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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1—15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.Shefoundmeverydull.A.dirtyBsleepyC.lazyD.boring2.ThePresidentmadeabriefvisittoBeijing.AshortBworkingCformalDsecret3.Hewaspersuadedtogiveuptheidea.AmentionBacceptCconsiderDdrop4.Jackconsumesapoundofcheeseaday．AeatsBdrinkCbuysDproduces5.MaryjusttoldUSaveryfascinatingstory.AstrangeBfrighteningCdifficultDinteresting6.It'sagorgeousdayanyway.AlovelyBcoldCnormalDrainy7.Herlifeisbecomingmorediverse.AgenerousBhumorousCvariedDromantic8.Foreignmilitaryaidwasprolongingthewar.AbroadeningBworseningCextendingDaccelerating9.Shewasunwillingtogobutshehadnochoice.AunableBindecisiveCreadyDreluctantl0.Sheisslender,withdelicatewristsandankles.A.sickBweakCslimDpale11.Withimmenserelief,Istoppedrunning.A.someBenormousClittleDextensive12.Thescientistsbegantoaccumulatedata.A.collectBhandleCanalyzeDinvestigate13.Jackeventuallyovertookthelasttruck.A.hitBpassedCreachedDled14.Sometimesitisadvisabletobookhotelsinadvance.A.possibleBprofitableCeasyDwise15.Thereasonfortheirunusualbehaviorremainsapuzzle.A.factBmysteryCstatementDgame第2部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)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B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。PetitionsPetitions(请愿/书)havelongbeenapartofBritishpoliticallife.AnyonewhowantedtochangesomethingwouldgetalistofsignaturesfrompeoplewhoagreedtotheideaandeithersendthemtothegovernmentordeliverthempersonallytothePrimeMinister’shouseinLondon.TheyarealwaysacceptedatthedoorbyoneofthePM’sofficials.Whathappensthen?Nothingmuch,usually.Butpetitionshavealwaysbeenthoughtofasausefulwayforthosewhogoverntofindoutwhatthepeoplereallythink.That’swhytheUKgovernmentLaunchedits“e-petition”siteinNovember2006.Insteadofphysicallycollectingsignatures，allanyonewithanideahastodonowistomakeaproposalonthegovernmentwebsite，andanyonewhosupportstheideaisfreetoaddhisorhersignature.Thepetitionssoonstartedtoflowin.TheideawasfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirconstructiveideas.Manychoseinsteadtoexpresstheirsenseofhumor.OnepetitionercalledonTonyBlairto“stoptheDeputyPrimeMinistereatingSOmuch”.Anotherwantedtoexpel(驱逐)ScotlandfromtheUnitedKingdombecauseScottishfootballfastneversupportEnglandintheWorldCup.OtherpetitionerscalledonthePrimeMinistertoabolishthemonarchy.Somewantedtogiveitmorepower.SomewantedtoopposetheUnitedStates.otherswantedtoleavetheEuropeanUnion.SomewantedtosendmoretroopstoIraqandotherswantedthemallbroughthome.SomewantedtoadopttheEuro(欧元).Otherswantedtokeepthepound.Yetifsomepetitionsarenotserious,otherspresentadirectchallengetogovernmentpolicy.Apetitioncallingonthegovernmenttodropplanstochargedriversforusingroadshasalreadydrawnaround1.8millionsignatures.1nresponsetothat，arivalpetitionhasbeenpostedinsupportofroadpricing.Andthatisalsorapidlygrowing.Thereareabout60millionpeopleinBritain,soitisunderstandablethatthegovernmentwantstofindoutwhatpeoplearethinking.Buttheproblemwiththee-petitionsiteseemstobethattheBritishpeoplehaveabout70millionopinions,andwantthePrimeMinistertohearallofthem.Perhapshecouldstartapetitionaskingeveryonetolustshutupforawhile.16.Apetitionneedstobesigned.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned17.ThePrimeMinisterreadspetitionseveryday.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned18.ApetitionhastobemailedtothePrimeMinister'shouseinLondon.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned19.PetitionshavebeentakentobeoneofthewaysfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirideas.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned20.Noothergovernmentshavelaunchedtheire-petitionsites.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned21.Allpetitionsareserious.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned22.ItisimpossibleforthePrimeMinistertohearalloftheopinions.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2---5段每段选择1个最佳标题；(2)第27"--30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。ANewCitizenshipTest1Lastweek,asampleofthenewUScitizenship(公民身份)examwasreleasedbytheUSCitizenshipandImmigrationServices(US-cist).Itwillbetriedoutin10citiesearlynextyeartoreplacethecurrenttestin2008.InsteadofaskinghowmanystripestheUSflaghas，asthecurrenttestdoes，thenewoneaskswhythereare13stripes.Insteadofhavingtonamethebranchesofgovernment，anapplicantisaskedtoexplainwhytherearethree.2“Thegoalistomakeitmoremeaningful,”explainsEmilioGonzalez，directoroftheUS-CIS.Immigrantswhopassitareexpectedtohaveabetter“understandingandrespect”forUScivic(公民的)values，Gonzalezsays.3TheUSisn’ttheonlycountrydealingwithcitizenship)teststhataimtogeta“sharedcommitment”fromimmigrantsfortheiradoptedcountry’s“values".1nrecentyears，inadditiontotheusualrequirementoflanguage／workskillsandeconomicstatus，severalEuropeancountrieshaveadoptedcitizenshiptests.BritainintroducedanewcitizenshiptestLastNovember.1nMarch,anewbutchlaw--tookeffectrequiringallwould-beimmigrantstotakeacitizenshiptest.Itinvolvedwatchingavideoshowingnude(裸体的)womenbathingatbeachesandgay(同性恋的)menkissinginpublic.Theaimwastoensurethat“newcomerswillbecomfortablewiththecountry’sliberalsocialmores(风俗)”.4Europehasbeenknownforwelcomingimmigrantsfordecades.But，today，thefactisthatsomeimmigrantsarekeptapartfromIncacitizensbycultureandtheybecomehostiletoeachother.PromotingintegrationhasbecomeamajorconcernforEuropeancountries，aftertheriotinginMuslimghettoes(少数民族聚居区)inFranceandthekillingOfDutchpublicfiguresbyreligiousextremists.5Officialsbelievethataperson’sattachmenttoacountrycanbetestedbyhisorherknowledgeofthecountry.However,somecriticssaythatthechangescandolittletohelppeopleassimilate(同化)themselves."Immigrationisaculturewartoday.Isgivinganewtesttherightwaytolessentheaccusationsinthatfight?”saysAliNoonan，oftheMassachusettsImmigrantandRefugeeAdvocacyCoalition(难民辩护联盟).AAPreparationfortakingacitizenshiptestBCitizenshiptestsinEuropeancountriesCImportanceofpromotingintegrationDNecessitytoknowthebranchesofgovernmentEDifferentviewsonthenewcitizenshiptestFGoalofthenewcitizenshiptest24.Paragraph3_____________25.Paragraph4_____________26.Paragraph5___________27.Thequestionsinthenewcitizenshiptestaremoredifficult28.Would-beimmigrantstotheUSareexpected29.IntheDutchcitizenshiptest,allwould-beimmigrantsarerequired30.SomepeoplefearthatchangesinthecitizenshiptestwilldolittleAtoknowalotmoreaboutthecountryAtoknowalotmoreaboutthecountryBtowatchavideoCtohelpimmigrantsacceptthenewcultureDtomarryAmericancitizensEtodolow-skilljobsFtoanswer第4部分：阅读理解(第31~45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：PoliticalSpinsLastweek，USWhiteHousespokesmanTonySnowsentjournalistsdiggingfortheirdictionaries.HecalledrecentcriticismbytheformerPresidentBillClinton“chutzpah”(大胆放肆).Withjustonesentence,Snowmanagedtomakeheadlines，ajokeandadefenseofPresidentGeorgeW．Bush．Interestingly,thisishowbattlesarefoughtandwoninUSpolitics-withcarefully-wordedone-liners(一行字幕新闻)madeforTVwhichoftenlacksubstanceandclarity(清晰度).“Theamountofinformationthatcandidatesattempttocommunicatetopeopleisactuallygettingsmallerandsmaller,”saidMarkSmith，apoliticalscienceprofessoratCedarvilleUniversity．Thishasbeenaccompaniedbyachangingmediaenvironment，Smithsaid．