新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册考前阅读辅导题

1、U3readingcomprehensionPart1Readingcomprehension(Eachitem:1point(s)Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefully.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedsentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.An

2、additionallifephasebetweenadolescenceandadulthoodhasbeenadded.Toooften,whenyoungadultshavenotyetaccomplishedmanyofthetasksandchallengescommonlyexpectedofthemaftertheyleavecollege,theyarecharacterizedas"lost,""nothavingfoundthemselves,"or,worse,"dysfunctional."Manyparent

3、scontinuetohope,andperhapsexpect,thattheirchildrenwillknowclearlyabouttheircareeraspirationsandbeactivelyonthepathtowardaprofessionallifebygraduationday.Often,theygettheirwish.Manygraduates,however,completecollegewithconsiderablecareeruncertainty.Theymayneedaperiodofpost-graduateexplorationandexperi

4、mentationbeforecomingclosetoacareerchoicethatfeelsrighttothem.Inmypsychotherapy心理治疗)practice,Ihaveseenmanyyoungsterswhoeitherreferredthemselvesforhelporwerereferredbyconcernedothers,typicallytheirparents.Theanxietyordepressiontheyreportedisoftenrelatedtophase-of-life.Someyoungadultsfeelunpreparedwhe

5、ntheyleavehomeorcollegeandtrytoestablishaseparateandindependentlife.Others,however,similarlydepressedoranxious,simplymaynothaveyetfiguredoutthetermsandconditionsoftheiradulthood,includingcareerchoice.Someuniversitiesareworkingtocreateaprogramtosendtheirnewlyadmittedstudentsforayearofsocialservicewor

6、kinaforeigncountrybeforetheysetfootoncampusasfreshmen.Suchaprogramwouldgivestudentsamoreinternationalperspective,whichwilladdtotheirmaturityandgivethemabreakfromacademicpressures.Similarly,growingnumbersofhighschoolstudentshavechosentotakea"gapyear"beforeenteringcollege.Someparentsmayworry

7、,however,thatoncetheirchildrengetawayfromthetraditionalpatternofhighschool-collegetheymayloseinterestinattendinguniversity.Infact,the"gapyear"makes"theodysseyyears"moremeaningfulastheseyoungadultstrytofigureouthowtoestablishtheirfuturecareer.1. Whyareyoungadultssometimescharacter

8、izedas"lost"?A. Theydon'treallyaccomplishmuchaftergraduation.B. Theylosttheirenergyinsearchingforjobs.C. Theyfacemanychallengesintheircareer.D.Theysimplycouldn'tdoanything.2. Whatshouldgraduateswithcareeruncertaintydo?A. Theyshouldknowclearlyabouttheircareeraspirations.B. Theyshoul

9、dbeactivelyonthepathtowardtheircareer.C. Theyneedtoconsultwithpeoplewho'reexperienced.D. Theyneedaperiodofpost-graduateexploration.3. What'sthepurposeforsomeyoungpeopletogotopsychotherapy?A. Theyareunabletobeindependent.B. Theywanttomaketheirparentshappy.C. Theywanttoknowhowtohandletheirlife

10、.D. Theyareunpreparedfortheircareerchoice.4. Whydouniversitieswanttosendstudentstoaforeigncountry?A. Itistoenablestudentstoburnoutstress.B. Itistobroadenstudents'horizons.C. Itistoletstudentsbecomemoremature.D. Itistomakesurestudentswon'tbelost.5. Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttosendout?A. Par

11、entsshouldstopworryingabouttheirchildren'scareer.B. Youngpeoplearefollowingadifferentpatternoflife.C. It'snecessaryforyoungadultstotakeayearofftoexploretheirlife.D. Youngadultsshouldfigureouthowtoestablishtheirfuturecareer.Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Asthefirstgenerationst

12、ogrowupinawiredworld,teenagershardlyknowatimewhencomputersweren'taround,andtheyleapatthechancetospendhoursonline,chattingwithfriendsandsearchingthewebfortheirinterestedtopics.Sowhat?Butresearchersnationwideareincreasinglyconcernedthatteenagersarebecomingmoreisolated,lessskillfulatinterpersonalre

13、lationships,andperhapsnumbtothesmall-or-bigcheatingthatissomuchapartofthee-mailworld.ResearchersareaskingjusthowthefuturesofteenagersarechangedwhensomanyofthemarespendinghoursontheInterneteachday,replacingface-to-facecontactwithcomputercontact.Teens,whousedcomputersevenjustafewhoursaweek,showedincre

