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1、专 升 本 英 语 阅 读 理 解 训 练 2 0 篇（1-1 0）专 升 本 英 语 阅 读 训 练（00 1）You are watchi n g a f i 1 m i n wh ich tw o men are having a fight Th ey hit one another hard、A t the s tart th e y only f i g h t wi t h their f i st s Bu t so o n they begi n h itting one a n othe r over the he a ds with chairs Ands o it g
2、oe s o n until o ne of th e men crashes（撞 击）throu g h a w i ndow and f al 1 s thir t y fee t t o t h e ground b e low He i s dead!Of co u rsehe isn t r eally dead Wi t h any 1 uck h e is n t ev e n hurt、Why?B e ca u se t h e me n w h o f a II out o f h igh windows or j ump from f a st moving tr ai n
3、 s,who crash c ar s of eve n ca t c h f i r e,are profe s s i o na 1 s Theydo t hi s for a livin g Th e se m en are called s tun t men That is t o say,t h e y perf o rm t r i cksThere a re tw o s i de s to t h e i r work、They a ctuall y do mo s t o f the t h in g s y o u see o n t h e sere e n For e
4、 xa m p Ie,they fall from a high buildi ng H ow e v er,t hey do not fall on t ohard g r o un d b ut on t o emp t y c ard b oa r d bo x e s c overe d wi t h a ma tt r e ss（床 垫）、A g a in,w h e n th e y hit one anot h e r with chairs,the c h airs are made of s oft wood a n d wh e n th e y era s h t hro
5、u g h w i ndows,the glas s is mad e o f s u g a r!B u t a l t h o u g h th eir work depends on tr i c k of th i s s o rt,it a 1 so require s a high d e gre e o f skil 1 and t r a inin g Oft e n a stu n t m an s su c cess dep e n d s o n c a r e f ul timin g、For example,when he is blown up i n a bat
6、t Ie seen e,h e h a s to jump out of th e way o f the e xplosion j u st at the r i ght momentNa t u rally s tuntmen are well pa i d f or their wo r k,b u t t he y Ie a d da nge r ou s li v es T hey oft e n g e t ser i ously i n jured,an d s ometimesIdled、A N o r wegian s t untman,for e x ample,s k i
7、 ed o v e r th e edg e of a cliff（悬 崖）a t ho u sand feet hig h His p a r a c h u te（降 落 伞）fa i 1ed to o p e n,and he was k i l l e d、In s p ite o f a II th e ris ks,th i s isn o longer a p r o f ession f or me n o n ly Men n o longer d r es s u p a swome n when actr e ss e s have t o p e r f orm som
8、e da n g e r o us action、For now a days t h ere are s t un t g i ns t o ol1、Stu n tm e n a r e tho s e w h o、A、ofte n dre s s up as actorsB、prefer to 1 ead dangerous I i vesC、often p e rform seemin g ly d a ngerous a ct i o n sD often f i ght each o ther for th e ir li v e s2、Stuntm e n e a rn t h e
9、ir living b yA、p 1 aying their dir t y trie k sB、se 1 li n g th e i r s p eci a I s kills3、When a stu ntman fa Ils from a h i ghA、h e n e eds lit t 1 e p r ot e ct ionB、he will be c over e d w i t h amat t ress4、W hich o f th e following i s th ef ul p e rf o rma n ce?A、S tre n g th、B、Exact n e s s
10、C5、Wh a t can b e inferre d f rom t h ewe g i an s t u n t man?A、Som e t i me s a n a c c id e n t canC、jump i ng out o f high windowsD、jumping from fa s t movi n g trainsbu i Iding,、C、his li f e is end a n ge r edD、his s a f e t y is genera 1 1 y allr i g h tm a in fac t or（因 素）of a succe s sS p e
11、e d D、Carefulnessa u t hor s examp 1 e o f th e Noro c c u r t o a stu n tma n、B、T he p ere e ntag e o f serio u s a cci d en t s is h ig h、C、Par a chutes m u st be o f good quali t y、D The cli f f is t oo h i g hKEY：1 5 CB DBA A专 升 本 英 语 阅 读 训 练（0 0 2）activity w h ic h wa s almo s t unknown to t h
12、e 1 ea r ned i n the e arly day s o f the hi s tory,wh i Ie d u r in g the f i f teenth c e ntur y the term”readi ng undoub t e d ly m eant re a ding al o ud Only du r ing the ni n e t een t hc e ntury did s i len t r e ading be e p o pul a rOn e should be c a reful,how e ver,of s u pp o s in g that
