职称英语-职称英语综合类a级模拟41

职称英语综合类A级模拟41

第1部分：词汇选项

1、Weexploredthepossibilityofexpansionattheconference.

A.offeredB.includedC.

acceptedD.investigated

2、Poorhealthandlackofmoneymaybebothtoeducationalprogressroadblocks.

A.restraintsB.stains

C.scarcitiesD.barriers

3、Adeadlydiseasehasaffectedtheseanimals.

A.contagiousB.seriousC.fatalD.worrying

4、Intheprocess,thelightenergyconvertstoheatenergy.

A.reducesB.changesC.leavesD.drops

5、CementwasseldomusedinbuildingtheMiddleAges.

A.crudelyB.rarely

C.originallyD.occasionally

6、Thetwogirlslookalike.

A.beautifulB.similar

C.prettyD.attractive

7、Wecanonlydependonourselvesinsteadothers.

A.stemB.relyC.developD.

deprive

8、Inotifiedhimthatmyaddresshadchanged.

A.informedB,observedC-mockedD.

misled

9、Manyeconomistshavegivenintothefatallureofmathematics.

A.errorB.puzzle

C.attractionD.contradiction

10>PhilipRothwashailedasamajornewauthorin1960.

A.publishedB.challengedC.acclaimedD.guided

11>工admirehiswork.

A.recognizeB.exploitC.tolerateD.esteem

12、Thegarisafishwithalong,slenderbodyandscalesas;hardasflint.

A.flatB.straightC.slimD.fragile

13、Idon*tquitefollowwhatsheissaying.

A.observeB.understand

C.explainD.describe

14、Thatguyisreallywitty,

A.smartB.ugly

C.honorableD.popular

15、Jackwasdismissed.

A.fired

B.fined

C.exhausted

D.criticized

第2部分：阅读判断

HelpYourChildBecomeaReader

Encouragingearlyreadingskillscanbuildapathtoalifelong（终身

的）loveofreadingandcanhelpyourchildgetaheadstartinschool.While

readingtoyourchildisstillthemostimportantthingyoucandotobuild

readingskills,therearemanytechniquesthatcanhelp.

Makereadingfun.Playgameswithyourchildasyouread.Manytraditional

children*sgamescanbeadaptedtoencouragereadingskills.

Whilereadingorduringplay,tellyourchild,nIspywithmylittleeye,

somethingthatbeginswiththeletterb.HHelpthechildfindsomethingon

thepageorintheroomthatbeginswiththatletter.Forexamplez"Isee

abarn.11Thiscanalsobeusedtoteachbeginninglettersounds."Ispywith

mylittleeye,somethingthatbeginswiththesound*s1.HHelpthechildfind

awordthatbeginswiththeHsHsound.

H

Inthisvariationonthepopulargame,instructthechildthatzSimon

1

sayszpointtosomethingthatstartswiththelettern."Thechildcanthen

findanobjectintheroomorabodypart,suchasthenose,thatstartswith

theletterpresented.Thiscanalsobeusedtoteachbeginningsounds.

Makeagameoutofrhyming（押韵）wordsbymakingupsillywordstorhyme

withthechild1snameorfavoritetoys.Thissetsthestageforrhymingreal

wordsbyshowingthechildthesimilaritiesofsounds.Asthechildmasters

makingupthewords,beginrhymingrealwordstooneanother.

Tipstoraiseasuccessfulreader：

Putbooksinplaceswherethechildplays.Ifbooksareeasilyaccessiblez

childrenaremorelikelytopickthemup.

Letchildren"readtoyou"bylookingatpictures.Makingupstoriesto

goalongwithillustrationshelpschildrendiscoverhowwordsrelateto

pictures.

Takebooksalongontripsorevenshortvisitstothedoctor*sofficeor

grocerystore.

Havechildrenhelpyoushop.Readinggrocerylistsandlookingforspecific

itemshelpsbuildsightvocabulary.

