职称英语综合类B级真题2008年及答案解析.doc

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1、职称英语综合类 B 级真题 2008 年及答案解析(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.She found me very dull.（分数：1.00）A.dirtyB.sleepyC.lazyD.boring2.The President made a brief visit to Beijing.（分数：1.00）A.shortB.workingC.formalD.secret3.He was persuaded to give up the idea.（分数：1.00）A.mentionB.acceptC.con

2、siderD.drop4.Jack consumes a pound of cheese a day.（分数：1.00）A.eatsB.drinksC.buysD.produces5.Mary just told us a very fascinating story（分数：1.00）A.strangeB.frighteningC.difficultD.interesting6.Its a gorgeous day anyway.（分数：1.00）A.lovelyB.coldC.normalD.rainy7.Her life is becoming more diverse.（分数：1.00）

3、A.generousB.humorousC.variedD.romantic8.Foreign military aid was prolonging the war.（分数：1.00）A.broadeningB.worseningC.extendingD.accelerating9.She was unwilling to go but she had no choice.（分数：1.00）A.unableB.indecisiveC.readyD.reluctant10.She is slender, with delicate wrists and ankles.（分数：1.00）A.si

4、ckB.weakC.slimD.pale11.With immense relief, I stopped running.（分数：1.00）A.someB.enormousC.littleD.extensive12.The scientists began to accumulate data.（分数：1.00）A.collectB.handleC.analyzeD.investigate13.Jack eventually overtook the last truck.（分数：1.00）A.hitB.passedC.reachedD.led14.Sometimes it is advis

5、able to book hotels in advance.（分数：1.00）A.possibleB.profitableC.easyD.wise15.The reason for unusual behavior remains a puzzle.（分数：1.00）A.factB.mysteryC.statementD.game二、B第 2 部分：阅读判断/B(总题数：1，分数：7.00)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 A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择 B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择 C。B Petition

6、s/BPetitions have long been a part of British political life. 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 t

7、he door by one of the PMs officials. What happens then? Nothing much, usually. But 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 “e-petition“ site in November 2006. Instead of physically co

8、llecting signatures, all anyone with an idea has to do now is to make a proposal on the government website, and 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 ideas. Many chose

9、instead to express their sense of humor.One petitioner called on Tony Blair to “stop the Deputy Prime Minister eating so much“. Another wanted to expel (驱逐) Scotland from the United Kingdom because Scottish football fans never support England in the World Cup.Other petitioners called on the Prime Mi

10、nister to abolish the monarchy. Some wanted to give it more power. Some wanted to oppose the United States. Others wanted to leave the European Union. Some wanted to send more troops to Iraq and others wanted them all brought home. Some wanted to adopt the euro (欧元). Others wanted to keep the pound.

11、Yet if some petitions are not serious, others present a direct challenge to government policy. A petition calling on the government to drop plans to charge drivers for using roads has already drawn around 1.8 million signatures. In response to that, a rival petition has been posted in support of roa

12、d pricing. And that is also rapidly growing.There are about 60 million people in Britain, so it is understandable that the government wants to find out what people are thinking. But the problem with the e-petition site seems to be that the British people have about 70 million opinions, and want the

13、Prime Minister to hear all of them. Perhaps he could start a petition asking everyone to just shut up for a while.（分数：7.00）(1).A petition needs to be signed.（分数：1.00）A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned(2).The Prime Minister reads petitions every day.（分数：1.00）A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned(3).A petition

14、 has to be mailed to the Prime Ministers house in London.（分数：1.00）A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned(4).Petitions have been taken to be one of the ways for the British people to express their ideas.（分数：1.00）A.Right B.wrong C.Not mentioned(5).No other governments have launched their e-petition sites.（分数

15、：1.00）A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned(6).All petitions are serious.（分数：1.00）A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned(7).It is impossible for the Prime Minister to hear all of the opinions.（分数：1.00）A.Right B.Wrong 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)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

