1、职称英语综合类 A 级-阅读理解专项突破及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、阅读理解(总题数：12，分数：100.00)Trying to Find a PartnerOne of the most striking findings of a recent poll in the UK is that of the people interviewed, one in two believes that it is becoming more difficult to meet someone to star a family with.Why are many fin
2、ding it increasingly difficult to start and sustain intimate relationships? Does modern life really make it harder to fall in love? Or are we making it harder for ourselves?It is certainly the case today that contemporary couples benefit in different ways from relationships. Women no longer rely upo
3、n partners for economic security or status. A man doesnt expect his spouse to be in sole charge of running his household and raising his children.But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that it takes much more to persuade people to abandon their independ
4、ence.In theory, finding a partner should be much simpler these days. Only a few generations ago, your choice of soulmate (心上人) was constrained (限制) by geography, social convention and family tradition. Although it was never explicit, many marriages were essentially arranged.Now those barriers have b
5、een broken down. You can approach a builder or a brain surgeon in any bar in any city on any given evening. When the world is your oyster (牡蛎), you surely have a better chance of finding a pearl.But it seems that the old conventions have been replaced by an even tighter constraint: the tyranny of ch
6、oice.The expectations of partners are inflated (提高) to an unmanageable degree: good looks, impressive salary, kind to grandmother, and right socks. There is no room for error in the first impression.We think that a relationship can be perfect. If it isnt, it is disposable. We work to protect ourselv
7、es against future heartache and dont put in the hard emotional labor needed to build a strong relationship. Of course, this is complicated by realities. The cost of housing and child-rearing creates pressure to have a stable income and career before a life partnership.（分数：10.00）(1).What does the rec
8、ent poll show?A. It is getting more difficult for a woman to find her husband.B. It is getting increasingly difficult to start a family.C. It is getting more difficult for a man to find his wife.D. It is getting increasingly difficult to develop an intimate relationship with your spouse.（分数：2.00）A.B
9、.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT true about a contemporary married couple?A. The wife doesnt have to raise the children all by herself.B. The husband doesnt have to support the family all by himself.C. The wife is no longer the only person to manage the household.D. They will receive a large s
10、um of money from the government.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following was NOT a constraint on ones choice of soulmate in the old days?A. The health condition of his or her grandmother.B. The geographical environment.C. The social convention.D. The family tradition.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of
11、 the following is NOT expected of a partner according to this passage?A. Good looks. B. An impressive career.C. A high salary. D. A fine sense of humor.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The word “sustain“ ( paragraph 2) could be best replaced byA. “reduce“. B. “shake“. C. “maintain“. D. “weaken“.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D
12、.Milosevics DeathFormer Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic was found dead last Saturday in his cell at the Hague-based International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The 64-year-old had been on trial there since February 2002.Born in provincial Pozarevac in 1941, he was the second son of
13、 a priest and a school teacher. Both of his parents died when he was still a young adult. The young Milosevic was “untypical“, says Slavoljub Djukic, his unofficial biographer. He was “not interested in sports, avoided excursions (短途旅行) and used to come to school dressed in the old-fashioned way-whi
14、te shirt and tie. “ One of his old friends said, he could “imagine him as a station-master or punctilious (一丝不苟的) civil servant. “Indeed that is exactly what he might have become, had he not married Mira. She was widely believed to be his driving force.At university and beyond he did well. He worked
15、 for various firms and was a communist party member. By 1986 he was head of Serbias Central Committee. But still he had not yet really been noticed.It was Kosovo that gave him his chance. An autonomous province of Serbia, Kosovo was home to an Albanian majority and a Serbian minority. In 1989, he wa
16、s sent there to calm fears of Serbians who felt they were discriminated against. But instead he played the nationalist card and became their champion. In so doing, he changed into a ruthless (无情的) and determined man. At home with Mira he plotted the downfall of his political enemies. Conspiring (密谋)
17、 with the director of Serbian TV, he mounted a modern media campaign which aimed to get him the most power in the country.He was elected Serbian president in 1990. In 1997, he became president of Yugoslavia. The rest of the story is well-known, his nationalist card caused Yugoslavias other ethnic gr
