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职称英语综合类阅读判断经典模拟试题word版
TheySayIreland'stheBest
Irelandisthebestplaceintheworldtolivefor2005,accordingtoalifequalityrankingthatappearedinBritain’sEconomistmagazinelastweek.
Theambitiousattempttocomparehappinesslevelsaroundtheworldisbasedontheprinciplethatwealthisnottheonlymeasureofhumansatisfactionandwell-being.
Theindexof111countriesusesdataonincomes,health,unemployment,climate,politicalstability,jobsecurity,genderequalityaswellaswhatthemagazinecalls"freedom,familyandcommunitylife".
Despitethebadweather,troubledhealthservice,trafficcongestion(拥挤),genderinequality,andthehighcostofliving,Irelandscoredanimpressive8.33pointsoutof10.
Thatputitwellaheadofsecond-placeSwitzerland,whichmanaged8.07.Zimbabwe,troubledbypoliticalinsecurityandhunger,isratedthegloomiest(最差的),pickinguponly3.89points.
"Althoughrisingincomesandincreasedindividualchoicesarehighlyvalued,"thereportsaid,"someofthefactorsassociatedwithmodernizationsuchasthebreakdown(崩溃)intraditionalinstitutionsandfamilyvaluesinparttakeawayfromapositiveimpact."
"Irelandwinsbecauseitsuccessfullycombinesthemostdesirableelementsofthenewwiththepreservationofcertainwarmelementsoftheold,suchasstablefamilyandcommunitylife."
Themagazineadmittedmeasuringqualityoflifeisnotastraightforwardthingtodo,andthatitsfindingswouldhavetheircritics.
No.2onthelistisSwitzerland.Theothernationsinthetop10areNorway,Luxembourg,Sweden,Australia,Iceland,Italy,DenmarkandSpain.
TheUKispositionedatNo.29,amuchlowerpositionchieflybecauseofthesocialandfamilybreakdownrecordedinofficialstatistics.TheUS,whichhasthesecondhighestpercapitaGDP(人均国内生产总值)afterLuxembourg,tookthe13thplaceinthesurvey.Chinawasinthelowerhalfoftheleagueat60th.For2,005.
1Years,Irelandhasbeenthebestplaceforhumanstolivein.
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2Jobsecurityistheleastimportantmeasureoflifequality.
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3CostsOfLivinginIrelandisprettyhigh.
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4FamilylifeinZimbabweisnotstable.
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5IrelandispositionedatNo.1becauseitcombinesthemostdesirableelementsofthenewwithsomegoodelementsoftheold.
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6Tomeasurelifequalityiseasy.
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7TheUnitedStatesofAmericaisamongthetop10countries.
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答案
1.B2.C3.A4.C5.A6.B7.B
RichesandRomanceFromFrance'sWineHarvest
Septemberisharvesttime.Andwithbunchesofgrapesswinging(摇摆)inthewind,thevineyardsofsouthernFrancearegettingreadytocelebrateit.
TheyearlywinefestivalisheldinhonourofBacchus,theRomangodofwine.It'safuntimewithparties,music,anddancing,bigmealsand,ofcourse,lotsofwine.
Frenchwine-makingbeganmorethan2,500yearsago.Theworld'soldesttypeofvinegrowsinFranceandalwaysproducesagoodqualitywine.TodayFranceproducesone-fifthoftheworld'swine,andsomeofthemostfamousvarieties.
Thetopwine-producingareasareBordeaux,BurgundyandtheLoireValley.
Champagne,adrinkusedincelebrations,isnamedaftertheplacewheresparkling(有汽泡的)winewasfirstproducedin1700.
Wineismadefromthejuiceoffreshlypickedgrapes.Itisthesugarsthatturnintoalcohol.
Traditionally,peopleusedtotakeofftheirshoesandcrushthegrapeswiththeirbarefeettobringoutthejuice.Nowadays,thispracticeisusuallycarriedoutbymachines.
Eachwineproducingregionhasitsowncharacter,basedonitstypeofgrapesandsoil.
Thetasteofwinechangeswithtime.Until1850,allFrenchchampagnewassweet.
Now,bothwineandchampagnetasteslightlybitter.
Thedrinkhasalwaysbeenlinkedwithriches,romanceandnobleness.Yetthe
Frenchthinkofitinmoreordinaryterms.
Theybelieveitmakesdailylivingeasier,lesshurriedandwithfewerproblems.
"Allitslinksarewithtimeswhenpeopleareattheirbest;withrelaxation,happiness,longslowmealsandthefreeflowofideas,"wrotewineexpertHughJohnson.
1AllFrenchpeoplecelebratethegrapeharvesteverySeptember.
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2Intheyearlywinefestival,peoplealwaysenjoythemselves.
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3Wine-makinginFrancehasahistoryofover2,500years.
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4ManyvarietiesofwineproducedinFrancearenamedafterplaces.
