2015年职称英语考试阅读判断专项模拟题(理工类B级)

Eruptions of Mount Saint Helens

On March27,the https://www.360docs.net/doc/be7912114.html,ernment scientists made a decision after they predicted the eruption of Mount Saint Helens.They telephoned all states and local officials in the area and told them that a serious eruption was possible at any time.Roads were closed to every one except scientists and forest keepers struggled to keep curious visitors away from the mountain. Shortly after noon on March27,Mount Saint Helens erupted for the first time in123years.People living north of the mountain heard a loud boom that shook their windows,and airline pilots flying near the volcano soon afterwards described a thick black column of ash and steam shooting more than2,100meters into the sky.

Later,scientists found that the explosion had made a new crater(大坑)in the top of the mountain,not far from the old crater.The north side of the peak now had a huge bulge(凸出部分)where rock and ice had been pushed out by the eruption.

A second eruption shook the mountain on March28.It,too,sent up a column of black ash high into the sky.By March29, scientists flying over the mountain saw that a second crater formed about9meters from the first one.Strange blue flames flickered(闪烁)inside the crater and sometimes jumped from one

crater to the other.

By April1the mountain had erupted several more times and the snow on the north slope of the peak was black with ash.Ash carried by the wind had fallen on towns as far as240kilometers away from Mount Saint Helens.

During the first week of April,Mount Saint Helens gave scientists something new to worry about harmonic tremors(震动)recorded by scientists showed a big eruption would happen. All during April and into May Mount Saint Helens continued to shudder(震动)and shoot out ash.By April8,the two craters had merged to form a vast hole nearly a half of a kilometer wide and250meters deep.

Scientists main worry during this time was the growing bulge of rock and ice on the north face of the mountain.By May7 scientists feared the worst.Their warnings led Washington Governor to set up safety zones around the mountain.The inner “red”zone was open to scientists only.The outer“blue”zone was open only to people who got special permits.But in spite of these warnings,some people got past the road barriers and risked their lives trying to get close to the volcano. 1.American scientists predicted that Mount Saint Helens was to erupt soon.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned

正确的答案是:A

2.Pilots flying at the height of more than2,100meters saw

a thick black column of ash and steam shooting up into the air from the crater.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned

正确的答案是:C

3.A new crater,which was to the south of the old one,was formed after the second eruption.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned

正确的答案是:C

4.The quakes recorded during the first week of April in the area of Mount Saint Helens warned scientists of a new eruption.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned

正确的答案是:A

5.Two scientists lost their lives during the second eruption of Mount Saint Helens.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned

正确的答案是:C

6.Most of the dreadful eruptions of Mount Saint Helens took place in early May.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned

正确的答案是:A

7.The eruption of Mount Saint Helens attracted a large number of foreign tourists.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned

正确的答案是:C

阅读判断(第1～7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。Friendship

Friends play an important part in our lives,and although we may take the fact of friendship for granted,we often don't clearly understand how we make friends.While we get on well with a number of people,we are usually friends with only a very few-for example,the average among students is about6per person.

Moreover,a great many relationships come under the blanket term"friendship".In all cases,two people like each other and enjoy being together,but beyond that,the degree of intimacy between them and the reasons for their mutual interest vary enormously.

Initially,much depends on how people meet,and on favourable first impressions.As we get to know people,we take into account things like age,race,physical attractiveness economic and social status,and intelligence.Although these factors are not of prime importance,it is more difficult to relate to people when there is a marked difference in age and background.

On a more immediate level,we are sensitive to actual behaviour, facial expression,and tone of voice.Friends will stand closer

together and will spend more time looking at each other than mere acquaintances.Smiles and soft voices also express friendliness,and it is because they may transmit the wrong signals that shy people often have difficulty in making friends.

A friendly gaze with the wrong facial expression can turn into an aggressive stare,and nervousness may be misread as hostility.People who do not look one in the eye are mistrusted when,in fact,they simply lack confidence.

Some relationships thrive on argument and discussion,but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs, to have attitudes and interests in common-they often talk about"being on the same wavelength".It generally takes time to reach this point;sometimes people"click"immediately.The more intimately involved people become,the more they rely on one another.People want to do friends favours and hate to let them down.Equally,friends have to learn to make allowances for each other,to put up with irritating habits,and to tolerate differences of opinion.Imagine going camping with someone you occasionally meet for a drink!

In contrast with marriage,there are no friendship ceremonies, no rituals to strengthen the association between two people. But the mutual support and understanding that results from

shared experiences and emotions does seem to create a powerful bond,which can overcome differences in background,and break down barriers of age,class or race.

