大学英语精读3作业2.docx
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大学英语精读3作业2
Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetweenawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursatatypewriter.“Youhavegottowanttowrite,”Isaidtothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”
Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundformemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.
Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitformanyyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiedwondering.Whatif?
Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtotest(eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure).Thisistheshadow-landofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.
1.阅读理解(4.0)分
Thepassageismeantto_______.
A、warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience
B、adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter
C、showyoungpeopleitisunrealisticforawritertopursuewealth
D、encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer
2.阅读理解(4.0)分
Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?
A、Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.
B、Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratheroneffort.
C、Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.
D、Thechancesforwriterstobecomesuccessfularesmall.
3.阅读理解(4.0)分
Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearsofhiswritingcareer?
A、Hewasnotabletoproduceasinglebook.
B、Hehadn’tseenachangeforthebetter.
C、Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.
D、Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.
4.阅读理解(4.0)分
In“…peoplewhodiedwondering”,“who”referstothose_______.
A、whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflife
B、whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfway
C、whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecision
D、whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath
5.阅读理解(4.0)分
“Shadow-land”inthelastsentencerefersto_______.
A、thewonderlandoneoftendreamsabout
B、thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto
C、thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreached
D、aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination
第2题(20)分
InmanystoriesonTVandinscience-fictionbooks,mentraveltofarawaystars.Theyhavequick,easyjourneys.Butsofar,menhavebeenabletoreachonlytheearth’sownmoon.
Supposeamanwantedtoreachadistantstar.Evenifhetraveledhiswholelife,hewouldhavetomovefasterthanthespeedofthelight.Nothingcanmovethatfastexceptlightitself.
Strangethingshappentoanobjectwhenitmovesrapidly.Theobjectweighsmore.Anobjectmovingat86percentofthespeedoflightistwiceasheavyasitisatrest.Astickappearsshorter.Aclockrunsmoreslowly.Amanwouldnotagesofastashewouldontheearth.
Lighttravelsmorethan186,000milesasecond,orabout11millionmilesaminute.Inoneyear,lighttravelssixtrillionmiles.Thatgreatdistanceiscalledalight-year.Itisusedtomeasuredistanceinspace.
ThestarclosesttooursunisAlphaCentauri.Itismorethanfourlight-yearsaway.Ifonetraveledatthespeedoflight,hecouldmakearoundtriptoAlphaCentauriinnineyears.But,evenatthatspeed,hecouldnotreachAlcaid(北斗星)inthehandleoftheBigDipper.Aone-wayjourneytoAlcaidwouldtakealmost200years.
1.阅读理解(4.0)分
Inthispassagethewords“closesttooursun”meansthestar_________.
A、theearthweliveon
B、AlphaCentauri
C、theBigDipper
D、themoon
2.阅读理解(4.0)分
Aone-wayjourneytoAlcaidwouldtake_________.
A、aboutnineyears
B、lessthanfouryears
C、almost200years
D、lessthan100years
3.阅读理解(4.0)分
Whydowemeasurethedistanceinlight-yearsinsteadofmiles?
A、Unitsoflight-yearssoundbetter.
B、Usinglight-yearsreducedthenumberoffiguresused.
C、Weusedtomeasuredistanceinlight-yearslongago.
D、Wedonotmakemistakeswhenweuselight-years.
4.阅读理解(4.0)分
Ifastonemovedatthespeedoflight,it_________.
A、wouldweightwicemorethanitismotionless
B、wouldweighasmuchasitisonearth
C、wouldweighlessthanitisonearth
D、wouldnothaveweightatall
5.阅读理解(4.0)分
Thisstoryismainlyabout_________.
A、thedistancebetweenthesunandtheotherstars
B、theproblemsoftravelingtofarawaystars
C、whathappenswhenwetravelfasterthanthespeedoflight
D、thetoolweusewhenwegotofarawaystars
第3题(20)分
StudentscantravelintheUnitedStateswithoutspendingtoomuchmoneyiftheyfollowthesesuggestions.
Atravelagentcangiveyouinformationonspecialeconomyfaresfortrains,busesandplanes.Thinkabouthikingorbikingforapartofyourtrip,too.You’llnotonlysavemoney,butyou’llalsoseealotmoreofthecountry.
Somestudentsmaywanttotravelbycar.Besuretothinkaboutgoingwithotherstudents—manycollegeshave“rideboards”thatlistwhenandwhereotherstudentsplantotravel.Manyradiostationsprovidethesamesortofservice—theyannouncewho’sdrivingwhere,when,howmanyriderstheywilltakeandwhattheexpenseswillbe.
