職稱英語綜合類B級模擬39

第1部分：詞匯選項

下面每個句子中均有1個詞或短語畫有下畫線，請為每處畫線部分確定1個意義最為接

近的選項。

1>PhilipRothwashailedasamajornewauthorin1960.

A.publishedB.challengedC.acclaimedD.guided

2、Hewasoneoftheprincipalorganizesoftheassociation.

A.plannersB.employeesC.actorsD.

recipients

3、Itispostulatedthatpopulationtrendshaveaneffectoneconomicfluctuations.

A.challengedB.assumedC.deductedD.decreed

4、Thiskindofanimalsisonthevergeofextinctionzbecausesomanyarebeing

killedfortheirfur.

A.dryingupB.dyingout

C.beingexportedD.beingtransplanted

5、Thetraincametoanabruptstop,makinguswonderwherewewere.

A.slowB.noisyC.suddenD.jumpy

6、DuringtheSecondWorldWar,allimportantresourcesintheU.S,were

allocatedbythefederalgovernment.

A.nationalizedB.commandeeredC.taxedD.

distributed

7、Thelittleboywassofascinatedbythemightyriverthathewouldspend

hourssittingonitsbankandgazingatthepassingboatsandrafts.

A.verystrongB.verylongC.verygreatD.very

fast

8、ThestoriesofSarahOrneJewettareconsideredbymanytobemoreauthentically

regionalthanthoseofBretHarte.

A.elegantlyB.genuinelyC.intentionallyD.

thoroughly

9、ThenumberoftheUnitedStatescitizenswhoareeligibletovotecontinues

toincrease.

A.encouragedB.enforcedC.expectedD.entitled

10、Formulatedin1823ztheMonroeDoctrineassertedthattheAmericaswere

nolongeropentoEuropeancolonization.

A.statedfirmlyB.arguedlight-mindedly

C.thoughtseriouslyD.announcedregrettably

11>Smokingisnotpermittedintheoffice.

A.probableB.possibleC.admittedD.allowed

12、Thechairmanproposedthatweshouldstopthemeeting.

A.statedB.declaredC.suggestedD.

announced

13>Ifeelregretaboutwhat1shappened.

A.sorryB.disappointedC.shamefulD.

disheartened

14、Shehasprovedthatshecanbereliedoninacrisis.

A.livedonB.dependedonC.livedoffD.believed

in

15>Johnremovedhisovercoat.

A.tookawayB.leftasideC.tookoffD.washed

off

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。

GatesandJobsHaveaFriendlyChat

LEGENDARYtechnologyrivalsBillGatesandSteveJobsmadeararejoint

appearanceandwastednotimebeingniceatachatatWallStreetJournal's

nD：AllThingsDigitalHconferencelastWednesday.

"Billbuiltthefirstsoftwarecompanyintheindustry,"saidJobs,

co-founderoftheUS1sAppleInc.HBillfocusedonsoftwarebeforeanyone.11

Gates,theMicrosoftCorpco-founder,hailedJobsfortakingbigrisks

anddevelopingproductswith"incredibletasteandelegance".

JobsandGatesrecalledtheearlydaysworkingtogetherinthe1970s,sharing

theirviewsonthestateoftechnologyatthattime.

WhenKaraSwisher,thejournal*stechnologyreporteraskedforthegreatest

misunderstandingintheirrelationship,Jobsjoked："We*vekeptourmarriage

secretforoveradecadenow.

Gatesadded："Neitherofushaveanythingtocomplainaboutzingeneral...

It1sbeenfuntoworktogether.H

ThetwotouchedbrieflyontheUS2008elections.Gatessaidcandidates

shouldbemeasuredbytheirideasforimprovingeducation.

Thetwoworkedtogetherinthe1970szbuttheircompanieshaveremained

fiercerivals.GatesdroppedoutofHarvardUniversityin1975tofoundMicrosoft

withchildhoodfriendPaulAllen.Heturnedthecompanyintotheworld1slargest

makerofcomputersoftware.

