2012年职称英语考试试题之冲刺试题第十套.doc

2012年职称英语考试试题之冲刺试题第十套第1部分：词汇选项1It is obvious that he will win the game. A likely B possible C clear D probable2The earth moves around the sun. A before B round C after D over3Did anyone call when I was out? A everyone B someone C nobody D anybody4It took us a long time to mend the house, A build B destroy C design D repair5I dont quite follow what she is saying. A observe B understand C explain D describe6We can no longer tolerate his actions. A put up with B accept C take D receive7Loud noises can be irritating. A hateful B painful C stimulating D annoying8In the background was that eternal hum. A long B never-ending C boring D extensive9The Constitutions vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change. A imprecise B apparent C clear D easy10Gambling is lawful in Nevada. A enjoyable B irresistible C legal D profitable11These are the motives for doing it. A reasons B excuses C answers D replies12The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west. A extends B stretches C broadens D bends13Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics. A error B puzzle C attraction D contradiction14With immense relief I stopped running. A no B little C scarce D enormous15A great deal has been done to remedy the situationA 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. A10. C 11. A 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. B第2部分：阅读判断They Say Irelands the BestIreland is the best place in the world to live for 2005, according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britains Economist magazine last week.The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes, health, unemployment, climate, political stability, job security, gender equality as well as what the magazine calls freedom, family and community life.Despite the bad weather, troubled health service, traffic congestion(拥挤), gender inequality, and the high cost of living, Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points out of 10.That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland, which managed 8.07. Zimbabwe troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest(最差的), picking up only 3.89 points.Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued, the report said, some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown(崩溃)in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact.Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old, such as stable family and community life.The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do, and that its findings would have their critics.No. 2 on the list is Switzerland. The other nations in the top 10 are Norway, Luxembourg, Sweden, Australia, Iceland, Italy, Denmark and Spain.The UK is positioned at No. 29, a much lower position chiefly because of the social and family breakdown recorded in official statistics. The US, which has the second highest per capita GDP(人均国内生产总值)after Luxembourg, took the 13th place in the survey. China was in the lower half of the league at 60th.1 For 2,005 years, Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned2 Job security is the least important measure of life quality.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned3 Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned4 Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned5 Ireland is positioned at No. 1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new with some good elements of the old.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned6 To measure life quality is easy.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned7 The United States of America is among the top 10 countries.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned参考答案：1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. B第3部分：概括大意与完成句子Nice Name But Shes So Deadly1More than a million people in the United States were told to leave their homes over the weekend as Hurricane (飓风) Dennis headed to the Gulf coast, after killing at least 15 people in the Caribbean Sea.2If you read the news often enough=, you may notice that all hurricanes are given names. Why is that? Remember, there can be more than one hurricane operating at one time. Without naming them, we could get confused about which storm were talking about.3For hundreds of years, hurricanes in the Caribbean were named after the particular religious day on which they occurred. One Australian meteorologist (气象学家) began giving womens names to tropical storms at the end of the 19th century. In 1953, the US National Weather Service, which is responsible for tracking hurricanes and issuing warnings, began using female names for storms. By i979, both women and mens names were being used. One name for each letter of the alphabet (字母表) is selected, except for Q, U and Z.4So who decides which names are used each year? The World Meteorological Organization uses six lists in rotation, so each list is reused every six years.5Heres a list of the 2005 Atlantic hurricanes, according to the US National Hurricane Centre: Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Dennis, Emily, Franklin, Gert, Harvey, Irene, Jose, Katrina, Lee, Maria, Nate, Ophelia, Philippe, Rita, Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma.23 Paragraph 1_. 