1、职称英语（综合类） A级模拟试卷 24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 Did you do that to irritate her? （ A） tease （ B） attract （ C） annoy （ D） protect 2 The conclusion can be deduced from the premises. （ A） argued （ B） derived （ C） permitted （ D） come 3 I expect
2、 that she will be able to cater for your particular needs. （ A） supply （ B） reach （ C） provide （ D） meet 4 It is postulated that a cure for the disease will have been found by the year 2000. （ A） challenged （ B） assumed （ C） deducted （ D） decreed 5 Smoking is inhibited in public places. （ A） instruc
3、ted （ B） inquired （ C） forbidden （ D） strived 6 Do you believe these two intimate friends used to be enemies? （ A） bearable （ B） internal （ C） close （ D） believable 7 Canada will prohibit smoking in all offices later this year. （ A） ban （ B） remove （ C） eliminate （ D） expel 8 It has been said that t
4、he Acts provided a new course of action and did not merely regulate or enlarge an old one, （ A） manage （ B） control （ C） revise （ D） outset 9 The index is the governments chief gauge of future economic activity. （ A） measure （ B） opinion （ C） evaluation （ D） decision 10 You should have blended the b
5、utter with the sugar thoroughly. （ A） mixed （ B） spread （ C） beaten （ D） covered 11 Tickets are limited and will be allocated to those who apply first. （ A） posted （ B） sent （ C） handed （ D） given 12 He made a summary of what had been done. （ A） outline （ B） motion （ C） document （ D） title 13 When p
6、eople become unemployed, it is loafing often worse than lack of wages. （ A） laziness （ B） poverty （ C） idleness （ D） inability 14 She is slender, with delicate wrists and ankles. （ A） sick （ B） weak （ C） slim （ D） pale 15 A notably short man, he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.
7、（ A） practically （ B） considerably （ C） remarkably （ D） fairly 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 Marriage Advertisements in India Every Sunday morning millions of Indians settle down with a cup of tea and sp
8、ecial weekend issues of their newspapers, just as Americans do. But here, with the marriage season approaching, many of them quickly to a Sunday feature that is particularly Indian-the-columns of marriage advertisements in which young people look for husbands and wives. This is relatively modern cha
9、nge in the age-old custom of the arranged marriage. The thousands of advertisements published each week increasingly reflect social changes that coming to this traditional society. For example, although women are still described in terms of appearance, or skill in “the wifely arts“, information abou
10、t her earning power is entering more and more of the advertisements. This reflects the arrival in India of the working wife. Divorce, which used to be almost unheard of in India, is sometimes now mentioned in the advertisements as in the case of a woman whose advertisement in New Delhi newspaper exp
11、lained that had been “the innocent party“ when her marriage broke up. Because the custom of the dowry ( marriage payment) is now illegal, some advertisements say “no dowry“ or “simple marriage“, which means the same thing. However, the fathers of many bridegrooms still require it. In a land where li
12、ght skin is often regarded as socially preferable, many also require that a woman have a “wheat-color“ complexion or that a man be “tall, fair and handsome“. Advertisements are placed and eagerly read by a wide range of people in the upper classes, mostly in cities. Many of them receive dozens of an
13、swers. “Theres nothing embarrassing about it,“ explained a Calcutta businessman advertising a son-in-law. “Its just another way of broadening the contacts and increasing the possibility of doing the contacts and increasing the possibilities of doing the best one for ones daughter. “ Because of high
14、unemployment and a generally poor standard of living here, one of the best attractions a marriage advertisement can offer is a permit to live abroad, especially in Canada or the United States. A person who has one can get what he wants. One recent Sunday in Madras, for example, a Punjabi engineer li
15、ving in San Francisco advertised for a “beautiful slim bride with lovely features knowing music and dance“. And a man whose advertisement said that he held an American immigration permit was able to say, only girls from rich, well-connected families need apply. 16 In Marriage advertisements in India
16、 women are only introduced in terms of appearance or their skill in being a good wife. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 17 Indias society is changing. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 18 The word “dowry“ in the third paragraph means marriage payment. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not me
17、ntioned 19 In India people with light skin and good feature are preferable. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 20 The word “one“ in “a person who has one can get what he wants“ refers to good attraction. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 21 Advertisements are only read by a small group
18、of people of high social status. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 22 In India there is a high divorce rate. （ 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 Hurrica
