职称英语综合类b级模拟46

职称英语综合类B级模拟46

第1部分：词汇选项

1、Thereasonfortheirunusualbehaviorremainsapuzzle.

A.factB.mystery

C.statementD.game

2、ThesongHYankeeDoodle"wasoriginallysungbyBritishtroopstoridicule

theAmericancolonists.

A.giveninspirationtoB.makefunof

C.entertainD.discourage

3、Theobjectforeachplayerinthegameofchessistotraptheotherplayer1s

kingintoapositionfromwhichescapeisimpossible.

A.skillB.aimC.interestD.difficulty

4、Whatisyourgoallife?

A.plan

B.aim

C.arrangement

D.idea

5、Theyagreedtomodifytheirpolicy.

A.clarifyB.change

C.defineD.develop

6、Wederiveknowledgemainlyfrombooks.

A.depriveB.obtainC.descendD.trace

7、Thegrowthofpart-timeandflexibleworkingpatternallowsmorewomen

totakeadvantageofjobopportunities.

A.makeuseofB.catchupwithC.castlightonD.getridof

8、GamblingislawfulinNevada.

A.enjoyableB.irresistible

C.legalD.profitable

9、Theoriesofteachinghavenotbeenasfullydevelopedashavetheoriesof

learning.

A.thoroughlyB.liberallyC.eagerlyD.properly

10^Theyhavethecompetencetotakethisjob.

A.possibilityB.realityC.

capacityD.probability

11>NopartofNewHampshireisfarfromwater

A.mountainB.townC.sectionD.village

12>IamfeelingalotmorehealthythanIwas

A.many

B.no

C.much

D.some

13>Thedominantthemeinthemusicisoftranquilityandpeacefulness.

A.majorB.finalC.copiousD.sluggish

14、Shehasbeenthesubjectofmassivemediacoverage.

A.extensiveB.negative

C.expensiveD.active

15、Hundredsofbuildingswerewreckedbytheearthquake

A.shakenB.fallen

C.damagedD.trembled

第2部分：阅读判断

APayRiseorNot?

"UnlessIgetarise,I'11haveatalkwiththeboss,HenryManley,"George

Strongsaidtohimself.Georgelikedhisjobandhelikedthetownhelived

in,buthiswifekepttellinghimthathispaywasnotenoughtomeetthe

needsofthefamily.ThatwaswhyhewasthinkingoftakingajobinBirmingham,

anearbycityabout50milesaway.Hehadbeenofferedajobinafactory

there,andthepaywasfarbetter.

GeorgelivedinWyeford,amedium-sizedtown.Hereallylikedtheplace

anddidn*tliketheideaofmovingsomewhereelse,butifhetookthejob

inBirmingham,hewouldhavetomovehisfamilythere.

HenryManleywasthemanagerofasmallcompanymanufacturingelectric

motors.Thecompanywasindeeptroublebecausezamongotherreasonszthe

Japaneseweresellingsuchthingsatverylowprices.AsaresultzManley

hadtocuthisownpricesandprofitsaswell.Otherwisehewouldnotget

anyordersatall.Eventhen,orderswerestillnotcominginfastenoughz

sothattherewasnomoneyforraises（力口工资）forhisworkers.Somehow,he

hadtostrugglealongandkeephisbestworkersaswell.Hesighed.Justthen

thephonerang.

HissecretarytoldhimthatGeorgeStrongwantedtoseehimassoonas

possible.Manleysighedagain.Hecouldguesswhatitwasabout.GeorgeStrong

wasaveryyoungengineer.Thecompanyhadnofutureunlessitcouldattract

andkeepmenlikehim.Manleyrubbedhisforehead（前额）；hisproblemsseemed

endless.

