職稱英語綜合類B級模擬60

第1部分：詞匯選項

下面每個句子中均有1個詞或短語畫有底橫線，請為每處畫線部分確定1個意義最為

接近的選項。

1>AntsalwaysgutfoodawayinAutumn.

A.storeB.stealC.eatD.

carry

2、Irecommendyoubuyacomputer.

A.forceB.adviseC.askD.

require

3、Youshouldsoonregainyourappetite.

A.keepB.loseC.recoverD.get

4、Helenwillleaveimmediately.

A.farawayB.rightawayC.righthereD.soon

5、Weresolvedtheproblemaftergroupdiscussion.

A.causedB.metC.solvedD.posed

6、CementwasseldomusedinbuildingsoftheMiddleAges.

A.slightB.rarelyC.originallyD.

occasionally

7、Thereisanabundantsupplyofcheaplaborinthiscountry.

A.steadyB.plentifulC.extraD.stable

8、Themostcrucialproblemanyeconomicsystemfacesishowtouseitsscarce

resources.

A.puzzlingB.difficultC.terrifyingD.

urgent

9、Hemadeanimmenseamountofmoneyinbusiness.

A.largeB.smallC.limitedD.little

10>Thesubstancecanbeaddedtogasolinetoacceleratethespeedofautomobiles.

A.quickenB.shortenC.loosenD.enlarge

11>Themanagerallocatesdutiestotheclerks.

A.assignsB.persuadesC.asksD.orders

12>Theoncebarrenhillsidesarenowgoodfarmland.

A.hairlessB.bareC.emptyD.bald

13、Itispostulatedthatacureforthediseasewillhavebeenfoundbythe

year2020.

A.challengedB.assumedC.deductedD.decreed

14>Wemustabidebytherules.

A.sticktoB.persistinC.safeguardD.apply

15、Frommystandpointzyouknow,thisthingisjustfunny.

A.positionB.pointofviewC.knowledgeD.opinion

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作出判斷：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

lightpens,graphicstabletsandtouchscreens,butthemouseisstillour

workhorse.

Thecomputermousewasinventedin1964byDouglasEnglehartofStanford

University.Ascomputerscreensbecamemorepopularandarrowkeyswereused

tomovearoundabodyoftextzitbecameclearthatapointingdevicethat

allowedeasiermotionthroughthetextandevenselectionoftextwouldbe

veryuseful.Theintroductionofthemouse,withtheAppleLisacomputerin

1983,reallystartedthecomputerpublicontheroadtorelyingonthemouse

forroutinecomputertasks.

Howdoesthemousework?Wehavetostartatthebottom,sothinkupside

downfornow.Itallstartswiththemouseball.Asthemouseballinthe

bottomofthemouserollsoverthemousepad,itpressesagainstandturns

twoshafts.Theshaftsareconnectedtowheelswithseveralsmallholesin

them.Thewheelshaveapairofsmallelectroniclight-emittingdevicescalled

light-emittingdiodes(LED.mountedoneitherside.OneLEDsendsalight

beamtotheLEDontheotherside.Asthewheelsspinandaholerotatesby,

thelightbeamgetsthroughtotheLEDontheotherside.Butamomentlater

thelightbeamisblockeduntilthenextholeisinplace.TheLEDdetects

achangingpatternoflight,convertsthepatternintoanelectronicsignalz

andsendsthesignaltothecomputerthroughwiresinacablethatgoesout

ofthemousebody.Thiscableisthetailthathelpsgivethemouseitsname.

Thecomputerinterpretsthesignaltotellitwheretopositionthecursor

onthecomputerscreen.

Sofarwehaveonlydiscussedthebasiccomputermousethatmostofyou

probablyhaveorhaveused.Oneproblemwiththisdesignisthatthemouse

getsdirtyastheballrollsoverthesurfaceandpieksupdirt.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：⑴第23?26題要求從所給的6個選項中為第2?5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。

AdultEducation

1.Voluntarylearninginorganizedcoursesbymaturemenandwomeniscalled

adulteducation.Sucheducationisofferedtomakepeopleabletoenlarge

andinterprettheirexperienceasadults.Adultsmaywanttostudysomething

whichtheymissedinearlierschooling,getnewskillsorjobtraining,find

outaboutnewtechnologicaldevelopments,seekbetterself-understanding,

ordevelopnewtalentsandskills.

2.Thiskindofeducationmaybeintheformofself-studywithproper

guidancethroughtheuseoflibraries,correspondencecourses,orbroadcasting.

