第五篇为何食品开销如此之大，没有温室气体我们所知道的生命就不能生存，选的依据在第一段的第二句和昀后一句，其他主要的甲烷来源有石油钻井采煤固体垃圾以及沼泽地，牛吃的大部分是草但却长得身高体壮。
2016职称英语概括大意与完成句子
三、概括大意与完成句子（课本）
一、theMakingofaSucceStory发迹史
课文：IKEAistheworld’slargestfurnitureretailer,……justkeepsongrowing.（六段）
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第二篇ThePaperChase文件整理
课文:“Runningahouseisalotlikerunningabusiness……neveroverstuffyourfiles
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三、EngilishandEnglishCommunity群体
课文:Thereisnodenying…..partofourheritage
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课文:In1959AmericanswelcomedAlaskaintothe……goldandotherminerals
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第五篇WhydoesFoodCostsoMuch？为何食品开销如此之大？
课文:In1959theaverageAmericanfamilypaid……forthesharpriseinfoodcosts
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2.Paragraph4(D:M5.Manypeopleagreethatfoodpriceshaveincreasedsharplybuttheyhavefailed(D:6.Thefarmershavenotbeenbenefitedverymuch(A7.Housewiveshavetopayforthetimetheysave(E8.Theeconomistshavecometotheconclusionthatthecauseofincreasedfoodpricesliesin(F:第六篇Architecture建筑学
课文:Architectureistobuildingasliteratureistotheprinted…haveallhadimportanteffects
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6、Ancientgreekandromanarchitecturalstyles，withwererestoredduringrenaissance，werestillinfluential（E:th
7、Asmodernlifebecomesmorecomplex，peoplehavetoputupmanydifferentkindsofbuildings（A:tomeettheirneeds）
8、Theuseofnewbuildingmaterials….haveplayedanimportantrole（C:）
第七篇HowtoArgueWithYourBo怎样与老板争论
课文:Beforeyouarguewithyourboss，…...withyoutoachieveyourgoals
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课文:Everyyearearthquakesare…..patternbeforemajorearthquakeshappen
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课文:Transportisoneoftheaidstotrade….systemsalsohelptodeveloptrade
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http://www.oh100.com hetradeofmodernsocietythetransmissionofinformationplaysasimportantaroleas（E:）
第十篇MuseumsinTheModernWorld现代世界的博物馆
课文：Museumshavechanged。Theyarenolongerplaces…...largebuildinganditshighlytrainedstaff
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第十一篇IsThereaWaytoKeeptheBritain’sEconomyGrowing是否有办法使英国经济继续保持增长
课文:Intoday’sknowledgeeconomy….innursingandcarehomes
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5.Everycountryhasitsownway(C6.TheBritishgovernmentdoesn’tseem(F7.Thecreativeindustriesfinditdifficult(E8.Manygraduatesareemployed(B第十二篇Intelligence:aChangedView智力：一个转变了的观念
课文:Intelligencewasbelievedtobeafixed…..bymoreandmorepeople
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（2016）第十三篇ScreenTest透视检查
课文：Everyyesrmillionsof…inanyscreeningprogramme.”
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6.Advantagesofscreeningwomenunder50are(D:stillopentodebate)
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(旧)第十三篇ElectricaldevicessuchasCDplayers…usedinstand-bymode.
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7.Itisfoundthatpowerwasteismainlycausedby(F:stand-bypowerconsumption)
8.Philipsstartedtodevelopadevicethatcangreatlyreduces(E:wastedenergy.)
三、概括大意完成句子。（补充）
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7.Chinapledgesherselftofollow（十二）CanMobilePhonesCauseDisease?
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2016年职称英语概括大意和完成句子(12)+AStrongGreenhouseGas
第十二篇AStrongGreenhouseGas
1Methaneisacolorless,odorlegas;itisalsoapotentgreenhousegas,andoncereleasedintotheatmosphere1,itabsorbsheatradiatingfromEarth’ssurface.That’swhymethaneisamajorcontributortotheplanet’sincreasingtemperaturerise—orglobalwarming.Moleculeformolecule,methane’sheat-trappingpowerintheatmosphereis21timesstrongerthancarbondioxide2,themostabundantgreenhousegas.
2With13billioncowsbelchingalmostconstantlyaroundtheworld(100millionintheU.S.alone),it’snosurprisethatmethanereleasedbylivestockisoneofthechiefglobalsourcesofthegas.Otherprimemethanesources:petroleum,drilling,coalmining,solid-wastelandfillsandwetlands.
3GreenhousegaseslikemethaneandcarbondioxidemakeuponlyasmallpartofEarth’satmosphere,whichis78percentnitrogenandnearly21percentoxygen.Andwithoutgreenhousegasestotrapthesun’sheatandwarmtheplanet,lifeasweknowitcouldn’texist3.Butinthelast200years,humanactivitythatrequiresburningoil,naturalgas,andcoalforenergyhasmagnifiedthegreenhouseeffect.
