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1、16 学位英语阅读理解分析请同学们先做练习，再听课，不断总结提高！2007年阅读理解真题In your car you may have a cell phone, a telephone also known as a mobile phone that you can carry around and use anywhere. On your way, you may feel coordinated and enjoy your hands-free phone talking while driving. But recent studies suggest that it isnt

2、 the dialing or the arm waving that makes driving while talking on a cell phone dangerous. It is the yakking itself-or more precisely, the continuous conversation with someone who isnt present-that makes. David Strayer, a Utah psychologist says, Your driving performance while talking on a cell phone

3、 is weakened at levels comparable to, or worse than, driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08, which is the legal limit in most states of America.Using a driving-training simulator, Strayer and his colleagues compared the attention levels and response time of 110 drivers in various situations. In

4、dense traffic, cell phone users were about 20 percent slower to respond to sudden hazards than other drivers, and they were about twice as likely to drive into the back of a braking car in front of them. Cell phone drivers are obtaining less than 50 percent of the visual information that non-cell dr

5、ivers are getting, says Strayer. Looking and seeing are not one and the same. By contrast, the researchers found that listening to the radio or conversing with passengers is not as hazardous.When a dangerous situation arises, the driver and passengers put their conversation on pause, Strayer says.Wh

6、ether talking with a passenger or someone on a cell phone, however, people are less able to recall the details of a conversation carried on while driving. So it might not be good for your economic health to discuss investment strategies with your agent while either of you is driving. Strayer adds la

7、stly.16. According to the recent studies, which of the following makes driving dangerous?A A cell phone dialing by the driver.BI The drivers endless arm waving.C The drivers continuous cell phone talking.D The absence of another phone speaker.17. Which of the following does Strayer want to stress mo

8、st?IA The driving performance may be weakened by a Cell phone talking.BI The driving performance may be affected by a high blood alcohol level.C Drivers are not to drive over the cell phone or after drinking.D A cell phone talking is no less hazardous than alcohol in driving.18. The experiment shows

9、 all the following EXCEPT that A the cell phone drivers get less than half of the visual informationBI the cell phone drivers are twice as likely to hit the front carsC the cell phone drivers response to sudden dangers is slowerD the 110 drivers were reluctant to take part in the experiments19. Stra

10、yer discourages drivers from talking about business on cell phones while driving because Al they tend to forget the details of a conversation B both the driver and his agent happen to be drivingIC it might not be good for the drivers memoryD the other passengers would overhear the conversation20. It

11、 can be inferred that the authors attitude toward cell phone yakking is IAI approving lB disapproving IC encouraging ID indifferentIts no great surprise that Bill Gates has decided to walk away from his day-to-day in- volvement with Microsoft, and use his full attention to oversee how the Bill Gates

12、 Foundation spends its $ 16 billion on philanthropy, or charity. But Gates is not the first one to follow the path. Ever since the industrial revolution, wealthy self-made businessmen and businesswomen have felt a calling to create a legacy that goes beyond a profit and loss sheet. The saying He who

13、 dies rich, dies disgraced. runs deeply through the business community.But out of all the great philanthropists, Mr. Gates career path appears to be closest to the oil millionaire John Rockefeller. Both were self-made men and both became the richest men on the planet. Rockefeller was in his late fif

14、ties when he turned his attention full time to philanthropy-creating vast charitable foundations to promote health and education. Now Gates says he will do the same in his early fifties. With great wealth comes great responsibility. He adds.Like Gates, many philanthropists do not want to pass on too

15、 much wealth to their children. They want them to be comfortable, with a nice house and some money in trust for their grandchildren. But they dont want to leave them millions because they know how important it is for them to make their own way. In Britain, for instance, the newspaper rich ilsts are

16、increasingly dominated by self-made millionaires, rather than inherited wealth. New money is less likely to be tied up in assets, making it ripe for philanthropy.The appearance of the welfare state also had a great impact on attitudes to philanthropy.The state was saying it would take over much of t

