetheirwaybackintodailyreading."Readingmakeschangesinpeople'slives,"Beechersays.
PatDempsey,alibrarianatapubliclibraryinOhio,hasfoundChapter-A-Dayhelpsherlibraryclientsgetbackinthehabitofreading."It'sadifferentwaytogetpeoplehookedonbooks,"shesays.
31.Chapter-A-Dayisintendedtohelppeople
A.getbackintothehabitofreading
B.relievestressfromofficework
C.findinterestingbooksonline
D.buybooksmoreconveniently
32.Thepassagewaswrittenin
A.1999B.2000
C.2001D.2002
33.ItcanbeinferredthatthroughChapter-A-Day
A.publiclibrarieshavebecomecrowdedwithreaders
B.MsBeechermademuchmoneyforhersoftwarecompany
C.peoplebegintoreadveryslowlyandpatiently
D.peoplecannotfinishreadinganybookonline
34.Theword"installment"inthepassageprobablymeans:
A.alibraryemail
B.ararepieceofliterature
C.afreenovel
D.apartofabook
35.MsBeecherdecidedtoexpandherChapter-A-Day
A.over3000librarieshadjoined
B.manyotherpeoplecouldbenefit
C.eightbookclubssupportedher
D.freeemailservicewasavailable
PassageTwo
[主题:
GEO项目及作用]
[36]ChicagoPublicSchoolsaregoingtogreatlengthstohireteachers--nowtheschooldistrictrecruitsteachersfromothercountriestohelpsolveashortageofteachers.Itallstartedin1999,whenRousesHannon,amathandphysicsteacherfromPalestine(巴基斯坦),visitedChicago.HereadabouttheteachershortageatChicagoPublicSchoolsandaskedtheschoolboardifthey'dhirehim.Theboardwasinterestedanddecidedtocreateaspecialprogramforforeign-bornteacherslikeHannon,andhewasthefirstteacherhired.
[37]TheprogramiscalledtheGlobalEducatorOutreachorGEO,andit'sapartnershipbetweenChicagoPublicSchoolsandtheU.S.government.BecausetheteachershortageinChicagoissoextreme,[38]theGovernmentallowstheschooldistricttotemporarilyhireforeignteachingcandidatesusingH1-Bvisas.[37]TheGovernmentgrantsthesevisasonlytoskilledforeign-borncitizens[39]sotheycanworkinhighlyspecializedjobsthatcan'tbefilledwithavailableU.S.workforce.
ThroughtheGEO,theschooldistricthashireddozensofteachersfrom22differentcountries.[39]ApplicantsmustpassanEnglishlanguagetestandspecializeinmath,science,worldlanguageorbilingual(双语的)education.HannonandthefirstGEOteachersstartedintheclassroomatthebeginningofthe2000--2001schoolyear.
WhatdotheGEOteachersthinkoftheAmericanclassroom?
Hannon,whowashiredtoteachmathatGageParkHighSchool,saysclassroomsinChicagoareverydifferentfromthoseinPalestine.Foronething,hesays,thefixedschedulethatforcesstudentstoattendthesameclassesatthesametimeeachdaybecomestoodull.InPalestine,theclassschedulechangeseachweek.[40]HesaysinPalestine,thecultureforcesstudentstoworkhardbecauseiftheydon'tthey'llbekickedoutandputinvocationalschools,whichlimitstheircareeroptions.ThereisnotnearlyasmuchpressureforAmericanstudentstodowell.Hesayshehastodoubletheamountsofworkjusttogethisstudentsinterested.
