2014年成人英语阅读理解练习及答案(九)
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2014年成人英语阅读理解练习及答案九
Broadband
technology is seen as the key to the new digital
economy.
In this rapidly changing world, media
and technology information Can be sent
via
phone calls and downloads like music, graphics,
business information or films.
The simpler the
information, the smaller the package and the
narrower the
bandwidth needed to deliver it.
Broadband is used for high speed Internet
connections at a fixed monthly rate.
It turns
an exciting telephone line into a high speed
digital line capable of carrying
data up to 40
times conventional modem speeds.
Any download
is available at the click of a mouse-there is no
dial-up as there
is with standard Internet
Service Providers.
For home owners and
families there are many advantages. One of the
most important
is simultaneous (同时的)access to
both telephone lines and the Internet. No queses
and no delay.
For businesses, broadband
can impove customer relations and provide direct
access to corporate e-malls and databases.
Entire operations can go online.
1. The
function that broadband technology has on the new
digital economy is
________.
A) further
B) critical
C) costly
D) global
2.
How much does a user pay if he has broadband
technology installed?
A) It depends On the
length of time.
B) It depends on the times of
dial-up.
C) He pays at a fixed monthly rate.
D) He pays a lot of money.
3.
Compared with the modem speed the broadband
technology can transmit data
________.
A)
at up to forty times of ordinary speed
B) much
more faster
C) at a high speed
D) within a
second
4. Who can take advantage of the
broadband technology according to the passage?
A) Family members.
B) College students.
C) Both home owners and businessmen.
D)
Only businessmen and their partners.
5. With
the broadband technology companies can have all
their operations done
A) during the work days.
B) during the whole week
C) online
D)
offline
参考译文
宽带技术被视作新的数字经济的关键所在。
在高速发展
的社会,像音乐、图表、商务信息或电影之类的传媒和技术信息可以通过
电话和下载的方式进行传播。
信息越简单,下载包就越小,所需用以传输的带宽就越窄。
宽带每月收取固定的费用,提供网
际间的高速连接。它将电话线转化为传输数据速度
可达通常调解器40倍的高速数字接线。
因为拥有标准网络服务提供商,无需拨打电话号码,只需轻轻一点鼠标,各种下载即
成可能。
对于居家用户和家庭有许多便利。最重要的是可以同时上网和使用电话,不用等候也
不会延误。
对于商务来说,宽带能改进客户关系,并提供公司邮件和数据库的直接查询。整个操
作都可在网
上进行。
答案及精解
1.【答案精解】B。推理题。从文中Broadband
technology is seen as the key to the
new
digital economy.宽带技术被看作新数字经济的关键所在。可推断出宽带技术在新数字
经济中发挥了至关重要的作用。
2.【答案精解】C。细节题。从文章第三段句首Broadband
is used for high speed
Internet connections at
a fixed monthly rate可以得出,使用者每月所付宽带费是固
定的,即at a
fixed monthly rate。
3.【答案精解】A。细节题。从文章中„capable
of carrying data up to 40 times
conventional
modem speeds得知新的传播方式是通常的四十倍。
4.【答案精解】C。推理题。文章倒
数第二段介绍了宽带对家庭的好处,而文章倒数第
一段介绍了宽带对商务的好处,从而可以推出宽带对家
庭用户和商务用户都有利。
5.【答案精解】C。细节题。从文章最后一句Entire
operations Can go online“整
个操作都可在网上进行”一句即可得出答案。
Packaging is a very important form of
advertising. A package can sometimes
motivate
people to buy products. For example, a little
child might ask for a breakfast
food contained
in a box with a picture of a TV character. The
child is more interested
in the picture than
in breakfast food. Pictures for children to color
or cut out,
games printed on a package, or a
small gift inside a box also motivate many
children
to buy products - or to ask their
parents to buy for them.
