2012年职称英语考试综合类押题试卷(2)

第一部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)
下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1 The 1960's saw a change in the form and content of movies，treating subjects that for so many years were considered taboo.
A．unpleasant
B．prohibited
C．unethical
D． worthless
2 Even a novel in which there is no narrator tacitly creates a picture of an author behind the scenes.
A．theoretically
B．purposely
C．instinctively
D．implicitly
3 The legislative filibuster is a parliamentary tactic designed to delay or prevent action by the majority.
A．tradition
B．rule
C．observance
D．maneuver
4 Tanning by the sun takes place because sunlight stimulates the skin to produce the pigment melanin.
A．burning
B．roasting
C．browning
D．scorching
5 Tempestuous times preceded the declaration of war.
A．terrible
B．turbulent
C．trying
D．temperate
6 All of the tenants in the building complained about the lack of hot water.
A．old people
B．landlords
C．superintendents
D．occupants
7 Glaciers terminate where the rate of ice loss is equivalent to the forward advance of the glacier.
A．stop
B．turn
C．crack
D．rotate
8 Communication satellites generally use solar cells as their source of electric power，al-though some test satellites have used thermoelectric generators.
A．superior
B．authorized
C．former
D．experimental
9 Some children display an unquenchable curiosity about every new thing they encounter.
A．insatiable
B．inherent
C．indiscriminate
D．incredible
10 The compact dictionaries published in recent years are not as unwieldy as some of the older editions.
A．complete
B．tiresome
C．reliable
D．cumbersome
11 Would you bring me some up-to-date catalogues?
A．current
B．well-documented
C．lavish
D．hostile
12 William Faulkner's stories reflect his Mississippi upbringing.
A．education
B．cousins
C．visits
D．accent
13 According to the American Red Cross，blood and plasma donors are urgently needed after natural disasters or other catastrophes.
A．typically
B．conceivably
C．tentatively
D．desperately
14 Age is one of the variables which seems to determine the attitude of an older person to- ward conformity.
A．sections
B． factors
C．results
D． stimuli
15 After listening to the testimony，the members of the jury delivered their verdict.
A．sentence
B．decision
C．cross-examination
D．foreman