国际注册汉语教师资格等级考试英语模拟试题.docx

1、国际注册汉语教师资格等级考试英语模拟试题2009年10月国际注册汉语教师资格等级考试准 考 证 号英 语 模 拟 试 题满分：100分 时间：120分钟题号一二三总分核分人onetwofreefourfive得分Part I Reading Comprehension (50%)Direction: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marke

2、d A), B) C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Brazil has become one of the developing worlds great successes at reducing population growth but more by accident that design. While countries

3、 such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, Brazil has had better result without really trying, says George Martine at Harvard.Brazils population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women now have only

4、 2.7 children on average. Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries.Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas (通俗电视连续剧) and instalment (分期付款) plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played a

5、n important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the worlds biggest produceers of soap operas. Globl, Brazils most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at leastone hour a night.Most soaps are based on wealt

6、hy characters living the high life in big cities.Although they have never really tried to work in a missage towards the problems of reproduction, they describe middle and upper class values not many children, different attitudes towards sex, women working, says Martine. They sent this image to all p

7、arts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behaviour and other values, which were put into a very attractive package.Meanwhile, the instalment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers.This led to an enormous change inconsumption patterns and consumption was in compati

8、ble (不相容的) with unlimited reproduction. says Martine.1.According to the passage, Brazil has cut back its population growth_.A) by educating its citizensB) by careful family panningC) by developing TV programmesD) by chance2.According to the passage, many Third World countries_.A) havent attached muc

9、h importance to birth controlB) would soon join Brazil in controlling their birth rateC) havent yet found an effective measure to control their populationD) neglected the role of TV plays in family planning3.The phrase puts it down to (Line 1, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to _A) attributes it toB)

10、 sums it up asC) finds it a reason forD) compares it to4.Soap operas have helped in lowering Brazils birth rate because_.A) they keep people sitting long hours watching TVB) they have gradually changed peoples way of lifeC) people are drawn to their attractive packageD) they popularize birth control

11、 measures5.What is Martines conclusion about Brazils population growth?A) The increase in birth rate will promote consumption.B) The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.C) Consumption patterns and reproduction patterns are contradictory.D) A countrys production is limited by its popula

12、tion growth.这是一篇关于巴西人口增长率下降原因分析的说明文。短文开门见山提出主题：巴西人口增长率下降主要是意外的原因(by accident);第二段列举人口增长率下降的数据;而后用三段篇幅剖析两大特殊原因：通俗电视连续剧和分斯付款计划，第三段第三句至第四段剖析连续剧导致人口增长率下降的机理，第五段讲分期付款带来的消费模式的改变及其与人口繁殖的关系。1. (A)主题句理解。短文第一句中more by accident than design相当于more by chance than on purpose.2. (D)要点定位推断。短文中两处提到Third World countr

13、ies: 第一段第二句 “countries such as India”;第二段最后一句 “an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries”。两句都暗示这些国家做得不如巴西成功。3. (D)词语理解。由上下文确定put it down to 中的it 指上文巴西成功降低人口增长率的事实，句中to 后接的是导致这一事实的两大原因(电视剧和分期付款计划)，前后显然是一种因果关系。4. (A)要点定位归纳。本题指向第三、四两段关于电视连续剧影响人口出生率的要点：电视剧中把上层阶级行为模式和价值观包装

14、得十分诱人，传递到巴西的各个地方，影响着各个阶层的生活方式。少生孩子就是这一生活方式的一大特点。5. (B)要点结论归纳。conclusion 必然在短文最后一段，由consumption was incompatible with unlimited reproduction 即可归纳结论B。Passage 2Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge (大杂烩) of environmental claims made by household products, according to a “green labe

15、ling” study published by Consumers International Friday .Among the reports more outrageous (令人无法容忍的) findings，a German fertilizer described itself as “ earthworm friendly”， a brand of flour said it was “non-polluting” and a British toilet paper claimed to be “environmentally friendlier”The study was

16、 written and researched by Britains National Consumer Council (NCC) for lobby group Consumer International. It was funded by the German and Dutch governments and the European Commission.“ While many good and useful claims are being made , it is clear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers ar

17、e adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy,” said Consumers International director Anna Fielder .The 10-country study surveyed product packaging in Britain. Western Europe, Scandinavia and the United States. It found that products sold in Germany and the United Kingdom

