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2013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） 下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 1 The high-speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences. A force B influence C surprise D power 2 Can you follow the plot? A change B invest

2、igate C write D understand 3 Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed. A physical B mental C natural D hard 4 In the latter case the outcome can be serious indeed A result B judgment C decision D event 5 Norman Blamey is an artist of deep convictions. A statements B beliefs C

3、 suggestions D claims 6 Up to now, the work has been easy. A So B So long C So that D So far 7 The report advocated setting up day training colleges. A supposed B excited C suggested D discussed 8 Accordingly, a number of other methods have been employed A Therefore B Afterwards C However D Furtherm

4、ore 9 The outlook from the top of the mountain is breathtaking. A view B sight C look D point 10 Our lives are intimately bound up with theirs. A tensely B nearly C carefully D closely 11 The union representative put across her argument very effectively. A explained B invented C considered D accepte

5、d 12 He talks tough but has a tender heart. A heavy B strong C kind D wild 13 It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy. A making B taking C discussing D expecting 14 Our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing A waste B buy C use D sell 15 The fuel tanks

6、had a capacity of 140 liters. A function B ability C power D volume第2部分：阅读判断（第1622题，每题1分，共7分） 阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每?鼍渥幼龀雠卸稀绻 镁涮峁氖钦 沸畔 朐诖鹛饪习?A涂黑；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑 A Pay Rise or Not? “Unless I get a rise, Ill have a talk with the boss, Henry Manley,” George Stro

7、ng said to himself. George liked his job and he liked the town he lived in, but his wife kept telling him that his pay was not enough to meet the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a job in Birmingham, a nearby city about 50 miles away. He had been offered a job in a factory

8、 there, and the pay was far better. George lived in Wyeford, a medium-sized town. He really liked the place and didnt like the idea of moving somewhere else, but if he took the job in Birmingham, he would have to move his family there. Henry Manley was the manager of a small company manufacturing el

9、ectric motors. The company was in deep trouble because, among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very low prices. As a result, Manley had to cut his own prices and profits as well. Otherwise he would not get any orders at all. Even then, orders were still not coming in fast enou

10、gh, so that there was no money for raises(加工资) for his workers. Somehow, he had to struggle along and keep his best workers as well. He sighed. Just then the phone rang. His secretary told him that George Strong wanted to see him as soon as possible. Manley sighed again. He could guess what it was a

11、bout. George Strong was a very young engineer. The company had no future unless it could attract and keep men like him. Manley rubbed his forehead(前额); his problems seemed endless. 16 Henry Manley was already deeply in debt. A right B Wrong C Not mentioned 17 The job that had been offered to George

12、Strong in Birmingham paid better. A right B Wrong C Not mentioned 18 If George Strong took the job in Birmingham, he would have to leave his family in Wyeford. A right B Wrong C Not mentioned 19 Henry Manleys company was in deep trouble. A right B Wrong C Not mentioned 20 Henry Manleys company was m

13、aking enough profits to raise the workers wages. A right B Wrong C Not mentioned 21 Henry Manley had no idea at all why George Strong wanted to see him. A right B Wrong C Not mentioned 22 George Strong was a very creative engineer. A right B Wrong C Not mentioned 第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23 30题，每题1分，共8分） 阅读下

14、面这篇短文，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2,3,5和6段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第2730题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 Keeping Cut Flowers 1 While everybody enjoys fresh cut flowers around his house, few people know how to keep them for as long as possible. This may be done by keeping in mind a few simp

15、le facts. 2 An important thing to remember about cut flowers is that they are sensitive to temperature. For example, studies have shown that cut carnations(康乃馨) retain their freshness eight times longer when kept at 12oC than when kept at 260c. Keeping freshly harvested flowers at the right temperat

16、ures is probably the most important aspect of flower care. 3 Flowers are not intended by nature to live very long. Their biological purpose is simply to attract birds or insects, such as bees, for pollination (授粉). After that, they quickly dry up and die. The process by which flowers consume oxygen

17、and produce carbon dioxide (二氧化碳), called respiration (呼吸), generates the energy the flower needs to give the flower its shape and colour. The making of seeds also depends on this energy. While all living things respire, flowers have a high level of respiration. A result of all this respiration is h

18、eat, and for flowers the level of heat relative to the mass of the flower is very high. Respiration also brings about the eventual death of the flower. Thus the greater the level of respiration, the sooner the flower dies. 4 How, then, to control the rate at which flowers die? By controlling respira

19、tion. How is respiration controlled? By controlling temperature. We know that respiration produces heat, but the reverse is also true. Thus by maintaining low temperatures, respiration is reduced and the cut flower will age more slowly. 5 Another vital factor in keeping cut flowers is the quality of

20、 the water in which they are placed. Flowers find it difficult to “drink” water that is dirty or otherwise polluted. Even when water looks and smells clean, it almost certainly contains harmful substances that can endanger the flowers. To rid the water of these unwanted substances, household chlorin

21、e bleach (含氯漂白剂) can be used in small quantities. It is recommended that 15 drops of chlorine bleach(at 4% solution) be added to each litre of water. The water and solution should also be replaced each day. A Control of Respiration B Beauty of Fresh Cut Flowers C Role of Respiration D Most Important

22、 Aspect of Flower Care E Need for Clean Water F Ways of Stopping Respiration 23 Paragraph 2_ 24 Paragraph 3_ 25 Paragraph 4_ 26 Paragraph 5_ 27 A few simple facts will help you keep cut flowers_ 28 Respiration plays a key role_ 29 The aging of cut flowers can be slowed down_ 30 Another important way

23、 to prolong the life of cut flowers is _ A by keeping its original shape and colour B in the life of the cut flower C to produce carbon dioxide D for as long as possible E by controlling temperature F to replace the water and solution every day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，每道题后面有4个选项

24、。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 第一篇New Foods and the New World In the last 500 years, nothing about people-not their clothes, ideas, or languageshas changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree（可可树）by South American Indians. The S

25、panish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Span

26、ish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine(饥荒)”of 18451846, and thousands more were forced to leave their homeland and move to America. There are many othe

27、r foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the worlds largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa. It was

28、 first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s. According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake” feeling that one-third of the worlds population

29、now starts the day with. 31According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years? A Food B Clothing C Ideology D Language 32“some” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to A some cocoa trees B some chocolate drinks. C some shops D some South America

30、n Indians 33Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because A they were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else B they were forced to leave their homeland and move to America C the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing potatoes D the

31、 potato harvest was bad 34Which country is the largest coffee producer? A Brazil B Colombia C Ethiopia E Egypt 35Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage? A. One third of the worlds population drinks coffee. B. Coffee is native to Colombia C. Coffee can keep one awake. D. Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs.第二篇Teaching poetry No poem sh