话题阅读Topic 6Interests and Hobbies 兴趣与爱好Word格式.docx
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新闻报导◎关键词:
game
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A78-year-oldlegallyblindmannicknamed“TheHammer”hasbowledaperfectgame.DaleDavisofAlta,Iowa,made12strikesinarowandreached300onSaturdaynightduringleagueplay.
“It’sagreatsport.It’ssomethingtheyoung,theoldandthehandicappedcando,”DavissaidThursday.“IguessIcountastheoldandhandicapped.”
Davishassufferedfromaseriouseyediseaseforthepasttenyears.Hecan’tseeoutofhislefteyeandhaslimitedvisioninhisrighteye.
Davis’perfectgamecameataroll-offtoconcludetheleagueseasonatafour-lanealley(保龄球场)inthesmallnorthwestIowacommunityofabout1,800people.CenturyLanesownerClemLedouxsaidDavis’gamedidn’tdrawmuchattentionuntilhereached10strikesbecausefewpeoplethoughthewouldwin.
Davis,whostands5-foot-8andweighsjust115pounds,threwwonderfully.ThefeatbroughtwildcheersfromDavis’fellowbowlersandonlookers.
“Itwentdownthereandsomebodycheered!
’Itwasjustasolidsoundinthepocket,andIknewIhadwon,”saidDavis,whoseaveragescoreis180.“Itwasquiteexciting.ForjustafewminutesthereIfeltlikeastar.”
Davis,whoearnedhisnicknameasachildfromhisblacksmithfather,movedfromCaliforniatolivewithhissisterinIowashortlyafterlosingsightinhislefteyein2001.Sheencouragedhimtostartbowlingagain.Hedidn’tgiveup,andaftertenyearsofpersistence(坚持),hefinallysucceeded.Davisnowbowlstwiceaweek,andhisfellowbowlershelphimwithpinplacementandinmakingsurehepicksuptherightball.
1.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.IowaBlindMan,78,BowlsPerfectGame.
B.TheOldandHandicapped.
C.BriefIntroductiontoDaleDavis.
D.LeaguePlayonSaturdayNight.
2.Theunderlinedword“handicapped”inthesecondparagraphmeans“_____”.
A.thinB.disabledC.woundedD.poor
3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.
A.DaleDavislosthissightwhenhewasachild
B.DaleDavis’sfatherwasalsoagreatbowler
C.DaleDaviswasveryexcitedwhenheknewhehadwon
D.DaleDavisoftenpicksupthewrongballduringthegames
4.It’sinferredfromthetextthatformostpeople,Davis’winningwasquite_____.
A.discouragingB.funnyC.unexpectedD.believable
5.WhichofthefollowingoldsayingscansumupDaleDavis’success?
A.Youarenevertoooldtolearn.
B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.
C.Everycoinhastwosides.
D.Let’scrossthatbridgewhenwecometoit.
【篇章导读】保龄球比赛不仅年轻人可以参加,老年人,以及残疾人都可以参加。
文中报导DaleDavis老人参加保龄球比赛并获胜的消息。
【答案解析】
1.A。
文中报道DaleDavis老人保龄球比赛获胜的新闻,所以A项正确。
2.B。
词义猜测题。
根据前文提到的78岁高龄以及blind一词,可知DaleDavis是那种既年老身体又有缺陷的人。
3.C。
倒数第二段中信息Itwasquiteexciting.ForjustafewminutesthereIfeltlikeastar.可推知DaleDavis很激动。
4.C。
第四段中信息CenturyLanesownerClemLedouxsaidDavis’gamedidn’tdrawmuchattentionuntilhereached10strikesbecausefewpeoplethoughthewouldwin.可知很少人看好DaleDavis。
5.B。
最后段中信息Hedidn’tgiveup,andaftertenyearsofpersistence(坚持),hefinallysucceeded.可知答案。
【难句分析】
CenturyLanesownerClemLedouxsaidDavis’gamedidn’tdrawmuchattentionuntilhereached10strikesbecausefewpeoplethoughthewouldwin.该句为主从复合句,句中until引导时间状语从句,because引导原因状语从名在。
句意:
ClemLedoux讲戴维斯的10个好球后,他的比赛才吸引大家的注意力,很少人认为他会赢。
Passage2
读书活动◎体裁:
研究报告◎关键词:
books
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AquarterofUSadultssaytheyreadnobooksatallinthepastyear,accordingtoanAssociatedPress-Ipsossurvey.Thetypicalpersonsaidthathe/shereadfourbooksinthelastyearand,excludingthosewhohadnotreadanybooksatall,theusualnumberofbooksreadwasseven.
Ofthosewhodidread,womenandpensioners(领养老金者)werethemosteagerreaders,andreligiousworksandpopularfictionwerethetopchoices.Thenumberofbooksreadwasninebooksforwomenandfiveformen.Thenumberalsoshowedthatthosewithcollegedegreesreadthemost,andpeopleaged50andoverreadmorethanthosewhoareyounger.
PeoplefromtheWestandMidwestaremorelikelytohavereadatleastonebookinthepastyear.Southernerswhodoreadtendtoreadmorebooks—mostlyreligiousbooksandromancenovels—thanpeoplefromotherregions.
