港澳台联考：英语试题分类汇编（三）阅读理解2006年

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2006年华侨港澳台联合招生英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解

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III.阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分；满分50分）

 阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目。从四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

 A

    After having worked in the University of Maryland for three years,I got a job offer from another university-Lynn University.I left my letter of offer on my present boss's desk,turned around,and closed the doorquietly.I was expecting a call from my boss saying congratulations,which would show her approval of my leaving.

   In the afternoon,my boss called me,saying,"Can we meet tomorrow?"That was a good signal.The next day,I met with my boss.She said,'Nicholas,we want you.What do you want?"I said,"Boss,I deserve a significant pay raise this year due to my outstanding performance.I think I need a 10%pay raise next year as a condition for me to stay here."My boss said,"No problem.''

      When I left her office,I called Lynn University and told them that I was going to get a 10%pay raise.They had to give me 10%more than their original pay offer in order for me to accept the job.The new boss told me that he was willing to give me more,but I would fell very bad working at this university with such a high pay.I would win a battle,but I would lose a war.He said,"The problem is that your colleague will earn less than you,so you will feel guilty(内疚）and uncomfortable.But ,I can still give you 5%more than the original offer."

     I delivered this massage to my present boss,and she told me that she would give me another 5%pay raise if I promised to refuse this new job offer.On top of that,she would strongly support my early promotion（晋升）from assistant professor to associate professor.According to the university policy,you must take at least 6 years to get promoted.That was my third year of employment at this university. After refusing the new job offer,I finally enjoyed both a pay raise and early promotion.

56.In paragraph 2,what does Nicholas mean by "That was a good signal"?

A.He would get a pay raise.

B.He would leave his present job.

C.His boss would talk with him about a possible pay offer.

D.His friends would congratulate him on getting a new job offer.

57.Why did the new boss agree to another 5% raise when Nicholas asked for 10% the next day?

A.He did not have the rightto make such a big pay offer.

B.he did not want Nicholas to earn more than he did .

C.Nicholas was not experience enough to get such a raise.

D.Nicholas would not feel good for earning too much more than others.

58.How much pay raise did the author finally get as a result of refusing the new job offer?

A.5%           B.10%              C.15%             D.20%

59.In the text ,the author mainly tells his experience of________.

A.earning a pay raise          B.refusing a job offer

C.applying for a new position  D.making decisions in the workplace

                           B

IT provides computing lab services in different places around campus.Your OSU ID is needed when you enter and leave the labs.Once you've entered the lab,logging in to the network is easy.

Lab  Hours

The normal operating hours during the fall and spring semesters are available at Computer Labs.Operating hours during summer vacation may be different.Any change to normal operating hours will be posted both at the labs andat the IT main office in Classroom Building9.

General Computer Lab Policies

You need to have an ID to use the computer labs.If you are a student who is new to the system,the computer assistant on duty will give you a user ID and password.

.Food,drinks,and cigarettes are not allowed in any computer labs.

.there is a two-hour time limit on computer user if others are waiting.

You may install your software on the computer's hard drive while you are using the lab,but it MUST be remove when you leave.Your data should be saved on a disk or on your home drive-not on the computer's hard drive.

.No games are allowed.This policy does not refer to educational games provided by teachers for classtasks.

.The computer lab's purpose is to futher your education.You may not use the computer labs for personal benefit.

60.According to the text,OSU ID is required of student______.

A.to enter the IT main office in classroom building9.

B.to take a long-distance course in the computer labs

C.to play educational games in the computer labs

D.to use computers in the campus labs

61.What should students do when they leave the computer labs?

A.Remove whatever they have installed on the lab's computer.

B.Leave all the software on the computer's hard drive.

C.Save the user ID and password on their home drive.

D.Sign their names on a user book in the lab's main entrance.

62.Which of the following behaviors is NOT allowed in the labs?

A.User a computer for more than two hours.

B.Save data on the computer's hard drive.

C.Use a computer to do homework.

D.Install a software on a computer.

63.What is the purpose of the text?

A.To ask students to attend computer courses.

B.To make public the opening hours and rules in computer labs.

C.To inform students of the operating hours in the computer labs.

D.To encourage people to make most use of the computer lab services.

C

     New research shows that forests don't need to be replanted after wildfires and that cutting the burned trees for timber(木材）increases the short-term of new fires.

     The study of a fire in an Oregon national forest,to be published online Friday in Science Express and later in the journal Science, gives new support to those who disagree with the idea of logging（砍伐树木）.But it is not likely to settle the continuing debate in Congress over what to do with the millions of acres of national forests that burn every year.

     "These results surprised us,"said Dan Donato ,a graduate student in forest science at Oregon State University who was lead author of the study."even after a huge high-severity fire in a place that is really tough to grow trees we are finding plentiful natural tree regeneration（自行再生）."

    Based on test lands in areas that were logged and not logged ,the study found plentiful seedlings growing,even in arears several burned, most of which were killed when dead trees were cut down and pulled out.It also found that cutting the dead trees left much more wood on the ground to fuel future fires,even after the loge were pulled away,than leaving the trees standing,unless logging workers burn the remains.

