四级讲座学生习题文档格式.docx
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thavetopayalotofmoneytoaprofessionalpsychic.Youcanstartbyusingyourownpsychicability.
Psychicabilitiesarereallyjustanothersense,similartoourotherfivesenses.Thedifferenceisthatweneverdevelopourpsychicsenseinthesamewaythatwedevelopourothersenses.WetrainoureyestoseethedifferencebetweenaVandaU;
wetrainourearstohearthedifferencebetweena/ch/anda/sh/sound;
wecanfeelthedifferencebetweensilkandleather;
wecansmellandtasteifmilkissour.Butoursixthsense,ourpsychicsense,seldomdevelopsverymuch.Becausemostofusignoreourpsychicsenseforsolong,ittakessometimetodevelopit.Ifyouhaveneverplayedsoccerbefore,youcannotexpecttobeagoodplayerafterthreelessons.Itmighttakeyearstobecomereallygood.Psychicabilityworksthesameway.
1.Peopleusepsychics________.
[A]mainlytoseethefuture
[B]tomakemoney
[C]toseewhatonecannotusuallysee
[D]formanyreasons
2._______learntousetheirpsychicability.
[A]Manypeople
[B]Manycompanies
[C]Fewpeople
[D]Fewgovernments
3.Psychicabilities________.
[A]aresimilartoothersenses
[B]workinthesamewayasothersenses
[C]aredifferentfromothersenses
[D]worktogetherwithothersenses
4.Ourpsychicsenseseldomdevelopsverymuchbecause________.
[A]weneversenseit
[B].weneverbelieveinit
[C]weignoreit
[D]wedon'
twanttotaketimetotrainit
5.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardspsychicabilitiesis________.
[A]positive[B]negative[C]critical[D]neutral
Passage2
ItisnotoftenrealizedthatwomenheldahighplaceinsouthernEuropeansocietiesinthe10thand11thcenturies.Asawife,thewomanwasprotectedbythesettingupofadowry(嫁妆)ordecimum.Admittedly,thepurposeofthiswastoprotectheragainsttheriskofbeingabandoned,butinrealityitsfunctioninthesocialandfamilylifeofthetimewasmuchmoreimportant.Thedecimumwasthewife'
srighttoreceiveatenthofallherhusband'
sproperty.Thewifehadtherighttoholdbackconsent,inalltransactions(交易)thehusbandwouldmake.Andmorethanjustaright:
thedocumentsshowthatsheenjoyedarealpowerofdecision,equaltothatofherhusband.Innocasedothedocumentsindicateanydegreeofdifferenceinthelegalstatusofhusbandandwife.
Thewifesharedinthemanagementofherhusband'
spersonalproperty,buttheoppositewasnotalwaystrue.Womenseemedperfectlypreparedtodefendtheirowninheritanceagainsthusbandswhotriedtoexceedtheirrights,andonoccasiontheyshowedafinefightingspirit.AcaseinpointisthatofMariaVivas,aCatalanwomanofBarcelona.HavingagreedwithherhusbandMirotosellafieldshehadinherited,fortheneedsofthehousehold,sheinsistedoncompensation.Nonebeingoffered,shesucceededindraggingherhusbandtotheofficialinchargetohaveacontractasexpecteddrawnupassigningherapieceoflandfromMiro'
spersonalinheritance.Theunfortunatehusbandwasobligedtoagree,asthecontractsays,"
forthesakeofpeace."
Eitherthroughthedowryorthroughbeinghot-tempered,theCatalanwifeknewhowtowinherself,withinthecontextofthefamily,apowerfuleconomicposition.
6.Adecimumwas________.
[A]thewife'
sinheritancefromherfather
[B]agiftofmoneytothenewhusband
[C]awrittencontract
[D]thewife'
srighttoreceiveone-tenthofherhusband'
sproperty
7.Inthesocietydescribedinthepassage,thelegalstandingofthewifeinmarriagewas________.
[A]higherthanthatofherhusband
[B]lowerthanthatofherhusband
[C]thesameasthatofherhusband
[D]higherthanthatofasinglewoman
8.WhatcompensationdidMariaVivasgetforthefield?
