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2010年12月英语四六级考试阅读专项练习（10）

Manypeopleoftenenjoyeatingouteitherbeforeorafteravisittothetheatre.However,mostofuswouldratherkeepthetwo__11__separate.Onemanwhothinksthattheycanbesuccessfullycombinedhasnotonlyexpressedhisideasinarecentbook,butalsosetupanestablishmentwherethetheoryisputvery__12__intopractice.ThemanisPaulThornton,andtheplaceistheHollics,anoldfarmhouse.

　　WheneverIvisitanewrestaurant,Ifeelthesameexcitementthatkeentheatre-goersmustexperienceonopeningnight.IhadthisfeelinglastFridayeveningatdusk,asmywifeandIweretakingawalkinthebeautifulgardensoftherestaurant__13__afterwehadarrived.Dinnerwasasexcellentaswehadbeen__14__.Thereisnomenu,forMr.Thorntoncreateshismealsratherasadirectorproducesaplay.Nevertheless,thevariouscombinationsof__15__ateachcoursearealways__16__asiftheyweredonebymagic.Heandhisteamofhighlyskilledhelpersserve,cutandcookthefood,movingaboutthe"stage"asconfidentlyas__17__actors.Themealisasdifferentfromwhatonefindsinordinaryrestaurantsasa__18__performanceofAMidsummerNight'sDreamwouldbefromasecond-ratetelevisionproduction.

　　MayIofferafewwordsofadviceincaseyouarethinkingofpayinghimavisit.Trynottoarrivejustafternoon,asMr.Thorntondoesnotserveanormallunch.His"brunch"which__19__thebest__20__ofatraditionalEnglishbreakfast,isservedaroundeleveno'clockandissoplentifulthatlunchisunnecessary.来源：

　　A.featuresB.shortlyC.potentialD.definitely

　　E.perfectF.promotedG.liveH.professionalI.characters

　　J.promisedK.choicesL.includesM.pleasuresN.vigorouslyO.substitutions

　　40yearsagotheideaofdisabledpeopledoingsportwasneverheardof.ButwhentheannualgamesforthedisabledwerestartedatStokeMandeville,Englandin1948bySirLudwigGuttmann,thesituationbegantochange.

　　SirLudwigGuttmann,whohadbeendriventoEnglandin1939fromNaziGermany,hadbeenaskedbytheBritishgovernmenttosetupaninjuriescenteratStokeMandevilleHospitalnearLondon.Hisideasabouttreatinginjuriesincludedsportforthedisabled.

　　Inthefirstgamesjusttwoteamsofinjuredsoldierstookpart.Thenextyear,1949,fiveteamstookpart.Fromthosebeginnings,thingshavedevelopedfast.TeamsnowcomefromabroadtoStokeMandevilleeveryyear.In1960thefirstOlympicsfortheDisabledwereheldinRome,inthesameplaceasthenormalOlympicGames.Now,everyfouryearstheOlympicGamesfortheDisabledareheld,ifpossible,inthesameplaceasthenormalOlympicGames,althoughtheyareorganizedseparately.InotheryearsGamesfortheDisabledarestillheldatStokeMandeville.Inthe1984wheelchairOlympicGames,1064wheelchairathletesfromabout40countriestookpart.Unfortunately,theywereheldatStokeMandevilleandnotinLosAngeles,alongwiththeotherOlympics.

　　TheGameshavebeenagreatsuccessinpromotinginternationalfriendshipandunderstanding,andinprovingthatbeingdisableddoesnotmeanyoucan'tenjoysport.Onesmallsourceofdisappointmentforthosewhoorganizeandtakepartinthegames,however,hasbeentheunwillingnessoftheInternationalOlympicCommitteetoincludedisabledeventsatOlympicGamesfortheable-bodied.Perhapsafewmoreyearsarestillneededtoconvincethosefortunateenoughnottobedisabledthattheirdisabledfellowathletesshouldnotbeexcluded.

　　21.Thefirstgamesforthedisabledwereheld______afterSirLudwigGuttmannarrived

　　inEngland.

　　A.40yearsB.21years

　　C.10yearsD.9years

　　22.BesidesStokeMandeville,surelythegamesforthedisabledwereonceheldin______.

　　A.NewYorkB.London

　　C.RomeD.LosAngeles

　　23.InParagraph3,theword"athletes"means______.

　　A.peoplewhosupportthegamesB.peoplewhowatchthegames

　　C.peoplewhoorganizethegamesD.peoplewhocompeteinthegames

　　24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

　　A.SirLudwigGuttmannisanearlyorganizerofthegamesforthedisabled.

　　B.SirLudwigGuttmannisaninjuredsoldier.

　　C.SirLudwigGuttmannisfromGermany.

　　D.SirLudwigGuttmanniswelcomedbytheBritishgovernment.

　　25.Fromthepassage,wemayconcludethatthewriteris______.

