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⏹Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
⏹Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.
⏹PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout“zero-emissionsvehicles,”butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostallusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthefewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators.Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermal(地热的)plantsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.
⏹Inotherwords,those“zero-emissions”carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It'sjustthecoalisburnedsomewhereelsesoitlooksclean.Itisnot.It’sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—“IfIcan’tseeit,it’snothappening.”Gasolineisanincrediblyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas(oranotherfuel)andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throughthetransmissionlines,etc.
⏹Agallonofgasmaypropelyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon‘tgetyounearlyasfar—soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangas-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromnukes(核能发电厂,核武器),orgeothermal,orhydro(水电),orsolar,orwind,thenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpolitical,technical,andeconomicreasons,wedon’tusemuchofthoseenergysources.
⏹Inaddition,electriccars’batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill.Andfinally,whencarsarethepolluters,thepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit’sapowerplant,though,allthejunkisinoneplace.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentrated,butittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.
⏹1.Whatdoes“clueless”meaninparagraph2?
⏹A)TheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes.
⏹B)PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkaboutzero-emissionsvehicles
⏹C)PeopleinCalifornialovetohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells
⏹D)Peopletherehavenoideathatsofarelectricitymainlycomesfromburningcoal,oil,etc.
⏹2.Accordingtothepassage,whytheCaliforniaGreensholdtheidea“IfIcan’tseeit,it’snothappening.”?
⏹A)Theydonotknowthosecleancarsarelikelycoal-burningcars.
⏹B)Theydobelievethatthecoalisburnedsomewhereelsesoitlooksclean.
⏹C)Theytendtoholdthatelectricityisanicepartofenergy.
⏹D)Theytendtomaintainthatgasolineisagoodwaytorunavehicle.
⏹3.Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun__________.
⏹A)notlessthan25miles.
⏹B)morethan25miles.
⏹C)nolessthan25miles.
⏹D)notmorethan25miles.
⏹4.Comparedwithcarsusinggas,electriccars__________
⏹A)donotburnfuelandmoreenvironmental.
⏹B)aretoxicanditisdifficultfornaturetocleanitupwhentheirbatteriesareburiedinonespot.
⏹C)areverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentrated
⏹D)arepoisonousforalongtimeandwilleventuallyendupinalandfill.
⏹5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____.
⏹A)Beinggreenisgoodandshouldbeencouragedincommunications
⏹B)Electriccarsarenotcleaninthatwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.
⏹C)Zero-emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironment.
⏹D)Electriccarsarenowthedominantvehiclecomparedwithgasoline-poweredcousins.
⏹James’sfirstnovelsusedconventionalnarrativetechniques:
explicit(明确的)Characterization,actionwhichrelatedeventsindistinctlyphased(阶段的)sequences,settingsfirmlyoutlinedandspecificallydescribed.Butthismethodgraduallygavewaytoasubtler,moredeliberate(故意的;深思熟虑的;从容的),morediffusestyleofaccumulationofminutelydiscriminateddetailswhosetotalsignificancethereadercangrasponlybyconstantattentionandsensitiveinference.Hislaternovelsplaydownscenesofabruptandprominentaction,anddonotsomuchofferasuccessionofsharpshocksasslowpiecemeal(零碎的)additionsofperception.Thecurtainisnotsuddenlydrawnbackfromshrouded(覆盖的)thinds,butisslowlymovedaway.
⏹SuchatechnoqueissuitedtoJames’sessentialsubject,whichisnothumanactionitselfbutthestatesofmindwhichproduceandareproducedbyhumanactionsandinteractions.Jameswaslessinterestedinwhatcharactersdo,thaninthemoralandpsychologicalantecedents(前期),realizations,andconsequenceswhichattendtheirdoings.
⏹Thisiswhyhemoreoftenspeaksof“cases”thanofactions.Hisstories,therefore,growmoreandmorelengthywhiletheactionstheyrelategrowsimplerandlessvisible;notbecausetheyarecrammedwithadventitious(不定的,外来的)andsecondaryevents,disgressiverelief,orsupernumerary(多余的,后备的)characters,asoverstuffefnovelsofactionare;butbecausehepresentinsuchexhaustivedetaileverynuance(细微差别)ofhissituation.Commonlytheinterestofanovelisinthevarietyandexcitementofvisibleactionsbuidinguptoaclimaticeventwhichwillsettletheoutwarddestiniesofcharacterswithstory----bookpromiseofpermanence.AJamesnovel,however,possessesitscharacteristicinterestincarringthereaderthrougharichanlysisofthementaladjustmentsofcharacterstotherealitiesoftheirpersonalsituationsastheyareslowlyrevealedtothemthroughexplrationandchancediscovery.
