1、职称英语（综合类） B级模拟试卷 30及答案与解析 一、 词汇选项 (第 1-15题，每题 1分，共 15分 ) 下面每个句子中均有 1个词或短语在括号中，请为每处括号部分的词汇或短语确定1个意义最为接近选项。 1 The scientist and agricultural innovator George Washington Carver aided the economy of the South by developing hundreds of commercial uses for crops such as the peanut. （ A） restored （ B） stab
2、ilized （ C） helped （ D） changed 2 Eleanor Roosevelts dedication to humanitarian causes won her affection and honor at home and abroad. （ A） on the air （ B） henceforth （ C） nearby （ D） in foreign countries 3 Mary boasted that she would succeed where others had failed. （ A） threatened （ B） warned （ C）
3、 bragged （ D） joked 4 By the time he was ten years old.Beniamin Oliver Davis Jr. had already decided his career would be in the air force. （ A） uniform （ B） vocation （ C） education （ D） rank 5 A dream usually consists of visual images that tell a story. （ A） graphics （ B） vapors （ C） pictures （ D） f
4、antasies 6 The United States is trying to deal with the serious problems brought on by the energy crisis. （ A） dispense （ B） cope （ C） cooperate （ D） interact 7 Before the invention of photoengraving, steel and copperplate engraving served as the principal means of reproducing illustrations. （ A） vi
5、sions （ B） pictures （ C） advertisements （ D） pages 8 A fundamental premise of a free-enterprise economic system is that all small businesses face difficult competition. （ A） confront （ B） mock （ C） lose （ D） appreciate 9 When a liquid boils, it becomes a gas. （ A） vapor （ B） danger （ C） fuel （ D） bu
6、bble 10 Students working toward a degree in business are likely candidates for careers in the banking industry. （ A） lively （ B） friendly （ C） promising （ D） sophisticated 11 Throughout most of their lives, human beings perpetually learn and increase their mental capacities. （ A） actually （ B） readi
7、ly （ C） finally （ D） constantly 12 Although a newspapers primary function is to inform, special features are usually included for entertainment. （ A） jointly （ B） cautiously （ C） commonly （ D） intentionally 13 Project Sky lab was designed to demonstrate that a person can work and live in space for p
8、rolonged periods without ill effects. （ A） unexpected （ B） obvious （ C） adverse （ D） immediate 14 The works of Walt Whitman had a lasting effect on the development of modern American poetry. （ A） an enduring （ B） an unknown （ C） a startling （ D） a final 15 An introverted person is inclined to be moo
9、dy. （ A） fanciful （ B） changeable （ C） depressed （ D） gloomy 二、 阅读判断 (第 16-22题，每题 1分，共 7分 ) 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。 15 Computer Mouse The basic computer mouse is an amazingly clever invention with a relatively simple design that all
10、ows us to point at things on the computer and it is very productive. Think of all the things you can do with a mouse like selecting text for copying and pasting, drawing, and even scrolling on the page with the newer mice with the wheel. Most of us use the computer mouse daily without stopping to th
11、ink how it works until it gets dirty and we have to learn how to clean it. we learn to point at things before we learn to speak, so the mouse is a very natural pointing device. Other computer pointing devices include light pens, graphics tablets and touch screens, but the mouse is still our workhors
12、e. The computer mouse was invented in 1964 by Douglas Englehart of Stanford University. As computer screens became more popular and arrow keys were used to move around a body of text, it became clear that a pointing device that allowed easier motion through the text and even selection of text would
13、be very useful. The introduction of the mouse, with the Apple Lisa computer in 1983, really started the computer public on the road to relying on the mouse for routine computer tasks. How does the mouse work? we have to start at the bottom, so think upside down for now. It all starts with the mouse
14、ball. As me mouse ball in the bottom of the mouse rolls over the mouse pad, it presses against and turns two shafts. The shafts are connected to wheels with several small holes in them. The wheels have a pair of small electronic light-emitting devices called light-emitting diodes(LED) mounted on eit
15、her side. One LED sends a light beam to the LED on the other side. As the wheels spin and a hole rotates by, the light beam gets through to the LED on the other side. But a moment later the light beam is blocked until the next hole is in place. The LED detect a changing pattern of light, converts th
16、e pattern into an electronic signal, and sends the signal to the computer through wires in a cable that goes out of the mouse body. This cable is the tail that helps give the mouse its name. The computer interprets the signal to tell it where to position the cursor on the computer screen. So far we
17、have only discussed the basic computer mouse that most of you probably have or have used. One problem with this design is that the mouse gets dirty as the ball rolls over the surface and picks up dirt. Eventually you have to clean your mouse. The newer optical mice avoid this problem by having no mo
