成人英语三级

Part II Reading Comprehension (20 points)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Feel tired lately? Has a doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you.

Then, consider this: you might be in a state of subhealth.

Subhealth, also called the third state or the gray state, is explained as a borderline state between health and disease.

According to the investigation by the National health Organization, over 45 percent of subhealth people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-weeks.

Symptoms include a lack of energy, depression , slow reactions, insomnia (失眠), agitation, and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs.

The key to preventing and recovering from subhealth, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open air activities.

As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional elements—vitamins and trace elements that are important to the body.

Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract (消化系统). They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding subhealth.

16. According to this passage, which of the following is right?

A. When you are in a state of subhealth, you should stay at home and keep silent.

B. When you are in a state of subhealth, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine.

C. When you are in a state of subhealth, you should have yourself examined in foreign countries.

D. When you are in a state of subhealth, you should find out the reasons and relax yourself.

17 It may be easy for middle-aged people to be in a state of subhealth because .

A. they have used up their energy

B. they have lost their living hopes

C. they have more pressure in life and work

D. they begin to get older

18. The key to preventing you from falling into a state of subhealth is that you should .

A. work hard B. sleep more

C. form good living habits D. take more medicine

19 As for food, experts suggest that .

A. we should never eat meat

B. we should have varieties of food

C. we should eat less than usual

D. we should have meals without salt and sugar

20. The underlined word “alternate” in this passage is the closest in meaning to .

A. arrange by turns B. cause to take place

C. keep up D. take up

Passage Two

ALBANY, New York—After 18 years of being vetoed by Democratic governors, a death penalty law signed by George Pataki, the stated Republican governor, took effect Friday. New York is the 38th state to enact a death penalty since 1976, when the U. S. Supreme Court allowed states to resume capital punishment.

“People out there understand that this is going to save lives,” Mr. Pataki said. He spoke at a news conference, surrounded by relatives of people killed in crimes that now qualify as capital cases.

Among the murders now punishable by death are those of police officers, prison guards and judges, serial killings, those committed with another felony (重罪) such as rape, and slayings by terrorists. The killers would be executed by injection.

A coalition has been preparing an appeal since the bill was approved. It will be filed as soon as someone is sentenced to death? said Norman Siegel, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union. No one has been executed in New York since 1963. In 1965, the legislature suspended the death penalty due to doubts about its fair application to minorities.

21. vetoed a death penalty law in New York State after 1976.

A. Democratic governors B. Republic governors

C. The Supreme Court D. George Pataki

22. Capital punishment is in the U.S.

A. not allowed B. allowed

C. allowed in 38 states D allowed in the 38th state

23. Crimes of qualify as capital cases.

A. robbery B. serial killings

C. rape D. terrorism

24. No one has been executed in New York since .

A. 1965 B.1976 C.1963 D. 1967

25. The death penalty was suspended in 1965 because the legislature had doubts .

A. whether it would be fair to minorities

B. whether it would be fair to everyone

C. about its fair application to minorities

D. over its unfair application to minorities

Passage Three

Tibetan architecture has been influenced by Chinese culture as well as Indian culture, and reflects a deeply Buddhist approach. The Buddhist wheel, along with two dragons, can be seen on nearly every Buddhist temple whose designs and inside details are different in Tibet. The design of the Tibetan towers can be different, from roundish walls in the western areas of Tibet to squarish, four-sided walls in Ladakh, an area near Himalayas which is known for its remote mountain beauty.

The most unusual feature of Tibetan architecture is that many of the houses and temples are built on elevated, sunny sites facing the south, and are often made out of a mixture of rocks, wood, cement and earth. Little fuel is available for heating or lighting, so flat roofs are built to keep heat inside, and multiple windows are built to let in sunlight. Walls are usually sloped inwards at 10 degrees as a measure to fight against frequent earthquakes in the mountainous area.

Standing at 117 meters in height and 360 meters in width, the Potala Palace, which means the holy land of Buddhism, is considered as the most important example of Tibetan architecture. Formerly the living place of the Dalai Lama, it contains over a thousand rooms within thirteen stories, and houses portraits of the past Dalai Lamas and statues of the Buddha. It is divided into the outer White Palace, which serves as the administrative quarters, and the inner Red Palace, which contains the assembly hall of the Lamas and a vast library of Buddhist scriptures (经文). It is now a state museum of China and a popular tourist attraction.

26. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Tibetan architecture. B. Tibetan temples.

C. Tibetan arts. D. Tibetan transportation.

27. The walls are usually sloped inwards at 10 degrees to .

A. bring in the fresh air

B. keep the cold wind out

C. prevent the damage of earthquakes

D. collect the rain in summer

28. Tibetan architecture has the following characteristics EXCEPT that .

A. the houses need no fuel for heat or light

B. the houses are built to make full use of sunlight

C. the materials are rocks, wood, cement and earth

D. temples in different places have different kinds of walls

29. Which of the following is NOT referred to in the last paragraph?

A. The area of Potala Palace.

B. The high rank of Potala Palace.

C. The architectural style of Potala Palace.

D. The original use of Potala Palace

30. What can be learned from the passage?

A. The Potala Palace is divided into the parts.

B. Ladakh is a place famous for its remote mountain beauty.

C. The name of the Potala Palace doesn’t have special meaning.

D. The Potala Palace represents the achievements of Tibetan architecture.

Passage Four

When Herbert. J. Taylor first came to this company, the workers didn’t hold much faith in him. He looked into the way the company did its business, which was the sale” of aluminum pots and pans. The nature of the industry was fraught with dishonest business practices. To bring the business out of bankruptcy Taylor knew that he had to change the way business was performed. Finally he developed a very simple business tip that. all employees were to follow in all of their business dealings with customers and suppliers. The tip changed the business, turned the business around and at last brought it out of bankruptcy.

The business tip is a simple four-step decision-making tool. It didn’t tell people what to do or how to think, but it did give them a tool to use in all of their business dealings. It is simple The four way test. The tip is to use this simple decision-making tool in your life and see if it doesn’t make a difference. As people, we must all stick to our personal honesty. This is handy and simple test of what you say, do or think. Give it a try in your life.

The four way test

①. Is it the TRUTH?

②. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

③. Will it build GOODWILL and better friendship?

④. Will it be GOOD to all concerned?

By the way, this tool made Herbert. J. Taylor a multi-millionaire in the 1930s. So it’s also a very profitable way of doing business.

31. The underlined phrase “was fraught with” in paragraph 1 means .

A. was filled with B. was popular with

C. was famous for D. was covered with

32. This four-step decision-making tool can .

A. give you an exact answer to all the problems

B. help you change the way you do things

C. certainly help you do all business successfully

D. help you find better ways to fight against the people around you

33. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Herbert. J. Taylor is the richest business man in the world

B. All the business don’t make their money in an honest way

C. The company of Herbert. J. Taylor didn’t trade according to The four way test.

D. The workers didn’t believe Herbert. J. Taylor could succeed at first.

34. This simple decision-making tool is__________.

A. only a honest way of doing business.

B. only profitable to others

C. both a honest and profitable way of doing business

D. only a profitable way of doing business

35. What could be the best title of the passage?

A. The four way test

B. Herbert, J. Taylor’s success.

C. How to survive in business

D. To be honest in business.

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