职称英语综合类a级模拟55

职称英语综合类A级模拟55

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>Thecompanytakesenvironmenta1issuesintoaccountwhereverpossible.

A.computationB.considerationC.calculationD.asse

ssment

2、Americanyoungpeoplefindthetransitionintoadulthoodeasytoface.

A.changeB.deliveryC.transferD.tran

sfusion

3、Onlyhisrelativesknewhehadafatalillness.

A.strangeB.deadlyC.seriousD.unknown

4、Einstein1sTheoryofRelativitywassoprofoundthatonlyafewscientists

couldunderstandit.

A.deepB.superiorC.wideD.narrow

5、Hebecomesfamousforhiscoverageofsignificanteventsduringthewar.

A.usageB.baggageC.reportageD.orphanage

6、Itwasa(n)inevitableconsequenceofthedecision.

A.inconsistentB.properC.certainD.strange

7、Thedecorationofthepalaceamazesthevisitorswithitsgorgeousfurniture.

A.ridiculousB.lovelyC.peculiarD.magn

ificent

8、Whenhegotoutofthemanager1soffice,fromhisfacialexpressionwe

knewthathisproposalmusthavebeenturneddown.

A.refusedB.acceptedC.adoptedD.denied

9、Thepolicehadtorestraintheprisonersfromescaping.

A.preventB.reduceC.disallowD.confine

10、Ourplanistoallocateonememberofstafftohandleappointments.

A.assignB.persuadeC.askD.order

11>Thegangsterdisappearsintothecrowd.

A.politiciansB.musiciansC.industrialistsD.v

iolentcriminals

12、Inordertoimproveourstandardofliving,wehavetoaccelerateproduction.

A.stepupB.decreaseC.stopD.control

13>Imusthavebeeninsanetoagreetohisidea.

A.reasonableB.crazyC.sensibleD.unbel

ievable

14、She1sbeendeliberatelyignoringhimallday.

A.sufficientlyB.noticeablyC.intentionallyD.ab

solutely

15、Alampwassuspendedfromtheceiling.

A.heldB.hookedC.hiddenD-hung

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。

TheFatProblemThatMenFace

Itisapleasuretoseemenofacertainageworryingabouttheirweight.

Listeningtothemisnotsuchapleasure.Becausethemenarenewatthegame,

theydon11hesitatetodiscussthefatproblemincessantly.However,women

ofthesameagedonotdiscussthefatproblem,especiallynotinmixedcompany.

Theyprefertofacetheproblemwithquietdignity.Discussingtheproblem

mightonlydrawattentiontosomestraybodypartthatmaybesuccessfully

tuckedawayunderanarticleofclothing.

Theageatwhichamanbeginstoexplorethefatproblemcanvary.The

actualproblemcanmanifestitselfintheearly30,s,butbroad-rangediscussion

usuallystartslater.Thereareearlynonverbalsymptoms.I*vewatchedthe

ruggedjournalistwhosharesmyapartmentsneakbywithaDietCoke.Hisshirts

arenolongerneatlytuckedintodisplayatrimwaist.Recentlyhehasbegun

toverbalizehisanxiety.Hetellsme,withasheepishgrin,thatheistaking

hissuitstoChinatowntohavethem"tailored".

Stilloldermenhavelosttheirdignityandrattleonunabashedly.Often

wivesandchildrenplayimportantrolesintheirfat-inspectionrituals.Take

myoldestbrother,aformercollegefootballplayer,asanexample.Hisdaughter

saysthatseveraltimesadayhewillstandatattentionandcallout,"Fat,

mediumorthin?"Sheknowsthecorrectanswer：medium.Thinwouldbeanobvious

stretch,andfatmaynotgetherthatnewvideo.Accordingtohiswife,he

standsinfrontofthemirrorinthemorning(beforetheday*smealstake

theirtoll),putshishandsbehindhisheadandlurchesintoasidebend,

thenclutchestherollthathasdevelopedandsays,"AmIgettingfatter?"

Hiswifeisexpectedtoanswer,HYoulooklikeyoumayhavelostafewpounds.n

Andthentherearetheex-husbandsapitifulgroup.Theyareextremely

vocal.WhenIgotothemovieswithone,heconfidesthatheissuffering

fromgreathungerbecauseheisdieting.Hehasn1teatensincethepancakes

andsausageshewolfeddownthatmorning.Hepausesinhismonologuewhile

hebuyshispopcorn.Afterthemovie,wesprinttoarestaurant,wherehe

againpausestodevourabasketofbread.Beforeheordershischastesalad

andsoup,hegrowsplaintive.DoIthinkhe*sfat?

