職稱英語綜合類a級模擬19

職稱英語綜合類A級模擬19

第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)

下面每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語劃有底橫線，請為每處劃線部分確定1個(gè)意義最為接

近的選項(xiàng)。

1>Fogcanbeahazardonthemotorwaysinwinter.

A.protectionB.indication

C.immunityD.danger

2>Weelicitedtruthbydiscussion.

A.demandedB.provoked

C.extractedD.defied

3、Idon*tquitefollowwhatsheissaying.

A.observeB.understand

C.explainD.describe

4、Thebook1sunusualtitleintriguedmeintoreadingit.

A.fascinatedB.infected

C.inconveniencedD.inclined

5、Globalclimatechangewasthedominantthemeoftheconference.

A.notionB.moduleC.subjectD.norm

6、Canyouspottheflawintheirargument?

A.mixerB.rimC.monsterD.defect

7、Iwonderwhofirstconceivedtheideaofcuttingaholeinthedoor?

A.thoughtofB.cameon

C.gaveupD.handedout

8、Anotablyshortman,heplaysbasketballwithhisstaffseveraltimesaweek.

A.practicallyB.considerably

C.remarkablyD.fairly

9、NormanBlarneyisanartistofdeepconvictions.

A.statementsB.beliefs

C.suggestionsD.claims

10、Uptonow,theworkhasbeeneasy.

A.SoB.Solong

C.SothatD.Sofar

11>Thereportadvocatedsettingupdaytrainingcolleges.

A.supposedB.excited

C.suggestedD.discussed

12>Accordingly,anumberofothermethodshavebeenemployed.

A.ThereforeB.Afterwards

C.HoweverD.Furthermore

13、Thefueltankshadacapacityof140liters.

A.functionB.ability

C.powerD.volume

14>Therehasbeenaboomineconomyinrecentyears.

A.fallB.mistake

C.growthD.flaw

15>Itisself-evidentthathewillwinthegame.

A.likelyB.possibleC.clearD.pr

obable

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：如果該句是正

確信息，請選擇A；如果該句是錯(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。

Scotland：aLandofWisdom

Inthe1740s,thefamousFrenchphilosopherVoltairesaid,nWelookto

Scotlandforallourideasofcivilization.nThat1snotabadadvertisement

foranycountrywhenitcomestoattractingpeopletosearchforafirst-class

education.

AccordingtotheAmericanauthorArthurHerman,theScotsinventedthe

modernworlditself.HearguesthatScottishthinkersandintellectualsworked

outmanyofthemostimportantideasonwhichmodernlifedepends—everything

fromthescientificmethodtomarketeconomics.Theirideasdidnotjustspread

amongintellectualszbuttothosepeopleinbusinesszgovernmentandthe

scienceswhoactuallyshapedtheWesternworld.

ItallstartedduringtheperiodthathistorianscalltheScottish

Eniightenment（啟蒙運(yùn)動）,whichisusuallyseenastakingplacebetweenthe

years1740and1800.Beforethat,philosophywasmainlyconcernedwithreligion.

ForthethinkersoftheScottishEnlightenment,theproperstudyofhumanity

wasmankinditself.

Theirreasoningwaspractical.ForthephilosopherDavidHume,humanity

wastherightsubjectforphilosophybecausewecanexaminehumanbehavior

andsofindrealevidenceofhowpeoplethinkandfeel.Andfromthatwecan

makejudgmentsaboutthesocietiesweliveinandmakeconcretesuggestions

abouthowtheycanbeimproved,foruniversalbenefit.

Hume*senquiryintothenatureofknowledgelaidthefoundationsforthe

scientificmethod—thepursuitoftruththroughexperiment.Hisfriendand

fellowresidentofEdinburgh,AdamSmith,famouslyappliedthestudyofmankind

tothewaysinwhichmankinddoesbusiness.Tradezheargued,wasaformof

information.Inpursuingourownintereststhroughtradinginmarkets,we

allcometobenefiteachother.

Smith*sideahasdominatedmodernviewsofeconomics.Italsohaswide

applications.Hewasoneofthephilosopherstopointoutthatnationscan

becomerich,freeandpowerfulthroughpeace,tradeandinvention.

