大学英语三期末试卷阅读理解

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1、III.ReadingComprehension(40%)Direction：Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

2、singlelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneHaveyoueverbeenafraidtotalkbackwhenyouweretreatedunfairly?Haveyoueverboughtsomethingjustbecausethesalesmantalkedyouintoit?Areyouafraidtoasksomeoneforadate?Manypeopleareafraidtoassertthemselves(坚持己见).Dr.Alberti,authorofStandU

3、p,SpeakOut,andTalkBack,thinksit’sbecausetheirself-esteem(自尊)islow.“Ourwholesetup(体制)isdesignedtomakepeopledistrustthemselves,”saysAlberti.“There’salways‘superior’around—aparent,ateacher,aboss—who‘knowsbetter’.Thesesuperiors(上级，长官)oftengainwhentheychip(削弱)awayat

4、yourself-image.”ButAlbertiandotherscientistsaredoingsomethingtohelppeopleassertthemselves.Theyoffer“assertivenesstraining”courses—ATforshort.IntheATcoursespeoplelearnthattheyhavearighttobethemselves.Theylearntospeakoutandfeelgoodaboutdoingso.Theylearntobemoreag

5、gressive(敢闯,闯劲儿)withouthurtingotherpeople.Inoneway,learningtospeakoutistoovercomefear.AgrouptakinganATcoursewillhelpthetimidpersontolosehisfear.ButATusesanevenstrongermotive—theneedtoshare.Thetimidpersonspeaksoutinthegroupbecausehewantstotellhowhefeels.Whethero

6、rnotyouspeakupforyourselfdependsonyourself-image.Ifsomeoneyoufaceismore“important”thanyou,youmayfeellessofaperson.Youstarttodoubtyourowngoodsense.Yougobytheotherperson’sdemand.But,whyshouldyou?ATsaysyoucangettofeelgoodaboutyourself.Andonceyoudo,youcanlearntospe

7、akout.51.Asusedinthefirstline,thephrase“talkback”means_____.A.topersuadesomebodytochangehismindB.toanswershowingdisagreementC.totalkandgobackD.tofightbravely52.Thepassagemainlydiscussestheproblemthat_____.A.peopleareeasilycheatedwhentheybuysomething.B.somepeopl

8、eareafraidofsuperiors.C.some people are too easy-going.D.some people dare not stick up for their own rights.53.Wemayinferfromthepassagethattheauthor’sattitudetowardsthewhole