TXET 1：2013年在职MPA英语阅读理解强化练习及答案
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For the person keeping a journal, whatever he experiences and wants to hold he can write down. But to get it down on paper begins another adventure. For he has to focus on what he has experienced, and to be able to say what, in fact, the experience is. What of it is new? What of it is remarkable because of associations in the memory it stirs up? Is it a good or bad thing to have happened? And why, specifically? The questions multiply themselves quickly. As one tries to find the words that best represent this discovery, the experience becomes even more clear in its shape and meaning.
Beyond the value of the journal as record, there is the value of the discipline it teaches. The journalist begins to pay closer attention to what happens to and around himself. He develops and sharpens his skills of observation. He learns the usefulness of languages as a means of representing what he sees, and gains skill and certainty in the expression of his experiences. To have given up one's experience to words is to have begun marking out the limits and potential of its meaning. In the journal that meaning is developed and clarified to oneself. When the intention of the development of that meaning is the consideration of another reader, the method of the journal redirects itself and it becomes the essay.
1. The author thinks of keeping a journal as _____.
[A] an association
[B] an adventure
[C] a discovery
[D] an observation
2. According to the author,keeping a journal is good for _____.
[A] observation and expression
[B] certainly and discipline
[C] experience and adventure
[D] consideration and development
3. By keeping a journal,one can _____.
[A] develop the usefulness of language
[B] develop his memory
[C] charify the consideration to everyone
[D] have a thorough understanding of his experience
4. According to the writer,which of the following statements is NOT correct?
[A] The journalist can express what has happened.
[B] A journal can serve as a record of the past happening.
[C] The journalist must be able to observe closely.
[D] Writing helps develop the consideration of others.
5. The passage is mainly about _____.
[A] how to write a journal
[B] the expressions of a journal
[C] the values of keeping a journal
[D] how to solve the problems in a journal
参考答案：B A D D C
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Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want so say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understand - he wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him. What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist. Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and repose; their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects. If one painter chooses to paint a gangrenous(生坏疽的) leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing something---all of which mean that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.
1. All artists are common in that _____.
[A] they use shapes and colors instead of words
[B] they are trying to teach the public
[C] what they want to teach is difficult to explain
[D] they want to learn from the public
2. A painter chooses certain shapes and colors out of the countless billions possible because he believes they _____.
[A] are beautiful
[B] can bring delight to him
[C] are worth showing to the public
[D] are particular
3. Contemporary artists choose subjects _____.
[A] without reference to the character of their subjects
[B] that only provide an interesting pattern
[C] that there is no meaning in it
[D] partly for the meaning of the subjects
4. Comparing the painter who paints a gangrenous leg with the one who paints a lake in moonlight,we can draw the conclusion that _____.
[A] both convey the same meaning
[B] both show certain aspects of the world
[C] the latter is more meaningful
[D] the former is more meaningful
5. According to the passage,which of the follwoing statements is true?
[A] The public could share the artist's feelings through their choice of shapes and colors.
[B] The painter should not choose to paint ugly things.
[C] Contemporary artists are completely different from other artists.
[D] All artists are teaching the public consciously.
参考答案：B C B B A
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There are some earth phenomena you can count on, but the magnetic field, some say, is not one of them. It fluctuates in strength, drifts from its axis, and every few 100,000, years undergoes a dramatic polarity reversal—a period when north pole becomes south pole and south pole becomes north pole. But how is the field generated, and why is it so unstable?
Groundbreaking research by two French geophysicists promises to shed some light on the mystery. Using 80 metres of deep sea sediment (沉淀物) core, they have obtained measurements of magnetic-field intensity that span 11 polarity reversals and four million years. The analysis reveals that intensity appears to fluctuate with a clear, well-defined rhythm. Although the strength of the magnetic field varies irregularly during the short terra, there seems to be an inevitable long-term decline preceding each polarity reversal. When the poles flip—a process that takes several hundred thousand years—the magnetic field rapidly regains its strength and the cycle is repeated.
