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阅读理解应试技巧

阅读理解应试技巧

（之五）

五、阅读理解真题讲解（续）

2006年真题）

ReadingComprehension（70minutes,40points）

Directions.Thereare5passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby4questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

[主题：

如何通过网络回归阅读习惯]

Don'thavetimetoreadanymore?

Nowyoucangetfree,quickliteratureviaemail.Morethan100000peopleopentheiremaileachdaytoreadachapterofabook,through[31]Chapter-A-Day,[32]anonlinebookclubcreatedtwoyearsago.It'safreeemailservicethatprovidesashortdailyreadingforbusypeople,exposingthemtoliteraturetheymaynotfindontheirown,inspiringsometorecommitittothereadinghabit.About550publiclibrarysystemsrepresentingover3000branchlibrariesalreadyhavesigneduptoofferChapter-A-Day.Viaemail,participantsgetaboutfiveminutes'worthofreadingeveryday.Afterthreechaptersareemailed,theinstallmentsstop,andthosewhowanttokeepreadingcanborrowthebookattheirpubliclibraryorpurchaseitonline.Chapter-A-Dayhaseightfreebookclubs,andsellsthousandsofbookseachmonth.

[32]Chapter-A-Daystartedin1999whenSuzanneBeecher,alifelongbooklover,realizedhowmanyofthewomenwhoworkedpart-timeforhersoftwaredevelopmentcompanydidn'thavetimeintheirbusylivestoread.[34]Shedecidedtotypepartofachapterofabook,andsendittoheremployeesthroughemail.Thenextdayshetypedalittlemore,andcontinuedtosendliteraryinstallmentseachday.Shesaysshestartedgettingfeedbackfromthestaffabouthowreadingmadethemfeel."Theywereinterested,andrealizedthat,thoughtheydidn'thavetimeintheirbusylivesforreading,[33]justreadingthatlittlebiteachdaygotthembackinthehabit."[35]Realizingthatmanyotherpeoplecouldbenefit,shedecidedtotaketheideaevenfurtherandstartanemail"chapter-a-day"bookclubtohelpotherseasetheirwaybackintodailyreading."Readingmakeschangesinpeople'slives,"Beechersays.

PatDempsey,alibrarianatapubliclibraryinOhio,hasfoundChapter-A-Dayhelpsherlibraryclientsgetbackinthehabitofreading."It'sadifferentwaytogetpeoplehookedonbooks,"shesays.

31.Chapter-A-Dayisintendedtohelppeople

A.getbackintothehabitofreading

B.relievestressfromofficework

C.findinterestingbooksonline

D.buybooksmoreconveniently

32.Thepassagewaswrittenin

A.1999B.2000

C.2001D.2002

33.ItcanbeinferredthatthroughChapter-A-Day

A.publiclibrarieshavebecomecrowdedwithreaders

B.MsBeechermademuchmoneyforhersoftwarecompany

C.peoplebegintoreadveryslowlyandpatiently

D.peoplecannotfinishreadinganybookonline

34.Theword"installment"inthepassageprobablymeans:

A.alibraryemail

B.ararepieceofliterature

C.afreenovel

D.apartofabook

35.MsBeecherdecidedtoexpandherChapter-A-Day

A.over3000librarieshadjoined

B.manyotherpeoplecouldbenefit

C.eightbookclubssupportedher

D.freeemailservicewasavailable

PassageTwo

[主题：

GEO项目及作用]

[36]ChicagoPublicSchoolsaregoingtogreatlengthstohireteachers--nowtheschooldistrictrecruitsteachersfromothercountriestohelpsolveashortageofteachers.Itallstartedin1999,whenRousesHannon,amathandphysicsteacherfromPalestine（巴基斯坦）,visitedChicago.HereadabouttheteachershortageatChicagoPublicSchoolsandaskedtheschoolboardifthey'dhirehim.Theboardwasinterestedanddecidedtocreateaspecialprogramforforeign-bornteacherslikeHannon,andhewasthefirstteacherhired.

[37]TheprogramiscalledtheGlobalEducatorOutreachorGEO,andit'sapartnershipbetweenChicagoPublicSchoolsandtheU.S.government.BecausetheteachershortageinChicagoissoextreme,[38]theGovernmentallowstheschooldistricttotemporarilyhireforeignteachingcandidatesusingH1-Bvisas.[37]TheGovernmentgrantsthesevisasonlytoskilledforeign-borncitizens[39]sotheycanworkinhighlyspecializedjobsthatcan'tbefilledwithavailableU.S.workforce.

ThroughtheGEO,theschooldistricthashireddozensofteachersfrom22differentcountries.[39]ApplicantsmustpassanEnglishlanguagetestandspecializeinmath,science,worldlanguageorbilingual（双语的）education.HannonandthefirstGEOteachersstartedintheclassroomatthebeginningofthe2000--2001schoolyear.

