英语阅读1复习纲要.docx

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英语阅读1复习纲要

英语阅读

（1）复习纲要

PartIVocabulary

Inthewife’seyes,his_____totheirmarriagelifeisfarfromperfect.

A）requirementB）commitment

C）participationD）reflection

Heisquitesurethatit’s_____impossibleforhimtofulfillthetaskwithintwodays.

A）fullyB）exclusively

C）absolutelyD）roughly

The_____tobebetterthanothersdriveshimtoworkharderthanbefore.

A）uniquenessB）eagerness

C）awarenessD）effectiveness

Goodhabitsoflivinghaveprovedtobeofmuch_____toourhealth.

A）barrierB）benefit

C）immunityD）commitment

Theideaofwinningtheeyesofthepeoplearound____powerfullytosomeyoungsters,sotheyareeagerlyidentifyingthemselves.

A）defyB）expel

C）attractD）appeals

Asanideal_____tothespreadofSARS,thismedicineisnowingreatdemand.

A）barrierB）commitment

C）challengeD）access

Apositiveanswermakesyoufeelgood,buta（n）______oneteachesyoualot.

A）affirmativeB）negative

C）offensiveD）tuneless

Theactionofcheatinginanexaminationwould____you____severepunishment.

A）cause…toB）subject…to

C）turn…toD）take…to

Itisnotpoliteto____aspeakerwithfrequentquestions.

A）interpretB）intervene

C）interruptD）interfere

Weareexpectingtoseethattheconcertedresearchworkwillcomeupwitha_____solutiontotheproblem.

A）permanentB）perspective

C）persistentD）persuasive

Atthepartywefoundthatshygirl____hermotherallthetime.

A）dependingonB）coincidingwith

C）adheringtoD）clingingto

Itisacommonpracticeinwesterncountriesthatonemustmakea（n）_____beforeseeinghisdoctororvisitingafriend.

A）anchorB）appointment

C）makeupD）toast

Theproblemwithyourconductisthatwhatyoudoisnot_____withwhatyousay.

A）consistentB）continuous

C）considerateD）continual

ProfessorTaylor’stalkhasindicatedthatsciencehasaverystrong_____ontheeverydaylifeofthehumansociety.

A）motivationB）perspective

C）impressionD）impact

Hedeparted____tocatchthetrainonlytofindhisticketwasleftinhome.

A）inhurryB）inhaste

C）inahasteD）withhaste

Thecontractwillbesigned____theceremony.

A）priortoB）bypriorityof

C）previousofD）preciousto

Weforgavehisbadtemperbecauseweknowthathisson’sillnesshadputhimundergreat____.

A）pinsB）stress

C）crisisD）depression

Therearesomeareaswhicharestilldenselypopulated____theirsevereweatherconditions.

A）duetoB）withregardto

C）regardlessofD）butfor

Theworldistryingeverymeansto_____thefriendshipbetweenthetwocountries.

A）raiseB）promote

C）ariseD）protest

Our___fromLondontoParisisbywayofDoverandCalais.

A）routeB）way

C）roadD）routine

Hebuilttheteamthroughbothhardtrainingand_____discipline.

A）looseB）physical

C）rigidD）slack

_____thepopularbeliefthatclassicalmusicistoocomplex,itachievesasimplicitythatonlyageniuscancreate.

A）SubjecttoB）Contraryto

C）FamiliartoD）Similarto

It’sadisgustingthingtohearhim____hisachievements.

A）complainingofB）showingup

C）breakingupD）boastingof

Hisfilmwasacompletefailure,whichdidhisreputationalotof______.

A）damageB）harm

C）injuryD）ruin

Thepublichasappealedtothegovernmenttofinda____totheproblemofpollution.

A）resultB）response

C）settlementD）solution

Thehousewiveswhodonotgoouttoworkoftenfeeltheyarenotworkingtotheirfull_____.

A）capacityB）strength

C）lengthD）possibility

Shemaybe_____ifyoudon’treplytohersoon.

A）injuredB）wounded

C）offendedD）offensive

Thankstotheprogressinmedicine,thelife_____ofpeoplethroughouttheworldwasgreatlyextended.

A）templeB）span

C）damD）residence

Morenew_____willbeopenedupinthefutureforthosewithauniversityeducation.

A）opportunitiesB）necessities

C）realitiesD）probabilities

PartIIReadingComprehension

ProfessorJeraldJellisonhasmadeascientificstudyoflying.Accordingtohim,womenarebetterliarsthanmen,particularlywhentellinga“whitelie”,suchaswhenawomanatapartytellsanotherwomanthatshelikesherdresswhenshereallythinksitlooksawful.However,thisisonlyonesideofthestory.Otherresearcherssaythatmenaremorelikelytotellmoreseriouslies,suchasmakingapromisewhichtheyhavenointentionoffulfilling.Thisisthekindofliepoliticiansandbusinessmenaresupposedtobeparticularlyskilledat:

theliefromwhichtheliarhopestoprofitorgaininsomeway.

