1、智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 1（一）For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 1 a job or advancing in one, the abi
2、lity to read and comprehend 2 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 3 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 4 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 5 in the actual stuff of language itself-words. Taken individu
3、ally, words have 6 meaning until they are strung together into phrased, sentences and paragraphs. 7 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to 8 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over 9 you have j
4、ust read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 10 down the speed of reading is vocalizationsounding each word either orally or mentally as 11 reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 12 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predet
5、ermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 13 the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him.The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 14 word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible. At first 15 is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn
6、to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 16 your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 17 reading skill drastically improved after some training. 18 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 19 the training,
7、 now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 20 a lot more reading material in a short period of time.1. A.applying B.doing C.offering D.getting2. A.quickly B.easily C.roughly D.decidedly3. A.good B.curious C.poor D.urgent4. A.training B.habits C.situations D.custom5
8、. A.lies B.combines C.touches D.involves6. A.some B. A lot C.little D.dull7. A.Fortunately B.In fact C.Logically D.Unfortunately8. A.reuse B.reread C.rewrite D.recite9. A.what B.which C.that D.if智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 210. A.scales B.cuts C.slows D.measures11. A.some one B.one C.he D.reader12. A.
9、accelerator B.actor C.amplifier D.observer13. A.then B.as C.beyond D.than14. A.enabling B.leading C.making D.indicating15. A.meaning B.comprehension C.gist D.regression16. A.but B.nor C.or D.for17. A.our B.your C.their D.sucha18. A.Look at B.Take C.Make D. Consider19. A.for B.in C.after D.before20.
10、A.master B.go over C.present D.get through答案1.【答案】D【解析】本句意思是“ 谁如果想谋得一份差事 ”。 applying 需加 for,意思是“申请”；B.doing 做；C.offering 提供此三项均不符题意， 只有 D.getting(获得)适合。2.【答案】A【解析】本句意为“ 快速阅读与理解的能力，是关系到成败的关键所在” 只有quickly 与原意吻合。easily( 容易地)；roughly (粗略地 )； decidedly( 果断地)均与原文内容不符。3.【答案】C【解析】英语中，阅读速度快的人称为 good reader，反
11、之，就是 poor reader。根据上下文的内容，多数人都属于 poor reader，因此选 poor(差的)。其它选项不妥。智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 34.【答案】B 【解析】此处的意思是“ 大多数人早期养成看书慢的习惯” 因此选 habits(习惯)。training (训练，培训)；situations(形势)；custom(风俗习惯)。5.【答案】A【解析】此处说的是“ 主要的困难在于语言的自身要素，即单词” 。combines联合；touches 接触；involves 包括，这三项的词义与原文不符。而 lies 与 in 构成搭配，意为“ 在于” 。6
12、.【答案】C【解析】这里的意思是“如果单个地看这些字，它们并没有什么意义” 。some有点；A lot 许多；dull 单调的。此三项不合题意。只有 little(很少)是否定词，合乎逻辑。7.【答案】D【解析】此句意为“ 作者对未受过阅读训练的人的不良习惯感到遗憾” 。Fortunately 幸运地； In fact 事实上；Logically 合乎逻辑地,均不妥。Unfortunately(不幸地)合乎句义。8.【答案】B【解析】此句意为“ 在阅读时经常重读 (反复读)”因此，选 reread 重读。reuse再使用；Rewrite 改写；recite 背诵。9.【答案】A【解析】此处所填
