高考英语阅读理解训练题57

1、阅读理解训练题（五十七）AThe girl looking for the job turned out to be excellent but she ended up giving her employer a headache when it also turned out that she used an unreal diploma （文凭）In December , a Civil Administration Bureau in the city of Wuhan , Hubei Province , announced that it needed five new staff

2、 members . Some 120 people applied and took the exam . Applicants were required to show proof of a college degree at least .Mei Jing beat everyone , in the test and the interview . When a follow-up check was done , however , her education certificate was discovered to be an unreal one .This was a bi

3、t of an embarrassment for the employers . A dilemma , one might say . If she were hired because of her excellent performance , she still wouldnication siave the qualifpaper . But , if she were dropped because she didn ' m eet the education requirements , they would lose a good worker . Tough pro

4、blem .While Mei' suture hangs in the balance , the public having learned of the case , got involved .Some people said the bureau should employ her , since results are the only important thing .“After all , ability is more important than a diploma," said one office worker .Others , however ,

5、 have attacked Mei' s dishonesty . They said that mora）itwas ,after all , more important than talent , especially in the case of a government position . Mei wasn' t honest , so she shouldn ' t be hired . Case closed .But , Shen Ronghua , the head of the Shanghai Public Administration and

6、 Human resources Institute , tries to be a bit more philosophical .“Thereis still a sort of ' diplomameans this prejudice（偏见）among people, Shenexplains ,“ Many employers regard a diploma as the only sign of ability and talent.So, with this in mind , people may pay little attention to whether som

7、eone has real ability or not . They turn to chasing a diploma instead . The unreal diploma is the natural product of this thought .The conclusion ?” China needs a new human resource system . The new system will notdefine a person only by his or her diploma," Shen says .56. What' s the meani

8、ng of the underlined word“dilemma" in Paragraph Four ?A . A problem easy to deal with or solve .B . A situation in which it is difficult for you to make the decision .C. A difference in two or more statements , ideas , or stories .D . Something said or done that is funny .57. What can we infer

9、from this news report ?A . The Civil Administration Bureau of Wuhan employed the girl .B . The girl was not employed because of dishonesty .C. It remained to be seen whether the girl was to be employed or not .D . Another Human Resource Institute employed the girl .58. What does Shen Ronghua mean by

10、 saying“ diploma means this " ?A . A diploma can tell whether a person is honest or not .B . A diploma is the only sign of ability and talent .C. A diploma is what you get after you finish a course .D . A diploma means a job .59. Which statement is NOT true according to the news report ?A . It

11、seemed that the reporter agrees with Shen Ronghua' s opinion .B . If you want to get the job , you have to meet a certain education requirement .C. Most people held the view that morality was the most important thing .D . One official said that something should be done to change the human resour

12、ce system . 60. Which of the following do you think is the best title of this news report ?A . A Girl ' s Unlucky Experience B. Unreal DiplomaC. Dishonesty Has Been AttackedD. Can A Diploma Be All There IsBBy Alisha , (13) FloridaWhen I sit down in class , I often wonder why my teachers choose s

13、uch a job .Don wrong : if it weren ' t for teachers I wouldn' t be as smart as I am . But tell me : After you go toschool fourteen years , will you choose to be a teacher ?After I see how students treat their teacher by disrespecting them in all types of ways , why would I want to have that

14、job ? It' s not like I wouldutakfromatthem . Do you think theybecome teachers to have the freedom that they didn' t have in school ? Or do they really wantyou to learn something ?If they do , why do they scream at you when you make a mistake ,or talk ? We all are not perfect , so if you don&

15、#39; t get a lesson they teach , why do they say yhaven ' t been listening ? It is not all teachers that act like that . But to the ones that do , I shout at them : DON ' T TEACH! !By Alice ,(11) TennesseeLook , ever since I was 2 , I want to be like Julia Roberts . And I do what I can to ma

16、ke it happen . I try out for as many plays as I can . I get in some and some I do not get in . It is all hard work . I think try hard and you will succeed in whatever you want !By Desiry , (13 ) FloridaWhen I grow up I want to be a successful Lawyer , who will do a nice job by making people happy .

17、I think that I will be good at this job because I have a loud mouth and I can tell very easily when someone Is lying .By Kelley , (11) CaliforniaI think I want to be a pediatrician because I love kids and I like helping people . I don know if that ' s what I ' ll do , but I might . I hope to

18、 be a pediatrician so I can help kids . By Alexandra , (9) CaliforniaI would like to be a biologist . The job of a biologist is almost like a scientist . The thing that these two jobs have in common is that they both have to do something with science . My favourite subject might not be science but f

19、or sure I would like to be a biologist .61. Julia Roberts is probably .A . a famous lawyerB. a biologist and scientistC. a successful teacherD. a movie star62. What does the underlined work" Junk " mean in the sentence "It ' s not like I woulcjunk from them " ?A . Things that

20、 you do not want or like .B. Old or broken things .C. Job like teaching at school.D. Knowledge or anything learnt .63. Which of the following statements is NOT true ?A . In Alisha ' s opinion , some students don' t respect their teachers .B . Desiry holds the view that a lawyer will bring ha

21、ppiness to people .C. Alexandra wants to be a biologist because she likes science most of all .D . A pediatrician has to do something related to children .CWilliam Stone , a spokesman of one of the biggest import & export companies in Yorkshire , Britain , was making an angry speech at a busines

