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1、职称英语考试综合类A级考试重点小抄词典版牛津-综合A新思维新概念词典(正版尺寸)宽14 341 microscopic mess To Have and Have Not What Makes a FamilyIt had been boring hanging about the hotel all 2A nuclear family is defined as a married afternooncouple with their minor children1. Why did the writer want to leave the hotel? 3The information i

2、n this passage would most To have a change of scene. likely be found in an anthropology textbook 2. What attracted the writer to the shop? The 4The information in the first paragraph is light coming from inside. presented mainly through pointing out similarities 3. The writer found the stock in the

3、front of the 5The word mobility means readiness to move shop of top quality. Tales of the Terrible Past4. What was unusual about the way the woman It is not the job of fiction writers to analyze looked at him? She seemed to know him and interpret historywell. 1. This passage is mostly about two nove

4、ls that 5. The writer disliked the back room because he deal with slavery saw nothing he really liked. 2. Beloved is set in Ohio after the Civil WarPop Music in Africa3. The writer seems to feel that the books are Young musicians in African countries are worthwhile but challengingcreating a new kind

5、 of pop music 4. The writer emphasizes that the two books are 1This passage is about how African pop music similar in their portrayal of violence is more serious than most pop music. 5. The word appalling means terrible2For people outside of Africa, African pop Seeing the World Centuries Ago music i

6、s both familiar and different. If you enjoy looking through travel books by 3The musicians mentioned in this passage all such familiar authors as Arthur Frommer or write about serious problems. Eugene Fodor, 4Eric Wainaina studied music in Boston. 1. This passage is mostly about where three early 5W

7、itness Mwaijaga writes about the problems travel writers went and wrote aboutof women partly because she has had a difficult life 2. Ibn Battutah traveled throughout the Muslim herself. worldWhy So Many Children 3. The books of the three writers were popular In many of the developing countries in be

8、cause they told of strange and exotic locales Africa and Asia 4. The overall organization of this passage is 1In a traditional agricultural economy, a large through chronological orderfamily can be an advantage. 5. In this passage attest means to give proof of2. When countries become industrialized,

9、 the birth “Lucky” Lord Lucan - Alive or Dead rate generally goes down. On 8th November 1974 Lord Lucan,a British 3. According to this passage, Italy today is an aristocrat,vanishedexample of an industrialized country with a low 1The public are still interested in the birth rate. investigation becau

10、se Lord Lucan has never been 4. Saudi Arabia is mentioned in the passage foundbecause it shows that factors other than the 2It is thought that Lucan killed the nanny economy influence birth rate. because it was dark and he thought she was Lady 5. In Mexico, Thailand, and Indonesia, the Lucangovernme

11、nt has tried to improve the condition of 3Aspinall thought Lucan killed himself by women. sinking his boatNarrow Escape 4Lucan could have been killed because people We had left the hut too late that morningthought he might talk to the police about them if he 1. Why was it “too late” by the time they

12、 left the was caughthut in the morning? Rocks loosened by melting ice 5Ex-detective MacLaughlin claimed that Mr could be dangerous. Barry Haplin was really Lord Lucan in disguise2The first reason given to explain why The Travels of Ibn Battuta mountaineers hate talus is that climbers above you “I le

13、ft Tangier, my birthplace, might cause it to fall on you. 1. What is the passage mainly about? The 3What is likely to be the meaning of Cailloux? adventures of Ibn BattutaRocks are falling. 2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to 4What is sarcastic in the words of the boy in set off for i

14、n line 5? left to go to.paragraph four? Being hit by a rock isnt pleasant 3. The Sultan of Delhi gave Ibn Battuta a at all. position of judge because Ibn Battuta had studied 5In what sense was Toby safe? The in Meccaoverhanging rock would protect him from falling 4. Which of the following would the

15、writer of this rocks. passage most likely agree with? Ibn Battuta should M The Familybe better known in the West todayThe structure of a family takes different forms 5. Why did Ibn Battuta finally return to his homearound the world and even in the same societyThe Sultan of Morocco asked him to retur

