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全新版大学英语快速阅读第一册Unit4素文整理

Unit4

1.Directions:

Readthefollowingpassages,andthenselectthebestchoiceforeachofthequestionsorincompletestatements.

Passage1

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Therearestockmarketsinlargecitiesinmanycountries.StockmarketsinParis,London,Tokyo,ShanghaiandNewYorkareamongthelargestandmostwell-known.Thestockmarket,alsocalledstockexchange,isaplacewherepeoplecanbuyorsellthesharesofafactoryofcompany.Andeachsharemeanspartownershipofafactoryorcompany.

Differentpeoplegotothestockmarkets.Somearerich,whowanttogetmoremoneythantheyhave.Othersarenotveryrich,whobuystockstotrytobecomerich.Stillothersbuystocksaspartoftheirplantosavemoney.

Ofcourse,investing（投资）moneyinthestockmarketisnotthesafestwaytomakemoney.Noonecantellexactlywhethertheshareswillbedoingwell.Thefactoryorcompanymaydobadly.Thenthestockswillgodown,andtheinvestorswilllosemoney.Thestockmaygoupordownforanumberofuntoldreasons.Everyonewantsthestocktogoup,butsometimesevenifafactoryorcompanydoesagoodjob,thestockmaystillgodown.

Nowondergoingtothestockmarketisoftencomparedtogambling（赌博）.Allareeagertomakemoneyby“gambling”inthestockmarket.Factoriesandcompaniesthatneedmoneyarepleasedthatsomanypeoplearewillingto“gamble.”Indeed,thestockmarketisanattractiveandcomplexpartofthebusinessworld.

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1.ThefollowingpeoplegotothestockmarketEXPCEPTthosewho

A）wanttobecomericher

B）wanttogetridofpoverty

C）wanttosavemoney

D）wanttofindjobs

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A）Agoodinvestorcanaffectthechangeinstockprices.

B）Agoodinvestorcantellexactlywhenthestockgoesupordown.

C）Agoodinvestorwillsometimeslosemoney.

D）Agoodinvestorknowshowtochooseacompanywhichdoesagoodjob.

3.Inthepassagethewriter.

A）encouragepeopletogotothestockmarket

B）assurespeoplethatbuyingstockisagoodinvestment

C）warnspeopletobecarefulinbuyingstocks

D）explainshowstockgoesupwhenfactoriesorcompaniesrunwell

4.Theword“complex”inthelastsentenceprobablymeans.

A）complete

B）strange

C）difficult

D）modern

5.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout

A）theABCsofstockmarkets

B）gamblinginstockmarkets

C）howtomakemoneyinstockmarkets

D）howtobuyorsellsharesinstockmarkets

Passage2

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Sheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.But,atnearly500yearsofage,timeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisa.

Thehealthofthefamouspicture,paintedbyLeonardodaVinciin1505,isgettingworsebytheyear,accordingtotheLouvreMuseumwhereitishoused.

“Thethin,woodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsago.”Themuseumsaid.Visitorshavenoticedchangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheirpresentchemicalstate.

NearlysixmillionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyear,manyattractedbythemysteryofhersmile.“Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingather,sheseemstobesmiling,andthenyoulookatherandshestops,”saidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.“It’sbecausedirectvision（视觉）isexcellentatpickingupdetail,butlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.”

DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhim,untilitwaseventuallysoldtoFrance’sKingFrancisIin1519.

DuringWorldWarII,FrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces.

Likemanyoldladies,theMonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell.

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1.Inthefirstparagraph,“catchingupwith”means

A）comingupwithbehind

B）havingeffecton

C）makingupfor

D）gettingalongwith

2.Itisdifficulttorepairthispaintingduetoits

A）paintingmaterials

B）woodenpanel

C）longhistory

D）goodname

3.MonaLisaissmilingyoulook

A）ather

B）fromthecornersofyoureyes

C）intotheshadows

D）fordetails

4.Para.4ismainlyabout

A）thehistoryoftheMonaLisa

B）theconditionoftheMonaLisa

C）thesecretofMonaLisa’ssmile

D）thesecretofMonaLisa’sbeauty

5.DuringWorldWarIIthefamouspaintingwasin

A）Italy

B）France

C）Britain

D）Germany

II.Directions:

Readthefollowingpassages,andthenfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.

