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(七十八)A ByLOSANGELESTIMES Publishedon2002-02-10 Postedon2002-01-1810︰59︰54 Nervousuncertaintysurroundsthefate(命运)ofUSjournalistDanielPearlwithnoclearcommunicationfromhiskidnappers(绑匪)andnosignofhiswhereaboutsafterthreeseparatepolicesearchesforhisbodyinthetroublesomepertcityKarachiPakistan. Pearla38-year-oldWallStreetJournalreporterdisappearedtwoweeksagoonhiswaytoaninterviewinKarachi.AnemailallegedlyfromhiskidnapperscontainedfourphotosofhimandavarietyofdemandsincludingoneforthereleaseofPakistaniprisonersbeingheldattheUSnavalbaseinCuba. ThesearcheswerestartedlastFridaynightbyanemailclaimingthatPearlhadbeenkilledandhisbodythrown“inthegraveyardsofKarachi.” PearlhasworkedforTheWallStreetJournalfor12yearsandisnowtheirSouthAsiabureauchief.HewasborninPrincetonNewJerseyandgraduatedfromStanfordUniversitywithabachelor’sdegreeincommunications. HejoinedTheWallStreetJournalinNovember1990firstasareporterintheAtlantabureau.In1993hemovedtotheWashingtonofficetocovertransportationbeforebeginningaseriesofoverseaspostings. Themembersofaradical(激进的)IslamicgroupinPakistanwhoadmithavingkidnappedhimsayPearlisamemberoftheIsraeliintelligenceserviceMossad.ButPearl’semployershaveangrilydenied(否认)thatheistheagent(代理)ofanygovernment. Pearl’sFrenchwifeMarianneissixmonthspregnantwiththeirfirstchild. ForthepastfewweeksthecouplehavebeenlivinginKarachiwhilePearltriedtoarrangeaninterviewwithMubarakAliShahGilaniheadofthesmallmilitantIslamicgroupTanzeemul-Fuqra. 56.Wecanseefromthetextthat________. A.Pearlhasbeenmurdered B.Pearlhasescapedfromhiskidnappers C.Pearlisindanger D.Pearlsfatestillremainsinquestion 57.AccordingtothetextPearlmostprobablydisappeared________. A.onJanuary42002 B.onJanuary262002 C.onJanuary42002 D.onJanuary112002 58.Pearl’sdisappearancehassomethingtodowith________. A.Tanzeemul-Fuqra B.aradicalIslamicgroupinPakistan C.theUSnavalbaseinCuba. D.theIsraeliintelligenceserviceB 218ChestnutStreet PhiladelphiaPA28774 May7th2002 SocialSecurityAdministration 2119MainStreet PhiladelphiaPA28000DearSocialSecurity IamapplyingforanewSocialSecurityCard. Ilostmyoldonelastweek.IwaswalkinghomefromthesubwaystationandIpulledatissue(纸巾)outofmypocketandlostmywalletatthesametime.Mycardwasinmywallet.Pleasesendmeanewcard.ffyoucangetthecardtomewithintwoweekspleasesentittotheaddressatthetopofthepage.Ifitwilltakelongerthanthisthenyouwillhavetosendittomynewaddress.IammovingonMay23rdto: 103WalnutStreet PhiladelphiaPA28445 IfyoucansendmynewcardwithintwoweeksIwouldbeverypleased.IamapplyingforanewjobatVenturaSavingsBankandIknowtheywillwanttohavemySocialSecurityNumber.UnfortunatelyIhaveforgottenitsoIwillneedmycardtofindout.OnmyoldcardIwascalledVictoriaMatthews.SincethenIhavegottenmarried.Pleaseissuemynewcardinmymarriedname:VictoriaVillata.IncaseyouneedmoreinformationaboutmetohuntdownmyoldnumbermydateofbirthwasSeptember
111985.Thankyouverymuch. Sincerely VictoriaVillata 59.WhydoesMrs.VillataneedanewSocialSecurityCard A.Sheismoving. B.Shelosttheoldone. C.Shehasjustgottenmarried. D.Shedoesn’trememberherSocialSecurityNumber. 60.WhydoesMrs.VillatagivetheSocialSecurityAdministrationherdateofbirth A.Shewantsthemtoknowhowoldsheis. B.SheisafraidtheymayhavelostherSocialSecurityCard. C.ShethinksitwillhelpthemtrackdownherSocialSecurityNumber. D.ShethinksthattheoldersheisthemoreSocialSecurityshewillget. 