职称英语综合类b级模拟9

职称英语综合类B级模拟9

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>Wegaveoutacheerwhentheredroofofthecottagecameintoview.

A.begantobeseenB.begantosee

C.gotosomeplaceD.lookedat

2、Whendidyoufirstgoinforrunningincompetition?

A.doesforB.doesby

C.attendD.goinwith

3、Imustgonow.Bytheway,ifyouwantthatbook,I*11bringitnexttime.

A.IncidentallyB.Accidentally

C.OccasionallyD.Consequently

4、Ican*tputupwithherendlesscomplaintnoiseamomentlonger.

A.endureB.perceive

C.ripenD.protest

5、Ifathingisconspicuousbyitsabsence,itissomethingthateveryoneexpects

tobethere.

A.noticeableB.necessary

C.regrettableD.indifferent

6、Thesportsmeet,originallyduetobeheldlastFriday,wasfinallycancelled

becauseofthebadweather.

A.setoffB.brokenoff

C.wornoffD.calledoff

7、Hisfinalremarksdidn1tmakemuchimpactonus.

A.collisionB.uprising

C.influenceD.affect

8>Ifafevercontinuestoexist,adoctorshouldbecalledsincethismaymeanthat

amoreseriousinfectionispresent.

A.disappearsB.persists

C.perishesD.vanishes

9、Idon*tsubscribetotheideathatmoneybringshappiness.

A.cheerB.contribute

C.agreeD.describe

10、Wewouldmuchappreciateitifyoucoulddousafavour.

A.enjoyB.besurprisedby

C.beastonishedbyD.bethankfulfor

11>IamnotsurewhetherIcangainanyprofitfromtheinvestmentzsoIcan*t

makea(n)definitepromisetohelpyou.

A.exactB.defined

C.obviousD.sure

12>Thetrainingcoursewasratherdemandingbuthisstrongwillfinallypulled

himthrough.

A.recommendatoryB.strict

C•commandingD.exhilarating

13>Thepolicemanwentintoactionassoonastheyheardthealarm.

A.promptlyB.presently

C.quicklyD.directly

14、Isawalark(云雀)risefromthegroundandsoarhighintothesky.

A.shootB.launch

C,surgeD.fly

15>工quiveredwithfearatthestrangesound.

A.shookB.escaped

C.stungD.suffered

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。

Weatherandforecast

Manyofthemostdamagingandlife-threateningtypesofweather-torrential

rains,severethunderstorm,andtornadoes-beginquickly,strikesuddenly,

anddissipate（消散）rapidly,devastating（毁坏）smallregionswhileleaving

neighboringareasuntouched.Onesucheventzatornado；struckthenorth-eastern

sectionofEdmontonAlberta,inJuly1987.Totaldamagesfromthetornado

exceeded$250million,thehighesteverforanyCanadianstorm.Conventional

computermodelsoftheatmospherehavelimitedvalueinpredictingshort-lived

localstormsliketheEdmontontornado,becausetheavailableweatherdata

aregenerallynotdetailedenoughtoallowcomputerstodiscernthesubtle

atmosphericchangesthatprecedethesestorms.Inmostnationszforexample,

weather-balloonobservationsaretakenjustonceeverytwelvehoursatlocations

typicallyseparatedbyhundredsofmiles.Withsuchlimiteddata,conventional

forecastingmodelsdoamuchbetterjobpredictinggeneralweatherconditions

overlargeregionsthantheydoforecastingspecificlocalevents.

Untilrecently,theobservation-intensiveapproachneededforaccurate,

veryshortrangeforecasts,or"Nowcast”，wasnotfeasible.Thecostofequipping

andoperatingmanythousandsofconventionalweatherstationswasprohibitively

high,andthedifficultiesinvolvedinrapidlycollectingandprocessingthe

rawweatherdatafromsuchanetworkwereinsurmountable（不能克月艮的）.

Fortunately,scientificandtechnologicaladvanceshaveovercomemostofthese

problems.Radarsystems,automatedweatherinstruments,andsatellitesare

allcapableofmakingdetailed,nearlycontinuousobservationsoverlarge

regionsatarelativelylowcost.Communicationssatellitescantransmitdata

aroundtheworldcheaplyandinstantaneously,andmoderncomputerscanquickly

compileandanalyzethislargevolumeofweatherinformation.Meteorologists

andcomputerscientistsnowworktogethertodesigncomputerprogramsand

videoequipmentcapableoftransformingrawweatherdataintowords,symbolsz

andvividgraphicdisplaysthatforecasterscaninterpreteasilyandquickly.

Asmeteorologistshavebegunusingthesenewtechnologiesinweatherforecasting

officeszNowcastingisbecomingareality.

