1、职称英语综合类 B 级-3 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第 1 部分：词汇选项/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.In the background was that eternal hum.（分数：1.00）A.longB.never-endingC.boringD.extensive2.Did anyone call when I was out?（分数：1.00）A.everyoneB.someoneC.nobodyD.anybody3.It took us a long time to mend the house.（分数：1.00）A.build
2、B.destroyC.designD.repair4.The Constitutions vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change.（分数：1.00）A.impreciseB.apparentC.clearD.easy5.The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west.（分数：1.00）A.extendsB.stretchesC.broadensD.bends6.Loud noises can be irrit
3、ating.（分数：1.00）A.hatefulB.painfulC.stimulatingD.annoying7.Gambling is lawful in Nevada.（分数：1.00）A.enjoyableB.irresistibleC.legalD.profitable8.I dont quite follow what she is saying.（分数：1.00）A.observeB.understandC.explainD.describe9.With immense relief I stopped running.（分数：1.00）A.noB.littleC.scarceD
4、.enormous10.It is obvious that he will win the game.（分数：1.00）A.likelyB.possibleC.clearD.probable11.The earth moves around the sun.（分数：1.00）A.beforeB.roundC.afterD.over12.A great deal has been done to remedy the situation.（分数：1.00）A.maintainB.improveC.preserveD.protect13.Many economists have given in
5、 to the fatal lure of mathematics.（分数：1.00）A.errorB.puzzleC.attractionD.contradiction14.We can no longer tolerate his actions.（分数：1.00）A.put up withB.acceptC.takeD.receive15.These are the motives for doing it.（分数：1.00）A.reasonsB.excusesC.answersD.replies二、B第 2 部分：阅读判断/B(总题数：1，分数：7.00)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了
6、 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 A：如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选 B；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请选 C。B They Say Irelands the Best/BIreland is the best place in the world to live for 2005, according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britains Economist magazine last week.The ambitious attempt to compare happines
7、s levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes, health, unemployment, climate, political stability, job security, gender equality as well as what the magazine calls “freedom,
8、 family and community life“.Despite the bad weather, troubled health service, traffic congestion (拥挤), gender inequality, and the high cost of living, Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points out of 10.That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland, which managed 8.07. Zimbabwe, troubled by poli
9、tical insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest (最差的), picking up only 3.89 points.“Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued,“ the report said, “some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown (崩溃) in traditional institutions and family v
10、alues in part take away from a positive impact.“Ireland Wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old, such as stable family and community life.“The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightf
11、orward thing to do, and that its findings would have their critics.No. 2 on the list is Switzerland. The other nations in the top 10 are Norway, Luxembourg, Sweden, Australia, Iceland, Italy, Denmark and Spain.The UK is positioned at No. 29, a much lower position chiefly because of the social and fa
12、mily breakdown recorded in official statistics. The US, which has the second highest per capita GDP (人均国内生产总值)after Luxembourg, took the 13th place in the survey. China was in the lower half of the league at 60th.（分数：7.00）(1).For 2,005 years, Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in.（分数
13、：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(2).Job security is the least important measure of life quality.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(3).Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(4).Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable.（分数：1
14、.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(5).Ireland is positioned at No. 1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new with some good elements of the old.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(6).To measure life quality is easy.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not me
15、ntioned(7).The United States of America is among the top 10 countries.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned三、B第 3 部分：概括大意与完成句子(总题数：1，分数：8.00)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有 2 项测试任务：(1)第 2326 题要求从所给的 6 个选项巾为第 25 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。B Even Intelligent People Can Fail/
16、B1 The striking thing about the innovators who succeeded in making our modern world is how often they failed. Turn on a light, take a photograph, watch TV, search the Web, jet across the Pacific Ocean; talk on a cellphone (手机). The innovators who left us these things had to find the way to success t
