高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练

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Passage1

Weareallinterestedinequality,butwhilesomepeopletrytoprotecttheschooland

examinationsysteminthenameofequality,other,stillinthenameofequality,wantonlyto

destroyit.

Anysocietywhichisinterestedinequalityofopportunityandstandardsofachievementmust

regularlytestitspupils.Thestandardsmaybechanged—noexaminationisperfect—buttohave

totestsorexaminationswouldmeantheendofequalityandofstandards.Therearcgroupsof

peoplewhoopposethisviewandwhodonotbelieveeitherinexaminationsorinanycontrolsin

schoolsoronteachers.Thiswouldmean(hateverythingwoulddependonlucksinceeverypupil

woulddependontheefficiency,thevaluesandthepurposeofeachteacher.

Withoutexaminations,employerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespectedschools

andfromfamiliesknowntothem——aformoffavouritismwillreplaceequality.Atthemoment,the

brightchildfromanill—respectedschoolcanshowcertificatestoproveheorsheissuitablefora

job,whilethelackofcertificateindicatestheunsuitabilityofadullchildattendinga

well-respectedschool.Thisdefenceofexcellenceandopportunitywoulddisappearif

examinationsweretakenaway,andthebrightchildfromapoorfamilywouldbeaprisonerofhis

orherschool'sreputation,unabletocompetefbremployrrentwiththechildfromthefavoured

school.

Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemsuggestthatexaminationsareanevilforcebecause

theyshowdifferencesbetweenpupils.Accordingtothesepeople,theremustbenospecial,

different,academicclass.Theyhaveevensuggestedthat(hereshouldbenoIbrmofdifferencein

sportoranyotherarea:alljobsorpostsshouldbefilledbyunsystematicselection.Theselection

wouldbemadebypeoplewhothemselvesarcprobablyselectedbysomecomputer.

I.Theword“favouritism“inparagraph3isusedtodescribethephenomenonthat.

A.brightchildrenalsoneedcertificatesgogelsatisfyingjobs.

B.childrenfromwell-respectedschoolstendtohavegoodjobs

C.poorchildrenwithcertificatesarefavouredinjobmarkets

D.childrenattendingordinaryschoolsachievegreatsuccess

2.Wha(wouldhappenifexaminationsweretakenawayaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Schoolsforbrightchildrenwouldlosetheirreputation.

B.Therewouldbemoreopportunitiesandexcellence.

C.Childrenfrompoorfamilieswouldbeabletochangetheirschools.

D.Children'sjobopportunitywouldbeafleetedbytheirschoolreputation.

3.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemwillagreethat.

A.jobsshouldnotbeassignedbysystematicselection

B.computersshouldbeselectedtotakeovermanyjobs

C.specialclassedarenecessarytokeeptheschoolstandards

D.schoolswithacademicsubjectsshouldbedoneawaywith

4.Thepassagemainlyfocuseson.

A.schoolsandcertificatesB.examinationandequality

C.opportunityandemploymentD.standardsandreputation

【答案】BDAB

Passage2

Artmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutvariouscultures（文化）.The

increasinglypopular“designmuseums”thatareopeningtoday,however,performquitea

differentrole.Unlikemostartmuseums,thedesignmuseumshowsobjectsthatareeasily

foundbythegeneralpublic.Thesemuseumssometimesevenplacethingslikefridgesand

washingmachinesin（hecenterofthehall.

Peoplehavearguedthatdesignmuseumsareoftenmadeuseofasadvertisementsfornew

industrialtechnology.Buttheirroleisnotsimplyamatterofsales-itisthehonoringof

excellentlyinventedproducts.Thedifferencebetweenthewindowofadcpailincntstoicandthe

showcaseinadesignmuseumisthatthefirsttriestosellyousomething,whilethesecondtells

youthesuccessofasale.

