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1、阅读理解主旨大意题练习Gettingthemainideas:1.Somedayscientistsmayactuallyperfectamachinethatcantranslateonelanguageintoanother.Translationmachineshavebeeninvented,andsomeareevenusedforcertaintasks,butimprovementsareneeded.Asanexampleoftheproblemsofmachinetranslation,considerthewordli
2、ke.Inonesentence,itmaymean“similarto”,asin“Heislikehisfather.”Inanothersentence,itmaymean“enjoyeating”,asin“Theylikeicecream.”Thetranslatingmachineoncedigestedthesentence“Timeflieslikeanarrow.”Outcamethetranslation:Russiansentencethatmeant“Timefliesliketoeatarrow.”Thepara
3、graphtellsmainly_____________________________.A.howtranslationmachinedworkB.howtranslationmachinesareusedforcertaintasksC.whythewordlikeneedscarefultranslationD.whyimprovementsareneededintranslationmachines2.ThefirstwomanemployeeoftheU.S.ForestServicebeganasaclerkinNewMex
4、ico.AnitaKelloggwishedtobeaforestranger.In1920shetookacivilserviceexaminationforarangerjob–alonelyandhardpostintheruggedSouthwest–andpassedit.Shewasn’tmadearanger,however,becauseshewasawoman.Shewasmadeafiscalagenttopayfirefighters.Somehow,shegotintothethickofabigforestfir
5、eintheGilaNationalForestandperformedsoablythatshewasgivenacommendationandanincreaseinpay.However,discriminationcausedAnitaKelloggtofallshortofhergreatambition–tobecomethefirstfemaleforestranger.Theparagraphmainlytells____________________.A.howAnitaKelloggtriedtobecomeafor
6、estrangerB.whatforestrangersdoC.whereAnitaKelloggtookacivilserviceexaminationD.howmanyfemaleforestrangerstheretoday3.Thenationthatahorseshoeisluckydatesfromancienttimes.Thegroundsforthebeliefvarywidely.Inancienttimes,ironwasconsideredasacredmetal.Anothertheoryisthathorses
7、hoeacquireditsmagicalreputationbecauseitissimilarinshapetothecrescentmoon,onceconsideredasymbolofgoodluck.Stillanothertheoryisthatthesuperstitionissomehowrelatedtothemysticnumberseven,thenumberofnailsinahorseshoe.Atanyrate,thebeliefgoesbacktothetimeoftheRomans.Inmoderntim
8、es,PresidentTrumanhungahorseshoeabovethedoorofhisofficeintheWhiteHouse.Theparagraphmainlytalksab