国家电网职称英语考试复习题-阅读理解

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Passage 1

Have you ever seen a moon that looks unbelievably big?

1. To what do—harvest moon(All of these)

2. The main purpose—is to(inform)

3. The author knew—the moon(mysterious)

4. The moon looks bigger if(it is--horizon)

5. The autumm moon(help farmers--crops)

Passage 2

Strange thing happens to time when you travel.

1. The best title—is(how time--world)

2. The difference in—is(one hour)

3. From this –ocean(is divided--zones)

4. The international—name for(the point--begins)

5. If you cross—clock(ahead one--zone)

Passage 3

Holidays in the United States usually occur at least once a month

1. The government—have a(3-day)

2. Workers in the—from(Tuesday to Friday)

3. Which statement—passage?(All the--vacation)

4. The reason—that(no one--place)

5. Which of the—passage?(Something—U.S)

Passage 4

Sarah Winchester was a very rich woman.

1. What did—house(Making it bigger)

2. The story—had(7 floors)

3. Who did—house(Carpenters--workers)

4. How long—continue(For 38 years)

5. Sarah’s—finished(when she died)

Passage 5

The diner is only a humble restaurant,

1. What’s the—2(The attraction--people)

2. The purpose—to(gove a--passage)

3. Why do—diner?(It’s--loneliness)

4. Diners attract(many--people)

5. Diners are(fascinating)

Passage 6

In the past two years,millions-

1. The word—to(make use of)

2. It can—fitness,(bicyle--rise)

3. The bicycle is(enjoying--revival)

4. The reader—are(concerned--lives)

5. in the—means(a rapid--sale)

Passage 7

Doctors have known for a long time that— Or loss

1. Doctors have—that(one many--noise)

2. This passage—hearing(will be--second)

3. According to—aspirin(makes hearing--worse)

4. Millions of—they(take--aspirin)

5. The purpose—find(whether aspirin--noises)

Passage 8

Just two month ago,Ana,a teenager,was—

1. Ana realizes that(she must--exam)

2. Ana has—for(seven years)

3. Ana experiences—with(the--lectures)

4. Ana tells—about(her family)

5. The best—is(Ana comes--colors)

Passage 9

Any mistake made in the printing of a – Collectors.

1. 1.A postage—if(a mistake--printing)

2. In 1847—were(not--stamps)

3. In 1847—in the(wording)

4. 4.＄16800—of(the--blue)

5.The valuable—by(British printers)

Passage 10

In the English educational system,

1. The purpose—to(describe--on)

2. The exam—age of(fifteen)

3. We may—that(the exam--exams)

4. The passage—that(schooling--England)

5. As used—means(to take--of)

Passage 11

For centuries,in the countries of south and—the

1. What can—passage?(It is hard--them)

2. Thailand was—because(white—1920s)

3. Why is—author?(Because--owners)

4. Which of—times?(Today--5150)

5. The passage—from(a research report)

Passage 12

The communications explosion is on the scale of the rail,

1. By saying—to(display--life)

2. The author—is(amazing)

3. Which of—true?(The--functionally)

4. According—us to(talk and--are)

5. The phrase—by(each car)

Passage 13

Many private institutions of higher education around the—danger.

1. According to—of(their characteristics)

2. The author—mean(get into difficulties)

3. We can—support(private schools)

4. Which of-NOT-schools?(Private--schools)

5. Which of—school

6. s?(National--support)

Passage 14

Japan is getting tough about recycling—and------kind of way.

1. According to—of(the consumers)

2. Which of—plastics?(It retains --reprocessing)

3. According to—to(a kind--layer)

4. In the—that(21-inch—so far)

5. The author—to(inform)

Passage 15

A friend of mine,in response to aconversation—of life,

1. The author—because(like--unfair)

2. Surrendering—will(make--things)

3. The second—discusses(it’s—of life)

4. In the—fact that(life--fair)

5. From the—life is(positive)

Passage 16

People appear to be born to compute.