14、asedsignsoflonelinessandsocialisolation.Theseteenshavefewerfriendstohangaroundwith,possiblybecausetheircomputertimehasreplacedthehourstheywouldhavespentwithothers.Theydon'tseeanythingstrangeinthefactthatthecomputerscreenoccupiesacentralplaceintheirsociallives.Theythinkschoolisstressfulandbusy.Th

15、ere'salmostnotimetojusthangout.Talkingonlineisjustcatch-uptime.Manyteensacknowledgethere'sanunrealqualitytotheircyberspacecommunication,includingtheiroddshorthandterms,suchasPOS(parentovershoulder)orLOL(laughingoutloud).Thiscodeisconsideredaspartoftheexclusivesharedlanguagethatteenagerslove.

16、Whenitcomestoe-mailexchanges,teensalsoshowaremarkabletoleranceforeachother'sexcusesortricks.Noraretheysurprisedwhenamereacquaintanceunloadsapersonalsecretthroughe-mail.Nobodyseemstoexpecttheonlineworldtobethesameastherealworld.Teenssaytheyalsoappreciatetheabilitytoeditwhattheysayonline,ortakethe

17、timetothinkaboutaresponse.Ascowardlyasitmayseem,someteensadmitthataskingsomeoneforadate,orbreakingup,canbeeasierinmessageform.Buttheyinsistthere'snoharmintended,andcyberspacehasbecomejustanothermedium,likethetelephone,intheworldofteenagers.6. Whyareresearchersaskinghowthefuturesofteenagersarecha

18、nged?A. Teensdon'tknowaboutalifewithoutcomputersaround.B. Teensarebecomingmoreisolatedandlessskillful.C. Teenscaneasilygettrappedintothee-mailworld.D. TeensarespendingtoomuchtimeontheInterneteachday.7. WhydoteensspendmuchtimeontheInternet?A. Theyhavefewerfriendstohangoutwith.B. Theydon'tseet

19、heirsociallifestrange.C. Theythinkschoolistoostressfulandbusy.D. Theythinktalkingonlinecancatchuptime.8. Whichstatement川ustrateshowteensthinkabouttheInternet?A. Cyberspacecommunicationisnottherealworld.B. TheInternetenablesthemtosharetheiroddshorthandterms.C. Theyenjoyuploadingtheirowninformationthr

20、oughemail.D. Excusesandtricksinemailsarenormalandtolerable.9. Whyhascyberspacebecomeanothermediumforteens?A. Breakingupwithgirlfriendsorboyfriendsiseasier.B. Usingcyberspacebringsthemalotofconvenience.C. Theycaneasilyeditwhattheywanttosayonline.D. Theyfeelmorecomfortablewhenexpressideasbymessages.10

21、. Whatisthemajornegativeeffectonteenagersusingcyberspace?A. Theydon'tspendtimedoinghomework.B. Theydon'thandoutwiththeirfriends.C. Theybecomemoreisolatedandsociallyawkward.D. Theybecomemorecoweredincommunication.Questions11to15arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Whenimportanteventsarehappeninga

22、roundtheworld,mostpeopleturntotraditionalmediasources,suchasCNNandBBC,fortheirnews.However,nowpeoplecanwritediariesandpostthemonawebsite,knownasa"blog."Blogs,shortfor"web-logs,"areonlinediaries,usuallykeptbyindividuals,butsometimesbycompaniesandothergroupsofpeople.Theyarethefaste

23、stgrowingtypeofwebsiteontheInternet.Ablogdiffersfromatraditionalwebsiteinseveralways.Mostimportantly,itisupdatedmuchmoreregularly.Manyblogsareupdatedeveryday,andsomeareupdatedseveraltimesaday.Also,mostblogsusespecialsoftwareorwebsiteswhicharespecificallyaimedatbloggers,soyoudon'tneedtobeacompute

24、rexperttocreateyourownblog.Thismeansthatordinarypeoplewhomayfindcomputersdifficulttousecaneasilysetupandstartwritingtheirownblog.Therearemanydifferentkindsofblogs.Themostpopulartypeisanonlinediaryoflinks,wheretheblogwritersurfstheInternetandthenpostslinkstositesornewarticlesthattheyfindinteresting,w

25、ithafewcommentsabouteachone.Othertypesarepersonaldiaries,wherethewriterstalkabouttheirlifeandfeelings.Sometimestheseblogscanbeverypersonal.Thereisanotherkindofblogging,called"moblogging,"shortfor"mobileblogging."Mobloggersusemobilephoneswithcamerastotakephotos,whicharepostedinsta

