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四六级阅读训练2

Readingcomprehension

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Accordingtoairlineindustrystatistics,almost90%ofairlineaccidentsare

notsurvivableorpartiallysurvivable.Butpassengerscanincreasetheirchances

ofsurvival

bylearning

andfollowing

certain

tips.

Experts

saythat

youshould

read

andlistentosafetyinstructionsbeforetakeoffandaskquestionifyouhave

uncertainties.Youshouldfastenyourseatbeltlowonyourhipsandaspossible.

Ofcourse,youshouldalsoknowhowthereleasemechanismofyourbeltoperates.

Duringtakeoffsandlandingsyouareadvisedtokeepyourfeetflatonthefloor.

Before

takeoffyoushould

locate

thenearest

exit

andanalternative

exit

andcount

therowsofseatsbetweenyouandtheexitssothatyoucanfindtheminthedark

ifnecessary.

In

the

eventthat

youareforewarnedof

apossible

accident,

youshould

put

your

handsonyouranklesandkeepyourheaddownuntiltheplanecomestoacomplete

stop.

Ifsmokeis

present

inthe

cabin,

youshould

keepyour

headlow

andcover

your

facewith

napkins,

towels,

orclothing.

Ifpossible,

wetthese

foraddedprotection

against

smokeinhalation.

Toevacuate

asquickly

as

possible,

follow

crew

commands

anddonottakepersonalbelongingswithyou.Donotjumponescapeslidesbefore

theyarefullyinflated,andwhenyoujump,dosowithyourarmsandlegsextended

infrontofyou.Whenyougettotheground,youshouldmoveawayfromtheplane

asquicklyaspossible,andneversmokenearthewreckage.

21.Accordingtotheexperts,whenshouldtravelersreadandlistentosafetyinstructions

A．Duringlandings.B．Inanemergency.

C．Throughouttheflight.

D．Beforetakeoff.

22.Whichexistssuggestedinthepassageshouldanairlinepassengerlocatebefore

takeoff

A.Theonesthatcanbefoundinthedark

B.Theonesatthebackoftheplane

C.Thetwoclosesttothepassenger’sseat

D.Thenearestone

23.Judgingfromthepassage,peoplehavemorechancetosurvivefiresinaircraft

ifthey_____.

A.fastentheirseatbelttightly

B.keeptheirheadslow

C.keeptheirfeetflatonthefloor

D.readairlinesafetystatisticsbeforetakeoff

24.AirlinepassengersarespecificallytoldNOTto_____.A.carrypersonalbelongingsinanemergency

B.jumpinanycircumstances

C.askquestionsaboutsafetyduringtheflightD.locatethenearestexit

25.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage

A.Topleasetravelers.

B.Toprovidesafetyadvice.

C.Toguidepeopletosurvivefries.

D.Togiveinformationofairlineindustrystatistics.

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

There'sonethingaboveallwrongwiththenewBritishpostalcodes:

noteveryone

hasthatsortofmemory.Someofus,ofcourse,forgetevenhousenumbersandthe

present

postaldistricts,

but

that

matters

less

whenthere

isahumanbeing

at

every

stagetospotthemistake.Whenallthesortingisdoneinoneoperationbyaman

sittingatamachine,typingspecialmarksontoanenvelope,onesliponyourpart

couldsendyourletterawayoutsidetheareawherethelocalpostmanorafriendly

neighborknowsyourname.

OtherwisethenewcodesareallthePostOfficeclaims.Theyarethemost

carefullydesignedintheworld,idealforcomputers.Aconfusionoflettersand

numbers,theyhavetwoparts,separatedbythegapinthemiddle.Togetherthey

classify

aletternot

only

to

the

citywhereit

isgoing

butright

downto

the

round

oftheparticularpostmanwhoistocarryit,andeventoagroupofhousesora

singlebigbuilding.Inthelongrun,thiswillspeedthemailandcutcost.

Thelongrunis10yearsaway,though.Infactthereareonly12postoffices

inthecountrywhichhavetherightmachinesfullyworking,andthesystemcannot

work

at

full

efficiency

until

it

is

nationwide.

YetthePost

Office

wantsusto

start

usingthecodesnow,sothatweshallbetrainedwhenthemachinesareready.

Butwill

weAbusinessman

Imet,

praising

the

virtues

of

thenewsystem,

explained

that

large

companies

like

his

could

havecodesoftheir

own.Whatwashis

code"Oh,

dearme.Nowyou'vegotme.Awfullysorry.HoldonaminutewhileIfindasheet

ofmyheadednotepaper."Thenhereadpainfully,

asifspellingoutawordina

foreignlanguage,"W-1-X-6-A-B."

