职称英语考试综合类B级试题及答案新编.docx

职称英语考试综合类B级试题及答案新编

资料仅供参考
职称英语等级考试综合类B级试题
第一部分：词汇选项(第1-15题，每题1分。共15分)
　　下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
　　1．Patricia stared at the other girls with resentment．
　　A．doubt 　　B．anger 　　C．love 　　D．surprise
　　2．I want to provide my boys with a decent education.
　　A．speeial 　　B．private 　　C．good 　　D．general
　　3．Her father was a quiet man with graceful manners.
　　A．polite 　　B．similar 　　C．usual 　　D．bad
　　4．There was a profound silence after his remark.
　　A．short 　　B．deep 　　C．proud 　　D．sudden
　　5．The document was compiled by the Department of Health.
　　A．printed 　　B．attached 　　C．written 　　D．sent
　　6．In the process，the light energy converts to heat energy.
　　A．change 　　B．reduces 　　C．leaves 　　D．drops
　　7．Many cities have restricted smoking in public places.
　　A．limited 　　B．allowed 　　C．stopped 　　D．kept
　　8．The thief was finally captured two miles away from the village.
　　A．killed 　　B．jailed 　　C．caught 　　D．found
　　9．If we leave now，we should miss the traffic．
　　A．mix 　　B．avoid 　　C．direct 　　D．stop
　　10．What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?
　　A．advancement 　　B．replacement 　　C．retirement 　　D．adveaisement
　　11．We've seen a marked shift in our approach to the social issues．
　　A．great 　　B．clear 　　C．quick 　　D．regular
　　12.Such a database would be extremely costly to set up．
　　A．update 　　B．transfer 　　C．destroy 　　D．establish
　　13.The two banks have announced plans to merge next year．
　　A．combine 　　B．break 　　C．sell 　　D．close
　　14.I enjoyed the play-it had a clever plot and very funny dialogues.
　　A．humorous 　　B．Iong 　　C．original 　　D．boilng
　　15．He's spent years cultivating a knowledge of art．
　　A．denying 　　B．using 　　C．sharing 　　D．developing
　　第二部分：阅读判断(第16-22题，每题1分，共7分)
　　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。
　　The Race into Space
　　American millionaire Dennis Tito will always be famous．He was the first tourist in space．"I spent sixty years on Earth and eight days in space and from my viewpoint， it was two separate lives，"Tito explained．He loved his time in space．"Being in space and looking back at earth is one of the most rewarding experiences a human being can have．"
　　This kind of experience isn't cheap．It cost $ 20 million．However，Tito achieved his dream． so he was happy． "For me it was a life dream． It was a dream that began when I didn，t have any money，"he told reporters．
　　On 30 April ，Mark Shuttleworth became the world's second space tourist．Shuttleworth is a South African businessman．At the age of twenty-eight．he also paid $ 20 million for the eightday trip．
　　Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a company called Space Adventures．The company has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space．The spaceship to take them doesn't exist yet．
　　Many of the customdrs are people who like adventure．They are the kind of people who also want to climb Mount Qomolangma．Other customers are people who love space．However，these people are worried．Because it's so expensive,only very rich people can go into space．They want space travel to be available to more people．
　　That day may soon be here．Inter Orbital Systems(IOS)plans to send up to four tourists a week into space．The tours will depart from an island in Tonga．The company promises a package that includes forty-five days of astronaut training in Russia and California，seven days in space，and a vacation in Tonga．for $2 million．
　　However，space flight is still very dangerous．Bill Readdy is NASA's deputy assistant administrator for space flight．He says that the chances of dying are about 1 in 500．Because of this it may take time before space tourism really takes off．You might be able to go up，but will you come down?
