阅读理解Passage Two In eighteenth-century France and England, reformers rallied around egalitarian ideals, but few reformers advocated higher education for women

阅读理解I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city

阅读理解Passage One Sometime late last year, I noticed I was having trouble sitting down to read

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