4Atmosphericconcentrationsofmethanehavemorethandoubledinthelasttwocenturies.Blameforthisoftenfocusesonbigindustriesandgas-guzzlingvehicles.Butagricultureplaysamajorrole, http://www.oh100.com hepast40yearsalone,theglobalcattlepopulationhasdoubled.
5Cowsmunchmostlygrassesandhay—yettheygrowbigandhefty.Why?Becauseoftherumen.The
rumenholds160litersoffoodandbillionsofmicrobes.Thesemicroscopicbacteriaandbreakdowncelluloseandfiberintodigestiblenutrients.Acowcouldn’tlivewithoutitsmicrobes.Asthemicrobesdigestcellulose,theyreleasemethane.Theproceoccursinallanimalswitharumen(cows,sheep,andgoats,forexample),anditmakethemverygassy.It’spartoftheirnormaldigestionprocess.Whentheychewtheircud,theyregurgitatesomefoodtorechewit,andallthisgascomesout.Theaveragecowexpels600litersofmethaneaday.6That’swhywesaylivestockgasisalsoamajorfactorofcausingtheglobalwarming.
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1.oncereleasedintotheatmosphere,…：一旦（甲烷）释放到大气中……。oncereleasedintotheatmosphere相当于oncemethaneisreleasedintotheatmosphere。
2.Moleculeformolecule，methane’sheat-trappingpowerintheatmosphereis21timesstrongerthancarbondioxide,…：按分子与分子对比，甲烷在大气中吸热的能力比二氧化碳强20倍……。介词for表示“对比或比例关系”。
3.withoutgreenhousegases…，lifeasweknowitcouldn’texist：没有温室气体……，我们所知道的生命就不能生存。本句中，life是主语。as从句中的it指代life。
4.Atmosphericconcentrationsofmethane：甲烷在大气中的浓度
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BWaystoReduceMethane’sHeat-TrappingPower
CAgricultureAlsoContributestoIncreasedConcentrationsofMethaneintheAtmosphere
DWhyLivestockReleasesMethane
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FLivestockasaPrimeFactoroftheGreenhouseEffect
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Cbigandheftycows
Dlivestock’snormaldigestionprocess
Ehowtocutdownthecattlepopulations
Fbigindustriesandgas-guzzlingvehicles
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1.E本段的第三句点出了methane’sheat-trappingpowerintheatmosphereis21timesstrongerthancarbondioxide。
2.F本段要表达的中心意思是：livestock排出的甲烷也是温室效应的一个主要源头。
3.C本段表达的重点是用but转折的段后两句。
4.D本段从科学的角度分析反刍动物为什么会释放出甲烷。
5.A选A的依据在第一段的第二句和昀后一句。
6.B选B的依据在第三段的第二句、第三句和第四段的第一句。这三个句子先后介绍了下列观点：没有温室气体，生物不能生存；人类燃烧能源，加剧温室效应；大气甲烷含量增加一倍。7.F第四段第二句直接谈到这个问题。人们常常将不断加剧的温室效应归罪于大工业和汽车，而cattle释放甲烷的因素被忽略了。
8.E选项E是本文没有提到的内容，也就是说，其他五个选项的内容文章部有涉及。
第十二篇一种强烈的温室气体
甲烷是一种无色无味的气体，同时也是一种很强烈的温室气体，一旦释放到空气中，就会吸收地球表面散发的热量。所以说甲烷是使这个星球日趋变暖(或叫全球变暖)的一个主要原因。按分子与分子对比，甲烷在大气中吸收热量的能力是二氧化碳——昀丰富的温室气体的21倍。
由于全世界有130亿头牛几乎在连续不断地打嗝（仅美国就有一亿头），难怪由牲畜释放的甲烷就成为了一种主要的全球性甲烷来源。其他主要的甲烷来源有：石油、钻井、采煤、固体垃圾以及沼泽地。
甲烷和二氧化碳等温室气体只占地球大气的一小部分，大气中78%为氮气，将近21%为氧气。如果没有温室气体来吸收太阳的热量，使地球变暖，我们所知道的生命就不会存在。但在过去的200年里，通过燃烧油、天然气和煤来获取能量的人类活动加剧了温室效应。
在过去的两个世纪里，甲烷在大气中的浓度地加了一倍多，人们常常将此归罪于大工业和汽车。但是农业在其中也扮演了一个重要角色。仅在过去40年里，全球牲畜数量就翻了一番。
牛吃的大部分是草，但却长得身高体壮。原因何在？在于它们都长有瘤胃。它们的瘤胃容纳160升的食物，养育数十亿的微生物。这些微小的细菌和原生动物可分解纤维素，形成可吸收的营养。没有这些微生物牛就无法生存。由于微生物可吸收纤维素，所以就会释放出甲烷。所有长有瘤胃的动物（比如牛、绵羊和山
羊）都会这样，因此它们经常释放出气体。这是它们的正常吸收过程的一部分。它们反刍时，就会将食物重新咀嚼，于是就释放出气体。一般每头牛每天会排出600升甲烷。
因此，我们认为，牲畜释放的气体也是全球变暖的一个主要因素。
2016年职称英语考试理工类C级概括大意与完成句子强化训练
2016年职称英语考试理工类（C级）考试真题及答案解析
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)
下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1～4段每段选择1个最佳标题；(2)第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。CellPhones