The results have caused a stir among geophysicists. The magnetic field is thought to originate from molten (熔化的) iron in the outer core, 3,000 kilometers beneath the earth's surface. By studying mineral grains found in material ranging from rocks to clay articles, previous researchers have already been able to identify reversals dating back 170 million years, including the most recent switch 730,000 years ago. How and why they occur, however, has been widely debated. Several theories link polarity flips to external disasters such as meteor (陨星) impacts. But Peter Olson, a geophysicist at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, says this is unlikely if the French researchers are right. In fact, Olson says intensity that predictably declines from one reversal to the next contradicts 90 percent of the models currently under study. If the results prove to be valid, geophysicists will have a new theory to guide them in their quest to understand the earth's inner physics. It certainly points the direction for future research.
1.Which of the following titles is most appropriate to the passage?
A.Polarity Reversal: A Fantastic Phenomenon of Nature.
B.Measurement of the Earth's Magnetic-Field Intensity.
C.Formation of the Two Poles of the Earth.
D.A New Approach to the Study of Geophysics.
2.The word "flip" (Line6, Para, 2) most probably means "___".
A. decline
B. intensify
C. fluctuate
D. reverse
3.What have the two French geophysicists discovered in their research?
A.Some regularity in the changes of the earth's magnetic field.
B.Some causes of the fluctuation of the earth's magnetic field.
C.The origin of the earth's magnetic field.
D.The frequency of polarity reversals.
4.The French geophysicists' study is different from currently prevailing theories in____.
A.its identification of the origin of the earth's magnetic field
B.the way the earth's magnetic intensity is measured
C.its explanation of the shift in the earth's polarity
D.the way the earth's fluctuation rhythm is defined
5.In Peter Olson's opinion, the French experiment_____.
A.is likely to direct further research in the inner physics of the earth
B.has successfully solved the mystery of polarity reversals
C.is certain to help predict external disasters
D.has caused great confusion among the world's geophysicists
参考答案：A D A C A
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I wonder if you realize just how many others share your problem. It is so common for people to distort the truth about themselves. Sometimes it's just an invented excuse when you're late for something or a pretence that you like someone you don't. These white lies don't usually harm anyone and indeed often help smooth over difficult social situations. They certainly are embarrassing if exposed but, on the whole, they're easily forgiven.
What you describe is a habit of lying that is more serious than this. I suspect that the lies you tell are ways of defending an idea you have of your own worth. People who have doubts about their own self-esteem often worry that others will judge them as harshly as they feel they deserve because of a secret idea that they are pretty worthless. In other words, they create a false picture of themselves, a picture of someone who meets all the expectations they think others have of them, And as you say, that causes problems since they have to keep living up to that image. At the same time, they have to tell further lie to cover the stories they have already told. According to some authorities, this is particularly among women especially those who have few opportunities to develop an adequate sense of self-worth.
I suggest you give yourself one day during which you stick solidly to the truth about yourself. Give yourself a small treat at the end of the day if you have managed to keep it up. Wait a week and then try it again. Once you have achieved three separate lie-free days, see if you can cope with three days running, then extend it to a whole week. Don't make a promise to yourself that you will never lie again because almost certainly you will it's too much to take on at once. Try to change things little by little, by setting yourself manageable targets. After a while, you'll wonder why you ever had the problem at all.
1.This passage is a reply to someone who____.
A.keeps a habit of lying for vain reasons
B.works hard to meet others' expectations
C.does not know the truth about himself and is too sure of himself
D.does not know how to make a realistic plan for himself
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.White lies often cause embarrassment in social situations.
B.It is important for women to have an adequate sense of self-worth.
C.It takes a little time to get rid of your habit.
D.Take exercise like running if you are free and keep it up.
3.The expression "living up to" in the second paragraph can best be replaced by____.
A. growing up with
B. living with
C. seeking
D. sticking to
4.In the last paragraph the writer implies that_____.
A.you will solve the problem with patience and a strong will
B.you must be hard on yourself to accomplish something
C.your problem lies in the fact that you hasten to make promises
D.you must set different targets at different stages of your life
参考答案：A B D A
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Imagine a world in which there was suddenly no emotion—a world in which human beings could feel no love or happiness, no terror or hate. Try to imagine the consequences of such a transformation. People might not be able to stay alive: knowing neither joy nor pleasure, anxiety nor fear, they would be as likely to repeat acts that hurt them as acts that were beneficial. They could not learn: they could not benefit from experience because this emotionless world would lack rewards and punishments. Society would soon disappear: people would be as likely to harm one another as to provide help and support. Human relationships would not exist: in a world without friends or enemies, there could be no marriage, affection among companions, or bonds among members of groups. Society's economic underpinnings (支柱) would be destroyed: since earning $10 million would be no more pleasant than earning $10, there would be no incentive to work. In fact, there would be no incentives of any kind. For as we will see, incentives imply a capacity to enjoy them.
