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公共英语一级考试阅读根底辅导材料公共英语一级考试阅读根底辅导材料 Thegoodseamanisknowninbadweather.以下是为大家搜索的一级阅读根底辅导材料,希望能给大家带来帮助!更多精彩内容请及时关注我们! Fromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginamarvelousage.Weareimmunizedfrombirthagainstmanyofthemostdangerousdiseases.Alargenumberofoncefatalillnessescannowbecuredbymoderndrugsandsurgery.Itisalmostcertainthatonedayremedieswillbefoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseases.Theexpectationoflifehasincreasedenormously.Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbeforeeverydaywewitnesstheincredibleslaughterofmenwomenandchildrenontheroads.Manversusthemotor-car!Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing.Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledorhorriblykilledeachyearandwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen. Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheelhiscarbeestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbringsoutaman’sveryworstqualities.Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybeeunrecognizablewhentheyarebehindasteering-wheel.Theysweartheyareill-manneredandaggressivewillfulastwo-years-oldsandutterlyselfish.Alltheirhiddenfrustrationsdisappointmentsandjealousiesseemtobebroughttothesurfacebytheactofdriving. Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessobenignlyonthemotoristandseemstocondonehisbehaviour.Everythingisdoneforhisconvenience.Citiesareallowedtobeealmostuninhabitablebecauseofheavytragic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideisdesecratedbyroadworks;andthemassannualslaughterbeesnothingmorethanastatistictobeconvenientlyforgotten. Itishightimeaworldcodewerecreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlife.Withregardtodrivingthelawsofsomecountriesarenotoriouslylaxandeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough.Acodewhichwasuniversallyaeptedcouldonlyhaveadramaticallybeneficialeffectontheaidentrate.Hereareafewexamplesofsomethethingsthatmightbedone.Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughstringentannualtestsforsafety.Eventhesmallestamountofalcoholinthebloodcanimpairaperson’sdrivingability.Presentdrinkinganddrivinglawswheretheyexistshouldbemadmuchstricter.Maximumandminimumspeedlimitsshouldbeimposedonallroads.GovernmentsshouldlaydownsafetyspecificationsformanufacturersashasbeendoneintheUSA.Alladvertisingstressingpowerandperformanceshouldbebanned.Thesemeasuresmaysoundinordinatelyharsh.Butsurelynothingshouldbeconsideredastosevereiftitresultsinreducingtheannualtollofhumanlife.Afteralltheworldisforhumanbeingsnotmotor-cars.
1.Themainideaofthispassageis [A]Trafficaidentsaremainlycausedbymotorists. [B]Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledeachyear. [C]Thelawsofsomecountriesaboutdrivingaretoolax. [D]Onlystrictertrafficlawscanpreventaidents.
2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsocietytowardmotorists [A]Societysmilesonthemotorists. [B]Hugecarparksarebuiltinthecitiesandtowns. [C]Victimsofaidentsarenothing. [D]Societycondonestheirrudedriving.
3.Whydoestheauthorsay:’hiscarbeestheextensionofhispersonality’ [A]Drivingcanshowhisrealself. [B]Drivingcanshowtheotherpartofhispersonality. [C]Drivingcanbringouthischaracter. [D]Hiscarembodieshistemper.
4.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTmentionedasawayagainsttrafficaidents [A]Buildmorehighways. [B]Stricterdrivingtests. [C]Testdriverseverythreeyears. [D]raiseagelimitandlaydownsafetyspecifications.
5.Theattitudeoftheauthoris [A]ironical [B]critical [C]appealing [D]militant
1.immunise使免疫,使免除
2.expectationoflife=lifeexpectancy平均寿命
3.versus=against对顶,反对
4.mutilate伤害
5.wilful任性的,固执的
6.benign宽厚的,仁慈的
7.condone宽容
8.desecrate亵渎,玷污
9.code法规,规定,惯例
10.stringent严格的,紧急的,迫切的
11.performance演出,成品,这里car’sbehaviorsuchasspeedfunctionetc.可译成行为,汽车行为、功能等
1.Manversusthemotor-car!Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing. 【参考译文】人和汽车对抗!这是一场人类永远是输家的无休止的战斗
2.Alladvertisingstressingpowerandperformanceshouldbebanned. 【参考译文】应当禁止所有强调力量和表现行为的广告 文章论述“交通事故”,采用因果、比照手法从人的平均寿命增加和交通事故率成正比谈起,触及事故率上升的原因,要求制定更严格的法规予以制止种种造成事故的不良行为
1.D只有更严格的交通法规才能制止交通事故这在最后一段的结论中表达的最清楚前面几段只是讲造成事故的种种原因其目的就是“是制定世界交通法规以减少无谓的生命浪费的时候了对于开车,有些国家的法规太松弛,甚至最严格的国家也不够严格世界公认之法律只可能对交通事故率起大大降低的作用有非常好的效果”这里列出几件要干的事“驾驶测试应当标准化,比现在的要严格;所有死机每三年考核一次;年轻人驾车的允许年龄应提高到21岁;全部机动车每年都应经过严格的平安测试测定其平安性……这些步骤可能听起来异常严厉,可是,如果其结果事减少每年死伤人数的话,就不存在什么太严格的事了” A.主要是机动车死机造成的交通事故 B.全世界每年有几千人丧生 C.有些国家的交通法规太松弛这三道答案都是文中谈到某一点,不能作为中心目的
2.D社会宽容这种野蛮开车行径答案就在第三段“令人惊讶的是社会对司机宽厚地笑笑,似乎宽容他们的行为一切都为他们的方便而干人们允许城市由于交通拥挤而几乎不能居住了,大型停车场把城镇“弄得”丑陋不堪,公路网玷污了乡村,每年大量的杀伤仅仅成为统计数字,被很容易地忘记” A.社会对司机笑容可掬 B.大型停车场建在市和镇上 C.交通死难者等于零这三项都只是第三段的一个个具体事实社会正是通过这一件件事来宽容司机野蛮开车,而造成事故
3.A“他的车就是他个性的外延”这句话就表达了“开车表现他真正的自我,真实的个性”第二段讲的.很清楚“这么说完全正确当一个人坐在方向盘后,他的车就成为他个性的外延毫无疑问,汽车常常表现了人之最坏的品质平常很安详愉快的人一坐在方向盘后可能就变得难以认识他们咒骂、行为差劲、好斗、固执、任性得就像两岁的孩子他们所有隐藏的失落、失望和忌妒感,似乎都在开车中暴露出来” B.表现他个性的另一面 C.表现了他的性格 D.他的车表达了他的脾气秉性只是表现自我中的某个事实
4.A只有建更多高速公路没有提 B.更难的测试 C.每三年对司机进行一次考察 D.提高年龄段和制定平安条例都提到见第一题译注
5.B批评的态度文章第
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二、三段指出了造成交通事故的原因,呼吁各国制定严格的交通法规,批评现有的交通法规松弛不严格,最后指出世界是人类的,不是摩托车的等等,都说明作者对上述种种都具批评的态度 A.挖苦的 C.哀求的、呼吁的 D.富有战斗性的。