職稱英語考試綜合類(A級)試題及答案(2)

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2005年職稱英語考試綜合類(A級)試題及答案(2)

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2005年職稱英語考試綜合類(A級)試題及答案(2)

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第一篇

More Than a Ride to School

The National Education Association claims．“The school bus is a mirror Of the community．”

They further add that,unfortunately,what appears on the exterior(外部)does not always reflect

the reality of a chosen community．They are right．and sometimes it reflects more!Just ask Liesl

Denson Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl

Bruce Hardy．sch001 bus driver for Althouse Bus Company has been Liesl’s bus driver since

kindergarten Last year when Liesl’s family moved to Parkesburg，knowing her bus went by her

new residence，she requested to ride the same bus

This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus．She says．“It’s been a

great ride so far!My bus driver is so c001 and has always been a good friend and a good listener．

Sometimes when you’re a child adults do not think that what you have to say is important．Mr．

Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important．”Her friends Ashley

Batista and Amanda Wolfc agree．

Brace Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975．This year he will

celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Transportation．Company President。Larry A1thouse

acknowledges Bruce Hardy’s outstanding record．“You do not come by employees 1ike Bruce

these days；he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record．Recognized in

2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350，000 accident free miles，

Hardy’s reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the

students that ride his bus’’

A1thouse further added．“Althouse Bus Transportation was established 70 years ago and has

been providing quality transportation ever since MY grandfather started the business with one

bus．Althouse Bus Transportation is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and

safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide

quality service for many more years to come．’’

Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed．Thanks to出ivers like

Bruce Hardy,they have been building relationships through generations．Liesl’s mother CaroI

also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy’s bus to the Octorara Sch001 District．

31 The word“mirror’’in the first line could be best replaced by

A “vehicle”．

B “device”

C ‘‘company”．

D “reflection”

32 How long has Bruce Hardy been working for Althouse Bus Transportation?

A For 30 years．

B For 70 years

C Since last year．

D Since 2000．

33 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?

A Heisc001．

B He is a good friend

C He is impatient．

D He has driven 350，000 accident free miles

34 Who founded Althouse Bus Transportation?

A Larry Althouse．

B Althouse’s grandfather

C Liesl’s mother,

D Ashley Batista．

35 What has Althouse Bus Transportation been mainly aiming at?

A Making as much money as possible．

B Building up its fame

C Developing its business．

D Providing the local community with quality service

第二篇

Don’t Count on Dung

Conservationists(自然保護主義者)may be miscalculating the numbers of the threatened

animals such as elephants．say African and American researchers．The error occurs because of a flaw in the way they estimate animal numbers from the piles of dung(糞)the creatures leave

behind．

The mistake could 1ead researchers to think that there are twice as many elephants as there really are in some regions according to Andrew Plumptre of the Wildlife Conservation Society(wcs) in New York

Biologist Katy Payne of Cornell University in Ithaca，New York，agrees．‘‘We really need to know elephant numbers and the evidence that we have is quite indirect，”says Payne，who

electronically tracks elephants

Counting elephants from planes is impossible in the vast rainforests of Central Africa．So researchers often estimate elephant numbers by counting dung piles in a given area．They also need to know the rate at which dung decays Because it’s extremely difficult to determine these rates．however，researchers counting elephants in one region tend to rely on standard decay rates established elsewhere

But researchers at the WCS have found that this decay rate varies from region to region

depending on the climate and environment Using the wrong values can lead the census astray

(離開正道)，says Plumptre

He and his colleague Anthony Chifu Nchanji studied decaying elephant dung in the forests of Cameroon They found that the dung decayed between 55 and 65 per cent more slowly than the dung in the rainforests of neighbouring Gabon．If researchers use decay rates from Gabon to count elephants in Cameroon，they would probably find more elephants than are actually around．

This could mean estimates in Cameroon are at least twice as high as those derived from

decay rates calculated locally，says Plumptre“However accurate your dung density estimate

might be．the decay rate can severely affect the result”

Plumptre also says that the dung—pile census should be carried out over a region similar in size to an elephant’s natural range The usual technique of monitoring only small，protected areas distorts numbers because elephants move in and out of these regions，he says“If the elephant population increases within the protected area，you can not determine whether 1t is a real increase or whether it is due to elephants moving in because they are being poached(入侵偷獵)outside．”

Plumptre says that similar problems may also affect other animal census studies that rely on indirect evidence such as nests，tracks or burrows(地洞)

36 The word“threatened”in the first sentence of the first paragraph could be best replaced by

A ‘‘endangered”

B “frightened”

C “killed”

D “angered”