16>Agoodreadinghabitcanhelpyourchilddowellatschool.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17、Computergamescanbeusedtohelpchildrendeveloptheirreadingskills.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18、Oneoftheusefulgamesistoplayspy.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>Whenplayingagameyoushouldaskyourchildtofindsomethingstarting

withtheletterbinsteadofc.

A.RightB,WrongC.Notmentioned

20>Thepurposeoftherhyminggamesistomakepreparationsforchildrento

writepoems.

A.RightB,WrongC.Notmentioned

21>Youcanaskyourchildtotellstoriesbasedonpictures.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Youshouldtakebookswithyouwhenyougooutwithyourchild.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

Icebergs

1

1Icebergsareamongnaturesmostspectacular（壮观的）creationszandyet

mostpeoplehaveneverseenone.Avagueairofmysteryenvelopsthem.They

comeintobeing—somewhere—infaraway,frigidwaters,amidthunderousnoise

andsplashingturbulence,whichinmostcasenoonehearsorsees.Theyexist

onlyashorttimeandthenslowlywasteaway（消融）justasunnoticed.

2Objectsofsheerest（最名屯粹的）beautytheyhavebeencalled.Appearing

inanendlessvarietyofshapesztheymaybedazzlinglywhite,ortheymay

beglassyblue,greenorpurple,tintedfaintlyorindarkerhues.Theyare

graceful,stately,inspiring—incalm,sunlightseas.

3Buttheyarealsocalledfrighteninganddangerous,andthattheyare—in

thenightzinthefog,andinstorms.Eveninclearweatheroneiswiseto

stayasafedistanceawayfromthem.Mostoftheirbulkishiddenbelowthe

water,sotheirunderwaterpartsmayextendoutfarbeyondthevisibletop.

Also,theymayrolloverunexpectedly,churningthewatersaroundthem.

4Icebergsarepartsofglaciersthatbreakoffzdriftintothewater,

floataboutawhile,andfinallymelt.Icebergsafloattodayaremadeof

snowflakesthathavefallenoverlongagesoftime.Theyembodysnowsthat

drifteddownhundreds,ormanythousands,orinsomecasesmaybeamillion

yearsago.Thesnowsfellinpolarregionsandoncoldmountains,wherethey

meltedonlyalittleornotatallzandsocollectedtogreatdepthsover

theyearsandcenturies.Aseachyear1ssnowaccumulationlayonthesurface,

evaporationandmeltingcausedthesnowflakesslowlytolosetheirfeathery-

pointsandbecometinygrainsofice.Whennewsnowfellontopoftheold,

ittooturnedtoicygrains.Soblanketsofsnowandicegrainsmountedlayer

uponlayerandwereofsuchgreatthicknessthattheweightoftheupperlayers

compressedthelowerones.Withtimeandpressurefromabove,themanysmall

icegrainsjoinedandchangedtolargercrystalszandeventuallythedeeper

crystalsmergedintoasolidmassofice.

A.FormationofIceberg

B.IcebergIsBeautiful

C.ColorofIceberg

D.IcebergIsDangerous

E.IcebergIsMysterious

F.ClassificationofIceberg

23、Paragraph1

24、Paragraph2

25>Paragraph3

26、Paragraph4

A.astranger*slessmaturetypeofthinking

B.themostcomplexareasofourcortex

C.theimmatureformofthinkingofaveryyoungchild

D.themeaning,ofincomingsensoryinformation

Ethesightsandsoundsoftheworld

Fanopportunitytoanalyzedifferentformsofthinking

27、Sensoryinformationisonethatisperceivedthrough

28、Youinterpretbycomparingitagainstthememoriesalreadystored

inyourbrain.

