耶鲁专升本阅读理解复习题.docx
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耶鲁专升本阅读理解复习题
耶鲁专升本阅读理解
Passage1
Forsomeemployers,thepolicyoflifelongemploymentisparticularlyimportantbecauseitmeansthattheycanputmoneyandeffortintotheirstaff(职员)trainingandmakethemloyaltothecompany.Whattheydoistoselectyoungpeoplewhohavepotential(潜能)andwhocanbetrained.Theythengivetheyoungpeoplethekindsofskillsthatwillmakethemsuitableemployeesforcompany.Inotherwords,theyadjusttheirtrainingtotheirparticularneeds.
Onerecentlyemployedgraduatesaysthatsheisreceivingagreatdealofvaluabletrainingfromthecompany."ThismeansthatIwillbealoyalemployee,"shesays,"Anditalsomeansthatthecompanywillwanttokeepme.Iamanimportantinvestmentforthem.Sothepolicyisagoodonebecauseitbenefitsboththeemployerandtheemployees."
Recently,however,attitudestowardsemploymentarebeginningtochange.Employeesareslowlybeginningtoaccepttheideathatlifelongemploymentisnotalwaysintheirbestinterestandthatchangingfirmscanhavecareeradvantages.
1.Thepurposeoflifelongemploymentisto__________.
A)adjusttheneedsofthecompanytoitsemployees
B)makeemployeesloyaltotheircompany
C)selectthebestskilledyoungemployees
D)keeptheskilledstaffsatisfied
2.Bytrainingitsemployees,acompanycanmakethem__________.
A)dotheirworkmoreeasily
B)moreinterestedintheirwork
C)willingtoinvestmoneyintothecompany
D)possessthenecessaryqualitiesforthejob
3.Talkingaboutthetrainingshehasreceived,arecentlyemployedgraduatehastheviewthat__________.
A)itisstillwell-receivedbyallthestaffmemberstoday
B)itisvaluabletotheemployerandtheemployees
C)itishelpfulforattractingyoungemployees
D)itisbothusefulandinteresting
4.Attitudestowardslifelongemploymentarechangingbecause__________.
A)jobchangeshavecareeradvantages
B)it'sboringtoworkinonlyonecompany
C)onlytheemployerbenefitsfromsuchemployment
D)stableemploymentseldomoffersbetteropportunities
5.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.
A)lifelongtrainingofemployees
B)policiesoflifelongemployment
C)attitudestowardslifelongemployment
D)employers'interestinlifelongemployment
Passage2
Peopletodayarestilltalkingaboutgenerationgap(代沟).Someparentscomplainthattheirchildrendonotshowthemproperrespects,whilechildrencomplainthattheirparentsdonotunderstandthematall.
Whathasgonewrong?
Whyhasthegenerationgapappeared?
Oneimportantcauseisthatyoungpeoplewanttochoosetheirownlifestyle.Inmoretraditionalsocieties,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentslike,andoftentocontinuethefamilyoccupation.
Parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydo,tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,however,thehighwishesthatparentsplaceontheirchildrenareanothercauseofthegenerationgap.
Finally,thehighspeedofthesocialchangesdeepensthegap.Inatraditionalculture,peoplearevaluedfortheirwisdom,butinoursocietytodaytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybeoutofuseovernight(隔夜).
1.Accordingtothepassage,childrentodayexpecttheirparentsto__________.
A)givethemmoreindependence
B)chooseagoodjobforthem
C)livetogetherwiththem
D)makemoremoney
2.Parentsoftenhopethattheirchildrenwill__________.
A)makeasmuchmoneyastheydo
B)bemoresuccessfulthantheyare
C)choosejobsaccordingtotheirownwill
D)avoiddoingwhattheirparentscan'tdo
3.Thegenerationgaphasbecomewiderthanbeforebecauseof__________.
A)theincreasingdependenceofchildrenonparents
B)theinfluenceoftraditionalcultureonchildren
C)therapidchangesofthemodemsociety
D)themissingoflifelongoccupation
4.Intoday'ssociety,theknowledgeofalifetime__________.
A)isstillverymuchvalued
B)becomesoutofdatequickly
C)isessentialforcontinuingfamilyoccupation
D)helpstheyounggenerationtofindabetterjob
5.Apropertitleforthispassagewouldbe__________.
A)Parents'ViewpointsOnGenerationGap
B)RelationshipBetweenFamilyMembers
C)GenerationGapBetweentheYoungandtheOld
D)DifferenceBetweenTraditionalCultureandModernKnowledge
Passage3
Psychologyisthestudyofthemindandmentalactivities.Forexample,psychologistsareinterestedinwhysomethingsmakeyousad,butothersmakeyouhappy.Theywanttoknowwhysomepeopleareshy,butothersarequitetalkative.Theyalsowanttoknowwhypeopledothethingsthattheydo.Theytestintelligence.
Psychologistsdealwiththemindandbehaviorofpeople.Yourmindconsistsofallyourfeelings,thoughts,andideas.Itistheresultofonepartofthebraincalledthecerebrum(大脑)。
Yourbehavioristhewayyouactorconductyourself.Examplesofbehaviorincludeshouting,crying,laughingandsleeping.
