职称英语理工类b级模拟20

职称英语理工类B级模拟20

第1部分：词汇选项

下面每个句子中均有一个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定一个意义最

为接近的选项

1>Itisimpossibletocompletethetaskinaday.

A.regularB.usualC.unlikelyD.

hopeful

2、Thenewlyboughtcarbringsnothingbuttrouble.

A.nearlyB.quicklyC.generallyD.

only

3、ThisplayissoboringthatIfeelabitsleepy.

A.interestingB.excitingC.lazyD.

dull

4、Thankyouverymuchforyourfavortome.

A.hopeB.benefitC.helpD.

reply

5、Thesportsmeetingiscancelledduetotheheavyrain.

A.becauseofB.regardlessofC.ratherthanD

upto

6>Evidently,hehasmadeabigmistakethistime.

A.LikelyB.PossiblyC.ObviouslyD.

Simply

tr

7>TheyholdaLpartytoobservetheir30maRRiageanniversary.

A.watchB.understandC.explainD

celebrate

8、Hefinallydecidedtorejectthisproposal.

A.supportB.acceptC.opposeD.

receive

9、Ican11putupwithhisbehaviorsanymore.

A.tolerateB.careC.misunderstandD.

disappoint

10>Itrytoreadmorebookstobroadenmyknowledge.

A.extendB.intendC.widenD.

deepen

11>Idon11whyeverythingaroundmeisgoingintconfusion.

A.considerationB.puzzleC.attractionD.

contradiction

12>Ihavebeentryingtogiveupsmoking.

A.giveoffB.putupC.quitD.

accept

13>Ihaveextremesenseofhappinessatthismoment.

A.hopeB.wishC.feelingD.

dream

14>Theyhavethecapabilitytocompletethetaskinaweek.

A.possibilityB.competenceC.courageD.

mixture

15>Itwillbefullofhazardsonthewaytosuccess.

A.hopesB.dangersC.helpsD.

dreams

第2部分：阅读判断

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；如果该句信息

文中没有提及，请选择C

3.FordAbandonsElectricVehicles

GeneralMotorsandHondaceasedproductionofbattery-poweredcarsin1999z

tofocusonfuelcell（燃料电池）andhybridelectricgasolineengineszwhich

aremoreattractivetotheconsumer.Fordhasnowannounceditwilldothe

same.

Threeyearsago,thecompanyintroducedtheThinkCitytwo-seatercarand

agolfcart（高尔夫车）calledtheTHINK,orThinkneighbor.Ithopedtosell

5z000carseachyearand10,000carts.Butalackofdemandmeansonlyabout

1,000ofthecarshavebeenproduced,andlessthan1,700cartshavebeen

soldsofarin2002.

"Thebottomlineiswedon*tbelievethatthisisthefutureofenvironment

transportforthemassmarket,"TimHolmesofFordEuropesaidonFriday.H

Wefeelwehavegivenelectricourbestshot.H

TheThinkCityhasarangeofonlyabout53milesanduptoasix-hour

batteryrechargetimeGeneralMotor1sEVIelectricvehiclealsohadalimited

rangezofabout100miles.

Theveryexpensivebatteriesalsomeanelectriccarscostmuchmorethan

petrol-poweredalternatives.AnelectricToyotaRAV4EVvehiclecostsover

$42,000intheUS,comparedwithjust$17z000forthepetrolversion.Toyota

andNissanarenowtheonlymajorautomanufacturerstoproduceelectricvehicles

Thereisafeelingthatbatteryelectrichasbeengivenitschance.Fordnow

hastomoveonwithitshybridprogram.

HybridcarsintroducedbyToyotaandHondainthepastfewyearshavesold

well.Hybridenginesoffergreatermileagethanpetrol-onlyengines,andthe

batteriesrechargethemselves.Fordsaysitthinkssuchvehicleswillhelp

itmeetplannednewguidelinesonvehicleemissionsintheUS.

However,itisnotyetclearexactlywhatthoseguidelineswillpermit.

InJune,GeneralMotorsandDaimlerChryslerwonacourtinjunction（禁令），

delayingbytwoyearsCalifornianlegislationrequiringcar-makerstooffer

100,000zero-emissionandotherlow—emissionvehiclesinthestateby2003.

