职称英语综合类b级模拟48

职称英语综合类B级模拟48

第1部分：词汇选项

1、Enamel,thehardestsubstanceinahumanbeing1sbody,coverstheentire

crownofthetooth.

A.wholeB.inseparableC.superficialD.main

2、Manyformsofcancercanbecuredifdetectedearly

A.selected

B.operated

C.developed

D.discovered

3、Whycan11youstopyoureternalcomplaining?

A.longB.everlastingC.temporaryD.

boring

4、Itisnousedebatingtherelativemeritsofthispolicy.

A.**B.takingC.discussingD.expecting

5、Ourstatisticsshowthatweconsumeallthatwearecapableofproducing

A.wasteB.buy

C•use

D.sell

6、Thepolicemenactedquicklybecauseliveswereatstake.

A.indangerB.indifficultyC.indespairD.out

ofcontrol

7、Thepolicemanwrotedownalltheparticularsoftheaccident.

A.secrets

B.details

C.benefits

D.words

8、TheAmericansrecognizethattheUNcanbethechannelforgreaterdiplomatic

activity.

A.placeB.mediumC.resortD.tunnel

9、Yourdogneedsatleast20minutesofvigorousexerciseeveryday.

A.physicalB.energeticC.regularD.free

10>Icatchcoldnowandthen.

A.alwaysB.occasionally

C.constantlyD.regularly

11>Thelittleboywassadbecausehehadmadeabigmistake.

A.largeB.seriousC.goodD.

bad

12>Theroomwasfurnishedwiththesimplestessentialszabed,achair,and

atable.

A.suppliedB.gatheredC.graspedD.made

13、Thearticlesketchedthemajoreventsofthedecade.

A.describedB.offered

C.outlinedD.presented

14、Theplanewillbetakingoffinapproximately10minutes.

A.aboutB.possiblyC.probablyD.rarely

15>Hewaspersuadedtogiveuptheidea.

A.mentionB.accept

C.considerD.drop

第2部分：阅读判断

OnBritishNewspapers

Besidesthedailynewspapers,thereareanumberofSundaynewspapersin

H

Britain.Manyofthemareconnectedwiththe"dailieszthoughnotrunby

thesameeditorandhismembers.TheSundaypapersarelargerthanthedaily

papersandusuallycontainmorearticlesconcernedwithcomment（评论）and

generalinformationratherthannews.ThenationaldailyandSundaypapers

havethelargestcirculation（发彳亍）intheworld.OftheSundaypapers,the

ObserverandtheSundayTimesarethebestknown.

Itisaregrettablefactthatthenumberofmagazinesofaliteraryor

politicalnaturehasdroppeddownsincethewar.Thishasprobablybeencaused

bytheever-wideruseofradioandtelevision.Themostsuccessfulmagazines

arethosepublishedforwomen.Theircoversaredesignedtocatchtheeye,

andtheycertainlysucceedindoingso!Theyoffertheirreadersarticles

oncookery（烹饪法）,fashion,needlework,andmanyothermattersofwomen

interest.Theyalsoprovideadvicetothoseinlove,andadventureswithhandsome

heroes.Somewomen1smagazinesalsoincludeseriousarticlesofmoregeneral

interest.

Thevisitorwholooksatthemagazinesdisplayedinalargebookstall（书

摊）whichmaybefoundinanimportantrailwaystationwillnoticethatthere

isawidevarietyoftechnicalorsemitechnical（半专业的）booksandmagazines.

Therearemagazinesforthemotorist,thefarmer,thegardener,thenurse,

andmanyothers.

Therearemanylocalandregionalnewspapers.ItiscommoninBritainfor

anewsagent甘艮干lj经售人）todeliver（投递）themorningpaperstohiscustomers

forasmallextrapayment,thisserviceisusuallyperformedbyboysandgirls

whowanttoearnsomepocket-money.

