2012年职称英语考试综合类冲刺试卷及答案(4)

第四部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)
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. How many people have been found dead in the two ferry disasters?（　　）
A. More than 130
B. Over 3,000
C. About 400
D. At least 40
32. The two ferry disasters occurred（　　）
A. at noon.
B. in the morning.
C. at night.
D. in the afternoon.
33. How many passengers was MV Mitali designed to carry?（　　）
A. 440
B. 100
C. 400
D. 300
34. Which of the following-is NOT mentioned as a cause of the boating accidents?（　　）
A. Strong winds
B. Bad weather conditions.
C. Blockage of waterways.
D. Lack of safety measures.
35. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the two ferry disasters?（　　）
A. They traveled during the April-May stormy season.
B. They sank on April 21.
C. The exact number of deaths could be easily determined.
D. They sank somewhere near Dhaka.
 

36. The word "threatened" in the first sentence of the first paragraph could be best replaced by.（　　）
A. "endangered"
B. "frightened"
C. "killed"
D. "angered"
37. Why do researchers estimate elephant numbers in an area by counting dung piles?（　　）
A. Because elephants are difficult to catch
B. Because it is not possible to count elephants from a plane.
C. Because it is not possible to keep track of elephants.
D. Because elephants are shy animals
38. Piles of dung can' t be relied upon when it comes to estimating elephant numbers because.（　　）
A. they are different in size
B. they scatter an over the region.
C. they are different in decay rate.
D. they are different in quality.
39. According to Plumptre, the region over which a dung pile census is carried out should be（　　）
A. small enough
B. well protected.
C. carefully monitored.
D. large enough
40. The first word "He" in paragraph 6 refers to.（　　）
A. Andrew Plumptre
B. Katy Payne.
C. Anthony Chifu Nchanji.
D. the writer of the article.

41. The tie symbolizes all of the following except（　　）
A. respect,
B. elegance,
C, politeness,
D. democracy.
42. Why does Blair sometimes show up in a formal event without a tie?（　　）
A. because he wants to make a show.
B. because he wants to attract attention.
C. because ties are costly.
D. because he wants to live in a casual way.
43. Which of the following is NOT a social occasion?（　　）
A. Going to church.
B. Going to work in the office.
C. Staying at home.
D. Going to a party.
44. Who brought the Frenchmen's neckwear to Britain?（　　）
A. Tony Blair,
B. Charles If.
C. Jim Callaghan.
D. Andrew Turnbull.
45. When did British gentlemen begin to wear ties regularly?（　　）
A. After the late 19th century.
B. In the 1630s.
C. In 1660.
D. In the late 18th century.