新视野大学英语ReadingComprehension新综3.docx
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新视野大学英语ReadingComprehension新综3
ReadingComprehension(MultipleChoice)
Directions:
ReadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
Passage1
Psychics(通灵的人)arepeoplewhocangetinformationaboutpeople,places,orsituationsthroughasixthsense-asensethatexistsinadditiontothoseofseeing,hearing,smelling,tasting,andtouching.Theycanusetheirpsychicabilitytohealpeoplewhoaresick,togiveadvice,togivehintsaboutthefuture,andtodomanyotherthings.Andit'snotjustindividualswhousepsychics;sometimescompaniesandgovernmentsusepsychics,too.OneyearacompanycalledDelphiandAssociatesearned$120,000onthestockmarketwiththehelpofpsychics.
"SohowcanIgetsomepsychichelp?
"youmayaskyourself.Well,youdon'thavetopayalotofmoneytoaprofessionalpsychic.Youcanstartbyusingyourownpsychicability.
Psychicabilitiesarereallyjustanothersense,similartoourotherfivesenses.Thedifferenceisthatweneverdevelopourpsychicsenseinthesamewaythatwedevelopourothersenses.WetrainoureyestoseethedifferencebetweenaVandaU;wetrainourearstohearthedifferencebetweena/ch/anda/sh/sound;wecanfeelthedifferencebetweensilkandleather;wecansmellandtasteifmilkissour.Butoursixthsense,ourpsychicsense,seldomdevelopsverymuch.Becausemostofusignoreourpsychicsenseforsolong,ittakessometimetodevelopit.Ifyouhaveneverplayedsoccerbefore,youcannotexpecttobeagoodplayerafterthreelessons.Itmighttakeyearstobecomereallygood.Psychicabilityworksthesameway.
1.Peopleusepsychics________.
A.mainlytoseethefutureB.tomakemoney
C.toseewhatonecannotusuallyseeD.formanyreasons
Correctanswer:
D
2.________learntousetheirpsychicability.
A.ManypeopleB.Manycompanies
C.FewpeopleD.Fewgovernments
Correctanswer:
C
3.Psychicabilities________.
A.aresimilartoothersensesB.workinthesamewayasothersenses
C.aredifferentfromothersensesD.worktogetherwithothersenses
Correctanswer:
A
4.Ourpsychicsenseseldomdevelopsverymuchbecause________.
A.weneversenseitB.weneverbelieveinit
C.weignoreitD.wedon'twanttotaketimetotrainit
Correctanswer:
C
5.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardspsychicabilitiesis________.
A.positiveB.negativeC.criticalD.neutral
Correctanswer:
A
Passage2
ItisnotoftenrealizedthatwomenheldahighplaceinsouthernEuropeansocietiesinthe10thand11thcenturies.Asawife,thewomanwasprotectedbythesettingupofadowry(嫁妆)ordecimum.Admittedly,thepurposeofthiswastoprotectheragainsttheriskofbeingabandoned,butinrealityitsfunctioninthesocialandfamilylifeofthetimewasmuchmoreimportant.Thedecimumwasthewife'srighttoreceiveatenthofallherhusband'sproperty.Thewifehadtherighttoholdbackconsent,inalltransactions(交易)thehusbandwouldmake.Andmorethanjustaright:
thedocumentsshowthatsheenjoyedarealpowerofdecision,equaltothatofherhusband.Innocasedothedocumentsindicateanydegreeofdifferenceinthelegalstatusofhusbandandwife.
Thewifesharedinthemanagementofherhusband'spersonalproperty,buttheoppositewasnotalwaystrue.Womenseemedperfectlypreparedtodefendtheirowninheritanceagainsthusbandswhotriedtoexceedtheirrights,andonoccasiontheyshowedafinefightingspirit.AcaseinpointisthatofMariaVivas,aCatalanwomanofBarcelona.HavingagreedwithherhusbandMirotosellafieldshehadinherited,fortheneedsofthehousehold,sheinsistedoncompensation.Nonebeingoffered,shesucceededindraggingherhusbandtotheofficialinchargetohaveacontractasexpecteddrawnupassigningherapieceoflandfromMiro'spersonalinheritance.Theunfortunatehusbandwasobligedtoagree,asthecontractsays,"forthesakeofpeace."Eitherthroughthedowryorthroughbeinghot-tempered,theCatalanwifeknewhowtowinherself,withinthecontextofthefamily,apowerfuleconomicposition.
1.Adecimumwas________.
A.thewife'sinheritancefromherfather
B.agiftofmoneytothenewhusband
C.awrittencontract
D.thewife'srighttoreceiveone-tenthofherhusband'sproperty
Correctanswer:
D
2.Inthesocietydescribedinthepassage,thelegalstandingofthewifeinmarriagewas________.
A.higherthanthatofherhusbandB.lowerthanthatofherhusband
C.thesameasthatofherhusbandD.higherthanthatofasinglewoman
Correctanswer:
C
3.WhatcompensationdidMariaVivasgetforthefield?
A.SomeofthelandMirohadinherited.B.AtenthofMiro'sland.
C.Moneyforhouseholdexpenses.D.MoneyfromMiro'sinheritance.
Correctanswer:
A
4.Couldahusbandsellhiswife'sinheritance?
A.No,undernocircumstances.B.Yes,wheneverhewishedto.
C.Yes,ifsheagreed.D.Yes,ifhisfather-in-lawagreed.
Correctanswer:
C
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaneffectofthedowrysystem?
A.Thehusbandhadtosharethepowerofdecisioninmarriage.
B.Thewifewasprotectedfrombeingabandoned.
C.Thewifegainedapowerfuleconomicposition.
D.Thehusbandwasgivencontroloverhiswife'sproperty.
Correctanswer:
D
Passage3
Somecynicalexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandoned.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofcitytravelintheimmediatefuture.
Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresentmodels.
Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainsourceoftrafficcongestion(拥挤)incities.Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemisthecomputerizedhighwaysystem.
Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable(可伸缩的)armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar'smovements.
Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂鸣器)thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatacomputerizedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.
1.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.
A.itspowersourceB.itsdrivingsystem
C.itsmonitoringsystemD.itsseatingcapacity
Correctanswer:
A
2.Whatistheauthor'smainconcern?
A.Howtomakeautomobilespollution-free.B.Howtoabandonautomobilesinthefuture.
C.Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.D.Howtodevelopacomputerizedsubwaysystem.
Correctanswer:
C
3.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinacomputerizedhighwaysystem?
A.Arail.B.Anengine.
C.Aretractablearm.D.Acomputercontroller.
Correctanswer:
A
4.Inacomputerizedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois________.
A.keepintherightlane
B.waittoarriveathisdestination
C.keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter
D.informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone
Correctanswer:
D
5.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?
A.Enthusiastic.B.Cynical.C.Optimistic.D.Cautious.
Correctanswer:
C
Passage4
Whatshouldyouthinkaboutintryingtofindyourcareer?
Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyespeciallystrongorweaksubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Aknowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.
Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.
Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessesthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecord,forinstance,maynotbetoogood,yetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotbeapologeticaboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceatafreshstartatwork.
1.Whichofthefollowingbestsumsupthefirstparagraph?
A.Theimportanceofdoingwellatschool.
B.Usingschool
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