學位英語2022年3月閱讀理解和完型填空練習冊

學位英語2022年3月閱讀理解和完型填空練習冊

（一.）閱讀理解練習：

ReadingComprehension

Directions:Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youare

requiredtodecideonthechoicethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.

Passage1（樣題Passage1）

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Successfulinnovationshavedrivenmanyoldertechnologiestoextinctionandhaveresulted

inhigherproductivity,greaterconsumptionofenergy,increaseddemandfbrrawmaterials,

acceleratedflowofmaterialsthroughtheeconomyandincreasedquantitiesofmetalsandother

substancesinuseeachperson.Thehistoryofindustrialdevelopmentaboundswithexamples.

In1870,horsesandmulesweretheprimesourceofpoweronU.S,farms.Onehorseor

mulewasrequiredtosupportfourhumanbeings—aratiothatremainedalmostconstantfbrmany

decades.Atthattime,hadanationalcommissionbeenaskedtoforecastthepopulationfor1970,

itsanswerprobablywouldhavedependedonwhetheritsconsultantswereofaneconomicor

technologicalturnofmind.Hadtheybeen“economists”,theywouldprobablyhaveprojectedthe

1970horseormulepopulationtobemorethan50million.Hadtheybeen“technologists”,they

wouldhaverecognizedthatthepowerofsteamhadalreadybeenharnessedtoindustryandtoland

andoceantransport.Theywouldhaverecognizedfurtherthatitwouldbetheprimesourceof

poweronthefarm.Itwouldhavebeendifficultforthemtoavoidtheconclusionthatthehorseand

mulepopulationwoulddeclinerapidly.

1.A.Accordingtothepassage,whatsuppliedmostofthepoweronU.S.farmsin1870?

A.Animals.B.Humans.C.Engines.D.Water.

2.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedbytheauthorasaconsequenceofnewtechnological

developments?

A.Oldertechnologiesdieaway.

B.Thequalityoflifeimproved.

C.Overallproductivityincreases.

D.Morerawmaterialsbecomenecessary.

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatby1870.

A.technologybegantobemoreeconomical

B.thesteamenginehadbeeninvented

C.theU.S.horsepopulationwasabout10million

D.anationalcommissiononagriculturehadbeenestablished

4.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhat“economists“would.

A.plantheeconomythroughyearlyforecasts

B.consultthenationalcommissionontheeconomy

C.valuetheeconomiccontributionoffarmanimals

D.failtoconsidertheinfluenceoftechnologicalinnovation

5.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardchangesbroughtbytechnologicalinnovations?

A.Heisexcitedaboutthem.

B.Heacceptsthemasnatural.

C.Heisdisturbedbythem.

D.Hequestionstheirusefulness.

Passage2（樣題Passage2）

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Cultureshockisanoccupationaldiseaseforpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplanted

abroad.Likemostillnesses,ithasitsownsymptomsandcure.

Cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallfamiliarsignsandsymbolsof

socialintercourse.Thosesiqnsincludeathousandwaysinwhichwcorientourselvestothe

situationofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeople,whenandhow

togivetips,howtomakepurchases,whentoacceptandrefuseinvitations,whentomake

statementsseriouslyandwhennot.Thesesigns,whichmaybewords,gestures,facialexpressions,

orcustoms,areacquiredbyallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandasmuchapartofourculture

asthelanguagewespeakorbeliefsweaccept.Allofusdependforourpeaceofmindandour

efficiencyonhundredsofthesesigns,mostofwhichwedonocarryonthelevelofconscious

awareness.

Nowwhenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostofthesefamiliarsignsare

removed.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedorfull-of-goodyoumaybe,aseriesofsupportshavebeen

knockedfromunderyou,followedbyafeelingoffrustrationinmuchthesameway.Firstthey

rejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesdiscomfort."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecause

theymakeusfeelbad.^^Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogethertocomplainaboutthehost

countryanditspeople,youcanbesurethattheyaresufferingfromcultureshock.

Anotherphaseofcultureshockisregression.Thehomeenvironmentsuddenlyassumesa

tremendousimportance.Totheforeigner,everythingbecomesunreasonablyglorified.Allthe

difficultiesanproblemsareforgottenandonlythegoodthingsbackhomeareremembered.It

usuallytakesatriphometobringonebacktoreality.

6.Cultureshockiscalledanoccupationaldiseasemainlybecause.

