复习讲义阅读部分

复习讲义

阅读部分

编写付建利

目录

PARTII阅读P03

第一部分人口与环境P03

第二部分生活趣闻P18

第三部分异域风情P31

第四部分功能性阅读P.41

第五部分人生哲理P51

第六部分科学技术P61

第七部分名胜古迹P71

PARTII阅读

第一部分人口与环境

[N0.1]

Hundredsofyearsago,lifewasmuchharderthanitistoday.Peopledidn'thavemodemmachines.

Therewasnomodernmedicine,either.

Lifetodayhasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestispollution.Waterpollutionhasmade

ourriversandlakesdirty.Itkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakes

ustalklouderandbecomeangrymoreeasily.Airpollutionisthemostseriouskindofpollution.

It'sbadtoalllivingthingsintheworld.

Cars,planesandfactoriesallpolluteouraireveryday.Sometimesthepollutedairissothickthat

itislikeaquiltoveracity.Thiskindofquiltiscalledsmog.

Manycountriesaremakingrulestoflightpollution.Factoriesmustnowcleantheirwaterbeforeit

isthrownaway,andtheymustn'tblowdirtysmokeintotheair.

Weneedtodomanyotherthings.Wecanputwastethingsinthedustbinanddonotthrowthem

ontheground,therewillbelesspollution.

Rulesarenotenough.Everypersonmusthelptofightpollution.

1.Hundredsofyearsago,lifewasmuchharderthanitistodaybecause.

A.therewerenotanymodemmachines

B.therewasnomodemmedicine

C.bothAandB

D.therewerenotmanypeople

2.Whatisthebiggestproblemintoday'slife?

A.Waterpollution

B.Airpollution

C.Noise

D.Pollution

3.Themostseriouskindofpollutionis.

A.noisepollution

B.airpollution

C.waterpollution

D.A,BandC

4.Factoriesmustcleantheirwater.

A.beforetheyarethrownaway

B.whentheyarethrownaway

C.afteritisthrownaway

D.beforeitisthrownaway

5.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.afewyearsago,therewasnosmogatall

B.todaypeopledon'thavetotalktoeachotherinaloudvoice

C.wecandrinkwaterfromthepollutedriversandlakes

D.peoplearemakingrulesinordertofightpollution

Key:l.C2.D3.B4.D5.D

[NO.2]

Lookatyourwatchforjustoneminute.Duringthattimethepopulationoftheworldincreasedby

eighty-fivepeople.Perhapsyouthinkthatisn'tmuch.Inthenexthour,morethan5,000additional,

peoplewillbelivingonthisplanet.Soitgoes,hourafterhour.Inoneday,thereareabout120,000

additionalmouthstofeed.Multiplythisby365.Whatwillhappenin100years?

Thispopulationexplosionmaybethegreatestchallengeoftoday.Withinthenextfortyyears,the

worldpopulationmaydouble.Canthenewfrontiersofsciencemeettheneedsofthecrowded

worldoftomorrow?

Ifthepresentrateofpopulationincreaseforthenext600or700years,therewillbestandingroom

only.Eachpersonwillhavebetween3to10squarefeetofspaceinwhichtolive.Thisincludes

themountaintops,deserts,andtheiceandsnowfieldsofthepolarregions.Ofcourse,noone

expectssuchathingtohappen.War,plague,famine,orsomeothercatastraphecanexpectedto

occurlongbeforethepopulationreachesthispoint.Actually,thedangerisnotinanovercrowded

worldwherepeoplearehuddledtogethersothattheycannotmovearmsandlegs,butinanupset

balancebetweenpopulationandresources.

1.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.therateofpopulationincrease

B.thetotalnumberofpopulationintheworld

C.theproblemscausedbypopulationexplosion

D.therelationofscienceandpopulation

2.Accordingtotheauther,inahundredyears5time.

