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阅读理解A
1、Childlabor,theemploymentofchildreninindustry,oftenagainsttheirwill,hasbeenaproblemformanyyears.
Overahundredyearsago,CharlesDickensshockedmanyofhisreaderswhenhedescribedtheconditionsunderwhichyoungchildrenworkedinBritishfactories.TheconditionsDickensdescribedcontinuealmostunchangedtodayinmanypartsoftheworld.Theonlydifferenceisthattodayemploymentofchildrenisconfinedtosmallindustriesandfamilybusinesses,suchashotels,restaurantsandparticularlyfarms,ratherthantolargefactories.
Girlssuffermorefromchildlaborpracticesthanboys.Manyofthemareforcedtostartworkwhentheyareonlytenyearsold.Althoughtheworktheyaregiventodoisoftenlight,itisoftenharmfultotheirhealth.Recently,childrenasyoungassixyearswerefoundtobeworkinginAsianfactories,andthechildrenwereworkingfromeighttofourteenhoursadayinovercrowdedandunhealthyworkingconditions.Sometimesawholefamilygroupisemployed,withthepaymentgoingtoaparentorolderrelative.Thechildrennotonlyreceivenothingorverylittlefortheirlonghoursofwork,butalsotheyarepreventedfromattendingschools.Therefore,whentheybecomeoldertheyareunabletodoanyotherkindofwork.
Thesolutiontotheproblemofchildlabourisclearlybetterlawstoprotectyoungchildren,greatersupervisionofindustryandheavierfinesforthosewhobreakthelaws.Onlyinthiswaycanyoungboysandgirlsbeallowedtoenjoythemostvaluabletimeoftheirlives-childhood.
(1)、Theconditionsunderwhichyoungchildrenwork______.
A:
haveimprovedsinceahundredyearsago
B:
areevenworsethanthoseahundredyearsago
C:
aresimilartothoseahundredyearsago
D:
areexactlythesameasthoseahundredyearsago
答案:
C
难度:
1
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(2)、Girls'workis______.
A:
notharmfultothehealththoughitisheavy
B:
notharmfultothehealthbecauseitislight
C:
harmfultothehealththoughitislight
D:
harmfultothehealthbecauseitisheavy
答案:
C
难度:
1
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(3)、Youngchildrengotowork______.
A:
becausetheyareforcedto
B:
inordertobeskilfulinacertainkindofwork
C:
inordertoearnmoneyforeducation
D:
inordertobepaidwell
答案:
A
难度:
1
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(4)、Tosolvetheproblemofchildlabour,thewritersuggests______.
A:
punishinglawbreakerswithsevererfines,improvingchildren'sworkingconditions,andconfiningemploymentofchildrentolightindustries
B:
improvinglawsofprotectingchildren'sinterests,lookingoverfactoriesmoreclosely,andpunishinglawbreakerswithsevererfines
C:
improvinglawsofprotectingchildren'sinterests,givingthemlighterwork,andraisingtheirpayment
D:
confiningemploymentofchildrentosmallindustriesandfamilybusinesses,lookingoverfactoriesmoreclosely,andimprovingthesystemofeducation
答案:
B
难度:
1
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(5)、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardchildlabor?
A:
indifferent
B:
disapproving
C:
supportive
D:
admiring
答案:
B
难度:
1
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2、Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?
Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?
Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?
Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.
Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mental(donewiththemind)exerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologiststhinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoften,andgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.
Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas"Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid"or"Youaresuchasmartchild".
(1)、Thewords"intelligent"and"brilliant"inthefirstparagraphmean______while"dull"inthesecondparagraphmea
A:
brightandsplendid...slowinthinkingandunderstanding
B:
prettyandhandsome...ordinary-looking
C:
greatandmon
D:
hopefulandhelpful...careless
答案:
A
难度:
1
知识点:
阅读理解部分\大学英语A\理科A
(2)、Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusis______whileanidiotis______.
A:
anormalperson...afunnyperson
B:
astrongperson...aweakperson
C:
ahighlyintelligentperson...afoolishorweak-mindedperson
D:
afamousperson...anordinaryperson
答案:
C
难度:
1
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(3)、Aperson______ismorelikelytobecomeagenius.
A:
whoseparentsareclever
B:
whooftenthinksaboutdifficultproblems
C:
whoareoftenhelpedbyhisparentsandteachers
D:
whoarebornwithagoodbrainandputtingittoactiveuse
答案:
D
难度:
1
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(4)、Itisbetterforparents______.
A:
topraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften
B:
tobehardontheirchildren
C:
toleavetheirchildrenalongwithnothingtodo
D:
togivetheirchildrenasmuchhelpaspossible
答案:
A
难度:
1
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(5)、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?