1．Believeitornot，cellphoneshavebeenaroundforoveraquarterofacentury．ThefirstcommercialcellphonesystemwasdevelopedbytheJapanesein1979．Butcellphoneshavechangedalotsincethattime．Theearlycellphoneswerebigandheavybuttheyhavedevelopedintosmallandlightpalm-sizedmodels．Therehavebeenhugedevelopmentsintheirfunctions，too．Wehavehadcellforwarding，textmessaging，answeringservicesandhands-freeuseforyears，butnowtherearecountlenewfacilities，suchasinstantaccetotheinternetandreceivingandsendingphotos．
2．Cellphoneshavebecomeverycommoninourlives；recentstatisticssuggestasmanyasoneinthreepeopleontheplanetnowhaveacellphone，andmostofthemsaytheycouldn'tlivewithoutone．Cellphonesareusedineveryareaofourlivesandhavebecomeanecessarytool，usedforessentialarrangements，socialcontactandbusiness．Theyhavemadeiteasiertocallforhelponthehighway．Theyhavemadeitpossibletokeepintouchwithpeople"onthemove"whenpeoplearetraveling．
3．Cellphoneshavemadecommunicationeasierandhavereducedtheneedforfamilyarguments．Wecanusecellphonestoletourfamilyknowwe'llbelateorifthere'sachangeofplanoranemergency．Cellphoneshaveeasedtheworriesofmillionsofparentswhentheirteenagersareoutlate，theycannowcontacttheirchildrenatanytime．
4．Thisdoesnotmeanthatcellphonesareallgoodnews．Theyhavebroughtwiththemanumberofnewheadachesfortheirowners：itcostsalottoreplacestolenphones，somethingthatisbecomingafrequentoccurrence，andhaveyoueverseensuchhugephonebills?Moreserious，however，isthepotentialhealthproblemtheybring：therearefearsthatradiationfromthephonesmaycausebraintumor(肿瘤)。Thismaybeatimebombwaitingtohappentoyoungerpeoplewhohavegrownupwithcellphonesthattheysimplycan'tlivewithout．
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27．Nowadayscellphonesareequippedwith_______________
28．Cellphonesarecommoninourlivesandhavebecome________________
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2016年全国职称英语理工类（C级）考试参考答案
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子
23．E[解析]第一段开篇就说手机发明到现在几近四分之一个世纪，又对比了手机早期和近期在功能上的不同，可以想见是在叙述手机的历史。
24．C[解析]第二段讲手机在人们的生活中十分普及，许多人离不开手机，用于各个场合，因而意在说明手机存在于每个人的生活中。
25．A[解析]第三段例举了手机对于家人联系上的作用，有助于减少家庭的误会纠纷，有助于父母联系孩子，因而讲的是同家庭的关系。
26．F[解析]最后一段第一句就说明了该段要讲的是手机带来的问题，段中举了青少年的例子，因此D选项有一定的迷惑性，但是纵观全段，还是不局限于只描写青少年，因此选F。
27．F[解析]文中原文：flowtlaerearecountlenewfacilities
28．A[解析]文中原文：cellplnonesaretlseclineveryarea0fourliyesancIllaveIlecomeanecessarytool
29．B[解析]文中原文：wecanusecellphonestoletourfamilyknowwe'llbelateoriftlaere'sasuddenchangeofplanoranemergency
30．C[解析]文中原文：tlleyhavebroughtwithtllemanumberofnewIleaclacIlesfortheirowners
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手机
无论你信不信，手机的诞生到现在已经近四分之一个世纪了。1979年，日本研发了第一个商业手机系统，当然，现在的手机系统已经更新了好几代了。早期的手机又大又重，而现在它已经变得如巴掌般大小轻巧。且在功能上有了飞跃式的改进。呼叫转接、发短信、答录功能和免提功能，这些早已出现，但现在又有了数不尽的新功能，如即时上网和收发图片。
手机早已在人们的生活中普及，最新的数据显示世界每三个人中就有一个拥有手机，并且很多人说他们离不开手机。生活的各个方面都可能需要用到手机，它已成为一项必备的工具，用于社交和商业场合。如果你的车在高速公路上出现事故，手机能迅捷地为你呼叫帮助。当人们在"四处奔波"时，即旅游的时候，也能够保持联系。
手机使得人们的联系更为便捷并且在一定程度上减少了家人之间的争辩。当我们要迟到、临时变更计划或发生突发紧急事件时，我们可以及时通知家人。手机使得成千上万的父母放下心来，当他们的孩子外出晚归时，他们可以随时保持联系。
但这也并不意味着手机带来的都是好处。它同时也给主人带来了一系列麻烦事：如果你手机遭窃，那么再买一个的成本也不小，这恐怕也是家常便饭的事了。另外，你要为话费账单花很多钱。还有更为潜在的健康问题，人们担心手机的辐射可能会导致脑肿瘤。这对于那些由手机陪伴成长的青少年来说，无疑是一枚定时炸弹。