16>Menofacertainagearealwaysreadytotalkabouttheirfatproblem.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17、Womenofacertainagedonotdiscussthefatproblem,especiallyinthe

presenceofmen.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>Menusuallybegintoworryabouttheirweightwhentheyarenearly40.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19、ThejournalistusedtodrinkDietCokeandtuckhisshirtsinorderto

keeptrim.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、Menolderthanthejournalistneverhesitatetotalkabouttheirfatproblem

yetwouldbedispleasediftheirfamilymemberstellthemthetruth.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21、Myoldestbrother*sdaughterwouldnottellherfatherheisfatbecause

sheloveshimsomuchthatshecannotbeartoupsethim.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Theex-husbandsarepitifulbecausetheyhavegotnowivestosympathize

withtheirfatproblem.

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。

HowtoGetAlongWellwithYourBoss

1Beforeyouarguewithyourboss,checkwiththeboss1ssecretaryto

determinehismood.Ifheatenailsforbreakfastzitisnotagoodideato

askhimforsomething.Evenwithouttheboss1ssecretary,therearekeysto

timing：don11approachthebosswhenhe1sondeadline,don11goinrightbefore

lunch,whenheisapttobedistractedandrushed,don*tgoinjustbefore

orafterhehastakenavacation.

2Ifyou*remad,thatwillonlymakeyourbossmad.Calmdownfirstz

anddon*tletaparticularconcernopenthefloodgatesforallyouraccumulated

frustration.Thebosswillfeelthatyouthinknegativelyaboutthecompany

anditishopelesstryingtochangeyourmind.Thenmaybehewilldismiss

you.

3Terribledisputescanresultwhenneithertheemployernortheemployee

knowswhatistheproblemtheotherwantstodiscuss.Sometimesthefight

willgoawaywhentheissuesaremadeclear.Theemployeehastogethispoint

acrossclearlyinordertomakethebossunderstandit.

4Yourbosshasenoughonhismindwithoutyouraddingmore.Ifyou

can*tputforwardanimmediatesolution,atleastsuggesthowtoapproach

theproblem.Peoplewhofrequentlypresentproblemswithoutsolutionstotheir

bossesmaysoonfindtheycan*tgetpastthesecretary.

5Todealeffectivelywithaboss,it*simportanttoconsiderhisgoals

andpressures.Ifyoucanputyourselfinthepositionofbeingapartner

totheboss,thenhewillbenaturallymoreinclinedtoworkwithyoutoachieve

yourgoals.

23、Paragraph2

A.KeepYourVoiceLowAlltheTime

B.PutYourselfintheBoss*sPosition

C.ProposeYourSolution

D.Don11GoInWhenYouAreAngry

E.MaketheIssueClear

F.NeverGiveIn

24、Paragraph3

25、Paragraph4

26、Paragraph5

27、Ifyouwanttoaskthebossforanything,itisimportanttofindout

first.

A.togivethebossyouradvice

B.howheisfeeling

C.thebossmayhave

D.whatyoureallywanttotalktohimabout

E.withoutsuggestingawaytosolveit

F.howunhappyyouare

28>Itisnecessarytomakecleartotheboss.

29、Itisnotwisetopresentthebosswithaproblem.

30、Youmustbeconsiderateandthinkofthetroubles.

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，为每题确定一个最佳选项。

第一篇

OlderVolcanicEruptions

Volcanoesweremoredestructiveinancienthistory,notbecausetheywere

bigger,butbecausethecarbondioxidetheyreleasedwipedoutlifewithgreater

ease.

PaulWignallfromtheUniversityofLeedswasinvestigatingthelinkbetween

volcaniceruptionsandmassextinctions.Notallvolcaniceruptionskilled

offlargenumbersofanimalszbutallthemassextinctionsoverthepast300

millionyearscoincidedwithhugeformationsofvolcanicrock.Tohissurprisez

theolderthemassivevolcaniceruptionswere,themoredamagetheyseemed

todo.Hecalculatedthe"killingefficiency"forthesevolcanoesbycomparing

theproportionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflava（熔岩）that

theyproduced.Hefoundthatsizeforsize,oldereruptionswereatleast

10timesaseffectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecentrivals.

ThePermian（二叠纪）extinction,forexample,whichhappened250million

yearsago,ismarkedbyfloodsofvolcanicrockinSiberiathatcoveranarea

roughlythesizeofwesternEurope.Thosevolcanoesarethoughttohavepumped

outabout10gigatonnesofcarbonascarbondioxide.Theglobalwarmingthat

followedwipedout80percentofallmarinegenera（种类）atthetime,and

ittook5millionyearsfortheplanettorecover.Yet60millionyearsago,

therewasanotherhugeamountofvolcanicactivityandglobalwarmingbut

nomassextinction.Someanimalsdiddisappearbutthingsreturnedtonormal

withintenthousandofyears."Themostrecentoneshardlyhaveaneffect

H

atallzWignallsays.Heignoredtheextinctionwhichwipedoutthedinosaurs

65millionyearsago,becausemanyscientistsbelieveitwasprimarilycaused

bytheimpactofanasteroid（小彳亍星）.Hethinksthatoldervolcanoeshadmore

killingpowerbecausemorerecentlifeformswerebetteradaptedtodealing

withincreasedlevelsofC02.

