职称英语综合类b级模拟42

职称英语综合类B级模拟42

第1部分：词汇选项

下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面

所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。

1>Manypeoplethinkthatshetakesafterherfather.

A.supportsB.resemblesC.caresD.looksfor

2、SophonisbaP.Breckinridgezthefirstwomanadmittedtothebarin

Kentucky,eventuallyabandonedherlegalcareerandbecameasocialworker.

A.supportedB.prosecutedC.gaveupD.tiredof

3、Nashville,Tennessee,boastssomeofthefinestcountrymusicperformers

intheUnitedStates.

A.playsB.attractsC.recordsD.claims

4、Aballetistheatricalentertainmentthatcombinestheartsofdancing,stage

design,andmusic.

A.replacesB.promotesC.simplifiesD.blends

5、AfterseeingsomeofLouisKahn*sarchitecturalplans,JonasSalkaskedhim

tobuildalaboratoryinLaJolla,California.

A.permittedB.wantedC.requestedD.hired

6、Afterhismilitarydefeatin1865,RobertE.Leeentreatedthepeopleofthe

Southtoworkfornationalharmony.

A.warnedB.urgedC.commandedDrecruited

7、Theoriesofteachinghavenotbeenasfullydevelopedashavetheoriesof

learning.

A.thoroughlyB.liberallyC.eagerlyD.properly

8、Instudyingsocialgroupszsociologistsoftengaininsightthroughtheuse

ofsuchdevicesasquestionnaires.

A.accessB.credibility

C.publicityD.understanding

9、Thenucleusoftheatomiscomposedofswiftlymovingprotonsandneutrons

thatareheldtogetherbyverystrongforces.

A.mixedB.propelledC.poundedD.bound

10>OnthefourthofJuly1776theDeclarationofIndependencewasadoptedby

theContinentalCongress.

A.acceptedB.nominated

C.appointedD.recommended

工工、Byconductingexperimentsonbravevolunteers,WalterReedwasabletoidentify

theparticularkindofmosquitothatcarriedyellowfever.

A.thinB.heartyC.curiousD.courageous

12>DatingfromaroundA.D.1000zthelargestmoundsurvivingfromthe

Mississippianculturewasonehundredfeethighandhadabaseofnearlyfifteen

acres.

A.civilizationB.formationC.sectD.edifice

13、Veryoftenbacteriaorvirusesinhabitthebodywithoutcausingillness,a

conditionknownasthe"carrierstate11.

A.surroundB.repelC.occupyD.devitalize

14>DottingthemarshyexpanseoftheFloridaEvergladesarelittleislands

knownlocallyashummocks.

A.generallyB.toall

C.inthatareaD.occasionally

15>Itisnotpossibleforpeopletoremembereverthingthattheyhavethought.

A.recallB.appreciateC.repeatD.discuss

第2部分：阅读判断

阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断

ComputerMouse

Thebasiccomputermouseisanamazinglycleverinventionwitharelatively

simpledesignthatallowsustopointatthingsonthecomputeranditis

veryproductive.Thinkofallthethingsyoucandowithamouselikeselecting

textforcopyingandpasting,drawing,andevenscrollingonthepagewith

thenewermicewiththewheel.Mostofususethecomputermousedailywithout

stoppingtothinkhowitworksuntilitgetsdirtyandwehavetolearnhow

tocleanit.welearntopointatthingsbeforewelearntospeak,sothe

mouseisaverynaturalpointingdevice.Othercomputerpointingdevicesinclude

lightpens,graphicstabletsandtouchscreenszbutthemouseisstillour

workhorse.

Thecomputermousewasinventedin1964byDouglasEnglehartofStanford

University.Ascomputerscreensbecamemorepopularandarrowkeyswereused

tomovearoundabodyoftext,itbecameclearthatapointingdevicethat

allowedeasiermotionthroughthetextandevenselectionoftextwouldbe

veryuseful.TheintroductionofthemousezwiththeAppleLisacomputerin

1983zreallystartedthecomputerpublicontheroadtorelyingonthemouse

forroutinecomputertasks.

