职称英语考试综合类B级试题及答案.docx

1、职称英语考试综合类B级试题及答案2008年职称英语考试综合类B级试题及答案第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. She found me very dullA. dirty B sleepy C. lazy D. boring2. The President made a brief visit to BeijingA short B working C formal D secret3. He was persuaded to give up the ideaA mention B ac

2、cept C consider D drop4. Jack consumes a pound of cheese a dayA eats B drink C buys D produces5. Mary just told US a very fascinating storyA strange B frightening C difficult D interesting6. Its a gorgeous day anywayA lovely B cold C normal D rainy7. Her life is becoming more diverse.A generous B hu

3、morous C varied D romantic8. Foreign military aid was prolonging the warA broadening B worsening C extending D accelerating9. She was unwilling to go but she had no choiceA unable B indecisive C ready D reluctantl0. She is slender, with delicate wrists and anklesA .sick B weak C slim D pale11. With

4、immense relief, I stopped running.A .some B enormous C little D extensive12. The scientists began to accumulate data.A . collect B handle C analyze D investigate13. Jack eventually overtook the last truckA. hit B passed C reached D led14. Sometimes it is advisable to book hotels in advanceA. possibl

5、e B profitable C easy D wise15. The reason for their unusual behavior remains a puzzleA. fact B mystery C statement D game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2-5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。A New Citizenship Test1 Last week，a sample of the new US citi

6、zenship(公民身份)exam was released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services(US-cist)It will be tried out in 10 cities early next year to replace the current test in 2008Instead of asking how many stripes the US flag has，as the current test does，the new one asks why there are 13 stripesInstead of h

7、aving to name the branches of government，an applicant is asked to explain why there are three2 The goal is to make it more meaningfulexplains Emilio Gonzalez，director of the USCISImmigrants who pass it are expected to have a better” understanding and respect” for US civic(公民的)values，Gonzalez says3Th

8、e us sint the only country dealing with citizenship)tests that aim to get a” sharedcommitment” from immigrants for their adopted countrys” values1n recent years，in addition to the usual requirement of language/work skills and economic status，several European countries have adopted citizenship testsB

9、ritain introduced a new citizenship test Last November1n Marcha new butch law-took effect requiring all would-be immigrants to take a citizenship testIt involved watching a video showing nude(裸体的)women bathing at beaches and gay(同性恋的)men kissing in publicThe aim was to ensure that” newcomers will be

10、 comfortable with the countrys liberal social mores4 Europe has been known for welcoming immigrants for decadesBut，today，the fact is that some immigrants are kept apart from Inca citizens by culture and they become hostile to each otherPromoting integration has become a major concern for European co

11、untries，after the rioting in Muslim ghettoes(少数民族聚居区)in France and the killing Of Dutch public figures by religious extremists5 Officials believe that a persons attachment to a country can be tested by his or her knowledge of the countryHowever, some critics say that the changes can do little to hel

12、p people assimilate(同化)themselvesImmigration is a culture war todayIs giving a new test the right way to lessen the accusations in that fight?” says Ali Noonan，of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition(难民辩护联盟)23. Paragraph 2_24. Paragraph 3_25. Paragraph 4_26. Paragraph 5_A Prepa

13、ration for taking a citizenship testB citizenship tests in European countriesC importance of promoting integrationD Necessity to know the branches of governmentE Different views on the new citizenship testF goal of the new citizenship test27. The questions in the new citizenship test are more diffic

14、ult28. Would-be immigrants to the US are expected29. In the Dutch citizenship test, all would-be immigrants are required30. Some people fear that changes in the citizenship test will do littleA to know a lot more about the countryB to watch a videoC to help immigrants accept the new cultureD to marr

15、y American citizensE to do low-skill jobsF to answer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个最佳选项。第一篇 Political SpinsLast week，US White House spokesman Tony Snow sent journalists digging for their dictionariesHe called recent criticism by the former President Bill Clinton” chutzpa

16、h(大胆放肆)With just one sentence，Snow managed to make headlines，a joke and a defense of President George WBushInterestingly, this is how battles are fought and won in US politics-with carefully-worded one-liners(一行字幕新闻)made for TV which often lack substance and clarity(清晰度) The amount of information th

