職稱英語綜合類B級模擬29

第1部分：詞匯選項

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

近的選項。

1>Thehigh-speedtrainscanhaveamajorimpactontravelpreferences.

A.forceB.influence

C.surpriseD.power

2、Canyoufollowtheplot?

A.changeB.investigate

C.writeD.understand

3、Eveninahighlymodernizedcountry,manualworkisstillneeded.

A.physicalB.mental

C.naturalD.hard

4、Inthelattereasetheoutcomecanbeseriousindeed.

A.resultB.judgment

C.decisionD.event

5、NormanBlarneyisanartistofdeepconvictions.

A.statementsB.beliefs

C.suggestionsD.claims

6、Uptonowftheworkhasbeeneasy.

A.SoB.Solong

C.SothatD.Sofar

7、Thereportadvocatedsettingupdaytrainingcolleges.

A.supposedB.excited

C.suggestedD.discussed

8、Accordinglyfanumberofothermethodshavebeenemployed.

A.ThereforeB.Afterwards

C.HoweverD.Furthermore

9、Theoutlookfromthetopofthemountainisbreathtaking.

A.viewB.sight

C.lookD.point

10>Ourlivesareintimatelyboundupwiththeirs.

A.tenselyB.nearly

C.carefullyD.closely

11>Theunionrepresentativeputacrossherargumentveryeffectively.

A.explainedB.invented

C.consideredD.accepted

12>Hetalkstoughbuthasatenderheart.

A,heavyB.strong

C.kindD.wild

13>Itisnousedebatingtherelativemeritsofthispolicy.

A.makingB.taking

C.discussingD.expecting

14、Ourstatisticsshowthatweconsumeallthatwearecapableofproducing.

A.wasteB.buy

C.useD.sell

15>Thefueltankshadacapacityof140liters.

A.functionB.ability

C.powerD.volume

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。

APayRiseorNot

"UnlessIgetarise,I'11haveatalkwiththeboss,HenryManley."George

Strongsaidtohimself.Georgelikedhisjobandhelikedthetownhelived

in,buthiswifekepttellinghimthathispaywasnotenoughtomeetthe

needsofthefamily.ThatwaswhyhewasthinkingoftakingajobinBirmingham,

anearbycityabout50milesaway.Hehadbeenofferedajobinafactory

there,andthepaywasfarbetter.

GeorgelivedinWyeford,amedium-sizedtown.Hereallylikedtheplace

anddidn*tliketheideaofmovingsomewhereelse,butifhetookthejob

inBirmingham,hewouldhavetomovehisfamilythere.

HenryManleywasthemanagerofasmallcompanymanufacturingelectric

motors.Thecompanywasindeeptroublebecause,amongotherreasons,the

Japaneseweresellingsuchthingsatverylowprices.AsaresultzManley

hadtocuthisownpricesandprofitsaswell.Otherwisehewouldnotget

anyordersatall.Eventhen,orderswerestillnotcominginfastenoughz

sothattherewasnomoneyforraises（力口工資）forhisworkers.Somehow,he

hadtostrugglealongandkeephisbestworkersaswell.Hesighed.Justthen

thephonerang.

HissecretarytoldhimthatGeorgeStrongwantedtoseehimassoonas

possible.Manleysighedagain.Hecouldguesswhatitwasabout.GeorgeStrong

wasaveryyoungengineer.Thecompanyhadnofutureunlessitcouldattract

andkeepmenlikehim.Manleyrubbedhisforehead（前額）,hisproblemsseemed

endless.

16NHenryManleywasalreadydeeplyindebt.

A.rightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17、ThejobthathadbeenofferedtoGeorgeStronginBirminghampaidbetter.

A.rightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>IfGeorgeStrongtookthejobinBirmingham,hewouldhavetoleavehis

familyinWyeford.

A.rightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19、HenryManley1scompanywasindeeptrouble.

A.rightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、HenryManley*scompanywasmakingenoughprofitstoraisetheworkers1

wages.

A.rightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21>HenryManleyhadnoideaatallWhyGeorgeStrongwantedtoseehim.

A.rightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22>GeorgeStrongwasaverycreativeengineer.

A.rightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意與完成句子

閱讀下面這篇短文，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2-5段每段選擇1個最佳標題;

（2）第27-30題要求從所給的6個選項中選擇4個正確的選項，分別完成每個句子。

KeepingCutFlowers

1Whileeverybodyenjoysfreshcutflowersaroundhishouse,fewpeopleknow

howtokeepthemforaslongaspossible.Thismaybedonebykeepinginmindafew

simplefacts.

