2008年职称英语考试试题--综合类B级(完整版).doc

2008年度全国职称外语等级考试试卷综合类B级第1部分：词汇选项（第115题，每题1分，共15分）下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。1. She found me very dull. A. dirty B sleepy C. lazy D. boring2. The President made a brief visit to Beijing. A short B working C formal D secret3. He was persuaded to give up the idea. A mention B accept C consider D drop4. Jack consumes a pound of cheese a day. A eats B drink C buys D produces5. Mary just told US a very fascinating story. A strange B frightening C difficult D interesting6. Its a gorgeous day anyway. A lovely B cold C normal D rainy7. Her life is becoming more diverse.A generous B humorous C varied D romantic8. Foreign military aid was prolonging the war.A broadening B worsening C extending D accelerating9. She was unwilling to go but she had no choiceA unable B indecisive C ready D reluctantl0. She is slender, with delicate wrists and ankles.A .sick B weak C slim D pale11. With immense relief, I stopped running.A .some B enormous C little D extensive12. The scientists began to accumulate data.A . collect B handle C analyze D investigate13. Jack eventually overtook the last truck.A. hit B passed C reached D led14. Sometimes it is advisable to book hotels in advance.A. possible B profitable C easy D wise15. The reason for their unusual behavior remains a puzzle.A. fact B mystery C statement D game第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第2330题, 每题1分, 共8分）下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第2326题要求从所给的6个选项中为第25段每段选择1个最佳标题；(2)第2730题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。A New Citizenship Test1Last week, a sample of the new US citizenship（公民身份）exam was released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services(US-cist). It will be tried out in 10 cities early next year to replace the current test in 2008. Instead of asking how many stripes the US flag has, as the current test does, the new one asks why there are 13 stripes. Instead of having to name the branches of government, an applicant is asked to explain why there are three. 2“The goal is to make it more meaningful.” explains Emilio Gonzalez, director of the US. CIS. Immigrants who pass it are expected to have a better “understanding and respect” for US civic（公民的）values, Gonzalez says. 3The US isnt the only country dealing with citizenship tests that aim to get a “shared commitment” from immigrants for their adopted countrys “values”. 1n recent years, in addition to the usual requirement of language/work skills and economic status, several European countries have adopted citizenship tests. Britain introduced a new citizenship test Last November. In March, a new butch law-took effect requiring all would-be immigrants to take a citizenship test. It involved watching a video showing nude（裸体的）women bathing at beaches and gay（同性恋的）men kissing in public. The aim was to ensure that newcomers will be comfortable with the countrys liberal social mores.4Europe has been known for welcoming immigrants for decades. But, today, the fact is that some immigrants are kept apart from Inca citizens by culture and they become hostile to each other. Promoting integration has become a major concern for European countries, after the rioting in Muslim ghettoes（少数民族聚居区）in France and the killing Of Dutch public figures by religious extremists. 5Officials believe that a persons attachment to a country can be tested by his or her knowledge of the country. However, some critics say that the changes can do little to help people assimilate（同化）themselves. Immigration is a culture war today. Is giving a new test the right way to lessen the accusations in that fight?” says Ali Noonan, of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition（难民辩护联盟）. A Preparation for taking a citizenship testB citizenship tests in European countriesC importance of promoting integrationD Necessity to know the branches of governmentE Different views on the new citizenship testF goal of the new citizenship test23. Paragraph 2_24. Paragraph 3_25. Paragraph 4_26. Paragraph 5_27. The questions in the new citizenship test are more difficult28. Would-be immigrants to the US are expected29. In the Dutch citizenship test, all would-be immigrants are required30. Some people fear that changes in the citizenship test will do littleA to know a lot more about the countryB to watch a videoC to help immigrants accept the new cultureD to marry American citizensE to do low-skill jobsF to answer第4部分：阅读理解（第3145题, 每题3分, 共45分）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。第一篇Political SpinsLast week, US White House spokesman Tony Snow sent journalists digging for their dictionaries. He called recent criticism by the former President Bill Clinton “chutzpah”（大胆放肆）. With just one sentence, Snow managed to make headlines, a joke and a defense of President George W. Bush. Interestingly, this is how battles are fought and won in US politics-with carefully-worded one-liners（一行字幕新闻）made for TV which often lack substance and clarity（清晰度）. “The amount of information that candidates attempt to communicate to people is actually getting smaller and smaller,” said Mark Smith, a political science professor at Cedarville University. This has been accompanied by a changing media environment, Smith said. In 1 968, the average TV or radio sound bite（演讲中的句子或短语）was 48 seconds, according to Smith. In 1996, the average sound bite had shrunk to 8 seconds. Thus, politicians wanting publicity try to make their public communication as quotable as possible.Campaigning politicians also use 30-secondI V ads and clever campaign slogans to boost their messages. Republican presidential candidate John McCain rides to campaign stops in a bus named the “Straight-Talk Express”. Mocking hopes the name will convince voters he plans to tell people the truthwhether its in fashion or not. