1、托业（阅读）练习试卷 12及答案与解析 一、阅读理解 0 Leo C. Donofrio P.O. Box 93 East Brunswick, N) 08816 phone: 206-888-8221 fax: 732-862-1173 October 28, 2009 To: Hon. Nina Mitchell Wells, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey CC: Hon. Jack M. Sabatino; Hon. Philip S. Carchman; Anne Milgram, A. G. ; Re. APPELLATE
2、 DIVISION ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATION FOR EMERGENT RELIEF Dear Secretary Wells, Please be advised that the Appellate Division has accepted my Application For Emergent Relief ( Donofrio v. Wells) and has requested I submit a Notice of Appeal and supporting brief by 4 : 00 p.m. today. Also be advised th
3、at the Appellate Division has requested your reply brief be submitted to the court by 4 : 00 p. m. tomorrow, October 29th , 2009. Very Truly Yours, Leo C. Donofrio 1 Why does Leo C. Donofrio make this fax? （ A） Asking Secretary Wells to accept the application for emergent relief （ B） Informing Secre
4、tary Wells of the acceptance of the Appellate Division （ C） Advising Secretary Wells to hand in a notice of appeal to the court （ D） Requesting Secretary Wells to submit a reply brief to Leo C. Donofrio 2 How many potential readers may this fax have? （ A） Four （ B） One （ C） Three （ D） Two 3 What is
5、the deadline of Wells submitting her reply brief? （ A） 4 : 00 p. m. October 28th, 2009 （ B） October 18th, 2009 （ C） 4 : 00 p.m. October 29th, 2009 （ D） October 30th, 2009 3 2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 380 Denver, Co. 80222 (303) 691-0144 (303) 691-0763 FAX May 21, 2009 Mr. Creed Smith Metro Broker
6、s 12567 West Cedar Drive, Suite 250 Lakewood, CO 80228 Dear Mr. Smith, It is my great pleasure to follow-up my phone notification and inform you of your selection as a finalist for the Daniel L. Ritchie Ethics Award for an individual. There are six finalists from which one will be selected to receiv
7、e the award. As a finalist, you will be so listed on the brochure at the awards banquet to be held February 24, 2010. Please accept our congratulations and our wish for your continued success. Each of the finalists will be the subject of a review through contacts with those known to be acquaintances
8、, references and colleagues. The Selection Committee will use these materials and any other available information to make the final selections in late August. We will notify you of their findings as soon thereafter as possible. We are very pleased that you are one of the finalists. You must feel pro
9、ud that those in the community hold you in such high esteem. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Roy H. Koemer Chair-Selection Committee 4 What is the main purpose of composing this fax? （ A） Informing Mr. Smith of his selection of as a finalist for an award （ B
10、） Introducing the Daniel L Ritchie ethics award to Mr. Smith （ C） Inviting MY. Smith to attend a charity banguet （ D） Congratulating Mr. Smith as a winner for an award 5 What is the Selection Committee going to do first according to the fax? （ A） To inform Mr. Smith of their findings as soon as poss
11、ible （ B） To collect information about his acquaintances, references and colleagues available to all （ C） To hold the awards banquet for the selection （ D） To contact with Mr. Smiths acquaintances, references and colleagues 6 How many candidates there are for the final selection of the Daniel L. Rit
12、chie Ethics Award? （ A） 1 （ B） 9 （ C） 6 （ D） Not Mentioned 6 When Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal touts the states job market and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin sells his city as one of the best places to ride out the recession, its not just routine boosterism. In the midst of a severe nationwide downt
13、urn, the Louisiana economy is holding up better than most. Its a role reversal from a few years ago, when Louisiana was one of the countrys weaker states financially following the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. The state has the 10th lowest unemployment rate and was the only state to add n
14、onfarm jobs in February, the most recent month for which data are available. Sales tax collections in New Orleans have risen close to levels seen before Katrina. And foreclosure rates have remained low by national standards, in part because the state never experienced a housing bubble. Whats unclear
