职能类模拟题42

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） a) After waiting to see the doctor, b) the nurse called my name. I sat c) in the examining room until the d) doctor arrived. He asked me how e) I felt. I told him I felt good. f) He told me to stick out my tongue g) and say, "Ahhh!" So I did. Which line in the paragraph above contains a word that has been misused?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） In 1898, the University of Minnesota was looking for a way to increase the fans' excitement during the games, so they created a "pep" squad or team. The first squad was a group of male students who performed acrobatic moves, somersaulted, and used megaphones to project their voices to the crowd and build spectator enthusiasm. Thus cheerleading in America was born. For the next 50 years, the popularity of these squads spread and cheerleading became a familiar sight at many sporting events. Cheerleading evolved into an athletic activity that eventually attracted more girls than boys, and by the 1950s, most high school squads were all girls. Further growth in popularity brought new challenges. Helped along by R.J. Hurkimer, who founded the U.S. National Cheerleaders Association in 1948, cheerleaders began incorporating difficult jumps and more acrobatics and even built various designs of human pyramids. Since the 1950s, the number of high school cheerleaders alone has grown to more than 180,000 participants across the United States. There are local, state, and collegiate competitions from every age group and every town. Many colleges now offer scholarships to attract talented athletes for these competitions. In 1963, the National Football League provided the United States' first professional cheerleaders. Today there are professional cheerleaders for almost every professional sport, including American football, basketball, soccer, and ice hockey. Referring to the above, how many cheerleaders are there in the United States today?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） The Jeffersons had a wonderful time on _________ holiday. Which one of the following words should be used in place of the blank space in the sentence above?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） Over the past three decades, pizza has quickly become one of the most popular foods in the world. The four key factors that have led to the rise in popularity of this Italian speciality are the growth of franchising opportunities, the health food craze, the increase in dual income families, and the recession in the early 1990s. As a result of pizza becoming more widely accepted, there has been a dramatic increase in business opportunities available for pizza franchises, many of which specialise in the traditional Neapolitan pizza. Pizza also appeals to those who are concerned about maintaining their healthy ay of life. To meet their needs, many pizzerias now offer wholemeal crusts with assorted vegetable toppings. In many places, home pizza delivery has grown significantly, especially among busy people such as dual income families, who appreciate the convenience of home-delivered pizza. With both parents working, the time available to prepare meals has decreased, making pizza delivery a more favourable option for a hot family meal. The economic recession of the 1990s positively impacted the pizza market. Many restaurants were forced to re-evaluate their menus to include more variety at a lower cost since their customers were not eating out as often. This has provided a unique challenge for chefs to enhance their culinary abilities and to provide creative options for the pizza speciality. In addition, chefs are using this creativity to offer pizzas in restaurants that would never be found on home delivery menus. In the first paragraph of the passage above, to which one of the following does the word "craze" refer?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） Mary likes to help her mother by cooking dinner ______cleaning the house. Which one of the following words should be used in place of the blank space in the sentence above?

