职称英语考试综合类C级试题.docx

1、职称英语考试综合类C级试题2008年度全国职称外语等级考试试卷综合类C级第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. Well give every teacher room for development. pla A. ce B. employment C. house D. space2. The policeman asked him to identify the thief. A. describeB. name C. capture D. call3. We were all

2、there when the accident occurred. A. broke B. happened C. spread D. appeared4. It took me exactly a week to complete the work. A. start B. achieve C. finish D. improve5. The herb medicine eventually cured her disease. A. nicely B. apparently C. naturally D. finally6. This new policy has led to a dra

3、matic increase production.A. striking B. minor C. fixed D. modest7. Poor schooling was the root of the unemployment problem.A. base B. result C. force D. cause8. John survives on 100 pounds a month.A. lives B. puts C. borrows D. spends9. Ones economic condition often affects his or her way of life.A

4、. determinesB. shows C. confines D. influences10. If you want to keep healthy, you should vary the foods you eat.A .reject B. accept C. choose D. change11. She found me very dull.A. dirty B. sleepy C. boring D. lazy12. The President made a brief visit to Beijing.A. working B. short C. formal D. secr

5、et13. He was persuaded to give up the idea.A. mention B. accept C. drop D. consider14. Jack consumes a pound of cheese a day.A. drinks B. eats C. buys D. produces15. Mary just told us a very fascinating story.A. strange B. frighteningC. interesting D. difficult第2部分：阅读判断（第1622题，每题1分，共7分）下面的短文后列出了7个句子

6、，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, 请愿书）have long been a part of British political life. Anyone who wanted to change something would get a list of signatures from people who agreed to the idea and either send them to the government or deli

7、ver them personally to the Prime Ministers house in London. They are always accepted at the door by one of the PMs officials. What happens then? Nothing much, usually. But petitions have always been thought of as a useful way for those who govern to find out what the people really think. Thats why t

8、he UK government launched its “e-petition” site in November 2006. Instead of physically collecting signatures, all anyone with an idea has to do now is to make a proposal on the government website, and anyone who supports the idea is free to add his or her signature. The petitions soon started to fl

9、ow in. The idea was for the British people to express their constructive ideas. Many chose instead to express their sense of humor. One petitioner called on Tony Blair to stop the Deputy Prime Minister eating so much. Another wanted to expel（驱逐）Scotland from the United Kingdom because Scottish footb

10、all fans never support England in the World Cup. Other petitioners called on the Prime Minister to abolish the monarchy. Some wanted to give it more power. Some wanted to oppose the United States. Others wanted to leave the European Union. Some wanted to send more troops to Iraq and others wanted th

11、em all brought home. Some wanted to adopt the Euro（欧元）. Others wanted to keep the pound. Yet if some petitions are not serious. Others present a direct challenge to government policy. A petition calling on the government to drop plans to charge drivers for using roads has already drawn around 1.8 mi

12、llion signatures. In response to that, a rival petition has been posted in support of road pricing. And that is also rapidly growing. There are about 60 million people in Britain. So it is understandable that the government wants to find out what people are thinking. But the problem with the e-petit

13、ion site seems to be that the British people have about 70 million opinions, and want the Prime Minister to hear all of them. Perhaps he could start a petition asking everyone to lust shut up for a while. 16. A petition needs to be signedA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned17. The Prime Minister reads pe

14、titions every dayA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned18. A petition has to be mailed to the Prime Ministers house in LondonA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned19. Petitions have been taken to be one of the ways for the British people to express their ideas.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned20. No other governmen

15、ts have launched their e-petition sitesA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned21. All petitions are seriousA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned22. It is impossible for the Prime Minister to hear all of the opinionsA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned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2

16、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。Ways to Reduce Exposure to Air Pollution1 A report published recently brings bad news about air pollution. It suggests that it could be as damaging to our health as exposure to the radiation from the 1986 Ukraine nuclear power plant disaster. The repor

17、t was published by the UKs Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. But what can city people do to reduce exposure to air pollution? Quite a lot, it turns out. 2 Avoid walking in busy streets. Choose side streets and parks instead. Pollution levels can fall a considerable amount just by moving a

