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1、大学英语长篇阅读歙程下册UnitlI Grew up When I Was 74Directions:In this section,you are going to read a passage with tenstatements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in oneof the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information isderived.You may choose a paragraph more than once

2、.A)My mother died last year,aged 107.As I was 74 at that time,and as noone is fully grown-up until both their parents are dead(so they say),Iprobably remained a child well into old age.I was a“bonded“child.Abonding between mother and child was essential for the wellbeing andhealthy development of th

3、e baby,and she determined that was how itwould be between us.A strong,long-lasting attachment between a babyand mother,father,carer,or whoever,is the most important factor ininfant development.B)So I was cherished.She had tried very hard to bond with my brother,bornthree years earlier,but he had dem

4、onstrated that he wasnt having any ofit.He was pleased when I arrived,therefore,as it meant that the spotlightof attention moved from him to me.I was the bonding type.My mummywas the best mummy in the world.No one understood me hke mymummy,and most importantly no one talked to me like my mummy.Becau

5、se talk she did.All about her childhood,her mother,her father,herbrothers and sisters,and the First World War.C)She was Mummy.We had the war,we had Hitler but I was alwaysgoing to be safe because I had Mummy;I was seriously ill but I got betterbecause I had Mummy;we had the 1947 snow and ice for thr

6、ee monthsbut it was fine because,when I got home,I had Mummy and she put mywoolen gloves and socks on top of the boiler to dry.In the summer wehad a heat wave and she made jugs of lemonade.D)But we all grew up and our perceptions altered.The adult I became foundMother much less perfect than the chil

7、d had done.I realized that some ofher opinions were racist,some were snobbish all were ill-thought out.She was also a nuisance interfering in my life,worrying about mywelfare continually and wanting to know every last detail of my existenceso that she could worry about me further.She telephoned me d

8、aily,wemet for shopping trips involving lengthy,conversational lunches-andevery time we chat I let slip personal information I had intended to keepto myself.E)Why was this?I had no idea.I only knew that the habit of“tellingMummy everything and“always telling Mummy the truth”was one Iwas unable to br

9、eak.I had given her another rope to reel me back in with.Another rope with which she could bond me.How could I lead anindependent life if Mother was always part of it?She criticized my choiceof friends,my hairstyle,and my clothes and,of course,any men Iassociated with were always unsuitable.We argue

10、d.She told me shewanted me to be happy.I told her she was possessive.She said she didnthave a daughter any more.I said she was being melodramatic.She cried.I told her to shut up.She told me I had turned into a horrible person.Icried.I said sorry.She said sorry.So it went on.Year after year.F)I marri

11、ed,I became a television producer,and I ran a career.I retired.Igot divorced.(UI told you he wasnt suitable.”)I married for the secondtime at the age of 68.(Make sure he looks after you.)I was a maturewoman.In confidence and experience I had outstripped her.But Iremained“bonded”.I joked about it.Its

12、 fine being a bonded child but when you are over 60 and still bonded to your mother you wonderwhats going on.But I couldnt say,“Listen,Mother,I dont agree withyou over so many things;you may think we see eye to eye,but,frankly,we dont.I am not who you think I am.I am me and I dont want to belike you

13、.G)When she reached 100 she began to worry about me again.You will beon your own when I die.When you5re old,whos going to care for you?You wont have a daughter to look after you.”“Well,good,I said.Thatmeans no long-suffering female child will have to put up with mydeafness,my demands,my irritability

14、 and the general strain imposed bythe elderly on their young.H)But I wondered how I would feel when she did die.She made it clear thatit was no fun being a blind,partially deaf centenarian.:2010102Z9064319W9Directions:In this section,you are going to read a passage with tenstatements attached to it.

15、Each statement contains information given in oneof the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information isderived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.A)Even though nearly 13 million Americans are still out of work,manyemployers complain that they cannot find the right people to fil

16、l many jobopenings for example,specialists in medical information technology.All told,the nations employers have 3.4 million job openings,accordingto the Bureau of Labor Statistics a number of jobs that if filled couldcut the unemployment rate,currently 8.3 percent,to around 6 percent.B)Ever since t

17、he deep recession hit four years ago,many colleges have beenrethinking their continuing education programs,trying to figure out howbest to help the many unemployed Americans who have looked to themas a lifeline.With the unemployment rate still stubbornly high,thisrethinking has led to a powerful tre

18、nd in which many schools are tryingharder than ever to tailor their continuing-education offerings to wherethe job openings are and where the jobs of tomorrow will be.TheUniversity of California has established a program in“globalsustainability that includes courses on renewable energy and greenmark

