职称英语综合类a级模拟50

职称英语综合类A级模拟50

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>Heexpressedconcernthattheshipmightbeindistress.

A.despairB.difficultiesC.needD.

danger

2、IfImadeamistake,Iwilltrytoremedyit.

A.clarifyB.diagnoseC.evaporateD.

correct

3、Therewasnoalternativebuttoclosetheroad.

A.wayB.meansC.choiceD.reason

4、Heseemsbizarrethesedays.

A.unusualB.absent-mindedC,crazyD.lunatic

5、We1rehappytocollaboratewithyouintheproject.

A.competeB.cooperateC.coordinateD.

contend

6、Willyoupleasecallmyhusbandassoonaspossible?

A.contactB.consultC.phoneD.visit

7、Wehavetoputupwithherbehavior.

A.tolerateB.acceptC.swallowD.take

8、Theyhavegivenupthehopetosavetheirfriendfromdrowning.

A.endedB.abandonedC.builtD.

strengthen

9、IseldomwatchTV.

A.rarelyB.frequentlyC.normallyD.

occasionally

10>Thedentisthasdecidedtotakeoutthegirl*sbadtooth.

A.digB.drawC.pullD.extract

11>WederiveinformationmainlyfromtheInternet.

A.depriveB.obtainC.descendD.trace

12>Hissolemotivewastomakeherhappy.

A.aimB.argumentC.capabilityD.pursuit

13、Hecouldnottoleratetheextremesofheatinthedesert.

A.bearB.hateC.likeD.

criticize

14、Thesefactorsinteractintimatelyandcannotbeseparated.

A.tenselyB.nearlyC.carefullyD.

closely

15、Theboysbrokeintoexcitedcheering.

A.burstB.blastedC,burnedD.blazed

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作出判断：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。

PlantsandMankind

Botany,thestudyofplantszoccupiesapeculiarpositioninthehistory

ofhumanknowledge.Wedon*tknowwhatourStoneAgeancestorsknewabout

plantszbutfromwhatwecanobserveofpreindustrialsocietiesthatstill

existzadetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremely

ancient.Thisislogical.Plantsarethebasisofthefoodpyramidforall

livingthings,evenforotherplants.Theyhavealwaysbeenenormouslyimportant

tothewelfareofpeople,notonlyforfood,butalsoforclothing,weapons,

toolszdyes,medicineszshelter,andmanyotherpurposes.Tribeslivingtoday

inthejungleoftheAmazonrecognizehundredsofplantsandknowmanyproperties

ofeach.Tothembotanyhasnonameandisprobablynotevenrecognizedas

aspecialbranchof"knowledge"atall.

Unfortunately,themoreindustrializedwebecomethefartherawaywemove

fromdirectcontactwithplantszandthelessdistinctourknowledgeofbotany

grows.Yeteveryonecomesunconsciouslyonanamazingamountofbotanical

knowledgezandfewpeoplewillfailtorecognizearose,anapple,oranorchid.

WhenourNeolithicancestors,livingintheMiddleEastabout10z000years

ago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplanted

forricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociation

ofplantsandhumanswastaken.Grainswerediscoveredandfromthemflowed

themarvelofagriculture：cultivatedcrops.Fromthenon,humanswould

increasinglytaketheirlivingfromthecontrolledproductionofafewplants,

ratherthangettingalittlehereandalittletherefrommanyvarietiesthat

grewwildandtheaccumulatedknowledgeoftensofthousandsofyearsof

experienceandintimacywithplantsinthewildwouldbegintofadeaway.

16、Itislogicalthatadetailedlearningofplantsandtheirproperties

mustbeextremelyancient.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Peoplecannotsurvivewithoutplants.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>TribeslivingtodayinthejungleoftheAmazonteachbotanytotheir

childrenatschool.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>Ourdirectcontactwithplantsgrowswiththeprocessofindustrialization.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、Todaypeopleusuallyacquirealargeamountofbotanicalknowledgefrom

textbooks.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21、PeoplelivingintheMiddleEastfirstlearnedtogrowplantsforfood

about10z000yearsago.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Oncemankindbeganfarming,theynolongerhadtogetfoodfrommanyvarieties

thatgrewwild.

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：（1）第23〜26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1〜4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。

MoreThan8HoursSleepTooMuchofaGoodThing

1.Althoughthedangersoftoolittlesleeparewidelyknown,newresearch

suggeststhatpeoplewhosleeptoomuchmayalsosuffertheconsequences.

2.InvestigatorsattheUniversityofCaliforniainSanDiegofoundthat

peoplewhoclockup9or10hourseachweeknightappeartohavemoretrouble

fallingandstayingasleep,aswellasanumberofothersleepproblems,than

peoplewhosleep8hoursanight.Peoplewhosleptonly7hourseachnight

alsosaidtheyhadmoretroublefallingasleepandfeelingrefreshedafter

anight*ssleepthan8-hoursleepers.

