职称英语考试题库

The police believe the motive for the murder was jealousy.
A choice
B idea
C decision
D reason

These are defensive behavior patterns which derive from our fears.
A.stem
B.rely
C.develop
D.grow

Jack is a diligent student
A.ambitious
B.hardworking
C.lazy
D.slow

The contract between the two companies will expire soon.
A shorten           B end            C start            D resume

Every Dog Has His Say
Kimiko Fukuda always wondered what her dog was trying to say．Whenever she put on makeup，it would pull at her sleeve___(46)When the dog barks，she glances at a small electronic gadget(装置)．The following“human”translation appears on its screen：“Please take me with you”“I realized that’s how he was feeling．”says Fukuda
The gadget is called Bowlingual，and it translates dog barks into feelings．People laughed when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world’s first dog-human translation machine in 2002．But 300，000 Japanese dog owners bought it．____(47)
“Nobody else had thought about it，”said Masahiko Kajita，who works for Takara．“We spend so much time training dogs to understand our orders；what would it be like if we could understand dogs?”
Bowlingual has two pars____(48) The translation is done in the gadget using a
database containing every kind of bark．
Based 011 animal behaviour research，these noises are divided into six categories：happiness，sadness，frustration，anger，declaration and desire．___(49)In this way, the database scientifically matches a bark to an emotion，which is then translated into one of 200 phrases．
When a visitor went to Fukuda’s house recently，the dog barked a loud“bow wow”． ___(50) It was followed by“I’m stronger than you”as the dog growled and sniffed(嗅) at the visitor
The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120 It can store up to 100 barks，even recording the dog’s emotions when the owner is away．
A  A wireless microphone is attached to the dog’s collar，which sends information to the gadget held by the owner．
B  Nobody really knows how a dog feels
C This translated as “Don’t come this way”
D  More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer~
E  Now，the Japanese girl thinks she knows．
F  Each one of these emotions is then linked t0 a phrase like“Let’s play”。“Look at me”，or“Spend more time with me”

The American Family
In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are _________(51) enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness（宽容） of American parents. The old rule that “children should be seen and not heard” is rarely_____________(52), and children are often allowed to do _________(53) they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him_________(54) question, and children are encouraged to be ___________(55) at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom_____________(56) far. Others think that a strong father image would not ____________(57) the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to_____________(58) their parental families by the time they have _________(59) their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a __________(60), a kind of weak dependence.
This pattern of independence often results in serious_____________(61) for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live ___________(62) the age of 70. The job-retirement age is _____________(63) 65. The children have left home, married, and ____________(64) their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.__________(65) the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.
51   A  senior  B  junior   C  old     D  young
52   A  watched B  followed C  understood   D  grasped
53   A  what     B that     C  which       D  when
54   A  for       B  on     C  without    D  in
55  A  dependent  B  independent  C  sure    D  secure
56  A  too       B  almost   C  nearly     D  so
57  A  gain     B  welcome    C  suit       D  estimate
58  A  break up B  break into   C  break through     D  break away from
59  A  reached   B  come   C  arrived           D  developed
60  A  reward  B  criticism     C  failure      D  success
61  A  events  B  problems    C  matters          D  affairs
62  A  on     B  up         C  from        D  beyond
63  A  only  B  usually      C  sometimes    D seldom
64  A  set forth  B  set aside   C  set up      D  set down
65  A  But    B  Therefore   C  In contrast D  On the other hand

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(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个选项中为第2~5段每段选择1个最佳标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。

7 Her life is becoming more diverse
A generous
B humorous
C varied
D romantic

He's spent years cultivating a knowledge of art．
A．denying   B．using   C．sharing  D．developing

The rules are too rigid to allow for human error.
A general            B inflexible          C complex            D direct

  In the latter case the outcome can be serious indeed
A  result      B  judgment       C  decision       D  event

第6部分：完形填空(第52~65题，每题1分，共15分)
下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。

第4部分：阅读理解（第31~ 45题，每题3分，共45分）
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。

The high-speed trains can have major impact on our lives
A effort
B problem
C influence
D concern