新理念综合英语第4单元阅读汇总.docx
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新理念综合英语第4单元阅读汇总
PassageOne
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Foraboutthreecenturieswehavebeendoingscience,tryingscienceout,usingsciencefortheconstructionofwhatwecallmoderncivilization.Everydispensableitemofcontemporarytechnology,fromcanallockstodialtelephonestopenicillin,waspiecedtogetherfromtheanalysisofdataprovidedbyoneoranotherseriesofscientificexperiments.Threehundredyearsseemsalongtimefortestinganewapproachtohumaninter-living,longenoughtosetbackforcriticalappraisalofthescientificmethod,maybeevenlongenoughtovoteonwhethertogoonwithitornot.Thereisanargument.
Voiceshavebeenraisedinprotestsincethebeginning,risinginpitchandviolenceinthe19thcenturyduringtheearlystagesoftheindustrialrevolution,summoningurgentcrowdsintothestreetsontheissueofnuclearenergy."Giveitback,"saysomeofthevoices,"Itdoesn'treallywork,we'vetrieditanditdoesn'twork.Gobackthreehundredyearsandstartagainonsomethingelselesschancyfortheraceofman."
Theprincipaldiscoveriesinthiscentury,takingallinall,aretheglimpsesofthedepthofourignoranceofnature.Thingsthatusedtoseemclearandrational,andmattersofabsolutecertainty—Newtonianmechanics,forexample—haveslippedthroughourfingers;andweareleftwithanewsetofgiganticpuzzles,cosmicuncertainties,andambiguities.Someofthelawsofphysicsareamendedeveryfewyears;somearecanceledoutright;someundergorevisedversionsoflegislativeintentasiftheywereactsofCongress.
JustthirtyyearsagowecallitabiologicalrevolutionwhenthefantasticgeometryoftheDNAmoleculewasexposedtopublicviewandthelinearlanguageofgeneticswasdecoded.Forawhile,thingsseemedsimpleandclear:
thecellwasaneatlittlemachine,amechanicaldevicereadyfortakingtopiecesandreassembling,likeatinywatch.Butjustinthelastfewyearsithasbecomealmostunbelievablycomplex,filledwithstrangepartswhosefunctionsarebeyondtoday’simagining.
Itisnotjustthatthereismoretodo,thereiseverythingtodo.Whatliesahead,orwhatcanlieaheadiftheeffortsinbasicresearcharecontinued,ismuchmorethantheconquestofhumandiseaseortheimprovementofagriculturaltechnologyorthecultivationofnutrientsinthesea.Aswelearnmoreaboutfundamentalprocessesoflivingthingsingeneralwewilllearnmoreaboutourselves.
31.WhatCANNOTbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?
A)Scientificexperimentsinthepastthreehundredyearshaveproducedmanyvaluableitems.
B)Forthreehundredyearstherehavebeenpeopleholdingahostileattitudetowardscience.
C)Moderncivilizationdependsonsciencesomansupportsscientificprogressunanimously.
D)Somepeoplethinkthreehundredyearsisnotlongenoughtosetbackforcriticalappraisalofscientificmethod.
正确答案:
C32.Theprincipaldiscoveryinthiscenturyshows________.
A)manhasoverthrownNewton'slawsofphysics
B)manhassolvedanewsetofgiganticpuzzles
C)manhaslostmanyscientificdiscoveries
D)manhasgivenupsomeoftheonceacceptedtheories
正确答案:
D33.Nowscientistshavefoundinthepastfewyears________.
A)theexposureofDNAtothepublicisunnecessary
B)thetinycellinDNAisaneatlittlemachine
C)manknowsnothingaboutDNA
D)manhasmuchtolearnaboutDNA
正确答案:
D34.Thewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthepassageistosaythat________.
A)scienceisjustatitsbeginning
B)sciencehasgreatlyimprovedman'slife
C)sciencehasmadeprofoundprogress
D)sciencehasdonetoolittletohumanbeings
正确答案:
A35.Thewriter'sattitudetowardsscienceis________.
A)criticalB)approvingC)neutralD)regretful
正确答案:
C
PassageTwo
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
OurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythatourlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturesweuseareunderstoodbyeveryone.Wedonotrealizethatwavinggood-byeisthewaytosummonapersontoone'ssideinthePhilippines,orthatinItalyandsomeLatin-Americancountries,curlingthefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.
ThoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagestoourtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWarIIandmarkedthemGIFTtoescapedutypaymentsdidnotbothertofindoutthat"Gift"meanspoisoninGerman.Moreover,weliketothinkofourselvesasfriendly,yetweprefertobeatleast3feetoranarm'slengthawayfromothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliketocomecloserandtouch,whichmakesAmericansuncomfortable.
Ourlinguisticandculturalblindnessandthecasualnesswithwhichwetakenoticeofthedevelopedtastes,gestures,customsandlanguageofothercountries,arelosingusfriends,businessandrespectintheworld.
