2012年职称英语考试试题之冲刺试题第五套

第2部分：阅读判断

The Fat Problem that Men Face

It is a pleasure to see men of a certain age worrying about their weight. Listening to them is not such a pleasure. Because the men are new at the game, they don’t hesitate to discuss the fat problem incessantly. However women of the same age do not discuss the fat problem, especially not in mixed company. They prefer to face the problem with quiet dignity. Discussing the problem might only draw attention to some stray body part that may be successfully tucked away under an article of clothing.

The age at which a man begins to explore the fat problem can vary. The actual problem can manifest itself in the early 30’s, but broad-range discussion usually starts later. There are early nonverbal symptoms. I’ve watched the rugged journalist who shares my apartment sneak by with a Diet Coke. His shirts are no longer neatly tucked in to display a trim waist. Recently he has begun to verbalize his anxiety. He tells me, with a sheepish grin, that he is taking his suits to Chinatown to have them “tailored”.

Still-older men have lost their dignity and rattle on unabashedly. Often wives and children play important roles in their fat-inspection rituals. Take my oldest brother, a former college football player. His daughter says that several times a day he will stand at attention and call out, “Fat, medium or thin?” She knows the correct

answer:medium. Thin would be an obvious stretch, and fat may not get her that new video. According to his wife, he stands in front of the mirror in the morning(before the day’s meals take their toll), puts his hands behind his head and lurches into a side bend, then clutches the roll that has developed and says, “am I getting fatter?”His wife is expected to answer, “you look like you may have lost a few pounds”.

And then there are the ex-husbands a pitiful group. They are extremely vocal. When I go to the movies with one, he confides that he is suffering from great hunger because he is dieting. He hasn’t eaten since the pancakes and sausages he wolfed down that morning. He pauses in his monologue while he buys his popcorn. After the

movie, we sprint to a restaurant, where he again pauses to devour a basket of bread. Before he orders his chaste salad and soup, he grows plaintive. Do I think he’s fat?

1. Men of a certain age are always ready to talk about their fat problem. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

2. Women of a certain age do not discuss the fat problem, especially in the presence of men.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

3. Men usually begin to worry about their weight when they are nearly 40. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

4. The journalist used to drink Diet Coke and tuck his shirts in order to keep trim. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

5. Men older than the journalist never hesitate to talk about their fat problem yet would be displeased if their family members tell them the truth.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

6. My oldest brother’s daughter would not tell her father he is fat because she loves him so much that she cannot bear to upset him.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

7. The ex-husbands are pitiful because they have got no wives to sympathize with their fat problem.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

参考答案：A A B B A B C

第3部分：阅读理解

Crystal Ear

One day a friend asked my wife Jill if I wanted a hearing aid. \does,\the nerve to ask me if rd ever thought about getting a hearing aid. \would make me look 20 years older.\It’s Crystal Earl!’

Jill was right. Crystal Ear is different not the old-styled body worn or over-the-ear aid, bet an advanced personal sound system so small that it’s like contacts (隐形眼镜) for your ears. And Crystal Ear is super-sensitive and powerful, too. You will hear sounds your ears have been missing for years. Crystal Ear will make speech louder, and the sound is pure and natural.

I couldn’t believe how tiny it is. It is smaller than the tip of my little finger and it’s almost invisible when worn. There are no wires, no behind-the-ear device. Put it in your ear and its ready-to-wear mold (形状) fits comfortably. Since it’s not too loud or too tight, you may even forget that you’re wearing it! Use it at work or at play. And if your hearing problem is worse in certain situations, use Crystal Ear only when you need it.

Hearing loss, which occurs typically prior to teenage years, progresses throughout one’s lifetime. Although hearing loss is now the world’s number one health problem, nearly 90 percent of people suffering hearing loss choose to leave the problem untreated. For many millions, treating hearing loss in a conventional way can involve numerous office visits, expensive testing and adjustments to fit your ear. Thanks to Crystal Ear, the \people with mild hearing loss, and millions more with just a little hearing drop-off (下降), can be dramatically helped with Crystal Ear. Moreover, its superior design is energy-efficient, so batteries can last months. Crystal Ear is now available to help these people treat their hearing loss with a small hearing amplifier (放大器).

1 Initially the writer did not want to buy a hearing aid because A it would make him look old. B It would make him nervous.

C it was too expensive. D it was old-styled.

2 Which of the following is NOT true of Crystal Ear? A It is highly sensitive. B It is powerful. C It is invisible. D It is wireless.

3 One special feature of Crystal Ear is that A you can control its volume. B you needn’t take it off every day. C it is solar-powered. D it saves power.

4 According to the passage, hearing loss is A only a minor health problem. B the world’s most common health problem. C merely a teenage disease. D an incurable disease.

5 Many people leave their hearing problem untreated because

A it is not serious. B Crystal Ear is not yet available.

C it is not easy to have it treated. D they don’t want to look old.

参考答案：A C D B C