1、职称英语（综合类） ABC级综合模拟试卷 20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 They voted to abolish the office of second vice-president. （ A） decorate （ B） create （ C） improve （ D） eliminate 2 Eleanor Roosevelts dedication to humanitarian causes won her affection an
2、d honor at home and abroad. （ A） on the air （ B） henceforth （ C） nearby （ D） in foreign countries 3 Choreographer Twyla Tharp uses familiar dance movements in original ways to create works filled with clever gestures and abrupt changes in motion and mood. （ A） graceful （ B） creative （ C） sudden （ D）
3、 dramatic 4 Red giant stars do not become white dwarf stars abruptly; the process takes more than fifteen hundred years. （ A） suddenly （ B） in unison （ C） prematurely （ D） accidentally 5 Although South Carolinas mineral resources are abundant, not all of them can be mined lucratively. （ A） molten （
4、B） plentiful （ C） diverse （ D） precious 6 The most famous Shoshone Indian was Sacagawea the woman who accompanied. Lewis and Clark on their exploration of the upper Missouri River. （ A） traveled with （ B） argued with （ C） defended （ D） avoided 7 It is now generally assumed that the planets were form
5、ed by the accretion of gas and dust in a cosmic cloud. （ A） separation （ B） reaction （ C） accumulation （ D） motion 8 While they were away on vacation, they allowed their mail to accumulate at the post office. （ A） be delivered （ B） pile up （ C） get lost （ D） be returned 9 If the weatherman has predi
6、cted accurately, tomorrow will be a perfect day for our picnic. （ A） astutely （ B） correctly （ C） carefully （ D） acutely 10 Usually, in an attack of influenza, the patients limbs ache. （ A） hurt （ B） soften （ C） get numb （ D） get hot 11 As aquatic plants moved millions of years ago from the ocean to
7、 the land, they underwent a number of adaptations. （ A） mishaps （ B） expansions （ C） setbacks （ D） modifications 12 One of Californias greatest problems is providing adequate water to meet the needs of its expanding population. （ A） sufficient （ B） palatable （ C） suitable （ D） unpolluted 13 Weed kil
8、lers must be chosen and applied with great care to avoid damage to adjacent trees and shrubs. （ A） indigenous （ B） nearby （ C） perennial （ D） similar 14 Eleven states, including the adjoining states of North and South Carolina, seceded from the United States in the 1860s and formed a southern confed
9、eracy. （ A） separated （ B） neighboring （ C） colonial （ D） competing 15 I admire his work. （ A） recognize （ B） exploit （ C） tolerate （ D） esteem 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 The Enormous Egg Dr. Ziemer ar
10、rived while we were still staring at the thing in the nest. He jumped out his car and came running out to in the backyard. He was wearing a red coat over his pajamas, and he looked pretty excited. He ran up to the nest and looked in. His eyes opened up wide and he knelt down on the ground and stared
11、 and stared. After long while he said softly, “Thats it. By George, thats just what it is. “Then he stared for another long time and finally he shook his head and said, “It cant be true, but there it is.“ He got up off his knees and looked around at us. His eyes were just sparking, he was so excited
12、. He put his hand on my shoulder, and I could feel he was quivering. “An amazing things happened, “he said, in a kind of whisper.“ I dont know how to account for it. It must be some sort of freak biological mix-up that might happen once a thousand years. “ “But what is it?“ I asked. Dr. Ziemer turne
13、d and pointed a trembling finger at the nest. “Believe it or not, you people have hatched out a dinosaur. (恐龙 )“ We just looked at him. “Sounds incredible, I know,“ he said, “and I cant explain it, but there it is. Ive seen too many Triceratops (三角恐龙 )skulls to be mistaken about this one. “ “But but
14、 how could it be a dinosaur?“ Pop asked. “Goodness gracious!“ Morn spluttered. “And right here in our backyard. It doesnt seem hardly right. And on a Sunday, too.“ Cynthia was pretty interested by now, and kept pecking into the nest and making faces, the way she did when Pop brought a bowl of frogs
15、legs into the kitchen one time. I guess girls just naturally dont like crawly things too much. To tell the truth, I dont either sometimes but this thing that had just hatched out looked kind of cute to me. Maybe that was because I had taken care of the egg so long. I felt as if the little dinosaur w
16、as almost one of the family. We stood around for a long while looking at the strange new thing on the nest, trying to let the idea soak in that we had a dinosaur. After Dr. Ziemer calmed down a little he and Pop tightened up the chicken wire to make sure the little animal wasnt going to crawl out. D