AlthoughtheScottishEniightenmentendedalongtimeago,theideaswhich

evolvedatthattimestillunderpin（構(gòu)成……的基礎(chǔ)）ourtheoriesofhumanexchange

andenquiry.ItalsoexistsinScotlanditselfinaneducationaltradition

thatcombinesacademicexcellencewithorientation（方向）.

16>Scotlandistherightplacetoreceiveafirst-classeducation.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>AccordingtoArthurHerman,theScotsdevelopedmanyimportantideaswhich

modernlifedependson.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>Philosophershadcometoknowtheimportanceofstudyinghumanityeven

beforetheScottishEniightenmenttookplace.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19、DavidHumewasthefirstphilosophertostudymankind.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、Smith1sideahasextensiveapplications.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21>Ourcurrenttheoriesofhumanexchangeandenquiryhavenothingtodowith

theideasdevelopedduringtheScottishEnlightenment.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Smithdiedin1800.

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)：

⑴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)。

Icebergs

1Icebergsareamongnature*smostspectacularcreationszandyet

mostpeoplehaveneverseenone.Avagueairofmysteryenvelopsthem.They

comeintobeing—somewhere—infaraway,frigidwaters,amidthunderousnoise

andsplashingturbulence,whichinmostcasenoonehearsorsees.Theyexist

onlyashorttimeandthenslowlywasteaway（消融）justasunnoticed.

2Objectsofsheerest（最純粹的）beautytheyhavebeencalled.Appearing

inanendlessvarietyofshapes,theymaybedazzlinglywhite,ortheymay

beglassyblue,greenorpurple,tintedfaintlyorindarkerhues.Theyare

graceful,stately,inspiring—incalm,sunlightseas.

3Buttheyarealsocalledfrighteninganddangerous,andthattheyare—in

thenightzinthefog,andinstorms.Eveninclearweatheroneiswiseto

stayasafedistanceawayfromthem.Mostoftheirbulkishiddenbelowthe

water,sotheirunderwaterpartsmayextendoutfarbeyondthevisibletop.

Also,theymayrolloverunexpectedly,churningthewatersaroundthem.

4Icebergsarepartsofglaciersthatbreakoffzdriftintothewater,

floataboutawhilezandfinallymelt.Icebergsafloattodayaremadeof

snowflakesthathavefallenoverlongagesoftime.Theyembodysnowsthat

drifteddownhundreds,ormanythousands,orinsomecasesmaybeamillion

yearsago.Thesnowsfellinpolarregionsandoncoldmountainszwherethey

meltedonlyalittleornotatall,andsocollectedtogreatdepthsover

theyearsandcenturies.Aseachyear1ssnowaccumulationlayonthesurface,

evaporationandmeltingcausedthesnowflakesslowlytolosetheirfeathery

pointsandbecometinygrainsofice.Whennewsnowfellontopoftheold,

ittooturnedtoicygrains.Soblanketsofsnowandicegrainsmountedlayer

uponlayerandwereofsuchgreatthicknessthattheweightoftheupperlayers

compressedthelowerones.Withtimeandpressurefromabovezthemanysmall

icegrainsjoinedandchangedtolargercrystals,andeventuallythedeeper

crystalsmergedintoasolidmassofice.

A.FormationofIceberg

B.IcebergIsBeautiful

C.ColorofIceberg

D.IcebergIsDangerous

E.IcebergIsMysterious

F.ClassificationofIceberg

23>Paragraph1

24、Paragraph2

25>Paragraph3

26、Paragraph4

A.largerthanthepartyabovethewater

B.stayneartheiceberg

C.meltawayjustasunnoticed

D.largercrystals

E.stayawayfromiceberg

F.abovethewater

27、Icebergsexistonlyashorttimeandthenslowly

28、Eveninclearweatheroneiswiseto.

29、Theunderwaterpartofanicebergis.

30、Withtimeandpressurefromabovezthemanysmallicegrainsjoinedand

changedto,andeventuallythedeepercrystalsmergedintoasolid

massofice.

