2022年职称英语综合类阅读判断模拟题2.docx

2022职称英语综合类阅读判断模拟题（2）
Botany,thestudyofplants,occupiesapeculiarpositioninthehistoryofhumanknowledge.Wedon”tknowwhatourStoneAge1ancestorsknewaboutplants,butfromwhatwecanobserveofpreindustrialsocietiesthatstillexist,adetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremelyancient2.Thisislogical.Plantsarethebasisofthefoodpyramidforalllivingthings,evenforotherplants.Theyhavealwaysbeenenormouslyimportanttothewelfareofpeople,notonlyforfood,butalsoforclothing,weapons,tools,dyes3,medicines,shelter,andmanyotherpurposes.TribeslivingtodayinthejungleoftheAmazon4recognizehundredsofplantsandknowmanypropertiesofeach.Tothembotanyhasnonameandisprobablynotevenrecognizedasaspecialbranchof“knowledge“atall.Unfortunately,themoreindustrializedwebecomethefartherawaywemovefromdirectcontactwithplants,andthelessdistinctourknowledgeofbotanygrows.Yeteveryonecomesunconsciouslyonanamazingamountofbotanicalknowledge5,andfewpeoplewillfailtorecognizearose,anapple,oranorchid6.WhenourNeolithic7ancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplantedforricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofplantsandhumanswastaken.Grainswerediscoveredandfromthemflowedthemarvelofagriculture:cultivatedcrops.Fromthenon,humanswouldincreasinglytaketheirlivingfromthecontrolledproductionofafewplants,ratherthangettingalittlehereandalittletherefrommanyvarietiesthatgrewwildandtheaccumulatedknowledgeoftensofthousandsofyearsofexperienceandintimacywithplantsinthewildwouldbegintofadeaway8.词汇:botany[”btni]n.植物学yield[ji:ld]n.产量，收益detailed[”di:teild]adj.具体的，详尽的marvel[”mɑ:vl]n.令人惊异的事(人)，奇迹property[”prpti]n.(1)特征(2)财产，资产logical[”ldikl]adj.规律的，符合规律的variety[v”raiti]n.(1)品种，变种(2)变化，多样化pyramid[”pirmid]n.金字塔职称英语考试welfare[”welfε]n.福利，幸福，康乐accumulate[”kju:mjuleit]vt.积存，积聚intimacy[”intimsi]n.亲近，亲切解释：1.StoneAge:石器时代2.…adetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremelyancient:……对植物及其特点的具体了解肯定特别长远。3.dye:染料4.theAmazon:亚马孙河5.Yeteveryonecomesunconsciouslyonanam