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职称英语考试综合类C级真题及答案
2008年职称英语考试综合类C级真题及答案
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.We’llgiveeveryteacherroomfordevelopment.
A.placeB.employmentC.houseD.space
2.Thepolicemanaskedhimtoidentifythethief.
A.describe B.nameC.captureD.call
3.Wewerealltherewhentheaccidentoccurred.
A.brokeB.happenedC.spreadD.appeared
4.Ittookmeexactlyaweektocompletethework.
A.startB.achieveC.finishD.improve
5.Theherbmedicineeventuallycuredherdisease.
A.nicelyB.apparentlyC.naturallyD.finally
6.Thisnewpolicyhasledtoadramaticincreaseproduction.
A.strikingB.minorC.fixedD.modest
7.Poorschoolingwastherootoftheunemploymentproblem.
A.baseB.resultC.forceD.cause
8.Johnsurviveson100poundsamonth.
A.livesB.putsC.borrowsD.spends
9.One’seconomicconditionoftenaffectshisorherwayoflife.
A.determines B.showsC.confinesD.influences
10.Ifyouwanttokeephealthy,youshouldvarythefoodsyoueat.
A.rejectB.acceptC.chooseD.change
11.Shefoundmeverydull.
A.dirtyB.sleepyC.boringD.lazy
12.ThePresidentmadeabriefvisittoBeijing.
A.workingB.shortC.formalD.secret
13.Hewaspersuadedtogiveuptheidea.
A.mentionB.acceptC.dropD.consider
14.Jackconsumesapoundofcheeseaday.
A.drinksB.eatsC.buysD.produces
15.Maryjusttoldusaveryfascinatingstory.
A.strangeB.frightening C.interestingD.difficult
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。
Petitions
Petitions(请愿,请愿书)havelongbeenapartofBritishpoliticallife.AnyonewhowantedtochangesomethingwouldgetalistofsignaturesfrompeoplewhoagreedtotheideaandeithersendthemtothegovernmentordeliverthempersonallytothePrimeMinister’shouseinLondon.
TheyarealwaysacceptedatthedoorbyoneofthePM’sofficials.Whathappensthen?
Nothingmuch,usually.Butpetitionshavealwaysbeenthoughtofasausefulwayforthosewhogoverntofindoutwhatthepeoplereallythink.
That’swhytheUKgovernmentlaunchedits“e-petition”siteinNovember2006.Insteadofphysicallycollectingsignatures,allanyonewithanideahastodonowistomakeaproposalonthegovernmentwebsite,andanyonewhosupportstheideaisfreetoaddhisorhersignature.
Thepetitionssoonstartedtoflowin.TheideawasfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirconstructiveideas.Manychoseinsteadtoexpresstheirsenseofhumor.
OnepetitionercalledonTonyBlairtostoptheDeputyPrimeMinistereatingsomuch.Anotherwantedtoexpel(驱逐)ScotlandfromtheUnitedKingdombecauseScottishfootballfansneversupportEnglandintheWorldCup.
OtherpetitionerscalledonthePrimeMinistertoabolishthemonarchy.Somewantedtogiveitmorepower.SomewantedtoopposetheUnitedStates.OtherswantedtoleavetheEuropeanUnion.SomewantedtosendmoretroopstoIraqandotherswantedthemallbroughthome.SomewantedtoadopttheEuro(欧元).Otherswantedtokeepthepound.
Yetifsomepetitionsarenotserious.Otherspresentadirectchallengetogovernmentpolicy.Apetitioncallingonthegovernmenttodropplanstochargedriversforusingroadshasalreadydrawnaround1.8millionsignatures.Inresponsetothat,arivalpetitionhasbeenpostedinsupportofroadpricing.Andthatisalsorapidlygrowing.
Thereareabout60millionpeopleinBritain.Soitisunderstandablethatthegovernmentwantstofindoutwhatpeoplearethinking.Buttheproblemwiththee-petitionsiteseemstobethattheBritishpeoplehaveabout70millionopinions,andwantthePrimeMinistertohearallofthem.Perhapshecouldstartapetitionaskingeveryonetolustshutupforawhile.
16.Apetitionneedstobesigned
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
17.ThePrimeMinisterreadspetitionseveryday
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
18.ApetitionhastobemailedtothePrimeMinister’shouseinLondon
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
19.PetitionshavebeentakentobeoneofthewaysfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirideas.
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
20.Noothergovernmentshavelaunchedtheire-petitionsites
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
21.Allpetitionsareserious
ARightBWrongCNotmentioned
22.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。
WaystoReduceExposuretoAirPollution
1Areportpublishedrecentlybringsbadnewsaboutairpollution.Itsuggeststhatitcouldbeasdamagingtoourhealthasexposuretotheradiationfromthe1986Ukrainenuclearpowerplantdisaster.ThereportwaspublishedbytheUK’sRoyalCommissiononEnvironmentalPollution.Butwhatcancitypeopledotoreduceexposuretoairpollution?
Quitealot,itturnsout.
