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1、III. Reading Comprehension (40%)Direction： There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answe
2、r Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneHave you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Are you afraid to ask someone for a date?Many people are afraid to assert themselves(坚持己见). Dr.
3、 Alberti, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back, thinks its because their self-esteem(自尊) is low. “Our whole set up (体制) is designed to make people distrust themselves,” says Alberti. “Theres always superior around a parent, a teacher, a boss who knows better. These superiors(上级，长官) often gai
4、n when they chip (削弱) away at your self-image.”But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people assert themselves. They offer “assertiveness training” courses AT for short. In the AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel goo
5、d about doing so. They learn to be more aggressive (敢闯, 闯劲儿) without hurting other people.In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger motive the need to share. The timid person speaks out
6、 in the group because he wants to tell how he feels.Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-image. If someone you face is more “important” than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your own good sense.You go by the other persons demand. But, why should you? AT
7、 says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.51. As used in the first line, the phrase “talk back” means _.A. to persuade somebody to change his mindB. to answer showing disagreementC. to talk and go backD. to fight bravely52. The passage mainly discusse
8、s the problem that _.A. people are easily cheated when they buy something.B. some people are afraid of superiors.C. some people are too easy-going. D. some people dare not stick up for their own rights.53. We may infer from the passage that the authors attitude towards the whole set up is _.A. posit
9、ive B. negativeC. hostile (敌对的)D. appreciative54. One thing that “Assertiveness Training” does not do is _.A. helping people overcome fearB. showing people they have a right to be themselvesC. helping people to assert themselves even if others sufferD. helping people to feel good about themselves55.
10、 What is the passage mainly about?A. The training in helping people assert themselves.B. Development of self-respect.C. The importance of self-image.D. How to feel good about yourself.Passage Two Real policemen hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives and what they see on TV if they ever
11、 get home in time. There are similarities, of course, but the policemen dont think much of them.The first difference is that a policemens real life centers around the law. Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove t
12、hem in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer, and what is more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down a narrow street after someone he wants to talk to. Little of his time is spent in chatting to pretty girls or in dramatic confrontations (对峙)
13、 with desperate(绝望的 ) criminals. He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty or not of stupid, minor crimes.Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal: as soon as hes arrested, the story
14、 is over, in real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks where failure to produce results reflects on the fame of the police little effort is spent on searching.Having made an arrest, a detective (侦探) really starts to work
15、. He has to prove his case in court and, to do that, he often has to gather a lot of different evidence. So, as well as being overworked, a detective has to be out at all hours of the day and night interviewing his witness（证人） and persuading them, usually against their own interests, to help him.56.
16、 What does the first paragraph tell us about policemen?A. They often watch TV.B. They like watching TV.C. They are too busy to watch TV.D. They hate seeing themselves on TV.57. Why does the writer mention a lawyer in the second paragraph？A. To compare a lawyers with policemens.B. To emphasize that policemen are physically strong.C. To show that a lawyers job is more comfortable.D. To indicate that a lawyers job is less
