职称英语考试《综合类》章节练习题精选及答案0516105.docx
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职称英语考试《综合类》章节练习题精选及答案0516105
职称英语考试《综合类》章节练习题精选及答案0516-105
1、G8Summit
LeadersoftheGroupofEightMajorIndustrializedNations(G8)willmeetinScotlandinJulythisyear.RepresentativesfromChina,India,Mexico,SouthAfricaandBrazilhavealsobeeninvited.Here'swhattheG8leaderswantfromthemeeting.
BritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairwantstheG8tocanceldebttotheworld'spoorestcountries.HewantsthemtodoubleaidtoAfricato50billionpoundsby2010.HehasalsoproposedreducingsubsidiestoWesternfarmersandremovingrestrictionsonAfricanexports.Thishasnotgottheapprovalofallmembersbecauseitwillhurttheiragriculturalinterests.Onclimatechange,Blairwantsconcerted(共同的)actionbyreducingcarbonemissions(排放).
USPresidentGeorgeW.BushagreestogivehelptoAfrica.Buthesayshedoesn'tliketheideaofincreasingaidtocountriesasitwillincreasecorruption.Bushsaidhewouldnotsignanagreementtocutgreenhousegasemissionsatthesummit,accordingtomedia.TheUSistheonlyG8membernottohavesignedtheKyotoProtocol(《京都议定书》).AlthoughtheUSistheworld'sbiggestpolluter,Bushsofarrefusestobelievethereissufficientscientificdatatoestablishbeyondadoubtthatthereisaproblem.
FrenchPresidentJacquesChiracsupportsBlaironAfricaandclimatechange.HeisdeterminedtogettheUStosigntheclimatechangedeal.
GermanChancellorGerhardSchroderremainsdoubtfulofBlair'sAfricaproposals.Schroder'sofficialshavedismissedthenotionthatmoneywillsolveAfrica'sproblemsas"oldthinking".BerlinsaysthatAfricanstatesshouldonlyreceiveextramoneyiftheycanprovethey'vesolvedthecorruptionproblem.
RussianPresidentVladimirPutinwasdoubtfulaboutthevalueofmoreaidtoAfrica.Buthehasseenawaytomakethisworktohisadvantage.PutinintendstousetheaidtoAfricaasaspringboard(跳板)nextyeartoproposeaidtotheformerSovietRepublicsofGeorgia,Uzbekistan,TajikistanandMoldova.
JapanesePrimeMinisterJunichiroKoizumi'sprioritiesareaseatontheUNSecurityCouncil,forwhichhewillbelobbying(游说)atthesummit.Andhe'sconcernedabouttheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea'snuclearweaponsprogramme.
BushagreestoincreaseaidtoAfrica.
【单选题】
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
B
答案解析:
根据主语Bush可以确定答案出自第三段。
第三段第二句:
Buthesayshedoesn'tliketheideaofincreasingaidtocountriesasitwillincreasecorruption.(布什不愿意增加对非洲的援助,因为这会加深腐败。
)而题干意思是布什愿意增加对非洲的援助,故答案为B。
2、Dyslexia
Asmanyas20%ofallchildrenintheUnitedStatessufferfromsomeformofthelearningdisordercalleddyslexia.
Expertsondyslexiasaythattheproblemisnotdisease.Theysaythatpersonswithdyslexiauseinformationinadifferentway.Oneoftheworld'sgreatthinkersandscientists,AlbertEinsteinwasdyslexic.Einsteinsaidthatheneverthoughtinwordsthewaythatmostpeopledo.Hesaidthathethoughtinpicturesinstead.TheAmericaninventorThomasEdisonwasalsodyslexic.DyslexiafirstwasrecognizedinEuropeandtheUnitedStatesmorethan80yearago.Manyyearspassedbeforedoctorsdiscoveredthatpersonswiththedisorderwerenotmentallyslowordisabled.Thedoctorsfoundthatthebrainsofpersonswithdyslexiaaredifferent.Inmostpeople,theleftsideofthebrain,thepartthatcontrolslanguageislargerthantherightside.Inpersonswithdyslexia,theright’sideofthebrainisbigger.Doctorsarenotsurewhatcausesthisdifference.However,researchhasshownthatdyslexiaismorecommoninmalesthatinfemales,anditisfoundmoreofteninpersonswhoareleft-handed.Nooneknowsthecauseofdyslexia,butsomescientistsbelievethatitmayresultfromchemicalchangesinababy'sbodylongbeforeitisborn.Theyaretryingtofindwaystoteachpersonswithdyslexia.Dyslexicpersonsthinkdifferentlyandneedspecialkindsofteachinghelp.Aftertheyhavesolvedtheirproblemswithlanguage,theyoftenshowthemselvestobeespeciallyintelligentorcreative.
OneoutoffiveAmericanchildrensuffersfromdyslexia.【单选题】
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
A
答案解析:
题目中的关键词是oneoutoffive和Americanchildren.根据顺序出题的特点,我们很快在原文第1段中找到答案,其中oneoutof是20%的同义改写,Americanchildren是allchildrenintheUnitedStates的同义改写,因此该题的答案为A。
3、Africanwilddog
Findingababysitterwhileyougoouttoworkis,forexample,aninconvenience.FortheAfricanwilddog,oneofthecontinent'smostendangeredcarnivores(食肉动物),it'samatteroflifeanddeath.Anewresearchshowsthatoncepacks(兽群)fallbelowacertainsize,theyarenotenoughanimalstobothhuntfoodandstayathomeprotectingtheyoung.
TheAfricanwilddoghasdeclineddrasticallyoverthepastcentury.Habitualloss(栖息地的丧失),persecutionandunexplainedoutbreaksofdiseasehaveallbeenblamed.Only3,000to5,000animalsremain,andthespeciesisexpectedtogoextinctwithindecadesifthetrendcontinues.
