职称英语综合类a级模拟16

职称英语综合类A级模拟16

第1部分：词汇选项

下面每个句子均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近

的选项。

1、Theuseofthechemicalmaypresentacertainhazardtothelaboratoryworkers.

A.protectionB.indication

C.immunityD.danger

2、Theyagreedtosettlethedisputebypeacefulmeans.

A.solveB.determine

C.untieD.complete

3、Thechildrentrembledwithfearwhentheysawthepoliceman.

A.weptB.cried

C.ranD.shook

4、Wehavegottoabidebytherules.

A.sticktoB.persistin

C.safeguardD.apply

5、Theriverwidensconsiderablyasitbeginstoturneast.

A.extendsB.stretches

C.broadensD.traverses

6、Thisisasubjectthathasnowmovedintothepoliticaldomain.

A.extentB.zone

C.areaD.competition

7>Sheisnotedforhergenerouscontributionforthereliefofthepoor.

A.chargedB.accused

C.famousD.responsible

8、Herolleduphistrouserlegtoexhibithiswoundedknee.

A.spreadB.open

C.showD.examine

9、Youstartledmewhenyoushouted.

A.threatenedB.frightened

C.interruptedD.troubled

10>Itissaidthehousesalongthisstreetwillsoonbedemolished.

A.pulleddownB.pulledup

C.pulledoffD.pulledin

11>WeusuallychoosetoplayPCgamesasanamusement.

A.entertainmentB.profile

C.complementD.obedience

12、Supplieswereparachutedintotheearthquakezone.

A.suburbB.valley

C.districtD.pine

13>Hemadeasummary-ofwhathadbeendone.

A.outlineB.motion

C.documentD.title

14、Ihaven*tenteredyournameandoccupationyet.

A.distributionB.career

C.argumentD.mineral

15、Longskirtshavecomeintofashionagain.Fadedjeansarestillinfashion

too.

A.ceremonyB.virtue

C.missionD.style

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。

AmericanSports

TheUnitedStatesisasports-lovingnation.SportsinAmericatakeavariety

offorms：organizedcompetitivestruggleszwhichdrawhugecrowdstocheer

theirfavoriteteamtovictory；athleticgames,playedforrecreationanywhere

sufficientspaceisfound；andhuntingandfishing.Mostsportsareseasonalz

sothatwhatishappeninginsportsdependsuponthetimeofyear.Somesports

arecalledspectatorsports,asthenumberofspectatorsgreatlyexceedsthe

numberplayinginthegame.

BaseballisthemostpopularsportintheUS.Itisplayedthroughoutthe

springandsummer,andprofessionalbaseballteamsplaywellintothefall.

Althoughnoothergameisexactlylikebaseballzperhapstheonemostnearly

likeitistheEnglishgameofcricket.

Footballisthemostpopularsportinthefall.Thegameoriginatedas

acollegesportmorethan75yearsago.Itisstillplayedbyalmostevery

collegeanduniversityinthecountry,andthefootballstadiumsofsomeof

thelargestuniversitiesseatasmanyas80,000people.Thegameisnotthe

sameasEuropeanfootballorsoccer.InAmericanfootballthereare11players

oneachteam,andtheyaredressedinpaddeduniformsandhelmetsbecause

thegameisroughandinjuriesarelikelytooccur.

BasketballisthewintersportinAmericanschoolsandcolleges.Like

football,basketballoriginatedintheUSandisnotpopularinothercountries.

ManyAmericanspreferittofootballbecauseitisplayedindoorsthroughout

thewinterandbecauseitisafastergame.Itisaverypopulargamewith

highschools,andinmorethan20stateszstate-widehighschoolmatchesare

heldyearly.

Otherspectatorsportsincludewrestling,boxing,andhorseracing.

Althoughhorse-racingfanscallthemselvessportsmen,theaccuracyofthe

termisquestionable,asonlythejockeyswhoridethehorsesintheraces

canbeconsideredathletes.Theso-calledsportsmenarethespectators,who

do"notassemble"primarilytoseethehorsesrace,huttobetupontheoutcome

ofeachrace.Gamblingistheattractionofhorseracing.

