职称英语阅读理解

一、I’ll Be Bach ....................................................................................................... 0 二、Life as a Movie Extra ........................................................................................ 0 三、To Have and Have Not .. 0
四、pop music in africa 0
五、The Operation of international
airlines ....................................................................................................................... 0 七Older Volcanic Eruptions ..................................................................................... 0 八、Eiffel Is an Eyeful .............................................................................................. 1 九、Goal of American Education ............................................................................. 1 十、The Family ........................................................................................................ 1 十一、Tales of the Terrible Past ............................................................................... 1 十二、Spacing in Animals (1)
十三、some tings we know about language .................................................................................................................... 1 十四、The Only Way Is Up...................................................................................... 1 十五、Clone Farm .................................................................................................... 1 十六、income ........................................................................................................... 2 十七、Seeing the World Centuries Ago
................................................................................................................................... 2 十八、Importance of Services . (2)
十九、The National Park Service (2)
二十、“Lucky” Lord Lucan ----- Alive or Dead ...................................................................................................................... 2 二十一、 Pool Watch .............................................................................................. 2 二十二、The Cherokee Nation ................................................................................. 2 二十三Oseola McCarty ............................................................................................ 2 二十四、going her own way .................................................................................... 3 二十五、why so many children ................................................................................ 3 二十六、eat to live ................................................................................................... 3 二十九、Can Buildings Be Designed
to Resist Terrorist Attack .......................................................................................... 3 三十、Americans Get Touchy .................................................................................. 3 三十三Finding Enlightenment in
Scotland ..................................................................................................................... 4 三十四: The Beginning of American
Literature (4)
一、I’ll Be Bach
1．The music composed by David cope is about ___A Classical music.
2．By developing a computer software ，David cope aimed ___C to write an opera 3．What did cope realize about a great composer’s brain?D It creates an accurate database
4．Who is Emmy?B a computer software 5．We can infer from the passage that _D Emmy did much more work than a composer. 二、Life as a Movie Extra 1．What is true about movie extras?They often have to wait around on movie sets and do nothing. 2．What might surprise movie extras the first time they do the job? A) It can take hours to do a scene that is only a few minutes long in the movie. 3．Why do most people work as movie extras?C) They want to be on a movie
set. 4．What are the job requirements for being a movie extra? C) You must be willing to repeat a scene many times. 5．It can be inferred from the passage thatA) being a movie extra can be boring 三、To Have and Have Not 1.Why did the writer want to leave the
hotel?B.To have a change of scene. 2.What attracted the writer to the shop?D.The light coming from inside. 3.The writer found the stock in the front of the shop__A.of top quality 4. What was unusual about the way the woman looked at him?C.She seemed to know him well. 5.The writer disliked the back room because_____C.he saw nothing he really liked 四、pop music in africa 1. This passage is about how African pop music is___B) more serious than most pop music
2. For people outside of Africa, African pop music is ____D) both familiar and different
3. The musicians mentioned in this passage all___A) write about serious problems
4. Eric Wainaina_______.C) studied music in Boston
5. Witness Mwaijaga writes about the problem of women partly because_______.
A) she was had a difficult life herself
五、The Operation of international airlines
1.According to the passage, in operating airlines it is essential to
D) cater to the need of passengers sitting at both ends of the jets.
2. The following are all mentioned as reasons why the airlines are having a hard time EXCEPT thatA) the tourist industry is experiencing an all-time low.
3. The improvements the airlines attempt at include all the following EXCEPT
C) showing more movies during the long flights.
4. There is not much the airlines can do when it comes toC) speeding up customs procedure.
5. Which of the following is a bad habit of the executive passengers that frustrates the airlines?
C) They do not travel on the flight they have booked.
六、Narrow Escape
1. Why was it “too late” by the time they left the hut in the morning?
C) Rocks loosened by melting ice could be dangerous.
2. The first reason given to explain why mountaineers hate talus is_______.
A) that climbers above you might cause it to fall on you
3. What is likely to be the meaning of "Cailloux"?B) Rocks are falling.
4. What is sarcastic in the words of the boy in paragraph four?
D) Being hit by a rock isn't "pleasant" at all. 5. In what sense was Toby "safe"?A) The overhanging rock would protect him from falling rocks.
七Older Volcanic Eruptions
1. Why did older volcanic eruptions do more damage than more recent ones?
A. Because they killed off life more easily. 2. How did Wignall calculate the killing power of those older volcanic eruptions?
D. By comparing the proportion of life wiped out with the volume of lava produced.
3.When did dinosaurs become extinct? D) 65 million years ago.