3.ThesefindingszwhichDLDanielKripkereportedinthejournal

PsychosomaticMedicine,demonstratethatpeoplewhowanttogetagoodnight1s

restmaynotneedtosetasidemorethan8hoursanight.Headdedthatnit

mightbeagoodidea"forpeoplewhosleepmorethan8hourseachnightto

considerreducingtheamountoftimetheyspendinbed,butcautionedthat

moreresearchisneededtoconfirmthis.

4.Previousstudieshaveshownthepotentialdangersofchronicshortages

ofsleep—forinstance,onereportdemonstratedthatpeoplewhohabitually

sleeplessthan7hourseachnighthaveahigherriskofdyingwithinafixed

periodthanpeoplewhosleepmore.

5.ForthecurrentreportzKripkereviewedtheresponsesof1z004adults

tosleepquestionnaireszinwhichparticipantsindicatedhowmuchtheyslept

duringtheweekandwhethertheyexperiencedanysleepproblems.Sleepproblems

includedwakinginthemiddleofthenight,arisingearlyinthemorningand

beingunabletofallbacktosleep,andhavingfatigueinterferewithday-to-day

functioning.

6.Kripkefoundthatpeoplewhosleptbetween9and10hourseachnight

weremorelikelytoreportexperiencingeachsleepproblemthanpeoplewho

slept8hours.Inaninterview,Kripkenotedthatlongsleepersmaystruggle

togetrestatnightsimplybecausetheyspendtoomuchtimeinbed.Asevidence,

headdedthatonewaytohelpinsomniaistospendlesstimeinbed."Itstands

toreasonthatifapersonspendstoolongatimeinbed,thenthey'11spend

ahigherpercentageoftimeawake,"hesaid.

A.Keprike*sResearchTool

B.DangersofHabitualShortagesofSleep

C.CriticismonKripke*sReport

D.AWayofOvercomingInsomnia

E.SleepProblemsofLongandShortSleepers

F.ClassificationofSleepProblems

23、Paragraph2

24、Paragraph4

25、Paragraph5

26、Paragraph6

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27、Togetagoodnightsrestzpeoplemaynotneedto.

A.fallasleepagain

B.becomemoreenergeticthefollowingday

C.sleeplessthan7hours

D.confirmthoseseriousconsequences

E.suffersleepproblems

F.sleepmorethan8hours

28、Longsleepersarereportedtobemorelikelyto.

29、Oneofthesleepproblemsiswakinginthemiddleofthenight,unable

to.

30、Onesurveyshowedthatpeoplewhohabituallyeachnighthavea

higherriskofdying.

第4部分：阅读理解

下面有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。

■第XIJ一篇Zlttj

SomeThingsWeKnowaboutLanguage

Manythingsaboutlanguageareamystery,andmanywillalwaysremainso.

Butsomethingswedoknow.

Firstzweknowthatallhumanbeingshavealanguageofsomesort.There

isnoraceofmenanywhereonearthsobackwardthatithasnolanguage,no

setofspeechsoundsbywhichthepeoplecommunicatewithonemother.Furthermorez

inhistoricaltimes,therehasneverbeenaraceofmenwithoutalanguage.

Second,thereisnosuchthingasaprimitivelanguage.Therearemany

peoplewhoseculturesareundeveloped,whoare,aswesay,uncivilized,but

thelanguagestheyspeakarenotprimitive.Inallknownlanguageswecan

seecomplexitiesthatmusthavebeentensofthousandsofyearsindeveloping.

Thishasnotalwaysbeenwellunderstood；indeed,thedirectcontraryhas

oftenbeenstated.PopularideasofthelanguageoftheAmericanIndianswill

illustrate.ManypeoplehavesupposedthattheIndianscommunicatedinavery-

primitivesystemofnoises.Studyhasprovedthistobenonsense.Thereare,

orwere,hundredsofAmericanIndianlanguages,andallofthemturnoutto

beverycomplicatedandveryold.Theyarecertainlydifferentfromthelanguages

thatmostofusarefamiliarwith,huttheyarenomoreprimitivethanEnglish

andGreek.

Athirdthingweknowaboutlanguageisthatalllanguagesareperfectly

adequate.Thatiszeachoneisaperfectmeansofexpressingthecultureof

thepeoplewhospeakthelanguage.

Finally,weknowthatlanguagechanges.Itisnaturalandnormalforlanguage

tochange；theonlylanguageswhichdonotchangearethedeadones.This

iseasytounderstandifwelookbackwardintime.Changegoesoninallaspects

oflanguage.Grammaticalfeatureschangeasdospeechsounds,andchanges

invocabularyaresometimesveryextensiveandmayoccurveryrapidly.

Vocabularyistheleaststablepartofanylanguage.

