职称英语综合类a级模拟13

职称英语综合类A级模拟13

第1部分：词汇选项

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。

1>Shewasapuzzle.

A.girlB.womanC.mysteryD.

problem

2>Herspecialityisheartsurgery.

A.regionB.siteC.platformD.

field

3、FrancehaskeptintimatelinkswithitsformerAfricanterritories.

A.privateB.friendlyC.strongD.

secret

4、YoushouldhaveMendedthebutterwiththesugarthoroughly.

A.mixedB.spreadC.beatenD.

covered

5、TheindustrialrevolutionmodifiedthewholestructureofEnglishsociety.

A.destroyedB.brokeC.changedD.

smashed

6、Ticketsarelimitedandwillbeallocatedtothosewhoapplyfirst.

A.postedB.sentC.handedD.

given

7、Thechangeinthatvillagewasmiraculous.

A.amazingB.conservativeC.insignificantD.

unforgettable

8、Customersoftendeferpaymentforaslongaspossible.

A,makeB.demandC.obtainD.

postpone

9、Canadawillprohibitsmokinginallofficeslaterthisyear.

A-removeB.banC.eliminateD.

expel

10>Shereadapoemwhichdepictsthesplendorofthesunset.

A.declaresB.assertsC.announcesD.

describes

11>Frommystandpointfthisthingisjustridiculous.

A.pointofviewB.fieldC.knowledgeD.

information

12>Thelatestcensusisencouraging.

A.statementB.assessmentC,countD.

evaluation

13、Thecuriouslooksfromthestrangersaroundhermadeherfeeluneasy.

A.differentB,proudC.unconsciousD.

uncomfortable

14、Readingthejobad,hewonderedwhetherhewaseligibletoapplyforit.

A.ableB.fortunateC.competentD.

qualified

15>Hewaselevatedtothepostofprimeminister.

A.promotedB.pulledC.liftedD.

treated

第2部分：阅读判断

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，如果该句提的

是正确信息，请选择A；如果该句提的是错误信息，请选择B；如果该句的信息句的

信息文中没有提及，请选择C。

TVGameShows

Oneofthemostfascinatingthingsabouttelevisionisthesizeofthe

audience.Anovelcanbeonthe"bestseller"listswithasaleoffewerthan

100z000copieszhutapopularTVshowmighthave70millionTVviewers.TV

canmakeanythingoranyonewe11-knownovernight.

Thisistheprinciplebehind"quiznor"game”shows,whichputordinary

peopleonTVtoplayagameforprizesandmoney.Aquizshowcanmakeanyone

astar,anditcangiveawaythousandsofdollarsintheU.S.andalmosteveryone

watchedthem.CharlesVanDoren,anEnglishinstructor,becamerichandfamous

afterwinningmoneyonseveralshows.Heevenhadacareerasatelevision

personality.ButoneofthelosersprovedthatCharlesVanDorenwascheating.

Itturnedoutthattheshow1sproducerswhowerepullingthestrings,gave

theanswerstothemostpopularcontestants（竞争者）beforehand.Why?Because

iftheaudiencedidn11likethepersonwhowonthegame,theyturnedtheshow

off.Theresultofthischeatingwasahugescandal.Basedonthisstory,

amovieunderthetitle"QuizShow"ison40yearslater.

CharlesVanDorenisnolongerinvolvedwithTV.Butgameshowsarestill

here,thoughtheyaren*ttakenasseriously.Infact,someofthemtryto

beasridiculousaspossible.Thereareshowsthatsendstrangersonvacation

tripstogether,orthattrytocausenewly-marriedcouplestofightonTV,

orthatpunishlosersbyhumiliation（羞辱）them.Theentertainmentnowis

toseewhatpeoplewilldojusttobeonTV.Peoplestillwinmoneyzbutthe

realprizeistobeinfrontofanaudienceofmillions.

16、TVcanmakeabeggarworld-famousovernight.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Theprinciplebehind"quizHand"game"showsistoputordinarypeople

onTVtoplayagameforprizesandmoney.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18、PrizesandmoneyareusuallyprovidedbyTVstarsandlargecompanies

forwinners.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19、OneoftheTVpersonalitieszCharlesVanDorenwasprovedtobecheating

bypersuadingtheShow1sproducerstogivehimtheanswersbeforehand.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20>ThehugescandalofcheatinginTVgameshowswasnotexposeduntil40

yearslaterinthemovie"QuizShow".

