职称英语综合类b级模拟15

职称英语综合类B级模拟15

第1部分：词汇选项

1>Wehavetoaskthemtoquittalkinginorderthatallpeoplepresentcould

hearusclearly.

A.beginB.ceaseC.continueD.keep

2、TheKlondikewasthesceneofoneofthebiggestgoldrushestheworld

haseverknown.

A.locationB.viewC・eventD.landscape

3、Shehasbeenthesubjectofmassivemediacoverage.

A.extensiveB.negativeC.expensiveD.active

4、Theconferenceexploredthepossibilityofclosertradelinks.

A.rejectedB.investigatedC.proposedD.postponed

5、Theseawascalmandstill.

A.quiteB.quietC.yetD.rough

6、Inabullfight,itisthemovement,notthecolor,ofobjectsthatarouses

thebull.

A.confusesB.excitesC.scaresD.satisfies

7、Thecommitteecomprisesfivepersons.

A.absorbsB.concernsC.excludesD.involves

8、Therepairworkinvolvedmodifyingtwoofthewindows.

A.clearingB.changingC.mendingD.painting

9、Wederiveknowledgemainlyfrombooks.

A.depriveB.obtainC.descendD.trace

10、Weallconsiderhimamanofdynamicpersonalities.

A.dangerousB.doubtfulC.activeD.easy

11>Theroomwasfurnishedwiththesimplestessentials,abed,achair,and

atable.

A.suppliedB.gatheredC.graspedD.made

12>Thelocalgovernmentdecidedtomergethetwofirmsintoabigone.

A.motivateB.combineC.compactD.nominate

13>Heemphasizedafeasibleplanwhichcanbeacceptedbythebothsides.

A.favorableB.possibleC.formalD.genuine

14>Whendoesthenexttraindepart?

A.pullupB.pulldownC.pulloutD.pullin

15、Becauseadministeringthewholecompany,hesometimeshastoworkaround

theclock.

A.adjustingB.evaluatingC.engagingD.managing

第2部分：阅读判断

WhyistheNativeLanguageLearntSoWell

Howdoesithappenthatchildrenlearntheirmothertonguesowell?When

wecomparethemwithadultslearningaforeignlanguage,weoftenfindthis

interestingfact.Alittlechildwithoutknowledgeorexperienceoftensucceeds

inacompletemasteryofthelanguage.Agrown-uppersonwithfullydeveloped

mentalpowerszinmostcasezmayendupwithafaultyandinexactcommand.

Whataccountsforthisdifference?

Despiteotherexplanations,therealanswerinmyopinionliespartlyin

thechildhimself,partlyinthebehaviorofthepeoplearoundhim.Inthe

firstplace,thetimeoflearningthemothertongueisthemostfavorable

ofall,namely,thefirstyearsoflife.Achildhearsitspokenfrommorning

tillnightand,whatismoreimportantzalwaysinitsgenuineform,withthe

rightpronunciation,rightintonation,fightuseofwordsandfightstructure.

Hedrinksinallthewordsandexpressions,whichcometohiminaflash,

ever-bubblingspring.Thereisnoresistance：thereisperfectassimilation.

Thenthechildhas,asitwerezprivatelessonsalltheyearround,while

anadultlanguage-studenthaseachweekalimitednumberofhourszwhichhe

generallyshareswithothers.Thechildhasanotheradvantage：hehearsthe

languageinallpossiblesituations,alwaysaccompaniedbythefightkind

ofgesturesandfacialexpressions.Herethereisnothingunnatural,such

asisoftenfoundinlanguagelessonsinschoolszwhenonetalksaboutice

andsnowinJuneorscorchingheatinJanuary.Andwhatachildhearsisgenerally

whatimmediatelyinterestshim.Againandagain,whenhisattemptsatspeech

aresuccessfulzhisdesiresareunderstoodandfulfilled.

