2014年职称英语考试综合B全真模拟试题

1、.2014年全国职称英语等级考试综合类（B级）全真模拟试卷第1部分：词汇选项（第115题，每题1分，共15分）下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。1she found me very dull A dirtyB sleepy C lazy D boring 2The President made a brief visit to Beijing A shortB working C formal D secret3He was persuaded to give up the idea A mentionB accept C consider

2、D drop4Jack consumes a pound of cheese a day A eatsB drinks C buys D produces 5Mary just told us a very fascinating story A strangeB frightening C difficult D interesting6Its a gorgeous day anyway A lovelyB cold C normal D rainy7Her life is becoming more diverse A generousB humorous C varied D roman

3、tic8Foreign military aid was prolonging the war A broadening B worsening C extendingD accelerating9She was unwilling to go but she had no choice. A unable B Indecisive C readyDreluctant10 She is slender, with delicate wrists and ankles. A sick B weak C slim D pale11 With immense relief, I stopped ru

4、nning. A some B enormous C little D extensive12 The scientists began to accumulate data. A collect B handleC analyze D investigate13 Jack eventually overtook the last truck A hitB passed C reached D led14 Sometimes it is advisable to book hotels in advance A possible B profitableC easy D wise 15 The

5、 reason for their unusual behavior remains a puzzle A factB mystery C statement D game第部分：阅读判断（第1622题，每题1分，其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，请选择果该句提供的是错误的信息，请选择；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择。Starting a New TraditionShantelle Davis is a nine-year-old girl in New York. On a cold night in December,

6、her family is standing around the kitchen table while she lights a candle. The table is decorated with baskets of fruits and vegetables and ears of com for Shantelle and her two brothers.“This candle represents umoja, an African word that means being together,” Shantelle says. “Thats the most import

7、ant thing for a family.”Tonight is the first night of Kwanzaa, and Shantelle is spending the holiday with her family. More than 5 million African Americans celebrate Kwanzaa every year from December 26 until January I. Its a time when they get together with their families to think about their histor

8、y and their ancestors in Africa.Kwanzaa is very unusual because it was started by one man. In 1966, an American named Maulana Karenga wanted a holiday for African-Americans to honor their culture and traditions. So he used words and customs from Africa to create a new celebration. He took the name K

9、wanzaa from the words for “first fruits” in Swahili, an African language. At first, a few American families had small celebrations at home. Now there are also Kwanzaa events in schools and public places，and Kwanzaa has spread to other countries like Canada and Jamaica.The main symbol of Kwanzaa is a

10、 candleholder with seven candles, one for each of the principles of Kwanzaa. Each night, a family member lights one of the candles and talks about the idea it represents：being together, being yourself, helping each other, sharing, having a goal，creating, and believing. The candles are red, black, an

11、d green, the colors of Kwanzaa. The parents also pour drinks to honor family members who have died. On the last night of Kwanzaa, there is a big dinner with African food, and children receive small presents.Today people can buy Kwanzaa greeting cards and special Kwanzaa clothes. Stores sell Kwanzaa

12、candles and candleholders. Some people dont believe that Kwanzaa is a real holiday，because its so new. But other people say that customs and celebrations are always changing and that Kwanzaa shows what is important in peoples lives.Shantelle Davis says she likes Kwanzaa because its fun. “But I also

13、learn new things every year, she says.1. Kwanzaa is celebrated at the end of the year.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned2. Kwanzaa is a holiday for African-Americans.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned3. Kwanzaa is a very old holiday.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned4. People in Africa celebrate Kwa

14、nzaa.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned5. People spend a lot of time with their families during Kwanzaa.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned6. Children receive presents at the end of Kwanzaa.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned7. Everyone thinks Kwanzaa is an important holiday.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not m

15、entioned第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第2330题，每题l分，共8分） 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。A New Citizenship Test1Last week, a sample of the new US citizenship（公民身份）exam was released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services（US-CIS）. It will be tried out in 10 c

16、ities early next year to replace the current test in 2008. Instead of asking how many stripes the US flag has, as the current test does, the new one asks why there are l3 stripes. Instead of having to name the branches of government, an applicant is asked to explain why there are three. 2The goal is

17、 to make it more meaningful.” explains Emilio Gonzalez, director of the USCIS. Immigrants who pass it are expected to have a better “understanding and respect” for US civic（公民的）values, Gonzalez says. 3The US isnt the only country dealing with citizenship tests that aim to get a “shared commitment” f

18、rom immigrants for their adopted countrys “values”. In recent years, in addition to the usual requirement of languagework skills and economic status, several European countries have adopted citizenship tests. Britain introduced a new citizenship test last November. In March, a new Dutch law took eff