4.What can be inferred from paragraph 3 concerning dinosaurs?
D) The cause of their extinction has remained a controversial issue.
5. What is the main thesis of the article?B) Older volcanic eruptions were more destructive.
八、Eiffel Is an Eyeful
1. Why does the author think the Eiffel
Tower is transformed into symbol of a world on the move?B ) Tourists of all nationalities come to scribble on the cold iron
2. What seems strange to the author? Visitors
prefer wasting time scribbling to enjoying the view.
3. Which statement is NOT true of Hugues
Richard?C ) He climbed 747 steps up the tower in 19 minutes and 4 seconds.
4. What did the builder use the Eiffel Tower
for?Conducting research in various fields.
5. Which of the following is nearest in
meaning to “（The Eiffel Tower is like)a blank canvas for visitors to make of it
what they will _？Visitors can imagine
freely what the tower represents.
九、Goal of American Education
1.Which of the following best states the goal of American education?
C. To give every student the opportunity to fully develop his/her ability.
2.It is implied in the passage thatD. the subject every student takes may vary.
3.American schools place great emphasis on the learner's
C. acquisition of the ability to be creative.
4.According to the passage, American education meets the needs of all the following EXCEPT
C. the students from foreign countries. 5.Which of the following best states the
feature of American education that makes it
different from education in other countries?
D. Its underlying goal to develop every
child's abilities to the fullest extent.
十、The Family
1. Another good title for this passage would
be_____.A) What Makes a Family?
2. A nuclear family is defined as_____.A) a
married couple with their minor children
3. The information in this passage would
most likely be found in an anthropology
textbook
4. The information in the first paragraph is
presented mainly through _.C) pointing out
similarities
5. The word mobility means_____.B)
readiness to move
十一、Tales of the Terrible Past
1. This passage is mostly about_D) two
novels that deal with slavery
2. Beloved is set_____C) in Ohio after the
Civil War
3. The writer seems to feel that___B) the
books are worthwhile but challenging
4. The writer emphasizes that the two books
are similar in their___D) portrayal of
violence
5. The word appalling means__A) terrible
十二、Spacing in Animals
1. Which of the following is the most
appropriate definition of Flight Distance?C.
Distance between an animal and its enemy
before fleeing.
2. If an animal’s critical dist ance is
penetrated, it willA. begin to attack
3. According to the passage, social distance
refers toD. philosophical distance.
4. Which of the following could best replace
the word “band” in “We can think of it as a
hidden band that contains the group” (in
Paragraph 3)?A. Strip of land
5. The example of the children holding hands
when crossing the street in the last paragraph
shows thatD. social distance is sometimes
determined by outside factors.
十三、some tings we know about
language
1.In the second paragraph the author thinks
that
C)any human race, whether backward or not,
has a language．
2.According to the author, people of
undeveloped cultures can have
languages．A)complicated
3.The author has used American Indian
languages as all example to show that they
are
B)just as sophisticated as some well-known
languages．
4.Which of the following statements is
INCORRECT?
D)Some languages are better than other
languages．
5.According to the author, language changes
are most likely to occur in C)vocabulary．
十四、The Only Way Is Up
36."...these are cities concerned with the
past" in the first paragraph refer to cities that
37.C) want to maintain their traditional
image.
37.The difficulty in constructing tall
buildings in the 19th century lies in
B) the lack of a device to carry people
upward.
38.When Otis came up with the idea of a
lift,
D) most people had doubt about its safety.
39.Which of the following best describes the
experience of going in a lift now?
B) Uninteresting.
40.Psychologists find the lift a good place
where they can study human behaviour
because
D) in a lift the bubble of personal space
breaks.
十五、Clone Farm
1. Which statement is the best description of
the new era of factory farming according to
the first paragraph? C. Cloned chickens are
bulk-produced with the same growth rate, weight and taste.
2. Which institution has offered $4.7 million to fund the research?
A. The US’s National Institute of Science and Technology.
3. In the third paragraph, by saying “Producers would like the same meat quantity but to use reduced inputs to get there.” Mike Fitzgerald means that he wishes D) chickens could grow to the same weight but with less feed.
4. Which of the following statements about Origen and Embrex is correct according to the fifth paragraph?
C) Origen has joined hands with Embrex in producing cell-injecting machines.
5. The technology of freezing stem cells from different strains of chicken can do all the following EXCEPT that A) farmers can order certain strains of chicken only.