WhatdotheGEOteachersthinkoftheAmericanclassroom？

Hannon,whowashiredtoteachmathatGageParkHighSchool,saysclassroomsinChicagoareverydifferentfromthoseinPalestine.Foronething,hesays,thefixedschedulethatforcesstudentstoattendthesameclassesatthesametimeeachdaybecomestoodull.InPalestine,theclassschedulechangeseachweek.[40]HesaysinPalestine,thecultureforcesstudentstoworkhardbecauseiftheydon'tthey'llbekickedoutandputinvocationalschools,whichlimitstheircareeroptions.ThereisnotnearlyasmuchpressureforAmericanstudentstodowell.Hesayshehastodoubletheamountsofworkjusttogethisstudentsinterested.

36.ChicagoPublicSchoolsbegantoemployforeignteachersbecause

A.therewerenotenoughAmericanteachers

B.aprogramforforeignteacherswasstarted

C.theschoolboardwasinterestedinforeignteachers

D.foreignteacherstaughtbetterthanAmericanteachers

37.TheAmericanGovernmentisinvolvedintheprogrambecause

A.theschoolsarepublicschools

B.theGovernmentistofinancetheprogram

C.theGovernmentgrantsvisastotheforeignteachers

D.theprograminvolvesbilingualeducation

38.ItseemsthattheGlobalEducatorOutreachwill

A.bedifficulttocontinue

B.lastalimitedperiodoftime

C.poseathreattoU.S.workforce

D.beextendedtoothercities

39.ChicagoPublicSchoolsdonotseemtolackteachersof

A.EnglishB.math

C.scienceD.worldlanguage

40.Harmon,asaGEOteacher,hasfoundthat

A.classschedulesinAmericaandPalestineareverymuchthesame

B.fixedclassschedulesmakeiteasyforteacherstopreparelessons

C.vocationalschoolsofferagoodcareeroptionforAmericanstudents

D.AmericanstudentsdonotworkashardasPalestinianstudents

PassageThree

[劳动力的定义、组成和影响因素]

[41]Workforceisdefinedasthetotalnumberofpeoplewhoareavailabletoworkandearnincomes.Thedefinitionincludeseveryonewhoisemployedorseekingpaidemployment,soitincludesemployeesandtheself-employed.

[42]Althoughthesizeoftheworkforcedependsagreatdealonthesizeofthetotalpopulation,thereareseveralotherinfluenceswhichalsoaffectit.Theagedistributionofthetotalpopulationhasaverymarkedeffectontheavailableworkforce.Ifthepopulationhasahighproportionofveryyoungpeopleorofthosetoooldtowork,thentheavailableworkforcewouldbelowerthaniftherewereanevenlyspreadagedistribution.[43]Ifthepopulationgrowsrapidlyfromnaturalincrease,[44]i.e.thenumberofbirthsgreatlyexceedsthenumberofdeaths,thenasthetotalpopulationincreases,theproportionintheworkforcedeclines.

Sometimesapopulationisdescribedasaging,whichmeansthatthebirthrateiseitherfallingorgrowingveryslowly,andaspeopleretirefromtheworkforce,therearenotenoughyoungpeopleenteringittoreplacethosewhoareleavingit.Thepopulationistop-heavywitholderpeople.Sothepercentageofthepopulationintheworkforcedeclineswhenthereiseitherarapidincreaseinbirthsorafailingbirthrate.

[45]Theagedistributionofthepopulationhasseveralimportanteffectsontheeconomy.Ifthepopulationisagingandthereisanincreaseinthenumberofpeopleretiringwithoutacorrespondingincreaseinthenumberenteringtheworkforce,thisraisestheproblemoftheabilityoftheeconomytoprovideareasonablelevelofsocialservicestotheretiredgroup.Iftheagedaretobecaredforinspecialhomesorhotels,financesmustbeavailableforthatpurpose.Ifthesizeoftheworkforceissmallrelativetothetotalpopulation,thenthegovernmenttaxreceiptsarerelativelylowandeitherthegovernmenthaslessmoneyavailabletoitortheworkforcemembershavetobe

taxedmoreheavily.

41.Workforceiscomposedof

A.boththeemployedandtheself-employed

B.peopleemployedtoworkforothers

C.bothemployersandemployees

D.peopleavailabletoworkandearnincomes

42.Thefactorthatdoesnotinfluencethesizeoftheworkforceis

A.thesizeofthetotalpopulation

B.theagedistributionofapopulation

C.thenationaleconomy

D.thenaturalpopulationgrowth

43.ItcanbeconcludedfromParagraph2that

A.apopulationgrowthleadstoagreaterproportionofworkforce

B.alargepopulationdoesnotnecessarilymeanahighproportionofworkforce

C.thesizeoftheageddeterminestheproportionofworkforce

D.theproportionoftheveryyoungdeterminesthesizeofworkforce

44.Thesizeoftheworkforcedeclines

A.manypeoplereachtheretiring

B.thebirthratefallsrapidly

C.thenumberofretireesexceeds

D.thedeathrateincreases

45.Thelastparagraphfocuseson

A.thefactorsthatinfluencetheworkforcestructure

B.theimportanceofworkforcedistributiontotheeconomy

C.therelationshipbetweentheagedistributionandtheeconomy

D.theinfluenceofpopulationgrowthonthenationaleconomy

PassageFour

[人们面对诚实测试的反应及原因]

Honestyisthebestpolicy,astheEnglishsayinggoes.[46]Unfortunately,honestyoftendesertsuswhennooneiswatching.Britishpsychologistsreportedlastweek.

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