大学英语快速阅读College English.1附习题10The Danger of Green Grass Snakes

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CollegeEnglishBook1精读第⼀册课后答案Unit OneText A: Language FocusVocabularyI．Blank-filling1.1) respectable 2) agony 3) put..down 4) sequence 5) hold back 6) distribute7) off and on 8) vivid 9) associate 10) finally 11) turn in 12) tackle2.1) has been assigned to the newspaper’s Paris office.2) was so extraordinary that I didn’t know whether to believe him or not3) a clear image of how she would look in twenty years’ time4) gave the command the soldiers opened fire.5) buying bikes we’ll keep turning them out3.1) reputation rigid to inspire 2) and tedious What’s more out of date ideas3) compose career avoid showing hardly hold backII. Synomyms/doc/fe3343436.htmlposed2. severe3. agony4. extraordinary5. recall6. command7. was violating 8. anticipateIII. Collocation1.At2. For3. Of4. With5. As6. About7. To8. In in9. From10. On/uponComprehension ExercisesI.Cloze1.Text-related1)Hold back 2) tedious 3) scanned 4) recall 5) vivid 6) off and on7) turn out/in 8) career2.Theme-related1)Last 2) surprise 3) pulled 4) blowing 5) dressed 6) scene7) extraordinary 8) image 9) turn 10) excitementII.Translation1.Sentence2.PassageSusan lost her legs because of/in a car accident. For a time, she didn’t know how to face up to the fact that she would never (be able to) walk again.One day, while scanning (through) some magazines, a true story caught her eye/she was attracted by a true story. It gave a vivid description of how a disabled girl became a writer.Greatly inspired, Susan began to feel that she, too, would finally be able to lead a useful life.Text B:Comprehension Check1-6: CACDBDTranslation:1.我⽿朵⾥嗡嗡作响，听不见他们后来讲的话，只东⼀点西⼀点渗⼊⽚⾔只语。

大学英语快速阅读College-English.1附习题8RATS-HAVE-HEAD-FOR-LANGUAGE.

RATS HAVE HEAD FORResearchers in Spain reported that animals, especially mammals ( nf^L^D), evolved some of the skills underlying the use and development of language long before language itself ever evolved.It is the first time that an animal other than a human or monkey has been shown to have this skill.For their study neuroscientist Juan Toro and his colleagues at Barcelona's Scientific Park tested 64 adult male rats. They used Dutch and Japanese because these languages were used in earlier, similar tests, and because they are very different from one another in use of words, rhythm and structure.The rats were trained to respond to either Dutch or Japanese using food as a reward. Then they were separated into four groups — one that heard each language spoken bya native, one that heard synthesized ()speech, one that heard sentences read in either language by different speakers and a fourth that heard the languages played backwards. Rats rewarded for responding to Japanese did not respond to Dutch and rats trained to recognize Dutch did not respond to spoken Japanese. The rats could not tell apart Japanese or Dutch played backwards.Results showed that rats could discriminate natural sentences when uttered by a single speaker and not when uttered by different ones, nor could they distinguish the languages when spoken by different people. Human newborns have the same problem, although tamarins C ) can easily tell languages apart even when spoken by different people.It was striking to find that rats can track certain information that seems to be soimportant in language development in humans.The study shows which abilities that humans use for language are shared with other animals, and which are uniquely human. Lt also suggests what sorts of evolutionary precursors ( fuJl ) language might have.Choose the best answers to the following questions.1.64 adult male rats have beentested toshow that ____ .A.rats can be trained to speakJapanese and DutchB.rats have some of the skillspotential to the use anddevelopment of lanquaqeC.rats are able to recognize alanguage when it is spoken by different peopleD.rats can understand the words,rhythm and structure of alanguage2.Dutch and Japanese are chosento be thetest languages because .A.they were used in earlier,similar testsB.some rats can recognize Dutchand some JapaneseC.Dutch and Japanese belong todifferent families of language and they were used earlier in similar testsD.Dutchand Japanese have different words, rhythms and structure "3.Rats were rewarded when they___________________________.A.could respond to either of the two languagesB.could respond to both Dutch and JapaneseC.could tell apart Japanese or Dutch played backwardsD.could discriminate natural sentences spoken by different speakers4.The test results have shown us all of thefollowing EXCEPT __ .A.rats can distinguish thelanguages spoken by a singlespeakerB.rats share some of theabilities for language withhuman beingsC.rats can track certaininformation which seems to beimportant in languagedevelopment in humansD.rats can discriminatenatural sentences spoken bydifferent speakersS. The sentence "Rats rewarded for responding to Japanese didnot respond to Dutch and rats trained to recognize Dutch did not respond to spoken Japanese" is closest in meaning to " ."A.When rats were trained to respond to one of the two languages, they didn't respond to the otherB.When rats responded to Japanese, they were rewarded. When rats responded to Dutch, they were not rewardedC.Given good rewards and special training, a rat could respond to both Dutch and JapaneseD.For rats, responding to onelanguage is less difficultthan to two languagesJudge whether or not the following statements agree with the information given in the passage, and mark Y for YES, N for NO, or NG if information is not given in the passage.1.The scientists used Dutch and Japanese as the test languages because of their unusual words, rhythm and structure.Y N NG2.Newly born babies have little trouble in distinguishing language spoken by different people.Y N NG3.When Dutch and Japanese were played backwards, rats could not tell them apart.Y N NG4.The study shows that some abilities for language are unique to human beings.Y N NG5.It is the first time scientists have conducted such an experiment to prove that some animals, other than humans or monkeys, have skills underlying the use and development of language.Y N NG。

全新版大学英语快速阅读第一册 Unit10(素文整理)

