职称英语综合类a级模拟39

职称英语综合类A级模拟39

第1部分：词汇选项

1、Pleaseputupyourhandsifyoucananswerthisquestion.

A.raiseB.reachC.waveD.

shake

2>Onthebrinkofmatrimony,hefledtoadesertisland.

A.shipB.proposalC.edgeD.evasion

3、Sinceancienttimespeoplehavefoundvariouswaystopreservemeat

A.eat

B.cook

C.freeze

D.keep

4、Thenewstyleofshoesappealstothosestudents.

A.arisesB.absorbsC.attractsD.accepts

5、Asaresultofcarelesswashingthejacketwasreducedtoachild*ssize.

A.compressedB.shrank

C.droppedD.decreased

6、Iexpectthatshewillbeabletocaterforyourparticularneeds.

A.supplyB.reach

C.provideD.meet

7、Agoalofmoderndanceoftenistoexpressthedancer1sinnermostfeelings

andemotions.

A.slightestB.rarest

C.mostpersonalD.mostdifficult

8、WhenJackeventuallyovertookthelasttrackhepulledovertotheinside

lane.

A.skippedB.passed

C.reachedD.led

9、TheeconomycontinuedtoexhibitsignsofdeclineinSeptember.

A.Play

B.send

C.show

D.tell

10、Theeternalmotionofthestarsfascinatedhim.

A.longB.never-endingC.boringD.

extensive

11>WeconsumealotmorethanweareabletoProduce.

A.wasteB.buy

C.useD.sell

12>Weexploredthepossibilityofclosertradelinksattheconference,

A.rejectedB.investigated

C.proposedD.postponed

13>Peterisexperiencingadifficulttimeinhislife.

A.goingintoB.goingoutofC.goingoverD.going

through

14、SequoyahcreatedtheCherokeesyllabary,anextraordinaryachievementthat

madeitpossiblefortheCherokeetoprintnewspapersintheirownlanguage.

A.aninevitableB.aremarkableC.alinguisticD.a

journalistic

15>Theriverwidensconsiderablyasitbeginstoturnwest.

A.extendsB.stretches

C,broadensD.bends

第2部分：阅读判断

BrotherlyLove

AdidasandPumahavebeentwoofthebiggestnamesinsportsshoe

manufacturingforoverhalfacentury.

Since1928theyhavesuppliedshoesforOlympicathleteszWorldCup-winning

footballheroes,MuhammadAli,hiphopstarsandrockmusiciansfamousall

overtheworld.Butthestoryofthesetwocompaniesbeginsinonehousein

thetownofHerzogenaurach,Germany.

AdolphandRudolphDasslerwerethesonsofashoemaker.Theylovedsport

butcomplainedthattheycouldneverfindcomfortableshoestoplayin.Rudolph

alwayssaid,*Youcannotplaysportswearingshoesthatyou1dwalkaround

townwith.1Sotheystartedmakingtheirown.In1920Adolphmadethefirst

pairofathleticsshoeswithspikes(^T),producedontheDasslers1kitchen

table.

On1stJuly1924theyformedashoecompany,DasslerBrothersLtdandthey

workedtogetherformanyyears.Thecompanybecamesuccessfulanditprovided

theshoesforGermany*sathletesatthe1928and1932OlympicGames.

Butin1948thebrothersargued.Nooneknowsexactlywhathappened,but

familymembershavesuggestedthattheargumentwasaboutmoneyorwomen.

TheresultwasthatAdolphleftthecompany.HisnicknamewasAdi,andusing

thisandthefirstthreelettersofthefamilyname,Dassler,hefoundedAdidas.

RudolphrelocatedacrosstheRiverAurachandfoundedhisowncompanytoo.

AtfirsthewantedtocallitRuda,buteventuallyhecalleditPuma,after

thewildcat.ThefamousPumalogoofthejumpingcathashardlychangedsince.

Afterthebigsplitof1948AdolphandRudolphneverspoketoeachother

againandtheircompanieshavenowbeenincompetitionforoversixtyyears.

Bothcompanieswereformanyyearsthemarketleaders,thoughAdidashasalways

beenmoresuccessfulthanPuma.Ahiphopgroup,RunDMC,hasevenwritten

asongcalled"MyAdidas11andin2005AdidasboughtReebok,anotherbigsports

shoecompany.

