考试宝典职称英语强化班阅读判断讲义.docx

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考试宝典职称英语强化班阅读判断讲义

阅读下面的短文，每篇短文后面都有七句话，请根据短文的内容判断这些话是正确、错误还是在短文中没有提到。

IsitaMan,IsitaBearorIsItBigfoot?

OnenightinMarch1999,amanwasdrivingfromCaliforniatoOregon,Us,tovisitsomefriends.Hehadstoppedhiscartohavesomefoodwhenhestartedtohearstrangenoises.Turningontheheadlights,hesawan8-foot-tallcreaturecoveredinthick,darkhair.Thecreaturestaredathimforaminute,turnedintheroadandwalkedoffslowlyintothewoods.

Inthepast50yearsalone,therehavebeenthousandsofreportedsightingsofsimilarcreaturesintheUS,Canada,theHimalayasandevenHubeiProvinceinChina.Thecreatureisknownasbigfoot.

Bigfootissaidtobeaverytall（between2and4.5metres）,ape-likecreaturethatiscoveredinhairandwalksuprightontwolegs.Itisverywaryofhumanbeings.

Believersthinkbigfootisadirectdescendentofancientgigantopithecus.Butitremainsoneoftheplanet’sundiscoveredsecrets.Thereisalittleevidencetosupportthebelievers’theory:

tracesofhair,footprintsandbodyprintsaswellasthereportedsightings.Somepeoplehaveevenshowedwhattheysayarephotosorfilmsofbigfoot.

Butsofar,noonehasfoundbonesoranyotherdefiniteproofthatthegiantcreatureexists.

Asaresultmanypeoplebelievetheevidenceisjustpartofabigtrick.

Thefootprintsareeasytomake,theysay:

allyouneeddoistomaketwolargefeetoutofplaster,attachthemtothebottomofyourshoesandwalkwithbigsteps.Asforthephotosandfilms,theyarejustpeopledressedinapesuits.

Theyalsosaythesightingsarenotreal,justpeoplemakingmistakes.Forexample,bigfootcouldbeabearlivinginthewildthatsometimesstandsuponitsbacklegs.

练习

1.AmanwasdrivingfromCaliforniatoOregon,US,whensuddenlythesawaBigfoot,sohestoppedhiscar.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

2.BigfootisbelievedtohavebeenseeninplacesincludingChina.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

3.Thephotosofbigfootaretakenbyfilmmakers.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

4.Somepeoplethinkthatthefootprintsaremadebybearsinhumanshoes.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

5.Therearecontraryviewsonwhetherbigfootexitsornot.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

“Own”YourChildren’sEducation

“Helpingthemisn’taboutshowingyourkidshowtodothework.It’saboutbeinggenuinelyinterestedandhavingregularconversationsaboutwhatthey’relearning,”saysJ.GaryKnowles,aprofessorattheOntarioInstituteforStudiesinEducation,partoftheUniversityofToronto.

Rozonhasaslewofsuggestionsforhowtogetmoreinvolved.“Gettoknowtheteacher.Discusswaystotailortheassignmentstoyourchild’slearningstyle.Spendtimeintheclassroom.Askforoutlinesofunitstudiessoyoucanfindsupplementarymaterialsatthelibraryorthroughvideos.Readyourchild’stextbooks:

Ifyouworkafewpagesahead,you’llbeabletohelpthemwithproblemstheyencounter.”

Readingisanothermust,saysRozon.“Evenafteryourchildrencanreadthemselves,hearingsomebodyelsereadaloudisimportant.Wenearlyalwayshaveabookonthego;wereadforatleastahalfhourbeforebedtime.”

Themoreengagedaparentis,themorethechildbenefits.addsBruceArai.“Theevidenceisclear:

Parentalinvolvementisoneofthemostimportantfactorsinschoolsuccess.”AraicitestheNationalLongitudinalSurveyofChildrenandYouth,sponsoredbyHumanResourcesDevelopmentCanada（HRDC）,whichismeasuringallaspectsofchilddevelopment.“Thehourschildrenspendinclassarebutoneelementoftheireducation,”statesHRDC,whichsaysparentalsupport,alongwithteachersupportandapositiveattitudetowardsschool,allcontributetoacademicsuccess.

“Iseeeverymomentofeverydayasalearningexperience,”saysGoforth.“Themostsatisfyingpartofitisseeingtheloveoflearningcontinued.I’mnotsquelchingmychildren’sdesiretolearnbyinsistingtheylearn.Theylearnbecausetheywantto.”AddsJeanneLambert,motherofCareyGraham:

“Makethetime,takethetime,guide,lead,andencourage,Ifnothingelse,yourchildrenlearnyoucare,andthat’sthemostimportantlessonyoucangivethem.”

