1、职称英语综合类 A 级真题 2010 年及答案解析(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.I enjoyed the play-it had a clever plot and very funny dialogues(分数:1.00)A.longB.boringC.originalD.humorous2.He was kept in appalling conditions in prison(分数:1.00)A.criticalB.necessaryC.normalD.terrible3.The project re
2、quired ten years of diligent research(分数:1.00)A.hardworkingB.basicC.socialD.scientific4.I want to provide my boys with a decent education(分数:1.00)A.goodB.specialC.privateD.general5.I cant put up with my neighbors noise any longer; its driving me mad(分数:1.00)A.measureB.generateC.tolerateD.reduce6.He
3、demolished my argument in minutes(分数:1.00)A.disputedB.acceptedC.disprovedD.supported7.Our arrangements were thrown into complete turmoil(分数:1.00)A.doubtB.reliefC.confuisionD.failure8.Steep stairs can present a particular hazard to older people(分数:1.00)A.dangerB.caseC.pictureD.evidence9.The two banks
4、 have announced plans to merge next year(分数:1.00)A.combineB.closeC.breakD.sell10.Patricia stared at the other girls with resentment(分数:1.00)A.angerB.doubtC.loveD.surprise11.Her father was a quiet man with graceful manners(分数:1.00)A.politeB.similarC.usualD.bad12.Regular visits from a social worker ca
5、n be of immense value to old people living alone(分数:1.00)A.equalB.moderateC.immediateD.great13.Lower taxes would spur investment and help economic growth(分数:1.00)A.spendB.requireC.encourageD.attract14.He was rather vague about the reasons why he never finished school(分数:1.00)A.badB.brightC.unclearD.
6、general15.Your dog needs at least 20 minutes of vigorous exercise every day(分数:1.00)A.physicalB.energeticC.regularD.free二、B第 2 部分:阅读判断/B(总题数:1,分数:7.00)下面的短文后列出了 7 个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断:如果该句提供的是正确信息,请选择 A;如果该句提供的是错误信息,请选择 B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及,请选择 C。 The Writings on the Wall?Is it art or is it just vandali
7、sm(野蛮行为)? Well,its still a crime,but graffiti(涂鸦) has changed since the days of spraying your name on a wall to mark your territoryStreet art has become much more sophisticated since a 17-year-old called Demetrius started spraying his “tag”,TAKI 183,all over the NewYork underground in 1971,and hip-h
8、op culture was bornHip-hop is a mixture of art,music and dancing,poetry,language and fashionIt came from young inner-city people,who felt left out by their richerclassmates and who were desperate to express themselves in any way they could An experiment to control the spread of graffiti in Rochdale,
9、Greater Manchester,has been so successful that plans have been made by local street artists for an international convention in June“Were planning to get people together from different countries like France and Germany for a week,”says Liam,one of the organizersThe scheme started in 2000,and has attr
10、acted people of all age groups and both sexes“We all share a common interest and get on really well with each other”The first site to be chosen was a subway“Before we began,people were afraid to use the subwayWe had it cleaned up and now,with all the artists hanging out down there,people are using i
11、t againPeople can relate to graffiti much more now”By providing places to display their talents legally,there has been a fall in the amount of“tagging”on peoples private property Street artist Temper developed his drawing skills at a young ageIn art classes at school he was really frustrated because
12、 the Art teacher didnt spend time with himThey thought he was already very good at art and so spent more time with other studentsSo,at 12 years old,Temper started painting with all these guys hed hooked up with who were about 22 years oldHe looked up to them and loved what they were doing on the str
13、eets of Wolvehampton,England“The whole hip-hop scene was built up of different things and I did a bit of everythingBut it was always the graffiti I was best at,”he says (分数:7.00)(1).Demetrius was a teenager from New York(分数:1.00)A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(2).The graffiti scheme in Rochdale w
14、as for teenagers only(分数:1.00)A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(3).People did not like using the subway before an organized group of graffiti artists came(分数:1.00)A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(4).Since the scheme started,no walls in the town were sprayed with graffiti(分数:1.00)A.ARight B.BWrong
15、 C.CNot mentioned(5).Most of the other graffiti artists in England were about ten years older than Temper(分数:1.00)A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(6).Temper,a street artist,is now head of a graffiti club in England(分数:1.00)A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(7).Temper is involved in many different
16、aspects of hip-hop culture(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:2,分数:8.00)下面的短文后有 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 个最佳标题;(2)第 2730 题要求从所给的 6 个选项中为每个句子确定 1 个最佳选项。 Waste Not,Want Not1Bob and Clara Darlington,who own and run a farm in the North of England,have
