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1、英语专业八级考试阅读理解练习 英语专业八级考试阅读理解练习 In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences, that it is not even questioned.There are countries where the white man imposes his rule by brute force; there are countries where the black
2、 man protests by setting fire to cities and by looting and pillaging.Important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in favor of violence as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other.What is really frightening, what really fills
3、 you with despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progre at all.We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instincts remain basically unchanged.The whole of the recorded history of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, ha
4、s taught us absolutely nothing.We have still not learnt that violence never solves a problem but makes it more acute.The sheer horror, the bloodshed, the suffering mean nothing.No solution ever comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder what hit us. Th
5、e truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and herder to get a hearing.They are despised, mistrusted and even persecuted by their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement.If half the energy that goes into violent acts were
6、 put to good use, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living-standards and providing education and employment for all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution.Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the me that violence leaves in its wak
7、e.In a well-directed effort, it would not be impoible to fulfill the ideals of a stable social programme.The benefits that can be derived from constructive solutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us.Genuine and lasting solutions are always poible, providing we work within the framework
8、 of the law. Before we can even begin to contemplate peaceful co-existence between the races, we must appreciate each others problems.And to do this, we must learn about them: it is a simple exercise in communication, in exchanging information.Talk, talk, talk, the advocates of violence say, all you
9、 ever do is talk, and we are none the wiser. Its rather like the story of the famous barrister who painstakingly explained his case to the judge.After listening to a lengthy argument the judge complained that after all this talk, he was none the wiser.Poible, my lord, the barrister replied, none the
10、 wiser, but surely far better informed. Knowledge is the neceary prerequisite to wisdom: the knowledge that violence creates the evils it pretends to solve. 1.What is the best title for this paage? A Advocating Violence. B Violence Can Do Nothing to Diminish Race Prejudice. C Important People on Bot
11、h Sides See Violence As a Legitimate Solution. D The Instincts of Human Race Are Thirsty for Violence. 2.Recorded history has taught us A violence never solves anything.B nothing.C the bloodshed means nothing.D everything. 3.It can be inferred that truly reasonable men A cant get a hearing.B are loo
12、ked down upon.C are persecuted.D Have difficulty in advocating law enforcement. 4.He was none the wiser means A he was not at all wise in listening. B He was not at all wiser than nothing before. C He gains nothing after listening. D He makes no sense of the argument. 5.According the author the best
13、 way to solve race prejudice is A law enforcement.B knowledge.C nonviolence.D Mopping up the violent me. 难句译注 ： 1.What is really frightening, what really fills you with despair is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progre at all. 【结构简析】when it comes to the crunc
14、h = when / if the decisive moment comes.当关键时刻来到时。 【参考译文】真正令人可怖的，令人无望的是，在关键时刻，人们意识到我们一点儿也没有进步/前进。 2.Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the me that violence leaves in its wake. 【结构简析】in the wake of 在之后。 【参考译文】由于我们不得不清理掉暴力之后所留下的烂摊子，我们的力气因此减弱了。 3.After listening to a lengthy argument the judge c
15、omplained that after all this talk, he was none the wiser. 【结构简析】none + the + 比较级。固定用法，义：not at all 一点儿也不。EX: After the treatment, he is none the better.治疗后，他并没有因此见好，（一点儿也不见好）。 【参考译文】听了律师的长篇说明，法官埋怨说他一无所获，并不因此变得聪慧些。 4.Knowledge is the neceary prerequisite to wisdom. 【参考译文】学问是才智的必要的先决条件。结合上下文这里意思是：了解状
