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北京学位英语第二讲阅读理解练习

阅读理解模拟自测

Passage 1（以下适用于英语统考）

According to a Xinhua News Agency report, residents of China’s five largest cities spent about 643 Y uan (US $80.37) each on sport in 2005, with Beijing topping the survey at about 880 Yuan (US $ 110) per person (The five cities were Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan and Chengdu).

Chinese are more willing to part with hard-earned cash in pursuit(追求) of fitness than they were 10 years ago. In addition to participating in a variety of fitness （健康）classes, many are now even seeking private training. Almost every new fitness or entertainment（娱乐）product or idea finds a willing audience among the public, whether riding bikes or engaging in “hot” yoga.

A young organizer of a Beijing folding-bike club said, “We take exercise not only for our own fitness, but considering our social responsibilities. For example, every day we ride folding bikes to and from our work places. This is our way of helping reduce pollution in Beijing.”

The city’s elderly actively participate in many of the city’s sports teams. In the early mornings in the park, it is easy to meet groups of the elderly using the national fitness facilities or practicing Taiji and kendo.

One participant said, “We do not want to bring any burden to our children, so we care more about our health than ever before.”

1. Which of the following cities is not among the 5 largest cities of China?

A. Shanghai

B. Tianjin

C. Beijing

D. Wuhan

2. The citizens of which city spent the most money each on sport in 2005?

A. Shanghai

B. Chengdu

C. Beijing

D. Wuhan

3. What are the basic means for people to pursue fitness?

A. fitness classes alone

B. sports teams alone

C. fitness classes and private training

D. fitness classes, private training and sports teams

4. People take exercise not only for their own fitness, but also for___.

A. entertainment

B. environmental pollution

C. social responsibilities

D. hard-earned cash

5. The elderly care more about their health because____.

A. they want to reduce pollution in the city

B. they like sports very much

C. they like to be with other people

D. they don’t want to bring any burden to their children

Passage 1：BCDCD

[1]B.细节题。本题问“下面哪个城市不是中国最大的5个城市之一？”中心词就是

“5 largest cities”，经过中心词定位，答案在第一段的最后一句。该句提到中国

的5大城市是北京、上海、广州、武汉和成都，所以答案是B。

[2]C.细节题。本题问“2005年哪个城市的居民年花在体育上的钱最多？”中心词

就是“on sport”和“2005”。答案在第一段，该段有这么几个词“Beijing topping the survey”，意思是“北京在这份调查中拔得头筹”。据此，可知北京市民2005年

花在体育上的钱最多。

[3]D.细节题。本题问“人们追求健康的基本方式有哪些？”中心词是“pursue fitness”。答案在第二段，该段提到了“fitness classes”和“private training”。但是

因为选项中还有一个“sports team”，所以我们下一步要看看文章中有没有提到

这个项目。结果，我们可以在第四段的第一句找到“sports team”。所以综合起

来，答案是D。

[4]C.细节题。本题问“人们进行锻炼，目的不仅仅是为了自身的健康，也是为了

_____。”中心词是“take exercise”和“own fitness”。经过定位，我们发现答案在

第三段的第一句，该句大意是“北京的一个折叠自行车俱乐部的一名年轻的组

织者说道，‘我们锻炼身体不仅是为了自身的健康，也是为了社会责任。”据此，

答案是C。

[5]D.细节题。本题问“老年人更加关心自身的健康，这是因为_______。”中心词

是“the elderly care more about health”。经过定位，我们发现答案在最后一段。

该段大意是“一位参与者说道，‘我们不想给自己的孩子带来任何的负担，所以

我们比以前更关心自己的健康’。”据此，可知答案是D。

Passage 2

Wang Yani was born in 1975 in Gongcheng, China. Even when she was a baby, she loved to draw lines everywhere. Seeing this, her father decided to help her. He gave her paint, brushes and paper. She practiced hard and improved very quickly. Soon her lines became flowers, trees and animals. Some of her pictures were shown in an art exhibition in Shanghai at the age of 4.

By age six, Yani had made over 4,000 paintings. She loved to draw animals, especially monkeys and cats. Although her father was good at drawing, he didn’t give her any art lessons. He even stopped painting his own pictures. Instead, he often took the little girl to parks and zoos to get ideas for her work. In this way, Yani developed her own style of painting with bright colors. All her pictures were different from others.

At the age of 8, one of her monkey paintings was made into a Chinese stamp. Later, she started to draw pictures of country scenery and people. And when she was just 14, she became the youngest person to have personal shows in Washington D. C. and many other cities around the world.

