职称英语阅读理解题

职称英语阅读理解题

　　在职称英语考试的六大题型中阅读理解占的分数最高达45分,将近总成绩的'一半,关系着考试的成败。下面是我整理的关于职称英语的阅读理解题以及参考答案，欢迎大家练习!

　　第一篇：　　TheOnlyWayIsUp

　　Thinkofamoderncityandthefirstimagethatcometomindistheskyline.Itisfullofgreatbuildings,pointinglikefingerstoheaven.Itistruethatsomecitiesdontpermitbuildingstogoaboveacertainheight.Butthesearecitiesconcernedwiththepast.Thefirstthinganycitydoeswhenitwantstotelltheworldthatithasarrivedistobuildskyscrapers.

　　Whenpeoplegathertogetherincities,theycreateademandforland.Sincecitiesareplaceswheremoneyismade,thatdemandcanbemet.Andthebestwaytomakemoneyoutofcitylandistoputasmanypeopleaspossibleinaspacethatcoversthesmallestamountofground.Thatmeansbuildingupwards.

　　Thetechnologyexistedtodothisasearlyasthe19thcentury.Buttheheightofbuildingswaslimitedbyoneimportantfactor.Theyhadtobesmallenoughforpeopleonthetopfloorstoclimbstairs.Peoplecouldnotbeexpectedtoclimbamountainattheendoftheirjourneytowork,orhome.

　　ElishaOtis,aUSinventor,wasthemanwhobroughtustheliftorelevator，ashepreferredtocallit.However，mostofthetechnologyisveryold.LiftsworkusingthesamepulleysystemtheEgyptiansusedtocreatethePyramids.WhatOtisdidwasattachthesystemtoasteamengineanddeveloptheelevatorbrake,whichstopstheliftfallingifthecordsthatholdituparebroken.Itwasthisthatdidthemosttogainpublicconfidenceinthenewinvention.Infact,hespentanumberofyearsexhibitingliftsatfairgrounds,givingpeoplethechancetotrythemoutbeforesellingtheideatoarchitectsandbuilders.

　　Aliftwouldnotbeaverygoodthemeparkattractionnow.Goinginaliftissuchaneverydaythingthatitwouldjustbeboring.Yetpsychologistsandotherswhostudyhumanbehaviorfindliftsfascinating.Thereasonissimple.Scientistshavealwaysstudiedanimalsinzoos.Thenearesttheycangettothatwithhumansisinobservingtheminlifts.

　　Itbreaksalltheusualconventionsaboutthebubbleofpersonalspacewecarryaroundwithusandyoujustcantchoosetomoveaway,saysworkplacepsychologist,GaryFitzgibbon.Beingtrappedinthissettingcancreatedifferenttypesoftensions,hesays.Somepeoplearescaredofthem.Othersusethemasanopportunitytogetclosetotheboss.Somestandclosetothedoor.Othershideinthecorners.Mostpeopletryandshrinkintothebackground.Butsomebehaveinawaythatmakesothersnoticethem.Thereareafewpeoplewhojuststandinacornertakingnotes.

　　Dontworryaboutthem.Theyfireprobablyfromauniversity.

　　31....thesearecitiesconcernedwiththepastinthefirstparagraphrefertocitiesthat

　　A.areworriedabouttheirpast.

　　B.haveagloriouspasttobeproudof.

　　C.wanttomaintaintheirtraditionalimage.

　　D.areveryinterestedintheirownhistory.

　　32.Thedifficultyinconstructingtallbuildingsinthe19thcenturyliesin

　　A.theshortageofmoney.

　　B.thelackofadevicetocarrypeopleupward.

　　C.backwardtechnology.

　　D.mountainstakinguplandspace.

　　33.WhenOtiscameupwiththeideaofalift,

　　A.hesoldittothearchitectsandbuildersimmediately.

　　B.theEgyptiansusedittobuildthePyramids.

　　C.itwasacceptedfavorablybythepublic.

