2012年职称英语考试综合类A级真题及答案

2012年职称英语综合类A级真题答案第1部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)：本部分为l5个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，要求应试者从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择l个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。1.Heshiftedhispositionalittleinorderto(alleviate)减轻thepaininhisleg.controlB.easyC.experienceD.suffer2.Ouraimwasto(update)thehealthservice,andwesucceeded.offerB.provideC.modernizeD.fund3.Shemovesfromone(exotic)locationtoanother.unusualB.familiarC.similarD.proper4.Nothingwould(induce)metovoteforhimagain.teachB.helpC.discourageD.attract5.Thephotographs(evoked)strongmemoriesofourholidayinFrance.refreshedB.storedC.blockedD.erased6.Theweatherwas(crisp)andclearandyoucouldseethemountainsfiftymilesaway.hotB.heavyC.freshD.windy7.Everyweekthemagazinepresentsthe(profile)ofawell-knownsportspersonality.successB.descriptionC.evidenceD.plan8.Hercommentsaboutmenare(utterly)ridiculouscompletely.slightlyB.completelyC.partlyD.faintly9.Thewallsaremadeof(hollow)concreteblocks.A.bigB.emptyC.longD.now10.Wealmost(raninto)aRolls-Roycethatpulledoutinfrontofuswithoutsignaling.A.overtookB.hitC.passedD.found11.WhenIheardthenoiseinthenextroom,Icouldn’tresisthavinga(peep)look.chanceB.visitC.lookD.try12.Hehasbeengranted(asylum)inFrance.A.powerB.reliefC.protectionD.license13.Hewas(weary)oftheconstantbattlebetweenthem.A.fondB.tiredC.proudD.afraid14.Newbornbabiescan(discriminate)betweenaman’sandawoman`svoice.A.treatB.distinguishC.expressD.analyzes15.Alltheflatsinthebuildinghadthesame(layout)arrangement.A.colorB.sizeC.functionD.arrangement答案：alleviate—easeupdate—modernizeexotic—unusualinduce—attractevoked—refreshedcrisp—freshprofile—descriptionutterly—completelyhollow—emptyraninto—hitpeep—lookasylum—protectionweary—tireddiscriminate—distinguishlayout—arrangement第2部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断;如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。InSports,RedistheWinningColorWhenopponentsofagameareequallymatched,theteamdressedinredismorelikelytowin,accordingtoanewstudy.BritishanthropologistsRussellHillandRobertBartonoftheUniversityofDurhamreachedthatconclusionbystudyingtheoutcomesofone-on-oneboxing,taekwondo,Greco-Roman-wresting,andfreestyle-wrestlingmatchesatthe2004SummerOlympicsinAthens,Greece.IneacheventOlympicstaffrandomlyassignedredorblueclothingorbodyprotectiontocompetitors.Whenotherwiseequallymatchedwiththeiropponentinfitnessandskill,athleteswearingredweremorelikelytowinthebout.Wheretherewasalargepointdifference—presumablybecauseonecontestantwasfarsuperiortotheother—colorhadnoeffectontheoutcome,Bartonsaid.Wheretherewasasmallpointdifference,theeffectofcolorwassufficienttotipthebalance.Inequallymatchedbouts,thepreponderanceofredwinswasgreatenoughthatitcouldnotbeattributedtochance,theanthropologistssay.HillandBartonfoundsimilarresultsinareviewofthecolorswornattheEuro2004internationalsoccertournament.Theirreportwillbepublishedintomorrow'sissueofthejournalNature.JoannaSetchell,aprimateresearcherattheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,hasfoundsimilarresultsinnature.HerworkwiththelargeAfricanmonkeysknownasmandrillsshowsthatredcolorationgivesmalesanadvantagewhenitcomestomating.Thefindingthatredalsohasanadvantageinhumansportingeventsdoesnotsurpriseher,adddingthattheideaofthestudyisveryclever.HillandBartongottheideafortheirstudyoutofamutualinterestintheevolutionofsexualsignalsinprimates—redseemstobethecolor,acrossspecies,thatsignalsmaledominanceandtestosteronelevels,Bartonsaid.Forexample,studiesbySetchell,theCambridgeprimateresearcher,showthatdominantmalemandrillshaveincreasedredcolorationintheirfacesandrumps.Anotherstudybyotherscientistsshowsthatredplasticringsexperimentallyplacedonthelegsofmalezebrafinchesincreasethebirds'dominance.BartonsaidheandHillspeculatedsomespeculatedthattheremightbeasimilareffectinhumans.Andifso,itcouldbeapparentinsportingcontests.Thepairsaytheirresultsindicatethatsexualselectionmayhaveinfluencedtheevolutionofhumans'responsetocolor.Setchell,theprimatologist,agrees.AsHillandBartonsay,humansreddenwhenweareangryandpalewhenwe'rescared.Theseareveryimportantsignalstootherindividuals,shesaid.Theadvantageofredmaybeintuitivelyknown,judgingfromtheprevalenceofreduniformsinsports—thoughitisclearlynotverywidelyappreciated,onaconsciouslevelatleast,Bartonsaid.Headdsthatthefindingofred'sadvantagemighthaveimplicationsforregulationsthatgovernsportingattire.IntheOlympicmatcheshesurveyedforthenewstudy,forexample,itispossiblesomemedalwinnersmayhavereachedthepedestalwithanunintendedadvantage.Thatistheimplication,thoughwecannotsaythatitmadethedifferenceinanyonespecificcase,Bartonsaid.Meanwhile,Setchellnoted—tongue-in-cheek—thataredadvantagemaynotbelimitedtosports.Goingbytherecent[U.S.]electionresults,redisindeedquitesuccessful,shesaid.16.BothHillandBartonwantedtofindoutifcoloraffectstheoutcomeofsportsmatched.17.HillandBartonarebothinterestedinprimates.18.Malemandrillsuseyellowcolorationtoattractamate.19.Redisnotanadvantageforzebrafinches.20.Theredplasticringswereleftonthefinchespermanently.21.HillandBartonbelieveathletesinredaremorelikelytowin.22.Manyathletesopposethenewregulationsonsportsuniforms.答案：16.Bot