| 职称英语考试综合类每日一练（2015-12-9） |
| 第1题： 4 It took me exactly a week to complete the work． A start B achieve C improve D finish |
| 【单选题】： |
| 第2题： 第三篇 Is the Tie a Necessity？ Ties， or neckties， have been a symbol of politeness and elegance in Britain for centuries. But the casual Prime Minister Tony Blair has problems with them. Reports suggest that even the civil servants may stop wearing ties. So， are the famously formal British really going to abandon the neckties？ Maybe. Last week， the UK’s Cabinet Secretary Andrew Turnbull openly welcomed a tie less era. Fie hinted that civil servants would soon be free of the costliest 12 inches of fabric that most men ever buy in their lives. In fact， Blair showed this attitude when he had his first guests to a cocktail party. Many of them were celebrities （知名人士） without ties， which would have been unimaginable even in the recent past. For some more conservative British， the tie is a must for proper appearance. Earlier， Labor leader Jim Callaghan said he would have died rather than have his children seen in public without a tie. For people like Callaghan， the tie was a sign of being complete， of showing respect. Men were supposed to wear a tie when going to church， to work in the office， to a party - almost every social occasion. But today， people have begun to accept a casual style even for formal occasions. The origin of the tie is tricky. It started as something called simply a “band”。 The term could mean anything around a man’s neck. It appeared in finer ways in the 1630s. Frenchmen showed a love of this particular fashion statement. Their neckwear （颈饰） impressed Charles II， the king of England who was exiled （流放） to France at that time. When he returned to England in 1660， he brought this new fashion item along with him. It wasn’t， however， until the late 18th century that fancy young men introduced a more colorful， flowing piece of cloth that eventually became known as the tie. Then， clubs， military institutions and schools began to use colored arid patterned ties to indicate the wearer’s membership in the late 19th century. After that， the tie became a necessary item of clothing for British gentlemen. But now， even gentlemen are getting tired of ties. Anyway， the day feels a bit easier when you wake up without having to decide which tie suits you and your mood. 41 The tie symbolizes all of tile following except A. respect. B. elegance. C. democracy. D. politeness. 42 Why does Blair sometimes show up in a formal event without a tie？ A. Because he wants to make a show. B. Because he wants to attract attention. C. Because he wants to live in a casual way. D. Because ties are costly. 43 Which of the following is NOT a social occasion？ A. Going to church. B. Going to work in the office. C. Going to a party. D. Staying at home. 44 Who brought the Frenchmen’s neckwear to Britain？ A. Charles ii. B. Tony Blair. C. Jim Callaghan. D. Andrew Turnbull. 45 When did British gentlemen begin to wear ties regularly？ A. In the 1630s. B. After the late 19th century. C. In 1660. D. In the late 18th century. |
| 【单选题】： |
| 第3、4、5、6、7、8、9题： They Say Ireland’s the Best Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005． according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain’s Economist magazine last week． The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being． The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,political stability,job security，gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom，family and community life” Despite the bad weather, troubled health service，traffic congestion(拥挤)，gender inequality and the high cost of living． Ireland scored an impressive 8． 33 Points out of 10． That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland． which managed 8． 07． Zimbabwe． troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest(最差的)，picking up only 3． 89 points． “Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued． ”the report said，"some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown(崩溃)in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact． ” “Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old，such as stable family and community life” The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do，and that its findings would have their critics． No． 2 on the 1ist is Switzerland． The other nations in the top 10 are Norway． Luxembourg． Sweden,Australia，Iceland，Italy,Denmark and Spain． The UK is positioned at No． 29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social and family breakdown recorded in official statistics． The US，which has the second highest per capita GDP(人均国内生产总值)after Luxembourg，took the 13th place in the survey China was in the Lower half of the league at 60th 16 For 2，005 years，Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in A, Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 17 Job security is the least important measure of life quality A, Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 18 Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high A, Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 19 Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable A, Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 20 Ireland is positioned at No 1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new with some good elements of the old A, Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 2l To measure life quality is easy． A, Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 22 The United States of America is among the top 10 countries． A, Right B Wrong C Not mentioned |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 第10题： Her father was a quiet man with graceful manners. A．polite B．similar C．usual D．bad |
| 【单选题】： |
| 第11题： She moves from one exotic location to another. A familiar B. similar C. proper D. unusual |
