英语阅读理解猜词技巧和能力现状调查4篇

英语阅读理解猜词技巧和能力现状调查篇1

　　One of the bitterest and most time-worm debates in student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academic research confirms that in financial terms at least， arts degrees are a complete waste of time.Getting through university boosts students’earnings by 25%， on a weighted average， or $220，000 over theirlifetime， according to Professor Ian Walker of Warwick University-but if they study Shakespeare or the peasants’revolt instead of anatomy of contract law， those gains are likely to be completely wiped out.

　　The government is about to allow universities to charge students up to $3，000 a year for their degrees， arguing that it’s a small price to pay compared with the financial rewards graduates reap later in life. But Prof. Walker’s research shows there are sharp variations in returns according to which subject a student takes.

　　Law， medicine and economics or business are the most lucrative choices， making their average earnings 25% higher， according to the article， published in the office for national statistics’monthly journal. Scientists get 10-15% extra. At the bottom of the list are arts subjects， which make only a “small ”differenceto earnings- a small negative one， in fact. Just ahead are degrees in education-which leave hard pressed teachers anaverage of 5% better off a year than if they had left school at 18.

　　“it’s hard to resist the conclusion that what students learn does matter a lot； and some subject areas givemore modest financial returns than others，” Prof. Walker said. As an economist， he was quick to point outthat students might gain non-financial returns from arts degrees:”Studying economics might be very dull， forexample， and studying post-modernism might be a lot of fun.”

　　练习题：

　　Choose correct answers to the question:

　　1.What is the best title for the passage?

　　A.Professor Walker’s Research

　　B.How to Make Big Money.

　　C.Differences Between Science and Arts Degrees.

　　D.Studying Arts Has Negative Financial Outcome.

　　2.Universities charge students a rather high tuition mainly because_____

　　A.they provide the students with very prosperous subjects to learn

　　B.they assume that their graduates can earn much more than they had paid

　　C.they don’t get financial support from the government

　　D.they need much revenue to support the educational expenses

　　3.The word “lucrative”（Line 1， Para. 4） most probably means _____

　　A.sensible

　　B.creative

　　C.profitable

　　D.reliable

　　4.Law， medical and business graduates could earn 25% more than ______

　　A.education graduates

　　B.arts graduates

　　C.those who had not studied at the university

　　D.the average income

　　5.We can safely conclude that the author ______

　　A.regards arts degrees as meaningless

　　B.finds this result disappointing and unfair

　　C.wants the students to think twice before they decide what to learn in college

　　D.holds that arts degrees are still rewarding despite its scarce financial returns

　　1.[D] 主旨大意题。本文为Walker教授的研究成果，旨在说明不同专业的毕业生有不同的经济回报，并非要传授发财心得或者比较文理科的异同。文章首句即为本题解题关键，故D正确。

　　2.[B] 事实细节题。定位至第3段第1句。本文只有这一句与收取学费有关，后一个分句即前一个分句的理由，抓住其中隐含的因果关系就不难找到正确答案。

　　3.[C] 词义理解题。通过下文数据earnings 25% higher和get 10-15% extra可以推测lucrative大意应为“给人带来丰厚收入的”，故选C。

　　4.[C] 事实细节题。第4段中出现了几个比较数字，考题要求找到此段首句提到的收人增加25%的参照点。第2段第1句中的Getting through university 表明这类学生收人增加25%的参照对象是没读大学的人，且从第4段第3句中的the list和第4句即可以确定这一段是在比较大学毕业与18岁毕业（即没读大学）收入的不同，因此C正确。

　　5.[D] 推理判断题。结论往往出现在文章结尾，要想答对此题，一定要仔细体会本文末句。本文虽然重点讨论文科没有经济效益，但是作者并没有做出主观判断，故A、B、C都不正确，而作者在文章最后讲到了人文学科虽然经济效益不佳但学习过程更有趣，故D符合作者意思。

英语阅读理解猜词技巧和能力现状调查篇2

　　The stone age， The Iron Age. Entire epochs have been named for materials. So what to call the decades ahead? The choice will be tough. Welcome to the age of superstuff. Material science -- once the least sexy technology – is bursting with new， practical discoveries led by superconducting ceramicsthat may revolutionize electronics. But superconductors are just part of the picture: from house and cars to cook pots and artificial teeth， the world will someday be made of different stuff. Exotic plastics， glass and ceramics willshape the future just as surely as have genetic engineering and computer science.

