职称英语考试《综合类》每日一练精选及答案052421.docx

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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。