Oneadvantageofdesignmuseumsisthattheyareplaceswherepeoplefeelfamiliarwiththe

exhibits.Unliketheaverageartmuseumvisitors,designmuseumvisitorsseldomfecifrightened

orpuzzled（困惑）.Thisispartlybecausedesignmuseumsclearlyshowhowandwhymass-

producedproductsworkandlookastheydo,andhowdesignhasimprovedthequalityofour

lives.Artmuseumexhibits,ontheotherhand,wouldmostprobablyfillvisitorswithafeeling

thatthereissomethingbeyondtheirunderstanding.

Inrecentyears,severalnewdesignmuseumshaveopenedtheirdoors.Eachofthese

museumshastriedtosatisfythepublic'sgrowinginterestinthefieldwithnewideas.London's

DesignMuseum,forexample,showsacollectionofmass-producedobjectsfromZippolighters

toelectrictypewriterstoagroupofItalianfish-tins.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseumsseem

farlessstrictthanthosetoartmuseums,andvisitorsmayalsosensethehumorous（幽默的）part

ofoursocietywhilewalkingaroundsuchexhibitsasinterestingandunusuallyattractivetoys

collectedinoureveiydaylite.

5.Showcasesindesignmuseumsarcdifferentfromstorewindowsbecausethey.

A.showmoretechnologicallyadvancedproducts

B.helpincrease（hesalesofproducts

C.showwhytheproductshavesoldwell

D.attractmorepeoplethanstorewindowsdo

6.Theauthorbelievesthatmostdesignmuseumvisitors.

A.donotadmiremass-producedproducts

B.arepuzzledwithtechnologicalexhibits

C.dislikeexhibitsinartmuseums

D.knowtheexhibitsverywell

7.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseums.

A.arenotasstrictasthosetoartmuseums

B.arcnotaimedtointerestthepublic

C.mayfailtobringsomepleasuretovisitors

D.oftencontainpreciousexhibits

8.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.Theformsofdesignmuseums

B.Theexhibitsofdesignmuseums

C.Thenatureofdesignmuseums

D.Thechoicesopentcdesignmuseums

【答案】CDAC

Passage3

Sincemanyofyouarcplanningtostudyatacollegeoruniversityinthiscountry,youmaybe

curioustoknowwhatyouusuallydoinatypicalweek,howyoucangetalongwithyourfellow

students,andsoon.ThesearethequestionsIwanttodiscusswithyoutoday.

First,let'stalkaboutwhatyourweeklyschedulewilllooklike.Nomatterwhatyourmajor

maybe,youcanexpecttospendbetweenfourandsixhoursaweekforeachclassattending

lectures.Lecturesareusuallyinverylargeroomsbecausesomecoursessuchasintroductionto

sociologyoreconomicsoftenhaveasmanyastwoorthreehundredstudents,especiallyatlarge

universities.Inlectures,it'sveryimportantfbryoutotakenotesonwhattheprofessorsays

becausetheinformationalectureisoftendifferentfromtheinformationinyourtextbooks.Also,

youcanexpecttohaveexamquestionsbasedonthelectures.Soitisn'tenoughtojustreadyour

textbooks;youhavetoattendlecturesaswell.Inatypicalweekyouwillalsohaveacoupleof

hoursofdiscussionforeveryclassyoutake.Thediscussionsectionisasmallgroupmeeting

usuallywithfewerthanthirtystudentswhereyoucanaskquestionsaboutthelectures,thereading,

andthehomework.Inlargeuniversities,graduatestudents,calledteachingassistants,usually

directdiscussionsections.

Ifyourmajorischemistry,orphysics,oranotherscience,you'llalsohavetospendseveral

hoursaweekinthelab,orlaboratory,doingexperiments.Thismeansthatsciencemajorsspend

moretimeintheclassroomthannonsciencemajorsdo.Ontheotherhand,peoplewhomajorin

subjectslikeliteratureorhistoryusuallyhavetoreadandwritemorethansciencemajorsdo.

9.Themainpurposeofthistextis.

