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大学英语精读3作业2

Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetweenawriterandwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursatatypewriter.“Youhavegottowanttowrite,”Isaidtothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”

Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundformemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.

Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitformanyyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiedwondering.Whatif?

Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtotest（eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure）.Thisistheshadow-landofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

1．阅读理解（4.0）分

Thepassageismeantto_______.

A、warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience

B、adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

C、showyoungpeopleitisunrealisticforawritertopursuewealth

D、encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer

2．阅读理解（4.0）分

Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A、Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingａｎｄrewarding.

B、Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratheroneffort.

C、Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyａｎｄisolation.

D、Thechancesforwriterstobecomesuccessfularesmall.

3．阅读理解（4.0）分

Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearsofhiswritingcareer?

A、Hewasnotabletoproduceasinglebook.

B、Hehadn’tseenachangeforthebetter.

C、Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.

D、Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.

4．阅读理解（4.0）分

In“…peoplewhodiedwondering”,“who”referstothose_______.

A、whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflife

B、whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfway

C、whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecision

D、whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath

5．阅读理解（4.0）分

“Shadow-land”inthelastsentencerefersto_______.

A、thewonderlandoneoftendreamsabout

B、thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto

C、thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreached

D、aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination

第2题（20）分

InmanystoriesonTVandinscience-fictionbooks,mentraveltofarawaystars.Theyhavequick,easyjourneys.Butsofar,menhavebeenabletoreachonlytheearth’sownmoon.

Supposeamanwantedtoreachadistantstar.Evenifhetraveledhiswholelife,hewouldhavetomovefasterthanthespeedofthelight.Nothingcanmovethatfastexceptlightitself.

Strangethingshappentoanobjectwhenitmovesrapidly.Theobjectweighsmore.Anobjectmovingat86percentofthespeedoflightistwiceasheavyasitisatrest.Astickappearsshorter.Aclockrunsmoreslowly.Amanwouldnotagesofastashewouldontheearth.

Lighttravelsmorethan186,000milesasecond,orabout11millionmilesaminute.Inoneyear,lighttravelssixtrillionmiles.Thatgreatdistanceiscalledalight-year.Itisusedtomeasuredistanceinspace.

ThestarclosesttooursunisAlphaCentauri.Itismorethanfourlight-yearsaway.Ifonetraveledatthespeedoflight,hecouldmakearoundtriptoAlphaCentauriinnineyears.But,evenatthatspeed,hecouldnotreachAlcaid（北斗星）inthehandleoftheBigDipper.Aone-wayjourneytoAlcaidwouldtakealmost200years.

1．阅读理解（4.0）分

Inthispassagethewords“closesttooursun”meansthestar_________.

A、theearthweliveon

B、AlphaCentauri

C、theBigDipper

D、themoon

2．阅读理解（4.0）分

Aone-wayjourneytoAlcaidwouldtake_________.

A、aboutnineyears

B、lessthanfouryears

C、almost200years

D、lessthan100years

3．阅读理解（4.0）分

Whydowemeasurethedistanceinlight-yearsinsteadofmiles?

A、Unitsoflight-yearssoundbetter.

B、Usinglight-yearsreducedthenumberoffiguresused.

C、Weusedtomeasuredistanceinlight-yearslongago.

D、Wedonotmakemistakeswhenweｕｓｅlight-years.

4．阅读理解（4.0）分

Ifastonemovedatthespeedoflight,it_________.

A、wouldweightwicemorethanitismotionless

B、wouldweighasmuchasitisonearth

C、wouldweighlessthanitisonearth

D、wouldnothaveweightatall

5．阅读理解（4.0）分

Thisstoryismainlyabout_________.

A、thedistancebetweenthesunａｎｄtheotherstars

B、theproblemsoftravelingtofarawaystars

C、whathappenswhenwetravelfasterthanthespeedoflight

D、thetoolweｕｓｅwhenwegotofarawaystars

第3题（20）分

StudentscantravelintheUnitedStateswithoutspendingtoomuchmoneyiftheyfollowthesesuggestions.

Atravelagentcangiveyouinformationonspecialeconomyfaresfortrains,busesandplanes.Thinkabouthikingorbikingforapartofyourtrip,too.You’llnotonlysavemoney,butyou’llalsoseealotmoreofthecountry.

