英语标准阅读60篇

标准阅读60篇I

第一篇(UnitonePassage1)

IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodandyear-roundsun.Youmay

thinkpeopleinsuchaglamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.

Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.

Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthat

funandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatwe

experienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.It

isadeeper,moreabidingemotion.

Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,

arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsand

maybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheir

positiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.

IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itisto

teachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautiful

individualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,fancycars,

expensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoir

aftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheir

fun:depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubled

childrenandprofoundloneliness.

Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobe

lessandlesssatisfying.Ifhe'shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidof

makingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.The

singlelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuch

moments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.

Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavor

ofpainlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutevertheywant

andsleepaslateastheywant.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckyto

getawholenight'ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon'tknowanyparent

whowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.

Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowith

funisoneofthemostliberatingrealizationswecanevercometo.It

liberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcan

genuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcar

orthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnow

seemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthat

allthoserichandglamorouspeopleweweresosurearehappybecause

theyarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Funcreateslong-lastingsatisfaction.

B.Funprovidesenjoymentwhilepainleadstohappiness.

C.Happinessisenduringwhereasfunisshort-lived.

D.Funthatislong-standingmayleadtohappiness.

2.Totheauthor,Hollywoodstarsallhaveanimportantroletoplaythatis

to.

A.ritememoiraftermemoirabouttheirhappiness.

B.tellthepublicthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.

C.teachpeoplehowtoenjoytheirlives.

D.bringhappinesstothepublicinsteadofgoingtoglamorousparties.

3.Intheauthor'sopinion,marriage

A.affordsgreaterfun.

B.leadstoraisingchildren.

C.indicatescommitment.

D.endsinpain.

4.Coupleshavinginfantchildren.

A.areluckysincetheycanhaveawholenight'ssleep.

B.findfunintuckingthemintobedatnight.

C.findmoretimetoplayandjokewiththem.

D.derivehappinessfromtheirendeavor.

5.Ifonegetthemeaningofthetruesenseofhappiness,hewill

A.stopplayinggamesandjokingwithothers.

B.makethebestuseofhistimeincreasinghappiness.

C.giveafreehandtomoney.

D.keephimselfwithhisfamily.

第一篇答案：CBCDB

第二篇(UnitonePassage2)

Onceitwaspossibletodefinemaleandfemaleroleseasilybythe

divisionoflabor.Menworkedoutsidethehomeandearnedtheincometo

supporttheirfamilies,whilewomencookedthemealsandtookcareof

thehomeandthechildren.Theseroleswerefirmlyfixedformostpeople,

andtherewasnotmuchopportunityforwomentoexchangetheirroles.

Butbythemiddleofthiscentury,men'sandwomen'sroleswere

becominglessfirmlyfixed.

Inthe1950s,economicandsocialsuccesswasthegoalofthetypical

American.Butinthe1960sanewforcedevelopedcalledthe

counterculture.Thepeopleinvolvedinthismovementdidnotvaluethe

middle-classAmericangoals.Thecounterculturepresentedmenand

womenwithnewrolechoices.Takingmoreinterestinchildcare,men

begantosharechild-raisingtaskswiththeirwives.Infact,someyoung

menandwomenmovedtocommunalhomesorfarmswherethe

economicandchildcareresponsibilitiesweresharedequallybyboth

sexes.Inaddition,manyAmericansdidnotvaluethetraditionalmalerole

ofsoldier.Someyoungmenrefusedtobedraftedassoldierstofightin

thewarinVietnam.

Intermsofnumbers,thecounterculturewasnotaverylargegroupof

people.ButitsinfluencespreadtomanypartsofAmericansociety.

Workingmenofallclassesbegantochangetheireconomicandsocial

patterns.Industrialworkersandbusinessexecutivesalikecutdownon

“overtime“worksothattheycouldspendmoreleisuretimewiththeir

families.Somedoctors,lawyers,andteachersturnedawayfromhigh

payingsituationstopracticetheirprofessionsinpoorerneighborhoods.

Inthe1970s,thefeministmovement,orwomen'sliberation,produced

additionaleconomicandsocialchanges.Womenofallagesandatall

levelsofsocietywereenteringtheworkforceingreaternumbers.Most

ofthemstilltooktraditionalwomen'sjobsaspublicschoolteaching,

nursing,andsecretarialwork.Butsomewomenbegantoenter

traditionallymaleoccupations:policework,banking,dentistry,and

constructionwork.Womenwereaskingforequalwork,andequal

opportunitiesforpromotion.

