大学英语阅读三级passage110.docx
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Passage1
Thesecretofbeingbornluckyisasummerbirthday,withMaybabiesmostlikelytoenjoyalifetime’sgoodfortune,accordingtoastudyofmorethan40,000people.Thetimeofyearatwhichyouarebornhasanenduringinfluenceonlevelsofoptimismandself-reportedluck,accordingtoresearchbyBritishandSwedishscientists.Maywastheluckiestmonthinwhichtobeborn,with50percentofthosebornthenconsideringthemselveslucky,whileOctoberwastheleastluckymonth,withjust43percentclaiminggoodfortune.
Thefindingsaddtogrowingevidencethatthephenomenonofluckisnotalldowntochance,butisaffectedbyaperson’sgeneraldisposition.Otherresearchhasshownthatwhetherpeoplethinkthemselvesfortunatedependslessonobjectivesuccessthanonhavinga“glasshalf-full”or“half-empty”approachtolife.“Whatweareseeingsuggeststhatsomethingisinfluencinghowpeopleperceivetheirluckiness.Myhypothesisisthatpeoplecreatetheirownluckbytraitssuchasoptimism,thatluckisapsychologicalphenomenonratherthanamatterofblindchance,”saidProfessorRichardWiseman,wholedtheresearch.
Thepatternoftheresults,withthoseborninspringandsummerreportingthemselvesluckierthanthoseborninautumnorwinter,couldhavetwopotentialexplanations,ProfessorWisemansaid.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whetherpeoplethinkthemselvesluckynotdependsonthefollowingfactorsEXCEPT______
A)one’sobjectivesuccessB)one’sgeneraldisposition
C)one’sattitudetolifeD)one’splaceofbirth
2.Accordingtothepassage,thosewhowerebornin_______regardthemselvesasthemostfortunate.
A)MarchB)AprilC)MayD)October
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage
A)Optimisticpeopletendtobeluckier.
B)Devotedpeopletendtobeluckier.
C)Objectivesuccessismoreimportantthanone’sgeneraldispositioninfeelinglucky.
D)Peopledrinkingmorewatertendtobeluckier.
4.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplacetheword“trait”(Line8,Para.2)
A)quality.B)expectation.C)belief.D)idea.
isthebesttitleforthepassage
A)LuckisSomethingBorn.
B)LuckisNotAllDowntoChance.
C)LuckisAMatterofBlindChance.
D)LuckandAge.
Passage2
Researcherssaymostofusmakeinstantjudgementaboutapersononthebasisofhowtheylook.Theysayfacialfeaturescandeterminewhetherwelikeortrustsomeone.Itmayeveninfluencehowwevote.
“Overtheyears,wehavefoundthatfacialfeaturesaffectthewaymanyofusperceiveothers,”saysElisabethCornwell,apsychologyresearcherattheuniversity’sPerceptionLaboratory.Studiessuggestthatpeoplearelesslikelytotrustthosewithparticularlymasculinefeatures,suchasasquarejaw,smalleyesorbignose.“Theyareperceivedasdominantandlesstrustworthy,”saysMsCornwell.“Itdoesn’tmeanthatmenwholookmoremasculinearelesstrustworthy—It’sjustourfirstimpressions.“Thosewithlessmasculinefeatures—largereyes,asmallernoseandthinnerlips—aredeemedtobemoretrustworthy.“Weareverygoodatprocessingthesefeaturesquickly,”saysMsCornwell.
TheresearchersareputtingtheirsciencetothetestattheRoyalsociety’sannualsummerexhibitioninLondon.TheyhavesubtlymanipulatedthefacesofPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,ConservativeleaderMichaelHowardandLiberalDemocratleaderCharlesKennedyaccentuatingtheirdominantandtrustworthyfeaturesrespectively.“Wehaveusedacomputerprogrammetochangetheshapeoftheirfaceandfeatures.Wehopeitwillhelppeopletounderstandourwork.”SoshouldweexpecttoseeTonyBlair,MichaelHowardandCharlesKennedyattheexhibitiongettingtips“Idon’tthinkit’ssomethingtheywillwanttotry,”saysMsCornwell.“It’snotreallypossiblewithtelevision.Weallknowwhattheylooklike.Ithinktheywouldbenaivetotryit.”
1.Whyarepeoplelesslikelytotrustthosewithparticularlymasculinefeatures
A)Becausetheyarebad-tempered.
B)Becausetheyareperceivedasdominantandlesstrustworthy.
C)Becausetheyareperceivedastricky.
D)Becausetheyaremorestubborn.
2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisperceivedasagmasculinefeature
A)Largereyes.B)Asquarejaw.
C)Asmallernose.D)Thinnerlips.
3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage
A)Mostofustendtojudgepeoplebyhowtheylook.
B)Somestudiesshowthatpeoplewithparticularmasculinefeaturesaremoredominant.
C)Acandidatewithlessmasculinefeaturesismorelikelytowinavote.
D)Mostofusarewithmasculinefeatures.
4.WhywillTonyBlairnotwanttochangehisfacialfeaturesaccordingtothepassage
A)Becauseheissopopularthateveryoneknowswhathelookslike.
B)Becausehedoesnotwanttogettips.
C)Becausehehasgreatconfidenceinhislooks.
D)Becauseheisverynaive.