⏹1.Jameswasprimarilyinterestedin______.
⏹A.tellinganexcitingstory
⏹B.capturingasetting
⏹C.analyzingthementaladjustmentsofhischaracters
⏹D.describingthebehaviorofAmericansinEurope
⏹2.James’slaternovelsdifferfromhisearlierworksinthatthey_____.
⏹A.showspecificallydescribedsettings
⏹B.arefullofactions
⏹C.arelesslengthy
⏹D.analyzethestatesofmindofhischaracters
⏹3.James’laternovelsmaybecharacterizedas________.
⏹A.detectiveB.horror
⏹C.beingdullD.psychologicalnovels
Makinganinference
Inreading,onemustmakeaninferencesothathecanreachadecisionbasedonevidencehethinkstobetruebecausewriterssometimesdonothavetheirideasclearlystated.Theyexpectthereaderstodrawinferencesinordertogetaclearerunderstandingoftheideasimplied.Suggestedmeaningsometimesispartofthetotalmeaningofapassage.
Ifyoumissthesuggestedmeaning,youmaymissthemainpointofwhatthewriterissaying.
Ifonewomanasksanother,“Wheredidyougetthatdress?
”shemaybesuggestingthatthedressisespeciallyattractive.
Inferencesmaybedrawnbyanalyzingcharactersandtheiractions,andbydetermingthemoodofthespeaker.Afactcanusuallybefoundinthepassage,butaninferenceismoreofafeelingdrawnfromreasoning.
Directions:
Decideifthestatementaftereachparagraphisavalidinference.Ifitisvalid,writerT,ifitisnot,writerF.
1.TheywereallshockedwhenJonesconfessedtothetheft.
Noonehadquestionedhiscourage.____
2.Theletterofthealphabetwerenothingmoretoherthanmeaninglessshapes.
Shedidnotknowhowtothink._____
3.Nofragmentsofpotteryhavebeenunearthedbyarchaeologistsfromtheruinsofthiscity.
Apparentlytheinhabitantsdidnotknowhowtobuildhomes.______
4.WhenpeopleofearlyNewEnglandchosesleepinggarments,themainconsiderationwaswarmth.
Peopleatthattimehaddfferenttasteofbeauty.________
5.Everyeditorhastocopewithacertainnumberofwound-upvisitors.Ralphworkedwithhishaton.
Heworehishattogivevisitorstheimpressionthathewasabouttoleave._____
Passages
A.Isawbytheclockofthecityjailthatitwaspasteleven,soIdecidedtogotothenewspaperimmediatly.Outsidetheeditor’sdoorIstoppedtomakesuremypageswereintherightorder;Ismoothedthemoutcarefully,stuckthembackinmypocket,andknocked.IcouldhearmyheartthumpingasIwalkedin.
1)Thetellerofthisstoryhasjustleftthecityjail._____
2)Hehasbeencarryinghispapersinhispocket._____
3)Weknowthatthestorytellerisanewspaperwriterbyprofession.______
4)Wemightinferthatthestorytellerisgoingtoshowinghispaperstotheeditor.______
5)Themeetingisimportantforthestoryteller.______
B.Mrs.Bennetrangthebell,andMissElizabethwassummonedtothelibrary.
“Comehere,child,”criedherfatherassheappeared.“IunderstandthatMr.Collinshasmadeyouanofferofmarriage.Isittrue?
”Elizabethrepliedthatitwas.“Verywell---andthisofferofmarriageyouhaverefused?
”
“Ihave,sir.”
“Verywell,wenowcometothepoint.Yourmotherinsistsuponyouracceptingit.Isitnotso,Mrs.Bennet?
”
“Yes,orIwillneverseeheragain.”
“Anunhappychoiceisbeforeyou,Elizabeth.Fromthisdayyoumustbeastrangertooneofyourparents.YourmotherwillneverseeyouagainifyoudonotmarryMr.Collins,andIwillneverseeyouagainifyoudo.”
6)Mr.BennethadbeentalkingwithMrs.BennetimmediatelybeforeElizabethcamein._____
7)TheofferofmarriagefromMr.CollinswasasecretfromElizabeth’sparents.______
8)Mr.BennetapprovedofwhatElizabethhadsaidtoMr.Collins.______
9)Mrs.BennetwasafraidElithabethwouldleavehomeifshegotmarried.______
10)Mr.AndMrs.BennetwerebothstrongwiththeiropinionsaboutElizabeth’smarriage.____
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