第4部分：閱讀理解

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題，每道題后面有4個(gè)選項(xiàng)。請仔細(xì)閱讀短文并根據(jù)

短文回答其后面的問題，從4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)最佳答案。

第一答

MoreThanaRidetoSchool

TheNationalEducationAssociationclaims,11Theschoolbusisamirror

ofthecommunity."Theyfurtheraddthat,unfortunately,whatappearson

theexterior（夕卜部）doesnotalwaysreflecttherealityofachosencommunity.

Theyaretightzandsometimesitreflectsmore!JustaskLieslDensonriding

theschoolbushasbeenmorethanatidetoschoolforLiesl.BruceHardy,

schoolbusdriverforAlthouseBusCompanyhasbeenLiesl'sbusdriversince

kindergarten.LastyearwhenLiesl*sfamilymovedtoParkesburg,knowingher

buswentbyhernewresidence,sherequestedtoridethesamebus.

ThisyearLieslisaseniorandwillenjoyherlastyeartidingthebus.

Shesays,"It'sbeenagreattidesofar!Mybusdriverissocoolandhas

alwaysbeenagoodfriendandagoodlistener.Sometimeswhenyou*reachild,

adultsdonotthinkthatwhatyouhavetosayisimportant.Mr.Hardyalways

listenstowhatyouhavetosayandmakesyoufeelimportant."Herfriends

AshleyBatistaandAmandaWolfeagree.

BruceHardyhasbeenmakingOctorarastudentsfeelspecialsince1975.This

yearhewillcelebrate30.yearsworkingforAlthouseBusTransportation.

CompanyPresidentzLarryAlthouseacknowledgesBruceHardy*soutstanding

record."YondonotcomebyemployeeslikeBrucethesedays；hehasnever

missedadayofworkandhasaperfectdrivingrecord.Recognizedin2000

bythePennsylvaniaSchoolBusAssociationfordriving350,000accidentfree

miles,Hardy*sreputationismadefurtherevidentthroughtherelationships

hehasmadewiththestudentsthatridehisbus."

Althousefurtheradded,"AlthouseBusTransportationwasestablished70

yearsagoandhasbeenprovidingqualitytransportationeversince.My

grandfatherstartedthebusinesswithonebus.AlthouseBusTransportation

isdelightedtohavetheopportunitytobringdistinctiveandsafeservice

toourlocalschoolandcommunityandlooksforwardtocontinuingtoprovide

qualityserviceformanymoreyearstocome.HThreegenerationsofbusiness

isnotallthecompanyhasenjoyed.ThankstodriverslikeBruceHardy,they

havebeenbuildingrelationshipsthroughgenerations.Liesl*smotherCarol

alsoenjoysfondmemoriesofridingBruceHardy1sbustotheOctoraraSchool

District.

31、Theword"mirror"inthefirstlinecouldbebestreplacedby.

A."vehicle"B."device"

C."company"D."reflection”

32、HowlonghasBruceHardybeenworkingforAlthouseBusTransportation?

A.For30years.B.For70years.

C.Sincelastyear.D.Since2000.

33、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofBruceHardy?

A.Heiscool.

B.Heisagoodfriend.

C.Heisimpatient.

D.Hehasdriven350,000accidentfreemiles.

34、WhofoundedAlthouseBusTransportation?

A.LarryAlthouse

B.Althouse1sgrandfather

C.Liesl*smother

D.AshleyBatista

35^WhathasAlthouseBusTransportationbeenmainlyaimingat?

A.Makingasmuchmoneyaspossible.

B.Buildingupitsfame.

C.Developingitsbusiness.

D.Providingthelocalcommunitywithqualityservice.

弟一局

OilandEconomy

Couldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturn?SinceOPEC

agreedtosupply-cutsinMarch,thepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost

$26abarrelzupfromlessthan$10lastDecember.Thisnear-triplingof

oilpricescallsupscarymemoriesofthe1973oilshock,whenpricesquadrupled,

and1979-1980zwhentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocksresulted

indouble-digitinflationandglobaleconomicdecline.Sowherearethe

headlineswarningofgloomanddoomthistime?

TheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoil

exports.Strengtheningeconomicgrowth,atthesametimeaswintergripsthe

northernhemisphere,*couldpushthepricehigherstillintheshortterm.

