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选择性阅读理解配套练习20篇

选择性阅读理解配套练习

Partone（2006.12）

PassageOne

Question57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ReadingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaisIcebergWaterwhichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundland,Canada.

ArthurvonWiesenberger,whocarriesthetitleWaterMaster,isoneofthefewwatercriticsinNorthAmerica.Asaboy,hespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItaly,FranceandSwitzerland,Wherebottledwaterisconsumeddaily.Eventhen,hekeptawaterjournal,notingthebrandshelikedbest.“Mydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater.”Hesays.

Butisplaintapwaterallthatbad?

Notatall.Infact,NewYork’smunicipalwaterformorethanacenturywascalledthechampagneoftapwateranduntilrecentlyconsideredamongthebestintheworldintermsofbothtasteandpurity.Similarly,amagazineinEnglandfoundthattapwaterfromtheThamesRivertastedbetterthanseveralleadingbrandsofbottledwaterthatwere400timesmoreexpensive.

Nevertheless,soft-drinkcompaniesviewbottledwaterasthenextbattle-groundformarketshare-thisdespitethefactthatover25percentofbottledwatercomesfromtapwater:

PepsiCo’sAquafinaandCoca-Cola’sDasaniarebothpurifiedtapwaterratherthanspringwater.

Asdinersthirstforleadingbrands,bottlersandrestaurateurssalivate（垂涎）overtheprofits.Arestaurant’stypicalmark-uponwineis100to150percent,whereasonbottledwaterit’soften300to500percent.Butsincewaterismuchcheaperthanwine,andmanyofthefancierbrandsaren’tavailableinstores,mostdinesdon’tnoticeorcare.

Asaresult,somerestaurantsareturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater.AccordingtoanarticleinTheStreetJournal,someofthemoreshamelesstacticsincludeplacingattractivebottlesonthetableforavisualsell,listingbrandsonthemenuwithoutprices,andpouringbottledwaterwithoutevenaskingthedinnersiftheywantit.

Regardlessofhowit’ssold,thepopularityofbottledwatertapsintoourdesireforbetterhealth,ourwishtoappearcultivated,andevenalongingforlostpurity.

57.WhatdoweknowaboutIcebergWaterfromthepassage?

A）Itisakindoficedwater.

B）Itisjustplaintapwater.

C）Itisakindofbottledwater.

D）Itisakindofmineralwater.

58.Bysaying“Mydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater”（Line4Para2）

A）plaintapwateriscertainlyunfitfordrinking

B）bottledwaterisclearlysuperiortotapwater

C）bottledwateroftenappealsmoretodogstaste

D）dogscanusuallydetectafinedifferenceintaste59.The“fancierbrands”（Line3Para5）refersto____

A）tapwaterfromtheThamesRiver

B）famouswinesnotsoldinordinarystores

C）PepsiCo’sAquafinaandCoca-Cola’sDasani

D）expensivebottledwaterwithimpressivenames

60.Whyaresomerestaurantsturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater?

A）Bottledwaterbringsinhugeprofits

B）Competitionfromthewineindustryisintense

C）Mostdinersfindbottledwateraffordable

D）Bottledwatersatisfieddiners’desiretobefashionable

61.Accordingtopassage,whyisbottledwatersopopular?

A）Itismuchcheaperthanwine

B）Itisconsideredhealthier

C）Itappealstomorecultivatedpeople

D）Itismorewidelypromotedinthemarket

PassageTwo（2006.12）

Aswehaveseen,thefocusofmedicalcareinoursocietyhasbeenshiftingfromcuringdiseasetopreventingdisease–especiallyintermsofchangingourmanyunhealthybehaviors,suchaspooreatinghabits,smoking,andfailuretoexercise.Thelineofthoughtinvolvedinthisshiftcanbepursuedfurther.Imagineapersonwhoisabouttherightweight,butdoesnoteatverynutritious（有营养的）foods,whofeelsOKbutexercisesonlyoccasionally,whogoestoworkeveryday,butisnotanoutstandingworker,whodrinksafewbeersathomemostnightsbutdoesnotdrivewhiledrunk,andwhohasnochestpainsorabnormalbloodcounts,butsleepsalotandoftenfeelstired.Thispersonisnotill.Hemaynotevenbeatriskforanyparticulardisease.Butwecanimaginethatthispersoncouldbealothealthier.

Thefieldofmedicinehasnottraditionallydistinguishedbetweensomeonewhoismerely“notill”andsomeonewhoisinexcellenthealthandpaysattentiontothebody’sspecialneeds.Bothtypeshavesimplybeencalled“well”.Inrecentyears,however,somehealthspecialistshavebeguntoapplytheterms“well”and“wellness”onlytothosewhoareactivelystrivingtomaintainandimprovetheirhealth.Peoplewhoarewellareconcernedwithnutritionandexerciseandtheymakeapointofmonitoringtheirbody'scondition.Mostimportant,perhaps,peoplewhoarewelltakeactiveresponsibilityforallmattersrelatedtotheirhealth.Evenpeoplewhohaveaphysicaldiseaseorhandicap（缺陷）maybe"well,"inthisnewsense,iftheymakeanefforttomaintainthebestpossiblehealththeycaninthefaceoftheirphysicallimitations."Wellness"mayperhapsbestbeviewednotasastatethatpeoplecanachieve,butasanidealthatpeoplecanstrivefor.Peoplewhoarewellarelikelytobebetterabletoresistdiseaseandtofightdiseasewhenitstrikes.Andbyfocusingattentiononhealthywaysofliving,theconceptofwellnesscanhaveabeneficialimpactonthewaysinwhichpeoplefacethechallengesofdailylife.