19、nes 1 Did you know that before 1950, hurricanes had no names? They were simply given numbers. The first names were simply Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc. but in 1953, females names were given because of the unpredictability (不可预知 ) factor of the storms. In 1979, realizing the sexist (性别歧视的 ) nature of s
20、uch names, the lists were expanded to include both men and women. 2 Hurricanes and typhoons (台风 ) are the same things. If they form in the Atlantic, we call these strong storms hurricanes, from the West Indian word hurricane, meaning “big wind“. And if they are Pacific storms, they are called typhoo
21、ns from the Chinese taifun, meaning “great wind“. To be classified as a hurricane, the storm must have maximum winds of at least 75 mph. These storms are big, many hundreds of miles in diameter. 3 Hurricanes get their power from water vapor as it gives out its stored-up energy. All water vapor gives
22、 out heat as it condenses (凝结 ) from a gaseous state to a liquid state over fixed points on the equator (赤道 ). To make a hurricane, you must have extremely wet, warm air, the kind of air that can only be found in tropical region. 4 Scientists have determined that the heat given out in the process of
23、 water condensation can be as high as 95 billion kilowatts per hour. In just one day alone, the storm can produce more energy than many industrialized nations need in an entire year! The problem is that we dont know how to make sure such great energy work for us. 5 Predicting the path of a hurricane
24、 is one of the most difficult tasks for forecasters. It moves at a typical speed of 15 mph. But not always. Some storms may race at twice this speed, then suddenly stop and remain in the same location for several days. It can be maddening (发疯的 ) if you live in a coastal area that may be hit. 6 The b
25、iggest advance in early detection is continuous watch from weather satellites. With these, we can see the storms form and track them fully, from birth to death. While they can still kill people and destroy property, hurricanes will never surprise any nation again. A A short history of naming hurrica
26、nes B Harnessing the hurricane energy C Difficulty in forecasting the course of a hurricane D Huge energy stored in a hurricane E. Forecasting a hurricane through satellite watching F. Different names for the same things 23 Paragraph 1 _ 24 Paragraph 2 _ 25 Paragraph 4 _ 26 Paragraph 5 _ 四、 阅读理解 (第
27、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。 27 Why Not Eat Breakfast? Breakfast is not only the most important meal of the day, it is also the most neglected or skipped. Common reasons for not eating breakfast include lack of time, not feeling hungry, traditional dislike for breakfast,
28、 and dieting. Breakfast simply means “break the fast.“ Your body spends at least six to twelve hours each night in a fasting state. In the morning your body needs energy to rev up (转动起来 ) into high gear for the days work ahead. If you skip breakfast, you are likely to concentrate less effectively in
29、 the late morning, feel irritable, short-tempered (易怒的 ), tired, or weak. When you choose not to eat breakfast, your body stays in slow gear. Also, people who skip breakfast often binge (无节制地大吃 ) later in the day at other meals or eat a high-calorie (高卡里 ) snack in the morning. Breakfast eaters tend
30、 to eat less fat during the day, have more strength and endurance and better concentration and problem-solving ability. A good breakfast should provide up to 1/3 of your total calorie needs for the day. On the average, we eat 400 less calories for breakfast than for dinner. If breakfast doesnt appea
31、l to you in the morning, try eating a lighter dinner earlier in the evening or save half your dinner for breakfast in the morning. If you still arent hungry in the morning, start with something small like juice or toast or have a mid-morning snack later when you are hungry. Not eating breakfast can
32、also cause you to overeat, since a fall in blood sugar often makes you feel very hungry later. To make matters worse, since your body is in a slowed state, it will not be able to burn those extra calories very efficiently. If you feed your body healthy snacks and meals throughout the day, you are le
33、ss likely to become extremely hungry and stuff yourself as soon as you begin to eat. Since breakfast is the first and most important meal of the day, choosing the right fuel is important. The best breakfast foods are fruits, juice, lean meat, and grain products such as breads, rice, noodles, and cer
34、eals. 27 The word “fast“ in the phrase “break the fast“ in paragraph 2 means （ A） a series of quick actions. （ B） a habit of eating. （ C） a strict rule. （ D） a period of not eating. 28 Which of the following is NOT true of a person who does not have breakfast? （ A） He will be easily distracted. （ B）
35、 He will tend to lose his temper. （ C） He will become very talkative. （ D） He will feel weak. 29 You can improve your appetite for breakfast by （ A） drinking a glass of milk before going to bed. （ B） not eating too much for dinner in the evening. （ C） eating a big dinner in the evening. （ D） having
36、some juice and a toast for dinner. 30 Which of the following is a healthy eating habit? （ A） Eating as little as possible. （ B） Eating no breakfast. （ C） Eating three regular meals a day. （ D） Eating no lunch. 31 Which food is NOT fit for breakfast? （ A） Fat meat. （ B） Rice. （ C） Bread. （ D） Juice.
