职称英语考试《综合类》每日一练精选及答案052456.docx

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职称英语考试《综合类》每日一练精选及答案052456

职称英语考试《综合类》每日一练精选及答案0524-56

1、NewProductWillSaveLives

Drinkingwaterthatlookscleanmaystillcontainbugs,whichcancauseillness.AsmallcompanycalledGeneraTechnologieshasproducedatestingmethodinthreestages,whichshowswhetherwaterissafe.Thenewtestshowsifwaterneedschemicalsaddedtoit,todestroyanythingharmful.ItwasinventedbyscientistDr.AdrianPatton,whostartedGenerafiveyearsago.HeandhisemployeeshavedevelopedthetesttogetherwithaBritishwatercompany.

AndyHeadland,Genera'smarketingdirector,recentlypresentedthetestataconferenceintheUSAandforecastgoodAmericansalesforit.Generahasalreadysold110fitstestsat$42,500atimeintheUKandhasafurtherfouronorder.Itexpectstosellanother25testsbeforetheendofMarch.ThecompanysaysitistheonlytestintheUKtobeapprovedbythegovernment.

GenerawasformedfiveyearsagoanduntilOctoberlastyearhadonlyfiveemployees;itnowemploys14.Mr.Headlandbelievesthatthecompanyshouldmakearound$19millionbytheendoftheyearintheUKalone.

Eachofthetestscosts$42,500.

【单选题】

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

正确答案:

A

答案解析:

本题可译为：

这种测试产品每件售价42，500美元。

同原文意思相符，故选A。

2、Operatunity

1.OperatunityisaTVtalentshowforamateuroperasingers,ThewinnersgetthechancetosingwiththeEnglishNationalOpera.Whentwohousewives,DeniseLeighandJaneGilchristwonin2002,theirliveschangedforever,AstheysangVerdi'sRigolettoattheColiseum（音乐厅）inRome,theyweretransformedfromworkingmothersintooperacelebrities（名人）.

2."IliveinthevillageIwasbornin,"saysDenise,whoisblind."Lotsofmyneighboursarefamily,andmylifeisallaboutmythreechildren.Jane,whoworkedasacleanerandashopassistant,wasinasimilarsituation."Shesays.AllIhadtolookforwardtowasseeingmyfourchildrengrowup,andIlovethem,but...youknowtheremustbemorethingsthanlife.WinningOperatunityhasopenedupavenuesIneverknewexisted."

3."Lastyearwasamazing,"Denisecontinues,"LastmonthwasParis,beforethatwewererecordingatAbbeyRoad,inLondon,andrecentlywehadouralbumlaunchattheRoyalOperaHouse""We'vebeentreatedlikeprincesses,"laughsJane,"...champagne,chocolates,five-starhotels..."

4.Butitwasn'tallsoeasy.ForDenise,theworstpartwaswaitingatthebeginning."AfterI'dsentinmyapplicationformIworriedforamonth,ThenIhadtowaittendaysaftermyfirstaudition（试唱）.Thatwasawful."Evenwhentheywonthecompetitiontheywereallowedtotelltheirclosefamilybuttheyweren'tallowedtotellanyoneelseuntillater.DeniseandJanealsofoundthetravellingisdifficult.Theycouldn’ttaketheirchildrenwiththemwhiletheywereawaysinging,sotheyhadtoorganisechildcare.However,there'sbeennoproblemwiththephysicalsideofsinging:

"Wedidn'thavetoworryaboutthataswe'vehadlotsofhelpandwonderfulvoicetraining."saysJane.Theyalsohadtolearntodealwiththemedia."ThekidslovedthefactthattheycouldstayupandwatchusonTV,butIjustcouldn'tunderstandwhysomenewspapersweremoreinterestedinthefactIdivorcedat21,ratherthanthefactIhadjustsungattheColiseum,saysDenise.

Beforebecomingfamous,DeniseandJaneworkedinorderto____.

【单选题】

A.helpothersout

B.takecareoftheirchildren

C.dealwiththemedia

D.可比性

E.谨慎性

F.及时性

正确答案:

D

答案解析:

本题有一定难度，B，D都有可能成为答案，通读第二段，可以发现，关键句是这一句：

mylifeisallaboutmythreechildren，母亲的生活中心就是养育孩子，所以可以确定答案是D。

3、FightingforaBrighterFutureforWomen

WhenIwasaskedwhatitmeanstobeawomanrunningforpresident,IalwaysgavethesameanswerthatIwasproudtoberunningasawoman,butIwasrunningbecausethoughtI'dbethebestpresident.

ButIamawomanand,likemillionsofwomen,Iknowtherearestillbarriersandbiases（偏见）outthere,oftenunconscious,andIwanttobuildanAmericathatrespectsandembracesthepotentialofeverylastoneofus.

