職稱英語綜合類a級模擬30

職稱英語綜合類A級模擬30

第1部分：詞匯選項

下面共有15個句子，每個句子中均有1個詞或短語畫有底橫線，請從每個句子后面所給

的4個選項中選擇1個與畫線部分意義最相近的詞或短語。

1>Itisdifficulttogetyoungpeopletoplanfortheiroldage,whichseems

verydistanttothem.

A.impossibleB.farawayC.observableD.fearful

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2、Enamelzthehardestsubstanceinahumanbeingsbody,coverstheentire

crownofthetooth.

A.wholeB.inseparableC.superficialD.main

3、Groupingstarsbyconstellationsisahandywayofmappingthesky.

A.niceB.funnyC.manualD.convenient

4、Evolutionhashardlychangedthehorseshoecrabovermillionsofyears.

A.carefullyB.probablyC.scarcelyD.slowly

5、Althoughfishhavenovocalorgansztheystillareabletomakenoises.

A.signalsB.bubblesC.soundsD.ripples

6、Anoysterproducesapearlbycoatingagrainofsandinsideitsshellwith

nacre,asecretionofitsbody.

A.makesB.attainsC.bindsD.cures

7、GlassmakingwasthefirstmajorindustryintheUnitedStates.

A.profitableB.productiveC.sizableD.specialized

8、Seasonalvariationsintidesareduemainlytothegravitationalpullof

themoon.

A.merelyB.mostlyC.likewiseD.somewhat

9、Thepolarregionsaregenerallycoveredwithiceandsnow.

A.areasB.rocksC.mountainsD.seas

10、Structurally,theinsideofearlyChristianchurcheswassimple.

A.layoutB.designC.interiorD.content

11>Therearenoticestothecontrary,agreatdealoftechnicalwritingis

atbestawkwardandatworstactuallyunclear.

A.denialsB.lawsC.attemptsD.ideas

12、Writtenrecordsseldomtellsocialscientistsallthattheywanttoknow

aboutpastcultures.

A.usuallyB.frequently

C.hardlyeverD.never

13>EverycountryrepresentedintheOlympicshasaNationalOlympicCommittee

thatselectstheathleteswhocompeteinthegames.

A.choosesB.honorsC.supportsD.trains

14、Geneticsisthestudyofthebiologicalfactorsthatinfluenceheredity

anddeterminevariationinlivingthings.

A.duplicateB.affectC.clarifyD.improve

15、Theatmosphere,anarrowbandofgasessurroundingtheEarth,ismaintained

bygravitationalpull.

A.clearB.freezingC.thinD.poisonous

第2部分：閱讀判斷

閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后列出7個句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個句子做出判斷。如

果該句提供的是正確信息。

MotherNatureShowsHerStrength

Tornadoes（龍卷風(fēng)）andheavythunderstormsmovedacrosstheGreatLakes

andintoTrumhullCountyonSaturdayevening.Thestormsweredramaticand

dangerous.

GeorgeSnyderwasdrivingthefiretruckdownRoute88whenhefirstnoticed

thatafunnel（漏斗狀的）cloudwasbehindhim.”工stoppedthetruckandwatched

thefunnelcloud.Itwasabout100feetoffthegroundandIsawitgoup

anddownforawhile.ItwasmovingtowardBradleyRoadandthensuddenly

itdisappeared,"Snydersaid.

Snyderonlysawoneofthefunnelcloudsthatpassedthroughnortheastern

OhioonSaturday.InTrumbullCounty,atornadoturnedtreesontotheirsides.

Sometreesfellontohousesandcars.Othertreesfellintotelephoneand

electricalwiresastheywentdown.

AmandaSymcheckwashavingapartywhenthestormbegan.'*Iknewsomething

waswrong,nshesaid.nIsawtheskygogreenandpink（粉紅色）.Thenitsounded

likeatrainrushingtowardthehouse.工startedcryingandtoldeveryone

togotothebasementforprotection.H

Thetornadocausedalotofdamagetocarsandhousesinthearea.Itwill

takealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcaused

thepowertogooutinmanyhomes.