Severalpeoplehavebeeninstrumentalinthefieldofpsychology.WilhelmWudtsetupthefirstpsychologicallaboratoryinLeipzig,Germany,in1879.IvanPavlov,aRussian,isnotedforhisexperimentswithdogsinwhichhestudiedtheirreflexes(反射作用)andreactions.Around1900,SigmundFreudstatedhistheorythatpeopletrytorepressanymemoriesorthoughtsthattheybelievedwerenotgood.
Psychologistsshouldnotbeconfusedwithpsychiatrists.Psychiatristsdealonlywithmentalillness.Theyaremedicaldoctorswhotreatpeople.
1.Agoodtitleforthisselectionis_________.
A)StudyingtheMind
B)FeelingsandBehaviorofHumanBeings
C)PsychologyandPsychiatry
D)FamousPsychologists
2."Somepeopleareshy."Thatmeans_________.
A)theyaremodest
B)theyarequiet
C)theyneversayaword
D)theyareashamed
3.Wemayconcludethatpsychologists_________.
A)studyphysicaldiseasesaswell
B)dealwithanimalsmoreoftenthanyouwithpeople
C)arenotmedicaldoctors
D)areinterestedinthingsthatmakesad
4.Pavlovworkedwith_________.
A)people
B)dogs
C)mentalillness
D)abnormalbehavior
5.Thecerebrumcontrols_________.
A)themind
B)thebody
C)thewholebrain
D)Thefieldofpsychology
Passage4
EnergyCrisis
Theenergycrisishasbeenwithusforalongtimeandwillbewithusforanevenlongertime.WhetherAraboilflowsfreelyornot,itiscleartoeveryonethatworldindustrycannotbeallowedtodependonsobreakableabase.Thesupplyofoilcanbeshutoffunexpectedlyatanytime,andinanycase,theoilwellswillallrundryinthirtyyearsorsoatthepresentrateofuse.
Newsourcesofenergymustbefound,butitisnotlikelytoresultinanysituationwhichwilleverrestorethatsenseofcheapandplentifulenergywehavehadinthetimespast.
Tomakethesituationworse,thereisasyetnosignthatanyslowingoftheworld'spopulationisinsight.Althoughthebirthratehasdroppedinsomenations,includingtheUnitedStates,thepopulationoftheworldseemssuretopasssixbillionasthetwenty-firstcenturyopens.
Takingalltheseintoaccount,whatmightwereasonablyestimatesupermarketstobelikeintheyear2001?
Tobeginwith,theworldfoodsupplyisgoingtobecomesteadilytighteroverthenextthirtyyears——evenhereintheUnitedStates.By2001,thepopulationoftheUnitedStateswillbeatleasttwohundredfiftymillion,andthenationwillfinditdifficulttoexpandfoodproductiontofilltheadditionalmouths.Thiswillbeparticularlytruesinceenergyshortagewillmakeitdifficulttocontinueagricultureinthehigh-energyAmericanfashionthatmakesitpossibletocombinefewfarmerswithhighyields.
Itseemsalmostcertainthatby2001theUnitedStateswillnolongerbeagreatexportingnationandthat,ifnecessityforcesexports,itwillbeatthepriceofbelt-tighteningathome.
Infact,asfooditemswilltendtodeclineinqualityanddecreaseinvariety,peoplewillhavetoacceptmore"unnaturalfood".
1.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith___________.
A)thepressinggeneralprobleminthenearfuture
B)energycrisisandnewsourcesofenergy
C)populationandfoodsupplyintheUnitedStates
D)crisisinproducingandmarketingfood
2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutenergycrisisistrue?
A)WorldindustrycancountonAraboilforatleasthalfacentury.
B)Energysupplywillbeexhaustedwhentheoilwellsrundry.
C)Newsourcesofenergywillbefoundandthereisnoneedforworrying.
D)Thefutureisnothappyifthecurrentsituationkeepsgoingon.
3.Whenreferringtotheworld'spopulation,thewriterimpliesthat___________.
A)insomenationsthebirthratekeepsincreasing
B)intheUnitedStatesthebirthratekeepsdecreasing
C)theUnitedStatesisatypicalexampleofpopulationexplosion
D)inspiteoftheincreasedpopulationfoodsupplywillbeadequate
4.whydoesthewritermention"supermarkets"inhisargument?
A)Todemonstratethetighteningrelationbetweenfoodsupplyandpopulationincrease.
B)ToshowtheimportantrolethesupermarketsplayintheUnitedStates.
C)TopredictthatinthenextthirtyyearstheUSwillsurelybeshortoffood.
D)Toestimatehowthesupermarketsshouldberuninthetwenty-firstcentury.
5.Itcanbeinferredthatby2001___________.
A)theUnitedStateswillpossiblystillbeagreatfoodexportingnation
B)foodexportswillbeforcedupontheUStosettlethepopulationcrisis
C)Americanagriculturewillhavetochangeitspresentwayoffoodproduction
D)Foodpriceislikelytodecreasewiththeincrea
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