In such a world, the chances that the human species would survive are next to zero, because emotions are the basic instrument of our survival and adaptation. Emotions structure the world for us in important ways. As individuals, we categorize objects on the basis of our emotions. True, we consider the length, shape, size, or texture, but an object's physical aspects are less important than what it has done or can do to us—hurt us, surprise us, anger us or make us joyful. We also use categorizations colored by emotions in our families, communities, and overall society. Out of our emotional experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain things and actions are "good" and others are "bad", and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social life—from what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promises and which people our group will accept. In fact, society exploits our emotional reactions and attitudes, such as loyalty, morality, pride, shame, guilt, fear and greed, in order to maintain itself. It gives high rewards to individuals who perform important tasks such as surgery, makes he roes out of individuals for unusual or dangerous achievements such as flying fighter planes in a war, and uses the legal and penal (刑法的) system to make people afraid to engage in antisocial acts.
1.The reason why people might not be able to stay alive in a world without emotion is that____.
A.they would not be able to tell the texture of objects
B.they would not know what was beneficial anti what was harmful to them
C.they would not be happy with a life without love
D.they would do things that hurt each other's feelings
2.According to the passage, people's learning activities are. possible because they____.
A.believe that emotions are fundamental for them to stay alive
B.benefit from providing help and support to one another
C.enjoy being rewarded for doing the right thing
D.know what is vital to the progress of society
3.It can be inferred from the passage that the economic foundation of society is dependent on____.
A.the ability to make money
B.the will to work for pleasure
C.the capacity to enjoy incentives
D.the categorizations of our emotional experiences
4.Emotions are significant for man's survival and adaptation because____.
A.they provide the means by which people view the size or shape of objects
B.they are the basis for the social feeling of agreement by which society is maintained
C.they encourage people to perform dangerous achievements
D.they generate more love than hate among people
5.The emotional aspects of an object are more important than its physical aspects in that they____.
A.help society exploit its members for profit
B.encourage us to perform important tasks
C.help to perfect the legal and penal system
D.help us adapt our behavior to the world surrounding us
参考答案：B C C B D
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The London Stock Exchange has been famous as a place for men only, and women used to be strictly forbidden to enter. But the world is changing day by day, and even the Stock Exchange, which seemed to be a men's castle, is gradually opening its doors to the other sex. On 16th November 1971, a great decision was taken. The Stock Exchange Council (the body of men that administers the Stock Exchange ) decided that women should be allowed onto the new trading floor when it opened in 1973. But the "castle" had not been completely conquered. The first girls to work in "The House" were not brokers or jobbers. They were neither allowed to become partners in stockbroking firms, nor to be authorized dealers in stocks and shares. They were simply junior clerks and telephone operators.
Women have been trying to get into the Stock Exchange for many years. Several votes have been taken in "The House" to see whether the members would be willing to allow women to become members, but the answer has always been "No". There have been three refusals of this kind since 1967. Now women are admitted, although in a very junior capacity. Two forms of jobbers made an application to the Stock Exchange Council to be allowed to employ girl clerks. Permission was finally given. A member of the Stock Exchange explained, after this news had been given, "The new floor is going to be different from the old one. All the jobbers will have their own stands, with space for a telephone and typewriters, Therefore there will have to be typists and telephone operators. So women must be allowed in." This decision did not mean a very great victory in the war for equal rights for women. However, it was a step in the right direction. The Chairman of the new building will eventually lead to women being allowed to have full membership of the Stock Exchange. It is only a matter of time; it must happen.
1.The London Stock Exchange is famous____.
A.for its favorable location
B.for its policy of opening its doors to women
C.because it has been a place for men only
D.because women are now beginning to enter its doors to work
2.Several votes have been taken in "The House"____.
A.to see if women were willing to become members
B.to decide when women would be allowed into "The House"
C.to find out whether the members were willing to allow women to become members
D.to decide when to allow women onto the new trading floor
3.Which of the following is true?
A.Since 1973 women have been allowed to work with the London Stock Exchange.
B.Women have always been refused participation in stock trading.
C.Women were never officially allowed to enter the Stock Exchange.
D.Men have been trying to get into the Stock Exchange.
