1、职称英语（综合类） C级模拟试卷 19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 There are numerous manuals available with instructions on how to fix a bicycle. （ A） control （ B） ride （ C） repair （ D） steer 2 I had some difficulty in carrying out the plan. （ A） making （ B）
2、 keeping （ C） changing （ D） implementing 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 I am feeling a lot more healthy than I was. （ A） many （ B） no （ C） much （ D） some 5 The workers in that factory manufa
3、cture furniture. （ A） promote （ B） paint （ C） produce （ D） polish 6 The high-speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences. （ A） force （ B） influence （ C） surprise （ D） power 7 We are sure that he will get over his illness. （ A） certain （ B） aware （ C） happy （ D） determined 8 We have to
4、 ask them to quit talking in order that all people present could hear us clearly. （ A） decrease （ B） cease （ C） continue （ D） keep on 9 With the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States, the environmental lobby became more overtly political. （ A） extravagantly （ B） c
5、onsistently （ C） earnestly （ D） openly 10 Mary gets up at the same time every morning. （ A） arises （ B） raises （ C） arrives （ D） stands up 11 She was awarded a prize for the film. （ A） given （ B） rewarded （ C） sent （ D） reminded 12 Mary( rarely) speaks to Susan. （ A） slowly （ B） seldom （ C） weakly （
6、 D） constantly 13 Can you give a concrete example to support your idea? （ A） specific （ B） real （ C） special （ D） good 14 His long -term goal is to set up his own business. （ A） idea （ B） energy （ C） aim （ D） Order 15 The contempt he felt for his fellow students was obvious （ A） hate （ B） need （ C）
7、love （ D） pity 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 Petitions Petitions (请愿 /书 ) have long been a part of British political life. Anyone who wanted to change something would get a list of signatures from people
8、who agreed to the idea and either send them to the government or deliver them personally to the Prime Ministers house in London. They are always accepted at the door by one of the PMs officials. What happens then? Nothing much, usually. But petitions have always been thought of as a useful way for t
9、hose who govern to find out what the people really think. Thats why the UK government launched its “e-petition“ site in November 2006 . Instead of physically collecting signatures, all anyone with an idea has to de now is to make a proposal on the government website, and anyone who supports the idea
10、 is free to add his or her signature. The petitions soon started to flow in. The idea was for the British people to express their constructive ideas. Many chose instead to express their sense of humor. One petitioner called on Tony Blair to “stop the Deputy Prime Minister eating so much“. Another wa
11、nted to expel (驱逐 ) Scotland from the United Kingdom because Scottish football fans never support England in the World Cup. Other petitioners called on the Prime Minister to abolish the monarchy. Some wanted to give it more power. Some wanted to oppose the United States. Others wanted to leave the E
12、uropean Union. Some wanted to send more troops to Iraq and others wanted them all brought home. Some wanted to adopt the euro (欧元 ). Others wanted to keep the pound. Yet if some petitions are not serious, others present a direct challenge to government policy. A petition calling on the government to
13、 drop plans to charge drivers for using roads has already drawn around 1.8 million signatures. In response to that, a rival petition has been posted in support of road pricing. And that is also rapidly growing. There are about 60 million people in Britain, so it is understandable that the government
14、 wants to find out what people are thinking. But the problem with the e-petition site seems to be that the British people have about 70 million opinions, and want the Prime Minister to hear all of them. Perhaps he could start a petition asking everyone to just shut up for a while. 16 A petition need
15、s to be signed. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 17 The Prime Minister reads petitions every day. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 18 A petition has to be mailed to the Prime Ministers house in London. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 19 Petitions have been taken to be one of
16、 the ways for the British people to express their ideas. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 20 No other governments have launched their e-petition sites. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 21 All petitions are serious. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 22 It is impossible for the
17、Prime Minister to hear all of the opinions. （ 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 Hints for Reading Practice 1. Most of us can find 15 minutes or half an hour eac
