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1、2008 年阅读理解真题I knew a man who was asked to be the new dean (院长) of the college of business of a large university. When he first arrived, he studied the situation the college faced and felt that what it needed most was money. He recognized that he had a unique capacity to raise money, and he developed

2、 a real sense of vision about fund-raising as his primary function.This created a problem in the college because past deans had focused mainly on meeting day-to-day faculty needs. this new dean was never there . He was running around the country trying to raise money for research .But he was not att

3、ending to the day-to-day things as the previous dean had. The faculty, who were used to working with the person at the top , had to work through his administrative assistant.The faculty became so upset with his absence that they sent a delegation to the president of the univerisity to demand a new d

4、ean or a fundamental change in his leadership style . the president , who knew what the dean was doing, said. “relax, he has a good administrative assistant. Give him some more time”Within a short time. The money started pouring in and the faculty began to recognize the vision . it wasnt long until

5、every time they saw the dean, they would say “get out of here!we dont want to see you. Go out and bring in more funds. Your administative assistant runs this office better than anyone else”This man admitted to me later that the mistake he made was not doing enough team building.enough explaining , e

6、nough educating about what he was trying to accomplish. From him , I learn a powerful lesson. We need to constantly be asking ourselves, “what is neede out there, and what is my unique strength?”16、the new dean thought that the most important thing for him to do was to _ A gain a sense of visionB se

7、t up a primary goalC win the trust of the facultyD raise money17、the new dean was different from the past deans in that_ A、he was less responsibleB he didnt attend to daily thingsC he had an administrative assistantD he didnt like to talk with others18、we can learn from the passage that the faculty_

8、 A、was not well paid for their workB didnt understand the new deans ideas at first C had a conflict with the president of the universityD didnt want to work with the administrative assistant19、the faculty would ask the new dean to get out because they_ A、were upset by his deadership style B wanted t

9、o get rid of himC were unhappy with his explanationD wanted him to bring back more money20、what was the mistake the new dean realized he had made?A he was absent all the year around B he was insensitive to the facultys needC he didnt communicate well with the facultyD he didnt work hard to accomplis

10、h his goal Passage2Is new technology damaging our ability to communicate ? fingers flying,we can blog (写博克文章), email, and enter chat rooms. But, as we type our millions of words, something is being lost . As our virtual skills increase, I wonder if our ability to communicate using speech is on the d

11、ecline.Young people send me dozens of emails from schools and universities .They often attach long lists questions,to which they want detail reponses. Time is short. So my reply is usually that they can phone me and I will do my best to answer.They very rarely do , at least partly because their oral

12、 and telephone skills are less developed than their ability to type ,text and email. Yet to adapt an old business saying a meeting is worth five phone calls and a phone call is worth five emails.Direct communication can quickly lead to bonding and trust .people are more likely to reveal what they ar

13、e thinking when they actually speak to another person. Most are wary of committing themselves in writing.The great tragedy , of coures, is that the phone was invented before the computer.if it had been the other way around, internet forums would now be filled with the news.”have you heard(type, type

14、, type)? There is this amazing new device (type , type).Now you can talk directly with people (type, type, type).without all this typing “ Marketing would do the rest and collgees would be rushing to develop new courses in telephone skills .But , as it is , we are stuck with the supremacy of the typ

15、ed word and it is getting in the way of our ability to look people in the eye and talk . we should reconsider the technology in which the speed of our fingers is more important than the quality of our voices.21、According to the author , young people today dont A、like to communicate using speechB、lik

16、e to communicate with peopleC、know how to communicate with people D、know how to ask questions in communication22、According to paragraph 3, compared with meetings , email are A、more efficient B more interesting C less efficient Dless interesting 23 in paragraph 4, “wary of “ can be replaced by A good

17、 at B happy about C used to D cautious about 24、the author believes that if the phone had been invented after the computer, people would A be eager to learn how to use the phone B be glad to have both means of communicationC still prefer typing words on the computer D show little interest in the pho

18、ne 25 which of the following can be best reflect the authors attitude towards the communication using type words today ?A concerned B curious C indifferent D impatient Most Americans are very conscious of their health and try to maintain a nutririous diet and daily routines to maintain good health.Y

19、et, for many years the tobacco amd liquor industries have tried to project the image of style and fashion for those who use their products.Most have leamed , however, that the dangers caused to health by tobacco and alcohol can no longer be denied or ignored. The campaigns to alert the public to the

20、 evils of these two social drugs have been untense and effective. However, most people dislike being wamed that they shouldnt do something. It is a kind of psycholgical resistance.Yet, all tobacco and liquor priducts must now contain a waming on the package.The waming is simple, but the message is c

21、lear, smoking are hazardous to health.The wording may vary, but it is phrased in such a way as to draw the attention of the domsumet to the danger. On TV all tobacco advertising is legally banned, and every ad in a magazine must display the wamning. There, are many public notices on trains and buses

22、 giving out the warning that smoking is linked to lung cancer and other lung and heart diseases .The warning against alcohol consumption is of a different kind .it goes out especially to women who are pregnant and anyone,operating a car or electrical machinery. A pregnant woman can cause damage to h

23、er baby by drinking alcohol .Also anyone operating a machine runs the risk of an accident which could be fatal. Such warning appear on all wine bottles and even an apparently harmless can of beer.26 Tobacco and liquor ads try to make people believe that smoking and drinking will A make them look fas

24、hionable B help them keep a nutritious diet C make them conscious of their health D show their healthy images to others 27 in the case of smoking and drinking , most people A ignore the campaigns against themB are aware of the dangers they cause C do not really believe their dangersD participate in

