第三部分:阅读理解

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

In their book Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, Robert and Brenda Vale say keeping a medium?sized dog has the same ecological impact as driving 10,000 km a year in a 4.6 liter Land Cruiser.?

     “We’re not actually saying it is time to eat the dog. We’ re just saying that we need to think about and know the ecological impact of some of the things we do and that we take for granted.”?

Constructing and driving the jeep for a year requires 0.41 hectares of land, while growing and manufacturing a dog’s food takes about 0.84 hectares — or 1.1 hectares in the case of a large dog such as a German shepherd.?

Convincing flesh?eating cats and dogs to go vegetarian for the sake of the planet is a non?starter, the Vales say. Instead they recommend keeping “greener”, smaller, and more sustainable pets, such as goldfish, chickens or rabbits.?

The book’s playful title, and serious suggestion that pet animals may be usefully “recycled”, by being eaten by their owners or turned into pet food when they die, may not appeal to animal fans.?

Annoying as the idea may be, the question is valid given the planet’s growing population and limited resources, Robert Vale said.?

“Issues about sustainability are increasingly becoming things that are going to require us to make choices which are as difficult as eating your dog. It’s not just about changing your light bulbs or taking a cloth bag to the supermarket,” he said.?

“It’s about much more challenging and difficult issues,” he added. “Once you see where cats and dogs fit in your overall balance of things, you might decide to have the cat but not also to have the two cars and the three bathrooms and be a meat eater yourself.”?

56. The authors gave their book the playful title to________.?

  A. make it amusing     B. create a vivid image?C. show writing skills     D. arouse people’ s concern

57. In Paragraph 3 the writer mainly wants to tell us________.?

A. the amount of consumed land ?             B. the neglected ecological impact?

  C. some familiar examples ?                  D. some actual figures?

58. What does “sustainability” mean according to the passage??

A. Going vegetarian. ?B. Raising cats and dogs.?C. Using a cloth bag. ?D. Keeping a greener life.??

59. What do the authors think of living a sustainable life??

A. Challenging.          B. Inspiring.          C. Inviting.         D. Touching.

Some people who find themselves facing a problem react by just giving up. But it is not good to escape from problems by giving up or by making excuses for failures. You may be sure that all young people go through the same difficult process that you are going through: meeting new situations, developing new skills, and testing their abilities.

If you are unhappy about something, face it. Try to state the problem in a few words, so that you will know exactly what you are up against. Then see if you can “put your finger” on the cause of your unhappiness.

In many cases, we only “think” there is no solution to a particular problem. But often we can overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.

For example, a boy wanted to be a debater(辩论家). When he tried out for the debating team as a freshman, the coach thought he was hopeless. He was shy; he had a high-pitched voice; and his posture(体态) was poor. Although he was given little hope of success, he took advantage of every opportunity to debate. He studied successful speakers and evaluated his own weaknesses and advantages. Then he spent many hours learning all the facts on the topics for debate, and worked at developing good posture and at speaking clearly. By his junior year, he made the school debating team, and in his senior year he was on the winning team in his state. He achieved his goal because he had made a direct attack upon his problem.

Although direct attack is often the best way to meet problems, we have to be realistic(现实的) in judging situations. Sometimes it is necessary to change either the method or the goal.

A boy who wants to be a great football player may not be too strong and not quite fast enough for football. In this situation, becoming a great football player may be an unreasonable goal for him. However, he may become outstanding in tennis or golf, and satisfy his desire to take part in sports.

A girl who is not good-looking may decide that she cannot win popularity with her face, and so she may try to develop an interesting personality, which eventually will get her much further. In this situation, she must change her method of achieving her goal.

So, although direct attack is often the best way to handle problems, it is important to study the situation and make a wise decision about what to do.

63. From the first paragraph, we can infer that        .

A. not all people will meet the problems that they can’t solve

B. not all people can solve the problems that they meet

C. all people will not give up finding the solutions to problems

D. all people will make some excuses for failures

64. The underlined phrase “are up against” in the second paragraph could be best replaced by      .

A. are dealing with              B. are faced with                C. meet with               D. look after

65. Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?

     (①-⑧ stand for “paragraph 1—paragraph 8”)

A.      ①                               B.         ①                                                             

②                                                            ②   ③                                                   

③④  ⑤⑥⑦⑧                                 ④⑤     ⑥⑦⑧

C.      ①                                                     D.    ①

                                                                            

②                                                            ②   ③                                                   

③④⑤  ⑥⑦⑧                                     ④⑤⑥    ⑦⑧

66. Which of the following is not right?

A. When we meet difficulties, it is the best to give a direct attack.

B. If a girl is not good looking, she’d better change her style of appearance.

C. Whenever we face difficulty, we can find a way out, whatever it is.

D. Both a direct attack and a good analysis of the reality are good for solving problems.

It was midnight in Paris and we were rolling toward Avenue Bosguet. As we came to the Pont Alexandra Ⅲ, the taxi slowed down, for the traffic light was red against us, and then, without stopping, we sailed through the red in a sudden burst of speed. The same performance was repeated at the Alma Bridge. As I paid the driver, I asked him why he had driven through two red lights.

“You ought to be ashamed of yourself, breaking the law and endangering your life that way,” I protested.

He looked at me, astonished. “Ashamed of myself? I am a law abiding(守法的)citizen and have no desire to get killed either.” He cut me off before I could protest.

“No, just listen to me before you complain.What did I do? Went through a red light. Well, did you ever stop to consider what a red light is, what it means?”

“Certainly,” I replied. “It’s a stop signal and means that traffic is rolling in the opposite direction.”

“Half-right,” said the driver, “but incomplete. It’s only an automatic stop signal. And it does not mean that there is cross traffic. Did you see any cross traffic during our trip? Of course not. I slowed down at the light, looked carefully to the right and to the left. Not another car on the street at this hour. Well, then! What would you have me do? Should I stop like a stupid animal because an automatic, brainless machine turns red every forty seconds? No, sir,” he shouted. “I am a man, not a machine. I have eyes and a brain and judgment, given me by God. Ashamed of myself, you say? I would only be ashamed of myself if I let those blinking lamps do my thinking for me. Good night ,sir.”

Is this bad, is this good? Frankly I am no longer sure...

60. At the Alma Bridge, ______.

A. the writer stopped the taxi and paid the driver              

B. the taxi went through a red light again

C. there was a performance the writer had already watched

D. the writer began to criticize the driver

61. To the taxi driver, a red light ______.

      A. was not a stop signal                            

B. should not work at midnight

C. sometimes made mistakes in judgment    

D. didn’t always mean that there was cross traffic

62. The main reason the driver dared to drive through the red light was that ______.

      A. he found there was no cross traffic there at that time

B. he thought it a shame to be controlled by a machine

C. he knew no other driver would see him at this hour

D. he didn’t trust any brainless machine

63. According to the passage, the driver thought what he had done was ______.

      A. law abiding(守法的)                               B .lawbreaking 

C. something to be proud of                             D .something to be ashamed of

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