A.tohelpthestudentstolearnaboutuniversitylife

B.topersuadethestudentstoattendlectures

C.toencouragethesudentstotakepartindiscussions

D.toadvisethestudentstochoosepropermajors

10.Wccanlearnfromthepassagethatuniversityprofessors.

A.spendabout5hoursonlectureseachweek

B.mustjointhestudentsinthediscussionsections

C.prefertousetextbooksintheirlectures

D.requirethestudentstoreadbeyondthetextbooks

11.AdiscussionsectiondoesNOTinclude.

A.workingundertheguidanceofuniversityprofessors

B.talkingoverwhatthestudentshavereadaboutthecourses

C.discussingtheproblemsrelatedtothestudents'homework

D.raisingquestionsaboutwhataprofessorhassaidinalecture

12.Accordingtotheauthor,sciencemajors.

A.havetoworkharderthannonsciencemajors

B.spendlesstimeontheirstudiesthannonsciencemajors

C.considerexperimentsmoreimportantthandiscussions

D.readandwriteless（hannonsciencemajors

【答案】ADAD

Passage4

Everyyearmorepeoplerecognizethatitiswrongtokillwildlifefbr“sport."Progressinthis

directionisslowbecauseshootingisnotasportfbrwatching,andonlythosefewwhotakepart

realizethecrueltyanddestruction.

Thenumberofgunners,however,growsrapidly.Childrentooyoungtodevelopproper

judgmentsthroughindependentthoughtareledalongwayawaybytheirgunningparents.They

arcsubjectedtoadvertisementsofgunproducerswhodescribeshootingasgoodfbrtheirhealth

andguncarryingasawayofpullingredderbloodintheveins（血管）.Theyarepersuadedby

gunnermagazineswithstorieshonoringthechaseandthekill.Inschooltheyviewmotionpictures

whicharesupposedlymeanttoteachthemhowtodealwitharmssafelybutwhichareactually

designedtostimulate（刺激）adesiretoownagun.Wildlifeisdisappearingbecauseofshooting

andbecauseofthelossofwildlandhabitat（栖息地）.Habitatlosswillcontinuewithour

increasingpopulation,butcanweslowthelossofwildlifecausedbyshooting?Theredoesn't

seemtobeanychanceiftheseriousconditionofourbirdsisnotimproved.

Wildlifebelongstoeveryoneandnottothegunnersalone.Althoughmostpeopledonot

shoot,theyseemtoforgiveshootingforsportbecause（heyknowlittleornothingaboutit.The

onlyanswer,then,istobringthetruthaboutsportshootingto（hegreatmajorityofpeople.

Now,itistimetorealizethatanimalshavethesamerighttolifeaswedoandthatthereis

nothingfairorrightaboutapersonwithagunshootingtheharmlessandbeautifulcreatures.The

gunnersliketodescribewhattheydoascharacter-building,butweknowthatiowoundananimal

andwatchitgothroughtheagonyofdyingcanmakenobodyhappy.If,astheywouldhaveyou

believe,gun-carryingandkillingimprovehuman-character,thenperhapsweshouldencourage

war.

13.Accordingtothetext,mostpeopledonotseemtobeagainsthuntingbecause.

A.theyhavelittleknowledgeofitB.ithelpstobuildhumancharacter

C.itistoocostlytostopkillingwildlifeD.theywanttokeepwildlifeundercontrol

14.Theunderlinedword"agony"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.formB.ConditionC.painD.sadness

15.Accordingtothetext,thefilmschildrenwatchatschoolactually.

A.teachthemhowtodealwithgunssafelyB.praisehuntingascharacter-building

C.describehuntingasanexerciseD.encouragethemtohavegunsoftheirown

16.Ilcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorseemsto.

A.blamethemajoritycfpeopleB.worryabouttheexistenceofwildlife

C.beinfavourofwarD.beinsupportofcharacter-building

【答案】ACDB

Passage5

Haveyouevergotstuckwithunwantedcoursesoraclassschedulethatcannotbechanged?

