2014年全国职称英语等级考试综合类(B级)试题及答案

2014职称英语《综合B》真题及答案第一部分：词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。

1.The group does not advocate the use of violence.A.supportB.limitC.regulateD.oppose2.His stomach felt hollow with fear.A.emptyB.sincereC.respectfulD.terrible3.His professional career spanned 16 years.A.startedB.changedC.movedsted4.His knowledge of French is fair.A.very usefulB.very limitedC.rather specialD.quite good5.Afterwards there was just a feeling of let-down.A.disappointmentB.excitementC.angerD.calm6.It was a magic night until the spell was broken.A.charmB.timeC.spaceD.opportunity7.The worst agonies of the war were now beginning.A.partsB.painsC.aspectsD.results8.He led a very moral life.A.humanB.intelligentC.naturalD.honorable9.They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system.A.discoverB.proveC.considerD.imagine10.Several windows had been smashed.A.cleanedB.replacedC.brokenD.fixed11.London quickly became a flourishing port.A.successfulB.majorrgemercial12.The committee was asked to render a report on the housing situation.A.copyB.publishC.summarizeD.furnish13.The curriculum was too narrow and too rigid.A.hiddenB.traditionalC.officialD.inflexible14.The majority of people around here are decent.A.realB.honestC.normalD.wealthy15.She felt that she had done her good deed for the day.A.homeworkB.actC.justiceD.model第二部分：阅读判断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.The Most Wonderful IslandsThe Palm Islands are the largest artificial islands in the world and are under construction in Dubai，in the United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructure will be constructed. They are being developed as tourist，leisure，and residential resorts，and will increase the coastline of the country by 120 kilometres.After four years of planning and careful consideration of the environmental issues，construction started in 2001. Dutch engineers with experience of reclaiming land from the sea were employed in the building of the first two islands. The site for all three islands is an area of the sea where the water is not very deep. Sand is taken from the seabed and sprayed into the construction site. Although the shallow water facilitates this process，the islands are still very exposed to the currents and tidal movements of the sea. Rocks are used to hold the sand in place resulting in a large crescent（月状的）structure. This acts as a breakwater and protects the islands from the sea.The first two islands are in the shape of date palm trees and consist of a trunk and 17 fronds，or leaves，coming off the trunk. The first island，named Palm Jumeirah，has three five-star hotels in the trunk，and luxury homes in the leaves. It is astonishing that when these homes went on sale in 2004，they were all sold within three days.The second palm Jebel Ali，was started in 2002 and is designed to be an entertainment centre. Six marinas（小游艇船坞）are planned，with a water theme park，and home built on stilts（桩柱）in the water.The Palm Deira is planned to be the largest of the three islands，with a length of 14 km and a width of 8.5 km，an area larger than the city of Paris. It will consist of residential properties，marinas，shopping malls，sports facilities，and clubs. These will be open to both residents and tourists.More artificial islands，the World Islands，are now being constructed near the Palm Jumeirah. They consist of 300 private islands grouped into the shape of the continents of the world and will be used for estates，private homes，community islands，and resorts.Unquestionably，these artificial islands are one of the wonders of the modern world. They will also maintain Dubai‘s status as one of the leading tourist destinations in the region.16. Some Dutch engineers are experienced in reclaiming land from the sea.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned17. The islands are being built in the deep water of the sea.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned18. Rocks for building the breakwater were taken from the World of Islands.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned19. All the luxury homes on Palm Jumeirah were sold.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned20. The water theme park in Jebel Ali will attract more tourists.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned21. The Palm Deira will be the same size as Paris.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned22. The world Islands are bigger than the Palm Jumeirah.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned第三部分：概括大意与完成句子阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试，任务：（1）1-4题要求从所给的4个选项中为段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第5-8题要求从所给的5个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。

2014年全国职称英语考试综合类部分真题第一部分：词汇选项(第1-15题，每题1分。

共15分) 真题网址：w-w-w.hbwypx.c-n 沟通方式469296725下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。

1．Patricia stared at the other girls with resentment．A．doubtB．angerC．loveD．surprise2．I want to provide my boys with a decent education.A．speeialB．privateC．goodD．general3．Her father was a quiet man with graceful manners.A．politeB．similarC．usualD．bad4．There was a profound silence after his remark.A．shortB．deepD．sudden5．The document was compiled by the Department of Health. A．printedB．attachedC．writtenD．sent6．In the process，the light energy converts to heat energy. A．changeB．reducesC．leavesD．drops7．Many cities have restricted smoking in public places.A．limitedB．allowedC．stoppedD．kept8．The thief was finally captured two miles away from the village. A．killedB．jailedC．caughtD．found9．If we leave now，we should miss the traffic．A．mixC．directD．stop10．What are my chances of promotion if I stay here? A．advancementB．replacementC．retirementD．adveaisement11．We've seen a marked shift in our approach to the social issues．A．greatB．clearC．quickD．regular12.Such a database would be extremely costly to set up．A．updateB．transferC．destroyD．establish13.The two banks have announced plans to merge next year．A．combineB．breakC．sellD．close14.I enjoyed the play-it had a clever plot and very funny dialogues.A．humorousB．IongC．originalD．boilng15．He's spent years cultivating a knowledge of art．A．denyingB．usingC．sharingD．developing详细了解河北师大外院培训中心。

2014职称英语《综合B》真题及答案第一部分：词汇选项 下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。

1.The group does not advocate the use of violence. A.support B.limit C.regulate D.oppose 2.His stomach felt hollow with fear. A.empty B.sincere C.respectful D.terrible 3.His professional career spanned 16 years. A.started B.changed C.moved sted 4.His knowledge of French is fair. A.very useful B.very limited C.rather special D.quite good 5.Afterwards there was just a feeling of let-down. A.disappointment B.excitement C.anger D.calm 6.It was a magic night until the spell was broken. A.charm B.time C.space D.opportunity 7.The worst agonies of the war were now beginning. A.parts B.pains C.aspects D.results　 8.He led a very moral life. A.human B.intelligent C.natural D.honorable 9.They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system. A.discover B.prove C.consider D.imagine 10.Several windows had been smashed. A.cleaned B.replaced C.broken D.fixed 11.London quickly became a flourishing port. A.successful B.major rge mercial 12.The committee was asked to render a report on the housing situation. A.copy B.publish C.summarize D.furnish 13.The curriculum was too narrow and too rigid. A.hidden B.traditional C.official D.inflexible 14.The majority of people around here are decent. A.real B.honest C.normal D.wealthy 15.She felt that she had done her good deed for the day. A.homework B.act C.justice D.model第二部分：阅读判断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.The Most Wonderful IslandsThe Palm Islands are the largest artificial islands in the world and are under construction in Dubai， in the United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructure will be constructed. They are being developed as tourist， leisure， and residential resorts， andwill increase the coastline of the country by 120 kilometres.After four years of planning and careful consideration of the environmental issues， construction started in 2001. Dutch engineers with experience of reclaiming land from the sea were employed in the building of the first two islands. The site for all three islands is an area of the sea where the water is not very deep. Sand is taken from the seabed and sprayed into the construction site. Although the shallow water facilitates this process， the islands are still very exposed to the currents and tidal movements of the sea. Rocks are used to hold the sand in place resulting in a large crescent（月状的）structure. This acts as a breakwater and protects the islands from the sea.The first two islands are in the shape of date palm trees and consist of a trunk and 17 fronds， or leaves， coming off the trunk. The first island， named Palm Jumeirah， has three five-star hotels in the trunk，and luxury homes in the leaves. It is astonishing that when these homes went on sale in 2004， they were all sold within three days.The second palm Jebel Ali， was started in 2002 and is designed to be an entertainment centre. Six marinas（小游艇船坞） are planned， with a water theme park， and home built on stilts（桩柱） in the water.The Palm Deira is planned to be the largest of the three islands， with a length of 14 km and a width of 8.5 km， an area larger than the city of Paris. It will consist of residential properties， marinas， shoppingmalls， sports facilities， and clubs. These will be open to both residents and tourists.More artificial islands， the World Islands， are now being constructed near the Palm Jumeirah. They consist of 300 private islands grouped intothe shape of the continents of the world and will be used for estates，private homes， community islands， and resorts.Unquestionably， these artificial islands are one of the wonders of the modern world. They will also maintain Dubai‘s status as one of the leading tourist destinations in the region.16. Some Dutch engineers are experienced in reclaiming land from the sea.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned17. The islands are being built in the deep water of the sea.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned18. Rocks for building the breakwater were taken from the World of Islands.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned19. All the luxury homes on Palm Jumeirah were sold.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned20. The water theme park in Jebel Ali will attract more tourists.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned21. The Palm Deira will be the same size as Paris.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned22. The world Islands are bigger than the Palm Jumeirah.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned第三部分：概括大意与完成句子阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试，任务：（1）1-4题要求从所给的4个选项中为段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第5-8题要求从所给的5个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。

