1、职称英语（理工类） A级模拟试卷 6及答案与解析 一、 词汇选项 (第 1-15题，每题 1分，共 15分 ) 下面每个句子中均有 1个词或短语在括号中，请为每处括号部分的词汇或短语确定1个意义最为接近选项。 1 When they built this office block, they gave no consideration to people in wheelchairs. （ A） wonder （ B） advice （ C） thought （ D） request 2 That fence over there forms the boundary between our
2、garden and our neighbours （ A） dividing line （ B） frontier （ C） border （ D） front 3 The teacher couldnt tolerate the boys bad behaviour any longer. （ A） put up （ B） put out （ C） put up with （ D） put off 4 If you think that you can never replace that priceless painting, dont despair. All is not lost!
3、 （ A） cry （ B） make a noise （ C） lose hope （ D） be desperate 5 All the students in our sports teams are very athletic. （ A） fit （ B） strong （ C） fast （ D） physical 6 Their business was successful as they now had a compatible board of directors. （ A） experienced （ B） competitive （ C） harmonious （ D）
4、powerful 7 Parents have become increasingly concerned about the television viewing habits of their children. （ A） interested in （ B） worried about （ C） disappointed with （ D） indifferent to 8 Since the advent of the motor car, road accidents have increased dramatically. （ A） approach （ B） inaugurati
5、on （ C） introduction （ D） initiation 9 Laura was absolutely confused by the puzzle. （ A） perplexed （ B） entangled （ C） fascinated （ D） masked 10 When money was needed for flood relief or to build dams, the money had to come from the federal government, since there were no local funds to make use of.
6、 （ A） draw out （ B） draw together （ C） draw on （ D） draw off 11 Major developmental thrusts, or “waves“ as Alvin Toffler calls them, follow each other in succession, each adding a vital new aspect. （ A） viewpoint （ B） dimension （ C） appearance （ D） attitude 12 Her regular primary care doctor set asi
7、de her complaints with a smile. （ A） discussed （ B） dispensed （ C） dispatched （ D） dismissed 13 Up to now, we have tolerated self-destructive behavior and environmental vandalism on a global scale. （ A） To date （ B） Until then （ C） At present （ D） Now that 14 If you find and cure everybody who has t
8、he disease, you can curb the epidemic in its tracks. （ A） quit （ B） halt （ C） assist （ D） hail 15 Some professional footballers earn more in a month than many of us do in many years. （ A） do （ B） win （ C） gain （ D） receive 二、 阅读判断 (第 16-22题，每题 1分，共 7分 ) 下面的短文后列出了 7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，
9、请选择 A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择 B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择 C。 16 In 1993, New York State ordered stores to charge a deposit on beverage(饮料 ) containers. Within a year, consumers had returned millions of aluminum cans and glass and plastic bottles. Plenty of companies were eager to accept the aluminum and glass as r
10、aw materials for new products, but because few could figure out what to do with the plastic, much of it wound up buried in landfills(垃圾填埋场 ). The problem was not limited to New York. Unfortunately, there were too few uses for second-hand plastic. Today, one out of five plastic soda bottles is recycl
11、ed(回收利用 ) in the United States. The reason for the change is that now there are dozens of companies across the country buying discarded plastic soda bottles and turning them into fence posts, paint brushes, etc. As the New York experience shows, recycling involves more than simply separating valuabl
12、e materials from the rest of the rubbish. A discard remains a discard until somebody figures out how to give it a second fife and until economic arrangements exist to give that second life value. Without adequate markets to absorb materials collected for recycling, throwaways actually depress prices
13、 for used materials. Shrinking landfill space, and rising costs for burying and burning rubbish are forcing local governments to look more closely at recycling. In many areas, the East Coast especially, recycling is already the least expensive waste-man-agement option. For every ton of waste recycle
14、d, a city avoids paying for its disposal, which, in parts of New York, amounts to savings of more than $100 per ton. Recycling also stimulates the local economy by creating jobs and trims the pollution control and energy costs of industries that make recycled products by giving them a more refined r
15、aw material. 16 In New York, consumers had to pay for beverage containers and could get their money back on returning them. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 17 The returned plastic bottles in New York used to end up somewhere underground. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 18 Today, fo
16、ur out of five plastic soda bottles are recycle(回收利用 )in the United States. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 19 Local governments in the U.S. can expect big profits from recycling. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 20 The key problem in dealing with returned plastic beverage container
