[外语类试卷]职称英语（综合类）A级模拟试卷32及答案与解析.doc

《[外语类试卷]职称英语（综合类）A级模拟试卷32及答案与解析.doc》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《[外语类试卷]职称英语（综合类）A级模拟试卷32及答案与解析.doc（32页珍藏版）》请在麦多课文档分享上搜索。

1、职称英语（综合类） A级模拟试卷 32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 company takes environmental issues into account wherever possible. （ A） computation （ B） consideration （ C） calculation （ D） assessment 2 American young people find the transition into adu

2、lthood easy to face. （ A） change （ B） delivery （ C） transfer （ D） transfusion 3 Only his relatives knew he had a fatal illness. （ A） strange （ B） deadly （ C） serious （ D） unknown 4 Einstein s Theory of Relativity was so profound that only a few scientists could understand it. （ A） deep （ B） superior

3、 （ C） wide （ D） narrow 5 He becomes famous for his coverage of significant events during the war. （ A） usage （ B） baggage （ C） reportage （ D） orphanage 6 It was a(n)inevitable consequence of the decision. （ A） inconsistent （ B） proper （ C） certain （ D） strange 7 The decoration of the palace amazes t

4、he visitors with its gorgeous furniture. （ A） ridiculous （ B） lovely （ C） peculiar （ D） magnificent 8 When he got out of the manager s office, from his facial expression we knew that his proposal must have been turned down. （ A） refused （ B） accepted （ C） adopted （ D） denied 9 The police had to rest

5、rain the prisoners from escaping. （ A） prevent （ B） reduce （ C） disallow （ D） confine 10 Our plan is to allocate one member of staff to handle appointments. （ A） assign （ B） persuade （ C） ask （ D） order 11 The gangster disappears into the crowd. （ A） politicians （ B） musicians （ C） industrialists （

6、D） violent criminals 12 In order to improve our standard of living, we have to accelerate production. （ A） step up （ B） decrease （ C） stop （ D） control 13 I must have been insane to agree to his idea. （ A） reasonable （ B） crazy （ C） sensible （ D） unbelievable 14 She s been deliberately ignoring him

7、all day. （ A） sufficiently （ B） noticeably （ C） intentionally （ D） absolutely 15 A lamp was suspended from the ceiling. （ A） held （ B） hooked （ C） hidden （ D） hung 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 The Only

8、Way Is Up Think of a modern city and the first image that comes to rnind is the skyline. It is full of great buildings, pointing like fingers to heaven. It is true that some cities dont permit buildings to go above a certain height. But these are cities concerned with the past. The first thing any c

9、ity does when it wants to tell the world that it has arrived is to build skyscrapers. When people gather together in cities, they create a demand for land. Since cities are places where money is made, that demand can be met. And the best way to make money out of city land is to put as many people as

10、 possible in a space that covers the smallest amount of ground. That means building upwards. The technology existed to do this as early as the 1.9th century. But the height of buildings was limited by one important factor. They had to be small enough for people on the top floors to climb stairs. Peo

11、ple could not be expected to climb a mountain at the end of their journey to work, or home. Elisha Otis, a US inventor, was the man who brought us the lift or elevator, as he preferred to call it. However, most of the technology is very old. Lifts work using the same pulley system the Egyptians used

12、 to create the Pyramids. What Otis did was attach the system to a steam engine and develop the elevator brake, which stops the lift falling if the cords that hold it up are broken. It was this that did the most to gain public-confidence in the new invention. In fact, he spent a number of years exhib

13、iting lifts at fairgrounds. giving people the chance to try them out before selling the idea to architects and builders. A lift would not be a very good theme park attraction now. Going in a lift is such an everyday thing that it would just be boring. Yet psychologists and others who study human beh

14、avior find lifts fascinating. The reason is simple. Scientists have always studied animals in zoos. The nearest they can get to that with humans is in observing them in lifts. “ It breaks all the usual conventions about the bubble of personal space we carry around with us and you just can t choose t

15、o move away, “ says workplace psychologist, Gary Fitzgibbon. “ Being trapped in this setting can create different types of tensions, “ he says. Some people are scared of them. Others use them as an opportunity to get close to the boss. Some stand close to the door. Others hide in the corners. Most p

16、eople try and shrink into the background. But some behave in a way that makes others notice them. There are a few people who just stand in a corner taking notes. Don t worry about them. They are probably from a university. 16 Some cities concerned with the past permit buildings to go above a certain

17、 height. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 17 In a modern city, there has been built many skyscrapers. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 18 The best way to make money out of city land is to build upwards for more people. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 19 The technology of bui

18、lding upwards existed in the early 19th century. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 20 Otis sold immediately the idea of the lift to architects and builders. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 21 Going in a lift is convenient every day. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 22 People

19、trapped in this lift have different types of tensions. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 三、 概括大意与完成 句子 (第 23-30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 How to Get Along Well With Your Boss 1 Before you argue with your bo

20、ss, check with the boss s secretary to determine his mood. If he ate nails for breakfast, it is not a good idea to ask him for something. Even without the boss s secretary, there are keys to timing: don t approach the boss when he s on deadline, don t go in right before lunch, when he is apt to be d

21、istracted and rushed, don t go in just before or after he has taken a vacation. 2 If you re mad, that will only make your boss mad. Calm down first, and don t let a particular concern open the floodgates for all your accumulated frustration. The boss will feel that you think negatively about the com