15、 is how long the state can keep the downturns worst demons at bay. March state-by-state employment data, which the Labor Department releases Friday, will offer fresh insights. The major reconstruction effort that continues more than three and a half years after Katrina partly explains why Louisiana
16、state has been fairly insulated from the worst of the recession. 7 How many states have a lower unemployment rate than Louisiana? （ A） 9 （ B） 10 （ C） 11 （ D） 49 8 Why are there fewer foreclosures in Louisiana than in other states according to the article? （ A） There are less people living in Louisia
17、na. （ B） The state government passed legislation prohibiting foreclosures. （ C） The Mayor sells his city as one of the best places to ride out the recession. （ D） The state never experienced a housing bubble. 9 In the authors opinion, how long will Louisiana keep doing “better than most“? （ A） Its h
18、ard to say until the latest employment figures come out （ B） Until May or June （ C） For three and a half more years （ D） Until February or March 9 New Guidelines for Fighting HIV At the moment, four million people around the world receive anti-retroviral drugs. Theres another five million who need t
19、hem but dont get them. The WHO recommendations on when to start treatment for HIV would mean an extra three to five million people would be added to that waiting list. The WHO wants people who have HIV to start drugs before their immune systems get so weak that they start displaying symptoms. A stud
20、y recently published in the medical journal The Lancet showed starting treatment at the newly recommended level could increase survival by nearly 70% . It would also add significantly to the cost on health care systems. In South Africa, which has one of the biggest HIV burdens in the world, currentl
21、y fewer than half of the people who should be receiving HIV drugs get them. Poor health infrastructure is a common problem for nearly all developing countries. Putting HIV-positive people on drugs earlier would significantly reduce the cost to health systems of treating opportunistic infections- ill
22、nesses which take hold while the immune system is weak. It would also greatly improve life expectancy of HIV patients, with repercussions for families and the workforce. The WHO is still working out how much it would cost countries to improve their treatment regimes, but it wont be cheap. 10 What is
23、 the main idea of this passage? （ A） It would add much more cost for the WHO to treat with people who have HIV. （ B） Those people with HIV is a common problem for all developing countries. （ C） Starting treatment early could increase survival opportunities for people with HIV. （ D） The WHO has raise
24、d new proposals to fight against AIDS. 11 Why the WHO advices people who have HIV to use drugs before their immune systems get so weak? （ A） Because it has been newly-proved that starting treatment at that time could increase survival by about 70%. （ B） Because the WHO has the ability of adding an e
25、xtra three to five million people to the waiting list. （ C） Because it would add significantly to the cost on health care systems. （ D） Because those who have HIV have become the biggest HIV burdens for the whole world. 12 What conclusion can be drawn from the passage? （ A） It would cost the WHO muc
26、h more to make HIV-positive people start drugs earlier than treating opportunistic infections. （ B） It would finally increase the workforce in the world if HIV-positive people have drugs earlier. （ C） The WHO is confident of affording the cost to have people with HIV start drugs at earlier time. （ D
27、） Half of HIV-positive people in the world are residing in South Africa. 12 The worlds demand on gas is expected to increase in the future as climate change concerns grow, while renewable energy is still expensive to be developed, a prominent economist said on Friday. “Demand on gas will be the fast
28、est among other energy sources as its cheaper than oil and people are more concerned about climate change issue,“ Cristof Ruhl, even Chief Economist of British Petroleum, a multinational oil and gas Company told the press. According to Ruhl, even though renewable energy is much more environmental fr
29、iendly, it costs too much to be developed. “In Brazil, its worth to use the bio-energy as the country is rich with bio-resources but it costs too much if its implemented in other countries,“ said Ruhl. However, he said, as technology becomes more advanced, it is not impossible that the renewable tec
