度全国职称英语等级考试综合类B级真题及答案

1、2009年度全国职称英语等级考试综合类（B级）真题及答案 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个词或短语划有横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。 1Would you pleasecallmy husband as soon as possible？ Avisit B phone Cconsult D invite 2We had a longconversationabout her parents. Aspeech B question Ctalk D debate 3The chairmanproposedthat we stop th

2、e meeting. Astated B announced Cdemanded D suggested 4Obviously these people can berelied onin a crisis. Alived on B depended on Cbelieved in D joined in 5There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athletebreaksa record. Abeats B maintains Cmatches D tries 6All the pupils seem to be ver

3、ycheerful. Ahappy B healthy Cnaughty D busy 7The traditional paintings areexhibitedon the second floor. Alaid B displayed Ckept D stored 8She stood there， shaking withfury. Amisery Blaughter Canger Dcry 9Mary evidently is the mostdiligentstudent among us. Aintelligent Bbeautiful Ctalkative D hardwor

4、king 10Persistentattempts to interview Garbo were fruitless AForceful BReasonable C Continuous DFirm 11 Why cant you stop youreternalcomplaining？ Aeverlasting B long Ctemporary D boring 12 Hundreds of buildings werewreckedby the earthquake. Ashaken B damaged Cfallen D jumped 13 These paintings are c

5、onsidered by many to beauthentic. Afaithful B royal Cgenuine D sincere 14 Many economists have given in to the fatallureof mathematics. Aattraction Bsimplicity Cpower D rigor 15 Ten years after the event， her death still remains apuzzle. Amist Bfog Cmystery Dsecret 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

6、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1选择个最佳标题；（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。 McGradys Spectacular Art 1When 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“Its hard for me， because Im a fan o

7、f basketball，” Houston point guard （负责组织进攻飞人后卫） Rafer Alston told The Houston Chromcle （记事） newspaper after McGradys 44-point performance against Utah on January 5. “When hes shooting the ball like that， a lot of times Im standing there watching and， all of a sudden， the other teams getting the ball

8、 and going on a fast break （快攻）， and Im getting yelled at by the coach.” Indeed， McGradys body control， his energy， his shooting - watching these is like watching an artist at work， blending colors， constructing sentences， or playing music. 3Unfortunately， McGrady， 27， hasnt always been on the job.

9、Already this season， hes 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 game

10、s， as of Tuesday. Houston cant 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 thing she can do with the basketball，” forward Shane Batter said of McGrady. “From a fans perspect

11、ive - and were fans even though were players - its really fun to watch him do that. From a players 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.” 5B

12、ut it wont， 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， McGradys te

13、ammates will need to create a little art of their own. 23 Paragraph 2 。 24 Paragraph 3 。 25 Paragraph 4 。 26 Paragraph 5 。 ANecessity for the Teammates to Improve Their Own Skills BEvaluation from Two Different Perspectives C Spectacular Performance on the Court D Players Houston Cant Do Without EYa

14、o Mings Performance FMcGradys Injury 27McGrady plays basketball so well 。 28Yao Ming missed several games 。 29There are very few people on the Earth 。 30Everyone will have to contribute 。 Athat his teammates cannot help admiring him. Bthat he is often yelled at by the coach Cwho can play basketball

15、so well Dbecause he had been injured Eif Houston hopes to win Fsince he returned 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 March Madness For the rest of the month， an epidemic （传染病） will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. College students will ignor

16、e piles of homework. Employees will suddenly lose their abilities to concentrate. The disease， known as “March Madness”， refers to the yearly 65-team US mens college basketball tournament. It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April. Teams compete against each other in a single el

17、imination tournament that eventually crowns a national champion. Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends， husbands against wives， and colleagues against b

18、osses. Big-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities. This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3，000 students beat a team from a school with 30，000， for many Americans， is an exciting experi

19、ence. Last year， the little-known George Mason University was one of the final four teams. Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament. College basketball players are not paid， so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. But that doesnt m

20、ean money isnt involved. About $4 billion will be spent gambling on the event. According to Media Life magazine， the event will draw over $500 million in advertising revenue this year， topping the post-season revenue， including that of the NBA （全国篮球协会）。 31What will happen in the remaining part of th

21、e month？ A Great excitement will spread across the US. B Many Americans will be sent to madhouses. C About 20 million Americans will be put in prison. D A deadly epidemic will break out in the US. 32Which statement about the epidemic is NOT true？ A It starts on March 15. B It does not occur annually

22、. C It is known as “March Madness” D It lasts through the beginning of April. 33Which of the following is NOT an instance of “March Madness”？ A Husbands kiss their wives. B Kids run away from school. C College students keep homework piling up. D Employees cant concentrate on their work. 34It is grea

23、t fun Alooking at wives kissing their husbands. Blistening to students talking to their teachers. Cbetting on the winners of each game. Dwatching farmers kicking their donkeys. 35The little-known George Mason University was a dark horse because Ait had a student body of 30，000. Bits players were all

24、 black people. Cits players ran as fast as black horses. Dit had never been expected to be victorious. 第二篇 Declining Interest in Developing Foreign Language Skills Australians foreign language skills are declining， Voice of America has reported. New figures show that only 13 percent of high school g

25、raduates can speak a foreign language. But four decades ago， 40 percent had foreign language skills. Professor Elise Tipton， from the University of Sydney， says increasingly students do not feel the need to learn another language to boost their career. She believes that Australias economic boom， whi

26、ch is driven by red-hot demand for its minerals， is helping mask serious deficiencies （缺陷） in its language skills Australia does business very successfully in English with most of its trading partners. But as the worlds economic power shifts to emerging regions such as Asia， its language gap could s

