公共英语二级考试阅读快速突破训练.pdf

公共英语二级考试阅读快速突破训练2017年公共英语二级考试阅读快速突破训练B et w een P a r en t s a n dUsAA l t h o u gh F a t h er,s D a y ma y b ec el eb r a t eda t di ffer en t t i mes o ft h ey ea r i n di ffer en t p a r t s o ft h ew o r I d,I t h i n k t h ei mp o r t a n c eo ft h eda y rema i n s t h es a me.I t i s a da y t o s h o w o u r l o v ea n dr es p ec t fo r o u r fa t h er s.A s a y o u n ggi r l,I r ememb er t h eex c i t emen t I fel t w h en ev er l h a da c h an c et o s p en dt i mew i t h my fa t h er o n t h efa r m.A l t h o u gh h ew a s b u s y do i n ghi s w o r k,b ei n gw i t h h i mw a s w h a t ma t t er edmo s t t o me.I c a n r ememb er my fat h er gi v i n go r der s t o t h edo gs a s t h ey c o r r a l l edl t h es h eep.I h el dh i s st r o n gh a n ds a s w ec r o s s edt h ey a r dt o c l o s et h ega t eb eh i n dt h el a s t s h eeP-I t w a s a ma z i n gt o s eet h a t my da dw r es t l eds h eep a ft er s h eep t o get t hemi n t o j u s t t h er i gh t p o s i t i o n fo r s h ea r i n g2.I r ememb er t h es w ea t p o ur i n gdo w n fr o mh i s h ea dw h en h ew o r k edh a r d,s h ea r i n go n es h eep a ft er a no t h er,p a u s i n gn o w a n dt h en t o h a v ea dr i n k o fw a t er a n dgi v emea s mi l e.La t er w ew o u l dgo b a c k t o t h eh o u s ei n o u r o l dc a r.I s a t i n t h efr o n t s ea t,feel i n gl i k ea q u een,w i t h my da dn ex t t o mea n dt h edo gs i n t h eb a c k.My fa t h er,s memo r y o ft h es a meda y ma y b eq u i t edi ffer en t,b u t n o mat t er w h i c h s t o r y y o u h ea r,i t a l I c o mes do w n t o o n et h i n g:I t do es n,t mat t er w h o my fa t h er w a s;i t ma t t er s w h o l r ememb er h i mt o b e.No t es:Lc o r r a l v.将（家畜）关进畜栏2.s h ea r v.修 剪（羊毛）Rea dt h ep a s s a gea n dc h o o s et h eb es t a n s w er fo r ea c h q u es t i o n.1.Wh i c h w o r db el o w h el p s y o u c o n c l u det h a t t h ep a s s a gec o n t a i n s o pi n i o n s?A.P o u r.B.A ma z i n g.C.G i v e.D.P a u s e.2.i s a fa c t.A.，A l t h o u gh F a t h er,s D a y ma y b ec el eb r a t eda t di ffer en t t i mes o ft h ey ea r,t h ei mp o r t a n c eo ft h eda y r ema i n s t h es a me.B.Tt do es n t ma t t er w h o my fa t h er w a s;i t ma t t er s w h o l r ememb er hi mt o b e.”C.F a t h er a n dl c r o s s edt h ey a r c l h a n di n h a n dt o c l o s et h ega t e.D.I t w a s a ma z i n gt o s eemy da dw r es t l eds h eep a ft er s h eep t o get t h emi n t o t h er i gh t p o s i t i o n fo r s h ea r i n g./zBRec en t l y,my y o u n ger b r o t h er p a s s eda w a y a t t h ea geo f38.I c l ea n edh i s t h i n gs u p a n dga v eev er y t h i n gt h a t c o u l db eu s edt o t h o s ew h o n eededt h em.I c a mea c r o s s a F a t h er?s D a y c a r d!h a dgi v en n ea r l y 35y ea r s a go,a ndt h et h o u gh t o fi t b r o u gh t a t ea r t o my ey es a n dga v