同济大学博士生英语期末考试30篇阅读理解.pdfVIP

30 同济大学博士生期末考试 篇阅读理解：第一篇 They sayAmerica isparchedby aclimateofhatred andthey donotknowwhat they aretalking about,but they areright anyway. Therealhatred inAmerica is thehatredbetween the desk-diner,who distinctlyorderedthe cheeseburgerwith ketchup,not mustard, andthemumbling deliveryboy who doesntgive adamn. Orbetween the man who needs change for aphone call and the merchant who notonlyrefusesbutrefuseswithadeliberationthat suggestshehaswaitedyears forprecisely this opportunity. Ponder the relationship between the man waiting outsideapayphoneboothandthemansnuggledupinside.Thedialogueissilent butsavage.Ifyoulikegratitudeinunexpected spurts,tryopeningthedoorofthe phonebooth when itisyours, smilingattheperson waiting and saying Illjust beanotherminute.orThiscallmaytakeawhile. Sorrytomakeyouwait.The impact is as galvanic as if the Vietcong were to wake a sleeping GIpatrol and say,Fellow,wevejust gotourradioworking.Wouldyouliketocomeoverand listentothesuperbowl? Americans used to ask themselves, How nice can I be without seeming ridiculous?Nowweask,HowrudecanIbeandstillgetawaywithit?People dontacceptapologiesanymore. They simplyenjoythe sweetstringofhostility. If you want to spread some happiness, try hailing the next off-duty cab driver, whether you want him or not. That Cossack brush-off he waves you does not betoken apology or regret. It is pure thrill. People crave triumph, and if they cannotgetitthroughpersonalvictory,theyllgetitthroughpersonalviciousness. Mostpeoplehaveneverknownanytriumphhigherthanlookingoutthewindow ofanexpresstrainasitzipspast alocal.Now,thisactuallyhappened.Afurious womanwith anasalwhine shrillenoughtobreak glasswarebanged onthe door oftheapartmentabovehersandbegan oneofthoseyelpingthreat-ladenroutines about shower curtains and seeping water and falling plaster and lawsuits and witnesses and full damage and everything. The sleeping man who answered waited un