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UnitlFoodforthought提升能力演練習題閱讀訓練閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。AMasteringaforeignlanguage,youcangetthesejobs:FlightattendantNotonlywilltheypayyoutotraveltheworld,butyouwillalsoearnenoughmoneytoliveadebt-freelifewithacarefulbudgeting(預算),ofcourse.Ladieswhoknowtwoormorelanguagesandarcnotafraidtoflywilllovethisjob.Therearcmanyairlinestochoosefromthesedays,sofecifreetoletthemknowaboutyourskills.FashionbuyerIfyouarclookingforajobinafashionindustry,whynotbecomeafashionbuyer?Fashionbuyerstypicallyworkfordepartmentstores,althoughyoustartyourownbusiness.Accordingto(heBureauofLaborStatistics,(heaveragefashionbuyermakesaround$61,000peryear.Ifyouworkfulltime,youmayalsogetpaidtimeoff,andinmanycases,ahealthcarepackage.GanictranslatorLookingtoworkfromhome?Youcanearnprettymuchifyoubecomeagametranslator.Translatinggamesisalotmoreinterestingthantranslatinglegaltexts.Withagreatnumberofgamesappearingeveryday,youwillalwayshavewhattotranslate.Justmakesureyouknowthatlanguagewell.Dependingonthelocation,company,industry,andyourexperience,youcancamupto$51,000peryear.PhotographerAlthoughyoudonothavetospeakwelltoshootwell,todaymostcompaniesarelookingforphotographerswhoknowforeignlanguagesandarereadytotravelaroundtheworld.Getpaidtotravelanddothejobyouarecrazyabout,withoutworkingtoohard.Foreignjournalist(記者)Foreignjournalistsarcinhighdemandtoday.Ifyouarcajournalistwhocanspeakalanguageotherthanyournativeone,whynotapplyforaforeignjournalist?Eventhoughthiscareerchoicehasitsrisks,itisaninterestingjobthatisparticularlyperfectfbrsinglepeople.Theaveragesalaryis$65,000peryear,thoughsomejournalistsearn$100,000peryear.Flightattendantisanicejobbecauseof.chancestoknowtwoormorelanguageschancestoenjoybeautifulscenesbusyworkandmuchmoremoneylifewithoutworryingaboutmoneyWhatjobscanyouchooseifyoumasteraforeignlanguageaswellasliketravelling?Flightattendant&gametranslator.Gametranslator&photographer.Flightattendant&photographer.Foreignjournalist&gametranslator.Ifyouareanunmarriedpersonandloveadventures,you'dbetterchoosetoworkasa.A.photographerB.foreignjournalistC.fashionbuyerD.gametranslatorBStandingontheedgeoftheplane,mytandemskydiving(雙人般匕傘)instructor,Bill,asked"Doyouhaveanylastwords?""Yes,"Isaid,joking."1hopemyparachuteopens."I'dneverfeltmorealiveasBillandIsteppedoutandstartedourfreefall.Thosefirstfewsecondswereamazing.Aswereached4,000feet,Ifeltaparachuteopenaboveus.This,Iwastold,wouldslowusdownforasmoothdescent(卜降).Sowhywerewestilltravelingsofast?Ilookedup:Theparachutewasfloppingunopenedinthewind.Istartedtofreakout.IcouldhearBillswearingashetriedtofixwhateverhadgonewrong.Secondspassed,whichfeltlikeforever,untilfinallyouremergencyparachuteopened.Exceptitgotcaughtinthefirstone,makingbothparachutesuseless.IaskedBilk"Arewegoingtodie?"Hesaidhedidn'tknow.Atthatmoment,Ijustfeltguilty.I'dbroughtmyfamilyalongfortheday.I'dinvitedthemalongtowatchmedie.Wehittheground.Iwasimmediatelybreathless,andanunimaginablepainshotupmybackaswebouncedintoalakeonagolfcourse(高爾夫球場).Gatheringallmystrength,1turnedtofaceBill.Hestartedscreaming.Wewerefoundbysomegolfers.MymotherandsistercrieduncontrollablyasBillwasputintoahelicopter,andIwasplacedintoanambulance.Thenextfourorfivemonthswereintense.Ihadbrokenmyback.Afterbeingdischarged(出院)fromthehospital,Ilockedmyselfinmybedroomandtookpainkillers.Ibecameterrifiedoftheoutsideworld.Afteryearsoftherapy(治療)andhardwork,thedeepphysicalandmentalpainishealing.IheardthatBillmadeafullrecoveryandreturnedtoskydiving.IwasalwaysterrifiedofbeingmyselfanddoingthethingsIwanted.NowI'velearnedthatIneedtobefearless.There'snothinglikefallingfrom15,000feetwithoutaparachuteandsurvivingtoforceyoutomakethemostofeveiyday.Howdidtheauthorfeelbeforeskydiving?A.Worried.B.Excited.C.Terrified.D.Guilty.Whathappenedduringthetandemskydiving?Billdidn'topentheparachuteintime.Theauthorstayedcalm(hewholelime.Somethingwentwrongwiththeparachutes.Theauthorcouldn'tbreatheduring(hefreefall.Howdidtheaccidentinlluencetheauthor?Hehadconstantpaininhishead.Hebecamecrazyaboutextremesports.Hedevelopedaseriousmentalproblem.Hebecamemoreconfidentinhimself.
Whatdidtheauthoreventuallyrealize?Safetyfirst.B.Fearcanleadtofailure.C.Cooperationmatters.D.Seizeandcherisheveryday.CInMay1987theGoldenGateBridgehada50thbirthdayparty.Thebridgewasclosedtomotortrafficsopeoplecouldenjoyawalkacrossit.Organizersexpectedperhaps50,000peopletoshowup.Instead,asmanyas8(X),(X)0crowdedtheroadstothebridge.Bythetime250>(X)0wereonthebridge,engineersnoticedsomethingterrible:theroadwaywasflatteningunderwhatturnedouttobetheheaviestloadithadeverbeenaskedtocarry.Worse,itwasbeginningtosway(晃動).Theauthoritiesclosedaccesstothebridgeandtensofthousandsofpeoplemadetheirwaybacktoland.Adisasterwasavoided.ThestoryisoneofscoresinToForgiveDesign:UnderstandingFailure,abookthatisatoncealovelettertoengineeringandapaean(贊歌)toitsbreakdowns.Itsauthor,Dr.HenryPetroski,haslongbeenwritingaboutdisasters.Inthisbook,heincludesthelossofthespaceshuttles(航天飛機)ChallengerandColumbia,and(hesinkingoftheTitanic.Thoughheacknowledgesthatengineeringworkscanfailbecausethepersonwhothoughtthemuporengineeredthemsimplygotthingswrong,inthisbookDr.Petroskiwidenshisviewtoconsiderthelargercontextinwhichsuchfailuresoccur.Sometimesdevicesfailbecauseagooddesignisconstructedwithlowqualitymaterialsincompetentlyapplied.Orperhapsadesignworkssowellitisadoptedelsewhereagainandagain,withseeminglyharmlessimprovements,until,suddenly,itdoesnotworkatallanymore.Readerswillencounternotonlystoriestheyhaveheardbefore,butsomenewstoriesandamovingdiscussionoftheresponsibilityoftheengineertothepublicandthewaysyoungengineerscanbehelpedtograspthem."Successissuccessbutthatisallthatitis,"Dr.Petroskiwrites.Itisfailurethatbringsimprovement.WhathappenedtotheGoldenGateBridgeonits50thbirthday?A.Itcarriedmoreweight(hanitcould.Itswayedviolentlyinastrongwind.Itsroadwaywasdamagedbyvehicles.Itsaccesswasblockedbymanypeople.9.WhichofthefollowingisDr.Pctroski'sideaaccordingtoparagraph3?9.A.Nodesigniswellreceivedeverywhere.Constructionismoreiinporlantthandesign.Notalldisastersarecausedbyengineeringdesign.Improvementsonengineeringworksarenecessary.10Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?10A.Failurecanlead(oprogress.Successresultsinoverconfidence.C.Failureshouldbeavoided.D.Successcomesfromjointefforts.Whatisthetext?A.Anewsreport.B.Ashortstory.Abookreview.D.Aresearcharticle.DMovingflighttimefromnighttodaycouldreduceairtravel'scontributionstoglobalwarming,anewstudysuggests.Schedulingmoredaytimeflightsmayreducetheinfluenceofcontrails—thevisiblelinesofwhitesteamthatmanyplanesleavebehindtheminthesky.Theroleofcontrailsinclimatechangeisstillbeingstudied,butsomescientistsbelievetheycontributetothegreenhouseeffectbytrappingheatintheatmosphere.NicolaStuber,firstauthorofthestudy,suggeststhatcontrails'overallimpactonclimatechangeisalmostasbigasthatofaircraft'scarbondioxideemissions(排放)overahundred-yearperiod.Aircraftarebelievedtoberesponsiblefor2%—3%ofhumancarbondioxideemissions.Likeotherhigh,thinclouds?contrailsrefleclsunlightbackintospaceandcooltheplanet.However,theyalsotrapenergyintheatmosphereandincreasethewarmingeffect.Stuberandotherscientistsbelievethattheeffectofthecontrailsisbig."Onaverage,thegreenhouseeffectcontrolstheeffectsofcontrails,"saidStuber,ameteorologistatEngland'sUniversityofReading.€'Thcwarmingeffectisfargreaterforcontrailsleftbynightflights,“Stuberadded.4iThecoolingeffectonlyhappensduringthedaywhenthesunisup.During(henightthegreenhousewarmingisnolongerbalancedandthatiswhythecontributionofnightflightissolarge/'Mostcommercialairlinetrafficoccursduringdaylighthours.Forexample,onlyoneinfourUnitedKingdomflightsisanightflight,butthoseflightscreatesome60%ofthewarmingcreatedbycontrails,thestudyreports.12.Howdocontrailsincreasethegreenhouseeffect?Theygiveoffheat.Theyabsorbdaylight.Theytrapheatintheatmosphere.Theyreflectsunlightbackintospace.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?A.Carbondioxideemissions.B.Contrails.C.Flights.D.Thinclouds.WhatdidStuberexplainaboutthecontrailsinParagraph4?Whattheirfunctionis.HowtheycooltheEarth.Whytheycreatebigwarmingalnight.Howbigtheireffectis.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?AirlinesShouldScheduleFlightsNightFlightsFaceaNewChallengeAirplaneContributesMosttoGlobalWarmingMoreDayFlightsMayReduceGlobalWarming第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Manypeoplebelievethatthereissometruthinthesaying“Laughteristhebestmedicine."1Laughterhelpsrelievepain?strengthentheimmunesystemandreducestress.Laughterstimulates(激發(fā))hormoneswhichmakeusfeelhappy.Laughteralsoincreasestheflowofbloodthroughoutthebodyandhasbenefitswhicharcsimilarto(heonesyougetbydoingexercise.2Childrenexposedtofunnyfilmsandcartoonsbeforemajormedicalproceduresareabletocopebetterwithpainandanxiety.3Theseareprofessionalclownswhoaresent(ohospitalsandwardsloentertainanddistractsickchildren.Laughtertherapyhasbecomeverypopularinrecentyearsandasaresult,moreandmorelaughterclubsarcstartingtoopenupincitiesandtownsallovertheworld.Atalaughtersession,atrainedtherapistinstructsthegrouptoperformaseriesofexerciseswhicharedesignedtoproducelaughter.4Andittakesthemsometimetogetridoftheirinhibitions(心理抑制).Theymightevenstartoffwithfakelaughter,butthisdoesn'tmatterbecauseourbodiescan'ttellthedifference,andtheresultsarethesame.Moreover,laughteriscontagious(傳染的).5Sonexttimeyoufeelill.stressedoutordepressed,trywatchingafunnyfilmortryrememberinganamusingincidentinyourlife.Youwillsoonfeelbetter.Ifonepersonstartsgiggling,itisunavoidablethateveiyoneelsewillbedrawnin.Laughterhelpsyoufocus.Thisfindinghasledtoso-calledclowndoctors.Infact?researchdonebyscientistshasshownthatlaughterhasalotofhealthbenefits.Laughtermakestheworldabetterandmorecolorfulplace.Somepeoplemayfindtheideaembarrassingatfirst.Usinglaughtertherapyinchildren'shospitalshasproventobeinvaluable.