31、Inthesecondparagraphtheauthorthinksthat.

A.somebackwardracedoesn*thavealanguageofitsown

B.someraceinhistorydidn*tpossessalanguageofitsown

C.anyhumanracezwhetherbackwardornot；hasalanguage

D.someracesonearthcallcommunicatewithoutlanguage

32、Accordingtotheauthor,peopleofundevelopedculturescanhave

languages.

A.complicatedB.uncivilized

C.primitiveD.well-known

33、TheauthorhasusedAmericanIndianlanguagesasanexampletoshowthat

theyare_______.

A.justasoldassomewe11-knownlanguages

B.justassophisticatedassomewell-knownlanguages

C.moredevelopedthansomewell-knownlanguages

D.morecomplexthansomewe11-knownlanguages

34、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.Alanguageisameansofexpressingaparticularculture.

B.Alllanguagescanwellexpresstheirrespectivecultures.

C.AmericanIndianlanguagesareassophisticatedasEnglish.

D.Somelanguagesarebetterthanotherlanguages.

35、Accordingtotheauthor,languagechangesaremostlikelytooccurin

A.grammarB.pronunciation

C.vocabularyD.intonation

弟一^扁

StressLevelTiedtoEducationLevel

Peoplewithlesseducationsufferfewerstressfuldays,accordingtoa

reportinthecurrentissueoftheJournalofHealthandSocialBehavior.

However,thestudyalsofoundthatwhenless-educatedpeopledidsuffer

stressitwasmoresevereandhadalargerimpactontheirhealth.

Fromthisresearchershaveconcludedthattheday-to-dayfactorsthatcause

stressarenotrandom,whereyouareinsocietydeterminesthekindsofproblems

thatyouhaveeachdayzandhowwellyouwillcopewiththem.

Theresearchteaminterviewedanationalsampleof1,031adultsdailyfor

eightdaysabouttheirstresslevelandhealth.Peoplewithoutahighschool

diplomareportedstresson30percentofthestudydayszpeoplewithahigh

schooldegreereportedstress38percentofthetimezandpeoplewithcollege

degreesreportedstress44percentofthetime.

"Lessadvantagedpeoplearelesshealthyonadailybasisandaremore

likelytohavedownwardturnsintheirhealth,"leadresearcherDr.Joseph

Grzywacz,ofWakeForestUniversityBaptistMedicalCenter,saidinaprepared

statement."Thedownwardturnsinhealthwereconnectedwithdailystressors,

andtheeffectofdailystressorsontheirhealthismuchmoredevastating

forthelessadvantaged.n

Grzywaczsuggestedfollow-upresearchtodeterminewhyless-educatedpeople

reportfewerdaysofstresswhenitisknowntheirstressismoreacuteand

chronic.

"Ifsomethinghappenseveryday,maybeit*snotseenasastressor,"Grzywacz

says."Maybeitisjustlife.n

36、Stressleveliscloselyrelatedto.

A.familysizeB.socialstatus

C.bodyweightD.workexperience

37、The1z031adultswereinterviewed.

A.onadailybasisfor8daysB.duringoneofeightdays

C.allbyGrzywaczD.ingroups

38、Whichgroupreportedthebiggestnumberofstressfuldays?

A.Peoplewithoutanyeducation.

B.Peoplewithouthighschooldegrees.

C.Peoplewithhighschooldegrees.

D.Peoplewithcollegedegrees.

39、Thelessadvantagedpeopleare,thegreater

A.theimpactofstressontheirhealthis

B.theeffectofeducationontheirhealthis

C.theleveloftheireducationis

D.thedegreeoftheirhealthconcernis

40、Less-educatedpeoplereportfewerdaysofstresspossiblybecause

A.theydon11wanttotellthetruth

B.theydon*twanttofacethetruth

C.stressistoocommonafactorintheirlife

D.theirstressismoreacute

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AdaptationofLivingThings

Certainanimalsandplantsdevelopcharacteristicsthathelpthemcope

withtheirenvironmentbetterthanothersoftheirkind.Thisnaturalbiological

processiscalledadaptation.Amongthesuperiorcharacteristicsdeveloped

throughadaptationarethosethatmayhelpingettingfoodorshelter,in

providingprotection,andinproducingandprotectingtheyoung.Thatresults

intheevolutionofmoreandmoreorganismsthatarebetterfittedtotheir

environments.

Eachlivingthingisadaptedtoitswayoflifeinageneralway,buteach

isadaptedespeciallytoitsowndistinctclass.Aplantzforexample,depends

uponitsrootstofixitselffirmlyandtoabsorbwaterandinorganicchemicals.

Itdependsuponitsgreenleavesforusingthesun*senergytomakefoodfrom

inorganicchemicals.Thesearegeneraladaptations,commontomostplants.