16>TheauthormentionsthetornadoinEdmonton,Canada,inordertogivean

exampleofadamagingstorm.

A.RightB.WrongC.NotmentionedThe

authormentionsthetornadoinEdmonton,Canada,inordertogiveanexample

ofadamagingstorm.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Weatherballoonisanadvanceinshort-rangeweatherforecasting.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18、WithNowcasting,itfirstbecamepossibletoprovideinformationabout

short-livedlocalstorms.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>Theobservation-intensiveapproachisnolongeruseful.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、Communicationssatellitescanpredictsevereweather.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21>Nowcastingwouldbebestillustratedbyawarningaboutaseverethunder-storm

ontheradio.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Meteorologistsshouldstandardizecomputerprograms.

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；（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。

Fasion

1.Foranyonewhoissetonacareerinfashionitisnotenoughtohave

succeededincollege.Therealtestiswhethertheycansurviveandbecome

establishedduringtheirearly20smakinganameforthemselvesinthereal

worldwherebusinessskillscancountformuchastalentandcreativity.

2.Fashionisahardbusinessskillscancountformuchastalentand

creativity.Fashionisahardbusiness.Thereisacontinuousamountofstress

becauseworkisataconstantbreakneckspeedtoprepareforthenextseason1s

collections.Itisextremelycompetitiveandthereistheconstantneedto

cultivategoodcoverageinnewspapersandmagazines.Italsorequirescontinual

freshnessbecausetheappetitefornewideasisinsatiable.

3."Wetrytowarnpeoplebeforetheycometousabouthowtoughitis,”

1

saysLydiaKemenyztheheadoffashionatSt.MartinsSchoolofArtsinLondon,

Handwepointoutthatdriveanddeterminationareessential.H

4.Thismayseemfarremovedfromthepopularimageoftrendyandamateur

youngpeoplespendingtheirtimedesigningprettydresses.Thatmaywellbe

what.theydointheirfirstyearofstudybutagoodcollegewon*tbeslow

inintroducingstudentstocommercialrealities.Wedon*tstamponthe

blossomingflowerofcreativitybutinthesecondyearwestartintroducing

theconstrainsofprice,manufacturability,marketingandsoon.

5.Almostallfashiondesignisdonetoabrief.Itisnotaformof

self-expressionassuch,althoughthereiscertainlyroomforimagination

andinnovation.Mostyoungdesignersaregoingtoendupasemployeesofa

manufacturerorfashionhouseandtheystillneedtobeabletoworkwithin

thecharacteristicstyleoftheiremployer.Eventhosestudentswhoaremost

progressiveintheirowntasteofclothesandimagemayneedtoadapttoproduce

designswhicharerightforthemainstreamMarksandSpencertypeofmarket.

Theyalsohavetobeabletoworkatboththeexclusivelyexpensiveandthe

cheapendofthemarketandthechallengetoproducegooddesigninexpensively

maywellbemoredemandingthanwheremoneyisnoobject.

A.Adjustmentofyoungpeople1sstyle

B.Disadvantageofcollegeeducation

C.Whatfasionis

D.Theimportanceofcreativity

E.WarningfromKemeny

F.Theuseoffasion

23^Paragraph2

24、Paragraph3

25>Paragraph4

26、Paragraph5

27、A.tomarketdemands

B.whichisdesigned

C.youngtrendyandamateurdesigner1sillusions

D.designingprettydresses

E.offashiondesigners

F.goodacdemicperformanceatcollege

Tobeasuccessfuldesignercallsformanyqualificationsapartfrom.

28、Therealitiesoffashiondesigningbusinessisveryoftenfarremovedfrom

29、Eventhestudentswiththemostprogressivetasteswillhavetotailor

theirdesigns.

30、Determinationandinnovationarenecessaryqualities.

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。

刁第,一篇/TTtj

ArtofthemiddleAges

IntheartoftheMiddleages,weneverencounterthepersonalityofthe

artistasanindividual；ratheritisdiffused（普及的）throughtheartistic

geniusofcenturiesembodied（具体表达）intherulesofreligiousart.Artof

themiddleAgesisfirstasacred（神的，宗教的）scriptzthesymbolsandmeanings

ofwhichwerewellsettled.Thecircularhaloplacedvertically（神学，神性）.

Bybarefeet,werecognizeGod,theangels,JesusChristandtheapostles

（使徒）,but,foranartisttohavedepictedtheVirginMarywithbarefeet

wouldhavebeentantamount（等价的）toheresy（异教）.Severalconcentric,wavy

linesrepresentthesky,whileparallellineswaterorthesea.Atreezwhich

istosayasinglestalkwithtwoorthreestylisedleaveszinformsusthat

thesceneislaidonearth.Atowerwithawindowindicatesavillage,and,

shouldanangelbewatchingfromthebattlements,thatcityistherebyidentified

asJerusalem.SaintPeterisalwaysdepictedwithcurlyhair,ashortbeard,

andatonsurezwhileSaintPaulhasalwaysabaldheadandalongbeard.

