2012年职称英语考试试题之冲刺试题第九套.doc

2012年职称英语考试试题之冲刺试题第九套第1部分：词汇选项1 It is obvious that he will win the game. A likely B possible C clear D probable 2 The earth moves around the sun. A before B round C after D over 3 Did anyone call when I was out? A everyone B someone C nobody D anybody 4 It took us a long time to mend the house, A build B destroy C design D repair 5 I dont quite follow what she is saying. A observe B understand C explain D describe 6 We can no longer tolerate his actions. A put up with B accept C take D receive 7 Loud noises can be irritating. A hateful B painful C stimulating D annoying 8 In the background was that eternal hum. A long B never-ending C boring D extensive 9 The Constitutions vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change. A imprecise B apparent C clear D easy 10 Gambling is lawful in Nevada. A enjoyable B irresistible C legal D profitable 11 These are the motives for doing it. A reasons B excuses C answers D replies 12 The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west. A extends B stretches C broadens D bends 13 Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics. A error B puzzle C attraction D contradiction 14 With immense relief I stopped running. A no B little C scarce D enormous 15 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation A maintain B improve C preserve D protect 参考答案：1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. C 11. A 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. B 第2部分：阅读理解Medicine Award Kicks off Nobel Prize AnnouncementsTwo scientists who have won praise for research into the growth of cancer cells could be candidates for the Nobel Prize in medicine when the 2008 winners are presented on Monday, kicking off six days Nobel announcements.Australian-born U.S. citizen Elizabeth Blackburn and American Carol Greider have already won a series of medical honors for their enzyme research and experts say they could be among the front-runners for Nobel.Only seven women have won the medicine prize since the first Nobel Prizes were handed out in 1901. The last female winner was U.S. researcher Linda Buck in 2004, who shared the prize with Richard Axel.Among the pairs possible rivals are Frenchman Pierre Chambon and Americans Ronald Evans and Elwood Jensen, who opened up the field of studying proteins called nuclear hormone receptors.As usual, the award committee is giving no hints about who is in the running before presenting its decision in a news conference at Stockholms Karolinska Institute.Alfred Nobel, the Swede who invented dynamite, established the prizes in his will in the categories of medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and peace. The economics prize is technically not a Nobel but a 1968 creation of Swedens central bank.Nobel left few instructions on how to select winners, but medicine winners are typically awarded for a specific breakthrough rather than a body of research.Hans Jornvall, secretary of the medicine prize committee, said the 10 million kronor (US$1.3 million) prize encourages groundbreaking research but he did not think winning it was the primary goal for scientists.“Individual researchers probably dont look at themselves as potential Nobel Prize winners when theyre at work,” Jornvall told The Associated Press. “They get their kicks from their research and their interest in how life functions.”In 2006, Blackburn, of the University of California, San Francisco, and Greider, of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, shared the Lasker prize for basic medical research with Jack Szostak of Harvard Medical School. Their work set the stage for research suggesting that cancer cells use telomerase to sustain their uncontrolled growth.1. Who is Not a likely candidate for this years Nobel Prize in medicine?A. Elizabeth Blackburn. B. Carol Greider.C. Linda Buck. D. Pierre Chambon.2. Which is NOT true of Alfred Nobel?A. He was from Sweden. B. He was the inventor of dynamite.C. He established the prizes in his will.D. He gave clear instructions on how to select winners.3. Which was NOT originally one of the Nobel Prizes?A. The medicine prize. B. The literature prize.C. The peace prize. D. The economics prize.4. The word “kicks” in line 6 from the bottom probably meansA. excitement. B. income. C. motivation. D. knowledge.5. The research by Blackburn and Greider helps suggest the role ofA. money in medical research.B. proteins in cancer treatment.C. hormones in the functioning of life.D. telomerase in the growth of cancer cells.参考答案：1.C 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.DU.S. Eats Too Much SaltPeople in the United States consume more than twice the recommended amount1 of salt, raising their risk for high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes,government health experts said on Thursday. They found nearly 70 percent of U. S. adults are in high-risk groups that would benefit from a lower-salt of no more than 1,500 mg per day2, yet most consume closer to 3,500 nig per day. Its important to eat people to eat less salt. People who adopt a hearthealthy eating pattern that includes a diet low in sodium and rich in potassium and calcium can improve their blood pressure, Dr. Darwin labarthe of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement. People need to know their recommended daily sodium limit and take action to reduce sodium intake, Labarthe said. The study in CDCs report on death and disease used national survey data to show that two out of three adults should be consuming no more than 1,500 mg of sodium per day because they are black or over the age of 40- which are considered high-risk groups. Yet studies show most people in the United States eat 3,436 mg of sodium per day, according to a 2005-2006 CDC estimate. Most of the sodium eaten comes from package, processed and restaurant foods. The CDC said it will join other agencies in the Health and Human Services department in working with major food manufacturers and chain restaurants to reduce sodium levels in the food supply. Nationwide, 16 million men and women have heart disease and 5.8 million are estimated to have had a stroke. Cutting salt consumption can reduce these risks,the CDC said. 