1、英语阅读练习六一、完形填空One of the political issues that is heard a lot about in the States lately is campaign（竞选）finance reform（改革）. The people who are 36 for reform usually want the 37 to pay for campaigns and/or limit the amount of money thatcandidates（候选人）and their 38 can spend.One reason that reform is ca
2、lled for is that it costs so much to 39 for political office. Candidates have to spend a great deal of time and effort 40 money. The incumbents (those already in office) have less time to do chief jobs since they must 41 so many money raising events.Another 42 is the fear that candidates will be own
3、ed or 43 by the “special interest groups“ that give money to their campaigns. Sometimes this certainly seems to be the 44 .On the 45 side are those who say that it doesnt mean its really 46 just because you call something “reform“. They argue that the right to freedom of speech is 47 if the governme
4、nt can limit anyones ability to get his or hermessage out to the people.If one person or a group of people want to tell the 48 what they think about an issue or candidate, they have to buy 49 on TV, radio, and in newspapers and magazines. They might want to put up advertisements along highways and o
5、n websites. All this costs a lot of 50 .Those against laws that control or limit spending say that you dont really have freedom of 51 or freedom of the press if you cant get your message out. They say the government should never be able to control 52 discussions. They believe that this is most impor
6、tant when the voters are about to make 53 .What do you think about this 54 ? Listen to what the candidates for national office have to say. Which candidates 55 the most sense to you?36Awaiting Bcalling Cstanding Dpreparing37Agovernment Bpresident Ccandidates Dcitizens38Aleaders Bbosses Csupporters D
7、states39Apay Bcompete Cwait Dwork40Araising Bearning Cgiving Dgetting41Anotice Breport Cguard Dattend42Aevent Bcost CreasonDoffice43Aencouraged Bforced Ccontrolled Dordered44Ajoke Bpurpose Ccase Dexample45Aother Bsame Canother Ddifferent46Aworse Bbetter CeasierDharder47Ameaningless Bunimportant Cunn
8、ecessary Dimpossible48Areporters Btruth Cstory Dpublic49Atime Bcopies CrightsDadvertising50Aenergy Beffort Ctime Dmoney51Aargument Bopinion Cspeech Delection52Acommon Bpolitical Cgeneral Dspecial53Aprofit Btrouble Cplans Ddecisions54Aquarrel Bproblem Cissue Daffair55Afind Bmake CcreateDproduce二、阅读理解
9、AHuman Capital- How what you know shapes your lifePublication date: 20 Feb, 2007 ISBN: 9789264029088 Price: 15This book explores the influence of education and learning on our societies and lives and examines what countries are doing to provide education and training to support people throughout the
10、ir lives.Economic Policy Reforms - Going for Growth, 2007 EditionPublication date: 15 Feb, 2007 ISBN: 9789264030473 Price: 60Based on a broad set of indicators of structural policies and performance, Going for Growth2007 takes stock of the recent progress made in implementing (贯彻) policy reforms and
11、 identifies, for each OECD country, five policy prioritiesto lift growth.Climate Changes in the European Alps - Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural hazards ManagementPublication date: 22 Jan, 2007 ISBN: 9789264031685 Price: 24The first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine
12、ski areas under climate change for five countries in the region: France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany.OECD in Figures 2006-2007 - Statistics on the Member Countries - OECD ObserverPublication date: 05 Jan, 2007 ISBN: 9789264022638 Price: 15A bandy pocket reference containing key data cove
13、ring the entire range of OECD work including the economy, employment, health, education, migration, the environment, science and technology, agriculture, trade, and development aid.OECD Economic -Outlook m December No. 80Publication date: 26 Jan, 2007 ISBN: 9789264030954 Price: 80OECDs twice yearly
14、assessment and projections for the economies of the OECD area and selected non-members. This edition also looks at the rise in household debt.1. Which of the following hooks was published most lately?A. OECD in Figures 2006-2007. B. OECD Economic Outlook.C. Human Capital. D. Climate Changes in the E
15、uropean Alps.2. We can learn from the passage that Alps is _.A. an Austrian interesting place most attractive in summerB. a European mountain belonging to three countriesC. a stadium for skiing lovers from five European countriesD. a European mountain famous for its winter skiing3. From the book wit
16、h ISBN _, you can get a wider range of information about OECD.A. 9789264029088 B. 9789264030954 C. 9789264022638 D. 97892640304734. You should afford _ for a book on recent progress in economic policies ofOECD countries.A. 60 B. 15 C. 55 D. 80BAs a research shows, when it comes to strong emotion, th
17、e once serious British are now happy to shed tears quite openly.“30% of all British males have cried in the last month. That is a very high figure,“ said Peter Marsh, director of the Social Issues Research Center. “Only 2% said they could not remember when they last cried“, the head of the research
18、group said. Long gone is the “No Tears - We re British“ time when emotion was considered a bad form. “Among 2,000 people, very few in their forties or fiftieshad seen their father cry. Now it is twice as many, he told reporters. “77% of men considered crying in public increasingly acceptable.“ Almos
19、t half the British men opened the floodgates over a sad movie, book or TV program. Self-pity got 17% crying. 9% cried at weddings.From the days of Empire, the British have always considered themselves models of reserve (含蓄）, laughing at “excitable foreigners“ who show no self-control.Marsh argued th