13、的词既是 look back over 的宾语，又是 you have just read 的宾语，只有 what 能充当这种双重成分。10.【答案】C【解析】scales down 按比例减少；cuts down 削减；此两项不合题意。 measures 不能与 down 搭配。只有 slow 与 down 搭配的意思“ 放慢”，在此合适。智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 411.【答案】B【解析】本段前文已经出现 you，在此选 one(泛指人们，我们，你 )来代替you。some one 无此用法。如果用 reader，前面应加定冠词。he 不能与该段逻辑一致。12.【
14、答案】A【解析】此句意为“ 训练快速阅读所使用的工具必然与提高阅读速度有关” ，因此选 accelerator (快读器) 。actor 演员；amplifier 放大器；observer 观察者。13.【答案】D【解析】前面的 faster 决定了应当选 than，构成比较级。14.【答案】C【解析】此句意为“ 快速阅读器迫使你加快阅读速度，使你再也不能逐字阅读，回顾前文内容或者默读” 。 enabling 相当于 making possible；leading 引导；indicating 指出，表明。都不合题意。只有 making (使，使得)最合适。15.【答案】B【解析】这里的意思是“
15、速读最初会影响理解” ，所以选 comprehension(理解力)。meaning 意义，意思，指词或词组表示的意义；gist 大意，要旨 regression 回顾16.【答案】A【解析】与前半句中的 not only 相呼应，构成句式“不仅，而且”，只有选 but，而 nor；or 或 for 均不能构成固定用法。17.【答案】C【解析】本句中的主语是第三人称复数，物主代词必然是 their。18.【答案】B智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 5【解析】take 与后面的 for instance 构成短语，意为：“以例”，其它三项不能构成搭配。19.【答案】D【解析】这
16、里提到受训之前与受训之后进行比较,对比，因此选 before。20【答案】D【解析】此处意为：在较短时间内，读完众多的材料。master 掌握；go over复习；present 呈现，展现；此三项均不妥；只有 get through (读完)最恰当。(二)Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? 1 an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets
17、 2 the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to 3 the news.Newspapers have one basic 4 , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to 5 it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 6 inventions brought competition for
18、 newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. 7 , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 8 and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 9
19、 and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers 10 of the latest news, todays newspapers 11 and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers economic choices 12 advertisi
20、ng. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 13 .Newspapers are sold at a price that 14 even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 15 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The 16 in selling advertising depends on a newspapers value to advertisers. This 1
21、7 in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends 18 on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 19 in a newspapers pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspapers value to readers as a source of information 20 the
22、 community, city, country, state, nation, and worldand even outer space.1.A.Just when B.While C.Soon after D.Before2.A.to give B.giving C.given D.being given3.A.gather B.spread C.carry D.bring智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 64.A.reason B.cause C.problem D.purpose5.A.make B.publish C.know D.write6.A.anothe
23、r B.other C.one another D.the other7.A.However B.And C.Therefore D.So8.A.value B.ratio C.rate D.speed9.A.spread B.passed C.printed D.completed10.A.inform B.be informed C.to be informed D.informed11.A.entertain B.encourage C.educate D.edit12.A.on B.through C.with D.of13.A.forms B.existence C.contents
24、 D.purpose14.A.tries to cover B.manages to cover C.fails to cover D.succeeds in15.A.source B.origin C.course D.finance16.A.way B.means C.chance D.success17.A.measures B.measured C.Is measured D.was measured18.A.somewhat B.little C.much D.something19.A.offering B.offered C.which offered D.to be offer
25、ed20.A.by B.with C.at D.about答案1.【答案】A【解析】just 在此为副词，意为“刚刚”，做状语。此句意为“ 一个事件刚刚发智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 7生，街上就有报纸报道详情了。说明报纸对新闻的反应之快。2.【答案】A【解析】to give 和 giving 都合乎语法，但 giving 强调的是正在发生的动作，而此处重点表达的是“ 反应快 ”，不是正在做什么。3.【答案】A【解析】消息，信息要靠收集。4.【答案】D【解析】后面的不定式短语表示目的。5.【答案】C【解析】提供信息的目的是为了让他人知道，所以选 C。6.【答案】B【解析】