In1968，theaverageTVorradiosoundbite(演讲中的句子或短语)was48seconds，accordingtoSmith.In1996,theaveragesoundbitehadshrunkto8seconds.Thus，politicianswantingpublicitytrytomaketheirpubliccommunicationasquotableaspossible.Campaigningpoliticiansalsouse30-secondTVadsandclevercampaignsloganstoboosttheirmessages.RepublicanpresidentialcandidateJohnMcCainridestocampaignstopsinabusnamedthe“Straight-TalkExpress”.Mockinghopesthenamewillconvincevotersheplanstotellpeoplethetruth—whetherit’sinfashionornot.DemocraticpresidentialcandidateHillaryClinton,ontheotherhand,haschosenthecampaignslogan“Lettheconversationbegin”.Shehopesitwillhelpherappearopen—mindedandfriendly.Butone-liners,TVadsandcampaignslogansallhaveasinglekeyingredient:somethingcommonlycalledpolitical“spin”.BrooksJackson，aformerjournalistandthecurrentdirectorofthenon—partisan(无党派的)websiteFactCheck.org，callsspin“justapolitewordfordeception(欺骗).”“Idobelievethatveryoftenpoliticiansbelievetheirownspin.”SaidJackson.“Strongpartisanssufferfromauniversalhumantendency：Theyignoretheevidencethatwouldforcethemintotheuncomfortablepositionofhavingtochangetheirmindsandadmitthattheywerewrong.”31.WhichstatementisNOTtrueofone-liners?ATheyareunclear.B.TheycontainalotofinformationCTheylacksubstance.DTheyarecarefullyconstructed.32Whatchangedfrom1968to1996?A.Publicity.B.Information.C.Communication.D.Theaveragesoundbite.33.Thecampaignslogan"Straight-TalkExpress"aimsatconvincingvotersthatthePresidentialcandidateisA.honest.B.friendly.C.open-minded.D.warm-hearted.34.AccordingtoBrooksJackson,allcampaignslogansareA.attractive.B.impressive.C.deceptive.D.informative.35.Whichstatementbestdescribesstrongpartisans?A.Theyareveryfunny.B.Theyareveryhealthy.C.Theyareveryaggressive.D.Theyareverystubborn(顽固的).第二篇 ATaleofScottishRuralLifeLewisGrassicGibbon’sSunsetSong(1932)wasvoted“thebestScottishnovelofalltime”byScotland'sreadingpublicin2005.OnceconsideredshockingforitsfrankdescriptionofaspectsofthelivesofScotlandThenovelissetonthefictionalestateofKinAddie,inthefarmingcountryoftheScottishnorthwestintheyearsuptoandbeyondWorldWarI.AtitsheartisthestoryofChris,whoisbothpartofthecommunityandalittleoutsideit.GrassicGibbongivesusthemostdetailedandintimateaccountofthelifeofhisheroine(女主人公).Wewatchhergrowthroughachildhooddominatedbyhercruelbuthard-workingfather;experiencetragedy(hermother'ssuicideandmurderofhertwinchildren);andlearnaboutherfeelingsasshegrowsintoawoman.Weseehermarry,loseherhusband,thenmarryagain.Chrishasseemedsoconvincingafiguretosomefemalereadersthattheycannotbelievethatsheisthecreationofaman.ButitwouldbemisleadingtosuggestthatthisbookisjustaboutChris.Itistrulyanovelofaplaceanditspeople.ItsopeningsectiontellsofKinAddie’slonghistory,inalanguagethatimitatestheplace'schanging,patternsofspeechandwriting.Thestoryitselfisamazinglyfullofcharactersandincidents.ItistoldfromChris’pointofviewbutalsofromthatofthegossipingcommunity,acommunitywhereeverybodyknowseverybodyelse’sbusinessandnothingiseverforgotten.SunsetSonghasasocialthemetoo.ItisconcernedwithwhatGrassicGibbonperceivesasthedestructionoftraditionalScottishrurallifefirstbymodernizationandthenbyWorldWarI.Gibbontriedhardtoshowhowcertaincharactersresistthewar.Despitethis,thewartakestheyoungmenaway,anumberofthemtotheirdeaths.Inparticular,ittakesawayChris’husband,EvanAvondale.ThewarfinallykillsEvan,butnotinthewayhiswidowistold.Infact,theGermansaren'tresponsibleforhisdeath,buthisownside.Heisshotbecauseheissaidtohaverunawayfromabattle.Ifthenovelisabouttheendofonewayoflife,italsolooksahead.Itisa"SunsetSong"butisconcernedtoowiththenewKinAddie,indeedofthenewEuropeanworld.GrassicGibbonwentontopublishtwoothernovelsabouttheplacethatcontinueitsstory.36.WhatisSunsetSongmainlyabout?A.TheFirstWorldWar.B.Thebeautyofthesunset.C.ThenewEuropeanworld.D.ThelivesofruralScottishfarmers.37.WhichstatementisNOTtrueofChris?A.SheistheheroineofSunsetSong.B.Shehadamiserablechildhood.C.Sheisthecreationofaman.D.Shemarriedonlyonce.38.Whatistheopeningsectionofthenovelmainlyconcernedwith?A.TheclimateofKinraddie.B.ThehistoryofKinraddie.C.ThegeographyofKinraddie.D.ThelanguagespokeninKinraddie.39.WhokilledChris'husband,Ewan?A.Hisowntroops.B.TheFrencharmy.C.TheGermans.D.TheRussiansoldiers.40.Theword"Sunset"inthetitleofthisnovelmostprobablymeansA.theendoftheheroine'slife.B.theendofthestory.C.theendofthetraditionalwayoflife.D.theendoftheday.第三篇CentersoftheGreatEuropeanCitiesThecentersofthegreatcitiesofEuropearemeetingplacesbytradition.Peoplegathertheretodrinkcoffeeandchatlateintothenigh.Amixtureoflocalsandtouristsmakeforanexciting，metropolitan(大都市的)atmosphere.Squares，plazas(广场)andarcades(拱廊)formtheheartofEurope’scities.VeniceinItalyhasthePiazzaSanMarco—abeautifulsquaresurroundedbyshops，churches，restaurantsandcafes.InBarcelona，Spain，LaBecquerelisalivelymarketwithhundredsofstallssellingallkindsofgoods．London’sCoventGardenisfilledwithfruitandvegetablestallsbydayandmusicians，acrobats(杂技演员)andartistsbynight.ThegovernmentbuildingsatthecenterofmanycitiesoftenarearchitecturallyimpressiveInLondon，theyserveasabeautifulbackdrop(背景)tothecoffeetablesthatlinethestreetsandthebanksoftheThames.Thesevibrant(有活力的)heartsaretheproductofcenturiesofevolution，socialhistorianJoelGarreautoldUSNewsandWorldReportrecently.“ThereasonpeoplethinkVeniceisSOgreattodayisyoudon’tseeallthemistakes,”saidGirardeau.“Thosehaveallbeenremoved.”MostEuropeancitieswerelaidoutbeforetheinventionofthecar.sobars，restaurantsandcafeswereneartopeople’shomes．Today，thefocusofmanyEuropeans’lifehasmovedawayfromthecenters.Theyliveinthesuburbsandoutskirts.drivingtosupermarketstogettheirsupplies.Butonacontinentwherepeopletreasureconvention，therearestillthosewhoholdontotraditionalways，livingandshoppinglocally.Thesepeople，togetherwithtourists，providethecitycenterswiththeirreasonforexistence.Coffeecultureplaysapartinkeepingthesecitycentersflourishing.ThisisparticularlytrueofPariswhosecitizensarefamousenthusiasticconversationalists．Thisskillisdevelopedovermanyhoursspentchattingoverespressos(浓咖啡)andcigarettes.Religionalsoplaysaroleindevelopingsociableatmosphere.PeopleinRomanCatholiccountriesusedtovisittheChurchonanalmostdailybasis.Entirecommunitieswouldgatherinthesamebuildingandthenmoveouttothemarkets.cafesandbarsinthesurroundingstreets.AnenormousexampleofthisrelationshipbetweenchurchandsocietyistheCuomo.ThehugemarblecathedralinFlorence，Italyissurroundedbybakeriesandcoffeeshops，andcaters(迎合)notonlytothetouristcrowds，butalsothelocalcommunity.41.ItcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthateachbigcityinEuropeA.hasmanylargesquares.B.hasmanyverymagnificentsky-scrapers.C.drawstouristsinlargenumberseveryyear.D.hasacenterwheretouristsmeettheirspouses.42.WhichstatementisNOTtrueofCoventGarden?A.Itiscrowdedwithpeople.B.ItislocatedinLondon.C.Itisfilledwithstalls.D.Itissurroundedbyshops,churches,restaurantsandcafes.43.WhydopeoplethinkthatVeniceissogreat?A.Becauseitisafamoustouristattraction.B.Becauseyoucanreachanywherebyboat.C.Becauseitiswell-knownforitsmerchants.D.Becauseallthemistakeshavebeenremoved44.WhatareParisiansfamousfor?A.Theirpursuitofindependence.B.Theirenthusiasmforconversation.C.Theirabilitytokeepthecityflourishing.D.Theirdevotiontodevelopingamultipleculture.45.ThewritercitestheCuomointhelastparagraphasanexampletoillustratethatA.thereisatightlinkbetweenchurchandsociety.B.allchurchesaremagnificent.C.oldchurchesareverypopular.D.high-risechurchesareimpressive.第5部分：补全短文(第46～50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。