2012年职称英语考试试题之冲刺试题第四套

2012年职称英语考试试题之冲刺试题第四套第3部分：概括大意与完成句子Women’sRightsMovement1.Women’srightsareguaranteesofpolitical,social,andeconomicequalityforwomeninasocietythattraditionallygivesmorepowerandfreedomtomen.Amongtheserightsarecontrolofproperty,equalityofopportunityineducationandemployment,rightofvoting,andfreedomofmarriage.Today,completepolitical,economic,andsocialequalitywithmenremainstobeachieved.2.Malecontrolwasobviousfromthetimeoftheearliestwrittenhistoricalrecords,probablyasaresultofmen’sroleinhuntingandwarfare.Thebeliefthatwomenwerenaturallyweakerandinferiortomenwasalsofoundingod-centeredreligions.Therefore,inmosttraditionalsocieties,womengenerallywereatadisadvantage.Theireducationwaslimitedtolearningdomesticskills,andtheyhadnoaccesstopositionsofpower.Awomanhadnolegalcontroloverherperson,herownlandandmoney,orherchildren.3.TheAgeofEnlightenmentandtheIndustrialRevolution,whichcausedeconomicandsocialprogress,providedafavorableclimatefortheriseofwomen’srightsmovementinthelate18thandthe19thcentury.In1848morethan100personsheldthefirstwomen’srightsconventioninNewYork,andthefeministsdemandedequalrights,includingthevote.4.Inthelate1960swomenmadeupabout40percentoftheworkforceinEngland,France,Germany,andtheUnitedStates.Thisfigurerosetomorethan50percentbythemid-1980s.AcommissionunderthePresidentwasestablishedin1960toconsiderequalopportunitiesforwomen.ActsofCongressentitledthemtoequalityineducation,employment,andlegalrights.In1964theCivilRightsAct,initiallyintendedonlyforblacks,wasextendedtowomen.5.Theobjectivesofthewomen’smovementincludedequalpayforequalwork,federalsupportforday-carecenters,recognitionoflesbian(女性同性恋)rights,makingabortionlegal,andthefocusofseriousattentionontheproblemsofforcedsexrelations,wifeandchildbeating,anddiscriminationagainstolderandminoritywomen.23Paragraph2__________.24Paragraph3__________.25Paragraph4__________.26Paragraph5__________.AGoalsBHistoryofWomen’sRightsMovementCStartofwomen’sRightsMovementDTraditionalStatusofWomenERightsofWomenFDevelopment27Insomereligions,womenwereconsidered__________.28Traditionallythelawdidnotallowwomentohavethecontrolover__________.29Women’srightsmomentstartedinthe__________.30ActsofCongressgavewomentherightsof__________.Alate18thcenturyBequaleducationandemploymentwithmenCweakerandlowerinsocialpositionDearly20thcenturyEherchildrenFtherightsofvoting参考答案：23.D24.C25.F26.A27.C28.E29.A30.B第4部分：阅读理解NewFoodsandtheNewWorldInthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople--nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguageshaschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.Theoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatree(可可树)bySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500’s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondon,shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld,Around1600;theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthePotatoFamine(饥荒)of1845-1846,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoleavetheirhomelandandmovetoAmerica.TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400’s.AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenapersonnamedKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthewide-awakefeelingthatone-thirdoftheworld’spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.31Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghaschangedthemostinthelast500years?AFood.BClothing.Cideology.DLanguage.32Someinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefersto54Asomecocoatrees.Bsomechocolatedrinks.Csomeshops.DsomeSouthAmericanIndians.33ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthePotatoFaminebecauseAtheyweresodependentonpotatoesthattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse.BtheywereforcedtoleavetheirhomelandandmovetoAmerica.CtheweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingpotatoes.Dthepotatoharvestwasbad.34Whichcountryisthelargestcoffeeproducer?ABrazil.BColombia.CEthiopia.DEgypt.35WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?AOnethirdoftheworld’spopulationdrinkscoffee.BCoffeeisnativetoColombia.CCoffeecankeeponeawake.DCoffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs.参考答案：31.A32.C33.D34.A35.BPleaseFastenYourSeatbeltsSevereturbulence(湍流)cankillaircraftpassengers.Now,intestflightsovertheRockyMountains,NASA(美国航空航天局)engineershavesuccessfullydetectedclear-airturbulenceupto10secondsbeforeanaircrafthitsit.Clear-airturbulenceoftencatchespilotsbysurprise.Invisibletoradar,itisdifficulttoforecastandcanhurl(用力抛出去)passengersaboutthecabin.InDecember1997,onepassengerdiedandahundredotherswereinjuredwhenunexpectedroughaircausedaUnitedAirlinesflightoverthePacifictodrop300metersinafewseconds.However,passengerscanavoidseriousinjurybyfasteningtheirseatbelts.Itistheonlyantidote(对策)forthissortofthing,saysRodBogue,