17、s is how to turn them into useful thing. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 21 It can be concluded form the passage that rubbish is a potential remedy for the shortage of raw material. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 22 Recycling has become the first choice for the disposal of rubbish
18、 because other methods are more expensive. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 三、 概括大意与完成句子 (第 23-30题，每题 1分，共 8分 ) 下面的短文后有 2项测试任务： (1)第 23-26题要求从所给的 6个选项中为第 2-5段每段选择一个最佳标题； (2)第 27-30题要求从所给的 6个选项中为每 个句子确定一个最佳选项。 23 While a personal computer should continue to perform predictably for years, vete
19、ran Windows users know all too well that system instability is a fact of life. Yet you can minimize the glitches that you experience with your computer by heeding the tips below. 2. If you run Windows 98 or Windows Millennium, your computer should have at least 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM-and more if
20、you find that your hard drive is churning a lot as you work with your applications. You can also get by with 128 MB of RAM if you use Windows NT or Windows 2000, but these operating systems will run much more smoothly if you have 256 MB of RAM or more. 3. Beta software, by its very nature, is pre-re
21、lease software meaning that it still has significant known bugs (or defects). The same goes, unfortunately, for many shareware programs. The authors of shareware programs, typically, have much less time and fewer resources available for testing their programs. Consequently, it s far more common to f
22、ind shareware software that is buggy. 4. No-name hardwares may be cheaper and sometimes just as good as name-brand products, but name-brand products usually became well-known because of their reliability. Its also wise to buy products from reputable companies because Windows will more often support
23、the hardware that you purchase. If you are starting out with computers, its also a good idea to buy ready-made systems from major manufacturers. These are likely to have tested thoroughly with your operating system, and you will generally experience fewer problems. 5. No matter how well your system
24、runs when you get it, the day will come when it will need to be replaced. Hopefully, you will replace it because the technology has become outdated, but you may need to replace it also because the hard drive crashes or you begin experiencing problems that no one can figure out. Thats why its importa
25、nt to back up your important files regularly. Whether you use a tape backup device or a CD-RW drive, its important to map out a regular backup schedule and to stick to it. 23 A. You Should Ensure That You Have As Much Memory (RAM) in Your PC As You Need B. Do Prepare for Disaster C. Keeping a PC Run
26、ning Smoothly Is Very Difficult D. Make Sure You Buy Good Hardware E. Avoid Installing Beta(试用自版 ) Software And Shareware Software F. Install as little software as possible 23 Paragraph 2 _ 24 Paragraph 3 _ 25 Paragraph 4 _ 26 Paragraph 5 _ 27 A. the computer will slow down B. to fix something that
27、isnt broken C. how to keep your PC stable D. copy files from the hard disk onto two sets of floppy disks E. your system is running well F. the authors have much less time for, testing their programs 27 Before you use a computer system, you should know _. 28 When a hard disk gets too full, _. 29 To s
28、ave data, it is a good idea always to _. 30 Many shareware programs are buggy because _. 四、 阅读理解 (第 31-45题，每题 3分，共 45分 ) 下面有 3篇短文后有 5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题选 1个最佳选项。 31 One of the greatest mysteries of the world, for which scientist have so far been unable to find any satisfactory explanation, is the Bermuda
29、 Triangle, sometime called “the Graveyard of the Atlantic.“ This is an area of the western Atlantic between Bermuda and Florida, roughly triangular in shape where since 1945 at least a hundred ships and planes and over a thousand people have disappeared. No wreckage had been found, no bodies, lifebe
30、lts or any other evidence of disater. It is as if these planes, ships and people had never existed. In some cases a routine radio message has been received from aircraft reporting everything in order a few minutes before all contact was lost, in others a weak S. O. S message has been picked up and,
31、in perfect weather, inexplicable references to fog and loss of bearings. In the extraordinary case of five U. $. navy planes disappearing on a routine mission from Florida, the rescue place sent to locate them vanished also. There have been references to the curious white light or haze which is a fe
32、ature of the sea in part of this area, and it is interesting to note that not only was this light, or streaks of light, observed by the astronauts on their way to space, but was also noted by Columbus, five centuries ago. Whether this light has any connection with the mysterious disappearance is unk
33、nown-it is just another curious circumstance as yet unexplained. Many theories, some bordering on the fantastic, have been advanced to account for the disturbing incidents that occur in the area of the Bermuda Triangle. It has been asked whether these disappearances are caused by extraterrestrial ac
