留基委英语阅读真题
⑴ 英语二2021年真题解析-阅读3
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When Microsoft bought task management app Wunderlist and mobile calendar Sunrise in 2015,it picked two newcomers that were attracting considerable buzz in Silicon Valley.
当微软在2015年收购任务管理应用Wunderlist和移动日历Sunrise时，它选择了两个新成员，这两个新成员在硅谷引起了相当大的反响。
Microsoft's own Office dominates the market for"proctivity"software,but the star-ups represented a new wave of technology designed from the ground up for the smartphone world.
微软自己的Office主导着“生产力”软件市场，但这些初创企业代表了一波为智能手机世界从头开始设计的新技术。
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Both apps,however,were later scrapped after Microsoft said it had used their best features in its own procts. 干扰项目出处
然而，这两个应用程序后来都被废弃了，因为微软表示，它在自己的产品中使用了它们最好的功能。
♥Their teams of engines stayed on👀, making them two of the many"acqui-hires"that the biggest companies have used to feed their great hunger for tech talent。
他们的引擎团队留下来了，使他们成为最大的公司用来满足对技术人才的巨大需求的许多“人才并购”中的两名。
31.What is true about Wunderlist and Sunrise after their acquisitions? 【判断题】
对于他们的需求获取，哪项是正确的？
[A] Their market values declined. 他们的市场价值正在下滑 ×无中生有
[B] Their engineers were retained. 他们的工程师被保留了下来。√ 原文替换：stayed on
[C] Their tech features improved.他们的技术特征得到了改进 ×原文是微软自己的产品技术用了最好
[D] Their procts were re-priced. 他们的产品重新定价 ×无中生有
答案∶B
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♥To Microsoft's critics , the fates of Wunderlist and Sunrise are examples of a remorseless drive by Big Tech to 👁 chew up any innovative companies 👁 that lie in their path.
对微软的批评者来说，Wunderlist和Sunrise的命运是大型科技公司无情打击任何在其发展道路上存在的创新公司👁的例子。
"They bought the seedlings and closed them down,"complained Paul Amold a partner at San Francisco-based Switch Ventures, putting an end to businesses that might one day tum into competitors. Microsoft declined to comment.
总部位于旧金山的Switch Ventures的合伙人保罗•阿莫德(Paul Amold)抱怨道:“他们买下了这些幼苗，然后把它们关了。”这样，可能有一天会变成竞争对手的企业就被终结了。 微软拒绝置评。
32.Microsofts critics believe that the big tech companies tend to_____.
[A]exaggerate their proct quality 夸大产品质量
[B]treat new tech talent unfairly 不公平地对待新科技人才
[C] eliminate their potential competitions 排除潜在的竞争对手 原文替换：chew up any innovative companies 吃掉创新公司
[D] ignore public opinions 无视公众意见
答案∶C
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Like other start-up investors,Mr.Arnold's own business often depends on selling start-ups to larger tech companies,though he admits to mixed feelings about the result:"I think these things are good for me,if I put my selfish hat on. 👁But are they good for the American economy? I don't know."
和其他初创企业的投资者一样，他说: 阿诺德自己的生意通常依赖于将初创企业出售给规模更大的科技公司，不过他承认，他对这样做的结果有复杂的感受:“如果我戴上自私的帽子，我认为这些事情对我是有好处的。 但它们对美国经济有好处吗? 我不知道。”
33 .Paul Arnold is concerned that small acquisitions might 【推断题】⭐⭐⭐⭐
[A] weaken big tech companies 削弱大型科技公司
[B] worse market competition 更糟糕的是市场竞争
[C]discourage start up investors 不鼓励创业投资者
[D] harm the national economy 危害国民经济 But are they good for the American economy?
答案∶D
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The US Federal Trade Commission says it wants to find the answer to that question. (没有对应选项，往下看）
This week, it asked the five most valuable US tech companies for information ab out their many small acquisitions over the past decade.
本周，该机构询问了美国市值最高的5家科技公司，询问它们在过去10年里进行的许多小规模收购。
Although only are search project at this stage,the request has raised the prospect of regulators wading into early-stage tech markets that until now have been beyond their reach.
尽管目前还只是搜索项目，但这一要求增加了监管机构涉足早期科技市场的可能性，而迄今为止，监管机构还无法涉足这些市场。
34. The US Federal Trade Commission intends to _____.
[A] supervise start-ups' operations 监督初创公司的运营 原文只说调查，并没有采取行动
[B] encourage research collaboration 鼓励研究合作 × 无中生有 过度脑补 Although only are search project at this stage
[C] limit Big Tech's expansion 限制了大型科技公司的扩张 × 无中生有 过度脑补
[D] examine small acquisitions.检查小规模收购 /对小规模收购进行调查
答案∶D
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Given their combined market value of more than $5.5trillion, rifling through such small deals-many of them much less prominent than Wunderlist and Sunrise-might seem beside the point.
考虑到它们的总市值超过5.5万亿美元，浏览这些小交易(其中许多远不如Wunderlist和sunrise那么重要)可能显得无关紧要。
❤Between them, the five biggest tech companies have spent an average of only S 3.4 billion a year on sub-SI billion acquisitions over the past five years— a drop in the ocean compared with their massive financial reserves, and the more than S 130 billion of venture capital that was invested in the US last year.
他们之间,五大科技公司花费了平均只有34亿年代sub-SI十亿收购过去五年下降海洋与大规模金融储备相比,超过1300亿的风险投资,去年在美国投资。
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However, critics say the big companies use such deals to buy their most threatening potential competitors before their businesses have a chance to gain momentum,in some cases as part of a"buy and kill "tactic to simply close them down.
然而，批评人士表示，大公司利用此类交易，在自己的业务有机会获得发展势头之前，收购最具威胁性的潜在竞争对手，在某些情况下，这是一种“买了就杀”(buy and kill)策略的一部分，目的只是让它们倒闭。
35.For the five biggest tech companies , their small acquisitions have_____.
对于五家最大的科技公司来说，它们的小规模收购已经产生了什么影响？
[A] raised few management challenges 提出了一些管理上的挑战
[B] brought little financial pressure 几乎没有财政压力
[C] Set an example for future deals 为未来的交易树立榜样
[D] generated considerable profits 产生可观的利润
答案∶ B
fate
talent
unfairly
eliminate
potential
innovative
supervise 监督
operations 运营
collaboration合作
expansion 膨胀
⑵ 英语专四考试阅读加分试题训练
As the merchant class expanded in the eighteenth?century North American Colonies, the silversmith and the coppersmith businesses rose to serve it. Only a few silversmiths were available in New York or Boston in the late seventeenth century, but in the eighteenth century they could be found in all major colonial cities. No other colonial artisans rivaled the silversmiths’ prestige. They handled the most expensive materials and possessed direct connections to prosperous colonial merchants. Their procts, primarily silver plates and bowls, reflected their exalted status and testified to their customers’ prominence. Silver stood as one of the surest ways to store wealth at a time before neighborhood banks existed. Unlike the silver coins from which they were made, silver articles were readily identifiable. Often formed to indivial specifications, they always carried the silversmith’s distinctive markings and consequently could be traced and retrieved. Customers generally secure the silver for the silver object they ordered. They saved coins, took them to smiths, and discussed the type of pieces they desired. Silversmiths complied with these requests by melting the money in a small furnace, adding a bit of copper to form a stronger alloy, and casting the alloy in rectangular blocks. They hammered these ingots to the appropriate thickness by hand, shaped them and pressed designs into them for adornment. Engraving was also done by hand. In addition to plates and bowls, some customers sought more intricate procts, such as silver teapots. These were made by shaping or casting parts separately and then soldering them together. Colonial coppersmithing also come of age in the early eighteenth century and prospered in northern cities. Copper’s ability to conct heat efficiently and to resist corrosion contributed to its attractiveness. But because it was expensive in colonial America, coppersmiths were never very numerous. Virtually all copper worked by Smiths was imported as sheets or obtained by recycling old copper goods. Copper was used for practical items, but it was not admired for its beauty. Coppersmiths employed it to fashion pots and kettles for the home. They shaped it in much the same manner as silver or melted it in a foundry with lead or tin. They also mixed it with zinc to make brass for maritime and scientific instruments.?
