【2018年職稱英語綜合類閱讀判斷基礎練習(3)】職稱英語綜合類

1、2018年職稱英語綜合類閱讀判斷基礎練習（3）】職稱英語綜合類Botany,thestudyofpants,oupiesapeculiarpositioninthehistoryofhumanknowledge.Wedon"tknowwhatourstoneAgeancestorsknewaboutplants,butfromwhatwecanobserveofpreindustrialsocietiesthatstillexist,adetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremelyancient.Thisislogi

2、cal.Plantsarethebasisofthefoodpyramidforalllivingthings,evenforotherplants.Theyhavealwaysbeenenormouslyimportanttothewelfareofpeople,notonlyforfood,butalsoforclothing,weapon,tools,dyes,medicines,shelter,andmanyotherpurposes.TribeslivingtodayinthejungleoftheAmazonrecognizehundredsofplantsandknowmanyp

3、ropertiesofeach.Tothembotanyhasnonameandisprobablynotevenrecognizedasaspecialbranchof"knowledge"atall.Unfortunately,themoreindustrializedwebeethefartherawaywemovefromdirectcontactwithplants,andthelessdistinctoutknowledgeofbotanygrows.Yeteveryoneesunconsciouslyonanamazingamountofbotanicalkn

4、owledge,andfewpeoplewillfailtorecognizearoseanappleoranorchid.WhenourNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10，000yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplantedforricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofplantsandhumanswastaken.Grainswerediscover

5、edandfromthemflowedthemarvelofagriculture：cultivatedcrops.Fromthenon,humanswouldincreasinglytaketheirlivingfromthecontrolledproductionofafewplants,ratherthangettingalittlehereandalittletherefrommanyvarietiesthatgrewwildandtheaumulatedknowledgeoftensofthousandsofyearsofexperienceandintimacywithplants

6、inthewildwouldbegintofadeaway.1.Itislogicalthatadetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremelyancient.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned2.Peoplecannotsurvivewithoutplants.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned3.TribeslivingtodayinthejungleoftheAmazonteachbotanytotheirchildrenatschool.A.RightB.WrongC.Notm

7、entioned4.Ourdirectcontactwithplantsgrowswiththeprocessofindustrialization.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned5.Todaypeopleusuallyacquirealargeamountofbotanicalknowledgefromtextbooks.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned6.PeoplelivingintheMiddleEastfirstlearnedtogrowplantsforfoodabout10，000yearsago.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned7.Oncemankindbe