RisingTuitionintheUSEverySpring,USuniversityadministratorsgathertodiscussthenextacademicyear’sbudget.Theyconsiderfacultysalaries，utilitycostsfordormitories,newbuildingneedsandrepairstooldones.Theyrunthenumbersandconclude-itseems，inevitably-that，yetagain，thecostoftuitionmustgoup.AccordingtotheUS’sCollegeBoard，thepriceofattendingafour-yearprivateuniversityintheUSrose81percentbetween1993and2004._______(46)In2005and2006,thenumberscontinuedtorise.Accordingtouniversityofficials,collegecostincreasesaresimplytheresultofbalancinguniversitycheckbooks.“TuitionincreasesatCedarvilleUniversityaredeterminedbyourrevenueneedsforeachyear.”saidtheuniversity’spresident，DrBillBrown．"Studenttuitionpaysfor78percentoftheuniversity’soperatingcosts."Brown’sscholiastaprivateuniversitythatenrollsabout3,100TuitionatprivateuniversitiesissetbyadministrationFolliclesandthensentforapprovaltotheschool’sboardoftrustees(董事).________(48)Thisboardoversees(监管)ailofastate’spublicinstitutions.JohnDurham，assistantsecretarytotheboardoftrusteesatEastCarolinaUniversity(ECU),explainsthatstateLawsaysthatpublicinstitutionsmustmaketheirservicesavailablewheneverpossibletothepeopleofthestateforfree.DurhamsaidthatNorthCarolinaresidentsonlypay22percentofthecostoftheireducation.________(49)StateresidentsattendingECUpayaboutUS$10，000fortuitionroomandboardbeforefinancialaid.Amidthenewsaboutcontinuedincreasesincollegecosts，however，thereissomegoodnews.Tuitionincreaseshavebeenaccompaniedbyroughlyequalincreasesinfinancialaidatalmosteveryuniversity.Toreceivefinancialaid，USstudentscompleteaformalapplicationwiththefederalgovernment.Thefederalgovernmentthendecideswhetheranapplicantiseligible(有资格的)forgrantsorloans_________(50)ATheapplicationisthensenttothestudent'suniversity,wheretheschoolitselfwilldecidewhetherfreemoneywillbegiventothestudentandhowmuch.BAtpublicuniversities,however,tuitionincreasesmustalsobeapprovedbyastateeducationcommittee,sometimescalledtheboardofgovernors.CTheschoolcurrentlychargesUS$23,410ayearfortuition.DManyAmericanpeoplearesimplyunabletopaythegrowingcostoffood.EThat’smorethandoubletherateofinflation.FThestategovernmentcoverstherest.第6部分：完形填空(第51～65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1个最佳选项。 HowTwoGreatConflictsHelpedtoChangeEuropeNinetyyearsagoonasunnymorninginNorthernFrance，somethinghappenedthatchangedBretainandEuropeforevenAthalfpastsevenonthemorningofJuly1,1916，whistles(哨子)blewandthousandsofBritishsoldierslefttheirpositionstoattacktheirGermanenemies.Bytheendoftheday,20,000ofthemweredead，andanother30,000woundedormissing.TheBattleoftheSomme，_________(51)itiscalled，lastedforsixmonths.When,itended,125,000Britishsoldiersweredead.Theyhadgainedfivekilometersofground.ThiswasoneofaseriesofgreatbattlesduringWWI.TheattackontheSommewasstagedtorelieve_________(52)ontheFrench，whowereengagedinagreatbattleoftheirownataplacecalledVerdun.Bythetimethebattleended,overamillionFrenchandGermantroopshadbeenkilled.About17millionpeoplewerekilledinWWI.Therehavebeenwarswithgreaternumbersofdead.Buttherehasneverbeenonein________(53)mostofthedeadwereconcentratedinsuchasmallarea.ontheSommebattlefield，twomendiedforeverymeterofspace.Localfarmersworkinginthelandsit________(54)thebodiesofthosewhodiedinthatbattle.Thedeadofallnationswereburiedinaseriesofgiantgraveyardsalongthelineoftheborder________(55)FranceandBelgium.Relativesanddescendants(子孙)ofthosewhodiedstillvisitthesegraveyardstoday.WhattheFrenchcallthe“tourismofdeath”________(56)animportantcontributiontotheIowaeconomy.IttookasecondgreatconflictbeforeEuropewastoturn_________(57)waritself.Twenty-eightyearsaftertheSommebattle，aliberatingamylofBritish,AmericanandCanadiantroopstookback_________(5