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四六级阅读训练2
Readingcomprehension
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Accordingtoairlineindustrystatistics,almost90%ofairlineaccidentsare
notsurvivableorpartiallysurvivable.Butpassengerscanincreasetheirchances
ofsurvival
bylearning
andfollowing
certain
tips.
Experts
saythat
youshould
read
andlistentosafetyinstructionsbeforetakeoffandaskquestionifyouhave
uncertainties.Youshouldfastenyourseatbeltlowonyourhipsandaspossible.
Ofcourse,youshouldalsoknowhowthereleasemechanismofyourbeltoperates.
Duringtakeoffsandlandingsyouareadvisedtokeepyourfeetflatonthefloor.
Before
takeoffyoushould
locate
thenearest
exit
andanalternative
exit
andcount
therowsofseatsbetweenyouandtheexitssothatyoucanfindtheminthedark
ifnecessary.
In
the
eventthat
youareforewarnedof
apossible
accident,
youshould
put
your
handsonyouranklesandkeepyourheaddownuntiltheplanecomestoacomplete
stop.
Ifsmokeis
present
inthe
cabin,
youshould
keepyour
headlow
andcover
your
facewith
napkins,
towels,
orclothing.
Ifpossible,
wetthese
foraddedprotection
against
smokeinhalation.
Toevacuate
asquickly
as
possible,
follow
crew
commands
anddonottakepersonalbelongingswithyou.Donotjumponescapeslidesbefore
theyarefullyinflated,andwhenyoujump,dosowithyourarmsandlegsextended
infrontofyou.Whenyougettotheground,youshouldmoveawayfromtheplane
asquicklyaspossible,andneversmokenearthewreckage.
21.Accordingtotheexperts,whenshouldtravelersreadandlistentosafetyinstructions
A.Duringlandings.B.Inanemergency.
C.Throughouttheflight.
D.Beforetakeoff.
22.Whichexistssuggestedinthepassageshouldanairlinepassengerlocatebefore
takeoff
A.Theonesthatcanbefoundinthedark
B.Theonesatthebackoftheplane
C.Thetwoclosesttothepassenger’sseat
D.Thenearestone
23.Judgingfromthepassage,peoplehavemorechancetosurvivefiresinaircraft
ifthey_____.
A.fastentheirseatbelttightly
B.keeptheirheadslow
C.keeptheirfeetflatonthefloor
D.readairlinesafetystatisticsbeforetakeoff
24.AirlinepassengersarespecificallytoldNOTto_____.A.carrypersonalbelongingsinanemergency
B.jumpinanycircumstances
C.askquestionsaboutsafetyduringtheflightD.locatethenearestexit
25.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage
A.Topleasetravelers.
B.Toprovidesafetyadvice.
C.Toguidepeopletosurvivefries.
D.Togiveinformationofairlineindustrystatistics.
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
There'sonethingaboveallwrongwiththenewBritishpostalcodes:
noteveryone
hasthatsortofmemory.Someofus,ofcourse,forgetevenhousenumbersandthe
present
postaldistricts,
but
that
matters
less
whenthere
isahumanbeing
at
every
stagetospotthemistake.Whenallthesortingisdoneinoneoperationbyaman
sittingatamachine,typingspecialmarksontoanenvelope,onesliponyourpart
couldsendyourletterawayoutsidetheareawherethelocalpostmanorafriendly
neighborknowsyourname.
OtherwisethenewcodesareallthePostOfficeclaims.Theyarethemost
carefullydesignedintheworld,idealforcomputers.Aconfusionoflettersand
numbers,theyhavetwoparts,separatedbythegapinthemiddle.Togetherthey
classify
aletternot
only
to
the
citywhereit
isgoing
butright
downto
the
round
oftheparticularpostmanwhoistocarryit,andeventoagroupofhousesora
singlebigbuilding.Inthelongrun,thiswillspeedthemailandcutcost.
Thelongrunis10yearsaway,though.Infactthereareonly12postoffices
inthecountrywhichhavetherightmachinesfullyworking,andthesystemcannot
work
at
full
efficiency
until
it
is
nationwide.
YetthePost
Office
wantsusto
start
usingthecodesnow,sothatweshallbetrainedwhenthemachinesareready.
Butwill
weAbusinessman
Imet,
praising
the
virtues
of
thenewsystem,
explained
that
large
companies
like
his
could
havecodesoftheir
own.Whatwashis
code"Oh,
dearme.Nowyou'vegotme.Awfullysorry.HoldonaminutewhileIfindasheet
ofmyheadednotepaper."Thenhereadpainfully,
asifspellingoutawordina
foreignlanguage,"W-1-X-6-A-B."
