职称英语-职称英语综合类a级模拟58

职称英语综合类A级模拟58

第1部分：词汇选项

下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请为每处画线部分确定1个意义最为

接近的选项。

1>Thesearethemotivesfordoingit.

A.reasonsB.excusesC.answersD.replies

2、Theriverwidensconsiderablyasitbeginstoturnwest.

A.extendsB.stretchesC.broadensD.bends

3、Manyeconomistshavegivenintothefatallureofmathematics.

A.errorB.puzzleC.attractionD.contradiction

4、WithimmensereliefIstoppedrunning.

A.noB.littleC.scarceD・enormous

5、Agreatdealhasbeendonetoremedythesituation.

A.maintainB.improveC.preserveD.protect

6、JohniscollaboratingwithMaryinwritinganarticle.

A.cooperatingB,marryingC.combiningD・arguing

7、Hewillconsolidatehispower.

A.strengthenB.winC,abandonD.unite

8、Manyscientistshavebeenprobingpsychologicalproblems.

A.solvingB.exploringC.settlingD.handling

9、Hearingproblemsmaybealleviatedbychangesindietandexercisehabits.

A.removedB.curedC.treatedD.lessened

10>Theconclusioncanbededucedfromthepremises.

A.goneB.derivedC.doneD.come

11>Thefoodisinsufficientforthreepeople.

A.scarceB.shortC.marginalD.inadequate

12>Mostofthebutterfliesperishinthefirstfrostsautumn.

A.dieB.disappearC.migrateD.vanish

13>Butultimatelyhegavein.

A.undoubtedlyB.certainlyC.finallyD.necessarily

[4、Itisacomplicatedproblem.

A.strangeB.complexC.difficultD.unusual

15、InBritainandmanyothercountriesappraisalisnowatoolofmanagement.

A.evaluationB.productionC.efficiencyD.publicity

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；如果该句的信

息文中没有提及，请选择C。

GoingBacktoItsBirthplace

Nosportingeventtakesholdoftheworld1sattentionandimaginationlike

theOlympicGames.ThefootballWorldCupfascinatesfansinEuropeandSouth

America；baseball*sWorldSeriesisrequiredviewinginNorthAmerica；and

theWorldTableTennisChampionshipsattractsthemostinterestinAsia.

ButtheOlympicsbelongtothewholeworld.Now,aftertravellingto17

countriesover108yearszthesummerGamesarereturningtoAthensztheplace

wherethefirstmodernOlympicswasheld.

ParticipationintheGamesislookedonnotonlyasanachievementzbut

alsoasanhonour.The16daysbetweenAugust13and29will.seearecord

202countriescompete,upfromSydney1s199.Afghanistanisback,havingbeen

bannedfromSydneybecausetheTalibangovernmentdidn11letwomendosports.

ThereisalsoaplacefornewcomersEastTimorandKiribati.

Atotalof10,500athleteswillcompetein28sports,watchedby5.3million

ticket-payingviewersaswellasatelevisionaudienceof4billion.

AthensistouseitsrichhistoryandculturetomaketheOlympicsasspecial

aspossible.TheGameswillopenwithcyclingeventswhichstartinfront

oftheParthenonandAcropolismonuments.Thefinaleventwillbeahistoric

men*smarathonfollowingtheoriginalrouterunbyPhidippidesin490BCto

bringnewsofvictoryoverthePersians.

TheancientstadiumatOlympia,firstusedfortheGamesnearlythree

centuriesago,willstagetheshotputcompetitions.AndthePanathenianStadium,

wherethefirstmodernOlympicswasheld,istohostthearchery（射箭）events.

Ifthewell-knownancientsitesdeliveragreatsenseofhistorytothe

Gameszthe39newvenuesaddamoderntouchtothecityofAthens.Themain

Olympicstadium,withagiantglassandsteelroofzisthelandmark（标志）

buildingoftheOlympics.