26、other 意为“ 其他的”。此句意为：无线电，电报，电视，及其它发明，成为报纸的竞争对手。智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 87.【答案】A【解析】根据句中的 merely 及其后所述内容，应选 however，表转折。8.【答案】D【解析】使用更新，更快的通讯工具，目的是提高速度。9.【答案】C【解析】报纸是印出来的，先印后看(读)。10.【答案】D【解析】keep sb.+过去分词是一种复合结构，sb. 与过去分词为被动关系，意为保持这种关系的继续。此句的意思是：报纸不断地为读者提供新闻信息。11.【答案】C【解析】关于 politics 之类的严肃话题,只能选 edu
27、cate。12.【答案】B智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 9【解析】此句意为：报纸通过广告影响读者在经济生活中的选择。13.【答案】B【解析】大多数报纸依靠广告收入来维持生存，此现象人人皆知。14.【答案】C【解析】报纸的售价之低，不足以抵付成本的一小部分。符合上下文关于广告收入的说法。15.【答案】A【解析】收入来源应该用 source。因为 source 指河流，泉水的发源地；常指抽象事物的根源或来源以及资料，信息的出处或来源。origin 起源，起因。指事物后来发生,发展变化的最初起点,或指人的出身和血统。16.【答案】D【解析】succeed in 为固定短语。此句
28、意为：广告业务的成功，取决于报纸在客户(要打广告的人) 心中的价值。17.【答案】C智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 10【解析】根据上下文，此处应该用一般现在时的被动语态，此句意为：报纸在客户心中的价值，是靠发行量衡量的。18.【答案】C【解析】该句意为：发行量的大小，很大程度上取决于发行部门的工作及报纸所提供的服务功能和娱乐功能。19.【答案】B【解析】offered 作 services 和 entertainment 的定语。20.【答案】D【解析】information 后面接介词 about，表示“关于”。（三）Most people would be (1) b
29、y the high quality of medicine available (2) to most Americans. There is a lot of specialization, a great deal of (3) to the individual, a (4) amount of advanced technical equipment, and (5) effort not to make mistakes because of the financial risk which doctors and hospitals must (2) in the courts
30、if they (7) things badly.But the Americans are in a mess. The problem is the way in (8) health care is organized and (9). (10) to public belief it is not just a free competition system. To the private system has been joined a large public system, because private care was simply not (11) the less for
31、tunate and the elderly.But even with this huge public part of the system, (12) this year will eat up 84.5 billion dollarsmore than 10 per cent of the U.S. Budgetlarge numbers of Americans are left (13). These include about half the 11 million unemployed and those who fail to meet the strict limits (
32、14) income fixed by a government trying to 智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 11make savings where in can.The basic problem, however, is that there is no central control (15) the health system. There is no (16) to what doctors and hospitals charge for their services, other than what the public is able to pay
33、. The number of doctors has shot up and prices have climbed. When faced with toothache, a sick child, or a heart attack, all the unfortunate person concerned can do is (17) up.Twothirds of the population (18) covered by medical insurance. Doctors charge as much as they want (19) that the insurance c
34、ompany will pay the bill.The rising cost of medicine in the U.S.A. is among the most worrying problems facing the country. In 1981 the countrys health bill climbed 15.9 per centabout twice as fast as prices (20) general.1. A compressed B impressed C obsessed D. repressed2. A available B attainable C
35、 achievable D. amenable3. A extension B retention C attention D. exertion4. A countless B titanic C broad D vast5. A intensive B absorbed C intense D concentrated6. A run into B come into C face D defy7. A treat B deal C maneuver D handle8. A which B that C what D when9. A to finance B financed C th
36、e finance D to be financed10. A Contrary B Opposed C Averse D Objected11. A looking forB looking into C looking after D looking over12. A which B what C that D it13. A over B out C off D away14. A for B in C with D on15. A over B on C under D behind智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 1216. A boundary B restri
