1、职称英语（综合类） ABC级综合模拟试卷 1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 1. With immense relief, I stopped running. （ A） much （ B） enormous （ C） little （ D） extensive 2 The scientists began to accumulate a huge mass of data. （ A） build up （ B） put up （ C） make u
2、p （ D） clear up 3 When Jack eventually overtook the last track he pulled over to the inside lane. （ A） skipped （ B） passed （ C） reached （ D） led 4 Because of the popularity of the region, it is advisable to book hotels in advance. （ A） possible （ B） profitable （ C） easy （ D） wise 5 Data from Voyager
3、 II have presented astronomers with a puzzle about why our outermost planet exists. （ A） problem （ B） mystery （ C） question （ D） point 6 He rolled up his trouser leg to exhibit his wounded knee. （ A） spread （ B） open （ C） show （ D） examine 7 Why cant you stop your eternal complaining! （ A） everlasti
4、ng （ B） long （ C） monotonous （ D） lengthy 8 This poem depicts the beautiful scenery of a small town in the South. （ A） describes （ B） draws （ C） writes （ D） introduces 9 The telephone system is no longer operative. （ A） running （ B） moving （ C） rotating （ D） working 10 Hundreds of buildings were wre
5、cked by the earthquake （ A） shaken （ B） fallen （ C） damaged （ D） trembled 11 The latest car model embodies many new improvements. （ A） consists of （ B） includes （ C） makes up （ D） marks 12 Thick clouds obscured the stars from view （ A） darkened （ B） held （ C） blackened （ D） prevent 13 The parents ha
6、ve to restrain their daughter from running out into the street. （ A） disallow （ B） reduce （ C） prevent （ D） confine 14 The discovery was sensational. （ A） sexy （ B） surprising （ C） exceptional （ D） exciting 15 After supper we usually take a stroll around the park for about an hour. （ A） walk （ B） re
7、st （ C） bath （ D） breath 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。 16 Plants and Mankind Botany, the study of plants, occupies a peculiar position in the history of human knowledge. We dont know what our Stone Age ances
8、tors knew about plants, but from what we can observe of preindustrial societies that still exist, a detailed learning of plants and their properties must be extremely ancient. This is logical. Plants are the basis of the food pyramid for all living things, even for other plants. They have always bee
9、n enormously important to the welfare of people, not only for food, but also for clothing, weapons, tools, dyes, medicines, shelter, and many other purposes. Tribes living today in the jungle of the Amazon recognize hundreds of plants and know many properties of each. To them botany has no name and
10、is probably not even recognized as a special branch of“ knowledge“ at all. Unfortunately, the more industrialized we become the farther away we move from direct contact with plants, and the less distinct our knowledge of botany grows. Yet everyone comes unconsciously on an amazing amount of botanica
11、l knowledge, and few people will fail to recognize a rose, an apple, or an orchid. When our Neolithic ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago, discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer yields the next season, the first great step in a n
12、ew association of plants and humans was taken. Grains were discovered and from them flowed the marvel of agriculture: cultivated crops. From then on, humans would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a few plants, rather than getting a little here and a little there from
13、many varieties that grew wild and the accumulated knowledge of tens of thousands of years of experience and intimacy with plants in the wild would begin to fade away. 16 It is logical that a detailed learning of plants and their properties must be extremely ancient. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not me
14、ntioned 17 People cannot survive without plants. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 18 Tribes living today in the jungle of the Amazon teach botany to their children at school. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 19 Our direct contact with plants grows with the process of industrializatio
15、n. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 20 Today people usually acquire a large amount of botanical knowledge from textbooks. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 21 People living in the Middle East first learned to grow plants for food about 10,000 years ago. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not
16、mentioned 22 Once mankind began farming, they no longer had to get food from many varieties that grew wild. （ 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 Alaska 1 In 1959
17、 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 and polar bears“ - beyond Canadas western borders,
18、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 or more meters. From early May until early August,
19、 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 hectares of its land area are fit for plowing but onl
20、y 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 Danish sea captain who discovered Alaska on his voya
21、ge 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 Klondike River in Canada just across the Alaskan
22、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 within the state, every town has its own airf
23、ield. 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 earth contributed less to economic progress than
24、 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 industry is lumber and the production of wood pulp.