Thestormscausedseriousfloodinginareasneartheriver.Morethan

fourinchesofrainfellinpartsofTrumbullCounty.Theriverwassohigh

thatthewaterranintostreetsandhouses.Manystreetshadtobeclosed

tocarsandtrucksbecauseofthehighwater.Thismadeitdifficultforfire

truckszpolicecarszandotherrescuevehiclestohelppeoplewhowerein

trouble.

Manypeoplewholiveneartheriverhadtoleavetheirhomesfortheir

ownsafety.Somepeoplereportedfivefeetofwaterintheirhomes.Local

andstateofficialsopenedemergencysheltersforthepeoplewhowereevacuated

（撤走）.TheRedCrossservedmealstothem.

"Thiswasareallyintensestorm,"saidSnyder,"Peoplewereafraid.Mother

Naturecanbefierce.Wewereluckythistime.Noonewaskilled.n

16、TheweatherwasniceinTrumbullCountyonSaturdayevening.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>GeorgeSnyderwasafirefighter.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18、AmandaSymcheckwashavingapartyinthebasementwhenthestormbegan.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduringthestorm.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、TherehadnotbeensuchaseverestorminTrumbullCountyforahundred

years.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21NRescuevehicleshadahardtimegettingtopeople.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22>Severalpeopleweremissingduringthestorm.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意與完成句子

閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后有2項測試任務(wù)：（1）第23?26題要求從所給的6個選項中為

第1?4段每段選擇1個正確的小標(biāo)題；⑵第27?30題要求從所給的6個選項中選擇4個正

確選項，分別完成每個句子。

EarthAngels

1JoyingBresciawas8yearsoldwhenshenoticedthatcigarettebutts

（煙頭）werelitteringherhometownbeachinIsleofPalmszSouthCarolina.

Whenshelearnedthatittakesfiveyearsfortheremainsofacigaretteto

disintegrate,shedecidedtotakeaction.Joyinglauncheda"NoButtsonthe

Beach"campaign.Sheraisedmoneyandawarenessabouttheneedtokeepthe

beachesclean.Withthehelpofothers,Joyingalsoboughtorreceiveddonations

ofgallonsizeplasticice-creambuckets.Thebucketswerefilledwithsand,

andplacedatallpublic-accessareasofthebeach.Thebucketsallowedpeople

todisposeoftheircigarettesbeforehittingthebeach.Twoyearslater,

Joyingsaysthebucketsarefullandthebeachinnearlyfreeofcigarette

debris（殘片）.

2PeoplewholiveinorvisitSteamboatSprings,Colorado,haveCarter

Dunhamtothankforanewstatewildliferefugethatpreserves20acresof

marshlandandmanyspeciesofwildlife.Carterandotherstudentswrotea

managementplanfortheareaaroundtheYampaRiver.Theplanwaspartof

aclassprojectwhenCarterwasafreshmanatSteamboatSpringsHighSchool.

WorkingwiththeColoradoDivisionofWildlife,Carterandhisclassmates

mappedtheareaandspeciesofanimalslivingthere.Theyalsomadedecisions

aboutzamongotherthings,wherefencesandparkingareasshouldbebuilt.

3BarbaraBrownandherfriendscollectoil.Itstartedasaprojectfor

their4HClubafteroneofthegirlsnoticedherfatherusingmotoroilto

killweedsontheirfarminVictoria,Texas.Theydidsomeresearchanddiscovered

thatoilcancontaminategroundwater—arealdangerinruralareaszwhere

peopleliveoffthewaterontheirland.Thegirlsresearchedwaystorecycle

oilandworkedwithalocaloil-recyclingcompanyontheissue.Now,the"Don11

BeCrudenprogramrunsoil-collectionsites—tanksthatholdupto460

gallons—wherepeopleinthecommunitycandisposeoftheiroil.