Some packages suggest
that a buyer will get something for nothing. Food
products
sold in reusable containers are
examples of this. Although a similar product in
plain
container might cost less, people often
prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass
or dish, because they believe the container is
free. However, the cost of the
container is
added to the cost of the product.
The size of
a package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the
package has“Economy
Size”or“Family
Size”printed on it. This suggests that the larger
size has the
most product for the least money.
But that is not always true. To find it out, a
buyer has to know how the product is sold and
the price of the basic unit.
The
information on the package should provide some
answers. But the important
thing for any buyer
to remember is that a package is often an
advertisement. The
words and pictures do not
tell the whole story. Only the product inside can
do that.
1.“A buyer will get something for
nothing”in paragraph 2 may probably mean
________.
A) a buyer will not get what he
pays for
B)a buyer will get more than what he
pays for
C) a buyer will get something useful
free of charge
D) a buyer will get more but
pay less
2. From the pasage we know the buyer
pays more attention to ________.
A) the size
of a container
B) a container with attractive
picture
C) a well-designed container
D) a
plain container with low cost
3. What
suggestion does the writer give in the passage?
A) It's not good to buy the product which is
sold in a glass or dish.
B) The quality of a
container has nothing to do with the quality of
the product.
C) The best choice for a buyer is
to buy a product in a plain package.
D) A
buyer should buy what he needs most rather than a
well-designed package.
4. Which of the
following sentences is NOT true according to the
passage?
A) In fact glasses or dishes used for
packaging do not cost money at all.
B)“Family
Size”printed on the package means that it is
rather economic.
C) To a child, even to an
adult, the form is far more important than the
content.
D) Words and pictures written on the
package are thought to be an advertisement.
5.
What do you think is the best title for the
passage?
A) How to Package a Product.
B) How to Make an Advertisement.
C) How to Sell Product.
D) How to Attract
More Buyers.
参考译文
包装是广告的一个非常重要的部分。一个好的包装有时
会促使人们购买某种产品,例
如,一个小孩子可能会因为包装盒子上印有一个电视演员的图片而要买那份
早餐食品,小孩
子对图片的兴趣远远大于他对早餐的兴趣。一些供小孩子涂色或者剪切的图片,包装上印
刷
的游戏,盒子中装着的小礼物同样会促使许多小孩购买产品——或者叫他们的父母为他们买。
有些包装显示,有的购买者买一件东西,却什么也不图。那些包装在可重复使用的容
器中的食物产品就
是例证。尽管装在一个普通容器中的同样的产品价钱要低一些,但是,因
为人们认为包装是免费的,所以
他们通常还是更喜欢购买装在可重复利用的玻璃器皿中的产
品。然而,包装的成本是计算在产品的成本中
的。
包装的尺寸同样也会促使人购买。包装上可能印有“经济型”或者“家庭型”,这表
明大
号的包装产品最多,而价格最低。但是事实上这并不总是对的,要看是否真是这样,买
者要知道该产品是
怎么出售的,每单位卖多少钱。
包装上的信息应该可以提供一些答案。但是对于任何一个买家来说,最
重要的事情是
要记住,包装就是广告。包装上的词和图片并不是事情的全部,只有里面的产品才是。
答案及精解
1.【答案精解】A。推理题。这句话的意思是“有的购买者买一件东西,却什么
也不图。”
隐藏的意思是他们只看包装不看实物,是物非所值的购物方式。只有选项A是表达的这种意<
br>思,其他几个选项意思近似。
2.【答案精解】C。推理题。整篇文章讲的是包装就是广告。包
装诱惑人进行购买,为
什么人们会购买呢,主要是因为人们对好的包装感兴趣,通常认为他们是免费的。
3.【答案精解】D。推理题。最后一段,作者提示读者The words and
pictures do not
tell the whole the product
inside Call do that.也就是说不要太相信广告
词和图,要看产品本身。
4.【答案精解】A。判断题。第二段最后一句However,the cost of the
container is
added to the cost of the product,
说明所有包装的成本都是算入产品价格的,选项A
说包装的玻璃碟子不花钱,这是不正确的。
5.【答案精解】A。主旨题。本文是讲包装让购物者产生购物冲动的问题,
它包含了两
层意思,一是对于消费者来说,要注意不要只看包装不看内容;二是对于卖家来说,就是要<
br>注意如何包装产品了。因此A更符合这篇文章的标题。
Dear Mr. Peterson,
With our visit to France coming to an end , we
are leaving for China soon.