1. What does—discuss?(The--children)

2. From the—children(begin—and talk)

3. In his—is(objective)

4. According to—children(didn’t think)

5. Which of—of?(Children--easily)

Passage 17

The small coastal town of Broome,in northwest Australia,

1. The first—that(Broome--vast)

2. Sun Pictures—in that(the—the grass)

3. Gregory Peck—(a movie star)

4. The non—refers to(an insect--incident)

5. It can—by(the Sun Pictures)

Passage 18

A new technology is going to ripe,one that could transform—lives,

1. As is—superconductivity(is--development)

2. The new—that(it is being--world)

3. What does—wold?(Dramatic)

4. From the—that(Asian--technology)

5. Which of—passage?(Superconductivity:)

Passage 19

More surprising,perhaps,than the current difficulties—and thriving.

1. By calling—that(more--Europeans)

2. From the—that(traditional--difficulty)

3. Which of—families?(Many--acceptable)

4. Part-time children(are--spouses)

5. Even though—families,(the--marriage)

Passage 20

People become quite illogical when they try to decide—cannot.

1. The wold—means(disgusting)

2. We can—author(was angry--plants)

3. The author—snails(are the--food)

4. The best—be(One--Poison0

5. As indicated—because(they learn--families)

Passage 21

All the use ful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun.

1. The sun is the source---EXCEPT(atomic power)

2. Radiant energy is stored---by(plants)

3. The sun’s energy provides---all EXCEPT(water)

4. The largest part lf the---earth is(absorbed by the earth’s atmosphere)

5. Of the sun’s total---receives(a very samall portion)

Passage 22

The market is a concept---for the passage?

1. Which of the following---passage?(What Is the Market?)

2. All of the following---EXCEPT(attending a night school)

3. You are buying ---when you(dine at a restaurant)

4. The word---probably mean(concrete)

5. In what way is the market---something?(It tells you what to produce)

Passage 23

X-rays wer first discovered by a German scientist---togethe.

1. What puzzled Rontgen---was(some radiation---tube)

2. The screen didn’t---when(it was moved to the next room)

3. Rontgen put his hand---to(find out more about the rays)

4. The rays proved to---through(bone)

5. From the passage---are(invisible)

Passage 24

“Body clocks”are biological methods of controlling---were doing.

1. According to the passage(one can help---“body clocks”)

2. Irregular signs shown---warning of(possible illnesses)

3. We tend to do physical---because(our body is most active then)

4. The author suggests---study is(at night)

5. According to the---day-dream(every hour in the day time)

Passage 25

Plastics are materials which are softened---cheaply

1. The word“sympathetic”in---means (agreeable)

2. It can be concluded from this passage that (plastics are cheap as antiques)

3. Which of the following---plastics?(Carbon)

4. Plastics that harden----called (thermosetting)

5. Which lf the following---passage? (The Development---Material)

Passage 26

When we analyze the salt salinity of ocean---of the world

1. This passage mainly tells us about(the causes of the -- salinity)

2. It can be inferred from—by(evaporation)

3. Which of the following ---salinity(Formation of sea ice)

4. Which of the following---passage(The temperature ---salinity)

5. The purpose-- Weddell Sea is(to give an example of---salinity)

Passage 27

The science of meteorology is concerned with ---meteorology

1. Which of the following is –-passage(Approaches to --Meteorology)

2. The predictions of synoptic---based on the(preparation r----maps)

3. Which of the following is not---weather forecasting(Sports)

4. The author implies—will lead to(greater protection -- property)

5. In the last sentenceof-refers to(mathematics and physics)

Passage 28

As we have seen,the focus of medical care in our—of daily life

1. Today medical care is placing-on—(removing peoples bad living habits)

2. In the first paragraph—that(good health is more than not being ill)

3. Traditionally,a person—if he —(is free from any kind of disease)

4. According to the author---(to strive to maintain—possible health)

5. According to what—healthy?—(People who try to--limitations)

Passage 29

IF you want to teach your---is not

1. If a mother adds—(the childs may feel that--apolgy)

2. According to the author—(I’m aware--blame)

3. It is not advisable—(it is vague and ineffective)

4. We lean from—(their ages should--account)

5. It can be inferred—(not as -seems)

Passage 30

Scratchy throats---catching one

1. According to the—(shorten the--illness)

2. We learn from the passage that—(over-the-counter---)

3. According to the passage—(one should take_disease)

4. Which of the—cold(A high temperature)

5. If children have –(are advised not to--aspirin)

Passage 31

Sign has become a scientific—stuff

1. The study of sign—(a challengeto---)

2. The present growing—(an English--deaf)

3. According to Stokoe—(a genuine language)

4. Most educators objected—(a language could--sounds)

5. Stokoe’s argument is—(language is a product of the brain)

Passage 32

It is hard to track the blue—miles

1. The passage is chiefly about(the civilian--system)

2. The underwater---(to trace and locate ---)

3. The deep-sea---(the unique property--)

4. It can be inferred—(military---)

5. Which of the following—(it is now partly--)

Passage 33

You never see them—recovered

1. What does the author—(It is an indispensable--)

2. What information –(Data for analyzing--)

3. Why was the black—(The early models often---)

4. Why did the Federal—(To make them--)

5. What do we know—(there is still---)

Passage 34

New technology links------to the firm

1. What is the author’s attitude—(positive)

2. With the increased---(are attaching more-----)

3. In this passage—(missing opportunities for---)

4. According to the—(Ability to speak---)

5. The advantage of—(better control the---)

Passage 1

Everybody in the city uses mobile phones today. But do you know a mobile phone is actually a small radio ?

1. Mobile phones used to—（be powerful enough to send a person’s voice to faraway places.）

2. What do we learn from the article about today’s mobile phones? —(They are small and easy to use.)

3. Which of the following g translations of the messages is NOT correct? —(Will I C U B4 2moro?-will I see you after tomorrow?)

4. Why does the writer write this article?— (To introduce how mobile phones works and how it is used.)

5. Which of the following is true according to the article? —(Today sending short messages is a popular way of using mobile phones.)

Passage 2

In our country, the power grid standard frequency is 50Hz. For the power grid with a capacity of 3 000MW and above,

1. In our country, for the power grid with a capacity of 3 00MW and above, the allowable frequency deviation is（ ±0.2Hz）

2. In the power grid with a capacity less than 3 000MW, the deviation between electric clock and standard clock (GPS) should not be larger than:（±60s）

3. The running of electric clock can reflect the variation of power grid frequency, as the motive part of the electric clock is （an AC single-phase synchronous motor.）

4. In the power grid with a capacity of 3 000MW and above, the accidental frequency is：（Over or under 50±0.2Hz.）

5. The primary frequency regulation power plant undertakes the frequency regulation of the power grid, and keeps the frequency within: （50±0.1Hz.）

Passage 3

All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun. The sun heats and feeds creatures and mankind.

1. the sun is the sources of all of the following EXCEPT （atomic power）

2. Radiant energy is stored as carbon compounds by （plants）

3. The sun’s energy provides us with all EXCEPT （water）

4. The largest part of the light energy directed towards the earth is （absorbed by the earth’s atmosphere ）

5. Of the sun’s total output of radiant energy ,the earth receives （a very small portion）

Passage 4

The market is a concept .If you are growing tomatoes in you backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to you neighbor and some to the manager of the local market.

1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? （ what’s the market? ）

2. All of the following acts are producing for the market EXCEPT （attending a night school）

3. You are buying from the market when you（ dine at a restaurant）

4. The word “real ”in the last paragraph may most probably mean（concrete）

5. In what way is the market very real for each person or businessmen who is making and selling something? （It tells you what to produce）

Passage 1

Nowadays more and more people have their own cars. Cities are full of ears. Therefore parking becomes a big problem.

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the problems we have with cars today? （Money）

2. According to the article, if we have little cars in the future, (The streets will be less crowded.)

3. Little cars are more suitable for( daily life.)

4. A little car is likely to be (one third the size of )today’s car.

5. Large cars and little cars (can be used for different purposes) in the future.

Passage 2

The transmission and transformation of the electric power network is completed by step-up substations, step-down substations and connected transmission equipment. The transmission equipment mainly consists of

1. The function of transmission is to send (the electric power.)

2. In out country, what voltage class’s power network is called the high voltage networks? (500kv)

3. In our country, the specified rated standard voltages is (the line voltage effective value.)

4. What is the meaning of “UHV”? (The ultra-high voltage.)

5. In our country, the voltage of the DC ultra-high voltage power network is( DC ±800kv and above.)

Passage 3

The science of meteorology is concerned with the study of the structure ,sate and behaviour of the atmosphere.

1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? (Approaches to the Science of Meteorology.)

2. The predictions of synoptic meteorologists are directly based on the (preparation and study of weather maps.)

3. Which of the following is not referred to be the author as a field whose needs are served by weather forecasting? (Sports)

4. The author implies that increased accuracy in weather forecasting will lead to( greater protection of human life and property.)

5. In the last sentence of the passage ,the phrase “these tools” refers to (mathematics and physics)

Passage 4

As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease to preventing disease-especially

1. Today medical care is placing more stress on( removing people’s bad living habits).

2. In the first paragraph, people are reminded that( good health is more than not being ill.)

3. Traditionally, a person is considered” well” if he (is free from any kind of disease.)

4. According to the author, the true meaning of “wellness” is for people (to strive to maintain the best possible health.)

5. According to what the author advocates, which of the following groups of people would be considered healthy? (People who try to be as healthy as possible, regardless of their limitations.)

Passage 1

A friend of mine, in response to a conversation we were having about the injustice of life,

1. The author thought of his friend’s question as a good one because （like his friend, he also thought life was unfair.）

2. Surrendering to the fact that life isn’t fair will( make us know it’s our duty to perfect things.)

3. The second paragraph of the passage mainly discusses (it’s nice to accept the injustice of life)

4. In the last paragraph, “this very basic fact” refers to the fact that( life isn’t and won’t be fair.)

5. From the passage, we can learn that the author’s attitude to life is (positive.)

Passage 2

The cause of the decline of North Africa is popularly attributed to climatic changes, the theory being that the area became hotter and drier and the people were forced to abandon a thriving civilization. However,

1. What do people usually think contributed to the decline of North Africa? (Climatic factors.)

2. The main idea of this passage is (climatic changes coupled with forest abuse result in the decrease of forests in North Africa.)

3. Which of the following is the ultimate reason for the decline of tropical rain forests? (Human abuse of forests.)

4. Increase in the temperature of tropical soil (may lead to the loss of organic nitrogen in it).

5. From this passage we can infer that the author’s attitude toward the theory of some geologists is (favorable)

Passage 3

It is hard to track the blue whale, the ocean’s largest creature, which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species.

1. The passage is chiefly about( the civilian use of a military detection system.)

2. The underwater listening system was originally designed (to trace and locate enemy vessels.)

3. The deep-sea listening system makes use of (the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting sound.)

4. It can be inferred from the passage that (military technology has great potential in civilian use)

5. Which of the following is true about the U.S Navy underwater listening network?( It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists.)

Passage 4

New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk .It’s now a “global village”where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link.

1. What is the author’s attitude toward high-teach communications equipment? (Positive)

2. With the increased use of high-teach communications equipment, businesspeople (are attaching more importance to their overseas business.)

3. In this passage, “out of sight and out of main” (lines2-3,part.3) probably means (missing opportunities for promotion when abroad)

4. According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people today? (Ability to speak the client’s language.)

5. The advantage of employees having foreign language skills is that they can(better control the whole negotiation process.)

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