16、Huntingandfishingaremainlyfavoredbymen,youngandold,intheUS.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Professionalbaseballteamscancontinuetoplayforalongperiodoftime

inthefallaftertheregularbaseballseasonsofspringandsummer.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>BaseballsharesmanyfeatureswiththeEnglishgameofcricket.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>Footballcanbeclassifiedasaspectatorsport.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、ManyAmericanslikebasketballbetterthanfootballbecausethelatter

issoharshthatplayershavetowearspecialuniforms.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21>BasketballinAmericanissopopularwithuniversitiesthatnationwide

universitymatchesareheldyearly.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Horse-racingfanscannotbeconsideredsportsmenbecausetheyarespectators

whoseprimaryinterestisgambling.

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；

(2)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。

MuseumsintheModernWorld

1Museumshavechanged.Theyarenolongerplacesfortheprivilegedfew

orforboredvacationerstovisitonrainydays.Actionanddemocracyare

wordsusedindescriptionsofmuseumsnow.

2AtasciencemuseuminOntario,Canadazyoucanfeelyourhairstand

onendasharmlesselectricitypassesthroughyourbody.AttheMetropolitan

MuseumofArtinNewYorkCity,youcanlookat17thcenturyinstrumentswhile

listeningtotheirmusic.AttheModernMuseuminSweden,youcanputoncostumes

providedbytheStockholmOpera.Astheseexamplesshow,museumsarereaching

outtonewaudienceszparticularlytheyoungzthepoor,andthelesseducated

membersofthepopulation.Asaresultzattendanceisincreasing.

3Moreandmore,museumsdirectorsarerealizingthatpeoplelearnbest

whentheycansomehowbecomepartofwhattheyareseeing.Inmanyscience

museumszforexample,therearenoguidedtours.Thevisitorisencouraged

totouch,listen,operatezandexperimentsoastodiscoverscientific

principlesforhimself.Hecanhavetheexperienceofoperatingaspaceship

oracomputer.Hecanexperimentwithglassblowingandpapermaking.The

purposeisnotonlytoprovidefunbutalsotohelppeoplefeelathomein

theworldofscience.Thetheoryisthatpeoplewhodonotunderstandscience

willprobablyfearit,andthosewhofearsciencewillnotuseittobest

advantage.Manymuseumsnowprovideeducationalservicesandchildren*s

departments.Inadditiontotheusualdisplaysztheyalsoofferfilmshowings

H

anddanceprograms.Insteadofbeingplacesthatone"shouldvisitzthey

areplacestoenjoy.

4Onecauseofallthesechangesistheincreaseinwealthandleisure

time.Anothercauseistherisingpercentageofyoungpeopleinthepopulation.

Manyoftheseyoungpeoplearecollegestudentsorcollegegraduates.They

arebettereducatedthantheirparents.Theyseethingsinanewanddifferent

way.Theyarenotcontenttostandandlookatworksofart；theywantart

theycanparticipatein.Thesameistrueofscienceandhistory.IntheUS,

certaingroupswhoformerlyweretoopoortocareaboutanythingbeyondthe

basicneedsofdailylifearenowbecomingcuriousabouttheworldaround

them.Theyoungpeopleinthesegroups,likeyoungpeopleingeneral,have

benefitedfromabettereducationthantheirparentsreceived.Allthesegroups,

andtherestofthepopulationaswellhavebeeninfluencedbytelevision,

whichhastaughtthemaboutotherplacesandothertimes.

5Theeffectofallthishasbeentochangeexistingmuseumsandtoencourage,

thebuildingofnewones.IntheUSandCanadaalone,therearenowmorethan

6,000museumszalmosttwiceasmanyastherewere25yearsago.Abouthalf

ofthemaredevotedtohistory,andtherestareevenlydividedbetweenthe

artsandsciences.Thenumberofvisitors,accordingtotheAmericanAssociation

ofmuseums,hasrisentomorethan700millionayear.

