英語(yǔ)專八中級(jí)閱讀練習(xí)及答案解析
有智慧的人未必先天就很聰明，反而更多的是通過(guò)后天畢生的努力。現(xiàn)在，我們這些正在求學(xué)的學(xué)生，當(dāng)中，有很多人是認(rèn)為自己先天不足，沒(méi)辦法學(xué)好，因此悲觀泄氣，無(wú)心向?qū)W。其實(shí)，這是大可不必的，只要勤奮努力，希望就在面前。以下是小編為大家搜索整理的英語(yǔ)專八中級(jí)閱讀練習(xí)及答案解析，希望能給大家?guī)?lái)幫助!更多經(jīng)常內(nèi)容請(qǐng)及時(shí)關(guān)注我們應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生考試網(wǎng)!
Passage Eighteen (The Military Is In)
Things have really changed.Not only is the military standing tall again, it is staging a remarkable comeback in the quantity and quality of the recruits it is attracting.Recruiters, once denounced by antiwar students as “baby killers” and barred from campuses, are welcomed ever at elite universities.ROTC (Reserve Officer’s Training Corps) programs, that faltered during the Viet Nam era, when protesters were fire bombing their headquarters, are flourishing again.The military academies are enjoying a steady increase in applications.
Certainly, the depressed economy has increased the allure of the jobs, technical training and generous student loans offered by the military.Students know that if they go in and become, say, nuclear weapons specialists, they can come out and demand a salary of $60,000 a year.Military salaries, while not always competitive with those paid for comparable jobs in the private sector, are more than respectable, especially considering the wide array of benefits that are available: free medical service, room and board, and PX (Post Exchange) privileges.Monthly pay for a recruit is $574; for a sergeant with four years services it is $906; for a major with ten years’ service it is $2,305.The services’ slick $175 million-a-year advertising campaign promising adventure and fulfillment has helped win over the TV generation.Kids are walking down the school hallways chanting ‘Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines,’ just like in the commercials.And many military officials feel that the key difference is the enhanced patriotism among the nation’s youth.There is a return to the view that the military is an honorable profession.The days of a judge telling a miscreant to join the Army or go to jail are over.Recruiting for all four services combined is running at 101%of authorized goals.And the retention rate is now so high, that the services are refusing some re-enlistment applications and reducing annual recruiting target.
The military academics are also enjoying halcyon years, attracting more and better-qualified students.Compared to private colleges, where tuition and expenses have been climbing sharply, the service schools are a real bargain: not only is tuition free, but recruits get allowances of up to $500 a mouth.It is reported 12,300 applicants are for the 1,450 positions in this year’s freshman class.Military academies are now just as selective as any of the best universities in the country.
Nationwide, ROTC enrollment exceeds 105,000,a 64% increase over the 1974 figure.In the mid 70’s, the ROTC students refused to wear their uniforms on campus because they suffered all sorts of ridicule, if they did.Now if they wear them to class no one looks at them twice.To them, Viet Nam is ancient history, something the old folks talk about.
1.What is the main idea of this passage?
[A]The Military is in
[B]The Military is up
[C]The Military is down
[D]The Military is on
2.What was the attitude of the students in 1970’s towards the military?
[A]Approval.
[B]Indifferent.
[C]Distaste.
[D]Scolding.
3.The phrase “come out” is closest in meaning to ___________
[A]“become visible”.
[B]“begin to grow”.
[C]“be made public”.
[D]“gain a certain position”.
4.Which one of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason to attract students.
[A]Free tuition.
[B]Spacious room.
[C]Considerate allowance.
[D]Technical training.
Vocabulary
1.stage a comeback 再度走紅，卷土重來(lái)
2.standing tall 站得高
3.babykiller 殺嬰犯人
4.denounce 譴責(zé)
5.elite 杰出的，名牌的
6.ROTC=Reserve Office’s Training Cope (美)后備軍官訓(xùn)練隊(duì)
7.falter 動(dòng)搖不定，躊躇不前
8.flourish 繁榮興旺
9.allure 誘惑
10.come out 進(jìn)入社交界，揚(yáng)名
11.the wide array 一大批，一大半
12.PX=Post Exchange 陸軍消費(fèi)合作社
13.sergeant 中士
14.major 少校
15.slick 聰明的，非常好的，吸引人的
16.hallway 門(mén)廳，過(guò)道
17.chant 單調(diào)重復(fù)的說(shuō)話(唱歌)
18.miscreant 無(wú)賴，惡棍
19.retention rate 繼續(xù)服役率，服役期滿不退役的比例
20.real bargain 好買(mǎi)賣(mài)，十分劃算
難句譯注
1.The services’ slick $175 million-a-year advertising campaign promising adventure and fulfillment has helped win over the TV generation.
