专八阅读训练10篇含答案.docx

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Passage1TheLawtoKeeptheOilIndustryunderControl

TheNorwegianGovernmentisdoingitsbesttokeeptheoilindustryundercontrol.Anewlawlimitsexplorationtoanareasouthofthesouthernendofthelongcoastline;productionlimitshavebeenlaiddown（thoughthesehavealreadybeenraised）;andoilcompanieshavenotbeenallowedtoemploymorethanalimitednumberofforeignworkers.

Buttheoilindustryhasawayofgettingoversuchproblems,andfewpeoplebelievethattheGovernmentwillbeabletoholdthingsbackforlong.

AsonNorwegianpoliticiansaidlastweek:

"Wewillsoonbechangedbeyondallrecognition."

Eversincethewar,theGovernmenthasbeencarryingoutaprogrammeofdevelopmentintheareanorthoftheArcticCircle.Duringthepastfewyearsthisprogrammehashadagreatdealofsuccess:

Tromsohasbeenbuiltupintoalocalcapitalwithauniversity,alargehospitalandahealthyindustry.

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Buttheoilindustryhasalreadystartedtodrawpeoplesouth,andwithinafewyearsthewholenorthernpolicycouldbeinruins.

Theeffectsoftheoilindustrywouldnotbelimitedtothenorth,however.Withnearly100percentemployment,everyonecanseeasituationdevelopinginwhichtheserviceindustriesandthetouristindustrywilllosemoreoftheirworkerstotheoilindustry.Somesmallerindustriesmightevendisappearaltogetherwhenitbecomescheapertobuygoodsfromabroad.

TherealargumentoveroilisitsthreattotheNorwegianwayoflife.Farmersandfishermendonotmakeupmostofthepopulation,buttheyareanimportantpartofit,becauseNorwegiansseeinthemmanyofthequalitiesthattheyregardwithprideasessentiallyNorwegian.

Anditisthefarmersandthefishermenwhoaremostcriticaloftheoilindustrybecauseofthedamagethatitmightcausetothecountrysideandtothesea.

【阅读练习题】

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NorwegianGovernmentwouldprefertheoilindustryto

[A]providemorejobsforforeignworkers.

[B]slowdowntherateofitsdevelopment.

[C]selltheoffitisproducingabroad.

[D]developmorequicklythanatpresent.

NorwegianGovernmenthastriedto

[A]encouragetheoffcompaniestodiscovernewoffsources.

[B]preventoilcompaniesemployingpeoplefromnorthernNorway.

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[C]helptheoilcompaniessolvemanyoftheirproblems.

[D]keeptheoffindustrytosomethingnearitspresentsize.

tothepassage,theoffindustrymightleadnorthernNorwayto

[A]thedevelopmentofindustry.

[B]agrowthinpopulation.

[C]thefailureofthedevelopmentprogramme.

[D]thedevelopmentofnewtowns.

thesouth,oneeffecttothedevelopmentoftheoilindustrymightbe

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[A]alargereductiononunemployment.

[B]agrowthinthetouristindustry.

[C]areductioninthenumberofexistingindustries.

[D]thedevelopmentofanumberofserviceindustries.

farmersandfishermenhaveanimportantinfluencebecause

[A]theyformsuchalargepartofNorwegianideal.

[B]theirlivesandvaluesrepresenttheNorwegianideal.

[C]theirworkissousefultotherestofNorwegiansociety.

[D]theyregardoffasathreattotheNorwegianwayoflife.

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Passage2TV'sHarmfulness

Yes,butwhatdidweusetodobeforetherewastelevisionHowoftenwehearstatementslikethis!

Televisionhasn'tbeenwithusallthatlong,butwearealreadybeginningtoforgetwhattheworldwaslikewithoutit.Beforeweadmittedtheone-eyedmonsterintoourhomes,weneverfonditdifficulttooccupyoursparetime.Weusedtoenjoycivilizedpleasures.Forinstance,weusedtohavehobbies,weusedtoentertainourfriendsandbeentertainedbythem,weusedtogooutsideforouramusementstotheatres,cinemas,restaurantsandsportingevents.

Weevenusedtoreadbooksandlistentomusicandbroadcasttalksoccasionally.Allthatbelongstothepast.Nowallourfreetimeisregulatedbythegogglebox.Werushhomeorgulpdownourmealstobeintimeforthisorthatprogramme.

Wehaveevengivenupsittingattableandhavingaleisurelyeveningmeal,exchangingthenewsoftheday.Asandwichandaglassofbeerwilldo一anything,providingitdown'tinterferewiththeprogramme.Themonsterdemandsandobtainsabsolutesilenceandattention.

Ifanymemberofthefamilydarestoopenhismouthduringaprogramme,heisquicklysilenced.

Wholegenerationsaregrowingupaddictedtothetelly.Foodisleftuneaten,homeworkundoneandsleepislost.

Thetellyisauniversalpacifier.Itisnowstandardpracticeformothertokeepthechildrenquietbyputtingthemintheliving-roomandturningontheset.

Itdoesn'tmatterthatthechildrenwillwatchrubbishycommercialsorspectaclesofsadismandviolence一solongastheyarequiet.

Thereisalimittotheamountofcreativetalentavailableintheworld.Everyday,televisionconsumesvastquantitiesofcreativework.Thatiswhymostoftheprogrammesaresobad:

itisimpossibletokeeppacewiththedemandandmaintainhighstandardsaswell.