On the moment of
leaving, I feel very pleased to write to you, on
behalf of
my fellows and in my own name as
well, to express to you our deep thankfulness for
the hospitality (款待) that you have given us
during the short stay in France. I
am sure
that this visit will be helpful to the further
development and strengthening
of our
cooperation (合作) in the area of medicine.
My
fellows and I are all looing forward to the
opportunity of meeting you in
China in the
near future, so that both sides could examine once
again how we might
work more closely together
in order to make the relation between us a step
forward.
Meanwhile, please accept our best
wishes for your good health and success in
your career.
Yours sincerely,
(Signature)
1. Do you know what the letter
is about?
It is a letter of
_____________________________________.
2.
Where will Mr. Peterson return according to the
letter?
He will return to
_____________________________________.
3. What
is the purpose of the writer during the short
stay?
He will be ready to give his cooperation
to _________________________.
4. They will win
cooperation in
_____________________________________.
5. The
writer wishes to meet Mr. peterson next time in
_______________________.
参考译文
亲爱的派特森先生,
我们在法国的参观已告结束,即将返回中国。
在即将返回之际,我
有幸代表自己和我的同事们给你写信,对于在法国逗留期间你的
盛情款待表达由衷的谢意。我相信这次参
观有助于进一步促进和加强我们在医药领域的合作。
我和我的同事们期待着能很快在中国与你会面,以
便双方再次商榷如何更加密切的合
作,以推动我们之间的关系再上一个台阶。
同时请接受我们美好的祝愿,祝你身体健康,事业成功。
你的朋友
(签名)
答案及精解
1.【答案精解】thanks for hospitality。从原文to
express to you our deep
thankfulness for the
hospitality可以得到答案。
2.【答案精解】China。从原文we are
leaving for China soon可以得到答案。
3.【答案精解】Mr.
Peterson。这封信是写给on的,所以我们推断on
是合作的对象。
4.【答案精解】the area of medicine。从原文and
strengthening of our
cooperation(合作)in the
area of medicine可以得到答案。
5.【答案精解】China。从原文My
fellows and I are all looking forward to the
opportunity of meeting you in
China,其中you指的就是on,从而可以得到
答案。
Directions:
After reading the following passage, you will find
5 questions
or unfinished statements, numbered
1through 5. For each question or statement there
are 4 choices marked A),B), C)or D) ,You
should make the correct choice and mark
the
corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a
single line through the center.
Interact use
appears to cause a drop in psychological health,
according to
research at Carnegie Mellon
University.
Even people who spent just a few
hours a week on the Internet experienced more
bad feelings and loneliness than those who was
online less frequently, the two-year
study
showed. Researchers are puzzling over the results,
which were completely
contrary to their
expectations. They expected that the Net would
prove socially
healthier than television,
since the Net allows users to choose their
information
and to communicate with others.
The fact that Internet use reduces
time available for family and friends may
account for the drop in psychological health,
researchers hypothesized (推测).
Faceless,
bodiless“virtual”(虚的) communication may be less
psychologically
satisfying than actual
conversation, and the relationships formed through
it may
be shallower. Another possibility is
that exposure to the wider world through the
Net makes users less satisfied with their
lives.
“But it' s important to remember this
is not about the technology, it' s about
how
it is used,”says psychologist Christine Riley of
Intel, one of the study' s
sponsors (发起人).
really points to the need for considering social
factors in
terms of how you design
applications and services for technology.
