1、职称英语综合类 B 级真题 2005 年及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第 1 部分：词汇选项 (第 115 题，每(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1. It is obvious that he will win the game （分数：1.00）A.likelyB.possibleC.clearD.probable2.The earth moves around the sun （分数：1.00）A.beforeB.roundC.afteD.over3.Did anyone call when l was out? （分数：1.00）A.everyoneB.s
2、omeoneC.nobodyD.anybody4.It took us a long time to mend the house （分数：1.00）A.buildB.destroyC.designD.repair5.I dont quite follow what she is saying （分数：1.00）A.observeB.understandC.explainD.describe6.We can no longer tolerate his actions （分数：1.00）A.put up withB.acceptC.takeD.receive7.Loud noises can
3、be irritating （分数：1.00）A.hatefulB.painfulC.stimulatingD.annoying8. In the background was that eternal hum （分数：1.00）A.longB.never-endingC.boringD.extensive9.The Constitutions vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change （分数：1.00）A.impreciseB.apparentC.clearD.easy1
4、0.Gambling is lawful in Nevada （分数：1.00）A.enjoyableB.irresistibleC.legalD.profitable11. These are the motives for doing it （分数：1.00）A.reasonsB.excusesC.answersD.replies12. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west （分数：1.00）A.extendsB.stretchesC.broadensD.bends13.Many economists have gi
5、ven in to the fatal lure of mathematics （分数：1.00）A.errorB.puzzleC.attractionD.contradiction14.With immense relief I stopped running （分数：1.00）A.noB.littleC.scarceD.enormous15.A great deal has been done to remedy the situation （分数：1.00）A.maintainB.improveC.preserveD.protect二、第 2 部分：阅读判断 (第 1622 题，(总题数
6、：1，分数：7.00)They Say Irelands the Best Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britains Economist magazine last week The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not t
7、he only measure of human satisfaction and well-being The index of 111countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,political stability,job security，gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom，family and community 1ife” Despite the bad weather, troubled health service，traf
8、fic congestion(拥挤)，gender inequality and the high cost of livingIreland scored an impressive 833 Points out 0f 10 That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerlandwhich managed 807Zimbabwetroubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest(最差的)，picking up only 389points “Although ri
9、sing 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 values in part take away from a positive impact” “Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most
10、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 straightforward thing to do，and that its findings would have their critics No2 on the 1ist is SwitzerlandThe othe
11、r nations in the top 10 are NorwayLuxembourgSweden,Australia，Iceland，Italy,Denmark and Spain The UK is positioned at No29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social and family breakdown recorded in official statisticsThe US，which has the second highest per capita GDP(人均国内生产总值)after Luxembou
12、rg，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：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(2). Job security is the least important measure of life quality （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.No
13、t mentioned(3).Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(4). Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.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
14、old （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(6).To measure life quality is easy （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(7).The United States of America is among the top 10 countries （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned三、第 3 部分：概括大意与完成句子 (第 23(总题数：2，分数：8.00)Even Intelligent People Can Fail 1 The strik
15、ing thing about the innovators who succeeded in making our modern world is howoften they failedTurn oil a light，take a photograph，watch TV,search the web，jet across thePacific Oceantalk on a cellphone(手机)The innovators who left us these things had to find the way to success through a maze(错综复杂)of wr
16、ong turns 2 We have just celebrated the 125th anniversary of American innovator Thomas Edisons success in heating n thin line to white，hot heat for 14 hours in his lab in New Jersey，USHe did that on October 221879and followed up a month later by keeping a thread of common cardboard alight(点亮着的)in an
17、 airless space for 45 hoursThree 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 1ifeS failures”the supreme innovator said“are people who did not realize
18、how close they were to success when they gave up”Before that magical moment in October 1879Edison had worked out no fewer than 3000 theories about electric lightBut in only two cases did his experiments work 4 N0 one likes failure，but the smart innovators learn from itMark Gumzthe head of the camera
19、 maker Olympus America Incattributes some of the companyS successes in technology to understanding failureHis popular phrase is：“You only fail when you quit” 5 0ver two centuries,the most common quality of the innovators has been persistence That is another way of saying they had the emotional abili
20、ty to keep up what they were doingWalt 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$150 to get his shoes from the repair shopPioneering Car maker Henry Ford failed with one company an
21、d was forced out of another before he developed the Model T Car 6 Failure is harder to bear in todays open,accelerated worldHardly any innovation works the first time But an impatient society and the media want instant success When American music and movie master David Geffen had a difficult time，a
22、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 musicActually，it wasntAfter four years of 10ssesGeffen had so many hits(成功的作品)he could afford a ship as big as the Titanic all to himself （分数：
23、4.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.E.四、第 4 部分：阅读理解(第 3145 题，每题(总题数：3，分数：45.00)第一篇 Two People，Two Paths You must be familiar with the situation：Dads driving，Mums telling him where to goHes sure that they need to turn 1eftBut she says its not for another two
24、blocksWho has the better sense of direction?Men or women? They both do,a new study saysbut in different ways Men and womenCanadian researchers have found，have different methods of finding their wayMen look quickly at landmarks f 地标)and head off in what they think is the right direction Womenhowevert
25、ry to picture the whole route in detail and then f01low the path in their head， “Women tend to be more detailed”said Edward Cornell，who led the study。“while men tend to be a little bit faster anda little bit more intuitive(直觉感知的)” In factsaid Cornell“sense of direction”isnt one skill but twoThe firs
