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职称英语综合a试题及答案副本
词汇
1.Shefeltthatshehaddoneagooddeedfortheday.
AactBhomeworkCjusticeDmodel
2.Someofthelargerbirdscanremainstationaryintheairforseveralminutes.
AmotionlessBsilentCseatedDtrue
3.Therewasaninclinationtotreatgeographyasalessimportantsubject.
ApointBresultCfindingDtendency
4.Hisstomachfelthollowwithfear.
AsincereBrespectfulCemptyDterrible
5.Thecommitteewasaskedtorenderareportaboutthehousingsituation.
AcopyBpublishCsummarizeDfurnish
6.Theuniformmakestheguardslookabsurd.
AseriousBbeautifulCimpressiveDridiculous
7.Thedepartmentdeferredthedecisionforsixmonths
AputoffBarrivedatCabidedbyDprotestedagainst
8.Thiswasdisasteronacosmicscale.
AmodestBcommercialChugeDnational
9.Newsecretariescameandwentwithmonotonousregularity.
AamazingBdepressingCpredictableDdull
10.Aperson`swealthisoftenininverseproportiontotheirhappiness.
AequalBcertainClargeDopposite
11.Hisprofessionalcareerspanned16years.
AstartedBchangedClastedDmoved
12.Thesymptomsofthediseasemanifestedthemselvestendayslater.
AeasedBimprovedCrelievedDappeared
13.Thegroupdoesnotadvocatetheuseofviolence.
A limitBsupportCregulateDoppose
14.Theoriginalexperimentcannotbeexactlyduplicated.
AinventedBreproducedCdesignedDreported
15.Thecountrywastornapartbystrife.
AconflictBpovertyCwarDeconomy
判断对错
"Wannabuyabody?
"ThatwastheopeninglineofmorethanafewphonecallsIgotfromself-employedphotographerswhenIwasaphotoeditoratU.S.News.Likemanyinthemainstreampress,Iwantedtoseparatetheworldofphotographersinto"them",whotradeinpicturesofbodiesorrunafterfamouspeoplelikePrincessDiana,and"us",theseriousnewspeople.Butafter16yearsinthatrole,Icametowonderwhetherthetwoworldswereeasilydistinguishable.
Workinginthereputableworldofjournalism,Itoldphotographerstocoverotherpeople'sdifficultlifesituations.Ijustifiedmarchingintomomentsofsadness,undertheappearanceofthereader'srighttoknow.Iworkedwithprofessionalstalkingtheirwayintosituationsorshootingfrombehindpolicelines.AndIwasn'talone.
InanyAmericantown,afteracarcrashorsomeotherhorribleincidentwhenordinarypeoplearehurtorkilled,yourarelyseephotographerspushingpastrescueworkerstotakephotosofthebloodandinjuries.Butyouarelikelytoseelocalnewspaperandtelevisionphotographersonthescene–andfast.
Howcanwejustifydoingthis?
Journalistsaretaughttoseparate,doingthejobfromworryingabouttheconsequencesofpublishingwhattheyrecord.Repeatedly,theyareremindedofanews-businesssaying:
Leaveyourconscienceintheoffice,Avictimmayliebleeding,unconscious,ordead.Yourjobistorecordtheimage(图象).You'reaphotographer,notanemergencymedicalworker.Youputawayyourfeelingsanddocumentthescene.
Butcatastrophiceventsoftenbringouttheworstinphotographersandphotoeditors.Inthefirstminutesandhoursafteradisasteroccurs,photoagenciesbuypictures.Theyrushtoobtaintherightstobetheonlyonetoowntheseshockingimagesanddeathisusuallythesubject.Often,anagencybuysapicturefromalocalnewspaperoranamateurphotographerandputsitupforbidbymajormagazines.Themostsought-afterspecialpicturescommandtensofthousandsofdollarsthroughbiddingcontests.
Iworkedonallthosestoriesandmanylikethem.Whentheyhappen,youmovequickly:
buying,dealing,tryingtobeattheagenciestothepictures.
Now,manypeoplebelievejournalistsarethehypocrites(伪君子)whoneedtobebroughtdown,andit'sourpicturesthatmostangerothers.Readersmaynotbelieve,aswedo,thatthereisadistinctionbetweenclear-minded"us"andmean-spirited"them".Intoomanycases,byourchoicesofimagesaswellashowwegetthem,weproveourreadersright.
概括大意
Thestoryteller
StevenSpielberghasalwayshadonegoal:
totellasmanygreatstoriestoasmanypeopleaswilllisten.Andthat’swhathehasalwaysbeenabout.Thesonofacomputerscientistandapianist,SpielbergspenthisearlychildhoodinNewJerseyand,later,Arizona.Fromtheverybeginning,hisfertileimaginationfilledhisyoungmindwithimagesthatwouldlaterinspirehisfilmmaking.
Evendecadeslater,Spielbergsayshehasclearmemoriesofhisearliestyears,whicharetheoriginsofsomeofhisbiggesthits.HebelievesthatE.T.istheresultofthedifficultyearsleadinguptohisparent’s1966divorce,“Itisreallyaboutayoungboywhowasinsearchofsomestabilityinhislife.”