16>HenryManleywasalreadydeeplyindebt.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>ThejobthathadbeenofferedtoGeorgeinBirminghampaidbetter.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18、IfGeorgetookthejobinBirmingham,hewouldhavetoleavehisfamily

atWyeford.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19、HenryManley*scompanywasindeeptrouble.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、HenryManley1scompanywasmakingenoughprofitstoraisetheworkers,

wages.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21、HenryManleyhadnoideaatallwhyGeorgeStrongwantedtoseehim.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、GeorgeStrongwasthebestengineerinHenryManley*scompany.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

KeepingCutFlowers

1Whileeverybodyenjoysfreshcutflowersaroundtheirhouse,fewpeople

knowhowtokeepthemforaslongaspossible.Thismaybedonebykeeping

inmindafewsimplefacts.

2Animportantthingtorememberaboutcutflowersisthattheyaresensitive

totemperature.Forexample,studieshaveshownthatcutcarnations（康乃

馨）retaintheirfreshnesseighttimeslongerwhenkeptat12℃thanwhenkept

at26℃.Keepingfreshly,harvestedflowersattherighttemperaturesisprobably

themostimportantaspectofflowercare.

3Flowersarenotintendedbynaturetoliveverylong.Theirbiological

purposeissimplytoattractbirdsorinsectszsuchasbees,forpollination

（授粉）.Afterthat,theyquicklydryupanddie.Theprocessbywhichflowers

consumeoxygenandproducecarbondioxide（二氧化碳）,calledrespiration（呼

吸）,generatestheenergytheflowerneedstogivethefloweritsshapeand

colour.Themakingofseedsalsodependsonthisenergy.Whileallliving

thingsrespire,flowershaveahighlevelofrespiration.Aresultofall

thisrespirationisheatzandforflowersthelevelofheatrelativetothe

massoftheflowerisveryhigh.Respirationalsobringsabouttheeventual

deathoftheflower.Thusthegreaterthelevelofrespiration,thesooner

theflowerdies.

4How,then,tocontroltherateatwhichflowersdie?Bycontrollingrespiration.

Howisrespirationcontrolled?By.controllingtemperature.Weknowthat

respirationproducesheatzbutthereverseisalsotrue.Thusbymaintaining

lowtemperatures,respirationisreducedandthecutflowerwillagemore

slowly.

5Anothervitalfactorinkeepingcutflowersisthequalityofthewater

inwhichtheyareplaced.Flowersfinditdifficultto"drink"waterthat

isdirtyorotherwisepolluted.Evenwhenwaterlooksand1smellsclean,it

almostcertainlycontainsharmfulsubstancesthatcanendangertheflowers.

Toridthewateroftheseunwantedsubstances,householdchlorinebleach（含

氯漂白剂）canbeusedinsmallquantities.Itisrecommendedthat15dropsof

chlorinebleach（at4%solution）beaddedtoeachlitreofwater.Thewater

andsolutionshouldalsobereplacedeachday.

23、Paragraph2

A.ControlofRespiration

B.BeautyofFreshCutFlowers

C.RoleofRespiration

D.MostImportantAspectofFlowerCare

E.NeedforCleanWater

F.WaysofStoppingRespiration

24、Paragraph3

25>Paragraph4

26>Paragraph5

27、Afewsimplefactswillhelpyoukeepcutflowers

A.bykeepingitsoriginalshapeandcolour

B.inthelifeofcutflowers

C.toproducecarbondioxide

D.foraslongaspossible

E.bycontrollingtemperature

F.toreplacethewaterandsolutioneveryday

28>Respirationplaysakeyrole

29、Theagingofcutflowerscanbesloweddown

30>Anotherimportantwaytoprolongthelifeofcutflowersis

第4部分：阅读理解

弟扁

Football

Footballiszsuppose,themostpopulargameinEngland：onehasonlyto

gotooneoftheimportantmatchestoseethis.Richandpoor,youngandold,

onecanseethemallthere,shoutingandcheeringforonesideortheother.

OneofthemostsurprisingthingsaboutfootballinEnglandtoastranger

isthegreatknowledgeofthegamewhicheventhesmallestboyseemstohave.

Hecantellyouthenamesoftheplayersinmostoftheimportantteams.He

hasphotographsofthemandknowstheresultsofalargenumberofmatches.