Itmayalsobeacquiredcollectivelyinschoolsandcolleges,studygroups,

workshops,clubsandprofessionalassociations.

3.Modernadulteducationforlargenumbersofpeoplestartedinthe18th

and19thcenturieswiththeriseoftheIndustrialRevolution.Greateconomic

andsocialchangesweretakingplace：peopleweremovingfromruralareas

tocities；newtypesofworkwerebeingcreatedinanexpandingfactorysystem.

Theseandotherfactorsproducedaneedforfurthereducationandre-education

ofadults.

4.TheearliestprogramsoforganizedadulteducationaroseinGreatBritain

inthe1790s,withthefoundingofanadultschoolinNottinghamandamechanics

institutioninGlasgow.BenjaminFranklinandsomefriendsfoundtheearliest

adulteducationinstitutionintheU.S.inPhiladelphiain1727.

5.Peoplerecognizethatcontinuedlearningisnecessaryformostforms

ofemploymenttoday.Forexample,partsoftheadultpopulationinmanycountries

finditnecessarytotakepartinretrainingprogramsatworkoreventolearn

completelynewjobs.Adulteducationprogramsarespringingupconstantly

tomeettheseandotherneeds.

23>Paragraph2

A.NecessityforDevelopingAdultEducation

B.EarlyDaysofAdultEducation

C.WaysofReceivingAdultEducation

D.GrowthofAdultEducation

E.InstitutionsofAdultEducation

F.DefinitionofAdultEducation

24、Paragraph3

25>Paragraph4

26、Paragraph5

27>Someadultswanttolearn.

A.socialandeconomicchanges

B.guidedself-studyandcorrespondencecourses

C.bystudyingtogetherwithchildren

D.whattheydidnotmanagetolearnearlier

E.datesbacktotheeighteenthcentury

F.massproduction

28、Therearevariousformsofadulteducation,including.

29、Adulteducationhasbeenmadenecessaryby.

30、Theearliestorganizedadulteducationoriginatedin.

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——曾

SeeingtheWorldCenturiesAgo

IfyouenjoylookingthroughtravelbooksbysuchfamiliarauthorsasArthur

FormerorEugeneFodor,itwillnotsurpriseyoutoleanthattravelwriting

hasalongandvenerablehistory.Almostfromtheearliestannalsofrecorded

timeindividualshavefoundreadyaudiencesfortheiraccountsofjourneys

tostrangeandexoticlocales.

Oneoftheearliesttravelwriters,aGreekgeographerandhistoriannamed

Strabo,livedaroundthetimeofChrist.ThoughStraboisknowntohavetraveled

fromeastoftheBlackSeawesttoItalyandasfarsouthasEthiopia,he

alsouseddetailsgleanedfromotherwriterstoextendandenlivenhisaccounts.

HismultivolumedworkGeographyprovidestheonlysurvivingaccountofthe

cities,peopleszcustoms,andgeographicalpeculiaritiesofthewholeknown

worldofhistime.

TwootherclassictravelwritersztheItalianMarcoPoloandtheMoroccan

IbnBattutah,livedinroughlythesametimeperiod.MarcoPolotraveledto

ChinawithhisfatheranduncleinaboutA.D.1275andremainedthere16or

17years,visitingseveralothercountriesduringhistravels.WhenMarco

returnedtoItalyhedictatedhismemoirs,includingstorieshehadheard

fromothersztoascribe,withtheresultingbookThemillionbeinganinstant

1

success.ThoughdifficulttoattesttotheaccuracyofallhesayszMarcos

bookimpelledEuropeanstobegintheirgreatvoyagesofexploration.

IbnBattutah1sinterestintravelbeganonhisrequiredMuslimjourney

toMeccain1325zandduringhislifetimehejourneyedthroughallthecountries

whereIslamheldsway.HistravelbooktheRihlahisapersonalizedaccount

ofdesertjourneys,courtintrigueszandeventheeffectoftheBlackDeath

inthevariouslandshevisited.Inalmost30yearsoftravelingitisestimated

thatIbnBattutahcoveredmorethan75,000miles.

31>Thispassageismostlyabout.

A.whypeoplefindtravelwritingexciting

B.theliterarystyleofthreeearlytravelwriters

C.wherethreeearlytravelwriterswentandwroteabout

D.howtowriteatravelbook

32^IbnBattutahtraveled

A.toChinaB.toEthiopia

C.throughouttheMuslimworldD.for16or17years

33、Thebooksbythethreewriterswerepopularbecause.