1. Wang Yani’s pictures were first shown____.

A. in Gongcheng

B. in Shanghai

C. in Washington

D. in New York

2. She was especially good at drawing ____ before she was eight.

A. monkeys and cats

B. mountains and rivers

C. horses and elephants

D. flowers and birds

3. Why did her father take her to zoos and parks?

A. Because he was not good at drawing.

B. Because the girl wanted to stop painting.

C. Because the girl didn’t like to draw at home.

D. Because he wanted the girl to get ideas for her work.

4. When did Yani have her personal show in Washington D. C.?

A. At the age of 6.

B. At the age of 8.

C. At the age of 10.

D. At the age of 14.

5. Which of the following is true?

A. She had a style of painting with bright colors.

B. She began to learn to draw animals at 14.

C. She had made 2,000 paintings at 6.

D. Her father often gave her art lesson.

Passage 2: BADDA

[1]B.细节题。本题问“王亚妮的画第一次展出是在______。”中心词是“were first shown”，经过定位答案出现在第一段的最后一句。该句明确指出王亚妮的画第一次是在上海展出的。据此，答案是B。

[2]A.细节题。本题问“在8岁前，她特别擅长画_______。”中心词是“good at drawing”和“before eight”。因为第三段的第一句话提到王亚妮在8岁的时候她的一幅猴子画被印在了中国邮票上，所以据此我们可知王亚妮8岁前的事情应该在第二段可以找到。读完第二段的第二句，我们就会发现，8岁前的王亚妮喜欢画动物，尤其擅长画猴子和猫。据此，答案是A。

[3]D.细节题。本题问“为何她的父亲带她去动物园和公园？”中心词是“zoos”和“parks”。经过定位，答案在第二段的第5句，该句指出，王亚妮的父亲之所以带她去动物园和公园就是为了让她得到一些作画的灵感。据此，答案是D。

[4]D.细节题。本题问“王亚妮是什么时候在美国华盛顿举办个人画展的？”中心词是“Washington D. C.”。经过定位，答案在最后一段的最后一句。该句很清楚的表明是在她14岁的时候。据此，答案是D。

[5]A.是非题。是非题的解题第一步是先浏览四个选项。A的意思是“她作画的风格是用明亮的色彩。”B的意思是“她在14岁的时候开始学习画动物。”C的意思是“在6岁的时候她就画了2000幅画作了。”D的意思是“她的父亲经常教她如何作画。”下面我们分别对这四个选项进行定位。A的中心词是“bright colors”，经过定位，我们发现第二段的倒数第二句确实指出王亚妮的风格就是色彩明亮。所以，A是正确的，A就是我们的答案。B不需要我们定位都可以判断是错误的，因为前面我们已经知道王亚妮8岁前就开始画动物了。C的中心词是“6”（6岁），答案在第二段的第一句。该句大意说，在6岁的时候，王

亚妮共画了4000幅作品。据此可知C是错误的。D的中心词是“art lessons”，答案在第二段的第三句。该句明确指出她父亲并没有教她作画，所以，D也是错误的。

Passage 3:

One day in 1965, when I was a library worker at school, a teacher came to me. She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed something more difficult for him to do. “Could you help me in the library?” she asked. I said, “Send him along.”

Soon, a golden-haired boy appeared. “Do you have a job for me?” he asked. I told him about a system for sorting books. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him some cards for some unreturned books that though had been returned but not recorded. Maybe some books were put on wrong places. He said, “I s it a kind of a detective job?” I answered yes, and then began his work.

He had found three books with wrong card by the time his teacher opened the door and said, “Time for rest!” he argued for finishing the finding job, but the teacher won.

The next morning, he arrived early,“I want to finish these books,” he said. At the end of the day, when he asked to work with me more often, it was easy for me to say yes.

After a few weeks I found a note on my desk, inviting me to dinner at the boy’s home. At the end of a pleasant evening, his mother declared that the family would be moving to another school area. Her son’s first concern, she said, was leaving the library. “Who will find the lost books?” he asked. When the time came, it was hard to say goodbye. Though at the beginning he had seemed an ordinary boy, his strong feeling of interest had made him different.

Do you know who he is? This boy became a great man of the information age: Bill Gates.