4Fiveyearsago,11-year-oldRyanHreljacwasalittleboywithabig

dream,forallthepeopleinAfricatohavecleandrinkingwater.Hisdream

beganinthefirstgradewhenhelearnedthatpeopleweredyingbecausethey

didn*thavecleanwater,andthataslittleas$70couldbuildawell."We

reallytakewaterforgranted,nsaysRyan,ofKemptvilie,Ontario,inCanada.

nH

Inothercountrieszyouhavetoplanforit.Ryanearnedthefirst$70

bydoingextrachores（零工），butwiththehelpofotherszhehassinceraised

hundredsofthousandsofdollars.HiseffortsledtothestartoftheRyan1s

WellFoundation,whichraisesmoneyforcleanwaterandhealth-relatedservices

forpeopleinAfricancountriesanddevelopingcountries.

AProvideCleanWater

BDigOilWells

CSaveCleanWater

DDon*tLitter

EDon11BeCrude

FProtectWildlife

23、Paragraph1

24、Paragraph2

25、Paragraph3

26、Paragraph4

Amakenewmaterials

Bpreservewetlandandanimals

Chavecleanair

Dhavecleanwater

Ecollectcigarettebutts

Fcollectdisposedoil

27、Joyingplacedthebucketsatallpublic-accessareasto

28、PeoplearegratefultoCarterDunhamforhiseffortsto

29、Disposedoilandmanyotheritemscanbereusedto.

30>Ryan,withthehelpofotherszisfulfillinghisdreamofhelpAfrican

peopleto.

第4部分：閱讀理解

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題，每題后面有4個選項。請仔細(xì)閱讀短文并根據(jù)短

文回答其后面的問題，從4個選項中選擇1個最佳答案。

弟扁

TheStateofMarriageToday

Istheresomethingseriouslywrongwithmarriagetoday?Duringthepast

50yearstherateofdivorceintheUnitedStateshasexploded：almost50%

ofmarriagesendindivorcenow,andtheevidencesuggestsitisgoingto

getworse.Ifthistrendcontinueszitwillleadtothebreakupofthefamily,

accordingtoaspokespersonfortheNationalFamilyAssociation.Somefuturists

predictthatin100years,theaverageAmericanwillmanyatleastfourtimes,

andextramaritalaffairswillbeevenmorecommonthantheyarenow.

Butwhatarethereasonsforthis,andisthepicturereallysogloomy?

Theanswertothefirstquestionisreallyquitesimple：marriageisnolonger

thenecessityitoncewas.theinstitutionofmarriagehasbeenbasedfor

yearspartlyoneconomicneed.Womenusedtobeeconomicallydependenton

theirhusbandsastheyusuallydidn11havejobsoutsidethehome.Butwith

therisingnumberofwomeninwell-payingjobs,thisisnolongerthecase,

sotheydon*tfeelthattheyneedtostayinafailingmarriage.

Inanswertothesecondquestion,theoutlookmaynotbeaspessimistic

asitseems,Whiletherateofdivorcehasrisen,therateofcouplesmarrying

hasneveractuallyfallenverymuch,somarriageisstillquitepopular.In

additiontothis.manycouplesnowcohabitanddon11bothertomarry.These

couplesareeffectivelymarried,buttheydonotappearineitherthemarriage

ordivorcestatistics.Infactzmorethan50~offirstmarriagessurvive.

Thestatisticsaredeceptivebecausethereisahighernumberofdivorces

insecondandthirdmarriagesthaninfirstmarriages.

Soismarriagereallyanoutdatedinstitution?Thefactthatmostpeople

stillgetmarriedindicatesthatitisn*t.Anditisalsotruethatmarried

coupleshaveahealthierlifethansinglepeople：theysufferlessfromstress

anditsconsequences,suchasheartproblems,andmarriedmengenerallyconsider

themselvesmorecontentedthantheirsinglecounterparts.Perhapsthekey

istofindoutwhatmakesasuccessfulmarriageandapplyittoallofour

relationships!

31、WhichistrueabouttheproblemofmarriageintheUnitedStatestoday?

A.Divorceleadstothebreakupofthefamily.

B.Halfofthemarriedcouplesgetdivorced.

C.Americanpeoplemarrymorethanfourtimes.

D.Moreandmorepeoplearegettingdivorced.

32>Whatdoes11thisisnolongerthecase"inparagraphtwomean?

A.Itisnotnecessarytogetmarriedanymore.

B.Womendonotneedahusbandanylonger.

