2012年度全国职称英语等级考试理工类C级模拟试题（一）(3)

They gave the job to Mr. Kazi. He worked hard as the manager and soon the restaurant was making a profit.

A few years later, Mr. Kazi heard about a restaurant that was losing money. The restaurant was dirty inside and food was terrible. Mr. Kazi borrowed money from a bank and bought the restaurant. For the first six months, Mr. Kazi worked in the restaurant from 8 a.m. To 10 a.m.,seven days a week . He and his wife cleaned up the restaurant, remodeled the front of the building, and improved the cooking. They also tried hard to please the customers. If someone had to wait more than ten minutes for their food, Mrs. Kazi gave them a free soda. Before long the restaurant was making a profit.

A year later, Mr. Kazi sold his restaurant for a profit. With the money he earned, he bought three more restaurants that were losing money. Again, he cleaned them up, improved the food, and retrained the employees. Before long these restaurants were making a profit , too.

Today Mr. Kazi owns 168 restaurants, but he isn't planning to stop there. He's looking for more poorly managed restaurants to buy. \and find it's a mess, \

41. When Mr. Kazi was young, his dreams was to A. sell cars B. own a restaurant C. be an airplane pilot D. because a good cook

42. Mr. Kazi decided to word with KFC to A. save money on food B. learn how to cook

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C. save money for a car D. learn how to run a restaurant

43. Mr.Kazi because the manager of a new restaurant because A. his co-wokers praised him B. he was a good cook C. he worked very hard

D. he knew how to run a restaurant

44. To save a failing restaurant, Mr.Kazi did all the following things, EXCEPT to A. clean it up B. improve the food C. retrain the employees D. advertize for it

45. In the last paragraph, “it’s a mess ”means A. it’s small B. it’s profitable C. it’s cheap D. it’s dirty

第5部分：补全短文（第46-50题，每题2分，共10分）

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Some holidays are well-known all around the world. Among them are New Years’ Eve celebrations. Also common are days in honor of love and friendship, like Valentine’s Day. Each country has its own special holidays, too, often to make important events in its history. School, banks, and government offices all close on days like these. _____(46) A few of them are really very strange.

Of course, they are not strange to the people who celebrate them. Perhaps that is because the celebrations have long traditions. Consider April Fool’s Day, for example. No one knows when or why it began. Today it is celebrated in many countries---France, England, and Australia, among others. On this day, people play practical jokes.______(47) The ones who laugh are the ones playing the jokes. The people they fool often get angry. Does celebrating this day make sense to you?

Dyngus Day in Poland seems strange, too. On this day, it is traditional for boys to pour water over the heads of the girls. Here is the strangest part: They do it to girls they like.

Other unusual celebrations take place in a single city or town. A holiday called La Tomatina is celebrated in Bunol, Spain. Every year, in late August, big trucks carry more than 200,000 pounds of tomatoes into this little town. _____(48) For two hours, people in the streets throw tomatoes at each other. Everyone ends up red from head to toe.

August 10 marks the start of the Puck Fair, an Irish festival with a very unusual tradition. People from the town of Killorglin go up into the mountains and catch a wild goat. _____(49)

There are also some celebrations that are really strange. In the United States, sometimes one person gets an idea for a new holiday and tries to get others to accept it. Whose idea was Public Sleeping Day? That one is on February 28. It may seem strange, but it sounds like more fun than the one on February9.______(50)

Do you like the idea of inventing a new holiday? If you do, then you will want to make March 26 on your calendar. That is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. A. Some people have fun imagining new holiday. B. That is supposed to be Toothache Day.

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C. Then begins the world’s biggest food flight.

D. They bring him back to town, put a crown on his head, and make him kng for three days

E. Jokes are supposed to be funny, but these jokes do not make everyone laugh. F. Some of the days people celebrate, however, are less serious.

第6部分：完型填空（第51-65题，每题1分，共15分）

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Comfort Food Fights Loneliness

Mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, may be bad for your arteries, __51__

according to a study in Psychologist Science, they are good for your heart and __52__. The study focuses on “comfort food” and how it makes people feel.

“For me __53__, food has always played a big role in my family,” says Jordan

Troisi, a graduate student at the University of Buffalo, and lead author on the study. The study came out of the research program of his co-author Shira Gabriel. It has __54__ non-human things that may affect human emotions. Some people reduce loneliness by bonding with their __55__ TV show, building virtual relationship with t a pop song signer or looking at pictures of loved ones. Troisi and Gabriel wondered if comfort food could have the same effect __56__ making people think of their nearest and dearest.

In one experiment, in order to make __57__ feel lonely, the researchers had them

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