17、always looked for new ways of making money out of the produce they growTheir success began when they established a shop on their farm,so that people could come and buy fresh vegetables directly from them 2The business was an immediate success,and soon scored top marks in a competition set up by the
18、Farm Retail Association to find the best farm shop in the countryThe Associations inspectors found the Darlingtons shop offered excellent service and value for money as well as quality fruit and vegetables 3Clara Darlington is a trained chef and,in addition to a range of home-grown foods and other l
19、ocal produce,she began offering a variety of prepared meals which she had made herself in the farmhouse kitchenA small care alongside the farm shop was soon added,with everything that visitors could taste on the menu also being for sale in the shop 4Clara admits that starting the business was expens
20、ive,and she has worked very hard,but maintains that if the product is good,the public recognize this and buy it“I aim to offer the highest quality to our customers,whether they come in for a loaf of bread,or take a whole dinner-party menuI take it as a compliment(恭维) if people take home one of my di
21、shes to serve to their family and friends and get away with pretending they made it themselves” 5So it was that the couple realized that they had a surplus of misshapen or damaged vegetables grown on the farm which were unsuitable for selling in the shopClara,not wishing to see them get thrown away,
22、decided to turn them into soup 6The soup met with the immediate approval of customers to the shop and Clara now produces ten different varietiesShe spent much of the summer traveling up and down to London by rail,doing presentations of the soupsAs a result,they are now served in first-class railway
23、restaurant cars belonging to three companies as well as being stocked by a number of high-class London stores ATime well spent is rewarded BProfessional recognition is obtained CA necessary alternative to farming DProfessional skills are exploited EContinuing investment in high standards FEnsuring t
24、hat nothing gets wasted (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:_(4).Paragraph 5_(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_Asell fresh vegetables Bsell as much as possible Coffer a variety of prepared meals Dturn them into soup Efill a gap in the market Fpromote
25、 her soups(分数:4.00)(1).Bob and Clara Darlington established a shop to_(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_(2).Apart from quality fruit and vegetables,the couple_(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_(3).Instead of throwing the damaged vegetables away,the couple_(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_(4).Clara spent much of the summer going to London to_(分数:1.00)填
26、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。请根据短文内容,为每题确定 1 个最佳选项。B第一篇/BYou hear this:“No wonder you are fatAll you ever do is eat”You feel sad:“I skip my breakfast and supperI run every morning and eveningWhat else can I do?”Basically you can do nothingYour genes,not your life habit
27、s,determine your weight and your body constantly tries to maintain it Albert Stunkard of the University of Pennsylvania found from experiments that,“80 percent of the children of two obese(肥胖的) parents become obese,as compared with no more than 14 percent of the offspring of two parents of normal we
28、ight” How can obese people become normal or even thin through dieting? Well,dieting can be effective,but the health costs are tremendousJules Hirsch,a research physician at Rockefeller University,did a study of eight fat peopleThey were given a liquid formula providing 600 calories a dayAfter more t
29、han10 weeks,the subjects lost 45kg on averageBut after leaving the hospital,they all regainedThe results were surprising:by metabolic(新陈代谢的) measurement,fat people who lost large amounts of weight seemed like they were starvingThey had psychiatric problemsThey dreamed of food or breaking their dietT
30、hey were anxious and depressed;some were suicidalThey hid food in their roomsResearchers warn that it is possible that weight reduction doesnt result in normal weight,but in an abnormal state resembling that of starved non-obese people Thin people,however,suffer from the opposite:They have to make a
31、 great effort to gain weightEthan Sims,of the University of Vermont,got prisoners to volunteer to gain weightIn four to six months,they ate as much as they couldThey succeeded in increasing their weight by 20 to 25 percentBut months after the study ended,they were back to normal weight and stayed th
32、ere This did not mean that people are completely without hope in controlling their weightIt means that those who tend to be fat will have to constantly battle their genetic inheritance if they want to significantly lower their weight The findings also provide evidence for something scientists though
