2009年度全国职称英语等级考试综合类A级-真题

2009 年度全国职称英语等级考试综合类 年度全国职称英语等级考试综合类 A 级 真题及答案级 真题及答案 第第 1 部分 词汇选项 第部分 词汇选项 第 1 15 题 每题题 每题 1 分 共分 共 15 分 分 下面每个句子中均有下面每个句子中均有 1 个词或短语划有横线 请为每处划线部分确定个词或短语划有横线 请为每处划线部分确定 1 个意义最为接近个意义最为接近 的选项 的选项 1 Why can t you stop your eternal complaining A everlasting B long C temporary D boring 2 Hundreds of buildings were wrecked by the earthquake A shaken B damaged C fallen D jumped 3 These paintings are considered by many to be authentic A faithful B royal C genuine D sincere 4 Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics A attraction B simplicity C power D rigor 5 Ten years after the event her death still remains a puzzle A mist B fog C mystery D secret 6 John was irritated by the necessity for polite conversation A annoyed B troubled C threatened D aroused 7 Academic records cannot be duplicated A borrowed B purchased C rewritten D copied 8 The emphasis on the importance of education has spurred scientific research A fastened B encouraged C raised D initiated 9 We have ample money for the journey A some B little C extra D enough 10 The doctor s pills worked marvels for me A patients B miracles C illness D recovery 11 Mary s perpetual moaning nearly drove me mad A monotonous B endless C serious D bitter 12 It was hard to say why the man deserved such shabby treatment A old B unforgettable C funny D unfair 13 You didn t adhere to these principles A follow B order C prove D handle 14 The farmers also want to use the water to irrigate the barren land A empty B hairless C bare D smooth 15 Anyone who wants to apply for a loan need read the following specifications A expressions B warnings C instructions D advertisements 第第 2 部分 阅读判断 第部分 阅读判断 第 16 22 题 每题题 每题 1 分 共分 共 7 分 分 下面的短文后列出了下面的短文后列出了 7 个句子 请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断 如果该句提供个句子 请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断 如果该句提供 的是正确信息 请选择的是正确信息 请选择 A 如果该句提供的是错误信息 请选择 如果该句提供的是错误信息 请选择 B 如果该句的信息文中 如果该句的信息文中 没有提及 请选择没有提及 请选择 C Keep on Fighting Turning once again to the question of invasion I would observe that there has never been a period in all these long centuries of which we boast when an absolute guarantee against invasion still less against serious raids could have been given to our people In the days of Napoleon the same wind which would have carried his transports across the Channel might have driven away the blockading 封锁 fleet There was always the chance and it is that chance which has excited and befooled 愚弄 the imaginations of many continental tyrants Many are the tales that are told We are assured that novel methods will be adopted and when we see the originality of malice 怨恨 the ingenuity of aggression which our enemy displays we may certainly prepare ourselves for every kind of novel stratagem 战略 and every kind of brutal and treacherous 奸诈 maneuver 花招 I think that no idea is so outlandish 古怪的 that it should not be considered and viewed with a searching but at the same time I hope with a steady eye We must never forget the solid assurances of sea power and those which belong to air power if it can be locally exercised I have myself full confidence that if all do their duty if nothing is neglected and if the best arrangements are made as they are being made we shall prove ourselves once again able to defend our island home to ride out the storm of war and to outlive the menace 威胁 of tyranny if necessary for years if necessary alone At any rate that is what we are going to try to do This is the resolve of His Majesty s government every man of them This is the will of parliament and the nation The British Empire and the French republic linked together in their cause and in their need will defend to the death their native soil aiding each other like good comrades to the utmost of their strength Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous states have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious 可憎的 apparatus of Nazi rule we shall not flag 变弱 or fail We shall go on to the end we shall fight in France we shall fight on the seas and oceans we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air we shall defend our island whatever the cost might be we shall fight on the beaches we shall fight on the landing grounds we shall fight in the fields and in the streets we shall fight in the hills we shall never surrender and even if which I do not for a moment believe this island or a large part of it were subjugated 征服 and starving then our empire beyond the seas armed and guarded by the British fleet would carry on the struggle until in God