1、职称英语（综合类） ABC级综合模拟试卷 17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 The firm of Bonnin and Morris in Philadelphia was probably the first American company to manufacture porcelain （ A） silverware （ B） crystal （ C） china （ D） linen 2 The major portion of wri
2、ter Benjamin Brawleys work was in social criticism. （ A） goal （ B） subject （ C） part （ D） publisher 3 People have always been both fascinated by the spectacle of volcanic eruptions and terrified of their power. （ A） magic （ B） force （ C） display （ D） purpose 4 Tung oil is a powerful drying agent use
3、d in varnishes and paints. （ A） pure （ B） potent （ C） poisonous （ D） permanent 5 In the 1870s Alexander Graham Bell developed the first practicable telephone. （ A） feasible （ B） functional （ C） applicable （ D） rational 6 Joans prediction that there would be an earthquake dismayed her friends. （ A） v
4、erification （ B） evidence （ C） prophecy （ D） reflection 7 Psychologists think of attitudes as being predispositions toward objects or events that determine the way people react to different stimuli. （ A） prior inclinations （ B） prescriptions （ C） precautions （ D） principal commitments 8 The predomin
5、ant activities in rural societies are those that involve the production of food and raw materials. （ A） principal （ B） predictable （ C） necessary （ D） routine 9 Her first year at school away from home, she suffered qualms of homesickness. （ A） quakes （ B） regrets （ C） lapses （ D） pangs 10 Home econo
6、mists recommend buying basic food items in large quantities. （ A） stores （ B） amounts （ C） bags （ D） boxes 11 At the age of 77,computer pioneer Grace Hopper was awarded the military rank of commodore by President Ronald Reagan. （ A） prize （ B） position （ C） benefit （ D） presentation 12 A good teache
7、r must establish rapport with his or her students. （ A） report （ B） acquaintance （ C） understanding （ D） conversation 13 There is not enough food, so the people had to be on short rations. （ A） sects （ B） allotments （ C） cults （ D） petitions 14 The papaya is a tropical fruit usually eaten raw. （ A）
8、unpeeled （ B） uncooked （ C） unsweetened （ D） unsalted 15 The man was sent to prison for driving recklessly. （ A） cautiously （ B） attentively （ C） patiently （ D） carelessly 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，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。 15 Co
9、smetic Surgery Surgery that can improve the way a person looks is becoming more and more popular in the United States. This kind of surgery is called cosmetic surgery, and both men and women are turning to this treatment as a way of keeping their appearance young as well as keeping competitive (有竞争力
10、的 )in their jobs. Men especially are beginning to turn to face-lifts(面部拉皮手术 ), liposuction (taking fat out of the body), and implants(putting artificial parts into their bodies )to help them look younger. As companies downsize(缩编 )and move younger employees into higher positions, older employees in
11、their late forties and early fifties feel the need to look and act younger in order to stay competitive. These operations are not without dangers, however. One young woman had an eye operation to get rid of the bags under her eyes. She described, her experience as terrible. She said, “When he starte
12、d cutting, I was fully awake. Even though hed given me an injection near my eyes, I saw everthing.“ She went on to explain, “I knew I had to keep still because of what he was doing. He was scraping(刮 )away fat underneath my eyes. It took about ten minutes. After he finished, I felt I couldnt walk. I
13、 was so faint. “Her troubles did not end after the operation for two weeks. Her eyes were swollen (肿胀的 )and almost completely closed, and even dark glasses could not hide the side effects of the operation. Liposuction, taking fat out of the body, is probably the most popular cosmetic operation in th
14、e United States. It seems simple enough. First, a small cut is made over the place where the patient wants the fat removed. Next, a small pipe is put into the cut. A machine like a vacuum cleaner is then used to suck the fat out of the body. However, as one doctor explained, some problems can happen
15、 after the operation. He warned, “Irregular lumps and loose skin can result from this operation. If it is not evenly done, liposuction can produce a very lumpy result.“ Patients often must have more liposuction to correct the problem. 16 Cosmetic surgery is more popular in the US than anywhere else.
