华东理工大学大学英语2复习阅读同步练习.docx
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华东理工大学大学英语2复习阅读同步练习
UNIT1
TEXT1
InthepastthirtyyearsmanysocialchangeshavetakenplaceinBritain.Thegreatestofthesehaveprobablybeenintheeconomiclivesofwomen.
Thechangeshavebeensignificant,but,becausetraditionandprejudicecanstillhandicapwomenintheirworkingcareersandpersonallives,majorlegislationtohelppromoteequalityofopportunityandpaywaspassedduringthe1970s.
Attheheartofwomen'schangedroleinsocietyhasbeentheriseinthenumberofwomenatwork,particularlymarriedwoman.Astechnologyandsocietypermithighlyeffectiveandgenerallyacceptablemethodsoffamilyplanningtherehasbeenadeclineinfamilysize.Womenasaresultareinvolvedinchild-rearingforamuchshortertimeandrelatedtothis,therehasbeenarapidincreaseinthenumberofwomenwithyoungchildrenwhoreturntoworkwhenthechildrenareoldenoughnottoneedconstantcareandattention.
Since1951theproportionofmarriedwomenwhoseworkhasgrownfromjustoverafifthtoahalf.ComparedwiththeircounterpartselsewhereontheContinent,Britishwomencomprisearelativelyhighproportionoftheworkforce,abouttwo-fifths,butonaveragetheyworkfewerhours,about31aweek.Thereisstillasignificantdifferencebetweenwomen'saverageearningsandmen's,buttheequalpaylegislationwhichcameintoforceattheendof1975appearstohavehelpedtonarrowthegapbetweenwomen'sandmen'sbasicrates.
Asmoreandmorewomenjoinedtheworkforceinthe1960sandearly1970stherewasanincreaseinthecollectiveincomesofwomenasawholeandamajorchangeintheeconomicroleoflargenumbersofhousewives.Familieshavecometorelyonmarriedwomen'searningsasanessentialpartoftheirincomeratherthanas"pocketmoney".Atthesametimesocialroleswithinthefamilyaremorelikelytobeshared,exchangedoraltered.
1. Thegeneralideaofthepassageisabout__________.
A)socialtrendsincontemporaryBritain
B)changesinwomen’seconomicstatus
C)equalopportunityandpayinBritain
D)women’sroleswithinthefamily
2. Accordingtotheauthor,anincreasingnumberofmarriedwomenareabletoworkbecause__________.
A)theirchildrennolongerrequiretheircare
B)therearemorejobsavailablenowadays
C)technologyhasenabledthemtofindacceptablejobs
D)theyspendfarlesstimeonchildcarethanbefore
3. Inparagraph4,counterpartsrefersto__________.
A)meninBritain B)meninmainlandofEurope
C)womeninBritain D)womeninmainlandofEurope
4. Accordingtothepassage,whichoffollowingisNOTtrue?
A)Equalityofopportunityandpayisguaranteedbylaw.
B)Advancedtechnologyandsmallerfamilysizehelpwomengobacktowork.
C)Thedifferencebetweenwomen’sandmen’searningsisnolongerexistingthankstoequalpaylegislation.
D)Women’searningsareconsideredasanimportantpartforthefamilies.
5. Whatcanweinferfromthelastpassage?
A)Womennowbecamemoreindependent.
B)Everywoman’sincomehasincreasedinthe1960sandearly1970s.
C)Womencanalsocontributetothefamilyintermsofincome.
D)Infamiliessocialrolesofwivesandhusbandsarefixed.
BDDCC
TEXT2
Publicgoodsarethosecommoditiesfromwhoseenjoymentnobodycanbeeffectivelyexcluded.Everybodyisfreetoenjoythebenefitsofthesecommodities,andoneperson’sutilizationdoesnotreducethepossibilitiesofanybodyelse’senjoyingthesamegood.
Examplesofpublicgoodsarenotasrareasonemightexpect.Afloodcontroldamisapublicgood.Oncethedamisbuilt,allpersonslivingintheareawillbenefitnotthinkingtherespectiveoftheirowncontributiontotheconstructioncostofthedam.Thesameholdstrueforhighwaysignsoraidstonavigation.Oncealighthouseisbuilt,noshipofanynationalitycanbeeffectivelyexcludedfromtheutilizationofthelighthousefornavigationalpurposes.Nationaldefenseisanotherexample.Evenapersonwhovotedagainstmilitaryexpendituresordidnotpayanytaxeswillbenefitfromtheprotectionafforded.
Itisnoeasytasktodeterminethesocialcostsandsocialbenefitsassociatedwithapublicgood.Thereisnopracticablewayofchargingdriversforlookingathighwaysigns,sailorsforwatchingalighthouse,andcitizensforthesecurityprovidedtothemthroughnationaldefense.Becausethemarketdoesnotprovidethenecessarysignals,economicanalysishastobesubstituted(取代的)fortheimpersonaljudgmentofthemarketplace.
1.Withwhattopicisthepassagemainlyconcerned?
A.Mechanismsforsafernavigation.
B.Theeconomicstructuralofthemarketplace.
C.Aspecificgroupofcommodities.
D.Theadvantagesofloweringtaxes.
2.WhichofthefollowingwouldNOTbeanexampleofapublicgoodasdescribedinthepassage?
A.Arestaurant.
B.Aroadsign.