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21>Nowadaysgameshowsarenottreatedasseriouslyastheyusedtobe.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Winnersofpresent-dayTVgameshowsnolongergetmoneyfromtheshows.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

下面的短文后有2项测试任务：（1）第23〜30题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1〜5段各其

中4段选择1个最佳标题；⑵第27〜30题要求从所给的4个选项中为每个句子确定1个最

佳选项。

TheMakingofaSuccessStory

1.IKEAistheworld1slargestfurnitureretailer,andthemanbehindit

isIngvarKamprad,oneoftheworld*smostsuccessfulentrepreneurs（企业

家）,BorninSwedenin1926,Kampradwasanaturalbusinessman.Asachild,

heenjoyedsellingthingsandmadesmallprofitsfromsellingmatcheszseeds

andpencilsinhiscommunity.WhenKampradwas17zhisfathergavehimsome

moneyasarewardforhisgoodgrades.Naturallyheusedittostartupa

business—IKEA.

2.IKEA*snamecomesfromKamprads1initials（I.K.）andtheplacewhere

hegrewup（EandA..TodayIKEAisknownforitsmodern,minimalist（最低

限要求者）furniture,butitwasnotafurniturecompanyinthebeginning.Rather,

IKEAsoldallkindsofmiscellaneous（杂货）goods.Kamprad1swaresincluded

anythingthathecouldsellforprofitsatdiscountedpriceszincludingwatches,

pensandstockings.

3.IKEAfirstbegantosellfurniturethroughamail-ordercataloguein

1947.thefurniturewasalldesignedandmadebymanufacturesnearKamprad1s

home.Initialsaleswereveryencouraging,soKampradexpandedtheproduct

line.FurniturewassuchasuccessfulaspectofthebusinessthatIKEAbecame

solelyafurniturecompanyin1951.

4.In1953IKEAopeneditsfirstshowroominAlmhultzSweden.IKEAisknown

todayforitsspaciousstresswithfurnitureinattractivesettings,butin

theearly1950s,peopleorderedfromcatalogues.Thusresponsetothefirst

showroomwasoverwheIming（地法才氐抗的）:peoplelovedbeingabletoseeand

trythefurniturebeforebuyingit.Thisledtoincreasedsalesandthecompany

continuedtothrive.By1955,IKEAwasdesigningallitsownfurniture.

5.In1956Kampradsawamandisassembling（分解）atabletomakeiteasier

totransport.Kampradwasinspired.Themanhadgivenhimagreatidea：flat

packaging.FlatpackagingwouldmeanlowershippingcostsforIKEAandlower

pricesforcustomers.IKEAtrieditandsalessoared.Theproblemwasthat

peoplehadtoassemblefurniturethemselves,butovertimezeventhisgrew

intoanadvantageforIKEA.NowadayszIKEAisoftenseenashavingconnotations

（内）函）ofself-sufficiency.Thisimagehasdonewondersforthecompany,leading

tobettersalesandcontinuedexpansion.

6.Todaythereareover200storesin32countries.Amazingly,IngvarKamprad

hasmanagedtokeepIKEAaprivately-heIdcompany.In2004hewasnamedthe

world*srichestman.HecurrentlylivesinSwitzerlandandisretiredfrom

theday-to-dayoperationsofIKEA.IKEAitselfzthough,justkeepsongrowing.

A.IngvarKamprad—aBornBusinessman

B.SuccessbroughtbytheintroductionofShowrooms

C.TheoriginOfIKEA

D.SpecializationinSellingFurniture

E.Flatpackaging—aFeatureofIKEA

F.World-wideexpansionofIKEA

23>Paragraph2

24、Paragraph3

25>Paragraph4

26、Paragraph5

27、A.IKEAbeganasasmallstoresellingallkindsofcheapthings

B.itishighlywelcomedbyboth

C.IngvarKampradshowedinterestinandtalentfordoingbusiness

D.heliveshappilyinretirement

E.heretheycanseeandtrythefurnituretheyaregoingtobuy

F.Ingvarsuccessfullymanagesthecompanyallbyhimself

Evenwhenhewasonlyachild,.

28、,andyearslaterbecameabigcompanyspecializedinmanufacturing

andsellingoffurniture.

29、CustomerslikedtheideaofIKEA1sshowroomsbecause.

30>AsflatpackagingsavesmoneyforbothIKEAandthecustomersz

第4部分：阅读理解

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。

弟扁

ThebeginningofAmericanliterature

Americanhasalwaysbeenalandofbeginnings.AfterEuropeansndiscovered"

Americainthefifteenthcentury,themysteriousNewWorldbecameformany

peopleagenuinehopeofanewlife,anescapefrompovertyandpersecution,

achancetostartagain.Wecansaythat,asanation,Americabeginswith

thathope.When,however,doesAmericanliteraturebegin?

AmericanliteraturebeginswithAmericanexperiences.Longbeforethefirst

colonistsarrived,beforeChristopherColumbus,beforetheNorthmenwhofound

Americaaboutyear1z000,NativeAmericanslivedhere.Eachtribe*sliterature

wastightlywovenintothefabricofdailylifeandreflectedtheunmistakably

（不会弄错的）Americanexperienceofliningwiththeland.Anotherkindof

experiencezonefilledwithfearandexcitement,founditsexpressioninthe

reportsthatColumbusandotherexplorerssenthomeinSpain,FrenchandEnglish.