30、hnology would be much cheaper. Currently, Ruhl said, the usage of solar, wind and geothermal energies only contribute 1.5 percent of the global energy consumption. “Renewable energy takes only small share of total energy consumption and for the most part, still requires government support. But from
31、the small base, it continues to grow fast, with global deployment reflecting government support as well as natural endowment.“ said Ruhl. According to Ruhl,in contrast to all other fuels, growth in renewable energy was led by the OECD countries, where policy support is the strongest. “But like other
32、 fuels, 2008 saw rapid growth in the first half followed by a marked deceleration towards the end of the year and into 2009,“ he said. 13 Which of the following sentences can be the best title of this passage? （ A） How long shall we wait to use the renewable energy? （ B） Renewable energy is getting
33、cheaper as technology becomes more advanced. （ C） Climate change concerns results in revolution on the use of energy. （ D） Gas demand is to sharply increase as climate change concerns grow. 14 The word “implemented“ in Paragraph Line is closest in meaning to （ A） transported （ B） studied （ C） carrie
34、d out （ D） imposed 15 What is Cristof Ruhls basic attitude towards the renewable energy? （ A） Pessimistic and critical （ B） Supportive but with some reservation （ C） Optimistic and confident （ D） Indifferent 16 Which of the following statements can be inferred from Cristof Ruhls words? （ A） Renewabl
35、e energy will continue to grow fast only without government support. （ B） It is almost impossible that the renewable technology becomes much cheaper. （ C） Gas demand will definitely keep increasing all along in the future. （ D） The usage of solar, wind and geothermal energy is closely related to a c
36、ountrys natural endowment. 托业（阅读）练习试卷 12答案与解析 一、阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 (A)为要求 Wells秘书接受他关于应急性救济的申请； (C)为建议Wells秘书提交上诉通知； (D)为请求 Wells秘书给 Leo C Donofrio提交答辩理由书，均不合题意。 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 CC是商务电子信函中常见的格式，用来发送给收件人以外的其他人，起到备份、知会或监督跟踪的作用 。 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 (A)是干扰项，传真中说 “submit a Notice of Appeal and suppo
37、rting brief by 4： 00 p m today”，这个是提交上诉通知的时间，而题中问的是 reply brief。 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 (B)“向 Smith先生介绍 Daniel L Ritchie道德大奖赛 ”； (C)“邀请Smith先生参加慈善晚会 ”，文中没有涉及此方面的内容； (D)“祝贺 Mr. Smith能够进入决赛参与奖项 角逐 ”，显然不是传真的目的所在。 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 (A)和选拔委员会的做法不符； (B)文中未提及； (C)为选拔委员会后面要做的事情。 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 传真第一段第 2句话提到： “
38、There are six finalists from which one will be selected to receive the award”，可知正确项是 (C)。 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文中第三段第 1句提到： “The state has the 10th lowest unemployment rate” ，如果路易斯安那州是排名第十的最低就业率的州，那么可以推断出在它后面还有 9个州的就业率更低，可知正确项是 (A)。 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 文中第三段最后一句提到： “And foreclosure rates have remained lo
39、w by national standards， in part because the state never experienced a housing bubble”，可知正确 项是 (D)。 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻中有一些表示作者情感、态度的词语会成为考点，通读文章时不妨用铅笔随手标记一下，比如此文中的 not just， better than most等。 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 (A)、 (B)和 (C)都是文章中提到的事实，但是不足以概括整篇文章的内容。 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文中第二段最后一句提到： “A study recen
40、tly published in the medical journal The Lancet showed starting treatment at the newly recommended level could increase survival by nearly 70 ”，这是对前一句话的解释说明，可知正确项是 (A)。 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从第四段最后一句 “with repercussions for families and the workforce”可推断这是清除感染后带来的影响，可知正确项是 (B)。 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 题目是一篇
41、文章内容的高度凝练，需要首先通读全文，对文章有一个全面的把握。做类似的题目是要找到文章的主题句，尤其要注意文章开头段和结尾段。 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 implement表示 “执行、实现 ”的意思，只有 (C)与之相似，如果是“put into practice”也是正确的。 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 做此类态度判断题时，一定要找到文章中这个人的话 (无论是直接或间接的 )，从话中判断出态度，切忌主观臆断。 16 【正确答案】 D 【试 题解析】 新闻中提到： “Renewable energyfor the most part ， still requires government support”，所以 (A)错误；文中还提到 “it is not impossible that the renewable technology would be much cheaper”，所以 (B)错误；而 (C)的表述过于肯定，与原文不符。通过排除法，可知正确项是 (D)。
