最新职称英语考试综合类A级阅读理解试题及答案.docx
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职称英语考试综合类A级(阅读理解)试题及答案
(阅读理解)试题及答案
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个选项中选择1个答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
第一篇TheSmellofMoney
Formanyyearslargesupermarketshavebeenencouragingustospendmoneybypumpingthesmelloffreshly-bakedbreadintotheirstories.NowDaleAir,aleadingfirmofaroma(香气)consultants,hasbeenapproachedbyBarclay’sBanktodevelopsuitableartificialsmellsfortheirbanks.Researchershavesuggestedthatsurroundingcustomerswiththe“smellifmoney”willencouragethemtofeelrelaxedandoptimisticandgivethemaddedconfidenceinthebank’ssecurityandprofessionalism.
Butbeforeasmellcanbemanufacturedandintroducedintobanks’airconditioningsystems.Itmustbeidentifiedandchemicallyanalyzed,andthishasprovedtobedifficult.Theproblemisthatbanknotes-andcoinstendtopickupthesmelloftheirsurroundings.Socashthathasbeensittinginacashregisteratafishmonger’s(鱼贩)willsmelloffish,andbanknotesusedtopayformealsinrestaurantswilltendtosmelloffood.
Itmaybeachallenge,butaromaexpertshavelittledoubtthattheuseofartificialsmellscanbeaneffectiveformofsubconsciousadvertising.LunnPoly,aBritishtravelcompany,introducedthesmellofcoconuts(椰子)intoitstravelagenciesandsawabigincreaseinspendingbyholidaymakers.Manycafesnowhaveelectricdispensers(自动售货机)thatreleasethesmelloffreshlyroastedcoffeeneartheirentrances,subtlyencouragingcustomerstocomeinandhaveadrinkorsnack.EvenprestigiouscarmakerRolls-Roycehasbeensprayingtheinsideofitscarstoenhancethesmelloftheleatherseats.
“Thesenseofsmellisprobablythemostbasicandprimitiveofallhumansenses,”explainsresearcherJimO’Rordan.“Thereisadirectpathwayfromtheolfactory(嗅觉的)organsinthenosetothebrain.”Itiscertainlytruethatmostpeoplefindcertainsmellsincrediblystrong,stringingmemoriesandfeelingsinawaythatfewotherstimulants(刺激物)canrival.Itisaphenomenonmarketingconsultantshavelongrecognized,butuntilrecentlyhavebeenunabletoharness.“We’vemadegreatprogressbutthetechnologyofodourproductionisstillinitsinfancy,”saysO’Riordan,“Whoknowswhereitwilltakeus.”
31.ArtificialsmellshaveNOTbeenusedin
Acafes
Bbanks
Ctravelagencies
Dsupermarkets
32.Researchersbelievethatintroducingthe“smellofmoney”intobankswillencouragepeople
Atospendmoney
Btofeelconfidentaboutbanks
Ctoearnmoremoney
Dtowithdrawmoneyfrombanks
33.Thedifficultyofproducingthe“smellofmoney”liesinthat
Apeople’sattitudestowardmoneyaredifferent
Bit’shardtoidentifyandanalyzeit
Cnotechnologycandoit
Dexpertshavenomotive
34.Theword“harness”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto
Asee
Bstudy
Ccontrol
Dunderstand
35.Researchersthink
Aartificialsmellshelptoimprovepeople’smemory
Bthetechnologytoproduceartificialsmellsisintheearlystage
Cartificialsmellsareharmful
Dtheproductionofartificialsmellsisprofitably
第二篇SpoiltforChoice(A级)
Choice,wearegivento1believe,isaright.Indailylife,peoplehavecometoexpectendlesssituationsaboutwhichtheyarerequiredtomakedecisionsonewayoranother.Inthemain2,thesearejustirksomemomentsatworkwhichdemandsomeextraenergyorbrainpower,orduringlunchbreakslikechoosingwhichtypeofcoffeetoorderorindeedwhichcoffeeshoptogoto.Butsometimesselectingoneoptionasopposedtoanothercanhaveseriousorlifelongrepercussions.Morecomplexdecision-makingistheneitheravoided,postponed,orputintothehandsofthearmyofprofessionals,Iifestylecoaches,lawyers,advisors,andthelike.waitingtolightentheemotionalburdenforafee2.Butforagoodmany4peopleintheworld,inrichandpoorcountries,choiceisaluxury,notaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoices,thewholesystemismerelyanillusion,createdbycompaniesandadvertiserswantingtoselltheirwares5.
Themainimpactofendlesschoiceinpeople’slivesisanxiety.Buyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimple.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofconsumergoodsinducesasenseofpowerlessness,evenparalysis,inmanypeople,endingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingaway6,orjustbuyinganunsuitableitemthatisnotreallywantedinordertosolvetheproblemandreducetheunease.RecentsurveysintheUnitedKingdomhaveshownthatasizeableproportionofelectricalgoodsboughtperhouseholdarenotreallyneeded.Theadvertisersandtheshareholdersofthemanufacturersare,nonetheless,satisfied.
