職稱英語綜合類A級模擬61

第1部分：詞匯選項

下面每個句子中均有1個詞或者短語劃有底橫線，請為每處劃線部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。

工、WithimmensereliefzIstoppedrunning.

A.someB.enormousC.littleD.

extensive

2、Alicelaidherbabyonthesofatenderlyandwrappeditwithablanket.

A.silentlyB.softlyC.friendlyD.

comfortably

3、Sometimesitisadvisabletobookhotelsinadvance.

A.possibleB.profitableC.easyD.wise

4、Theleadingastronomersofthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturieswere

fascinatedbycomets.

A.intriguedB.infectedC.inconveniencedD.

inclined

5、Henry'snewsreportcoveringtheconferencewassocomprehensivethatnothing

hadbeenomitted.

A.understandingB.comprehensibleC.widespreadD.

understandable

6、Morethanone-thirdoftheChineseintheUnitedStatesliveinCalifornia,

predominantlyinSanFrancisco.

A.previouslyB.mostlyC.practicallyD.

permanently

7>Theriverwidensconsiderablyasitbeginstoturneast.

A.extendsB.stretchesC.broadensD.

traverses

8、Hehasimpressedhisemployersconsiderablyandaccordinglyheissoonto

bepromoted.

A.eventuallyB.yetC.finallyD.

therefore

9、ItseemsthatonlyMaryiseligibleforthejob.

A.preparedB.trainedC.qualifiedD.guided

10、Themeaningisstillobscure.

A.vagueB.transparentC.alienD.

significant

11>Whatismostobviousinthisbookareallthosedetailsofdailyliving

whichmakeMrs.Richardanythingbutcommon.

A.nothingbutB.farfrombeingC.aboveallD.rather

than

12>Dumpedwastemightcontaminatewatersupplies.

A.destroyB.decreaseC.delayD.pollute

13>Theseoldbuildingsaregorgeous.

A.ridiculousB.lovelyC.magnificentD.

peculiar

14、Helookedratheruntidyasthereweretwobuttonsmissingfromhiscoat.

A.loosingB.losingC.offD.

lacking

15>Thethiefscatteredthepapersallovertheroomwhilehewassearching.

A.abandonedB.vanishedC.sprinkleD.

deserted

第2部分：閱讀判斷

下面的短文后列出了7個句子，請根據短文的內容對每個句子做出判斷：如果該句提供的是正確信息，

請選擇A；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請選擇B；如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請選擇C。

ComputerMouse

Thebasiccomputermouseisanamazinglycleverinventionwitharelatively

simpledesignthatallowsustopointatthingsonthecomputeranditis

veryproductive.Thinkofallthethingsyoucandowithamouselikeselecting

textforcopyingandpasting,drawing,andevenscrollingonthepagewith

thenewermicewiththewheel.Mostofususethecomputermousedailywithout

stoppingtothinkhowitworksuntilitgetsdirtyandwehavetolearnhow

tocleanit.Welearntopointatthingsbeforewelearntospeak,sothe

mouseisaverynaturalpointingdevice.Othercomputerpointingdevicesinclude

lightpenszgraphicstabletsandtouchscreens,butthemouseisstillour

workhorse.

Thecomputermousewasinventedin1964byDouglasEnglehartofStanford

University.Ascomputerscreensbecamemorepopularandarrowkeyswereused

tomovearoundabodyoftext,itbecameclearthatapointingdevicethat

allowedeasiermotionthroughthetextandevenselectionoftextwouldbe

veryuseful.Theintroductionofthemouse,withtheAppleLisacomputerin

1983,reallystartedthecomputerpublicontheroadtorelyingonthemouse

forroutinecomputertasks.

