2023年职称英语考试用书阅读理解C部分-WORD版.docx

阅读理解第一篇 Eat Healthy“Clean your plate!" and "Be a member of the clean-plate club!” Just about every kid in the US has heard this from a parent or grandparent.often, its accompanied by an appeal： "Just think about those Starving orphans in Afirica!”Sare, we should be grateful for every bite of food. Unfortunately, many people in the US take too many bites3.Instead of staying "clean the plate", perhaps we should save some food for tomorrow.According to news reports, US restaurants are partly to blame for the growing bellies.A waiter puts a plate of food in front of each customer, with two to four times the amount recommended by the government，according to a USA Today story4.Americans traditionally associate quantity with value and most restaurants try to give them that.They prefer to have customers complain about too much food rather than too little.Barbara Rolls, a nutrition professor at Pennsylvania State University, told USA Today that restaurant portion Sizes began to grow in the 1970s, the same time that the American waistline began to expand.Health experts have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions.Now, apparently, some customers are Calling for this too.The restaurant industry trade magazine QSR reported last month that 57 percent of more than 4, 000 people surveyed believe restaurants serve portions that are too large;23 percent had no opinion;20 percent disagreed.But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who can't afford fine dining still prefer large portions. Seventy percent of those earning at least $150, 000 per year prefer smaller portions;but only 45 percent of those earning less than $25, 000 want smaller.It's not that working class Americans don't want to eat healthy.It's just that, after long hours at low-paying jobs, getting less on their plate hardly seems like a good deal.They live from paycheck to paycheck, happy to save a little money for next year's Christmas presents.词汇：orphan n.孤儿belly n.肚子nutrition n.养分waistline n.腰围3 B;该题问的是：感恩节是美国人的什么样的日子？选项B说的是：是感谢 上帝为他们供应了舒适、华蜜生活的日子。该答案可以从文章的倒数第三段中找 到。4 .A.该题问的是：很多美国儿童喜爱感恩节的缘由是什么?选项A说的是： 他们可以呆在家里，跟父母在一起，并且会吃到很多好吃的东西。答案可以从第 三段和第五段找到。5 A该题问的是：第一批朝圣者是什么时候到美国来定居的？答案可以在倒 数其次段的第1个句子中找到。第五篇 Sino-Japan Animosity LessensChinese and Japanese people view each other slightly more positively than last year, according to a survey released on Wednesday at a press conference in Beijing.The survey is jointly sponsored by China Daily and Genron NPO1, a Japanese think tank similar to the American Council on Foreign Relations. It also found overwhelming agreement in both countries that Sino-Japanese relations were important.The survey is a part of the Beijing-Tokyo Forum, an annual gathering of senior government officials and representatives from Chinese and Japanese NGOs2 designed to improve communication and understanding between the two countries.Conducted every year for five years now, the survey focused on two different groups of people: ordinary citizens, and intellectuals. In China, the intellectual group was comprised mainly of university students from well-known schools like Peking University. In Japan, the ”intellectual" group was mainly made up of previous members of Genron NPO.Among ordinary Chinese polled, 35.7 percent said they have "very good1' or "relatively goodH impressions of Japan, a 5.5-percentage-point increase compared with last year. 45.2 percent of Chinese students had a positive impression of Japan, two percentage points more than last year. Only 26.6 percent of Japanese have a positive impression of China, however.Still, an overwhelming majority of the respondents from each country said Sino-Japanese relations were "important" and wanted their leaders to deepen talks and cooperation with each other.But 51.9 percent of ordinary people and 42.4 percent of students in China said they saw no change in relations between the two countries over the last year. In JapanHistorical issues and territorial disputes remain two major obstacles to improving bilateral relations, the survey found. What concerns the Chinese most are historical issues, visits by Japanese officials to Yasukuni Shrine3, and the Nanjing Massacre.Perceptions on economic and trade relations have improved, though. About 47 percent of ordinary Japanese said China had been "helpful” this year in fighting the global economic crisis, compared with just 3() percent last year. The percent of Japanese intellectuals who said Chinese economic growth was good for Japan increased from 65.8 percent to 81.4 percent this year.Cooperation in East Asian issues, trade and investment, energy, and the environment and climate change top the list of common concerns that people in China and Japan want their leaders to talk about in bilateral meetings, the survey found.Civil exchanges were regarded by the most people from the both countries as an important way to improve relations. 90.7 percent of the students and 85.7 percent of the ordinary people in China and 95.8% of intellectuals and 74.8% of the ordinary people in Japan viewed civil exchanges as "important" or "relatively important11.Chinese and Japanese both learn about each other's countries mostly through television news and newspapers, the survey found.词汇：animosity n.憎恶;敌意;仇恨massacre n.大屠杀overwhelming adj.压倒性的，势不行挡的bilateral adj.有两边的;(两党、两国等)双边的注释：1. NPO：是英文"non-profit organization”的缩写，直译为"非营利性的组织”。2. NGO：是英文"non-government organization”的缩写，直译为"非政府组织"。3. Yasukuni Shrine 靖国神社。练习：1. Which of the following statements about the survey is true?A) The survey was conducted on Wednesday at a press conference in Beijing.B) The survey is jointly sponsored by y China Daily, Genron NPO and the American Council on Foreign Relations.C) The survey found that people in both China and Japan generally agree that the relationship between the two countries is important.D) The survey mainly focused on two different groups of people: ordinary citizens, and the university students.2. According to the passage, the Beijing-Tokyo ForumA) is held every year in Beijing.B) aims at promoting communication between the two countries.C) mainly attracts representatives from the governments of the two countriesD) releases a survey on Sino-Japanese relation every five years.3. In the last year,% of ordinary Chinese and% of Chinese students have a positive impression of Japan.A) 35.7; 45.2B) 51.9; 42.4C) 5.5; 26.6D) 30.2; 43.24. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the major obstacles to improving bilateral ties?A) territorial disputesB) trade frictionsC) visits by Japanese officials to Yasukuni ShrineD) the Nanjing Massacre5. The survey found thatA) most Japanese had good or relatively good impressions of China.B) the bilateral relationship was perceived as being improved over last year by the majority of respondents from the both countries.C) an overwhelming majority of the respondents from each country believed that the Civil exchanges were an important way to improve relations.D) The territorial issue ranked among the top list of common concerns that people in both countries want their leaders to talk about in bilateral meetings. 答案与题解：l.c从其次段最终一句话可知，中日两国民众普遍认为两国之间的关系很重 要。2.B第三段明确表示，论坛的宗旨是为了增进两国之间的沟通和理解。3.D第五段中说本年度一般中国人和高校生中对日本印象较好的人所占比 例分别为35.7%和45.2%,分别比上一年度增长5.5个百分点和2个百分点，因此可以计 算出去年一般中国人和高校生对日本持主动看法的百分比分别为30.2%和43.2%o4.B第八段列出了阻碍中日关系正常发展的主要障碍，分别是领土争端和历 史问题，后者包括南京大屠杀和日本事导人参拜靖国神社。贸易摩擦则没有提及。5.C从倒数第三段供应的数据可知，中日两国大多数人认为民间交往是促进 两国关系发展的重要途径。第六篇 TV Shows and Long Bus Trips(C 级)Long bus rides are like television shows 1 .They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials thrown in four minute or every threes. The commercials are unavoidable They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes abillboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste. “Drink Good 'n Wet Root Beer.” "Fill up with Pacific Gas. "Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off,are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It !Buy It Now”4The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you've traveled that way before. Usually some things have changednew houses, newbuildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it's fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so .If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story.Will the driver pass, the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting .But you've got to be careful of what king of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning .You know it will soon be over and thereWhat is the purpose of this passageA)To the similarities between long bus trips and TV shows.B)To persuade you to take a ling bus trip.C)To display the differences between long bus trips and TV shows.D)To describe the billboards along the road.s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat ,of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you've set with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm restseven with yourhands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.练习：1.According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?A)Buses on the road.B)Films on television.C)Advertisements on billboardsD)Gas stationsThe writer of this passage would probably favorA)bus drivers who weren't reckless.B)driving alone.C)a television set on the bus.D)no billboards along the road.The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows becauseA)the commercials both on TV shows and on the billboards along the road are fun.B)they both have a beginning, a middles ,and an end ,with commercials in between. C)the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses.D)both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.The writer think thatsthe end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both areA) exciting.B)comfortable.C) tiring.D) boring.第七篇 Modern Sun Worshippers(C 级)People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines!,Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken2 in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on3.Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it4.Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain5,This is the reason the Mediterranean6 has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resorts? and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun!The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italy's 30,000 hotels are booked solid8 every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks and roadsides. Spain's long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else.37 million tourists visit yearly, or one tourist for every person living in spain9.But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, it's getting worse. The French can't figure out 10 what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollution.None of this, however, is spoiling 11 anyone's fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously, they don't go there for clean water and solitudel2.They tolerate traffic jams 13 and seem to like crowded beaches. They don't even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long asl4 the sun shines, it's still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo.练习：The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that A)they want to see historic remains or religious spots.B)they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs.C)they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites.D)they wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at home.In paragraph 2,cities like London, Copenhagen ,and Amsterdam are mentioned A)to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate.B)to tell us how wealthy their residents are.C)to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty. D)to prove that they have got more tourism than they can handle.3.According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?A)Italy.B)Spain.C)France.D)Greece.The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3, " or one tourist fbr every person living in Spain“ meansA)all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists.B)every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country.C)every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist.D)every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year.According to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil the tourists9 fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?A)Polluted water.B)Crowded buses.C)Traffic jams.D)Rainy weather.练习：The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason thatA)they want to see historic remains or religious spots.B)they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs.C)they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites.D)they wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at home.In paragraph 2,cities like London, Copenhagen ,and Amsterdam are mentionedA)to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate.B)to tell us how wealthy their residents are.C)to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty.D)to prove that they have got more tourism than they can handle.According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?A)Italy.B)Spain.C)France.D)Greece.The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3, “ or one tourist for every person living in Spain“ meansA)all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists.B)ever