在职硕士英语阅读理解练习和答案十.docx
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在职硕士英语阅读理解练习和答案十
在职硕士英语阅读理解练习和答案十
OnesillyquestionIsimplycannottolerateis“Howdoyoufeel?
”Usuallythequestionisaskedofamaninaction—amanwalkingalongthestreet,orbusilyworkingathisdesk.Sowhatdoyouexpecthimtosay?
He’llprobablysay,“Fine,I‘mallright.”Butyouhaveputabugahisear-maybenowheisnotsure.Ifyouarehisgoodfriend,youmayhaveseensomethingonhisface,orinhiswalk,thatheoverlookedthatmorning.Itmakeshimworryingalittle.Helooksinamirrortoseeifeverythingisallright,whileyougomerrilyonyourwayaskingsomeoneelse,“Howdoyoufeel?
”
Everyquestionhasitstimeandplace.It’sperfectlyacceptable,forinstance,toask“Howdoyoufeel?
”ifyouarevisitingaclosefriendinthehospital.Butifthefellowiswalkingonbothlegs,hurryingtotakeatrainorsittingathisdeskworking,it’snotimetoaskhimthatsillyquestion.
WhenGeorgeBernardShaw,thefamousBritishwriterofplayswasinhiseighties,someoneaskedhim,“Howdoyoufeel?
”Shawputhiminhisplace.“Whenyoureachmyage,”hesaid,“eitheryoufeelallrightoryouaredead.”
1.Accordingtothewriter,greetings,suchas“Howdoyoufeel?
”.
A.showone’sconsiderationforothers
B.areagoodwaytomakefriends
C.arepropertoaskamaninaction
D.generallymakeonefeeluneasy
2.Thequestion“Howdoyoufeel?
”seemstobecorrectandsuitablewhenaskedof.
A.afriendwhoisill
B.apersonwhohaslostaclosefriend
C.astrangerwholookssomewhatworried
D.amanwhoisworkingathisdesk
3.GeorgeBernardShaw’sreplyinthispassageshowshis.
A.silliness
B.cleverness
C.carelessness
D.politeness
4.“Youhaveputabuginhisear”meansthatyouhave.
A.madehimlaugh
B.shownconcernforhim
C.madefunofhim
D.givenhimsomekindofwarning
5.Thispassagecanbeentitled.
A.ASillyQuestion
B.Don’tTroubleaBusyMan
C.WhatAreGoodGreetings
D.GeorgeBernardShaw’sReply
参考答案:
DABDA Thebiographerhastodancebetweentwoshakypositionswithrespecttothesubject(研究对象).Tooclosearelation,andthewritermayloseobjectivity.Notcloseenough,andthewritermaylackthesympathynecessarytoanyefforttoportrayamind,asoul—thequalityoflife.Whoshouldwritethebiographyofafamily,forexample?
Becauseoftheirclosenesstothesubject,familymembersmayhavespecialinformation,butbythesametoken,theymaynothavethedistancethatwouldallowthemtobefair.Similarly,aking’sservantmightnotbethebestonetowriteabiographyofthatking.Butaforeignermightnothavetheknowledgeandsympathynecessarytowritetheking’sbiography—notforareadershipfromwithinthekingdom,atanyrate.
Thereisnoidealpositionforsuchatask.Thebiographerhastoworkwiththepositionheorshehasintheworld,adjustingthatpositionasnecessarytodealwiththesubject.Everypositionhasstrengthsandweaknesses:
tothrive,awritermusttrytobecomeawareofthese,evaluatethemintermsofthesubject,andselectapositionaccordingly.
Whentheirsubjectsareheroesorfamousfigures,biographiesoftenrevealademocraticmotive:
theyattempttoshowthattheirsubjectsareonlyhuman,nobetterthananyoneelse.Otherbiographiesaremeanttochangeus,toinviteustobecomebetterthanweare.ThebiographiesofJesus(耶稣)foundintheBibleareinthisclass.
Biographersmayclaimthattheiraccountisthe“authentic”one.Inadvancingthisclaim,theyarehelpedifthebiographyis“authorized”bythesubject;thispresumablyallowsthebiographerspecialaccesstoprivateinformation.“Unauthorized”biographiesalsohavetheirappeal,however,sincetheycansuggestanindependenceofmindinthebiographer.Inbookpromotions,the“unauthorized”characterisationusuallysuggeststheprospectofjuicygossipthatthesubjecthadhopedtosuppress.Asubjectmighthaveseveralbiographies,evenseveral“authentic”ones.Wesenseintuitivelythatnooneisinapositiontotell“the”storyofalife,perhapsnoteventhesubject,andthishasbeenprovedbythehistoryofbiography.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,anidealbiographerwouldbeonewho.
A.knowsthesubjectverywellandyetmaintainsaproperdistancefromhim
B.isclosetothesubjectandknowsthetechniquesofbiographywriting
C.isindependentandknowsthetechniquesofbiographywriting
D.possessesspecialprivateinformationandissympathetictowardthesubjeet
2.TheauthorcitesthebiographiesofJesusintheBibleinordertoshowthat.
A.thebestbiographiesaremeanttotransformtheirreaders
B.biographiesareauthenticaccountsoftheirsubjects’lives
C.thebestbiographiesarethoseofheroesandfamousfigures
D.biographiescanservedifferentpurposes
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue,accordingtothepassage?