JobsandfriendSteveWozniakfoundedApplein1976zfiveyearsbefore

IBMCorpjumpedintothepersonalcomputermarket.AfterleavingApplein

1985zJobsmadeatriumphantreturnin1997whenApplewasstrugglingtosurvive.

JobsiswidelycreditedwithApple'srenaissancewithastringofinnovative

products--theiMaccomputerforconsumers,thepowerfulPowerMacandPowerBook,

andmorerecently,theiPoddigitalmusicplayer.

MicrosofthaslongdominatedwithitsWindowsoperatingsystemandsoftware

programslikeExcelandOffice.ButApplescoredbigwithitsiPod,introduced

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in2001zanditsiTunesonlinemusicstore.Nextmonth,thecompanysset

tointroduceitsmuch-anticipatediPhonemobilehandset.Microsoftreleased

theZunemusicplayerinNovembertocompetewithiPod.

Anaudiencememberlateraskedthetwomenwhattheylearnedfromeach

1

other."Thewayhedoesthingsisjustdifferent.Itsmagicalz'?Gatessaid.

“Microsoftlearnedhowtopartnerwithpeoplereallywell,andIthink

ifApplecouldhavehadalittlemoreofthatinitsDNA,itwouldhaveserved

itextremelywell,"saidJobs.

16NBillGatesandSteveJobsgettogetherwitheachotherrarely.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>GatesandJobsneverworkedtogetherbefore.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>BothGatesandJobsdeniedtheirmisunderstandingintheirrelationship.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>GatesgraduatedfromHarvardUniversityin1975.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、IBMCorpjumpedintothepersonalcomputermarketin1971.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21>ThefiercerivalbetweenGatesandJobsendedafter2001.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、GatesandJobssignedacontractatlast.

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2、3、4、5

段每段選擇1個最佳標題；⑵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。

TheBlues—theSongoftheWalkingWounded

1Jazzistheartofsurprise,producingalwaysthesuddenandunexpected.

Butthebluesissomethingelse.Jazzhasbeendevelopedintooneofthose

intellectualartformsthatscarespeopleaway.Thebluescanbefaked.It

isfakedmoretodaythanevenbefore.Butitisanemotionalsongandeven

thefinestofbluessingerscannotalwayspossesstrueemotionszthereal

griefwhichisattheheart,inthesoul.

2Ofcourse,Ihadheardthebluesallmylife.Ihadhearditallasa

teenagejazzfaninAmerica,travellinglongdistancestosit,perfectlystill,

listeningwithreligiousreverencetothegreatprogressivejazzmenofthe

day.ButIwasnevermovedbythebluesuntilIwasayoungsoldier,marching

alongonelong,desperatelyhotafternoonunderasouthTexassun.Wewere

marchingfourabreastzriflesslung,singingasweswungalong.

3Anofficermarchedattheheadofus.Hedidnotsing.Godknowshow

wehatedthem,theofficers.Weallhatedthem.Theofficerwasonlythere

forshow.Likeafancymotorcarradiatorcap.Suddenlyonourleftthere

appearedthisghostlyvision.Allinwhite.Purewhite.Itwasmen.Aprison

work-gang.Allblackmendressedinwhite.Theysangastheyworked.They

werenotinchainszbutmenonhorsebackwatchedoverthem.

4Themenonhorsebackwereunmoved,boredbythesingingoftheprison

work-gang.Maybetheyheardtoomuchofit.Butthebeautyoftheirsinging

stirredus.Westoppedsingingourownsillysongaswedrewnearthem.Many

ofuswereuniversitygraduates.Beingsoldiersintheinfantrywastheclosest

wecouldevercomezwithluck,tojoiningthedown-1roddenoftheearth.

