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阅读理解二轮基础题（6）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。 (ncb in interpol)the organization known to the world as interpol has sometimes been described as an outfit of chisel-jawed gimlet-eyed crime fighters who put their lives in jeopardy every working hour. less flatteringly, interpol has also been described as a huge filing cabinet, stuffed with clerks choking on their own statistics.as with most generalities, there is some truth in both statements. there are, certainly, some grim battlers of crime to be found working with interpol. there are, just as surely, those drones shuffling mountains of paper whose cheeks are sallow from indoor life. consider the charisma of the name alone: interpol, the international police force. continents leaped in a single bound, oceans crossed in the space of a breath, villains watched by eyes that never sleep. surprisingly, a lot of it happens almost that way.four groups coordinate and direct the activities of interpol. one of them is the national central bureaus, or ncbs, bodies designated by the member nations to serve as their link with interpol. these are the front-line troops, the action people. in the united states, the treasury department is the national central bureau. in the united kingdom, it is scotland yard; the questura in italy and the melbourne city police in australia. because police organization varies from country, the ncbs were established to act as the one special group to handle interpol chores and unsure maximum cooperation between nations. each ncb is usually an official government body with police powers if a country has only one central police authority, that body becomes the national centre bureau. of course, any service appointed as an ncb is bound to its nations law and authority and retains its national title.each ncb is connected by radio to the regional station for its geographic zone. the regional stations are connected to the central station in france. the radio network is versatile. network stations can monitor the central station or any regional station. because of this messages can be broadcast to more than one station at a time. a coding system determines the urgency of each message so that those with high priority can be given precedence. besides, other communication tools, such as radio-teleprinters and phototelegraphy equipment. permit rapid transfers of fingerprints and photographs. sometimes ever more advanced technology is employed. when the police all over the world were looking for a canadian named george leray, they turned to the early bird satellite. leray had led his gang on a daring holdup of a montreal bank and gotten away with $4 million. scotland yard broadcast lerays photo to the world by satellite. an american who saw the picture in florida recognized leray as a man who was living on a yacht in fort lauderdale under an assumed name. the police were alerted and arrested leray.1. what is the best title for this passage?a. the function of the interpol. . the quality of the interpol.c. the organization of the interpol. d. the rapid development of the interpol.2. the organization of this passage is a. general to specific. . cause and effect.c. comparison and contrast. d. development.3. the sentence “stuffed with clerks choking on their own statistics” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to a. a lot of employees busying in their work. many office workers busying with various documents.c. crowded with office workers busying with their own collected data.d. workers busying in their own information.4. which is the easiest tool to communicate?a. satellite. . radio. teleprinter. d. phototelegraphy.vocabulary1. interpol 国际刑警组织2. outfit 全班人马，有组织团体3. chisel-jawed 仪表英俊的4. gimlet-eyed 目光锐利的5. jeopardy 危险6. flatteringly 奉承7. choke 闷死 choking on their own statistics 被自己的统计数字弄的喘不过气来8. as with most generalities 和大多数笼统说法一样9. grim 冷酷的10. drone 懒汉，懒洋洋的人11. shuffle 反复挪动，乱翻，洗（纸牌）12. charisma 超凡的魅力13. national central bureaus 国家中心局14. treasury department 财政部（美）15. questura 警察局（意）16. melbourne 墨尔本警察局17. chore 日常零星工作18. to be bound to 受的约束，义务，一定19. geographic zone 地区，地带20. versatile 有多方面用途的21. radio-teleprinter 无线电打印机22. phototelegraph 传真23. daring 大胆的24. holdup 抢劫25. alert 使警惕，使处于待命状态难句译注1. the organization known to the world as interpol has sometimes been described as an outfit of chisel-jawed gimlet-eyed crime fighters who put their lives in jeopardy every working hour. less flatteringly, interpol has also been described as a huge filing cabinet, stuffed with clerks choking on their own statistics.