专升本英语讲义冲刺阅读理解（3）（一）

第四篇Thisisnotadiet(减肥食谱)orahard~exerciseprogram.Nobodycansticktothoseforlong.Instead,it'sasimplewaytomakeweightlossanaturalpartofthelifeyoualreadylive.Andguesswhat?It'sfun!Youdon'thavetogiveupthefoodsyouloveordoregularexercises.It'saboutbalancingcalories(平衡卡路里)intinywaysthatadduptobigbenefits(好处).Youjustusesometricksthe"naturallythin"peopledo.Picktheonesyoulike,stickwiththem,andyou'llloseweightandbestrong!TalkitUP.Everytimeyoupickupthephone,standupandwalkaround.Heavypeoplesitonaveragetwoandhhalfhoursmoreeverydaythanthinpeople,accordingtoastudy.Getfacetime.Weusee-mailsomuchthatwe'veforgottenwhatourcolleagueslooklike.Pickacolleagueortwowhositfarthestfromyou:anddeliver10ofthosedailymessagesinperson.Andgooutofyourway:gotoabathroomoracopymachineonanotherfloorandtakethestairs,ofcourse.Thinkaboutyourdrink.Considerbeerorwineinsteadofafrozendrink.Aglassofregularbeerhas140caloriesandaservingofwinehas126calories,whileastrawberrydaiquirihasabout300andamargarita340.Reduceatotalof100calorieseachdayandyou'llbeabletoloseabout10poundsinayear.Thisisreallynotdifficulttodo.4.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?A.Howtodoexercisesdaily.B.Howtoloseweighteasily.C.Howtoworkcomfortably.D:Howtoeatanddrinkregularly. 答案 八年级地理上册填图题岩土工程勘察试题省略号的作用及举例应急救援安全知识车间5s试题及答案 ：B解析：了解文章的结构和主 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 ，再对四个选项进行排除。第五篇Amongthefewscientistswhohavehadagreateffectonscienceandhistory,AlbertEinsteinisperhapsthegreatest.AnAmericanuniversitypresidentoncecommentedthatEinsteinhadcreatedanewviewoftheuniverse.Histheoryhascompletelychangedthewayscientistsunderstandtimeandspace,Now,moreandmorepeopleagreethattheuniverseissomethingcomplicatedthanwhattheyhaveeverthoughtbefore.EinsteinwasborninGermanyin1879.By1914,youngEinstein,internationallyfamous,becameaprofessorataninstituteinBerlin.Hehadfewduties,littleteachingandunlimitedopportunitiesforstudy.However,hispeacefullifewassoonbrokenbytheFirstWorldWar.Einsteinhatedviolence.Hewasdeeplyaffectedbythewar;hesatunhappilyinhisofficedoinglittleandlostinterestinhisresearch.Onlywhenpeacecamein1918washeabletogetbacktowork.IntheyearsfollowingtheFirstWorldWar,peopleshoweredhonorsuponhim.HebecametheheadoftheKaiserWilhelmInstituteofTheoreticalPhysics.In1921hewontheNobelPrizeforPhysicsandwasgreatlyhonoredandrespectedinGermany.However,hislifewasagaindisrupted.TheSecondWorldWarbrokeoutandEinsteinhadtomovetotheUS,whereheliveduntilhisdeathin1955.5.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout____.A.thesecretoftheuniverseB.Einstein’sgreatinfluenceC.anAmericancollegepresidentD.thedifficultyofEinstein’stheory答案：B解析：找出关键词，用排除法和逻辑推理。4.词意判断题专讲专练：第一篇In2000,withlittlebutabarandachurchlefttomakeitadestination,tinySt.James,Nebraska,wastakenoffstatehighwaymaps.Thenthechurchclosed,andthesmallfarmvillageinthestate'snortheastcornerlookedsettojustdisappear.Thankstofivedevotedwomen,itdidn't.InMay2001,aftermeetingwithstafffromtheCenterforRuralAffairs,thefriends--LouiseGuy,VickyKoch,JeanettePinkelman,MaryRosePinkelmanandVioletPinkelman--openedaweekendmarketforvendors(小商贩)tosellhandcraftsandlocalfood."Wefeltlike,whatcanwedotobringthecommunitytogether?"saysMaryRosePinkelman."Wedecidedtomakeaplacetoselllocalgoods.”Theysetupshopinthechurchschool,which,thoughclosedfornearly40years,hadbeenwellmaintained.Thefirstweekend,16vendorstookoveranoldclassroom.Theresultwasaninstanthit.Today,themarketdrawsupt070vendors--whosellsuchitemsashomemadejellies,bakedgoods,hand-wovenrugs,andfarm-grownproduce--andwhatPinkelmancallsanunexpectednumberofvisitors.Intheprocess,themarkethasmadeSt.Jamesadestinationagain,puttingitbackonthestateroadmap.