37、ction C confinement D limit17. A to pay B paying C pay D to have paid18. A is being B are C have been D is19. A knowing B to know C they know D known20. A in B with C on D for答案与解析1. B解析：词义辨析题。各个选项的意思和辨析如下：compress 挤压；压缩。压缩机就是 compressor。近义词 squeeze。impress 影响；给某人以深刻印象。名词 impression 印象。形容词 impressiv
38、e给人深刻印象的，感人的，出色的。obsess 迷住，使困扰。例如 He was obsessed with the idea. 她一心想着那个念头。repress 压制（感情等） ；镇压。2. A解析：Something is available to someone：某人可以享受到 例如：Free education is available to all taxpayers.所有纳税人都可以享受到免费教育。available 可以获得的。现成的。attainable 虽然和 available 意思相近，但是没有 “现成的”之意。包含“需要努力才能得到的” 意思。achievable 的
39、用法和 attainable 相近。也包含“需努力才能得到” 的意思。智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 13amenable 有责任的，需要负责的。应该服从的，有服从义务的。例如，citizens amenable to the law，应该遵纪守法的公民。He was amenable to spending more time at home.他愿意在家多呆些时间。3. C解析：extension 延长，延续；推迟。retention 保留，保持，保持物attention 注意, 关心, 关注, 注意力exertion 尽力, 努力, 发挥 , 行使, 运用4. DVas
40、t amount of：大量的。countless 无数的。通常用于可数名词。近义词 myriad, many。titanic 巨大的。常形容体积。近义词 colossalbroad 宽的，宽广的vast 的用途比较广泛。可以用来形容体积，数量，程度，及强度。 近义词enormous。比如： vast amounts of investment 巨额的投资5. C解析：intensive 强烈的, 精深的, 透彻的。Absorbed 全神贯注的，一心一意的。intense 强烈的 , 剧烈的 , 热切的, 热情的, 激烈的例如，the excitement was intense 非常激动 i
41、ntense pain 剧烈的疼痛；intense colors，鲜明的颜色； intense effort 巨大的努力；an intense student 刻苦的学生concentrated 集中的，浓缩的。6. C解析：Must 后面用动词原形。 To face = to be faced with：面对。智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 147. D解析：Handle = to deal with：处理。Treat: 给治病，对待。Maneuver：有策略、有手腕地对待、处理。8. A解析：Which 引导的定语从句修饰 the way。这里 in which 完全可
42、以省略掉，变成：the way health care is organized再比如：the way he treated his wife：他对待他妻子的方式 = the way in which he treated his wife。9. B解析：Finance 在这里是动词。和 organize 是并列关系，用其过去分词。10. A解析：Contrary to和 相反。Opposed to 和反对，敌对，作对。Averse （常与 to 连用）嫌恶的I am not averse to a dance party and a good meal after a weeks hard
43、work.我不反对一周紧张的工作后举办一次舞会,再美餐一顿。The minister is averse to flattery.部长不喜欢听恭维话。Object 不及物动词。反对（某人或某事） 。例如：I object to all this noise.我反对一切噪音。However, others strongly object to developing private cars.然而,另有一些人强烈反对发展私人小汽车。He stood up and objected in strong language.智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 15他站起来用强烈的语言表示
44、反对。11. C解析：looking for 寻找looking into 调查looking after 照顾；照看looking over 检查，察看12. A解析：Which 引导一个非限定性定语从句，修饰名词 this huge public part of the system。非限定性定语从句不能用 that 修饰。13. B解析：To leave someone/something out：省略，忽略，不考虑。The entire Chapter II was left out in the second edition.再版的时候整个的第二章都被删掉了。To leave ove
45、r：留下，剩下。questions left over by history 历史遗留下来的问题14. D解析：Theres no limit on：是没有限度的。Theres no limit on the potential of the human brain.人大脑的潜力是无限的。15. A解析：和 control 搭配的介词是 over。16. D解析：boundary 界线；边界。例如， the boundaries of the country ，国界。界智汇教室（高分教育培训中心）By:Ariel 老师 16限；范围。例如：the boundaries of knowledge
46、 知识范围。Restriction 限制。例如： restrictions for hunters 对猎人实施的限制。a restriction against smoking in schools 禁止在学校吸烟 。confinement (被)限制, (被)禁闭, 产期, 分娩。近义词 imprisonmentlimit, restrict, confine 这三个动词的一般含义为“限制”或“ 局限”。limit 指时、空、程度、量等方面的“限定”，其内涵是如果超出了这种限度就会受罚或遭到令人不快的后果；此外，这个词也常用来表示“局限” This driver received a tic
47、ket because he failed to limit his speed while driving in heavy traffic.那位司机收到了一个违章通知单，因为他在车辆多的地方没能限制开车速度。I limited myself to two modest ambitions. to do physical exercises every morning and to read more of an evening.我把自己的决心限制于两项小小的抱负：即每天早晨做体操，常在晚上多读一点书。He seems to have only a limited intelligence.似乎他的智力有限。 We must limit our expense to what we can afford.我们必须不使开支超出我们的支付能力restrict 区
