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1TEST2ReadingComprehensionTask1Passage1Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolourblindnessinsomeway;womenareluckieronlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismanner.Therearedifferentformsofcolourblindness.Amanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen—astrangeworldindeed.Incertainoccupationscolourblindnesscanbedangerousandcandidatesaretestedmostcarefully.Forexample,whenfightingatnight,soldiersuselightsofflarestosignaltoeachother.Agreenlightmaymean“Advance”andaredlightmaymean“Danger!Keepback!”,Youcanseewhatwillhappenifsomebodythinksthatredisgreen!Colourblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”,thesehelptoseeinabrightlightandtotellthedifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnotcolor.Waituntilitisdarktonight,andthengooutside.LookroundyouandtrytoseewhatcoloBirdsandanimals,whichhuntatnight,haveeyeswhichcontainfewornoconesatall,sotheycannotseecolours.Asfarasweknow,batsandadultowlscannotseecoloursatallonlylightanddarkshapes.SimilarlycatsanddogscannotseecoloursaswellaswecanInsectscanseeultravioletrayswhichareinvisibletous,andsomeofthemcanevenseeX-rays.Thewingsofamothmayseemgreyanddulltous,buttoinsectstheymayappearbeautiful,showingcolourswhichwecannotsee.Scientistsknowthatthereareothercoloursarounduswhichinsectscanseebutwhichwecannotsee.Someinsectshavefavoritecolours.Mosquitoeslikeblue,butdonotlikeyellow.A1A)B)2C)D)veryfewmaythinkthateverythingintheworldisingreenA)B)C)shapesonlyD)A)becausetB)C)D)becausetheyhavenoconesA)B)havefewerconesthanhumanbeingsC)haD)5.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueA)B)C)Allinsectshavetheirfavoritecolours.D)Passage2AirtravelissuchaneverydayexperiencethesedaysthatwearenotsurprisedwhenwereadaboutapoliticianhavingtalkswiththeJapanesePrimeMinisteroneday,attendingaconferenceinAustraliathefollowingmorningandhavingtobeoffatmiddaytosignatradeagreementinBangkok．Butfrequentlong-distanceflyingcanbesotiringthatthetravellerbeginstofeelhisbrainisinonecountry,hisdigestioninanotherandhispowersofconcentrationnowhere-inshort,hehardlyknowswhereheis．Thefatiguewenormallyexperienceafteralongjourneyisaccentuatedwhenweflyfromeasttowestorviceversabecausewecrosstimezones．3Doctorssaythatsinceairtravelersareinnoconditiontoworkaftercrossinganumberoftimezones,theyshouldgostraighttobedonarrival．Airlinepilots,infact,whoseexperienceissoobviouslyrelevantthatitoughttoserveasaguide,oftenlivebytheirownwatches,ignoringlocaltime,andhavebreakfastatmidnightifnecessary．Theyhavefarlessreasontoworryabouttheirhealththanexecutivesbecausetheyareusedtoflyingandarephysicallyfit．Businessmenwhogoonlong-distanceflights,however,areusuallyoutforpromotionandflatteredtohavebeenchosenbecauseitaddstotheirstatusandprestigeinthefirm．Theyareluckyifthecompanyisenlightenedenoughtoinsistontakingthedoctor’sadviceandrestingforadaybeforeworking．Sometimesthemanagingdirectorissuchanenergeticcharacterthatheexpectseveryonetobeasfitasheis．Ashehasneverthatheexpectseveryonetobeasfitasheis．Ashehasneverfeltanyilleffectsafterflyinghimself,theschedulehelaysdownissoexactingthattheemployeeistooexhaustedtocarryitoutsatisfactorily．Hemusteithergostraighttoanimportantmeetingassoonashisplanetouchesdownorelsereturnassoonasthemeetingisovertoreporttohisboss．Dynamictycoonsofthistypeoftendonotrealizehowdisastrousthispolicymaybefortheman’shealthandthecompany’sreputation.6.Inthesecondparagraph,thephrase”viceversa”means_______.A)timezonesB)fromwesttoeastC)beinglesstiredD)beingmoretired7.Doctorssaysinceairtravelersareinnoconditiontoworkaftercrossinganumberoftimezones,theyshouldgostraighttobedarrival．Theunderlinedpartmeans_______.A)can’tworkanymoreB)areinnomoodofworkingC)workwithoutconditionD)arephysicallyunfittowork8.Businessmenwhogoonlong-distanceflights_______.A)makemoremoneyandmakemorefriendsB)don’thavemuchtodointhefirm4C)aremorerespectedandbecomemoreimportantinthefirmD)areusuallyoutofwork9.Allthefollowingstatementsaretrueexcept_______.A)SometimestheenergeticmanagingdirectorhopeseveryoneisasfitasheisB)ThemanagingdirectormakesastrictschedulefortheemployeesC)ThemanagingdirectorneverfeelsuncomfortableafterflyinghimselfD)Themanagingdirectormustgostraighttoanimportantmeetingassoonastheplanelands10.Dynamictycoonsofthistypedon’toftenseethatthispolicy_______.A)isgoodforboththeman’shealthandthecompany’sreputationB)surelydoesharmtoeithertheman’shealthorthecompany’sreputationC)ispossibleagreatmisfortuneforboththeman’shealthandthecompany’sreputationD)isabsolutelyamisfortunefortheman’shealthandthecompany’sreputationPassage3Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited(剥削)yearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyouco