2012年職稱英語閱讀理解考試復(fù)習(xí)資料(4)

31：Pool Watch

1. AI means the same as D)artificial intelligence.

2. What is required of AI software to save a life? C)It can distinguish between a swimmer and a shadow.

3. How does Poseidon save a life? B)It alerts the lifeguard.

4. Which of the following statements about Travor Baylis is NOT true? A)He runs.

5. The word “considered” in paragraph 5 could be best replaced by B)“rated”.

32：The Cherokee Nation 1

1. The Cherokee Nation used to liveB)in the southeastern part of the US.

2. One of the ways that Sequoyah copied from the white man is the way of A)writing down the spoken language.

3. A law was passed in 1830 to C)force the Cherokees to move westward.

4. When the Cherokees began to leave their lands, D)all of the above.

5. Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly because

C)they did not have enough food and clothes.

33：A Ride in a Cable-car

1.The cable-car in Singapore C)takes visitors to Sentosa.

2.Which of the following about the cable-cars is true? A)The cars move along the steel cable.

3.Passengers can get a breath-taking view when riding in a cable-car becauseB)the car is suspended so high in the sky.

4. The short trip does not bother passengers who want a good view becauseA)the cars move slowly.

5. The last sentence of the passage, “The return journey is no less exciting than the outward trip”, means

C)“The return trip is as thrilling毛骨悚然的 as the outward one.”

34：Career With a Uniform

1. According to the passage, all of the following reasons make many college grads choose to join the army EXCEPT:C) The pay from the PLA is relatively higher than the grads can earn in other jobs.

2. It can be inferred that about _____ students graduating consider join the arm.B) 6,000,000

3. Besides the backdrop of bad employment news and a cooling economy, which of the following causes the PLA to raise this year’s recruitment quota?

B) The PLA wants to attract high-quality personnel to meet the need of hi-tech sector in the nation’s defense.

4. Why does author think that the grads are given an extra chance in starting a career?

C) Grads who have already volunteered to sign up can give up before the deadline for enlistment if they can find another job that is more suitable.

5. The word confidential in the last paragraph could best be replaced by D) secret

35： Dorm Food More Comfy

1. Which of the following is not mentioned as a basic equipment in today’s student dorms? D) TV sets

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the author?

C) US college students want their dining options to be more flexible and personalized.

3. The following food are among Sodexo’s top campus foods for 2009 EXCERT; A) Italian Pizza

4. Which of the following statements about Angelo Berti is NOT trus?

B) He teaches cooking in a cooking school.

5. What does Angelo Berti mean by saying “The meal is your canvas”?

C) Cooking is a good way to express oneself freely.

36: A Tale of Scottish Rural Life

1.　What is Sunset Song mainly about? D)The lives of rural Scottish farmers.

2.　Which statement is NOT true .of Chris? D)She married only once.

3.　What is the opening section of the novel mainly concerned with? B)The history of Kinraddie.

4.　Who are responsible for Evan's death, according to Chris? A)The Germans.

5.　The word sunset occurring in the title of the novel most probably means C)the end of traditional life.

37: Who Wants to Live Forever?

1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the things that living longer might enable an individual to do? :B) Having more education.

2. Which of the following is implied in the sixth paragraph?A) Marriages in the US today are quite unstable.

3. All of the following are possible effects living longer might have on working life EXCEPT

B) More money would be used by employees in payment of their employees.

4. An important feature of a society in which people live a long life is that

C) it lacks the curiosity to experiment what is new

5. Which of the following best describes Callahan's attitude to anti-ageing technology ?C) Reserved.

38：Immigration and Problems

1. Many immigrants swarmed into streets in the US in early 2006, demanding that should be treated as

B) citizens.

2. Some Canadian officials want to keep the door open because C)Canada is suffering from labor shortage.

3.What has the Spanish Government decided to do? B)Let immigrants freely enter the country.

4.After France’s new immigration and integration law takes effect, it will

D)induce resentment among the French workers.

5.The phrasal verb rounding up in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by A)capturing.

39：Eat to Live

1. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

D)We have to begin dieting from childhood.

2. Why does the author mention an elderly mouse in paragraph2?

B)To illustrate the effect of meager food on mice.

3. What can be inferred about completely normally fed mice mentioned in the passage?

D)They are more likely to suffer from inflammation. 發(fā)炎

4. According to the author, which of the following most interested the researchers?

A)The mice that started dieting in old age.

5. According to the last two paragraphs. Spindler believes that

C)dieting is not a good method to give us health and a long life.

40: New U.S. Plan for Disease Prevention

1. Which of the following is NOT true of chronic diseases in the US?C)They often result in unhealthy lifestyles.

2. The author mentions all the following as ways of disease prevention EXCEPT D)higher survival rate for cancer.

3. The article indicates that more money spent on disease prevention will mean

B)much less money needed for disease treatment.

4. The $15 million program is aimed at A)promoting disease prevention.

5. Early cancer screening can help reduce significantly D)cancer death rate.