大学英语（1）第二次作业题及答案

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1、第2次作业一、阅读理解（本大题共100分，共5小题，每小题20分）1.Thereisawidespreadbeliefthatpeoplewhogetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveit,butbecauseofinfluentialfriendsortherightbackground.Sometimesitmayjustbeacomfortingandharmlessbelief,whileattheotherextremeitcanbeverydestructive

2、.Ioncemetabrilliantyoungengineerwhoworkedinachemicalplant.Becauseofherknowledgeandexperience,sheshouldhavebeenpromotedtoProductionManager.Instead,thejobwenttoamanwhowastotallyunsuitedforthepost.Everyoneknewthatheonlygotitbecausehewaspoliticallyacceptabletohissuperio

3、rs.Thisinjusticedemoralizedtheyoungengineerandmanyofhercolleagues.Italsomeantthatthefactorywasmuchlessefficientthanitcouldhavebeen.Allthesame,weshouldnotbepessimistic.Moreandmore,themodernworlddependsonhavingpeoplewhoareinthejobbecausetheyaregoodenough,notjustbecaus

4、etheirfacefits.Thereisastoryofafactoryownerwhosentforanengineertoseetoamachine,whichwouldnotgo.Heexaminedit,thentookoutahammerandtappedit,once.Themachinestartedupimmediately.Whenhepresentedhisbill,theownerprotested,"Thiscan'tberight!$100justfortappingamachinewithaha

5、mmer?"Theengineerwroteoutanewbill:"Fortappingamachine,$1;forknowingwheretotapit,$99."(1).Itisbelievedthatsomepeoplehavesucceededinlifebecause____.A.theyfeelsuperiortoothersB.theyarebothinfluentialandpowerfulC.theyhavesomespecialadvantagesD.theyhaveapoorbackground(2)

6、.Theengineeratthechemicalplantwasnotpromotedbecause____.A.itismoredifficultforawomantogetapromotionthanforhermalecolleaguesB.herbossdidnotthinkshehadtherightqualificationsforthejobC.themanwhogothispromotionwasmoreexperiencedthanshewasD.herbossesdidnotapproveofherpol

7、iticalviewsandopinions(3).Theengineerwhorepairedthemachinewasrighttocharge$100because____.A.hewastheonlypersonwhocouldfindoutwhatwaswrongwithitB.thefactoryownercouldnothaverepairedithimselfC.hehitthemachinetogetitstartedagainD.hewaschargingforhisknowledgeandexpertsk

8、ills(4).Theauthor'sattitudetowardthewidespreadbeliefis____.A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.sympathetic(5).Accordingtothepassage,whichofthef