北语17秋《阅读IV》作业3.docx

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北语17秋《阅读IV》作业3

1.Thereareofcourse,thehappyfewwhofindasavorintheirdailyjob:

theIndianastonemason,wholooksuponhisworkandseesthatitisgood;theChicagopianotuner,whoseeksandfindsthesoundthatdelights;thebookbinder,whosavesapieceofhistory;theBrooklynfireman,whosavesapieceoflife...Butdon'tthesesatisfactions,likeJude'shungerforknowledge,tellusmoreaboutthepersonthanabouthistask?

Perhaps.Nonetheless,thereisacommonattributehere:

ameaningtotheirworkwelloverandbeyondtherewardofthepaycheck.

Forthemany,thereisahardlyconcealeddiscontent.Theblue-collarbluesisnomorebitterlysungthanthewhite-collarmoan."I'mamachine,"saysthespot-welder."I'mcaged,"saysthebankteller,andechoesthehotelclerk."I'mamule,"saysthesteelworker."AmonkeycandowhatIdo,"saysthereceptionist."I'mlessthanafarmimplement,"saysthemigrantworker."I'manobject,"saysthehigh-fashionmodel.Bluecollarandwhitecallupontheidenticalphrase:

"I'marobot.""Thereisnothingtotalkabout,"theyoungaccountantdespairinglyenunciates.ItwassometimeagothatJohnHenrysang,"Amanain'tnothin'butaman."Thehard,unromanticfactis:

hediedwithhishammerinhishand,whilethemachinepumpedon.Nonetheless,hefoundimmortality.Heisremembered.

Astheautomatedpaceofourdailyjobswipesoutnameandface-and,inmanyinstances,feeling-thereisasacrilegiousquestionbeingaskedthesedays.Toearnone'sbreadbythesweatofone'sbrowhasalwaysbeenthelotofmankind.Atleast,eversinceEden'sslothfulcouplewasservedwithanevictionnotice,thescripturalpreceptwasneverdoubted,notoutloud.Nomatterhowdemeaningthetask,nomatterhowitdullsthesensesandbreaksthespirit,onemustwork.Orelse.

Latelytherehasbeenaquestioningofits"workethic"especiallybytheyoung.Strangelyenough,ithastouchedoffprofoundgrievancesinothers,hithertodevout,silent,andanonymous.Unexpectedprecinctsarebeingheardfrominashowofdiscontent.Communiquesfromtheassemblylinearefrequentandalarming;absenteeism.Ontheeveningbus,thetense,pinchedfacesofyoungfileclerksandelderlysecretariestellusmorethanwecaretoknow.Ontheexpressways,middlemanagementmenposewithoutgracebehindtheirwheelsastheyfleecityandjob.

Question:

Thesecondparagraphrevealsthat________.

A.everyoneisworkinghard

B.mostpeoplecannotgetsatisfactionfromtheirwork

C.peoplearerobots

D.peopleareimmortalizedandrememberedthroughtheirwork

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4分

2.I____asleepinthecorner,forIremembernothingofwhathappenedduringthenight.

A.mightfall

B.mustfall

C.musthavefallen

D.canhavefallen

满分：

4分

3.California-bornandStanford-educated,JohnSteinbeckgainedprominenceduringtheGreatDepressionofthe1930sasanovelistwhocombinedthemesofsocialprotestwithabenignviewofhumannatureandabiologicalinterpretationofhumanexperience,acombinationthatgainedhimwidepopularityandprovidedthebasisforacareernotonlyinfictionbutalsoinjournalism,thetheater,andfilms.

JohnErnstSteinbeck,Jr.,wasbornin1902,intheSalinasValley,whosescenery,agriculturalworkers,andne'er-do-wellpaisanosappearfrequentlyinhisfiction.HisfatherwastreasurerofMontereyCounty,andhismotherwasaformerschoolteacher.TheirlibraryintroducedhimearlytosuchstandardauthorsasMilton,Dostoevsky,Flaubert,GeorgeEliot,andThomasHardy.Hewasacontributortotheschoolnewspaper,avarsityathlete,andpresidentofhisgraduatingclassinhighschool,andheattendedStanfordUniversitysporadicallybetween1920and1925,majoringinEnglish,butneverfinishedthedegree.HeworkedonranchesandonaroadgangbeforetryingfutilelytoestablishhimselfasawriterduringabriefstayinNewYorkCityin1926,andheworkedinaCaliforniafishhatcheryandcampedintheSierrasbeforepublishinghisfirstnovel,CupofGold,in1929.InthoseyearshereadD.H.Lawrence,WillaCather,SherwoodAnderson,andparticularlythenovelistsJamesBranchCabelland,Hemingwaywithenthusiasm,buthisperennialinterestsweretheclassicsofContinentalliteratureandtheancienthistorians.

In1930hemarriedandmovedtoPacificGrove,California,wherehisfatherprovidedahouseandsmallallowancetosupporthim.TwounsuccessfulnovelstreatingtheenchantmentoftheAmericanDreamandthecostofpursuingit（ThePasturesofHeaven,1932,andToaGodUnknown,1933）precededhisfirstsuccesses,TortillaFlatin1935andInDubiousBattlein1936.Thefirstwasanepisodic,warmlyhumoroustreatmentofabandofpaisanos（amixtureofSpanish,Indian,andCaucasianstrands）.Theirpicturesqueandshiftlessways,naiveaffectionfortheirchurch,mysticalappreciationofnature,andloyaltytotheirbandaregiventheairoflegendandlikenedtothetalesofKingArthur'sRoundTable.Theseconddealswithastrikeamongfruitpickers,itsdefeatbythelandownerswiththeirvigilantes,andtheeffortsofcommunistorganizersfirsttoorganizethestrikeandthentoexploittheworkers.