17、hrough a maze (错综复杂) of wrong turns.2 We have just celebrated the 125th anniversary of American innovator Thomas Edisons success in heating a thin line to white-hot heat for 14 hours in his lab in New Jersey, US. He did that on October 22, 1879, and followed up a month later by keeping a thread of c
18、ommon cardboard alight (点亮着的) in an airless space for 45 hours. Three years later he went on to light up half a square mile of downtown Manhattan, even though only one of the six power plants in his design worked when he turned it on, on September 4, 1882.3 “Many of lifes failures,“ the supreme inno
19、vator said, “are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.“ Before that magical moment in October 1879, Edison had worked out no fewer than 3,000 theories about electric light, but in only two cases did his experiments work.4 No one likes failure, but the smart inn
20、ovators learn from it. Mark Gumz, the head of the camera maker Olympus America Inc, attributes some of the companys successes in technology to understanding failure. His popular phrase is: “You only fail when you quit.“5 Over two centuries, the most common quality of the innovators has been persiste
21、nce. That is another way of saying they had the emotional ability to keep up what they were doing. Walt Disney, the founder of Disneyland, was so broke after a succession of financial failures that he was left shoeless in his office because he could not afford the US$1.50 to get his shoes from the r
22、epair shop. Pioneering car maker Henry Ford failed with one company and was forced out of another before he developed the Model T car.6 Failure is harder to bear in todays open, accelerated world. Hardly any innovation works the first time. But an impatient society and the media want instant success
23、. When American music and movie master David Geffen had a difficult time, a critic said nastily that the only difference between Geffen Records (Geffens company) and the Titanic (the ship that went down) was that the Titanic had better music. Actually, it wasnt. After four years of losses, Geffen ha
24、d so many hits (成功的作品) he could afford a ship as big as the Titanic all to himself.（分数：8.00）(1).Paragraph 2_A. Importance of learning from failure（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 3_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 4_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 5_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).People often didnt realize how close t
25、hey were to success when_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Before Henry Ford eventually developed the Model T car_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Walt Disney was once so poor that_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).The media demand that_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、B第 4 部分：阅读理解/B(总题数：3，分数：45.00)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。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的 4 个选项
26、中选择 1 个最佳答案。B第一篇/BB Two People, Two Paths/BYou must be familiar with the situation: Dads driving, Mums telling him where to go. Hes sure that they need to turn left. But she says its not for another two blocks. Who has the better sense of direction? Men or women.They both do, a new study says, but i
27、n different ways.Men and women, Canadian researchers have found, have different methods of finding their way. Men look quickly at landmarks (地标) and head off in what they think is the right direction. Women, however, try to picture the whole route in detail and then follow the path in their head.“Wo
28、men tend to be more detailed,“ said Edward Cornell, who led the study, “while men tend to be a little bit faster and.a little bit more intuitive (直觉感知的).“In fact, said Cornell, “sense of direction“ isnt one skill but two.The first is the “survey method“. This is when you see an area from above, such
29、 as a printed map. You can see, for example, where the hospital is, where the church is and that the supermarket is on its right.The second skill is the “route method“. This is when you use a series of directions. You start from the hospital, then turn left, turn right, go uphill and then you see th
30、e supermarket.Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions.Both work, and neither is better.Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history. They argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles.In an
31、cient times, young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt. The trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places. The only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to remember landmarks the mountains, the lakes and so on.The women, on the other hand, took young
32、 girls out to find fruits and plants. These activities were much closer to home but required learning well-used paths. So, womens sense of space was based on learning certain routes.（分数：15.00）(1).When finding his way, Dad tends to rely on（分数：3.00）A.his intuitive knowledge.B.his book knowledge.C.Mums
