職稱英語綜合類a級模擬56

職稱英語綜合類A級模擬56

第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)

下面每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語畫有底橫線，請為每處畫線部分確定1個(gè)意義最為接近的選項(xiàng)。

工、We1veseenamarkedshiftinourapproachtothesocialissues.

A.clearB.regular

C.quickD.great

2、SincetheGreatDepression,theUnitedStatesgovernmenthasprotected

farmersfromdamagingdropsingrainprices.

A.slightB.surprising

C.suddenD.harmful

3、Theoffenderwillbesentencedtolifeimprisonment.

A.policemanB.observer

C.criminalD.officer

4、Noteveryonecanperceivethegradualchangeinthewriter*sstyle.

A.noticeB.describe

C.appreciateD.see

5、Ihopeyouhaveleftnoneofyourbelongingsinthehotel.

A.documentsB.children

C.clothesD.possessions

6、Ifwoolisputintohotwater,ittendstoshrink.

A.hardenB.fade

C.contractD.smell

7、Heisdeterminedtoconsolidatehispower.

A.controlB.abandon

C.strengthenD.exercise

8、Itmightbemoreprudenttogetasecondopinionbeforegoingahead.

A.workableB.sensible

C.possibleD.feasible

9、Firsteditionsofcertainpopularbookscannotbeobtainedforloveo】money.

A.atanypriceB.inanylanguage

C.inanycountryD.atanyplace

10>Thefactoryisduetobepulleddownnextyear.

A.rebuiltB.renovated

C.demolishedD.whitewashed

11>Thismedicinemayloosenyourheadache.

A.improveB.increase

C.strengthenD.relax

12>Fearclutchedatherheart.

A.grabbedatB.carriedon

C.heatedupD.carriedover

13>Shehasadeeplymovingexperienceduringtheseyears.

A.touchingB.boring

C.frighteningD.inspiring

14、Ifthereshouldbehumanbeingsonotherplanetsztheywouldbeodically

differentfromAmericans.

A.exactlyB.initially

C.basicallyD.partially

15、Hersonhasrudeassociatesatschool,andtheyinfluencehiminthewrong

direction.

A.authoritiesB.partners

C.tutorsD.teachers

第2部分：閱讀判斷

下面的短文后列出了7個(gè)句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個(gè)句子做出判斷：如果該句提供的是正確信息,

請選擇A；如果該句提供的是錯(cuò)誤信息，請選擇B；如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請選擇C。

AmericanSports

TheUnitedStatesisasports-lovingnation.SportsinAmericatakeavariety

offorms：organizedcompetitivestruggleszwhichdrawhugecrowdstocheer

theirfavoriteteamtovictory；athleticgames,playedforrecreationanywhere

sufficientspaceisfound；andhuntingandfishing.Mostsportsareseasonalz

sothatwhatishappeninginsportsdependsuponthetimeofyear.Somesports

arecalledspectatorsports,asthenumberofspectatorsgreatlyexceedsthe

numberplayinginthegame.

BaseballisthemostpopularsportintheU.S.Itisplayedthroughout

thespringandsummer,andprofessionalbaseballteamsplaywellintothe

fall.Althoughnoothergameisexactlylikebaseballzperhapstheonemost

nearlylikeitistheEnglishgameofcricket.

Footballisthemostpopularsportinthefall.Thegameoriginatedas

acollegesportmorethan75yearsago.Itisstillplayedbyalmostevery

collegeanduniversityinthecountry,andthefootballstadiumsofsomeof

thelargestuniversitiesseatasmanyas80,000people.Thegameisnotthe

sameasEuropeanfootballorsoccer.InAmericanfootballthereare11players

oneachteam,andtheyaredressedinpaddeduniformsandhelmetsbecause

thegameisroughandinjuriesarelikelytooccur.

BasketballisthewintersportinAmericanschoolsandcolleges.Like

football,basketballoriginatedintheU.S.andisnotpopularinothercountries

ManyAmericanspreferittofootballbecauseitisplayedin-doorsthroughout

thewinterandbecauseitisafastergame.Itisaverypopulargamewith

highschools,andinmorethan20stateszstate-widehighschoolmatchesare

heldyearly.

