阅读理解You tell sex of a goose by its demeanor and its stancethe way it holds itself, its general approach to life

阅读理解Text 2 Fears of new technology have sometimes produced terrifying versions of the future

阅读理解Text 5 Imagine an immensely, speeded-up movie of Manhattan Island during the last hundred years

阅读理解Scattered around the globe are more than 100 small regions of isolated volcanic activity known to geologists as hot spots

阅读理解Can it be a mere coincidence that the world heard that Superman would renounce his U

阅读理解Passage B Welcome to the U

阅读理解I am a father of three who has been on the frontline of parenting for years

阅读理解Clear thinking needed In some ways, the climate talks that begin in Paris on November 30th will show world leaders at their best

阅读理解...the language that we use in day-to-day conversation is biased in and of itself.

阅读理解Passage G In some ways the employment interview is like a persuasive speech because the applicant (interviewee) seeks to persuade the employer (interviewer) to employ him or her

阅读理解Text 1 In the 1997 general-election campaign，Education，Education was Tony Blairs pet phrase Times change quickly

阅读理解【C1】 No aspect of life in the Twenties has been more commented upon and sensationally romanticized than the socalled Revolt of the Younger Generation

阅读理解Passage 3 Like most people, Ive long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am

阅读理解Passage One Charles Dickens was born at Portsea on 7 February 1812 and named Charles John Huffham

阅读理解Passage 1 An English dictionary is the most important thing you will need when learning English

阅读理解Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. For each of them there are four choices marked A.,B., C. and D. You should decide on the best choice.Passage 4Scholars and students have always been great travelers. “Academic mobility” is now often stated in impressive termsas a fundamental necessity for economic and social progress in the world, and debated in the areas of Europe, but itis certainly nothing new. Serious students were always ready to go abroad in search of the most stimulating teachersand the most famous academies; in search of the purest philosophy, the most effective medicine, the likeliest road togold.Mobility of this kind also means mobility of ideas, their transference across frontiers, their simultaneous impact uponmany groups of people. The point of learning is to share it, whether with students or with colleagues, one believesthat only eccentrics (行为古怪的人) have no interest in being credited with a startling discovery, or a new technique.It must also have been reassuring to know that other people in other parts of the world were about to make the samediscovery or were thinking along the same lines, and that one was not quite alone, confronted by inquiry, ridicule orneglect.In the twentieth century, and particularly in the last 20 years, the old footpaths of the wandering scholars havebecome vast highways. The vehicle which has made this possible has of course been the aeroplane, making contactbetween scholars even in the most distant places immediately feasible, and providing for the very rapid transmissionof knowledge.Apart from the vehicle itself, it is fairly easy to identify the main factors which have brought about the recentexplosion in academic movement. Some of these are purely quantitative and require no further mention: there are farmore centers of learning, and a far greater number of scholars and students.In addition, one must recognize the very considerable multiplication of disciplines, particularly in the sciences,which by widening the total area of advanced studies has produced an enormous number of specialists whoseparticular interests are precisely defined. These people would work in some isolation if they were not able to keep intouch with similar isolated groups in other countries.

阅读理解【C1】 Britains merchant navy seldom grabs the headlines these days; it is almost a forgotten industry

阅读理解Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You shoulddeicide the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the center.Passage OneCertainly, the concept of “death with dignity” has become an increasing focus of the debate, not theleast because of medical progress that has brought about a major increase in the number of retired andaged persons. The issue has generated lots of legislation, much of which confuses rather than clarifiesan important question in euthanasia: Who will pull the plug?In general, the laymen’s(外行人) view of euthanasia is one of “mercy killing,” or active interventionto end life, with little or no concept of the possibility of a passive form.I make no excuses and ask no forgiveness for admitting that I have practiced passive euthanasia formany years. In fact, I gave instructions to the doctor attending my own mother in her last illness thatshe should receive no antibiotics nor be tube-fed. At that stage, she was in her 98 th year, sufferingfrom her third stroke and unconscious with pneumonia.I have never practiced active euthanasia, a deed that in my country is regarded as murder and couldmerit the death penalty. But I do believe that in the clinical practice of medicine, active euthanasia hasa definite place. I also believe that we should not be afraid to discuss its place in the scheme of thingsand to explore the possibilities in this approach to the terminally ill.I cannot accept the simple statement that a doctor does not have the right to take life; furthermore, Ibelieve the greatest difficulty is to define life. I myself have defined it as joy in living. Given theabsence of this quality, the request of the suffering person and the satisfaction of other criteria such asgood faith on the part of those caring for the person and the completion of legal requirements, there isno ethical reason why active medical euthanasia may not be administered.Indeed, I have always wondered at the kind of person who would mercifully end the life of a sufferinganimal, yet would hesitate to extend the same privilege to a fellow human being.As a scientist and a humanitarian, I find society’s attitude toward the different ways of causing thedeath of an individual both hypocritical (虚伪的) and illogical. Consider that, for as long as man hasinhabited the earth, he has accepted with few reservations the right to kill and be killed on thebattlefields, even when this leads to not only his own but multiple deaths.I have talked to legal, ethical and medical authorities in many parts of the world on the need foractive euthanasia. Again and again the same questions came up:Who will decide when a life is to be terminated and how can mistakes be avoided?Would doctors perhaps misuse the right to life by getting rid of the people they do not like?Does a doctor have the right to play God?If it is feared that a doctor is playing God when he terminates a life, it can just as readily be arguedthat he is playing the same role when he prolongs the life of a terminally-ill patient. And surely, whenthe terminally-ill person develops an inter-current infection that will cause death if not treated, arewe not also interfering with God’s will by instituting treatment and preventing the patient from dyingof the infection?

阅读理解Text C Last fall was a first-of-its-kind season

阅读理解Passage 2 Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia behind a veil of congressionally imposed secrecy in June 1776 for a country wracked by military and political uncertainties