在职工程硕士英语阅读理解练习和答案六.docx
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在职工程硕士英语阅读理解练习和答案六
在职工程硕士英语阅读理解练习和答案六
Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure-thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,exploredunknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewhoseekanimmediateexcitementfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.
Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace(perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon)200metersabovethegroundwithanelasticropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometersanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itisestimatedthattwomillionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumpinginvolvejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs.
Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?
Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,people’sliveswereconstantlyunderthreat.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.
Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkincomparativelysafeenvironment;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistoseekdangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.
1.Asuitabletitleforthepassageis.
A.DangerousSports:
WhatandWhy?
B.TheBoredomofModernLife
C.BungeeJumping:
IsItReallyDangerous?
D.TheNeedforExcitement
2.Moreandmorepeopletoday.
A.aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeejumping
B.areclimbingthehighestmountains
C.areclosetodeathinsports
D.arelookingforadventuressuchasexploringunknownplaces
3.Peopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause.
A.theyhavealotoffreetime
B.theycangotohospitaliftheyareinjured
C.theirliveslackexcitement
D.heynolongerneedtohuntforfood
4.Thewriterofthepassagehasa(n)attitudetowardsdangeroussports.
A.positive
B.negative
C.objective
D.subjective
参考答案:
AACC Everyyeartelevisionstationsreceivehundredsofcomplaintsabouttheloudnessofadvertisements.However,federalrulesforbidthepracticeofmakingadslouderthantheprogramming.Inaddition,televisionstationsalwaysoperateatthehighestsoundlevelallowedforreasonsofefficiency.AccordingtooneNBCexecutive,nodifferenceexistsinthepeaksoundlevelofadsprogramming.Giventhisinformation,whydocommercialssoundsoloud?
Thesensationofsoundinvolvesavarietyoffactorsinadditiontoitsspeaklevel.Advertisersareskillfulatcreatingtheimpressionofloudnessthroughtheirexpertuseofsuchfactors.Onemajorcontributortotheperceivedloudnessofcommercialsisthatmuchlessvariationinsoundleveloccursduringacommercial.Inregularprogrammingtheintensityofsoundvariesoveralargerange.However,soundlevelsincommercialstendtostayatornearpeaklevels.
Other“tricksofthetrade”arealsoused.Becauselow-frequencysoundscanmaskhigherfrequencysounds,advertisersfilteroutanynoisesthatmaydrownouttheprimarymessage.Inaddition,thehumanvoicehasmoreauditory(听觉的)impactinthemiddlefrequencyranges.Advertiserselectronicallyvaryvoicesoundssothattheystaywithinsuchafrequencyband.Anotherapproachistowritethescriptsothatlotsofconsonants(辅音)areused,becausepeoplearemoreawareofconsonantsthanvowel(元音)sounds.Finally,advertiserstrytobegincommercialswithsoundsthatarehighlydifferentfromthoseoftheprogrammingwithinwhichthecommercialisburied.Becausepeoplebecomeadaptedtothetypeofsoundscomingfromprogramming,adramaticchangeinsoundqualitydrawsviewerattention.Forexample,noticehowmanycommercialsbeginwithacheerfulsongofsometype.
Theattention-gettingpropertyofcommercialcanbeseenbyobservingone-to-two-year-oldchildrenwhohappentobeplayingaroundatelevisionset.Theymaytotallyignoretheprogramming.However,whenacommercialcomeson,theirattentionisimmediatelydrawntoitbecauseofitsdramaticsoundquality.
1.Accordingtothepassage,themaximumintensityofsoundcomingfromcommercials.
A.doesnotexceedthatofprograms
B.isgreaterthanthatofprograms
C.variesoveralargerangethanthatofprograms
D.islessthanthatofprograms
2.Commercialscreatethesensationofloudnessbecause.
A.TVstationsalwaysoperateatthehighestsoundlevels
B.theirsoundlevelsarekeptaroundpeaklevels
C.theirsoundlevelsarekeptinthemiddlefrequencyranges
D.unlikeregularprogramstheirintensityofsoundvariesoverawiderange
3.Manycommercialsbeginwithacheerfulsongofsomekindbecause.
A.popsongsattractviewerattention
B.itcanincreasetheirloudness
C.advertiserswanttomakethemsounddifferentfromregularprograms
D.advertiserswanttomergemusicwithcommercials
4.Oneofthereasonswhycommercialsareabletoattractviewerattentionisthat.
