职称英语综合A级练习试卷
Impersonal adj客观的;非个人的;没有人情味的;[语] 非人称的 n. [语]非人称动词;不具人格的事物
antique adj古老的，年代久远的 n. 古董，古玩
startle vt/vi使吓一跳，使惊奇 n. 惊愕，惊恐
magnetic adj有吸引力的，磁极的
arid adj干旱的，枯萎的,毫无生气的
注释：
1. The road crew were playing a game with dollar notes. Folding them into small planes to see whose would fly the furthest. 巡回乐团道具管理组的成员在用美元玩游戏，把纸币折成纸飞机的形状，然后看谁飞 得最远。
2. I was fascinated by the experience of her looking straight into me, and by the feeling that I was neither a stranger , nor strange, to her. 我还是觉得那种被直视的感觉很美妙，那种感觉是我不是陌生人，而且对她来说并不陌生。
3. The light made me feel peculiar, too. It came from an oil lamp that was hung from the centre of the ceiling and created huge shadows over everything. 房间的灯光也让我感觉很特别，灯光来自天花板中央的油灯，使一 切都笼罩在巨大的阴影之下。
1. Why did the writer want to leave the hotel?
A. To enjoy the good weather.
B. To have a change of scene.
C. To spend all his winnings.
D. To get away from the crew.
1. B 本题的问题是：为什么作者想要离开宾馆?由本文第一段第一句可以得出答案。在宾馆是十分无聊的，最后一句也写出作者不顾天气不好而想要出去走走，A，C 选项错误，D 选项未提及。
2. What attracted the writer to the shop?
A. The lack of a sign or name.
B. The fact that it was nearby.
C. The empty window display.
D. The light coming from inside.
2. D 本题的问题是：是什么吸引作者到那个商店?由第二段中间“there was an appealing glow inside. ”可以得出答案。A，C 选项不切题。B选项未提及。
3. The writer found the stock in the front of the shop__________.
A. of top quality
B. of good value
C. difficult to get at
D. badly displayed
3. A 本题的问题是：作者发现在小店前面存放的物品是怎样的?从第三段对于物品的详细描述可 以得出答案。 On one wall there hung three hand-stitched American quilts that were in such wonderful condition they might have been newly-made. I came across tin toys and antique furniture, and on the wall in front of me, a 1957 Stratocaster guitar , also in excellent condition.
4. What was unusual about the way the woman looked at him?
A. It made him feel self-conscious.
B. She was happy to stare at him.
C. She seemed to know him well.
D. It made him want to look away.
4. C 本题的问题是：那个女人看他的方式有什么不同?由第四段最后一句I was fascinated by the experience of her looking straight into me, and by the feeling that I was neither a stranger, nor strange, to her. 有 一种似曾相识的感觉。
5. The writer disliked the back room because__________.
A. there was hardly anything in it
B. she had ordered him to go there
C. he saw nothing he really liked
D. it was too dark to look around
5. C 本题的问题是：作者不喜欢后屋的原因?从文中的第六段和第七段可以得出结论，他认为没有 什么他真正喜欢的东西。“It was also obvious that it must have taken years, decades, to collect so much rubbish, so many old documents arid papers.”“I noticed some old books, whose gold lettering had faded, making their titles impossible to read. 'They look interesting,' I said, with some hesitation.”