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级大学英语C有答案
大学英语教研室
2012年12月
PartIReadingcomprehension
Passage1
Whenitcomestohealth,thepooraredoublycursed.Notonlyaretheymorepronetodeadlyinfectiousdiseasesthantherich,buttheyhavefarlessaccesstothemeansofimprovement.Twentyyearsago,PaulFarmer,anAmericandoctorandanthropologist(人类学者),setouttodosomethingaboutthis.Amidthepoliticalturmoil(混乱)andpovertyofruralHaiti,hecreatedacommunitybasedhealthcaresystemcalledZanmiLasante,orPartnersinHealth.Itnotonlydeliversappropriate,affordablemedicaltreatmenttothousandsofpoorpeople,butgoesbeyondtheclinictoaddressthesocialcausesmakingthemsickandkeepingthemfromgettingbetter.
AsDr.Farmerargues,improvingthehealthofthepoorisnotjustamedicalchallenge,butaquestionofhumanrights.Tacklingtheinequality,racism,sexismandotherformsof“structuralviolence”whichoppressthepoorisascriticalasextendingthedrugs.OrashisHaitipatientsputit,medicinewithoutfoodislikewashingone’shandsanddryingtheminthedirt.
Unfortunately,Dr.Farmer’spowerfulmessageisoftenweakenedbyhisbook’sacademictone.Itdoes,however,screamoutinpassagesdescribingthehumanfaceof“structuralviolence”.ItisthesepersonalstoriesthatmakeDr.Farmer’sangeratsuch“stupiddeaths”socompelling.
Thegooddoctor’smotivesandmethodsarebetterdescribedinMountainsBeyondMountains.ThisbiographybyTracyKiddertracesDr.Farmerfromhisunconventionalupbringingandunusualeducation,shuttling(来回穿梭于)betweentheshacksofcentralHaitiandthehallsofHarvardMedicalSchool,tohislaterworkaroundtheworld.Thoughwellwritten,Mr.Kidder’sbookalsomakesforuncomfortablereading.Theauthorisclearlyclosetohissubject,havingtraveledwithDr.FarmerfromthegreenpovertyofHaititothetubercularwhitenessofRussia.Tooclose,perhaps.Thebiographerseemstobeseekinghissubject’sapproval,ratherthantheotherwayround.Mr.Kidderwrites,ratherdisturbingly,abouthisfearofdisappointingDr.Farmer,hisownpainatwoundinghimwithacriticalremarkandhisreliefatthedoctor’sforgiveness.
WhenMr.Kidder’shealthfalls,thisdependencebecomesallthemoreintense.Butratherthancompromisethebook’sequity(公正),thisintimacyservestohighlightDr.Farmer’sadmirable,yetultimatelyirritating,character.AsMr.Kidderobserves,“Farmerwasn’tputonearthtomakeanyonefeelcomfortable,exceptthoseluckyenoughtobehispatientsorthoseunluckyenoughtoneedhim.”
1.Whatmakesthe“PartnersinHealth”systemuniquecomparedwithtraditionalhospitals?
A)Itmakesattemptstohelpthepooronasociallevel.
B)Itisaimedattreatingpoorpeopleforfree.
C)Itisdesignedtohelpthepoorrisefrompoverty.
D)Itofferscommunityhelptothosewhoarepoor.
2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph?
A)Handsshouldnotbedriedinthedirtafterwashing.
B)Medicineisalsoneededforcleaninghands.
C)Medicineisnotalongtermcuretotheirpoorhealth.
D)Foodcancuretheirdiseasebetterthananymedicine.
3.ThedisadvantageofDr.Farmer’sbookseemstobethat_________.
A)theplotsinthebookarenotattractiveenough
B)thewayhetellsthestoriesisnotcompellingenough
C)theangerheexpressesat"stupiddeaths"istoostrong
D)thetoneisnotstrongenoughtoarousepeople'sattention
4.Mr.Kidder’sbookalsomakesforuncomfortablereadingbecause_________.
A)Mr.KidderhimselfhasneverbeeninvolvedinDr.Farmer’slife
B)Mr.KidderisafraidofmakingtruecommentsonDr.Farmer
C)Mr.Kidder’semotionspreventhimfromindependentwriting
D)Mr.KidderisalwayswaitingforDr.Farmer’sforgiveness
5.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat_________.
A)Dr.Farmeronlyhelpedthosewhoareluckyenough
B)Dr.Farmermayhaveseverelycriticizedthesociety
C)Dr.Farmerwasnotactuallymakinghispatientscomfortable
D)Dr.Farmer'sjobisnottomakepeoplecomfortable
Passage2
ManyvisitorsfindsthefastpaceatwhichAmericanpeoplemoveverytroubling.One'sfirstimpressionislikelytobethateveryoneisinarush.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingandareveryimpatientiftheyaredelayedevenforabriefmoment.
Atfirst,thismayseemunfriendlytoyou.Butdriverswillrushyou;storekeeperswillbeinahurryastheyserveyou;peoplewillpushpastyouastheywalkalongthestreet.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversationswithpeopleasyoushopordineawayfromhome.DonotthinkthatbecauseAmericansareinsuchahurrytheyareunfriendly.Often,lifeismuchsloweroutsidethebigcities,asistrueinothercountriesaswell.
