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河南专升本英语阅读理解综合练习
专升本英语阅读理解综合练习
Passage1
Sometimestherearequestionsinourmindswhichwewouldliketoaskpeople,butwearetooshyorembarrassed(为难的)Atothertimeswefeelitiswrongtotroubleotherswithourproblems,orarepreventedfromaskingbyourfearofbeingcriticied.
Oftenthereneedbenosuchfearbecauseotherpeoplehaveundergone(经历)thesamequestionings,dousorworriesasourselves,andmanyadultsorteenagefriendsareonlytoopleasedtosharetheirknowledgeorexperiencewithus.Indeed,inmanycasestheyalsolearnsomething,andmuchunnecessaryworryisprevented.
YoumayusethisQuestionTimetoaskanythingaboutlifethatyoudon'tunderstand,oranyquestionofapersonalorgeneralnaturethathaseithertroubledyouforsometimeorarisenrecently.Inordertoprotectyourfeelings,whichyoumaynotwantexposed,writethequestiondown(incapitalsifyouwish)onaslipofpaperwithoutyournameonit.Thenfoldthepaperandhandittoyourteacherwhowillsortthequestionsoutathomebeforethelessontakesplace.Hewillrespectthefactthatthequestionsareaskedinconfidence(秘密地);theyshould,however,besensibleandhonestones.
Duringthelessontheteacherwillreadoutaquestion,andthencallupononeortwovolunteersfromtheclasstooffertheiropinionsbeforegivinghisown.Theclassshouldregardbothquestionsandanswersandthediscussionthatarisesfromthemasconfidentialtoavoidbreakingthetrustthequestionerhasplacedinthelesson,andtomakepossiblefurtherdiscussionofsimilarproblemsonanotheroccasion.Itisalsohelpfultorememberthattheanswersgivenrepresentonlyoneortwopointsofview—someoneelsemightanswerthemquitedifferently.
1.Sometimeswehavequestions,butwewouldnotliketoaskpeoplebecause____
A.wearenotsureaboutourquestions
B.weareafraidofbeingcriticied
C.weareafraidofbeingindifficulty
D.weonlybelieveinourselves
2.Theauthorsuggeststhatinordernottobeknown,youshould_______
A.trytoavoidaskingquestions
B.givethequestionpaperwithoutthenameonittoyourteacher
C.discussthequestionswithyourgroup
D.sortthequestionsoutathomeandthentellthemtoyourteacher
3.Theauthortellsusthat_______
A.inclassweshouldvaluethespeakers'questionsoranswerstoshowourtrust
B.inpublicwemaylearnsomethingtoavoidunnecessaryworry
C.It'sbettertowriteyourquestionsdownthantoaskthemorally
D.onlythosewhoaskquestionsinconfidencearesensibleandhonest
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ChineseMainland,HongKong,TaiwanJoinHandsinSARSResearch
TheWorldHealthOrganiationsaysthenumberofSARS(非典型性肺炎)casesworlidehasreached2,960.Thoughhalfoftheaffectedpatientshaverecovered,newcasesarestillbeingreportedandthecauseofthediseasehasstillnotbeenpinpointed.TheChinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwanareallamongthe23countriesandregionstryingtocopewiththeepidemic(传染病).
SouthChina'sGuangdongProvinceisoneoftheareashardesthitbySARS.It'salsowherethefirstcaseofthediseasewasreported.ObserverssaythesituationinGuangdonghassteadilyimprovedwithasharpdownturninthenumberofaffectedpatients.Sofar,over83percentofthepatientshaverecoveredandbeenreleasedfromhospital.
“Firstofall,weneedtounderstandthatSARSisanepidemicandthehumanimmunity(免疫性)tothediseaseisthereforeweak.But,fromwhatwehaveexperiencedandobserved,thereisnoreasontopanic.Thedisease'sinfectiousness(传染性)isbeingweakenedasitpassesfromonegrouptoanother.”saidhongNanshan,directorofGuangdongTeamforSARSPreventionandTreatment.
Thedirectorsaysthekeytofightingthediseasenowliesinfindingthecauseanddevelopingavaccine(疫苗).Thiscallsforconcertedcooperationwithintheinternationalmedicalcommunity.Sofar,theChinesemainlandandHongKonghavebeenworkingwelltogether.
TheSARSsituationinTaiwanoffersamorereassuringpicture.Sofaralittleover20peoplehavebeenaffected,withnodeathsreported.Taiwanmedicalexpertssaythisisinpartduetoeffectivequarantine(隔离)ofsuspectedpatients.Butmainlandcooperationwiththeislandhassofarbeenconfinedtotheindividuallevel.
“WehavecooperatedwiththeUSCenterforDiseaseControlandtheHongKongHealthDepartment.RecentlyTaiwanofficialshavebeentoHongKongtolearnfromtheregion'sexperience.Afterall,HongKongisnowtheepicenter(中心)ofSARSandhasdevelopedsomeeffectivewaystodiagnose(诊断)thedisease.”saidhangCangnengfromTaiwanXinguangHospital.
ExpertsfromthemainlandandTaiwanarepushingforgreatercooperation(合作)inthefield.Ajointseminarbyallthreesideswillbeheldlaterthismonth.Questionsrelatingtothevirus'sprofileandthecausewillbediscussedatlengthtoshedlightontheremainingquestionsaboutthedisease.
