英語(yǔ)閱讀理解練習(xí)（1）AChinesepeoplearenowspendingmoretimesurfingthenetthanwatchingTV,accordingtoresultsofasurveybytheChineseThesurvey,ofcitizensoffiveChinesecities,foundthat79percentofintervieweesusetheinternetforinformation,and55.1percenttoreadnewsontheinternet.About63percentoftheintervieweesusee-mail.TheaveragetimesspentsurfingthenetandwatchingTVwere2.73hoursand1.29hours,respectively.Only10.4percentreportedusetheinternetprimarilytosendandreceiveemail;65.9percentreadonlinenews;62.2quiteoftenplaygameson-line.Moreandmorepeoplehavetakenaninterestintheentertainmentopportunitiesonline.Upto56.5percentofintervieweesquiteoftendownloadmusic,and53.5percentgetentertainmentmessagesfromtheinternet.Yetthesurveyfoundthattelevisionisstillthedominantmassmedium.Seventy-ninepercentofintervieweeschoosetowatchTVtogetinformation,andanother75percenttakenewspapersasimportantasTV.FivemajorwebsitesintheChineselanguage,namelySina,Sohu,Netease,BaiduandYahooarestillrankedtoponesbywebusers,andthosethatvotedforSinaasthebestamongthemwere30.9percent.AuthorizedstatisticsshowedthatwebusersinChinahavealreadyexceeded100million,secondtothatoftheUnitedStates.1.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.ChinesepeoplearenowspendingmoretimesurfingthenetthanwatchingTV.B.TherearemoreChinesepeopleusingtheinternetforinformationcomparedwiththosereadingnewsontheinternet.C.Therearemorepeopleusinge-mailcomparedwiththosesearchinginformationontheinternet.D.Therearemorepeopleusinge-mailcomparedwiththosereadingnewsontheinternet.2.Thesurveyshowsthat .A.Only10.4%reportedusetheinternettosendandreceiveemail.B.Lessthanhalfofthepeopleusetheinternetforenterfain-ment.C.Allofthepeoplereportedliketoplaygameson-line.D.Mostofthepeoplereportedreadonlinenews.3.Whichwillyouchooseifyouwanttochatwithyourfriendsontheinternet?A.TV B.Sina C.telephone D.QQ4.Theunderlinedword“exceeded”means .A.increasedto B.increasedby C.risen D.decreasedBIntheearlypartofthetwentiethcentury,racismwaswidespreadintheUnitedStates.ManyAfricanAmericanswerenotgivenequalopportunitiesineducationoremployment.MarianAnderson(1897-1993)wasanAfricanAmericanwomanwhogainedfameasaconcertsingerinthisclimateofracism.ShewasborninPhiladelphiaandsanginchurchchoirsduringherchildhood.Whensheappliedforadmissiontoalocalmusicschoolin1917,shewasturneddownbecauseshewasblack.Unabletoattendmusicschool,shebeganhercareerasasingerforchurchgatherings.In1929,shewenttoEuropetostudyvoiceandspentseveralyearsperformingthere.HervoicewaswidelypraisedthroughoutEurope.ThenshereturnedtotheUSin1935andbecameatopconcertsingerafterperformingatTownHallinNewYorkCity.RacismagainaffectedAndersonin1939.WhenitwasarrangedforhertosingatConstitutionHallinWashington,DC,theDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolutionopposeditbecauseofhercolor.ShesanginsteadattheLincolnMemorialforover75000people.In1955,AndersonbecamethefirstblacksoloisttosingwintheMetropolitanOperaofNewYorkCity.ThefamousconductorToscaninipraisedhervoiceas“heardonlyonceinahundredyears”.ShewasaUSdelegatetotheUnitedNationsin1958andwontheUNpeaceprizein1977.5.Accordingtothispassage,whatdidMarianAndersondobetween1917and1929?A.Shestudiedatamusicschool. B.Shesangforreligiousactivities.C.ShesangatTownHallinNewYork. D.ShestudiedvoiceinEurope.6.ToscaninithoughtthatMarianAnderson .A.hadaveryrarevoice B.sangoccasionallyinpublicC.sangonlyonceinmanyyears D.wasseldomheardbypeople7.Anderson’sbeautifulvoicewasfirstrecognized .A.attheLincolnMemorial B.inWashington,C.inEurope D.attheUnitedNations8.ThispassageshowsthatAndersonfinallydefeatedracismintheUSby .A.protestingtothegovernment B.appealingtotheUnitedNationsC.demonstratinginthestreets