学位英语整理阅读理解.docx

1、学位英语整理阅读理解Passage1Among all the animals, theape is most like human beings. Both people and apes have the similar brainstructure, the similar nerve system, and the similar kind of blood.There are four kinds ofapes: the chimpanzee（黑猩猩）, the orangutan（猩猩）, the gorilla（大猩猩）, and the gibbon（长臂猿）. They li

2、ve in the deepforests and warm tropical regions of Africa and of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia.All apes are covered withbrown, reddish-brown, or black hair everywhere on their bodies except theirfaces, feet, and hands. Their hands each have four fingers and a thumb thathelps them grip things t

3、he way our thumbs help us. But they also have a thumbon each foot instead of a big toe. Thus they can hold things with their feet also.Having short, weak legs, apes do not walk on the ground very much. However,their arms are very strong. This enables them to swing from branches and travelvery quickl

4、y from tree to tree.These animals live insmall family groups that move from place to place in search of vegetables andfruits. They also eat eggs, small animals, nuts, and insects. When they aretired, they build nests in the trees. But they rarely sleep there for more thana night or two. Then they mo

5、ve on to look for more food.There are some differencesamong the following three kids of apes. The gibbon is never more than threefeet high and weight only about fourteen pounds. The gorilla grows to be sixfeet tall and weight up to 600 pounds. The orangutan is smaller than thegorilla. It stands thre

6、e to five feet tall and weight up to 200 pounds.Chimpanzees are thesmartest of all apes. They can be taught to sit at a table and eat, to dressthemselves, and to do things that human children can do.56. What does the firstparagraph tell us?A. The ape looks like human beingsmost.B. People and the ape

7、 think alike.C. People and the ape behave alike.D. The ape is the most intellectualanimal in the world.57. Which of the followingsentences is TRUE?A. All apes are brown or black.B. All parts of apes bodies arecovered with hair.C. Apes have weak legs but verystrong arms.D. Apes arms are strong enough

8、 toswim.58. Apes build nests inthe trees but seldom sleep there for more than a night or two because _.A. They like to live in small familygroupsB. They like to move from place toplace in search of more foodC. They like to eat eggs, smallanimals, nuts and insectsD. it rains too often in the deepfore

9、sts59. Among the three kindsof apes, _.A. the gorilla is the biggestB. the gibbon is only three feet highbut it is heavier than the orangutanC. the orangutan is smaller than thegorilla and cleverer than the gibbonD. the orangutan can stand up to agreat height, but others cannot60. The last paragraph

10、tells us that _.A. chimpanzees can do better thanhuman childrenB. chimpanzees can do many thingsthat human children cannot doC. human children can do many thingsthat chimpanzees cannot doD. the intelligence of chimpanzees issimilar to that of human children答案解析：Part V Reading Comprehension (20 point

11、s)Passage 156. A 解析 细节题。由文章首句可知，在自然界中，猿与人最相似。故选A。57. C 解析 细节题。由文章第三段倒数第二、三句可知，猿的腿短而无力，但手臂很强壮，故选C。倒数第一句说，强壮的手臂使得猿能够swing而不是swim，排除D。由该段第一、二句可排除A、B两项。58. B 解析 细节题。文章第四段指出，猿四处迁居以寻找蔬菜与水果，它们累了就在树上造窝，偶尔在窝里休息一两个晚上，然后继续迁移以找到更多的食物，所以B正确。59. A 解析 细节题。文章第五段指出，长臂猿（gibbon）高不足3英尺，重仅14磅；大猩猩（gorilla）高6英尺，重达600磅；猩猩（

12、orangutan）高3至5英尺，重200磅。综合可知，A正确。60. D 解析 推断题。文章最后一段指出，黑猩猩是所有猿中最聪明的，可以做儿童能做的事情。由此推断，黑猩猩的智力与儿童的智力相似，故选D。Passage2Videodisc holds greatpromise of helping to meet the needs of American schoolchildren who haveproblems seeing, hearing, speaking, or socializing. Almost eleven percent ofthe students aged 321

13、 inthis country have an impairment that affects their ability to benefit from aregular education program. Handicapped students require special educationbecause they are often markedly different from most children in one or more ofthe following ways: mentally retarded（发展迟缓的） learning-disabled, emotio

14、nallydisturbed, deaf, visually handicapped, physically handicapped, or other healthimpairments. The education of these handicapped children is rewarding butchallenging.A special educationstudent usually needs a longer period of time to acquire information.Repetitive teaching techniques are often ben

15、eficial, and indefatigable（孜孜不倦的） consistency on thepart of the teacher is frequently necessary. Interactive videodisc coursewarehas characteristics that can be capitalized upon to meet the challenges thatspecial education poses. A videodisc program is infinitely patient. Repetitionof any videodisc

