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职称英语综合类B级真题及答案
学派网2013年职称英语真题综合(B)
第1部分:
词汇选项(第1-15题,每题1分,共15分)
下面每个句子中均有1个词或者短语划有底横线,请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1.Comeout,orI’llbustthedoordown.
A.shutB.setC.breakD.beat
2.Thepolicewillneedtokeepawaryeyeonthisareaoftown.
A.nakedB.cautiousC.blindD.private
3.Therulesaretoorigidtoallowforhumaneerror.
A.generalB.complexC.directD.inflexible
4.Itseemedincrediblethathehadbeenthereaweekalready.
A.rightB.unbelievableC.obviousD.unclear
5.Theseanimalsmigratesouthannuallyinsearchoffood.
A.exploreB.travelC.inhabitD.prefer
6.Rumorsbegantocirculateabouthisfinancialproblems.
A.spreadB.sendC.hearD.confirm
7.Shecameacrossthreechildrensleepingunderabridge.
A.passedbyB.tookanoticeof
C.wokeupD.foundbychance
8.Ihavelittleinformationasregardsherfitnessforthepost.
A.atB.withC.aboutD.from
9.Asapolitician,heknowshowtomanipulatepublicopinion.
A.influenceB.expressC.divideD.voice
10.Hewastemptedbythehighsalaryofferedbythecompany.
A.taughtB.attractedC.keptD.changed
11.Hepaused,waitingforhertodigesttheinformation.
A.understandB.withholdC.exchangeD.contact
12.Makesurethetableissecurelyanchored.
A.repairedB.clearedC.bookedD.fixed
13.Shegetsaggressivewhensheisdrunk.
A.worriedB.sleepyC.offensiveD.anxious
14.Therewassomethingpeculiarinthewayhesmiles.
A.strangeB.differentC.wrongD.funny
15.Thecontractbetweenthetwocompanieswillexpiresoon.
A.shortenB.startC.resumeD.end
第2部分:
阅读判断(第16-22题,每题1分,共7分)
KickingtheHabit
Whatisabadhabit?
Themostcommondefinitionisthatitissomethingthatwedoregularly,almostwithoutthinkingaboutit,andwhichhassomesortofnegativeconsequence.Thisconsequencecouldaffectthosearoundus,oritcouldaffectuspersonally.Thosewhodenyhavingbadhabitsareprobablylying.Badhabitsarepartofwhatmakesushuman.
Manyearlyhabits,likesuckingourthumb,arebrokenwhenweareveryyoung.Weareeithertoldtostopdoingitbyourparents,orweconsciouslyorsubconsciouslyobservethatothersdonothavethesamehabit,andwegraduallygrowoutofit.Itiswhenweintentionallyorunintentionallypickupnewhabitsinourlaterchildhoodorearlyadulthoodthatitbecomesaproblem.Unlesswecanbreakthathabitearlyon,itbecomes“programmed”intoourbrain.
Arecentstudyofhumanmemorysuggeststhatnomatterhowhardwetrytochangeourhabits,itistheoldwaysthattendtowin,especiallyinsituationswherewearerushed,stressedoroverworked.Habitsthatwethoughtwehadgotridofcansuddenlycomeback.Duringthestudyprogramme,theresearchersshowedagroupofvolunteersseveralpictures,andgavethemwordstoassociatewiththem.Theythenshowedthevolunteersthesamepicturesagain,andgavethemnewwordstoassociatewiththem.
Afewdayslater,thevolunteersweregivenatest.Theresearchersshowedthemthepictures,andtoldthemtorespondwithoneofthewordstheyhadbeengivenforeachone.Itcameasnosurprisethattheiranswersweresplitbetweenthefirstsetofwordsandthesecond.Twoweekslater,theyweregiventhesametestagain.Thistime,mostofthemonlygavethefirstsetofwords.Theyappearedtohavecompletelyforgottenthesecondset.
Thestudyconfirmsthattheresponseswelearnfirstarethosethatremainstrongestovertime.Wemaytrytochangeourways,butafterawhile,theresponsethatcomestomindfirstisusuallythefirstonewelearned.Themorethatresponseisused,themoreautomaticitbecomesandtheharderitbecomestorespondinanyotherway.
Thestudythereforesuggeststhatovertime,ourbadhabitsalsobecomeautomatic,learnedbehaviour.Thisisnotgoodnewsforpeoplewhopickedupbadhabitsearlyinlifeandnowwanttochangeorbreakthem.Evenwhenwetrytoputnew,goodintentionsintopractice,thosepreviouslylearnedhabitsremainstrongerinmoreautomatic,unconsciousformsofmemory.
16.Boysusuallydevelopbadhabitswhentheyareveryyoung.
A.RightB.WrongC.notmentioned
17.Wecanonlybreakbadhabitsifotherstellustodoso.
A.RightB.WrongC.notmentioned
18.Badhabitsmayresumewhenweareunderpressure.
A.RightB.WrongC.notmentioned
19.Researchersweresurprisedbytheanswersthatthevolunteersgaveinthefirsttest.
A.RightB.WrongC.notmentioned
20.Thevolunteersfoundthetestmoredifficultwhentheydiditthesecondtime.
A.RightB.WrongC.notmentioned
21.Thestudysuggeststhatitismoredifficulttorespondtowhatwelearnfirst.
