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1、2022年职称英语考试综合类C类真题（阅读理解：第三篇）短文后有5道题，每题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。第三篇AlaskaIn1959AmericanswelcomedAlaskaintotheUnionasthe49thstate,symbolizingachangeofattitudefromthatheldin1867,whenthepeninsula(半岛)waspurchasedfromRussia.Then,mostAmericanshadlittleinterestin1,500,000square
2、kilometersoficebergsandpolarbears一beyondCanada'swesternborders,farfromthesettledareasoftheUnitedStates.InthosesectionsofthestatewhichlieabovetheArcticCircle,Alaskastillisalandoficebergsandpolarbears.Icemasseslieburiedintheearth.FromearlyMayuntilearlyAugust,themidnightsunneversetsonthisflat,treel
3、essregion,butthesuncannotmelttheicysoilmorethantwo-thirdsofameterdown.AlaskaisAmerica'slargeststate,butonlyabout325,000peoplelivethere.Accordingtoestimates,800,000hectaresofitslandareaarefitforplowingbutonlyabout640,000hectaresarebeingcultivated.ArcticAlaskahasbeenthehomeofEskimosforcountlesscen
4、turies.ItisbelievedthattheEskimosmovedtherefromMongoliaorSiberia,probablycrossingBeringStrait,namedforVitusBering,theDanishseacaptainwhodiscoveredAlaskaonhisvoyageforRussiain1741.TheEskimosarethestate'searliestknowninhabitants.Russianfurtradersestablishedsettlementsbut,bythetimeAlaskawassoldtoth
5、eUnitedStates,mostofthetradershaddeparted.In1896goldwasdiscoveredneartheKlondikeRiverinCanadajustacrosstheAlaskanborder.ThousandsofAmericansrushedtotheregionontheirwaytoKlondike;someneverreturned.Alaskawasnevercompletelycutoffagain,althougheventodaytransportationisamajorproblem.Thereareonlytwomotorr
6、outesfromtheUSmainland,andwithinthestate,everytownhasitsownairfield.Planesflypassengers,mailandfreighttothemostdistantvillages.ThegoldthatchangedlifesosuddenlyforAlaskawassoonended,andalthoughmanystoriesaboutminingcampshavebecomepartofAmericanliterature,thegoldfromAlaskanearthcontributedlesstoeconom
7、icprogressthanthefishfromAlaskanwaters.Thefishcaughtinasingleyearrangeinvaluefrom$80millionto$90million.Fur-bearinganimalsareplentifulintheforestsandstreams,andvaluablefursealsinhabitthewaters.Afterfishing,thestate'schiefindustryislumberandtheproductionofwoodpulp.Inrecentyears,Alaska'ssingle
8、mostimportantresourcehasbecomeoil.Thestatealsohaslargedepositsofcoal,copper,goldandotherminerals.1AlaskaisanAmericanstatethatA.locateswithintheArcticCircle.B.wasknownbyAmericansbefore1867.C.liestotheeastofCanada.D.wasonceownedbyRussia.查看原文2WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutAlaska?A.Thesunneversetsonitsl
9、andinMay.B.Someofitslandisfitforplowing.C.Itisamountainousland.D.Ithastwoseasons:springandwinter.查看原文3WhatistrueabouttheEskimos?A.TheyarethenativesofAlaska.B.TheymovedtoAlaskafromDenmark.C.TheyhadalongfightwiththeRussiatraders.D.TheydiscoveredgoldneartheKlondikeRiver.查看原文4WhattransportationdeviceiswidelyusedinAlaska?A.BusB.ShipC.PlaneD.Train查看原文5whatismainlyresponsiblefortheeconomicgrowthinAlaskanow?A.GoldB.OilC.FishD.Fur查看原文第4页 共4页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页