16、况是解决问题的先决条件。句子后面的说明：学问是指了解它欲以解决暴力制造的恶行。 答案详解 ： 1.B 暴力难以消退种族偏见。文章一起先就提出有些国家种族偏见严峻，而暴力却是公认的一种解决方法。白人采纳暴力镇压，黑人以防火、掠抢为抗拒。而双方的大人物安静地论及暴力，好像这是一种合法的解决方案。作者就此指出人类的进步只在于表面衣饰等，人类的本能没有变更。整个有记录历史的文件没有教会人类任何东西。这是真正令人可怕的事务。其次段论及真正有理智的懂得解决方案所在的人鼓吹法制，人们不停。他们反而收到轻视、迫害。作者就此提出假设，答出真正的解决方案嗜法制，以法治理。 第三段进一步说明“沟通、对话”是了解双方
17、问题的前提，即使暴力者不同意，但知道暴力制造它假装要解决的罪恶，是才智聪慧的必要前提。 A.鼓吹暴力。C.双方重要人物都把暴力作为合法的解决方案。D.人类的本性是嗜暴性。 2.B没有什么。第一段中就明确提出整个人类有记录历史又长又臭的暴力文件记录，一点都没有教给我们任何东西。 A.暴力解决不了任何事情。C.杀戮（流血）没有任何意义。D.一切。 3.D在鼓吹法制方面有困难。答案在其次段，真正有理智的人鼓吹法制，遭到同类们的轻视、不信任和迫害。他们发觉要人倾听他们的看法越来越困难。 A.人们不听。B.遭人轻视。C.遭人迫害。这三项都包含在D项内。 4.C听后无所得。None the wiser一点
18、也不比以前聪慧（这是按字面翻译）。实际就是C项。 A.在倾听别人上他一点也不聪慧。B.他和以前一个样。D.他听不懂论点。 5.A法制。其次段最终一句，假如我们在法律的构架中进行工作，真正的长久的解决总是能实现的。其次段其次句，他们遭到迫害是因为他们鼓吹法制这种明显令人不能容忍的事。 B.学问。C.非暴力。D.处理暴力带来的混乱。 The tourist trade is booming.With all this coming and going， youd expect greater understanding to develop between the nations of the w
19、orld.Not a bit of it！ Superb systems of communication by air， sea and land make it poible for us to visit each others countries at a moderate cost.What was once the grand tour， reserved for only the very rich， is now within everybodys grasp？ The package tour and chartered flights are not to be sneer
20、ed at.Modern travelers enjoy a level of comfort which the lords and ladies on grand tours in the old days couldnt have dreamed of.But whats the sense of this ma exchange of populations if the nations of the world remain basically ignorant of each other？ Many tourist organizations are directly respon
21、sible for this state of affairs.They deliberately set out to protect their clients from too much contact with the local population.The modern tourist leads a coeted， sheltered life.He lives at international hotels， where he eats his international food and sips his international drink while he gazes
22、at the natives from a distance.Conducted tours to places of interest are carefully censored.The tourist is allowed to see only what the organizers want him to see and no more.A strict schedule makes it impoible for the tourist to wander off on his own； and anyway， language is always a barrier， so he
23、 is only too happy to be protected in this way.At its very worst， this leads to a new and hideous kind of colonization.The summer quarters of the inhabitants of the cite universitaire： are temporarily reestablished on the island of Corfu.Blackpool is recreated at Torremolinos where the traveler goes
24、 not to eat paella， but fish and chips. The sad thing about this situation is that it leads to the persistence of national stereotypes.We dont see the people of other nations as they really are， but as we have been brought up to believe they are.You can test this for yourself.Take five nationalities
25、， say， French， German， English， American and Italian.Now in your mind， match them with these five adjectives： musical， amorous， cold， pedantic， native.Far from providing us with any insight into the national characteristics of the peoples just mentioned， these adjectives actually act as barriers.So
26、when you set out on your travels， the only characteristics you notice are those which confirm your preconceptions.You come away with the highly unoriginal and inaccurate impreion that， say， Anglo-Saxons are hypocrites of that Latin peoples shout a lot.You only have to make a few foreign friends to u
27、nderstand how absurd and harmful national stereotypes are.But how can you make foreign friends when the tourist trade does its best to prevent you？ Carried to an extreme， stereotypes can be positively dangerous.Wild generalizations stir up racial hatred and blind us to the basic facthow trite it sou
28、nds！ 每 That all people are human.We are all similar to each other and at the same time all unique. 1.The best title for this paage is A Tourism contributes nothing to increasing understanding between nations. B Tourism is tiresome. C Conducted tour is dull. D Tourism really does something to ones co
