2008 年职称英语网上考试辅导　《职称英语（理工类）》

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1.How Did She Conquer the Americans? （A）

     African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world’s most powerful
celebrity, according to Forbes magazine. __1__
     Winfrey, 51, draws 30 million viewers weekly in the United States. Her talk
show reaches 112 countries. She earned US$225 million over the past 12 months to rank
second in celebrity riches.
The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings. __2__
     "After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves. It created
new celebrities and hundreds of millions of dollars in profits," the magazine said.
     Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show".
She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate
interviewing style.
     Last month, American actor Tom Cruise, 42, surprised fans when he celebrated
his new romance with 26-year-old actress Katie Holmes. He jumped up and down, shouting
"I’m in love." Only a few years ago, Cruise and his ex-wife Nicole Kidman appeared
separately on the same show telling the news of their divorce. __3__
     Winfrey’s approach appears to be simple. She is in pursuit of self-
improvement and self-empowerment (自强). This has proved to be just what people,
especially women, want.
     Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show. That pulls in
viewers. For example, she revealed that she had been sexually abused as a child, and
has spoken freely of her struggle with her weight.
Winfrey was born to a poor family in Mississippi in 1954, __4__At the age of 19, she
became the youngest person and the first African-American woman to anchor (主持) a
news programme.
    Her success has not just been on the screen. Her media group includes a
women’s TV network and websites for women.
    Winfrey’s work has extended to social change. __5__
    She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database of
dangerous child abusers. President Bill Clinton later signed "Oprah Bill" into law
A　In 1991, she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act
B　She was not a very successful woman
C　She began broadcasting while still at high school
D　it placed Winfrey at the top of its annual ranking of the 100 people last week.
E　The couple had been tight-lipped about their break-up
F　But it also looks at the celebrity’s presence on the Internet and in the media

2.Read with Greater Speed （A）

    Do you have difficulty reading in class? If so, a special reading program that
helps match sounds with letters could speed up your brain. At least one out of every

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five e1ementary school students in the US has trouble 1earning to read, even when the
students are good at other subjects. __1__Researchers from Yale University, US,
studied a group of chi1dren from New York and Connecticut State. As part of the study,
37 struggling readers received special tutoring. Every day, instructors worked with
them on recognizing how written letters represent units of sound called phonemes.
__2__By the end of the school year, these children could read faster than before. They
also made fewer mistakes, and understood more of what they read than they could
earlier in the year. As part of their study, the researchers used a special machine to
take action photos of the students’ brains. __3__This is the 8ame part of the brain
that becomes active when good readers read. This activated brain area appears to
include a structure that helps people recognize tri1iarwritten words quickly.
    In lower level readers, this structure remains inactive. A year later, the
brain structure was still working hard in the students who had gone through the
special tutoring, and they continued to do wel1 in reading tests. __4__However, some
researchers still doubt the study. __5__
A Many adults are interested in matching sounds with letters.
B The students also practiced reading aloud and spelling.
C The biggest challenge for many of these kids, scientists say is matching sounds with
1etters.
D Another group in the study who went through a more traditional reading Program
didn’t show the same progress.
E The pictures showed an increase in activity in the back of side brain on the left
side.
F They believe that reading without making any noise or linking words to sounds is
more efficient.

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【正确答案】 DFECA
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【正确答案】 CBEDF
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