Howdoesthemousework?Wehavetostartatthebottom,sothinkupside

downfornow.Itallstartswiththemouseball.Asthemouseballinthe

bottomofthemouserollsoverthemousepad,itpressesagainstandturns

twoshafts.Theshaftsareconnectedtowheelswithseveralsmallholesin

them.Thewheelshaveapairofsmallelectronic1ight-emi11ingdevicescalled

light-emittingdiodes(LED.mountedoneitherside.OneLEDsendsalight

beamtotheLEDontheotherside.Asthewheelsspinandaholerotatesbyz

thelightbeamgetsthroughtotheLEDontheotherside.Butamomentlater

thelightbeamisblockeduntilthenextholeisinplace.TheLEDdetects

achangingpatternoflight,convertsthepatternintoanelectronicsignalz

andsendsthesignaltothecomputerthroughwiresinacablethatgoesout

ofthemousebody.Thiscableisthetailthathelpsgivethemouseitsname.

Thecomputerinterpretsthesignaltotellitwheretopositionthecursor

onthecomputerscreen.

Sofarwehaveonlydiscussedthebasiccomputermousethatmostofyou

probablyhaveorhaveused.Oneproblemwiththisdesignisthatthemouse

getsdirtyastheballrollsoverthesurfaceandpicksupdirt.Eventually

youhavetocleanyourmouse.Theneweropticalmiceavoidthisproblemby

havingnomovingparts.

16、Mostcomputeruserswanttoknowhowthecomputermouseworks.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Accordingtotheauthor,generalcomputerusersneednottoknowhowthe

computermousewasinvented.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18、Thecomputermousederivesitsnamefromthecablethatgoesoutitsbody,

whichlookslikethetailofamouse.

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、Theopticalmouseissuperiortothebasiconeinthattheformerhas

nomovingparts.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意與完成句子

下面的短文后有2項測試任務：（1）第23?26題要求從所給的6個選項中為第1?4段每段選擇1個最

佳標題；（2）第27?30題要求從所給的6個選項中為每個句子確定1個最佳選項。

HowtoLearnLanguageSuccessfully

1.Somepeopleseemtohaveaknackforlearninglanguages.Theycanpick

upnewvocabulary,masterrulesorgrammar,andlearntowriteinthenew

languagemorequicklythanothers.Theydonotseemtobeanymoreintelligent

thanothers,sowhatmakeslanguagelearningsomucheasierforthem?Perhaps

ifwetakeacloselookatthesesuccessfullanguagelearners,wemaydiscover

afewofthetechniqueswhichmakelanguagelearningeasierforthem.

2.Firstofallzsuccessfullanguagelearnersareindependentlearners.

Theydonotdependonthebookortheteacher；theydiscovertheirownway

tolearnthelanguage.Insteadofwaitingfortheteachertoexplain,they

trytofindthepatternsandtherulesforthemselves.Theyaregoodguessers

wholookforcluesandformtheirownconclusions.Whentheyguesswrongz

theyguessagain.Theytrytolearnfrommistakes.

3.Successfullanguagelearningisactivelearning.Therefore,successful

learnersdonotwaitforachancetousethelanguage；theylookforsuch

achance.Theyfindpeoplewhospeakthelanguageandtheyaskthesepeople

tocorrectthemwhentheymakeamistake.Theywilltryanythingtocommunicate.

Theyarenotafraidtorepeatwhattheyhearortosaystrangethings；they

arewillingtomakemistakesandtryagain.Whencommunicationisdifficultz

theycanacceptinformationthatisinexactorincomplete.Itismoreimportant

forthemtolearntothinkinthelanguagethantoknowthemeaningofevery

world.

4.Finally,successfullanguagelearnersarelearnerswithapurpose.They

wanttolearnthelanguagebecausetheyareinterestedinthelanguageand

thepeoplewhospeakit.Itisnecessaryforthemtolearnthelanguagein

ordertocommunicatewiththesepeopleandtolearnfromthem.Theyfindit

easytopracticeusingthelanguageregularlybecausetheywanttolearnwith

it.

