职称英语考试《综合类》章节练习题精选
及答案0515-36
1、Dyslexia
As many as 20% of all children in the United States suffer from some form of the learning disorder called dyslexia.
Experts on dyslexia say that the problem is not disease. They say that persons with dyslexia use information in a different way. One of the world's great thinkers and scientists, Albert Einstein was dyslexic. Einstein said that he never thought in words the way that most people do. He said that he thought in pictures instead. The American inventor Thomas Edison was also dyslexic. Dyslexia first was recognized in Europe and the United States more than 80 year ago. Many years passed before doctors discovered that persons with the disorder were not mentally slow or disabled. The doctors found that the brains of persons with dyslexia are different. In most people, the left side of the brain, the part that controls language is larger than the right side. In persons with dyslexia, the right’ side of the brain is bigger. Doctors are not sure what causes this difference. However,
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research has shown that dyslexia is more common in males that in females, and it is found more often in persons who are left-handed. No one knows the cause of dyslexia, but some scientists believe that it may result from chemical changes in a baby's body long before it is born. They are trying to find ways to teach persons with dyslexia. Dyslexic persons think differently and need special kinds of teaching help. After they have solved their problems with language, they often show themselves to be especially intelligent or creative.
The first cases of dyslexia in Europe were discovered less than a century ago.【单选题】 A.Right B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
正确答案:A
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答案解析:题目中的关键词是专有名词Europe，我们很快在第2段第5行找到答案所在句。通过对比题目和答案所在句，我们发现从recognize—discover，more than 80 years ago—less than a century ago都属于同义改写，但唯一有差别的是文中提到的两个地方： Europe和 the United States在80多年前发现了读写困难症病例. 但题目中仅仅提到了Europe。对于这个问题，我们可以进行如下推理：设A= Europe，B=the United States，实际上这道题就变为一道推理题：如果A+B正确，那么A是否正确？实际上很简单：A+B成立（正确）的充分必要条件是AUB正确，即A正确或者B正确。经过这样的推理，我们知道该题的答案应为A。
2、The Race into Space
American millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous. He was the first tourist in space. \days in space and from my viewpoint, it was two separate lives,\Tito explained. He loved his time in space. \looking back at earth is one of the most rewarding experiences a
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human being can have.\
This kind of experience isn't cheap. It cost $ 20 million. However, Tito achieved his dream, so he was happy. \dream. It was a dream that began when didn't have any money,\he told reporters.
On 30 April 2002, Mark Shuttleworth became the world's second space tourist. Shuttleworth is a South African businessman. At the age of twenty - eight, he also paid $ 20 million for the eight - day trip.
Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a company called Space Adventures. The company has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space. The spaceship to take them doesn't exist yet.
Many of the customers are people who like adventure. They are the kind of people who also want to climb Mount Qomolangma. Other customers are people who love space. However, these people are worried. Because it’s so expensive, only very rich people can go into space. They want space travel to be available to more people.
That day may soon be here. Inter Orbital Systems (IOS) plans to send up to four tourists a week into space. The tours will depart from an island in Tonga. The company promises a package that
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includes forty-five days of astronaut training in Russia and California, seven days in space, and a vacation in Tonga, for $2 million.
However, space flight is still very dangerous. Bill Readdy is NASA's deputy assistant administrator for space flight. He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500. Because of this, it may take time before space tourism really takes off. You might be able to go up, but will you come down?
Both Tito and Shuttleworth have climbed Mount Qomolangma. 【单选题】 A.Right B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
正确答案:C
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职称英语考试《综合类》章节练习题精选及答案0515-36