2Animportantthingtorememberaboutcutflowersisthattheyaresensitiveto

temperature.Forexample,studieshaveshownthatcutcarnations（康乃馨）retaintheir

freshnesseighttimeslongerwhenkeptat12℃thanwhenkeptat26℃.Keeping

freshlyharvestedflowersattherighttemperaturesisprobablythemostimportant

aspectofflowercare.

3Flowersarenotintendedbynaturetoliveverylong.Theirbiologicalpurposeis

simplytoattractbirdsorinsects,suchasbees,forpollination（授粉）.Afterthat,they

quicklydryupanddie.Theprocessbywhichflowersconsumeoxygenandproduce

carbondioxide（二氧化碳），calledrespiration（呼吸），generatestheenergytheflower

needstogivethefloweritsshapeandcolor.Themakingofseedsalsodependsonthis

energy.Whilealllivingthingsrespire,flowershaveahighlevelofrespiration.Aresult

ofallthisrespirationisheat,andforflowersthelevelofheatrelativetothemassofthe

flowerisveryhigh.Respirationalsobringsabouttheeventualdeathoftheflower.

Thusthegreaterthelevelofrespiration,thesoonertheflowerdies.

4How,then,tocontroltherateatwhichflowersdie?Bycontrollingrespiration.

Howisrespirationcontrolled?Bycontrollingtemperature.Weknowthatrespiration

producesheat,butthereverseisalsotrue.Thusbymaintaininglowtemperatures,

respirationisreducedandthecutflowerwillagemoreslowly.

5Anothervitalfactorinkeepingcutflowersisthequalityofthewaterinwhich

theyareplaced.FlowersHnditdifficultto"drink"waterthatisdirtyorotherwise

polluted.Evenwhenwaterlooksandsmellsclean,italmostcertainlycontainsharmful

substancesthatcanendangertheflowers.Toridthewateroftheseunwanted

substances,householdchlorinebleach（含氯漂白劑）canbeusedinsmallquantities.It

isrecominendedthat15dropsofchlorinebleach（at4%solution）beaddedtoeachliter

ofwater.Thewaterandsolutionshouldalsobereplacedeachday.

A.ControlofRespiration

B.BeautyofFreshCutFlowers

C.RoleofRespiration

D.MostImportantAspectofFlowerCare

E.NeedforCleanWater

F.WaysofStoppingRespiration

23、Paragraph2______.

24、Paragraph3

25>Paragraph4

26、Paraqraph5

A.bykeepingitsoriginalshapeandcolor

B.inthelifeofthecutflower

C.toproducecarbondioxide

D.foraslongaspossible

E.bycontrollingtemperature

F.toreplacethewaterandsolutioneveryday

27、Afewsimplefactswillhelpyoukeepcutflowers.

28、Respirationplaysakeyrole.

29、Theagingofcutflowerscanbesloweddown.

30>Anotherimportantwaytoprolongthelifeofcutflowersis

第4部分：閱讀理解

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題，每道題后面有4個選項。請仔細閱讀短文并根據

短文回答其后面的問題，從4個選項中選擇1個最佳答案。

弟扁

NewFoodsandtheNewWorld

Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople—nottheirclothes,ideas,or

languages—haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.Theoriginalchocolatedrink

wasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatree（可可樹）bySouthAmericanIndians,

TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500's.And

althoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondonz

shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.

Somestillexisttoday.

ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1600,theSpanishbrought

itfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.Irelandbecameso

dependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailed

H

duringthe"PotatoFamine（饑荒）of1845-1846zandthousandsmorewereforced

toleavetheirhomelandandmovetoAmerica.

TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatothe

OldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowthe

world*slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombia

andotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountry

inAfrica.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe14001s.

AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenapersonnamed

Kaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffee

bush.HetriedoneandexperiencedtheHwide-awake"feelingthatone-third

oftheworld*spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.

31、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghaschangedthemost

inthelast500years?

A.FoodB.Clothing

C.IdeologyD.Language

32、11someHinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefersto

A.somecocoatrees

B.somechocolatedrinks.

C,someshops

D.someSouthAmericanIndians

33>ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthenPotatoFamine"because.

A.theyweresodependentonpotatoesthattheyrefusedtoeatanything

else

B.theywereforcedtoleavetheirhomelandandmovetoAmerica

C.theweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingpotatoes

D.thepotatoharvestwasbad

34、Whichcountryisthelargestcoffeeproducer?

A.Brazil

B.Colombia

C.Ethiopia

D.Egypt

35、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtruezaccordingtothepassage?

A.Onethirdoftheworld1spopulationdrinkscoffee.

B.CoffeeisnativetoColombia

C.Coffeecankeeponeawake.

