2017职称英语考试综合类C级阅读强化练习(四)

2017职称英语考试综合类C级阅读强化练习(四)Botany,thestudyofplants,occupiesapeculiarpositioninthehistoryofhumanknowledge.Wedon'tknowwhatourStoneAge1ancestorsknewaboutplants,butfromwhatwecanobserveofpreindustrialsocietiesthatstillexist,adetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremelyancient2.Thisislogical.Plantsarethebasisofthefoodpyramidforalllivingthings,evenforotherplants.Theyhavealwaysbeenenormouslyimportanttothewelfareofpeople,notonlyforfood,butalsoforclothing,weapons,tools,dyes3,medicines,shelter,andmanyotherpurposes.TribeslivingtodayinthejungleoftheAmazon4recognizehundredsofplantsandknowmanypropertiesofeach.Tothembotanyhasnonameandisprobablynotevenrecognizedasaspecialbranchof"knowledge"atall.Unfortunately,themoreindustrializedwebecomethefartherawaywemovefromdirectcontactwithplants,andthelessdistinctourknowledgeofbotanygrows.Yeteveryonecomesunconsciouslyonanamazingamountofbotanicalknowledge5,andfewpeoplewillfailtorecognizearose,anapple,oranorchid6.WhenourNeolithic7ancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplantedforricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofplantsandhumanswastaken.Grainswerediscoveredandfromthemflowedthemarvelofagriculture:cultivatedcrops.Fromthenon,humanswouldincreasinglytaketheirlivingfromthecontrolledproductionofafewplants,ratherthangettingalittlehereandalittletherefrommanyvarietiesthatgrewwildandtheaccumulatedknowledgeoftensofthousandsofyearsofexperienceandintimacywithplantsinthewildwouldbegintofadeaway8.词汇:botany['bɔtəni]n.植物学yield[ji:ld]n.产量，收益detailed['di:teild]adj.详细的，详尽的marvel['mɑ:vəl]n.令人惊奇的事(人)，奇迹property['prɔpəti]n.(1)特征(2)财产，资产logical['lɔd3ikəl]adj.逻辑的，合乎逻辑的variety[və'raiəti]n.(1)品种，变种(2)变化，多样化pyramid['pirəmid]n.金字塔职称英语考试welfare['welfεə]n.福利，幸福，康乐accumulate[ə'kju:mjuleit]vt.积累，积聚intimacy['intiməsi]n.亲近，亲密重点推荐：2016年职称英语考试成绩查询时间及入口||合格证书样本及成绩有效期||合格标准2017年职称英语考试时间||免考规定||考试题型||职称英语报名照片审核处理工具全国十类人可不参加职称外语考试网校培训：中华考试网职称英语考试题库，是为职称英语考试量身定做的在线考试平台，拥有最新的考试题库，权威的答案解析，提供了历年真题、模拟试题、章节试题、预测试题等，错题重做，在线做题实时评估得分情况。在做题的同时，达到复习的效果，在模考的过程，提高答题能力。难度增加不可怕，职称英语教父幺建华(平均98%的)，教你好方法、学技巧，2016年轻松过关！全国职称英语考试统一考试流程详情可咨询：在线咨询，报课热线：4000-525-585!微信咨询：w712931601注释：1.StoneAge:石器时代2.…adetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremelyancient:……对植物及其特点的详细了解一定非常久远。3.dye:染料4.theAmazon:亚马孙河5.Yeteveryonecomesunconsciouslyonanamazingamountofbotanicalknowledge…而每个人都会在无意识中获得大量的植物知识，……comeon:(偶然)遇见;(偶然)发现。又如：Icameonthisideabypurechance.我有这个想法纯偶然。6.orchid:兰花7.Neolithic:新石器时代8.Fromthenon,humanswouldincreasinglytaketheirlivingfromthecontrolledproductionofafewplants,ratherthangettingalittlehereandalittletherefrommanyvarietiesthatgrewwildandtheaccumulatedknowledgeoftensofthousandsofyearsofexperienceandintimacywithplantsinthewildwouldbegintofadeaway:从那时起，人类就越来越多地从可控制的几种植物的种植中获取生计，而不是从野生的众多种类中东采一点，西摘一点。在数万年的经验中积累起来的知识以及与大自然中各种植物的紧密联系也就开始消失。taketheirlivingfrom…:靠……过活。1.Itislogicalthatadetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremelyancient.(一段)A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned2.Peoplecannotsurvivewithoutplants.(一段)A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned3.TribeslivingtodayinthejungleoftheAmazonteachbotanytotheirchildrenatschool.(一段)A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned4.Ourdirectcontactwithplantsgrowswiththeprocessofindustrialization.(二段)A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned5.Todaypeopleusuallyacquirealargeamountofbotanicalknowledgefromtextbooks.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned6.PeoplelivingintheMiddleEastfirstlearnedtogrowplantsforfoodabout10,000yearsago.(二段)A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned7.Oncemankindbeganfarming,theynolongerhadtogetfoodfrommanyvarietiesthatgrewwild.(二段)A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned答案及题解：1.A文章第一段第三句话中的指示词“This”回指上一句话中的陈述，即“关于植物及其特点的详细知识一定由来已久”。2.A第二段降到植物对于人类而言是极为重要的，为人类提供了食物、衣服、工具、药物等生活必需品。3.B第一段结尾部分提到现今仍生活在亚马孙丛林中的部落能识别成百上千种植物及其特性，但在他们的词汇中还没有“植物学”这个词，甚至有可能不承认“植物学”是专门的知识。因此在学校中不可能设该课。4