大学英语A——模拟练习题5
一、阅读理解
Child labor, the employment of children in industry, often against their will, has been a problem for many years.
Over a hundred years ago, Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers when he described the conditions under which young children worked in British factories. The conditions Dickens described continue almost unchanged today in many parts of the world. The only difference is that today employment of children is confined to small industries and family business, such as hotels, restaurants and particularly farms, rather than to large factories.
Girls suffer more from child labor practices than boys. Many of them are forced to start work when they are only ten years old. Although the work they are given to do is often light, it is often harmful to their health. Recently, children as young as six years were found to be wor
king in Asian factories, and the children were working from eight to fourteen hours a day in overcrowded and unhealthy working conditions. Sometimes a whole family group is employed, with the payment going to a parent or older relative. The children not only receive nothing or very little for their long hours of work, but also they are prevented from attending schools. Therefore, when they become older they are unable to do any other kind of work.
The solution to the problem of child labour is clearly better laws to protect young children, greater supervision of industry and heavier fines for tho who break the laws. Only in this way can young boys and girls be allowed to enjoy the most valuable time of their lives-childhood.
1、The conditions under which young children work ______.
A、have improved since a hundred years ago
B、are even wor than tho a hundred years ago
疾病诊断C、are similar to tho a hundred years ago
D、are exactly the same as tho a hundred years ago
参考答案:C
解析:
【答案】C 【解析】细节题，问：“儿童的工作环境_____。”对应第二段第二句：The conditions Dickens described continue almost unchanged today in many parts of the world.“狄更斯描述的这些环境，在当今世界上许多地方，几乎一成不变。”根据文意选C，“与一百年前相似”，similar to对应文中的almost unchanged。
2、Girls' work is ______.
A、not harmful to the health though it is heavy
B、not harmful to the health becau it is light
C、harmful to the health though it is light
D、harmful to the health becau it is heavy
参考答案:C
解析:
【答案】C 【解析】细节题，问：“儿童的工作环境_____。”对应第二段第二句：The conditions Dickens described continue almost unchanged today in many parts of the world.“狄更斯描述的这些环境，在当今世界上许多地方，几乎一成不变。”根据文意选C，“与一百年前相似”，similar to对应文中的almost unchanged。
巨人花园3、Young children go to work ______.
A、becau they are forced to
B、in order to be skilful in a certain kind of work
C、in order to earn money for education
D、in order to be paid well
叶子原唱参考答案:A
解析:
【答案】C 【解析】细节题，问：“儿童的工作环境_____。”对应第二段第二句：The conditions Dickens described continue almost unchanged today in many parts of the world.“狄更斯描述的这些环境，在当今世界上许多地方，几乎一成不变。”根据文意选C，“与一百年前相似”，similar to对应文中的almost unchanged。
4、To solve the problem of child labour, the writer suggests ______.
A、punishing lawbreakers with verer fines, improving children's working conditions, and confining employment of children to light industries
B、improving laws of protecting children's interests, looking over factories more cloly, and punishing lawbreakers with verer fines
C、improving laws of protecting children's interests, giving them lighter work, and raising their payment
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D、confining employment of children to small industries and family business, looking over factories more cloly, and improving the system of education
参考答案:B
解析:
【答案】C 【解析】细节题，问：“儿童的工作环境_____。”对应第二段第二句：The conditions Dickens described continue almost unchanged today in many parts of the world.“狄更斯描述的这些环境，在当今世界上许多地方，几乎一成不变。”根据文意选C，“与一百年前相似”，similar to对应文中的almost unchanged。
5、What is the author's attitude toward child labor?
四冲八达税制结构A、indifferent
B、disapproving
C、supportive
D、admiring
参考答案:B
解析:
【答案】C 【解析】细节题，问：“儿童的工作环境_____。”对应第二段第二句：The conditions Dickens described continue almost unchanged today in many parts of the world.“狄更斯描述的这些环境，在当今世界上许多地方，几乎一成不变。”根据文意选C，“与一百年前相似”，similar to对应文中的almost unchanged。 金牛座的女人
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What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? The are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exerci. Mental (done with the mind) ex
erci is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often, and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
