阅读理解两篇

第一套附加综合阅读题（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，并根据文章后的题目要求进行简答。The research found that female students were more faithful, less likely to miss lectures, and more likely to believe that their marks reflected their abilities than male students. Female students were also more likely to ask for and receive support from their professors.Women were also more likely to choose their universities because they liked the courses offered.In contrast, men were likely than women to miss lectures due to “other affairs” and “laziness”, and to believe that playing sports was an important part of university life.Generally, people think that womens success comes from more emphasis on coursework, but the research showed that female geographers at Brunel did better in their exams than in their coursework.Dr Smith said, “ Most women feel that getting grades is the most important part of university life. They believe that they need to work harder in order to compete in the male-dominated environment they will encounter at work. Good grades are viewed as an insurance policy for success. Men, on the other hand, prefer going out and playing sports to academic work. “ This research shows how important it is to get all young people working hard and teach them the value of higher education,” he said.46.The main purpose of the research is (Please answer within 20 words.)_47.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?Men would play rather than academic work._48. Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 20 words.)Most women think _in the competition against men.49.From the results of the research, we can infer that compared with men, women _.(Please answer within 20 words.)50. Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese._阅读表达46. to make all the students to work hard and realize the importance of higher education47. Men prefer going out and playing sports to academic work48. it is necessary to work hard if they want to be successful 49. are in unfavorable environment50. 她们相信她们更加努力地工作才能在男人主宰的环境中去竞争。 第二套附加综合阅读题（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）In the United States, train transportation is unpopular compared with cars and airplanes. Most people like traveling by car or by air.Officials of the United States Department of Transportation made a study in 2001The study is about how many miles Americans traveled by different means of transportation. They only studied trips longer than 50 miles. The study showed that fifty-six percent of all miles were traveled in personal vehicle. Forty-one percent were traveled in an airplane. Two percent were traveled in a bus. And less than one percent of miles were traveled in a train.Amtrak is the national provider of train transportation in the United States. In the past ten years, the number of its passengers has increased by eighteen percent. Although the number of passengers has increased, it is still very small now. In countries such as France, Germany, or Japan, more people use trains. There are several reasons why many people _. Firstly, Americans love to drive their own cars. On highways, cars can travel as fast as trains. These highways connect all major cities in AmericASecondly, many travelers like to be independent. When they use their own cars they can decide when to travel. Thirdly, many buses travel between major cities. Bus travel is less costly than train travel.In a huge country like the United States, cities are far away from each other. In some cases, travel from one city to another by train may take more than a day. Airplanes can carry passengers over long distances much faster. People who do not want to spend long time traveling by train decide to fly. For these people saving time is the most important thing.46What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.) 47Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?Its convenient for people to decide the start-off time when they travel in their own cars._ _48Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.( Please answer within 10 words.) 49What means of transportation do you like best when traveling, trains, cars, or planes? Why? ( Please answer within 30 words) 50Translate the underlined sentences in the last paragraph into Chinese._ _ 46Train transportation in the USA is less popular.47When they use their own cars they ca