A.thehumanvoicesincommercialshavemoreauditoryimpact
B.peoplelikecheerfulsongsthatchangedramaticallyinsoundquality
C.high-frequencysoundsareusedtomasksoundsthatdrownouttheprimarymessage
D.theypossesssoundqualitiesthatmaketheviewerfeelthatsomethingunusualishappening
5.Inthepassage,theauthoristryingtotellus.
A.HowTVadsvaryvocalsoundstoattractattention
B.howtheloudnessofTVadsisovercome
C.howadvertiserscontrolthesoundpropertiesofTVads
D.howtheattention-gettingpropertiesofsoundsaremadeuseofinTVads
参考答案:
ABCDDTheestimatesofthenumbersofhome-schooledchildrenvarywidely.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationestimatesthereare250,000to350,000home-schooledchildreninthecountry.Home-schooladvocatesputthenumbermuchhigher—ataboutamillion.
Manypublicschooladvocatestakeaharshattitudetowardhomeschoolers,perceivingtheiractionsastheultimateslapinthefaceforpubliceducationandadamagingmoveforthechildren.Homeschoolersharborfewkindwordsforpublicschools,chargingshortcomingsthatrangefromlackofreligiousperspectiveinthecurriculumtoaherdlikeapproachtoteachingchildren.
Yet,aspublicschoolofficialsrealizetheystandlittletogainbyremaininghostiletothehome-schoolpopulationandashomesehoolersrealizetheycanreapbenefitsfrompublicschools,thesehardlinesseemtobesofteningabit.Publicschoolsandhomeshoolershavemovedclosertotoleranceand,insomecases,evencooperation.
SaysJohnMarshall,aneducationofficial,“Wearebecomingrelativelytolerantofhomeschoolers.”Theideais,“Let’sgivethekidsaccesstopublicschoolsothey’llseeit’snotasterribleasthey’vebeentold,andthey’llwanttocomeback.”
Perhaps,butdon’tcountonit,sayhome-schooladvocates.Homeschoolersopposethesystembecausetheyhavestrongconvictionsthattheirapproachtoeducation—wetherfueledbyreligiousenthusiasmortheindividualchild’sinterestsandnaturalpace—isbest.
“Thebulkofhomeschoolersjustwanttobeleftalone,”saysEngeCannon,associatedirectoroftheNationalCenterForHomeEducation.Shesayshomeschoolerschoosethatpathforavarietyofreasons,butreligionplaysarole85percentofthetime.
ProfessorVanGalenbreakshomeschoolersintotwogroups.Somehomeschoolerswanttheirchildrentolearnnotonlytraditionalsubjectmatterbutalso“strictreligiousdoctrineandaconservativepoliticalandsocialperspective.Notincidentally,theyalsowanttheirchildrentolearn—bothintellectuallyandemotionally—thatthefamilyisthemostimportantinstitutioninsociety.”
Otherhomeschoolerscontend“notsomuchthattheschoolsteachheresy(异端邪说),butthatschoolsteachwhatevertheyteachinappropriately,”VanGalenwrites,“Theseparentsarehighlyindependentandstriveto‘takeresponsibility’fortheirownliveswithinasocietythattheydefineasbureaucraticandinefficient.”
1.Accordingtothepassage,homeschoolersare.
A.thosewhoengageprivateteacherstoprovideadditionaleducationfortheirchildren
B.thosewhoeducatetheirchildrenathomeinsteadofsendingthemtoschool
C.thosewhoadvocatecombiningpubliceducationwithhomeschooling
D.thosewhodon’tgotoschoolbutareeducatedathomebytheirparents
2.Publicschoolsaresofteningtheirpositiononhomeschoolingbecause.
A.thereisn’tmuchtheycangotochangethepresentsituation
B.theywanttoshowtheirtolerancefordifferentteachingsystems
C.homeschoolingprovidesanewvarietyofeducationforchildren
D.publicschoolshavesomanyproblemsthattheycannotofferpropereducationforallchildren
3.Home-schooladvocatesareoftheopinionthat.
A.thingsinpublicschoolsarenotsobadashasoftenbeensaid
B.theirtoleranceofpubliceducationwillattractmorekidstopublicschools
C.homeschoolingissuperiorand,therefore,theywillnoteasilygivein
D.theirincreasedcooperationwithpublicschoolwillbringabouttheimprovementofpubliceducation
4.Mosthomeschoolers’oppositiontopubliceducationstemsfromtheir.
A.respectfortheinterestsofindividuals
B.worryabouttheinefficiencyofpublicschools
C.concernwiththecostinvolved
D.devotiontoreligion
5.According
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