VincentCourtillot,directoroftheParisGeophysicalInstituteinFrancez

saysthatWignall1sideaisprovocative.Buthesaysitisincrediblyhard

todothesesortsofcalculations.Hepointsoutthatthekillingpowerof

volcaniceruptionsdependsonhowlongtheylasted.Anditisimpossibleto

tellwhetherthehugeblastslastedforthousandsormillionsofyears.He

alsoaddsthatitisdifficulttoestimatehowmuchlavaprehistoricvolcanoes

produced,andthatlavavolumemaynotnecessarilycorrespondtocarbondioxide

emissions.

31、Whydidoldervolcaniceruptionsdomoredamagethanmorerecentones?

A.Becausetheykilledofflifemoreeasily.

B.Becausetheywerebrighter.

C.Becausetheywerelarger.

D.Becausetheywerehotter.

32、HowdidWignallcalculatethekillingpowerofthoseoldervolcanic

eruptions?

A.Byestimatinghowlongtheylasted.

B.Bycountingthedinosaurstheykilled.

C.Bystudyingthechemicalcompositionoflava.

D.Bycomparingtheproportionoflifewipedoutwiththevolumeoflava

produced.

33>Whendiddinosaursbecomeextinct?

A.300millionyearsago.

B.250millionyearsago.

C.60millionyearsago.

D.65millionyearsago.

34、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3concerningdinosaurs?

A.Theywerekilledoffbyanasteroid.

B.Theydiedofdrasticclimatechange.

C.Theywerewipedoffbyavolcaniceruption.

D.Thecauseoftheirextinctionhasremainedacontroversialissue.

35、Whatisthemainthesisofthearticle?

A.Volcaniceruptionsarenotalwaysdeadly.

B.Oldervolcaniceruptionsaremoredestructive.

C.Carbondioxideemissionsoftengiverisetoglobalwarming.

D.Itisnoteasytocalculatethekillingpowerofavolcaniceruption.

弟一^扁

USBlacksHard-hitbyCancer

DeathratesforcancerarefallingforallAmericans,butblackAmericans

arestillmorelikelytodieofcancerthanwhites,theAmericanCancerSociety

saidMonday.

Inaspecialreportoncancerandblacksztheorganizationsaidblacks

areusuallydiagnosedwithcancerlaterthanwhites,andtheyaremorelikely

todieofthedisease.

Thiscouldbebecauseofunequalaccesstomedicalcare,becauseblacks

aremorelikelytohaveotherdiseaseslikediabetesaswell,andperhaps

becauseofdifferencesinthebiologyofthecanceritselfzthereportadded.

H

IngeneralzAfricanAmericanshavelesslikelihoodofsurvivingfiveyears

H

afterdiagnosisthanwhitesforallcancersitesandallstagesofdiagnosisz

thereportsaid.

nIndescribingcancerstatisticsforAfricanAmericans,thisreport

recognizesthatsocioeconomicdisparitiesandunequalaccesstomedicalcare

mayunderliemanyofthedifferencesassociatedwithrace."

TheCancerSocietysaidblacksshouldbeencouragedtogetcheck-upsearlier,

whencancerismoretreatable；anditsaidmoreresearchwasneededtosee

ifbiologicaldifferencesplayarole.

"Thenewstatisticsemphasizethecontinuingimportanceofeliminating

thesesocialdisparitiesthroughpublicpolicyandeducationefforts,nthe

organizationsaidinastatement.

Butitalsonotedadropincancerdeathrates.

"Cancerdeathratesinbothsexesforallsitescombinedhavedeclined

substantiallyamongAfricanAmericanssince1992,ashaveincidencerates,"

saidthereport.

HIncreasedeffortstoimproveeconomicconditionsincombinationwith

educationabouttherelationshipoflifestylechoicestocancercouldfurther

reducetheburdenofcanceramongAfricanAmericans.H

About36millionAmericansdescribethemselvesasblack,representingabout

12percentofthepopulation.

36、BlackAmericansaremorelikelytodieofcancerthan.

A.peopleinothercountriesB.whiteAmericans

C.allotherAmericansD.theirancestors

37、WhichmayNOTbeareasonforhighercancerdeathratesamongUSblacks?

A.Unequalaccesstomedicalcare.B.Greaterprobabilityof

havingotherdiseases.