19、eting.With the nations exports booming,Miami Dade College hasexpanded its program to train people to become private customs brokers facilitators of overseas shipping.Seeing how Google,Facebook andTwitter have exploded in popularity,New York University and RutgersUniversity have set up programs in di

20、gital marketing.C)Weve become much more focused,much more flexible and much moredriven by what the data is telling us on where the jobs are,“said BobTemplin,president of Northern Virginia Community College.Werevery market-oriented now,whereas before we would offer the coursesthat people were interes

21、ted in teaching and wed see who would show up.In the last 24 months,weve thoroughly reorganized ourcontinuing-education unit,and we now refer to it as Work ForceDevelopment in Continuing Education5.D)Sensitive to employers5 needs,Northern Virginia Community College hasbegun offering continuing-educa

22、tion programs in cyber security to helpprotect computer networks,telephone systems and the power grid.Andwith satellite and computer data ever more plentiful,the school hasexpanded its courses in geospatial information systems,which can helpfederal agents track terrorists or alert transportation off

23、icials where deercommonly cross roads and cause accidents.E)President Obama has recognized the important role that the nations 1,200community colleges and their continuing-education programs play insupplying employers with workers possessing in-demand skills.Everybody in America should be able to ge

24、t those skills at a communitycollege,5 Mr.Obama said in a Feb.13 speech at Northern VirginiaCommunity College.Companies looking to hire should be able to counton these schools to provide them with a steady stream of workersqualified to fill those specific jobs.In that speech,Mr.Obama proposedcreatin

25、g an$8 billion Community College to Career Fund,with the goalof training two million workers for good-paying jobs in growingindustries.F)In New Jersey,Rutgers University has“as many students each year incontinuing education 50,000 as we do each year in all of our degreeprograms,5 said David Finegold

26、,Rutgers senior vice president forlifelong learning its term for continuing education.Rutgers plays amajor role in what New Jersey calls its Talent Networks.These networks,established in six key sectors including transportation and logistics,workto match 1 aid-off workers and new graduates with empl

27、oyers5 needs.Thenetworks5 coordinators often turn to Rutgers or other state colleges fortheir expertise and statewide reach to find people with the right skills orto provide courses that help jobless workers qualify for openings.At thesame time,the Talent Networks help Rutgers identify which fields

28、itscontinuing education programs should address.G)At Miami Dade College,the president,Rolando Montoya,said thatschool officials were in constant communications with the Chamber ofCommerce and different industries in the private sector about theiremployment needs.He said that the health care industry

29、 was booming inFlorida,just as it is in New Jersey,and his school had broadened itscontinuing-education programs to meet that sectors demand.With thestate likely to be affected by hurricanes,the college is also training moreinsurance adjusters to meet the needs of property and casualty insurers.H)At

30、 Sinclair Community College in Day ton,Ohio,the president,Steven L.Johnson,took an unusual step five-and-a-half years ago,creating a vicepresidents position with the sole responsibility of work forcedevelopment,including consulting with employers about their personnelneeds.The vice president,Deborah

31、 L.Norris,is fond of saying,Community is our middle name.”I)Sinclair has an advanced manufacturing program to train people how torun factory robots and computer-controlled metal-cutting machines 一skills that few laid-off factory workers have.Sinclair also offers coursesin advanced materials,in which

32、 students learn,among other things,about lightweight composites for aircraft construction.J)Going well beyond what many schools do,Sinclair is working closelywith state and local officials and business groups to help figure out howto attract and nurture industry.After the closing of the areas hugeGe

33、neral Motors and Delphi auto parts plants,Sinclair is working withgovernment and business to attract a fast-growing industry:unmannedaerial vehicles,also known as drones.President Obama signed a law onFeb.14 allowing drones to be used for many commercial activities,including crop-dusting,selling rea

34、l estate,checking pipelines for cracksand monitoring oil spills and wildlife.The Teal Group,an aerospaceconsulting firm,estimates that$94 billion will be spent on suchunmanned systems over the next decade.K)Dayton home of the Wright Brothers and the location of the hugeWright-Patterson Air Force Bas

35、e has considerable aviation expertise,and the state of Ohio has given Dayton a planning grant to develop thedrone industry and its anticipated thousands of jobs.Sinclair CommunityCollege is part of the effort.After consulting with industry experts,it isoffering a certificate in unmanned aerial syste

36、ms,with courses in pilotingthe vehicles remotely,maintaining them and operating their cameras.Seventy students are already taking classes in that program,with 67 moreplanning to this spring.(1011 words)1.Talent Networks was established to match the needs of laid-off workersand new graduates with tho

