2012年職稱英語考試《綜合類A級》模擬試題及答案(7)

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Caribbean Islands

What would you see if you took a cruise to the Caribbean Islands? Palm trees and coconuts （椰子）? White beaches and clear, blue ocean? Colorful corals （珊瑚） and even more colorful fishes and birds?

You bet. There are thousands of islands in the Caribbean Sea. They are famous for their warm, tropical climate and great natural beauty.

The Caribbean Islands form a chain that separates the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean. 　　　　　　（1） Many of the islands were formed by the eruption （爆發(fā)） of ancient volcanoes （火山）. Others are low-lying coral islands that gradually rose from the ocean.

The Caribbean Islands are known by several names. 　　　　　�。�2） The explorer

Christopher Columbus called the islands the Indies in 1492 because he thought he was near the coast of India. Later, Spain and France called the islands the Antilles.

There are four large islands in the Caribbean Sea. 　　　　　�。�3） These four islands are often called the Greater Antilles. Together, they account for about 90 percent of the land area of the Caribbean Islands.

The rest of the Caribbean Islands are much smaller. 　　　　　�。�4） You can see why pirates such as the famous Blackbeard sailed these waters. There are countless small islands to bury treasure or hide on.

The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warm and sunny. Sandy beaches line the coasts of many islands. 　　　　�。�5） Many tourists arrive on cruise ships.

A But life on the Caribbean Islands is not always paradise.

B The earliest name used by Europeans is the Indies, later changed to the West Indies.

C They're like a long necklace that stretches between North and South America

D They are Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Hispaniola.

E This is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year.

F Some of these islands are no more than tiny slivers （小片） of exposed coral.

答案：

1. C　　2. B　　3. D　　4. F　　5. E

解析

1. C　這里講的是加勒比群島的形態(tài)及組成，其中的“chain 鏈子”一詞很形象地勾畫出了加勒比群島將加勒比海和大西洋隔開，選項C有個necklace 項鏈一詞和Chain形態(tài)差不多，而且這里的they恰好就是指加勒比群島，所以C為正確答案，進一步說明了加勒比群島的形態(tài)。

2. B　這里提到加勒比群島有several names，空句后面是Indies這個名字，那么空句應該是和Indies名字有關，所以很容易就選出了正確答案為B

3. D　這道題非常簡單，空句前面是There are four large islands in the Caribbean Sea，選項D就直接列出了這四個島嶼的名字。

4. F　The rest of the Caribbean Islands就是除了四個大島嶼以外的其他小島嶼，選項F的Some of these islands...中的these就是指the rest of Caribbean Islands.這里進一步說明了一些小島嶼和一些暴露在外面的珊瑚一樣大。符合句子的連貫性。

5. E 這是文章的最后一段話，這段話主要是講了加勒比海群島的氣候以及旅游的相關情況，選項只剩下A和E,A是說加勒比群島上的生活不總是天堂。這很顯然是錯誤的，因為空句后面講的是游客們乘船來旅行，所以選項更符合語境。