26、t is the“survey method，This is when you see an area from above，such as a printed map You can seefor 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 directionsYon start from the hospitalth
27、en turn 1eftturn right，go uphilland then you see the supermarket Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions Both workand neither is better Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long historyThey argue it is becau
28、seof the difference in traditional roles In ancient timesyoung men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt The trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar placesThe only way to know where you were was touse the survey method to remember landmarksthe mountainsthe 1akes and so on The
29、 women，on the other hand，took young girls out to find fruits and plantsThese activities were much closer to home but required learning wellused pathsSo，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 knowledg
30、eB.his book knowledgeC.Mums assistanceD.the polices assistance，(2).Women are more likely to use （分数：3.00）A.the survey methodB.the traditional methodC.the route methodD.the right method(3).Which works betterthe route method or the survey method? （分数：3.00）A.The survey methodB.111e route methodC.Either
31、D.Neither(4).Which of the following is NOT a landmark? （分数：3.00）A.Along riverB.A high mountainC.A magnificent churchD.A path in your head(5).Women developed a sense of space out of the need （分数：3.00）A.to go fishingB.to go huntingC.to learn well-used pathsD.to go swimming第二篇 Dancing in the Streets If
32、 there is one thing certain to get Brazilians on their feet，it is the Rio Carnival(狂欢节)Held in Rio de Janeirothe countrys biggest citythe carnival began on February 20 when the mayor gave key of the city to Rei Momothe Lord of Misrule(无序之皇) On his orders，each year people turn the city into a paradis
33、e of dance and musicThe following six days are so fun 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 Nadkarnia British man who has li
34、ved in the city for several years For many Braziliansthe centrepiece of the carnival is samba(桑巴舞)，a typical Brazilian danceEvery year,tens of thousands of visitors and locals show off their passion and energy iu the streetsfollowing the beat(节拍)of the Latin music The climax to this street party is
35、the float(彩车)parade，in which floats decorated with tons of fresh flowers by various samba schools and local communities move through the cityOn 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 to enjoy the celebrations。Rio
36、s police officers have to keep a clear headFollowing the murder of three offlcers in a gunfight early last week，the Brazilian Government has tightened security in RioThe street fighting，robbery and sex crimes that accompany the carnival are very difficult to police Carnivals began in ancient Rome as
37、 a celebration at which people fed wild wolves，in honour of the citys founder who was said to have been raised by a shewolfBrazil gave new life to this tradition and sodespite the troublesthe carnival will remain a symbol of the countrys culture （分数：15.00）(1).According to the passageduring the Carni
38、val people in Rio did all of the followingEXCEPT （分数：3.00）A.dancing in the streetsB.putting on colorful clothesC.eating a lot of foodD.holding exciting parades(2).How long does the carnival last? （分数：3.00）A.Six daysB.A whole weekC.Eight daysD.The whole of February(3).The word“centerpiecein the 3rd p
39、aragraph means （分数：3.00）A.the most important partB.the middle partC.the central part of the cityD.the most attractive decoration(4).According to the passage，Bob Nadkami is （分数：3.00）A.a Brazilian who has come back from BritainB.a British man who visits Rio for the carnivalC.a British man who has come
40、 to live in BrazilD.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 RomeB.Carnivals were originally a tradition of the BraziliansC.Carnivals were originally a tradition of the RomansD.The Brazilian
41、s have integrated the Roman carnival into their culture第三篇 More Than a Ride to School The National Education Association claims，“The school bus is a mirror of the community”They further add that，unfortunately，what appears on the exterior(外部)does not always reflectthe reality of a chosen communityThe
42、y are rightand sometimes it reflects more!Just ask Liesl Denson Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for LieslBruce Hardy,school bus driver for A1thouse Bus Company has been Liesls bus driver since kindergarten Last year when Liesls family moved to Parkesburg，knowing her bus wen
43、t by her new residence，she requested to ride the same bus This year Lieslis a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the busShe says“It s been a great ride so far! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good listener Sometimes when youre a child adults do not think that
44、 what you have to say is importantMrHardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important”Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree Bmce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975This year he will celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Transporta
45、tionCompany President，Larry Althouse acknowledges Bruce Hardys outstanding record“Yon do not come by employees like Bruce these days；he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving recordRecognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350，000 accident free miles
46、，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 established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation ever sinceMy grandfather started the business with one b
47、us A1thouse Bus Transportation is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local sch001 and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to comeThree generations of business is not all the company has enjoyedThanks to
48、drivers like Bruce Hardy, they have been building relationships through generationsLiesls mother Carol also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardys bus to the Octorara School District （分数：15.00）(1). The wordmirror”in the first line could be best replaced by （分数：3.00）A.“vehicle”B.device”C.“compan
49、y”D.“reflection”(2).How long has Bruce Hardy been working for Althouse Bus Transportation? （分数：3.00）A.For 30 yearsB.For 70 yearsC.Since 1ast yearD.Since 2000(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy? （分数：3.00）A.He is c001B.He is a good friendC.He is impatientD.He has driven 350000 accident free miles(4).Who founded Althouse Bus Transportation? （分数：3.00）A.Larry Altho