1.According to the passage, which of the following eighteenth century developments had strong impact on silversmiths? ?
A. A decrease in the cost of silver. ?
B. The invention of heat efficient furnaces. ?
C. The growing economic prosperity of colonial merchants. ?
D. The development of new tools used to shape silver. ?
2.In colonial America, where did silversmiths usually obtain the material to make silver articles? ?
A. From their own mines. ?
B. From importers. ?
C. From other silversmiths. ?
D. From customers.
3.The passage mentions all of the following as uses for copper in Colonial America EXCEPT ?______?.?
A. cooking pots ?
B. scientific instruments ?
C. musical instruments ?
D. maritime instruments
4.According to the passage, silversmiths and coppersmiths in colonial America were similar in which of the following ways? ?
A. The amount of social prestige they had.?
B. The way they shaped the metal they worked with. ?
C. The cost of the goods they made. ?
D. The practicality of the goods they made.
参考答案：
1. C) 根据文章第一句“As the merchant class expanded in the eighteenth?century North American Colonies,...”可知，随着在十八世纪的北美殖民地商人阶级膨胀起来，也就是说那时的商人财富有了很大的发展，银匠铜匠们有机会发挥他们的.专长了，这与选项C正好相符。?
2. D) 根据文章第十四、五行“Customers generally secures …object they ordered. They saved coins, took them to smiths, and...”可知顾客要做银器，首先要积攒银币，然后拿到银匠处加工成他们想要的形状。选项D“来自客户”与之相符。
3. C) 文章末尾在提到铜的用途时惟独没有提到乐器。?
4. B) 根据文章倒数第四行“They shaped it in much the same manner as silver or melted it in a foundry with lead or tin.”可知银匠和铜匠在银器和铜器的塑型方式上是一样的，故选项B为正确答案。
⑶ 英语二2017年真题-阅读3-“gap year”的好处
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Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year. 如今，在这个快速发展的世界里，要求立即上大学的社会压力越来越大，人们对大学的期望也越来越高，这往往导致学生们完全忽视了间隔年的可能性。
After all, if everyone you know is going to college in the fall, it seems 👁 silly to stay back a year, doesn’t it? And after going to school for 12 years,👁it doesn’t feel natural👁 to spend a year doing something that isn’t academic.毕竟，如果你认识的每个人都要在秋天上大学，那么在上停留一年似乎很愚蠢，不是吗? 在上学12年后，觉得花一年时间做一些与学术无关的事情并不自然。
第2段（作者观点）
But while this may be true, it’s not a good enough reason to condemn gap years.
虽然这可能是真的，但这并不是一个足够好的理由来谴责间隔年。 （作者观点）
There’s always a constant fear of falling behind everyone else on the socially perpetuated “race to the finish line,” whether that be toward graate school, medical school or lucrative career. But despite common misconceptions, a gap year does not hinder the success of academic pursuits—in fact, it probably enhances it.不管是读研究生、上医学院还是从事高薪工作，人们总是担心自己会落后于社会上的其他人。 但是，尽管存在普遍的误解，间隔年并不会阻碍学术追求的成功——事实上，它可能会增强学术追求的成功。
31. One of the reasons for high-school graates not taking a gap year is that .（问的学生觉得哪里不好）
[A] they think it academically misleading 他们认为这在学术上具有误导性 ×无
[B] they have a lot of fun to expect in college 他们在大学里有很多乐趣 ×无
[C] it feels strange to do differently from others 和别人做不同的事感觉很奇怪
[D] it seems worthless to take off-campus courses 参加校外课程似乎毫无价值 ×无
【答案】[C] it feels strange to do differently from others
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Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not.
来自美国和澳大利亚的研究表明，接受间隔年的学生通常比没有接受间隔年的学生准备得更好，在大学里的表现也更好。
Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes —all things that first-year students often struggle with the most. 间隔年不是让学生后退，而是通过让他们为独立、新的责任和环境变化做好准备，推动他们前进——这些都是一年级学生经常最挣扎的事情
Gap year experiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment, making it easier to focus on academics and activities rather than acclimation blunders.间隔年的经历可以减轻适应大学和被扔到一个全新环境的打击，让你更容易专注于学业和活动，而不是适应错误。
32. Studies from the US and Australia imply（暗示） that taking a gap year helps _好
美国和澳大利亚的研究暗示，空档年”有帮助XXX
[A] keep students from being unrealistic 让学生不要不切实际 × 无
[B] lower risks in choosing careers 降低选择职业的风险 × 无
[C] ease freshmen’s financial burdens 减轻新生的经济负担 × 无
[D] relieve freshmen of pressures 减轻新生的压力
【答案】[D] relieve freshmen of pressures
33. The word “acclimation” (Line 8, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to .
[A] adaptation 适应
[B] application 申请 投入
[C] motivation 积极
[D] competition 竞争
【答案】[A] adaptation
第4段
If you’re not convinced of the inherent value in taking a year off to explore interests, then consider its financial impact on future academic choices . 👁 如果你不相信花一年时间探索兴趣的内在价值，那么考虑一下它对未来学术选择的经济影响。
According to the National Center for Ecation Statistics, nearly 80 percent of college students end up changing their majors at least once. 根据国家教育统计中心的数据，近80%的大学生最终至少换过一次专业。
This isn’t surprising, considering the basic mandatory high school curriculum leaves students with a poor understanding of themselves listing one major on their college applications, but switching to another after taking college classes.
这并不奇怪，因为基本的强制性高中课程让学生对自己的理解很差，在申请大学时列出一个专业，但在上完大学课程后就会转到另一个专业。
It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but depending on the school, it can be costly to make up credits after switching too late in the game. 这未必是件坏事，但根据学校的情况，如果转换得太晚，弥补学分的成本可能会很高。
At Boston College, for example, you would have to complete an extra year were you to switch to the nursing school from another department. 例如，在波士顿学院(Boston College)，如果你要从另一个系转到护理学院，你必须额外完成一年的学习。
Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and save money later on.用间隔年一开始就把事情弄清楚可以帮助预防压力，以后还能省钱。
34. A gap year may save money for students by helping them .
[A] avoid academic failures 避免学术失败
[B] establish long-term goals 建立长期目标
[C] switch to another college 转到另一所大学
[D] decide on the right major 选择正确的专业 原文：financial impact on future academic choices
【答案】[D] decide on the right major
35. The most suitable title for this text would be .
[A] In Favor of the Gap Year 支持间隔年
[B] The ABCs of the Gap Year 间隔年的基本知识
[C] The Gap Year Comes Back 间隔年又回来了
[D] The Gap Year: A Dilemma 间隔年:进退两难
【答案】[A] In Favor of the Gap Year
constant fear 持续的恐惧
perpetuated 长久
lucrative 赚大钱的
common misconceptions 普遍错误的想法
hinder 妨碍
blunders 错误
inherent value 原本价值
mandatory 强制
⑷ 英语二2021年真题解析-阅读1
第1段：员工有必要接受“再培训”。
1、"Reskilling" is something 【 that sounds like a buzzword】 but is actually a requirement { if we plan to have a future 【 in which a lot of would-be workers do not get left behind】} 。在培训听上去是一个流行语，但如果我们希望未来的员工不被时代抛弃的话，这实际上是一个必要条件 。——“再培训”是员工进步的必要条件
2、 We know（that） {【we are moving into a period 】（where the jobs in demand will change rapidly）, as will the requirements of the jobs 【that remain】.}我们知道人们正在进入一个工作需求将发生迅速变化的时期，剩余岗位的需求也会很快改变。 —— 工作需求正发生迅速变化。
as引导方式状语，“就像”，后面倒装。正常语序是the requirements of the jobs that remain will （change rapidly）
3、 ⭐ Research by the World Economic Forum finds that on average 42 per cent of the"core skills" within job roles will change by 2022. That is a very short timeline.