Finally,thoughachild1s"teachers"maynothavebeentrainedinlanguage

teaching,theirrelationswithhimarealwayscloseandpersonal.Theytake

greatpainstomaketheirlessonseasy.

16、Comparedwithadultslearningaforeignlanguage,childrenlearntheir

nativelanguagewithease.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Adults1knowledgeandmentalpowershindertheircompletemasteryofa

foreignlanguage.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>Thereasonwhychildrenlearntheirmothertonguesowellliessolely

intheirenvironmentoflearning.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>Plentyofpracticeinlisteningduringthefirstyearsoflifepartly

ensureschildren*ssuccessoflearningtheirmothertongue.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、Achildlearninghisnativelanguagehastheadvantageofhavingprivate

lessonsalltheyearround.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21>Gesturesandfacialexpressionsmayassistachildinmasteringhisnative

language.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Sofaraslanguageteachingisconcerned,theteacher1sclosepersonal

relationshipwiththestudentismoreimportantthantheprofessionallanguage

teachingtraininghehasreceived.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

Hurricanes（龙卷风）

Didyouknowthatbefore1950,hurricaneshadnonames?Theyweresimply

givennumbers.ThefirstnamesweresimplyAlpha,Bravo,Charlie,etc.but

in1953,femalesnamesweregivenbecauseoftheunpredictability（不可预

知）factorofthestorms.In1979,realizingthesexist（'性别歧视的）nature

ofsuchnames,thelistswereexpandedtoincludebothmenandwomen.

Hurricanesandtyphoons（台风）arethesamethings.Iftheyforminthe

Atlantic,wecallthesestrongstormshurricaneszfromtheWestIndianword

hurricane,meaning"bigwind".AndiftheyarePacificstorms,theyarecalled

typhoonsfromtheChinesetaifun,meaning"greatwind".Tobeclassifiedas

ahurricane,thestormmusthavemaximumwindsofatleast75mph.Thesestorms

arebig,manyhundredsofmilesindiameter.

Hurricanesgettheirpowerfromwatervaporasitgivesoutitsstored-up

energy.Allwatervaporgivesoutheatasitcondenses（凝结）fromagaseous

statetoaliquidstateoverfixedpointsontheequator（赤道）.Tomakea

hurricanezyoumusthaveextremelywetzwarmair,thekindofairthatcan

onlybefoundintropicalregion.

Scientistshavedeterminedthattheheatgivenoutintheprocessofwater

condensationcanbeashighas95billionkilowattsperhour.Injustone

dayalone,thestormcanproducemoreenergythanmanyindustrializednations

needinanentireyear!Theproblemisthatwedon*tknowhowtomakesure

suchgreatenergyworkforus.

Predictingthepathofahurricaneisoneofthemostdifficulttasksfor

forecasters.Itmovesatatypicalspeedof15mph.Butnotalways.Somestorms

mayraceattwicethisspeed,thensuddenlystopandremaininthesamelocation

forseveraldays.Itcanbemaddening（发疯的）ifyouliveinacoastalarea

thatmaybehit.

Thebiggestadvanceinearlydetectioniscontinuouswatchfromweather

satellites.Withthese,wecanseethestormsformandtrackthemfully,from

birthtodeath.Whiletheycanstillkillpeopleanddestroypropertyzhurricanes

willneversurpriseanynationagain.

23>Paragraph1

A.Ashorthistoryofnaminghurricanes.

B.Harnessingthehurricaneenergy.

C.Difficultyinforecastingthecourseofahurricane.

D.Hugeenergystoredinahurricane.

E.Forecastingahurricanethroughsatellitewatching.

F.Differentnamesforthesamethings.

24、Paragraph2_______

25、Paragraph3_______

26、Paragraph4

27>Bothmaleandfemalenamesareusedforhurricanesinconsiderationof

A.thetimelydiscovery

B.convenience

C.sexequality

D.itsconnectionwithhumans

E.thehugepower

F.itsuncertainty

28、Usingweathersatellitescanensureofhurricanes.

