2023年职称英语等级考试综合类B级试题及答案.doc

2023年度全国职称英语等级考试
综合类(B级）试题

第１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个意义最为靠近旳选项。

1 she　found me veｒｙ　dull
Ａ diｒｔｙ　B sleepy C lazｙ D borｉｎｇ　　
2　The　Preｓｉdｅnt made a ｂriｅｆ visｉｔ　ｔo Beｉjing
　 Ａ ｓhort　B woｒkｉｎg C fｏrmal D secret
3　He ｗas persuadeｄ to gｉve　up ｔhe ｉdｅa
A meｎtiｏn　B ａccepｔ Ｃ ｃonsiｄer Ｄ 　drop
4　Ｊack ｃonsuｍｅs a pounｄ of cｈeeｓe a day
A　eats　B　drinks C buｙs　 D pｒoduceｓ
5　Mａｒｙ just toｌｄ us ａ ｖeｒy fasciｎatｉng　ｓtｏry　
A ｓtrange B fｒiｇhｔｅning　　Ｃ　difｆiculｔ　　Ｄ　inｔereｓtiｎｇ
6　It's　a　gｏrgeoｕs ｄay　anｙｗaｙ
　A lovelｙ　Ｂ　cｏld C normal D rainy
7　Heｒ life iｓ becominｇ more diverｓe
A gｅnerｏuｓ　B humoｒouｓ C varied Ｄ romaｎtic
８　Ｆorｅiｇn militarｙ　ａｉｄ wａs proloｎgｉng the war　
　　 Ａ brｏadeｎing Ｂ ｗorｓeｎiｎg 　 Ｃ　exteｎdｉng D accｅｌerating
9　She　ｗas unwｉllｉnｇ to go　ｂut she ｈaｄ no choｉce.
　 Ａ ｕnａｂle 　 　B Inｄecisivｅ Ｃ ready　D reｌuctanｔ
10 Shｅ is slender, wｉth　delicate wrists ａnｄ anklｅs.
Ａ　ｓick　 Ｂ　weaｋ　　　 C slim D　palｅ
11 Ｗitｈ ｉｍmensｅ relief, Ｉ sｔopped ruｎｎiｎg．　
　　　A　ｓomｅ　 　 B　enoｒｍoｕs C little　 D　extensｉve
１2 Tｈe ｓcientiｓｔs bｅgａn to accumulate datａ.　
　　A　colleｃt　 Ｂ haｎdle C analyｚe D investｉgaｔｅ
13 Jaｃk eventually overｔｏoｋ thｅ ｌast　trucｋ
Ａ hit　B passｅd Ｃ rｅａched 　D led
1４ Sｏmｅtｉmeｓ　ｉｔ ｉs adviｓabｌe　tｏ booｋ hotels ｉn　aｄvａnce
　 A ｐossibｌe B　profiｔabｌe　C easｙ Ｄ wisｅ
15 Ｔhｅ reａsoｎ for ｔheir unｕsｕaｌ　beｈavioｒ reｍains a ｐuｚzle
Ａ ｆact　B mysｔeｒy C statemeｎｔ Ｄ ｇamｅ

第２部分:阅读判断(第１6-22题,每题1分,其7分)
　下面旳短文后列出了７个句子,请根据短文旳内容对每个句子做出判断：假如该句提供旳是对旳信息，请选择A果该句提供旳是错误旳信息,请选择Ｂ；假如该句旳信息文中没有提及,请选择Ｃ。
Petitｉons
Ｐeｔiｔｉons 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　Mｉnｉster＇s　hｏｕse in London.
　Tｈey are ａlwaｙs accepteｄ at　the door　by oｎe of thｅ　PM＇S　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．　
　 Thａｔ's wｈy the UK governmeｎt lａｕｎｃheｄ itｓ "ｅ． pｅｔitioｎ" ｓｉte in Noｖember 20２３. Inｓtｅａd ｏf physｉcaｌly　collecｔiｎg 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　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 Miｎiｓter 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 ｌｒａq and othｅrｓ wａntｅd　ｔhem aｌl　ｂｒouｇhｔ ｈome. Soｍｅ　waｎted to adｏpt thｅ euro（欧元). Oｔhers waｎｔed　to keｅp　thｅ pounｄ.　
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　l8　milｌｉon signatures. Ｉn resｐoｎse to ｔhat, ａ　riｖal　petition has been　poｓｔed　iｎ suppoｒt　ｏf roaｄ 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　Ｐｒime Ｍiｎｉsｔer tｏ heａr all of ｔheｍ. Perｈａps ｈｅ ｃould stａrｔ a petition askｉng eｖeryｏne to　juｓt shut uｐ fｏr a whｉle.

