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年职称英语考试综合级阅读判断练习题2024C职称英语考试综合C级阅读判断练习题1New ProductWill SaveLivesDrinking waterthat looksclean maystill containbugs(虫子),which cancauseillness.A smallcompany calledGenera Technologieshas produceda testingmethodin threestages,which showswhether wateris safe.The newtest showsif waterneedschemicals addedto it,to destroyanything harmful.It wasinvented byscientistDr.Adrian Parton,who startedGenera fiveyears ago.He andhis employeeshavedeveloped the test togetherwith a British water company.Andy Headland,Generas marketingdirector,recently presentedthetestat aconferencein theUSA andforecasted goodAmerican salesfor it.Genera has alreadysold11of itstests at$42,500a timein the UK andhas afurther fouron order.It expectsto sellanother25tests before the end of March.The companysays itisthe onlytest in the UKto beapproved bythe government.Genera wasformed fiveyears agoand untilOctober lastyear hadonly,fiveemployees;it nowemploys
14.Mr.Headland believesthat thecompany shouldmakearound$19million bythe endof the year in theUKalone.
1.Genera Technologieshas developeda methodthat determineswhether waterisclean.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
2.Before heset upGenera,Dr.Patton hadworked foraBritishwatercompany.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
3.The newproduct hasbeen acommercial successintheUSA.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
4.Each ofthetestscosts$42,
500.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
5.Genera Technologiesorders25more testsbeforetheendof theyear.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
6.The Britishgovernment ishelping Dr.Parton tosell thetests abroad.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
7.Genera hasincreased thenumber ofits employeesrecently.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned职称英语考试综合C级阅读判断练习题2The Raceinto SpaceAmericanmillionaire Dennis Tito willalways befamous.He was the first touristin space.〃I spentsixty yearson Earthand eightdays in space andfrom myviewpoint,it wastwo separatelives,〃Tito explained.He lovedhis timein space.Beingin spaceand lookingback atearth isone ofthe mostrewarding experiencesa humanbeingcan have.〃This kindof experienceisnt cheap.It cost$20million.However,Tito achievedhisdream.So hewas happy.For meit wasa lifedream.It wasa dreamthat beganwhenI didnthave anymoney,〃he toldreporters.On30April2002,Mark Shuttleworthbecame theworlds secondspace tourist.Shuttleworth isa SouthAfrican Businessman.At theage oftwenty-eight.He alsopaid$20million for the eight-day trip.Both Titoand Shuttleworthbought theirtickets froma companycalled SpaceAdventures.The companyhas around100people alreadyon theirwaiting listforflights into space.The spaceshipto takethem doesntexist yet.Many ofthe customersare peoplewho likeadventure.They arethe kindof peoplewhoalso wantto climbMount Qomolangma.Other customersare peoplewho lovespace.However,these people are worried.Because itsso expensive,only veryrich peoplecango intospace.They wantspace travelto beavailable tomore people.That daymay soonhere.Inter OrbitalSystems IOSplans tosend upto fourtouristsa weekintospace.The tourswill departfrom anisland inTonga.The companypromisesa packagethat includesforty-five days of astronauttraining inRussiaand California,seven daysin space,and avacation inTonga For$2million.However,space flightis stillvery dangerous.Bill Readdyis NASAsdeputyassistant adminis-trator forspace flight.He saysthat thechances ofdying areabout1in
500.Because ofthis itmay taketime beforespace tourismreally takesoff.You mightbe ableto goup,but willyou comedown
1.DennisTitowasthefirsttouristinspace.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
2.Mark Shuttleworthis anengineer fromthe UnitedStates.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
3.Both Titoand Shuttleworthhave climbedMount Qomolangma.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
4.Space Adventureshas about100customers waitingfor theirtravel intospace.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
5.Space Adventuresalready hasa spaceship.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
6.IOS willsend itstourists intospace fromTonga.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
7.Bill Readdythinks thatspace flightis verydangerous.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned职称英语考试综合c级阅读判断练习题3Stress LevelTied toEducation LevelPeoplewith lesseducation sufferfewer stressfuldays,according toa reportinthe currentissue ofthe Journalof Healthand SocialBehavior.However,the studyalso foundthat whenless-educated peopledid sufferstressit wasmore severeand hada largerimpact on their health.From thisoresearchers haveconcluded thatthe day-to-day factorsthat causestressare notrandom.VIrllere youare insociety determinesthe kinds of problemsthatyou haveeach day,and howwell youwill cope with them.The researchteam intervieweda nationalsample of
1.031adults dailyfor eightdaysabout their stress leveland health.People withouta high school diplomareportedstress on30percent ofthe studydays,people witha high school degreereportedstress38percent ofthe time,and peoplewith college degrees reportedstress44percent ofthe time.’4Less advantaged peopleareless healthyon adaily basisand aremore likelytohave downwardturns in their healtholead researcherDr.Joseph Grzywacz,of WakeForest UniversityBaptist MedicalCenter,said in a preparedstatement.The downwardturns inhealth wereconnected withdaily stressors,and theeffectof dailystressors ontheir healthis muchmore devastatingforthelessadvantaged.”Grzywacz suggestedfollow-up researchto determinewhy less-educated peoplereport fewer daysof stresswhen itis knowntheirstress is more acute andchronic.“If somethinghappens everyday,maybe itsnot seenasastressor”Grzywaczsays.Maybe itis justlife.”词汇stressful adj.紧张的;压力重的diploma n.毕业文凭,毕业证书stressor n.紧张刺激物devastating adj.毁灭性的follow-up n.(对病人的)随访
1.Stress levelis closelyrelated toAfamilysize.Bsocial status.Obody weight.Dwork experience.
