专四阅读详解 天才意味着不懈的努力.docx
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专四阅读详解天才意味着不懈的努力
星期1Monday
Geniusonlymeanshard-workingallone'slife.天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。
学习内容
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错误统计
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日常生活
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7分钟
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儿童健康
391
4.5分钟
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女性人物
470
7分钟
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经济开发
416
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今日练习
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WeshouldhavehadherspayedrightafterRobertagavehertous.Butitwasoneofthosethings—wejustdidn’tgetaroundtoit.SooneAugustafternoon,Peachgavebirthto14puppies.Thekidswerethrilled,butitcrossedmymindonceortwicethatIhadnoideahowwe’dfindgoodhomesforsomanyadorablemutts.
ThekidsandIhadablastwiththepups,butasourlovelyfriendsgrew,thecleanupjobonthebackyardlawnincreasedaswell.Iusuallyendedupwiththehouseworkafterthekidshadleftforschoolinmorning,andaftereightweeksthejobwasgettingold.Besides,thetimehadcometostarttogetthemsettledintopermanenthomes.
SooneweekendthekidsandIpiledintothetruck,puppiesintherear,yippingandplayfulbitingeachother’searsandtails,andweheadedforthelocalhumanesociety.Ididn’tthinkIhadthepatiencetodealwithallthephonecallsanewspaperadwouldbring.
ButinnorthernCaliforniaatthattime,shelterswerefullofanimals,andiftheyweren’tadoptedquicklytheywereputtosleep.Itriedstiflingthatbitofinformation,butitwouldn’tstaysubmerged;Icriedthewholeway.
Whenwearrivedattheshelter,Idriedmytearsandsmoothedmypuffyeyes.Iwalkedalone(thekidswerenotcooperating)uptothecounterandcheerfullyannouncedIhad14wonderfulpuppiesforthem.Thewoman,withoutlookingupfromherpaperwork,roared,“Wedon’ttakepuppies.”Icriedallthewayhome,thistimewiththetearsofrelief.
SoIplacedanadfor“freepuppies”inthenewspaper.Idon’tthinkwegotasinglephonecall.Inthemeantime,thekidsandpupsgrewmoreinseparable.Onlyourtwocatswereallowedtospendthenightsinside,butfromthelaughsandthelookoftheblanketsinthemorning,somepupshadbeenoverlookedatbedtime.
Thegateonourbackyardfenceopenedontotheelementaryschool’sgrassfield.Everyafternoon,scoresofkidsarrivedtoplaysoccer.Thechildrenloveditwhentheirgameswereover,forthenIwouldopenthefloodgate,releasing14roly-poly,tail-waggingpuppiesforthemtoplaywith.Surelyaparentwouldn’tmindtakingoneortwohome.Theparentslovedthepuppies,too;buttheirdisciplinedabilitytodeclineourofferingamazedme.
Certainlythegreatplancouldnothavebeenforustokeepall14puppies,eveniftheyhadbeengivenperfectnames.Idesperatelysearchedtheheavensforasolution.Theoddideacametoputanotheradinthepaper,thistimeasking$10foreachpuppy.
Itworked.Placingavalueonthemuttssomehowhadaneffect.Imadeadealwiththekids:
Ifweweresoldoutofthepuppies,Iwouldgivethemhalfthemoney.Theycouldbuywhatevertheywanted.Sowhentwoweekslaterallthepuppiesweregone,Ihadthekidstogettheirmoneyjarsout.TheyproudlycarriedtheirsavingsasIdrovethemtotheirfavoriteplace—thetoystore.
Ofcourse,thedogpoundmighthaveseemedeasier.ButIlikedthisendingmuchbetter.
1.Atthebeginningofthepassage,theauthorimpliesthat
[A]hedidn’tlikedogs.
[B]hecouldn’taffordtohaveadog.
[C]heregrettednotrefusingtotakePeach.
[D]heregrettednothavinghadPeachspayed.
2.Aftereightweekstheauthorthoughtthecleanupjobonthebackyardlawnwas
[A]difficult.[B]time-consuming.
[C]boring.[D]tooeasy.
3.Accordingtothepassage,ifadogintheshelterwasn’ttakenbysomeone,itwould
[A]besoldout.[B]bekilled.
[C]bedumped.[D]beputout.
4.Whentheauthorputanadfor“freepuppies”inthenewspaper,nobodycalledbecause
[A]notallpeoplenoticedherad.
[B]peoplewouldn’tbelievewhattheadsaid.
[C]peoplewouldn’tliketogetpuppiesforfree.
[D]notallpeoplelikedpuppies.
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
[A]Theauthorhadtwocatsbesidesthedogs.
[B]Theauthordidn’tallowthepetstostayinthehouseatnight.
[C]Theauthorputtwoadsinthenewspapertofindhomesforthepuppies.
[D]Theauthorthoughttheendingwasgoodforthepuppies.
TextB
Theterm“childhooddiseases”denotesthosediseasesthatcharacteristicallyoccurduringanagespanthatbeginswiththefetus(胎儿)andextendsthroughadolescence.Thisisaperiodtypifiedbychange,bothinthechildhimselfandinhisimmediateenvironment.Changesinthechildrelatedtogrowthanddevelopmentaresostrikingthatitisalmostasifthechildwereaseriesofdistinctyetrelatedindividualsashepassesthroughinfancy,childhood,andadolescence.Changesintheenvironmentoccurasthesurroundingsandcontactsofatotallydependentinfantbecomethoseofaprogressivelymoreindependentchildandadolescent.Healthanddiseaseduringtheperiodfromconceptiontoadolescencemustbeunderstoodagainstthisbackdropofchanges.