世界经济论坛发现42%的核心技能，赋予的工作角色将要被改变。在2022年世界经济论坛的研究发现，到2020年工作岗位中平均有42%的核心技能将发生改变。剩下的时间不多了。 ——通过世界经济论坛佐证，“员工需要新的工作技能”
第2段：谁来为员工“再培训”买单？
1、The question of who should pay for reskilling is a thorny one.
这个问题谁来买单这个重塑技能是一个棘手的问题。
2、 ⭐ For indivial companies, the temptation is always to let go of workers 【whose skills are no longer in demand 】and replace them with those 【whose skills are.（省略 in demand） 】
对于个别公司来说，他们喜欢的做法总是抛弃那些技能不再有用的员工，取而代之的是那些具备符合要求技能的员工。
3、（转折句）That does not always happen. 这也不经常发生。
4、 ⭐ AT&T is often given as the gold standard of a company 【 that decided to do a massive reskilling program rather than go with a fire-and-hire strategy. 】
有的公司决定进行大规模再培训项目，而非采取解雇和雇佣的策略。美国电话电报公司就经常被视作这类公司的典范。我们找到第2题关键词，但是这个例子本身。例证题是要去找的外面去找第三句是转折句，所以我们找第二句，第二句是跟第四句的反义。
5、Other companies had also pledged to create their own plans. 其他公司也承诺会制定自己的计划。
6、When the skills mismatch is in the broader economy, though（转折） ,the focus usually turns to government to handle.然而当技能不匹配的现象出现在更广泛的经济领域时，焦点常常会转向政府，并由其处理。
7、 ⭐ Efforts in Canada and elsewhere have been arguably languid at best, and have given us a situation 【where we frequently hear of employers （begging for workers）】,even at times and in regions【 where unemployment is high】.可以这么说。加拿大和其他地方付出的努力，充其量还是不够。含这也使我们经常听到雇主央求招聘员工的情况发生，即使在失业率高的时期和地区也是如此。
languid表示“慵懒，慢悠悠”即努力不够，这词一般不认识考上下文。 and have givenus asituation，and 说明与上句并列意思基本一致，说明解决问题的努力（efforts）还不够，要不怎会出现招工难？
第3段：高失业率下依然存在劳动力短缺现象
1、With the pandemic,unemployment is very high indeed.
随着流行疾病失业的人确实越来越高却确实非常高
2、In February,at 3.5 percent and 5.5 percent respectively,unemployment rates in Canada and United States were at generational lows and worker shortages were everywhere.
二月加拿大和美国的失业率分别为3.5%和5.5降到了代际低点，劳动力短缺的现象随处可见。
3、As of May, those rates had spiked up to 13.3 per cent and 13.7 per cent,and although many worker shortages had disappeared, not all had done so.
截至五月，两国失业率已经分别飙升到13%和13.7%，尽管许多工作的短缺情况消失了，但也并非所有行业都解决了这一问题。
4、 ⭐ In the medical field, to take an obvious example,the pandemic meant that there were still clear shortages of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel.
一个明显的例子，就是在医疗领域，疫情的爆发意味着医生护士和其他医务人员仍存在着大量短缺。
第4段：开展再培训的必要性
1、Of course,it is not like you can take and unemployed waiter and train him to be a doctor in a few weeks.
当然这并不是说你能在几周之内把一个失业的服务员培训他们成为一名医生
2、But even if you cannot close that gap,may be you can close others,and doing so would be to the benefit of all concerned.
但即便不能填补这个空缺，也许还在其他方面，可以有所突破。这样对所有的相关人员，都有好处。
3、 ⭐ That seems to be the case in Sweden: 【When forced to furlough 90 per cent of their cabin staff】 , Scandinavian Airlines decided to start up a short retraining program 【 that reskilled the laid-off workers to support hospital staff.】
瑞典似乎就有这样的情况，90%的空乘人员被迫休假后，北欧航空决定启动一项再培训的项目，重新培训这些失业的员工以支援医院的工作。
4、The effort was a collective one and involved other companies as well as a Swedish university. 这是一次集体的行动，其他公司和一所瑞典的大学都参与到了其中。
21.Research by the World Economic Forum Suggests _____.世界经济论坛的研究 表明 了？
[A] an urgent demand for new job skills （“既然42%要变” ，那么对新的工作技能迫切的需求）
[B] an increase in full-time employment 无中生有
[C] a steady growth of job opportunities 无中生有
[D]a controversy about the"core skills" 原文是 will change，并没有说“争议”
答案∶ A
22. AT&T is cited to show_____.【例证题找例外】文章引用at and t是为了证明？
[A] The characteristics of reskilling in programs 在培训的项目特点 无中生有
[B] The importance of staff appraisal standards 员工评价标准的重要性 无中生有
[C] An immediate need for government support 干扰项出自第6句，though转折了，故与A无关
[D]An alternative to the five-and-hire standards 解雇和雇佣策略之外的另一种选择 good
答案∶D
23.Efforts to resolve the skills mismatch in Canada___. 细节题（稍难）
在加拿大解决技能不匹配问题 努力
[A] have appeared to be insufficient 似乎还不够 注意题目问的是对“努力”的评价
[B] have driven labour costs up 抬高劳动力成本 无中生有
[C] have proved ti be inconsistent 被证明是矛盾的 无中生有
[D] have met with fierce opposition 遭到激烈反对 无中生有
答案∶A
24. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that there was_____.细节题（简）
[A] a sign of economic recovery 暗示经济复苏 无中生有
[B] a call for policy adjustment 一种对政策调整的呼吁 无中生有
[C] a change in hiring practices 一种招聘方式的改变 无中生有
[D] a lack of medical workers
答案∶D
25.Scandinavian Airlines decided to_____.细节题（易）
[A] create job vacancies for the unemployed 为失业者创造职位空缺。空缺不对，原文是给失业员工创造新的工作机会
[B] retrain their cabin staff for better services 前半句重新培训对，后半句无中生有
[C] prepare their laid-off workers for other jobs 让失业员工为其他工作做好准备
[D] finance their staffs' college ecation 为员工的大学教育提供资助 干扰项最后一句，原文是有一所大学参与这个项目，不是资助员工读大学
答案∶C
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let go of 释放 放弃
massive 巨大
pledge 保证
arguably 按理
languid 慵懒
at best 最多充其量
Pendemic 流行病
spike 迅速增长
concerned 有关的
furlough 临时解雇
collective 集体的
⑸ 考研英语2010真题第一篇阅读里的一句,求翻译.
原因：save to是个固定搭配的介词短语，是除了的意思。按字面解释，save表示仅限于的含义，和to连用，整个短语算是介词成分。
一、his
1、含义：adj. 他的。pron. 他的。
2、用法：
直接源自古英语的he，意为他的。
He claims it was his idea.
他声称这是他的主意。
二、print
1、含义：v. 印刷；出版；打印；铭刻。n. 印刷字体；版画；印刷；印记；印刷物；印花。adj. 印刷的。
2、用法：
print的基本意思可指印刷品，即印成的“图画，图案，版画等”或由底片印出的“照片”，是可数名词。
print也可表示“印刷字体”，是不可数名词。
How many copies shall we print from the negative?
用这张底片我们要印多少张相片?
三、body
1、含义：n. 身体；主体；正文；主要部分；尸体；躯体；团体。v. 赋…以形体。
2、用法：
body的基本意思是“身体”“躯体”“躯干部”,强调的是人相对于soul, mind, spirit的躯体,而不是人或健康状况,是可数名词。
body表示“躯体”除用于人或动物外，还可用于车身、船身、机身、正文、主体等。
Alcoholic drink can have a bad effect on your body.