职称英语综合类B级考试试卷答案及解析(七)一、词汇选择（本大题15小题．每题1.0分，共15.0分。

下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。

请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

）第1题The substance can be added to gasoline to accelerate the speed of automobiles.A. quickenB. shortenC. loosenD. enlarge【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] accelerate“加速，促进”，所以A(加快)是答案。

shorten“缩短，(使)变短”；loosen“解开，放松，松开”；enlarge“扩大，放大”；词缀-en通常加在某些形容词的前面或后面，使其变成相应的动词，该词缀的含义是“使变得更加……”，如：enlarge“使变得更大/扩大”。

第2题They are worded about their capacity to invest in the future.A. capitalB. abilityC. expenseD. reality【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] 借助划线词所在的搭配结构“their capacity to invest他们投资的……”，判断B(能力)合适。

该句含义是“他们担心他们将来投资的能力。

”capital是“资本”；expense是“消耗，消费”；reality是“现实”。

第3题We should never content ourselves with only a little knowledge.A. convinceB. satisfyC. comfortD. benefit【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] 根据句意“我们切不可……仅仅有一点点知识。

Public relationsPublic relations is a broad set of planned communications about the company，including publicity releases，designed to promote goodwill and a favorable image.Publicity then is part of public relations when it is initiated by the firm，usually in the form of press releases or press conferences.Since public relations involves communications with stockholders，financial analysts，government officials，and other noncustomer groups，it is usually placed outside the marketing department，perhaps as a staff department or outside consulting firm reporting to top management.This organizational placement can be a limitation because the public relations department or consultant will likely not be in tune with marketing efforts. Poor communication and no coordination may be the consequences. Although the basic purpose of public relations is to provide positive influence on the public image，this influence generally may be less than that provided by the other components of the public image mix.Publicity may be in the form of news releases that have favorable overtones for the company initiated by the public relations department.Publicity on the other handshould not be divorced from the marketing department，as it can provide a useful adjunct to the regular advertising.Furthermore，not all publicity is initiated by the firm；some can result from an unfavorable press as a reaction to certain actions or lack of actions that are controversial or even downright ill-advised.The point we wish to emphasize is that a firm is deluding itself if it thinks its public relations function，whether within the company or an outside firm，can take care of public image problems and opportunities.Many factors impact on the public image.Many of these have to do with the way the firm does business，such as its product quality，the servicing and handling of complaints，and the tenor of the advertising.Public relations and directed publicity may help highlight favorable newsworthy events，and may even succeed in toning down the worst of unfavorable publicity，but the other components of the public image mix create more lasting impressions.51.A matter B form C system D direction52.A placed B approved C developed D changed53.A desire B quality C limitation D feature54.A images B methods C consequences D conclusions55.A in B for C on D at56.A all B that C waht D which57.Aserious B negative C favorable D unlikely58.A side B part C hand D area59.A produce B connect C involve D provide60.A Yet B Otherwise C Furthermore D Rather61.A make B result C tell D keep62.A activities B actions C performances D relations63.A tradition B contrast C nature D point64.A charge B over C care D note65.A manager B public C department D firm。

The Difference between Man and ComputerWhat makes people different from computer programs? What is the missing element that our theories don’t yet account for? The answer is simple: People read newspaper stories for a reason: to learn more about what they are interested in. Computers, on the other hand，don't. In fact，computers don't even have interests; there is nothing in particular that they are trying to find out when they read. If a computer program is to be a model of story understanding ，it should also read for a "purpose".Of course ，people have several goals that do not make sense to attribute to computers. One might read a restaurant guide in order to satisfy hunger or entertainment goals, or to find a good place to go for a business lunch. Computers do not get hungry, and computers do not have business lunches.However ，these physiological and social goals give rise to several intellectual or cognitive goals. A goal to satisfy hunger gives rise to goals to find information about the name of a restaurant which serves_ the desired type of food ，how expensive the restaurant is，the location of the restaurant, etc. These are goals to acquire information or knowledge, what we are calling learning goals. These goals can be held by computers too; a computer _might"want" to find out the location of a restaurant ，and read a guide in order to do so in the same way as a person might. While such a goal would not arise out of hunger in the case of the computer，it might well arise out of the "goal" to learn more about restaurants.Working MothersCarefully conducted researches that have followed the children of working mothers have not been able to show any long-term problems，compared with children whose mothers stayed at home. My personal view is that mothers should be allowed to work if they wish. Whether we like it or not ，there are a number of mothers who just have to work.. There are those who have invested such a big part of their lives in establishing a career that they cannot afford see it lost. Then there are many who must work out of pure economic necessity. Many mothers are not cut out to be full-time parents. After a few months at home witha much loved infant ，they feel trapped and isolated.There are a number of options when it comes to choosing childcare.These range from child minders and nannies through to Granny or the kind lady across the street. In reality, however ，many parents don't have any choice; they have to accept anything they can get. Be prepared! No matter how good the childcare may be ，some children are going to protest wildly if they are left. This is a perfectly normal stage of child development. Babies separate well in the first six months，but soon after that they start to get a crush on Mum and close family members . Make sure that in the first week you allow plenty of time to help your child settle in.All children are different. Some are independent ，while others are more attached to their mothers. Remember that if you want to do the best for your children ，it's not the quantity of time you spend with them，it's the quality that matters.The First BicycleThe history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years. In 1791，Count de Sivrac delighted onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two-wheeled invention ，a machine called the celeriferé. It was basically an enlarged version of a children’s toy which had been in _ use_ for many years.Sivrac's "celeriferéhad a wooden frame，made in the _shape of a horse ，which was mounted on a wheel at either end. To ride it ，you sat on a small seat ，just like a modem bicycle ，and pushed hard against the ground_with your legs —there were no pedals. It was impossible to steer a celeriferéand it had no brakes，but despite these problems the invention very much appealed to the fashionable young men of Paris. Soon they were holding races up and down the streets.Minor injuries were common as riders attempted a final burst of speed_ . Controlling the machine was difficult ，as the only way to change direction was to pull up the front of the "celeriferé" and _turn it round while the front wheel was spinning in the air. "Celeriferés" were not popular for long ，however ，as the combination of no springs ，no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable. Even so，the wooden celeriferé was the origin of the modem bicycle.1。