[結(jié)構(gòu)簡(jiǎn)析] 句子的主語(yǔ)是campaign.這里指大規(guī)模的廣告(advertising campaign)。Promising 修飾 campaign。
2.The days of a judge telling a miscreant to join the Army or go to jail are over.
[參考譯文] 由法官判一名無(wú)賴不去當(dāng)兵就得坐牢的日子過(guò)去了。
3.And the retention rate is now so high, that the services are refusing some re-enlistment applications and reducing annual recruiting target.
[結(jié)構(gòu)簡(jiǎn)析] so …that 句型。
[參考譯文] 超役留隊(duì)率現(xiàn)在很高，所以各個(gè)軍種都要拒絕一些再入伍申請(qǐng)，并降低年度招兵指標(biāo)。答案祥解
1.A.軍隊(duì)又吃香了。To be in 有“流行，時(shí)髦”之義。全篇文章圍繞這一點(diǎn)而寫(xiě)。文章一開(kāi)頭就點(diǎn)名宗旨“事情真的變了，軍隊(duì)形象不僅高大，招收新兵的質(zhì)量和數(shù)量明顯得到恢復(fù)。”第二段開(kāi)始：“可以肯定，經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條使得軍隊(duì)提供就業(yè)，技術(shù)訓(xùn)練和對(duì)學(xué)生慷慨貸款提高了誘惑力……。”第二段倒數(shù)第七句“許多軍官感到關(guān)鍵性的變化是這個(gè)國(guó)家青年中的愛(ài)國(guó)心增強(qiáng)，當(dāng)兵是一個(gè)榮譽(yù)職業(yè)的看法又恢復(fù)了。”都表示吃香。
B.to be up 有“完了，完畢，上漲”等義。 C.to be down 有“消沉，落魄，下降”等義。 D.to be on 有“上演，開(kāi)著”等義。這里都講不通。
2.C.厭惡。答案在第一段第二句“招兵人員曾一度被反戰(zhàn)學(xué)生譴責(zé)為‘殺嬰犯’而拒之校園之外，現(xiàn)在甚至名牌大學(xué)都?xì)g迎。后備軍官訓(xùn)練隊(duì)計(jì)劃在越戰(zhàn)時(shí)期曾動(dòng)搖不定，抗議的人向部隊(duì)投擲燃燒彈，如今又興旺起來(lái)。”最后一段第二句“70年代中期，后備軍官訓(xùn)練隊(duì)學(xué)生不愿在校內(nèi)穿制服，因?yàn)榇┝司驮獾礁鞣N嘲笑。”這些都說(shuō)明70年代，學(xué)生對(duì)軍隊(duì)的態(tài)度是“厭惡”。所以
A.贊成， B.漠不關(guān)心， D.漫罵，都不對(duì)。
3.獲得地位。To come out 有 to gain certain position 獲得(名次，地位)之義，也有appear, to be seen (出現(xiàn)，看得見(jiàn))之義。這里的上下文，只能是D.第二段第二句“學(xué)生們知道，要是參軍，當(dāng)上譬如核武器專家，他們就能揚(yáng)名并可要求6萬(wàn)美元年薪。”
A.看得見(jiàn)， B.開(kāi)始成長(zhǎng)， C.公開(kāi)。
4.B.寬敞的房間。
A.免學(xué)費(fèi)。 C.相當(dāng)高的津貼。 D.技術(shù)培訓(xùn)，都提到過(guò)。第二段開(kāi)始“可以肯定，經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條使得軍隊(duì)提供就業(yè)，技術(shù)訓(xùn)練以及對(duì)學(xué)生慷慨貸款等的誘惑力增大。”第三句“軍隊(duì)薪金盡管比不是私人公司中類(lèi)似工作的工資，但已經(jīng)很可觀了，尤其考慮到軍隊(duì)里有一系列的福利待遇，如免費(fèi)醫(yī)療，膳宿，軍人消費(fèi)合作社特惠等。”第三段“軍事院校招收的學(xué)生數(shù)量多了，質(zhì)量好，年頭也就好過(guò)。私立大學(xué)里，學(xué)費(fèi)和各類(lèi)費(fèi)用一直急劇上升，相比之下，上軍事院校確實(shí)便宜，不僅學(xué)費(fèi)全面，新生每月還可拿5百美元的補(bǔ)貼。
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