Question:

"Paisanos"means________.

A.richpeople

B.poorpeople

C.peasants

D.laborers

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4分

4.Tocreateasupercell,takeastormwherewindspeedincreaseswithheight,whilewinddirectionveers;asituationinwhichupdraughtsanddowndraughtswithinthethunderstormcansupporteachother'sexistenceratherthancanceleachotherout.Itisaswindsblowintothisturbulentregionfromthreetofivekilometersupthatalow-pressuresectionofthestormmaybegintorotate.

Therotationofthispartofthestorm（knownasamesocyclone）causestheairpressuretofallsomemore,promptingwindlowerdowntoflowintothestormandspeedupupwards.Thiscreatesaspinningupdraughtwhichhigh-levelwindsinthestormcanboostinthesamewaythatwindblowingacrossthetopofachimneydoeswondersfordrawingupanopenfire.

You'renotyetlookingatatornado,thoughifyou'rewatchingthisparticularstormdevelopyoumightstartlookingforagetawaycar-especiallyifthestormbeginstochangeshape.Whenmid-toupper-levelwindsupwindofthestormencounterthesupercell,someareforcedtodetourroundit.Theyconvergeagaindownwind,mouldingthestormcloudsintoanominousanvil-shapeintheprocess.Butwhilesomewindgoesroundthemesocyclone,somerunsfullsquareintothismeteorologicalbrickwallandisforceddownward,creatinga"rearflankdowndraught"（RFD）whichmanyexpertsbelieveiswhatmakesorbreaksatornadicstorm.

It'swhenanRFDtriestoswingaroundthebaseofthestorm,narrowingtheareaofwindflowingintotheupdraughtandincreasingitsspin（inthesamewayfigureskaterswhentheirarmsarepulledin）thatyoumightwanttogetintoyourgetawaycar.Ifyou'reanywherebeneathwhirlingpieceofmeteorologicalgiveandtake-afunnelcloud-youareinabad,dangerousplaceknowntostormchasersas"thebearcage".It'swhere,ifthefunnelcloudsticksaroundlongenoughfortheupdraughttotouchdownonterrafirma,youwillfindyourselfontheinsideofatornado.

Question:

Whatcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Ifanupdraughtiscreated,tornadoappears.

B.AtornadocomesintobeingwhenaRFDiscreated.

C.RFDiscreatedifwindsgoroundthemesocyclone.

D.Whenmeetingsupercell,windswillblowinalldirections.

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4分

5.Mary____inthegardenwhenitbegantorain.

A.waswalking

B.walked

C.walking

D.hadwalked

满分：

4分

6.Tocreateasupercell,takeastormwherewindspeedincreaseswithheight,whilewinddirectionveers;asituationinwhichupdraughtsanddowndraughtswithinthethunderstormcansupporteachother'sexistenceratherthancanceleachotherout.Itisaswindsblowintothisturbulentregionfromthreetofivekilometersupthatalow-pressuresectionofthestormmaybegintorotate.

Therotationofthispartofthestorm（knownasamesocyclone）causestheairpressuretofallsomemore,promptingwindlowerdowntoflowintothestormandspeedupupwards.Thiscreatesaspinningupdraughtwhichhigh-levelwindsinthestormcanboostinthesamewaythatwindblowingacrossthetopofachimneydoeswondersfordrawingupanopenfire.

You'renotyetlookingatatornado,thoughifyou'rewatchingthisparticularstormdevelopyoumightstartlookingforagetawaycar-especiallyifthestormbeginstochangeshape.Whenmid-toupper-levelwindsupwindofthestormencounterthesupercell,someareforcedtodetourroundit.Theyconvergeagaindownwind,mouldingthestormcloudsintoanominousanvil-shapeintheprocess.Butwhilesomewindgoesroundthemesocyclone,somerunsfullsquareintothismeteorologicalbrickwallandisforceddownward,creatinga"rearflankdowndraught"（RFD）whichmanyexpertsbelieveiswhatmakesorbreaksatornadicstorm.

It'swhenanRFDtriestoswingaroundthebaseofthestorm,narrowingtheareaofwindflowingintotheupdraughtandincreasingitsspin（inthesamewayfigureskaterswhentheirarmsarepulledin）thatyoumightwanttogetintoyourgetawaycar.Ifyou'reanywherebeneathwhirlingpieceofmeteorologicalgiveandtake-afunnelcloud-youareinabad,dangerousplaceknowntostormchasersas"thebearcage".It'swhere,ifthefunnelcloudsticksaroundlongenoughfortheupdraughttotouchdownonterrafirma,youwillfindyourselfontheinsideofatornado.

Question:

Ifyouwerecaughtbyatornado,whichofthefollowingstatementisNOTright?

A.Youmusthavebeenin"thebearcage".

B.Itshouldhavebeentheupdraughtthatgotyou.

C.