17、at candidates attempt to communicate to people is actually getting smaller and smaller,” said Mark Smith，a political science professor at Cedarville UniversityThis has been accompanied by a changing media environment， Smith saidIn 1 968，the average TV or radio sound bite(演讲中的句子或短语)was 48 seconds，acc

18、ording to SmithIn 1996。the average sound bite had shrunk to 8 seconds Thus，politicians wanting publicity try to make their public communication as quotable as possible.Campaigning politicians also use 30-secondI V ads and clever campaign slogans to boost their messagesRepublican presidential candida

19、te John McCain rides to campaign stops in a bus named the” Straight-Talk ExpressMocking hopes the name will convince voters he plans to tell people the truthwhether its in fashion or notDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton，on the other hand，has chosen the campaign slogan” Let the conver

20、sation beginShe hopes it will help her appear openminded and friendlyBut oneliners，TV ads and campaign slogans all have a single key ingredient： something commonly called political” spinBrooks Jackson，a former journalist and the current director of the nonpartisan(无党派的)website Fact Checkorg，calls sp

21、in” just a polite word for deception(欺骗)I do believe that very often politicians believe their own spinsaid JacksonStrong partisans suffer from a universal human tendency：They ignore the evidence that would force them into the uncomfortable position of having to change their minds and admit that the

22、y were wrong.31. Which statement is NOT true of one-liners?AThey are unclear.B. They contain a lot of informationCThey lack substance.DThey are carefully constructed.32 What changed from 1968 to 1996?A. Publicity. B. Information.C. Communication. D. The average sound bite.33. The campaign slogan Str

23、aight-Talk Express aims at convincing voters that thePresidential candidate isA. honest.B. friendly.C. open-minded.D. warm-hearted.34. According to Brooks Jackson, all campaign slogans areA. attractive.B. impressive.C. deceptive.D. informative.35. Which statement best describes strong partisans?A .T

24、hey are very funny. B .They are very healthy.C .They are very aggressive.D .They are very stubborn (顽固的).第二篇A Tale of Scottish Rural LifeLewis Grassic Gibbons Sunset Song (1932) was voted the best Scottish novel of all time by Scotlands reading public in 2005. Once considered shocking for its frankd

25、escription of aspects of the lives of Scotlands poor rural farmers, it has been adapted for stage, film, TV and radio in recent decades.The novel is set on the fictional estate of Kin Addie, in the farming country of the Scottish northwest in the years up to and beyond World War I. At its heart is t

26、he story of Chris, who is both part of the community and a little outside it.Grassic Gibbon gives us the most detailed and intimate account of the life of hisheroine (女主人公). We watch her grow through a childhood dominated by her cruel buthard-working father; experience tragedy (her mothers suicide a

27、nd murder of her twinchildren); and learn about her feelings as she grows into a woman. We see her marrylose her husband, then marry again. Chris has seemed so convincing a figure to somefemale readers that they cannot believe that she is the creation of a man.But it would be misleading to suggest t

28、hat this book is just about Chris. It is truly a novel of a place and its people. Its opening section tells of Kin Addies long history, in a language that imitates the places changing, patterns of speech and writing.The story itself is amazingly full of characters and incidents. It is told from Chri

29、s point of view but also from that of the gossiping community, a community where everybody knows everybody elses business and nothing is ever forgotten.Sunset Song has a social theme too. It is concerned with what Grassic Gibbonperceives as the destruction of traditional Scottish rural life first by

30、 modernization and then by World War I. Gibbon tried hard to show how certain characters resist the war. Despite this, the war takes the young men away, a number of them to their deaths. In particular, it takes away Chris husband, Evan Avondale. The war finally kills Evan, but not in the way his wid

31、ow is told. In fact, the Germans arent responsible for his death, but his own side. He is shot because he is said to have run away from a battle.If the novel is about the end of one way of life, it also looks ahead. It is a Sunset Song but is concerned too with the new Kin Addie, indeed of the new European world. Grassic Gibbon went on to publish two other novels about the place that continue its story.36. What is Sunset Song mainly about?