1、职称英语综合类 A、B、C 级综合试卷-8 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.Cement was seldom used in building during the Middle Ages.（分数：1.00）A.crudelyB.rarelyC.originallyD.symbolically2.The poet William Carlos Williams was a New Jersey physician.（分数：1.00）A.doctorB.professorC.physicistD.res
2、ident3.In order to improve our standard of living, we have to accelerate production.（分数：1.00）A.step upB.decreaseC.stopD.control4.An important part of the national government is the Foreign Service, a branch of the Department of State.（分数：1.00）A.a unityB.a divisionC.an embassyD.an invasion5.Our plan
3、is to allocate one member of staff to handle appointments.（分数：1.00）A.assignB.persuadeC.askD.order6.Her behavior is extremely childish.（分数：1.00）A.simpleB.immatureC.beautifulD.foolish7.Medicine depends on other fields for basic information, particularly some of their specialized branches.（分数：1.00）A.co
4、nventionallyB.obviouslyC.especiallyD.inevitably8.Since the Great Depression, the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.（分数：1.00）A.slightB.surprisingC.suddenD.harmful9.We also want to use the water to irrigate barren desert land.（分数：1.00）A.hairlessB.bareC.
5、emptyD.bald10.There is an abundant supply of cheap labor in this country.（分数：1.00）A.a steadyB.a plentifulC.an extraD.a meager11.We shall take the treasure away to a safe place.（分数：1.00）A.cleanB.prettyC.distantD.secure12.The childs abnormal behavior puzzled the doctor.（分数：1.00）A.badB.frighteningC.rep
6、eatedD.unusual13.Gas does accumulate in the mines around here.（分数：1.00）A.increaseB.spreadC.collectD.grow14.Many fine cooks insist on ingredients of the highest quality.（分数：1.00）A.demandB.rely onC.prepare forD.create15.Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers at speeds as high as two h
7、undred miles per hour.（分数：1.00）A.velocitiesB.impulsesC.ratiosD.atrocities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，短文后列出了 7 个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择 A 项；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择 B 项；如果该句信息文章中没有提及，请选择 C 项。B Smoking/BSince 1939, numerous studies have been conducted to determine whether smoking is
8、a health hazard. The trend of the evidence has been consistent and indicates that there is a serious health risk. Research teams have conducted studies that show beyond all reasonable doubt that tobacco smoking is associated with a shortened life expectancy.Cigarette smoking is believed by most rese
9、arch workers in this field to be an important factor in the development of cancer of the lungs and cancer of the throat and is believed to be related to cancer of some other organs of the body. Male cigarette smokers have a higher death rate from heart disease than non-smoking males. Female smokers
10、are thought to be less affected because they do not breathe in the smoke so deeply.Apart from statistics, it might be helpful to look at what smoking tobacco does to the human body. Smoke is a mixture of gases, vaporized chemicals, minute particles of ash and other solids. There is also nicotine, wh
11、ich is powerful poison, and black tar. As smoke is breathed in, all those components form deposits on the membranes of the lungs. One point of concentration is where the air tube and bronchus divides. Most lung cancer begins at this point.Filters and low tar tobacco are claimed to make smoking to so
12、me extent safer, but they can only slightly reduce, not eliminate the hazards.（分数：7.00）(1).It is easy to determine whether smoking is hazardous.（分数：1.00）A.A) Right B.B) Wrong C.C) Not mentioned(2).Smoking reduces ones life expectancy.（分数：1.00）A.A) Right B.B) Wrong C.C) Not mentioned(3).Smoking may i
13、nduce lung cancer.（分数：1.00）A.A) Right B.B) Wrong C.C) Not mentioned(4).There is evidence that smoking is responsible for breast cancer.（分数：1.00）A.A) Right B.B) Wrong C.C) Not mentioned(5).Male smokers have a lower death rate from heart disease than female smokers.（分数：1.00）A.A) Right B.B) Wrong C.C)
14、Not mentioned(6).Nicotine is poisonous.（分数：1.00）A.A) Right B.B) Wrong C.C) Not mentioned(7).Filters and low tar tobacco make smoking safe.（分数：1.00）A.A) Right B.B) Wrong C.C) Not mentioned三、B第 3 部分：概括大意与完成句子(总题数：1，分数：8.00)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有 2 项测试任务：(1)2326 题要求从所给的 6 个选项中为第 25 段第段选择 1 个正确的小标题；(2)第 2730 题要求
15、所给的 6 个选项中选择 4 个正确的选项，分别完成每个句子。B Alaska/B1 In 1959 Americans welcomed Alaska into the Union as the 49th state, symbolizing a change of attitude from that held in 1867, when the peninsula was purchased from Russia. Then, most Americans had little interest in 1,500,000 square kilometers “of icebergs a
16、nd polar bears“ - beyond Canadas western borders, far from the settled areas of the United States.2 In those sections of the state which lie above the Arctic Circle, Alaska still is a land of icebergs and polar bears. Ice masses lie buried in the earth, which is permanently frozen to a depth of 90 o
17、r more meters. From early May until early August, the midnight sun never sets on this flat, treeless region, but the sun cannot melt the icy soil more than two - thirds of a meter down.3 Alaska is Americas largest state, but only about 325,000 people live there. According to estimates, 800,000 hecta
