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1、2014年职称英语考试 理工类B级 考前最后两套题之二 【密押卷】第1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。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。1 The nursery is bright and cheerful.A pleasant B cleanC peaceful D large2 This kind of material was seldom used in building houses during the Middle Ages.A never B rarelyC oft

2、en D only3 People from many places were drawn to the city by its growing economy.A fetched B carriedC attracted D pushed4 The soldier displayed remarkable courage in the battle.A placed B showedC pointed D decided5 How do you account for your absence from the class last Thursday?A explain B examineC

3、 choose D expand6 About one quarter of the workers in the country are employed in factoriesA third B fourthC tenth D fifteenth7 She was grateful to him for being so good to her.A careful B hatefulC beautiful D thankful8 There are only five minutes left, but the outcome of the match is still in doubt

4、A result B judgementC estimation D event9 He is certain that the dictionary is just what I want.A sure B angryC doubtful D worried10 The last few weeks have been enjoyableA close B nearC past D several11 What were the consequences of the decision she had made?A reasons B resultsC causes D bases12 Th

5、ey didnt realize how serious the problem was.A know B forgetC doubt D remember13 We shall keep the money in a secure place.A clean B secretC distant D safe14 The great changes of the city astonished every visitor to that cityA attacked B surprisedC attracted D interested15 The city has decided to do

6、 away with all the old buildings in its center.A. get rid of B set upC repairD paint参考答案：01. A02. B03. C04. B05. A06. B07. D08. A09. A10. C11. B12. A13. D14. B15. A第2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。A Pay Rise or Not?Unless I get a rise, I

7、ll have a talk with the boss, Henry Manley, George Strong said to himself. George liked his job and he liked the town he lived in, but his wife kept telling him that his pay was not enough to meet the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a job in Birmingham, a nearby city, abo

8、ut 50 miles away. He had been offered a job in a factory there, and the pay was far better.George lived in Wyeford, a medium-sized town. He really liked the place and didnt like the idea of moving somewhere else, but if he took the job in Birmingham, he would have to move his family there.Henry Manl

9、ey was the manager of a small company manufacturing electric motors. The company was in deep trouble because, among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very low prices. As a result, Manley had to cut his own prices and profits as well. Otherwise he would not get any orders at all

10、. Even then, orders were still not coming in fast enough, so that there was no money for raises (加工资) for his workers Somehow, he had to struggle along and keep his best workers as well. He sighed. Just then the phone rang.His secretary told him that George Strong wanted to see him as soon as possib

11、le. Manley sighed again. He could guess what it was about. George Strong was a very young engineer. The company had no future unless it could attract and keep men like him Manley rubbed his forehead (前额); his problems seemed endless.1 Henry Manley was already deeply in debt.A RightB WrongC Not menti

12、oned2 The job that had been offered to George in Birmingham paid better.A RightB WrongC Not mentioned3 If George took the job in Birmingham, he would have to leave his family at Wyeford.A RightB WrongC Not mentioned4 Henry Manleys company was in deep trouble.A RightB WrongC Not mentioned5 Henry Manl

13、eys company was making enough profits to raise the workers wages.A RightB WrongC Not mentioned6 Henry Manley had no idea at all why George Strong wanted to see him.A RightB WrongC Not mentioned7 George Strong was the best engineer in Henry Manleys company.A RightB WrongC Not mentioned参考答案：1. C 2. A

14、3. B 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. C概括大意Transport and TradeTransport is one of the aids to trade. By moving goods from places where they are plentiful to places where they are scarce, transport adds to their value. The more easily goods can be brought over the distance that separates producer and consumer, the

15、better for trade. When there were no railways, no good roads, no canals, and only small sailing ships, trade was on a small scale.The great advances made in transport during the last two hundred years were accompanied by a big increase in trade. Bigger and faster ships enabled a trade in meat to dev

16、elop between Britain and New Zealand, for instance. Quicker transport makes possible mass-production and big business, drawing supplies from, and selling goods to, all parts of the globe. Big factories could not exist without transport to carry the large number of workers they need to and from their

17、 homes. Big city stores could not have developed unless customers could travel easily from the suburbs and goods delivered to their homes. Big cities could not survive unless food could be brought from a distance.Transport also prevents waste. Much of the fish landed at the ports would be wasted if

18、it could not be taken quickly to inland towns. Transport has given us a much greater variety of foods and goods since we no longer have to live on what is produced locally. Foods which at one time could be obtained only during a part of the year can now be obtained all through the year. Transport ha

19、s raised the standard of living.By moving fuel, raw materials, and even power, as, for example, through electric cables, transport has led to the establishment of industries and trade in areas where they would have been impossible before. Districts and countries can concentrate on making things whic

20、h they can do better and more cheaply than others and can then exchange them with one another. The cheaper and quicker transport becomes, the longer the distance over which goods can profitably be carried. Countries with poor transport have a lower standard of living.Commerce requires not only the m

21、oving of goods and people but also the carrying of messages and information. Means of communication, like telephones, cables and radio, send information about prices, supplies, and changing conditions in different parts of the world. In this way, advanced communication systems also help to develop t

22、rade.练习：1. Paragraph 2 _2. Paragraph 3 _3. Paragraph 4 _4. Paragraph 5 _A. Higher living standardB. Importance of transport in tradeC. Various means of transportD. Birth of transport-related industries and tradeE. Role of information in tradeF. Public transportation5. The development of modern means

23、 of transport _.6. Only when goods can be carried to all parts of the world quickly _.7. Transport has made it possible for people to eat whatever food they want _.8. In the trade of modern society the transmission of information plays as important a role as _.A. to send goods to various parts of th