5Theprisongangweresingingsomework-song.Weall,allofusfeltit；

knewthefeelingofthesongforwewereprisonerstooandknewsomething

atleastofthelongingthatwentintothatsong.

6Withouteverstoppingtheirworktheblackconvictgangsawus.Thescene,

thebeautyoftheirsinging,oftheseblackmenwhowerethegrandsonsof

kidnappedAfricanmenandwomen,thedescendantsofslaves,burnedoureyes.

Theblues,sunglikethiszintheconditionofpenalservitudewhichwasits

trueroots,andsetagainstthisdustylonesomeSouthernbackdrop,wasthe

realthing.AlltheconcertszjazzsessionsandrecordingsIhadlistened

toagainandagain--noneofthemwaslikethis.

AAjazzfansinceteenager

BBemovedbyblueswhilebeingasoldier

CHeardblackmensingingblues

DComplimentsonthesinging

EStirredbythebeautyofthesinging

FJazzisAmerican1scontributiontopopularmusic

23、Paragraph2

24、Paragraph3

25、Paragraph4

26、Paragraph6

AThebluesisanemotionalsong

BTheofficerwasgoodfornothing

C"theprisoners1songsdifferedfromthoseontapes,sungatconcerts

andjazzsessions"

DTheyidentifiedthemselveswithitssingers

ECouldcomeclosetothepoorandtheweak

FItwassungintheirnativelanguage

27、Thewritercomparesanofficertoacarradiatorcaptoshowthat

28>Beinganinfantrysoldier,thewriter.

29、Thesoldiersenjoyedtheprisoners1songbecause.

30>Thesentence"noneofthemwaslikethis"means.

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。

弟扁

Diploma

You*rebusyfillingouttheapplicationformforapositionyoureally

need.Let*sassumeyouonceactuallycompletedacoupleofyearsofcollege

workoreventhatyoucompletedyourdegree.Isn1tittemptingtoliejust

alittle,toclaimontheformthatyourdiplomarepresentsaHarvarddegree?

OrthatyoufinishedanextracoupleofyearsbackatStateUniversity?More

andmorepeoplearcturningtoutterdeceptionlikethistolandtheirjob

ortomoveaheadintheircareers,forpersonnelofficers,likemostAmericans,

valuedegreesfromfamousschools.Ajobapplicantmayhaveagoodeducation

anywayzbutheorsheassumesthatchancesofbeinghiredarebetterwith

adiplomafromawell-knownuniversity.

Registrarsatmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaims

liketheseattherateofaboutoneperweek.Personnelofficersdocheck

upondegreeslistedonapplicationforms,then.Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicant

islying,mostcollegesarereluctanttoaccusetheapplicantdirectly.One

IvyLeagueschoolcallsthemHimpostors（騙子）anotherreferstothemas

"specialcases'*.Onewell-knownWestCoastschoolzinperhapsthemostdelicate

phraseofall,saysthattheseclaimsaremadeby"nosuchpeople".Toavoid

n

outright（徹底的）lieszsomejob-seekersclaimthatthey"attendingmeans

beingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethat"beingassociatedwith"

acollegemeansthatthejob-seekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootball

weekend.Oneschoolthatkeepsrecordsoffalseclaimssaysthatthepractice

datesbackatleasttotheturnofthecentury--that'swhentheybegankeeping

records,anyhow.Ifyoudon11wanttolieorevenstretchthetruth,there

arecompaniesthatwillsellyouaphonydiploma.

Onecompany,withofficesinNewYorkandontheWestCoast,willputyour

nameonadiplomafromanynumberofnonexistentcolleges.Thepricebegins

ataroundtwentydollarsforadiplomafrom"SmootStateUniversity".The

pricesincreaserapidlyforadegreefromthe"UniversityofPurduen.Asthere

isnoSmootStateandtherealschoolinIndianaisproperlycalledPurdue

University,thepricesseemratherhighforonesheetofpaper.