16、 （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 17 The way a man looks has little to do with the job opportunities may have. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 18 There are hardly any risks involved in cosmetic operations. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 19 The young woman was by no means s
17、atisfied with the eye operation. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 20 The eye operation was such a failure that the woman refused to pay for it, （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 21 Not everyone is a good candidate for liposuction. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 22 Sometimes
18、liposuction patients may have to undergo more than one operation. （ 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。 22 Trade Unions 1 Some scholars have associated trade unions
19、with the medieval craft guilds(中世纪的行会 ), but there are important differences between the two. The guild members were master craftsmen who owned capital and often employed workers. Unions are known as associations of workers with similar skills. 2 In the past, individual workers had no control over t
20、he conditions of their working lives; political and economic power was concentrated in the hands of wealthy business owners. Workers found, however, that there was strength in uniting. From their earliest years, union objectives have been higher wages and improved working conditions. 3 Employers res
21、isted, of course. They made great efforts to stop union organizing its activities. Union members were fired, workers were forced to sign contracts in which they promised not to join a union, and companies hired strikebreakers (破坏罢工者 ) and even gunmen to frighten organizers. 4 One of the earliest suc
22、cessful labor organizations in the United States was the Knights of Labor, founded in 1869. The Knights, which included both skilled and unskilled workers, attempted to organize all workers into one great union. After it successfully struck the Wabash railroad owned by Jay Gould in 1885, its popular
23、ity and power grew dramatically. In 1886 the Knights had 700,000 members. 5 The decline of the Knights of Labor, however, came quickly. The strike against Gould was gradually broken, and the Knights radical positions on social issues cost them public support. In the end, a lack of unity as well as t
24、he rapid inflow of unskilled immigrants weakened the unions economic power, and the organization came to an end. 23 A Managements Reaction to the Labor Movement B The Decline of an Early Union C Reasons for Starting a Union D Comparison between the Unions and the Medieval Craft Guilds E Foundation F
25、 The Development of an Early Union 23 Paragraph 2_ 24 Paragraph 3_ 25 Paragraph 4_ 26 Paragraph 5_ 27 A Ask for higher wages B Fight for equal education C Employ workers D Unskilled workers E Stop Union activities F Radical positions on social issues 27 Guilders had the money to_ 28 Workers united t
26、ogether to_ 29 Employers would try their best to _ 30 Knights lost its popularity because it took_ 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。 30 Life Connected with Computer After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriends Liverpudlian accent sudden
27、ly becomes indecipherable after the clarity of his words on screen, a secretarys tone seems more rejecting than Id imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid hours become minutes, and alternately seconds stretch into days. Weekends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days. F
28、or the last three years, since I stopped working as a producer for Charlie Rose, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit articles and edit them via E-mail and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship is computer
29、-mediated. If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work. In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the blizzard of 9
30、6 on TV. But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though Ive merged with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another node on the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to strongly dislike the outside forms of socializing. Its like
31、 attending an A. A. meeting in a bar with everyone holding a half-sipped drink. We have become the Net Opponents worst nightmare. What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has become an avoidance, a lack of discipline. And once you
32、 start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult. At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to chatter in the background, something that Id never done previously. The voices of the programs soothe me, but then Im jarred by the
33、commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or compulsively needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline, “ “Frontline, “ “Nightline, “CNN, NewYork 1, every possible angle of every story over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves from foregr