Theterriblefamilyargumentshouldreallybeforgotten,buteversince

ithappened,oversixtyyearsago,thetownhasbeensplitintotwo.Even

now,someAdidasemployeesandPumaemployeesdon*ttalktoeachother.

16>Adidasandpumabegantomakeshoesattheendof19thcentury.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention

17>Thebrothers7fatherwasaballmaker.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention

18>Thebrothersmakeshoesathome.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention

19>Thebrothersarguedabouttheshoes.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention

20、Thebrothersdecidedtostarttheirseparatecompaniesafterargument.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention

21、NikemakesmoreshoesthanAdidas.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention

22、Peopleintownhaveforgottentheirargument.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmention

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

A.itsdetectingpower

B.millionsoflightyearsawayinspace

C.thelocationoftheVLT

D.asanexample

E.thebirthoftheearth

F.therotationoftheearth

23、TheVLTwillallowscientiststoseeevents.

24、ThedesignersoftheV1Taresurprisedat.

25、EtaCarinaeistaken.

26>ScientistsbelievetheVLTwilltellusmoreabout.

A.late18thcentury

B.equaleducationandemploymentwithmen

C.weakerandlowerinsocialposition

D.early20thcentury

E.herchildren

F.therightsofvoting

27、Insomereligionszwomenwereconsidered

28、Traditionallythelawdidnotallowwomentohavethecontrolover

29、Women*srightsmovementstartedinthe

30、ActsofCongressgavewomentherightof

第4部分：阅读理解

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TheAcquisitionofTwoCompanies

TheProvidentCompanies,theNo.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

theinsurerwhenitboughtAvcoFinancialServices,whichmakeshighinterest

rateloanstopeoplewhoseemploymentandcredithistoriesmakethemtoorisky

forbankloans.

JamesF.Hardymon,Textron1schairmanandchiefexecutive,saidthesale

"reinforcesTextron1sstrategytofocusonitscoremanufacturingandfinance

businesses.nHesaid,thatuptohalftheincomemightbeusedtopaydown

thecompany1smorethan$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-offzsaid

JohnM.HanonzananalystatDerbySecurities.

Provident,PaulRevereandothercompanieshavepreviouslysaidthatthey

hadtopayclaimsondiseasesnotevenknownwhenthepolicieswerewritten

andthatmanydisabilityclaimsresultedinlargerthanexpectedbenefits

payment.

Thedealdrewmixedresponsesfrominsuranceratingsagencies,whichhad

rankedbothcompaniesintheuppergrades,indicatingastronglikelihood

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

DancingintheStreets

IfthereisonethingcertaintogetBraziliansontheirfeet,itisthe

RioCarniva1（狂欢节）.HeldinRiodeJaneiro.thecountry*sbiggestcity,the

carnivalbeganonFebruary20.whenthemayorgavekeyofthecitytoRei

Momo—theLordofMisrule（无序之皇）

Onhisorderszeachyearpeopleturnthecityintoaparadiseofdance

andmusic.Thefollowingsixdaysaresofunofparadeszstreetdancing,fantastic

clothesandpartying（聚会）thatmanypeopleforgetabouteatingandsleeping

"ItwasthepassionofthecarnivalthatattractedmetoBrazilandmade

mesettledowninRio.HsaidBobNadkarni.aBritishmanwhohaslivedin

thecityforseveralyearsFormanyBrazilians.thecentrepieceofthecarnival

issamba（桑巴舞）,atypicalBraziliandance.Everyyear,tensofthousandsof

visitorsandlocalsshowofftheirpassionandenergyiuthestreets.following

thebeat（节拍）oftheLatinmusic.

Theclimaxtothisstreetpartyisthefloat（彩车）parade,inwhichfloats

decoratedwithtonsoffreshflowersbyvarioussambaschoolsandlocal

communitiesmovethroughthecity.Onthetopofeachfloatstandsthecandidate

fortheDrumQueen,whoischosenattheendoftheparty,whilemostpeople

arefreetoenjoythecelebrations.Rio*spoliceofficershavetokeepaclear

head.Followingthemurderofthreeofficersinagunfightearlylastweek,

theBrazilianGovernmenthastightenedsecurityinRio.Thestreetfighting,

robberyandsexcrimesthataccompanythecarnivalareverydifficulttopolice.