Todaytheexpertsgenerallyagreethatimportantchangesaretakingplace

intherolesofmenandwomen.Naturally,therearedifficultiesin

adjustingtothesetransformations.

1.WhichofthefollowingbestexpressthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.Womenusuallyworkedoutsidethehomeforwages.

B.Menandwomen'sroleswereeasilyexchangedinthepast.

C.Men'srolesathomeweremorefirmlyfixedthanwomen's.

D.Menandwomen'sroleswereusuallyquiteseparatedinthepast.

2.WhichsentencebestexpressesthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.Thefirstsentence.

B.Thesecondandthethirdsentences.

C.Thefourthsentence.

D.Thelastsentence.

3.Inthepassagetheauthorproposesthatthecounterculture

A.destroyedtheUnitedStates.

B.transformedsomeAmericanvalues.

C.wasnotimportantintheUnitedStates.

D.broughtpeoplemoreleisuretimewiththeirfamilies.

4.Itcouldbeinferredfromthepassagethat

A.menandwomenwillneversharethesamegoals.

B.somemenwillbewillingtoexchangetheirtraditionalmaleroles.

C.mostmenwillbehappytosharesomeofthehousehold

responsibilitieswiththeirwives.

D.moreAmericanhouseholdsareheadedbywomenthaneverbefore.

5.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe.

A.ResultsofFeministMovements

B.NewinfluenceinAmericanLife

C.CountercultureandItsconsequence

D.TraditionalDivisionofMaleandFemaleRoles.

第二篇答案DCBCB

第三篇(UnitonePassage3)

Recentresearchhasclaimedthatanexcessofpositiveionsintheaircan

haveanilleffectonpeople'sphysicalorpsychologicalhealth.Whatare

positiveions?Well,theairisfullofions,electricallychargedparticles,

andgenerallythereisaroughbalancebetweenthepositiveandthe

negativecharged.Butsometimesthisbalancebecomesdisturbedanda

largerproportionofpositiveionsarefound.Thishappensnaturallybefore

thunderstorm,earthquakeswhenwindssuchastheMistral,Hamsinor

Sharavareblowingincertaincountries.Oritcanbecausedbyabuild-up

ofstaticelectricityindoorsfromcarpetsorclothingmadeofman-made

fibres,orfromTVsets,duplicatorsorcomputerdisplayscreens.

Whenalargenumberofpositiveionsarepresentintheairmanypeople

experienceunpleasanteffectssuchasheadaches,fatigue,irritability,and

someparticularlysensitivepeoplesuffernauseaorevenmental

disturbance.Animalsarealsoaffected,particularlybeforeearthquakes,

snakeshavebeenobservedtocomeoutofhibernation,ratstofleefrom

theirburrows,dogshowlandcatsjumpaboutunaccountably.Thishasled

theUSGeographicalSurveytofundanetworkofvolunteerstowatch

animalsinanefforttoforeseesuchdisastersbeforetheyhitvulnerable

areassuchasCalifornia.

Conversely,whenlargenumbersofnegativeionsarepresent,thenpeople

haveafeelingofwell-being.Naturalconditionsthatproducetheselarge

amountsarenearthesea,closetowaterfallsorfountains,orinanyplace

wherewaterissprayed,orformsaspray.Thisprobablyaccountsforthe

beneficialeffectofaholidaybythesea,orinthemountainswith

tumblingstreamsorwaterfalls.

Toincreasethesupplyofnegativeionsindoors,somescientists

recommendtheuseofionisers:smallportablemachines,whichgenerate

negativeions.Theyclaimthationisersnotonlycleanandrefreshtheair

butalsoimprovethehealthofpeoplesensitivetoexcesspositiveions.Of

course,therearethedetractors,otherscientists,whodismisssuchclaims

andareskepticalaboutnegative/positiveionresearch.Thereforepeople

canonlymakeuptheirownmindsbyobservingtheeffectsonthemselves,

oronothers,ofanegativerichorpoorenvironment.Afterallitis

debatablewhetherdependingonseismicreadingstoanticipate

earthquakesismoreeffectivethanwatchingthecat.

1.Whateffectdoesexceedingpositiveionizationhaveonsomepeople?

A.Theythinktheyareinsane.