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"aninstanthit"(Paragraph3)mean?A.Afastblow.B.Asuddenbeat.C.Abigstrike.D.Aquicksuccess.答案：D解析：在文章中找出词组出现的部分，通过和对上下文进行逻辑推理和使用排除法得出答案。第二篇JosephLemasolaiwroteabookabouthislife.Hispeople,TheMaasai,arenomads,meaningtheydonotstayinoneplaceforlong.Theymovetheirvillagesinsearchofgoodgrassandfreshwaterfortheircattle.39“Thecowisthecenterpieceofprettymucheverythingwedo,”Josephexplains.“That’swhywemove.Wecouldnotbenomadswithoutcattle.Youcan’tmovefornothing-youcan’tjustwalkaround!”Whenhewasveryyoung,40Josephspentmuchofhistimelookingafterhisfamily’scattle,takingthemtofoodandwaterandwatchingoutforlions.Heplayedonthegrasslandwithhisfriends.WhenJosephwasaboutsixyearsold,helefthisfamilytoattendaboardingschool.There,Josephfaceddifficultiesmuchlikeotherchildrendo.Hewaslaughedatbecausehewasfat.Hegotintotroubledailywithhisteachers.ButJosephalsofaceddifficultymostchildrendonot.41“Everytimeschoolclosedforvacation,Ihadtofindmywayhome,”Josephsays.“Thatwasonesofthehardestthings:Thevillagemightbe5milesaway,oritmightbe50.SometimesIwouldn’tknowexactlywheremyfamilywas.Ihadtosearchforthem.”Josephlaterattendedhighschoolinacity.Aftergraduation,hewenttocollege.Finally,hebecameasocialstudiesteacher,andnowheisteachingseventhgradersataschool.Everysummer,Josephtravelsbacktothegrasslandtovisithismother,brothers,andfriends.42Andhetakesagroupofstudentswithhimtoseeboththebeautyandthedifficultyofgrowingupinthepartofthecountry.“Iliketoshowthemtheothersideofthecoin,”Josephsays.2.Theword“centerpiece”inParagraph1means“________”.A.thereasonofmovingB.thethingsalreadydoneC.themostimportantpartD.theanimalinthemiddle答案：C解析：了解文章的主题，在相应的段落中用对词法和逻辑推理，再对四个选项进行排除。第三篇Bythetimeshegottheboxopen,Nancywassoexcitedthatshecouldhardlycontainherself.Eagerlysheremovedthecottonsurroundingthesmallobjectinsidethebox,andheldituptothelight.Itglitteredandsparkled---madealivebythebrightsunlightpouringthroughthewindow.Nancyturnedtheobjectslowlyinherhands,firstthiswayandthenthatway.Itcontinuedtosparkleandshineasifithadalightofitsown.Shecriedoutindelight.Herdiamondengagementringhadbeenfoundandreturnedtoher,justasthewomanonthephonehadpromised.Fortwoweeks,Nancyalmostcollapsedafterlosingtheringonthesubway.Shehadplacedadsinthenewspapersandontheradio,offeringarewardforthereturnofthering.And,shehadalmostgivenuphopewhenthephonecallcame.Akind,elderlyfemalevoiceinformedherthatshehadfoundtheringbetweenseatcushions.Shehadcalled,shesaid,tomakesureoftheeexactaddressandhadpromisedtoreturntheringbyinsuredmailthenextday.Andthenshehadaddedsweetly:“There’snoneedtosendarewardeither.IlostmyengagementringoncewhenIwasyoung,andsomekind,unknownpersonreturnedittomethenextday.IfeelI’monlypayingbackanolddebtofthanks.”Nancyhadthankedthefinderprofuselyandaskedhername,buttheotherwomanhadsaidthatitwasn’timportant.And,now,herewastheringonceagaininherhand.Sheputitbackonherfingerandbreathedahugesighofrelief.3.Theword“object”inthefirstandsecondparagraphsreferstothe_____A.boxB.ringC.cottonD.sunlight答案：B解析：在相应的段落中用对词法和逻辑推理。