27、oon be exposed. According to the new figures， less than 6.5 percent of high school graduates are proficient in an Asian language. Academics worry that this means Australia will increasingly be isolated from its economically important Asian neighbors. Dilip Dutta， from the economics and business facu

28、lty at Sydney University， says language skills can enhance trading opportunities. If Australians want to trade with Asian countries， it is very important for them to learn the language that will help them to get closer to the culture. But students have different opinions about Asian language learnin

29、g. Pippa McCowage， a 22-year-old Australian student， says many young Australians have a half-hearted approach to foreign languages， and the language curriculum is often weak. “While were encouraged in high school to learn another language， its not really apparent to me as a realistic expectation tha

30、t you will have to speak it，” said McCowage. “For example， I learned Japanese in high school. When I went on an exchange in Year 10， I found that the Japanese students of my age had a much greater proficiency in English than I did in Japanese. So in that sense， it almost discourages you.” At present

31、， about 70 percent of Australias major exports go to Asia and the Australian government has been keen on developing closer economic and diplomatic ties with Asia. Academics say that， as Asia becomes one of the worlds economic powerhouses （经济体）， Australia needs to improve its language skills if it is

32、 to take full advantage of the business opportunities on its doorstep. 36What percentage of high school graduates were proficient in foreign languages forty years ago？ A70 percent. B13 percent， C40 percent D6.5 percent. 37What can be inferred from paragraph 2？ A Australia has rich deposits of minera

33、ls. B Australia is essentially a self-sufficient country. C Australia has no intention to trade with Asian countries. D Australian students are not required to learn a foreign language. 38What does Dilip Dutta think language skills can do？ A Improve your relation with your partner. B Help settle int

34、ernational conflicts. C Remove barriers in negotiations. D Increase trading opportunities 39Why has the Australian government been keenly interested ，n strengthening ties with Asia？ A Because Asia is where Australia is located. B Because Asia is where Australias major exports go. C Because Asia is w

35、here Australians go and spend their holidays. D Because Asia is where Australia can play a big role in international affairs 40The word “faculty in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by Aoffice. Bbuilding. Cuniversity. Ddepartment. 第三篇 Youth Emancipation in Spain The Spanish Government is so worried

36、 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 countrys state-run Institute of Youth. To coax （劝诱） young people from

37、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 peoples family dependence on the precarious （不稳定的） labor market and increasing housing prices. Housing prices have risen 17 percent a year

38、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：

39、 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 （外侄/

40、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 hell put up a fight and cal

41、l the father a fascist，” said Jose Antonio Gomez Yanez， a sociologist at Carlos III University in Madrid. Mothers willingness to do childrens 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 jo

42、b. But life with mum is good. “His mum does the wash and cooks for him： in the end. he lives well.” Masso said. 41The “Youth Emancipation” program aims at helping young people Afight for freedom. Blive in an independent way. Cfight against social injustice. Dget rid of family responsibilities 42It c

43、an be inferred from paragraph 5 that family ties are stronger in Portugal than in AFinland. BGreece. CSpain. DItaly. 43Young peoples family dependence can be attributed to all the following factors EXCEPT Aparents tolerance. Bhousing problems. Ccultural traditions Dunwillingness to get married. 44Wh

44、ich 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. 45The phrase “wary of in paragraph 8 could be best replaced by Atired of. Bafraid of. Ccautious about. Dworried about. 第5部分：补全短文（第4650题，每题2分，共

45、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。 Reduce Packaging Pressure increased recently on British supermarkets and retailers to reduce packaging as part of an anti-waste campaign. （46） Britain generates 4.6 million tons of household waste every year by packaging. Dozens of people

46、have expressed anger at the excess of plastic wrapping.Campaigners have called on Britain to learn from other European countries.（47） When returned bottles are put in a vending machine （自动售货机）， the deposit is refunded. Environmentalists warn that Britain lags behind in this. There were reports of gr

47、owing unease among consumers over the amount of packaging they have to deal with. Trade standards officers also object to excessive packaging.（48） In response to a campaign by Britains The Independent newspaper， leading supermarkets have pointed to various initiatives to win the public confidence.（4

48、9） But campaigners said retailers and the government could learn much from anti-waste practices on the Continent. In Sweden， non-recyclable batteries have been taxed since 1991 to encourage a switch to alternatives.（50） in Germany， plastic bags are unheard of in supermarkets and deposits are paid fo

49、r reusable plastic and glass beverage bottles. AIn Belgium， when you buy something in a plastic or glass container， you make a deposit. BThis is because too much padding can give buyers a false impression of what they are buying. C This has resulted in a 74 percent reduction in sales. D Tesco said i

50、t was saving 112，000 tons of cardboard a year by switching to reusable plastic crates （装货箱） for transporting its fresh produce. E The campaign was initiated by The Independent newspaper. F If a product is over-packaged， dont buy it. 第6部分：完形填空（第5155题，每题1分，共15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一个最佳选项。 New I

51、deas Icelands President Olafur Grimsson is trying to drive carbon dioxide （二氧化碳） underground to（51） its release into the air. Over the next two years， a team of scientists will try to（52） carbon dioxide-charged water into the rock underground. Scientists say this should work. The CO2 will react with

52、 the rock to form a stable mineral that remains in the （53） for millions of years. If the experiment succeeds， Iceland could give the world a new（54） to reduce emissions. Sigurdur Gislason， a university professor in Iceland， says his country has an （55） over other countries： “We have enormous amounts of clean（56） and a small society. You can do experiments here that you cant do anywhere else.” In an attempt to cut back on the use of air conditioners during summer， the Japaneseto keep office temperatures at 28 in summer. Men were also encouraged to change business suits for（58）