软件工程硕士入学考试英语阅读理解资料

P205
Passage One
31. According to Paragraph 1, our losses can _________. I. change the course of our lives III.
change the character and personality of ours
32. Examples of the following belong to sudden changes or losses except one may__________.
B. be desperate to find one's best friend or lover betray himselfherself
33. ?
to _______. B. we could lose something dear to us in an instant
34. From Paragraph 3, the author's attitude towards loss or sudden loss in life can be summarized
as _________.
C. accepting the unexpected loss reasonably and calmly
35. The best title of this passage can be_____________. A. Sudden Loss and Change in Our
Life

Passage 2
36. According to the passage, the way we dress __________. C. has a direct influence on the
way people regard us
37. From the third paragraph of the passage, we can conclude that young adults tend to believe
that certain types of clothing can __________. D. help them achieve success in their
interpersonal relationships
38. The word
A. early acts for men to follow as examples
39. According to the passage, many career women find themselves in difficult situations because
D. they are not sure to what extent they should display their feminine qualities through
clothing
40. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Dressing for effect.

Passage 3
41. Disaster psychology refers to the study of how to __________. B. cope with human
reactions to disasters
42. The passage tells us that disaster psychology is __________.
A. a highly controversial area
43. According to Dennis Embry, how do terrorists reach their goals?
C. By turning symbols of everyday life into fear and anxiety stimulant.
44. Why do people usually stop flying after terrorist attacks?
A. Because they are terrified of flying.
45. Counseling and debriefing may not be effective methods because __________.
D. some people may feel better to forget the disaster

Passage 4
46. This passage is mainly about ______________.
B. the development and improvement of the icebox
47. In paragraph 1, the word

D. having modem ideas
48. It can be inferred from the passage that after 1880 ____________.
C. many American families had the icebox
49. In the early 19th century, most people believed that ____________.
B. the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from melting
50. Customers would like to buy Thomas Moore's butter because _______________.
A. his butter was fresh and hard

P197
Passage One
31. The first paragraph states that corn _____. D. spread throughout Americas
32. The second paragraph implies that _____. B. corn was one of Columbus' discoveries, but
more precious than anything else
33. According to the passage, some varieties of corn can _____. (A. ripen little more than 2
months)
34. Corn helped the early communities to grow because _____. C. it could produce high yields
35. The widely held view was challenged by _____. B. new findings about corn

Passage Two
36. The two men in the van __B. were slightly hurt
37. The word .A. jump over
38. In Mr. Webster's opinion, the explosion ______. C. was like a bomb
39. In the accident _____ D. the van was burned
40. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? B. Mr. Webster helped to put
out the fire.

Passage Three
36. To make someone the butt of jokes means ______. A. to make someone become the object
of jokes
37. What is the positive purpose of people's telling jokes? B. To control one's own fears
38. To master anxiety means ______. C. to conquer the feeling of nervousness
39. According to the author, which of the following is the most important factor triggering the
feeling of fear? D. A feeling of no control.
40. According to the concluding paragraph, what is essential to go through
the process of mastering one's fears? C. To admit the feeling of fears.

Passage Four
46. In the author's view, Britain is a Welfare State in that ______. A. all citizens are entitled to a
free medical treatment in some sense
47. We can infer from the passage that ______ B. the Health Service has been introduced and
developed for 30 years in Britain
48. The best title for the passage would be ______. D. The Health Service
49. The author mentions that some wealthy people prefer to pay for private
treatment because ______. C. they might save some money for the poor

50. The word B. used in wrong way



P188
Passage One
31. From the first paragraph we can see that Hawking ______________. A. is a very famous
scientist
32. In this passage, Hawking appears to be ____________. B. humorous, modest and
industrious
33. Why does Hawking communicate with others through a computer? C. An operation to help
his breathing made him unable to pronounce.
34. The leading theoretical physicists are searching for a of
everything because______ D. the existing theories are somewhat contradictory to each
other
35. Hawking and his colleagues are working hard to try to find _________ C. a theory that can
incorporate the existing theories

Passage Two
36. What does the last sentence of paragraph one imply?C. In the last few years, the author's
mood changed.
37. After the divorce, ________ D. it was the way by which she looked at life that changed
38. According to the passage, ______________ brought the unpleasant change in her life. A. a
kind of discrimination against single-parent families
39. In the few gray years, the author __________. C. never lost hope, and believed that
everything would change someday
40. What is the author's main point? D. Every family has its strength and can create its
happiness.


