15 学位英语：2006年阅读理解分析

2006学位英语真题TracyMcGradyisareal-lifesuperstar.HespentthesummertravelinginEurope,workingwithAdidasonhislatestbasketballshoeandplayingwithTeamU.S.A.inanOlympicqualifyinggame.Healsospentcountlesshoursinthegym."Iworkonthingseverydayintheoff-season,'saysMcGrady,24,anAll-StarguardwiththeNationalBasketballAssociation'sOrlandoMagic.UntilMcGradywas17,fewoutsidehistinyhometownknewofhisskills.Hewasraisedmostlybyhisgrandmotherinaroughpartoftown.Sportswerehisescapes.Togainmoreexposureforhisbasketballskills,McGradytransferredtoplayhisseniorseasonatMountZionChristianAcademyinNorthCarolina.AfterleadingtheMightyWarriorstoa26-2recordthatseason,McGradywasnamedPlayeroftheYearbyanationalnewspaper.At18,McGradywasstarringforTorontobytheendofhisnewplayers'season.ButhewantedtobecomeoneoftheNBA'selite(精英),sohehiredatrainerandbeganintenseworkouts.It'snotuncommonforMcGrady,whosignedwithOrlandoin2002,toshoot200jumpersafterpractice,grabahealthybitetoeatandgotoworkoutwiththeLosAngelesLakers'ShaquilleO'Neal,whoownsahomeinOrlando."He'sstayedatahighlevel,"OrlandocoachDocRiverssaysofMcGrady."Alotofyoungplayerscanplayagood20minutes,orhaveagreatmonth.Tracydoesitallseasononbothends."Tobethatgoodtakesalotofwork.Tobebettertakesevenmore.McGradyisreadyforthechallenge,becauseheknowswhathewants."Idon'twanttobeoneofthoseplayersthat'sknownforbeingagreatplayerthatneverwonachampionship,"McGradysays,“Iwantatitle.”16.WhichofthefollowingteamshasMcGradyNOTsofarplayedfor?lA]TeamU.S.A.lB]LosAngelesLakers.lC]TheMightyWarriors.[D]OrlandoMagic.17.Thesentence"Iworkonthingseverydayintheoff-season"impliesthat[A]McGradypracticesotherthingsmoreoftenthanhedoeswithbasketball[B]McGradykeepsonhisskillstrainingparticularlyhardintheoff-seasondays[C]McGradykeepsontrainingwithotherexercisesthanwithbasketball[DMcGradypracticeshisskillseverydayincludingtheoff-seasontime18.McGradyisdifferentfromotherplayersmainlyin[A]hisparticularshootingskillsinplayingbasketballlB]histryingtosaveeveryminutetoworkoutwithO'Neal[C]hispersistenceinconstanthardtraining[D]hisstrongerdesireforatitlethanotherplayers19.McGradywashonoredPlayeroftheYearbyanationalnewspaperbecause[Alhehasstayedatahighleveloftraining[B]hehascreatedarecordamongthebestplayersthatseason[C]hewaswellreadyforthecomingchallenge[DheisregardedasanAll-StarguardwiththeNBA20.Thesentence"Sportswerehisescapes"(Line2,Paragraph2)canbestmeanthat[A]sportingactivitieswerethemeansforhimtogetfullesthappinessbylB]physicalexercisesweretheonlywaytorelievehimofhispains[C]hedidn'twanttodomorethingsthansportiveactivities[D]sportsenabledhimtorunawayfromhishometownLastDecember'searthquakesintheIraniancityofBamtookahugedeathtoil-roughly40,000people-----largelybecauseofthecollapseofthousandsofmud-brickbuildings.IfagroupofresearchersinIndiaaresuccessful,.thenextearthquakemightnotbeasdestructive.BritishandIndianengineersaredevelopingearthquake-proofhousingusingacheap,universalmaterial：bamboo.Theydesignedamodelhousebuiltaroundwaterproofbamboo-sheetroofingandbamboo-reinforcedconcretewalls.Totestthestructure,theengineers,sponsoredbytheU.K.DepartmentofInterenationalDevelopment,tookittotheEarthquakeEngineeringandVibrationResearchCentreinBangalore,whichhasastate-of-the-artearthquakesimulator(模拟装置).The-researchersshookthehousewithfivesuccessive30-secondpulses,beingequalto7.8ontheRichter(里氏)scale.Thesimulationwasmorethan10timeasviolentastheBarnearthquake,yetthehouseemergedundamaged."Wedidn'tevencrackthepaint,"saysengineerPaulFollett,ofBritain'sTimberResearchandDevelopmentAssociation.Bysomeestimates,morethanabillionpeoplealreadyliveinbamboostructures.Theinnovationliesindevelopingwaystoexploitbamboo'sspring.Easilypre-built,fireresitant,andfarlighterthansteel,bamboo-basedstructurescouldbeassembledinthreeweeksandlast50years.Atfivedollarsasquarefoot,theywould'lastroughlyhalfasmuchasbrick-and-blockconstructions.Follettsaystheprojectwillfollowan"opensource"model:"Whateverisdevelopedisfreelyavailableforthecommongood."21.ThousandsofpeoplediedintheBarnearthquakemainlybecauseIA]theearthquakeoccurredinthecoldDecember[BImanymud-brickhousescollapsedIC]theearthquaketeached7.8ontheRichterscale[Dbamboohouseshadn'tbeenbuiltyet22.Thephrase"auniversalmaterial'(Line5,Paragraph1)referstoamaterialthatcanbefoundIAIeverywhereinIndia[BIintheuniverseICIinauniversityID]inauniqueplace23.Whatwastheresultofthetest?IATheshakelasted150seconds.[BThesimulationwasover10timesasviolent.ICThepaintwascracked.[DThemodelremainedundamaged.24.Theresearchershavebeenworkinghardto[AlreducethedamagebyearthquakeslB]explorethefunctionsofbambooICIbuildbamboohousesforabillionpeopleID]designbamboohousemodels25.Whichofthefollowingaretheadvantagesofbamboosinbuildinghouses?1.Cheaptoget.2.Lighttocarry.3.Easytobuild.[Al1.and2.[BI2.and3.ICI1.2and3.D]1.and3.Astheyenteredthe21stcentury,peoplecouldnothelplookingbacktothepast20yearswhentheymanagedtocopewithanewthreat-------thecomputer.Bytheyearof1980,computershadbecomeafactoflife.Theywere,themagazineDISCOVERnotedthatdecember,"incars,offices,schoolsandhomes,toysandwatches.Xnsomeairplanes,pilotsneednothandlethecontrols;theyare'flightmanagers'whowatchthecomputermanagetheflightandlanding.Onthewayarevoice-driventypewriters,robotsthatcan'see',andhand-heldcomputersthatcancoverthecontentsoftheLibraryofCongress."Butatthesametime,observedthewriterJohnLeo,alargenumberofAmericanswerecomputerphobes(电脑恐惧者)andtechno-peassants,whofearedthatcomputerswere"designedtodestroyprivacy,eliminatejobs,carrytheTVgenerationevenfurtherawayfromliteracy,readfewwordsonfoodboxessothatthegrocercancheathiscustomersmoreeasily,andallowWorldWarIIItobelanchedentirelybytechnicalerror.'Someexecutivesespeciallyhatedcomputers,Leoreported.Theyworriedthattheywouldlosestatus-andtheirassistants-iftheywereseenatakeyboard.Publishersandjournalists,hecontinued,werefrightenedthattheprintedwordwouldbeeliminated."True,thenewspapertravelswell-youcannotputacomputerunderyourannwhilerushingforatrain,'hewrote."Notnow,butamoreadvancedandcomplicatedportableversion,aboutthesizeofahandheldelectronicgame,maynotbefaroff.'Todaythosesameexecutivesandjournalistswhofearedcomputerswouldn'tbefoundwithouthavingtheirportablecomputersontheirlaps.Thewidespreadfearofcomputersseemsathingofthepast-ashiftthatLeocorrectlypredicted."Everyonewillacceptcomputers,'hewrote,“becausethereisnoalternative.”26.ThemagazinelistedtheusesofcomputersinthefollowingfieldsEXCEPTIAIeducation[BItransportationICIpublicationID]medicine27.Someexecutivesdidnotlikecomputersinthat[A]theymightlosetheirimportanceandrespect[B]theyhadtolearnhowtousecomputers[C]theyhadtohiremoreassistants[D]theyhadtobuyexpensiveportablecomputers28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTwhatthecomputerphobesareexpecting?IA]Moreprivacy.