Asecondcharacteristicofthisiconographyisobedience（月艮从，顺从）to

asacredmathematic.'*TheDivineWisdom,'*wroteSaintAugustine,'*reveals

itselfeverywhereinnumbers,"adoctrineattributabletotheneo-Platonists

whorevivedthegeniusofPythagoras.TwelveisthemasternumberoftheChurch

andistheproductofthreezthenumberoftheTrinity,andfours,thenumber

ofmaterialelements.Thenumberseven,themostmysteriousofallnumbers,

isthesumoffourandthree.Therearethesevenagesofman,sevenvirtues,

sevenplanets.Inthefinalanalysis,theseven-tonescaleofGregorianmusic

isthesensibleembodimentoftheorderoftheuniverse.Numbersalsorequire

asymmetry.AtCharters,astainedglasswindowshowsthefourprophets,Isaac,

EzekielzDanielzandJeremiah,carryingontheirshouldersthefourevangelistsz

Matthew,Mark,LukeandJohn.

Athirdcharacteristicofthisartistobeasymboliclanguagezshowing

usonethingandinvitingustoseeanother.Inthisrespect,theartistwas

calledupontoimitateGod,whohadhiddenaprofoundmeaningbehindtheliteral

andwishednatureitselftobeamorallessontoman.Thuszeverypainting

isanallegory.Inasceneofthefinaljudgmentzweseethefoolishvirgins

atthelefthandofJesusandthewiseathisrightzandweunderstandthat

thissymbolizesthosewhoarelostandthosewhoaresaved.Evenseemingly

insignificantdetailscarryhiddenmeaning：Thelioninastainedglasswindow

isthefigureoftheResurrection.

These,then,arethedefiningcharacteristicsoftheartoftheMiddle

Ages,asystemwithinwhicheventhemostmediocretalentwaselevatedby

thegeniusofthecenturies.TheartistsoftheearlyRenaissancebrokewith

traditionattheirownperil.Whentheyarenotoutstanding,theyarescarcely

abletoavoidinsignificanceandbanalityintheirreligiousworks,and,even

whentheyaregreat,theyarenomorethantheequalsoftheoldmasterswho

passivelyfollowedthesacredrules.

31>Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto.

A.explainwhyartistsoftheMiddleAgesfollowedtherulesofasacred

script

B.discusssomeoftheimportantfeaturesoftheartoftheMiddleAges

C.contrasttheartoftheMiddleAgeswiththatoftheRenaissance

D.explainwhytheMiddleAgeshadapassionfororderandnumbers

32^WecanbeinferredthatapaintingdoneintheMiddleAgesismostlikely

tocontain_______.

A.elementsrepresentingthenumbersthreeandfour

B.highlystylizedbuildingsandtrees

C.amorallessonhiddenbehindtheliteralfigures

D.figureswithhalosandbarefeet

33、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheattitudeoftheauthortoward

theartoftheMiddleAges?

A.Theauthorunderstandsandadmiresit.

B.Theauthorregardsitasthegreatestartofalltime.

C.Theauthorprefersthemusicoftheperiodtoitspainting.

D.Theauthorisdisappointedthatindividualityisneverevident.

34、Allthefollowingstatementsarementionedinthepassageaselementsof

thesacredscriptEXCEPT_______.

A.abstractsymbolssuchaslinestorepresentphysicalfeatures

B.symbolssuchashalosandcrosses

C.clothingusedtocharacterize（赋予・•・・・・特征）individuals

D.symmetricaljuxtapositionoffigures

35、Thepassagewouldmostlikelytobefoundina.

A.sociologicalanalysisoftheMiddleAges

B.scholarlyanalysisoftheartintheMiddleAgeso

C.pamphletdiscussingreligiousbeliefs

D.treatise（论文）ontheinfluenceoftheChurchintheMiddleAges.

弟—^扁

Shoppinginthesupermarket

Rememberwhenatriptothesupermarketwasnothingmorethanaboring

thingrequiringlittleornospecializedknowledge?Youcouldsendyourkinds

intoacartwhileyoudidshopping.Youalwaysboughtthesamebrands,usually

thebrandsyourmotherbought.Youdidn*tknowaboutunitpricing,and

furthermore,youdidn*tcare.Itneveroccurredtoyoutoreadthelabels

onanything.Afterall,you'dboughtthesethingsahundredtimes.

