2016年职称英语卫生类阅读理解练习题(1) Oseola McCarty LATE ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON in September 1999，Oseola McCarty，an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life，but there was something quite exceptional about this woman. 1 In the summer of 1995 ，McCarty gave $ 150，000，most of the money she had saved throughout her life，to the University of Southern Mississippi in her hometown. The money was to help other African Americans through university. She had started her savings habit as a young child when she would return from school to clean and iron for money which she would then save. She led a simple，frugal existence，never spending on anything but her most basic needs. 2 Her bank also advised her on investing her hard-earned savings. When she retired，she decided that she wanted to use the money to give children of limited Means the opportunity to go to university. 3 She had wanted to become a nurse，but had to leave school to look after ill relatives and work. When asked why she had given her life savings away，she replied，“I’m giving it away so that children won't have to work so hard，like I did. ” After news of her donation hit the media，over 600 donations were made to the scholarship fund. One was given by media executive，Ted Turner，who reputedly gave a billion dollars. She didn't want any fuss made over her gift，but the news got out and she was invited all over the United States to talk to people. Wherever she went ，people would come up to her to say a few words or to just touch her. She met the ordinary and the famous，President Clinton included. In the last few years of her life，before she died of cancer，McCarty was given over 300 awards：she was honoured by the United Nations and received the Presidential Citizen' s Medal. Despite having no real education，she found herself with two honorary doctorates：one from the University of Southern Mississippi and the other from Harvard University. Her generosity was clearly an inspiration to many and proof that true selflessness does exist. 练习: 1. This woman shocked and inspired the world because _______. A) she had managed to save so much money B) she gave her money to African Americans C) she gave her life savings to help others through university D) she only spent money on cheap things 2. She managed to save so much mOI1y because_______. A) she had ironed and washed clothes all her life B) she had worked hard ，saved hard and invested carefully C) she had opened a good向 bank account D) she knew how to make money 3. She gave her money away because_______. A) she wanted to help -the university B) she wanted others to have the chance to become nurses C) she wanted others to have the opportunity to escape a hard life D) she want to be remembered after her death 4. When her generosity was made_______. A) people donated billions B) hundreds of students got scholarships C) hundreds of people put money into the fund D) she was sent to university 5. McCarty became famous because _______. A) of her generosity B) of her exceptional skills C) she had saved $ 150，000 D) she travelled all over America 答案与题解: 1. C 本题的问题是:这个女人震撼和鼓舞世界的原因是什么?从文章的第一段最后一句看出 这个女人有不同于寻常人的地方，第二段第一句直接给出了她不同寻常有着卓越意义的原因，即捐款 150000 美元。故此题答案为 C。A、B 项不切题。D 选项未提及。 2. B本题的问题是:她能够攒下如此多的钱的原因是什么?从文中第二段最后一句话与第三 段第一句话可以得出结论，她从年轻的时候便开始有积蓄的习惯并且除了生活必需品外几乎没有开销，故本题答案为 B。A 项不切题，C，D 项未提及。 3. C本题的问题是:她把钱捐出来的原因是什么?由第四段中间她的回答可知，她是想让孩 子们摆脱苦难的生活，不用生活得如此艰辛。故此题答案为 C。 4. C 本题的问题是:她的慷慨行为公之于世后有什么样的影响?由第四段最后两句可得出答案，原文只提及一个名为 Ted Turner 的人捐款十亿美元，所以 A 选项不正确，B 选项不切题，D 选项未提及，故本题正确答案为 C。 5. A本题的问题是：McCarty 因什么而闻名?总览全文可知A为正确答案C，D 选项不切题，B 选项未提及。 2016年职称英语卫生类阅读理解练习题(1)的延伸阅读——2016年职称英语考试备考经验之考试六大误区 误区一：职称英语考试很简单，因为只考阅读，不考语法和词汇。 职称英语的确是只考查阅读而不直接考语法和词汇，但这并不等于不懂英语语法和不认识基本英语词汇就可以通过考试。职称英语考试重点考查应试者的阅读理解能力，要求应试者对指定的考查文章做出阅读判断、概括段落大意、补全句子或文章所缺内容及正确理解文章内容而选出正确答案。尤其是阅读理解部分的测试，含盖了对应试者六大能力的考查，而不仅仅是对所读内容的字面理解。阅读是建立在基本语法知识的掌握和基础词汇的认知上，没有扎实、系统的语法知识，如何理清文章中句子之间的繁杂关系呢?没有一定数量的基础词汇，又如何能弄懂由词汇组成的句子呢?由此可见，阅读理解能力的考查实际是对应试者职称英语综合能力包括语法、词汇、阅读、判断、理解、逻辑推理和中心概括等的测试，是一种难度较高的能力测试。 误区二：职称英语考试可以带词典进考场，因此不需要记单词。 一本词典可以搞定一场考试，可能吗?且不说在考场上你是否有时间或有心情将不认识的单词一个个都查出来，单是考试阅读文章题材涉及方方面面，形式复杂，内容多样，一本词典的词汇量岂能覆盖所有?不如说，一本词典在手参加考试对应试者来说只是一种心理上的安慰和依赖，如果平时不注意记忆词汇、积累基本词汇，只靠一本词典去闯考场是注定通不过的。 误区三：考试内容在教材上占一定比例，只要把教材内容背熟就能通过考试。 众所周知，职称英语配有一本指定教材，每年都有一定比例的试题出自该教材上。但最近几年，考试出题越来越灵活，而教材上内容原封不动地搬到考卷上的情况几乎不存在了，试题多多少少被进行了改动。因此，不吃透教材而完全靠背答案或文章段落来应付考试是不可行的。 误区四：只需复习所报专业、级别的职称英语文章就可以了。 职称英语教材分为综合、理工和卫生三个类别，其中，理工和卫生教材中综合类和专业类的文章各占50%(近几年，专业类文章有增多的趋势)。每个类别的教材中又将文章按不同的难度等级分为ABC三个级别。对考生来说，单复习自己所考类别和级别的文章是不够的，这几年考试中，综合类文章出现在理工和卫生的试卷上及各级别串考的现象屡见不鲜。因此，考生在复习时还应该扩大复习范围，做到“横向覆盖，上下贯通”。 误区五：每年教材中都有一部分新增加的内容替换掉旧内容，只要掌握了新增内容，考试就没有问题。 不错，每年教材中是有一部分新增加的内容而替换掉以往考过或过时的文章，这些新增加的内容也是本年度考查的重点。但这并不是说只要把新增内容和答案背下来就算拿到了这部分分数。教材中的内容在考试中所占的比例毕竟是少数，每年约30%，另外的70%为教材以外的测试内容，那么，这一大部分内容怎样才能把握住呢?其实，我们只要明白教材和大纲是我们复习和准备考试的指引方向，就不难理解30%和70%之间的关系了。教材上的文章新旧都不重要，重要的是我们在弄清了文章的意思和相配的练习后，应该对文章类型、提问方式、测试重点、题型和难度做一个深度的分析，那么教材外的那70%必定就在我们的掌控中了。 误区六：职称英语考试不需要复习，临时掌握答题技巧就可以应付。 任何知识都有其系统性和完整性。而所谓的答题技巧，则是在熟练、系统、完整地掌握所学知识的基础上总结出的规律和公式。对知识的掌握越深入和熟练，这种技巧的总结也就越丰富和灵验。因此，跳过基础知识的学习，而一味强调答题技巧，则好比是在架空的钢丝上行走，战战兢兢还心里没底，这样的复习容易走偏，非但起不到好的复习效果，反而会对职称英语产生歪曲的认识和误解。 |