29、Energyspecialistsmaybeinterestedinofhurricanes.

30、Scientistscannotaccuratelypredictthecourseofahurricanedueto

第4部分：阅读理解

/J—AttJ

"Salty"RicePlantBoostsHarvests

Britishscientistsarebreedinganewgenerationofriceplantsthatwill

beabletogrowinsoilcontainingsaltwater.Theirworkmayenableabandoned

farmstobecomeproductiveoncemore.

TimFlowersandTonyYeo,fromSussexUniversity*sSchoolofBiological

Sciences,havespentseveralyearsresearchinghowcropszsuchasrice,could

bemadetogrowinwaterthathasbecomesalty.

Thepairhaverecentlybegunathree-yearprogramme,fundedbythe

BiotechnologyandBiologicalSciencesResearchCouncil,toestablishwhich

genesenablesomeplantstosurvivesaltyconditions.Theaimistobreed

thiscapabilityintocropszstartingwithrice.

Itisestimatedthateachyearmorethan100hectares（公顷）ofagricultural

landarelostbecausesaltgetsintothesoilandstunts（妨碍生长）plants.

Theproblemiscausedbyseveralfactors.Inthetropicszmangroves（红树

林）thatcreateswamps（沼泽）andtraditionallyformedbarrierstoseawater

havebeencutdown.IntheMediterranean,aseriesofdroughtshavecaused

thewatertabletodrop,allowingseawatertoseep（渗透）in.InLatinAmerica,

irrigationoftencausesproblemswhenwaterisevaporated（蒸发）bytheheatz

leavingsaltdepositsbehind.

Excesssaltthenenterstheplantsandpreventsthemfunctioningnormally.

Heavyconcentrationsofmineralsintheplantsstopthemdrawingupthewater

theyneedtosurvive.

Toovercometheseproblems,FlowersandYeodecidedtobreedriceplants

thattakeinverylittlesaltandstorewhattheydoabsorbincellsthat

donotaffecttheplants1growth.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.toidentifygenesthatpromotegrowthhasaltysoil

C.tobreedriceplantsthattastesalty

D.tofindwaystoremoveexcessivesaltfromsoil

33、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacauseoftheproblemdiscussed

inthepassage?

A.Naturalbarrierstoseawaterhavebeendestroyed.

B.Thewatertablehasgonedownafterdroughts.

C.Sealevelhasbeencontinuouslyrising.

D.Evaporationofwaterleavessaltbehind.

34、Theword"affect11inParagraph6couldbebestreplacedby.

A."influence"

B."effect"

C."stopn

D."present11

35、Theattitudeoftheauthortowardstheresearchprojectis.

A.positive

B.negative

C.suspicious

D.indifferent

弟一m

ImportanceofServices

TheUnitedStateshasmovedbeyondtheindustrialeconomystagetothe

pointwhereithasbecometheworld1sfirstserviceeconomy.Almostthree

fourthsofthenon-farmlaborforceisemployedinserviceindustries,and

overtwo-thirdsofthenation1sgrossnationalproductisaccountedforby

services.Also,servicejobstypicallyholdupbetterduringarecessionthan

dojobsinindustriesproducingtangiblegoods.

Duringthe20-yearperiodof1966to1986zabout36millionnewjobswere

createdintheUnitedStates—farmorethaninJapanandWesternEuropecombined.

About90percentofthesejobswereinserviceindustries.Duringthissame

timespan,some22millionwomenjoinedthelaborforce—and97percent

ofthesewomenwenttoworkintheservicesector.Theseemploymenttrends

areexpectedtocontinueatleastuntiltheyear2000.Fortheperiod1986—2000z

theBureauofLaborStatisticspredictsthatover21millionnewjobswill

becreatedand93percentofthemwillbeinserviceindustries.