[A]SomeofthelandMirohadinherited
[B]AtenthofMiro'
sland.
[C]Moneyforhouseholdexpenses.
[D]MoneyfromMiro'
sinheritance.
9.Couldahusbandsellhiswife'
sinheritance?
[A]No,undernocircumstances.
[B]Yes,wheneverhewishedto.
[C]Yes,ifsheagreed.
[D]Yes,ifhisfather-in-lawagreed.
10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaneffectofthedowrysystem?
[A]Thehusbandhadtosharethepowerofdecisioninmarriage.
[B]Thewifewasprotectedfrombeingabandoned.
[C]Thewifegainedapowerfuleconomicposition.
[D]Thehusbandwasgivencontroloverhiswife'
Passage3
Somecynicalexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandoned.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofcitytravelintheimmediatefuture.
Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresentmodels.
Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainsourceoftrafficcongestion(拥挤)incities.Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemisthecomputerizedhighwaysystem.
Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable(可伸缩的)armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar'
smovements.
Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂鸣器)thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatacomputerizedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.
11.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.
[A]itspowersource
[B]itsdrivingsystem
[C]itsmonitoringsystem
[D]itsseatingcapacity
12.Whatistheauthor'
smainconcern?
[A]Howtomakeautomobilespollution-free
[B]Howtoabandonautomobilesinthefuture.
[C]Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.
[D]Howtodevelopacomputerizedsubwaysystem.
13.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinacomputerizedhighwaysystem?
[A]Arail.
[B]Anengine.
[C]Aretractablearm.
[D]Acomputercontroller.
14.Inacomputerizedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois________.
[A]keepintherightlane
[B]waittoarriveathisdestination
[C]keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter
[D]informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone
15.Whatistheauthor'
sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?
[A]Enthusiastic.[B]Cynical.[C]Optimistic.[D]Cautious.
Passage4
StockpricestumbledonWallStreetandacrossmuchoftherestoftheworldyesterday.TheyweredrivensharplylowerbyworriesoverslowingeconomicgrowthintheUnitedStatesandworseningborrowingconditionsthatcouldmakeeverythingfromhugecorporatebuyoutstobuyinganewhomemoredifficult.Majorstockmarketgauges--includingtheDowJonesindustrialaverageandtheStandard&
Poor'
s500-stockindex--weredownmorethan2percent.
Itwastheworstone-daydeclineonWallStreetsincemarketsplungedworldwideinlateFebruaryafteraninvestingscareinShanghai,anditoccurredamidthebiggestvolumeoftradingontheNewYorkStockExchangeinfiveyears.LosseswerecomparablethroughoutEurope,andlargerinmanydevelopingcountries.'
'
Thepreconditionsforashockareinplace,'
saidMarkZandi,chiefeconomistatMoody'
sE.'
Untilveryrecentlyinvestorswereverynonchalantaboutrisks.'
Stockmarketshavebeenvolatileinrecentweeks.ContinuedstrongprofitsformanycompaniesandaneconomicboominAsiahavehelpedpushoilpriceshigher.Meanwhile,however,therearevarioussignsofweaknessintheAmericaneconomyandnewdifficultiesinborrowingformanyhomeownersandcompaniesthatarehighlyleveragedorhavepoorcredit.
TheplungecameadayaftertheprivateequityfirmbuyingChryslerfromDaimlerChryslersaiditwouldcompletethetransactionfortheautomakerdespiteaninabilitytoborrowthemoneyincreditmarkets,ashadbeenplanned.Bankswillholdthoseloans,astheywillforasimilardealinvolvingAllianceBoots,aBritishpharmacychain.SharesofDaimlerChryslerfell$4.11,to$88.91.'
Thereisfear,butnotafearofrecession,'
saidBillGross,chiefinvestmentofficerofthePacificInvestmentManagementCompany,knownasPimco,alargebondmanagementfirm.'
Thefearisdirectedtowardthequestionofwhowillbewillingtolend$200billiontoprovidetakeoutfinancingforpreviouslyannouncedpriv
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