A.likeallotherdiseasesithasitsownsymptomsandcure

B.onlythosewhoengageincultureworksufferfromit

C.itishardtogetridof

D.onlythoseliveinstrangeculturemayexperienceit

7.Whenpeoplearetransplantedabroad,.

A.theysoonadaptthemselvestothenewculturalenvironment

B.theytrytoavoidcultureshock

C.theyfeellostinstrangesurroundings

D.theybecomeseriouslyill

8.Whatdopeoplesufferingfromcultureshockusuallydo?

A.Theytendtotakedelightingossiping.

B.Theytendtobeautifytheirhomeculture.

C.Theytendtodaydream.

D.Theytendtocomplainaboutphysicaldiscomforts.

9.Fromthepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutcultureshock?

A.Thosewhoarebroad-mindedcaneasilyovercomecultureshock.

B.Mostpeopleinaforeigncountrywillsufferfromcultureshock.

C.Cultureshockcannotbecuredpractically.

D.Familiarsignsinhomeenvironmentmatterincuringcultureshock.

10.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.cultureshockisanoccupationaldisease

B.cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietyoflivinginanunfamiliarculture

C.cultureshockhaspeculiarsymptoms

D.itisveryhardtocopewithlifeinanewsetting

Passage3(閱讀理解練習ExerciseTwo,Passage1)

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Veryhighwavesaredestructivewhentheystriketheland.Fortunately,thisseldomhappens.

Onereasonisthatoutatsea,wavesmovinginonedirectionalmostrunintowavesmovingina

differentdirection.Thetwosetsofwavestendtocanceleachotherout.Anotherreasonisthat

waterisshallowerneartheshore.Asawavegetsclosertoland,theshallowbottomhelpsreduce

itsstrength.

Butthepowerofwavesstrikingtheshorecanstillbeverygreat.Duringawintergale,waves

sometimesstriketheshorewiththeforceof6,ooopoundsforeachsquarefoot.Thatmeansa

wave,25feethighand500feetalongitsface,maystriketheshorewithaforceof75million

pounds.

|Yetthewaves,nomatterhowbigorhowviolent,affectonlythvsurfaceafthesea」During

themostragingstorms,thewaterahundredfathoms(600feet)beneaththesurfaceisjustascalm

asonadaywithoutabreathofwind.

11.Accordingtothepassage,destructioncausedbyhighwavesoccurs.

A.regularlyB.predictablyC.alwaysD.rarely

12.Weknowfromthispassagethatoutatsea,whenwavesgoinginoppositedirectionsmeet,

theirforce.

A.causesgreatdamageB.extendstotheoceanfloor

C.isliabletolessenD.increaserapidly

13.Itisclearfromthepassagethatcoastaldepth.

A.influencesthepowerofhighwaves

B.istheonlyfactorinfluencingthestrengthofhighwaves

C.hasnoinfluenceuponthestrengthofveryhighwaves

D.isirrelevanttothequestionofthepowerofhighwaves

14.Fromthesecondparagraphofthepassageweknowthatthepowerofveryhighwavesstriking

theshoreis.

A.constantB.equalizedC.variableD.perpetual

15.Fromyourreadingofthepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Atadepthof1,200feettheeffectsofaviolentsurfacestormarefrightful.

B.Atyphoon500milesoutatseacanstiruptheoceanfloor.

C.Ifhighwavescanstriketheshorewithahorizontalforceof75millionpounds,thevertical

forceofsuchwavescanhaveanevengreatereffectupontheoceanfloor.

D.Asubmarinecommandernavigatinghisvesselatadepthof700feetwillnotbeaffectedby

ragingsurfacestorm.

Passage4（閱讀理解練習ExerciseFourPassage1）

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Carsof2050willtravelthenation'shighwaysinnever-befbre-dreamed-ofsafety,comfort,and

convenience.Thesecarswillfloatalongnevertouchingtheground,andthereforewillhaveno

needforwheels.

Annoyinghighwayvibrations,causedbytherotationsofthedisc-and-tirewheels,willbe

thingsofthepast.Thecominghighwaypassengercarswillliterallyflyabovetheroad,supported

oncolumnsofaircompressedbyturbine-drivenfans.

Thecarwithoutwheelshasbeencalleda“flyingcar”,and,inasense,that'sjustwhatitis;

however,itwillnotbackoutofthefamilygarage,startdownthestreet,andthensuddenlygo

quicklyupwardheadingforsomedistantpoint.|pnthecontrary,toavoidproblemsinaerial

|navigation,thewheellessvehicleprobablywilltravelnomorethanthreeinchesaboveroad

kurface」Itwilltraveloverfairlyroughroadandevenoversmoothwater!

