2012年職稱英語考試綜合類C級真題及答案

1、2012年職稱英語綜合類C級真題及答案第一部分：詞匯選項（第115題，每題1分，共15分）下面每個句子中均有1個詞或者短語有括號，請為每處括號部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。1、The storm caused severe damage.AphysicalBaccidentalCseriousDenvironmental2、Many forms of cancer can be cured if detected earlyAselectedBoperatedCdevelopedDdiscovered3、The story was published with the sole purpos

2、e of selling newspapersArealBmainConlyDpractical4、A large crowd assembled outside the American embassyAgatheredBwatchedCshoutedDwalked5、He kept in constant contact with his family while he was in AustraliaAgradualBregularCdirestDoccasional6、On the table was a vase filled with artificial flowersAwild

3、BfreshClovelyDfalse7、We had trouble finding a pure water supplyAtypicalBcompleteCcleanDclear8、“What do you mean by that”Paul asked sharplyAcriticallyBhelplessyCpolitelyDquickly9、She only needs a minute amount of moneyAcertainBfairCfullDsmall10、Keep your passport in a secure placeAspecialBgoodCsafeDd

4、ifferent11、He inspired many young people to take up the sportAencouragedBallowedCcalledDadvised12、Did she accept his research proposal?AinvitationBplanCofferDview13、The city centre was wiped out by the bombAcoveredBdestroyedCreducedDmoved14、Id like to withdraw 500 from my current accountAleaveBpayCp

5、utDdraw15、The contempt he felt for his fellow students was obviousAhateBneedCloveDpity【答案】：CDCAB，DCADC，ABBDD第二部分：閱讀判斷（第1622題，每題1分，共7分）下面的短文后列出了7個句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個句子做出判斷；如果該句提供的是正確信息，請選擇A；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請選擇B；如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請選擇C。Brotherly LoveAdidas and Puma have been two of the biggest names in sports shoe

6、 manufacturing for over half a century.Since 1928 they have supplied shoes for Olympic athletes, World Cup-winning football heroes, Muhammad Ali, hip hop stars and rock musicians famous all over the world. But the story of these two companies begins in one house in the town of Herzogenaurach, German

7、y.Adolph and Rudolph Dassler were the sons of a shoemaker. They loved sport but complained that they could never find comfortable shoes to play in. Rudolph always said, 'You cannot play sports wearing shoes that you'd walk around town with.' So they started making their own. In 1920 Adol

8、ph made the first pair of athletics shoes with spikes（釘），produced on the Dasslers' kitchen table.On lst July 1924 they formed a shoe company, Dassler Brothers Ltd and they worked together for many years. The company became successful and it provided the shoes for Germany's athletes at the 19

9、28 and 1932 Olympic Games.But in 1948 the brothers argued. No one knows exactly what happened, but family members have suggested that the argument was about money or women. The result was that Adolph left the company. His nickname was Adi, and using this and the first three letters of the family nam

10、e, Dassler, he founded Adidas.Rudolph relocated across the River Aurach and founded his own company too. At first he wanted to call it Ruda, but eventually he called it Puma, after the wild cat. The famous Puma logo of the jumping cat has hardly changed since.After the big split of 1948 Adolph and R

11、udolph never spoke to each other again and their companies have now been in competition for over sixty years. Both companies were for many years the market leaders, though Adidas has always been more successful than Puma. A hip hop group, Run DMC, has even written a song called "My Adidas"

12、 and in 2005 Adidas bought Reebok, another big sports shoe company.The terrible family argument should really be forgotten, but ever since it happened, over sixty years ago, the town has been split into two. Even now, some Adidas employees and Puma employees don't talk to each other.16. Adidas a

13、nd puma began to make shoes at the end of 19th century.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mention17. The brothers father was a ball maker.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mention18. The brothers make shoes at home.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mention19. The brothers argued about the shoes.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mention20. The