Hewilltellyou,withagreatairofauthority,whoheexpectswillwinsuch

andsuchamatch,andhisopinionisusuallyasvaluableasthatofmenthree

orfourtimeshisage.

MostschoolsinEnglandtakefootballseriously-muchmoreseriously

thannearlyallEuropeanschools,wherelessonsareal1-important（至关重

要的），andgamesleftforprivatearrangements.InEngland,itisbelieved

thateducationisnotonlyamatteroffillingaboy1smindwithfactsin

aclassroom；educationalsomeanscharactertraining；andoneofthebest

waysoftrainingcharacterisbymeansofgameszespeciallyteamgames,where

theboyhastolearntoworkwithothersforhisteam,insteadofworking

selfishly（自私土也）forhimselfalone.Theschoolthereforearrangesgamesand

matchesforitspupils.Footballisagoodteamgame,itisgoodexercise

forthebody,itneedsskillandaquickbrain,itispopularanditischeap：

asaresult,itistheschool1sfavoritegameinthewinter.

31>InEnglandfootballisagameenjoyed

A.onlybyyoungpeople.

B.onlybyrichpeople.

C.onlybyboys.

D.bypeopleofallagesandclasses.

32、AstrangerinEnglandwillbesurprisedtofindthatinthatcountry-

A.peoplehavelittleknowledgeoffootball.

B.girlsaremoreinterestedinfootballthanboys.

C.evensmallboysknowalotaboutfootball.

D.childrenarenotinterestedinfootballatall.

33、ThereisagreatdifferencebetweenschoolsinEnglandandthoseinEurope

inthat

A.Europeanschoolstakefootballseriously.

B.Europeanschoolsoftenarrangefootballmatchesfortheirpupils.

C.schoolsinEnglandcarelittleaboutlessons.,

D.schoolsinEnglandbelievecharactertrainingtobepartofeducation.

34、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthefootball

game?

A.Itmakespeopleselfish.

B.Itencouragescooperation.

C.Itisgoodforhealth.

D.Itisnotexpensive.

35、Whatistheauthor*sattitudetowardsthefootballgameinEngland?

A.Critical.

B.Positive.

C.Negative.

D.Doubtful.

弟一扁

SpoiltforChoice

Choicezwearemadetobelievezisaright.Indailylife,peoplehave

cometoexpectendlesssituationsaboutwhichtheyarerequiredtomakedecisions

onewayoranother.Inthemain,thesearejustannoyingmomentsatworkwhich

demandsomeextraenergyorbrainpower,orduringlunchbreakslikechoosing

whichtypeofcoffeetoorderorindeedwhichcoffeeshoptogoto.Butsometimes

selectingoneoptionasopposedtoanothercanhaveseriousorlifelong

consequences.Morecomplexdecisionmakingistheneitheravoided,postponed,

orputintothehandsofthearmyofprofessionalszlifestylecoaches,lawyers,

advisors,andthelikezwaitingtolightentheemotionalburdenforafee.

Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld,inrichandpoorcountries,choice

isaluxury,notaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheir

righttomakechoiceszthewholesystemismerelyanillusion,createdby

companiesandadvertiserswantingtoselltheirwares.

Themainimpactofendlesschoiceinpeople1slivesisanxiety.Buying

somethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimple.Easyaccesstoa

widerangeofconsumergoodsinducesasenseofpowerlessness,evenparalysis（瘫

痪），inmanypeople,endingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingaway,orjust

buyinganunsuitableitemthatisnotreallywantedinordertosolvethe

problemandreducetheunease.RecentsurveysintheUnitedKingdomhaveshown

thatasizeableproportionofelectricalgoodsboughtperhouseholdarenot

reallyneeded.Theadvertisersandthemanufacturersare,nonethelessz

satisfied.