18、res of its land area are fit for plowing but only about 640,000 hectares are being cultivated.4 Arctic Alaska has been the home of Eskimos for countless centuries. It is believed that the Eskimos moved there from Mongolia or Siberia, probably crossing Bering Strait, named for Vitus Bering, the Danis
19、h sea captain who discovered Alaska on his voyage for Russia in 1741. The Eskimos are the states earliest known inhabitants5. Russian fur traders established settlements but, by the time Alaska was sold to the United States, most of the traders had departed.5 In 1896 gold was discovered near the Klo
20、ndike River in Canada just across the Alaskan border. Thousands of Americans rushed to the region on their way to Klondike; some never returned. Alaska was never completely cut off again, although even today transportation is a major problem. There are only two motor routes from the US mainland, and
21、 within the state, every town has its own airfield. Planes fly passengers, mail and freight to the most distant villages.6 The gold that changed life so suddenly for Alaska was soon ended, and although many stories about mining camps have become part of American literature, the gold from Alaskan ear
22、th contributed less to economic progress than the fish from Alaskan waters. The fish caught in a single year range in value from $80 million to $90 million. Fur-bearing animals are plentiful in the forests and streams, and valuable fur seals inhabit the waters. After fishing, the states chief indust
23、ry is lumber and the production of wood pulp. In recent years, Alaskas single most important resource has become oil. The state also has large deposits of coal, copper, gold and other minerals.（分数：8.00）(1).A Rich Resources of the State B Connections with the Outside World C Transportation Problem D
24、The Natives of the Land E Cold Climate F Land and Population 23. Paragraph 3 _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 4 _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 5 _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 6 _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).A as fish does B because of its rich natural resources C by the United States in the 19th century D shi
25、nes day and night E only a very small percentage F a limited amount of the gold found there 27. For as long as three months of a year, the sun _ on the ice-covered land of Alaska.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).According to statistics, _ of the total area of Alaska has been used for farming.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).
26、Alaska was originally part of Russia, but was bought _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Gold did not bring to Alaska as much wealth _.（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，每道题后面有 4 个选项。B第一篇/BB New York - the Melting Pot/BRecently the Department of Planning of New York issued a rep
27、ort which laid bare a full scale of change of the city. In 1970, 18 percent of the citys population was foreign-born. By 1995, the figure had risen to 33 percent, and another 20 percent were the US-born off springs of immigrants3. So immigrants and their children now form a majority of the citys pop
28、ulation.Who are these New Yorkers? Why do they come here? Where are they from? (OK, time to drop the “they“. Im one of them.) The last question at least is easy to answer: we come from everywhere. In the list of the top 20 source nations of those sending immigrants to New York between 1990 and 1994
29、are six countries in Asia, five in the Caribbean, four in Latin America, three in Europe, plus Israel and the former Soviet Union. And when we immigrants get here we roll up our sleeves. “If youre not ready to work when you get to New York,“ says a friend of mine, “youd better hit the road.“The mayo
30、r of New York once said, “Immigration continues to shape the unique character and drive the economic engine of New York City. “He believes that immigrants are at the heart of what makes New York great. In Europe, by contrast, it is much more common to hear politicians worry about the loss of “unity“
31、 that immigration brings to their societies. In the quarter century since 1970, the United States admitted about 12.5 million legal immigrants, and has absorbed them into its social structures with an ease beyond the imagination of other nations. Since these immigrants are purposeful and hard-workin
32、g, they will help America to make a fresh start in the next century.（分数：15.00）(1).The report issued by the Department of Planning of New York（分数：3.00）A.put forward ways to control New Yorks population.B.concerned itself with the growth of New Yorks population.C.studied the structure of New Yorks pop
33、ulation.D.suggested ways to increase New Yorks population.(2).According to the second paragraph, which of the following is true of the immigrants in New York?（分数：3.00）A.One can not find his place in New York unless he is ready to work.B.They found life in New York harder than in their own countries.
