大学英语阅读2

成都理工大学外国语学院

〈大学英语精品课程:二级阅读补充材料＞

(CET-2ReadingComprehensionSupplementary

Materials)

Directions:Thereare30readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefoursuggested

answersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

Passage1

Manyteachersbelievethattheresponsibilityforlearninglieswithstudents.Ifa

longreadingassignmentisgiven,instructorsexpectstudentstobefamiliarwiththe

informationinthereadingeveniftheydonotdiscussitinclassorgivean

examination.(Coursesarenotdesignedmerelyforstudentstopassexams.)Theideal

studentisconsideredtobeonewhoisencouragedtoleamforthepurposeoflearning,

nottheoneinterestedonlyingettinghighgrades.Somestudentsmaybefrustrated

withteacherswhodonotbelieveitisnecessarytogradeeveryassignment.

Sometimeshomeworkisreturnedwithshortwrittencommentsbutwithoutagrade.

Evenifagradeisnotgiven,studentsshouldleamthematerialassigned.

Whenresearchisassigned,theprofessorexpectsstudentstobeginandtocomplete

theassignmentwithminimuminstruction.Itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytofind

booksandarticlesinthelibrary.Professorsdonothavethetimetoexplainhowa

universitylibraryworks;theyexpectstudents,especiallygraduatestudents,tobeable

tofindwhattheyneedinthelibrary.

Professorswillhelpstudentswhoneedit,butpreferthattheirstudentsnot

dependonthemtoomuch.Thisisdifferentfromteacher-studentrelationshipsinother

countries.IntheUnitedStates,professorshaveotherdutiesinadditiontoteaching.

Oftentheydosomeadministrativeworkwithintheirdepartments.Inaddition,they

mayberequiredtowritearticlesandbooks.Therefore,thetimethataprofessorcan

spendwithastudentoutsideofclassislimited.Ifastudenthasproblemswith

classroomwork,thestudentshouldeitheraskaprofessorforhelpduringofficehours

ormakeanappointment.

1Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthat"Coursesarenotdesignedmerelyfor

studentstopassexams,,?D

A.Studentsstudyhardonlyforexams.

B.Teachersthinkitnecessaryfortheirstudentstofailexams.

C.Teachersthinkthattheonlypurposeofstudyinghardistopassexams.

D.Thepurposeofdesigningcoursesisnotonlyforpassingexams.

2Accordingtothe2ndparagraph,studentsintheUnitedStatesshouldA.

A.dependmoreonthemselvesthanonprofessors

B.plantheirtimeandsequencetheirwork

C.alwaysfollowtheprofessors9advice

D.findasuitableplaceforstudying

3Ifstudentsneedtheadviceoftheirteachers,theyshould___B.

A.putforwardtheirquestionsinclass

B.gototheirteachers9office

C.findsomeexcusestoseeteachersathome

D.turntotheirteachersduringthebreak

4Studentswho_BintheUnitedStatesareconsideredgoodones.

A.paymoreattentiontogoodscores

B.havethedesiretolearnbythemselves

C.aregoodatlearningwordsbyheart

D.knowmuchaboutcomputers

5AmericanprofessorsmayberequiredtospendmoreoftheirtimeC.

A.knowingwhatisontheirstudents9mind

B.helpingstudentsfinishtheirassignments

C.writingarticles

D.instructingstudents5research

Passage2

Afewyearsagoitwascommontospeakofagenerationgapbetweenyoung

peopleandtheirelders.Parentssaidthattheirchildrendidnotrespectandlistento

them,whilechildrensaidthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathad

gonewrong?Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?Actually,the

generationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Manypeoplearguethatitisbuiltinto

everypartofoursociety.

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapistheopportunitythatyoungpeople

havetochoosetheirownwaysoflife.Inamoretraditionalsociety,whenchildren

growup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeople

thattheirparentsknowandlike,andoftentocontinuethefamilyjobs.Inoursociety,

youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducation,moveoutofthefamily

atanearlyage,marryorlivewithpeoplewhomtheirparentshavenevermet,and

choosejobsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents.

Inoursociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid,to

findbetterjobs,tomakemoremoneyandtodoallthethingsthattheywereunableto

do.Often,thatisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthem.Often,theydiscoverthat

theyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisthethirdcause

ofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,seniorpeoplearevalued

fortheirknowledge,butinoursocietytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeoutof

date.Theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds,separatedby

differentskillsandabilities.Nodoubt,thegenerationgapwillcontinueinAmerican

lifeforsometimetocome.

6ThefirstparagraphtellsusthatA.

A.theproblemofthegenerationgapdrawsmuchattentionfrompeople

B.itisoutofdatetotalkaboutgenerationgap

C.childrenandparentsaretryingtounderstandeachother

D.itisveryimportantforpeopletofrequentlycommunicatewitheachother

7Inamoretraditionalsociety,oldpeopleA.

A.havetheirchildrenrespectandlistentothem

B.donotcarefortheirchildrenatall

C.expecttheirchildrentorebelagainstthem

D.donotlivetogetherwiththeirchildren

8InAmericansocietyyoungpeopleD.

A.donotneedtofindjobs

B.marrypeopleyoungerthanthem

C.havebettereducationthantheirparents

D.leavehomeatanearlyage

9WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofthegenerationgap?B

A.Youngpeopleliketodependmoreonthemselves

B.Parentsdonotlovetheirchildrendearly

C.Americansocietychangesrapidly

D.Parentsexpecttoomuchoftheirchildren.

10ThemainideaofthepassageisC.

A.thatthegenerationgapneedsconsidering

B.whenthegenerationgapisnecessaryinAmericansociety

C.whythegenerationgapexists

D.howwecanreducethegenerationgap

Passage3

Valentine'sDaywasthetimemyfatherchosetoshowhislovefbrthespecial

peopleinhislife.OvertheyearsIfondlythoughtofhimasmy"ValentineMan”.

Attheageofsix,onValentine'sDaymorning,Igotacardsigned"Love,Dad”

forthefirsttimeandagiftofaringwithasmallpieceofredglass.AsIgrewolder,

thegiftsgavewaytoheart-shapedboxesfilledwithmyfavoritechocolatesand

alwaysincludedaspecialcardsigned"Love,Dad”.Yearbyyear,thecardsseemed

lessimportant,andIthoughtthevalentinewouldalwaysbethere.Ihadplacedmy

hopesanddreamsinreceivingcardsandgiftsfrom"importantothers"，and“Love,

Dad“justdidn'tseemquiteenough.

Ifmyfatherknewthenthathehadbeenreplaced,heneverletitshow.Ifhe

sensedanydisappointmentovervalentinesthatdidn'tarrivefromme,hejusttried

thatmuchhardertocreateapositiveatmosphere,givingmeanextrahuganddoing

whathecouldtomakemydayalittlebrighter.

OnValentine'sDayeightyearsagoIreceivedacardaddressedtomeinmy

mother\handwriting.Ontheinside,mymotherhadprinted“HappyValentine'sDay”

andmyfatherhadsigned"Love,Dad”.Itwasthekindofcardthatputtearsinmy

eyesbecauseIknewthiswouldbethelastIwouldreceivefromhim.

Hisfinalcardremainsonmydesktoday.It'sareminderofhowspecialfathers

canbeandhowimportantithasbeentomeovertheyearstoknowthatIhadafather

whocontinuedatraditionoflovewithsimpleactsofunderstandingandhadthe

abilitytoexpresshappinesstothepeopleinhislife.

11Whydidthewriterthinkofherfatherasher"ValentineMan“overtheyears?A

A.HerfatherhadgivenheravalentineonValentine'sDaytoshowhislove,

understandingandhappiness.

B.Shehadplacedherhopesanddreamsinreceivingcardsandgiftsfromher

fatheronValentines,Day.

C.Herfathercreatedapositiveatmosphereandmadeherdaybrighteron

Valentine'sDay

D.ShemissedherfatherverymuchonValentine'sDayafterhedied.

12Whenthewritergrewolder,herfather'scardseemedlessimportant

becauseB.

A.shewasnolongerinterestedinValentine'sDay

B.shethoughtherfather'svalentinewasn'tenoughandhopedtogetmorefrom

others

C.herboyfriendtooktheplaceofherfather

D.shedidnotlikethedesignofthecardsherfathersenther

13Whenthewriterwasdisappointedaboutthevalentinesshedidnotreceive,her

fatherD.