[BIMorejobs.ICIMoreliteracy.ID]Moreworldwars.29.TodaythesameexecutivesandjournalistscanbefoundtoIA]dislikecomputerslB]fearusingcomputers[C]usecomputersfrequently[D]usecomputersrarely30.“thereisnoalternative”inthelastsentenceofthepassage,hemeansthat[A]computersprovidenochoice[B]computersaretobeaccepted[C]computersoffernohelptopilotsID]morecomplicatedcomputershavetobemadeinfactoriesAscontrastsgo,therearefewotherpairsofcultureasdistinctfromeachotherastheJapaneseandtheAmericans.Japan'smanycenturiesofhistoryandespeciallyitsBuddhistheritage(佛教文化)havegiventheJapaneseanattitudeofrepose(从容)-------thebestcourseistoletisbe:Whenthetimeisripe,thingswillworkontbythemselves.America,ontheotherhand,isjustafewcenturiesoldanddisplaysanalmostvolcanticlivelinessandrestlessness.FortheJapanese,socialharmonyhasapriorclaimineverycirumstance;Fortheamerieans,harmonyistheresultoftherationalinteractionoffreeandfair-mindedpeople.OnedoesnotlightlymovefromtraditionsinJapan,manyofwhicharecenturiesold;IntheUnitedStates,thehabitsandattitudesofevenone'sparent'sgenerationaresuspect.Everyculture,throughitslegalandinstitutionalarrangements,mirrorsthesociety'sresolutionofsomebasichumanproblems.Thesecanprovideausefulframeworkfortheanalysisofculturaldifferences.Organizationsalsofacethegameproblemsandusuallytaketheircuefromtheprevailingcultureindesigningsolutionstotheseproblems.Thissuggeststhattheperspectiveprovidedbyviewingculturethroughtheframeworkofthisproblemwillbeusefulfororganizationalanalysisaswell.Thefollowingsectionspresentadiscussionofsuchaframe-workinthecontextofthecontrastbetweenJapanandtheUnitedStates.Beforethisispresented,however,wemustalertthereaderthatthedifferencesarestatedhereasbeingsharperthantheymaybeinreality.Oneachoftheaspectsdiscussedlater,thereisnaturallyconsiderablevariationwithineachculture,becauseexamplesdemonstratingtheculturalrealityoppositetotheonedescribedinthisbookcanbefoundeasily.Thus,thefollowingdiscussionshouldbeviewedinthewayitispresented,asgeneralizationsandtendenciesratherthanasabsolutes.31.CohuraldifferencesbetweentheJapanessandtheAmericansaretheIAImostobvious[BIslightest[C]sameID]lesssuitable32.Thosewhoarelikelytodoubttheirparents'valuesandwaysofdoingthingsareprobablyIAItheJapanese[BItheAmericansICIboththeJapaneseandtheAmericans[D]neithertheJapanesenortheAmericans33.Howmanytypesofculturaldifferencesarementionedinthefirstparagraph?[A]Six.lB]Five.ICIFour.ID]Two.34.Thephrase"alertthereader"(Line1,Paragraph3)means[Alremindthereader[B]teachthereader[C]trustthereader[D]deceivethereader35.Thepassageisprobablythe[A]mainpartofaresearchproposal[B]openingremarkofalecture[C]conclusionofathesis[D]introductiontoabook请同学们先做练习再听课，不断总结提高！2006阅读理解真题TracyMcGradyisareal-lifesuperstar.HespentthesummertravelinginEurope,workingwithAdidasonhislatestbasketballshoeandplayingwithTeamU.S.A.inanOlympicqualifyinggame.Healsospentcountlesshoursinthegym，“Iworkonthingseverydayintheoff-season,”saysMcGrady,24,anAll-StarguardwiththeNationalBasketballAssociation'sOrlandoMagic.UntilMcGradywas17,fewoutsidehistinyhometownknewofhisskills.Hewasraisedmostlybyhisgrandmotherinaroughpartoftown.Sportswerehisescapes.Togainmoreexposureforhisbasketballskills,McGradytransferredtoplayhisseniorseasonatMountZionChristianAcademyinNorthCarolina.AfterleadingtheMightyWarriorstoa26-2recordthatseason,McGradywasnamedPlayeroftheYearbyanationalnewspaper.At18,McGradywasstarringforTorontobytheendofhisnewplayers'season.ButhewantedtobecomeoneoftheNBA'selite(精英),sohehiredatrainerandbeganintenseworkouts.It'snotuncommonforMcGrady,whosignedwithOrlandoin2002,toshoot200jumpersafterpractice,grabahealthybitetoeatandgotoworkoutwiththeLosAngelesLakers'ShaquilleO'Neal,whoownsahomeinOrlando."He'sstayedatahighlevel,"OrlandocoachDocRiverssaysofMcGrady."Alotofyoungplayerscanplayagood20minutes,orhaveagreatmonth.Tracydoesitallseasononbothends."Tobethatgoodtakesalotofwork.Tobebettertakesevenmore.McGradyisreadyforthechallenge,becauseheknowswhathewants."Idon'twanttobeoneofthoseplayersthat'sknownforbeingagreatplayerthatneverwonachampionship,"McGradysays,“Iwantatitle.”16.WhichofthefollowingteamshasMcGradyNOTsofarplayedfor?lA]TeamU.S.A.lB]LosAngelesLakers.lC]TheMightyWarriors.[D]OrlandoMagic.17.Thesentence"Iworkonthingseverydayintheoff-season"impliesthat[A]McGradypracticesotherthingsmoreoftenthanhedoeswithbasketball[B]McGradykeepsonhisskillstrainingparticularlyhardintheoff-seasondays[C]McGradykeepsontrainingwithotherexercisesthanwithbasketball[DMcGradypracticeshisskillseverydayincludingtheoff-seasontime18.McGradyisdifferentfromotherplayersmainlyin[A]hisparticularshootingskillsinplayingbasketballlB]histryingtosaveeveryminutetoworkoutwithO'Neal[C]hispersistenceinconstanthardtraining[D]hisstrongerdesireforatitlethanotherplayers19.McGradywashonoredPlayeroftheYearbyanationalnewspaperbecause[Alhehasstayedatahighleveloftraining[B]hehascreatedarecordamongthebestplayersthatseason[C]hewaswellreadyforthecomingchallenge[DheisregardedasanAll-StarguardwiththeNBA20.Thesentence"Sportswerehisescapes"(Line2,Paragraph2)canbestmeanthat[A]sportingactivitieswerethemeansforhimtogetfullesthappinessbylB]physicalexercisesweretheonlywaytorelievehimofhispains[C]hedidn'twanttodomorethingsthansportiveactivities[D]sportsenabledhimtorunawayfromhishometownLastDecember'searthquakesintheIraniancityofBarntookahugedeathtoll-roughly40,000people---largelybecauseofthecollapseofthousandsofmud-brickbuildings.IfagroupofresearchersinIndiaaresuccessful,.thenextearthquakemightnotbeasdestructive.BritishandIndianengineersaredevelopingearthquake-proofhousingusingacheap,universalmaterial：bamboo.Theydesignedamodelhousebuiltaroundwaterproofbamboo-sheetroofingandbamboo-reinforcedconcretewalls.Totestthestructure,theengineers,sponsoredbytheU.K.DepartmentofInterenationalDevelopment,tookittotheEarthquakeEngineeringandVibrationResearchCentreinBangalore,whichhasastate-of-the-artearthquakesimulator(模拟装置).The-researchersshookthehousewithfivesuccessive30-secondpulses,beingequalto7.8ontheRichter(里氏)scale.Thesimulationwasmorethan10timeasviolentastheBarnearthquake,yetthehouseemergedundamaged."Wedidn'tevencrackthepaint,"saysengineerPaulFollett,ofBritain'sTimberResearchandDevelopmentAssociation.Bysomeestimates,morethanabillionpeoplealreadyliveinbamboostructures.Theinnovationliesindevelopingwaystoexploitbamboo'sspring.Easilypre-built,fireresitant,andfarlighterthansteel,bamboo-basedstructurescouldbeassembledinthreeweeksandlast50years.Atfivedollarsasquarefoot,theywould'lastroughlyhalfasmuchasbrick-and-blockconstructions.Follettsaystheprojectwillfollowan"opensource"model:"Whateverisdevelopedisfreelyavailableforthecommongood."21.ThousandsofpeoplediedintheBarnearthquakemainlybecauseIA]theearthquakeoccurredinthecoldDecember[BImanymud-brickhousescollapsedIC]theearthquaketeached7.8ontheRichterscale[Dbamboohouseshadn'tbeenbuiltyet22.Thephrase"auniversalmaterial'(Line5,Paragraph1)referstoamaterialthatcanbefoundIAIeverywhereinIndia[BIintheuniverseICIinauniversityID]inauniqueplace23.Whatwastheresultofthetest?IATheshakelasted150seconds.