职称英语理工类A、B、C级综合试卷-29及答案解析.doc

1、职称英语理工类 A、B、C 级综合试卷-29 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第 1部分：词汇选项/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.The poet William Carlos Williams was a New Jersey physician.（分数：1.00）A.doctorB.professorC.physicistD.resident2.A will is a document written to ensure that the wishes of the deceased are realized.（分数：1.00）A.fulfilledB

2、.affiliatedC.advocatedD.received3.Can you account for your absence from the class last Thursday?（分数：1.00）A.explainB.examineC.excuseD.expand4.The most prominent characteristics of handwriting are undoubtedly letter formation and slant.（分数：1.00）A.presumablyB.in many casesC.surelyD.without bias5.Anxiet

3、y about financial matter lessened somewhat when, in 1910, the United States accepted responsibility for Liberias survival.（分数：1.00）A.descendedB.fadedC.diminishedD.highlighted6.She was grateful to him for being so good to her.（分数：1.00）A.helpfulB.hatefulC.delightfulD.thankful7.The Victorian speaker wa

4、s noted for his manual gestures.（分数：1.00）A.expressiveB.physicalC.exaggeratedD.dubious8.We will set off after he finishes packing.（分数：1.00）A.set outB.set backC.set upD.set down9.People from many countries were drawn to the United States by the growing cities and industries.（分数：1.00）A.draftedB.transpo

5、rtedC.attractedD.ordered10.Customers are well waited on in this big department store.（分数：1.00）A.servedB.changedC.paidD.treated11.Efficient air service has been made available through modern technology.（分数：1.00）A.AffluentB.ModernC.InexpensiveD.Effective12.There is a trend towards equal opportunities

6、for men and women.（分数：1.00）A.tideB.tendencyC.targetD.trail13.The steadily rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping cargo by water.（分数：1.00）A.continuouslyB.quicklyC.excessivelyD.exceptionally14.After a bitter struggle the rebels were forced to submit.（分数：1.00）

7、A.yieldB.dedicateC.renderD.incline15.The cars traveled 200 miles a day.（分数：1.00）A.cameB.coveredC.goneD.walked二、B第 2部分：阅读判断/B(总题数：1，分数：7.00)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。On British NewspapersBesides the daily newspapers, there are a number of Sunday newspapers in Britain. Manyof them are conn

8、ected with the “dailies“, though not run by the same editor and his members.The Sunday papers are larger than the daily papers and usually contain more articles concernedwith comment (评论) and general information rather than news. The national daily and Sunday papers have the largest circulation(发行)

9、in the world. Of the Sunday papers, the Observer and the Sunday Times are the best known. It is a regrettable fact that the number of magazines of a literary or political nature hasdropped down since the war. This has probably been caused by the everwider use of radio andtelevision. The most success

10、ful magazines are those published for women. Their covers aredesigned to catch the eye, and they certainly succeed in doing so! They offer their readers articles on cookery (烹饪法), fashion, needlework, and many other matters of women interest.They also provide advice to those in love, and adventures

11、with handsome heroes. Somewomens magazines also include serious articles of more general interest. The visitor who looks at the magazines displayed in a large bookstall (书摊) which may befound in an important railway station wiIl notice that there is a wide variety of technical or semitechnical(半专业的)

12、 books and magazines. There are magazines for the motorist, the farmer, the gardener, the nurse, and many others. There are many local and regional newspapers. It is common in Britain for a news agent(报刊经售人) to deliver (投递) the morning papers to his customers for a small extra payment, this service

13、is usually performed by boys and girls who want to earn some pocketmoney. （分数：7.00）(1).Some Sunday newspapers may belong to the same publishing company but are not editedby the same group of people.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(2).It is obvious that daily newspapers carry more informat

14、ion than the Sunday papers.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(3).The Observer carries more political articles than The Sunday Times.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(4).The most successful magazines in Britain are those published for women.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mention

15、ed(5).In Britain men do not like reading magazines.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(6).Bookstalls only sell technical or semitechnical magazines.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(7).Many boys and girls deliver morning newspapers to make some pocketmoney.（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWron

16、g C.CNot mentioned三、B第 3部分：概括大意与完成句子(总题数：2，分数：8.00)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有 2项测试任务：(1) 第 2326 题要求从所给的 6个选项中为第 25 段每段选择 1个正确的小标题；(2) 第 2730 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。 Singapore1Singapore is an independent city-state in southeastern Asia, consisting of one major island the Singapore Island-and more than 50

17、 small islands, located off the southern tip of Malay.The city of Singapore, the capital of the country, is at the southeastern end of the SingaporeIsland, it is one of the most important port cities and commercial centers of Southeast Asia.The total area of the republic is 640 sq. km. 2Low-lying Si

18、ngapore Island has no outstanding relief(轮廓鲜明的) features. A central area of hills rises to the maximum height of 176m. The country has a wet tropical climate, with anaverage annual temperature of 27.2. The average annual rainfall is 2,413 mm; the wettestmonths are November through January. 3Singapor

19、e is governed under a constitution of 1959, as amended (修正后的). A president,elected to a four-year term, is head of state, and a prime minister is head of government. Thepresident used to be elected by Parliament, but by a 1991 constitutional amendment (宪法修正案), the president is now elected directly b

20、y the people. The Parliament is the law makingbody with its 81 members popularly elected. 4In the late 1980s the country had some 290 primary schools with 278,300 pupils and 160 secondary schools with 200,200 students. The main institutions of higher education are theNational University of Singapore

21、 (founded in 1980 with the combination of two major univer-sities), several technical colleges, and a teachers college. 5Singapore has one of the highest standards of living of any country in Asia. In the late 1980s the gross domestic product(GDP) was estimated at 23.7 billion, or 8,870 per per-son.

22、 The fishing industry is centered on the port of During, on southwestern Singapore Is-land. Industry has grown rapidly since the 1960s, and Singapore now produces a diversity (多样化的) of goods, including chemicals, electronic items, clothing, and processed foods, etc.Shipbuilding and petroleum refinin

23、g are also important. AIntroduction to Singapore BEducation CEconomy DState System of Singapore EHistory of Singapore FLand and Climate （分数：4.00）(1).Paragraph 2_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 3_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 4_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 5_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_A1959 constitutional amendm

24、ent Bsoutheast Asia C1960s Drainy E1991 constitutional amendment F1980s （分数：4.00）(1).Singapore is an island country in_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).During most time of year in Singapore it is_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The president is elected directly by the people by a_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Singapores economy took

25、off in_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、B第 4部分：阅读理解/B(总题数：3，分数：45.00)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。B第一篇/BSilence PleaseIf there is one group of workers across the Western world who will be glad that Christmas is over, that group is shop workers. It is not that they like to co

26、mplain. They realize that they are going to be rushed off their feet at Christmas. They know that their employers need happy customers to make their profits that pay their wages. But there is one thing about working in a shop over Christmas that is too bad to tolerate. That thing is music. These day

27、s, all shops and many offices have what is known as “Piped music“ or “muzak“ playing for all the hours that they are open. Muzak has an odd history. During the 1940s, music was played to cows as part of a scientific experiment. It was found that cows which listened to simple, happy music produced mo

28、re milk. Perhaps workers and customers who listened to simple, happy music would be more productive and spend more money. In fact, nobody knows what effect playing muzak in shops has on profits. It is simply something that everybody does. But we are learning more about the effect of constantly repea

29、ted hearings of songs on the people who have to hear them all the time. Research shows that repeated hearings of complex pieces of music bring greater enjoyment before becoming tiresome. And that point come much sooner with simple songs. “Thats especially the case with tunes that are already familia

30、r. Once that tipping point is reached, repeated listening become unpleasant, says Professor John Sloboda of UKs Keele Universitys music psychology group. “And the less control you have over what you hear, the less you like it. Thats why police forces in the US often try and resolve hostage situation

31、s by playing pop songs over and over again at high volume. Eventually, it becomes too much for the criminals to stand and they give up. The problem gets particularly bad at Christmas, when the muzak consists entirely of the same few festive tunes played over and over again. What makes it worse for t

32、he shop workers is that they already know these runes. They get bored very quickly. Then they get irritated. Then they get angry. Shop workers in Austria recently threatened to go on strike for the right to silence. “Shop workers cant escape the Christmas muzak. They feel as if they are terrorized a

