2015年职称英语综合类考试补全短文习题

2015年职称英语综合类考试补全短文习题(1)

The roadrunner (走雀) lives in the desert zone of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. _____(1) People gave it its name because they usually see it running across a road, but of course, it spends more time among the plants of the desert than it does on roads.

The roadrunner is quite a large bird - about 45 centimeters long and 25 centimeters high. _____(2) It holds its head straight out in front and its tail sticks straight out in back. It takes long steps and can run 30 kilometers an hour.

It eats an amazing variety of food. Although it eats plants once in a while, it is mostly a meat eater. Most of its diet is insects, but it also catches birds, mice, and other small animals. It is even brave enough to catch snakes and black widow spiders (蜘蛛). _____(3) When he finds one, he gives her presents - a snake to eat or a tiny branch of a tree to use in building a nest. Then they build their nest, the female lays eggs, and they raise their young.

_____(4) One couple in Arizona feeds a pair of roadrunners that come once at a time every day and make a noise outside the window. If someone doesn't give the bird a piece of hamburger immediately, the bird knocks on the window with its beak (喙). Roadrunners are not shy.

_____(5) They will stand on a chair or table and watch television, and they seem really interested in what is happening on the program. A Roadrunners can also become friendly with people B People laugh when it runs because it looks so funny

C It is a bird, but it can only fly about as much as a chicken can D In early spring, the bird doesn't eat anything

E Another couple feeds a pair of roadrunners that go right into the house F In the spring, a male roadrunner begins looking for a female as a mate.

【参考答案】1. C 2. B 3. F 4. A 5. E 2015年职称英语综合类考试补全短文习题(2)

Worldwide there are estimated to be 120 million landmines (地雷) spread through 62 countries. _____(1) The United Nations is currently involved in 14 mine-clearing operations around the world but it estimates that, at current rate, it will take 1,000\to remove all the world's landmines.

Landmines are a favorable weapon because they cost so little to produce - about 3 pounds per mine. _____(2)

Landmines cause the death or injury of 70 people a day, of whom most are civilians. _____(3) In fact, about half the landmines active today lie in unmarked fields, in countries no longer in conflict.

And landmines do not only kill and maim (使残废); they also hold back economic development. In Afghanistan, for example, where the former Soviet Army laid down an estimated ten million landmines, more than half of the land which could be cultivated for agriculture is useless because it is so heavily mined. According to Eileen Maybin of the Charity Christian Aid, mines also condemn people to relying on overseas aid - aid which is often provided by governments which provided the landmines in the first place:

\Because there are landmines on agricultural land, people are actually dependent on food aid. This is one of the ironies of the situation - that governments are providing money for food aid when, if the mines were cleared, people would be able to feed themselves.\

Forty-nine countries have so far signed the United Nations Inhumane Weapons Convention, which restricts the manufacture and export of landmines. _____(5) But some signatories (签约国) of the UN Convention, such as the UK, continue to support the manufacture and export of these weapons. The British Government says that it won't support a complete ban because it considers the landmine a legitimate (合法的) military weapon if it is used responsibly.

A A further 19 countries, including the USA, France, Germany and Japan, have banned all exports of landmines completely.

B However, the cost of locating and removing them is high - between 300 pounds and 700 pounds per mine.

C A recent UN gathering of world leaders in Vienna, Austria, failed to secure a complete ban on the manufacture and sale of landmines.

D And every year, for every 100,000 mines removed, another two million are put down.

E Landmines are actually destroying the social fabric and economic independence of countries.

F And many of the casualties occur in countries where war has long since ended. 【参考答案】1. D 2. B 3. F 4. E 5. A 2015年职称英语综合类考试补全短文习题(3)

From early times man has used garlic (大蒜). The Bible speaks of it. The Israelites (古以色列人) were once far from home. They cried out to Moses, their leader, for the foods they loved: leeks (韭菜), onions, and garlic. The Romans, like the Israelites, loved to eat garlic. And they hung bags of garlic around their necks. _____(1) They also thought it would keep them from getting sick.

A similar idea is still held. Many people take garlic thinking it will prevent or cure disease. Most doctors say it does no such thing. _____(2) Its smell may force people to stay far apart. At least then they can't pass germs on to each other. _____(3) What if you're in a play, for instance? Actors have been known to forget their lines because they couldn't stand the garlic smell on a fellow actor's breath. Some have even made up new lines and actions that kept them far away from the one who had eaten garlic.

Through the years man has tried to cope with the smell of garlic. _____(4) We now know why. It's been found that the oils of the garlic do not stick to the teeth, Garlic tongue, or gums (齿龈). They go into the lungs instead. From there they are breathed out. They pass out through the skin too.