16>SomeSundaynewspapersmaybelongtothesamepublishingcompanybutare

noteditedbythesamegroupofpeople.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17、ItisobviousthatdailynewspaperscarrymoreinformationthantheSunday

papers.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18、TheObservercarriesmorepoliticalarticlesthanTheSundayTimes.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19、ThemostsuccessfulmagazinesinBritainarethosepublishedforwomen.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、InBritainmendonotlikereadingmagazines.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21、Bookstallsonlyselltechnicalorsemi-technicalmagazines.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Manyboysandgirlsdelivermorningnewspaperstomakesomepocket-money.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

A.Reasonfornaminghurricanes

B.Warningofanapproachinghurricane

C.Deadlywomen

D・Historyofnaminghurricanes

E.Organizationresponsiblefornaminghurricanes

F.Waystotrackhurricanes

23、Paragraph1

24、Paragraph2

25、Paragraph3

26、Paragraph4

Amakenewmaterials

Bpreservewetlandandanimals

Chavecleanair

Dhavecleanwater

Ecollectcigarettebutts

Fcollectdisposedoil

27、Joyingplacedthebucketsatallpublic-accessareasto.

28、PeoplearegratefultoCarterDunhamforhiseffortsto.

29、Disposedoilandmanyotheritemscanbereusedto.

30、Ryan,withthehelpofotherszisfulfillinghisdreamofhelpAfrican

peopleto.

第4部分：阅读理解

弟扁

GoingHerOwnWay

WhenshewastwelvezMariamadeherfirstimportantdecisionaboutthe

courseofherlife.Shedecidedthatshewantedtocontinuehereducation,

Mostgirlsfrommiddle-classfamilieschosetostayhomeafterprimary

school,thoughsomeattendedprivateCatholic"finishing"schools.Therethey

learnedalittleaboutmusic,art,needlework,andhowtomakepoliteconversation

ThiswasnotthesortofeducationthatinterestedMaria—orhermother.By

thistime,shehadbeguntotakeherstudiesmoreseriously.Shereadconstantly

andbroughtherbookseverywhere.Onetimesheevenbroughthermathbook

tothetheaterandtriedtostudyinthedark.

Mariaknewthatshewantedtogoonlearninginaseriousway.Thatmeant

attendingthepublichighschoolzsomethingthatveryfewgirlsdid.InItaly

atthetime,thereweretwotypesofhighschools：the"classical"schools

andthe"technicalHschools.Intheclassicalschools,thestudentsfollowed

averytraditionalprogramofstudies,withcoursesinLatinandGreeklanguage

andliterature,andItalianliteratureandhistoryl.Thefewgirlswhocontinued

studyingafterprimaryschoolusuallychosetheseschools.

Maria,however,wantedtoattendatechnicalschool.Thetechnicalschools

weremoremodemthantheclassicalschoolsandtheyofferedcoursesinmodern

languages,mathematics,science,andaccounting2.Mostpeople—including

Maria*sfather—believedthatgirlswouldneverbeabletounderstandthese

subjects.Furthermore,theydidnotthinkitwasproperforgirlstostudy

them.

Mariadidnotcareifitwasproperornot.Mathandsciencewerethesubjects

thatinterestedhermost.Butbeforeshecouldsignupforthetechnical

school,shehadtowinherfather1sapproval.Shefinallydid,withhermother1s

help,thoughformanyyearsafter,therewastensioninthefamily.Maria*s

fathercontinuedtoopposeherplans,whilehermotherhelpedher.

In1883,atagethirteen,Mariaenteredthe"RegiaScuolaTecnica

MichelangeloBuonarrotiHinRome.Herexperienceatthisschoolisdifficult

forustoimagine.Thoughthecoursesincludedmodernsubjectsztheteaching

methodswereverytraditional.Learningconsistedofmemorizinglonglists

offactsandrepeatingthembacktotheteacher.Studentswerenotsupposed

toaskquestionsorthinkforthemselvesinanyway.Teacherswerevery

demanding,disciplineintheclassroomwasstrict,andpunishmentwassevere

forthosewhofailedtoachieveorweredisobedient.

31、Mariawantedtoattend.

