职称英语考试 综合类A级 考前最后两套题之一 【密押卷】

2014年职称英语考试 综合类A级 考前最后两套题之一 【密押卷】第1部分：词汇选项(第115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。1. Techniques to employ the energy of the sun are being developed.A. convertB. storeC. utilizeD. receive2. Since the Great Depression, the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.A. slightB. surprisingC. suddenD. harmful3. Medicine depends on other fields for basic information, particularly some of their specialized branches.A. conventionallyB. obviouslyC. especiallyD. inevitably4. An important part of the national government is the Foreign Service, a branch of the Department of the State.A. a unityB. a divisionC. an embassyD. an invitation5. We were astonished to hear that their football team had won the champion.A. amazedB. amountedC. amusedD. approached6. There is an abundant supply of cheap labor in this country.A. a steadyB. a plentifulC. an extraD. a stable7. All living organisms, regardless of their unique identity, have certain logical, chemical, and physical characteristics in common.A. as a result ofB. consideringC. on purposeD. whatever8. The most crucial problem any economic system faces is how to use its scarce resources.A. puzzlingB. difficultC. terrifyingD. urgent9. Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be deliberately controlled and modified.A. sufficientlyB. noticeablyC. intentionallyD. absolutely10. The Constitutions, vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change.A. impreciseB. conciseC. unpolishedD. elementary11. The expedition reached the summit at 10:30 that morning.A. top of the mountainB. bottom of that morningC. starting pointD. site12. The latest census is encouraging.A. countB. statementC. agreementD. estimate13. Academic records from other institutions often become part of a universitys official file and can neither be returned to a student nor duplicated.A. borrowedB. purchasedC. copiedD. rewritten14. While serving in the Senate in the early 1970s, Barbara Jordan supported legislation to ban discrimination and to deal with environment problems.A. listB. forbidC. handleD. investigate15. Gambling is lawful in Nevada.A. legalB. irresistibleC. enjoyableD. profitable参考答案:1.C2.D3.C4.B5.A6.B7.D8.D9.C10.A11.A12.A13.C14.B15.A第2部分：阅读判断(第1622题，每题1分，共7分)下面的短文后列了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及，请选择C。A Dogs DilemmaFinding a babysitter while you go out to work is, for example, an inconvenience. For the African wild dog, one of the continents most endangered carnivores, its a matter of life and death. New research shows that once packs fall below a certain size, there are not enough animals to both hunt food and stay at home protecting the young.The African wild dog has declined drastically over the past century. Habitual loss, persecution and unexplained outbreaks of disease have all been blamed. Only 3, 000 to 5, 000 animals remain, and the species is expected to go extinct within decades if the trend continues.Other large carnivores such as the spotted hyena face similar pressures, yet are not declining. Now Franck Courchamp of Cambridge University has found a reason why. The dogs weakness lies in its social organisation.Within each pack of up to 20 adults and pups, only the dominant male and female breed. The remaining animals help raise the pups, cooperating to hunt prey and defend the kill from other carnivores.Because pups cant keep up on a hunt, large packs leave an adult behind to protect them from predators, which include lions and hyenas. But leaving a babysitter also carries costs. A smaller hunting party is less able to tackle large prey and to defend the kill. There is also one less stomach in which to carry food hack to the den, and one more mouth to feed when they get there.Courchamp investigated this awkward trade-off by modelling how the costs of a babysitter change with decreasing pack size. This showed that packs of more than five adults should be able to feed all the pups and still spare a babysitter. But with smaller packs, either the hunting or the babysitting suffers, or the animals have to compensate by increasing the number of hunting excursions- which itself carries a cost to the pack.Field observations in Zimbabwe supported the model. Packs of five animals or fewer left pups unguarded more frequently than larger packs did. There was also evidence that when they did leave a babysitter, they were forced to hunt more often.A pack which drops below a critical size becomes caught in a vicious circle, says Courchamp, who is now at Paris-Sud University. Poor reproduction and low survival further reduces pack size, culminating in failure of the whole pack. And deaths caused by human activity, says Courchamp, may be what reduces pack numbers to below the sustainable threshold. Mammal ecologist Chris Carbone at Londons Institute of Zoology agrees. Maintaining the integrity of wild dog packs will be vital in pre serving the species, he says.16. The African wild dog has been endangered.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned17. The spotted hyena is on the verge of extinction.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned18. The remaining lions will die out within decades.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned19. The dominant female is always left behind to protect the young.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned20. There is a tension between babysitting and hunting.