1、职称英语（综合类） ABC级综合模拟试卷 8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 Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed. （ A） expressive （ B） physical （ C） exaggerated （ D） dubious 2 Techniques to harness the energy of the sun are being develop
2、ed. （ A） convert （ B） store （ C） utilise （ D） receive 3 Many residents of apartment complexes object to noisy neighbors. （ A） managers （ B） occupants （ C） landlords （ D） caretakers 4 The steadily rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping cargo by water. （ A） c
3、ontinuously （ B） quickly （ C） excessively （ D） exceptionally 5 Hundreds of years ago cloves were used to remedy headaches. （ A） disrupt （ B） diagnose （ C） evaporate （ D） cure 6 John Hanson helped draft instructions for Marylands delegates to the Stamp Act Congress. （ A） clarify （ B） formulate （ C） r
4、evise （ D） contribute 7 Practically all species of animals communicate either through sounds or through a large repertory of soundless codes. （ A） Simultaneously （ B） Almost （ C） Absolutely （ D） Basically 8 Sulphur has occasionally been found in the earth in an almost pure state. （ A） regularly （ B）
5、 accidentally （ C） sometimes （ D） successfully 9 When doves are about two weeks old, they are covered with grey feathers and are ready to try their wings. （ A） grow （ B） wrap （ C） hide （ D） test 10 I rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car. （ A） normally （ B） seldom （ C） cont
6、inuously （ D） usually 11 When she was invited to the party, she readily accepted. （ A） willingly （ B） suddenly （ C） firmly （ D） quickly 12 The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth. （ A） take out （ B） repair （ C） pull （ D） dig 13 You must shine your shoes. （ A） lighten （ B） clean （ C） wash （
7、D） polish 14 The majority of people around here are decent people. （ A） honest （ B） rich （ C） good-looking （ D） high-ranking 15 A deadly disease has affected these animals. （ A） contagious （ B） serious （ C） fatal （ D） worrying 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
8、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 “Own“ Your Childrens Education “Helping them isnt about showing your kids how to do the work. Its about being genuinely interested and having regular conversations about what theyre learning,“ says J. Gary Knowles, a professor at the Ontario Insti
9、tute for Studies in Education, part of the University of Toronto. Rozon has a slew of suggestions for how to get more involved. “Get to know the teacher. Discuss ways to tailor the assignments to your childs learning style. Spend time in the classroom. Ask for outlines of unit studies so you can fin
10、d supplementary materials at the library or through videos. Read your childs textbooks: If you work a few pages ahead, youll be able to help them with problems they encounter.“ Reading is another must, says Rozon. “Even after your children can read themselves, hearing somebody else read aloud is imp
11、ortant. We nearly always have a book on the go; we read for at least a half hour before bedtime.“ The more engaged a parent is, the more the child benefits, adds Bruce Arai. “The evidence is clear: Parental involvement is one of the most important factors in school success.“ Arai cites the National
12、Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, sponsored by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), which is measuring all aspects of child development. “The hours children spend in class are but one element of their education,“ states HRDC, which says parental support, along with teacher support and
13、 a positive attitude towards school, all contribute to academic success. “I see every moment of every day as a learning experience,“ says Goforth. “The most satisfying part of it is seeing the love of learning continued. Im not squelching my childrens desire to learn by insisting they learn. They le
14、arn because they want to.“ Adds Jeanne Lambert, mother of Carey Graham: “Make the time, take the time, guide, lead, and encourage. If nothing else, your children learn you care, and thats the most important lesson you can give them.“ 16 According to the passage, parents should help their children wi
15、th their homework. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 17 You should read your childs textbooks so that you can teach them. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 18 Children should always take a book with them on the way back from school and read it aloud. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not ment
16、ioned 19 If parents show a lot of interest in their childrens study, the children will do better at school. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 20 It is very important that you let your children know you feel love and concern for them. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 21 Parents must ob
17、serve classes regularly. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 22 Governmental support also plays a role in achieving academic success. （ 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
18、句子确定一个最佳选项。 23 The Making of a Success Story 1 IKEA is the worlds largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the worlds most successful entrepreneurs. Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural businessman. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small prof
19、its from selling matches, seeds, and pencils in his community. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. Naturally he used it to start up a business - IKEA. 2 IKEAs name comes from Kamprads initials (I.K.) and the place where he grew up (E and A). Today IKE
20、A is known for its modern, minimalist furniture, but it was not a furniture company in the beginning. Rather, IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods. Kamprads wares included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices, including watches, pens and stockings. 3 IKEA first began to
21、 sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in 1947. The furniture was all designed and made by manufacturers near Kamprads home. Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expanded the product line. Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture c
22、ompany in 1951. 4 In 1953 IKEA opend its first showroom in Almhult, Sweden. IKEA is known today for its spacious stores with furniture in attractive settings, but in the early 1950s, people ordered from catalogues. Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelming: people loved being able to see
23、and try the furniture before buying it. This led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive. By 1955, IKEA was designing all its own furniture. 5 In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: flat
24、 packaging. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales soared. The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having conno
25、tations of self-sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion. 6 Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company. In 2004 he was named the worlds richest man. He c
26、urrently lives in Switzerland and is retied from the day-to-day operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing. 23 A Ingvar Kamprad - a born businessman B Success brought by the introduction of showrooms C The origin of IKEA D Specialization in selling furniture E Flat packaging - a
