职称英语综合类b级模拟13

职称英语综合类B级模拟13

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>TherewasaJewishtrader,whohadcomebyoneofStrickland*spictures

ina(n)Deculiarway.

A.singleB.singular

C.elaborateD.essential

2、11mverysorrytohavebotheredyouwithsomanyquestionsonsuchanoccasion.

A.interferedB.offended

C.impressedD.concerned

3、WhenItoldthemanagerIdidn1thavethegoodsIhadordereddelivered

ontime,hepromisedtoinvestigatemycomplaint.

A.lookintoB.lookthrough

C.lookafterD.lookover

4、Shedeclinedtohavelunchwithherfriend,sayingthatshewasn1tfeeling

well.

A.sinkedB.rejected

C.droopedD.disputed

5、Blendthesugar,flour,andeggstogether.

A.BringB.Mix

C.TakeD,Buy

6、Thesefactorieswereclosedforfailingtocomplywiththeair-pollution

lawsissuedbytheGovernment.

A.abidebyB.listento

C.heedtoD.consentto

7、Theship*sgeneratorbrokedown,andthepumpshadtobeoperatedbyhand.

A.manuallyB.artificially

C.automaticallyD.synthetically

8、Heisplanninganothertourabroad,yethispassportwillcometoanend

attheendofthismonth.

A.expireB・exceed

C.terminateD.cease

9、Smokingisbannedinpublicplacesinbigcities.

A.restrictedB.confined

C.criticizedD.forbidden

10、Whenanorganizationacquiresacomputersystem,itdecidespreciselywhat

formsofinputwouldbemostfavourable.

A.inexpressiveB.beneficial

C.defensiveD.essential

11>Imusthavewaitedfortenminutesbeforethetelephoneoperatorputme

through.

A.hungupB•hungon

C.hungoverD.hunground

12>Operationsexhaustedwhichleftpatientsandinneedoflongperiodsofrecovery

timenowleavethemfeelingrelaxedandcomfortable.

A.wornB.abandoned

C.injuredD.deserted

13、Theholderofthisletterismystudentwhoshowsgreatpromiseinlanguage

learning,andIshouldliketointroducehimtoyou.

A.requirementB.desire

C.willD.hope

14、Shehadneverlongedsokeenlytogoonwithheruniversityworkinher

lifeasshedidthatday.

A.indulgedB.thirsted

C.cherishedD.promised

15>Thisbookshouldbewellwithinthecompetenceofanyonewhohasstudied

Frenchforthreeyears.

A.possessionB.performance

C.qualificationD.capability

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。

Thedifferencebetweenmenandwomenshoppers

Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisfor

woman.Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettled

anddecidedinadvance.Heknowswhathewantszandhisobjectiveistofind

itandbuyit；thepriceisasecondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalk

intoashopandasktheassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasitin

stock,thesalesmanpromptlyproducesitzandthebusinessoftryingiton

proceedsatonce.Allbeingwellzthedealcanbeandofteniscompletedin

lessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyandchatandtoeveryone*ssatisfaction.

Foraman,slightproblemsmanybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhat

hewants,ordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesman,

asthenameimpliesztriestosellthecustomersomethingelse—heoffersthe

nearesthecantothearticlerequired.Nogoodsalesmanbringsoutsucha

substitutebluntly；hedoessowithskillandpolish："Iknowthisjacket

isnotthestyleyouwant,sir,butwouldyouliketotryitforsize.It

happenstobethecolouryoumentioned."Fewmenhavepatiencewiththistreatment,

andtheusualresponseis："Thisistherightcolourandmaybetheright

H

sizezbut工shouldbewastingmytimeandyoursbytryingiton.

Nowhowdoesawomangoaboutbuyingclothes?Inalmosteveryrespectshe

doessointheoppositeway.Hershoppingisnotoftenbasedonneed.She

hadneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshewants,andsheisonly"havinga

lookround".Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion；indeedshesetsgreatstore

bywhatthesaleswomantellsher,evenbywhatcompanionstellher.Shewill

tryonanynumberofthings.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffinding

somethingthateveryonethinkssuitsher.Contrarytoalotofjokes,most

womenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhentheybuyclothes.Theyarealways

onthelookoutfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdresses,

awomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanother,toandfro,

oftenretracinghersteps,beforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.

Itisalaboriousprocess,butapparentlyanenjoyableone.Mostdressshops

provideschairsforthewaitinghusbands.