Otherspectatorsportsincludewrestling,boxing,andhorseracing.

Althoughhorse-racingfanscallthemselvessportsmen,theaccuracyofthe

termisquestionable,asonlythejockeyswhoridethehorsesintheraces

canbeconsideredathletes.Theso-calledsportsmenarethespectators,who

do"notassemble"primarilytoseethehorsesrace,buttobetupontheoutcome

ofeachrace.Gamblingistheattractionofhorseracing.

16>Huntingandfishingaremainlyfavoredbymen,youngandold,intheU.S.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Baseballteamscancontinuetoplayforalongperiodoftimeinthefall

aftertheregularbaseballseasonsofspringandsummer.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>BaseballsharesmanyfeatureswiththeEnglishgameofcricket.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19、Footballcanbeclassifiedasaspectatorsport.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、ManyAmericanslikebasketballbetterthanfootballbecausethelatter

issoharshthatplayershavetowearspecialuniforms.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21>BasketballinAmericaissopopularwithuniversitiesthatnationwide

universitymatchesareheldyearly.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Horse-racingfanscannotbeconsideredsportsmenbecausetheyare

spectatorswhoseprimaryinterestisgambling.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意與完成句子

下面的短文后有2項(xiàng)測試任務(wù)：（1）第23?26題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為第1?4段每段

選擇1個(gè)最佳標(biāo)題；（2）第27?30題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為每個(gè)句子確定1個(gè)最佳選

項(xiàng)。

KeepingCutFlowers

1Whileeverybodyenjoysfreshcutflowersaroundtheirhouse,fewpeople

knowhowtokeepthemforaslongaspossible.Thismaybedonebykeeping

inmindafewsimplefacts.

2Animportantthingtorememberaboutcutflowersisthattheyare

sensitivetotemperature.Forexample,studieshaveshownthatcutcarnations

（康乃馨）retaintheirfreshnesseighttimeslongerwhenkeptat12℃thanwhen

keptat26℃.Keepingfreshlyharvestedflowersattherighttemperaturesis

probablythemostimportantaspectofflowercare.

3Flowersarenotintendedbynaturetoliveverylong.Theirbiological

purposeissimplytoattractbirdsorinsects,suchasbees,forpollination

（授粉）.Afterthatztheyquicklydryupanddie.Theprocessbywhichflowers

consumeoxygenandproducecarbondioxide（二氧化碳）,calledrespiration（呼

吸），generatestheenergytheflowerneedstogivethefloweritsshapeand

color.Themakingofseedsalsodependsonthisenergy.Whilealllivingthings

respire,flowershaveahighlevelofrespiration.Aresultofallthis

respirationisheat,andforflowersthelevelofheatrelativetothemass

oftheflowerisveryhigh.Respirationalsobringsabouttheeventualdeath

oftheflower.Thusthegreaterthelevelofrespiration,thesoonertheflower

dies.

4How,then,tocontroltherateatwhichflowersdie?Bycontrolling

respiration.Howisrespirationcon-trolled?Bycontrollingtemperature.

Weknowthatrespirationproducesheatzbutthereverseisalsotrue.Thus

bymaintaininglowtemperatureszrespirationisreducedandthecutflowers

willagemoreslowly.

5Anothervitalfactorinkeepingcutflowersisthequalityofthe

waterinwhichtheyareplaced.Flowersfinditdifficultto'*drinkHwater

thatisdirtyorotherwisepolluted.Evenwhenwaterlooksandsmellsclean,

italmostcertainlycontainsharmfulsubstancesthatcanendangertheflowers.

Toridthewateroftheseunwantedsubstances,householdchlorinebleach（含

漂白劑）canbeusedinsmallquantities.Itisrecommendedthat15dropsof

chlorinebleach（at4%solution）beaddedtoeachliterofwater.Thewater

andsolutionshouldalsobereplacedeachday.