Butnow,Ireallylookonthosedayswithafeelingofyearn.Howinnocent

wewere!Howcarefreewerethosetripstothesupermarket.Noworries.Today

atriptothesupermarketisfilledwithsocialimplication.EverytimeI

buyporkchopsIthinkabouttheyearsI'mshavingfrommylife.工keepa

waryeyeonthefreshnessdateandexaminethetamper-proofpackaging.工am

victimofthatmostdangeroussocialdisease：shoppers1panic.

Ididn1trealizehowseriousmyconditionhadbecomeuntilthelasttime

Ineededlaundrysoap.Itseemedsimpleenough.Justrunintothemarket,

grababoxoftheoldreliableandpayforit.Can11getlesscomplicated

thanthat,right?Ihadn*tplannedondiscoveringEcoverzanewbrandoflaundry

soap.Itsatquietlyontheshelfrightnexttomyoldreliable."Healthy,

gentlebuteffective.nMyrespectforitdeepenedwitheachnewclaimasI

readtheentirepackage.ThenIlookedattheprice：$5.69for2pound.$5.69!

Icastaquickglanceattheoldreliable,stillonsalefor$1.39.

Sixbucksforlaundrysoap!Thesepeoplemustbecrazy!Who1sgoingto

paysixbucksforlaundrysoap?

It1snotasthoughIcan11affordit.See,it1sconcentrated-useless,

getmore.BUTSIXBUCKS!Andtheboxismadefromrecycledmaterials...

Thisactwentonforasolidhalfhour,afterwhichIlefttheshelfwithout

anysoapatall.

Disagreementextendseveryself.Eventhecushionposesamultitudeof

burningquestions.Healthy?Dustfree?Ornatural?Surelythemeatdepartment

ismostthreateningplace.Rememberwhatproteinwasgoodforyou?That1s

allover,Everybiteyoutakekillsyou.Iwon11evenmentionmeat*smoral

implications.

Whenallissaidanddonezwestillmusteat.工gatherupmyhealthycooking

oilandmyrecycledpapertowelsandheadtothecheckoutcounter.Thecashier

smilesacrossthatstrangeandpossiblehazardousbarcodereaderandasksz

"Paperorplastic?H

36、Inthefirstparagraph,theauthormainlywantstotellusthatinthe

past_______.

A.weusedtobuythesamebrandsofproductsinthesupermarket

B.shoppinginthesupermarketwasaveryboringthing

C.itwasconvenienttogoshoppinginthesupermarket

D.weneverreadthelabelsofcommoditiesinthesupermarket

1

37、Recallingtheolddaysshoppinginthesupermarketztheauthorthinks

itwas.

A.agreeableB.boring

C.foolishD.busy

38、Accordingtotheauthor,eatingporkchopswillmeanthat.

A.youmusthaveashaveafterthat

B.youmustgoondietafterthat

C.youarekillingyourselfslowly

D.youshouldthinkoftheolddays

39、Inthesentence"See,it1sconcentrated",theword'•concentrated'1means

A.attractiveB.focused

C.condensedD.cheap

40、Accordingtothepassagezwhat*stheauthor*sproblem?

A.Shecouldnotfindtherightlaundrysoapinthesupermarket.

B.Shehadtousethemosthealthythingsforherpoorhealth.

C.Shewastoopoortoaffordthenewbrandsinthesupermarket.

D.Shewasgreatlyinfluencedbythesocialimplications.

第机二--------A篇jfr

NorthernTerritory

Itwas3:45inthemorningwhenthevotewasfinallytaken.Aftersixmonths

ofarguingandfinal16hoursofhotparliamentarydebates,Australia*sNorthern

Territorybecamethefirstlegalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctorsto

takethelivesofincurableillpatientswhowishtodie.Themeasurepassed

bytheconvincingvoteof15to10.Almostimmediatelywordflashedonthe

Internetandwaspickedup,halfaworldaway,byJohnHofsess,executive

directoroftheRighttoDieSocietyofCanada.Hesentitonviathegroup*s

on-lineservice,DeathNET.SaysHofsess："Wepostedbulletinsalldaylong,

becauseofcoursethisisn*tjustsomethingthathappenedinAustralia.It1s

worldhistory.H

Thefullimportmaytakeawhiletosinkin.TheNTRightsoftheTerminally

Illlawhasleftphysiciansandcitizensaliketryingtodealwithitsmoral

andpracticalimplications.Somehavebreathedsighsofrelief,others,

includingchurcheszright-to-lifegroupsandtheAustralianMedical

Associationbitterlyattackedthebillandthehasteofitspassage.Butthe

tideisunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia—whereanagingpopulation,

1ife—extendingtechnologyandchangingcommunityattitudeshaveallplayed

theirpart-otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtodeal

witheuthanasia.IntheUSandCanada,wheretheright-to-diemovementis

gatheringstrength,observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling.

UnderthenewNorthernTerritorylaw,anadult