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2014年理工类职称英语级考试全真模拟题（） 2014年职称英语考试时间为2014年3月29日，考生们在备考的过程中切记要结合模拟题来练习，使自己的复习更加有效。 第4部分：阅读理解 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。 Optimism Ever won the lottery? No? But did that stop you buying another lottery ticket? If the answer is another no, you might call yourself an optimist. According to researchers at University College London, human beings are sanguine creatures. It is all in the brain, they say. A study suggests that human brain is very efficient atprocessing good news: about 80% of people have a tendency to see the glasses half-full, nothalf-empty, even if they dont consider themselves to be optimists. The good news is that this brings a health benefit. Having a positive outlook on life reducesanxiety. A study of nearly 100, 000 women showed a lower risk of death from heart diseaseamong optimists. But there are problems in always having an optimistic attitude. The authors of the studypoint out that the 2008 financial crisis may have been caused by analysts over estimating theirassets performance even in the face of clear evidence to the contrary. There are personal health risks too. Dr Tali Sharot, lead researcher, said: SmokingKills messages dont work since people think their chances of cancer are low. Theres a veryfundamental tendency in the brain. But, as they say, every cloud has a silver lining. Even if seeing the world through rose-colored glasses poses a risk to our health, its not something that is likely to cause us to losesleep. Lets just keep our chins up and keep smiling! 31、What does sanguine (Para. 2) mean? A.Depressed. B.Cheerful. C.Lucky. D.Emotional. 32、The study mentioned in Paragraph 2 indicates that people_____. A.are more optimistic than they believe B.are less optimistic than they believe C.like good news more than they think D.like good news less than they think 33、What mistake might analysts have made during the 2008 financial crisis? A.Collecting false information. B.Overemphasizing evidence. C.Misjudging