職稱英語綜合類B級真題(閱讀理解)

1、職稱英語綜合類 B 級真題（閱讀理解）第 4 部分 閱讀理解 (第 31-45 題，每題 3 分，共 45 分)下面有 3 篇短文，每篇短文后有5 道題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，為每題確定1 個選項。第一篇 Why Buy Shade-Grown Coffee?When people argue about whether coffee is good forhealth, they ruesually thinking of the health of the coffee drinker. Is it food for your heart? Does it increase blood pres

2、sure? Does it help you concentrate? However, coffee affects the health of the human population in other ways, too.Traditionally,coffeebushes wereplanted underthe canopy( 樹 冠 )oftallerindigenous(土生土長的 )trees. However, more and more farmers in Latin America are deforesting the land to growfull-suncoff

3、ees. Atfirst,this increases production because more coffee bushes can be planted if there aren t any trees. With increased production come increased profits.Unfortunately,deforestingforcoffeeproductionimmediatelydecreases local-wildlifehabitat. Native birds nest and hide from predators(捕食者 )in the t

4、all trees and migrating birds rest there.Furthermore, in the long term, the full-sun method also damages the ecosystem because more chemical fertilizers and pesticidesare needed to grow the coffee. The fertilizers and pesticides killinsects that eat coffee plant, but then the birds eat the poisoned

5、insects and also die. The chemicals kill or sicken other animals as well, and can even enter the water that people will eventually drink.Fortunately, farmers in Central and South America are beginning to grow morecoffee bushes in the shade. We can support these farmers by buying coffee with suchl ab

6、els as “ shadegrown ”and “ birdfriendly. Sure, these varieties might cost a little more. But we re paying for the health of the birds, the land, ourselves, and the planet. I think it s worth it.31. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Farmers are changing the way they grow coffee.B. Coffee is be

7、coming more expensive to produce.C. Shade-grow coffee is more expensive than sun-grow coffee.D. People should buy shade-grown coffee.32. The function of the word“ Traditionarllaygraph”2 iisn tPo show .A. the positive effects of coffee.B. a change of coffee growth.C. something that is the most import

8、ant.D. how coffee production used to be.33. What does increased production of full-sun coffee bring about?A. More insects.B. Better quality coffee.C. Larger farms.D. Higher profits.34. How do farmers find more land for growing full-sun coffee?A. They buy more land from other farmers.B. They cut down

9、 trees.C. They move to another country.D. They turn grassland into farmland.35. The full-sun method may affect the following EXCEPTfull sunA. insects.B. air.C. birdsD. humans第二篇 Washoe Learned American Sign LanguageAnanimal that influencedscientificthought has died. A chimpanzee named Washoe and bor

10、n in Africa died of natural causes late last month at the age of 42 at a research center in the American state of Washington. Washoe had become known in the scientific community and around the world for herability to use American Sign Language. She was said to be the first non-human to learn a human

11、 language. Her skills also led to debate about primates and their ability to understand language.Research scientists Allen and Beatrix Gardner began teaching Washoe sign language in 1966.In 1969, the Gardners described Washoe sprogress in a scientific report. The people who experimented with Washoe

12、said she grew to understand about 250 words. For example, Washoe made signs to communicate when it was time to eat. She could request foods like apples and bananas. She also asked questions like,is coming to play? ”O(jiān)nce the news about Washoe spread, many language scientists began studies of their ow

13、n into this new and exciting area of research. The whole direction of primate research changed.However, critics argued Washoe only learned to repeat sign language movements from watching her teachers. They said she had never developed true language skills.Even now, there are some researchers who sug

14、gest that primates learn sign languageonly by memory, and perform the signs only for prizes. Yet Washoe s keRoger Fouts is a former student of the Gardeners. He took Washoe to a research centerin Ellensburg, Washington. There, Washoe taught sign language to three younger chimpanzees, which are still

15、 alive.Scientists like private researcher Jane Goodall believe Washoer provided new information about the mental workings of chimpanzees. Today, there are not as many scientists studying language skills with chimps. Part of the reason is that this kind of research takes a very long time.Debate conti

16、nues about chimps understanding of human communication. Yet, one thing is sure-Washoe changed popular ideas about the possibilities of animal intelligence36. The Gardeners experiment with Washoe .A. began in 1969B. won a big prizeC. lasted three yearsD. influenced primate research37. The second para

17、graph mainly discusses.A. a report about Washoes progress in learning sign languageB. the whole direction of primate researchC. new primate researches conducted by many language scientificD. an experiment with Washoe at a research center in Africa.38. The Gardeners experiment with Washoe was critici

18、zed because.A. just ask some simple questionB. only copy teachers sign languageC. only memorize about 250wordsD. just repeat short sentences.39. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. Roger Fouts taught sign language to three younger chimpanzees.B. Washoe was the first chimp to

19、use American Sign LanguageC. A chimpanzee died of natural causes in Africa at a research centerD. Nowadays there are still lots of scientists experimenting with chimpanzees40. We can draw a conclusion from the last paragraph that.A. Whether chimps can learn a human language remains unansweredB. prim

20、ate have the ability to speak a languageC. animals cannot learn a human signD. Washoe is as intelligent as humans第三篇 Moderate Earthquake Strikes EnglandAmoderateearthquake struckpartsofsoutheast Englandon28April 2007,toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. Several thousa

21、nd people were left without power in Kent County. One woman suffered minor head and neck injuries.“ It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride,” said thewoman.The British Geological Survey said the 4.3-magnitude quake struck at 8:19 a.m. and was centered under the Engli

22、sh Channel, about 8.5 miles south of Dover and near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel.Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county.Residents said the tremor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds.“ I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from

23、bed next to me. said Hendrick van Eck,27,of Canterbury about 60 miles southeast of London.heard the sound of cracking, and it was getting heavier and heavier. It felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down.”There are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around the world eac

24、h year,but they are rare in Britain. The April 28 quake was the strongest in Britain since 2002 when a 4.8-magnitude quake struck the central England city of Birmingham.The country s strongest earthquake took place in the North Sea in 1931,measuring6.1 on the Richter scale. British Geological Survey

25、 scientist Roger Musson said the quake tookplace on 28 Aprilin an area that had seen several ofthe biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain,includingone in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France.Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time before another earthquake struck t

26、his part of England. However, people should not be scared too much by this prediction, Musson said, as the modern earthquake warning system of Britain should be able to detect a forthcoming quake and announce it several hours before it takes place. This would allow time for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the m