29、untry. 2.What is the authors attitude toward tourism？ A apprehensive.Bnegative.C critical.D appreciative. 3.Which word in the following is the best to summarize Latin people shout a lot？ A silent.B noisy.C lively.D active. 4.The purpose of the authors criticism is to point out A conducted tour is di
30、sappointing. Bthe way of touring should be changed. C when traveling， you notice characteristics which confirm preconception. D national stereotypes should be changed. 5.What is grand tour now？ A moderate cost. Blocal sight-seeing is investigated by the tourist organization. C people enjoy the first
31、-rate comforts. D everybody can enjoy the grand tour。 答案详解 1.A 旅游对增进民族了解毫无建树。其次段起先点出，很多旅游组织干脆负责旅游事宜，他们有意识不让旅游者接触当地居民，让他们过着一种关怀备至又与世隔绝的生活。住的是国际饭店，吃的是国际食品，喝的是国际饮料，在原处观看当地居民。严格有序的安排使旅游者难以自己一人闲逛，语言的障碍，又使他们乐意接受爱护。第三段涉及坚持民族模式化老一套的想法，所以一起先旅游，你见到的民族特性就只是证明了你自己设想的基本领实全部人民都是人类。只有交挚友才能知道民族模式是多么荒谬、有害，可是旅行社竭力制止，
32、你又怎么能交上外国挚友呢？这一切说明A项对。 B.旅游很累。C.导游观光很单调乏味。D.旅游的确对国家有贡献。 2.C 指责。 3.B 吵吵闹闹的。 4.B 旅游的方式应变更。整篇文章（除第一段外）都环绕旅游方式不志向来进行指责。其次段集中在导游观光使旅游者难以和当地人民接触。第三段，见到的只是证明了旅游者本人事先形成的思想/先入之见，旅游根本达不到了解对方的目的。第四段讲了民族固定模式（先入之见的模式）的可怕后果。要使人懂得全部的人们都是人类，彼此相像，又各具特点，就得变更旅游的方式。 A.导游观光令人悲观。C.旅游时，你见到的 特性证明了你的先入之见。D.民族模式应当变更。这三条都是指责的
33、详细内容。 5.D 人人都能享受大旅游。大旅行是专指英国富家子弟上学中的一门课程到欧洲大陆观光。不是人人都能享受。这里用grand tour表示人人都能享受类似 grand tour的一切，甚至超过，如第一段指出：现代旅游者享受的舒适设施，达到了大旅行中老爷、小姐们做梦都没有想到的水平。海陆空高级沟通联络通讯系统，使人们有可能钱花得不多就能访问、观光别的国家。所以说，曾是有钱人专享的大旅行，一般人也能领会。“grand tour”有引号，表明作为比方。A.费用不高。文内是费用合适、中等、恰当。B.当地观光受组织审查。C.人们喜爱一流舒适设施。 California is a land of v
34、ariety and contrast.Almost every type of physical land feature， sort of arctic ice fields and tropical jungles can be found within its borders.Sharply contrasting types of land often lie very close to one another. People living in Bakersfield， for instance， can visit the Pacific Ocean and the coasta
35、l plain， the fertile San Joaquin Valley， the arid Mojave Desert， and the high Sierra Nevada， all within a radius of about 100 miles.In other areas it is poible to go snow skiing in the morning and surfing in the evening of the same day， without having to travel long distance. Contrast abounds in Cal
36、ifornia.The highest point in the United States （outside Alaska ） is in California， and so is the lowest point （including Alaska）。 Mount Whitney， 14，494 feet above sea level， is separated from Death Valley， 282 feet below sea level， by a distance of only 100 miles.The two areas have a difference in a
37、ltitude of almost three miles. California has deep， clear mountain lakes like Lake Tahoe， the deepest in the country， but it also has shallow， salty desert lakes.It has Lake Tulainyo， 12，020 feet above sea level， and the lowest lake in the country， the Salton Sea， 236 feet below sea level.Some of it
38、s lakes， like Owens Lake in Death Valley， are not lakes at all： they are dried up lake beds. In addition to mountains， lakes， valleys， deserts， and plateaus， California has its Pacific coastline， stretching longer than the coastlines of Oregon and Washington combined. 26.Which of the following is th
39、e lowest point in the United States？ A.Lake Tulainyo B.Mojave desert C.Death Valley D.The Salton Sea 27.Where is the highest point in the United States located？ A.Lake Tahoe.B.Sierra Nevada.C.Mount Whitney.D.Alaska. 28.How far away is Death Valley from Mount Whitney？ A.About 3 miles.B.Only 100 miles
40、.C.282 feet.D.14，494 feet. 29.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the paage as being within a radius of about 100 miles of Bakersfield？ A.The Pacific Ocean.B.San Joaquin Valley.C.Mojave Desert.D.Oregon and Washington. 30.Which statement best demonstrates that California is a land of variety a
41、nd contrast？ A.The highest lake in California is Lake Tulainyo. B.It is poible to go surfing and snow skiing in some parts of California without having to travel long distance. C.Sierra Nevada， San Joaquin Valley， Mojave Desert and the Pacific Ocean all lie within a radius of about 100 miles. D.Owen
42、s Lake， in Death Valley， is not really a lake at all. 答案及解析： 26.C） 这是一道细微环节题。依据第三段所给的海拔高度，可知美国最低点在death valley. 27.D） 此题很简单误选为C，这是因为第三段提到Mount Whitney的海拔高度；但是要留意此段其次句提到美国最高点时在括号中补充说明这个最高点是在 Alaska以外的。这就说明美国的海拔最高点不是Mount Whitney，而是位于Alaska. 28.B） 这是一道细微环节题。依据第三段可找出答案。 29.D） 依据其次段可知答案。 30.C） 文中说加利福尼亚是
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