职称英语考试试题之冲刺试题第九套.docx

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职称英语考试试题之冲刺试题第九套

2012年职称英语考试试题之冲刺试题第九套

第1部分：

词汇选项

1Itisobviousthathewillwinthegame.

AlikelyBpossibleCclearDprobable

2Theearthmovesaroundthesun.

AbeforeBroundCafterDover

3DidanyonecallwhenIwasout?

AeveryoneBsomeoneCnobodyDanybody

4Ittookusalongtimetomendthehouse,

AbuildBdestroyCdesignDrepair

5Idon'tquitefollowwhatsheissaying.

AobserveBunderstandCexplainDdescribe

6Wecannolongertoleratehisactions.

AputupwithBacceptCtakeDreceive

7Loudnoisescanbeirritating.

AhatefulBpainfulCstimulatingDannoying

8Inthebackgroundwasthateternalhum.

AlongBnever-endingCboringDextensive

9TheConstitution'svaguenaturehasgivenittheflexibilitytobeadaptedwhencircumstanceschange.

AimpreciseBapparentCclearDeasy

10GamblingislawfulinNevada.

AenjoyableBirresistibleClegalDprofitable

11Thesearethemotivesfordoingit.

AreasonsBexcusesCanswersDreplies

12Theriverwidensconsiderablyasitbeginstoturnwest.

AextendsBstretchesCbroadensDbends

13Manyeconomistshavegivenintothefatallureofmathematics.

AerrorBpuzzleCattractionDcontradiction

14WithimmensereliefIstoppedrunning.

AnoBlittleCscarceDenormous

15Agreatdealhasbeendonetoremedythesituation

AmaintainBimproveCpreserveDprotect

参考答案：

1.C2.B3.D4.D5.B6.A7.D8.B9.A10.C11.A12.C13.C14.D15.B

第2部分：

阅读理解

MedicineAwardKicksoffNobelPrizeAnnouncements

TwoscientistswhohavewonpraiseforresearchintothegrowthofcancercellscouldbecandidatesfortheNobelPrizeinmedicinewhenthe2008winnersarepresentedonMonday,kickingoffsixdaysNobelannouncements.

Australian-bornU.S.citizenElizabethBlackburnandAmericanCarolGreiderhavealreadywonaseriesofmedicalhonorsfortheirenzymeresearchandexpertssaytheycouldbeamongthefront-runnersforNobel.

OnlysevenwomenhavewonthemedicineprizesincethefirstNobelPrizeswerehandedoutin1901.ThelastfemalewinnerwasU.S.researcherLindaBuckin2004,whosharedtheprizewithRichardAxel.

Amongthepair’spossiblerivalsareFrenchmanPierreChambonandAmericansRonaldEvansandElwoodJensen,whoopenedupthefieldofstudyingproteinscallednuclearhormonereceptors.

Asusual,theawardcommitteeisgivingnohintsaboutwhoisintherunningbeforepresentingitsdecisioninanewsconferenceatStockholm’sKarolinskaInstitute.

AlfredNobel,theSwedewhoinventeddynamite,establishedtheprizesinhiswillinthecategoriesofmedicine,physics,chemistry,literatureandpeace.TheeconomicsprizeistechnicallynotaNobelbuta1968creationofSweden’scentralbank.

Nobelleftfewinstructionsonhowtoselectwinners,butmedicinewinnersaretypicallyawardedforaspecificbreakthroughratherthanabodyofresearch.

HansJornvall,secretaryofthemedicineprizecommittee,saidthe10millionkronor（US$1.3million）prizeencouragesgroundbreakingresearchbuthedidnotthinkwinningitwastheprimarygoalforscientists.

“Individualresearchersprobablydon’tlookatthemselvesaspotentialNobelPrizewinnerswhenthey’reatwork,”JornvalltoldTheAssociatedPress.“Theygettheirkicksfromtheirresearchandtheirinterestinhowlifefunctions.”

In2006,Blackburn,oftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,andGreider,ofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,sharedtheLaskerprizeforbasicmedicalresearchwithJackSzostakofHarvardMedicalSchool.Theirworksetthestageforresearchsuggestingthatcancercellsusetelomerasetosustaintheiruncontrolledgrowth.

1.WhoisNotalikelycandidateforthisyear’sNobelPrizeinmedicine?

　A.ElizabethBlackburn.

B.CarolGreider.

　C.LindaBuck.

D.PierreChambon.

2.WhichisNOTtrueofAlfredNobel?

　A.HewasfromSweden.

B.Hewastheinventorofdynamite.

　C.Heestablishedtheprizesinhiswill.

　D.Hegaveclearinstructionsonhowtoselectwinners.

3.WhichwasNOToriginallyoneoftheNobelPrizes?

　A.Themedicineprize.

B.Theliteratureprize.

　C.Thepeaceprize.

D.Theeconomicsprize.

4.Theword“kicks”inline6fromthebottomprobablymeans

　A.excitement.

B.income.

C.motivation.

D.knowledge.

5.TheresearchbyBlackburnandGreiderhelpssuggesttheroleof

　A.moneyinmedicalresearch.

　B.proteinsincancertreatment.

　C.hormonesinthefunctioningoflife.

　D.telomeraseinthegrowthofcancercells.

参考答案：

1.C2.D3.D4.A5.D

U.S.EatsTooMuchSalt

PeopleintheUnitedStatesconsumemorethantwicetherecommendedamount1ofsalt,raisingtheirriskforhighbloodpressure,heartattacksandstrokes,governmenthealthexpertssaidonThursday.

Theyfoundnearly70percentofU.S.adultsareinhigh-riskgroupsthatwouldbenefitfromalower-saltofnomorethan1,500mgperday2,yetmostconsumecloserto3,500nigperday.

