2022年职称英语理工类A级模拟试题

2022年职称英语理工类A级模拟试题(2)第一篇ChewingGum

Thepracticeofchewinggum(口香糖)hasbeenwithusformorethanacentury.Millionsofpeopleallovertheworldchewbillionsofpiecesofgumeveryyear.

ChewinggumbecamepopularintheUnitedStatesmainlybecauseoftheworkofoneman,WilliamWrigley,whoformanyyearswasheadoftheWrigleyCompany.Earlier,ThomasAdamsfirstbegantoexperimentwithchewingguminabouttheyear1870.Itwashewhofirstmadegumsofterandpleasanttochew.ButitwasnotuntilWrigleyenteredthebusinessinabout1890thatpeopleeverywherebegantolearnaboutchewinggumandtouseitwidely.

Wrigleylikedtodothingsinabigway.Inthisfirstyear,heborrowedmoneyandspentmorethanamilliondollarsonadvertising(做广告).Foryears,therewasalargeWrigley’sadvertisementineverystreetcar(有轨电车)intheUnitedStates.PeoplecomplainedthattheycouldnotgoanywherewithoutseeingWrigley’sname.Wrigleyevensent,freeofcharge,piecesofgumtoeverypersoninthetelephonebookofeverycityandtownintheUnitedStates.Finally,hebegantoadvertisethatitwasgoodforthehealthtochewgumandthatithelpedtokeeptheteethclean.

HeusedtosendfreegumtoeverychildintheUnitedStatesontheirsecondbirthday.Heemployedyoungwomenwho,inbeautifuldresses,wouldgofromcitytocityingroupsoffourorfive,standonstreetcorners,andgivefreechewinggumtoeverypersonwhopassedby.Inthisway,eachwomangaveawayaboutfivethousandpiecesofWrigley’sgumeveryday.Asaresultofthiscontinuousadvertising,peopleintheUnitedStatesnaturallybegantobuymoreandmorechewinggum.

31Whofirststartedtoexperimentwithchewinggum?

AWilliamWrigley.

BThomasAdams.

CChildren.

DWomen.

32WilliamWrigleyspentmorethanamilliondollarsinadvertisinghischewinggumbecause

Ahewasamillionaire.

Bhelikedtodothingsinabigway.

Chehopedtoimprovehishealth.

Dhewantedtoheadthecompany.

33WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofWrigley’sadvertising?

AHeusedhisnametoadvertisechewinggumineverystreetcarintheU.S.

BHesentfreegumtoeverypersoninthetelephonebookofeverycityintheU.S.

CHesentfreegumtoeveryprettywomanintheU.S.

DHesentfreegumtoeverychildintheU.S.onhissecondbirthday.

34Inthelastparagraph,thephrase“giveaway”isclosestinmeaningto

A“eatup”.

B“getready”.

C“destroy”.

D“givesomethingtosomeonefreeofcharge”.

35Accordingtothepassage,peopleintheU.S.begantochewm