全国职称英语考试综合类C级课堂笔记阅读理解第2讲

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全国职称英语考试综合类C级课堂笔记阅读理解第2讲

  前言

  阅读理解出题特点:

  综合C阅读理解题:

  preserving nature for the future

  home heating

  sleepless at night

  from Home heating

  Central heatingbecame popular only after the Civil War, Typically, coalburning furnaces fueled the early systems.Natural gas had developed into the leading fuel by 1 960.Its acceptance resulted in part/partly from its wide uses.Because it comes primarily from U.S.and Canadian fields,natural gas is also less vulnerablethan oil is to War.Oil remains the most important fuel in a few areas.such as New England.

  Home schooling schooling at home;

  Home heating heating for homes

  home-made adj.自制的, 家里做的, (本)国产的Home trade国内贸易

  Home Page 主页

  比较:

  阅读理解题:

  The Greatest Show on Earth

  Supermarket

  A Thirsty World

  阅读理解题:

  What Makes a Soccer Player Great?

  New Foods and The New World

  Up in Smoke

  小节:综合C在阅读理解考题的选取上往往偏向于选取主题与社会文化有关的文章,而自然,环境保护话题是考试中容易出现的话题,文章文体上可能会呈现出多样性:议论文,说明文和记叙文都可能出现,其中前两种文体出现的频率较大。阅读理解部分通常有1-2篇文章直接来自职称用书。

  职称英语C级常见词汇

  athlete n. 运动员,体育家

  Atlantic adj. 大西洋的;大西洋沿岸的(the Atlantic Ocean /大西洋)

  atmosphere n. 大气,空气,气氛

  attack n. /v.攻击,抨击,批评,发作( a heart attack /心脏病发作)

  attempt n. 努力,尝试 v. 企图,尝试(attempt to do sth. /make an attempt to do sth. /试图做)

  attend v.出席,参加,上,侍奉(attend school /上学attend a lecture /听讲课)

  attention n. 注意,关心,关注,注意力(to pay attention to .../注意)a

  ttitude n. 姿势,态度,看法,意见 (attitude towards/to .../对的态度,看法)

  attract vt. 吸引,引起 (attract attention/引起注意 Like attracts like. /物以类聚。)

  attractive adj. 有吸引力的,漂亮的

  attribute vt. 把归因于 n. 属性,特质,标志(attribute...to.../把归因于); audience n. 听众,观众,读者(a large audience/很多观众)

  author n. 作家,著者,创造者(best author/畅销书作者)

  automatic adj. 自动的,机械的

  automobile n. 主美汽车汽车,小汽车

  available adj. 可用到的,可利用的,有空的( available energy/有效能 be available for use/可加以利用)

  average n. 平均,平均水平,平均数adj. 一般的,通常的,平均的v. 平均为,均分 (above the average/在一般水平以上,中上below the average/在一般水平以下,中下on the [an] average/平均)

  avoid n. 避免;回避( avoid meeting sb. /避开遇见某人 )

  awake v. 叫醒,唤醒 adj. 醒着的

  aware adj. [用作表语]知道的

  awful adj. 可怕的,非常坏的,使人敬畏的( an awful accident/一次可怕的事故awful weather /恶劣的天气)

  awkward adj. 笨拙的,难使用的,难以应付的,尴尬的

  back n. 背,背部;后面 adv. 向后,在后面;以前; v. 资助;支持,援助adj. 早已过去的;过期杂志的;后面的(back and forth/往返,来回back to back /背靠背behind persons back/背着某人go back to .../回到原来状况,回原处far back in the Middle Ages /远在中古时期put the clock back /倒拨时钟go back on/食言a back issue magazine /过期杂志back seat /后座back up/支持,援助)

  background n. 背景;经历;(background music /背景音乐)

  backward adj. 向后的;相反的;(be bad for .../对有害have a bad cold /得重感冒go bad/变质不能食用 )

  badly adv.不良地;恶劣地;严重地;]口]非常;迫切地

  balance n. 天平,秤;平衡;余额v.使收支平衡;平稳( keep balance/保持平衡lose balance/失去平衡strike a balance between .../在之间取得平衡be off balance/不稳)