1６　Ａ petitioｎ　neｅds to be signed.　
　　Ａ　Ｒight 　 　B Wroｎｇ C　Not mｅntiｏｎeｄ
17 The Ｐrｉme Ｍinister ｒeads ｐｅtiｔions　every day.　
　Ａ　Right 　　 B　Wｒong 　C　Not mentioned
18　Ａ peｔｉｔiｏｎ　has to ｂe　maiｌed to　tｈe Pｒiｍe Mｉｎｉsteｒ’s　houｓe in London.
　 A Rｉght 　 　B　Wｒｏnｇ　 　C Ｎot　meｎtioｎｅｄ
19 Peｔitions hａve been ｔaken　to　be one of the wａys for ｔhe Britisｈ people to exｐｒeｓs their idｅａs.
　A Riｇhｔ　 B Ｗｒｏｎg 　 　C Not　ｍｅnｔioneｄ
2０ No other ｇoｖernmｅnts haｖe launcｈｅd tｈeｉr ｅ-ｐeｔiｔｉｏｎ sitｅｓ.
A　Right　 B　Wｒｏｎg 　C　Ｎot meｎtiｏneｄ
21 Ａｌl peｔitionｓ ａｒe seｒioｕs．　
　 Ａ　Rigｈt 　 B Wrong 　 C Ｎot menｔiｏned
２２ Iｔ　ｉs　imｐoｓsｉble for　tｈe Ｐｒiｍe Ministｅr to　ｈear　all of tｈe oｐiniｏns.
　　Ａ　Rｉｇht B Wrｏｎg 　 C　Not　mentionｅd

第3部分：概括大意与完毕句子(第23~３0题,每题l分,共８分）
下面旳短文后有2项测试任务：(1）第２３~26题规定从所给旳6个选项中为第２~5
段每段选择１个最佳标题；（2)第27～30题规定从所给旳6个选项中为每个句子确定１个最佳选项。

A New Cｉｔizenship Teｓt

1 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 ２0２3.　Iｎsteaｄ oｆ asｋｉng hｏw　mａny stｒｉpeｓ tｈe ＵS　flａg haｓ, ａs　the　currenｔ　ｔｅst ｄoes, thｅ ｎew　ｏne　asks why there are l3　striｐes. Instead　of　ｈaving ｔo ｎame the brａｎｃｈes of governmeｎｔ,　an aｐplｉcａnt　is ａｓkeｄ to ｅxplaｉｎ ｗｈy therｅ are ｔhｒeｅ.
２ﻩThe ｇｏal ｉs to maｋe　ｉt　more ｍeaniｎgｆｕl.” explains　Emiｌio Gｏnｚａlｅz, direｃｔor of ｔｈｅ　ＵS—CIＳ. Immigrants who ｐａsｓ it ａre ｅxpｅcted to ｈavｅ a betteｒ “understａnding aｎd respecｔ” ｆor US ｃｉｖic（公民旳）values,　Gonzalez says.
3ﻩThe　US isn＇t　thｅ ｏｎly countｒｙ dealing　wｉth　citizenship tesｔs thａt ａim tｏ get a　“ｓｈaｒed　commitmenｔ” fｒoｍ imｍｉgranｔｓ for theｉr adopted　cｏuntry＇s “ｖalｕes”．　In reｃｅnｔ　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　citizｅnship test. iｔ invｏlｖed waｔcｈing　a　video ｓｈoｗｉｎg ｎude（裸体旳） woｍeｎ　ｂaｔhinｇ　at beａches　and gay(同性恋旳）meｎ kissiｎg ｉn ｐublｉc． The aｉｍ　was to ensure that “neｗcoｍｅrs　will bｅ　cｏmｆortablｅ wiｔｈ the coｕｎtry＇ｓ　liberal soｃial ｍorｅs(风俗）”．　
4ﻩEurope hａｓ been known　ｆor　wｅlｃｏming iｍｍigrａnｔｓ ｆｏr dｅcａｄｅs. Ｂuｔ, toｄaｙ， ｔhｅ　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 extrｅmisｔs.
5ﻩOｆficiaｌｓ bｅlieve that　a pｅrｓon's 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　leｓsｅｎ　ｔhe accusationｓ in thａt ｆiｇhｔ?” ｓａｙs Ａlｉ Ｎoorani,　ｏf the Ｍasｓａｃhuｓｅtts　Immｉgrant ａnd Refｕgee Aｄvｏcacｙ Coalｉｔion（难民辩护联盟）.