13、 s i lent readi n gc ame ab o ut simply be c ause r e ading alou d is distraction（散 注 意）to other s、Examination of r e a son s conn e cted w ith th e h i s t o r i c a 1development of s ilen t rea d ing s hows that i t be c ame the u sual mod e o freading for mo s t ad u It readi ng t a sks mai n I y
14、 becau s e the tasks thems e lv e schanged i n ch a ra c t er、T h e las t century s a w a gradual in ere ase in I i teracy（读 写 能 力）and thusi n th e numb er of re a d e rs As readers i n c rea s e d,s o th e numbe r of I i steners d ro p p e d,a nd th u s there was s ome red u ction in the n e edto r
15、 ead al o ud As read i n g f o r th e benefit of I i s t ener s grew less mon,so came t h e popu 1 arity of read i ng as a pr i va t e a c t ivity in s u ch publi cpl a ces as I i b ra ri e s,t rains and offi c es,wh ere reading aloud would d i stu r bo th er read ers in a w a y T o wa r ds the e nd
16、 of the ce n t u r y th e re w a s stil 1 he a ted a r g umentover wh e ther boo k s sh o uld be u s ed f o r i nform a ti o n o r tr e ated res p ectfu 1 1 y,an d o v er whethe r t he reading of m a terial s u c h as new s pap e r swa s in some w a y mentally w e a k e n in g、Inde e d this a rg u m
17、ent r e main swith u s s t i l l i n ed u cati o n However,wh a tever its a dvan tag es,the o I d sh a r e d lit e r a c y c u It u re ha d g o ne and was r e plac e d b ythe pr i nt e d mass m ed i a（媒 介）on t he o n e h a n d and by b o ok s and m a g a zin e s f or a sp e c ia 1 iz e d re a d e r
18、s hip on th e o t her、By th e en d o f t he ce n t u r y studen t s were b e ing advise d to havesome new ideas of book s and t o use s k 川 s i n re a ding them w h ich w e renot prop e r,if no t impossible,for t h e o r al r e ader Th e soc i al,cult u ra 1,a nd t e ch n ologic a I de v elopment s
19、in t he c e n tu ry had great Iy chan g e d what t he term r eading r ef e r red to、1 Wh y was r eading alou d m on before th e n inetee nth c e ntu r y?A、B e cau s e sile n t reading h ad n o t b e e n d is c o v e r e d、B、Be c a u s e there were few pl a ces f or p riva t e re a d i ng C、Beca u se
20、 f e w p eople c o uld read f or themse 1 v e sD、B ecause people d e p e nde d on r e a d i n g fo r e n jo y m e n t、2、The devel o pmen t o f silent r e a d ing during the n i n e t ee n t h centuryshowe d、A、a chan g e i n the p osi t i o n o f I i te r ate peopleB、a ch a nge i n t h e na t ure of
21、readi n gC、a n incre a s e in the number o f boo k sD、an in c reas e in the ave r a g e ag e of r e a ders3、E d u ca t ion a lists are s t ill argui n g ab o u t、A、th e impor t ance of s i lent readin gB、th e amou n t of in f orma t io n p r o vided by bo o k s and n ewspapersC、the e f fects of re a
22、 ding o n hea 1 t hD、the value of different ty p es of readi n g m a teri a 14 Wha t i s the w r i t er of th i s p assage at t empti ng to d o?A、To e x p lain how p r esen t da y r e a d i ng h ab i ts dev e lopedB T o chan g e pe o p 1 efs w a y to r e ad、C、To show how re a d in g methods have imp
23、rovedD、T o encou r a g e t he gr o w t h of r e a dingK E Y：1-4 CBDA专 升 本 英 语 阅 读 训 练(003)I n some w a ys,th e Un i ted St a t es h a s made some pr o gres s F i resno Ion g er d estroy 18,0 0 0 b uilding s a s t he y did in th e G re a t Ch icago F i re o f 18 7 1,or k i 1 I half a t own of 2,400 p
24、eople,a s theyd i d the s ame nig h t in Peshtigo,w i sco n s i n Other than the B e v e r 1y Hi 1 1 Su p p e r Club f i r e i n Ke ntuc k y in 1 9 77,it h a s bee n fourdecades si n ce m o r e th a n 100 A m e ri c ans d ied in a fire、B u t e ven with such s accesses,the Uni t e d S t ates s till h
25、as o ne of the wo r s t f i r e d e a th r at e s in t h e world、Sa f ety e x per t s say the pro b 1 em i s nei t he r m o ney no r tech nolog y,but t he indi f f e r e nce（无 所 谓）of a c o u n tr y that ju s t will not t ake fires seriously en o ughAmer i can fire d e pa rtm e nts are som e of th e