34、C.Most of them have difficulty finding jobs.D.One can live on welfare if he does not want to work.(3).The mayor of New York considers immigration to be（分数：3.00）A.a big problem in the management of the city.B.a push needed to develop the city.C.a cause of disintegration of the citys social structure.
35、D.an obstacle to the development of the city.(4).Where are the new New Yorkers from?（分数：3.00）A.Asia.B.Europe.C.All over the world.D.Latin America.(5).What is the authors attitude towards immigration to New York?（分数：3.00）A.Negative.B.Worried.C.Indifferent.D.Positive.B第二篇/BB Late-night Drinking/BCoffe
36、e lovers beware. Having a quick “pick-me-up“ cup of coffee late in the day will play havoc with your sleep. As well as being a stimulant, caffeine interrupts the flow of melatonin, the brain hormone that sends people into a sleep.Melatonin levels normally start to rise about two hours before bedtime
37、. Levels then peak between 2 am and 4 am, before falling again.“ Its the neurohormone that controls our sleep and tells our body when to sleep and when to wake,“ says Maurice Ohayon of the Stanford Sleep Epidemiology Research Center at Stanford University in California. But researchers in Israel hav
38、e found that caffeinated coffee halves the bodys levels of this sleep hormone.Lotan Shilo and a team at the Sapir Medical Center in Tel Aviv University found that six volunteers slept less well after a cup of caffeinated coffee than after drinking the same amount of decal. On average, subjects slept
39、 336 minutes per night after drinking caffeinated coffee, compared with 415 minutes after decaf. They also took half an hour to drop off - twice as long as usual - and jigged around in bed twice as much.In the second phase of the experiment, the researchers woke the volunteers every three hours and
40、asked them to give a urine sample. Shilo measured concentrations of a breakdown product of melatonin. The results suggest that melatonin concentrations in caffeine drinkers were half those in decaf drinkers. In a paper accepted for publication in Sleep Medicine, the researchers suggest that caffeine
41、 blocks production of the enzyme that drives melatonin production.Because it can take many hours to eliminate caffeine from the body, Ohayon recommends that coffee lovers switch to decal after lunch.（分数：15.00）(1).The author mentions “pick-me-up“ to indicate that（分数：3.00）A.melatonin levels need to be
42、 raised.B.neurohormone can wake us up.C.coffee is a stimulant.D.decaf is a caffeinated coffee.(2).Which of the following tells us how caffeine affects sleep?（分数：3.00）A.Caffeine blocks production of the enzyme that stops melatonin production.B.Caffeine interrupts the flow of the hormone that prevents
43、 people from sleeping.C.Caffeine halves the bodys levels of sleep hormone.D.Caffeine stays in the body for many hours.(3).What does paragraph 3 mainly discuss?（分数：3.00）A.Different effects of caffeinated coffee and decaf on sleep.B.Different findings of Lotan Shilo and a team about caffeine.C.The fac
44、t that the subjects slept 415 minutes per night after drinking decaf.D.The evidence that the subjects took half an hour to fall asleep.(4).What does the experiment mentioned in paragraph 4 prove?（分数：3.00）A.There are more enzymes in decaf drinkers urine sample.B.There are more melatonin concentration
45、s in caffeine drinkers urine sample.C.Decaf drinkers produce less melatonin.D.Caffeine drinkers produce less sleep hormone.(5).The author of this passage probably agrees that（分数：3.00）A.coffee lovers sleep less than those who do not drink coffee.B.we should not drink coffee after supper.C.people slee
46、p more soundly at midnight than at 3 am.D.if we feel sleepy at night, we should go to bed immediately.B第三篇/BB Smuggling/BIt is not unusual for a pet to be sent by air cargo from Columbia to New York, but last Decembers shipment of a 4-year-old sheep dog caught a New York Kennedy Airport Customs insp
47、ectors eye. The dog looked to be on its last legs, and there was an unusual lump on the side of its body. An X-ray and emergency surgery revealed the presence of 10 condoms tightly packed with five pounds of cocaine that had been surgically implanted in the dogs abdomen - yet another first for Custo
48、ms in the war on drugs.When it comes to transporting drags, the methods used are only as limited as a smugglers imagination. Kilo bricks of cocaine are routinely concealed beneath false bottoms of containers that hold poisonous snakes. “Youve got snakes that are 12 feet long,“ says a United States Fish and Wildlife Service agent - and sometimes the drag is in the snake. “Whos going to pull it out and feel it?“In 1994, United States Customs seized 204,391 pounds of cocaine, 559,286 pounds of marijuana and 2,577 pounds of heroin. Just how much actually flows into the country is anyones guess.