第一篇The Making of a Success StoryIKEA is the world's largest furniture retailer,and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad,one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs.Born in Sweden in1926,Kamprad was a natural businessman.As a child,he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches,seeds,and pencils in his community.When Kamprad was17,his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades.Naturally he used it to start up a business一IKEA.IKEA's name comes from Kamprad's initials(I.K.)and the place where he grew up('E'and'A').Today IKEA is known for its modern,minimalist furniture1,but it was not a furniture company in the beginning.Rather,IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods.Kamprad's wares included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices2,including watches, pens and stockings.IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in1947.The fUrniture was all designed and made by manufacturers near Kamprad's home.Initial sales were veryencouraging,so Kamprad expanded the product line.Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture company in1951.In1953IKEA opened its first showroom in Almhult,Sweden. IKEA is known today for its spacious stores with furniture iti attractive settings,but in the early1950s,people ordered from catalogues.Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelmiig:people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it.This led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive.By1955,IKEA was designing all its own furniture.In1956Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport.Kamprad was inspired.The man had given him a great idea:flat packaging3.Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales soared.The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves,but over time,even this grew into an advantage for IKEA.Nowadays,IKEA is often seen as having connotations of self-sufficiency.This image has done wonders for the company,leading to better sales and continuedexpansion.Today there are over200stores in32countries.Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company.In2004he was named the world's richest man.He currently lives in Switzerland and is retied from the day-to-day operations of IKEA.IKEA itself,though,just keeps on growing.31.Kamprad established IKEA withA.his personal savingsB.his father’s reward for his school performancerge profits from selling thingsD.his school’s support32.The author states in Paragraph5that flat packagingA.needs large space to assembly fumitureB.is a business concept inspired by KampradC.helps reduce transportation costsD.makes the company self-sufficient33.According to the passage.which of the following is NOT true？A.IKEA experienced rapid expansion since the late1950sB.IKEA designd its own products since1955C.IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods originallyD.Kamprad said his company after retirement34.what is the auther’s attitude towards IKEA’s future according toA.indifferentB.DoubtfulC.OptimisticD.Pessimistic35.The passage is developed primarily in terms ofA.analysis of a processB.examples that illustrate a problemanson and contrastD.sequence events答案：BCDCD第二篇Approaches to Understanding IntelligencesIt bays to be smart,but we are not all smart in the same way.You may be a talented musician,but you might not be a goodreader.Each of us is different.Psychologists disagree about what is intelligence and what are talents or personal abilities.Psychologists have two different views on intelligence.Some believe there is one general intelligence.Others believe there are many different intelligences.Some psychologists say there is one type of intelligence that can be measured with IQ tests.These psychologists support their view with research that concludes that people who do well on one kind of test for mental ability do well on other tests.They do well on tests using words,numbers or pictures. They do well on individual or group tests,and written or oral tests.Those who do poorly on one test,do the same on all tests.Studies of the brain show that there is a biological basis for general intelligence.The brain of intelligence people use less energy during problem solving.The brain waves of people with higher intelligence show a quicker reaction.Some researchers conclude that differences in intelligence result from differences in the speed and effectiveness of informationprocessing by the brain.Howard Gardner,a psychologist at the Harvard School of Education,has four children.He believes that all children are different and shouldn’t be tested by one intelligence test.Although Gardner believes general intelligence exists, he doesn’t think it tells much about the talents of a person outside of formal schooling.He think that the human mind has different intelligences.These intelligences allow us to solve the kinds of problems we are presented with in life.Each of us has different abilities within these intelligences.Gardner believes that the purpose of school should be to encourage development of all of our intelligences.Gardner says that his theory is based on biology.For example,when one part of the Brain is injured,other parts of the brain still work.People who cannot talk because of Brain damage can still sing.So,there is not just one intelligence to lose.Gardner has Identified8different kinds of intelligence;linguistic,mathematical,spatial,musical, Interpersonal,intrapersonal,body-kinesthetic(身体动觉的),and naturalistic.36.What is the main idea of this passage？A.The importance of intelligenceB.The development of intelligence testsC.How to understand intelligenceD.How to become intelligent37.Which of the following statements is true concerning general intelligence？A.Most intelligent people do well on some intelligence testsB.Intelligent people do not do well on group testsC.Intelligent people do better on written tests than on oral testsD.People doing well on one type of intelligence test do well on other tests38.Gardner believe thatA.all children are alikeB.children have different intelligencesC.children should take one intelligence testD.there is no general intelligence39.According to Gardner schools shouldA.promote development of all intelligencesB.test student's who do poorly on testsC.train students who do poorly on testsD.focus on finding the most intelligent students40.Gardner thinks that his theory has aA.musical foundationB.intrapersonal foundationC.linguistic foundationD.biological foundation答案：CDBAD第三篇The Workers'Role in ManagementTraditionally，it has been the workers'role to work and management's role to manage.Managers have planned and directed the firm's operations with little thought to consulting the labor force.Managers have rarely felt compelled to obtain the workers'opinions or to explain their decisions to their employees.At most，companies have provided“suggestion boxes”in which workers could place ideas for improving procedures.In recent years，however，many managementspecialists have been arguing that workers are more than sellers of labor-they have a vital stake in the company and may be able to make significant contributions to its management. Furthermore，major company decisions profoundly affect workers and their dependents.This is particularly true of plant closings，which may put thousands on the unemployment lines.Should workers，then play a stronger role in management？Workers should have a role in management.At the very least the labor force should be informed of major policy decisions.（A common complaint among rank-and-file workers is the lack of information about company policies and actions.）Between 1980and1985about five million workers were the victims of plant closings and permanent layoffs，often with no warning. At least90days——notice ought to be given in such instances so that workers have time to adjust.Management should consult workers before closing a plant because the workers might be able to suggest ways of improving productivity and reducing costs and might be willing to make concessions that will help keep the plant operating.It should become a general practice to include workers in some managerial decision making.There ought to be representatives of the workers on the firm's board of directors or other major policymaking groups.If rank-and-file workers are given a voice in the planning and management of the work flow，they will help to make improvements，their morale will rise，and their productivity will increase.As a further incentive they must be given a share in the company's profits. This can be done through employee stockownership plans，bonuses，or rewards for efficiency and productivity.Finally，when a plant can no longer operate at a profit，the workers should be given the opportunity to purchase the plant and run it themselves.41.It can be inferred from Paragraph1that managersA.were not qualifiedB.seldom obtain workers opinionC.dislike suggestion workers opinionsD.never consulted the tapor torce42.In recent years，many management specialists have been arguing theyA.should have a say in management of the companyB.are no longer sellers of the productsC.are less affected by company decisions than beforeD.are able to make final decisions for the company43.The word rank-file Paragraph2is closest in meaning toA.seniorB.ordinaryC.intelligentD.capable44.According to the passage，what happened between1980 and1985A.About five million workers were laid off without advance noticeB.Managers consulted workers before closing a plantC.Workers did not make necessary concessionD.Many companies were closed because of strikes45.If not give a voice in managerial decision making，workersA.may lack the incentive to increase their productivityB.cannot get a share in the company’s profitsC.can still get bonuses for efficiency and productivityD.will not have the opportunity to purchase the plant 答案：BABAA。

2014年职称英语考试综合类B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个词或者短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。

