英语三级考试强化训练---词汇结构之一

ReadingComprehension&English-ChineseTranslationDirections:Inthispartthereareseveralpassagesfollowedby5questionseachwithfoursuggestedanswers.ChoosetheONEthatyouthinkisthebestanswer.AndtrytotranslatetheunderlinedsentencesintoChinese.Passage1Somepeoplehaveiteasy.Whentheirkidsaskthemwhattheydoatwork,theycangiveasimple,directanswer:“Iputoutfires”or“Ifixsickpeople“or“Iteachprimaryschool”.Asatheoreticalphysicist,Ineverhadthisluck.Societyhascometoexpectmanythingsfromthephysicists.(1)ItusedtobethatweonlyhadtodiscoverthebasiclawsoftheworldandsupplythetechniquesthatwouldpowerthenextSiliconValley.Withtheseexpectationswewerefairlycomfortable:theyarethesortsofthingswethinkweknowhowtodo.Whatmakesusuncomfortable---andwhatmakesithardforustotellourkidswhatwe’reupto---isthatinthiscenturywehavebecome,thoughunwillingly,gurusonquestionssuchas“WhatisthenatureofReality?”Wenowdealwithawholenewclassofproblems.Weaskhowtheworldbeganandwhatisthenatureofmatter.(2)Theanswerswearecomingupwitharejustnoteasytocomprehendfortheaverageperson.So,whenphysicistsgetoutoftheircarsinthemorning,haveacupofcoffeeandsitdowninfrontoftheircomputers,theyleaveafamiliarworldandenteraplacewherethingsactinstrangewaysthatareimpossibleforordinarypeopletounderstand.1.Accordingtothepassage,inawayphysicistsareA)intelligentB)comfortableC)strangeD)unlucky2.Judgingfromthecontext,theword“guru”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeansapersonA)whoactsasateacherandanswersbigquestions.B)whogiveswronganswerstobigquestions.C)whodoesnotliketoanswerbigquestions.D)whoiseagertosupplyanswerstobigquestions.3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtowhattheauthorsaysaboutphysicists?A)Physicistsdonotliketheirjob.B)Physicistsliveintwodifferentworlds.C)Physicistsarecomingupwithnewanswerstooldquestions.D)Physicistsdon’thavetotellpeoplewhattheyaredoing.4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A)Theoreticalphysicistsonlyhavetoanswerthebasicquestionsabouttheworld.B)TheoreticalphysicistscontributedtothenewindustryinSiliconValley.C)Theoreticalphysicistshavedisappointedtheexpectationsofmanypeople.D)Theoreticalphysicistshavefoundithardtomakefriendswithordinarypeople.5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthejobofphysicists?A)Itisgettingmoreandmoredifficult.B)Itisbeyondthecomprehensionofordinarypeople.C)Apersonwithaverageintelligencecannotdoit.D)BothA&BPassage2(1)Cancerisamongthetopkillerdiseasesinoursocietytodayandscientistshavefoundoutthatstresshelpstobringiton.Itisworthwhiletoconsider,therefore,whatarethecausesofstressinourlife,andwhetherwecandoanythingaboutthem.Areweunder-employed,oroverburdenedwithtoomanyresponsibilities?Dowehavearightbalanceofworkandleisureinourlives?Areourrelationshipswithfamily,friendsorfellowworkersalltheyshouldbe?Allthesethingscanbeacauseofstress,anditisbesttofacethemhonestly,andtobringourfrustrationsintotheopen.Peoplewhohaveagoodrowandthenforgetitaredoingtheirhealthmoregoodthanthosewhobottleuptheirfeelings.(2)Ifourself-examinationhasbroughtanycausesofstresstolight,letusconsiderwhatwecandoaboutthem.Itispossibletochangejobs.Wecanmakemoreleisureandfillitmorehappily,ifwewillacceptadifferentlivingstandard.Wecanimproveourpersonalrelationshipsbyadifferentattitude.Itiswewhoallowotherpeopletomakeourselvesunhappy.Oftenthelittlethingsthatdisturbusarenotworthanhour’sanger.TheteachingintheBible“Letnotthesungodownuponyourwrath”isgoodadvicefromthehealthpointofviewaswellasthereligious.6.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A)Freedomfromresponsibilitieshelpsrelievestress.B)Stressisthedirectcauseofcancer.C)Thecausesofstressareworthyofseriousstudy.D)Canceristhenumberonekillerinoursocietytoday.7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingtypesofpeopleismorelikelytosufferfromstress?A)Peoplewhohavecancer.B)Peoplewholiketoquarrelwithothers.C)Peoplewhoselivingstandardislow.D)Peoplewhohavemoreresponsibilitiesthantheycanhandle.8.Judgingfromthecontext,theword“row”inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeansB)anoisyquarrel.B)averyloudnoise.C)aneatlineofthingssidebyside.D)Ajourneyinaboat.9.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasawaytoreduceourstress?B)Changingourjobs.B)Changingourattitudeaboutlittlethingsthatmakeusunhappy.C)Speakingoutaboutourfrustrations.D)ReadingtheBible.10.“Letnotthesungodownuponyourwrath”probablymeansB)Don’tletyourangerlastlong.B)Don’tgetangrywhilethesunisgoingdown.C)Don’tgetangryeasilyaboutlittlethings.D)Don’twatchthesunsetwhileyouareangry.Passage3Manyteachersbelievethattheresponsibilityforlearninglieswithstudents.Ifalongreadingassignmentisgiven,instructorsexpectstudentstobefamiliarwiththeinformationinthereadingeveniftheydonotdiscussitinclassorgiveanexamination.(Coursesarenotdesignedmerelyforstudentstopassexams.)Theidealstudentisconsideredtobeonewhoisencouragedtolearnforthepurposeoflearning,nottheoneinterestedonlyingettinghighgrades.Somestudentsmaybefrustratedwithteacherswhodonotbelieveitisnecessarytogradeeveryassignment.Sometimeshomeworkisreturnedwithshortwrittencommentsbutwithoutagrade.Evenifagradeisnotgiven,studentsshouldlearnthematerialassigned.Whenresearchisassigned,theprofessorexpectsstudentstobeginan