17、r. Ziemer watched if perhaps she ought not to be taken out before she went out of her mind. Pop figured that it might be a good idea and he picked her up and cut her outside the pen. She acted a little dazed at first, but pretty soon she followed the other hens and began pen. She acted a little daze
18、d at first, but pretty soon she followed the other hens and began scratching for worms like the rest of them. 16 Dr. Ziemer found a bird in the nest. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 17 The story took place in the back garden. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 18 When they find out wh
19、at kind of animal they have, they are shocked. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 19 The person who is telling the story seems to like the little animal. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 20 The Enormous Egg is a serious story. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 21 The story telle
20、r is afraid to look at the little animal. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 22 Dr. Ziemer had went to hospital before he arrived. （ 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
21、确定一个最佳选项。 22 The History of the Fridge 1 The fridge is considered a necessity. It has been so since the 1960s when packaged food first appeared with he label: “store in the refrigerator.“ 2 In my fridgeless fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily. The milkman came daily, the grocer, the butc
22、her, the baker, and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times a week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted and we were never troubled by rotten food. Thirty years on, food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are
23、 almost unobtainable in the country. 3 The invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. A vast variety of well-tried techniques already existed-natural cooling drying, smoking, salting, sugaring, bottling 4 What refrigeration did promote was marketing-mar
24、keting hardware and electricity, marketing soft drinks, marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price. 5 Consequently, most of the worlds fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where
25、 they are climatically almost unnecessary. Every winter, millions of fridges hum away continuously and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artificially-heated house-while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge. 6 The fridges effect upon
26、 the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant. If you dont believe me, try it yourself. Invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers but at least youll get rid of that terrible hum. 23 A The Invention
27、 of the Fridge B The Pollution Caused by Fridges C The Widespread Need for Fridges D The Days without the Fridge E The waste of Energy Caused by Fridges F The Fridges Contribution to Commerce 23 Paragraph 2_ 24 Paragraph 4_ 25 Paragraph 5_ 26 Paragraph 6_ 27 A milk, meant, vegetables, etc. were deli
28、vered B it has promoted the sales of many kinds of commodities C a new, economical way to preserve food D most kids like iced soft drinks E something every housewife needs F produced by the fridge when it is working 27 Before fridges came into use, it was still possible for people to have fresh food
29、s because_. 28 The invention of the fridge has not provided_. 29 An important contribution made by the invention of the fridge is that_. 30 If you stop using the fridge, at least you wont he troubled by the noise_. 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 Save Pandas Wi
30、th the Switzerland-based World Wildlife Fund (WWF), China is making a concerted and dedicated effort to save the endangered pandas. The results, officials here in Chengdu indicate, are mixed but encouraging. A clear disappointment is the failure to breed pandas in captivity, necessary if their decre
31、asing numbers are to be replaced. Another failure has been the incapability to find a natural, readily available food to replace the arrow bamboo. Despite these failures, success has come on two fronts. One achievement has been the physical rescue effort. Some pandas have been kept alive by salting
32、(空投 ) the mountains with tons of cooked meat, which pandas will eat as a substitute for bamboo, and by the planting of new bamboo in isolated areas. Animals in some Sichuan areas have been rescued by local peasants and given emergency treatment by animal doctors. A second achievement is a massive fu
33、nd-raising effort. Publicity about the pandas plight has resulted in a new $100,000 emergency allocation by the WWF and independent fund drives both in China and abroad. In spite of this support, there have been conflicts in the panda relief program. One important problem is the difficulty Peking is