Passage3

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Bodylanguageisoneofthebestwaystofindoutwhatisreallygoingoninsidesomeone’shead.

Asmallmovementofthemouthornose,orawinkoftheeye—theseactionscansaymuchmoreaboutaperson’sfeelingthananythingtheysaytoyou.

Butyouneedtobeveryexperiencedtofullyunderstandwhatyousee.HerearesomebasicmovementsmadebyWesternersandexplanationsofwhattheymeantogetyoustarted.

Pat（轻拍）/rub（摩擦）one’sstomach.Ifsomeonerubshisorherstomach,heisnotfeelingsick.Itistheopposite—heishungry.

Shrug（耸）one’sshoulders.Thismeans“Idon’tknow”or“Iamnotbothered.”Ifyourfriendshrugshisorhershoulderswheninvitedtoaparty,itshowsheorsheisnotveryinterestedingoingalongtoit.

Keepone’sfingerscrossed.Itisagesturetowishforgoodluck.Beforepeopletakeexams,theyoftencrosstheirfingersinthehopeofgettinggoodgrades.Footballfansdothesamethingwhentheirfavoriteteamgetsanadvantagefromapenalty（点球）—theywishtheplayerswillscoreagoal.

Rubone’schin.Ifsomeonerubshisorherchin,itoftenmeansheorshedoesn’tbelievewhatsomeoneelseissaying!

Soifyourfriendmakesthisgesture,itsecretlytellsyouwhatheorshefeels.

Scratch（挠）one’shead.IfyourforeignEnglishteacherscratcheshisorherheadwhenyouaskaquestion,thenheorsheisconfusedandmightnothaveunderstoodwhatyouhavesaid.Eitherthat,orheorshecan’trememberyourname!

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1.Wecanknowmoreaboutaperson’sfeelingsby.

2.WhenaWesternerrubshisorherstomach,itmeans.

3.Whentakingexams,Westernersmaycrosstheirfingersto.

4.Ifyourfriendsrubtheirchin,itmaymeanthat.

5.“Toscratchone’shead”suggeststhepersondoesn’tunderstandyourwordsor

.

Passage4

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IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.

Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenstalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Andthedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.

Thedinningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguest,butalsocatertooutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstowineanddinefreeofcharge.

TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.

Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages.”Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldinvariablycomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.astheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,sotoliveinsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoreal“gentlemen”.

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1.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,youcangetoffwithoutfirst.

2.InabighotelinFinland,youcanenjoyfreemealsif

.

3.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland

.

4.WorkersinFinlandjustneedtotelltheiremployers

togettheirpay.

5.ThepassageleadsustobelievingthatFinlandisasocietyof

.

III.Directions:

Readthefollowingpassages,andthendecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）

Passage5

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“Fire!

Fire!

”Whatterriblewordstohearwhenonewakesupinastrangehouseinthemiddleofthenight!

Itwasalarge,old,woodenhouseandmyroomwasonthetopfloor.Ijumpedoutofbed,openedthedoorandsteppedoutintothepassage.Itwasfullofthicksmoke.

Ibegantorun.ButasIwasstillonlyhalf-awake,insteadofgoingtowardsthestairsIwentintheoppositedirection.ThesmokegrewthickerandIcouldseefireallaround.Ifoundanopendoorandranintoaroomtogettothewindow.ButbeforeIcouldreachit,oneofmyfeetwascaughtinsomethingsoftandIfelldown.ThethingIhadfallenoverfeltlikeabundleofclothes,andIpickedituptoprotectmyfacefromthesmokeandheat.JustthenthefloorgavewayundermeandIfelltothefloorbelowwithpiecesofburningwoodallaroundme.

Isawaflamingdoorwayinfront,andIputthebundleovermyfaceandran.Myfeetwereburningterribly,butIgott