1、职称英语综合类 A级分类模拟 2及答案解析(总分：100.03，做题时间：90 分钟)一、阅读判断(总题数：7，分数：100.00)Keep on FightingTurning once again to the question of invasion, I would observe that there has never been a period in all these long centuries of which we boast when an absolute guarantee against invasion, still less against serious r
2、aids, could have been given to our people. In the days of Napoleon the same wind which would have carried his transports across the Channel might have driven away the blockading (封锁) fleet. There was always the chance, and it is that chance which has excited and befooled (愚弄) the imaginations of man
3、y continental tyrants. Many are the tales that are told. We are assured that novel methods will be adopted, and when we see the originality of malice (怨恨), the ingenuity of aggression, which our enemy displays, we may certainly prepare ourselves for every kind of novel stratagem (战略) and every kind
4、of brutal and treacherous (奸的) maneuver (花招). I think that no idea is so outlandish (古怪的) that it should not be considered and viewed with a searching, but at the same time, I hope, with a steady eye. We must never forget the solid assurances of sea power and those which belong to air power if it ca
5、n be locally exercised. At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do. This is the resolve of His Majesty“s governmentevery man of them. This is the will of parliament and the nation. The British Empire and the French republic, linked together in their cause and in their need, will defend to t
6、he death their native soil, aiding each other like good comrades to the utmost of their strength. Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous states have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious (可憎的) apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag (变弱) or fail. We
7、 shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost might be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fig
8、ht in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated (征服) and starving, then our empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British fleet, would carry on t
9、he struggle, until, in God“s good time, the new world, with its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.（分数：14.00）(1).Throughout Britain“s history, there has been no guarantee that an invasion would not happen.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(2).Napoleon and hi
10、s army once crossed the English Channel and conquered Britain.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(3).The enemy will use every means conceivable to destroy Britain.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(4).Churchill is confident that he will live longer than Hitler.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not men
11、tioned(5).The Royal Air Force will launch massive air strikes against the Germans.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(6).The British Empire is so strong that it does not have to take Hitler“s menace seriously.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(7).Although many countries have been overrun by t
12、he Germans, the British people will never give in.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentionedGoing Back to Its BirthplaceNo sporting event takes hold of the world“s attention and imagination like the Olympic Games. The Football World Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America; baseball“s World Serie
13、s is required viewing in North America; and the World Table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asia. But the Olympics belong to the whole world. Now, after travelling to 17 countries over 108 years, the summer Games are returning to Athens, the place where the first modern Olympics w
14、as held. Participation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement, but also as an honor. The 16 days between August 13 and 29 will see a record202 countries compete, up from Sydney“s 199. Afghanistan is back, having been banned from Sydney because the Taliban government didn“t let women do
15、 sports. There is also a place for newcomers East Timor and Kiribati. A total of 10,500 athletes will compete in 28 sports, watched by 53 million ticket-pay-ing viewers as well as a television audience of 4 billion. Athens is to use its rich history and culture to make the Olympics as special as pos
16、sible. The Games will open with cycling events which start in front of the Parthenon and Acropolis monuments. The final event will be a historic men“s marathon following the Original route run by Phidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the Persians. The ancient stadium at Olympia, first
17、used for the Games nearly three centuries ago, will stage the shot put competitions. And the Panathenian Stadium, where the first modern Olympics was held, is to host the archery (射箭) events. If the well-known ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Games, the 39 new venues add a moder
18、n touch to the city of Athens. The main Olympic stadium, with a giant glass and steel roof, is the landmark (标志) building of the Olympics. “We believe that we will organize a “magical“ Games.“ said Athens 2004 President Gianna Angelopoulos Daskalaki. “Our history with the Olympic Games goes back nea
19、rly 3,000 years, and Athens 2004 could be the best ever.“（分数：14.00）(1).The World Table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asian countries.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(2).Participation in the Olympic Games is looked upon as an honor as well as an achievement.（分数：2.00）A.Right
20、B.WrongC.Not mentioned(3).Many state leaders will attend the opening ceremony.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(4).The Games will open with cycling events because these events will take hold of the world“s attention.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(5).The first modern Olympics was held ne
21、arly three centuries ago.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(6).The Panathenian Stadium is the landmark building of Olympics.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(7).Athens 2004 has been proven to be the best Olympic Games.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentionedSmokingSince 1939, numerous studies
22、 have been conducted to determine whether smoking is a health hazard. The trend of the evidence has been consistent and indicates that there is a serious health risk. Research teams have conducted studies that show beyond all reasonable doubt that tobacco smoking is associated with a shortened life
23、expectancy. Cigarette smoking is believed by most research workers in this field to be an important actor in the development of cancer of the lungs and cancer of the throat and is believed to be related to cancer of some other organs of the body. Male cigarette smokers have a higher death rate from
24、heart disease than non-smoking males. Female smokers are thought to be less affected because they do not breathe in the smoke so deeply. Apart from statistics, it might be helpful to look at what tobacco does to the human body. Smoke is a mixture of gases, vaporized chemicals, minute particles of as
25、h and other solids. There is also nicotine, which is powerful poison, and black tar. As smoke is breathed in, all those components form deposits on the membranes of the lungs. One point of concentration is where the air tube and bronchus divides. Most lung cancer begins at this point. Filters and lo
26、w tar tobaccos are claimed to make smoking to some extent safer, but they can only slightly reduce, not eliminate the hazards.（分数：14.00）(1).It is easy to determine whether smoking is hazardous.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(2).Smoking reduces one“s life expectancy.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.No