B.Theyfeelratherbad-temperedandshort-fussed.

C.Theybecomeviolentlysick.

D.Theyaretootiredtodoanything.

2.Inaccordancewiththepassage,staticelectricitycanbecausedby

A.usinghome-madeelectricalgoods.

B.wearingclothesmadeofnaturalmaterials.

C.walkingonartificialfloorcoverings.

D.copyingTVprogramsonacomputer.

3.Ahighnegativeioncountislikelytobefound.

A.nearapoundwithawaterpump.

B.closetoaslow-flowingriver.

C.highinsomebarrenmountains.

D.byarotatingwatersprinkler.

4.Whatkindofmachinecangeneratenegativeionsindoors?

A.Ionisers.

B.Air-conditioners.

C.Exhaust-fans

D.Vacuumpumps.

5.Somescientistsbelievethat.

A.watchinganimalstoanticipateearthquakesismoreeffectivethan

dependingonseismography.

B.theunusualbehaviorofanimalscannotbetrusted.

C.neitherwatchingnorusingseismographsisreliable.

D.earthquake

第三篇答案BCDAA

第四篇(UnitonePassage4)

Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculture

thanispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistory

coursesconcentrateonpolitics,economics,andwar.Butarthistory

focusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepolitical

valuesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotions,andpsychology.

Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestors-orof

peopleverydifferentfromourown—canbeprovidedbyart.Inshort,art

expressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofit

clearlyofferusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistory

books.

Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofa

countryispresented;thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinions

arenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective:itreflects

emotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyawas

perhapsthefirsttruly“political“artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingThe

ThirdofMay1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsmisuse

ofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslater,symbolicimageswere

usedinPabloPicasso'sGuernicatoexpressthehorrorofwar.Meanwhile,

onanothercontinent,thepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRivera,Jose

ClementeOrozco,andDavidAlfaroSiqueiros—aswellastheworksof

AlfredoRamosMartines—depictedtheseMexicanartists'deepangerand

sadnessaboutsocialproblems.

Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture'sreligiousbeliefs.Forhundreds

ofyearsinEurope,religiousartwasalmosttheonlytypeofartthat

existed.Churchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintings

thatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeople

couldn'tread,theycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepictureson

churchwalls.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartinthe

MiddleEastwas(andstillis)itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.

ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesareunholy.

1.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythan

generalhistorybecausearthistory—.

A.showusthereligiousandemotionsofapeopleinadditiontopolitical

values.

B.provideuswithinformationaboutthedailyactivitiesofpeopleinthe

past.

C.giveusaninsightintotheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace.

D.alloftheabove.

2.Artissubjectiveinthat

A.apersonalandemotionalviewofhistoryispresentedthroughit.

B.itcaneasilyrouseourangerorsadnessaboutsocialproblems.

C.itwillfindareadyechoinourhearts.

D.bothBandC.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.UnlikeFranciscoGoya,PabloandseveralMexicanartistsexpressed

theirpoliticalopinionsintheirpaintings.

B.Historybooksoftenrevealthecompilers5politicalviews.

C.ReligiousartremainedinEuropeforcenturiestheonlytypeofart

becausemostpeopleregardedtheBibleastheHolyBook.

D.Alltheabovementioned.

4.Thepassageismainlydiscussing—.

A.thedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory.

B.Themakingofarthistory.

C.Whatcanwelearnfromart.

D.Theinfluenceofartistsonarthistory.

5.Inmaybeconcludedfromthispassagethat—.

A.Islamicartistshavehadtocreatearchitecturaldecorationswithimages

offlowersorgeometricforms.

B.Historyteachersaremoreobjectivethangeneralhistory.

C.Itismoredifficulttostudyarthistorythangeneralhistory.

D.PeopleandstoriesfromtheBiblewerepaintedonchurchesandother

buildingsinordertopopularizetheBible.

第四篇答案：DDDCA

第五篇(Unit2Passage1)

Iftheoldmaximthatthecustomerisalwaysrightstillhasmeaning,then

theairlinesthatplytheworld'sbusiestairroutebetweenLondonand

Parishaveaflightontheirhands.