Unit 10I. Directions: Read the following passages, and then select the best choice for each of thequestions or incomplete statements.Passage 1The world is running out of oil, and energy experts believe that there could be serious shortages in ten years' time. Governments are searching for a suitable alternative, but so far it has been in vain. They are considering how they can make better use of the two other major fuels, coal and natural gas, but they have found that neither can take the place of oil in terms of economy. In recent years, there has been a growing concern for the environment and coal is not a popular fuel with environmentalists. Coal mines are ugly, and their development has a serious effect on animal and plant life; coal itself is a heavy pollutant. Natural gas, the purest of the three fuels, is also the most limited in supply.The answer would seem to lie in nuclear power stations. They need very little fuel to produce enormous amount of power and they do not pollute the atmosphere. Their dangers, however, are so great and the cost of building them is so high that some governments are unwilling to invest in them. Not only could one accident in a single nuclear power station spread as much radioactivity as a thousand Hiroshima (广岛) atom bombs, but the radioactive waste from these stations is extremely dangerous--for one hundred thousand years. So is there no possible alternative to nuclear power?Well, there are several, but none of them seems likely to satisfy future world energy demands. Scientists have recently turned their attention to natural sources of energy: the sun, the sea, the wind and hot springs. Of these the sun seems the most promising source for the future. Houses have already been built which are heated entirely by solar (太阳的) energy. However, solar energy can only be collected during daylight hours, and in countries where the weather is unreliable, an alternative heating system has to be included. Another source of energy which could be more widely used is that generated by water or steam from under the earth. This form of energy is already being used in New Zealand, Iceland, and very successfully in Italy, where it in fact generates a quarter of the nation's electricity. Many scientists are optimistic (乐观的) that new ways of generating large amounts of energy will be successfully developed, but at the same time they fear the consequences. If the world population goes on increasing at its present rate, and eachindividual continues to use more energy every year, in fifty years' time, we would damage the earth's atmosphere. We can all help to protect the environment by not wasting energy, and make the world a cleaner, healthier place for future generations.(Words: 441)1. The energy experts have done the following to find solutions to energy shortagesEXCEPT_____.A) looking for other fuels to replace oilB) planning more nuclear power stationsC) considering natural resourcesD) considering geothermal energy2. By saying "coal is not a popular fuel with environmentalists" the writer meansthat _____.A) coal is more expensive than natural gasB) coal causes environmental problemsC) coal is more and more difficult to findD) coal mines are ugly3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A) Nuclear power is a safe and reliable energy source.B) Solar energy is always available as a source of energy.C) Water and steam energy has been successfully used in some countries.D) The real solution to energy crisis lies in natural sources of energy.4. What are scientists' attitudes towards new energy exploration?A) Optimistic. B) Pessimistic. C) Fearful. D) Mixed.5. What can ordinary people do to help protect the environment?A) Develop more energy.B) Keep the population from increasing rapidly.C) Conserve energy.D) Clean up the world.Passage 2What will cities of the future be like? Will they have the same problems as our present cities? Or will they be wonderful places to live in? What cities of the future will be like depends on how we plan cities today.People-called city planners look for ways to solve city problems. As city planners are specialists, they look ahead to the future. They look for ways to help cities to grow. Sometimes, they even plan whole new cities.City planners worry about the problems of CBDs (Central Business District). How can these busy areas meet the needs of both people and businesses? The city of Fresno, California, has worked out good answers to this question. Not long ago, the CBD there was crowded and ugly. It was hard to walk there because there were so many cars and trucks. And shoppers had no room to park.However, Fresno's city planners decided to change the city's CBD. First, they made it much nicer to look at. They planted trees. They built fountains, walkways, and play areas. Then they fixed up the older buildings in the CBD and even built new ones.Then the city planners said that no cars could drive into the CBD. People could park their cars in nearby garage, but they either had to walk into the CBD or drive in little electric cars.Today, Fresno's CBD is a good place to visit. It is very nice to walk in, and it has many pretty things to look at.Many cities today do not have enough space for new buildings. All their land is used up. One way to find space is to look in a new direction--up. All cities have a lot of unused air space. A few years ago, an airline wanted to put up a new building. They wanted to build it in the center of Manhattan Island. But Manhattan is the most crowded part of New York City. Unused land on Manhattan would have been very hard to find.The airline solved its problem by using air space. That is, they put up their building over another building. The company's new building was built over a train station.(Words: 367)1. According to the passage, city planners do the following jobs EXCEPT _____.A) solving city problemsB) designing city spacesC) building modem housesD) planning whole new cities2. From the passage, we learn that a fine city depends on _____.A) future plannersB) careful planningC) the improvement of CB DD) house construction3. Which of the following was NOT adopted by city planners to change the Fresno's CBD?A) They built more parking lots.B) They planted more trees.C) They built areas for entertainment.D) They made it more beautiful.4. How did the airline solve the problem of constructing a building in crowded Manhattan?A) They built more walkways.B) They fixed up older buildings.C) They found space underground.D) They used the air space above an existing building.5. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.A) the same city problems of today will exist with future citiesB) future cities will be pleasant places to live inC) the look of future cities depends on how we use air space todayD) there will be more tall buildings in future citiesII. Directions: Read the following passages, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).Passage 3Just look around at any school or shopping mall and you'll see (and hear) one thing for sure' Teens are head over heels for cell phones. By 2005, two out of three Americans between the ages of 10 and 19 will be mobile, say experts at the Boston-based research firm, Yankee Group. Yet a troubling question dogs (困绕，纠缠) cell phone use: Do the phones possibly cause brain cancer?Two new studio--- one funded by the cell phone industry and the US government, the other by the National Cancer institute--- claim' Probably not.The studies compared 1,251 brain cancer patients with 1,221 cancer-free people. All subjects were short-term cell phone users who chatted less than three hours per month and owned a cell phone for three years. Neither study proved a conclusive (决定性的) link between using cell phones and brain cancer. "But these studies don't answer the question, is it absolutely impossible for cell phones to cause brain cancer?" says John Molders, a cancer specialist at the Medical College of Wisconsin.Yet not all scientists agree cell phones are harmless. Previous research has shown a possible link between cell phones and brain cancer in animals, says Louis Slewing, editor of Microwave News. The issue is far from settled, he says.Cell phones emit all invisible type of energy called radiowaves. When you speak into a digital cell phone, your vocal vibrations are convened into digital signals (a series of on-off pulses). The phone's antenna (天线) then transmits the signals as radiowaves, which bounce between radio towel's and satellites in orbit above Earth.While both sending and receiving calls, your cell phone emits a tiny amount of energy--- less than one watt (energy unit per second)--- next to your head. Many experts think radiowaves are harmless, even at that close range. Others, however, think, "The jury (裁决) is still out."(Words: 304)( ) 1. Two-thirds of Americans will use mobile phone by 2005.( ) 2. There's still no definite conclusion as to whether cell phones cause brain cancer. ( ) 3. A research proves that the use of cell phones causes brain cancer in animals. ( ) 4. Cell phones transmit vocal vibrations from one to another.( ) 5. Experts are divided about the harmlessness of radiowaves.Passage 4Electronic computers are among the fastest and most useful instruments for sorting and comparing now in use. Computers provide the means for greater speed and accuracy in working with ideas than had previously been possible. With the development of these new tools, it is as if we have suddenly become millionaires of the mind.Although we have been growing mentally richer ever since we developed the ability to think, the electronic computer allows and will continue to allow us to perform tremendous "mental" tasks in a relatively short time. Great scientists of the past produced ideas which were the foundation for great advances, but their ideas sometimes had to wait for years before they were sufficiently (足够地) well-understood to be of practical use. With the computer, the ideas of today's scientists can be studied, tested, distributed, and used more rapidly than ever before.Old lines and methods of communication do not work easily or efficiently with the great amount of information we have now. The repeated actions of preparing, sorting, filing, distributing, and keeping track of records and publications can be as troublesome as calculating. Errors occur because humans can grow tired and can be distracted (分心的).The basic job of computers is the tireless processing of such information. For this reason, computers can be defined as devices which accept information, perform mathematical or logical operations with the information, and then supply the results of these operations as new information.The future use and development of computers will depend on our own cleverness and skills. After all, we created computers, and we will continue to improve them.(Words: 265)( ) 1. The new tool of computer helps many people become millionaires.( ) 2. Today, ideas of scientists may be put into practical use much more quickly. ( ) 3. Errors may occur in calculations because some calculations are too troublesome. ( ) 4. The writer believes that the computer is a revolutionary tool.( ) 5. In the future, computers can improve and update themselves.III. Directions: Read the following passages, and then fill in the blanks with the missing information.Passage 5Computers are capable of doing extremely complicated work in all branches of learning. They can solve the most complex mathematical problems or put thousands of unrelated facts in order. These machines can be put to varied uses. For instance, they can provide information on the best way to prevent traffic accidents, or they can count the number of times the word "and" has been used in the Bible. Because they work accurately and at high speeds, they save research workers years of hard work.This process by which machines can be used to work for us has been called automation. "Automation" was a word coined in the 1940s, and while the word was new, the idea was not. We know of the automatic valves (阀门) and their role in the develop- ment of the steam engine. Long before that, during the Middle Ages, windmills (风车) had been made to turn by taking advantage of changes in the wind by means of devices that worked automatically.We now use the term "automation" for specific techniques combined to operate automatically in a complete system. In the future, automation may enable human beings to enjoy far more leisure than they do today. The coming of automation is bound to have important social consequences.Some time ago an expert on automation, Sir Leon Bagrit, pointed out that it was a mistake to believe that these machines could "think." That is, there is no possibility that human beings will be "controlled by machines." Though computers are capable of learning from their mistakes and improving on their performance, they need detailed instructions from human beings in order to operate. They can never, as it were, lead independent lives, or "rule the world" by making decisions of their own.Sir Leon said that in the future, computers would be small enough to carry in the pocket. Computers could be plugged (插入) into a national network and be used like radios. For instance, people going on holiday could be informed about weather conditions; car drivers could be given alternative routes when there are traffic jams. It will also be possible to make tiny translating machines. This will enable people who do not share a common language to talk to each other without any difficulty or to read foreign publications. Computers are the most efficient servants we have ever had, and there is nolimit to the way they can be used to improve our lives.(Words: 403)1. With the computer's __________ scientists save years of hard work.2. The writer used automatic valves and windmills as examples to show __________.3. The computers need __________ in order to operate.4. The size of future computers would be __________.5. The last paragraph is mainly about __________.Passage 6We are an expanding company, and we are now moving into the world market.We require:(1) Manufacturing Manager●Higher Certificate/Diploma, or above, in Mechanical/Electrical/ElectronicEngineering, or relevant discipline (学科)●Minimum 10 years working experience in manufacturing management, and familiarwith computer planning and production scheduling. Knowledge of BPCS is a plus.●Must manage about 500 workers.(2) Material Purchasing Manager●Experience in marketing would be an advantage.●Good communication skills and excellent customer skills are a must.(3) Project Manager●Experience in Mechanical/Electrical~lectronic Engineering or relevant field(4) Software Engineer/Computer Programmer●At least 4 years' experience in MS-DOS and MS-Windows programming●Familiarity with MRP system and knowledge of Lotus, as well as Windows BPCS forworkgroup will be an advantage. Must program in C, C++.(5) Designer●Polytechnic (综合性工艺大学) I. graduate●Three years' working experience and familiarity with office equipment and electronicproducts design. Understanding of Europe and Asia markets is preferred.(6) Secretary to Board of Directors●Good command of spoken English and French●Shorthand, operation of PC, and typing are required.●At least 3 years' experience related to the management field●We offer excellent pay and prospects (~~), with 5 weeks of holiday a year plus publicholidays, a company car, and a company pension scheme.●Write, with CV, to the Personnel Manager, Box 43257, Daily News, Kemsworth Street,London.(Words: 213)1. If you apply for the position of manufacturing manager, you should be familiar with __________.2. If you apply for the position of material purchasing manager, you must __________.3. The company prefers the designer who __________.4. If you apply for the position of secretary to Board of Directors, you'd better be fluent __________.5. The company offers an annual holiday of __________.KeyUnit 10Passage1B BCD CPassage 2C B AD DPassage 3F T F F TPassage 4F T F T FPassage 51. accurate and high-speed work2. "automation" was not a new idea3. detailed instructions from human beings4. small enough to carry in our pockets5. the possible uses of small-sized computers in the future Passage 61. computer planning and production scheduling2. have good communication skills and excellent customer skills3. understands the markets in Europe and Asia4. in spoken English and French5.5 weeks plus public holidays。

大学英语快速阅读教程(第一册第九单元)