D.CoffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs.

TeachingPoetry

Nopoemshouldeverbediscussedor"analyzed",untilithasbeenread

aloudbysomeone,teacherorstudent.Betterstillzperhaps,isthepractice

ofreadingittwice,onceatthebeginningofthediscussionandonceatthe

end,sothesoundofthepoemisthelastthingonehearsofit.

Alldiscussionsofpoetryare,infact,preparationsforreadingitaloud,

andthereadingofthepoemiszfinally,themosttelling"interpretation"

ofit,suggestingtone,rhythm,andmeaningallatonce.Hearingapoetread

thewordinhisorherownvoice,onrecordsoronfilm,isobviouslyaspecial

reward.Buteventhoseaidstoteachingcannotreplacethestudentandteacher

readingitor,bestofallzreciting（背誦）it.

Ihavecometothink,infactzthattimespentreadingapoemaloudis

muchmoreimportantthanHanalyzing"it,ifthereisn*ttimeforboth.Ithink

oneofourgoalsasteachersofEnglishistohavestudentslovepoetry.Poetry

H

isacriticismoflife"zand"aheightening（提升）oflife".Itis"anapproach

tothetruthoffeeling”，andit"cansaveyourlife".Italsodeservesa

placeintheteachingoflanguageandliteraturemorecentralthanitpresently

occupies.

IamnotsayingthateveryEnglishteachermustteachpoetry.Thosewho

don*tlikeitshouldnotbeforcedtoputthatdislikeonanyoneelse.But

thosewhodoteachpoetrymustkeepinmindafewthingsaboutitsessential

nature,aboutitssoundaswellasitssense,andtheymustmakeroominthe

classroomforhearingpoetryaswellasthinkingaboutit.

36、Tohaveabetterunderstandingofapoem,oneshould

A.discussitwithothers

B.analyzeitbyoneself

C.copyitdowninanotebook

D.practicereadingitaloud

37、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafunctionofpoetry?

A.Extendingyourlife

B.Savingyourlife

C.Criticizinglife

D.Heighteninglife

38、Accordingtothewriter,oneofthepurposesofteachingEnglishisto

getstudents.

A.tounderstandlife

B.toenjoypoetry

C.tobecometeachers

D.tobecomepoets

39、Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?

A.Morestressshouldbelaidontheteachingofpoetry

B.Poetryismoreimportantthananyothersubject

C.Onecannotenjoylifefullywithoutanunderstandingofpoetry

D.Poetryisthefoundationofalllanguageandliteraturecourses

40、Thephrase"makeroom"inthelastparagraphcouldbebestreplacedby

A."buildabooth"

B."provideequipmentH

C."leaveacertainamountoftime

D."setasideenoughspace"

第—二答

"Salty"RicePlantBoostsHarvests

Britishscientistsarebreedinganewgenerationofriceplantsthatwill

beabletogrowinsoilcontainingsaltwater.Theirworkmayenableabandoned

farmstobecomeproductiveoncemore.

TimFlowersandTonyYeo,fromSussexUniversity*sSchoolofBiological

Sciences,havespentseveralyearsresearchinghowcrops,suchasricezcould

bemadetogrowinwaterthathasbecomesalty.

Thepairhasrecentlybegunathree-yearprogramme,fundedbythe

BiotechnologyandBiologicalSciencesResearchCouncil,toestablishwhich

genesenablesomeplantstosurvivesaltyconditions.Theaimistobreed

thiscapabilityintocropszstartingwithrice.

Itisestimatedthateachyearmorethan10mhectares（公頃）ofagricultural

landarelostbecausesaltgetsintothesoilandstunts（妨礙生長）plants.

Theproblemiscausedbyseveralfactors.Inthetropicszmangroves（紅樹

林）thatcreateswamps（沼澤）andtraditionallyformedbarrierstoseawater

havebeencutdown.IntheMediterranean；aseriesofdroughtshavecaused

thewatertabletodrop,allowingseawatertoseep（滲透）in.InLatinAmerica,

irrigationoftencausesproblemswhenwaterisevaporated（蒸發）bytheheatz

leavingsaltdepositsbehind.

Excesssaltthenenterstheplantsandpreventsthemfunctioningnormally.

Heavyconcentrationsofmineralsintheplantsstopthemdrawingupthewater

theyneedtosurvive.

Toovercometheseproblems,FlowersandYeodecidedtobreedriceplants

thattakeinverylittleslatandstorewhattheydoabsorbincellsthat

donotaffecttheplants1growth.Theyhavestartedtobreedthese

characteristicsintoanewricecrop,butitwilltakeabouteightharvests

beforetheresultingseedsarereadytobeconsideredforcommercialuse.