1. There was an inclination to treat geography as a less important subject.A. pointB. tendencyC. result d. finding2. New secretaries came and wentwith monotonous regularity.a. amazingb. depressingc. predictabled. dull3. The committee was asked to render a report on the housing situation.a. furnishb. copyc. publishd. summarize4. The group does not advocate the use of violence.a. limitb. regulatec. opposed. support5. The original experiment cannot be exactly duplicate.a. reproducedb. inventedc. designedd. reported6. The department deferred the decision for six months.a. put offb. arrived atc. abided byd. protested against7. The symptoms of the disease manifested themselves ten days later.a. easedb. appearedc. improvedd. relieved8. The uniform makes the guards look absurd.a. seriousb. ridiculousc. beautifuld. impressive9. Some of the larger birds can remain stationary in the air for several minutes.a. silentb. motionlessc. seatedd. true10. The country was torn apart by strife.a. povertyb. warc. conflictd. economy11. She felt that she had done her good deed for the day.a. actb. homeworkc. justiced. model12. A person’s wealth is often in inverse proportion to their happiness.a. equalb. certainc. larged. opposite13. His professional career spanned 16 days.a. startedb. changedc. movedd. lasted14. His stomach felt hollow with fear.a. sincereb. respectfulc. terribled. empty15. This was disaster on a cosmic scale.a. modestb. hugec. commerciald. national参考答案：bdada abbbc adddb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。

