1、职称英语综合类 A 级真题 2005 年及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、第 1 部分：词汇选项 (第 115 题，每(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.These are the motives for doing it. （分数：1.00）A.reasonsB.excusesC.answersD.replies2.The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west （分数：1.00）A.extendsB.stretchesC.broadensD.bends3. Many economists have
2、given in to the fatal lure of mathematics （分数：1.00）A.errorB.puzzleC.attractionD.contradiction4.With immense relief I stopped running （分数：1.00）A.noB.littleC.scarceD.enormous5. A great deal has been done to remedy the situation （分数：1.00）A.maintainB.improveC.preserveD.protect6. John is collaborating wi
3、th Mary in writing an article （分数：1.00）A.cooperatingB.marryingC.combiningD.arguing7.He will consolidate his power （分数：1.00）A.strengthenB.winC.abandonD.unite8.Many scientists have been probing psychological problems （分数：1.00）A.solvingB.exploringC.settlingD.handling9.Hearing problems may be alleviated
4、 by changes in diet and exercise habits （分数：1.00）A.removedB.curedC.treatedD.lessened10.The conclusion can be deduced from the premises （分数：1.00）A.goneB.derivedC.doneD.come11.The food is insufficient for three people （分数：1.00）A.scarceB.shortC.marginalD.inadequate12.Most of the butterflies perish in t
5、he first frosts of autumn （分数：1.00）A.dieB.disappearC.migrateD.vanish13.But ultimately he gave in （分数：1.00）A.undoubtedlyB.certainlyC.finallyD.necessarily14.It is a complicated problem （分数：1.00）A.strangeB.complexC.difficultD.unusual15. In Britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of man
6、agement- （分数：1.00）A.evaluationB.productionC.efficiencyD.publicity二、第 2 部分：阅读判断 (第 1622 题，(总题数：1，分数：7.00)No sporting event takes hold of the worldS attention and imagination like the Olympic Games The football world Cup fascinates fans in Europe and South America；baseballs World Series is required vi
7、ewing in North America；and the world table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asia But the Olympics belong to the whole worldNow after travelling to 17 countries over 108 years the summer Games are returning to Athens the place where the first modern Olympics was held Participation i
8、n the Games is looked on not only as an achievement，but also as an honour, The 16 days between August 13 and 29 will see a record 202 countries compete，up from Sydneys 199. Afghanistan is back，having been banned from Sydney because the Taliban government didnt let women do sportsThere is also a plac
9、e for newcomers East Timer and Kiribati A total of 10500 athletes will compete in 28 sports，watched by 5 3 million ticketpaying 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 possibleThe Games will open with cycl
10、ing events which start in front of the Parthenon and Acropolis monumentsThe final event will be a historic mens marathon following the 0rjgihal route l“un by Phidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the Persians The ancient stadium at Olympiafirst used for the Games nearly three centuries
11、 ago，will stage the shot put competitionsAnd the Panathenian Stadium，where the first modern Olympics was held，is to host the archery (射箭)events If the wellknown ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Gamesthe 39 new venues add a modem touch to the city of Athens The main Olympic stadi
12、umwith a giant glass and steel roof，is the landmark(标志)building of the Olympics “We believe that we will organize amagicalGames”said Athens 2004 President Gianna AngelopoulosDaskalaki“Our history with the Olympic Gaines goes back nearly 3,000 years, and Athens 2004 could be the best ever” （分数：7.00）(
13、1). The World Table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asian countries （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(2).Participation in the OIympic Games is looked upon as an honor as well as an achievement （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(3).Many state leaders will attend the openin
14、g ceremony （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(4).The Games will open with cycling events because these events will take hold of the worlds attention （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(5).The first modern Olympics was held nearly three centuries ago （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(6).
