2014年职称英语考试综合类模拟题（五）

　　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

　　1． Although research has shown that asparagus does contain many important nutrients, it is not, as it was once regarded, a panacea.

　　A. an anomaly B. a delicacy C. a life-form D. a cure-all

　　2. In the book Autobiography of Values, the aviation hero Charles Lindbergh reveals his paradoxical and often sobering thoughts on life.

　　A. contradictory B. poignant C. mystic D. paramount

　　3. Numerous parallels exist between Ernest Hemingway’s life and the lives of his characters.

　　A. studies B. problems C. similarities D. biases

　　4. The Moon and most artificial satellites travel around the Earth in elliptical paths.

　　A. waves B. orbits C. voyages D. flights

　　5. By 1929,two years after the start of the “talkies”, motion picture theaters in the United States were attracting 100 million patrons every week.

　　A. owners B. actors C. customers D. critics

　　6. California, the first city on the American continent, reached its peak of development and power about AD 1100.

　　A. summit B. tip C. height D. apex

　　7. According to some biologists, the instinct to care for the young is perhaps the most interesting characteristic of animals.

　　A. actually B. surprisingly C. seldom D. possibly

　　8. The anhinga is a black water bird that frequents the perimeters of the everglades.

　　A. waters B. swamps C. forests D. edges

　　9. Through her portrayal of eight college educated women in the book, The Group, author Mary McCarthy criticizes an entire period.

　　A. age B. nation C. social class D. system of education

　　10. A seed planted in the sensitive lining of an oyster begins a perpetual coating process that forms a pearl.

　　A. total B. annual C. continual D. habitual

　　11. Throughout most of their lives, human beings perpetually learn and increase their mental capacities.

　　A. actually B. readily C. finally D. constantly

　　12. The history of the exploration of Antarctica recounts many tales of perseverance and suffering.

　　A. endurance B. skill C. generosity D. disturbance

　　13. The American antelope possesses remarkable powers of sight and can pinpoint potential danger at tremendous distances.

　　A. spot B. relay C. attach D. sustain

　　14. Julia Margaret Cameron was among the pioneers in a new kind of portrait photography—the close-up.

　　A. originators of B. champions in C. experts in D. publishers of

　　15. The French and Indian War of 1756-1763 pitted Britain, her American colonists, and her Indian allies against France, her Canadian colonists , and her Indian allies.

　　A. armed B. pivoted C. set D. took