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned21. The size of a pack must be big enough for it to survive.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned22. Steps will be taken to protect the African wild dog.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned参考答案：16.A17.B18.C19.B20.A21.A22.C第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第2330题，每题1分，共8分)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第2326题要求从所给的6个选项中为第25段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第2730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。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上.Keeping Cut Flowers1 While everybody enjoys fresh cut flowers around their house, few people know how to keep them for as long as possible. This may be done by keeping in mind a few simple facts.2 An important thing to remember about cut flowers is that they are sensitive to temperature. For example, studies have shown that cut carnations(康乃馨)retain their freshness eight times longer when kept at 12 than when kept at 26. Keeping freshly harvested flowers at the right temperatures is probably the most important aspect of flower care.3 Flowers are not intended by nature to live very long. Their biological purpose is simply to attract birds or insects, such as bees, for pollination(授粉). After that, they quickly dry up and die. The process by which flowers consume oxygen and produce carbon dioxide(二氧化碳), called respiration(呼吸), generates the energy the flower needs to give the flower its shape and color. The making of seeds also depends on this energy. While all living things respire, flowers have a high level of respiration. A result of all this respiration is heat, and for flowers the level of heat relative to the mass of the flower is very high. Respiration also brings about the eventual death of the flower. Thus the greater the level of respiration, the sooner the flower dies.4 How, then, to control the rate at which flowers die? By controlling respiration. How is respiration controlled? By controlling temperature. We know that respiration produces heat, but the reverse is also true. Thus by maintaining low temperatures, respiration is reduced and the cut flower will age more slowly.5 Another vital factor in keeping cut flowers is the quality of the water in which they are placed. Flowers find it difficult to drink water that is dirty or otherwise polluted. Even when water looks and smells clean, it almost certainly contains harmful substances that can endanger the flowers. To rid the water of these unwanted substances, household chlorine bleach(含氯漂白剂)can be used in small quantities. It is recommended that 15 drops of chlorine bleach(at 4% solution)be added to each liter of water. The water and solution should also be replaced each day.23 Paragraph 2_.24 Paragraph 3_.25 Paragraph 4_.26 Paragraph 5_.A Control of RespirationB Beauty of Fresh Cut FlowersC Role of RespirationD Most Important Aspect of Flower CareE Need for Clean WaterF Ways of Stopping Respiration27 A few simple facts will help you keep cut flowers_.28 Respiration plays a key role_29 The aging of cut flowers can be slowed down_.30 Another important way to prolong the life of cut flowers is_.A by keeping its original shape and colorB in the life of cut flowersC to produce carbon dioxideD for as long as possibleE by controlling temperatureF to replace the water and solution every day参考答案：23. D24. C25. A26. E27. D28. B29. E30. F第4部分：阅读理解(第3145题，每题3分，共45分)下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面都有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个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。My Fast JobI was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the hayfields of Eufaula, Oklahoma. By the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up low-income rental properties. He gave me a penny for every nail I pulled out of old boards.I got my first real job, at JMs Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities were clearing tables and washing dishes, but sometimes I helped cook.Every day after school I would head to JMs and work until ten. Saturdays I worked from two until eleven. At that age it was unlucky going to work and watching my friends run off to swim or play. I didnt necessarily like work, but I loved what working allowed me to have. Because of my job I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local bar Tastee Freez. This made me proud.Word that I was honest and hardworking got around town. A local clothing store extended credit to me although I was only in the seventh grade. I immediately charged a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of trousers. I was making only 65 cents an hour, and I was already $ 90 in debt! So I learned early the danger of easy credit. I paid it off as soon as I could.My first job taught me discipline, responsibility and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, who worked three jobs, once told me, If you understand sacrifice and commitment, there are not many things in life you cant have. How right he was!31 When the author was a child, he was made to help his father work because_A the restaurant was short of hands.B his family belonged to the low-income group.C he wanted to earn some money.D he was stronger than his two brothers.32 At the age of 12, the author got a job at a restaurant and often worked till late at night because_A he liked that work.B he didnt like playing.C he was hard-working.D he felt rewarded by doing that work.33 The word Word in the sentence Word that I was honest and-hard-working got around town in the fourth paragraph means_A statement.B advice.C news.D promise.34 When the author was in the seventh grade, he was in debt because_A he did not work any more.B he bought clothes on credit.C he was charged too much for the sports coat.D he made little money at that time.35 What does the author want to tell the reader by this text?A If you know sacrifice and responsibility, you can have many things in life.B Children from poor families usually have a very unhappy childhood.C Children should be made to work and earn some money by themselves.D You will learn discipline and responsibility by working early in life.