
英语阅读练习六
一、完形填空
One of the political issues that is heard a lot about in the States lately is campaign(竞选)finance reform(改革). The people who are 36 for reform usually want the 37 to pay for campaigns and/or limit the amount of money that candidates(候选人)and their 38 can spend.
One reason that reform is called for is that it costs so much to 39 for political office. Candidates have to spend a great deal of time and effort 40 money. The incumbents (those already in office) have less time to do chief jobs since they must 41 so many money raising events.
Another 42 is the fear that candidates will be owned or 43 by the “special interest groups” that give money to their campaigns. Sometimes this certainly seems to be the 44 .
On the 45 side are those who say that it doesn’t mean it’s really 46 just because you call something “reform”. They argue that the right to freedom of speech is 47 if the government can limit anyone’s ability to get his or her message out to the people.
If one person or a group of people want to tell the 48 what they think about an issue or candidate, they have to buy 49 on TV, radio, and in newspapers and magazines. They might want to put up advertisements along highways and on websites. All this costs a lot of 50 .
Those against laws that control or limit spending say that you don’t really have freedom of 51 or freedom of the press if you can’t get your message out. They say the government should never be able to control 52 discussions. They believe that this is most important when the voters are about to make 53 .
What do you think about this 54 ? Listen to what the candidates for national office have to say. Which candidates 55 the most sense to you?
36.A.waiting B.calling C.standing D.preparing
37.A.government B.president C.candidates D.citizens
38.A.leaders B.bosses C.supporters D.states
39.A.pay B.compete C.wait D.work
40.A.raising B.earning C.giving D.getting
41.A.notice B.report C.guard D.attend
42.A.event B.cost C.reason D.office
43.A.encouraged B.forced C.controlled D.ordered
44.A.joke B.purpose C.case D.example
45.A.other B.same C.another D.different
46.A.worse B.better C.easier D.harder
47.A.meaningless B.unimportant C.unnecessary D.impossible
48.A.reporters B.truth C.story D.public
49.A.time B.copies C.rights D.advertising
50.A.energy B.effort C.time D.money
51.A.argument B.opinion C.speech D.election
52.A.common B.political C.general D.special
53.A.profit B.trouble C.plans D.decisions
54.A.quarrel B.problem C.issue D.affair
55.A.find B.make C.create D.produce
二、阅读理解
A
Human Capital-- How what you know shapes your life
Publication date: 20 Feb, 2007 ISBN: 972029088 Price:∈15
This book explores the influence of education and learning on our societies and lives and examines what countries are doing to provide education and training to support people throughout their lives.
Economic Policy Reforms -- Going for Growth, 2007 Edition
Publication date: 15 Feb, 2007 ISBN: 972030473 Price: ∈60
Based on a broad set of indicators of structural policies and performance, Going for Growth2007 takes stock of the recent progress made in implementing (贯彻) policy reforms and identifies, for each OECD country, five policy priorities to lift growth.
Climate Changes in the European Alps - Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural hazards Management
Publication date: 22 Jan, 2007 ISBN: 972031685 Price: ∈24
The first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under climate change for five countries in the region: France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany.
OECD in Figures 2006-2007 — Statistics on the Member Countries — OECD Observer
Publication date: 05 Jan, 2007 ISBN: 972022638 Price: ∈15
A bandy pocket reference containing key data covering the entire range of OECD work including the economy, employment, health, education, migration, the environment, science and technology, agriculture, trade, and development aid.
OECD Economic —Outlook m December No. 80
Publication date: 26 Jan, 2007 ISBN: 972030954 Price: ∈80
OECD’s twice yearly assessment and projections for the economies of the OECD area and selected non-members. This edition also looks at the rise in household debt.
1. Which of the following hooks was published most lately?
A. OECD in Figures 2006-2007. B. OECD Economic Outlook.
C. Human Capital. D. Climate Changes in the European Alps.
2. We can learn from the passage that Alps is ______.
A. an Austrian interesting place most attractive in summer
B. a European mountain belonging to three countries
C. a stadium for skiing lovers from five European countries
D. a European mountain famous for its winter skiing
3. From the book with ISBN __, you can get a wider range of information about OECD.
A. 972029088 B. 972030954 C. 972022638 D. 972030473
4. You should afford _____ for a book on recent progress in economic policies of OECD countries.
A. ∈60 B. ∈15 C. ∈55 D. ∈80
B
As a research shows, when it comes to strong emotion, the once serious British are now happy to shed tears quite openly.
"30% of all British males have cried in the last month. That is a very high figure," said Peter Marsh, director of the Social Issues Research Center. "Only 2% said they could not remember when they last cried", the head of the research group said. Long gone is the "No Tears — We’ re British" time when emotion was considered a bad form. "Among 2,000 people, very few in their forties or fifties had seen their father cry. Now it is twice as many, he told reporters. "77% of men considered crying in public increasingly acceptable." Almost half the British men opened the floodgates over a sad movie, book or TV program. Self-pity got 17% crying. 9% cried at weddings.