37 Why do researchers estimate elephant numbers in an area by counting dung piles?

A Because elephants are difficult to catch

B Because it is not possible to count elephants from a plane．

C Because it is not possible to keep track of elephants．

D Because elephants are shy animals

38 Piles of dung can’t be relied upon when it comes to estimating elephant numbers because

A they are different in size

B they scatter an over the region．

C they are different in decay rate．

D they are different in quality．

39 According to Plumptre，the region over which a dung—pile census is carried out should be

A small enough

B well protected．

C carefully monitored．

D large enough

40 The first word“He”in paragraph 6 refers to

A Andrew Plumptre

B Katy Payne．

C Anthony Chifu Nchanji．

D the writer of the article．

第三篇

More Than Just Money

When Patricia Rochester decided to go back to school after ten years as a staff nurse at

Toronto Western Hospital．her employer not only cheered her on．but also Paid her tuition and

gave her a day off with pay every week to study．Throughout her years at the hospital，Rochester

has also taken workshops on everything from coaching peers to career development——courses

that she believes have helped her advance at work．“I’m now head of the mentoring(指導)

program for new hires．students and staff nurses．”she says．“There’s a lot of room for personal improvement here．”

Perhaps as important，Rochester says her employer supports and values her work．‘‘If you put in overtime．”the nurse points Out．“you get your meals—they’11 order in pizza or Greek food or Chinese．”And if staffers feel stiff and stressed from too many hours on the ward．they can call for a flee 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage(按摩)or even sign up for an eight-week

evening course on meditation skills and stress-relief．If that’s not enough，employees can take

advantage of five family days a year that can be used if the kids come down with the flu or an

aging parent needs ferrying to an important doctor’s appointment And they have access to a

range of perks(好處)such as special rates on hotel rooms，drugstore purchases，and scholarships

for employees’children．

You might wonder how an organization can provide such resources and still survive．But

University Health Network is one of a number of progressive employers in Canada that have

discovered that investing in staff is good business．

If such initiatives help companies cut down on turnover(人員更替)alone，they’re well

worthwhile．says Prem Benimadhu，a vice—president at the Conference Board of Canada．It costs

anywhere frmn$3．300 to rehire support staff，an average$13，300 for technical staff and a

whopping(巨資)$43，000 for an executive position，according to one study of Conference Board members

Innovative initiatives help companies attract talented employees，cut down on sick days

(which cost Canadian businesses an estimated$17 billion a year,or an average of$3，550 per

Employee)and keep employees more interested in their work．With the substantial talent shortage

that already exists in Canada and the prospect of mass retirement over the next five years—as

many as 50 or 60 percent in some sectors—Benimadhu says that intelligent employers are

putting a renewed focus on the people who work for them．

41 When Rochester decided to go to school，her employer

A persuaded her to change her mind

B fired her．

C cheered her on．

D discouraged her．

42Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to ease one’S stiffness and stress?

A To take an eight-week evening course on meditation skills and stress-relief．

B To call for a flee 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage．

C To use five family days

D T0 ask for sick leave

43 Investment in staff has been motivated

A to attract the public’S attention

B to reduce staff turnover,

C to solve labor disputes．

D to show off financial resources

44 Canada has been short of

A talented people．

B timber．

C flesh water．

D money．

45 In paragraph 2，the phrase“come down with’’could be best replaced by

A “shake off’

B “get rid of#39;’．

C “get”．

D ‘‘cure”．

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Read with Greater Speed

Do you have difficulty reading in class?If so,a special reading program that helps match

sounds with letters could speed up your brain．

At least one out of every five elementary school students in the US has trouble learning t0

read，even when the students are good at other subjects．____(46)

Researchers from Yale University,US,studied a group of children from New York and

Connecticut State．As part of the study，37 struggling readers received special tutoring

Every day,instructors worked with them on recognizing how written letters represent units

of sound called phonemes(音素)____(47)

By the end of the school year，these children could read faster than before．They also made

fewer mistakes，and understood more of what they read than they could earlier in the year,

As part of their study，the researchers used a special machine to take action photos of the

students’brains．

___(48)This is the same part of the brain that becomes active when good readers

read．This activated brain area appears to include a structure that helps people recognize familiar written words quickly．In lower level readers，this structure remains inactive．

A year later,the brain structure was still working hard in the students who had gone through

the special tutoring，and they continued to do well in reading tests．___(49)

However，some researchers still doubt the study_____(50)

A Many adults are interested in matching sounds with letters

B The students also practiced reading aloud and spelling

C The biggest challenge for many of these kids，scientists say,is matching sounds with letters．

D Another group in the study who went through a more traditional reading program didn’t

show the same progress．

E The pictures showed all increase in activity in the back of the brain on the left side

F They believe that reading without making any noise or linking words to sounds is more

efficient．

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