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学位英语整理阅读理解

Passage1

Amongalltheanimals,theapeismostlikehumanbeings.Bothpeopleandapeshavethesimilarbrainstructure,thesimilarnervesystem,andthesimilarkindofblood.

Therearefourkindsofapes:

thechimpanzee（黑猩猩）,theorangutan（猩猩）,thegorilla（大猩猩）,andthegibbon（长臂猿）.TheyliveinthedeepforestsandwarmtropicalregionsofAfricaandofSoutheastAsia,includingIndonesia.

Allapesarecoveredwithbrown,reddish-brown,orblackhaireverywhereontheirbodiesexcepttheirfaces,feet,andhands.Theirhandseachhavefourfingersandathumbthathelpsthemgripthingsthewayourthumbshelpus.Buttheyalsohaveathumboneachfootinsteadofabigtoe.Thustheycanholdthingswiththeirfeetalso.Havingshort,weaklegs,apesdonotwalkonthegroundverymuch.However,theirarmsareverystrong.Thisenablesthemtoswingfrombranchesandtravelveryquicklyfromtreetotree.

Theseanimalsliveinsmallfamilygroupsthatmovefromplacetoplaceinsearchofvegetablesandfruits.Theyalsoeateggs,smallanimals,nuts,andinsects.Whentheyaretired,theybuildnestsinthetrees.Buttheyrarelysleepthereformorethananightortwo.Thentheymoveontolookformorefood.

Therearesomedifferencesamongthefollowingthreekidsofapes.Thegibbonisnevermorethanthreefeethighandweightonlyaboutfourteenpounds.Thegorillagrowstobesixfeettallandweightupto600pounds.Theorangutanissmallerthanthegorilla.Itstandsthreetofivefeettallandweightupto200pounds.

Chimpanzeesarethesmartestofallapes.Theycanbetaughttositatatableandeat,todressthemselves,andtodothingsthathumanchildrencando.

56.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtellus?

A.Theapelookslikehumanbeingsmost.

B.Peopleandtheapethinkalike.

C.Peopleandtheapebehavealike.

D.Theapeisthemostintellectualanimalintheworld.

57.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.Allapesarebrownorblack.

B.Allpartsofapes’bodiesarecoveredwithhair.

C.Apeshaveweaklegsbutverystrongarms.

D.Apes’armsarestrongenoughtoswim.

58.Apesbuildnestsinthetreesbutseldomsleepthereformorethananightortwobecause________.

A.Theyliketoliveinsmallfamilygroups

B.Theyliketomovefromplacetoplaceinsearchofmorefood

C.Theyliketoeateggs,smallanimals,nutsandinsects

D.itrainstooofteninthedeepforests

59.Amongthethreekindsofapes,________.

A.thegorillaisthebiggest

B.thegibbonisonlythreefeethighbutitisheavierthantheorangutan

C.theorangutanissmallerthanthegorillaandclevererthanthegibbon

D.theorangutancanstanduptoagreatheight,butotherscannot

60.Thelastparagraphtellsusthat________.

A.chimpanzeescandobetterthanhumanchildren

B.chimpanzeescandomanythingsthathumanchildrencannotdo

C.humanchildrencandomanythingsthatchimpanzeescannotdo

D.theintelligenceofchimpanzeesissimilartothatofhumanchildren

答案解析：

PartVReadingComprehension（20points）

Passage1

56.A

[解析]细节题。

由文章首句可知，在自然界中，猿与人最相似。

故选A。

57.C

[解析]细节题。

由文章第三段倒数第二、三句可知，猿的腿短而无力，但手臂很强壮，故选C。

倒数第一句说，强壮的手臂使得猿能够swing而不是swim，排除D。

由该段第一、二句可排除A、B两项。

58.B

[解析]细节题。

文章第四段指出，猿四处迁居以寻找蔬菜与水果，它们累了就在树上造窝，偶尔在窝里休息一两个晚上，然后继续迁移以找到更多的食物，所以B正确。

59.A

[解析]细节题。

文章第五段指出，长臂猿（gibbon）高不足3英尺，重仅14磅；大猩猩（gorilla）高6英尺，重达600磅；猩猩（orangutan）高3至5英尺，重200磅。