23、Paragraph2

A.Controlofrespiration

B.Beautyoffreshcutflowers

C.Roleofrespiration

D.Themostimportantaspectofflowercare

E.Needforcleanwater

F.Waysofstoppingrespiration

24、Paragraph3

25、Paragraph4

26>Paragraph5

27、Afewsimplefactswillhelpyoukeepcutflowers.

A.bykeepingitsoriginalshapeandcolor

B.inthelifeofcutflowers

C.toproducecarbondioxide

D.foraslongaspossible

E.bycontrollingtemperature

F.toreplacethewaterandsolutioneveryday

28、Respirationplaysakeyrole?

29、Theagingofcutflowerscanbesloweddown.

30、Anotherimportantwaytoprolongthelifeofcutflowersis

第4部分：閱讀理解

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，為每題確定一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

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TaxiRiding

InamomentofpersonalcrisiszhowmuchhelpcanyouexpectfromaNew

Yorktaxidriver?Ibeganstudyingthisquestionafterwatchingthe"Taxicab

Confessions",aseriesofdocumentariesinwhichhiddencamerasrecordthe

secretsofunsuspectingtaxiriders.Ifoundtheresultsvaried.

OnemorningIgotintothreedifferenttaxisandannounced："Well,it1s

myfirstdaybackinNewYorkinsevenyears.I*vebeeninprison.nNota

singledriverreplied,soItriedagain."Yeah,IshotamaninReno,nIexplained,

hopingthedriverwouldaskmewhy,soIcouldsaycasually,"Justtowatch

himdie.nButnobodyasked.TheonlyresponsecamefromaGhanaiandriver：

"Reno?ThatisinNevada?n

TaxidriverswereuniformlysympatheticwhenIsaid11djustbeenfired.

"ThisisAmerica,naHaitiandriversaid."Onedoorisclosed.Anotheris

open.nHearguedagainstmyplantoburndownmyboss1shouse："Ifyoudo

somethingsillyandtheyputyouaway,youcannotlookforanotherjob."A

Pakistanidrivereventurneddownachancetoprofitfrommylossofhope：

herefusedtotakemetothemiddleoftheGeorgeWashingtonBridge,a$20

trip."Whydoyouwanttogothere?Gohomeandrelax.Don*tworry.Takea

newjob.”

OneveryhotweekdayinJuly,whilewearingaredskimaskandholding

astuffedpillowcasewiththeword"BANK"onit,Itriedhailingataxifive

timesoutsidedifferentbanks.Thedriverpickedmeupeverytime.Myride

withGuy-CaaudeThevenain,aHaitiandriver,wastypicalofthesuperb

assistanceIreceived.

"Isanyonefollowingus?n

"No,nsaidthedriver,lookinginhisrearviewmirrorattrafficandme.

"Let*sgoacrossthepark,nIsaid,"Ijustrobbedthebankthere.Igot

$25,000.n

"$25,000?"heasked.

"Yeah,youthinkitwaswrongtotakeit?n

"No,man,Iwork8hoursandIdon*tmakealmost$70.IfIcandothat,

Idoittoo."

Asweapproached86thandLexington,IpointedtotheChemicalBank.

"Hey,there*sanotherbank,'*Isaid,"couldyouwaithereaminutewhile

Igoinside?n

"No,Ican*twait.Paymenow.nHisreluctancemayhavehadsomethingto

dowithmoney—taxidriversthinktherateforwaitingtimeistoolow—but

Ithinkhewantedmetolearnthatevenabankrobbercan*texpectunconditional

support.

31、FromtheGhanaiandriver1sresponse,wecaninferthat

A.hewasindifferenttothekilling

B.hewasafraidoftheauthor

C.helookeddownupontheauthor

D.hethoughttheauthorwascrazy

32、WhydidthePakistanidriverrefusetotaketheauthortothemiddleof

theGeorgeWashingtonBridge?

A.Becausehedidn11wanttohelptheauthorgetoverhiscareercrisis.