1.
What's the finding of the research undertaken at
Carnegie Mellon University?
A) People spend
more time on the Internet now.
B) People spend
less time with their families and friends now.
C) The Net proves socially healthier than
television.
D) Internet use may cause a drop
in psychological
l health.
2. What had the
researchers expected before the research?
A)
The Net may account for the drop in psychological
health.
B) Internet use may improve social
health.
C) Internet use has nothing to do with
social health.
D) Spending much time on the
Internet makes people feel bad and lonely.
3.
Which is not true according to the passage?
A)
The Net allows users to choose their information
and to communicate with
others.
B)
Internet communication may be less psychologically
satisfying than actual
conversation.
C)
Undeveloped Internet technology causes the drop in
psychological health.
D) The wider world
through the Net makes users less satisfied with
their lives.
4. What does
Christine Riley, the psychologist, suggest?
A)
It's necessary to take social factors into account
in designing applications
and services for
technology.
B) It's important to tell the
users how to design and apply the technology.
C) Compared with social factors, the
technology itself has more influence on
the
Internet users.
D) No social factors should be
considered in applications and services for
technology.
5. Which of the following
would be the most appropriate title for the
passage?
A) How to Use the Internet
B)
Disadvantages of the Internet
C) Social
Factors and the Internet
D) Internet May Cause
Bad Feelings
参考译文
根据Carnegie
Mellon大学的研究,网络的使用似乎能造成人的心理健康水平下降。
历时两年的研究表明,即便
是一周只上几个小时网的人也比更不经常上网的人更多地
体会到坏心情和孤独感。研究者对这一结果大惑
不解,因为这与他们所预料的情况完全相反。
因为网络能使人选择信息并与他人交流,所以他们期望网络
比电视更能使社会和谐。
研究者推测,网络的使用减少了可用于与家人及朋友相处的时间,这一事实可
能是造
成心理健康下降的原因。不见面而且无形的虚拟交流在心理满足方面比不上真实对话,而且
通过虚拟交流建立的关系更肤浅。另一个可能性是网络使用者可以接触更宽广的世界反而对
自己的生活
感到不满。
研究的发起人之一,英特尔心理学家Christine Riley说:“要记得有一点
很重要:
这并非技术的错,而是人们怎样利用它。它确实暗示出在如何设计技术应用和技术服务方面考虑社会因素的必要性。”
答案及精解
1.【答案精解】D。细节题。从第一句Internet use appears to
cause a drop in
psychological health,according
to research at Carnegie Mellon
University我们可
以得出研究的结果是网络造成人的心理健康下降。
2.【答案精解】B。细节题。从文章中第二段最后一句They
expected that the Net would
prove socially
healthier than television可得出B为正确答 案。
3.【答案精解】C
。判断题。对照原文,只有选项C没有被提及,其他三项在原文中都
可找到。A项源自第二段最后一句,
B项与第三段第二句相对应,D项源自第三段最后一句。
4.【答案精解】A。细节题。在文章中Christine Riley所说的话“It
really points
to the need for considering
social factors in terms of how you design
applications
and services for
technology.”可以直接得出答案。
5.【答案精解】D。主旨题。文章的中心思想是网络
给人造成的坏心情及产生这一结果
的原因,所以最佳标题是“网络可能导致坏心情”。
If
you look closely at some of the early copies of
the Declaration of
Independence, beyond the
flourished signature of John Hancock and the other
55 men who signed it, you will also find the
name of one woman, Mary Katherine
Goddard. It
was she, a Baltimore printer, who published the
first official
copies of the Declaration, the
first copies that included the names of its
signers and therefore heralded(宣布,预示)the
support of all thirteen
colonies.
