研究生英语阅读教程基础级2版.docx

1、研究生英语阅读教程基础级2版READING SELECTION AWhupping (whipping/Beating) Fat AlbertBy Rudolph Giuliani1 My father was an excellent (perfect, wonderful) boxer. His poor eyesight prevented him from becoming the prizefighter (professional boxer; warrior/ knight) he wanted to be, but at 6 feet and a lean (thin) 150

2、 pounds, he was fast and tough (strong, powerful). He understood the sport (boxing) and would describe fights to me in great detail, explaining the strategies and techniques of the great fighters, men like (such as) Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Willie Pep, Rocky Marciano, and Jersey Joe Walcott.2

3、In boxing, he said, the most important skill was to stay (be) calm. This was the best lesson my father ever taught mestay calm, especially when those (people) around you are uneasy (nervous) or troubled (upset). The one who stays unruffled has a great advantage in being able to help others, to contr

4、ol the situation, to fix it. The fighter who loses his cool (calmness, reason) the first time hes hit will end up (finish) flat on his back on the canvas. If he remains calm, even while (when) hes being hit, he can look for opportunities to hit (fight) back. (knock down-outknock out)3 The lesson cam

5、e in handy (turned out/ proved to be useful). My Uncle Willie was a New York City police officer(official). Long after he retired, he always wore a jacket and, usually, a tie. He was a shy (timid) man who kept to himself (silent), and hed (would) spend his off hours reading the paper under the tree

6、in front of our house. Next door lived another family, and the father was also a cop. For some reason, my uncle disliked himperhaps hed been nasty or unfair to Uncle Willie. Anyway, this guy (man/ fellow) had a son named Albert, a big (tall) fat (large) kid, two years older than meI was about 5 and

7、he was 7. Albert took advantage of his size to intimidate (frighten) the other kids. Hed knock them down and roll (sit) on them.4 My uncle used to read Spring 3100, the in-house police magazine. I loved looking at itstill do, in fact. I would pore over (study sth. carefully) Uncle Willies copy, but

8、only for so longmy uncle would always take the magazine back. One day he was sitting alone (#=lonely) under the tree and my mother was nowhere in sight. He called me over. A copy of Spring 3100 was by his side.5 You want this magazine, right?6 Yes, I replied.7 You want it to keep(collect)?8 Sure!9 B

9、eat up Albert, and Ill give you the magazine.10 What do you mean?11 Uncle Willie said, Look(well), your fathers been teaching you to box. Throw a couple of jabs like your old man showed you and Albert will start (to cry) cryinghes a fat slob (swine) and bullies are never as tough (strong/ powerful)

10、as they seem.12 I was reluctant (unwilling), because Albert was much heavier than I was. But Uncle Willie showed me the magazine and let me hold it, before taking it back and repeating that it would be mine as soon as I got (made) Albert to cry uncle.13 A little while (n. moment) later, Uncle Willie

11、 was sitting in his usual chair, when (suddenly) I saw Albert up to his usual tricks, pushing some kids around, all of them smaller than he (was). I dont remember exactly how it (fighting) started. All I know is that I found myself in a fight with him, just the two of us.14 I started jabbing at his

12、faceboom, boom, boom, exactly as Id been taughtand they (jabs) were landing, nearly all of them. Albert never (lay-) laid a hand on meor if he did, I didnt notice. His nose started (blood-) bleeding, a shiner was rising (swelling) nicely (noticeably), and finally he started to cry. Then he turned an

13、d ran home (adverb).15 I went home, too, and told my mother. She slapped me hard (heavily) across the face. Apologize right now (at once), and Im going to tell your father tonight. Hes going to give you a real beating.16 I dont want to apologize, I mumbled. He started it. For that I got a second sla

14、p.17 Albert was still crying, and I begrudgingly (reluctantly) said, Im sorry, Albert. My mother made (let/ have) (forced) us (to) shake hands and ordered me to stay in for the rest of the day. I glanced at my uncle, and thought, at least he could give me the darn magazine. But I didnt give him up.