A.gaveheranotherheart-shapedboxfilledwithherfavoritechocolates

B.triedtotalkwithheraboutsomethingelse

C.toldhertoplaceherhopesanddreamsawayfromothers

D.comfortedherbydoingwhathecouldtomakeherhappy

14Whywasthewriter'slastvalentinewritteninhermother'swriting?C

A.Hermotherwantedtoshowherlove,too

B.Herfatherwassobusythathehadnotimetomailthecard

C.Herfatherwastooilltomailacard

D.Herfatherwantedtogiveherasurprise

15Thewriterputherfather'sfinalcardonherdeskinordertoA.

A.rememberherfatherandhislove

B.showittohercolleagues

C.thinkofthepastlifeofherfather

D.getencouragementfromherfather

Passage4

Pronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisanexpertintheskill

ofpronouncinghisownlanguage;butfewpeopleareevenfairlyproficientat

pronouncingforeignlanguages.Nowtherearemanyreasonsforthis,someobvious,

someperhapsnotsoobvious.ButIsuggestthatthebasicreasonwhypeoplein

generaldonotspeakforeignlanguagesverymuchbetterthantheydonativelanguage

isthattheyfailtounderstandthetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounce.

Fartoomanypeoplefailtorealizethatpronouncingaforeignlanguageisa

skill——onethatneedscarefultrainingofaspecialkind,andonethatcannotbegained

byjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Ithinkeventeachersoflanguage,while

realizingtheimportanceofagoodaccent,oftenneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,

thebranchofstudyconcernedwithspeakingthelanguage.SothefirstpointIwantto

makeisthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught;theteachershouldbepreparedto

devotesomeofthelessontimetothis,andgetthestudenttofeelthathereisamatter

worthyofreceivinghiscloseattention.So,thereshouldbeoccasionswhenother

aspectsofEnglish,suchasgrammarorspelling,areallowedforthemomenttotake

secondplace.

Besidesthisquestionofthetimegiventopronunciation,therearetwoother

requirementsfortheteacher:thefirst,knowledge;thesecond,technique.

Itisalsopossibletogetaclearmentalpictureoftherelationshipbetweenthe

soundsofdifferentlanguages,betweenthespeechhabitsofEnglishpeopleandthose,

say,ofyourstudents.Unlesstheteacherhassuchapicture,anycommentshemay

makeonhisstudents,pronunciationareunlikelytobeofmuchuse,andlessontime

spentonpronunciationmaywellbetimewasted.

16Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutpronouncingforeignlanguages?D

A.Everynormalpersonisanexpertintheskillofpronouncingforeignlanguages

B.Itisdifficultforpeopletopronounceforeignlanguages

C.Nooneisreallyanexpertintheskillofpronouncingforeignlanguages

D.Therearenotmanypeoplewhoareevenfairlygoodatit

17Thewriterarguesthatgoingabouttheproblemofpronunciationinthewrongway

isC

A.anobviouscauseofnotunderstandingtheproblemcorrectly

B.aresultofnotspeakingwell

C.aresultofnotunderstandingtheproblemcorrectly

D.notanobviouscauseofspeakingpoorly

18Accordingtothewriter,teachersarelikelytoignoreD.

A.thepracticaltechniquesofteaching

B.theimportanceofagoodaccent

C.theteachingofspellingandgrammar

D.theteachingofpronunciation

19Whatarethethreeimportantrequirementsforteachersinteaching?D

A.Attention,information,technique

B.Time,knowledge,attention

C.Time,knowledge,technique

D.Information,technique,aclearmentalpicture

20Whetherastudentmasterscorrectspeechhabitsdependson__D.

A.theteacher9sproperteachingtechnique

B.thelearningofgrammar

C.theknowledgeofspelling

D.theteacher9steachingmethodforpronunciation

Passage5

Inancienttimeswealthwasmeasuredandexchangedinthingsthatcouldbe

touched:food,tools,andpreciousmetalsandstones.Thenthebartersystemwas

replacedbycoins,whichstillhadrealvaluesincetheywerepiecesofraremetal.