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5DifferentregionsinFranceproducedifferenttypesofwine.
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6Frenchwinewilltastesour(酸的)infuture.
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7TheFrenchpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwineisagoodwaytorelax.
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答案
1.B2.A3.A4.C5.A6.C7.A
APayRiseorNot?
“UnlessIgetarise,I'llhaveatalkwiththeboss,HenryManley,"GeorgeStrongsaidtohimself.Georgelikedhisjobandhelikedthetownhelivedin,buthiswifekepttellinghimthathispaywasnotenoughtomeettheneedsofthefamily.ThatwaswhyhewasthinkingoftakingajobinBirmingham,anearbycityabout50milesaway.Hehadbeenofferedajobinafactorythere,andthepaywasfarbetter.
GeorgelivedinWyeford,amedium-sizedto~/n.Hereallylikedtheplaceanddidn'tliketheideaofmovingsomewhereelse,butifhetookthejobinBirmingham,hewouldhavetomovehisfamilythere.
HenryManleywasthemanagerofasmallcompanymanufacturingelectricmotors.Thecompanywasindeeptroublebecause,amongotherreasons,theJapaneseweresellingsuchthingsatverylowprices.Asaresult,Manleyhadtocuthisownpricesandprofitsaswell.Otherwisehewouldnotgetanyordersatall.Eventhen,orderswerestillnotcominginfastenough,sothattherewasnomoneyforraises(加工资)forhisworkingSomehow,hehadtostrugglealongandkeephisbestworkersaswell.Hesighed.Justthenthephonerang.
HissecretarytoldhimthatGeorgeStrongwantedtoseehimassoonaspossibleManleysighedagain.Hecouldguesswhatitwasabout.GeorgeStrongwasaveryyoungengineer.ThecompanyhadnofutureunlessitcouldattractandkeepmenlikehimManleyrubbedhisforehead(前额);Hisproblemsseemedendless.
1HenryManleywasalreadydeeplyindebt.
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2ThejobthathadbeenofferedtoGeorgeinBirminghampaidbetter.
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3IfGeorgetookthejobinBirmingham,hewouldhavetoleavehisfamilyatWyeford.
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4HenryManley'scompanywasindeeptrouble.
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5HenryManley'scompanywasmakingenoughprofitstoraisetheworkers'wages.
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6HenryManleyhadnoideaatallwhyGeorgeStrongwantedtoseehim.
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7GeorgeStrongwasthebestengineerinHenryManley'sCompany.
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答案
1.C2.A3.134.A5.B6.B7.C
RichesandRomanceFromFrance'sWineHarvest
SEPTEMBERisharvesttime.Andwithbunchesofgrapesswinging(摇摆)inthewind,thevineyardsofsouthernFrancearegettingreadytocelebrateit.
TheyearlywinefestivalisheldinhonourofBacchus,theRomangodofwine.It'safuntimewithparties,music,dancing,bigmealsand,ofcourse,lotsofwine.
Frenchwine-makingbeganmorethan2,500yearsago.Theworld'soldesttypeofvinegrowsinFranceandalwaysproducesagoodqualitywine.TodayFranceproducesone-fifthoftheworld'swine,andsomeofthemostfamousvarieties.
Thetopwine-producingareasareBordeaux,BurgundyandtheLoireValley.Champagne,adrinkusedincelebrations,isnamedaftertheplacewheresparkling(有气泡的)winewasfirstproducedin1700.
Wineismadefromthejuiceoffreshlypickedgrapes.Itisthesugarsthatturnintoalcohol.
Traditionally,peopleusedtotakeofftheirshoesandcrushthegrapeswiththeirbarefeettobringoutthejuice.Nowadays,thispracticeisusuallycarriedoutbymachines.
Eachwineproducingregionhasitsowncharacter,basedonitstypeofgrapesandsoil.
Thetasteofwinechangeswithtime.Until1850,allFrenchchampagnewassweet.Now,bothwineandchampagnetasteslightlybitter.
Thedrinkhasalwaysbeenlinkedwithriches,romanceandnobleness.YettheFrenchthinkofitinmoreordinaryterms.
Theybelieveitmakesdailylivingeasier,lesshurriedandwithfewerproblems.
"Allitslinksarewithtimeswhenpeopleareattheirbest;withrelaxation,happiness,longslowmealsandthefreeflowofideas,"wrotewineexpertHughJohnson.
1AllFrenchpeoplecelebratethegrapeharvesteverySeptember.
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2Intheyearlywinefestival,peoplealwaysenjoythemselves.
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3Wine-makinginFrancehasahistoryofover2,500years.
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4ManyvarietiesofwineproducedinFrancearenamedafterplaces.
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5DifferentregionsinFranceproducedifferenttypesofwine.
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6Frenchwinewilltastesour(酸的)inthefuture.
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7TheFrenchpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwineisagoodwaytorelax.
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参考答案
1.B 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.A
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