Itisnotjusttheiravailabilitythatistheproblem,butthespeedwithwhichnewversionsofproductscomeonthemarket.Advancesindesignandproductionmeanthatnewitemsarealmostreadybythetimethatgoodshittheshelves7.Productsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttime.Theclassicexampleiscomputerswhicharealmostobsoleteoncetheyarebought.Atfirst,therewereonlyoneortwoavailablefromalimitednumberofmanufacturers,butnowtherearemanycompaniesallwithnotonlytheirownproductsbutdifferentversionsofthesamemachine.Thismakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwithease.intoashopandbuyonething8;nochoice,noanxiety.
Theplethoraofchoiceisnotlimitedtoconsumeritems.Withthegreatermobilityofpeoplearoundtheworld,peoplehavemorechoiceaboutwheretheywanttoliveandwork—afairlyrecentphenomenon.Inthepast,nationsmigratedacrosshugeswathesoftheearthinsearchoffood,adventure,andmorehospitableenvironments.Wholenationscrossedcontinentsandchangedthefaceofhistory,Sothemobilityofpeopleisnothingnew.Thecreationofnationstatesandborders9effectivelyslowedthisprocessdown.
36.Sometimespeopleaskprofessionalstohelpthemmakedecisionsbecause
Athedecisionsmayhaveseriousimpactontheirlives
Bonlyprofessionalshavetherighttodothat
Ctheyhavesufficientmoneytopay
Dtheyhaveemotionalproblems
37.Whenpeoplecannoteasilydecidewhattobuy,whichofthefollowingistheleastpossiblechoice?
AGivingup
BWalkingaway
CBuyinganunsuitableitem
DSeekingadvice
38.Whydoproductshaveashortlifespannowadays?
ATheyareofpoorquality.
BTheyarequicklyreplacedwithnewones.
CTheyhavetoomanyversions.
DTheyarenotdesignedbycomputers.
39.Howdoesmigrationtodaydifferfromthatofthepast?
APeoplenowmigratetofindbetterjobs.
BPeoplenowmigrateforbetterlife.
CPeoplenowmigrateforbetterenvironments.
DPeoplenowhavemorechoiceaboutwheretomigrate.
40.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthewriter’sviewonchoice?
ABettermorechoicethannochoice
BBetternochoicethanmorechoice
CAllchoiceiseasy
DMorechoice,moreanxiety
第三篇CellPhones:
HangUporKeepTalking?
Millionsofpeopleareusingcellphonestoday.Inmanyplacesitisactuallyconsideredunusualnottouseone.Inmanycountries,cellphonesareverypopularwithyoungpeople.Theyfindthatthephonesaremorethanameansofcommunication—havingamobilephoneshowsthattheyarecoolandconnected.
Theexplosionsaroundtheworldinmobilephoneusemakesomehealthprofessionalworried.Somedoctorsareconcernedthatinthefuturemanypeoplemaysufferhealthproblemsfromtheuseofmobilephones.InEngland,therehasbeenaserousdebateaboutthisissue.Mobilephonecompaniesareworriedaboutthenegativepublicityofsuchideas.Theysaythatthereisnoproofthatmobilephonesarebadforyourhealth.
Ontheotherhand,whydosomemedicalstudiesshowchangesinthebraincellsofsomepeoplewhousemobilephones?
Signsofchangeintheissuesofthebrainandheadcanbedetectedwithmodernscanning(扫描)equipment.Inonecase,atravelingsalesmanhadtoretireatayoungagebecauseofseriousmemoryloss.Hecouldn’trememberevensimpletasks.Hewouldoftenforgetthenameofhisownson.Thismanusedtotalkonhismobilephoneforaboutsixhoursaday,everydayofhisworkingweek,foracoupleofyears.Hisfamilydoctorblamedhismobilephoneuse,buthisemployer’sdoctordidn’tagree.
Whatisitthatmakesmobilephonespotentiallyharmful?
Theanswerisradiation.High-techmachinescandetectverysmallamountsofradiationfrommobilephones.Mobilephonecompaniesagreethatthereissomeradiation,buttheysaytheamountistoosmalltoworryabout.
Asthediscussionabouttheirsafetycontinues,itappearsthatit’sbesttousemobilephoneslessoften.Useyourregularphoneifyouwanttotalkforalongtime.Useyourmobilephoneonlywhenyoureallyneedit.Mobilephonescanbeveryusefulandconvenient,especiallyinemergencies.Inthefuture,mobilephonesmayhaveawarninglabelthatsaystheyarebadforyourhealth.Sofornow,it’swisenottouseyourmobilephonetoooften
41.PeoplebuycellphonesforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat
Athey’repopular
Bthey’recheap
Cthey’reuseful
Dthey’reconvenient
42.Theworld“detected”inparagraph3couldbebestreplacedby
Acured
Bremoved
Cdiscovered
Dcaused
43.Thesalesmanretiredyoungbecause
Ahedislikedusingmobilephones
Bhewastiredoftalkingonhismobilephone
Checouldn’tremembersimpletasks
Dhisemployer’sdoctorpersuadedhimto
44.Onthesafetyissueofmobilephones,themanufacturingcompanies
Adenytheexistenceofmobilephoneradiation
Bdevelopnewtechnologytoreducemobi
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