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完整版英语专项复习资料阅读理解
阅读理解
Directions:
Thereare12readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
PassageOne
Thisisnottheworldweknow.Thisworldiscontrolledbycomputers.Menandwomencanbeseen,buttheyarefollowingordersgiventothembymachines.Themachinesweredesignedbymadscientists,butatsomepointeventhemadscientistsweretakenoverbytheirsuper-inventions.
Doesthissoundfamiliar?
Youhaveprobablyreadsomethinglikeitinmagazinesorbooks,orseenitinafilm.Whyisitsopopular?
Oneofthereasonsisthatitreflectsthefearsofmanypeople;fearoftheunknown,fearofwhatisnotunderstoodor,atleast,fearofsomethingthatisnotcompletelyunderstood.
Thefactisthateverydayitseemsthatcomputerstakecontrolofanotherareaofourlives.Somefactoryjobsarenowdonebyrobotsandtherobotsarecontrolledbycomputers.Ourbankaccountsaremanagedbycomputers.Attheairport,ourticketsaresoldbyacomputer.Certainly,manyoftheseoperationsaremademoreefficientbycomputers,butouradmirationissometimesmixedwithunsafefeelings.Andthislackofsafetyiscausedbythefactthatwedonotknowhowcomputersdothesethings,andwereallydon’tknowwhattheymightdonext.
Butwecanfindouthowcomputerswork,andonceweunderstandthem,wecanusecomputersinsteadofworryingaboutbeingusedbythem.Today,thereisanewgenerationofcomputerwizards(奇才)whoknowexactlyhowcomputersgetthingsdone.Theseyoungmenandwomen,usuallyuniversitystudents,arehappytositforhours,sometimesfordays,designingprograms,noteating,notsleeping,butdiscoveringwhatcanbedonebythesewonderfulslaveswhichtheyhavelearnedtocontrol.Thesecomputerwizardshavelearnedtousethecomputerandsearchfornewtasksfortheirmachines.
161.Wecanknowthatthescientistswhodesignedthemachines_____________.
A.arecarelessintheirdailylifeB.areunkindandcruel
C.areoutoftheirmindD.havegreatabilities
162.Thereasonwhymanypeopleareafraidofcomputersisthat____________.
A.theydon'tknowanythingaboutcomputersB.theyhaven'treallyunderstoodcomputers
C.therearesomanycomputergamesD.computersareoftendown
163.Theauthormentionscomputerwizardsinordertopointoutthat____________.
A.computerscanbecontrolledbyman
B.thereshouldbemorepeopledevotedtocomputers
C.onlyyoungpeopleareinterestedincomputers
D.moretimeandenergyisrequiredtocontrolcomputers
164.Thispassageisprobablywrittentosuggestthat____________.
A.somedaycomputerscandealwithallhumanproblems
B.computerscanbeusedinplaceoftravelingtoourjobs
C.peopleshouldnotfearcomputers
D.computertechnologywillnotmeetpeople’sneedsinvarioussituations
165.Theauthor'sattitude(态度)towardswidelyusedcomputersis_________.
A.positiveB.anxiousC.worriedD.curious
PassageTwo
Knowledgeispower.Butthereisanotherthingwemustremember.Anintelligentmindneedsastrongbodytomakeitmostuseful.
Thereareagreatmanygoodexercisesforbuildingupourbodies.Manyofthemmaybedoneindoorsinrainyweather.Indoorexercises,however,areneverashelpfulasthosetakenoutofdoorsbecauseintheopenairthereismoreoxygen.Theairinthehouseisnotfresh.Butoutofdoorsitisveryfresh,especiallyinthemorning.
Butwhatshallweplay?
Thereareanumberofgamessuchasfootball,basketball,racesandsoon.Anygamewithplentyofexercisesisgood.
Donotneglectyourhealth.Itisofasmuchimportanceasyourmind.Ourcountrynowneedspeoplewithcreativeminds,goodjudgment,andhealthybodies.
166.Onewhohasanintelligentmindis______.
A.verystrongB.veryhealthyC.verycleverD.verystupid
167.“Anintelligentmindneedsastrongbodytomakeituseful.”means______.
A.ifyouwanttomakeyourstrongbodyuseful,youmusthaveanintelligentmind
B.inordertomakeyourintelligentminduseful,youmusthaveastrongbody
C.tomakeyourstrongmindandstrongbodymostusefulyouneedastrongbody
D.ifyouhaveastrongbodyyouwillhaveastrongmind
168.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Indoorexercisesareashelpfulasoutdoorones.
B.Indoorexercisesarenomorehelpfulthanoutdoorexercises.
C.Neitherindoorexercisesnoroutdoorexercisesarehelpful.
D.Outdoorexercisesaremorehelpfulthanindoorones.
169.Theairinthehousedoesnotremainfreshverylong.It’sbecause______.
A.thefreshaircan’tcomeintothehouse
B.thereisonlyalittlefreshaircominginandalittlewastegoingout
C.theairinthehousecan’tmoveatall
D.thehousegivesoffwastes
170.Ourcountrynow______withcreativeminds,goodjudgmentandhealthybodies.
