2021年职称英语综合B阅读理解真题及答案

1、职称英语综合B阅读理解真题及答案 xx年职称英语综合B阅读理解真题及答案 以下内容是xx年职称英语综合B考试的.补全短文和阅读理解部分的真题，供广大考生参考使用。 Avoiding traffic jams in Los Angeles _y be impossible,but the citys colorful freeway murals(壁画)can brighten even the worst mute.Paintings that depict(描述)famous people and historical s _nes cover offi _ buildings and fr

2、eeway walls all across the city.With a collection of more than 2,000 murals,Los Angeles is the unofficial mural capital of the world. But the bination of graffiti(涂鸦),pollution,and hot sun has left _ny L.A.murals in terrible condition._(46)In the past,experts say,little attention was given to caring

3、 for public art.Artists were even expected to _intain their own works,not an easy task with cars racing by along the freeway. _(47)The work started in xx.So far,16 walls have been selected,and more _y be added later. Until about 1960,public murals in Los Angeles were rare.But in the 1960s and 1970s,

4、young L.A.artists began to study early 20th- _ntury Mexican mural painting._(48) One of the murals that will be restored now is Kent TwitchellsSeventh Street Altarpie _.which he painted for the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984._ (50)Twitchell said,It was meant as a kind of gateway through which the trav

5、eler to L.A.must drive.The open hands represent pea _. Artists often call murals the peoples art.Along a busy freeway or hidden in a quiet neighborhood,murals can reach people who would never pay money to see fine art in a museum,Murals give a voi _ to the silent _jority,said one artist. A.The city

6、trying to stop the spread of graffiti,has painted over some of the murals plete. B.This striking work depicts two people facing each other on opposite sides of the freeway near downtown Los Angeles. C.Artists like murals because they like the work of Mexican artists. D.Now the city is beginning a hu

7、ge project to restore the citys murals. E.The mural represents the history of ethnic groups in California. F.Soon,their murals became a symbol of the citys cultural expressions and a showcase for L.A.s cultural diversity. When people argue about whether coffee is good for health,theyre usually think

8、ing of the health of the coffee drinker.Is it food for your heart? Does it increase blood pressure? Does it help you con _ntrate? However,coffee affects the health of the hu _n population in other ways,too. Traditionally,coffee bushes were planted under the canopy(树冠)of taller indigenous(土生土长的)trees

9、.However,more and more farmers in Latin America are deforesting the land to grow full-sun coffees.At first,this increases production because more coffee bushes can be planted if there arent any trees.With increased production e increased profits. Unfortunately,deforesting for coffee production immed

10、iately decreases local-wildlife habitat.Native birds nest and hide from predators(捕食者)in the tall trees and migrating birds rest there. Furthermore,in the long term,the full-sun method also da _ges the ecosystem because more chemical fertilizers and pesticides are needed to grow the coffee.The ferti

11、lizers and pesticides kill insects that eat coffee plant,but then the birds eat the poisoned insects and also _.The chemicals kill or sicken other ani _ls as well,and can even enter the water that people will eventually drink. Fortunately,farmers in Central and South America are beginning to grow mo

12、re coffee bushes in the shade.We can support these farmers by buying coffee with such labels as shade grown and bird friendly. Sure,these varieties might cost a little more.But were paying for the health of the birds,the land,ourselves,and the pla.I think its worth it. 阅读理解Why Buy Shade-Grown Coffee 31、What is the _in idea of this passage? A.Farmers are changing the way they grow coffee B.Coffee is being more expensive to produ _. C.People should buy s