C.Womenarenoteconomicallydependantanymore.

D.Manywivesdowell-payingjobsoutsidehomenow.

33、Whymaytheoutlookofmarriagenotbeasgloomyasitappears?

A.Manypeoplestillliketogetmarried.

B.Therateofdivorcehasactuallydecreased.

C.Over50%ofthemarriagescontinuetoexist.

D.Thestatisticsofdivorceisnotquitetrue.

34、Howdopeopleusuallyfeelintheirmarriagelife?

A.Theyaremuchhealthier.

B.Theyfeelnolongersingle.

C.Theyaremoresatisfied.

D.Theysufferalotless.

35、WhichofthefollowingaboutmarriageisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Therewillbemorerelationshipsoutsidemarriage.

B.Manypeopletrytogetmarriedagainafterdivorce.

C.Marriagehaslongbeenpartlyaneconomicalneed.

D.Itisafactthatmostpeoplechoosetogetmarried.

弟一^扁

PopMusicinAfrica

YoungmusiciansinAfricancountriesarecreatinganewkindofpopmusic.

ThetunesandtherhythmsoftheirmusiccombineAfricantraditionswithvarious

formsofmusicpopulartoday,suchaship-hopzrap,rock,jazz,orreggae.

Theresultismusicthatmaysoundfamiliartolistenersanywhereintheworld,

butatthesametimeisdistinctlyAfrican.Itisdifferentalsoinanother

way.Manyofthesongsareveryseriousandtheydealwithimportantsocial

orpoliticalissuesinAfricatoday.

EricWainainaisoneoftheseAfricanmusicians.HegrewupinNairobi,

Kenyazinafamilyofmusicians.Asateenager,helistenedtopopmusicfrom

theUnitedStateszandlaterhemovedtoBostontostudyattheBerkleeCollege

ofMusic.NowhehasproducedaCD.inKenya.Eric*smostpopularsong,"Land

of*A.LittleSomething*uisaboutKenya1sproblemofbribery,orpayingothers

forillegalfavors.Hewantspeopletolistentohissongsandthinkabout

howtomakeKenyaabetterplacetolive.

2\nothermusicianwhowritesserioussongsisWitnessMwaijagafromTanzania.

HerownexperienceshavehelpedherunderstandthesufferingofmanyAfrican

women.Attheageoffifteenshelostherhome,butshewasluckierthanother

homelessyoungpeople.Shecouldmakealivingbywritingsongsandsinging

onthestreet.Bythetimeshewaseighteenyearsold,shehadbecomeastar.

Hersongsarewritteninraporhip-hopstyleabouttheproblemsthatshe

seesinTanzania,especiallyAIDSandthelackofrightsforwomen.

BaabaMaal,fromSenegalzalsofeelsthatpopmusicmustgobeyond

entertainment.HesaysthatinSenegal,storytellershavealwaysbeenimportant

people.Inthepastztheyweretheoneswhokeptthehistoryoftheirpeople

alive.Baababelievesthatsongwritersnowhaveasimilarresponsibility.

Theymustwriteabouttheworldaroundthemandhelppeopleunderstandhow

itcouldbebetter.Thewordsofhissongsareimportant,infact.Theyspeak

ofpeaceandcooperationamongAfricans,aswellastherightsofwomen,love

forone*sfamily,andsavingtheenvironment.

OneofSouthAfrica*smostpopularmusiciansisBrendaFassie.Sheis

sometimescomparedtoMadonna,theAmericanpopstar,becauseshelikesto

shockpeopleinhershows.Butshealsolikestomakepeoplethink.Shebecame

famousinthe1980sforhersimplepopsongsagainstapartheid.Nowthatapartheid

hasended,hersongsareaboutotherissuesinSouthAfricancultureandlife.

Tosingaboutthese,sheuseslocalAfricanlanguagesandanewpopstyle

calledkwaito.

InrecentyearszpeopleoutsideofAfricahavealsobeguntolistento

theseyoungmusicians.Throughmusic,theyoungergenerationofAfricansare

connectingwiththerestoftheworldand,atthesametimezinfluencingthe

restoftheworld.