C.Differencesinthebiologyofthecancer.D.Earlydiagnosis.

38、Cancerismoretreatableifitisdetected.

A.inanearlystageB.togetherwithother

diseases

C.duringcheck-upsD.inelderlypeople

39、Publicpolicyandeducationeffortsmayhelptodoawaywith.

A.deathratesB.variouscancers

C.unfairsocialdifferencesD.biological

differences

40、Since1992zcancerdeathratesamongblackAmericans.

A.havebeengoingupanddownB.haveremainedstable

C.haveincreasedD.havefallen

SavePandas

WiththeSwitzerland-basedWorldWildlifeFund（WWF.,Chinaismakinga

concertedanddedicatedefforttosavetheendangeredpandas.Theresults,

officialshereinChengduindicate,aremixedbutencouraging.

Acleardisappointmentisthefailuretobreedpandasincaptivity,necessary

iftheirdecreasingnumbersaretobereplaced.Anotherfailurehasbeenthe

incapabilitytofindanatural,readilyavailablefoodtoreplacethearrow

bamboo.

Despitethesefailureszsuccesshascomeontwofronts.Oneachievement

hasbeenthephysicalrescueeffort.Somepandashavebeenkeptalivebysalting

（空投）themountainswithtonsofcookedmeat,whichpandaswilleatasa

substituteforbamboo,andbytheplantingofnewbambooinisolatedareas.

AnimalsinsomeSichuanareashavebeenrescuedbylocalpeasantsandgiven

emergencytreatmentbyanimaldoctors.

Asecondachievementisamassivefund-raisingeffort.Publicityabout

thepandasplighthasresultedinanew$100,000emergencyallocationbythe

WWFandindependentfunddrivesbothinChinaandabroad.

Inspiteofthissupport,therehavebeenconflictsinthepandarelief

program.OneimportantproblemisthedifficultyPekingishavingbalancing

therecommendationsofenvironmentalistswithChina*sambitiousgoalof

agriculturalandindustrialmodernization.

Wolongisbutoneexampleofthisdifficulty.This494z000-acrepreserve

wasdeclaredaprotectedareain1975.Yet1,800peoplezmostlyTibetansz

stillliveinthepreservezloggingtrucksstillrolldownthenarrowmountain

roads,andblastingworkstillgoesonatthesiteofanew160z000-kilowatt

hydroelectricplantjustsixmilesaway.

Thisallmeansthatthepandas1fightforsurvivalwillnotbeaneasy

one,evenwiththeconcertedeffortofman.Forintheend,eveniftheycan

survivethedangersofthewild,theymuststillcontendwithmanhimself.

41、Effortstosavetheendangeredpandas.

A.havefailedcompletelyB.haveprovenhighly

successful

C.havemetwithsetbacksbutbroughthopeD.havereceivednoresponse

fromthescientists

42、Whichofthefollowingthreatensthepandas1survivalintheWolongpreserve?

A.Localpopulation.B.Economicdevelopment.

C.Unfavorableenvironment.D.Alloftheabove.

43、Allofthefollowinghelppreventthedeclineofthepandapopulation

EXCEPT.

A.thereproductionofpandaoffspringduringcaptivity

B.thelarge-scalefund-drives

C.therescueoftheinjuredandthesick

D.thecultivationofnewbambooforests

44、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.Switzerlandisthecountrythatcontributesinthepandareliefprogram

B.thesurvivalofpandasisaninternationalconcern

C.itistoolatetorescuetheendangeredpandas

D.thelovelypandaswillsoondieout

45、Thetoneoftheauthor1sconclusionconcerningpandas*survivalis.

A.worriedB.optimistic

C.angryD.impersonal

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。

PoolWatch

46TheRoyalSocietyforthePreventionofAccidentssaysthatonaverage

15peopledrowninBritishpoolseachyear,butmanymoresuffermajorinjury

aftergettingintodifficulties.NowaFrenchcompanyhasdevelopedan

artificialintelligencesystemcalledPoseidonthatsoundsthealarmwhen

itseessomeoneindangerofdrowning.

Whenaswimmersinkstowardsthebottomofthepool,thenewsystemsends

analarmsignaltoapoolsidemonitoringstationandalifeguard1spager（携

带式电子呼叫机）.IntrialsatapoolinAnceniszitsavedalifewithinjust

afewmonthszsaysAlistairMcQuade,aspokesmanforitsmaker,Poseidon

Technologies.

47AIsoftwareanalysestheimagestoworkoutswimmers1trajectories

（轨迹）.Todothisreliably,ithastotellthedifferencebetweenaswimmer

andtheshadowofsomeonebeingcastontothebottomorsideofthepool.

"Theunderwaterenvironmentisaverydynamiconezwithmanyshadowsand

reflectionsdan