Strange as it seems, food may have a great deal of garlic in it without smelling or tasting strong. It all depends on how it is cooked. French cooks make a good soup with

whole cloves (瓣) of garlic. They use more than thirty cloves in one bowl of soup. But they take care not to crush them. And they cook them whole. _____(5) And as the cloves cook they change in some strange way. The soup turns out to be delicious. It's not strong at all.

A But no medicine, mouthwash, chewing gum, or toothpaste seems to help much B As a result, the strong oils stay in the cloves. C They say it may help in one way, though. D Many people eat garlic.

E But keeping your distance can be hard at times. F They hoped it would keep away the evil eye. 【参考答案】1. F 2. C 3. E 4. A 5. B 2015年职称英语综合类考试补全短文习题(4)

African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world's most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine. (1)

Winfrey, 51, draws 30 million viewers weekly in the United States. Her talk show reaches 112 countries. She earned US$225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches.

The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings. (2)

\21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves. It created new celebrities and hundreds of millions of dollars in profits,\the magazine said.

Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show \Oprah Winfrey Show\She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing style. Last month, American actor Tom Cruise, 42, surprised fans when he celebrated his new romance with 26-year-old actress Katie Holmes. He jumped up and down, shouting \

m in love.\Only a few years ago, Cruise and his ex-wife Nicole Kidman appeared separately on the same show telling the news of their divorce. (3)

Winfrey's approach appears to be simple. She is in pursuit of self-improvement and self-empowerment (自强). This has proved to be just what people, especially women, want. Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show. That pulls in viewers. For example, she revealed that she had been sexually abused as a child, and has spoken freely of her struggle with her weight.

Winfrey was born to a poor family in Mississippi in 1954. (4) At the age of 19, she became the youngest person and the first African-American woman to anchor (主持) a news programme.

Her success has not just been on the screen. Her media group includes a women's TV network and websites for women.

Winfrey's work has extended to social change. (5)

She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database of dangerous child abusers. President Bill Clinton later signed \Bill\into law.

A But it also looks at the celebrity's presence on the Internet and in the media. B In 1991, she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act. C She was not a very successful woman.

D She began broadcasting while still at high school.

E It placed Winfrey at the top of its annual ranking of the 100 people last week. F The couple had been tight-lipped about their break-up. 【参考答案】1. E 2. A 3. F 4. D 5. B 2015年职称英语综合类考试补全短文习题(5)

So, there you are, just sitting there in the subway car, enjoying that book you just bought. (1) Or, the person sitting next to you takes out a nail clipper (指甲刀) and begins cutting his or her nails.

Annoying? Many of us have to spend some time every day on public transportation. (2) So, to make the trip more pleasant, we suggest the following:

Let passengers get off the bus or subway car before you can get on. (3) Stand away from the doors when they are closing.

Don't talk loudly on a bus or subway. Chatting loudly with your friends can be annoying to others. (4)

Don't think your bags and suitcases (手提箱) deserve a seat of their own.

Use a tissue whenever you cough or sneeze (打喷嚏). An uncovered sneeze can spread germs (细菌), especially in crowded places.

Don't cut your nails or pick your nose on public transportation.

Don't read over other people's shoulder. (5) It can make people uncomfortable. They might think you're too stingy (小气的) even to buy a newspaper. Or they might think you're judging their behavior. A Don't eat food in your car.

B Don't shout into your mobile phone on a bus or subway. C We all know that some behaviors are simply unacceptable. D Many people do this on subways, but it's really annoying. E Getting off and on in an orderly manner can save time for all.

F Suddenly, you feel someone leaning over your shoulder reading along with you. 【参考答案】1. F 2. C 3. E 4. B 5. D 2015年职称英语综合类考试补全短文习题(6)

Charlotte Hollins knows she faces a battle. The 23-year-old British farmer and her 21-year-old brother Ben are fighting to save the farm from developers that their father worked on since he was 14. ___1___.

“You don’t often get a day off. Supermarkets put a lot of pressure on farmers to keep prices down. With fewer people working on farms it can be isolating,” she said. “There is a high rate of suicide and farming will never make you rich!”

Oliver Robinson, 25, grew up on a farm in Yorkshire. __2___. “I’m sure dad hoped I’d stay,” he said. “I guess it’s a nice, straightforward life, but it doesn’t appeal. For young, ambitious people, farm life would be a hard world.” For Robinson, farming doesn’t offer much “in terms of money or lifestyle.” Hollins agrees that economics stops people from pursuing farming rewards: “providing for a vital human need, while working outdoors with nature.”