16、lesson can continue endlessly, and designers can assureabsolute consistency within a program. Most important, according to specialeducator William Healey of the University of Arizona, is thatvideodisc “adds an extra dimension of realism for children who need graphicrepresentations.”Healey explained

17、that deafand mentally retarded children especially have difficulty grasping figurative（比喻的）language and higher-orderlanguage concepts. He believes that for special education, the power ofvideodisc lies in the ability of the technology to visually represent languageconcepts normally taken for granted

18、 by non-handicapped persons. Complexfigurative language forms such as idioms and metaphors come most readily tomind as being difficult for handicapped learners.61. The special educationmentioned in the text is mainly concerned with _.A. genius students from day-care centersto collegesB. students who

19、 are fond of computervideo gamesC. teachers of language in the University of ArizonaD. students who are either mentallyor physically disabled62. A videodisc coursewareis beneficial to those who have study difficulties because _.A. its fancy design is veryattractiveB. it allows the user to go back to

20、where he wants to restudyC. the content of it is healthy andpromisingD. it is developed by universityprofessors63. According to ProfessorHealey, we may infer that mentally retarded children perhaps _.A. need graphic representations in order to understand higher-orderlanguage conceptsB. are good at s

21、tudying English idioms but often fail to grasphigher-order language conceptsC. are not very patient with videodisc which helps them to understand theworld conceptsD. tend to be deaf as well and have difficulty learning the simpleconcept “before and after”64. The best phrase thatsummarizes the main i

22、dea of the text is _.A. handicapped students and their problemsB. videodisc and special educationC. computer assisted teaching programsD. normal children and handicapped kids65. The word “impairment”(Line 3, Para. 1) probably means _.A. habitB. disabilityC. misconceptionD. belief答案解析：Passage 261. D

23、解析 细节题。由文章第一段“Handicapped students require special education because they are”可知，文中提及的特殊教育,针对的是有智力和身体残疾的学生们，故选D。62. B 解析 推断题。文章第二段第二句指出，残疾儿童往往需要老师不厌其烦地反复教导，接着谈到互动式影碟课件可以不断地重放课程，由此推断，影碟课件使学习有困难的学生能够回放他们想再次学习的课程，故选B。63. A 解析 推断题。文章第三段的前两句指出，希利教授解释说耳聋和智力发展迟缓的孩子很难明白比喻性的话语和较为复杂的语言概念，所以他们需要直观的图解，而影碟能够帮助他们

24、，由此推断A正确。64. B 解析 主旨题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了对残疾孩子的特殊教育和辅助这种特殊教育的影碟课件，故选B。65. B 解析 语义题。文章第一段的第二句指出，在该国3至21岁的学生中，约有11%的学生有_从而影响了他们接受常规教育的能力。habit意为“习惯”，disability意为“残疾”，misconception意为“误解”，belief意为“信仰”。由句意可知，B正确。Passage3There are many ways ofdefining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own

25、concept ofsuccess to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goalsand determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each ofus possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environmentsin which to express these abilities, it is necessarily t

26、rue that we must definesuccess broadly.For some people,simply being able to live their life with a minimum of misery and suffering isconsidered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tendshis sheep, enjoys his frugal life with his family in the beauty of nature, andwho is res

27、pected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected ofand accepted by his and his society. On the other hand, it seems that eventhough some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seemto be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their ownst

28、andards of success. Because not all ventures can be successful, one shouldnot set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has self-confidenceit would be unfortunate to set ones goals at too low a level of achievement.A wise counselor oncesaid to a young man who was experiencing frustrati

29、on with his own professionalsuccess: “You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to havesuccess in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking awalk in the park or riding the subway downtown,”The counselor added, “You havenot really failed and spoiled your chanc

30、es for success until you have beenunsuccessful at something you really like, and to which you have given you besteffort.”66. In the firstparagraph, the author implies that _ are essential in achieving success.A. ability and goals B.goals and determinationC. ability and environment D. goals and envir

31、onment67. The word “frugal”(Line 3, Para. 2) means _.A. wealthy B. wastefulC. thrifty D.miserable68. Some rich peopleconsider themselves unsuccessful because _.A. their life is miserable B. they do not live in peaceC. their goals are too low D. they are not rich enough by theirown standards69. The l

32、ast paragraphimplies that _.A. we should have high goals B. success means achieving greatgoals C. success means taking a walk in theparkD. success means trying ones best atwhat one really likes70. This passagemainly talks about _.A. the definition of success B. how to achieve successC. how to set goals D.the importance of goals答案解析：Passage 366. C 解析