學位英語閱讀理解分析

2008年閱讀理解真題Iknewamanwhowasaskedtobethenewdean院(長)ofthecollegeofbusinessofalargeuniversity.Whenhefirstarrived,hestudiedthesituationthecollegefacedandthatwhatitneededmostwasmoney.Herecognizedthathehadauniquecapacitytoraisemoney,andhedevelopedarealsenseofvisionaboutfund-raisingashisprimaryfunction.Thiscreatedaprobleminthecollegebecausepastdeanshadfocusedmainlyonmeetingday-to-daythisnew deanwas neverthere.He was runningaroundthecountrytryingtoraisemoneyforresearch.Buthewasnotattendingtoday-to-daythingsasthepreviousdeanhad.Thefaculty,whowereusedtoworkingthepersonatthetop,hadtoworkthroughhisadministrativeassistant.Thefacultybecamesoupsetwithhisabsencethattheysentadelegationtopresidentoftheuniverisiodemand anew dean orafundamentalchange inhisleadershipstyle.thepresident,whoknewwhatthedeanwasdoing,goodadministrativeassistant.Givehimsomemoretime”

selax,hehWithinashorttime.The money startedpouringinandthefacultybegan torecognizethevision.itwasn’tlonguntileverytimetheysawthedean,theywouldsay“getoutofhere!wedon’twtseeyou.Gooutandbringinmorefunds.Youradministativeassistantrunsthisofficebetterthananyoneelse”Thismanadmittedtomelaterthatthemistahemade wasnotdoingenoughteam building.enoughexplaining,enough educatingaboutwhat he was tryingtoaccomplish.From him,Ilearnapowerfullesson.We needtoconstantlybeaskingourselves,“whatisneedere,andwhatismyuniquestrt16、thenewdeanthoughtthatthemostimportantthingforhimtodowasto AgainasenseofBsetupaprimarygoalCwinthetrustofthefacultyDraisemoney17、thenewdeanwasdifferentfromthepastdeansinthat A、hewaslessresponsibleBhedidn’tattendtodailythingsChehadanadministrativeassistantDheliketotalkwith18、wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthefaculty A、wasnotwellpaidfortheirworkBdidn’tunderstandthenewdean’sideasatfirstChadaconflictwiththepresidentoftheuniversityDdidn’twanttoworkwiththeadministrativeassistant19、thefacultywouldaskthenewdeantogetoutbecausethey A、wereupsetbyhisdeadershipstyleBwantedtogetridofhimCwereunhappywithhisexplanationDwantedhimtobringbackmoremoney20、whatwasthemistakethenewdeanrealizedhehadAhewasabsentalltheyeararoundBhewasinsensitivetothefaculty’sneedChedidn’tcommunicatewellwiththefacultyDhedidn’tworkhardtoaccomplishhisgoalPassage2Isnewtechnologydamagingourabilitytocommunicate?fingersflying,wecanblog(寫博克文章),email,andenterchatrooms.But,aswetypeourmillionsofwords,somethingisbeinglost.Asourvirtualskillsincrease,Iwonderif ourabilitytocommunicateusingspeechisonthedecline.Youngpeoplesendmedozensofemailsfromschoolsanduniversities.Theyoftenattachlonglistsquestions,towhichtheywantdetailreponses.Timeisshort.SomyisusuallythattheycanphonemeandIwilldomybesttoanswer.Theyveryrarelydo,atleastpartlybecausetheiroralandtelephoneskillsarelessdevelopedthantheirabilitytotype,textandemail.Yettoadaptanoldbusinesssayingmeetingisworthfivephonecallsandaphonecallisworthfiveemails.Directcommunicationcanquicklyleadtobondingandtrust.peoplearemorelikelyrevealwhattheyarethinkingwhentheyactuallyspeaktoanotherperson.Mostarewaryofcommittingthemselvesinwriting.Thegreattragedy,ofcoures,isthatthephonewasinventedbeforethecomputer.ifithadbeentheotherwayaround,internetforumswouldnowbefilledwiththenews.”haveyouheard(type,type,type)?Thereisthisamazingnewdevice(type,type).Nowyoutalkdirectlywithpeople(type,type,type).withoutallthistyping“Marketingwoulddotherestandcollgeeswouldberushingtodevelopnewcoursesintelephoneskills.But,asitis,wearestuckwiththesupremacyofthetypedwordanditisgettinginthewayofourabilitytolook peopleintheeyeandtalk.weshouldreconsidertechnologyinwhichthespeedofourfingersismoreimportantthanthequalityofourvoices.21、Accordingtotheauthor,youngpeopletodaydon’tAliketocommunicateusingBliketocommunicatewithpeopleC、knowhowtocommunicatewithpeopleD、knowhowtoaskquestionsincommunication22、Accordingtoparagraph3,comparedwithmeetings,emailareAmoreefficient