2012年职称英语考试综合类冲刺试卷及答案(3)
下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题,每题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题,从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
31 According to the passage, in buying a second-hand vehicle it is most important to know __________.
A how long it has been used
B what color it is
C whether it has been in a collision
D whether it leaks oil
32 All of the following are mentioned as tricks which dishonest second-hand ear dealers may play upon their customers EXCEPT __________.
A To repaint the car
B To roll back the odometer
C To replace the old pedal
D To disengage the odometer
33 "An independent technician" in the first sentence of the second paragraph means __________.
A a technician who cheeks a ear free of charge
B a technician who learned his trade all by himself
C a technician who works for a particular car-dealer
D a technician who runs his own inspection service
34 According to Bleakley, before buying a used car all the inspection work can __________.
A be done by a mechanic together with the dealer
B only be done by a qualified mechanic
C be done by the buyer himself
D be done by a qualified mechanic together with the buyer
35 According to the passage, from which of the following can the buyer obtain reliable information of the previous owner?
A The vehicle identification number.
B The unbiased inspector.
C The second-hand car dealer.
D The Used vehicle Information Package.
36 How was the deer when the boy first saw it?
A It was already dead in the bush.
B It was still on its feet.
C It was lying on the ground dying.
D It was fighting the ants to a finish.
37 The boy did not shoot the deer because __________.
A he felt sorry for it
B he did not want to hurt it
C he did not want to kill it when it was conscious
D he did not want to interfere with the laws of the bush
38 When the ants ate up the meat on the skeleton it was __________.
A late afternoon
B close to midnight
C just after dawn
D already dark
39 What made the boy have some understanding of the horrible ants?
A The uncomfortable feeling of his empty stomach.
B The fact that the deer had gone past feeling anything.
C His sympathy for all creatures living in the bush.
D His understanding of the ruthless law of the jungle.
40 What can you infer from the last three paragraphs?
A The boy suddenly understood how the deer could have lost its life.
B The boy remembered a deer he had once shot in the early morning.
C It was incredible to the boy that ants were capable of killing a deer.
D It was hard for him to tell himself from the deer as a free creature of the bush.
41 Which of the following does the first paragraph imply?
A Men are no longer given the opportunity to stay at home.
B In more and more families the wife is earning more than the husband.
C The author works at a TV station,
D More and more men choose to stay at home to look after their children.
42 The author decided to stay at home to look after their son eight years ago because __________.
A he thought he was the better parent
B it was easier for his wife to find a job
C their son Ry liked him better
D he was earning less than his wife
43 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a thing that a good parent should do with his or her child?
A Spending more time with him.
B Taking him to school.
C Reading stories to him.
D Being able to calm him down.
44 Women generally are better than men at taking care of children because __________.
A they were born with the ability
B they just enjoy doing it
C they spend more time with them
D they have learned to do it at school
45 Which of the following is the conclusion the author draws at the end of the article?
A He is better than his wife at taking care of children.
B He is as good as his wife at taking care of children.
C Anyone can take good care of children as far as he has the experience.
D Children prefer to be taken care of by their mother than by anyone else.