阅读理解训练题八

阅读理解训练题（八）AWeareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlife,butmostofusdongoodjob.Thisarticlegivessomesuggestionsonhowtogiveaneffectivespeech.So,youhavetogiveaspeech—andyouareterrified.Yougetnervous,youforgetwhatyouwanttosay,youstumbleoverwords,youtalktoolong,andyouboreyouraudienee.Lateryouthink,“ThankGoodness,it'sover.I'mjustnotgoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetothatagain.”Cheepup!Itdoesn'etchlavthatbad.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?Whyareyouspeaking?Then,gatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyofyourtimedoingyourresearch.Thenspendplentyofyourtimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossible,andusepictures,charts,andgraphsiftheyhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.Neverforgetyouraudienee.Don'ttalkovertheirheads,anddon'ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudieneewithrespect.TheywillappreciateyourthoughtfuIness.Justremember:Beprepared.Knowyoursubject,youraudienee,andtheoccasion.Bebrief.Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactwithyouraudienee.Ifyoufollowthesesimplesteps,youwillseethatyoudon'havetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infact,youmayfindtheexperieneesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!You'renotconvincedyet?Giveitatryandseewhathappens.Themainideaofthisarticleis.A.thatyoucanimproveyourspeakingabilityB.thatapoorspeakercanneverchangeC.toalwaysmakeashortspeechD.thatitishardtomakeaspeechParagraph2impliesthat.A.manypeopleareafraidofgivingaspeechB.manypeoplearehappytogiveaspeechC.manypeopledon'tprepareforaspeechD.manypeopletalktoolong58.Thephrase“talkovertheirheads”meansA.speaktooloudlyB.lookattheceilingC.lookdownuponthemD.usewordsandideasthataretoodifficult59.AllofthefollowingstatementsareTRUEexceptA.fewpeopleknowhowtomakegoodspeechesB.alecturerdoesnotneedtoorganizehisspeechC.researchisimportantinpreparingaspeechD.therearesimplestepsyoucantaketoimproveyourspeakingabilityThetitleforthispassagemaybe.A.DoNotMakeaLongSpeechB.HowtoGiveaGoodSpeechC.HowtoprepareforaSpeechD.TrytoEnjoyaspeechBTheoriesofcrimetrytoexplaintwoquitedifferentsidesofthecrimeproblem:first,whycertainformsofbehavioraredescribedbysocietyascrimesandsecond,whatthecausesofcriminalbehaviorare.Theoriesaboutwhatmakesupofcriminalbehaviorhavevariedwidely.OnetraditionalbeliefisthatthecriminalcodestandsforGod'slawandisindependentwillofman.Incontrast,thereisthemodernideathatthecriminallawissimplytheinstrumentbywhichtherulingclassmaintainsitspower.Thereisalsoawidevarietyofexplanationsforthecauseofcrime.Thereisthetheorythatassumesthatanindividualchoosecriminalconductofhisownfreewillandisthereforeresponsibleforhisactions.Othertheoriesdescribethecriminalmoreorlessasahelplessindividualinthegraspofbiological,psychological,orsocialforcesbeyondhisreasonorcontrol.Modernstudiesofcrimeoftendependheavilyonstatistics（统计）.Forexample,burglariesaremostassociatedwiththepoorareasoflargecities.Butonethingisclear;itisthatcriminalbehaviorisconnectedwithagreatnumberofsocial,psychological,economic,political,legal,andmoralfactors.Tosearchforthedecidingfactorofcrimeisatoosimpleaction.Theauthorbelievesthatthecausesofcriminalbehaviorare.A.primarilysocialB.simpleanddirectC.widelyvariedD.oftenreligiousLawswhichemphasizepunishmentforcriminalbehaviorarebasedonthebeliefthatA.thecriminal'sbehavioriscontrolledbysocialfactors.B.Thecriminalisresponsibleforhisbehavior.C.Crimeisconnectedwithpoorurbanareas.D.Therearemanycausesofcriminalbehavior63.ThemodernideathatthelawisameansfortherulingclasstomaintainitspowerisessentiallyaA.politicaltheoryB.psychologicalexplanationC.moraltheoryD.biologicalexplanationCthingscCBCisafamousaircompanywhichhasovertwentyplanescarryingpassengersandgoods,flyingalong12fixedlinesallovertheworld.Itsserviceisverygoodbutsomepassengersarestillnotsatisfiedwithitandthatiswhyin2003and2004thecompanyreceivedlettersofcomplaintsfromconsumersorpassengerswhopointedoutoveradozenkindsofproblemswhicharedividedingroupsinthefollowingtable.ThoseaboutpassengersplaneareBaggageproblems.Customerservicereferstoserviceworkwithpassengersarenotsatisfiedwith.Oversalesofseatsareaboutthefactthatmoreseatsaresoldandasaresulttheplaneistoocrowdedtobesafe.Refundproblemsappearwhenpassengersfailtoreceivethemoneypaidbacktothembecauseofwhattheyhavelost.Faresareproblemsaboutthepriceoftickets.ConsumerComplaintsReceivedBytheCBCCategory20032004Flightproblems20.2%22.1%Baggage18.3%21.8%Customerservice3.1%11.3%Oversalesofseats10.5%11.8%Refundproblems10.1%8.1%Fares6.4%6.0%Reservation&Ticketing5.8%5.6%Tours3.3%2.3%Smoking3.2%2.9%Advertising1.2%1.01%Credit1.0%0.8%Specialpassengers0.9%0.9%Others6.0