2008职称英语(综合类)阅读判断题针对性练习及答案解析-中大网校

2008职称英语(综合类)阅读判断题针对性练习及答案解析总分：42分及格：0分考试时间：30分Passege 1(1)<STRONG>Dining Custom</STRONG> Every land has its own dining custom，and the United States is no exception．Americans feel that the first rule of being a polite guest is to be on time．If a person is invited to dinner at 6：30，the hostess expects him to be there at 6：30 or no more than a few minutes after．Because she usually does her own cooking，she times the meal so that the coffee and meat will be at their Best at the time she asks the guest to come．If he is late，the food will not be so good，and the hostess will he disappointed．When the guest can not come on time，he calls his host or hostess on the telephone，gives the reason，and tells at what time he thinks he can come．As guests continue to arrive，the men in the group stand when a woman enters and remain standing until she found a chair．A man always rises when he is being introduced to a woman．A woman does not rise when she is being introduced either to a man or a woman unless the woman is much older．When the guests sit down at a dinner table，it is customary for the men to help the ladies by pushing their chairs under them．Even an American may be confused by the number of knives，forks，and spoons besides his plate when he sits down to a formal dinner．The rule is simple，however：use them in the order in which they lie，beginning from the outside．Or watch the hostess and do what she does．The small fork on the outside on the left is for salad，which is often served with the soup．The spoon on butter spreader，on a small bread-and-butter plate at the left．As the bread is passed，each quest puts his piece on the bread-and-butter plate．{TS}As a country of immigrants，the U．S．does not have its own dinning customs．A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned(2)The guest is expected to arrive on time because the coffee and meat will be at their best at the time he is required to come．A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned(3)A woman usually rises when she is being introduced to an aged gentleman．A. RightB. WrongC. Notmentioned(4)At a dinner table，it is customary for the men to arrange chairs for ladies．A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned(5)At formal American dinner，the knives，forks，and spoons besides the plate are placed in a certain order．A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned(6)The right order to use the knives，forks and spoons at a formal dinner is from the left to the right．A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned(7)At a formal dinner，bread is usually served together with salad and soup．A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentionedPassege 2(1)<STRONG>Job or money?</STRONG> Would you quit your job if you didn’t need the money?In a 1990 poll by the Gallop Organization，many people said quitting work was an imprtant reason to be rich．Yet researchers find that work is one of life’s chief satisfactions for people．Consider W．Berry Fowler．In 1979，Fowler started a tutoring company that became so successful he was able to sell out and retire in 1978一a multimillionaire at 40．He bought a 50-foot cabin cruiser（可住宿的游艇）and a house in Hawaii，and busied himself vacationing．But after five years of perpetual vacation，nower began to miss the challenges of work．So in 1992，he bought a fitness chain for children and now spends 75 hours a week immersed in balance sheets and staff meetings．“My best days on the golf course weren’t half as much fun as a good day at the office．”he says． A job，studies show，is more than a paycheck．Doing something Well can increase confidence and self—worth．When sociologist H．Ray Kaplan surveyed 139 lottery（彩票）millionaires，he discovered 60 percent continued working at least a year after they’d won．If jobs are so important，wouldn’t salary size be a gauge（标准尺）of job satisfaction?Americans think so．A survey conducted last year by Roper Starch Worldwide，Inc．，found that almost 70 percent of the respondents said they would be happier if their families had twice as much household income．Yet studies show that jobsatisfaction comes less from how much people earn than from the challenge of their jobs and the control they are able to exert．work that doesn’t engage a person will never seem rewarding，no matter how lucative（有理可图的）it becomes．{TS}The Gallop poll shows many people want to be rich in order not to work．A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned(2)Some researchers did another survey after the Gallop poll．A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned(3)Berry Fowler was no longer busy after he retied．A. RightB. WrongC. Notmentioned(4)According to Berry Fowler，his pastime wash’t as funny as working at office．A. RightB. WrongC. Notmentioned(5)Work is important in that it offer pay，increase confidence and self-worth．A. RightB. WrongC. Notmentioned(6)Studie s show that job satisfaction comes mainly from people’s income.A. RightB. WrongC. Notmentioned(7)The Roper Starch Worldwide survey found that most Americans find jobs of higher pay more satisfying．A. RightB. WrongC. NotmentionedPassege 3(1)<STRONG>“own”your Children’s Education</STRONG> “Helping them isn’t about showing your kids how to do the work．It’s about being genuinely interested and having regular conversations about what they’re learning，”says J．Gary Knowles，a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education part of the University of Toronto．Rozon has a slew of suggestions for how to get more involved．“Get to know the teacher．Discuss ways to tailor the assignments to your child’s learning style．Spend time in the classroom．Ask for outlines of unit studies so you can find supplementary materials at the library or through videos．Read your child’s textbooks：If yon work a few pages ahead，you'll be able to help them with problems they encounter”Reading js another must，says Rozon．“Even after your children Can read themselves，hearing somebody else read aloud is important．We nearly always have a book on the go；we read for at least ahalf hour before bedtime．”The more engaged a parent is，the more the child benefit，adds Bruce Arai．“The evidence is clear：Parental involvement is one of the most important factors in school success．”Arai cites the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth．sponsored by Human Resources Development Canada（HRDC），which is measuring all aspects of child development．“The hours children spend in class are but one element or their education。