2020年度职称英语考试试题综合类B级

职称英语考试试题综合类B级

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职称英语考试综合类（B级）试题

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.

boring

2.ThePresidentmadeabriefvisitto

Beijing.

AshortBworkingCformalD

secret

3.Hewaspersuadedtogiveuptheidea.

AmentionBacceptCconsiderD

drop

4.Jackconsumesapoundofcheeseaday.

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AeatsBdrinkCbuysDproduces

5.MaryjusttoldUSaveryfascinating

story.

AstrangeBfrighteningC

difficultDinteresting

6.It'sagorgeousdayanyway.

AlovelyBcoldCnormalDrainy

7.Herlifeisbecomingmorediverse.

AgenerousBhumorousCvariedD

romantic

8.Foreignmilitaryaidwasprolonging

thewar

AbroadeningBworseningC

extendingDaccelerating

9.Shewasunwillingtogobutshehad

nochoice

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AunableBindecisiveCreadyD

reluctant

10.Sheisslender,withdelicatewrists

andankles

A.sickBweakCslimDpale

11.Withimmenserelief,Istopped

running.

A,someBenormousClittleD

extensive

12.Thescientistsbegantoaccumulate

data.

A,collectBhandleCanalyzeD

investigate

13.Jackeventuallyovertookthelast

truck

A.hitBpassedCreachedDled

14.Sometimesitisadvisabletobook

hotelsinadvance

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A.possibleBprofitableCeasy

Dwise

15.Thereasonfortheirunusual

behaviorremainsapuzzle

A.factBmysteryCstatementD

game

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〃一30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。

ANewCitizenshipTest

1Lastweek,asampleofthenewUS

citizenship（公民身份）examwasreleasedby

theUSCitizenshipandImmigration

Services（US-cist）.Itwillbetriedoutin10

citiesearlynextyeartoreplacethe

currenttestin.Insteadofaskinghowmany

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stripestheUSflaghas,asthecurrenttest

does,thenewoneaskswhythereare13

stripes.Insteadofhavingtonamethe

branchesofgovernment,anapplicantis

askedtoexplainwhytherearethree.

2"Thegoalistomakeitmore

meaningful,“explainsEmilioGonzalez,

directoroftheUS.CIS.Immigrantswhopass

itareexpectedtohaveabetter,,

understandingandrespect,,forUScivic（公

民的）values,Gonzalezsays.

3.Theussin'ttheonlycountrydealing

withcitizenship）teststhataimtogeta”

shared

commitmentfromimmigrantsfortheir

adoptedcountry's"values”.Inrecent

years,inadditiontotheusualrequirement

oflanguage/workskillsandeconomic

status,severalEuropeancountrieshave

adoptedcitizenshiptests.Britain

introducedanewcitizenshiptestLast

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November.InMarch,anewbutchlaw一一took

effectrequiringallwould-beimmigrantsto

takeacitizenshiptest.Itinvolved

watchingavideoshowingnude（裸体的）women

bathingatbeachesandgay（同性恋的）men

kissinginpublic.Theaimwastoensure

that”newcomerswillbecomfortablewith

thecountry'sliberalsocialmores

4Europehasbeenknownforwelcoming

immigrantsfordecades.But,today,thefact

isthatsomeimmigrantsarekeptapartfrom

Incacitizensbycultureandtheybecome

hostiletoeachother.Promotingintegration

hasbecomeamajorconcernforEuropean

countries,aftertheriotinginMuslim

ghettoes（少数民族聚居区）inFranceandthe

killingOfDutchpublicfiguresbyreligious

extremists.

5Officialsbelievethataperson's

attachmenttoacountrycanbetestedbyhis

orherknowledgeofthecountry.However,

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somecriticssaythatthechangescando

littletohelppeopleassimilate（R|

化）themselves.^Immigrationisaculturewar

today.Isgivinganewtesttherightwayto

lessentheaccusationsinthatfight?”says

AliNoonan,oftheMassachusettsImmigrant

andRefugeeAdvocacyCoalition（难民辩护联

盟）.