Carmanufactureshopethelegislationwillberewrittentoallowfor

morelow-emission,ratherthanzero-emission,vehicles.

16>Carspoweredbyfuelcellandhybridelectricgasolineenginesaremore

attractivetotheconsumerthanbattery-poweredcars.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>ThesaleofThinkcityandTHINKmettheinitialexpectation.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18、Shortcomingsofelectriccarsincludethelimitedmileageandtheshort

batteryrechargetime.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>Electriccarsaremuchcheaperthanpetrol-powered.cars.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、ToyotaandNissanarenowtheonlymanufacturerstoproduceelectric

vehicles.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21、Hybridcarsenjoyagreaterpopularitythanbothelectricpetrol-powered

cars.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Thelegislationwillberewrittentoallowformorelow-emissionvehicles.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

MoreThan8HoursSleepTooMuchofaGoodThing

1.Althoughthedangersoftoolittlesleeparewidelyknown,newresearchsuggests

thatpeoplewhosleeptoomuchmayalsosuffertheconsequences.

2.InvestigatorsattheUniversityofCaliforniainSanDiegofoundthatpeoplewho

clockup9or10hourseachweeknightappeartohavemoretroublefallingandstaying

asleep,aswellasanumberofothersleepproblems,thanpeoplewhosleep8hoursa

night.Peoplewhosleptonly7hourseachnightalsosaidtheyhadmoretroublefalling

asleepandfeelingrefreshedafteranight'ssleepthan8-hoursleepers.

3.Thesefindings,whichDLDanielKripkereportedinthejournalPsychosomatic

Medicine,demonstratethatpeoplewhowanttogetagoodnight'srestmaynotneedto

setaside.Morethan8hoursanight.Headdedthat"itmightbeagoodidea*'for

peoplewhosleepmorethan8hourseachnighttoconsiderreducingtheamountoftime

theyspendinbed,butcautionedthatmoreresearchisneededtoconfirmthis.

4.Previousstudieshaveshownthepotentialdangersofchronicshortagesof

sleep—forinstance,onereportdemonstratedthatpeoplewhohabituallysleeplessthan

7hourseachnighthaveahigherriskofdyingwithinafixedperiodthanpeoplewho

sleepmore.

5.Forthecurrentreport,Kripkereviewedtheresponsesof1,004adultstosleep

questionnaires,inwhichparticipantsindicatedhowmuchtheysleptduringtheweek

andwhethertheyexperiencedanysleepproblems.Sleepproblemsincludedwakingin

themiddleofthenight,arisingearlyinthemorningandbeingunabletofallbackto

sleep,andhavingfatigueinterferewithday-to-dayfunctioning.

6.Kripkefoundthatpeoplewhosleptbetween9and10hourseachnightweremore

likelytoreportexperiencingeachsleepproblemthanpeoplewhoslept8hours.Inan

interview,Kripkenotedthatlongsleepersmaystruggletogetrestatnightsimply

becausetheyspendtoomuchtimeinbed.Asevidence,headdedthatonewaytohelp

insomniaistospendlesstimeinbed."Itstandstoreasonthatifapersonspendstoo

longatimeinbed,thenthey'llspendahigherpercentageoftimeawake.'*hesaid.

A.Kripke*sresearchtool

B.Dangersofhabitualshortagesofsleep

C.CriticismonKripke*sreport

D.Awayofovercominginsomnia

E.Sleepproblemsoflongandshortsleepers

F.Classificationofsleepproblems

23、Paragraph2.

24、Paragraph4.

25、Paragraph5.

26、Paragraph6.

A.fallasleepagain

B.becomemoreenergeticthefollowingday

C.sleeplessthan7hours

D.confirmthoseseriousconsequences

E.suffersleepproblems

F.sleepmorethan8hours

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27、Togetagoodnightsrestzpeoplemaynotneedto.

28>Longsleepersarereposedtobemorelikelyto.

29、Oneofthesleepproblemsiswakinginthemiddleofthenight,unable

to.

30、Onesurveyshowedthatpeoplewhohabituallyeachnighthavea

higherriskofdying.