A.theworld'spopulationwillbedoubled

B.theworld'spopulationwillbefourthousand,threehundredandeightymillion

C.therewillbestandingroomonlyonthisplaned

D.therewillbefourthousand,threehundredandeightymillionmorepeoplebomtothisplanet

3.“Anupsetbalancebetweenpopulationandresources^^means"

A.Somepeoplehavemoreresourcethanothers

B.Peoplewillbeworriedabouttheirresources

C.Asmallnumberofpeoplewillcontrolmostoftheresources

D.Therewillnotbeenoughresourcestomeettheneedsofthelargepopulation

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Eight-fivepeopleareborninthisplaneteveryminute.

B.Therewillbeabout120,000peopleinthisplanettomorrow.

C.Theworldpopulationinfortyyearswillbetwiceasmuchasthatoftoday.

D.Eachpersonwillonlyhavestandingroomin600or700years.

5.Accordingtothepassage,populationcontrolisnecessarybecause.

A.toomuchpopulationcancausetrouble

B.ourgovernmentobjectstopopulationexplosion

C.threewillnotbeenoughfoodtomeettheneedsofthelargepopulation

D.mostofpeopleonlywanttohaveonechild

Key:l.C2.C3.D4.B5.A

[NO.3]

Doyouknowsomethingabouttreerings?Doyouknowtheycantelluswhattheweatherwaslike,

sometimesevenhundredsofyearsago?

Atreewillgrowwellinaclimatewithlotsofsunshineandrainfall.Andlittlesunshineorrainfall

willlimitthegrowthofatree.Wecanseethechangeofclimatebystudyingthetreerings.For

example,tofindouttheweatheroftenyearsago,counttheringsofatreefromtheoutsidetothe

inside.Ifthetenthringisfarfromtheeleventhring,thenwe'resurethatitwassunnyandrainy

mostofthatyear.Ifitisneartotheeleventhring,thentheclimatethatyearwasbad.

Treeringsarcimportantnotonlyforstudyingthehistoryofweatherbutalsoforstudyingthe

historyofman.ManycenturiesagotherelivedalotofpeopleataplaceinNewMexico.Butnow

youcanfindonlysandthere—notreesandnopeople.Whathappened?

Ascientiststudiedtheringsofdeadtreesthere.Hefoundthatthepeoplehadtoleavebecausethey

hadcutdownallthetreestomakefiresandbuildings.Asallthetreeshadgone,thepeoplethere

hadtomove.

1.ingoodclimate.

A.Treeringsgrowfarfromeachother

B.Treeringsbecomethinner

C.Treedon'tneedsunshineorrainfall

D.Peoplecancutdownmostoftrees

2.Thescientistsareinterestedinstudyingtreeringsbecausetreeringscantell.

A.whetheratreewasstrongornot

B.whetherpeopletookgoodcareofthetreesornot

C.whethertheclimatewasgoodornot

D.howoldthetreeswere

3.Ifyouwanttofindouttheweatheroftwentyyearsago,youshouldstudyofatree

fromtheoutsidetotheinside.

A.thetwentiethring

B.thetenthring

C.thenineteenthring

D.thetwenty-firstring

4.Whydidpeopleusuallyliveinplacewithlotsoftrees?

A.Treescouldtellthechangeoftheweather

B.Treesbroughtlotsofsunshineandrain

C.Treescouldmakeweathernottoohotortoocold

D.Treescouldbeusedfbrburningandforbuildinghouses

5.ThepeoplehadtoleavetheplaceinNewMexico.

A.becausehadweatherstoppedthegrowthoftrees

B.becausetheynolongerhadwaterandthelandbecamesand

C.becausetheydidn'thaveenoughtreesfbrburning

D.becausetherewastoomuchrainthere

Key:LA2.C3.D4.D5.C

[NO.4]

PopulationandPollution

Manyoftheworld'spollutionproblemshavebeencausedbythecrowdingoflargegroupsof

peopleintothecities.Supplyfortheneedsofthepeopleleadstofurtherpollutionbyindustry.If

therapidincreaseofworldpopulationincontinuesatthepresentrate,theremaybemuchgreater

harmtohumanbeings.Somescientistsspeakoftheincreaseinnumbersofpeopleas"population

pollution^^.