20、e difference was still there: “We have probably not caught upwith the Americans or the Italians when it comes to expressing emotions.“But we are clearly changing. What we take as typical British reserve has significantly faded.“Women s battle for equal rights has certainly had an effect - both in th
21、e workplace and at home. “Men in their twenties or thirties are interacting (交互影响) with women on equal terms much more than a generation ago. They have to relate to the opposite sex. Women become more man-like and men become more female. That transfers into the workplace too.“ Marsh said. 5. The und
22、erlined phrase “opened the floodgates“ probably means _.A. fought against flood B. kept their feeling insideC. opened doors for others D. burst into tears 6. The British used to think crying in public _.A. natural B. polite C. unacceptable D. important 7. The research showed that British men cried m
23、ostA. over a sad film B. over self-pity C. at wedding D. at graduation 8. The last paragraph is mainly about_.A. womens struggle for equal rights B. the cause of the changeC. interaction between men and women D. womens influence on menCThere are two basic ways to see growth: One as a product, the ot
24、her as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外部的) result or product that can easily be realized and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language - all these are examples of people who have measurable
25、 results to show for their efforts.By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to measure, since it is a journey and not the landmark along the way. The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes and feelings people have, their carefulness or courage, as they meet with
26、new experiences and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends. There are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new difficulties to overcome.In order to grow, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the pos
27、sibility that they may “fail“ at first. How wesee ourselves as we try a new way is basic to our ability to grow. Do we notice ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then wet end to take more chances and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think were shy and uncertain? Then our sense of
28、timidity (胆怯) can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. Do we think were slow to adapt to changes or that were not clever enough to deal with a new challenge? Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.These feelings of u
29、nsafely and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessaryif we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these fears and doubts and if we protect ourselves too much, we stop growth. We become hidden inside a shell of our own making.9. _ can be considered as a product of personal growth.
30、A. Giving up smoking B. Sparing no efforts in workC. Being ready to help others D. Being brave before difficulties10. One who views personal growth as a process may_.A. succeed in business B. face difficulties and challengesC. always aim high D. try to avoid changes11. The underlined word “chances“
31、possibly means _.A. risks B. possibilities C. measuresD. interests12. The author agrees that one should NOT _.A. be curious about more changes B. avoid fears and doubtsC. adapt oneself to new conditions quickly D. be open-minded to new experiences三、任务型阅读Searching for the truthCollecting mid writing
32、news is like researching in history: the best information comes from those who were there at the time. So if we want to studytile history of China in the sixth century AD, we look at the writings of the people who lived then. They are called the primary sources because they tell us what it was like
33、to live then. People at a much later date who write about the same events are called the secondary sources. For example, when we read the original writings of Jia Sixie on agriculture, we are reading a primary source; when we read about Jia Sixie in our textbook we are reading secondary source becau
34、se the passage was written about him and his ideas many years after he died.When we make news we use primary and secondary sources. We can see this mostclearly in TV programmes. As we watch the news on TV, the person presenting the programme in the studio is the secondary source( because he tells us
35、 about the news) and the reporter in. Iraq or Washington is the primary source (because he is telling us about what is actually happening there). Without these reporters acting as primary sources, you would never find out what really happened in a war, earthquake, sports meeting, concert or festival
36、. These reporters explain what is happening so we have a clearer idea of what is going on there. They often take photographers with them who act as primary source by giving pictures of events.In a newspaper the position is different because these two roles are often combined. This means a reporter w
37、ho investigates a story may be the same person who writes it. If this happens, the reporter is both the primary and the secondary source. But the photographer who works with him/her is still a primary, source.One of the reasons that it is important to separate primary and secondary sources is that t
38、hey help us to decide what is a fact and what is an opinion. A fact is something that everybody agrees has happened. An opinion is somebodys idea of what happened. So facts and opinions are often mixed in any report, whether in a newspaper or on TV.What have you learnt from the above passage?Primary Sourcetime and offer an inside view of a particular event伤心的人整理