Ifso,that'sbecauseyoudon'tknowhowtoselecttheperfectschedule.Butbyfollowingafew

simplesteps,youcanbeginanytermwiththerightcoursesatthemostconvenienttimes.

First,youmustfindtherightcourses.Thesearetheonesthathavetheleastamountofwork,

（hefewesttestsand（hekindestprofessors.Askyourfriendsaboutcoursesinwhichtheyreceived

A'safterattendingonly70percentoftheclasses.Askaround,too,toseewhichinstructorshave

giventhesametestsfbrthelastfifteenyears.Photocopiesofthesetestsareusuallycheapandcan

beeasilyfoundinschool.Then,pickupacopyofthemasterscheduleandstudyitcarefully.Find

thecoursetitlesthatmeananeasypassfbrapainlesssubject.Lookibrtitleslike“ArisandCrafts

fbrBeginners,"and"RockMusicofthe1950s.”

Next,whenyouhavegotlistsofeasyinstructorsandsubjectsyoucanbegintoselectyour

timeperiods.Ifyoustayuplateinordertowatcholdmovies,youmaywantadailyschedulethat

beginsnosoonerthannoon.Youshouldscheduleonlyafternooncourses,too,ifyou'reoneof

thosepeoplewhohatetoleaveawarmbedinthemorning.Ontheotherhand,ifyouareaperson

whogetsoutofbedatdawn,youmaywanttogetyourclassesoutofthewayasearlyaspossible.

Thatwayyouhavetherestofthedayfree.Morningclassesarcalsonecessaryifyouarcasoap

opera（肥皂剧）fan.

Finally,youwantyourscheduletopassthroughregistrationsuccessfully.Themainwayto

dothisistoregister（注册）early.Ifacoursedocshappentobeclosedbecauseyousimplycouldn't

registerat7:00a.m.,youmaystillbeabletogetin.Talktotheprofessorandtellhimorherthata

seriousandhardworkingstudentlikeyourselfwouldbeashiningexampletootherstudents.Be

suretocarryalistofbackupcoursestoregistration,though,justincaseoneofyourchosen

classeschangesprofessorsortimeperiods.

Byfollowingthesesuggestions,anystudentcanpicktheperfectclassschedule.Collegecan

thusbecomeanalmostpleasantactivity.

17.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Youcangetcopiesoftestsifyouarcwillingtopaytheprice.

B."RockMusicofthe1950s”maybeaneasycourse.

C.Itisdifficulttopicktheperfectclassschedule.

D.Attendanceisrequiredinallclasses.

18.Youshould.

A.registerfbrclassesinthemorningifyougetupearly

B.haveclasseslateinthemorningifyoustayuplate

C.signupforafternoonclassesifyouwanttoseesoapoperas

D.chooseclassesintheeveningifyouwanttowatcholdfilms

19.Ifacoursehappenstobeclosed,youshould.

A.registerat7:00a.m..

B.sitinontheclassanyway

C.registerfbraback-upcourse

D.gethelpfromtheprofessor

20.Whichofthefollowingwouldbe(hebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CourseRegistrationMadeEasy

B.HowtoFindtheRightCourses

C.ClassesandAftcr-classActivities

D.How(oPickthePerfectSchedule

【答案】17.B18.A19.D20.D

Passage6

Readingtodogsisanunusualwaytohelpchildrenimprovetheirliteracyskills(读写能力).

Withtheirshiningbrowneyes,waggingtails,andunconditionallove,dogscanprovidethe

nonjudgmenlallistenersneededforabeginningreadertogainconfidence(自信心)，accordingto

IntennountainTherapyAnimals(TTA)inSaltLakeCity.Thegroupsaysitisthefirstprogramin

thecountrytousedogstohelpdevelopliteracyinchildren,withtheintroductionofReading

EducationAssistanceDogs(READ).

TheSaltLakeCityPublicLibraryissoldon'theidea."Literacyspecialistsadmitthat

childrenwhoreadbelowtheleveloftheirfellowpupilsareoftenafraidofreadingaloudina

group,oftenhavelowerself-respect,and,regardreadingasaheadache,"saidLisaMyron,

managerofthechildrensdepartment.

