全新 大学英语 快速阅读第一册 Unit4.docx

全新 大学英语 快速阅读第一册 Unit4Unit 4 1. Directions: Read the following passages, and then select the best choice for each of the questions or incomplete statements. Passage 1 快速阅读自查表 阅读和联系建议用时：4分22秒 实际用时： 正确答题数记录： There are stock markets in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell the shares of a factory of company. And each share means part ownership of a factory or company. Different people go to the stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks to try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money. Of course, investing money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and the investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down. No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling (赌博). All are eager to make money by “gambling” in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to “gamble.” Indeed, the stock market is an attractive and complex part of the business world. (Words: 244) 1. The following people go to the stock market EXPCEPT those who A) want to become richer B) want to get rid of poverty C) want to save money D) want to find jobs 2. Which of the following statements is true? A) A good investor can affect the change in stock prices. B) A good investor can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down. C) A good investor will sometimes lose money. D) A good investor knows how to choose a company which does a good job. 3. In the passage the writer . A) encourage people to go to the stock market B) assures people that buying stock is a good investment C) warns people to be careful in buying stocks D) explains how stock goes up when factories or companies run well 4. The word “ complex” in the last sentence probably means . A) complete B) strange C) difficult D) modern 5. The passage mainly tells us about A) the ABCs of stock markets B) gambling in stock markets C) how to make money in stock markets D) how to buy or sell shares in stock markets Passage 2 快速阅读自查表 阅读和联系建议用时：4分24秒 实际用时： 正确答题数记录： She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa. The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed. “The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago.” The museum said. Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their present chemical state. Nearly six million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when youre not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “Its because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.” Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to Frances King Francis I in 1519. During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces. Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell. (Words: 247) 1. In the first paragraph, “catching up with” means A) coming up with behind B) having effect on C) making up for D) getting along with 2. It is difficult to repair this painting due to its A) painting materials B) wooden panel C) long history D) good name 3. Mona Lisa is smiling you look A) at her B) from the corners of your eyes C) into the shadows D) for details 4. Para. 4 is mainly about A) the history of the Mona Lisa B) the condition of the Mona Lisa C) the secret of Mona Lisas smile D) the secret of Mona Lisas beauty 5. During World War II the famous painting was in A) Italy B) France C) Britain D) Germany II. Directions: Read the following passages, and then fill in the blanks with the missing information. Passage 3 快速阅读自查表 阅读和联系建议用时：4分44秒 实际用时： 正确答题数记录： Body language is one of the best ways to find out what is really going on inside someones head. A small movement of the mouth or nose, or a wink of the eyethese actions can say much more about a persons feeling than anything they say to you. But you need to be very experienced to fully understand what you see. Here are some basic movements made by Westerners and explanations of what they mean to get you started. Pat /rub(摩擦)ones stomach. If someone rubs his or her stomach, he is not feeling sick. It is the oppositehe is hungry. Shrugones shoulders. This means “I dont know” or “I am not bothered.” If your friend shrugs his or her shoulders when invited to a party, it shows he or she is not very interested in going along to it. Keep ones fingers crossed. It is a gesture to wish for good luck. Before people take exams, they often cross their fingers in the hope of getting good grades. Football fans do the same thing when their favorite team gets an advantage from a penalty(点球)they wish the players will score a goal. Rub ones chin. If someone rubs his or her chin, it often means he or she doesnt believe what someone else is saying! So if your friend makes this gesture, it secretly tells you what he or she feels. Scratch (挠)ones head. If your foreign English teacher scratches his or her head when you ask a question, then he or she is confused and might not have understood what you have said. Either that, or he or she cant remember your name! (Words: 277) 1. We can know more about a persons feelings by . 2. When a Westerner rubs his or her stomach, it means . 3. When taking exams, Westerners may cross their fingers to . 4. If your friends rub their chin, it may mean that . 5. “To scratch ones head” suggests the person doesnt understand your words or . Passage 4 快速阅读自查表 阅读和联系建议用时：5分7秒 实际用时： 正确答题数记录： If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are. Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then stalk off without paying your fare. And the driver would not show the least sign of anxiety. The dinning rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guest, but also cater to outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to wine and dine free of charge. The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly. With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages.” But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would invariably come back to pay their fare after they have attended their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. as the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, so to live in such a society has turned everyone into real “gentlemen”. (Words: 311) 1. While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first . 2. In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if . 3. We know from the passage that big hotels in Finland . 4. Workers in Finland just need to tell their employers to get their pay. 5. The passage leads us to believing that Finland is a society of . III. Directions: Read the following passages, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) Passage 5 快速阅读自查表 阅读和联系建议用时：4分44秒 实际用时： 正确答题数记录： “Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped out into the passage. It was full of thick smoke. I began to run. But as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see fire all around. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window. But before I could reach it, one of my feet was caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I fell to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me. I saw a flaming doorway in front, and I put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet were burning terribly, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry. I nearly dropped it in surprise. Then is saw a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in a night-dress and a borrowed mans coat screamed as she saw me and came running madly. “My baby! My baby!” she cried. The crowed cheered wildly as she took the smoke-blackened bundle out of my arms. I had saved her baby. I was a hero! (Words: 277) ( ) 1. I was on the top floor of a small house when the fire broke out. ( ) 2. The thick smoke made me run in the wrong direction. ( ) 3. I fell to the floor below because the floor under me was burned. ( ) 4. I was trying to save myself but I actually also saved my next door neighbors baby. ( ) 5. It can be learned from the passage that I became a hero by chance. Passage 6 快速阅读自查表 阅读和联系建议用时：4分14秒 实际用时： 正确答题数记录： It seems you always forgetyour reading glasses when you are rushing to work, your coat when you are going to the cleaners, your credit card when you are shopping. Such absent-mindedness may be frustrating to you. Now British and German scientists are developing memory glasses that record everything the user sees. The glasses can play back memories later to help the wearer remember things they have forgotten such as where they left their keys. And the glasses also allow the user to “label(贴标签于，标注)” items so information can be used later on. The wearer could walk around an office or a factory identifying certain items by pointing at them. Objects indicated( 指出)are then given a blank label on a screen inside the glasses that the user then fills in. It could be used in industrial plants by mechanics looking to identify machine parts or by electricians writing a complicated device. A spokesman for the project said: “A car mechanic, for example, could find at a glance where a part on a certain car model is wrong so that it can be identified and repaired.” For the motorist, the system can highlight(使显著)dangers on the road. In other cases, the glasses can be worn by people going on a guided tour, indicating points of interest; or they can be worn by people looking at panoramas where all the sites can be identified. (Words: 231) ( ) 1. An absent-minded person is easy to forget. ( ) 2. Memory glasses can remind users of what they have forgotten. ( ) 3. If you are wearing the memory glasses, it means you have a bad memory. ( ) 4. Para. 4 talks about the problem-finding use of memory glasses. ( ) 5. By wearing memory glasses, people will find places of interest more easily. Key Unit 4 Passage 1 D C C C A Passage 2 B A B Passage 3 1. observing his or her body language 2. he or she is hungry 3. wish for good grades 4. they doubt what you are saying 5. has forgotten your name Passage 4 1. paying your fare 2. you are living in the hotel 3. provide meals to any diners 4. how many hours they have worked 5. high moral level Passage 5 F F T Passage 6 F T F C B F T T T