1The average student has about six friends

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

2Two people can be considered friends so long as they care for each other and like being together.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

3Favourable first impressions count for a lot in making friends.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

4Shy people tend to misinterpret other people's facial expressions.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

5In all cases,close friends have similar beliefs and interests.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

6The degree of intimacy between friends is largely determined by their social status.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

7There are apparently no bonds between friends as there are between husband and wife.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

【参考答案】

1.A

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.B

阅读判断(第1～7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。

Riches and Romance From France's Wine Harvest

SEPTEMBER is harvest time.And with bunches of grapes swinging(摇摆)in the wind,the vineyards of southern France are getting ready to celebrate it.

The yearly wine festival is held in honour of Bacchus,the Roman god of wine.It's a fun time with parties,music,dancing,big meals and,of course,lots of wine.

French wine-making began more than2,500years ago.The world's oldest type of vine grows in France and always produces a good quality wine.Today France produces one-fifth of the world's wine,and some of the most famous varieties.

The top wine-producing areas are Bordeaux,Burgundy and the Loire Valley.Champagne,a drink used in celebrations,is named after the place where sparkling(有气泡的)wine was first produced in1700.

Wine is made from the juice of freshly picked grapes.It is the sugars that turn into alcohol.

Traditionally,people used to take off their shoes and crush the grapes with their bare feet to bring out the juice.Nowadays, this practice is usually carried out by machines.

Each wine producing region has its own character,based on its type of grapes and soil.

The taste of wine changes with time.Until1850,all French champagne was sweet.Now,both wine and champagne taste slightly bitter.

The drink has always been linked with riches,romance and nobleness.Yet the French think of it in more ordinary terms. They believe it makes daily living easier,less hurried and with fewer problems.

"All its links are with times when people are at their best; with relaxation,happiness,long slow meals and the free flow of ideas,"wrote wine expert Hugh Johnson.

1All French people celebrate the grape harvest every September.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

2In the yearly wine festival，people always enjoy themselves.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

3Wine-making in France has a history of over2,500years.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

4Many varieties of wine produced in France are named after places.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

5Different regions in France produce different types of wine.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

6French wine will taste sour(酸的)in the future.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

7The French people believe that drinking wine is a good way to relax.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

参考答案

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.A

A Pay Rise or Not?

“Unless I get a rise,I'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 about50miles away.He had been offered a job in a factory there,and the pay was far better.

George lived in Wyeford,a medium-sized to~/n.He really liked the place and didn't like the idea of moving somewhere else, but if he took the job in Birmingham,he would have to move his family there.

Henry Manley 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. Even then,orders were still not coming in fast enough,so that there was no money for raises(加工资)for his working 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 possible 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. 1Henry Manley was already deeply in debt.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

2The job that had been offered to George in Birmingham paid better.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

3If George took the job in Birmingham,he would have to leave his family at Wyeford.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

4Henry Manley's company was in deep trouble.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

5Henry Manley's company was making enough profits to raise the workers'wages.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

6Henry Manley had no idea at all why George Strong wanted to see him.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

7George Strong was the best engineer in Henry Manley's Company.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

阅读判断答案

1.C

2.A

3.13

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.C

Riches and Romance From France's Wine Harvest

September is harvest time.And with bunches of grapes swinging (摇摆)in the wind,the vineyards of southern France are getting ready to celebrate it.

The yearly wine festival is held in honour of Bacchus,the Roman god of wine.It's a fun time with parties,music,and dancing, big meals and,of course,lots of wine.

French wine-making began more than2,500years ago.The world's oldest type of vine grows in France and always produces a good quality wine.Today France produces one-fifth of the world's wine,and some of the most famous varieties.

The top wine-producing areas are Bordeaux,Burgundy and the Loire Valley.

Champagne,a drink used in celebrations,is named after the

place where sparkling(有汽泡的)wine was first produced in 1700.

Wine is made from the juice of freshly picked grapes.It is the sugars that turn into alcohol.

Traditionally,people used to take off their shoes and crush the grapes with their bare feet to bring out the juice.Nowadays, this practice is usually carried out by machines.

Each wine producing region has its own character,based on its type of grapes and soil.

The taste of wine changes with time.Until1850,all French champagne was sweet.

Now,both wine and champagne taste slightly bitter.

The drink has always been linked with riches,romance and nobleness.Yet the

French think of it in more ordinary terms.

They believe it makes daily living easier,less hurried and with fewer problems.

"All its links are with times when people are at their best; with relaxation,happiness,long slow meals and the free flow of ideas,"wrote wine expert Hugh Johnson.

1All French people celebrate the grape harvest every September.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

2In the yearly wine festival,people always enjoy themselves.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

3Wine-making in France has a history of over2,500years.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

4Many varieties of wine produced in France are named after places.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

5Different regions in France produce different types of wine.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

6French wine will taste sour(酸的)in future.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

7The French people believe that drinking wine is a good way to relax.

A Right

B Wrong

C Not mentioned

阅读判断答案

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.A