练习

1.Accordingtothepassage,parentsshouldhelptheirchildrenwiththeirhomework.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

2.Youshouldreadyourchild’stextbookssothatyoucanteachthem.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

3.Childrenshouldalwaystakeabookwiththemonthewaybackfromschoolandreaditaloud.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

4.Ifparentsshowalotofinterestintheirchildren’sstudy,thechildrenwilldobetteratschool.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

5.Itisveryimportantthatyouletyourchildrenknowyoufeelloveandconcernforthem.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

StudiesShowU.S.SpendingDoesn’tGetHealth

TheUnitedStatesmayspendtwiceasmuchonhealthcareasotherrichcountries1butitisnotgettingresultstomatch,accordingtostudiesreleasedonTuesday.

Butinthestudyoffivewealthycoutries,publishedinthejournalHealthAffairs,researchersfoundnosinglenationhadclearlytheworstorbesthealthcaresystem.

GerardAndersonatJohnsHopkinsUniversity’sschoolofpublichealthandcolleaguescameupwithalistof21healthfieldstheycouldevenlycompareacrossthefivecountries—Australia,Canda,Britain,NewZealandandtheUnitedStates.

“Noneofthefivecountriesisconsistentlythebestortheworstonall21indicators,”Andersonsaidduringatelephonebriefingforreporters.

“Ifyouarelookingfortheplacetogetthebestcare,thereisn’tasingleplace,Everycountryhasatleastoneindicatorwhereitscoresthebestofthefivecountriesandeachcountryhasatleastoneindicatorwhereitscorestheworstofthefivecountries.”

But,hesaid,theUnitedStatesisnotgettingvalueformoney.“TheUnitedStatesshouldbeparticularlyconcernedabouttheseresults,giventhatwespendtwiceasmuchonhealthcareasanyothercountry.Sospendingmoredoesn’tnecessarilyresultinbetteroutcomes.”

Anderson’sgroupofinternationalhealthexpertssponsoredbyTheCommonwealthFundspentfiveyearsworkingonthestudy,gettingthelatestpossibledatafromthefivecountriesonareassuchasbreastcancerandleukemiasurvival,suiciderates,deathratesfromasthma,vaccinationratesandcancerscreening.

练习

1.TheU.Sspendstwiceasmuchonhealthcareasotherrichcountries.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

2.TheU.Sistheplacewherepeoplegetthebesthealthcare.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

3.Eachyear,theU.S.spendsmoremoneyonhealthcarethanthepreviousone.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

4.Themoreacountryspendsonhealthcare,thebettercareitspeopleenjoy.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

5.Thestudyinvolved5countriesandlasted5years.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

6.TheotherfourcountriesprovidebetterhealthcarethantheU.S.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

7.TheU.S.isdeterminedtodosomethingaboutitshealthcaresystem.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

MostAdultsinU.S.HaveLowRiskofHeartDisease

Morethan80percentofUSadultshavealessthan10-percentriskofdevelopingheartdiseaseinthenext10years,accordingtoareportintheJournaloftheAmericanCollegeofCardiology.Just3percenthaveariskthatexceeds20percent.

“Ihopethatthesenumberswillgivephysicians,researchers.healthpolicyanalysts,andothersabetterideaofhowcoronaryheartdiseaseisdistributedintheUSpopulation.”leadauthorDr.EarlS.Ford.fromtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventioninAtlanta,saidinastatement.

Thefindingsarebasedonanalysisofdatafrom13,769subjects,between20and79yearsofage,whoparticipatedintheThirdNationalHealthandNutritionExaminationSurveyfrom1988to1994.

Overall,82percentofadultshadariskoflessthan10percent,15percenthadariskthatfellbetween10to20percent,and3percent,and3percenthadariskabove20percent.

Theproportionofsubjectsinthehighestriskgroupincreasedwithadvancingage,andmeweremorelikelythanwomentobeinthisgroup.Bycontrast,raceorethnicityhadlittleeffectonriskdistributions.

Althoughthereportsuggeststhatmostadultshavealow10yearriskofheartdisease,alargeproportionhaveahighorimmediaterisk,Dr.DanielS.Berman,fromCedars-SinaiMedicalCenterinLosAngeles,andDr.NathanD.Wong,fromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine,noteinarelatededitorial.

Aggressivetreatmentmeasuresandpublichealthstrategiesareneededtoshifttheoverallpopulationriskdownward,theyadd.

练习

1.The10-yearriskofheartdiseaseislowformostUSadults.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

2.Only3percentofUSadultshaveamorethan10percent10yearriskofheartdisease.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

3.Morethan100thousandpeopleparticipatedinthesurvey.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

4.Therewasagreaterproportionofmenthanwomeninthesurvey.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

5.Thedistributionsoftheriskofheartdiseasearecloselyrelatedtorace.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

6.Elderlypeoplehaveahigherriskofheartdiseasethanyoungerpeople.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

7.TheUSgovernmentwilltakemeasurestoreducetheoverallpopulationrisk.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

InventorofLED

WhenNickHolonyaksetouttocreateanewkindofvisiblelightingusingsemiconductoralloys,hiscolleaguesthoug