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度全国职称英语等级考试试题答案

2008年度全国职称英语等级考试试题、答案

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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.

1shefoundmeverydull

AdirtyBsleepyClazyDboring

2ThePresidentmadeabriefvisittoBeijing

AshortBworkingCformalDsecret

3Hewaspersuadedtogiveuptheidea

AmentionBacceptCdonsiderDdrop

4Jackconsumesapoundofcheeseaday

AeatsBdrinksCbuysDproduces

5Maryjusttoldusaveryfascinateingstory

AstrangeBfrighteningCdifficultDintersging

6It’sagorgeousdayanyway

AlovelyBdoldCnormalDrainy

7Herlifeisbecomingmorediverse

AgenerousBhumorousCvariedDromantic

8Foreignmilitaryaidwasprolongingthewar

AbroadeningBworseningCextendingDaccelerating

9Shewasunwillingtogobutshehadnochoice．

AunableBIndecisive

CreadyDreluctant

10Sheisslender，withdelicatewristsandankles．

AsickBweakCslimDpale

11Withimmenserelief，Istoppedrunning．

AsomeBenormousClittleDextensive

12Thescientistsbegantoaccumulatedata．

AcollectBhandleCanalyaeDinvestingate

13Jackeventuallyovertookthelasttruck

AhitBpassedCreachedDled

14Sometinesitisadvisabletobllkhotelsinadvance

ApossibleBprofitableCeasyDwist

15Thereasonfortheirunusualbehaveiorremainsapuaale

AfactBmysteryCstatenmentDgame

第２部分：

阅读判断（第16－22题，每题1分，其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果该句提供的是错误的信息，请选择Ｂ；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择Ｃ.

Ｐetitions

PetitionshavelongbeenapartofBritishpoliticallife.AnyonewhowantedtochangesomethingwouldgetalistofsignaturesfrompeoplewhoagreedtotheideaandeithersendthemtothegovernmentordeliverthempersonallytothePrimeMinister’shouseinLondon．

TheyarealwaysacceptedatthedoorbyoneofthePM’Sofficials．Whathappens

then?

Nothingmuch，usually．Butpetitionshavealwaysbeenthoughtofasausefulwayforthosewhogoverntofindoutwhatthepeoplereallythink．

That’swhytheUKgovernmentlaunchedits“e．petition”siteinNovember2006．

Insteadofphysicallycollectingsignatures，allanyonewithanideahastodonowistomakeaproposaIonthegovernmentwebsite．andanyonewhosupportstheideaiSfreetoaddhisorhersignature．

Thepetitionssoonstartedtoflowin.TheideawasfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirconstructiveideas．Manychoseinsteadtoexpresstheirsenseofhumor．

OnepetitionercalledonTonyBlairto“stoptheDeputyPrimeMinistereatingso

much”．Anotherwantedtoexpel（驱逐）ScotlandfromtheUnitedKingdombecause

ScottishfootballfansneversupportEnglandIntheWorldCup．

OtherpetitionerscalledonthePrimeMinistertoabolishthemonarchy．Some

wantedtogiveitmorepower．SomewantedtoopposetheUnitedStates．Otherswanted

toleavetheEuropeanUnion．Somewantedtosendmoretmopstolraqandothers

wantedthemallbroughthome．Somewantedtoadopttheeuro（欧元）．Otherswantedtokeepthepound．

Yetifsomepetitionsarenotserious．otherspresentadirectchallengeto

governmentpolicy．Apetitioncallingonthegovernmenttodropplanstochargedriversforusingroadshasalreadydrawnaroundl.8millionsignatures．Inresponsetothat，arivalpetitionhasbeenpostedinsupportofroadpricing．Andthatisalsorapidlygrowing．

Thereareabout60millionpeopleinBritain．Soitisunderstandablethatthe

governmentwantstofindoutwhatpeoplearethinking．Buttheproblemwiththe

e—petitionsiteseemstobethattheBritishpeoplehaveabout70millionopinions，andwantthePrimeMinistertohearallofthem．Perhapshecouldstartapetitionaskingeveryonetojustshutupforawhile．

16Apetitionneedstobesigned．

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

17ThePrimeMinisterreadspetitionseveryday．

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

18ApetitionhastobemailedtothePrimeMinister’shouseinLondon．

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

19PetitionshavebeentakentobeoneofthewaysfortheBritishpeopletoexpress

theirideas．

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

20Noothergovernmentshavelaunchedtheire-petitionsites．

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

21Allpetitionsareserious．

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

22ItisimpossibleforthePrimeMinistertohearalloftheopinions．

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

第3部分：

概括大意与完成句子（第23～30题，每题l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.

