职称英语考试中阅读理解考查应试者对文章主旨和细节信息的理解能力。本部分为3篇文章，每篇300～450词，每篇文章后有5道题。要求应试者根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

　　这篇2016年理工类A级考试的阅读理解的文章，这一篇文章是选择教材以外的。下面就给同学们详细的来解析一下这篇文章。

　　Sports Star Yao Ming

　　If Yao Ming is not the biggest sports star in the world, he almost certainly the tallest. At 2.26m, he is the tallest player in the National Basketball Association (NBA)and holds the record as the most towering Olympian ever to compete in the Game.

　　But what really stands out about the giant center is his celebrity(名气). Few, if any, Chinese athletes are as well-known as Yao Ming around the world. People across the globe are fascinated with Yao, not only for his basketball prowess(杰出的才能)but also for being a symbol of international commerce.

　　When Yao joined the Houston Rockets as the No. 1 pick in the 2002 NBA draft he was the first international player ever to be selected first. His assets on the court are clear enough一no NBA player of his size has ever possessed his mobility, so he is a handful (难对付的人）for opponents on either end of the court. But what makes Yao invaluable to the Rockets organization is his role as a global citizen and as a bridge to millions of potential basket ball fans in China.

　　When it was announced in February that Yao would miss the rest of the NBA season and possibly the Olympics with a stress fracture (骨折）in his left foot, a collective shudder spread across China. After considerable debate and discussion, Yao opted to get his foot surgically treated in an operation that placed several tiny screws across the bone, to offer his overburdened foot more support. The surgery was a success, and though the estimated four-month recovery period will leave him little time to prepare with Team China. Yao has vowed to be ready for the Beijing Olympics.

　　Yao wrapped up a 10-day trip to China, where he underwent a series of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments, hoping to accelerate his recovery process. Western experts are generally skeptical of TCM’s benefits, although new research from the University of Rochester suggests that a certain compound derived from shellfish may indeed stimulate bone repair.

　　“There is no reason to dismiss TCM, “Yao told a press conference in Beijing. “It’s been used in our country for thousands of years. I don’t think that it’s short on science.”

　　31. The word "towering" in Paragraph 1 means________.

　　A. large

　　B. fat

　　C. tall

　　D. great

　　【正确答案】C

　　【答案解析】

　　第一步：划出题干的信息词，有：towering，Paragraph 1。本题属于词义改写题。

　　第二步：在词典中查找到towering，它的同义词列表中没有选项当中的单词，那就需要查英汉。目标词towering的意思是“高耸的，耸立的”。四个选项单词的意思分别是：A. large（大的）；B. fat（肥的，胖的）；C. tall（高的）；D. great（伟大的）。对比四个选项的意思，C选项的tall与towering意思相近，因此本题选择C选项的tall为正确答案。

　　32. Opponents find it very difficult to control Yao Ming because of his________.

　　A. assault

　　B. mobility

　　C. defense

　　D. celebrity

　　【正确答案】

　　【答案解析】

　　第一步：划出题干的信息词，有：Opponents，difficult，control，because of。

　　第二步：根据信息词回归到原文第三段第第二句：His assets on the court are clear enough一no NBA player of his size has ever possessed his mobility, so he is a handful (难对付的人）for opponents on either end of the court.

　　第三步：对比分析，得出答案。题干中的opponents与原文属于A-A的回归；题干中的difficult=原文中的handful，属于A-B的回归。原文中后半句的so表示“所以”，那么前面就是说明原因的，是说和他一样高的这些NBA球员都没有他的这种移动性（mobility），所以对手是很难控制姚明的，mobility与B选项一致，因此B选项为本题的正确答案。

　　33. Yao Ming had to undergo a series of TCM treatments because________.

　　A. he wanted to make a more rapid recovery.

　　B. his right foot had been hurting.

　　C. the surgical operation had been a failure.

　　D. he couldn't afford all the medical expenses.

　　【正确答案】

　　【答案解析】

　　第一步：划出题干的信息词，有：TCM treatments，because。

　　第二步：根据信息词回归到原文第五段第一句：Yao wrapped up a 10-day trip to China, where he underwent a series of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments, hoping to accelerate his recovery process.

　　第三步：对比分析，得出答案。题干中的undergo=原文中的underwent（A-A’回归）；题干中的a series of TCM与原文属于A-A的回归。原文说姚明接受TCM治疗是希望能够加速（accelerate）他的伤的恢复进程。对比四个选项，A选项中的recovery与原文属于A-A的回归，rapid（快速的）与原文的accelerate（加快，加速）属于A-B的回归，也是指姚明想要更快的恢复。A选项与原文的意思一致，因此A选项为本题的正确答案。

　　34. Which statement about Yao Ming is NOT true?

　　A. He is an NBA player.

　　B. He fractured his left foot.

　　C. He missed the Athens Olympics.

　　D. He is an international figure.

　　【正确答案】

　　【答案解析】

　　第一步：题干中有NOT true，本题“三对一错”的which题。

　　第二步：本题采用选项回归的方法。A选项回归到原文第一段第二句：he is the tallest player in the National Basketball Association (NBA)，说明他是一个NBA球员，因此A选项是正确的，排除掉。B选项回归到原文第四段第一句：... a stress fracture (骨折）in his left foot，说明他的左脚有过骨折，因此B选项正确，排除掉。D选项是说他是一个国际人物，这也是正确的，所以D选项排除掉。C选项回归到原文第四段第一句：When it was announced in February that Yao would miss the rest of the NBA season and possibly the Olympics with a stress fracture (骨折）in his left foot，这里是说姚明可能会错过奥运会，但是后面并没有说他就确实错过了奥运会，所以C选项的说法是错误的，为本题的正确答案。

　　35. In general, the Western experts' attitude towards TCM is________.

　　A. indifferent

　　B. positive

　　C. doubtful

　　D. negative

　　【正确答案】

　　【答案解析】

　　第一步：划出题干的信息词，有：Western experts，attitude，TCM。

　　第二步：根据信息词回归到原文倒数第二段的第二句：Western experts are generally skeptical of TCM’s benefits...

　　第三步：对比分析，得出答案。原文中的skeptical意思是“怀疑的”，这就表明了西方这些专家的态度。四个选项中，只有C选项的doubtful表示“怀疑的”，与skeptical意思一致，因此选项为本题的正确答案。

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