Coinswerefollowedbyfiatmoney,papernotesthathavevalueonlybecause

everyoneagreestoacceptthem.

Todayelectronicmonetarysystemsaregraduallybeingintroducedthatwill

transformmoneyintoevenlesstangibleforms,reducingittoaseriesof“bitsand

bytes”,orunitsofcomputerizedinformation,goingbetweenmachinesatthespeedof

light.Already,electronicfundtransferallowsmoneytobeinstantlysentandreceived

bydifferentbanks,companies,andcountriesthroughcomputersand

telecommunicationsdevices.

21.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?B

A.InternationalBankingPolicies

B.TheHistoryofMonetaryExchange

C.TheDevelopmentofPaperCurrencies

D.CurrentProblemsintheEconomy

22.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwastheearliestkindof

exchangeofwealth?A

A.BirteredfoodsB.Ratiwney

C.G)inairrencyD.Intangiblef)rms

23.Theauthormentionsfood,toolsandpreciousmetalsandstonestogetherbecause

theyareallD.

A.usfulternsB.articlesofvdue

C.difficultthingstoobtainD.materialobjects

24.Accordingtothepassage,coinsoncehadrealvalueascurrencybecausethey

__C_.

A.representedagreatimprovementoverbarter

B.permittedeasytransportationofwealth

C.weremadeofpreciousmetals

D.couldbecomecollector'sitems

25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcomputerizedmonetarysystemsisNOT

supportedbythepassage?C

A.Theypromoteinternationaltrade.

B.Theyallowveryrapidmoneytransfers.

C.Theyarestilllimitedtosmalltransactions（交易）.

D.Theyaredependentongoodtelecommunicationssystems.

Passage6

AttheUniversityofKansasartmuseum,scientiststestedtheeffectofdifferent

coloredwallsontwogroupsofvisitorstoanexhibitofpaintings.Forthefirstgroup

theroomwaspaintedwhite;forthesecond,darkbrown.Movementofeachgroup

wasfollowedbyanelectricalequipmentunderthecarpet.Theexperimentshowed

thatthosewhoenteredthedarkbrownwalkedmorequickly,coveredmorearea,and

spentlesstimeintheroomthanpeopleinthewhiteone.Darkbrownmadepeople

moreactive,buttheactivityendedsooner.Notonlythechoiceofcolorsbutalsothe

generalappearanceofaroomaffectsthoseinside.Anotherexperimentpresented

peoplewithphotographsoffaceswhoseenergywastobecommented.Threegroups

ofpeoplewereused;eachwasshownthesamephotos,buteachgroupwasinan

ordinaryroom—aniceoffice.Thethirdwasinatastefullydesignedlivingroomwith

carpeting.Resultsshowedthatthepeopleinthebeautifulroomtendtogivehigher

markstothefacesthanthoseintheuglyroomdid.Otherstudiesthatstudentsdo

betteronteststakenincomfortableroomthaninordinary-lookingoruglyrooms.

26.Whichofthefollowingisthebestexpressionofthemainideaofthispassage?B

A.Peopleinbeautifulroomstendtogivehighermarkstophotosoffacesthan

peopleinuglyrooms

B.Thecolorandgeneralappearanceofaroomhaveadeepereffectonthe

behaviorofthepeopleinit

C.TheUniversityofKansashasstudiedtheeffectsofthecolorofroomon

people'sbehavior

D.Beautifullyfurnished,light-colouredroomsmakepeoplemorecomfortable

thanugly,darkrooms

27.Accordingtothepassage,wemayconcludethatthewhiteraroomisA.

A.thelongerpeopleliketostayinitB.thesoonerpeopleinitwill

leave

C.themoreactivepeopleinitwillbecomeD.themoreexcitedpeople

28.Whatisreferredtoasthe"generalappearance“inthispassageisD.

A.howmanybroadwindowsaroomhas,throughwhichsunlightmightcomein

B.thesizeofaroom

C.whethertherearebeautifulwallsinaroom

D.whattheroomlookslike

29.ThispassageprovidesuswithA_.