18、 few meters away from the main pollution sourceexhaust furies（废气）. Also dont walk behind smokers. Walk on the windward（顶风的）side of the street where exposure of pollutants（污染物）can be 50 percent less than on the downwind（顺风的）side. 3 Sifting on the drivers side of a bus can increase your exposure by 10

19、 percent, compared with sitting on the side nearest the pavement. Sifting upstairs on a double-decked（双层电车）can reduce exposure. It is difficult to say whether traveling on an underground train is better or worse than taking the bus. Air pollution on underground trains tends to be less toxic（有毒的）than

20、 that at street level, because underground pollution is mostly made up of tiny iron particles（粒子）thrown up by wheels hitting the rails, while diesel（柴油机）and petrol fumes have a mixture of pollutants. 4 When you are crossing a road, stand well back from the curb（路缘）while you wait for the light to cha

21、nge. Every meter really does count when you are close to traffic. As the traffic begins to move, fumes can be reduced in just a few seconds. So holding your breath for just a moment can make a difference, even though it might sound silly. 5 There are large sudden pollution increases during rush hour

22、s. Pollution levels fall during nighttime. The time of year also makes a big difference. Pollution levels tend to be at their lowest during spring and autumn when winds are freshest. Extreme cold or hot weather has a trapping effect and tends to cause a build-up of pollutants. A When you get upB Whe

23、re you stand while waiting to cross a roadC Where you walkD Where you sit on a bus and how you travelE When you go to bedF When pollution levels rise and fall23 Paragraph 2_24 Paragraphs 3_25 Paragraph 4_26 Paragraph 5_27 Air pollution can be as harmful to ones health_28 Traveling on an underground

24、train can reduce exposure_29 Pollution levels are lower_30 Its wise to stay away from heavy traffic_A on the downwind sideB during rush hoursC in spring and autumnD to toxic airE between autumn and winterF as exposure to nuclear radiation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

25、选项。第一篇Stop Eating Too Much“Clean your plate!” and “Be a member of the clean-plate club!” Just about every kid in the US has heard this from a parent or grandparent. Often, its accompanied by an appeal: “Just think about those starving orphans（孤儿）in Africa!” Sure, we should be grateful for every bite

26、 of food. Unfortunately, many people in the US take too many bites. Instead of staying “clean the plate”, perhaps we should save some food for tomorrow. According to news reports, US restaurants are partly to blame for the growing bellies （肚子）. A waiter puts a plate of food in front of each customer

27、, with two to four times the amount recommended by the government; according to a USA Today story. Americans traditionally associate quantity with value and most restaurants tyro give them that. They prefer to have customers complain about too much food rather than too little. Barbara Rolls, a nutri

28、tion（营养）professor at Pennsylvania State University, told USA- faddy that restaurant portion sizes began to grow in the 1 970s, the same time that the American waistline（腰围）began to expand. Health experts have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions. Now, apparently, some customers ar

29、e calling for this too. The restaurant industry trade magazine QSR reported last month that 57 percent of more than 4,000 people surveyed believed restaurants served portions that were too large；23 percent had no opinion；20 percent disagreed. But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Ameri

30、cans who cant afford fine dining still prefer large portions. Seventy percent of those earn at least $150,000 per year prefer smaller portions；but only 45 percent of those earning less than $25,000 want smaller. Its not that working class Americans dont want to eat healthy. Its just that, after long

31、 hours at low-paying jobs, getting less on their plate hardly seems like a good deal. They live from paycheck（薪金支票）to paycheck, happy to save a little money for next years Christmas presents. 31. Parents in the United States tend to ask their childrenA. to save food for tomorrow. B. to wash the dish

32、es.C. mottos eat too much. D. not to waste food.32. Why do American restaurants serve large portions?A. Because Americans have big bellies.B. Because Americans associate quantity with valueC. Because Americans are good eaters.D. Because Americans are too weak.33. What happened in the 1970s?A. The US government called on its people to reduce their weight.B. Health exp