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职称英语考试综合类阅读理解考前必做题
2015年职称英语考试综合类阅读理解考前必做题1
Acouple,JohnandMary,hadtwolovelychildren.Johnhadjustbeenaskedtogoonabusinesstripandwouldbegoneforseveraldays.Marywouldgoalongtoo.Theyhiredareliablewomantocareforthechildrenandmadethetrip,returninghomealittleearlierthantheyhadplanned.
Astheydroveintotheirhometownfeelinggladtobeback,theynoticedsmoke,andtheywentofftheirusualroutetoseewhatitwas.Theyfoundahomeinflames.Marysaid,"Ohwellitisn'tourfire,let'sgohome."
ButJohndrovecloserandexclaimed,“ThathomebelongstoFredJoneswhoworksattheplant.Hewouldn'tbeoffworkyet,maybethereissomethingwecoulddo.”“Ithasnothingtodowithus”protestedMary.
ButJohndroveupandstoppedandtheywerebothhorror-strickentoseethewholehouseinflames.Awomanonthelawnwasinhystericsscreaming,"Thechildren!
Getthechildren!
"Johngrabbedherbytheshouldersaying,"Getaholdofyourselfandtelluswherethechildrenare!
Inthebasement,"sobbedthewoman,"downthehallandtotheleft."
InspiteofMary’sprotestsJohnboltedforthebasementwhichwasfullofsmokeandscorchinghot.Hefoundthedoorandtwochildren.Ashelefthecouldhearsomemorewhimpering.Hedeliveredthetwobadlyfrightenedandnearlysuffocatedchildrenintowaitingarmsandstartedbackaskinghowmanymorechildrenweredownthere.
TheytoldhimtwomoreandMarygrabbedhisarmandscreamed,"John!
Don'tgoback!
It'ssuicide!
Thathousewillcaveinanysecond!
"
Butheranintothesmokefilledhallwayandintotheroom.Atlasthefoundbothchildren.Ashestumbleduptheendlessstepsthethoughtwentthroughhismindthattherewassomethingstrangelyfamiliaraboutthelittlebodiesclingingtohim,andatlastwhentheycameoutintothesunlightandfreshair,hefoundthathehadjustrescuedhisownchildren.
Thebaby-sitterhadleftthematthishomewhileshedidsomeshopping...
1.Johnwentonabusinesstripwithoutanyother’saccompany.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
B
解析:
该题说的是：
约翰独自出差。
文章第一段明确提到Marywouldgoalongtoo.说明玛丽和约翰一同出差了
2.TheyhiredFredJohnstolookaftertheirchildren.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
B
解析:
该题说的是：
他们雇佣了弗莱德?
琼斯来照顾孩子。
文章第一段提到了他们找了一位可靠的女士照顾孩子，而第三段提到的弗莱德?
琼斯是着火的房子的主人并非孩子们的保姆
3.WhenMarysawthefire,shewastoofrightenedtoletherhusbanddrivecloser.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
C
解析:
该题说的是：
当玛丽看到大火时，她由于害怕而没有让丈夫驱车前往看个究竟。
文章中提到了玛丽让丈夫回家，因为房子是别人的，至于当时玛丽是否被大火吓到而没让丈夫前去查看，文章没有提到
4.Whenthehousewasonfire,thechildrenwereleftatthebasement.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
A
解析:
该题说的是：
火灾发生时，孩子们被困在了地下室。
文章的第四段提到，出现在火灾现场的妇女提供了孩子们在地下室的信息
5.Altogether,thereweretwochildrenatthebasementandJohnsavedthemfromthefiresuccessfully.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
B
解析:
该题说的是：
着火时，地下室总共有两个孩子，约翰成功地解救了他们。
第六段第一句提到了地下室还有两个孩子，因此总共是四个孩子
6.Johnrecognizedhischildrenwhenherushedintothebasementonfire.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
B
解析:
该题说的是：
约翰在着火的地下室认出了他的两个孩子。
文章倒数第二段提到“whentheycameoutintothesunlightandfreshair,hefoundthathehadjustrescuedhisownchildren.”约翰把孩子们从着火的地下室救出来后才发现他们是自己的骨肉
7.Thebaby-sitterandFredareformercolleaguesinthesameplant.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
C
解析:
该题说的是：
保姆和弗莱德以前在同一个工厂工作。
文章中只提到了保姆将孩子寄放在弗莱德家中，并没有具体提到两人的关系
2015年职称英语考试综合类阅读理解考前必做题2
Creditcardsletpeoplebuythingsnowandpayforthemovermonthsorevenyears.Butsomepeoplegetdeepintodebt.Andcriticssaysomebankshavetermsandchargesthatcanmakeitharderforpeopletopayoffthatdebt.IntheUnitedStates,therearecallsforstrongergovernmentsupervisionofthecreditcardindustry.
Creditcardshavebeenheavilymarketedthroughthemailandatstores.Theyoffereconomicpowerataprice.Intwothousandfour,Americanshadabouteighthundredbilliondollarsincreditcarddebt.Nowtheyoweaboutninehundredsixty-eightbillion.Theaverageinterestrateonthosecardsiscurrentlythirteenandahalfpercent.
Criticssaybanksmadeittooeasytogetcreditcards.Butthatmaybechanging.Thecrisisinthehousingandcreditsmarketsisbeginningtoaffectthecreditcardindustry.Morepaymentsarelate.Chargesforlatepaymentsareagrowingsourceofprofitforbanks.Butlatepaymentscanalsosignalbaddebts.