s good time the new world with its power and might steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old 16 Throughout Britain s history there has been no guarantee that an invasion would not happen A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 17 Napoleon and his army once crossed the English Channel and conquered Britain A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 18 The enemy will use every means conceivable to destroy Britain A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 19 Churchill is confident that he will live longer than Hitler A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 20 The Royal Air Force will launch massive air strikes against the Germans A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 21 The British empire is so strong that it does not have to take Hitler s menace seriously A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 22 Although many countries have been overrun by the Germans the British people will never give in A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 第第 3 部分 概括大意与完成句子 第部分 概括大意与完成句子 第 23 30 题 每题题 每题 1 分 共分 共 8 分 分 下面的短文后有下面的短文后有 2 项测试任务 项测试任务 1 第 第 23 26 题要求从所给的题要求从所给的 6 个选项中为第个选项中为第 2 5 段每段段每段 1 选择个最佳标题 选择个最佳标题 2 第 第 27 30 题要求从所给的题要求从所给的 6 个选项中为每个句子确定个选项中为每个句子确定 1 个最佳选项 个最佳选项 McGrady s Spectacular Art 1 When Tracy McGrady is healthy his play can be so beautiful that even his own teammates on the court cannot help but admire it in the middle of a game 2 It s hard for me because I m a fan of basketball Houston point guard 负责组织进 攻的后卫 Rafer Alston told The Houston Chronicle 记事 newspaper after McGrady s 44 point performance against Utah on January 5 When he s shooting the ball like that a lot of times I m standing there watching and all of a sudden the other team s getting the ball and going on a fast break 快攻 and I m getting yelled at by the coach Indeed McGrady s body control his energy his shooting watching these is like watching an artist at work blending colors constructing sentences or playing music 3 Unfortunately McGrady 27 hasn t always been on the job Already this season he s missed seven games with back spasms 痉挛 After Yao Ming was injured on Dec 23 it appeared Houston would be without both of its stars McGrady however returned three days later and has been playing well ever since scoring more than 30 points in each of the last six games as of Tuesday Houston can t seem to get on without him When McGrady was injured the Rockets won two and lost five 4 Listen there are only four or five people on the entire planet that can do the things he can do with the basketball forward Shane Battier said of McGrady From a fan s perspective and we re fans even though we re players it s really fun to watch him do that From a player s perspective his game 风格 can affect the entire team No question We see him and we get excited and that pumps us up He keeps making shots and suddenly it seems to become easier for everybody 5 But it won t really Houston has just begun a tough time Four of the next seven games will be played away from Houston Six of the games will be against teams with winning records Opponents will double team 双人看守 McGrady in an attempt to dull the impact of his art Instead of watching McGrady s teammates will need to create a little art of their own 23 Paragraph 2 24 Paragraph 3 25 Paragraph 4 26 Paragraph 5 A Necessity for the Teammates to Improve Their Own Skills B Evaluation from Two Different Perspectives C Spectacular Performance on the Court D Players Houston Can t Do Without E Yao Ming s Performance F McGrady s Injury 27 McGrady plays basketball so we 28 Yao Ming missed several games 29 There are very few people on the Earth 30 Everyone will have to contribute A that his teammates cannot help admiring him B that he is often yelled at by the coach C who can play basketball so well D because he had been injured E if Houston hopes to win F since he returned 第第 4 部分 阅读理解 第部分 阅读理解 第 31 45 题 每题题 每题 3 分 共分 共 45 分 分 下面有下面有 3 篇短文 每篇短文后有篇短文 每篇短文后有 5 道题 请根据短文内容 为每题确定道题 请根据短文内容 为每题确定 1 个最佳选项 个最佳选项 第一篇第一篇 Youth Emancipation in Spain The Spanish Government is so worried about the number of young adults still living with their parents that it has decided to help them leave the nest Around 55 percent of people aged 18 34 in Spain still sleep in their parents homes says the latest report from the country s state run Institute of Youth To coax 劝诱 young people from their homes the Institute started a Youth Emancipation 解放 program this month The program offers guidance in finding rooms and jobs