Better Control of TB Seen If a Faster Cure Is FoundThe World Health Organization1 estimates that about one-third of all people are infected with bacteria that cause tuberculosis. Most times, the infection remains inactive. But each year about eight million people develop active cases of TB, usually in their lungs .Two million people die of it. The disease has increased with the spread of AIDS and drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis.Current treatments take at least six months. Patients have to take a combination of several antibiotic drugs daily. But many people stop as soon as they feel better. Doing that can lead to an infection that resists treatment. Public health experts agree that a faster-acting cure for tuberculosis would be more effective. Now a study estimates just how effective it might be. A professor of international health at Harvard University2led the study. Joshua Salomon says a shorter treatment program would likely mean not just more patients cured It would also mean fewer infectious patients who can pass on their infection to others.The researchers developed a mathematical model to examine the effects of a two-month treatment plan. They tested the model with current TB conditions in Southeast Asia. The scientists found that a two-month treatment could prevent about twenty percent of new cases. And it might prevent about twenty-five percent of TB deaths. The model shows that these reductions would take place between two thousand twelve and two thousand thirty. That is, if a faster cure is developed and in wide use by two thousand twelve.The World Health Organization developed the DOTS3 program in nineteen ninety. DOTS is Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course. Health workers watch tuberculosis patients take their daily pills to make sure they continue treatment.Earlier this year, an international partnership of organizations announced a plan to expand the DOTS program. The ten-year plan also aims to finance research into new TB drugs. The four most common drugs used now are more than forty years old. The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development4 says its long-term goal is a treatment that could work in as few as ten doses.A Biological ClockEvery living thing has what scientists call a biological clock that controls behavior. The biological clock tells _plants_ when to form flowers and when the flowers should open. It tells _insects when to leave the protective cocoons and fly away，and it tells animals and human beings when to eat, sleep and wake.Events outside the plant and animal _affect_ the actions of some biological clocks. Scientists recently found, for example, that a tiny animal changes the color of its fur _because of_ the number of hours of daylight. In the short days of winter, its fur becomes white. The fur becomes gray brown in color in the longer hours of daylight in summer.Inner signals control other biological clocks. German scientists found that some kind of internal clock seems to order birds to begin their long migration _flight_ twice each year. Birds _prevented from_ flying become restless when it is time for the trip，_but_they become calm again when the time of the flight has ended.Scientists say they are beginning to learn which parts_ of the brain contain biological clocks. An American researcher, Martin Moorhead, said a small group of cells near the front of the brain _seems_ tocontrol the timing of some of our actions. These _cells_ tell a person when to _awaken_ ，when to sleep and when to seek food . Scientists say there probably are other biological clock cells that control other body activities.Dr. Moorhead is studying _how_ our biological clocks affect the way we do our work. For example, most of us have great difficulty if we must often change to different work hours._It_ can take many days for a human body to accept the major change in work hours. Dr. Moorhead said industrial officials should have a better understanding of biological clocks and how they affect workers. He said _such_ understanding could cut sickness and accidents at work and would help increase a factory’s production.One Good Reason to Let Smallpox LiveIt’s now a fair bet that we will never see the total extinction of the smallpox virus. The idea was to cap the glorious achievement of 1980, when smallpox was eradicated in the wild, by destroying the killer virus in the last two labs that are supposed to have it—one in the US and one in Russia. If smallpox had truly gone from the planet, what point was there in keeping these reserves?In reality, of course, it was naive to imagine that everyone would let go of such a potential weapon. Undoubtedly several nations still have a few vials. And the last “official”stocks of lice virus bred mistrust of the US and Russia, for no obvious gain.Now American researchers have found an animal model of the human disease, opening the way for tests on new treatments and vaccines. So one again there’s a good reason to keep the virus—just in case the disease puts in a reappearance.How do we_deal with the mistrust of the US and Russia? Simple Keep the virus under international auspices in a well-guarded UN laboratory that’s open to all countries. The US will object, of course, just as it rejects a multilateral approach to just about everything. But it doesn’t mean the idea is wrong. If the virus is useful, then let’s make it the servant of all humanity—not just a part of it.Diet, Alcohol Linked to Nearly One Third of CancersDiet is second only to tobacco as a leading cause of cancer and, along with alcohol, is responsible for nearly one third of cases of the disease in developed countries, a leading researcher said on Tuesday.Dr. Tim Key, of the University of Oxford, told a cancer conference that scientists are still discovering how certain foods contribute to cancer,but they know that diet, alcohol and obesity. Play a major role.“Five percent of cancers could be avoided if nobody was obese,” he said.While tobacco is blinked to about 30 percent of cancer cases, diet is involved in an estimated 25 percent and alcohol in about six percent.Obesity raises the risk of breast, womb, bowel and kidney cancer, while alcohol is known to cause cancers of the mouth, throat and liver, Its dangerous impact is increased when combined with smoking. Key told the meeting of the charity Cancer Research UK that other elements of diet linked to cancer are still unknown but scientists are hoping that the EPIC study, which is comparing the diets of 500,000 people in 10 countries and their risk of cancer, will provide some answers .Early results of the study have revealed that Norway, Sweden and Denmark have the lowest consumption of fruit and vegetables among European countries while Italy and Spain have the highest. Eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day is recommended to reduce the risk of cancer.Key, principal scientist on the EPIC study, said it is looking at dietary links to some of the most common cancers including colorectal, breast and prostate.Once-daily Pill Could Simplify HIV TreatmentBristol-Myers Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences have combined many HIV drugs into a single pill Sometimes the best medicine is more than one kind of medicine. Malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS,2 for example, are all treated with combinations of drugs. But that can mean a lot of pills to take. It would be simpler if drug companies combined all the medicines into a single pill, taken just once a day.Now, two companies say they have done that for people just starting treatment for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The companies are Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences. They have developed a single pill that combines three drugs currently on the market.3 Bristol-Myers Squibb sells one of them under the name of Sustiva.4 Gilead combined the others, Emtriva and Viread, into a single pill in two thousand four.Combining drugs involves more than technical issues. It also involves issues of competition if the drugs are made by different companies. The new once-daily pill is the result of what is described as the first joint venture agreement of its kind in the treatment of HIVIn January the New England Journal of Medicine5 published a study of the new pill. Researchers compared its effectiveness to6 that of the widely used combination of Sustiva and Combivir. Combivir contains two drugs, AZT7 and 3TC.8 The researchers say that after one year of treatment, the new pill suppressed HIV levels in more patients and with fewer side effects.9 Gilead paid for the study. Professor Joel Gallant at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, led the research. He is a paid adviser to Gilead and Bristol-Meyers Squibb as well as the maker of Combivir, GlaxoSmith Kline.Glaxo Smith Kline reacted to the findings by saying that a single study is of limited value. It says the effectiveness of Combivir has been shown in each of more than fifty studies.The price of the new once-daily pill has not been announced. But Gilead and Bristol-Myers Squibb say they will provide it at reduced cost to developing countries. They plan in the next few months to ask the United States Food and Drug Administration10 to approve the new pill.There are limits to who could take it because of the different drugs it contains. For example, pregnant women are told not to take Sustiva because of the risk of birth disorders.11 Experts say more than forty million people around the world are living with HIV.exerciseWhether or not exercise adds to the length of life, it is common experience that a certain amount of regular exercise improves the health and contributes a feeling of well-being. Furthermore, exerise which involves play and recreation, and relieves nervous tension and mental fatigue in so doing, is not only pleasant but beneficial.How much and what kind of exercise one should take merits careful consideration.The growing child and the normal young man and young woman thrill with the exhilaration of strenuous sports. They fatigueto the point of exhaustion but recover promptly with a period of rest. But not so with those_of middle age and beyond. For them moderation is of vital importance. Just how much exercise a person of a given age can safely take is question hard_to answer. Individual variability is too great to permit of generalization. A game of tennis may be perfectly safe for one person of forty but folly for another. The sage limit for exercise depends on the condition of the heart, the condition of the muscles, the type of exercise, and the regularity with which it is taken. Two general suggestions, however, will serve as sound advice for anyone. The first is that the condition of the heart and general health should be d etermined periodically by careful, thorough physical examinations. The other is that exercise should be kept below the point of physical exhaustion.What type of exercise one should choose _depends upon one’s physical condition. Young people can safely enjoy vigorous competitive sports, but most older persons do better to limit themselves to less strenuous activities. Walking, swimming, skating are among the sports that one can enjoy and safely participate in throughout life. Regularity is important if one is to get the most enjoyment and benefit out of exercise.Old And ActiveIt is well—known that life expectancy is longer in Japan than in most other countries. A recent report also shows that Japan has the longest health expectancy in the world．A healthy long life is the result of improvement in social environment.Scientists are trying to work out exactly what keeps elderly Japanese people so healthy, and whether there is a lesson to be learnt from their lifestyles for the rest of us. Should we make any changes to our eating habits, for instance, or go jogging each day before breakfast? Is there some secret ingredient in the Japanese diet that is particularly beneficial to the human body?Another factor contributing to the rapid population aging in Japan is a decline in birthrate．Although longer life should be celebrated, it is actually considered a social problem．The number of older people had doubled in the last half century and that has increased pension and medical costs．The country could soon be facing an economic problem, if there are so many old people to be looked after and relatively few younger people working and paying taxes to support them．Raising the retirement age from 65 to 70 could be one solution to the problem. Work can give the elderly a sense of responsibility and mission in life. It’s important that the elderly play active roles in the society and live in harmony with all generations.The Case of the Disappearing FingerprintsOne useful anti-cancer drug can effectively erase the whorls and other characteristic marks that give people their distinctive fingerprints. Losing _them_ could become troublesome. A casereleased online in a letter by Annals of Oncology indicates how big a _problem_ of losing fingerprints is.Eng-Huat Tan, a Singapore-based medical doctor describes a 62-year old man who has used capecitabine to _treat_ his nasopharyngeal cancer. After three years on the _drug_ ，the patient decided to visit U. S. relatives last December. But he was stopped by U. S. customs officials _for_ 4 hours after entering the country when those officials couldn't get fingerprints from the man. There were no distinctive swirly _marks_ appearing from his index finger.U. S. customs has been fingerprinting incoming foreign visitors for years, Tan says. Their index fingers are printed and screened against digital files of the fingerprints of bad guys— terrorists andpotential criminals that our federal guardians have been tasked with keeping out of the country. Unfortunately, for the Singaporean traveler，one potential side effect of his drug treatment is a smoothing of the tissue on the finger pads. Hence，no fingerprints.“It is uncertain when fingerprint loss will _begin_ to take place in patients who are taking capecitabine，” Tan points out. So he cautions any physicians who _prescribe_ the drug to provide their patients with .a doctor’s note pointing out that their medicine may cause fingerprints to disappear.Eventually, the Singapore traveler made it into the United States. I guess the name on his passport didn’t raise any red flags. But he，s also now got the explanatory doctor’s note — and won’t leave home without it.By the way, maybe the Food and Drug Administration, _which_ approved use of the drug 11 years ago, should consider _updating_ its list of side effects associated with this medicine. The current list does note that patients may experience vomiting, stomach pain and some other side effects. But no where does it mention the potential for loss of fingerprints.Hospital MistreatmentAccording to a study, most medical interns report experiencing mistreatment, including humiliation by senior doctors, being threatened, or physical abuse in their first year out of medical school.The findings come from analysis of the responses to a 13-page survey mailed in January 1991 to 1, 733 second-year residents. The survey and analysis appear in the April 15th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Overall, out of the 1,277 residents who completed surveys, 1,185 said that they had experienced at least one incident of mistreatment in their intern year. In addition to reporting incidents where they were abused, more than 45% of the residents said they had witnessed at least one incident where other persons had made false medical records. Moreover, nearly three quarters of the residents said they had witnessed mistreatment of patients by other residents, attending physicians, or nurses. Almost 40% said patient mistreatment was a frequent event.More than 10% of the residents said they were not allowed to have enough sleep, and the average number of hours without sleep was 37.6. The average on-call hours during a typica l week was 56.9 hours, but about 25% of the residents said their on-call assignments were more than 80 hours some weeks.Although30% of the residents said they experienced some type of sexual harassment or discrimination, verbal abuse was the most common problem cited. When abusive incidents were limited to events occurring three or more times, 53% of the respondents reported that they were belittled or humiliated by more senior residents, while just over 21% reported someone taking credit for their work. Being “given tasks for punishment,”“being pushed, kicked or hit,”and having someone “threatening your reputation or career,” were reported as a more frequent occurrence by over 10% of the responding residents.。

第3部分：概括大意和完成句子（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个选项中为指定段落每段选择1个小标题；（2）第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定一个最佳选项。