　　16．Dennis Tito was the first tourist in space．
　　A．Right 　　B．Wrong 　　C．Not mentioned
　　17．Mark Shuttleworth is an engineer from the United States．
　　A．Right 　　B．Wrong 　　C．Not mentioned
　　18．Both Tito and Shuttleworth have climbed Mount Qomolangma．
　　A．Right 　　B．Wrong 　　C．Not mentioned
　　19．Space Adventures has about 100 customers waiting for their travel into space．
　　A．Right 　　B．Wrong 　　C．Not mentioned
　　20．Space Adventures already has a spaceship．
　　A．Right 　　B．Wrong 　　C．Not mentioned
　　21．IOS will send its tourists into space from Tonga．
　　A．Right 　　B．Wrong 　　C．Not mentioned
　　22．Bill Readdy thinks space flight is very dangerous．
　　A．Right 　　B．Wrong 　　C．Not mentioned
　　第三部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23-30题，每题1分，共8分)
　　下面的短文后有2项测试任务：
　　(1)第23-26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2-5段每段选择1个最佳标题；
　　(2)第27-30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。
　　Waste Not，Want Not
　　1 Bob and Clara Darlington，who own and run a farm in the North of England，have alwayslooked for new ways of making money out of the produce they grow．Their SUCCESS began when theyestablished a shop on their farm，so that people could come and buy fresh vegetables directly fromthem．
　　2 The business was an immediate SUCCESS，and soon scored top marks in a competition set upby the Farm Retail Association to find the best farm shop in the country．The Association's inspectorsfound the Darlingtons'shop offered excellent service and value for money as well as quality fruit andvegetable．
　　3 Clara Darlington is a trained chef and，in addition to a range of home-grown foods andother local produce，she began offering a variety of prepared meals which she had made herself inthe farmhouse kitchen．A small cafe alongside the farm shop was soon added，with everything thatvisitors could taste on the menu also being for sale in the shop．
　　4 Clara admits that starting the business was expensive，and she has worked very hard，butmaintains that if the product is good，the public recognize this and buy it．"I aim to offer the highestquality to our customers，whether they come in for a loaf of bread，or take a whole dinner-partymenu．I take it as a compliment(恭维)if people take home one of my dishes to serve to their family and friends and get away with pretending they made it themselves．"
　　5 So it was that the couple realized that they had a surplus of misshapen or damaged vegetables grown on the farm which were unsuitable for selling in the shop．Clara，not wishing to see themget thrown away，decided to turn them into soup．
　　6 The soup met with the immediate approval of customers to the shop and Clara now producesten different varieties．She spent much of the summer traveling up and down to London by rail，doing presentations of the soups．As a result，they are now served in first-class railway restaurant carsbelonging to three companies as well as being stocked by a number of high-class London stores．
　　23．Paragraph 2_______________．
　　24．Paragraph 3________________．
　　25．Paragraph 4______________．
　　26．Paragraph 5____________．
　　A．Time well spent is rewarded
　　B．Professional recognition is obtained
　　C．A necessary alternative to farming
　　D．Professional skills are exploited
　　E．Continuing investment in high standards
　　F．Ensuring that nothing gets wasted
　　27．Bob an Clara Darlington established a shop to____________．
　　28．Apart from quality fruit and vegetables，the couple____________．
　　29．Instead of throwing the damaged vegetables away，the couple__________．
　　30．Clara spent much of the summer going to London to____________．
　　A．sell fresh vegetables
　　B．sell as much as possible
　　C．offer a variety of prepared meals
　　D．turn them into soup
　　E．fill a gap in the market
　　F．promote her soups
　　第四部分：阅读理解(第31-45题，每题3分，共45分)
　　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。
　　第1篇
　　Immigration and Problems
　　Hundreds of thousands of people supporting immigration rights in the US filled streets all over America in early ．Many held signs and American flags and asked to be treated as citizens-notcriminals．Many of these supported legislation from Senator John McCain that would open a path tocitizenship to immigrants who were already in the country illegally．Proposed legislation from otherpoliticians called for stricter measures-including rounding up undocumented immigrants and send.ing them back to their home countries．
　　Canadian officials say that immigration applications continue to rise．Some want to keep thedoors open．They need the labor．About 400，000 immigrants were allowed into the country in ，according to the Canadian Government statistics．However，all this growth means that cities need toadapt．New comers don't always make a smooth transition into jobs for which they are skilled．So industries are using mentoring(辅导)programs to help new immigrants find proper jobs．
　　With the large numbers of undocumented African immigrants arriving in the Canary Islands andshowing no sign of abating(减少)，the Spanish Government has decided to get tough．There will beno more mass amnesties(特赦)for illegals，and anyone coming to Spain without permission will besent back，the government has announced．About 23，000 migrants(移民)landed on the islands in ，and riots have erupted in some crowded reception centers．This has promoted local authoritiesto appeal to the United Nations for help．
