2014年理工类职称英语C级考试全真模拟题二(4)

中华会计网校&职业培训教育网联合推出_____________________________________________________________________[1]2014年理工类职称英语C级考试全真模拟题二（4）2014年职称英语考试时间为2014年3月29日，考生们在备考的过程中切记要结合模拟题来练习，使自己的复习更加有效。第4部分：阅读理解下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面都有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。回答31-36题AttentionBlindnessFiveorsixyearsago,Iattendedalectureonthescienceofattention.Aphilosopherwhoconductsresearchinthemedicalschoolwastalkingaboutattentionblindness,thebasicfeatureofthehumanbrainthat,whenweconcentrateintenselyononetask,causesustomissjustabouteverythingelse.Becausewecan'tseewhatwecan'tsee,ourlecturerwasdeterminedtocatchusintheact.Hehaduswatchavideoofsixpeopletossingbasketballsbackandforth,threeinwhiteshirtsandthreeinblack,andourtaskwastokeeptrackonlyofthetossesamongthepeopleinwhite.Thetaperolled,andeveryonebegancounting.Everyoneexceptme.I'mdyslexic(有阅读障碍的),andthemomentIsawthatgrainytapewiththeconfusingbasketballtossers,IknewIwouldn'tbeabletokeeptrackoftheirmovements,soIletmymindwander.Mycuriositywasaroused,though,whenabout30secondsintothetape,agorilla(大猩猩)cameinamongtheplayers.She(welaterlearnedafemalestudentwasinthegorillasuit)staredatthecamera,thumpedherchest,andthenstrodeawaywhiletheycontinuedpassingtheballs.Whenthetapestopped,thephilosopheraskedhowmanypeoplehadcountedatleastadozenbasketballtosses.Handswentupallover.Hethenaskedwhohadcounted13,14,andcongratulatedthosewho'dscoredtheperfect15.Thenheasked,Andwhosawthegorilla?IraisedmyhandandwassurprisedtodiscoverIwastheonlypersonatmytableandoneofonlythreeorfourinthelargeroomtodoso.He'dsetusup,trappingusinourownattentionblindness.Yes,therehadbeenatrick,buthewasn'ttheonewhohadplayeditonus.Byconcentratingsohardoncounting,wehadmanagedtomissthegorillainthemidst.中华会计网校&职业培训教育网联合推出_____________________________________________________________________[2]31、Thispassagedescribes_______.A.abasketballmatchB.anexperimentC.aphilosopherD.agorilla32、Attentionblindnessrefersto_______.A.thefactthatonecan'tseewhatonecan'tseeB.seeingonethingwhilemissingallelseC.keepingtrackofjustabouteverythingD.theconditionofbeingblindtodetails33、Catchusintheact(Para.1)isclosestinmeaningtofindus_______.A.doingsomethingimproperB.sleepingduringthelectureC.countingthebasketballtossesD.failingtonoticesomethingwithinsight34、Howmanypeopleintheroomsawthegorillainthevideo?A.1B.3or4C.13or14D.1535、Whomdoeshe(lastparagraph)referto?A.Theauthor.B.Thegorilla.C.Thelecturer.D.Thestudent.回答36-41题TheFamilyThestructureofafamilytakesdifferentformsaroundtheworldandeveninthesamesociety.Thefamily'sformchangesasitadaptstochangingsocialandeconomicinfluences.中华会计网校&职业培训教育网联合推出_____________________________________________________________________[3]UntilrecentlythemostcommonforminNorthAmericawasthenuclearfamily,consistingofamarriedcouplewiththeirminorchildren.Thenuclearfamilyisanindependentunit.Itmustbepreparedtofendforitself.Individualfamilymembersstronglydependononeanother.Thereislittlehelpfromoutsidethefamilyinemergencies.Elderlyrelativesofanuclearfamilyarecaredforonlyifitispossibleforthefamilytodoso.InNorthAmerica,theelderlyoftendonotlivewiththefamily;theyliveinretirementcommunitiesandnursinghomes.Therearemanyparallelsbetweenthenuclearfamilyinindustrialsocieties,suchasNorthAmerica,andoffamiliesinsocietiessuchasthatoftheInuits,wholiveinharshenvironments.Thenuclearfamilystructureiswelladaptedtoalifeofmobility.Inharshconditions,mobilityallowsthefamilytohuntforfood.ForNorthAmericans,thehuntforjobsandimprovedsocialstatusalsorequiresmobility.ThenuclearfamilywasnotalwaystheNorthAmericanstandard.Inamoreagrariantime,thesmallnuclearfamilywasusuallypartofalargerextendedfamily.Thismighthaveincludedgrandparents,motherandfather,brothersandsisters,uncles,aunts,andcousins.InNorthAmericatoday,thereisadramaticriseinthenumberofsingle-parenthouseholds.TwiceasmanyhouseholdsintheUnitedStatesareheadedbydivorced,separated,ornever-marriedindividualsasarecomprisedofnuclearfamilies.Thestructureofthefamily,notjustinNorthAmerica,butthroughouttheworld,continuestochangeasitadaptstochangingconditions.36、Anothergoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe______.A.WhatMakesaFamilyB.LifeofInuitsC.LivingwithHardshipD.TheFailureoftheNuclearFamily37、Anuclearfamilyisdefinedas______.A.amarriedcouplewiththeirminorchildrenB.asinglefatherwithminorchildrenC.parents,grandparents,andchildrenD.parents,children,andauntsanduncles中华会计网校&职业培训教育网联合推出_____________________________________________________________________[4]38、Theinformationinthispassagewouldmostlikelybefoundin______.A.ananthropologytextbookB.abiologytextbookC.amathematicstextbookD.geographytextbook39、Theinformationinthefirstparagraphispresentedmainlythrough______.A.listingstatisticsB.tellingastoryC.pointingoutsimilaritiesD.pointingoutdifferences40、Thewordmobilitymeans______.A.moneyB.readinesstomoveC.organizationD.skillorsubway.C.Weallknowthatsomebehaviorsaresimplyunacceptable.D.Manypeopledothisonsubways,butit'sreallyannoying.E.Gettingoffandoninanorderlymannercansavetimeforall.F.Suddenly,youfeelsomeoneleaningoveryourshoulderreadingalongwithyou.