The Storyteller1.Steven Spielberg has always had one goal:to tell as many great stories to as many people as will listen.And that’s what he has always been about.The son of a computer scientist and a pianist,Spielberg spent his early childhood in New Jersey and,later,Arizona.From the very beginning,his fertile imagination filled his young mind with images that would later inspire his filmmaking.2.Even decades later,Spielberg says he has clear memories of his earliest years,which are the origins of some of his biggest hits.He believes that E.T.is the result of the difficult years leading up to his parent’s1966divorce,“It is really about a young boy who was in search of some stability in his life.”“He was scared of just about everything,”recalls his mother,Leah Adler.“When trees brushed againstthe house,he would head into my bed.And that’s just the kind of scary stuff he would put in films like Poltergeist.”3.Spielberg was11when he first got his hands on his dad’s movie camera and began shooting short flicks about flying saucers and World WarΙΙbattles.Spielberg’s talent for scary storytelling enabled him to make friends.On Boy Scout camping trips,when night fell,Spielberg became the center of attention.“Steven would start telling his ghost stories,”says Richard Y.Hoffman Jr.,leader of Troop294,“and everyone would suddenly get quiet so that they could all hear it.”4.Spielberg moved to California with his father and went to high school there,but his grades were so bad that he barely graduated.Both UCLA and USC film schools rejected him,so he entered California State University at Long Beach because it was close to Hollywood.Spielberg was determined to make movies, and he managed to get an unpaid,non-credit internship（实习）in Hollywood.Soon he was given a contract,and he dropped out of college.He never looked back.5.Now,many years later,Spielberg is still tellingstories with as much passion as the kid in the tent.Ask him where he gets his ideas,Spielberg shrugs.“The process for me is mostly intuitive(凭直觉的),”he says.“There are films that I feel I need to make,for a variety of reasons,for personal reasons,for reasons that I want to have fun,that the subject matter is cool,that I think my kids will like it.And sometimes I just think that it will make a lot of money,like the sequel(续集)to Jurassic Park.”23.Paragraph1___F___24.Paragraph2____A_____25.Paragraph3____E_____26.Paragraph4____D_____A.Inspirations for his moviesB.The trouble of making moviesC.A funny manD.Getting into the movie businessE.Telling stories to make friendsF.An aim of life27.Some of Spielberg’s most successful movies came from ____E___28.When Spielberg was a boy,he used to be scared of ____A_____29.Spielberg is very good at_____B____30.Spielberg says he makes movies for____C____A.almost everythingB.telling scary storiesC.a number of reasonsD.making children laughE.his childhood memoriesF.a lot of money。

2014年职称英语（综合类）B级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. 词汇选项 2. 阅读判断 3. 概括大意与完成句子 4. 阅读理解 5. 补全短文6. 完形填空词汇选项(第1-15题，每题1分，共15分)下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语在括号中，请为每处括号部分的词汇或短语确定1个意义最为接近选项。

1．Afterwards there was just a feeling of let-down.A．excitementB．angerC．calmD．disappointment正确答案：D解析：本句意思：后来只有一种失望的感觉。

let-down意思是“失望，沮丧”，与disappointment(失望)意思相近。

excitement兴奋，激动；anger怒火，怒气；calm平静，宁静。

2．The committee was asked to render a report on the housing situation.A．copyB．furnishC．publishD．summarize正确答案：B解析：本句意思：委员会被要求提交一份有关住房情况的报告。

render意思是“递交，提交”，与furnish(提供，供应)意思相近。

copy复制，复印；publish 出版，发行；summarize总结，概括。

3．The curriculum was too narrow and too rigid.A．hiddenB．inflexibleC．traditionalD．official正确答案：B解析：本句意思：课程设置过于狭窄和死板。

rigid意思是“死板的，僵硬的”，与inflexible(不灵活的，僵化的)意思相近。

hidden隐藏的；traditional传统的；official官方的。

4．He led a very moral life.A．honorableB．humanC．intelligentD．natural正确答案：A解析：本句意思：他这个人一向很正派。

2014年职称英语综合B代码21考试真题及答案第一部分词汇选项。

15*1=15分下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定一个意义最为接近的选项。

1. Afterwards there was just a feeling of let-down.A. excitementB. angerC. calmD. disappointment【参考答案】D2. The committee was asked to render a report on the housing situation.A. copyB. publishC. summarizeD. furnish【参考答案】D3. The curriculum was too narrow and too rigid.A. hiddenB. inflexibleC. traditionalD. official【参考答案】B4. He led a very moral life.A. honourableB. humanC. intelligentD. natural【参考答案】A5. The majority of people around here are decent.A. realB. honestC. normalD. wealthy【参考答案】B6. His knowledge of French is fair.A. very usefulB. very limitedC. quite goodD. rather special【参考答案】C7. The group does not advocate the use of violence.A. limitC. supportD. oppose【参考答案】C8. The worst agonies of the war were now beginning.A. partsB. painsC. aspectsD. results【参考答案】B9. It was a magic night until the spell was broken.A. timeB. charmC. spaceD. opportunity【参考答案】B10. They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system.A. proveB. discoverC. considerD. imagine【参考答案】B11. Several windows had been smashed.A. cleanedB. replacedC. brokenD. fixed【参考答案】C12. She felt that she had done her good deed for the day.A. homeworkB. actC. justiceD. model【参考答案】B13. London quickly became a flourishing port.A. majorB. largeC. successfulD. commercial【参考答案】C14. His professional career spanned 16 years.A. startedB. changedC. moved【参考答案】D15. His stomach felt hollow with fear.A. emptyB. sincereC. respectfulD. terrible【参考答案】A第2部分阅读判断。