AmericanswholiveincitiessuchasNewYork,Chicago,orLosAngeles,oftenthinkthateveryoneisequallyinahurrytogetthingsdone;theyexpectothersto"pushback",justascitypeopledoinTokyo,SingaporeorParis,forexample.Butwhentheydiscoverthatyouareastranger,mostAmericansbecomequitekindlyandwilltakegreatcaretohelpyou.Manyofthemfirstcametothecityasstrangersandtheyrememberhowfrighteninganewcitycanbe.Ifyouneedhelporwanttoaskaquestion,chooseafriendlylookingpersonandsay,"Iamastrangerhere.Canyouhelpme?
"
Mostpeoplewillstop,smileatyou,andhelpyoufindyouwayoransweryourquestions.Butyoumustletthemknowthatyouneedhelp.Otherwisetheyarelikelytopassyouby,notnoticingthatyouarenewtothecityandinneedofhelp.Occasionally,youmayfindsomeonetoobusyorperhapstoorushedtogiveyouaid.Ifthishappens,donotbediscouraged;justasksomeoneelse.MostAmericansenjoyhelpingastranger.
1.ManypeoplewhofirstvisittheUnitedStateswillfindthat_______.
A)Americaisahighlydevelopedcountry
B)Americancitypeopleseemtobealwaysinarush
C)thefastpaceinAmericanlifeoftencausesmuchtrouble
D)Americansareimpatientandunfriendlypeople
2.Whentheauthorsays"Youwillmisssmile",hemeans___________.
A)youwillfailtonoticethatAmericansarepleasantandhappy
B)youwillbepuzzledwhyAmericansdonotsmileatyou
C)youwillfeelthatAmericansdonotseemveryfriendly
D)youwillfindthatAmericansdon'thavemuchsenseofhumor
3.Intheauthor'sopinion,___________.
A)itistruethatlifeinNewYorkismuchfasterthanthatinanyothercity
B)peoplelivingoutsidebigcitiesarelazyandmiserable
C)mostAmericanpeopleenjoylivinginthesuburbsofbigcities
D)thosewhoarebusyarenotnecessarilyunfriendly
4.TheauthormentionsbigcitiessuchasTokyo,SingaporeandParis___________.
A)toshowthatcitypeopleallovertheworldhavealotincommon
B)tolethisreadersbeawarethattheyaresomeoftheworld'sbiggestcities
C)toillustratetheirdifferencefromAmericancities
D)becausetheyaresomeofthecitiesthatattractvisitorsmost
5.IfyousaytoanAmericanthatyouareastrangerthere,mostprobablybewill_________.
A)offerhishelpB)stopsmilingatyou
C)helpyoufindthewayD)replythatheispleasedtomeetyou
Passage3
Thethousandsofpeopleforcedtoabandontheirhomesinrecentweekstofloodwatersarevictimsnotjustofnaturebutofhumanerroraswell.YearsofmismanagementofthevastMississippiRiverecosystem---thecontinuousandofteninadvisableconstructionoflevees(堤坝)andnavigation(导航)channels,thepavingoverofwetlands,thecommercialdevelopmentoffloodplains---havemadethedamageworsethanitmightotherwisehavebeen.
TheObamaadministrationisnowcompletinganinspectionoftheguidelinesgoverningdams,leveesandotherwater-relatedprojectsbuiltwithfederalmoney.
Historically,projectshadbeenshapedbytwomainfactors:
theArmyCorpsofEngineers’convictionthatnaturecanbesubduedbyleveesanddams,anditsreflexivegreen-lightingofanyfloodcontrolprojectthatencouragedcommercialoragriculturaldevelopment.Thenewrules,Congresssaid,shouldrequiretheCorpsandotherfederalagenciestogiveequalweighttolesseasilymeasurablebenefitslikewildlifehabitatandto“nonstructural”solutionstofloodcontrollikepreservingwetlands,floodplainsandother“naturalsystems.”
TogivetheCorpsitsdue,ithasperformednoblyinthepresentemergency.Itsmain-stemleveeshaveheld.ItsdecisiontoblowholesinleveesguardingtheNewMadridfloodwayinMissouriclearlysavedCairo,Illinois,andotherplacesdownstream.ThesemethodshadlongbeenpartofCorpsemergencyplans,andtheyworked.
ThequestiontheenvironmentalcommunityandmanyinCongressareaskingiswhetherthiswouldhavebeennecessaryiftheriverhadbeenbettermanaged.Inpopulatedareas,someleveeswerebuiltsolelytoattractmoredevelopment,whileothersclosedofffloodplainsthatcouldhaveactedasanaturalsafetyvalve.
Meanwhile,overtheyears,theupperMississippiwatershedhaslostmillionsofacresofwetlandsthatcouldhaveservedasanaturalspongeforfloodwaters.
So-called100-yearfloodsseemedtobehittingtheMississippiwithscaryregularity---a$16billionfloodin1993,abadonein2001,anotherin2008,andnowthisone.Climatechange,whichsomesuspectofcausingviolentdownpours,maybepartoftheproblem,thoughtheconnectionisunclear.Whatisclearisthatweshouldlearnfromourmistake,letnaturehelpoutwhereitcan,andnotbuildorfarminplaceswhereitmakesnosensetodoso.Asthesayinggoes,nobodyeverbeatstheriver.
1.Whyhavethelevees,navigationchannels,etc.madethesituationworse?
A)Becausethedevelopmentofthemonlyemphasizese
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