09年職稱英語理工類C級模擬試題二之閱讀理解

第四部分：閱讀理解（每題3分，共45分）

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題，每道題后面有4個選項。請仔細(xì)閱讀短文并根據(jù)短文回答其后面的問題，從4個選項中選擇1個最佳答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。

第1篇
Storms Sink Ships

Rescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people killed in two ferry disasters in
Bangladesh．The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 21．Hundreds more are missing or feared dead．
The two ferries sank in different rivers near the capital city of Dhakfi as strong winds and rain hit the South Asian country．
The government has since banned a11 ferries and other boats from traveling at night during the April-May stormy season． ．
One of the ferries，MV Mitali，was carrying far more people than it was supposed to．About 400 passengers fitted into a space made for just 300，police said．The second ferry carried about 1 00 passengers．
“The number of deaths is certain to rise．”said an official in charge of the rescue work．“No one really knows how many people were on board‘the ferry or how many of them survived．’’
Ferries in Bangladesh don’t always keep passenger lists，making it difficult to determine the exact number of people on board．
Besides the ferry accidents，at least 40 people were killed and 400 injured by lightning strikes．falling houses and trees and the sinking of small boats．
Storms are common this time of year in Bangladesh，as are boating accidents．Ferry
disasters take away hundreds of lives every year in a nation of 130 million people．
Officials blame these river accidents on a lack of safety measures．too many passengers in boats and not enough checks on weather conditions．
Ferries are a common means of transport in Bangladesh．It is a country covered by about 230 rivers．Some 20，000 ferries use the nation’s Waterways every year．And many of them are dangerously overcrowded．
Since 1977, more than 3．000 people have died in some 260 boating accidents．

詞匯：
ferry n．渡船
waterway n．水路，水道
Bangladesh：孟加拉國，位于南亞

練習(xí)：
1．How many people have been found dead in the two ferry disasters?
A、Over 130．
B、At least 40．
C、About 400．
D) Over 3，000．

2．The two ferry disasters occurred
A)at noon．
B)in the morning．
C) at night．
D)In the afternoon．

3．How many passengers was MV Mitali designed to carry?
A)500．
B)100．
C)400．
D)300．

4．Officials attribute boating accident to
A)strong winds．
B)bad weather conditions．
C)the blockages of waterways．
D)the lack of safety measures．

5?¨hich of the following statements is NOT true of the two ferry disasters?
A)They were overcrowded．
B)They sank on April 2I．
C1 The exact number of deaths could be easily determined．
D)They sank somewhere near Dhaka．

第2篇
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第3篇
Snow Ranger

The two things ? snow and mountains ? which are needed for a ski area are the two things that cause avalanches, large mass of snow and ice crushing down the side of a mountain―often called "White Death."
It was the threat of the avalanche and its record as a killer of man in the western mountains that created the snow ranger. He first started on avalanche control work in the winter of 1937 ?38 at Alta, Utah, in Wasatch National Forest.
This mountain valley was becoming well known to skiers. It was dangerous. In fact, more than 120 persons had lost their lives in 1936 and another 200 died in 1937 as a result of avalanches before it became a major ski area.
Thus, development of Alta and other major ski resorts in the west was dependent upon controlling the avalanche. The Forest Service set out to do it, and did, with its corps of snow rangers.
It takes many things to make a snow ranger. The snow ranger must be in excellent physical condition. He must be a good skier and a skilled mountain climber He should have at least a high school education, and the more college courses in geology, physics, and related fields he has, the better.
He studies snow, terrain, wind, and weather. He learns the conditions that produce avalanches. He learns to forecast avalanches and to bring them roaring on down the mountainsides to reduce their killing strength. . The snow ranger learns to do this by using artillery, by blasting with TNT, and by the difficult and skillful art of skiing avalanches down.
The snow ranger, dressed in a green parka which has a bright yellow shoulder patch, means safety for people on ski slopes. He pulls the trigger on a 75 mm. Recoilless rifle, skis waist deep in powder testing snow stability, or talks with the ski area’s operator as he goes about his work to protect the public from the hazards of deep snow on steep mountain slopes.

1. The snow rangers are employees of
A) the Forest Service.
B) the Resource Bureau.
C) the Tourist Board.
D) the Sports Bureau.

2.A snow ranger himself must be
A) a college graduate.
B) a physicist.
C) a geologist.
D) a mountaineer.

3. A snow ranger uses very powerful guns
A) to warn skiers of an approaching avalanche.
B) to signal for help in an emergency.
C) to create an avalanche.
D) to communicate with the ski area’ operator.