About2000yearsago,theworldpopulationwasprobablyabout250million.Itreachedabillion

in1850.By1930thepopulationwastwobillion.Itisnowthreeandahalfbillion.Itisexpectedto

doublebytheyear2000.Ifthepopulationcontinuestogrowatthesamerate,therewillbe25

billionpeopleintheworldahundredyearsfromnow!

ManhasbeenusingtheEarth'sresourcesmoreandmorerapidlycoverthepastyears.Someof

themarealmostusedup.Nowmanypeoplebelievethatman'sgreatestproblemishowtocontrol

thegrowthofthepopulation.Thematerialsuppliesintheworldwillbefarfromenoughto

supportthehumanpopulation,intimetocome,ifthepresentrateofincreasecontinues.Already

thereisovercrowdinginmanycitiesandstarvationinsomecountries.Shouldman'spopulation

keepongrowingsorapidlyasbefore?Manypeoplebelievethathumansurvivalinthefuture

dependsontheanswertothisquestion.

1.Therapidincreaseinpopulationisconsideredtobe.

A.theincreaseofresources

B.populationpollution

C.thedevelopmentofmankind

D.thepresentrate

2.Theworldpopulationwillbebytheyear2000.

A.7billion

B.250million

C.25billion

D.3.5billion

3.Itisveryimportantforus.

A.tousethematerialsintheworld

B.tomoveintocities

C.tocontrolthegrowthofourpopulation

D.tosupportthehumanpopulation

4.Ifthepresentrateofincreasecontinues.

A.theworldisgoingtoend

B.theearthwon'tbeabletosupportthegrowingpopulationinthefuture

C.pollutionhasnothingtodowiththerapidlyincreasingpopulation

D.therewouldbefourbillionintheworldahundredyearsfromnow

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.In1850theworldpopulationreachedabillion.

B.Manmustfightabattleagainstpopulationpollution.

C.Theworld'spopulationisincreasingwithyears.

D.AlloftheEarth'sresourcesaregonenow.

Key:l.B2.A3.C4.B5.D

[NO.5]

Modemzoosaredifferentfromthosebuiltfiftyyearsago.Inthosezooswereplaceswherepeople

couldgotoseeanimalsfrommanypartsoftheworld.Theanimalslivedincageswithironbars.

Althoughthezookeeperstookgoodcareofthem,manytheanimalsdidnotfeelcomfortable,and

theyoftenfellill.

Inmodemzoos,peoplecanseeanimalsinmorenaturalconditions.Theanimalsaregivenmore

freedominlargerplacessothattheycanbemorecomfortable.Eventheappearanceofzooshas

changed.Treesandgrassgrowincages,andwaterflowsthroughtheplacestheanimalslivein.

therearefewbars;instead,thereisoftenadeepditch,filledwithwaterwhichsurroundsaspace

whereseveralkindsofanimalslivetogetherastheywouldnaturally.InanAmericanzoo,the

visitorcanwalkthroughahugespecialcagethatisfilledwithtrees,somesmallanimalsandmany

birds,andlargeenoughfbrthebirdstolivenaturally.InazooinNewYork,withtheuseofspecial

nightlight,peoplecanwatchcertainanimalsthatareactiveonlyatnight,whenmostzoosare

closed.Somezooshavespecialplacesfbrvisitorstowatchanimalsthatliveinthedesert.

Modernzoosnotonlyshowanimalstovisitors,butalsokeepandsaverareanimals.Forthis

reason,fiftyyearsfromnow,thegrandchildrenoftoday'svisitorswillstillbeabletoenjoy

watchingtheseanimals.Lefsdosomethingtoprotectanimals-ourfriends.

1.Itseemsthatissomethingmostimportantfbranimals.

A.eatinggoodfood

B.livingincages

C.livingwithotheranimals

D.livinginnaturalconditions

2.Inmodernzoos.

A.differentkindsofanimalsarekeptseparately

B.animalsarenolongertakengoodcareof

C.animalshavemorefreedom

D.visitorscanwalkwherevertheylike

3.Inamodemzoofeelcomfortable.