18、h day for some regular activity. For example, one famous surgeon always spent 15 minutes reading something before he went to sleep each day. Whether he went to bed at 10 p.m. or 2:30 a.m. made no difference. 2. “Speed Reading“ courses teach students how to read more quickly. In such courses, teacher
19、s often ask students to find out how many words a minute he is reading. You can do this too: look at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes and write down the page number you have reached. 3. Obviously, you should not increase your reading speed if you do not understand what you are reading. If you find s
20、omething you dont understand in the book, or you cannot remember clearly the details of what is said, why not read the chapter again? 4. Take four or five pages of an interesting book you happen to be reading now. Read these pages as fast as you can. Dont worry about whether you understand or not. I
21、f you keep doing this “lightning speed“ reading for a period of time, you will usually find that your normal speed has increased. 5. Most paragraphs in an article have a topic sentence that expresses the central idea. The opening paragraph often suggests the general direction and content of the arti
22、cle, while paragraphs that follow expand or support the first. The closing paragraph often gives a summary of the most important points of the article. 23 A The Organization of An Article B Check Your Reading Speed C A Way to Increase Your Reading Speed D Check Your Understanding E Read Something Ev
23、ery Day F Read Extensively 23 Paragraph 2 _. 24 Paragraph 3 _. 25 Paragraph 4 _. 26 Paragraph 5 _. 27 A find the topic sentences B find out the new words C keep reading fast D go to bed every day E keep a note of their reading speed F look at your watch every few minutes 27 You are advised to read s
24、omething before you _. 28 In “Speed Reading“ courses, teachers often asks students to _. 29 You can improve your reading speed if you _. 30 It will help you to understand the article if you _. 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 Saving Money Where you save your mon
25、ey often depends on what you are saving for. If you are saving to buy a dictionary or to go to a concert, then probably keep your money somewhere in your room. if you are saving for a big purchase like a mountain bike or a school trip, where would you save your money? One place to save money is the
26、bank. Putting your money in a savings account will help your money earn more money. If you put your money in a piggy bank (猪形储蓄罐 ), one year later youll still have the same amount of money you put in. If you put your money in a savings account, one Year later, youll have more money than you put in.
27、Why? When you keep your money in a bank, your money earns interest. Interest is the amount of money a bank pays you to use your money. The bank uses your money (and the money of other people, too) to loan money to people and businesses. The bank will send you a statement several times a year. A bank
28、 statement tells you how much money there is in your account. It also tells you how much interest you have earned. If you leave your money in the bank, you can watch it growl Another way you can save money is to buy a certificate of deposit or CD. If you have some money that you dont need to use for
29、 a long time, this is a good way to make your money grow. You can buy a CD at a bank. You agree not to use the money for a certain period of time. That period might be from six months to five years. You cant touch your money during that time. If you do, you must pay a penalty, or fee. Since the bank
30、 is using your money for that time period, it will pay you interest. You will earn more interest with a CD than in a savings account. Can you guess why? Its because you promise to leave your money in the bank for a certain period of time. Banks pay different rates of interest. So, you may want to co
31、mpare rates in newspaper ads before buying a CD. 31 Which way will help your money earn more money? （ A） Putting your money in your room. （ B） Putting your money in a piggy bank. （ C） Putting your money in your pocket. （ D） Putting your money in a savings account. 32 Interest is the amount of money
32、which （ A） a bank lends to people. （ B） a bank loans to businesses. （ C） a bank pays you. （ D） a bank uses. 33 A bank statement tells you （ A） the amount of money you have in the bank. （ B） the current rates of interest. （ C） the current rates of exchange. （ D） the best way to save your money. 34 If
33、 you draw your money before it is due, （ A） you have to pay interest to the bank. （ B） you have to close your account. （ C） you have to open a new account. （ D） you have to pay a penalty or fee. 35 The word “touch“ in paragraph 7 could be best replaced by （ A） deposit. （ B） work. （ C） use. （ D） cash