16、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。B A New Citizenship Test/B1 Last week, a sample of the new US citizenship (公民身份) exam was released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (US-CIS). It will be tried out in 10 cities early next year to replace the current test in 2008. Inst

17、ead of asking how many stripes the US flag has, as the current test does, the new one asks why there are 13 stripes. Instead of having to name the branches of government, an applicant is asked to explain why there are three.2 “The goal is to make it more meaningful,“ explains Emilio Gonzalez, direct

18、or of the US-CIS. Immigrants who pass it are expected to have a better “understanding and respect“ for US civic (公民的) values, Gonzalez says.3 The US isnt the only country dealing with citizenship tests that aim to get a “shared commitment“ from immigrants for their adopted countrys “values“. In rece

19、nt years, in addition to the usual requirement of language/work skills and economic status, several European countries have adopted citizenship tests. Britain introduced a new citizenship test last November. In March, a new Dutch law took effect requiring all would-be immigrants to take a citizenshi

20、p test. It involved watching a video showing nude (裸体的) women bathing at beaches and gay (同性恋的) men kissing in public. The 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 for decades. But, today, the

21、fact is that some immigrants are kept apart from local citizens by culture and they become hostile to each other. Promoting 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 figures by religious ex

22、tremists.5 Officials believe that a persons attachment to a country can be tested by his or her knowledge of the country. However, some critics say that the changes can do little to help people assimilate (同化) themselves. “Immigration is a culture war today. Is giving a new test the right way to les

23、sen the accusations in that fight?“ says Ali Noorani , of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (难民辩护联盟).A. Preparation for taking a citizenship testB. Citizenship tests in European countriesC. Importance of promoting integrationD. Necessity to knnow the branches of governmentE.

24、 Different views on the new citizenship testF. Goal of the new citizenship test （分数：8.00）(1).Paragraph 2 _.（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).A. to know a lot more about the country B. to watch a video C. to help

25、immigrants accept the new culture D. to marry American citizens E. to do low-skill jobs F. to answer 27. The questions in the new citizen ship test are more difficult _. （分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Would-be immigrants to the US are expected _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).In the Dutch citizenship test, all would-be i

26、mmigrants are required _. （分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Some people fear that changes in the citizenship test will do little _.（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。请根据短文内容，为每题确定 1 个最佳选项。B第一篇/BB Political Spins/BLast week, US White House spokesman Tony Snow sent journalists dig

27、ging 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 W. Bush. Interestingly, this is how battles are fought and won in US politics - with caref

28、ully-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 that candidates attempt to communicate to people is actually getting smaller and smaller,“ said Mark Smith, a political science professor at Cedarville University. This has been accomp

29、anied by a changing media environment, Smith said. In 1968, the average TV or radio soundbite (演讲中的句子或短语) was 48 seconds, according to Smith. In 1996, the average soundbite had shrunk to 8 seconds. Thus, politicians wanting publicity try to make their public communication as quotable as possible.Cam

30、paigning politicians also use 30-second TV ads and clever campaign slogans to boost their messages. Republican presidential candidate John McCain rides to campaign stops in a bus named the “Straight-Talk Express“. McCain hopes the name will convince voters he plans to tell people the truth - whether

31、 its in fashion or not. Democratic presidential candidate 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: somethin

32、g commonly called political “spin“. Brooks Jackson, a former journalist and the currant director of the non-partisan (无党派的) website FactCheck.org, calls spin “just a polite word for deception (欺骗).“I do believe that very often politicians believe their own spin,“ said Jackson.“Strong partisans suffe

33、r 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 they were wrong.“（分数：15.00）(1).Which statement is NOT true of one-liners?（分数：3.00）A.They are unclearB.They contain a lot of informationC.Th

34、ey lack substanceD.They are carefully constructed(2).What changed from 1968 to 1996?（分数：3.00）A.PublicityB.InformationC.CommunicationD.The average soundbite(3).The campaign slogan “Straight-Talk Express“ aims at convincing voters that the presidential candidate is（分数：3.00）A.honestB.friendlyC.open-min