16NWhenamanisbuyingclotheshedoesnotmindhowmuchhehastopayfor

therightthings.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Womenshoppersforclotheswelcomesuggestionsfromanyone.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18、Womenrarelyconsiderbuyingcheapclothes.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19、Womenoftenbuythingswithoutgivingthematterproperthought.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、Amanusuallydoesnotbuyanythingwhenhecannotgetexactlywhathe

want.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21>Themostobviousdifferencebetweenmenandwomenshoppersliesinthat

womenbargainfortheirclothes,butmendonot.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22>Thethingswomenbuyareoftenpaidbytheirhusbands.

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

为规定段每段选择1个正确的小标题；⑵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。

OceanEcosystemEndangered

1.SpanningtheoceanicdividebetweentheU.S.andRussia,itisoneof

therichestandmostcommerciallyproductivemarineenvironmentsonearth,

1

teemingwithpollack（保镖）andhalibutzfursealsandStellerssealions,

hornpuffinsandmurres.Thesealsandseabirdsdependoncatchingfish,and

sodohumans.Morethan2,000boatsfromtheU.S.,Russia,Japan,Norway,

China,PolandandtheKoreashaulinanannualcatchworthroughly$1billion.

TheportiontakenofftheshoresofAlaskaaloneamountstoone-halfthesea

lifecaughtbycommercialfishingvesselsinU.S.waters.

2.Butwillthebounty（奖励）last?Sincethemajorityoftheworld1sfisheries

areinastateofcollages,astoomanyboatschasetoofewfish,conservationists

fearthesamefatefortheBeringSea,thelastgreatrefugeofmarineabundance.

Competitionamongcountriesfortherightstofishcertainsectorsofthe

seaisalreadyfierceandcouldturnviolent,asithaselsewhereintheworld.

TheRussianshaveseverelydepleted（耗尽）fishstocksintheirzone,andthe

internationalareaopentoallboats,calledtheDoughnutHolezhasbeennearly

strippedofcommercialfish.

3.NospeciesismoreimportanttomanandbeastthanPollack,theNo.1

ingredient（成分）offrozenfishsticksandthefishitemsservedbychains

likeBurgerKingandLongJohnSilver.EachyeartheBeringSeayieldstwo

billionkgofthisbottom—dwellingcreature,makingthePollackbusinessthe

biggestfishharvestintheworld.

4.Onthesurface,thatbusinessishealthy：thePollackcatchhasstayed

nearrecordlevels.Butsignsofoverfishingandanailingecosystemcan

beseemhigherupinthefoodchain.Thefur-sealpopulationhasnotincreased

despitealong-standingbanoncommercialhunting.ThenumberofSteller*s

sealions,whichfeedmostlyonPollack,hasplunged80%sincethe1970s,

andseabirdssuchasthered-leggedkittiwakearealsointrouble.

5.Eveniffishingisbroughtundercontrol,theBeringSeafacesthreats

thatoriginatethousandsofmilesaway.Windcurrentsfromindustrialareas

fartothesouthbringinpollutantslikeinsecticidesandheavymetals,which

collectinthetissuesofwildlifeandthelocalInuitpeople.Atthesame

timetheregionhasbeenwarmingup,andpartofthereasonmaybethebuild-up

ofgreenhousegasesintheatmosphere.Whateverthecause,seaicehasbeen

retreatingfarthertothenorth,makinglifeharderforpolarbearsandother

ice-dwellinganimals.

A.OtherthreatstotheBeringsea

B.Pollack—themostimportantkindofish

C.Theproblemsmanycountiesface

D.HowtoprotectBeringsea

E.Over-fishingdestroysthefoodchain

F.Whytocontrolfishing

23、Paragraph2.

24、Paragraph3.

25>Paragraph4.

26、Paragraph5.

27、A.theunrestrictedharvestingoffishbyhumanbeings

B.tosea-dwellingcreatures

C.bymanyotherecosystem

D.threateningtheBeringsea

E.intheatmosphere

F.onthevergeofbankruptcy

Mostoftheworld1smajorfisheriesare.

28>Manyseabirdsarestarvingbecauseof.

29、Airpollutionisaproblemthatis.

30、TheproblemBeringseafacedisprobablyencountered.

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

Tipping

Everybodyloathesit,buteverybodydoesit.Arecentpollshowedthat

40%ofAmericanshatethepractice.Itseemssoarbitrary,afterall.Why

doesabarmangetatip,butnotadoctorwhosavedlives?

InAmericaaloneztippingisnowa$16bi11ion-a-yearindustry.Consumers

actingrationallyoughtnottopaymorethantheyhavetoforagivenservice.