34、ound to background. 31 Compared to he clear words of her boyfriend on screen, his accent becomes_ （ A） unidentifiable （ B） unbearable （ C） unreal （ D） misleading 32 The passage implies that the author and her boyfriend live in_ （ A） different cities in England （ B） different countries （ C） the same
35、city （ D） the same country 33 What is the main idea of the last paragraph? _ （ A） She is so absorbed in the TV programs that she often forgets her work. （ B） In order to keep up with the latest news and the weather, she watches TV a lot. （ C） In order to get some comfort from TV programs she, someti
36、mes, turns on the television. （ D） Having worked on the computer for too long, she became a bit odd. 34 What is the authors attitude to the computer? _ （ A） She dislikes it because TV is more attractive. （ B） She dislikes it because it cuts off her relation with the outside world. （ C） She has becom
37、e bored with it. （ D） She likes it because it is very convenient. 35 The phrase “coming back out of the cave“ in the fifth paragraph means_ （ A） coming back home （ B） going back home （ C） living a luxurious life （ D） restoring direct human contact 35 Show Love by Knitting My mother knew how to knit,
38、 but she never taught me. She assumed, as did many women of her generation, that knitting was no longer a skill worth passing down from mother to daughter. A combination of feminism, consumerism and household gadgetry made many women feel that such homely accomplishments were now obsolete. My Grandm
39、other still knitted, though, and every Christmas she made a pair of socks for my brother and me, of red wool. They were the ones we wore under our ice skates, when it was really important to have warm feet. Knitting is a nervous habit that happens to be productive. It helped me quit smoking by givin
40、g my hands something else to do. It is wonderful for depression because no matter what else happens, you are creating something beautiful. Time spent in front of the television or just sitting is no longer time wasted. I love breathing life into the patterns. Its true magic, finding a neglected, dog
41、-eared old book with the perfect snowflake design, buying the same German town knitting worsted my grandmother used in the exact blue to match my daughters eyes, taking it on the train with me every day for two months, working feverishly to get it done by Christmas, staying up late after the stockin
42、gs are filled to sew in the sleeves and weave in the ends. Knitting has taught me patience. I know that if I just keep going, even if it takes months, there will be a reward. When I make a mistake, I know that a temper tantrum will not fix it, that I just have to go back and take out the stitches be
43、tween and start over again. People often ask if I would do it for money, and the answer is always a definite no. In the first place, you could not pay me enough for the hours I put into a sweater. But more important, this is an activity I keep separate from such considerations. I knit to cover my ch
44、ildren and other people I love in warmth and color. I knit to give them something earthly that money could never buy. Knitting gives my life an alternative rhythm to the daily deadline. By day I can write about Northern Ireland or the New York City Police Department and get paid for it, but on the t
45、rain home, surrounded by people with laptops, I stage my little rebellion. I take out my old knitting bag and join the centuries of women who have knitted for love. 36 Which of the following reasons does NOT explain the fact that “Knitting was no longer a skill worth passing down from mother to daug
46、hter“?_. （ A） The struggle of women for equal rights. （ B） The belief that it is good to buy and use a lot of goods. （ C） The plain feature of knitting. （ D） The introduction of domestic devices. 37 At what time did the author wear the socks her grandmother had knitted for her? _. （ A） In winter. （
47、B） When she went skiing. （ C） During the Christmas holidays. （ D） When she needed to keep her feet warm for skating. 38 “Knitting is a nervous habit“ means_. （ A） knitting involves the work of ones nerves （ B） knitting gets on ones nerves （ C） knitting makes one nervous （ D） knitting may act as a tr
48、igger for a nervous breakdown 39 Which of the following is false concerning knitting according to the author? _. （ A） It helps one give up ones bad habit. （ B） It helps one get rid of ones bad mood. （ C） It requires patience. （ D） It is a profit-making business. 40 What is NOT her purpose for knitti
49、ng according to this passage? _. （ A） It saves money. （ B） It activates ones life. （ C） It enriches ones life. （ D） It is a pleasant pastime. 40 How Ford Turn Out Cars When it comes to singling out those who have made a difference in all our lives, you cannot overlook Henry Ford. A historian a century from now might well conclude that it was Ford who most influe