EvenhereintheUnitedStates,wemakefewconcessionstotheneedsofforeignvisitors.Therearenoinformationsignsinfourlanguageonourpublicbuildingsormonuments;wedonothavemultilingual(多语的)guidedtours.Veryfewrestaurantmenushavetranslations,andmultilingualwaiters,bankclerksandpolicemenarerare.OurtransportationsystemshavemapsinEnglishonlyandoftenweourselveshavedifficultyunderstandingthem.
Whenwegoabroad,wetendtoclusterinhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisspoken.Theattitudesandinformationwepickupareconditionedbythosenatives—usuallythericher—whospeakEnglish.Ourbusinessdealings,aswellasthenation'sdiplomacy,areconductedthroughinterpreters.
Formanyyears,AmericaandAmericanscouldgetbywithculturalblindnessandlinguisticignorance.Afterall,Americawasthemostpowerfulcountryoftheworld,thedistributorofneededfundsandgoods.
Butallthatispast.Americandollarsnolongerbuyallgoodthings,andweareslowlybeginningtorealizethatourproperroleintheworldischanging.A1979Harrispollreportedthat55percentofAmericanswantthiscountrytoplayamoresignificantroleinworldaffairs;wewanttohaveahandintheimportantdecisionsofthenextcentury,eventoughitmaynotalwaysbetheupperhand.
36.ItcanbeinferredthatAmericansbeingapproachedtoocloselybyMiddleEasternerswouldmostprobably________.
A)standstillB)jumpasideC)stepforwardD)drawback
正确答案:
D37.TheauthorgivesmanyexamplestocriticizeAmericansfortheir________.
A)culturalself-centerednessB)casualmanners
C)indifferencetowardsforeignvisitorsD)arrogancetowardsothercultures
正确答案:
A38.IncountriesotherthantheirownmostAmericans________.
A)areisolatedbythelocalpeople
B)arenotwellinformedduetothelanguagebarrier
C)tendtogetalongwellwiththenatives
D)needinterpretersinhotelsandrestaurants
正确答案:
B39.Accordingtotheauthor,American'sculturalblindnessandlinguisticignorancewill_______.
A)affecttheirimageinthenewera
B)cutthemselvesofffromtheoutsideworld
C)limittheirroleinworldaffairs
D)weakenthepositionoftheUSdollar
正确答案:
C40.Theauthor'sintentioninwritingthisarticleistomakeAmericansrealizethat_______.
A)itisdangeroustoignoretheirforeignfriends
B)itisimportanttomaintaintheirleadingroleinworldaffairs
C)itisnecessarytouseseverallanguagesinpublicplaces
D)itistimetogetacquaintedwithothercultures
正确答案:
D
PassageOne
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Therearedesignershirts,skirts,andjeans,andnowthere'sadesignersport:
wallyball.Wallyballisaversionofvolleyballplayedonaracquetballcourt.Itishardlyanoldfolkrecreationthatmodern-dayenthusiastsrevived.Rather,JoeGarciadesignedthesportwhentheracquetballboompeakedaround1980.Thegameissuitableforteamsoftwotofourpersons.Theownersofracquetballclubsandneighboringpubsappreciatethisquality—insteadoftwopeopledrinkingbeerafteranhouronaracquetballcourt,wallyballprovidesuptoeight.
Butletusbacktrackamoment.Inthebeginning,therewashandball.Peopleplayeditinfirehousesandgyms.Theproblemwithhandballisthatitisplayedwithahardlittlerubberballthatstingsthehands,anditrequiresthatpeopleusebothhandsequallywell,whichfewpeopledo.Thensomeonediscoveredthatahollowrubberballandashort,strungracketcouldbeusedonhandballgame.Whileracquetballiseasytoplaypoorly,thegameisdifficulttomasterandplaywell.Whenthemassestooktojoggingandaerobics,theownersofracquetballclubsfoundtheycouldnolongermakealivingonracquetballalone.EnterJoeGarciaandwallyball.
Wallyballseemsarelativelytrivialinnovation.Butitsoriginscallourattentiontotheever-changing,dynamicqualityoflife.Weareledbyacommonsenseorientationtoregardtheworldasstable.Forpracticalpurposes,mostobjectsandeventsseemsufficientlydurabletoallowustotreatthemasiftheyareunchanging.Indeed,weoftenthinkofpermanenceasbeingthenaturalstateofaffairsandchangeassomethingrequiringspecialexplanation.Inreality,however,sociallifeisanongoingprocess,constantlyrenewing,remaking,andtransformingitself.Eventsintheworldcompelpeopletochange.Aspeoplechange,theyinfluenceeventsinthesocialworldofwhichtheyareapart.PeoplelikeJoeGarcia,then,bringaboutchangeastheyconfrontanddealwithsociallife.
31.Wallyballfirstappeared_______.
A)ashandballB)asracquetball
C)inancienttimeD)inabout1980
正确答案:
D32.Theownersofracquetballclubsandneighboringpubswelcomedwallyball_______.
A)becauseitwasmoreint
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