2012年职称英语考试综合类预测试卷(二)

全国职称英语等级考试综合类预测试卷(二)

第一部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)
下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1 The firm of Bonnin and Morris in Philadelphia was probably the first American company to manufacture porcelain.
A．silverware
B．crystal
C．china
D．linen
2 The major portion of writer Benjamin Brawley's work was in social criticism.
A．goal
B．subject
C．part
D．publisher
3 People have always been both fascinated by the spectacle of volcanic eruptions and terrified of their power.
A．magic
B．force
C．display
D．purpose
4 Tung oil is a powerful drying agent used in varnishes and paints.
A．pure
B．potent
C．poisonous
D．permanent
5 In the 1870's Alexander Graham Bell developed the first practicable telephone.
A．feasible
B．functional
C．applicable
D．rational
6 Joan's prediction that there would be an earthquake dismayed her friends.
A．verification
B．evidence
C．prophecy
D．reflection
7 Psychologists think of attitudes as being predispositions toward objects or events that determine the way people react to different stimuli.
A．prior inclinations
B．prescriptions
C．precautions
D．principal commitments
8 The predominant activities in rural societies are those that involve the production of food and raw materials.
A．principal
B．predictable
C．necessary
D．routine
9 Her first year at school away from home，she suffered qualms of homesickness.
A．quakes
B．regrets
C．lapses
D．pangs
10 Home economists recommend buying basic food items in large quantities.
A．stores
B．amounts
C．bags
D．boxes
11 At the age of 77，computer pioneer Grace Hopper was awarded the military rank of commodore by President Ronald Reagan.
A．prize
B．position
C．benefit
D．presentation
12 A good teacher must establish rapport with his or her students.
A．report
B．acquaintance
C．understanding
D．conversation
13 There is not enough food，so the people had to be on short rations.
A．sects
B．allotments
C．cults
D．petitions
14 The papaya is a tropical fruit usually eaten raw.
A．unpeeled
B．uncooked
C．unsweetened
D．unsalted
15 The man was sent to prison for driving recklessly.
A．cautiously
B．attentively
C．patiently
D．carelessly