15、The Panathenian Stadium is the landmark building of Olympics （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(7). Athens 2004 has been proven to be the best Olympic Games （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned三、第 3 部分：概括大意与完成句子 (第 23(总题数：2，分数：8.00)Even Intelligent People Can Fail 1 The striking thing about th
16、e innovators who succeeded in making our modern world is how often they failedTurn on a light，take a photograph，watch TV，search the web，jet across the Pacific Ocean，talk on a cellphone(手机)The innovators who left us these things had to find the way to success through a maze(错综复杂)of wrong tarns 2 we h
17、ave just celebrated the 125th anniversary of American innovator Thomas Edisons success in heating a thin line to whitehot heat for 14 hours in his lab in New Jersey，USHe did mat on October 221879and followed up a month later by keeping a thread of common cardboard alight(点亮着的)in an airless space for
18、 45 hoursThree years later he went on t0 light up half a square mile of downtown Manhattan，even though only one of the six power plants in his design worked when he tamed it on，on September 4，1882 3 “Many of 1ifes failures”the supreme innovator said“are people who did not realize how close they were
19、 to Success when they gave up”Before that magical moment in October 1879Edison had worked out no fewer than 3，000 theories about electric light，but in only two cases did his experiments work 4 No one likes failurebut the smart innovators 1earn from it Mark Gumz,the head of the camera maker Olympus A
20、merica Inc，attributes some of the companys successes in technology to understanding failureHis popular phrase is：“Y0n only fail when you quit” 5 Over two centuriesthe most common quality of the innovators has been persistence That is another way of saying they had the emotional ability to keep up wh
21、at they were doingWalt Disney,the founder of Disneyland，was so broke after a succession of financial failures that he was left shoeless in his office because he could not afford the US$150 to get his shoes from me repair shop Pioneering car maker Henry F0rd failed with one company and was forced out
22、 of another before he developed the Model T car 6 Failure is harder to bear in todays openaccelerated worldHardly any innovation works the first timeBut an impatient society and the media want instant successWhen American music and movie master David Geffen had a difficult timea critic said nastily
23、that the only difference between Geffen Records(Geffens company)and the Titanic(the ship that went down) was that the Titanic had better music Actually，it wasntAfter four years of losses，Geffen had 80 many hits(成功的作品)he could afford a ship as big as the Titanic an to himself （分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D
24、.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.E.四、第 4 部分：阅读理解(第 3145 题，每题(总题数：3，分数：45.00)第一篇 More Than a Ride to School The National Education Association claims“The school bus is a mirror Of the community”They further add that,unfortunately,what appears on the exterior(外部)does not alway
25、s reflect the reality of a chosen communityThey are rightand sometimes it reflects more!Just ask Liesl Denson Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl Bruce Hardysch001 bus driver for Althouse Bus Company has been Liesls bus driver since kindergarten Last year when Liesls
26、family moved to Parkesburg，knowing her bus went by her new residence，she requested to ride the same bus This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the busShe says“Its been a great ride so far!My bus driver is so c001 and has always been a good friend and a good listenerSometimes
27、 when youre a child adults do not think that what you have to say is importantMrHardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important”Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda Wolfc agree Brace Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975This year he will celebrate
28、 30 years working for Althouse Bus TransportationCompany President。Larry A1thouse acknowledges Bruce Hardys outstanding record“You do not come by employees 1ike Bruce these days；he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving recordRecognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Associ
29、ation for driving 350，000 accident free miles，Hardys reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his bus A1thouse further added“Althouse Bus Transportation was established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation ever since M
30、Y grandfather started the business with one busAlthouse Bus Transportation is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to come Three generations of business
31、 is not all the company has enjoyedThanks to 出 ivers like Bruce Hardy,they have been building relationships through generationsLiesls mother CaroI also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardys bus to the Octorara Sch001 District （分数：15.00）(1). The word“mirrorin the first line could be best replac
32、ed by （分数：3.00）A.“vehicle”B.“device”C.company”D.“reflection”(2).How long has Bruce Hardy been working for Althouse Bus Transportation? （分数：3.00）A.For 30 yearsB.For 70 yearsC.Since last yearD.Since 2000(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy? （分数：3.00）A.Heisc001B.He is a good