结构简析 两个句子都是被动语气，都有分词短语。前一句known 修饰organization，后一句stuffed 修饰 cabinet.参考译文 闻名于世的国际刑警组织长被描述成一群仪表英俊，目光犀利和罪犯斗争的战士的群体组织。他们的生命无时无刻不处于危险之中。国际刑警组织也被描述为一个大型的档案室，里面挤满了工作人员，他们被自己的统计数字忙得喘不过气来。2. there are, certainly, some grim battlers of crime to be found working with interpol. there are, just as surely, those drones shuffling mountains of paper whose cheeks are sallow from indoor life.结构简析 这是两个句子，都是引导词there句型。参考译文 这里肯定能见到和罪犯斗争的冷酷无情的斗士在国际刑警组织工作，同样可以肯定，这里有那些懒洋洋的人在翻动如山的文件档案，他们的脸颊由于室内生活而消瘦如刀。3. continents leaped in a single bound, oceans crossed in the space of a breath, villains watched by eyes that never sleep.结构简析 这是省略句。正常句型应该是continents are leaped in，oceans are crossed in, villains are watched by 。参考译文 大洲可一步跨过。大洋可以在转眼之间越过，坏蛋可以由日夜不眠的眼睛紧盯着。4. these are the front-line troops, the action people.参考译文 这些人是前线军，具体行动的人（执行人）。写作方法与文章大意这是一篇介绍国际刑警组织的文章。采用一般到具体的写作方法。头二段是对国际刑警组织的一般介绍，后面是具体到ncb，组成国际刑警组织四个部门之一国家中心局是各国负责和国际刑警保持联系部门，如英国的苏格兰场，美国的财政部等，最后一段讲联系的多种渠道和方式方法。答案祥解1. c. 国际刑警组织。上面文章大意已经说明介绍国际刑警组织，其职能性质只是附带涉及。所以a. b. 不对。 d. 迅速发展，文章没有涉及。2. a. 文章是一般到具体的组织结构。b. 因果 和 c. 对比。 不对。 d. 展开，任何文章都得展开。3. c. stuff=crowd 办公室挤满了工作人员，忙于分析处理收集来的信息和数据。见难句译注1参考译文。a. 有许多雇员忙于工作； b. 许多办公室人员忙于各种文件； d. 忙于自己信息的工人。 这三项都没有。4. b. 无线电通讯。纵然第四段内提及种种手段：卫星，无线电，打印机，传真电报。但无线电通讯仍是他们运用的最方便和最得力的工具，因为他们的无线电网络灵活多用，网络站能监控中央和各地区站点，而且一次能把信息传至好几台。至于卫星，电报，传真电报只是在特殊情况下运行，如快速传送照片，指纹等。所以a. 卫星， c. 无线电打印机， d. 传真电报，不对。阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? people who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. a recent research has found a new recipe of success. according to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. twothirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog. however, it wasnt all sweetness and light. there was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. one reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. for example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.in homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behaviour. they are learning how to talk each others language. it is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk “dog” ，and dogs can learn how to talk “cat”whats interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. they can learn to read each others body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected. once familiar with each others presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. they can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.the significance of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond petsto people who dont get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. if cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.有人一直担心如果在家里同时养猫和狗，它们会相处得不好。可是研究发现猫和狗是可以和谐相处的。既然猫狗都能和谐相处，人和人以及世界大国之间就更容易做到这一点了。6the underlined word “swimmingly” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.a. early b. sweetly c. quickly d. smoothly答案：b。词义猜测题。文章第一段第一句话“can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home？”意为“猫和狗在一个家里能和谐相处吗？”有人担心它们会打架，但是研究发现，如果猫被领养在先，而且它们都在很小的时候就认识的话，它们很可能会相处得很和谐。sweetly“甜美地”；smoothly“顺利地”。所以swimmingly在此意为sweetly。另外第二段第一句话：“however, it wasnt all sweetness and light.”中也有暗示。7some cats and dogs may fight when_.a. they are cold to each otherb. they look away from each otherc. they misunderstand each others signalsd. they are introduced at an early age答案：c。细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三句话“there was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. one reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite.”可知因为猫狗的有些身体信号正好相反，所以才打架或对彼此冷漠。8what is found surprising about cats and dogs?a. they eat and sleep together.b. they observe each others behaviours.c. they learn to speak each others language.d. they know something from each others voices.答案：c。细节理解题。由第三段中的“they are learning how to talk each others language. it is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk dog，and dogs can learn how to talk cat”可知答案。9it is suggested in paragraph 4 that cats and dogs _.a. have common interestsb. are less different than was thoughtc. have a common body languaged. are less intelligent than was expected答案：b。推理判断题。第四段中的“they can learn how to read each others body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected.”意为：它们能够学会如何去理解彼此的身体语言，这表明猫狗有比我们以前所认为的更多的相同之处。也就是说，猫狗的不同之处比我们原来认为的要少。所以选b。