34、 having balancing the recommendations of environmentalists with Chinas ambitious goal of agricultural and industrial modernization. Wolong is but one example of this difficulty. This 494,000-acre preserve was declared a protected area in 1975. Yet 1,800 people, mostly Tibetans, still live in the pre
35、serve, logging trucks still roll down the narrow mountain roads, and blasting work still goes on at the site of a new 160,000-kilowatt hydroelectric plant just six miles away. This all means that the pandas fight for survival will not be an easy one, even with the concerted effort of man. For in the
36、 end, even if they can survive the dangers of the wild, they must still contend with man himself. 31 Efforts to save the endangered pandas _. （ A） have failed completely （ B） have proven highly successful （ C） have met with setbacks but brought hope （ D） have received no response from the scientists
37、 32 Which of the following threatens the pandas survival in the Wolong preserve? _ （ A） Local population. （ B） Economic development. （ C） Unfavorable environment. （ D） All of the above. 33 All of the following help prevent the decline of the panda population EXCEPT _. （ A） the reproduction of panda
38、offspring during captivity （ B） the large-scale fund-drives （ C） the rescue of the injured and the sick （ D） the cultivation of new bamboo forests 34 It can be inferred from the passage that_. （ A） Switzerland is the country that contributes in the panda relief program （ B） the survival of pandas is
39、 an international concern （ C） it is too late to rescue the endangered pandas （ D） the lovely pandas will soon die out 35 The tone of the authors conclusion concerning pandas survival is_. （ A） worried （ B） optimistic （ C） angry （ D） impersonal 35 In Favor of the Death Penalty With the possible exce
40、ption of equal rights, perhaps the most controversial issue across the United States today is the death penalty. Many argue that it is an effective deterrent (威慑 ) to murder, while others maintain there is no convincing evidence that the death penalty reduces the number of murders. The principal arg
41、ument advanced by those opposed to the death penalty, basically, is that it is cruel and inhuman punishment, that it is the mark of a brutal society, and finally that it is of questionable effectiveness as deterrent to crime anyway. In our opinion, the death penalty is a necessary evil. Throughout r
42、ecorded history there have always been those extreme individuals in every society who were capable of terribly violent crimes such as murder. But some are more extreme than others. For example, it is one thing to take the life of another in a fit of blind rage, but quite another to coldly plot and c
43、arry out the murder of one or more people in the style of a butcher. Thus, murder, like all other crimes, is a matter of relative degree. While it could be argued with some conviction that the criminal in the first instance should be merely isolated from society, such should not be the fate of the l
44、atter type murderer. The value of the death penalty as a deterrent to crime may be open to debate. But the overwhelming majority of citizens believe that the death penalty protects them. Their belief is reinforced by evidence which shows the death penalty deters murder. For example, from 1954 to 196
45、3, when the death penalty was consistently imposed in California, the murder rate remained between three and four murders for each 100,000 population. Since 1964 the death penalty has been imposed only once, and the murder rate has risen to 10.4 murder rate, which began when executions stopped, is n
46、o coincidence (巧合 ). It is convincing evidence that the death penalty does deter many murders. If the bill reestablishing the death penalty is vetoed (否决 ), innocent people will be murdered some whose lives may have been saved if the death penalty were in effect. This is literally a life or death ma
47、tter. The lives of thousands of innocent people must be protected. 36 The principle purpose of this passage is to _. （ A） criticize the government （ B） argue for the value of the death penalty （ C） speak for the majority （ D） initiate a veto 37 The passage attempts to establish a relationship betwee
48、n _. （ A） the importance of equal rights and that of the death penalty （ B） executions and murders （ C） the murder rate and the importance of the death penalty （ D） the effects of execution and the effects of isolation 38 The authors response to those who urge the death penalty for all degrees of mu
49、rder would most likely be _. （ A） supportive （ B） hostile （ C） negative （ D） friendly 39 In the passage the author is primarily concerned with _. （ A） supporting a position （ B） describing an event （ C） analyzing a problem objectively （ D） settling a dispute 40 It can be inferred that the author thinks that_. （ A） the veto of the bill reestablishing the death pe