第4部分：阅读理解

下面有3篇短文，文后有5道题。请根据短文内容为每题定一个最佳选项。

DoYouLiveinaHappyCountry?

Doyouliveinahappycountry?Chancesarestrongthatyoudo.Results

ofarecentstudyhaveshownthatmanypeoplearoundtheworldarehappier

nowthaninthepast.ThestudyiscalledtheWorldValuesSurvey.Researchers

responsibleforthestudyarebasedattheUniversityofMichiganInstitute

forSocialResearchintheUnitedStates.

Theresearchersgatheredinformationfromopinionstudiesdoneinmore

thanninetycountriesorterritories.Thosestudieswerecompletedbetween

nineteeneighty-oneandtwothousandseven.UniversityofMichiganpolitical

scientistRonaldInglehartdirectedtheWorldValuesSurvey.MisterInglehart

saystheresultssurprisedhim.Hesaiditiswidelybelievedthatitisnearly

impossibleforhappinesslevelsforawholecountrytoimprove.Hesaidmany

earlierstudieshavesuggestedthathappinesslevelsdonotreallychange.

Denmarkwasfoundtobetheworld*shappiestcountry.MisterInglehart

notesthatDenmark*shealthcareisgoodandfewDanesarehungry.Zimbabwe

wasratedastheleasthappycountry.Zimbabweanshavesufferedfrompolitical

andsocialunrest.

OthernationsinthetoptenforhappinessincludeIceland,Switzerland,

theNetherlands,CanadaandColombia.Colombiasuffersfromviolenceinsome

areas.ButMisterInglehartsaysColombianssharestrongfamily,friendship

andreligiousties.Hesaysthosequalitiesarecommoninareasalongthe

CaribbeanSea.Andhesaystheyhelpbalanceeconomicandpoliticalweakness.

TheresearcherscomparedthemostrecentWorldValuesSurveywith

informationfromastudycompletedinnineteenforty-six.Severalareasshowed

risinghappinesslevels.TheyincludeIndia,Mexico,NorthernIreland,Puerto

RicoandSouthKorea.

Overtheyears,India'seconomyhasgrown.Animprovedfinancialsituation

isanimportantsignofhappiness,thepoliticalscientistsays.Butliving

inacountrythatisbecomingmoredemocraticmaybemoreimportant.Somay

acceptanceofminorities.MisterInglehartsaysthestudyshowsastronglink

betweenhappinessandfreedomtochoosehowlifeislived.Itshowsthatequality

betweenmenantiwomenisanotherreason.

MisterInglehartsaysNorthernIrelandisdoingwellfinanciallyandmoving

towardsexualequality.Healsosaystheareahasthetraditionalbasesof

friendship,familytiesandreligion.NorthernIrelandhassufferedviolence

inthepast.Buthesaysmostpeoplethereliveanormallifetoday.

Someplacesshowedlesshappinessthaninthepast.TheywereAustria,

Belgium,BritainandtheformerWestGermany.However,MisterInglehartsays

theseareaswerestillinthetoptwenty-fivepercentforhappinesslastyear.

And,hesaysthatratingstillshowsagoodlevelofsatisfaction.

31>WhatistheresultofworldValuesSurvey?

A.Manypeoplearoundtheworldarehappiernowthaninthepast.

B.Peoplefeellesshappinessnowthaninthepast.

C.Fewareasshowedrisinghappiness.

D.Thelevelofsatisfactionkeepssameasinnineteenforty-six.

32、WhichcountryisthehappiestcountryintheworldaccordingtoWorld

ValuesSurvey?

A.Iceland.B.Switzerland.C.Canada.D.

Denmark.

33、WhichofthefollowingcountriesisNOTtheonetoshowrisinghappiness

levels?

A.Zimbabwe.B.India.C.Mexico.D.

SouthKorea.

34、WhyisColombiatakenasoneofthetoptenhappinessnationsaccording

toMisterInglehart?

A.Colombianssharestrongfamily,friendshipandreligiousties.

B.Economicrising.

C.Politicalstable.

D.Noviolence.

35^Whichofthefollowingfactorshasnothingtodowithhappinessrising?

A.Healthcare.B.Freedomtochoosehow

lifeislived.