37、se of employers.2.Health care industry is developing very fast in Florida and New Jersey.3.University of California has begun to open courses on renewable energyand green marketing.4.Unmanned aerial vehicles is a fast growing industry in the United States.5.Courses in geospatial information system a

38、re expanded since this systemcan help federal agents track terrorists.6.An eight billion fund was proposed to train two million workers so thatthey will be qualified for good-paying jobs.7.While there are many job vacancies,lots of companies cannot find theright people they long for.8.Dayton has bee

39、n given a planning grant to develop the industry ofunmanned aerial vehicles.9.New York University has set up programs in digital marketing.10.Students at Sinclair Community College can learn advanced lightweightmaterials necessary for making aircrafts.Notes:1.recession几（经济的）衰退e.g.His factory closed

40、down during the period of economic recession.他的工厂在经济衰退时期关闭了。The recession has depressed the housing market.经济衰退导致住房市场不景气。2.sustainability n.可持续性e.g.Education should promote sustainability within a diversity of cultures.教育应该促进多元文化的可持续性。Empowerment is an effective way to boom the equality andsustainab

41、ility in tourism development.权利下放是促进旅游发展公平性和可持续性的有效途径。3.customs broker海关经纪人4.facilitator n.协助者，促进者e.g.The government will act as a.facilitator.政府会担当促进者的角色。I see my role as that of Z L facilitator,enabling other people to work inthe way that suits them best.我认为我的角色是一个促进者，帮助他人以最适合他们的方式工作。5.cyber secur

42、ity 网络安全6.power grid电力网络7.geospatial地理空间8.alert我.使警觉，使注意e.g.The police alerted the public when and where robbery was likely tohappen.警方警告群众抢劫可能发生在什么时候、什么地方。The doctor alerted me to the danger of a heart attack.医生提醒我注意心脏病发作的危险。9.logistics n.物流，物流管理10.coordinator n.协调者e.g.We have a net coordinator res

43、ponsible for distributing information.我们有一个网格协调者负责分发信息。He has been working as an advertising coordinator for 7 years.他做广告协调员已经七年了。11.insurance adjuster 保险理算员12.casualty insurer意外事故保险承保人13.lightweight composite 轻量级复合材料14.aerial vehicle 飞机15.drone n.无人驾驶飞机16.crop-dusting（飞机由空中）为庄稼撒农药17.oil spill漏油,石油漏

44、出18.aviation n.航空，飞行e.g.The Wright brothers pioneered in early aviation.莱特兄弟是早期航空的先驱。At that time aviation was still in its infancy.当时航空仍在萌芽阶段。19.unmanned adj.无人的，无人驾驶的e.g.This is chinas first unmanned spacecraft.这是中国第一艘无人宇宙飞船。Its an unmanned aerial vehicle were developing with the navy.那是我们正在帮海军所研发

45、的无人机。20.pilot v.驾 驶（飞机等）,（为船）引航e.g.These soldiers are being trained to pilot a plane.这些战士正在接受驾驶飞机的培训。He piloted a ship through the Panama Canal.他引导一艘船通过了巴拿马运河。Unit 4The Statue of LibertyDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with tenstatements attached to it.Each statement contai

46、ns information given in oneof the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information isderived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.A)The Statue of Liberty,sometimes called“Lady Liberty，has stood inNew York Harbor for more than 100 years.Its full name is LibertyEnlightening the World”

47、.It is 46 meters tall from its base,and it is mademostly of copper.The statues face was created to look like the sculptorsmother.Her right arm holds a torch with a flame high in the air.Her leftarm holds a tablet with the date of the Declaration of Independence 一July 4th,1776.On her head she wears a

48、 crown of seven points.Each ismeant to represent the light of freedom as it shines on the seven seas andseven continents of the world.Twenty five windows in the crownrepresent gemstones found on Earth.A chain that represents oppressionlies broken at her feet.In 1903,a bronze plaque was placed on the

49、 innerwall of the statues support structure or pedestal.On it are words from thepoem The New Colossus written by Emma Lazarus in 1883.The plaquerepresents the statues message of hope for people seeking freedom.B)The United States and France have been friends and allies since the timeof the American

50、Revolution.France helped the American colonial armiesdefeat the British.The war officially ended in 1783.A few years later,theFrench rebelled against their king.A French historian and political leader,Edouard-Rene Lefebvre de Laboulaye,had the idea for the statue.In1865,he suggested that the French