1、职称英语综合类 A、B、C 级综合试卷-17 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第 1 部分：词汇选项/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.The predominant activities in rural societies are those that involve the production of food and raw materials.（分数：1.00）A.principalB.predictableC.necessaryD.routine2.Her first year at school away from home, she suffe
2、red qualms of homesickness.（分数：1.00）A.quakesB.regretsC.lapsesD.pangs3.People have always been both fascinated by the spectacle of volcanic eruptions and terrified of their power.（分数：1.00）A.magicB.forceC.displayD.purpose4.Home economists recommend buying basic food items in large quantities.（分数：1.00）
3、A.storesB.amountsC.bagsD.boxes5.There is not enough food, so the people had to be on short rations.（分数：1.00）A.sectsB.allotmentsC.cultsD.petitions6.The major portion of writer Benjamin Brawleys work was in social criticism.（分数：1.00）A.goalB.subjectC.partD.publisher7.Psychologists think of attitudes as
4、 being predispositions toward objects or events that determine the way people react to different stimuli.（分数：1.00）A.prior inclinationsB.prescriptionsC.precautionsD.principal commitments8.The man was sent to prison for driving recklessly.（分数：1.00）A.cautiouslyB.attentivelyC.patientlyD.carelessly9.Joan
5、s prediction that there would be an earthquake dismayed her friends.（分数：1.00）A.verificationB.evidenceC.prophecyD.reflection10.The firm of Bonnin and Morris in Philadelphia was probably the first American company to manufacture porcelain（分数：1.00）A.silverwareB.crystalC.chinaD.linen11.At the age of 77,
6、computer pioneer Grace Hopper was awarded the military rank of commodore by President Ronald Reagan.（分数：1.00）A.prizeB.positionC.benefitD.presentation12.The papaya is a tropical fruit usually eaten raw.（分数：1.00）A.unpeeledB.uncookedC.unsweetenedD.unsalted13.In the 1870s Alexander Graham Bell developed
7、 the first practicable telephone.（分数：1.00）A.feasibleB.functionalC.applicableD.rational14.A good teacher must establish rapport with his or her students.（分数：1.00）A.reportB.acquaintanceC.understandingD.conversation15.Tung oil is a powerful drying agent used in varnishes and paints.（分数：1.00）A.pureB.pot
8、entC.poisonousD.permanent二、B第 2 部分：阅读判断/B(总题数：1，分数：7.00)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出 7 个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。B Riches and Romance From Frances Wine Harvest/BSeptember is harvest time. And with bunches of grapes swinging (摇滚) in the wind, the vineyards of southern France are getting ready to celebrate it.The yearl
9、y wine festival is held in honour of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. Its a fun time with parties, music, dancing, big meals and, of course, lots of wine.French wine-making began more than 2,500 years ago. The worlds oldest type of vine grows in France and always produces a good quality wine. Today F
10、rance produces one fifth of the worlds wine, and some of the most famous varieties.The top wine-producing areas are Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Loire Valley. Champagne, a drink used in celebrations, is named after the place where sparkling (有气泡的)wine was first produced in 1700.Wine is made from the j
11、uice of freshly picked grapes. It is the sugars that turn into alcohol.Traditionally, people used to take off their shoes and crush the grapes with their bare feet to bring out the juice. Nowadays, this practice is usually carried out by machines.Each wine producing region has its own character, bas
12、ed on its type of grapes and soil.The taste of wine changes with time. Until 1850, all French champagne was sweet. Now, both wine and champagne taste slightly bitter.The drink has always been linked with riches, romance and nobleness. Yet the French think of it in more ordinary terms.They believe it
13、 makes daily living easier, less hurried and with fewer problems.“All its links are with times when people are at their best, with relaxation, happiness, long slow meals and the free flow of ideas.“ wrote wine expert Hugh Johnson.（分数：7.00）(1).All French people celebrate the grape harvest every Septe
14、mber.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(2).In the yearly wine festival, people always enjoy themselves.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(3).Wine-making in France has a history of over 2,500 years.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(4).Many varieties of wine produced in Fra
15、nce are named after places.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(5).Different regions in France produce different types of wine.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(6).French wine will taste sour (酸的) in future.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(7).The French people believe tha
16、t drinking wine is a good way to relax.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned三、B第 3 部分：概括大意与完成句子(总题数：1，分数：8.00)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有 2 项测试任务：(1)第 2326 题要求从所给的 6 个选项中为第 26 段每段选择 1 个正确的小标题；(2)第 2730 题要求从所给的 6 个选项中选择 4 个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。B Volts from the Sky/B1Lightning has caused awe and wonder since old tim
