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2016年职称英语考试综合类B级模拟题（1）：阅读理解

下面有3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内容回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择l个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

31、回答31-45题：

America's national parks are like old friends.You may not see them for years at a time,but just knowing they're out there makes you feel better.Hearing the names of these famous old friends-Yosemite,Yellowstone,Grand Canyon - revives memories of visits past and promotes dreams of those still to come.

From Acadia to Zion,369 national parks are part of a continually evolving system.Ancient fossil beds,Revolutionary War battlefields,magnificent mountain ranges,and monuments to heroic men and women who molded this country are all a part of our National Park System (NPS).The care and preservation for future generations of these special places is entrusted to the National Park Service.Uniformed Rangers,the most visible representatives of the Service,not only offer park visitors a friendly wave,a helpful answer,or a thought-provoking history lesson,but also are skilled rescuers,firefighters,and dedicated resource protection professionals.The National Park Service ranks also include architects,historians,archaeologists,biologists,and a host of other experts who preserve and protect everything from George Washington's teeth to Thomas Edison's wax recordings.

Modern society has brought the National Park Service both massive chalienges and enormous opportunities.Satellite and computer technologies are expanding the educational possibilities of a national park beyond it's physical boundaries.Cities struggling to revive their urban cores are turning to the Park Service for expert assistance to preserve their cultural heritage,create pocket parks and green spaces,and re-energize local economies.Growing communities thirsty for recreational outlets are also working with the NPS to turn abandoned railroad tracks into bike and biking trails,as well as giving unused federal property new life as recreation centers.

To help meet these challenges and take advantage of these opportunities,the National Park Service has formed partnerships - some dating back 100 years,some only months old - with other agencies,state and local governments,corporations,American Indian tribes and Alaska Natives,Park Friends groups,cooperating associations,private organizations,community groups and individuals who share the National Park ethic.

National Park Week 1996 is a celebration of these partnerships.

Why are America's national parks like old friends?

A.Because they are always out there.

B.Because they are very old.

C.Because they make people feel better.

D.Because they are very famous.

32、Which of the following statements is true about uniformed rangers?

A.They take tourists to national parks.

B.They always act as tourist guides.

C.They help set up new national parks.

D.They protect the National Park System.

33、The National Park Service does all of the following EXCEPT

A.offering help to visitors.

B.molding the Nation.

C.keeping people better informed of the National Park System.

D.helping preserve the cultural heritage.

34、What is this passage about?

A.It is about the American National Parks.

B.It is about the National Park Service.

C.It is about the National Park Service partnerships.

D.It is about the care and preservation of the National Parks in America.

35、What will the paragraph following this passage most probably discuss?

A.The pocket parks in America.

B.The preparations made for the celebration of National Park Week 1996.

C.The work that has been done by the partners.

D.The preservation of national resources in America.

36、回答36-50题：

Play

Play is the principal business of childhood,and in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being.From earliest infancy,every child needs opportunity and the right materials for play,and the main tools of play are toys,Their main function is to suggest,encourage and assist play.To succeed in this they must be good toys,which children will play with often,and will come back to again and again.Therefore it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child's development.

In recent years research on infant development has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach,within the range of his inherited abilities.is largely determined in the first three years of his life.So a baby's ability to profit from the right play materials should not be underestimated.A baby who is encouraged and stimulated,talked to and shown things and played with,has the best chance of growing up successfully.

In the next stage,from three to five years old,curiosity knows no bounds.Every type of suitable toy should be made available to the child,for trying out,experimenting and learning,for discovering his own particular ability.Bricks and jigsaws (七巧板) and construction toys; painting,scribbling (涂鸦) and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social games for learning to play and get on with others.

But the third stage of playdevelopment -- from five to seven or eight years -- the child is at school.But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning,at home or at school.It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjoys.

Until the age of seven or eight,play and work mean much the same to a child.But once reading has been mastered,then books and school become the main source of learning.Toys are still interesting and valuable,they lead on to new hobbies,but their significance has changed-to a child of nice or ten years,toys and games mean,as to adults,relaxation and fun.

The passage tells us that as a child grows up,____

A.he should be allowed to choose his own toys

B.he should be given identical toys

C.he should be given different toys

D.he should be given fewer and fewer toys

37、According to the passage,the abilities a child has inherited from his parents ____

A.determine his character

B.will not change after the age of three

C.partly determine the standard he is likely to reach

D.to a large extent determine the choice of toys

38、Who have the best chance of growing up successfully____?

A.Those who tend to overeat.

B.Those who are given a lot of toys.

C.Those who are given toys,talked to and played with.

D.Those who can share their toys with their playmates.

39、We learn from the passage that a child has boundless curiosity ____

A.when he is two

B.when he is around four

C.when he is six

D.when he is eight

40、The passage is mainly about ____

A.the importance of pre-school education

B.the importance of schooling

C.the role of play in a child's development

D.the choice of toys for adolescents

41、回答41-55题：

I have learnt of a plan to build three hundred houses on the land called Parson's Place by the football ground.Few people know about this new plan to increase the size of our town.For me,Parson's Place is special because it is a beautiful natural area where local people can relax -the small wood has many unusual trees and the stream is popular with fishermen and bird-watchers.It's very quiet because

there are few houses or roads nearby.I think that losing this area will be terrible because we have no other similar facilities in the neighbourhood.

I am also against this plan because it will cause traffic problems.How will the people from the new houses travel to work? The motorway and the railway station are on the other side of town.Therefore,these people will have to drive through the town centre every time they go anywhere.

The roads will always be full of traffic,there will be nowhere to park and the tourists who come to see our lovely old buildings will leave.Shops and hotels will lose business.If the town really needs more homes,the empty ground beside the railway station is a more suitable place.

No doubt the builders will make a lot of money by selling these houses.But,in my opinion,the average person will quickly be made poorer by this plan.As well as this,we will lose a very special place and our town will be much less pleasant.

I am going to the local government offices on Monday morning to protest about this plan and I hope that your readers will join me there.We must make them stop this plan before it is too late.

Why has Alan written this letter'?

A.To perersuade the government to build new houses.

B.To protest about a new motorway near the town.

C.To encourage more people in the town to use Parson's Place.

D.To inform other people about the builders' plans.

42、Why is Persian's Place particularly important,in Alan's opinion?

A.Because it is near the football ground.

B.Because lots of people live near it.

C.Because it is a place near the town where people can enjoy nature.

D.Because local people can get there easily by car from the town.

43、What will cause traffic jams?

A.A building on Parson's Place.

B.Building near the railway station.

C.Tourists in the narrow streets.

D.People going to the shops and hotels.

44、Alan says that ordinary people who live in the town will probably soon

A.open new shops and hotels

B.choose to live near the station

C.be able to buy new homes

D.have less money

45、Which of these posters has Alan made?

A.Save Our Sports Ground

B.Say No to Houses on Parson's Place

C.We Need Homes Not Hotels

D.Use the Train Not the Road