1. Why did the teacher go to the library to find a job for Bill Gates?

A. Because the teacher found the librarian quite busy.

B. Because Bill Gates wanted to find a job.

C. Because Bill Gates finished his study quickly and had more free time than the others.

D. Because the library needed a new worker.

2. What do you know from the passage?

A. Library work was very difficult for Bill Gates.

B. Bill Gates did his job without any difficulty.

C. The librarian was too busy to have a rest.

D. His mother hoped that Bill Gates would stay for his job.

3. The sentence “He picked up the idea immediately” means that_____.

A. he learned that system quickly

B. he collected that system quickly

C. he lifted up that system quickly

D. he improved that system quickly

4. What was Bill Gates expected to do in the library?

A. Finding the lost cards.

B. Learning the system.

C. Helping the worker with everything in the library.

D. Finding books with wrong cards.

5. How did Bill Gates feel when his family would move to another school area?

A. Sad.

B. Pleasant.

C. Worried.

D. Interested.

Passage 3: CBADC

[1]C.细节题。本题问“为何那位老师要去图书馆给Bill Gates找工作？”中心词是“the teacher”和“the library”。答案在第一段的第二句，该句大意是“She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed something more difficult for him to do.这名老师有一个学生，这个学生比别的学生提前完成功课，需要找一些难一点的事情来做。”据此可知答案是C。

[2]B.中心思想题。本题问“你从文章中可以得知什么？”解决这种题目，我们首先要浏览一下选项的大意。A的意思是“对Bill Gates来说，图书馆的工作太难了。”B的意思是“Bill Gates毫不困难地就完成了图书馆的工作。”C的意思是“那名图书管理员太忙了，都没有时间休息。”D的意思是“Bill Gates的母亲希望他能够留下来继续做这份工作。”接着，我们要对每一个选项进行判断。第二段的第四句话告诉我们，Bill Gates很快就领会了那位图书管理员的意思。据此可见A是错误的，B是正确的。文章并没有说那名图书管理员忙得都没法休息，所以C是错误的。文章的倒数第二段告诉我们，Bill Gates一家都要搬到外地，Bill Gates的妈妈并没有要求儿子独自留下来。据此可知D也是错误的。

[3]A.句义理解题。本题问我们“He picked up the idea immediately ”这句话是什么意思。A的意思是“他快速的学会了图书馆的系统。”B的意思是“他快速的收集了图书馆的系统。”C的意思是“他快速地举起了图书馆的系统。”D的意思是“他快速地改善了图书馆的系统。” 根据上面第二题的解释，我们已经知道这个句子的意思是A。

[4]D.细节题。本题问“Bill Gates在图书馆里要做什么事情？”中心词就是“the library”，经过定位我们会发现答案在第二段。该段中间几句大意是“我又给他看了一些未归还书的书卡，其实这些书已经还回来了，但是当时并没有做记录。也许其中一些被放在错误的地方了。”据此，可知答案是D（Bill Gates要利用这些书卡找到那些书。）

[5]C.细节题。本题问“Bill Gates对于自己家要搬到另一个校区有什么感受？”中心词是“another school area”。答案在倒数第二段，该段大意是“几周之后，我在办公桌上发现了一张纸条，孩子一家邀请我去共进晚餐。在共度了一个美好夜晚之后，孩子的母亲告诉我说他们一家将会搬到另一个校区。她说孩子最关心的就是要离开图书馆了。孩子会问，‘谁来找那些丢失的书呢？’分手时，我们真的是难舍难分。虽然在开始的时候，这个孩子似乎很平常，但是他做事情的那种强烈的兴趣使得他与众不同。”据此可见Bill Gates的感觉是C（担忧的）。

Passage 4

The United States is a large country. Form the East Coast to the West Coast it is about 3000 miles wide. The Atlantic Ocean is on the east coast and the Pacific Ocean is on the west coast. Canada is the country to the north of the United States and Mexico is the country to the south. There are many rivers in the US. The most important one are the Mississippi River and the Missouri River in the central part of the country, and the Colorado and Columbia River in the west. There are 50 states in the U.S. today.

The American people are of almost every race in the world. This is because of immigration form abroad throughout American history. The population is now over two hundred million. English is the common language. The largest city in the United States is New York. It is on New York Bay and at the mouth of the Hudson River.

1. It is about 3,000 miles wide____.

A. from the East Coast to the West Coast

B. from Canada to Mexico

C. from the Atlantic Ocean to the East Coast

D. from the Pacific Ocean to Canada

2. “The American people are of almost every race in the world,” means_____.

