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1、职称英语考试题2012年职称英语模拟套题四（1）下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。1We are sure that he will get over his illness.A certainB awareC happyD determined2 The policemen acted quickly because lives were at stake.A in despair B in dangerC in misery D in pain3 If headaches only occur

2、at night, lack of fresh air is often the cause.A start B beginC happenD visit4 The ice is not thick enough to bear the weight of a tankA sufferB acceptC receive D support5A small number of firms have ceased tradingA completed B finishedC fulfilled D stopped6 She was sent a box of chocolates along wi

3、th a letter saying she was fired.A killedB shotC dismissed D murdered7The mountains look glorious at sunrise.A invitingB magnificentC appealing D pleasing8It seems highly unlikely that she will pass the examAveryBcompletelyCusually Dmostly9 Their parents once lived under very severe conditions.A sou

4、nd B hardC strictD tight10 Michael is now merely a good friend.A largely B barelyC justD rarely11 Have you talked to her lately?A lastly B finallyC shortly D recently12 While we dont agree, we continue to be friends.ABecause BWhereC Although DWhatever13 You should take into consideration the fact th

5、at we have been very busy recently.A thought B accountC mind D brain14 You must shine your shoes.A polish B clearC wash D mend15 The policeman wrote down all the particulars of the accident.A secrets B detailsC benefitsD words参考答案1. A2. B3. C4. D5. D6. C7. B8. A9. B10. C11. D 12. C 13.B14. A 15. B20

6、12年职称英语模拟套题四(2)第2部分：阅读判断(第1622题，每题1分，共7分)阅读下面这篇短文，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，请在答题卡上把A涂黑;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑;如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。Where Has the Salt Come from?Every now and then， we meet a fact about our earth that makes us feel strange and no answer for the fact has yet been

7、found. Such a fact is the existence of salt in the oceans. How did it get there?We simply do not know how the salt got into the ocean! We do know， of course， that salt is water-soluble， and so passes into the oceans with rainwater. The salt of the earths surface is constantly being dissolved (溶解) an

8、d is passing into the ocean.But we do not know whether this can explain the huge quantity of salt in oceans， if all the oceans were dried up， enough salt would be left to build a wall 180 miles high and a mile thick. Such a wall would reach once around the world at the Equator (赤道)!The common salt t

9、hat we all use is produced from seawater or the water of salt lakes， from salt springs (源泉) and from deposits of rock salt. The concentration (浓度) of salt in seawater ranges from about three per cent to three-and-one-half percent. The Dead Sea， which covers an area of about 340 square miles， contain

10、s about 11，600，000，000 tons of salt!On the average， a gallon (加仑) of seawater contains about a quarter of a pound of salt. The beds of rock salt that are found in various parts of the world were all originally formed by the evaporation (蒸发) of seawater millions of years ago. It is believed that the

11、thick rock-salt deposits were formed after about nine-tenth of the volume of seawater had been evaporated.Most commercial salt is obtained from rock salt. The usual method is to drill wells (井) down to the salt beds. Pure “water is pumped down (抽进去) through a pipe. The water dissolves the salt and i

12、t is forced through another pipe up to the surface.16 We have not fully understood how salt got into the ocean.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned17 The author is sure that the dissolved salt from the earths surface is the only source of the huge quantity of salt found in oceans.ARight BWrong CNot mentione

13、d18 If all the oceans were dried up， the salt thus obtained would be extremely great in size.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned19 The percentage of salt content in the Red Sea is higher than that in the Dead Sea.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned20 Beds of rock salt are found in every part of the world.ARight B

14、Wrong CNot mentioned21 After evaporation， about ten percent of seawater becomes rock salt.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned22 Most commercial salt is obtained from seawater.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned2012年职称英语模拟套题四（3）第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第2330题，每题1分，共8分)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第2326题要求从所给的6个选项中为第25段每段选择1个正确的小标

15、题;(2)第2730题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。Early Ideas about the Universe1Early man got his ideas about the universe by looking at the stars as you do. He observed carefully， and learned many things about the sun， the moon， and the stars.2Suppose you were asked to collect evidence about