18、oups to fight for their own rights, power and lands. Yugoslavia broke up when four of the six republics declared independence in 1991. War started and lasted for years and millions died. Then Western countries intervened. NATO bombed Yugoslavia, and he eventually stepped down as state leader in 2000
19、.Soon after this, Serbias new government, led by Zoran Djindjic, arrested him and sent him to face justice at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in the Hague.（分数：10.00）(1).Where did Milosevic die?A. In a basement. B. In a prison.C. In Kosovo. D. In his own country.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the fol
20、lowing is NOT true of the young Milosevic?A. He dressed in a pretty old-fashioned way.B. He was not interested in sports.C. He often avoided excursions.D. He was extremely ambitious.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).All of the following persons changed his fate in one way or another exceptA. Mira. B. his parents
21、.C. Zoran Djindjic. D. the Director of Serbian TV.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why was Milosevic sent to Kosovo in 1989?A. To handle economic issues.B. To drive the Albanians back to their own country.C. To remove the Serbians fears of being discriminated against.D. To launch an attack against his political
22、 enemies.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).10 What happened in 1991?A. Yugoslavia broke up. B. Western countries intervened.C. NATO bombed Yugoslavia. D. Milosevic was arrested.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.The World CupThis summers World Cup competition will see teams competing to play the worlds best football. But the foot
23、ball they play will not all be of the same kind. The fans expect different styles of play from Brazil, Germany, or Italy.What makes Brazilian football Brazilian? Our style of playing football contrasts with the Europeans because of a combination of qualities of surprise, accuracy and good judgment.
24、This style has won Brazil five world cups. Yet many Brazilian fans only count four of these victories. In 1994, the team abandoned this style for modern, scientific training and tactics. The team won the cup, but in a boring way.The Italians think differently. “To many Italians, the score 0-0 has a
25、glorious quality, suggesting perfection,“ says the British football writer Simon Kuper. In the Italian culture, the idea of face is very important. This is why Italian teams are traditionally built around strong defences. The Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff once said that Italian teams never exactly b
26、eat you. Its just that you often lose to them.In Holland, there is a tradition of decision making through argument and discussion. It is a society where everybody is expected to have a point of view. “Every Dutch player wants to control the game,“ says Arnold Muhren. “You play football with your bra
27、ins and not your feet. “A Dutch player argues,“ says Simon Kuper. “An English player obeys his superior. He is a soldier. “ The qualities valued in English football are military-strength, aggression and courage. This can make for exciting football. But it also means that the English find it difficul
28、t to use skillful players. David Beckham is usually criticized for his failure to defend-despite the fact that he is an attacker.If the English like to fight, the Germans like to win. In recent years, Germany has tried to change its image as a country of ruthless efficiency and a desire for victory
29、at all costs. But Germans are quite happy for these qualities to remain in their national football team. “Football is a simple game,“ Gary Lineker once said. “You kick a ball about for ninety minutes and in the end the Germans win. “Its difficult to predict who will win this years World Cup. There i
30、s no strong favorite. But a look at the track record of previous winners shows that it is the nations with the strongest national characteristics in the football that perform best. It seems that you need to know where you come from if you want to get to the top.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following i
31、s NOT a characteristic of the Brazilian style of playing football?A. Accuracy. B. Surprise.C. Good judgment. D. Ruthless efficiency.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why do many Italians think that the score 0-0 has a glorious quality?A. Because it makes no one lose face.B. Because the Italian team is not very s
32、trong.C. Because Italians are nice people.D. Because that score is what their team could obtain.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is one expected to do in Holland?A. To play football.B. To express his or her opinion freely.C. To make a fuss about nothing.D. To beat his or her opponents ruthlessly.（分数：2.00）A
33、.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is NOT true of the British football players?A. They are aggressive. B. They are courageous.C. They play football for friendship. D. They obey their superiors.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Who will win this years World Cup?A. The Brazilian team. B. The Italian team.C. The Ger
