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Reading阅读20篇

Part1ReadingComprehension（MultipleChoice）

（每小题：

1分）

Directions:

ReadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

CharlieChaplinhasbrokenallrecordsinmakingpeoplelaugh.Noonehassosetawholeworldlaughingasthelittlemanwiththewalkingstickandtheoversizedshoes.

MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutChaplin'sartandhiscareer,andopinionshaverangedwidely.Butperhapsthosewhocalledhim"thetruesthumanbeingofourtime"cameclosesttothetruth.Thosewhohavecalledhimageniusstressthetimelessandcommonqualitiesinhiswork.Itisanartfilledwithsadelementsanddeephumanfeeling,withwhichanaudiencecannothelpbutbecomeinvolved.Itisforthesereasons,Ibelieve,thatthefigureofCharliehasattractedgenerationaftergeneration.

AllthewriterswhogiveaccountsofChaplin'slifeagreethatCharlie'sunhappyearlyyearsintheareainLondonwherehousesweredirtyandwornhadagreatinfluenceonhisdevelopmentandonthetypeoffilmshemade.Chaplinhimselfemphasizesitinhismemoirs（回忆录）.Themoreonereadsabouthisearliestperiod,themoreonetendstoagree.Indeed,hissufferingyouthhadalastinginfluenceonhim.

Chaplinwasneverafraidtodealwithsubjectscausingmuchdisagreementinhisfilms.HegaveahumorousperformanceonwaronlyafewweeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscamehomefromWorldWarIin1918.Thiswasregardedasmadness,buttheperformancewaswellreceived.Soperfectlydidithitthenailontheheadthateventhereturningsoldiersfounditimpossibletohateitanddeeplyappreciatedthisshortandhumorousperformanceonwhatforthemhadbeenanunpleasantreality.Chaplingavenumerousperformancesattackingcapitalgovernments,satirizing（讽刺）thecrueltyofthemachineage,andevenmakingfunofHitler.

Yearsafterhisdeath,thefunnyfilmsofmotionpictureactoranddirectorCharlieChaplincontinuetobewellloved.Heisparticularlywellknownforhissuccessasacreatorofhumorouspresentationsthatmakefunofpeople,theestablishment,ornetworks.

1.

AllofthefollowingaboutCharlieChaplinaretrueexcept_______________.

A.hewasbornintheUSA

B.hewasagreatfilmactor

C.hehadanunhappyearlylife

D.hemadefunofHitlerinoneofhisfilms

2.

Accordingtotheauthor,CharlieChaplinhasbeenwelllovedbygenerationaftergenerationbecause______________.

A.hesetthewholeworldlaughing

B.hisperformancesgetpeopleinvolved

C.hisworksappealtopeopleindifferentperiods

D.bothBandC

3.

AccordingtothewritersofCharlieChaplin'slifehistory,____________hadastronginfluenceonthetypeoffilmshemade.

A.thesocietyinwhichhelived

B.theaudiencewhopraisedandadmiredhim

C.hisunhappyearlyyearsinthepoorareainLondon

D.thosewhocalledhimagenius

4.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TherearetimelessqualitiesinChaplin'sworkbecausehedidn'tinvolvehimselfinpoliticalaffairs.

B.Chaplinbecamewelllovedyearsafterhisdeath.

C.Chaplin'sperformanceisfunnywithoutanysadelements.

D.Chaplin'sfilmsarethecombinationsoffunnyandsadelements.

5.

Thispassagewas____________.

A.writtenbyCharlieChaplin

B.writtenaboutCharlieChaplin

C.advertisingoneofCharlieChaplin'sfilms

D.writtenforstudentstolearnfilm-making

Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Cultureshockmightbecalledanexpecteddiseaseofpeoplewhohavesuddenlymovedtosomeforeigncountries.Likemostdiseases,ithasitsownsymptomsandcure.

Cultureshockisstartedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsightsofsocialactivities.Thosesignsorcues（提示）includethethousandandonewaysinwhichwefindourplaceinthesituationofdailylife:

whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeople,whenandhowtogivetips,howtomakepurchases,whentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitations,whentotakestatementsseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues,whichmaybewords,gestures,expressionswiththeface,customs,ornorms,areacquiredbyallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmuchapartofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofusdependforourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues,mostofwhichwedonotcarryonthelevelofconsciousawareness.

Nowwhenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedorfullofgoodwillyoumaybe,anumberofsupportshavebeenknockedoutfromunderyoufollowedbyafeelingoffrustrationandanxiety.Peoplerespondtothefrustrationinmuchthesameway.Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthediscomfort."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakemefeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogethertocomplainaboutthehostcountryanditspeople,youcanbesuretheyaresufferingfromcultureshock.Anotherstageofcultureshockisregression.Thehomecountrysuddenlyassumesagreatimportance.Totheforeignereverythingbecomesmuchgreaterthanitreallyis.Allthedifficultiesandproblemsareforgottenandonlythegoodthingsbackhomeareremembered.Itusuallytakesatriphometobringonebacktoreality.

