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四六级阅读训练
Readingcomprehension
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Accordingtoairlineindustrystatistics,almost90%ofairlineaccidentsarenotsurvivableorpartiallysurvivable.Butpassengerscanincreasetheirchancesofsurvivalbylearningandfollowingcertaintips.Expertssaythatyoushouldreadandlistentosafetyinstructionsbeforetakeoffandaskquestionifyouhaveuncertainties.Youshouldfastenyourseatbeltlowonyourhipsandaspossible.Ofcourse,youshouldalsoknowhowthereleasemechanismofyourbeltoperates.Duringtakeoffsandlandingsyouareadvisedtokeepyourfeetflatonthefloor.Beforetakeoffyoushouldlocatethenearestexitandanalternativeexitandcounttherowsofseatsbetweenyouandtheexitssothatyoucanfindtheminthedarkifnecessary.
Intheeventthatyouareforewarnedofapossibleaccident,youshouldputyourhandsonyouranklesandkeepyourheaddownuntiltheplanecomestoacompletestop.Ifsmokeispresentinthecabin,youshouldkeepyourheadlowandcoveryourfacewithnapkins,towels,orclothing.Ifpossible,wettheseforaddedprotectionagainstsmokeinhalation.Toevacuateasquicklyaspossible,followcrewcommandsanddonottakepersonalbelongingswithyou.Donotjumponescapeslidesbeforetheyarefullyinflated,andwhenyoujump,dosowithyourarmsandlegsextendedinfrontofyou.Whenyougettotheground,youshouldmoveawayfromtheplaneasquicklyaspossible,andneversmokenearthewreckage.
21.Accordingtotheexperts,whenshouldtravelersreadandlistentosafetyinstructions
A.Duringlandings.
B.Inanemergency.
C.Throughouttheflight.
D.Beforetakeoff.
22.Whichexistssuggestedinthepassageshouldanairlinepassengerlocatebeforetakeoff
A.Theonesthatcanbefoundinthedark
B.Theonesatthebackoftheplane
C.Thetwoclosesttothepassenger’sseat
D.Thenearestone
23.Judgingfromthepassage,peoplehavemorechancetosurvivefiresinaircraftifthey_____.
A.fastentheirseatbelttightly
B.keeptheirheadslow
C.keeptheirfeetflatonthefloor
D.readairlinesafetystatisticsbeforetakeoff
24.AirlinepassengersarespecificallytoldNOTto_____.
A.carrypersonalbelongingsinanemergency
B.jumpinanycircumstances
C.askquestionsaboutsafetyduringtheflight
D.locatethenearestexit
25.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage
A.Topleasetravelers.
B.Toprovidesafetyadvice.
C.Toguidepeopletosurvivefries.
D.Togiveinformationofairlineindustrystatistics.
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
There'sonethingaboveallwrongwiththenewBritishpostalcodes:
noteveryonehasthatsortofmemory.Someofus,ofcourse,forgetevenhousenumbersandthepresentpostaldistricts,butthatmatterslesswhenthereisahumanbeingateverystagetospotthemistake.Whenallthesortingisdoneinoneoperationbyamansittingatamachine,typingspecialmarksontoanenvelope,onesliponyourpartcouldsendyourletterawayoutsidetheareawherethelocalpostmanorafriendlyneighborknowsyourname.
OtherwisethenewcodesareallthePostOfficeclaims.Theyarethemostcarefullydesignedintheworld,idealforcomputers.Aconfusionoflettersandnumbers,theyhavetwoparts,separatedbythegapinthemiddle.Togethertheyclassifyaletternotonlytothecitywhereitisgoingbutrightdowntotheroundoftheparticularpostmanwhoistocarryit,andeventoagroupofhousesorasinglebigbuilding.Inthelongrun,thiswillspeedthemailandcutcost.
Thelongrunis10yearsaway,though.Infactthereareonly12postofficesinthecountrywhichhavetherightmachinesfullyworking,andthesystemcannotworkatfullefficiencyuntilitisnationwide.YetthePostOfficewantsustostartusingthecodesnow,sothatweshallbetrainedwhenthemachinesareready.
ButwillweAbusinessmanImet,praisingthevirtuesofthenewsystem,explainedthatlargecompanieslikehiscouldhavecodesoftheirown.Whatwashiscode"Oh,dearme.Nowyou'vegotme.Awfullysorry.HoldonaminutewhileIfindasheetofmyheadednotepaper."Thenhereadpainfully,asifspellingoutawordinaforeignlanguage,"W-1-X-6-A-B."
26.Themainproblemwithanypostalcodes,accordingtothepassage,isthat
A.postmenmaymakemistakes
B.yourfriendsmaywritedownincorrectly
C.peoplemayforgetthem
D.machinesmaygowrong
27.TheBritishPostOfficepraisesthecodesas_______.
A.beingnewandimproved
B.givinganefficientservice
C.beingquicktouse
D.beingeasytouse
28.TheBritishcodesaredescribedasbeing_______.
