阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AItisSaturdayafternoon．Youandyourfriendsareplanningtogotothemoviesandthenspendthenighttogether.Justasyoustarttogetready,yourdadremindsyouitisyouraunt'sbirthdayandthewholefamilyisgoingouttodinnertocelebrate．Howcanthispossiblyendwithoutahugeargument?Oneofthegreatestsourcesoftension(紧张情绪)betweenteenagersandtheirfamiliesisthestruggletobalancepersonaldesireswithfamilyexpectations．Asyouaregettingolder，youarebecomingmoreindependentandmoreinterestedinbeingwithyourfriends．However，atthesametime，yourfamilyistryingtofigureouthowtodealwiththesechanges．Whileyouoncespentmostofyourfreetimewithyourfamily，youarenowoftenabsentfromhome．Parentsmaygettheirfeelingshurt．Ortheymightfeelthattheyarelosingcontroloftheirfamilyduringthisperiod．Youmightfeelangrythatsomanyfamilydemandsareplacedonyou．Thereareafewthingsyoucantrytomakeitalittleeasiertoease(缓解)thetension．*Makeyourplansinadvance．Askyourparentsifthereisanythingelseplannedatthattime．*Whensomethingwithyourfriendsinterferes(干扰；冲突)withafamilyevent，trytofigureoutifthereisanywayyoucandoboth．*Suggestsomethingyouwouldreallyliketodowithyourfamily．Sometimesparentsfeelbetterjustknowingtheirteenagerwantstospendtimewiththem．Someofthetimeyouwon’tbehappywiththeoutcome(结果)．Youmighteitherhavetodisappointyourparentsorhavetomissoutbeingwithyourfriends．However，ifyoushowconsideration(体谅)forthefeelingsofbothyourfamilyandyourfriends，youcansolvetheprobleminatenderway．41．Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto_________.A．showadisagreementofviewsB．serveasadescriptionofteenagertroubleC．serveasanintroductiontothediscussionD．showthepopularityofteenagerproblem42．Thetensionbetweenteenagersandtheirfamiliesiscausedbythefactthat____________.A．teenagersdon’tliketotakefamilydemandsB．parentswanttokeeptheirfamilyundercontrolC．parentsfeelunhappythattheirchildrenmakesomanyfriendsD．bothparentsandteenagersdon’tpayattentiontoeachother’sfeelingmuch43．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvicegiveninthepassage?A．Don’tfeelangryifyourparentsaskyoutodosomething．-6-\nB．Trytothinkofwaystobalancefamilyeventwithfriendevent．C．Tellyourparentsbeforeyoudecidetospendtimewithyourfriends．D．Adviseyourparentstodosomethingthatyouareinterestedinwithyou．44．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toinformusofparentandteenagertension．B．Totellusaboutacommonteenagerproblem．C．Topersuadeparentstoshowconsiderationforteenagers．D．Toadviseteenagershowtodealwiththeirtensionwiththeirfamily．[来CDCDBHowdosuccessfulpeoplethink?Whatdrivesthem?Interviewsandinvestigationsindicatethatthereareseveralkeystosuccessthatsuccessfulpeopleshare．Firstofall，successfulpeopleneverblamesomeoneorsomethingoutsideofthemselvesfortheirfailuretogoahead．Theyrealizethattheirfutureliesintheirownhands．Theyunderstandthattheycannotcontrolthingsinlife，suchasnature，thepastandotherpeople．Butinthemeantime，theyarewellawarethattheycancontroltheirownthoughtsandactions．Theytakeresponsibilityfortheirlifeandregardthisasoneofthemostempoweringthingstheycando．Perhapswhatmostseparatesuccessfulpeoplefromothersisthattheylivelife“onpurpose”——theyaredoingwhattheybelievetheyareputheretodo．Intheiropinion，havingapurposeintheirlifeisthemostimportantelementthatenablesthemtobecomefullyfunctioningpeople．Theyholdthatwhentheylivetheirlifeonpurpose，theirmainconcernistodothejobright．Theylovewhattheydo—anditshows．Peoplewanttodobusinesswiththembecauseoftheircommitment(投身；献身)．Tolivetheirlifeonpurpose，successfulpeoplefindacausetheybelieveinandcreateabusinessaroundit．Besides，theynevereasilygiveup．Oncetheyhavesetupgoalsintheirlife，theyarewillingtodowhateverittakestoachievetheirgoals．Ratherthanseeingitnegativeordepressingtheyusetheknowledgetospurthemselvesonandgoafterwhattheywantenergeticallyandpassionately．45．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowPeopleLiveTheirLifeonPurposeB．HowPeopleCanBeSuccessfulC．HowPeopleCanDoTheirOwnThingsD．HowPeopleDoBusiness46．Bylivinglife“onpurpose”，successfulpeoplecan__________.A．doalotofworkB．concentrateontheirjobsC．dobusinesswithmanypeopleD．doalloftheabovementioned47．