TheEurostartrainservicelinkingtheUKandFrenchcapitalsviathe

ChannelTunneliswinningcustomersinincreasingnumbers.InlateMay,

itcarrieditsonemillionthpassenger,havingrunonlyalimitedservice

betweenLondon,ParisandBrusselssinceNovember1994,startingwith

twotrainsadayineachdirectiontoParisandBrussels.By1997,the

companybelievesthatitwillbecarryingtenmillionpassengersayear,

andcontinuetogrowfromthere.

FromJuly,Eurostarstepsitsservicetoninetrainseachwaybetween

LondonandParis,andfivebetweenLondonandBrussels.Eachtrain

carriesalmost800passengers,210oftheminfirstclass.

Theairlinesestimatethattheywillinitiallylosearound15%-20%oftheir

London-ParistraffictotherailwaysonceEurostarstartsafullservice

laterthisyear(1995),with15trainsadayeachway.Asimilarservice

willstarttoBrussels.Thedamagewillbelimited,however,theairlines

believe,withpassengernumbersreturningtopreviouslevelswithintwo

tothreeyears.

Intheshortterm,thedamagecausedbythe1millionpeople-levels

travelingbetweenLondonandParisandBrusselsonEurostartrains

meansthatsomeairservicesarealreadysuffering.Someofthemajor

carrierssaythattheirpassengernumbersaredownbylessthan5%and

pointtotheirrivals-ParticularlyAirFrance-ashavingsufferedthe

problems.OntheBrusselsroute,therailwaycompanyhadlesssuccess,

andtheairlinesreportanythingfromarounda5%droptonovisible

declineintraffic.

Theairlines,optimismonreturningtrafficlevelsisbasedonhistorical

precedent.BritishMidland,forexample,pointstoitsexperienceon

HeathrowLeedsBradfordservicewhichsawpassengernumbersfoldby

15%whenBritishRailelectrifiedandmodernizedtherailwayline

betweenLondonandYorkshire.Twoyearslater,travelhadrisenbetween

thetwodestinationstothepointwheretheairlinewascarryingrecord

numbersofpassengers.

1.Britishairlinesconfideinthefactthat—.

A.theyaremorepowerfulthanotherEuropeanairlines.

B.theirtotallosswon'tgobeyondadropof5%passengers.

C.theirtrafficlevelswillreturnin2-3years.

D.travelingbyrailcannevercatchupwithtravelingbyair.

2.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthedropofpassengersmaybedescribed

as—.

A.worried.

B.delighted

C.puzzled.

D.unrivaled.

3.Inthepassage,BritishRail(Para6)ismentionedto.

A.provideacomparisonwithEurostar.

B.supporttheairlines'optimism.

C.provetheinevitabledropofairpassengers.

D.callforelectrificationandmodernizationoftherailway.

4.Therailway'sBrusselsrouteisbroughtforthtoshowthat

A.theEurostartrainserviceisnotdoinggoodbusiness.

B.theairlinescanwellcompetewiththerailway.

C.theEurostartrainserviceonlycausedlittledamage.

D.onlysomeairlines,suchasAirFrance,aresuffering.

5.Thepassageistakenfromthefirstofanessay,fromwhichwemay

wellpredictthatinthefollowingparttheauthorisgoingto—.

A.praisetheairlines?clear-mindedness.

B.warntheairlinesofhigh-speedrailservices.

C.proposeareductionofLondon/Parisflights.

D.advisetheairlinestofollowBritishMidlandastheirmodel.

第五篇答案：CABCB

第六篇(Unit2Passage2)

Withoutregularsuppliesofsomehormonesourcapacitytobehavewould

beseriouslyimpaired;withoutotherswewouldsoondie.Tinyamounts

ofsomehormonescanmodifymoodsandactions,ourinclinationtoeat

ordrink,ouraggressivenessorsubmissiveness,andourreproductiveand

parentalbehavior.Andhormonesdomorethaninfluenceadultbehavior;

earlyinlifetheyhelptodeterminethedevelopmentofbodilyformand

mayevendetermineanindividual'sbehavioralcapacities.Laterinlifethe

changingoutputsofsomeendocrineglandsandthebody'schanging

sensitivitytosomehormonesareessentialaspectsofthephenomenaof

aging.

