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　　第三十三篇

　　There was on shop in the town of Mufulira， which was notorious for its color bar. It was a drugstore. While Europeans were served at the counter， a long line of Africans queued at the window and often not only were kept waiting but， when their turn came to be served， were rudely treated by the shop assistants. One day I was determined to make a public protest against this kind of thing， and many of the schoolboys in my class followed me to the store and waited outside to see what would happen when I went in.

　　I simply went into the shop and asked the manager politely for some medicine. As soon as he saw me standing in the place where only European customers were allowed to stand he shouted at me in a bastard language that is only used by an employed when speaking to his servants. I stood at the counter and politely requested in English that I should be served. The manager became exasperated and said to me in English， If you stand there till Christmas I will never serve you.

　　I went to the District commissioners office. Fortunately the District Commissioner was out， for he was one of the old school; however， I saw a young District Officer who was a friend of mine. He was very concerned to hear my story and told me that if ever I wanted anything more from the drugstore all I had to do was come to him personally and he would buy my medicine for me. I protested that that was not good enough. I asked him to accompany me back to the store and to make a protest to the manager. This he did， and I well remember him saying to the manager， Here is Mr. Kaunda who is a responsible member of the Urban Advisory Council， and you treat him like a common servant. The manager of the drugstore apologized and said， If only he had introduced himself and explained who he was， then， of course I should have given him proper service.

　　I had to explain once again that he had missed my point. Why should I have to introduce myself every time I went into a storeany more than I should have to buy my medicine by going to a European friend? I want to prove that any man of any color， whatever his position， should have the right to go into any shop and buy what he wanted.

　　1.Color bar in the first paragraph comes closest in meaning to ___.

　　A.a bar which is painted in different colors.

　　B.the fact that white and black customers are served separately.

　　C.a bar of chocolate having different colors.

　　D.a counter where people of different colors are served with beer.

　　2.The writer was， at the time of the story， ___.

　　A.a black school teacher

　　B.an African servant

　　C.a black， but a friend of Europeans

　　D.a rich black

　　3.The manager of the drugstore shouted at the writer in a bastard language because ___.

　　A.he hadnt learned to speak polite English.

　　B.he thought the writer wouldnt understand English.

　　C.that was the usual language used by Europeans when speaking to Africans.

　　D.that was the only language he could speak when he was angry.

　　4.In the third paragraph， he was one of the old school means ___.

　　A.he believed in the age-old practice of racial discrimination.

　　B.he was a very old man.

　　C.he graduated from an old， conservative school.

　　D.he was in charge of an old school.

　　5.Why didnt the writer wait at the window of the drugstore like other black African?

　　A.Because he thought he was educated and should be treated differently.

　　B.Because he thought， being an important person， he should not be kept waiting.

　　C.Because he thought his white friends would help him out.

　　D.Because he wanted to protest against racial discrimination.

　　答案：BACAD

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　　第三十四篇

　　Jogging has become the most popular individual sport in America. Many theories， even some mystical ones， have been advanced to explain the popularity of jogging. The plain truth is that jogging is a cheap， quick and efficient way to maintain (or achieve )physical fitness.

　　The most useful sort of exercise is exercise that develops the heart， lungs， and circulatory systems. If these systems are fit， the body is ready for almost any sport and for almost any sudden demand made by work or emergencies. One can train more specifically， as by developing strength for weight lifting or the ability to run straight ahead for short distances with great power s in football， but running trains your heart and lungs to deliver oxygen more efficiently to all parts of your body. It is worth noting that this sort of exercise is the only kind that can reduce heart disease， the number one cause of death in America.

　　Only one sort of equipment is needed a good pair of shoes. Physicians advise beginning joggers not to run in a tennis or gym shoe. Many design advances have been made in only the last several years that make an excellent running shoe in dispensable if a runner wishes to develop as quickly as possible， with as little chance of injury as possible. A good running shoe will have a soft pad for absorbing shock， as well as a slightly built-up heel and a full heelcup that will give the knee and ankle more stability. A wise investment in good shoes will prevent bilisters and the foot， ankle and knee injures and will also enable the wearer to run on paved or soft surfaces.

