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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