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1大学英语1阅读理解强化训练

大学英语1阅读理解强化训练

Passageone（含答案）

TheUnitedStatesisonthevergeoflosingitsleadingplaceintheworld'stechnology.Sosaysmorethanonestudyinrecentyears.OneofthereasonsforthisdeclineistheparalleldeclineinthenumberofU.S.scientistsandengineers.

Since1976,employmentofscientistsandengineersisup85percent.Thistrendisexpectedtocontinue.However,thetrendshowsthatthenumberof22-year-olds--theneartermsourceoffuturePH.D.sisdeclining.Furtheraddingtotheproblemistheincreasedcompetitionforthesecandidatesfromotherfieldslikelaw,medicine,business,etc.WhilethenumberofU.S.PH.D.sinscienceandengineeringdeclines,theawardofPH.D.stoforeignnationalsisincreasingrapidly.

OurinabilitytomotivatestudentstopursuescienceandengineeringcareersatthegraduateleveliscompoundedbecauseoftheintensedemandindustryhasforbrightBachelor'sandMaster'sdegreeholders.Toooften,promisingPH.D.Candidates,confrontingthecostandfinancialsacrificeofpursuingtheireducation,findtheattractionofindustryirresistible.

1.TheU.S.willcometoloseitsleadingplaceintechnologyprobablybecause________.

A.thenumberofPH.D.Degreeholdersisdeclining

B.thenumberofscientistsandengineersisdecreasing

C.thenumberof22-year-ildsisdeclining

D.scientistsandengineersarenotemployed

2.Thefieldofscienceandengineeringisfacingacompetitionfrom________.

A.technology

B.foreignnationals

C.suchfieldsaslaw,medicineandbusiness

D.postgraduates

3.Large-scaleenterprisesnowneed_______.

A.brightgraduatesandpostgraduates

B.newinventions

C.advancedtechnology

D.engineers

4.ManypromisingpostgraduatesareunwillingtopursueaPH.D.degreebecause_________.

A.theyarenotencouragedtobeengagedinscience

B.industrydoesnotrequirePH.D.holders

C.theyhavefinancialdifficulties

D.theywillspendmuchtimeandenergycompletingPH.D.

5.PH.D.candidates"findtheattractionofindustryirresistible"meansthat_________.

A.theyfindindustryisattractingmoreandmorecollegestudents

B.theydon'tthinktheycanpreventthemselvesfromworkingforindustry

C.theycannotresistanyattractionfromallsides

D.theycannotworkforindustryanylonger

答案:

BCADB

PassageTwo（含答案）

Nowadays,astandardformeasuringpowerhaschanged.Thesechangesforetellanewstandardformeasuringpower.Nolongerwillanation'spoliticalinfluencebebasedsolelyonthestrengthofitsmilitaryforces.Ofcourse,militaryeffectivenesswillremainaprimarymeasureofpower.Butpoliticalinfluenceisalsocloselytiedtoindustrialcompetitiveness.It'softensaidthatwithoutitsmilitarytheSovietUnionwouldreallybeathird-worldnation.Thenewstandardofpowerandinfluencethatisevolvingnowplacesmoreemphasisontheabilityofacountrytocompeteeffectivelyintheeconomicmarketsoftheworld.

Americamustrecognizethisnewcourseofevents.Oursuccessinshapingworldeventsoverthepast40yearshasbeenthedirectresultofourabilitytoadapttechnologyandtotakeadvantageofthecapabilitiesofourpeopleforthepurposeofmaintainingpeace.Ourindustrialprowessovermostofthisperiodwasunchallenged.Itisironicthatitisjustthisprowessthathasenabledothercountriestoprosperandinturntothreatenourindustrialleadership.

ThecompetitivenessofAmerica'sindustrialbaseisanissuebiggerthantheDepartmentofDefenseandisgoingtorequiretheeffortsofthemajorinstitutionalforcesinoursociety-government,industry,andeducation.ThatisnottosaythattheDefenseDepartmentwillnotbeastrongforceintheprocessbecausewewill.Butwesimplycannotbe,norshouldwebe,lookeduponbyothersasthesaviorofAmericanindustry.

1.Nowanation'spoliticalinfluencedependson_________.

A.thestrengthofitsmilitaryforces

B.itsabilitytocompeteinindustry

C.economicmarkets

D.bothaandb

2.TheSovietUnionwasnotlistedasathird-worldnationjustbecauseof_________.

A.itspowerfulmilitaryforces

B.itsvastland

C.itsindustrialcompetitiveness

D.itscontributionstoworldpeace

3.Theauthorindicatesthat______isthreateningAmericanpoliticalpower.

A.othercountries

B.thedecliningU.S.industrialbase

C.anewstandardformeasuringpower

D.lessadvancedtechnology

4.Americasucceededinshapingworldeventsoverpast40yearsprobablybecauseof___________.

A.itsabilitytoadapttechnology

B.itsabilitytotakeadvantageofthecapabilitiesofitspeople

C.itsabilitytocompeteintheworldmarkets

D.bothaandb

5.Thepurposeofwritingthisarticleis__________.

