职称英语综合类b级模拟12

职称英语综合类B级模拟12

第1部分：词汇选项

下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线。请从每个句子后面

所给的4个选项中，选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。

1>Thepriceofbeerrangedfrom50centsto$4perliterduringthesummer

season.

A.changedB.separated

C.differedD.disguised

2、Itprovedthattheoldwomanshehadbeentakingcareofwasindeedherown

mother.

A.turnedoverB.turnedin

C.turneddownD.turnedout

3、Thecourtsentencedhimtodeathformurder.

A.lawyerB.tribunal

C.attorneyD.barrister

4、Unfortunately,thetechnologyemployedtosendmentothemoonisnotrelevant

tothesolutionoftheproblemsoftheinnercity.

A.resultantB.reliant

C.responsibleD.related

5、工amnotwillingtoconcedethatIhavehurther,becausethat1snotmyreal

intention.

A.agreeableB.ready

C.compliantD.reluctant

6、Thedefeatedtroopswereorderedtoscatterandthenconcentratefiftymiles

tothesouth.

A.rallyB.attack

C.marchD.retreat

7、ThereDlacementofair-pollutingcarsbynon-pollutioncarswilltakesome

time.

A.supplementB.substitute

C.replenishmentD.complement

8、Yourhairwantscuttingyou1dbetterhaveitdonetomorrow,

A.likesB.requires

C.needsD.desires

9、OnceagainTomcheckedhistestpapercarefullytodiminishallthespelling

mistakesfromit.

A.eliminateB・abandon

C.withdrawD.decrease

10>Thetwosmallindependentcountriesenteredintoalliancewitheachother

andtheyfeltlessafraidoftheirpowerfulneighbour.

A.separationB.cooperation

C・agreementD.union

11>She*soneofthesmarteststLudentsinthewholeschool.

A.mostbeautifulB.cleverest

C・cunningD.hardest

12、Thesegoodsareessentiallyforexport,thoughafewofthemmaybesoldon

thehomemarket.

A.basicallyB.completely

C.necessaryD.remarkably

13>Althoughnobodyacknowledgedhispresence,Mr.Smithknewhehadbeen

recognized.

A.recognizedB.assented

C.admittedD.attributed

14、WhentheymovedtoCalifornia,wherethereweremorejobopportunitiesz

theydecidedtodiscardmostoftheiroldfurniture.

A.abandonB.dismiss

C.dislikeD.dispense

15、Theboyswerecharmedbythesailor*stalesofadventure.

A.bewilderedB.attracted

C.distractedD.diverted

第2部分：阅读判断

阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。

Superstition（迷信）

Sailorsandfishermeninparticular,havealwaysbeenextremely

superstitious（迷信的）.Thisishardlysurprisingwhenoneconsidersthe

changeablenatureoftheseawherezeventodaywithsophisticated

weather-forecastingtechniquesasuddenstormcanblowupquiteunexpectedly.

Inthedaysbeforeradioandengineszwheretherecouldbenolong-distance

communicatingwithanothershiporlandandwhensailsweretheonlymeans

ofmovement,itwasonlynaturalforthesailortotakeeveryprecautionto

avoidoffendingthegodswhocontrolthesea.

Onewayofpleasingthesegodswastomakeanannualoffering.Thiscustom

survivesintheceremonyofblessingthesea,whichcanstillbeseenonce

ayearinsomefishingports.

Nexttopleasingthesea-gods,themostimportantthingforthesailor

istoknowthathisboatisfreefromevilinfluences.Thetimetomakesure

ofthisisatthelaunchingceremony.Itisclearthatthewell-knowncustom

oflaunchingashipbybreakingabottleofchampagneagainstthesidegoes

backaverylongway.

OntheNorthcoastofBritainnewshipsarelaunchedwithsea-water,and

ontheNorth-EastcoastofScotlandasimilarceremonytakesplacebutwith

whiskysubstitutedforsea-water.Inbothcaseszthelaunchingisfollowed

bydrinkingandcelebration.Thepurposeoftheseceremoniesistokeepaway

evilspirits,ratherthantoaskforthesea-god1sprotection.

Startingonanewvoyageorfishingtripwasadangerousbusinessatthe

bestoftime.Oncethefishermanhassetoutforhistriphedarednot,on

anyaccountlookback.Itwasbadluckeventocallafterhim,soifhehad

forgottenanything,someonehadtournafterhimandputtheobjectintohis

hands.

Butbadluckcouldalsoresultfromsomechancemeetingonthewaytothe

boats.Insomecountrieszitwasconsideredparticularlyunluckytomeeta

priest,arabbitorawoman.Insuchanevent,theonlythingtodowasto

turnbackandsailnextday.