B.Becausehewantedtogohomeandrelax.

C.Becauseitwasfarawayfromhishome.

D.Becausehesuspectedthattheauthorwasgoingtocommitsuicide.

33、Whatisauthor1sinterpretationofthedriver*sreluctance"towaitoutside

theChemicalbank"?

A.Thedriverthoughtthattherateforwaitingtimewastoolow.

B.Thedriverthoughtitwrongtosupportataxiriderunconditionally.

C.Thedriverwasfrightenedandwantedtoleavehimassoonaspossible.

D.Thedriverwantedtogohomeandrelax.

34、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutNewYorktaxidrivers?

A.Theyarereadytohelpyoudowhateveryouwantto.

B.Theyrefusetopickupthosewhowouldkillthemselves.

C.Theyaresympatheticwiththosewhoareoutofwork.

D.Theyworkonlyformoney.

35、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Howtomaketaxiriderscomfortable.

B.Howtodealwithtaxiriders.

C.Theattitudesoftaxidriverstowardsthetaxiridershavingpersonal

crisis.

D.Theattitudesoftaxidriverstowardsviolentcriminals.

弟一^扁

Ford*sAssemblyLine

Whenitcomestosinglingoutthosewhohavemadeadifferenceinallour

liveszyoucannotoverlookHenryFord.Ahistorianacenturyfromnowmight

wellconcludethatitwasFordwhomostinfluencedallmanufacturing,everywhere,

eventothisday,byintroducinganewwaytomakecars—one,strangetosay,

thatoriginatedins1aughterhouses（屠宰場）.

Backintheearly1900s,s1aughterhousesusedwhatcouldhavebeencalled

a"disassemblyline".Fordreversedthisprocesstoseeifitwouldspeed

upproductionofapartofanautomobileenginecalledamagneto.Ratherthan

haveeachworkercompletelyassembleamagneto,oneofitselementswasplaced

onaconveyor,andeachworker,asitpassed,addedanothercomponenttoit,

thesameoneeachtime.ProfessorDavidHounshelloftheUniversityofDelaware,

anexpertonindustrialdevelopment,tellswhathappened.

"Thepreviousday,workerscarryingouttheentireprocesshadaveraged

oneassemblyevery20minutes.Butonthatday,ontheline,theassembly

teamaveragedoneevery13minutesand10secondsperperson.n

Withinayear,thetimehadbeenreducedtofiveminutes.In1913zFord

wentalltheway.Hookedtogetherbyropes,partiallyassembledvehicleswere

towed（拖、拉）pastworkerswhocompletedthemonepieceatatime.Ithasn*t

beenlongbeforeFordwasturningoutseveralhundredandthousandcarsa

year,aremarkableachievementthen.Andsoefficientandeconomicalwasthis

newsystemthathecutthepriceofhiscarsinhalf,to$260,puttingthem

withinreachofallthosewho,upuntilthattime,couldnotaffordthem,

Soon,automakersandtheworldallcopiedhim.

Infactzheencouragedthemtodosobywritingabookaboutallofhis

innovations,entitledTodayandTomorrow.TheAgeoftheAutomobilehasarrived.

Today,aidedbyrobotsandotherformsofautomation（自動化）,everythingfrom

toasterstoperfumesismadeonassemblylines.

36、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutHenryFordisNOTtrue?

A.Heintroducedanewwayofproduction.

B.Heinfluencedallmanufacturing.

C.Heinspiredotherautomakers.

D.Hechangedahistorian*smind.

37、???BO-rOc（?工”?MT，??Q38、Amagnetoisatechnicaltermfor.

A.anautomobile

B.aproductionline

C.apartofanautomobileengine

D.adisassemblyline

39、ThephraseHturningoutHinthefourthparagraphcouldbebestreplaced

by.

A.producing

B.selling

C.buying

D.fixing

40、TheinventionoftheassemblylineenabledHenryFord.