职称英语综合类B级真题及答案（3篇）职称英语考试综合类B级真题篇一41.It can be inferred from the passage 1 that managersA.were not qualifiedB.disliked “suggestion boxes”C.seldom obtained worker’s opinionsD.never consulted the labor force42.In recent years, many management specialists have been arguing that workersA.are no longer sellers of the productsB.are less affected by company decisions than beforeC.are able to make final decisions for the companyD.should have a way in management of the company43.The word “rank and file” paragraph 2 is closest in meaningtoA.ordinaryB.seniorC.intelligentD.capable44.According to the passage, what happened between 1980 and 1985?A.Managers consulted workers before closing a plant.B.Workers did not make necessary concessionsC.About five million workers were laid off without advance notice.D.Many companies were closed because of strikes.45.If not given a voice in managerial decision making workersA.cannot get a share in the company’s profitsB.can still get bonuses for efficiency and productivityC.may lack the incentive to increase their productivityD.will not have the opportunity to purchase the plant.职称英语综合类A级真题及答案（完整版篇二c. female badgers did not mix with male badgers.d. they may get some of the water they needed from fruit.39. which of the following is a typical feature of male badgers?a. they don’t run very quickly.b. they defend their territory from other badgers.c. they hunt over a very large area.d. they are more aggressive than females.40. what happened when honey badgers got used to humans around them?a. they became less aggressive towards other creatures.b. they lost interest in people.c. they started eating more.d. other animals started working with them.第三篇why so many childrenin many of the developing countries in africa and asia, the population is growing fast. the reason for this is simple: women in these countries have a high birth rate---from 3.0 to 7.0 children per woman. the majority of these women are poor, without the food or resources to care for their families. why do they have so many children? why don't they limit the size of their families? the answer may be that they often have no choice. there are several reasons for this.one reason is economic. in a traditional agricultural economy,large families are helpful. having more children means having more workers in the fields and someone to take care of the parents in old age. in an industrial economy, the situation is different. many children do not help a family;instead, they are an expense. thus, industrialization has generally brought down the birth rate. this was the case in italy, which was industrialized quite recently and rapidly. in the early part of the twentieth century, italy was a poor, largely agricultural country with a high birth rate. afterworld war ii, italy’s economy was rapidly modernized and industrialized. by the end of the century, the birth rate had dropped to 1.3 children per woman, the world's lowest.however, the economy is not the only important factor that influences birth rate. saudi arabia, for example, does not have an agriculture-based economy, and it has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. nevertheless, it also has a very high birthrate (7.0). mexico and indonesia, on the other hand, are poor countries, with largely agricultural economies, but they haverecently reduced their population growth.clearly, other factors are involved. the most important of theseis the condition of women. a high birth rate almost always goes together with lack of education and low status for women. this would explain the high birth rate of saudi arabia. there, the traditional culture gives women little education or independence and few possibilities outside the home. on the other hand, the improved condition of women in mexico, thailand, and indonesia explains the decline in birth rates in these countries. their governments have taken measures to provide more education and opportunities for women. another key factor in the birth rate is birth contro1. women maywant to limit their families but have no way to do so. in countries where governments have made birth control easily available and inexpensive, birth rates have gone down. this is the case in singapore, sri lanka, and india, as well as in indonesia, thailand, mexico, and brazil. in these countries, women have also been provided with health care and help in planning their families.these trends show that an effective program to reduce population growth does not have to depend on better economic conditions. it can be effective if it aims to help women and meet their needs. only then, in fact, does it have any real chance of success.41. in a traditional agricultural economy, a large familya. can be an advantage.b. may limit income.c. isn't necessary.d. is expensive.42. when countries become industrialized,a. families often become larger.b. the birth rate generally goes down.c. women usually decide not have a family.d. the population generally grows rapidly.43. according to this passage, italy today is an example of ana. agricultural country with a high birth rate.b. agricultural country with a low birth rate.c. industrialized country with a low birth rate.d. industrialized country with a high birth rate.44. saudi arabia is mentioned in the passage because it showsthata. the most important factor influencing birth rate is theeconomy.b. factors other than the economy influence birth rate.c. women who have a high income usually have few children.d. the birth rate depends on per capita income.5. in mexico, thailand, and indonesia, the government职称英语理工类B真题及答案篇三Agricultural research funding is vital if the world is to feed itself better than it does now. Dr. Tony Fischer, crop scientist, said demand was growing at 2.5% per year but with modern technologies and the development of new ones, the world should be able to stay ahead.“The global decline in investment in international agricultural research must be reversed if significant progress is to be made towards reducing malnutrition(营养不良)and poverty.” he said.Research is needed to solve food production, land degradation(贫瘠化)and environmental problems. Secure local food supplies led to economic growth which is turn, slowed population growth. Dr. Fischer painted a picture of the world’s ability to feed itself in the first 25 years, when the world’s population is expecte d to rise from 5 X to X billion people. He said that things will probably hold or improve but there’ll still be a lot of hungry people. The biggest concentration of poor and hungry people would be in sub-SaharanAfrica and southern Asia in , similar to the current pattern. If there is any change, a slight improvement will be seen in southern Asia, but not in sub-Saharan Africa. The major improvement will be in East Asia, South America and South-East Asia.The developing world was investing about 0.5%, or $8 billion a year, of its agricultural gross domestic product(GDP)on research anddeveloped world was spending 2.5% of its GDP. Dr. Fischer said more was needed from all countries.He said crop research could produce technologies that spread across many countries, such as wheat production research having spin-offs(有用的副产品)for Mexico, China or India.“Technologies still need to be refined for the local conditions but a lot of the strategic research can have global application, so that money can b e used very efficiently.” Dr. Fischer said.Yields of rice, wheat ad maize(玉米)havegrown impressively in the past 30 years, especially in developing countries. For example, maize production rose from 2 to 8 tonnes per hectare between 1950 and 1995. But technologies driving this growth such as high-yield varieties, fertilizers, and irrigation, were becoming exhausted. “If you want to save the land for non-agricultural activities, for forests and wildlife, you’re going to have to increase yield.” Dr. Fisc her said.36. What is the passage mainly about?A. Shortage of food supplies.B. Development of agricultural technologies.C. Impact of agricultural research.D. Expectation of population growth.37. Which of the following sta tements is true about the world’s agricultural research funding?A. It is increasing among developed countries.B. It is decreasing worldwide.C. Less is demanded from developing countries.D. Most of it is spent very efficiently.38. What is the picture of Asia’s food supplies in the first 25years?A. Food shortage will not be a problemB. There will be more hungry people in southern Asia.C. Population growth will result in more hungry people.D. There will be fewer hungry people in East Asia.39. What does Dr. Fischer say about technologies? Dr FischerA. They are costly.B. They have to be improved to meet local needs.C. Their application is limited.D. They have to be applied locally.40. It can be infered from the last paragraph that_____.A. there is a demand for saving land for non-agricultural activities.B. crop production is growing faster in developing countries.C. maize production reached its peak in the 1990s.D. technologies improving maize production have been well developed.。

