2012在职硕士十月联考英语阅读理解讲义1

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1、2012在职硕士十月联考英语阅读理解讲义2002年真题PartⅡ ReadingComprehension         （70minutes，40points）Directions：Thereare5passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby4questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA，B，C，andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWER$HEE

2、Twithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneIntheUnitedStatesthewaypeoplespendtheirleisuretimeisanimportantpartoftheiridentity.Perhapseverybodydoesnearlythesamethingalldayintheofficeorthefactory，butleisuretimeiswhatmakespeopledistinctandrevealswhotheyare.Somepeoplelikerockmusic

3、，forexample，andothersmaylikejazzorclassicalmusic.Somepeoplearerunnersorswimmers，andothersare“couch（睡椅）potatoes”who“surf”thetelevisionchannelswitharemotecontrol.Somegotomuseumswhileothersspendlonghoursatashoppingcenter.Thesekindsofchoicesarewaysthatpeopledefinethemselves.Ithasn

4、'talwaysbeenthisway.“Leisuretime”wasalmostunknownintheUnitedStatesintheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies.Whenmostpeopleworkedonfarms，theworkdaywasfromsunrisetosunseteverydayexceptSunday，whichwasdevotedtochurch.Later，withtheriseoffactoriesandcitypopulations，peopleworkedequallylo

5、nghoursandhadonlySundayforrests.Somepeopledidmanyofthethingsthenthattheydonow-attendconcerts，haveparties，gotorestaurants，readnovels，orplaysports-buttoamuchlesserextent.Slowly，throughoutthetwentiethcentury，leisuretimegrew.Technologymadefarmworklessburdensome，andchangesinlawssho

6、rtenedthefactoryworkdayandweek.Newinventionssuchasphonograph（留声机）andtheradiogavepeopleaccesstomusicandmassentertainmentonascaleunknownbefore.Peoplegraduallybecameconsumersofentertainment，andbusinessescompetedfiercelyfortheirdollars.Formanypeopleleisuretimemeansgoingsomewhere-t

7、oamuseum，toaconcert，toarestaurant，ortoabaseballgame，forexample.Oritmeansdoingsomethingsuchasplayingvolleyball，backpacking，swimming，biking，orplayinginaparkwiththeirchildren.Forotherpeoplefreetimemeansstayinghomewithwonderfulsourcesofentertainment，suchasaVCR，stereo（立体声系统），orcabl

8、eTVwithdozensofchannels.Otherspursuecreativeactivitiessuchasc