18、ving parts. 16 Most computer users want to know how the computer mouse works. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 17 According to the author, general computer users need not to know how the computer mouse was invented. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 18 The computer mouse derives its n
19、ame from the cable that goes out its body, which looks like the tail of a mouse. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 19 The key components of a computer mouse are the two LEDs. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 20 When an ordinary computer mouse gets dirty, it has to be replaced with a n
20、ew one. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 21 The most durable computer mice on sale are the IBM ones. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 22 The optical mouse is superior to the basic one in that the former has no moving parts. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 三、 概括大意与完成句子 (第 23-
21、30题，每题 1分，共 8分 ) 下面的短文后有 2项测试任务： (1)第 23-26题要求从所给的 6个选项中为第 2-5段每段选择一个最佳标题； (2)第 27-30题要求从所给的 6个选项中为每个句子确定一个最佳选项。 22 DVD for Rent 1 A pay-for -play system for video DVD (digital versatile disc) will emerge by summer as an alternative, and possibly a competitor, to the DVD format currently available.
22、2 The new system called Digital Video Express (Divx) .operates like a DVD player, except for the specially coded discs. These will cost $ 5 for initial viewing over a 48-hour period and can be viewed again for additional fees and even purchased for unlimited viewing. 3 Divx combines the service of a
23、 video rental store with the operation of a pay-per-view TV channel. Unlike a rented videotape .though, the Divx disc neednt be returned. The 48-hour viewing period doesnt begin until the disc is first played. Customers can retain the disc for replay in the future at an additional fee, or simply dis
24、card it. (Divx plans a collection and recycling programme. ) 4 Subsequent plays, or the purchase of unlimited-viewing rights, are billed to the customers Divx account and charged to a credit card. The players built-in memory keeps track of all Divx plays, and relays this information by toll-free pho
25、ne modern to the Divx record-keeping centre. Each Divx disc and player has a unique identification code, so the system knows which discs have been played and where something that may raise concerns over privacy. 5 Some Divx discs could be converted for unlimited play at a price likely to be lower th
26、an buying a conventional DVD. Others, called Divx Gold, would be sold from the beginning for unlimited play without further charge. Although conventional DVDs will run in a Divx players, conventional DVD player will lack the decoding and communications ability to play Divx discs. Divx players will b
27、e offered by Panasonic, RCA and Zenith. 6 About 100 discs will be available initially from Disney, Dreamworks, Paramount, and Universal, growing to 500 titles within a year. Most of these will be released in the 4:3 pan-and-scan mode rather than in the 16:9 letterbox format. Other film makers have y
28、et to adopt the Divx system. Which is owned by retailer Circuit City, the 350-store electronics chain that bankrolled its development. A Booming business of Circuit City B Superior quality of conventional DVD discs C An introduction of the new system Divx D Unlimited or permanent play of Divx discs
29、E Disk-play tracking and billing systems F Expansion of the titles of Divx discs 23 Paragraph _ 24 Paragraph _ 25 Paragraph _ 26 Paragraph _ 26 A is not taken back by he shop B hs been specially coded C is bankrolled by Panasonic, etc. D is lower in price than the usual DVD disc E has been played an
30、d where F is owned by retailer Circuit City 27 The Divx disc is different from the rented videotape in that once offered, Divx disc 28 Every Divx disc has a special code so that the rental shop can identify which disc 29 If purchased for unlimited use, the Divx disc_. 30 The conventional DVD player
31、cannot play any Divx disc because it_. 四、 阅读理解 (第 31-45题，每题 3分，共 45分 ) 下面有 3篇短文后有 5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题选 1个最佳选项。 30 The Family The structure of a family takes different forms around the word and even in the same society. The familys form changes as it adapts to changing social and economic influences. Unt
32、il recently, the most common form in North America was the nuclear family, consisting of a married couple with their minor children. The nuclear family is an independent unit. It must be prepared to fend for itself. Individual family members strongly depend on one another. There is little help from
33、outside the family in emergencies. Elderly relatives of a nuclear family are cared for only if it is possible for the family to do so. In North America, the elderly often do not live with the family; they live in retirement communities and nursing homes. There are many parallels between the nuclear
