福师13春《高级英语阅读(一)》练习题
翻译以下句子：
Furthermore, mankind has dominion over the Earth, but mankind’s unsteady, rpentine path toward finer ntiments can be measured, in part, by evolving standards of what constitutes civilized dominion over lower animals.
参考答案：此外，尽管人类统治着地球，但人类走向更细致地控制自己情绪的道路却不稳当甚至曲折，这部分能从人类对较低级动物实行文明通知的不断演进的标准可以衡量出来。
The American people are as devoted to the idea of sin and its punishment as they are to making money - and fighting drugs is nearly as big a business as pushing them. Since the combination of sin and money is irresistible (particularly to the professional politician), the situation will only grow wor.
参考答案：美国人对惩罚罪恶与抓钱同样投入，就好像打击毒品与贩毒是同样的大买卖。 由于这种金钱与罪恶的结合实在难以抗拒 （特别是对那些职业政客），这样的情况只会变本加
厉。
The deterioration of the environment both physically and aesthetically, is most apparent in our cities. The dehumanizing effects of life in the slums and ghettoes-particularly, where there is little hope for improving conditions have often been cited as contributing caus of urban rioting and disturbances. Crime rates usually reach their zenith in the neighborhoods. Such symptoms of general psychological maladjustment suggest that modem cities provide a less than ideal environment for human beings.
参考答案：环境的恶化，无论是在物理上的还是在审美上，在我们的城市都非常明显。在贫民窟尤其是在犹太人聚集的贫民窟里，在这里条件得到改善几乎是没有希望，这种人性的丧失对生活的影响被认为是城市暴乱和不安的原因。在它们临近的街区里，犯罪率在一般意义上也达到了最高点。这些普遍的心理上的失调症状表明了现代城市提供给人们的环境是不那么理想的。
1.The official statistics on productivity growth B
A. exclude the usual rebound in a business cycle
B. fall short of businessmen’s anticipation
C. meet the expectation of business people
D. fail to reflect the true state of economy
2. It is generally believed that ambition may be well regarded if A
A. its returns well compensate for the sacrifices
B. it is rewarded with money, fame and power
C. its goals are spiritual rather than material
D. it is shared by the rich and the famous
Answers to Exerci (page 19)
1 The purpo of the author's flight to Manchester and back was
b) to e if the curity system was as efficient as the airline said.
(' To check out the new and exciting curity system introduced… by British Airways' lines 4-5)
2 He took
beginning
d) two different kinds of imitation gun.
3 He put one gun inside a coffee pot becau
b) This would make it invisible to a metal detector.
'In ca metal detectors' …(line 10)
or d) the coffee pot would provide an explanation if the curity guards ud a machine which showed that he had metal in his luggage.
'The idea was that'… (line 13)
4 He put the plastic gun
a) inside the clothes he was wearing.
5 Before getting on the plane at Heathrow
d) He tried to draw attention to himlf.
6 He prevented the curity guards at Heathrow and Manchester from finding one of his guns by
b) behaving like a homoxual.
'Give us a kiss, love,' (line 25 and line37)
afloat 7 During the flight he
c) half-hid them.
8 On the return flight he travelled by
d) the same plane with the same captain, but a new flight number( BA4064 and BA4069); he sat in a different at.
9 Securicor is
b) a company that provides curity guards.
'The company' (lines 55-7 )refers to Securicor.新车除味
10 Why did the other man accost the narrator at Manchester airport, according to the text?
b) He was friendly.
'who looked like a plain-clothed cop'(line 39)
wastes 'But he was just being friendly.'(line 40)
11 In the expression‘ Wasn't it a bore?' (line 42)‘it' refers to
b) having to make a return journey just to deliver papers.
12‘ A rerun of the outward journey' (line 43) means
miles away a) Exactly the same as the flight to Manchester.
13 The narrator reports the reactions of the pilots' union to his trip. They were
a) very upt. (lines 44-8)
'startling', 'frightening', 'urgency'
14 He also reports the actions of other organizations. How many?
c) three. (British Airways, the Department of Trade, Securicor)
15 Securicor
d) felt that his trip might help future hijackers. (lines 56-7)
'counter-productive', 'they drew attention to weak spots.'
16 The result of the experiment was
c) to show that curity precautions in British airports were not perfect.
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Exerci a
1 gawk b) stare
2 worthylawyer a) respectable
3 roistering c) living wildly
4 revenue bcbg c) income
5 take in a) visit
jockey 6 contends b) argues
7 subsidy a) financial support
8 cries poor 吃苦耐劳英文 a) claims to be poor
9 rocketed c) gone up fast
10 lean c) thin
11 munching d) eating
12 flagstones c) pavement
A car cha
Exerci b
1 Which is true?
a) Bond, driving a Bentley, is chasing Drax, who is driving a Mercedes.
