2020年職稱英語理工類閱讀理解考試模擬題(9)

1、(9)不足2020 年職稱英語理工類閱讀理解考試模擬題A subject which seems to have been insufficiently（ 地 ）studied by doctors and psychologists is the influence of geography and climate on the psychological and physical health of mankind.There seems no doubt that the general character of the landscape, the relative length of

2、 day and night, and the climate must all play a big part in determining what kind of people we are.It is true that a few studies have been made. Where all the inhabitants of a particular area enjoy exceptionally good or bad health, scientists have identified .contributory factors such as the presenc

3、e or absence of substances like iodine, fluoride, calcium, or iron in the water supply, or perhaps types of land that provide breeding places for pests like mosquitoes or rats.Moreover, we can all generalize about types of people we have met. Those living in countries .with long dark winters are apt

4、 to be less talkative and less vivacious than inhabitants of countries where the climate is more equable. And where the olive and the orange grow, there the inhabitants are cheerful, talkative, and spontaneous.But these commonplace generalizations are inadequate the influence ： of climate and geogra

5、phy should be studied in depth. Do all mountain dwellers live to a ripe old age? Does the drinking of wine, rather than beer, result in a sunny and open temperament? Is the strength and height of one of the Kenyan tribes due to their habitual drinking of the blood of cows?We are not yet sure of the

6、answers to such .questions, but let us hope that something of benefit to mankind may eventually result from such studies.1. According to the context clues we may infer thatiodine, fluoride and calcium arA. substances which act positively or negatively on mans health.B. harmful substances in the wate

7、r supply.C. substances which help provide breeding places for pests.D. substances contributory to good health.準(zhǔn)確答案： A 解析：問題問的是：從上下文看，我們推斷引號(hào)內(nèi)三個(gè)單詞代表 什么物質(zhì) ?本句考察的是對第二段第二句話的理解， iodine（ 碘） ， fluoride（ 氟化物 ） ，calcium（ 鈣） 。2. The inhabitants who live in the areas with long dark winters are likely to beA. vi

8、vacious.B. energetic.C. inactive.D. cheerful.準(zhǔn)確答案： C 解析：問題問的是：居住在擁有漫長黑暗冬季的地區(qū)的人們可能 會(huì)怎樣 ?第三段提到與其他地區(qū)的人們相比，他們不善言談，不活躍， 所以選擇 C。3. We may infer from the third paragraph that geographyand climate play an important role in determining the inhabitantsA. health condition.B. personality.C. life-span.D. intelli

9、gence.準(zhǔn)確答案： B 解析：問題問的是：從第三段我們能夠推斷出地理和氣候在決定 人的哪一方面起著重要的作用 ?vivacious ，cheerful ， talkative ， and spontaneous 這些都是人的性格。4. According to the author, research into the influence of geography and climate shouldA. focus on some unknown areas.B. be performed on a larger scale.C. be carried out within a larger scope.D. go much deeper.準(zhǔn)確答案： D解析：問題問的是：作者認(rèn)為關(guān)于地理和氣候的研究應(yīng)該怎樣 ?從