Theinevitableproblemsofmaritimeregulations,severeweatherconditions,andrunningout

offuelinremoteareasallwillrequirenewconceptsofoperation,servicing,andvehicle

regulation.

16.Theauthorbelievesthatcarsofthefuture.

A.willbereplacedbyairplanes

B.willhavewheelsunlikethoseoftoday

C.willusecolumnsofairinsteadofwheels.

D.willusewheelswithouttires

17.Whichofthefollowingistrueconcerningthenewcar?

A.Itdoesn'tneedfuelanymore.

B.Itwillbeinfluencedbyweatherconditions.

C.Nofamilygarageisneededanylonger.

D.Thespeedofaflyingcarwillbecomparabletothatofanairplane.

18.Thecarwithoutwheelshasbeencalleda“flyingcar“because.

A.ittravelsafewinchesabovethegroundB.itcanflyasaplanedoes

C.itmovesataveryhighspeedD.itcantraveloversmoothwater

19.WhereisawheellesscarLEASTfittotravel?

A.Oversoftland.B.Overroughcountryroads.

C.Overhighways.D.Overwaterfalls.

20.Wheellesscarswill

A.eliminatealltrafficproblemsB.createnewtrafficproblems

C.eliminateparkingproblemsD.BothAandC

Passage5（閱讀理解練習ExerciseFive,Passage4）

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

By1970,accordingtoaWorldWildlifeFundreport,onlyabout4,500tigerssurvived

throughouttheworldhalfoftheminIndia.Mr.Foresters,whofollowedandcountedtiger

footprints,estimatedthatinMay1972onlyabout1,800tigersexistedinIndia.ProjectTiger

supportedbyW.W.F.wasimmediatelylaunched.Ninetigerreserveswerecreated,witharmed

guardsprotectingthem.

TheprojectprovidedopportunitiesforresearchersfromIndiaandabroadtostudy

|tigersinthereservesandgatherpreviouslyunavailableinformationabouttheirhabits.

Studiesshowthatamaletigermaycontrolahuntingterritoryofbetween10and20sq.kms.

Dependingonitsage,sizeandstrength.Theterritoryofmaleincludesthesmallerterritoriesof

threeorfourtigresses.Atigermarkstheboundariesofitstenitoriesbysprayingurine（尿）and

otherbodilyliquidsonbushes.Butittriestoavoidterritorialfights,beingguidedbythe

distinctivebodysmellofothertigers.Tigersfighttodeathonlywhenatigressisdefendingher

young,orwhenatigerisguardingatigressfromtheattentionsofothermales.

Thepopularimageofthetigeristhatofamercilessandunconquerablehunter.Butstudies

showthatitcatchesonlyoneof20victimsittriestoattack.

FearshaverecentlydevelopedthatProjectTigerhasbeentoosuccessful.Ithasenabledthe

tigerpopulationtodouble（bymid-80s）,butIndia'shumanpopulationhasalsogrownoutof

control.Currentlyitis750millionandlikelytobe900millionbytheendofthecentury.Land|

problemisbecomingseriousandmanyruralpeoplefeelbitteraboutthefactthatsomeri&|

forestsarereservedfortigers」Agrowingnumberofattacksbytigersonmanhasaddedtothe

hostility（敵意）.

21.TheultimateaimofProjectTigeristo.

A.studythegrowthrateoftigers

B.protecttigersfrombeingkilled

C.promotethebreedingofyoungtigers

D.analyzethebehavioralpatternsoftigers

22.Studieshaveshownthat.

A.atigressneverattacksuntilattacked

B.thetigressisnotasfierceasthetigers

C.atigerusuallyfightsanothertigertodefenditsownterritory

D.thetigerisnotanefficienthunterasiscommonlydescribed

23.Accordingtothepassage,atiger'sterritory.

A.remainsunchanged

B.isoftendefendedbytigresses

C.expandsasthetigergrowsup

D.isthecauseofmostfights

24.SomepeopleareafraidthatProjectTiger.

A.hasbeencarriedtoofar

B.hasnotreceivedenoughattention

C.hasfailedtoachieveitsgoal

D.isnotworththemoneyspentonit

25.Theauthorseems.

