职称英语综合类c级模拟33

职称英语综合类C级模拟33

第1部分：词汇选项

下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面

所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。

1>RuthBenedict1shighlypopularbookPatternsofCulturestressedtherole

ofcultureinpersonalityformation.

A.overlyB.veryC.fairlyD.relatively

2、Becausethesaleofbondsisaconvenientmeansofraisingcapital,

corporationsoftenissuebondsaswellasstocks.

A.asgoodasB.assubstitutesfor

C.inadditiontoD.insteadof

3、InthewesternUnitedStatesonecanstillfindpoststowhich

nineteenth-centurycowboyshitchedtheirhorses.

A.tiedB.ledC.pulledD.brought

4、IntheNavahohousehold,grandparentsandotherrelativesplayindispensable

rolesinraisingchildren.

A.dominantB.exemplaryC.essentialD.demanding

5、Theospreyfliesabovethewaterandwhenitspotsafishitswoopsdown

tocatchit.

A.dropsB.seesC.wantsD.selects

6、Hisjobwastolookaftertheanimals.

A.searchforB.careforC.followD.trap

7、TradingcompaniesputupthemoneyforthefirstEnglishcoloniesinNorth

America.

A.suppliedB.earnedC.neededD.borrowed

8、Hespokesoquicklythatitwasdifficulttotakedownwhathewassaying.

A.translateB.recordC.followD.interpret

9、NopartofNewHampshireisfarfromwater.

A.mountainB.townC.sectionD.village

10、Mostsoundvibrationsarriveattheeardrumbywayoftheauditorycanal.

A.searchforB.reachC.tickleD.whisperto

11>In1975theUnitedStatesArmybegantoassignwomentopositionspreviously

classifiedashavingcombatstatus.

A.secretlyB.genuinelyC.formerlyD.officially

12>PenguinsdonotsufferfromthecoldinAntarcticabecausetheirfeathers

secreteprotectiveoil.

A.hideB.warmC.produceD.absorb

13、Untilthelatenineteenthcentury,therewasnouniformsystemoftime-keeping

intheUnitedStates.

A.personalB.efficientC.consistentD.practical

14、Insectsthriveallover,fromthehottestdesertstothesnow-cladpeaks

ofloftymountains.

A.silentlyB.totallyC.everywhereD.overhead

15>Inprehistorictimespeopleseldomstayedanywhereforverylongbecause

theirfoodsupplyusuallyranout.

A.becamedepletedB.wasstolen

C.escapedD.spoiled

第2部分：阅读判断

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

ModerateEarthquakeStrikesEngland!

AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April2007z

topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.Several

thousandpeoplewereleftwithoutpowerinKentCounty.Onewomensuffered

minorheadandneckinjuries.

"Itfeltasifthewholehousewasbeingslidacrosslikeafun-fairride,"

saidthewoman.

TheBritishGeologicalSurveysaidthe4.3-magnitudequakestruckat8

~19a.m.andwascenteredundertheEnglishChannel,about8.5milessouth

ofDoverandneartheentrancetotheChannelTunnel.

Witnessessaidcracksappearedinwailsandchimneyscollapsedacrossthe

county.Residentssaidthetremorhadlastedforabout10to15seconds.

HIwaslyinginbedanditfeltasifsomeonehadjustgotupfrombed

H

nexttome.SaidHendrickvanEckz27,ofCanterburyabout60milessoutheast

ofLondon.HIthenheardthesoundofcracking,anditwasgettingheavier

andheavier.Itfeltasifsomeonewasattheendofmybedhoppingupand

down,n

Therearethousandsofmoderatequakesonthisscalearoundtheworldeach

year,buttheyarerareinBritain.TheApril28quakewasthestrongestin

Britainsince2002whena4.8-magnitudequakestruckthecentralEnglandcity

ofBirmingham.

