职称英语综合类a级模拟14

职称英语综合类A级模拟14

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>Hehadanincreasinglyuneasyfeelingabouthisanswertothequestion.

A.difficultB.worried

C.anxiousD.unhappy

2、Shewastheoneinthewholeclasswhowaseligibletoapplyforthescholarship.

A.competitiveB.diligent

C.qualifiedD.competent

3、Hismotiveincomingwastofindoutthetruth.

A.reasonB.argument

C.targetD.stimuli

4、Dogsarenotpermittedintotheoffice.

A.probablyB.possible

C.admittedD.allowed

5、Wehadaveryawfulearthquakeherelastyear.

A.lightB.terrible

C.slightD.obvious

6、Heisassignedtooverseetheproductionoftheassemblylines.

A.superviseB.watch

C.suspectD.predict

7、Soldiersaretrainedtoobeytheirofficer1sorderswithoutquestion.

A.replytoB.applyfor

C.agreewithD.complywith

8、Areyoupositivethatthere*snomistake?

A.rationalB.reasonable

C.certainD.bound

9、Anexhaustiveinvestigationofthefactsprovesthecontrary.

A.exhaustedB.tired

C.thoroughD.careful

10>Heresentedbeingcalledaforeigner.

A.hatedB.enjoyed

C.annoyedD.shocked

11>Techniquestoemploytheenergyofthesunarebeingdeveloped.

A.convertB.store

C.utilizeD.receive

12>SincetheGreatDepression,theUnitedStatesgovernmenthasprotected

farmersfromdamagingdropsingrainprices.

A.slightB.surprising

C.suddenD.harmful

13>Medicinedependsonotherfieldsforbasicinformation,particularlysomeof

theirspecializedbranches.

A.conventionallyB.obviously

C.especiallyD.inevitably

14>AnimportantpartofthenationalgovernmentistheForeignService,a

branchoftheDepartmentoftheState.

A.aunityB.adivision

C.anembassyD.aninvitation

15、Wewereastonishedtohearthattheirfootballteamhadwonthechampion.

A.amazedB.amounted

C.amusedD.approached

第2部分：阅读判断

下面的短文后列出7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：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

没有提及，请选择C。

TheScienceofPersuasion

Ifleadershipconsistsofgettingthingsdonethroughotherszthen

persuasionisoneoftheleader*sessentialtools.Manyexecutiveshaveassumed

thatthistoolisbeyondtheirgrasp,availableonlytothecharismatic（有

魅力的）andtheeloquent.Overthepastseveraldecades,though,experimental

psychologistshavelearnedwhichmethodsreliablyleadpeopletoconcede,

comply,orchange.Theirresearchshowsthatpersuasionisgovernedbyseveral

principlesthatcanbetaughtandapplied.

Thefirstprincipleisthatpeoplearemorelikelytofollowsomeonewho

issimilartothemthansomeonewhoisnot.Wisemanagers,then,askpeers

tohelpmaketheircases.Second,peoplearemorewillingtocooperatewith

thosewhoarenotonlylikethembutwholikethem,aswell.Soit1sworth

therunetouncoverrealsimilaritiesandoffergenuinepraise.Third,

experimentsconfirmtheintuitivetruththatpeopletendtotreatyouthe

wayyoutreatthem.It1ssoundpolicytodoafavorbeforeseekingone.Fourth,

individualsaremorelikelytokeeppromisestheymakevoluntarilyandclearly.

Themessageformanagershereistogetcommitmentsinwriting.Fifth,studies

showthatpeoplereallydodeferto（月艮从）experts.Sobeforetheyattempt

toexertinfluence,executivesshouldtakepainstoestablishtheirown

expertiseandnotassumethatit*sself-evident.Finally,peoplewantmore

ofacommoditywhenit1sscarce；itfollows,then,thatexclusiveinformation

ismorepersuasivethanwidelyavailabledata.