D.workinghardtoperfectherartCISITTIMETOGETMP3?Yourcomputerhasbeenplayingmusicforyears,oneCDatatime.NowhundredsofsongscanbestoredinyourPC(personalcomputer)ifthey’reintheMP3format.Whatisit?MP3compressesmusicintosmallcomputerfriendlyfiles.YouaccessMP3musicseveralways:MusiccanbedownloadedfromwebsitesthathaveconvertedvastmusiclibrariesintoMP3.OryoucanprerecordCDsintoyourPCandconvertsongsinminutesintoMP3.OnceMP3musicisonyourPC’sharddrive,youcanplayitthroughyourcomputer’sspeakers,“burn”itontoblankCDsorexchangeMP3fileswithfriendsusingE-mail.Howmuch?SoftwareneededtoplayandconvertMP3musicisoftenfree.Itcomespreinstalledonmostnewcomputersorcanbedownloadedfrommanywebsites,includingMP3.com.SomeMP3sitesarefree.Justtype“MP3sites”intoanysearchengine.ThepopularMP3playersstartataround$50andcanholdhundredsofsongs.AblankCDonwhichyoucanrecordmusiccostsaboutadollar.AdvantagesMP3turnsyourhomePCintoataperecorder.TinyMP3playersarethesizeofacard,makingiteasytotakehundredsofsongswithyou.DisadvantagesYoumayfindthatmusicatmanysitesislimited.Andsomeonlyallowyoutolistenratherthandownloadofferings.Othersletyoudownloadmusicthatthencan’tbecopiedtoMP3players.AndagrowingnumberofnewCDsmakeitimpossibletocopysongstoacomputer.9.HowcanyougetMP3music?A.ByturningyourhomePCintoataperecorder B.BytakingyourownmusicorsongswithyouC.BycopyingsongstoaPCthroughthespeakers.D.BydownloadingfromwebsiteswhichhaveconvertedmusiclibrariesintoMP3.10.WhichisNOTtruetothepassage?A.SoftwareneededtoplayandconvertMP3musicisoftenfreeofcharge.B.MP3musiccanbewithfriendsbye-mail.C.MP3musiccanbedownloadedforfreeatanysite.D.AgreaternumberofnewCDsmakeitpossibletocopysongstoacomputer.11.Theunderlinedword“burn”probablymeans_____.A.fire B.change C.download D.play12.HowmuchwillyoupayforaMP3player?A.Freeofcharge. B.Freedownloading. C.Atleastfiftydollars. D.Aboutadollar.DMostpeoplethinktheirtimeproblemsareouter,andthattheyarecausedbythetelephone,meetings,visitors,anddelayedinformationordecisions.Althoughtheseproblemsoftenhaveabadeffeteonthem,aswhenpeoplecallordropin,weusuallycontributetothem.Wefailtohavecallsscreenedbyaskillfulsecretaryorassistant,orweleaveourdooropen,actuallyassuringconstantinterruptions.Inalmostallcases,itispossibletoinfluence,ifnotcontrol,itusuallycancauseproblems,suchas,slownessandindecision,lackofself-discipline,theinabilitytodelegate,orthetendencytofightfires,toactwithoutthinking,andtojumpfromtasktotaskwithoutfinishinganyofthem.Timeisconstantthatcannotbechanged.Theclockcannotbesloweddownorspeededup.Thuswecannotmanagetimeitself.Wecanonlymanageouractivitieswithrespecttotime.Thesameskillsareneededasthoseusedinmanagingothers—theabilitiestoplan,organize,delegate,direct,andcontrol.Timemanagementissimplyself-management.Itisimpossibletobeeffectiveinanypositionwithoutcontrollingone’stimeeffectively.Successfultimemanagementdoesnotmeanworkingharder,butworkingsmarter.Allkindsofmanagementskillsmustbeusedinthehomeandofficetogetmostvaluefromtime.Youmustthinkaheadaboutwhattodo,andtimelythanothers,makingitgetmaximumresultsintheshortestpossibleperiod.13.Accordingtothewriter,timeproblems .A.arecausedbythetelephone,meetingsandvisitorsB.arecausedbydelayedinformationordecisionsC.canbesolvedbyself-management D.can’tbecontrolled14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedastileinternallygeneratedtimewasters?A.slownessandindecision. B.Lackofself-discipline.C.Jumpingfromtasktotaskwithoutfinishinganyofthem. D.Workinghard.15.