A.theanimals,notthevisitors

B.thevisitor,nottheanimals

C.neithervisitorsnoranimals

D.bothvisitorsandanimals

4.Insomezoospeoplecan.

A.walkthroughhugespecialcagestowatchallsortsofanimals

B.seeanimalswhichliveinspecialconditions

C.duringthedaywatchanimalsthatareactiveatnight

D.watchalltherareanimalsthatmaynotbeseeninthefuture

5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

A.zoosarenowplaceswhereanimalscanlivenaturally

B.zoosareplaceswherepeoplecanseeanimalsfromallovertheworld

C.thereshouldbeoldandmodemzoosalike

D.rareanimalsmaysoondieout

Key:l.D2.C3.A4.A5.A

[N0.6]

TheWorld'sWaterShortage

Theworldisnotonlyhungry,butitisalsothirstyfbrwater.Thismayseemstrangetoyou,since

nearly70percentoftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.Butabout97percentofthishuge

amountisseawater,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkandusetheother3percent-thefreshwater

fromrivers,lakes,underground,andothersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat,because

someofitisintheformoficebergsandglaciers.Evenworse,someofithasbeenpolluted.

However,asthingsstandtoday,thissmallamountoffreshwaterisstillenoughfbrus.Butour

needfbrwaterisincreasingrapidly-almostdaybyday.Onlyifwetakestepstodealwiththis

problemnowcanweavoidaseriousworldwidewatershortagelateron.

Weallhavetolearnhowtostopwastingourvaluablewater.Oneofthefirststepsistodevelop

waysofreusingit.

Todayinmostlargecities,waterisusedonlyonceandthensentoutintoasewersystem.From

thereitreturnstotheseaorrunsintoundergroundstoragetanks.Butitispossibletopipeused

watertoapurifyingplant.Thereitcanbetreatedwithchemicalssothatitcanbeusedagain,just

asifitwerefreshfromaspring.

Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwouldnothaveenough.Allwe'd

havetodotomakeuseofthevastreservesofseawaterintheworldistoremovethesalt.

Ifwetakethesestepswe'llbeinnodangerofdryingup.

1.Theworldisthirstyforwaterbecausewecanonlyusepercentofthewatercovering

thesurfaceoftheearth.

A.3

B.morethan3

C.lessthan3

D.97

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Asthingsremainunchanging,thissmallamountoffreshwaterisstillenoughfbrus.

B.Ourneedfbrwaterisbecominglargerandlarger.

C.Therewillbenowatershortageinthefuture.

D.Weshouldtakestepstodealwiththewatershortageproblem.

3.Toreusewater,weshould.

A.treatitwithchemicals

B.useitonlyonce

C.senditoutintoasewersystem

D.makeitflowintoundergroundtanks

4.Inordertohaveenoughwater,weshouldalsomakeuseof.

A.icebergsandglaciers

B.seawater

C.riversandlakes

D.undergroundwater

5.Inthepassage,thewritertellsus.

A.tomakeenoughwater

B.topaymoreattentiontothewatershortageproblem

C.topipeusedwatertoapurifyingplant

D.toreusethewater

Key:l.C2.D3.A4.B5.B

[NO.7]

Lessonfromthenature

Today,toomanytreesarestillbeingcutdowninmanycountriesandfloodsallovertheworldarc

gettingmoreandmoreserious.Alotoflandhasgonewiththem.Thisisalessonfromthenature.

Whenpeoplemoveintoanewplace,theyoftencutdowntreesorpulloutmanywildplantsto

makefarmland.Maybetheydon'tthinktheycaneattreesorgrass.Theydon'tknowverymuch

thattreescanstopfloodsandthewindfromwashingorblowingtheearthaway,andthatmanyof

thesewildplantsarefoodfbrsomewildanimals.Iftheanimalscannotfindenoughplantstoeat,

theywilldieorhavetoleavetheplace.

InonepartoftheUnitedStates,fbrexample,thedeerthereliketoeatakindofwildflower.The

mountaintigersthereeatthedeer.Butpeoplekilledmanymountaintigerstoprotectthedeer.