A.private"finishing"school

B.schoolwithLatinandGreek

C.technicalhighschool

D.schoolforartandmusic

32、Inthosedays,mostItaliangirls

A.wenttoclassicalschools

B.wentto''finishing"schools

C.didnotgotohighschool

D.wenttotechnicalschools

33、Maria7sfatherprobably•

A.hadverymodernviewsaboutwomen

B.hadverytraditionalviewsaboutwomen

C.hadnoopinionaboutwomen

D.thoughtwomencouldnotlearnLatin

34、HighschoolteachersinItalyInthosedayswere

A.verymodern

B.veryintelligent

C.quitescientific

D.quitestrict

35>Wecaninferfromthispassagethat.

A.girlsusuallyattendedprivateprimaryschools

B.onlygirlsattendedclassicalschools

C.girlsdidnotlikegoingtoschool

D.Mariawasagirlofstrongwill

弟一局

EasyDeath

InancientGreek,thetermeuthanatosmeant11easydeath".Todayeuthanasia

（安乐死）generallyreferstomercykilling,thevoluntary（自愿）endingof

thelifeofsomeonewhoisterminallyill.Likeabortion,euthanasiahasbecome

alegal,medical,andmoralissueoverwhichopinionisdivided.

Euthanasiacanbeeitheractiveorpassive.Activeeuthanasiameansthat

aphysicianorothermedicalpersonneltakesanactionthatwillresultin

death,suchasgivinganoverdoseofdeadlymedicine.Passiveeuthanasiameans

lettingapatientdieforlackoftreatment,orstoppingthetreatmentthat

hasbegun.Examplesofpassiveeuthanasiaincludetakingpatientsoffa

breathingmachineorremovingotherlife-supportsystems.Stoppingthefood

supplyisalsoconsideredpassive.

Agooddealofthedebateaboutmercykillingoriginatesfromthe

decision-makingprocess.Whodecideswhetherapatientistodie?Thisissue

hasnotbeensolvedlegallyintheUnitedStates.Thematterislefttostate

law,whichusuallyallowsthephysicianinchargetosuggesttheoptionof

deathtoapatient1srelatives,especiallyifthepatientisbraindead.In

anattempttomakedecisionsaboutwhentheirownlivesshouldend,several

terminallyillpatientsintheearly1990susedacontroversialsuicidedevice,

developedbyDr.JackKevorkian,toendtheirlives.

InpartsofEurope,thedecision-makingprocesshasbecomeveryflexible.

Evenincaseswherethepatientsarenotbraindead,patientshavebeenput

todeathwithouttheirapprovalattherequestofrelativesoratthesuggestion

ofphysicians.Manycasesofpassiveeuthanasiainvolveoldpeopleornewborn

infants.Theprinciplejustifyingthispracticeisthatsuchindividualshave

aHlifenotworthyoflife".

Incountrieswherepassiveeuthanasiaisnotlegalzthecourtsystemshave

provedverytolerantindealingwithmedicalpersonnelwhopracticeit.In

Japan,forexample,ifphysiciansfollowcertainguidelinestheymayactively

carryoutmercykillingsonhopelesslyillpeople.Courtshavealsobeensomewhat

tolerantoffriendsorrelativeswhohaveassistedterminallyillpatients

todie.

36>Aterminallyillpatientisonewho.

A.getsworseeverydayB.cannevergetwellagain

C.isveryseriouslyillintheendD.istooilltowanttolive

on

37、Thedifferencebetweenactiveandpassiveeuthanasiaiswhether.

A.thereisanactionthatspeedsupthedeathofthepatient

B.thebreathingmachineistakenoffthepatient

C.anoverdoseofdeadlymedicineisused

D.thepatientisdeniedfoodsupply

38、Accordingtothepassage,whohas/havethelegalresponsibilitytodecide

oneuthanasia?

A.Thenationalorstategovernment.B.Thepatient1srelatives.

C.Physiciansinchargeofthepatient.D.Theanswervariesfromcountry

tocountry.