17、es. Although Benjamin Franklin demonstrated lightning as an enormous electrical discharge more than 200 years ago, many puzzles still surround this powerful phenomenon.2Lightning is generated when electrical charges separate in rain clouds, though processes are still not fully understood. Typically,
18、 positive charges build at the cloud top, while the bottom becomes negatively charged. In most instances of cloud-to-ground lightning, the negatively charged lower portion of the cloud repels negatively charged particles on the grounds surfaces, making it become positively charged, The positive char
19、ge on the ground gathers at elevated points.3A flow of electrons begins between the cloud and earth. When the voltage charge becomes large enough, it breaks through the insulating barrier of air, and electrons zigzag earthward. We see the discharge as lightning.4Lightning can occur within a cloud, b
20、etween clouds, or between clouds and the ground. The first variety, intra-cloud lightning, is the most frequent but is often hidden from our view. Cloud-to -ground lightning, making up about 20 percent of lightning discharges, is what we usually see lightning comes in several forms, including sheet,
21、 ribbon, and ball, Intra-cloud lightning can illuminate a cloud so it looks like a White sheet, hence its name. When cloud-to-ground lightning occurs during strong winds, they can shift the lightning channel sideways, so it looks like a ribbon. The average lightning strike is more than 3 miles long
22、and can travel at a tenth of the speed of light. Ball lightning, the rarest and most mysterious form, derives its name from the small luminous ball that appears near the impact point, moves horizontally, and lasts for several seconds.5Thunder is generated by the tremendous heat released in a lightni
23、ng discharge second. This sudden heating acts as an explosion, generating shock waves we hear as thunder.6About 2,000 thunderstorms are occurring in the world at any time, generating about 100 lightning strikes every second, or 8 million daily. Within the United States, lightning strikes are estimat
24、ed at 20 million a year, or about 22,000 per day. You have a 1-in-600,000 chance of being struck by lightning during your lifetime. Lightning can strike twice or more in the same spot. The Empire State Building in New York is struck by lightning about two dozen times annually.7You can measure how fa
25、r you are from a lightning strike by counting the seconds between viewing the flash and hearing the bang, and then dividing by five. This approximates the mileage.（分数：8.00）(1).Paragraphs 2 and 3_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 4_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 5_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 6_（分数：1.00）
26、填空项 1:_(5).In most cases of cloud to-ground lightning the grounds surface_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).One form of lightning that _is ball lightning.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Cloud-to-ground lightning looks like a ribbon when its lightning channel_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Although not fully understanding processes of l
27、ightning man_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、B第 4 部分：阅读理解/B(总题数：3，分数：45.00)下面有 3 篇短文，每篇短文后有 5 道题，每题后面有 4 个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题。B第一篇/BB Save Pandas/BWith the Switzerland-based World Wildlife Fund (WWF), China is making a concerted and dedicated effort to save the endangered pandas. The results, officials here i
28、n Chengdu indicate, are mixed but encouraging.A clear disappointment is the failure to breed pandas in captivity, necessary if their decreasing numbers are to be replaced. Another failure has been the incapability to find a natural, readily available food to replace the arrow bamboo.Despite these fa
29、ilures, success has come on two fronts. One achievement has been the physical rescue effort. Some pandas have been kept alive by salting (空投) the mountains with tons of cooked meat, which pandas will eat as a substitute for bamboo, and by the planting of new bamboo in isolated areas. Animals in some
30、 Sichuan areas have been rescued by local peasants and given emergency treatment by animal doctors.A second achievement is a massive fund-raising effort. Publicity about the pandas plight has resulted in a new $100,000 emergency allocation by the WWF and independent fund drives both in China and abr
31、oad.In spite of this support, there have been conflicts in the panda relief program. One important problem is the difficulty Peking is having balancing the recommendations of environmentalists with Chinas ambitious goal of agricultural and industrial modernization.Wolong is but one example of this d
32、ifficulty. This 494,000-acre preserve was declared a protected area in 1975. Yet 1,800 people, mostly Tibetans, still live in the preserve, logging trucks still roll down the narrow mountain roads, and blasting work still goes on at the site of a new 160,000-kilowatt hydroelectric plant just six mil