Soonthereweresomanydeerthattheyateupallthewildflowers.Thenthedeerbegantoeatthe

greenleavesoftheyoungtrees.Sothefarmersthoughtofwaystoprotecttheirtrees.Nowthe

deerhadnothingtoeatandmanyofthemdied.

Thenumberoftrees,deer,tigers,wildflowersandplantshaschangedmuch-lessandless.We

needtodomoretokeepthebalanceofthenature.

Nowmore“GreatGreenWalls“areneededtosavealotoflandandwildanimalsalloverthe

world.Peopletrytoplantmanymoretreesandgrass,toprotectwildplantsandallkindsofwild

animals,eventigers.Peoplecametounderstand:toprotectalllivingthingsontheearthmeans

protectingpeoplethemselves.

1.Floodsaregettingmoreandmoreseriousbecausetoomanytreesarebeingcutdown.

2.Whenpeoplemoveintoanewplace,theyoftencutdowntreesorpulloutwildplantsto

makefire.

3.It'sveryimportanttokeepbalanceofnature.

4.Weneedmore"GreatGreenWalls“tosaveandprotectthelandandwildanimals.

5.Wemustprotectourselveswhenwemeetwildanimals.

Key:l.T2.F3.T4.T5.F

[NO.8]

ALESSONFROMNATURE

Notmanyyearsago,somefarmerswereworriedbecausehawksweretakingmanyoftheir

chickens.Thefarmersdidnotknowwhattodo.Finallytheywenttotheofficialsandaskedfbr

help.

“Killthehawks,“theofficialssaid."We'llevenpayyoufbrthem.^^Sothefarmersbegantothink

ofwaystokillhawks.

Thefarmerskilledmanyhawks.Beforelongtheydidn'thavetoworryabouttheirchickens.But

theynowhadanewworry.Fieldmicewereeatingupalotofthefarmers,grain.

Howdidthishappen?

Hawkseatnotonlychickensbutalsofieldmice.Theyeatmorefieldmicethanchicken.Butthe

farmersdidnotknowthis.Whentheykilledalotofhawks,theychangedthebalanceofnature.

Whenpeoplemoveintoanewplace,theyoftendestroymanywildplants.Manyoftheseplants

arefoodfortheanimals.Iftheanimalscannotfindenoughplantstoeat,theywillstarveorhaveto

leavetheplace.

InonepartofUnitedStates,fbrexample,thedeerthereliketoeatacertainkindofwildrose.The

mountainlionsthereeatthedeer.Thenumberofdeer,mountainlions,andwildrosesdoesnot

changemuchifpeopleleavethingsastheyare.

Butpeoplekilledmanymountainlionsinordertoprotectthedeer.Soonthereweresomanydeer

thattheyateupallthewildroses.Thenthedeerbegantoeatthegreenleavesofyoungtrees.

Thesetreeswereimportanttothefarmers.Sothefarmersthoughtofwaystoprotecttheirtrees.

Nowthedeerhadnothingtoeat,andmanyofthemdied.Thiswasanotherlessonfromnature.

Itisofimportanceforustokeepthebalanceofnature.Thisisthelessonweshouldrememberfbr

ever.

1.Theofficialstoldthefanners.

A.todrivethehawksaway

B.tokillthehawks

C.totakecareoftheirchickens

D.tomoveaway

2.atethefarmers9grain.

A.Hawks

B.Chickens

C.Cats

D.Fieldmice

3.Whenwemoveintoanewplace,weusually.

A.killanimals

B.buildnewhouses

C.plantyoungtrees

D.cutdownwildplants

4.Howmanykindsofanimalsarementionedinthepassage?

A.Four

B.Five

C.Six

D.Seven

5.Thestorysuggeststhatweshould.