六、Car Thieves could Be Stopped Remotely 远程制止偷车贼Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch. But he is in a nasty surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer and a radio signal from a control center miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine1off, he will not be able to start it again. For now, such devices 2 are only available for fleets of trucks and specialist vehicles used on construction sites. But remote immobilization technology could soon start to trickle down to ordinary cars, and 3should be available to ordinary cars in the UK 4in two months.The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the carincorporates5a miniature cellphone, a microprocessor and memory, and a GPS satellite positioning receiver. 6If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the unit to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine7being restarted.There are even plans for immobilizers 8that shut down vehicles on the move, though there are fears over the safety implications of such a system. In the UK. an array of technical fixes is already making 9life harder for car thieves. “The pattern of vehicles crime has changed,” says Martyn Randall of Thatcham, a security research organization based in Berkshire that is funded in part 10 by the motor insurance industry.He says it would only take him a few minutes to 11teach a novice how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools. But only if the car is more than 10 years old.Modern cars are a far tougher proposition, as their engine management computer will not 12allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition key. In the UK, technologies like this 13have helped achieve a 31 per cent drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars. Often by getting hold of the owner’s keys in a burglary. In 2000, 12 per cent of vehicles stolen in the UK were taken using the owner’s keys double the p revious year’s figure.Remote-controlled immobilization system would 14put a major new obstacle in the criminal’s way by making such thefts pointless. A group that includes Thatcham, the police, insurance companies and security technology firms have developed standards for a system that could goon the market sooner than the15customer expects.七、智能汽车 An Intelligent CarDriving needs sharp eyes, keen ears, quick brain, and coordination between hands and the brain. Many human drivers have all (1) these and can control a fast-moving car. But how does an intelligent car control itself? There is a virtual driver in the smart car. This virtual driver has “eyes,”“brains”，“hands” and “feet”，too. The mini-cameras (2) on each side of the car are his “eyes,” whic h observe the road and conditions ahead of it. They watch the (3) traffic to the car’s left and right. There is also a highly (4) automatic driving system in the car. It is the built-in computer, which is the virtual driver’s “brain. ” His “brain” calculat es the speeds of (5) other moving cars near it and analyzes their positions. Basing on this information, it chooses the right (6) path for the intelligent cars, and gives (7) instructions to the “hands”and “feets”to act accordingly. In this way, the virtua l driver controls his car.What is the virtual driver’s best advantage? He reacts (8)quickly. The mini-cameras are (9)sending images continuously to the “brain”. It (10) completes the processing of the images within 100 milliseconds. However, the world’s best drier (11) at least needs one second to react. (12) Besides, when he takes action, he needs one more second.The virtual driver is really wonderful. He can reduce the accident (13) rate considerably on expressway. In this case. Can we let him have the wheel at any time and in any place? Experts (14) warn that we cannot do that just yet. His ability to recognize things is still (15) limited. He can now only drive an intelligent car on expressways.第八篇Why India Needs Its Dying VulturesThe vultures in question may look ugly and threatening, but the sudden sharp __1 decline __ in three species of India’s vultures is producing alarm rather than celebration, and it presents the world with a new kind of environmental __2 problem __ The dramatic decline in vulture numbers is causing widespread disruption to people living in the same areas as the __3 birds__ . It is also causing serious public health problems __4across__ the Indian sub-continent.While their reputation and appearance may be unpleasant to many Indians，vultures have__5long__played a very important role in keeping towns and villages all over India clean. It is__6_because_they feed on dead cows. In India, cows are sacred animals and are __7_finally_ left in the open when they die in their thousands upon thousands every year.The disappearance of the vultures has __8 led to__ an explosion in the numbers of wild dogs feeding on the remains of these dead animals. There are fears that rabies may __9increase__as a result. And this terrifying disease may ultimately affect humans in the region, since wild dogs are its main carriers. Rabies could also spread to other animal species, causing an even greater problem in the __10future__.The need for action is __11urgent__, so an emergency project has been launched to __12_find_ a solution to this serious vulture problem. Scientists are trying to identify the disease causing the birds，deaths and, if possible, develop a cure.Large-scale vulture __13deaths__ were first noticed at the end of the 1980s in India. A population survey at that time showed that the three species of vultures had declined __14by__ over 90 per cent. All three species are now listed as “critically endangered”. As most vultures lay only single eggs and __15_take_ about five years to reach maturity, reversing their population decline will be a long and difficult exercise.第九篇：Wonder WebsSpider webs are more than homes, and they are ingenious traps. And the world’s best web spinner may be the Golden Orb Weaver spider. The female Orb Weaver spins a web of fibers thin enough to be invisible to insect prey, yet____tough____ enough to snare a flying bird without breaking.The secret of the web’s strength? A type of super-resilient____2_silk___ called dragline. When the female spider is ready to____3_weave___ the web’s spokes and frame, she uses her legs to draw the airy thread ou t through a hollow nozzle in her belly. Dragline is not sticky, so the spider can race back and forth along____4it____ to spin the web’s trademark spiral.Unlike some spiders that weave a new web every day, a Golden Orb Weaver____5reuses____ her handiwork until it falls apart, sometimes not for two years1. The silky thread is five times stronger than steel by weight and absorbs the force of an impact three times better than Kevlar, a high- strength human-made____6material____ used in bullet-proof vests. And thanks to its high tensile strength, or the ability to resist breaking under the pulling force called tension, a single strand can stretch up to 40 percent longer than its original____7length____ and snap back as well as new. No human-made fiber even comes____8_close___.It is no____9_hurry___ manufacturers are clamoring for spider silk. In the consumer pipeline: high-performance fabrics for athletes and stockings that never run2. Think parachute cords and suspension bridge cables. A steady____10supply____ of spider silk would be worth billions of dollars —but how to produce it? Harvesting silk on spider farms does not____11_work___ because the territorial arthropods have a tendency to devour their neighbors.Now, scientists at the biotechnology company Nexia are spinning artificial silk modeled after Golden Orb dragline. The____12first____ step: extract silk-making genes from the spiders. Next, implant trie genes into goat egg cells. The nanny goats that grow from the eggs secrete dragline silk proteins in their____13milk____. “The young goats pass on the silk-making gene without____14_any___ help from us,” says Nexia president Jeffrey Turner. Nexia is still perfecting the spinning process，but they hope artificial spider silk will soon be snagging customers____15_as fast as ___ the real thing snags bugs.第十篇：Chicken Soup for the Soul: Comfort Food Fights LonelinessMashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, may be bad for your arteries, ____1_but ___ according to a study in Psychological Science, they’re good for your heart and____2_emtions___. “comfort food1” and how it makes people feel.“For me____3_personally___, food has always played a big role in my family”, says Jordan Troisi, a grad uate student2 at the University of Buffalo3，and lead author4 on the study. The study came out of the research program of his co-author Shira Gabriel. It has____4_looked at___ non-human things that may affect human emotions. Some people reduce loneliness by bonding with their____5_favorite___ TV show, building virtual relationships with a pop song singer or looking at pictures of loved ones. Troisi and Gabriel wondered if comfort food could have the same effect____6by____ making people think of their nearest and dearest5.In one experiment, in order to make____7_participants___ feel lonely, the researchers had them write for six minutes about a fight with someone close to them. Others were given an emotionally neutral writing assignment. Then, some people in each____8_group___ wrote about the experience of eating a comfort food and others wrote about eating a new food. ____9_finally___ the researchers had participants____10_cmplete___ questions about their levels of loneliness6.Writing about a fight with a close person made people feel lonely. But people who were generally____11_secure___ in their relationships would feel less lonely by writing about a comfort food. “We have found that comfort foods are consistently associated with those close to us,” says Troisi. u Thinking about or consuming these foods later then serves as a reminder of those close others.” In ____12their____ essays on comfort food, many people wrote about the____13_experience___ of eating food with family and friends.In another experiment,____14_eating___ chicken soup in the lab made people think more about relationships, but only if7they considered chicken soup to be a comfort food. This was a question they had been asked long before the experiment, along with many other questions, so they wouldn’t remember it.Throughout everyone’s daily lives8they experience stress, often associated with our ____15connections____ with others, “Troisi says. ‘‘Comfort food can be an easy remedy for loneliness.。

Modem-day psychologists continue to develop theories about dreams..For example, psychologist William Domhoff from the University of California, Santa Cruz, believes that dreamsare tightly linked to a person's daily fife, thoughts, and behavior. A criminal, for example, mightdream about crime.Domhoff believes that there is a connection between dreams and age. His research shows that children do not dream as much as adults. According to Domhoff, drearning is a mental skill that needs time to develop.He has also found a link between dreams and gender. His studies show that the dreams of men and women are different. For example, the people in men's dreams are often other men, and the dreams often involve fighting. This is not true of women's dreams. Domhoff found this gender difference in the dreams of people from 11 cultures around the world, including both modem and traditional ones.Can dreams help us understand ourselves? Psychologists continue to try to answer this question in different ways. However, one thing they agree on this: If you dream that something terrible is going to occur, you shouldn't panic. The dream may have meaning, but it does not mean that some terrible event will actually take place. It's important to remember that the world of dreams is not the real world.Are Online Friends Real Friends?Modern computer technology has made a new kind of human relationship possible: online friendship. ____(1)____. Are online friendships as beneficial asface-to-face friendships? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having virtual friends? Can people form strong bonds online? Today these questions are the subject of lively debate1.Some people believe that the Internet is the best way to make new friends. It’s convenient, it’s fast, and it allows to make contact with different kinds of people from all over the world. When you use social networking websites and chat rooms, you can easily find people with interests and hobbies similar to yours2. Information updates and photos add to the experience. Making friends on the Internet is especially good for shy people who feel uncomfortable in social situations. It’s often easier to share thoughts and feelings online. ____(2)____. They can make people feel less lonely and help them solve problems.Although the Internet can encourage friendship, it has a major disadvantage. ____(3)____. Online friends only tell you what they want you to know. They sometimes exaggerate their good qualities and hide the less positive ones, so you can’t besure of what they really like3. That is why you should not give personal information to anyone online unless you’re totally sure of who that person is.Can online friendship be as meaningful as face-to-face ones? There are different points of view. Researchers at the University of Southern California surveyed 2,000 households in the United States. The results showed that more than 40 percent of participants feel “as strongly about their online buddies”as they do about their “offline”friends. ____(4)____. In contrast, there are many people who believe that it’s not possible to have deep relationships with online friends. A young Indian software engineer, Lalitha Lakshmipathy，says，“it’s good to feel connected with many people, but all my e-buddies are not necessarily my close friends. ”____(5)____. They say that it’s hard to develop feelings of trust and connection when you don’t share experiences in person4.People continue to express different opinions about online friendship. However, most of them would agree that virtual friendships must not replace face-to-face friendships. As one life coach says, “a social networking site should only be the ‘add on’ in any relationship.”注释：1．Today these questions are the subject of lively debate.：现今这些问题成了人们热议的话题。