31>Themainideaofthispassageisthat__：.

A.employersarecheckingmorecloselyonapplicantsnow

B.lyingaboutcollegedegreeshasbecomeawidespreadproblem

C.collegedegreescannowbepurchasedeasily

D.employersarenolongerinterestedincollegedegrees

32、Accordingtothepassage,11specialcases11referstocasesthat.

A.studentsattendaschoolonlypart-time

B.studentsneverattendedaschooltheylistedontheirapplication

C.studentspurchasefalsedegreesfromcommercialfirms

D.studentsattendedafamousschool

33、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.performanceisabetterjudgeofabilitythanacollegedegree

B.experienceisthebestteacher

C.pastworkhistoriesinfluencepersonnelofficersmorethandegreesdo

D.adegreefromafamousschoolenablesanapplicanttogainadvantage

overothersinjobcompetition

34、Thispassageimpliesthat.

A.buyingafalsedegreeisnotmoral

B.personnelofficersonlyconsiderapplicantsfromfamousschools

C.mostpeoplelieonapplicationsbecausetheyweredismissedfromschool

D.societyshouldbegreatlyresponsibleforlyingonapplications

n

35、Thewordphony"(Line13zPara2)means.

A.thorough

B.ultimate

C.false

D.decisive

弟一^扁

Mealsawayfromhome

WhatmakesAmericansspendnearlyhalftheirfooddollarsonmealsaway

fromhome?TheanswerslieinthewayAmericanslivetoday.Duringthefirst

fewdecadesofthetwentiethcentury,cannedandotherconveniencefoodsfreed

thefamilycookfromfull-timedutyatthekitchenrange.

Then,inthe1940szworkinthewartimedefenseplantstookmorewomen

outofthehomethateverbefore,settingthepatternoftheworkingwife

andmother.Unlessfamilymemberspitchinwithfoodpreparation,womenare

notfullyliberatedfromthatchore.

It*seasiertopickupabucketoffriedchickenonthewayhomefromwork

ortakethefamilyoutforpizzasorburgersthantostartopeningcansor

heatingupfrozendinnersafteralong,hardday.Alsonowadays,therising

divorceratemeansthattherearemoresingleworkingparentswithchildren

tofeed.Andmanyyoungadultsandelderlypeople,aswellasunmarriedand

divorcedmaturepeople,livealoneratherthanasapartofafamilyunit

anddon*twanttobothercookingforone.Fastfoodisappealingbecauseit

isfast,itdoesn11requireanydressingup,itoffersa"fun"breakinthe

dailyroutine,andtheoutlayofmoneyseemssmall.Itcanbeeateninthe

car,sometimespickedupatadrive-inwindowwithoutevengettingoutzor

ontherun.Evenifitisbroughthometoeat,therewillneverbeanydirty

dishestowashbecauseofthehandydisposablewrappings.Children,especially,

lovefastfoodbecauseit*sfingerfood,nostrugglingwithknivesandforksz

noannoyinginstructionsfromadultsabouttablemanners.

36、Americansenjoyfastfoodmainlybecause.

A.itcanbeeateninthecar

B.itismuchmoretastythanhome-madefood

C.oneonlyuseshisfingerswhileeatingit

D.itistime-savingandconvenient

37、Itcanbeinferredthatchildren.

A.wanttohavefreedomattable

B.washdishesaftereachmeal

C.arenotgoodatusingforksandkniveswhileeating

D?takeeatingtimeasafunbreak

38、ManyAmericansareeatingoutandnotcookingathomenowadaysbecause

A.theywanttomakeachangeaftereatingthesamefoodforyearsathome

B.thefoodmadeoutsidehometastesbetterthanfoodcookedathome

C.manyofthemlivealoneordon*tliketakingtroubletocook

D.Americanwomenrefusetocookathomeduetowomen1sliberationmovement

39、Accordingtothetextzadrive-inwindowisa.