5..Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage
A)FacialFeatures.
B)HowPeoplePerceiveOthers.
C)FacialFeaturesAreEverything.
D)HowFacialFeaturesAffectOne’sFirstImpression.
Passage3
Britishuniversityentrantsexpecttobeprovidedwithwashingmachinesanddryersintheirrooms,andevencarparkingspaces,asurveyhasfound.Studentsarealsolesspreparedtotoleratepoorqualitylivingconditionsthantheirpredecessors,saysthesurveybyBritishpollingorganizationMori.
Morethan1,000full-timeundergraduatesandpostgraduatesfrom21universitiesacrosstheUKweresurveyedfortheresearch.Itshowsthatlocationisthekeyfactorinchoosingaccommodationforstudents—nearlyhalfofthoseinterviewedsaidthatbeingclosetotheirplaceofstudywasthemostimportantfactorintheirchoice.Costcamesecond,withevidencethatmanyparentsfootthebillsfortheirchildren’srent.Thesurveyalsoshowsthatstudentsarenolongerpreparedtocarrybagsofwashingtothenearestlaunderette.Thesenewcomersexpectwashersanddryerstobeprovidedwiththeiraccommodation.Thestudyalsohighlightsthosethingstoday’sstudentsexpectasstandard—communalareastobecleanedregularly,utilitybillstobeincluded,evenprivatecarparkingspacetobeincluded.
SeparatefindingsfromtheUK’sNationalUnionofStudentspublishedearlierthisyearshowmorethanhalfofstudentsinprivaterentedaccommodationarelivinginunsatisfactoryconditions.
1.Whoarethesubjectsofthesurvey
A)SomeoverseastudentsinU.K.
B)SomeundergraduatesandpostgraduatesinU.K.universities.
C)SomegraduatesinU.K.universities.
D)SomeBritishstudentsinothercountries.
2.WhatkindofaccommodationisthemostattractivetostudentsaccordingtothesurveybyBritishpollingorganizationMori
A)Anapartmentneartheiruniversities.
B)Acheaphousefarwayfromtheiruniversities.
C)Anapartmentwithcarparkingspace.
D)Anapartmentwithwashingmachines.
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage
A)ThesurveydescribedinthepassageisconductedbyUK‘sNationalUnionofStudents.
B)MostofthesubjectsarefromuniversitiesinLondon.
C)Mostcollegestudentspaytherentbythemselves.
D)Studentsthinkthatcommunalareasshouldbecleanedregularlybycleanersratherthanthemselves.
4.Accordingtothepassage,thechoiceofaccommodationisinfluencedbythefollowingfactorsEXCEPT______.
A)convenienceB)comfort
C)lowrentsD)weather
5.Whatdoesthesurveyindicate
A)U.K.universitystudentsareincreasinglysatisfiedwiththeirlivingconditions.
B)U.K.universitystudentsarelessandlessenergetic.
C)U.K.universitystudentsdemandhigherqualitiesoftheirlivingconditions.
D)U.K.universitystudentspaylessandlessattentiontotheirstudies.
Passage4
TheformerfirstladyandnowNewYorkSenator,HillaryRodhamClinton,haswrittenabookabouthereightyearsintheWhiteHouse.Itisbeingreleasedwithagreatdealofpublicfanfare.ThebookrevealsdetailsaboutthenotoriousMonicaLewinskyscandalinvolvingherhusband,PresidentClinton.
InLivingHistory,thewifeofformerPresidentClintonrecountsthemomentwhenMr.Clintoninformedherthathehad,fact,hadwhathecalled“arelationshipthatwasnotappropriate”withMissLewinsky,thenaWhiteHouseintern.Shewrites,“I’couldhardlybreathe.Gulpingforair,Istartedcryingandyellingathim.WhatdoyoumeanWhatareyousayingWhydidyoulietomeIwasfuriousandgettingmoresobythesecond.Hejuststoodtheresayingoverandoveragain,I’msorry.I’msosorry.IwastryingtoprotectyouandChelsea,referringtotheirdaughter.”
Mrs.Clintonsaysshehopesthatpeoplewillreadthebookformorethanintimatedetailsofhertroubledmarriage.“It’saprettylongbook,andit’saboutmylife,andit’saboutalloftheissuesthatI’veworkedon,particularlyonbehalfofwomenandchildren,andthingsthatI’yecaredaboutliterallysinceIwasalittlegirl,”shesaid.“Ithinkitwillgivepeoplemoreinsightand,perhaps,answerquestions.It’salsomystory.”
PublisherSimon&SchusterpaidSenatorClinton$8millionforthe560-pagebook,andhasorderedanunusuallylargefirstprintingofone-millioncopies.Publishingrightstothebookalreadyhavebeensoldin16countries.
1.WhatappealstothereadersmostinthebookLivingHistoryaccordingtothepassage
A)Hilary’seightyearsintheWhiteHouse.
B)Hilary’stroubledmarriage.
C)TheissuesthatHilaryhaveworkedon.
D)Hilary’slifeasasenator.
2.Theword“notorious”(Line4,Para.1)isclosestinmeaningto______.
A)well-knownB)unheard-of
C)surprisingD)amusing
3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHilary’sreactionwhenMr.Clintontoldherhisinappropriaterelationshipwith
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