职称英语考试综合类阅读理解考前必做题.docx

1、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1A couple, John and Mary, had two lovely children. John had just been asked to go on a business trip and would be gone for several days. Mary would go along too. They hired a reliable woman to care for the children and made the trip, returning home a little e

2、arlier than they had planned.As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed smoke, and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a home in flames. Mary said, Oh well it isnt our fire, lets go home.But John drove closer and exclaimed, “That home belongs

3、to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldnt be off work yet, maybe there is something we could do.” “It has nothing to do with us” protested Mary.But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was in hysterics screaming, Th

4、e children! Get the children! John grabbed her by the shoulder saying, Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are! In the basement, sobbed the woman, down the hall and to the left.In spite of Marys protests John bolted for the basement which was full of smoke and scorching hot. He fou

5、nd the door and two children. As he left he could hear some more whimpering. He delivered the two badly frightened and nearly suffocated children into waiting arms and started back asking how many more children were down there.They told him two more and Mary grabbed his arm and screamed, John! Dont

6、go back! Its suicide! That house will cave in any second!But he ran into the smoke filled hallway and into the room. At last he found both children. As he stumbled up the endless steps the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely familiar about the little bodies clinging to h

7、im, and at last when they came out into the sunlight and fresh air, he found that he had just rescued his own children.The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.1.John went on a business trip without any others accompany.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned正确答案:B解析:该题说的是：约翰独自出差

8、。文章第一段明确提到Mary would go along too.说明玛丽和约翰一同出差了2.They hired Fred Johns to look after their children.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned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.When Mary saw the fire, she was too frightened to let her husband drive closer.A.Rig

9、htB.WrongC.Not mentioned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.When the house was on fire, the children were left at the basement.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned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, ther

10、e were two children at the basement and John saved them from the fire successfully.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned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.John recognized his children when he rushed into the basement on fire.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned正确答案:B解析:该题说的是：约翰在

11、着火的地下室认出了他的两个孩子。文章倒数第二段提到“when they came out into the sunlight and fresh air, he found that he had just rescued his own children.”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.The baby-sitter and Fred are former colleagues in the same plant.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned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

12、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2Credit cards let people buy things now and pay for them over months or even years. But some people get deep into debt. And critics say some banks have terms and charges that can make it harder for people to pay off that debt. In the United States, there are

13、 calls for stronger government supervision of the credit card industry.Credit cards have been heavily marketed through the mail and at stores. They offer economic power at a price. In two thousand four, Americans had about eight hundred billion dollars in credit card debt. Now they owe about nine hu

14、ndred sixty-eight billion. The average interest rate on those cards is currently thirteen and a half percent.Critics say banks made it too easy to get credit cards. But that may be changing. The crisis in the housing and credits markets is beginning to affect the credit card industry. More payments

15、are late. Charges for late payments are a growing source of profit for banks. But late payments can also signal bad debts.The central bank, the Federal Reserve, says two-thirds of American banks have recently reported tighter lending requirements. Many people report having their credit limits reduce

16、d without warning.Some lawmakers are concerned that cardholders do not have enough protections from what critics say are abusive policies. These include actions like raising interest rates because of an unrelated event like a missed payment on another debt. Also, banks may raise the chances of a lat

17、e payment by changing monthly payment dates for credit cards. Congress has been considering bills to increase cardholder protections.Eighty-two percent of Americans think credit cards provide a valuable service. But a majority, fifty-eight percent, say they do not trust credit card companies. And th

18、ree out of four think the government should regulate the industry more closely. Three out of four people feel there is always some condition that makes a card less appealing than the company made it sound. And a little more than half say they have had a card that was not as good as they expected. Bu

19、t close to eighty percent say no one really reads the terms and conditions when they sign up for a credit card.16.Its urgent that the government should supervise the credit card industry efficiently.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned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supervi

20、sion的词类转换。17.Credit cards which offer economic power at a price have been heavily marketed at stores and banks.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned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.The money owed by the Americans has already exceeded the money allowed i

21、n their credit card in 2004.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned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“In two thousand four, Americans had about eight hundred billion dollars in credit card debt. Now they owe about nine hundred sixty-eight billion.”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

22、述是正确的19.Recently, most of the American banks have tighter lending requirements and inform their customers of the reduction in the credit limits.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned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.Late payment can

23、be caused by newly-set monthly payment dates for credit cards.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned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-two percent of Americans think credit cards provide a valuable service and they can rely on the credit card companies very mu

24、ch.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned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.A majority of people say nobody pays enough attention to the terms and conditions when they sign up for a credit card and has little idea about the cr

25、edit limits they can have.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned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3Upon reaching downtown El Paso，I met an old man，a bum，on the street corner.He stopped me and questione

26、d me as I passed by.He asked me if I was running away from home，I suppose because I looked so young.I told him，“Not exactly，sir，”since my father had given me a ride to the freeway in Houston and given me his blessings while saying， “It is important to follow your dream and what is in your heart.Son.

27、”After conversing for a few minutes，the friendly bum told me to follow him.He told me that he had something grand to show me and share with me.We walked a couple of blocks until we came upon the downtown Public Library.The bum first led me to a table and asked me to sit down and wait for a moment wh

28、ile he looked for something special amongst the shelves. A few moments later，he returned with a couple of old books under his arms and set them on the table.He then sat down beside me and spoke.He started with a few statements that were very special and that changed my life.He said，“There are two th

29、ings that l want to teach you，and they are these：Number one is to never judge a book by its cover， for a cover can fool you.”He followed with.“Ill bet you think Im a bum，dont you，young man?”I said，“Well，uh，yes，l guess so，sir.”“Well，Ive got a little surprise for you.I am one of the wealthiest men in

30、the world. I have probably everything any man could ever want.But a year ago，my wife passed away, and since then I have been deeply reflecting upon life.I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life.one of which was what it would be like to live like a bum on the streets.So，

31、you see，dont ever judge a book by its cover，for a cover can fool you.”“Number two is to learn how to read，my boy.For there is only one thing that people cant take away from you，and that is your wisdom.”At that moment，he reached forward，grabbed my right hand in his and put them upon the books hed pulled from the shelves.They were the writings of Plato and Aristotle immortal classics from ancient times.His parting request was for me to never forget what he taught me.I havent.1.The writer was riding his car with his father when he sa