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专升本英语阅读理解训练20篇
hardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress(床垫).Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!
Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman'ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexample,whenheis"blownup"inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.
Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliff(悬崖)athousandfeethigh.Hisparachute(降落伞)failedtoopen,andhewaskilled.Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Fornowadaystherearestuntgirlstool
1.Stuntmenarethosewho______.
A.oftendressupasactors
B.prefertoleaddangerouslives
C.oftenperformseeminglydangerousactions
D.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlives
2.Stuntmenearntheirlivingby______.
A.playingtheirdirtytricks
B.sellingtheirspecialskills
C.jumpingoutofhighwindows
D.jumpingfromfastmovingtrains
3.Whenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding,______.
A.heneedslittleprotection
B.hewillbecoveredwithamattress
C.hislifeisendangered
D.hissafetyisgenerallyallright
4.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactor(因素)ofasuccessfulperformance?
A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.Speed.D.Carefulness.
5.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor'sexampleoftheNorwegianstuntman?
A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.
B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh.
C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.
D.Thecliffistoohigh.
KEY:
1-5CBDBA
专升本英语阅读训练(002)
activitywhichwasalmostunknowntothelearnedintheearlydaysofthehistory,whileduringthefifteenthcenturytheterm"reading"undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecomepopular.
Oneshouldbecareful,however,ofsupposingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisdistraction(分散注意力)toothers.Examinationofreasonsconnectedwiththehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingshowsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.
Thelastcenturysawagradualincreaseinliteracy(读写能力)andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreadersincreased,sothenumberoflistenersdropped,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,socamethepopularityofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibraries,trainsandoffices,wherereadingaloudwoulddisturbotherreadersinaway.
Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillheatedargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformationortreatedrespectfully,andoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.However,whateveritsadvantages,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbytheprintedmassmedia(媒介)ontheonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.
Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeingadvisedtohavesomenewideasofbooksandtouseskillsinreadingthemwhichwerenotproper,ifnotimpossible,fortheoralreader.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnologicaldevelopmentsinthecenturyhadgreatlychangedwhattheterm"reading"referredto.
1.Whywasreadingaloudcommonbeforethenineteenthcentury?
A.Becausesilentreadinghadnotbeendiscovered.
B.Becausetherewerefewplacesforprivatereading.
C.Becausefewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.
D.Becausepeopledependedonreadingforenjoyment.
2.Thedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthenineteenthcenturyshowed.
A.achangeinthepositionofliteratepeople
B.achangeinthenatureofreading
C.anincreaseinthenumberofbooks
D.anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders
3.Educationalistsarestillarguingabout_________.
A.theimportanceofsilentreading
B.theamountofinformationprovidedbybooksandnewspapers
C.theeffectsofreadingonhealth
D.thevalueofdifferenttypesofreadingmaterial
4.Whatisthewriterofthispassageattemptingtodo?
A.Toexplainhowpresentdayreadinghabitsdeveloped.
B.Tochangepeople'swaytoread.
C.Toshowhowreadingmethodshaveimproved.
D.Toencouragethegrowthofreading.
KEY:
1-4CBDA
专升本英语阅读训练(003)
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