閱讀理解訓練題

1、閱讀理解訓練題（十四）AFriendisbetterthanfortune.Friendisworsethanpoisoninsomecases.Thetwosentencesaboveareoppositeandseemtobeunreasonablebuttheycanbeexplainedasfollows:thefirstreferstoallgoodfriendswhodriveustowardsgoodwhilethesecondallbadoneswholeadustowrongways.Myideal(理想的)friendisofcourseagoodfriendwhosego

2、odnessisshownbelow-hehasnobadlikings,suchassmokinganddrinking.Helivesinfrugality(節(jié)儉).Hestudieshardsoasnottowastehisgoldentime.Athomehehonorshisparentsandloveshisbrothers;atschoolherespectshisteachersandsharesfeelingsofhisclassmates.Hetreatsthosetrulywhoaretruetohim.Inaword,hehasallthegoodcharactersb

3、etterthanmine.Icanfollowhimasamodel.WithhishelpIamfreefromalldifficulties,Indeed,ifIhavesuchapersonasmyfriend,IshallneverfeardifficultyandIshallneverknowtheexistenceofthewordfailure.56.Thispassagetellsus_A.howtomakefriendswithothersB.howthewritersfriendhelpshimC.whatkindofpersonthewritersfriendisDwh

4、atkindofpersonweshouldmakefriendswith57.AnidealfriendmeansimaginaryfriendD.anexcellentfriendFromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriterandhisidealfriendhavealottolearnfromeachotherthewriterhasalottolearnfromhisidealfriendthewritersidealfriendhasalottolearnfromhimthewriterhasonlyalittletolearnfromhisidealf

5、riendFromthesecondparagraph,wecaninferthewriterissurethatC.hewhodoesnotsmokeordrinkmustbeagoodfriendD.goodfriendsshouldalwayshelpeachotherBLifegetsnoisiereverydayandveryfewpeoplecanbefreefromnoiseofsomesortoranother.Itdoesntmatterwhereyoulive-inthemiddleofamoderncity,orafarawayvillage-thechancesaret

6、hatyou11bedisturbedbyjetplanes,transistorradios,oil-poweredengines,etc.Weseemtobegettingusedtonoise,too.Somepeoplefeelquitelonelywithoutbackgroundmusicwhiletheyreworking.Scientifictestshaveshownthattotalsilencecanbeaveryfrighteningexperienceforahumanbeing.However,somepeopleenjoylisteningtopopmusicwh

7、ichisveryloud,andthiscandoharmtotheireardrums(耳鼓).Thenoiselevelinsomediscosisfarabovetheusualsafetylevelforheavyindustrialareas.Onerecentreportaboutnoiseandconcentration(專心)suggestedthatalthoughalotofpeoplesaythatanynoisedisturbstheirconcentration,whatreallyinfluencestheirabilitytoconcentrateisachan

8、geinthelevelofnoise.Itgoesontosaythatabackgroundnoisewhichdoesntchangetoomuch(music,forexample)mayevenhelppeopletoconcentrate.60.Accordingtothispassage,thenoisepollution_inbigcitiesbeencontrolledinmoderncitiesWhatdoesbackgroundmusicreferto?A.Musicplayedwhilepeopleareworking.B.Musicplayedinthebackyar

9、d.C.Noisethatcontinueswhileyourelisteningtoothernoises.D.Musicusedtohelppeopletoconcentrate.Somepeoplehavetheirhearingharmed_silenceC.whenspeakingloudlyD.whilewatchingTV63.Whichofthefollowingisntincludedamongthethingscausingnoise?D.jetplanesScientistshavediscoveredthatwhatpreventspeoplefromconcentra

10、tingonsomethingisthelevelofnoiseCSheffieldLincolnCollegeofEnglishClassesforforeignstudentsatalllevels.3months,6months,9monthsandoneyearcourse.Openallyear.Smallclass(maximum12students).Library,languagelaboratoryandlisteningcenter.Accommodation(住宿)withselectedfamilies.25minutesfromLondon.Coursefeesfor

11、Englishforoneyearare1,380withreduction(減少)forshorterperiodsofstudy.65.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom_D.apieceofnews66.Whoareadmittedin?andtheadvanced.Foreignstudentsfrombeginnerstotheadvanced.D.Only(foreignstudentsadvanced.Whileyoustaythere,whowilltakecareofyou?A.Theschoolwhereyoustudy.B.Yourclassma