25、 In recent years, Alaskas single most important resource has become oil. The state also has large deposits of coal, copper, gold and other minerals. 23 A Rich Resources of the State B Connections with the Outside World C Transportation Problem D The Natives of the Land E Cold Climate F Land and Popu
26、lation 23 Paragraph 3 _ 24 Paragraph 4 _ 25 Paragraph 5 _ 26 Paragraph 6 _ 27 A as fish does B because of its rich natural resources C by the United States in the 19th century D shines day and night E only a very small percentage F a limited amount of the gold found there 27 For as long as three mon
27、ths of a year, the sun _ on the ice-covered land of Alaska. 28 According to statistics, _ of the total area of Alaska has been used for farming. 29 Alaska was originally part of Russia, but was bought _. 30 Gold did not bring to Alaska as much wealth _. 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
28、。请根据短文内容，为每题选 1个最佳选项。 31 Modern Sun Worshippers People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny bea
29、ch to lie on. Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the
30、rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun! The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Medi
31、terranean countries. Italys 30,000 hotels are booked solid every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks, and roadsides. Spains long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit yearly, or one tourist for every person living in Spain. But
32、 there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, its getting worse. The French cant figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many pla
33、ces, swimming is dangerous because of pollution. None of this, however, is spoiling anyones fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously, they dont go there for clean water and solitude. They tolerate traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They dont even mind
34、the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, its still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo. 31 The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that （ A） they want to see historic
35、 remains or religious spots. （ B） they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs. （ C） they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites. （ D） they wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at home. 32 In paragraph 2, cities like London, Copenhagen, and
36、Amsterdam are mentioned （ A） to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate. （ B） to tell us how wealthy their residents are. （ C） to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty. （ D） to prove that they have got more tourism than they can han
37、dle. 33 According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others? （ A） Italy. （ B） Spain. （ C） France. （ D） Greece. 34 The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3, i.e., “or one tourist for every person living in Spain“ means （ A） all the 37 million p
38、eople living in Spain are tourists. （ B） every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country. （ C） every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist. （ D） every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year. 35 According to the passage, which of the follow
39、ing factors might spoil the tourists fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches? （ A） Polluted water. （ B） Crowded buses. （ C） Traffic jams. （ D） Rainy weather. 36 One-room Schools One-room schools are part of the heritage of the United States, and the mention of them makes people feel a vague longing
40、 for “the way things were.“ One-room schools are an endangered species, however. For more than a hundred years, one-room schools have been systematically shut down and their students sent away to centralized schools. As recently as 1930 there were 149,000 one-room schools in the United States. By 19
41、70 there were 1,800. Today, of the nearly 800 remaining one-room schools, more than 350 are in Nebraska. The rest are scattered through a few other states that have on their road maps wide-open spaces between towns. Now that there are hardly any left, educators are beginning to think that maybe ther
42、e is something yet to be learned from one-room schools, something that served the pioneers that might serve as well today. Progressive educators have come up with progressive-sounding names like “peer-group teaching“ and “multi-age grouping“ for educational procedures that occur naturally in the one
43、-room schools. In a one-room school the children teach each other because the teacher is busy part of the time teaching someone else. A fourth grader can work at a fifth-grade level in math and a third-grade level in English without the stigma associated with being left back or the pressures of bein
44、g skipped ahead. A youngster with a learning disability can find his or her own level without being separated from the other pupils. In larger urban and suburban schools today, this is called “mainstreaming.“ A few hours in a small school that has only one classroom and it becomes clear why so many
45、parents feel that one of the advantages of living in Nebraska is that their children have to go to a one-room school. 36 It is implied in the passage that many educators and parents today feel that one-room schools （ A） need to be shut down. （ B） are the best in Nebraska. （ C） are a good example of
46、the good old days. （ D） privide good education 37 Why are one-room schools in danger of disappearing? （ A） Because they exist only in one state. （ B） Because children have to teach themselves. （ C） Because there is a trend toward centralization. （ D） Because there is no fourth-grade level in any of
47、them. 38 What is mentioned as a major characteristic of the one-room school system in the second paragraph? （ A） Some children have to be left back. （ B） Teachers are always busy. （ C） Pupils have more freedom. （ D） Learning is not limited to one grade level at a time. 39 Which of the following can
48、best describe the authors attitude toward one-room schools? （ A） Praising. （ B） Angry. （ C） Critical. （ D） Humorous. 40 It can be inferred from the last sentence that parents living in Nebraska （ A） dont like centralized schools. （ B） received education in one-room schools. （ C） prefer rural life to
49、 urban one. （ D） come from other states. 41 centralized school。 Single-parent Kids Do Best Single mums are better at raising their kids than two parents - at least in the bird world. Mother zebra finches have to work harder and raise fewer chicks on their own, but they also produce more attractive sons who are more likely to get a mate. The finding shows that family conflict is as important an evolutionary driving force as ecological factors such as hunting and food supply. With two parents around, theres always a conflict