参考答案：31. C32. D33. C34. B35. A第5部分：补全短文(第4650题，每题2分，共10分)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。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。How to Interview PeopleInterviewing (采访) is one of those skills that you can only get better at. You will never again feel so ill at ease as when you try it for the first time, and probably youll never feel entirely comfortable trying to get from another person answers that he or she may be too shy to reveal._(46) The rest is instinct, which can all be learned with experience.The basic tools for an interview are paper and two or three well-sharpened pencils. But keep your notebook or paper out of sight until you need it. Theres nothing less likely to relax a person than the arrival of someone with a note-taking pad. _(47) Take a while just to chat, judging what sort of person youre dealing with, getting him or her to trust you.Never go into an interview without doing whatever homework you can. If you are interviewing a town official, know his voting record. If its an actor, know what plays he has been in. _(48)Many beginning interviewers are afraid that they are forcing the other person to answer questions and have no right to inquire about his personal secrets._(49) Unless the person really hates being interviewed, he is delighted that somebody wants to interview him. Most men and women lead lives that are uninteresting, and they grasp any chance to talk to an outsider who seems eager to listen.This doesnt necessarily mean that it will go well. In general you will be talking to people who have never been interviewed before, and they will get used to the process awkwardly, perhaps not giving you anything that you can use. _(50) You will both even begin to enjoy it - proof that you arent forcing your victim to do something he doesnt really want to.A Come back another day; it will go betterB But at least half of the skill is mechanicalC As one philosopher interviewed in the film notes, they lack ironyD You will not be liked if you inquire about facts that you could have learned in advance.E This fear is almost 100 percent unnecessaryF Both of you need time to get to know each other参考答案：46. B47. F48. D49. E50. A第6部分：完形填空(第5165题，每题1分，共15分)阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。Cost as a Factor in SupplyIn a purely competitive market, the supplier of goods and services has no control over the market price, because he produces too little to influence market conditions. With no difference between his products and the products_(51) his competitors, he will sell nothing if he charges above the market price and he will sell all if he charges at or_(52) the market price. However, in considering the price, he must take the_(53) of production into consideration. There are times when he may be willing to sell below his cost. This might happen when prices tumble for_(54) he believes will be a short time. However, no business person can_(55) to lose money for a prolonged period. He must be constantly_(56) of his costs in relation to the market price if he is to compete successfully and earn a profit.Many people have the impression that as production increases, costs per unit decrease. _(57) mass production has made this true in certain industries and at certain levels of production, _(58) logic and practical experiences have shown that costs per unit begin to rise beyond a certain level of production. Some economists_(59) to this principle as the law of increasing costs.The reason costs rise as production goes up is_(60). However, it is easy to recognize that as production goes up, the need for additional factors of production will also grow, _(61) competitive bidding in the marketplace for the factors of production. If a producer needs_(62) skilled labor to produce more, and none of this labor is unemployed, the producer will have to get_(63) from other sources. This can be done by_(64) higher wages. Higher bidding would also apply to the other factors of production. We must also recognize that not all labor is equally productive, _(65) not all land is equally fertile and not all ore (矿石) is equally rich in the mineral wanted.51 A to B at C of D on52 A below B beneath C over D above53 A price B cost C worth D profit54 A that B why C what D if55 A afford B pretend C offer D decide56 A sure B afraid C aware D suspicious57 A Because B since C When D While58 A both B neither C none D any59 A resort B refer C turn D attend60 A clear B simple C difficultD complex61 A bringing B resulting in C including D carrying out62 A less B numerous C more D many63 A them B these C it D those64 A offering B cutting C reducing D having65 A as if B just as C because D while参考答案：51. C52. A53. B54. C55. A56. C57. D58. A59. B60. D61. B62. C63. C64. A65. B