A.theylistedgoodplacestostay

B.theytoldofstrangeandexoticlocales

C.theyexplainedthebestroutestogettoplaces

D.alloftheirstorieswerefirsthandaccounts

34、Theoverallorganizationofthispassageisthrough.

A.chronologicalorder

B.spatialdescription

C.travelwriters*personalnarratives

D.persuasivedetails

35、Inthispassage"attest"meansto.

A.giveanexaminationtoB.drawamapof

C.tellliestoD.giveproofof

弟一m

TheCherokeeNation

LongbeforethewhitemancametoAmerica,thelandbelongedtotheAmerican

Indiannations.ThenationoftheCherokeeslivedinwhatisnowthesoutheastern

partoftheUnitedStates.

Afterthewhitemancame,theCherokeescopiedmanyoftheirways.One

CherokeenamedSequoyahsawhowimportantreadingandwritingwastothewhite

man.HedecidedtoinventawaytowritedownthespokenCherokeelanguage.

Hebeganbymakingwordpictures.Foreachwordhedrewapicture.Butthat

provedimpossible—therewerejusttoomanywords.Thenhetookthe85sounds

thatmadeupthelanguage.UsinghisownimaginationandanEnglishspelling

book,Sequoyahinventedasignforeachsound.Hisalphabetprovedamazingly

easytolearn.Beforelong,manyCherokeesknewhowtoreadandwriteintheir

ownlanguage.By1828ztheywereevenprintingtheirownnewspaper.

In1830,theUSCongresspassedalaw.Itallowedthegovernmenttoremove

Indiansfromtheirlands.TheCherokeesrefusedtogo.Theyhadlivedontheir

landsforcenturies.Itbelongedtothem.Whyshouldtheygotoastrange

landfarbeyondtheMississippiRiver?

ThearmywassenttodrivetheCherokeesout.Soldierssurroundedtheir

villagesandmarchedthematgunpointintothewesternterritory.Thesick,

theoldandthesmallchildrenwentincartszalongwiththeirbelongings.

Therestofthepeoplemarchedonfootorrodeonhorseback.ItwasNovember,

yetmanyofthemstillworetheirsummerclothes.Coldandhungry,theCherokees

werequicklyexhaustedbythehardshipsofthejourney.Manydroppeddead

andwereburiedbytheroadside.Whenthelastgrouparrivedintheirnew

homeinMarch1839zmorethan4z000haddied.Itwasindeedamarchofdeath.

36、TheCherokeeNationusedtolive.

A.ontheAmericancontinent

B.inthesoutheasternpartoftheUS

C.beyondtheMississippiRiver

D.inthewesternterritory

37、OneofthewaysthatSequoyahcopiedfromthewhitemanisthewayof

A.writingdownthespokenlanguage

B.makingwordpictures

C.teachinghispeoplereading

D.printingtheirownnewspaper

38、Alawwaspassedin1830to.

A.allowtheCherokeestostaywheretheywere

B.sendthearmytohelptheCherokees

C.forcetheCherokeestomovewestward

D.forbidtheCherokeestoreadtheirnewspapers

39、WhentheCherokeesbegantoleavetheirlands.

A.theywentincartsB.theywentonhorseback

C.theymarchedonfootD.alloftheabove

40、ManyCherokeesdiedontheirwaytotheirnewhomemainlybecause.

A.theywerenotwillingtogothere

B.thegovernmentdidnotprovidetransportation

C.theydidnothaveenoughfoodandclothes

D.thejourneywaslongandboring

第二—^答桐

EatMore,WeighLess,LiveLonger

Clevergeneticdetectiveworkmayhavefoundoutthereasonwhya

near-starvationdietprolongsthelifeofmanyanimals.

RonaldKahnatHarvardMedicalSchoolinBoston,US,andhiscolleagues

havebeenabletoextendthelifespan（壽命）ofmiceby18percentbyblocking

therodent1s（嚙齒動物）increaseoffatinspecificcells.Thissuggeststhat

thinness—andnotnecessarilydiet—promoteslonglifein"calorie（熱量單位，

卡）restricted"animals.

"It*sverycoolwork,nsaysagingresearcherCynthiaKenyonoftheUniversity

ofCalifornia,SanFrancisco."Thesemiceeatalltheywantzloseweightand

livelonger.It*slikeheaven.H

Calorierestrictiondramaticallyextendsthelifespanoforganismsas

differentaswormsandrodents.Whetherthisworksinhumansisstillunknown,

partlybecausefewpeoplearewillingtosubmittosuchastrictdiet.