含酒精的饮料会对你身体有很坏的影响。
四、music
1、含义：n. 音乐；美妙的声音；乐谱。
2、用法：
music是抽象名词,不可数,可作“音乐,乐曲”解。泛指“音乐”时不与冠词连用,特指“乐曲”时或music前有形容词最高级修饰时,可与定冠词、物主代词、指示代词等连用。“一首乐曲”是a piece of music,“几首乐曲”是several pieces of music。
He is interested in music.
他对音乐有兴趣。
五、save
1、含义：v. 救；节省；保存。n. 救援，救助。
2、用法：
save的基本意思是采取措施把人或动物从险境中解救出来或使其“脱离危险,免受损失”,可指从危险、灾难、困难、错误中救起某人或拯救某人的性命,也可指人储存金钱、食物、节省时间(以备自救)等,有时还可指人“保全面子、名声”等。
Children should learn to save.
孩子们应学会储蓄。
⑹ 2020年12月六级真题第二套仔细阅读来源
2020年12月第二套英语六级翻译为：港珠澳大桥
港珠澳大桥（Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macau Bridge)全长55公里， 是我国一项不同寻常的工程壮举。大桥将三个城市连接起来， 是世界上蟁长的跨海桥梁和隧道系统。
大桥将三个城市之间的 旅行时间从3小时缩短到30分钟。这座跨度巨大的钢筋混凝土 大桥充分证明中国有能力建造创纪录的巨型建筑。
它将助推区 域一体化，促进经济增长。大桥是中国发展自己的大湾区总体 规划的关键。中国希望将大湾区建成在技术创新和经济繁荣上 能与旧金山、纽约和东京的湾区相媲美的地区！
参考译文：
The 55-kilometre Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is an ex?traordinary engineering. It is the world’ s longest sea-crossing transportation system combining bridges and tunnels, which joins the three cities of Hong Kong Zhuhai and Macao, cutting the travelling time among them from B hours to 30 minutes.The reinforced concrete bridge with huge spans fully not only proves that China has the ability to complete the record-breaking mega-construction, but also will enhance the regional integration and boost the economic growth.It plays a crucial role in the overall plan to develop China* s Great Bay Area, which China intends to turn into one rivaling those of San Francisco, New York and Tokyo in terms of technological innovation and economic prosperity.
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2019年英语六级阅读理解裂饥试题库及答案(11)
In the 1962 movie Lawrence of Arabia, one scene shows an American newspaper reporter eagerly snapping photos of men looting a sabotaged train. One of the looters, Chief Auda abu Tayi of the Howeitat clan, suddenly notices the camera and snatches it. "Am I in this?"贺谨 he asks, before smashing it open. To the dismayed reporter, Lawrence explains, "He thinks these things will steal his virtue. He thinks you're a kind of thief."
As soon as colonizers and explorers began taking cameras into distant lands, stories began circulating about how indigenous peoples saw them as tools for black magic. The "ignorant natives" may have had a point. When photography first became available, scientists welcomed it as a more objective way of recording faraway societies than early travelers' exaggerated accounts. But in some ways, anthropological photographs reveal more about the culture that holds the camera than the one that stares back. Up into the 1950s and 1960s, many ethnographers sought "pure" pictures of "primitive" cultures, routinely deleting modern accoutrements such as clocks and Western dress. They paid men and women to re-enact rituals or to pose as members of war or hunting parties, often with little regard for veracity. Edward Curtis, the legendary photographer of North American Indians, for example, got one Makah man to pose as a whaler with a spear in 1915--even though the Makah had not hunted whales in a generation.
These photographs reinforced widely accepted stereotypes that indigenous cultures were isolated, primitive, and unchanging. For instance, National Geographic magazine'肆拍返s photographs have taught millions of Americans about other cultures. As Catherine Lutz and Jane Collins point out in their 1993 book Reading National Geographic, the magazine since its founding in 1888 has kept a tradition of presenting beautiful photos that don't challenge white, middle-class American conventions. While dark-skinned women can be shown without tops, for example, white women's breasts are taboo. Photos that could unsettle or disturb, such as areas of the world torn asunder by war or famine, are discarded in favor of those that reassure, to conform with the society's stated pledge to present only "kindly" visions of foreign societies. The result, Lutz and Collins say, is the depiction of "an idealized and exotic world relatively free of pain or class conflict."
Lutz actually likes National Geographic a lot. She read the magazine as a child, and its lush imagery influenced her eventual choice of anthropology as a career. She just thinks that as people look at the photographs of other cultures, they should be alert to the choice of composition and images.
练习题
1. The main idea of the passage is ______________.
[A] Photographs taken by Western explorers reflect more Westerners’ perception of the indigenous cultures and the Western values.
[B] There is a complicated relationship between the Western explorers and the primitive peoples.
[C] Popular magazines such as National Geographic should show pictures of the exotic and idealized worlds to maintain high sales.
[D] Anthropologists ask the natives to pose for their pictures, compromising the truthfulness of their pictures.
2. We can infer from the passage that early travelers to the native lands often _________.
[A] took pictures with the natives
[B] gave exaggerated accounts of the native lands
[C] ask for pictures from the natives
[D] gave the natives clocks and Western dresses
3. The author mentions the movie Lawrence of Arabia to ___________.
[A] show how people in the indigenous societies are portrayed by Westerners.
[B] illustrate how people from primitive societies see cameras as tools of black magic that steal their virtues.
[C] show how anthropologists portray untruthful pictures of native people.
[D] show the cruel and barbarian side of the native people.
4. “But in some ways, anthropological photographs reveal more about the culture that holds the camera than the one that stares back.” In this sentence, the “one [culture] that stares back” refers to _______.
[A] the indigenous culture
[B] the Western culture
[C] the academic culture
[D] the news business culture
5. With which of the following statements would Cat
herine Lutz most probably agree?
[A] Reporters from the Western societies should routinely delete modern elements in pictures taken of the indigenous societies.
[B] The primitive cultures are inferior to the more advanced Western culture.
[C] The western media are not presenting a realistic picture of the faraway societies.
[D] People in the Western news business should try not to challenge the well-established white middle-class values.
答案及解析
1. 答案是[A] Photographs taken by Western explorers reflect more Westerners’ perception of the indigenous cultures and the Western values.
解析：本文的主题是，西方的媒体，为了迎合西方读者猎奇的心理，同时，为了不与西方读者的中产阶级价值观发生冲突，在他们拍摄的照片中，并不是真正客观公正地反映经济发展水平较为落后的社会中人们的生活。他们经常有意删除照片中反映西方文明烙印的成分，甚至摆布照片中的主人公，以描绘出一个西方读者想象中的，经济不发达的，有异域风情的，没有痛苦和阶级斗争的经济落后社会的画面。他们甚至避免刊登那些反映饥荒，战争，灾害的照片，以满足西方媒体“只刊登外国社会美好一面的照片”的默契。
2. 答案是[B] gave exaggerated accounts of the native lands
解析：文章第二段说，When photography first became available, scientists welcomed it as a more objective way of recording faraway societies than early travelers' exaggerated accounts.可见早期到原始社会旅行回来的人往往对当地的情况夸大其词。在照相机发明之后，科学家能更好地客观反映那些远方地区的真实情况。
3. 答案是[B] illustrate how people from primitive societies see cameras as tools of black magic that steal their virtues.
