1、职称英语（综合类） C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 That desk takes up too much space. （ A） chance （ B） employment （ C） room （ D） opportunity 2 How many teeth did the dentist take out? （ A） dig （ B） draw （ C） pull （ D） extract 3 The whole idea
2、to build a deluxe hotel here sounds insane to me. （ A） reasonable （ B） sensible （ C） crazy （ D） unbelievable 4 I encountered an old schoolmate of mine in the street. （ A） ran to （ B） ran across （ C） ran up （ D） ran down 5 It is only lately that she s been well enough to go out. （ A） lastly （ B） shor
3、tly （ C） recently （ D） immediately 6 She has such exceptional abilities that everyone is jealous of her. （ A） regular （ B） specific （ C） extraordinary （ D） rare 7 Her behaviour is extremely childish. （ A） simple （ B） immature （ C） beautiful （ D） foolish 8 Ill draft a letter for you. （ A） clarify （ B
4、） formulate （ C） revise （ D） contribute 9 The construction of the railway is said to have been terminated. （ A） resumed （ B） put an end to （ C） suspended （ D） re-scheduled 10 He would not give up though he realized that people would not regard him as a lawful king. （ A） specify （ B） signify （ C） ide
5、ntify （ D） recognize 11 She didn t feel safe on her own. （ A） clean （ B） pretty （ C） distant （ D） secure 12 Jack is a diligent worker. （ A） ambitious （ B） lazy （ C） hardworking （ D） clever 13 It is time you settled your differences with your father. （ A） solved （ B） determined （ C） united （ D） compl
6、eted 14 The factory is due to be demolished next year. （ A） pulled down （ B） rebuilt （ C） renovated （ D） whitewashed 15 They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two years. （ A） dreadful （ B） bad （ C） unpleasant （ D） poor 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
7、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 Modern Sun Worshippers People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. But most Eu
8、ropean tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on. Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark beca
9、use the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason why the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun! The huge crow
10、ds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italy s 30, 000 hotels are booked solid eveiy summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks, and roadsides. Spains long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit yearly, or
11、one tourist for every person living in Spain. But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, it s getting worse. The French cant figure out what to do with all the garbage
12、left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollution. None of this, however, is spoiling anyone s fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously, they don t go there for clean water and solitude. They tolerate traffic jams an
13、d seem to like crowded beaches. They don t even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, it s still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo. 16 When people travel, they like to take pictures in f
14、ront of famous places by themselves. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 17 The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that they want to see historic remains or religious spots. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 18 Cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam
15、are not good cities because they lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 19 According to the passage, France attracts more tourists than the others. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 20 Every summer, all of Italy s 30, 000 hotels are booked
16、 by travelers. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 21 The latter half of the last sentence in Paragraph 3 “or one tourist for every person living in Spain“ means that every year, the number of tourists who visit Spain is almost the same as the people living in that country. （ A） Right （ B） Wron
17、g （ C） Not mentioned 22 According to the passage, polluted water might spoil the tourists fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches. （ 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
18、佳选项。 22 U. S. Signs Global Tobacco Treaty 1 The United States has taken the first step toward approving a global tobacco treaty that promises to help control the deadly effects of tobacco use throughout the world. Health and Human Services Secretary, Tommy Thompson, signed the Framework Convention o
19、n Tobacco Control(FCTC)this week at the United Nations. The Senate must still approve the treaty before the U. S. can implement its provisions. 2 The FCTC was developed by the World Health Organization and approved by members of the World Health Assembly, including the United States, last year. Coun
20、tries that ratify it would be required to enact strict tobacco control policies. 3 For instance, cigarettes sold in those countries would have to have health warnings on at least 30% of the front and back of every pack. The treaty calls for higher tobacco taxes, restrictions on smoking in public pla
21、ces, and more promotion of tobacco prevention and cessation programs. It also requires bans on tobacco advertising, though there are some exceptions for countries like the United States, where the Constitution prohibits such an outright ban. 4 The impact of the treaty could be huge. The World Health
22、 Organization estimates that tobacco use kills nearly 5 million people worldwide every year. In the U. S. alone, about 440, 000 people die each year from tobacco-related illnesses; about one-third of all cancers in the U. S. are caused by tobacco use. If current trends continue, WHO estimates, by 20
23、25 tobacco will kill 10 million people each year. 5 The treaty must be ratified by at least 40 countries before it can take effect. So far, 109 countries have signed it, and 12 have ratified it. A. What the FCTC Demands B. U. S. Signing of the FCTC C. Opposition to the FCTC D. How the FCTC Came Into
24、 Being E. What the FCTC Will Bring About F. Ratification of the FCTC 23 Paragraph 1 24 Paragraph 2 25 Paragraph 3 26 Paragraph 4 26 A. have ratified it B. approving it C. implement its provisions D. restrict smoking in public places E. caused by tobacco use F. including higher tobacco taxes 27 Signi
