2018成人高考专升本《英语》阅读理解专题练习（10）
Passage 1
Former US Vice President Al Gore,who came close to winning the presidency two years ago,said he will not run in 2004,and probably will not have another opportunity to seek the White House.
Though Gore would have been a frightening Democratic(民主党的) main runner,his decision to give up the 2004 race probably helped his party's chances in the general election against President George W.Bush,Democrats said.
Many did not want to see BushGore Ⅱ.
“The last campaign was an extremely difficult one,” Gore told CBS TV show “60 Minutes”on Sunday.
While saying he still had the energy and drive to run again,Gore recognied,“There are a lot of people within the Democratic Party who felt exhausted(by the 2000 race)…who felt like,OK,‘I don't want to go through that again.’And I'm frankly sensitive to that feeling.”
In nearly two doen interviews after Gore announced his plans,Democrats dutifully claimed their party had lost a top candidate,but one after another,they praised Gore for taking an early exit from a primary race he could have won,sparing them a repeat.
Gore,54,said he was making his decision“in the full understanding that it probably means that I will never have another opportunity to run for president.”
Party activists(激进主义分子)blamed Gore for losing despite a booming economy and eight years of a Democratic administration.Gore even lost his home state of Tennessee,a victory there would have given him the White House.
1.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A.Gore Was CriticiedB.Gore Decides Not to Fight Bush in 2004
C.Former US Vice President Al GoreD.Al Gore and Gorge Bush
2. Why do you think Gore has decides not to run in 2004 according to this passage?
A.Because he is quite old.
B.Because many people are against him.
C.Because he quite understands the feelings of a lot of Democratic members.
D.Because he doesn't want to be President of US.
3.What was Gore's feeling when he made his decision?
A.Delight. B.Sad. C.Regretful. D.Calm.
Passage 2
Priscilla—Ouchida's “energyefficient”house turned out to be a horrible dream.When she and her engineer husband married a few years ago,they built a $ 100,000,three-bedroom home in California.Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks,the house was equipped with small doublepaned(双层玻璃) windows and several other energysaving features.Problems began as soon as the couple moved in,however.Priscilla's eyes burned.Her throat was constantly dry.She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep.It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness.
Experts finally traced the cause of her illness.The level of formaldehyde(甲醛) gas in her kitchen was twice the maximum allowed by federal standards for chemical workers.The source of the gas? Her new kitchen cabinets and walltowall carpeting.
The Ouchidas are victims of indoor air pollution,which is not given sufficient attention partly because of the nation's drive to save energy.The problem itself isn't new.“The indoor environment was dirty long before energy conservation came along，”says Moschandreas,a pollution scientist at Geomet Technologies inMaryland.“Energy conservation has tended to accentuate the situation in somecases.”
The problem appears to be more troublesome in newly constructed homes ratherthan old ones.Back in the days when energy was cheap,home builders didn't worry much about unsealed cracks.Because of such leaks,the air in an average home was repaced by fresh outdoor air about once an hour.As a result,the pollutants generated in most households seldom built up to dangerous levels.
1. It can be learned from the passage that the Ouchidas' house——
A.is well worth the money spent on its construction
B.is almost faultless form the point of energy conservation
C.failed to meet energy conservation standards
D.was designed and constructed in a scientific way
2. What make the Ouchidas' new house a horrible dream?
A.Lack of fresh air.B.Poor quality of building materials.
C.Gas leakage in the kitchen. D.The newly painted walls.
3. The word“accentuate”(Para.3) most probably means“.————“
A.relieve B.accelerate C.worsen D.improve
4.Why were cracks in old houses not a big concern?
A.Because indoor cleanliness was not emphasied.
B.Because energy used to be inexpensive.
C.Because environmental protection was given top priority.
D.Because they were technically unavoidable.
5.Thispassageismostprobably taken from an article entitled ————
A.Energy conservation B.House Building
CrisisC.Air Pollution Indoors
D.Traps in Building Construction
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