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大学英语阅读三级Passage110
Passage1
Thesecretofbeingbornluckyisasummerbirthday,withMaybabiesmostlikelytoenjoyalifetime’sgoodfortune,accordingtoastudyofmorethan40,000people.Thetimeofyearatwhichyouarebornhasanenduringinfluenceonlevelsofoptimismandself-reportedluck,accordingtoresearchbyBritishandSwedishscientists。
Maywastheluckiestmonthinwhichtobeborn,with50percentofthosebornthenconsideringthemselveslucky,whileOctoberwastheleastluckymonth,withjust43percentclaiminggoodfortune.
Thefindingsaddtogrowingevidencethatthephenomenonofluckisnotalldowntochance,butisaffectedbyaperson'sgeneraldisposition。
Otherresearchhasshownthatwhetherpeoplethinkthemselvesfortunatedependslessonobjectivesuccessthanonhavinga“glasshalf-full”or“half—empty”approachtolife。
“Whatweareseeingsuggeststhatsomethingisinfluencinghowpeopleperceivetheirluckiness。
Myhypothesisisthatpeoplecreatetheirownluckbytraitssuchasoptimism,thatluckisapsychologicalphenomenonratherthanamatterofblindchance,”saidProfessorRichardWiseman,wholedtheresearch.
Thepatternoftheresults,withthoseborninspringandsummerreportingthemselvesluckierthanthoseborninautumnorwinter,couldhavetwopotentialexplanations,ProfessorWisemansaid.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whetherpeoplethinkthemselvesluckynotdependsonthefollowingfactorsEXCEPT______
A)one'sobjectivesuccessB)one'sgeneraldisposition
C)one’sattitudetolifeD)one’splaceofbirth
2.Accordingtothepassage,thosewhowerebornin_______regardthemselvesasthemostfortunate。
A)MarchB)AprilC)MayD)October
3。
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A)Optimisticpeopletendtobeluckier。
B)Devotedpeopletendtobeluckier.
C)Objectivesuccessismoreimportantthanone’sgeneraldispositioninfeelinglucky.
D)Peopledrinkingmorewatertendtobeluckier.
4。
Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplacetheword“trait”(Line8,Para。
2)?
A)quality。
B)expectation.C)belief。
D)idea。
5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A)LuckisSomethingBorn。
B)LuckisNotAllDowntoChance。
C)LuckisAMatterofBlindChance。
D)LuckandAge.
Passage2
Researcherssaymostofusmakeinstantjudgementaboutapersononthebasisofhowtheylook.Theysayfacialfeaturescandeterminewhetherwelikeortrustsomeone.Itmayeveninfluencehowwevote。
“Overtheyears,wehavefoundthatfacialfeaturesaffectthewaymanyofusperceiveothers,”saysElisabethCornwell,apsychologyresearcherattheuniversity’sPerceptionLaboratory.Studiessuggestthatpeoplearelesslikelytotrustthosewithparticularlymasculinefeatures,suchasasquarejaw,smalleyesorbignose。
“Theyareperceivedasdominantandlesstrustworthy,”saysMsCornwell.“Itdoesn'tmeanthatmenwholookmoremasculinearelesstrustworthy—It’sjustourfirstimpressions.“Thosewithlessmasculinefeatures—largereyes,asmallernoseandthinnerlips—aredeemedtobemoretrustworthy.“Weareverygoodatprocessingthesefeaturesquickly,”saysMsCornwell.
TheresearchersareputtingtheirsciencetothetestattheRoyalsociety'sannualsummerexhibitioninLondon.TheyhavesubtlymanipulatedthefacesofPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,ConservativeleaderMichaelHowardandLiberalDemocratleaderCharlesKennedyaccentuatingtheirdominantandtrustworthyfeaturesrespectively。
“Wehaveusedacomputerprogrammetochangetheshapeoftheirfaceandfeatures.Wehopeitwillhelppeopletounderstandourwork。
”SoshouldweexpecttoseeTonyBlair,MichaelHowardandCharlesKennedyattheexhibitiongettingtips?
“Idon'tthinkit'ssomethingtheywillwanttotry,”saysMsCornwell。
“It’snotreallypossiblewithtelevision.Weallknowwhattheylooklike。
Ithinktheywouldbenaivetotryit。
”
1。
Whyarepeoplelesslikelytotrustthosewithparticularlymasculinefeatures?
A)Becausetheyarebad-tempered.
B)Becausetheyareperceivedasdominantandlesstrustworthy。
C)Becausetheyareperceivedastricky.
D)Becausetheyaremorestubborn.
2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisperceivedasagmasculinefeature?
A)Largereyes。
B)Asquarejaw。
C)Asmallernose.D)Thinnerlips.
3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A)Mostofustendtojudgepeoplebyhowtheylook。
B)Somestudiesshowthatpeoplewithparticularmasculinefeaturesaremoredominant。
C)Acandidatewithlessmasculinefeaturesismorelikelytowinavote。
D)Mostofusarewithmasculinefeatures。
4.WhywillTonyBlairnotwanttochangehisfacialfeaturesaccordingtothepassage?
A)Becauseheissopopularthateveryoneknowswhathelookslike.
B)Becausehedoesnotwanttogettips。
C)Becausehehasgreatconfidenceinhislooks.
D)Becauseheisverynaive.