综合可知，A正确。

60.D

[解析]推断题。

文章最后一段指出，黑猩猩是所有猿中最聪明的，可以做儿童能做的事情。

由此推断，黑猩猩的智力与儿童的智力相似，故选D。

Passage2

VideodischoldsgreatpromiseofhelpingtomeettheneedsofAmericanschoolchildrenwhohaveproblemsseeing,hearing,speaking,orsocializing.Almostelevenpercentofthestudentsaged3~21inthiscountryhaveanimpairmentthataffectstheirabilitytobenefitfromaregulareducationprogram.Handicappedstudentsrequirespecialeducationbecausetheyareoftenmarkedlydifferentfrommostchildreninoneormoreofthefollowingways:

mentallyretarded（发展迟缓的）learning-disabled,emotionallydisturbed,deaf,visuallyhandicapped,physicallyhandicapped,orotherhealthimpairments.Theeducationofthesehandicappedchildrenisrewardingbutchallenging.

Aspecialeducationstudentusuallyneedsalongerperiodoftimetoacquireinformation.Repetitiveteachingtechniquesareoftenbeneficial,andindefatigable（孜孜不倦的）consistencyonthepartoftheteacherisfrequentlynecessary.Interactivevideodisccoursewarehascharacteristicsthatcanbecapitalizedupontomeetthechallengesthatspecialeducationposes.Avideodiscprogramisinfinitelypatient.Repetitionofanyvideodisclessoncancontinueendlessly,anddesignerscanassureabsoluteconsistencywithinaprogram.Mostimportant,accordingtospecialeducatorWilliamHealeyoftheUniversityofArizona,isthatvideodisc“addsanextradimensionofrealismforchildrenwhoneedgraphicrepresentations.”

Healeyexplainedthatdeafandmentallyretardedchildrenespeciallyhavedifficultygraspingfigurative（比喻的）languageandhigher-orderlanguageconcepts.Hebelievesthatforspecialeducation,thepowerofvideodiscliesintheabilityofthetechnologytovisuallyrepresentlanguageconceptsnormallytakenforgrantedbynon-handicappedpersons.Complexfigurativelanguageformssuchasidiomsandmetaphorscomemostreadilytomindasbeingdifficultforhandicappedlearners.

61.Thespecialeducationmentionedinthetextismainlyconcernedwith________.

A.geniusstudentsfromday-carecenterstocolleges

B.studentswhoarefondofcomputervideogames

C.teachersoflanguageintheUniversityofArizona

D.studentswhoareeithermentallyorphysicallydisabled

62.Avideodisccoursewareisbeneficialtothosewhohavestudydifficultiesbecause________.

A.itsfancydesignisveryattractive

B.itallowstheusertogobacktowherehewantstorestudy

C.thecontentofitishealthyandpromising

D.itisdevelopedbyuniversityprofessors

63.AccordingtoProfessorHealey,wemayinferthatmentallyretardedchildrenperhaps________.

A.needgraphicrepresentationsinordertounderstandhigher-orderlanguageconcepts

B.aregoodatstudyingEnglishidiomsbutoftenfailtograsphigher-orderlanguageconcepts

C.arenotverypatientwithvideodiscwhichhelpsthemtounderstandtheworldconcepts

D.tendtobedeafaswellandhavedifficultylearningthesimpleconcept“beforeandafter”

64.Thebestphrasethatsummarizesthemainideaofthetextis________.

A.handicappedstudentsandtheirproblems

B.videodiscandspecialeducation

C.computerassistedteachingprograms

D.normalchildrenandhandicappedkids

65.Theword“impairment”（Line3,Para.1）probablymeans________.

