英语阅读理解专项练习4.docx

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英语阅读理解专项练习4

英语阅读理解专项练习（4）

Passage16

TeadrinkingwascommoninChinafornearlyonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardabouttea.PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslike,mainlybecauseteawasveryexpensive.ItcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.

TearemainedscarceandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.

AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmorefondoftea.Untilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinit,butonedayafamousFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasadded.Shefounditsopleasantthatshewouldneveragaindrinkitwithoutmilk.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeverythingshedid,sotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritonsdrinkteawithoutmilk.

Atfirst,teawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheeveningNooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchess（公爵夫人）foundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro’clockstoppedhergetting“asinkingfeeling”asshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithherandso,tea-timewasborn.

76.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain?

A）　　　　　　TheBritonsgotexpensiveteafromIndia.

B）　　　　　　TeareachedBritainfromHolland.

C）　　　　　　TheBritonswerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodranktea.

D）　　　　　　Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritonshadtea.

77.Thispassagemainlydiscusses　　　　　.

A）　　　　　　thehistoryofteadrinkinginBritain

B）　　　　　　howteabecameapopulardrinkinBritain

C）　　　　　　howtheBritonsgotthehabitofdrinkingtea

D）　　　　　　howtea-timewasborn

78.TeabecameapopulardrinkinBritain　　　　　.

A）　　　　　　ineighteenthcentury

B）　　　　　　insixteenthcentury

C）　　　　　　inseventeenthcentury

D）　　　　　　inthelateseventeenthcentury

79.PeopleinEuropebegantodrinkteawithmilkbecause　　　　.

A）　　　　　　ittastedlikemilk

B）　　　　　　ittastedmorepleasant

C）　　　　　　itbecameapopulardrink

D）　　　　　　MadamedeSevingewassuchaladywithgreatsocialinfluencethatpeopletriedtocopythewayshedranktea

80.WemayinferfromthepassagethatthehabitofdrinkingteainBritainwasmostlyduetotheinfluenceof　　　　　.

A）　　　　　　afamousFrenchlady

B）　　　　　　theancientChinese

C）　　　　　　theuppersocialclass

D）　　　　　　peopleinHolland

Passage17

Amysterious“blackcloud”approachestheearth–ourplanet’sweatherisseverelyaffected.

ThroughouttherestofJuneandJulytemperaturesrosesteadilyallovertheEarth.IntheBritishislesthetemperatureclimbedthroughtheeighties,intothenineties,andmovedtowardsthehundredmark.Peoplecomplained,buttherewasnoseriousdisaster.

ThedeathnumberintheU.S.Remainedquitesmall,thankslargelytotheair-conditioningunitsthathadbeenfittedduringpreviousyearsandmonths.Temperaturesrosetothelimitofhumanendurancethroughoutthewholecountryandpeoplewereobligedtoremainindoorsforweeksonend.Occasionallyair-conditioningunitsfailedanditwasthenthatfatalitiesoccurred.

Conditionswereutterlydesperatethroughoutthetropics（热带地区）asmaybejudgedfromthefactthat7943speciesofplantsandanimalsbecametotallyextinct.ThesurvivalofManhimselfwasonlypossiblebecauseofthecavesandcellars（地窖）hewasabletodig.Nothingcouldbedonetoreducethehotairtemperature.Morethansevenhundredmillionpersonsareknowntohavelosttheirlives.

Eventuallythetemperatureofthesurfacewatersofthesearose,notsofastastheairtemperatureitistrue,butfastenoughtoproduceadangerousincreaseofhumidity（湿度）.Itwasindeedthisincreasethatproducedthedisastrousconditionsjustremarked.MillionsofpeoplebetweenthelatitudesofCairoandtheCapeofGoodHopeweresubjectedtoachokingatmospherethatgrewdamperandhotterfromdaytoday.Allhumanmovementceased.Therewasnothingtobedonebuttoliebreathingquicklyasadogdoesinhotweather.

BythefourthweekofJulyconditionsinthetropicslaybalancedbetweenlifeandtotaldeath.Thenquitesuddenlyraincloudsappearedoverthewholeglobe.Thetemperaturedeclinedalittle,duenodoubttothecloudsreflectingmoreoftheSun’sradiationbackintospace,Butconditionscouldnotbesaidtohaveimproved.Warmrainfelleverywhere,evenasfarnorthasIceland.Theinsectpopulationincreasedenormously,sincetheburninghotatmospherewasasfavorabletothemasitwasunfavorabletoManmanyotheranimals.

81.IntheBritishIslesthetemperature　　　　　　.

A）　　　　　　stayedateighty

B）　　　　　　rangedfromeightytoninety

C）　　　　　　approachedonehundred

D）　　　　　　exceededthehundredmark

82.FewpeopleintheUnitedStateslosttheirlivesbecause　　　　　.