33、 friendC.He is impatientD.He has driven 350，000 accident free miles(4).Who founded Althouse Bus Transportation? （分数：3.00）A.Larry AlthouseB.Althouses grandfatherC.Liesls mother,D.Ashley Batista(5).What has Althouse Bus Transportation been mainly aiming at? （分数：3.00）A.Making as much money as possibleB
34、.Building up its fameC.Developing its businessD.Providing the local community with quality service第二篇 Dont Count on Dung Conservationists(自然保护主义者)may be miscalculating the numbers of the threatened animals such as elephantssay African and American researchersThe error occurs because of a flaw in the
35、 way they estimate animal numbers from the piles of dung(粪)the creatures leave behind The mistake could 1ead researchers to think that there are twice as many elephants as there really are in some regions according to Andrew Plumptre of the Wildlife Conservation Society(wcs) in New York Biologist Ka
36、ty Payne of Cornell University in Ithaca，New York，agreesWe really need to know elephant numbers and the evidence that we have is quite indirect，”says Payne，who electronically tracks elephants Counting elephants from planes is impossible in the vast rainforests of Central AfricaSo researchers often e
37、stimate elephant numbers by counting dung piles in a given areaThey also need to know the rate at which dung decays Because its extremely difficult to determine these rateshowever，researchers counting elephants in one region tend to rely on standard decay rates established elsewhere But researchers
38、at the WCS have found that this decay rate varies from region to region depending on the climate and environment Using the wrong values can lead the census astray(离开正道)，says Plumptre He and his colleague Anthony Chifu Nchanji studied decaying elephant dung in the forests of Cameroon They found that
39、the dung decayed between 55 and 65 per cent more slowly than the dung in the rainforests of neighbouring GabonIf researchers use decay rates from Gabon to count elephants in Cameroon，they would probably find more elephants than are actually aroundThis could mean estimates in Cameroon are at least tw
40、ice as high as those derived from decay rates calculated locally，says Plumptre“However accurate your dung density estimate might bethe decay rate can severely affect the result” Plumptre also says that the dungpile census should be carried out over a region similar in size to an elephants natural ra
41、nge The usual technique of monitoring only small，protected areas distorts numbers because elephants move in and out of these regions，he says“If the elephant population increases within the protected area，you can not determine whether 1t is a real increase or whether it is due to elephants moving in
42、because they are being poached(入侵偷猎)outside” Plumptre says that similar problems may also affect other animal census studies that rely on indirect evidence such as nests，tracks or burrows(地洞) （分数：15.00）(1).The word“threatened”in the first sentence of the first paragraph could be best replaced by （分数
43、：3.00）A.endangered”B.“frightened”C.“killed”D.“angered”(2).Why do researchers estimate elephant numbers in an area by counting dung piles? （分数：3.00）A.Because elephants are difficult to catchB.Because it is not possible to count elephants from a planeC.Because it is not possible to keep track of eleph
44、antsD.Because elephants are shy animals(3). Piles of dung cant be relied upon when it comes to estimating elephant numbers because （分数：3.00）A.they are different in sizeB.they scatter an over the regionC.they are different in decay rateD.they are different in quality(4).According to Plumptre，the regi
45、on over which a dungpile census is carried out should be （分数：3.00）A.small enoughB.well protectedC.carefully monitoredD.large enough(5). The first word“He”in paragraph 6 refers to （分数：3.00）A.Andrew PlumptreB.Katy PayneC.Anthony Chifu NchanjiD.the writer of the article第三篇 More Than Just Money When Pat
46、ricia Rochester decided to go back to school after ten years as a staff nurse at Toronto Western Hospitalher employer not only cheered her onbut also Paid her tuition and gave her a day off with pay every week to studyThroughout her years at the hospital，Rochester has also taken workshops on everyth
47、ing from coaching peers to career developmentcourses that she believes have helped her advance at work“Im now head of the mentoring(指导)program for new hiresstudents and staff nurses”she says“Theres a lot of room for personal improvement here” Perhaps as important，Rochester says her employer supports
48、 and values her workIf you put in overtime”the nurse points Out“you get your mealsthey11 order in pizza or Greek food or Chinese”And if staffers feel stiff and stressed from too many hours on the wardthey can call for a flee 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage(按摩)or even sign up for an eight-week ev
49、ening course on meditation skills and stress-reliefIf thats not enough，employees can take advantage of five family days a year that can be used if the kids come down with the flu or an aging parent needs ferrying to an important doctors appointment And they have access to a range of perks(好处)such as special rates on hotel rooms，drugstore purchases，and scholarships for employeeschildren You might wonder how an organ