16、 the sun as early man did. You might go out morning after morning and see it come up in the east. Even on cloudy mornings， you would observe that the darkness goes away and the world becomes light. You might not see the sun but would be sure it is there， because you notice that the earth warms up. A

17、s you continued， the sun climbs higher in the sky each day during part of the year. It stays in the sky longer. The earth gets warmer. Things begin to grow. It is spring and then summer.3After a while the sun stays in the sky for shorter and shorter periods. Many plants begin to die. Leaves fall. Wi

18、nter comes. Year after year this is repeated and you cannot tell exactly why it happens. But you realize that the sun seems to make the difference. Primitive (原始的) man felt that since the sun was so powerful it must be a god. It may seem silly to us now to worship (崇拜) a sun-god， but primitive man w

19、as right about the importance of the sun to life on earth.4You have been told that the world is round. But suppose no one had ever taught you that the world was like a huge ball. Would you have ever thought of it yourself? You cannot see the curve (曲线) of the earth at once. You would have no idea of

20、 how big it was. Thats why early man believed that the earth was small and fiat. Such ideas appeared from the evidence they had.5If you watch the stars night after night， you will see them rise and set. As you look at the sky， it is not difficult to imagine that you are in the center of a vast colle

21、ction of twinkling (闪烁) lights. Some early astronomers (天文学家) believed the sky was a crystal shell or series of crystal shells， one inside the other. They believed this because that is what the night sky looked like. For many centuries， men believed that the earth was the center of the universe and

22、that the sun， the moon， and the stars circled around it.1Paragraph 2 。2Paragraph 3 。3Paragraph 4 。4Paragraph 5 。A Early Ideas about the Sky and the StarsB The Importance of the Sun to Life on EarthC Primitive Knowledge of the MoonD The Sun in Autumn and WinterE Early Ideas about the EarthF Collectin

23、g Evidence about the Sun5Early man thought the earth was small and flat because 。6Primitive man believed the sun was a god because 。7Early man thought the earth was the center of the universe because .8Early astronomers believed that the sky was a crystal shell or series of crystal shells becauseAhe

24、 did not observe the sun carefully enoughBhe could not see its curveCthe sun， the moon and the stars seemed to move around itDthe earth circles around the sunEit looked like that at nightFit has power over life on earth第4部分：阅读理解(第3145题，每题3分，共45分)下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面都有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个

25、选项中选择1个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。第一篇TapeStore：A New Tape Storage SystemTapeStore is a new kind of tape storage system which can store up to 6，000 computer tapes. No other tape storage system can hold as many computer tapes as TapeStore. The tapes look exactly like video cassettes. Many hundreds of data files

26、can be stored on each tape， up to a maximum of 500 million bytes (字节) of data. If you stored the same amount of information on paper， you would “need nearly 4.5 billion printed pages.The machine is a tall black box with a mechanical arm. The machine is 2.5 metres high and 3.0 metres wide. This is ho

27、w it works. Each tape has a code printed on it. You feed the code number into TapeStore， which then looks for the code. As soon as TapeStore locates the code， the arm reaches in and pulls out the tape.The system is very fast. It takes the mechanical arm about 10 seconds to find the tape it is lookin

28、g for. The machine then searches the tape to extract (提取) the required file， and this takes less than a minute. A human technician would have to locate and remove the tape by hand， and could take at least an hour to find the right file on the tape.Some of the worlds biggest companies， including bank

29、s， insurance companies， airlines， telephone companies， utilities and computer centres， have bought the system.They like it particularly because the system guarantees the security of their data.TapeStore was originally developed in Canada and is now being marketed worldwide. In Europe alone， 750 have

30、 already been installed at a cost of 480，000 dollars each.1TapeStore is better than any other storage system becauseAit can store more video cassettes.Bitis extremely small.Cit stores more tapes.Dit stores data files on the same tape.2The mechanical arm finds a tape byArecording the file name on the

31、 tape.Bidentifying the printed code on the tapeClooking for its file name.Dsearching for the tape number.3The TapeStore system is popular among big companies mainly becauseAit costs less than a skilled worker.Bit looks impressive.Cthe information it stores is valuable.Dit ensures the safety of their data.4Which of the following statements about TapeStore is NOT true?AIt can store a large amount of information.BIt is very cheap.CIt is ve