A.lettersspacedout
B.numbersinorder
C.lettersandnumbersseparately
D.setsoflettersandnumbers
29.Thesystemisnowbeingused_______.
A.throughoutthecountry
B.insomepostofficeswithmachines
C.inallpostoffices
B.inallpostofficeswithtrainedstaff
30.Thebusinessmanfoundhispostcodeswasdifficultto_____.
A.findout
B.readout
C.spell
D.write
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Itwouldbeinterestingtodiscoverhowmanyyoungpeoplegotouniversitywithoutanyclearideaofwhattheyaregoingtodoafterwards.Ifoneconsiderstheenormousvarietyofcoursesoffered,itisnothardtoseehowdifficultitisforastudenttoselectthecoursemostsuitedtohisinterestsandabilities.Ifastudentgoestouniversitytoacquireabroaderperspectiveoflife,toenlargehisideasandtolearntothinkforhimself,hewillundoubtedlybenefit.Schoolsoftenhavetoorestrictinganatmosphere,withitstimetablesanddisciplines,toallowhimmuchtimeforindependentassessmentoftheworkheisaskedtodo.Moststudentswould,Ibelieve,profitbyayearofsuchexplorationofdifferentacademicstudies,especiallythoseall-rounderswithnoparticularinterest.Theyshouldhavelongertimetodecideinwhatsubjecttheywanttotaketheirdegrees,sothatinlaterlife,theydonotlookbackandsay,“Ishouldliketohavebeenanarchaeologist.IfIhadn’ttakenadegreeinModernLanguages,Ishouldn’thaveendedupasaninterpreter,butit’stoolatenow.Icouldn’tgobackandbeginalloveragain.”
Thereis,ofcourse,anothersidetothequestionofhowtomakethebestuseofone’stimeatuniversity.Thisisthecaseofthestudentwhoexcelsinaparticularbranchoflearning.HeisimmediatelyacceptedbytheUniversityofhischoice,andspendshisthreeorfouryearsbecomingaspecialist,emergingwithafirst-classHonourDegreeandverylittleknowledgeofwhattherestoftheworldisallabout.Itthereforebecomesmoreandmoreimportantthat,ifstudentsarenottowastetheiropportunities,therewillhavetobemuchmoredetailedinformationaboutcoursesandmoreadvice.Onlyinthiswaycanwebesurethatwearenottohave,ontheonehand,abandofspecialistsignorantofanythingoutsideoftheirownsubject,andontheotherhand,aneverincreasingnumberofgraduatesqualifiedinsubjectsforwhichthereislittleornodemandintheworkingworld.
31.Accordingtothepassage,universitystudentsshouldavoid______.
A.becomingspecialistsignorantofwhattherestoftheworldis
B.allowingthemselvestheindependenceofthinking
C.acquiringabroadperspectiveoflife
D.wastingtheiropportunitiesandthetaxpayers’money
32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedforyoungpeopletoselectamostsuitableuniversitycourse
A.Tospendayearorsotoexploredifferentacademicstudies.
B.Toobtainmoredetailedinformationaboutcoursesfromadvisors.
C.Toconsidersubjectsforwhichthereismoredemandintheworkingworld.
D.Toearnafirst-classHonorsDegreefirst.
33.Somestudentslookbackandsay:
“…butit’stoolatenow”because_______.
A.theyhavenotimetomakeanotherchoice
B.theycouldaffordnomoretimetotaketheirdegreeinanothersubject
C.theydecidenottowastetaxpayers’moneyanymore
D.theydon’thavethechancetogobackandrestart
34.Attheendofthepassage,theword“we”canbestbereplacedby______.
A.universitypeople
B.universitygraduates
C.careerMastersandCourseTutors
D.peopleintheworkingworld
35.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetowardsthe“ever-increasingnumber”
A.proud.
B.Worried.
C.Sympathetic.
D.Indifferent.
SectionB:
SkimmingandScanning(10%,2pointsforeach)
Directions:
GooveronepassagequicklyanddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Whensomethinghappenstoshakeourculture—liketheterroristattacks—wepause,notmerelyfromfear.Adeeperself-examinationisgoingonalloverthecountry.Andlove,familyandfaithareemerging.
Singlepeopleareflockingtodatingservices,lookingforcommittedrelationships.Bridalretailersreportasurgeinsales.Salesofold-fashionedboardgameshaveskyrocketed.
Thenewappreciationfortimespentwiththoseweloveposesagreatspiritualquestiontomaterialisticyuppiesandworkaholiccareerists,andthatquestionisthis:
"WasyourlifebeforeSeptember11reallyworkingforyou"Tomany,theanswerisno.
WeonceheardofaCEOwhospokeathisretirementdinnertoagroupofyourexecutives.Hesaid,"Iknowyouwantmyjob,andI'lltellyouhowtogetit.Lastweekmydaughterwasmarried,andasshewalkeddowntheaisle,IrealizedIdidnotknowthenameofherbestfriend,orthelastbooksheread,orherfavoritecolor.That'sthepriceIpaidforthisjob.Ifyouwanttopaythatprice,youcanhaveit."
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