Butmanyresearchershopetheywillbeabletotriggerthesameeffect

withadrugoncetheyunderstandhowlessfoodleadstoalongerlife.One

theoryisthateatinglessreducestheincreaseofharmfulthingsthatcan

damagecells.ButKahn1steamwonderedwhethertheanimalssimplybenefit

bybecomingthin.

Tofindout,theyusedbiologytrickstodisrupttheinsulin（胰島素）receptor

（受體）geneinlabmice—butonlyintheirfatcells."Sinceinsulinisneeded

tohelpfatcellsstorefatztheseanimalswereprotectedagainstbecoming

fat,"explainsKahn.

Thisslightgeneticchangeinasingletissuehaddramaticeffects.By

threemonthsofage,Kahn1smodifiedmicehadupto70percentlessbodyfat

thannormalcontrolmicezdespitethefactthattheyate55percentmorefood

pergramofbodyweight.

Inaddition,theirlifespanincreased.Theaveragecontrolmouselived

753days,whilethethinrodentsaveragedalifespanof887days.Afterthree

years,allthecontrolmicehaddied,butone-quarterofthemodifiedrodents

werestillalive.

"Thattheygettheseeffectsbyjustmanipulatingthefatcellsis

controversial,nsaysLeonardGuarenteoftheMassachusettsInstituteof

Technology,whostudiescalorierestrictionandaging.

ButGuarentesaysKahnhasyettoprovethatthesameeffectisresponsible

forincreasedlifespanincalorie-restrictedanimals."Itmightbethesame

11

effectortheremightbetworoutestolonglife,'*hepointsoutzandthat

wouldbeveryinteresting.n

41>RonaldKahnandhiscolleaguescanmakemicelivelongerby.

A.offeringthemlessfood

B.givingthemabalanceddiet

C.disruptingthespecificgenesintheirfatcells

D.preventingthemgrowinglarger

42、Accordingtothepassage,wedonotknowwhetherhumanswillbenefitfrom

takinginfewercaloriespartlybecause.

A.humans,wormsandrodentsaredifferent

B.mostpeoplearenotwillingtobeputonastrictdiet

C.theeffectisnotknown

D.geneticchangesintissuescannotbeperformedonhumans

43、Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?

A.Peopleliketoloseweight,buttheydonotliketoeatless.

B.Peoplewanttogotoheaven,buttheydonotwanttodie.

C.Micewillgotoheaveniftheyloseweight.

D.Miceenjoylosingweight.

44、Theaveragemodifiedmouselived.

A.3yearsB.753days

C.morethan3yearsD.887days

45、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabouttheroutetolonglife?

A.Itremainstobestudied.B.Ithasalreadybeen

discovered.

C.Eatingmoreleadstolonglife.D.Eatinglessleadstolong

life.

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。

LudwigVanBeethoven

LudwigvanBeethoven,amajorcomposerofthenineteenthcentury,overcame

manypersonalproblemstoachieveartisticgreatness.

BorninBonn,Germany,in1770,hefirststudiedmusicwiththecourtorganist,

GillesvanderEeden.Hisfatherwasexcessivelystrictandgiventoheavy-

drinking.46AppointeddeputycourtorganisttoChristianGottlobNeefe

atasurprisinglyearlyagein1782,Beethovenalsoplayedtheharpsichord

andtheviola.In1792hewassenttoViennabyhispatron,CountFerdinand

Waldstein,tostudymusicunderHaydn.

Beethovenremainedunmarried.47Continuallyplaguedbyillhealth,he

developedanearinfectionwhichledtohistragicdeafnessin1819.

48Hecompletedmaturemasterpiecesofgreatmusicaldepth,threepiano

sonatas,fourstringquartets,theMissaSolemnis,andthe9thSymphony.He

diedin1827.49

NotingthatBeethovenoftenflewintofitsofrage,Goetheoncesaidof

him,nIamastonishedbyhistalent,butheisunfortunatelyanaltogether

untamedpersonality."50

A.Inspiteofthishandicap,however,hecontinuedtowritemusic.

B.Becauseofirregularpaymentsfromhispublishersanderraticsupport

fromhispatronszhewastroubledbyfinancialworriesthroughouthisadult

life.

C.Hislifewasmarkedbyapassionatededicationtoindependence.

D.Whenhismotherdied,Beethoven,thenayoungman,wasnamedguardian

ofhistwoyoungerbrothers.

E,AlthoughBeethoven*spersonalitymayhavebeenuntamed,hismusicshows

greatdisciplineandcontrol,andthisishowwerememberhimbest.

F.Todayhismusicisstillbeingpl