“Hewasscaredofjustabouteverything,”recallshismother,LeahAdler.“Whentreesbrushedagainstthehouse,hewouldheadintomybed.Andthat’sjustthekindofscarystuffhewouldputinfilmslikePoltergeist.”Tothisday,Spielberg’swife,actressKateCapshaw,saysherhusbandremainsterrifiedofairplaneandelevatorrides.
AfterthefamilymovedtoCalifornia,Spielberg’sgradesinhighschoolgotworseandworse.HebarelygraduatedandwasrejectedfrombothUCLAandUSCfilmschools.SettlingforCaliforniaStateUniversityatLongBeachbecauseitwasclosetoHollywood,hegotaCinhistelevisionproductioncourse.Hedroppedoutduringhissenioryear.
Itwasallverysobering,especiallysinceSpielberghadlongsincemadeuphismindtobecomeadirector.ThehomemademovieshestartedmakingasayoungboygaveSpielbergapowerfulescapefromhisfears.Hewas11whenhefirstgothishandsonhisdad’smoviecameraandbeganshootingshortflicksaboutflyingsaucersandWorldWarΙΙbattles.
Spielberg’stalentforscarystorytellingenabledhimtomakefriends.OnBoyScoutcampingtrips,whennightfell,Spielbergbecamethecenterofattention.“Stevenwouldstarttellinghisghoststories,”saysRichardY.HoffmanJr.,leaderofTroop294,“andeveryonewouldsuddenlygetquietsothattheycouldallhearit.”
Now,manyyearslater,Spielbergisstilltellingstorieswithasmuchpassionasthekidinthetent.Askhimwherehegetshisideas,Spielbergshrugs.“Theprocessformeismostlyintuitive(凭直觉的),”hesays.“TherearefilmsthatIfeelIneedtomake,foravarietyofreasons,forpersonalreasons,forreasonsthatIwanttohavefun,thatthesubjectmatteriscool,thatIthinkmykidswilllikeit.AndsometimesIjustthinkthatitwillmakealotofmoney,likethesequel(续集)toJurassicPark.”
阅读理解
TheNationalTrust
TheNationalTrustinBritainplaysanincreasinglyimportantpartinthepreservationforpublicenjoymentofthebestthatisleftunspoiledoftheBritishcountryside.AlthoughtheTrusthasreceivedpracticalandmoralsupportfromtheGovernment,itisnotarichGovernmentdepartment.ItisavoluntaryassociationofpeoplewhocarefortheunspoiledcountrysideandhistoricbuildingsofBritain.Itisacharitywhichdependsforitsexistenceonvoluntarysupportfrommembersofthepublic'.Itsprimarydutyistoprotectplacesofgreatnaturalbeautyandplacesofhistoricalinterest.
TheattentionofthepublicwasfirstdrawntothedangersthreateningthegreatoldhousesandcastlesofBritainbythedeathofLordLothian,wholefthisgreatseventeenth-centuryhousetotheTrusttogetherwiththe4500-acreparkandestatesurroundingit.ThisgiftattractedwidepublicityandstartedtheTrust's"CountryHouseScheme”.Underthisscheme,withthehelpoftheGovernmentandthegeneralpublic,theTrusthasbeenabletosaveandmakeaccessibletothepublicaboutonehundredandfiftyoftheseoldhouses2.Lastyearaboutoneandthreequartersofamillionpeoplepaidtovisitthesehistorichouses,usuallyataverysmallcharge.
InadditiontocountryhousesandopenspacestheTrustnowownssomeexamplesofancientwindandwatermills3,naturereserves4,fivehundredandfortyfarmsandnearlytwothousandfivehundredcottagesorsmallvillagehouses,aswellassomecompletevillages.Inthesevillagesnooneisallowedtobuild,develop'ordisturbtheoldvillageenvironmentinanywayandallthehousesaremaintainedintheiroriginalsixteenth-centurystyle.Overfourhundredthousandacresofcoastline,woodland,andhillcountryareprotectedbytheTrustandnodevelopmentordisturbancesofanykindarepermitted.Thepublichasfreeaccesstotheseareasandisonlyaskedtorespectthepeace,beautyandwildlife.
SoitisthatoverthepasteightyyearstheTrusthasbecomeabigandimportantorganizationandanessentialandrespectedpartofnationallife,preservingallthatisofgreatnaturalbeautyandofhistoricalsignificancenotonlyforfuturegenerationsofBritonsbutalsoforthemillionsoftouristswhoeachyearinvadeBritaininsearchofagreathistoricandculturalheritage.
1.Thenationaltrustisa____
2.Thenationaltrustisdedicatedto____
3.Wecaninferfromparagraph2thatLordLothion____
4.Allthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassageexcept_____
How we form first impression
Weallhavefirstimpressionofsomeonewejustmet.Butwhy?
Whydoweformanopinionaboutsomeonewithoutreallyknowinganythingabouthimorher–asideperhapsfromafewremarksorreadilyobservabletraits.
Theanswerisrelatedtohowyourbrainallowsyoutobeawareoftheworld.Yourbrainissosensitiveinpickingupfacialtraits,evenveryminordifferenceinahowaperson’seyes,ears,nose,ormouthareplacedinrelationtoeachothermakeyouseehimorherasdifferent.Infact,yourbraincontinuouslyprocessesincomingsensoryinformation–thesightsandsoundsofyourworld.Thesesincoming“signals”