2021年职称英语综合类A级阅读理解新增文章

1、2012 年职称英语综合类新增文章阅读理解To Have and Have Not It had been boring hanging about the hotel all afternoon. The road crew were playing a game with dollar notes. Folding them into small planes to see whose would fly the furthest.I having nothing better to do ， I joined in and won five ， and then took the opp

2、ortunity to escape with my profit. Despite the evil-looking clouds ， I had to get out for a while. I headed for a shop on the other side of the street. Unlike the others ， it didn't have a sign shouting its name and business ， and instead of the usual impersonal modern lighting ， there was an ap

3、pealing glow inside. Strangely nothing was displayed in the window. Not put off by this， Iwent inside. It took my breath away. I didn't know where to look, where to start. On one wall there hung three hand-stitched American quilts that were in such wonderful condition they might have been newly-

4、made. I came across tin toys and antique furniture, and on the wall in front of me, a 1957 Stratocaster guitar , also in excellent condition. A card pushed between the strings said $50. I ran my hand along a long shelf of records, reading their titles. And there was more. Can I help you? II She star

5、tled me. I hadn't even seen the woman behind the counter come in. The way she looked at me, so directly and with such power. It was a look of such intensity that for a moment I felt as if I were wrapped in some kind of magnetic or electrical field.I found it hard to take and almost turned away.

6、But though it was uncomfortable. I was fascinated by the experience of her looking straight into me, and by the feeling that I was neither a stranger, nor strange, to her. Besides amusement her expression showed sympathy. It was impossible to tell her age； she reminded me faintly of my grandmother b

7、ecause, although her eyes were friendly, I could see that she was not a woman to fall out with. I spoke at last. 'I was just looking really,' I said, though secretly wondering how much of the stuff I could cram into the bus. The woman turned away and went at once towards a back room, indicat

8、ing that I should follow her.But it in no way lived up to the first room. The light made me feel peculiar, too. It came from an oil lamp that was hung from the centre of the ceiling and created huge shadows over everything. There were no rare electric guitars, no old necklaces, no hand-painted boxes

9、 with delicate flowers. It was also obvious that it must have taken years, decades, to collect so much rubbish, so many old documents arid papers. I noticed some old books, whose gold lettering had faded, making their titles impossible to read. 'They look interesting,' I said, with some hesi

10、tation. 'To be able to understand that kind of writing you must first have had a similar experience,' she said clearly. She noted the confused look on my face, but didn't add anything. She reached up for a small book which she handed to me. 'This is the best book I can give you at th

11、e moment,' she laughed. you use it. II I opened the book to find it full. or rather empty, with blank white pages, but paid her the few dollars she asked for it, becoming embarrassed when I realised the notes were still folded into little paper planes. I put the book in my pocket, thanked her an

12、d left. 词汇： impersonal /im'p?:s?n?l/ adj. 客观的；非个人的；没有人情味的；语非人称的n.语非人称动词； 不具人格的事物 antique / n'ti:k/ adj. 古老的， 年代久远的 n. 古董， 古玩 startle /'st atl/ vt. vi.使吓一跳，使惊奇n.惊愕，惊恐 arid / ' rid/ adj.干旱的，枯萎的。毫无生气的magnetic /m g'netik/ adj. 有吸引力的，磁极的注释： 1. The road crew were playing a game with do

13、llar notes. Folding them into small planes to see whose would for the furthest. 巡回乐团 道具管理组的成员在用美元玩儿游戏， 把纸币折成纸飞机的形状然后看谁飞得最远。 2. I was fascinated by the experience of her looking straight into me, and by the feeling that I was neither a stranger , nor strange, to her. 我还是觉得那种被直视的感觉很美妙， 那种感觉是我既不是陌生人而且对

14、她来说并不陌生。3. The light made me feel peculiar, too. It came from an oil lampthat was hung the centre of the ceiling and created huge shadows over everything. 房间的灯光 也让我感觉和特别， 灯光来自天花板上的油灯， 使一切都笼罩在巨大的阴影之下。 练习： 1. Why did the writer want to leave the hotel? A) To enjoy the good weather. B) To have a change

15、 of scene. C) To spend all his winnings. D) To get away from the crew. 2. What attracted the writer to the shop? A) The lack of a sign or name. B) The fact that it was nearby. C) The empty window display. D) The light coming from inside. 3. The writer found the stock 进货， 库存品， 存货 in the front of the

16、shop. A) of top quality 质量； 品级； 优质 B) of good value C) difficult toget at D) badly displayed 4. What was unusual about the way the woman looked at him? A) It made him feel self-conscious. a. 自觉的 ,怕难为情的,怯生的B) She was happy to stare at v. 凝视,盯住 him. C) She seemed to know him well. D) It made him want