Which one of the following sentences contains an error?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） Social promotion is generally understood to be the practice of allowing pupils who have failed to meet performance standards and academic requirements to continue to the next class year with their peers instead of completing or satisfying the requirements. Promoting pupils in this way is called social promotion because it is often carried out in the presumed interest of a pupil's social and psychological well-being, without regard to achievement. Retention, sometimes viewed as the only alternative to social promotion, is a policy that holds back pupils who have failing marks at the end of a school year. Retention is most often a policy of repetition--pupils are given an additional year at the same level to go over the same academic content, often taught the same way, that they failed to master the previous year. Referring to the above, what is the attitude of the author of this article regarding social promotion and retention?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） The Miss America Organisation is the sponsor of the Miss America Pageant, a beauty and talent contest. The contest is the longest-running source of scholarships for American women. Since 1921, the primary purpose of the contest has been awarding money and prizes to young women in America to further their education. The first Miss America was Margaret Brown, a resident of Washington, D.C. Based in New Jersey, the contest was originally a "bathing beauty" competition and was always held on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. In 1959, the organisation added the talent portion to the competition. Today, the organisation has franchises in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. There are over 80,000 contestants each year who are collectively awarded more than $29 million dollars. They are judged in the categories of talent, interview, physical fitness, and poise and personality in evening dresses. Aside from demonstrating abilities on stage, a big development in the programme in recent years has been the emphasis on volunteerism and public service. Each Miss America contestant must have a platform and must spend many hours in service to that platform as a volunteer in her community or state. upon winning a title, each new queen will have a one-year reign during which she represents her town and state as a spokesperson and a champion of her chosen cause. Referring to the above, which one of the following is NOT a judging category?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） Which one of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） The vegetation in the Himalayas varies tremendously from one part of the Himalayas to another. The Eastern Himalayas are characterised by tropical rainforests. Subtropical and alpine forests are indicative of the Central and Western Himalayas. The Transhimalaya is considered a desert region. The conditions caused by the altitude and climate have a tremendous effect on the Himalayas' vegetation. The low to medium altitudes contain climates ranging from tropical deciduous forests in the foothills to balmy forests in the medium altitudes. As the altitude increases, coniferous and alpine forests can be found. The even higher altitudes contain alpine grasslands and meadows, right up to the permanent snowline. Over time, the Himalayas have drastically changed, especially with respect to their flora and fauna. The root cause of this change has been man. Many centuries ago, the forests were able to replenish themselves as the demand for the resources was smaller and manageable. Man has gradually become more dependent on the forests to satisfy his needs, which has thrown off the natural balance. The problems have continued with the increase in human population and the demands on the forests from various industries. The forests are being destroyed both for firewood and to support manufacturing. Forests are cleared to provide additional space for the increasing population. Trees that existed in abundance in the Himalayas five decades ago are now rare or nonexistent. According to the text above, where are the deserts of the Himalayas located?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） It was a good time to have a ____, so I left work and went to lunch. Which one of the following nouns makes the most sense in the sentence above?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） The Political Reform Division administers provisions of California's Political Reform Act, including the law's most fundamental purpose of ensuring that "receipts and expenditures in election campaigns should be fully and truthfully disclosed in order that the voters may be fully informed and the activities of lobbyists should be regulated and their finances disclosed." The political Reform Act was adopted as a statewide initiative (Proposition 9) by an overwhelming vote of the electorate in 1974. The law requires detailed disclosure of the role of money in California politics. This includes the disclosure of contributions and expenditures in connection with campaigns supporting or opposing state and local candidates and ballot measures as well as the disclosure of expenditures made in connection with lobbying the State Legislature and attempting to influence administrative decisions of the California state government. Referring to the above, what is the fundamental reason for the Political Reform Act?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） Which one of the following sentences is logically and grammatically accurate?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） The use of the Internet by govenmments, businesses, and individuals has grown rapidly within the past few years, especially since the creation of the World Wide Web. The pace of development and expansion shows no signs of abating, with new ways rapidly opening up for organisations to conduct their business. A questionnaire that was intended to be easy to complete was devised, and all national representatives of G7 Government On-Line and ICA countries were invited to respond. The questions and responses were expected primarily from a national or federal government perspective, although there was ample scope to draw upon local government initiatives where representatives considered these important to the national picture. The study was intended to be rapid in execution and delivered in a timely mahher. Following an initial meeting, the questionnaire was developed jointly in Bonn (Germany) and Norwich (UK), making extensive use of both email and video conferencing for effective collaboration. The questionnaire was issued via e-mail and was also published on the World Wide Web.ReSponses were obtained over a period of two to three months. The results were then synthesised, and the report produced between 23 and 25 September, 1997. What is the main point of the above paragraphs?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） Which one of the following sentences contains a grammatical error?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） Today FBI Director Louis J. Freeh inaugurated the full operation of the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), a new advanced technology system that will provide major enhancements in the fight against crime. IAFIS provides Federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies the ability to electronically transmit fingerprint information, vastly improving response time. In the past, criminal justice agencies had to post paper fingerprint cards to the FBI for-processing. After the cards were received, a semi-automated system was used to classify the fingerprints and compare them against the fingerprint cards in the FBI's repository. Because the FBI fingerprint file contains more than 34 million cards--a figure comparable to 18 stacks as tall as the Empire State Building in New York City--the identification process sometimes took weeks to complete. IAFIS will compare the submitted images with its huge database of fingerprints and will respond within two hours. The response will include a complete criminal history of the person, if one exists. Even if the per fingerprinted provides 9identification, IAFIS will make a positive identification by matching fingerprints. What is this main point of the above article?

（CEB|SHL Talent Measurement） The SR-71 is a semi-retired U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane. This sub-orbital jet was used by the United States predominantly as a spy plane in the decades before satellites were used to perform the same function. The SR-71 was first flown in 1964 for stealth and to avoid radar detection however, it was capable of flying so high and so fast that it was generally undetectable from the ground. It also had no capacity for combat because any changes in its speed or shape would undermine its ability to be “invisible." As a result, some described it as a "flying engine." One pilot reported that the plane was fired at over 1,100 times during its active tenure, yet was never hit. Also known in the United States as the "Blackbird" and in Japan the SR-71 was able to fly at speeds up to 2,200 miles per hour, equivalent to more than three times the speed of sound. A camera loaded with high-speed film was mounted in the belly of the and took pictures from high altitudes to provide the U.S. military with information about the activities of its adversaries during the Cold War. The cameras were so sophisticated that they could photograph a golf ball from 80,000 feet. The total number of Blackbirds ranged from 30 to 40 before its eventual retirement. A few were reactivated by NASA in 1996 for research, while some now are used by the U.S. Air Force for display at air shows and in museum such as the Smithsonian Institution. Referring to the above, in what year did the United States begin flying the SR-71?