24 Paragraph 2_.25 Paragraph 3_. 26 Paragraph 4_.A Reason for naming hurricanesB Warning of an approaching hurricaneC Deadly women D History of naming hurricanesE Organization responsible for naming hurricanesF Ways to track hurricanes27 Over a million people were warned not_.28 The responsibility of the US National Weather Service is_.29 Hurricanes are given names_.30 At the end o the 19th century, womens names started_.A to track hurricanes and issue warnings B to avoid confusionC to stay at home D to be given to tropical stormsE to make predictions F to kill at least 15 people参考答案：23 B 24 A 25 D 26 E 27 C 28 A 29 B 30 D第4部分：阅读理解Preserving Nature for FutureDemands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain sometimes hide the fact that similar needs are felt in the rest of Europe. Studies by the Council of Europe, of which 21 counties are members, have shown that 45 per cent of reptile species and 24 per cent of butterflies are in danger of dying out.European concern for wildlife was outlined by Dr Peter Baum, an expert in the environment and natural resources division of the council, when he spoke at a conference arranged by the administrators of a British national park. The park is one of the few areas in Europe to hold the councils diploma for nature reserves of the highest quality, and Dr Peter Baum had come to present it to the park once again. He was afraid that public opinion was turning against national parks, and that those set up in the 1960s and 1970s could not be set up today. But Dr Baum clearly remained a strong supporter of the view that natural environments needed to be allowed to survive in peace in their own right.No area could be expected to survive both as a true nature reserve and as a tourist attraction, he went on. The short-sighted view that reserves had to serve immediate human demands for outdoor recreation should be replaced by full acceptance of their importance as places to preserve nature for the future.We forget that they are the guarantee of life systems, on which any built-up area ultimately depends, Dr Baum went on. We could manage without most industrial products, but we could not manage without nature. However, our natural environment areas, which are the original parts of our countryside, have shrunk to become mere islands in a spoiled and highly polluted land mass.1. Recent studies by the council of Europe have indicated thatA) wildlife needs more protection only in BritainB) all species of wildlife in Europe are in danger of dying out.C) there are fewer species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe than else whereD) many species of reptiles an butterflies in Europe need protecting2. Why did Dr Baum come to a British national park?A) Because he needed to present it with a councils diploma.B) Because he was concerned about its managementC) Because it was the only national park of its kind in Europe.D) Because it was the only park which had ever received a diploma from the Council.3. The last sentence in the second paragraph implies thatA) People should make every effort to create mere environment areasB) People would go on protecting national parksC) certain areas of countryside should be left intactD) people would defend the right to develop the areas around national parks4. In Dr Baums opinion, the view that a nature reserve should serve as a tourist attraction isA) idealisticB) revolutionaryC) short-sightedD) traditional5. Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?A) We have developed industry at the expense of countrysideB) We have forgotten what our original countryside looked likeC) People living on islands should protect natural resources for their survivalD) We should destroy all the built-up areas.参考答案：D A C C ASmugglingIt is not unusual for a pet to be sent by air cargo from Colombia to New York, but last Decembers shipment of a 4-year-old sheep dog caught a New York Kennedy Airport Customs inspectors eye. The dog looked to be on its last legs, and there was an unusual lump on the side of its body. An X-ray and emergency surgery revealed the presence of 10 condoms tightly packed with five pounds of cocaine that had been surgically implanted in the dogs abdomen - yet another first for Customs in the war on drugs.When it comes to transporting drugs, the methods used are only as limited as a smugglers imagination. Kilo bricks of cocaine are routinely concealed beneath false bottoms of containers that hold poisonous snakes. Youve got snakes that are 12feet long, says a United States Fish and Wildlife Service agent - and sometimes the drug is in the snake. Whos going to pull it out and feel it?In 1994, United States Customs seized 204,391 pounds of cocaine, 559,286 pounds of marijuana and 2,577 pounds of heroin. Just how much actually flows into the country is anyones guess. Some customs officials estimate that only 10 percent of the drugs coming into the country are ever seized. In Miami, the District Attorney wont even prosecute small fry. Its got to be over five kilos of cocaine, above a kilo of heroin and more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana or its not something that were going to stop the presses on, says Tom Cash, a retired agent.Given this deluge, one can only wonder