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1、TheWorldHealthOrganizationissuedamixedreportTuesdayonprogressinthefightagainsttheEbolaepidemicinWestAfrica,notingthatthenumberofnewcasesis
droppinginsomeareasthathadbeenhithardbythevirusearlierthisyear.Butthediseaseisspreadingacrossabroadergeographicalregion,includingalongtheIvoryCoastborder,andcontinuestoberampantinsomecapitalcities.
3、Atcurrentrates,therewilllikelybe5,000to10,000newcasesaweekinLiberia,SierraLeoneandGuineabyDec.1,Aylwardsaidintheconferencecall.Tostoptheoutbreak,theWHOispushingaplantomakesurethat70percentofburialsaresafeandthat70percentofsickpatientsareintreatmentbythen.
3、ALISON(AdvanceLearningInteractiveSystemsOnline),aglobalonlineeducationcompanybasedinIreland,hasbeenprovidingafreemassiveopenonline
course,knownasaMOOC,tothousandsofpeopleinWestAfricainanefforttoeducatethemaboutpreventingthespreadofEbola,adiseasethathasclaimedthelivesofnearly3,900people,accordingtoanOct.8updatefromtheWorldHealthOrganization.
4、Sofar,morethan10,000peoplehavetakentheALISONcoursesinceitlaunchedinAugust,andmosthavedonesoonacomputer,whetheratanInternetcafeoratwork,thecompanysaidinarelease.Somehavealsocompletedthecourseonamobilephone,whichisagrowingplatformforonlineeducationprovidershopingtoexpandtheirreachtoruralcommunitiesorotherareaswithoutsufficientInternetaccess
5、Afteryearsoffatprofitsandbonuses,cost-cuttingisonceagainatthetopofthecorporateagenda.Forcompanieswantingtochopoutmiddle-managementdeadwoodorsackfactoryworkers,costscanvaryenormouslyacrosstheworld.America,NewZealandandTongaareamongthemostcompany-friendlycountries,requiringnopenaltiesorcompensationtofireafull-timeemployeeof20years.Bycontrast,abusinessinZimbabwemustshelloutwellovereightyears'
worthofpaytosackaworker.ButcompaniesinVenezuelaandBoliviaareevenmoretied—workerstherecannotbefiredatall.
传统阅读理解考点与解题思路剖析
ExampleOne:
Lawyerscanspecializein"
elderlaw,"
whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination(歧视).Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory."
Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,"
oneprofessorsays.
MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas"
reallyboredwithbacteria."
Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.Shesays,"
Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying."
32.WiththeagingofAmerica,lawyerscanbenefit______.
A)fromtheadoptionofthe"
elderlaw"
B)fromrenderingspecialservicestotheelderly
C)byenrichingtheirprofessionalknowledge
D)bywinningthetrustoftheelderlytopromotetheirowninterests
33.Whycanbusinessmenmakemoneyintheemergingeldermarket?
A)Retireesaremoregenerousinspendingmoney.
B)Theycanemploymoregerontologists.
C)Theelderlypossessanenormouspurchasingpower.
D)Therearemoreelderlypeopleworkingthanbefore.
34.Whocanmakebigmoneyinthenewcenturyaccordingtothepassage?
A)Retireeswhoarebusiness-minded.
B)Thevolunteerworkersinretirementhomes.
C)CollegegraduateswithanMBAorlawdegree.
D)Professionalswithagoodknowledgeofgerontology.
ExampleTwo:
Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:
Whatisahero?
Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople.
11.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they_________.
A)generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristics
B)probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople
C)areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerations
D)allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans
ExampleThree:
Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It'
snowa"
globalvillage"
wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphonesatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyenhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.
Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreedofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts.
21.Whatistheauthor'
sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipment?
A)Critical.
B)
Prejudiced.
C)Indifferent.
D)Positive.
22.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople__________.
A)havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnology
B)aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations
C)areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusiness
D)areeagertoworkoverseas
ExampleFour:
HenryFord,thefamousU.S.inventorandcarmanufacturer,oncesaid,"
ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness."
BythishemeantthattheU.S.wayoflifeisbasedonthevaluesofthebusinessworld.
26.TheUnitedStatesisatypicalcountry__________.
A)whichencouragesfreetradeathomeandabroad
B)wherepeople'
schiefconcernishowtomakemoney
C)whereallbusinessesaremanagedscientifically
D)whichnormallyworksaccordingtothefederalbudget
ExampleFive
InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.
16.WelearnfromthissentencethatmanyAmericansbelieve________.
A)JapaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthanAmericanparents
B)Japan'
seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements
C)Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction
D)Japan'
shighereducationissuperiortotheirs
ExampleSix:
Americansarepoundoftheirvarietyandindividuality,yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform,whetheritistheuniformofanelevatoroperatorortheuniformofafive-stargeneral.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?
61.ItissurprisingthatAmericanswhoworshipvarietyandindividuality________.
A)stilljudgeamanbyhisclothes
B)holdtheuniforminsuchhighregard
C)enjoyhavingaprofessionalidentity
D)willrespectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralinuniform
ExampleSeven:
In1993,NewYorkStateorderedstorestochargeadepositonbeverage(饮料)containers.Withinayear,consumershadreturnedmillionsofaluminumcansandglassandplasticbottles.Plentyofcompanieswereeagertoacceptthealuminumandglassasrawmaterialsfornewproducts,butbecausefewcouldfigureoutwhattodowiththeplastic,muchofitwoundupburiedinlandfills(垃圾填埋场).TheproblemwasnotlimitedtoNewYork.Unfortunately,thereweretoofewusesforsecond-handplastic.
36.WhatregulationwasissuedbyNewYorkStateconcerningbeveragecontainers?
A)Beveragecompaniesshouldberesponsibleforcollectingandreusingdiscardedplasticsodabottles.
B)Throwawaysshouldbecollectedbythestateforrecycling.
C)Afeeshouldbechargedonusedcontainersforrecycling.
D)Consumershadtopayforbeveragecontainersandcouldgettheirmoneybackonreturningthem.
ExampleEight:
Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.
Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.
Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion(拥挤).Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.
Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable(可伸缩的)armwilldropfromthe
autoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.
Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar'
smovements.
Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂鸣器)thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.
21.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.
A)itspowersource B)itsdrivingsystem
C)itsmonitoringsystem D)it