专四阅读详解 4.docx

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专四阅读详解4

星期4Thursday

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TextA

历史人物类

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日常生活类

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今日练习

TextA

EdgarSnowwasareporterandajournalist.Hewasadoer,aseekeroffacts.Hismatureyearswerespentincommunicatingtopeople—hewasanopenerofminds,abrightpairofeyesonwhatwentonabouthim.Fortunately,hewenttomanyplaces,knewmanypeople,sawmanythings;thushecommunicatedfromdepthandinvolvement.Suspiciousofdogma,hestatedinhisautobiography,“Whatinterestedmewaschieflypeople,allkindsofpeople,andwhattheythoughtandsaidandhowtheylived—ratherthanofficial,andwhattheysaidintheirinterviewsandhandoutsaboutwhatthepeople’thoughtandsaid.”Inwritingaboutpeopleandtheeventswhichshapedormisshapedtheirlives,hispointofviewwasessentiallyhonestandsearching—foundedonhisowninquiryandrestingonabodyoftruthperceivedwithvisionandwithcompassion.Hisvaluedfriendandeditor,MaryHeathcoat,statedthattoEdgarSnow,“Trueprofessionalismmeanttellingthetruthasonesawit,withasmanyofthereasonsforitsexistenceasonecouldfindoutandasmuchempathyaspossibleforthepeopleexperiencingit.”“EdgarSnow,”sheadded,“wasarespecterofallpersons,andheknewtheworldhadbillionsofimportantpeopleinit.”

ThatheisrememberedmostlythroughRedStarOverChinaisunderstandable.Theaccountsinthatbookwereofinternationalimportanceandtheexperiencefortheauthoringettingthoseaccountswasperhapsthemostsignificantoneinhislife.Thoughitistypicalofhimthat,aftertheacclaimthebookreceived,hecommented,“IsimplywrotedownwhatIwastoldbytheextraordinaryyoungmenandwomenwithwhomitwasmyprivilegetoliveatagethirty,andfromwhomIlearnedagreatdeal.”That“greatdeal”spreadfromthepagesofRedStartoalterthethinkingofcountlesspeople—includingmanycitizensofChinawhowereledbyittoactionthatdrasticallyaffectedtheirownlivesandthecourseoftheircountry’sfuture.Anawesomerealizationofpersonalresponsibilityalsocameaboutatthispointfortheyoungjournalist,onehewascognizantoftherestofhislife—thediscovery,asheheardoffriendsandstudentskilledinawartheyhadbeenmovedtojoinlargelybecauseofhisreports,thathiswritinghadtakenonthenatureofpoliticalactionandthathe,asawriter,hadtobepersonallyanswerableforallhewrote.

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutEdgarSnow?

[A]Herespectsgrassroots.

[B]Heisinterestedinofficials’words.

[C]Hefulfillsthetrueprofessionalism.

[D]Hevaluesfactandhishonestsearching.

2.EdgarSnow’sbookswereallwrittenwith

[A]hisignoranceofthecircumstancesaroundhim.

[B]hisprejudicetowardsthepeoplehewasnotfamiliarwith.

[C]hisdeepinvolvementandunderstandingofthepeoplearoundhim.

[D]hisownexperienceinmakinghimselfawell-knownmanoftheworld.

3.WhyisEdgarSnowrememberedmostlythroughRedStarOverChina？

[A]ItiswritteninChinese.

[B]ItistheonlybookthattellsaboutChina.

[C]Thewordingofthisbookisextraordinary.

[D]Ithasanimportantinfluenceovertheinternationalworld.

4.RedStarOverChinaisallofthefollowingEXCEPT

[A]fulfillingSnow’spoliticalstand.

[B]inspiringChineseyouthtotakeaction.

[C]motivatingSnow’spersonalresponsibility.

[D]reflectinghischaracteristicsandprofessionalism.

TextB

Annalikedthelookofthehouseassoonasshesawit.Jackknewthatbeforeshesaidanything.Theplainwhitewalls,theblackwindowframesanddoor—thegoodtasteofthatcombinationhadalwayspleasedher.

“It’sanicefamilyhouse,”shesaid,“onecanseeit’sbeenwelllivedin.”

Fifty-sevenEdenSquarewasatallnarrowhouseofthreestoreysinthemiddleofarowfacingasmallpark.Itwasinwhatahouseagentwouldcallapopularratherthanafashionablearea.Thelittlefrontgatewasopen,broken.Theywentinandupafewstonestepstothefrontdoor.Theycouldseeinthroughoneofthesitting-roomwindowsfromwhichanetcurtainhadfallenatoneside.Thelargeroomwasalmostbare.Adirtygreencarpethalfcoveredthefloor.Fromanoldbrickfireplaceagas-firehadbeenpulledoutintotheroom.Thewallpaperwasdarkgreen,dirtyanddamp-looking.Therewasnofurniture.Silentlytheystaredin.ThenJacktriedthefrontdoor.Itwaslocked.

“It’sbeenemptyalongwhile,”hesaid,“alllastwinteratleast.Isitworthgoingtotheagenttogetthekeys?

We’dhavetodoanawfullotofcleaningup.”

“Anyemptyhouseupforsaleneedscleaning.”saidAnna,“That’spartofthefunofbuying.Youcanmakeitlooksodifferent.Thisplacewillbealotbetterwhencleanedup.Howmuchdoyouthinkit’llcost?