Thosewhosaidtheyneverattendreligiousservicesreadnearlytwiceasmanybooksasthosewhoattendfrequently,buttheBibleandreligiousworkswerereadbytwothirdsofthepeopleinthesurvey,morethanalltheothercategories.Popularfiction,histories,biographiesandmysteriestookupabouthalf,whileoneinfivereadromancenovels.Politics,poetryandclassicalliteraturewerenamedbyfewerthan5%ofreaders.Morewomenthanmenreadeverymajorcategoryofbooksexceptforhistoryandbiographybooks.Mentendtoprefernon-fiction.
BooksalesintheUShavebeenflatinrecentyearsandareexpectedtostaythatway,which,expertsthink,resultsfromcompetitionfromtheInternetandothermedia,andtheunsteadyeconomy.
1.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.
A.thenumberofthebooksatypicalpersonreadrosealittle
B.thenumberofthebooksatypicalAmericanreaddropped
C.thenumberofAmericanswhoreadbooksbecamelarger
D.thenumberofAmericanswhoreadnobooksstayedthesame.
2.WhoreadthemostinAmericalastyearaccordingtothesurvey?
A.OldermenwithcollegedegreesfromtheSouth.
B.OlderwomenwithcollegedegreesfromtheSouth.
C.YoungereducatedmenfromtheMidwest.
D.YoungereducatedwomenfromtheWest.
3.Whatbookswerereadmostaccordingtothepassage?
A.Religiousworks.B.Popularfiction.
C.Poetry.D.History.
4.WhichofthefollowingreasonswhypeoplereadfewerbooksisNOTmentioned?
A.CompetitionfromtheInternet.
B.Competitionfromothermedia.
C.Theunsteadyeconomy.
D.Notimeforreading.
【篇章导读】去年有四分之一的美国人没看过书籍。
文中比较美国各社会阶层的看书的情况。
1.B。
第一段中信息Thetypicalpersonsaidthathe/shereadfourbooksinthelastyearand,…theusualnumberofbooksreadwasseven.可知B项正确。
2.B。
第二、三段中信息thosewithcollegedegreesreadthemost,andpeopleaged50andoverreadmorethanthosewhoareyounger.PeoplefromtheWestandMidwestaremorelikelytohavereadatleastonebookinthepastyear.Southernerswhodoreadtendtoreadmorebooks可知B项正确。
3.A。
第四段中信息theBibleandreligiousworkswerereadbytwothirdsofthepeopleinthesurvey,morethanalltheothercategories.可知阅读有关宗教方面书籍的人最多。
4.D。
最后段中信息BooksalesintheUShavebeenflatinrecentyearsa…resultsfromcompetitionfromtheInternetandothermedia,andtheunsteadyeconomy.得知D项正确。
BooksalesintheUShavebeenflatinrecentyearsandareexpectedtostaythatway,which,expertsthink,resultsfromcompetitionfromtheInternetandothermedia,andtheunsteadyeconomy.该句为主从复合句,句中which引导非限制性的定语从句。
近年来在美国书的销量一直不佳,预计一直会是这样。
专家们认为这是自互联网和其它的媒体竞争以及不稳定经济的结果。
Passage3
就业◎体裁:
应用文◎关键词:
work
315◎建议时间:
5分钟◎正确率:
Alotofwomenaroundtheworldquittheirjobsafterhavingchildren.Theywantandneedtobearoundtheirchildren.However,oncechildrenstartschoolandgetinvolvedintheirownactivities,mothersoftenstartgettingrestless(烦躁的)andlongtore-entertheworkforce.
Ifyoualreadyhadajobwithanorganization,considergoingbacktothemanagementtofindoutiftheywouldbeinterestedinrehiringyou.Moreoftenthannot,yourpositionwouldhavebeenfilledbysomeoneelseandtheymaynothaveanyjobsavailableforyouatthemoment.Notmanymothersrelishthethoughtofgoingbacktoanorganizationtheyhavebeenoutofforafewyears.Foronething,folkswhowerejuniortothemmaynowverywellbeseniortothem.However,ifthatdoesn’tbotheryouandyouwerehappythere,itmakessensetogivethisafirstshot.
CallcentershavebeentheSaviorofmanywomenwhowantjobs.Sincecallcentersoftenhavein-housetraining,formerexperienceisnotreallyrequired.Youare,however,requiredtospeakwellandareoftenrequiredtohavegoodEnglishspeakingskills.Butthereislimitedchanceforgrowth.Workersareexpectedtoworkvariousshifts.Soattimesyoumayberequiredtoworkthroughthenight.Thismessesup(打乱)yourbodyclock,andyourhusbandmaynotappreciatethefactthathedoesn’tgettoseeyouasmuchashelikes.
Takingupacourseinacollegemaybethesmartestdecisionifyouarethinkingofbuildingacareer.Onceyouareinacourse,youwillbesurroundedbylike-mindedstudentsandprofessorsthatcanhelpputyouontherightpath,makingiteasierforyoutoenterorre-enterthejobmarket.
1.Whatdoestheauthoraimtopointoutinthefirstparagraph?
A.Womencan’tfindjobsaftergivingbirth.
B.Mothersoftenchoosetoworkwhentheirchildrengrowolder.
C.Mothershavetoquittheirjobstolookaftertheirnewlybornbabies.
D.Mothersusuallybecomerestlesswhentheirchildrengrowolder.
2.Theunderlinedword“relish”inthesecondparagraphmeans“______”.
A.likeB.changeC.refuseD.repeat
3.Whodoyouthinkwouldbemostinterestedingoingtoworkinacallcenter?
A.Thosewhohavegoodworkskillsandexpectchancefor
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