阅读,方法解析,1.英文篇章的特点,观点鲜明摆出 分段进行论述 使用关联词比汉语多（eg.转折、并列、结论等） 长句占主导 结论不可缺,On June 17,1774, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In a letter the next day they refused the offer as follows:,We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convinced that you mean to do us good by your proposal; and we thank you heartily. But you must know that different nations have different ways of looking at things, and you will therefore not be offended if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it. Several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces: they were taught all your sciences; but, when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woodsthey were totally good for nothing.,We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we refuse to accept it; and, to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take care of their education, teach them in all we know, and make men of them.,1. The passage is about _. A) the talk between the Indians and the officials B) the colleges of the northern provinces C) the educational values of the Indians D) the problems of the Americans in the mid-eighteenth century 2. The Indians chief purpose in writing the letter seems to be to _. A) politely refuse a friendly offer B) express their opinions on equal treatment C) show their pride D) describe Indian customs,3.According to the letter, the Indians believed that _. A) it would be better for their boys to receive some schooling B) they were being insulted by the offer C) they knew more about science than the officials D) they had a better way of educating young men,4. Different from the officials view of education, the Indians thought _. A) young women should also be educated B) they had different goals of education C) they taught different branches of science D) they should teach the sons of the officials first 5. The tone of the letter as a whole is best described as _. A) angry B) pleasant C) polite D) inquiring,Automation refers to the introduction of electronic control and automatic operation of productive machinery. It reduces the human factors, mental and physical, in production, and is designed to make possible the manufacture of more goods with fewer workers. The development of automation in American industry has been called the “Second Industrial Revolution”. Labours concern over automation arises from uncertainty about the effects on employment, and fears of major changes in jobs. In the main, labour has taken the view that resistance to technical change is unfruitful. Eventually, the result of automation may will be an increase in employment, since it is expected that vast industries will grow up around manufacturing, transition with a minimum of inconvenience and distress to the workers involved. Also, union spokesmen emphasize that the benefit of the increased production and lower costs made possible by automation should be shared by workers in the form of higher wages, more leisure, and improved living standard.,To protect the interests of their members in the era of automation, unions have adopted a number of new policies. One of these is the promotion of supplementary unemployment benefit plans. It is emphasized that since the employer involved in such a plan has a direct financial interest in preventing unemployment, he will have a strong drive for planning new installation so as to cause the least possible problems in jobs and job assignments. Some unions are working for dismissal pay agreements, requiring that permanently dismissed workers be paid a sum of money based on length of service. Another approach is the idea of the “improvement factor”, which calls for wage increases based on increases in productivity. It is possible, however, that labour will rely mainly on reduction in working hours in order to gain a full share in the fruits of automation.,1. Though labour worries about the effects of automation, it does not doubt that _. A) automation will eventually prevent unemployment B) automation will help workers acquire new skills C) automation will eventually benefit the workers no less than the employers D) automation is a trend which cannot be stopped 2. The idea of the “improvement factor” (Line 7, Para.3) probably implies that _. A) wages should be paid on the basis of length of service B) the benefit of increased production and lower costs should be shared by workers C) supplementary unemployment benefit plans should be promoted D) the transition to automation should be brought about with the minimum