2014年职称英语考试综合类C级阅读理解专项训练三

　　阅读理解专项训练三

　　下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

　　第一篇

　　What Makes a Soccer Player Great?

　　Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been few players who were truly great How did these players get that way--was it through training and practice, or are great players born, not made? First, these players came from places that have had famous stars in the past--players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate In the history of soccer, only six countries have ever won the World Cup--three from South America and three from Western Europe There has never been a great national team--or a really great player from North America or from Asia Second, these players have all had years of practice in the game Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, as was Pale Most players begin playing the game at the age of three or four

　　Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood a poor, crowded area where a boys dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman,

　　but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer For example, Liverpool, which

　　produced the Beatles , had one of the best English soccer teams in recent

　　years Pale practiced in the street with a ball made of rags And George Best

　　learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off a wall in the slums of Belfast All great players have a lot in common, but that doesnt explain why they are great Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but only one became Pale The greatest players are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others

　　1 According to the author, which of the following statements is true?

　　A Great soccer players are born, not made

　　B Truly great players are rare

　　C Only six countries have ever had famous soccer stars

　　D Soccer is the least popular sport in North America and Asia

　　2 The word tricks at the end of Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

　　A experience

　　B cheating

　　C skills

　　D training

　　3 Pale is cited as an example in the second paragraph to illustrate that

　　A famous soccer players live in slum areas

　　B people in poor areas are born with some unique quality

　　C children in poor areas start playing football at the age of 3 or 4

　　D many great soccer players come from poor areas

　　4 In the last paragraph the statement only one became Pale indicates that

　　A Pale is the greatest soccer player

　　B the greatest players are born with some unique quality

　　C Pales birthplace sets him apart from all the other players

　　D the greatest players practice with balls made of rags

　　5 The author mentions all the following factors that may affect a soccer players success EXCEPT

　　A his family background

　　B his neighborhood

　　C his practice

　　D his height

　　第二篇

　　New Foods and the New World

　　In the last 500 years, nothing about People -- not their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as what they eat The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places Some still exist today

　　The potato is also from the New World Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the Potato Famine of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to leave their homeland and move to America

　　There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World But some others went in the opposite direction Brazil is now the worlds largest grower of coffee and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries

　　But it is native to Ethiopia; a country in Africa It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s

　　According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush He tried one and experienced the wide-awake feeling that one-third of the worlds population now starts the day with

　　6 According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last? 500 years?

　　A Food

　　B Clothing

　　C Ideology

　　D Language

　　7 Some in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to

　　A some cocoa trees

　　B some chocolate dunks

　　C some shops

　　D some South American Indians

　　8 Thousands of Irish people starved during the Potato Famine because

　　A they were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else

　　B they were forced to leave their homeland and move to America

　　C the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing potatoes

　　D the potato harvest was bad

　　9 Which country is the largest coffee producer?

　　A Brazil

　　B Colombia

　　C Ethiopia

　　D Egypt

　　10 Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?

　　A One third of the worlds population drinks coffee

　　B Coffee is native to Colombia

　　C Coffee can keep one awake

　　D Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs

　　第三篇

　　up in Smoke

　　I began to smoke when I was in high school In fact, I remember the evening I was at a girlfriends house, and we were watching a movie--a terribly romantic movie He was in love, she was beautiful, and they were both smoking My friend had only two cigarettes from a pack in her mothers purse, and she gave one to me It was my first time

　　My parents didnt care much They both smoked, and my older brother did too My mother told me that smokers dont grow tall, bull was already 56 , so I was happy to hear that fact In school, the teachers talked against smoking, but the cigarette advertisements were so exciting The men in the ads were so good-looking and so successful, and the women were--well, they were beautiful and sophisticated

　　I read a book called How to Stop Smoking The writer said that smoking wastes time, and that cigarettes cost a lot of money So what? I thought The book didnt say that smoking can take away years of your life But ten years later, every one began to hear about the negative effects of cigarette smoke: lung disease, cancer, and heart problems After that, there was a health warning on every pack of cigarettes I didnt pay much attention to the reports and warnings I felt healthy, and thought I was taking good care of myself

　　Then two events changed my mind First, I started to cough I thought it was just a cold, but it didnt get better Second, my brother got lung cancer He got sicker and sicker My brother and I used to smoke cigarettes together over twenty years ago, and we smoked our last cigarettes together the day before he died I sat with him in his hospital room, and I decided to quit NO more cigarettes, ever, I said to myself

　　However, it was very hard to stop Nicotine is a drug; as a result, cigarettes

　　cause a powerful addiction I tried several times to quit on my own--without success I made excuses I told myself: Smoking helps me keep my figurei.e I dont gain weight when I smoke Smoking not only relaxes me but it also helps me think clearly Im a free, liberated woman I can smoke when I want to

　　Finally, I ran out of excuses -I might say my excuses went up in smoke I joined the

　　Stop Smoking program at the local hospital, which also ended up in failure

　　11 How the writer started smoking shows the powerful influence of

　　A educational institutions

　　B ones social status

　　C the mass media

　　D public opinions

　　12 The fact in Paragraph 2 refers to

　　A her admiration for the men in the ads

　　B her mothers warning that smokers dont grow tall

　　C her height of 56

　　D the teachers negative attitude towards smoking

　　13 The book called How to Stop Smoking

　　A cost the writer a lot of time to read

　　B was not taken seriously by the writer

　　C warned the reader of the risk of lung cancer

　　D left the writer in confusion,

　　14 The writer decided to quit smoking partly because

　　A she could not afford any more cigarettes

　　B her doctor had advised her to do so

　　C her brother had given up smoking

　　D she had started to cough

　　15 The writer found it hard to quit smoking because

　　A she had been addicted to nicotine

　　B she had been putting on weight

　　C she could not think clearly,

　　D she was an independent woman

　　阅读理解专项训练三答案

　　1.B. 2.C 3.D.4B 5.13 6.A 7.C 8.D9A 10.13 11.C 12.B.13B14.D 15.A