Bmoreinteresting Clessefficient Dlessinteresting23inparagraph4,“waryof“canbereplacedbyAgoodat B happy about Cusedto Dcautiousabout24、theauthorbelievesthatifthephonehadbeeninventedafterthecomputer,wouldAbeeagertolearnhowtousethephoneBbegladtohavebothmeansofCstillprefertypingwordsonthecomputerDshowlittleinterestinthephone25 which of the following can be best reflect the author’s attitude towards thecommunicationusingtypewordstoday?Aconcerned Bcurious Cindifferent DimpatientMostAmericansareveryconsciousoftheirhealthandtrytomaintainanutririousanddailyroutinestomaintaingoodhealth.Yet,formanyyearsthetobaccoamdliquorindustrieshavetriedtoprojecttheimageofstyleandfashionforthosewhousetheirproducts.Mosthaveleamed,however,thatthedangerscausedtohealthbytobaccoandalcoholcannolongerbedeniedorignored.Thecampaignstoalertthepublictotheevilsofthesetwosocialdrugshavebeenuntenseandeffective.However,mostpeopledislikebeingwamedthattheyshouldn’tdosomething.Itisakindofpsycholgicalresistance.Yet,alltobaccoandliquorpriductsmustnowcontainawamingonthepackage.Thewamingissimple,butthemessageisclear,smokingarehazardoustohealth.Thewordingmayvary,butitisphrasedinsuchawayastodrawtheattentionofthedomsumettothedanger.OnTValltobaccoadvertisingislegallybanned,andeveryadinamagazinemustdisplaythewamning.There,aremanypublicnoticesontrainsandbusesgivingoutthewarningthatsmokingislinkedtolungcancerandotherlungandheartdiseases.Thewarningagainstalcoholconsumptionisofadifferentkind.itgoesoutespeciallytowomenwhoarepregnantandanyone,operatingacarorelectricalmachinery.pregnantwomancancausedamagetoherbabybydrinkingalcohol.Alsoanyoneoperatingamachinerunstheriskofanaccidentwhichcouldbefatal.Suchwarningappearonallwinebottlesandevenanapparentlyharmlesscanofbeer.TobaccoandliquoradstrytomakepeoplebelievethatsmokinganddrinkingAmakethemlookfashionableBhelpthemkeepanutritiousdietCmakethemconsciousoftheirDshowtheirhealthyimagestoothersinthecaseofsmokinganddrinking,mostAignorethecampaignsagainstthemBareawareofthedangerstheyCdonotreallybelievetheirdangersDparticipateincampaignsagainstthemitcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthecampaignagainstsmokingAshort-lived Blong-standing Cwidespread DwellorganizedTobaccoadvertisingisApopularized B restricted C banned D30warningsagainstdrinkingareusallydirectedatAcivilians B cardrivers C young people DsomegroupsofpeopleToday,thereisnosuchtingasa“typical”collegestudent.peopleofallagesareenrolledincolleges.Thoughtheconceptofcollegemaybethesameforallstudents,thestressandfuturegoalsaredifferent.Thecollegestudentmostpeoplethinkofusuallyrangeinagefrom18-21,andaremostoftenawayfromhomeforthefirsttime.Asaresult,theynowhavechoicesandnoparenttotellthemwhattodo.Theyareresponsiblefortheirownlives,needingtolearntomanagetheirtimeandfindajob,whileattendingschool.Theyenterthisnewworldwiththeanticipationoffreedom,funandagoodjobaftergraduation.Thenewfacesinthecollegeareusually30yearsoldorolder,andarereturningtoschoolafterseveralyearsaway.Theyarestartingtheircollegeeducation,afterraisingafamilyandarenowreadytodosomethingforthemselvees.Theirlivesareconsiderablydifferentfromtheiryoungerclassmates.Theyhavebeenontheirownforawhile,andconcernedaboutfamily,responsibilities,work,andtheadjustmentofbeingbackinschoolaftersomeyears. Mostimportantothemarethehopesofanewcareerorajobpromotionaftertheygraduate.Thoughtheymaycometocollegefordifferentreasons,theresuletisthesame.Itistheirchancetomakeabetterlifeforthemselvesortheirfamilies. Astheyoungergenerationislookingforfreedomintheirlives,thosewhoarereturningtoschoolalsofreedom.Thesameopportunitieswerenotavailable20yearsago.Soinourcollegesanduniversities,thereisanewsenseofhopeanddreamsoncestoodonlytheyouthofourfuture,theyarenowjoinedbypeopleofallageswhosharethedreamsofabetterlife.thepassageismainlyconcernaboutwiththechangeAcollegeadministration