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职称英语《综合类B级》试题和答案
2013年职称英语《综合类B级》试题及答案
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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个词或者短语有括号,请为每处括号部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1.Therewassomethingpeculiarinthewaythesmiles
A.strange
B.different
C.wrong
D.funny
2.Theseanimalsmigratesouthannuallyinsearchoffood.
A.travel
B.explore
C.inlaid
D.prefer
3.Shecameacrossthreechildrensleepingunderabridge.
A.passedby
B.foundbychance
C.tookanoticeof
D.wokeup
4.Asapolitician,heknowshowtomanipulatepublicopinion.
A.express
B.divide
C.influence
D.voice
5.Shegetsaggressivewhensheisdrunk
A.offensive
B.worried
C.sleepy
D.anxious
6.Hepaused,waitingforhertodigesttheinformation
A.withhold
B.understand
C.exchange
D.contact
7.Hewastemptedbythehighsalaryofferedbythecompany.
A.taught
B.kept
C.changed
D.attracted
8.Comeout,orI`llbustthedoordown
A.shut
B.set
C.beat
D.break
9.Therulesaretoorigidtoallowforhumanerror
A.inflexible
B.general
C.complex
D.direct
10.Makesurethetableissecurelyanchored
A.fixed
B.repaired
C.learned
D.booked
11.Itseemedincrediblethathehadbeenthereaweekalready
A.right
B.obvious
C.unclear
D.unbelievable
12.Thepolicewillneedtokeepawaryeyeonthisareaoftown
A.naked
B.cautious
C.blind
D.private
13.Rumorsbegantocirculateabouthisfinancialproblems
A.spread
B.send
C.hear
D.confirm
14.Ihavelittleinformationasregardsherfitnessforthepost
A.at
B.with
C.about
D.from
15.Thecontractbetweenthetwocompanieswillexpiresoon.
A.shorten
B.end
C.start
D.resume
第2部分:
阅读判断(第16~22题,每题1分,共7分)
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做出判断;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。
KickingtheHabit
Whatisabadhabit?
Themostdefinitionisthatitissomethingthatwedoregularly,almostwithoutthinkingaboutit,andwhichhassomesortofnegativeconsequence.Thisconsequencecouldaffectthosearoundus,oritcouldaffectuspersonally.Thosewhodenyhavingbadhabitsareprobablylying.Badhabitarepartofwhatmakesushuman.
Manyearlyhabits,likesuckingoutthumb,arebrokenwhenweareveryyoung.Weareeithertoldtostopdoingitbyourparents,orweconsciouslyorsubconsciouslyobservethatothersdonothavethesamehabit,andwegraduallygrowoutofit.Itiswhenweintentionallyorunintentionallypickupnewhabitsinourlaterchildhoodorearlyadulthoodthatitbecomesaproblem.Unlesswecanbreakthathabitearlyon,itbecomesapartofoutlife,andbecomes“programmed”intoourbrain.
Arecentstudyofhumanmemorysuggeststhatnomatterhowhardwetrytochangeouthabits,itistheoldwaysthattendtowin,especiallyinsituationswherewearerushed,stressedoroverworked.Habitsthatwethoughtwehadgotridofcansuddenlycomeback.Duringthestudyprogram,theresearchersshowedagroupofvolunteersseveralpictures,andgavethemwordstoassociatewiththem.Theythenshowedthevolunteersthesamepictureagain,andgavethemnewwordstoassociatewiththem,
Afewdayslater,thevolunteersweregivenatest.Theresearchersshowedthemthepictures,andtoldthemtorespondwithoneofthewordstheyhadbeengivenforeachone.Itcameasnosurprisethattheiranswersweresplitbetweenthefirstsetofwordsandsecond.Twoweekslater,theyweregiventhesametestagain.Thistime,mostofthemonlygavethefirstsetofwords.Theyappearedtohavecompletelyforgottenthesecondset.
Thestudyconfirmsthattheresponseswelearnfirstarethosethatremainstrongestovertime.Wemaytrytochangeoutways,butafterawhile,theresponsethatcomestomindfirstisusuallythefirstonewelearned.Themorethatresponseisused,themoreautomaticitbecomesandtheharderitbecomestorespondinanyotherway.
Thestudythereforesuggeststhatovertime,ourbadhabitsalsobecomeautomatic,learnedbehavior.Thisisnotgoodnewsforpeoplewhopickupbadhabitsearlyinlifeandnowwanttochangeorbreakthem.Evenwhenwetrytoputnew,goodintentionsintopractice,thosepreviouslearnedhabitsremainstrongerinmoreautomatic,unconsciousformsofmemory.
16.Boysusuallydevelopbadhabitswhentheyareveryyoung.
A.RightB.Wrong C.Notmentioned
17.Wecanonlybreakbadhabitsifotherstellustodo.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned
18.Badhabitsmayreturnwhenweareunderpressure.
A.Right B.WrongC.Notmentioned
19.Researchersweresurprisedbytheanswerthatthevolunteersgaveinthefirsttest.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned
20.Thevolunteersfoundthetestmoredifficultwhentheydiditthesecondtime.
