职称英语理工类阅读理解复习(编辑修改稿)

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rcials in between. 5. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are exciting. 第七篇 Modern Sun Worshippers 现代日光浴崇拜者 People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines. writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that they wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at home. paragraph 2, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate. to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others? Spain. latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3, ., or one tourist for every person living in Spain means every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country. to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil the tourists39。 fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches? Rainy weather . 第九篇 Singleparent Kids Do Best 单亲幼儿最出色 Single mums are better at raising their kids than two parents at least in the bird world. Mother zebra finches have to work harder and raise fewer chicks on their own, which of the following statements would the author probably agree? Twoparent families produce less attractive children. to the passage, in what way does family conflict affect the quality of the offspring? The young males get less care. is the relationship between paragraph 4 and paragraph 5? Experiment and result. to Hartley, which of the following is NOT influenced by sexual conflict? The offspring39。 s body size. to the passage, people believe that a female39。 s reproductive strategy is influenced by ecological factors. 第十二篇 Smuggling 走私 It is not unusual for a pet to be sent by air cargo from Columbia to New York, but last December39。 s shipment of a 4yearold sheep dog caught a New York Kennedy Airport Customs inspector39。 s eye . dog was different from others in that it had a very big abdomen. many methods are used to transport drugs? As many as a smuggler can think of. many pounds of heroin were estimated to be smuggled into the United States in 1994? 25,770. of the following could best replace the expression small fry in the third paragraph? Small smugglers. is this article about? Varied drug transportation methods. 第十三篇 The Barbie Dolls 芭比娃娃 In the mid 194039。 s, the young ambitious duo Ruth and Elliot Handler, owned a pany that made wooden pictures frames. Ruth and Elliot Handler were young, they had a strong desire to be highly successful. owned MATTEL? Harold Mattson, Ruth and Elliot Handler. can be inferred from the second paragraph that Lilli was fashioned after Build. did Ruth Handler39。 s inspiration for the design of the Barbie doll e from? Lilli. of the following statements is NOT true of the Barbie doll? She does not attract young men. 第十四篇 Sleep 睡眠 We all know that the normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7—8 hours39。 sleep alternating with some 16—17 hours39。 wakefulness and that, broadly speaking, the sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness. question raised in Paragraph 1 is “no mere academic one because shift work in industry requires people to change their sleeping habits. to the passage, the main problem about night work is that your life is disturbed by changing from day to night routines and back. to the passage, the best solution to the problem seems to be to employ people who will always work at night. the second paragraph, the third means the third week. the last sentence of the second paragraph, another means another routine. 第十五篇 Orbital Space Plane 轨道航天飞机 While scientists are searching the cause of the Columbia disaster, NASA is moving ahead with plans to develop a new craft that would1 replace shuttles on space station missions by 2020 and respond quickly to space orbital space craft has been designed for carrying astronauts to the International Space Station. the passage we know that the design of the orbiter indicates NASA39。 s determination to continue its space exploration projects. did the scientists start working on a successor to the shuttle? Years before the explosion of Columbia. the main missions stipulated by NASA, the orbiter would also be used as a space ambulance. to the passage, the funds, if granted, would be equally shared by the two projects under Space Launch Initiative. 十八 Goal of American Education 美国教育的目标 Education is an enormous and expensive part of American life. Its size is matched by its variety. of the following best states the goal of American education? To give every student the opportunity to fully develop his/her ability. is implied in the passage that the subjects every student takes may vary. schools place great emphasis on the learner39。 s acquisition of the ability to be creative. to the passage, American education meets the needs of all the following EXCEPT the students from foreign countries. 5. Which of the following best states the feature of American education that makes it different from education in other countries? Its underlying goal to develop every child39。 s abilities to the fullest extent. 第二十一篇 Spacing in Animals 动物的空间距离 Flight Distance Any observant person has noticed that a wild animal will allow a man or other potential enemy to approach only of the following is the most appropriate definition of Flight Distance。 Distance between an animal and its enemy before fleeing. an animal39。 s critical distance is perated, it will begin to attack. to the passage, social distance refers to psychological distance. of the following could best replace the word band in We can think of it as a hidden band that contains the group (in Paragraph 3)? strip of land. example of。