25、ng the FCTC is only the first step toward_. 28 Countries that ratify the FCTC will have to, among other things, 29 It is hoped that the FCTC will greatly help to reduce deaths_ 30 Many more countries have signed the FCTC than those that_ 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
26、个最佳选项。 30 TV Shows and Long Bus Trips Long bus rides are like televisions shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides b
27、y outside the bus window. “ Buy Super Clean Toothpaste. “Drink Good n Wet Root Beer. “Fill up with Pacific Gas. “ Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now!“ The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat e
28、xciting, even if you ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be
29、as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you
30、 ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops. The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the h
31、ours have passed. By now you ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit. 31 According to the passage, what do the passengers usual
32、ly see when they are on a long bus trip? （ A） Buses on the road. （ B） Films on television. （ C） Advertisements on the board. （ D） Gas stations. 32 What is the purpose of this passage? （ A） To give the writer s opinion about long bus trips. （ B） To persuade you to take a long bus trip. （ C） To show t
33、he differences between long bus trips and TV shows. （ D） To describe the billboards along the road. 33 The writer of this passage would probably favor_. （ A） bus drivers who weren t reckless （ B） driving alone （ C） a television set on the bus （ D） no billboards along the road 34 The writer feels lon
34、g bus rides are like TV shows because_. （ A） the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun （ B） they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between （ C） the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses （ D） both traveling and
35、 watching TV are not exciting 35 The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are_. （ A） exciting （ B） comfortable （ C） tiring （ D） boring 35 Communications Revolution Cyberspace, data superhighway, multi-media for those who have seen the future, the linking
36、 of computers, television and telephones will change our lives forever. Yet for all the talk of a forthcoming technological Utopia little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor. As with all new high technology, while the West concerns itself with the “how“ ,
37、the question of “for whom“ is put aside once again. Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the communications revolution has affected the world economy. Information technology allows the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries, and transnational corporati
38、ons take full advantage of it. Terms of trade, exchange and interest rates and money movements are more important than the production of goods. The electronic economy made possible by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global markets with destructive impact on the h
39、ave-nots. For them the result is instability. Developing countries which rely on the production of a small range of goods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic machine. As “futures“ are traded on computer screens, developing countries simply have less and less co
40、ntrol of their destinies. So what are the options for regaining control? One alternative is for developing countries to buy in the latest computers and telecommunications themselves so-called “development communications“ modernization. Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent con
41、straints on developing countries economies. Communications technology is generally exported from the U. S. , Europe or Japan; the patents, skills and ability to manufacture remain in the hands of a few industrialized countries. It is also expensive, and imported products and services must therefore
42、be bought on credit credit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain. Furthermore, when new technology is introduced there is often too low a level of expertise to exploit it for native development. This means that while local elites, foreign communities and subsidiaries o
43、f transnational corporations may benefit, those whose lives depend on access to the information are denied by it. 36 From the passage we know that the development of high technology is in the interests of_. （ A） the world economy （ B） the rich countries （ C） the scientific development （ D） the elite
44、 37 It can be inferred from the passage that_. （ A） the interests of the poor countries have not been given enough consideration （ B） the export of the poor countries should be increased （ C） communications technology in the developing countries should be modernized （ D） international trade should b
45、e expanded 38 Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on developing countries? （ A） Because it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries. （ B） Because it inhibits the industrial growth of developing countries. （ C） Because it enables the developed
46、countries to control the international market. （ D） Because it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries. 39 The development of modern communications technology in developing countries may_. （ A） force them to reduce their share of exports （ B） cost them their economic independence （ C）
47、 hinder their industrial production （ D） cause them to lose control of their trade 40 The author s attitude toward the communications revolution is_. （ A） tolerant （ B） indifferent （ C） positive （ D） critical 40 Eating Meat Less or More? Every second in the United States alone, more than 250 animals
48、 are slaughtered for food, adding up to more than 8 billion animals each year. Reducing the amount of meat in one s diet is nutritionally, environmentally , and ethically beneficial. People who eat meat usually have weaker immune systems compared to those of vegetarians. Meat has been directly linke
49、d to diabetes, obesity, arthritis, and many other illnesses. Furthermore, meat-eaters are at a higher risk for diseases, including cancer, and they are more likely to die from these diseases. Critics say that a meatless diet does not provide enough nutrients, especially protein and iron. Actually, according to A Teen s Guide to Going Vegetarian, by Judy Krizmanic, protein is found in almost every food, and iron appears in many vegetables. Gett