33、ll day. Especially Jingle Bells. It arouses aggressive feelings,“ said Gottfried Rieser, of the Austrian shop workers union. It is not just shop workers who complain. A survey this year by UK recruitment website Retailchoice. com found that Christmas is not only the most testing time for shop worker

34、s, but that almost half had complaints from customers about muzak. And the British Royal National Institute for the Deaf estimates that some stores play Jingle Bells 300 times each year. “Thats acoustic torture, says Nigel Rodgers of Pipedown. A group against muzak. “Its not loud but the repetitive

35、nature causes psychological stress. “ The group wants the government to legislate against unwanted music in stores, hospitals, airports, swimming pools and other public places, claiming it raises the blood pressure and depresses the immune system. Perhaps groups like Pipedown dont really have much t

36、o complain about. After all, surely the real point is that people have money to spend. Why complain about a bit of music? （分数：15.00）(1).The shop workers in the Western world are glad when Christmas is over because they dont have to（分数：3.00）A.rush their feet off all day.B.listen to the music playing

37、all the time in the shop.C.work overtime to make more profits for the boss.D.try to please the customers.(2).It has been proved that listening to simple, happy has a good effect on（分数：3.00）A.cows.B.workers.C.customers.D.bosses.(3).Which of the following statements is true, according to the research

38、findings reported in paragraph 6 ?（分数：3.00）A.Repeated hearings of complex pieces of music are enjoyable and not tiresome.B.Repeated hearings of complex pieces of music are tiresome at first and then become enjoyable.C.Repeated hearings of simple songs are more enjoyable than those of complex pieces

39、of music.D.Repeated hearings of simple songs become tiresome sooner than those of complex pieces of music.(4).In hostage situations the US police forces repeatedly play pop songs at high volume in order to（分数：3.00）A.put pressure on the criminals.B.distract the attention of the criminals.C.keep the c

40、riminals awake.D.please the criminals.(5).According to the article, which of the following most appropriately indicates the nature of the effect repeated hearing of the same tune produces on the hearer?（分数：3.00）A.Social.B.Physical.C.Psychological.D.Both physical and psychological.B第二篇/BOn Being a Ma

41、tchmakerThe first thing I do when I wake up is to make a mental list of all things I have to do that day. Im very organized! Then I get up and have my bath. Often my best matchmaking(媒人) ideas come while Im in the bath. Sometimes I have a really good idea about who might be good with whom. Before I

42、did matchmaking , I was a social worker, but I knew I wanted to do something without bosses telling me what to do and that I am good at dealing with people. Also I had seen too many broken marriages and too many people go downhill because they were so lonely. So I gave up my job, did a bit of resear

43、ch and started the matchmaking business in 1970. Over the last few years weve been doing introductions throughout Europe as well as here in Britain. Europeans want to meet British people. For every 100 people who come to us, about 65 will settle down. We keep going until clients (委托人) find someone t

44、hat they get on very well with. Were great triers. Of course there are impossible people, those who will never settle. Sometimes I end up giving advice to clients. A few months ago, we had a highly paid scientist with a very nice face, but every woman refused to meet him a second time. It soon becam

45、e clear that he did not like changing his shirts. So I had to be very honest and frank and told him, “But a woman cant start to love you if your shirt smells. “ The job is most satisfying when I get a call from a couple telling me they have fallen in love. （分数：15.00）(1).What does the author mean by

46、saying “Im very organized“?（分数：3.00）A.She is especially capable of organizing things.B.She has a fixed plan for her everyday activities.C.She likes to remember things she has to do.D.She always finishes what she does on time.(2).What was the personal factor that made the author change her job?（分数：3.

47、00）A.She was warm and kindhearted.B.She could understand people better than others.C.She liked to make her own decisions.D.She was interested in social problems.(3).The authors description of her work in the third paragraph suggests that_.（分数：3.00）A.she worked hard and would not give up easilyB.she

48、liked the Europeans to settle down in BritainC.she tried hard in doing introductions throughout EuropeD.she liked the British people to get married with the Europeans(4).Who are those people who are “impossible“ and “will never settle“?（分数：3.00）A.Those who make things impossible for themselves.B.Those who always travel around.C.Those who find it hard to live in one place.D.Those who can never find a partner for marriage.(5).From the authors experience given in the last paragraph, we can conclude that to be a good matchmaker, sometimes it is better for one to be_.（分数：3.00）A.frankB.kindC.ha