1、职称英语（综合类） C级模拟试卷 12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 normal price of a ticket for an adult is $230. （ A） ordinary （ B） proper （ C） fair （ D） medium 2 We have to ask them to quit talking in order that all people present could hear us clearly.
2、 （ A） increase （ B） cease （ C） continue （ D） keep 3 The Klondike was the scene of one of the biggest gold rushes the world has ever known. （ A） location （ B） view （ C） event （ D） landscape 4 Of the reptile groups, the snake group was the final one to appear. （ A） last （ B） best （ C） ugliest （ D） lon
3、gest 5 Universities usually give diplomas or certificates to students who complete course requirements adequately. （ A） responsibly （ B） sufficiently （ C） patiently （ D） successfully 6 A will is a document written to ensure that the wishes of the deceased (已故的 ) are realized. （ A） fulfilled （ B） acc
4、epted （ C） adopted （ D） received 7 She has been the subject of massive media coverage. （ A） extensive （ B） negative （ C） expensive （ D） active 8 The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links. （ A） rejected （ B） investigated （ C） proposed （ D） exposed 9 What were the effects of the de
5、cision she made? （ A） reasons （ B） results （ C） causes （ D） bases 10 Both main parties are backing these proposals. （ A） supporting （ B） discussing （ C） suggesting （ D） making 11 In a bullfight, it is the movement, not the color, of objects that arouses the bull. （ A） confuses （ B） excites （ C） scar
6、es （ D） satisfies 12 Mary called me up very late last night. （ A） praised me （ B） visited me （ C） telephoned me （ D） waked me 13 I didnt ask because I was afraid of looking stupid. （ A） foolish （ B） boring （ C） childish （ D） exciting 14 The committee comprises five persons. （ A） absorbs （ B） concern
7、s （ C） excludes （ D） involves 15 All the people gathered at Marys house. （ A） collected （ B） fixed （ C） divided （ D） assist 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 A Pay Rise or Not? “Unless I get a rise, Ill have
8、 a talk with the boss, Henry Manley,“ George Strong said to himself. George liked his job and he liked the town he lived in, but his wife kept telling him that his pay was not enough to meet the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a job in Birmingham, a nearby city about 50 m
9、iles away. He had been offered a job in a factory there, and the pay was far better. George lived in Wyeford, a medium-sized town. He really liked the place and didnt like the idea of moving somewhere else, but if he took the job in Birmingham, he would have to move his family there. Henry Manley wa
10、s the manager of a small company manufacturing electric motors. The company was in deep trouble because, among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very low prices. As a result, Manley had to cut his own prices and profits as well. Otherwise he would not get any orders at all. Eve
11、n then, orders were still not coming in fast enough, so that there was no money for raises (加工资 ) for his workers. Somehow, he had to struggle along and keep his best workers as well. He sighed. Just then the phone rang. His secretary told him that George Strong wanted to see him as soon as possible
12、. Manley sighed again. He could guess what it was about. George Strong was a very young engineer. The company had no future unless it could attract and keep men like him. Manley rubbed his forehead (前额 ); his problems seemed endless. 16 Henry Manley was already deeply in debt. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong
13、（ C） Not mentioned 17 The job that had been offered to George in Birmingham paid better. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 18 If George took the job in Birmingham, he would have to leave his family at Wyeford. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 19 Henry Manleys company was in deep troub
14、le. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 20 Henry Manleys company was making enough profits to raise the workers wages. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 21 Henry Manley had no idea at all why George Strong wanted to see him. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 22 George Strong was t
15、he best engineer in Henry Manleys company. （ 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 Science Fiction 1. Amongst the most popular books being written today are those w
16、hich are usually classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. Furthermore, some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on science fiction stories. 2. It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new deve
17、lopment in literature, but its ancestors can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a theme which is still often found in modern stories. 3. Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been wri
18、tten within the last hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to mention just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages. 4. Modern science fiction writers dont write about men from Mars (火星 ) or space adventure stories. They are more interested in pr