Theunderlinedword“it’’inthesecondparagraphrefersto__________.A．themainconcernofsuccessfulpeopleB．thejobthatsuccessfulpeopledoC．thecommitmentwithwhichsuccessfulpeopledotheirjobD．thebusinessthatsuccessfulpeopledowithotherpeople48．Theunderlinedword“spur”inthelastsentencemostprobablymeans.A．encourageB．exciteC．relieveD．force-6-\nCTraditionalrubbishcollectionisdirty,smellyandlabor-intensive,andrubbishcanpileupinbasementsorwoodenbins.Thisnewsystemdoesawaywithallthatandwithlotsofexpensivebinlorries."Nobodyseesanythinghappening,there'snobins,there'snotrucksonstreet,there'snocurbslikeboxes,thereisnokidsonthebikestryingtofightwithdustcarsgoinguponthestreet.It'ssafe,it'sclean,andit'shealthyforeverybody."Thisishowitworks:yousortyourrubbishintospecialcontainersinyourkitchen,thentakethebagstooneofthese.Theydropdownintothebuilding'sbasement.Twiceaday,apowerfulvacuumsucksthemawaytoacollectioncentredownasinglepipe.First,thefoodwaste,thengeneralrubbish,thenstuffforrecycling,likepaperandcans.Inthepastthirtyyears,thesystem'sbeeninstalledaroundtheworld,fromStockholmtoBarcelona,DisneylandtoDubai,butneverintheUK.Oneproblem:it'sexpensive.Localcouncilsmakebigsavingsonrefugecollection,buttheydon'tpaythecostofinstallation.Thedeveloperherenextto WembleyStadium,saysitmakessensepartlybecausethisdevelopmentisthesizeofasmalltown."Weowntheentiresite,the85acresandalltheroads.Andthat'sthefundamentalthatwecontrolthepublicground.Andwetakeabenefitofthat'causeourpublicground'sgoingbegreatasaconsequenceofthissystem.""Andthisiswhereitendsup,thecentralcollectioncentre.Thatgreatbiggreenpipeistheoutletfromtheundergroundnetworkandlaidinalltheroadsaroundhere.Thesegreatbigthingsareessentiallyenormousintensive vacuumcleanerthatwillswirl (使旋转)therubbisharound,theair,goesofftothetop.Thewastegoesdowntothebottomandthenit(is)shiftedtooneofthesecontainerswhereitcanbeputontoalorryandtakenaway."Environmentally,it’sclaimedthesystemsaregreatimprovement,butithasachallenge.49.WhichofthefollowingaboutthenewcollectionsystemisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.highpriceB.laborconsumptionC.bigsizeD.goodsafety50.Whichistherightorderwhenthenewsystemworks?A.Sortrubbish–putrubbishbagsinbasement----suckrubbishbyavacuum----shifttocontainersB.Putrubbishbagsinbasement----suckrubbishbyavacuum--sortrubbish----shifttocontainersC.Sortrubbish---shifttocontainers---suckrubbishbyavacuum---putrubbishbagsinbasementD.Suckrubbishbyavacuum----sortrubbish----shifttocontainers---putrubbishbagsinbasement51.Accordingtothepassage,thechallengeofthenewsystemis_________.A.toworkeconomicallyB.totakeupthesizeofasmalltownC.toequipitselfintheUKD.tobeenvironmentallyfriendlyDAttractivefathersdonotpasstheirlooksontotheirsonsbuttheywillhand-6-\ntheirgoodlooksdowntotheirdaughters,researchshows。Inastudyoffamilyphotographs,psychologistsProfessorDavidPerrettandElisabethCornwell-nowattheUniversityofColoradohavefoundthatwhilebothfatherandmothercaninfluencetheattractivenessoftheirdaughters,thecouple'sgoodlooksdonotnecessarilycontributetotheattractivenessoftheirsonasanadult。 Handsomemenwithmasculine(阳刚的)looksarelikelytopassonmasculinefeatures,butnotfacialattractiveness。Thetheorysuggestsitisnotunusualforattractiveparentstoproduceabeautifuldaughterwhilefailingtopassonthesamegoodlookstoason。Whilemanycelebritymothersproducestunningdaughters-suchasGoldieHawnandherdaughterKateHudsonorJerryHallandherdaughterGeorgia-thesameisnotnecessarilytrueofcelebrityfathers。SeanStewart,thesonofRodStewartandhisfirstwifeAlana,wouldprobablybejudgedlessattractivethanhismodelsisterKimberly。 "Wecan'tseeastrongrelationshipbetweentheparents'attractivenessandthesons.Iftheparentsaresupermodels,thechancesarethedaughterswillbelookers,"Perrettsaid。 ProfPerrettsaidithaspreviouslybeensuggestedthatawomancouldincreaseherownreproductivesuccessbychoosingagood-lookingmatewhosegeneswouldbepassedontomalechildren. Butthenewstudy,publishedinthecurrenteditionofthejournalAnimalBehaviour,disagreeswiththetheory。 Hesaid:"Whenwelookedatwomen'sfaces,wefoundclearevidencethatattractivenesspassedfrombothfatherandmothertodaughter.Forthemaleline,wefindthatfacialmasculinityconformstotherule'likefather-likeson'.Masculinedadshavemasculinesons。"