Oncethecharacteristicsforsurvivingsaltysoilareknown,Flowersand

Yeowilltrytobreedtheappropriategenesintoallmannersofcropsand

plants.Landthathasbeenabandonedtonaturewillthenbeabletobloom

again,providingmuchneededfoodinthepoorercountriesoftheworld.

41>WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutFlowersandYeoistrue?

A.TheyarestudentsatSussexUniversity.

B.Theyarericebreeders.

C.Theyarehusbandandwife.

D.Theyarecolleaguesataninstitutionofhigherlearning.

42、FlowersandYeohavestartedaprogrammed

A.tofindwaystopreventwaterpollution

B.toidentifygenesthatpromotegrowthinsaltysoil

C.tobreedriceplantsthattastesalty

D.tofindwaystoremoveexcessivesaltfromsoil

43、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacauseoftheproblemdiscussed

inthepassage?

A.Naturalbarrierstoseawaterhavebeendestroyed

B.thewatertablehasgonedownafterdroughts

C.Sealevelhasbeencontinuouslyrising

D.Evaporationofwaterleavessaltbehind

44、Theword"affect11inParagraph6couldbebestreplacedby.

A."influence"

B."effect

C."stop11

D."present11

45、Theattitudeoftheauthortowardstheresearchprojectis.

A.positive

B.negative

C.suspicious

D.indifferent

第5部分：補全短文

閱讀下面的短文，文章有5處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請根據文章的內容選擇5組文

字，將其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復文章原貌。

Likefinefood,goodwritingissomethingweapproachwithpleasureand

enjoyfromthefirsttastetothelast.46.Quitethecontrary,justas

thecookhastoundergoanintensivetraining,masteringtheskillsofhis

tradezthewritermustsitathisdeskanddevotelonghourstoachieving

astyleinhiswriting,whateveritspurposeschoolwork,mattersofbusiness,

orpurelysocialcommunication.47.Therearestillsomeremoteplacesin

theworldwhereyoumightfindsomeonetodoyourbusinessorsocialwriting

foryou,forafee.Thereareafewmangerswhoareluckyenoughtohavethe

serviceofthatrarekindofsecretarywhocantakecareofallsortsofletter

writingwithnomorethanaquicknotetoworkfrom.48.Wehavetowrite

schoolpapers,businesspapersorhomepapers.Weareconstantlycalledon

toputwordstopaper.Itwouldbedifficulttocountthenumberofsuchwords,

messages,letterszandreportsputtothemailsordeliveredbyhand,but

thedailyfiguremustbeenormous.49.Wewanttoarouseandholdtheinterest

ofreaders.Wewantwhateverwewritetoberead,fromfirstwordtolast,

notthrownintosomeHletters-to-be-readHfileorintoawastepaper

basket.50.

A.Butformostofus,ifthereisanywritingtobedone,wehavetodo

itourselves

B.However,themanagersmaysometimescausethewritersalotoftrouble

C.Anygoodwriterszlikegoodcooks,donotsuddenlyappearfull-blown

（成熟的）

D.Whatismore,everyonewhowritesexpects,oratleasthopeszthathis

writingwillberead

E.Thisisthereasonwebendoureffortstowardlearningandpracticing

theskillsofinteresting,effectivewriting

F.Youmaybesurethatthegreatertheeffort,themoreeffectivethe

writing,andthemorerewarding

第6部分：完形填空

閱讀下面的短文，文中有15處空白，每處空白給出4個選項，請根據短文的內容從4個

選項中選擇1個最佳答案。

TheAmericanFamily

IntheAmericanfamilythehusbandandwifeusuallyshareimportantdecision

making.Whenthechildrenare51enoughztheytakepartaswell.Foreigners

areoftensurprisedbythepermissiveness（寬容）ofAmericanparents.Theold

rulethat"childrenshouldbeseenandnotheard"israrely52,andchildren

areoftenallowedtodo53theywishwithoutstrictcontroloftheirparents.

Thefatherseldomexpectshischildrentolistentohim54question,and

childrenareencouragedtobe55atanearlyage.Somepeoplebelievethat

Americanparentscarrythisfreedom56far.Othersthinkthatastrongfather

imagewouldnot57theAmericanvaluesofequalityandindependence.Because

Americansemphasizetheimportanceofindependence,youngpeopleareexpected

to58theirparentalfamiliesbythetimetheyhave59theirlateteens

orearlytwenties.Indeed,nottodosoisoftenregardedasa60,akind

ofweakdependence.