2.The
1.031adults wereinterviewedAon adailybasis for8days.Bduring oneof eightdays.Call byGrzywacz.Din groups.
3.Which groupreported thebiggest numberof stressfuldaysAPeople withoutany education.BPeople withouthighschooldegrees.CPeople withhighschooldegrees.DPeople withcollegedegrees.
4.The lessadvantagedpeopleare,the greaterAtheimpact ofstress ontheir healthis.Bthe effectof educationontheir health isCthe levelof theireducation is.D thedegree of theirhealthconcern is.
5.Less一educated peoplereportfewerdaysofstress possiblybecauseAthey dont wantto tellthe truth.Bthey dont wantto facethe truth.Cstress istoo commona factorin theirlife.D theirstressismoreacute.职称英语考试综合C级阅读判断练习题4Adaptation ofLiving ThingsCertainanimals andplants developcharacteristics that help themcopewith theirenvironment betterthan othersof theirkind.This naturalbiological processiscalled adaptation.Among thesuperior characteristicsdeveloped throughadaptationare thosethat mayhelp ingetting foodor shelter,in providingprotection,andin producingand protectingthe young.That resultsinthe evolution of more andmoreorganisms thatare betterfitted to their environments.Each livingthing isadapted to its wayof lifeinageneral way,but eachisadapted especiallytoitsown distinctclass.A plant,for example,depends uponitsroots tofix itselffirmly andto absorbwater and inorganic chemicals.Itdepends uponits greenleaves forusing thesuns energyto make food frominorganicchemicals.These aregeneral adaptations,common tomost plants.In addition,thereare specialadaptations thatonly certainkindsofplants have.Many animalshave adaptationsthathelpthem escapefrom theirenemies.Someinsects arehidden bytheir bodycolor orshape,and manylook likea leafor alittlebranch.The coatsof deerare coloredto mixwiththesurroundings.Manyanimals have the ability to remaincompletely stillwhen anenemy isnear.Organisms havea greatvariety ofways of adapting.They may adapt intheirstructure,function,and genetics;intheirdevelopment and production ofthe young;andinother respects.An organism may createits wonenvironment,as dowarm-bloodedmammals,which have the ability to adjustbody heatexactly tomaintain theiridealtemperature despitechanging weather.Usually adaptationsare anadvantage,butsometimes anorganism isso welladapted toa particularenvironment that,ifconditions change,it findsit difficultor impossibleto readapttothenewconditions.
1.Some plantsand animalsdevelop superiorcharacteristics sothat theymayA.help othersof theirkind getfood,shelter andother thingsneeded.B.survive evenin extremelysevere conditionsC.become betteradapted tothe environmentsthan othersoftheirkind.D.result intheevolutionandproductionofmoreintelligent organisms.
2.In thefirst paragraph,the wordenvironments couldbest bereplaced byA.contextsB.surroundingsC.neighborsD.enemies
3.It canbe inferredfrom thispassage thatthe feathersofabird carecoloredA.to frightenedits enemies.B.to attractits enemiesC.to adjustits bodyheatD.to matchits environment
4.Which ofthe followingis notdirectly mentionedA.A livingthing mayadapt in its structure.B.An organismmayadapt initsfunction.C.A livingcreature mayadapt inits geneticmakeup.D.A livingorganismmayadaptinits sleepinghabit.
5.The authorcites thebehavior ofwarm-blooded mammalsin orderto illustratewhichofthefollowingA.A livingthing mayhave theability tocreate anenvironment ofits ownB.A livingcreature mayhave theability toremain stillwhen anenemy isnear.C.A livingcreature mayhavetheabilitytomakefoodfrom itsinorganicchemicalsD.A livingcreature mayhavetheabilitytochange thecolor ofits skin。
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