33、t was true-each person has a comfortable weight rangeThe range might be as much as 9kgSomeone might weigh 60-69kg without too much effortBut going above or below the natural weight range is difficultThe body resists by feeling hungry or full and changing the metabolism to push the weight back to the
34、 range it seeks (分数:15.00)(1).The first paragraph tells us that our weight is determined by(分数:3.00)A.our genesB.our work habitsC.our eating habitsD.our life style(2).In Jules Hirschs study,the subjects(分数:3.00)A.showed no health problemB.lived only on liquid foodC.were all thin peopleD.gained weigh
35、t rapidly(3).After leaving the hospital,the eight fat people(分数:3.00)A.were back to their original weightB.went madC.followed the advice of HirschsD.attempted suicide(4).In Ethan Sims study,the subjects were asked to(分数:3.00)A.eat as much as they couldB.battle their genetic inheritanceC.stay in pris
36、onD.lower their weight(5).Which of the following statements is true?(分数:3.00)A.Each person wants to control his weightB.Each person has a weight range of 9 kgC.Each person wants to eat to his hearts contentD.Each person has a natural weight rangeB第二篇/BIn Eritrea,a small country in northeast Africa,a
37、pproximately 80 percent of the population is illiterateThat percentage is even higher for womenAs in many developing countries,most Eritreans have traditional ideas about the role of womenThey believe that women should stay home and take care of the family and should not get an education or look for
38、 a jobThese beliefs are one of the factors that prevent Eritrea and other developing countries from improving their economic situationExperience in many countries has shown that educated women have fewer children and have more opportunities for improving their lives and the lives of their familiesIn
39、 Eritrea,in fact,there is great need for improvementIt is one of the poorest countries in the worldFor many Eritrean families,getting enough food is a daily problemTo deal with these problems,the Eritrean government,together with the World Food Program,has a new program that offers food as a reward
40、for learning。In primary schools,all the children receive food packages to take home to their familiesHowever,with the new program,the girls receive 50 percent more food than the boysThis way,parents are encouraged to send their daughters to school rather than keeping them at homeAnother government p
41、rogram that aims to educate women is Food for TrainingManaged by the National Union of Eritrean Women,this program offers food rewards(also from the World Food Organization)to women and older girls who are willing to join the programBecause of the war with Ethiopia,many women are bringing up their f
42、amilies on their ownThey often live in refugee camps,with no land of their own and no way to earn moneyMost of these women are illiterate and have no skills to find a jobThey spend most of their day looking for food and preparing it for their familiesThe Food for Training program helps the teenagers
43、 and women change their livesIf they agree to join the program,they receive a large package of food each monthIn return,the women are required to attend free literacy classes for two hours every dayWhen Food for Training started with classes in two regions of Eritrea,5,000 girls and women joined in
44、the first two monthsIt is especially popular with teenage girls,aged fourteen to sixteen,who have never had a chance to go to school beforeThe organizers of Food for Training also plan to offer other kinds of courses for women,using the same system of food rewardsIn these courses,they will teach wom
45、en job skills and crafts such as basket weavingThese women will not only learn to read and writeThey will become aware of what is going on in their country,and they will be able to have a voice in their future(分数:15.00)(1).According to the passage,traditional ideas about women(分数:3.00)A.are rejected
46、 by the younger generationB.help improve the economyC.hinder economic developmentD.have little impact on economic development(2).The Eritrean government is offering extra food to girls in school in order to(分数:3.00)A.encourage parents to keep girls at homeB.help girls feed their familiesC.create mor
47、e jobs for Eritrean teachersD.change traditional attitudes towards women(3).With the Food for Training program,women get a large package of food as long as(分数:3.00)A.they attend free literacy classes every dayB.they bring up their families on their ownC.they live in refugee campsD.they have no land
48、of their own(4).The new literacy programs are an example of(分数:3.00)A.the work of 5,000 women and teenage girlsB.the Eritrean government working to keep its powerC.10cal and international organizations working togetherD.the problems with international aid organizations(5).According to the passage,Food for Training will(分数:3.00)A.allow women to spend more time at homeB.teach women about international aidC.encourage women to leave their countryD.help women better