A.todrawthereaders'attentiontoanewstandardformeasuringpower

B.todemonstrateAmericanpoliticalinfluenceintheworld

C.toemphasizethateffortsmustbemadetostrengthenthedecliningU.S.industrialbase

D.toshowAmericanindustrialprowess

答案:

DABDC

PassageThree（含答案）

Inanewstudyaboutthewaykidslearnmathinelementaryschool,thepsychologistsattheUniversityofChicagoSianBeilockandSusanLevinefoundasurprisingrelationshipbetweenwhatfemaleteachersthinkandwhatfemalestudentslearn:

Ifafemaleteacherisuncomfortablewithherownmathskills,thenherfemalestudentsaremorelikelytobelievethatboysarebetterthangirlsatmath.

“Ifthesegirlskeepgettingmath-anxiousfemaleteachersinlatergrades,itmaycreateasnowballeffectontheirmathachievement,”saidLevine.Inotherwords,girlsmayenduplearningmathanxietyfromtheirteachers.Thestudysuggeststhatifthesegirlsgrowupbelievingthatboysarebetteratmaththangirlsare,thenthesegirlsmaynotdoaswellastheywouldhaveiftheyweremoreconfident.

Justasstudentsfindcertainsubjectstobedifficult,teacherscanfindcertainsubjectstobedifficulttolearn--andteach.Thesubjectofmathcanbeparticularlydifficultforeveryone.Researchersusetheword"anxiety"todescribesuchfeelings:

anxietyisuneasinessorworry.

Thenewstudyfoundthatwhenateacherhasanxietyaboutmath,thatfeelingcaninfluencehowherfemalestudentsfeelaboutmath.Thestudyinvolved65girls,52boysand17first-andsecond-gradeteachersinelementaryschoolsintheMidwest.Thestudentstookmathachievementtestsatthebeginningandendoftheschoolyear,andtheresearcherscomparedthescores.

Theresearchersalsogavethestudentsteststotellwhetherthestudentsbelievedthatamathsuperstarhadtobeaboy.Thentheresearchersturnedtotheteachers:

Tofindoutwhichteacherswereanxiousaboutmath,theresearchersaskedtheteachershowtheyfeltattimeswhentheycameacrossmath,suchaswhenreadingasalesreceipt.Ateacherwhogotnervouslookingatthenumbersonasalesreceipt,forexample,wasprobablyanxiousaboutmath.

Boys,onaverage,wereunaffectedbyateacher'sanxiety.Onaverage,girlswithmath-anxiousteachersscoredlowerontheend-of-the-yearmathteststhanothergirlsinthestudydid.Plus,onthetestshowingwhethersomeonethoughtamathsuperstarhadtobeaboy,20girlsshowedfeelingthatboyswouldbebetteratmath--andallofthesegirlshadbeentaughtbyfemaleteacherswhohadmathanxiety.

"Thisisaninterestingstudy,buttheresultsneedtobeinterpretedaspreliminaryandinneedofreplicationwithalargersample,"saidDavidGeary,apsychologistattheUniversityofMissouriinColumbia.

1.WhatistheresultoftheresearchattheUniversityofChicago,accordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.Femaleteachers'confidenceintheirmathskillsisrelatedtogirl'smathskills.

B.Girlsuncomfortablewiththeirownmathskillsarenotasgoodasboysatmath.

C.Femaleteachers'mathskillshaveinfluenceovergirlstudents'mathskills.

D.Girlscomfortablewiththeirownmathskillsarebetterthanboysatmath.

2.Whatisimpliedinthethirdparagraph?

A.Mathteachers,likemathlearners,donotlikethesubjectduetoitsdifficulty.

B.Mathissodifficultthatnoteachersliketoteachit.

C.Teachersaremoreanxiousteachingmaththantheirstudentslearningmath.

D.Adifficultsubjectlikemathmayaffectteachers'confidenceinteachingthesubject.

3.Accordingtotheexperiment,thoseteacherswereprobablyanxiousaboutmathwhentheyfelt____

A.nervousmemorizingthenumbersofasalesreceipt.

B.uneasyreadingthenumbersofasalesreceipt.

C.helplesssavingthenumbersofasalesreceipt.

D.hopelessfillinginthenumbersofasalesreport.

4.Thesixthparagraphtellsusthattheresearchfindings____

A.discoverastronglinkbetweenteachers'mathanxietyandtheirstudents'mathachievements.

B.showthatmalestudentsarelesslikelytobeaffectedbytheirmathanxietythanfemalestudents.

C.providestrongevidencethatmathsuperstarsaremorelikelytobemalesthanfemales.

D.proveastronglinkbetweenfemaleteachers'mathanxietyandtheirfemalestudents'mathachievements.

5.DavidGearythinksthat____

A.thestudyisinterestingbutitisbasedonunreliableresearchprocess.

B.theresearchresultsneedtobereinterpretedtobemeaningful.

C.theresearchresultsneedtoberetestedbasedonalargersample.

D.thestudyiswellbasedandproducessignificantresults.

答案：

ADBDC

PassageFour（含答案）

Throughoutallagesmanhasalwayscarvedhugefiguresoutofstone.ThiscanbeseenintheancientruinsofEgypt,PersiaandBabylon.InmodemtimesAmericahasalsotakenupthesamechallengeandhascarvedhugesculptures（雕塑）intohermountains.

OntheEastCoastofAmericanotfarfromAtlanta,GeorgiastandsStoneMountain,thelargestmassofexposedgra