| 【单选题】： |
| 第12题： 13 Did anyone call when I was out? A everyone B someone C nobody D anybody |
| 【单选题】： |
| 第13、14、15、16、17、18、19题： The Forbidden Apple New York used to be the city that never sleeps. These days it’s the city that never smokes, drinks or does anything naughty (at least, not in public). The Big Apple is quickly turning into the Forbidden Apple. If you wanted a glass of wine with your picnic in Central Park, could you have one? No chance. Drinking alcohol in public isn’t allowed. If you decided to feed the birds with the last crumbs(碎屑)of your sandwich, you could be arrested. It’s illegal. If you went to a bar for a drink and a cigarette, that would be OK, wouldn’t it? Er... no. You can’t smoke in public in New York City. What’s going on? Why is the city that used to be so open-minded becoming like this? The mayor of New York is behind it all. He has brought in a whole lot of new laws to stop citizens from doing what they want, when they want. The press are shocked. Even the New York police have joined the argument. They recently spent $ 100, 000 on a “Don’t blame the cop” campaign. One New York police officer said, “We raise money for the city by giving people fines for breaking some very stupid laws. It’s all about money. ” The result is a lot of fines for minor offences. Yoav Kashida, an Israeli tourist, fell asleep on the subway. When he woke up, two police officers fined him because he had fallen asleep on two seats(you mustn’t use two seats in the subway). Elle and Serge Schroitman were fined for blocking a driveway with their car. It was their own driveway. The angry editor of Vanity Fair magazine, Graydon Carter, says, “Under New York City law it is acceptable to keep a gun in your place of work, but not an empty ashtray. ”He should know. The police came to his office and took away his ashtray（烟灰缸）. But not all of New York’s inhabitants are complaining. Marcia Dugarry, 72, said, “The city has changed for the better. If more cities had these laws, America would be a better place to live. ”Nixon Patotkis, 38, a barman, said, "I like the new laws. If people smoked in here, we’d go home smelling of cigarettes.” Recent figures show that New York now has fewer crimes per 100, 000 people than 193 other US cities. And it’s true—it’s safer, cleaner and healthier than before. But let’s be honest—who goes to New York for its clean streets? 16.Some activities have recently become illegal in New York. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 17.It is now illegal to smoke or drink alcohol anywhere in New York. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 18.Eating apples in the park is illegal. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 19.The businessmen like the new laws. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 20.Elle and Serge Schroitman parked their car on the public driveway. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 21.The editor of Vanity Fair magazine thinks some of the new laws are stupid. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 22.New York is cleaner and safer than before. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 第20题： We have never seen such gorgeous hills. A.beautiful B.stretching C.spreading D.rolling |
| 【单选题】： |
| 第21、22、23、24、25题： The Operation of International Airlines International airlines have rediscovered the business traveler, the man or woman who regularly jets from country to country as part of the job. This does not necessarily mean that airlines ever abandoned their business travelers. Instead, companies like Lufthansa and Swissair1 would right argue that they have always catered best for the executive class passengers. But many airlines could be accused of concentrating too heavily in the recent past on attracting passengers by volume, often at the expense of the regular traveler. Too often, they have seemed geared for quantity rather than quality. Operating a major airline is essentially a matter of finding the right mix of passengers. The airlines need to fill up the back end of their wide-bodied jets with low fare passengers, without forgetting that the front end should be filled with people who pay substantially more for their tickets. It is no coincidence that the two major airline bankruptcies were among the companies specializing in cheap flights. But low fares require consistently full aircraft to make flights economically viable, and in the recent recession the volume of traffic has not grown. Equally the large number of airlines jostling for the available passengers has created a huge excess of capacity. The net result of excess capacity and cut-throat competition driving down fares had been to push some airlines into collapse and leave many others hovering on the brink2. Against this grim background, it is no surprise that airlines are turning increasingly towards the business travelers to improve their rates of return, They have invested much time and effort to establish exactly what the executive demands for sitting apart from the tourists. High on the list of priorities is punctuality; an executive's time is money. In-flight service is another area where the airlines are jostling for the executive's attention. The free drinks and headsets and better food are all part of the lure. Another development has been the accent of seating arrangements. Regular travelers have become well versed in the debate about seat pitch--the amount of room between each passenger. And first-class passengers are now offered sleeperette seats, which, for long journeys, make it possible to snatch a proper night's sleep. Sleeperettes have proved so popular that they will soon become universal in the front end of most aircraft. The airlines are also trying to improve things on the ground. Executive lounges are commonplace and intended to make the inevitable waiting between flights a little more bearable. Luggage handling is being improved. Regrettably, there is little the airlines can do to speed up the boring immigration and Customs process, which manages to upset and frustrate passengers of all classes in every continent. Although it is the airlines' intention to attract executive passengers from their rivals, the airlines themselves would nonetheless like to change one bad habit of this kind of traveler--the expensive habit of booking a flight and then failing to turn up. The practice is particularly widespread in Europe, where businessmen frequently book return journeys home one on several flights. 