职称英语考试《综合类》模拟试题及答案050730.docx
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职称英语考试《综合类》模拟试题及答案050730
职称英语考试《综合类》模拟试题及答案0507-30
1、TheStateofMarriageToday
Istheresomethingseriouslywrongwithmarriagetoday?
Duringthepast50years,therateofdivorceintheUnitedStateshasexploded:
almost50%ofmarriagesendindivorcenow,andtheevidencesuggestsitisgoingtogetworse.Ifthistrendcontinues,itwillleadtothebreakupofthefamily,accordingtoaspokespersonfortheNationalFamilyAssociation.Somefuturistspredictthatin100years,theaverageAmericanwillmarryatleastfourtimes,andextramarital(婚外的)affairswillbeevenmorecommonthannow.
Butwhatarethereasonsforthis,andisthepicturereallysogloomy(明暗的)?
Theanswertothefirstquestionisreallyquitesimple:
marriageisnolongerthenecessityitoncewas.Theinstitutionofmarriagehasbeenbasedforyearspartlyoneconomicneed.Womenusedtobeeconomicallydependentontheirhusbands-astheyusuallydidn'thavejobsoutsidethehome.Butwiththerisingnumberofwomeninwell-payingjobs,thisisnolongerthecase,Sotheydon'tfeelthattheyneedtostayinafailingmarriage.
Inanswertothesecondquestion,theoutlookmaynotbeaspessimistic(悲观的)asitseems.Whiletherateofdivorcehasrisen,therateofcouplesmarryinghasneveractuallyfallenverymuch,somarriageisstillquitepopular.Inadditiontothis,manycouplesnowsimplylivetogetheranddon'tbothertomarry.Thesecouplesareeffectivelymarried,buttheydonotappearineitherthemarriageordivorcestatistics.Infact,morethan50%offirstmarriagessurvive.
Soismarriagereallyanoutdatedinstitution?
Thefactthatmostpeoplestillgetmarriedindicatesthatitisn't.Anditisalsotruethatmarriedcoupleshaveahealthierlifethansinglepeople:
theysufferlessfromstressanditsconsequences,suchasheartproblems,andmarriedmengenerallyconsiderthemselvesmorecontentedthantheirsinglecounterparts.Perhapsthekeyistofindoutwhatmakesasuccessfulmarriageandapplyittoallofourrelationships!
Whyistheoutlookofmarriagenotashopelessasitappears?
____【单选题】
A.Manypeoplestillliketogetmarried.
B.Therateofdivorcehasactuallydecreased.
C.Over60%ofthemarriagescontinuetoexist.
D.Thestatisticsofdivorceisreliable.
正确答案:
A
答案解析:
本题难度也不大,正确答案正好是选项A,所以看到A的信息提示,然后马上回到原文验证,可以找到答案依据是文章第三段第二句后半部分:
…somarriageisstillquitepopular.
2、LongerLivesAreHappierLives
1Inrecentyears,scientistshavebeenstudyingwaystochangethebody'schemistrytoreducethesignsandeffectsofaging.
20negroupofresearchersinBritainhasperformedexperimentsonakindofworm.Theyhavemanagedtoincreasetheworm'snormallifespanof20daysbyupto400%.Theyhopethattheywillbeabletousethisresearchtohelphumanslivelonger.However,thisisalongwayinthefuture.Anotherdisadvantageisthatwhen(orif)thenewtechnologyissuccessfullydeveloped,itwillprobablybeveryexpensive.Thechancetolivelongerwillonlybeavailabletoaveryfew,veryrichpeople.
3Anothergroupofscientistsisstudyingpeoplewhohavereachedaveryoldage.Theybelievethatthismayshowwhathaskeptthesepeoplehealthyandaliveforsolong.So,ifwelookatpeoplewhohavelivedintoveryoldage,whatdotheyhaveincommon?
Usuallytheyhaveledaphysicallyactivelife.Thisdoesnotmeangoingtoagymorrunningtenmileseveryday.Simple,enjoyableactivitieslikewalkingseemtobemorelikelytokeepyouhealthy.Veryoldpeoplealsoeatagood,varieddiet.Simplefoodslikevegetable,rice,pastaandfisharethebest.
4However,theremaybeonethingevenmoreimportantthanphysicalfactorslikedietandexercise.Researchshowsthatpersonality,andthewayapersonthinks,playanimportantpartinhowlongtheywilllive.Peoplewholiveintoveryoldagealwaysseemtoenjoylife.Theyhaveasenseofhumorandgetsatisfactionfromsimplethings.Theydonotconstantlythinkaboutthepast,butareinterestedinthepresentandthefuture.Theydonotletlifegetboring,buthaveinterestsandhobbieswhichkeeptheirmindsactiveandtheyareopentonewideas.OneJapanesemanwholivedtobe120commentedthatthesecretofhislonglifewas"notworrying".Toexpressitsimply,peoplewhoarehappyandpositiveaboutlifearemorelikelytolivelonger.
