2005年职称英语综合类A级考试真题（4）

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　　第4部分：阅读理解（第31～45题，每题3分，共45分）
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$ j; D0 {  {- w+ i7 g, x& N% c3 q　　第一篇
& l5 a" S0 ^% `3 T, ?* a- DMore Than a Ride to School
; S9 Q4 x. c# D2 H　　The National Education Association claims."The school bus is a mirror Of the community."They further add that，unfortunately，what appears on the exterior（外部）does not always reflect the reality of a chosen community.They are right.and sometimes it reflects more！Just ask Liesl Denson Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl.
3 \: h' V$ {9 C" S1 P1 ?+ A　　Bruce Hardy.sch001 bus driver for Althouse Bus Company has been Liesl's bus driver since kindergarten Last year when Liesl's family moved to Parkesburg，knowing her bus went by her new residence，she requested to ride the same bus This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus.She says."It's been a great ride so far！My bus driver is so c001 and has always been a good friend and a good listener.
　　Sometimes when you're a child adults do not think that what you have to say is important.Mr.Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important."Her friends AshleyBatista and Amanda Wolfc agree.
& O4 r/ b2 x* g$ u　　Brace Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975.This year he will celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Transportation.Company President.Larry A1thouse acknowledges Bruce Hardy's outstanding record."You do not come by employees 1ike Bruce these days；he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record.Recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350，000 accident free miles，Hardy's reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his bus''A1thouse further added."Althouse Bus Transportation was established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation ever since MY grandfather started the business with one　bus.Althouse Bus Transportation is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to come.''
6 ?, D$ q. [! E2 Q2 M4 F　　Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed.Thanks to出ivers like　Bruce Hardy，they have been building relationships through generations.Liesl's mother CaroI　also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy's bus to the Octorara Sch001 District.
' ?  H) B9 m  O4 E- c* ?　　31 The word"mirror''in the first line could be best replaced by
　　A "vehicle".
　　B "device"
  F3 M6 }5 M9 ~% R3 ?* f" i: y　　C ''company".
　　D "reflection"
　32 How long has Bruce Hardy been working for Althouse Bus Transportation?
/ T/ N' {8 x1 f  V5 i" O( J2 h　　A For 30 years.
) ^$ K! v; s6 v0 v. e- G, B2 \& w1 G　　B For 70 years
/ J: K$ z* W5 u' [2 `& r　　C Since last year.
* F" s; ?3 v; y5 l! F5 Z: [　　D Since 2000.
　　33 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?
1 A' v* ^7 H) P: B　　A Heisc001.
' X( l9 b% }5 P　　B He is a good friend
　　C He is impatient.
　　D He has driven 350，000 accident free miles
% _! ]1 ]3 r8 y  f" M$ p! F- `' e! y　　34 Who founded Althouse Bus Transportation?
　　A Larry Althouse.
　　B Althouse's grandfather
+ Q, E0 w- M3 u" ^1 h0 N! \" G　　C Liesl's mother,
$ l6 p9 g- ]# O　　D Ashley Batista.
　　35 What has Althouse Bus Transportation been mainly aiming at?
　　A Making as much money as possible.
; j% N# i3 a) A　　B Building up its fame
3 ~# G5 T- _4 P# w( }9 _, f　　C Developing its business.
9 d1 A- k- \5 e- E9 N- \　　D Providing the local community with quality service
　　第二篇
Don't Count on Dung
& M6 ?3 m1 X6 g3 \! Z- I, @　　Conservationists（自然保护主义者）may be miscalculating the numbers of the threatened animals such as elephants.say African and American researchers.The error occurs because of a flaw in the way they estimate animal numbers from the piles of dung（粪）the creatures leave behind.
　　The mistake could 1ead researchers to think that there are twice as many elephants as there really are in some regions according to Andrew Plumptre of the Wildlife Conservation Society(wcs) in New York
' K5 e" y& v* i5 u( X　　Biologist Katy Payne of Cornell University in Ithaca，New York，agrees.''We really need to know elephant numbers and the evidence that we have is quite indirect，"says Payne，who electronically tracks elephants Counting elephants from planes is impossible in the vast rainforests of Central Africa.So researchers often estimate elephant numbers by counting dung piles in a given area.They also need to know the rate at which dung decays Because it's extremely difficult to determine these rates.however，researchers counting elephants in one region tend to rely on standard decay rates established elsewhere.
* @' A, k8 W7 @- P" U7 JBut researchers at the WCS have found that this decay rate varies from region to region
9 Z, b+ o2 i# _; s. ndepending on the climate and environment Using the wrong values can lead the census astray
　　（离开正道），says Plumptre
　　He and his colleague Anthony Chifu Nchanji studied decaying elephant dung in the forests of Cameroon They found that the dung decayed between 55 and 65 per cent more slowly than the dung in the rainforests of neighbouring Gabon.If researchers use decay rates from Gabon to count elephants in Cameroon，they would probably find more elephants than are actually around.
　　This could mean estimates in Cameroon are at least twice as high as those derived from
　　decay rates calculated locally，says Plumptre"However accurate your dung density estimate
/ R+ ~6 f6 @( q0 ?　　might be.the decay rate can severely affect the result"
　　Plumptre also says that the dung-pile census should be carried out over a region similar in size to an elephant's natural range The usual technique of monitoring only small，protected areas distorts numbers because elephants move in and out of these regions，he says"If the elephant population increases within the protected area，you can not determine whether 1t is a real increase or whether it is due to elephants moving in because they are being poached（入侵偷猎）outside."
! O, g* @3 J( a　　Plumptre says that similar problems may also affect other animal census studies that rely on indirect evidence such as nests，tracks or burrows（地洞）
　　36 The word"threatened"in the first sentence of the first paragraph could be best replaced by
/ z+ ^5 B/ H' d7 Q  [, a. s　　A ''endangered"
　　B "frightened"
) F+ b+ E' Q+ |+ Y7 e　　C "killed"
　　D "angered"
　　37 Why do researchers estimate elephant numbers in an area by counting dung piles?
0 I( I) I1 o- O1 g" g" Z7 E6 e8 i　　A Because elephants are difficult to catch
* U4 k/ g3 P2 v+ f9 _3 _6 \3 k' n3 e8 {　　B Because it is not possible to count elephants from a plane.
　　C Because it is not possible to keep track of elephants.
% `% n3 I+ ]4 A  I　　D Because elephants are shy animals
　　38 Piles of dung can't be relied upon when it comes to estimating elephant numbers because
　　A they are different in size
' o( E$ k6 b+ o5 m　　B they scatter an over the region.
　　C they are different in decay rate.
2 J$ q* i: Q! o　　D they are different in quality.
　　39 According to Plumptre，the region over which a dung-pile census is carried out should be
　　A small enough
　　B well protected.
　　C carefully monitored.
; {% D. k) Z, q　　D large enough
　　40 The first word"He"in paragraph 6 refers to
/ Q) I  C. v5 Y* Q2 `　　A Andrew Plumptre
　　B Katy Payne.
　　C Anthony Chifu Nchanji.
4 x2 G2 R0 g# m( f; D( S5 A　　D the writer of the article.