2016年职称英语考试试题综合类巩固题及答案
Good Modern Newspaper
A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment and special features (特写) as well,from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping : from here to there, in and out, glancing at one piece,reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality ( 时事性),its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient (短暂的) value. For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day's paper, his own selection and sequence, his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply
the techniques of reading.
A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following EXCEPT its_____
A.wide coverage.
B.uniform style.
C.speed in reporting news.
D.popularity.
37、According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the "same"newspaper is that______
A.people scan for the news they are interested in.
B.different people prefer different newspapers.
C.people are rarely interested in the same kind of news.
D.people have different views about what a good newspaper is.
38、It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers______
A.apply reading techniques skillfully.
B.jump from one newspaper to another.
C.appreciate the variety of a newspa.per.
D.usually read a newspaper selectively.
39、A good newspaper offers "a variety" to readers because______
A.it tries to serve different readers.
B.it has to cover things that happen in a certain locality.
C.readers are difficult to please.
D.readers like to read different newspapers.
40、The best title for this passage would be”_______”
A.The Importance of Newspaper Topicality
B.The Characteristics of a Good Newspaper
C.The Variety of a Good Newspaper
D.Some Suggestions on How to Read a Newspaper
Quality Education
A quality education is the ultimate liberator. It can free people from poverty, giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free communities and countries, allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible.
For this reason, the international community has committed itself to getting all the wodd's children into primary school by 2015, a commitment known as Education for All.
Can education for all be achieved by 20157 The answer is definitely "yes", although it is a difficult task. If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing a minimum of five years of primary school, instead of just enrolling for classes, which used to be the measuring stick for education, then the challenge becomes even more difficult. Only 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment rates. The number rises to 88 if completion rates are used as the criterion.
Still, the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community. 59 of the 88 countries at risk can reach universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the efficiency and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-performing systems. They also need significant increases in external financing and technical support. The 29 countries lagging farthest behind will not reach the goal without unprecedented rates of progress. But this is attainable with creative solution, including use of information technologies, flexible and targeted foreign aid, and fewer people living in poverty.
A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country's capacity to use aid well depends heavily on its policies, institutions and management. Where a country scores well on these criteria, foreign assistance can be highly effective.
In the first paragraph, the author suggests that a quality education can______
A.free countries from foreign rules.
B.speed up social progress.
C.give people freedom.
D.liberate people from any exploitation.
42、Ideally, the goal of the program of Education for All is to______ by 2015.
A.get all the world's children to complete primary school
B.enroll all the world's children into primary school
C.give quality education to people of 88 countries
D.support those committed to transforming their education systems
43、_____ countries are now at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of completion rates.
A.32
B.59
C.29
D.88
44、According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as the right policy?
A.Raising the efficiency of education systems.
B.Improving the quality of education.
C.Using information technologies.
D.Building more primary schools.
45、As can be gathered from the last paragraph, foreign aid______
A.may not be highly effective.
B.is provided only when some criteria are met.
C.alone makes development possible.
D.is most effective for those countries lagging farthest behind.
五、补全短文(第46——50题，每题2分，共10分)
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"Happy Birthday to You"
The main problem in discussing American popular culture is also one of its main characteristics: it won't stay American. No matter what it is, whether it is films, food and fashion, music, casual sports or slang, it's soon at home elsewhere in the world. There are several theories why American popular culture has had this appeal.
One theory is that it has been "advertised" and marketed through American films, popular music, and more recently, television. (46) They are, after all, in competition with those produced by other countries.
Another theory, probably a more common one, is that Americhn popular culture is internationally associated with something called "the spirit of America. " (47)
The final theory is less complex: American popular culture is popular because a lot of people in the world like it.
Regardless of why it spread, American popular culture is usually quite rapidly adopted and then adapted in many .other countries. (48) "Happy Birthday to You," for instance, is such an everyday song that its source, its American copyright, so to speak, is not remembered. Black leather jackets worn by many heroes in American movies could be found, a generation later, on all those young men who wanted to make this manly-look their own.
Two areas where this continuing process is most clearly seen are clothing and music. Some people can still remember a time when T-shirts, jogging clothes, tennis shoes, denim jackets,and blue jeans were not common daily wear everywhere. Only twenty years ago, it was possible to spot an American in Paris by his or her clothes. No longer so: those bring colors, checkered jackets and trousers, hats and socks which were once made fun of in cartoons are back again in Paris as the latest fashion.(49)
The situation with American popular music is more complex because in the beginning,when it was still clearly American, it was often strongly resisted. Jazz was once thought to be a great danger to youth and their morals, and was actually outlawed in several countries. Today,while stills blowing its rather American roots, it has become so well established. Rock "n" roll and its variations, country & westem music, all have more or less similar histories. They were first resisted, often in America as well, as being "low-class," and then as "a danger to our nation's youth. " (50) And then the music became accepted and was extended and developed, and exported back to the U. S.
A.As a result, its American origins and roots are often quickly forgotten.
B.But this theory fails to explain why American films, music, and television programs are so popular in themselves.
C.American in origin, informal clothing has become the world's first truly universal style.
D.The BBC, for example, banned rock and roll until 1962.
E.American food has become popular around the world too.
F.This spirit is variously described as being young and free, optimistic and confident,informal and disrespectful.
六、完形填空(第51——65题，每题1分，共15分)
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The American Family
In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are old enough, they take part_________(51). Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is rarely_________(52), and children are often allowed to do what they wish without strict parental_________(53). The father seldom expects his children to obey him_________(54) question, and children are encouraged to be independent_________(55) 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 break_________(58) their parental families by the time they have_________(59) their late teens or early twenties. (60), not to do so is often regarded as a failure, 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 either B though C as well D also
52 A discussed B followed C seen D heard
53 A control B support C agreement D criticism
54 A for B on C without D in
55 A in B at C on D for
56 A too B almost C nearly D quite
57 A fit B meet C suit D satisfy
58 A up B into C through D away from
59 A reached B come C arrived D developed
60 A In truth B In name C Indeed D In a word
61 A questions 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 Even if