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2017年职称英语(综合类)考试之阅读理解每日一练（12月14日）
阅读理解第一题： Most of us walk and carry items in our hands every day. These are seemingly simple activities that the majority of us don‘t question. But an international team of researchers， including Dr. Richmond from GW’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences， have discovered that human walking upright may have originated millions of years ago as an adaptation to carrying scarce， high-quality resources.
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the first two paragraphs
A.Many people question the simple human activities of walking and carrying items.
B.Chimpanzee‘s behaviors may suggest why humans walk on two legs. C.Human walking upright is viewed as an adaptation to carrying precious resources.
D.Our ancestors‘ecological conditions resembled those of modern-day chimpanzees’。
【正确答案】 A 【答案解析】 答案选A.本段第一句和第二句说明，大多数人对人类直立行走习以为常，并不质疑这种习惯。而A的内容正好与此相反，所以是答案。
阅读理解第二题：
During the hours when you labour through your work you may say that you‘re “hot”。 That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the morning. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so， but it leads to such familiar monologues as： “Get up， John！You‘ll be late for work again！” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean， and which cycle each member of the family has.
Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage？ A.Unawareness of energy cycles. B.Familiar monologues.
C.A change in a family member‘s energy cycle.
D.Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members. 【正确答案】 A 【答案解析】 本题的关键是看懂本段的最后一句（即：“Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean，and which cycle each member of the family has.”），同时联系本段的第四句和第五句（即：“For some people the peak comes during the morning.For others it comes in the afternoon or evening.”）的意思。该句的直接意思是“如果丈夫和妻子能明白能量周期是怎么回事，以及家庭每个成员有什么样的周期，很多家庭争吵就会停止。”也就是说，家庭争吵的发生是因为丈夫和妻
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子不了解能量周期是怎么回事，更谈不上了解每个家庭成员有什么样的能量周期了。因此A项：Unawareness of energy cycles（不知道能量周期）应是正确答案。
阅读理解第三题：
For any given task in Britain there are more men than are needed. Strong unions keep them there. In Fleet Street， home of some of London's biggest dailies， it is understood that when two unions quarrel over three jobs the argument is settled by giving each union two. That means 33 per cent over manning， 33 per cent less productivity than could be obtained.
What happens when disputes over job opportunities arise among British unions？ A.Thirty three per cent of the workers will be out of work. B.More jobs will be created by the union.
C.More people will be employed than necessary. D.The unions will try to increase productivity. 【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 本段开头告诉读者“…there are more men than are
needed…when two unions quarrel over three jobs， the argument is settled by giving each union two”，接下来作者又进一步说明其实质，即它意味着“33 per cent over manning， 33 per cent less productivity than could be obtained”。
阅读理解第四题：
“Scientific conservatism suggests that a biological explanation should be the last choice after all non-biological explanations are addressed，” Allen said. “We have a lot of work to do to rule out （排除??的可能性） possible non-biological explanations. It is more likely that a chemical process， without biology， can explain these results.”
What can be inferred from what Allen said？
A.Scientists have different arguments over whether there is life on Titan. B.Scientists all agree that there is life on Titan.
C.Scientists all suggest that a biological explanation is reasonable.
D.Scientists all agree that a non-biological chemical reaction is a possible explanation.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】 推理判断题。答题原则：和原文完全一样的选项肯定不是答案，推理判断题是对现象的推断。题目中有绝对词语all must every merely have to barely only一般是错误的，排除B C D. 根据Scientific conservatism suggests that a biological explanation should be the last choice after all non-biological explanations are addressed.推断出科学家就Titan上是否有生命的的问题观点不同，与A一致。得到答案A.
阅读理解第五题：
Tom， a near-sighted young man， went on a blind date with a girl. The two were satisfied with each other. And they exchanged their telephone numbers.
What can we learn about Tom？
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A.Tom made a good impression on the girl at first. B.It was the first time that Tom had dated a girl. C.Tom was blind.
D.Tom was handsome and popular with the girls. 【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】 答案选A.细节判断题。从The two were satisfied with each other可知，相亲过后，两人对对方都很满意，所以A选项正确，汤姆第一次见对方就留下了很好的印象。B项所表述内容在文中找不到根据，不能判断这是汤姆第几次约会。根据文章描述，汤姆只是near-sighted，远不到盲了的地步。文章仅讲述了汤姆和某一个女孩相亲的精力，对他的个人魅力以及是否受女孩欢迎并未提及。
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