十六、income
1. This passage is mainly about
B. the difference between national income and personal income.
2. Which of the following statements is true according to the first paragraph?
D. The money that goes for capital consumption is not regarded as income.
3. It can be known from this passage that the government levy tax onA. corporation profits.
4. According to this passage, the money you get as interest from government bonds is
B. not money earned but money received.
5. The passage implies that D. people pay taxes somewhat unwillingly.
十七、Seeing the World Centuries Ago 1. This passage is mostly about__.C) where three early travel writers went and wrote about
2.Ibn Battutah traveled_______C) throughout the Muslim word
3.The books bf the three writers were popular because they told of strange and exotic locales
4.The overall organization of this passage is
through__A) chronological order
5. In this passage attest means to____.D)
give proof of
十八、Importance of Services
1. The first paragraph intends to tell us that B.
services are important.
2. Between 1966 and 1986, the United
States created about A. 32.4 million service
jobs.
3. Many economists, business and labor
leaders and politicians believe that
B. most of the fast growth in the service
sector is in low-paying jobs.
4. The importance of services can be shown
C. by money spent on business services as
well as on consumer services.
5. What does the writer of this passage
disapprove of regarding services now? C.
Their prices.
十九、The National Park Service
1. Why are America's national parks like old
friends? A) Because they are always out
there.
2. Which of the following statements is true
about uniformed rangers?
D) They protect the National Park System.
3. The National Park Service does all the
following EXCEPT B) molding the Nation.
4. What is this passage about? B) It is about
the National Park Service.
5. What will the paragraph following this
passage most probably discuss?
C) The work that has been done by the
partners.
二十、“Lucky” Lord Lucan -----
Alive or Dead
1. The public are still interested in the
investigation because______.
C) Lord Lucan has never been found
2. It is thought that Lucan killed the nanny
because______.
C) it was dark and he thought she was Lady
Lucan
3. Aspinall thought Lucan killed himself
by______. D) sinking his boat
4. Lucan could have been killed because
people ______.
B) thought he might talk to the police about
them if he was caught
5. Ex-detective MacLaughlin claimed that
Mr Barry Haplin ______.
C) was really Lord Lucan in disguise
二十一、Pool Watch
1.AI means the same as_.D)artificial
intelligence
2.What is required of AI software to save a
life?
C)It can distinguish between a swimmer and
a shadow.
3. How does Poseidon save a life?B) It alerts
the lifeguard.
4. Which of the following statements about
Travor Baylis is NOT true?A) He runs.
5. The word "considered" in paragraph 5
could be best replaced by____.D) "believed"
二十二、The Cherokee Nation
1. The Cherokee Nation used to live B) In
the southeastern part of the US.
2. one of the ways that Sequoyah copied
from the white man is the way of
A) writing down the spoken language.
3. A law was passed in 1830 toC) Force the
Cherokees to move westward.
4. When the Cherokees began to leave their
lands. D) All of the above.
5. Many Cherokees died on their way to
their new home mainly because
C) They did not have enough food and
clothes.
二十三Oseola McCarty
1.This woman shocked and inspired the
world because _______.
C) she gave her life savings to help others
through university
2.She managed to save so much mOI1y
because_______.
B) she had worked hard ，saved hard and
invested carefully
3.She gave her money away because_______ .C) she wanted others to have the opportunity to escape a hard life
4.When her generosity was made__.C) hundreds of people put money into the fund
5. McCarty became famous because ___.A) of her generosity
二十四、going her own way
1. Maria wanted to attend__C）technical high school
2. In those days, most Italian girls___C) did not go to high school
3. You can infer from this passage that_____B) only boys usually attended technical schools
4. Maria’s father probably_______B) had very traditional views about women
5. High school teachers in Italy In those days were________.D) quite strict
二十五、why so many children
1. In a traditional agricultural economy, a large family____A. can be an advantage
2. When countries become industrialized, _____B. the birth rate generally goes down
3. According to this passage, Italy today is an example of an _______.
C. industrialized country with a low birth rate
4. Saudi Arabia is mentioned in the passage because it shows that _______.
B. factors other than the economy influence birth rate
5. In Mexico, Thailand, and Indonesia, the government _______.
D. has tried to improve the condition of women
二十六、eat to live
1.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
D. We have to begin dieting from childhood.
2. Why does the author mention an elderly mouse in paragraph 2?
B. To illustrate the effect of meager food on mice.
3. What can be inferred about completely normally fed mice mentioned in the passage?
D. They are more likely to suffer from
inflammation.
4. According to the author, which of the
following most interested the researchers?