Redheadsandpeoplewithflatfeetwerealsotobeavoided,butifthe

fishermandidhappentomeetthem,hecouldavertbadluckbyspeakingto

themfirst.Forafishermantoseeadognearhisboatwasunlucky,while

catswereconsideredlucky,especiallyblackones.Somefishermen*swives

believedablackcatwouldbringtheirhusbandsbackfromthesea,andsometimes

domesticcatsdisappearedfromislandtownsandturnedupinfishingvillages!

16>Itisimpliedinthepassagethatsuperstitiouspracticesstemmedfrom

sailorsandfishermen*sfearfortheunreliabilityofnature.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Catisanobjectthatissupposedtobringbadlucktosailorsandfishermen.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>Inordertoavoidbadluckwhenafishermanencountersaredheadonhis

waytotheboat.Heshouldtaketheinitiativeinstartingtotalktothe

personhemeets.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19、Thepurposeofbreakingabottleofwhiskywhennewshipsarelaunched

inScotlandistopleasethegodsthatcontrolthesea.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、Makinganannualofferingcanpleasesthegodswhocontrolthesea.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21>Allthesesuperstitionsthingscan*tsavethesailorsorthefishermen

inreality.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Itwasthoughtmeetingapriest,arabbitorawomanisunluckyinall

thecountries.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

阅读下面这篇短文，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

为规定段每段选择1个正确的小标题；⑵第27〜30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正

确选项，分别完成每个句子。

Stockexchange

1.Largecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlarge.

Thesameproblem,onasmallerscale,facespracticallyeverycompanytrying

todevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.

2.therecanbelittleprospectofraisingthesortofsumsneededfrom

friendsandpeopleweknow,andwhilebanksmayagreetoprovideshort-term

finance,theyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoneyonapermanentbasis

forlong-termprojects.Socompaniesturntothepublic,invitingpeopleto

lendthemmoney,ortakeashareinthebusinessinexchangeforasharein

futureprofits.Thistheydobyissuingstocksandsharesinthebusiness

throughTheStockExchange.Bydoingsotheycanputintocirculationthe

savingsofindividualsandinstitutions,bothathomeandoverseas.

3.Whenthesaverneedshismoneyback,hedoesnothavetogotothecompany

withwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Instead,hesellshissharesthrougha

stockbrokertosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.

4.Manyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovided

bytheGovernmentorbylocalauthorities.Withouthospitals,roads,electricity,

telephones,railways,thiscountrycouldnotfunction.Alltheserequire

continuousspendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentiftheyaretoserve

usproperly,requiringmoremoneythanisraisedthroughtaxesalone.The

Government,localauthoritieszandnationalisedindustriestherefore

frequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspending,andthey,

too,cometoTheStockExchange.

5.Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosejoborwhosestandard

oflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhis/heremployerstoraisemoney

tofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranotherthisnewmoneymustcome

fromthesavingsofthecountry.TheStockExchangeexiststoprovideachannel

throughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinance.

A.Thewaycompaniesreachingthesavings

B.Whystockexchangecomesintobeing

C.Thefactionofstockexchange

D.Howthesaverstaketheirmoneyback

E.Anotherfactorwhichstockexchange

F.Howtousestock

23、Paragraph2

24、Paragraph3

25、Paragraph4.

26>Paragraph5.

27、A.amoresuccessfulcompany

B.inconstantneedoffinancialsupport

C.asmuchmoneyastheywish

D.hepopulationasawholeforfinance

E.bythesellingofsharesinthecompanies

F.tofinancenewdevelopment

Almostallcompaniesinvolvedinnewproductionanddevelopmentmustdepend

on

28、Themoneywhichenablesthesecompaniestogoaheadwiththeirprojects

israised.

29、Alltheessentialservicesonwhichwedependare.

30、ThestockexchangemakesitpossiblefortheGovernment,localauthorities

andnationalisedindustriestoraise.

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。

弟局

TheAcquisitionofTwoCompanies

TheProvidentCompaniesztheNo.2sellerofindividualdisabilityinsurance

policies,agreedyesterdaytobuytheNo.1insurerinthefieldinadeal

thatwouldgiveitmorethan1/3ofthemarket.

The$1.2billiondealwouldeliminateabout600jobs,giveabigSwiss

money-losingpoliciessoldbytheinsurerthatisbeingacquired,thePaul

Reverecompany.

LastyearProvident*sinsuranceunitshad$2.6billioninpremiumrevenues

andPaulReverehad$1.5billion.About57percentofthecombined$4.1billion

inpremiumscamefromdisabilitypoliciesthatweresoldtoindividuals.