Researcheshavealsobeendoneintothewaypeople’sbehaviorchangesinanumberofsmall,apparentlyunimportantwayswhentheylie.Ithasbeenfoundthatiftheyaresittingdownatthetime,theytendtomoveaboutintheirchairsmorethanusual.Tothetrainedobservertheyaresaying“IwishIweresomewhereelsenow.”Theyalsotendtotouchcertainpartsofthefacemoreoften,inparticularthenose.Oneexplanationofthismaybethatlyingcausesaslightincreaseinbloodpressure.Thetipofthenoseisverysensitivetosuchchangesandtheincreasedpressuremakesititch.

Anothergesturewhichgivesliarsawayis“themouthCover”.Thereareseveraltypicalformsofthis,suchascoveringpartofthemouthwiththefingers,touchingtheupper-liporputtingafingerofthehandatonesideofthemouth.Suchagesturecanbeunderstoodasanunconsciousattemptonthepartoftheliartostophimselforherselffromlying.

Ofcourse,suchgesturesasrubbingthenoseorcoveringthemouth,ormovingaboutinachaircannotbetakenasproofthatthespeakerislying.Theysimplytendtooccurmorefrequentlyinthissituation.Itisnotonegesturealonethatgivestheliarawaybutawholenumberofthings,andinparticularthecontextinwhichthelieistold.

Accordingtothepassage,a“whitelie”seemstobealie___________.

A.thatotherpeoplebelieve

B.toldinordertoavoidoffendingsomeone

C.thatotherpeopledon’tbelieve

D.toldinordertotakeadvantageofsomeone

Itseemsthat________.

A.womengenerallyliefarmorethanmendo

B.womenoftenmakepromisestheyintendtobreak

C.womenarebetterattellinglessseriousliesthanmenare

D.womenlieatpartiesmoreoftenthanmendo

Researchersfindthatwhenapersontellslies_______.

A.hisbloodpressureincreasesmeasurably

B.helooksveryserious

C.heuseshisunconsciousmind

D.hetendstomakesomesmallchangesinhisbehavior

Whichofthefollowingmaybestbetrayaliar?

A.Thetouchingofthetipofone’snose.

B.Thechangesofone’sbehavior.

C.“Themouthcover”gesture.

D.Thecircumstancesinwhichhislieistold.

Thetoneofthispassagetellsusthatthewriter

A.hateslying

B.triestoanalyzelying

C.oftentellsalie

D.enjoyslying

Thefieldofmedicinehasalwaysattracteditsshareofquacks（江湖医生）andcharlatans（庸医）–thatis,disreputable（名声不佳的）womenandmenwithlittleornomedicalknowledgewhopromisequickcuresatcheapprices.Thereasonswhyquackerythriveseveninmoderntimesarenothardtofind.

Tobeginwith,painseemstobeachronic（长期的）humanconditions.Apersonwhosebodyormind“hurts”willoftenpayanyamountofmoneyforthepromiseofrelief.Second,eventhebestmedicaltreatmentcannotcurealltheillsthatbesetmenandwomen.Peoplewhomistrustordislikethetruthsthattheirphysicianstellthemoftenturntomoresympatheticears.

Manypeoplelackthetrainingnecessarytoevaluatemedicalclaims.Giventhechoicebetween（a）areputablephysicianwhosaysacureforcancerwillbelong,difficult,expensive,andmaynotworkatall,and（b）asalespersonwhosaysthatfivebottlesofasecretformula“snakeoil”willcurenotonlycancer,buttuberculosis,andbadbreathaswell,someindividualswilloptforthebottleofsnakeoil.

Many“snakeoil”remediesarehighlylacedwithalcoholornarcoticdrugs.Anyonewhodrinksthemmaygetsodrunkthattheydrowntheirpainsintherisingtideofpleasantintoxication.Littlewonderthatitisapopularcure-allforminorachesandhurts!

Butlettherebenomisunderstandings.Averyfew“homeremedies”actuallywork.However,mostremediessoldbyquacksarenotonlyuseless,butoftencanbeharmfultotheusersaswell.

AllofthefollowingarereasonswhyquackscontinuetodobusinessEXCEPTthat_____.

A.peopleareoftenwillingtopayanyamountofmoneyforthepromiseofrelief

B.manypeoplearenotinapositiontoevaluatemedicalclaimsanddiagnoses

C.many“snakeoil”remedieswillnotdoharmtothepatient,eveniftheydonotactuallywork

D.quacks,apparentlysympathetic,caneasilycoaxpatientsintobelievingthattheycanhelpthemrecover

Accordingtothepassage,theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat________.

A.sometimespeopledogetsomehelpfromcharlatans

B.doctorsshouldnotlietotheirpatients

C.quacksandcharlatansaremotivatedbythedesiretohelpmankind

D.onlypoorlyeducatedpeopleseekquacks’advice

Thephrase“optfor”（line5,paragraph3）canbestbereplacedby________.

A.“choose”B.“decideon”

C.“pickup”D.“accept”

Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Mosthomeremediesareeffective

B.“Snakeoil”remediesareapopularcure-allforminorachesandpains

C.“Snakeoil”remediescanhelpapatientpsychologically,butnotphysically

D.“Snakeoil”remediesarealcoholornarcoticdrugspureandsimple

Usingcontextclues,wemayinferthattheword“intoxication”means“theconditionofbeing________.”

A.poisonedB.unconscious

C.asleepD.drunk

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