C.Animprovedfinancialsituation.D.Sexualinequality.

*Tweeting1MedicsExposePatients

Medics（实习医生）postingmessagesonnetworkingwebsiteslikeFacebook

andtwitterarebreachingpatientconfidentiality,aleadingjournalreveals.

ResearchintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationfoundexamples

ofwebgossipbytraineedoctorssharingprivatepatientstoriesanddetails.

Overhalfof78USmedicalschoolsstudiedhadreportedcasesofstudents

postingunprofessionalcontentonline.

Onein10ofthesecontainedfrankviolationsofpatientconfidentiality.

Mostwereblogs,includingoneonFacebook,containingenoughclinical

detailthatpatientscouldpotentiallybeidentified.

Manypostingsincludedprofanityanddiscriminatorylanguage.Sexually

suggestivematerialandphotosshowingdrunkennessorillicitdrugusewere

alsocommonplace.Whilemostincidentsresultedininformalwarningszsome

weredeemedseriousenoughtoleadtodismissalfrommedicalschool.Butfew

ofthemedicalschoolshadpoliciesthatcoveredonlinesocialnetworking

andblogging.

Theinvestigators,ledbyDrKatherineChretienoftheWashingtonDCVA

MedicalCenter,saidmedicalstudentsmaynotbeawareofhowonlineposting

canreflectnegativelyonmedicalprofessionalismorjeopardisetheircareers.

Similarly,patientconfidentialitybreachesmaybeunintentional.

H

Sharingpatientstoriesthatarede-identifiedandrespectfulzashealth

professionalsmightdoonpersonalblogs,canencouragereflection,empathy

andunderstanding."HHowever,contentmayriskviolationofpatientprivacy,

evenwithoutusingnamesorotheridentifiers,Htheywarned.

Also,thelineseparatingfreedomofspeechandinappropriatepostings

canbeunclear—forexample,derisivecommentsaboutastudent*sinstitution

orprofessionmightnotbeconsideredunprofessionalbysome,theysaid.

DrChretien1steamsaymedicalstudentsshouldbetaughtaspartoftheir

trainingabouttherisksassociatedwithmakingpostingsontheInternet.

Asamatterofcourse,studentsshouldbeshownhowtoelectprivacysettings

onsocialnetworkingsitesandshouldbetoldtoperformperiodicWebsearches

oftheirownnametovetlistedonlinecontent.

AspokesmanfortheBritishMedicalAssociationsaid：HPatient

confidentialityisparamountandmedicalstudentsanddoctorsobviouslyneed

tobeverycarefulaboutanyinformationtheypostonline.n

TheUK'sregulatorofdoctors,theGeneralMedicalCouncil,doesnothave

guidancethatcoversmedics*blogging.

Butaspokeswomanadviseddoctors：HYoumustmakesurethatyourconduct

atalltimesjustifiesyourpatients*trustinyouandthepublic1strust

intheprofession.H

36、Whatisthemeaningof"Tweeting"inthispassage?

A.Jabber.B.Chirpofasmallbird.

C.Webgossip.D.Highnotesfromsmall

loudspeaker.

37、Thepassagemainlytalksabout

A.Studentspostprofanityanddiscriminatorylanguageonline.

B.Medicstweetingonlineexposepatientsandbreachtheirconfidentiality.

C.Medicsblogsexposesexuallysuggestivematerial.

D.Mostoftweetingresultedininformalwarnings.

38、WhichofthefollowingisNOTanefforttopreventnegativetweeting?

A.Offertrainingabouttherisksassociatedwithmakingpostingsonthe

internet.

B.Askpatientnottoshareprivacywithdoctors.

C.Studentsshouldbeshownhowtoelectprivacysettingsonsocialnetworking

sites.

D.StudentsshouldbetoldtoperformperiodicWebsearchesoftheirown

nametovetlistedonlinecontent.

39、Whatistheattitudeoftheinvestigatorstowardsonlineposting?

A.Medicsownthefreedomofspeech.

B.Postingshouldbeencouraged,asitcanmakedoctorsreflect.

C.Itshouldbeforbidden,asitviolatespatients1confidentiality.

D.Medicsneedtobeverycarefulaboutanyinformationtheypostonline.