Thecountry*sstrongestearthquaketookplaceintheNorthSeain

1931zmeasuring6.1ontheRichterscale.BritishGeologicalSurveyscientist

RogerMussonsaidthequaketookplaceon28Aprilinanareathathadseen

severalofthebiggestearthquakesevertostrikeBritain,includingonein

1580thatcauseddamageinLondonandwasfeltinFrance.Mussonpredicted

thatitwasonlyamatteroftimebeforeanotherearthquakestruckthispart

ofEngland.However.peopleshouldnotbescaredtoomuchbythisprediction,

Mussonsaid,asthemodernearthquakewarningsystemofBritainshouldbe

abletodetectaforthcomingquakeandannounceitseveralhoursbeforeit

takesplace.Thiswouldallowtimeforpeopletoevacuateandreducedamage

totheminimum.

16>DuringtheApril28earthquake,thewholeEnglandwasleftwithoutpower.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17、TheChannelTunnelwasclosedfor10hoursaftertheearthquakeoccurred.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>Itwasreportedthatoneladyhadgotherheadandneckinjured,butnot

seriously.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>FranceandseveralotherEuropeancountriessenttheirmedicalteamsto

worksidebysidewiththeBritishdoctors.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20>Thecountry*sstrongestearthquaketookplaceinLondonin1580.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21、MussonpredictedthatanotherearthquakewouldoccurinsoutheastEngland

soonerorlater.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatEnglandisrarelyhitbyhigh

magnitudeearthquakes.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

阅读下面这篇短文，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1个正确的小标题；（2）第27〜30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。

WashoeLearnedAmericanSignLanguage

1.Ananimalthatinfluencedscientificthoughthasdied.Achimpanzeenamed

WashoeandborninAfricadiedofnaturalcauseslatelastmonthattheageof42ata

researchcenterintheAmericanstateofWashington.Washoehadbecomeknownin

thescientificcommunityandaroundtheworldforherabilitytouseAmericanSign

Language.Shewassaidtobethefirstnon-humantolearnahumanlanguage.Her

skillsalsoledtodebateaboutprimatesandtheirabilitytounderstandlanguage.

2.ResearchscientistsAllenandBeatrixGardnerbeganteachingWashoesign

languagein1966.In1969,theGardnersdescribedWashoe'sprogressinascientific

report.ThepeoplewhoexperimentedwithWashoesaidshegrewtounderstandabout

250words.Forexample,Washoemadesignstocommunicatewhenitwastimetoeat.

Shecouldrequestfoodslikeapplesandbananas.Shealsoaskedquestionslike,"Whois

coiningtoplay?"OncethenewsaboutWashoespread,manylanguagescientistsbegan

studiesoftheirownintothisnewandexcitingareaofresearch.Thewholedirectionof

primateresearchchanged.

3.However,criticsarguedWashoeonlylearnedtorepeatsignlanguagemovements

fromwatchingherteachers.Theysaidshehadneverdevelopedtruelanguageskills.

Evennow,therearesomeresearcherswhosuggestthatprimateslearnsignlanguage

onlybymemory,andperformthesignsonlyforprizes.YetWashoe'skeepersdisagree.

RogerFoutsisaformerstudentoftheGardners.HetookWashoetoaresearchcenter

inEllensburg,Washington.There,Washoetaughtsignlanguagetothreeyounger

chimpanzees,whicharestillalive.

4.ScientistslikeprivateresearcherJaneGoodallbelieveWashoeprovidednew

informationaboutthementalworkingsofchimpanzees.Today,therearenotasmany

scientistsstudyinglanguageskillswithchimps.Partofthereasonisthatthiskindof

researchtakesaverylongtime.5.Debatecontinuesaboutchimpsunderstandingof

humancommunication.Yet,onethingissure-Washoechangedpopularideasaboutthe

possibilitiesofanimalintelligence.

A.ReasonWhyNotManyScientistsCarryoutThisResearchNowadays

B.ReportaboutWashoe1sProgressinLearningSignLanguage

C.GeneralInformationaboutWashoe

D.TheGardeners1ContributionsRecognized

EDebateonChimps1Intelligence

FWashoe1sLoveforThreeYoungChimps

23、Paragraph1

24、Paragraph2

25、Paragraph3

26、Paragraph4

A.IftheGardeners*argumentwassound

B.becauseshewasclevererthanotherchimps

C.whenshewantedtoeat

D.whileshewasataresearchcenterinEllensburg

EBecauseshecouldusesignlanguagetoaskforfruits

FwhileWashoewaslearningsignlanguage

27、Washoecouldmakesignstocommunicate

28、Somescientistsdoubted

29、Washoethoughtthreeyoungerchimpssignlanguage

30、TheexperimentersthoughtWashoewasintelligent

第4部分：阅读理解

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，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

第一篇

TheSahara

ThenameSaharaderivesfromtheArabicwordfor"desert"or"steppe".

