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职称英语阅读理解B级综合
2012年职称英语阅读理解
(综合类B级)教材
1EiffelIsanEyeful
2GoalofAmericanEducation
3(新增)TheFamily
4(新增)TalesoftheTerriblePast
5SpacinginAnimals
6SomeThingsWeKnowaboutLanguage
7TheOnlyWayIsUp
8CloneFarm
9Income
10(新增)SeeingtheWorldCenturiesAgo
11ImportanceofServices
12TheNationalParkService17
13FindYourselfPackingItOn?
BlameFriends
14(新)”Lucky”LordLucan---AliveorDead
15PoolWatch
16TheCherokeeNation
17(新增)OseolaMcCarty
1EiffelIsAnEyeful1
Some2300metersup,neartheEiffelTower'swind-whippedsummittheworldcomestoscribble3.Japanese,Brazilians,Americans—theygraffiti4theirnames,lovesandpoliticsonthecoldiron—transformingthemostFrenchofmonumentsintosymbolofaworldonthemove5.
WithParislaidoutinminiature6below,itseemsstrangethatvisitorswouldratherwastetimemarkingtheirpresencethanadmiringtheview7.Butthegraffitialsoraisesaquestion:
Why,nearly114yearsafteritwascompleted,anddecadesafteritceasedtobetheworld,stalleststructure,islaTourEiffelstillsopopular8?
Thereasonsareascomplexastheironworkthatgraces9astructuresome90storieshigh.Butpartoftheansweris,nodoubt,itsagelessness.Regularlymaintained,itshouldneverrustaway.Graffitiisregularlypaintedover,butthetowerliveson.
"EiffelrepresentsParisandParisisFrance.Itisverysymbolic”,saysHuguesRichard10,a31-year-oldFrenchmanwhoholdstherecordforcyclinguptothetower'ssecondfloor一747stepsin19minutesand4seconds,withouttouchingthefloorwithhisfeet."It'sironlady,Itinspiresus11”,hesays.
Buttowhat12?
Afterall,thetowerdoesn'thaveapurpose.Itceasedtobetheworld’stallestin1930whentheChryslerBuilding13wentupinNewYork.Yes,televisionandradiosignalsarebeamedfromthetop,andGustaveEiffel,afreneticbuilderwhodiedonDecember27,aged91,useditsheightforconductingresearchintoweather,aerodynamicsandradiocommunication.
Butinessencethetowerinspiressimplybybeingthere_ablankcanvasforvisitorstomakeofitwhattheywill14.Tothetechnicallyminded15,it'sanengineeringtriumph.Forlovers,it'sromantic.
"Thetowerwilloutlastallofus,andbyalongway16”,saysIsabelleEsnous,whosecompanymanagesEiffelTower.
词汇:
Eiffel/'aifel/Tower(法国巴黎的)埃菲尔铁塔
eyeful/'aiful/n.引人注目的景象
scribble/'skribl/v.乱涂,乱画
graffiti/grs'fizti:
/n•涂写,涂画
ironwork铁制品;铁工
agelessness/'eid3lisnis/n.永恒,永不过日寸
rust/rASt/v.生锈(rustaway锈烂掉)
frenetic/frs'netik/a办极度激动的
tinker/'tiqko/n.白铁匠,能做各种小修小补的人
aerodynamics/leorsudai'naemiks/n•空气动力学
注释:
EiffelIsanEyefiil:
引人注目的埃菲尔铁塔。
由于Eiffel和Eyeful读音相似,使用Eyeful而不是其他的词是有其修辞效果的。
埃菲尔铁塔是古斯塔夫•埃菲尔(GustaveEiffel,1832—1923,法国工程师)为1889年的巴黎博览会设计的。
该塔在塞纳河南岸,高300公尺(984英尺)。
埃菲尔铁塔的法文是第二段最后一句中的“laTourEiffel"。
some:
意为“approximately;about,,(大约,将近)。
如它40peopleattendedtherally.大约有40个人参加了集会。
theworldcomestoscribble:
世界各地的人们来此涂鸦。
graffiti:
在此用作graffito的动词形式,意思是“涂鸦,在墙或其他表面上创作的画或铭刻”。
transformingthemostFrenchofmonumentsintosymbolofaworldonthemove.使最有法兰西色彩的纪念碑成为动感世界的象征。
themost+adj.+of+n.意为“在……中最为……的”如:
Beethovenisthegreatestofmusicians.贝多芬是最伟大的音乐家。
onthemove:
在运动中。
inminiature:
小型的,小规模的,缩影的
wouldratherwastetimemarkingtheirpresencethanadmiringtheview.宁愿花时间留下到此一游的痕迹,而不去观赏风景。
wouldrather…than:
宁愿……而不……:
Hewouldrather
stayathomewatchingDVDthangoingtothecinema.他宁愿待在家里看DVD,而不愿到电影院去看电影。
在原句WhyislaTourEiffelstillsopopular?