A.tocreatemorejobsfortheunemployed

B.towriteabookonhistory

C.toreducethepriceofhiscarsto$260

D.tocuttheproductionofhiscarsby50%

第二—^答柄

DifficulttoHaveHardDiscoveries

Ifthereisonethingscientistshavetohear,itisthatthegameisover.

Raisedonthebeliefofanendlessvoyageofdiscovery,theyrecoil（畏縮）

fromthesuggestionthatmostofthebestthingshavealreadybeenlocated.

Iftheyhave,today1sscientistscanhopetocontributenomorethanafew

gracenotestothesymphonyofscience.

AbooktobepublishedinBritainthisweek,TheEndofScience,argues

persuasivelythatthisisthecase.Itsauthor,JohnHorgan,isaseniorwriter

forScientificAmericanmagazine,whohasinterviewedmanyoftoday1sleading

scientistsandsciencephilosophers.Theshockofrealizingthatsciencemight

beovercametohim,hesays,whenhewastalkingtoOxfordmathematician

andphysicistSirRogerPenrose.

TheEndofScienceprovokedawaveofdenunciation（譴責(zé)）intheUnited

Stateslastyear."Thereactionhasbeenoneofcompleteshockanddisbelief,n

Mr?Horgansays.

Therealquestioniswhetheranyremainingunsolvedproblems,ofwhich

thereareplenty,lendthemselvestouniversalsolutions.Iftheydonot,

thenthefocusofscientificdiscoveryisalreadynarrowing.Sincethetriumphs

ofthe1960s—thegeneticcode,platetectonics（板塊構(gòu)造學(xué)說）,andthemicrowave

backgroundradiationthatwentalongwaytowardsprovingtheBigBang—genuine

scientificrevolutionshavebeenscarce.Morescientistsarenowalive,spending

moremoneyonresearch,thanever.Yetmostofthegreatdiscoveriesofthe

19thand20thcenturiesweremadebeforetheappearanceofstatesponsorship,

whenthescientificenterprisewasafractionofitspresentsize.

Werethescientistswhomadethesediscoveriesbrighterthantoday's?That

seemsunlikely.Afarmorereasonableexplanationisthatfundamentalscience

hasalreadyenteredaperiodofdiminishedreturns."Look,don*tgetmewrong,n

saysMr.Horgan."Therearelotsofimportantthingsstilltostudy,andapplied

scienceandengineeringcangoonforever.Ihopewegetacureforcancer,

andformentaldisease,thoughtherearefewrealsignsofprogress.n

41、Thesentence"mostofthebestthingshavealreadybeenlocated"could

mean.

A.mostofthebestthingshavealreadybeenchanged

B.mostofthebestthingsremaintobechanged

C.therehaveneverbeensomanybestthingswaitingtobediscovered

D.mostsecretsoftheworldhavealreadybeendiscovered

42、JohnHorgan.

A.haspublishedabookentitledTheEndofScience

B.hasbeenworkingasamanagerofScientificAmerican

C.hasbeenworkingmanyyearsasaliterarycritic

D.isworkingasahistorywriter

43、Therehavenotbeenmanygenuinescientificrevolutionsinthepastfew

decadesbecause.

A.therehavebeendecreasedreturnsintheresearchoffundamentalscience

B.therearetoomanyimportantthingsforscientiststostudy

C.appliedscienceandengineeringtakeuptoomuchtimeandenergy

D.today*sscientistsarenotasintelligentasthoseinthepast

44、Theterm"theBigBang"inthefourthparagraphprobablyrefersto.

A.thegeneticcodetheory

B.ageologicaltheory

C.atheoryoftheoriginoftheuniverse

D.theoriginandthepowerofatomicenergy

45、Whichofthefollowingstatementsmaybetrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Greatscientificdiscoverieswillneverbepossible.

B.Theharshchallengehastobemetbymodemscientists.

C.Thestatesponsorshipandscientificenterpriseareallinvain.

D.Thechanceforgreatscientificdiscoveriesbecomesscarce.

第5部分：補(bǔ)全短文

下面的短文有5處空白，短文后有6