”

“Well,it’sabouteightyyearsold,andmodernizedprobably.”Hesteppedbackandlookedup.“Itshouldhavethreeorfourlargebed-rooms,aslargeasIthinkbedroomsoughttobe,andoneortwosmallones.Thatis,ifitwasn’tusedasaguesthouseinthedaysbeforepeoplestartedgoingtoSpainfortheirholidays,Ithinkitwouldcostaboutfifteenthousand.Itdependsonhowmodernitisinside.We’llgetthekeysandhavealook,shallwe?

”

Theydidsothefollowingafternoon.Inanearliertime,thespacioushousehadhadlarge,airybedrooms.Allfourofthesewerenowdividedupbywoodenwallsanduglypassages.Eachbigwindowlookingontotheparkwassharedbytwooreventhreerooms.Therewereinalleighteentinybedrooms,eachwithatinywash-basinandwater:

sleepingspaceforthirtyorsoholiday-makers.

“Littlecages,”Annasaid.Shedidnotliketheplaceatall.

5.HowdidAnnareactatthefirstsightofthehouse?

[A]Shethoughtthehousewasinpoorcondition.

[B]Sheadmiredthewayitwaspainted.

[C]ShetoldJackitwasveryexpensive.

[D]Shesaidtherewasanicefamilylivinginit.

6.Wherewasthehouselocatedaccordingtothehouseagent?

[A]Inawell-likedarea.

[B]Inaveryfashionablearea.

[C]InFifty-sevenEdenSquare

[D]Inthemiddleofasmallpark.

7.WhatwereAnnaandJackdoing?

[A]Lookingforaplaceinwhichtheycouldspendtheirholiday.

[B]Lookingforahouseagenttosellahouse.

[C]Tryingtofindaguesthouseorasmallhotel.

[D]Tryingtofindasuitablefamilyhousetobuy.

8.What’sNOTtrueabouttheconditionofthehouseaccordingtothepassage?

[A]Ithadfourlargebedroomsbeforeitwasusedasaguesthouse.

[B]Itwasoldbutsomewhatmodernized.

[C]Itwaswherefashionablepeoplepreferredtolive.

[D]Itwasalmostlikeacagewhenthetwopeoplevisitedit.

9.Annadidnotlikethehousebecause

[A]itwasnotheridealfamilyhome.

[B]itwastooexpensive.

[C]itwasreallyaplaceforkeepinganimalsin.

[D]itneededtoomuchcleaning.

TextC

Thisbookiswrittenexpresslyforstudentsinanattempttopresentthematerialthatismostusefulandinterestingtothem.Previouscoursesinchemistryarenotnecessaryfortheunderstandingofthematerial,althoughthosestudentswhohavehadhighschoolchemistrywillfindthatareviewoftheinorganicsectionwillbetterenablethemtomastertheorganicandbiochemistrysectionsthatfollow.

Theauthorhasfeltthatinthepasttherewasanimproperselectionofmaterialfrominorganic,organic,andbiochemistryinthemajorityofthetextbooksofchemistryfornurses.Thetendencyhasbeentodeveloptheinorganicchemistrytosuchanextentthatorganicandbiochemistryiscoveredtoobriefly.Therecentadvancesinbiochemistryandtheirwidespreadapplicationtothepracticeofmedicineandnursinghaveconsiderablyalteredthesituation.Notonlyisbiochemistrymorecloselyalliedtothepracticalchemistryofmedicineandnursingbutitisalsoofmoreinteresttothestudent.Intheauthor’sexperiencetheresponsetobiochemistryhasalwaysbeenmorefavorablethantotheothersections.Withinthebriefperiodallottedtochemistry,therefore,thesectionsoninorganic,organic,andbiochemistryshouldbesoarrangedthatagoodshareofthetimeisspentinthestudyofbiochemistry.Thisbookpresentsmainlythosefundamentalsofinorganicandorganicchemistrythatarenecessaryfortheunderstandingofthesectiononbiochemistry.

ThefundamentalpointssuggestedintheCurriculumGuideareincludedinthebook,withsomeadditionsinthebiochemistrysection.Theauthorfeelsthatastudyofurine,vitamins,nutrition,andhormonesissoobviouslyapartofbiochemistrythatatleastthefundamentalsshouldbeincludedinthiscourse.

Thebookhasbeenplannedinsuchawaythatitmaybeadaptedtovariouscoursesinchemistry.ThematerialsuggestedbytheCurriculumGuideiscoveredinthefirstnineteenchaptersandmaybeusedinacceleratedcoursesorwhereminimumtimeisallottedtochemistry.Whenthetimeallottedtothecourseissixtytoninetyhourstheentirecontentsofthebookmaybeusedtoadvantage.WhilethebookhasbeenwrittenespeciallytofittheneedsofSchoolsofNursing,itcouldreadilybeappliedininstanceswherestudentsarerequiredtotakebutonecourseinchemistry.

Theapatheticattitudeofnonprofessionalstudentstowardacourseininorganicchemistrymaywellbeovercomebytheproperpresentationofmaterialselectedfrominorganic,organic,andbiochemistry.

10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutreadingthebook?

[A]Onemustfirstreviewhishighschoolcourses.

[B]Previouscoursesinchemistryarenecessary.

[C]Agoodmasteryofbiochemistryisessential.

[D]Oneneedn’thavestudiedchemistry