36.ChicagoPublicSchoolsbegantoemployforeignteachersbecause
A.therewerenotenoughAmericanteachers
B.aprogramforforeignteacherswasstarted
C.theschoolboardwasinterestedinforeignteachers
D.foreignteacherstaughtbetterthanAmericanteachers
37.TheAmericanGovernmentisinvolvedintheprogrambecause
A.theschoolsarepublicschools
B.theGovernmentistofinancetheprogram
C.theGovernmentgrantsvisastotheforeignteachers
D.theprograminvolvesbilingualeducation
38.ItseemsthattheGlobalEducatorOutreachwill
A.bedifficulttocontinue
B.lastalimitedperiodoftime
C.poseathreattoU.S.workforce
D.beextendedtoothercities
39.ChicagoPublicSchoolsdonotseemtolackteachersof
A.EnglishB.math
C.scienceD.worldlanguage
40.Harmon,asaGEOteacher,hasfoundthat
A.classschedulesinAmericaandPalestineareverymuchthesame
B.fixedclassschedulesmakeiteasyforteacherstopreparelessons
C.vocationalschoolsofferagoodcareeroptionforAmericanstudents
D.AmericanstudentsdonotworkashardasPalestinianstudents
PassageThree
[劳动力的定义、组成和影响因素]
[41]Workforceisdefinedasthetotalnumberofpeoplewhoareavailabletoworkandearnincomes.Thedefinitionincludeseveryonewhoisemployedorseekingpaidemployment,soitincludesemployeesandtheself-employed.
[42]Althoughthesizeoftheworkforcedependsagreatdealonthesizeofthetotalpopulation,thereareseveralotherinfluenceswhichalsoaffectit.Theagedistributionofthetotalpopulationhasaverymarkedeffectontheavailableworkforce.Ifthepopulationhasahighproportionofveryyoungpeopleorofthosetoooldtowork,thentheavailableworkforcewouldbelowerthaniftherewereanevenlyspreadagedistribution.[43]Ifthepopulationgrowsrapidlyfromnaturalincrease,[44]i.e.thenumberofbirthsgreatlyexceedsthenumberofdeaths,thenasthetotalpopulationincreases,theproportionintheworkforcedeclines.
Sometimesapopulationisdescribedasaging,whichmeansthatthebirthrateiseitherfallingorgrowingveryslowly,andaspeopleretirefromtheworkforce,therearenotenoughyoungpeopleenteringittoreplacethosewhoareleavingit.Thepopulationistop-heavywitholderpeople.Sothepercentageofthepopulationintheworkforcedeclineswhenthereiseitherarapidincreaseinbirthsorafailingbirthrate.
[45]Theagedistributionofthepopulationhasseveralimportanteffectsontheeconomy.Ifthepopulationisagingandthereisanincreaseinthenumberofpeopleretiringwithoutacorrespondingincreaseinthenumberenteringtheworkforce,thisraisestheproblemoftheabilityoftheeconomytoprovideareasonablelevelofsocialservicestotheretiredgroup.Iftheagedaretobecaredforinspecialhomesorhotels,financesmustbeavailableforthatpurpose.Ifthesizeoftheworkforceissmallrelativetothetotalpopulation,thenthegovernmenttaxreceiptsarerelativelylowandeitherthegovernmenthaslessmoneyavailabletoitortheworkforcemembershavetobe
taxedmoreheavily.
41.Workforceiscomposedof
A.boththeemployedandtheself-employed
B.peopleemployedtoworkforothers
C.bothemployersandemployees
D.peopleavailabletoworkandearnincomes
42.Thefactorthatdoesnotinfluencethesizeoftheworkforceis
A.thesizeofthetotalpopulation
B.theagedistributionofapopulation
C.thenationaleconomy
D.thenaturalpopulationgrowth
43.ItcanbeconcludedfromParagraph2that
A.apopulationgrowthleadstoagreaterproportionofworkforce
B.alargepopulationdoesnotnecessarilymeanahighproportionofworkforce
C.thesizeoftheageddeterminestheproportionofworkforce
D.theproportionoftheveryyoungdeterminesthesizeofworkforce
44.Thesizeoftheworkforcedeclines
A.manypeoplereachtheretiring
B.thebirthratefallsrapidly
C.thenumberofretireesexceeds
D.thedeathrateincreases
45.Thelastparagraphfocuseson
A.thefactorsthatinfluencetheworkforcestructure
B.theimportanceofworkforcedistributiontotheeconomy
C.therelationshipbetweentheagedistributionandtheeconomy
D.theinfluenceofpopulationgrowthonthenationaleconomy
PassageFour
[人们面对诚实测试的反应及原因]
Honestyisthebestpolicy,astheEnglishsayinggoes.[46]Unfortunately,honestyoftendesertsuswhennooneiswatching.Britishpsychologistsreportedlastweek.
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