[2015年职称英语综合A级阅读理解]2017职称英语综合类A级阅读理解练习题及答案解析2

概括大意与完成句子

　　Waste Not, Want Not

　　I Bob and Clara Darlington, who own and run a farm in the North of England, have alwayslooked for new ways of making money out of the produce they grow. Their success began when they established a shop on their farm, so that people could come and buy fresh vegetables directly from them.

　　2 The business was an immediate success, and soon scored top marks in a competition set up by the Farm Retail Association to find the best farm shop in the country. The Association's inspectors found the Darlingtons' shop offered excellent service and value for money as well as quality fruit and vegetable.

　　3 Clara Darlington is a trained chef and, in addition to a range of home-grown foods and other local produce, she began offering a variety of prepared meals which she had made herself in the farmhouse kitchen. A small cafe alongside the farm shop was soon added, with everything that visitors could taste on the menu also being for sale in the shop.

　　4 Clara admits that starting the business was expensive, and she has worked very hard, but maintains that if the product is good, the public recognize this and buy it. "I aim to offer the highest quality to our customers, whether they come in for a loaf of bread, or take a whole dinner-party menu. I take it as a compliment(恭维) if people take home one of my dishes to serve to their family and friends and get away with pretending they made it themselves. "

　　5 So it was that the couple realized that they had a surplus of misshapen or damaged vegetables grown on the farm which were unsuitable for selling in the shop. Clara, not wishing to see them get thrown away, decided to turn them into soup.

　　6 The soup met with the immediate approval of customers to the shop and Clara now produces ten different varieties. She spent much of the summer traveling up and down to London by rail, doing presentations of the soups. As a result, they are now served in first-class railway restaurant cars belonging to three companies as well as being stocked by a number of high-class London stores.

　　23. Paragraph 2 __________.

　　24. Paragraph 3 __________.

　　25. Paragraph 4 __________.

　　26. Paragraph 5 __________.

　　A. Professional recognition is obtained

　　B. Ensuring that nothing gets wasted

　　C. A necessary alternative to farming

　　D. Time well spent is rewarded

　　E. Continuing investment is necessary alternative to farming in high stand9rds

　　F. Professional skills are exploited

　　27. Bob and Clara Darlington established a shop to _

　　28. Apart from quality fruit and vegetables, the couple

　　29. Instead of throwing the damaged vegetables away , the couple

　　30. Clara spent much of the summer going to London to

　　A. sell fresh vegetables

　　B. turn them into soup

　　C. sell as much as possible

　　D. promote her soups

　　E. fill a gap in the market

　　F. offer a variety of prepared meals 参考答案：

　　23.C [解析]该段讲到他们因为参加一场比赛，从而使出售农产品成为农场的另一个主业。所以题目应该是C--替代耕种的另外一种方法。

　　24.A[解析]克拉拉·达灵顿除了出售自家农场种的食物和本地出产的农产品外，还开设了一家小咖啡馆顺便出售自己的农产品，农场的经营越来越专业，并得到行业的认可。

　　25.E [解析]选择高标准、持续的投资是非常必要的。农场为顾客提供质的农产品。

　　26．B [解析]夫妇俩把那些不适合在商店出售的畸形的或是被弄坏的剩余蔬菜做成蔬菜汤，因此该段题目应该是确保没有浪费。

　　27.A[解析]文章第一段提到他们在农场建了一个商店，"people could come and buy fresh vegetables directly from them."他们可以直接购买新鲜蔬菜了。

　　28.F [解析]第二段的第一句"_in addition to a range of home - grown foods and other local produce，she began offering a variety of prepared meals"提供了答案。

　　29.B [解析]第三段第一句"...not wishing to see them get thrown away，decided to turn them into soup."提供了答案。

　　30.C [解析]最后一段第二句说到她夏天的大部分时间乘坐火车沿着伦敦来回旅行，以展示自己的蔬菜汤，所以应该选C，销售尽量多的产品。

　　参考译文

　　不浪费，自丰足

　　鲍勃和克拉拉·达灵顿在英格兰的北部拥有并经营着一家农场，他们总是寻找新方法以便从种植的农产品上赚钱。当他们在自家农场上建立了一家商店后，他们的成功接踵而至，这样人们能直接到他们那里买到新鲜的蔬菜。

　　生意很快就取得了成功，很快地，他们的商店在一场农场零售协会举办的比赛中获得分，成为全英格兰的农场商店。协会的检查员发现达灵顿的商店提供卓越的服务和质优价廉的水果和蔬菜。

　　克拉拉·达灵顿也是一位训练有素的厨师，除了自家农场种的食物和本地出产的农产品外，她开始在农家厨房提供各式各样自己烹调的食物。不久，她在农场的商店旁又开了一家小咖啡馆，游客能够品尝到菜单中列出的所有菜肴。

　　克拉拉承认创业是昂贵的，并且她一直很努力。但是，如果新产品好，公众就会意识到这一点并购买它。"不管顾客是来买一片面包，或者要整桌的宴会菜，我的目标都是为他们提供质的产品。如果人们把我做的一个菜品带回家，假装是他们自己做的，让家人或是朋友品尝，我会把这视为对自己的褒奖。"

　　所以，这对夫妇意识到农场上那些畸形的或是被弄坏的剩余蔬菜不适合在商店出售。克拉拉不愿意看到它们被浪费掉，于是决定把它们做成汤。

　　这种汤很快受到客户的青睐。克拉拉现在提供十个不同种类的汤。她夏天的大部分时间都在乘坐火车沿着伦敦来回旅行，以展示自己做的蔬菜汤。结果，现在这些汤上了三家公司旗下的一流铁路餐厅的餐桌，一些伦敦高级商店也有它的存货。

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