2012年职称英语综合C类阅读理解强化训练二

会计考友 · 发表于 2012-8-15 23:46:35

第1篇 Some things we know about language
　　Many things about language are a mystery, and many will always remain SO.But somethings we do know.
　　First，we know that all human beings have a language of some sort.There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language，no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one mother.　Furthermore，in historical times，there has never been a race of men without a language.
　　Second，there is no such thing as a primitive language.There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped，who are，as we say，uncivilized, but the languages they speak are not primitive.In all known 1anguages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.
　　This has not always been well understood;indeed, the direct contrary has often been stated.Popular ideas of the 1anguage of the American Indians will illustrate.Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises.Study has proved this to be nonsense.There are，or were，hundreds of American Indian languages，and a11 of them turn out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with，but they are no more primitive five than English and Greek.
　　A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate.That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.
　　Finally, we know that language changes.It is natural and normal for language to change;the only languages which do not change are the dead ones.This is easy to understand if we look backward in time.Change goes on in all aspects of language.Grammatical features change as do speech sounds，and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly.Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.
　　　　race/n.种族
　　primitive/adj.原始的
　　uncivilized/adj.不开化的，落后的
　　complexity/n.复杂性，复杂现象
　　nonsense/n.胡说，没有根据的话
　　extensive/adj.广泛的
　　vocabulary/n.词汇
　　练习：
　　1. In the second paragraph the author thinks that
　　A.some backward race doesn’t have a language of its own.
　　B.some race in history didn’t possess a language of its own.
　　C.any human race，whether backward or not，has a language.
　　D.some races on earth call communicate without language.
　　2. According to the author, people of undeveloped cultures can have___ languages.
　　A.complicated
　　B.uncivilized
　　C.primitive
　　D.well—known
　　3.The author has used American Indian languages as an example to show that they are
　　A.just as old as some well-known languages.
　　B.just as sophisticated as some well-known languages.
　　C.more developed than some well-known languages.
　　D.more complex than some well-known languages.
　　4. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
　　A.A language is a means of expressing a particular culture.
　　B.All languages can well express their respective cultures.
　　C.American Indian languages are as sophisticated as English.
　　D.Some languages are better than other languages.
　　5. According to the author, language changes are most likely to occur in
　　A.grammar.
　　B.pronunciation.
　　C.vocabulary.
　　D.intonation.

　

会计考友 · 发表于 2012-8-15 23:46:36

　Stress Level Tied to Education LevelPeople with less education suffer fewer stressful days, according to a report in the current issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.</p>　　However, the study also found that when 1ess-educated people did suffer stress it was more severe and had a larger impact on their health.
　　From this。researchers have concluded that the day-to-day factors that cause stress are not random.Ⅵr11ere you are in society determines the kinds of problems that you have each day, and how well you will cope with them.
　　The research team interviewed a national sample of 1.03 1 adults daily for eight days about their stress level and health.People without a high school diploma reported stress on 30 percent of the study days，people with a high school degree reported stress 38 percent of the time，and people with college degrees reported stress 44 percent of the time.
　　“Less advantaged people are less healthy on a daily basis and are more likely to have downward turns in their health。”lead researcher Dr.Joseph Grzywacz，of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, said in a prepared statement.“The downward turns in health were connected with daily stressors.and the effect of daily stressors on their health is much more devastating for the less advantaged.”
　　Grzywacz suggested follow-up research to determine why less-educated people report fewer days of stress when it is known their stress is more acute and chronic.
　　“If something happens every day, maybe it’snot seen as a stressor”Grzywacz says.“Maybe it is just 1ife.”
　　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 level is closely related to
　　A.family size.
　　B.social status.
　　C.body weight.
　　D.work experience.
　　2.The 1.03 1 adults were interviewed
　　A.on adaily basis for 8days.
　　B.during one of eight days.
　　C.all by Grzywacz.
　　D.in groups.
　　3. Which group reported the biggest number of stressful days?
　　A.People without any education.
　　B.People without high school degrees.
　　C.People with high school degrees.
　　D.People with college degrees.
　　4.The less advantaged people are，the greater
　　A.the impact of stress on their health is.
　　B.the effect of education on their health is
　　C.the level of their education is.
　　D.the degree of their health concern is.
　　5.Less—educated people report fewer days of stress possibly because
　　A.they don’t want to tell the truth.
　　B.they don’t want to face the truth.
　　C.stress is too common a factor in their life.
　　D their stress is more acute.

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[综合类英语] 2012年职称英语综合C类阅读理解强化训练二

2012年职称英语综合C类阅读理解强化训练二