　　No other special equipment is needed; you can jog in any clothing you desire， even your street clothes. Many joggers wear expensive， flashy warm up suits， but just as many wear a simple pair of gym shoes and T-shirt; in fact， many people just jog in last years clothes. In cold weather， several layers of clothing are better than one heavy sweater or coat. If joggers are wearing several layers of clothing， they can add or subtract layers as conditions change.

　　It takes surprisingly little time to develop the ability to run. The American Jogging Association has a twelve week program designed to move form a fifteen-minute walk (which almost anyone can manage who is in reasonable health) to a thirty-minute run. A measure of common sense， a physical examination， and a planned schedule are all it takes.

　　1.They main purpose of this passage is to _____.

　　A.discuss jogging as a physical fitness program

　　B.describe the type of clothing needed for jogging

　　C.provide scientific evidence of the benefits of jogging

　　D.distinguish between jogging as a common sense fitness program and a cult (崇拜) movement

　　2.The most useful kind of exercise is exercise that ______.

　　A.trains the body for weigh lifting

　　B.enables a person to run straight ahead for short distances with great power

　　C.is both beneficial and inexpensive

　　D.develops the heart， lungs， and circulatory systems

　　3.We can conclude from this passage that ______.

　　A.because of jogging， heart disease is no longer an American problem

　　B.jogging can be harmful if the runner is not properly prepared

　　C.warm-up suits are preferable to gym shoes and T-shirts

　　D.jogging is bad for the ankles and knees

　　4.The authors tone ______.

　　A.skeptical B.aggressive C.approving D.purely objective

　　5.As used in this passage， the word mystical means ________.

　　A.awesome B.horrifying C.a spirtual discipline D.vicious

　　答案：ADBCC

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　　第三十五篇

　　There are spectacular differences between financial markets on the Continent of Europe on the one hand， and in Britain on the other hand. In Britain， the market is really the City of London. It is a free market， and it controls most of the flow of savings to investment. On the Continent， either a few banks or government officials direct the flow of funds to suit their economic plans. In Germany the flow is directed by all-powerful banks. In Britain there is more free interplay of market forces and far fewer regulations， rules and red tape。 A French banker summed it up this way： On the Continent you cant do anything unless youre been told you can; in England on the other hand you can do everything as long as you havent been told not to.

　　There are many basic reasons for these differences. One is that Continental savers tend to prefer gold， cash or short-term assets. They invest only 10% of their savings in institutions like pension funds or insurance companies. But in Britain 50% of savings goes to them， and they， in turn， invest directly in equity market. A far lower proportion of savings is put in the banks in the form of liquid assets than on the Continent. Continental governments intervene directly or through the banks to collect savings together and transform them into medium or long-term loans for investment. The equity market is largely bypassed. On the Continent economic planning tends to be far more centralized than in Britain. In Britain it is possible to influence decisions affecting the countrys economy from within the City. It attracts a skilled and highly qualified work force. In France， on the other hand， an intelligent young man who wants a career in finance would probably find the civil service more attractive.

　　In Britain the market， or more accurately， money tends to be regarded as an end in itself. On the Continent it is regarded as a means to an end： investment in the economy. To British eyes continental systems with possible exception of the Dutch seem slow and inefficient. But there is one outstanding fact the City should not overlook. Britains growth rates and levels of investment over the last ten years have been much lower than on the Continent. There are many reasons for this， but the City must take part of the blame. If it is accepted that the basic function of a financial market is to supply industry and commerce with finance in order to achieve desired rates of growth， it can be said that by concentrating on the market for its own sake the City has tended to forget that basic function.

　　1.What is the best title of the passage?

　　A.Savings and the Growth Rate.

　　B.Banking and Finance： Two Different Realities.

　　C.Monetary Policy in Britain.

　　D.The European Continent and Britain.

　　2.What seems to be the most fundamental reason for this difference?

　　A.The British tend to regard money as an end， whereas Continental European consider it a means to an end.