解析：文章的第一段介绍的是著名的1962年获得7项奥斯卡大奖的电影《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》(导演：DAVID LEAN)中的一个片段。该电影本来与作者要讲的题目并无直接关系。作者仅仅通过一个电影中描述的场景来说明一个论点。那就是比较原始，开化较晚的社会，那里的人们对现代的文明，和从没见过的现代文明的产物容易产生误解。电影中的土著抢走了LAWRENCE的照相机，因为他怀疑，那从未见过的玩意儿会偷走他的“美好品德(VIRTUE)”。但是，作者在下文说，那些土著居民的担心并非全无道理。因为西方的记者和学者们，为了描绘一个西方人心目中固有的土著社会(或者经济发展欠发达社会)的形象，故意篡改照片，满足西方读者的好奇心，并且有意迎合西方中产阶级的趣味。在短文中，作者有时候并不开宗明义，直奔主题，而是利用人们都熟悉的文化元素，例如诗歌，书籍，电影，歌曲等，引起读者对其讨论话题的兴趣，然后再引入主题。并不是每一篇文章都会开门见山，读者不应该把每篇文章的首尾句都当成对文章大意的总结。
4. 答案是[A] the indigenous culture
解析：But in some ways, anthropological photographs reveal more about the culture that holds the camera than the one that stares back.本句是文章切入主题的重点句。考生应该格外注意在阅读文章靠前部分出现的，以转折词(例如，HOWEVER， BUT，NEVERTHELESS， NONETHELESS等)开头的句子。那往往是作者叙述传统论点，或者普遍看法的关键地方。本句可以理解为：但是，在某些方面，人类学家拍摄的照片展现的与其说是那个盯视着照相机的(被拍摄的)文化，不如说是反映了拿着照相机的(西方)文化。作者暗示，照片反映了西方摄影者的偏见和对落后文化固有的看法，反映的是西方的价值观，并不是完全真实客观的那些不发达社会的写照。这句话基本上是对文章中心意思的总结。如果对文章的主题有大致的认识，就不会将本题选错。
5. 答案是[C] The western media are not presenting a realistic picture of the faraway societies.
解析：Catherine Lutz是文章中提到的1993年出版的READING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC的作者之一。她们在书中写道，《国家地理》杂志自从1888年创刊以来，就一直刊登那些不和美国中产阶级白人的价值观发生冲突的照片。照片中可以表现袒露胸部的黑色皮肤的妇女，但是白人妇女的胸部就是禁止刊登的对象。她们认为，这样做的后果就是，在那些西方主流杂志中展现的，似乎是相对而言没有痛苦的，也不存在阶级斗争的社会。因此答案C The western media are not presenting a realistic picture of the faraway societies(西方媒体并没有展现落后地区的真实画面)最能表现该作者的观点。
2019年英语六级阅读理解试题库及答案(12)
The British Medical Journal recently featured a strong response to what was judged an inappropriately lenient reaction by a medical school to a student cheating in an examination. Although we have insufficient reliable data about the extent of this phenomenon, its prevention, or its effective management, much can be concluded and acted upon on the basis of common sense and concepts with face validity.
There is general agreement that there should be zero tolerance of cheating in a profession based on trust and one on which human lives depend. It is reasonable to assume that cheaters in medical school will be more likely than others to continue to act dishonestly with patients, colleagues, insurers, and government.
The behaviours under question are multifactorial in origin. There are familial, religious, and cultural values that are acquired long before medical school. For example, countries, cultures, and subcultures exist where bribes and dishonest behaviour are almost a norm. There are secondary schools in which neither staff nor students tolerate cheating and others where cheating is rampant; there are homes which imbue young people with high standards of ethical behaviour and others which leave ethical training to the harmful influence of television and the market place.
Medical schools reflect society and cannot be expected to remedy all the ills of a society. The selection proce
ss of medical students might be expected to favour candidates with integrity and positive ethical behaviour—if one had a reliable method for detecting such characteristics in advance. Medical schools should be the major focus of attention for imbuing future doctors with integrity and ethical sensitivity. Unfortunately there are troubling, if inconclusive, data that suggest that ring medical school the ethical behaviour of medical students does not necessarily improve; indeed, moral development may actually stop or even regress.
The creation of a pervasive institutional culture of integrity is essential. It is critical that the academic and clinical leaders of the institution set a personal example of integrity. Medical schools must make their institutional position and their expectations of students absolutely clear from day one. The development of a school's culture of integrity requires a partnership with the students in which they play an active role in its creation and nurturing. Moreover, the school's examination system and general treatment of students must be perceived as fair. Finally, the treatment of infractions must be firm, fair, transparent, and consistent.
练习题
1. What does the author say about cheating in medical schools?
[A] Extensive research has been done about this phenomenon.
[B] We have sufficient data to prove that prevention is feasible.
[C] We are safe to conclude that this phenomenon exists on a grand scale.
[D] Reliable data about the extent, prevention and management of the phenomenon is lacking.
2. According to the author, it is important to prevent cheating in medical schools because ____________.
[A] The medical profession is based on trust.
[B] There is zero tolerance of cheating in medicine.
[C] The medical profession depends on the government.
[D] Cheating exists extensively in medical schools.
3. What does the author say about the cause(s) of cheating?
[A] Family, culture and society play an active part.
[B] Bad school environment is the leading cause of student cheating.
[C] Parents are always to blame for their children’s cheating behaviour.
[D] Cheating exists primarily because students learn bad things from TV.
4. According to the author, what precautions should medical schools take to prevent students from cheating?
[A] Medical schools should establish a firm moral standard to weed out applicants with low integrity.
[B] Medical schools should make efforts to remedy the ills of a society.
[C] Medical schools should teach future doctors integrity and ethical values.
[D] There is nothing medical schools can do to improve the ethical behaviour of their students.
5. The author will probably agree with which of the following statements?
[A] Medical schools should make exams easier for the students to alleviate the fierce competition.
[B] Prominent figures in the medical institution should create a set of moral standards to be applied in medical schools.
[C] Medical students should play an active role in the creation and preservation of a culture of integrity.
[D] Those students who cheat in the exams should be instantly expelled from school.
答案及解析
1. 答案是[D] Reliable data about the extent, prevention and management of the phenomenon is lacking.
解析：文章第一段说，Although we have insufficient reliable data about the extent of this phenomenon, its prevention, or its effective management, much can be concluded and acted upon on the basis of common sense and concepts with face validity.可见，到目前为止，我们还不很了解医学院作弊现象的严重程度，也不甚明了如何对该类现象进行预防和管理。既然目前所掌握的DATA是insufficient(不充足的)，那么[A][B][C]所说的都不符合文章的原意，故均为错误选项。只有[D]的叙述正确。
2. 答案是[A] The medical profession is based on trust.
解析：作者在第二段说，人们一致认为，医学的基础就是诚信。在医学院就作弊的学生通常比其他人更容易做出欺骗病人，同事，和政府的事情。因此，医学以诚信为本的性质就决定了， 对医学院的作弊行为应该坚决打击。[B]项说的是打击作弊行为的结果，而不是原因。[C]医学依靠政府，[D]医学院中作弊行为普遍存在，都不符合文章内容。
3. 答案是[A] Family, culture and society play an active part.
解析：[A]的内容符合文章的原意。作者在讨论作弊现象的根源时，结论是，作弊现象存在，原因是多方面的。学生在上医学院之前受到的家庭，社会和文化的熏陶在很大程度上决定他们是否会在考试中作弊。也就是选项[A]的内容。[B][C][D]的说法虽然都有道理，但是都过于绝对。学校的环境，家长的教育，电视的影响，虽然都起一定作用，但是都不能说是决定性的。Leading，always，primarily之类的用词决定了它们都不是最佳选项。
4. 答案是[C] Medical schools should teach future doctors integrity and ethical values.
解析：[A]“医学院应该确立明确道德标准，淘汰道德素质低下的申请者”是错误选项。因为文章谈到如何甄别申请医学院学生的道德素质的时候，作者用的是虚拟语气have的过去式had(if one had a reliable method for detecting such characteristics in advance)：如果能有可靠的标准，能预先了解学生的道德水平，医学院在录取的时候应该照顾那些恪守道德准则的学生。可见目前并没有这样的标准可循。[B] Medical schools should make efforts to remedy the ills of a society.和文章的内容相反。因为文章明确地说Medical schools...cannot be expected to remedy all the ills of a society.[C]项错，因为文章的本意是，医学院的学生在学期间，道德素质不仅不会提高，而且可能下降(regress)。但是作者并没有说，医学院在提高学生素质方面无计可施，而是敦促学校采取相应措施，imbuing future doctors with integrity and ethical sensitivity，(增强未来的医师们的道德感)。
5. 答案是[C] Medical students should play an active role in the creation and preservation of a culture of integrity.