6Infact,thecrowdsofvisitorsatsomemuseumsarecreatingamajor

problem.Admissiontomuseumshasalwaysbeeneitherfreeorveryinexpensive,

butnowsomemuseumsarechargingentrancefeesforthefirsttimeorraising

theirprices.Evenwhenraised,however,entrancefeesaregenerallytoolow

tosupportamuseum,withitsusuallylargebuildinganditshighlytrained

staff.

A.CausesofChanges

B.IncreasingNumberofMuseumsandVisitors

C.MuseumsGettingClosertoMoreSpectators

D.MoviesShowninMuseums

E.NewNotionsabouttheManagementofMuseums

F.PlacestoVisit

23、Paragraph2

24、Paragraph3

25、Paragraph4

26、Paragraph5

A.havehigherdemandsofmuseums

B.areopentomorepeoplewithdifferentsocialbackground

C.tolengthentheiropeninghours

D.chargetoolittleforadmission

E.havebeenbuiltandopentopublic

F.byloweringtheadmissionfees

27、Nowmuseumsarenolongerrestrictedtotheprivilegedfew,but.

28、Withthedevelopmentofsociety,people,especiallytheyoungpeople,.

29、Tomeettheneedsofsociety,moremuseums.

30、Twomajorproblemsformuseumsarethattheyhavetoomanyvisitorsand

they.

第4部分：阅读理解

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有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。

第一篇

"Salty"RicePlantBoostsHarvests

Britishscientistsarebreedinganewgenerationofriceplantsthatwill

beabletogrowinsoilcontainingsaltwater.Theirworkmayenableabandoned

farmstobecomeproductiveoncemore.

TimFlowersandTonyYeo,fromSussexUniversity*sSchoolofBiological

Sciences,havespentseveralyearsresearchinghowcrops,suchasricezcould

bemadetogrowinwaterthathasbecomesalty.

Thepairhaverecentlybegunathree-yearprogrammezfundedbythe

BiotechnologyandBiologicalSciencesResearchCouncil,toestablishwhich

genesenablesomeplantstosurvivesaltyconditions.Theaimistobreed

thiscapabilityintocrops,startingwithrice.

Itisestimatedthateachyearmorethan10mhectares（公顷）ofagricultural

landarelostbecausesaltgetsintothesoilandstunts（妨碍生长）plants.The

problemiscausedbyseveralfactors.Inthetropics,mangroves（红树林）that

createswamps（沼泽）andtraditionallyformedbarrierstoseawaterhavebeen

cutdown.IntheMediterranean,aseriesofdroughtshavecausedthewater

tabletodrop,allowingseawatertoseepin.InLatinAmerica,irrigation

oftencausesproblemswhenwaterisevaporated（蒸发）bytheheatzleavingsalt

depositsbehind.

Excesssaltthenenterstheplantsandpreventsthemfunctioningnormally.

Heavyconcentrationsofmineralsintheplantsstopthemdrawingupthewater

theyneedtosurvive.

ToovercometheseproblemszFlowersandYeodecidedtobreedriceplants

thattakeinverylittleslatandstorewhattheydoabsorbincellsthat

donotaffecttheplants*growth.Theyhavestartedtobreedthese

characteristicsintoanewricecrop,butitwilltakeabouteightharvests

beforetheresultingseedsarereadytobeconsideredforcommercialuse.

Oncethecharacteristicsforsurvivingsaltysoilareknown,Flowersand

Yeowilltrytobreedtheappropriategenesintoallmannersofcropsand

plants.Landthathasbeenabandonedtonaturewillthenbeabletobloom

again,providingmuchneededfoodinthepoorercountriesoftheworld.

31>WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutFlowersandYeoistrue?

A.TheyarestudentsatSussexUniversity.

B.Theyarericebreeders.

C.Theyarehusbandandwife.

D.Theyarecolleaguesataninstitutionofhigherlearning.

32、FlowersandYeohavestartedaprogramme.

A.tofindwaystopreventwaterpollution.

B.toidentifygenesthatpromotegrowthinsaltysoil.

C.tobreedriceplantsthattastesalty.

D.tofindwaystoremoveexcessivesaltfromsoil.

33>WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacauseoftheproblemdiscussed

inthepassage?

A.Naturalbarrierstoseawaterhavebeendestroyed.

B.Thewatertablehasgonedownafterdroughts.