CarnivalsbeganinancientRomeasacelebrationatwhichpeoplefedwild

wolves,inhonourofthecity1sfounderwhowassaidtohavebeenraisedby

ashe—wolf.Brazilgavenewlifetothistraditionandso.despitethetroubles.

thecarnivalwillremainasymbolofthecountry*sculture.

36、Accordingtothepassage.duringtheCarnivalpeopleinRiodidallof

thefollowingEXCEPT

A.dancinginthestreets.

B.puttingoncolorfulclothes

C.eatingalotoffood.

D.holdingexcitingparades.

37、Howlongdoesthecarnivallast?

A.Sixdays.

B.A.wholeweek.

C.Eightdays

D.ThewholeofFebruary

38、ThewordHcenterpiece"inthe3rdparagraphmeans

A.themostimportantpart.

B.themiddlepart

C.thecentralpartofthecity

D.themostattractivedecoration

39、Accordingtothepassage,BobNadkamiis

A.aBrazilianwhohascomebackfromBritain.

B.aBritishmanwhovisitsRioforthecarnival.

C.aBritishmanwhohascometoliveinBrazil.

D.aBrazilianwhoisattractedbythecarnival.

40、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.TheearliestcarnivalswereheldinancientRome

B.CarnivalswereoriginallyatraditionoftheBrazilians

C.CarnivalswereoriginallyatraditionoftheRomans.

D.TheBrazilianshaveintegratedtheRomancarnivalintotheirculture.

加-

Common-coldSense

Youcan11beatit,butyoudon*thavetojoinit.Maybeitgotthename

Hcommoncold"becauseit1smorecommoninwinter.Thefactis,though,being

colddoesn1thaveanythingtodowithgettingone.Coldsarecausedbythe

spreadofrhinoviruses,and,atleastsofar,medicalscienceisbetterat

tellingyouhowtoavoidgettingonethanhowtogetridofone.

Childrenarethemostcommonwaycoldvirusesarespreadtoadults,because

theyhavemorecoldsthanadults—anaverageofabouteightperyear.Whydo

kidsseemsomuchmoreeasilytogetcoldsthantheirparents?Simple.They

haven*thadtheopportunitytobecomeimmunetomanycoldviruses.

Therearemorethan150differentcoldviruses,andyouneverhavethe

sameonetwice.Beinginfectedbyonemakesyouimmunetoit--butonlyit.

Coldsaleusuallyspreadbydirectcontact,notsneezingorcoughing.From

anotherperson1shandtoyourhandandthentoyournoseoreyesisthemost

commonroute.Thehighestconcentrationofcoldvirusesanywhereisfound

underthethumbnailsofaboy,althoughthevirusescansurviveforhours

onskinorothersmoothsurfaces.

Hygieneisyourbestdefense.Washyourhandsfrequently,preferablywith

adisinfectantsoap,especiallywhenchildreninyourhouseholdhavecolds.

Butevencarefulhygienewon*twardoffeverycold.So,whatworkswhen

acoughing,sneezing,runnynosestrikes?

Theoldprescriptionoftwoaspirins,lotsofwater,andbedrestisa

goodplacetostart.Butyou111alsofindsomeofthefolkremedies..,worth

Wing.Hotmixturesofsugar(orhoney),lemon,andwaterhaverealbenefits.

41、Accordingtotheessay,youmayhaveacoldbecause.

A.theweatheristoocold

B.thespreadofrhinovirusesgetspeopleinfected

C.anotherperson*scoughingpassesthecoldtoyou

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、Whenoneishavingacoldzhemayoftenhaveallthefollowingsymptoms

EXCEPT_______.

A.coughing

B,havingasorethroat

C.havingarunnynose

D.havingastomachache

第5部分：补全短文

WhyWouldTheyFalselyConfess?

Whyonearthwouldaninnocentpersonfalselyconfesstocommittingacrime?