Howdoesthemousework?wehavetostartatthebottom,sothinkupside

downfornow.Itallstartswiththemouseball.Asmemouseballinthebottom

ofthemouserollsoverthemousepad,itpressesagainstandturnstwoshafts.

Theshaftsareconnectedtowheelswithseveralsmallholesinthem.Thewheels

haveapairofsmallelectroniclight-emittingdevicescalledlight-emitting

diodes(LED.mountedoneitherside.OneLEDsendsalightbeamtotheLED

ontheotherside.Asthewheelsspinandaholerotatesbyzthelightbeam

getsthroughtotheLEDontheotherside.Butamomentlaterthelightbeam

isblockeduntilthenextholeisinplace.TheLEDdetectachangingpattern

oflightzconvertsthepatternintoanelectronicsignalzandsendsthesignal

tothecomputerthroughwiresinacablethatgoesoutofthemousebody.

Thiscableisthetailthathelpsgivethemouseitsname.Thecomputerinterprets

thesignaltotellitwheretopositionthecursoronthecomputerscreen.

So*farwehaveonlydiscussedthebasiccomputermousethatmostofyou

probablyhaveorhaveused.Oneproblemwiththisdesignisthatthemouse

getsdirtyastheballrollsoverthesurfaceandpicksupdirt.Eventually

youhavetocleanyourmouse.Theneweropticalmiceavoidthisproblemby

havingnomovingparts.

16>Mostcomputeruserswanttoknowhowthecomputermouseworks.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Accordingtotheauthor,generalcomputerusersneednottoknowhowthe

computermousewasinvented.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18、Thecomputermousederivesitsnamefromthecablethatgoesoutitsbody,which

lookslikethetailofamouse.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19、ThekeycomponentsofacomputermousearethetwoLEDs.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、Whenanordinarycomputermousegetsdirty,ithastobereplacedwith

anewone.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21、ThemostdurablecomputermiceonsalearetheIBMones.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Theopticalmouseissuperiortothebasiconeinthattheformerhasno

movingparts.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：（1）第23—26题要求从所给的6个选项中

为第2〜5段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第27〜30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4

个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。

IntegratingAllCommunications

1.Haveyoueverfeltfrustratedwhenyouhavetocontactyourfriends,butcannot

reachthemevenyou'vetriedtocalltotheirmobilephones,pagerandtelephone?You

mayhavetotryagainandagaintoreachthemthroughothermeanssuchasthe

InternetorICQchatlinesuntilyoufindwheretheyare.

2.Butneverfear,thefuturewillbringthisrunningaroundtoanend,anexecutive

withLucentTechnologiessays.

3."Ifyoucontactyourfriendthroughatraditionaltelephone,butyoufindnoone

there,thenetworkwillautomaticallysearchforothercommunicationmeansuntilyour

friendisavailableandconnectsyou,maybethroughhismobilephoneorinstant

messageaccount,*'RobertCohen,Lucent'sglobalproductmarketingdirector,said.

4.Theintegrationofdifferentcommunicationnetworkswillmakethispossible,he

said.Theintegratedtelecommunicationnetworkisexpectedtobethenextbigthingin

thenextcoupleofyears.

5.Futurenetworkswillbedevelopedtobemulti-servicenetworksthatcansupport

allkindsofcommunicationmethodsandprovidemultiplecommunicationservicesto

users.Userswouldbeabletocommunicatewithoneanotheracrossthedifferent

deviceswithavarietyofmultimediacontentssuchasvoice,dataandvideo.

6."It'sthenextgenerationnetwork,"Cohensaid."It'stocombinefixed-line

telephone,wirelesscommunication,cableaswellastheInternetunderthesame

network,andallowcommunicationtobedoneacrossdifferentcommunication

technologies."

7.Adoptionoftheintegratedtechnologieswillhelplaythefoundationforthe

"singlenumber'*concept.Insteadofhavingseveralcontactnumbersusedforseveral

kindsofdevices,peoplewillbeassignedonenumber,andthisnumberwillbeusedto

allowtheirfriendstocontactthemthroughE-mail,mobilephone,pager,instant

messageorotherkindsofdevices."Withjustonenumberyourfriendswillbeableto

contactyouthroughallcommunicationmethodsasthenumberwillassociatewitheach

individual'scommunicationdeviceconnectedtothenetwork,"Cohensaid.