A:
Parentsplayanimportantpartintheirchildren'sgrowth.
B:
Thelessyouuseyourmindthedulleryoumaybecome.
C:
Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.
D:
Parentsshouldalwaysencouragetheirchildren.
答案:
C
难度:
1
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阅读理解部分\大学英语A\理
3、Throughoutthecolonialperiodtherewasaremarkableshortageofwomen,whichvariedwiththeregionsandwasalwaysgreatestinthefrontierareas.Thisshortageenhancedwomen'sstatusandpositionandallowedthemtopursuedifferentcareers.Thepuritansregardedidlenessasasin,andbelievedthatlifeinanunderdevelopmentcountrymadeitnecessarythateachmemberofthecommunityperformedaneconomicfunction.Thusworkforwomenwasnotonlyapprovedbutalsowasregardedasacivicduty.Puritantowncouncilsexpectedwidowsandindependentwomentobeself-supporting.Therewasnosocialprohibitionagainstmarriedwomenworking;onthecontrary,wiveswereexpectedtohelptheirhusbandsintheirtradeandwonsocialapprovalfordoingextraworkinoroutofthehome.
Thevastmajorityofwomenworkedwithintheirhomes,wheretheirlaborproducedmostarticlesneededforthefamily.Theentirecolonialproductionofclothandclothingandpartlythatofshoeswasinthehandsofwomen.Inadditiontotheseoccupations,womenwerefoundinmanydifferentkindsofemployment.Theywerebutchers,silversmithsandgunsmiths.Theyranmills,plantations,shipyards,andeverykindofshop.Theyweregatekeepers,jailkeepers,journalists,printers,nurses,andteachers.
(1)、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
A:
Colonialmarriages.
B:
Thepuritanreligion.
C:
Colonialwomen'semployment.
D:
Educationinthecolonies.
答案:
C
难度:
1
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(2)、Accordingtothepassage,whereincolonialNorthAmericaweretherethefewestwomen?
A:
Puritancommunities.
B:
Seaports.
C:
Frontiersettlements.
D:
Capitalcities.
答案:
C
难度:
1
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(3)、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthePuritanswere______.
A:
uneducated
B:
hardworking
C:
generous
D:
wealthy
答案:
B
难度:
1
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(4)、Accordingtothepassage,Puritansbelievedthatanunmarriedadultwomanshouldbe______.
A:
financiallyresponsibleforherself
B:
returnedtoEngland
C:
supportedbyherfamily
D:
trainedtobeanurse
答案:
A
难度:
1
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(5)、Accordingtothepassage,whatdidthePuritansexpectfrommarriedwomen?
A:
Theyshouldadoptneedychildren.
B:
Theyshouldassistintheirhusbands'tradeorbusiness.
C:
Theyshouldworkonlywithintheirownhomes.
D:
Theyshouldbeapprenticed.
答案:
B
难度:
1
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4、Halloween(October31)isaholidaywidelycelebratedwithdifferentnamesinmanycountries.Althoughitoriginatedasareligiousholiday,ithaslostitsreligiousconnectionsintheUnitedStates.Itisnowcelebratedlargelyasachildren'sday,andmanyAmericanchildrenlookforwardtoitfordaysandweeksbeforehand.
Theorangepumpkinisharvestedatthistimeofyearandishollowedout,afunnyfacecutintoit,andacandleplacedinsideasdecorationsinthewindow.Cityfolks,nowadays,sometimesusepaperpumpkinsfordecorations.Someyearsago,theholidaywascelebratedbydressingupinstrangeandfrighteningcostumesandplayingtricksonone'sneighborsandfriends,suchasringingdoorbells,throwingbitsofcornonthewindowpanes,andinotherwaysmakingminordisturbances.Morerecently,childrencometothedoortohavefriendsandneighborsadmiretheircostumesandguesswhotheyarebehindthefalsefacesandreceivetreatsofcandy,fruitorcookies.Theysay,"TrickorTreat",meaning"Iwillplayatrickonyouifyoudonotgivemeatreat."
Thispracticehasevenmorerecentlydevelopedintoasignificantinternationalactivity.Insteadoforalongwithcandy,thechildrencollectmoneyforUNICEF(UnitedNationsInternationalChildren'sEmergencyFund).Thisspecialcollectionofmoneybychildrenforneedychildrenthroughouttheworldisknownas"UNICEFTrickorTreat".Begunonlyrecently,itresultsinseveralmilliondollarseachyearcontributedtoUNICEF.Thecollectionboxisorange,reminiscentofthepumpkin.
(1)、WhatdoesHalloweenoriginatefrom?
A:
Achildren'