33、 assistance,D.the polices assistance.(2).Women are more likely to use（分数：3.00）A.the survey method.B.the traditional method.C.the route method.D.the right method.(3).Which works better, the route method or the survey method?（分数：3.00）A.The survey method.B.The route method,C.Either,D.Neither.(4).Which
34、of the following is NOT a landmark?（分数：3.00）A.A long river.B.A high mountain.C.A magnificent church.D.A Path in your head.(5).Women developed a sense of space out of the need（分数：3.00）A.to go fishing.B.to go hunting.C.to learn well-used paths.D.to go swimming.B第二篇/BB Dancing in the Streets/BIf there
35、is one thing certain to get Brazilians on their feet, it is the Rio Carnival (狂欢节). Held in Rio de Janeiro, the countrys biggest city, the carnival began on February 20 when the mayor gave key of the city to Rei Momo the Lord of Misrule (无序之皇)On his orders, each year people turn the city into a para
36、dise of dance and music. The following six days are so full of parades, street dancing, fantastic clothes and partying (聚会) that many people forget about eating and sleeping.It was the passion of the carnival that attracted me to Brazil and made me settle down in Rio,“ said Bob Nadkarni, a British m
37、an who has lived in the city for several years. For many Brazilians, the centrepiece of the carnival is samba (桑巴舞), a typical Brazilian dance. Every year, tens of thousands of visitors and locals show off their passion and energy in the streets, following the beat (节拍 of the Latin music.The climax
38、to this street party is the float (彩车 parade, in which floats decorated with tons of fresh flowers by various samba schools and local communities move through the city. On the top of each float stands the candidate for the Drum Queen, who is chosen at the end of the party.While most people are free
39、to enjoy the celebrations, Rios police officers have to keep a clear head. Following the murder of three officers in a gunfight early last week, the Brazilian Government has tightened security in Rio. The street fighting, robbery and sex crimes that accompany the carnival are very difficult to polic
40、e.Carnivals began in ancient Rome as a celebration at which people fed wild wolves, in honour of the citys founder who was said to have been raised by a she-wolf. Brazil gave new life to this tradition and so, despite the troubles, the carnival will remain a symbol of the countrys culture.（分数：15.00）
41、(1).According to the passage, during the Carnival people in Rio did all of the following EXCEPT（分数：3.00）A.dancing in the streets.B.putting on colorful clothes.C.eating a lot of food.D.holding exciting parades.(2).How long does the carnival last?（分数：3.00）A.Six days.B.A whole week.C.Eight days.D.The w
42、hole of February.(3).The word “centerpiece“ in the 3rd paragraph means（分数：3.00）A.the most important part.B.the middle part.C.the central part of the city.D.the most attractive decoration.(4).According to the passage, Bob Nadkami is（分数：3.00）A.a Brazilian who has come back from Britain.B.a British man
43、 who visits Rio for the carnival.C.a British man who has come to live in Brazil.D.a Brazilian who is attracted by the carnival.(5).Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?（分数：3.00）A.The earliest carnivals were held in ancient Rome.B.Carnivals were originally a tradition of the Brazilians.C.Ca
44、rnivals were originally a tradition of the Romans.D.The Brazilians have integrated the Roman carnival into their culture.B第三篇/BB More Than a Ride to School/BThe National Education Association claims, “The school bus is a mirror of the community.“ They further add that, unfortunately, what appears on
45、 the exterior (外部) does not always reflect the reality of a chosen community. They are right, and sometimes it reflects more! Just ask Liesl Denson. Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl.Bruce Hardy, school bus driver for Althouse Bus Company has been Liesls bus driver
46、since kindergarten. Last year when Liesls family moved to Parkesburg, knowing her bus went by her new residence, she requested to ride the same bus.This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus. She says, “Its been a great ride so far! My bus driver is so cool and has alway
47、s been a good friend and a good listener. Sometimes when youre a child adults do not think that what you have to say is important. Mr. Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important.“ Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree.Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara st
48、udents feel special since 1975. This year he will celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Transportation. Company President, Larry Althouse acknowledges Bruce Hardys outstanding record. “You do not come by employees like Bruce these days; he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record. Recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350,000 accident free miles, Hardys reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his bus.“Althouse further added, “Althouse Bus Transportation was est