LastNovemberthetwogroupsstarted"DogDayAfternoon"inthechildren'sdepartmentof

themainlibrary.About25childrenattendedeachofthefourSaturday-afternoonclasses,reading

forhalfanhour.Thosewhoattendedthreeofthefourclassesreceiveda"pawgraphed"bookatthe

lastclass.

TheprogramwassosuccessfulthatthelibraryplanstorepeatitinApril,accordingtoDana

Thumpowsky,publicrelationsmanager.

21.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?

A.Children'sreadingdifficulties.B.Advantagesofraisingdogs.

C.Serviceinapubliclibrary.D.Aspecialreadingprogram.

22.Specialistsusedogstolistentochildrenreadingbecausetheythink

A.dogsarcyoungchildren'sbestfriendsB.childrencanplaywithdogswhilereading

C.dogscanprovideencouragementforshychildren

D.childrenanddogsunderstandeachother

23.Bysaying"TheSaltlakeCityPublicLibraryissoldontheidea',thewritermeansthelibrary

A.usesdogstoattractchildrenB.acceptstheideaputforwardby1TA

C.hasopenedachildren'sdepartmentD.hasdecidedtotrainsomedogs

24.A"pawgraphed"bookismostprobably

A.abookusedinSaturdayclassesB.abookwrittenbythechildren

C.aprizeforthechildrenD.agiftfromparents

【答案】DCBC

Passage7

Forhighschoolleaversstartingoutintheworkingworld,itisveryimportanttolearn

particularskillsandpracticehowtobehaveinaninterviewcrhowtofindallinternship（实习）.In

somecountries,schoolshaveprogramstohelpstudentsontothepathtowork.IntheUnitesStates,

however,suchprogramsarcstillfewandfarbetween.

Researchshows（hatifhighschoolsprovidecareer-relatedcourses,studentsarelikelytoget

highereamingsinlateryears.Thestudentsaremorelikelytostayinschool,graduateandgoonto

highereducation.

InGermany,studentsasyoungas13and14areexpectedtodointernships.German

companiesworkwithschoolstomakesurethatyoungpeoplegettheeducation（heyneedfor

futureemployment.

ButinAmerica,educationreformprogramsfocusonhowwellstudentsdoinexamsinsteadof

bringingthemintocontactwiththeworkingworld.HarvardEducationschoolprofessorRobert

Schwartzhascriticizededucationreformersfortryingtoplaceallgraduatesdirectlyonthe

four-yearcollegetrack.Schwartzarguedthatthisapproachleavesthecountry'smost

vulnerable（易受影响的）kidswithnojobsandnoskills.

Schwartzbelievedthatthebestcareerprogramsencouragekidstogoforhighereducation

whilealsoteachingthemvaluablepracticalskillsathighschOO1.JamesMadisonHighSchoolin

NewYork,forexample»encouragesstudentstochooseclassesoncareer一basedcourses.The

schoolthenhelpsthemgainonthe-jobexperienceinthosefieldswhilethey'restillathigh

school.

However,evenforteenswhoseschoolsencouragethemtoconnectwithwork,thejobnr.arket

isdaunting.IntheUS,unemploymentratesfor16-to19-year-oldsareabove20percentforthe

thirdsummerinarow.

“TheriskisthatifteenagersmissoutontheSummerjobexperience,theybecomepartcfthis

generationofteenswhohactroubleinlandingajob»”saidMichael,aresearcherintheUS.

25.Intheauthor'sopinion.Americanhighschoolleavers.

A.haveenoughcarccr-rclatcdcourses

B.needmorecareeradvicefromtheirschools

C.performbetterinexamsthanGermanstudents

D.cangethigherearningsinlateryears

26.AccordingtoRobertSchwartz,.