8.Toushertheindustryinthefuture,Lucenthasintroducedwhatiscalled

SoftSwitchtechnologytobethebrainforthe"nextgenerationnnetwork.SoftSwitch

allowstelecomoperatorstointegratedifferentkindsofcommunicationsnetworks,even

oldcircuit-basednetworksorthenew''packet''network.

9.Thetechnologyalsoallowsoperatorstocreateenhancedcommunicationservices

ontheirexistingnetworkinfrastructure,helpingthemtotakeashortertimefornew

servicedelivery.

A.FunctionsofLucent*sSoftSwitch

B.Singlenumberconcept-basisfortheintegratedtechnologies

C.Integratedtelecommunicationnetwork

D.Singlenumberconcept

EHigherservicequality

FInconvenienceofdisintegratedcommunicationmeans

23>Paragraph1

24、Paragraph3

25>Paragraph7

26、Paragraph9

A.onecommunicationmethodwithoutintegration

B.developmentofnewtelecommunicationsequipment

C.thebrainofthenextgenerationnetwork

D.hisparticularassignednumber

Edifferentdevicesandmedia

Ftransformationofoldcircuit-basednetworks

27>Itisnotsoconvenienttouseonly

28、Withtheuseofmulti-servicenetworks,userswouldbeabletocommunicate

withoneanotheracross

29、SoftSwitchisdevelopedbyLucentas

30、Fromthispassageweknowthatinthenearfutureeveryoneiscontacted

byothersthrough

第4部分：阅读理解

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根

据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

第一篇

ShrinkingWaterSupplyPosesThreattoPeace

"Water,whichisessentialforlife,costsnothing.Ontheotherhand,

diamonds,whichareessentialfornothing,costalot."Unfortunately,the

worldhaschangedconsiderablysincean18thcenturyeconomistmadethisremark.

Whatwastrueover200yearsagoiscertainlynolongertruenow.Ina

numberofcountriespeoplepayasmuchforwaterintheirhomesastheydo

forelectricity.

Likehealth,weignorewaterwhenwehaveit-unlesstherearefloodszof

course.Oncethereisathreattoourwatersupply,however,watercanquickly-

becometheonlythingthatmatters.Weknowonlytoowellthatzwithoutwater,

therecanbenolife.

Thesituationisnowbecomingsobadthatenvironmentalistsfeelitmany

benecessarytoshocktheworldintosavingwaterinasimilarwaytothe

shockcausedbytheoilcrisesinthe19701s.

Atthattime,theoilcrisisbecamesuchaseriousthreattothelives

ofeveryoneinthedevelopedcountriesthatitmadepeopleconsciousofthe

importanceofsavingoilandprovidedpowerfulencouragementforgovernments

tolookforotherformsofenergy.

Theresultundoubtedlywasofmajorbenefittoenergyconservation.

Thereisnownolongeranunlimitedsupplyoffreshwater.About97percent

oftheplanet1swaterisseawater.Another2percentislockedinicecaps

andglaciers.Therearealsoreservesoffreshwaterundertheearth1ssurface

butthesearetoodeepforustouseeconomically.

Unfortunately,competitionisgrowingfiercelyforwhatlittlewateris

available.Itmaybeamatteroftimebeforethatcompetitionbecomesaconflict.

Tomakemattersworse,theworld'spopulationisincreasingsorapidly

thatitisexpectedtogrowtoabout8billionin30years-anincreaseof

60percent.

Moreover,inmanydevelopedcountriesthroughouttheworld,flush

lavatoriesandwashingmachinesmeantheaveragepersonnowuses300litres

ofwateradaycomparedwith50atthebeginningofthecentury.

Attheotherextreme,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,onequarter

oftheworld*spresentpopulationstilllackssafedrinkingwaterandproper

sanitation.Mostliveinthesouthernhemisphere,wheresuppliesoffresh

waterareputinjeopardythroughdirtyindustrialpractices,poorirrigation

anderosion.