Thispatternofindependenceoftenresultsinserious61fortheaging

parentsofasmallfamily.TheaverageAmericanisexpectedtolive62the

ageof70.Thejob-retirementageis6365.Thechildrenhavelefthome,

married,and64theirownhouseholds.Atleast20percentofallpeople

over65donothaveenoughretirementincomes.65themajorproblemofmany-

elderlycouplesisnoteconomic.Theyfeeluselessandlonelywithneither

anoccupationnoraclosefamilygroup.

51、A.seniorB.junior

C?oldD.young

52、A.watchedB.followed

C.understoodD.grasped

53>A.whatB.that

C.whichD.when

54、A.forB?on

C.withoutD.in

55、A.dependentB.independent

C.sureD.secure

56>A.tooB.almost

C.nearlyD.so

57、A.gainB.welcome

C.suitD.estimate

58>A.breakupB,breakinto

C.breakthroughD.breakawayfrom

59、AreachedB.come

C.arrivedD.developed

60、A.rewardB,criticism

C.failureD.success

61>A?eventsB?problems

C.mattersD.affairs

62、A,onB.UP

C.fromD.beyond

63、A.onlyB?usually

C.sometimesD.seldom

64、A.setforthB.setaside

C.setupD.setdown

65、A.ButB.Therefore

C.IncontrastD.Ontheotherhand

答案：

第1部分：詞匯選項

1>B

［解析］本句話的意思：''高速列車會對旅游喜好產生重大的影響。〃force：力量。influence：

影響。如：Hepromisedtousehisinfluencewiththechairmantogetmethejob.

他答應運用他對董事長的影響力來使我得到那個職位。surprise：吃驚，驚奇。power：力量。

2、D

［解析］本句話的意思：''你能夠理解這個情節嗎？〃change：變化。investigate：調查。write：

寫。understand：理解。如：Agoodteacherneedstounderstandchildren.——位優

秀教師需要理解孩子。

3、A

［解析］本句話的意思：',即使在高度發達的國家，體力勞動依然是必要的。〃physical：體力的，

如：He*sactivetojoininphysicalexercise.他積極參力口體育鍛煉。mental：腦力

的。natural：自然的。hard：努力的；辛苦的。

4、A

［解析］本句意思：''在后利情況下，結果可能是嚴重的/result：結果;后果。如;Theseproblems

aretheresultofyearsofbadmanagement.這些問題是由于多年管理不善而造成的結

果。judgment：判斷。decision：決定。event：事件。

5、B

［解析］本句意思：''諾曼?布萊米是一個有著堅定信念的藝術家。"statements：陳述；聲明。

beliefs：信仰;信念。如：Itismybeliefthatherdeathwasnotanaccident.

我相信她的死亡并非意外事故所致。suggestions：建議。claims：要求；主張。

6、D

［解析］本句意思：”至今為止，工作是容易的。〃so：因此。solong：只要。sothat：以至于。

sofar：至今為止。sofar與uptonow句子的謂語動詞的時態應使用完成時。

7、C

［解析］本句意思：”報告建議設立日常培訓學院。〃supposed：想，假設。excited：興奮，激動。

suggested：建議，提議。如：Canyousuggesthowweshoulddoit?你能建議我們該怎

么做嗎？discuss：討論。

8、A

［解析］本句意思：''因此，已經使用了許多其他的方法。“therefore：因此，所以。afterwards：

此后，以后，之后。however：但是，然而（表示轉折）。furthermore：并且，此外。這些詞均屬

于連接副詞。在句中，起到連接上下文的作用。

9、A

［解析］本句意思：',山頂的景色令人驚嘆。〃view：景色，觀點。sight：看，常用的短語搭配：

outofsight；inthesightofolook：看，可以用作動詞，也可用于名詞。如：havealooko

point：指出，常用短語搭配。pointout指出，pointat指著。

10>D

［解析］本句意思：',我們的生活和他們的竺活密切相關。〃tensely：拉緊地。nearly：近地，臨

近地。carefully：仔細地。closely：親密地，密切地。

11>A

［解析］本句意思：''工會代表非常有效地解釋了她的論點。"explain：解釋，如：Hecouldn*t

seehowitworkeduntilIexplainedthatyouhadtoturnitonfirst.直至ll

我解釋說必須先把開關擰開，他才明白。invent：發明。consider：考慮，思考。accept：接受。

12、C

［解析］本句話意思：''他談話強硬，但心是善良的。"heavy：重的，強硬的。strong：有力的，

強壯的。kind：善良的，好的。如：ItwasverykindofyoutovisitmewhenIwas

ill.感謝你在我生病時來看我。wild：野的，瘋狂的。

［3、C

［解析］本句意思：''辯論