文档介绍：职称英语基础班概括大意和完成句子
概括大意和完成句子
每道题型四分,共八分。
十分钟之内必须做完一道题。
一篇文章出了两个题型,一个题型是概括大意,另一个是完成句子。分别出四个题,
每道题1分,共8分。
一. 概括大意
:4分。
:它考的是四段的中心思想。
注意:(1)提供的备选答案是六个。
(2)文章的篇幅。
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(P148)
Exercise one North America
1 The natural regions of North America are typified by broad areas of apparently similar appearance and morphology. The entire western margin of the continent is paralleled by a series of mountain chains with intermountain basins and plateaus. The vast interior of the continent
is dominated by gently rolling plains. The eastern side of the continent has both low mountain relief and, along the southeast coast, almost flat topography.
2 The agricultural resources of North America are immense, with much of this potential located in the United States and southern Canada. Almost all of the Interior Plains and the Atlantic and Gulf Lowlands regions are suitable for agriculture. Significant areas within the Western Uplands-wherever water is available-are valuable crop or pasture lands as smaller sections of Middle America.
3 Of the more than 400 million people in North America, more than 60%are located in the United States and almost another 20%live in Mexico. Almost all of Canada's people live within 200 km (125mi) of the U. S. border. The remainder of the continent's population is divided between the Caribbean and Central American countries, with Cuba, in the Caribbean, by far the most populous.
4 The educational levels of North Americans are exceeded on a continental scale only in Europe and in Australia. In the United States and Canada more than 50%of the people older than 25 years pleted at least 12 years of schooling. In addition, more than 15%pleted at least 4 years of college. Virtually the entire population of both countries are considered literate. In contrast, a large portion of the Middle American population does not finish primary school.
5 Levels of economic development vary greatly over the continent.