14、brothers decided to start their separate companies after argument.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mention21. Nike makes more shoes than Adidas.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mention22. People in town have forgotten their argument.【答案】：BBABACB第三部分：概括大意和完成句子（第2330題，每題1分，共8分）下面的短文后有2項測試任務(wù)：（1）第2326題要求從所給的6個選項中為指定段落每段選擇1

15、個小標題；（2）第2730題要求從所給的6個選項中為每個句子確定一個最佳選項。Who Built Gizas Pyramids（金字塔）?1For centuries, the pyramids of Giza have been timeless symbols of Egyptian culture. But who actually built them? For years, we did not know for sure. But archeologists（考古學(xué)家）recently discovered an ancient village near the pyramids.

16、 Close by, there was also a cemetery（墓地）where pyramid builders were buried. From studying these places, archeologists can now confirm that the pyramids were not built by slaves or foreigners. Ordinary Egyptians built them.2It took about eighty years to build the pyramids. According to archeologists,

17、 about 20,000-30,000 people were involved in completing the task. The workers had different roles. Some dug up the rock, some moved it, and some shaped it into blocks. People also worked on different teams, each with its own name. On a wall in Khufu's Great Pyramid, for example, a group of worke

18、rs wrote "Friends of Khufu." Teams often competed to do a job faster.3Life for these workers was hard. "We can see that in their skeletons（骨架）,” says Azza Mohamed Sarry El-Din, a scientist studying bodies found in the cemetery. The bones show signs of arthritis(關(guān)節(jié)炎), which developed f

19、rom carrying heavy things for a long time. Archeologists have also found many female skeletons in the village and cemetery. The damage to their bones is similar to the men's. Their lives may have been even tougher: male workers lived to age 40-45, but women to only 30-35. However, workers usuall

20、y had enough food, and they also had medical care if they got sick or hurt.4The work was challenging, but laborers were proud of their work. "lt's because they were not just building the tomb of their king," says Egyptian archeologist Zahi Hawass. “They were building Egypt. It was a na

21、tional project, and everyone was a participant.”23. Paragraph 1_A_24. Paragraph 2_C_25. Paragraph 3_D_26. Paragraph 4_E_A. Builders of the pyramidsB. Egyptian slavesC. Pyramid builders' jobsD. Pyramid builders' tough livesE. An important national projectF. Female pyramid builders: the challe

22、nges27. The pyramids of Giza were built _F_28. To build the pyramids, the workers had different roles and worked _C_29. Both men and women workers suffered from arthritis which developed _B_30. The pyramid builders were proud _E_A. of their kingB. from taking heavy thingsC. on different teamsD. by f

23、oreignersE. of their workF. by ordinary Egyptians第四部分：閱讀理解（第3145題，每題3分，共45分） 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，為每題確定1個最佳選項。 第一篇From Ponzi to MadoffThe year was 1920. The country was the United States of America. The man's name was Charles Ponzi. Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings ac

24、count. Instead, they should give it to him to save for them. Ponzi promised to pay them more than the bank. For example, a savings account might pay you $5 a year for every $100 you deposit. Ponzi, however, would pay you $40 a year for every $100 you gave him to hold. Many people thought this was a

25、good plan. They began to give their money to Ponzi.How could Ponzi make so much money for people? This is what he did with the money people gave him: He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money. However, he also kept a lot of the money for himself. Soon he had $250 million. Thi

26、s was a kind of theft, and it was against the law. The people who gave him their money didn't think anything was wrong. Ponzi paid them every month, just like a bank. Ponzi continued this way of working for two years. Then one day, he didn't have enough money to pay all the people. They disc

27、overed his crime, and he went to prison for fraud.Ninety years later, people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Madoff. People said he gave good advice about money. They said when they gave him their money, he paid them a lot more than the bank. Madoff helped hospitals, scho