Butwedidnotfindanyevidencethatfacialattractivenessispassedfromfathertoson。52.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?AFatherandmothercaninfluencetheattractivenessoftheirchildrenB.HandsomefatherswithmasculinelookswillnotpassonmasculinefeaturesC.Thereisastrongrelationshipbetweentheparents’attractivenessandthedaughters.DIftheparentsaresupermodels,theirsonswillbegood-looking.53.Whatdosetheword“lookers”inthefourthparagraphmostprobablymean?AOn-lookersBModelsCBeautiesDPassers-by54.Howmanycelebrityfamiliesarementionedinthepassage?AThreeB.OneC.TwoD.Four55.Thepassageismostlikelytobefoundinabookabout_________________.ApopularscienceBhistoricaleventsCsuccessfulpeopleDpoliticalsystemsEIfyouknowexactlywhatyouwant,thebestwaytogetajobistogetspecializedtraining.Arecentsurveyshowsthatcompanieslikegraduatesinsuchfieldsasbusinessandhealthcarewhocangotoworkimmediatelywithverylittleon-the-jobtraining.That'sespeciallytrueofboomingfieldsthatarechallengingforworkers.At-6-\nCornell'sSchoolofHotelAdministration,forexample,bachelor'sdegreegraduatesgetanaverageoffourorfivejobofferswithsalariesrangingfromthehighteenstothelow20sandplentyofchancesforrapidadvancement.Largecompanies,especially,likeabackgroundofformaleducationcoupledwithworkexperience.Butinthelongrun,toomuchspecializationdoesn'tpayoff.Business,whichhasbeenfloodedwithMBAs,nolongerconsidersthedegreeanautomaticstampofapproval.TheMBAmayopendoorsandcommandahighersalaryinitially,buttheeffectofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears.Asfurtherevidenceofcompaniesgraduallylosingfaithinspecializeddegrees,MichiganState’sScheetzmentionsapatterninhiringpractices.Althoughcompaniestendtotakeonspecialistsasnewhires,theyoftenseekoutgeneralistsformiddleandupper-levelmanagement.“Theywantsomeonewhoisn’tconstrained(限制)bynutsandboltstolookatthebigpicture,”saysScheetz.Thissoundslikeaformalstatementthatyouapproveoftheliberal-arts(文科)graduates.Timeandagainlabor-marketanalystsmentionaneedfortalentsthatliberal-artsmajorsareassumedtohave:writingandcommunicationskills,organizationalskills,open-mindednessandadaptability,andtheabilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblems.DavidBirch,manageroftheBostonRedSox,claimshedoesnothireanybodywithanMBAoranengineeringdegree,“Ihireonlyliberal-artspeoplebecausetheyhavealess-than-cannedwayofdoingthings,”saysBirch.Foraliberal-artsdegree,studentsfocusonsomebasiccoursesthatincludeliterature,history,mathematics,economics,science,humanbehavior—plusacomputercourseortwo.Withtheseusefulandimportantcourses,youcanfeelfreetospecialize,“Aliberal-artsdegreecoupledwithanMBAorsomeothertechnicaltrainingisaverygoodcombinationinthemarketplace,”saysScheetz.56.Whatkindsofpeopleareinhighdemandonthejobmarket?A)Studentswithabachelor'sdegreeinhumanities.B)PeoplewithanMBAdegreefromtopuniversities.C)Peoplewithformalschoolingplusworkexperience.D)Peoplewithspecialtraininginengineering57.Bysaying“…buttheeffectofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears”(Line3,Para,2),theauthormeans________.A)mostMBAprogramsfailtoprovidestudentswithasolidfoundationB)anMBAdegreedoesnothelpinthefuturepromotionC)MBAprogramswillnotbeaspopularinfiveyears'timeastheyarenowD)peoplewillnotforgetaboutthedegreetheMBAgraduateshavegot58.AccordingtoScheetz'sstatement(Lines4-5.Para.3),companiesprefer________.A)peoplewhohaveastrategicmindB)peoplewhoaretalentedinfineartsC)peoplewhoareambitiousandaggressiveD)peoplewhohavereceivedtraininginmechanics59.DavidBirchclaimsthatheonlyhiresliberal-artspeoplebecause________.A)theyaremorecapableofhandlingchangingsituationsB)theycansticktoestablishedwaysofsolvingproblems-6-\nC)theyarethoroughlytrainedinavarietyofspecializedfieldsD)theyhaveattendedspecialprogramsinmanagement60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthorsupport?A)Specialistsaremoreexpensivetohirethangeneralists.B)Formalschoolingislessimportantthanjobtraining.C)On-the-jobtrainingis,inthelongrun,lesscostly.D)Generalistswilldobetterthanspecialistsinmanagement.阅读41---44CDAD45---48CDCA49—51BAA52—55CCAA56---60CBAAD-6-