A.changethebalanceofnature

B.killanimals

C.plantyoungtrees

D.keepthebalanceofnature

Key:l.B2.D3.D4.A5.D

[NO.9

Inthe13thcentury,thefamousItaliantraveler,MarcoPolo,traveledalongwaytoChina.During

hisstayinChina,hesawmanywonderfulthings.Oneofthethingshediscoveredwasthatthe

Chineseusedpapermoney.Inwesterncountries,peopledidnotusepapermoneyuntilthe15th

century.However,peopleinChinabegantousepapermoneyinthe7thcentury.

AChinesemancalledCaiLuninventedpaperalmost2,000yearsago.Hemadeitfromwood.He

tookthewoodfromtreesandmadeitintopaper.Hethenputthesepiecesofpapertogetherand

madethemintoabook.

Nowpaperstillcomesfromtrees.Weusealotofpapereveryday.Ifwekeeponwastingsomuch

paper,therewillnotbeanytreesleftontheearth.Iftherearenotrees,therewillbenopaper.

Everyday,peoplethrowawayabout2,800tonsofpaperinourcity.Ittakes17treestomakeone

tonofpaper.Thismeansthatwearecuttingnearly48,000treeseveryday.Sinceittakesmore

than10yearsforatreetogrow,wemuststartusinglesspapernow.Ifwedon't,wewillnothave

enoughtimetogrowmoretreestotaketheplaceofthoseweuseforpaper.

Sohowcanwesavepaper?Wecanusebothsidesofeverypieceofpaper,especiallywhenweare

makingnotes.Wecanchoosedrinksinbottlesinsteadofthoseinpaperpackets.Wecanalsouse

cottonhandkerchiefsandnotpaperones.Whenwegoshopping,wecanusefewerpaperbags.If

theshopassistantdoesgiveusapaperbag,wecansaveitandreuseitlater.

Everyonecanhelptosavepaper.Ifweallthinkcarefully,wecanhelpprotecttrees.Butweshould

doitnow,beforeitistoolate.

1.WhenhewasinChina,MarcoPolo.

A.discoveredCaiLuninventedpaper

B.learnedtomakepaper

C.sawmanywonderfulthings

D.readalotofbooks

2.Peopleinwesterncountriesfirstusedpapermoneyinthecentury.

A.17th

B.15th

C.13th

D.7th

3.Abouttonsofpaperarethrownawayeverydayinourcity.

A.1,700

B.2,000

C.2,800

D.48,000

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewayofsavingpaper?

A.Tousebothsidesofeverypiecesofpaper

B.Tousethepaperbagsfromshopsmorethanonce

C.Tousecottonhandkerchiefsinsteadofpaperones

D.Togrowmoretrees

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Ifwekeeponwastingpaper,wehavenopapertouse.

B.TheChineseusedpapermoneymuchearlierthanthepeopleinwesterncountries.

C.About48,000treescanbeusedtomake2,800tonsofpaper.

D.Itisnevertoolatetoplanttreesforpaper.

Key:l.C2.B3.C4.D5.D

[NO.10]

ThereisoneforeignproducttheJapanesearebuyingfasterthanothers,anditspopularityhas

causedanuneasyfeelingamongmanyJapanese.

Thatproductisforeignwords.

Gairaigo-wordsthatcomefromoutside—havebeenpartoftheJapaneselanguagefbr

centuries.MostlyborrowedfromEnglishandChinese,thesetermsareoftenchangedintoforms

nolongerunderstoodbynativespeakers.

Butinthelastfewyearsthetrickle（涓涓细流）offoreignwordshasbecomeaflood,and

peoplefeartheincreasinguseofforeignwordsismakingithardfbrtheJapanesetounderstand

eachotherandcouldleadtomanypeopleforgettingthegoodqualitiesoftraditional（传统的）

Japanese.

“ThepopularityofforeignwordsispartoftheJapaneseinterestinanythingnew,“says

universitylecturerandwriterTakashiSaito."Byusingaforeignwordyoucanmakeasubject

seemnew,whichmakesiteasierfbrthemedia（媒体）topickup.”

