全国职称英语考试综合类C级课堂笔记:阅读理解第3讲

考题预测：

　　阅读理解部分仍然至少会有一篇文章直接来自阅读理解部分的练习题

　　重点推荐文章：
　　Dancing in the street, inspecting a used car, mother knows best? Feast on turkey and good wished at thanksgiving, storms sink ships, TV shows and long bus trips, one-room schools, single-parent kids do best, New York – the melting pot, smuggling, the Barbie dolls, goal of American education, taxi riding, spacing in animals, some things we know about language, the business of weddings, the national park service, pushbike peril, The Cherokee Nation, A ride in a cable car, early or later day care. （B)

　　非重点推荐文章：
　　Modern sun worshipers, late-night drinking, sleep, orbital space plane （曾经作为考题出现过), driven to distraction, Eiffel is an eyeful, sleep lets brain file memories, clone farm, income, forecasting methods, importance of services, snowflakes.

职称英语C级常见词汇

defeat n. 击败，战胜，失败vt. 击败，战胜，使失败
defend vt. 防护，辩护，防卫
define vt. 定义，详细说明
definite adj. 明确的，一定的
degree n. 度数，程度，学位（to some degree/在某种程度上)
delay v. 耽搁，延迟，延期n. 耽搁，延迟
deliberate adj. 深思熟虑的，故意的 v. 商讨（ deliberate upon/仔细研究, 审议）
delicate adj. 精巧的，脆弱的，精密的
delicious adj. 美味的
delighted adj. 欣喜的，快乐的
deliver vt. 递送，发表（一篇演说等)
demonstrate vt. 示范，证明，论证
deny v. 否认，拒绝
departure n. 启程，出发，离开（take one’s departure/动身，离开）
depend vi. 依靠，依赖（ depend on/依靠；由……而定, 取决）
dependent adj. 依靠的，依赖的，由……决定的（ be dependent on/依靠；随……而定）
deprive vt. 剥夺，使丧失（deprive sb. of....../剥夺某人的……，使某人丧失……）
derive vt. 得自vi. 起源（derive.. from....../由……而来，源出）
descend  vi. 下来，下降（descend from/从……下来；是……的后裔，源于）
describe vt. 描写，记述（describe...as.../把某人说成是（称作)）
desert n. 沙漠 adj. 沙漠的，荒凉的vt. 放弃
deserve vt. 应受，值得
desire vt. 想望，期望，希望n. 愿望，心愿，要求（at one’s desire/应某人的要求，have a desire for sth. /渴望...， have a desire to do sth. /渴望做...）
despite prep. 不管，尽管，不论（in spite of .../不顾，尽管，任凭）
destroy vt. 破坏，毁坏，消灭v. 消灭，摧毁
destruction n. 破坏，毁灭（do destruction to/（对……造成)破坏，（使……)毁灭）