34、. 36 A Debate on the English Language A measure declaring English the national language is under intense debate in the United States. The US Senate passed two declarations last week. One calls English the nations official language and the other says it is the “common and unifying(统一的 )”tongue. But A
35、mericans found themselves divided on the issue. Since people worldwide know that most Americans speak only English, many cant understand why the issue is so controversial(有争议的 ). “The discussion is related to fears of immigration issues, ”says Dick Tucker, a social scientist at Pittsburghs Carnegie
36、Mellon University. “Its related to a worry about the changing demography(人口统计 )of the US. Its a worry about who will continue to have political and economic influence. ” In fact, the notion of protecting the language has been kicked around almost since the nations founding. John Adams lobbied(游说 )in
37、 1780 for the creation of a national academy to correct and improve the English language. But his proposal died, since lawmakers saw it as a royalist(保皇主义者 )attempt to define personal behavior. Since then, the country hasnt had a national language, but the idea of recognizing the special status of E
38、nglish lived on. The emotions surrounding language resurface(再次浮现 )not because people feel comfortable with English. It is more about the discomfort many Americans feel with the new languages, says Walt Wolfram, a professor at North Carolina State University. “Language is never about language, ”he s
39、ays. According to the 2000 US Census Bureau report, of 209 million Americans over 18 years old, 172 million speak only English at home. About 37 million speak languages other than English. Among them, 6.5 million speak poor English and 3.1 million dont speak English at all. 36 What are the two decla
40、rations concerned with? （ A） The status of the English language. （ B） The protection of new languages. （ C） The rights to speak ones mother tongue. （ D） The improvement of the English language. 37 Who suggested in the 18th century that English should be protected? （ A） Walt Wolfram. （ B） John Adams.
41、 （ C） Royalists. （ D） Dick Tucker. 38 Which of the following is the current debate NOT related to? （ A） The immigration issues. （ B） The changing demography. （ C） The worry about the new languages. （ D） The USs military strength. 39 Which statement is true according to the 2000 US Census Bureau repo
42、rt? （ A） 172 million Americans speak only English in their work places. （ B） 37 million Americans speak English. （ C） 209 million Americans are above the age of 18 . （ D） 6.5 million Americans speak good English. 40 The phrase “kicked around”(paragraph 4)could be best replaced by （ A） “invented”. （
43、B） “formed”. （ C） “shaped”. （ D） “discussed”. 41 Stop Eating Too Much “Clean your plate!“ and “Be a member of the clean-plate club!“ Just about every kid in the US has heard this from a parent or grandparent. Often, its accompanied by an appeal: “Just think about those starving orphans (孤儿 ) in Afri
44、ca!“ Sure, we should be grateful for every bite of food Unfortunately, many people in the US take too many bites. Instead of staying “clean the plate“, perhaps we should save some food for tomorrow. According to news reports, US restaurants are partly to blame for the growing bellies (肚子 ), A waiter
45、 puts a plate of food in front of each customer, with two to four times the amount recommended by the government, according to a USA Today story. Americans traditionally associate quantity with value and most restaurants try to give them that. They prefer to have customers complain about too much fo
46、od rather than too little. Barbara Rolls, a nutrition (营养 ) professor at Pennsylvania State University, told USA Today that restaurant portion sizes began to grow in the 1970s, the same time that the American waistline (腰围 ) began to expand. Health experts have tried to get many restaurants to serve
47、 smaller portions. Now, apparently, some customers are calling for this too. The restaurant industry trade magazine QSR reported last month that 57 percent of more than 4,000 people surveyed believed restaurants served portions that were too large; 23 percent had no opinion; 20 percent disagreed. Bu
48、t a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who cant afford fine dining still prefer large portions. Seventy percent of those earning at least $150,000 per year prefer smaller portions; but only 45 percent of those earning less than $25,000 want smaller. Its not that working class Am
49、ericans dont want to eat healthy. Its just that, after long hours at low-paying jobs, getting less on their plate hardly seems like a good deal. They live from paycheck (薪金支票 ) to paycheck, happy to save a little money for next years Christmas presents. 41 Parents in the United States tend to ask their children （ A） to save food for tomorrow. （ B） to wash the dishes. （ C） not to waste food. （ D） not to eat too much. 42 Why do American restaurants serve