Mary
Goddard first got into printing at the age of
twenty-four when her
brother opened a printing
shop in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1762. When
her proceeded to get into trouble with his
partners and creditors, it was
Mary Goddard
and her mother who were left to run the shop. In
1765 they began
publishing The Providence
Gazette, a weekly newspaper. Similar problems
seemed to follow her brother as he opened
businesses in Philadelphia and again
in
Baltimore. Each time Ms. Goddard was brought in to
run the newspapers.
After starting Baltimore’s
first newspaper, The Maryland Journal, in 1773,
her brother went broke trying to organize a
colonial postal service. While
he was in
debtor’s prison, Mary Katherine Goddard’s name
appeared in the
newspaper’s masthead (报头) for
the first time.
When the Continental
Congress fled there from Philadelphia in 1776, it
commissioned Ms. Goddard to print the first
official version of the
Declaration of
Independence in January 1777. After printing the
documents,
she herself paid the post riders to
deliver the Declaration throughout the
colonies.
During the
American Revolution, Mary Goddard continued to
publish
Baltimore’s only newspaper, which one
historian claimed was “second to none
among
the colonies.” She was also the city’s postmaster
from 1775 to 1789
--- appointed by Benjamin
Franklin –and is considered to be the first woman
to hold a federal position.
which of
the following subjects is the passage mainly
concerned?
A. The accomplishment of a female
publisher.
B. The weaknesses of the
newspaper industry.
C. The rights of a
female publisher.
publishing system in
colonial America.
Goddard’s name
appears on the Declaration of Independence
because____.
A. She helped write the
original document
B. She published the
document
C. She paid to have the document
printed
brother was in prison
ing to the passage, Mary Goddard first became
involved in
publishing when she ____.
A. was appointed by Benjamin
Franklin
B. signed the Declaration of
Independence
C. took over her brother’s
printing shop
to Baltimore
word “there” in paragraph 3 refers to____.
A. the colonies
B. the print shop
C.
Baltimore
ence
can be inferred
from the passage that Mary Goddard was ____.
A. an accomplished businesswoman
B.
extremely wealthy
C. a member of the
Continental Congress
D.a famous writer
内容提示与分析:
作为《独立宣言》重签名的唯一女性
,玛丽为美国的独立做出了独特的贡献。
本文叙述了她一生的经历从偶然进入出版界道到创办巴尔的摩的
第一份报纸,从勇
敢的印刷第一份官方版本的《独立宣言》到美国历史上首位拥有联邦公职的女性,这些无不显示了她超人的能力与远见,纵览她一生的奋斗史,她的确无愧于“殖民
地中第一人”的赞
誉。
答案与分析:
56. A
分析:本题考察了对全
文的理解。开始从独立宣言的签名引出了玛丽的不平凡,
然后介绍她创办报纸,印刷《独立宣言》,最后
担任市邮政局局长。文章并没有介
绍权力。出版系统的状况,也没有介绍出版工业的状况,故答案为A.
57. B
分析:本题有些隐蔽性。原文第二段最后说While he
was in debtor’s prison,
Mary Katherine
Goddard’s name appeared in the newspaper’s
masthead (报
头) for the first time.这说明在弟弟入狱后,她代替
他继续经营报业,所以应选
B,文章根本没有谈到撰写文章,付钱等事,所以A,
C不符合题意,而D没有发掘
出背后的信息。故答案为B。
58. C
分析:答案为第二段最后一句话,由for the first time可以知道答案,A,
B
所提到的事是在后期才做的,所以不合适,故答案为C。
59. C
分析:由第一段可以知道,玛丽印刷《独立宣言》,由第二段可以知道,他的
印刷工作都在巴而的摩进行
。A, B, D在文中都没有提到。故答案为C。
60. A
分析:第
一段只是提到她是签名人之一,并没有说她是议员,所以C不对,也
不能确定她是不是有钱,有名。从她
的行为和成就看,可以肯定的是:她是一位取
得了巨大成就的商业女性,故答案为A.