28、ols, and individuals earn money. Over a period of 40 years, people gave him $170 billion. However, no one investigated what he did with the money. The people who gave Madoff their money also didn't think anything was wrong because he paid them every month.One day, Madoff didn't have enough m

29、oney to pay all the people he needed to pay. That's when people discovered how Madoff worked: He was taking money from some people to pay other people, just the way Charles Ponzi did. However, this time, instead of losing millions of dollars, people lost billions.Madoff was accused of fraud, and

30、 United States government officials arrested him. He didn't have to go on trial because he said he was guilty. In 2009, a judge sentenced him t0 150 years in prison. Bernard Madoff's crime was even bigger than Ponzi's. It was the biggest fraud in history. The lesson of this story is clea

31、r: When something seems too good to be true, it probably is!31. For every $100, Ponzi promised to pay peopleA. $5 a year.B. $20 a year.C. $40 a year.D. $100 a year.32. What did Ponzi do with the money people gave him?A. He spent it all on things for himself.B. He used some of it to pay other people.

32、C. He deposited it all in a bank.D. He kept it all to save for a good plan.33. What was Ponzi's crime?A. He robbed the banks of millions of dollars.B. He gave people more than the bank did.C. He kept a lot of other people's money for himself.D. He did not pay people their interests.34. How l

33、ong did Madoffs tricks last?A. Forty years.B. Four year.C. Nine years.D. Ninety years.35. Why didn't Madoff have to go on trial?A. The officiais couldn't find any evidence against him.B. He had friends in the government who helped him.C. He admitted he was guilty.D. He returned all the illeg

34、al money.【答案】：CBDAC第二篇Puerto Rican Cuisine（菜肴）Puerto Rico, a Caribbean (加勒比海區(qū)) island rich in history and remarkable natural beauty, has a cuisine all its own. Immigration（移民） to the island has helped to shape its cuisine, with people from all over the world making various contributions to it. Howev

35、er, before the arrival of these immigrants, the Taino people lived on the island of Puerto Rico. Taino cuisine included such foods as rodents (嚙齒動物), fresh shellfish and fish fried in corn oil.Many aspects of Taino cuisine continue today in Puerto Rican cooking, but it has been heavily influenced by

36、 the Spanish, who invaded Puerto Rico in 1508, and Africans, who were initially brought to Puerto Rico to work as slaves. Taino cooking styles were mixed with ideas brought by the Spanish and Africans to create new dishes. The Spanish extended food choices by bringing cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep

37、to the island. Africans also added to the island's food culture by introducing powerful, contrasting tastes in dishes. In fact, much of the food Puerto Rico is now famous for - coffee, coconuts, and oranges - was actually imported by foreigners to the island.A common assumption many people make

38、about Puerto Rican food is that it is very spicy(辛辣的). lt's true that chili peppers are popular; aij caballero in particular is a very hot chili pepper that Puerto Ricans enjoy. However, milder(微辣的) tastes are popular too, such as sofrito. As the base of many Puerto Rican dishes, sofrito is a sa

39、uce made from chopped onions, green bell peppers, sweet chili peppers, and a handful of other spices. It is fried in oil and then added to other dishes.36、who lived in Puerto Rico firstAthe AfricansBthe SpanishCthe AmericansDthe Taino people37、In the first paragraph the word “it” refers toAimmigrati

40、onBCaribbean historyCthe islands natural beautyDPuerto Rican cuisine38、what is the main idea of the second paragraph?ATaino dishes are important in Puerto Rican cookingBFood imported by foreigners isnt really Puerto RicanCPuerto Rican cooking has many outside influencesDAfrican foods have probably h

41、ad the most influence39、How is sofrito used？AIt is eaten before mealsBIt is added to other dishesCIt is used where foods are too spicyDIt is eaten as a main dish40、 which of the following is NOT true?Asoftito is a type of extremely spicy food BMany people think Puerto Rican food is spicyCPuerto Rica