Economists blame young people s family dependence on the precarious 不稳定的 labor market and increasing housing prices Housing prices have risen 17 percent a year since 2000 Cultural reasons also contribute to the problem say sociologists 社会学家 Family ties in south Europe Italy Portugal and Greece are stronger than those in middle and north Europe said Spanish sociologist Almudena Moreno Minguez in her report The Late Emancipation of Spanish Youth Key for Understanding In general young people in Spain firmly believe in the family as the main body around which their private life is organized said Minguez In Spain especially in the countryside it is not uncommon to find entire groups of aunts uncles cousins nieces and nephews 外甥 侄子 all living on the same street They regularly get together for Sunday dinner Parents tolerance is another factor Spanish parents accept late night partying and are wary of setting bedtime rules A child can arrive home at whatever time he wants If parents complain he ll put up a fight and call the father a fascist said Jose Antonio Gomez Yanez a sociologist at Carlos I11 University in Madrid Mothers willingness to do children s household chores 家务 worsens the problem Dionisio Masso a 60 year old in Madrid has three children in their 20s The eldest 28 has a girlfriend and a job But life with mum is good His mum does the wash and cooks for him in the end he lives well Masso said 31 The Youth Emancipation program alms at helping young people A fight for freedom B live in an independent way C fight against social injustice D get rid of family responsibilities 32 It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that family ties are stronger in Portugal than in A Finland B Greece C Spain D Italy 33 Young people s family dependence can be attributed to all the following factors EXCEPT A parents tolerance B housing problems C cultural traditions D unwillingness to get married 34 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Dionisio Masso A She is 60 years old B She has a boyfriend C She has three children D She lives in Madrid 35 The phrase wary of m paragraph 8 could be best replaced by A tired of B afraid of C cautious about D worried about 第二篇第二篇 Road Trip Vacations It s summer In the United States it s the season of swimming pools barbeques 户外烤 肉 camping and road trips Road trip vacations where the car journey is part of the fun are especially popular with college students who like to explore the country on wheels These budget trips are ideal for students who often have plenty of free time but little money Ever since I went to college I ve been traveling around a lot exploring the country said Austin Hawkins a 19 year old college student from New York This summer Hawkins and his friends have spent weekends traveling in New England The best part about car trips said Hawkins is that you can be spontaneous On a road trip if you get interested in things you see along the way you can stop and explore Matt Roberts a 20 year old student from Ohio who drove to Montreal Canada agrees With road trips you don t have to plan in advance you can just get into a car and drive Even with high gas prices driving with friends is cheaper than flying Roberts paid about 40 dollars for gas but a round trip plane ticket would have cost nearly 400 dollars Driving trips first became popular in the 1920s Newly paved roads and improved cars made it possible to travel longer distances Motels 汽车旅馆 started appearing outside cities By the 1950s car ownership became the norm Construction of the US interstate 洲际的 highway system began in 1956 and motel and restaurant chains popped up 突然出现 everywhere making long distance trips easier Today the US has the highest car ownership rate in the world Only 8 percent of American homes have no car according to the most recent US census Though many college students don t own a car most have access to one On many of Hawkins trips they used a borrowed van Hawkins most memorable road trip took place over spring break He and two friends drove from New York to New Orleans to volunteer helping rebuild the city after Hurricane 风暴 Katrina hit it last July They crossed the country in two days and slept in their car in church parking lots Roberts road trip to Canada last winter was even more eventful Upon arriving in Montreal they were lost in a blizzard and shivering in the 25 cold To find their hotel they turned on a laptop 笔记本电脑 and drove around in circles until they found a spot with wireless Internet coverage 1 know we should have planned better but we re young