词汇：Sodium n. 钠calcium n. 钙 ；Potassium n. 钾intake n. 纳入量 注释：1. More than twice the recommended amount: 比推荐量的两倍还多 2, They found nearly 70 percent of U.S. adults are in high-risk groups that would benefit from lower-salt diet of no more than 1,500 mg per day: 他们发现将 近百分之七十的美国成年人属于高危人群，如果他们的日食盐量降至1500 毫克，则会从中受益。 1. Too much salt raises ones risk for A high blood pressure. B heart attacks. C strokes, D all of the above. 2. How much salt do most American adults eat per day? A No more than 1,500 mg B Closer to 3,500 mg. C Less than 3,436 mg. D Closer to 1,500 mg. 3. To improve their blood pressure, people should have a diet A rich in potassium and sodium. B rich in potassium and calcium. C rich in calcium and sodium. D none of the above. 4. The high-risk groups include those A who are black. B who are over the age of 40. C who are white and young. D both A and B 5. Packaged, processed and restaurant foods are known to be A cheap. B tasty. C rich in salt. D healthy. 答案与题解 1. D 短文的第一段说，吃盐过多会增加罹患高血压，心脏病和中风的危险。 2. B 短文的第二段说，大多数美国成年人的日食盐量接近300 毫克。 3. B 短文的第三段说，采用低钠并富含钾、钙的饮食方式将有利于改善血压。4. D 短文的第五段说，黑人和年龄超过40 岁的人被视为高危人群。 5. C 短文的倒数第二段说，人们所食用的纳绝大部分来自于包装、加工和饭店食品。第3部分：概括大意与完成句子Stanford UniversityStanford University, famous as one of northern Californias several institutions of higher learning, is sometimes called the Harvard of the West. The closeness of Stanford to San Francisco, a city thirty-two miles to the north, gives the university a decidedly cosmopolitan flavor.The students are enrolled mainly from the western United State. But most of the fifty states send students to Stanford, and many foreign students study here, as well. And standards for admission remain high. Young men and women are selected to enter the university from the upper fifteen percent of their high school classes.Not only because of the high caliber of its students but also because of the desirable location and climate, Stanford has attracted to its faculty some of the worlds most respected scholars. The university staff has included many Nobel Prize winners such as Dr. Felix Bloch, Dr. Robert Hofstadter, and Dr. William Shockley in physics, Dr. Author Kornberg and Dr. Joshua Lederberg in medicine, and Dr. Paul J. Flory and Dr. Linus Pauling in chemistry. The Russian novelist Aleksander Solzhenistsyn has been in residence. Stanfords undergraduate school of engineering and its graduate schools of business, law, and medicine are especially well-regarded.What is student life like on The Farm? Culturally, the campus is a magnet for both students and citizens of nearby communities. Plays, concerts, and operas are performed in the universitys several auditoriums and in its outdoor theater, where graduations are also held. Several film series are presented during the school year. Guest lecturers from public and academic life frequently appear on campus. In the evenings, many students gather to socialize in the Student Unions coffee house; here the beverages an the atmosphere both have a decidedly European flavor. For the sports-minded, the Stanford campus offer highly developed athletic facilities. Team sports, swimming, and track and field activity are all very much part of the Stanford picture. So are bicycling and jogging.In addition to financial support from alumni, Stanford receives grants from the government and from private philanthropic foundations. In recent years, government grants have made possible advanced studies in the fields of history, psychology, education, and atomic energy. At presents Stanford is carrying out an ambitions building program, financed in part by the Ford Foundations 25 million grant. Recently added to the campus are a new physics building, new school of business, new graduate school of law, new student union, and undergraduate library.1. Paragraph 2_ 2. Paragraph 3_ 3. Paragraph 4_ 4. Paragraph 5_A Colorful life on the campus B Intelligent student bodyC School administration D Distinguished facultyE Substantial financial support F The Harvard of the west5. Those high school graduates who can enter Stanford University _.6. Many professors like to teach in this university partly because here _.7. On the faculty of the university there are _.8. Financial support from both private organizations and the government has made possible _.A they can find the best studentsB the universitys academic advancement and physical extensionC some of the most distinguished scholars of the worldD where a sports meet is held every yearE must have been the top students in their classF must be hardworking参考答案: B D A E E A C B第4部分：阅读理解（无答案）Calling for Safe Celebrations This Fourth of JulyLast Fourth of July, Pete, a 14-year-old boy, was enjoying the lit-up skies and loud booms from the fireworks being set off in his neighborhood. Suddenly, the evening took a terrible turn. A bottle rocket shot into his eye, immediately causing him terrible pain. His family rushed him to the emergency room for treatment. As a result of the injury, Pete developed glaucoma and cataracts. Today, Pete has permanent vision loss in his injured eye because of his bottle rocket injury. June is Fireworks Eye Safety