A.RightB.Wrong C.Notmentioned
21.Thestudysuggeststhatitismoredifficulttorespondwhattogetridof.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned
22.Ifwedevelopbadhabitsearlyinlife,theyarehardertogetridof.
A.Right B.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。
TrafficJams—NoEndinSight
1Trafficcongestion(拥堵)affectspeoplethroughouttheworld.Trafficjamscausesmogindozensofcitiesacrossboththedevelopedanddevelopingworld.IntheU.S.,commuters(通勤人员)spendanaverageofafullworkingweekeachyearsittingintrafficjams,accordingtotheTexasTransportationInstitute.Whilealternativewaysofgettingaroundareavailable,mostpeoplestillchoosetheircarsbecausetheyarelookingforconvenience,comfortandprivacy.
2Themostpromisingtechniqueforreducingcitytrafficiscalledcongestionpricing,wherebycitieschargeatolltoentercertainpartsoftownatcertaintimesofday.Intheory,ifthetollishighenough,somedriverswillcancel{heirtripsorgobybusortrain.Andinpracticeitseemstowork:
Singapore,LondonandStockholmhavereducedtrafficandpollutionincitycentresthankstocongestionpricing.
3Anotherwaytoreducerush—hourtrafficisforemployerstoimplementflextime,whichletsemployeestraveltoandfromworkatoff-peaktraffictimestoavoidtherushhour.Thosewhohavetotravelduringbusytimescandotheirpartbysharingcars.Employerscanalsoallowmorestafftotelecommute(workfromhome)soastokeepmorecarsofftheroadaltogether.
4Someurbanplannersstillbelievethatthebestwaytoeasetrafficcongestionistobuildmoreroads,especiallyroadsthatcantakedriversaroundorovercrowdedcitystreets.Butsuchtechniquesdonotreallykeepcarsofftheroad;theyonlyaccommodatemoreofthem.
5Other,moreforward—thinking,plannersknowthatmoreandmoredriversandcarsaretakingtotheroadseveryday,andtheyareunwillingtoencouragemoreprivateautomobileswhenpublictransportisSOmuchbetterbothforpeopleandtheenvironment.Forthisreason,theAmericangovernmenthasdecidedtospendsome$7billiononhelpingtoincreasecapacityonpublic-transportsystemsandupgradethemwithmoreefficienttechnologies.Butenvironmentalistscomplainthatsuchfundingistinycomparedwiththe$50billionbeingspentonroadsandbridges.
23.Paragraph1____
24.Paragraph2____
25.Paragraph3____
26.Paragraph4____
23-26:
AECD
A.Notdoingenough
B.Aglobalproblem
C.Changingworkpractice
D.Asolutionwhichisnosolution
E.Payingtogetin
F.Closingcitycentrestotraffic
27.MostAmericandriversthinkitconvenientto______
28.Ifchargedhighenough,somedriversmay______toentercertainpartsoftown.
29.Buildingmoreroadsisnotaneffectivewayto______
30.TheU.S.governmenthasplannedto______updatingpublic-transportsystems.
27—30:
CAED
A.gobybus
B.encouragemoreprivatecars
C.drivearound
D.spendmoremoney
E.reducetrafficjams
F.travelregularly
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
OntheTrialoftheHoneyBadger
OnarecentfieldtriptotheKalahariDesert,ateamofresearcherslearnalotmoreabouthoneybadgers.TheteamemployedalocalwildlifeexpertKitsoKhamatohelpthemlocateandfollowthebadgersacrossthedesert.Theirmainaimwastostudythebadgers’movementsandbehaviorasdiscreetly(谨慎地)aspossiblewithoutfrighteningthemawayorcausingthemtochangetheirnaturalbehavior.Theyalsoplannedtotrapafewandstudythemcloseupbeforereleasingtheminviewoftheanimal’sreputation;thiswassomethingthatevenKhamawasreluctanttodo.
“Theproblemwithhoneybadgersistheyarenaturallycuriousanimals,especiallywhentheyseesomethingnew,”hesays.“That,combinedwiththeirunpredictablenature,canbeadangerousmixture.Iftheysenseyouhavefood,forexample,theywon’tbeshyaboutcomingrightuptoyouforsomethingtoeat.They’reactuallyquitesociablecreaturesaroundhumans,butassoonastheyfeeltheymightbeindanger,theycanbecomeextremelyvicious(凶恶的).Fortunatelythisisrare,butitdoeshappen.”
Theresearchconfirmedmanythingsthatwerealreadyknown.Asexpected,honeybadgersateanycreaturestheycouldcatchandkill.Evenpoisonoussnakes,fearedandavoidedbymostotheranimals,werenotsafefromthem.Theresearchersweresurprised,however,bytheanimal’sfondnessforlocalmelons,probablybecauseoftheirhighwatercontent.Preciouslyresearchersthoughtthattheanimalgotallofitsliquidrequirementsfromitsprey(猎物).Theteamalsolearntthat,contrarytopreviousresearchfindings,thebadgersoccasionallyformedloosefamilygro