A）　　　　　　thetemperaturewastolerable

B）　　　　　　peopleremainedindoorsforweeks

C）　　　　　　thegovernmenthadtakeneffectivemeasurestoreducethehottemperature

D）　　　　　　peoplewereprovidedwiththemostcomfortableair-conditioners

83.MillionsofpeopleinCairo（开罗）andtheCapeofGoodHope（好望角）weresubjectedtoachokingatmospherebecause　　　　　.

A）　　　　　　thetemperaturegrewextremelyhot

B）　　　　　　thetemperaturebecamedamperandhotterasthehumidityofthesurfacewatersoftheseaincreased

C）　　　　　　theirconditionsweretoodangerous

D）　　　　　　nothingcouldbedonewiththehottemperature

84.BythefourthweekofJulyconditionsinthetropicsweresuchthat　　　　.

A）　　　　　　humansurvivalwouldbeimpossible

B）　　　　　　moreandmorepeoplewouldlosetheirlives

C）　　　　　　fewerpeoplecouldbesaved

D）　　　　　　survivalordeathwasstillundecided

85.Theinsectpopulationincreaseddueto　　　　.

A）　　　　　　thehotair

B）　　　　　　thetropicalclimate

C）　　　　　　therainclouds

D）　　　　　　thedampatmosphere

Passage18

Inafamilywheretherolesofmenandwomenarenotsharplyseparatedandwheremanyhouseholdtasksaresharedtoagreaterorlesserextent,notionsofmalesuperiorityarehardtomaintain.Thepatternofsharingintasksandindecisionsmakesforequality,andthisinturnleadstofurthersharing.Insuchahome,thegrowingboyandgirllearntoacceptthatequalitymoreeasilythandidtheirparentsandtopreparemorefullyforparticipationinaworldcharacterizedbycooperationratherthanbythe“battleofthesexes”.

Iftheprocessgoestoofarandman’sroleisregardedaslessimportant-andthathashappenedinsomecases–weareasbadlyofasbefore,onlyinreverse.

ItistimetoreassesstheroleofthemanintheAmericanfamily.Wearegettingalittletiredof“monism”（母亲崇拜）,-butwedon’twanttoexchangeitfora“neo-popism（新父亲崇拜）。

”Whatweneed,rather,istherecognitionthatbringingupchildreninvolvesapartnershipofequals.Therearesignsthatpsychiatrists,psychologists,socialworkers,andspecialistsonthefamilyarebecomingmoreawareofthepartmenplayandthattheyhavedecidedthatwomenshouldnotreceiveallthecredit（信任）–notalltheblame.Wehavealmostgivenupsayingthatawoman’splaceisthehome.Wearebeginning,however,toanalyzemen’splaceinthehomeandtoinsistthathedoeshaveaplaceinit.Noristhatplaceirrelevanttothehealthydevelopmentofthechild.

Thefamilyisacooperativeenterpriseforwhichitisdifficulttolaydownrules,becauseeachfamilyneedstoworkoutitsownwaysforsolvingitsownproblems.

Excessiveauthoritarianismhasunhappyconsequences,whetheritwearsskirtsortrousers,andtheidealofequalrightsandequalresponsibilitiesisconnectednotonlywithahealthydemocracy,butalsowithahealthyfamily.

86.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorisveryconcernedwiththerolethat　　　　.

A）　　　　　　parentsplayinbringinguptheirchildren

B）　　　　　　menplayinafamily

C）　　　　　　womenplayinafamily

D）　　　　　　equalityplaysinafamily

87.Theauthormeanstotellusthat　　　　　.

A）　　　　　　aman’splaceisinthehome

B）　　　　　　awoman’splaceisinthehome

C）　　　　　　awomanshouldbeequaltoaman

D）　　　　　　amanshouldhaveanequalshareinfamilymatters

88.Accordingtotheauthor,ahealthyfamilyshouldbebasedon　　　　.

　　　　　　A）cooperation　　　C）momism

　　　　　　B）　　　authoritarianism　D）neo-popism

89.Whowillbenefitmostfromafamilypatternofsharingintasksanddecisions?

A）　　　　　　Thechildren.　C）Theman.

B）　　　　　　Thewoman　　D）Thepsychologist.

90.Wemaysafelyconcludefromthepassagethat　　　　　.

A）　　　　　　malesuperioritymaintainsahealthyfamily

B）　　　　　　authorityanddemocracyareveryessentialtoahealthyfamily

C）　　　　　　authoritarianismdoesnogoodtoahealthyfamily

D）　　　　　　womenshouldbeequaltomen

Passage19

Idon’tthinkthereisanythingwrongwithyourblood.Thekeytoyourproblemisthatlongnap（打盹，小睡）afterdinner.

Ifyoudidn’tsleepforhoursduringtheearl