1、新东方在线 2009 职称英语基础班网络课堂电子教材系列 概括大意和完成句子1职称英语基础班概括大意和完成句子主讲：新东方欢迎使用新东方在线电子教材教材说明：本 word 讲义跟老师声音顺序完全配套参考教材蓝皮书：全国职称英语考试历年真题与模拟试题汇编经济科学出版社（2007 年 4 月）概括大意和完成句子1 每道题型四分，共八分。2 十分钟之内必须做完一道题。3 一篇文章出了两个题型，一个题型是概括大意，另一个是完成句子。分别出四个题，每道题 1 分，共 8 分。一. 概括大意1.分值：4 分。2.题型特点：它考的是四段的中心思想。注意：（1）提供的备选答案是六个。（2）文章的篇幅。3.做
2、题的步骤：a.看标题。 （查字典与不查字典） 。b.看问哪四段并做好标记。(P148)Exercise one North America1 The natural regions of North America are typified by broad areas of apparently similar appearance and morphology. The entire western margin of the continent is paralleled by a series of mountain chains with intermountain basins a
3、nd plateaus. The vast interior of the continentis dominated by gently rolling plains. The eastern side of the continent has both low mountain relief and, along the southeast coast, almost flat topography.2 The agricultural resources of North America are immense, with much of this potential located i
4、n the United 新东方在线 2009 职称英语基础班网络课堂电子教材系列 概括大意和完成句子2States and southern Canada. Almost all of the Interior Plains and the Atlantic and Gulf Lowlands regions are suitable for agriculture. Significant areas within the Western Uplands-wherever water is available-are valuable crop or pasture lands as s
5、maller sections of Middle America.3 Of the more than 400 million people in North America, more than 60are located in the United States and almost another 20live in Mexico. Almost all of Canadas people live within 200 km (125mi) of the U. S. border. The remainder of the continents population is divid
6、ed between the Caribbean and Central American countries, with Cuba, in the Caribbean, by far the most populous.4 The educational levels of North Americans are exceeded on a continental scale only in Europe and in Australia. In the United States and Canada more than 50of the people older than 25 year
7、s have completed at least 12 years of schooling. In addition, more than 15have completed at least 4 years of college. Virtually the entire population of both countries are considered literate. In contrast, a large portion of the Middle American population does not finish primary school.5 Levels of e
8、conomic development vary greatly over the continent. The postindustrial economies of Canada and the United States employ well under one-tenth of their tabor forces in agriculture and one-third or less in industry, with the rest primarily employed in service industries. Fueled by oil revenues, Mexico
9、s economy developed more rapidly in the 1970s than any other countrys on the continent. The fall of oil prices in the 1980s, however, stalled this growth and plunged Mexico deeply into debt. In the Caribbean the pace of economic development is uneven, and unemployment rates are generally high.1 Para
10、graph 2 _2 Paragraph 3 _3 Paragraph 4 _4 Paragraph 5 _5 The topographical feature of North America is _.6 The great potential agricultural resources of North American lies in _.7 In U. S. and Canada _ is considered illiterate.8 Mexicos rapid economic development in the 1970s is due to _.A Agricultur
11、al ResourcesB EducationC EconomyD PeopleE LandF EmploymentA oil revenuesB noneC the entire populationD the U. S. and southern CanadaE intermountain basins and plateausF broad areas of similar appearance and morphology新东方在线 2009 职称英语基础班网络课堂电子教材系列 概括大意和完成句子3c.分析 A-F 选项。 （找关键词）关键词：名词 1）冠词 a，an，the 后面的
12、词一定是名词。若接两个单词，名词是后者。2）of 两边是名词。3）介词的后面接的是名词。4）ones 后是名词。5)通过名词的后缀判断名词。-tion，- sion，-ness ，-ment，-ance （-ce ） ，部分-y ，关键词：词组 数字年代写法特殊的单词（专有名词、有小连字符的单词、有引号的单词）形容词、副词、原级、比较级、最高级注意：名词前的修饰词 adj.大多数为原级。名词前的修饰词反义词是否与文章表达一致。比较级（-er ）more less最高级（-est） most least d.到相应的段落找答案。段的第一句；如果第一句没有，看第二句；第二句也没有，看最后一句。如这
13、三个地方都没有，往中间看。注意：1.如果在第二句前边出现了 but、however 、在线词以它们后面句子中的 在线词为主。2.如果某个句子前边出现一下单词：show、conclude 、conclusion 、find、suggest，到词后的句子中找关键词。3.有绝对化意义的答案不选，如 all。(P155)Exercise Five Baldness and Hair Loss1 About one out of eight men in America experiences noticeable baldness by age 25, estimates American Medic
14、al Association. During the next ten years, three times as many male hairless can be seen bearing a speedy retreat. By age 45, close to half the male population shows obvious signs of so-called pattern baldness. At retirement age, 65 percent of men are at least partially bald.2 But baldness is not li
15、mited to men. While no one knows exactly how many women are affected, some scientists report that an increasing number of women in their 20s and 30s are losing their hair for stress-related reasons. Some post-menopausal women suffer significant hair loss.3 Researchers have yet to figure out why peop
16、le go bald, although theyve been pondering the question for hundreds of years. Scientists today say that 90 percent of all male baldness and some female baldness are genetically programmed, but they do not know the details.4 The genetic program is activated by age. In men, the result generally follo