   Environmental groups argued that the best course is to let burned forests regenerate on their own,producing varied habitats(栖息地）more resistant to future fires.The government and timber industy counter that harvesting dead trees provides valuable timber and pays for modern reforestation techniques that produce a new forest decades faster than nature.

64.What does new research on forest fires find out?

  A.Human efforts speed the recovery of a burned forest.

  B.Replanted forests increase the risks of wildfires.

  C.Burned forests can recover by themselves.

  D.Wildfires help old forests regenerate.

65.What does the underlined word"which"in paragraph 4 refer to?

  A.Burned trees.

  B.Test land.

  C.Wildlife.

  D.Seedlings.

66.Risks of after-logging fires can be reduced if_______.

A.all the wood left on the ground was burned away

B.all the standing burned trees were cut down

C.there are plentiful natural trees growing

D.there is no seedling left

67.What is the main subject discussed in the text?

A.Modern reforestation techniques.

B.New Findings of a fire in an Oregon national forest.

C.Evidence which shows seedling growth in a burned forest.

D.A Stdy which support natural tree regeneration after the fire.

 D

   In the world Betty Friedan grew up in,the concept of equal pay for women was a joke.Discrimination(歧视）against women in schools,collegs and the workplace was obvious.The idea that women could succeed in business-or would even want to-was rarely voiced and frequently laughed at.

   Friedan touched off the modern women's movement nearly a half-century ago with the then-extreme idea that women wanted-equal opportunity.In a 1963 book titled The Feminine Mystique,Friedan challenged the national belief that women found satisfaction only in some typical form of 1950s housework-shopping,cooking,cleaning and little else.When she asked,"Is this all?"her question resonated（共鸣）with millions,and Friedan found herself heading a movement that changed society.She set in motion the forces that led to laws forbidding discrimination against women in employment and education(even in sports）,and the creation of workplace options(选择权）such as family and medical leave.

   Today's rising numbers of women in politics,the law,medicine,business,the military and other historically "male"positions own their opportunities to Friedan.While discrimination still exists,it is no longer socially acceptable.

   Nonetheless,as Friedan rightly pointed out,the central concept of women's liberation was about choice:having the choices in life that society had long offered to men(at least while men )but not to women.

68.According to the text,what was Friedan's contribution to the society?

A.She had women's rights ensured by the law.

B.She created lots of job opportunities for women.

C.She set an example of woman politician.

D.She changed the society into one without discrimination.

69.The underlined phrase"touched off"in paragraph 2 probably means________.

A.organized

B.started

C.guided

D.supported

70.According to Friedan, women would gain their freedom only when_________.

A.they had social positions of higher level

B.they had equal pay in the workplace

C.they did away with the traditional concepts

D.they had the choices men had been enjoying

71.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A.She Wrote,Others Learned

B.She Led,Women Followed

C.She Asked,Millions Resonated

D.She Challenged,Men Changed

 E

   Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that I struggled with for most of my middle school years and a part of my high school years.

   At Riverview,lunchtime was usually a nightmare(噩梦）for me.I would enter the dining hall,and in my mind,all eyes would fix themselves upon my bony figure.I would take my place at a table full of friends and try to enjoy a "normal"lunch.The problem was that I would not always eat lunch,and that greatly worried my friends.They would watch to make sure that I was eating properly,almost forcing food into my mouth.

    And then,I transferred(转学）to Madison High School.I decided not to tell anyone at that school about my eating disorder since I was mostly recoverd by that time.Strangely,I stopped fearing lunch when I started at Madison.No one knew that I had an eating discover,so they did not care what I ate.This lifted a huge amount of anxiety form my life.It was still hard for me to eat in front of other people,which is common for an anorexic,but I was able to put some of my fears aside.

    I was thankful for the students at Riverview,but they knew me only as an anorexic.My friends cared about my health,but they failed to care about me as a person.Truthfully,all I wanted was for them to love me for me and not to fix on my eating disorder.

    The people at Madison took the time to know who I really was.They had no idea that I had been an anorexic,so that particular label did not color their opinions of me.I was finally recognized for my talents and achievements,not my failures.I was honored as a good student.I was longer afraid to show my true personality.

    My days as an anorexic taught me about life and how to be a better friend.I learned about the joys of everyday tasks such eating mlunch.I was thankful for the people who helped me to see that there is more to life than having an eating diaorder.

72.Why was lunchtime at Riverview a nightmare to the writer?

A.The students there made fun of her eating disorder.

B.She developed a strong dislike for the food there.

C.She was seriously troubled by her eating disorder.

D.The student there were curious and treated her rudely.

73.It can be inferred that after she transferred to Madison High School,__________.

A.she wass cured of eating disorder with the help of her classmates

B.she was able to live the way she actually wanted to

C.she gained respect from the teachers and student

D.she stillfailed to do what she wanted to

74.By saying"a better friend"in paragraph 5,the writer probably means a friend who _________.

A.cares about herself as a person rather than her health

B.cares about her study and her feelings as well

C.supports her whenever she is in trouble

D.recognizes her talents and achievements

75.How is the text organized?

A.Topic-Argument-Result

B.Opinion-Discussion-Description

C.Main idea-Explanation-Summary

D.Introduction-Comparisons-Conclusion