Yettherearegoodreasonstoexpecttheeconomicconsequencesnowtobe

lessseverethaninthe1970s.Inmostcountriesthecostofcrudeoilnow

accountsforasmallershareofthepriceofpetrolthanitdidinthe1970s.

InEurope,taxesaccountforuptofour-fifthsoftheretailprice,soeven

quitebigchangesinthepriceofcrudehaveamoremutedeffectonpumpprices

thaninthepast.

Richeconomiesarealsolessdependentonoilthantheywere,andsoless

sensitivetoswingsintheoilprice.Energyconservation,ashifttoother

fuelsandadeclineintheimportanceofheavy,energy-intensiveindustries

havereducedoilconsumption.Software,consultancyandmobiletelephones

usefarlessoilthansteelorcarproduction.ForeachdollarofGDP(inconstant

prices)richeconomiesnowusenearly50%lessoilthaninl973.TheOECDestimates

initslatestEconomicOutlookthatzifoilpricesaveraged$22abarrel

forafullyear,comparedwith$13in1998zthiswouldincreasetheoilimport

billinricheconomiesbyonly0.25%-0.5%ofGDP.Thatislessthanone-quarter

oftheincomelossin1974or1980.Ontheotherhand,oil-importingemerging

economies-towhichheavyindustryhasshifted--havebecomemore

energy-intensive,andsocouldbemoreseriouslysqueezed.

Onemorereasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthat,

unliketherisesinthe1970s,ithasnotoccurredagainstthebackground

ofgeneralcommodity-priceinflationandglobalexcessdemand.Asizableportion

oftheworldisonlyjustemergingfromeconomicdecline.TheEconomist1s

commoditypriceindexisbroadlyunchangingfromayearago.In1973commodity

pricesjumpedby70%,andin1979byalmost30%.

36、Themainreasonforthelatestriseofoilpriceis.

A.globalinflation

B.reductioninsupply

C.fastgrowthineconomy

D.Iraq*ssuspensionofexports

37>Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheretailpriceofpetrolwillgo

updramaticallyif.

A.priceofcruderises

B.commoditypricesrise

C.consumptionrises

D.oiltaxesrise

38、TheestimatesinEconomicOutlookshowthatinrichcountries.

A.heavyindustrybecomesmoreenergy-intensive

B.incomelossmainlyresultsfromfluctuatingcrudeoilprices

C.manufacturingindustryhasbeenseriouslysqueezed

D.oilpricechangeshavenosignificantimpactonGDP

39、Wecandrawaconclusionfromthetextthat.

A.oil-priceshocksarelessshockingnow

B.inflationseemsirrelevanttooil-priceshocks

C.energyconservationcankeepdowntheoilprices

D.thepriceriseofcrudeleadstotheshrinkingofheavyindustry

40、Fromthetextwecanseethatthewriterseems.

A.optimisticB.sensitive

C.gloomyD.scared

AncientEgyptBroughtdownbyFamine

EvenancientEgypt1smightypyramid（金字塔）builderswerepowerlessin

thefaceofthefamine（饑荒）thathelpedbringdowntheircivilizationaround

2180B.C..NowevidencecollectedfrommuddepositedbytheRiverNilesuggests

thatashiftinclimatethousandsofkilometerstothesouthwasultimately

toblameandthesameorworsecouldhappentoday.

TheancientEgyptiansdependedontheNile*sannualfloodstoirrigate

theircrops.ButanychangeinclimatethatpushedtheAfricanmonsoons（季

風(fēng)）southwardsoutofEthiopiawouldhavereducedthesefloods.

DecliningrainsintheEthiopianhighlandswouldhavemeantfewerplants

tostabilizethesoil.Whenraindidfallitwouldhavewashedlargeamounts

ofsoilintotheBlueNileandintoEgyptzalongwithsediment（沉積）from

theWhiteNile.

BlueNilemudhasadifferentisotope（同位素）signaturefromthatofthe

whiteNile,sobyanalyzingisotopedifferencesinmuddepositedintheNile

DeltaMichaelKromofLeedsUniversityworkedoutwhatproportionofsediment

camefromeachbranchoftheriver.

