职称英语综合类A、B、C级综合试卷-6及答案解析.doc

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1、职称英语综合类 A、B、C 级综合试卷-6 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.Democracy initially developed in Athens.（分数：1.00）A.elegantlyB.in the beginningC.feeblyD.first and last2.Because Helen Keller could neither see nor hear, Anne Sullivan based her instruction on a system of communicatio

2、n through touch.（分数：1.00）A.contactB.teachingC.speechD.friendship3.A goal of modern dance often is to express the dancers innermost feelings and emotions.（分数：1.00）A.slightestB.rarestC.most personalD.most difficult4.Anthropologists believe that in the sixteenth century a few thousand Inuits inhabited

3、northern Canada.（分数：1.00）A.threatenedB.fought overC.governedD.lived in5.A person who suffers from stage fright is easily intimidated by a large audience.（分数：1.00）A.inspiredB.applaudedC.frightenedD.expelled6.The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization that promotes informed active public

4、 participation in government.（分数：1.00）A.amateurB.organizedC.educatedD.dedicated7.The Dial, edited by Margaret Fuller, was among the first influential magazines published in the United States.（分数：1.00）A.illustratedB.profitableC.imaginativeD.important8.The ice cream cone, the hamburger, and iced tea w

5、ere all introduced at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition informally known as the St. Louis Fair.（分数：1.00）A.previouslyB.unofficiallyC.incorrectlyD.occasionally9.Asbestos is a mineral fiber that can cause cancer if inhaled.（分数：1.00）A.picked upB.taken indoorsC.breathed inD.eaten up10.The term “New

6、Deal“ applies to the program of reform and recovery initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.（分数：1.00）A.spoiledB.inheritedC.originatedD.attacked11.Fainting, or a temporary loss of consciousness, may be brought about by an insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.（分数：1.00）A.inappropriateB.inade

7、quateC.unstableD.undiluted12.Among many mammals, the father helps in protecting and instructing the young.（分数：1.00）A.teachingB.coachingC.tutoringD.cramming13.Because of its old mannerisms, the praying mantis has always intrigued human beings.（分数：1.00）A.fascinatedB.aggravatedC.offendedD.terrified14.F

8、inancial consultants acknowledge that the value of common stock is inherently changeable.（分数：1.00）A.relativelyB.intrinsicallyC.sporadicallyD.incrementally15.Participation in intramural sports is required.（分数：1.00）A.within the schoolB.with outsidersC.overly strenuousD.extraordinary二、B第 2 部分：阅读判断/B(总题

9、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。B The Origin of the Air Mail/BAt Blackpool Holt Thomas and Graham-White agreed to make a practical experiment in carrying mails by aeroplane. The idea, as it was first worked out, was for the aeroplane to fly from Blackpool airport across to Southpo

10、rt airport, and for the mails to be taken over by the Post Office there. But the programme had to be changed owing to a series of high winds. What happened in the end was that Graham-White took a mail-bag in his plane, and made a flight with it across country for a distance of about seven miles, ret

11、urning to the airport. This experiment gave Graham-White the honour of being the first airman in England to carry a bag of mail across country in an aeroplane. Letters and postcards which were carried in this test, and which had a special stamp recording the fact, soon became much sought after by co

12、llectors.The second and more important experiment in British air mail transport took place in September 1911, and was the first of its kind in this country to obtain the official permission of the Postmaster-general. It was indeed one of the historical events in our airmail development. In this case

13、 as many as 130,000 letter and postcards were carried by aeroplane between London and Windsor. One of the airmen engaged in this pioneer service was the famous Gustav Hamel, flying a monoplane. I remember going out one afternoon to see him start off with one of the bags of mail. It was an extremely

14、bad day for flying, and just before the time due for the start, the wind was blowing at nearly 50 miles an hour. None of the other pilots would have thought of going up, but Hamelone of the finest of all pilots of the British monoplanewas not to be stopped. He jumped into his machine and fairly shot

15、 off the ground. The monoplane, so long as it was near the earth, was thrown about like a small boat on an angry sea. But Hamel gave a splendid exhibition of airmanship; as soon as he reached a great height, conditions became much steadier ,and he finished his journey without accident.This was an ea

16、rly demonstration that an airplane was more than a fine weather machine, and that it could fight its way successfully through violent winds. This fact impressed the postal authorities a good deal, and helped those who believed that the airplane had a great commercial future.（分数：7.00）(1).Holt Thomas

17、and Graham-White were the first airmen to carry the airmail in England.（分数：1.00）A.ATrue B.BFalse C.CNot mentioned(2).Graham-White carried in the aeroplane letters and postcards that later became special collections.（分数：1.00）A.ATrue B.BFalse C.CNot mentioned(3).It was after much discussion that the P

18、ostmaster-general approved the second airmail transport.（分数：1.00）A.ATrue B.BFalse C.CNot mentioned(4).The writer described Hamel as the best pilot but criticized his assistant for his carelessness in the flight.（分数：1.00）A.ATrue B.BFalse C.CNot mentioned(5).It was an unfavorable weather for flying an

19、 aeroplane but Hamel displayed excellent airmanship and succeeded in the second air mail flight.（分数：1.00）A.ATrue B.BFalse C.CNot mentioned(6).The writer must be about 80 years old.（分数：1.00）A.ATrue B.BFalse C.CNot mentioned(7).The postal authorities helped in developing the commercial use of aeroplan

20、es.（分数：1.00）A.ATrue B.BFalse C.CNot mentioned三、B第 3 部分：概括大意与完成句子(总题数：1，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 2、4、5、6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。B DVD for Rent/B1A pay-for -play system for video DVD (digital versatile disc) will emerge by summer as a