At3.5millionsquaremiles,anarearoughlythesizeoftheUnitedStates,

theSaharaDesertinnorthernAfricaisthelargestdesertintheworld.It

spansthecontinentfromtheAtlanticOceantotheRedSea.Daytimetemperatures

canreachashighas130-F.Thehumiditysometimesgetsintotheteens.But

itcanalsobeaslowas2.5percent,thelowestintheworld.Mostofthe

Saharareeeiveslessthanfiveinchesofrainperyear,whilelargeareas

sometimeshavenorainfallatallforyears.

AttheheartoftheSaharaisthelandlockednorthAfricancountryofNiger.

Herethesanddunescanbe100feettallandseveralmileslong.Heresand

plainsstretchoveranarealargerthanGermanywherethereisneitherwater

nortowns.Yetsittinginthemidstofthesurroundingdesertisthetown

ofBiIma.Suddenlytherearepoolsofclearwater.Surprisingly,thereare

grovesofdatepalms.Undergroundwaterresources,oroases,sufficientto

supportirrigatedagriculturearefoundindrystreambedsanddepressions.

Irrigationditchesrunoffacreektowaterfields.Corn,cassava,tea,peanutsz

hotpepperszandorange,lime,andgrapefruittreesgrowinthesefields.

Donkeysandgoatsgrazeongreengrass.

TheSaharaofNigerisstillaregionwhereyoucanseeacamelcaravan

of500camelstiedtogetherinlooselinesaslongasamile,travelingtoward

suchoasistowns.Thereacaravanwillcollectlife-sustainingsalt,which

isminedfromwaterybasins,andtransportitupto400milesbacktosettlements

ontheedgesofthedesert.Theroundtripacrossthevastsandstakesone

month.

31、Thispassageismostlyabout

A.BiIma

B.lifeintheSahara

C.thedesertsofAfrica

D.howeamelstravelinthedesert

32>RainfallinmostoftheSaharais

A.zero

B.lessthanteninchesperyear

C.lessthanfiveinchesperyear

D.lessthantwentyinchesperyear

33、TheSaharacanbedescribedas

A.aplacewherenoonelives

B.anareawherethewintersarecold

C.aplaceofcontrasts

D.anareathatappealstomanytourists

34、Thephrase"anarearoughlythesizeoftheUnitedStates"givesanindication

ofthesizeof

A.Niger

B.theSahara

C.northernAfrica

D.allofAfrica

35、Inthispassage"caravan"means

A.railroadtrain

B.asmallzfastsailingship

C.travelingcircus

D.grouptravelingtogetherthroughdifficultcountry

弟一局

TheNationalParkService

America1snationalparksarelikeoldfriends.Youmaynotseethemfor

yearsatatime,butjustknowingthey1reouttheremakesyoufeelbetter.

Hearingthenamesofthesefamousoldfriends-Yosemite,Yellowstone,Grand

Canyon-revivesmemoriesofvisitspastandpromotesdreamsofthosestill

tocome.

FromAcadiatoZion,369nationalparksarepartofacontinuallyevolving

system.Ancientfossilbeds,RevolutionaryWarbattlefields,magnificent

mountainranges,andmonumentstoheroicmenandwomenwhomoldedthiscountry

areallapartofourNationalParkSystem(NPS).Thecareandpreservation

forfuturegenerationsofthesespecialplacesisentrustedtotheNational

ParkService.UniformedRangers,themostvisiblerepresentativesoftheService,

notonlyofferparkvisitorsafriendlywave,ahelpfulanswer,ora

thought-provokinghistorylesson,butalsoareskilledrescuers,firefightersz

anddedicatedresourceprotectionprofessionals.TheNationalParkService

ranksalsoincludearchitects,historianszarchaeologistszbiologists,anda

hostofotherexpertswhopreserveandprotecteverythingfromGeorge

Washington*steethtoThomasEdison*swaxrecordings.