的Why与laTourEiffelstillsopopular?
之间插ATnearly114yearsafteritwascompleted,anddecadesafteritceasedtobetheworld'stalleststructure.
graces:
在此作动词,意为“togivebeauty,elegance,orcharmto”(使……优美,优雅或具有魅
力)o
HuguesRichard:
法国自行车运动员,多次打破自行车运动的世界纪录,于2002年4月8日以19分钟零4秒的成绩骑自行车登上埃菲尔铁塔的第二层,第六次打破自行车运动的世界纪录。
“It’sironlady,itinspiresus.”:
“这是铁娘子,能让人产生灵感。
”It指埃菲尔铁塔。
Buttowhat?
这是一个省略句,接着上段HuguesRichard的话发问,完整的句子可以是:
Butwhatdoesitinspirepeopleto?
theChryslerBuilding:
是美国纽约帝国大厦(theEmpireStateBuilding)建成之前,世界第一高楼,共77层,设计师是WilliamVanAlen。
ablankcanvasforvisitorstomakeofitwhattheywill:
—张空白的画布,任游客自由遐想
Tothetechnicallyminded:
对于那些善于从技术角度考虑问题的人来说,从技术的角度来说。
"Thetowerwilloutlastallofus,andbyalongway.”:
“这座塔将在我们所有的人离去后长久存在。
”outlast:
意为“tolastlongerthan”(比……持久)。
out-:
前缀,意思是“比……更…”。
如:
Womenaresaidtooutlivemen.据说女人比男人长寿。
byalongway:
副词,意思是“大大地”。
练习:
1.WhydoestheauthorthinktheEiffelToweristransformedintosymbolofaworldonthemove?
A)TouristsfromallovertheworldcometotheEiffelTowerbycarorbyplane.
B)Touristsofallnationalitiescometoscribbleonthecoldironofthetower.
C)TheEiffelToweristhetallestbuildingintheworld.
D)TheEiffelTowerrepresentsallthetowersintheworld.
2.Whatseemsstrangetotheauthor?
A)Visitorspreferwastingtimescribblingtoenjoyingtheview.
B)Visitorsspendsmuchtimewatchingotherpeoplescribbling.
C)OnlyJapanese,BraziliansandAmericansliketomarktheirpresence.
D)Scribblingspreadfromcountrytocountry.
3.WhichstatementisNOTtrueofHuguesRichard?
A)Heisacyclist.
B)Heisarecordholder.
C)Heclimbed747stepsupthetowerin19minutesand4seconds.
D)Hecycleduptothetower'ssecondfloor.
4.WhatdidthebuilderusetheEiffelTowerfor?
A)Sendingradioandtelevisionsignalsallovertheworld.
B)Conductingresearchinvariousfields.
C)Givingpeopleinspiration.
D)DemonstratingFrenchculture.
5.Whichofthefollowingisnearestinmeaningto“(TheEiffelTowerislike)ablankcanvasforvisitorstomakeofitwhattheywill______?
A)Visitorscandowhatevertheywantonthetower.
B)Visitorscanpaintonthetowerwhatevertheywant.
C)Visitorscanimaginefreelywhatthetowerrepresents.
D)VisitorscandrawonablankcanvasprovidedbytheTowermanagementcompany.
