大学英语阅读三级Passage 110.docx

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大学英语阅读三级Passage110

Passage1

Thesecretofbeingbornluckyisasummerbirthday，withMaybabiesmostlikelytoenjoyalifetime’sgoodfortune,accordingtoastudyofmorethan40,000people.Thetimeofyearatwhichyouarebornhasanenduringinfluenceonlevelsofoptimismandself-reportedluck，accordingtoresearchbyBritishandSwedishscientists。

Maywastheluckiestmonthinwhichtobeborn，with50percentofthosebornthenconsideringthemselveslucky，whileOctoberwastheleastluckymonth,withjust43percentclaiminggoodfortune.

Thefindingsaddtogrowingevidencethatthephenomenonofluckisnotalldowntochance,butisaffectedbyaperson'sgeneraldisposition。

Otherresearchhasshownthatwhetherpeoplethinkthemselvesfortunatedependslessonobjectivesuccessthanonhavinga“glasshalf-full”or“half—empty”approachtolife。

“Whatweareseeingsuggeststhatsomethingisinfluencinghowpeopleperceivetheirluckiness。

Myhypothesisisthatpeoplecreatetheirownluckbytraitssuchasoptimism，thatluckisapsychologicalphenomenonratherthanamatterofblindchance,”saidProfessorRichardWiseman，wholedtheresearch.

Thepatternoftheresults，withthoseborninspringandsummerreportingthemselvesluckierthanthoseborninautumnorwinter，couldhavetwopotentialexplanations,ProfessorWisemansaid.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whetherpeoplethinkthemselvesluckynotdependsonthefollowingfactorsEXCEPT______

A）one'sobjectivesuccessB）one'sgeneraldisposition

C）one’sattitudetolifeD）one’splaceofbirth

2.Accordingtothepassage，thosewhowerebornin_______regardthemselvesasthemostfortunate。

A）MarchB）AprilC）MayD）October

3。

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A）Optimisticpeopletendtobeluckier。

B）Devotedpeopletendtobeluckier.

C）Objectivesuccessismoreimportantthanone’sgeneraldispositioninfeelinglucky.

D）Peopledrinkingmorewatertendtobeluckier.

4。

Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplacetheword“trait”（Line8，Para。

2）？

A）quality。

B）expectation.C）belief。

D）idea。

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A）LuckisSomethingBorn。

B）LuckisNotAllDowntoChance。

C）LuckisAMatterofBlindChance。

D）LuckandAge.

Passage2

Researcherssaymostofusmakeinstantjudgementaboutapersononthebasisofhowtheylook.Theysayfacialfeaturescandeterminewhetherwelikeortrustsomeone.Itmayeveninfluencehowwevote。

“Overtheyears，wehavefoundthatfacialfeaturesaffectthewaymanyofusperceiveothers，”saysElisabethCornwell，apsychologyresearcherattheuniversity’sPerceptionLaboratory.Studiessuggestthatpeoplearelesslikelytotrustthosewithparticularlymasculinefeatures，suchasasquarejaw,smalleyesorbignose。

“Theyareperceivedasdominantandlesstrustworthy,”saysMsCornwell.“Itdoesn'tmeanthatmenwholookmoremasculinearelesstrustworthy—It’sjustourfirstimpressions.“Thosewithlessmasculinefeatures—largereyes,asmallernoseandthinnerlips—aredeemedtobemoretrustworthy.“Weareverygoodatprocessingthesefeaturesquickly，”saysMsCornwell.

TheresearchersareputtingtheirsciencetothetestattheRoyalsociety'sannualsummerexhibitioninLondon.TheyhavesubtlymanipulatedthefacesofPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,ConservativeleaderMichaelHowardandLiberalDemocratleaderCharlesKennedyaccentuatingtheirdominantandtrustworthyfeaturesrespectively。

“Wehaveusedacomputerprogrammetochangetheshapeoftheirfaceandfeatures.Wehopeitwillhelppeopletounderstandourwork。

”SoshouldweexpecttoseeTonyBlair，MichaelHowardandCharlesKennedyattheexhibitiongettingtips？

“Idon'tthinkit'ssomethingtheywillwanttotry,”saysMsCornwell。

“It’snotreallypossiblewithtelevision.Weallknowwhattheylooklike。

Ithinktheywouldbenaivetotryit。

”

1。

Whyarepeoplelesslikelytotrustthosewithparticularlymasculinefeatures？

A）Becausetheyarebad-tempered.

B）Becausetheyareperceivedasdominantandlesstrustworthy。

C）Becausetheyareperceivedastricky.

D）Becausetheyaremorestubborn.

2.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisperceivedasagmasculinefeature？

A）Largereyes。

B）Asquarejaw。

C）Asmallernose.D）Thinnerlips.

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A）Mostofustendtojudgepeoplebyhowtheylook。

B）Somestudiesshowthatpeoplewithparticularmasculinefeaturesaremoredominant。

C）Acandidatewithlessmasculinefeaturesismorelikelytowinavote。

D）Mostofusarewithmasculinefeatures。

4.WhywillTonyBlairnotwanttochangehisfacialfeaturesaccordingtothepassage？

A）Becauseheissopopularthateveryoneknowswhathelookslike.

B）Becausehedoesnotwanttogettips。

C）Becausehehasgreatconfidenceinhislooks.

D）Becauseheisverynaive.