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, has chosen the campaign slogan “Let the conversation begin”. She hopes it will help her appear open-minded and friendly. But one-liners, TV ads and campaign slogans all have a single key ingredient: something commonly called political “spin”. Brooks Jackson, a former journalist and the current director of the non-partisan（无党派的）website Fact Check. org, calls spin “ just a polite word for deception（欺骗）. ”“I do believe that very often politicians believe their own spin.” said Jackson. “Strong partisans suffer from a universal human tendency: They ignore the evidence that would force them into the uncomfortable position of having to change their minds and admit that they were wrong.”31. Which statement is NOT true of one-liners?A They are unclear.B. They contain a lot of informationC They lack substanceD They are carefully constructed.32. What changed from 1968 to 1996?A. Publicity. B. Information.C. Communication. D. The average sound bite.33. The campaign slogan “Straight-Talk Express” aims at convincing voters that the Presidential candidate isA. honest. B. friendly. C. open-minded. D. warm-hearted.34. According to Brooks Jackson, all campaign slogans areA. attractive. B. impressive. C. deceptive. D. informative.35. Which statement best describes strong partisans? A. They are very funny. B. They are very healthy.C. They are very aggressive. D. They are very stubborn（顽固的）.第二篇A Tale of Scottish Rural LifeLewis Grassic Gibbons Sunset Song (1932) was voted “the best Scottish novel of all time” by Scotlands reading public in 2005. Once considered shocking for its frank description of aspects of the lives of Scotlands poor rural farmers, it has been adapted for stage, film, TV and radio in recent decades.The novel is set on the fictional estate of Kin Addie, in the farming country of the Scottish northwest in the years up to and beyond World War I. At its heart is the story of Chris, who is both part of the community and a little outside it.Grassic Gibbon gives us the most detailed and intimate account of the life of his heroine（女主人公）. We watch her grow through a childhood dominated by her cruel but hard-working father; experience tragedy (her mothers suicide and murder of her twin children); and learn about her feelings as she grows into a woman. We see her marry, lose her husband, then marry again. Chris has seemed so convincing a figure to some female readers that they cannot believe that she is the creation of a man.But it would be misleading to suggest that this book is just about Chris. It is truly a novel of a place and its people. Its opening section tells of Kin Addies long history, in a language that imitates the places changing, patterns of speech and writing.The story itself is amazingly full of characters and incidents. It is told from Chris point of view but also from that of the gossiping community, a community where everybody knows everybody elses business and nothing is ever forgotten.Sunset Song has a social theme too. It is concerned with what Grassic Gibbon perceives as the destruction of traditional Scottish rural life first by modernization and then by World War I. Gibbon tried hard to show how certain characters resist the war. Despite this, the war takes the young men away, a number of them to their deaths. In particular, it takes away Chris husband, Evan Avondale. The war finally kills Evan, but not in the way his widow is told. In fact, the Germans arent responsible for his death, but his own side. He is shot because he is said to have run away from a battle.If the novel is about the end of one way of life, it also looks ahead. It is a “Sunset Song” but is concerned too with the new Kin Addie, indeed of the new European world. Grassic Gibbon went on to publish two other novels about the place that continue its story.36. What is Sunset Song mainly about?A. The First World War. B. The beauty of the sunset.C. The new European world. D. The lives of rural Scottish farmers37. Which statement is NOT true of Chris?A. She is the heroine of Sunset Song B. She had a miserable childhood.C. She is the creation of a man. D. She married only once.38. What is the opening section of the novel mainly concerned with?A. The climate of Kinraddie. B. The history of Kinraddie.C. The geography of Kinraddie. D. The language spoken in Kinraddie.39. Who killed Chris husband, Ewan?A. His own troops. B. The French army.C. The Germans. D. The Russian soldiers.40. The word “Sunset” in the title of this novel most probably meansA. the end of the heroines life. B. the end of the story.C. the end of the traditional way of life. D. the end of the day.第三篇Centers of the Great European CitiesThe centers of the great cities of Europe are meeting places by tradition. People gather there to drink coffee and chat late into the night. A mixture of locals and tourists make for an exciting, metropolitan（大都市的）atmosphere. Squares, plazas（广场）and arcades（拱廊）form the heart of Europes cities. Venice、in Italy has the Piazza San Marcoa beautiful square surrounded by shops, churches, restaurants and cafes。