2011年职称英语考试综合类B级真题(2)

27. Orie of the major keys to success is___.

28. Groups often break down because of ___.

2011年职称英语考试综合类B级真题

29. Good leaders always avoid ___.

30. Self-confidence is the key to ___.

A. the ability to work with others

B. encouraging group members

C. lackofgoodleaders

D. overcoming fears about being a leader

E. bossing people around

F. working out good strategies

第4部分：阅读理解（第31~ 45题，每题3分，共45分）

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。

第一篇

Cell Phones: Hang Up or Keep Talking?

Millions of people.are using cell phones today. In many places it is actually considered unusual n.ot to use one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication- having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.

The explosions around the world in mobile phone use make some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.

On the other hand, why do some medical-studies show changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones? Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning (扫描) equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memorbr loss, He couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctordidn'tagree.

2011年职称英语考试综合类B级真题

What is jt that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.

As the discussion about their safety-continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In. the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your mobile phone too often.

31. People buy cell phones for the following reasons EXCEPT that

A. they're popular.

B. they're cheap.

C. they're useful.

D. they're convenient.

32. The word "detected" in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by

A. cured.

B, removed.

C. discovered.

D. caused.

33. The salesman retired young because

A. he disliked using mobile phones.

B. he couldn't remember simple tasks.

C. he was tired of talking on his mobile phone.

D. his employer's doctor persuaded him to.

34. On the safety issue of mobile phones, the manufacturing companies

A. deny the existence of mobile phone radiation.

B. develop new technology to reduce mobile phone radiation

2011年职称英语考试综合类B级真题

C try to prove that mobile phones are not harmful to health.

D. hold that the amount of radiation is too small to worry about.

35. The writer's purpose of writing this article is to advise people

A. to use mobile phones less often.

B. to buy mobile phones.

C. to update regular phones.

D. to stop using mobile phones.

第二篇

Excessive Demands on Young People Being able to multitask is-hailed by most people as a welcome skill, but not according to a recent study which claims that young people between the ages of eight and eighteen of the so-called Generation M are spending a considerable amount of their time in fruitless efforts as they multitask. It argues that, in fact, these young people are frittering（浪费） away as much as half of their time as they would if they performed the very same tasks one after the other.

Some young people are using an ever larger number of electronic devices as they study. At the same time they are working, young adults are also surfing on the Internet, or sending out emails to their friends, and/or answering the telephone and listening to music on their iPods or on another computer. As some new device comes along, it is also added to the list rather than replacing one of the existing devices. Other research has indicated that this multitasking is even affecting the way families themselves function as young people are too wrapped up in(沅湎于) their own isolated worlds to interact with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house nor can they eat at the family table.

All this electronic wizardry(魔力) is supposedly also seriously affecting young people's

performance at universit3t and in the workplace. When asked about their opinions of the impact of modern gadgets (小装置) on their.performance of tasks, the great majority of young people gave a favourable response.

The response from the academic and business worlds was not quite as positive. The former feel that multitasking with electronic gadgets by children affects later development of study skills, resulting in a decline in the quality of writing, for example, because of the lack of concentration on task completion. They feel that many undergraduates now urgently need remedial (补救的) help with study skills. Similarly, employers feel that young p …… 此处隐藏：5971字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……