17、ws a pattern: a gradually receding widows peak in front eventually meets a growing “monks spot“ in back, leaving only a narrow horseshoe of hair around the head. Women tend to lose hair willy-nilly, resulting in sparse over-all coverage with no true bald spots.5 But 10 percent of all men who lose th
18、eir hair and almost all pre-menopausal women who lose their hair are 新东方在线 2009 职称英语基础班网络课堂电子教材系列 概括大意和完成句子4not genetically programmed to go bald. Generally, tension and stress, nutritional deficiencies, drugs or radiation, illness or surgery, hair abuse (vigorous brushing, tight rubber bands or ta
19、utly pulled hair styles) and pregnancy are considered the answer.6 Is there a cure for baldness? The afflicted have been asking that question and hotly pursuing the latest treatment. Actually, the answer is simple: if the baldness is caused by one of thetemporary conditions mentioned above, there is
20、 the cure: time. Hair almost grows back normally after the follicles recuperate from whatever temporary shock they received. But if you are genetically programmed to go bald, it will be much more difficult.7 But, modern science does have some good news for the genetically programmed bald Personwho w
21、ants a full head of hair:Individual styled and fitted hairpieces and wigs. The hairpiece technology is so sophisticated that it really is possible for nobody but only your hairdresser to know the truth.Hair transplants. Developed in the 1950s, this technique involves the transplanting of “plugs“, ea
22、ch consisting of 12-15 intact hairs and follicles, from the back of the head to the bald spots.But the process is tedious and costly, and not everyone has enough hair to provide sufficient plugs. The newest solution is hair transplantation combined with scalp-reduction surgery.Minoxidil. A drug used
23、 to treat high blood pressure but having the side effect of growing hair.1 Paragraph 4 _2 Paragraph 5 _3 Paragraph 6 _4 Paragraph 7 _A Men suffering from baldnessB Genetically programmed baldnessC Factors causing hair loss other than genetic causesD Cures for all kinds of baldnessE Womens problem of
24、 hair lossF Solutions for genetically programmed hair loss5 In the next ten years, the rate of men suffering from baldness may be _.6 Exactly why many women suffer from hair loss is _.7 The majority of mens baldness results from _.8 Just Wait, and many: people will recover from _.新东方在线 2009 职称英语基础班
25、网络课堂电子教材系列 概括大意和完成句子54.词性变化不影响选择。(p56)Stanford University1 Stanford University, famous as one of northern Californias several institutions of higher learning, is sometimes called “the Harvard of the West.“ The closeness of Stanford to San Francisco, a city thirty-two miles to the north, gives the un
26、iversity a decidedly cosmopo1itan flavor.2 The students are enrolled mainly from the western United States. But most of the fifty states send students to Stanford, and many foreign students study here, as well. And standards for admission remain high. Young men and women are selected to enter the un
27、iversity from the upper fifteen percent of their high school classes.3 Not only because of the high caliber of its students but also because of the desirable location and climate, Stanford has attracted to its faculty some of the worlds most respected scholars. The university staff has included many
28、 Nobel Prize winners such as Dr. Felix Bloch, Dr. Robert Hofstadter, and Dr. William Shockley in physics, Dr. Author Kornberg and Dr. Joshua Lederberg in medicine, and Dr. Paul J. Flory and Dr. Linus Pauling in chemistry. The Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenistsyn has been in residence. Stanfords
29、undergraduate school of engineering and its graduate schools of business, law, and medicine are especially wellregraded.4 What is student life like on “The Farm“? Culturally, the campus is a magnet for both students and citizens of nearby communities. Plays, concerts, and operas are performed in the
30、 universitys several auditoriums and in its outdoor theater, where graduations are also held. Several film series are presented during the school year. Guest lecturers from public and academic life frequently appear on campus. In the evenings, many students gather to socialize in the Student Unions
31、coffee house; here the beverages and the atmosphere both have a decidedly European flavor. For the sports-minded, the Stanford campus offers highly developed athletic facilities. Team sports, swimming, and track and field activity are all very much part of the Stanford picture. So are bicycling and
32、jogging.5 In addition to financial support from alumni, Stanford receives grants from the government and from private philanthropic foundations. In recent years, government grants have made possible advanced studies in the fields of history, psychology, education, and atomic energy. At presents Stan