19、edicting the results of technical developments on society and the human mind; or in imagining future worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now. Because of this their writing has obvious political undertones (涵义 ). 5. In an age where science fact frequently overtakes (超过 )scienc
20、e fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances. Those who are sufficiently clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will inevitably face as it tries to master its new technology
21、. 23 A Popularity of Science Fiction B A Fairly New Development C Classics of Science Fiction D Difficulty in Keeping ahead of Scientific Advances E Origins of Science Fiction F Themes of Modern Science Fiction 23 Paragraph 2 _. 24 Paragraph 3 _. 25 Paragraph 4 _. 26 Paragraph 5 _. 27 A a recurrent
22、(反复出现的 ) theme B concerned with the problems that we will have to solve in the future C reading books of science fiction D political implications (涵义 ) E a current theme F read worldwide 27 Some form of ideal society is _. 28 Books written by J. Verne are _. 29 People enjoy _. 30 Works of modern sci
23、ence fiction have _. 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 Football Football is, suppose, the most popular game in England: one has only to go to one of the important matches to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, shouting and cheering
24、 for one side or the other. One of the most surprising things about football in England to a stranger is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He has photographs of them and knows the result
25、s of a large number of matches. He will tell you, with a great air of authority, who he expects will win such and such a match, and his opinion is usually as valuable as that of men three or four times his age. Most schools in England take football seriously - much more seriously than nearly all Eur
26、opean schools, where lessons are all-important (至关重要的 ), and games left for private arrangements. In England, it is believed that education is not only a matter of filling a boys mind with facts in a classroom; education also means character training; and one of the best ways of training character i
27、s by means of games, especially team games, where the boy has to learn to work with others for his team, instead of working selfishly (自私地 ) for himself alone. The school therefore arranges games and matches for its pupils. Football is a good team game, it is good exercise for the body, it needs ski
28、ll and a quick brain, it is popular and it is cheap: as a result, it is the schools favorite game in the winter. 31 In England football is a game enjoyed （ A） only by young people. （ B） only by rich people. （ C） only by boys. （ D） by people of all ages and classes. 32 A stranger in England will be s
29、urprised to find that in that country （ A） people have little knowledge of football. （ B） girls are more interested in football than boys. （ C） even small boys know a lot about football. （ D） children are not interested in football at all. 33 There is a great difference between schools in England an
30、d those in Europe in that （ A） European schools take football seriously. （ B） European schools often arrange football matches for their pupils. （ C） schools in England care little about lessons. （ D） schools in England believe character training to be part of education. 34 According to the passage,
31、which of the following is NOT true of the football game? （ A） It makes people selfish. （ B） It encourages cooperation. （ C） It is good for health. （ D） It is not expensive. 35 What is the authors attitude towards the football game in England? （ A） Critical. （ B） Positive. （ C） Negative. （ D） Doubtfu
32、l. 36 The English Weather “Other countries have a climate; in England we have weather“. This statement, often made by Englishmen to describe the strange weather conditions of their country, is both revealing and true. It is revealing because in it we see the Englishman insisting once again that what
33、 happens in England is not the same as what happens elsewhere; its truth can be proved by any foreigner who stays in the country for longer than a few days. In no country other than England, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day! Day may break as a warm spri
34、ng morning; an hour or so later black clouds may have appeared from nowhere and the rain may be pouring down. At midday it may be really winter with the temperature down by about eight degrees or more centigrade (摄氏度 ). And then, in the late afternoon the sky will clear, the sun will begin to shine,
35、 and for an hour or two before darkness falls, it will be summer. In England one can experience almost every kind of weather except the most extreme. (Some foreigners seem to be under the impression that for ten months of the year the country is covered by a dense blanket of fog; this is not true.)