　　The key to the new materials is researchers’ increasing ability to manipulate substances at the molecular level. Ceramics， for example， have long been limited by their brittleness. But by minimizing the microscopic imperfections that cause it， scientists are making far stronger ceramics that still retain such qualities as hardness and heat resistance. Ford Motor Co. now uses ceramic tools to cut steel. A firm called Kyocera has created a line of ceramic scissors and knives that stay sharp for years and never rust or corrode.

　　A similar transformation has overtaken plastics. High-strength polymers now form bridges， ice-skating rinks and helicopter rotors. And one new plastic that generates electricity when vibrated or pushed is used in electric guitars， touch sensors for robot hands and karate jacketsthat automatically record each punch and chop. Even plastic litter， which once threatened to permanently blot the landscape， has proved amenable to molecular tinkering. Several manufacturers now make biodegradable forms； some plastic six-pack rings for example， gradually decompose when exposed to sunlight. Researchers are developing ways to make plastics as recyclable as metal or glass. Besides， composites – plastic reinforced with fibers of graphite or other compounds – made the round-the-world flight of the voyager possible and have even been proved in combat: a helmet saved an infantryman’s life by deflecting two bullets in the Grenada invasion.

　　Some advanced materials are old standard with a new twist. The newest fiberoptic cable that carry telephone calls cross-country are made of glass so transparent that a piece of 100 miles thick is clearer than a standard window pane.

　　But new materials have no impact until they are made into products. And that transition could prove difficult， for switching requires lengthy research and investment. It can be said a firmer handle on how to move to commercialization will determine the success or failure of a country in the near future.

　　1. How many new materials are mentioned in this passage?

　　[A] Two

　　[B] Three

　　[C] Four

　　[D] Five

　　2. Why does the author mention genetic engineering and computer science?

　　[A] To compare them with the new materials.

　　[B] To show the significance of the new materials on the future world.

　　[C] To compare the new materials to them.

　　[D] To explain his view point.

　　3. Why is transition difficult?

　　[A] Because transition requires money and time.

　　[B] Because many manufacturers are unwilling to change their equipment.

　　[C] Because research on new materials is very difficult.

　　[D]Because it takes 10 years.

　　4. Where lies success of a country in the New Age of superstuff?

　　[A] It lies in research.

　　[B] It lies in investment.

　　[C] It lies in innovation.

　　[D] It lies in application.

英语阅读理解猜词技巧和能力现状调查篇3

　　Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved， andperhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality business.We have no obligation to save them simply because they exist.

　　But many thriving institutions that deserve to continue are threatened. They are doing a fine job educationally， but they are caught in a financial squeeze， with no way to reduce rising costs or increase revenuessignificantly. Raising tuition doesn’t bring in more revenue， for each time tuition goes up， the enrollment goes down， or the amount that must be given away in student aid goes up. Schools are bad businesses， whether public or private， not usually because of mismanagement but because of the nature of the enterprise.They lose money on every customer， and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students. Even a very good college is a very bad business.

　　It is such colleges， thriving but threatened， I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollments， they may go under. Efforts to save them， and preferably to keep them private， are a national necessity. There is no basis for arguing that private schools are inherently （固有地）better than public schools. Examples to the contrary abound. Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant， and therefore diversity is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education. In an imperfect society such as ours， uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous. In an imperfect society， diversity is a positive good. Enthusiastic supporters of public higher education know the importance of sustaining private higher education.

　　练习题：

　　Choose correct answers to the question:

　　1.According to the author"s opinion， schools are bad businesses because of _______.

　　A. mismanagement

　　B. too few students

　　C. financial squeeze

　　D. their characteristics

　　2.The author used the phrase “go under" in Para. 3 to mean "_______".

　　A. get into difficulties

　　B. have low enrollment

　　C. have little money

　　D. bring in more money

　　3.We can reasonably conclude from this passage that the author made an appeal to the public in order to support_____

　　A. public institution

　　B. private schools

　　C. uniformity of education

　　D. diversity of education

　　4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about private schools?

　　A. High-quality private schools deserve to be saved.

　　B. If the tuition of the private schools is raised， the enrollment goes down.

　　C. There are many cases to show that public schools are better than private schools.

　　D. Private schools are more profitable than public schools.

　　5.Which of the following ways could possibly save private schools?