In Barcelona, Spain, La Becquerel is a lively market with hundreds of stalls selling all kinds of goods. Londons Covent Garden is filled with fruit and vegetable stalls by day and musicians, acrobats（杂技演员）and artists by night. The government buildings at the center of many cities often are architecturally impressive In London, they serve as a beautiful backdrop（背景）to the coffee tables that line the streets and the banks of the Thames. These vibrant（有活力的）hearts are the product of centuries of evolution, social historian Joel Garreau told US News and World Report recently. “The reason people think Venice is SO great today is you dont see all the mistakes,” said Girardeau. “Those have all been removed.” Most European cities were laid out before the invention of the car. SO bars, restaurants and cafes were near to peoples homes. Today, the focus of many Europeans life has moved away from the centers. They live in the suburbs and outskirts, driving to supermarkets to get their supplies. But on a continent where people treasure convention, there are still those who hold onto traditional ways, living and shopping locally. These people, together with tourists, provide the city centers with their reason for existence. Coffee culture plays a part in keeping these city centers flourishing. This is particularly true of Paris whose citizens are famous enthusiastic conversationalists. This skill is developed over many hours spent chatting over espressos（浓咖啡）and cigarettes. Religion also plays a role in developing sociable atmosphere. People in Roman Catholic countries used to visit the Church on an almost daily basis. Entire communities would gather in the same building and then move out to the markets, cafes and bars in the surrounding streets. An enormous example of this relationship between church and society is the Cuomo. The huge marble cathedral in Florence, Italy is surrounded by bakeries and coffee shops, and caters（迎合）not only to the tourist crowds, but also the local community.41. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that each big city in Europe A. has many large squares. B. has many very magnificent sky-scrapers. C. draws tourists in large numbers every year. D. has a center where tourists meet their spouses.42. Which statement is NOT true of Covent Garden? A. It is crowded with people. B. It is located in London. C. It is filled with stalls. D. It is surrounded by shops, churches, restaurants and cafes43. Why do people think that Venice is so great? A. Because it is a famous tourist attraction. B. Because you can reach anywhere by boat. C. Because it is well-known for its merchants. D. Because all the mistakes have been removed44. What are Parisians famous for? A. Their pursuit of independence. B. Their enthusiasm for conversation. C. Their ability to keep the city flourishing. D. Their devotion to developing a multiple culture.45. The writer cites the Cuomo in the last paragraph as an example to illustrate that A. there is a tight link between church and society. B. all churches are magnificent. C. old churches are very popular. D. high-rise churches are impressive.第5部分：补全短文（第4650题，每题2分，共10分）下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。Rising Tuition in the USEvery Spring, US university administrators gather to discuss the next academic years budget. They consider faculty salaries, utility costs for dormitories, new building needs and repairs to old ones. They run the numbers and conclude-it seems, inevitably that, yet again, the cost of tuition must go up. According to the USS College Board, the price of attending a four-year private university in the US rose 81 percent between 1993 and 2004._ (46) In 2005 and 2006,the numbers continued to rise. According to university officials, college cost increases are simply the result of balancing university checkbooks. Tuition increases at Cedarville University are determined by our revenue needs for each year. said the universitys president, Dr Bill Brown. “Student tuition pays for 78 percent of the universitys operating costs.” Browns scholiast a private university that enrolls about 3.100 undergrads and is consistently recognized by annual college ranking guides like US News and World Reports and The Princeton Reviews._(47)Tuition at private universities is set by administration Follicles and then sent for approval to the schools board of trustees（董事）. _(48)This board oversees（监管）ail of a states public institutions. John Durham, assistant secretary to the board of trustees at East Carolina University(ECU), explains that state Law says that public institutions must make their services available whenever possible to the people of the state for free. Durham said that North Carolina residents only pay 22 percent of the cost of their education. _ (49) State residents attending ECU pay about US$10, 000 for tuition room and board before financial aid. Amid the news about continued increases in college costs, however, there is some good news. Tuition increases have been accompanied by roughly equal increases in financial aid at almost every university. To receive financial aid, US students complete a formal application with the federal government. The federal government then decides whether an applicant is eligible（有资格的）for grants or loans_(50)A The application is then sent to the students university, where the school itself will decide whether free money will be given to the student and how muchB At public universities, however, tuition increases must also be approved by a state education committee, sometimes called the board of governorsC The school currently charges US$23,410 a year for tuitionD Many American people are simply unable to pay the growing cost of foodE Thats more than double the rate of inflationF The state government covers the rest第6部分：完形填空（第5165题，每题1分，共1 5分）下面的短文有15处空白, 请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。How Two Great Conflicts Helped to Change EuropeNinety years ago on a sunny morning in Northern France, so