C.Abridge.
D.Astoplight.
3.Bywhichofthefollowingcouldtheword“holds”(inParagraph2)bestbereplaced?
A.has
B.is
C.grasps
D.carries
4.Accordingtothepassage,findingoutthesocialcostsofapublicgoodisa________
A.difficulttask.
B.dailyadministrativeduty.
C.matterofpersonaljudgment.
D.citizen’sresponsibility.
5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheorganizationofthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Suggestionsfortheapplicationofaneconomicconceptareoffered.
B.Severalgeneralizationsarepresentedfromwhichvariousconclusionsaredrawn.
C.Persuasivelanguageisusedtoargueagainstapopularidea.
D.Ageneralconceptisdefinedandthenexamplesaregiven.
CABAD
TEXT3
Ingivingadvice,youmustlearntounderstandtheperson’slevelofjudgment.Therewillbesomepeoplewhocometoyouwithunconnectedknowledge,talkingabout,say,VitaminB12andothermodernconcepts.Whentheyaskadvice,beginatthatlevel.Unlessyoustartattheirownlevel,theywillnotbeabletounderstand.Youmustexplaintotheminscientifictermstheeffectsofthefoodtheyeat,andhowtheyneedtochangeit.
Youhavetotrainyourselftobeveryflexible.Stayingatonelevelisnotbeingafreeman.Ifwestayataveryhighlevelallthetime,thatisnotpractical.Alimitlesspersongoesfreelyfromonelevelofthinkingtoanother,accordingtohiscircumstances.Todothiswemustgetridofourunwillingnesstochangeourwayofthinkingorbehavior,becomefriendswitheveryone,andhavethesamelovingfeelingsforeveryone.Thenwecangiveadvicetoallkindsofpeople.Ifthereissomeoneorsomethingyoudislike,youarestilllimited,andyourabilitytogiveadviceisreduced.Foranyone,thesame.Afreepersonactslikethat.
Youcannotstaywithasickpersonallthetime.Youmustrespectaperson’sfreedomasmuchasyoucan.Ifpeoplereallywanttodie,letthem—itistheirfreedom.Thepointisnevertobecomeanauthorityfigure;remainafriendoradvisor.Peopleshouldnotcomebackrepeatedlyforconsultation;iftheydo,youradvicehasbeenincomplete—youdidnotknowhowtogivethemproperadviceaboutfreedom.Iftheydonotunderstandthat,sickpeoplebecomeslaves;theyarestillafraidinside,andaredependent.Thatisnowaytobuildahealthyworldandhelppeoplebecomehappyandfree.
CADBC
TEXT4
AsmorewomenintheUSAmoveuptheprofessionalladder,morewomenarefindingitnecessarytomakebusinesstripsalone.Sincethisisnewformany,sometripsarecertainlyinorder.Ifyouaremarried,itisagoodideatoencourageyourhusbandandchildrentolearntocookafewsimplemealswhileyouareaway.Theywillbemuchhappierandprobablytheywillenjoytheexperience.Ifyouwillbeeatingaloneagoodmeal,choosegoodrestaurants.Intheend,theywillbemuchbetterforyourdigestion.Youmayalsofinditusefultocalltherestaurantinadvanceandstatethatyouwillbeeatingalone.Youwillprobablygetbetterserviceandalmostcertainlyabettertable.Finally,andmostimportantly,anticipateyourtravelneedsabusinesswoman;thisstartswithlightweightluggagewhichyoucaneasilymanageevenwhenfullypacked.Takeafoldingcaseinsideyoursuitcase;itwillcomeinextremelyhandyfordirtyclothes,aswellasforbusinessdocumentsandpapersyounolongerneedontrip.Andmakesureyouhaveabriefcasesothatyoucancurrentlyrequiredpapersseparately.Obviously,experiencehelps,butyoucanmakethingseasieronyourselffromthefirstbycarefulplanning,sothatrightfromthestartyoureallycanhaveagoodtrip.
16.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthispassage?
A)AgreaterpercentageofwomenareadvancingprofessionallyintheUSthanpreviously.
B)Professionalmenrefusetoaccompanytheirfemalecolleaguesonbusinesstrips.
C)EachyeartherearemorefemaletouristsintheUS.
D)Businesswomenbecomesuccessfulbyshowingawillingnesstotravelalone.
17.Inthispassage,whatadvicedoestheauthorhaveformarriedwomen?
A)Stayhomeandtakecareofyourfamily.
B)Encourageyourhusbandandkidstobehappyandhavefunwhileyouareaway.
C)Helpyourfamilylearntopreparefoodforthemselves.
D)Haveyourwholefamilytakecookingclassestogether.
18.Whyarebetterrestaurantsespeciallypreferableforfrequenttravelers?
A)Thefoodisusuallybetterforyourhealth.
B)Thetablesarebetter.
C)Youcancallaheadforreservations.
D)Youwillnothavetoeatalone.
19.Whyislightweightluggageimportantforthetravelingbusinesswomen?
A)Itprovidesspacefordirtyclothes.
B)Itallowsformobility.
C)Itcandoubleasabriefcase.
D)Itisusuallybigenoughtocarryallbusinessdocuments.
20.Whatisthemainideaforthispassage?
A)Businesstripsaremoredifficultforwomenthanformen.
B)Morewomenarefindingtheroadtos
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