26、ntlytotheInternet.TheuseofmobilephonesinthiswaymadetheheadlinesinSingaporewhenahighschoolstudentpostedontheInternetamoviehehadtakenofateachershoutingatanotherstudentandtearingupthestudent'shomework.ManypeoplewereshockedbythestudentpostingavideooftheincidentontheInternet.Asblogsbecomemorecommon,n

27、ewsreportingwillrelylessonbigmediacompaniesandmoreonordinarypeoplepostingnewstotheInternet.Possibly,thenewswillbelesslikealectureandmorelikeaconversation,whereanyonecanjoinin.11. Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A. ThehistoryoftheInternet.B. Theintroductionofnewtypesofmedia.C. Theincreaseinpopularityo

28、fcomputers.D. growingnumberofpeoplewritingdiaries.12. Tostartyourownblog,whatdoyouneedmost?A. Specialsoftware.B. AnInternetaccount.C. Aninterestingpointofview.D. AccesstotheInternet.13. Whatisthemostsignificantdifferencebetweenblogsandtraditionalwebsites?A. Blogsareupdatedmuchmoreoften.B. Blogsusesp

29、ecialsoftware.C. Blogscontainlinkstootherwebsites.D. Blogscontainpersonalinformation.14. Whatis"moblogging"?A. MobilephonesthatmadetheheadlinesinSingapore.B. Usephonestotakephotosandthenpostthemonline.C. NegativenewspostedontheInternet.D. PicturespostedinstantlytotheInternet.15. Accordingt

30、othepassage,whichoneismostlikelytohappeninthefuture?A. Everyonewillhaveablog.B. Largemediacompanieswillbeunnecessary.C. Peoplewilllearnthenewsfromdifferentpointsofview.D. Bloggingtechnologywillbebanned.Questions16to20arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Haveyoueverflown?DidyouflytoanothercountrytostudyE

31、nglish?Howdoyoufeelaboutflying?Peoplewhohavetoflyallthetimeforbusinessusuallyfinditboring.Peoplewhoflyonlyonceinawhileareexcited.However,somepeoplefeelonlyterrorwhentheyboardanairplane.Theysufferfromaphobia,anillogicalfear.Ifyouareafraidofpoisonousspiders营毒歌蛛）,thisislogical.Ifyouareafraidofallspider

32、s,evenharmlessones,thisisaphobiabecauseitisillogical.Somepeoplehavephobiasaboutheightsbeingshutupinasmallorlargeopenarea.It'snotlogicaltobeafraidofthesethingswhenthereisnodanger,butaphobiaisnotlogical.Fearofflyingisanotherphobia.Wealwayshearaboutaplanecrash,butwedon'thearaboutthemillionsoffl

33、ightseveryyearthataresafe.Ridinginacaristhirtytimesmoredangerousthanflying,butmostofusarenotafraideverytimewegetintoacar.Itisnotlogicaltobeafraidofflying,butresearchshowsthatabout12percentofpeoplehavethisfear.Peoplewithaphobiaaboutflyingareafraidforoneormorereasons.Theyareafraidofheights.Theyavoidhi

34、ghplaces,andiftheyareinahigh-risebuilding,theydon'tlookoutthewindows.Theymightbeafraidofbeinginanenclosedplacelikeanelevatororatunnelonahighway.Whentheygetonanairplane,theycan'tgetoutuntiltheendoftheflight,andtheflightmightlastseveralhoursorevenmore.Maybetheyareafraidofthecrowdsandallthenois

35、eandpeoplerushingaroundatanairport.Thisespeciallybothersolderpeople.Somepeopleareafraidoftheunknown.Theydon'tunderstandthetechnologyofflyingandcan'tbelievethatahugeairplanecanstayupintheair.Thoughsomepeopleareafraidofflying,formanypeopleit'snotimportantbecausetheydon'treallyneedtofly

36、.16.usuallythinkflyingisboring.A. PeoplewhoflyonceinawhileB. PeoplewhoflyoftenonbusinesstripsC. PeoplewhohaveaphobiaaboutflyingD. Peoplewhofeelterroroncetheyboardaplane17. Accordingtothepassage,aphobiarefersto.A. achemicalthatcausesterrorB. an川ogicalwayofreactionC. areliablewayofpredictingdangerD. aharmfulwayofthinking18. Apersonwithafearofenclosedplacesdoesn'tlike.A. walkingonapathB. stayinginhighplacesC. beinginatunnelD. drivingacarbyhimself19. especiallybotheroldpeople.