Inaddition,therearespecialadaptationsthatonlycertainkindsofplants

have.

Manyanimalshaveadaptationsthathelpthemescapefromtheirenemies.

Someinsectsarehiddenbytheirbodycolororshape,andmanylooklikea

leaforalittlebranch.Thecoatsofdeerarecoloredtomixwiththesurroundings

Manyanimalshavetheabilitytoremaincompletelystillwhenanenemyis

near.

Organismshaveagreatvarietyofwaysofadapting.Theymayadaptintheir

structurezfunction,andgenetics；intheirdevelopmentandproductionof

theyoung；andinotherrespects.Anorganismmaycreateitsownenvironment,

asdowarm-bloodedmammals,whichhavetheabilitytoadjustbodyheatexactly

tomaintaintheiridealtemperaturedespitechangingweather.Usually

adaptationsareanadvantage,butsometimesanorganismissowelladapted

toaparticularenvironmentthatzifconditionschange,itfindsitdifficult

orimpossibletoreadapttothenewconditions.

41>Someplantsandanimalsdevelopsuperiorcharacteristicssothatthey

may_______.

A.helpothersoftheirkindgetfood,shelterandotherthingsneeded

B.surviveeveninextremelysevereconditions

C.becomebetteradaptedtotheenvironmentsthanothersoftheirkind

D.resultintheevolutionandproductionofmoreintelligentorganisms

42、Inthefirstparagraph,thewordHenvironmentsHcouldbestbereplaced

by•

A.contextsB.surroundings

C.neighborsD.enemies

43、Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatthefeathersofabirdarecolored

A.tofrighteneditsenemiesB.toattractitsenemies

C.toadjustitsbodyheatD.tomatchitsenvironment

44、WhichofthefollowingisNOTdirectlymentioned?

A.Alivingthingmayadaptinitsstructure.

B.Anorganismmayadaptinitsfunction.

C.Alivingcreaturemayadaptinitsgeneticmakeup.

D.Alivingorganismmayadaptinitssleepinghabit.

45、Theauthorcitesthebehaviorofwarm-bloodedmammalsinordertoillustrate

whichofthefollowing?

A.Alivingthingmayhavetheabilitytocreateanenvironmentofits

own.

B.Alivingcreaturemayhavetheabilitytoremainstillwhenanenemy

isnear.

C.Alivingcreaturemayhavetheabilitytomakefoodfromitsinorganic

chemicals.

D.Alivingcreaturemayhavetheabilitytochangethecolorofitsskin.

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。

TheFirstFourMinutes

Whendopeopledecidewhetherornottheywanttobecomefriends?During

theirfirstfourminutestogether,accordingtoabookbyDr.LeonardZunin.

Inhisbook,Contact：TheFirstFourMinuteszheoffersthisadvicetoanyone

interestedinstartingnewfriendships：46Alotofpeople*swholelives

wouldchangeiftheydidjustthat.

Youmayhavenoticedthataveragepersondoesnotgivehisundividedattention

tosomeonehehasjustmet.47Ifanyonehaseverdonethistoyou,you

probablydidnotlikehimverymuch.

Whenweareintroducedtonewpeople,theauthorsuggests,weshouldtry

toappearfriendlyandself-confident.Ingeneral,hesays,"Peoplelikepeople

wholikethemselves.n

Ontheotherhand,weshouldnotmaketheotherpersonthinkwearetoo

sureofourselves.Itisimportanttoappearinterestedandsympathetic,

realizingthattheotherpersonhashisownneeds,fears,andhopes.

Hearingsuchadvice,onemightsay,"ButI'mnotafriendly,self-confident

person.That1snotmynature.Itwouldbedishonestformetoactthatway.H

48Wecanbecomeaccustomedtoanychangeswechoosetomakeinour

personality."Itislikegettingusedtoanewcar.Itmaybeunfamiliarat

firstzbutitgoesmuchbetterthantheoldone."

Butisn*titdishonesttogivetheappearanceoffriendlyself-confidence

whenwedon11actuallyfeelthatway?Perhaps,butaccordingtoDr.Zunin,

11

"totalhonestisnotalwaysgoodforsocialrelationshipszespeciallyduring

thefirstfewminutesofcontact.Thereisatimeforeverything,andacertain

amountofplay-actingmaybebestforthefirstfewminutesofcontactwith

astranger.Thatisnotthetimetocomplainaboutone1shealthortomention

faultsonefindsinotherpeople.Itisnotthetimetotellthewholetruth

aboutone1sopinionsandimpressions.

49Forahusbandandwifeoraparentandchild,problemsoftenarise

duringtheirfirstfourminutestogetheraftertheyhavebeenapart.Dr.Zunin

suggeststhatthesefirstfewminutestogetherbetreatedwithcare.Ifthere

areunpleasantmatterstobediscussed,theyshouldbedealtwithlater.

Theauthor