23.Paragraph2

24.Paragraph3

25.Paragraph4

26.Paragraph5

APreparationfortakingacitizenship

test

BcitizenshiptestsinEuropean

countries

Cimportanceofpromotingintegration

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DNecessitytoknowthebranchesof

government

EDifferentviewsonthenewcitizenship

test

Fgoalofthenewcitizenshiptest()

27.Thequestionsinthenewcitizenship

testaremoredifficult

28.Would-beimmigrantstotheUSare

expected

29.IntheDutchcitizenshiptest,all

would-beimmigrantsarerequired

30.Somepeoplefearthatchangesinthe

citizenshiptestwilldolittle

Atoknowalotmoreaboutthecountry

Btowatchavideo()

Ctohelpimmigrantsacceptthenew

culture

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DtomarryAmericancitizens

Etodolow-skilljobs

Ftoanswer

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PoliticalSpins

Lastweek,USWhiteHousespokesmanTony

Snowsentjournalistsdiggingfortheir

dictionaries.Hecalledrecentcriticismby

theformerPresidentBillClinton”

chutzpah”（大胆放肆）.Withjustone

sentence,Snowmanagedtomakeheadlines,

ajokeandadefenseofPresidentGeorge

W.Bush.Interestingly,thisishowbattles

arefoughtandwoninUSpolitics-with

carefully-wordedone-liners（一行字幕新

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闻）madeforTVwhichoftenlacksubstance

andclarity（清晰度）.

“Theamountofinformationthat

candidatesattempttocommunicatetopeople

isactuallygettingsmallerandsmaller,“

saidMarkSmith,apoliticalscience

professoratCedarvilleUniversity.Thishas

beenaccompaniedbyachangingmedia

environment,Smithsaid.In1968,the

averageTVorradiosoundbite（演讲中的句

子或短语）was48seconds,accordingto

Smith.In1996。theaveragesoundbitehad

shrunkto8seconds.Thus,politicians

wantingpublicitytrytomaketheirpublic

communicationasquotableaspossible.

Campaigningpoliticiansalsouse

30,second“IVadsandclevercampaign

sloganstoboosttheirmessages.Republican

presidentialcandidateJohnMcCainridesto

campaignstopsinabusnamedthe”

Straight-TalkExpress”.Mockinghopesthe

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namewillconvincevotersheplanstotell

peoplethetruth—whetherit'sinfashion

ornot.Democraticpresidentialcandidate

HillaryClinton,ontheotherhand,has

chosenthecampaignslogan“Letthe

conversationbegin”.Shehopesitwillhelp

herappearopen-mindedandfriendly.

Butone一liners,TVadsandcampaign

slogansallhaveasinglekeyingredient：

somethingcommonlycalledpolitical”

spin”.BrooksJackson,aformerjournalist

andthecurrentdirectorofthe

non-partisan（无党派的）websiteFact

Check,org,callsspin“justapoliteword

fordeception（欺骗）."

dobelievethatveryoften

politiciansbelievetheirownspin,"said

Jackson.

“Strongpartisanssufferfroma

universalhumantendency：Theyignorethe

evidencethatwouldforcethemintothe

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uncomfortablepositionofhavingtochange

theirmindsandadmitthattheywerewrong.”

31.WhichstatementisNOTtrueof

one-liners?

ATheyareunclear.

B.Theycontainalotofinformation

CTheylacksubstance.

DTheyarecarefullyconstructed.

32Whatchangedfrom1968to1996?

A.Publicity.B.Information.

C.Communication.D.Theaveragesound

bite.

33.Thecampaignslogan^Straight-Talk

Express“aimsatconvincingvotersthatthe

Presidentialcandidateis

A.honest.B.friendly.C.

open-minded.D.warm-hearted.

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34.AccordingtoBrooksJackson,all

campaignslogansare

A.attractive.B.impressive.C.

deceptive.D.informative.

35.Whichstatementbestdescribes

strongpartisans?

A,Theyareveryfunny.B.Theyare

veryhealthy.

C.Theyareveryaggressive.D.They

areverystubborn（顽固的）.

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。

RisingTuitionintheUS

EverySpring,USuniversity

administratorsgathertodiscussthenext

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academicyear'Sbudget.Theyconsider

facultysalaries,utilitycostsfor

dormitories,newbuildingneedsandrepairs

tooldones.Theyrunthenumbersand

conclude-itseems,inevitably-that,yet

again,thecostoftuitionmustgoup.

AccordingtotheUS'SCollegeBoard,

thepriceofattendingafour-yearprivate

universityintheUSrose81percentbetween

1993and,(46)Inand,the

numberscontinuedtorise.