  ban n. /v. 禁止,取缔(lay [put] ban on.../禁止 lift [remove] the ban /对解禁 place [the] ...under ban/对加以禁止)

  bare adj. 赤裸的;无遮蔽的;空的barely adv.无遮蔽地;公开地;仅仅;几乎没有( barely enough/勉强够barely escape/好不容易地才逃了出来)

  base n. 底;基础;起点 v. 根据;基于(be based on/upon: 基于)

  basic adj. 基本的,根本的; 首要的

  basis

  bases n. 基础;主要成分(on the basis of/ 以为基础)

  bear n. 熊;粗鲁的人;

  v. 负担;忍受; 生;生产 ( bear.. in mind/牢记..在心)

  例题解析1:

  下面有2篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题,每道题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题,从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

  Passage 1

  leepless at Night

  It was a normal summer night.Humidityhung in the thick air.

  I couldnt go to sleep,partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day.My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise.

  Sweat stuck to my aching body.Finally, gathered enough strength to sit up.I looked out of my small window into the night.There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light.

  I couldnt stand the pressure anymore,SO I did what I always do to make myself feel better.I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste.I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow.Back and forth,up and down.

  Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement,some life.Gladiator, my cat, frightened me as he meowedhis sad song.He was on t11e old orange couch,sitting up on his front legs,waiting for something to happen.He looked at me as if to say IIm lonely, pet me.I need a good hug.Even the couch begged me to sit on it.

  In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch.This couch represented my parentsmarriage,my birth,and hundreds of other little events.

  As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily.My mind was flooded with questions:Whats life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiators body,I had a new thought;each touch sang a different song.

  I forgot all about the heat and the next days surprise.The atmosphere was SO full of warmth and silence that I sank into its alms.Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms,I felt all my worries slowly move away.

  1 The author of the passage could not go to sleep partly because

  A it was too cold.

  B it was too dry.

  C he had a cold.

  D he had a fever

  2 What was the weather like that night?

  A It was chilly.

  B It was windy.

  C It was fine.

  D It was cloudy.

  3 The author brushed his teeth over and over

  A to relieve himself of the pressure.

  B to ease his toothache.

  C to shake off the cold.

  D to remove the dirt.

  4 Gladiator was the name of

  A a movie.

  B a pet.

  C a couch.

  D a song.

  5 What did thecouchrepresent?

  A A new thought.

  B Different songs.

  C A comfortable life.

  D Happy memories.

  答案及解析:

  1.文章主题分析:Sleepless at Night

  It was a normal summer night.Humidityhung in the thick air.

  I couldnt go to sleep,partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day.My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise.

  猜测该短文是记叙性的内容,可能在讲述某个关于作者自己的一段经历。

  2.直接解题:

  1 The author of the passage could not go to sleep partly because

  A it was too cold.

  B it was too dry.

  C he had a cold.

  D he had a fever

  C.分析:该问题涉及具体细节。问题问及不能入睡的原因,注意文章开头部分,描述原因的句子,同时在被选项中猜测A,C和D可能是答案(词语cold, fever的提示)。在文章开头部分找到答案相关句:

  It was a normal summer night.Humidityhung in the thick air.

  I couldnt go to sleep,partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day.(my cold是我的感冒)My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise.

  考点:考察多义词:cold;

  cold: n. 寒冷低气温的情况;寒冷的天气:

  e.g. go out into the cold and got a chill. 走到户外的冷空气里打了个寒颤

  2 What was the weather like that night?

  A It was chilly.

  B It was windy.

  C It was fine.

  D It was cloudy.

  C.分析:问题也是有关具体细节。问题问及天气状况注意文章中描述天气的句子:

  It was a normal summer night.Humidityhung in the thick air.(潮湿而稠密空气,但是被选项中没有潮湿,闷热(fuggy, muggy)这样的词语,所以继续往下看下文)

  Sweat stuck to my aching body.Finally, gathered enough strength to sit up.I looked out of my small window into the night.There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light.(明月悬空,发出神奇的月光。该句内容表明那天晚上天气很好。)

  考点:考察推断能力。

  3 The author brushed his teeth over and over

  A to relieve himself of the pressure.

