职称英语历年真题《综合C》阅读理解精选

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　　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 it's very hot, and at night it's sometimes very cold. It is also difficult to find water in the Sahara.

In 2006, Kevin Lin, Ray Zahab, and Charlie Engle decided to do something very made the decision to run across the Sahara Desert 4,300 miles (6,920 kin). It seemed impossible to do, but they wanted to try. The three men liked to test themselves, and this would be a very big test.

On the morning of November 2, Kevin, Ray, and Charlie started their trip across the y morning they began running at 5:00. At 11 am they stopped and rested until 5 pm. Then they ran again until 9:30 in the evening. Each day they ran about 40 miles (64 kin) y 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 every day. That's 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 during the day, and the heat made them sick. Their legs and feet hurt.

Sometimes it was very windy, and they couldn't see. One time they got lost. But they didn't 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.

36. The Sahara Desert is not fit for people to live in because of its __________.

A. extreme weather

B. remoteness

C. vastness

D. salty water

37. What does"a very big test" in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. A competitive examination.

B. A wise decision.

C. A real challenge.

D. A time-saving task.

38. Kevin, Ray and Charlie __________.

A. rested at 5 p.m. every day

B. took a short break at noon

C. started their trip every moming

D. didn't run in the evening

39. The three men realized that their trip was finished when they __________.

A. saw the Red Sea

B. found a hotel

C. ate up all the food

D. drank all the water

40. What's the reason for the success of their trip?

A. They prepared sufficient food.

B. They never got lost.

C. They developed a good plan.

D. They never gave up.

　答案与解析

36.A。细节题。题干：撒哈拉沙漠不适合人类居住，因为__________。利用题干关键词not fit for people to live无法定位到相关信息，可以改为定位选项。分别定位四个选项，可以定位到第一段的'最后三句，可知撒哈拉沙漠的环境不好，白天很热，但是晚上有时候很冷，而且也缺乏水，所以该题答案为A(极端的天气)，其中选项D干扰性比较大。

37.c。词汇题。题干：第二段中“a very big test”的意思是什么?利用题干关键词a very big test可以定位到第二段的最后一句，可知这三个人想要跑着横穿撒哈拉沙漠，这好像是不可能的(impossible)，所以是个巨大的挑战，因此该题选C项(一项真正的挑战)。

38.C。细节题。题干：Kevin，Ray and Charlie__________。利用题干关键词Kevin，Ray and Charlie无法定位到直接相关信息，可以改为定位选项。分别定位四个选项，可知他们每天早上五点开始起跑一直到上午11点，然后休息到下午五点接着跑，直到晚上九点半，可知每天跑10个半小时，每天休息13个半小时，其中中午休息六个小时，由此可知选项A、B、和D都与原文信息不相符，故本题答案为C(每天早上开始跑)。

39.A。细节题。题干：这三个人意识到他们完成了整个行程，当他们__________。利用题干关键词trip was finished可以定位到最后一段“After lll days，Kevin，Ray,and Charlie successfully finished their trip across the Sahara hugged each other and put their hands in the water ofthe Red Sea”，可知在经过111天后，他们成功跑完了全程，横穿了撒哈拉沙漠，他们在红海的水中相互拥抱，手紧紧握在一起，所以该题答案为A(看见红海的时候)。

40.D。细节题。题干：他们行程成功的原因是__________。利用题干关键词无法定位到相关信息，可以改为定位选项。分别定位四个选项，A和C选项原文没有提及，B选项根据最后一段的“One time they got lost”可知与原文不符，D项可以定位到最后一段“But they didn’t quit”，因此选项D(他们从未放弃)为正确答案。