2014年职称英语综合类押题

补全短文第三篇Are Online Friends Real Friends?Modern computer technology has made a new kind of human relationship possible: online friendship. Online friends，or virtual friends，are people who have become acquainted with each other through the Internet.Are online friendships as beneficial as face-to-face friendships? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having virtual friends? Can people form strong bonds online? Today these questions are the subject of lively debate1.Some people believe that the Intern et is the best way to make new friends. It‟s convenient, it‟s fast, and it allows to make contact with different kinds of people from all over the world. When you use social networking websites and chat rooms, you can easily find people with interests and hobbies similar to yours2. Information updates and photos add to the experience. Making friends on the Internet is especially good for shy people who feel uncomfortable in social situations. It‟s often easier to share thoughts and feelings online. In addition, virtual friends can offer emotional support..They can make people feel less lonely and help them solve problems.Although the Internet can encourage friendship, it has a major disadvantage. When you’re not face to face, it’s much easier to deceive peo ple.Online friends only tell you what they want you to know. They sometimes exaggerate their good qualities and hide the less positive ones, so you can‟t be sure of what they really like3. That is why you should not give personal information to anyone onl ine unless you‟re totally sure of who that person is.Can online friendship be as meaningful as face-to-face ones? There are different points of view. Researchers at the University of Southern California surveyed 2,000 households in the United States. The results showed that more than 40 percent of participants feel “as strongly about their online buddies”as they do about their “offline”friends.Researchers also found that it’s not unusual for online friends to become face-to-face friends. In contrast, there are many people who believe that it‟s not possible to have deep relationships with online friends. A young Indian software engineer, Lalitha Lakshmipathy，says，“it‟s good to feel connected with many people,but all my e-buddies are not necessarily my close friends Many people would agree. They say that it‟s hard to develop feelings of trust and connection when you don‟t share experiences in person4.People continue to express different opinions about online friendship. However, most of them would agree that virtual friendships must not replace face-to-face friendships. As one life coach says, “a social networking site should only be the …add on‟ in any relationship.”第四篇The First Four MinutesWhen do people decide whether or not they want to become friends? During their first four minutes together, according to a book by Dr. Leonard Zunin. In his book, “Contact: The First Four minutes‟‟, he offers this advice to anyone interested in starting new friendships: “Every time you meet someone in a social situation, give him your undivided attention for four minutes.A lot of people‟s whole lives would change if they did just that.”You may have noticed that the average person does not give his undivided attention to someone he has just met.He keeps looking over the other person’s shoulder, as if hoping to find someone more interesting in another part of the room. If anyone has ever done this to you, you probably did not like him very much.When we are introduced to new people, the author suggests, we should try to appear friendly and self-confident. In general, he says, “People like people who like themselves1.”On the other hand, we should not make the other person think we are too sure of ourselves. It is important to appear interested and sympathetic, realizing that the other person has his own needs, fears, and hopes.Hearing such advice, one might say, “But I‟m not a friendly, sell-confident person. That‟s not my nature. It would be dishonest for me to act that way. ”In reply, Dr. Zunin would claim that a little practice can help us feel comfortable about changing our social habits.We can become accustomed to any changes we choose to make in our personality. “It is like g etting used to a new car. Itmay be unfamiliar at first, but it goes much better than the old one.”But isn‟t it dishonest to give the appearance of friendly self-confidence when we don't actually feel that way? Perhaps, but according to Dr. Zunin, “total honesty”is not always good for social relationships2, especially during the first few minutes of contact. There is a lime for everything, and a certain amount of play-acting may be best for the first few minutes of contact with a stranger3. That is not the time to complain about one's health or to mention faults one finds in other people. It is not the time to tell the whole truth about one's opinions and impressions.Much of what has been said about strangers also applies to4 relationships with family members and friends.For a husband and wife or a parent and child, problems often arise during their first four minutes together after they have been apart. Dr. Zunin suggests that these first few minutes together be treated with care. If there are unpleasant matters to be discussed, they should be dealt with later.The author says that interpersonal relations should be taught as a required course1 in every school, along with reading, writing, and mathematics. In his opinion, success in life depends mainly on how we get along with other people. That is at least as important as how much we know.