1、职称英语综合类 C类-阅读理解及答案解析(总分：30.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、阅读理解(总题数：30，分数：30.00)1.Most Americans find the idea of arranged marriages difficult to understand or accept. They believe that two people should marry for love, after a period of dating or courtship. From their point of view, marriage is the result of mutua
2、l attraction and affection rather than practical consideration.In the United States, parents do not arrange marriages for their children. The couple meet independently, either through their academic experience or social contact, without the assistance of a go - between or a matchmaker.How do couples
3、 meet in the United States? A. With the assistance of a matchmaker. B. Through academic experience or social contact. C. With the help of their parents. D. Through the arrangement of the families.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.In recent years, there has been an increased awareness of the importance of protectin
4、g the environment. The three Rs to keep in mind for a cleaner environment are: reduce, reuse, and recycle.First, reduce how much you use. It means shopping with the environment in mind. Consider the environmental impact of each product before you buy it. Make a list of what you need before you go sh
5、opping; this will reduce impulse buying. Buy in bulk - its cheaper and eliminates small containers and excess packaging. Besides, bulk merchandise may be shared with friends or neighbors. You should also avoid buying things that cant by recycled.A shopping list can help A. find cheaper items. B. red
6、uce impulsive buying. C. eliminate small containers. D. avoid excess packagin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Other spectator spots include wrestling, boxing, and horse racing. Although horse - racing fans call themselves sportsmen, the accuracy of the term is questionable, as only the jockeys who ride the horses
7、 in the races can be considered athletes. The so - called sportsmen are the spectators, who do “not assemble“ primarily to see the horses race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gaming is the attraction of horse racing.To most spectators, the biggest attraction of horse racing is A. the exci
8、tement of the game. B. the muscular horses. C. the fresh air in the open field. D. gambling on the outcom（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Health experts have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions. Now, apparently, some customers are calling for this too. The restaurant industry trade magazine QS
9、R reported last month that 57 percent of more than 4,000 people surveyed believed restaurants serve portions that are too large;23 percent had no opinion;20 percent disagreed. But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who cant afford fine dining still prefer large portions. Seven
10、ty percent of those earning at least $150,000 per year prefer smaller portions ;but only 45 percent of those earning less than $ 25,000 want smaller.What is the average percentage of customers preferring smaller portions according to the report by QSR? A. 57%. B. 70%. C. 45%. D. 20%.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
11、.5.Agriculture made possible a more stable and a secure life. With the flourishing of agriculture, Neolithic(新石器时代的)peoples were able to free themselves out of savage life. They neednt live in caves, searching for food from dawn until dusk, chasing beasts or being chased by them. They neednt worry w
12、here to find their next meal. Agriculture made it possible for them to devote their abundant free time and energy to erecting towns and eventually cities, creating art and literature and beginning a new civilization. Indeed, they were responsible for many fundamental inventions that the modem world
13、takes for granted.Flourishing agriculture made possible a stable and secure life because A. people were able to free themselves out of savage life. B. they had to worry about foods all the time. C. they had time to find new homes. D. they had more time and energy for fun.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Terrible
14、disputes can result when neither the employer nor the employee know what is the problem the other wants to discuss. Sometimes the fight will go away when the issues are made clear. The employee has to get his point across clearly in order to make the boss understand it.If the employee cant get his p
15、oint across clearly A. there may be terrible quarrels between them. B. the boss will find out a way to figure it out. C. the boss can still understand him. D. they will find another way to communicat（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Which of your two hands do you use most? Very few of us can use both of our hands
16、equally well. Most of us are right - handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left - handed. New - born babies can grasp objects with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually prefer to use their right hands.How many people are right- handed according to the passage? A. F
17、ive B. Ninety -five C. Five percent of them D. Ninety - five percent of them（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.People recognize that continued learning is necessary for most forms of employment today. For example, parts of the adult population in many countries find it necessary to take part in retraining programs
18、at work or even to learn completely New jobs. Adult education programs are springing up constantly to meet these and other needs.“Springing up“ in the last sentence is closest in meaning to A. developing B. forming C. moving D. appearing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Do you ever feel angry about someone who sta
19、nds too close, talks too loudly or makes eye contact for too long? Why do we feel uncomfortable with those“ close talkers“? Or with strangers who stand very near to us in a line?Scholars began to study personal space decades ago. They found that humans tend to avoid eye contact if they feel someone
20、is standing too close. They put a distance between themselves and strangers.According to scientists, personal space involves not only an imaginary space around the body, but around all the senses. People may feel their space is being violated when they encounter an unwelcome sound, scent or stare: t
21、he woman on the bus shouting into her mobile phone or the coworker sitting next to you putting on some perfume you dont like.What is the authors attitude towards people shouting on the bus? A. Hostile B. Friendly C. Critical D. Indifferent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.She was not some doddering clich of elder
22、ly living. She was astoundingly brave. She learned to use the Internet at age 85 so that she could send e -mails to relatives in Florida and read Frank Richs column online. She was “also blunt and unsentimental on the subject of death. She believed in the circle of life, and often joked that she wou
23、ld come back as a petuni a. A couple of times she tried to prepare me for the possibility that I might one day discover her body in her apartment. She told me that if it happened like thatif she died quietly, peacefully, as she went about her day, or, even better, in her sleepit would be a blessing.
