职称英语考试综合类A级真题及参考答案.docx

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职称英语考试综合类A级真题及参考答案

2013年职称英语考试综合类A级试题及参考答案

　　一、词汇选项

　　1.Rumorsbeganto circulate abouthisfinancialproblems.

　　A.sendB.hearC.confirmD.spread

　　2.Threeworld-classtennisplayerscameto contend forthistitle.

　　A.competeB.argueC.claimD.wish

　　3.Thedrinkingwaterhasbecome contaminated withlead.

　　A.treatedB.pollutedC.testedD.corrupted

　　4.Manyexpertsremain skeptical abouthisclaims.

　　A.doubtfulB.untouchedC.certainD.silent

　　5.Respectforlifeisa cardinal principleofthelaw.

　　A.fundamentalB.moralC.regularD.hard

　　6.Theydidn’tseemtoappreciatethe magnitude oftheproblem.

　　A.existenceB.importanceC.causeD.situation

　　7.She shed afewtearsatherdaughter’swedding.

　　A.wipedB.producedC.injectedD.removed

　　8.Thecontractbetweenthetwocompanieswill expire soon.

　　A.shortenB.endC.startD.resume

　　9.Therulesaretoo rigid toallowforhumaneerror.

　　A.generalB.complexC.inflexibleD.direct

　　10.Thetowerremains intact evenaftertwohundredyears.

　　A.undamagedB.unknownC.unusualD.unstable

　　11.Themethodsofcommunicationusedduringthewarwere primitive.

　　A.reliableB.effectiveC.alternativeD.simple

　　12.Thepolicewillneedtokeepa wary eyeonthisareaoftown.

　　A.nakedB.cautiousC.blindD.private

　　13.Theproposalwas endorsed bythemajorityofmembers.

　　A.rejectedB.submittedC.approvedD.considered

　　14.Comeout,orI’ll bust thedoordown.

　　A.shutB.breakC.setD.beat

　　15.Thisspecieshasnearlydiedoutbecauseitshabitatisbeingdestroyed.

　　A.turneddeadB.passedbyC.carriedawayD.becomeextinct

　　参考答案：

DABAABBBCADBCBD

　　第2部分：

阅读判断（第16-22题，每题1分，共7分）

MauPiailug,OceanNavigator

　　MausailedfromHawaiitoTahitiusingtraditionalmethods

　　Inearly1976,MauPiailug,afisherman,ledanexpeditioninwhichhe sailedatraditionalPolynesianboatacross2,500milesofoceanfromHawaiitoTahiti.ThePolynesianVoyagingSocietyhadorganizedtheexpedition.Itspurposewastofindoutifseafarers（海员）inthedistantpastcouldhavefoundtheirwayfromoneislandtotheotherwithoutnavigationalinstruments,orwhethertheislandshadbeenpopulatedbyaccident.Atthetime,Mauwastheonlymanalivewhoknewhowtonavigatejustbyobservingthestars,thewindandthesea.

　　HehadneverbeforesailedtoTahiti,whichwasalongwaytothesouth.However,heunderstoodhowthewindandtheseabehavearoundislands,sohewasconfidenthecouldfindhisway.Thevoyagetookhimandhiscrewamonthtocompleteandhediditwithoutacompassprcharts.

　　Hisgrandfatherbeganthetaskofteachinghimhowtonavigatewhenhewasstillababy.Heshowedhimpoolsofwateronthebeachtoteachhimhowthebehaviourofthewavesandwindchangedindifferentplaces.Later,Mauusedacircleofstonestomemorizethepositionsofthestars.Eachstonewaslaidoutinthesandtorepresentastar.

　　ThevoyageprovedthatHawaii'sfirstinhabitantscameinsmallboatsandnavigatedbyreadingtheseaandthestars.Mauhimselfbecameakeenteacher,passingonhistraditionalsecretstopeopleofotherculturessothathisknowledgewouldnotbelost.Heexplainedthepositionofthestarstohisstudents,butheallowedthemtowritethingsdownbecauseheknewtheywouldneverbeabletoremembereverythingashehaddone.

　　16.Atthetimeofhisvoyage,Mauhaduniquenavigationalskills.

　　A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

　　17.MauwasfamiliarwiththeseaaroundTahiti.

　　A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

　　18.Maucouldnotaffordacompassorcharts.

　　A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

　　19.Maulearntnavigationskillsfromhisgrandfather.

　　A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

　　20.Mauusedstonestomemorieswherethestarsweresituatedinthesky.

　　A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

　　21.ThefirstinhabitantsofHawaiicouldreadandwrite.

　　A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

　　22.Mauexpectedhisstudentstorememberthepositionsofthestarsimmediately.

　　A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

　　参考答案：

AACAACB

　　第3部分：

概括大意与完成句子（第23~30题，每题1分，共8分）：

下面的短文后有2项测试任务：

（1）第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为指定段落每段选择1个小标题;

（2）第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定一个最佳选项。

TrafficJams—NoEndinSight

　　1Trafficcongestion（拥堵）affectspeoplethroughouttheworld.Trafficjamscausesmogindozensofcitiesacrossboththedevelopedanddevelopingworld.IntheU.S.,commuters（通勤人员）spendanaverageofafullworkingweekeachyearsittingintrafficjams,accordingtotheTexasTransportationInstitute.Whilealternativewaysofgettingaroundareavailable,mostpeoplestillchoosetheircarsbecausetheyarelookingforconvenience,comfortandprivacy.