Provident*snextlargestcompetitor,theUNUMCorporation,hasabout10percent

ofthemarket.

PaulReverehasbeencontrolledsince1985byTextronInc.Textronacquired

theinsurerwhenitboughtAvcoFinancialServiceszwhichmakeshighinterest

rateloanstopeoplewhoseemploymentandcredithistoriesmakethemtoorisky

forbankloans.

JamesF.Hardymon,Textron1schairmanandchiefexecutive,saidthesale

"reinforcesTextron1sstrategytofocusonitscoremanufacturingandfinance

businesses.nHesaid,thatuptohalftheincomemightbeusedtopaydown

thecompany'smorethan$10billionofdebtortobuybackstock.PaulRevere1s

remainingpublicshareholderswillget$26incashforeachshare,Provident

stockworth$26,or$20incashandProvidentstockworth$6.

TofinancethedealzProvidentisgettinga$300millioninfusionofcash

fromtheZurichinsuranceGroupofSwitzerland,whichisbuyinga15.2%stake

inProvidentunderanagreementallowingittoincreasethestaketo40%.

Provident,whichisbasedinChattanooga,Tenn.,announceda$423million

write-offonindividualdisabilitypoliciesinDecember1993.PaulRevere,

whichisbasedinWorchesterzMass.,hasnottakenasimilarwrite-off,said

JohnM・Hanon,ananalystatDerbySecurities.

Provident,PaulRevereandothercompanieshavepreviouslysaidthatthey

hadtopayclaimsondiseasesnotevenknownwhenthepolicieswerewritten

andthatmanydisabilityclaimsresultedinlargerthanexpectedbenefits

payment.

Thedealdrewmixedresponsesfrominsuranceratingsagencies,whichhad

rankedbothcompaniesintheuppergradeszindicatingastronglikelihood

thattheywouldbeableoverthelonghaultopayclaims.

31>WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoPara.1?

A.No.1insureracquiredtheNo.2insurer.

B.No.2insureracquiredtheNo.1insurer.

C.Thisdealprovided600morejobopportunities.

D.Thisdealwouldproduce1/3moremarketshare.

32、Whowouldwriteoffthemoney-losingpolicies?

A.PaulRevereCompany.B.Theacquiredinsurer,

C.providentCompanies.D.TextronCompany.

33、Howmuchwasearnedfrombothcompanies*saleofthedisabilitiespolicies?

A.$2.6billion.B.$1.5billion.

C.$4.1billion.D.$2.3billion.

34、AllofthefollowingcompaniesmaybetheownerofPaulRevereEXCEPT

A.TextronB.UNUMCorporation

C.AvcoFinancialServicesD.ProvidentCompanies

35、Accordingtothepassage,whyhadtheratingagenciesrankedbothcompanies

intheuppergrades?

A.Becausebothcompanieswereclaimedveryoften.

B.Becausebothcompanieswereneverclaimed.

C.Becausebothcompanieswereabletopayclaims.

D.Becausebothcompanieswerenotabletopayclaims.

弟一^扁

Internationalcommunity

Somepeoplesaytheinternationalcommunityisonlyafiction.Otherssay

itistooelasticaconcepttohaveanyrealmeaning.Somesaythereareno

internationallyrecognizednorms,goalsorfearsonwhichtobasesucha

community.Opedpagesreferroutinelytothe"socalled"internationalcommunity

Ibelievetheseskeptiesarewrong.Theinternationalcommunitydoesexist.

Ithasanaddress.Ithasachievementstoitscredit.

Whengovernments,urgedalongbycivilsociety,cometogethertoadopt

astatuteforthecreationofanInternationalCriminalCourtzthatisthe

internationalcommunityatworkfortheruleoflaw.Whenweseeanoutpouring

ofinternationalaidtothevictimsofearthquakesinTurkeyandGreece,witch

istheinternationalcommunityfollowingitshumanitarianimpulse.Whenpeople

cometogethertoressgovernmentstorelievetheworld*spoorestcountries

fromcrushingdebtburdens,thatistheinternationalcommunitythrowingits

weightbehindthecauseofdevelopment.Whenthepopularconscience,outraged

atthecarnagecausedbylandmines,obligesgovernmentstoadoptaconvention

banningthosedeadlyweaponszthat,too,istheinternationalcommunityin

action.

Therearemanymoreexamplesoftheinternationalcommunityatwork,from

eastTimortoKosovo,butthereareimportantcaveats.Toooftenthe

internationalcommunityfailstodowhatisneeded.Itfailedtopreventthe

genocideinRwanda.InEastTimor,itactedtoolatetosavemanyhundreds

oflivesandthousandsofhomesfromwanlondestruction.Theinternational

communityhasnotdoneenoughtohelpAfricaatatimewhenAfricaneedsit

mostandmoststandstobenefit,Anditallowsnearly3billionpeople—almost

halfofallhumanitytosubsiston$2orlessadayinaworldofunprecedented

wealth.

