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职称英语考试《综合类》每日一练精选及答案052421
职称英语考试《综合类》每日一练精选及答案0524-21
1、SomeUnusualCelebrationsSomeholidaysarewell-knownallaroundtheworld.AmongthemareNewYear\'sEveCelebrations.Alsodaysarecommoninhonorofloveandfriendship,likeValentine\'sDay.Eachcountryhasitsownspecialholidaystoo,tomarkimportanteventsinitshistory.Schools,banks,andgovernmentofficesallcloseondayslikethese.Someofthedayspeoplecelebrate,however,arelessserious.Afewofthemarereallyverystrange.Ofcourse,theyarenotstrangetothepeoplewhocelebratethem.Perhapsthatisbecausethecelebrationshavelongtraditions.ConsiderAprilFool\'sDay,forexample.Nooneknowswhenorwhyitbegan.Todayitiscelebratedinmanycountries-France,England,andAustralia,etc.Onthisday,peopleplaypracticaljokes.____Theoneswholaugharetheonesplayingthejokes.Thepeopletheyfooloftengetangry.Doescelebratingthisdaymakesensetoyou?
DyngusDayinPolandseemsstrange,too.Onthisday,itistraditionalforboystopourwaterovertheheadsofgirls.Hereisthestrangestpart:
theydoittogirlstheylike.Otherunusualcelebrationstakeplaceinasinglecityortown.AholidaycalledLaTomatinaiscelebratedinBunol,Spain.Everyyear,inlateAugust,bigtruckscarrymorethan200,000poundsoftomatoesintothislittletown.Thenbeginstheworld\'sbiggestfoodfight.Fortwohours,peopleinthestreetsthrowtomatoesateachother.Everyoneendsupredfromheadtotoe.August10marksthestartofthePuckFair,anIrishfestivalwithaveryunusualtradition.PeoplefromthetownofKillorglingoupintothemountainsandcatchawildgoat.Theybringhimbacktotown,putacrownonhishead,andmakehimkingforthreedays.Therearealsosomecelebrationsthatarereallystrange.IntheUnitedStates,sometimesonepersongetsanideaforanewholidayandtriestogetotherstoacceptit.WhoseideawasPublicSleepingDay?
ThatoneisonFebruary28.Itmayseemstrange,butitsoundslikemorefunthantheoneonFebruary9.ThatissupposedtobeToothacheDay.Doyouliketheideaofinventinganewholiday?
Ifyoudo,thenyouwillwanttomarkMarch26onyourcalendar.ThatisMakeUpYourOwnHolidayDay.【单选题】
A.Theybringhimbacktotown,putacrownonhishead,andmakehimkingforthreedays.
B.Someofthedayspeoplecelebrate,however,arelessserious.
C.ThatissupposedtobeToothacheDay.
D.Thenbeginstheworld\'sbiggestfoodfight.
E.Somepeoplehavefunimaginingnewholidays.
F.Jokesaresupposedtobefunny,butthesejokesdonotmakeeveryonelaugh.
正确答案:
F
答案解析:
本题难度也不大,看完文章后,快速浏览选项。
只有F项一开始就明确提到了jokes,把F代入到原文中,符合上下文逻辑,所以是答案。
2、FeastOnTurkeyandGoodWishesatThanksgivingFourweeksago,USchildrendressedasmonstersandaskedforsweets.ThatwasHalloween.InafewweeksAmericanhouseswillberedandgreenandfilledwithpresents.ForChristmas.Asifallthisisn\'tenough,onThursdaythisweek,Americawillenjoyanotherfestival-Thanksgiving.Childrenwillhavetwodaysoffschool,shopswillcloseandhouseswillbefilledwithfamiliesenjoyingmountainsoffood.Everyyear,inGainesville,Florida,allentireclasscelebrateThanksgivingtogether.Theclassdressesupandputsonplaysfortheirfamilies.AftertheplaysthefamiliesshareafeastoftraditionalThanksgivingfoodsliketurkeyandpumpkinpie.DeanFoster,anll-year-oldboywilltakepartinthiscelebration.Hesaid:
"IloveThanksgivingbecauseitmeanstimeoffschool,lotsofnicefoodandahappyfamily."HisbrotherBen,nine,said:
"thebestthingaboutThanksgiving,isthatwhenitisfinished,itistimetostartChristmas."Butbehindthefoodandthelargeamountofmoneyspentthereisanothermessage.OnThursdayevening,DeanandBen\'sfamilywillmakeabasketandputitonthetableastheyeattheireveningmeal.Eachofthemwillwritealistofthingsthattheyarethankfulforandplacethepaperinthebasket.ThefamilywillreadthepiecesofpaperandtaketimetothankGodandeachotherforprovidingthemwithcomfortableandhappylives.Thanksgivingisatraditionalfestivalthatstartedin1621,whenthefirstpilgrimsarrivedintheUStostartanewlife.Afterahardyear,theyhadabigautumnharvest.TheyheldafeastandinvitedthenativeAmericanIndiansalongtothankGodforgivingthemenoughfood.ManycountriescelebrateThanksgiving.Theyoftenfallafterthefieldshavebeenharvestedandthecropscollectedforwinter.OnHalloween,childrenintheUnitedStatesoftendressupas________.【单选题】
A.ghosts
B.players
C.pilgrims
D.visitors
正确答案:
A
答案解析:
细节考查题。
题干问在10月31日之夜,美国儿童常常打扮成什么样子?