Tomostpeople,itjustdoesn11seemlogical.Butitislogical,sayexperts,

ifyouunderstandwhatcanhappeninapoliceinterrogation（审讯）room,

Undertherightconditions,people1smindsaresusceptible（易受影响的）

toinfluence,andthepressureputonsuspectsduringpolicegrillings（盘

问）isenormous.4611Thepressureisimportanttounderstand,becauseotherwise

it*simpossibletounderstandwhysomeonewouldsayhedidsomethinghedidn*t

do.Theansweris：toputanendtoanuncomfortablesituationthatwillcontinue

untilhedoesconfess.H

DevelopmentalpsychologistAllisonRedlichrecentlyconductedalaboratory

studytodeterminehowlikelypeoplearetoconfesstothingstheydidn*t

do.47Theresearchersthenintentionallycrashedthecomputersandaccused

theparticipantsofhittingthe"alt11keytoseeiftheywouldsignastatement

falselytakingresponsibility.

Redlich*sfindingsclearlydemonstratehoweasyitcanbetogetpeople

tofalselyconfess：59percentoftheyoungadultsintheexperimentimmediately

confessed.48Ofthe15-to16-year-olds,72percentsignedconfessions,as

did78percentofthe12-to13-year-olds.

"There*snoquestionthatyoungpeoplearemoreatrisk,HsaysSaulKassin,

apsychologyprofessoratWilliamsCollege,whohasdonesimilarstudieswith

similarresults.49

BothKassinandRedlichnotethattheentire"interrogation"intheir

experimentsconsistedofasimpleaccusation--nothoursofaggressive

questioning--andstillzmostparticipantsfalselyconfessed.

Becauseofthestressofapoliceinterrogation,theyconclude,suspects

canbecomeconvincedthatfalselyconfessingistheeasiestwayoutofabad

situation.50

AInherexperiment,participantswereseatedatcomputersandtoldnot

tohitthe"alt"key,becausedoingsowouldcrashthesystems.

B"Insomeways,"saysKassin,11falseconfessionbecomesarational

decision.”

C"It'salittlelikesomebody1sworkingonthemwithadental（牙齿的）

drill,"saysFranklinZimring,alawprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia

atBerkeley.

D11Butadultsarehighlyvulnerabletoo.”

EHowcouldaninnocentpersonadmittodoingsomethinghedidn*tdo?

FRedlichalsofoundthattheyoungertheparticipantzthemorelikely

afalseconfession.

第6部分：完形填空

Generationgap

Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimes

andtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhave

alwayscomplained,moreor51justly,thattheirparentsareoutof

touch52modernways；thattheyarepossessiveanddominant；53theydo

nottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises；thatthey54toomuchabout

certainproblems—andthattheyhaveno55ofhumor,atleastinparentchild

relationships.

Ithinkitistruethatparentsoften56theirteenagechildrenandalso

forgethowtheythemselvesfell57young.Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheir

parentswiththeir58inclothesandhairstyles,inentertainersandmusic.

Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhich

theyhavenot59beenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyof

theirown.60,ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabulary

orclothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparents,thisgivesthemadditional

enjoyment.Theyfeeltheyare61,atleastinasmallway,andthatthey

areleadersinstyleandtaste.

Sometimesyouareresistant,andproudbecauseyoudonotwantyourparents

to62ofwhatyoudo.Iftheydidapprovezitlooksasifyouarebetraying

yourownagegroup.Butinthatcasezyouareassumingthatyouaretheunderdog

（败者）：youcan11winbutatleastyoucankeepyourhonor.Thisisa63way

oflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafterlongyearsof

childhood,64youwerecompletelyunderyourparents1control.But

it65thefactthatyouarenowbeginningtoberesponsibleforyourself.

Soifyouplantocontrolyourlife,cooperationcanbepartofthatplan

51>A.moreB.muchC.lessD.lesser

52>A.withB.inC.fromD.for

53>A.whichB.andC.forD,that

54、A.sayB.talkC.tellD.speak

55、A.fellingB.senseC.touchesD.sensing

56、A.failB.mistakeC.underestimateD.understand1

57、A.ifB.beingC.likeD.when

58、A.choicesB.hobbiesC.likesD.dislikes

59、A.alreadyB.stillC.yetD.ever

60、A.HoweverB.FurthermoreC.BesidesD,Then

61、A.superiorB.goodC.beautifulD.attractive

62、A.agreeB.