A.thereisnoneedforkidstogoforhighereducationintheUS

B.studentsshouldgetcontactwiththeworkingworldathighschool

C.educationreformshouldfbcusonstudents,performanceinexams

D.teenagersintheUScan'tmissoutonthesummerjobexperience

27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.UnemploymentralesforUSteenagersremainhi曲atthemoment.

B.Studentswithcareer-basedcoursesneverhaveproblemsfindingajob.

C.UScompaniesworkwithschoolstoprepareyoungpeopleforfutureemployment.

D.Highschoolleaverswithnopracticalskillscan'tfindajobabsolutely

28.What'Sthemainideaofthetext?

A.ArgumentsaboutrecentUSeducationreform.

B.Tipsonfindingjobsforhighschoolleavers.

C.Thelackofcareer—basedcoursesinUShighschools.

D.AdvicefbrAmericanhighschoolleavers.

29Theunderlinedword“daunting“inParagraph6mostprobablymeans.

A.discouragingB.interestingC.creativeD.unbearable

【答案与解析】文章主要介绍了通过与德国的中学的情况的比较，来说明在美国中学里，还

是很缺乏有关职业生涯的基本课程。

25.【答案】B

【解析】考查作者观点题a根据第五段的Schwartzbelievedthatthebestcareerprograms

encouragekidstogoforhighereducationwhilealsoteachingthemvaluablepracticalskillsat

highschool.JamesMadisonHighSchoolinNewYork,forexample,encouragesstudentsto

chooseclassesoncareer-basedcourses.Theschoolthenhelpsthemgainon—the-jobexperience

inthosefieldswhilethey'restillathighschool可看出答案。

26.【答案】B

［解析】考查细节理解题。根据第六段的evenforteenswhoseschoolsencouragethemto

connectwithwork»thejobmarketisdaunting看出答案。

27.【答案】A

【解析】考查推理判断题。根据第六段的IntheUS,unemploymentratesfor16-to19-year-olds

areabove20percentforthethirdsummerinarow推出答案。

28.【答案】C

【解析】考查主旨大意题，文章第一段的Insomecountries,schoolshaveprogramstohelp

studentsontothepathtowork.IntheUnitesStates,however,suchprogramsarestillfewandfar

between点出了主题。

29.【答案】A

【解析】考查词义猜测题。从下文的IntheUS,uneniplcymcntratesfor16-to19-year-oldsare

above20percentforthethirdsummerinarow.可猜出词义

Passage8

DoesaTeaBreakMakeYouMoreEftkient?

ChinahasbeendrinkingteasincethetimeofShennong,5,000yearsago.Britain^

relationshipwithteaismuchshorter,butteaenjoysprideofplaceastheUK'snationaldrink.

AccordingtotheUKTeaCouncil,Britishpeopledrinkanaverageofthreecupsadayora

nationaltotalof165millioncupseveryday.

Withfigureslikethese,itisnosurprisethattimespenttakingleaaffects(heworkingdayin

Britain.Arecentsurveyfoundthat24minutesadayarelosttomaking,buyinganddrinkingtea

andcoffee.Thatis,£400ayearislostinworkinghoursperemployee,or190daysoveralifetime.

So,shouldemployersbeworriedaboutthislostworkingtime,ordocstheteabreakmakeupin

otherways?

Oneargumentisthatcaffeineimprovesmentalstate:adrinkofteaorcoffeecanmakeyou

activeandfocusonwork.

ProfessorRogersoftheUniversityofBristoldisagrees.Afteryearsofstudyingcaffeinehe

seesnothingcanprovethat."'Workerswouldperfbnnequallywellifnotdrinkingitatall?'hesays.

<4Butifthey'reoftendrinkir.gitandthengowithout,theyHlfeeltiredandwon'tworkwell.”

PsychologistCooperinsteademphasizestheroleteabreaksplayinofficelife,andinbuilding

socialrelationships.4tWcneedtomakepeoplemoreactiveandseeotherpeople.Theteabreakis

onewayofdoingthis/saysCooper.