A. the American people include nearly all the races of the world

B. there are several main races in the United States

C. the American people are made up of the white and the black people

D. the American people consist of only one race

3. New York is ______.

A. the capital of the United States

B. in the central part of the country

C. the largest city in the United States

D. at the mouth of the Missouri River

4. How many states in the U.S.?

A. 55

B. 51

C. 49

D. 50

5. The best title for the passage is ____.

A. New York City

B. Knowing the U.S.

C. The Position of the U.S.

D. The History of the U.S.

Passage 4: 1-5: AACDB

[1]A.细节题。本题问“美国何处有3000英里宽？”中心词就是“3,000 miles”，经过定位后我们可以发现答案在第一段的第二句，该句明确告诉我“从美国东海岸到西海岸大约有3000英里宽”。据此，答案是A。

[2]A.句义理解题。本题问“‘美国人民几乎来自于世界每一个种族’这句话的意思是什么？”这句话的意思和A是一样的。A的意思是“美国人民几乎包括了世界上所有的种族。”B的意思是“美国有几个主要的种族。”C的意思是“美国人民

是由白人和黑人组成的。”D的意思是“美国人民只包括一个种族。”

[3]C.细节题。本题问“纽约是_______。”中心词就是“New York”，答案在第二段的倒数第二句，该句告诉我们“纽约市美国最大的城市”。据此，答案是C。[4]D.细节题。本题问“美国有多少个州？”我们看在文章中能找到四个选项里的哪一个数字，那么该数字就是我们的答案。不难发现，第一段的最后一句明确告诉我们，如今美国有50个州，所以答案就是D。

[5]B.中心思想题。解决中心思想题的做法是阅读每个段落的第一句话，这样一般就可以得出文章大意了。如果这样找不出文章的大意，我们再看看一看每个段落的最后一句话。如果还是找不到大意，我们再读一读每个段落的第二句话。文章第一段的第一句话大意是“美国很大。”第一段最后一句话意思是“如今，美国有50个州。”第二段的第一句话说“美国人民包含了世界各个种族。”第二段最后一句话的意思是“纽约坐落于纽约湾，就在哈得孙河的河口处。”从这些句子当中，我们可以知道文章介绍了美国的整体情况，所以最好的题目是B （“了解美国”）。A的意思是“纽约市”，C的意思是“美国的位置”，D的意思是“美国的历史”。

Passage 5

How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.

The power of words, then, lies in their associations----the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases.

Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar（粗俗的）.

1. One of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings was that ________.

A. they could express actions and things

B. they could communicate with each other

C. they could agree upon letters

D. they could write and combine them

2. What is true about the words?

A. They are used to express only thoughts and feelings.

B. They are not signs.

C. They are simply sounds.

D. They can only be written.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The more we read and learn, the more words mean to us.

B. The more we read and learn, the more knowledge we will acquire.

C. The more we read and learn, the more learned we are.

D. The more we read and learn, the more literate we become.

4. In expressing their thoughts, great writer are able ____.

A. to have their own style

B. to be masters

C. to sing

D. to be charming

5. We will make our speech silly if we ______.

A. use words carefully

B. use words in a literary style

C. use words without accuracy

D. use words with caution

Passage 5: 1-5: BCAAC

[1]B.细节题。本题问“人类发明某些声音来表达思想和感情的原因之一是_______。”中心词是“invented certain sounds”，经过定位我们发现答案在第一段的第二句话。该句大意是“我们所知道的就是，和动物不同，人类创造了某些语音来表达思想和情感，行为和事物，这样人们就可以相互进行交流了。后来人们又对某些标记达成了一致，这些标记就是字母。字母可以组合在一起表达语音，也可以被写下来。”据此，可知B完全符合原句的意思。

[2]C.细节题。本题问“下面关于单词的说法哪一个是正确的？”中心词就是“words”，答案在第一段的最后一句。该句大意是“这些语音，不管是口头的还是文字的，就被我们称作单词。”据此，可知C是答案。

[3]A.是非题。本题问“下面哪一个句子不正确？”解决是非题，第一步需要我们先来浏览一下选项。A的意思是“我们阅读和学习的越多，那么词汇可以表达的意思就越多。”这句话的中心词是“the more we read and learn”，经过定位后我们可以在第二段的最后一句发现这些字眼。但是该句话的意思和A是十分不同的，该句大意是“我们阅读和学习的越多，那么可以表达意思的词汇数目也就会越多。”据此，可知A就是错误的，A就是我们的答案。这里的难点就是“the more… the more…”这个结构，该结构的意思是“越……就越……”。这个结构中的“more”在实际使用中可以换成相应的比较级。例如：