Somestudentsmaywanttotravelbycar.Besuretothinkaboutgoingwithotherstudents—manycollegeshave“rideboards”thatlistwhenandwhereotherstudentsplantotravel.Manyradiostationsprovidethesamesortofservice—theyannouncewho’sdrivingwhere,when,howmanyriderstheywilltakeandwhattheexpenseswillbe.

Therearemanyinexpensive,olderhotelsnearbusortrainstations.Checkyourtravelguidefornamesofthebest.Manypartsofthecountryalsohaveyouthhostelswhereyoungpeoplecanstayforonlyafewdollarsanight.

Youdon’thavetoeatinrestaurantsallthetime,butwedon’trecommendadietofcandyandcola,either.Youcanusuallygetahealthy,cheapbreakfastinarestaurant.Iftheweatheriswarm,youcanbuyfoodinsupermarketsoratroadsidestandsandhaveapicnicforlunch.Fordinneryoucangetthenamesofgood,cheaprestaurantsfromtravelguidesorfriends.

1．阅读理解（4.0）分

Thepassagetellsstudents_______.

A、howtomaketravelplans

B、howtogethelpwhiletraveling

C、howtoｕｓｅlessmoneywhiletraveling

D、howtochoosehotels

2．阅读理解（4.0）分

Toseemoreofthecountry,you’dbettertravel_______.

A、byplane

B、bybus

C、bytrain

D、bybike

3．阅读理解（4.0）分

Ifyouwanttosharerideswithothers,youcangetinformation_______.

A、ontheblackboardsinclassrooms

B、fromschooladministrators

C、throughcertainradioprograms

D、fromtravelagents

4．阅读理解（4.0）分

Accordingtothepassage,stayingatyouthhostelsis_______.

A、cheap

B、convenient

C、comfortable

D、enjoyable

5．阅读理解（4.0）分

Tosavemoney,youcan_______.

A、havemorecandyａｎｄcola

B、inviteyourfriendsforapicnic

C、takesomefoodwithyou

D、eatinrestaurantssometimes

第4题（20）分

Ifthereisanysinglefactorthatmakesforsuccessinliving,itistheabilitytoprofitbydefeat.EverysuccessIknowhasbeenachievedbecausethepersonwasabletoanalyzedefeatandactuallyprofitbyitinhisnextundertaking.Confusedefeatwithfailure,andyouaredoomedindeedtofailure,foritisn’tdefeatthatmakesyoufail:

itisyourownrefusaltoseeindefeattheguideandencouragementtosuccess.

Defeatsarenothingtobeashamedof.Theyareroutineincidentsinthelifeofeverymanwhoachievessuccess.Butdefeatisadeadlossunlessyoudofaceitwithoutfeelingashamed,analyzeitandlearnwhyyoufailed.Defeat,inotherwords,canhelptocureitsowncause.Notonlydoesdefeatprepareusforsuccess,butnothingelsecanarousewithinussuchacompellingdesiretosucceed.Ifyouletababygrasparodandtrytopullitaway,hewillclingmoreandmoretightlyuntilhiswholeweightissuspended.Itisthissamereactionthatshouldgiveyounewandgreaterstrengtheverytimeyouaredefeated.Ifyoufullyusethepowerwhichdefeatgives,youcanaccomplishwithitfarmorethanwhatyouarecapableof.

1．阅读理解（4.0）分

Theauthor_________.

A、ordersyoutoanalyzedefeat

B、wantsyoutofacedefeat

C、advisesyoutoletababygrasparod

D、warnsyounottoconfusedefeatwithfail

2．阅读理解（4.0）分

Defeatisvaluable________.

A、becauseitisafactor

B、becauseitisn’tdefeatthatmakesyoufail

C、becauseitprovidestheguideａｎｄencouragementtosuccess

D、becauseitisnotathingtobeashamedof

3．阅读理解（4.0）分

Whatdoestheauthorknow?

________.

A、heknowseverysuccessinlife

B、heknowsthefactormakingforsuccess

C、heknowseverymanwhoisabletoanalyzedefeat

D、heknowsthelifeofeveryman

4．阅读理解（4.0）分

Thepersonwhowasabletoanalyzethedefeatislikely________.

A、tobeasuccessor

B、tofaceitwithfeelingashamed

C、toachievesuccess

D、tobeashamedofit

5．阅读理解（4.0）分

Whatdoestheauthoradviseonetodowiththepowerwhichdefeatgives?

Oneshould________.

A、exploreit

B、explainit

C、letababygrasparod

D、learnit

第5题（20）分

Nomancanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.Butifpeoplereadcorrectlythesignsaround,theycantell__1__the