36、ThispassageisabouthowAfricanpopmusicis.

A.usuallyaboutloveandromance

B.moreseriousthanmostpopmusic

C.popularwithyoungpeopleinAfrica

D.mostlywrittenjustforentertainment

37、ForpeopleoutsideofAfrica,Africanpopmusicis.

A.thesameasotherpopmusic

B.notusuallyveryinteresting

C.entirelystrangetothem

D.bothfamiliaranddifferent

38、Themusiciansmentionedinthispassageall.

A.writeaboutseriousproblems

B.studiedintheUnitedStates

C.losttheirhomesatayoungage

D.writesongsinanewpopstyle

39、EricWainaina.

A.preferstosinginEnglish

B.listenedtotraditionalmusic

C.studiedmusicinBoston

D.performsonlyintheUnitedStates

40、WitnessMwaijagawritesabouttheproblemsofwomenpartlybecause.

A.shehashadadifficultlifeherself

B.therearemanyproblemsinTanzania

C.shehashadaneasylifeherself

D.therearenootherwomensingers

-^植

Computers

Theinitialimpactofcomputerswasintheareaofentertainment.Ifyou

walkedbyavideoarcadeintheearly1980szyoucouldnothavefailedto

noticethattheuseofvideogameswasgrowingatwhatsomeconsideredan

alarmingrate.In1981themovieindustrygrossed$3billion,videogames

tookinanestimated$6billion.Thatgivesyousomeideaofjusthowbig

thecomputerindustryhadbecome.Videogamesemploythesametechnologyas

personalcomputerszandindeedmanywhoboughtpersonalcomputersdidso

primarilyforplayinggamesathome,thussavingtheirquarters.Thoughvideo

gamesarenotaspopularastheywereafewyearsage,theydidprovideconsumer

withtheirfirstrealreasontobuyPCs.

A.morerecentcomputerinnovation,desktoppublishing,suppliesonegood

reasonforthosewhowriteforalivingtobuyaPC.Desktoppublishingis

adeceptivelysimpledescriptionforanextremelycomplexgroupofhardware

andsoftwaretools.Youcannowwritetextzedittextzdrawillustrations,

incorporatephotographs,designpagelayoutszandprintafinisheddocument

witharelativelyinexpensivecomputerandlaserprinter.Althoughthenew

technologyoffersnewfreedom,thereisapricetobepaidforthisfreedom.

Withtotalcontrolcomestotalresponsibility.Infact,theissueofsocial

responsibilityinournewcomputeragehaslongbeenatopicofdebateamong

computerenthusiasts.Somepeopleareconcernedwiththelong-termsocial

effectsoftheso-calledcomputerrevolution.Ironically,manyPC.pioneers

whobuiltandmarketedthefirstmachineswere60s-styleadvocatesofsocial

change.Theyclaimthatwhilepersonalcomputertechnologyhasthepotential

tomakesocietymoreequal,it1shavingtheoppositeeffectsince

upper-middle-classpeoplecanaffordthemandlower-classpeoplecannot.

Inaddition,thewaysthatcomputersareusedtomonitortheactivities

oftheirusershaveevokedanxietyaboutthemachine.Over7millionAmericans

nowhavetheirworkpaced,controlled,andmonitoredbycomputers.A.computer

ismorerestrictiveandpowerfulinthewayitcontrolspeoplethanthe

old-fashionedassemblyline.Thiscanleadtowhatsomehavecalled

"tech-stress".Irritatedeyeszbackproblemszandotherphysicalsymptoms

havealsobeenassociatedwiththeextensiveuseofcomputers.Althoughthe

personalcomputermaynothavehadtheimpactsomepredictedadecadeage,

thecombinationofcomputertechnologywithsatellitesandcabledoespromise

innovationsinthemassmediathatwouldhaveseemedastonishingjustafew

shortyearsago.

41>Thedramaticgrowthofthebusinessdealinginvideogamesistheresult

of_______.

A.thedevelopmentofcomputerindustry

B.thedevelopmentofwirelesstechnology

C.thedeclineinmovieindustry

D.thedepressionintheentertainmentbusiness

42、Theconsumers1firstmotivationin