[BThesimulationwasover10timesasviolent.ICThepaintwascracked.[DThemodelremainedundamaged.24.Theresearchershavebeenworkinghardto[AlreducethedamagebyearthquakeslB]explorethefunctionsofbambooICIbuildbamboohousesforabillionpeopleID]designbamboohousemodels25.Whichofthefollowingaretheadvantagesofbamboosinbuildinghouses?1.Cheaptoget.2.Lighttocarry.3.Easytobuild.[Al1.and2.[BI2.and3.ICI1.2and3.D]1.and3.Astheyenteredthe21stcentury,peoplecouldnothelplookingbacktothepast20yearswhentheymanagedtocopewithanewthreat----thecomputer.Bytheyearof1980,computershadbecomeafactoflife.Theywere,themagazineDISCOVERnotedthatdecember,"incars,offices,schoolsandhomes,toysandwatches.Xnsomeairplanes,pilotsneednothandlethecontrols;theyare'flightmanagers'whowatchthecomputermanagetheflightandlanding.Onthewayarevoice-driventypewriters,robotsthatcan'see',andhand-heldcomputersthatcancoverthecontentsoftheLibraryofCongress."Butatthesametime,observedthewriterJohnLeo,alargenumberofAmericanswerecomputerphobes(电脑恐惧者)andtechno-peassants,whofearedthatcomputerswere"designedtodestroyprivacy,eliminatejobs,carrytheTVgenerationevenfurtherawayfromliteracy,readfewwordsonfoodboxessothatthegrocercancheathiscustomersmoreeasily,andallowWorldWarIIItobelanchedentirelybytechnicalerror.'Someexecutivesespeciallyhatedcomputers,Leoreported.Theyworriedthattheywouldlosestatus-andtheirassistants-iftheywereseenatakeyboard.Publishersandjournalists,hecontinued,werefrightenedthattheprintedwordwouldbeeliminated."True,thenewspapertravelswell-youcannotputacomputerunderyourannwhilerushingforatrain,'hewrote."Notnow,butamoreadvancedandcomplicatedportableversion,aboutthesizeofahandheldelectronicgame,maynotbefaroff.'Todaythosesameexecutivesandjournalistswhofearedcomputerswouldn'tbefoundwithouthavingtheirportablecomputersontheirlaps.Thewidespreadfearofcomputersseemsathingofthepast-ashiftthatLeocorrectlypredicted."Everyonewillacceptcomputers,'hewrote,“becausethereisnoalternative.”26.ThemagazinelistedtheusesofcomputersinthefollowingfieldsEXCEPTIAIeducation[BItransportationICIpublicationD]medicine27.Someexecutivesdidnotlikecomputersinthat[A]theymightlosetheirimportanceandrespect[B]theyhadtolearnhowtousecomputers[C]theyhadtohiremoreassistants[D]theyhadtobuyexpensiveportablecomputers28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTwhatthecomputerphobesareexpecting?IA]Moreprivacy.[BIMorejobs.ICIMoreliteracy.ID]Moreworldwars.29.TodaythesameexecutivesandjournalistscanbefoundtoIA]dislikecomputerslB]fearusingcomputers[C]usecomputersfrequently[D]usecomputersrarely30.“thereisnoalternative”inthelastsentenceofthepassage,hemeansthat[A]computersprovidenochoice[B]computersaretobeaccepted[C]computersoffernohelptopilotsID]morecomplicatedcomputershavetobemadeinfactoriesAscontrastsgo,therearefewotherpairsofcultureasdistinctfromeachotherastheJapaneseandtheAmericans.Japan'smanycenturiesofhistoryandespeciallyitsBuddhistheritage(佛教文化)havegiventheJapaneseanattitudeofrepose(从容)----thebestcourseistoletisbe:Whenthetimeisripe,thingswillworkontbythemselves.America,ontheotherhand,isjustafewcenturiesoldanddisplaysanalmostvolcanticlivelinessandrestlessness.FortheJapanese,socialharmonyhasapriorclaimineverycirumstance;Forth