10what can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?a. we should learn to live in harmony.b. we should know more about animals.c. we should live in peace with animals.d. we should learn more body languages.答案：a。推理判断题。从最后一段可以推知答案。阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。in the more and more competitive service industry, it is no longer enough to promise customer satisfaction. today, customer “delight” is what commpaines are trying to achieve in order to keep and increase market share.it is accepted in the marketing industry, and confirmed by a number of researches, that customers receiving good service will promote business by telling up to 12 other people; those treated badly will tell their tales of woe to up to 20 people. interestingly, 80 percent of people who feel their complaints are handled fairly will stay loyal.new challenges for customer care have come when people can obtain goods and services through telephone calls centers and the internet.for example，many companies now have to invest (投资)a lot of money in information technology and staff training in order to cope with the “phone_rage”caused by delays in answering call，being cut off in midconversation or left waiting for long periods.“many people do not like talking to machines，”says dr，storey，senior lecturer in marketing at city university business school.“banks ，for example，encourage staff at call centers to use customer data to establish instant and good relationship with them. the aim is to make the customer feel they know you and that you can trust themthe sort of comfortable feelings people have during facetoface chats with their local branch manager.”recommended ways of creating customer delight include：underpromising and overdelivering (saying that a repair will be carried out within five hours，but getting it done within two) replacing a faulty product immediately；throwing in a gift voucher (购物礼券)as an unexpected “thank you” to regular customers; and always returning calls, even when they are complaints.aiming for customer delight is all very well，but if services do not reach the high level promised，disappointment or worse will be the result.this can be eased by offering an apology and an explanation of why the service did not meet usual standards with empathy (for example，“i know how you must feel”)，and possible solutions (replacement，compensation or whatever fairness suggests best meets the case)airlines face some of the toughest challenges over customer care. fierce competition has convinced them that delighting passengers is an important marketing tool，while there is great potential for customer anger over delays caused by weather, unclaimed luggage and technical problems.for british airways staff，a winning telephone style is considered vital in handling the large volume of calls about bookings and flight times.they are trained to answer quickly, with their name，job title and a “we are here to help”attitude.the company has invested heavily in information technology to make sure that information is available instantly on screen.british airways also says its customer care policies are applied within the company and staff are taught to regard each other as customers requiring the highest standards of service.customer care is obviously here to stay and it would be a foolish company that used slogans such as “we do as we please”on the other hand，the more customers are promised，the greater the risk of disappointment.本文阐述了顾客的满意度对企业发展的重要作用。11we can learn from paragraph 2 that _.acomplaining customers are hard to satisfybunsatisfied customers receive better servicecsatisfied customers catch more attentiondwelltreated customers promote business答案：d。推理判断题。a抱怨中的顾客难以令其满意；b不满意的顾客得到更好的服务；c满意的顾客得到更多的注意；d良好的对待顾客促进企业的发展。根据信息句“it is accepted in the marketing industry, and confirmed by a number of researches, that customers receiving good service will promote business”可以看出d项正确。12the writer mentions“phone rage”(paragraph 3)to show that_.acustomers often use phones to express their anger bpeople still prefer to buy goods onlineccustomer care becomes more demandingdcustomers rely on their phones to obtain services答案：c。细节理解题。a顾客常常用电话表达自己的愤怒；b人们依然偏爱网上购物；c客户关注更加成为人们的关注；d顾客靠电话得到服务。根据本段首句“new challenges for customer care have come when people can obtain goods and services through telephone call centers and the internet”可知c项正确。13what does the writer recommend to create customer delight?acalling customers regularly.bgiving a