A.Anauthenticbiographyseldomappealstoitsreaders.
B.Anauthenticbiographyisoneauthorizedbythesubject.
C.Noonecanwriteaperfectbiography.
D.Authorizedbiographieshaveawiderreadership.
4.Anunauthorizedbiographyislikelytoattractmorereadersbecause.
A.itportraysthesubjectbothfaithfullyandvividly
B.itcontainsinterestinginformationaboutthesubjectsprivatelife
C.itrevealsalotofaccuratedetailsunknowntooutsiders
D.itusuallygivesasympatheticdescriptionofthesubject’scharacter
5.Inthispassage,theauthorfocuseson.
A.thedifficultyofabiographerinfindingtheproperperspectivetodohisjob
B.thesecretofabiographertowinmorereaders
C.thetechniquesrequiredofabiographertowriteagoodbiography
D.thecharacteristicsofdifferentkindsofbiographiesQuestions
参考答案:
ADCBA Whethertheeyesare“thewindowsofthesoul”isdebatable,thattheyareintenselyimportantininterpersonalcommunicationisafact.Duringthefirsttwomonthsofababy’slife,thestimulusthatproducesasmileisapairofeyes.Theeyesneednotbereal:
amaskwithtwodotswillproduceasmile.Significantly,arealhumanfacewitheyescoveredwillnotmotivateasmile,norwillthesightofonlyoneeyewhenthefaceispresentedinprofile.Thisattractiontoeyesasopposedtothenoseormouthcontinuesasthebabymatures:
Inonestudy,whenAmericanfour-year-oldswereaskedtodrawpeople,75percentofthemdrewpeoplewithmouths,but99percentofthemdrewpeoplewitheyes.InJapan,however,wherebabiesarecarriedontheirmother’sback,infantsdonotacquireasmuchattachmenttoeyesastheydoinothercultures.Asaresult,Japaneseadultsmakelittleuseofthefaceeithertoencodeordecodemeaning.Infact,Argylerevealsthatthe“properplacetofocusone’sgazeduringaconversationinJapanisontheneckofone’sconversationpartner.”
TheroleofeyecontactinaconversationalexchangebetweentwoAmericansiswelldefined:
speakersmakecontactwiththeeyesoftheirlistenerforaboutonesecond,thenglanceawayastheytalk;inafewmomentstheyre-establisheyecontactwiththelistenerorreassurethemselvesthattheiraudienceisstillattentive,thenshifttheirgazeawayoncemore.Listeners,meanwhile,keeptheireyesonthefaceofthespeaker,allowingthemselvestoglanceawayonlybriefly.Itisimportantthattheybelookingatthespeakerattheprecisemomentwhenthespeakerre-establisheseyecontact:
iftheyarenotlooking,thespeakerassumesthattheyaredisinterestedandeitherwillpauseuntileyecontactisresumedorwildterminatetheconversation.Justhowcriticalthiseyemaneuveringistothemaintenanceofconversationalflowbecomesevidentwhentwospeakersarewearingdarkglasses:
theremaybeasortoftrafficjamofwordscausedbyinterruption,falsestarts,andunpredictablepauses.
1.Theauthorisconvincedthattheeyesare.
A.ofextremeimportanceinexpressingfeelingsandexchangingideas
B.somethingthroughwhichonecanseeaperson’sinnerworld
C.ofconsiderablesignificanceinmakingconversationsinteresting
D.somethingthevalueofwhichislargelyamatteroflongdebate
2.Babieswillnotbestimulatedtosmilebyaperson.
A.whosefrontviewisfullyperceived
B.whosefaceiscoveredwithamask
C.whosefaceisseenfromtheside
D.whosefaceisfreeofanycovering
3.Accordingtothepassage,theJapanesefixtheirgazeontheirconversationpartner’sneckbecause.
A.theydon’tliketokeeptheireyesonthefaceofthespeaker
B.theyneednotcommunicatethrougheyecontact
C.theydon’tthinkitpolitetohaveeyecontact
D.theydidn’thavemuchopportunitytocommunicatethrougheyecontactinbabyhood
4.Accordingtothepassage,aconversationbetweentwoAmericansmaybreakdowndueto.
A.onetemporarilyglancingawayfromtheother
B.eyecontactofmorethanonesecond
C.improperly-timedceasingofeyecontact
D.constantadjustmentofeyecontact
5.Tokeepaconversationflowingsmoothly,itisbetterfortheparticipants.
A.nottoweardarkspectacles
C.nottoglanceawayfromeachother
B.nottomakeanyinterruptions
D.nottomakeunpredictablepauses
参考答案:
ACDCAAfewcommonmisconceptions.Beautyisonlyskin-deep.One’sphysicalassetsandliabilitiesdon’tcountallthatmuchinamanagerialcareer.Awomanshouldalwaystrytolookherbest.
Overthelast30years,socialscientistshaveconductedmorethan1,000studiesofhowwereacttobeautifulandnot-so-beautifulpeople.Thevirtuallyunanimousconclusion:
Looksdomatter,morethanmostofusrealize.Thedatasuggest,forexample,thatphysicallyattractiveindividualsaremorelikelytobetreatedwellbytheirparents,soughtoutas
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