39、TheprinciplejustifyingpassiveeuthanasiainEuropeisthatterminally

illpatientsare_______.

A.livingalifewithoutconsciousness

B.livingalifethatcanhardlybecalledlife

C.toooldortooweaktoliveon

D.toooldortooyoungtoapproveofeuthanasia

40、Theattitudeofthewritertowardeuthanasiais.

A.negativeB.positiveC.objectiveD.casual

小—

EatingMeat--LessorMore?

EverysecondintheUnitedStatesalone,morethan250animalsareslaughtered

forfood,addinguptomorethan8billionanimalseachyear.Reducingthe

amountofmeatinone*sdietisnutritionally,environmentally,andethically

beneficial.

Peoplewhoeatmeatusuallyhaveweakerimmunesystemscomparedtothose

ofvegetarians.Meathasbeendirectlylinkedtodiabetes,obesity,arthritis,

andmanyotherillnesses.Furthermorezmeat-eatersareatahigherriskfor

diseases,includingcancer,andtheyaremorelikelytodiefromthesediseases.

Criticssaythatameatlessdietdoesnotprovideenoughnutrients,especially

proteinandiron.Actually,accordingtoATeen1sGuidetoGoingVegetarian,

byJudyKrizmanic,proteinisfoundinalmosteveryfood,andironappears

inmanyvegetables.Gettingenoughnutrientsinameat-reduceddietshould

notbedifficult.A1988studyfoundthatsomeofthehighestpesticideresidues

appearinmeatandeggs.Dietsincludingmorefruitsandvegetableswillonly

makepeoplehealthier.

Someskepticsbelievethattherewillheashortageoffoodifanimals

arenoteaten.Infactztheoppositeistrue.Morethan80%ofthecornand

95%oftheoatsgrownintheU.S.arefedtolivestock.Theworld'scattle

aloneconsumeenoughfoodtoequalthecaloricneedsof8.7billionpeople,

morethantheentirehumanpopulation.OnehalfofthewaterusedintheUnites

Statesalsogoestolivestock；2z50gallonsofwaterproducesonly1lb.of

beef.Ifpeopleeatlessmeatandmoreplants,theamountofavailablefood

willincrease.

Manypeoplebecomevegetariansbecausetheyfeelthateatinganimalsis

unethical.90oftheseanimalsareraisedinconfinement.Chickensandother

birdshaveonlyabouthalfasquarefootofspaceeach,andsincetheyare

raisedsoclosetogether,alotbladeisusedtocutofftheirbeakstoprevent

themfrompeckingeachothertodeath.Likewisezpigsthatarerepressedwill

biteeachother1stails,soboththeirteethandtailsareremovedassoon

astheyareborn.

Eatinganimalsishazardousinnumerousways.Evenaslightreductionin

meatintakeisbetterthannothingatall.Consuminglessmeatisbeneficial

tothehealthofanimals,thehealthofpeople,andtothehealthoftheworld.

41、Whydosomepeoplebecomevegetarians?

A.Theyfeelthateatinganimalsisunethical.

B.Therearefewerlivestockavailableduetotheenvironmentalpollution.

C.Theconsumptionofmeatwillleadtofinancialproblem.

D.Beingavegetarianisbeneficialtotheprotectionofwater.

42、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothebookATeen*s

GuidetoGoingVegetarian?

A.Someofthehighestpesticideresiduesappearinmeatandeggs.

B.Ameatlessdietdoesnotprovideenoughnutrients.

C.Proteincanbefoundinalmosteveryfood.

D.Morethan80%ofthecornintheU.S.arefedtolivestock.

43、Whydoestheauthorsayreducingtheamountofmeatinone*sdietis

environmentallybeneficial?

A.Peoplewhoeatmeatusuallyhaveweakerimmunesystemscomparedtothose

ofvege-tarians.

B.Alotoffoodandwaterareconsumedinordertoraiselivestock.

C.90%ofanimalsareraisedinconfinement.

D.RaisingAnimalscausesmostofthedestructionofthenature.