答案与题解:
1.B第一段提供了答案。
见注释3、4、5。
2.A第二段第一句中的句型wouldratherdosomethingthandoingsomethingelse,也可以用preferdoingsomethingtodoingsomethingelse的句型来表达。
所以,A是正确选项。
句型解释见注释7。
3.C第四段i诉我们,HuguesRichard蹬车上塔,打破世界纪录。
C不是正确选项,因为他cyclinguptothetower'ssecondfloor,而不是climbingupthetower.
4.BA不是正确选项,因为GustaveEiffel没有也不可能使用该塔向全世界发射电视信号。
第五段的最后一句提供了答案。
5.C第六段的大意是:
对不同的人,埃菲尔铁塔有不同的象征意义。
见注释14。
2GoalofAmericanEducation
EducationisanenormousandexpensivepartofAmericanlife.Itssizeismatchedbyitsvariety.
DifferencesinAmericanschoolscomparedwiththosefoundinthemajorityofothercountrieslieinthefactthateducationherehaslongbeenintendedforeveryone—notjustforaprivilegedelite.Schoolsareexpectedtomeettheneedsofeverychild,regardlessofability,andalsotheneedsofsocietyitself.Thismeansthatpublicschoolsoffermorethanacademicsubjects.Itsurprisesmanypeoplewhentheycomeheretofindhighschoolsofferingsuchcoursesastyping,sewing,radiorepair,computerprogrammingordrivertraining,alongwithtraditionalacademicsubjectssuchasmathematics,history,andlanguages.Studentschoosetheircurriculadependingontheirinterests,futuregoals,andlevelofability.TheunderlyinggoalofAmericaneducationistodevelopeverychildtotheutmostofhisorherownpossibilities,andtogiveeachoneasenseofcivicandcommunityconsciousness.
Schoolshavetraditionallyplayedanimportantroleincreatingnationalunityand“Americanizing”themillionsofimmigrantswhohavepouredintothiscountryfrommanydifferentbackgroundsandorigins.Schoolsstillplayalargeroleinthecommunity,especiallyinthesmalltowns.
Theapproachtoteachingmayseemunfamiliartomany,notonlybecauseitisinformal,butalsobecausethereisnotmuchemphasisonlearningfacts.Instead,Americanstrytoteachtheirchildrentothinkforthemselvesandtodeveloptheirownintellectualandcreativeabilities.Studentsspendmuchtime,learninghowtouseresourcematerials,libraries,statisticsandcomputers.Americansbelievethatifchildrenaretaughttoreasonwellandtoresearchwell,theywillbeabletofindwhateverfactstheyneedthroughouttherestoftheirlives.Knowinghowtosolveproblemsisconsideredmoreimportantthantheaccumulationoffacts.
ThisisAmerica'sanswertothesearchingquestionthatthoughtfulparentsallovertheworldareaskingthemselvesinthefast-movingtime:
“Howcanonepreparetoday'schildforatomorrowthatonecanneitherpredictnorunderstand?
”
1.WhichofthefollowingbeststatesthegoalofAmericaneducation?
A.Toteacheverylearnersomepracticalskills.
B.Toprovideeverylearnerwithrichknowledge.
C.Togiveeverystudenttheopportunitytofullydevelophis/herability.
D.Totraineverystudenttobearesponsiblecitizen.
2.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat
A.allhigh-schoolstudentstakethesamecourses.
B.everyhigh-schoolstudentmusttakesomepracticalabilitytrainingcourses.
C.everypublicschooloffersthesameacademicsubjects.
D.thesubjecteverystudenttakesmayvary.
3.Americanschoolsplacegreatemphasisonthelearner's
A.enrichmentofknowledge.
B.accumulationoffacts.
C.acquisitionoftheabilitytobecreative.
D.acquisitionoftheabilitytoworkwithhishands.
4.Accordingtothepassage,AmericaneducationmeetstheneedsofallthefollowingEXCEPT
A.thebrighteststudents.
B.theslowstudents.
C.thestudentsfromforeigncountries.
D.theimmigrants.
5.WhichofthefollowingbeststatesthefeatureofAmericaneducationthatmakesitdifferentfromeducationinothercountries?
A.Thelargenumberofitsschools.
B.Thevarietyofthecoursesofferedinitsschools.
C.It
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