33、ford is carrying out an ambitious building program, financed in part by the Ford Foundations 25 million grant. Recently added to the campus are a new physics building, new school of business, new graduate school of law, new student union, and undergraduate library.23 Paragraph 2 _A still unknownB ge
34、netic factorsC non-genetically programmed baldnessD tension, pregnancy, and other causesE one Out of eightF three out of eight新东方在线 2009 职称英语基础班网络课堂电子教材系列 概括大意和完成句子624 Paragraph 3 _25 Paragraph 4 _26 Paragraph 5 _A Colorful life on the campusB Intelligent student bodyC School administrationD Distin
35、guished facultyE Substantial financial supportF The Harvard of the West27 Those high school graduates who can enter Stanford University _28 Many professors like to teach in this university partly because here _29 On the faculty of the university there are _30 Financial support from both private orga
36、nizations and the government has made possible _A they can find the best studentsB the universitys academic advancement and physical extensionC some of the most distinguished scholars of the worldD where a sports meet is held every yearE must have been the top students in their classF must be hardwo
37、rkingExercise Four Caring for the Old1 The old do not have to look exclusively to the past. Relieved of some of lifes responsibilities and fortified by many years of experience and knowledge, they may have a much better idea of how to spend their time enjoyably than they did in their youth. And not
38、all enjoyment is restricted to the mental or philosophical. Healthy physical activity remains quite possible for most of US well into our later years.2 Old people sometimes display surprising freedom and forthrightness in the expression of their thoughts and feelings, and an ability to transmit affe
39、ction. It is as though some of the rituals which constrict US in earlier life fall away.3 But a higher percentage of people suffer from emotional distress in old age than at any oth-er time in adult life, and the gap between need and care is often filled by dubious measures, such as heavy-handed pre
40、scription of medicine. For many years it was assumed that old people were not appropriate candidates 新东方在线 2009 职称英语基础班网络课堂电子教材系列 概括大意和完成句子7for psychotherapy. But a few clinicians have risen to the challenge and discovered that individual and group psychotherapy is just as effective with the old as
41、 with the young.4 It is easy to understand why an earthquake causes terror. Yet in old age there may be terror of a very private nature, a sense of disintegration sometimes stemming from inner conflicts, sometimes from a premonition of death of the fear of becoming dependent.5 Dependency is a grim c
42、hoice: insecurity and deprivation must he weighed against loss of autonomy and integrity. But if there is nothing shameful about the dependency of a baby or a young child, there should be nothing shameful about the dependencies natural with old age and diminishing physical resources.6 The complexity
43、 and impersonality of the bureaucratic establishments, which have the means to provide help, are often threatening to old people. The younger generation today, on the other hand, will have had many decades to interact with “the system“ by the time they reach old age.7 Many of us, including healthcar
44、e providers, assume that we know what old people and dying people want, but our assumptions are often a reflection of our own thoughts and feelings based on personal interpretations of scanty bits of observation. Such assumptions are really an excuse to avoid close contact with the terminally ill. A
45、ssuming we “know“ what they want, we absolve ourselves from being with them, and sharing their thoughts about the end of life.8 We sometimes assume, wrongly that old people are too confused or senile to be aware of the nearness of death. In consequence, communication between a dying person and other
46、s is subject to extraordinary omissions and distortions. “Protecting“ the dying from knowledge of their condition often serves to protect us from the uncomfortable prospect of talking about dying and death. Evasions like this only lead to increasing isolation at a time when emotional honesty and und
47、erstanding are most needed.1 Paragraph l _2 Paragraph 2 _3 Paragraph 3 _4 Paragraph 5 _Exercise Six Mental Health1 Mentally healthy people experience a high level of self-esteem and find social interaction to be comfortable and rewarding. A sense of self-esteem is inseparable from emotional health, but we must caution that you cannot expect to feel personally fulfilled by everything. Additionally, a sense of self esteem is not always enough to completely offset the health problems that can afflict us.2 We define
