阅读表达专练.docx
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阅读表达专练
阅读下面短文,请根据短文后的要求进行答题。
(请注意问题后的词数要求)
1.
[1]WilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.Hischildhoodlackedtheharmony(和睦)thatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered"littleofchildhoodbutitspain".Infact,heinherited(继承)excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydramaandpoetry.
[2]Yeatshadstrongfaithincomingofnewartisticmovements.HesethimselfthefreshtaskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however,werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidn'tloseheart,andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.
[3]Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats'spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditionalforms,hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.
[4]HehadnotenjoyedamajorpubliclifesincewinningtheNobelPrizein1923.Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.______________,hewouldprobablynowbevaluedasaminor(不重要的)poet,forthereisnootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwhoproduceshisgreatestworksbetweentheagesof50and75.AfterYeats'sDeathin1939,W.H.Audenwrote,amongothers,thefollowinglines:
Earth,receiveanhonoredguest:
WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.
LettheIrishvessel(船)lie
Emptiedofitspoetry.
76.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?
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77.Explaintheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2.(nomorethan10words)
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78.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inparagraph3referto?
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79.Fillintheblanksinthelastparagraphwithproperwords(nomorethan10words)
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80.WhatcanyoulearnfromYeatsasawriter?
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2.【1】AlthoughmanyChinesestudentssaytheyhaveagoodknowledgeofEnglishgrammar,mostwouldadmitthattheirspokenEnglishispoor.WheneverIspeaktoChinesestudents,theyalwayssay,“MyspokenEnglishispoor.”However,theirspokenEnglishdoesnothavetoremainpoor!
IwouldsuggestthattheremaybesomereasonsfortheirproblemswithspokenEnglish.
【2】First,theyfailtofindsuitablewordstoexpressthemselvesduetolimitedvocabulary.Obviouslythebetteransweristoexpandtheirvocabulary.However,youcanspeakwithalimitedvocabularyifyourattitudeispositive.Otherswillfollowyouaslongasyouusethewordsthatyouknow.
【3】Second,theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Sometimestheymakemistakeswhentheyarespeakingbecausetheyareshyandnervous.YetstudentsshouldrememberthattheirgoalshouldbeFLUENCYNOTACCURACY.Youwanttogetyourmessageacross,totalktosomeoneinEnglish,asquicklyandaswellasyoucan,eventhoughsometimesyoumayuseawrongwordortense,butitdoesn’tmatterbecausethepersonyouarespeakingtowillunderstandyouandmakeallowancesforyou.
【4】Third,noenoughattentionispaidtolistening.Youhaveonemouthbuttwoears!
Allthatisheardisnecessaryforyoutostartspeaking.
【5】Fourth,mostChinesestudentsareinactiveratherthanproactivelanguagelearners.InsteadofactivelyseekingoutopportunitiestoimprovetheirspokenEnglish,theypassivelywaitforspeakingopportunitiestocometothemandwonderwhytheirspokenEnglishalwaysremainspoor.Ifyouhavethisproactiveoutlook,thenyouwillseeEnglishopportunitieswhereveryougo.
76.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
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77.Whydon’tmostChinesestudentsknowhowtoexpresstheirmeaningproperly?
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78.Howmanysolutionsarementionedinthesecondparagraph?
Whatarethey?
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79.Whyshouldn’tstudentsworryaboutmakingmistakeswhentalkingtosomeone?
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80.Whatisthewriter’sadviceforthosewhodon’tfindenoughopportunitiestospeakEnglish?
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3.[1]Here’soneverysimpleyetpotentiallylifechangingadviceIfirstheardfromBrianTracy.CutdownontheTVatnightbyjustonehour.Insteadusethathourtoreadbooksthatcouldimproveyourlife.
[2]Ifyou'reinsales,googleorbrowseamazonforwhatotherpeoplethinkarethebestandmostusefulbooksonimprovingyoursales.