29、Thewaywestereotypepeopleisalessmatureformofthinking,whichis

similarto

30>Wecanuseourmorematurestyleofthinkingthanksto

第4部分：阅读理解

弟扁

Income

Incomemaybenationalincomeandpersonalincome.Whereasnationalincome

isdefinedasthetotalearnedincomeofallthefactorsofproduction--namely,

profitszinterestzrentzwageszandothercompensationforlabor,personal

incomemaybedefinedastotalmoneyincomereceivedbyindividualsbefore

personaltaxesarepaid.NationalincomedoesnotequalGNP(GrossNational

Product)becausethefactorsofproductiondonotreceivepaymentforeither

capitalconsumptionallowancesorindirectbusinesstaxeszbothofwhichare

includedinGNP.Themoneyputasideforcapitalconsumptionisforreplacement

andthusisnotcountedasincome.Indirecttaxesincludesalestaxes,property

taxes,andexcisetaxesthatarepaidbybusinessesdirectlytothegovernment

andsoreducetheincomelefttopayforthefactorsofproduction.Three-fourths

ofnationalincomegoesforwageszsalarieszandotherformsofcompensation

toemployees.

Whereasnationalincomeshowstheincomethatthefactorsofproduction

earn,personalincomemeasurestheincomethatindividualsorhouseholdsreceive

Corporationprofitsareincludedinnationalincomebecausetheyareearned.

Outoftheseprofits,however,corporationprofittaxesmustbepaidtothe

government,andsomemoneymustbeputintothebusinessforexpansion.Only

thatpartofprofitsdistributedasdividendsgoestotheindividual；therefore,

outofcorporationprofitsonlydividendscountaspersonalincome.Thefactors

ofproductionearnmoneyforsocialsecurityandunemploymentinsurance

contributions,butthismoneygoestogovernment(whichisnotafactorof

production),nottoindividuals.Itisthereforepartofnationalincomebut

notpartofpersonalincome.

Ontheotherhand,moneyreceivedbyindividualswhentheycollectsocial

securityorunemp1oymentcompensationisnotmoneyearnedbutmoneyreceived.

Interestreceivedongovernmentbondsisalsointhiscategory,becausemuch

ofthemoneyreceivedfromthesaleofbondswenttopayforwarproduction

andthatproductionnolongerfurnishesaservicetotheeconomy.

Themoneypeoplereceiveaspersonalincomemaybeeitherspentorsaved.

However,notallspendingiscompletelyvoluntary.Asignificantportionof

ourincomegoestopaypersonaltaxes.Mostworkersneverreceivethemoney

theypayinpersonaltaxeszbecauseitiswithheldfromtheirpaychecks.The

moneythatindividualsareleftwithaftertheyhavemettheirtaxobligations

isdisposablepersonalincome.Disposableincomecanbedividedbetweenpersonal

consumptionexpendituresandpersonalsavings.Itisimportanttoremember

thatpersonalsavingiswhatisleftafterspending.

31>Thispassageismainlyabout

A.thedifferencebetweennationalincomeandGNP.

B.thedifferencebetweennationalincomeandpersonalincome.

C-theconceptofincome.

D.thedifferencebetweendisposableincomeandnondisposableincome.

32>Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.GNPequalsnationalincomeplusindirectbusinesstaxes.

B.GNPexcludesbothcapitalconsumptionallowancesandindirectbusiness

taxes.

C.Personalincomeisregardedasthetotalmoneyincomereceivedbyan

individualafterhisorhertaxesarepaid.

D.Themoneythatgoesforcapitalconsumptionisnotregardedasincome.

33、Itcanbeeasilyseenfromthispassagethatthegovernmentleviestax

on

A.corporationprofits.

B.everyindividualeventhoughhisincomeisverylow.

C.thosewhoworkinjointventures.

D.thosewhoworkingovernmentdepartments.

34、Accordingtothispassage,themoneyyougetasinterestfromgovernment

bondsis

A.themoneyearned.

B.themoneynotearnedbutreceived.

C.themoneyreceivedforthecontributionyouhavemadetotheeconomy.

D.themoneyearnedfortheserviceyouhavefurnishedtotheeconomy.

35、Thepassageimpliesthat

A.peoplewillinglypaytaxesbecausetheywanttodosomethinguseful

tothecountry.