　　A. Raising tuition.

　　B. Full enrollment.

　　C. National awareness and support.

　　D. Reduction of rising costs.

　　1.[D] 事实细节题。本题考查因果关系。第2段倒数第3句中的“not because of... but because of...”指出了nature就是原因所在，characteristics是nature的近义词，故D正确。

　　2.[A] 词义理解题。通过go under所在句子中的Even with......可知，该句与上一句形成对比，这两句中的enrollment是相对应的，所以go under应该也与上文的problem相对应，由此可推断，go under就是have problem/ difficulty之义。本题干扰性的是C，但文中并无细节具体说明即使入学人数满额学校收人也很少的问题，因此C把problem定义得过细，不如A恰当。

　　3.[B] 推理判断题，也是主旨大意题。文章一开头就指出“许多私立髙等学校都处于危险之中”，引起读者的关注，结尾句明确倡议支持公立髙等教育的人们应该同样支持私立髙等教育，由此可见，B是本文的目的。本题干扰性的是D，D的说法在最后一段中多次提到，但是作者提出办学多样性是为了说明私立教育的重要性，故D只是本文主题（私立教育）的支持性细节，并非本文的中心话题。

　　4.[D] 事实细节题。可用排除法找出答案。A可从第1段推断得出；B可在第2段第3句中找到；C可从最后一段中间找到。

　　5.[C] 推理判断题。可用排除法找出答案，根据原文，第2段第3句可证明A不可行；最后一段第3句证明B不可行；第2段第2句也指出D行不通。本文的目的是为了提高公众对私立教育的关注，由此可见，只有C是拯救私立高校的可行性方法。

英语阅读理解猜词技巧和能力现状调查篇4

　　From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. We are immunized from birth against many of the most dangerous diseases. A large number of once fatal illnesses can now be cured by modern drugs and surgery. It is almost certain that one day remedies will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases. The expectation of life has increased enormously. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before， every day we witness the incredible slaughter of men， women and children on the roads. Man versus the motor-car！ It is a never-ending battle which man is losing. Thousands of people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen.

　　It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel， his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man"s very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering-wheel. They swear， they are ill-mannered and aggressive， willful as two-years-olds and utterly selfish. All their hidden frustrations， disappointments and jealousies seem to be brought to the surface by the act of driving.

　　The surprising thing is that society smiles so benignly on the motorist and seems to condonehis behaviour. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of heavy tragic； towns are made ugly by huge car parks； the countryside is desecrated by road networks； and the mass annual slaughter becomes nothing more than a statistic， to be conveniently forgotten.

　　It is high time a world code were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. With regard to driving， the laws of some countries are notoriously lax and even the strictest are not strict enough. A code which was universally accepted could only have a dramatically beneficial effect on the accident rate. Here are a few examples of some the things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is； all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so； the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21； all vehicles should be put throughstringent annual tests for safety. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can impair a person"s driving ability. Present drinking and driving laws （where they exist） should be mad much stricter. Maximum and minimum speed limits should be imposed on all roads. Governments should lay down safety specifications for manufacturers， as has been done in the USA. All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned. These measures may sound inordinately harsh. But surely nothing should be considered as to severe if tit results in reducing the annual toll of human life. After all， the world is for human beings， not motor-cars.

　　1. The main idea of this passage is

　　[A] Traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists.

　　[B] Thousands of people the world over are killed each year.

　　[C] The laws of some countries about driving are too lax.

　　[D] Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents.

　　2. What does the author think of society toward motorists?

　　[A] Society smiles on the motorists.

　　[B] Huge car parks are built in the cities and towns.

　　[C] Victims of accidents are nothing.

　　[D] Society condones their rude driving.

　　3. Why does the author say: "his car becomes the extension of his personality?"

　　[A] Driving can show his real self.

　　[B] Driving can show the other part of his personality.

　　[C] Driving can bring out his character.

　　[D] His car embodies his temper.

　　4. Which of the followings is NOT mentioned as a way against traffic accidents?

　　[A] Build more highways.

　　[B] Stricter driving tests.

　　[C] Test drivers every three years.

　　[D] raise age limit and lay down safety specifications.

　　5. The attitude of the author is

　　[A] ironical

　　[B] critical

　　[C] appealing

　　[D] militant