"Webelievethatwewillorganizea1magical1Games,nsaidAthens2004

PresidentGiannaAngelopoulos-Daskalaki."OurhistorywiththeOlympicGames

goesbacknearly3,000years,andAthens2004couldbethebestever.n

16、TheWorldTableTennisChampionshipsattractsthemostinterestinAsian

countries.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17、ParticipationintheOlympicGamesislookeduponasanhonoraswell

asanachievement.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>Manystateleaderswillattendtheopeningceremony.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19、TheGameswillopenwithcyclingeventsbecausetheseeventswilltake

holdoftheworld1sattention.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、ThefirstmodernOlympicswasheldnearlythreecenturiesago.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21NThePanathenianStadiumisthelandmarkbuildingofOlympics.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22>Athens2004hasbeenproventobethebestOlympicGames.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

下面的短文后有2项测试任务：⑴第23〜26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2〜5段每

段选择1个最佳标题；⑵第27〜30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选

项。

EvenIntelligentPeopleCanFail

1Thestrikingthingabouttheinnovatorswhosucceededinmakingour

modernworldishowoftentheyfailed.Turnonalight,takeaphotograph,

watchTV,searchtheWeb,jetacrossthePacificOcean,talkonacellphone

（手机）.Theinnovatorswholeftusthesethingshadtofindthewaytosuccess

throughamaze（错综复杂）ofwrongturns.

2Wehavejustcelebratedthe125thanniversaryofAmericaninnovator

ThomasEdison1ssuccessinheatingathinlinetowhite-hotheatfor14hours

inhislabinNewJersey,US.HedidthatonOctober22,1879zandfollowed

upamonthlaterbykeepingathreadofcommoncardboardalight（点亮着的）in

anairlessspacefor45hours.Threeyearslaterhewentontolightuphalf

asquaremileofdowntownManhattan,eventhoughonlyoneofthesixpower

plantsinhisdesignworkedwhenheturnediton,onSeptember4,1882.

3"Manyoflife*sfailures,"thesupremeinnovatorsaid,"arepeoplewho

didnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup."Before

thatmagicalmomentinOctober1879zEdisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3z000

theoriesaboutelectriclightzbutinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork.

4Noonelikesfailure,butthesmartinnovatorslearnfromit.MarkGumzz

theheadofthecameramakerOlympusAmericaInc,attributessomeofthecompany1s

successesintechnologytounderstandingfailure.Hispopularphraseis："You

onlyfailwhenyouquit."

5Overtwocenturies,themostcommonqualityoftheinnovatorshasbeen

persistence.Thatisanotherwayofsayingtheyhadtheemotionalability

tokeepupwhattheyweredoing.WaltDisney,thefounderofDisneyland,was

sobrokeafterasuccessionoffinancialfailuresthathewasleftshoeless

inhisofficebecausehecouldnotaffordtheUS$1.50togethisshoesfrom

therepairshop.PioneeringcarmakerHenryFordfailedwithonecompanyand

wasforcedoutofanotherbeforehedevelopedtheModelTcar.

6Failureishardertobearintoday1sopen,acceleratedworld.Hardly

anyinnovationworksthefirsttime.Butanimpatientsocietyandthemedia

wantinstantsuccess.WhenAmericanmusicandmoviemasterDavidGeffenhad

adifficulttime,acriticsaidnastilythattheonlydifferencebetweenGeffen

Records（Geffen'scompany）andtheTitanic（theshipthatwentdown）wasthat

theTitanichadbettermusic.Actually,itwasn*t.Afterfouryearsoflosses,

Geffenhadsomanyhits（成功的作品）hecouldaffordashipasbigastheTitanic

alltohimself.

23、A.Importanceoflearningfromfailure

B.Qualitysharedbymostinnovators

C.Edison*sinnovation

D.Edison*scommentonfailure

E.Contributionsmadebyinnovators

F.Miseriesenduredbyinnovators

Paragraph2

24、Paragraph3

25、Paragraph4

26、Paragraph5

27、A.hedeveloped3,000theories

B.hecouldn*taffordtobuyapairofshoes

C.hefoundhimselfanunsuccessfulman

D.theyquitted

E.aninnovationshouldworkimmediately

F.failureisthemotherofsuccess

Peopleoftendidn11realizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhen.