16、n1Another good title for this passage would be 342 microscopic mess Shark Attack! a childs behaviour should make an appointment to Craig Rogers was sitting on his surfboard, discuss the matter with a teacher. Spending time in 1. After Craig Rogers fell into the water, the front of the screen does no

17、t necessarily affect a shark.swam away. childs performance at school. Even if a child is 2. It is difficult for the author to understand why absolutely crazy about using the Internet, he or she great whites often let humans escape is probably just going through a phase, and in a 3. Which of the foll

18、owing is closest in meaning to few months there will be something else to worry make up, in line 2 of paragraph 4? Are about! 4. The word their in line 2 of paragraph 4 means The Old Gategreat whites. In the Middle Ages the vast majority of 5. What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph? European

19、cities had walls around them. This was We now know great whites dont mistake partly for defensive reasons but another factor was humans for other animals. the need to keep out anyone regarded as School Lunch(完型)undesirable, like people with contagious diseasesResearch has shown that over half the Th

20、e Old City of London gates were all demolished children in Britain who take their own lunches to by the end of the 18th century. The last of Londons school do not eat properly in the middle of the day. gates was removed a century ago, but by a stroke In Britain schools have to provide meals at of lu

21、ck, it was never destroyedlunchtime. Children can choose to bring their own This gate is, in actual fact, not called a gate at food or have lunch at the school canteen. all; its name is Temple Bar, and it marked the One shocking finding of this research is boundary between the Old City of London and

22、 that school meals are much healthier than lunches Westminster. In 1878 the Council of London took prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the Bar down, numbered the stones and put the the preparation of school meals, which have to gate in storage because its design was include one porti

23、on of fruit and one of vegetables, unfashionable it was expensive to maintain and it as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like was blocking the trafficbread or pasta. Lunchboxes examined by The Temple Bar Trust was set up in the researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and 1970s with the

24、 intention of returning the gate chocolate bars. Children consume twice as much home. The aim of the Trust is the preservation of sugar as they should at lunchtime. the nations architectural heritage.Transporting the The research will provide a better gate will mean physically pulling it down, stone

25、 by understanding of why the percentage of stone, removing and rebuilding it near St Pauls overweight students in Britain has increased in the Cathedral. Most of the facade of the gate will last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot probably be replaced, though there is a good criticise paren

26、ts, but it can remind them of the chance that the basic structure will be sound. The nutritional value of milk, fruit and vegetables. hardest job of all, however, will be to recreate the Small changes in their childrens diet can affect statues of the monarchs that once stood on top of their future h

27、ealth. Children can easily develop bad the gateeating habits at this age, and parents are the only Family Historyones who can prevent it. In an age when technology is developing A Powerful Influence faster than ever before, many people are being There can be no doubt at all that the Internet attract

28、ed to the idea of looking back into the pasthas made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are One way they can do this is by investigating their worried that children spend too much time playing own family history. They can try to find out more on the Internet, hardly ever doing anything else in

29、about where their families came from and what their spare time. Naturally, parents are curious to they did. This is now a fast?growing hobby, find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they especially in countries with a fairly short history, want to know if it can be harmful for their like Aus

30、tralia and the United Stateschildren. Should parents worry if their children are It is one thing to spend some time going spending that much time staring at their through a book on family history and to take the computers? decision to investigate your own familys past. It is Obviously, if children a

31、re bent over their quite another to carry out the research work computers for hours, absorbed in some game, successfully. It is easy to set about it in a instead of doing their homework, then something is disorganised way and cause yourself many wrong. Parents and children could decide how problems

32、which could have been avoided with a much use the child should make of the Internet, little forward planningand the child should give his or her word that it If your own family stories tell you that you wont interfere with homework. If the child is not are connected with a famous character, whether