Moreover,mostofthisexplosivegrowthinservicesemploymentisnotin

low—payingjobs,contrarytothebeliefsofmanyeconomists,businessand

laborleaders,andpoliticians.Thesepeoplearguethatmanufacturingjobs,

whichhavebeentheeconomicfoundationofAmerica*smiddleclass,arevanishing

Theyclaimthatfactoryworkersarebeingreplacedwithahostoflow-wage

earners.Itistruethatmanufacturingjobshavedeclined,withmanyofthem

goingtoforeigncountries.Itisalsotruethattherehasbeengrowthin

somelow-payingservicejobs.Yetcooksandcounterpeoplestillrepresent

only1percentoftheUSlaborforcetoday.Furthermore,formanyyearsthe

fastest-growingoccupationalcategoryhasbeen"professionalztechnical,and

relatedwork.nThesejobspaywellabovetheaverage,andmostareinservice

industries.

Aboutone-halfofconsumerexpendituresareforthepurchaseofservices.

Projectionstotheyear2000indicatethatserviceswillattractalleven

largershareofconsumerspending.Adrawbackoftheserviceeconomyboom

isthatthepricesofmostserviceshavebeengoingupataconsiderablyfaster

ratethanthepricesofmosttangibleproducts.Youareundoubtedlyaware

ofthisifyouhavehadyourcarorTVsetrepaired,hadyourshoeshalf-soled,

orpaidamedicalbillinrecentyears.

Whenwesaythatservicesaccountforclosetoone-halfofconsumer

expenditures,westillgrosslyunderstatetheeconomicimportanceofservices.

Thesefiguresdonotincludethevastamountsspentforbusinessservices.

Byallindications,spendingforbusinessserviceshasincreasedevenmore

rapidlythanspendingforconsumerservices.

grossnationalproduct国民生产总值，略作GNP

tangiblegoods有形商品

drawbackn.缺点；不利条件

36>ThefirstparagraphintendstotellUSthat.

A.servicesaremoreimportantthanindustriesproducingtangiblegoods

B.servicesareimportant

C.servicejobsmakemoremoneythanotherjobs

D.servicesaremorecomfortablethanotherjobs

37>Between1966and1986,theUnitedStatescreatedabout

A.32.4millionservicejobs

B.32.4millionjobs

C.22millionservicejobs

D.19.8millionservicejobs

38、Manyeconomists,businessandlaborleadersandpoliticiansbelieve

that_______.

A.mostoftheexplosivegrowthinserviceemploymentisnotinlow-paying

jobs

B.mostofthefastgrowthintheservicesectorisinlow-payingjobs

C.manufacturingjobsaredisappearingbecausetheyarenolongerattractive

D.mostofthefastgrowthintheservicesectorisinhigh-payingjobs

39、Theimportanceofservicescanbeshown.

A.onlybyconsumerexpenditure

B.onlybymoneyspentonbusinessservices

C.bymoneyspentonbusinessservicesaswellasonconsumerservices

D.onlybymoneyspentonfoodandhousing

40、Whatdoesthewriterofthispassagedisapproveofregardingservices

now?

A.Theirfastgrowth.

B.Theirdecline.

C.Theirprices-

D.Theirquality.

第三篇

Common-coldSense

Youcan*tbeatit,butyoudon*thavetojoinit.Maybeitgotthename

1

"commoncold"becauseitsmorecommoninwinter.Thefactiszthough,being

colddoesn1thaveanythingtodowithgettingone.Coldsarecausedbythe

spreadofrhinoviruses,and,atleastsofar,medicalscienceisbetterat

tellingyouhowtoavoidgettingonethanhowtogetridofone.

Childrenarethemostcommonwaycoldvirusesarespreadtoadults,because

theyhavemorecoldsthanadults—anaverageofabouteightperyear.Whydo

kidsseemsomuchmoreeasilytogetcoldsthantheirparents?Simple.They

haven*thadtheopportunitytobecomeimmunetomanycoldviruses.

