职称英语综合类c级模拟42

职称英语综合类C级模拟42

第1部分：词汇选项

1、TheConstitution*svaguenaturehasgivenittheflexibilitytobeadapted

whencircumstanceschange.

A.impreciseB.apparent

C.clearD.easy

2、Itisacomplicatedproblem.

A.strange

B.complex

C.difficultD.unusual

3、Evenanovelinwhichthereisnonarratortacitlycreatesapictureofan

authorbehindthescenes.

A.theoreticallyB.purposelyC.instinctivelyD.implic

itly

4、Whenthecaraccidenthappenedzwewereallhorrified.

A.takeoutB.takeplaceC.takeinD.

takeaway

5、Youmustshineyourshoes.

A.lightenB.clean

C.washD.polish

6、Michaelisnowmerelyagoodfriend.

A.largelyB.possiblyC.justD.rarely

7、Theriverwidensconsiderablyasitbeginstoturnwest

A.extends

B.stretches

C.broadens

D.bends

8、Theherbmedicineeventuallycuredherdisease.

A.nicelyB.apparently

C.finallyD.naturally

9、Ittookusalongtimetomendthehouse

A.build

B.destroy

C.design

D.repair

10>Heoftenfindsfaultwithmywork.

A.criticizesB.praises

C.evaluatesD.talksabout

11>Becauseofthepopularityoftheregion,itisadvisabletobookhotels

inadvance.

A.possibleB.profitable

C.easyD.wise

12>Whatajuicymorselitis?

A.tidbitB.savoryC.gossipD.steak

13>Agreatdealhasbeendonetoremedythesituation.

A.maintainB,improve

C.preserveD.protect

14>Thismeetingwhichshouldbeheldtodayispostponedtonextweek.

A.delayedB.flourished

C.poisedD.enquire

15、Hehasn11thefundstocarryouthisdesign.

A.makeB.keepC•changeD.

implement

第2部分：阅读判断

WhoisDr.Seuss?

WhilemanychildrenandadultshaveenjoyedbooksbyDr.Seusszveryfew

actuallyknowanythingaboutDr.Seusshimself.

Dr.Seusswasbornin1904andwasgiventhenameTheodorSeussGeisei.

HegrewupinSpringfield,Massachusettsandlefttownasayoungmantoattend

DartmouthCollegeinNewHampshire.Incollege,hewrotefortheschoolnewspaper

GeiseicreatedthenameDr.Seuss,apennamehewouldcontinuetowriteunder

fortherestofhislife.Seussfirstenteredcollegewiththeideathathe

wouldbecomeaprofessor,butaclassmatewhosawhimsketchingthoughthe

shouldbecomeanartist.Hesoonpursuedhispassionfordrawing.Aftercollege,

hegotajobworkingasacartoonistforanewspaper.However.oncetheUnited

StatesbecameinvolvedinWorldWarII,Seusswantedtousehistalentto

helpinthewareffort.HeworkedfortheArmymakingdifferenttypesofwar

moviesandanimatedfilmsthatwereusedtotrainsoldiers.Publisherswho

sawhisworkduringthewarwantedSeusstoillustrateachildren1sbook.

Thewarexperience,alongwithhisexperienceasajournalistzledtohis

desiretowriteandillustratehisownchildrenbooks.

Dr.Seusshadaslowanddifficultstartasanauthor.Hisfirstbookalmost

didnotgetpublished.However,aftermanymonthsofbeingturneddownhis

persistencepaidoff.Seusssoonsignedwithanewpublisher.Thissmallsuccess

wasenoughtokeepDr.Seusswritingandillustrating.Whilewriting,heoften

putonsillyhatstohelptoreducethestressoffinishingastory.Shoaly

afterhisfirstworkwaspublished,Dr.SeusswroteandpublishedTheCat

intheHat,thebookthatmadehimfamous.ForyearsafterwardszDr.Seuss

continuedtowriteandillustratemanybooksinhisownuniquestylezwhich

wasverydifferentthanotherauthors.Hewonmanyawardsforhisbooksthroughout

hiswritingcareer,andmanywereadaptedfortelevisionandmovies.Thename,

Dr.Seusszbecameverypopularinchildren*sliterature.ThoughTheodorSeuss

Geisei,alsoknownasDr.Seuss,passedawayattheageof87in1991zhis

booksandillustrationscontinuetoliveon.

