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1、2022年职称英语考试-阅读理解强化习题(9)A Ride in a Cable-carA ride in a cable-car is one of the most exciting and enjoyable experiences a child can have. In Switzerland, which is the home of the cable-car, it is used mostly to take tourists up the slope of a mountain, to a restaurant from which one can have a birds
2、-eye view of the surrounding country, or to the top of a ski-run, from which, in winter, skiers glide down the snow-covered slope on skis. In Singapore, however, the cable-car takes one from the summit of a hill on the main island to a low hill on Sentosa, a resort island just off the southern coast
3、.The cable-car is really a carriage which hangs from a strong steel cable suspended in the air. It moves along the cable with other cars on pulleys, the wheels of which are turned by electric motors. The cars are painted in eye-catching colours and spaced at regular intervals. Each car can seat up t
4、o six persons. After the passengers have entered a car, they are locked in from outside by an attendant. They have no control over the movement of the car.Before long, the passengers get a breath-taking view through the glass windows of the modern city, the bustling harbour, and the several islands
5、off the coast. The car is suspended so high in the air that ships on the sea look like small boats, and boats like toys. On a clear day, both the sky above and the sea below look beautifully blue.In contrast to the fast-moving traffic on the ground, the cars in the air move in a leisurely manner, al
6、lowing passengers more than enough time to take in the scenery during the brief trip to the island of Sentosa. After a few hours on Sentosa, it will be time again to take a cable-car back to Mount Faber. The return journey is no less exciting than the outward trip.1. The cable-car in SingaporeA. tak
7、es visitors up to a mountain restaurant.B. takes skiers to the top of a ski-run.C. takes visitors to Sentosa.D. takes visitors to a high mountain. 2. Which of the following about the cable-cars is true?A. The cars move along the steel cable.B. The cars are operated by a driver.C. The cars are contro
8、lled by the passengers.D. The cars move on wheels.3. Passengers can get a breath-taking view when riding in a cable-car becauseA. The car is painted in eye-catching colours.B. The car is suspended so high in the sky.C. Each car can seat up to six persons.D. Both the sky and the sea look beautifully
9、blue.4. The short trip does not bother passengers who want a good view becauseA. the cars move slowly.B. the cars move quickly.C. the cars are suspended very high.D. the cars have glass windows.5. The last sentence of the passage. “The return journey is no less exciting than the outward trip.” means
10、A. “The return trip is less boring than the outward one.”B. “The return trip is more enjoyable than the outward one.”C. “The return trip is as thrilling as the outward one.”D. “Both the outward and the return trips are uninteresting.” SleepWe all know that the normal human daily cycle of activity is
11、 of some 7-8 hours sleep alternating with some 16-17 hours wakefulness and that, broadly speaking, the sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this cycle can be modified.The question is no mere academic one. The case, for example
12、, with which people can change from working in the day to working at night, is a question of growing importance in industry where automation calls insistently for round-the-clock working of machines. It normally takes from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a reversed routine of sleep an
13、d wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. Unfortunately, it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week; a person may work from 12 midnight to 8 a. m. one week, 8 am to 4 pm the next, and 4 pm to 12 midnight the third and so on. This means that no sooner has h
14、e got used to one routine than he has to change to another, so that much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very efficiently.One answer would seem to be longer periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. Recent research by Bonjer of the Netherlands, however, has shown that p
15、eople on such systems will revert to their normal habits of sleep and wakefulness during the week-end and the this is quite enough to destroy any adaptation to night work built up during the week.The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to a corps of permanent night workers
16、whose nocturnal wakefulness may persist through all weekends and holidays. An interesting study of the domestic life and health of night-shift workers was carried out by Brown. She found a high incidence of disturbed sleep, digestive disorder and domestic disruption among those on alternating day and night shifts, but no abnormal occurrence of these symptoms among those on permanent night work.1. The question raised in Paragraph 2 is “no mere academic one” .A. bec
