职称英语考试A级试卷范例

职称英语考试A级试卷范例职称英语考试A级试卷范例/职称英语考试A级试卷范例第1部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。1Itwasunfortunatethatshehad

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themeeting.AattendBcelebrateCchairDprepare…………….第2部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题l分，共7分)下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提与，请选择C。Cities“WorsetoliveinThan20Yearsago”Onethousandpeopleweresurveyedaboutarangedofissuewhichaffectcities,andtheremarkablefindingsshowthatlifeintoday'smega-citiesissostressfulthatatleasttwo-thirdsofthosecurrentlylivinginbigcitieswouldliketorelocatetothecountrysideorasmalltown.ThestressofthegettingfromAtoBinbigcitiesisatthetopofthelistofproblems.Formanypeople,thedailycommute(通勤)toworkisasourceoffrustration.40%ofthepeopleinthesurveyhavesufferedfromroadragewhilestuckintrafficonthewaytowork.Thecostofpublictransportisalsoaseriousproblem.Manypeoplethinkthepriceofundergroundandbustravelistoohighandthattheyhavetodevotemorethan10%oftheirsalarytotransportcosts.Thegeneralcostoflivingincitiesisanotherproblem.Thehighpropertypricesinmostbigcitiesputbuyingapropertyoutofreachofmostfirst-timebuyers.Manyyoungpeoplearepricedoutofthehousingmarket,andhavetotakeinlodgerstomakeendsmeet,orrentover-pricedflatsmilesawayfromthecitycentre.InLondon,forinstance,thepriceofbuyingevenaone-bedroomflatissoprohibitivethatmanyhavegivenupevenconsideringputtingmoneyasideforadeposit.Anotherissuefacingpeoplewholiveincitiesisrisingcrime.Crimerateshaverocketedinmanybigcities,andmanysaythereareseveraldangerousno-goareasintheircity.Fearofcrimeisontheincrease-streetcrimes,suchasmuggingandassault,arenowverycommon-andmanyareafraidofgoingoutatnightalone.Manywerealsoconcernedbythelackofgreenspacesandplayfacilitiesforchildren.Mostmajorconurbations(有卫星城的大都市)surveyedhaveafarsmallernumberofparksandgardensthanagenerationago.Planningpermissionseemstohavebeengivenforanever-greaternumberofsupermarkets,officedevelopmentsandapartmentsonsiteswheretherewerepreviouslygreenspaces.Manyoftherespondentsinthesurveysaidtheyfeltstressedandsuffocated(窒息)inthecity,aproblemwhichiscompoundedbypollution.Andfinally,themajorityofpeopleinthesurveywerefedupwiththeconstantnoisepollution-theroaroftraffic,thesoundofloudmusicblaring(发刺耳声)outofaneighbour'swindow,andtheconstantsoundofactivity.Itisnotsurprising,then,thatthelevelsofstress-relatedillnessesamongpeoplewholiveincitiesarehigherthaneverbefore.Bigcities,onceamecca(朝拜的地方)forambitiouspeopleseekingfameandfortune,arenowlessandlesspopularamongpeopleofallages.Perhapsthe21stcenturyissettobethecenturyofthesmalltownandthecountryside..16Mostpeopleinthesurveywholiveinbigcitieswouldliketomovesomewheresmaller.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned17Manypeopleinthesurveythinkpublictransportisreasonablypriced.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned18ItisdifficulttobuyaflatinLondonbecauseofthecost.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned19Thecrimeratehasremainedstableinrecentyears..ARightBWrongCNotmentioned20Therearefewergreenareasincitiesthanthereusedtobe.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned21Londonhashadsomesuccessinreducingpollution.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned22Noisepollutionisseenasabigproblembymostpeopleinthesurvey.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned……….第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23-30题，每题1分，共8分)下面的短文后有两项测试任务：(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中未第2~5段每段选择1个最佳标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。