"Experts（专家）oftenstudyabroadanduseEnglishtermswhentheyspeakwithpeoplein

theirownfields.Thosetermsarethenincludedingovernmentwhitepapers,9,saidMuturoKai,

presidentoftheNationalLanguageResearchInstitute."Foreignwordsfindtheirwayeasilyinto

announcementsmadetothegeneralpublic,whentheyshouldreallybeexplainedinJapanese.”

Againsttheflowofnewwords,manyJapaneseareturningbacktothestudyoftheirown

language.Saito'sJapanesetoBeReadAloudisoneofmanylanguagebooksthatarenowflying

offbooksellers,shelves.

“Wewereexpectingtosellthebookstoyoungpeople,saidthewriter,4tbutitturnsoutthey

aremorepopularwiththeoldergeneration,whoseemuneasyaboutthefutureofJapanese.”

1.WhatadvantagesdoforeignwordshaveovertraditionalJapaneseterms?

A.Theideasexpressedinforeignwordssoundnew.

B.Foreignwordsarebestsuitedfbrannouncements.

C.Foreignwordsmakenewsubjectseasiertounderstand.

D,Theuseofforeignwordsmakesthemediamorepopular.

2.IntheopinionofTakashiSaito,Japanesepeople.

A.aregoodatlearningforeignlanguages

B.arewillingtolearnaboutnewthings

C.trustthemedia

D.respectexperts

3.Whichofthefollowingplaysanimportantpartinthespreadofforeignwords?

A.Themediaandgovernmentpapers

B.Best-sellingJapanesetextbooks.

C.TheinterestofyoungJapanese.

D.Foreignproductsandexperts.

4.ThebookJapanesetoBeReadAloud.

A.sellsverywellinJapan

B.issupportedbythegovernment

C.isquestionedbytheoldgeneration

D.causesmisunderstandingamongthereaders

KEY:ABAA

[NO.11]

Ifyouarearecentsocialsciencegraduatewhohashadtolistentojokesaboutunemployment

fromyourcomputermajorclassmates,youmayhavehadthelastlaugh.Therearemany

advantagesforthesocialsciencemajorbecausethishigh-tech"InformationAge"demandspeople

whoareflexible（灵活的）andwhohavegoodcommunicationskills.

Therearemanysocialsciencemajorsinlargecompanieswhofillimportantpositions.For

example,anumberofresearchstudiesfoundthatsocialsciencemajorshadachievedgreater

managerialsuccessthanthosewhohadtechnicaltrainingorpre-professionalcourses.Studies

showthatsocialsciencemajorsaremostsuitedforchange,whichistheleadingfeature（特点）

ofthekindofhigh-speed,high-pressure,high-techworldwenowlivein.

Socialsciencemajorsarenotonlyexperiencingsuccessintheirlong-termcompanyjobs,butthey

arealsofindingjobsmoreeasily.Astudyshowedthatmanycompanieshadfilledalarge

percentageoftheirentry-levelpositionswithsocialsciencegraduates.Thestudyalsoshowedthat

themostsought-afterqualityinapersonwhowaslookingforajobwascommunicationskills,

notedas"veryimportant”by92percentofthecompanies.Socialsciencemajorshavetheseskills,

oftenwithoutknowinghowimportanttheyare.Itisprobablyduetotheseskillsthattheyhave

beenofferedawidevarietyofpositions.

Finally,althoughsomesocialsciencemajorsmaystillfinditmoredifficultthantheirtechnically

trainedclassmatestolandthefirstjob,recentgraduatesreportthattheydon'tregrettheirchoiceof

study.

1.Bysayingthat"youmayhavehadthelastlaugh"inthefirstparagraph,theauthormeansthat

youmayhave.

A.sharedthejokeswithcomputermajors

B.earnedasmuchascomputermajors

C.foundjobsmoreeasilythancomputermajors

D.stoppedjokingaboutcomputermajors

2.Comparedwithgraduatesofothersubjects,socialsciencegraduates.

A.arereadytochangewhensituationschange

B.arebetterabletodealwithdifficulties

C.areequallygoodatcomputerskills

D.arelikelytogiveotherspressure

3.Theunderlinedword"land"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.keepforsometimeB.successfullyget

C.immediatelyst