5.。
Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A)FacialFeatures。
B)HowPeoplePerceiveOthers.
C)FacialFeaturesAreEverything.
D)HowFacialFeaturesAffectOne’sFirstImpression.
Passage3
Britishuniversityentrantsexpecttobeprovidedwithwashingmachinesanddryersintheirrooms,andevencarparkingspaces,asurveyhasfound.Studentsarealsolesspreparedtotoleratepoorqualitylivingconditionsthantheirpredecessors,saysthesurveybyBritishpollingorganizationMori。
Morethan1,000full—timeundergraduatesandpostgraduatesfrom21universitiesacrosstheUKweresurveyedfortheresearch。
Itshowsthatlocationisthekeyfactorinchoosingaccommodationforstudents-nearlyhalfofthoseinterviewedsaidthatbeingclosetotheirplaceofstudywasthemostimportantfactorintheirchoice。
Costcamesecond,withevidencethatmanyparentsfootthebillsfortheirchildren’srent.Thesurveyalsoshowsthatstudentsarenolongerpreparedtocarrybagsofwashingtothenearestlaunderette.Thesenewcomersexpectwashersanddryerstobeprovidedwiththeiraccommodation。
Thestudyalsohighlightsthosethingstoday'sstudentsexpectasstandard—communalareastobecleanedregularly,utilitybillstobeincluded,evenprivatecarparkingspacetobeincluded.
SeparatefindingsfromtheUK’sNationalUnionofStudentspublishedearlierthisyearshowmorethanhalfofstudentsinprivaterentedaccommodationarelivinginunsatisfactoryconditions.
1。
Whoarethesubjectsofthesurvey?
A)SomeoverseastudentsinU。
K.
B)SomeundergraduatesandpostgraduatesinU.K.universities。
C)SomegraduatesinU.K。
universities。
D)SomeBritishstudentsinothercountries。
2。
WhatkindofaccommodationisthemostattractivetostudentsaccordingtothesurveybyBritishpollingorganizationMori?
A)Anapartmentneartheiruniversities。
B)Acheaphousefarwayfromtheiruniversities.
C)Anapartmentwithcarparkingspace.
D)Anapartmentwithwashingmachines.
3。
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A)ThesurveydescribedinthepassageisconductedbyUK‘sNationalUnionofStudents.
B)MostofthesubjectsarefromuniversitiesinLondon.
C)Mostcollegestudentspaytherentbythemselves。
D)Studentsthinkthatcommunalareasshouldbecleanedregularlybycleanersratherthanthemselves.
4.Accordingtothepassage,thechoiceofaccommodationisinfluencedbythefollowingfactorsEXCEPT______。
A)convenienceB)comfort
C)lowrentsD)weather
5.Whatdoesthesurveyindicate?
A)U。
K。
universitystudentsareincreasinglysatisfiedwiththeirlivingconditions。
B)U.K.universitystudentsarelessandlessenergetic.
C)U。
K.universitystudentsdemandhigherqualitiesoftheirlivingconditions.
D)U.K.universitystudentspaylessandlessattentiontotheirstudies.
Passage4
TheformerfirstladyandnowNewYorkSenator,HillaryRodhamClinton,haswrittenabookabouthereightyearsintheWhiteHouse。
Itisbeingreleasedwithagreatdealofpublicfanfare.ThebookrevealsdetailsaboutthenotoriousMonicaLewinskyscandalinvolvingherhusband,PresidentClinton.
InLivingHistory,thewifeofformerPresidentClintonrecountsthemomentwhenMr.Clintoninformedherthathehad,fact,hadwhathecalled“arelationshipthatwasnotappropriate”withMissLewinsky,thenaWhiteHouseintern.Shewrites,“I'couldhardlybreathe.Gulpingforair,Istartedcryingandyellingathim.Whatdoyoumean?
Whatareyousaying?
Whydidyoulietome?
Iwasfuriousandgettingmoresobythesecond.Hejuststoodtheresayingoverandoveragain,I’msorry。
I’msosorry。
IwastryingtoprotectyouandChelsea,referringtotheirdaughter.”
Mrs。
Clintonsaysshehopesthatpeoplewillreadthebookformorethanintimatedetailsofhertroubledmarriage.“It’saprettylongbook,andit'saboutmylife,andit’saboutalloftheissuesthatI’veworkedon,particularlyonbehalfofwomenandchildren,andthingsthatI'yecaredaboutliterallysinceIwasalittlegirl,”shesaid。
“Ithinkitwillgivepeoplemoreinsightand,perhaps,answerquestions。
It’salsomystory。
”
PublisherSimon&SchusterpaidSenatorClinton$8millionforthe560—pagebook,andhasorderedanunusuallylargefirstprintingofone-millioncopies。
Publishingrightstothebookalreadyhavebeensoldin16countries.
1。
WhatappealstothereadersmostinthebookLivingHistoryaccordingtothepassage?
A)Hilary'seightyearsintheWhiteHouse.
B)Hilary’stroubledmarriage.
C)TheissuesthatHilaryhaveworkedon。
D)Hilary'slifeasasenator.
2.Theword“notorious”(Line4,Para.1)isclosestinmeaningto______.
A)well—knownB)unheard-of
C)surprisingD)amusing
3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHilary’sreactionwhenMr.Clintontoldherhisinappro