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheabilitiestoplan,organize,delegate,directandcontrolshould .A.beusedinmanagingothers’activities B.beusedinmanagingone’sownactivitiesC.notbeusedintimemanagement D.beusedinmanagingbothothers’andone’sactivities16.Wecanalsodrawaconclusionthatthekeytosuccessfultimemanagementis .A.workingharderandharder B.cleverself-managementC.thinkingofwhattodo,andhowandwhentodoit D.employingaskillfulsecretaryETheHumanGenomeProject,agreat$3billion,15-yeartaskaimedatdrawingthegeneticmapofhumans,isnowmorethan90percentcompleted.Thescientificandmedicalcommunitiesareveryexcitedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingridofdiseasesandprolonginghumanlife.Butthosecommunitiesandpolicymakersarealsocarefulaboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflife.Forthelastfewyears,thegeneticadvancesinthefastdevelopingfieldofbiotechnologyhaveprovidedmaterialforallkindsofwork,butthedevelopmentsofmodernscienceinunlockingthesecretsofhumangeneticcodehaveopenedaworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealth,aswellasforthepopulationimagination.WhileEuropeanandJapaneseresearchersaremakingrapidprogressindecodinghumanDNA,theleadingorganizationforgeneticresearchintheUntiedStates,whichbeganin1990,is“unlockingthecode”ofthehumanbodytolearnhowtodefeatfataldiseases.Already,theHumanGenomeProjecthasbecomewidelyknownandpraisedforfindingthegenesconnectedwithasyetterriblediseases,andmakingprogresstowardseparatingthegenesthatshowasignofbreastcancerorAIDS.Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudied,researcherscandevelopnewwaystoattackinfections,andgeneticdiseases.Medicalcompaniesareveryinterestedinmappingthehumangenome;astheyexpecttodevelopalotofnewdrugsfortheseillnesses.17.Whydidthescientistsworksohardatmappingthehumangenome?A.Becausethehumangenomecandestroymanyillnesses.B.Becausethehumangenome’scompletioncanhelptogetridofmanydiseases.C.Becausetheywantedtobebetterknownthanothers.D.BecausetheHumanGenomeProjectcanprovidedalotofchancesofwork.18.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcountriesisthemostadvancedingeneticresearch?A.Japan B.Germany C.TheUnitedStates D.China19.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Ifthegenescanbefound,scientistscanstudymanynewwaystocureillnesses.B.TheUnitedStatesbegangeneticresearchearlyinthe19thcentury.C.Manymedicalcompaniesshowgreatinterestindrawingthehumangenomemap.D.Thescientistshavemadegreatprogressinconnectingsomegeneswiththecancers.20.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthispassage?A.Thegreathumangenome. B.Thediscoveryofgenes.C.Unlockingthegeneticcode. D.Genesandscientists.答案與解析A篇：文章難度：較易。本文主要介紹中國(guó)人現(xiàn)在花在上網(wǎng)的時(shí)間要比花在看電視上的時(shí)間多，上網(wǎng)人數(shù)已雄居世界第二位，大多數(shù)人上網(wǎng)的目的是獲取信息，閱讀新聞，收發(fā)郵件等。1、C依據(jù)調(diào)查數(shù)字，使用e-mail的約占63%，獲取信息約占79%，因此錯(cuò)誤。2、DA項(xiàng)應(yīng)為最初的上網(wǎng)意圖；B項(xiàng)應(yīng)為超過(guò)一半以上；C項(xiàng)應(yīng)為62.2%。3、D依據(jù)常識(shí)，QQ聊天軟件是目前流行最廣、最受廣大青少年所歡迎的網(wǎng)上交友、聊天工具。4、Aincreasedto為“增加到”，increasedby為“增加了”，risen后應(yīng)加介詞，decrease為“下降”。重難點(diǎn)單詞和詞組：①respectively 各自地②primarily 首先，走初③dominant 占優(yōu)勢(shì)的④exceed 超過(guò)，勝過(guò)⑤authorized 權(quán)威的⑥CASS 中國(guó)社科院B篇：文章難度：中等。本文介紹了美國(guó)黑人歌唱家瑪麗安·安德生如何憑著自身實(shí)力和勤奮戰(zhàn)勝了種族歧視，獲得了事業(yè)上的成功。5、B根據(jù)第一段“UnabletoattendmusicSchool,shebeganhercareerasasingerforchurchgatherings.”可知在1917年到1929年之間Anderson為宗教活動(dòng)唱歌。6、A由原文“heardonlyonceinahundredyears”可知。7、C由原文“shewenttoEuropetostudyvoiceandspentseveralyearsperformingthere.HervoicewaswidelypraisedthroughoutEurope”可知。8、D由文章主旨可知，Anderson憑著認(rèn)真工作以使得她的藝術(shù)完美，借此擊敗種族歧視。重難點(diǎn)單詞和詞組：①racism 種族主義，種族歧視②Philadelphia 費(fèi)誠(chéng)③choir 唱詩(shī)班圣樂(lè)團(tuán)④admission 進(jìn)入權(quán)，入場(chǎng)券⑤soloist 獨(dú)唱者⑥delegate 代表⑦triumph 勝利，巨大成功⑧applyfor

申請(qǐng)⑨t(yī)urndown 拒絕C篇：文章難度：較難。本文主要介紹信息時(shí)代新的錄放、存儲(chǔ)文件，音樂(lè)的工具——MP3軟件和播放器