A.apieceofscientificinformationB.anormallesson

C.aihterestingestD.apeceofnavs

30.Atleasthowmanytestswerecarriedoutbythescientistsreferredtointhis

passage?A

A.ThreeB.TwoC.OnlyoneD.N）oneknows

Passage7

Thewaterwedrinkanduseisrunningshortintheworld.Weallhavetolearn

howtostopwastingourlimitedwater.Oneofthestepsweshouldtakeistofindways

ofreusingit.Experimentshavealreadybeendoneinthisfield.

Todayinmostlargecities,freshwaterisusedonlyonce,thenitrunsintowaste

system.Butitispossibletopipetheusedwatertoapurifyingfactory.Thereitcanbe

filteredandtreatedwithchemicalssothatitcanbeusedagain,justasitwerefresh

fromaspring.

Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwouldnothave

enough.Thenwecouldturntotheoceans.Allwe'dhavetodotomakeuseofthe

seawateronearthistogetridofthesalt.Thisprocessiscalleddesalinization,anditis

alreadyinuseinmanypartsoftheworld.

31.Thewaytostopwastingourlimitedwateristo__B.

A.doexperimentswithwaterB.purifytheusedwaterandreuseit

C.usefreshwateronceagainD.makeuseofseawater

32.Thefollowingtellsushowtoreusetheusedwater.Whichistherightorderofthe

passage?A

A.tohavetheusedwaterfilteredB.toputchemicalsinit

C.topipeittotheusersD.topipetheusedwatertobepurifiedtoa

factory

33.Therewouldn'tbeenoughwaterforusifwedidn't__B.

A.turntotheoceansformorewater

B.reuseusedwaterandmakeuseofseawater

C.dealtseawater

D.takestepstoreuseallwateronearth

34.Thewould“it"inthelastsentencereferstoC__.

A.sawaterB.puifiedwater

C.theprocessofgettingridofthesaltinseawater

D.theprocessofcollectingsaltfromtheseaoceans

35.Thebesttitleforthepassageis“__B

A.HowtoReuseWater

B.TwoSolutionstotheProblemofWaterShortage

C.StopWastingOurLimitedWater

D.HowtoMakeUseofSeawater

Passage8

Somepeoplehateeverythingthatismodern.Theycannotimaginehowanyone

canreallylikemodemmusic;theyfindithardtoacceptthenewfashionsinclothing;

theythinkthatallmodempaintingisugly;andtheyseldomhaveagoodwordforthe

newbuildingsthatarebeingbuilteverywhereintheworld.Suchpeoplelookfor

perfectionineverything,andtheytaketheirstandardsofperfectionfromthepast.

Theyareusuallyimpatientwithanyonewhoisbraveenoughtoexperimentwithnew

ortoexpresshimselfortheageinmaterialsoriginalways.Itis,ofcourse,truethat

manyartistsdonotsucceedintheirworkandinsteadproduceworksthatcanonlybe

consideredasfailures.Iftheworkofartisapainting,theartist'sfailureconcerns

himselfalone,butifitisabuilding,hisfailureconcernsotherstoo,becauseitmay

damagethebeautyofthewholeplace.Thisdoessometimeshappen,butitis

completelyuntruetosay,assomepeopledo,thatmodemarchitectureisnothing.

Wecan'tjudgeeverymodernbuildingbythestandardsoftheancienttime,even

thoughweadmiretheancientbuildings.Technologically,themodembuildingsare

moreadvanced.Themodernarchitectknowsheshouldlearnfromtheancientworks,

butwithhisgreaterresourcesofknowledgeandmaterials,hewillneverbecontentto

imitatethepast.Heistooproudtodothat.

36.Somepeoplehateeverythingthatismodernbecause.

A.heyareaged

B.theyfindithardtoacceptmodemthings

C.theytaketheirstandardsofperfectionfromtheGreek

D.theylookatthingsbythestandardsofthepast

37.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthat.

A.itistruetosayartistsfailintheirwork

B.itisuntruetosayartistsfailintheirwork

C.itistruetosaysomeartistsfailintheirwork

D.itistruetosayonlypaintersfailintheirwork

38.Thewriterthinksthefailureofabuilding.