33、es away.This all means that the pandas fight for survival will not be an easy one, even with the concerted effort of man. For in the end, even if they can survive the dangers of the wild, they must still contend with man himself.（分数：15.00）(1).Efforts to save the endangered pandas _.（分数：3.00）A.have f
34、ailed completelyB.have proven highly successfulC.have met with setbacks but brought hopeD.have received no response from the scientists(2).Which of the following threatens the pandas survival in the Wolong preserve? _（分数：3.00）A.Local population.B.Economic development.C.Unfavorable environment.D.All
35、of the above.(3).All of the following help prevent the decline of the panda population EXCEPT _.（分数：3.00）A.the reproduction of panda offspring during captivityB.the large-scale fund-drivesC.the rescue of the injured and the sickD.the cultivation of new bamboo forests(4).It can be inferred from the p
36、assage that_.（分数：3.00）A.Switzerland is the country that contributes in the panda relief programB.the survival of pandas is an international concernC.it is too late to rescue the endangered pandasD.the lovely pandas will soon die out(5).The tone of the authors conclusion concerning pandas survival is
37、_.（分数：3.00）A.worriedB.optimisticC.angryD.impersonalB第二篇/BB In Favor of the Death Penalty/BWith the possible exception of equal rights, perhaps the most controversial issue across the United States today is the death penalty. Many argue that it is an effective deterrent (威慑) to murder, while others m
38、aintain there is no convincing evidence that the death penalty reduces the number of murders.The principal argument advanced by those opposed to the death penalty, basically, is that it is cruel and inhuman punishment, that it is the mark of a brutal society, and finally that it is of questionable e
39、ffectiveness as deterrent to crime anyway.In our opinion, the death penalty is a necessary evil. Throughout recorded history there have always been those extreme individuals in every society who were capable of terribly violent crimes such as murder. But some are more extreme than others.For example
40、, it is one thing to take the life of another in a fit of blind rage, but quite another to coldly plot and carry out the murder of one or more people in the style of a butcher. Thus, murder, like all other crimes, is a matter of relative degree. While it could be argued with some conviction that the
41、 criminal in the first instance should be merely isolated from society, such should not be the fate of the latter type murderer.The value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime may be open to debate. But the overwhelming majority of citizens believe that the death penalty protects them. Their
42、belief is reinforced by evidence which shows the death penalty deters murder. For example, from 1954 to 1963, when the death penalty was consistently imposed in California, the murder rate remained between three and four murders for each 100,000 population. Since 1964 the death penalty has been impo
43、sed only once, and the murder rate has risen to 10.4 murder rate, which began when executions stopped, is no coincidence (巧合). It is convincing evidence that the death penalty does deter many murders. If the bill reestablishing the death penalty is vetoed (否决), innocent people will be murderedsome w
44、hose lives may have been saved if the death penalty were in effect. This is literally a life or death matter. The lives of thousands of innocent people must be protected.（分数：15.00）(1).The principle purpose of this passage is to _.（分数：3.00）A.criticize the governmentB.argue for the value of the death
45、penaltyC.speak for the majorityD.initiate a veto(2).The passage attempts to establish a relationship between _.（分数：3.00）A.the importance of equal rights and that of the death penaltyB.executions and murdersC.the murder rate and the importance of the death penaltyD.the effects of execution and the ef
46、fects of isolation(3).The authors response to those who urge the death penalty for all degrees of murder would most likely be _.（分数：3.00）A.supportiveB.hostileC.negativeD.friendly(4).In the passage the author is primarily concerned with _.（分数：3.00）A.supporting a positionB.describing an eventC.analyzi
47、ng a problem objectivelyD.settling a dispute(5).It can be inferred that the author thinks that_.（分数：3.00）A.the veto of the bill reestablishing the death penalty is of little importanceB.the value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime is not to be debatedC.the death penalty is the most controv
48、ersial issue in the United States todayD.the second type murders ( in Paragraph 4) should be sentenced to deathB第三篇/BB When to Take Medicine Is Important/BOur bodies are wonderfully skillful at maintaining balance. When the temperature jumps, we sweat to cool down. When our blood pressure falls, our hearts pound to compensate. As it turns out, though, our natural state is not a steady one. Researchers are finding that everything from blood pressure to brain function varies rhythmically with the cycles of sun, moon and seasons. An