36、According to the passage, in operating airlines it is essential to A．keep in mind the need of the executives only. B．satisfy the need of the low fare passengers at the expense of the executives. C．try to attract as many passengers as possible by reducing fares. D．cater to the need of passengers sitting at both ends of the jets. 37、 The following are all mentioned as reasons why the airlines are having a hard time EXCEPT that A．the tourist industry is experiencing an all-time low. B．there is no increase in the number of passengers. C．there are more seats on the planes than needed. D．the competition between airlines is strong. 38、 The improvements the airlines attempt at include all the following EXCEPT A．making their seats more comfortable. B．providing better food during flights. C．showing more movies during the long flights. D．offering sleeperettes to first-class passengers. 39、 There is not much the airlines can do when it comes to A．making sure the departures are not delayed. B．the efficient handling of luggage. C．speeding up customs procedure. D．the improvement of the condition of waiting lounges. 40、 Which of the following is a bad habit of the executive passengers that frustrates the airlines? A．They do not book their seats in advance. B．They do not sit on the seats they are supposed to take. C．They do not travel on the flight they have booked. D．They do not pay in advance for the seats they book. |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 第26、27、28、29、30题： The Gene Industry Major companies are already in pursuit of commercialapplications of the new biology. They dream of placing enzymes in theautomobile to monitor exhaust and send data on pollution to a microprocessorthat will then adjust the engine. They speak of what the New York Times calls"metal-hungry microbes that might be used to mine valuable trace metalfrom ocean water". They have already demanded and won the right to patentnew lifeforms. Nervous critics, including many scientists,worry that there is corporate, national, international, and inter-scientificrivalry in the entire biotechnological field. They create images not of oilspills, but of "microbe spills" that could spread disease and destroyentire populations. The creation and accidental release of extremely poisonousmicrobes, however, is only one cause for alarm. Completely rational andrespectable scientists are talking about possibilities that stagger theimagination. Should we breed people with cow-with stomachsso they can digest grass and hay, thereby relieving the food problem bymodifying us to eat lower down on the food chain? Should we biologically alterworkers to fit the job requirement, for example, creating pilots with fasterreaction times or assembly-line workers designed to do our monotonous work forus? Should we attempt to eliminate "inferior" people and breed a"super-race"? (Hitler tried this, but without the genetic weaponrythat may soon issue from our laboratories.) Should we produce soldiers to doour fighting? Should we use genetic forecasting to pre-eliminate"unfit" babies? Should we grow reserve organs for ourselves, each ofus having, as it were, a "savings bank" full of spare kidney, livers,or hands? Wild as these notions may sound, every one hasits advocates (and opposers) in the scientific community as well as itsstriking commercial application. As two critics of genetic engineering, JeremyRifkin and Ted Howard, state in their book Who Should Play God? , "Broadscale genetic engineering will probably be introduced to America much the sameway as assembly lines automobiles, vaccines, computers and all the othertechnologies. As each new genetic advance becomes commercially practical, a newconsumer need will be exploited and a market for the new technology will becreated." 1. According to the passage, the exhaust from acar engine could probably be checked by A) using metal-hungry microbes. B) making use of enzymes. C) adjusting the engine. D) patenting new life forms. 2. According to the passage, which of the followingwould worry the critics the most? A) The unanticipated explosion of population. B) The creation of biological solar cells. C) The accidental spill of oil. D) The unexpected release of destructivemicrobes. 3. Which of the following notions is NOTmentioned? A) Developing a "savings bank" ofone's organs. B) Breeding soldiers for a war. C) Producing people with cow-like stomachs. D) Using genetic forecasting to cure diseases. 4. According to the passage, Hitler attemptedto A) change the pilots biologically to win thewar. B) develop genetic farming for food supply. C) kill the people he thought of as inferior. D) encourage the development of genetic weaponsfor the war. 5. What does Jeremy Rifkin and Ted Howard'sstatement imply? A) the commercial applications of geneticengineering are inevitable. B) America will depend on other countries forbiological progress. C) Americans are proud of their computers,automobiles and genetic technologies. D) The potential application of each newgenetic advance should be controlled. |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |
| 【单选题】： |