The more you listen to English, the easier it becomes.越是多听，英语也就会变得越容易。

B的意思是“我们阅读和学习的越多，我们获得的知识就越多。”C的意思是“我们阅读和学习的越多，我们就更有知识。”D的意思是“我们阅读和学习的越多，我们就变得更有文化。”其实，B、C、D的意思是一样的。

[4]A.细节题。本题问“在表达思想时，伟大的作家能够________。”中心词是“great writer”，答案在最后一段的第一句和第二句。这两句话大意是“伟大的作家不仅有伟大的思想，而且还可以用对读者的意识和情感极具诱惑的词汇来表达这些思想。他们对词语的这种迷人和生动的运用被我们称为文学风格。”据此，

可知答案是A。

[5]C.细节题。本题问“如果我们_______，那么我们的话语就会显得特别愚蠢。”中心词是“make our speech silly”，答案在最后一段的最后一句。该句大意是“因此，我们必须仔细的选择词汇而且要准确地使用它们，否则我们的话语会显得愚蠢和粗俗。”据此，答案是C（不准确地使用词汇）。

Passage 6

People are so busy these days that many have no time to cook. This is a problem because many families love home cooking! A family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only time everyone sees each other at the same time.

Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child's sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says, "I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you."

There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved --- even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake being cooked, stop for

a moment and pay attention toyour mood（心情）.

1. Why do few people cook now?

A. They have no time.

B. They can buy food.

C. Many people don’t like cooking.

D. They don’t like family meals

2. A parent spends an hour making cookies____.

A. just to satisfy her or his child’s sweet tooth

B. only to send a message

C. to let a child eat up in 15 minutes

D. often to show her or his love

3. The writer thinks the smell of home cooking _____.

A. makes us happy

B. makes us be interested in cooking

C. makes us pay attention to our mood

D. makes us love others

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Family meals are important.

B. How to make cookies.

C. People are too busy to cook.

D. Homemade cookies taste better.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. There are quite a few reasons that people love home cooking.

B. It becomes a problem that most families love home cooking.

C. The smell of home cooking makes most of us feel good.

D. A family meal can bring the family members together.

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[1]A.细节题。本题问“为何现在没有多少人愿意下厨了?”中心词是“few people cook”。答案在第一段的第一句，该句大意是“人们太忙了，所以都没有时间做饭了”。所以，答案是A。

[2]D.细节题。本提问“一个家长花费1个小时来做小甜饼为的就是________。”中心词是“making cookies”。答案在第二段的最后两句，这两句大意是“这个家长这样做是为了告诉孩子一个信息，那就是‘我太爱你了，所以我愿意花费1个小时来做这些你用15分钟就可以吃光的小甜饼，当然如果我让你这样吃的话。”据此可知答案是D（为了表明自己对孩子的爱）。

[3]A.细节题。本提问“本文的作者认为家庭烹调的气味________。”中心词就是“smell of home cooking ”。答案在最后一段的最后三句，这几句大意是“家庭烹调的气味让所有年龄段的人都很愉快。这种气味让我们感受良好，感觉到自己被别人爱着——就连下厨的人也有如此的感受！”据此可知答案是A（使我们感到快乐）。B的意思是“使我们对烹调产生兴趣。”C的意思是“使我们关注自己的情绪。”D的意思是“使我们爱别人。”

[4]A.中心思想题。解题第一步我们要先浏览各段的第一句话。第一段的第一句话大意是“如今的人们忙的都没有时间下厨了。”第二段的第一句话大意是“人们喜欢在家下厨的另一个原因是这通常可以表达我们的爱。”第三段的第一句大意是“家庭烹调的气味也有一些值得说的地方。”从这三句话里我们应该已经可以知道，文章主要就是在讲家庭烹调的好处。据此可知答案是A（家庭餐非常重要）。B的意思是“如何制作小甜饼”，C的意思是“人们忙的无法下厨”，D 的意思是“家庭制作的小甜饼更好吃”。

[5]B.是非题。本题问“根据文章，下面哪个说法不正确？”我们第一步是要浏览四个选项。A的意思是“人们之所以喜欢家庭烹调有好几个原因。”B的意思是“大多数家庭喜欢家庭烹调，这成了一个问题。”C的意思是“家庭烹调的气味使得我们大多数人感受良好。”D的意思是“家庭聚餐可以把家庭成员聚在一起。”第二段的第一句提到了人们喜欢家庭烹调的另一个原因，言下之意就是人们喜欢家庭聚餐有好几个原因；所以，A是正确的。最后一段的第三句告诉我们C 也是正确的。第一段的第三句意思和D一样，所以D也是正确的。最终，我们得知答案是B。

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employment agency would replace him the next week.

1. From the passage, the young man was asked to leave the job because ____.

A. he was unpopular

B. he was incapable

C. he was irresponsible（不负责的）

D. he was slow

2. In the passage “illegible” refers to_____.

A. difficult or impossible to read

B. easy and ready to read

C. easy and smooth to write

D. difficult or impossible to write

3. We learn form the passage that the author did the following EXCEPT______.

A. misjudging the young man

B. giving the young man every chance to show what he could do

C. observing the young man’s performance in his job

D. explaining the reasons why the young man had to leave the job

4. The author felt ____ to tell the young man he had lost the job.

A. excited

B. angry

C. delighted

D. uncomfortable

5. ____ will take the young man’s place next week.

A. A person recommended by a manager

B. A person recommended by an employment agency

C. A person recommended by a school

D. A person recommended by a business organization

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[1]C.细节题。本题问“根据文章来看，这个年轻人被辞退的原因是________。”中心词是“was asked to leave the job”。答案在文章的第6、7、8、9、10句。这几句大意是“问题是，他做的很多工作都不令人满意，做得都不够好。有些时候，他不能工作做了一般就不做了。还有些时候，他的字迹太潦草了，别人都无法辨认。或者，他干脆不打招呼的从办公室消失个把小时。有一两次，他坐在那里无所事事，直到有人注意到他然后告诉他要做写什么。”据此可知答案是C（他没有责任心）。A的意思是“他不受大家欢迎。”B的意思是“他没有能力。”D的意思是“他做事太慢。”

[2]A.词汇题。本提问“文章中的‘illegible’这个词的意思是_______。”解决词汇题的思路是要找到该词语出现的那个句子，一般句子当中会有解释。如果该句无法提供足够的信息来解决问题，那么我们可以再看一看其前后句。据此，我们先找到“illegible”出现的句子。该句大意是“还有些时候，他的字迹太_______，别人都无法辨认。”据此，我们可以判断这个年轻人的字迹肯定是不太好认的，所以答案就是A（很难或者无法辨认）。B的意思是“容易辨认”，C的意思是“很容易书写”，D的意思是“很难或者无法书写”。

[3]A.是非题。本题问“我们从文章中可以得知，下面那件事情作者没有做？”是非题要求我们首先得浏览选项。A的意思是“错误的判断这个年轻人”，B的意思是“给了这个年轻人很多机会来展示自己的能力”，C的意思是“观察这个年轻人的工作表现”，D的意思是“解释为什么必须要解雇这个年轻人”。A的中心词是“misjudge”，但是文章的倒数第四句表明作者他们并没有错误的判断这个

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[4]D.细节题。本题问“告诉这个年轻人被解雇了，作者感到______。”中心词是“tell the young man he had l ost the job”。经过定位，我们发现答案在倒数第2句。该句大意是“我必须承认，告诉这个年轻人他被解雇的消息令我感到不舒服。”据此可知答案是D。

[5]B.细节题。本题问“谁将会在下周接替这个年轻人的职位？”中心词是“take the young man’s place”，答案在最后一句，该句大意是“一个职业介绍所已经给我们介绍了一个人，这个人在下周就会接替那个年轻人的职位。”据此可知答案是B。

Passage 8

The market is a concept. If you are growing potatoes for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the manager of the local supermarket. In either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying potatoes, you will stop producing them.

If your sister looks after a sick person to make money, she is also producing for the market. If your brother is a steelworker or a bus driver or a doctor, he is producing goods or services for the market.

When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores, gas station and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery lorry, he is buying your labor in the labor market.

The market may seem to be something abstract. But for each person or business that is making or selling something, it’s very real. If nobody buys your potatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It’s telling you that you are wasting energies and resources in doing something that market doesn’t want you to do.

1. All of the following acts are producing for the market EXCEPT_____.

A. working in a hospital

B. driving a bus

C. buying food in the supermarket

D. growing tomatoes for sale

2. You are buying from the market when you ____.

A. take care of patients

B. drive the delivery truck

C. do some window-shopping

D. dine at a restaurant

3. The word “real” in the second sentence of the last para graph most probably means_____.

A. true

B. important

C. abstract

D. concrete

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