TeachingIs“OneoftheLeastPopularJobsintheUK”1)TheUKgovernmenthasjustpublishedareportonthefutureofsecondary-schoolteaching(pupilsaged11~16),andtheconclusionofthereportisthatmanysecondaryschoolsnowfacegreatdifficultiesinfindingpeoplewhowanttobeteachers.Sincethe1980s,thenumberofgraduateswhosaytheywould“seriouslyconsider”teachingasacareerhasfallensharply,from64%in1982tojust17%today.Thereportsuggeststhaturgentactionneedstobetakeninordertoencouragemoreintelligentyounggraduatesintoteaching.2)Themaindrawbackofsecondaryteaching,accordingtothereport,isthelowsalary.Earningsinteachingaremuchlowerthaninmanyotherjobs,andthismeansthatfewerandfeweryoungpeopledecidetobeteachers.JoanneManners,24isagoodexample.“Igraduatedinmathslastyear,andIwasthinkingofdoingateachertrainingcoursetobecomeamathsteacher—butwhenIlookedintothedetails,itbecameclearthatteachingisn’taverylucrative(赚钱的)jobthesedays.IsawIcouldearntwiceasmuchifIworkedinmarketingoradvertising,andsoIdecidednottobecomeateacher.”3)It’snotjustaboutthemoney,however.Thesurveyconcludedthatanotherreasonwhypeopledon’twanttobeteachersisthatsometeenagersbehaveverybadlyinschool.Alotofschoolshaveproblemswithdiscipline,anditseemsclearthatchildrendonothavethesamerespectforteachersasinthepast.Here’stheviewofDaveHallam,anaccountantfromLondon:”Ithinkparentsaretoblame.Theyshouldhavestricterruleswiththeirchildrenathomeandalsoteachtheirchildrentohavemorerespectforteachers.”4)“Itmakesmefeelsoproud.”SaysBrianJones,whoworksinasecondaryschoolinLondon.Sowhatdoeshethinkthegovernmentshoulddotoencouragemorepeopletobecometeachers”“Myviewisthatthegovernmentshouldreducetheburdenofworkonteachers.IfindthatIalwayshavetoomuchworktodo.”5)Thereportisclearthattheproblemofteachershortageisaveryseriousone.Itsaysthatthegovernmentshouldraiseteachers’paysignificantly,tocatchupwithworkersinotherprofessions.Italsosuggeststhatthegovernmentcouldlaunchanationwidepublicitycampaign,withsomeadvertisementsonTVandinthenewspapers,toshowthepositivesidesofteachingtoyoungpeople.Anothersolutioncouldbesetamaximumnumberofhoursperweekthatteacherscanwork,inordertoreducestressonteachers.“Hopefully,”thereportconcludes,“thesesolutionscanimprovethepoorimageofsecondaryteaching,andincreasethenumberofyoungpeoplewhowanttobecometeachersinthefuture.【题干】23.Paragraph1__________24.Paragraph2__________25.Paragraph3__________26.Paragraph4__________【选项】A.HeavyworkloadonteachersB.ImprovementofchildrenbehaviorC.AreportonteachershortageD.AnationwidepublicitycampaignE.TheproblemoflowsalaryF.Students’badbehaviorandlackofdiscipline【题干】27.Moreandmoreyoungpeopleareheldbackfromteaching____________.28.Parentsareencouragedtobacktheteacherupwhenthereare_________29.Thegovernmentshouldreducetheworkloadonteacherstoease_________.30.Thegovernmentshouldpromoteteachingasacareerbyadvertising_________.【选项】A.theirstressB.TheirchildhoodmemoriesC.disciplineproblemsD.becauseofitslowpayE.moretrainingF.benefits………………….第4部分阅读理解(第31-45题，每题3分，共45分)下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。What'sKillingtheBatsFirstitwasbees.Nowitisbats.BiologistsinAmericaareworkinghardtodiscoverthecauseofthemysteriousdeathsoftensofthousandsofbatsinthenortheasternpartofthecountry.Mostofthebatsaffectedarethecommonlittlebrownbats(M/otisLucifugus),butotherspecies,suchasthelong-earedbat,thesmall-footedbat,theeasternpipistrelle,andtheIndianabathavealsobeenaffected.Insomecaves,morethan90percentofthebatpopulationshavedied.Onepossibilityisdisease.Awhitefungus(真菌)knownasfusariumhasbeenfoundonthenosesofbothlivinganddeadbats.However,scientistsdon'tknowifthefungusistheprimarycauseofdeath,asecondarycauseofdeath,ornotacauseatall,buttheresultofsomeotherconditions.Anotherpossiblecauseisalackoffood.Forexample,batstypicallyeatalargenumberofmoths(蛾),andinsomestatessuchasNewYork,thenumberofmothshasbeendeclininginrecentyears.Ifbatscan'teatenoughfood,theystarvetodeath.tillotherscientistsbelievethatglobalwarmingistoblame.Warmertemperaturesinrecentyearshavebeenwakinguphibernating(冬眠)batsearlierthanusual.Ifbatsbreaktheirhibernationatthewrongtime,theymightnotfindtheirexpectedfoodsources.Theweathermightalsoturncoldagainandweakenorkillthebats.Scientistsmightnotagreeonthecausesofthebatdie-off,buttheydoagreeontheconsequences.Batsareanimportantpredatorofmosquitoes;asinglebrownbatcaneatl,000ormoreinsectsinanhour.Theyalsoeatbeetlesandotherinsectsthatdamageplantcrops.Iftherearen'tenoughbats,damagewillbegreatfromtheinsectstheyeat.Whilebatslivealongtimefortheirsize-thelittlebrownbatcanliveformorethan30years-afemalebathasonlyonebabyperyear,sobatpopulationsgrowslowly.ManybatspeciesintheUnitedStatesarealreadyprotectedorendangered.HowcanyouhelpDonotdisturbsleepingornestingbats.Ifyoudiscoverbatsthatseemtobesickorthataredead,contactyourlocalFish&WildlifeDepartmentwiththedetails.However,becarefulnottotouchtheanimals.31WhatisthemainideaofthispassageAAllspeciesofbatsinNorthAmericaaredying.BScientistsalreadyknowthecauseofthedeathsofbats.CTherearemanypossiblecausesofthedeathsofbats.DThebatdeathsareaseriousproblem.32WhatdoesthefirstsentenceinParagraphlmeanAThefirstarticleonthewebsiteisaboutbees.BBeesusuallydiebeforebats.CItwasbeesthatcausedthedeathsofbats.DBeeshavebeendyingmysteriously.33.Theword"pipistrelle"inParagraphlreferstoAakindoffungus.BanareaintheU.SCakindofbat.Daspecialcave.34.The"moths"inParagraph3aretakenasanexampleofAinsectsthatbatseat.Bdiseasesthatkillbats.Canimalsthathavediseases.Dbatspeciesthatarestarvingtodeath35WhatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphATotellthepublichowtohelpbats.BTogetpeopletostopkillingbats.CTohireworkersfortheFish&WildlifeDepartmentDToaskpeoplenottotouchdeadbats.第二篇IsThereaWaytoKeepBritain'sEconomyGrowingIntoday'sknowledgeeconomy,nationsdesignelectronicswhiletheGermansexportsurviveonthethingstheydobest.TheJapaneseengineeringtechniques.TheFrenchservethebestfoodandAmericansmakecomputers.Britainspecializesinthegiftoftalking.Thenationdoesn'tmanufacturemuchofanything.Butithaslawyers,stylistsandbusinessconsultantswhoearntheirlivingfromtalk,talkandmoretalk.TheWorldFoundationthinktanksaystheUKsfouriconic(标志性的)jobstodayarenotscientists,engineers,teachersandnurses.Instead,they'rehairdressers,celebrities,managementconsultantsandmanagers.ButcanallthistalkingkeeptheBritisheconomygoingTheBritishgovernmentthinksitcan.Althoughthecountry'stradedeficitwasmorethan$60billionin2006,UK'slargestinthepostwarperiod,officialssaythecountryhasnothingtoworryabout.Infact,Britaindoeshaveaworld-classpharmaceutical(制药lyj)industry,anditstillmakesasmallsumfromsellingarmsabroad.Italsotradesservices-accountancy,insurance,bankingandadvertising.ThegovernmentbelievesBritainisonthecuttingedgeoftheknowledgeeconomy.Afterall,thecountryofShakespeareandWordsworthhasaliterarytraditionofwhichtobeproud.Rock'n'rollisanEnglishmadebytheircutting-edgebands.InotherstrengthtocarrytheBritisheconomy.However,creativeindustriesaccountforonlyabout4percentofUK'sexportsofgoodsandservices.Theindustriesarefindingithardtomakeaprofit,accordingtoareportoftheNationalEndowmentforScience,TechnologyandtheArts.Thereportshowsonly38percentofBritishcompanieswereengagedin"innovationactivities",3percentagepointsbelowtheEUaverageandwellbelowGermany(61percent)andSweden(47percent).Infact,itmightbebettertocallBritaina"servant"economy-thereareatleast4millionpeople"inservice".Themajorityofthepopulationareemployedbytherichtocook)clean,andtakecareoftheirchildren.Manygraduatesareevendoingmenial(体力劳动的)jobsforwhichtheydonotneedadegree.Mostemploymentgrowthhasbeen,andwillcontinuetobe,atthelow-skillendoftheservicesector-inshops,bars,hotels,domesticserviceandinnursingandcarehomes.36AccordingtotheWorldFoundationthinktank,oneoftheiconicjobsinBritaintodayisAlawmakers.Bhomeservants.Cschoolteachers.Dbusinessconsultants.37Thephrase"thecuttingedge"inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningtoAthemostadvanced.Bthemostpopular.Cthemostpolitical.Dtheproudest.38Theofficialsarenotworriedaboutthetradedeficitin2006,becausetheybelieveABritainishometothelargestpharmaceuticalindustryintheworld.BBritainisonthecuttingedgeoftheknowledgeeconomy.CtheliterarytraditionofBritainwillhelpmakebillionsofpounds.DtheworldeconomyisstrongenoughtocarrytheBritisheconomy.39WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthecreativeindustriesinBritainATheycontributealottothecountry'stradedeficit.BTheyarenotdoingaswellasthoseinotherEuropeannations.CTheycan'tmakeaprofitoutoftheirinnovationactivities.DTheymakeBritainonthecuttingedgeoftheknowledgeeconomy.40ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatAthegiftoftalkingcankeeptheBritisheconomygrowing.BtheBritishgovernmentisover-confidentinitseconomy.CtheBritisheconomyistheleastinnovativeoneintheEU.DbeingaservanttotherichisoneofthebestjobsinBritain.第三篇TheSandwichGenerationTodaypeopleoftenlookforwardtotheirmiddleageasatimewhentheywillbeabletotakethingseasier.Aftertheirchildrenaregrown,theyexpecttoenjoythelifetheyhaveworkedhardtocreate.However,therealityisoftenverydifferent.Inmiddleage,manypeoplediscoverthattheyhavetwoongoingresponsibilities:oneistolookaftertheiragingparents,andtheotheristohelptheiryoungadultchildrendealwiththepressuresoflife.Aroundtheworld,therearemillionsofpeoplewhoare"sandwiched"inbetweentheolderandtheyoungergenerations.Sometimestheremaybetwoorthreegenerationslivinginthesamehousehold-asituationthatiscommoninmanyAsiancountriesandinsomepartsofEurope.Inothercases,acouplemaybetakingcareofparentsandchildren,buttheydonotlivewiththem.Therearetwoimportantreasonsfortheriseofthesandwichgeneration.First,peoplearelivinglongerthantheyusedto.Intheearlynineteenthcentury,theaveragelifeexpectancyforadultsintheUnitedStates,forexample,wasabout40,whereastodaypeoplelivetoanaverageageof75.Therefore,childrenaretakingcareoftheirparentsoveralongerperiodoftime.Thesecondreasonisthatthesedays,youngadultsoftenlivewiththeirparentsforalongertimethantheydidinthepast.Thisisoftenforfinancialreasons.lt'salsomorecommonfortoday'syoungadultstoreturnhomeduringoraftercollegeiftheyneedfinancialoremotionalsupport.Youngadultsfeelsandwichedbetweentheirfinancialresponsibilitiesandtheirdesiretoenjoylife.Theymayhavetocoverexpensesthattheirparentscannot.Theymayhavetomanagetheirparents'financialandlegalaffairs.Theymayhavetopreparefortheirparents'futureneeds,suchasspecialfinancialcareoramovetoanursinghome.Thiscanbeatraumatic(长期困扰的)experienceforeveryone.CaringforadultchildrenpresentschaIlengesaswell,andcaregivershavetoresolveimportantquestions:HowcanfinancialresponsibilitiesbesharedamongmembersofthehouseholdHowcanhouse*holdchoresbesharedWhatisthebestwaytoensureeveryone’sprivacySuccessfullycopyingwiththeseissuescanavoidalotofstressforthewholefamily.Thefinancialandemotionalpressuresonthesandwichgenerationcanbeoverwhelming.However,thistimeinlifealsohasitsrewards.Itcanbeatimetorediscoverthespecialqualitiesofone'sparentsorchildren.Itcanalsoprovideavaluableopportunitytospendmoretimewiththem.However,inordertosurvivethisdifficultperiodintheirlives,themembersofthesandwichgenerationmustrememberthattheyalsoneedtopayattentiontotheirownneedsandlookafterthequalityoftheirownlives.Theycan'tbetotallyselfless.41Accordingtothefirstpa'ta4graph,manypeopleinmiddleageAareabletotakethingseasierwhentheirchildrenaregrown.Bcan'tenjoytheirlifebecausetheyhaven'tworkedhardenough.Carefacinggreatpressurefromtheirwork.Dcan'tenjoytheirlifeastheyhaveexpected42WhichistrueaboutthesandwichgenerationATheirparentsareunabletotakecareofthemselves.BTheirparentsareoftenfacingthepressuresoflife.CTheyaretorn-betweentheresponsibilitiesfortheirparentsandchildren.DTheyallhavetolivewiththeirparentsandchildren.43WhydosomeyoungadultschoosetolivewiththeirparentsthesedaysATheyaretooyoungtobeindependentfromtheirparents.BTheyneedsupportfromtheirparentstodeallwiththeirfinancialproblems.CTheywanttohelptheirparentstotakecareoftheirgrandparents.DTheyaremoreemotionalthantheyoungadultsinthepast.44Thesandwichgenerationfacethek;:4llowtngchallengesEXCEPTAsharinghouseholdchores..Bensuringeveryone'sprivacy.CshoulderingthefinancialresponsibilitiesofthehouseholdDdeterminingwhoisthecaregiverofthefamily.45Tosurvivethedifficultperiodintheirlives,thesandwichgenerationneedtoAbetotallyselfless.Bconsidertheirownwellbeing.Crediscoverthemeritsoftheirchildren.Dvaluethetimespentwiththeirparents.GorillashaveawordforitKokoisthefirstgorillatohavebeentaughtsignlanguage(awayofcommunicatingbyusinghandsandfingersratherthanspeech).Withavocabularyofmorethan1000words,sheisthefirsttoproveweshareaworldwithotherintelligentbeingswhofeelemotions,lookforwardtocelebrationsandalsohaveasenseofhumor.The30-yearstudyofKokohasredefinedscience'sconceptofgorillaintelligence.46.Butwhathadnotbeenrecognizedbythescientificcommunitywasthatgorillashavetheabilitytolearnalanguageandhavecomplexemotions.KokolivesintheSantaCruzmountainsinNorthAmerica,inawoodedspotoverlookingavalley.47.Shehasherownhome,withcurtains,andanestofblankets,whichisherbed,inonecorner.Shehasabarrelonwhichshelikestositwhen'talking'tohumans-gorillasfeelmoresecurewhentheycanlookdownonothers-whilehertoysarespreadeverywhere.Inadditionshehasanoutsideenclosurewhereshespendsherdayswhenitisnotraining.Itisherconversationswithherteacher,DrPennyPatterson,thatareinspiring.Pennyexplains:‘Therealityofmydiscoveryisthatourabilitiesashumans,ourskills,sensibilitiesandemotionsareverysimilartothegreatapes.48..WhenshebeganteachingKokosignlanguage,placingthelittlefingersoftheone-year-oldgorillaintothecorrectpositionsfor'drink','eat','more',andrewardingherwithfood,DrPattersonhadnoideahowquicklyKokowouldlearn.“Atfirst,itseemedKokowasusingsignlanguageasatooltogetsomething,”saysPatterson.'Itbecamethekindofrewardsystemthatyoucouldexpectofacatoradog.Butearlyinhertraining,shebegantocombinesignsthatmademethinkshewascapableofmore.’49.Forexample,shedidn'tknowthewordfor'ring',soshecombinedthesignsfor‘finger’and'bracelet'toexpressit.DrPattersoncontinues:‘Kokolovesbabiesandyoungpeople.Andwhensheisaskedwhatgorillaslikebest,shealwayssays"Gorillaloveeat,good’’.'OneofPatterson'sfavoritestoriesdemonstratesKoko'ssenseofhumor.50..Fromtheageofthree,KokosharedheraccommodationwithMichaelwhowasintendedasamate.However,Michaeldiedsuddenlytwoyearsagoofaheartattack.‘KokowentintoadepressionfollowingMichael'sdeath,’saysPatterson.“Shewouldsitforhourswithherheadhunglowlookingupset.”DrPattersonaskedherifshewaslookingforwardtomovingtoHawaii,wherePattersonisraisingmoneytobuildagorillarefuge.Kokosigned“Yes”,providedshecouldhavecurtainsinhernewhome!A.Whenavisitoraskedhertoshowhimsomethingscary,sheheldupamirrortohisface!B.Whatwehavelearntisthatgorillasaremorecomplexthanweeverimaged.C.Accordingtosomescientists,geneticallythereisonlya2%differencebetweengorillasandhumans:wesharethesamebloodtype,havethesamenumberofhairspersquareinchandalsothesametemperament.D.Kokosigned