　　A.oneoftheorganizersofthegameforthedisabled

　　B.adisabledpersonwhooncetookpartinthegames

　　C.againstholdingthegamesforthedisabled

　　D.infavorofholdingthegamesforthedisabled

　　Itiswellknownthatwhenanindividualjoinsagrouphetendstoacceptthegroup'sstandardsofbehaviorandthinking.Manyillustrations（例证）couldbegivenofthisfromeverydaylife,butwhatisofparticularinteresttopsychologistsistheextenttowhichpeople'sjudgmentsandopinionscanbechangedasaresultofgrouppressure.Aschandothersnoticedthatpeopleinagroupwillagreetostatementsthatarecontrarytotheevidenceoftheirsenses.Itwouldbeamistaketothinkthatonlyparticularchangeablepeoplearechosentotakepartinexperimentsofthistype.Usuallyhighlyintelligentandindependentpeopleareused.

　　Inatypicalexperiment,thisiswhatmayhappen.Theexperimenterasksforvolunteerstojoinagroupwhichisinvestigatingvisualperception.Thevictimsarenot,therefore,awareoftherealpurposeoftheexperiment.Eachvolunteeristakentoaroomwherehefindsagroupofaboutsevenpeoplewhoarecollaborating（合作）withtheexperimenter.Thegroupisshownastandardcardwhichcontainsasingleline.Theyarethenaskedtolookatasecondcard.Thishasthreelinesonit.Oneisobviouslylongerthanthelineonthefirstcard,oneisshorterandonethesamelength.Theyhavetosaywhichlineonthesecondcardisthesamelengthasthelineonthestandardcard.Theothermembersofthegroupanswerfirstbutwhatthevolunteerdoesnotknowisthattheyhavebeentoldtopickoneofthewronglines.Whenhisturncomesheisfacedwiththeunanimous（一致的）opinionoftherestofthegroup—alltheothershavechosenlineAbuthequiteclearlyseeslineBascorrect.Whatwillhedo?

AccordingtoAsch,morethanhalfofthevictimschosenwillchangetheiropinion.Whatisequallysurprisingisthat,wheninterviewedabouttheiranswers,mostexplainedthattheyknowthegroupchoicewasincorrectbutthattheyyieldtothepressureofthegroupbecausetheythoughttheymustbesufferingfromanopticalillusion,orbecausetheywereafraidofbeingdifferent.

　　26.Thepsychologistsareparticularlyinterestedin_______.

　　A.thechangesintheattitudesofthepeople

　　B.thedegreeofchangesofpeople'sopinions

　　C.theresultoftheexperiment

　　D.thedifferenceinpeople'scharacters

　　27.Peoplewhoareusuallychosentotakepartintheexperimentsare_______.

　　A.stubbornandindependentB.intelligent

　　C.ignorantanddocileD.capableofreasoning

　　28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

　　A.Theexperimenterandallthemembersofthegroupexceptthevictimknowthepurposeoftheexperiment.

　　B.Allofthemknowthepurposeoftheexperiment.

　　C.Onlytheexperimenterknowsthepurposeoftheexperiment.

　　D.Onlythevictimknowsthepurposeoftheexperiment.

　　29.Morethanhalfofthevictimschangedtheiropinionbecause_______.

　　A.someoneinthegroupchangedtheiropinion

　　B.theythoughttheireyesmustbedeceived

　　C.theythoughtthegroupchoicewascorrect.

　　D.theyhadbeentoldabouttheanswer本文来源:

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　　30.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto_______.

　　A.illustratetheinfluenceofthegroup'spressureonindividual'sbehavior

　　B.invitemorevolunteerstojoininAsch'sexperiment

　　C.telltheaudiencehowtoperformpsychologicalexperiment

　　D.encouragepeopletoactagainstthegroup'sopinion

　　II.M12.D13.B14.J'15.K16.E17.H18.G19.L20.A21.D22.C23.D24.B25.D26.B27.D28.C29.B30.A

2010年12月英语四六级考试阅读专项练习（12）

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　　Eachhut__12__hasaninnerandanouterdoor,shuttersoverthewindows,astoreofwood__13__upoutside,drychoppedwoodinside,utensilsandcutlery,andaboveall,asmallstoreoffood.Allthesethingsmustbecompletelyin__14__wheneverthehutisleft.

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　　Atravelervisitingthehutinthemiddleofthedarktimeandperhapsinbadweather,hisfeet,handsandfacebittenbythefrost,willhavehisdifficultiesdoubledifthewoodhelefthasbeenusedupbyothersandhehadnothingwithwhichto__19__afire.

　　Tenormoreyearsagotherewereenoughhunterstolookaftermostofthehuts,butnowmanybuildingshavebecomeuselessbecausethereisnoonetorepairthemandbecauseof__20__。

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　　I.carelessnessJ.differenceK.builtL.fashions

　　M.searchingN.ordinarilyO.result

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