4.What is this article about?
A.Women's place in society.
B.How the London Stock Exchange functioned in 1971.
C.How women have been struggling for full membership of the Stock Exchange.
D.How women were gradually allowed to work in the Stock Exchange.
参考答案：C C A D
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When your parents advise you to "get an education" in order to raise your income,they tell you only half the truth.What they really mean is to get just enough education to provide manpower for your society,but not so much that you prove an embarrassment to your society.
Get a high school diploma,at least.Without that,you will be occupationally dead unless your name happens to be George Bernard Shaw or Thomas Alva Edison,and you can successfully dropout in grade school.
Get a college degree,if possible.With a B.A.,you are on the launching pad.But now you have to start to put on the brakes.If you go for a master's degree,make sure it is an M.B.A.,and is famous law of diminishing returns begins to take effect.
Do you know,for instance,that long-haul truck drivers earn more per year than full professors?Yes,the average 1977 salary for those truckers was $24000. While the full professors managed to earn just $23030.
A Ph.D. is the highest degree you can get.Except for a few specialized fields such as physics or chemistry where the degree can quickly be turned to industrial or commercial purposes,if you pursue such a degree in any other field,you will face a dim future. there are more Ph.D.s unemloyed or underemployed in this country than any other part of the world.
If you become a doctor of philosophy in English or history or anthropology or political science or languages or-worst of all-in philosophy,you run the risk of becoming overeducated for our national demands.Not for our needs,mind you,but for our demands.
Thousands of Ph.D.s are selling shoes,driving cars,waiting on table,and endlessly filling out applications month after month.They may also take a job in some high school or backwater college that pays much less than the janitor earns.
You can equate the level of income with the level of education only so far.Far enough,that is,to make you useful to the gross national product,but not so far that nobody can turn much of a profit on you.
1. According to the writer,what the society expects of education is to turn out people who _____.
[A] will not be a disgrace to society
[B] will become loyal citizens
[C] can take care of themselves
[D] can meet the nation's demands as a source of manpower
2. Many Ph.D.s are out of job because _____.
[A] they are improperly educated
[B] they are of little commercial value to their society
[C] there are fewer jobs in high schools
[D] they prefer easier jobs that make more money
3. The nation is only interested in people _____.
[A] with diplomas
[B] who specialize in physics and chemistry
[C] who are valuable to the gross national product
[D] both A and C
4. Which of the following is not true?
[A] Bernard Shaw didn't finish high schools,nor did Edison.
[B] One must think carefully before pursuing a master degree.
[C] The higher your education level,the more money you will earn.
[D] If you are too well-educated,you'll be overeducated for society's demands.
5. The writer sees education as _____.
[A] a means of providing job security and financial security and a means of meeting a country's demands for technical workers
[B] a way to broaden one's horizons
[C] more important than finding a job
[D] an opportunity that everyone should have
参考答案：D B C C A
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In science the meaning of the word "explain" suffers with civilization's every step in search of reality.Science can not really explain electricity,magnetism,and gravition;their effects can be measured and predicted,but of their nature no more is known to the modern scientist than to Thales who first looked into the nature of the electrification of physicists reject the notion that man can ever discover what these mysterious forces "really" are. Electricity, Bertrand Russell says,is not a thing,like St.Paul's Cathedral;it is a way in which things behave.When we have told how things behave when thry are electrified,and under what circumstances they are electrified,we have told all there is to tell.Until recently scientists would have disapproved of such an idea.Aristotle,for example,whose natural science dominated Western thought for two thousand years,believed that man could arrive at an understanding of reality by reasoning from self-evident principle.He felt,for example,that it is a self-evident principle that everything in the universe has its proper place,hence one can deduce that objects fall to the groud because that's where they belong,and smoke goes up because that's where it belongs.The goal of Aristotelian science was to explain why things happen.Modern science was born when Galileo began trying to explain how things happen and thus originated the method of controlled experiment which now forms the basis of scientific investigation.
1. The aim of controlled scientific experiments is _____.
[A] to explain why things happen
[B] to expalin how things happen
[C] to describe self-evident principles
[D] to support Aristelian science
2. What principles most influenced scientific thought for two thoudsand years?
[A] The speculations of Thales.
[B] The forces of electricity,magnetism and gravity.
[C] Aristotle's natural science.
[D] Galileo's discoveries.