21、n alternative, and possibly a competitor, to the DVD format currently available.2The 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 f

22、ees and even purchased for unlimited viewing.3Divx combines the service of a video rental store with the operation of a pay-per-view TV channel. Unlike a rented videotape, though, the Divx disc neednt he returned. The 48-hour viewing period doesnt begin until the disc is first played. Customers can

23、retain the disc for replay in the future at an additional fee, or simply discard it. (Divx plans a collection and recycling programme.)4Subsequent 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 ke

24、eps track of all Divx plays, and relays this information by toll-free phone 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 wheresomething that may raise concerns over privacy.5Some Divx discs

25、could be converted for unlimited play at a price likely to be lower than 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 decod

26、ing and communications ability to play Divx discs. Divx players will be offered by Panasonic, RCA and Zenith.6About 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 mo

27、de rather than in the 16:9 letterbox format. Other filmmakers have yet to adopt the Divx system. Which is owned by retailer Circuit City, the 350-store electronics chain that bankrolled its development.（分数：8.00）(1).Paragraph 2_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 4_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 5_（分数：1.00）

28、填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 6_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The Divx disc is different from the rented videotape in that once offered, Divx disc_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Every Divx disc has a special code so that the rental shop can identify which disc_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).If purchased for unlimited use,the Divx disc_（分数：

29、1.00）填空项 1:_(8).The conventional DVD player cannot play any Divx disc because it_（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 3 篇短文，每篇短文后有 5 道题，每题后面有 4 个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题。B第一篇/BB Life Connected with Computer/BAfter too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriends Liv

30、erpudlian accent suddenly becomes indecipherable after the clarity of his words on screen, a secretarys tone seems more rejecting than Id imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluidhours become minutes, and alternately seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now jus

31、t two ordinary days.For the last three years, since I stopped working as a producer for Charlie Rose, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit articles and edit them via E-mail and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our rel

32、ationship is computer-mediated.If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work. In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most

33、of the blizzard of 96 on TV.But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though Ive merged with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another node on the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to strongly dislike the outside forms of so

34、cializing. Its like attending an A. A. meeting in a bar with everyone holding a half-sipped drink. We have become the Net Opponents worst nightmare.What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has become an avoidance, a lack of discip

35、line. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to chatter in the background, something that Id never done previously. The voices of the programs soothe me, but then

36、Im jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or compulsively needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline, “ “Frontline, “ “Nightline, “CNN, NewYork 1, every possible angle of every story over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me.Work m

37、oves from foreground to background.（分数：15.00）(1).Compared to he clear words of her boyfriend on screen, his accent becomes_（分数：3.00）A.unidentifiableB.unbearableC.unrealD.misleading(2).The passage implies that the author and her boyfriend live in_（分数：3.00）A.different cities in EnglandB.different coun

38、triesC.the same cityD.the same country(3).What is the main idea of the last paragraph? _（分数：3.00）A.She is so absorbed in the TV programs that she often forgets her work.B.In order to keep up with the latest news and the weather, she watches TV a lot.C.In order to get some comfort from TV programs sh

39、e, sometimes, turns on the television.D.Having worked on the computer for too long, she became a bit odd.(4).What is the authors attitude to the computer? _（分数：3.00）A.She dislikes it because TV is more attractive.B.She dislikes it because it cuts off her relation with the outside world.C.She has bec

40、ome bored with it.D.She likes it because it is very convenient.(5).The phrase “coming back out of the cave“ in the fifth paragraph means_（分数：3.00）A.coming back homeB.going back homeC.living a luxurious lifeD.restoring direct human contactB第二篇/BB Show Love by Knitting/BMy mother knew how to knit, but

41、 she never taught me. She assumed, as did many women of her generation, that knitting was no longer a skill worth passing down from mother to daughter. A combination of feminism, consumerism and household gadgetry made many women feel that such homely accomplishments were now obsolete. My Grandmothe

42、r still knitted, though, and every Christmas she made a pair of socks for my brother and me, of red wool. They were the ones we wore under our ice skates, when it was really important to have warm feet.Knitting is a nervous habit that happens to be productive. It helped me quit smoking by giving my

43、hands something else to do. It is wonderful for depression because no matter what else happens, you are creating something beautiful. Time spent in front of the television or just sitting is no longer time wasted.I love breathing life into the patterns. Its true magic, finding a neglected, dog-eared

44、 old book with the perfect snowflake design, buying the same German town knitting worsted my grandmother used in the exact blue to match my daughters eyes, taking it on the train with me every day for two months, working feverishly to get it done by Christmas, staying up late after the stockings are

45、 filled to sew in the sleeves and weave in the ends.Knitting has taught me patience. I know that if I just keep going, even if it takes months, there will be a reward. When I make a mistake, I know that a temper tantrum will not fix it, that I just have to go back and take out the stitches between a

46、nd start over again.People often ask if I would do it for money, and the answer is always a definite no. In the first place, you could not pay me enough for the hours I put into a sweater. But more important, this is an activity I keep separate from such considerations. I knit to cover my children a

47、nd other people I love in warmth and color. I knit to give them something earthly that money could never buy.Knitting gives my life an alternative rhythm to the daily deadline. By day I can write about Northern Ireland or the New York City Police Department and get paid for it, but on the train home

48、, surrounded by people with laptops, I stage my little rebellion. I take out my old knitting bag and join the centuries of women who have knitted for love.（分数：15.00）(1).Which of the following reasons does NOT explain the fact that “Knitting was no longer a skill worth passing down from mother to daughter“?_.（分数：3.00）A.The struggle of women for equal rights.B.The belief that it is good to buy and use a lot of goods.C.The plain feature of knitting.D.The introduction of domestic devices.(2).At what time did the author wear the socks her grandmother had knitted for