2008年度全國(guó)職稱英語等級(jí)考試綜合類(B級(jí))試題及答案

正保遠(yuǎn)程教育（美國(guó)紐交所上市公司代碼：DL）_____________________________________________________________________[]職業(yè)培訓(xùn)教育24小時(shí)）2008年度全國(guó)職稱英語等級(jí)考試綜合類（B級(jí)）試題及答案第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)（第1～15題，每題1分，共15分）下面每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語劃有底橫線，請(qǐng)為每處劃線部分確定1個(gè)意義最為接近的選項(xiàng)。1shefoundmeverydullAdirtyBsleepyClazyDboring2ThePresidentmadeabriefvisittoBeijingAshortBworkingCformalDsecret3HewaspersuadedtogiveuptheideaAmentionBacceptCconsiderDdrop4JackconsumesapoundofcheeseadayAeatsBdrinksCbuysDproduces5MaryjusttoldusaveryfascinatingstoryAstrangeBfrighteningCdifficultDinteresting6It'sagorgeousdayanywayAlovelyBcoldCnormalDrainy7HerlifeisbecomingmorediverseAgenerousBhumorousCvariedDromantic8ForeignmilitaryaidwasprolongingthewarAbroadeningBworseningCextendingDaccelerating9Shewasunwillingtogobutshehadnochoice.AunableBIndecisiveCreadyDreluctant10Sheisslender,withdelicatewristsandankles.AsickBweakCslimDpale11Withimmenserelief,Istoppedrunning.AsomeBenormousClittleDextensive12Thescientistsbegantoaccumulatedata.AcollectBhandleCanalyzeDinvestigate13JackeventuallyovertookthelasttruckAhitBpassedCreachedDled14SometimesitisadvisabletobookhotelsinadvanceApossibleBprofitableCeasyDwise15ThereasonfortheirunusualbehaviorremainsapuzzleAfactBmysteryCstatementDgame第２部分：閱讀判斷（第16－22題，每題1分，其7分）下面的短文后列出了7個(gè)句子，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對(duì)每個(gè)句子做出判斷：如果該句提供的是正確信息，請(qǐng)選擇Ａ果該句提供的是錯(cuò)誤的信息，請(qǐng)選擇Ｂ；如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請(qǐng)選擇Ｃ。ＰetitionsPetitionshavelongbeenapartofBritishpoliticallife.AnyonewhowantedtochangesomethingwouldgetalistofsignaturesfrompeoplewhoagreedtotheideaandeithersendthemtothegovernmentordeliverthempersonallytothePrimeMinister'shouseinLondon.TheyarealwaysacceptedatthedoorbyoneofthePM'Sofficials.Whathappensthen?Nothingmuch,usually.Butpetitionshavealwaysbeenthoughtofasausefulwayforthosewhogoverntofindoutwhatthepeoplereallythink.That'swhytheUKgovernmentlaunchedits"e.petition"siteinNovember2006.Insteadofphysicallycollectingsignatures,allanyonewithanideahastodonowistomakeaproposalonthegovernmentwebsite,andanyonewhosupportstheideaisfreetoaddhisorhersignature.Thepetitionssoonstartedtoflowin.TheideawasfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirconstructiveideas.Manychoseinsteadtoexpresstheirsenseofhumor.OnepetitionercalledonTonyBlairto“stoptheDeputyPrimeMinistereatingsomuch”.Anotherwantedtoexpel（驅(qū)逐）ScotlandfromtheUnitedKingdombecauseScottishfootballfansneversupportEnglandIntheWorldCup.OtherpetitionerscalledonthePrimeMinistertoabolishthemonarchy.Somewantedtogiveitmorepower.SomewantedtoopposetheUnitedStates.OtherswantedtoleavetheEuropeanUnion.Somewantedtosendmoretroopstolraqandotherswantedthemallbroughthome.Somewantedtoadopttheeuro（歐元）.Otherswantedtokeepthepound.Yetifsomepetitionsarenotserious,otherspresentadirectchallengetogovernmentpolicy.Apetitioncallingonthegovernmenttodropplanstochargedriversforusingroadshasalreadydrawnaroundl8millionsignatures.Inresponsetothat,arivalpetitionhasbeenpostedinsupportofroadpricing.Andthatisalsorapidlygrowing.Thereareabout60millionpeopleinBritain.Soitisunderstandablethatthegovernmentwantstofindoutwhatpeoplearethinking.Buttheproblemwiththee-petitionsiteseemstobethattheBritishpeoplehaveabout70millionopinions,andwantthePrimeMinistertohearallofthem.Perhapshecouldstartapetitionaskingeveryonetojustshutupforawhile.16ARightBWrongCNotmentioned17ThePrimeMinisterreadspetitionseveryday.