AndProfessorRogersalsopointsoutthecomforteffectofahotdrink:"Wewarmourhands

onthemonacoldday;they'recomfortingandplayabigroleinoureverydaylife.Whateverthe

caffeine'sdoing.I'dsaythese24minutesaren'twasted.”

30.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TeaBreakscannotmakepeoplemoreactiveatwork.

B.Britishpeopledrinkmoreteathanpeopleinothercountries.

C.Teabreakplaysanimportantroleinpeople'slifeinBritain.

D.Alotoftimehasbeenwasteddrinkingteaintheworkingday.

31.WeleamfromarecentsurveythatinBritain.

A.£400islostinworkinghoursforeachperson

B.teabreakslakeup24ininulcsinaworkingday

C.peoplespends190daysdrinkingteaandcoffeeeachyear

D.peopledrink165millioncupsinworkinghourseveryday

32.What'sPsychologistCoopers'attitudetowardsteabreak9

A.Doubtful.B.Uncertain.C.Negative.D.Positive.

【答案与解析】喝茶已经成为英国人的习惯、，且不论喝茶休息是否真的可以提高工作效

率，一旦人们戒除了这个习惯，他们的工作将会受到影响。

30.C主旨大意题。文章首先阐述「茶在英国的重要地位，之后大部分内容都在叙述喝茶休

息的优点，所以C项最能概括文章大意。

31.B细节理解题。结合第一段最后一句、第二段第二句和第三句的内容可知最近的调查表

明英国人一个工作日中喝茶和咖啡的时问有24分钟。

32.D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的内容可推测cooper对喝茶休息持“肯定”态度.

Passage9

“Confidence“isprobablyoneofthemostnoticeabletraits(品质)intheAmericans.They

showconfidenceinthewaytheytalk,thewaytheysmile,thewaytheydressandthewaythey

walk.LivingandcompetingwithalltheseconfidenceAmericanstudents,Ifinditextremely

importanttobeconfidentasaninternationalstudentandinstructor.Asastudent,beingconfident

meansyoushouldneverhesitatetoraiseyourhandwheneveraquestionorapointcomestoyour

mind.Don'tmindifitsoundssimpleorsilly.Otherwiseycuwillnevergetachancetospeakin

classatall.What'sworse,theprofessorsmaythinkyouarcnotpreparedfbrthediscussionoryou

donothaveyourownopinionontheissue-lhisisthelastcommentanygraduatewouldliketo

receiveo

Beingconfidenceformeasaforeigninstructormeanscalmlyaskingthestudenttorepeat

whatheorshehassaidifIdidnotgetit.Pretendingtounderstandwhatyouactuallydidnotmay

justbringyourselfembarrassmentorevendisgrace.ButthetimeImostneedtobeconfidentis

whenmystudentscometomyofficeandbargainaboutthegradesIhavegivenfortheirSpeecheso

(ThecourseI'mteachinghereisPublicSpeaking).ModestyisatraithighlyvaluedinChina,butit

won'tbeofmuchhelphereifyouwanttosunivcandsucceedinagoodAmericangraduate

program.

33.TocompetewithAmericanstudentsit'sveryimportantto.

A.bequiteconfident

B.bepoliteandfriendly

C.havemorediscussionswith

D.understandwhattheythinkabout

34.Aprofessorwillhavetheworstopinionofastudentwho.

A.givesasillyorsimpleanswer

B.triestoseizeanychancetospeakinclass

C.showsnointerestinthecourse

D.isconsideredtohavenoopinionofhisown

35.Theauthorismostlikelytofeelembarrassedif.

A.heasksastudent（orepealwhathehassaid

B.thestudentsbargainwithhim

C.hepretendstoknowwhathedoesn't

D.hehastogiveaspeech

36.Welearnfrom（hesecondparagraphthat.

A.weshouldalsoremainmodestinAmerica

B.modestydoesn'thelpmodestinAmerica

C.Americanalsolikemodestpeople

D.modestycanhelpyouthroughanAmericangraduateprogram

37.Thep