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blownup"
inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.
Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliff（悬崖）athousandfeethigh.Hisparachute（降落伞）failedtoopen,andhewaskilled.Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Fornowadaystherearestuntgirlstool
1.Stuntmenarethosewho______.
A.oftendressupasactors
B.prefertoleaddangerouslives
C.oftenperformseeminglydangerousactions
D.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlives
2.Stuntmenearntheirlivingby______.
A.playingtheirdirtytricks
B.sellingtheirspecialskills
C.jumpingoutofhighwindows
D.jumpingfromfastmovingtrains
3.Whenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding,______.
A.heneedslittleprotection
B.hewillbecoveredwithamattress
C.hislifeisendangered
D.hissafetyisgenerallyallright
4.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactor（因素）ofasuccessfulperformance?
A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.Speed.D.Carefulness.
5.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor'
sexampleoftheNorwegianstuntman?
A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.
B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh.
C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.
D.Thecliffistoohigh.
KEY:
1-5CBDBA
专升本英语阅读训练（002）
activitywhichwasalmostunknowntothelearnedintheearlydaysofthehistory,whileduringthefifteenthcenturytheterm"
reading"
undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecomepopular.
Oneshouldbecareful,however,ofsupposingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisdistraction（分散注意力）toothers.Examinationofreasonsconnectedwiththehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingshowsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.
Thelastcenturysawagradualincreaseinliteracy（读写能力）andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreadersincreased,sothenumberoflistenersdropped,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,socamethepopularityofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibraries,trainsandoffices,wherereadingaloudwoulddisturbotherreadersinaway.
Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillheatedargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformationortreatedrespectfully,andoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.However,whateveritsadvantages,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbytheprintedmassmedia（媒介）ontheonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.
Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeingadvisedtohavesomenewideasofbooksandtouseskillsinreadingthemwhichwerenotproper,ifnotimpossible,fortheoralreader.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnologicaldevelopmentsinthecenturyhadgreatlychangedwhattheterm"
referredto.
1.Whywasreadingaloudcommonbeforethenineteenthcentury?
A.Becausesilentreadinghadnotbeendiscovered.
B.Becausetherewerefewplacesforprivatereading.
C.Becausefewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.
D.Becausepeopledependedonreadingforenjoyment.
2.Thedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthenineteenthcenturyshowed.
A.achangeinthepositionofliteratepeople
B.achangeinthenatureofreading
C.anincreaseinthenumberofbooks
D.anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders
3.Educationalistsarestillarguingabout_________.
A.theimportanceofsilentreading
B.theamountofinformationprovidedbybooksandnewspapers
C.theeffectsofreadingonhealth
D.thevalueofdifferenttypesofreadingmaterial
4.Whatisthewriterofthispassageattemptingtodo?
A.Toexplainhowpresentdayreadinghabitsdeveloped.
B.Tochangepeople'
swaytoread.
C.Toshowhowreadingmethodshaveimproved.
D.Toencouragethegrowthofreading.
1-4CBDA
专升本英语阅读训练（003）
Insomeways,theUnitedStateshasmadesomeprogress.Firesnolongerdestroy18,000buildingsastheydidintheGreatChicagoFireof1871,orkillhalfatownof2,400people,astheydidthesamenightinPeshtigo,Wisconsin.OtherthantheBeverlyHillSupperClubfireinKentuckyin1977,ithasbeenfourdecadessincemorethan100Americansdiedinafire.
Butevenwithsuchsuccesses,theUnitedStatesstillhasoneoftheworstfiredeathratesintheworld.Safetyexpertssaytheproblemisneithermoneynortechnology,buttheindifference（无所谓）ofacountrythatjustwillnottakefiresseriouslyenough.
Americanfiredepartmentsaresomeoftheworld'
sfastestandbest-equipped.Theyhavetobe.TheUnitedStateshastwiceJapan'
spopulation,and40timesasmanyfires.Itspendsfarlessonpreventingfiresthanonfightingthem.AndAmericanfire-safetylessonsareaimedalmostentirelyatchildren,whodieinlargenumbersinfiresbutwho,againstpopularbeliefs,startveryfewofthem.
Expertssaytheerrorisanopinionthatfiresarenotreallyanyone'
sfault.Thatisnotsoinothercountries,wherebothpubliceducationandthelawtreatfiresaseitherapersonalfailingoracrime（罪行）.Japanhasmanywoodhouses;
ofthe48firesinworldhistorythatburnedmorethan10,000buildings,Japanhashad27.Punishmentforcausingabigfirecanbeassevereaslifeimprisonment.
IntheUnitedStates,mosteducationdollarsarespentinelementaryschools.But,thelessonsareaimedattoolimitedanumberofpeople;
just9percentofallfiredeathsarecausedbychildrenplayingwithmatches.
TheUnitedStatescontinuestodependmoreontechnologythanlawsorsocialpressure.Therearesmokedetectorsin85percentofallhomes.Somelocalbuildinglawsnowrequirehomesprinklers（喷水装置）.Newheatersandironsshutthemselvesoffiftheyaretipped.
1.ThereasonwhysomanyAmericansdieinfiresisthat_____.
A.theytooknointerestinnewtechnology
B.theydidnotpaygreatattentiontopreventingfires
C.theyshowedindifferencetofightingfires
D.theydidnotspendenoughmoneyonfireequipment
2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
A.firesafetylessonsshouldnotbeaimedonlyatAmericanchildren
B.Americanchildrenhavenotreceivedenougheducationoffiresafetylessons
C.JapanisbetterequippedwithfireequipmentthantheUnitedStates
D.America'
slargepopulationleadstomorefires
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.TherehasbeennogreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadstohighdeathrate.
B.TherehavebeenseveralgreatfiresintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadtohighdeathrate.
C.TherehasbeenonlyonegreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatledtohighdeathrate.
D.ThefireinKentuckyin1977madeonlyafewpeoplekilled.
BAC
专升本英语阅读训练（004）
Nuclearpower'
s（核能的）dangertohealth,safety,andevenlifeitselfcanbedescribedinoneword;
radiation（辐射）.
Nuclearradiationhasacertainmysteryaboutit,partlybecauseitcannotbedetected（探测）byhumansenses.Itcan'
tbeseenorheard,ortouchedortasted,eventhoughitmaybeallaroundus.Thereareotherthingslikethat.Forexample,radiowavesareallaroundusbutwecan'
tdetectthem,sensethem,withoutaradioreceiver.Similarly,wecan'
tsenseradioactivitywithoutaradiationdetector.Butunlikecommonradiowaves,nuclearradiationisnotharmlesstohumanbeingsandotherlivingthings.
Atveryhighlevels,radiationcankillananimalorhumanbeingoutrightbykillingmassesofcells（细胞）inimportantorgans（器官）.Buteventhelowestlevelscandoseriousdamage.Thereisnolevelofradiationthatiscompletelysafe.Iftheradiationdoesnothitanythingimportant,thedamagemaynotbesignificant.Thisisthecasewhenonlyafewcellsarehit,andiftheyarekilledoutright.Yourbodywillreplacethedeadcellswithhealthyones.Butifthefewcellsareonlydamaged,andiftheyreproducethemselves,youmaybeintrouble.Theyreproducethemselvesinanunusualway.Theycangrowintocancer.Sometimest
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