A.mansnohingB.©ncernsohers

C.concernsonlytheartistD.concernsallthepeopleintheworld

39.Thewriterthinksthat.

A.wecan'tjudgebuildingsbytheancientstandards

B.wecan9tjudgeallthebuildingsbytheancientstandards

C.wecanjudgeallthemodernbuildingsbytheancientstandards

D.wecan'tjudgemodernbuildings

40.Technologically,themodernbuildingsaremoreadvanced.Thesentencemeans

A.theancientarchitectshadnotechnology

B.themodernarchitectsusemoreadvancedtechnology

C.themodernbuildingsareadvancedbecausetheyarecompletelydifferentfrom

theancientbuildings

D.themodembuildingsaremorebeautiful

Passage9

Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolourblindnessinsomeway;

womenareluckieronlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismanner.Thereare

differentformsofcolourblindness.Amanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.

Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesa

personcannottellthediiferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunlucky

manmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen-astrangeworldindeed.

Incertainoccupationscolorblindnesscanbedangerousandcandidatesaretested

mostcarefully.Forexample,whenfightingatnight,soldiersuselightsofflaresto

signaltoeachother.Agreenlightmaymean“Advance“andaredlightmaymean

“Danger!Keepback!”，Youcanseewhatwillhappenifsomebodythinksthatredis

green!Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeye

therearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones",thesehelptoseeinabright

lightandtotellthedifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof"rods"but

theseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnotcolor.

Waituntilitisdarktonight,thengooutside.Lookroundyouandtrytoseewhat

colorsyoucanrecognize.

Birdsandanimalswhichhuntatnighthaveeyeswhichcontainfewornocones

atall,sotheycannotseecolors.Asfarasweknow,batsandadultowlscannotsee

colorsatallonlylightanddarkshapes.Similarlycatsanddogscannotseecolorsas

wellaswecan.

Insectscanseeultravioletrayswhichareinvisibletous,andsomeofthemcan

evenseeX-rays.Thewingsofamothmayseemgreyanddulltous,buttoinsects

theymayappearbeautiful,showingcolorswhichwecannotsee.Scientistsknowthat

thereareothercolorsarounduswhichinsectscanseebutwhichwecannotsee.Some

insectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoeslikeblue,butdonotlikeyellow.Aredlight

willnotattractinsectsbutabluelampwill.

41.Amongpeoplewhosufferfromcolorblindness,.

A.somemayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen

B.fewcantellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen

C.fewmaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen

D.veryfewmaythinkthateverythingintheworldisingreen

42.Whenmillionsofrodsinoureyesareatworkindarknesswecansee.

A.olorsonpB.hapesandcolors

C.shapesonlyD.darknessonly

43.Accordingtothepassage,batsandadultowlscannotseecolors.

A.becausetheyhuntatnight

B.becausetheycannotseelight

C.becausetheyhavenoconesandrods

D.becausetheyhavenocones

44.Accordingtothepassage,dogsandcats.

A.aswellashumanbeingscannotseesomecolors

B.havefewerconesthanhumanbeings

C.havelessrodsthanhumanbeings

D.canseecolorsaswellashumanbeings

45.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutinsects?

A.Insectscanseemorecolorsthanhumanbeings.

B.Insectscanseeultravioletrayswhichareinvisibletomen.

C.Allinsectshavetheirfavoritecolors.

D.Theworldismorecolorfultoinsectsthantohumanbeings.

Passage10

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asrule,tohaveitretoldin

identicallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairy

storiesassacredtexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,

and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualcircumstancesofthetimeandthe

individualchild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.

Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghim

orarousinghissadisticimpulses.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowina

controlledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftenguilty

ofcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Aggressive,destructive,sadisticimpulsesevery

childhasand,onthewhole,theirsymbolicverbaldischargeseemstoberathera

safetyvalvethananincitementtoovertaction.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,well

authenticatedcasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystories.

Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiarity

withthestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedand

mastered.

Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenot

objectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,two-headeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.,donot

exist;andthat,insteadofindulginghisfantasiesinfairytales,thechildshouldbe

taughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryandmechanics.Ifindsuchpeople,I

mustconfess,sounsympatheticandpeculiarthatIdonotknowhowtoarguewith

them.Ifthe