Otherlargecarnivoressuchasthespottedhyena(鬣狗)facesimilarpressures,yetarenotdeclining.NowFranckCourchampofCambridgeUniversityhasfoundareasonwhy.Thedog'sweaknessliesinitssocialorganization.
Withineachpackofupto20adultsandpups,onlythedominantmaleandfemalebreed.Theremaininganimalshelpraisethepups,cooperatingtohuntpreyanddefendthekillfromothercarnivores.
Becausepupscan'tkeepuponahunt,largepacksleaveanadultbehindtoprotectthemfrompredators(捕猎者),whichincludelionsandhyenas.Butleavingababysitteralsocarriescosts.Asmallerhuntingpartyislessabletotacklelargepreyandtodefendthekill.Thereisalsoonelessstomachinwhichtocarryfoodbacktotheden,andonemoremouthtofeedwhentheygetthere.
Courchampinvestigatedthisawkwardtrade-off(权衡)bymodelinghowthecostsofababysitterchangewithdecreasingpacksize.Thisshowedthatpacksofmorethanfiveadultsshouldbeabletofeedallthepupsandstillspareababysitter.Butwithsmallerpacks,eitherthehuntingorthebabysittingsuffers,ortheanimalshavetocompensatebyincreasingthenumberofhuntingexcursionswhichitselfcarriesacosttothepack.
FieldobservationsinZimbabwesupportedthemodel.Packsoffiveanimalsorfewerleftpupsunguardedmorefrequentlythanlargerpacksdid.Therewasalsoevidencethatwhentheydidleaveababysitter,theywereforcedtohuntmoreoften.
Apackwhichdropsbelowacriticalsizebecomescaughtinaviciouscircle(恶性循环),saysCourchamp,whoisnowatParis-SudUniversity."Poorreproductionandlowsurvivalfurtherreducespacksize,culminatingin(最终造成)failureofthewholepack."Anddeathscausedbyhumanactivity,saysCourchamp,maybewhatreducepacknumberstobelowthesustamablethreshold.MammalecologistChrisCarboneatLondon'sInstituteofZoologyagrees.Maintainingtheintegrityofwilddogpackswillbevitalinpreservingthespecies,hesays.
Theremaininglionswilldieoutwithindecades.
【单选题】
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
C
答案解析:
文章第5段提到了“狮子”,但没有说狮子也是濒于灭绝的一种大型食肉动物,尽管事实确是如此。
4、TravelAcrossAfrica
Forsixhoursweshotthroughthebarren(荒芜的)landscapeoftheKaroodesertinSouthAfrica.Justrocksandsandandbakingsun.Knowingourjourneywasending,DanielandIjustwantedtorememberallwehadseenanddone.Heusedacamera.Iusedwords.Ihadalreadyfinishedthreenotebooksandwasintothefourth,abeautifulleathernotebookI'dboughtinamarketinMozambique.
SouthernAfricawasfullofstoriesandvisions.Wewerealmostdrunkonsensations.Theroaring(咆哮)ofthewateratVictoriaFalls,theimpossiblesilenceoftheOkavangoDeltainBotswana.
Andthentheotherthings,dogsinthestreets,wholefamiliesinSowetolivnginoneroom,akilometrefromcleanwater.
Aswedrovetowardsthesettingsun,aquietnessfelloverus.Theroadwasemptyandwehadn'tseenanothercarforhours.AndasIdrove,somethingcaughtmyeye.Somethingmovedcloseenoughtotouchthem,tosmelltheirhotbreath.Ididn'tknowhowlongtheyhadbeentherenexttous.
IshoutedtoDan:
"Look!
"Buthewasinadeepsleep,hiscameralyinguselessbyhisfeet.Theyracedthecarforafewseconds,thendisappearedfarbehindus,amemoryofheroicformsintheredlandscape.WhenDanielwokeupanhourlaterItoldhimwhathadhappened.
"Wildhorses?
"hesaid."Whydidn'tyouwakemeup,Sophia?
"
"Itried,buttheyweregoneafterafewseconds."
"Areyousureyoudidn'tdreamit?
"
"Youweretheonewhowassleeping!
"
"Typical,"hesaid,"Thebestphotosaretheoneswenevertake."
Wecheckedintoadustyhotelandsleptthesleepofthedead.
Sophiawroteaboutherexperiencesinnotebooks.
【单选题】
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
A
答案解析:
本题难度不大,比较容易找到答案。
答案依据是文章第一段后半部分:
…Ijustwantedtorememberallwehadseenanddone.HeusedacamerA.Iusedwords.Ihadalreadyfinishedthreenotebooksandwasintothefourth…
5、FightingforaBrighterFutureforWomen
WhenIwasaskedwhatitmeanstobeawomanrunningforpresident,IalwaysgavethesameanswerthatIwasproudtoberunningasawoman,butIwasrunningbecausethoughtI'dbethebestpresident.
ButIamawomanand,likemillionsofwomen,Iknowtherearestillbarriersandbiases(偏见)outthere,oftenunconscious,andIwanttobuildanAmericathatrespectsandembracesthepotentialofeverylastoneofus.
Iranasadaughterwhobenefitedfromopportunitiesmymotherneverdreamedof.Iranasamotherwhoworriedaboutmydaughter'sfutureandamotherwhowantstoleaveallchildrenbrightertomorrows.
TobuildthatfutureIsee,wemustmakesurethatwomenandmenunderstandthestrugglesoftheirgrandmothersandtheirmothers,andthatwomenenjoyequalopportunities,equalpay,andequalrespect.
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