5.Whatkindoflanguagelearnerareyou?Ifyouareasuccessfullanguage

learner,youhaveprobablybeenlearningindependently,actively,and

purposefully.Ontheotherhand,ifyourlanguagelearninghasbeenlessthan

successfulzyoumightaswelltrysomeofthetechniquesoutlinedabove.

23、Paragragh1

A.WaystoLearnaLanguageSuccessfully

B.LearningaLanguagePurposefully

C.LearningaLanguageActively

D.LearningaLanguageIndependently

E.LearningfromMistakes

F.LearningtoThinkintheTargetLanguage

24、Paragragh2

25、Paragragh3

26、Paragragh4

27、Successfullanguagelearnersderiveconclusions

A.todiscoversentencepatternsandgrammaticalrules

B.toexpandvocabulary

C.tousethetargetlanguage

D.toencourageunsuccessfullanguagelearnerstolearnindependently,

activelyandpurposefully

E.fromclues

F.tosaystrangethings

28、Independentlanguagelearnersrelyonthemselves.

29、Activelanguagelearnersseizeeveryopportunity.

30、Theauthorwrotethistext.

第4部分：閱讀理解

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題。請根據短文內容，為每題確定1個最佳選項。

第一篇

CentersoftheGreatEuropeanCities

ThecentersofthegreatcitiesofEuropearemeetingplacesbytradition.

Peoplegathertheretodrinkcoffeeandchatlateintothenight.Amixture

oflocalsandtouristsmakeforanexciting,metropolitanatmosphere.

Squares,plazas（廣場）andarcades（拱廊）formtheheartofEurope*scities.

VeniceinItalyhasthePiazzaSanMarco—abeautifulsquaresurroundedby

shops,churcheszrestaurantsandcafes.InBarcelona,Spain,LaBosqueria

isalivelymarketwithhundredsofstallssellingallkindsofgoods.London1s

CoventGardenisfilledwithfruitandvegetablestallsbydayandmusicians,

acrobats（雜技演員）andartistsbynight.Thegovernmentbuildingsatthecenter

ofmanycitiesoftenarearchitecturallyimpressive.InLondon,theyserve

asabeautifulbackdrop（背景）tothecoffeetablesthatlinethestreetsand

thebanksoftheThames.

Thesevibrant（有活力的）heartsaretheproductofcenturiesofevolution,

socialhistorianJoelGarreautoldUSNewsandWorldReportrecently."The

n

reasonpeoplethinkVeniceissogreattodayisyoudon*tseeallthemistakesz

saidGarreau.'*Thosehaveallbeenremoved.HMostEuropeancitieswerelaid

outbeforetheinventionofthecar,sobars,restaurantsandcafeswerenear

topeople1shomes.Today,thefocusofmanyEuropeans1lifehasmovedaway

fromthecenters.Theyliveinthesuburbsandoutskirts,drivingtosupermarkets

togettheirsupplies.Butonacontinentwherepeopletreasureconvention,

therearestillthosewhoholdontotraditionalways,livingandshopping

locally.Thesepeople,togetherwithtourists,providethecitycenterswith

thereasonforexistence.

Coffeecultureplaysapartinkeepingthesecitycentersflourishing.

ThisisparticularlytrueofPariswhosecitizensarefamousenthusiastic

conversationalists.Thisskillisdevelopedovermanyhoursspentchatting

overespressos（濃咖啡）andcigarettes.

Religionalsoplaysaroleindevelopingsociableatmosphere.Peoplein

RomanCatholiccountriesusedtovisittheChurchonanalmostdailybasis.

Entirecommunitieswouldgatherinthesamebuildingandthenmoveoutto

themarketszcafesandbarsinthesurroundingstreets.Anenormousexample

ofthisrelationshipbetweenchurchandsocietyistheDuomo.Thehugemarble

cathedralinFlorencezItalyissurroundedbybakeriesandcoffeeshops,and

catersnotonlytothetouristcrowds,butalsothelocalcommunity.