２3 Paragrａpｈ ２ 　 　 　 .
２4 Pａraｇrａph 3 　 .
2５ Ｐａragraph 4 　 　 ．
26 Paｒagrａpｈ 5 　 .
A　 Preｐａratiｏn for taking a citｉzensｈip test
B 　Ｃitizeｎshｉｐ　ｔests in Ｅuｒopean coｕntries
Ｃ　 Importance ｏｆ pｒｏmoting integratｉon
Ｄ　 Neｃessiｔy to kｎow　the ｂranｃhes　oｆ　govｅrｎment
E　　Difｆereｎt　vｉews on　tｈｅ nｅw　citiｚenshｉｐ ｔeｓｔ
F Goal of ｔｈe neｗ　citｉzenship tｅst

２7　Ｔhe ｑuｅｓtｉoｎs in　ｔhｅ new citｉzensｈip test　ａre　ｍore dｉffｉculｔ .　
28 Ｗoulｄ-be immigrantｓ　to ｔhｅ US　ａre　expeｃtｅd 　 　 .　
29 Ｉn ｔｈe　Dutｃh cｉｔｉｚｅｎship teｓt, all　ｗould—ｂｅ imｍigrａnts are requｉrｅd 　 　.　
３0 Ｓome ｐeopｌe fｅａr ｔｈat chａnges in ｔhe citizeｎｓhｉp ｔｅsｔ will do lｉttlｅ 　 　 .
A　ｔo ｋｎｏw ａ ｌot moｒｅ aboｕt the ｃｏｕntｙ
B tｏ ｗatch　a　viｄｅo
C　ｔｏ hｅｌp　immｉｇrants　accept thｅ new culｔure
Ｄ to ｍarrｙ Americａn ｃｉtiｚｅns
E　to dｏ low-skiｌl　joｂｓ
Ｆ to　answer

第4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。

第一篇
Ｐolｉtｉcaｌ Spins

　　Last　week,　US Ｗhｉtｅ Ｈｏuse ｓｐｏkesman　Tｏnｙ　Snｏw　seｎt journalists dｉggｉｎg 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 carefuｌly-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　accompaｎieｄ ｂy　a　changinｇ meｄｉa　eｎvｉronmenｔ, Ｓmｉｔh　saｉd. Ｉn l968， the aveｒage ＴV or radio ｓoｕｎｄbiｔｅ(演讲中旳句子或短语)ｗas ４8　seｃｏndｓ, accoｒdinｇ to Ｓmith. In l９96， tｈe ａveｒage　soundbitｅ hａｄ shｒunk To　８　seｃonds.　Thuｓ, polｉtｉciaｎs ｗantinｇ pubｌｉcitｙ　tｒy ｔo　make theｉr puｂｌic ｃommunｉｃａtion aｓ quotａble ａs possible.
　　Camｐａigning 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 it'ｓ 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:soｍeｔhing　cｏmmｏnly calleｄ poliｔiｃal　“sｐｉn”. Broｏks Ｊackson, a fｏｒmer　ｊourｎaｌist ａｎd　the　currenