2016职称英语综合类阅读模拟试题
People travel for a lot of reasons.Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines1.Others are looking for culture,or simply want to have their pictures taken2 in front of famous places.But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on3.
Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it4.Residents of cities like London,Copenhagen,and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short,and much of the rest of the year in the rain5.This is the reason the Mediterranean6 has always attracted them.Every summer,more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resorts7 and beaches for their vacation.They all come for the same reason： sun!
The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries.Italy's 30，000 hotels are booked solid8 every summer.And 13 million people camp out on French beaches,parks,and roadsides.Spain's long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else.37 million tourists visit yearly,or one tourist for every person living in Spain9.
But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle.The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth.And with increased tourism ，it's getting worse.The French can't figure out10 what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St.Tropez.And in many places,swimming is dangerous because of pollution.
None of this,however,is spoiling11 anyone's fun.The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists.Obviously,they don't go there for clean water and solitude12.They tolerate traffic jams13 and seem to like crowded beaches.They don't even mind the pollution.No matter how dirty the water is,the coastline still looks beautiful.And as long as14 the sun shines,it's still better thanin the cold rain in Berlin,London,or Oslo.
注释：
1 religious shrine：宗教圣殿
2.have their pictures taken：请别人为他们照相
3.But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.但大多数欧洲游客愿意寻找阳光充足的海滩晒日光浴。注意look for和fmd的区别。look for是“找”的过程，常解释为“寻找”，find是“找”的结果，所以常解释为“找到”。不妨体会一下它们的差别：I've been looking for my lost watch and haven't found it yet.
4.Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it.北欧人心甘情愿花大笔金钱，容忍诸多不便去获得阳光，因为阳光对他们来说太难得了。
5.Residents of cities like London,Copenhagen,and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short,and much of the rest of the year in the rain.由于白天很短，像伦敦、哥本哈根和阿姆斯特丹的居民在冬季的大部分时间里，都是在昏暗中度过的，而其余的季节又都是阴雨连绵。这句点出了北欧阴冷潮湿，日短夜长的气候特征，也就解释了欧洲游客执着追求温暖明媚阳光的原因。
6.the Mediterranean：地中海地区
7.resorts：指常去的地方，胜地
8.be booked solid：全部客满
9.37 million tourists visit yearly ，or one tourist for every person living in Spain.每年有3 700多万游客，换句话说，旅游者与西班牙居民人数相当，即为1：1.
10.figure out：此处指“想出”，它还有“算出;明白;断定”等意。
11.spoil：原意为“损坏;宠坏”，此处指“破坏兴致”。
12.solitude：意为“独居，独处”，文中指清静自在。
13.traffic jams：交通堵塞
14.as long as：意为“只要;在……情况下”，引导条件状语从句。又如：I'm happy as long as you are happy.
练习：
1.The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that________.
A) they want to see historic remains or religious spots
B) they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs
C) they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites
D) they wish to escape from the cold,dark and rainy days back at home
2.In paragraph 2,cities like London,Copenhagen,and Amsterdam are mentioned________.
A) to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate
B) to tell us how wealthy their residents are
C) to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty
D) to prove that they have got more tourism than they can handle
3.According to the passage,which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?
A) Italy.
B) Spain.
C) France.
D) Greece.
4.The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3,i.e.，"or one tourist for every person living in Spain" means________.
A) all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists
B) every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country
C) every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist
D) every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year
5.According to the passage,which of the following factors might spoil the tourists' fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?
A) Polluted water.
B) Crowded buses.
C) Traffic jams.
D) Rainy weather.
答案与题解：
1.D 第一段首先在主题句中指出人们外出旅行的原因是多种多样的，然后以some和others 举出一些例子，最后以转折连词but点出作者要着重描述的欧洲游客对阳光特殊的追求及其原因。选项A、B、C均属于作者列举的一般游客感兴趣的事物，只有 D项才是欧洲游客旅行的动机，所以选D.
2.A 第二段中所举的三个城市都具有阴冷日短的气候特点，这些不利的地理气候条件使得当地居民向往阳光充足的地方。四个选项中，选项A最接近题意。
3.B 第三段中的第四句话是这么说的：Spain's long,sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else.西班牙那漫长的海岸线更成了众多旅游者慕名前往的地方。因此选B.
4.B 去西班牙旅行的游客人数与西班牙人口的比例达1：1，所以选B
5.D 最后一段中已说明：只要阳光普照，就比阴冷多雨的北欧强，因此只有D项“多雨的天气”才会破坏游客们的兴致。
On a recent field trip to the Kalahari Desert,a team of researchers learn a lot more about honey badgers.The team employed a local wildlife expert Kitso Khama to help them locate and follow the badgers across the desert.
Their main aim was to study the badgers'movements and behavior as discreetly(谨慎地) as possible without frightening them away or causing them to change their natural behavior.They also planned to trap a few and study them close up before releasing them in view of the animal’s reputation,this was something that even Khama was reluctant to do.
"The problem with honey badgers is they are naturally curious animals,especially when they see something new，" he says."That,combined with their unpredictable nature,can be a dangerous mixture.If they sense you have food,for example,they won't be shy about coming right up to you for something to eat.They’re actually quite sociable creatures around humans,but as soon as they feel they might be in danger,they can become extremely vicious(凶恶的)。 Fortunately this is rare,but it does happen."
The research confirmed many things that were already known.As expected,honey badgers ate any creatures they could catch and kill.Even poisonous snakes,feared and avoided by most other animals,were not safe from them.The researchers were surprised,however,by the animal's fondness for local melons,probably because of their high water content.Preciously researchers thought that the animal got all of its liquid requirements from its prey(猎物)。 The team also learnt that,contrary to previous research findings,the badgers occasionally formed loose family groups.They were also able to confirm certain results from previous research,including the fact that female badgers never socialized with each other.
Following some of the male badgers was a challenge,since they can cover large distances in a short space of time.Some hunting territories cover more than 500 square kilometers.Although they seem happy to share these territories with other males,there are occasional fights over an important food source,and male badgers can be as aggressive towards each other as they are towards other species.
As the badgers became accustomed to the presence of people,it gave the team the to get up close to them without being the subject of the animal's curiosity—or sudden aggression.The badgers’ eating patterns,which had been disrupted,to normal.It also allowed the team to observe more closely some of the other creatures that form working associations with the honey badger,as these seemed to badgers'relaxed attitude when near humans.
31 Why did the wild life experts visit the Kalahari Desert?
A.To find where honey badgers live.
B.To observe how honey badgers behave.
C.To catch some honey badgers for food.
D.To find out why honey badgers have a bad reputation.
32 What does Kitso Khama say about honey badgers?
A.They show interest in things they are not familiar with.
B.They are always looking for food.
C.They do not enjoy human company.
D.It is common for them to attack people.
33 What did the team find out about honey badgers?
A.There were some creatures they did not eat.
B.They were afraid of poisonous creatures.
C.They may get some of the water they needed from fruit.
D.Female badgers did not mix with male badgers.
34 Which of the following is a typical feature of male badgers?
A.They don't run very quickly.
B.They hunt over a very large area.
C.They defend their territory from other badgers.
D.They are more aggressive than females.
35 What happened when honey badgers got used to humans around them?
A.They lost interest in people.
B.They became less aggressive towards other creatures.
C.They started eating more.
D.Other animals started working with them.
答案：
31 B 第一段第三句：Their main aim was to study the badgers' movements and behaviour as screetly(谨慎地)as possible.可推断出此次调查的目的是了解獾的习性。
32 C 第二段讲述了Khama对獾的评价，即它们有很强的好奇心。
32 C 由第三段可知，獾对当地的西瓜很感兴趣，到水分。獾通常会吃它们所能抓到的任何动物獾会组成松散的家庭，因此可排除D项。
34 B 第四段讲了雄性獾的特征，它们能在短时间内行进很长的距离，因此B项正确。它们乐意同其他雄性獾分享领地，因此C错误。文中并没有提到它们在好斗性方面同雌性獾的区别，因此排除D项。
35 A 最后一段第一句：As the badgers became accustomed to the presence of people,it gave the team the chance to get up close to them without being the subject of the animals'curiosity - or their sudden aggression.獾在习惯人的存在之后兴趣就不那么浓厚了。
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