职称英语阅读理解常见题型及解题技巧3_职称英语备考指南

职称英语阅读理解常见题型及解题技巧3

　　例4

　　We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching.On the contrary， both their knowledge and experience are enriched.We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils.It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates.It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the notSO-bright child.After all，it Can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!

　　1.By held backthe author means ________.

　　A. made to remain in the same class

　　B. forced to study in the lower class

　　C. drawn to their studies

　　D. prevented from advancing

　　本题考的是对词组holdback的理解。根据上下文，它的意思是阻挡，阻碍，选项D是答案。当然holdback还可以表示犹豫，如：I have noticed that you do not holdback in our discussion.; 控制，如：The dam was not strong enough to hold back the flood waters.;保留、不公布，如： I think hes holding something back;he knows more than he admits.。对照上下文，选项A、B、C都不能表达hold back的意义。

　　例5

　　In the workplace，men have long had welldefined precedents and role models for achieving Success.It has been otherwise for women.A good many women in the business world are uncertain about the appropriate mixture of masculine and feminine attributes they should convey by their professional clothing.The variety of clothing alternatives to women has also been greater than that available for men.Male administrators tend to judge women more favorably for managerial positions when the women display less feminine groomingshorter hair.moderate use of makeup，and plain tailored clothing.As one male administrator confessed，An attractive woman is definitely going to get a longer interview，but she wont get a job.