2Avoidwalkinginbusystreets.Choosesidestreetsandparksinstead.Pollutionlevelscanfallaconsiderableamountjustbymovingafewmetersawayfromthemainpollutionsource—exhaustfuries(废气).Alsodon’twalkbehindsmokers.Walkonthewindward(顶风的)sideofthestreetwhereexposureofpollutants(污染物)canbe50percentlessthanonthedownwind(顺风的)side.
3Siftingonthedriver’ssideofabuscanincreaseyourexposureby10percent,comparedwithsittingonthesidenearestthepavement.Siftingupstairsonadouble-decked(双层电车)canreduceexposure.Itisdifficulttosaywhethertravelingonanundergroundtrainisbetterorworsethantakingthebus.Airpollutiononundergroundtrainstendstobelesstoxic(有毒的)thanthatatstreetlevel,becauseundergroundpollutionismostlymadeupoftinyironparticles(粒子)thrownupbywheelshittingtherails,whilediesel(柴油机)andpetrolfumeshaveamixtureofpollutants.
4Whenyouarecrossingaroad,standwellbackfromthecurb(路缘)whileyouwaitforthelighttochange.Everymeterreallydoescountwhenyouareclosetotraffic.Asthetrafficbeginstomove,fumescanbereducedinjustafewseconds.Soholdingyourbreathforjustamomentcanmakeadifference,eventhoughitmightsoundsilly.
5Therearelargesuddenpollutionincreasesduringrushhours.Pollutionlevelsfallduringnighttime.Thetimeofyearalsomakesabigdifference.Pollutionlevelstendtobeattheirlowestduringspringandautumnwhenwindsarefreshest.Extremecoldorhotweatherhasatrappingeffectandtendstocauseabuild-upofpollutants.
23Paragraph2_________
24Paragraphs3_________
25Paragraph4_________
26Paragraph5________
AWhenyougetup
BWhereyoustandwhilewaitingtocrossaroad
CWhereyouwalk
DWhereyousitonabusandhowyoutravel
EWhenyougotobed
FWhenpollutionlevelsriseandfall
27Airpollutioncanbeasharmfultoone’shealth___________
28Travelingonanundergroundtraincanreduceexposure___________
29Pollutionlevelsarelower____________
30It’swisetostayawayfromheavytraffic____________
Aonthedownwindside
Bduringrushhours
Cinspringandautumn
Dtotoxicair
Ebetweenautumnandwinter
Fasexposuretonuclearradiation
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
StopEatingTooMuch
“Cleanyourplate!
”and“Beamemberoftheclean-plateclub!
”JustabouteverykidintheUShasheardthisfromaparentorgrandparent.Often,it’saccompaniedbyanappeal:
“Justthinkaboutthosestarvingorphans(孤儿)inAfrica!
”Sure,weshouldbegratefulforeverybiteoffood.Unfortunately,manypeopleintheUStaketoomanybites.Insteadofstaying“cleantheplate”,perhapsweshouldsavesomefoodfortomorrow.
Accordingtonewsreports,USrestaurantsarepartlytoblameforthegrowingbellies(肚子).Awaiterputsaplateoffoodinfrontofeachcustomer,withtwotofourtimestheamountrecommendedbythegovernment;accordingtoaUSATodaystory.Americanstraditionallyassociatequantitywithvalueandmostrestaurantstyrogivethemthat.Theyprefertohavecustomerscomplainabouttoomuchfoodratherthantoolittle.
BarbaraRolls,anutrition(营养)professoratPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,toldUSA-faddythatrestaurantportionsizesbegantogrowinthe1970s,thesametimethattheAmericanwaistline(腰围)begantoexpand.
Healthexpertshavetriedtogetmanyrestaurantstoservesmallerportions.Now,apparently,somecustomersarecallingforthistoo.TherestaurantindustrytrademagazineQSRreportedlastmonththat57percentofmorethan4,000peoplesurveyedbelievedrestaurantsservedportionsthatweretoolarge;23percenthadnoopinion;20percentdisagreed.ButacloserlookatthesurveyindicatesthatmanyAmericanswhocan’taffordfinediningstillpreferlargeportions.Seventypercentofthoseearnatleast$150,000peryearprefersmallerportions;butonly45percentofthoseearninglessthan$25,000wantsmaller.
It’snotthatworkingclassAmericansdon’twanttoeathealthy.It’sjustthat,afterlonghoursatlow-payingjobs,gettinglessontheirplatehardlyseemslikeagooddeal.Theylivefrompaycheck(薪金支票)topaycheck,happytosavealittlemoneyfornextyear’sChristmaspresents.
31.ParentsintheUnitedStatestendtoasktheirchildren
A.tosavefoodfortomorrow.B.towashthedishes.
C.mottoseattoomuch.D.nottowastefood.
32.WhydoAmericanrestaurantsservelargeportions?
A.BecauseAmericanshavebigbellies.
B.BecauseAmericansassociatequantitywithvalue
C.BecauseAmericansaregoodeaters.
D.BecauseAmericansaretooweak.
33.Whathappenedinthe1970s?
A.TheUSgovernmentcalledonitspeopletoreducetheirweight.
B.Healthexpert