From the days of Empire, the British have always considered themselves models of reserve (含蓄), laughing at "excitable foreigners" who show no self-control.
Marsh argued the difference was still there: "We have probably not caught up with the Americans or the Italians when it comes to expressing emotions."
"But we are clearly changing. What we take as typical British reserve has significantly faded."
Women’ s battle for equal rights has certainly had an effect -- both in the workplace and at home. "Men in their twenties or thirties are interacting (交互影响) with women on equal terms much more than a generation ago. They have to relate to the opposite sex. Women become more man-like and men become more female. That transfers into the workplace too." Marsh said.
5. The underlined phrase "opened the floodgates" probably means _____.
A. fought against flood B. kept their feeling inside
C. opened doors for others D. burst into tears
6. The British used to think crying in public _____.
A. natural B. polite C. unacceptable D. important
7. The research showed that British men cried most
A. over a sad film B. over self-pity C. at wedding D. at graduation
8. The last paragraph is mainly about______.
A. women’s struggle for equal rights B. the cause of the change
C. interaction between men and women D. women’s influence on men
C
There are two basic ways to see growth: One as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外部的) result or product that can easily be realized and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language — all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to measure, since it is a journey and not the landmark along the way. The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes and feelings people have, their carefulness or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends. There are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new difficulties to overcome.
In order to grow, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may "fail" at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way is basic to our ability to grow. Do we notice ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then wet end to take more chances and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we’re shy and uncertain? Then our sense of timidity (胆怯) can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. Do we think we’re slow to adapt to changes or that we’re not clever enough to deal with a new challenge? Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.
These feelings of unsafely and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these fears and doubts and if we protect ourselves too much, we stop growth. We become hidden inside a shell of our own making.
9. _____ can be considered as a product of personal growth.
A. Giving up smoking B. Sparing no efforts in work
C. Being ready to help others D. Being brave before difficulties
10. One who views personal growth as a process may____.
A. succeed in business B. face difficulties and challenges
C. always aim high D. try to avoid changes
11. The underlined word "chances" possibly means _______.
A. risks B. possibilities C. measures D. interests
12. The author agrees that one should NOT ____.
A. be curious about more changes B. avoid fears and doubts
C. adapt oneself to new conditions quickly D. be open-minded to new experiences
三、任务型阅读
Searching for the truth
Collecting mid writing news is like researching in history: the best information comes from those who were there at the time. So if' we want to study tile history of China in the sixth century AD, we look at the writings of the people who lived then. They are called the primary sources because they tell us what it was like to live then. People at a much later date who write about the same events are called the secondary sources. For example, when we read the original writings of Jia Sixie on agriculture, we are reading a primary source; when we read about Jia Sixie in our textbook we are reading secondary source because the passage was written about him and his ideas many years after he died.
When we make news we use primary and secondary sources. We can see this most clearly in TV programmes. As we watch the news on TV, the person presenting the programme in the studio is the secondary source( because he tells us about the news) and the reporter in. Iraq or Washington is the primary source (because he is telling us about what is actually happening there). Without these reporters acting as primary sources, you would never find out what really happened in a war, earthquake, sports meeting, concert or festival. These reporters explain what is happening so we have a clearer idea of what is going on there. They often take photographers with them who act as primary source by giving pictures of events.
In a newspaper the position is different because these two roles are often combined. This means a reporter who investigates a story may be the same person who writes it. If this happens, the reporter is both the primary and the secondary source. But the photographer who works with him/her is still a primary, source.
One of the reasons that it is important to separate primary and secondary sources is that they help us to decide what is a fact and what is an opinion. A fact is something that everybody agrees has happened. An opinion is somebody's idea of what happened. So facts and opinions are often mixed in any report, whether in a newspaper or on TV.
What have you learnt from the above passage?
| Primary Source | Primary sources are the writing of' the people who lived at (1)___________ time and offer an inside view of a particular event |
| Secondary source | Secondary sources are the writings of the people who write about the same events at a much later date with explanation and analysis (2)_________ on primary sources |
| News on TV | The TV (3)__________ in the studio is tile secondary source while the reporter on the (4) ____________ is the primary source |
| News in a newspaper | A newspaper reporter can be both primary and secondary source if he collects the information anti then (5) ______________ the news. But the photographer(6) ___________ with the reporter is always a primary source |
| Fact | A fact is something that everybody agrees has happened. In other (7)____________, it is something that is (8) ________________ |
| Opinion | An opinion is somebody's idea of what (9)________________on |
| Conclusion | Primary and secondary sources are both important for (10)_______ the truth |