ModernsocietyhasbroughttheNationalParkServicebothmassivechallenges

andenormousopportunities.Satelliteandcomputertechnologiesareexpanding

theeducationalpossibilitiesofanationalparkbeyonditsphysicalboundaries.

CitiesstrugglingtorevivetheirurbancoresareturningtotheParkService

forexpertassistancetopreservetheirculturalheritage,createpocketparks

andgreenspaceszandre-energizelocaleconomies.Growingcommunitiesthirsty

forrecreationaloutletsarealsoworkingwiththeNPStoturnabandonedrailroad

tracksintobikeandhikingtrails,aswellasgivingunusedfederalproperty

newlifeasrecreationcenters.

Tohelpmeetthesechallengesandtakeadvantageoftheseopportunities,

theNationalParkServicehasformedpartnerships-somedatingback100

years,someonlymonthsold-withotheragencies,stateandlocalgovernmentsz

corporations,AmericanIndiantribesandAlaskaNatives,ParkFriendsgroups,

cooperatingassociations,privateorganizations,communitygroupsand

individualswhosharetheNationalParkethic.

NationalParkWeek1996isacelebrationofthesepartnerships.

36、WhyareAmerica1snationalparkslikeoldfriends?

A.Becausetheyarealwaysoutthere.

B.Becausetheyareveryold.

C.Becausetheymakepeoplefeelbetter.

D.Becausetheyareveryfamous.

37、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutuniformedrangers?

A.Theytaketouriststonationalparks.

B.Theyalwaysactastouristguides.

C.Theyhelpsetupnewnationalparks.

D.TheyprotecttheNationalParkSystem.

38、TheNationalParkServicedoesallofthefollowingEXCEPT

A.offeringhelptovisitors

B.moldingtheNation

C.keepingpeoplebetterinformedoftheNationalParkSystem

D.helpingpreservetheculturalheritage

39、Whatisthispassageabout?

A.ItisabouttheAmericanNationalParks.

B.ItisabouttheNationalParkService.

C.ItisabouttheNationalParkServicepartnerships.

D.ItisaboutthecareandpreservationoftheNationalParksinAmerica.

40、Whatwilltheparagraphfollowingthispassagemostprobablydiscuss?

A.ThepocketparksinAmerica.

B.ThepreparationsmadeforthecelebrationofNationalParkWeek1996.

C.Theworkthathasbeendonebythepartners.

D.ThepreservationofnationalresourcesinAmerica.

—m

AbrahamLincoln

OnNovember19,1863,AbrahamLincolnwenttoGettysburginPennsylvania

tospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemetery.TheCivilWarwasstillgoing

on.Therewasmuchcriti-cismofPresidentzLincolnatthetime.Hewasnot

atallpopular.HehadbeeninvitedtospeakatGettysburgonlyoutofpoliteness

TheprincipalspeakerwastobeEdwardEverett,afamousstatesmanandspeaker

oftheday.Everettwasahandsomemanandverypopulareverywhere.

ItissaidthatLincolnpreparedhisspeechonthetrainwhilegoingto

Gettysburg.Latethatnightzaloneinhishotelroomandtiredout,heagain

workedbrieflyonthespeech.ThenextdayEverettspokefirst.Hespokefor

anhourand57minutes.Hisspeechwasaperfectexampleoftherichoratory

oftheday.ThenLincolnrose.Thecrowdof15,000peopleatfirstpaidlittle

attentiontohim.Hespokeforonlynineminutes.Attheendtherewaslittle

applause.Lincolnturnedtoafriendandremarked,"Ihavefailedagain."

OnthetrainbacktoWashington,hesaidsadly,"Thatspeechwasaflatfailure,

andthepeoplearedisappointed.H

Somenewspapersatfirstcriticizedthespeech.Butlittlebylittlepeople

readthespeechtheybegantounderstandbetter.Theybeganappreciateits

simplicityanditsdeepmeaning.ItwasaspeechWhichonlyAbrahamLincoln

couldhavemade.

Today,everyAmericanschoolchildlearnsLincoln1sGettysburgAddress

byheart.Noweveryonethinksofitasoneofthegreatestspeechesevergiven

inAmericanhistory.