Book OneUnit NinePassage OneDirections: You will have 10 minutes to read this passage quickly and answer the following questions from A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.It’s something to Live inKids have always loved to build tree houses and playhouse. Why should it be a surprise, then, that some grown-ups like to do the same kind of thing? All over America there are many kinds of houses that people built.Many of the people who built their houses knew nothing about building when they started. Maude Meager and Carolyn Smiley were such people. They moved to California when they were in their 50s and decided to build a house. They had never built anything, but they figured they could learn.Of course, they made mistakes along the way. But by trying, they learned how to do everything that had to be done. They made bricks by testing different mixtures of mud until they found a good, strong one. They cut 3,000 windowpanes (窗玻璃) from old car windshields (挡风玻璃). They fashioned nine fireplaces, all different. What they ended up with was a home about the size of eight average houses.In Fresno, California, lives a man named Baldasare Forestiere. When he came to America from Sicily, he got a job digging subway tunnels in Boston. So when he built himself a house, he built it underground. Each of the ninety rooms he built had a hole in its ceiling open to the sky above. And beneath each hole he planted a fruit tree.There is a stone castle in Arizona that was built by one man. There are used auto parts, refrigerator plates, and broken tiles (碎瓦片) in the walls among the stones. The builder’s name was Boyce Gulley. He had promised his daughter that someday she would have a castle. When he died in 1945, she saw it for the first time. Today it is her home.Fred Burns built his house on the water in Belfast, Maine. He used driftwood (浮木), rusty nails, and leftover paint. He built it a little at a time until became a drifting, colorful house. He lives in his work of art with his ten dogs.David Brown built a house of bottles in British Columbia, Canada. He collected bottles from all his friends and cemented them together into thick walls. He figured half a million bottles went into his house. When he died, his son went right on building. Now there is even a bridge built of bottles in the yard.In the mountains of New York, Clarence Schmidt set out to build himself a log cabin（小木屋）. When it was fit to live in, Schmidt found that he couldn’t stop buildi ng. He kept adding to his house. Finally he had a seven-storey house with many rooms. All around the grounds Schmidt placed useless or old things that were interesting to him. Some of this he wrapped in tin foil (锡纸) so it would reflect the light. He painted some of his windows to look like stained glass. Schmidt’s neighbors weren’t happy with his house and his useless things. A fire burned that house down, the work of someone who didn’t understand him.Handmade houses are not always easy to find. The people who build them are often thought strange. Sometimes they hide themselves away. Jan Wampler, a teacher of architecture in Cambridge, Massachusetts, set out to find people who had put together their own houses. His book All Their Own: People and the Places They Build shows many such houses, some of which you have read about here.Wampler believes that what these “strange” people have done is what more people need to do. It feels good to put something of yourself into the walls around you. If you’re not allowed even to pound nails into those walls, you are being robbed. As an architect, Wampler would like to see people take part in the design of their homes. He would like to see housing projects planned and even built by the people who will live in them. He thinks that, like the builders he found across the country, people would care more about their homes if they helped make them.(660 words) Questions1. Maude Meager and Carolyn Smiley cut 3,000 windowpanes from .A) trucks B) other houses C) old car windshields D) old building2. Baldasare Forestiere built his own house with __ ___ rooms underground.A) ninety B) fifty C) eighty D) forty3. Auto parts, refrigerator trays, and ________ were used into the walls of a stone castle inArizona by Boyce Gulley.A) the bottles B) broken tiles C) logs D) both A and C4. Who collected bottles from all his friends and cemented them together to build a house ofbottles in British Columbia, Canada?A) Boyce Gulley. B) Wampler. C) David Brown. D) Fred Burns.5.Who is Jan Wampler?A) An architect. B) A teacher. C) A writer. D) Both A and BNotes1. Cambridge坎布里奇(美国马萨诸塞州城市, 哈佛大学所在地)Passage TwoDirections: In this part,y ou will have 10 minutes to go over the passage quickly and decide questions 1-5 according to the passage. If it is true you fill “T” in the parenthesis, ifnot or false fill “F” in parenthesis before the sentence.How Psychic Development Can Benefit Your LifePsychic development (心理发展)—the ability of an individual to use one or more of their psychic abilities for achieving the results not to be explained beyond the standard. Psychic ability is also not to be explained by any known laws. But since the beginning of modern civilization, man has always known of the existence of these unique powers.Egypt, Greece and RomeMan’s desire to study psychic development is nothing new. Through the centuries of time, man has attempted to understand this unusual phenomenon. The ancient Egyptians were strong believers in these unseen forces and devoted centuries of study to understand, develop and control them. They used various psychic development techniques to help them better know these mysterious forces. The Egyptians used dream scrying (以水晶球推算吉凶), astrology (占星术) and meditation (沉思). They also accepted rebirth as a fact of life. The Egyptians had several religious cults（祭拜仪式）devoted to understanding these psychic forces on a deeper level.The Greeks and Romans also had a strong interest in what we now call psychic development. They believed that you could use this knowledge to help yourself lead a better life. There were even “Mystery Schools” in Greece and Rome devoted to nothing but learning about spiritual and psychic development. In these Mystery Schools, they studied the Tarot (占卜用的纸牌,共二十二张), Numerology (命理学), Astrology and other forms of divination (占卜). In fact, the word “psychic” finds its origin from the Greek word “psychikos” meaning “of the soul and mind”.Common Psychic ExperiencesPsychic development uses our god-given sixth senses and is inherent in all of us. Therefore, learning how to develop and unlock this power is possible for everyone. Psychic development involves the uncovering and developing of your already existing abilities. Many people don’t even realize when t hey’ve had a psychic experience!Here are some common psychic experiences one may have on a daily basis are:- Knowing who is calling before answering the phone- Having a feeling about something that later proves to be correct- Dreaming something that actually happens later- Understanding the hidden purpose behind things that happen- Understanding other people’s true feelings without them having to express them- Knowing what someone is going to say before they say itIf you have experienced one or more of these experiences, it indicates the presence of strong psychic powers within. It is important to realize the presence of these psychic powers and to learn how to develop them using psychic development techniques. Ignoring or denying your psychic ability due to fear and doubt is not the right thing to do.Psychic development has responsibilities that should not be feared but welcomed. These natural god-given abilities won’t go away, even if they are disregarded! They are natural gifts which should be explored and welcomed. Although the journey of discovery requires practice andpatience, the end results will examine your efforts. You can learn to know the mysteries of life and understand what others mistakenly call the “unknown”.The Benefit of MeditationWhen you begin to take your first steps towards psychic development, the key is to remain calm and focused. Meditation helps with this to a great extent. Meditation can be used as a process of shutting out all worldly thoughts and going within. At first, some people find it is difficult to get into the practice of meditation. But meditation is very beneficial to the body, mind and soul of an individual.There are several approaches one can use to get into a meditative state. While sitting upright, make yourself comfortable and keep your spine straight. Then try a few of the following exercises: - Breath naturally while focusing on nothing but your breathing- Sit in a dimly lit room and focus your attention on a candle flame- Focus on a mental image in your mind- Continuously repeat the mantra (颂歌) “Ohm” while relaxing your bodyIn order to make much more benefits of the psychic development process, practice one of the above meditation techniques at least twice a day for a least 10 minutes each time.What You Will GainPsychic development techniques will help you to tap into the abilities already within yourself. In addition to the attainment (成就) of a deep sense of relaxation (放松) and peace of mind, psychic development will help to build up a new sense of confidence in yourself.InsightBy working on psychic development, it will provide clearness, focus and a new sense of purpose in your life. You will come to recognize your potential talents and develop them, realizing that these powers can be used for success, prosperity and the benefit of others.(751 words) True or False( ) 1. Psychic development is the ability of an individual to use one or more of their psychic abilities for achieving unexplainable results beyond the norm.( ) 2. The ancient Egyptians used various psychic development techniques to help them better control these mysterious forces.( ) 3. The original meaning of “psychic” is from the Greek “psychikos”, which means “of the soul and mind”.( ) 4. Many peo ple have strong abilities to realize when they’ve had a psychic experience. ( ) 5. Psychic ability is a natural gift by God in this article.( ) 6. Meditation is a process of shutting out all worldly thoughts and going in one’s inner world.( ) 7. Many people find it is easy to get into the practice of meditation.( ) 8.The study of psychic development can help people to understand and control their behaviours.Passage ThreeDirection: In this part, you’ll have 15 minutes to go over the passa ge quickly and answer the questions followed. For questions 1-7, mark Y(for YES) if the statement agrees withthe information given in the passage. N(for NO) if the statement contradicts theinformation given in the passage; NG(for NOT GIVEN) if the information is notgiven in e passage three.Graffiti: Street Art—or Crime?On the face of it, as a society, we seem to be a little mixed-up when it comes to “graffiti”, as you call it i f you work in the local council’s cleansing department, or “street art” as you say if you’re the chap—and they do mainly seem to be blokes—wielding the spray can.But the confusion now runs deeper than those who spray and those who remove the paint. Great British institutions have been polarized. Last week the might of English law delivered its verdict (裁决) at Southwark Crown Court where five members of the DPM graffiti crew were jailed—one, Andrew Gillman, for two years—after admitting conspiracy to cause criminal damage costing the taxpayer at least £1m.By contrast, just down the road, the riverside façade (正面) of Tate Modern had been covered in giant murals (壁画) by six urban artists with international reputations,including Blu from Bologna, Faile from New York, and Sixeart from Barcelona, in the first display of street art at a major museum.The courtroom and the museum were so close that supporters of the men on trial popped down to the Tate to do a bit of retouching during one lunchtime adjournment. “There is a huge irony in the juxtaposition(并列)of the two events,” said on e of the artists.The man to credit for bringing street art into established gallery spaces is Banksy. A few years ago he was sneaking his work into galleries such as the Louvre and Tate Britain. Now Tate Modern is selling his book in its gift shop. His works go for hundreds of thousands of pounds and he was recently featured in a retrospective exhibition alongside Andy Warhol.“London is to street art, at the start of the 21st century, what Paris was for Impressionism at the start of the 20th,” he says with unfeigned immodesty. “And yet we hate graffiti more than anywhere else in the world. England is by far and away the most draconian for punishments for what are only economic crimes.”A gallery in New York launches an exhibition next week based on the work of those convicted at Southwark. “DPM—Exhibit A”, at the Anonymous Gallery Project in SoHo, will display large photographs of the convicts' work alongside copies of their charge sheets to ask whether the men are criminals or artists.It is a question which prompts different answers in different parts of the world, says Cedar Lewinsohn, the curator (馆长) of the exhibition at Tate Modern. “Brazil for instance is more relaxed about it,” he says. “In parts of Australia, they are like the UK and people really hate graffiti and tags on vans and trains, but in Melbourne van drivers compete with each other as to whose is more decorated.”Street art, you see, is a highly polarising phenomenon. On the one hand there are those like the American artist Elura Emerald who insist that “artists who paint on the street are merely expressing themselves, not hurting anyone” and should not be punished “but appreciated and celebrated”. Then there are those like Judge Christopher Hardy who, in court in Southwark, described the activities of the DPM Crew as “a wholesale self-indulgent campaign to damage property on an industrial scale”.How is such a dichotomy (对立) to be resolved?“I suppose the greater the cost of removing the graffiti, the greater the punishment should be, tho ugh not prison,” says Bob, a street artist. This is not a million miles from Judge Hardy's verdict on the two-year spree in which the DPM Crew staged 120 night-time attacks on stations, trains and railway rolling stock in London, Somerset, Liverpool, Manchester, Sunderland, Paris, Amsterdam and the Czech Republic.The judge had little patience with Gillman's notion that “trains were like a moving canvas(画布)” on which to create something artistic and thought-provoking that made “commuters look up from their paper”.Judge Hardy admitted that “it would be wrong of me not to acknowledge that some examples of your handiwork show considerable artistic talent”,but he concluded, “the trouble is that it is has been sprayed all over other people's property without their consent and that is simply vandalism.” Over the two years the bill must have run into millions of pounds.If art is defined by the artist's intent then vandalism must be determined by the response of the owner of the thing vandalised. Peterborough City Council recently tried to find a compromise. It erected two 8ft by 4ft boards to allow artists there to express themselves freely. The trouble was that they were pulled down by vandals.(760 words) Questions:( ) 1. If you work in the local council's cleansing department, you may take graffiti as a kind of art form.( ) 2. Five members of the DPM graffiti crew were put into prison.( ) 3. The man to credit for bringing street art into established gallery spaces is Banksy.( ) 4. The work of those convicted at Southwark depicts the scenery of Scotland.( ) 5. In Australia, people hate graffiti and tags very much.( ) 6. Street art is a highly polarising phenomenon.( ) 7. According to Judge Christopher Hardy, artists who paint on the street are merely expressing themselves, not hurting anyone.Fill in the blanks:8. London is to street art, at the start of the 21st century, what Paris was for ____________ at thestart of the 20th,9. A street artist, Bob, supposes the greater the cost of removing the graffiti, ___________, thoughnot prison.10. If art is defined by the artist's intent then vandalism must be determined by the response ofthose whose _________________.Notes1.On the face of it: 从表面上判断2. Southwark Crown Court:英国伦敦南华克区刑事法院3. Tate Modern: 泰特现代美术馆。