完型填空第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Susanhadlongblondehairandbigblueeyes.Sodidmostoftheother1inherschoolclass,whichtroubledheralot//Ilooklikeeveryoneelse!Tmnotspecial!Tmboring!”Susan2tohermother.Shedecidedtotrytomakeherselflook3.Shepaintedbigpinkspotsonherneckandwhenshedidn'tgetattention,shestuckalongplasticnoseontopofherrealnose.Nobodynoticedthat,4.Shetookink(墨水)andpoureditalloverher5.Sheworeclown(小丑)clothestoschoolandstuckleavesinherears.6nomatterwhatshedid,shestilldidn'tgetany7andnobodythoughtshewasspecial.Onemorningher8wenttowakeherupandtoldhertogetreadyforschool.ShemadeSusan9theinkoutofherhairandcleanherneck."I*mnotgoingtoschool10!I'mboring!”Sheburied(埋藏)herhead11thequiltandcried."Susan"hermothersaid"Youaredifferent.Youareunique(獨一無二)andspecial12intheworldlooksjustlikeyou.Somepeoplehaveblondehairlikeyouandsomehaveblueeyeslikeyou,butnoneofthemhasyoursmileorthetwinkleinyoureyesoryourpinkface.Nobodylaughslikeyou,either.Now13andgetreadyforschool"Susanwenttoschoolthatdayandlookedatalltheotherkidsinherclass."Momwas14.Nobodylooksjustlikeme."Susansmiled."Iamspecial.IamuniqueandIamnot15!"語法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)1.A.childrenB.boysC.menD.women2.A.complainedB.listenedC.talkedD.spoke3.A.beautifulB.simpleC.differentD.happy4.A.tooB.eitherC.alsoD.neither5.A.neckB.noseC.eyesD.hair6.A.ThoughB.SoC.ButD.And7.A.attentionB.helpC.prizeD.answer8.A.fatherB.motherC.sisterD.brother9.A.pullB.washC.throwD.turn10.A.tomorrowB.nextweekC.nextyearD.today11.A.underB.onC.beforeD.beside12.A.EverybodyB.SomebodyC.NobodyD.Anybody13.A.getupB.getoffC.putupD.putoff14.A.wrongB.rightC.specialD.common15.A.movingB.interestingC.tiringD.boring閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。ThegameofGo(圍棋)isanimportantboardgamewithoriginsinChinafrommorethan4,000yearsago.InChina,Go1.(recognize)as“handconversations“aswelLthroughwhichplayerscommunicatewitheachother.2.otherwords,they“talk”throughtheplacingofpiecesontheboard.Themetaphor(比n俞)first3.(use)byZhiDaolin,aBuddhistmasteroftheJinDynasty,reflectsthenatureofthegame.Whilescholarsofhistimeoftenlost4.(they)inphilosophical(哲學的)debatesonlifeanduniverse,hepreferredtoplayGo5.hebelievedwasfullofhowsandvvhysoflife.MasterGoplayersoftenfeelasiftheywereplayingareal-lifegame:sometimesonecanmoveforward,whileatothertimes,onemustslowdown:sometimesonecan6.(direct)facethechallenger,atothertimesonemustlakeanindirectapproach.AppropriateplacementofeachlinyGopieceissimilarto7.onemightsolveadifficultproblemoflife.Thepurposeof8.(play)Goisnotjusttowinbutalso,moreimportantly,toseek9.(wise)throughtheprocess.Theplayersunitewitheachotherontheboard.Insteadoffightingas10.(enemy),theycooperatetoplayagoodgame.Onethoughtlessmovecouldruintheenjoyment.能力提升習題答案閱讀ADCB閱讀BBCCD閱讀CACAC閱讀DCBCD七選五1.D2.G3.C4.F5.A完型填空A2.A3.C4.B5.D6.C7.A8.B9.B10.DA12.C13.A14.B15.D【分析】本文是記敘文。本文主要介紹了蘇珊因為自己和別人長得相似而感到煩惱,媽媽教育了她,讓她發(fā)現了自己的獨特之處。.考查名詞詞義辨析。句意:她班上的其他孩子也一樣,這讓她很困擾。A.children孩子;B.boys男孩;C.men男人;D.women女人。根據"inherschoolclass"可知是班上的孩子,包含男生和女生,故選A。.考查動詞詞義辨析。句意:蘇珊跟媽媽抱怨。A.complained抱怨;B.listened聽;C.talked談話;D.spoke說。根據上文“1looklikeveryoneelse!I'mnotspecial!I'mboring!"可知,蘇珊向媽媽抱怨,故選A。.考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意:她決定讓自己看起來不同。A.beautiful漂亮的;B.simple簡單的;C.different不同的;D.happy高興的。根據下文“Shepaintedbigpinkspotsonherneckandwhenshedid司tgetattention,shestuckalongplasticnoseontopofherrealnose."可知,蘇珊想讓自己看起來與眾不同。故選Ca.考查副詞詞義辨析。句意:也沒有人注意到那些。A.t。。也(用于肯定句句尾);B.either也,(用于否定句句尾);C.also也,(用于句中);D.neither兩者都不。根據nobody可知是否定句,位于句尾,用either,故選B“故選Bo.考查名詞詞義辨
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