26.Themainproblemwithanypostalcodes,accordingtothepassage,isthat
A.postmenmaymakemistakes
B.yourfriendsmaywritedownincorrectly
C.peoplemayforgetthem
D.machinesmaygowrong
27.TheBritishPostOfficepraisesthecodesas_______.A.beingnewandimproved
B.givinganefficientserviceC.beingquicktouse
D.beingeasytouse
28.TheBritishcodesaredescribedasbeing_______.
A.lettersspacedout
B.numbersinorder
C.lettersandnumbersseparately
D.setsoflettersandnumbers
29.Thesystemisnowbeingused_______.A.throughoutthecountry
B.insomepostofficeswithmachinesC.inallpostoffices
B.inallpostofficeswithtrainedstaff
30.Thebusinessmanfoundhispostcodeswasdifficultto_____.A.findout
B.readoutC.spellD.write
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Itwouldbeinterestingtodiscoverhowmanyyoungpeoplegotouniversity
withoutanyclearideaofwhattheyaregoingtodoafterwards.Ifoneconsiders
theenormousvarietyofcoursesoffered,itisnothardtoseehowdifficultitis
forastudenttoselectthecoursemostsuitedtohisinterestsandabilities.If
astudentgoestouniversitytoacquireabroaderperspectiveoflife,toenlarge
hisideasandtolearntothinkforhimself,hewillundoubtedlybenefit.Schools
oftenhave
too
restricting
anatmosphere,
withitstime
tables
anddisciplines,
to
allowhimmuchtimeforindependentassessmentoftheworkheisaskedtodo.Most
studentswould,
I
believe,
profit
byayear
ofsuchexploration
of
different
academic
studies,
especially
those
all-rounders
with
noparticular
interest.
Theyshouldhave
longertimetodecideinwhatsubjecttheywanttotaketheirdegrees,sothatin
later
life,
they
donotlook
back
and
say,“Ishouldlike
tohave
been
an
archaeologist.IfIhadn
’ttakenadegreein
ModernLanguages,Ishouldn
’thave
endedupasaninterpreter,butit
’stoolatenow.Icouldn
’tgobackandbegin
alloveragain.
”
Thereis,ofcourse,anothersidetothequestionofhowtomakethebestuse
of
one’stimeat
university.
Thisisthe
caseof
the
student
whoexcels
inaparticular
branchoflearning.Heis
immediately
accepted
by
theUniversity
of
his
choice,and
spendshisthreeorfouryearsbecomingaspecialist,emergingwithafirst-class
HonourDegreeandvery
little
knowledge
of
whatthe
rest
of
the
world
is
all
about.
It
therefore
becomesmoreandmoreimportant
that,
if
students
arenot
to
wastetheir
opportunities,therewillhavetobemuchmoredetailedinformationaboutcourses
andmoreadvice.Onlyinthiswaycanwebesurethatwearenottohave,onthe
onehand,abandofspecialistsignorantofanythingoutsideoftheir
ownsubject,
andonthe
other
hand,
anever
increasing
numberof
graduates
qualified
in
subjects
forwhichthereislittleornodemandintheworkingworld.
31.Accordingtothepassage,universitystudentsshouldavoid______.A.becomingspecialistsignorantofwhattherestoftheworldis
B.allowingthemselvestheindependenceofthinking
C.acquiringabroadperspectiveoflife
D.wastingtheiropportunitiesandthetaxpayers’money
32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedforyoungpeopletoselectamostsuitable
universitycourse
A.Tospendayearorsotoexploredifferentacademicstudies.
B.Toobtainmoredetailedinformationaboutcoursesfromadvisors.
C.Toconsidersubjectsforwhichthereismoredemandintheworkingworld.
D.Toearnafirst-classHonorsDegreefirst.
33.Somestudentslookbackandsay:
“butit’stoolatenow
A.theyhavenotimetomakeanotherchoice
B.theycouldaffordnomoretimetotaketheirdegreeinanothersubject
”
because_______.
C.theydecidenottowastetaxpayers
’moneyanymore
D.theydon’thavethechancetogobackandrestart
34.Attheendofthepassage,theword
“we”
canbestbereplacedby______.
A.universitypeople
B.universitygraduates
C.careerMastersandCourseTutors
D.peopleintheworkingworld
35.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetowardsthe
“ever-increasingnumber”
A.proud.
B.Worried.
C.Sympathetic.
D.Indifferent.
SectionB:
SkimmingandScanning(10%,2pointsforeach)
Directions:
Gooveronepassagequicklyanddecideonthebestchoiceandblacken
thecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Whensomethinghappenstoshakeourculture—liketheterroristattacks—we
pause,notmerelyfromfear.Adeeperself-examinationisgoingonalloverthe
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