ANewCitizenshipTest

1Lastweek，asampleofthenewUScitizenship（公民身份）examwasreleasedbytheUSCitizenshipandImmigrationServices（US—cis）．Itwillbetriedoutinlocitiesearlynextyeartoreplacethecurrenttestin2008．InsteadofaskinghowmanystripestheUSflaghas，asthecurrenttestdoes，thenewoneaskswhytherearel3stripes．Insteadofhavingtonamethebranchesofgovernment，anapplicantisaskedtoexplainwhytherearethree．

2“Thegoalistomakeitmoremeaningful.”explainsEmilioGonzalez，directoroftheUS—CIS．Immigrantswhopassitareexpectedtohaveabetler“understandingandrespect”forUScivic（公民的）values，Gonzalezsays．

3TheUSisn’ttheonlycountrydealingwithcitizenshipteststhataimtogeta“sharedcommitment”fromimmigrantsfortheiradoptedcountry’s“values”．Inrecentyears.Inadditiontotheusualrequirementoflanguage／workskillsandeconomicstatus，severalEuropeancountrieshaveadoptedcitizenshiptests．BritainintroducedanewcitizenshiptestlastNovember．InMarch，anewDutchlawtookeffectrequinngallwould-beimmigrantstotakeacitizenshiptest．itinvolvedwatchingavideoshowingnude（裸体的）womenbathingatbeachesandgay（同性恋的）menkissinginpublic．Theaimwastoensurethat“newcomerswillbecomfortablewiththecountry’sliberalsocialmores（风俗）”．

4Europehasbeenknownforwelcomingimmigrantsfordecades．But，today,thefactisthatsomeimmigrantsarekeptapartfromlocalcitizensbycultureandtheybecomehostiletoeachother．PromotingintegrationhasbecomeamajorconcernforEuropeancountries，aftertheriotinginMuslimghettoes（少数民族聚居区）inFranceandthekillingofDutchpublicfiguresbyreligiousextremists.

50fficialsbelievethataperson’sattachmentto，acountrycanbetestedbyhisorherknowledgeofthecountry．However,somecriticssaythatthechangescandolittletohelppeopleassimilate（同化）themselves．“Immigrationisaculturewartoday．Isgivinganewtesttherightwaytolessentheaccusationsinthatfight?

”saysAl．Noorani．oftheMassachusettsImmigrantandRefugeeAdvocacyCoalition（难民辩护联盟）．

23Paragraph2_____________

24Paragraph3_____________．

25Paragraph4_____________

26Paragraph5_____________．

27Thequestionsinthenewcitizenshiptestaremoredifficult____．

28Would-beimmigrantstototheUSareexpected____．

29IntheDutchcitizenshiptest，allwould—beimmigrantsarerequired____．

30Somepeoplefearthatchangesinthecitizenshiptestwilldolittle____

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l个最佳选项.

第一篇PoliticalSpins

Lastweek，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）．

“TheamountofinfcIrmationthatcandidatesattempttocommunicatetopeopleisactuallygettingsmallerandsmaller,”saidMarkSmith，apoliticalscienceprofessor．atCedarvilleUniversity．Thishasbeenaccompaniedbyachangingmediaenvironment，Smithsaid．Inl968，theaverageTVorradiosoundbite（演讲中的句子或短语）was48seconds，accordingtoSmith.Inl996,theaveragesoundbitehadshrunkTo8seconds．Thus，politicianswantingpublicitytrytomaketheirpubliccommunicationasquotableaspossible．

Campaigningpoliticiansalsouse30-secondTVadsandclevercampaignsloganstoboosttheirmessages．RepublicanpresidentialcandidateJohnMcCainridestocampaignstopsinabusnamedthe“Straight．TaIkExpress”．McCainhopesthenamewilIconvincevotersheplanstotellpeoplethetruth—whetherit'sinfashionornot．DemocraticpresidentialcandidateHillaryClinton，ontheotherhand，haschosenthecampaignslogan“Lettheconversationbegin”．Shehopesitwillhelpherappearopen-mindedandfriendly．

Butone-liners，TVadsandcampaignslogansallhaveasinglekeyingredient：

somethingcommonlycalledpolitical“spin”．BrooksJackson，aformerjournalistandthecurrentdirectorofthenon-partisan（无党派的）websiteFactCheck．Org，callsspin“justa　politewordfordeception（欺骗）．”

“Idobelievethatveryoftenpoliticiansbelievetheirownspin，”saidJackson.“Strongpartisanssufferfromauniversalhumantendency：

Theyignoretheevidencethatwould．forcethemintotheuncomfortablepositionofhavingtochangetheirmindsandadmitthattheywerewrong．”

31WhichstatementisNOTtrueofone1iners?

ATheyareunclear．

BTheycontainalotofinformation．

CTheylacksubstanee．

DTheyarecarefullyconstructed．

32Whatchangedfroml968to1996?

APublicity．

BInformation．

CCommunication．

DTheaveragesoundbite．

33Thecampaignslogan“Straight—TalkExpress”aimsatconvincingvotersthatthe

presidentialcandidateis

Ahonest．

Bfriendly．

Copen．Minded.

Dwarm．hearted．

34AccordingtoBrooksJackson，allcampaignslogansare

Aattractive．

Bimpressive．

Cdeceptive．

Dinformative．

35Whichstatementbestdescribesstrongpartisans?

ATheyareveryfunny．

BTheyareveryhealthy．

CTheyareveryaggressive．

DTheyareverystubborn（顽固的）．

第二篇ATaleofScottishRuralLife