新视野大学英语三级题库阅读145.docx

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IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesoneyearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctor—andgotoacourt.

Aftertheaccident,myroommatecalledadoctorforme.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.ButIwasastonished.Hehadgoodreasontochargeme,hesaid.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjury,I’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.Nowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctor,itwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.

ButeverytimeIwenttoseethedoctor,Ihadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametime,andoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtime.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlines,anditcostme$215

Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccident,yethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismisshim.Andhemademepay$770.

NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.Duetomyinexperience,ItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmerica.Knowingthat,theyplayedfortime,…andIleftwithoutgettingacent.

MyexperiencetaughtmetwothingsaboutAmerica;firstly,inacountrylikeAmericamoneyiseverything.Itismoreimportantthanfriendship,honororprofessionalmorality.Secondly,foreignersarestillbeingunfairlytreated.SowhenwetalkaboutAmerican,weshouldseebothitsgoodandbadsides.

1.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause________.

A）hefeltsorryfortheauthor

B）hethoughtitwasachancetomakemoney

C）heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodone.

D）hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer

2.Agooddoctorisessentialfortheauthorto__________.

A）beproperlytreated

B）talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccident

C）recoverbeforeheleavesAmerica

D）eventuallygettheresponsiblepartytopayforhisinjury

3.Theword“charge”inthispassagemeans________.

A）beresponsibleB）accuseC）askapriceD）claim

4.Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassagearevery________.

A）friendlyB）greedyC）professionallyD）busy

5.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?

A）GoingtocourtissomethingverycommonInAmerica.

B）Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacar.

C）TherearemorebadsidesinAmericathangoodsides.

D）MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.

2.BDCBD

2（0.85）24.CABBC

TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthatmorethanfourmillionpeopledieeachyearfromtheeffectsofsmokingtobacco.Thatnumberisincreasing.WHOofficialsexpect150millionpeopletodiefromtobaccouseinthenexttwentyyears.Sevenintenofthosedeathswillbeindevelopingcountries.

IntheUnitedStates,about47millionadultscurrentlysmoke.Americanhealthexpertssaytobaccouseistheleadingpreventablecauseofdeathnationwide.Thisyear,morethanfour-hundred-thirty-thousandAmericanswilldieofdiseaseslinkedtosmoking.Onedaylastmonth,thousandsofAmericans,attemptedtostopsmoking.TheyweretakingpartintheGreatAmericanSmokeout.

TheAmericanCancerSocietyhasorganizedtheGreatAmericanSmokeouteveryyearfortwenty-fiveyears.Thegoalistoshowthedangersofsmokingandprovidesupportforpeoplewhodecidetostopsmoking.

Itisnoteasytostopsmokingpermanently.However,doctorssayyouprobablywilllivelongerifyoudostopsmoking..Youwillfeelbetter:

andlookbetter.Youalsowillprotectthehealthoffamilymemberswhobreatheyoursmoke.TheAmericanCancerSocietysaysbloodpressurereturnstonormaltwentyminutesaftersmokingthelastcigarette,Carbonmonoxidegaslevelsinthebloodreturntonormalaftereighthours.Afteroneday;thechanceofheartattackdecreases.Afteroneyear,theriskofheartdiseaseforanon-smokerishalfthatofasmoker:

1.AccordingtotheWHOofficials,howmanypeoplewilldiefromtobaccouseindevelopingcountriesinthenext20years?

A）4,600,000.B）150,000,000.

C）105,000,000D）.47,000,000.

2.WhatistheleadingpreventablecauseofdeathnationwideinUSA?

A）TobaccouseB）Heartattack.

C）CaraccidentsD}Alcoholuse.

3.Accordingtothepassage,smokingmayleadtothefollowingresultsEXCEPT______.

A）heartattackB）clearthinking

C）theriseofblood.pressureD）theriseofcarbonmonoxide

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A）TheGreatAmericanSmokeoutisaworldwidecampaigntoshowthedangersofsmoking.

B）Smokingmayaffectthehealthofone’sfamilymembers.

C）Quittingsmokingisaneasyjob.

D）Itisuselessnottostopsmokepermanently.

5.Afteronestopssmokingfor-________,theriskofheartdiseasewilldrophalf.

A）8hoursB）1day

C）1yearD）2years

3（0.85）CDCDD

MicrosoftCorporationistheleadingdeveloperofpersonal-computersoftwaresystemsandapplications.Thecompanyalsopublishesbooksandmultimediatitlesandofferselectronicmailservices.IthassalesofficesthroughouttheworldbutdoesvirtuallyallofitsresearchanddevelopmentatitscorporateheadquartersinRedmond,Washington,U.S.

