成人本科学位英语阅读训练1-10

成人本科学位英语阅读训练1SaveYourBigPoundsGreatbooksatbig,bigsavings.Yes!That’swhatyougetwiththisbig-valueintroductiontoWorldBooks.Chooseanyfourofthebooksshownherefromaslittleas25peach,plusatotalof$1.95towardspostageandpackingandyoucouldsaveasmuchas$97onthepublisher’sprices.Agreatdealmoreforawholelotless!WithWorldBooksyou’llgoonsaving$$$sasamember.Eachmonthyourfreemagazineispackedwithpopularbooksathugesavings.TheEditor’sChoiceisoftenHALFthepublisher’sprice,andit’salwaysabestsellerbyatopauthor.Therearealsodozensofothersuperbooks---factandfiction---atneverlessthan25percentoffpublisher’sprice,sometimesuptoasmuchas50percent.Greatchoice…greatauthors…andsavingsalltheway.WithWorldBooksYouarespoiltforchoice.Alltoday’sfavoriteauthors,alltheirbiggestbestsellers.Thelatestoncookery,gardeningandotherpopularhobbies.Bookstoentertainyourchildren,andtohelpolderoneswiththeirhomeworkandschoolproject.Atlases,dictionariesandencyclopedias.Booksfulloftimesaving,moneysavingtips.Andmanymore…allatsavingsyou’llfindveryhardtobeat!Inreturnforyourgreatintroductorysavingsandthebigdiscountsyou’llenjoyasamember,allweaskisthatyouchooseatleastonebookamonthduringyourfirstsismonths.After,it’suptoyouhowmany,orhowfew,youchoose.Seethebooksathomebutsendnomoneynow.Pickyourintroductorybooksandwritetheirnumbersintheboxesonthecoupon.（优惠券）Butpleasedon’tsendanymoneynow.Lookatthebooksathomefirstandseeforyourselfthevalueyou’regetting!46.Thepassageisanadvertisementfor_____.A.apublishingcompanyB.amailorderclubC.acitylibraryD.astreetbookstore47.OneofthemanyfeaturesofWorldBooksis____.A.discountsareoften80percent.B.TherearemorebenefitsthelongeryoubelongtotheclubC.YouhavechancestowinlargepricesD.Yougetafreemagazine48.WorldBooksseemstoappealmostlyto____.A.averagefamiliesB.sciencefictionloversC.peoplewithacademicinterestsD.suchpeopleaspopsingersorbaseballfans49.FirstyearmembersofWorldBooks_____.A.havetobuybookseachmonthB.mustbuymorethansixbooksintheyearC.areentitlestoanumberoffreebooksD.havetobuyaminimumnumberofbooks50.Howcanmembersreceivetheirspecialoffer?A.Bycompetingaprintedform.B.BywritinganapplicationlettertoWorldBooksC.Byfillingyourcouponsintoboxes.D.Bysendingapersonalchecks.答案及分析：1.B分析：该题考察考生推理判断的能力。原文中有种种迹象表明WorldBook是一个邮购书的俱乐部。如：第二段提到了…plusatotalof$1.95towardspostageandpacking…我们知道postage(邮资)和packing(包裹)都是邮寄物品时才用到的词。从第三段的第二句话也可以看出来。2.D分析：此题考察的是细节。答案就在上题中提到的第三段第二句话。另外也可以用排除法：A提到了折扣，课文提到的是neverlessthan25percent,并不是选项中的often80%.B,C都没有在文中提及，注意识别这类干扰项。3.A分析：此题考察考生判断推理的能力。大家可以看第五段第三句，这句话中提到：thelastedoncookery,gardening,andotherpopularhobbies,从这句话可以推断一般的家庭会对这些书籍感兴趣。4.D分析：此题有一定的难度。我们采取排除法。A的错误之处在于并不是每个月，而是千半年的每个月；B这种情况不一定，假设前半年每个月至少买一本书（allweaskisthatyouchooseatleastonebookamonthduringyourfirstsixmonths）,有可能以后每个月都不买（after,it’suptoyouhowmany,orhowfew,youchoose）,也就是说不买也是允许的，如果是这种情况，这一年买的书就不是morethan6了；D属于典型的无中生有的干扰项，文中并未提及。所以D是正确选项。意思是：WorldBook的会员在第一年一定要买够最低限度的书。5.B分析：这又是一个细节题。从最后一段第一句可以找到答案。成人本科学位英语阅读训练2FightingAgainstWaterForcenturiesDutchengineershavebeenfightingawaragainstwater.Theirmainenemyisthesea.Alargepartifthecountryisbelowsealevel.Infact,Hollandisalsocalledthe“Netherlands”whichmeans“lowland.”Verytallandstrongwalls,calleddykes,havebuilttokeepoutthesea.Butinveryroughweathertheseamaysuddenlyburstthroughadyke.Greatdamagecanbecausedbyfloodswhenthishappens.Threelargeriversarealsopartoftheproblem.TheseriversaretheRhine,theMaasandtheScheldt.TheyflowthroughHollandintotheNorthSea.Theyhavecutmanypassagesacrossthecountry.Atlowtides,theriversflowintotheseaasusual.Butathightide,theseacanflowintotherivers!Thisisbecausethelandissolow.Thebattlesagainstthewaterneverend,buttheyhavemadeHollandabiggerandbiggercountry.Inordertopreventfloods,theengineerstake,orreclaim,landthatwasunderwater.TheDutchhavebeenreclaiminglandforsevenhundredyears.Landisusuallyreclaimedfromapassagebetweenislands.Twodykesarebuiltacrossthepassage,sotheyblockthewaterbetweenthem.Thentheengineersdiglongcanalsandpumpthewaterintothem.Atlowtide,thecanalsemptythewaterintothesea.Becausethelandissolow,waterfromtheseaandriverscanriseupthroughtheground.Forthisreason,thepumpscontinueworkingeventhelandhasbeendrained(thatis,whenthewaterhasbeenpumpedaway).Thedykescontaingates,andthroughthesethewaterispumpedout.InmanypartsofHolland,pumpsmustbeworkingallthetime.Iftheystopped,therewillbeverybadfloods.Apieceofreclaimedlandiscalledpolder,andHollandhasthousandsofpolders.Someareverylarge,butothersarequitesmall.Therearefarmsonmanyofthepolders.Cornandothercropsgrowwellonthedrainedland,anditgivesgoodgrassforcattle.Manysmalltownsandvillagesstandonpolders.EvenAmsterdam’sgreatairport,Schiphol,wasbuiltonreclaimedland.ThislandusedtobeundertheoldLakeHaarlem.1.WateristhemainthreattoHollandbecause____.A.theseaistooroughB.thelandislowerthantheseaC.thehighandstrongdykescannotkeepthefloodsoutD.theweatheristoorough2.“Netherlands”means____.A.highlandB.landofwaterC.lowlandD.landofdykes3.Hollandisthreatenednotonlybythesea,butalsoby____.A.thefloodsfrombrokendykesB.thethreeriversC.theseatidesD.manypassagesthethreerivershavecutacrossthecountry4.TheHolland