Farming is a big political issue in the UK.___3___. The 2001 foot and mouth crisis closed thousands of farms, stopped meat exports, and raised public consciousness of troubles in UK farming.

Jamie Oliver’s 2005 campaign to get children to eat healthily also highlighted the issue. This national concern spells(带来)hope for farmers competing with powerful supermarkets. ___4___.

“I started going to Farmers’ Markets in direct defiance(蔑视)of the big supermarkets. ___5___. It’s terrible,” said Londoner Michael Samson.

A. But he never considered staying on his father and grandfather’s land

B. While most people buy food from the big supermarkets, hundreds of independent Farmers’ Markets are becoming popular.

C. While confident they will succeed, she lists farming’s many challenges: D. Young people prefer to live in cities

E. I seriously objected to the super-sizing of everything ? what exactly DO they put on our apples to make so big and red?

F. “Buy British” campaigns urge(鼓励)consumers not to buy cheaper imported foods. 参考答案：C A F B E 答案解析：

1. C. 解析：空格前句子的时态为现在时态(现在进行时)， 根据“句群的基调时态一致：句群中的句子通常同为过去时或同为过去时态(例外情况：如果句群中的某个句子中带有时间状语结构， 则该句子的时态可以不与句群的基调时态保持一致， 而是由这个时间状语决定)， 判断只有B， C， D和F可能出现在空格中。 空格前句中反复出现she,因此推测she是该段主题词，被选项C中出现了she， 而且被选项C中的代词they在空格前句中有呼应内容：指代空格前句中的 “23-year-old British farmer and her 21-year-old brother Ben(23岁的英国农民和他21岁的兄弟Ben)”， 因此选项C有三处结构与空格前句呼应：they呼应 “23-year-old British farmer and her 21-year-old brother Ben”， she与空格前句中的she呼应; 时态上也呼应， 因此答案很可能就是C。(提示：如果被选项中有2处及2处以上的结构与空格所在的上下文词汇/时态形成呼应， 则该选项成为答案的可能性很大)选项C说“虽然相信他们将会成功， 但是她还是列出了农田耕作所面临的挑战”。 接下来的句子说“You don’t often get a day off(你没有放假的时间). Supermarkets put a lot of pressure on farmers to keep prices down(超市给农民施加了很多的压力， 要求他们把价格降下去).”， 显然这些句子是对选项C的内容进行解释。选项C与空格后句之间的逻辑关系是“概括 + 分析论述”。

2. A. 解析：空格前后句都是过去时态， 由此推断空格处很可能出现过去时态的句子， 因此首先关注被选项A和E。选项A中的代词he与空格后句中的主语he直接呼应， 同时也在空格前句中有呼应的内容 -- Oliver Robinson， 因此A可能是答案(A在时态上， 在用词上均与上下文形成呼应)。 实际上， 选项A说“但是他从没有考虑过待在他父亲和祖父的农场上”， 空格前句说“Oliver Robinson， 25岁，在约克郡的一个农场上长大”， 显然选项A的内容正好与空格前句内容形成逻辑上的转折关系。

3. F. 解析：空格前句时态为一般现在时，空格后句为一般过去时(句子中含有标志过去的时间词2001)， 因此推断空格所在句群的基调时态可能为现在时，由此推断答案可能来自B， D和F。 从词语的使用来看， 选项B中的farmers能与空格前句中的词语形成呼应：farmers ? farming;也能与空格后句中的词语形成呼应：farmer ? farms ? farming， 因此B成为答案的可能性较大。 但实际上把B放入空格中句意不通顺：空格前句说“在英国农耕是一个很大的政治问题”， 空格后句说“2001年那场危机关闭了数以千计的农场， 停止了肉类的出口， 使公众意识到英国农耕遇到的问题”，因此选项B(虽然大多数人从大超市购买食物， 数以百计的自由市场变得越来越受欢迎)放入空格中上下文的语意不通。 因为空

格前后既没有提到城市(或与城市相对应的农村)， 也没有提到年轻人(或与年轻人相对应的老年人/成年人/孩子)， 因此D也不应该出现在空格中(提示：前后句应该主题相关)， 因此答案最可能是F(提倡“买英国人的东西”的运动鼓励消费者不要买便宜的进口商品)。其实F是例子， 用于解释说明前句所提出的观点“在英国农耕是一个很大的政治问题”。 4. B. 解析：空格前句时态为一般现在时，空格所在段落的段首句为一般过去时(句子中含有标志过去的时间词2005)，由此推断空格所在句群的基调时态可能为现在时，由此推断答案可能来自B和 D。选项B中的supermarket 和farmers分别与空格前句中的supermarkets 和farmers形成呼应，因此选项B很可能是答案。 空格前句说“这种全国上下的关注给正在与强大的超市进行竞争的农民带来了希望”，选项B说“虽然大多数人从大超市购买食物， 数以百计的自由市场变得越来越受欢迎”。从这两个句子所表述的意义来看， 空格前句提出观点(给农民带来了希望)， 选项B对空格前句提出的观点进行解释(数以百计的自由市场变得越来越受欢迎)。