"It'simportanttoeatpeopletoeatlesssalt.Peoplewhoadoptahearthealthyeatingpatternthatincludesadietlowinsodiumandrichinpotassiumandcalciumcanimprovetheirbloodpressure,"Dr.DarwinlabartheoftheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionsaidinastatement.

"Peopleneedtoknowtheirrecommendeddailysodiumlimitandtakeactiontoreducesodiumintake,"Labarthesaid.

ThestudyinCDC'sreportondeathanddiseaseusednationalsurveydatatoshowthattwooutofthreeadultsshouldbeconsumingnomorethan1,500mgofsodiumperdaybecausetheyareblackorovertheageof40--whichareconsideredhigh-riskgroups.

YetstudiesshowmostpeopleintheUnitedStateseat3,436mgofsodiumperday,accordingtoa2005-2006CDCestimate.

Mostofthesodiumeatencomesfrompackage,processedandrestaurantfoods.

TheCDCsaiditwilljoinotheragenciesintheHealthandHumanServicesdepartmentinworkingwithmajorfoodmanufacturersandchainrestaurantstoreducesodiumlevelsinthefoodsupply.

Nationwide,16millionmenandwomenhaveheartdiseaseand5.8millionareestimatedtohavehadastroke.Cuttingsaltconsumptioncanreducetheserisks,theCDCsaid.

词汇：

Sodiumn.钠calciumn.钙；Potassiumn.钾intaken.纳入量

注释：

1.Morethantwicetherecommendedamount:

比推荐量的两倍还多

2,Theyfoundnearly70percentofU.S.adultsareinhigh-riskgroupsthat

wouldbenefitfromlower-saltdietofnomorethan1,500mgperday:

他们发现将近百分之七十的美国成年人属于高危人群，如果他们的日食盐量降至1500毫克，则会从中受益。

1.Toomuchsaltraisesone'sriskfor

Ahighbloodpressure.Bheartattacks.Cstrokes,Dalloftheabove.

2.HowmuchsaltdomostAmericanadultseatperday?

ANomorethan1,500mgBCloserto3,500mg.

CLessthan3,436mg.DCloserto1,500mg.

3.Toimprovetheirbloodpressure,peopleshouldhaveadiet

Arichinpotassiumandsodium.Brichinpotassiumandcalcium.

Crichincalciumandsodium.Dnoneoftheabove.

4.Thehigh-riskgroupsincludethose

Awhoareblack.Bwhoareovertheageof40.

Cwhoarewhiteandyoung.DbothAandB

5.Packaged,processedandrestaurantfoodsareknowntobe

Acheap.Btasty.Crichinsalt.Dhealthy.

答案与题解

1.D短文的第一段说，吃盐过多会增加罹患高血压，心脏病和中风的危险。

2.B短文的第二段说，大多数美国成年人的日食盐量接近300毫克。

3.B短文的第三段说，采用低钠并富含钾、钙的饮食方式将有利于改善血压。

4.D短文的第五段说，黑人和年龄超过40岁的人被视为高危人群。

5.C短文的倒数第二段说，人们所食用的纳绝大部分来自于包装、加工和饭店食品。

第3部分：

概括大意与完成句子

StanfordUniversity

StanfordUniversity,famousasoneofnorthernCalifornia’sseveralinstitutionsofhigherlearning,issometimescalled"theHarvardoftheWest."TheclosenessofStanfordtoSanFrancisco,acitythirty-twomilestothenorth,givestheuniversityadecidedlycosmopolitanflavor.

ThestudentsareenrolledmainlyfromthewesternUnitedState.ButmostofthefiftystatessendstudentstoStanford,andmanyforeignstudentsstudyhere,aswell.Andstandardsforadmissionremainhigh.Youngmenandwomenareselectedtoentertheuniversityfromtheupperfifteenpercentoftheirhighschoolclasses.

Notonlybecauseofthehighcaliberofitsstudentsbutalsobecauseofthedesirablelocationandclimate,Stanfordhasattractedtoitsfacultysomeoftheworld’smostrespectedscholars.TheuniversitystaffhasincludedmanyNobelPrizewinnerssuchasDr.FelixBloch,Dr.RobertHofstadter,andDr.WilliamShockleyinphysics,Dr.AuthorKornbergandDr.JoshuaLederberginmedicine,andDr.PaulJ.FloryandDr.LinusPaulinginchemistry.TheRussiannovelistAleksanderSolzhenistsynhasbeeninresidence.Stanford’sundergraduateschoolofengineeringanditsgraduateschoolsofbusiness,law,andmedicineareespeciallywell-regarded.

Whatisstudentlifelikeon"TheFarm"?

Culturally,thecampusisamagnetforbothstudentsandcitizensofnearbycommunities.Plays,concerts,andoperasareperformedintheuniversity’sseveralauditoriumsandinitsoutdoortheater,wheregraduationsarealsoheld.Severalfilmseriesarepresentedduringtheschoolyear.Guestlecturersfrompublicandacademiclifefrequentlyappearoncampus.Intheevenings,manystudentsgathertosocializeintheStudentUnion’scoffeehouse;herethebeveragesantheatmospherebothhaveadecidedlyEuropeanflavor.Forthesports-minded,theStanfordcampusofferhighlydevelopedathleticfacilities.Teamsports,swimming,andtrackandfieldactivityareallverymuchpartoftheStanfordpicture.Soarebicyclingandjogging.

Inadditiontofinancialsupportfromalumni,Stanfordreceivesgrantsfromthegovernmentandfromprivatephilanthropicfoundations.Inrecentyears,governmentgrantshavemadepossibleadvancedstudiesinthefieldsofhistory,psychology,education,andatomicenergy.AtpresentsStanfordiscarryingoutanambitions