16、Experimentshaveconfirmedtheassumptionofmanyexecutives.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Peoplearemorelikelytocooperatewiththosewholikethem.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>Managersdonotemploythosewhoarequitedifferentfromthem.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19、Thereisnoneedforamanagertofindoutthemeritsofhisemployees.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、Experimentshaveshownthatzcontrarytoourexpectation,peopletendto

treatyouthewayyoutreatthem.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21>Thereareasmanywisemanagersastherearestupidones.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Exclusiveinformationismorepersuasivethanwidelyknowndata.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

⑴第23-26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2-5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。

1Whileeverybodyenjoysfreshcutflowersaroundtheirhouse,fewpeople

knowhowtokeepthemforaslongaspossible.Thismaybedonebykeeping

inmindafewsimplefacts.

2Animportantthingtorememberaboutcutflowersisthattheyaresensitive

totemperature.Forexample,studieshaveshownthatcutcarnations（康乃馨）

retaintheirfreshnesseighttimeslongerwhenkeptat12℃thanwhenkept

at26℃.Keepingfreshlyharvestedflowersattherighttemperaturesisprobably

themostimportantaspectofflowercare.

3Flowersarenotintendedbynaturetoliveverylong.Theirbiological

purposeissimplytoattractbirdsorinsects,suchasbees,forpollination（授

粉）,Afterthat,theyquicklydryupanddie.Theprocessbywhichflowers

consumeoxygenandproducecarbondioxide（二氧化碳），calledrespiration（呼

吸），generatestheenergytheflowerneedstogivethefloweritsshapeand

color.Themakingofseedsalsodependsonthisenergy.Whilealllivingthings

respire,flowershaveahighlevelofrespiration.Aresultofallthis

respirationisheat,andforflowersthelevelofheatrelativetothemass

oftheflowerisveryhigh.Respirationalsobringsabouttheeventualdeath

oftheflower.Thusthegreaterthelevelofrespiration,thesoonertheflower

dies.

4How,then,tocontroltherateatwhichflowersdie?Bycontrolling

respiration.Howisrespirationcontrolled?Bycontrollingtemperature.We

knowthatrespirationproducesheatzbutthereverseisalsotrue.Thusby

maintaininglowtemperatures,respirationisreducedandthecutflowerwill

agemoreslowly.

5Anothervitalfactorinkeepingcutflowersisthequalityofthewater

inwhichtheyareplaced.Flowersfinditdifficultto"drink"waterthat

isdirtyorotherwisepolluted.Evenwhenwaterlooksandsmellsclean,it

almostcertainlycontainsharmfulsubstancesthatcanendangertheflowers.

Toridthewateroftheseunwantedsubstances,householdchlorinebleach（含

氯漂白齐！J）canbeusedinsmallquantities.Itisrecommendedthat15dropsof

chlorinebleach（at4%solution）beaddedtoeachliterofwater.Thewater

andsolutionshouldalsobereplacedeachday.

A.ControlofRespiration

B.BeautyofFreshCutFlowers

C.RoleofRespiration

D.MostImportantAspectofFlowerCare

E.NeedforCleanWater

F.WaysofStoppingRespiration

23、Paragraph2.

24、Paragraph3.

25>Paragraph4.

26、Paragraph5.

A.bykeepingitsoriginalshapeandcolor

B.inthelifeofcutflowers

C.toproducecarbondioxide

D.foraslongaspossible

E.bycontrollingtemperature

F.toreplacethewaterandsolutioneveryday

27>Afewsimplefactswillhelpyoukeepcutflowers.

28、Respirationplaysakeyrole.

29、Theagingofcutflowerscanbesloweddown.

30、Anotherimportantwaytoprolongthelifeofcutflowersis.

第4部分：阅读理解

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有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。

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ElectronicMail

Duringthepastfewyears,scientistsallovertheworldhavesuddenly-

foundthemselvesproductivelyengagedintasktheyoncespenttheirlives

avoiding-writing,anykindofwriting,butparticularlyletterwriting.