C.Sealevelhasbeencontinuouslyrising.

D.Evaporationofwaterleavessaltbehind

34、ThewordHaffect"inParagraph6couldbebestreplacedby.

A."influence"B."effect”

C."stopnD."present"

35、Theattitudeoftheauthortowardstheresearchprojectis.

A.positiveB.negative

C.suspiciousD.indifferent

弟一m

WalkingRobotCarriesaPerson

ThefirstwalkingrobotcapableofcarryingapersonunveiledonFriday

inTokyo,Japan.ItscreatorsatWasedaUniversityinTokyoandtheJapanese

roboticscompanyTmsukhopetheirtwo-leg-gedcreationwillonedayenable

wheel-chairuserstoclimbupanddownthestairsandassistthemovement

ofheavygoodsoverunevenground.

Thebattery-poweredrobot,code-namedWL-16zisessentiallyanaluminium

chairmountedontwosetsoftelescopicpoles.Thepolesareboltedtoflat

plateswhichactasfeet.WL-16uses12actuators（传动装置）tomoveforwards,

backwardsandsidewayswhilecarryinganadultweighingupto60kilograms

（130pounds）.Therobotcanadjustitsbodyandwalksmoothlyevenifthe

personitiscarryingshiftsinthechair.Atpresentitcanonlystepup

ordownAfewmillimeters,buttheteamplanstomakeitcapableofdealing

withanormalflightofstairs.

nIbelievethisbipedal（两足的）robot,whichIprefertocallatwo-legged

walkingchairratherthanawheel-chair,willeventuallyenablepeopleto

goupanddownthestairs.nsaidAtsuoTakanishi,fromWasedaUniversity.

"Wehavehadstrongrobotsforsometimebutusuallytheyhavebeen

manipulators,theyhavenotbeengearedtocarryingpeoplearound.'•says

RonArkin,attheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyandroboticsconsultant

forSony."ButIdon*tknowhowsafeandhowuser-friendlyWL-16is."

TmsukchiefexecutiveYoichiTakamotoarguesthatbipedalormulti-legged

robotswillbemoreusefulthanso-called"caterpillar（毛毛虫）models"for

movingoverunevenground.

WL-16*snormalwalkingstepmeasures30centimeters,butitcanstretch

itslegsto136cmapart.Theprototype（原型）iscurrentlyradio-controlled,

buttheresearchteamplanstoequipitwithastick-likecontrollerforthe

userinfuture.Takanishisaiditwilltake"atleasttwoyears11todevelop

theWL-16prototypeintoaworkingmodel.

Smaller,ground-hugging（紧贴地面行走的）robotshavebeendevelopedtopass

acrosstrickyground.Onemaggot-like（像蛆一样的）deviceusesamagneticfluid

topulseitswayalong,whileanothersnake-likerobotusessmartsoftware

todevisenewmovementstrategiesifthelandscapeaffectsanyonepart.One

ball-shapedrobotevenusesaleap-and-bounceapproachtotraveloverrough

territory.Butnoneofthesearebigorstrongenoughtocarryapersontoo.

36、TherobotpresentedtothepubliconFridayinTokyozJapan

A.surprisedvisitorsfromWasedaUniversity.

B.canmoveupto60kilometresperhour.

C.cantransportheavygoodsoverunevenground.

D.hastwolegsandisabletocarryaperson.

37、TheresearchersplantomakeWL-16capableof

A.movingupanddownthestairseasily.

B.turningitsheadeasily.

C.usingatelescopetofindtheway.

D.carryingapersonofover60kilograms.

38、WhatdoesRonArkinthinkofWL-16?

A.Hedoesn*tthinkitisuseful.

B.Hethinksitisonlyamanipulator.

C.Hethinksitisuser-friendly.

D.Heisunsureofitssafety.

39、WhichofthefollowingistrueofWL-16?

A.Itcanonlymoveforwardsandbackwards.

B.Itisacaterpillarmodel.

C.Itcanwalkwithastepofupto136cm.

D.Itisequippedwithastick-likecontroller.

40、WhichtypeofrobotisNOTmentionedinthelastparagraph?