34、tivity, by some undiscovered source of energy, or some dimension of time or space unguessed at by Man. This is no answer and speculation continues as anxiety increases. 31 What is the most puzzling feature of the incidents that have occurred in the Bermuda Triangle area? （ A） The unexplained wreckag
35、e found in the area. （ B） The lack of evidence of disaster. （ C） The appearance of the wreckage. （ D） The disastrous losses in the area. 32 Before contact with missing aircraft has been last_. （ A） unidentified signals have sometimes been received （ B） confusing signals have sometimes been received
36、（ C） the pilot has invariably reported bad weather conditions （ D） the pilot has never made any request for assistance 33 The five United Stated Navy planes disappeared when _. （ A） trying to locate missing plane （ B） trying to rescue a plane in trouble （ C） on a special mission on a normal flight （
37、 D） on a normal flight 34 The curious white lights observed on the surface of the sea in the Bermuda Triangle area_. （ A） were only seen by astronauts （ B） were unearthed by Columbus （ C） were seen from a spacecraft （ D） were not discovered for five centuries. 35 The cause of the disappearances of s
38、hips and planes in the area is _. （ A） inexplicable to scientists （ B） known only to laymen （ C） known only to scientists （ D） comprehensible only to scientists 36 Video recorders and photocopiers, even ticket machines on the railways, often seem unnecessarily difficult to use. Last December I bough
39、t myself a video cassette recorder(VCR) described as “simple to use“. In the first three weeks I failed repeatedly to program the machine to record from the TV, and after months of practice I still made mistakes. I am not alone. According to a survey last year by Ferguson, the British manufacturer,
40、more than one in four VCR owners never use the timer(定时器 ) on their machines to record a programme: they don t use it because theyve found it far too hard to operate. So why do manufacturers keep on designing and producing VCRs that are awkward to use if the problems are so obvious. First, the probl
41、em we notice are not obvious to technically minded (有技术思想的 ) designers with years o experience and trained to understand how appliances work. Secondly, designers tend to add one or two features at a time to each model, whereas you or I face all a machine features at once. Thirdly, although finding p
42、roblems in a finished product is easy, it is too late by then to do anything about the design. Finally, if manufacturers can get away with selling products that are difficult to use, it is not worth the effort of any one of them to make improvements. Some manufacturers say they concentrate on provid
43、ing a wide range of features rather than on making the machines easy to use. But that gives rise to the question, “Why cant you have features that are easy to use?“ The answer is you can. Good design practice is a mixture of specific procedures and general principles. For a start, designers should b
44、uild an original model of the machine and try it out on typical members of the public not on colleagues in the development laboratory. Simple public trials would quickly reveal many design mistakes. In an ideal world, there would be some ways of controlling quality such as that the VCR must be redes
45、igned repeatedly until, say, 90 per cent of users can work 90 per cent of the features correctly 90 per cent of the time. 36 The author had trouble operating his VCR because （ A） he had neglected the importance of using the timer （ B） the machine had far more technical features than necessary （ C） h
46、e had set about using it without proper training （ D） its operation was far more difficult than the designer intended it to be 37 According to the author, manufacturers _. （ A） should add more useful features to their machines （ B） often fail to make their products easy to use （ C） should make their
47、 appliances as attractive as possible （ D） often fail to provide proper training in the use of their products 38 It seems that manufacturers will remain reluctant to make improvements unless_. （ A） they can do so at a very low cost （ B） they find their machines hard to operate （ C） they have difficu
48、lty selling their products （ D） they receive a lot of complaints about their machines 39 According to the passage, before g VCR is sold on the market, its original model should be tried out_. （ A） among ordinary consumers who are not technically minded （ B） among people who are technically minded （
49、C） among experienced technicians and potential users （ D） among people who are in charge of public relations 40 One of the reasons why VCRs are so difficult to use is that_. （ A） the designers are often insensitive to the operational complexities of their machines （ B） the range of features provided is unlimited （ C） there is no ideal way of controlling quality （ D） their designers often ignore the complaints of their users 41 Alexandre-Gustave Boenickhausen Eiffel was on