16、ManypeoplewhoenjoyDr.Seuss1sbooksknowhimverywell.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Dr.Seusswasborninearly20thcentury.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>Dr.Seusswasapennamepickedfromanovel.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>Dr.Seusstrainedsoldiersinthearmy.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、Dr.Seusswasbothagoodfatherandason.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21、TheCatintheHatwasDr.Seuss1sfirstbookandalsomadehimfamous.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22>Dr.Seuss1swritingandillustrationwerebothsuccessful.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

A.ControlofRespiration

B.BeautyofFreshCutFlowers

C.RoleofRespiration

D.MostImportantAspectofFlowerCare

E.NeedforCleanWater

F.WaysofStoppingRespiration

23、Paragraph2.

24、Paragraph3.

25、Paragraph4.

26、Paragraph5.

Atogivethebossyouradvice

Bhowheisfeeling

Cthebossmayhave

Dwhatyoureallywanttotalktohimabout

Ewithoutsuggestingawaytosolveit

Fhowunhappyyouare

27、Ifyouwanttoaskthebossforanything,itisimportantotfindout

first.

28、Itisnecessarytomakecleartotheboss.

29、Itisnotwisetopresentthebosswithaproblem.

30、Youmustbeconsiderateandthinkofthetroubles.

第4部分：阅读理解

第一篇

EatHealthy

"Cleanyourplate!nand"Beamemberoftheclean-plateclub!nJustabout

everykidintheUShasheardthisfromaparentorgrandparent.Often,it*s

accompaniedbyanappeal："JustthinkaboutthosestarvingorphansinAfrica!n

Surezweshouldbegratefulforeverybiteoffood.Unfortunately,manypeople

intheUStaketoomanybites.Insteadofstaying"cleantheplate"zperhaps

weshouldsavesomefoodfortomorrow.

Accordingtonewsreports,USrestaurantsarepartlytoblameforthegrowing

bellies.Awaiterputsaplateoffoodinfrontofeachcustomer,withtwo

tofourtimestheamountrecommendedbythegovernmentzaccordingtoaUSA

Todaystory.Americanstraditionallyassociatequantitywithvalueandmost

restaurantstrytogivethemthat.Theyprefertohavecustomerscomplain

abouttoomuchfoodratherthantoolittle.

BarbaraRolls,anutritionprofessoratPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,

toldUSATodaythatrestaurantportionsizesbegantogrowinthe1970s,the

sametimethattheAmericanwaistlinebegantoexpand.

Healthexpertshavetriedtogetmanyrestaurantstoservesmallerportions.

Now,apparently,somecustomersarecallingforthisztoo.Therestaurant

industrytrademagazineQSRHreportedlastmonththat57percentofmorethan

4,000peoplesurveyedbelieverestaurantsserveportionsthataretoolarge；

23percenthadnoopinion；20percentdisagreed.Butacloserlookatthe

surveyindicatesthatmanyAmericanswhocan11affordfinediningstillprefer

large-portions.70percentofthoseearningatleast$150,000peryearprefer

smallerportions；butonly45percentofthoseearninglessthan$25z000

wantsmaller.

It*snotthatworkingclassAmericansdon11wanttoeathealthy.It*sjust

that,afterlonghoursatlow-payingjobs,gettinglessontheirplatehardly

seemslikeagooddeal.Theylivefrompaychecktopaycheck,happytosave

alittlemoneyfornextyear*sChristmaspresents.

31>ParentsintheUnitedStatestendtoasktheirchildren.

A.tosavefood.

B.towashthedishes.

C.nottowastefood.

D.nottoeattoomuch.

32、WhydoAmericanrestaurantsservelargeportions?

A.BecauseAmericansassociatequantitywithvalue.

B.BecauseAmericanshavebigbellies.

C.BecauseAmericansaregoodeaters.

D.BecauseAmericansaregreedy.

33>Whathappenedinthe1970s?

A.TheUSgovernmentrecommendedtheamountoffoodarestaurantgaveto

acustomer.

B.Healthexpertspersuadedrestaurantstoservesmallerportions.

C.TheUnitedStatesproducedmoregrainthanneeded.

D.TheAmericanwaistlinestartedtoexpand.

34、Whatdoesthesurveyindicate?.

A.ManypoorAmericanswantlargeportions.

B.TwentypercentAmericanswantsmallerportions.

C.FiftysevenpercentAmericansearn$150z000peryear.

D.TwentythreepercentAmericasearnlessthan$25,000peryear.

35、WhichofthefollowingisNottrueofworkingclassAmericans?

A.Theyworklonghours.

B.Theylivefrompaychecktopaycheck.

C.Theydon*twanttobehealthyeaters.

D.Theywanttosavemoneyfortheirchildren.

弟一扁

KobeBryant

After10seasonswearingtheNo.8onhisback,KobeBryantwillbecome

No.24nextseason.ThereasonforthesurprisingdecisionbytheLosAngeles

Lakerssuperguardlastweekhasbecomeahottopicfordebate.