24、 At the time, the idea terrified me. Now it seems like a dream.She learned to use the Internet in order toA. be able to send e - mails to Frank Rich.B. be able to send e - mails to me.C. be able to read e - mails from relatives.D. be able to read Frank Rich onlin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Every land has it
25、s own dining custom, and the Unites States is no exception. Americans feel that the first rule of being a polite guest is to be on time. If a person is invited to dinner at 6:30, the hostess expects him to be there at 6:30 or not more than a few minutes after. Because she usually does her own cookin
26、g, she times the meal so that the coffee and meat will be at their best at the time she asks the guest to come. If he is late, the food will not be so good, and the hostess will be disappointed. When the guest cannot come off time, he calls his host or hostess on the telephone, gives the reason, and
27、 tells at what time he thinks he can come.“No exception“ in the first sentence can be explained by A. the same B. different C. particular D. polite（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Practice, practice, practice. Studying a word wont help very much if you quickly forget it. The saying“ practice makes perfect“ is ce
28、rtainly true in vocabulary learning. Research shows that it takes from 10 to 20 repetitions of a word to really make it a part of your vocabulary. It helps to write down the wordboth the definition and a sentence using itperhaps on an index card, where it can be easily reviewed. Review your index ca
29、rds regularly to see if you have forgotten any new words.Repeating a new word less than 10 times, a learner is likely to A. remember it. B. forget its meaning. C. know how to use it. D. know its spellin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Central Park is a beautiful green oasis(绿洲) in the middle of New Yorks concret
30、e desert. It is surprisingly big, with lakes and woods, as well as organized recreation areas. New Yorkers love Central Park, and they use it all the time. In the winter, they go ice - skating, and in the summer roller - skating. They play ball, ride horses and have picnics. They go bicycling and bo
31、ating. There is even a childrens zoo, with wild birds and animals.What cant you see in Central Park? A. Lakes. B. Woods. C. Birds and animals. D. Recreational shows.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.David Talbots lead story argues that Kennedy was less a cold warrior than a warrior for peace, that he was a man wh
32、o despised war and sought above all to avoid nuclear conflict. The Kennedy who emerges is a wily pragmatist who had certain moral limits that he would not compromise. In November 1961, Kennedy gave a speech in which he said that there was nothing“ soft“ about averting (防止，避免)nuclear war and that Ame
33、rica showed its true strength when it avoided using military force.Which of the following statements about John F. Kennedy is not true according to David Talbot? A. He was a warrior for peace rather than a warrior for war. B. He was in favor of using nuclear weapons to show the power of US. C. He wa
34、s a mail who would not compromise his moral limits. D. He was a man of determination to fight for peac（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Modern adult education for large numbers of people started in the 18th and 19th centuries with the rise of the Industrial Revolution. Great economic and social changes were takin
35、g place: people were moving from rural areas to cities ; new types of work were being created in an expanding factory system. These and other factors produced a need for further education and re - education of adults.The earliest programs of organized adult education arose in Great Britain in the 19
36、70s,with the founding of an adult school in Nottingham and a mechanicsinstitution in Glasgow. Benjamin Franklin and some friends found the earliest adult education in the US in Philadelphia in 1727.The earliest adult education program in the US was first founded in A. Nottingham. B. Glasgow. C. Wash
37、ington. D. Philadelphi（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Not long ago, the American government began a“ plain language“ program, requiring all government agencies to write their new regulations in understandable language. It also encouraged them to rewrite old rules. A website was created to help government employ
38、ees write everything from regulations to letters in easier- to- understand English.A website was set up to A. write regulations in plain English for government agencies. B. rewrite old rules in plain English for government agencies. C. help government employees write in plain English. D. write regul
39、ations and letters for government employees.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.If you judge by the number of people who go to see the games and by the number of those who actually play it, basketball is probably the most popular sport in the United States. It is mainly an indoor game, and the season extends from l
40、ate fall, through the winter to early spring. There are many professional teams, but for the most part basketball is a second sport. There is hardly a high school or college in the country that does not have its loyal following of fans.During what time of the year is basketball popular in the United
41、 States? A. From late autumn to winter. B. From winter to spring. C. From autumn through the winter to whole spring. D. From late autumn through the winter to early sprin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.Societies such as the United States or Canada, are characterized by various national, religious, and cultural
42、differences, as a result, people there highly value individualism -the differences among people. Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special. The educational systems in these countries show these values. Students work individually and find answers themselves ra
43、ther than memorize information. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions.American people attach much importance to individualism because A. they are required to work individually instead of in groups. B. they have so much in common that difference is valued. C. the educat
44、ional systems teach people to value individualism. D. they come from different national, religious and cultural backgrounds.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.Other spectator spots include wrestling, boxing, arid horse racing. Although horse - racing fans call themselves sportsmen, the accuracy of the term is ques
45、tionable, as only the jockeys who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The so - called spoasmen are the spectatars, who do “not assemble“ primarily to see the horses race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gaming is the attraction of horse racing.People who call themselve
46、s sportsiren in horse racing are actually A. the horse riders. B. professional gamblers. C. spectators. D. gambling organizers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.The good old days of Arthur Frommers “ Europe on $ 5 a Day“ are long gone. With exchange rates this month reaching a high of $1.59 to the euro. American
47、travelers are paying more than 50 percent more for hotels, food and other expenses throughout Europe. Thats if they can even afford to get there. Depending on the destination, international travel tickets are as much as $ 350 more expensive than last year, according Rick Seaney, CEO of Fare Compare.
48、 corn, a discount travel site. The reason for the rising ticket prices: fuel surcharges(燃油附加税)and international travel taxes, both of which have increased this year.Which of the following is one reason that traveling to Europe has become too expensive for Americans? A. The exchange rate of US dollar
49、 to the euro has gone up. B. Goods and service prices have increased a lot in Europe. C. Travel agencies are charging more than before. D. Americans are making less due to the economic recession.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.One of the most fascinating things about television is the size of the audience. A novel can be on the “best seller“ list with a sale of fewer than 1 00,000 copies ,but a popular TV show might have 70 million TV viewers. TV can make anything or anyone well - known overnight.This is the