4. What is the primary duty of the snow ranger?
A) To make sure ski area operators are following safety rules.
B) To predict and control avalanches in mountainous areas.
C) To check skis and repair them.
D) To forecast the weather.

5.The passage implies that a snow ranger
A) knows how to use a pistol.
B) must write lengthy reports on his work.
C) may travel many miles when he is on duty.
D) has a long working day.

答案及解析

第1篇
Storms Sink Ships
1． A 該題問的是：在兩次渡船失事中已發(fā)現(xiàn)多少人死了?第一段第一個句子說到“救援人員已經(jīng)找到了在盂加拉國的兩次渡船失事中的130多人的尸體”。當(dāng)然，實際的死亡人數(shù)還要高。
2? C。該題問的是：這兩次渡船失事發(fā)生在什么時候?這是一道推理題。文章中沒有一個句子直接地提供了這方面的信息。但是第三段間接地傳遞了這方面的信崽：政府自此后禁止所有的渡船和其他船只在四五月的暴風(fēng)季節(jié)夜航。
3? D。 該題問的是：渡船MV Mitali設(shè)計載客量是多少?答案在第四段的第二句：把大約400個旅客裝進了只能容納300個旅客的空間。
4 D。 該題問的是：官員們解釋船只失事的原因是什么?倒數(shù)第三段說到了缺乏安全措施
5．C．該題問的是： 下面有關(guān)這兩次渡船失事的說法哪種是錯的？第5段有這樣一句話：沒有人真正知道當(dāng)時有多少人在船上，也不知道有多少人還活著，第6段是這么說的：盂加拉國的渡船不是總能留下乘客的名單的，使得確認(rèn)船上確切的人數(shù)很困難。

第3篇
Snow Ranger
1. A。該題問“‘雪地管理員’受雇于誰？”。借助備選答案的特點：答案都是專有名詞（首字母都大寫且名詞前有定冠詞the），所以可以在文章中迅速查找首字母大寫的專有名詞，然后確認(rèn)答案。很容易在第四段中發(fā)現(xiàn)" The Forest Service set out to do it, and did, with its crops of snow rangers"，該句說“森林服務(wù)部和它的護雪場工作人員隊伍一起著手做這件事（指控制雪崩）并且做到了”，所以從這句話確認(rèn)答案是A。
2．D．該題問“‘雪地管理員’必須是什么樣的人？”。這道題可以依據(jù)常識判斷：備選答案中：A說“大學(xué)畢業(yè)生”；B說“物理學(xué)家”；C說“地質(zhì)學(xué)家”；D說“登山運動員”。依據(jù)常識，D最合理，所以選擇D。而如果依據(jù)原文：文章中的第五段的段首句說“要成為雪地管理員需要很多的條件”，所以判斷答案相關(guān)句應(yīng)在該段中。該段說“雪地管理員應(yīng)是優(yōu)秀的登山運動員” ，所以D是答案。
3．C．該題問“‘雪地管理員’使用有很強殺傷力的槍？”。這道題可以依據(jù)線索詞在句中尋找答案。線索詞： powerful gun（很強殺傷力的槍）或其與其近義的短語。于是在第6段中的最后一行中發(fā)現(xiàn)gun的近義詞artillery，所以找到了答案相關(guān)句。該句的前一句說“雪地管理員要使雪崩沿著山坡轟隆隆地滾下” ，所以C是答案，C說“ 制造雪崩”。

4． B。該題問“‘雪地管理員’的主要責(zé)任是什么？”。這道題可以依據(jù)常識判斷：備選答案中：A說“確?；﹫龅氐牟僮鲉T遵守安全規(guī)則”；B說“預(yù)測和控制山區(qū)的雪崩”；C說“檢查并修理雪橇”；D說“預(yù)測天氣”。依據(jù)常識和前一題判斷B最合理。
5．C。該題問“該短文暗示‘雪地管理員’怎樣？”。這道題可以依據(jù)常識判斷：備選答案中：A說“知道怎樣使用手槍”；B說“必須寫有關(guān)其工作的長篇報告”；C說“值班時可能會滑行數(shù)英里”；D說“工作時間很長”。依據(jù)常識和已有的對文章的了解推斷C最合理。而如果依據(jù)原文：文章中提到了“槍”的使用，所以A不是答案。 在第5段中說“雪地管理員”必須是身體素質(zhì)好”所以暗示答案C。