  B to ease his toothache.

  C to shake off the cold.

  D to remove the dirt.

  A.分析:问题也是有关具体细节。问题问及刷牙,注意文章中描述刷牙的句子:

  I couldnt stand the pressure anymore,So I did what I always do to make myself feel better.I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste.I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow.Back and forth,up and down.

  考点:考察观点句+事实举例句的逻辑发展结构

  4 Gladiator was the name of

  A a movie.

  B a pet.

  C a couch.

  D a song.

  B.分析:利用题干中的特征词Gladiator作为答案线索,这样发现答案相关句:

  Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement,some life.Gladiator, my cat, frightened me as he meowedhis sad song.(Gladiator是猫,因此B(宠物)是答案)

  考点: 同位语结构:Gladiator, my cat,

  5 What did thecouchrepresent?

  A A new thought.

  B Different songs.

  C A comfortable life.

  D Happy memories.

  D.分析:首先找到该词在文章中的位置,问题问couch代表了什么,利用couch作为答案线索:

  He was on the old orange couch,sitting up on his front legs,waiting for something to happen.He looked at me as if to say IIm lonely, pet me.I need a good hug.Even the couch begged me to sit on it.

  In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch.This couch represented my parentsmarriage,my birth,and hundreds of other little events.(而该句的内容与D最吻合:代表了快乐的回忆)

  例题解析2:

  Florence Nightingale

  Florence Nightingale was born in Florence,Italy,while her wealthy English parents were traveling in Europe.As a child,she traveled to many places with her family and learned how to speak several languages.

  When Nightingale was 17,she told her family that she was going to help sick people.Her parents did not approved,but Nightingale was determined.

  She traveled to hospitals a11 over Europe.She saw that doctors were working too hard.She saw that patients died because they did not get enough care.Nightingale felt that women could be doing more to help doctors take care of sick people.

  Nightingale knew that in order for nurses to do more,they needed special training in how to take care of sick people.Nightingale went to a hospital in Germany to study nursing.Then she returned to London and became the head of a group of women、called Gentlewomen During illness.These women cared for sick people in their homes.

  In 1 854, England was fighting a war with Russia.№reporters wrote about the terrible conditions in the hospitals that cared for the wounded.People demanded that something be done about it.A leader of t11e government asked Florence Nightingale to take some nurses into the war hospitals.So,in November 1 854,Nightingale finally got to work in a hospital.

  She took along 38 nurses whom she had trained herself.

  At first,the doctors on the battlefields did not want Nightingale and her nurses in their hospitals.They did not believe that women could help.But in fact,the nurses did make a difference.They worked around the clock,tending the sick.Thanks to their hard work,many wounded soldiers survived. After the War, Nightingale and her nurses were treated like heroes.Finally, in 1860,she started the Nightingale School for Nurses.In time,thanks to Florence Nightingale,nursing became an important part of medicine.

  1 Florence Nightingale was born into a rich

  A Italian family.

  B Russian family.

  C English family.

  D German family.

  2 Nightingales parents did not approve of her decision

  A to work as a doctor.

  B to care for sickpeople.

  C to fight in the war with Russia.

  D to travel to hospitals all over Europe.

  3 It was not until the war with Russia that Nightingale

  A got to work in a hospital.

  B began to study nursing.

  C started to care for sick people in their homes.

  D became the head of Gentlewomen During Illness

  4 On the battle fields Nightingale and her nurses proved to be

  A as bad as the doctors had expected.

  B quite generous.

  C less than useful.

  D very helpful.

  5 Nightingale played a great role in

  A the building of war hospitals.

  B the education of women.

  C the development of nursing.

  D the improvement of working conditions for women.

  答案及解析:

  1. 文章主题分析:Florence Nightingale

  Florence Nightingale was born in Florence,Italy,while her wealthy English parents were traveling in Europe.As a child,she traveled to many places with her family and learned how to speak several languages.