24、e worldB. at any time during the yearC. has greatly promoted tradeD. is it possible to produce on a large scaleE. the transport of goodsF. it is possible to produce on a large scale参考答案：BADECDBE阅读理解Characteristics of PublicityPublicity offers several benefits. There are not costs for message time or

25、 space. An ad in prime-time television may cost $250,000 to $5000,000 or more per minute, whereas a five-minute report on a network newscast would not cost anything. However, there are costs for news releases, a publicity department, and other items. As with advertising, publicity reaches a mass aud

26、ience. Within a short time, new products or company policies are widely known.Credibility about messages is high, because they are reported in independent media. A newspaper review of a movie has more believability than an ad in the same paper, because the reader associates independence with objecti

27、vity. Similarly, people are more likely to pay attention to news reports than to ads. For example, Womens Wear Daily has both fashion reports and advertisements. Readers spend time reading the stories, but they flip through the ads. Furthermore, there may be 10 commercials during a half-hour televis

28、ion program or hundreds of ads in a magazine. Feature stories are much fewer in number and stand out clearly.Publicity also has some significant limitations. A firm has little control over messages, their timing, their placement, or their coverage by a given medium. It may issue detailed news releas

29、es and find only portions cited by the media, and media have the ability to be much more critical than a company would like.For example, in 1982, Procter & Gamble faced a substantial publicity problem over the meaning of its 123-year-old company logo. A few ministers and other private citizens belie

30、ved resulted in the firm receiving 15,000 phone calls about the rumor in June alone. To combat this negative publicity, the firm issued news releases featuring prominent clergy that refuted the rumors, threatened to sue those people spreading the stories, and had a spokesperson appear on Good Mornin

31、g America. The media cooperated with the company and the false rumors were temporarily put to rest. However, in 1985, negative publicity became so disruptive that Procter & Gamble decided to remove the logo from its-products.A firm may want publicity during certain periods, such as when a new produc

32、t is introduced or new store opened, but the media may not cover the introduction or opening until after the time it would aid the firm. Similarly, media determine the placement of a story; it may follow a report on crime or sports. Finally, the media ascertain whether to cover a story at all and th

33、e amount of coverage to be devoted to it. A company-sponsored fobs program might go unreported or receive three-sentence coverage in a local newspaper.练习：1. The author mentions all of the following advantages of publicity exceptA) Having no time costs.B) Having attentiveness.C) Having high credibili

34、ty.D) Having high profitability.2. the second paragraph indicates that people are more likely to believe storiesA) in a newspaper than in a womens daily.B) In a newspaper than in a magazine.C) In an independent newspaper than in a dependent newspaper.D) In a magazine than in a local newspaper.3. Acc

35、ording to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A) A firm can control and time publicity accurately.B) A firm can neither control nor time publicity accurately.C) A firm can either control or time publicity accurately.D) In most cases a firm can control and time publicity accurately

36、.4. The example in Paragraph 4 is intended to demonstrateA) the power of publicity.B) the victim of publicity.C) the terrible effect of rumors.D) the vulnerability of people to publicity.5. The passage implies thatA) the placement of a story is not quite important.B) the report of a crime may not be

37、 true.C) local newspapers are not interested in company-sponsored programs.D) publicity is not always necessary.参考答案：DCBAD补全短文Mind Those Manners on the SubwaySo， there you are， just sitting there in the subway car， enjoying that book you just bought (1) Or， the person sitting next to you takes out a

38、 nail clipper (指甲刀) and begins cutting his or her nails.Annoying? Many of us have to spend some time every day on public transportation (2) So， to make the trip more pleasant， we suggest the following：Let passengers get off the bus or subway car before you can get on (3)Stand away from the doors whe

39、n they are closingDont talk loudly on a bus or subway. Chatting loudly with your friends can be annoying to others. (4)Dont think your bags and suitcases (手提箱) deserve a seat of their own.Use a tissue whenever you cough or sneeze (打喷嚏)。 An uncovered sneeze can spread germs (细菌)， especially in crowde

40、d places.Dont cut your nails or pick your nose on public transportation.Dont read over other peoples shoulder (5) It can make people uncomfortable. They might think youre too stingy (小气的) even to buy a newspaper. Or they might think youre judging their behaviorA.Dont eat food in your car.B.Dont shou

41、t into your mobile phone on a bus or subway.C.We all know that some behaviors are simply unacceptableD.Many people do this on subways， but its really annoyingE.Getting off and on in an orderly manner can save time for all.F.Suddenly， you feel someone leaning over your shoulder reading along with you

42、参考答案：F C E B D完形填空Wonder WebsSpider webs are more than homes， and they are ingenious traps. And the worlds best web spinner may be the Goldern Orb Weaver spider. The female Orb Weaver spins a web of fibers thin enough to be invisible to insect prt， yet _1_ enough to snare a flying bird without break

43、ing.The secret of the webs strength? A type of super-resilient _2_ called dragline. When the female spider is ready to _3_ the webs spokes and frame， she uses her legs to draw the airy thread out through a hollow nozzle in her belly. Dragline is not sticky， so the spider can race back and forth alon

44、g _4_ to spin the webs trademark spiral.Unlike some spiders that weave a new web every day， a Golden Orb Weaver _5_ 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 tha

45、n Kevlar， a high-strength human-made _6_ 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 _7_ and snap back as well as new. No human-mad

46、e fiber even comes _8_.It is no _9_ 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 _10_ of spider silk would be worth billions of dollarsbut how t

47、o produce it? Harvesting silk on spider farms does not _11_ because the territorial arthropods have a tendency to devour their neighbors.Now， scientists at the biotechnology company Nexia are spinning artificial silk modeled after Goldern Orb dragline. The _12_ step： extract silk-making genes from the spiders