Communicationwithinthebodyandtheconsequentintegrationof

behaviorwereconsideredtheexclusiveprovinceofthenervoussystem

uptothebeginningofthepresentcentury.Theemergenceof

endocrinologyasaseparatedisciplinecanprobablybetracedtothe

experimentsofBaylissandStarlingonthehormonesecretion.This

substanceissecretedfromcellsintheintestinalwallswhenfoodenters

thestomach;ittravelsthroughthebloodstreamandstimulatesthe

pancreastoliberatepancreaticjuice,whichaidsindigestion.Byshowing

thatspecialcellssecretchemicalagentsthatareconveyedbythe

bloodstreamandregulatedistanttargetorgansortissues.Baylissand

starlingdemonstratedthatchemicalintegrationcouldoccurwithout

participationofthenervoussystem.

Theterm“hormone“wasfirstusedwithreferencetosecretion.Starling

derivedthetermfromtheGreekhormone,meaning“toexciteorsetin

motion.Theterm“endocrine“wasintroducedshortlythereafter

“Endocrine”isusedtorefertoglandsthatsecretproductsintothe

bloodstream.Theterm“endocrine”contrastswith“exocrine"，whichis

appliedtoglandsthatsecrettheirproductsthoughductstothesiteof

action.Examplesofexocrineglandsarethetearglands,thesweatglands,

andthepancreas,whichsecretspancreaticjuicethroughaductintothe

intestine.Exocrineglandsarealsocalledductglands,whileendocrine

glandsarecalledductless.

1.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinthepassage?

A.Toexplainthespecificfunctionsofvarioushormones.

B.Toprovidegeneralinformationabouthormones.

C.Toexplainhowtheterm“hormone”evolved.

D.Toreportonexperimentsinendocrinology.

2.Thepassagesupportswhichofthefollowingconclusions?

A.Thehumanbodyrequireslargeamountsofmosthormones.

B.Synthetichormonescanreplaceaperson'snaturalsupplyofhormones

ifnecessary.

C.Thequantityofhormonesproducedandtheireffectsonthebodyare

relatedtoaperson'sage.

D.Theshortchildoftallparentsverylikelyhadahormonedeficiency

earlyinlife.

3.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbeforetheBaylissandStarling

experiments,mostpeoplebelievedthatchemicalintegrationoccurred

only.

A.duringsleep.

B.intheendocrineglands.

C.undercontrolofthenervoussystem.

D.duringstrenuousexercise.

4.Thewordt4liberate^^couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?

A.Emancipate

B.Discharge

C.Surrender

D.Save

5.Accordingtothepassageanothertermforexocrineglandsis

A.ductglands

B.endocrineglands

C.ductlessglands

D.intestinalglands.

第六篇答案：BDCBA

第七篇(Unit2Passage3)

ThediscoveryoftheAntarcticnotonlyprovedoneofthemostinteresting

ofallgeographicaladventures,butcreatedwhatmightbecalled”the

heroicageofAntarcticexploration”.Bytheirtremendousheroism,men

suchasShakleton,Scott,andAmundsencausedanewcontinentto

emergefromtheshadows,andyetthatheroicage,littlemorethana

centuryold,isalreadypassing.Modemscienceandinventionsare

revolutionizingtheendurance,futurejourneysintotheseicywasteswill

probablydependonmotorvehiclesequippedwithcaterpillartraction

ratherthanonthedogsthatearlierdiscoverersfoundsoinvaluableand

hardlycomparable.

FewrealizethatthisAntarcticcontinentisalmostequalinsizetoSouth

America,andenormousfieldofworkawaitsgeographersandprospectors.

Thecoastsofthiscontinentremaintobeaccuratelycharted,andthe

mapingofthewholeoftheinteriorpresentsaformidabletasktothe

cartographerswhoundertakethework.Oncetheirlaborsarecompleted,

itwillbepossibletoprospectthevastnaturalresourceswhichscientists

believewillfurnishoneofthelargesttreasurehoardsofmetalsand

mineralstheworldhasyetknown,andalmostinexhaustiblesourcesof

copper,coal,uranium,andmanyotheroreswillbecomeavailabletoman.

Suchdiscoverieswillusherinaneraofpracticalexploitationofthe

Antarcticwastes.

Thepolardarknesswhichhidesthiscontinentforthesixwintermonths

willbedefeatedbyhugebatteriesoflight,andmakepossiblethe

establishingofair-fieldsforthefutureinter-continentalairservicesby

makingtheseareasaslightasday.Presentflyingrouteswillbe

completelychanged,fortheAntarcticrefuelingbaseswillmakeflights

fromAustraliatoSouthAmericacomparativelyeasyoverthe5,000miles

journey.