Thecentralbank,theFederalReserve,saystwo-thirdsofAmericanbankshaverecentlyreportedtighterlendingrequirements.Manypeoplereporthavingtheircreditlimitsreducedwithoutwarning.
Somelawmakersareconcernedthatcardholdersdonothaveenoughprotectionsfromwhatcriticssayareabusivepolicies.Theseincludeactionslikeraisinginterestratesbecauseofanunrelatedevent—likeamissedpaymentonanotherdebt.Also,banksmayraisethechancesofalatepaymentbychangingmonthlypaymentdatesforcreditcards.Congresshasbeenconsideringbillstoincreasecardholderprotections.
Eighty-twopercentofAmericansthinkcreditcardsprovideavaluableservice.Butamajority,fifty-eightpercent,saytheydonottrustcreditcardcompanies.Andthreeoutoffourthinkthegovernmentshouldregulatetheindustrymoreclosely.Threeoutoffourpeoplefeelthereisalwayssomeconditionthatmakesacardlessappealingthanthecompanymadeitsound.Andalittlemorethanhalfsaytheyhavehadacardthatwasnotasgoodastheyexpected.Butclosetoeightypercentsaynoonereallyreadsthetermsandconditionswhentheysignupforacreditcard.
16.It’surgentthatthegovernmentshouldsupervisethecreditcardindustryefficiently.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
A
解析:
该题说的是：
人们建议政府应该有效监督信用卡行业。
从第一段的最后一句得出题干是正确的表述。
注意supervise和supervision的词类转换。
17.Creditcardswhichoffereconomicpoweratapricehavebeenheavilymarketedatstoresandbanks.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
C
解析:
该题说的是：
提供巨额经济消费能力的信用卡在商场和银行得到了大力的宣传推广。
第二段的第一句只提到了以邮件形式和商场宣传形式进行的信用卡销售，而没有涉及银行
18.ThemoneyowedbytheAmericanshasalreadyexceededthemoneyallowedintheircreditcardin2004.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
A
解析:
该题说的是：
2004年，美国民众实际负债额度已经超出信用卡限定额度。
从第二段的“Intwothousandfour,Americanshadabouteighthundredbilliondollarsincreditcarddebt.Nowtheyoweaboutninehundredsixty-eightbillion.”得知2004年，美国民众信用卡贷款额度为八千亿，但人们的负债额却高达九千六百八十亿。
所以题干的表述是正确的
19.Recently,mostoftheAmericanbankshavetighterlendingrequirementsandinformtheircustomersofthereductioninthecreditlimits.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
B
解析:
该题说的是：
最近，许多的美国银行已经严格限制了贷款条件并且通知了客户信用卡的信贷额度降低的事实。
第四段的最后一句提到好多客户都说银行在没有通知他们的情况下擅自降低了信贷额度。
所以题干的表述是错误的
20.Latepaymentcanbecausedbynewly-setmonthlypaymentdatesforcreditcards.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
A
解析:
该题说的是：
还款超期也许是因为银行改变了原来每月的还款日期。
第五段的倒数第二句明确表明银行对于固定还款期的变更会导致人们还款超期。
21.Eighty-twopercentofAmericansthinkcreditcardsprovideavaluableserviceandtheycanrelyonthecreditcardcompaniesverymuch.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
B
解析:
该题说的是：
82%美国人认为信用卡为他们提供了有效的服务并且十分信赖信用卡公司。
从第六段列举的数字可知82%的民众认为信用卡为他们提供了有效的服务，但是58%的人认为他们无法相信信用卡公司。
因此题干的表述是错误的
22.Amajorityofpeoplesaynobodypaysenoughattentiontothetermsandconditionswhentheysignupforacreditcardandhaslittleideaaboutthecreditlimitstheycanhave.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
正确答案:
C
解析:
该题说的是：
大多数人认为在签署协议时没有人会仔细看其中的条款，而且也几乎不知道他们有多少的信用额度。
文章的最后一句只提到了大多数人认为在签署协议时没有人会仔细看其中的条款，但是是否了解他们的信用额度原文没有给予正面的说明
2015年职称英语考试综合类阅读理解考前必做题3
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Afterconversingforafewminutes，thefriendlybumtoldmetofollowhim.Hetoldmethathehadsomethinggrandtoshowmeandsharewithme.WewalkedacoupleofblocksuntilwecameuponthedowntownPublicLibrary.
Thebumfirstledmetoatableandaskedmetositdownandwaitforamomentwhilehelookedforsomethingspecialamongsttheshelves.Afewmomentslater，hereturnedwithacoupleofoldbooksunderhisarmsandsetthemonthetable.Hethensatdownbesidemeandspoke.Hestartedwithafewstatementsthatwereveryspecialandthatchangedmylife.Hesaid，“Therearetwothingsthatlwanttoteachyou，andtheyarethese：
Numberoneistoneverjudgeabookbyitscover，foracovercanfoolyou.”Hefollowedwith.“I’llbetyouthinkI’mabum，don’tyou，youngman?
”
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“Numbertwoistolearnhowtoread，myboy.Forthereisonlyonethingthatpeoplecan'ttakeawayfromyou，andthatisyourwisdom.”Atthatmoment，hereachedforward，grabbedmyrighthandinhisandputthemuponthebookshe’dpulledfromtheshelves.TheywerethewritingsofPlatoandAristotleimmortalclassicsfromancienttimes.
Hispartingrequestwasformetoneverforgetwhathetaughtme.
Ihaven’t.
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