Inaddition,thejournalsofthepeoplewholivedanddiedintheNewEngland

wilderness（荒野）tellunforgettabletalesofhardendsometimesheartbreaking

experiencesofthoseearlyyears.

Experience；then,isthekeytoearlyAmericanliterature.TheNewWorld

providedagreatvarietyofexperiences,andexperiencesdemandedawidevariety

ofexpressionsbyanevenwidervarietyofearlyAmericanwriters.Thesewriters

includedJohnSmith,whospentonlytwo-and-a-halfyear.ontheAmerican

continent.TheyincludedJonathanEdwardsandWilliamByrd,whothoughtof

themselvesasBritishsubjects,neversuspectingarevolutionthatwouldcreate

aUnitedStatesofAmericawithaliteratureofitsown.AmericanIndians,

explorers,Puritanministers,frontierwiveszplantationowners—theyare

allthecreatorsofthefirstAmericanliterature.

31>Whatdoes"thathope11inthefirstparagraphreferto?

A.ThehopethatAmericawouldbediscovered.

B.Thehopetostartalife.

C.ThehopetoseethemysteriesoftheNewWorld.

D.Thehopetofindpovertyhere.

32、WhendidAmericanliteraturebegin?

A.BeforetheAmericannativeslivedthere.

B.WhenColumbusandotherexplorersgentreportsbackhome.

C.WhentheNorthmenfoundAmericainaboutyear1；000.

D.Longbeforetheyear1,000.

33、WhatcanwelearnfromtheliteratureofthetribesofthenativeAmericans?

A.AbouttheeverydaylifeofthenativeAmericans.

B.AboutthearrivalofColumbus.

C.AbouttheexperienceofthefirstEuropeansettlers.

D.AbouttheexperienceofthosewhodiedintheNewEnglandwilderness.

34、Themainpurposeofthelastparagraphistotellthereadersthat

A.intheearlydaysmostAmericanwriterswerefromGreatBritain.

B.peoplewithrichlifeexperiencebecamewriters.

C.thereweremanywritersintheearlydaysofAmericanhistory.

D.early-dayexperienceprovidedthefoundationforAmericanliterature.

35、Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsis

trueaboutAmericaliterature?

A.SomeBritishwritersstartedAmericanliterature.

B.Early-dayAmericanliteratureisareflectionoftheboringlifethen.

C,SomeBritishwritershaddoubtsaboutthefutureofAmericanliterature.

D.SomeBritishwritershadgreatconfidenceinthefutureofAmerican

literature.

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FeastonTurkeyandGoodWishesatThanksgiving

FourweeksagoUSchildrendressedasmonstersandaskedforsweets.That

wasHalloween.InafewweekszAmericanhouseswillberedandgreenandfilled

withpresentsforChristmas.

Asifallthisisn*tenoughzonThursdaythisweek,Americawillenjoy

anotherfestival—Thanksgiving.

Childrenwillhavetwodaysoffschool,shopswillcloseandhouseswill

befilledwithfamiliesenjoyingmountainsoffood.

Everyyear,inGainesville,Florida,allentireclasscelebrate

Thanksgivingtogether.Theclassdressesupandputsonplaysfortheir

families.Aftertheplaysthefamiliesshareafeastoftraditional

Thanksgivingfoodsliketurkeyandpumpkinpie（南瓜派）.

DeanFoster,an11-year-oldboywilltakepartinthiscelebration.He

said："IloveThanksgivingbecauseitmeanstimeoffschool,lotsofnice

foodandahappyfamily."

H

HisbrotherBen,ninezsaid：thebestthingaboutThanksgivingzisthat

whenitisfinished,itistimetostartChristmas.H

Butbehindthefoodandthelargeamountofmoneyspentthereisanother

message.OnThursdayevening,DeanandBen*sfamilywillmakeabasketand

putitonthetableastheyeattheireveningmeal.

Eachofthemwillwritealistofthingsthattheyarethankfulforand

placethepaperinthebasket.Thefamilywillreadthepiecesofpaperand

taketimetothankGodandeachotherforprovidingthemwithcomfortable

andhappylives.

Thanksgivingisatraditionalfestivalthatstartedin1621,whenthefirst

pilgrims（朝圣的人）arrivedintheUStostartanewlife.Afterahardyear,

theyhadabigautumnharvest（收获）.Theyheldafeastandinvitedthenative

AmericanIndiansalongtothankGodforgivingthemenoughfood.

ManycountriescelebrateThanksgiving.Theyoftenfallafterthefields

havebeenharvestedandthecropscollectedforwinter.

