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1、2015 年职称英语考试新增综合类C 1、综合 C 阅读判断新增文章 第三篇Across the Desert The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world. It stretches across Africa from Senegal to Egypt. The Sahara Desert is an unfriendly environment. During the day its very hot, and at night its sometimes very cold. It is also difficult to f
2、ind water in the Sahara. In 2006, Kevin Lin, Ray Zahab, and Charlie Engle decided to do something very difficult. They made the decision to run across1 the Sahara Desert 4,300 miles (6,920 km). It seemed impossible to do, but they wanted to try. The three men liked to test themselves, and this would
3、 be a very big test. On the morning of November 2, Kevin, Ray, and Charlie started their trip across the Sahara .Every morning they began running at 5: 00. At 11 a.m. they stopped and rested until 5 p.m. Then they ran again until 9: 30 in the evening. Each day they ran about 40 miles (64 km). Every
4、day it was the same thing. They got up and ran. They listened to music on their iPods, and they ran and ran Kevin, Ray, and Charlie needed to eat a lot of food during their trip. Most people need about 2,000 calories of food each day. Kevin, Ray, and Charlie needed between 6,000 and 9,000 calories e
5、very day. Thats a lot of food! They also needed to drink a lot of water. The three men had some problems on their trip, and many times they wanted to quit and go home. It was often very hot ( 140oF/60oC ) during the day, and the heat made them sick. Their legs and feet hurt. Sometimes it was very wi
6、ndy, and they couldnt see. One time they got lost. But they didnt quit. After 111 days, Kevin, Ray, and Charlie successfully finished their trip across the Sahara Desert. They hugged each other and put their hands in the water of the Red Sea. Then they ran to a hotel to take a long shower. 词汇： Stret
7、ch v延伸，伸展 Calorie n卡（路里） ，小卡，大卡（热量单位） Quitv停止，放 注释： 1made the decision to run across.：决定跑步横跨 练习： 1. Its not always hot in the Sahara Desert. A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned 2. Each day the men ran for approximately eight hours. A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned 3. In the middle of the day, the men u
8、sually stopped running. A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned 4. They sometimes felt sick because it was so hot. A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned 5. Sometimes they couldnt see the road because it was windy. A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned 1 6. Luckily, they never got lost. A. RightB. WrongC. Not mention
9、ed 7. On their trip across the desert, the three men ran through five countries. A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned 答案与题解： 1A文中提到撒哈拉沙漠白天很热晚上有时很冷，所以不是总 是很热。题干表述正 确。 2B 文中提到三人每天从早上 5 点开始跑一直到上午 11 点，又从下午 5 点开始跑到晚上 9 点半，所 以总共跑 10. 5 个小时。题干表述不 正确。 3A文中讲到三人上午 11 点停下来休息一直到下午 5 点再继续跑 ，所以在一天 的中午，他们停止跑 步。题干表述正确
10、。 4A原文中讲到高温使他们生病。所以题干表 述正确。 5A文中提到有时刮起大风导致他们什么也看不到，所以他们会因为起风而看不到路。题干表述正 确。 6B 文中最后一段讲到他们有一次迷路了，所以不是从来没有迷路。题干表述不正确。 7C 文中只提到他们跨越沙漠的长度，并没有提到 穿过几个国家。所以，题干表述文 中没有提到。 参考译文： 穿越沙漠 撒哈拉沙漠是世界上最大的沙漠。它从塞内加 尔到埃及横跨非洲。撒哈拉沙漠的环境不好。白天非常 热，晚上有时又很冷。在撒哈拉沙 漠中很难找到水。 2006 年，Kevin Lin, Ray Zahab 和 Charlie 决定做些困难的事情。他们决定跑步穿越
11、 4 300 英里（6 920 千米）的撒哈拉沙 漠。这似乎是不可能完成的，但是他们还想尝试一下。他们三人喜欢挑战自己，而这将 是一个很大的挑战式 11 月 2 日的早晨，Kevin, Ray 和 Charlie 开始了他们 跑步穿越撒 哈拉的旅程 。他们每天早 晨 5 点开始跑， 到上午 11 点停下来休息，然后到下午 5 点继续跑，一直跑到下 午 9 点半。他们每天大 概跑 40 英里（64 千 米） 。每天如此，起床，跑步。听着 iPod 里的音乐不休停地跑。 在旅途中，Kevin, Ray 和 Charlie 需要吃很多事物。大多数的人每天需要 2 000 卡路里的热量，而他们 三人每
12、天需要 6 0009 000 卡路里。那真是很多 食物！他们每天也 需要喝大量的水。 三人在途中也出现了很多问题，很多次他们 都想放弃回家。白天通常很 热（140 华氏度60 摄氏度） ， 高温导致他们生病，他们的腿和 脚都受了伤。有时候天刮起了大风导致他们什么也看不见。有一次他们 迷 了路，但是他们没有放弃。111 天以后，Kevin, Ray 和 Charlie 成功完成了他们穿越撒哈拉沙漠的旅途。他 们彼此拥抱，把手伸进红海的海水里，然后他们跑进旅馆好好洗了个澡。 2、综合 C 阅读理解新增文章 第六篇Native American Pottery There are several A
13、merican Indian groups in the Southwest that still make beautiful pottery. Some of this pottery may be sold at fairly high price. But the makers consider their work as more than a commercial enterprise. By using methods handed down for generations1 , the potters express their pride in their cultural
14、inheritance. Some of the most interesting pottery is made by the Pueblo Indians. There are 21 individual pueblos in Arizona and New Mexico. Several are famous for their craftsmanship. To make a pot, these potters use a clay base and add long, thin coils of clay to it in a spiral pattern. When they h
15、ave reached the size they want, they use an implement such as a rock or shell to smooth the surfaces of the pot. 2 How a pot is decorated and fired depends on the traditions of the group making it. Traditional pottery produced by the Acoma, who have lived for centuries on a high mesa in New Mexico,
16、is first painted with a clay slip. The resulting pots, which are prized for their delicacy and strength, may be left white. They may also be painted with black and white patterns or with a combination of black, orange, and brown. Very distinctive black pottery comes from the San IIdefonso and Santa Clara pueblos. The black color is the result of carbon being released from the animal manure in which the pot is firedSome artists hand-rub this ware to shiny gloss2. Others