解析：[C]项和文章最后一段的The development of a school's culture of integrity requires a partnership with the students in which they play an active role in its creation and nurturing相呼应。[A]错，因为作者没有建议医(转载自中国教育文摘http://www.edUzhai.net，请保留此标记。)学院应该降低考试难度。[B]的叙述不准确，因为作者的本意是医学界的要人应该树立楷模，而不是让他们设定一套人人遵循的行规。[D]错，作者仅提议医学院对有违反道德准则学生的处罚应该是坚决，公正，透明和统一的。作者并没有明确倡议一旦有作弊行为就将其开除出校。
⑻ 高中英语阅读理解测试题(4)
高中英语阅读理解测试题 篇5
Trees are useful to man in three very important ways：they provide him wood and other procts;they give him shade;and they help to prevent drought(干旱)and floods.
Unfortunately，in many parts of the world，man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important.In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees，he has cut them down in large numbers Two thousand years ago，a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships，with which to gain itself an empire It gained the empire but，without its trees，its soil became bare and poor.When the empire fell to pieces，the country found itself faced by floods and starvation.
Even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees，it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize this.They cut down the trees but are too careless to plant and look after new trees So，unless the government has a good system of control，or can ecate the people，the forests slowly disappear
This does not only mean that there will be fewer trees.The results are even more serious：for where
there are trees，their roots break the soil up，allowing the rain to sink in， and also bind the soil.This prevents the soil from being washed away.But where there are no trees，the rainfalls on hard ground and flows away on the surface，and this causes floods and the rain carries away the rich topsoil in which crops grow When a11 the topsoil is gone.nothing remains but worthless desert.
41.Trees are useful to man mainly in three ways，the most important of which is that they can ____
A. keep him from the hot sunshine
B.enable him to build warships
C.make him draw quick profit from them
D .protect him from droughts and floods
42.It’s a great pity that ____
A.man is only interested in building empires
B.man is eager to profit from trees
C.man hasnt realized the importance of trees to him
D. man hasnt found out that he has lost all trees
43.Sooner or later the forests will disappear ______.
A. unless a country has a plenty supply of trees
B.unless people stop cutting down their trees
C.unless aIl people are taught the importance of planting trees
D.unless the government punishes those who cut trees instead of planting them
44.The word“bind”in Paragraph 5 means“____”
A.to wash away
B.to make wet
C.to make stay together
D.to improve
45. When there is a heavy rain.trees can help to prevent floods.as they can.
A.keep rain from falling down to soft ground
B，cause the soil to allow rainwater to sink in
C.prevent the soil from being washed away
D .make the topsoil stick together
答案：DCCCB
Passage 3
树木对于人来说有3个重要益处：树木给人类提供木材和其他产物;树木可以让人们乘凉;树木可有效地防止旱涝灾害。
可惜的是，在世界上许多地方，人类没有认识到以上三个作用中，第三个是最重要的。人们急切于从树木上快速的谋取利益，于是大量的砍伐森林。
两千年之前，有一个富裕和强大的国家。为了建立帝国，砍倒了树木来造战舰。帝国建立了，但是，没有树木的土地变得荒芜和贫瘠。当帝国四分五裂的时候，整个国家发觉自己面临的是水灾和饥荒。 就算在政府认识到足够的树木储备的重要性时，有时却很难让人民也意识到这点。人们砍倒了树木，却疏于种植和照料树苗。因此，除非政府建立一套体制来控制或者教育人们，否则森林就会渐渐消失。
森林的消失不仅仅意味着树木的减少，还有更严重的后果。在有树的地方，树根不仅把土壤粉碎成小块，便于雨水的渗入，还可以牢牢的抓住泥土，防止泥土被冲刷走。但是在没有书的地方，雨水直接落在坚硬的地面，在土地表面流走。这不仅会导致洪水，雨水还会带走庄稼赖于生长的肥沃的表层土。当所有的表层土被冲走之后，除了毫无价值的沙漠之外，什么也没有了。
高中英语阅读理解测试题 篇6
The global population is living longer，and getting older，阅读理解答案
The global population is living longer，and getting older，which presents new challenges. “The question becomes：who will take care of everyone While people will always be the best caregivers for people，there just aren’t enough people. That’s where robot17教育网：ic technology can really make a difference,” says Professor Maja Mataric at the University of Southern California.
Her group is developing robots to work with stroke (中风) patients and elderly people. The research team has found that people react well to a robot gym instructor，and seem to get less frustrated with it than with instructions given on a computer screen. The robot can act as a perfect trainer，with infinite(极大的) patience.
“People say things like ‘I prefer this robot to my husband!Can I take it home’” according to Professor Mataric. “In fact there’s a really important point here. As we create these care giving technologies，we’re helping not only the people that need the care，but also the people caring for them. We can give them a break，and help them avoid burnout.”
People are going to have to like，and importantly trust robots before they welcome them into their homes，and several groups around the world are working on making it easier to communicate with them.
Much of human communication takes place through body language. Gestures， eye contact , and concepts of personal space are all things that robots are being taught. In learning about how people interact(互动) with machines，researchers are also discovering new roles for robots in our lives. Robots can communicate with humans in ways that other technologies can not.
“If someone finds the robot to be more persuasive and more reliable，that’s going to affect how they interact with it,” says Dr Cynthia Breazeal, director of the Personal Robots Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “We can now start to think about fields where it’s the social interaction，which is the main means by which a robot helps someone.” Dr Breazeal says that means robots could be used in ecation，learning，and health care，where social support is important.
9.Professor Maja Mataric mainly focused on robots’ function of ________.
A.teaching B.exploring
C.making things D.giving care
10.Why can robots be wonderful trainers in the gym
A.Because they are more clever.
B.Because they give correct instructions.
C.Because they cost less money.
D.Because they are more patient.
11.The underlined word “burnout” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.
A.feeling tired B.feeling angry
C.getting hurt D.becoming disappointed
12.The scientists are presently working hard to help robots .
A.to use less electricity B.to communicate better
C.to react more quickly D.to have more functions
答案解析：
【答案】
9.D
10.D
11.A
12.B
全球人口的寿命越来越长，年龄越来越大，这带来了新的挑战。“问题变成了：谁来照顾每一个人，而人们永远是最好的照顾者，只是人太少了。这就是机器人的问题。”教育网：南加州大学的Maja Mataric教授说，IC技术真的能起到作用。
她的团队正在开发用于治疗中风的机器人(中风) 病人和老年人。研究团队发现，人们对机器人健身教练的反应很好，而且似乎对机器人健身教练的失望程度比对电脑屏幕上给出的指令要低。该机器人可以作为一个完美的教练，具有无限的灵活性(极大的) 耐心
马塔里克教授说：“人们会说‘比起我的丈夫，我更喜欢这个机器人！我能把它带回家吗’。”。“事实上，这里有一个非常重要的观点。当我们创造这些护理技术时，我们不仅帮助了需要护理的人，也帮助了护理他们的人。我们可以让他们休息一下，帮助他们避免精疲力竭。”
人们在欢迎机器人进入自己的家之前，必须喜欢机器人，更重要的是要信任机器人。世界各地的几个组织正在努力让机器人更容易与它们沟通。
人类的大部分交流都是通过肢体语言进行的。手势、眼神交流和个人空间的概念都是机器人学习的内容。了解人们如何互动(互动) 有了机器，研究人员也发现了机器人在我们生活中的新角色。机器人可以用其他技术无法实现的方式与人类通信。
麻省理工学院个人机器人小组主任辛西娅·布雷泽尔博士说：“如果有人发现机器人更具说服力、更可靠，这将影响他们与机器人的互动方式。”。“我们现在可以开始思考社会互动的领域，这是机器人帮助他人的主要方式。”布雷泽尔博士说，这意味着机器人可以用于教育、学习和医疗保健，而在这些领域，社会支持非常重要。
高中英语阅读理解测试题 篇7
英语阅读答案
Here’s something to think about the next time you ask your teacher for help：trying hard to do schoolwork on your own can help you learn.According to a recent study，the more you try while you are learning new information，the better you can remember it later.