　　D.mostpeoplehaddoubtaboutitssafety.

　　34.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheexperienceofgoinginaliftnow?

　　A.Fascinating.

　　B.Uninteresting.

　　C.Frightening.

　　D.Exciting.

　　35.Psychologistsfindtheliftagoodplacewheretheycanstudyhumanbehaviourbecause

　　A.herehumansbehavethewayanimalsdo.

　　B.peopleinaliftareallscared.

　　C.heresomepeopletakenotes.

　　D.inaliftthebubbleofpersonalspacebreaks.

　　第二篇：　　SomeThingsWeKnowaboutLanguage

　　Manythingsaboutlanguageareamystery,andmanywillalwaysremainso.Butsomethingswedoknow.

　　First，weknowthatallhumanbeingshavealanguageofsomesort.Thereisnoraceofmenanywhereonearthsobackwardthatithasnolanguage，nosetofspeechsoundsbywhichthepeoplecommunicatewithonemother.Furthermore，inhistoricaltimes，therehasneverbeenaraceofmenwithoutalanguage.

　　Second，thereisnosuchthingasaprimitivelanguage.Therearemanypeoplewhoseculturesareundeveloped，whoare，aswesay，uncivilized,butthelanguagestheyspeakarenotprimitive.Inallknownlanguageswecanseecomplexitiesthatmusthavebeentensofthousandsofyearsindeveloping.

　　Thishasnotalwaysbeenwellunderstood;indeed,thedirectcontraryhasoftenbeenstated.PopularideasofthelanguageoftheAmericanIndianswillillustrate.ManypeoplehavesupposedthattheIndianscommunicatedinaveryprimitivesystemofnoises.Studyhasprovedthistobenonsense.Thereare，orwere，hundredsofAmericanIndianlanguages，andallofthemturnouttobeverycomplicatedandveryold.Theyarecertainlydifferentfromthelanguagesthatmostofusarefamiliarwith，buttheyarenomoreprimitivefivethanEnglishandGreek.

　　Athirdthingweknowaboutlanguageisthatalllanguagesareperfectlyadequate.Thatis,eachoneisaperfectmeansofexpressingthecultureofthepeoplewhospeakthelanguage.

　　Finally,weknowthatlanguagechanges.Itisnaturalandnormalforlanguagetochange;theonlylanguageswhichdonotchangearethedeadones.Thisiseasytounderstandifwelookbackwardintime.Changegoesoninallaspectsoflanguage.Grammaticalfeatureschangeasdospeechsounds，andchangesinvocabularyaresometimesveryextensiveandmayoccurveryrapidly.Vocabularyistheleaststablepartofanylanguage.

　　36.Inthesecondparagraphtheauthorthinksthat

　　A.somebackwardracedoesnthavealanguageofitsown.

　　B.someraceinhistorydidntpossessalanguageofitsown.

　　C.anyhumanrace,whetherbackwardornot,hasalanguage.

　　D.someracesonearthcallcommunicatewithoutlanguage.

　　37.Accordingtotheauthor,peopleofundevelopedculturescanhave___languages.

　　A.complicated

　　B.uncivilized

　　C.primitive

　　D.well-known

　　38.TheauthorhasusedAmericanIndianlanguagesasanexampletoshowthattheyare

　　A.justasoldassomewell-knownlanguages.

　　B.justassophisticatedassomewell-knownlanguages.

　　C.moredevelopedthansomewell-knownlanguages.

　　D.morecomplexthansomewell-knownlanguages.

　　39.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

　　A.Alanguageisameansofexpressingaparticularculture.

　　B.Alllanguagescanwellexpresstheirrespectivecultures.

　　C.AmericanIndianlanguagesareassophisticatedasEnglish.

　　D.Somelanguagesarebetterthanotherlanguages.

　　40.Accordingtotheauthor,languagechangesaremostlikelytooccurin

　　A.grammar.

　　B.pronunciation.

　　C.vocabulary.

　　D.intonation.

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