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned18ARightBWrongCNotmentioned19PetitionshavebeentakentobeoneofthewaysfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirideas.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned20Noothergovernmentshavelaunchedtheire-petitionsites.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned21Allpetitionsareserious.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned22ItisimpossibleforthePrimeMinistertohearalloftheopinions.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned第3部分：概括大意與完成句子（第23～30題，每題l分，共8分）下面的短文后有2項(xiàng)測(cè)試任務(wù)：（1）第23～26題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為第2～528Would-beimmigrantstotheUSareexpected.29IntheDutchcitizenshiptest,allwould—beimmigrantsarerequired30Somepeoplefearthatchangesinthecitizenshiptestwilldolittle.AtoknowalotmoreaboutthecountyBtowatchavideoCtohelpimmigrantsacceptthenewcultureDtomarryAmericancitizensEtodolow-skilljobsFtoanswer第4部分：閱讀理解（第31～45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(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，為每題確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。第一篇PoliticalSpinsLastweek,USWhiteHousespokesmanTonySnowsentjournalistsdiggingfortheirdictionaries.HecalledrecentcriticismbytheformerPresidentBillClinton“chutzpah”（大膽放肆）.Withjustonesentence,Snowmanagedtomakeheadlines,ajokeandadefenseofPresidentGeorgeW.Bush.Interestingly,thisishowbattlesarefoughtandwoninUSpolitics-withcarefully-wordedone-liners（一行字幕新聞）madeforTVwhichoftenlacksubstanceandclarity（清晰度）.“Theamountofinformationthatcandidatesattempttocommunicatetopeopleisactuallygettingsmallerandsmaller,”saidMarkSmith,apoliticalscienceprofessoratCedarvilleUniversity.Thishasbeenaccompaniedbyachangingmediaenvironment,Smithsaid.Inl968,theaverageTVorradiosoundbite（演講中的句子或短語）was48seconds,accordingtoSmith.Inl996,theaveragesoundbitehadshrunkTo8seconds.Thus,politicianswantingpublicitytrytomaketheirpubliccommunicationasquotableaspossible.Campaigningpoliticiansalsouse30-secondTVadsandclevercampaignsloganstoboosttheirmessages.RepublicanpresidentialcandidateJohnMcCainridestocampaignstopsinabusnamedthe“Straight.TalkExpress”.McCainhopesthenamewillconvincevotersheplanstotellpeoplethetruth-whetherit'sinfashionornot.DemocraticpresidentialcandidateHillaryClinton,ontheotherhand,haschosenthecampaignslogan“Lettheconversationbegin”.Shehopesitwillhelpherappearopen-mindedandfriendly.Butone-liners,TVadsandcampaignslogansallhaveasinglekeyingredient：somethingcommonlycalledpolitical“spin”.BrooksJackson,aformerjournalistandthecurrentdirectorofthenon-partisan（無黨派的）websiteFactC,callsspin“justapolitewordfordeception（欺騙）.”“Idobelievethatveryoftenpoliticiansbelievetheirownspin,”saidJackson.”Strongpartisanssufferfromauniversalhumantendency：Theyignoretheevidencethatwouldforcethemintotheuncomfortablepositionofhavingtochangetheirmindsandadmitthattheywerewrong.”31WhichstatementisNOTtrueofone1iners?ATheyareunclear.BTheycontainalotofinformation.CTheylacksubstance.DTheyarecarefullyconstructed.32Whatchangedfroml968to1996?APublicity.BInformation.CCommunication.DTheaveragesoundbite.33Thecampaignslogan“Straight—TalkExpress”aimsatconvincingvotersthatthepresidentialcandidateisAhonest.Bfriendly.Copen-Minded.Dwarm-hearted.34AccordingtoBrooksJackson,allcampaignslogansareAattractive.Bimpressive.Cdeceptive.Dinformative.35Whichstatementbestdescribesstrongpartisans?ATheyareveryfunny.BTheyareveryhealthy.CTheyareveryaggressive.DTheyareverystubborn（頑固的）.