1、职称英语综合类 A、B、C 级综合试卷-23 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 poet William Carlos Williams was a New Jersey physician.（分数：1.00）A.doctorB.professorC.physicistD.resident2.Efficient air service has been made available through modern technology.（分数：1.00）A.AffluentB.ModernC.Ine
2、xpensiveD.Effective3.She was grateful to him for being so good to her.（分数：1.00）A.helpfulB.hatefulC.delightfulD.thankful4.Can you account for your absence from the class last Thursday?（分数：1.00）A.explainB.examineC.excuseD.expand5.There is a trend towards equal opportunities for men and women.（分数：1.00）
3、A.tideB.tendencyC.targetD.trail6.The cars traveled 200 miles a day.（分数：1.00）A.cameB.coveredC.goneD.walked7.A will is a document written to ensure that the wishes of the deceased are realized.（分数：1.00）A.fulfilledB.affiliatedC.advocatedD.received8.People from many countries were drawn to the United St
4、ates by the growing cities and industries.（分数：1.00）A.draftedB.transportedC.attractedD.ordered9.After a bitter struggle the rebels were forced to submit.（分数：1.00）A.yieldB.dedicateC.renderD.incline10.Customers are well waited on in this big department store.（分数：1.00）A.servedB.changedC.paidD.treated11.
5、We will set off after he finishes packing.（分数：1.00）A.set outB.set backC.set upD.set down12.Anxiety about financial matter lessened somewhat when, in 1910, the United States accepted responsibility for Liberias survival.（分数：1.00）A.descendedB.fadedC.diminishedD.highlighted13.The steadily rising cost o
6、f labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping cargo by water.（分数：1.00）A.continuouslyB.quicklyC.excessivelyD.exceptionally14.The most prominent characteristics of handwriting are undoubtedly letter formation and slant.（分数：1.00）A.presumablyB.in many casesC.surelyD.without bias15
7、.The Victorian speaker was noted for his manual gestures.（分数：1.00）A.expressiveB.physicalC.exaggeratedD.dubious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。On British NewspapersBesides the daily newspapers, there are a number of Sunday newspapers in Britain. Many of them are
8、connected with the “dailies“, though not run by the same editor and his members. The Sunday papers are larger than the daily papers and usually contain more articles concerned with comment (评论) and general information rather than news. The national daily and Sunday papers have the largest circulatio
9、n(发行) in the world. Of the Sunday papers, the Observer and the Sunday Times are the best known.It is a regrettable fact that the number of magazines of a literary or political nature has dropped down since the war. This has probably been caused by the ever-wider use of radio and television. The most
10、 successful magazines are those published for women. Their covers are designed to catch the eye, and they certainly succeed in doing so! They offer their readers articles on cookery (烹饪法), fashion, needlework, and many other matters of women interest. They also provide advice to those in love, and a
11、dventures with handsome heroes. Some womens magazines also include serious articles of more general interest.The visitor who looks at the magazines displayed in a large bookstall (书摊) which may be found in an important railway station will notice that there is a wide variety of technical or semitech
12、nical(半专业的) books and magazines. There are magazines for the motorist, the farmer, the gardener, the nurse, and many others.There are many local and regional newspapers. It is common in Britain for a news agent(报刊经售人) to deliver (投递) the morning papers to his customers for a small extra payment, thi
13、s service is usually performed by boys and girls who want to earn some pocket-money.（分数：7.00）(1).Some Sunday newspapers may belong to the same publishing company but are not edited by the same group of people.（分数：1.00）A.A) Right B.B) Wrong C.C) Not mentioned(2).It is obvious that daily newspapers ca
14、rry more information than the Sunday papers.（分数：1.00）A.A) Right B.B) Wrong C.C) Not mentioned(3).The Observer carries more political articles than The Sunday Times.（分数：1.00）A.A) Right B.B) Wrong C.C) Not mentioned(4).The most successful magazines in Britain are those published for women.（分数：1.00）A.A
15、) Right B.B) Wrong C.C) Not mentioned(5).In Britain men do not like reading magazines.（分数：1.00）A.A) Right B.B) Wrong C.C) Not mentioned(6).Bookstalls only sell technical or semi-technical magazines.（分数：1.00）A.A) Right B.B) Wrong C.C) Not mentioned(7).Many boys and girls deliver morning newspapers to
16、 make some pocket-money.（分数：1.00）A.A) Right B.B) Wrong C.C) Not mentioned三、B第 3 部分：概括大意与完成句子(总题数：2，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 25 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。Singapore1 Singapore is an independent city-state in southeastern Asia, consistin
17、g of one major island the Singapore Islandand more than 50 small islands, located off the southern tip of Malay. The city of Singapore, the capital of the country, is at the southeastern end of the Singapore Island, it is one of the most important port cities and commercial centers of Southeast Asia