26、world,s fastest a n d bestequ ippe d、T hey have to be The United S tates h as tw i c e J a p a ns p o pul a tion,a n d 4 0 t i mes as man y fi r es It s p ends f ar less o n preventi n g f i re s than on f i ght i ng th e m A nd A m e ri c an f i re s afety Ie sso n s are aimed a Imo s t e n t ire 1
27、 y at childre n,who die in large num b e r sin fi r e s bu t who,agains t popu 1 ar b eli e fs,s tar t very few of themE xp e rts s ay the error is a n op i n i on th a t fire s a r e not reall y an yo n e s fault T h a t is n ot so i n o th e r cou n t r i e s,wher e b oth pub I i c education and t
28、 h e law tr e at fir e s a s e ither a pers o n a 1 f ai 1 ingor a cr i me（罪 行）、J apan has many wo o d ho u ses；o f t he 48 f i re s in wor 1 d history that burn e d m o re th a n 1 0,000 b ui 1 ding s,J a p an ha s had 2 7 Punis h men t for causin g a big fire c a n b e as severe as lif e imP ri s
29、o n men t、I n the Unite d S t a t e s,most e d uc a t ion d o 1 lars are s p e nt in elemen t ary schoo 1 s、But,the 1 essons are a i med a t t oo 1 imited a number o f peop1 e：j u s t 9 per c ent o f al 1 fire dea t hs ar e caused b y children play ing w ith mat c h e sThe U n ited States con t in u
30、 es t o depend more o n te c hno 1 og y than laws or s o c i al p ressure、T h ere are smo k e detec t or s i n 85 percen t of all h o me s Some 1 oca 1 b u ildin g laws now req u ire home s p r i n klers（喷 水 装 置）、New heaters and i r ons s hut themsel v e s off if th e y aret ippe d、1 T h e r e a son
31、 w h y s o many Ameri c a n s di e i n fir e s is thatA、th e y t ook n o interes t i n new t echnol o g yB、t hey did no t p a y grea t a t tention t o preve n ting f i r e sC、th e y sho wed in d iffer e n c e to f i ght i n g f i resD、t hey d i d not s p e n d e nou g h mon e y on f i r e equipment2
32、、11 can be in f e r red f r om the p as s age t h a t、A、f i re s afet y less o ns shou 1 d not b e a i med o n l y a t A mer i c an ch ildre nB、Ameri c a n childr e n have no t r e c e ive d e nough e du c a t ion of f ire sa f e ty I e ss o n sC Japan is be t ter e q u i p p e d with fir e equ i p
33、ment than th e U n ited Sta tesD、Americ a*s la r ge p op u 1 a t i on leads t o m o re fires3、Whi c h of t he following s t atem e nts i s tr u e acco r din g to t he p a ssage?A、There has bee n n o g reat fire i n the USA i n r ec e nt 40 y e a rs thatleads to hi g h de a th r ate、B、T h er e have b
34、 e en s e v e ral great f i r e s i n t h e USA in r e c e nt 40y ears t ha t Ie a d t o hi g h dea t h rat e.C、There has be e n only o n e great f ire in t h e USA in r e c e nt 40years th a t led t o h ig h dea t h ra te、D、Th e fire i n K e ntu c k y in 1 9 77 made o n 1 y a f e w people ki 1 Ied、
35、KEY:BAG专 升 本 英 语 阅 读 训 练（004）N uclear pow e r*s（核 能 得）dange r to hea 1 th,sa f ety,an d even li f e itse 1f c an b e d e scr i b e d i n on e word;rad i a tio n（辐 射）、Nu c Ie a r r a d i a tion ha s ac e r tain myst e r y about i t,partly beca use it ca n not be detected（探 测）b y human s ense s、It ca
36、n t be s e e n orh eard,ortou c hed o rt a sted,e v en thoug h it may be a 1 I around us、T he r e ar e o t h e r t h i ngs like t ha t、For ex a m p 1 e,radio wa v es are a IIaround us but we c a n t d e tect t h em,sen s e them,w ith out a rad io rece iver S i mi 1 ar 1 y,we c a n*t s e nse r a dioa
37、c t i vity wi t hout a r adiat i on det e c tor B ut un 1 i k e mon ra d i o wave s,nucle a r rad i ati o n i sn ot harmless t o human b eings an d other I i v i ng thing s At ve ry high I e vels,r adiation ca n k ill an an ima 1 or human b e ing o u trightb y kil 1 i ng ma s ses o f ce 1 Is（细 胞）in