Encouragedbyelectronicmail*ssurprisinglyhighspeed,convenienceand

economy,peoplewhoneverbeforetouchedthestuffareregularly,skillfully,

evencheerfullytappingoutagreatdealofcorrespondence.

Electronicnetworks,wovenintothefabricofscientificcommunication

thesedays,aretheroutetocolleaguesindistantcountries,shareddata,

bulletinboardsandelectronicjournals.Anyonewithapersonalcomputer,

amodemandthesoftwaretolinkcomputersovertelephonelinescansignon.

Anestimatedfivemillionscientistshavedonesowithmorejoiningevery­

day,mostofthemcommunicatingthroughabundleofinterconnecteddomestic

andforeignroutesknowncollectivelyastheInteract,ornet.

E-mailisstartingtoedgeoutthefax,thetelephone,overnightmail,

andofcoursezlandmail.Itshrinkstimeanddistancebetweenscientific

collaborators,inpartbecauseitisconvenientlyasynchronous（异步的）.（Writer

cantypewhiletheircolleaguesacrosstimezonessleep；theirmessagewill

bewaiting.）Ifitisnotyetspeedingdiscoveries,itiscertainlyaccelerating

communication.

JeremyBernstein,thephysicistandsciencewriter,oncecalledE-mail

thephysicist*sumbilicalcord（脐带）.Laterotherpeople,too,havebeen

discoveringitsconnectivevirtues.Physicistsareusingit；collegestudents

areusingit；everybodyisusingit；andasasignthatithascomeofage,

theNewYorkerhascelebrateditsliberatingpresencewithacartoon—an

appreciativedogseatedatakeyboard,sayinghappily,"OntheInternetznobody

knowsyou1readog.n

31>ThereasonsgivenbelowaboutthepopularityofE-mailcanbefoundin

thepassageEXCEPT.

A.directandreliableB.time-savingindelivery

C.money-savingD.availableatanytime

32、HowisInternetornetexplainedinthepassage?

A.Electronicroutesusedtoreadhomeandinternationaljournals.

B.Electronicroutesusedtofaxorcorrespondovernight.

C.Electronicrouteswaitingforcorrespondencewhileoneissleeping.

D.Electronicroutesconnectedamongmillionsofuserszhomeandabroad.

33、Whatdoesthesentence11Ifitisnotyetspeedingdiscoveries,itiscertainly-

acceleratingcommunicationHmostprobablymean?

A.Thequickspeedofdiscoveriesmayhaveilleffectsondiscoveries.

B.Althoughitdosenotspeedupcorrespondencezithelpstomakediscoveries.

C.Itquickensmutualcommunicationevenifitdoesnotaccelerate

discoveries.

D.Itshrinkstimeforcommunicationandacceleratesdiscoveries.

34、Whyisadogsittingbeforeacomputerkeyboardinacartoonpublished

byNewYorkers?

A.Evendogsareinterestedinthecomputer.

B.E-mailhasbecomeverypopular.

C.Dogsareliberatedfromtheirusualduties.

D.E-maildeprivesdogsoftheirowner*slove.

35、Whatwillhappentofax,landmailzovernightmailzetc.accordingtothe

writer?

A.TheirfunctionscannotbereplacedbyE-mail.

B.Theywillco-existwithE-mailforalongtime.

C.Lessandlesspeoplewillusethem.

D.TheywillplayasupplementaryfunctiontoE-mail.

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ATaleofScottishRuralLife

LewisGrassicGibbon*sSunsetSong36wasvoted"thebestScottishnovel

ofalltime'*byScottish1sreadingpublicin2005.Onceconsideredshocking

foritsfrankdescriptionofaspectsofthelivesofScotland'spoorrural

farmers,ithasbeenadaptedforstage,film,TVandradioinrecentdecades.