25、campaigns against them 28 it can be inferred from the passage that the campaign against smoking is A short-lived B long-standing C widespread D well organized 29 Tobacco advertising is A popularized B restricted C banned D disliked 30 warnings against drinking are usally directed atA civilians B car

26、 drivers C young people D some groups of people Today, there is no such ting as a “typical” college student.people of all ages are enrolled in colleges .Though the concept of college may be the same for all students , the stress and future goals are different. The college student most people think o

27、f usually range in age from 18-21,and are most often away from home for the first time. As a result , they now have choices and no parent to tell them what to do . They are responsiblefor their own lives, needing to learn to manage their time and find a job, while attending school. They enter this n

28、ew world with the anticipation of freedom, fun and a good job after graduation. The new faces in the college are usually 30 years old or older ,and are returning to school after several years away. They are starting their college education, after raising a family and are now ready to do something fo

29、r themselvees. Their lives are considerably different from their younger classmates. They have been on their own for a while , and are concerned about family, responsibilities, work, and the adjustment of being back in school after some years . Most importan to them are the hopes of a new career or

30、a job promotion after they graduate.Though they may come to college for different reasons, the resulet is the same. It is their chance to make a better life for themselves or their families . As the younger generation is looking for freedom in their lives, those who are returning to school also see

31、freedom. The same opportunities were not available 20 years ago.So in our colleges and universities, there is a new sense of hope and dreams ,where once stood only the youth of our future, they are now joined by people of all ages who share the dreams of a better life.31 the passage is mainly concer

32、n about with the change of A college administration B college student C college courses D college life 32 in the past college students usually A lived with their parents B found good jobs easily C had much time to spare D had no burden of raising a family 33 college students of the new type A enjoy

33、freedom once again B are worried about their parents C aim at a new job or promotion D study harder than other students 34 one thing that the younger and older college students share is A their hope for a better life B equal job opportunities C their future plans D chances to get promotion 35 The au

34、thor seems to approve of A college students raising a family B college students living on their parents C older people going back to college D the students struggle for freedom请同学们先做练习再听课，不断总结提高！ 2008 年阅读理解真题I knew a man who was asked to be the new dean (院长) of the college of business of a large uni

35、versity. When he first arrived, he studied the situation the college faced and felt that what it needed most was money. He recognized that he had a unique capacity to raise money, and he developed a real sense of vision about fund-raising as his primary function.This created a problem in the college

36、 because past deans had focused mainly on meeting day-to-day faculty needs. this new dean was never there . He was running around the country trying to raise money for research .But he was not attending to the day-to-day things as the previous dean had. The faculty, who were used to working with the

37、 person at the top , had to work through his administrative assistant.The faculty became so upset with his absence that they sent a delegation to the president of the univerisity to demand a new dean or a fundamental change in his leadership style . the president , who knew what the dean was doing,

38、said. “relax, he has a good administrative assistant. Give him some more time”Within a short time. The money started pouring in and the faculty began to recognize the vision . it wasnt long until every time they saw the dean, they would say “get out of here! we dont want to see you. Go out and bring

39、 in more funds. Your administative assistant runs this office better than anyone else”This man admitted to me later that the mistake he made was not doing enough team building,enough explaining , enough educating about what he was trying to accomplish. From him , I learn a powerful lesson. We need t

40、o constantly be asking ourselves, “what is needed out there, and what is my unique strength?”16、the new dean thought that the most important thing for him to do was to _ A gain a sense of visionB set up a primary goalC win the trust of the facultyD raise money17、the new dean was different from the p

41、ast deans in that_ A、he was less responsibleB he didnt attend to daily thingsC he had an administrative assistantD he didnt like to talk with others18、we can learn from the passage that the faculty_ A、was not well paid for their workB didnt understand the new deans ideas at first C had a conflict wi

42、th the president of the universityD didnt want to work with the administrative assistant19、the faculty would ask the new dean to get out because they_ A、were upset by his deadership style B wanted to get rid of himC were unhappy with his explanationD wanted him to bring back more money20、what was th

43、e mistake the new dean realized he had made?A he was absent all the year around B he was insensitive to the facultys needC he didnt communicate well with the facultyD he didnt work hard to accomplish his goal Passage2Is new technology damaging our ability to communicate ? fingers flying,we can blog

44、(写博克文章), email, and enter chat rooms. But, as we type our millions of words, something is being lost . As our virtual skills increase, I wonder if our ability to communicate using speech is on the decline.Young people send me dozens of emails from schools and universities .They often attach long lis

45、ts questions,to which they want detail reponses. Time is short. So my reply is usually that they can phone me and I will do my best to answer.They very rarely do , at least partly because their oral and telephone skills are less developed than their ability to type ,text and email. Yet to adapt an o

46、ld business saying a meeting is worth five phone calls and a phone call is worth five emails.Direct communication can quickly lead to bonding and trust .people are more likely to reveal what they are thinking when they actually speak to another person. Most are wary of committing themselves in writi

47、ng.The great tragedy , of coures, is that the phone was invented before the computer.if it had been the other way around, internet forums would now be filled with the news.”have you heard(type, type, type)? There is this amazing new device (type , type).Now you can talk directly with people (type, t

48、ype, type).without all this typing “ Marketing would do the rest and collgees would be rushing to develop new courses in telephone skills .But , as it is , we are stuck with the supremacy of the typed word and it is getting in the way of our ability to look people in the eye and talk . we should rec

49、onsider the technology in which the speed of our fingers is more important than the quality of our voices.21、According to the author , young people today dont A、like to communicate using speechB、like to communicate with peopleC、know how to communicate with people D、know how to ask questions in communication22、According to paragraph 3, compared with meetings , email are A、more efficient B more interesting C less efficient Dless interesting 23 in par