[Page]detail n. 细节vt. 详述，细说（in detail/精细地，彻底地）
detect vt. 察觉，侦查，探测v. 发现
determine v. 决定，下定决心
be determined to do sth. /决心做某事
develop vt.逐步展开（情节，音乐主题，方程式等), 培养，开发，研制，患（病）vi. 发展，生长，发育（develop a photograph/冲洗照片develop a disease/患病develop a habit/培养兴趣develop weapon/研制武器）
device n. 装置，设计, 设备
devise vt. 设计，发明，作出（计划)，想出（办法)
devote vt. 投入于，献身（devote oneself to/致力于，献身于；专心于）
diagnose v. 诊断（diagnose one’s illness as.../诊断出某人的病是...病）
diagnosis. 诊断（make a diagnosis of…/对……进行诊断）
die vi. 死亡，消逝，熄灭（die away/逐渐停止，逐渐消失）
diet n. 通常所吃的食物（go on a diet/节食；吃限定食物）
differ vi. 不一致，不同（differ with sb. /与某人意见不同）
difference n. 差异，差别，分歧，争论（make a difference/有影响，很重要）
different adj. 不同的（be different from/与……不同）
difficult adj. 困难的，艰难的，（人)难相处的
difficulty n. 困难，难点（be in difficulty/有困难without difficulty/容易地，毫不费力）
digest vi. 消化vt. 消化，融会贯通
diligent adj. 勤勉的，用功的
diminish v. （使)减少，（使)变小
direct adj. 径直的，直接的，直率的adv. 直接地vt. 指引，指示，指挥，命令，导演vi. 指导，指挥
direction n. 方向, （常用复数)指示，用法，说明（书）（in all directions/四面八方；各方面）
directly adv. 直接地，立即director n. 主任，导演，（公司)董事（technical director/技术指导；board of directors董事会）
dirty adj. 肮脏的
disappear vi. 消失，不见
disappointed adj. 失望的
disaster n. 灾难，天灾，灾祸
discard vt. 丢弃，抛弃v. 放弃
disclose vt. 揭露，透露
discover vt. 发现，发觉 v. 发现
discovery n. 发现，发明的东西
discriminate v. 歧视，区别，区别待遇（discriminate against/歧视, 排斥discriminate...from.../分清……与……的差别）
discuss vt. 讨论，论述（discuss with sb. /和某人谈话）
disease n. 疾病（ catch a disease/患病）
dismiss vt. 解散，下课，开除，解职，使（或让)离开vi. 解散
disorder n. 杂乱，混乱，无秩序状态vt. 扰乱，使失调 （fall into disorder/陷入混乱）
display vt. 陈列，展览，显示 n. 陈列，展览，显示（on display/正在展览中）
dispute v. 争论，辩论 n. 争论，辩论，争吵（dispute with/与……争论；与……有争议）
distance n. 距离，遥远，（时间的)间隔（at a distance/相距，相隔keep one’s distance/保持一定距离）
distant adj. 远的，关系远的（亲戚)，疏远的
distinct adj. 清楚的，明显的，截然不同的，独特的（（be distinct in...from.../在某方面与……不同）
distinction n. 区别，差别，级别，特性（make a distinction between/对……加以区别）
distinguish v. 区别，辨别（distinguish......from....../辨别，识别；把……和……区别开）

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例题解析：

passage 1

Mother knows the best?

　　Once while being prepped for a television interview, I was chatting with the host about stay-at-home fathers．I made the point that one reason we’re seeing more stay-at-home dads may be that it’s no longer a given that a man makes more money than his wife．Many families now take earning power into account when deciding which parent will stay home．
　　At that point，one of the male crew members commented, almost to himself but loud enough for my benefit，“It should be the better parent who stays home．”A lot of guys say things like that．Usually it’s code for， “My wife（read：any woman)is the better parent．”
　　I was a stay-at-home father for eight years, so his declaration made me bristle．It implied that our family’s choice could only have been correct if 1 was a “better” parent than my wife．
　　I think men shoot themselves in the foot with this kind of thinking．I suppose an argument could have been made that when I began staying home my wife was the “better” parent：She had spent more time with Ry,could read him better and calm him more quickly．And given a choice．he’d have picked her over me．But as she was the more employable one．my wife went out to work and I looked after our son．
　　Know what? I caught up．Because of the increased time I spent with him．I soon knew Ry well，understood what he needed and could look after him more or 1ess as well as my wife could．Actually, the experience helped me unlock one of the world’s great secrets：Women are good at looking after children because they do it．It’s not because of any innate female aptitude or a mother’s instinct--which I think is mostly learned anyway．It’s because they put in the time and attention required to become good at the job．
　　Women obviously get a biological head start from giving birth and nursing．but over the long term experience is more important．When I got the experience myself, I was good．too．As good? I don’t know．Who cares? Children are not made of glass．other people ale capable of looking after them besides Mom．

练习：
1.Which of the following does the first paragraph imply?
A)Men are no longer given the opportunity to stay at home．
B)In more and more families the wife is earning more than the husband．
C)The author works at a TV station．
D)More and more men choose to stay at home to look after their children．
 
2.the author decided to stay at home to look after their son eight years ago because
A)he though the was the better parent．
B)it was easier for his wife to find a job．
C)their son Ry liked him better．
D)he was earning less than his wife．
 
3.Which of the