A.tobeenthusiasticaboutProjectTiger

B.tohaveamatter-of-factattitudetowardsProjectTiger

C.tohaveahostileattitudetowardsProjectTiger

D.tobesatisfiedwithProjectTiger

Passage6（閱讀理解練習ExerciseSixPassage2）

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InWashingtonD.C.,1600PennsylvaniaAvenueisaveryspecialaddress.Itistheaddressof

theWhiteHouse,thehomeofthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.

OriginallytheWhiteHousewasgrayandwascalledthePresidentialPalace.Itwasbuilt

from1792to1800.Atthistime,thecityofWashingtonitselfwasbeingbuilt.Itwastobethe

nation'snewcapitalcity.GeorgeWashington,thefirstpresident,andPierreCharlesL9Enfant,a

Frenchengineer,chosetheplacefbrthenewcity.L'Enfantthenplannedthecity.Thepresident's

homewasanimportantpartoftheplan.

Acontestwasheldtopickadesignforthepresident'shome.AnarchitectnamedJamesHoban

won.Hedesignedalargethree-storyhouseofgraystone.

PresidentWashingtonneverlivedinthePresidentialPalace.Thefirstpresidenttolivethere

wasJohnAdams,thesecondpresidentoftheUnitedStates,andhiswife.Mrs.Adamsdidnot

reallylikehernewhouse.Inherletters,sheoftencomplainedaboutthecold.Fiftyfireplaceswere

notenoughtokeepthehousewarm!

In1812theUnitedStatesandBritainwenttowar.In1814theBritishinvadedWashington.

Theyburnedmanybuildings,includingthePresidentialPalace.

AfterthewarJamesHoban,theoriginalarchitect,partiallyrebuiltthepresident'shome.To

coverthemarksofthefire,thebuildingwaspaintedwhite.Beforelongitbecameknownasthe

WhiteHouse.

TheWhiteHouseisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsintheUnitedStates.Everyyear

morethan1.5millionvisitorsgothroughthefiveroomsthatareopentothepublic.

26.TheWhiteHousewasbuiltinWashington.

A.becauseaFrenchengineerwasinvitedtodesignit

B.becausePresidentGeorgeWashingtonlikedtoliveinit

C.becausetheBritishinvaderslivedinitin1812—1814

D.becauseitwastobethenation^capitalcity

27.ThePresidentialPalacewas.

A.paintedgrayandwhiteB.madeofgraystone

C.madeofwhitestoneD.madeverywarminwinter

28.Thepresident'shomeandthecityofWashingtonwere.

A.builtbytheAmericanarmyB.builtbytheBritishtroops

C.plannedbyGeorgeWashingtonD.plannedbytheFrench

29.Theoriginalhomeofthepresidentneededtoberebuilt.

A.becauseJohnAdams'wifedidnotlikeit

B.becauseitwascoldinwinterevenwith50fireplaces

C.becauseithadburneddownduringthewar

D.becauseGeorgeWashingtonwasnotwillingtoliveinit

30.Thenewpresidentialhomewaspaintedwhiteto.

A.coverthemarksoffireB.attracttouristsfromFrance

C.topleaseMrs.JohnAdamsD.keepitwarminwinter

Passage7（閱讀理解練習ExerciseEightPassage4）

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“…WearenotabouttoentertheInformationAgebutinsteadratherwellintoit.Present

predictionsarethatby1990,aboutthirtymillionjobsintheUnitedStates,oraboutthirtypercent

ofthejobmarket,willbecomputer-related.In1980,onlytwenty-onepercentofallUnitedStates

highschoolownedoneormorecomputersfbrstudentsuse.Inthefallof1985,anewsurvey

revealedthathalfofUnitedStatessecondaryschoolshavefifteenormorecomputersforstudent

use.Andnowtheeducationalexperts,administrators,andeventhegeneralpublicaredemanding

thatallstudentsbecome'computerliterate\Bytheyear2000,knowledgeofcomputerswillbe

necessaryinovereightypercentofalloccupations.Soonthosepeoplenoteducatedincomputer

usewillbecomparedtothosewhoareprintilliteratetoday.”

