Reading阅读20篇.docx

1、Reading阅读20篇Part 1 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)(每小题：1 分)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.Charlie Chaplin has broken all records in making people

2、laugh. No one has so set a whole world laughing as the little man with the walking stick and the oversized shoes. Much has been written about Chaplins art and his career, and opinions have ranged widely. But perhaps those who called him the truest human being of our time came closest to the truth. T

3、hose who have called him a genius stress the timeless and common qualities in his work. It is an art filled with sad elements and deep human feeling, with which an audience cannot help but become involved. It is for these reasons, I believe, that the figure of Charlie has attracted generation after

4、generation.All the writers who give accounts of Chaplins life agree that Charlies unhappy early years in the area in London where houses were dirty and worn had a great influence on his development and on the type of films he made. Chaplin himself emphasizes it in his memoirs (回忆录). The more one rea

5、ds about his earliest period, the more one tends to agree. Indeed, his suffering youth had a lasting influence on him.Chaplin was never afraid to deal with subjects causing much disagreement in his films. He gave a humorous performance on war only a few weeks before the American soldiers came home f

6、rom World War I in 1918. This was regarded as madness, but the performance was well received. So perfectly did it hit the nail on the head that even the returning soldiers found it impossible to hate it and deeply appreciated this short and humorous performance on what for them had been an unpleasan

7、t reality. Chaplin gave numerous performances attacking capital governments, satirizing (讽刺) the cruelty of the machine age, and even making fun of Hitler.Years after his death, the funny films of motion picture actor and director Charlie Chaplin continue to be well loved. He is particularly well kn

8、own for his success as a creator of humorous presentations that make fun of people, the establishment, or networks.1.All of the following about Charlie Chaplin are true except _.A. he was born in the USAB. he was a great film actorC. he had an unhappy early lifeD. he made fun of Hitler in one of his

9、 films2.According to the author, Charlie Chaplin has been well loved by generation after generation because _.A. he set the whole world laughingB. his performances get people involvedC. his works appeal to people in different periodsD. both B and C3.According to the writers of Charlie Chaplins life

10、history, _ had a strong influence on the type of films he made.A. the society in which he livedB. the audience who praised and admired himC. his unhappy early years in the poor area in LondonD. those who called him a genius4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. There are timel

11、ess qualities in Chaplins work because he didnt involve himself in political affairs.B. Chaplin became well loved years after his death.C. Chaplins performance is funny without any sad elements.D. Chaplins films are the combinations of funny and sad elements.5.This passage was _.A. written by Charli

12、e ChaplinB. written about Charlie ChaplinC. advertising one of Charlie Chaplins filmsD. written for students to learn film-makingQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.Culture shock might be called an expected disease of people who have suddenly moved to some foreign countries. Li

13、ke most diseases, it has its own symptoms and cure. Culture shock is started by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and sights of social activities. Those signs or cues (提示) include the thousand and one ways in which we find our place in the situation of daily life: when to s

14、hake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases, when to accept and when to refuse invitations, when to take statements seriously and when not. These cues, which may be words, gestures, expressions with the face, customs, or norms, are acquired by all

15、 of us in the course of growing up and are as much a part of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, most of which we do not carry on the level of conscious awareness.Now when an individual en

16、ters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar cues are removed. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or full of goodwill you may be, a number of supports have been knocked out from under you followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety. People respond to the

17、frustration in much the same way. First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort. The ways of the host country are bad because they make me feel bad. When foreigners in a strange land get together to complain about the host country and its people, you can be sure they are suffering fr

18、om culture shock. Another stage of culture shock is regression. The home country suddenly assumes a great importance. To the foreigner everything becomes much greater than it really is. All the difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered. It usually take

19、s a trip home to bring one back to reality.6.According to the passage, culture shock is _.A. an expected disease of foreign peopleB. may lead to very serious symptoms.C actually not a diseaseD. something that cant be changed7.According to the passage, culture shock results from _.A. the sudden loss

20、of our own signs and sights of social activitiesB. the sudden change of our daily habitsC. the sudden change of the social situation and customsD. the discomfort that we feel when faced with a foreigner8.Which one of the following may NOT be the symptoms of culture shock?A. You dont know how to expr

21、ess your thanks.B. You dont know how to greet other people.C. You suddenly forget what a word means.D. You dont understand why a foreigner acts in a certain way.9.How would a person who stays abroad most probably act when he is frustrated by the culture shock according to the passage?A. He is most l

22、ikely to refuse to absorb the strange environment at first.B. He may begin to hate the people or things around him.C. He is ready to accept the change and change himself to the new environment.D. Although he takes the cultural differences to be regular, he still doesnt know what to do with them.10.T

23、his passage is most likely taken from _.A. a news reportB. a grammar bookC. a book on medicine and psychologyD. an essay on human customsQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.In the United States, work is influenced by laws. Laws affect how long people work, what they are paid,

24、and the conditions under which they work. To see how important work laws are, just look back to the year 1900. At that time, there were few laws about working conditions. In those days, people would work for months and then find that the money they made had been cut. If they complained, they were fi

25、red. If they became sick, it was just too bad. There were no paid sick days and no health plans.Some factories at that time were dark, crowded, and generally awful places to work in. People in these factories worked 12-to-18-hour shifts, 6 days a week for very little money. Most of the workers were

26、women and children. In those days, women were generally paid half of what men were paid for doing exactly the same work. Children were given even less, so naturally, factory owners preferred hiring children. There were no health or safety laws to protect the workers. People fainted from the heat and

27、 lack of air.It took a very sad event to start getting changes. That sad event was the Triangle Fire. In 1911, the Triangle Building in New York City caught fire. The building was a dangerous place. Still, 145 people would not have died if the factory owner had not locked the doors. He did not want

28、his workers to waste time by going outside to rest, so he locked them in. During the fire, a number of young women jumped out of the windows and died on the street. The others died inside.As a result, some important safety and health laws were passed. Now there are also laws to prevent child labor a

29、nd laws to make sure that there is equal pay for equal work. Among other things, there is a limit to the number of hours in the workday and there is a minimum amount that workers must be paid.11.In America, _.A. laws have little influence on workB. people couldnt work without lawsC. people couldnt w

30、ork without lawsD. people can change laws easily12.In the old days, if workers made complaints, they would _.A. have their health plans taken awayB. find their money cutC. lose their jobsD. be given terrible places to work13.Factory owners preferred hiring children because _.A. children eat lessB. t

31、hey could manage children betterC. children could do adults workD. they paid children much less money14.Some changes took place as a result of _.A. a traffic accidentB. a serious diseaseC. the death of many workers in a fireD. a strike by the workers15.Now there are laws for all of the following except _.A. allowing workers to take holidaysB. preventing children from being employedC. making sure that there is equal pay for equal workD. limiti