17、he role of what was once regarded as the responsibility of private philanthropists.21. Bill Gates has done all the following EXCEPTAl abandoning his career with Microsofts daily businessB devoting the rest of his life to philanthropic causesC leaving his children enough money for a comfortable lifeI

18、D defying John Rockefeller in creating charitable foundations22. The saying He who dies rich, dies disgraced. properly means thatIA the wealthy people should give away their fortunes after deathlB the wealthy people should feel ashamed for-their assetsC the wealthy people should abandon their career

19、s for charitiesD it is shameful for the wealthy people to keep their wealth till death23. Gates and Rockefeller are similar in thatAl Both of them inherited their wealthlB their career paths are exactly the sameC both decided to devote to charity in their fiftiesD both made their fortunes in the sam

20、e way24. Many wealthy people dont want to leave too much behind mainly becauseIA it is not easy for them to make their fortunesB they want their children to make their own wayC they just wish their children to have a comfortable lifeD they hope to gain reputation by donating their wealth25. The chie

21、f reason why philanthropy has come into a good stage is thatA the new money is less likely to be regarded as ones private wealthB Gates will devote his full attention to philanthropyC the welfare state would take over all the charity responsibilitiesD many new millionaires are self-made rather than

22、inheritedIn 1991, when announced to be HIV positive, Magic Johnson became the face of a disease that the public still had a lot to learn about. The basketball star established the Magic Johnson Foundation that year and took a leading role on the public relations and fund-raising fronts in the fight

23、against HIV and AIDS. Fifteen years later, there is still more work to do.A lot of times, what happens is that the posters not enough, Johnson says, motioning to his likeness on the blackboard behind him. So I have to get out and tell them myself, like Im doing here today. Johnson is now talking to

24、an assembly at Boys and Girls High School in his neighborhood of Brooklyn, N. Y. The crowd is a few hundred students in a mostly black, working-class neighborhood. Thus event is the fourth of a lO-city speaking tour that is organized for minority communities.According to drug maker Abbot, half of th

25、e more than I million Americans living with HIV are black. African-American men are being diagnosed with the disease at a rate 10 times as high as that of white men. For women, the situation is even worse. The rate of diagnosis for African-American women is 23 times as high as that for their white c

26、ounterparts.Right now, we dont have a solution on how to combat it, so were trying to do some different things than what has happened before. Johnson says.Getting the word out is what draws Johnson to black neighborhood high schools such as this one, and the message he brings with him is a practical

27、 one. The safest sex is no sex, he says. But, in reality, we know only a certain number of people are going to hear that. Then hit them with Hey, if you re going to do it, youve got to protect yourself and your partner. Hopefully, by talking realistically instead of avoiding the issues, Johnson can

28、help make the next generation of African-Americans less likely to have HIV and AIDS. just try to be real with them, he says. They appreciate that.26. The phrase disease that the public still had a lot to learn about here means a disease IA was already well-known then B was too complicated for people

29、C was still too new to be understood D killed too many victims then27. According to the passage, the group with the Highest HIV rate is IAI the white Americans BI African-American menICI the American women ID the black American women28. The speaker is named Magic Johnson because IAI he was once a fa

30、mous basketball coachBI he was a happy survivor of the unhappy diseaseC he was given chance to talk of his own experienceD he was a very practical and realistic person in life29. The word combat (Para. 4) is closest in meaning to Acomeback Bcombine C fight against D avoid30. What is the purpose of J

31、ohnsons speech tour?A To take himself as an example in fighting the disease.BI To raise the awareness of young Americans against the disease.C To provide a better cure for the black American HIV sufferers.D To try some new medical solutions on the HIV and AIDS suffererOnce upon a time all you needed

32、 for a camping trip was a sleeping bag, a compass and some common sense. Now, according to my local sporting goods retailer, a lot more should be added. However, outdoor travel has become such a trend that urban people find themselves with some upscale retailers to address their every desire.Eco and adventure are the latest fashionable words in destination travel; t