3. Bertrand Russell's notion about electricity is _____.
[A] disapproved of by most modern scientists
[B] in agreement with Aristotle's theory of self-evident principle
[C] in agreement with scientific investigation directed toward "how" things happen
[D] in agreement with scientific investigation directed toward "why" things happen
4. The passage says that until recently scientific _____.
[A] that there are mysterious forces in the universe
[B] that man cannot discover what forces "really" are
[C] that there are self-evident principle
[D] that we can discover why things behave as they do
5. Modern science came into being _____.
[A] when the method of controlled experiment was first introduced
[B] when Galileo succeeded in explaining how things happen
[C] when Aristelian scientists tried to explain why things happen
[D] when scientists were able to acquire an understanding of reality by reasoning
参考答案：B C C B A
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There are various way in which individual economic units can interact with one another.Three basic ways may be described as the market system,the administered system,and the traditional system.
In a market system individual economic units are free to interact each other the the marketplace.It is possible to buy commodities from other economic units or sell commodities to them.In a market,transcations may take place via barter or money exchange. In a barter economy,real goods such as automobiles,shoes,and pizzas are traded against each other.Obviously,finding somebody who wants to trade my old car in exchange for a sailboat may not always be an easy task.Hence,the introduction of money as a medium of exchange eases transactions considerably.In the modern market economy,goods and services are bought or sold for money.
An alternative to the market system is administrative control by some agency over all transactions.This agency will issue edicts or commands as to how much of each kind of goods and services should be produced,exchanged,and consumed by each economic unit.Central planning may be one way of administering such an economy.The central plan.drawn up by government,shows amounts of each commodity produced by the various firms and allocated to different households for consumption.This is an example or complete planning of production,consumption,and exchange for the whole economy.
In a traditional society,production and consumption patterns are governed by tradition:every person's place with--in the economic system is fixed by parentage,religion,and custom.Transactions take place on the basis of tradition,too.People belonging to a certain group of caste may have an obligation to care for other persons,provide them with food and shelter,care for their health,and provide for their education.Clearly,in a system where every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone,progress mey be difficult to achieve,a stagnant society may result.
1. What is the main purpose of the passage?
[A] To outline constrasting types of economic system
[B] To explain the science of economics
[C] To argue for the superiority of one economic system
[D] To compare barter and money--exchange markets
2. In the second paragraph,the word "real" in "real goods" could best be replaced by which of the following?
[A] high quality
[B] concrete
[C] utter
[D] authentic
3. According to the passage,a barter economy can lead to _____.
[A] rapid speed of transactions
[B] misunderstandings
[C] inflation
[D] difficultied for the traders
4. According to the passage,who has the greatest degree of control in an administered system?
[A] Individual households
[B] Small businesses
[C] Major corporations
[D] The government
5. Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as a criterion for determining a person's place in a traditional society?
[A] Family background
[B] Age
[C] Religious belief
[D] Custom
参考答案：A B D D B
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How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really known is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions, and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down, these sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds, Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style(文体). Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar(粗俗的).
1. Which is true about origin of language?
[A] Men,as well as animals,invented certain sounds to express thoughts.
[B] The origin of language is a complicated question.
[C] Words did not have written form,at first.
[D] Words were invented to represent meanings.
2. The power of words lies in _____.
[A] the fact that it can associate the things in the world with the ideas in our mind
[B] the fact that one word is connected with another
[C] the fact that it can associate one person with another
[D] the fact that it can recall to us the events of our past
3. In order not to make our speech silly and vulgar,we should _____.
[A] use words that can move men to tears
[B] choose words with care and accuracy
[C] become a master of words
[D] use words which sing like music
4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
[A] The more we read and learn,the larger our vocabulary will be.
[B] The longer we live,the number of words that mean something to us increases.
[C] Words can be used to represent various meanings.
[D] Literary style a usually very charming.