27、t mentioned(3).Smoking may induce lung cancer.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(4).There is evidence that smoking is responsible for breast cancer.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(5).Male smokers have a lower death rate from heart disease than female smokers.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not m
28、entioned(6).Nicotine is poisonous.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(7).Filters and low tar tobacco make smoking safer.（分数：2.00）A.RigtltB.WrongC.Not mentionedPlants and MankindBotany, the study of plants, occupies a peculiar position in the history of human knowledge. We don“t know what our Ston
29、e Age ancestors knew about plants, but from what we can observe of preindustrial societies that still exist, a detailed learning of plants and their properties must be extremely ancient. This is logical. Plants are the basis of the food pyramid for all living things, even for other plants. They have
30、 always been enormously important to the welfare of people, not only for food, but also for clothing, weapons, tools, dyes, medicines, shelter, and many other purposes. Tribes living today in the jungle of the Amazon recognize hundreds of plants and know many properties of each. To them botany has n
31、o name and is probably not even recognized as a special branch of “knowledge“ at all. Unfortunately, the more industrialized we become the farther away we move from direct contact with plants, and the less distinct our knowledge of botany grows. Yet everyone comes unconsciously on an amazing amount
32、of botanical knowledge, and few people will fail to recognize a rose, an apple, or an orchid. When our Neolithic ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago, discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer yields the next season, the first great
33、step in a new association of plants and humans was taken. Grains were discovered and from them flowed the marvel of agriculture: cultivated crops. From then on, humans would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a few plants, rather than getting a little here and a little
34、there from many varieties that grew wild and the accumulated knowledge of tens of thousands of years of experience and intimacy with plants in the wild would begin to fade away.（分数：14.00）(1).It is logical that a detailed learning of plants and their properties must be extremely ancient.（分数：2.00）A.Ri
35、ghtB.WrongC.Not mentioned(2).People can not survive without plants.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(3).Tribes living today in the jungle of the Amazon teach botany to their children at school.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(4).Our direct contact with plants grows with the process of ind
36、ustrialization.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(5).Today people usually acquire a large amount of botanical knowledge from textbooks.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(6).People living in the Middle East first learned to grow plants for food about 10,000 years ago.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.
37、Not mentioned(7).Once mankind began farming, they no longer had to get food from many varieties that grew wild（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentionedCosmetic SurgerySurgery that can improve the way a person looks is becoming more and more popular in the United States. This kind of surgery is called c
38、osmetic surgery, and both men and women are turning to this treatment as a way of keeping their appearance young as well as keeping competitive (有竞争力的) in their jobs. Men especially are beginning to turn to face-lifts, liposuction (taking fat out of the body), and implants (putting artificial parts
39、into their bodies) to help them look younger. As companies downsize and move younger employees into higher positions, older employees in their late forties and early fifties feel the need to look and act younger in order to stay competitive. These operations are not without dangers, however. One you
40、ng woman had an eye operation to get rid of the bags under her dyes. She described her experience as terrible. She said, “When he started cutting, I was fully awake. Even though he“d given me an injection near my eyes, I saw everything.“ She went on to explain, “I knew I had to keep still because of
41、 what he was doing. He was scraping away fat underneath my eyes. It took about ten minutes. After he finished, I felt I couldn“t walk. I was so faint.“ Her troubles did not end after the operation for two weeks. Her eyes were swollen and almost completely closed, and even dark glasses could not hide
42、 the side effects of the operation. Liposuction, taking fat out of the body, is probably the most popular cosmetic operation in the United States. It seems simple enough. First, a small cut is made over the place where the patient wants the fat removed. Next, a small pipe is put into the cut. A mach
43、ine like a vacuum cleaner is then used to suck the fat out of the body. However, as one doctor explained, some problems can happen after the operation. He warned, “Irregular lumps and loose skin can result from this operation. If it is not evenly done, liposuction can produce a very lumpy result.“ P
44、atients often must have more liposuction to correct the problem.（分数：14.00）(1).Cosmetic surgery is more popular in the US than anywhere else.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(2).The way a man looks has little to do with the job opportunities which may have.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(
45、3).There are hardly any risks involved in cosmetic operations.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(4).The young woman was by no means satisfied with the eye operation.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(5).The eye operation was such a failure that the woman refused to pay for it.（分数：2.00）A.Righ
46、tB.WrongC.Not mentioned(6).Not everyone is a good candidate for liposuction.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(7).Sometimes liposuction patients may have to undergo more than one operation.（分数：2.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentionedWill Hillary Be the Next American President?Back in 1969, US Presiden
47、t Richard Nixon confidently predicted: “In the next 50 years, we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than you think.“ Today, not too far off Nixon“s deadline, America is looking at that possibility. Over the weekend, Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton, announced he
48、r run for 2008 presidency. US polls indicate that Americans feel comfortable with a female president. A New York Times survey found nearly all Americans saying they would vote for president if she were qualified. However, accepting the theoretical notion of a female leader is quite different from vo
49、ting an actual woman. In fact, there is still widespread distrust of a woman in the top position. This is partly due to the biased thinking that women are weak on national security, though they might be strong on education and health care. This damages their prospects as a presidential contender. “There“s still an inherent nervousness on the part of voters putting a woman in as the ultimate decision-maker. Control of the army and border security are sorts of traditionally male lobs,“ commented Amy Walter, an American campaign analyst. “That“s where I think voters consciously or unconsciousl