28、BeforeHenryFordeventuallydevelopedtheModelTcar,.

29、WaltDisneywasoncesopoorthat.

30、Themediademandthat.

第4部分：阅读理解

F面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。

.篇

MoreThanaRidetoSchool

TheNationalEducationAssociationclaims,"Theschoolbusisamirror

ofthecommunity.nTheyfurtheraddthat,unfortunately,whatappearsonthe

exterior（外部）doesnotalwaysreflecttherealityofachosencommunity.

Theyareright,andsometimesitreflectsmore!JustaskLieslDenson.Riding

theschoolbushasbeenmorethanaridetoschoolforLiesl.

BruceHardy,schoolbusdriverforAlthouseBusCompanyhasbeenLiesl's

busdriversincekindergarten.LastyearwhenLiesl1sfamilymovedtoParkesburg,

knowingherbuswentbyhernewresidence,sherequestedtoridethesame

bus.

ThisyearLieslisaseniorandwillenjoyherlastyearridingthebus.

Shesays,"It'sbeenagreatridesofar!Mybusdriverissocoolandhas

alwaysbeenagoodfriendandagoodlistener.Sometimeswhenyou*reachild

adultsdonotthinkthatwhatyouhavetosayisimportant.Mr.Hardyalways

listenstowhatyouhavetosayandmakesyoufeelimportant."Herfriends

AshleyBatistaandAmandaWolfeagree.

BruceHardyhasbeenmakingOctorarastudentsfeelspecialsince1975.

Thisyearhewillcelebrate30yearsworkingforAlthouseBusTransportation.

CompanyPresident,LarryAlthouseacknowledgesBruceHardy*soutstanding

record."YoudonotcomebyemployeeslikeBrucethesedays；hehasnever

missedadayofworkandhasaperfectdrivingrecord.Recognizedin2000

bythePennsylvaniaSchoolBusAssociationfordriving350,000accidentfree

mileszHardy*sreputationismadefurtherevidentthroughtherelationships

hehasmadewiththestudentsthatridehisbus.n

Althousefurtheradded,"AlthouseBusTransportationwasestablished70

yearsagoandhasbeenprovidingqualitytransportationeversince.My

grandfatherstartedthebusinesswithonebus.AlthouseBusTransportation

isdelightedtohavetheopportunitytobringdistinctiveandsafeservice

toourlocalschoolandcommunityandlooksforwardtocontinuingtoprovide

qualityserviceformanymoreyearstocome.H

Threegenerationsofbusinessisnotallthecompanyhasenjoyed.Thanks

todriverslikeBruceHardy,theyhavebeenbuildingrelationshipsthrough

generations.Liesl1smotherCarolalsoenjoysfondmemoriesofridingBruce

Hardy1sbustotheOctoraraSchoolDistrict.

31、Theword"mirror"inthefirstlinecouldbebestreplacedby

A.'•vehicle11.B.ndevice".

C."company".D."reflection11.

32、HowlonghasBruceHardybeenworkingforAlthouseBusTransportation?

A.For30years.B.For70years.

C.Sincelastyear.D.Since2000.

33、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofBruceHardy?

A.Heiscool.B.Heisagoodfriend.

C.Heisimpatient.D.Hehasdriven350,000accidentfreemiles.

34、WhofoundedAlthouseBusTransportation?

A.LarryAlthouse.B.Althouse*sgrandfather.

C.Liesl1smother.D.AshleyBatista.

35、WhathasAlthouseBusTransportationbeenmainlyaimingat?

A.Makingasmuchmoneyaspossible.

B.Buildingupitsfame.

C.Developingitsbusiness.

D.Providingthelocalcommunitywithqualityservice.