Therearemorethan150differentcoldviruses,andyouneverhavethe

sameonetwice.Beinginfectedbyonemakesyouimmunetoit--butonlyit.

Coldsaleusuallyspreadbydirectcontactznotsneezingorcoughing.From

anotherperson1shandtoyourhandandthentoyournoseoreyesisthemost

commonroute.Thehighestconcentrationofcoldvirusesanywhereisfound

underthethumbnailsofaboy,althoughthevirusescansurviveforhours

onskinorothersmoothsurfaces.

Hygieneisyourbestdefense.Washyourhandsfrequently,preferablywith

adisinfectantsoap,especiallywhenchildreninyourhouseholdhavecolds.

Butevencarefulhygienewon*twardoffeverycold.So,whatworkswhen

acoughing,sneezing,runnynosestrikes?

Theoldprescriptionoftwoaspirins,lotsofwater,andbedrestisa

goodplacetostart.Butyou*11alsofindsomeofthefolkremedies..,worth

Wing.Hotmixturesofsugar(orhoney),lemon,andwaterhaverealbenefits.

rhinovirusn.鼻病毒

immuneadj.免疫的，有免疫力

disinfectantn.消毒剂，杀菌剂

prescriptionn.诀窍；处方，药方

sneezevi.打喷嚏

thumbnailn.拇指

41、Accordingtotheessay,youmayhaveacoldbecause.

A.theweatheristoocold

B.thespreadofrhinovirusesgetspeopleinfected

C.anotherperson1scoughingpassesthecoldtoyou

D.youwashyourhandstoooften

42、Thebestwaytokeepyourselffromgettingcoldsis.

A.tokeepyourselfclean

B.touseadisinfectantsoap

C.totaketwoaspirinseveryday

D.todrinklotsofwater

43、Childrenhavemorecoldsbecause.

A.theyareusuallyinfectedabouteighttimeseachyear

B.theyarenotimmunetomanycoldvirusesyet

C.theyneverwashtheirhandssothattheirthumbnailsaredirty

D.theydon*tlikeeatinglemon

44、Whenyouarehavingacold,.

A.itisalwaysthesamekindofcoldthatyouhadlasttime

B.itmaybethesamekindofcoldthatyouhadlasttime

C.itiscertainlynotthesamekindofcoldthatyouhadlasttime

D.itisprobablynotthesamekindofcoldthatyouhadlasttime

45、Whenoneishavingacold,hemayoftenhaveallthefollowingsymptoms

EXCEPT_______.

A.coughing

B.havingasorethroat

C.havingarunnynose

D.havingastomachache

第5部分：补全短文

Writing

Likefinefood,goodwritingissomethingweapproachwithpleasureand

enjoyfromthefirsttastetothelast,46Quitethecontrary,justasthe

cookhastoundergoanintensivetraining,masteringtheskillsofhistrade,

thewritermustsitathisdeskanddevotelonghourstoachievingastyle

inhiswriting,whateveritspurpose-schoolwork,mattersofbusiness,or

purelysocialcommunication.47

Therearestillsomeremoteplacesintheworldwhereyoumightfindsomeone

todoyourbusinessorsocialwritingforyou,forafee.Thereareafew

mangerswhoareluckyenoughtohavetheserviceofthatrarekindofsecretary

whocantakecareofallsortsofletterwritingwithnomorethanaquick

notetoworkfrom.48

Wehavetowriteschoolpapers,businesspapersorhomepapers.Weare

constantlycalledontoputwordstopaper.Itwouldbedifficulttocount

thenumberofsuchwords,messages,letters,andreportsputtothemails

ordeliveredbyhand,butthedailyfiguremustbeenormous.49Wewantto

arouseandholdtheinterestofreaders.Wewantwhateverwewritetoberead,

fromfirstwordtolast,notthrownintosomenletters-to-be-read"fileor

into