BryantworeNo.24whenhewasinearlyhighschool,buthechangedto

No.33inhissenioryear.HeswitchedtoNo.8whenhewasselectedbythe

Lakersin1996zandhasnotbeenchangedsince.

Bryanthasrefusedtoexplainthedecisionuntiltheendoftheplay-offs

（季后赛）.SoguessingBryant1smotivehasbecomeapopulargameamongNBAfans

andnewspapercolumnists（专栏作家）.

Thereareallkindsofspeculations.ManysaythatBryantwantstoleave

thepastbehindandhaveafreshstart.Hehasoftenbeencriticizedforplaying

tobenefithimselfandnottheteamasawhole.Otherssaythathemaybe

tryingtocomparehimselftoMichaelJordan.JordanwasfamousforhisNo.

23jersey（运动衫）.Some,suchasNBASportcolumnistMichaelVenter,argue

thatitis"allaboutmoney".Bryantwillmakemoremoneybysellingnewjerseys

tohisfans.

Somespeculationsaremoreaboutfun.Forexample,thereisanopinion

thatKobeisactuallyjustadiehard（非常执著的）fanofthepopularTVdrama"24n.

Allthistalkhasturnedthenumberchangeintoamajorissue.Itseems

thatthereisalotoffuss（大惊小怪）oversomethingthatshouldbepretty

simple.

JerseynumbershavetheirownspecialsignificanceinAmericansports,

especiallybasketball.Playerschoosetheirnumberwhentheyjoinateamand

theyusuallystickwiththatnumberfortherestoftheircareer.Whenagreat

playerretires,histeamwillhonorhimbyretiringhisnumber.

Tosomeextent,thejerseyistheplayer,andtheplayeristhejersey.

Thus,whenyouseethefamousNo.23fortheChicagoBulls,youimmediately

thinkaboutMichaelJordan.ANo.32MiamiHeatsjerseyrecallstheimage

ofShaquille0*Neal,andtheHoustonRocketsNo.11belongsonlytoYaoMing.

Lotsofstoriesarebehindplayers*jerseynumberselections.Jordansaid

thathechoseNo.23becauseitwasroughlyhalfof45.Jordan1selderbrother

woretheNo.45incollege.YaoMingoncerevealedthattheNo.11stands

fortwopeoplein1ove—meaninghimandhisgirlfriendYeLi.

36、WhichteamhasBryantplayedfor?

A.TheLosAngelesLakers.

B.TheHoustonRockets.

C.TheChicagoBulls.

D.TheMiamiHeats.

37、HowlonghasBryantbeenwearingNo.8?

A.Sincehestartedtoplaybasketball.

B.Fortenseasons.

C.Sinceheenteredhighschool.

D.SincehelefttheLakers.

38、WhichofthefollowingisNOTaspeculationaboutBryant1smotivetochange

hisnumber,accordingtothispassage?

A.Hewantstoleavehispastbehindandhaveafreshstart.

B.HewantstocomparehimselftoJordan.

C.Hewantstoearnmoremoney.

D.Hewantstoshowthatheisamanofgreatimportance.

39、WhydidJordanchooseNo.23?

A.Becausethatnumberwouldmakehimfamous.

B.Becausethatnumberwouldmakehisfansmisshim.

C.Becausethatnumberwasrelatedtothenumberhisbrotheroncewore.

D.Becausethatnumberwaseasytoremember.

40、WhatdoesthenumberYaoMingchosestandfor?

A.Twolonglegs.

B.Twostrongarms.

C.Twopeopleinlove.

D.Twobigcountries.

卯第-二-篇

TryingtoFindaPartner

OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheUKisthatof

thepeopleinterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficult

tomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.

Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimate

relationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Or

arewemakingitharderforourselves?

Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferent

waysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomic

securityorstatus.Amandoesn11expecthisspousetobeinsolechargeof

runninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.

Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithouta

partnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheir

independence.

Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlya

fewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmate（心上人）wasconstrainedby

geography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasnever

explicitzmanymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.

Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderor

abrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworld

isyouroyster（牡蛎），yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.

Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighter

constraint：thetyrannyofchoice.

Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflated(提高)toanunmanageabledegree：

goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.There

isnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.

Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn*tzitisdisposable.

Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon*tputinthe

hardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcourse,this

iscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearingcreates

pressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.

41、Whatdoestherecentpollshow?

A.Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband

B.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamily

C.Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhiswife

D.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationship

withyourspouse

42、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporarymarriedcouple?

A.Thewifedoesn1thavetoraisethechildrenallbyherself

B.Thehusbanddoesn1thavetosupportthefamilyallbyhimself

C.Thewifeisnolongertheonlypersontomanagethehousehold

D.Theywillreceivealargesumofmoneyfromthegovernment

43、WhichofthefollowingwasNOTaconstraintonone1schoiceofsoulmate

intheolddays?

A.Thehealthconditionofhisorhergrandmother

B.Thegeographicalenvironment

C.Thesocialconvention

D.Thefamilytradition

44、WhichofthefollowingisNOTexpectedofapartneraccordingtothis

passage?

A.GoodlooksB.Animpressivecareer

C.highsalaryD.Afinesenseofhumor

45、Theword"sustain11(paragraph2)couldbebestreplacedby

A."reduce"B.nshaken

C."maintain"D."weaken"

第5部分：补全短文

MobilePhones

Mobilephonesshouldcarryalabeliftheyprovedltobeadangeroussource

ofradiation,accordingtoRobertBell,ascientist.Andnomoremobilephone

transmittertowersshouldbebuiltuntilthelong-termhealtheffectsofthe

electromagneticradiationtheyemitarescientificallyevaluated,hesaid.

"Nobody1sgoingtodropdeadovernightbutweshouldbeaskingformorescientific

information,nRobertBellsaidataconferenceonthehealtheffectsoflow-level

radiation.46

A.reportwidelycirculatedamongthepublicsaysthatuptonowscientists

donotreallyknowenoughtoguaranteetherearenoill-effectsonhumans

fromelectromagneticradiation.AccordingtoRobertBell,thereare3.3million

mobilephonesinAustraliaaloneandtheyareincreasingby2,000aday.47

Aswell,thereare2,000transmittertowersaroundAustralia,manyin

highdensityresidentialareas.48Theelectromagneticradiationemitted

frothesetowersmayhavealreadyproducedsomeharmfuleffectsonthehealth

oftheresidentsnearby.

RobertBellsuggeststhatuntilmoreresearchiscompletedtheGovernment

shouldbanconstructionofphonetowersfromwithina500metreradiusof

schoolgroundszchildcarecenterszhospitals,sportsplayingfieldsand

residentialareaswithahighpercentageofchildren.49Headdsthatthere

isalsoevidencethatifcancersufferersaresubjectedtoelectromagnetic

wavesthegrowthrateofthediseaseaccelerates.50AccordingtoRobert

Bellzitisreasonableforthemajortelephonecompaniestofundit.Besides,

healsourgestheGovernmenttosetupawide-ranginginquiryintopossible,

healtheffects.

AHesaysthereisemergingevidencethatchildrenabsorblow-level

radiationatratemorethanthreetimesthatofadults.

BBytheyear2004itisestimatedthatAustraliawillhave8millionmobile

phones：nearlyoneforeverytwopeople.

C"Ifmobilephonesarefoundtobedangerous,theyshouldcarryawarning

labeluntilpropershieldscanbedevised,nhesaid.

D.Thenwhofinancestheresearch?

EForexample,Telstra,OptusandVodaphonebuildtheirtowerswhereit

isgeographicallysuitabletothemanddisregardtheneedofthecommunity.

FTheconclusionisthatmobilephonesbringsmoreharmthanbenefit.

第6部分：完形填空

HelenandMartin

Withathoughtfulsigh,Helenturnedawayfromthewindowandwalkedback

toherfavouritearmchair.51herbrotherneverarrive?Forabriefmoment,

shewonderedifshereallycaredthatmuch.

OvertheyearsHelenhadgiven52waitingforMartintotakeaninterest

inher.Herfeelingsforhimhadgradually53untilnow,asshesatwaiting

forhim,sheexperiencednomorethanasister1s54toseewhathad55of

herbrother.

Almostwithout56,Martinhadlosthisjobwithabusypublishingcompany

afterspendingthelasteightyearsinNewYorkasakeyfigureintheUS

office.Somehowthetwoofthemhadn*t57tokeepintouchand,leftalone,

Helenhadslowlyfoundher58inherownjudgementgrowing.59thewishes

ofherparentszshehadleftuniversityhalfway60hercourseandnow,to

theastonishmentofthewholefamily,shewas61afast-growingreputation

inthepagesofrespectedartmagazinesandwasactuallyearningenoughto

live62fromherpaintings.

Ofcourse,she63nopleasureinMartin1ssuddenmisfortune,butshe

couldn*t64lookingforwardtoherbrother1sarrivalwith65satisfaction

atwhatshehadachieved.

51>A.CouldB.ShouldC.WouldD.Ought

52、A.inB.upC・outD・away

53>A.depressedB.weakenedC.loweredD.fainted

54、A.wonderB.idea