emea n i dea.Wh en l w a s gr o w i n gu p,I w a s t o l dt o ma k eh a n d-ma dec a r ds fo r o u r p a r en t s a t s c h o o l.I t w a s a p l ea s a n t ex p er i en c eb u t al i t t l eu n c o mfo r t a b l efo r meb ec a u s eo n l y my mo mw a s l eft.A n y w a y,w ec r ea t edH a p p y F a t h er,s D a y c a r ds t o b r i n gh o me.I t h o u gh t t h a t my mo mp l a y edb o t h r o l es i n o u r h o me,s o o n t h efr o n t o ft h ec a r d,whereitreadHappyFather?sDay,laddedthewordmomtothetextandgaveittoher.Momwasveryhappy!MyyoungerbrotherhadgottenmanyofMom,sthingswhenshemovedtoFlorida.HehadrememberedthatMomlovedthecard,andhedidnotwanttoloseit.Itremainedwithhimuntilhisdeath.ThiscardgavemetheideaforcreatingalineofgiftsforchiIdrenseekingasimilargift,aslhaveneverfoundasimilarproductyet.ThewebsitecalledHappyFather,sDay,MomwascreatedwithsomeoftheprofitsgoingtoMomtosupportherretirement.Whowouldhavethoughtitcouldgothisfar?IamnotsurehowmanymoreyearsMomwillbewithus,butIknowIwillalwayshavethememoryofthecardthatreadHappyFather sDay,Mom”.Note:retirementn.退休Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Whichofthefollowingwordhelpsyouinferthatthepassagecontainsfacts?A.Pleasant.B.Remained.C.Happy.D.Similar.2.Whichwordbelowhelpsyouconcludethatthethirdparagraphcontainsopinions?A.Uncomfortable.B.Grow.C.Parents.D.School.CThemorefatherscare,themoreproblemstheyhave.Thisisnotsurprisingforasocietythathasfocusedonmotherhoodforhundredsofyears.Whydoscientistsclosetheireyestotheproblemssurroundingfatherhood?Whatistherelationshipbetweenfathersandchildren?Sometimeschil drendec idetoendcontactwiththeirfathersforoneortwoyears.Ithinkit sdifficultforfathers,EdSprui jt,asocialscientist,said.Hehasshownthatapauseofcontactcouldleadtotherestorationofthefather-childrelationship.Differentopinionsofparentslikelyhavelittletodowiththis.Endingcontacthasmoretodowiththeamountoftimefathersspendtakingcareoftheirchildren.“Ifyou vespentalotofcare-givingtimewithyourchildren,thereisagreaterchancethatthefather-childrelationshipwillcontinue,aresearchfound.FatherhoodresearcherDuindamsupportsSpruijtJ sstatementwithtworesearchpapers.However,inoneofthepapers,hetriestoshowthattakingonaclassicparentalroleresultsinabetterchancethatthefather-childcontactwillcontinue.ThelatterstudyspokenofbyDuindamdescribestraditionalcarebyfathers,suchasvisitingtheschoolanddiscussingwiththemotheranyproblemswiththechildren,ratherthanthephysicalcaregiving,suchasfeeding.No t e:contactn.（尤指经常的）联系Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Whichwordbelowshowsthatthepassagecontainsopinions?A.Difficult.B.Support.C.Contact.D.Statement.2.isanopinion.A.FatherhoodresearcherDuindamsupportsSprui jtJ sstatementwithtworesearchpapers.