第十四篇The Sandwich GenerationToday people often look forward to their middle age as a time when they will be able to take things easier. After their children are grown, they expect to enjoy the life they have worked hard to create.However the reality is often very different.In middle age, many people discover that they have two ongoing responsibilities1: one is to look after their aging parents,and the other is to help their young adult children deal with the pressures of life. Around the world, there are millions of people who are “sandwiched”in between the older and the younger generations. Sometimes there may be two or three generations living in the same household — a situation that is common in many Asian countries and in some parts of Europe. In other cases, a couple may be taking care of parents and children, but they do not live with them.There are two important reasons for the rise of the sandwich generation. First,people are living longer than they used to. In the early nineteenth century, the average life expectancy for adults in the United States，for example，was about 40，whereas today people live to an average ageof 75.Therefore, children are taking care of their parents over a longer period of time.The second reason is that these days, young adults often live with their parents for a longer time than they did in the past. This is often for financial reasons. It‟s also more common for today‟s young adults to return home during or after college if they need financial or emotional support.2 People who take care of elderly parents often face difficult issues.They may have to cover expenses that their parents cannot. They may have to manage their parents‟ financial and legal affairs. They may have to prepare for their parents‟ future needs, such as special medical care or a move to a nursing home. This can be a traumatic experience for everyone.Caring for adult children presents challenges as well, and caregivers have to resolve important questions; How can financial responsibilities be shared among members of the household? How can household chores be shared? What is the best way to ensure everyone‟s privacy? Successfully coping with these issues can avoid a lot of stress for the whole family.3The financial and emotional pressures on the sandwich generation can be overwhelming. However, this time in life also has its rewards. It can be a time to rediscover the special qualities of one’s parents or children.It can also provide a valuable opportunity to spend more time with them. However, in order to survive this difficult period in their lives, the members of the sandwich generation must remember that they also need to pay attention to their own needs and look after the quality of their own lives. They can‟t be totally selfless.阅读理解第二十九篇I’ll Be Bach1．The music composed by David cope is about ______.A classical musicB pop musicC dramaD country music2．By developing a computer software，David cope aimed ______.A to be like BachB to study BachC to write an operaD to create a musical database3．What did cope realize about a great composer‟s brain?A It works like a big database.B It writes a computer program.C It can recognize any music patterns.D It can create melodies.4．Who is Emmy?A a databaseB a computer softwareC a composer who helped DavidD an opera5．We can infer from the passage that ______.A David Cope is a computer programmer.B David Cope loves music.C Bach‟s music helped him a lot.D Emmy did much more work than a composer.第三十六篇Life as a Movie Extra1．What is true about movie extras?A)Only agents get them jobs in movies.B)They often have to wait around on movie sets and do nothing.C)It‟s a good way to get a real acting job.D)They can have drinks in a restaurant.2．What might surprise movie extras the first time they do the job?A)It can take hours to do a scene that is only a few minutes long in the movie.B)They always do the same scene many times.C)The actors are interested in talking to them.D)The action moves very quickly.3．Why do most people work as movie extras?A)They like meeting famous movie stars.B)They think they will become famous.C)They want to be on a movie set.D)They will get real acting jobs.4．What are the job requirements for being a movie extra?A)You have to have a part-time job.B)You must be attractive.C)You must be willing to repeat a scene many times.D)You must start working very early.5.It can be inferred from the passage that.A)being a movie extra can be boringB)movie extras need acting experienceC)movie extras can play larger partsD)movie actors are quite different from actors概括大意与完成句子第十三篇Ward off1 Travel Bugs1．Paragraph 1 __ C __.2．Paragraph 4 __ A __3．Paragraph 5 __ B __.4．Paragraph 6 ___ D __.A Basics of What to Eat and DrinkB Medicine Against Bacteria and VirusesC Avoiding Holiday TroublesD Basics of Having a Pleasant FlightE A Teaspoonful of Helpful SilicolF Preparations Against Food Poisoning概括大意与完成句子第十三篇Ward off1 Travel Bugs5．Food-poisoning may pose a problem _D_6．Special earplugs can make you feel better _A7．It is important to drink a lot of water _C_8．Don‟t forget to bring necessary medicine _E_A when your plane is about to landB when you are taking tabletsC when you suffer from food-poisoningD when you are travellingE when you are packing for your tourF when you are having a cold阅读判断第九篇What Is a Dream?1．Not everyone agrees that dreams are meaningful.（Right）2．According to Freud, people dream about things that they cannot talk about.（Right）3．Jung believed that dreams did not help one to understand oneself.（Wrong）4．In the past, people believed that dreams involved emotions.（Not mentioned）5．According to Domhoff, babies do not have the same ability to dream as adults do.（Right）6．Men and women dream about different things.（Right）7 Scientists agree that dreams predict the future.（Wrong）答案与题解1．A这句话恰好表达了本文第一段的意思。