　　B.The British invest only 10% of their savings in pension funds.

　　C.On the Continent you cant do anything unless you have been told you can.

　　D.Intelligent young men who want a career tend to go to civil service on the Continent.

　　3.According to the passage， the Dutch way of finance and banking ___.

　　A.is similar to that of the French.

　　B.makes no difference whatever system it is compared to.

　　C.is perhaps resembling that of the British.

　　D.has a low efficiency.

　　4.The word outstanding in Line 4， Para 3___

　　A.beating

　　B.surplus

　　C.noticeable

　　D.seemingly

　　5.In what way does the continental system seem better?

　　A.The Continent maintains a higher growth rate and levels of investment.

　　B.It has less proportion of savings in the form of liquid assets.

　　C.It attracts intelligent young men.

　　D.In functions properly despite the fact that the British discount it.

　　答案：BACCA

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　　第三十六篇

　　The gift of being able to describe a face accurately is a rare one， as every experienced police officer knows to his cost. As the Lancet put it recently： When we try to describe faces precisely words fail us， and we resort to identikit (拼脸型图) procedures.

　　Yet， according to one authority on the subject， we can each probably recognise more than 1，000 faces， the majority of which differ in fine details. This， when one comes to think of it， is a tremendous feat， though， curiously enough， relatively little attention has been devoted to the fundamental problems of how and why we acquire this gift for recognizing and remembering faces. Is it an inborn property of our brains， or an acquired one? As so often happens， the experts tend to differ.

　　Thus， some argue that it is inborn， and that there are special characteristics about the brains ability to distinguish faces。 In support of this these they note how much better we are at recognizing a face after a single encounter than we are， for example， in recognizing an individual horse. On the other hand， there are those， and they are probably in the majority， who claim that the gift is an acquired one.

　　The arguments in favour of this latter view， it must be confessed， are impressive. It is a habit that is acquired soon after birth. Watch， for instance， how a quite young baby recognises his member by sight. Granted that his other senses help the sound other voice， his sense of smell， the distinctive way she handles him.

　　But of all these， sight is predominant. Formed at the very beginning of life， the ability to recognize faces quickly becomes an established habit， and one that is， essential for daily living， if not necessarily for survival. How essential and valuable it is we probably do not appreciate until we encounter people who have been deprived of the faculty.

　　This unfortunate inability to recognize familiar faces is known to all， but such people can often recognize individuals by their voices， their walking manners or their spectacles. With typical human ingenuity many of these unfortunate people overcome their handicap by recognizing other characteristic features.

　　1.It is stated in the passage that ______.

　　A.it is unusual for a person to be able to identify a face satisfactorily

　　B.the ability to recognize faces unhesitatingly is an unusual gift

　　C.quit a few people can visualize faces they have seen

　　D.few people can give exact details of the appearance of a face

　　2.What the author feels strange about is that _______.

　　A.people have the tremendous ability to recognize more than 1，000 faces

　　B.people dont think much of the problem of how and why we acquire the ability to recognize and remember faces

　　C.people dont realize how essential and valuable it is for them to have the ability to recognize faces

　　D.people have been arguing much over the way people recognize and remember faces

　　3.What is the first suggested explanation of the origin of the ability?

　　A.It is one of the characteristics peculiar to human beings.

　　B.It is acquired soon after birth.

　　C.It is something we can do from the very moment we are born.

　　D.It is learned from our environment and experiences.

　　4.According to the passage， how important is the ability to recognize faces?

　　A.It is useful in daily life but is not necessarily essential.

　　B.It is absence would make normal everyday life impossible.

　　C.Under certain circumstances we could not exist without it.

　　D.Normal social life would be difficult without it.

　　5.This passage seems to emphasize that ______.

　　A.the ability to recognize individuals is dependent on other senses as well as sight

　　B.sight is indispensable to recognizing individuals

　　C.the ability to recognise faces is a special inborn ability of the brain

　　D.the importance of the ability of recognize faces in fully appreciated by people.

　　答案：DBCBA

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