A.needsmenandwomenB.onlyneedsmen
C.onlyneedsscientistsD.doesnotneedwomenbutmen
PassageThree
Survivalisanart.Survivorsareartists.Thebestactingisdoneindailylife,notonthestage.MylateuncleSirAlexanderKorda,themotion-pictureproducerwhocould“charmmoneyoutofanemptysafe”,wasagiftedsurvivor.
Once,agroupofinvestorscalledhimintocomplainthathehadlost5000000oftheirmoney.Mostmenwouldhavetriedtodefendthemselves.Alexdidnot.“Youareright,”hesaidquietly,“Ihavebeenwasteful,andcareless.Ihavechosenthewrongscripts,paidtoolittleattentiontothebudgets.Iamtoooldforthisbusiness.Iwillretire.Ionlyhopeyouwillforgiveme.”
Withinanhour,theinvestorswerebusyencouragingAlex,cheeringhimup.Itwasoutofthequestionforhimtoresign;theywouldn’thearit.Andbylunchtime,Alexhad2000000moreoftheirmoneyandwasbackintheactionagain.WhenIaskedhimifhewashappyaboutit,hesaid,“No.Theywouldhaveputupthreeorfourmillion,Ithink.Still,it’sagoodlessonforyoutolearn.Alwayssettleforlessthanyoucouldget.Itdoesn’thurttohaveareputationasagentleman.”
171.Accordingtotheauthor,SirAlexanderKordaisanexcellentartistbecause______.
A.heisamotion-pictureproducerB.heknowswellabouthowtosurvive
C.hehadagifttoactinthemovieD.hecangetlargeamountsofmoneyfrominvestors
172.Thephraseto“charmmoneyoutofanemptysafe”inthecontextmeans.
A.toputallyourmoneytoyoursavingsaccount
B.todrawyourmoneybackifitisnotinasafeplace
C.toavoidwastingmoneyifyouhaveanemptypocket
D.tobeabletogetmoneyevenifitlooksimpossible
173.WhatwouldmostprobablyhavehappenedifSirAlexanderKordahaddefendedhimself?
A.Hewouldresignandlivemiserably.B.Hewouldbeconsideredagentleman.
C.Theinvestorswouldnotforgivehim.D.Theinvestorswouldgivehimmoremoney.
174.Alexdidnotdefendhimselfbecause.
A.hehopedtohaveahappierlifeB.hisnaturepreventedhimfromdoingso
C.hewantedtotestifhecouldgivethebestacting
D.heknewthewaytocopewiththeinvestors
175.Alexwasnothappywiththesettlementbecause.
A.hethoughthecouldhavegotmorefromtheinvestor
B.hedidn’tteachtheauthoragoodlesson
C.hedidn’tlikethewayhebehaved
D.helosthisreputationasagentleman
PassageFour
Timeisthebiggestproblemofmoststudents.Itbecomesparticularlydifficultwhenyouhavetodolibraryresearchforatermpaperorreport.Findinginformationinthelibrarycantakesomuchtimethatmanystudentsavoidituntilthelastpossibleminute.
Libraryresearchdoesnothavetobetimeconsuming.Ifyoulearntousealibraryefficiently,youcansaveyourselfagreatdealoftime.Theexercisesinthissectionaredesignedtofamiliarizeyouwiththelibrarysothatyoucanfindtheinformationyouneedquickly.
Thefirstandthemostimportantthingtoknowaboutalibraryisthatwhenyoucannotfindsomething,askalibrarianforhelp.Thelibrariansarepaidnotjusttoshelvebooks,buttoprovideinformationandassistance.Themosthelpfullibrariansareusuallythosewhoworkinthereferenceroom.Theywillhelpyougetstartedonatermpaperandevenhelpyoufindmaterial.Therearetwobasicplacestobeginlookingforinformation,thecardcatalogandthevariousperiodicalindexes.Thecardcatalogisalistofallthebooksinthelibrary.Aperiodicalindexisalistofallthemagazineandjournalarticleswrittenonanysubject.
176.Accordingtotheauthor,findinginformationinthelibraryneedsalotoftime,sostudentsshould______.
A.avoidituntilthelastpossibleminuteB.dolibraryresearch
C.learnhowtouseitefficientlyD.saveagreatdealoftime
177.Itisthelibrarians’dutytodoallthefollowingthingsexcept______.
A.arrangingandlendingbooksB.helpingstudentslocatetheneededbooks
C.helpingstudentsfindneededmaterialsD.helpingstudentswritetheirtermpaper
178.Inwhatwaycouldastudentgetfamiliarizedwiththelibrarywhilereadingthissection?
A.Bydoingtheexercisesprovided.B.Byaskingthelibrarians.
C.Bylookingintothecatalogpart.D.Byreadinginthereferenceroom.
179.Ifyouneedtofindamagazinearticleinthelibrary,thebestwayforyoutodoisto______.
A.lookinthecardcatalogB.lookintheperiodicalindexes
C.searchthroughthebookshelvesD.gotothereferenceroom
180.Thepassageistakenfromanintroductionofachapter,andthetitleofthechapterisprobably______.
A.SaveYourStudyTimeB.UsingtheLibraryforYourTermPaper