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新增文章阅读理解综合+理工+卫生
2010年阅读理解新增文章1
综合类1
第五篇Sino—JapanAnimosityLessens(C级)1
第三十篇WikipedialImposesNewCurbsOnEditingArticles(C级)3
第三十四篇CareerWithaUniform(B级)5
第三十五篇DormFoodMoreComfy(B级)6
第四十四篇AmericansGetTouchy(A级)8
第四十五篇WomenStayinginMini-SkirtsforLonger(A级)9
理工类10
第三篇CitizenScientists(C级)10
第六篇ArcticMelt(C级)12
第三十三篇ExpertsCallforLocalandRegionalControlofSitesforRadioactiveWaste(B级)13
第三十八篇NightoftheLivingAnts(B级)14
第四十六篇HowtheFirstStarsintheUniverseCameintoExistence(A级)16
第五十篇CellPhonesIncreaseTraffic,PedestrianFatalities(A级)17
卫生类19
第五篇U.S.EatsTooMuchSalt(C级)19
第十八篇HumanHeartCanMakeNewCells(B级)20
第三十四篇DoPatientsTrustDoctorsTooMuch?
(A级)21
阅读理解参考答案和译文23
2010年阅读理解新增文章
综合类
第五篇Sino—JapanAnimosityLessens(C级)
ChineseandJapanesepeoplevieweachotherslightlymorepositivelythanlastyear,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonWednesdayatapressconferenceinBeijing.
ThesurveyisjointlysponsoredbyChinaDailyandGenronNPO,aJapanesethinktanksimilartotheAmericanCouncilonForeignRelations.ItalsofoundoverwhelmingagreementinbothcountriesthatSino-Japaneserelationswereimportant.
ThesurveyisapartoftheBeijing-TokyoForum,anannualgatheringofseniorgovernmentofficialsandrepresentativesfromChineseandJapaneseNGOsdesignedtoimprovecommunicationandunderstandingbetweenthetwocountries.
Conductedeveryyearforfiveyearsnow,thesurveyfocusedontwodifferentgroupsofpeople:
ordinarycitizens,andintellectuals.InChina,theintellectualgroupwascomprisedmainlyofuniversitystudentsfromwell-knownschoolslikePekingUniversity.InJapan,the“intellectual”groupwasmainlymadeupofpreviousmembersofGenronNPO.
AmongordinaryChinesepolled,35.7percentsaidtheyhave“verygood”or“relativelygood”impressionsofJapan,a5.5-percentage-pointincreasecomparedwithlastyear.45.2percentofChinesestudentshadapositiveimpressionofJapan,twopercentagepointsmorethanlastyear.Only26.6percentofJapanesehaveapositiveimpressionofChina,however.
Still,anoverwhelmingmajorityoftherespondentsfromeachcountrysaidSino-Japaneserelationswere“important”andwantedtheirleaderstodeepentalksandcooperationwitheachother.
But51.9percentofordinarypeopleand42.4percentofstudentsinChinasaidtheysawnochangeinrelationsbetweenthetwocountriesoverthelastyear.InJapan,64.8percentofthoseordinarypeopleand53.4percentofintellectualssurveyedsharedtheviewthattherewasnoimprovementinbilateraltiesthisyear.
Historicalissuesandterritorialdisputesremaintwomajorobstaclestoimprovingbilateralrelations,thesurveyfound.WhatconcernstheChinesemostarehistoricalissues,visitsbyJapaneseofficialstoYasukuniShrine,andtheNanjingMassacre.
Perceptionsoneconomicandtraderelations,haveimproved,though.About47percentofordinaryJapanesesaidChinahadbeen“helpful”thisyearinfightingtheglobaleconomiccrisiscomparedwithjust30percentlastyear.ThepercentofJapaneseintellectualswhosaidChineseeconomicgrowthwasgoodforJapanincreasedfrom65.8percentto81.4percentthisyear.
CooperationinEastAsianissues,tradeandinvestment,energy,andtheenvironmentandclimatechangetopthelistofcommonconcernsthatpeopleinChinaandJapanwanttheirleaderstotalkaboutinbilateralmeetings,thesurveyfound.
Civilexchangeswereregardedbythemostpeoplefromthebothcountriesasanimportantwaytoimproverelations.90.7percentofthestudentsand85.7percentoftheordinarypeopleinChinaand95.8%ofintellectualsand74.8%oftheordinarypeopleinJapanviewedcivilexchangesas“important”or“relativelyimportant”.
ChineseandJapanesebothlearnabouteachother’scountriesmostlythroughtelevisionnewsandnewspapers,thesurveyfound.
练习:
1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthesurveyistrue?
A)ThesurveywasconductedonWednesdayatapressconferenceinBeijing.
B)ThesurveyisjointlysponsoredbyChinaDaily,GenronNPOandtheAmericanCouncilonForeignRelations.
C)ThesurveyfoundthatpeopleinbothChinaandJapangenerallyagreethattherelationshipbetweenthetwocountriesisimportant.
D)Thesurveymainlyfocusedontwodifferentgroupsofpeople:
ordinarycitizens,andtheuniversitystudents.
2.Accordingtothepassage,theBeijing—TokyoForum
A)isheldeveryyearinBeijing.
B)aimsatpromotingcommunicationbetweenthetwocountries.
C)mainlyattractsrepresentativesfromthegovernmentsofthetwocountries.
D)releasesasurveyonSino—Japaneserelationeveryfiveyears.
3.Inthelastyear,%ofordinaryChineseand%ofChinesestudentshavea
positiveimpressionofJapan.
