2014年职称英语考试综合类A级真题及参考答案

　　第4部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)

　　下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。

第一篇 The National Trust

　　The National Trust in Britain plays an increasingly important part in the preservation for public enjoyment of the best that is left unspoiled of the British countryside. Although the Trust has received practical and moral support from the Government, it is not a rich Government department. It is a voluntary association of people who care for the unspoiled countryside and historic buildings of Britain. It is a charity which depends for its existence on voluntary support from members of the public'. Its primary duty is to protect places of great natural beauty and places of historical interest.

　　The attention of the public was first drawn to the dangers threatening the great old houses and castles of Britain by the death of Lord Lothian, who left his great seventeenth-century house to the Trust together with the 4500-acre park and estate surrounding it. This gift attracted wide publicity and started the Trust's "Country House Scheme”. Under this scheme, with the help of the Government and the general public, the Trust has been able to save and make accessible to the public about one hundred and fifty of these old houses2. Last year about one and three quarters of a million people paid to visit these historic houses, usually at a very small charge.

　　In addition to country houses and open spaces the Trust now owns some examples of ancient wind and water mills, nature reserves, five hundred and forty farms and nearly two thousand five hundred cottages or small village houses, as well as some complete villages. In these villages no one is allowed to build, develop 'or disturb the old village environment in any way and all the houses are maintained in their original sixteenth-century style. Over four hundred thousand acres of coastline, woodland, and hill country are protected by the Trust and no development or disturbances of any kind are permitted. The public has free access to these areas and is only asked to respect the peace, beauty and wildlife.

　　So it is that over the past eighty years the Trust has become a big and important organization and an essential and respected part of national life, preserving all that is of great natural beauty and of historical significance not only for future generations of Britons but also for the millions of tourists who each year invade Britain in search of a great historic and cultural heritage.

　　(出处：2014年职称英语教材综合类阅读判断第十四篇)

　　31. The national trust is a ____

　　A. government agency depending on voluntary service.

　　B. non-profit organization depending on voluntary service

　　C. government department but is not rich.

　　D. private organization supported by the government

　　32. The National Trust is dedicated to

　　A. preserving the best public enjoyment

　　B. providing the public with free access to historic buildings

　　C. offering better services to visitors home and abroad

　　D. protecting tho unspoiled countryside and historic buildings." n/

　　33. We can infer from paragraph 2 that Lord Lothion ____

　　A. donated all his money to the Trust

　　B. started the Country House Scheme

　　C. saved many old country houses in Britain

　　D. was influential in his time

　　34. All the following can be inferred from the passage except _____

　　A. the trust more interested in protecting the 16 century houses

　　B. many people came to visit the historic houses saved by the Trust

　　C. visitors can yet free access tu some places owned by the Trust

　　D. the Trust has a history which is longer than 80 years.

　　35. The word “invade” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to

　　A. come in without permission

　　B. enter with invitation

　　C. visit in large number

　　D. appear 3'l of a sudden