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ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Fore*ample,whenheis"
blownup"
inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayofthee*plosionjustattherightmoment.
Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,fore*ample,skiedovertheedgeofacliff(悬崖)athousandfeethigh.Hisparachute
(降落伞)failedtoopen,andhewaskilled.Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Fornowadaystherearestuntgirlstool
1.Stuntmenarethosewho .A.oftendressupasactors
B.prefertoleaddangerouslives
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C.oftenperformseeminglydangerousactionsD.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlives
2.Stuntmenearntheirlivingby .
A.playingtheirdirtytricksB.sellingtheirspecialskills
C.jumpingoutofhighwindows
D.jumpingfromfastmovingtrains
3.Whenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding, .
A.heneedslittleprotection
B.hewillbecoveredwithamattress
C.hislifeisendangered
D.hissafetyisgenerallyallright
4.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactor因(素)ofasuccessfulperformanc“eA.Strength.B.E*actness.C.Speed.D.Carefulness.
5.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor'
se*ampleoftheNorwegianstuntma“n
A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh.C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.
D.Thecliffistoohigh.KEY:
1-5CBDBA
专升本英语阅读训练〔002〕
activitywhichwasalmostunknowntothelearnedintheearlydaysofthehistory,whileduringthefifteenthcenturytheterm"
reading"
undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbeepopular.
Oneshouldbecareful,however,ofsupposingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisdistraction(分散注意力)toothers.E*aminationofreasons
connectedwiththehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingshowsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.
Thelastcenturysawagradualincreaseinliteracy读(写能力)andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreadersincreased,sothenumberoflistenersdropped,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlessmon,socamethepopularityofreadingasaprivateactivity
insuchpublicplacesaslibraries,trainsandoffices,wherereadingaloudwoulddisturbotherreadersinaway.
Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillheatedargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformationortreatedrespectfully,andoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.However,whateveritsadvantages,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbytheprintedmassmedia
(媒介)ontheonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.
Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeingadvisedtohavesomenewideasofbooksandtouseskillsinreadingthemwhichwerenotproper,ifnotimpossible,fortheoralreader.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnologicaldevelopmentsinthecenturyhadgreatlychangedwhattheterm"
referredto.
1.Whywasreadingaloudmonbeforethenineteenthcentury“A.Becausesilentreadinghadnotbeendiscovered.
B.Becausetherewerefewplacesforprivatereading.C.Becausefewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.
D.Becausepeopledependedonreadingforenjoyment.
2.Thedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthenineteenthcenturyshowed.
A.achangeinthepositionofliteratepeopleB.achangeinthenatureofreading
C.anincreaseinthenumberofbooks
D.anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders
3.Educationalistsarestillarguingabout .A.theimportanceofsilentreading
B.theamountofinformationprovidedbybooksandnewspapersC.theeffectsofreadingonhealth
D.thevalueofdifferenttypesofreadingmaterial
4.Whatisthewriterofthispassageattemptingtodo“A.Toe*plainhowpresentdayreadinghabitsdeveloped.B.Tochangepeople'
swaytoread.
C.Toshowhowreadingmethodshaveimproved.D.Toencouragethegrowthofreading.
KEY:
1-4CBDA
专升本英语阅读训练〔003〕
Insomeways,theUnitedStateshasmadesomeprogress.Firesnolongerdestroy18,000buildingsastheydidintheGreatChicagoFireof1871,orkillhalfatown
of2,400people,astheydidthesamenightinPeshtigo,Wisconsin.OtherthantheBeverlyHillSupperClubfireinKentuckyin1977,ithasbeenfourdecadessincemorethan100Americansdiedinafire.
Butevenwithsuchsuccesses,theUnitedStatesstillhasoneoftheworstfiredeathratesintheworld.Safetye*pertssaytheproblemisneithermoneynor
technology,buttheindifference(无所谓)ofacountrythatjustwillnottakefiresseriouslyenough.
Americanfiredepartmentsaresomeoftheworld'
sfastestandbest-equipped.Theyhavetobe.TheUnitedStateshastwiceJapan'
spopulation,and40timesasmanyfires.Itspendsfarlessonpreventingfiresthanonfightingthem.AndAmericanfire-safetylessonsareaimedalmostentirelyatchildren,whodieinlargenumbers
infiresbutwho,againstpopularbeliefs,startveryfewofthem.
E*pertssaytheerrorisanopinionthatfiresarenotreallyanyone'
sfault.Thatisnotsoinothercountries,wherebothpubliceducationandthelawtreatfiresaseitherapersonalfailingoracrime罪(行).Japanhasmanywoodhouses;
ofthe48firesinworldhistorythatburnedmorethan10,000buildings,Japanhashad27.Punishmentforcausingabigfirecanbeassevereaslifeimprisonment.
IntheUnitedStates,mosteducationdollarsarespentinelementaryschools.But,thelessonsareaimedattoolimitedanumberofpeople;
just9percentofallfiredeathsarecausedbychildrenplayingwithmatches.
TheUnitedStatescontinuestodependmoreontechnologythanlawsorsocialpressure.Therearesmokedetectorsin85percentofallhomes.Somelocalbuildinglawsnowrequirehomesprinklers(喷水装置).Newheatersandironsshutthemselvesoffiftheyaretipped.
1.ThereasonwhysomanyAmericansdieinfiresisthat .A.theytooknointerestinnewtechnology
B.theydidnotpaygreatattentiontopreventingfires
C.theyshowedindifferencetofightingfires
D.theydidnotspendenoughmoneyonfireequipment2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat .
A.firesafetylessonsshouldnotbeaimedonlyatAmericanchildren
B.AmericanchildrenhavenotreceivedenougheducationoffiresafetylessonsC.JapanisbetterequippedwithfireequipmentthantheUnitedStates
D.America'
slargepopulationleadstomorefires
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassag“e
A.TherehasbeennogreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadstohighdeathrate.
B.TherehavebeenseveralgreatfiresintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadtohighdeathrate.
C.TherehasbeenonlyonegreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatledtohighdeathrate.
D.ThefireinKentuckyin1977madeonlyafewpeoplekilled.KEY:
BAC
专升本英语阅读训练〔004〕
Nuclearpower'
s(核能的)dangertohealth,safety,andevenlifeitselfcanbedescribedinoneword;
radiation(辐射).
Nuclearradiationhasacertainmysteryaboutit,partlybecauseitcannotbedetected(探测)byhumansenses.Itcan'
tbeseenorheard,ortouchedortasted,eventhoughitmaybeallaroundus.Thereareotherthingslikethat.Fore*ample,radiowavesareallaroundusbutwecan'
tdetectthem,sensethem,withoutaradioreceiver.Similarly,wecan'
tsenseradioactivitywithoutaradiationdetector.Butunlikemonradiowaves,nuclearradiationisnotharmlesstohumanbeingsandotherlivingthings.
Atveryhighlevels,radiationcankillananimalorhumanbeingoutrightbykillingmassesofcells(细胞)inimportantorgans器(官).Buteventhelowestlevelscandoseriousdamage.Thereisnolevelofradiationthatispletelysafe.Ifthe
radiationdoesnothitanythingimportant,thedamagemaynotbesignificant.Thisisthecasewhenonlyafewcellsarehit,andiftheyarekilledoutright.Your
bodywillreplacethedeadcellswithhealthyones.Butifthefewcellsareonlydamaged,andiftheyreproducethemselves,youmaybeintrouble.