2012职称英语综合类A级真题及答案(3)

31. What is the main idea of this passage?
A.   DNA testing has changed the American legal system.
B.   DNA testing has helped innocent men go free in Illinois.
C.   DNA testing uses genetics to identify a person.
D.   DNA testing has played a key role in criminal investigation.
32. DNA testing was first used in a criminal case by
A.   a lawyer in New York
B.   students in Illinois
C.   doctors in the United States
D.   police in Great Britain
33. The innocence project uses DNA testing to
A.   set free innocent prisoner
B.   help the police put people in prison
C.   find out which lawyer are incompetent
D.   prove that suspects are guilty
34. Some students in Northwestern University
A.   proved some prisoners were not guilty
B.   believed some suspects were from ethnic groups
C.   told the governors of Illinois not to free the prisoners
D.   showed DNA testing was not always reliable
35. What is the author’s attitude toward DNA testing?
A.   Negative
B.   Positive
C.   Suspicious
D.   Indifferent
答案：31.D   What’s is the main idea of this passage?答案为D: DNA testing has played a key role in criminal investigation.相关句（文章最后两句）：But for those whose innocence has been proven and who are now free man, DNA testing has meant nothing less than a return to life. And with the careful use of DNA testing, no innocent person should ever be convicted again.
32．D  DNA testing was first used in a criminal case by ___.答案为D. police in great Britain相关句：the very first use of DNA testing in a criminal case was in 1985 in great Britain.…because police had found samples of the killer’s DNA …
33. A The Innocence Project uses DNA testing to ___.答案为A. set free innocent prisoners相关句：in 1992, two law professors, decided to use DNA evidence to help set free such mistakenly convicted prisoner. They created a organization called the innocence project.
34. A Some students in Northwestern University____.答案为A. proved some prisoners were not guilty.相关句：The students (at Northwestern University)proved that in fact the prisoners were not guilty of the crime they had been accused of.
35. B What is the author’s attitude towards DNA testing?答案为：B. positive

第二篇

Going Her Own Way

　　When she was twelve, Maria made her first important decision about the course of her life. She decided that she wanted to continue her education, Most girls from middle-class families chose to stay home after primary school，though some attended private Catholic "finishing" schools. There they learned a little about music，art，needlework，and how to make polite conversation. This was not the sort of education that interested Maria —or her mother. By this time，she had begun to take her studies more seriously. She read constantly and brought her books everywhere. One time she even brought her math book to the theater and tried to study in the dark.
　　Maria knew that she wanted to go on learning in a serious way. That meant attending the public high school，something that very few girls did. In Italy at the time，there were two types of high schools: the "classical" schools and the "technical" schools. In the classical schools，the students followed a very traditional program of studies，with courses in Latin and Greek language and literature，and Italian literature and history1. The few girls who continued studying after primary school usually chose these schools.
　　Maria，however，wanted to attend a technical school. The technical schools were more modem than the classical schools and they offered courses in modern languages，mathematics，science，and accounting2.Most people — including Maria's father — believed that girls would never be able to understand these subjects. Furthermore，they did not think it was proper for girls to study them.
　　Maria did not care if it was proper or not. Math and science were the subjects that interested her most. But before she could sign up for the technical school，she had to win her father' sapproval. She finally did，with her mother's help，though for many years after，there was tension in the family. Maria's father continued to oppose her plans，while her mother helped her.
　　In 1883，at age thirteen，Maria entered the "Regia Scuola Tecnica Michelangelo Buonarroti" in Rome. Her experience at this school is difficult for us to imagine. Though the courses included modern subjects，the teaching methods were very traditional. Learning consisted of memorizing long lists of facts and repeating them back to the teacher. Students were not supposed to ask questions or think for themselves in any way. Teachers were very demanding，discipline in the classroom was strict，and punishment was severe for those who failed to achieve or were disobedient.