if agents are ever confounded by some of the smuggling methods. There are things we havent seen before, says John McGhee, a Miami Customs special agent, but nothing really surprises us.1. The dog was different from others in thatA) it could stand only on its hind legs. B) it had only two legsC) it was very attractive D) it had a very big abdomen2. How many methods are used to transport drugs?A) As many as a smuggler can think of.B) Beyond the smugglers imagination.C) Only a limited number. D) Only a few.3. How many pounds of heroin were estimated to be smuggled into the United States in 1994?A) 204,391 B) 2,577 C) 25,770 D) 559,2864. Which of the following could best replace the expression small fry in the third paragraph?A) Small dogs. B) Small sheep dogs. C) Small smugglers D) Small ringleaders5. What is this article about?A) Drug transportation from Columbia to New York.B) A new method for drug smuggling.C) Varied drug transportation methods D) Types of drug.参考答案：D A C C CDavid Jones and His SalaryComputer programmer David Jones earns 35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.The 16-year-old works for a small firm In Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. Davids firm releases two new games for the home computer market each month.But Davids biggest headache is what to do with his money. Despite his salary, earned buy inventing new programs, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, buy a house, or obtain credit cards.He lives with his parents in Liverpool. His company has to pay 150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school and working for a time in a computer shop. I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs, he said.I suppose 35,000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that his year. He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school, he said. But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.David added: I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.1. Why is David different from other young people of his age?A) Because he earns an extremely high salary.B) Because he is not unemployed. C) Because he does not go out much.D) Because he lives at home with his parents.2. Davids greatest problem isA) finding a bank that will treat him as an adult. B) inventing computer games. C) spending his salary.D) learning to drive.3. He was employed by the company becauseA) he had worked in a computer shop.B) he had written some computer programs.C) he had worked very hard.D) he had learned to use computers at school.4. He left school becauseA) he did not enjoy schoolB) he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him.C) he was afraid of getting too old to start computing.D) he wanted to earn a lot of money.5. Why does David think he might retire early?A) Because you have to be young to write computer programs.B) Because he wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.C) Because he thinks computer games might not always sell so well.D) Because he thinks his firm might go bankrupt.参考答案：A C B B C第5部分：补全短文Science and TechnologyThere is a difference between science and technology.(46)Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships between observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that serve to organize these facts and relationships; technology has to do with tools, techniques, and procedures for applying the findings of science.(47)Progress in science excludes the human factor. Scientists, who seek to understand the universe and know the truth within the highest degree of accuracy and certainty, cannot pay attention to their own or other peoples likes or dislikes or to popular ideas about the fitness of things.(48)But even an unpleasant truth is more than likely to be useful; besides, we have the choice of refusing to believe it! But hardly so with technology; we do not have the choice of refusing to hear the sound produced by a supersonic (超音速的) aircraft flying overhead; we cannot refuse to breathe polluted air.(49)The purpose of technology is to serve people people in general, not merely some people; and future generations, not merely those who presently wish to gain advantage for themselves.(50)Many people blame technology itself for widespread pollution, resource depletion (枯竭) and even social decay in general - so much so that the promise of technology is obscured. That promise is a cleaner and healthier world. If wise applications of science and technology do not lead to a better world, what else will?A Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the progress in each.B Unlike science, progress in technology must be measured in terms of the human factor.C What scientists discover may shock or anger people w as did Darwins theory of evolution.D Science and technology are differentE We are all familiar with the improper use of technology.F Science is a method of answering theoretical questions; technology is a method of solving practical problems.参考答案：F A C B E第6部分：完形填空A Success StoryAt 19, Ben Way is already a millionaire, and one of a growing number of teenagers who have (1) Their fortune through the Internet. (2) makes Bens story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was (3) by teachers at his junior school t