大学英语快速阅读答案（第一册）

⼤学英语快速阅读答案（第⼀册）Key to Fast Reading (Book One)Unit 1 Festivals and HolidaysIn-Class Reading1. Carnival in Brazil (502 words)Key: 1. N 2. Y 3. Y 4. NG 5. N2. Valentine’s Day (480 words)Key:1. the 5th century2. lottery3. married young men4. recover her sight5. CupidAfter-Class Reading1.Chinese Festivals: Keeping Traditions Alive (1,099 words)Key: 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. A2.The First Thanksgiving (1,073 words)Key: 1.C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. AUnit 2 Campus LifeIn-Class Reading1. How to Deal with College Classes (500 words)Key: 1. books and notebooks 2. their reading 3. all their classes/every class 4. days or weeks5. teachers and upperclassmen2.The Virtual College (501 words)Key: 1. N 2. Y 3. Y 4. Y 5. NGAfter-Class Reading1. The American Education System (945 words)Key: 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. C2.Saying Goodbye (991 words)Key: 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. DUnit 3 VIP & VIP’s TalksIn-Class Reading1. Bill Gates’ Advice to Students: Get a Sound, Broad Education (506 words)Key: 1. N 2. NG 3. Y 4. N 5. Y2.Y ang Zhenning: When Will There Be a Nobel Prize – Winning Work on Chinese Soil? (487 ) Key: 1. economic2. a miracle/success3. China was isolated4. biology and medicine5. historyAfter-Class Reading1. Condoleezza Rice (1,017 words)Key: 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C2.Y ao: A Life in Two Worlds (1,111 words)Key: 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. BUnit 4 Love StoriesIn-Class Reading1.Love for Rose (501 words)Key: 1. Y 2. N 3. N 4. N 5. Y2.Banjo (486 words)Key: 1. on the doorstep2. single/unmarried3. nuisance4. ten-week’s5. in the woodsAfter-Class Reading1. Go Out and Make a Difference (915 words) Key: 1. D2. D3. C4. D5. A3.A Small Boy’s Mother (1,143 words)Key: 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. DUnit 5 Cultural DifferenceIn-Class Reading1. A voiding Cultural Taboos (499 words)Key: 1.Y 2.N 3.N 4. Y 5. NG2. Table Manners: a Cultural Difference (495 words) Key:1.not used to2.highly restrictive rules3.smacking/slurping4.not allowedAfter-Class Reading1.Traveling Student (1,092 words)Key: 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A2.Beyond Assumptions: One Woman's Experience of Living Abroad in the U.S.A. (1,183) Key: 1. C 2. B3. A4. D5. DUnit 6 Interpersonal RelationshipIn-Class Reading1. As My Daughter Leaves for College，I let Go (490 words)Key: 1.N 2. NG 3. N 4. Y 5.Y2.Cybercourtship (500 words)Key:1.romantic courtship online/romance online/ virtual romance2.meeting in person3.fewer inhibitions4.freer and faster5.physical cues/ feedback; body languageAfter-Class Reading1. After Twenty Y ears (1,193 words)Key: 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C2.“Of My Friend Hector and My Achilles’ Heel” (1,042 words)Key: 1. C 2. B 3.A 4. D 5. AUnit 7 Science and TechnologyIn-Class Reading1.Wireless Wearable (500 words)Key: 1.N 2. Y 3. Y 4. NG 5.N2.The World Is Getting Smaller (487 words)Key:1.next industrial revolution2.one-thousandth3.size and strength4.manufacturing, environment, medicine5.swallowed or injectedAfter-Class Reading1. The Internet: What Lies Ahead? (1,074 words)Key: 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. B2.New Genes – New Hope Or Future Disaster? (1,154 words)Key: 1. B 2. A 3. C 4.D 5. DUnit 8 Life & HealthIn-Class Reading1. Y ou Have A Cold! (516 words)Key: 1. NG 2. N 3. Y 4. Y 5. N2.Protein (522 words)Key: 1. the tissues 2. basic units 3. protein-rich foods 4. incomplete 5. your weightAfter-Class Reading1. Y oga (957 words)Keys: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B2.What Y ou Eat Can Sabotage Y our Sleep (992 words)Key: 1. D 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. DUnit 9 AnimalsIn-Class Reading1. How Do the Animals Spend the Winter? (517 words)Keys: 1. Y 2. N 3. N 4. NG 5. Y2.Cats and Man (507 words)Key: 1. definite 2. forbidden 3. tell time 4. eyes opened 5. blueAfter-Class Reading1. Animals as Teachers (984 words)Key: 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C2.Animals “Speak” Many Strange Languages (1,017 words)Key: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. AUnit 10 Sports & Leisure TimeIn-Class Reading1. Lessons for Y our Life and Business from Wimbledon (496 words) Key: 1. Y2. N3. Y4. N5. NG2.Beijing 2008: Five Mascots for the Beijing Games (482 words) Key: 1. mark 2. syllables3. prosperity4. sixteen days5. pandaAfter-Class Reading1. Sports and Exercise Safety (1,085 words) Key: 1. B2. C3. A4. B5. C2.Tennis, Then and Now (986 words) Key: 1. C 2. A3. B4. C5. B。

大学英语快速阅读教程(第一册第十五单元)