Itisnotjusttheiravailabilitythatistheproblem,butthespeedwith

whichnewversionsofproductscomeonthemarket.Advancesindesignand

productionmeanthatnewitemsarealmostreadybythetimethatgoodshit

theshelves.Productsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepublic

canbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttime.Theclassicexample

iscomputerszwhicharealmostoutdatedoncetheyarebought.Atfirst,there

wereonlyoneortwoavailablefromalimitednumberofmanufacturers,but

nowtherearemanycompaniesallwithnotonlytheirownproductsbutdifferent

versionsofthesamemachine.Thismakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethe

dayswhenonecouldjustwalkwitheaseintoashopandbuyonething；no

choice,noanxiety.

Theplethora（过乘!j）ofchoiceisnotlimitedtoconsumeritems.Withthe

greatermobilityofpeoplearoundtheworld,peoplehavemorechoiceabout

wheretheywanttoliveandwork—afairlyrecentphenomenon.Inthepast.

nationsmigratedacrosstheearthinsearchoffood,adventurezandmore

hospitableenvironments.Wholenationscrossedcontinentsandchangedthe

faceofhistory.Sothemobilityofpeopleisnothingnew.Thecreationof

nationstatesandborderseffectivelyslowedthisprocessdown.

36、Sometimespeopleaskprofessionalstohelpthemmakedecisionsbecause

A.thedecisionsmayhaveseriousimpactontheirlives.

B.onlyprofessionalshavetherighttodothat.

C.theyhavesufficientmoneytopay.

D.theyhaveemotionalproblems.

37、Whenpeoplecannoteasilydecidewhattobuy,whichofthefollowingis

theleastpossiblechoice?

A.Givingup.

B.Walkingaway.

C.Buyinganunsuitableitem.

D.Seekingadvice.

38、Whydoproductshaveashortlifespannowadays?

A.Theyareofpoorquality.

B.Theyarequicklyreplacedwithnewones.

C.Theyhavetoomanyversions.

D.Theyarenotdesignedbycomputers.

39、Howdoesmigrationtodaydifferfromthatofthepast?

A.Peoplenowmigratetofindbetterjobs.

B.Peoplenowmigrateforbetterlife.

C.Peoplenowmigrateforbetterenvironments.

D.Peoplenowhavemorechoiceaboutwheretomigrate.

40、Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthewriter1sviewonchoice?

A.Bettermorechoicethannochoice.

B.Betternochoicethanmorechoice.

C.Allchoiceiseasy.

D.Morechoice,moreanxiety.

源—k/TO

MoreThanaRidetoSchool

TheNationalEducationAssociationclaims,"Theschoolbusisamirror

ofthecommunity."Theyfurtheraddthat,unfortunately,whatappearsonthe

exterior（夕卜部）doesnotalwaysreflecttherealityofachosencommunity.

Theyarerightzandsometimesitreflectsmore!JustaskLieslDenson.Riding

theschoolbushasbeenmorethanaridetoschoolforLiesl.

BruceHardy,schoolbusdriverforAlthouseBusCompanyhasbeenLiesl1s

busdriversincekindergarten.LastyearwhenLiesl1sfamilymovedtoParkesburg,

knowingherbuswentbyhernewresidence,sherequestedtoridethesame

bus.

ThisyearLieslisaseniorandwillenjoyherlastyearridingthebus.

Shesays,"It'sbeenagreatridesofar!Mybusdriverissocoolandhas

alwaysbeenagoodfriendandagoodlistener.Sometimeswhenyou*reachild

adultsdonotthinkthatwhatyouhavetosayisimportant.Mr.Hardyalways

listenstowhatyouhavetosayandmakesyoufeelimportant.HHerfriends

AshleyBatistaandAmandaWolfeagree.

BruceHardyhasbeenmakingOctorarastudentsfeelspecialsince1975.

Thisyearhewillcelebrate30yearsworkingforAlthouseBusTransportation.

CompanyPresidentzLarryAlthouseacknowledgesBruceHardy*soutstanding

record.nYoudonotcomebyemployeeslikeBrucethesedays；hehasnever

missedadayofworkandhasaperfectdrivingrecord.Recognizedin2000

bythePennsylvaniaSchoolBusAssociationfordriving350,000accidentfree

miles,Hardy1sreputationismadefurtherevidentthroughtherelationships

hehasmadewiththestudentsthatridehisbus."