Whenmillionswatchthesameprogrammes,thewholeworldbecomesavillage,andsocietyisreducedtotheconditionswhichobtaininpreliteratecommunities.Webecomeutterlydependentonthetwomostprimitivemediaofcommunication:

picturesandthespokenword.

Televisionencouragespassiveenjoyment.Webecomecontentwithsecond-handexperiences.Itissoeasytositinourarmchairswatchingothersworking.Littlebylittle,televisioncutsusofffromtherealworld.

Wegetsolazy,wechoosetospendafinedayinsemi-darkness,gluedtooursets,ratherthangooutintotheworlditself.Televisionmaybessplendidmediumofcommunication,butitpreventsusfromcommunicatingwitheachother.

Weonlybecomeawarehowtotallyirrelevanttelevisionistoreallivingwhenwespendaholidaybytheseaorinthemountains,farawayfromcivilization.Inquiet,naturalsurroundings,wequicklydiscoverhowlittlewemissthehypnotictyrannyofKingTelly.

【阅读词汇学习】

isthebiggestharmofTV

[A]Itdeprivespeopleofcommunicationwiththerealworld.

[B]Peoplebecomelazy.

[C]Peoplebecomedependentonsecond-handexperience.

[D]TVconsumesalargepartofone'slife.

whatwaycanpeopleforgetTV

[A]Farawayfromcivilization.

[B]Toamountain.

[C]Bythesea.

[D]Inquietnaturalsurroundings.

doesamotherusuallydotokeepherchildrenquiet

[A]Letthemwatchtheset.

[B]Puttheminthelivingroom.

[C]Letthemwatchtherubbish.

[D]Letthemalone.

doesthefirstsentenceinthefirstparagraphmean

[A]Wefounditdifficulttooccupyoursparetime.

[B]WebecomeaddictedtoTV

[C]Whatweusedtodoisdifferentfromnow.

[D]Weusedtoenjoycivilizedpleasures.

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Passage3StrictlyBansmoking

Ifyousmokeandyoustilldon'tbelievethatthere'sadefinitelinkbetweensmokingandbronchialtroubles,heartdiseaseandlungcancer,thenyouarecertainlydeceivingyourself.Noonewillaccuseyouofhypocrisy.Letusjustsaythatyouaresufferingfromabadcaseofwishfulthinking.

Thisneedn'tmakeyoutoouncomfortablebecauseyouareingoodcompany.Wheneverthesubjectofsmokingandhealthisraised,thegovernmentsofmostcountrieshearnoevil,seenoevilandsmellnoevil.Admittedly,afewgovernmentshavetakentimidmeasures.

InBritainforinstance,cigaretteadvertisinghasbeenbannedontelevision.Theconscienceofthenationisappeased,whilethepopulationcontinuestopuffitswaytosmoky,cancerousdeath.

Youdon'thavetolookveryfartofindoutwhytheofficialreactionstomedicalfindingshavebeensolukewarm.Theanswerissimplymoney.Tobaccoisawonderfulcommoditytotax.It'salmostlikeataxonourdailybread.

Intaxrevenuealone,thegovernmentofBritaincollectsenoughfromsmokerstopayforitsentireeducationalfacilities.Sowhiletheauthoritiespointouteversodiscreetlythatsmokingmay,conceivable,beharmful,itdown'tdotoshouttooloudlyaboutit.

Thisissurelythemostshort-sightedpolicyyoucouldimagine.Whilemoneyiseagerlycollectedinvastsumswithonehand,itispaidoutinincreasinglyvastersumswiththeother.Enormousamountsarespentoncancerresearchandoneffortstocurepeoplesufferingfromthedisease.

Countlessvaluablelivesarelost.Inthelongrun,thereisnodoubtthateverybodywouldbemuchbetter-offifsmokingwerebannedaltogether.

Ofcourse,wearenotreadyforsuchadrasticaction.Butifthegovernmentsoftheworldwerehonestlyconcernedaboutthewelfareoftheirpeoples,you'dthinkthey'dconductaggressiveanti-smokingcampaigns.Farfromit!

Thetobaccoindustryisallowedtospendstaggeringsumsonadvertising.

Itsadvertisingisasinsidiousasitisdishonest.Wearenevershownpicturesofrealsmokerscoughinguptheirlungsearlyinthemorning.Thatwouldneverdo.Theadvertisementalwaysdepictvirile,clean-shavenyoungmen.Theysuggestitismanlytosmoke,evenpositivelyhealthy!

Smokingisassociatedwiththegreatopen-airlife,withbeautifulgirls,trueloveandtogetherness.Whatutternonsense!

Forastart,governmentscouldbeginbybanningallcigaretteandtobaccoadvertisingandshouldthenconductanti-smokingadvertisingcampaignsoftheirown.Smokingshouldbebannedinallpublicplacesliketheatres,cinemasandrestaurants.Greateffortsshouldbemadetoinformyoungpeopleespeciallyofthedireconsequencesoftakingupthehabit.Ahorrificwarningsay,apictureofadeath'sheadshouldbeincludedineverypacketofcigarettesthatissold.Asindividuals,weare、certainlyweak,butifgovernmentsactedhonestlyandcourageously,theycouldprotectusfromourselves.

【阅读练习题】

doafewgovernmentstaketimidmeasurestowardsmoking

[A]becausetheyareafraidofpeople.

[