Therearemanyinexpensive,olderhotelsnearbusortrainstations.Checkyourtravelguidefornamesofthebest.Manypartsofthecountryalsohaveyouthhostelswhereyoungpeoplecanstayforonlyafewdollarsanight.
Youdon’thavetoeatinrestaurantsallthetime,butwedon’trecommendadietofcandyandcola,either.Youcanusuallygetahealthy,cheapbreakfastinarestaurant.Iftheweatheriswarm,youcanbuyfoodinsupermarketsoratroadsidestandsandhaveapicnicforlunch.Fordinneryoucangetthenamesofgood,cheaprestaurantsfromtravelguidesorfriends.
1.阅读理解(4.0)分
Thepassagetellsstudents_______.
A、howtomaketravelplans
B、howtogethelpwhiletraveling
C、howtouselessmoneywhiletraveling
D、howtochoosehotels
2.阅读理解(4.0)分
Toseemoreofthecountry,you’dbettertravel_______.
A、byplane
B、bybus
C、bytrain
D、bybike
3.阅读理解(4.0)分
Ifyouwanttosharerideswithothers,youcangetinformation_______.
A、ontheblackboardsinclassrooms
B、fromschooladministrators
C、throughcertainradioprograms
D、fromtravelagents
4.阅读理解(4.0)分
Accordingtothepassage,stayingatyouthhostelsis_______.
A、cheap
B、convenient
C、comfortable
D、enjoyable
5.阅读理解(4.0)分
Tosavemoney,youcan_______.
A、havemorecandyandcola
B、inviteyourfriendsforapicnic
C、takesomefoodwithyou
D、eatinrestaurantssometimes
第4题(20)分
Ifthereisanysinglefactorthatmakesforsuccessinliving,itistheabilitytoprofitbydefeat.EverysuccessIknowhasbeenachievedbecausethepersonwasabletoanalyzedefeatandactuallyprofitbyitinhisnextundertaking.Confusedefeatwithfailure,andyouaredoomedindeedtofailure,foritisn’tdefeatthatmakesyoufail:
itisyourownrefusaltoseeindefeattheguideandencouragementtosuccess.
Defeatsarenothingtobeashamedof.Theyareroutineincidentsinthelifeofeverymanwhoachievessuccess.Butdefeatisadeadlossunlessyoudofaceitwithoutfeelingashamed,analyzeitandlearnwhyyoufailed.Defeat,inotherwords,canhelptocureitsowncause.Notonlydoesdefeatprepareusforsuccess,butnothingelsecanarousewithinussuchacompellingdesiretosucceed.Ifyouletababygrasparodandtrytopullitaway,hewillclingmoreandmoretightlyuntilhiswholeweightissuspended.Itisthissamereactionthatshouldgiveyounewandgreaterstrengtheverytimeyouaredefeated.Ifyoufullyusethepowerwhichdefeatgives,youcanaccomplishwithitfarmorethanwhatyouarecapableof.
1.阅读理解(4.0)分
Theauthor_________.
A、ordersyoutoanalyzedefeat
B、wantsyoutofacedefeat
C、advisesyoutoletababygrasparod
D、warnsyounottoconfusedefeatwithfail
2.阅读理解(4.0)分
Defeatisvaluable________.
A、becauseitisafactor
B、becauseitisn’tdefeatthatmakesyoufail
C、becauseitprovidestheguideandencouragementtosuccess
D、becauseitisnotathingtobeashamedof
3.阅读理解(4.0)分
Whatdoestheauthorknow?
________.
A、heknowseverysuccessinlife
B、heknowsthefactormakingforsuccess
C、heknowseverymanwhoisabletoanalyzedefeat
D、heknowsthelifeofeveryman
4.阅读理解(4.0)分
Thepersonwhowasabletoanalyzethedefeatislikely________.
A、tobeasuccessor
B、tofaceitwithfeelingashamed
C、toachievesuccess
D、tobeashamedofit
5.阅读理解(4.0)分
Whatdoestheauthoradviseonetodowiththepowerwhichdefeatgives?
Oneshould________.
A、exploreit
B、explainit
C、letababygrasparod
D、learnit
第5题(20)分
Nomancanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.Butifpeoplereadcorrectlythesignsaround,theycantell__1__the
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