2017年职称英语综合类C级阅读理解新增文章

2017年职称英语综合类C级阅读理解新增文章(9)SeeingtheWorldCenturiesAgoIfyouenjoylookingthroughtravelbooksbysuchfamiliarauthorsasArthurFrommerorEugeneFodor，itwillnotsurpriseyoutoleanthattravelwritinghasalongandvenerablehistory.Almostfromtheearliestannalsofrecordedtimeindividualshavefoundreadyaudiencesfortheiraccountsofjourneystostrangeandexoticlocales.1Oneoftheearliesttravelwriters，aGreekgeographerandhistoriannamedStrabo，livedaroundthetimeofChrist.ThoughStraboisknowntohavetraveledfromeastoftheBlackSeawesttoItalyandasfarsouthasEthiopia，healsouseddetailsgleanedfromotherwriterstoextendandenlivenhisaccounts.HismultivolumedworkGeographyprovidestheonlysurvivingaccountofthecities，peoples，customs，andgeographicalpeculiaritiesofthewholeknownworldofhistime.Twootherclassictravelwriters，theltalianMarcoPoloandtheMoroccanIbnBattutah，livedinroughlythesametimeperiod.MarcoPolotraveledtoChinawithhisfatheranduncleinaboutA.D.1275andremainedthere16or17years，visitingseveralothercountriesduringhistravels.WhenMarcoreturnedtoltalyhedictatedhismemoirs，includingstorieshehadheardfromothers，toascribe，withtheresultingbookIImilionebeinganinstantsuccess.Thoughdifficulttoattesttotheaccuracyofallhesays，Marco’sbookimpelledEuropeanstobegintheirgreatvoyagesofexploration.2lbnBattutah’sinterestintravelbeganonhisrequiredMuslimjoumeytoMeccain1325，andduringhislifetimehejourneyedthroughallthecountrieswhereIslamheldsway.3HistravelbooktheRihlahisapersonalizedaccountofdesertjourneys，courtintrigues，andeventheeffectoftheBackDeathinthevariouslandshevisited.Inalmost30yearsoftravelingitisestimatedthatIbnBattutahcoveredmorethan75，000miles.词汇:venerableadj.庄严的，值得尊敬的enlivenv.使生动accountn.记述voyagen.航行exoticv.异国的，外来的注释:1.Almostfromtheearliestannalsofrecordedtimeindividualshavefoundreadyaudiencesfortheiraccountsofjourneystostrangeandexoticlocales.几乎从最早有时间记载开始，人们就发现，他们对去一个陌生地方旅行的记录是不乏读者的。2.…Marco’sbookimpelledEuropeanstobegintheirgreatvoyagesofexploration.……马可的书促使欧洲人开始了他们伟大的航海探索之旅。3.…hejourneyedthroughallthecountrieswhereIslamheldsway.……他去了所有伊斯兰教掌权的国家旅行。练习:1.Thispassageismostlyabout__________.A)whypeoplefindtravelwritingexcitingB)theliterarystyleofthreeearlytravelwritersC)wherethreeearlytravelwriterswentandwroteaboutD)howtowriteatravelbook2.IbnBattutahtraveled__________.A)toChinaB)toEthiopiaC)throughouttheMuslimwordD)for16or17years3.Thebooksbfthethreewriterswerepopularbecause__________.A)theylistedgoodplacestostayB)theytoldofstrangeandexoticlocalesC)theyexplainedthebestroutestogettoplacesD)alloftheirstorieswerefirsthandaccounts4.Theoverallorganizationofthispassageisthrough__________.A)chronologicalorderB)spatialdescriptionC)travelwriters’personalnarrativesD)persuasivedetails5.Inthispassageattestmeansto__________.A)giveanexaminationtoB)drawamapofC)tellliestoD)giveproofof答案与题解：1.C本题问的是:这篇文章主要讲了什么?A的意思是为什么人们觉得旅行写作令人激动。B的意思是三位早期旅行作家的文学风格。C的意思是三位早期旅行作家去过的地方以及他们的写作内容。D的意思是如何写一部旅行作品。根据本文内容，C选项最符合题意。因此C是正确的答案。2.C本题问的是:IbnBattutah到过哪里旅行?根据最后一段的第一句话:hejourneyedthroughallthecountrieswhereIslamheldsway，可知，他去过了所有穆斯林的国家。因此C是正确的答案。3.B本题问的是:三位作家的作品都很受欢迎，原因是什么?A的意思是他们列出了好的地方。B的意思是他们写出了陌生的外面的地方。C的意思是他们说明了去一些地方的路线。D的意思是他们的所有故事都是一手资料。根据第一段的最后一句话可知，旅行作品吸引读者的地方在于它描述了一个陌生的B是正确的答案。