Theclimateisnotlikelytoofferaninsuperableproblem,fortheexplorer

AdmiralByrdhasshownthattheclimateispossibleevenformen

completelyuntrainedforexpeditionsintothosefrozenwastes.Someof

hispartiesweremenwhohadneverseensnowbefore,andyetherecords

thattheysurvivedtherigorsoftheAntarcticclimatecomfortably,sothat,

providedthattheappropriateinstallationsaremade,wemayassumethat

humanbeingsfromallcountriescouldlivetheresafely.Byrdeven

affirmsthatitisprobablythemosthealthyclimateintheworld,forthe

intensecoldofthousandsofyearshassterilizethiscontinent,and

rendereditabsolutelygermfree,withtheconsequencesthatordinaryand

extraordinarysicknessanddiseasesfromwhichmansuffersinother

zoneswithdifferentclimatesarehereutterlyunknown.Thereexistno

problemsofconservationandpreservationoffoodsupplies,forthelatter

keepindefinitelywithoutanysignsofdeterioration;itmayevenbethat

latergenerationswillcometoregardtheAntarcticasthenatural

storehouseforthewholeworld.

Plansarealreadyonfoottosetuppermanentbasesontheshoresofthis

continent,andwhatsofewyearsagowasregardedasa“deadcontinenf5

nowpromisestobeamostactivecenterofhumanlifeandendeavor.

1.WhendidmanbegintoexploretheAntarctic?

A.AboutlOOyearsago.

B.Inthiscentury.

C.Atthebeginningofthe19thcentury.

D.In1798.

2.Whatmusttheexplorersbe,eventhoughtheyhavemodemequipment

andtechniques?

A.Braveandtough

B.Stubbornandarrogant.

C.Well-likedandhumorous.

D.Stoutandsmart.

3.Themosthealthyclimateintheworldis.

A.inSouthAmerica.

B.intheArcticRegion.

C.intheAntarcticContinent.

D.intheAtlanticOcean.

4.WhatkindofmetalsandmineralscanwefindintheAntarctic?

A.Magnetite,coalandores.

B.Copper,coalanduranium.

C.Silver,naturalgasanduranium.

D.Aluminum,copperandnaturalgas.

5.Whatisplannedforthecontinent?

A.Buildingdamsalongthecoasts.

B.Settingupseveralsummerresortsalongthecoasts.

C.Mappingthecoastandwholeterritory.

D.Settinguppermanentbasesonthecoasts.

第六篇答案：BDCBA

第七篇(Unit2Passage3)

ThediscoveryoftheAntarcticnotonlyprovedoneofthemostinteresting

ofallgeographicaladventures,butcreatedwhatmightbecalled“theher

oicageofAntarcticexploration^^.Bytheirtremendousheroism,mensuch

asShakleton,Scott,andAmundsencausedanewcontinenttoemergefro

mtheshadows,andyetthatheroicage,littlemorethanacenturyold,isa

Ireadypassing.Modernscienceandinventionsarerevolutionizingtheen

durance,futurejourneysintotheseicywasteswillprobablydependonm

otorvehiclesequippedwithcaterpillartractionratherthanonthedogstha

tearlierdiscoverersfoundsoinvaluableandhardlycomparable.

FewrealizethatthisAntarcticcontinentisalmostequalinsizetoSouthA

merica,andenormousfieldofworkawaitsgeographersandprospectors.

Thecoastsofthiscontinentremaintobeaccuratelycharted,andthemapi

ngofthewholeoftheinteriorpresentsaformidabletasktothecartograp

herswhoundertakethework.Oncetheirlaborsarecompleted,itwillbe

possibletoprospectthevastnaturalresourceswhichscientistsbelievewil

1furnishoneofthelargesttreasurehoardsofmetalsandmineralsthewor

Idhasyetknown,andalmostinexhaustiblesourcesofcopper,coal,urani

um,andmanyotheroreswillbecomeavailabletoman.Suchdiscoveries

willusherinaneraofpracticalexploitationoftheAntarcticwastes.

Thepolardarknesswhichhidesthiscontinentforthesixwintermonthsw

illbedefeatedbyhugebatteriesoflight,andmakepossibletheestablish!

ngofair-fieldsforthefutureinter-continentalairservicesbymakingthes

eareasaslightasday.Presentflyingrouteswi