33、holding to this arrangement, the parent can take hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your M more drastic steps dealing with a childs use of the research. Just treat it as an interesting possibilityInternet is not much different from negotiating any A simple system for collecting and sto

34、ring your other sort of bargain about behaviour. information will be adequate to start with; a more Any parent who is seriously alarmed about complex one may only get in your way. The most343 microscopic mess important thing, though, is to get started. Who Four weeks ago US children dressed as knows

35、 what you might find? monsters and asked for sweetsHelen and Martin 1. On Halloween, children in the United States With a thoughtful sigh, Helen turned away often dress up as ghostsfrom the window and wa1ked back to her favourite 2.When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten?On armchair. Would her brother

36、 never arrive? For a Thanksgivingbrief moment, she wondered if she really cared that 3. Thanksgiving is the time for the American much. people to thank God for providing them with Over the years Helen had given up waiting comfortable and happy livesfor Martin to take an interest in her. Her feelings

37、 4. Many children in the United States like for him had gradually weakened until now, as she Thanksgiving because they can stay with their sat waiting for him, she experienced no more than parents at home and eat a lot of nice fooda sisters curiosity to see what had become of her 5. The first pilgri

38、ms settled in America in 1620.brother. TV Shows and Long Bus Trips Almost without warning, Martin had lost his Long bus rides are like television showsjob with a busy publishing company after spending 1. According to the passage, what do the the last eight years in New York as a key figure in passen

39、gers usually see when they are on a long bus the US office. Somehow the two of them hadnt trip? Advertisements on billboardsbothered to keep in touch and, left alone, Helen 2. What is the purpose of this passage? To talk had slowly found her confidence in her own about the similarities between long

40、bus trips and judgement growing. Ignoring the wishes of her TV showsparents, she had left university halfway through 3. The writer of this passage would probably favor her course and now, to the astonishment of the no billboards along the road.whole family, she was gaining a fast-growing 4. The writ

41、er feels long bus rides are like TV reputation in the pages of respected art magazines shows because they both have a beginning, a and was actually earning enough to live on from middle, and an end, with commercials in betweenher paintings. 5. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is Of course,

42、 she took no pleasure in Martins somewhat like the beginning because both are sudden misfortune, but she couldnt help looking exciting.forward to her brothers arrival with quiet Modern Sun Worshippers satisfaction at what she had achieved. People travel for a lot of reasons. Some Telling Tales about

43、 People(阅读预备) tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrinesOne of the most common types of nonfiction, 1. The writer seems to imply that Europeans 1. This passage is mostly about the travel mostly for the reason that they wish to characteristics of autobiographies,memoirs,and escape from the

44、cold, dark and rainy days back at biographies. home2. Helen Keller wrote an autobiography. 2. In paragraph 2, cities like London, 3. Autobiography writers are not always objective Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned to because they want to present themselves in a good show that they are not good

45、 cities in terms of lightgeography and climate4. The writer introduces each category in the 3. According to the passage, which of the passage by defining it. following countries attracts more tourists than the 5. Diverse means varied or different _. others? Spain.A. able to swim in deep water B. sim

46、ilar or 4. The latter half of the last sentence in alike C. varied or different D. enjoying paragraph 3, i.e., or one tourist for every person poetry living in Spain means every year almost as many Outside-the-classroom Learning Makes a Big tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that Dif

47、ferencecountryPutting a bunch of college students in charge 5. According to the passage, which of the of a $300,000 Dance Marathon, following factors might spoil the tourists fun at 1. An extracurricular activity like raising a fund of Mediterranean resorts and beaches? Rainy weather.$300,000 is ris

48、ky because most student leaders will The Changing Middle Classnot take an interest in it. The United States perceives itself to be a 2. American students join campus organizations middle-class nation mostly for gaining experience. 1. The information in this passage deals with a 3. Who is Katie Rowley? Shes a senior social and economic groupstudent. 2. A common middle class value is that the family 4. What do student leaders need to carry an is very importantactivity through to a successful end? Pass