[3]Thisofcourseappliestoallfields,notjustthework-relatedones.Maybeyouwanttoimproveyourhealth,becomeamoreenergeticpersonwithabetterlookingbody.Ormaybeyouwanttoimproveyourproductivity.yourrelationsorperhapsdosomegeneralPersonaldevelopment.
[4]Onehouradayisnotmuch.Butifyoureadfor______________onweekdaysthat’sabout260hoursayear.That’salotofbooksandloadsandloadsofusefuladvice.
[5]Ifapplied,whoknowswhatgreatthingsandfeelingscouldcomeintoyourlifethisyear.Also.allthatc00linformationandusefuladvicewillstarttoopenupyourmind.Youwillstarttoseemorepossibilitiesinyoureverydaylife.
[6]Now,nowyoumightthinksomethinglikethis:
1.Ireallydon’thavethemoney…
Answer:
Visityourlocallibraryorsearchtheirdatabaseiftheygotawebsite.Orlookforusedcopiesinplaceslikeamazon.comorsomemorelocalalternativeifyou’reoutsideoftheUS.
2.Yeah,ok,butIreallydon’thavethetime…
Answer:
BuythebooksasaudiobooksandlistentothemintheCarwhiledrivingtoandfromwork.Ortransferthemt0yourmp3一playerandlistenwhileridingyourbike/bustoworkorschool.
[7]Sostartbrowsingforrecommendationsonbooksoraskyourfriendsandcolleagues.TurnofftheTVtonightandfindsomethingworthwhiletoreadthatwillhelpyourbusinessoryourpersonalgrowth.
76.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
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77.Whichsentenceinthetextcanbereplacedbythefollowingone?
Ifyoureadanhouraday,amazingchangeswilltakeplaceinyourlifethisyear.
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78.PleasefillintheblankinParagraph4withproperwords.(nomorethan6words)
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79.Whatdoesthewriteradviseyoutodoifyoudon’thavethetimetoread?
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80.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph7intoChinese.
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4.⑴Managersandofficebusybodiesmightbekeenonacleandesk—butitseemsthatintermsofproductivity,theycouldhaveitallwrong.Amessydeskcanactuallyleadpeopletowardsclearerthinking,sayresearchersfromGermany.
⑵Theresearchersfoundinaseriesoflinkedstudies—usingamessydeskandamessyshopfront—thatpeopleactuallythoughtmoreclearlywhenallaroundwaschaos(混乱),astheysoughttosimplifythetasksathand.
⑶“Messydesksmaynotbeasdisadvantageousastheyappeartobe,astheproblem-solvingapproachestheyseemtocausecanboostworkefficiencyorenhanceemployees'creativityinproblemsolving,”saytheresearchers. Visualandmentalclutter(杂乱)forceshumanbeingstofocusandthinkmoreclearly.Forinstance,famousthinkersandwriterssuchasAlbertEinsteinandRonaldDahlhavebeennotorious(声明狼藉的)fortheiruntidydesks.
⑷“Businessandgovernmentmanagersoftenpromote'cleandesk'policiestoavoiddisorganizedofficesandmessydesks,forthepurposeofboostingworkefficiencyandproductivity,”writesLiuJia,aresearchoftheUniversityofGroningeninapaperpublishedintheJournalofConsumerResearch. “Thispracticeisbasedontheconventionalwisdomthatadisorganizedandmessyenvironmentcanclutterone'smindandcomplicateone'sjudgments.”
⑸“However,notallevidencesupportsthisconventionallinkbetweenamessyenvironmentandamessymind.”Somescientiststestedpeople'sresponseinvarious'messy'environments---includingamessyshopfront,adisorganizeddesk,andevenaworkenvironmentwherealanguagetask'reminded'peopleofmessiness. Theyfoundthatpeopletendedtowardssimplicityintheirthinking.
⑹“Theycategorizedproductsinasimplermanner,werewillingtopaymoreforaT-shirtwithasimple-lookingpicture,andsoughtlessvarietyintheirchoices.”saidthescientists.
76.What’sthemainideaforthispassage?
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77.Accordingtothepassage,howdopeoplemanagetothinkclearlywhentheenvironmentischaos?
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78.
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