2012年职称英语综合A考题答案解析(试卷代码13)第一部分词汇选项：1. weary – tired2. induce – attract3. crisp – fresh4. exotic – unusual5. alleviate – ease6. update – modernize7. utterly – completely8. profile – description9. discriminate – distinguish10. asylum– protection11. layout– arrangement12. peep– look13. raninto – hit14. hollow – empty15.evoked – refreshed第二部分阅读判断In sports, Red is the winning color16. BothHill and Barton wanted to find out if color affects the outcomes of sportsmatches. 答案为A(right).相关句：They (Hill and Barton) …reachedthe conclusion by studying the outcomesof boxing…The outcomes 回应上文中提到的“theteam dressed in red is more likely to win”17. Hilland Barton are both interested in primates(灵长目).答案为A(right).相关句：Hill and Barton got the ideafor the study from a mutual in`terest in primates.18. Malemandrills use yellow coloration toattract a mate.答案为B(wrong).相关句：Redcoloration gives males an advantage when it comes to mating.19. Redis not an advantage for Zebra finches(斑胸草雀).答案为B(wrong).相关句：Scientists put red plasticrings on the legs of male Zebra females, whichincreased the bird’s success in finding a mate.20. Thered plastic rings were left on the finches permanently.答案为C（notmentioned）.21. Hilland Barton believe athletes in red are more likelyto win.答案为A(right).相关句：Across a range of sports, wefind that wearing red is consistently associated with a higher probability of winning.22. Many athletes oppose the new regulations on sportuniforms.答案为C(not mentioned)相关句：the disco very of red’sadvantage might lead to new regulations on sports uniforms.第三部分How technology pushes down price23．E technologyhelps reduce food prices24. C bigger supermarketsoffer lower prices25. B. Huge retailers force producersto cut costs26．F．food comes cheaper in larger portions27. Big supermarkets can offer food at lower pricesbecause they can buy ___.答案为E: in bulk = in large quantities28. Some forced producers have reduced ___答案为C。
minorbrands29．Besides cutting its cost,Unilever also abandoned its ____答案为B. workforce30．Buyers like big portionsbecause they think they have got ___.答案为A。
a good bargain = a better deal第四部分阅读理解Passage one Going her own way31. Maria wanted to attend a ____.答案为C. technical high school.32. In those days, most Italian girls ___.答案为B. didn’t go to high school.33. Maria’s father probably ___.答案为B. had a traditional view about women.34. High school teachers in Italy in those days were very ___.答案为D. strict35. We can infer from this passage that __答案为D. Maria was a girl of strongwillPassage two DNAtesting36. What’s is the main idea of this passage?答案为C: DNA testing has played akey role in criminal investigation.相关句（文章最后两句）：But for those whose innocence has been proven and who are now free man, DNAtesting has meant nothing less than a return to life. And with the careful use of DNA testing,no innocent person should ever be convicted again.37．DNA testing wasfirst used in a criminal case by ___.答案为C. police in great Britain相关句：the very first use of DNAtesting in a criminal case wasin 1985 in great Britain.…because police hadfound samples of the killer’s DNA …38. The Innocence Projectuses DNA testing to ___.答案为A. set free innocentprisoners相关句：in 1992, two law professors,decided to use DNA evidence to help set free such mistakenly convictedprisoner. They created a organization called the innocence project. 39. Some studentsin Northwestern University____.答案为C. proved some prisoners werenot guilty.相关句：The students (at Northwestern University)proved that in fact the prisoners were not guilty of the crime they had beenaccused of.40. What is the author’s attitude towards DNA testing?C. positivePassage three Gross(adj. 总的) national happiness1．Who was Wangchuck?答案为B. king相关句（第一段）：…anew ruler called king Wangchuck…2. Apart from modernization modernizing Bhuta, whatelse did Wangchuck want to do for Bhuta?答案为A. keep its traditions and customs.相关句：Wangchuck decided to helpBhuta to become modern, but without losing itstraditions.3. A country shows its progress with GNPby ___.答案为C. selling more products相关句：The GNP measures products and money. When thenumber of products sold increases people say the country is making progress.4. According to GNH, people are happier ifthey ___.答案为D. have a good stablegovernment5. Today many countries are ___.答案为B. trying to find their ownways to measure happiness.相关句：Many countriesare interested in Hutan’s GNH. These countriesare investigating their own ways to measure happiness.第五部分补全短文The mysteries of Nazca1. 答案为A.seen from the ground, it looks like linesscratched into the earth.解析：It 指代空格上文中的：oneof the most unusual artworks2. 答案为:A Swiss(瑞士) writer named Erich wrotethat Nazca lines were designed as alanding place for UFOs.解析：the Nazca lines 回应空格上文中的linesUFOs呼应空格下文中的spaceship3. 答案为C. Hecalled Nazca “the largest astronomy bookin the world”.解析：He 回指空格上文中的anAmerican explorer PaulAstronomy 回应空格上文中的stars, planets4．F. The largest pictures may have been the sites forspecial ceremonies.解析：largest与空格下文中的big呼应，Ceremonies与空格上文中的religious reasons呼应5．B. Other scientists are now searching for evidence to prove this.解析：other scientists 与空格上文中的twoscientists 呼应第六部分完型填空The old gate1. A. defensive2. D. diseases3. A. demolished4. A. but5. C. actual6. A. borders7. A. down8. because9. B. maintain10. D. intension11. D. preservation12. B. mean13. replaced14. B. chance15. A. job。