61.WhichpartofVictoriaVillata’sletterisLEASTimportanttotheSocialSecurityAdministration A.Thefactthatshehaschangedhername. B.Thefactthathercardshouldbemailedtoanewaddress. C.ThefactthatsheneedsareplacementSocialSecurityCard. D.Thefactthatshelostherwalletwhilepullingatissueoutofherpocket.CWaterSafetyToRescueaDrowningPerson Dontjumpintosaveadrowningpersonunlessyouareatrainedlifesaver.Thevictimmaypullyouunder. Insteadtrytotoss(抛)alifepreserverifyouhaveone.Anythingthatwillfloatcansavetheperson’slife.Abeachballavacuumjugorapicnicchestwillalsohelp.TheNationalSafetyCouncilpointsoutthatmanydrowningcouldbepreventedifpeopleknewallthecommonobjectsthatfloatwellenoughtohelpadrowningperson. Ifyouareinaboatoryoucanfindoneusetheboattotrytoreachthepersonintrouble.Turntheboatsothevictimcangrabthestern.Don’tstanduptohelpthevictim.Stayseatedsotheboatwon’toverturn.Trytobalancetheboatasthepersonclimbsaboard.Iftheboatoverturnsstayhangingontothesideforawhiletorelaxbeforetryingtorightit. 62.Whatkindofthingsshouldyouthrowtoapersonintroubleinthewater A.Abelt. B.Acardboardbox. C.Somethingthatfloats. D.Somethinglargeandheavy. 63.WhichsentencebelongstotheemptyboxYouseesome-oneintroubleinthewater.Steer(驾驶)boattowardstheperson.Remainseated.Balanceboataspersonclimbsaboard. A.Jumpintowaterandswimtothem. B.Paddletheboattowardsthecoast. C.Standupandshoutforhelp. D.Turnrear(后部)ofboattowardsthepersoninthewater. 64.Thefirstparagraphhelpsthereaderunderstandwhy________. A.therearesofewdrowningaccidents B.peopleareoftendrownedthemselveswhentheytrytosaveadrowningperson C.somanydrowningpeopleareabletosavethemselves D.itisimportanttodrinkplentyoffluidsbeforeswimming 65.Wherewouldyoubemostlikelytofindapassagelikethis A.Inahomemedicalencyclopedia(百科全书). B.Inahumorousstoryaboutacouplewhosailaroundtheworld. C.InanewspaperaccountoftheNationalCupsailingcompetition. D.Inasciencetext.D DrWisemanstarted“thelaughlab”projectinSeptember
2001.Itisthelargeststudyofhumour.Participants(参加者)areinvitedtologontothelaughlabwebsitegiveafewpersonaldetailstelltheirfavouritejokesandjudgethejokestoldbyotherpeople. Theprojectwilllastforayearandtheorganizershopetofinallydiscovertheworld’sfunniestjoke.Butthereisalsoaseriouspurpose.Theresearcheswanttoknowwhatpeoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.Andtheywanttofindoutthedifferencesbetweenthemaleandfemalesenseofhumour.Theideaisthatifwewanttounderstandeachotherwehavetofindoutwhatmakesuslaugh. Thisisasubjectthathaslonginterestedpsychologists(心理学家)andphilosophers(哲学家).Mostofthetimepeoplearenotcompletelyhonest.Wedothingsthatsocietyexpectsustoandsaythingsthathelpusgetwhatwewant.Butlaughingcannotbecontrolled.Whenwelaughwetellthetruthaboutourselves. ByDecember2001over10000jokeshadbeensubmitted.Thisgavethescientistsenoughevidence(证据)tomakeearlyconclusions.Itseemsthatmenandwomendohavedifferentsensesofhumourforinstance. “Ourfindingsshowthemajordifferencesinthewaysinwhichmalesandfemalesusehumour” saidDr. Wiseman.“Malesusehumourtoappearsuperior(优越)tootherswhilewomenaremoreskilledinlanguagesandpreferwordplay.” Researchersalsofoundthattherereallyissuchathingasanationalsenseofhumour.theBritishenjoywhatisusuallycalled“toilethumour”.ButtheFrenchliketheirjokesshortandsharp:“You’reahighpricedlawyer.Willyouanswertwoquestionsfor500”“Yes.What’sthesecondquestion” TheGermansarefamousfornothavingasenseofhumour.ButthesurveyfoundthatGermanparticipantsweremorelikelytofindsubmittedjokesfunnythananyothernationality.Perhapsthatprovesthepoint.IsthisjokefunnyIdon’tknowbutlet’ssayyesjusttobesafe. DrWisemanandhisworkmatesalsosubmittedjokescreatedbycomputer.Butnoneofthosewhotookpartinthesurveyfoundanyofthemamusing.Perhapsthisisrelief.Computersalreadyseemliketheycandoeverything.Atleasttheyshouldleavethefunnystufftous. 66.Scientiststarted“thelaughlab”project________ A.tofindthefunniestjokeinEuropeancountries B.toknowwhatfunnypeoplearefromdifferentnationsandcultures C.tofindoutthedifferencesbetweenthemaleandfemalesenseofhumour D.togetmorepersonaldetailsaboutparticipants 67.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________. A.mostofthepeoplealloverheworldarecompletelyhonest B.psychologistsandphilosopherstakeinterestinthe“laughlab”project C.ordinarypeoplearenotinterestedin“thelaughlab”projectatall D.peopletelltheruthaboutthemselvesonlywhentheylaugh 68.Whatisthemainideaofthe4thand5thparagraph A.Manandwomanhavedifferentsensesofhumour. B.maleandfemalehavesimilarsensesofhumour. C.About10000jokeshavebeensubmittedfromSeptember2001toDecember
