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1、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、答案综合类(B级)试题点击查看参考答案第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 dull A dirty B sleepy C lazy D boring 2 The President made a brief visit to Beijing A short B working C formal D secret3 He was persuaded to give up the idea

2、 A mention B accept C donsider D drop4 Jack consumes a pound of cheese a day A eats B drinks C buys D produces 5 Mary just told us a very fascinateing story A strange B frightening C difficult D intersging6 Its a gorgeous day anyway A lovely B dold C normal D rainy7 Her life is becoming more diverse

3、 A generous B humorous C varied D romantic8 Foreign military aid was prolonging the war A broadening B worsening C extending D accelerating9 She was unwilling to go but she had no choice A unable B Indecisive C ready D reluctant10 She is slender，with delicate wrists and ankles A sick B weak C slim D

4、 pale11 With immense relief，I stopped running A some B enormous C little D extensive12 The scientists began to accumulate dataA collect B handle C analyae D investingate13 Jack eventually overtook the last truck A hit B passed C reached D led14 Sometines it is advisable to bllk hotels in advance A p

5、ossible B profitable C easy D wist 15 The reason for their unusual behaveior remains a puaale A fact B mystery C statenment D game第部分：阅读判断（第1622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，请选择果该句提供的是错误的信息，请选择；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择.etitionsPetitions have long been a part of British political l

6、ife . 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 deliver them personally to the Prime Ministers house in London They are always accepted at the door by one of the PMS officialsWhat happensthen? Not

7、hing much，usuallyBut petitions have always been thought of as a useful way for those who govern to find out what the people really think Thats why the UK government launched its“epetition”site in November 2006Instead of physically collecting signatures，all anyone with an idea has to do now is to mak

8、e a proposaI on the government websiteand anyone who supports the idea iS free to add his or her signature The petitions soon started to flow in. The idea was for the British people to express their constructive ideasMany chose instead to express their sense of humor One petitioner called on Tony Bl

9、air to“stop the Deputy Prime Minister eating somuch”Another wanted to expel(驱逐)Scotland from the United Kingdom becauseScottish football fans never support England In the World Cup Other petitioners called on the Prime Minister to abolish the monarchySomewanted to give it more powerSome wanted to op

10、pose the United StatesOthers wantedto leave the European UnionSome wanted to send more tmops to lraq and otherswanted them all brought homeSome wanted to adopt the euro(欧元)Others wanted to keep the pound Yet if some petitions are not seriousothers present a direct challenge togovernment policyA peti

11、tion calling on the government to drop plans to charge drivers for using roads has already drawn around l.8 million signaturesIn response to that，a rival petition has been posted in support of road pricingAnd that is also rapidly growing There are about 60 million people in BritainSo it is understan

12、dable that thegovernment wants to find out what people are thinkingBut the problem with theepetition site seems to be that the British people have about 70 million opinions，and want the Prime Minister to hear all of themPerhaps he could start a petition asking everyone to just shut up for a while16

13、A petition needs to be signed A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned17 The Prime Minister reads petitions every day A 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 B

14、ritish people to expresstheir ideas A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned20 No other governments have launched their e-petition sites A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned21 All petitions are serious A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned22 It is impossible for the Prime Minister to hear all of the opinions A Right B

15、Wrong C Not mentioned第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第2330题，每题l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25段每段选择1个最佳标题；(2)第2730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 Test 1 Last week，a sample of the new US citizenship(公民身份)exam was released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services(UScis)It will be tried

16、out in locities 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 l3 stripesInstead of having to name the branches of government，an applicant is asked to explain why there are three2 “The goal

17、 is to make it more meaningful.”explains Emilio Gonzalez，director of the USCISImmigrants who pass it are expected to have a betler“understanding and respect”for US civic(公民的)values，Gonzalez says3 The US isnt the only country dealing with citizenship tests that aim to get a“shared commitment”from imm

18、igrants for their adopted countrys“values”In recent years.In addition to the usual requirement of languagework skills and economic status，several European countries have adopted citizenship testsBritain introduced a new citizenship test last NovemberIn March，a new Dutch law took effect requinng all

19、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 comfortable with the countrys liberal social mores(风俗)”4 Europe has been known for welcoming immigrants

20、 for decadesBut，toda y, the fact is that some immigrants are kept apart from local citizens by culture and they become hostile to each otherPromoting integration has become a major concern for European countries，after the rioting in Muslim ghettoes(少数民族聚居区)in France and the killing of Dutch public f

21、igures by religious extremists.5 0fficials 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 help people assimilate(同化)themselves“Immigration is a culture war todayIs giving a new test the rig

22、ht way to lessen the accusations in that fight?”says AlNooraniof 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_27 The questions in the new citizenship test are more difficult_28 Would-be immigrants to to the US are expec

23、ted_29 In the Dutch citizenship test，all wouldbe immigrants are required_30 Some people fear that changes in the citizenship test will do little_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l个最佳选项.第一篇 Political SpinsLast week，US White House spokesman Tony Snow sent journalists digging

24、for their dictionaries.He called recent criticism by the former President Bill Clinton“chutzpah”(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 politicswith carefully-worded one-liner

25、s(一行字幕新闻)made for TV which often lack substance and clarity(清晰度) “The amount of infcIrmation that candidates attempt to communicate to people is actually getting smaller and smaller,”said Mark Smith，a political science professorat Cedarville UniversityThis has been accompanied by a changing media en

26、vironment，Smith saidIn l968，the average TV or radio soundbite(演讲中的句子或短语)was 48 seconds，according to Smith.In l 996,the average soundbite had shrunk To 8 secondsThus，politicians wanting publicity try to make their public communication as quotable as possible Campaigning politicians also use 30-second

27、 TV ads and clever campaign slogans to boost their messagesRepublican presidential candidate John McCain rides to campaign stops in a bus named the“StraightTaIk Express”McCain hopes the name wilI convince voters he plans to tell people the truthwhether its in fashion or notDemocratic presidential ca

28、ndidate Hillary Clinton，on the other hand，has chosen the campaign slogan“Let the conversation begin”She hopes it will help her appear open-minded and friendly But one-liners，TV ads and campaign slogans all have a single key ingredient：something commonly called political“spin”Brooks Jackson，a former

29、journalist and the current director of the non-partisan(无党派的)website FactCheckOrg，calls spin“just apolite word for deception(欺骗)” “I do believe that very often politicians believe their own spin，”said Jackson.“Strong partisans suffer from a universal human tendency：They ignore the evidence that woul

30、dforce them into the uncomfortable position of having to change their minds and admit that they were wrong”31 Which statement is NOT true of one 1iners? A They are unclear B They contain a lot of information C They lack substanee D They are carefully constructed32 What changed from l968 to 1996 ? A

31、Publicity B Information C CommunicationD The average soundbite33 The campaign slogan“StraightTalk Express”aims at convincing voters that the presidential candidate is A honest B friendly C openMinded. D warmhearted34 According to Brooks Jackson，all campaign slogans are A attractive B impressive C deceptive D informative35 Which statement best describes strong partisans ? A They 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 Life