22、s conference in Berlin for seeking a complete solution to the problem of so-called “ MadCow Disease : which had been spreading quickly throughout the country and was regarded as a direct cause of the death of a 12-year-old schoolgirl who was said to have eaten some well-done beef and died two weeks

23、later . The death caused great fear among beef-eaters all over the world .“Wedon' btelieve it since until now I haven ' received even a smallest piece of paper reporting the real cause of the death,“ said Mr Stone excitedly facing the thirty representativesfrom at least twenty countries that

24、 had been the biggest import countries of the British beef but now refused to have it . When he saw no signs of anybody being willing to speak out , Mr Stonegot madder , adding ,“ You will have to eat beef every day , won' t you ? In the past , t（beef , you ordered months in advance , as much as

25、 you could , saying in your thank-you letters:'Without the British beef we can' t imagine what a colorless sight would be on our countrymendinner tables. '"B But now , gentlemen , you say' Mad Cow - Diseasefrightening sorry to stopenjoying your beef for the moment !” Mr Stone le

26、t and ahenoseized a handful of paperout from a paper bag lying beside the microphone ,“ Here ,here . What you are thinking abouall here . Have a look at your telegrams , gentlemen !” His audiences looked at each otherexpressionless ." Well , let our beef rot away , Mr Stone continued ." An

27、d let you r they' ll bemad one day . Thank you !” He took his handkerchief out of his pocket , wiping off sweat while walking down back to his seat . All of the listeners stayed silent for seconds , then laughter burst out .They , including Mr Stone himself , laughed so much that the chairman of

28、 the conference announced a rest of ten minutes .64. From Mr Stone ' s speech we know that .A . the British beef had been widely enjoyed by people out of the country .B . the British beef had once been widely praised by the people of the countryC. the British beef caused the so-called diseaseD .

29、 Mr Stone often received letters of thanks from beef-eaters65. Mr Stone thought that since his government didn' t prove that the death of the girl had beeicaused by the disease , the countries of which representatives were listening should agree to import .A . beef without diseaseB. some other b

30、eefC. a kind of beef as he suggestedD. as much British beef as before66. The underlined word " mad' in the last but one paragraph means " on Mr Stone' sside but "" on the listeners ide . ' sA . hungry ; angry B. bad ; good C. angry ; ill in mind D . ill in mind ; hung

31、ry 67. The laughter made by both the speaker and the listeners showed .A . the problem of the “Mad Cow Disease " would be solved in an easy mannerB . both sides felt something funnyC. the listeners were making fun of the British speaker Mr StoneD . Mr Stone ' s speech was a successful oneDE

32、ven plants can run a fever , especially when they' re under attack by insects or diseaseBut unlike human , plants can have their temperature taken from 3,000 feet away straight up . A decade ago , adopting the infrared（红夕卜线） scanning technology developed for militarypurposes and other satellites

33、 , physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress . The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide（杀虫齐 U） spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field , whichinvariably includes plants that don' （Uhive pesob

34、lems .Even better , Paley ' Fsemote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye . Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night ,an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops . The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing wher

35、e plants were running“fevers ” . Farmers cou-sphen ,spotusing 50 to 70 percent less pesticide that they otherwise would .The bad news is that Paley ' company closed down in 1984 , after only three years . Farmers resisted the new technology and long-term backers were hard to find . But with the

36、renewed concern about pesticides on produce , and refinements in infrared scanning , Paley hopes to get back into operation . Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works . “Thistechnique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States , " says George Oerther of Te

37、xas A& M, who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture , thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade . But only if Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago .68. Plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they ar

38、e .A . sprayed with pesticidesB. facing an infrared scannerC. in poor physical conditionD. exposed to excessive sun rays69. In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely , we can use infrared scanning to .A . estimate the damage to the cropsB . measure the size of the affected areaC. draw a color-c

39、oded mapD. locate the problem area70. The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties , on of which is .A . the lack of official supportB. its high costC. the lack of financial supportD. its failure to help increase production71. Infrared scanning technology

40、 may be brought back into operation because of .A . the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produceB . growing concern about the excessive use of pesticides on cropsC. the forceful promotion by the Department of Agriculture D . full support from agricultural expertsEThere are various w

41、ays in which individual economic units can interact with one another. The basic ways may be described as the market system , the administered system , and the traditional system .In a market system individual economic units are free to interact among each other in the marketplace. It is possible to

42、buy commodities （商品） from other economic units or sell commodities to them . In a market , transactions （交易）may take place via barter or money exchange . In a barter economy , real goods such as automobiles , shoes , and pizzas are traded against each other . Obviously , finding somebody who wants t

43、o trade my old car in exchange for a sailboat may not always be an easy task . Thus , the introduction of money as a medium of exchange eases transactions considerably . In the modern market economy , goods and services are bought or sold for money .An alternative to the market system is administrat

44、ive control by some agency over all transactions . This agency will issue commands as to how much of each goods and service should be produced , exchanged , and consumed by each economic unit . Central planning may be one way of administering such an economy . The central plan , drawn up by the government , shows the amounts of each commodity produced by the various firms and allocated （分配）to different households for consumption （消费）.This is an example of complete planning of production , consumption , and exchange fo