34、family in industrial societies, such as North America, and of families in societies such as that of the Inuits, who live in harsh environments. The nuclear family structure is well adapted to a life of mobility. In harsh conditions, mobility allows the family to hunt for food. For North Americans, t
35、he hunt for jobs and improved social status also requires mobility. The nuclear family was not always the North American standard. In a more agrarian time, the small nuclear family was usually part of a larger extended family. This might have included grandparents, mother and father, brothers and si
36、sters, uncles, aunts, and cousins. In North America today, there is a dramatic rise in the number of single-parent households. Twice as many households in the United States are headed by divorced, separated, or never-married individuals as are comprised of nuclear families. The structure of the fami
37、ly, not just in North America, but throughout the world, continues to change as it adapts to changing conditions. 31 Another good title for this passage would be_. （ A） Living with Hardship. （ B） The Life of the Inuits. （ C） What Makes a Family? （ D） The Failure of the Nuclear Family. 32 A nuclear f
38、amily is defined as_. （ A） a single father with minor children （ B） parents, children, and aunts and uncles （ C） a married couple with their minor children （ D） parents, grandparents, and children 33 The information in this passage would most likely be found in_. （ A） a geography textbook （ B） a bio
39、logy textbook （ C） an anthropology textbook （ D） a mathematics textbook 34 The information in the first paragraph is presented mainly through_. （ A） pointing out differences （ B） pointing out similarities （ C） listing statistics （ D） telling a story 35 The word mobility means_. （ A） readiness to mov
40、e （ B） organization （ C） money （ D） skill 35 Stress level Tied to Education Level People with less education suffer fewer stressful days, according to a report in the current issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. However, the study also found that when less-educated people did suffer s
41、tress it was more severe and had a larger impact on their health. From this, researchers have concluded that the day-to-day factors that cause stress are not random. Where you are in society determines the kinds of problems that you have each day, and how well you will cope with them. The research t
42、eam interviewed a national sample of 1, 031 adults daily for eight days about their stress level and health. People without a high school diploma reported stress on 30 percent of the study days, people with a high school degree reported stress 38 percent of the time, and people with college degrees
43、reported stress 44 percent of the time. “Less advantaged people are less healthy on a daily basis and are more likely to have downward turns in their health, “ lead researcher Dr Joseph Grzywacz, of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, said in a prepared statement. “The downward turns in h
44、ealth were connected with daily stressors, and the effect of daily stressors on their health is much more devastating for the less advantaged. “ Grzywacz suggested follow-up research to determine why less-educated people report fewer days of stress when it is known their stress is more acute and chr
45、onic. “If something happens every day, maybe its not seen as a stressor, “ Grzywacz says. “Maybe it is just life. “ 36 Stress level is closely related to_. （ A） family size （ B） social status （ C） body weight （ D） work experience 37 The 1, 0adults were interviewed_. （ A） on a daily basis for 8 days
46、（ B） during one of eight days （ C） all by Grzywacz （ D） in groups 38 Which group reported the biggest number of stressful days? _ （ A） People without any education. （ B） People without high school degrees. （ C） People with high school degrees. （ D） People with college degrees. 39 The less advantaged
47、 people are, the greater_. （ A） the impact of stress on their health is （ B） the effect of education on their health is （ C） the level of their education is （ D） the degree of their health concern is 40 Less-educated people report fewer days of stress possibly because_. （ A） they dont want to tell t
48、he truth （ B） they dont want to face the truth （ C） stress is too common a factor in their life （ D） their stress is more acute 40 An Interesting Phenomenon Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need. It has been demonstrated that rats
49、will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles. When a fragrant flavor was added to the vitamin-enriched fluid, the rats did seem to develop a taste for it and kept drinking it, even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water. In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where t