17、to look away. 5. The writer disliked the back room because. A) there was hardly anything in it B) she had orderedhim to go there C) he saw nothing he really liked D) it was too dark to look around 答案与题解： 1. B 本题的问题是： 为什么作者想要离开宾馆？由本文第一段第一句可以得出答案。 在宾馆 是十分无聊的，最后一句也写出作者不顾天气不好而想要出去走走，A， C 选项错误， D 选项未提及。2

18、. D本题的问题是：是什么吸引作者到那个商店？由第二段中间一 there was an appealing glow inside. II可以得出答案。A, C选项不切题。D选项未提及。3. A本题的问题是： 作者发现在小店前面存放的物品是怎样的？从第三段对于物品的详细描述可以得出答案。 On one wall there hung three hand-stitched American quilts that were in such wonderful condition they might have been newly-made. I came across tin toys an

19、d antique furniture, and on the wall in front of me, a 1957 Stratocaster guitar , also in excellent condition. II 4. C 本题的问 题是：那个女人看他的方式有什么不同？由第四段最后一句一I was fascinated by the experience of her looking straight into me, and by the feeling that I was neither a stranger, norstrange, to her. II有一种似曾相识的感

20、觉。5.C本体的问题是：作者不喜欢后屋的原因？从文中的第六段和第七段可以得出结论，他认为没有什么他真正喜欢的东西。一It was alsoobvious that it must have taken years, decades, to collect so much rubbish, so many old documents arid papers. II I noticed some old books, whose gold lettering had faded, making their titles impossible to read. 'They look inte

21、resting,' I said, with some hesitation. II + 第三十五 篇 Going Her Own Way When she was twelve, Maria made her first important decision about the course of her life. She decided that she wanted to continue her education, Most girls from middle-class families chose to stay home after primary school ，

22、though some attended private Catholic 教皇管辖下的基督教会的，天主教的 "finishing" schools. There they learned a little about music ， art ， needlework ， and how to make polite conversation. This was not the sort of adj. 那种 education that interested Maria or her mother. By this time ， she had begun to take

23、 her studies more seriously. She read constantly and brought her books everywhere. One time she even brought her math book to the theater and tried to study in the dark. Maria knew that she wanted to go on learning in a serious way. That meant attending the public high school ， something that very f

24、ew girls did. In Italy at the time ， there were two types of high schools: the "classical" schools and the "technical" schools. In the classical schools ， the students followed a very traditional program of studies ， with courses in Latin and Greek language and literature ， and I

25、talian literature and history1. The few girls who continued studying after primary school usually chose these schools. Maria ， however ， wanted to attend a technical school. The technical schools were more modem than the classical schools and they offered courses in modern languages ， mathematics ，

26、science ， and accounting2.Most people including Maria's father believedthey did not think itthat girls would never be able to understand these subjects. Furthermore was proper for girls to study them. Maria did not care if it was proper or not. Math and science were the subjects that interested

27、her most. But before she could sign up for the technical school ， she had to win her father' sapproval. She finally did ， with her mother's help ， though for many years after ， there was tension in the family. Maria's father continued to oppose her plans ， while her mother helped her. In

28、 1883 ， at age thirteen ， Maria entered the "Regia Scuola Tecnica Michelangelo Buonarroti" in Rome. Her experience at this school is difficult for us to imagine. Though the courses included modern subjects ， the teaching methods were very traditional. Learning consisted of memorizing long

29、lists of facts and repeating them back to the teacher. Students were not supposed to ask questions or think for themselves in any way. Teachers were very demanding ， discipline in the classroom was strict ， and punishment was severe for those who failed to achieve or were disobedient. 词汇 : disciplin

30、e /'disiplin/ n. 纪律，学科，训练，惩罚punishment / 'p?ni?m?nt/ n. 惩罚， 严厉对待， 虐待注释 : 1. In the classical schools， the students followed a very traditional program of studies ， with courses in Latin and Greek language and literature ， and Italian literature and history. 在传统学校中，学生们都依照一种非常传统的教学方式学习， 包含拉丁语、

31、 希腊语与文学课， 还有意大利文学与历史。 2. The technical schools were more modem than the classical schools and they offered courses in modern languages ， mathematics ， science ， and accounting. 技术学校比传统学校要现代得多，他们提供的课程有现代语言、数学、自然科学，以及会计学。练习 : 1. Maria wanted to attend. A )private finishing II school B) school with Lat

32、in and Greek O technical high school D) school for art and music 2. In those days, most Italian girls. A) went to classical schoolsB) went to finishing II schools C) did not go to high school D) went to technical schools 3. You can infer from this passage that. A) girls usually attended private primary schools B) only boys usually attended technical schools C) girls did not like going to school D) only girlsattended classical schoo