19、ect requiring all would-be immigrants to take a citizenship test. it involved watching a video showing nude（裸体的） women bathing at beaches and gay（同性恋的）men kissing in public. The aim was to ensure that “newcomers will be comfortable with the countrys liberal social mores（风俗）”. 4Europe has been known

20、for welcoming immigrants for decades. But, today, the fact is that some immigrants are kept apart from local citizens by culture and they become hostile to each other. Promoting integration has become a major concern for European countries, after the rioting in Muslim ghettoes（少数民族聚居区）in France and

21、the killing of Dutch public figures by religious extremists.5Officials believe that a persons attachment to, a country can be tested by his or her knowledge of the country. However, some critics say that the changes can do little to help people assimilate（同化）themselves. ”Immigration is a culture war

22、 today. Is giving a new test the right way to lessen the accusations in that fight?” says Ali Noorani, of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition（难民辩护联盟）. 23Paragraph 2 .24Paragraph 3 .25Paragraph 4 .26Paragraph 5 .A Preparation for taking a citizenship testB Citizenship tests in

23、European countriesC Importance of promoting integrationD Necessity to know the branches of governmentE Different views on the new citizenship testF Goal of the new citizenship test27The questions in the new citizenship test are more difficult . 28Would-be immigrants to the US are expected . 29In the

24、 Dutch citizenship test, all wouldbe immigrants are required . 30Some people fear that changes in the citizenship test will do little .Ato know a lot more about the countyBto watch a videoCto help immigrants accept the new cultureDto marry American citizensEto do low-skill jobsFto answer第4部分：阅读理解（第3

25、145题，每题3分，共45分） 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。第一篇 Pool WatchSwimmers can drown in busy swimming pools when lifeguards fail to notice that they are in trouble. the royal society for the prevention of accidents says that on average 15 people drown in british pools each year, but many more suff

26、er major injury after getting into difficulties. now a french company has developed an artificial intelligence system called poseidon that sounds the alarm when it sees someone in danger of drowning.When a swimmer sinks towards the bottom of the pool, the new system sends an alarm signal to a poolsi

27、de monitoring station and a lifeguards paper. in trials at a pool in ancenis, near nantes, it saved a life within just a few months, says alistair mcquade, a spokesman for its maker, poseidon technologies.Poseidon keeps watch through a network of underwater and overheard video cameras. ai software a

28、nalyses the images to work out swimmers trajectories. to do this reliably, it has to tell the difference between a swimmer and the shadow of someone being cast onto the bottom or side of the pool. “the underwater environment is a very dynamic one, with many shadows and reflections dancing around.” s

29、ays mcquade.The software does this by “projecting” a shape in its field of view onto an image of the far wall of the pool. it does the same with an image from another camera viewing the shape from a different angle. if the two projections are in the same position, the shape is identified as a shadow

30、 and is ignored. but if they are different, the shape is a swimmer and so the system follows its trajectory.To pick out potential drowning victims, anyone in the water who starts to descend slowly is added to the softwares “pre-alert” list, says mcquade. swimmers who then stay immobile on the pool b

31、ottom for 5 seconds or more are considered in danger of drowning. poseidon double-checks that the image really is of a swimmer, not a shadow, by seeing whether it obscures the pools floor texture when viewed from overhead. if so, it alerts the lifeguard, showing the swimmers location on a poolside s

32、creen.The first full-scale poseidon system will be officially opened next week at a pool in high wycombe. buckinghamshire. one man who is impressed with the idea is travor baylis, inventor of the clockwork radio. baylis runs a company that installs swimming poolsand he was once an underwater escapol

33、ogist with a circus. “i say full marks to them if this works and can save lives,” he says. but he adds that any local authority spending 30,000-plus on a poseidon system ought to be investing similar amounts in teaching children to swim.31 Ai means the same as A an imageB an idea. C anyone in the wa

34、terD artificial intelligence 32 What is required of ai software to save a life? A it must be able to swimB it must keep walking round the pool C it can distinguish between a swimmer and a shadowD it can save a life within a few months 33 How does poseidon save a life? A he plunges into the pool B it

35、 alerts the lifeguard C he cries for help D it rushes to the pool 34 Which of the following statements about trevor baylis is not true? A he runs B he invented the clockwork radio C he was once an entertainerD he runs a company 35 The word “considered” in paragraph 5 could be best replaced by A “tho

36、ught”B “rated” C “regarded”D “believed” 第二篇 A Tale of Scottish Rural Life Lewis Grassic Gibbons Sunset Song（1932）was voted “the best Scottish novel of all time” by Scotlands reading public in 2005. Once considered shocking for its frank description of aspens of the lives of Scotlands poor rural farm

37、ers. It has been adapted for stage, film, TV and radio in recent decades. The novel is set on the fictional estate of Kinraddie, in the farming country of the Scottish northwest in the years up to and beyond World War l. At its heart is the story of Chris, who is both part of the community and a lit