Passage Three
41. The author seems to feel that ultralight airplanes are _________C. a new development that
meets the needs of aviation enthusiasts
42. The author compares John Moody's use of a go-kart engine on a hang glider to
___________.A. a marriage
43. Which of the following statements is an opinion? C. The use of ultralight planes will
increase in such areas as crop dusting and aerial photography
44. The author finds great similarity between D. the controls used in the Wright brothers' flyer
and those used in today's ultralight air-planes
45. The theme of this passage is about D. the ultralight plane — a recent development

Passage Four
46. According to the author, the system of power sharing between the White
House and the generals _______ B. is a guarantee for American military success

47. The phrase D. generals
48. According to the passage, Washington _______ B. lived up to the code of the constitution
that the president was
49. Why was the putting of Grant in charge of the Union Army an important decision? B. Grant
whole-heartedly believed in Lincoln, and their cooperation proved to be a none-such
50. In the last paragraph, the author implies that _______ C. both Lincoln and Roosevelt were
good wartime presidents, although their actual way of dealing


P180
Passage one
31. Jack got a tattoo because of _____ A. the influence of friends
32. Gang members wear the tattoo of D. sense of belonging
33. Which of the following groups of people are seen wearing tattoos in the media? B. Sports
stars.
34. Which of the following tattoos shows one's belief? C. A picture of endangered species.
35. The best title for this passage is ____ A. Why People Get Tattoos

Passage Two
36. The way people shop ______. A. carries social and cultural values
37. The word D. praise
38. The remarks of the author's friend in Paragraph 3 indicate that Europeans ___ C. do not
appreciate the American service
39. Why does the author use the Chinese mother's shopping experience as an example? D. To
show how different people's expectations of service are.
40. According to the last paragraph, the service quality of American service personnel may depend
on ____ A. the customers' attitude towards them

Passage Three
41. B. loyalty
42. Work sharing is different from job sharing in that ______. D. it offers a more satisfactory
salary
43. Job sharing is popular with young mothers mainly because ____ A. they can take care of
both work and family
44. In job sharing the partners should ____ C. know each other very well
45. The main purpose of the passage is to ____ D. describe job sharing in general


Passage Four
46. Why do Americans prefer to use nicknames when addressing one another? D. Nicknames
help build a closer relationship.
47. Americans tend to use others' family names ____ C. on formal occasions
48. Many traditional societies see the use of one's family name as a sign of ______. B. respect
49. An American employer is likely to use a worker's family name when _____ C. the worker

has done something wrong
50. In Paragraph 5, the word A. unclear


P171
Passage one
31. The word B. play unimportant parts in a
film
32. According to the story, which of the following statements is true about the author?
A. She didn't refuse the role assigned to her although she didn't like it.
33. Alice, one of the 13 women extras, was probably playing the role of ___ D. another patient
with mental problem
34. For the author, the first experience of acting in a film was ___ C. quite unpleasant
35. The best title for this story could be _____ D. A Great Career

Passage Two
36. Many American parks give free concerts on their lawns because they ____ C. want to serve
the public
37. The concerts in parks are often financially supported by _____. B. big organizations
38. For semi-professional artists, performing before the public is a good chance __ A. to improve
themselves in their career
39. The concerts can attract so many people mainly because ___ A. the attendants don't have to
pay
40. The phrase C. enjoy

Passage Three
41. The word library originally meant__ B. collections of books
42. Which of the following statements shows libraries nowadays serve as
multimedia resource centers?
C. They house educational and recreational materials in a variety of forms.
43. Including talking books in their collections is a good examples of ___ A. the expansion of the
contents of libraries
44. In the last paragraph, the word D. readers
45. The information provided in this passage may help us ____ A. make better use of the library
as a useful service institution

Passage four
46. According to the author, biometric technology is ___ D. developing rapidly
47. What is one of the advantages of biometric technology? D. It identifies people more
accurately.
48. The author used the health insurance case mainly to ____ C. draw attention to the problem
of the technology
49. In which of the following situations is biometric technology NOT used? B. Doctors diagnose
disease through patients' voice.