5So,eatwell,exercisewell,andenjoylife,andyouwillhaveagoodchanceoflivingtoahealthy,happyoldage.
Paragraph4____
【单选题】
A.Howtolivehappyoldage
B.Disadvantagesoftheproject
C.Thestudyofoldpeople
D.Personalityandothermentalfactorsaremoreimportant
E.Wormslivelongerthanhumans
F.Livesimplelives
正确答案:
D
答案解析:
上一段讲的是身体方面的健康。
段首用了however,将话题引到精神健康上来,并且详细阐述了这些老寿星的精神生活,因此选D。
3、MaryrarelyspeakstoSusan.【单选题】
A.slowly
B.seldom
C.weakly
D.constantly
正确答案:
B
答案解析:
玛丽很少和苏珊说话。
本题难度不大,干扰项干扰不强。
rarely和seldom都可指“很少地”,其他项和答案意义差异较大,最佳答案是B。
4、Christiansbelievethatthesoullivesforever.【单选题】
A.heart
B.mind
C.spirit
D.emotion
正确答案:
C
答案解析:
soul等同于spirit,表示“灵魂、精神”;heart:
心脏;mind:
思想;emotion是情感。
5、WhyPeopleUsePseudonyms(假名字)?
Youcan'tchoosethenameyouaregivenatbirth,butinmanycountriesyoucanchangeitlegallywhenyoureachadulthood.Ofcourse,mostpeopleneverchangetheirnameseveniftheyfeelunhappyaboutthem.Howeversomepeopledotakethiscourseofaction-particularlyartists!
Whatmakesanartistwanttochangetheirname?
Sometimesit'sforpurelypersonalreasons,suchastheNobelPrizewinningpoetfromChile,NeftalfReyes.Hedidn'twanthisfathertoknowhewaswritingpoetry,sohechangedhisnametoPabloNerudawhenhewasayoungman.Atothertimesthereasonmayappearstrange,takethecaseofthePortuguesepoetFemandoPessoa,____wroteunder75differentnames.Thereason?
"WhenIuseadifferentname,Ialwayswriteinadifferentway,"heexplained.Inmostcases,however,peoplechangetheirnamesforsocial,historical,political,orculturalreasons.Herearesomeofthemostcommon:
reason.Theperson'srealnameisjusttoolonganddifficulttoremember.Let'sbehonest,MadonnaLouiseCicconeisnotaseasytorememberasjustplainMadonna.Andshortnamesaremucheasiertoremember:
WilliamBradleybecameBradPittandEdsonArantesdoNascimentobecamePele.
Sometimesnamesarechangedformarketingpurposes.Forexample,ifanamesoundstooforeign,itmaybechangedtosomethingthatismorerecognizableinamarket.Sointhefilmworld,RamonEstsvezadoptedthenameMartinSheen.Ormaybetheartist'srealnamedoesn'tsoundattractive-ChadEverettdoessoundalotbetterthanRaymondCramton.
Artistssometimeschoosethenameofsomeonetheyadmire.RobertZimmermanchangedhisnametoBooDylanbecauseofhisadmirationfortheWelshpoet,DylanThomas.
Anotherreasonmaybepractical:
inthepast,womenfounditverydifficulttogetpublished.Toavoidthissituation,theysometimesgavethemselvesmen'snames,sotheEnglishauthorMaryAnnEvansbecameGeorgeEliot,andshedidgetherbookspublished!
【单选题】
A.whom
B.who
C.which
D.that
正确答案:
B
答案解析:
本题难度不大,考点是非限定性定语从句的引导词,因为此处的先行词是thePortuguesepoetFemandoPessoa,是人,所以要用修饰人的引导词,而且又做主语,结合选项的信息提示,正确答案是B。
6、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.
Operatunitymayhelpordinarypeopleto____.
【单选题】
A.helpothersout
B.takecareoftheirchildren
C.dealwiththemedia
D.raisetheirchildren
E.realizetheirdreams
F.seetheworld
正确答案:
E
答案解析:
本题难度不大,通读全文,以及做完以上题目,可以发现,这个节目就是让普通人成名,实现梦想,所以可以确定答案是E。
7、ACountry'sStandardofLiving
The"standardofliving"ofanycountrymeanstheaverageperson'sshareofthegoodsandservicesthecountryproduces.Acountry'sstandardofliving,therefore,dependsfirstonitscapacitytoproducewealth."Wealth"inthis
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