This might surprise you.When teachers are presenting new information，they often give students lots of help.But a new study shows this may not be the best way to support learning.“Don’t be too quick to get help when learning something new，”ecation expert Ma Kapur said.“Try to work on it yourself even if it means trying different ways.’’
Kapur came up with the idea that trying hard can lead to better learning.Then he tested it out on students in Singapore.He separated students into two groups.In the first group，students were asked to solve math problems with the teacher’s help.In the second group，students were asked to solve the same problems by helping one another，instead of getting help from the teacher.
With the teacher’s help，students in the first group were able to find the correct answers.Students in the second group did not solve the problems correctly.But they did come up with a lot of good ideas.
The students were then tested on what they had 1earned.The group without any help from a teacher scored much higher than the group who had help.Kapur said working to find the answers helped students understand the process(过程)，not just the solution.
Kapur’s advice for kids is to put a 1ot of effort(努力)into learning something new rather than going to your teacher for help.“Simply doing a little work or nothing at all won’t work.”says Kapur.“Try to solve a problem in as many ways as possible.’’
13.What is the best title for the text
A.Work Your Mind
B.Practice Makes Perfect
C.The Best Way to Learn
D.Teachers’ Role in Schoolwork
14.Manu Kapur holds that _______ .
A.it’s necessary for students to ask for teachers’ help
B.students should try to solve problems by themselves
C.students with teachers’ help have more good ideas
D.students in the first group are cleverer than those in the second group
15.The author develops the text mainly by _________ .
A. presenting research findings
B. comparing different opinions
C. showing scientific information
D. setting down general rules
答案解析：
【答案】
13.A
14.B
15.A
下次你向老师求助时，有件事需要考虑：努力自学可以帮助你学习。根据最近的一项研究，你在学习新信息时尝试得越多，你以后就能更好地记住它。
这可能会让你大吃一惊。当老师在介绍新信息时，他们经常给学生很多帮助。但一项新的研究表明，这可能不是支持学习的最佳方式。教育专家马卡普尔说：“学习新东西时，不要太快寻求帮助。”。“试着自己动手，即使这意味着尝试不同的方式。”
卡普尔提出了努力学习可以带来更好的学习的想法。然后他在新加坡的学生身上进行了测试。他把学生分成两组。在第一组中，学生们被要求在老师的帮助下解决数学问题。在第二组中，学生们被要求通过互相帮助来解决同样的问题，而不是从老师那里得到帮助。
在老师的帮助下，第一组的学生能够找到正确的答案。第二组的学生没有正确地解决问题。但他们确实想出了很多好主意。
然后对学生们所学知识进行测试。没有老师帮助的组比有老师帮助的组得分高得多。卡普尔说，努力寻找答案有助于学生理解这个过程(过程)，不仅仅是解决方案。
卡普尔给孩子们的建议是付出更多的努力(努力)学习新东西，而不是向老师寻求帮助。“简单地做一点工作或什么都不做是行不通的。”卡普尔说。“尽可能多地解决问题。”
⑼ 高中英语阅读理解专题训练
高中英语阅读理解专题训练
(广东专版 每篇5小题)
(第9套)
第一节：阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A(words:296&230)
Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict(迷),” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled(皱的).” Today David wears casual clothes — khaki pants and a sports shirt — to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”
More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the changes from formal to casual office wear have been slow. In the early 1990s,many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on Friday(but only on Friday).This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing,” said business adviser Maisly Jones.?
Why have so many companies started allowing their workers to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it's easier for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it's hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more proctive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study made by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that casual dress has a side effect on work. Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”
41.David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict” because ______________.
A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt
B. he couldn't stand a clean appearance
C. he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean all the time
D. he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes
42. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because ______________.
A. they make him feel at ease when working
B. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes
C. he looks handsome in casual clothes
D. he no longer works for any company
43. According to this passage, which of the following is FALSE?
A. Many workers don’t like a conservative dress code.
B. Comfortable clothes make workers more proctive.
C. A casual clothes code is welcomed by young workers.
D. All the employers in the U.S. are for casual office wear.
44. According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago.
B. Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s.
C. “Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.
D. Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.
45. In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned EXCEPT ______________.
A. saving worker’s money
B. making workers more attractive
C. improving worker’s feeling
D. making workers happier
【答案与解析】 41—45 CADCB
41.C。推理判断题。它后面一句话就是对该句的解释,所以选C项。
42.A。细节理解题。从文中第一自然段后半部分可找出答案。
43.D。细节理解题。考查对文章信息的综合理解能力。从第四自然段可知D项错误。
44.C。推理判断题。考查对文章信息的综合理解能力。从第三自然段可得出C项的结论。
45.B。主旨大意题。考查对文章信息的综合概括能力。
B(words:379&177)
I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed(解散). As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible (负责任) for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized(强调) the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating(欺骗) themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously(认真地) about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.
Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was ing answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued(继续) to believe that I had cheated on the test.
1. The story took place(发生) exactly ____________ .
A. in the teacher’s office B. in an exam room
C. in the school D. in the language lab
2. The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because ____________ .
A. she had not brought a pen with her
B. she had lost her own on her way to school
C. there was something wrong with her own
D. her own had been taken away by someone
3. The teacher saw all this, so she asked the boy ____________ .
A. to go on writing his paper
B. to stop whispering
C. to leave the room immediately
D. to stay behind after the exam
4. The thing(s) emphasized in her talk was(were) ____________ .
A. honesty B. sense of ty C. seriousness D. all of the above
5. The boy knew everything ____________ .
A. the moment he was asked to stay behind
B. when the teacher started talking about honesty
C. only some time later
D. when he was walking out of the room
【答案及解析】
1. B。细节理解题。 故事发生在考试进行期间，故选B。
2.C。推理判断题。由“She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write.”可知她的笔坏了。
3.D。细节理解题。 由“Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room…”可知考完试后，老师让他留下(stay behind)。
4.A 。细节理解题。由“. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized(强调)…”可知老师反复强调的'就是cheat的反面诚实(honesty)。
5.C。推理判断题。由最一段“Later on…”可知 。
C(words:265&286)
People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June.
Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation.
In 1909, Mrs. Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart. After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910, the first Father’s Day was observed in Spokane. Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to established Father’s Day as a national commemorative day, in 1972.
These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and ecate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead.Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
51.According to the passage, which of the following about the second Sunday in May is not true ?
A.It is a day to show love to mothers
B.It is a day to wear carnations
C.It is a day for people to visit the cemetery
D.It is a day for many people to attend religious services
52.Choose the right time order of the following events.
a. The first Father’s Day was observed
b. Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance
c. Father’s Day became a day for national observance.
d. The idea of honoring fathers was bought up
A.a b c d B.d a b c C.b a c d D.d a c b
53.Who plays the most important role in Father’s Day becoming a national commemorative day?
A.Mrs. Do B.Margaret Chase Smith
C.Ann Jarvis D.Woodrow Wilson
54.From the passage, we know in the U.S ________________.
A.one should wear a red carnation if one’s mother pass away
B.on Mother’s Day, families often go out to have barbecues
C.on Father’s Day, people often stay at home to celebrate the special day.