BcollegestudentCcollegecourses DcollegelifeinthepastcollegestudentsusuallyAlivedwiththeirparents BfoundgoodjobseasilyChadmuchtimetospare Dhadnoburdenofraisinga33collegestudentsofthenewtypeAenjoyfreedomonceagainBareworriedabouttheirparentsCaimatanewjoborpromotionDstudyharderthanotherstudents34onethingthattheyoungerandoldercollegestudentsshareisAtheirhopeforabetterlife BequaljobCtheirfutureplans Dchancestogetpromotion35TheauthorseemstoapproveAcollegestudentsraisingafamilyBcollegestudentslivingontheirColderpeoplegoingbacktocollegeDthestudents’struggleforfreedom請同學們先做練習再聽課，不斷總結提高！2008年閱讀理解真題whoIknewaman wasaskedtobethenewdean院長ofthecollegeofwhobusinessofalargeuniversity.Whenhefirstarrived,hestudiedthesituationthe college faced and felt that what it needed most was money. Herecognizedthathehadauniquecapacitytoraiseandhedevelopedrealsenseofvisionaboutfund-raisingashisprimaryfunction.Thiscreatedaprobleminthecollegebecausepastdeanshadfocusedmainlyonmeetingday-to-dayfacultyneeds.thisnewdeanwasneverthere.Hewasrunningaroundthecountrytryingtoraisemoneyforresearch.Buthewasnotattendingtotheday-to-daythingsasthepreviousdeanhad.Thefaculty,whowereusedtoworkingwiththepersonatthetop,hadtothroughhisadministrativeassistant.The faculty became so upset with his absence that they sent adelegationtothepresidentoftheuniverisitytodemandanewdeanorafundamentalchangeinhisleadershipstyle.thepresident,whoknewwhatdeanwasdoing,said.“relax,hehasagoodadministrativeassistant.Givehimsomemoretime”Withinashorttime.Themoneystartedpouringinandthefacultytorecognizethevision.itwasn’tlonguntileverytimetheysawthedean,theywouldsay“getoutofhere! wedon’twanttoseeyou. Gooutandbringinmorefunds.Youradministativeassistantrunsthisofficebetterthananyoneelse”notThismanadmittedtomelaterthatthemistakehemadewasnotdoingenoughteambuilding,enoughexplaining,enougheducatingaboutwhathewastryingtoaccomplish.Fromhim,Ilearnapowerfullesson.Weneedtoconstantlybeaskingourselves,“whatisoutthere,andwhatismyuniquestrength?”16、thenewdeanthoughtthatthemostimportantthingforhimtodowastoAgainasenseofBsetupaprimarygoalCwinthetrustofthefacultyDraisemoneydidn’tattendtodailythings17、thenewdeanwasdifferentfromthepastdeansinthat Adidn’tattendtodailythingsBheChehadanadministrativeassistantDhedidn’tliketotalkwithothers18、wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthefaculty A、wasnotwellpaidfortheirworkBdidn’tunderstandthenewdean’sideasatfirstChadaconflictwiththepresidentoftheuniversityDdidn’twanttoworkwiththeadministrativeassistant19、thefacultywouldaskthenewdeantogetoutbecausethey A、wereupsetbyhisdeadershipstyleBwantedtogetridofhimCwereunhappywithhisexplanationDwantedhimtobringbackmoremoney20、whatwasthemistakenewdeanrealizedhehadAhewasabsentalltheyeararoundChedidn’tcommunicatewellwiththeChedidn’tcommunicatewellwiththefacultyDhedidn’tworkhardtoaccomplishhisgoalPassage2But,aswetypeourmillionsofwordsBut,aswetypeourmillionsofwords,somethingisbeinglost. Asourvirtualskillsincrease,Iwonderifourabilitytocommunicateusingspeechisonthedecline.Young people send me dozens of emails from schools universities.They