B.peoplewillinglypaytaxesbecausetheydonotwanttobelookeddown

uponbyothers.

C.peoplepaytaxesunwillinglybecausetheyfeeltheywillbearrested

iftheydonot.

D.peoplepaytaxessomewhatunwillingly.

弟一^扁

FlyingtheHypertSkies

Alittleairplanehasgivennewmeaningtotheterm"goinghyper.n

TheHyper-Xrecentlybroketherecordforair-breathingjetplaneswhen

ittraveledatahypersonicspeedofseventimesthespeedofsound.That1s

about5,000milesperhour.Atthisspeed,you1dgetaroundtheworld--flying

alongtheequator--inlessthan5hours.

TheHyper-Xisanunmanned,experimentalaircraftjust12feetlong.It

achieveshypersonicspeedusingaspecialsortofengineknownasascramjet.

Itmaysoundlikesomethingfromacomicbook,butengineershavebeen

experimentingwithscramjetssincethe1960s.

Foranenginetoburnfuelandproduceenergy,itneedsoxygen.Ajetengine,

likethoseonpassengerairplanes,getsoxygenfromtheair.Arocketengine

typicallygoesfasterbuthastocarryitsownsupplyofoxygen.Ascramjet

enginegoesasfastasarocket,butitdoesn11havetocarryitsownoxygen

supply.Ascramjet1sspecialdesignallowsittoobtainoxygenfromtheair

thatflowsthroughtheengine.Anditdoessowithoutlettingthefast-moving

airputoutthecombustionflames.However,ascramjetengineworksproperly

onlyatspeedsgreaterthanfivetimesthespeedofsound.Aboosterrocket

carriedtheHyper-Xtoanaltitudeofabout100,000feetforitstestflight.

Theaircraft1srecord-beatingflightlastedjust11seconds.Althoughthe

1

littleplanesself-poweredflightlastedonly11secondszthatbriefjourney

onMarch27makesamajormilestoneonthewaytoanewbreedofveryfast

airplanes,commentsWernerJ.A.DahmoftheUniversityofMichiganinAnn

Arbor.Inthefuture,engineerspredict,airplanesequippedwithscramjet

enginescouldtransportcargoquicklyandcheaplytothebrinkofspace.Such

hypersonicjetscouldpotentiallycarrypassengersanywhereintheworldin

justafewhours.

OutofthethreeexperimentalHyper-XaircraftsbuiltforNASA,onlyone

isnowleft.Theagencyhasplansforanother11-secondhypersonicflight,

thistimeat10timesthespeedofthesound.

36、TheHyper-Xbroketherecordbecause.

A.itwasthefirstair-breathingjetplane

B.itflewalongtheequator

C.itflewatspeedssmallerthanfivetimesthespeedofsound

D.ittraveledatasupersonicspeed

37、WhatkindofanenginedidtheHyper-Xuse?

A.Ajetenginethatgetsoxygenfromtheair.

B.Ascramjetenginethatdoesn11carryitsownoxygensupply.

C.Arocketenginethatcarriesitsownsupplyofoxygen.

D.Ajetenginethatusesnooxygen.

38、WhatisNOTtrueaboutthescramjetengine?

A.Itgoesslowerthanarocket.

B.Itextractsoxygenfromtheairthatflowsthroughtheengine.

C.Itworksonlyatspeedsgreaterthanfivetimesthespeedofsound,

D.Itdoesn1tcarryitsownoxygensupply.

39、WhatdidWernerJ.A.DahmoftheUniversityofMichigansayaboutthe

Hyper-Xtestflight?

A.Itindicatedthebirthofaveryfastairplane.

B.Itwasself-powered,soitlastedonly11seconds.

C.Itcantransportcargoquicklyandcheaplytothebrinkofspace.

D.Itisamajormilestoneinthejourneyofmakinganewtypeofvery-

fastairplanes.

40、WhathasNASAplannedtodo?