Theinternationalsystemformuchofourcenturyhasbeenbasedondivision

andhardcalculationsofrealpolitik.Inthenewcentury,wecanandmust

dobetter.Idonotmeantosuggestthatanearofcompleteharmonyiswithin

ourreach.Ofcourse,interestsandideaswillalwaysconflict.Butwecan

improveonthiscentury1sdismalrecord.Theinternationalcommunityisa

"workinprogress".Manystrandsofcooperationhaveassertedthemselvesover

theyears.Wemustnowstitchthemintoastrongfabricofinternationalcommunity

foraninternationalera.

36、Accordingtowhatsomepeoplesay,theinternationalcommunity.

A.isanorganizationrecognizedinternationally

B.isaconceptwithnofixedexplanation

C.isinventedbyafictionwriter

D.isacommunitywithanadaptablepattern

37、Fromwhatgovernmentsdowecaninferthat.

A.theworldisreallyadisastrousplaceforpeopletolivein

B.humanbeingsarefacingvariousthreatstotheirlife

C.governmentsareoftenforcedtocometogethertodealwithsomeworld

affairs

D.theinternationalcommunityisanactualmultifunctionalorganization

38、Inthethirdparagraph,thewriterimpliesthat.

A.theinternationalcommunityhasnotdoneasmuchasweexpected

B.theinternationalcommunityiscapableofactionagainstmanythings

C.peoplecancountanddependmuchontheinternationalcommunity

D.halfoftheworldpopulationhavegotonlyalittlehelpfromtherich

world

39、Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

A.theinternationalcommunityisatworkinmanyways

B.theinternationalcommunityhasachievementstoitscredit

C.thoughatwork,theinternationalcommunityfailstodowhatisneeded

D.theinternationalcommunitymustbeimprovedinthenewcentury

40、Theexpression"stitch...community"（Para.4）mostprobablymeansHto

A.strengthenourcooperationtoestablishapoliticalorganization

B.workcloselytogethertoformaninternationalcommunity

C.includeallthepartsoftheworldintotheinternationalcommunity

D.reachcompleteharmonyforthecomingofaninternationalera

第二篇

UniversityPhysics

UniversityPhysicsisintendedforstudentsofscienceandengineering.

Primaryemphasisisonphysicalprinciplesandproblem-solving；historical

backgroundandspecializedpracticalapplicationshavebeengivenaplace

ofsecondaryimportance.Manyworked-outexamplesandanextensivecollection

ofproblemsareincludedwitheachchapter.

Inthisnewedition,thebasicphilosophyandoutlineandthebalancebetween

depthoftreatmentandbreadthofsubject-mattercoverageareunchangedfrom

previouseditions.Wehavetriedtopreservethosefeaturesthatusersof

previouseditionshavefounddesirable,whileincorporatinganumberofchanges

thatshouldenhancethebook*susefulness.

Thetextbookisadaptabletoawidevarietyofcourseoutlines.Theentire

textbookcanbeusedforanintensivecoursetwoorthreesemestersinlength.

Foralessintensivecourse,manyinstructorswillwanttoomitcertainchapters

orsectionstotailorthebooktotheirindividualneeds.Thearrangement

ofthiseditionfacilitatesthiskindofflexibility.

Conversely,however,manytopicsthatwereregardedafewyearsagoas

ofperipheral（夕卜围的、次要的）importanceandwereomittedfromintroductory-

courseshavenowcometotheforeagaininthelifescienceszearthandspace

sciences,andenvironmentalproblems.Aninstructorwhowishestostressthese

kindsofapplicationswillfindthistextbookausefulsourcefordiscussion

oftheappropriateprinciples.

Inanycase,itshouldbeemphasizedthatinstructorsshouldnotfeel

constrained（受约束的）toworkstraightthroughthebookfromcovertocover.

Manychaptersare,ofcourse,inherentlysequentialinnaturezbutwithin

thisgenerallimitationinstructorsshouldbeencouragedtoselectamongthe

contentsthosechaptersthatfittheirneeds,omittingmaterialthatisnot

relevanttotheobjectivesofaparticularcourse.

41>Thistextbooklaysstresson.

A.theexpositionofphysicalprinciples

B.theprinciplesofphysicsandtheirapplication

C.thedevelopmentofphysics

D.theapplicationofphysicsindifferentfields

42、Comparedwiththe