Tipsshouldnotexist.Sowhydothey?Theconventionalwisdomisthattips

bothrewardtheeffortsofgoodserviceandreduceuncomfortablefeelings

ofinequality.Thebettertheservice,thebiggerthetip.

Suchexplanationsnodoubtexplainthepurportedoriginoftipping—inthe

16thcentury,boxesinEnglishtavernscarriedthephraseHToInsurance

PromptitudeH(laterjust"TIP").ButaccordingtonewresearchfromCornell

University,tippingnolongerservesanyusefulfunction.Thepaperanalyses

datafrom2,547groupsdiningat20differentrestaurants.Thecorrelation

betweenlargertipsandbetterservicewasveryweak：onlyatinypartof

thevariabilityinthesizeofthetiphadanythingtodowiththequality

ofservice.Customerswhoratedamealas"excellentHstilltippedanywhere

between8%and37%ofthemealprice.

Tippingisbetterexplainedbyculturethanbyeconomics.InAmerica,the

customhasbecomeinstitutionalized：itisregardedaspartoftheaccepted

costofaservice.InaNewYorkrestaurantzfailingtotipatleast15%could

wellmeanabusefromthewaiter.Hairdresserscanexpecttoget15-20%zthe

manwhodeliversyourgroceries$2.InEuropeztippingislesscommon；in

manyrestaurants,discretionarytippingisbeingreplacedbyastandardservice

charge.InmanyAsiancountries,tippinghasneverreallycaughtonatall.

Howtoaccountforthesenationaldifferences?Looknofurtherthan

psychology.AccordingtoMichaelLynn,theCornellpaper1sco-author,countries

inwhichpeoplearemoreextrovert,sociableorneurotictendtotipmore.

Tippingrelievesanxietyaboutbeingservedbystrangers.And,saysMr.Lynnz

uinAmerica,wherepeopleareoutgoingandexpressive,tippingisaboutsocial

approval.Ifyoutipbadly,peoplethinklessofyou.Tippingwellisachance

n

toshowoff.Icelanders,bycontrastzdonotusuallytipameasureoftheir

introversion,nodoubt.

Whilesuchexplanationsmaybecrude,thehardtruthseemstobethattipping

doesnotwork.Itdoesnotbenefitthecustomer.Nor,inthecaseofrestaurants,

doesitactuallyincentivisethewaiter,orhelptherestaurantmanagerto

monitorandassesshisstaff.Servicepeopleshould"justbepaidadecent

wage"mayactuallymakeeconomicsense.

31、Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A.tippinghasneverbeenreallypopularinAmerica

B.tippinghasbeenquestionedbypeoplethoughitstillexists

C.Americanpeopleapproveofgivingtipstodoctorsinsteadofbarmen

D.Americanpeoplethinkonewayandactanother

32、Accordingtotheauthor,theprimarycauseoftippingisthat.

A.theword"tip”comesfromthephrase"ToInsurePromptitude11

B.tippingwellisachancetogetadmirationfromothers

C.peoplehopetoreceivegoodservicefromtheservicepeople

D.tippingcanshortentheincomegapoftheservicepeople

33、WhatcanwelearnfromtheresearchconductedbyCornellUniversity?

A.Tippingdoesn*tplayanimportantroleingettinggoodservicenowadays.

B.Therelationshipbetweenlagertipsandbetterserviceisobvious.

C.Tippinghasnothingtodowiththequalityofservice.

D.Customers'tippingatrestaurantsisdecliningnow.

34、Whatdoesthephrase"catchon"inPara.5mean?

A.Tounderstand.B.Tobecomepopular.

C.Tobeinvolvedwith.D.Tobeinterestedin.

35、Thepassageismainlyfocusedon.

A.discussingwhethertippingidnecessaryornot

B.introducingtheoriginanddevelopingoftips

C.persuadingAmericanpeopletogiveuptipping

D.explainingdifferenttipsindifferentcountries

弟一m

ThePentagon（五角大楼）

ThePentagon,headquartersoftheDepartmentofDefenceinUS,isoneof

theworld'slargestofficebuildings.ItistwicethesizeoftheMerchandise

MartinChicago,andhasthreetimesthefloorspaceoftheEmpireStateBuilding

inNewYork.ThereareveryfewpeoplethroughouttheUnitedStateswhodo

nothavesomeknowledgeofthePentagon.Manyhavefollowednewsstories

emanatingfromthedefenceestablishmenthousedinthisbuilding.However,

relativelyfewpeoplehavehadtheopportunitytovisit.