Thesocialstabilityoftheworldisnolongerthreatenedbyglobalwarsz

theColdWarHowever,thesupplyofwatercouldsoonbecomethechiefthreat

tosuchstability.Thereisalreadyevidenceofthishappening,especially

inAfrica.

RecentlytheEgyptianGovernmentthreatenedtodestroyanddamsbuilton

theNileiftheyconsideredthedamswouldaffecttheirsupplyoffreshwater.

Whatisrequiredimmediatelyisanawarenessofthetruevalueofwater

andtheformationofsensiblewaterconservationstrategies.

Itisalsoofvitalimportancetohaveaconsensusonhowbesttouseshared

waterresourcesforthebenefitofallthecountriesintheworldaswell

asanexaminationofthebestmethodsforthedistributionoftheworld*s

water.

31、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Peoplenowpayasmuchforwaterastheydid200yearsago.

B.Peoplenowpayaslittleforwaterastheydid200yearsago.

C.Waternowcostsasmuchasitusedto.

D.Waternowhasbecomemoreexpensivethanitwas.

32^WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheauthor1spurposeofmentioningtheoil

crisesinthe1970*s?

A.Toprovethatwaterisasexpensiveasoil.

B.Towarntheworldofapossiblewatersupplycrisis.

C.Tocallpeople1sattentiontotheimportanceofenergyconservation.

D.Toshockthepeopleoftheworldintosavingwater.

33、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafactorthat

ismakingthewatersituationintheworldmoreandmoresevere?

A.Theincreaseofpopulation.

B.Theuseofwashingmachines.

C.Theuseofflushlavatories.

D.Thepopularityofswimmingpools.

34、Whichofthefollowingiscitedbytheauthorastheplacewherethesupply

ofwaterismostlikelytothreatensocialstability?

A.Africa.

B.Thesouthernhemisphere.

C.Egypt.

D.Allthedevelopedcountries.

35、Tosolvethewatersupplyproblemtheworldtodayfaces,theauthorsuggests

attheendofthearticledoingallthefollowingexcept

A.callingpeople*sattentiontothetruevalueofwater

B.blowingupdamsthataffectthesupplyoffreshwater

C.adoptingsoundwaterconservationpolicies

D.findingthebestwaytodistributetheworld*swater

卯一^桶

OseolaMcCarty

LATEONESUNDAYAFTERNOONinSeptember1999,OseolaMcCarty,anelderly

cleaningladypassedawayinthelittlewoodenframehousewhereshehadlived

andworkedmostofherlife.Itmayseemlikeanordinaryendtoahumble

life,buttherewassomethingquiteexceptionalaboutthiswoman.

Inthesummerof1995,MeCartygave$150,000,mostofthemoneyshehad

savedthroughoutherlife,totheUniversityofSouthernMississippiinher

hometown.ThemoneywastohelpotherAfricanAmericansthroughuniversity.

Shehadstartedhersavingshabitasayoungchildwhenshewouldreturnfrom

schooltocleanandironformoneywhichshewouldthensave.

Sheledasimple,frugalexistencezneverspendingonanythingbuther

mostbasicneeds.Herbankalsoadvisedheroninvestingherhard-earnedsavings.

Whensheretired,shedecidedthatshewantedtousethemoneytogive

childrenoflimitedmeanstheopportunitytogotouniversity.Shehadwanted

tobecomeanurse,buthadtoleaveschooltolookafterillrelativesand

work.Whenaskedwhyshehadgivenherlifesavingsaway,shereplied,HI*m

givingitawaysothatchildrenwon*thavetoworksohard,likeIdid."

Afternewsofherdonationhitthemedia,over600donationsweremadeto

thescholarshipfund.Onewasgivenbymediaexecutive,TedTurner,whoreputedly

gaveabilliondollars.