A)35.7;45.2
B)51.9;42.4
C)5.5;26.6
D)30.2;43.2
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasthemajorobstaclestoimprovingbilateralties?
A)territorialdisputes
B)tradefrictions
C)visitsbyJapaneseofficialstoYasukuniShrine
D)theNanjingMassacre
5.Thesurveyfoundthat
A)mostJapanesehadgoodorrelativelygoodimpressionsofChina.
B)thebilateralrelationshipwasperceivedasbeingimprovedoverlastyearbythemajorityofrespondentsfromthebothcountries.
C)anoverwhelmingmajorityoftherespondentsfromeachcountrybelievedthattheCivilexchangeswereanimportantwaytoimproverelations.
D)Theterritorialissuerankedamongthetoplistofcommonconcernsthatpeopleinbothcountrieswanttheirleaderstotalkaboutinbilateralmeetings.
第三十篇WikipedialImposesNewCurbsOnEditingArticles(C级)
Wikipedia,thefamousonlineencyclopedia,islookingtoimposemoredisciplinewithnewrestrictionsontheeditingofarticles.
ThelatestchangescomeasWikipediatriestobalanceaneedforcredibilityandadesireforopenness.
Whileanyonecanstilleditentries,thesiteistestingpagesthatwon’tregisterchangesuntiltheyareapprovedbyanexperiencedWikipediaeditor.
Ifthesite’susersrespondwelltothetestrun,thenewrestrictionswillapplytoallentriesforlivingpeopleinthenextfewweeks.
Theideaistoblockthekindofhigh-profilevandalismthathasmarredsomepages.
Inoneofthemostrecentembarrassments,USDemocraticSenatorsRobertByrdwasprematurelydeclareddeadbyrogueeditors.
Still,Wikipediarisksdiscouraginglegitimateeditingifrestrictionsonchangesoradditionsbecometooburdensome,keepingarticlesfromgettingbetterorkeepingupwithevents.Thatmaybeespeciallytrueonmoreobscurepageswithfeweractivevolunteerstoapproveeditstimely.
Awareoftherisks,Wikipediahassetthecriteriafor“experiencededitor”statusrelativelylow.UserswhoareregisteredforafewdayscangivechangestheOK,saidJayWalsh,aspokesmanforthenonprofitWikimediaFoundation,whichrunsthesite.
AmoreuniformsystemforfilteringchangesonWikipediarepresentsastepbackfromthesite’soriginalphilosophy,whichcalledforharnessingthecollectiveknowledgeofvolunteereditorswithoutanymajorrestrictions.
ButitisnotthefirsttimeWikipediahasattachedsomestrings.
Thesameflaggingprocess,forexample,hasbeenimposedonallentriesintheGerman-languageWikipediaformorethanayear.
OntheEnglishsite,too,high-profilepagesthatarelikelytobedefaced,suchasMichaelJackson’s,havebeentightlyrestricted.
SomeobserversbelieveWikipediamustcontinuetighteningeditingpoliciesifitwantstogaincredibility.
“I’mjustwaitingfortheothershoetodrop,”saidEricGoldman,directoroftheHighTechLawInstituteattheSantaClaraUniversitySchoolofLaw.
GoldmanenvisionsafutureWikipediacuratedbyarelativelysmallgroupofdedicatededitors.Underthecurrentmodel,hesaid,theresimplyaren’tenoughvolunteerstocatchallerrors.
“MyhopeisthatWikipediastillexistsandisstillconsideredausefulsite,”Goldmansaid.“Butitwillbeatthatpointaverytightlycontrolledsite.Itwon’thavethatveneerofasitethatanyonecancontributeto.Theyhaven’tclosedthedrawbridge.Peoplecanstillgetin.Butitkeepsgoingupandupandup.”
Separately,theOmidyarNetwork,aphilanthropicinvestmentgroupstartedbyeBayfounderPierreOmidyar,saidonTuesdayitiscommitting$2millionovertwoyearstotheWikimediaFoundation.OmidyarNetwork’sgrantwillsupportWikimedia’sgoalsofbringingfreeeducationalcontenttopeoplearoundtheworldandsupportingmorepeopletohelpcreatethatcontent.
练习:
1.WhatisthelatestchangeofWikipedia?
A)NownoteverybodycaneditentriesinWikipedia.
B)Fewerrestrictionswillbeposedontheeditionofentries.
C)Someofthepageswillnotregisterchangeswithouttheapprovalofanexperienced
Wikipediaeditor.
D)Allentriesforlivingpeoplewillnotbeeditedfromnowon.
2.WhyhasWikipediasetthecriteriafor“experiencededitor”statusrelativelylow?
A)Becauseexperiencededitorsarerare.
B)Becausealotofpeopleareinterestedintheeditingofentries.
C)Becausestrictercriteriamaydiscouragelegitimateediting.
D)Becausepeoplereceivenopayfortheirediting.
3.WhichstatementaboutRobertByrdisfalse?
A)HeisamemberofAmericanDemocraticParty.
B)HeisamemberoftheSenate.
C)HewaswronglydeclareddeadbyWikipedia.
D)HeusedtoeditsentriesinWikipedia.
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutWikipediaistrue?
A)ThisisthefirsttimethatWikipediaimposesrestrictionsontheeditingofentries.
B)PeoplecanstilleditalltheentriesontheEnglishsitefreely.
C)Thecurrentdisciplineimposedontheeditingofarticlesistoolaxsothatalotof
embarrassmentshav