D.The purpose to have these two special days is to show love to parents
55.The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to __________
A.call on people to love and respect their parents.
B.introce Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
C.tell the difference between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day
D.show how important fathers and mothers are
【答案与解析】 51~55 CBBDB
这篇文章介绍母亲节和父亲节。美国人民以两个特殊的日子向父母表示敬意,这便是每年五月第二个星期日的母亲节和六月第三个星期日父亲节。
51.C。细节理解题。解析：这个选项的说法不够准确。
五月的第二个周日是母亲节，在这一天有些父母逝世的人会去墓地看父母。
52.B。推理判断题。解析：根据第二自然段及第三自然段关于母亲节及父亲节形 成的先后关系来判断。
53.B。推理判断题。 解析：从第三自然段最后一句话Senator Margaret Chase Smith
helped to established Father’s Day as a national commemorative day, in 1972. 看出：是参议员史
密斯于1972年帮助把父亲节推广为全国性节日的。
54.D。推理判断题。解析：第一自然段就提到People in the United States honor their
parents with two special days: Mother’s Day’s, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day,
on the third Sunday in June.表明美国人民以两个特殊的日子向父母表示敬意,这便是每年五月
第二个星期日的母亲节和六月第三个星期日父亲节。
55.B。主旨大意题。解析：写这篇文章的目的是介绍母亲节和父亲节。
⑽ 考研英语阅读理解翻译历年真题
“I've never met a human worth cloning,” says cloning expert Mark Westhusin from the cramped confines of his lab at Texas A&M University. “It's a stupid endeavor.” That's an interesting choice of adjective, coming from a man who has spent millions of dollars trying to clone a 13-year-old dog named Missy. So far, he and his team have not succeeded, though they have cloned two calves and expect to clone a cat soon. They just might succeed in cloning Missy later this year—or perhaps not for another five years. It seems the reproctive system of man's best friend is one of the mysteries of modern science.
Westhusin's experience with cloning animals leaves him vexed by all this talk of human cloning. In three years of work on the Missyplicity project, using hundreds upon hundreds of canine eggs, the A&M team has proced only a dozen or so embryos carrying Missy's DNA. None have survived the transfer to a surrogate mother. The wastage of eggs and the many spontaneously aborted fetuses may be acceptable when you're dealing with cats or bulls, he argues, but not with humans. “Cloning is incredibly inefficient, and also dangerous,” he says.
Even so, dog cloning is a commercial opportunity, with a nice research payoff. Ever since Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997, Westhusin's phone at A&M College of Veterinary Medicine has been ringing busily. Cost is no obstacle for customers like Missy's mysterious owner, who wishes to remain unknown to protect his privacy. He's plopped down $3.7 million so far to fund the research because he wants a twin to carry on Missy?s fine qualities after she dies. But he knows her clone may not have her temperament. In a statement of purpose, Missy's owner and the A&M team say they are “both looking forward to studying the ways that her clone differs from Missy.”
The fate of the dog samples will depend on Westhusin's work. He knows that even if he gets a dog viably pregnant, the offspring, should they survive, will face the problems shown at birth by other cloned animals: abnormalities like immature lungs and heart and weight problems. “Why would you ever want to clone humans,” Westhusin asks, “when we?re not even close to getting it worked out in animals yet?” [397 words]
6. Mr. Westhusin thinks cloning is dangerous because_____ .
[A] animals are tortured to death in the experiments
[B]the public has expressed strong disapproval
[C] too many lives are wasted for laboratory use
[D] cloning becomes a quest only for profit
7. What is the problem confronting the Missyplicity project?
[A] The client holds a suspicious view toward it.
[B] There is a lack of funds to support the research.
[C] The owner is unwilling to disclose the information.
[D] Cloning dogs is a difficult biological problem.
8. Which of the following is true about animal cloning?
[A]Few private cloning companies could afford it
[B]Few people have realized its significance.
[C] An exact of a cat or bull can be made.
[D] It is becoming a prosperous instry.
9. From the passage we can infer that _____.
[A] Mr. Westhusin is going to clone a dog soon
[B] scientists are pessimistic about human cloning
[C] human reproctive system has not been understood
[D] rich people are only interested in cloning animals
10. Mr. Westhusin seems to believe that cloning______.
[A] is stupid and should be abandoned [B] has been close to success
[C] should be taken cautiously [D] is now in a dilemma
>>>>>>答案解析<<<<<<
核心词汇
confines n. limits or borders范围，界限;边界 例：the confines of human knowledge 人类的知识范围 / the confines of family life 家庭生活的范围
超纲词汇
aborted a. *① 流产的 ② 出问题的，出故障的
canine a. 犬的，犬科的
cramped a. 狭窄的，拥挤的 例：working in cramped conditions 在拥挤的环境里工作
embryo n. 胚胎
fetus n. 胎，胎儿
Missyplicity n.这是个临时造的词，是三个部分的合成：Missy指文中提到的那条狗密斯，
plicate意为“复制”，?ity为名词后缀
plop vi.&vt.(使)扑通一声落下 例：Can you plop some ice in my drink? 能在我的饮料中放点冰块吗? 文中是比喻用法，指“投入资金”
surrogate n.代理, 代理人,代用品 vt.使代理, 使代替;*surrogate mother 代理母体
veterinary a.兽医的 例：veterinary medicine/science兽医学
vexed a.*① 气恼的，烦恼的 例：the vexed parents of an unruly teenager因孩子难管教而气恼的父母 ②(问题等)争论不休的，难于解决的 例：vexed question/issue棘手的问题
viably ad. ① 可实施地，切实可行地 *② 能存活地，能生长发育地
长难句分析
1. That's an interesting choice of adjective, coming from a man who has spent millions of dollars trying to clone a 13-year-old dog named Missy.
该句主干是That's an interesting choice of adjective。现在分词短语coming from... 做后置定语，修饰前面的名词choice，相当于一个定语从句(which is)coming from... ;在分词短语中，定语从句who... 也做后置定语，修饰先行词a man。
2. He knows that even if he gets a dog viably pregnant, the offspring, should they survive, will face the problems shown at birth by other cloned animals: abnormalities like immature lungs and heart and weight problems.
该句主干是He knows that... 。that引导的宾语从句是一个主从复合句，且从句位于主句之前，主句是the offspring will face the problems... ;从句是让步状语从句：even if he gets a dog viably pregnant;should they survive是个省略了if的条件状语从句，为插入语，修饰主句。另外，主句的宾语the problems后接有过去分词短语shown... 做后置定语，相当于一个定义从句(that)are shown... ;冒号后的名词短语做the problems的同位语。
语篇分析
本文题材涉及生物技术。作者从克隆动物这个角度间接论证克隆人的不可行性，主张应该慎重对待克隆人研究。它是一篇观点论证型文章，按照“提出观点—论证观点—重申观点”的脉络展开论述，可分成三部分。
第一段为第一部分，提出观点：克隆人是不可行的。
引用专家Mark Westhusin和一位试图克隆其爱犬的富人的话(never met a human worth cloning，a stupid endeavor)表达作者的观点。接着介绍Mark Westhusin所进行的克隆动物的实验(two calves，a cat and a dog)，并特别指出对狗的克隆最具难度(one of the mysteries of modern science)。
第二、三段为第二部分，论证观点。
第二段：指出Mark Westhusin克隆动物的经验使他极力反对克隆人(vexed by talking of human cloning)。首句是段落主题句。段中详细介绍了一个克隆狗的项目(the Missyplicity project)中出现的状况：①从成百上千的卵中只获得一打左右基因匹配的胚胎;②转移到母体时没有一个胚胎存活下来。从这些细节中可以推出，克隆是低效而且危险的。这在末句“Cloning is incredibly inefficient, and also dangerous”得到了证实。该段最后还给出了Mark Westhusin的观点：动物实验中的浪费现象在人的研究中不能被接受。因此，该段将Mark Westhusin反对克隆人的态度表露无疑。