18、. The total area of the republic is 640 sq. km.2 Low-lying Singapore Island has no outstanding relief(轮廓鲜明的) features. A central area of hills rises to the maximum height of 176m. The country has a wet tropical climate, with an average annual temperature of 27.2. The average annual rainfall is 2,413
19、 mm; the wettest months are November through January.3 Singapore is governed under a constitution of 1959, as amended (修正后的). A president, elected to a four-year term, is head of state, and a prime minister is head of government. The president used to be elected by Parliament, but by a 1991 constitu
20、tional amendment (修正),the president is now elected directly by the people. The Parliament is the law-making body with its 81 members popularly elected.4 In the late 1980s the country had some 290 primary schools with 278,300 pupils and 160 secondary schools with 200,200 students. The main institutio
21、ns of higher education are the National University of Singapore (founded in 1980 with the combination of two major universities), several technical colleges, and a teachers college.5 Singapore has one of the highest standards of living of any country in Asia. In the late 1980s the gross domestic pro
22、duct was estimated at 23.7 billion, or 8,870 per person. The fishing industry is centered on the port of During, on southwestern Singapore Island. Industry has grown rapidly since the 1960s, and Singapore now produces a diversity (多样化的) of goods, including chemicals, electronic items, clothing, and
23、processed foods, etc. Shipbuilding and petroleum refining are also important.A) Introduction to SingaporeB) EducationC) EconomyD) State System of SingaporeE) History of SingaporeF) Land and Climate（分数：4.00）(1).Paragraph 2_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 3_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 4_（分数：1.00）填空项 1
24、:_(4).Paragraph 5_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_A) 1959 constitutional amendmentB) southeast AsiaC) 1960sD) rainyE) 1991 constitutional amendmentF) 1980s（分数：4.00）(1).Singapore is an island country in_.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).During most time of year in Singapore it is_.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The president is elected dir
25、ectly by the people by a_.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Singapores economy took off in（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)下面有篇短文，每篇短文后有道题，每题后面有个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从 4 个选项中选择 1 个最佳答案。B第一篇/BSilence PleaseIf there is one group of workers across the Western world who will be glad that Christmas i
26、s over, that group is shop workers.It is not that they like to complain. They realize that they are going to be rushed off their feet at Christmas. They know that their employers need happy customers to make their profits that pay their wages. But there is one thing about working in a shop over Chri
27、stmas that is too bad to tolerate.That thing is music. These days, all shops and many offices have what is known as “Piped music“ or “muzak“ playing for all the hours that they are open. Muzak has an odd history. During the 1940s, music was played to cows as part of a scientific experiment. It was f
28、ound that cows which listened to simple, happy music produced more milk. Perhaps workers and customers who listened to simple, happy music would be more productive and spend more money.In fact, nobody knows what effect playing muzak in shops has on profits. It is simply something that everybody does
29、. But we are learning more about the effect of constantly repeated hearings of songs on the people who have to hear them all the time.Research shows that repeated hearings of complex pieces of music bring greater enjoyment before becoming tiresome. And that point come much sooner with simple songs.“
30、Thats especially the case with tunes that are already familiar. Once that tipping point3 is reached, repeated listening become unpleasant, says Professor John Sloboda of UKs Keele Universitys music psychology group. “And the less control you have over what you hear, the less you like it.Thats why po
31、lice forces in the US often try and resolve hostage situations by playing pop songs over and over again at high volume. Eventually, it becomes too much for the criminals to stand and they give up.The problem gets particularly bad at Christmas, when the muzak consists entirely of the same few festive
32、 tunes played over and over again. What makes it worse for the shop workers is that they already know these runes. They get bored very quickly. Then they get irritated. Then they get angry.Shop workers in Austria recently threatened to go on strike for the right to silence. “Shop workers cant escape
33、 the Christmas muzak. They feel as if they are terrorized all day. Especially Jingle Bells. It arouses aggressive feelings,“ said Gottfried Rieser, of the Austrian shop workers union.It is not just shop workers who complain. A survey this year by UK recruitment website Retailchoice. com found that C
34、hristmas is not only the most testing time for shop workers, but that almost half had complaints from customers about muzak. And the British Royal National Institute for the Deaf estimates that some stores play Jingle Bells 300 times each year.“Thats acoustic torture, says Nigel Rodgers of Pipedown.