Whatis"computerliteracy"?Thetermitselfseemstoimplysomeextentof"knowing^^

aboutcomputer,butknowingaboutwhat.〔Thecurrentepinionseemstobethatthisshould

includeageneralknowledgeofwhatcomputersare,plusalittleoftheirhistoryand

somethingofhowtheyoperaiZj

Therefore,itisvitalthateducatorseverywheretakeacarefullooknotonlyatwhatisbeing

done,butalsoatwhatshouldbedoneinthefieldofcomputereducation.Todaymostadultsare

capableofutilizingamotorvehiclewithouttheslightestknowledgeofhowthe

internal-combustion（內然機）engineworks.|Weeffectivelyusealltypesefelectrical]

|equipmentwithoutbeingabletotelltheirhistoryortoexplainhowtheywork.〔Business

peopleforyearshavemadegooduseoftypewritersandaddingmachines,yetfewhaveever

knownhowtorepairthem.Why,thenattempttoteachcomputersbyteachinghoworwhythey

work.

Rather,wefirstmustconcentrateonteachingeffectiveuseofthecomputerasthetoolis.

“Knowinghowtouseacomputeriswhatisgoingtobeimportant,wedon'ttalkabout

'automobileliteracy9.Wejustgetinourcarsanddrivethem.^^

31.In1990,thenumberofjobshavingnothingtodowithcomputersintheUnitedStateswillbe

reducedto.

A.70millionB.30millionC.79millionD.100million

32.Theexpression"printilliterate^^（Para.l）refersto.

A.onewhohasneverlearntprinting

B.onewhohasneverlearnttoread

C.onewhoisnotcomputerliterate

D.onewhoisnotabletousetypewriters

33.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout.

A.recentpredictionofcomputer-relatedjobs

B.thewideuseifcomputerinschools

C.theurgencyofcomputereducation

D.publicinterestincomputers

34.Accordingtotheauthor,theeffectivewaytospreadtheuseofcomputersistoteach.

A.whatcomputersareB.howcomputerswork

C.wherecomputerscanbeusedD.howtousecomputers

35.WhichofthefollowstatementisFALSE?

A.Whattoteachaboutcomputershouldbereconsidered.

B.Thosewhowanttousecomputersshouldknowhowcomputersoperate.

C.Thosewhoarenoteducatedincomputerusewillsoonfinditdifficulttogetajob.

D.HumansocietyhasalreadyenteredtheInformationAge.

Passage8（閱讀理解練習ExerciseFivePassage1）

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Man'sfirstrealinvention,andoneofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory,wasthewheel.

Alltransportationandeverymachineintheworlddependonit.

Thewheelisthesimplestyetperhapsthemostremarkableofallinventions,because

|therearenowheelsinnaturenolivingthingwasevercreatedwithwheels」How,then,did

mancometoinventthewheel?

Perhapssomeearlyhuntersfoundthattheycouldrollthedeadbodyofaheavyanimal

throughtheforestonlogsmoreeasilythantheycouldcarryit.However,thelogsthemselves

weighedalot.

Itmusthavetakenagreatprehistoricthinkertoimaginetwothinslicesoflogconnectedat

theircentersbyastrongstick.Thiswouldrollalongjustasthelogsdidyetbemuchlighterand

easiertohandle.Thusthewheelandaxlecameintobeing,andwiththemthefirstcarts.

36.Itwasremarkableofmantoinventthewheelbecause.

A.therewerenowheelsinnature.

B.itledtomanyotherinventions

C.manhadnouseforitthen

D.itwasverycomplicated

37.Thewheelisimportantbecause.

A.itwasman'sfirstrealinvention.

B.alltransportationdependsonit.

C.everymachinedependsonit

D.bothBandC

38.Thewheelisdescribedas.

A.complicatedB.simpleC.lightD.strange

39.Theideaofmakingwheelsmighthavecomefrom.

A.chasingananimal

B.watchingarollingtrunk

C.rollingthedeadbodyofananimalonlogs

D.watchingrunninganimals

4O.Thispassagesaysthatthefirstwheelmighthavebeena.

A.sliceoflogB.heavylog

C.roundpieceofstoneD.pieceofmetal

Passage9（閱讀理解練習ExerciseSixPassage3）

Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehavior.Viewedbiologically,the

modernfootballerisinrealityamemberofahuntinggroup.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedintoa

harmlessfootballandhisprey（獵物）intoagoalmouth.Ifhisaimisaccurateandhescoresagoal,

heenjoysthehunter'striumphofkillinghisprey.

Tounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplacewemustbrieflylookbackatour

forefathers.Theyspentoveramillionyearsevolving（進化）ascooperativehunters.Theirvery

survivaldependedonsuccessinthehunting-field.Underthispressuretheirwholewayoflife,

eventheirbodies,becamegreatlychanged.Theybecamechasers,runners,jumpers,aimers,

throwersandprey-killers.Theycooperatedasskillfulmale-groupattackers.

Thenabouttenthousandyearsago,afterthisimmenselylongperiodofhuntingtheirfood,

theybecamefarmers.Theirimprovedintelligence,sovitaltotheiroldhuntinglife,wasputtoa

newuse——thatofcontrollinganddomesticatingtheirprey.Thehuntbecamesuddenlyoutofdate.

Thefoodwasthereonthefarms,awaitingtheirneeds.Therisksanduncertaintiesofthehuntwere

nolongeressentialfbrsurvival.

Theskillsandthirstforhuntingremained,however,anddemandednewoutlets.Huntingfor

sportreplacedhuntingfbrnecessity.[Thirnewactivityinvolvedalltheoriginalhunting!

（sequencesbuttheaimoftheoperationwasnolongertoavoidstarvation.〔Insteadthe

sportsmensetofftotesttheirskillagainstpreythatwasnolongeressentialtotheirsurvival.Tobe

sure,thekillmayhavebeeneatenbuttherewereothermuchsimplerwaysofobtainingameaty

meal.

41.Theauthorbelievesthatsportingactivities.

A.areformsofbiologicaldevelopment

B.haveactuallydevelopedfromhunting

C.areessentiallyformsoflamingtheprey

D.havechangedthewaysofhunting

42.Theauthorstronglysuggeststhat.

A.huntingforpreyswasaromanticexperienceinancienttimes

B.weshouldencouragehuntingformeatymealagaininmodemsociety

C.ourforefatherschangingintofarmerswastheresultofsocialdevelopment

D.scoringagoalinfootballmatchisessentialtotheplayer'ssurvival

43.Foroveramillionyears,ourforefatherswerebasically.

A.successfulfarmers

B.co-operatinghunters

C.runnersandjumpers

D.skillfulsportsmen

44.Theword"operation”（Para.4）refersto.

A.sportsactivities

B.hunting

C.preykilling

D.domesticatinganimals

45.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Ilisfarmingthatgiveshumanbeingsenoughleisuretimeforsportingactivities.

B.Farmingisveryimportantinhumancivilizationbecauseitsaveshumanbeingsfromrisksand

uncertaintiesofhuntingforsurvival.

C.Itishuntingthatprovideshumanbeingswithmuchsimplerwaysofobtainingmeatymeals.

D.Sportingactivitiessatisfythedesireofmodernmantoexercisehuntingskillswhichhis

forefathersdevelopedforsurvival.

Passage10（閱讀理解練習ExerciseSevenPassage1）

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Amongallthechangesresultingfromthemassiveentryofwomenintotheworkforce,the

transformationthathasoccurredinthewomenthemselvesisnottheleastimportant.Theysee

themselvesinanewlight,fortheyhavediscoveredthattheycandojustaswellasmeninany

profession.Someofthemhavegonetothetop,whichhasgivenwomenprideandself-confidence.

Ofcourse,thepictureisnotperfect.Inthefirstplace,averylargenumberofwomendonoteven

trytoenter'male'professionbecausetheylackthenecessarytrainingorbecausetheyarenotbold

enoughtotakerisksonnewpaths.Foronewomanexecutiveoronewomanjudge,therearestill

countlesstypistsandsaleswomenwhostrugglethroughtheirdaywithoutanysenseofvictory.

Besides,manyoftheirbraversisters,whoaredaringtocompetewithmeninhigherfields,find

thatmaleoppositionisstillstrong,andthatsocietyisstillreadytoexplainawoman'ssuccessby

reasonsthathavenothingtodowithherintelligence.thefactremainsthatwomenarenow

freetoenteranycareerthatattractsthem;thesituationhasimproved,andthetideisnot

likelytoturnback」

46.Thechangesinthewomenhavebeenbroughtaboutby.

A.women'sparticipationinwork

B.somewomenwhoparticipateinimportantwork

C.men'sencouragement

D.lackoflaborforce

47.Accordingtotheauthor,44thepictureisnotperfect“because.

A.alargenumberofwomendonotdaretocompetewithmeninhigherfield

B.menofferstrongopposition

C.societylooksdownuponwomen

D.alloftheabove

48.Onlyasmallnumberofwomenhaveentered“male"professionsbecause.

A.mostwomenarecontentwithlessimportantwork

B.manywomenlackcourageornecessarytraining

C.wome