A. The mice that started dieting in old age.
5. According to the last two paragraphs,
Spindler believes that
C. dieting is not a good method to give us
health and a long life.
二十七、new us plan for disease
prevention
1. Which of the following is NOT true of
chronic diseases in the US?
C) They often result in unhealthy lifestyles.
2. The author mentions all the following as
ways of disease prevention
EXCEPT________.
D) higher survival rate for cancer
3. The article indicates that more money
spent on disease prevention will mean____
B) much less money needed for disease
treatment
4. The $15 million program is aimed at__A)
promoting disease prevention
5. Early cancer screening can help reduce
significantly__D) cancer death rate
二十八、sauna
1.Ceremotrial bathing, C ) has various forms
2. What is understood by some people to be
the true sauna experience?Saunas with
smoke.
3. According to the third paragraph,saunas
can do all of the following EXCEPT curing
asthma
4. According to the fourth paragraph, sauna
gives the skin a healthy glow because pores
are cleaned by sweat
5. Who are advised not to take a sauna?All of
the above.
二十九、Can Buildings Be Designed to
Resist Terrorist Attack
1.The question raised in the first paragraph is
one__________
C. that was never thought of before the
terrorist attack
2. The project funded by the National
Science Foundation__________
D. was to find out why some buildings could
survive the blasts
3.. The column mentioned by Dr.
Whittaker__________
A. was part of the building close to the
World Trade Center
4. A surprising discovery made by the
investigators during their visit to ground zero
is that______B. some floor framing systems
demonstrate resistance to explosion
4.. What Dr. Reinhorn said in the last
paragraph may imply all the following
EXCEPT that
D. blast engineering emerges as a new
branch of science
三十、Americans Get Touchy
1.The word "practically" in the first
paragraph could be best replaced byB) nearly
2. Which of the following is NOT among the
typical ways of greetings in the past?D)
embrace
3. Some parents, teachers and school
administrators concern the new trend of
hugging for the following reasons EXCEPT:
D) Diseases could be transmitted more easily
through the extra-long body contact.
4. Which of the following statements is true
according to the passage?
D) In some countries, it's usual for men to
kiss each other on the cheek.
5. We can infer that the author holds a
attitude toward the new trend of hugging.A)
positive
三十一、Women Staying in
Mini-Skirts for Longer
1.Debenhams could most possibly be
D a department store
2.According to the passage, British women
are happy to wear mini-skirts up until an
older age because of the following reasons
EXCEPT ：C The Climate of Great Britain
are getting warmer in recent years, thus
women can wear minis for a longer time. 3. We can infer from the second and third paragraph that in 1970s
D most women no longer wore mini-skirts when they reach the age of 33
4.Which of the following statements about the length of the mini-skirts is true?
D From the age of 23,skirt length increases because girls are in their first stable relationship.
5.The word “zoom” in the first sentence of the last paragraph can be best replaced by •
A soar
三十二Defending the Theory of Evolution Still Seems Needed
1.According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements about the theory of evolution is true?B) School boards oppose AIBS's effort to defend the theory of evolution.
2. Which one of the following is NOT the reason for an overall lack of teaching Darwin's theory?
D) Darwin's theory is denied as the central theory of biology.
3.AIBS is composed of A) more than 80 societies and 250,000 members.
4. According to Weis in the 5th paragraph, the theory of evolution
A) is fundamental to the development of modern genetics, molecular biology and genomics
.5.Why do people replace the term creationism with the term intelligent design nowadays?
D）Because the term creationism is too direct. 三十三Finding Enlightenment in Scotland
1. Scotland is thought to have made important contributions to the civilization of the Western world because ofD) the ideas proposed by some famous thinkers and intellectuals.
2. Which of the following is the ultimate aim of Hume's humanity-oriented studies?
B) To find ways to improve human society as a whole.
3.Smith's idea of "enlightened self-interest" has great significance for
B) the prosperity of all nations.
4.Which of the following statements is true of the Scottish Enlightenment?
D) It is still alive in a broad sense.
5. The Institute for System Level Integration is used as an example to illustrate
B) the tradition of Scottish higher education. 三十四: The Beginning of American Literature
1. What does 'that hope' in the first paragraph refer to? B) The hope to start a new life.
2. When did American literature begin? D) Long before the year 1,000.
3. What can we learn from the literature of the tribes of the native Americans?
A) About the everyday life of the native Americans.
4. The main purpose of the last paragraph is to tell the readers that
D) early-day experience provided the foundation for American literature
5. According to the last paragraph, which of the following statements is true about American literature? D) Some British writers had great confidence in the future of American literature.。