A.RightB.WrongC.notmentioned
22.Ifwedevelopbadhabitsearlyinlife,theyarehardertogetridof.
A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned
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个最佳标题;
(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
1.Trafficcongestionaffectspeoplethroughouttheworld.Trafficjamscausesmogindozensofcitiesacrossboththedevelopedanddevelopingworld.IntheU.S.,commutersspendanaverageofafullworkweekeachyearsittingintraffic,accordingtotheTexasTransportationInstitute.Whilealternativewaysofgettingaroundareavailable,mostpeoplestillchoosetheircarsbecausetheyarelookingforconvenience,comfortandprivacy.
2.Themostpromisingtechniqueforreducingcitytrafficiscalledcongestionpricing,wherebycitieschargeatolltoentercertainpartsoftownatcertaintimesofday.Intheory,ifthetollishighenough,somedriverswillcanceltheirtripsorgobybusortrain.Andinpracticeitseemstowork:
Singapore,LondonandStockholmhavereducedtrafficandpollutionincitycentersthankstocongestionpricing.
3.Anotherwaytoreducerushhourtrafficisforemployerstoimplementflexitime,whichletsemployeestraveltoandfromworkatoff-peaktraffictimestoavoidtherushhour.Thosewhohavetotravelduringbusytimescandotheirpartbysharingcars.Employerscanalsoallowmorestafftotelecommute(workfromhome)soastokeepmorecarsofftheroadaltogether.
4.Someurbanplannersstillbelievethatthebestwaytoeasetrafficcongestionistobuildmoreroads,especiallyroadsthatcantakedriversaroundorovercrowdedcitystreets.Butsuchtechniquesdonotreallykeepcarsofftheroad;theyonlyaccommodatemoreofthem.
5.Other,moreforward-thinking,plannersknowthatmoreandmoredriversandcarsaretakingtotheroadseveryday,andtheyareunwillingtoencouragemoreprivateautomobileswhenpublictransportissomuchbetterbothforpeopleandtheenvironment.Forthisreason,theAmericangovernmenthasdecidedtospendsome$7billiononhelpingtoincreasecapacityonpublictransportsystemsandupgradethemwithmoreefficienttechnologies.Butenvironmentalistscomplainthatsuchfundingistinycomparedwiththe$50billionbeingspentonroadsandbridges.
A.Aglobalproblem
B.Closingcitycentrestotraffic
C.Payingtogetin
D.Notdoingenough
E.Changingworkpractice
F.Asolutionwhichisnosolution
23.Paragraph1
24.Paragraph2
25.Paragraph3
26.Paragraph4
27.MostAmericandriversthinkitconvenientto.
28.Ifchargedhighenough,somedriversmaytoentercertainpartsoftown.
29.Buildingmoreroadsisnotaneffectivewayto.
30.TheU.S.governmenthasplannedtoupdatingpublictransportsystems.
A.encouragemoreprivatecars
B.travelregularly
C.reducetrafficjams
D.gobybus
E.drivearound
F.spendmoremoney
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OperationMigration
IfyoulookupattheskyintheearlyfallinthenorthernpartofNorthAmerica,youmayseegroupsofbirds.Thesebirdsareflyingsouthtoplaceswheretheycanfindfoodandwarmthforthewinter.Theyaremigrating(迁徙).Theyoungbirdsusuallylearntomigratefromtheirparents.Theyfollowtheirparentssouth,inoneunusualcase,however,theyoungbirdsarefollowingsomethingverydifferent.Thesebirdsareyoungwhoopingcranes,andtheyarefollowinganairplane!
TheyoungwhoopingcraneisthelargestbirdthatisnativetoNorthAmerica.Thesebirdsalmostdisappearedinthe1800s.By1941,therewereonlyabout20cranesalive.Inthe1970s,peoplewereworriedthatthesecreatureswereindangerofdisappearingcompletely.Asaresult,theUnitedStatesidentifiedwhoopingcranesasanendangeredspeciesthattheyneededtoprotect.
Someresearcherstriedtohelp.Theybegantobreedwhoopingcranesinspecialparkstoincreasethenumberofbirds.Thisplanwassuccessful.Therewerealotofnewbabybirds.Asthebirdsbecameolder,theresearcherswantedtoreturnthemtonature.However,therewasaproblem:
Theseyoungbirdsdidnotknowhowtomigrate.Theyneededhumanhelp.
In2001,somepeoplehadacreativeIdea.TheyformedanorganizationcalledOperationMigration.Thisgroupdecidedtouseverylightairplanes,insteadofbirds,toleadtheyoungwhoopingcranesontheirfirsttripsouth.Theypaintedeachairplanetolooklikeawhoopingcrane.Eventhepilotsworespecialclothingtomakethemlooklikecranes.Thecranesbegantotrusttheairplanes,andtheplanworked.
Today,planesstillleadbirdsacrossapproximately1,200miles(1,931kilometers),fromtheUnitedStates-CanadianbordertotheGulfofMexico.Theyleavethebirdsatdifferentsites.Ifatripissuccessful,thebirdscantravelontheirowninthefuture.Then,whenthesebirdsbecomeparents,theywillteachtheiryoungtomigrate.ThepeopleofOperationMigrationthinkthisistheonlywaytomaintainthewhoopingcranepopul