第二篇ATaleofScottishRuralLifeLewisGrassicGibbon'sSunsetSong（1932）wasvoted“thebestScottishnovelofalltime”byScotland'sreadingpublicin2005.OnceconsideredshockingforitsfrankdescriptionofaspensofthelivesofScotland’spoorruralfarmers.Ithasbeenadaptedforstage,film,TVandradioinrecentdecades.ThenovelissetonthefictionalestateofKinraddie,inthefarmingcountryoftheScottishnorthwestintheyearsuptoandbeyondWorldWarl.AtitsheartisthestoryofChris,whoisbothpartofthecommunityandalittleoutsideit.GrassicGibbongivesUSthemostdetailedandintimateaccountofthelifeofhisheroine（女主人公）.Wewatchhergrowthroughachildhooddominatedbyhercruelbuthard-workingfather；experiencetragedy（hermother'ssuicideandmurderofhertwinchildren）;andlearnaboutherfeelingsasshegrowsintoawoman.Weseehermarry,loseherhusband,thenmarryagain.Chrishasseemedsoconvincingafiguretosomefemalereadersthattheycannotbelievethatsheisthecreationofaman.ButitwouldbemisleadingtosuggestthatthisbookisjustaboutChris.1tistrulyanovelofaplaceanditspeople.ItsopeningsectiontellsofKinraddie'slonghistory,inalanguagethatimitatestheplace’schangingpatternsofspeechandwriting.Thestoryitselfisamazinglyfullofcharactersandincidents.ItistoldfromChris’pointofviewbutalsofromthatofthegossipingcommunity,acommunitywhereeverybodyknowseye,bodyelse’sbusinessandnothingiseverforgotten.SunsetSonghasasocialthemetoo.ItisconcernedwithwhatGrassicGibbonperceivesasthedestructionoftraditionalScottishrurallifefirstbymodernizationandthenbyWorldWarl.Gibbontriedhardtoshowhowcertaincharactersresistthewar.Despitethis,thewartakestheyoungmenaway,anumberofthemtotheirdeaths.Inparticular,ittakesawayChris’husband,EwanTavendale.ThewarfinallykillsEwan,butnotinthewayhiswidowistold.Infact,theGermansaren’tresponsibleforhisdeath,buthisownside.Heisshotbecauseheissaidtohaverunawayfromabattle.Ifthenovelisabouttheendofonewayoflifeitalsolooksahead.Itisa“SunsetSong”butisconcernedtoowiththenewKinraddie,indeedofthenewEuropeanworld.GrassicGibbonwentontopublishtwoothernovelsabouttheplacethatcontinueitsstory.36WhatisSunsetSongmainlyabout?ATheFirstWorldWar.BThebeautyofthesunset.CThenewEuropeanworld.DThelivesofruralScottishfarmers.37WhichstatementisNOTtrueofChris?ASheistheheroineofSunsetSong.BShehadamiserablechildhood.CSheisthecreationofaman.DShemarriedonlyonce.38Whatistheopeningsectionofthenovelmainlyconcernedwith?ATheclimateofKinraddie.BThehistoryofKinraddie.CThegeographyofKinraddie.DThelanguagespokeninKinraddie.39WhokilledChris'husband,Ewan?AHisowntroops.BTheFrencharmyCTheGermans..DTheRussiansoldiers.40Theword“Sunset”inthetitleofthisnovelmostprobablymeansAtheendoftheheroine'slife.Btheendofthestory.Ctheendofthetraditionalwayoflife.Dtheendoftheday.