Book OneUnit FifteenPassage OneDirections: You will have 10 minutes to read this passage quickly and answer the following questions from A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.The Steps of KnighthoodIn the medieval times, many knights rode out to do battle. They made sieges (围攻) on other castles, and defended their own castles. But knights weren’t always so good at fighting. Knights had to pass long, hard, half boring hours of practice, practice, practice. First they had to be a page. If they did good they became a squire. If squires were worthy they were dubbed (授予称号) and became knights.PagesWhen a boy born by a knight turns six or seven he is sent from his home to a nearby castle. There he is trained by the lord of the castle to become a knight. He is a page. A page helps his lord dress and put on armor. He plays many training games that include wrestling, piggy-back wrestling, sword practice with blunt wooden swords and tiny round shields called bucklers, and lance practice on a rolling log pulled by two other pages toward a quintain (A quintain is a target on one end of a swinging board. On the other end is a bag full of sand. When the lance hits the target the rider has to duck or the bag of sand will strike him on the back or the head.). A page rarely ever learned how to read or write because it wasn’t thought to be very knightly. The ladies of the castle taught him table manners. The page waited on his lord and lady. It was his duty and privilege to accompany his lord and lady at all times. When his lord’s armor was rust y, the page rolled the armor in a barrel of sand so that the rust was gone. He was taught to be quick, graceful, and flexible. He received religious training from the chaplain (牧师). He sometimes received training-in-arms from the squires.SquiresIf the page showed promise, then at the age of fourteen, he became a squire. A squire is a Knight’s personal servant. In battle, a squire would bring his knight replacements of lances, swords, horses, or any item lost or damaged in battle. The squire had to become accustomed to heavy armor. A squire played games with real weapons against real knights! The squire learned to ride his war horse while keeping his weapon arm free. While he was a squire, he was allowed to carry a sword and a shield, which showed what rank he had achieved. The squire was taught not to kill many knights. Most knights held other knights for ransom. If he got through all of that, he was knighted or “dubbed”. Before a squire was dubbed, he did lots of things in preparation. First, he prayed all night. He prayed without sleeping or eating. When morning came, he would take a nice, warm bath. Then he put on a special padded vest and hood so that his armor did not hurt him. Then he would have a page help him put on chain mail armor or plate armor. Then the almost knighted squire would put on a white tunic. The tunic was white because white is the color of peace. He knelt before his lord. Then his lord would slap him with his hand or the flat of the sword. As his lord was doing that, his lord would say, “I dub thee Sir Knight.”Then the new knight would receive his sword, lance, and golden spurs. Each of the weapons had a good meaning. Thelance had a saying. It was said, “As fear of the lance drives back the unarmed, so the knight drives back the enemies of the church.” As for the sword, it was said that, “The two edges of the sword show that the knight serves God and the people.” Then the knight was free to wander. He usually rode off on quests of adventure. He either stopped by the road and challenged any knight that passed by or he did battle for a lady in need.Knights existed between the year 800 A.D. and the year 1450 A.D. Knights were a great means of fighting until guns and cannons replaced them. Now knights have become almost a legend. Today we see knights in movies or books as a group of strong men who killed dragons and rescued princesses. If you want to learn more about what knights actually did, go to a library near you and you may be surprised to find a large selection of non-fiction books about knights that are more exciting than you ever dreamed!(749 words) Questions1. If you want to be a knight, you should be a _________ first.A) fighter B) page C) squire D) hero2. The training games a page plays are various except ____________.A) piggy-back wrestlingB) sword practice with blunt wooden swordsC) siege on a castleD) lance practice on a rolling log pulled by two other pages toward a quintain3. Before a squire was dubbed, first he should ____________.A) have a nice and warm bath B) have a delicious mealC) pray all night D) fight with another squire and win4. The almost knighted squire would put on a white tunic. The tunic was white because ______.A) it is clean and beautiful B) it is a symbol of holinessC) it is a symbol of purism D) it is a symbol of peace5. During his adventure, a knight might ________________.A) challenge another knight and help the lady in needB) kill dragonsC) rescue princessesD) become a kingPassage TwoDirections: In this part,y ou will have 10 minutes to go over the passage quickly and decide questions 1-9 according to the passage. If it is true you fill “T” in theparenthesis, if not or false fill “F” in parenthesis before the sentence.How to Create a Beautiful Organic Garden!The leap from gardening with chemical fertilizers and pesticides to truly organic gardening can feel like a leap of faith. I came to this point of view gradually, as I work in the green industry, which is just starting to recognize the benefits of organic products. What I have learned along the way is Nature takes care of her own.It’s all about the Soil.How do we go about getting living soil for our plants? Mother Nature supplies nutrients from decaying matter be it plant, animal or even mineral. The Northeastern Native Americans used to pile their kitchen garbage, fish leavings. This half composted(施堆肥) material would be spread on the fields in late fall and left to finish over the winter. But this does illustrate my first point. This is not rocket science; it is Nature doing what it does. Without Man in the picture, this process is still going to go on, so there is almost no way to go wrong here. Organic is easy.Here are the first steps to take.The most important step in going organic is replacing salt based, water soluble nitrogen with carbon-based solid nitrogen. The sooner we get your little junkies; I mean plants, off that stuff the better. Now our soil isn’t back to full health yet, so what can we use to support our plants and help to build good soil? Let’s look at that native recipe again.Blood would be one of their kitchen leavings and it is one of the best sources of nitrogen in organic form (Bat guano is better, but not as available as blood meal) Bone meal is another excellent source of nutrition as it’s almost a third phosphate (磷酸盐) and wood ashes will round out the picture by supplying potassium (钾). You can also use things like fermented (发酵的) fish oil to supplement our soil amendments (改善). How much to use? Follow the package directions, but be assured there is very little chance of messing this up; short of burying your plants under piles of the stuff, the lower assays (试验) of natural products make them much safer for your plants…Let's take a look at caring for those plant roots.So we need to start building soil for these little roots to live in. Where to start? How does Mother Nature handle it? Oh yeah, decaying matter. Like what? Like leaves, chopped up twigs (not sticks, twigs), banana peels, coffee grounds (they make organic compostible filters now!), vegetable peelings, garden cuttings, grass clippings, wood shavings or sawdust (锯屑); just about anything that doesn’t have fat or meat and isn’t too big to turn over in a season. In short a lot of things you have been throwing away. So we are trading in things that cost you money for things you are throwing away, which brings me to my second point; Organic is cheaper. Organic is easy; organic is better!Back to the Compost Pile!H ow do we break it down? The old fashioned way is a compost pile, and that’s how most of mine gets made. The trick here is a layer of greens, a layer of browns, a layer of greens a layer of browns, building our pile layer by later. Most of my pile is:leaves (browns)and grass (greens)Vegetable peelings? Greens. Wood shavings? Browns. Coffee grounds? Browns (okay, that’s harder, but you get the idea).Fluffy (蓬松的) compost pilesNow here comes the hard part; once a week during warm weather you have to turn the pile to aerate (使暴露于空气中) it. The fungi (真菌) breaking down the material are air breathers, and the ONLY way to screw up compost is to let it go anaerobic (airless). Then the little creatures die and the only things that continue to populate your compost are anaerobic bacteria. In about 14 weeks you will have dark, crumbly compost for your garden…Oh, and there's also the easy wayCan’t wait that long? Back hurts and you can’t turn that big pile? Ah, the compost tumbler (平底玻璃杯) is for you. I have my big pile, but I also use the tumbler to finish small batches quickly.Just give it a spin (旋转) (daily is great, but every time you wander by in the garden will do it) and you can cut the time to 7-8 weeks, and no sore back. They can be pricey but worth every penny in the long run, so don’t skimp or you’ll just be back for a bigger, shinier model once the bug bites. Composting does not get easier than this…so we have compost and fertilizer.（769 words）True or False( ) 1. Nature can only decay plant and animal to supply nutrients.( ) 2. Blood’s almost a third phosphate and wood ashes will supply potassium.( ) 3. We should use as much as organic materials to our garden for its best growth.( ) 4. The old fashioned way to break down organic is a compost pile.( ) 5. In the author’s eyes, vegetable peelings are Greens and Coffee grounds are Browns, he layered them to break them down easily.( ) 6. We should make the compost piles fluffy, for the fungi breaking down the material breathe air.( ) 7. You can get perfect compost for your garden in about three and half months.( ) 8. You can use a glass container which will help you shorten time and have no sore back.Passage ThreeDirection: In this part, you’ll have 15 minutes to read the passage quickly and answer the questions followed. For questions 1-7, mark Y(for YES) if the statement agrees withthe information given in the passage. N(for NO) if the statement contradicts theinformation given in the passage; NG(for NOT GIVEN) if the information is notgiven in the passage. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the informationgiven in the passage.How Do Homing Pigeons Find Home?Science seems to be getting closer to answering a very old mystery. Homing pigeons can be taken hundreds of miles from their homes. When they are let go to fly again, they find their way home. Because of this special ability to find home, pigeons have been used as messengers for hundreds of years.Today people even breed homing pigeons for racing as a sport. The birds are shipped to some chosen place a few hundred miles away. Then all of them are let go together. The winner is the bird that gets home first. A good racer can make it home from 500 miles away in a single day.The mystery of the homing pigeon is in how it navigates and how it finds home. It may be taken away in a covered-up cage, even a cage that is turned round and round to purposely mix up any sense of direction. To get home, it must fly over country that it has never seen before.Suppose this were to happen to you? What would you need to find your way home (besides a good pair of legs)? I think I would ask for a compass, which always points north, to help find direction. I would also want a map. If a map shows where I am and where my home is, then I can use the compass to point me in the direction toward home. What we are talking about shows the two parts of the problem of the homing pigeon. Much of the study of homing pigeons leads to the idea that pigeons need the same kinds of information. They need to know how to tell direction and they need something like a map to tell which direction is toward home.The first part seems to be pretty well answered, and we know of two ways that pigeons tell direction. First, they use the sun. Just getting rough directions from the sun is easy. It rises somewhere toward the east and sets somewhere toward the west. Getting accurate directions from the sun takes more care. You need to pay attention to the time of year. Then you need to watch the path of the sun closely at each hour of the day. To tell direction accurately from the sun, a person needs to know the exact time.All plants and animals that have been studied carefully (including the human) seem to have built-in clock, as they are called, usually are not quite exact in measuring time. However, they work pretty well because they are “reset” each day, maybe when the sun comes up.Naturally, people have wondered whether pigeons might have a built-in compass--- something that would tell them about the direction of the earth’s magnetic (有磁性的) field. One way to test that idea would be to see if a pigeon’s sense of direction can be fooled by a magnet attached to its back. With a strong magnet close by, anything like a magnetic compass can no longer tell about the earth’s weak magnetic field.To test the idea, one group of ten pigeons had strong little bar-magnets attached to their backs. Another group carried little brass (铜) bars which were not magnetic. Let’s call those two groups the magnet-pigeons and the brass-pigeons. In a number of experiments, both groups were takenaway from home and let go. On sunny days none of the magnet-pigeons were fooled. They were just as good as the brass-pigeons in starting out in the right direction toward home. How about cloudy, overcast (阴天的) days with no sun? The brass-pigeons chose the right direction. But the magnet-pigeons were in trouble. They started out in various directions and acted completely lost.What’s the easiest way to understand that experiment? Here’s what the scientists decided after they repeated the experiment many times. When pigeons can see the sun, they use it as their main means of direction-finding. When they can not see the sun, they use some special way to sense direction from the earth’s magnetic field.Enough experiments have been done to decide that homing pigeons (and maybe other birds) seem to have a built-in compass as well as a built-in clock. The big questions now are about how these work and where they are located in the birds’ body.You see that we have learned a lot about how pigeons tell direction. But that is still only one of the questions we started out with. How do they know which direction is toward home? What do they use that we would call a map? These are other questions still to be answered.(769 words) Questions( ) 1. Science has found the answer to a very old mystery that homing pigeons taken hundreds of miles from their homes can find their home accurately.( ) 2. Today people breed homing pigeons as a messenger.( ) 3. A good homing pigeon racer can make it home from 500 mils away in a single day. ( ) 4. Homing pigeons need to know how to tell direction and they need something like a map to tell which direction is toward home.( ) 5. All plants and animals that have been studied carefully (including the human) seem to have built-in clock, as they are called, usually are not quite exact in measuring time. ( ) 6. Homing pigeons can tell directions by the sun.( ) 7. When pigeons can not see the sun, they use ultrasonic(超声波).Fill in the blanks8. Naturally, people have wondered whether pigeons might have a ____________ —somethinghat would tell them about the direction of the earth’s magnetic field.9. The magnet-pigeons were just as good as the brass-pigeons in starting out in the ______direction toward home.10. Enough experiments have been done to decide that homing pigeons (and maybe other birds)seem to have a ___________ as well as a ______________.Passage FourDirections: In this part, you will have15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information givenin the passage.Marlon Brando: One of the Greatest Actors of All TimeMany critics say he was the greatest actor of all time. And many actors say he influenced them more than any other person in the film industry.There was no public service to honor Marlon Brando when he died in two thousand four at the age of eighty. The actor’s sister, Jocelyn Brando, said he would have hated such an event. The family held a small private ceremony instead.Marlon Brando was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1924. He was named after his father, a salesman, but his family called him Bud. His mother, Dorothy, was an actress in the local theater. He had two older sisters.Marlon Brando’s childhood was not happy. His parents drank too much alcohol and argued often. Dorothy Brando blamed her husband for the failure of her acting career. The older Marlon Brando did not have a good relationship with his son.The Brandos moved many times when Marlon was young. His parents separated when he was eleven, but they re-united after two years. Young Marlon was always getting into trouble at school. His father decided to send him to a military school in Minnesota. Marlon did not do well in classes there. But he did find support for his interest in theater. A drama teacher urged him to begin acting in plays there and he did. But he was expelled from the school for getting into trouble.Marlon Brando moved to New York City when he was nineteen years old in 1943. He took acting classes at the New School for Social Research. One of his teachers was Stella Adler, who taught the “Method” style of realistic acting. The Method teaches actors how to use their own memories and emotions to identify with the characters they are playing. Marlon Brando learned the Method style quickly and easily.Marlon Brando appeared in several plays. He got his first major part in a Broadway play in 1947, at the age of twenty-three. He received great praise for his powerful performance as Stanley Kowalski in the Tennessee Williams play, “A Streetcar Named Desire.” His fame grew when he acted the same part in the movie version, released in 1951. Brando plays an angry working-class man.“Streetcar” was Brando’s second film. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the performance. He was nominated for Oscars for his next two films as well. In 1952 he played Mexican revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata in the movie “Viva Zapata.” The following year he played Marc Antony in “Julius Caesar.”Marlon Brando did not win an Oscar for Best Actor until 1954 for the movie “On the Waterfront.” Many critics consider it his finest performance. The film’s director, Elia Kazan, said it was the best performance by a male actor in the history of film.Marlon Brando acted in about forty movies. He was nominated for a total of eight Academy Awards. In his movies, he played a Japanese translator, a German Nazi military officer and thefather of Superman. He even sang in a movie musical called “Guys and Dolls.”His real life was as colorful as his many movie characters. His love life was especially active. He married actress Anna Kashfi in 1957, but they separated the next year. In 1960, Brando married Movita Castenada, a Mexican-American actress. They had two children before they separated in 1962. The same year, he married a Tahitian actress, Tarita. Brando’s marriage to Tarita lasted ten years. But his love of Tahiti never ended. In 1966, he bought a small island near Tahiti. Brando divided his time between his island and his home in California for the rest of his life.Critics say Marlon Brando began to suffer professionally during and after his work on “Mutiny on the Bounty.” Hollywood directors and producers considered him difficult to work with. Some critics said the actor appeared to be tired of acting.But that changed in 1972 when Brando appeared in “The Godfather.” At first, the film studio officials did not want Brando in the movie. But the director, Francis Ford Coppola, chose him for the part. The film was a major critical and financial success. Brando was praised for his performance as the Godfather, Vito Corleone, the powerful head of a criminal organization in New York City.Marlon Brando won the Best Actor Oscar for “The Godfather.” But he rejected it. He sent a woman named Sasheen Littlefeather to speak for him at the Academy Awards ceremony. She said that Brando could not accept the award because of the way the American film industry treated Native Americans. The people at the Academy Awards ceremony did not like the speech. But some experts think the action helped change the way American Indians were shown in movies.Marlon Brando was also active in the civil rights movement. He spoke out against racism often and forcefully. He marched in demonstrations. And he gave money to civil rights groups.When Marlon Brando died, many famous actors expressed regret. One of them said simply: “He was the best.”（839 words）Questions1. After Marlon Brando’s death, ________________.A) only his family held a small ceremony for himB) millions of his fans attended his ceremony and mourned himC) no one knew it till his body was found by a dustmanD) only his fans held a small ceremony for him2. During Marlon Brando’s childhood, ______________.A) his mother was a successful actressB) his family was harmoniousC) his parents had a very good relationshipD) his father didn’t get along well with him3. Which of the following is correct about his parents’ marriage?A) They separated in 1935 but re-united two years later.B) They were always having a good relationship.C) They separated in 1937 and re-married respectively.D) They separated in 1935 but re-united in 1940.4. The Method teaches actors ________________.A) how to act different charactersB) how to identify with the characters by their own memoriesC) how to get a big and major character in a playD) how to get along well with the other actors and directors5. The movie “A Streetcar Named Desire” is __________.A) the first movie he actedB) released when he was twenty sevenC) the movie which helped him win an Oscar for Best ActorD) the movie in which he plays a happy working-class man6. Marlon Brando won his first Oscar for Best Actor for the movie ____________.A) “Viva Zapata”B) “A Streetcar Named Desire”C) “On the Waterfront”D) “Mutiny On the Bounty”7. Many critics and directors consider __________ his finest performance.A) “Viva Zapata”B) “A Streetcar Named Desire”C) “Julius Caesar”D) “On the Waterfront”Fill in the blanks8. Marlon Brando’s name was from __________.9. During his life Marlon Brando was nominated for a total of _______ Academy Awards.10. Marlon Brando did not accept the award of the Best Actor Oscar for “The Godfather” becauseof _____________________________________________.。