ThenovelissetonthefictionalestateofKinraddie,inthefarmingcountry

oftheScottishnorthwestintheyearsuptoandbeyondWorldWarI.Atits

heartisthestoryofChris,whoisbothpartofthecommunityandalittle

outsideit.

GrassicGibbongivesusthemostdetailedandintimateaccountofthelife

ofhisheroine.Wewatchhergrowthroughachildhooddominatedbyhercruel

buthard-workingfather；experiencetragedy(hermother*ssuicideandmurder

ofhertwinchildren)；andlearnaboutherfeelingsasshegrowsintowoman.

Weseehermarry,loseherhusband,thenmarryagain.Chrishasseemedso

convincingafiguretosomefemalereadersthattheycannotbelievethatshe

isthecreationofaman.

ButitwouldbemisleadingtosuggestthatthisbookisjustaboutChris.

Itistrulyanovelofaplaceanditspeople.Itsopeningsectiontellsof

Kinraddie*slonghistory,inalanguagethatimitatestheplace*schanging

patternsofspeechandwriting.

Thestoryitselfisamazinglynullofcharactersandincidents.Itistold

fromChris1pointofviewbutalsofromthatofthegossipingcommunity,a

communitywhereeverybodyknowseverybodyelse1sbusinessandnothingisever

forgotten.

Sunset.Songhasasocialthemetoo.ItisconcernedwithwhatGrassic

GibbonperceivesasthedestructionoftraditionalScottishrurallifefirst

bymodernizationandthenbyWorldWarI,Gibbontriedhardtoshowhowcertain

charactersresistthewar.Despitethis,thewartakestheyoungmenaway,

anumberofthemtotheirdeaths.InparticularittakesawayChris*husband,

EvanTavendale.ThewarfinallykillsEvan,butnotinthewayhiswidowis

1

told.InfactztheGermansaren1responsibleforhisdeath,buthisownside.

Heisshotbecauseheissaidtohaverunawayfromabattle.

Ifthenovelisabouttheendofonewayoflifeitalsolooksahead,It

isa"SunsetSong"butisconcernedtoowiththenewKinraddiezindeedof

thenewEuropeanworld.GrassicGibbonwentontopublishtwoothernove1s

abouttheplacethatcontinueitsstory.

注释：

[1]LewisGrassicGibbon*sSunsetSong36wasvoted"thebestScottish

novelofalltime"byScottish1sreadingpublicin2005.LewisGrassicGibbon

《日落歌》(1932年在2005被苏格兰读书界投票为''历来最佳的小说"。

[2]Chrishasseemedsoconvincingafiguretosomefemalereadersthat

theycannotbelievethatsheisthecreationofaman.在一些女读者看来,Chris

这个人物写得非常令人信服，因此难以相信她是由一个男人创作出来的。

36、WhatisSunsetSongmainlyabout?

A.TheFirstWorldWar.

B.Thebeautyofthesunset.

C.ThenewEuropeanworld.

D.ThelivesofruralScottishfarmers.

37、WhichstatementisNOTtrueofChris?

A.SheistheheroineofSunsetSong.

B.Shehadamiserablechildhood.

C.Sheisthecreationofaman.

D.Shemarriedonlyonce.

38、Whatistheopeningsectionofthenovelmainlyconcernedwith?

A.TheclimateofKinraddie.

B.ThehistoryofKinraddie.

C.ThegeographyofKinraddie.

D.ThelanguagespokeninKinraddie.

39、WhoareresponsibleforEvan*sdeath,accordingtoChris?

A.TheGermans.

B.TheFrencharmy.

C.TheBritishtroops.

D.TheRussiansoldiers.

40、Theword"sunsetHoccurringinthetitleofthenovelmostprobablymeans

A.theendoftheheroine*slife.

B.theendofone*slife.

C.theendoftraditionallife.

D.theendoftheday.