A.Maggot-likerobots.

B.Snake-likerobots.

C.Ball-shapedrobots.

D.Chair-shapedrobots.

第—二^答柄

TwoPeoplezTwoPaths

Youmustbefamiliarwiththesituation：Dad1sdriving,Mum*stellinghim

wheretogo.He*ssurethattheyneedtoturnleft.Butshesaysit1snot

foranothertwoblocks.Whohasthebettersenseofdirection?Menorwomen?

Theybothdo,anewstudysays.butindifferentways.

Menandwomen,Canadianresearchershavefound,havedifferentmethods

offindingtheirway.Menlookquicklyatlandmarks（地标）andheadoffinwhat

theythinkistherightdirection.Women,however,trytopicturethewhole

routeindetailandthenfollowthepathintheirhead.

"Womentendtobemoredetailed,nsaidEdwardCornell,wholedthestudy.

"Whilementendtobealittlebitfasterandalittlebitmoreintuitive（

觉感知的）."

Infact,saidCornell."senseofdirection"isn11oneskillbuttwo.The

firstisthensurveymethodn.Thisiswhenyouseeanareafromabove,such

asaprintedmap.Youcansee,forexample,wherethehospitalis,wherethe

churchisandthatthesupermarketisonitsright.Thesecondskillisthe

"routemethod".Thisiswhenyouuseaseriesofdirections.Youstartfrom

thehospitalzthenturnleftzturnright,gouphill,andthenyouseethe

supermarket.Menaremorelikelytousethesurveymethodwhilewomenare

morelikelytouseonerouteandfollowdirections.Bothwork,andneither

isbetter.

Somescientistsinsistthatthesedifferentskillshavealonghistory.

Theyargueitisbecauseofthedifferenceintraditionalroles.Inancient

times,youngmenoftenwentfarawaywiththeoldermentofishorhunt.The

triptookhoursordaysandcoveredunfamiliarplaces.Theonlywaytoknow

whereyouwerewastousethesurveymethodtorememberlandmarks—themountainsz

thelakesandsoon.

Thewomenzontheotherhand,tookyounggirlsouttofindfruitsandplants.

Theseactivitiesweremuchclosertohomebutrequiredlearningwell-used

paths.So,women*ssenseofspacewasbasedonlearningcertainroutes.

41、WhenfindinghiswayDadtendstorelyon

A.hisintuitiveknowledge.

B.hisbookknowledge.

C.Mum*sassistance.

D.thepolice1sassistance.

42、Womenaremorelikelytouse

A.thesurveymethod.B.thetraditionalmethod.

C.theroutemethod.D.therightmethod.

43、Whichworksbetter,theroutemethodorthesurveymethod?

A.Thesurveymethod.B.Theroutemethod.

C.Either.D.Neither.

44、WhichofthefollowingisNOTalandmark?

A.Alongriver.B.Ahighmountain.

C.Amagnificentchurch.D.Apathinyourhead.

45、Womendevelopedasenseofspaceoutoftheneed

A.togofishing.B.togohunting.

C.tolearnwell-usedpaths.D.togoswimming.

第5部分：补全短文

阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组

文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。

AHeroicWoman

ThewholeoftheUnitedStatescheereditslatesthero,AshleySmith,with

theFederalBureauofinvestigationsayingitwasplanningtogiveabigreward

toherforhavingabraveheartandwisemind.

46ShewasmovingintoherapartmentinAtlanta,Georgiaearlyonthe

morningofMarch12,whenamanfollowedhertoherdoorandputagunto

herside.”工startedwalkingtomydoor,andIfeltreally,reallyafraid,H

shesaidinaTVinterviewlastweek.ThemanwasBrianNicholsz33.Hewas

suspectedofkillingthreepeopleatanAtlantacourthouse（法院）onMarch11

andlaterofkillingafederalagent.47

NicholstiedSmithupwithtape,hutreleasedheraftersherepeatedly

beggedhimnottotakeherlife.*'Itoldhimifhehurtme,mylittlegirl

wouldn*thaveamummy.Hshesaid.Inordertocalmthemandown,sheread

tohimfrom"ThePurpose-DrivenLife"z