KromreasonsthatduringperiodsofdroughtztheamountofBlueNilemud

intheriverwouldberelativelyhigh.Hefoundthatoneoftheseperiods,

from4500to4200yearsago,immediatelycamebeforethefalloftheEgypt1s

oldKingdom.

TheweakenedwaterswouldhavebeendisasterfortheEgyptians.HChanges

thataffectfoodsupplydon*thavetobeverylargetohavearipple（波浪）

effectinsocieties."saysBillRyanoftheLamontDohertyEarthObservatory

inNewYork.

1?Similareventstodaycouldbeevenmoredevastating,Hsaysteammember

DanielStanley,ascientistfromtheSmithsonianInstitutioninWashington

D.C.."Anythinghumansdotoshifttheclimatebeltswouldhaveanevenworse

effectalongtheNilesystemtodaybecausethepopulationshaveincreased

dramatically.n

41>WhydoestheauthormentionHEgypt*smightypyramidbuilders"?

A.Becausetheyonceworkedmiracles.

B.Becausetheywerewell-built.

C.Becausetheywereactuallyveryweak.

D.Becauseeventheywereunabletorescuetheircivilization.

42、Whichofthefollowingfactorswasultimatelyresponsibleforbringing

downthecivilizationofancientEgypt?

A.Changeofclimate.B.Corruption.

C.flood.D.Populationgrowth.

43、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.TheWhiteNileisthetrunkoftheRiverNile.

B.TheWhiteNileisthetrunkoftheBlueNile.

C.TheWhiteNileisabranchoftheBlueNile.

D.TheWhiteNileisabranchoftheRiverNile.

44、AccordingtoKrom,theEgypt*soldKingdomfell

A.immediatelyafteraperiodofdrought.

B.immediatelyafteraperiodofflood,

C.justbeforeadroughtstruck.

D.justbeforeafloodstruck.

45、Theword"devastatingHinthelastparagraphcouldbebestreplacedby

A.'frustrating"B."damaging"

C."defeating"D."worrying"

第5部分：補(bǔ)全短文

閱讀下面的短文，文章中有5處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇5組

文字，將其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。

ReducePackaging

PressureincreasedrecentlyonBritishsupermarketsandretailerstoreduce

packagingaspartofananti-wastecampaign.46.Britaingenerates4.6million

tonsofhouseholdwasteeveryyearbypackaging.

Dozensofpeoplehaveexpressedangerattheexcessofplasticwrapping.

CampaignershavecalledonBritaintolearnfromotherEuropeancountries.47.

Whenreturnedbottlesareputinavendingmachines（自動售貨機(jī)）,thedeposit

isrefunded.EnvironmentalistswarnthatBritainlagsbehindinthis.

Therewerereportsofgrowinguneaseamongconsumersovertheamountof

packagingtheyhavetodealwith.Tradestandardsofficersalsoobjectto

excessivepackaging.48

InresponsetoacampaignbyBritain*sTheIndependentnewspaper,leading

supermarketshavepointedtovariousinitiativestowinthepublic

confidence.49

Butcampaignerssaidretailersandthegovernmentcouldlearnmuchfrom

anti-wastepracticesontheContinent.InSweden,non-recyclablebatteries

havebeentaxedsince1991toencourageaswitchtoalternatives.50In

Germany,plasticbagsareunheardofinsupermarketsanddepositsarepaid

forreusableplasticandglassbeveragebottles.

A.Ifaproductisoverpackaged,don*tbuyit.

B.InBelgium,whenyoubuysomethinginaplasticorglasscontainer,you

makeadeposit.

C.Thisisbecausetoomuchpaddingcangivebuyersafalseimpressionofwhat

theyarebuying.

D.Thishasresultedina74percentreductioninsales.

E.Tescosaiditwassaving112,000tonsofcardboardayearbyswitchingto

reusableplasticcrates（裝貨箱）fortransportingitsfreshproduce.

F.ThecampaignwasinitiatedbyTheIndependentnewspaper.

第6部分：完形填空

閱讀下面的短文，文中有15處空白，每處空白給出4個(gè)選項(xiàng)，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從4個(gè)

選項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)最佳答案。

Hitchhiking（搭車旅游）

WhenIwasinmyteens（十兒歲）and