2001. D.Scientistshavecollectedenoughevidencetomakeconclusions. 69.ThewritergavetheexamplesoftheBritishtheFrenchandtheGermans________. A.toshowthaneFrenchpeoplehaveabettersenseofhumour B.toprovetheBritishpeoplehaveasenseof“toilethumour” C.toshowpeoplefromdifferentnationshavedifferentsensesofhumour D.toprovethattheGermanshavenosenseofhumour 70.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage A.Thejokesbycomputerarelessfunnythanthosebyhumans. B.TheGermanscannotfindthesubmittedjokesamusing. C.Malesarebetteratwordplaycomparedwithwomen. D.Femalesliketousehumourtoshowthattheyaresuperior.E Rome-DoctorsandmedicalgroupsaroundtheworldlastweekendreactedwithstrongoppositiontothenewsthatanItalianspecialistisonthebrinkofcloningthefirsthumanbaby. Dr.SeverinoAntinoriwhoistheheadofahospitalinRomehasbeenreferredtoinanArabnewspaperasclaimingthatoneofhispatientsiseightweekspregnant(怀孕)withaclonedbaby. AntinorirefusedtocommentonthereportsbutinMarch2001hesaidhehopedtoproduceaclonedembryo(卵)forimplantationwithintwoyears.Sofarsevendifferentkindsofmammalshavealreadysuccessfullyclonedincludingsheepcatsandmostrecentlyrabbits. Doctorsshowedtheirdoubtandwerestronglyopposedalthoughtheyadmitthathumancloningwouldfinallycometrueunlesstherewasaworldwidebanonthepractice. ProfessorRudolfJaenischoftheWhiteheadInstituteforBiomedicalResearchattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology:“Ifinditastonishingthatpeopledothiswheretheresultcanbeforetoldthatitwillnotbeanormalbaby.Itisusinghumansasguineapigs.Itmakespeoplefeelsick.”ButRonaldGreendirectoroftheEthicsinstituteatDarmouthCollegeintheUSsaiditisunlikelythataneight-week-oldpregnancywouldleadtoabirth. Sofarallclonedanimalshavesufferedfromsomedifferentseriousdisordersmanyofthemdyingsoonaftertheirbirths. Doctorsareopposedtohumancloningbecausetheyareworriedaboutthewelfareoftheclonedchildifthereisone. “Therearenobenefitsofclonedhumanbeingsjustharm”saidDr.MichaelWilksoftheUK. 71.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“onthebrinkof”inthefirstparagraphmeanmostprobably A.onthesideof B.onthepointof C.insearchof D.infavourof 72.Whatisthedoctors’generalattitudetocloningofhumansaccordingtothepassage A.Theyareagainstit. B.Theysupportit. C.Theywelcomeit. D.Theypaynoattentiontoit. 73.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ban”inthethirdparagraphmeanmostprobably A.orderthatforbidscloning B.suggestiontocarryingoncloning C.angeratcloning D.cheerforcloning 74.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage A.DcotorSeverinoAntinoriisstronglyoppsedtocloninghumanbeings. B.Uptonowsevenkindsofanimalshavebeenclonedincludingsheepcatshumansandrabbits. C.ProfessorRudolfJaenischiscarryingonanexperimentoncloninganeight-week-oldembryo. D.RonaldGreendoubtsaboutthefuturesuccessfulbirthoftheso-calledclonedembryo. 75.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage A.TheSuccessofCloningHumans B.TheAngeratCloningHumans C.FailureofCloningHumans D.FirstClonedHuman阅读理解训练题
(七十八)答案56.D提示从文中可以看出pearl下落不明,所以吉凶未卜 57.C 58.B 59.B 60.C 61.D 62.C 63.D64.B提示第一段的内容主要告诉人们如果自己不是专业的救生员的话,最好不要下水去救人,那样可能就会被淹死故答案选B65.A 66.C 67.B 68.A69.C 提示作者举出例子来论证自己的观点不同国家,不同地域的人有不同的幽默感 70.A 71.B 72.A 73.A74.D 提示(短文倒数第四段)从RonaldGreen说的话中可以看出他怀疑这个8个月身孕的克隆人是否能成功地出生 75.DPAGE-1-。