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职称英语真题综合C
2013年度全国职称英语等级考试综合类(C级)试题及参考答案
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个词或短语划有横线,请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1.Itseemedincrediblethathehadbeenthereaweekalready.
A.rightB.obviousC.unclearD.unbelievable
2.Wefoundshelterfromtherainunderthetrees.
A.defenseB.protectionCstandingD.room
3.Theframeneedstobestrongenoughtosupporttheengine.
A.structureB.bottomC.surfaceD.top
4.Theoddthingwasthathedidn’trecognizeme.
A.realB.wholeC.sameD.strange
5.Thatperformancewasprettyimpressive.
A.completelyB.veryC.beautifullyD.equally
6.Itriedtodetachmyselffromtherealityoftheseterribleevents.
A.bringB.separateC.putD.set
7.Ihavelittleinformationasregardsherfitnessforthepost.
A.atB.withC.fromD.about
8.Igrabbedhisarmandmadehimturntolookatme.
A.throwB.seizedC.brokeD.stretched
9.Hewastemptedbythehighsalaryofferedbythecompany.
A.taughtB.attractedC.keptD.changed
10.Thiswasanunexceptionallybrutalattack.
A.cruelB.openC.suddenD.direct
11.“Thereisnootherchoice.”Shesaidinaharshvoice.
A.firmB.softC.deepD.unkind
12.Shecameacrossthreechildrensleepingunderabridge.
A.passedbyB.tookanoticeofC.wokeupD.foundbychance
13.Trafficreachesitsrushhourbetween8:
00and9:
00inthemorning.
A.borderB.goalC.levelD.peak
14.Wehavetochangethepublic’sperceptionthatmoneyiseverything.
A.sightB.beliefC.interestD.pressure
15.Shegetsaggressivewhensheisdrunk.
A.worriedB.sleepyC.offensiveD.anxious
参考答案:
1.D2.B3.A4.D5.B6.B7.D8.B9.B10.A11.C12.D13.D14.B15.C
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.Badhabitsarepartofwhatmakesushuman.
Manyearlyhabits,likesuckingoutthumb,arebrokenwhenweareveryyoung.Weareeithertoldtostopdoingitbyourparents,orweconsciouslyorsubconsciouslyobservethatothersdonothavethesamehabit,andwegraduallygrowoutofit.Itiswhenweintentionallyorunintentionallypickupnewhabitsinourlaterchildhoodorearlyadulthoodthatitbecomesaproblem.Unlesswecanbreakthathabitearlyon,itbecomesapartofoutlife,andbecomes“programmed”intoourbrain.
Arecentstudyofhumanmemorysuggeststhatnomatterhowhardwetrytochangeourhabits,itistheoldwaysthattendtowin,especiallyinsituationswherewearerushed,stressedoroverworked.Habitsthatwethoughtwehadgotridofcansuddenlycomeback.Duringthestudyprogram,theresearchersshowedagroupofvolunteersseveralpictures,andgavethemwordstoassociatewiththem.Theythenshowedthevolunteersthesamepictureagain,andgavethemnewwordstoassociatewiththem.
Afewdayslater,thevolunteersweregivenatest.Theresearchersshowedthemthepictures,andtoldthemtorespondwithoneofthewordstheyhadbeengivenforeachone.Itcameasnosurprisethattheiranswersweresplitbetweenthefirstsetofwordsandsecond.Twoweekslater,theyweregiventhesametestagain.Thistime,mostofthemonlygavethefirstsetofwords.Theyappearedtohavecompletelyforgottenthesecondset.
Thestudyconfirmsthattheresponseswelearnfirstarethosethatremainstrongestovertime.Wemaytrytochangeourways,butafterawhile,theresponsethatcomestomindfirstisusuallythefirstonewelearned.Themorethatresponseisused,themoreautomaticitbecomesandtheharderitbecomestorespondinanyotherway.
Thestudythereforesuggeststhatovertime,ourbadhabitsalsobecomeautomatic,learnedbehavior.Thisisnotgoodnewsforpeoplewhopickupbadhabitsearlyinlifeandnowwanttochangeorbreakthem.Evenwhenwetrytoputnew,goodintentionsintopractice,thosepreviouslearnedhabitsremainstrongerinmoreautomatic,unconsciousformsofmemory.
16.Boysusuallydevelopbadhabitswhentheyareveryyoung.
A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned
17.Wecanonlybreakbadhabitsifotherstellustodo.
A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned
18.Badhabitsmayreturnwhenweareunderpressure.
A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned
19.Researchersweresurprisedbytheanswerthatthevolunteersgaveinthefirsttest.
A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned
20.Thevolunteersfoundthetestmoredifficultwhentheydiditthesecondtime.
A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned
21.Thestudysuggeststhatitismoredifficulttorespondwhattogetridof.
A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned
22.Ifwedevelopbadhabitsearlyinlife,theyarehardertogetridof.
A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned
参考答案:
C、B、A、B、C、B、A
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个选项中为第1~4段每段1选择个最佳标题;
(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。
PedestriansOnly?