Although,forthemostpart,thediseasesofchildhoodaresimilartothoseoftheadult,thereareseveralimportantdifferences.Forexample,certainspecificdisorders,suchasprecociouspuberty(早熟),areuniquetochildren;Others,suchasacutenephritis—inflammationofthekidney—arecommoninchildrenandinfrequentinadults.Atthesametime,somediseasesthatarecommoninadultsareinfrequentinchildren.Theseincludeessentialhypertension(highbloodpressureofunknowncause)andgout.Finally,amajorsegmentofpediatriccare(儿科护理)concernsthetreatmentandpreventionofcongenitalanomalies,bothfunctionalandstructural.
Apartfromvariationsindiseaseduetodifferencesbetweenchildrenandadults,certainotherfeaturesofdiseasesinchildrenneedtobeemphasized.Infectiousdisordersareprevalentandremainaleadingcauseofdeath,althoughindividualillnessesareoftenmildandofminorconsequence.Mostinstancesofthecommoncommunicablediseases,suchasmeasles,chickenpox,andmumps,areencounteredinchildhood.Disordersofnutrition,stillofgreatconcern,especiallybutnotexclusivelyindevelopingcountries,areofextremeimportancetothegrowinganddevelopingchild.Theuniquenutritionalrequirementsofchildrenmakethemunusuallyliabletodeficiencystates:
vitamin-Ddeficiencycausesrickets,acommondisorderofchildrenindevelopingcountries,andonlyrarelycausesanydiseaseinadults.Themajorenvironmentalhazardsthatendangerthehealthofyoungchildrenareeitherunavoidable,asinairpollution,oraccidental,asinpoisoningandintrafficinjuries.Olderchildren,especiallyadolescents,areexposed,asareadults,toenvironmentalhazardsthattheydeliberatelyseek,suchascigarettesmokingandtheuseofalcoholandotherdrugs.
6.Childhooddiseasesare
[A]generallycausedbythechangeofthechildhimself.
[B]causedprimarilybythechangeofthechild’simmediateenvironment.
[C]associatedwiththechangesrelatedtothechild’sgrowthanddevelopment.
[D]characterizedbyaseriesofdistinctyetrelatedstages.
7.AdultsmaysufferallthefollowingdiseasesEXCEPT
[A]gout.[B]hypertension.[C]precociouspuberty.[D]acutenephritis.
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
[A]Childhooddiseasesareoftenmildandofminorconsequence.
[B]Infectiousdiseasesarestillthemajorcausetochildren’sdeath.
[C]Children’suniquenutritionalneedsmakethemreliabletodeficiencystates
[D]Somechildrenevenintentionallypursueparticularenvironmentalhazards.
9.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout
[A]variationsinchildhooddiseases.
[B]someremarkablefeaturesofchildhooddiseases.
[C]prevalentinfectiousdisordersinchildren.
[D]importantdifferencesbetweenchildhooddiseasesandadultdiseases.
TextC
ElizabethⅠhasbeendeadformorethan400years,andMaryQueenofScotswasbeheaded16yearsearlierin1587.Yettoday’swomenstillidentifywiththesetwopowerfulqueens.
Elizabethisfrequentlymentionedinopinionpollsaboutgreatleaders,andmanysuccessfulwomenhavebeeninspiredbyher.Meanwhile,Elizabeth’sself-willedcousin,MaryQueenofScots,alsohaslegionsoffans.Sheisoftencitedastheultimateromanticheroinewhofollowedherheartandwasundonebylove.
ElizabethandMarywerecelebrityqueensintheirownlifetimes,andpartoftheirenduringfascinationisthattheyembodythefemaledilemmaweallshare—whetherweshouldfollowourhead(Elizabeth)orourheart(Mary).Eventoday,wefeelwehavetochoosebetweenthetwoasitoftenseemsimpossibletoreconciledemandingworkanddutytootherswithexpressingourneedsforloveandpersonalfulfillment.
ElizabethandMary’slivesasqueenswererich,complexanddangerous,andtheprizethatdividedthemwasnothinglessthantheEnglishcrownitself.Yettheiropposingresponsestoloveandloss,rivalryanddanger,hopeandfrustrationofdesirestillstrikeachordwith21st-centurywomen.
Elizabethwasanintellectualandpragmatist(实用主义者)whowaslargelyincontrolofheremotions,whileMary,acourageouswomanofaction,wasarecklessromanticwhofollowedherheart.Elizabethmadepersonalsacrificesinordertobeagreatqueenandeffectiveruler.Shenevermarried,butoftenspokeaboutbeing“motherandwife”ofherpeople.Mary,ontheotherhand,marriedBothwellagainstalladviceandfacedthesubsequentwreckageofherreign.
Marywasarecklessromanticbutwasbynomeansafool.Shewasanintelligent,respectedruler,butherfailingwasherlackofinsightintotheconsequencesofheractions.Herrashnesslefthervulnerableandeventuallyledtoherdownfall.Onthecontrary,Elizabethwasfarmorepolitically
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