A.Tomakeanother11-secondhypersonicflightat10timesthespeedof

thesound.

B.TomakethreemoreHyper-Xexperiments.

C.Toretesttheaircraftthatisleft.

D.Tomaketheaircraftflyhigherandlonger.

卯第—二.篇jm

FordAbandonsElectricVehicles

TheFordmotorcompany*sabandonmentofelectriccarseffectivelysignals

theendoftheroadforthetechnology,analystssay.

GeneralMotorandHonda1ceasedproductionofbattery,poweredcarsin

1999,tofocusonfuelcellandhybridelectricgasolineengines,whichare

moreattractivetotheconsumer.Fordhasnowannounceditwilldothesame.

Threeyearsago,thecompanyintroducedtheThinkCitytwo-seatercarand

agolfcartcalledtheTHINK,orThinkNeighbor.Ithopedtosell5,000cars

eachyearand10,000carts.Butalackofdemandmeansonlyabout1,000of

thecarshavebeenproduced,andlessthan1,700cartshavebeensoldsofar

in2002.

"Thebottomlineiswedon*tbelievethatthisisthefutureofenvironment

transportforthemassmarket."TimHolmesofFordEuropesaidonFriday."We

feelwehavegivenelectricourbestshot".

TheThinkCityhasarangeofonlyabout53milesanduptoasix-hour

batteryrechargetime.GeneralMotors*EVIelectricvehiclealsohadalimited

rangezofabout100miles.

Theveryexpensivebatteriesalsomeanelectriccarscostmuchmorethan

petrol-poweredalternatives.AnelectricToyot-RAV4EVvehiclecostsover

$42,000intheUS,comparedwithjust$17,000forthepetrolversion.Toyota

andNissanarenowtheonlymajorautomanufacturerstoproduceelectric

vehicles.

"Thereisafeelingthatbatteryelectrichasbeengivenitschance.Ford

nowhastomoveonwithitshybridprogram,andthatiswhatwewillbejudging

themon.'*RogerHigman,aseniortransportcampaigneratUKFriendsofthe

Earth,toldtheEnvironmentNewsService.

HybridcarsintroducedbyToyotaandHondainthepastfewyearshavesold

well.Hybridenginesoffergreatermileagethanpetrol-onlyengines,and

thebatteriesrechargethemselves.Fordsaysitthinkssuchvehicleswill

helpitmeetplannednewguidelines"onvehicleemissions"intheU.S.

However,itisnotyetclearexactlywhatthoseguidelineswillpermit.

InJunezGeneralMotorsandDaimlerChryslerwonacourtinjunction,delaying

bytwoyearsCalifornianlegislationrequiringcar-makerstooffer100,000

zero-emissionandotherlow-emissionvehiclesinthestateby2003.Car

manufacturershopethelegislationwillberewrittentoallowformore

low-emission,ratherthanzero-emission,vehicles.

41、WhathavetheFordmotorcompany,GeneralMotor1sandHondadoneconcerning

electriccars?

A.Theyhavestartedtoproduceelectriccars.

B.TheyhavedoneextensiveresearchonelectricCars

C.Theyhavegivenupproducingelectriccars.

D.TheyhaveproducedthousandsofelectricCars

42、AccordingtoTimHolmesofFordEuropezbattery-poweredcars.

A.willbethemaintransportationvehiclesinthefuture

B.willnotbethemaintransportationvehiclesinthefuture

C.willbegoodtotheenvironmentinthefuture

D.willreplacepetrol-poweredvehiclesinthefuture

43、Whichautomanufacturersarestillproducingelectricvehicles?

A.ToyotaandNissan

B.GeneralMotor*sandHonda

C.FordandToyota

D.HondaandToyota

44、Accordingtotheeighthparagraph,hybridcars.

A.offerfewermileagethanpetroldrivencars

B.runfasterthanpetroldrivencars

C.runmoremilesthanpetroldrivencars

D.offermorebatteriesthanpetroldrivencars

45、