62.Todaymedicalcareisplacingmorestresson______.

A）keepingpeopleinahealthyphysicalcondition

B）monitoringpatients'bodyfunctions

C）removingpeople'sbadlivinghabits

D）ensuringpeople'spsychologicalwell-being

63.Inthefirstparagraph,peopleareremindedthat_____.

A）goodhealthismorethannotbeingill

B）drinking,evenifnottoexcess,couldbeharmful

C）regularhealthchecksareessentialtokeepingfit

D）preventionismoredifficultthancure

64.Traditionally,apersonisconsidered"well"ifhe______.

A）doesnothaveanyunhealthylivinghabits

B）doesnothaveanyphysicalhandicaps

C）isabletohandlehisdailyroutines

D）isfreefromanykindofdisease

65.Accordingtotheauthor,thetruemeaningof"wellness"isforpeople_____.

A）tobestsatisfytheirbody'sspecialneeds

B）tostrivetomaintainthebestpossiblehealth

C）tomeetthestricteststandardsofbodilyhealth

D）tokeepaproperbalancebetweenworkandleisure

66.Accordingtowhattheauthoradvocates,whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplewouldbeconsideredhealthy?

A）Peoplewhohavestrongmusclesaswellasslimfigures.

B）Peoplewhoarenotpresentlyexperiencinganysymptomsofdisease

C）Peoplewhotrytobeaspossible,regardlessoftheirlimitations.

D）Peoplewhocanrecoverfromillnessevenwithoutseekingmedicalcare.

PassageThree（2006,6）

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Communicationstechnologiesarefarfromequalwhenitcomestoconveyingthetruth.Thefirststudytotellliesinphoneconversationsastheyareinemails.Thefactthatemailsareautomaticallyrecorded-andcancomebacktohaunt（困扰）youappearstobethekeytothefinding.

JeffHancockofCornellUniversityinIthaca,MewYork,asked30studentstokeepacommunicationsdiaryforaweek.Inittheynotedthenumberofconversationsoremailexchangestheyhadlastingmorethan10minutes,andconfessedtohowmanyliestheytold.Hancockthenworkedoutthenumberofliesperconversationfoeeachmedium.Hefoundthatliesmadeup14percentofemails,21percentofinstantmessages,27percentofface-to-faceinteractionsandanastonishing37percentofphonecalls.

Hankcockhopeshisresearchwillhelpcompaniesworkoutthebestwaysfortheiremployeestocommunicate.Forinstance,thephonemightbethebestmediumfoesaleswhereemployeesareencouragedtostretchthetruth.But,givenhisresult,workassessmentwherehonestyisapriority,mightbebestdoneusingemail.

57.Hancock’sstudyfocuseson____________.

A）Theconsequencesoflyinginvariouscommunicationsmedia.

B）Thesuccessofcommunicationstechnologiesinconveyingideas.

C）peoplearelesslikelytolieininstantmessages.

D）people'shonestylevelsacrossarangeofcommunicationsmedia.

58.Hancock'sresearchfindingsurprisedthosewhobelivedthat________________.

A）peoplearelesslikelytolieininstantmessages.

B）peopleareunlikelytolieinface-to-faceinteractions.

C）peoplearemostlikelytolieinemailcommunication

D）Peoplearetwiceaslikelytolieinphoneconversations.

59.Accordingtothepassage,whyarepeoplemorelikelytotellthetruththroughcertainmediaofcommunication?

A）Theyareafraidofleavingbehindtracesoftheirlies.

B）Theybelievethathonestyisthebestpolicy.

C）Theytendtoberelaxedwhenusingthosemedia.

D）Theyaremostpractisedatthoseformsofcommunication.

60.AccordingtoHancockthetelephoneisapreferablemediumforpremotingsalesbecause____________.

A）Salemencantalkdirectlytotheircunstomers.

B）Salemenmayfeellessrestrainedtoexaggerate.

C）Salemencanimpresscustomersasbeingtrustworthy.

D）Salemenmaypassoninstantmessageseffectively.

61.Itcanbeinferrenfromthepassagethat_____________.

A）Honestyshouldbeencouragedininterpersonalcommunications

B）moreemployerswilluseemailstocommunicatewiththeiremployees

C）suitablemediashouldbechosemfordifferentcommunicationpurposes

D）emailisnowthedominantmediumofcommunicationwithinacompany.

PassageFour（2006,6）

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inacountrythatdefinesitselfbyideals,notbysharedblood,whoshouldbeallowedtocomeworlandlivehere?

InthewakeoftheSept.11attacksthesequestionshaveneverseemetmorepressing.

onDecember.11,2001,aspartoftheeffortto