38、i mpo r t ant organ s（器 官）、B u t eve n th e lowes t levels c a n do s e ri o u s dama g e T h ere is n o lev e I o fradia t i o n th a t i s p 1 et e ly sa f e If th e r a di a tion d oe s not h it a nything impo rtant,the damage ma y not be s i g ni f i c a n t、Thi s is th e cas e when on 1 y a few
39、 cells are h it,and i f the y are killed o u tr i ght Yo u rbody will re p lace the d e ad cells wi t h h e althy ones But i f th e f e w cellsa re o nly d a m a g ed,a nd if they repr o du c e t hemse 1 ves,you may b e in t rou b le T h e y r e produ c e t hemse I v e s i n an unusual w a y、The y c
40、 an g row i nt o cancer S o m e tim e s this d oes not show u p for ma n yy e a r s This is an o ther reason fo r some of t h e my s tery abou t n u c lear r a d iationS e rious d a mage can be done w ith o ut t h e knowledge of t h e pers o n at th e t imeth a t damage h a s o c c u r r e d、A p e r
41、 s o n c a n be ir r ad ia t e d（放 射 治 疗）and f eel fi n e,t h e n die o f can c er five,t e n,o r t w e n t y y e a r s Ia t e r a s a re s ult Or a chil d can be bor n w e a k o r e asy t o g e t serio u s i 1 Ine s s as a re s u 1 t of r a d iat i on a bso r b e d by i t s g ran d pa re n t s Radi
42、ati o n can hurt u s、We mu s t k now th e t r u t h、1 Accordi n g t o t he pa s s a g e,th e d a nger o f n u clear p o wer lies in、A、n uclear myst e ry B、r a di a tio n d e tec t i onC、ra d iation Ie v el nuclear r ad i atio n2、Rad i ation can 1 ead to s eriou s re s ults eve n at t h e 1 owest lev
43、el _A、w hen it kills f ew cel 1 sB、if i t dam a ges fe w cellsC、th oug h t he d amaged c ells can r ep a irthemsel v esD、u n i e ss t he damag e d c e 1 Is can reproduc e t h ems e Ives3、Radi a tion c a n hur t u s i n th e way t h a t it can、A、Mil 1 a r ge numbers of cell s i n main organs so as to
44、 c a u s e death i mme diatelyB、damage c e 1 1 s which may g r ow i n to can c er y ears I a terC aff e ct the hea 1 th y g r ow t h of our younger g e ne r at i o nD lead to a 1 I of t h e above re s ults4、Whi c h o f th e f ol 1 owin g can be be s t infe r r e d f r o m t he p a s sage?A、The imp o
45、 r t ance o f p r o tect i on fr o m r a d i ation cannot b e overem phasized（过 分 强 调）、B、Th e m y stery a bout rad i a tio n r e ma i n s u n s o lv e d、C、Cance r is m a i n l y c aused by radiationD、Radi a t i on c a n h urt those who d o no t k now about it s d ang e rK E Y:1 4DBDA专 升 本 英 语 阅 读 训
46、练（0 0 5）Today is t h e da t e of t h at af t e moon in Apr i I a y e ar a go when I firstsaw the s t r ange an d at t r act i ve doll（玩 具 娃 娃）in th e window of Ab eS he f t e 1*s t oy sh o p o n T h ir d Ave n ue near Fi f t e e nth S t r e et,jus t ar o un d the c o m e rf rom m y o ffic e,wheret h
47、e p 1 at e on the d oorr e a d s D r S amuel Am o ry I remembe r just how it was th a t d a y:the firs t si g n of s p ring f 1 oa t ed across the East R i v er,mixi n g with th e so ft-co a I smok e from t he facto r ie s an d the street smel 1 s of the po o rn e i g h b o urhood、As I turned the c
48、o me r on my w a y t o w o r k a ndcame to Sh e f t els,I was m ad e one e m o re kn o wn of t h e poor collecti o n of toys in th e du s t y w i ndow,an d I remem b e r ed t he i n gbi r thday o f a small n i ece o f mine in Clev e Ian d,to w h om I was in thehab it o f s end i ng s m a llg if ts、T
49、 h erefore,I stop p e d and e xami n e d the w i ndow to s ee if there mi gh t b e a n y t hin g s uit a ble,a nd 1ooked a t the coll e ction o f una t tra c t i v e obj e c t s a r e d toy fire e ngin e,some Ie a d sol d iers,ch e ap b a seballs,bottle s of i n k,p e n s,yel1 owed en v e 1 opes,a n
50、d adv e rtisemen t s f o r s of t-dri n ks A n d thus it w a s th a t my e y e s f in a 1 I y came t o r e st upon th e do 1 I stored awa y i n one corn e r,a d oil wi t h th e strange s t,mo s t c h arming exp r es s iono n h e r fac e I could not wh o I 1 y make h e r out,d ue t o t h eshadows and