，zB.Duindamisascientistandhaswrittentworesearchpapersonthefather-chiIdcontact.C.Sometimeschildrendecidetoendcontactwiththeirfathersforoneortwoyears.Ithinkit,sdifficultforfathers.D.”Ifyou vespentalotofcare-givingtimewithyourchildren,thereisagreaterchancethatthefather-childrelationshipwillcontinue.DMoreandmoreparentsarepreparingfortheirchildren,sfinanciallfuture,newresearchshows.InthestudydonebyMutualAssurance,aboutathirdofmumsanddadsputmoneyawayfortheirchildren.Becausetheirparentscontinuallysavemoneyforthem,childrendonothavetoworryabouttheirspendingasmuch.Itwillalsohelpthechildrenagreatdealinthefuturebecausetheywillhavethemoneythattheirparentssavedforthemincasethereisaproblem.Meanwhile,justunderhalfofparentshavethehabitofgivingoutlotsofpocketmoney.Thefinaneialservicescompanysuggeststhattheseparents,whogivetheirkidsalotofmoneyforallowance,aretheleastlikelytobesavingforthechild?sfuture.Theresultofthisisthat t h es ec h i l dr en ma y r u n i n t o ma n y fi n a n ei a l di ffi c u l t i es i n t h efu t u re.Ov er a l l,E a s t Mi dl a n ds i s t h ea r ea w h er ek i ds a r et h emo s t l i k el y t or ec ei v ep o c k et mo n ey.55%o fp a r en t s gi v et h ei r c h i l dr en mo n ey.I n a ddi t i o n,t h i s i s a l s o t h ea r ea w h er ema n y c h i 1dr en ma y fa c ea h a r df i n a n c ia l fu t u r ea s l es s t h a n o n ei n fi v egr o w n-u p s a r es a v i n gr egu l a r 2a mo u n t s o fmo n ey fo r t h em.Lo n do n,o n t h eo t h erh a n d,i s t h ep l a c ew h er ep a r en t s gi v et h ei r c h i I dr en t h el ea s t a mo u n t ofp o c k et mo n ey.Lo o k i n ga t t h er es u l t s o ft h er es ea r c h,Ka r l E l l i o t t,t h es p o k es p er s o n fo r Mu t u a l A s s u r a n c e,s a i d,I n a c r edi t c a r ds o c i et y t h a t i s dr i ven b y a h a v e-i t-n o w c u l t u r e,i t i s n i c et o s ees o ma n y p a r en t s s a v i n gfo r t h ei r k i ds,fut u r e.C h i l dr en w h o s ep a r en t s a r egi v i n gt h eml es s p o c k et mo n ey w i l l t ha n k t h emi n t h ey ea r s t o c o me,w h en t h ey en j o y t h eb en efi t s o fa l l t h emo ney t h a t t h ei r p a r en t s s a v edu p fo r t h em.z/Notes:1.fi n a n c i a l a dj.财政的.2.r egu l a r a dj.经常的；定时的Rea dt h ep a s s a gea n da n s w er t h efo l l o w i n gq u es t i o n s.1.F i n di n t h ep a s s a gea w o r dc l o s es t i n mea n i n gt o t h eu n der l i n edp hr a s ep o c k et mo n ey”.2.A c c o r di n gt o Ka r l E l 1i o t t,w h a t w i 11t h efu t u r eo fc h i 1dr en w h o sep a r en t s gi v eo u t l es s p o c k et mo n ey b el i k e?（回答词数不超过 20 个）3.A c c o r di n gt o t h ep eo p l ea t Mu t u a l A s s u r a n c e,w h a t i s t h ep r o b l emw i t h p a r en t s n o t s a v i n gmo n ey fo r t h ei r k i ds?（回答词数不超过 15 个）参考答案：阅读理解A：1-2B C阅读理解B：1-2B A阅读理解C：1-2A C阅读新题型1.A l l o w a n c e.2.Th ey w i l l en j o y t h eb en efi t s o fa l l o ft h emo n ey t h a t t h ei r p a r en ts s a v edu p fo r t h em.3.I t w i l l b eea s i er fo r t h es ek i ds t o r u n i n t o fi n a n c i a l di ffi c u l t ies i n t h efu t u r e.