[外语类试卷]托业（阅读）模拟试卷45及答案与解析.doc

1、托业（阅读）模拟试卷 45及答案与解析 一、完成句子 1 Every Saturday afternoon in a parking lot on Cedar Street, collectors come to _off their prized vintage cars. （ A） show （ B） turn （ C） hold （ D） watch 2 Everybody_has a company-issued cellular phone should e-mail their name and phone number to Cassandra Miller by 5 P.M.

2、tomorrow. （ A） who （ B） whom （ C） which （ D） where 3 The most_complaint among the staff is not having enough opportunities for professional development. （ A） common （ B） commonly （ C） is common （ D） is commonly 4 Because this month has been unusually _, my team and I have been able to take the time

3、to clean out file cabinets and archive old project materials. （ A） slow （ B） busy （ C） late （ D） active 5 The number of people submitting new _for jobless aid dropped by 11,000 last week. （ A） claim （ B） claims （ C） claimed （ D） claiming 6 London is becoming a serious_to New York as the worlds banki

4、ng and financial services center. （ A） city （ B） rival （ C） employer （ D） opposition 7 News that computer chip giant Evell _thousands of jobs globally has residents in Culver County especially concerned, as the company employs 22,000 people there. （ A） eliminate （ B） eliminates （ C） is eliminating （

5、 D） was eliminated 8 Each team member received a bonus for completing the project_of schedule and under budget. （ A） ahead （ B） above （ C） around （ D） against 9 Industrial production in the Southeast rose_by 4.5 percent in the first half of the year. （ A） unexpected （ B） unexpectedly （ C） is unexpec

6、ted （ D） was unexpectedly 10 Home sales will be weaker this year than earlier forecast and are likely to fall below year-ago_as buyers wait for prices to drop further. （ A） levels （ B） houses （ C） estates （ D） sellers 11 The meeting with Mr. Kim_until Tuesday, December 15th, at 2:00 p.m. （ A） postpo

7、ned （ B） had postponed （ C） has postponed （ D） has been postponed 12 The report noted that agriculture consumes_95 percent of all the water humans use. （ A） widely （ B） foully （ C） roughly （ D） publicly 13 Consumer confidence fell in August to its lowest_since November 2004. （ A） point （ B） price （

8、C） attendance （ D） enrollment 14 Daniel Peterson, Trapanis new CEO, has _to hold company-wide meetings every three months. （ A） promise （ B） promises （ C） promised （ D） promising 15 The hotel provides free shuttle_to the train station and the airport. （ A） room （ B） service （ C） baggage （ D） shippin

9、g 16 _receiving positive reviews from critics, Kate Merseys new play is not drawing big crowds. （ A） Because （ B） Despite （ C） Whereas （ D） Additionally 17 Miles Munitz, the physicist whose book Time and Earth_an international bestseller, is planning a new book aimed at children. （ A） become （ B） be

10、came （ C） becomes （ D） becoming 18 The central bank cut its key interest rate by_half point, to 6.25 percent. （ A） a （ B） its （ C） that （ D） each 19 In my opinion, Theresa did_job leading the training last week in Sacramento. （ A） a quiet （ B） an effort （ C） a terrific （ D） an immediate 20 Because s

11、o much of the artwork had to be revised, the new workbook cost far more than was originally_for the project. （ A） spent （ B） bought （ C） counted （ D） budgeted 21 The value of_mid-sized cars that get good mileage has soared alongside the rising price of gasoline. （ A） use （ B） uses （ C） used （ D） usi

12、ng 22 John OConnell recommends that we _to a new anti-virus software package. （ A） delete （ B） switch （ C） replace （ D） purchase 23 Heffitter Inc. strongly encourages its _to use all their vacation days. （ A） employ （ B） employees （ C） employing （ D） employment 24 Mr. Hansen was born in Denmark, gre

13、w up in Germany, went to university in England,_earned his law degree in the United States. （ A） or （ B） so （ C） and （ D） also 25 Rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the center of town_$900 per month. （ A） averages （ B） is average （ C） was averaged （ D） has an average 26 Only 39 percent of the votin

14、g-age_ voted in the last mayoral election. （ A） choices （ B） country （ C） balloting （ D） population 27 Blaming intense_from discount retailers, WestCo posted a third-quarter loss of $541 million. （ A） compete （ B） competes （ C） competition （ D） competitors 28 Three days of rain dropped five inches o

15、f _needed water on south central Texas last week. （ A） bad （ B） worse （ C） badly （ D） worst 29 The group is having_finding investors for the wind farm it plans to build in Montana. （ A） obviously （ B） emergency （ C） difficulty （ D） understandably 30 All bags and briefcases_into the building are subj

16、ect to inspection. （ A） bring （ B） brought （ C） are bringing （ D） have brought 31 All_with the client must be cleared with Barbara Sommers in the legal department. （ A） statements （ B） transmission （ C） communication （ D） announcements 32 Boulder College is actively recruiting professors who are wel

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