全国职称英语考试综合类AB级课堂笔记第10讲

Ø 阅读理解出题特点：

2004年综合A/B阅读理解题：

sleepless at night

Technology transfer in Germany

比较：

2002年综合B阅读理解题：

Valuing Childhood

 

2003年综合B阅读理解题：

New Foods and The New World **

Teaching Poetry *

“Salty” Rice Plant Boosts Harvest

小节：综合B在阅读理解部分的选题上通常出现的文章大都与社会文化有关，而环境和自然保护方面的话题是考试中主题的一个选取方向，而“健康教育”方面的主题也是近年来选题的一个考虑点。三篇文章的难度是由易到难，通常会出现1-2篇文章“直接”来自职称用书。

 

Technology transfer in Germany

比较：

2002年综合A阅读理解题：

Characteristics of Publicity

 

2003年综合A阅读理解题：

 “Salty” Rice Plant Boosts Harvest

Fords’ Assembly Line *

小节：综合A在阅读理解部分的选题上通常出现的文章大都与社会文化有关（可能会有1篇左右的文章在内容上有一定的专业性—与经济，管理有关），环境和自然保护方面的话题是考试中主题的一个选取方向，而“健康教育”方面的主题也是近年来选题的一个考虑点。三篇文章的难度是由易到难，通常会出现1-2篇文章“直接”来自职称用书。

 

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下面有2篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

Passage 1

Sleepless at Night

    It was a normal summer night．Humidity(湿气)hung in the thick air．

    I couldn’t go to sleep，partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day．My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise．

    Sweat stuck to my aching body．Finally,  gathered enough strength to sit up．I looked out of my small window into the night．There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light．

    I couldn’t stand the pressure anymore，SO I did what I always do to make myself feel better．I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste．I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow．Back and forth，up and down．

  Then I  walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement，some life．Gladiator, my cat,  frightened me as he meowed(喵喵地唱出)his sad song．He was on t11e old orange couch(长沙发)，sitting up on his front legs，waiting for something to happen．He looked at me as if to say I“I’m lonely, pet me．I need a good hug(紧抱)．”Even the couch begged me to sit on it．

  In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch．This couch represented my parents’marriage，my birth，and hundreds of other little events．

  As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily．My mind was flooded with questions：What’s life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body，I had a new thought；each touch sang a different song．

  I forgot all about the heat and the next day’s surprise．The atmosphere was SO full of warmth and silence that I sank into its alms．Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms，I felt all my worries slowly move away．

1 The author of the passage could not go to sleep partly because

    A  it was too cold．

    B it was too dry．