第三篇CentersoftheGreatEuropeanCitiesThecentersofthegreatcitiesofEuropearemeetingplacesbytradition.Peoplegathertheretodrinkcoffeeandchatlateintothenight.Amixtureoflocalsandtouristsmakeforanexciting.metropolitan（大都市的）atmosphere.Squares,plazas（廣場(chǎng)）andarcades（拱廊）formtheheartofEurope'scities.VeniceinItalyhasthePiazzaSanMarco-abeautifulsquaresurroundedbyshops,churches,restaurantsandcafes.InBarcelona,Spain,LaBosqueriaisalivelymarketwithhundredsofstallssellingallkindsofgoods.London'sCoventGardenisfilledwithfruitandvegetablestallsbydayandmusicians,acrobats（雜技演員）andartistsbynight.Thegovernmentbuildingsatthecenterofmanycitiesoftenarearchitecturallyimpressive.InLondon,theyserveasabeautifulbackdrop（背景）tothecoffeetablesthatlinethestreetsandthebanksoftheThames.Thesevibrant（有活力的）heartsaretheproductofcenturiesofevolution,socialhistorianJoelGarreautoldUSNewsandWorldReportrecently.“ThereasonpeoplethinkVeniceissogreattodayisyoudon’tseeallthemistakes,”saidGarreau.“Thosehaveallbeenremoved.”MostEuropeancitieswerelaidoutbeforetheinventionofthecar,sobars,restaurantsandcafeswereneartopeople’shomes.Today,thefocusofmanyEuropeans'lifehasmovedawayfromthecenters.Theyliveinthesuburbsandoutskirts,drivingtosupermarketstogettheirsupplies.Butonacontinentwherepeopletreasureconventiontherearestillthosewhoholdontotraditionalways,livingandshoppinglocally.Thesepeople,togetherwithtourists,providethecitycenterswiththeirreasonforexistence.Coffeecultureplaysapartinkeepingthesecitycentersflourishing.ThisisparticularlytrueofPariswhosecitizensarefamousenthusiasticconversationalists.Thisskillisdevelopedovermanyhoursspentchaffingoverespressos（濃咖啡）andcigarettes.Religionalsoplaysaroleindevelopingsociableatmosphere.PeopleinRomanCatholiccountriesusedtovisittheChurchonanalmostdailybasis.Entirecommunitieswouldgatherinthesamebuildingandthenmoveouttothemarkets,cafésandbarsinthesurroundingstreets.AnenormousexampleofthisrelationshipbetweenchurchandsocietyistheDuomo.ThehugemarblecathedralinFlorence,Italyissurroundedbybakeriesandcoffeeshops,andcaters（迎合）notonlytothetouristcrowds,butalsothelocalcommunity.41ItcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthateachbigcityinEuropeAhasmanylargesquares.Bhasmanyverymagnificentsky-scrapers.CdrawstouristsinlargenumberseveryyeanDhasacenterwheretouristsmeettheirspouses.42WhichstatementisNOTtrueofCoventGarden?AItiscrowdedwithpeople.BItislocatedinLondon.CItisfilledwithstalls.DItissurroundedbyshops,churches,restaurantsandcafes.43WhydopeoplethinkthatVeniceissogreat?ABecauseItisafamoustouristattraction.BBecauseyoucanreachanywherebyboat.CBecauseitiswell-knownforitsmerchants.DBecauseallthemistakeshavebeenremoved.44WhatareParisiansfamousfor?ATheirpursuitofindependence.BTheirenthusiasmforconversation.CTheirabilitytokeepthecityflourishing.DTheirdevotiontodevelopingamultipleculture.45ThewritercitestheDuomointhelastparagraphasanexampletoillustratethatAthereisatightlinkbetweenchurchandsociety.Ballchurchesaremagnificent.Coldchurchesareverypopular.Dhigh—risechurchesareimpressive.第5部分：補(bǔ)全短文（第46～50題，每題2分，共10分）下面的短文有5處空白，短文后有6個(gè)句子，其中5個(gè)取自短文，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容將其分別放回原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌.RisingTuitionintheUSEverySpring,USuniversityadministratorsgathertodiscussthenextacademicyear'sbudget.Theyconsiderfacultysalaries,utilitycostsfordormitories,newbuildingneedsandrepairstooldones.Theyrunthenumbersandconclude-itseems,inevitably-that,yetagain,thecostoftuitionmustgoup.AccordingtotheUS'sCollegeBoard,thepriceofattendingafour-yearprivateuniversityintheUSrose81percentbetweenl993and2004（46）In2005and2006,thenumberscontinuedtorise.Accordingtouniversityofficials,collegecostincreasesaresimplytheresultofbalancinguniversitycheckbooks.