1Theconceptoftraffic-freeshoppingareasgoesbackalongtime.DuringtheMiddleAges,traffic-freeshoppingareaswerebuiltinMiddleEasterncountriestoallowpeopletoshopincomfortand,moreimportantly,safety.Asfarbackas2,000yearsago,roadtrafficwasbannedfromcentralRomeduringthedaytoallowforthefreemovementofpedestrians(行人)andwasonlyallowedinatnightwhenshopsandmarketshadclosedfortheday.Inmostothercities,however,pedestrianswereforcedtosharethestreetswithhorses,coachesand,later,withcarsandothermotorisedvehicles.
2Themodern,traffic-freeshoppingstreetwasborninEuropeinthe1960s,whenbothcitypopulationsandcarownershipincreasedrapidly.Dirtygasesfromcarsandtherisksinvolvedincrossingtheroadwerebeginningtomakeshoppinganunpleasantanddangerousexperience.Manybelievedthetimewasrightforexperimentingwithcar-freestreets,andshoppingareasseemedthebestplacetostart.
3Atfirst,therewasresistancefromshopkeepers.Theybelievedthatsuchamovewouldbebadforbusiness.Theyarguedthatpeoplewouldavoidstreetsiftheywereunabletogettothemintheircars.WhenthefirststreetsinEuropewereclosedtotraffic,therewereevennoisydemonstrations,asmanyshopkeeperspredictedtheywouldlosecustomers.
4However,researchcarriedoutafterwardsinseveralEuropeancitiesrevealedsomeunexpectedstatistics.InMunich,CologneandHamburg,visitorstoshoppingareasincreasedby50percent.OnCopenhagen'smainshoppingstreet,shopkeepersreportedsalesincreasesof25-40percent.ShopkeepersinMinneapolis,theUSA.weresoimpressedwhentheylearntthisthattheyevenofferedtopayfortheconstructionandmaintenancecostsoftheirowntraffic-freestreets.
5Withthearrivalofthetraffic-freeshoppingstreet,manyshops,especiallythosesellingthingslikeclothes,foodandsmallerluxuryitems,prospered.Unfortunately,itwasn’tgoodnewsforeveryone,asshopssellingfurnitureandlargerelectricalappliances(电器)actuallysawtheirsatesdrop.Manyofthesewereforcedtomoveelsewhere,awayfromthecitycentre.
23.Paragraph1________
24.Paragraph2________
25.Paragraph3________
26.Paragraph4________
AFacingprotestsfromshopowners
BAnexperimentthatwentwrong
CIncreaseinsalesandcustomers
DPopularityofonlineshopping
EAneedforchange
FAnideafromancienthistory
27.Traffic-freeshoppingstreetsfirstdevelopedin________.
28.Inthe1960s,dirtygasesfromcarsmadeshopping________.
29.Shopkeepersmistakenlybelievedthecar-freestreetswouldkeepaway________.
30.Thearrivalofthetraffic-freeshoppingstreetmademany________losetheirbusiness.
Afurnituresellers
Babadexperience
CMiddleEasterncountries
Dcustomers
ENorthAmerica
Fpedestrians
参考答案:
23.F24.E25.A26.C
27.C28.B29.D30.A
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,每道题后面有4个选项。
请根据文章的内容,从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案,涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
第一篇
AnExpensiveMistake
IstherewaterontheplanetMars?
IstherelifeonMars?
WasthereeverlifeonMars?
ScientistsfromNASAwantedtoknowtheanswerstothesequestions.TheybuiltaspacecrafttotravelaroundMarsandgetinformation.ThespacecraftwascalledtheMarsClimateOrbiter.
TheMarsClimateOrbiterleftforMarsinDecember1998.Thetriptooknineandahalfmonths.Atfirst,everythingwasfine.However,whentheOrbitergotnearMars,somethingterriblehappened.Thespacecraftdidn’tgototherightplace.ItwenttooclosetoMars.ItwastoohotfortheOrbiterthere.Thespacecraftcouldn’tfunctioncorrectly.Suddenly,itstoppedsendingmessagetoNASA.TheOrbiterwaslost.
Howcouldthisterriblethinghappen?
HowdidtheOrbitergetclosertoMarsthanthescientistsplanned?
Finally,theyfoundtheanswer.TwoteamsofscientistsworkedtogetherontheOrbiter.OneteamwasinEngland,andoneteamwasintheUnitedStates.Thereweremanysimilaritiesinthewaytheyworked,buttherewasoneimportantdifference:
Theteamsuseddifferentguidelinesformeasuringthings.TheUnitedStatesteamusedthemetricsystem(公制).TheotherteamusedtheEnglishsystem.
Becausetheyuseddifferentsystems,thescientistsmadeamathematicalmistake.TheOrbiter’sorbit(theshapeandpatternofitspath)aroundMarswasnotcorrect.ThescientistsputtheOrbiteronthewrongpath.TheOrbitergottoocloseandtoohot,anditstoppedfunctioning.
Whydidn’tanybodyseethemistakebeforeitwastoolate?
Manythings