41>In1863,AbrahamLincolnwas

A.verycriticalB.unpopularC.verypopularD.verycourteous

42、LincolnwasinvitedtospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemeterybecause

hewas

A.afamousspeakerB.averyhandsomeman

C.PresidentofthecountryD.apopularstatesman

43、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat

A.LincolnpreparedhisspeechverycarefullybeforehewenttoGettysburg

B.Lincolnwasverybusyatthetimeanddidn*thavemuchtimetoprepare

hisspeech

C.Lincoln1sspeechwasfullofrichwords

D.Lincoln*sspeechwasverylong

44、ItwasafactthatLincoln1sspeechwas

A.animmediatesuccessB.warmlyapplauded

C.atotalfailureD.notwell-receivedatfirst

45、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Lincoln*sGettysburgAddresshasdeepmeaning.

B.Lincoln*sGettysburgAddressissimpleinstyle.

C.Lincoln1sGettysburgAddressismemorizedbyeveryAmericanschoolchild.

D.Lincoln1sGettysburgAddressisthegreatestspeecheverdeliveredin

theUnitedStates.

第5部分：补全短文

阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择

5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。

FinancialRisks

Severaltypesoffinancialriskareencounteredininternational

marketing；themajorproblemsincludecommercial,politicalzandforeign

exchangerisk.

46Theyincludesolvency,default,orrefusaltopaybills.Themajor

risk,however,iscompetitionwhichcanonlybedealtwiththroughconsistently

effectivemanagementandmarketing.47Suchriskisencounteredwhena

controversyarisesaboutthequalityofgoodsdelivered,adisputeovercontract

terms,oranyotherdisagreementoverwhichpaymentiswithheld.Onecompany,

forexample,shippedseveralhundredtonsofdehydratedpotatoestoa

distributorinGermany.48Thealternativesfortheexporterwerereducing

thepricezresellingthepotatoes,orshippingthemhomeagain,eachinvolving

considerablecost.

Politicalriskrelatestotheproblemsofwarorrevolution,currency

inconvertibility,expropriationorexpulsion,andrestrictionorcancellation

ofimportlicenses.49Managementinformationsystemsandeffective

decision-makingprocessesarethebestdefensesagainstpoliticalrisk.As

manycompanieshavediscovered,sometimesthereisnowaytoavoidpolitical

risk,somarketersmustbepreparedtoassumethemorgiveupdoingbusiness

inparticularmarket.

Exchange-ratefluctuationsinevitablycauseproblems,butformanyyears,

mostfirmscouldtakeprotectiveactiontominimizetheirunfavorable

effects.50InternationalBusinessMachineCorporaion,forexample,

reportedthatexchangelossesresultedinadramatic21.6percentdropin

theirearningsinthethirdquarterof1981.Beforerateswerepermittedto

floatzdevaluationofmajorcurrencieswereinfrequentandusuallycouldbe

anticipated,butexchange-ratefluctuationsinthefloatsystemaredaily

affairs.

A.Politicalriskisanenvironmentalconcernforallbusinesses.

B.Oneuniqueriskencounteredbytheinternationalmarketerinvolves

financialadjustments.

C.Commercialrisksarehandledessentiallyasnormal,creditrisks

encounteredinday-to-daybusiness.

D.Thedistributortestedtheshipmentanddeclaredittobebelowacceptable

tasteandtexturestandards.

E.Floatingexchangeratesoftheworld1smajorcurrencieshaveforced

allmarketerstobeespeciallyawareofexchange-ratefluctuationsandthe

needtocompensateforthemintheirfinancialplanning.

F.Manyinternationalmarketersgobankrupteachyearbecauseof

exchange-ratefluctuation.

第6部分：完形填空

阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容

从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

GlobalWarming

Fewpeoplenowquestiontherealityofglobalwarminganditseffectson

theworld*sclimate.Manyscientists51theblameforreeentnatural

disastersontheincrease52theworld'stemperaturesandareconvinced

that,morethan53before,theEarthisat54fromtheforcesofthewind,

rainandsun.55tothem,globalwarmingismakingextremeweather

eventsz56ashurricanesanddroughtszevenmore57andcausingsealevels

allaroundtheworldto58

Environmentalgroups