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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上TEST 2Reading Comprehension Task 1Passage 1About ten men in every hundred suffer from colour blindness in some way; women are luckier only about one in two hundred is affected in this manner. There are different forms of colour blindness. A man may not be able to see deep red.He may thi

2、nk that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of greena strange world indeed.In certain occupations colour blindness can be dangerous and candidates are tested mo

3、st carefully. For example, when fighting at night, soldiers use lights of flares to signal to each other. A green light may mean “Advance” and a red light may mean “Danger! Keep back!”, You can see what will happen if somebody thinks that red is green! Colour blindness in human beings is a strange t

4、hing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”, these help to see in a bright light and to tell the difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods” but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but not color. Wait until

5、 it is dark tonight, and then go outside. Look round you and try to see what colors you can recognize.Birds and animals, which hunt at night, have eyes which contain few or no cones at all, so they cannot see colours. As far as we know, bats and adult owls cannot see colours at all only light and da

6、rk shapes. Similarly cats and dogs cannot see colours as well as we can.Insects can see ultraviolet rays which are invisible to us, and some of them can even see X-rays. The wings of a moth may seem grey and dull to us, but to insects they may appear beautiful, showing colours which we cannot see. S

7、cientists know that there are other colours around us which insects can see but which we cannot see. Some insects have favorite colours. Mosquitoes like blue, but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects but a blue lamp will.1. Among people who suffer from colour blindness, _.A) some

8、 may see everything in shades of greenB) few can tell the difference between blue and greenC) few may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of greenD) very few may think that everything in the world is in green2. When millions of rods in our eyes are at work in darkness we can see_.A) col

9、ours onlyB) shapes and coloursC) shapes onlyD) darkness only3. According to the passage, bats and adult owls cannot see colours _.A) because they hunt at nightB) because they cannot see lightC) because they have no cones and rodsD) because they have no cones4. According to the passage, dogs and cats

10、 _.A) as well as human beings can not see some coloursB) have fewer cones than human beingsC) have less rods than human beingsD) can see colours as well as human beings5. Which of the following is not true about insects?A) Insects can see more colours than human beings.B) Insects can see ultraviolet

11、 rays which are invisible to men.C) All insects have their favorite colours.D) The world is more colorful to insects than to human beings. Passage 2Air travel is such an everyday experience these days that we are not surprised when we read about a politician having talks with the Japanese Prime Mini

12、ster one day, attending a conference in Australia the following morning and having to be off at midday to sign a trade agreement in BangkokBut frequent long-distance flying can be so tiring that the traveller begins to feel his brain is in one country, his digestion in another and his powers of conc

13、entration nowhere -in short, he hardly knows where he is The fatigue we normally experience after a long journey is accentuated when we fly from east to west or vice versa because we cross time zones Doctors say that since air travelers are in no condition to work after crossing a number of time zon

14、es, they should go straight to bed on arrivalAirline pilots, in fact, whose experience is so obviously relevant that it ought to serve as a guide, often live by their own watches, ignoring local time, and have breakfast at midnight if necessaryThey have far less reason to worry about their health th

15、an executives because they are used to flying and are physically fit Business men who go on long-distance flights, however, are usually out for promotion and flattered to have been chosen because it adds to their status and prestige in the firmThey are lucky if the company is enlightened enough to i

16、nsist on taking the doctors advice and resting for a day before workingSometimes the managing director is such an energetic character that he expects everyone to be as fit as he isAs he has never that he expects everyone to be as fit as he isAs he has never felt any ill effects after flying himself,

17、 the schedule he lays down is so exacting that the employee is too exhausted to carry it out satisfactorilyHe must either go straight to an important meeting as soon as his plane touches down or else return as soon as the meeting is over to report to his bossDynamic tycoons of this type often do not

18、 realize how disastrous this policy may be for the mans health and the companys reputation.6.In the second paragraph, the phrase” vice versa” means _ .A) time zones B) from west to east C) being less tiredD) being more tired 7.Doctors say since air travelers are in no condition to work after crossin

19、g a number of time zones, they should go straight to bed arrivalThe underlined part means _ .A) cant work any more B) are in no mood of working C) work without condition D) are physically unfit to work 8.Business men who go on long-distance flights _ .A) make more money and make more friends B) dont

20、 have much to do in the firmC) are more respected and become more important in the firm D) are usually out of work 9.All the following statements are true except _ .A) Sometimes the energetic managing director hopes everyone is as fit as he is B) The managing director makes a strict schedule for the

21、 employees C) The managing director never feels uncomfortable after flying himself D) The managing director must go straight to an important meeting as soon as the plane lands 10.Dynamic tycoons of this type dont often see that this policy _ . A) is good for both the mans health and the companys rep

22、utation B) surely does harm to either the mans health or the companys reputation C) is possible a great misfortune for both the mans health and the companys reputation D) is absolutely a misfortune for the mans health and the companys reputationPassage 3If women are mercilessly exploited (剥削)year af

23、ter year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the chan

24、ge of fashion. When you come to think of it ,only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe (衣柜)packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear. Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each ye

25、ar to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on. No one can claim that the fashion industry contribu

26、tes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth ,comfort and durability (耐用).They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look ri

27、ght. There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes. When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are

28、obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? Th

29、at is for you to decide. 11.Designers and big storm always make money A. by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry B. because they are capable of predicting new fashions C. by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing D. because they attach great importance to q

30、uality in women's clothing 12. To the writer, the fact that women alter their old-fashioned dresses is seen as A.a waste of money B.a waste of time C.an expression of taste D.an expression of creativity 13. The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the of cloth

31、ing. A.costB.appearance C.comfort D.suitability 14. According to the passage, which of the, following statements is TRUE? A. New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women. B. The constant changes in women's clothing reflect their strength of character. C. The fash

32、ion industry makes an important contribution to society- D. Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women. 15. By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious,(Para.4,Line 13),the writer means that A. women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is oft

33、en laughed at B. women are better able to put up with discomfort C. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers D. men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion Task 2Answer the questions following it in as few words as possible, that is, no more than 10 words. In a family where the roles

34、 of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared, notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and in decisions makes for equality, and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such home, the growing boy and girl learn to acc

35、ept that equality more easily than did their parents and to prepare more fully for participation in a world characterized by cooperation rather than by the "battle of sexes." If the process goes too far and man's role is regarded as less important-and that has happened in some cases-we

36、 are as badly off as before, only in reverse. It is time to reassess the role of the man in the American family. We are getting a little tired of "Momism"-but we dont want to exchange it for a "neo-Popism". What we need, rather, is the recognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equals. There are signs that social workers, and specialists on the family are becoming more aware of the part men play a