31、ItcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthateachbigcityinEurope

A.hasmanylargesquares

B.hasmanyverymagnificentsky-scrapers

C.drawstouristsinlargenumberseveryyear

D.hasacenterwheretouristsmeettheirspouses

32、WhichstatementisNOTtrueofCoventGarden?

A.Itiscrowdedwithpeople.

B.ItislocatedinLondon.

C.itisfilledwithstalls.

D.Itissurroundedbyshopszchurcheszrestaurantsandcafes.

33>WhydopeoplethinkthatVeniceissogreat?

A.Becauseitisafamoustouristattraction.

B?Becauseyoucanreachanywherebyboat.

C.Becauseitiswellknownforitsmerchants.

D.Becauseallthemistakeshavebeenremoved.

34、WhatareParisiansfamousfor?

A.Theirpursuitofindependence.

B.Theirenthusiasmforconversation.

C.Theirabilitytokeepthecityflourishing.

D.Theirdevotiontodevelopingamultipleculture.

35>ThewritercitestheDuomointhelastparagraphasanexampletoillustrate

that.

A.thereisatightlinkbetweenchurchandsociety

B.allchurchesaremagnificent

C.oldchurchesareverypopular

D.high-risechurchesareimpressive

弟一^扁

ElementsofArt

Throughoutthehistoryofthearts,thenatureofcreativityhasremained

constanttoartists.Nomatterwhatobjectstheyselect,artistsaretobring

forthnewforcesandformsthatcausechange—tofindpoetrywherenoonehas

everseenorexperienceditbefore.

Landscape（Al景）isanotherunchangingelementofart.Itcanbefound

fromancienttimesthroughthe17th-centuryDutchpainterstothe19th-century

romanticistsandimpressionists.Inthe1970sAlfredLeslie,oneofthenew

Americanrealists,continuedthispractice.Lesliesoughtoutthesameplace

whereThomasCole,aromanticist,hadproducedpaintingsofthesamescene

acenturyandahalfbefore.UnlikeColewhoinsistsonafeelingofloneliness

andtheideaoffindingpeaceinnature,Ledgepainswhatheactuallysees.

Inhispaintings,thereisnoparticularchangeinmotion,andheincludes

ordinarythingslikethehighwayinthebackground.Healsotakesadvantage

ofthelatestdeve1opmentsofcolorphotography（攝影術）tohelpboththeeye

andthememorywhenheimproveshispaintingbackinhisworkroom.

Besides,allartbegstheage-oldquestion：Whatisreal?Eachgeneration

ofartistshasshowntheirunderstandingofrealityinoneformoranother.

Theimpressionistssawrealityinbriefemotionaleffectsztherealistsin

everydaysubjectsandinforestscenes,andtheCro-Magnoncavepeoplein

theirnaturalisticdrawingsoftheanimalsintheancientforests.Tosum

up,understandingrealityisanecessarystruggleforartistsofallperiods.

Overthousandsofyearsthefunctionoftheartshasremainedrelatively

constant.Pastorpresent,easternorwestern,theartsareabasicpartof

ourimmediateexperience.Manyanddifferentarethefacesofartzandtogether

theyexpressthebasicneedandhopeofhumanbeings.

36、Theunderlinedword"poetry1*mostprobablymeans.

A.anobjectforartisticcreationB.acollectionofpoems

C.anunusualqualityD.anaturalscene

37、Leslie1spaintingsareextraordinarybecause.

A.theyarecloseinstyletoworksinancienttimes

B.theylooklikeworksby19th-cenarypainters

C.theydrawattentiontocommonthingsinlife

D.theydependheavilyoncolorphotography

38、Whatistheauthor1sopinionofartisticreality?

A.Itwillnotbefoundinfutureworksofart.

B.Itdoesnothavealong-lastingstandard.

C.Itisexpressedinafixedartisticform.

D.Itislackinginmodernworksofart.

39、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestabouttheartsinthelastparagraph?

A.Theyexpresspeople1scuriosityaboutthepast.