34、man Team. D. It is unpredictable.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.Is the Tie a Necessity ?Ties, or neckties, have been a symbol of politeness and elegance in Britain for centuries. But the casual Prime Minister Tony Blair has problems with them. Reports suggest that even the civil servants may stop wearing ties. So
35、, are the famously formal British really going to abandon the neckties?Maybe. Last week, the UKs Cabinet Secretary Andrew Turnbull openly welcomed a tieless era. He hinted that civil servants would soon be free of the costliest 12 inches of fabric that most men ever buy in their lives.In fact, Blair
36、 showed this attitude when he had his first guests to a cocktail party. Many of them were celebrities (句名人士) without ties, which would have been unimaginable even in the recent past.For some more conservative British, the tie is a must for proper appearance. Earlier, Labor leader Jim Callaghan said
37、he would have died rather than have his children seen in public without a tie. For people like Callaghan, the tie was a sign of being complete, of showing respect. Men were supposed to wear a tie when going to church, to work in the office, to a party-almost every social occasion.But today, people h
38、ave begun to accept a casual style even for formal occasions.The origin of the tie is tricky. It started as something called simply a “band“. The term could mean anything around a mans neck. It appeared in finer ways in the 1633s. Frenchmen showed a love of this particular fashion statement. Their n
39、eckwear (颈饰) impressed Charles II, the king of England who was exiled (流放) to France at that time. When he returned to England in 1660, he brought this new fashion item along with him.It wasnt, however, until the late 18th century that fancy young men introduced a more colorful, flowing piece of clo
40、th that eventually became known as the tie. Then, clubs, military institutions and schools began to use colored and patterned ties to indicate the wearers membership in the late 19th century. After that, the tie became a necessary item of clothing for British gentlemen.But now, even gentlemen are ge
41、tting tired of ties. Anyway, the clay feels a bit easier when you wake up without having to decide which tie suits you and your mood.（分数：10.00）(1).The tie symbolizes all of the following exceptA. respect. B. elegance. C. politeness. D. democracy.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why does Blair sometimes show up
42、in a formal event without a tie?A. Because he wants to make a show.B. Because he wants to attract attention,C. Because ties are costly.D. Because he wants to live in a casual way.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is NOT a social occasion?A. Going to church. B. Going to work in the office.C
43、. Staying at home. D. Going to a party.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Who brought the Frenchmens neckwear to Britain?A. Tony Blair. B. Charles .C. Jim Callaghan. D. Andrew Turnbull.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).When did British gentlemen begin to wear ties regularly?A. After the late 19th century. B. In the 1630s.C. I
44、n 1660. D. In the late 18th century.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.Why Not Eat Breakfast ?Breakfast is not only the most important meal of the day, it is also the most neglected or skipped. Common reasons for not eating breakfast include lack of time, not feeling hungry, traditional dislike for breakfast, and die
45、ting.Breakfast simply means “break the fast.“ Your body spends at least six to twelve hours each night in a fasting state. In the morning your body needs energy to rev up (转动起来) into high gear for the days work ahead.If you skip breakfast, you are likely to concentrate less effectively in the late m
46、orning, feel irritable, short-tempered (易怒的), tired, or weak.When you choose not to eat breakfast, your body stays in slow gear. Also, people who skip breakfast often binge (无节制地大吃) later in the day at other meals or eat a high - calorie (高卡路里) snack in the morning. Breakfast eaters tend to eat less
47、 fat during the day, have more strength and endurance and better concentration and problem -solving ability.A good breakfast should provide up to 1/3 of your total calorie needs for the day. On the average, we eat 400 less calories for breakfast than for dinner. If breakfast doesnt appeal to you in
48、the morning, try eating a lighter dinner earlier in the evening or save half your dinner for breakfast in the morning.If you still arent hungry in the morning, start with something small like juice or toast or have a mid -morning snack later when you are hungry.Not eating breakfast can also cause yo
49、u to overeat, since a fall in blood sugar often makes you feel very hungry later. To make matters worse, since your body is in a slowed state, it will not be able to burn those extra calories very efficiently. If you feed your body healthy snacks and meals throughout the day, you are less likely to become extremely hungry and stuff yourself as soon as you begin to eat.Since breakfast is the first and most important meal of the day, choosing the right fuel is important. The best breakfast foods are fruits, juice, lean meat, and grain products such as breads, rice, noo