22、pany and it is hopeless trying to change your mind. Then maybe he will dismiss you. 3 Terrible disputes can result when neither the employer nor the employee knows what is the problem the other wants to discuss. Sometimes the fight will go away when the issues are made clear. The employee has to get

23、 his point across clearly in order to make the boss understand it. 4 Your boss has enough on his mind without your adding more. If you can t put forward an immediate solution, at least suggest how to approach the problem. People who frequently present problems without solutions to their bosses may s

24、oon find they can t get past the secretary. 5 To deal effectively with a boss, it s important to consider his goals and pressures. If you can put yourself in the position of being a partner to the boss, then he will be naturally more inclined to work with you to achieve your goals. A. Keep Your Voic

25、e Low All the Time B. Put Yourself in the Boss s Position C. Propose Your Solution D. Don t Go In When You Are Angry E. Make the Issue Clear F. Never Give In 23 Paragraph 2 24 Paragraph 3 25 Paragraph 4 26 Paragraph 5 26 A. to give the boss your advice B. how he is feeling C. the boss may have D. wh

26、at you really want to talk to him about E. without suggesting a way to solve it F. how unhappy you are 27 If you want to ask the boss for anything, it is important to find out first_. 28 It is necessary to make clear to the boss . 29 It is not wise to present the boss with a problem_. 30 You must be

27、 considerate and think of the troubles 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 Nuclear Power and Its Danger Nuclear power s danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be summed up in one word;radiation. Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly b

28、ecause it cannot be detected by human senses. It cant be seen or heard, or touched, or tasted, even though it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, radio waves are all around us but we cant detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we cant sense rad

29、ioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things. At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being outright by killing masses of cells in vital organs. But even the lowest level of radiat

30、ion can do serious damage. There is no level of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed outright. Your body will replace the dead cells with healthy

31、ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. They reproduce themselves in a deformed way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years. This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Seriou

32、s damage can be done without the victim being aware at the time that damage has occurred. A person can be irradiated and feel fine, then die of cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result. Or a child can be bom weak or liable to serious illness as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandp

33、arents. Radiation can hurt us. We must know the truth. 31 According to the passage, the danger of nuclear power lies in_. （ A） nuclear mystery （ B） radiation detection （ C） nuclear radiation （ D） radiation level 32 Radiation can cause serious consequences even at the lowest level （ A） when it kills

34、few cells （ B） if it damages few cells （ C） though the damaged cells can repair themselves （ D） unless the damaged cells can reproduce themselves 33 The underlined word “significant“ in Paragraph 3 most probably means_ （ A） fatal （ B） meaningful （ C） remarkable （ D） harmful 34 Radiation can hurt us

35、in the way that it can_. （ A） kill large numbers of cells in main organs so as to cause death immediately （ B） damage cells which may grow into cancer years later （ C） affect the healthy growth of our offspring （ D） all of the above 35 Which of the following can be best inferred from the passage? （

36、A） The importance of protection from radiation cannot be over-emphasized. （ B） The mystery about radiation remains unsolved. （ C） Cancer is mainly caused by radiation. （ D） Radiation can hurt those who are not aware of its danger. 35 Life Connected With Computer After too long on the Net, even a pho

37、ne call can be a shock. My boyfriend s Liverpudlian accent suddenly becomes indecipherable after the clarity of his words on screen, a secretary s tone seems more rejecting than I d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid hours become minutes, and alternately seconds stretch into days. Weeke

38、nds, once a highlight of my week, are now just 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

39、boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship 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 an

40、d buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most 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 online report the same symptoms. We st

41、art to strongly dislike the outside forms of socializing. It s 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, clothes and fa

42、ce, has become an avoidance, a lack of discipline. 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 I d never done previously.

43、The voices of the programs soothe me, but then I m 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, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over, ev

44、en when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves from foreground to background. 36 Compared to the clear words of her boyfriend on screen, his accent becomes_. （ A） unidentifiable （ B） unbearable （ C） unreal （ D） misleading 37 The passage implies that the author and her boyfriend live in_. （ A）

45、 different cities in England （ B） different countries （ C） the same city （ D） the same country 38 What is the main idea of the last paragraph? （ 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 l

46、ot. （ C） In order to get some comfort from TV programs, she sometimes turns on the television. （ D） Having worked on the computer for too long, she became a bit odd. 39 What is the author s attitude to the computer? （ A） Attractive. （ B） Interesting. （ C） Bored. （ D） Indifferent. 40 The phrase “comi

47、ng back out of the cave“ in the fifth paragraph means_. （ A） coming back home （ B） going back home （ C） living a luxurious life （ D） restoring direct human contact 40 When Fear Takes Control of the Mind A panic attack is a sudden feeling of terror. Usually it does not last long, but it may feel like

48、 forever. The cause can be something as normally uneventful as driving over a bridge or flying in an airplane. And it can happen even if the person has driven over many bridges or flown many times before. A fast heartbeat. Sweaty hands. Difficulty breathing. A light-headed feeling. At first a person

49、 may have no idea what is wrong. But these can all be signs of what is known as panic disorder. The first appearance usually is between the ages of 18 and 25. In some eases it develops after a tragedy, like the death of a loved one, or some other difficult situation. In the United States, the National Institute of Mental Health says more than two million people are affected in any one-year period. The American Psychological Association says panic disor