6.

Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockis_________________.

A.anexpecteddiseaseofforeignpeople

B.mayleadtoveryserioussymptoms

.Cactuallynotadisease

D.somethingthatcan'tbechanged

7.

Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockresultsfrom________________.

A.thesuddenlossofourownsignsandsightsofsocialactivities

B.thesuddenchangeofourdailyhabits

C.thesuddenchangeofthesocialsituationandcustoms

D.thediscomfortthatwefeelwhenfacedwithaforeigner

8.

WhichoneofthefollowingmayNOTbethesymptomsofcultureshock?

A.Youdon'tknowhowtoexpressyourthanks.

B.Youdon'tknowhowtogreetotherpeople.

C.Yousuddenlyforgetwhatawordmeans.

D.Youdon'tunderstandwhyaforeigneractsinacertainway.

9.

Howwouldapersonwhostaysabroadmostprobablyactwhenheisfrustratedbythecultureshockaccordingtothepassage?

A.Heismostlikelytorefusetoabsorbthestrangeenvironmentatfirst.

B.Hemaybegintohatethepeopleorthingsaroundhim.

C.Heisreadytoacceptthechangeandchangehimselftothenewenvironment.

D.Althoughhetakestheculturaldifferencestoberegular,hestilldoesn'tknowwhattodowiththem.

10.

Thispassageismostlikelytakenfrom______________.

A.anewsreport

B.agrammarbook

C.abookonmedicineandpsychology

D.anessayonhumancustoms

Questions11to15arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

IntheUnitedStates,workisinfluencedbylaws.Lawsaffecthowlongpeoplework,whattheyarepaid,andtheconditionsunderwhichtheywork.Toseehowimportantworklawsare,justlookbacktotheyear1900.Atthattime,therewerefewlawsaboutworkingconditions.

Inthosedays,peoplewouldworkformonthsandthenfindthatthemoneytheymadehadbeencut.Iftheycomplained,theywerefired.Iftheybecamesick,itwasjusttoobad.Therewerenopaidsickdaysandnohealthplans.

Somefactoriesatthattimeweredark,crowded,andgenerallyawfulplacestoworkin.Peopleinthesefactoriesworked12-to-18-hourshifts,6daysaweekforverylittlemoney.Mostoftheworkerswerewomenandchildren.Inthosedays,womenweregenerallypaidhalfofwhatmenwerepaidfordoingexactlythesamework.Childrenweregivenevenless,sonaturally,factoryownerspreferredhiringchildren.Therewerenohealthorsafetylawstoprotecttheworkers.Peoplefaintedfromtheheatandlackofair.

Ittookaverysadeventtostartgettingchanges.ThatsadeventwastheTriangleFire.In1911,theTriangleBuildinginNewYorkCitycaughtfire.Thebuildingwasadangerousplace.Still,145peoplewouldnothavediedifthefactoryownerhadnotlockedthedoors.Hedidnotwanthisworkerstowastetimebygoingoutsidetorest,sohelockedthemin.Duringthefire,anumberofyoungwomenjumpedoutofthewindowsanddiedonthestreet.Theothersdiedinside.

Asaresult,someimportantsafetyandhealthlawswerepassed.Nowtherearealsolawstopreventchildlaborandlawstomakesurethatthereisequalpayforequalwork.Amongotherthings,thereisalimittothenumberofhoursintheworkdayandthereisaminimumamountthatworkersmustbepaid.

11.

InAmerica,_________________.

A.lawshavelittleinfluenceonwork

B.peoplecouldn'tworkwithoutlaws

C.peoplecouldn'tworkwithoutlaws

D.peoplecanchangelawseasily

12.

Intheolddays,ifworkersmadecomplaints,theywould___________.

A.havetheirhealthplanstakenaway

B.findtheirmoneycut

C.losetheirjobs

D.begiventerribleplacestowork

13.

Factoryownerspreferredhiringchildrenbecause_____________.

A.childreneatless

B.theycouldmanagechildrenbetter

C.childrencoulddoadults'work

D.theypaidchildrenmuchlessmoney

14.

Somechangestookplaceasaresultof_____________.

A.atrafficaccident

B.aseriousdisease

C.thedeathofmanyworkersinafire

D.astrikebytheworkers

15.

Nowtherearelawsforallofthefollowingexcept___________.

A.allowingworkerstotakeholidays

B.preventingchildrenfrombeingemployed

C.makingsurethatthereisequalpayforequalwork

D.limiti