Iranasadaughterwhobenefitedfromopportunitiesmymotherneverdreamedof.Iranasamotherwhoworriedaboutmydaughter'sfutureandamotherwhowantstoleaveallchildrenbrightertomorrows.

TobuildthatfutureIsee,wemustmakesurethatwomenandmenunderstandthestrugglesoftheirgrandmothersandtheirmothers,andthatwomenenjoyequalopportunities,equalpay,andequalrespect.

Letusresolveandworktowardachievingverysimplepropositions（命题）:

therearenoacceptablelimits,andtherearenoacceptableprejudicesinthe21stcenturyinourcountry.

Youcanalsobesoproudofit,fromnowon,itwillbeunremarkableforawomantowinprimarystatevictories,unremarkabletoletawomaninacloseracetobeournominee（被提名者）,unremarkabletothinkthatawomancanbethepresidentoftheUnitedStates.Andthisistrulyremarkablemyfriends.

Wearedisappointedthatwecouldn'tgoalloftheway,especiallytheyoungpeoplewhoputsomuchintothiscampaign.Itwouldbreakmyheartif,infallingshortofmygoal,Iinanywaydiscouragedanyofyoufrompursuingyours.

Wealwaysaimhigh,workhard,andcaredeeplyaboutwhatyoubelievein.Andwhenyoustumble（绰倒）,keepfaith.And,whenyou'reknockeddown,getrightbackupandneverlistentoanyonewhosaysyoucan'torshouldn'tgoon.

Aswegatherheretodayinthishistoric,magnificentbuilding,the50thwomanwillleavetheEarthandorbit（绕轨道运行）overhead.Ifwecanblast50womenintospace,wewillsomedaylaunchawomanintotheWhiteHouse.

America's50thfemaleastronautisrightnowmovingroundtheEarth.【单选题】

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

正确答案:

B

答案解析:

本题有一定难度，不要靠科学常识来答题，要严格按文章的本意来答题。

最后一段第一句谈到，第50位妇女离开地球，正在上空绕轨道运行，因此按文章本意来说围绕地球运行是错的，所以本题错误，答案是B。

4、Wehadalongconversationaboutherparents.【单选题】

A.speech

B.question

C.talk

D.debate

正确答案:

C

答案解析:

关于她父母我们谈了很久。

本题难度不大，考查的是基本意义，干扰项干扰不大。

conversation和talk都有“谈话”的意思，是近义词，A项指“讲话”，D项指“辩论”，和答案意义差异大，最佳答案是C。

5、TheRaceintoSpace

AmericanmillionaireDennisTitowillalwaysbefamous.Hewasthefirsttouristinspace."IspentsixtyyearsonEarthandeightdaysinspaceandfrommyviewpoint,itwastwoseparatelives,"Titoexplained.Helovedhistimeinspace."Beinginspaceandlookingbackatearthisoneofthemostrewardingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave."

Thiskindofexperienceisn'tcheap.Itcost$20million.However,Titoachievedhisdream,sohewashappy."Formeitwasalifedream.Itwasadreamthatbeganwhendidn'thaveanymoney,"hetoldreporters.

On30April2002,MarkShuttleworthbecametheworld'ssecondspacetourist.ShuttleworthisaSouthAfricanbusinessman.Attheageoftwenty-eight,healsopaid$20millionfortheeight-daytrip.

BothTitoandShuttleworthboughttheirticketsfromacompanycalledSpaceAdventures.Thecompanyhasaround100peoplealreadyontheirwaitinglistforflightsintospace.Thespaceshiptotakethemdoesn'texistyet.

Manyofthecustomersarepeoplewholikeadventure.TheyarethekindofpeoplewhoalsowanttoclimbMountQomolangma.Othercustomersarepeoplewholovespace.However,thesepeopleareworried.Becauseit’ssoexpensive,onlyveryrichpeoplecangointospace.Theywantspacetraveltobeavailabletomorepeople.

Thatdaymaysoonbehere.InterOrbitalSystems（IOS）planstosenduptofourtouristsaweekintospace.ThetourswilldepartfromanislandinTonga.Thecompanypromisesapackagethatincludesforty-fivedaysofastronauttraininginRussiaandCalifornia,sevendaysinspace,andavacationinTonga,for$2million.

However,spaceflightisstillverydangerous.BillReaddyisNASA'sdeputyassistantadministratorforspaceflight.Hesaysthatthechancesofdyingareabout1in500.Becauseofthis,itmaytaketimebeforespacetourismreallytakesoff.Youmightbeabletogoup,butwillyoucomedown?

DennisTitowasthefirsttouristinspace.

【单选题】

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

正确答案:

A

答案解析:

本题难度不大，是送分题。

答案依据是文章开头第二句，Hewasthefirsttouristinspace。

他是太空旅行的第一人，所以本题正确，答案是A。