oftenattachlonglistsquestions,towhichtheywantdetailreponses.Timeisshort.SomyreplyisusuallythattheycanphonemeandIwilldomybesttoanswer.fiveemails.Theyveryrarelydo,atleastpartlybecausetheiroralandtelephoneskillsarelessdevelopedthantheirabilitytotype,textandemail.Yettoadaptanbusinesssayingameetingisworthfivephonecallsandaphonecallisworthfiveemails.Mostarewaryofcommittingthemselvesinwriting.DirectcommunicationcanquicklyleadtoMostarewaryofcommittingthemselvesinwriting.Thegreattragedy,ofcoures,isthatthephonewasinventedbeforethecomputer.ifithadbeentheotherwayaround,internetforumswouldnowbefilledwiththenews.”haveyouheard(type,type,type)?Thereisthisamazingnewdevice(type,type).Nowyoucantalkdirectlywithpeople(type,type).withoutallthistyping“Marketingwoulddotherestandcollgeeswouldberushingtodevelopnewcoursesintelephoneskills.gettinggettinginthewayofourabilitytolookpeopleintheeyeandtalk.weshouldreconsiderthetechnologyinwhichthespeedofourfingersismoreimportantthanthequalityofourvoices.21、Accordingtotheauthor,youngpeopletodaydon’tA、liketocommunicateusingspeechB、liketocommunicatewithpeopleC、knowhowtocommunicatewithpeopleD、knowhowtoaskquestionsincommunication22、Accordingtoparagraph3,comparedwithmeetings,emailareA、moreefficient Bmoreinteresting Clessefficient Dlessinteresting23inparagraph4,“waryof“canbereplacedbyAgoodat B happy about Cusedto Dcautiousabout24、theauthorbelievesthat ifthe phonehadbeeninventedaftercomputer,peoplewouldAbeeagertolearnhowtousethephoneBbegladtohavebothmeansofcommunicationCstillprefertypingwordsonthecomputerDshowlittleinterestinthephonewhichofthefollowingcanbebestreflecttheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecommunicationusingtypewordstoday?Aconcerned Bcurious Cindifferent DimpatientMostAmericansareveryconsciousoftheirhealthandtrytomaintainanutririousdietanddailyroutinestomaintaingoodhealth. Yet,formanythetobaccoandliquorindustries havetriedtoprojecttheimageofstyleandfashionforthosewhousetheirproducts.Yet,alltobaccoandliquorproductsmustnowcontainawamingonthepackage.The waming is simple, but the message is clear, smoking Mosthaveleamed,however,thatthedangerscausedtohealthbytobaccoandalcoholcannolongerbedeniedorignored.ThecampaignstoalertthepublictotheevilsofthesetwoYet,alltobaccoandliquorproductsmustnowcontainawamingonthepackage.The waming is simple, but the message is clear, smoking hazardoustohealth.Thewordingmayvary,butitisphrasedinsuchawayastodrawtheattentionofthedomsumettothedanger.OnTValltobaccoadvertisingislegallybanned,andeveryadinamagazinemustdisplaythewamning.There,aremanypublicnoticesontrainsandbusesgivingoutthewarningthat smoking is linked to lung cancer and other lung and heartdiseases.Thewarningagainstalcoholconsumptionisofadifferentkind.itgoeswhoarepregnantoutespeciallytowomen andanyone,operatingacarwhoarepregnantelectricalmachinery.Apregnantwomancancausedamagetoherbabydrinkingalcohol.Alsoanyoneoperatingamachinerunstheriskofanaccidentwhichcouldbefatal. Suchwarningappearonallwinebottlesandevenanapparentlyharmlesscanofbeer.TobaccoandliquoradstrytomakepeoplebelievethatsmokingdrinkingwillAmakethemlookfashionableBhelpthemkeepanutritiousdietCmakethemconsciousoftheirDshowtheirhealthyimagestoothersinthecaseofsmokinganddrinking,mostpeopleAignorethecampaignsagainstthemBareawareofthedangerstheycauseCdonotreallybelievetheirdangersDparticipateincampaignsagainstthemitcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthecampaignagainstsmokingAshort-lived Blong-standing Cwidespread DwellorganizedTobaccoadvertisingisApopularized B restricted C banned D30warningsagainstdrinkingareusallydirectedatAcivilians B cardrivers C young people Dsomegroupsofpeopleagesareenrolledinagesareenrolledincolleges..eofallThoughtheconceptofcollegemaybethesameforallstudents,thestressandfuturegoalsaredifferent.Thecollegestudentmostpeoplethinkofusuallyrangeinagefrom 18-21,andaremostoftenawayfromhomeforthefirsttime.Asaresult,theynowhavechoicesandnoparenttotellthemwhattodo.Theyareresponsiblefortheirownlives,needingtolearnt