中华会计网校&职业培训教育网联合推出_____________________________________________________________________[1]2014年综合类类职称英语A级考试全真模拟题一(3)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。第三部分:阅读理解根据材料,回答31-36问题。第一篇ValuingChildhoodThevalueofchildhoodiseasilyblurred(变得模糊不清)intoday'sworld.Considersomerecentdevelopments.Thechild,murderersintheJonesboroschoolyardshootingcasewereconvictedandsentenced.Twoboys,7and8,werechargedinthemurderofan11-year-oldgirlinChicago.Childrenwhocommithorriblecrimesappeartoactoftheirownwill.Yet,aslegalproceedingsinJonesboroshowed,theoneboywhowasabletoaddressthecourtcouldn'tbegintoexplainhisacts,thoughhetriedtoapologize.Theremayhavebeenamotiveyouthfuljealousy(妒忌)andresentment.Butadeeperquestionremains:Whydidtheseboysandothersinsimilartroubleapparentlylackanyinner,moralrestraint?ThatquestionechoesfortheaccusedinChicago,youngastheyare.Theywantedthegirl'sbicycle,aselfishimpulsecommonenoughamongkids.Redemption(拯救)isapracticalnecessity.Howcanvalueberestoredtoyounglivesdistortedbyactsofviolence?TheboysinJonesboroandinChicagowillbeconfinedininstitutionsforarelativelyshorttime.Despitehorroratwhatwasdone,childrenarenot--cannotbe--dealtwithasadults,notifapeoplewantstoconsideritselfcivilized.That'swhypoliticians'criesforadulttreatmentofyouthfulcriminalsultimatelymissthepoint.Butthemoralvoid(真空)thatinvitesviolencehasmanysources.Familyinstabilitycontributes,sodoeseconomicstress.Thatvoid,however,canbefilled.Theworkstartswithparents,whohavetoaskthemselveswhetherthey'redoingenoughtogivetheirchildrenafirmsenseofrightandwrong.Aretheyreallymonitoringtheiractivitiesandtheirdevelopingprocessesofthought?中华会计网校&职业培训教育网联合推出_____________________________________________________________________[2]Schools,too,havearoleinbuildingcharacter.Sodoyouthorganizations.Sodoyouthenforcementagencies,whichcandomoretoinformtheyoungaboutlaws,theirmeaning,andtheirobservance(遵守).Thegoal,ultimately,istoallowallchildrenanormalpassagefromchildhoodtoadulthood(成年),sothattragicgapsinmoraljudgementarelesslikelytooccur.Therelativefewwhofillsuchgapswithactsofviolencehintatmanyotherswhodon'tgothatfar,butwholackthemoralfoundationschildhoodshouldprovide-andwhichprogressivehumansocietyrelieson.31、ThetwoboysinChicagowere____A.shot.B.murdered.C.accused.D.sentenced.32、TheboysinJonesboroandChicagoapparentlylackedasenseof____A.rightandwrongB.discipline.C.shame.D.safety.33、Accordingtopoliticians,whenchildrencommitcrimes,theyshouldbetreatedinthesamewayas____A.murderers.B.criminals.C.victims.D.adults.34、Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriterciteasasourceofmoralvoid____?A.Officialcorruption.B.Socialinjustice.C.Familyinstability.D.Racialdiscrimination.中华会计网校&职业培训教育网联合推出_____________________________________________________________________[3]35、WhichofthestatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage____?A.Parentsshouldstrengthenmoralinstruction.B.Schoolsshouldhelpcreateamoralsenseinchildren.C.Lawenforcementagenciesshoulddomoretohelpchildrenunderstandlaws.D.Youthorganizationsplaynoroleinbuildingcharacter.根据材料,回答36-41问题。第二篇CharacteristicsofPublicityPublicityoffersseveralbenefits.Therearenocostsformessagetimeorspace.Anadinprime-timetelevisionmaycost$250,000to$500,000ormoreperminute,whereasafive-minutereportonanetworknewscastwouldnotcostanything.However,therearecostsfornewsreleases,apublicitydepartment,andotheritems.Aswithadvertising,publicityreachesamassaudience.Withinashorttime,newproductsorcompanypoliciesarewidelyknown.Credibilityaboutmessagesishigh,becausetheyarereportedinindependentmedia.Anewspaperreviewofamoviehasmorebelievabilitythananadinthesamepaper,becausethereaderassociatesindependencewithobjectivity.Similarly,peoplearemorelikelytopayattentiontonewsreportsthantoads.Forexample,TheWomen'sWearDailyhasbothfashionreportsandadvertisements.Readersspendtimereadingthestories,buttheyflipthrough(浏览)theads.Furhermore,theremaybe10commercialsduringahalf-hourtelevisionprogramorhundredsofadsinamagazine.Featurestoriesaremuchfewerinnumberandstandoutclearly.Publicityalsohassomesignificantlimitations.Afirmhaslittlecontrolovermessages,theirtiming,theirplacement,ortheircoveragebyagivenmedium.Itmayissuedetailednewsreleasesandfindonlyportionscitedbythemedia;andmediahavetheabilitytobemuchmorecriticalthanacompanywouldlike.Forexample,in1982,Procter&Gamblefacedasubstantialpublicityproblemoverthemeaningofits123-year-oldcompanylogo(标志).Afewministersandotherprivatecitizensbelievedthatthesymbolwassacrilegious(亵渎的).Thesebeliefswerecoveredextensivelybythemediaandresultedinthefinnreceiving15,000phonecallsabouttherumorinJunealone.Tocombatthisnegativepublicity,thefirmissuednewsreleasesfeaturingprominent中华会计网校&职业培训教育网联合推出_____________________________________________________________________[4]clergy(神父)thatrefuted(消除)therumors,threatenedtosue(控告)thosepeoplespreadingthestories,andhadaspokespersonappearonGoodMorningAmerica.Themediacooperatedwiththecompanyandthefalserumorsweretemporarilyputtorest.However,in1985,negativepublicitybecamesodisruptivethatProcter&Gambledecidedtoremovethelogofromitsproducts.Afinnmay