弟一

Don*tCountonDung

Conservationists（自然保护主义者）maybemiscalculatingthenumbersofthe

threatenedanimalssuchaselephants,sayAfricanandAmericanresearchers.

Theerroroccursbecauseofaflawinthewaytheyestimateanimalnumbers

fromthepilesofdung（粪）thecreaturesleavebehind.

Themistakecouldleadresearcherstothinkthattherearetwiceasmany

elephantsastherereallyareinsomeregionszaccordingtoAndrewPlumptre

oftheWildlifeConservationSociety（WCS）inNewYork.

BiologistKatyPayneofCornellUniversityinIthaca,NewYork,agrees.

"Wereallyneedtoknowelephantnumbersandtheevidencethatwehaveis

n

quiteindirectzsaysPaynezwhoelectronicallytrackselephants.

Countingelephantsfromplanesisimpossibleinthevastrainforestsof

CentralAfrica.Soresearchersoftenestimateelephantnumbersbycounting

dungpilesinagivenarea.Theyalsoneedtoknowtherateatwhichdung

decays.Becauseit*sextremelydifficulttodeterminetheserateszhowever,

researcherscountingelephantsinoneregiontendtorelyonstandarddecay

ratesestablishedelsewhere.

ButresearchersattheWCShavefoundthatthisdecayratevariesfrom

regiontoregiondependingontheclimateandenvironment.Usingthewrong

valuescanleadthecensusastray（离开正道）.saysPlumptre.

HeandhiscolleagueAnthonyChifuNchanjistudieddecayingelephantdung

intheforestsofCameroon.Theyfoundthatthedungdecayedbetween55and

65percentmoreslowlythanthedungintherainforestsofneighbouringGabon.

IfresearchersusedecayratesfromGabontocountelephantsinCameroon,

theywouldprobablyfindmoreelephantsthanareactuallyaround.

ThiscouldmeanestimatesinCameroonareatleasttwiceashighasthose

derivedfromdecayratescalculatedlocally,saysPlumptre.•'Howeveraccurate

yourdungdensityestimatemightbe,thedecayratecanseverelyaffectthe

result."

Plumptrealsosaysthatthedung-pilecensusshouldbecarriedoutover

aregionsimilarinsizetoanelephant1snaturalrange.Theusualtechnique

ofmonitoringonlysmall,protectedareasdistortsnumbersbecauseelephants

moveinandoutoftheseregions,hesays."Iftheelephantpopulationincreases

withintheprotectedarea,youcannotdeterminewhetheritisarealincrease

orwhetheritisduetoelephantsmovinginbecausetheyarebeingpoached

（入侵偷猎）outside."

Plumptresaysthatsimilarproblemsmayalsoaffectotheranimalcensus

studiesthatrelyonindirectevidencesuchasnests,tracksorburrows（地

洞）.

36、Theword"threatened11inthefirstsentenceofthefirstparagraphcould

bebestreplacedby

A."endangered".B.Hfrightened',.

C."killed1*.D.nangeredn.

37、Whydoresearchersestimateelephantnumbersinanareabycountingdung

piles?

A.Becauseelephantsaredifficulttocatch.

B.Becauseitisnotpossibletocountelephantsfromaplane.

C.Becauseitisnotpossibletokeeptrackofelephants.

D.Becauseelephantsareshyanimals.

38、Pilesofdungcan11berelieduponwhenitcomestoestimateelephant

numbersbecause

A.theyaredifferentinsize.

B.theyscatterallovertheregion,

C.theyaredifferentindecayrate.

D.theyaredifferentinquality.

39、AccordingtoPlumptre,theregionoverwhichadung-pilecensusiscarried

outshouldbe

A.smallenough.B.wellprotected.

C.carefullymonitored.D.largeenough.

40、Thefirstword"He11inparagraph6refersto

A.AndrewPlumptre.B.KatyPayne.

C.AnthonyChifuNchanji.D.thewriterofthearticle.