50. Which word would you use to describe the author's tone in this passage? A. Supportive

P162
Passage One
31. By saying
children to ____ B. eat all the food on their plate
32. According to news reports, US restaurants _____ A. are partly responsible for the
overweight problem
33. US restaurants provide large portions of food because____ B. they want to win in severe
competition
34. According to the passage, working class Americans dining in restaurants ____ C. want to get
their money's value back
35. A proper title of the passage is ___ D. Less Food on the Plate Is Healthier

Passage two
36. By . conveyed
significant meanings to her
37. After her husband's death, the mother found it was the hardest to ___ D. fulfill a male rol
e in the house
38. What puzzled the mother when her daughter asked her to see something one morning? C. She
got gifts at that time of the year.
39. The girls gave their mother a barbecue set probably because ____. B. it was a proper
Father's Day gift
40. Which of the following statements is true about the first Father's Day card? D. It showed the
girls' appreciation for their mother's love.


Passage Three
41. What is most unusual about American society? B. Ordinary people can possess guns legally.
Americans defend their possession of guns by arguing that ____. C. hunting is part of
the American way of life
43. The National Rifle Association was established to ____. C. defend Americans' right to
possess guns
44. Gun possession has become a hot issue in the US because it is ____. D. causing serious
problems
45. The author's attitude towards the US gun culture is ____. D. neutral


Passage four
46. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that those who are born blind____. B. have some
facial expression like those of sighted persons
James-Lange theory of emotions ____ C. faced a challenge from counter evidence
the sequence of events for emotions to occur, which is next to the encounter of an important
event? A. Interpretation made.

ns are compared to colors because ___ D. both of them may have basic elements
mixed in them.
50. The main purpose of this writing is to____. C. outline the development of theories about
emotions

P153
Passage one
r-A-Day is intended to help people___ back into the habit of reading
passage was written in ____. C.2001
can be inferred that through Chapter-A-Day ____ begin to read very slowly and
patiently
word D.a part of a book
Beecher decided to expand her Chapter-A-Day service because____. other people
could benefit

Passage Two
o Public Schools began to employ foreign teachers because___ were not
enough American teachers
American Government is involved in the program because_ Government grants
visas to the foreign teachers
seems that the Global Educator Outreach will___ a limited period of time
o Public Schools do not seem to lack teachers of ____ h
, as a GEO teacher, has found that____. an students do not work as hard as
Palestinian students.

Passage Three
rce is composed of____. available to work and earn incomes
factor that does not influence the size of the workforce is ___ national economy
can be concluded from Paragraph 2 that____ B.a large population does not necessarily
mean a high proportion of workforce
size of the workforce declines when___ number of retirees exceeds that of new
Workers
last paragraph focuses on____. relationship between the age distribution and the
economy

Passage Four
experiment conducted in Newcastle University shows that____. people are
dishonest if nobody is watching
t Roberts was shocked because ____. effects of the pictures of flowers and
gazing eyes were so different
phrase clearer
ing to the passage, early humans____. to be co-operative to survive
of eyes could be put up in the following places ECXCEPT____ streets

P145
Passage One
writer regards physical exercise as a strong medicine because __ helps improve the
quality of life
people do not engage in physical exercise mainly because___ don't think they
need it
ing to the passage, physical exercise can make people____ ier and stronger
al exercise is socially beneficial because ___ makes people confident in dealing
with others.
ing to the passage, regular physical exercise can make old people____ able to
look after themselves

Passage Two
writer thinks that the U.S. government's definition of the homeless reveals____
unsympathetic attitude toward the homeless
U.S. government helps the homeless by___ them food stamps
of the homeless in the U.S. are ____. adults
become homeless for all the following reasons EXCEPT__ poor performance of
economy
breakup of families is likely to lead to homelessness because a
parent with kids may ___ have enough income

Passage Three
dust sensors can do all the following EXCEPT__ troops their protective gear
amount
of water vapor in the air
connection between two sensors is blocked, the network will automatically_____.
the sensor involved
cover an area of 3 square miles and get information about each point along the way, how
many smart dust sensors are needed? 3,300 sensors.
passage implies that the smart dust sensors are most likely to be used in____. ry
operations

Passage Four
sentence
that
____. are many other unexpected expenses
the following expenses are included in the term bill EXCEPT___ fees
ing to the passage, many college students____ under great financial pressure
word ing to spend
the last paragraph, one may learn that an important reason for the high hidden costs
forcollege students is ____. D. the pressure of keeping pace with their peers