36、OnHalloween,childrenintheUnitedStatesoftendressupas

A.ghosts.

B.players.

C.pilgrims.

D.visitors.

37、Whenareturkeyandpumpkinpieeaten?

A.OnHalloween.

B.OnThursday.

C.OnThanksgiving.

D.OnChristmasDay.

38、ThanksgivingisthetimefortheAmericanpeopletothankGodfor

A.lookingafterthem.

B.providingthemwithcomfortableandhappylives.

C.clothingthem.

D.protectingthem

39、ManychildrenintheUnitedStateslikeThanksgivingbecause

A.theycallstaywiththeirparentsathomeandeatalotofnicefood.

B.theycandressuplikemonsters.

C.theycanputonplays.

D.theycallvisitAmericanIndians.

40、ThefirstpilgrimssettledintheUnitedStatesin

A.1621.B.1620.C.1622.D.

1619.

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DavidJonesandHisSalary

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns£35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputer

games,yethecannotfindabankpreparedtolethimhaveachequecard（支

票卡）.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyears,untilheis18.

The16-year-oldworksforasmallfirmInLiverpool,wheretheproblem

ofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajob.David'sfirmreleasestwo

newgamesforthehomecomputermarketeachmonth.

ButDavid1sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Despitehis

salary,earnedbuyinventingnewprogramszwithbonuspaymentsand

profit-sharing,hecannotdriveacar,buyahouse,orobtaincreditcards

（信用卡）.「

HeliveswithhisparentsinLiverpool.Hiscompanyhastopay£150a

monthintaxifarestogethimthefivemilestoworkandbackeverydaybecause

Davidcannotdrive.

DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsago,ayear

afterleavingschoolandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.HIgotthe

jobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms,“

hesaid.

"Isuppose£35z000soundsalotbutIhopeitwillcometomorethan

thathisyear."Hespendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes,andgives

hismother£20aweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.

"Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,Hhesaid.

“But工hadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmyspare

time.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.

Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.H

Davidadded："工wouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement

（退休）isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear."

41>WhyisDaviddifferentfromotheryoungpeopleofhisage?

A.Becauseheearnsanextremelyhighsalary.

B.Becauseheisnotunemployed.

C.Becausehedoesnotgooutmuch.

D.Becausehelivesathomewitthhisparents.

42、David1sgreatestproblemis

A.findingabankthatwilltreathimasanadult.

B.inventingcomputergames.

C.spendinghissalary.

D.learningtodrive.

43、Hewasemployedbythecompanybecause

A.hehadworkedinacomputershop.

B.hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms.

C.hehadworkedveryhard.

D.hehadlearnedtousecomputersatschool.

44、Heleftschoolbecause

A.hedidnotenjoyschool.

B.hewantedtoworkwithcomputersandstayingatschooldidnothelp

him.

C.hewasafraidofgettingtoooldtostartcomputing.

D.hewantedtoearnalotofmoney.

45、WhydoesDavidthinkhemightretireearly?

A.Becauseyouhavetobeyoungtowritecomputerprograms.

B.Becausehewantstostopworkingwhenheisamillionaire.

C.Becausehethinkscomputergamesmightnotalwayssellsowell.

D.Becausehethinkshisfirmmightgobankrupt.

第5部分：补全短文

下面短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别

放回原位置，发恢复文章原貌。

WhatWeTakefromandGivetotheSea

Aslongaswehavebeenonearth,wehaveusedtheseaaroundus.Wetake

fromtheocean,andwegivetoit.

Wetakefishesfromtheocean—millionsofkilogramsoffish,everyyear,

tofeedmillionsofpeople46Wetakemineralsfromtheocean.Onewayto

getsaltistoplaceseawaterinashallowbasinandleaveituntilitevaporates

（蒸发）.48Muchgoldandsilverdriftdissolved（溶解）inthewatersofthe

sea,too.Buttheseadoesnotgivethemupbysimpleevaporation.Othergifts

fromtheseaarepearls,spongesandseaweed.Pearlsbecome

jewelry.49Seaweedbecomesfoodofmanykinds—evencandy,andicecream

—aswellasmedicine.Believeitornot,freshwaterisanthergiftfrom

thesea.Wecannotdrinkoceanwater.50Butoceanwaterbecomesfreshwater

whenthesaltsareremoved.Inthefuture,wewillfindourselvesdepending

moreandmoreonfreshwaterfromthesea.

Theseagivesusfood,fertilizer,mineralszwater；andothergifts.What

dowegivethesea?Garbage47Hugeasitisztheoceancannotholdall

thewaterwepourintoit,wemayneedtheseaanditsgiftsmorethanever.

Wearefinallylearningthatifwedestroyourseas,wemightalsodestroy

ourselves.Hopefully,itisnottoolate.

A.Naturalspongesbecomecleaningaids.

B.Wepol