18、 made the most environmental claims on average.The report focused on claims made by specific products , such as detergent (洗涤剂) insect sprays and by some garden products . It did not test the claims, but compared them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization (ISO) in Se

19、ptember, 1999.Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too vague or too misleading to meet ISO standards.“Many products had specially-designed labels to make them seem environmentally friendly, but in fact many of these symbols mean noth

20、ing,” said report researcher Philip Page.“Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158. Household cleaners were second with 145 separate claims, while paints were third on our list with 73. The high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the misl

21、eading.” he said.The ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging, because terms such as “environmentally friendly” and “non-polluting” cannot be verified. “What we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the ISO.” said Page.1

22、. According to the passage, the NCC found it outrageous that _A) all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standardsB) the claims made by products are often unclear or deceivingC) consumers would believe many of the manufactures claimD) few products actually prove to be environment friendly2. As i

23、ndicated in this passage , with so many good claims , the consumers _A) are becoming more cautious about the products they are going to buyB) are still not willing to pay more for products with green labelingC) are becoming more aware of the effects different products have on the environmentD) still

24、 do not know the exact impact of different products on the environment3. A study was carried out by Britains NCC to _A) find out how many claims made by products fail to meet environmental standardsB) inform the consumers of the environmental impact of the products they buyC) examine claims made by

25、products against ISO standardsD) revise the guidelines set by the International Standards Organization4. What is one of the consequences caused by the many claims of household products?A) They are likely to lead to serious environmental problemsB) Consumers find it difficult to tell the true from th

26、e falseC) They could arouse widespread anger among consumerD) Consumers will be tempted to buy products they dont need5. It can be inferred from the passage that the lobby group Consumer International wants to _.A) make product labeling satisfy ISO requirementsB) see all household products meet envi

27、ronmental standardsC) warn consumers of the danger of so-called green productsD) verify the efforts of non-polluting products【解析】这是一篇关于产品的环保问题的专题报道。文中谈到，消费者常常被产品的宣传所误导而感到迷惑不解。国际消费者协会的调查表明，很多声称环保的产品实际上名不副实，各种产品所称的内容往往具有欺骗性。要使消费者意识到各类不同产品对环境的影响，还需要很长一段时间。目前正在大力推进的工作是使产品标签能够符合国际标准化组织(ISO)的要求。1.推论题， B：各

28、种产品生成的内容常常含混不清或具有欺骗性。参见文章第2段：a German fertilizer described itself as， a brand of flour said it was and a British toilet paper claimed to be这句话中所提到的“ earthworm friendly” ，“non-polluting” ，“environmentally friendlier”均属NCC发现的含混不清或具有欺骗性的内容。其他选项：A，所有被调查的产品都声称符合ISO标准;C，消费者愿意相信许多产品声称的内容;D，很少有产品实际上证明是有利于环保

29、的。2.推论题，D：(消费者)仍然不知道各种不同产品对环境的确切影响。参见文中第4段：“ While many good and useful claims are being made , it is clear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy,”这句话的意思是：尽管有许多有关的和有用的声明，要确保购买者充分了解不同产品对环境的确切影响，还有漫长的道路要走。由此暗示消费者仍然不知道

30、各种产品对环境的确切影响。其他选项的意思是：A，对他们将购买的产品更加小心;B，仍然不愿意为带绿色标签的产品多付钱;C，更加清楚不同的产品对环境的影响。3.细节题，C：对照ISO标准检查各种产品所生成的内容。参见文中第5，6段：The 10-country study surveyed product packaging,compared them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization (ISO)其他选项的意思是：A，查明产品所生成的内容有多少未能达到环保标准;B，告知消费者关于他们购买的产

31、品对环保的影响;D，通过国际标准组织修订指导方针。4.细节题，B：消费者发现很难区分产品的真假。参见文中第9段：The high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the misleading.”其他选项的意思：A,它们很有可能导致严重的环保问题;B，消费者发现真假很能区别;C，它们可能会在消费者中引起普遍的愤怒。5.推论题，A：使产品标签能符合国际化标准组织(ISO)的要求。参见中文第10段Philip Page的原话：What we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the ISO.其他选项：B，确保所有家庭产品符合环保标准;C，警告消费者所谓的绿色产品具有的危险;D，核实非污染产品的成就。Passage 3The reading passages in Lower English Course were designed