大学英语快速阅读教程(第一册第一单元)

Book OneUnit OnePassage OneDirections: You will have 10 minutes to read this passage quickly and answer the following questions from A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.Chinese AlcoholAn important part of Chinese culture, the use of alcohol can be traced back to the dawn of the nation’s history. Over the centuries many different kinds of alcoholic drinks have been developed and brewing (酿造) methods as well as distillation (蒸馏) has become more sophisticated. At the same time the way of enjoying these desirable products has become a vital part of custom and culture.Alcoholic beverages have inspired many writers resulting in thousands of poems and other works relating to “the magic elixir” (长生不老药). People drink it when they are joyous and for fun. No formal dinner would be complete without it, while a toast can seal a business enterprise, send troops into battle with a prayer for victory as well as express a wish for the health and happiness of family and friends. One of the classic examples of the ceremonial use of alcohol is described in the famous story Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The three heroes in the tale, become blood brothers by drinking bowls of wine into which they have mixed drops of their own blood from cuts in their fingers. This act may seem extreme but was a symbol of faithfulness in those days.The symbolic serving and drinking of wine on various occasions and in different places can convey many meanings. It can express either joy or sorrow. In China, there is a saying that “a thousand cups of wine is not too much when bosom friends meet together”, which indicates the happiness between two close friends; whereas a poem by Li Bai, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907), says, “releasing melancholy by wine, but adding more,” suggested a touch of sadness. There are frequent references to wine in well-known legends, as for example—“to taste the sweet osmanthus (木犀属植物) wine on the moon, produced by the beautiful fairy Chang’e when she felt lonely, is everyone’s dream”.Nearly all important occasions are celebrated with alcohol. The Spring Festival, which is a favorite time for family party, is probably one of the most meaningful when happiness is expressed by social drinking. During the Double Ninth Festival, people drink chrysanthemum (菊花) wine to drive away the evil and to wish their elders good health and long life. Of course, no wedding ceremony is complete unless the happy couple expresses their love for each other by linking their arms to drink to their future happiness (jiaobeijiu), after which they offer a dutiful toast to their parents to thank them for the care they have given to them as children. Similarly, birthday celebrations and the ceremony to mark the 100th day following the birth of a baby will be celebrated with a toast of wine. In South China, when a baby girl is born, her parents will brew alcohol for her, bury it underground and keep it until she marries. Then they take the jar up and paint pleasant pictures upon it to give greetings.Each ethnic group has some form of alcoholic drink with which to celebrate special festivals.For example, around the Spring Festival, Korean people drink their “suijiu” to which they add rice, root of the balloon flower, cinnamon (肉桂) and, red chili and so on, to protect themselves from demons.When drinking wine at table, both the host and the guests are expected to follow certain rules of manners and behavior.The glass should be full of wine, or else the guest will think they are lacking due respect. The elders and superior person or persons present should always be served first.A toast represents respect, while refusing to participate in a toast shows a lack of politeness or respect. Should a guest be really unable to take a drink, he has to find another to do it for him in order to save face.When making a toast, everyone is required to stand and lightly touch each others’ cup, ensuring that the junior’s cup is held lower than that of their superior. The cup should be emptied and inverted to show that no wine remains. Drinking with a single draught symbolizes courage. Those who cannot manage to do so should explain in advance in order to receive a kindly understanding of their situation and thus ensure that no one is offended.(714 words) Questions1. Chinese alcohol .A) has a history more than a centuryB) is developing rapidlyC) is enjoyed in more sophisticated ways than the westernersD) is an important part of Chinese culture2. The act of the three heroes in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a symbol of inthose days.A) faithfulness B) courage C) happiness D) willingness3. Li Bai’s poem mentioned in the third paragraph expresses .A) sadness B) joy C) loneliness D) sorrow4. parents will brew alcohol for their baby girl for future use.A) During the Spring Festival B) In South ChinaC) On the wedding ceremony D) During the Double Ninth Festival5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned when people make a toast?A) E veryone is required to stand and lightly touch each others’ cup.B) The elders and superiors should hold the cups higher.C) People should ensure that the junior’s cup is held lower than that of their superior.D) Those who cannot drink with a single draught should explain in advance.Notes1. Romance of the Three Kingdoms:《三国演义》Passage TwoDirections: In this part,y ou will have 10 minutes to go over the passage quickly and decide questions 1-8 according to the passage. If it is true you fill “T” in theparenthesis, if not or false fill “F” in parenthesis before the sentence.Zhang Yimou—A Creative GeniusOn the eighth day of the eighth month of 2008, 2 billion TV viewers and thousands in attendance in the now famous Bird’s Nest enjoyed an unforgettable sight at the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games.Behind it all was the creative genius of Chinese film director Zhang Yimou. Drawing from the depths of the Chinese culture and creativity of the Chinese people, showing ancient Chinese inventions—paper, printing, gunpowder, ceramics and the compass—that have shaped civilization and channeling the sensibility and spirit that unite his fellow 1.3 billion citizens, Zhang told China’s story to a watching world. He created arguably the grandest sight of the new millennium, and it was viewed by nearly one-third of the world’s population. With this work, Zhang obtained a high position shared by very few film directors in the world.In telling China’s story, Zhang explored the Chinese character he, or peaceful harmony—an ideal extremely important to Chinese culture. This level of creative artistry is rare in the controlled field of filmmaking, let alone in a multidimensional arena (多维的舞台) with thousands of performers and visual set pieces that seemed to be impossible—yet it was all happening live, before the eyes of the world.There is much legend surrounding Zhang’s rise to his world fame, given that his first job was as a farmhand and then a laborer in a cotton mill. But the story I enjoy most is that he gave blood over a period of months to earn enough money to buy his first camera. He was 25. When the Beijing Film Academy reopened in 1978 after the Cultural Revolution, he was 27, already considered too old to become a filmmaker and lacking many of the necessary credits. Bravely, he offered his photographic works and was admitted to the department of cinematography.Zhang became a filmmaker, and for the past two decades, he has inspired the world’s interest with China through his films. Not since the great British director Michael Powell has a director used color so effectively to tell stories. In Red Sorghum(1987), Ju Dou(1990) and one of his greatest works, Raise the Red Lantern (1991), the vivid use of red in the manufacturing of wine, the traditional wedding gown, the process of dyeing silk and even the dark red splashes of blood illuminate Zhang’s celebration of life, exoticism and death. Ju Dou was the first Chinese film to be nominated for an Academy Award; Raise the Red Lantern was the second.Zhang also brought the actress Gong Li to prominence, casting her in starring roles in six of his films. Together they are credited with introducing sensuality and eroticism to Chinese cinema. Western audiences are probably familiar with Zhang more from his action films: Hero(2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004) and his most Shakespearean work, Curse of the Golden Flower (2006).Zhang was no stranger to live theatrical events either. In 1998 he staged and directed Puccini’s opera Turandot at the Forbidden City in Beijing. He directed a folk musical in 2003 and staged it outdoors on the Li River. In 2006 he direct ed Tan Dun’s The First Emperor for New York City’s Metropolitan Opera.All this work and its complexity should have prepared me for the depth and breadth of Zhang’s vision, apparent even in its early stages wh en he first met me in 2005 about the Beijing ceremonies. We met on a sunny afternoon in East Hampton, New York, and I knew immediately we were going to become good friends. With the description of his idea on his computer, he showed me what he was thinking. I realized Zhang would be the creator-director of the Olympic ceremonies, with the honor of putting on what would become the greatest show on earth, with China at center stage. I was honored to have been one of the first people inspired by Zhang’s ideas.At the heart of Zhang’s Olympic ceremonies was the idea that the conflict of man foretells the desire for inner peace. This theme is one he’s explored and perfected in his films, whether they are about the lives of humble peasants or great nobles. This year he captured the theme of harmony and peace, which is the spirit of the Olympic Games. In one evening of visual and emotional splendor, he educated, enlightened and entertained us all. In doing so, Zhang secured himself a place in world history.(746 words) True or False( ) 1. The Beijing ceremonies showed the Chinese culture, creativity of the Chinese people and the quick development of China to the world.( ) 2. The opening ceremonies were viewed by nearly one-third of the world’s population. ( ) 3. The Chinese character he means peaceful harmony.( ) 4. Not until he was 25, was Zhang Yimou admitted to the department of cinematography. ( ) 5. Zhang Yimou’s Raise the Red Lantern was the first Chinese film to be nominated for an Academy Award.( ) 6. Gong Li became world famous by starring 7 of Zhang Yimo’s films.( ) 7. Zhang Yimou once discussed the Beijing ceremonies with the author in the USA in 2005. ( ) 8. The theme of harmony and peace is also the spirit of the Olympic Games.Passage ThreeDirection:In this part, you’ll h ave 15 minutes to read the passage quickly and answer the questions followed. For questions 1-7, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees withthe information given in the passage. N (for NO) if the statement contradicts theinformation given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is notgiven in the passage.The Mystery of StonehengeFor hundreds of years people have wondered about Stonehenge (英国的史前巨石柱), the great circle of huge stones on the Salisbury Plains in southern England. Who built it? How did they do it? And, most puzzling of all, why?The word Stonehenge means “the hanging stones.” We do not know who gave the place this name, but it is a good one. Some of the stone pillars (柱子) still stand, just as they did almost 4, 000 years ago. Across the top of a few of the pillars, connecting one to another, are smaller stones that seem to hang in space.Some people thought that Stonehenge was an old Roman temple. Others said that it was the work of Merlin, the wizard of King Arthur’s court. Still others said that it was built by Druids, religious leaders of the people who lived in England not long before the time of Jesus. In each case, people suggested the earliest groups that they knew about. Today we know more about prehistoric times, and we do not put Stonehenge into the earliest period we know.Scientists have done a great deal of digging at Stonehenge and at hundreds of other old stone circles around the English countryside. Joining each small piece of information together, they came up with a remarkable story.About 2300 B.C. a group of people came from the European continents to what is now England. The people in England before them lived by hunting, but the newcomers were farmers and herders. Using deer antlers (鹿角) for picks, they built huge round corrals (畜栏) with sides of heaped earth.About 2000 B. C. another group of people came from Europe. They began to use the corrals as temples and meeting places. Around 1850 B. C. these people started work on what was to become Stonehenge.About 150 years later a third group of people arrived. They have been called the Beaker people because much of their pottery (陶器) looked like the containers called beakers that chemists use.The Beakers became very wealthy and began to build up Stonehenge. They added a huge avenue to the circle and decided to bring stone blocks from Wales to place inside the circle.They chose eighty stones that weigh up to 5, 400 kilograms (six tons) each. As far as we know, these people had no wheels or animals to carry loads. They had to pull the stones by using large round wood as rollers. The Beakers must have taken the stones most of the way by water. It would be far easier to float them on rafts than to drag them over the hilly country. But a raft big enough to carry such stones on the ocean would be too big to travel up English rivers. The stones must have gone upriver on dugout canoes (独木舟), probably on two or three canoes roped together.How were these huge stones shaped and polished? Large stone hammers have been found atStonehenge. The workers must have heated a rock with torches where they wished to make a cut. Then if they poured cold water on the hot rock, the stone would be weakened and would break smoothly when cut with the hammers. The final shaping and polishing were done by teams of workers who struck the stone again and again and pulled grinders (研磨的机械) over it.Now the stones were ready to be put into place. The workers should use a strong machine to lift a fallen stone back on top of two others. But the builders of Stonehenge had only wood and leather rope. With these alone they set huge stones upright and lifted others to the tops of the columns.The biggest question about Stonehenge, its purpose, is still asked. Careful study has shown that different arrangements of the stones line up with twenty-four separate points. It was found that the sun and moon rose and set in different seasons in the years around 1500 B.C. By standing in different places, the builders could predict when the sun and moon would rise or set in winter or summer. Other studies show that the stones may have been used to predict things that happen in the sky.One thing is sure, though. Stonehenge will continue to attract people even if its mysteries are solved. The more we learn about it, the more remarkable it seems.(726 words) Questions( ) 1. The Stonehenge in southern England has aroused people’s great interest.( ) 2. Stonehenge has a history as long as 2, 300 years.( ) 3. Druids was religious leaders of the people in England not long after the time of Jesus. ( ) 4. The Beakers must have taken the stones most of the way on dugout canoes.( ) 5. People now doubt whether the builders in the ancient time were able to set huge stones upright and lifted others to the tops of the columns with only wood and leather ropes. ( ) 6. Study has shown that different arrangements of the stones line up with twenty-four separate points.( ) 7. The mystery of Stonehenge has already solved completely.Fill in the blanks8. The meaning of the word Stonehenge is ________________.9. The corrals were used as temples and meeting places in about ________________.10. It was who began to build up Stonehenge in around 1700 B.C.Passage FourDirections: In this part, you will have15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information givenin the passage.The Need for Environmental AssessmentEconomic, social and environmental change is closely related to development. While development aims to bring about positive change, it can also lead to conflicts. In the past, the promotion of economic growth meant people had a chance to enjoy better life; however, people were not aware there might be negative social or environmental impacts (影响). The need to avoid negative impacts and to ensure long term benefits led to the concept of sustainable development (可持续发展). This has become accepted as a key characteristic of development, if the aim of increased happy life and greater equity in satisfying basic needs is to be met for this and future generations.In order to predict environmental impacts of any development activity and to provide an opportunity to decrease negative impacts and improve positive impacts, the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure was developed in the 1970s. An EIA may be explained as:a formal process to predict the environmental effects of human development activities and to plan appropriate measures to get rid of or reduce negative impacts and to increase positive effects.EIA thus has three main functions:• to predict problems,• to find ways to avoid them, and• to improve positive effects.The third function is of particular importance. The EIA provides a unique opportunity to find ways in which the environment may be improved as part of the development process. The EIA also predicts the conflicts and limits between the suggested project, or program and its environment. It provides an opportunity for mitigation (缓解) measures to be taken to minimize problems. It enables monitoring programs to be set up to assess future impacts and provide data on which managers can take wiser decisions to avoid environmental damage.EIA is a management tool for planners and decision makers and complements (补充) other project studies on engineering and economics. Environmental assessment is now accepted as a key part of development planning and management. It should become as familiar and important as economic analysis in project assessment.The aim of any EIA should be to promote sustainable development. Beneficial environmental effects are maximized while negative effects are improved or avoided to the greatest possible extent. EIA will help select and design projects, programs or plans with long term development and therefore improve cost effectiveness.It is important that an EIA is not just considered as part of the approval process. Many reports produced for such a purpose, which are neither read nor acted upon, will lower the value of the process. A key output of the EIA should be an action plan to be followed during implementation (实施) and after implementation during the monitoring stage. To enable the action plan to be effective, the EIA may also recommend changes to laws and institutional structures.In the beginning EIA was seen by some project promoters as a limit to development but this view is gradually disappearing. It can, however, be a useful limit to unsustainable development. It is now well understood that environment and development are complementary and depend on each other, and EIA is a technique for ensuring that the two can reinforce each other. A study carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency (USA) in 1980 showed that there were significant changes to projects during the EIA process, obvious improvements in both environmental protection measures and financial benefits. Irrigated agriculture is such a good example.Irrigated agriculture is extremely important to the economy, health and welfare of a very large part of the developing world. It is too important to be ignored as it is vital for world food security. However, irrigated agriculture often greatly changes land use and is a major consumer of freshwater. Irrigation development thus has a major impact on the environment. All new irrigation and drainage (排水) development results in some form of degradation (退化). It is necessary to determine the acceptable level and to compensate (补偿) for the degradation. This degradation may extend both upstream and downstream of the irrigated area. The impacts may be both to the natural, physical environment and to the human environment，and large irrigation and drainage developments is environmentally sensitive.An EIA is concerned both with impacts of irrigation and drainage on the environment and with the sustainable development of irrigation and drainage itself. Clearly an EIA will not resolve all problems. There will be balances between economic development and environmental protection as in all development activities. However, without an objective EIA, reasonable decision making would be impossible.(743 words) Questions1. In the past, __________________.A) economy grew slowlyB) people didn’t know economic development might have negative social or environmentalimpactsC) people tried to predict environmental impacts of any development activityD) people enjoyed better life2. Sustainable development _____________.A) has become accepted as a key characteristic of developmentB) means quicker economic developmentC) lowers economic developmentD) aims to satisfy people’s basic needs3. Which of the following is not the mains function of EIA?A) To improve positive effects.B) To predict the possible problems.C) To plan appropriate measures.D) To find ways to avoid the possible problems.4. EIA aims _____________.A) to improve beneficial effectsB) to avoid negative effects completelyC) to benefit the present generationD) to sustainable development5. _________will lower the value of the EIA process.A) That EIA is just considered as part of the approval processB) Focusing on economic developmentC) Quick economic developmentD) The changes to laws and institutional structures6. EIA is now well understood that ___________.A) it is a technique for ensuring quick developmentB) it is a technique for ensuring environmental protectionC) it is a technique for ensuring that environment and development can reinforce each otherD) it is still a limit to development7. A study by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1980 showed________.A) environmental protection measures are improvedB) financial benefits are improvedC) neither environmental protection measures and financial benefits are improvedD) both environmental protection measures and financial benefits are improvedFill in the blanks8. change may have a strong effect on development.9. _____________ is very important to the economy, health and welfare of a very large part ofthe developing world.10. People can make _______________ if they have an objective EIA.。