“TuitionincreasesatCedarvilleUniversityaredeterminedbyourrevenueneedsforeachyear,”saidtheuniversity'spresident.DrBillBrown.“Studenttuitionpaysfor78percentoftheuniversity'soperatingcosts.”Brown'sschoolisaprivateuniversitythatenrollsabout3,100undergradsandisconsistentlyrecognizedbyannualcollegerankingguideslikeUSNewsandWorldReport'sandThePrincetonReview's.（47）Tuitionatprivateuniversitiesissetbyadministrationofficialsandthensentforapprovaltotheschool'sboardoftrustees（董事）.（48）Thisboardoversees（監(jiān)管）allofastate'spublicinstitutions.JohnDurham,assistantsecretarytotheboardoftrusteesatEastCarolinaUniversity（ECU）,explainsthatstatelawsaysthatpublicinstitutionsmustmaketheirservicesavailablewheneverpossibletothepeopleofthestateforfree.DurhamsaidthatNorthCarolinaresidentsonlypay22percentofthecostoftheireducation.（49）StateresidentsattendingECUpayaboutUS$10,000fortuition,roomandboardbeforefinancialaid.Amidthenewsaboutcontinuedincreasesincollegecosts,however,thereissomegoodnews.Tuitionincreaseshavebeenaccompaniedbyroughlyequalincreasesinfinancialaidatalmosteveryuniversity.Toreceivefinancialaid,USstudentscompleteaformalapplicationwiththefederalgovernment.Thefederalgovernmentthendecideswhetheranapplicantiseligible（有資格的）forgrantsorloans.（50）ATheapplicationisthensenttothestudent’suniversity,wheretheschoolitselfwilldecidewhetherfreemoneywillbegiventothestudentandhowmuch.BAtpublicuniversities,however,tuitionincreasesmustalsobeapprovedbyastateeducationcommittee,sometimescalledtheboardofgovernors.CTheschoolcurrentlychargesUS$23,410ayearfortuition.DManyAmericanpeoplearesimplyunabletopaythegrowingcostoffood.EThat’smorethandoubletherateofinflation.FThestategovernmentcoverstherest.第6部分：完形填空（第51～65題，每題l分，共15分）下面的短文有l(wèi)5處空白，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容為每處空白確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。HowTwoGreatConflictsHelpedtoChangeEuropeNinetyyearsagoonasunnymorninginNorthernFrance,somethinghappenedthatchangedBritainandEuropeforever.AthalfpastsevenonthemorningofJulyl,1916,whistles（哨子）blewandthousandsofBritishsoldierslefttheirpositionstoattacktheirGermanenemies.Bytheendoftheday,20,000ofthemweredead,andanother30,000woundedormissing.TheBattleoftheSomme,（51）itiscalled,lastedforsixmonths.Whenitended,125,000Britishsoldiersweredead.Theyhadgainedfivekilometersofground.ThiswasoneofaseriesofgreatbattlesduringWWI.TheattackontheSommewasstagedtorelieve（52）ontheFrench,whowereengagedinagreatbattleoftheirownataplacecalledVerdun.Bythetimethebattleended,overamillionFrenchandGermantroopshadbeenkilled.Aboutl7millionpeoplewerekilledinWWI.Therehavebeenwarswithgreaternumbersofdead.Buttherehasneverbeenonein（53）mostofthedeadwereconcentratedinsuchasmallarea.OntheSommebattlefield,twomendiedforeverymeterofspace.Localfarmersworkinginthelandstill（54）thebodiesofthosewhodiedinthatbattle.Thedeadofallnationswereburiedinaseriesofgiantgraveyardsalongthelineoftheborder（55）FranceandBelgium.Relativesanddescendants（子孫）ofthosewhodiedstillvisitthesegraveyardstoday.WhattheFrenchcallthe“tourismofdeath”（56）animportantcontributiontothelocaleconomy.IttookasecondgreatconflictbeforeEuropewastoturn（57）waritself.Twenty-eightyearsaftertheSommebaffle,aliberatingarmy