27、feature of IKEA F World-wide expansion of IKEA 23 Paragraph 2 _ 24 Paragraph 3 _ 25 Paragraph 4 _ 26 Paragraph 5 _ 27 A IKEA began as a small store selling all kinds of cheap things B it is highly welcomed by both C Ingvar Kamprad showed interest in and talent for doing business D he lives happily i
28、n retirement E here they can see and try the furniture they are going to buy. F Ingvar successfully manages the company all by himself 27 Even when he was only a child, _. 28 _, and years later became a big company specialized in manufacturing and selling of furniture. 29 Customers liked the idea of
29、 IKEA s showrooms because _. 30 As flat packaging saves money for both IKEA and the customers, _. 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 The National Park Service Americas national parks are like old friends. You may not see them for years at a time, but just knowing
30、 theyre out there makes you feel better. Hearing the names of these famous old friends-Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon-revives memories of visits past and promotes dreams of those still to come. From Acadia to Zion, 369 national parks are part of a continually evolving system. Ancient fossil bed
31、s, Revolutionary War battlefields, magnificent mountain ranges, and monuments to heroic men and women who molded this country are all a part of our National Park System (NPS). The cafe and preservation for future generations of these special places is entrusted to the National Park Service. Uniforme
32、d Rangers, the most visible representatives of the Service, not only offer park visitors a friendly wave, a helpful answer, or a thought-provoking history lesson, but also are skilled rescuers, firefighters, and dedicated resource protection professionals. The National Park Service ranks also includ
33、e architects, historians, archaeologists, biologists, and a host of other experts who preserve and protect everything from George Washingtons teeth to Thomas Edisons wax recordings. Modern society has brought the National Park Service both massive challenges and enormous opportunities. Satellite and
34、 computer technologies are expanding the educational possibilities of a national park beyond its physical boundaries. Cities struggling to revive their urban cores are turning to the Park Service for expert assistance to preserve their cultural heritage, create pocket parks and green spaces, and re-
35、energize local economies: Growing communities thirsty for recreational outlets are also working with the NPS to turn abandoned railroad tracks into bike and hiking trails, as well as giving unused federal property new life as recreation centers. To help meet these challenges and take advantage of th
36、ese opportunities, the National Park Service has formed partnerships-some dating back 100 years, some only months old-with other agencies, state and local governments, corporations, American Indian tribes and Alaska Natives, Park Friends groups, cooperating associations, private organizations, commu
37、nity groups and individuals who share the National Park ethic. National Park Week 1996 is a celebration of these partnerships. 31 Why are Americas national parks like old friends? （ A） Because they are always out there. （ B） Because they are very old. （ C） Because they make people feel better. （ D）
38、Because they are very famous. 32 Which of the following statements is true about uniformed rangers? （ A） They take tourists to national parks. （ B） They always act as tourist guides. （ C） They help set up new national parks. （ D） They protect the National Park System. 33 The National Park Service do
39、es all of the following EXCEPT （ A） offering help to visitors. （ B） molding the Nation. （ C） keeping people better informed of the National Park System. （ D） helping preserve the cultural heritage. 34 What is this passage about? （ A） It is about the American National Parks. （ B） It is about the Nati
40、onal Park Service. （ C） It is about the National Park Service partnerships. （ D） It is about the care and preservation of the National Parks in America. 35 What will the paragraph following this passage most probably discuss? （ A） The pocket parks in America. （ B） The preparations made for the celeb
41、ration of National Park Week 1996. （ C） The work that has been done by the partners. （ D） The preservation of national resources in America. 36 Find Yourself Packing It On? Blame Friends Obesity can spread from person to person, much like a virus, researchers are reporting today. When one person gai
42、ns weight, close friends tend to gain weight, too. Their study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, involved a detailed analysis of a large social network of 12,067 people who had been closely followed for 32 years, from 1971 to 2003. The investigators knew who was friends with whom as
43、 well as who was a spouse or sibling or neighbor, and they knew how much each person weighed at various times over three decades. That let them reconstruct what happened over the years as individuals became obese. Did their friends also become obese? Did family members? Or neighbors? The answer, the
44、 researchers report, was that people were most likely to become obese when a friend became obese. That increased a persons chances of becoming obese by 57 percent. There was no effect when a neighbor gained or lost weight, however, and family members had less influence than friends. It did not even
45、matter if the friend was hundreds of miles away, the influence remained. And the greatest influence of all was between close mutual friends. There, if one became obese, the other had a 171 percent increased chance of becoming obese, too. The same effect seemed to occur for weight loss, the investiga
46、tors say. But since most people were gaining, not losing, over the 32 years, the result was, on average, that people grew fatter. Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis, a physician and professor of medical sociology at Harvard Medical School and a principal investigator in the new study, said one explanation w
47、as that friends affected each others perception of fatness. When a close friend becomes obese, obesity may not look so bad. “You change your idea of what is an acceptable body type by looking at the people around you,“ Dr. Christakis said. The investigators say their findings can help explain why Am
48、ericans have become fatter in recent years-each person who became obese was likely to drag along some friends. Their analysis was unique, Dr. Christakis said, because it moved beyond a simple analysis of one person and his or her social contacts and instead examined an entire social network at once,
49、 looking at how a persons friends friends, or a spouses siblings friends, could have an influence on a persons weight. The effects, he said, “highlight the importance of a spreading process, a kind of social contagion, that spreads through the network.“ Of course, the investigators say, social networks are not the only factors that affect body weight. There is a strong genetic component at work, too. Science has shown that individuals have genetically determined ranges of weights, spanning perhaps 30