5. The best title for this passage would be _____.
[A] The meaning of words
[B] The characteristics of words
[C] The origin of words
[D] The power of words
参考答案：C A B B D
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In Switzerland, six miles west of Geneva, lies a collection of laboratories and buildings, and most curious of all, a circular mound of earth more than 650 feet in diameter. This cluster has unique importance. It is Europe's one and only atomic city dedicated to investigating the atom for peaceful purposes. The strange buildings belong to the European Council for Nuclear Research, more popularly known, from its French initials, as CERN. The council was born when a handful of statesman and scientific experts met in Paris in 1950. Their aim was to "establish an organization providing for collaboration among European states in nuclear research of a pure scientific and fundamental character". The CERN agreement was signed in 1953, and work on the atomic city began in 1954. Today CERN's facilities are among the most modern and the most diversified ones in the world. Impressive as the scientific aspect may be, the real significance of CERN may lie with the thousand people---the scientists, lab workers, and administrative crew drawn from the fourteen member nations---who populate it. British engineers work side by side with Swiss electricians, Yugoslav nuclear physicists, and Dutch mathematicians. The official languages are French and English, with German an unofficial third. But CERN is no tower of Babel---the language of science is universal and all embracing.
1. The laboratories and buildings discussed in the passage belong to _____.
[A] a private research organization
[B] Switzerland
[C] the European Council for Nuclear Research
[D] the United Nationa
2. The cluster has unique significance because it is _____.
[A] Europe's only atomic city
[B] a city devoted to nuclear research
[C] a city dedicated to investigating the atom for peaceful purposes
[D] a clearing house for the world's nuclear research
3. CERN's facilities for research are _____.
[A] limited but effective
[B] among the best in the world
[C] rapidly expanding
[D] both a and c
4. The passage says that CERN is not a tower of Babel because _____.
[A] work is the common denominator of all the staff
[B] the language of science is universal
[C] CERN had adopted only two official languages
[D] all the workers are drawn from one country
5. The real significance of CERN may lie in its staff because they _____.
[A] work in international harmony
[B] come from all over the world
[C] are investigating all phases of human conduct
[D] are eliminating the problems of individual rationalism
参考答案：C C B B A
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There were several reasons why the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain rather than in France, the other great powers of the day. In the first place, Britain had the money necessary to finance the larger enterprises. England's supremacy on the seas had encouraged commerce, and Englishmen had been amassing wealth through there commerce and industry. The newly rich class in that country were not the aristocratic group, but merchants and businessmen who were willing to devote themselves to industry and scientific agriculture. The wealth of France, on the other hand, was largely in the hands of the nobility, and they were not willing to do the necessary work to develop industry. In the second place, Great Britain had undertaken very early the manufacturing of inexpensive and more practical products for which there would be ever-growing demand from the people, especially the new middle class. On the other hard, France produced articles in the luxury class. These could never be turned out in quantities because they demanded individuality. England was the producer of goods that were produced in quantities, and if she could find a cheaper means of producing them, her markets would grow. So she was ready for methods that would make it possible to manufacture in large quantities. In the third place, for a long time England had large numbers of semiskilled workers. When the feudal system broke down in England and the manors were turned to sheep raising, numbers of Englishmen went to the towns. There they engaged in weaving, making shows, wood carving and many other occupations that developed skills. When the industrial revolution began, these men were available for the work on the new machines. Moreover they were free men who could move from place to place as the need for workers arose. This had not been the case in France, which was still chiefly an agricultural country with peasants bound to their masters in many ways so they could not easily move to the cities. In the fourth place, coal was abundant in Great Britain, and a large amount of this cheap fuel was necessary for ruing the factories. There was coal in northern France, too, but France was late in tapping such resources because really everyone depended directly or indirectly on farming for his living.
1. Britain had the money necessary to develop industry because _____.
[A] Britain was much wealthier than France at that time
[B] Britain government encouraged the development of industry
[C] The merchants and businessmen were willing to fiancee the industry
[D] The aristocratic group was willing to develop the industry
2. According to the passage, French people attached importance to _____.
[A] the quantities of the articles
[B] the individuality of the articles
[C] the practicality of the articles
[D] the price of the articles
3. Which of the following statements is true?
[A] The wealth of France was largely in the hands of new middle class.
[B] French people were bound to the new machines.
[C] France was more likely to produce goods in qualities.
[D] France could not get free workers necessary to the industry.
4. When the industrial revolution began, Englishmen _____.
[A] were busy amassing wealth through commerce and industry
[B] had found a cheaper means of producing goods needed in qualities
[C] depended on farming for their living
[D] could move from plae to place as the need for workers arose
5. What can be inferred from the passage?
[A] The demand for luxury goods was limited.
[B] Industrial Revolution was the result of the interaction of various factors.
[C] French people farming to industry and commerce.
[D] Coal was very important to people's life.
参考答案：C B D D B