大学英语快速阅读CollegeEnglish.1附习题4Pets

大学英语快速阅读CollegeEnglish.1附习题4PetsPetsThere are different ideas about pets in different parts of the world. In most cultures, animals have an inferior position to human beings. In most instances, however, people treat their pets like members of their families, or perhaps better. In the United States, and Europe, where petsare very popular, there are special shops that sell jewelry, clothing, and g o u r m e t()food for cats and dogs. There are shops on fashionable streets in New York City, for example, that sell gold and diamond collars, fur jackets, hats and mittens for pets.In many countries of the world, there is special food for pets. It iscommon for supermarkets in many places to sell cat food and dog food. However, in Nice, France, there is a special restaurant for dogs. Dogs are the only customers. There is seating for 20 of them.On the menu, there are varieties of special gourmet dishes for dogs to choose from.There is a sausage dish, a turkey dish, and a pasta dish, among others. For dessert, there is a variety of French cheeses and, of course, dog biscuits.In the U.S., there is a very rich cat who can afford to go to any restaurant he chooses. His name is Kitty Cat. Kitty Cat inherited 100,000 dollars when his ownerdied. In addition, the owner left Kitty Cat a beautiful mansion to live in. There is a person who comes to the mansion every day to feed and take care of Kitty Cat.Of course, in most parts of the world, pets don't live in such wealth and luxury. There is a more practical and functional attitude towards pets. People owncats and dogs because they keep away mice and other unwanted animals. Certainly, owners generally have their affectionate feelings for their pets. However, they do not see them as equal to family members. In most places in the world, there isn't any special clothing, or jewelry, or gourmet food for animals. There aren't special restaurants for dogs.There are no rich cats who live in mansions.Pets around the world live in a great variety of ways, just as people do.Choose the best answersto the following questions.1.The special restaurant in Nice offers __________________ for dogs.A.roast turkeysB.toast and noodlesC.fried chicken□ .different kinds of cheeses2.Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?A.Pets enjoy special treatment in the U.S.and Europe.B.Dogs a nd cats never wear clothing.C.In most parts of the world, pets live a comfortable life.D.Kitty Cat inherited one million dollars from his owner.3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned inthis passage?A.Kitty Cat is a very rich cat.B.The special restaurant in Nice has seats for 20 dogs.C.Some pet shops in New York sell gold topets.D.People own cats and dogs mainly to keep away mice and other unwanted animals.4.In most parts of the world, animalsA.are treated as equal to their owners' family membersB.have a superior position to their owners' family membersC.have an inferior position to their owners'family membersD.are treated better than their owners' family members5. What's the main idea of this passage?A.Dogs enjoy living in mansions.B.Kitty C at can afford luxury food in any restaurant.C.In different parts of the world peopletreat pets in different ways.D.It is not necessary to have special food, clothing, and jewelry for animals.Judge whether or not the following statements agree with the information given in the passage, and mark Y for YES, N for NO, or NG if information is not given in the passage.William H. Gates IIIO William (Bill) H. Gates III is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft had revenues ( iftA) of US 536.84 billion for the fiscal year( ending June 2004, and employs more than 55,000 people in 85 countries and regions.Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher.Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest insoftware and began programmingcomputers at age 13. 0In 1973, Gates entered HarvardUniversity as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, now Microsoft's chief executive officer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer — the MITS Altair.In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, theybegan developing software for personal computers. Gates' foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. ? In 1999, Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in。

大学英语快速阅读College English.1附习题7To Face the Music

To Face the MusicLike every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-daylife of the people and develop in their own way. Our expression today is "to face the music."When someone says, "Well, I guess I'll have to face the music," it does not mean he's planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your bossto explain why you did this and that, and why you didn't do this or that. Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as children. We can all remember father's angry voice, "I want to talk to you." It is onlythat we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!©The phrase "to face the music" is familiar to every American, young and old. It is more than 150 years old. And where did this expression come from? One of the explanations comes from the Americannovelist, James Fenimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage. When they got their cue to go on, they often said, "Well, it's time to face the music." And that is exactly what they did —facing the orchestra which was justbelow them. An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression "to face the music" comes to mean, "havingto go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you know you have no other choice."Choose the best answers to the following questions.1.Which of the following is closest in meaningto "sour music" in paragraph 2?A.A piece of unpleasant m usic.B.Somethinq unpleasant.C.An unpleasant deal.D.Tough work given by the boss.2.Where did the expression "to face themusic" probably come from?A.It came from a novel written by James FenimoreCoooer.B.It came from actors waiting to go on thestage.C.It came from children who were scolded by their angry father.D.It came from employees who were blamed by their boss.3.Which of the following is the definition of the word "wing" in "waiting in the wings to go on the stage"?A.The manner of flying.B.The dressing room in the theater.C.An impatient way.D.The unseen area on either side of thestage of a theater.4.According to the passage, an actor may feel nervous or even frightened on the following occasions EXCEPT when .A.he is out of conditionB.he f aces the orchestra which was just below himC.he steps onto the stage in front of an audienceD.he c annot remember what he should say on the stage5. In the case of children, "facing the music" means that they have to ______ .A.take part in music lessonsB.suffer their parents' angerC.do a tough job given by their teacherD.accept harsh words from their peersComplete the following sentences with the information given in the passage.1.The expression "to face the music" is so old that it is familiar toKEY: every American2.In American English, as well as in, there are a lot of special expressions which come from the day-today life of the people and develop in their own way.KEY: other languages3,Actors might be frightened or nervous as they go on to the stage if they cannot rememberKEY: their lines4.The phrase "to face the music" came up aqo,KEY: over 150 years5. If you fail to finish your task, the boss will | |you| |to give an explanation. KEY: call in。

大学体验英语快速阅读教程修订版第1册课后练习题含答案

大学体验英语快速阅读教程修订版第1册课后练习题含答案1. 选择题1.Which sentence below is the closest in meaning to thefollowing one?English should not be learned as if it were a finished product.A. English should not be treated as a living language.B. English should not be learned from textbooks only.C. English should not be learned as if it had no future.D. English should not be learned too slowly.Answer: B2.Which of the following statements is not true according tothe article?A. English should be learned in such a way as to make use of context.B. Learning vocabulary in context is not very practical.C. Learning grammar is not enough for a good understanding of English.D. The key to effective learning is the development of a good attitude.Answer: B3.Which statement was not given as a way to help yourself readfaster?A. Learn to skim-read.B. Ignore all the facts that are not immediately relevant.C. Learn to understand the mn points.D. Make sure that you know all the meanings of the words in a text.Answer: D4.What is the author’s key point in this article?A. Learning English is difficult.B. English should be taught contextually.C. Good understanding is key to effective learning.D. Learning to read English quickly is important.Answer: D5.According to the author, which of the following is true?A. English is a living language.B. English should only be learned by studying grammar.C. It is best to learn English from textbooks only.D. Learning to read quickly is the only skill needed to master English.Answer: A2. Fill in the blanks6.To get the_out of a text, you should read quickly but _, sothat you can pick up the mn ideas quickly and ___.Answer: most, carefully, efficiently7.You need to_all the_that are not strictly necessary in orderto ___your reading speed.Answer: ignore, detls, increase8.It is_for English learners to_a good_. They need tounderstand the_that is used in the language.Answer: important, develop, attitude, context9.Vocabulary is_for understanding English as it is_in context.Answer: essential, used10.Techniques such as skimming or_can allow youto_more___out of reading texts in English.Answer: scanning, get, information3. Discussion Questions1.In your opinion, what are some effective strategies forlearning English?2.Why is context so important when learning a language?3.How do you feel about the idea of ignoring all the detlsthat are not strictly necessary in order to increase your reading speed? Is it worth the tradeoff in terms of missing importantdetls?4.Do you think it is possible to learn a language completelywithout the use of textbooks? Why or why not?5.What are some of the biggest challenges you have faced inlearning English? Share any tips or tricks that have worked foryou.4. ConclusionIn order to effectively learn English, it is important to develop a good attitude towards the language and understand English in context. Techniques such as skimming and scanning can allow you to get more information out of reading texts in English. Vocabulary is essential for understanding English as it is used in context, and learning to read quickly is an important skill for mastering the language. By incorporating these strategies into your learning, you can achieve a better understanding of English and become a more proficient speaker.。

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The Danger of Green Grass SnakesA couple in Sweetwater, Texas had a lot of potted plants, and in winter the wife brought a lot of them indoors to protect them from a possible freeze. It turned out that a little green grass snake was hidden in one of the plants and when it had warmed up, it slithered [ ( 蛇) 游动] out and the wife saw it go under the sofa. She let out a very loud scream. The husband ran out into the living room to see what the problem was. She told him there was a snake under the sofa. He got down on the floor on his hands and knees to look for it.About that time the family dog came and touched him on the leg with its cold nose. He thought the snake had bitten him and he fainted. His wife thought he had a heart attack, so she called an ambulance. The attendants rushed in and loaded him on the stretcher and started carrying him out.About that time the snake came out from under the sofa and the Emergency Medical Technician saw it and dropped his end of the stretcher. The husband had his leg broken and was sent to the hospital.The wife still had the problem of the snake in the house, so she called on a neighbor. He volunteered to capture the snake. He armed himself with a rolled-up newspaper and began poking under the couch. Soon he decided it was gone and told the woman, who sat down on the sofa in relief. But in relaxing, her hand dangled (摆动) in between the cushions, where she felt the snake wriggling (蠕动around. She screamed and fainted, the snake rushed back under the sofa, and the neighbor tried to use CPR( 人工呼吸法) to revive her. The neighbor's wife, who had just returned from shopping, saw her husband's mouth on the woman's mouth and slammed her husband in the back of the head with a bag of canned goods, knocking him out and cutting his head to a point where it needed stitches.By now the police had arrived. They called an ambulance, which took away the woman and the neighbor. Just then the little snake crawled out from under the couch. One of the policemen drew his gun and fired at it. He missed the snake and hitthe leg of the table on one side of the sofa. The table fell over and the lamp on it shattered and as the bulb broke, it started a fire in the curtains. The burning curtains then spread to the walls and the entire house was blazing.I Time passed. The men and the woman were discharged from the hospital, the house was rebuilt, and all was right again with their world. About a year later the couple were watching TV and the weatherman announced a cold snap for that night. The husband asked his wife if she thought they should bring in the plants for the night.Choose the best answers to the following questions.1. How did the green grass snake come intothe house?A. It secretly crawled into the housebecause of the cold weather. B.The lady brought it into the house toprotect it from a possible freeze. C. It slithered out of a plant and crawledinto the house. D.The plant where the snake hid wasmoved into the house.2. The husband fainted because .A. he thought the snake had bitten him onthe leg B.their family dog gave him a touch on hisleg with its cold nose C. he was scared when he caught sight of aslithering snake D.he fell on the floor on his hands andknees3. The husband was sent to the hospitalbecause ,A, he had a heart attackB.he was bitten by the snakeC. his leg was broken when he fell off thestretcherD.he dropped the stretcher and hurt himself4. The neighbor's wife flew into a rage whenA.she saw her husband's mouth on thewoman's mouth B.she saw her husband helping the womancapture the snake C.she was doing shopping D.she saw her husband poking under thecouch5. What happened after the police finally arrived?A. The snake was shot to death.B.The snake escaped under the couchagain. C.The couple were sent to hospital by anambulance. D.The house was burnt down.Judge whether or not the following statements agree with the information given in the passage, and mark Y for YES, N for NO, or NG if information is not given in the passage.1. To protect the potted plants from the coldweather, the wife moved them into a greenhouse.Y N NG2. The snake warmed up and crawled underthe bed.Y N NG3. The wife called in an ambulance since shebelieved that there was something wrong with her husband's heart.Y N NG4. The neighbor was also sent to the hospitalbecause he had his head seriously injured.Y N NG5. The snake that brought about a lot oftroubles was finally killed.Y N NG。