　　France's new immigration and integration law gives the government new powers to encouragehigh-skilled migration．It takes effect in ．The new law authorizes the government will helpthese identified employers find immigrant workers with needed skills or qualifications．The selectedforeign employees will be granted"skills and talents"visas．valid for three years．But some peopleshow the concern that it'll cause brain drain in developing countries．
　　31．Many immigrants in the US took to the streets in early ，demanding that________．
　　A．John McCain be removed．
　　B．they be sent back home
　　C．they be treated as citizens
　　D．their culture be protected
　　32．The expression"rounding up"in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by_________．
　　A．encircling 　　B．separating 　　C．arresting 　　D．frightening
　　33．Canada is not very strict with immigration applications because___________．
　　A．it is a large country
　　B．it is suffering from labor shoaage
　　C．its population is decreasing
　　D．it is a multicultural country
　　34．To solve the immigration problem，the Spanish Government has decided___________．
　　A．to take tough measures against illegal immigration
　　B．to let immigrants freely enter the country
　　C．to integrate immigrants into the Spanish culture
　　D．to help immigrants find proper jobs
　　35．After France's new immigration and integration law takes effect，it will_________．
　　A．encourage overseas students to return home
　　B．bring damage to the unity of the country
　　C．arouse anger among French workers
　　D．make it hard for developing countries to keep talents
　　第2篇
　　The Iceman
　　On a September day in 1991，two Germans were climbing the mountains between Austria andItaly．High up on a mountain pass，they found the body of a man lying on the ice．At that height(10，499 feet，or 3，200 meters)，the ice is usually permanent，but 1991 had been an especiallywarm year．The mountain ice had melted more than usual and so the body had come to the surface．
　　It was lying face downward．The skeleton(骨架)was in perfect condition，except for a woundin the head．There was still skin on the bones and the remains of some clothes．The hands were still holding the wooden handle of an ax and on the feet there were very simple leather and cloth boots．
　　Nearby was a pair of gloves made of tree bark(树皮)and a holder for arrows．
　　Who was this man?How and when had he died?Everybody had a different answer to thesequestions．Some people thought that it was from this century，perhaps the body of a soldier who diedin World War 1，since several soldiers had already been found in the area．A Swiss woman believedit might be her father，who had died in those mountains twenty years before and whose body hadnever been found．The scientists who rushed to look at the body thought it was probably much older，maybe even a thousand years old．
　　With modern dating techniques，the scientists soon learned that the Iceman was about 5．300 years old．Born in about 3300 B．C．，he lived during the Bronze Age in Europe．At first scientiststhought he was probably a hunter who had died from an accident in the high mountains．More recent evidence，however，tells a different story．A new kind of X-rav shows an arrowhcad still stuck in his shoulder．It left only a tiny hole in his skin，but it caused internal damage and bleeding．He a1．most certainly died from this wound，and not from the wound on the back of his head．This meansthat he was probabb；in some kind of a battle．It may have been part of a larger war。or he may havebeen fighting bandits．He may even have been a bandit himself．
　　By studying his clothes and tools，scientists have already learned a great deal from the Icemanabout the times he lived in．we may never know the full story of how he died，but he has give Us im．portant clues to the history of those distant times．
　　36．The body of the Iceman was found in the mountains mainly because_________．
　　A．he was lying on the ice
　　B．he was just on a mountain pass
　　C．the melted iee made him visible
　　D．two Germans were climbing the mountains
　　37．What can be inferred from paragraph 2?
　　A．The Iceman lived a poor life．
　　B．The Iceman could have died from the wound in the head．
　　C．The Iceman was struck dead from behind．
　　D．The Iceman was killed while working
　　38．All the following are assumptions once made about the Iceman EXCEPT_________．
　　A．he was a soldier in World War 1
　　B．he was a Swiss woman's long-lost father
　　C．he was born about a thousand years ago
　　D．he came from Italy
　　39．The scientists made the deduction that the Iceman_________．
　　A．was probably in some kind of a battle
　　B．had got a wound on the back of his head
　　C．had a tiny hole in his skin causing his death
　　D．was hit in the shoulder by an arrowhead
　　40．The word"bandits"in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by_________．
　　A．hunters 　　B．shooters 　　C．robbers 　　D．soldiers
　　第3篇
　　Britain's Solo Sailor
　　Ellen MacArthur started sailing when she was eight，going out on sailing trips with her aunt．
　　She loved it so much that she saved her money for three years to buy her first small sailing boat．When she was 18．she sailed alone around Britain and won the"Young Sailor of the Year"award．
　　But Ellen really became famous in ．Aged only 24，she was one of only two women who entered the Vendee Globe round the world solo race，which lasts 100 days．Despite many problems，she came second in the race out of 24 competitors and she was given a very warm welcome when she returned．
　　Ambition and determination have always been a big part of Ellen's personality．When she wasyounger，she lived in a kind of hut(棚屋)for three years while she was trying to get sponsorship tocompete in a transatlantic race．Then she took a one-way ticked to France，bought a tiny seven meter class mini yacht，slept unde