35、dedD.warm-hearted(4).According to Brooks Jackson, all campaign slogans are（分数：3.00）A.attractiveB.impressiveC.deceptiveD.informative(5).Which statement best describes strong partisans?（分数：3.00）A.They are very funnyB.They are very healthyC.They are very aggressiveD.They are very stubborn (顽固的).B第二篇/BB

36、 A Tale of Scottish Rural Life/BLewis 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 frank description of aspects of the lives of Scotlands poor rural farmers, it has been adapted for stage, fil

37、m, TV and radio in recent decades.The novel is set on the fictional estate of Kinraddie, in the farming country of the Scottish northwest in the years up to and beyond World War . At its heart is the story of Chris, who is both part of the community and a little outside it.Grassic Gibbon gives us th

38、e most detailed and intimate account of the life of his heroine (女主人公). We watch her grow through a childhood dominated by her cruel but hard-working father; experience tragedy (her mothers suicide and murder of her twin children); and learn about her feelings as she grows into a woman. We see her m

39、arry, lose her husband, then marry again. Chris has seemed so convincing a figure to some female readers that they cannot believe that she is the creation of a man.But it would be misleading to suggest that this book is just about Chris. It is truly a novel of a place and its people. Its opening sec

40、tion tells of Kinraddies 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 Chris point of view but also from that of the gossiping community, a community where everybody knows e

41、verybody elses business and nothing is ever forgotten.Sunset Song has a social theme too. It is concerned with what Grassic Gibbon perceives as the destruction of traditional Scottish rural life first by modernization and then by World War . Gibbon tried hard to show how certain characters resist th

42、e war. Despite this, the war takes the young men away, a number of them to their deaths. In particular, it takes away Chris husband, Ewan Tavendale. The war finally kills Ewan, but not in the way his widow is told. In fact, the Germans arent responsible for his death, but his own side. He is shot be

43、cause 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 Kinraddie, indeed of the new European world. Grassic Gibbon went on to publish two other novels about the place that continue

44、its story.（分数：15.00）(1).What is Sunset Song mainly about?（分数：3.00）A.The First World WarB.The beauty of the sunsetC.The new European worldD.The lives of rural Scottish farmers(2).Which statement is NOT true of Chris?（分数：3.00）A.She is the heroine of Sunset SongB.She had a miserable childhoodC.She is t

45、he creation of a manD.She married only once(3).What is the opening section of the novel mainly concerned with?（分数：3.00）A.The climate of KinraddieB.The history of KinraddieC.The geography of KinraddieD.The language spoken in Kinraddie(4).Who killed Chris husband, Ewan?（分数：3.00）A.His own troopsB.The F

46、rench armyC.The GermansD.The Russian soldiers(5).The word “Sunset“ in the title of this novel most probably means（分数：3.00）A.the end of the heroines lifeB.the end of the storyC.the end of the traditional way of lifeD.the end of the dayB第三篇/BBCenters of the Great European Cities/BThe centers of the gr

47、eat cities of Europe are meeting places by tradition. People gather there to drink coffee and chat late into the night. A mixture of locals and tourists make for an exciting, metropolitan (大都市的) atmosphere.Squares, plazas (广场) and arcades (拱廊) form the heart of Europes cities.Venice in Italy has the

48、 Piazza San Marco - a beautiful square surrounded by shops, churches, restaurants and cafes. In Barcelona, Spain, La Bosqueria is a lively market with hundreds of stalls selling all kinds of goods. Londons Covent Garden is filled with fruit and vegetable stalls by day and musicians, acrobats (杂技演员) and artists by night. The government buildings at the center of many cities often are architecturally impressive. In London, they serve as a beautiful backdrop (背景) to the coffee tables that line the streets and the banks of the Thames.These vibrant (有活力的) hearts are the product of centuries of