第四篇NancyBrightandherhusbandJohnhadbeenworkingovertimeandsavingforalongtimesothattheycouldpaytheadvanceforNancy’sdreamhouse.Todaywasthedaythattheyhadenoughmoneyinhandtomakeadownpaymentonthehouse.Buttherealestate（房地产）agentinformedthemthatshehadreceivedanotherofferforthehouse.AlthoughtheotherofferwasslightlylessthanthatofNancyandJohn’s,thatpersonwiththenewofferwaswillingtopaythewholeamountatonce.Theowner,inurgentneedofmoney,wantedtoacceptthesecondoffer.NancyandJohnlookedateachotherwithdisappointedlooks.Theywalkedbackhomefeelingverylowabouthavinglostthehouse.Soontheyrecoveredandinvolvedthemselvesintotheirdailylives,thoughonceinawhileNancywouldsinkintoamilddepressionoverlosingthehouse.OnedayNancywokeupinthemorningfeelingevenlowerthanusual.Shekeptfeelingsick,evenlostinterestinherroutinecoffee.Shepullallthesesymptomsdowntothestressofworkinghardandlosingherdreamhouse.Aweekpassedandsheseemedtogetworse.Johnwasworriedandinsistedontakinghertothedoctor.Thedoctor,aftertakingafewtests,informedthemwithahugesmilethatNancywastwomonthspregnant!JohnandNancywereoverjoyedbutalsoworriedaboutnothavingtheirownhousebeforethebabywasborn.OneeveningNancywanderedintothestreetwhereherdreamhousewas,andasshepassedbyit,shewassurprisedtoseethattherewerenoticesstuckonallthehouse.Oncloserexaminationshefoundthatthenoticeswereforalltheresidentstomoveoutofthehouseastheywerebuildingahighwayandthewholerowofthehousesneededtobepulleddown.Nancysuddenlyrealizedthatnotgettingherdreamhousehadbeenablessingindisguise.ShethankedGodanddecidedtobehappywiththeblessingsshehadandstartedlookingforwardtothebirthofherchild.4.Whatdoesthephrase“ablessingindisguise”inthelastparagraphmean?A.AgoodluckB.AdirtytrickC.AsecretwishD.Afalsealarm答案：A解析：找出文章的核心，再看结尾段，用排除法对四个选项进行排除。第五篇AdviceonPublicspeakingBuildingconfidence（信心）Faithinyourself,youtopicandyourhealthymindisamustifyouaretobeabetterpublicspeaker.Manyspeakersarenotpreparedandloseconfidencebecauseofthat.Butotherslackconfidencebecausetheyareafraidofbeingjudged---andpossiblymadefunof---justliketheywereinhighschoolspeechclass.Buildyourconfidencebyusingallyourtoolsandknowingthatyouareexcellent.Knowingwhat’supYouhavetoknowyourtopicinsideandout.Nothingkillsyourspeechlike“um”and“uh”ineverysentence.Researchyoursubjecttothepointwhereyouareanexpert.Andthat’shalfthebattle.PracticingResearchingandknowingyourtopicisonething,butactuallydeliveringthatinformationisanother.Practicingyourspeechinadvanceisamust.Youwillfindyourbeatsandyourdirection,throughhoursinfrontofthemirrorpracticing.Sowhenyouclimbuponstage,itwillbelikeridingabike,unlessyoudon’tknowhowtorideabike.DressingproperlyYouwillwanttodressproperlyfortheoccasion（场合）---whichcouldbeasuitorsimplyaJacket.Makesureitalsohasthecomfortyouneed.Iftheclothesarenotcomfortable,youmaynotpayfullattentiontoyourspeech.MakingconnectionsMakeapersonalconnectionwithsomeoneintheaudience（听众）.Itmightbesomeoneyouknowthatyoucancalloutto,orsomeoneinthefrontrowyoucanspeakdirectlyto.Maybeyourspeechleadsyoutoaskthemaquestion,whichisaneasywayforyoutotakeyourselffromthestageandplaceyourselfasoneofyouraudience.Italsotakesthepressureoff.5.Whatdoes“that’shalfthebattle”meaninthetext?A.YouhavealreadywonthebattleB.YouaregettingonthewaytofinalsuccessC.YouneedexpertstoguideyouinpublicspeakingD.Youshouldwritesentenceswithout“um”and“uh”答案：B解析：在文章中找出词组出现的部分，通过和对上下文进行逻辑推理和使用排除法得出答案。第1页/共7页