5. E. 解析：空格前句是过去时态， 空格后句也是过去时态， 因此空格处很可能出现过去时态的句子， 因此E很可能是答案。 选项E说“我反对任何超级型号的东西 ? 他们究竟在我们的苹果上放了什么以使这些苹果变得又大又红?” ，空格后句说“它是可怕的”， 从句意来看，空格后句中的代词it应该指代空格处句子的句意。选项E提到“对苹果作了一些处理使这些苹果变得又大又红”， 这显然是“可怕的”， 因此选项E放在空格处时上下文意义通顺。实际上， 选项E与空格前句(我开始去自由市场以表达我对大超市的藐视)之间形成意义上的递进关系

2015年职称英语综合类考试补全短文习题(7)

Many people believe sharks(鲨鱼)are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even killhumans.________(1)

A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium(水族馆)in Baltimore，US，proves this. Visitors can touch young sharks，see their eggs develop and watch a dozen different species

swim smoothly around a huge tank.

Most people fail to realize that shark attacks don’t happen very often.Humans are mote likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark.________ (2)There，kids Call learn，from an

early age，not to fear sharks.

“People fear what they don’t know，”said Nancy Hotchkiss。an organizer of the exhibition.

“Sharks have been around for 400 million years and play 1til important role in the ocean’s food

chain.We want people to discover that sharks are amazing animals that need our respect and protection.”

________ (3)A study ,published in January in the US magazine，Science，found that almost all recorded shark species have fallen by half in the past eight to 15 years. Thousands of sharks are hunted in Asia for special foods，such as shark fin(鱼翅)soup.And

many others get caught in nets，while fishermen are hunting other fish.________ (4) “Some fishing methods are actually cleaning out the ocean for sharks，”said Dave Schofield，

the manager of the aquarium’s ocean health program me.________ (5)

A They call watch them develop inside their eggs and feel the skin of the older swimmers

B A shocking 1 00 million sharks are killed every year around the world by humans.

C In fact, 94 per cent of the world’s 400 species are harmless to humans

D It is a worrying situation and some areas have put measures in place to protect these special fish.

E And to make this point clear, the museum has set up a special touching pool for children.

F More than half of the sharks caught are smaller than 1 meter long. 参考答案：C E B F D 答案解析：

1正确答案为C。 文章第一段第一句的意思是，很多人认为鲨鱼是危险的，总是试图伤害甚至威胁人类的性命。选项C的意思是：实际上，世界上400多种(鲨鱼)中94%的鲨鱼对人类是无害的。此旬的意思和第一句联系起来语意通顺，合乎逻辑，故选C。

2正确答案为E。 And to make this。point clear,，。the museum has set up a special touching pool for children：为了清楚地说明这一点，博物馆专门为孩子们搭建了一个可以进行触摸(鲨鱼)的水池。第二段主要讲鲨鱼并不经常攻击人类，为了证明这一点，博物馆……选项E放入空格处很连贯，与原文意思相符，故E为正确答案。

3正确答案为B。 此段的第一句被删除了，要求考生补全。空格后面举例说明过去8 至15年内鲨鱼种群消亡了多少，选项B(A shocking 100million sharks are killed every year around the world by humans.) 显然是本段的主题句，概括本段的意思，故B为正 确答案。 4正确答案为F。空格前面讲的是渔民们捕杀鲨鱼的事情，选项F具体谈到被捕杀的鲨鱼有多大，选项F与前面叙述的内容形成一种逻辑上的连贯关系，故F为正确答案。 5正确答案为D。文章最后一段谈到现在的一些捕鲨方式快把鲨鱼捕尽了，选项D的意 思是：这种情况令人担忧，有些地区已经采取措施来保护这些特殊的鲨鱼(It is a worrying situation and some areas have put measures in place t0 protect these special fish.)，可见D是正确的。

2015年职称英语综合类考试补全短文习题(8)

More and more Americans are living alone.Some live alone because of divorce or the death of a partner.――(46)According to a recent U.S.census(人口普查)，25 percent of all households in the U.S.are made up of just one person.This is a dramatic change from the extended families of just a couple of generations ago.