Shedidn*twantanyfussmadeoverhergift,butthenewsgotoutandshe

wasinvitedallovertheUnitedStatestotalktopeople.Wherevershewent,

peoplewouldcomeuptohertosayafewwordsortojusttouchher.Shemet

theordinaryandthefamous,PresidentClintonincluded.Inthelastfewyears

ofherlifezbeforeshediedofcancer,McCartywasgivenover300awards,

shewashonouredbytheUnitedNationsandreceivedthePresidentialCitizen1s

Medal.Despitehavingnorealeducation,shefoundherselfwithtwohonorary-

doctorates：onefromtheUniversityofSouthernMississippiandtheother

fromHarvardUniversity.Hergenerositywasclearlyaninspirationtomany

andproofthattrueselflessnessdoesexist.

36、Thiswomanshockedandinspiredtheworldbecause

A.shegavehermoneytoAfricanAmericans

B.sheonlyspentmoneyoncheapthings

C.shehadmanagedtosavesomuchmoney

D.shegaveherlifesavingstohelpothersthroughuniversity

37>Shemanagedtosavesomuchmoneybecause

A.shehadopenedagoodbankaccount

B.shehadworkedhard,savedhardandinvestedcarefully

C.shehadironedandwashedclothesallherlife

D.sheknewhowtomakemoney

38、Shegavehermoneyawaybecause

A.shewanttoberememberedafterherdeath

B.shewantedotherstohavethechancetobecomenurses

C.shewantedtohelptheuniversity

D.shewantedotherstohavetheopportunitytoescapeahardlife

39、Whenhergenerositywasmade

A.peopledonatedbillions

B.hundredsofpeopleputmoneyintothefund

C.shewassenttouniversity

D.hundredsofstudentsgotscholarships

40、McCartybecamefamousbecause

A.shetravelledalloverAmerica

B.shehadsaved$150,000

C.ofherexceptionalskills

D.ofhergenerosity

EatingMeat--LessorMore?

EverysecondintheUnitedStatesalone,morethan250animalsareslaughtered

forfood,addinguptomorethan8billionanimalseachyear.Reducingthe

amountofmeatinone*sdietisnutritionally,environmentally,andethically

beneficial.

Peoplewhoeatmeatusuallyhaveweakerimmunesystemscomparedtothose

ofvegetarians.Meathasbeendirectlylinkedtodiabetes,obesity,arthritis,

andmanyotherillnesses.Furthermorezmeat-eatersareatahigherriskfor

diseases,includingcancer,andtheyaremorelikelytodiefromthesediseases.

Criticssaythatameatlessdietdoesnotprovideenoughnutrients,especially

proteinandiron.Actually,accordingtoATeen1sGuidetoGoingVegetarian,

byJudyKrizmanic,proteinisfoundinalmosteveryfood,andironappears

inmanyvegetables.Gettingenoughnutrientsinameat-reduceddietshould

notbedifficult.A1988studyfoundthatsomeofthehighestpesticideresidues

appearinmeatandeggs.Dietsincludingmorefruitsandvegetableswillonly

makepeoplehealthier.

Someskepticsbelievethattherewillheashortageoffoodifanimals

arenoteaten.Infact,theoppositeistrue.Morethan80%ofthecornand

95%oftheoatsgrownintheU.S.arefedtolivestock.Theworld'scattle

aloneconsumeenoughfoodtoequalthecaloricneedsof8.7billionpeople,

morethantheentirehumanpopulation.OnehalfofthewaterusedintheUnites

Statesalsogoestolivestock；2,50gallonsofwaterproducesonly1lb.of

beef.Ifpeopleeatlessmeatandmoreplantsztheamountofavailablefood

willincrease.

Manypeoplebecomevegetariansbecausetheyfeelthateatinganimalsis

unethical.90oftheseanimalsareraisedinconfinement.Chickensandother

birdshaveonlyabouthalfasquarefootofspaceeach,andsincetheyare

raisedsoclosetogether,alotbladeisusedtocutofftheirbeakstoprevent

themfrompeckingeachothertodeath.Likewise,pigsthatarerepressedwill

biteeachother1stails,soboththeirteethandtailsareremovedassoon

astheyareborn.

Eatinganimalsishazardousinnumerousways.Evenaslightreductionin

meatintakeisbetterthan