2012年职称英语考试真题答案 (综合A类).doc

2012年职称英语考试真题答案 (综合A类)第一部分词汇选项：1. weary tired2. induce attract3. crisp fresh4. exotic unusual5. alleviate ease6. update modernize7. utterly completely8. profile description9. discriminate distinguish10. asylum protection11. layout arrangement12. peep look13. raninto hit14. hollow empty15.evoked refreshed第二部分 阅读判断 In sports， Red is the winning color16. BothHill and Barton wanted to find out if color affects the outcomes of sportsmatches.答案为A（right）。相关句：They （Hill and Barton） reachedthe conclusion by studying the outcomesof boxingThe outcomes 回应上文中提到的“theteam dressed in red is more likely to win”17. Hilland Barton are both interested in primates（灵长目）。答案为A（right）。相关句：Hill and Barton got the ideafor the study from a mutual interest in primates.18. Malemandrills use yellow coloration toattract a mate.答案为B（wrong）。相关句：Redcoloration gives males an advantage when it comes to mating.19. Redis not an advantage for Zebra finches（斑胸草雀）。答案为B（wrong）。相关句：Scientists put red plasticrings on the legs of male Zebra females， whichincreased the birds success in finding a mate.20. Thered plastic rings were left on the finches permanently.答案为C（notmentioned）。21. Hilland Barton believe athletes in red are more likelyto win.答案为A（right）。相关句：Across a range of sports， wefind that wearing red is consistently associated with a higher probability of winning.22. Many athletes oppose the new regulations on sportuniforms.答案为C（not mentioned）相关句：the discovery of redsadvantage might lead to new regulations on sports uniforms.第三部分 How technology pushes down price23E technologyhelps reduce food prices24. C bigger supermarketsoffer lower prices25. B. Huge retailers force producersto cut costs26F food comes cheaper in larger portions27. Big supermarkets can offer food at lower pricesbecause they can buy _.答案为E： in bulk = in large quantities28. Some forced producers have reduced _答案为C。minorbrands29Besides cutting its cost，Unilever also abandoned its _答案为B. workforce30Buyers like big portionsbecause they think they have got _.答案为A。a good bargain = a better deal第四部分 阅读理解第一篇：Going Her Own Way【选择她自己的路】参考答案：1. C 2. C 3.B 4. B 5. D 答案解析：1. C 本题的问题是：Maria想去个怎样的学校?由文中第三段可明确得出结论。“Maria, however, wanted to attend a technical school .” A, B, D项均有明显错误。2. C 本题的问题是：在当时的意大利大多数女孩的选择是什么?由文中的第一段可知“Most girls from middleclass families chose to stay home after primary school ,”所以本题的正确答案为C。3. B 本题为推理题，问题是：从全文可以得出什么样的结论?A选项未提及。C选项错误，原文只说大多数女孩子都选择呆在家里，并未说她们都不喜欢读书。D选项错误，原文只说就算是上学的话大多数女孩子都选择传统学校，而并非只有女孩子可以去。所以正确答案为B。4. B 本题问的是：Maria的父亲对女性的态度是什么?由文中第三段倒数第二句“Most peopleincluding Marias father believed in the girls would never be able to understand these subjects.”可以得出答案，父亲和大多数人一样都持传统观念。5. D 本题的问题是：当时的意大利高中教师是怎样的?从文中最后一段可以得出结论“Teachers were very demanding, discipline in the classroom was strict, and punishment was severe for those who failed to achieve or were disobedient,”故正确答案为D。第二篇：Passage two DNAtesting36. Whats is the main idea of this passage？答案为C： DNA testing has played akey role in criminal investigation.相关句（文章最后两句）：But for those whose innocence has been proven and who are now free man， DNAtesting has meant nothing less than a return to life. And with the careful use of DNA testing，no innocent person should ever be convicted again.37DNA testing wasfirst used in a criminal case by _.答案为C. police in great Britain相关句：the very first use of DNAtesting in a criminal case wasin 1985 in great Britain.because police hadfound samples of the killers DNA 38. The Innocence Projectuses DNA testing to _.答案为A. set free innocentprisoners相关句：in 1992， two law professors，decided to use DNA evidence to help set free such mistakenly convictedprisoner. They created a organization called the innocence project.39. Some studentsin Northwestern University_.答案为C. proved some prisoners werenot guilty.相关句：The students （at Northwestern University）proved that in fact the prisoners were not guilty of the crime they had beenaccused of.40. What is the authors attitude towards DNA testing？C. positivePassage three Gross（adj. 总的） national happiness1 Who was Wangchuck？答案为B. king相关句（第一段）：anew ruler called king Wangchuck2. Apart from modernization modernizing Bhuta， whatelse did Wangchuck want to do for Bhuta？答案为A. keep its traditions and customs.相关句：Wangchuck decided to helpBhuta to become modern， but without losing itstraditions.3. A country shows its progress with GNPby _.答案为C. selling more products相关句：The GNP measures products and money. When thenumber of products sold increases people say the country is making progress.4. According to GNH， people are happier ifthey _.答案为D. have a good stablegovernment5. Today many countries are _.答案为B. trying to find their ownways to measure happiness.相关句：Many countriesare interested in Hutans GNH. These countriesare investigating their own ways to measure happiness.第五部分 补全短文 The mysteries of Nazca1. 答案为A.seen from the ground， it looks like linesscratched into the earth.解析：It 指代空格上文中的：oneof the most unusual artworks2. 答案为：A Swiss（瑞士） writer named Erich wrotethat Nazca lines were designed as alanding place for UFOs.解析： the Nazca lines 回应空格上文中的linesUFOs呼应空格下文中的spaceship3. 答案为C. Hecalled Nazca “the largest astronomy bookin the world”。解析：He 回指空格上文中的anAmerican explorer PaulAstronomy 回应空格上文中的stars， planets4F. The largest pictures may have been the sites forspecial ceremonies.解析：largest与空格下文中的big呼应Ceremonies与空格上文中的religious reasons呼应5B. Other scientists are now searching f