A.carwindowfromwhichyoucanseethedriver

B.windowintherestaurantfromwhichyougetyourmealinthecar

C.placewhereyoucheckthemechanicconditionofyourcar

D.entrancewhereyoureturntheusedplatesaftereating

40、Theexpression"pitchinwith”(Line2zPara2)probablymeans.

A.complain

B.enjoy

C.help

D.deny

第三篇

Success

Therearemanywaysofdefiningsuccess.Itisaccuratetosaythateach

ofushasourownconceptofsuccesstotheextentthateachofusisresponsible

forsettingourowngoalsanddeterminingwhetherwehavemetthesegoals

satisfactorily.Becauseeachofuspossessesuniquedifferencesingenetic

abilityandfavorableenvironmentsinwhichtoexpresstheseabilities,it

isnecessarilytruethatwemustdefinesuccessbroadly.

Forsomepeople,simplybeingabletolivetheirlifewithaminimumof

miseryandsufferingisconsideredasuccess.Thinkofthepeaceofmindof

thepoorshepherdwhotendshissheep,enjoyshisfrugallifewithhisfamily

inthebeautyofnature,andwhoisrespectedbecausehedoesagoodjobof

achievingthegoalsexpectedofandacceptedbyhisandhissociety.Onthe

otherhand,itseemsthateventhoughsomepeopleappeartoberichinmaterial

possessions,manyofthemseemtobemiserableandconsiderthemselves

unsuccessfulwhenjudgedbytheirownstandardsofsuccess.Becausenotall

venturescanbesuccessfulzoneshouldnotsetunrealisticgoalsforachieving

success,butifonehasself-confidenceitwouldbeunfortunatetosetone*s

goalsattoolowalevelofachievement.

Awisecounseloroncesaidtoayoungmanwhowasexperiencingfrustration

withhisownprofessionalsuccess："Youdonothavetosetyourgoaltoreach

themooninordertohavesuccessintraveling.Sometimesonecanbevery-

successfulmerelybytakingawalkintheparkorridingthesubwaydowntown,11

Thecounseloradded,"Youhavenotreallyfailedandspoiledyourchances

forsuccessuntilyouhavebeenunsuccessfulatsomethingyoureallylike,

andtowhichyouhavegivenyoubesteffort.n

41、Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorimpliesthatareessentialin

achievingsuccess.

A.abilityandgoals

B.goalsanddetermination

C.abilityandenvironment

D?goalsandenvironment

42、Thewordnfrugal"(Line2,Para2)means.

A.wealthy

B.wasteful

C.thrifty

D.miserable

43、Somerichpeopleconsiderthemselvesunsuccessfulbecause.

A.theirlifeismiserable

B.theydonotliveinpeace

C.theirgoalsaretoolow

D.theyarenotrichenoughbytheirownstandards.

44、Thelastparagraphimpliesthat.

A.weshouldhavehighgoals

B.successmeansachievinggreatgoals

C.successmeanstakingawalkinthepark

D.successmeanstryingone*sbestatwhatonereallylikes

45、Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.thedefinitionofsuccess

B.howtoachievesuccess

C.howtosetgoals

D.theimportanceofgoals

第5部分：補全短文

下面的短文有5處空白，短文后有6個句子，其中5個取自短文，請根據短文內容將其分

別放回原有位置，以恢復文章原貌。

TestsShowWomenSuitedforSpaceTravel

Between1977and1981,threegroupsofAmericanwomenznumbering27in

all,betweentheageof35and65,weregivenmonth-longtestsforspacetravel

purposes.46.

Thosewomenwerecarefullyselectedfromamongmanyapplicants.47.They

werenotallowedtosmokeordrinkalcoholduringthetests,andtheywere

expectedtotolerateeachother*scompanyatclosequartersfortheentire

period.Amongotherthingstheyhadtostandpressurethreetimestheforce

ofgravityand