In1975BillGatesandPaulG.Allen,twoboyhoodfriendsfromSeattle,convertedBASIC,apopularmainframeprogramminglanguage,foruseonanearlypersonalcomputer（PC）,theAltair.ShortlyafterwardGatesandAllenfoundedMicrosoft,derivingthenamefromthewords“microcomputer”and“software.”DuringthenextfewyearstheyrefinedBASICanddevelopedotherprogramminglanguages.In1980InternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation（IBM）askedMicrosofttoproducetheessentialsoftware,oroperatingsystem,foritsfirstpersonalcomputer,theIBMPC.Microsoftpurchasedanoperatingsystemfromanothercompany,modifiedit,andrenameditMS-DOS（MicrosoftDiskOperatingSystem）.MS-DOSwasreleasedwiththeIBMPCin1981.Thereafter,mostmanufacturersofpersonalcomputerslicensedMS-DOSastheiroperatingsystem,generatingvastrevenuesforMicrosoft;bytheearly1990sithadsoldmorethan100millioncopiesoftheprogramanddefeatedrivaloperatingsystemssuchasCP/M,whichitdisplacedintheearly1980s,andlaterOS/2.MicrosoftdeepeneditspositioninoperatingsystemswithitsWindowsgraphicalcommandprogram,whosethirdversion,releasedin1990,gainedawidefollowing.By1993,Windows3.0anditssubsequentversionsweresellingatarateofonemillioncopiespermonth,andnearly90percentoftheworld’sPCsranonaMicrosoftoperatingsystem.In1995thecompanyreleasedWindows95,whichforthefirsttimefullyintegratedMSDOSwithWindowsandeffectivelymatchedineaseofuseAppleComputer’sMacintoshOS.Italsobecametheleaderinproductivitysoftwaresuchasword-processingandspreadsheetprograms,outdistancinglong-timerivalsLotusandWordPerfectintheprocess.

1.WhatistheroleofMicrosoftCorporationintheworldofsoftwaresystemsandapplications?

A）It’sthebiggestmultinationalcorporation.

B）It’sthefounderofpersonalcomputers.

C）It’stheleadingdeveloper.

D）It’sthelargestbooksellerinAmerica.

2.Besidessoftwaresystemsandapplications,whatelsedoesMicrosoftdealin?

A）Publishingbooksandmultimediatitles.

B）Offeringelectronicmailservices.

C）Inventingprogramlanguages.

D）BothAandB.

3.WhoestablishedMicrosoft?

A）BillGates.B）PaulG.Allen.

C）BillGatesandPaulG.Allen.D）Agroupofcomputerexperts.

4.In1980IBMaskedMicrosofttoproducetheoperatingsystem,they________.

A）inventeditalone

B）refusedtodoit

C）wantedtomakeaperfectone,buttheyfailed

D）boughtonefromanothercompanyandmadealittlechange5.Whatdoesthepassageimply?

A）Windows3.0fullyintegratedMS-DOSwithWindows.

B）By1990,nearly90percentoftheworld’sPCshadrunonWindows3.0.

C）IBMaskedMicrosofttodevelopWindows95.

D）MicrosoftsurpassedLotusandWordPerfecttill1995.4（0.89）CDCCD1970wasWorldConservationYear.TheUnitedNationswantedeveryonetoknowthattheworldisindanger.Theyhopedthatgovernmentswouldactquicklyinorderto“conserve”nature.Hereisoneexampleoftheproblem.Atonetimetherewere1,300differentplants,treesandflowersinHolland,butnowonly866remain.Theothershavebeendestroyedbymodernmanandhistechnology.Wearechangingtheearth,theairandwater,andeverythingthatgrowsandlives.Wecan’tlivewithoutthesethings.Ifwecontinuelikethis,weshalldestroyourselves.

Whatwillhappeninthefuture?

Perhapsitismoreimportanttoask,“Whatmustwedonow?

”Thepeoplewhowillbelivingintheworldoftomorrowaretheyoungoftoday.Alotofthemknowthatconservationisnecessary.Manyarehelpingtosaveourworld.Theyplanttrees,buildbridgesacrossriversinforests,andsoon.InasmalltownintheUnitedStatesalargegroupofgirlscleanedthebanksof11kilometersoftheirriver.Youngpeoplemayhearaboutconservationthrougharecordcalled“Noone’sgoingtochangeourworld”.ItwasmadebytheBeatles,CliffRichardandothersingers.Themoneyfromitwillhelptoconservewildanimals.

I.“Noone’sgoingtochangeourworld”was________.

A）animportantbookpublishedin1970

B）anideathatnobodywouldaccept

C）arecordcallingonpeopletoconservenature

D）aruleworkedoutbytheUnitedNations

2.Whatisthemostimportantthingforustodotosaveourworld?

A）Weshouldplantmoretreesandflowers.

B）Weshouldcleanthebanksofourrivers.