35、 A group against muzak. “Its not loud but the repetitive nature causes psychological stress. “The group wants the government to legislate against unwanted music in stores, hospitals, airports, swimming pools and other public places, claiming it raises the blood pressure and depresses the immune syst
36、em.Perhaps groups like Pipedown dont really have much to complain about. After all, surely the real point is that people have money to spend. Why complain about a bit of music?（分数：15.00）(1).The shop workers in the Western world are glad when Christmas is over because they dont have to（分数：3.00）A.rush
37、 their feet off all day.B.listen to the music playing all the time in the shop.C.work overtime to make more profits for the boss.D.try to please the customers.(2).It has been proved that listening to simple, happy has a good effect on（分数：3.00）A.cows.B.workers.C.customers.D.bosses.(3).Which of the fo
38、llowing statements is true, according to the research findings reported in paragraph 6 ?（分数：3.00）A.Repeated hearings of complex pieces of music are enjoyable and not tiresome.B.Repeated hearings of complex pieces of music are tiresome at first and then become enjoyable.C.Repeated hearings of simple
39、songs are more enjoyable than those of complex pieces of music.D.Repeated hearings of simple songs become tiresome sooner than those of complex pieces of music.(4).In hostage situations the US police forces repeatedly play pop songs at high volume in order to（分数：3.00）A.put pressure on the criminals.
40、B.distract the attention of the criminals.C.keep the criminals awake.D.please the criminals.(5).According to the article, which of the following most appropriately indicates the nature of the effect repeated hearing of the same tune produces on the hearer?（分数：3.00）A.Social.B.Physical.C.Psychological
41、.D.Both physical and psychological.B第二篇/BOn Being a MatchmakerThe first thing I do when I wake up is to make a mental list of all things I have to do that day. Im very organized! Then I get up and have my bath. Often my best matchmaking(媒人) ideas come while Im in the bath. Sometimes I have a really
42、good idea about who might be good with whom.Before I did matchmaking, I was a social worker, but I knew I wanted to do something without bosses telling me what to do and that I am good at dealing with people. Also I had seen too many broken marriages and too many people go downhill because they were
43、 so lonely. So I gave up my job, did a bit of research and started the matchmaking business in 1970.Over the last few years weve been doing introductions throughout Europe as well as here in Britain. Europeans want to meet British people. For every 100 people who come to us, about 65 will settle dow
44、n. We keep going until clients (委托人) find someone that they get on very well with. Were great triers. Of course there are impossible people, those who will never settle.Sometimes I end up giving advice to clients. A few months ago, we had a highly paid scientist with a very nice face, but every woma
45、n refused to meet him a second time. It soon became clear that he did not like changing his shirts. So I had to be very honest and frank and told him, “But a woman cant start to love you if your shirt smells. “ The job is most satisfy ing when I get a call from a couple telling me they have fallen i
46、n love.（分数：15.00）(1).What does the author mean by saying “Im very organized“?（分数：3.00）A.She is especially capable of organizing things.B.She has a fixed plan for her everyday activities.C.She likes to remember things she has to do.D.She always finishes what she does on time.(2).What was the personal
47、 factor that made the author change her job?（分数：3.00）A.She was warm and kind-hearted.B.She could understand people better than others.C.She liked to make her own decisions.D.She was interested in social problems.(3).The authors description of her work in the third paragraph suggests that（分数：3.00）A.s
48、he worked hard and would not give up easilyB.she liked the Europeans to settle down in BritainC.she tried hard in doing introductions throughout EuropeD.she liked the British people to get married with the Europeans(4).Who are those people who are “impossible“ and “will never settle“?（分数：3.00）A.Thos
49、e who make things impossible for themselves.B.Those who always travel around.C.Those who find it hard to live in one place.D.Those who can never find a partner for marriage.(5).From the authors experience given in the last paragraph, we can conclude that to be a good matchmaker, sometimes it is better for one to be_.（分数：3.00）A.frankB.kindC.hard