The typical person living alone is neither old nor lonely.――(47)The majority of these people have chosen to live alone.They are responding to decreasing social pressure to get married and have a family.

It’s now socially acceptable，even fashionable，to live alone.As people get better jobs and become financially independent，it becomes possible for them to maintain a one.Person household.――(48)However, people who do get married are marrying at a later age and divorcing more often.

The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they simply enjoy doing what they want when they want to do it.“Living alone is a luxury,”says Nina Hagiwara， “Once you do it，you can’t ever go back to living with others.’’David C’Debaca， agrees.________ (49)

Children think that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please. ________ (50)The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is a chance more and more Americans are taking. A There’s more pressure to get married nowadays

B The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone.

C However, even more people are living alone because they have chosen to. D It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream

E In fact，a quarter of the 23 million single people in the U.S.are under the age of 35

F He says，“I like being by myself.” 答案解析

46.C 第一段的第一句讲的是：越来越多的人过着单身的生活。第二句是讲过单身生活的原因。C也是一种过单身生活的原因。因此填入c是连贯的。

47.E 第二段的第一句讲的是：一个典型的过单身生活的人既非年长，也非孤独。这是主题句。主题句后面应是具体r的说明。E是具体的说明，因而是正确的答案。

48.B B是合适的选择，因为上一句是这么说的：随着人们能找到更好的工作，经济上变得更加独立，他们就越有可能保持住单人的家庭。

49.F 上一句是Nina Hagiwara说的话，David C'Debaca表示同意。下面是他说的话，因而F是合适的选择。

50.D 最后一段的第一句是这么说的：儿童认为，长大意味着想干什么就干什么。D说的是：似乎今天许多大人正在实现这种童年时的梦想。 2015年职称英语综合类考试补全短文习题(9)

General Elections in Britain are usually held only once every five years. Governments can seem to be remote from the people they represent. The process of protesting about government actions is very slow, even though everyone is permitted direct contact to their member of Parliament. (46)

Pressure groups will seek to influence those who have political power, such as members of Parliament. (47) If members of a pressure group feel that there is public support from outside their group for their demands, they will tell members of Parliament about this.

Pressure groups will thus seek to get support from the public. A powerful way of doing this is by making use of the mass media. (48) Meanwhile, the group will have to be sure of its facts, and fact-finding is thus an important part of its work. Up-to-date information can be made known to members of Parliament and to the general public. Pressure groups will not only seek to make their causes known to government, but also try to inform and influence the public. (49)

Pressure groups may support political parties, but will lay stress only on some of their policies. For instance, the Monday Club will support the more right-wing policies of the Conservative Party.(50)

A A good example of this sort of activity is provided by the educational work of \helter\which fights for better housing for poor people

B They will want to tell them what policy their interest demands

C For all these reasons there is something of a vacuum between government and the governed, which pressure groups help to f

D There can also be public meetings, demonstrations, etc E Governments always stay close to the people.

F However, a pressure group is not a political party, because it does not seek complete or continuous political power. 答案:46. C 47. B 48. D 49. A 50. F 2015年职称英语综合类考试补全短文习题(10)

All children in the United States have to receive an education, but the law does not say they have to be educated at school. A number of parents prefer not to send their children to school.(46) There are about 300,000 home-schoolers in the United States today. Some parents prefer teaching their children at home because they do not believe that public schools teach the correct religious values; others believe they can provide a better educational experience for their children by teaching them at home. (47)

David Guterson and his wife teach their three children at home. Guterson says that his children learn very differently from children in school: (48) For example, when there is heavy snowfall on a winter day, it may start a discussion or reading about climate, snow removal (去除) equipment, Alaska, polar bears (北极熊), and winter tourism. A spring evening when the family is out watching the stars is a good time to ask questions about satellites and the space program. (49)

Home schooling is often more interesting than regular schools, but critics say that home-schoolers are outsiders who might be uncomfortable mixing with other people in adult life. (50) However, most parents don't have the time or the desire to teach their children at home, so schools will continue to be where most children get their formal education. A Interestingly, results show that home-schooled children quite often do better than average on national tests in reading and math.

B Critics also say that most parents are not well qualified to teach their children. C Learning starts with the children's interests and questions.

D Children who are educated at home are known as \

E In some countries, however, children are educated by their parents.

F If the Brazilian rain forests are on the TV news, it could be a perfect time to talk about how rain forests influence the climate, and how deserts are formed 答案：46. D47. A48. C49. F50. B

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