暑期英語閱讀訓練“放慢生活節(jié)奏”（集錦7篇）

第18頁共18頁暑期英語閱讀訓練“放慢生活節(jié)奏”〔集錦7篇〕篇1：暑期英語閱讀訓練“放慢生活節(jié)奏”暑期英語閱讀訓練“放慢生活節(jié)奏”Curiously,sometwo-and-a-halfyearsandtwonovelslater,myexperimentinwhattheAmericansterm”downshifting“hasturnedmytiredexcuseintoanabsolutereality.Ihavebeentransformedfromapassionateadvocateofthephilosophyof“haveitall”,preachedbyLindaKelseyforthepastsevenyearsinthepagesofShemagazine,intoawomanwhoishappytosettleforabitofeverything.Ihavediscovered,asperhapsKelseywillafterhermuch-publicizedresignationfromtheeditorshipofSheafterabuild-upofstress,thatabandoningthedoctrineof“jugglingyourlife”,andmakingthealternativemoveinto“downshifting”bringswithitfargreaterrewardsthanfinancialsuccessandsocialstatus.NothingcouldpersuademetoreturntothekindoflifeKelseyusedtoadvocateandIonceenjoyed:12-hourworkingdays,pressureddeadlines,thefearfulstrainofofficepoliticsandthelimitationsofbeingaparenton“qualitytime”.Forthewomenofmygenerationwhowereurgedtokeepjugglingthroughthe'80s,downshiftinginthemid-'90sisnotsomuchasearchforthemythicalgoodlife―growingyourownorganicvegetables,andriskingturningintoone―asapersonalrecognitionofyourlimitations.全文翻譯當決定辭去自己的全職工作時我絕對沒有想到自己竟然變成了一種新的國際性潮流的一局部。一次平行的調(diào)動傷了我的自尊，并阻礙了我的事業(yè)開展，這促使我放棄自己地位較高的職業(yè)，就像顏面丟盡的政府部長那樣，我也掩飾自己的分開，說“我想花更多的時間與家人待在一起”。奇怪的是，在大約兩年半我寫完兩部小說后，我這個被美國人稱為“放慢生活節(jié)奏”的試驗，卻使我老掉牙的借口變成了絕對的現(xiàn)實。我曾經(jīng)是“占有一切”哲學(琳達?凱茜過去七年中在《她》這本雜志所宣揚的)的狂熱支持者，如今已經(jīng)變成了什么都只要一點點的女人。我已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)――凱茜由于壓力過大已屢次公開聲稱要辭去《她》雜志編輯的職務，在這之后她也許會有同樣發(fā)現(xiàn)――放棄“耍弄生活”的生活哲學，轉(zhuǎn)而過一種“放慢生活節(jié)奏”的生活所帶來的回報，比經(jīng)濟成功和社會地位更有價值。沒有什么可以說服我再回到過去那種凱茜所宣揚的、我也很享受的生活中去。那個時候，工作日每天工作12小時，有壓力很大的的最后期限，壓抑的的辦公室的政治，以及連做母親也得“高效率”。在美國，擺脫繁忙，轉(zhuǎn)而過一種簡單、不再那么物質(zhì)化的生活已成確定趨勢。具有挖苦意味的是，“放慢生活節(jié)奏”――在美國也稱“自愿簡單”――甚至孕育了一個嶄新的、可稱之為反消費的生活方式。對于那些想簡單生活的人來說，有許多很暢銷的的自助書籍幫你輕松生活；有各種簡訊，例如省錢簡報，會給美國人提供成千上萬條有用的`點子去做事，從回收保鮮膜到自制肥皂；甚至還有一些幫助團體，幫人按90年代中期脫離傳統(tǒng)社會的人的生活方式去生活。在美國，這種趨勢出現(xiàn)之初是對經(jīng)濟衰落所做出的一種反響――出現(xiàn)于80年代后期縮小經(jīng)濟規(guī)模所引起的大量人員冗余之后――在英國，至少在我所認識的中產(chǎn)階級的簡化生活者中，這種趨勢仍被認為與節(jié)省政治有關聯(lián)，雖然如此，然而我們有著不同的緣由去尋求使自己的生活簡單化。對我們這一代女性來說，整個80年代我們曾被迫繁忙地生活，90年代中期的簡化生活與其說是尋求神話般的好生活――自己種有機蔬菜以及冒險進入一個仙境――倒不如說我們都認識了自身的局限。篇2：考研英語閱讀暑期訓練題及答案ItwasabigweekforAlzheimer'sdisease，andnotjustbecausePBSairedTheForgetting，afirst-ratedocumentaryaboutAlzheimer'sworthcatchinginrerunsifyoumisseditthefirsttime.TherewasalsoaflurryofscientificnewsthatofferedhopetothefamiliesalreadystrugglingwithAlzheimer's，aswellastothebaby-boomgenerationthat'supnext.Unlesssomethingdramatichappens，thenumberofAmericanslivingwiththisterrifyingbraindiseasecouldtriple，toabout16million，overthenext50years.There'sstillnocureinsight，butthereisprogressonseveralfronts.Amongthem：MEGADOSEVITAMINSDoctorsknewvitaminsEandC，bothantioxidants，helpstaveoffAlzheimer's，atleastinfolkswhohaven'talreadydevelopedthedisorder.Whattheydidn'tknow――butabigstudyinvolving4，740participantspublishedintheArchivesofNeurologyshowed――wasthatthetwovitaminstakentogetherinhugedailydoses(atleast400IUofEandmorethan500mgofC)couldreducetheriskofAlzheimer'saremarkable78%.BRAINIMAGINGFinally，scientistsattheUniversityofPittsburghannouncedthattheyhadsuccessfullydevelopedaprocedurethatallowsthemtopeerintothebrainsofAlzheimer'spatientswithpositronemissiontomography(PET)scanstoseetelltaleplaquedeposits.Beforenow，doctorscouldnottracktheprogressoftheseplaquesuntilafterthepatientdied，whenthebraincouldbeautopsied.Usingthenewtechnique，doctorsmaybeabletobegintreatmentlongbeforethefirstsymptomsappear.NoneoftheseadvancesisamagicbulletforAlzheimer'sdisease.Ifyouoryourlovedonesareconcerned，thefirststepiscarefulevaluationbyyourdoctor.NotallmemorylapsesareAlzheimer's，andtherearereversiblecausesofforgetfulnessthatcanbetreatedifcaughtearly.Also，remembertheoldadage“useitorloseit.”Mentalexercise――reading，doingcrosswordpuzzles，playingchessorScrabble――isasgoodforpreservingyourmindasphysicalexerciseisforyourbody.注(1)：本文選自Time;2/2/，p78-78，2/3p，2c;注(2)：本文習題命題模擬對象第1題模擬text4第1題;第2題模擬1994年真題text2第3題;第3模擬20真題text3第3題，第4―5題模擬text3第4，5題;1.Fromthefirstparagraph，welearnthat_________.[A]thebaby-boomgenerationwillnotsufferfromAlzhemer‘sdisease[B]recentprogressbringshopeforAlzheimervictims[C]theweekwasveryimportantforAlzheimer‘sbecauseadocumentaryaboutitwasshownonPBS[D]thenewachievementsmadeonseveralfrontsshowthatAlzheimer‘sdiseasecanbecured2.Thephrase“staveoff”(line1，paragraph2)mostprobablymeans“________”。[A]getting[B]treating[C]curing[D]preventing3.ThereportintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationshowsthat____________.[A]binationtherapyreferstobiningtwodifferentwaysoftreatment[B]donepezilhelpsblocksoverproductionofaharmfulbrainchemicalcalledglutamate[C]binationtherapyisofgreatbenefittoallpatientswithAlzheimer‘s4.WhyisbrainimagingconsideredprogressintreatingAlzhemer‘s?[A]Becauseithelpsdoctorsdiagnoseandtreatthediseaseinanearlyphasebytrackingtheprogressofplaquesinthebrain.[B]Becauseithelpsdoctorsautopsythebrainsofthepatientsaftertheydied.[C]Becauseithelpsdoctorsseetheplaquedespositsclearlysothattheycanoperateonthebrain.[D]Becauseithelpsdoctorsdevelopanewprocedureoftrackingtheprogressofthedisease.5.Towhichofthefollowingistheauthorlikelytoagree?[A]Alzhemer‘sdiseasecanbecuredthankstothenewadvances.[B]Forgetfulnesscanbecuredbydoingmentalexercise.[C]CarefulevaluationisimportantbecauseitcantellAlzheimer‘sfromcurablememorylapses，whichcanbetreatediffoundinanearlyphase.[D]Mentalexercisesdogoodonlytoforgetfulnesscausedbyreversiblecauses.答案：BDDAC篇3：高考英語閱讀訓練100高考英語閱讀訓練〔100〕Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mental(donewiththemind)exerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists(心理學家)thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobeedullandunintelligent.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositive(helpful)thingstotheirchildren,suchas“Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid.”or“Youaresuchasmartchild.”1.Thewords“intelligent”and“brilliant”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean_______while“dull”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.B.prettyandhandsome;ordinary-lookingC.greatandimportant;monD.hopefulandhelpful;careless2.AccorEverydaywereceivemanylettersfromourreadersexpressingtheiradmirationforChina,theirappreciationofourwork,andsuggestionsforimprovingthequalityofthemagazine.Somelettersarepublishedin“Postbag”whileothersarekeptforreference.Manyreadershavesuggestedconteststodevelopclosercontact(聯(lián)絡)betweenreadersandeditors.WeheldaHistoryandTourismContestin1995andaChinaTravelContestin.Wereceivedwarmresponsestoboth.Thisyear,ChinaTodayisholdingaReadingContest.Questions,chosenfromarticlespublishedthisyear,willappeareverythreeissues(期).Entrants(參賽者)mustmailtheiranswersbeforeJanuary31,.Fiftyentries(參加)withcorrectanswerstoallthequestionswillbeselectedasprizewinners.AllthewinnerswillbenamedintheApril1999issue.Pleaseaddressyourentriesto:Mr.KangJingChinaToday24BaiwanzhuangRoadBeijing,China,100037Fax:0086－010－68238338TheFirstThreeQuestions:1.WhatwasShanghai’sGDPin1996?2.HowmuchoftheChinesepopulationstilllacksenoughfoodandclothing?3.WhenwasthelawontheOrganizationoftheVillagermitteesofthePeople’sRepublicofChinapassed?Pleasedonotpostyouranswersrightaway,butwaituntilallthequestionshavebeenpublished.A.It’snotclear.B.Onlyone.C.Nolessthantwo.D.Atleastthree.2.Accordingtothepassage,wecandrawaconclusionthat____.A.fiftypeoplewhoanswerallthequestionscorrectlymayseetheirnamesintheApril1999issueB.allthepeoplewhoanswerthethreequestionscorrectlymayseetheirnamesintheApril1999issueC.allthepeoplewhoanswerallthequestionscorrectlymustwinprizesD.allthepeoplewhoanswerthethreequestionscorrectlycanwinprizes3.SupposingChinaTodayisamonthly,thisoneinwhichtherearethefirstthreequestionscanbe____A.theJanuary1995issueB.theJanuary1999issueC.theMayissueD.theMarchissue4.Howdidtheeditorsdealwiththelettersfromthereaders?A.Theyputsomelettersinabigpostbagforreference.B.Theypublishedsomelettersinthecolumn“Postbag”andkepttherestforreference.C.Theylookedupsomeinformationinthelettersandthenpublisheda“Postbag”.D.Theydidnothingbutkeepallthelettersforreference.KEY:1－4CADB[高考英語閱讀訓練]篇5：考研英語如何加強閱讀訓練考研英語如何加強閱讀訓練在考研英語中，閱讀理解是最核心的局部，這不僅表達在它的分值所占比重，更主要的是表達在與其他題型的關聯(lián)上。通過前期的英語單詞的復習和積累能進步閱讀效率，閱讀理解的進步也同樣能穩(wěn)固和提升英語詞匯的積累，而通過閱讀理解的練習，學習了英語的思維形式，同樣能進步完型填空、翻譯的程度。閱讀才能的測試包括閱讀速度，理解程度以及記憶才能等。要想獲得滿意的考研英語成績，最根本的方法就是進步詞匯量，加強閱讀訓練，同時熟悉一些閱讀技巧和做題方法也是至關重要的。把握詞組英語里的慣用法經(jīng)常是一個個詞組，假如讀句子的時候把單詞截取出來，把它們孤零零地拿出來一個個翻譯，對于簡單句子可以理解，但是對于復雜的句子就根本沒有方法理解它的意思了。對待英語的慣用法，比方每個短語詞組或整句都是要將它們存儲在腦子里，按英語的習慣來使用，這樣才會學出地道的英語，不然按照漢語習慣說出來的英語就是錯誤的。舉個例子，漢語的“黑馬”用英語習慣說法是anunexpectedwinner，但要是照字面意思說可能很多同學會翻譯成ablackhorse，其實這個意思是“黑色的馬”;再比方“條條大路通羅馬”，英語的慣用說法是AllroadsleadtoRome，要是按字面意思可能會寫成EveryroadleadstoRome?？佳休o導專家提醒考生，其實像這種說法的差異是不同的文化之間的差異，我們要盡量去減少漢語對英語學習的干擾。參照大綱，掌握詞匯量足夠數(shù)量的詞匯和嫻熟的語法知識是進步閱讀理解才能和增強閱讀速度的根底，閱讀理解的技巧和方法有助于進步答案正確率及答題速度。詞匯是考研英語復習的.根底，也是英語復習的根底，掌握了考研英語的大綱詞匯和一些重難點生僻詞匯，理解閱讀就會顯得得心應手許多，對長難句的翻譯也會游刃有余。在大綱為公布之前，大家可以先參考的考研英語大綱，用一天時間快速過濾掉你會的單詞，剩下些自己曾有淺薄印象或是完全生疏的單詞。這些所剩單詞就是下一步記識的重點。有了要攻克的目的詞匯后，要有方案的進展記憶。大家都知道，在單詞記憶過程總?cè)菀淄?，考研輔導專家建議考生制定幾個小方案去完成。同時如今大家要合理安排時間，掌握大量詞匯，熟悉一些語法知識，培養(yǎng)語感。英語程度在短時間內(nèi)雖然很難得到大的進步，但是掌握一定的技巧，完全可以得到一個很大的打破。篇6：高考英語閱讀訓練013高考英語閱讀訓練〔013〕1．Thispassageis.A．a(chǎn)pieceofsportsnewsbroadcastoverradioB．a(chǎn)pieceofsportsnewsinanewspaperC．AnadvertisementaboutsportsD．Anassayaboutsports2．Theword“draw”inthispassagemeans?A．a(chǎn)nactofpulingB．TakingmoneyfromabankC．a(chǎn)stateinwhichneithersidewinsD．Makingpictureswithapencilorapen3．Whichofthefollowingsente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