Now when I see those guys I always say Remember when we were lost in the snow storm I ll never forget that 36 Who are road trip vacations especially popular with A College students who like to travel on wheels B Teachers who have plenty of free time but little money C Volunteers who want to help rebuild New Orleans D Americans who have no cars 37 What will Hawkins do when he sees something interesting on a road trip A He will turn back B He will drive around C He will stop to explore D He will stop exploring 38 When did motels suddenly appear everywhere A After the work to build the interstate highway system started B When driving trips became popular C After many roads were paved D After new cars were made 39 Which of the following words can best describe Hawkins trip to New Orlends A Eventful B Colorful C Delightful D Unforgettable 40 The word blizzard in paragraph 12 could be best replaced by A snow storm B hurricane C mist D fog 第三篇第三篇 Tightened Visa Regulations According to South Korea s new visa regulations native speakers of English in South Korea will be required to undergo criminal record checks medical and drug tests provide sealed academic transcripts 成绩单 and have their university diplomas inspected The Korea Times has reported The tightened regulations will affect an estimated 17 000 foreigners that hold E 2 visas specifically for foreign language teachers The most controversial requirement is that English teachers residing 居住 outside South Korea will have to have an interview at a South Korean Embassy before taking up their teaching posts For applicants living in remote areas in Canada Australia or the US this is an additional travel burden Meanwhile foreign teachers currently living in South Korea must leave the country after their one year contracts and renew their visas by visiting a neighboring country and return without additional documentation 文件证据 The visa changes are a reaction to public concern about the suitability of some foreign teachers A report from the South Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development shows between 2001 and August of this year 1 481 foreign language teachers have been caught for a range of offenses including forged 伪造的 degrees visa violations and general lawbreaking But the changes are likely to slow up the supply of teachers to South Korea s English language education sector According to Michael Duffy manager of a teacher placement service in South Korea applicants have to spend a few hundred dollars and several months on getting affidavits 书面陈述书 for documents South Korea has put up too many hoops 圈 to jump through he said adding that foreigners would seek work elsewhere Most foreigners wonder if the experience of working in South Korea will be worth the burden of the paper work and increasing restrictions I don t think South Korea has thought this through said Scott Mclnnis a Canadian teacher based in Incheon near Seoul This is a reactionary move by the government that will have strong implications for the EFL community As part of the efforts to ease the discontent 不满 the South Korean Ministry of Justice has granted a three month grace period for current E 2 visa holders to prepare the necessary documents 41 Which of the following is NOT required of an E 2 visa applicant A To pass a Korean language test B To undergo a medical test C To provide sealed school reports D To undergo a drug test 42 It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that before the visa regulations were revised foreign teachers didn t have to A sign new contracts if they wanted to continue to work B go through any formalities if they wanted to stay a bit longer C visit a neighboring country if they wanted to renew their visas D interview a South Korean official if they wanted to apply for work permits 43 The list of crimes many foreign language teachers committed between 2001 ant August of this year did NOT include A visa violations B forged degrees C subversive activities D general lawbreaking 44 The new visa policy aims at A protecting South Korea from terrorist attacks B improving foreign language teaching in South Korea C providing more job opportunities for the South Korean people D encouraging the South Korean people to learn the Chinese language 45 EFL in paragraph 4 is an abbreviation of A easily forgotten lovers B extremely fussy lawyers C exceptionally fast learners D English as a foreign language 第第 5 部分 补全短文 第部分 补全短文 第 46 50 题 每题题 每题 2 分 共分 共 10 分 分 下面的短文有下面的短文有 5 处空白 短文后有处空白 短文后有 6 个句子 其中个句子 其中 5 个取自短文 请根据短文内容将其个取自短文 请根据短文内容将其