　　2Themostpromisingtechniqueforreducingcitytrafficiscalledcongestionpricing，wherebycitieschargeatolltoentercertainpartsoftownatcertaintimesofday.Intheory,ifthetollishighenough，somedriverswillcanceltheirtripsorgobybusortrain.Andinpracticeitseemstowork：

Singapore，LondonandStockholmhavereducedtrafficandpollutionincitycentresthankstocongestionpricing.

　　3Anotherwaytoreducerush-hourtrafficisforemployerstoimplementflextime，whichletsemployeestraveltoandfromworkatoff-peaktraffictimestoavoidtherushhour.Thosewhohavetotravelduringbusytimescandotheirpartbysharingcars.Employerscanalsoallowmorestafftotelecommute（workfromhome）soastokeepmorecarsofftheroadaltogether.

　　4Someurbanplannersstillbelievethatthebestwaytoeasetraffic congestionistobuildmoreroads，especiallyroadsthatcantakedriversaroundorovercrowdedcitystreets.Butsuchtechniquesdonotreallykeepcarsofftheroad;theyonlyaccommodatemoreofthem.

　　5Other,moreforward-thinking，plannersknowthatmoreandmoredriversandcarsaretakingtotheroadseveryday，andtheyareunwillingtoencouragemoreprivateautomobileswhenpublictransportissomuchbetterbothforpeopleandtheenvironment.Forthisreason,theAmericangovernmenthasdecidedtospendsome$7billiononhelpingtoincreasecapacityonpublic-transportsystemsandupgradethemwithmoreefficienttechnologies.Butenvironmentalistscomplainthatsuchfundingistinycomparedwiththe$50billionbeingspentonroadsandbridges.

　　23.Paragraph1__D__

　　24.Paragraph2__F__

　　25.Paragraph3__A__

　　26.Paragraph4___E_

　　A.Changingworkpractice

　　B.Notdoingenough

　　C.Closingcitycentrestotraffic

　　D.Aglobalproblem

　　E.Asolutionwhichisnosolution

　　F.Payingtogetin

　　27.MostAmericandriversthinkitconvenientto__D____

　　28.Ifchargedhighenough,somedriversmay__B____toentercertainpartsoftown.

　　29.Buildingmoreroadsisnotaneffectivewayto___F___

　　30.TheU.S.governmenthasplannedto_E_____updatingpublic-transportsystems.

　　A.drivearound

　　B.gobybus

　　C.travelregularly

　　D.encouragemoreprivatecars

　　E.spendmoremoney

　　F.reducetrafficjams

　　第4部分：

阅读理解（第31~45题，每题3分，共45分）：

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。

请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。

第一篇WhySoManyChildren

　　InmanyofthedevelopingcountriesinAfricaandAsia,thepopulationisgrowingfast.Thereasonforthisissimple:

Womeninthesecountrieshaveahighbirthrate—from3.0to7.0childrenperwoman.Themajorityofthesewomenarepoor,withoutthefoodorresourcestocarefortheirfamilies.Whydotheyhavesomanychildren?

Whydon'ttheylimitthesizeoftheirfamilies?

Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.

　　Onereasoniseconomic.Inatraditionalagriculturaleconomy,largefamiliesarehelpful.Havingmorechildrenmeanshavingmoreworkersinthefieldsandsomeonetotakecareoftheparentsinoldage.Inanindustrialeconomy,thesituationisdifferent.Manychildrendonothelpafamily;instead,theyareanexpense.Thus,industrializationhasgenerallybroughtdownthebirthrate.ThiswasthecaseinItaly,whichwasindustrializedquiterecentlyandrapidly.Intheearlypartofthetwentiethcentury,Italywasapoor,largelyagriculturalcountrywithahighbirthrate.AfterWorldWarII,Italy’seconomywasrapidlymodernizedandindustrialized.Bytheendofthecentury,thebirthratehaddroppedto1.3childrenperwoman,theworld'slowest.

　　However,theeconomyisnottheonlyimportantfactorthatinfluencesbirthrate.SaudiArabia,forexample,doesnothaveanagriculture-basedeconomy,andithasoneofthehighestpercapitaincomesintheworld.Nevertheless,italsohasaveryhighbirthrate（7.0）.MexicoandIndonesia,ontheotherhand,arepoorcountries,withlargelyagriculturaleconomies,buttheyhaverecentlyreducedtheirpopulationgrowth.

　　Clearly,otherfactorsareinvolved.Themostimportantoftheseistheconditionofwomen.Ahighbirthratealmostalwaysgoestogetherwithlackofeducationandlowstatusforwomen.ThiswouldexplainthehighbirthrateofSaudiArabia.There,thetraditionalculturegiveswomenlittleeducationorindependenceandfewpossibilitiesoutsidethehome.Ontheotherhand,theimprovedconditionofwomeninMexico,Thailand,andIndonesiaexplainsthedeclineinbirthratesinthesecountries.Theirgovernmentshavetakenmeasurestoprovidemoreeducationandopportunitiesforwomen.

　　Anotherkeyfactorinthebirthrateisbirthcontro1.Womenmaywanttolimittheirfamiliesbuthavenowaytodoso.Incountrieswheregovernmentshavemadebirthcontroleasilyavailableandinexpensive,birthrateshavegonedown.ThisisthecaseinSingapore,SriLanka,andIndia,aswellasinIndonesia,Thailand,Mexico,andBrazil.Inthesecountries,womenhavealsobeenprovidedwithhealthcareandhelpinplanningtheirfamilies.Thesetrendsshowthataneffectiveprogramtoreducepopulationgrowthdoesnothavetodependon