1Thepassagemainlytellsus___________
A.SARSisadiseasewhichcannotbecontrolled
B.Chinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwanwillcooperatesoastodealwithSARS
C.Chinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwanaretheareashardesthitbySARS
D.howtopreventandtreatSARS
2.SARSisadisease_______________
A.whichcanbedealtwithveryeasily
B.whoseinfectiousnessisweakenedwhenitpassesfromoneareatoanother
C.whichdoesnotendangerpatients'lives
D.whichpassedfromothercountriestoChina
3.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatA.abouthalfofthepatientswithSARSdied________
B.whenthepassagewaswrittentherewereabout2,960peoplewithSARSinGuangdong
C.therearenotmorethan20patientswithSARSinTaiwanandnodeathswerereported
D.TaiwanwouldliketocooperatewithChinesemainlandandHongKongtodealwithSARS
4.Theunderlinedword“panic”inParagraph3isclosestto________inmeaning.
A.beangryB.besurprisedC.scareD.delight
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CliveWalkerischairmanoftheWildernessTrustofSouthernAfrica,founderoftheLapalalaWildernessSchool,anexhibitingwilderlifeartistandauthorofsevealnaturalhistorybooks.Assuch,WalkerisrecognisedasoneofSouthAfrica'sforemostconservationists(环保人士)—andallround(多才的)goodguy.
Hehasfoughttoprotecttheblackandwhiterhinoceros—targetsforruthless(无情的)huntersbecausetheirhorn(角)getshighpricesinAsiancountries—andthroughthewildernessschool,hastaughtthousandsofchildrenfromSouthAfricaandoverseasaboutnatureandconservation.
HislatestprojectisanapplicationtotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganiation(UNESCO)tohavetheWaterbergareainSouthAfrica'sNorthernProvincebecomeabiospherereserve(生物圈保护区).WalkerbelievesthefutureofconservationinSouthAfricaliesineducationandinprivategamereserves.
In1981Walkerwaspointtaking(定点导游)adultsonwildernesswalks.Atthatpoint,hedecidedhewantedto“dosomethingforchildren”throughtheestablishmentofanenvironmentalschool.“ConitaandIwerepreparedtolookatchildrenwhoseparentscouldaffordit,andthosechildrenwhocamefrombackgroundswhoseparentscouldneverdoit.AfterthatConitaandIsetouttofindaplacethatwouldbesafe,sufficientlyclosetothemainareasofJohannesburgandPretoria,bemalaria(疟病)free,havewaterandbebenefittoeducationontheenvironment.TheyfoundthisinLapalala.Inthefirstyear,30children—10ofthemblacksfromSoweto—werepresenttovisitthereserve.Nowadays,3,000childrenayearspendtimethere.Thoseluckyenoughtovisithiswildernessschoolwillsee—amongmanyspecies—whiterhino,warthogsandredhartebeests.“WhatmadeitreallybadwaswhenIstartedmixingblackchildrenwithwhitechildren.”WhenaneighbourreportedWalkertothesecuritypoliceandatlasthewasaskedattheirnotoriousheadquarters,Walkersaid“ItoldthemthatallIwastryingtoachievewastogivechildrenofSouthAfrica,regardlessoftheirbackground,anunderstandingofconservationandawarenessthatoursurvivaldependssomuchonit.”
Walkersurvivedthequestioningafterhispointsuccessfully,theschoolremainedopen—andatleast45,000childrenandteachershavehadthepleasureofexperi
encingtheLapalalaWildernessanditsabundantwildlifeoverthepast19years
1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?
A45,000childrenandteachersayearspendtimetheretoenjoythepleasureofexperiencingtheLapalalaWilderness.
B.Inthepast19years,itwaswhollyonlywhitepeoplewhocouldaffordsuchatrip.
C.AspecialconservationistwhotriedtoopenuptheNature'sattractionstotheblackpeopleofSouthAfricaranintotrouble.
D.ThoseluckyenoughstudentsinWalker'sWildernessSchoolwillseesome
commonspecieslikeasmiludeer,Africanelephantandredhartebeests.
2.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.CliveWalkerandHisWildernessTrust
B.AllroundGoodGuy
C.PreservingAfrica'sWildlifeKingdom
D.LapalalaWilderness
3.Howmanypersonsareexactlymentionedinthetext?
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JonathanJameslookslikejustanotherkidabouttograduatefromhighschool.Butthis19yearoldSwedeisanythingbutordinary,fromthecomputerinhisparents'homehehelpstheUSFederalBureauofInvestigation(FBI)findouttheworld'smostwantedcybercriminals(网络犯罪分子).
JonathanfirstmadeheadlineswhenheandanotherSwede,FredrikBjoerck,foundoutthemakerofthe“Melissa”virus(病毒)inMarch1999.HecametotheaidoftheFBIagainonMay7,findingoutthesuspected(嫌疑的)senderofthedangerousILOVEYOU”virus.ThesuspectwascaughtinManilaonMay8.
Jonathan'sspecialskillsareinhotdemandasofficialsaroundtheworldexpressalarmatthe“virtual”crimewave.Inbetweenstudyingforfinalexams,hangingoutwithfriendsandrefereeinghisyoungerbrother'sfootballmatches,thequiet,gentleteenageralsogivesl