38、tle outside it. Grassic Gibbon gives US the most detailed and intimate account of the life of his heroine（女主人公）. We watch her grow through a childhood dominated by her cruel but hard-working father；experience tragedy（her mothers suicide and murder of her twin children）; and learn about her feelings

39、as she grows into a woman. We see her marry, lose her husband, then marry again. Chris has seemed so convincing a figure to some female readers that they cannot believe that she is the creation of a man. But it would be misleading to suggest that this book is just about Chris. 1t is truly a novel of

40、 a place and its people. Its opening section tells of Kinraddies long history, in a language that imitates the places changing patterns of speech and writing. The story itself is amazingly full of characters and incidents. It is told from Chris point of view but also from that of the gossiping commu

41、nity, a community where everybody knows eye, body elses business and nothing is ever forgotten. Sunset Song has a social theme too. It is concerned with what Grassic Gibbon perceives as the destruction of traditional Scottish rural life first by modernization and then by World War l. Gibbon tried ha

42、rd to show how certain characters resist the war. Despite this, the war takes the young men away, a number of them to their deaths. In particular, it takes away Chris husband, Ewan Tavendale. The war finally kills Ewan, but not in the way his widow is told. In fact, the Germans arent responsible for

43、 his death, but his own side. He is shot because he is said to have run away from a battle. If the novel is about the end of one way of life it also looks ahead. It is a “Sunset Song” but is concerned too with the new Kinraddie, indeed of the new European world. Grassic Gibbon went on to publish two

44、 other novels about the place that continue its story. 36What is Sunset Song mainly about? AThe First World War. BThe beauty of the sunset. CThe new European world. DThe lives of rural Scottish farmers. 37Which statement is NOT true of Chris? A She is the heroine of Sunset Song. B She had a miserabl

45、e childhood. C She is the creation of a man. D She married only once. 38What is the opening section of the novel mainly concerned with? AThe climate of Kinraddie. BThe history of Kinraddie. CThe geography of Kinraddie. DThe language spoken in Kinraddie. 39Who killed Chris husband, Ewan? AHis own tro

46、ops. BThe French army CThe Germans. . DThe Russian soldiers. 40The word “Sunset” in the title of this novel most probably meansAthe end of the heroines life. Bthe end of the story. Cthe end of the traditional way of life. Dthe end of the day. 第三篇Centers of the Great European CitiesThe centers of the

47、 great cities of Europe are meeting places by tradition. People gather there to drink coffee and chat late into the night. A mixture of locals and tourists make for an exciting. metropolitan（大都市的）atmosphere. Squares, plazas（广场）and arcades（拱廊）form the heart of Europes cities. Venice in Italy has the

48、Piazza San Marco - a beautiful square surrounded by shops, churches, restaurants and cafes. In Barcelona, Spain, La Bosqueria is a lively market with hundreds of stalls selling all kinds of goods. Londons Covent Garden is filled with fruit and vegetable stalls by day and musicians, acrobats（杂技演员）and

49、 artists by night. The government buildings at the center of many cities often are architecturally impressive. In London, they serve as a beautiful backdrop（背景）to the coffee tables that line the streets and the banks of the Thames. These vibrant（有活力的）hearts are the product of centuries of evolution,

50、 social historian Joel Garreau told US News and World Report recently. “The reason people think Venice is so great today is you dont see all the mistakes,” said Garreau. “Those have all been removed.” Most European cities were laid out before the invention of the car, so bars, restaurants and cafes

51、were near to peoples homes. Today, the focus of many Europeans life has moved away from the centers. They live in the suburbs and outskirts, driving to supermarkets to get their supplies. But on a continent where people treasure convention there are still those who hold onto traditional ways, living

52、 and shopping locally. These people, together with tourists, provide the city centers with their reason for existence. Coffee culture plays a part in keeping these city centers flourishing. This is particularly true of Paris whose citizens are famous enthusiastic conversationalists. This skill is de

53、veloped over many hours spent chaffing over espressos（浓咖啡）and cigarettes. Religion also plays a role in developing sociable atmosphere. People in Roman Catholic countries used to visit the Church on an almost daily basis. Entire communities would gather in the same building and then move out to the

54、markets, cafs and bars in the surrounding streets. An enormous example of this relationship between church and society is the Duomo. The huge marble cathedral in Florence, Italy is surrounded by bakeries and coffee shops, and caters（迎合）not only to the tourist crowds, but also the local community. 41

55、It can be inferred from the first paragraph that each big city in EuropeA has many large squares.B has many very magnificent sky-scrapers.C draws tourists in large numbers every yeanD has a center where tourists meet their spouses. 42Which statement is NOT true of Covent Garden? A It is crowded with people. B It is located in London. CIt is filled with stalls. D It is surrounded by shops, churches, restaurants and cafes. 43Why do people think that Venice is so great? ABecause It is a f