37、31 A Tale of Scottish Rural Life Lewis Grassic Gibbons Sunset Song (1932) was voted “the best Scottish novel of all time“ by Scottishs reading public in 2005 Once considered shocking for its frank description of aspects of the lives of Scotlands poor rural farmers, it has been adapted for stage, fil
38、m, TV and radio in recent decades. The novel is set on the fictional estate of Kinraddie, in the farming country of the Scottish northwest in the years up to and beyond World War I. At its heart is the story of Chris, who is both part of the community and a little outside it. Grassic Gibbon gives us
39、 the most detailed and intimate account of the life of his heroine. We watch her grow through a childhood dominated by her cruel but hard-working father; experience tragedy (her mothers suicide and murder of her twin children ) ; and learn about her feelings as she grows into woman. We see her marry
40、, lose her husband, then marry again. Chris has seemed so convincing a figure to some female readers that they cannot believe that she is the creation of a man. But it would be misleading to suggest that this book is just about Chris. It is truly a novel of a place and its people. Its opening sectio
41、n tells of Kinraddies long history, in a language that imitates the places changing patterns of speech and writing. The story itself is amazingly null of characters and incidents. It is told from Chris point of view but also from that of the gossiping community, a community where everybody knows eve
42、rybody elses business and nothing is ever forgotten. Sunset. Song has a social theme too. It is concerned with what Grassic Gibbon perceives as the destruction of traditional Scottish rural life first by modernization and then by World War I, Gibbon tried hard to show how certain characters resist t
43、he war. Despite this, the war takes the young men away, a number of them to their deaths. In particular it takes away Chris husband, Evan Tavendale. The war finally kills Evan, but not in the way his widow is told. In fact, the Germans arent responsible for his death, but his own side. He is shot be
44、cause he is said to have run away from a battle. If the novel is about the end of one way of life it also looks ahead, It is a “Sunset Song“ but is concerned too with the new Kinraddie, indeed of the new European world. Grassic Gibbon went on to publish two other novels about the place that continue
45、 its story. 注释： 1 Lewis Grassic Gibbons Sunset Song (1932) was voted “the best Scottish novel of all time“ by Scottishs reading public in 2005 Lewis Grassic Gibbon 日落歌 (1932年在 2005 被苏格兰读书界投票为 “历来最佳的小说 ”。 2 Chris has seemed so convincing a figure to some female readers that they cannot believe that s
46、he is the creation of a man. 在一些女读者看来， Chris这个人物写得非常令人信服，因此难以相信她是由一个男人创作出来的。 32 What is Sunset Song mainly about? （ A） The First World War. （ B） The beauty of the sunset. （ C） The new European world （ D） The lives of rural Scottish farmers. 33 Which statement is NOT true of Chris? （ A） She is the he
47、roine of Sunset Song. （ B） She had a miserable childhood （ C） She is the creation of a man. （ D） She married only once. 34 What is the opening section of the novel mainly concerned with? （ A） The climate of Kinraddie. （ B） The history of Kinraddie. （ C） The geography of Kinraddie. （ D） The language
48、spoken in Kinraddie. 35 Who are responsible for Evans death, according to Chris? （ A） The Germans. （ B） The French army. （ C） The British troops. （ D） The Russian soldiers. 36 The word “sunset“ occurring in the title of the novel most probably means （ A） the end of the heroines life. （ B） the end of
49、 ones life. （ C） the end of traditional life. （ D） the end of the day. 36 Clone Farm Factory farming could soon enter a new era of mass production. Companies in the US are developing the technology needed to “clone“ chickens on a massive scale. Once a chicken with desirable traits has been bred or genetically engineered, tens of thousands of eggs, which will hatch into identical copies, could roll off the production lines every hour. Billions of clones could be produced ea
