2012年职称英语(综合类C级)考前预测押题试卷

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 Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? __________
A Prominent American Foods
B History of the Chicken Soup
C Chicken Soup Recipes
D Chicken Soup， a Universal Cure-All
32 Since ancient times，the value of chicken soup __________．
A has been over-estimated
B has been widely acknowledged
C has been appreciated only by philosophers
D has been known only to mothers
33 Which of the following statements is NOT true? __________
A Chicken soup has a very long history.
B Since ancient times， chicken soup has been a home remedy.
C Poultry usually stands higher than four-legged animals.
D Four-legged animals were said to be created on the sixth day.
34 Chicken soup has curative powers mainly for __________ according to Sheraton.
A its color
B its taste
C its flavor
D its recipe
35 It can be said from the survey that chicken is __________．
A a main dish
B a popular food
C cheaper than any other food
D all of the above

36 What is the latest change of Wikipedia? __________
A Now not everybody can edit entries in Wikipedia.
B Fewer restrictions will be posed on the edition of entries.
C Some of the pages will not register changes without the approval of an experienced Wikipedia editor.
D All entries for living people will not be edited from now on.
37 Why has Wikipedia set the criteria for "experienced editor" status relatively low? __________
A Because experienced editors are rare.
B Because a lot of people are interested in the editing of entries.
C Because stricter criteria may discourage legitimate editing.
D Because people receive no pay for their editing.
38 Which statement about Robert Byrd is false? __________
A He is a member of American Democratic Party.
B He is a member of the Senate.
C He was wrongly declared dead by Wikipedia.
D He used to edits entries in Wikipedia.
39 Which of the following statements about Wikipedia is true? __________
A This is the first time that Wikipedia imposes restrictions on the editing of entries.
B People can still edit all the entries on the English site freely.
C The current discipline imposed on the editing of articles is too lax so that a lot of embarrassments have been creased.
D Wikipedia is now firmly sticking to its original philosophy.
40 Pierre Omidyar is __________．
A a senator
B a spokesman of Wikipedia
C a university professor
D an enterpriser

41 According to the passage， the danger of nuclear power lies in __________．
A nuclear mystery
B radiation detection
C nuclear radiation
D radiation level
42 Radiation can cause serious consequences even at the lowest level __________．
A when it kills few cells
B if it damages few cells
C though the damaged cells can repair themselves
D unless the damaged cells can reproduce themselves
43 The underlined word "significant" in paragraph 3 most probably means __________．
A fatal
B meaningful
C remarkable
D harmful
44 Radiation can hurt us in the way that it can __________．
A kill large numbers of cells in main organs so as to cause death immediately
B damage cells which may grow into cancer years later
C affect the healthy growth of our offspring
D all of the above
45 Which of the following can be best inferred from the passage? __________
A The importance of protection from radiation cannot be over-emphasized.
B The mystery about radiation remains unsolved.
C Cancer is mainly caused by radiation.
D Radiation can hurt those who are not aware of its danger.