Accordingtouniversityofficials,

collegecostincreasesaresimplytheresult

ofbalancinguniversity

checkbooks."Tuitionincreasesat

CedarvilleUniversityaredeterminedbyour

revenueneedsforeachyear,“saidthe

university'spresident,DrBill

Brown."Studenttuitionpaysfor78percent

oftheuniversity'soperating

costs."Brown'sscholiastaprivate

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universitythatenrollsabout3.100

undergradsandisconsistentlyrecognized

byannualcollegerankingguideslikeUS

NewsandWorldReport'sandThePrinceton

Review's.(47)

Tuitionatprivateuniversitiesisset

byadministrationFolliclesandthensent

forapprovaltotheschool'sboardof

trustees(董事).(48)Thisboard

oversees(监管)ailofastatespublic

institutions.()

JohnDurham,assistantsecretarytothe

boardoftrusteesatEastCarolina

University(ECU),explainsthatstateLaw

saysthatpublicinstitutionsmustmake

theirservicesavailablewheneverpossible

tothepeopleofthestateforfree.Durham

saidthatNorthCarolinaresidentsonlypay

22percentofthecostoftheireducation.

(49)StateresidentsattendingECU

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payaboutUS$10,000fortuitionroomand

boardbeforefinancialaid.

Amidthenewsaboutcontinuedincreases

incollegecosts,however,thereissomegood

news.Tuitionincreaseshavebeen

accompaniedbyroughlyequalincreasesin

financialaidatalmosteveryuniversity.To

receivefinancialaid,USstudentscomplete

aformalapplicationwiththefederal

government.Thefederalgovernmentthen

decideswhetheranapplicantiseligible(有

资格的)forgrantsorloans(50)

ATheapplicationisthensenttothe

student*suniversity,wheretheschool

itselfwilldecidewhetherfreemoneywill

begiventothestudentandhowmuch

BAtpublicuniversities,however,

tuitionincreasesmustalsobeapprovedby

astateeducationcommittee,sometimes

calledtheboardofgovernors

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CTheschoolcurrentlycharges

US$23,410ayearfortuition

DManyAmericanpeoplearesimplyunable

topaythegrowingcostoffood

EThat'smorethandoubletherateof

inflation

FThestategovernmentcoverstherest

第6部分：完型填空（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。

HowTwoGreatConflictsHelpedtoChange

Europe

Ninetyyearsagoonasunnymorningin

NorthernFrance,somethinghappenedthat

changedB.retainandEuropeforevenAthalf

pastsevenonthemorningofJuly1,1916,

whistles（哨子）blewandthousandsofBritish

soldierslefttheirpositionstoattack

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theirGermanenemies.Bytheendofthe

day,20,000ofthemweredead,andanother

30,000woundedormissing.TheBattleofthe

Somme,(51)itiscalled,lastedfor

sixmonths.When,itended,125,000British

soldiersweredead.Theyhadgainedfive

kilometersofground.()

Thiswasoneofaseriesofgreatbattles

duringWWI.TheattackontheSommewas

stagedtorelieve(52)onthe

French,whowereengagedinagreatbattle

oftheirownataplacecalledVerdun.Bythe

timethebattleended,overamillionFrench

andGermantroopshadbeenkilled.

About17millionpeoplewerekilledin

WWI.Therehavebeenwarswithgreater

numbersofdead.Buttherehasneverbeenone

in(53)mostofthedeadwere

concentratedinsuchasmallarea,onthe

Sommebattlefield,twomendiedforevery

meterofspace.

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Localfarmersworkingintheland

sit(54)thebodiesofthosewhodied

inthatbattle.Thedeadofallnationswere

buriedinaseriesofgiantgraveyardsalong

thelineoftheborder(55)France

andBelgium.Relativesanddescendants(子

孙)ofthosewhodiedstillvisitthese

graveyardstoday.WhattheFrenchcallthe

“tourismofdeath“(56)animportant

contributiontotheIowaeconomy.

Ittookasecondgreatconflictbefore

Europewastoturn(57)war

itself.Twenty—eightyearsaftertheSomme

battle',a、liberatingamylofBritish,

AmericanandCanadiantroopstookbackthan

500,000peoplewerekilled,

New(58)fromanotherGerman

invasion.More(59)werebuilt.

Twogreatconflictsacrosstwo

generationshelpedtochangetheEuropean

mindaboutwar.Germany,oncethemost

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warlikecountryinEurope,isnowprobably

morein(60)ofpeacethananyothe