Althousefurtheradded,"AlthouseBusTransportationwasestablished70

yearsagoandhasbeenprovidingqualitytransportationeversince.My

grandfatherstartedthebusinesswithonebus.AlthouseBusTransportation

isdelightedtohavetheopportunitytobringdistinctiveandsafeservice

toourlocalschoolandcommunityandlooksforwardtocontinuingtoprovide

qualityserviceformanymoreyearstocome.n

Threegenerationsofbusinessisnotallthecompanyhasenjoyed.Thanks

todriverslikeBruceHardy,theyhavebeenbuildingrelationshipsthrough

generations.Liesl1smotherCarolalsoenjoysfondmemoriesofridingBruce

Hardy*sbustotheOctoraraSchoolDistrict.

41、Theword"mirror"inthefirstlinecouldbebestreplacedby

A."vehicle".

B.Hdevice".

C."company".

D."reflection".

42、HowlonghasBruceHardybeenworkingforAlthouseBusTransportation?

A.For30years.

B.For70years.

C.Sincelastyear.

D.Since2000.

43、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofBruceHardy?

A.Heiscool.

B.Heisagoodfriend.

C.Heisimpatient.

D.Hehasdriven350z000accidentfreemiles.

44、WhofoundedAlthouseBusTransportation?

A.LarryAlthouse.

B.Althouse1sgrandfather.

C.Liesl1smother：

D.AshleyBatista.

45、WhathasAlthouseBusTransportationbeenmainlyaimingat?

A.Makingasmuchmoneyaspossible.

B.Buildingupitsfame.

C.Developingitsbusiness.

D.Providingthelocalcommunitywithqualityservice.

第5部分：补全短文

TheDangersofSecondhandSmoke

Mostpeopleknowthatcigarettesmokingisharmfultotheirhealth.

Scientificresearchshowsthatitcausesmanykindsofdiseases.Infact,

manypeoplewhosmokegetlungcancer.However,EdwardGilsonhaslungcancer,

andhehasneversmokedcigarettes.HeliveswithhiswifeEvelyn,whohas

smokedaboutapackofcigarettesadaythroughouttheirmarriagez46

NooneknowsforsurewhyMr.Gilsonhaslungcancer.Nevertheless,doctors

believethatsecondhandsmokemaycauselungcancerinpeoplewhodonotsmoke

becausenonsmokersoftenbreatheinthesmokefromotherpeople*s

cigarettes.47TheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyreportsthatabout

23,000peopledieintheUnitedStateseachyearasaresultofexposureto

secondhandsmoke.

Thesmokethatcomesfromalitcigarettecontainsmanydifferentpoisonous

chemicals.Inthepast,scientistsdodnotthinkthatthesechemicalscould

harmanonsmoker1shealth.48Theydiscoveredthatevennonsmokershad

unhealthyamountsofthesetoxic（有毒的）chemicalsintheirbodies.Asa

matteroffact,almostallofusbreathetobaccosmokeattimes,whetherwe

realizeitornot.Forexample,wecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurants,

hotelsandotherpublicplaces.Eventhoughmanypublicplaceshavenonsmoking

areas,smokeflowsinfromtheareaswheresmokingispermitted.

Itisevenharderforchildrentoavoidsecondhandsmoke.49Research

showsthatchildrenwhoareexposedtosecondhandsmokearesickmoreoften

thanchildrenwholiveinhomeswherenoonesmokesandthatthechildren

ofsmokersaremorethantwiceaslikelytodeveloplungcancerwhenthey

areadultsasarechildrenofnonsmokers.Theriskisevenhigherforchildren

wholiveinhomeswherebothparentssmoke.

Peoplearebecomingveryawareofthedangersofsecondhandsmoke.50

A.Recently,though,scientistschangedtheiropinionaftertheystudied

alargegroupofnonsmokers.

B.TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor85years.

C.Thissmokeiscalledsecondhandsmoke.

D.However,secondhandsmokeisdangeroustoallpeople