36、The problem is that we never can be sure when the different types of weather will occur. Not only do we get several different sorts of weather in one day, but we may very well get a spell (持续的一段时间 ) of winter in summer and a spell of summer in winter. The uncertainty about the weather has had a defi
37、nite effect upon the Englishmans character; it tends to make him cautious (小心谨慎的 ), for example. The foreigner may laugh when he sees the Englishman setting forth on a brilliantly sunny morning wearing a raincoat and carrying an umbrella, but he may well regret his laughter later in the day! And, of
38、 course, the weathers variety provides a constant topic of conversation. Even the most taciturn (沉默寡言的 ) of Englishmen is always prepared to discuss the weather. And, though he sometimes complains bitterly of it, he would not, even if he could, exchange it for the more predictable climate of other l
39、ands. 36 “Other countries have a climate; in England we have weather“. This statement suggests that （ A） other countries do not have fine weather. （ B） you cannot experience four seasons in a year in England. （ C） the weather in England often changes and is therefore unique. （ D） the weather in Engl
40、and never changes. 37 A special feature of the weather in England is that （ A） you can experience four seasons every day throughout the year. （ B） it does not have four seasons as other countries do. （ C） winter there is the coldest in the world. （ D） you may experience different types of weather in
41、 a single day. 38 What makes the Englishman cautious, according to the passage? （ A） The foreigners laughter. （ B） The cold weather in winter. （ C） The uncertainty about the weather. （ D） The predictable climate. 39 Which of the following statements is NOT true of the weather in England? （ A） Englan
42、d is covered by heavy fog for ten months of the year. （ B） It tends to make the Englishman cautious. （ C） One cannot be sure when the different types of weather will occur. （ D） You may have a spell of winter in summer. 40 The word “lands“ in the last sentence could best be replaced by （ A） soil. （
43、B） earth. （ C） countries. （ D） parts. 41 Volcanoes There are thousands of volcanoes (火山 ) all over the world. What makes volcanoes? What happens? The inside of the earth is very hot. Because it is very, very hot, the rock has melted like ice. It has become liquid, like water. It is always boiling, l
44、ike water in a kettle. If you have seen a kettle boiling, you know that the steam and boiling water try to get out. The very hot melted rock inside the earth also tries to get out. Usually it cannot because the outside of the earth is too thick and strong. But in some places the outside of the earth
45、 is thin and weak. Sometimes a crack appears. The hot melted rock, which we call “lava“ (熔岩 ), pushes out through the crack and bursts through. Steam and gas shoot up into the air and the hot melted lava pours out. Big pieces of rock may be thrown high into the air. After a while the volcano becomes
46、 quiet again. T, he melted lava becomes hard. Later the same thing happens again and again. Each time more hot lava pours out on top of the cold lava and then becomes hard. In this way a kind of mountain is built up, with a hole down the middle. Perhaps the volcano will then be quiet. Perhaps it wil
47、l start again hundreds of years later. Vesuvius is the name of a very famous volcano in Italy. It first came to life many, many years ago. It was quiet for hundreds of years. Then in the year 79 it suddenly burst. A great cloud of smoke shot up into the sky with great burning rocks. Hot lava poured
48、down its sides. About 3,000 people were killed. This has happened again many times since that year. Sometimes no damage was caused, or only little damage. But there was serious damage in the years 472, 1631, 1794, 1861, 1872 and 1906. You can see that a volcano can stay alive for many years. There w
49、as also serious damage in 1914 but there has not been any since that year. 41 According to the passage, a volcano sends out （ A） boiling water. （ B） boiled water. （ C） melted rock. （ D） melted ice. 42 Lava bursts out where there is （ A） a crack in the earth. （ B） a mountain by the sea. （ C） a big fire. （ D） steam and gas. 43 When lava cools, it becomes （ A） liquid. （ B） water. （ C） smoke. （ D） hard. 44 According to the passage, Vesuvius has caused serious damage （ A） six times. （ B） seven times. （ C） eight times. （ D） nine
