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