42、n cuisine uses a lot of chili peppersDAij caballero is a type of chile pepper【答案】：DDCBA第三篇The Changing Middle ClassThe United States perceives itself to be a middle-class nation. However，middle class is not a real designation，nor does it carry privileges（特權(quán)）. It is more of a perception，which probabl

43、y was as true as it ever could be right after World War II. The economy was growing，more and more people owned their own homes，workers had solid contracts with the companies that employed them，and nearly everyone who wanted a higher education could have one. Successful people enjoyed upward social m

44、obility. They may have started out poor，but they could become rich. Successful people also found that they had greater geographic mobility. In other words，they found themselves moving to and living in a variety of places.The middle class collectively holds several values and principles. One strong v

45、alue is the need to earn enough money to feel that one can determine ones own economic fate. In addition, middle-class morality（道德觀） embraces principles of individual responsibility, importance of family, obligations to others，and believing in something outside oneself. But in the 1990s those in the

46、 middle class found that there was a price for success. A U. S. News & World Report survey in 1994 indicated that 75 percent of Americans believed that middle class families could no longer make ends meet . Both spouses now worked, as did some of the children; long commutes became routine; the n

47、eed for child care put strains on the family; and public schools were not as good as they once were. Members of the middle class were no longer financing their lifestyles through earnings but were using credit to stay afloat. The understanding of just what middle class meant was changing.41. This pa

48、ssage gives information aboutA. a social and economic group.B. an individual.C. a political organization.D. a government department.42. In the years after World War II, the middle class wereA. overburdened and in debt.B. hard working and doubtful.C. happy and full of hope.D. young and upset.43. One

49、important middle-class value is thatA. people should always have fun.B. children should believe in themselves.C. debt is nothing to worry about.D. they should earn enough to finance their lifestyles.44. In the second paragraph, the word "collectively' meansA. hesitatingly.B. unknowingly.C.

50、weakly.D. commonly.45. The 1994 survey showed most Americans thought the middle classA. took pleasure in raising children.B. had a regular journey to work.C. could not earn enough money to maintain their lifestyles.D. could easily maintain their lifestyles.【答案】：ACDDC第5部分：補全短文（第4650題，每題2分，共10分）下面的短文有

51、5處空白，短文后有6個句子，其中5個取自短文，請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容將其分別放回原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章面貌。Forests for CitiesYou are standing in a beautiful forest in Japan. The air is clean and smells like plants and flowers. There are 175 different kinds of trees, and 60 kinds of birds live here. _ (46) You are downtown in the city of Nara, Japan, in Kas

52、ugayama Forest, the oldest urban forest in the world. It was started more than a thousand years ago, and today it's very popular with tourists and artists.Cities around the world are working to protect their urban forests. Some urban forests are parks, and some are just streets with a lot of tre

53、es. But all urban forests have many good effects on the environment. _ (47) They also stop the noise from heavy traffic. They even make the weather better because they make the air 3-5 degrees cooler, and they stop strong winds.Urban forests also have many good effects on people. They make the city

54、more beautiful. In a crowded area, they give people a place to relax and spend time in nature. _(48)In some countries, people are starting new urban forests. In England, there are now 1.3 million trees in an urban forest called Thames Chase, east of London. It was started in 1990, and it has grown v

55、ery fast. Walking and bicycle clubs use the forest, and there are programs for children and artists._ (49)Some older cities don't have space for a big urban forest, but planting trees on the streets makes the city better. Scientists found that commuters (通勤人員) feel more relaxed when they can see

56、 trees. Trees are even good for business. _ (50) In the future, urban forests will become even more important as our cities grow bigger. In the megacities(超大城市) of tomorrow, people will need more green space to live a comfortable life. Planting trees today will make our lives better in the future.APeople spend more time at shopping centers that have treesBIn hot countries，urban forests are cool places for walking and other healthy exercisesCBut you are not in rur