ThePentagonisvirtuallyacityinitself.Approximately23,000employees,

bothmilitaryandcivilian,contributetotheplanningandexecutionofthe

defenceofthecountry.ThesepeoplearrivedailyfromWashington,D.C.and

itssuburbsoverapproximately30milesofaccesshighways,includingexpress

buslanesandoneofthenewestsubwaysystemsinthecountry.Theyridepast

200acresoflawntoparkapproximately8,770carsin16parkinglots；climb

131stairwaysorride19escalatorstoreachofficesthatoccupy3,705square

feet.Whileinthebuilding,theytelltimeby4,200clocks,drinkfrom691

waterfountains,utilize284restrooms,consume4,500cupsofcoffeez1,700

pintsofmilkand6,800softdrinkspreparedorservedbyarestaurantstaff

of230personsanddistributedin1diningroom,2cafeterias,6snackbars,

andanoutdoorsnackbar.Therestaurantserviceisaprivatelyruncivilian

operationundercontracttothePentagon.

Strippedofitsoccupants,furnitureandvariousdecorations,thebuilding

aloneinanextraordinarystructure.BuiltduringtheearlyyearsofWorld

WarII,itisstillthoughtofasoneofthemostefficientofficebuildings

intheworld.Despite17.5milesofcorridorsittakesonlysevenminutes

towalkbetweenanytwopointsinthebuilding.

36、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthePentagonistrue?

A.MostAmericansknowaboutit.

B.Itisnowopentothepublic.

C.Around23z000workerscontributetoitsplanning.

D.Itisoneoftheworld1stallestbuildings.

37、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthetransportationofthePentagon

isNOTtrue?

A.Itisaccessiblebysubway.

B.Peoplecandrivedirectlytoit.

C.Peoplecangotherebybus.

D.Theparkinglotcovers200acresofland.

38、Whydidtheauthorquotesomanyfiguresinthesecondparagraph?

A.ToshowthatheknewquitealotaboutthePentagon.

B.ToshowthelargescaleofthePentagon.

C.ToshowthatitcostsalotofmoneytokeepthePentagongoing,

D.ToshowthatPentagonisaprivilegedplace.

39、WhichofthefollowingisnotmanagedbythePentagon?

A.Theparkinglot.B.Therestaurantservice.

C.Thewaterfountains.D.therestrooms.

40、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthestructureofthePentagonis

true?

A.Alltheofficesareconnectedby131stairwaysand9escalators.

B.Thelongestdistancebetweentwoofficesis17.5miles.

C.ThereisnorestroominthePentagon.

D.Ittakesnomorethan7minutestowalkfromoneplacetoanotherin

thePentagon.

Abolishingtheestate-tax

Recently,about120wealthyAmericanshadsignedanappealtooppose

abolishingtheestate-tax.PresidentBushhasincludedabolishingestate-tax

inhis$1.6trilliontaxcutproposal.Normallywhen"dozens"ofAmericans

joininapoliticalactivity,itisnotparticularlynoteworthy,butinthis

casethedozensinclude：GeorgeSoroszabillionairefinancier；WarrenBuffettz

aninvestorlistedasAmerica'sfourth-richestperson；thephilanthropist

DavidRockefellerJr.；andWilliamGatesSr.,aSeattlelawyerandfather

ofAmerica*srichestman,MicrosoftCorp.ChairmanBillGates.

ItwasreallyrefreshingtoseeBuffettandGeorgeSorosandanumberof

otherextremelywealthycelebritiesstandupinoppositiontoPresidentBush*s

proposedabolishmentofestatetax.Whilethepolicyhassomeemotional

attractions—itwouldprotecttheinheritorsofsomesmallbusinessesfrom

havingtosellthecompaniestopaytaxes,anditistruethatmostpeople

havebeentaxedontheirsavingsoncealready—inpracticethetaxabolishment

wouldmainlybeanextraforaverysmallnumberofvery,veryrichpeople.

Buffettandhiscompanycitethesefactorsintheirappealcallingfor

oppositiontotheestate-taxabolishment.Theyalsodiscusssomethingthat1s

equallyemotionalandfarmorecomplex；theprincipleofmeritocracy.The

ideathateveryoneinAmericahasanequalchance,thatourfatesarenot

determinedbyaccidentsofbirth,isoneofourcorevalues.Andnowhereis

thisprinciplemorerespectedthaninthetechnologyeconomy；entrepreneurship

almostbydefinitionexpressestheprincipleofmeritocracy.

Theapplicantsarguethatabolishingthetax,inthelongrun,willresult

ineitherincreasedtaxesorcutstoMedicare,SocialSecurity,environmental

protectionandother