第二篇

MoreThanJustMoney

WhenPatriciaRochesterdecidedtogobacktoschoolaftertenyearsas

astaffnurseatTorontoWesternHospital.heremployernotonlycheeredher

on,butalsopaidhertuitionandgaveheradayoffwithpayeveryweekto

study.Throughoutheryearsatthehospital,Rochesterhasalsotakenworkshops

oneverythingfromcoachingpeerstocareerdevelopment—coursesthatshe

believeshavehelpedheradvanceatwork."I*mnowheadofthementoring（指

导）programfornewhires,studentsandstaffnurses,nshesays."There1sa

lotofroomforpersonalimprovementhere."

PerhapsasimportantzRochestersaysheremployersupportsandvaluesher

work."Ifyouputinovertime,'*thenursepointsout,"yougetyourmeals—they'11

orderinpizzaorGreekfoodorChinese.11Andifstaffersfeelstiffandstressed

fromtoomanyhoursontheward,theycancallforafree15-minute

shoulder-and-neckmassage（按摩）orevensignupforaneight-weekevening

courseonmeditationskillsandstress-relief.Ifthat1snotenough,employees

cantakeadvantageoffivefamilydaysayearthatcanbeusedifthekids

comedownwiththefluoranagingparentneedsferryingtoanimportantdoctor1s

appointment.Andtheyhaveaccesstoarangeofperks（好处）suchasspecial

1

ratesonhotelrooms,drugstorepurchaseszandscholarshipsforemployees

children.

Youmightwonderhowanorganizationcanprovidesuchresourcesandstill

survive.ButUniversityHealthNetworkisoneofanumberofprogressive

employersinCanadathathavediscoveredthatinvestinginstaffisgood

business.

Ifsuchinitiativeshelpcompaniescutdownonturnover（人员更替）alone,

they1rewellworthwhile,saysPremBenimadhu,avice-presidentattheConference

BoardofCanada.Itcostsanywherefrom$3,300torehiresupportstaffzan

average$13,300fortechnicalstaffandawhopping（巨资）$43,000foranexecutive

position,accordingtoonestudyofConferenceBoardmembers.

Innovativeinitiativeshelpcompaniesattracttalentedemployees,cutdown

onsickdays（whichcostCanadianbusinessesanestimated$17billionayear,

oranaverageof$3z550peremployee）andkeepemployeesmoreinterestedin

theirwork.WiththesubstantialtalentshortagethatalreadyexistsinCanada

andtheprospectofmassretirementoverthenextfiveyears—asmanyas50

or60percentinsomesectors—Benimadhusaysthatintelligentemployersare

puttingarenewedfocusonthepeoplewhoworkforthem.

41、WhenRochesterdecidedtogotoschoolzheremployer

A.persuadedhertochangehermind.

B.firedher.

C.cheeredheron.

D.discouragedher.

42、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawaytoeaseone*sstiffness

andstress?

A.Totakeaneight-weekeveningcourseonmeditationskillsand

stress-relief.

B.Tocallforafree15-minuteshoulder-and-neckmassage.

C.Tousefivefamilydays.

D.Toaskforsickleave.

43、Investmentinstaffhasbeenmotivated

A.toattractthepublic1sattention.

B.toreducestaffturnover.

C.tosolvelabordisputes.

D.toshowofffinancialresources.

44、Canadahasbeenshortof

A.talentedpeople.B.timber.

C.freshwater.D.money.

45、Inparagraph2zthephrase"comedownwith”couldbebestreplacedby

A.nshakeoff11.B."getridofH.

C."get".D."curen.

第5部分：补全短文

下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将

其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。

ReadWithGreaterSpeed

Doyouhavedifficultyreadinginclass?Ifso,aspecialreadingprogram

thathelpsmatchsoundswithletterscouldspeedupyourbrain.

AtleastoneoutofeveryfiveelementaryschoolstudentsintheUShas

troublelearningtoread,evenwhenthestudentsaregoodatothersubjects.46

ResearchersfromYaleUnivers