%5.3%TotalNumberofComplaints2,9881,79264.AbouthowmanycomplaintsaboutCreditwerereceivedbytheCBCin2003?A.28B.29C.30D.3165.Byaboutwhatpercentdidthetotalnumberofcomplaintsdecreasefrom2003to2004?A.40%B.60%C.75%D.100%66.Ifthecirclegraphsbelowshowtotalconsumercomplaintsfor2003,whichgraphshowsadarkpartthatisaboutFlightproblemsandRefundproblemstogether?ABCDWhichofthefollowingstatementscanbeinferredfromthetable?ln2003andin2004,complaintsaboutFlightproblem,Baggage,andCustomerservicetogethertookabout50percentofallconsumercomplaintsreceivedbytheCBCCompany.ThenumberofSpecialpassengerscomplaintswasunchangedfrom2003to2004.From2003to2004thenumberofFlightproblemcomplaintsincreasedbymorethan2percent.A.onlyaB.onlybC.aandbD.aandcFromthepassagewecanknowthat.A.customersarenotsatisfiedwithCBCB.sometimesCBCsellsmoreticketsthanitsplane'sfixedseatsC.CBChasmorethantwentyplaneswhichflytoallthecapitalcitiesoftheworldD.customerscanonlybuyticketswithreadymoneyDBeijing"marketswillsoonbefloodedwithmoreandcheapercolourfulfruitsuchasorangemangosandgreendurian(榴莲)allyearround.ThankstoanewfreetradeagreementsignedlastMondaybetweenChinaandtheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations(ASEAN),moreandmoretropicalSoutheastAsianfruitwillenterthecountry.TheagreementmeansthatfromJuly1,2005,ChinaandASEANcountrieswillbegintocuttariffs.Thereareabout7,000productsincludedinthecuts.Asglobalcommunicationdevelops,countriesaretradingmoreandmoregoodswitheachother.Whenproductsaresoldacrossnationalborders,countriesputataxonthem.Thistypeoftaxiscalledatariff.Justlikeremovinganobstaclefromthepathofthesegoods,thereductionoftariffswillencouragetradebetweenChinaandASEANcountries.Itmeansmoreproductsandlowerprices.TheagreementwillbringrealbenefitsforChinesecustomers,saidaChineseForeignMinistryspokesman."IntheBeijinrgemayouwilleasilyfindmoretropicalfruitlikedurian,Thecurrenttariffiwhichusedtovery,very,veryexpensive.Nowtheywillbecheaper.durianis22percentbutwillfalltozeroin2005.Inthefirst10monthsofthisyearChinadidUS$84.6billionoftradewithASEANcountries.ExpertsbelievethismayreachUS$100billionnextyear.Foundedin1967,ASEANnowincludesIndonesia,Malaysia,Singapore,thePhilippines,Thailand,Brunei,VietNam,Myanmar,CambodiaandLaos.Atariffismoneypaid.A.whenbuyinggoodsB.tosellorbuyproductsofforeignbrandnamesC.tosellorbuygoodsacrosstheborderofthecountryD.togothroughthecustomsWhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheagreementisNOTtrue?A.ItwillresultinanincreaseintradebetweenChinaandASEANcountries.B.InmightcausethepricesofASEANproductstofall.C.ItmaygreatlybenefittheChinesecustomers.D.Itwon'tbringanybenefitstoproducersofASEANcountries..Wecaninferfromthestorythat.A.ChinalacksfruitB.tariffsareanimportantfactorinforeigntradeC.tropicalcountrieshavecheaperfruitD.ChinapreferstotradewithASEANcountries.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.Tar肝CutBoostsTradeB.BestWaysToSellFruitsC.TropicalFruitToChinaD.ChinaJoinsASEANEAsummaryofthephysicalandchemicalnatureoflifemustbegin,notontheearthbutinthesun;infact,atthesun'sverycenter.Itisherethatistebeifouindfttheenergythatthesunconstantlypoursoutintospaceaslightandheat.Thisenergyisliberatedatthecenterofthesunasbillionsuponbillionsofnucleihydrogenatomsclashwitheachotherandfusetogethertoformnucleiofatoms.Theoutputoflightandheatofthesunrequiresthatsome600milliontonsofhydrogenbeconvertedintohelium（氦）inthesuneverysecond.Thusthesunhasbeendoingforseveralthousandsofmillionsofyears.Thenuclearenergyisreleasedatthesunnterashi'hsenBsrgygammaradiation,aformofelectromagnetic（电磁的）radiationlikelightandradiowaves,onlyofverymuchshorterwavelength.Thisgammaradiationisabsorbedbyatomsinsidethesun,toberemittedatslightlyIongerwavelengths.Thisradiationinitsturn,isabsorbedandremitted.Astheenergyfiltersthroughthelayersofsolarinner,itpassesthroughtheX-raypartofthespectrum（光），eventuallybecominglight.Atthisstage,ithasreachedwhatwecallthesolarsurface,andcanescapeintospace,withoutbeingabsorbedfurtherbysolaratoms.Averysmallfractionofthesun'lsghtandheatisgivenoffinsuchdirectionthat,afterpassingunhinderedthroughinterplanetaryspace,ithitstheearth.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Theproductionofsolarlightandheat.B.Thephysicalandchemicalnatureoflife.C.Theconversionofhydrogentohelium.D.RadiationintheX-raypartofthespectrum.Thepassageindicatesthat,incomparisontoradiowaves,gammawaves.A.produceloudersoundB.arelessmagneticC.donotforminthesun'scenterD.arenotsolong75.Accordingtothepassage,throughwhichofthefollowingdoestheenergyreleasedinthesunpassbeforeitbecomeslight?A.TheX-raypartofthespectrum.B.Electromagneticspace.C.Thesolarsurface.D.Interplanetaryspace.阅读理解训练题（八）答案56-60AADBB61-65CBACA66-70DABCD71-75BAADA