四六级阅读训练 2.docx

1、四六级阅读训练 2Reading comprehensionQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.According to airline industry statistics, almost 90% of airline accidents arenot survivable or partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chancesof survivalby learningand followingcertaintips.Expertssay

2、thatyou shouldreadand listen to safety instructions before takeoff and ask question if you haveuncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low on your hips and as possible.Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates.During takeoffs and landings you are advised

3、 to keep your feet flat on the floor.Beforetakeoff you shouldlocatethe nearestexitand an alternativeexitand countthe rows of seats between you and the exits so that you can find them in the darkif necessary.Intheevent thatyou are forewarned ofa possibleaccident,you shouldputyourhands on your ankles

4、and keep your head down until the plane comes to a completestop.If smoke ispresentin thecabin,you shouldkeep yourhead lowand coveryourface withnapkins,towels,or clothing.If possible,wet thesefor added protectionagainstsmoke inhalation.To evacuateas quicklyaspossible,followcrewcommandsand do not take

5、 personal belongings with you. Do not jump on escape slides beforethey are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs extendedin front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the planeas quickly as possible, and never smoke near the wreckage.21.According t

6、o the experts, when should travelers read and listen to safety instructionsA During landings. B In an emergency.C Throughout the flight.D Before takeoff.22. Which exists suggested in the passage should an airline passenger locate beforetakeoffA. The ones that can be found in the darkB. The ones at t

7、he back of the planeC. The two closest to the passenger s seatD. The nearest one23. Judging from the passage, people have more chance to survive fires in aircraftif they_.A. fasten their seat belt tightlyB. keep their heads lowC. keep their feet flat on the floorD. read airline safety statistics bef

8、ore takeoff24.Airline passengers are specifically told NOT to _. A. carry personal belongings in an emergencyB. jump in any circumstancesC. ask questions about safety during the flight D. locate the nearest exit25.What is the main purpose of the passageA. To please travelers.B. To provide safety adv

9、ice.C. To guide people to survive fries.D. To give information of airline industry statistics.Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Theres one thing above all wrong with the new British postal codes: not everyonehas that sort of memory. Some of us, of course, forget even house number

10、s and thepresentpostal districts,butthatmatterslesswhen thereis a human beingateverystage to spot the mistake. When all the sorting is done in one operation by a mansitting at a machine, typing special marks onto an envelope, one slip on your partcould send your letter away outside the area where th

11、e local postman or a friendlyneighbor knows your name.Otherwise the new codes are all the Post Office claims. They are the mostcarefully designed in the world, ideal for computers. A confusion of letters andnumbers, they have two parts, separated by the gap in the middle. Together theyclassifya lett

12、er notonlytothecity where itis goingbut rightdown totheroundof the particular postman who is to carry it, and even to a group of houses or asingle big building. In the long run, this will speed the mail and cut cost.The long run is 10 years away, though. In fact there are only 12 post officesin the

13、country which have the right machines fully working, and the system cannotworkatfullefficiencyuntilitisnationwide.Yet the PostOfficewants us tostartusing the codes now, so that we shall be trained when the machines are ready.But willwe A businessmanI met,praisingthevirtuesofthe new system,explainedt

14、hatlargecompanieslikehiscouldhave codes of theirown. What was hiscode Oh,dear me. Now youve got me. Awfully sorry. Hold on a minute while I find a sheetof my headed notepaper. Then he read painfully,as if spelling out a word in aforeign language, W-1-X-6-A-B. 26. The main problem with any postal cod

15、es, according to the passage, is thatA. postmen may make mistakesB. your friends may write down incorrectlyC. people may forget themD. machines may go wrong27.The British Post Office praises the codes as _. A. being new and improvedB. giving an efficient service C. being quick to useD. being easy to

16、 use28.The British codes are described as being _.A. letters spaced outB. numbers in orderC. letters and numbers separatelyD. sets of letters and numbers29.The system is now being used_. A. throughout the countryB. in some post offices with machines C. in all post officesB. in all post offices with

17、trained staff30.The businessman found his post codes was difficult to _. A. find outB. read out C. spell D. writeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.It would be interesting to discover how many young people go to universitywithout any clear idea of what they are going to do afterwa

18、rds. If one considersthe enormous variety of courses offered, it is not hard to see how difficult it isfor a student to select the course most suited to his interests and abilities. Ifa student goes to university to acquire a broader perspective of life, to enlargehis ideas and to learn to think for

19、 himself, he will undoubtedly benefit. Schoolsoften havetoorestrictingan atmosphere,with its timetablesand disciplines,toallow him much time for independent assessment of the work he is asked to do. Moststudents would,Ibelieve,profitby a yearof such explorationofdifferentacademicstudies,especiallyth

20、oseall-rounderswithno particularinterest.They should havelonger time to decide in what subject they want to take their degrees, so that inlaterlife,theydo not lookbackandsay, “I should liketo havebeenanarchaeologist. If I hadn t taken a degree inModern Languages, I shouldnt haveended up as an interp

21、reter, but its too late now. I couldnt go back and beginall over again.”There is, of course, another side to the question of how to make the best useofones time atuniversity.This is thecase ofthestudentwho excelsin a particularbranch of learning. He isimmediatelyacceptedbythe Universityofhischoice,

22、andspends his three or four years becoming a specialist, emerging with a first-classHonour Degree and verylittleknowledgeofwhat therestoftheworldisallabout.Itthereforebecomes more and more importantthat,ifstudentsare nottowaste theiropportunities, there will have to be much more detailed information

23、 about coursesand more advice. Only in this way can we be sure that we are not to have, on theone hand, a band of specialists ignorant of anything outside of theirown subject,and on theotherhand,an everincreasingnumber ofgraduatesqualifiedinsubjectsfor which there is little or no demand in the worki

24、ng world.31.According to the passage, university students should avoid_. A. becoming specialists ignorant of what the rest of the world isB. allowing themselves the independence of thinkingC. acquiring a broad perspective of lifeD. wasting their opportunities and the taxpayers money32. Which of the

25、following is NOTsuggested for young people to select a most suitableuniversity courseA. To spend a year or so to explore different academic studies.B. To obtain more detailed information about courses from advisors.C. To consider subjects for which there is more demand in the working world.D. To ear

26、n a first-class Honors Degree first.33. Some students look back and say: “ but it s too late nowA. they have no time to make another choiceB. they could afford no more time to take their degree in another subject”because_.C. they decide not to waste taxpayers money any moreD. they don t have the cha

27、nce to go back and restart34. At the end of the passage, the word“we”can best be replaced by _.A. university peopleB. university graduatesC. career Masters and Course TutorsD. people in the working world35. Which of the following best describes the author s attitude towards the“ever-increasing numbe

28、r”A.proud.B.Worried.C.Sympathetic.D. Indifferent.Section B: Skimming and Scanning (10%, 2 points for each)Directions: Go over one passage quickly and decide on the best choice and blackenthe corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.When something happens to shake our culture like the terrorist attacks wepause, not merely from fear. A deeper self-examination is going on all over the