12、tes.C.Thefamilyyouhavechosen.D.Yourparents.DHaveyoueverbeeninameetingwhilesomeonewasmakingaspeechandrealizedsuddenlythatyourmindwasamillionmilesaway?Youprobablyfeltsorryandmadeupyourmindtopayattentionandalwayshavebeentoldthatdaydreamingisawasteoftime.Onthecontrary,saysL.Giambra,anexpertinpsychology,

13、daydreamingisquitenecessary.Withoutit,themindcouldntgetdoneallthethinkingithastododuringanormalday.Youcantpossiblydoallyourthinkingwithaconscious(存心識)mind.Instead,yourunconsciousmindisworkingoutproblemsallthetime.Daydreamingthenmaybeonewaythattheunconsciousandconsciousstatesofmindhavesilentdialogues

14、.Earlyexpertsinpsychologypaidnoattentiontotheimportanceofdaydreamsorevenconsideredthemharmful.Atonetimedaydreamingwasthoughttobeacauseofsomementalillnesses.Theydidnothaveabetterunderstandingofdaydreamsuntilthelate1980s.EricKlinger,aprofessorofpsychology,isthewriterofthebookDaydreaming.Klingersays,We

15、knownowthatdaydreamingisoneofthemainwaysthatweorganizeourlives,learnfromourexperiences,andplanforourfutures.Day-dreamsreallyareawindowonthethingswefearandthethingswelongforinlife.Daydreamsareusuallyverysimpleanddirect,quiteunlikesleepdreams,whichmaybehardtounderstand.Itseasiertogainadeepunderstandin

16、gofyourlifebypayingcloseattentiontoyourday-dreamsthanbytryingtoexamineyoursleepdreamscarefully.Daydreamshelpyourecognizethedifficultsituationsinyourlifeandfindoutapossiblewayofdealingwiththem.Daydreamscannotbepredicated(料想).Theymoveoffinunexpecteddirectionswhichmaybecreative(創(chuàng)建性的)andfullofideas.Form

17、anyfamousartistsandscientists,daydreamswereandareamainsourceofcreativeenergy.68.ThewriterofthispassageconsidersdaydreamsA.hardtounderstandB.importantandhelpfulC.harmfulandunimportantD.thesameassleepdreams69.Thewriterquoted(引用)L.GiambraandEricKlingerto_.A.pointoutthewrongideasofearlyexpertsB.listtwod

18、ifferentideasC.supporthisownideaD.reportresearchondaydreams70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?thelatestWhatisthemaindifferencebetweendaydreamsandsleepdreams?Peoplehavedaydreamsandsleepdreamsatdifferenttimes.Dblems.EWhennatureisleftalone,abalanceisreachedamongtheanimalsandplantslivinginonearea.Butwhenmanst

19、artshisworkinnature,thebalanceislikelytobedestroyed.Hegrowsacropandtakesitawaytoeat;thentherearenodeadleavestofallontheground,holdingwaterwhileitsinksintothesurface,ordecaying(腐化)andaddinghumus(腐殖質(zhì))tothesoil.Unlessafarmeractswithknowl-edgeandskill,heisthereforemostlikelytomakethelandpoorer.Totakethe

20、placeoftheusefulmatterinthecropsthatheremoves,heusessomekindoffertilizer(肥料).Chemicalfertilizersareofgreathelp,butthewasteproductsofanimalsanddecayingremainsofplantsshouldalsobeputontheland.Insomeplaces,itisahabittoburnwastemateriallyingabout,butsuchburningdestroystheusefulmatterinthedeadplants.Alth

21、oughtheashesthatareleftarevaluablewhenputontheland,abetterpracticeistoburythewastesothatitdecaysandincreasesthehumusinthesoil.Inthepast,whentheworldpopulationwasmuchlowerthanitisnow,amanhadlittledifficultyinordinarytimesingrowingthefoodthatwasneeded.Whenplantswouldappearonitanditsproductivepowerwoul

22、dslowlyreturntonormalthroughtheirdecay.Butnature,leftalone,wouldtakealongtimetobringbackthelandtoitsformerstate;thelengthoftimerequiredwoulddependonlocalconditions,butitmightwellbetenyears.Itisabadpracticetogrowthesamecropinafieldyearafteryear.Ifthecropischanged,thelandwillsufferlessbecauseitistreat

23、edandusedinadifferentway.Differentplantshavedifferenteffectsonthesoil.Therefore,achangeofcropwilldolessharmthanthegrowingofthesamecropyearafteryearandaregularchangetograsswilldogoodtothesoil.Muchwillthereforebegainedifdifferentcropsaregrownoneafteranother,amethodknownastherotation(輪作)ofcrops.72.Accor