B.Theymakepeopleinterestedineverydayexperience.

C.Theyareconsideredimportantforvarietyinform.

D.Theyareregardedasamirrorofthehumansituation.

40、Whichofthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.Historyofthearts.

B.Basicquestionsofthearts.

C.Newdeve1opmentsinthearts.

D.Useofmoderntechnologyinthearts.

FormalEducationandEconomicGrowth

Therelationshipbetweenformaleducationandeconomicgrowthinpoor

countriesiswidelymisunderstoodbyeconomistsandpoliticiansalikeprogress

inbothareaisundoubtedlynecessaryforthesocial,politicalandintellectual

developmentoftheseandallothersocieties；however,theconventionalview

thateducationshouldbeoneoftheveryhighestprioritiesforpromoting

rapideconomicdevelopmentinpoorcountriesiswrong.Wearefortunatethat

isitzbecauseneweducationalsystemsthereandputtingenoughpeoplethrough

themtoimproveeconomicperformancewouldrequiretwoorthreegenerations.

Thefindingsofaresearchinstitutionhaveconsistentlyshownthatworkers

inallcountriescanbetrainedonthejobtoachieveradicalhigherproductivity

and,asaresult,radicallyhigherstandardsofliving.

Ironically,thefirstevidenceforthisideaappearedintheUnitedStates.

Notlongago,withthecountryenteringarecessingandJapanatitspre-bubble

peak.TheU.S.workforcewasderidedaspoorlyeducatedandoneofprimary

causeofthepoorU.S.economicperformance.Japanwas,andremainszthe

globalleaderinautomotiveassemblyproductivity.Yettheresearchrevealed

thattheU.S.factoriesofHondaNissan,andToyotaachievedabout95percent

oftheproductivityofJapanese,becauseofthetrainingthatU.S.workers

receivedonthejob.

Morerecently,whileexaminghousingconstruction,theresearchers

discoveredthatilliterate,non-EnglishspeakingMexicanworkersinHouston,

Texas,consistentlymetbest-practicelaborproductivitystandardsdespite

thecomplexityofthebuildingindustry1swork.

Whatistherealrelationshipbetweeneducationandeconomicdeve1opment?

Wehavetosuspectthatcontinuingeconomicgrowthpromotesthedevelopment

ofeducationevenwhengovernmentsdon*tforceit.Afterall,that*show

educationgotstarted.Whenourancestorswerehuntersandgatherers10,000

yearsago,theydidn11havetimetowondermuchaboutanythingbesidesfinding

food.Onlywhenhumanitybegantogetitsfoodinamoreproductivewaywas

theretimeforotherthings.

Aseducationimproved,humanity1sproductivitypotential,theycouldin

turnaffordmoreeducation.Thisincreasinglyhighlevelofeducationis

probablyanecessary,butnotasufficient,conditionforthecomplexpolitical

systemsrequiredbyadvancedeconomicperformance.Thus,poorcountriesmight

notbeabletoescapetheirpovertytrapswithoutpoliticalchangesthatmay

bepossibleonlywithbroaderformaleducation.Alackofformaleducation,

however,doesn11constraintheabilityofthedevelopingworld1sworkforce

tosubstantiallyimproveproductivityfortheforestedfuture.Onthecontrary,

constraintsonimprovingproductivityexplainwhyeducationisn11developing

morequicklytherethanitis.

41>TheauthorholdsinParagraph1thattheimportanceofeducationinpoor

countries_______.

A.issubjectgroundlessdoubtsB.hasfallenvictimofbias

C.isconventionaldowngradedD.hasbeenoverestimated

42、ItisstatedinParagraph1thatconstructionofaneweducationsystem

A.challengeseconomistsandpoliticians

B.takeseffortsofgenerations

C.demandspriorityfromthegovernment

D.requiressufficientlaborforce

43、AmajordifferencebetweentheJapaneseandU.S.workforcesisthat

A.theJapaneseworkforceisbetterdisciplined