卯-

BarbieDolls

Inthemid1940,sztheyoungambitiousduoRuthandElliotHandler,owned

acompanythatmadewoodenpicturesframes.Itwasin1945thatRuthandElliot

HandlerjoinedwiththeirclosefriendHaroldMattsontoformacompanywould

benamedMATTEL,MATTforMattson,andELforElliot.

Inthemid1950,s,whilevisitingSwitzerland,RuthHandlerpurchaseda

GermanLillidoll.Lilliwasashapely,prettyfashiondollfirstmadein

1955.Shewasoriginallyfashionedafterafamouscartooncharacterinthe

WestGermanNewsletter,Build.

LilliisthedollthatwouldinspireRuthHandlertodesigntheBarbie

doll.WiththehelpofhertechniciansandengineersatMattel,Barbiewas

born.RuththenhiredCharlotteJohnson,afashiondesigner,tocreateBarbie1s

wardrobe.Itwasin1958thatthepatentforBarbiewasobtained.Thiswould

beafashiondollunlikeanyofhertime.Shewouldbelonglimbed,shapely,

beautifulzandonly11.5inchestall.RuthandElliotwouldnametheirnew

fashiondollaftertheirowndaughter,Barbie.

In1959,theBarbiedollwouldmakeherwaytotheNewYorkToyShowand

receiveacoolreceptionfromthetoybuyers.

Barbiehasundergonealotofchangesovertheyearsandhasmanagedto

keepupwithcurrenttrendsinhairstyleszmakeupandclothing.Sheisa

reflectionofthehistoryoffashionsinceherintroductiontothetoymarket.

Barbiehasauniversalappealandcollectorsbothyoungandoldenjoytime

spentandmemoriesmadewiththeirdolls.

41、WhenRuthandElliotHandlerwereyoung,theyhadastrongdesire

A.togotoschool.

B.totakephotos.

C.tomakeframes.

D.tobehighlysuccessful.

42、WhowantedMATTEL?

A.Mattson.

B.Elliot.

C.HaroldMattsonandElliotHandler.

D.HaroldMattson,RuthandElliotHandler.

43、ItcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthatLilliwasfashionedafter

A.Build.B.aGermandoll.

C.aprettygirl.D.ashapelywoman.

44、WheredidRuthHandler*sinspirationforthedesignoftheBarbiedoll

comefrom?

A.Barbie.

B.Lilli.

C.CharlotteJohnson.

D.Afashiondesigner.

45、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofBarbiedoll?

A.Shedoesnotattractyoungmen.

B.Shehasundergonemanychangesovertheyears.

C.Sheis11.5inchestall.

D.Shehasmanagedtokeepupwithfashion.

第5部分：补全短文

阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组

文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。

TheImportanceofAgricultureinChina?

Thedevelopmentofagricultureandthebalancebetweenfoodandpopulation

areChina1sfundamentaleconomicproblems.Theclassicalhistoriespraise

emperorsfordevotiontoagricultureandmuchofChina'smodernhistoryis46,

whichhasbeengrowingsteadily.

Today,althoughagricultureaccountsforonlyaquarteroftheGross

NationalHProduct,itisstillthemaindeterminantofthestandardofliving

andtheprincipaloccupationofatleast70percentofpopulation.

Agriculturealso47becauseindustryneedsbothagriculturalraw

materialsandfoodforitsworkforce.Thefailureofagriculturetosupply

rawmaterialandfoodhaltedandlaterreversedtheindustrialprogressof

1

the1950szAfter1960newemphasiswasplacedonagriculture,andtheslogan

"AgricultureisthefoundationoftheeconomynhasremainedacentralChinese

economicpolicyeversince.

48,thereisanindirectlinkduetotherelationshipbetweenagriculture

andforeigntrade.ManyofChina1sexportsare49orconsumergoodsbased

onthem.Flourishingagriculture,therefore,promotesexports.Italsoreduces

theneedtospendforeignexchangeonimportsofgrainandcotton,

therefore50.

A.determinestheprogressofindustry

B.thestoryoftheunfoldingstruggleto