Awareness Month, and through its EyeSmart campaign the American Academy of Ophthalmology wants to remind consumers to leave fireworks to professionals. There is nothing worse than a Fourth of July celebration ruined by someone being hit in the eye with a bottle rocket, said Dr. John C. Hagan, clinical correspondent for the Academy and an ophthalmologist at Discover Vision Centers in Kansas City. A safe celebration means letting trained professionals handle fireworks while you enjoy the show. According to the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 9,000 fireworks-related injuries happen each year. Of these, nearly half are head-related injuries, with nearly 30 percent of these injuries to the eye. One-fourth of fireworks eye injuries result in permanent vision loss or blindness. Children are the most common victims of firework abuse, with those fifteen years old or younger accounting for4 50 percent of fireworks eye injuries in the United States. Dr. Hagan estimates that his practice sees more than 30 injuries each year from fireworks. Even fireworks that many people consider safe represent a threat to the eyes. For children under the age of five, apparently harmless sparklers account for one-third of all fireworks injuries. Sparklers can bum at nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. 31. What happened to Pete last Fourth of July? A He was burned in a house fire. B He was caught in a rain. C He was injured in a fight. D He was hit in the eye. 32. The American Academy of Ophthalmology calls on consumers to A celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks. B leave fireworks to professionals in their celebrations. C stop celebrating the Fourth of July altogether. D set off fireworks together with trained professionals. 33. How many fireworks eye injuries occur in the US each year? A About 9,000. B About 4,500. C About 1,350. D About 30. 34. Fireworks eye injuries can result in each of the following EXCEPT A blindness. B permanent vision loss. C glaucoma and cataracts. D head-related injuries. 35. Which is NOT true of sparklers? A They are harmless to children. B They are considered safe by many people.C They are a threat to the eyes. D They can burn at very high degrees. Online Cancer Chat with a Safety NetCancer Research UK has launched an online chat forum for cancer patients to swap stories and share experiences on how to cope with such a devastating disease. But Cancer Chat is a forum with a difference: it has an information safety net. This means that a Cancer Research UK team will keep a watching brief to ensure that patients are not subjected to rogue cancer cures or scientifically unsound information. Anyone Can have access to the messages posted on Cancer Chat but if people wish to post a message they will need to register. And Rebekah Gibbs, cancer patient and star of TVs Casualty has pledged her support for the new project. I think Cancer Chat is a brilliant idea, she said. I have written a public diary about what I went through with breast cancer and I have had such a heart-warming response from other people going through the same thing. The idea of a Cancer Chat forum means you can share information about treatment and side effects and you can really open up about your feelings online in a way that can be difficult when talking to close friends and family. And with Cancer Research UK monitoring the forum people can be reassured about the quality of information being exchanged. Cancer Chat will also encourage its users to check out any cancer questions on its CancerHelp UK website which is specially designed to give patients and their families 6,000 pages of up-to-date information that is easy to understand and explains a wide range of treatments for different types of cancer and gives details of clinical trials. There is also a UK database of cancer clinical trials. The award-winning website attracts around one million visitors a month and Cancer Research UK hopes that some of these visitors will also want to post comments on the Cancer Chat forum. For those who do not have access to computers and have questions about cancer, the charitys team of cancer information nurses are available during office hours to talk over patients concerns on the phone. 36. Cancer Chat is different from other forums in that A it has the support of a famous actress. B it is a source of reliable information. C it provides a huge amount of information. D it attracts a great number of visitors. 37. Which is NOT true of Rebekah Gibbs? A She is a well-known figure in Britain. B She got breast cancer some time ago. C She thinks highly of Cancer Chat. D She has written a private diary. 38. All the statements about the messages posted on Cancer Chat are true EXCEPT A they are available to all visitors. B their writers get paid for them. C they concern not just treatments and side effects. D they are also an emotional outlet for their writers. 39. CancerHelp UK is a website that A offers lots of information on cancer treatment and clinical trials. B attracts numerous visitors. C has won an award. D all of the above 40. The charity in the last line but one refers to A Cancer Research UK. B Cancer Chat. C CancerHelp UK. D TVs Casualty.第5部分：补全短文Dung to DeathFields across Europe are contaminated with dangerous levels of the antibiotics（抗生素） given to farm animals. The drugs， which are in manure sprayed onto fields as fertilizers（肥料）， could be getting into our food and water， helping to create a new generation of antibiotic-resistant “superougs ”。 The warning comes from a researcher in Switzerland who looked at levels of the drugs infarm slurry. _（1）_ Some 20，000 tons