26.Themainproblemwithanypostalcodes,accordingtothepassage,isthat

A.postmenmaymakemistakes

B.yourfriendsmaywritedownincorrectly

C.peoplemayforgetthem

D.machinesmaygowrong

27.TheBritishPostOfficepraisesthecodesas_______.A.beingnewandimproved

B.givinganefficientserviceC.beingquicktouse

D.beingeasytouse

28.TheBritishcodesaredescribedasbeing_______.

A.lettersspacedout

B.numbersinorder

C.lettersandnumbersseparately

D.setsoflettersandnumbers

29.Thesystemisnowbeingused_______.A.throughoutthecountry

B.insomepostofficeswithmachinesC.inallpostoffices

B.inallpostofficeswithtrainedstaff

30.Thebusinessmanfoundhispostcodeswasdifficultto_____.A.findout

B.readoutC.spellD.write

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itwouldbeinterestingtodiscoverhowmanyyoungpeoplegotouniversity

withoutanyclearideaofwhattheyaregoingtodoafterwards.Ifoneconsiders

theenormousvarietyofcoursesoffered,itisnothardtoseehowdifficultitis

forastudenttoselectthecoursemostsuitedtohisinterestsandabilities.If

astudentgoestouniversitytoacquireabroaderperspectiveoflife,toenlarge

hisideasandtolearntothinkforhimself,hewillundoubtedlybenefit.Schools

oftenhave

too

restricting

anatmosphere,

withitstime

tables

anddisciplines,

to

allowhimmuchtimeforindependentassessmentoftheworkheisaskedtodo.Most

studentswould,

I

believe,

profit

byayear

ofsuchexploration

of

different

academic

studies,

especially

those

all-rounders

with

noparticular

interest.

Theyshouldhave

longertimetodecideinwhatsubjecttheywanttotaketheirdegrees,sothatin

later

life,

they

donotlook

back

and

say,“Ishouldlike

tohave

been

an

archaeologist.IfIhadn

’ttakenadegreein

ModernLanguages,Ishouldn

’thave

endedupasaninterpreter,butit

’stoolatenow.Icouldn

’tgobackandbegin

alloveragain.

”

Thereis,ofcourse,anothersidetothequestionofhowtomakethebestuse

of

one’stimeat

university.

Thisisthe

caseof

the

student

whoexcels

inaparticular

branchoflearning.Heis

immediately

accepted

by

theUniversity

of

his

choice,and

spendshisthreeorfouryearsbecomingaspecialist,emergingwithafirst-class

HonourDegreeandvery

little

knowledge

of

whatthe

rest

of

the

world

is

all

about.

It

therefore

becomesmoreandmoreimportant

that,

if

students

arenot

to

wastetheir

opportunities,therewillhavetobemuchmoredetailedinformationaboutcourses

andmoreadvice.Onlyinthiswaycanwebesurethatwearenottohave,onthe

onehand,abandofspecialistsignorantofanythingoutsideoftheir

ownsubject,

andonthe

other

hand,

anever

increasing

numberof

graduates

qualified

in

subjects

forwhichthereislittleornodemandintheworkingworld.

31.Accordingtothepassage,universitystudentsshouldavoid______.A.becomingspecialistsignorantofwhattherestoftheworldis

B.allowingthemselvestheindependenceofthinking

C.acquiringabroadperspectiveoflife

D.wastingtheiropportunitiesandthetaxpayers’money

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedforyoungpeopletoselectamostsuitable

universitycourse

A.Tospendayearorsotoexploredifferentacademicstudies.

B.Toobtainmoredetailedinformationaboutcoursesfromadvisors.

C.Toconsidersubjectsforwhichthereismoredemandintheworkingworld.

D.Toearnafirst-classHonorsDegreefirst.

33.Somestudentslookbackandsay:

“butit’stoolatenow

A.theyhavenotimetomakeanotherchoice

B.theycouldaffordnomoretimetotaketheirdegreeinanothersubject

”

because_______.

C.theydecidenottowastetaxpayers

’moneyanymore

D.theydon’thavethechancetogobackandrestart

34.Attheendofthepassage,theword

“we”

canbestbereplacedby______.

A.universitypeople

B.universitygraduates

C.careerMastersandCourseTutors

D.peopleintheworkingworld

35.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetowardsthe

“ever-increasingnumber”

A.proud.

B.Worried.

C.Sympathetic.

D.Indifferent.

SectionB:

SkimmingandScanning（10%,2pointsforeach）

Directions:

Gooveronepassagequicklyanddecideonthebestchoiceandblacken

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whensomethinghappenstoshakeourculture—liketheterroristattacks—we

pause,notmerelyfromfear.Adeeperself-examinationisgoingonalloverthe