2007年职称英语考试综合类模拟试题(4)

二、综合题。

1.阅读判断

The First settlement in North America
It is very difficult to say just when colonization began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbuss journey of discovery in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts further south, a great interest in gold and adventure, and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot, originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice, was established as a trader in Bristol, England, when he made a journey in 1497. But his ship, the Matthew, with its crew of eighteen, did no more than see an island （probably off the New England coast） and return home. He and his son made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown to claim a "legal" title to North America. But for a long time afterwards the Europeans interest in America was mainly confined to the Spanish activities further south.
The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America were nearly a hundred years after Columbuss first voyage. The Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England, calling it Virginia. In 1585 he sent a small group of people who landed in Roanoke Island, but they stayed only for a year and then went back to England with another expedition, led by Drake, in 1587. A second group who landed in 1587 had all disappeared when a further expedition arrived in 1590.
The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1607. English capitalists founded two Virginia companies, a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol. It was decided to give the name New England to the northern area. The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company. All were men and the experiment was not very successful. Many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions. By 1610 the colony had only a thousand people.
16. We know for sure that colonization began at the end of the 15th century.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
17. Among the early settlers in South America in the 16th century were Spanish traders.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
18. With John Cabots arrival at an island off the New England coast in 1497, the British Crown claimed to be the legal owner of North America.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
19. There were eighteen people on board the Matthew during its voyage to North America in 1497.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
20. The first attempt made by European people to settle down permanently in North America occurred in the 1580s.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
21. The name Virginia was given to North America by Sir Walter Raleigh.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
22. The name New England was given to the northern area of North America by the boss of one of the two Virginia companies.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

2.概括大意与完成句子

How to Argue with your Boss
1. Before you argue with your boss, check with the bosss secretary to determine his mood. If he ate nails for breakfast, it is not a good idea to ask him for something. Even without the boss's secretary, there are keys to timing: don't approach the boss when he's on deadline; don't go in right before lunch, when he is apt to be distracted and rushed; don't go in just before or after he has taken a vacation.
2. If you're mad, that will only make your boss mad. Calm down first. And don't let a particular concern open the floodgates for all your accumulated frustration. The boss will feel that you think negatively about the company and it is hopeless trying to change your mind. Then, maybe he will dismiss you.
3. Terrible disputes can result when neither the employer nor the employee knows what is the problem the other wants to discuss. Sometimes the fight will go away when the issues are made clear. The employee has to get his point across clearly in order to make the boss understand it.
4. Your boss has enough on his mind without your adding more. If you can't put forward an immediate solution, at least suggest how to approach the problem. People who frequently present problems without solutions to their bosses may soon find they can't get past the secretary.
5. To deal effectively with a boss, it's important to consider his goals and pressures. If you can put yourself in the position of being a partner to the boss, then he will be naturally more inclined to work you to achieve your goals.
23. Paragraph 2________
24. Paragraph 3________
25. Paragraph 4________
26. Paragraph 5________
A. Keep Your voice Low All the Time
B. Put Yourself in the Bosss Position
C. Propose Your Solution
D. Dont Go in When You are Angry
E. Make the Issue Clear
F. Never Give in
27. If you want to ask the boss for anything, it is important to find out first________.
28. It is necessary to make clear to the boss____________
29. It is not wise to present the boss with a problem___________
30. You must be considerate and think of the troubles__________
A. to give the boss your advice
B. how he is feeling
C. the boss may have
D. what you really want to talk to him about
E. without suggesting a way to solve it
F. how unhappy you are