15、I just (only) went slowly (reluctantly) up to my room. About 20 minutes later, his daughter, my cousin (/=nephew/ niece) Evangeline, came up. She was carrying his copy of Spring 3100. My dad wanted you to have this, she said. Since you have to stay in all day. I looked out the window. Uncle Willie w

16、as still there, under his tree, and he gave me a nodas much for keeping my mouth shut, I knew, as for whipping Albert.18 My father came home that evening, and my mother told him what had happened. I could hear them (talk) talking in the room next door. It was his fault, my mother said, for teaching

17、me to box. He should give me a licking (beating) Id (would) never forget. My father came up to me, but before he could adopt (ed child; adapt oneself to sth./ adapter) a suitable face (expression) of disapproval, he blurted, You whipped Albert? God almighty (mighty=powerful; )! Hes two years older t

18、han you, and 25 pounds heavier! (mighty=powerful)19 Standing up to bullies might sound like a glib call to be macho (brave), but the truth is it takes a toll on you. One of the best reasons to let bullies know you wont back down (withdraw/ retreat) from a fight is so (difficult) that it doesnt get t

19、o (express) that point (meaning). Thats not just a theorythere were many times (cases/ often) in my administration when an early confrontation led to far less fighting (struggle) down the road (in the direction). Heres an example. At about 8:40 p. m. on Wednesday, July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800 crash

20、ed into the Atlantic Ocean just off (away from) Long Island. All 230 on board the Paris-bound 747, which had taken off from Kennedy International Airport, were killed. My community response team and I got to the scene (site)(scenery) within an hour and set up an assistance (help) center at the Ramad

21、a Plaza Hotel near the airport to provide aid (help) and counseling (comfort) to family members. boardor; boarding school-boarding card20 When we got (arrived) there, the first thing we tried to do was (to) obtain (get) the manifest so (that) we could be sure who had been on the plane. Airlines are

22、required by law to compile a complete list of passengers on international flights, including full names, passport information, and emergency phone contact numbers. This information is supposed (thought to (=should) be made available within three of clash, this case, by 11:30 p. m., TWA said 229 peop

23、le were aboard. By noon the next day, they were saying the number was 228. Later in the afternoon, they put the number at 230. I repeatedly demanded an accurate passenger list from TWA but was given every excuse why the airline couldnt produce (bring up with) one. I sensed (felt) something was up (w

24、as happening) when I received a call about 4 a.m. from the CEO of the airline, Jeffrey Erickson, from a plane heading for Kennedy. I told him that I needed the manifest. He said we would talk when he got to New York, that he wanted to liaise (contact) with me. I dont agree to liaise with people I ha

25、vent met. But then I thought, well, maybe I shouldnt be so judgmental (subjunctive) based on the use of one word.21 By the next day, I was exasperated. I felt we were getting the runaround. When Erickson finally showed up (appeared), he addressed the families and the press at Kennedy Airport, and sp

26、oke for under (less than) a minute. He refused to take a single question. He added nothing to what we already knew; there was certainly nothing to liaise about.22 On behalf of the families of the passengersand with an eye toward future disastersI decided to make my anger known (public). On several n

27、ational shows and on all the local channels, I criticized TWA for caring more about covering (hiding) itself than promptly (timely) notifying (informing) suffering family members. On Friday, I recorded my weekly WABC radio show from the Ramada and said, The upper management of TWA incompetently hand

28、led (dealt with) the notification process for the families. That continues to be exacerbated (worse) by their not telling the truth about what happened.23 Three months later, Erickson resigned (sign + nature-signature). But that wasnt the point (key/meaning). In a city the size of New York, disaster

29、s are inevitable (=unavoidable). I wanted leaders of companies involved in any future disaster to understand just what was expected of themclear, honest, timely communication. By refusing to keep quiet about TWAs behavior, I made sure (guarantee) the consequences of putting corporate (a.) needs ahea

30、d of (above) human suffering were understood. (1, 388 words).OUT THE AUTHORRudolph William Louis Rudy Giuliani III (born May 28, 1944) served as the Mayor of New York from January 1, 1994 through December 31, 2001.SCOREBOARDReading Time(minutes and seconds)Reading Speed(words per minute)Correct in R

31、eadingComprehension Questions (% )EXERCISES I . Reading ComprehensionAnswer the following questions or complete the following statements.1. Rudolph Giulianis father was _. A. a successful boxing prizefighter B. able to win fights with techniquesC. very tall and strong D. well informed (ill informed)

32、 of boxing2. The strategies (-strategic missile) and techniques of a great fighter that Rudolph Giuliani learned from his father _. A. were soon practiced B. were later used when he grew upC. didnt work for Giuliani D. were made into theory by Giuliani3. Uncle Willie didnt like their neighboring policeman probably because _. A. he often abused children B. he was unfair while executing the law C. he had treated Uncle Willie un