[外语类试卷]考博英语(阅读理解)练习试卷25及答案与解析.doc
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1、考博英语(阅读理解)练习试卷 25及答案与解析 一、 Reading Comprehension 0 All the getting and giving is possible through an organization called Freecycle, a grassroots movement of people who give away things for free in their own towns. Each local group is run by a local volunteer moderator. All of the trading is done onl
2、ine. Membership is free. Freecycle is open to individuals and non-profit organizations. The Freecycle Network was started in 2003 in Tucson, Arizona, to promote waste reduction and help save desert landscape from being taken over by landfills. In just two years the idea has spread worldwide. The pro
3、cess is quite simple. Go to www. freecycle. org and find a group near you. (If theres not one close, consider starting one yourself. ) Then when you want to find a new home for something, just send an e-mail offering it to members of your Freecycle group. Some groups have restrictions on what you ca
4、n and cannot post, but most limitations are simply that the item needs to be completely free, legal, and appropriate for all ages. What you offer doesnt matter: computer parts, couch, clothing, an old window, broken car, perfume, whatever. If you have it and dont want it, someone else probably can p
5、ut it to good use. If something is posted that youre interested in obtaining, simply respond to the members offer. The giver decides who receives the gift and sets up a pickup time for passing on the treasure. Sometimes its as simple as “Ill leave it on the front porch of 123 Main St. , come by anyt
6、ime. “ Many local networks also allow “wanted“ posts. If youre looking for a 10 gallon aquarium, check with Freecycle first. Odds are good someone may have one sitting in their basement collecting dust. While each individual network may have slightly different restrictions, most are similar. There a
7、re generally four types of posts and these words must appear in the subject line of your email: Wanted: xxx, Offer: xxx, Taken: xxx, or Found: xxx. Generally, you should elaborate a bit in your emails as to why you are in need of something or why you are interested in picking up the item. Please sav
8、e your entire life story for another forum, but responses like “Im interested“ will likely get deleted. On the other hand, something like: “Im a single mom who just moved here after my divorce. Id love to pick up your washing machine tonight. I would greatly appreciate not having to squeeze in time
9、to go to the laundry after work,“ will likely get consideration. Be sincere. Dont make up a woeful story trying to get something. The intent of Freecycle is to help others by giving and getting. And at the same time, help the environment. What a great, fun organization. (450 words) 1 What is the mos
10、t suitable title for this passage? ( A) Freecycle Means Free Stuff and a Cleaner Environment. ( B) A Very Useful Website. ( C) A Good Way to Give and Get. ( D) Freecycle Intends to Avoid Cabbage. 2 What does “it“(Line 5, Para. 2) refer to? ( A) Email. ( B) Something. ( C) Home. ( D) Freecycle group.
11、 3 What is NOT true according to the passage? ( A) It is very likely to obtain something from a non-profit organization. ( B) What is not useful for you may be just what others need. ( C) You may need to create a freecycle organization if you cant find one nearby. ( D) You have to meet with the give
12、r if you want the thing he offers. 4 The underlined sentence Odds are good someone may have one sitting in their basement collecting dust“ is closest in meaning to that_. ( A) its very strange that someone should have one sitting in their basement collecting dust ( B) chances are that what you want
13、is just lying idle in your neighbors house ( C) you are fortunate that someone kind will collect dust in your basement ( D) its likely that someone may be waiting for you in his basement 5 What statement is true according to the passage? ( A) You should write a long and detailed email so that others
14、 can get a clearer picture of what you want. ( B) You can beg for sympathy so that others can give you more items. ( C) The taker can be informed of the pickup time by the giver on the website. ( D) You can make friends through the Freecycle group. 5 Underground Railroad in U. S. history was a loose
15、ly organized system for helping fugitive slaves escape to Canada or to areas of safety in free states. It was run by local groups of Northern abolitionists, both white and free blacks. The metaphor first appeared in print in the early 1840s, and other railroad terminology was soon added. The escapin
16、g slaves were called passengers; the homes where they were sheltered, stations; and those who guided them, conductors. This nomenclature, along with the numerous, somewhat glorified, personal reminiscences written by conductors in the postwar period, created the impression that the Underground Railr
17、oad was a highly systematized, national, secret organization that accomplished prodigious feats in stealing slaves away from the South. In fact, most of the help given to fugitive slaves on their varied routes north was spontaneously offered and came not only from abolitionists or self-styled member
18、s of the Underground Railroad, but from anyone moved to sympathy by the plight of the runaway slave before his eyes. The major part played by free blacks, of both North and South, and by slaves on plantations along the way in helping fugitives escape to freedom was underestimated in nearly all early
19、 accounts of the railroad. Moreover, the resourcefulness and daring of the fleeing slaves themselves, who were usually helped only after the most dangerous part of their journey (i. e. , the Southern part) was over, were probably more important factors in the success of their escape than many conduc
20、tors readily admitted. In some localities, like Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Wilmington, Del. , and Newport, Ind. (site of the activities of Levi Coffin ), energetic organizers did manage to loosely systematize the work; Quakers were particularly prominent as conductors, and among the free blacks the e
21、xploits of Harriet Tubman stand out. In all cases, however, it is extremely difficult to separate fact from legend, especially since relatively few enslaved blacks, probably no more than a few thousand a year between 1840 and 1860, escaped successfully. Far from being kept secret, details of escapes
22、 on the Underground Railropd were highly publicized and exaggerated in both the North and the South, although for different reasons. 1 he abolitionists used the Underground Railroad as a propaganda device to dramatize the evils of slavery; Southern slaveholders publicized it to illustrate Northern i
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