A.habit

B.disability

C.misconception

D.belief

答案解析：

Passage2

61.D

[解析]细节题。

由文章第一段“Handicappedstudentsrequirespecialeducationbecausetheyare…”可知，文中提及的特殊教育,针对的是有智力和身体残疾的学生们，故选D。

62.B

[解析]推断题。

文章第二段第二句指出，残疾儿童往往需要老师不厌其烦地反复教导，接着谈到互动式影碟课件可以不断地重放课程，由此推断，影碟课件使学习有困难的学生能够回放他们想再次学习的课程，故选B。

63.A

[解析]推断题。

文章第三段的前两句指出，希利教授解释说耳聋和智力发展迟缓的孩子很难明白比喻性的话语和较为复杂的语言概念，所以他们需要直观的图解，而影碟能够帮助他们，由此推断A正确。

64.B

[解析]主旨题。

通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了对残疾孩子的特殊教育和辅助这种特殊教育的影碟课件，故选B。

65.B

[解析]语义题。

文章第一段的第二句指出，在该国3至21岁的学生中，约有11%的学生有________从而影响了他们接受常规教育的能力。

habit意为“习惯”，disability意为“残疾”，misconception意为“误解”，belief意为“信仰”。

由句意可知，B正确。

Passage3

Therearemanywaysofdefiningsuccess.Itisaccuratetosaythateachofushasourownconceptofsuccesstotheextentthateachofusisresponsibleforsettingourowngoalsanddeterminingwhetherwehavemetthesegoalssatisfactorily.Becauseeachofuspossessesuniquedifferencesingeneticabilityandfavorableenvironmentsinwhichtoexpresstheseabilities,itisnecessarilytruethatwemustdefinesuccessbroadly.

Forsomepeople,simplybeingabletolivetheirlifewithaminimumofmiseryandsufferingisconsideredasuccess.Thinkofthepeaceofmindofthepoorshepherdwhotendshissheep,enjoyshisfrugallifewithhisfamilyinthebeautyofnature,andwhoisrespectedbecausehedoesagoodjobofachievingthegoalsexpectedofandacceptedbyhisandhissociety.Ontheotherhand,itseemsthateventhoughsomepeopleappeartoberichinmaterialpossessions,manyofthemseemtobemiserableandconsiderthemselvesunsuccessfulwhenjudgedbytheirownstandardsofsuccess.Becausenotallventurescanbesuccessful,oneshouldnotsetunrealisticgoalsforachievingsuccess,butifonehasself-confidenceitwouldbeunfortunatetosetone’sgoalsattoolowalevelofachievement.

Awisecounseloroncesaidtoayoungmanwhowasexperiencingfrustrationwithhisownprofessionalsuccess:

“Youdonothavetosetyourgoaltoreachthemooninordertohavesuccessintraveling.Sometimesonecanbeverysuccessfulmerelybytakingawalkintheparkorridingthesubwaydowntown,”Thecounseloradded,“Youhavenotreallyfailedandspoiledyourchancesforsuccessuntilyouhavebeenunsuccessfulatsomethingyoureallylike,andtowhichyouhavegivenyoubesteffort.”

66.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorimpliesthat________areessentialinachievingsuccess.

A.abilityandgoalsB.goalsanddetermination

C.abilityandenvironmentD.goalsandenvironment

67.Theword“frugal”（Line3,Para.2）means________.

A.wealthyB.wasteful

C.thriftyD.miserable

68.Somerichpeopleconsiderthemselvesunsuccessfulbecause________.

A.theirlifeismiserable

B.theydonotliveinpeace

C.theirgoalsaretoolow

D.theyarenotrichenoughbytheirownstandards

69.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat________.

A.weshouldhavehighgoals

B.successmeansachievinggreatgoals

C.successmeanstakingawalkinthepark

D.successmeanstryingone'sbestatwhatonereallylikes

70.Thispassagemainlytalksabout________.

A.thedefinitionofsuccessB.howtoachievesuccess

C.howtosetgoalsD.theimportanceofgoals

答案解析：

Passage3

66.C

[解析]