44、Whatistheattitudetheauthorhastowardeatingmeat?

A.Positive.

B.Negative.

C.Indifferent.

D.Noneoftheabove.

45、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheAdvantageofEatingLessMeat.

B.WhyPeopleBecomeVegetarian?

C.EnvironmentalProtectionandMeatlessDiet.

D.SaveChickens,SaveBirds.

第5部分：补全短文

"HappyBirthdaytoYou"

ThemainproblemindiscussingAmericanpopularcultureisalsooneof

itsmaincharacteristics：itwon11stayAmerican.Nomatterwhatitis,whether

1

itisfilms,foodandfashion,musiczcasualsportsorslang,itssoonat

homeelsewhereintheworld.ThereareseveraltheorieswhyAmericanpopular

culturehashadthisappeal.

Onetheoryisthatithasbeen"advertised"andmarketedthroughAmerican

films,popularmusic,andmorerecently,television.46Theyare,after

allzincompetitionwiththoseproducedbyothercountries.

Anothertheory,probablyamorecommonone,isthatAmericanpopularculture

isinternationallyassociatedwithsomethingcalled"thespiritof

America.n47

Thefinaltheoryislesscomplex：Americanpopularcultureispopularbecause

alotofpeopleintheworldlikeit.

RegardlessofwhyitspreadszAmericanpopularcultureisusuallyquite

rapidlyadoptedandthenadaptedinmanyothercountries.48"HappyBirthday

toYou,"forinstance,issuchaneverydaysongthatitssource,itsAmerican

copyright,sotospeak,isnotremembered.Blackleatherjacketswornbymany

heroesinAmericanmoviescouldbefound,agenerationlater,onallthose

youngmenwhowantedtomakethismanly-looktheirown.

Twoareaswherethiscontinuingprocessismostclearlyseenareclothing

andmusic.SomepeoplecanstillrememberatimewhenT-shirts,joggingclothes,

tennisshoes,denimjackets,andbluejeanswerenotcommondailyweareverywhere.

Onlytwentyyearsago,itwaspossibletospotanAmericaninParisbyhis

orherclothes.Nolongerso：thosebrightcolors,checkeredjacketsandtrousers,

hatsandsockswhichwereoncemadefunofincartoonsarebackagaininPads

asthelatestfashion.49

ThesituationwithAmericanpopularmusicismorecomplexbecauseinthe

beginning,whenitwasstillclearlyAmerican,itwasoftenstronglyresisted.

Jazzwasoncethoughttobeagreatdangertoyouthandtheirmorals,and

wasactuallyoutlawedinseveralcountries.Today,whilestillshowingits

ratherAmericanroots,ithasbecomesowellestablished.Rock1n1rolland

allitsvariations,country&westernmusic,4allhavemoreorlesssimilar

histories.Theywerefirstresisted,ofteninAmericaaswell,asbeing

nlow-class,nandthenas"adangertoournation1syouth.1150Andthenthe

musicbecameacceptedandwasextendedanddeveloped,andexportedbackto

theUS.

AAsaresultzitsAmericanoriginsandrootsareoftenquicklyforgotten.

BButthistheoryfailstoexplainwhyAmericanfilms,music,andtelevision

programsaresopopularinthemselves.

CAmericaninorigin；informalclothinghasbecometheworld1sfirsttruly

universalstyle.

DTheBBC,forexample,bannedrockandrolluntil1962.

EAmericanfoodhasbecomepopulararoundtheworldtoo.

FThisspiritisvariouslydescribedasbeingyoungandfree,optimistic

andconfident,informalanddisrespectful.

第6部分：完形填空

Supermarket'sNewStrategy

OnesupermarketinTokyohasmanagedtosolvetheproblemsofshoplifting,

mistakesbycashiers,andlonglinesofcustomerswaitingatthecashregisters.

ItisJapan1sadvancedcomputertechnologythathascome51withtheanswers.

ShoppersatanOKsupermarketontheoutskirtsofthecitynowpushacart52