可以利用问题中的特征词Halloween作为答案线索查找相关句子,“四周前,美国儿童打扮成怪物,四处要糖吃。
”“鬼”(ghosts)跟“怪物”(monsters)意思相近,故正确答案为A。
3、Christiansbelievethatthesoullivesforever.【单选题】
A.heart
B.mind
C.spirit
D.emotion
正确答案:
C
答案解析:
soul等同于spirit,表示“灵魂、精神”;heart:
心脏;mind:
思想;emotion是情感。
4、ContinuingEducation1Peoplearoundtheworldagreethateducationisnotanend,butameanstoanend.Inotherwords,wedonoteducatestudentsonlyfortheaimofeducatingthem.Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife.Lifeisvaried;soiseducation.2IdeasabouteducationaremorespecifiedintheUnitedStates.Educationtodayisnotjustahighschooldiplomaoracollegedegree.Manyadultsarenotinterestedingoingtocollege.Theyareinterestedinotherkindsoflearning.Forthem,learningdoesnotendwithadiploma.3Continuingeducationgivestheseadultstheopportunitytoincreasetheirknowledgeabouttheirownfieldortolearnaboutanewfield.Italsogivesthemachancetoimprovetheiroldskillsortolearnnewones.Scientists,mechanics,secretaries,barbersandcookscantakeclassestoimprovetheirworkskills.Iftheyknowmoreorlearnmore,theycangetabetterjoborearnmoremoney.4Continuingeducationclassesgivemoreadultsthechancetolearnnewskills.Thereisusuallyalargevarietyofclassestochoosefrom:
typing,foreigncooking,photography,autorepair,furniturerepair,orswimming.Thereareonlysomeoftheclassesavailable.5Someadultstakeclassesforfunorbecausetheclasswillbeusefulforthem.Otheradultstakecontinuingeducationclassestoimprovetheirownlivesbecausetheywanttofeelbetteraboutthemselves.6Almostanycommunitycollegeorpublicschoolsystemhasacontinuingeducationprogram.Thereareclassesinschools,communitybuildingsorchurches.Mostclassesareintheevenings,soworkingpeoplecanattend.Theclassesareusuallysmall,andtheyareinexpensive.Paragraph4____【单选题】
A.IdeasbouteducationintheU.S.
B.Advantagesofcontinuingeducation
C.Goodopportunitytolearnnewskills
D.Mostclassesareintheevening
E.Workingpeoplehaveeasyaccess
F.Educationhelpscooksfindabetterjob
正确答案:
C
答案解析:
段首句即该段的主题句。
Continuingeducationclassesgivemoreadultthechancetolearnnewskill,所以答案是C。
5、U.S.toStart$3.2BillionChildHealthStudyinJanuaryAstudythatwillcost$3.2billionandlastmorethantwodecadestotrackthehealthof100,000U.S.childrenfrombeforebirthtoage21willbelaunchedinJanuary,U.S.healthofficialssaidonFriday.OfficialsfromtheU.S.government\'sNationalInstitutesofHealthsaidtheyhopethestudy,tobeconductedat105locationsthroughouttheUnitedStates,canhelpidentifyearly-lifeinfluencesthataffectlaterdevelopment,withthegoaloflearningnewwaystotreatorpreventillness.Thestudywillexaminehereditaryandenvironmentalfactorssuchasexposuretocertainchemicalsthataffecthealth.Researcherswillcollectgeneticandbiologicalsamplesfrompeopleinthestudyaswellassamplesfromthehomesofthewomenandtheirbabiesincludingair,water,dustandmaterialsusedtoconstructtheirresidences,theNIHsaid.Officialssaidmorethan$200millionhasbeenspentalreadyandthestudyisprojectedtocost$3.2billion."Weanticipatethatinthelongterm,whatwelearnfromthestudywillresultinasignificantsavingsinthenation\'shealthcarecosts,"Dr.DuaneAlexander,whoheadstheNIH\'sEuniceKennedyShriverNationalInstituteofChildHealthandHumanDevelopment,toldreporters.ThestudywillbegininJanuarywhentheUniversityofNorthCarolinaandtheMountSinaiSchoolofMedicineinNewYorkstartsigninguppregnantwomenwhosebabieswillthenbefollowedtoage21.Someoftheearlyfindingswillbeaboutfactorsbehindpre-termbirth,whichhasbecomemorecommoninrecentyears,accordingtoDr.PeterScheidoftheNIH,whoheadsthestudy.Thepeopletakingpartwillbefromrural,urbanandsuburbanareas,fromallincomeandeducationallevelsandfromallracialgroups,theNIHsaid.Thebabiesoftheparticipantswillbefollowed____.【单选题】
A.throughouttheirlives.
B.formorethantwodecades.
C.frombirthto21months.
D.untiltheygetmarried.
正确答案:
B
答案解析:
短文的第1段以及倒数第3段都说到,这些婴儿将从出生前一直被跟踪到21岁。