5.。

Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？

A）FacialFeatures。

B）HowPeoplePerceiveOthers.

C）FacialFeaturesAreEverything.

D）HowFacialFeaturesAffectOne’sFirstImpression.

Passage3

Britishuniversityentrantsexpecttobeprovidedwithwashingmachinesanddryersintheirrooms,andevencarparkingspaces，asurveyhasfound.Studentsarealsolesspreparedtotoleratepoorqualitylivingconditionsthantheirpredecessors,saysthesurveybyBritishpollingorganizationMori。

Morethan1,000full—timeundergraduatesandpostgraduatesfrom21universitiesacrosstheUKweresurveyedfortheresearch。

Itshowsthatlocationisthekeyfactorinchoosingaccommodationforstudents-nearlyhalfofthoseinterviewedsaidthatbeingclosetotheirplaceofstudywasthemostimportantfactorintheirchoice。

Costcamesecond，withevidencethatmanyparentsfootthebillsfortheirchildren’srent.Thesurveyalsoshowsthatstudentsarenolongerpreparedtocarrybagsofwashingtothenearestlaunderette.Thesenewcomersexpectwashersanddryerstobeprovidedwiththeiraccommodation。

Thestudyalsohighlightsthosethingstoday'sstudentsexpectasstandard—communalareastobecleanedregularly,utilitybillstobeincluded,evenprivatecarparkingspacetobeincluded.

SeparatefindingsfromtheUK’sNationalUnionofStudentspublishedearlierthisyearshowmorethanhalfofstudentsinprivaterentedaccommodationarelivinginunsatisfactoryconditions.

1。

Whoarethesubjectsofthesurvey?

A）SomeoverseastudentsinU。

K.

B）SomeundergraduatesandpostgraduatesinU.K.universities。

C）SomegraduatesinU.K。

universities。

D）SomeBritishstudentsinothercountries。

2。

WhatkindofaccommodationisthemostattractivetostudentsaccordingtothesurveybyBritishpollingorganizationMori？

A）Anapartmentneartheiruniversities。

B）Acheaphousefarwayfromtheiruniversities.

C）Anapartmentwithcarparkingspace.

D）Anapartmentwithwashingmachines.

3。

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？

A）ThesurveydescribedinthepassageisconductedbyUK‘sNationalUnionofStudents.

B）MostofthesubjectsarefromuniversitiesinLondon.

C）Mostcollegestudentspaytherentbythemselves。

D）Studentsthinkthatcommunalareasshouldbecleanedregularlybycleanersratherthanthemselves.

4.Accordingtothepassage，thechoiceofaccommodationisinfluencedbythefollowingfactorsEXCEPT______。

A）convenienceB）comfort

C）lowrentsD）weather

5.Whatdoesthesurveyindicate?

A）U。

K。

universitystudentsareincreasinglysatisfiedwiththeirlivingconditions。

B）U.K.universitystudentsarelessandlessenergetic.

C）U。

K.universitystudentsdemandhigherqualitiesoftheirlivingconditions.

D）U.K.universitystudentspaylessandlessattentiontotheirstudies.

Passage4

TheformerfirstladyandnowNewYorkSenator，HillaryRodhamClinton,haswrittenabookabouthereightyearsintheWhiteHouse。

Itisbeingreleasedwithagreatdealofpublicfanfare.ThebookrevealsdetailsaboutthenotoriousMonicaLewinskyscandalinvolvingherhusband，PresidentClinton.

InLivingHistory,thewifeofformerPresidentClintonrecountsthemomentwhenMr.Clintoninformedherthathehad,fact，hadwhathecalled“arelationshipthatwasnotappropriate”withMissLewinsky,thenaWhiteHouseintern.Shewrites，“I'couldhardlybreathe.Gulpingforair，Istartedcryingandyellingathim.Whatdoyoumean?

Whatareyousaying?

Whydidyoulietome?

Iwasfuriousandgettingmoresobythesecond.Hejuststoodtheresayingoverandoveragain,I’msorry。

I’msosorry。

IwastryingtoprotectyouandChelsea,referringtotheirdaughter.”

Mrs。

Clintonsaysshehopesthatpeoplewillreadthebookformorethanintimatedetailsofhertroubledmarriage.“It’saprettylongbook，andit'saboutmylife,andit’saboutalloftheissuesthatI’veworkedon,particularlyonbehalfofwomenandchildren，andthingsthatI'yecaredaboutliterallysinceIwasalittlegirl,”shesaid。

“Ithinkitwillgivepeoplemoreinsightand,perhaps，answerquestions。

It’salsomystory。

”

PublisherSimon&SchusterpaidSenatorClinton$8millionforthe560—pagebook,andhasorderedanunusuallylargefirstprintingofone-millioncopies。

Publishingrightstothebookalreadyhavebeensoldin16countries.

1。

WhatappealstothereadersmostinthebookLivingHistoryaccordingtothepassage?

A）Hilary'seightyearsintheWhiteHouse.

B）Hilary’stroubledmarriage.

C）TheissuesthatHilaryhaveworkedon。

D）Hilary'slifeasasenator.

2.Theword“notorious”（Line4，Para.1）isclosestinmeaningto______.

A）well—knownB）unheard-of

C）surprisingD）amusing

3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHilary’sreactionwhenMr.Clintontoldherhisinappro