职称英语综合类A级考试真题及答案.docx

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职称英语综合类A级考试真题及答案

2013年职称英语综合类（A级）考试真题及答案

第一部分:

词汇解析

下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语有下划线，请为每处划线部分确定l个意义最为接近的选项。

1、Respectforlifeisa cardinal principleofthelaw．

A．fundamental

B．moral

C．regular

D．hard

2、Theproposalwas endorsed bythemajorityOfmembers．

A．rejected

B．approved

C．submitted

D．considered

3、Manyexpertsremain skeptical abouthisclaims．

A．untouched

B．certain

C．silent

D．doubtful

4、Thisspecieshasnearly diedout becauseitshabitatisbeingdestroyed．

A．turneddead

B．passedby

C．carriedaway

D．becomeextinct

5、Themethodsofcommunicationusedduringthewarwere primitive．

A．reliable

B．effective

C．simple

D．alternative

6、Threeworld—classtennisplayerscameto contend forthistitle．

A．argue

B．claim

C．wish

D．compete

7、Comeout．orI'll bust thedoordown．

A．shut

B．beat

C．set

D．break

8、Therulesaretoo rigid toallowforhumanerror．

A．general

B．complex

C．inflexible

D．direct

9、Thetowerremains intact everaftertwohundredyears．

A．unknown

B．undamaged

C．unusual

D．unstable

10、Theydidn’tseemtoappreciatethe magnitude oftheproblem．

A．existence

B．cause

C．importance

D．situation

11、Thecontractbetweenthetwocompanieswill expire soon．

A．shorten

B．start

C．end

D．resume

12、Thedrinkingwaterhasbecome contaminated withlead．

A．polluted

B．treated

C．tested

D．corrupted

13、She shed afewtearsatherdaughter'swedding．

A．produced 

B．wiped

C．injected 

D．removed

14、Rumorsbeganto circulate abouthisfinancialproblems．

A．send 

B．hear 

C．confirm 

D．spread

15、Thepolicewillneedtokeepa wary eyeonthisareaoftown．

A．cautious

B．naked

C．blind

D．private

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下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：

如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。

16、请根据短文的内容，对16-23做出判断。

MauPiailug,OceanNavigator

    MausailedfromHawaiitoTahitiusingtraditionalmethods.Inearly1976,MauPiailug,afreshman,ledanexpeditioninwhichhesailedatraditionalPolynesianboatacross25,000milesofoceanfromHawaiitoTahiti.ThePolynesianVoyagingSocietyhadorganizedtheexpedition.Itspurposewastofindoutifseafarers（海员）inthedistantpastcouldhavefoundtheirwayfromoneislandtotheotherwithoutnavigationalinstruments,orwhethertheislandshadbeenpopulatedbyaccident.Atthetime,Mauwastheonlymanalivewhoknowhowtonavigatejustbyobservingthestars,thewindandthesea.

     HehadneverbeforesailedtoTahiti,whichwasalongwaytothesouth.However,heunderstoodhowthewindandtheseabehavearoundislands,sohewasconfidenthecouldfindhisway.Thevoyagetookhimandhiscrewamonthtocompleteandhediditwithoutacompassorcharts.

   Hisgrandfatherbeganthetaskofteachinghimhowtonavigatewhenhewasstillababy.Heshowedhimpoolsofwateronthebeachtoteachhimhowthebehaviorofthewavesandwindchangedindifferentplaces.Later,Mauusedacircleofstonestomemorizethepositionsofthestars.Eachstonewaslaidoutinthesandtorepresentastar.

    ThevoyageprovedthatHawaii'sftrstinhabitantscameinasmallboatsandnavigatedbyreadingtheseaandthestars.Mauhimselfbecameakeenteacher,passingonhistraditionalsecretstopeopleofotherculturessothathisknowledgewouldnotbelost.Heexplainedthepositionsofthestarstohisstudents,butheallowedthemtowritethingsdownbecauseheknewtheywouldneverbeabletoremembereverythingashehaddone.

Atthetimeofhisvoyage,Mauhaduniquenavigationalskills.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Notmentioned

17、MauwasfamiliarwiththeseaaroundTahiti.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Notmentioned

18、Maucouldnotaffordacompassorcharts.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Notmentioned

19、Maulearntnavigationskillsfromhisgrandfather.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Notmentioned

20、Mauusedstonestomemorieswherethestarsweresituatedinthesky.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Notmentioned

21、ThefirstinhabitantsofHawaiicouldreadandwrite.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Notmentioned

22、Mauexpectedhisstudentstorememberthepositionsofthestarsimmediately.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Notmentioned

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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。

23、根据材料，回答23-31问题。

TrafficJams--NoEndinSight

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

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

Singapore,LondonandStockholmhavereducedtrafficandpollutionincitycentersthankstocongestionpricing.

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

    4.Someurbanplannersstillbelievethatthebestwaytoeasetrafficcongestionistobuildmoreroads,especiallyroadsthatcantakedriversaroundorovercrowdedcitystreets.Butsuchtechniquesdonotreallykeepcarsofftheroad;theyonlyaccommodatemoreofthem.

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

Paragraph1____

A．Changingworkpractice

B．Notdoingenough

C．Closingcitycenterstotraffic

D．Aglobalproblem

E．Asolutionwhichisnosolution

F．Payingtogetin

24、Paragraph2____

A．Changingworkpractice

B．Notdoingenough

C．Closingcitycenterstotraffic

D．Aglobalproblem

E．Asolutionwhichisnosolution

F．Payingtogetin

25、Paragraph3____

A．Changingworkpractice

B．Notdoingenough

C．Closingcitycenterstotraffic

D．Aglobalproblem

E．Asolutionwhichisnosolution

F．Payingtogetin

26、Paragraph4____

A．Changingworkpractice

B．Notdoingenough

C．Closingcitycenterstotraffic

D．Aglobalproblem

E．Asolutionwhichisnosolution

F．Payingtogetin

27、MostAmericandriversthinkitconvenientto____.

A．drivearound

B．gobybus

C．travelregularly

D．encouragemoreprivatecars

E．spendmoremoney

F．reducetrafficiams

28、Ifchargedhighenough,somedriversmay____toentercertainpartsoftown.

A．drivearound

B．gobybus

C．travelregularly

D．encouragemoreprivatecars

E．spendmoremoney

F．reducetrafficiams

29、Buildingmoreroadsisnotaneffectivewayto____.

A．drivearound

B．gobybus

C．travelregularly

D．encouragemoreprivatecars

E．spendmoremoney

F．reducetrafficiams

30、TheU.S.governmenthasplannedto____updatingpublic-transportsystems.

A．drivearound

B．gobybus

C．travelregularly

D．encouragemoreprivatecars

E．spendmoremoney

F．reducetrafficiams

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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l个最佳选项。

31、根据材料，回答31-36问题。

WhySoManyChildren

    InmanyofthedevelopingcountriesinAfricaandAsia,thepopulationisgrowingfast.Thereasonforthisissimple:

Womeninthesecountrieshaveahighbirthratefrom3.0to7.13childrenperwoman.Themajorityofthesewomenarepoor,withoutthefoodorresourcestocarefortheirfamilies.Whydotheyhavesomanychildren?

Whydon'ttheylimitthesizeoftheirfamilies?

Theanswermaybethattheyoftenhavenochoice.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.Ahighbirthratealmostalwaysgoestogetherwithlackofeducationandlow