40、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Medicsbreachpatientconfidentialityintentionally.

B.Mostofmedicalschoolshadpoliciescoveringonlinesocialnetworking

andblogging.

C.Derisivecommentsaboutastudent1sprofessionarealwaysconsidered

unprofessional.

D.Sharingpatientstoriesthatarede-identifiedandrespectfulcan

encouragereflection,empathyandunderstanding.

VodafoneEntersUKiPhoneMarket

VodafonehasreachedanagreementtosellApple*spopulariPhoneinthe

UK.

TheannouncementfollowsnewsthatnetworkoperatorOrangehadsecured

asimilaragreementwithApple.ThedealsmarkanendtotheexclusiveUK

arrangementbetween02andtheUStechnologyfirm,whichhasbeeninplace

since2007.

Vodafonesaysuserscanregisteraninterestonline,withthehandsets

becomingavailabletocustomersfromearly2010.Orangesaiditscustomers

wouldbeabletobuythephone"laterthisyear"butdidnotspecifyadate

orpricing.

Vodafoneisoneofthebiggestmobileoperatorsintheworldwithanestimated

300millioncustomersworldwide,makingitthesecondlargestcarrierafter

ChinaMobile.TheagreementseesbothOrangeandVodafonesellingboththe

iPhone3GandiPhone3GS.

AspokespersonforVodafonesaidthefirmwas11delighted"atsecuringan

agreementwithAppleandthatthephonewasgoingtobeprimarilyforexisting

Vodafonecustomers.Thisisadifferentmodelfromthatadoptedby02zwhich

usedtheiPhoneasanincentivetoattractnewcustomers.

02hasofferedthehandsetintheUKsinceitslaunchin2007.InFebruary,

itsaidithadsoldmorethanonemillionofthehandsets.Thelaunchofthe

latestiPhone3GSinJunesignificantlyboostedsales,withmanystoresrunning

outofstock.Thephonehasalsoallowedthefirmtowinsubscribersfrom

othernetworks,accordingtoanalysts.

DaveMcQueen,principalanalystatInformaTelecomsandMediatoldBBC

Newssaidthatthesmartphones-whichhavetheabilitytosurftheweband

sende-mail-hasputaburdenonthe02network."IPhoneuserstotendtouse

dataquiteextensively-perhapsmorethananticipated,nhesaid.

02willcontinuetosellthehandsetinBritain,alongsideiPhonerival

thePalmPre.ThePalmphone,describedbysomeasan'*iPhonekiller",will

beavailableexclusivelyto02from16October.02saidthatitalwaysknew

thatitsexclusivedealwasfor"alimitedperiodoftime".

Incountrieswhereexclusivedealsstillpersist,suchastheUS,some

customerschooseto"unlock"theirphonesusingthirdpartysoftwaresothey

workonanunlicensednetwork.However,Applehaswarnedthatthepractice

cancausenirreparable"damagetoahandsetandhasengagedinagameof

cat-and-mouse,releasingperiodicsoftwareupdateswhichpreventunlocked

phonesfromworkingcorrectly.

41、WhatagreementdidVodafonereachwithApple?

A.ToselliPhoneintheUS.

B.TosellMacBookintheUK.

C.iPhoneisavailableexclusivelytoVodafoneintheUK.

D.ToselliPhoneintheUK

42、WhatdoestheagreementbetweenAppleandVodafonedenote?

A.Vodafoneisstrongerthan02.

B.ItmarksanendtotheexclusiveUKagreementbetween02andUStechnology

firm.

C.02didn*tselliPhonewell.

D.Appledidn*tdowellintheUS.

43、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecarrierofApple?

A.ChinaMobile.B.Vodafone.C.Orange.D.

02.

44、WhatisVodafonegoingtosellbasedontheagreementwithApple?

A.MacBook.B.iPodshuffle.

C.AppleTV.D.iPhone3GandiPhone3GS.

45、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.ChinaMobileisthelargestmobilecarrierintheworld.

B.ThePalmphoneisdescribedasanniPhonekiller".

C.ThePalmphonewillalsobeavailabletoVodafonefrom16October.

D.Unlockphonesusingthirdpartysoftware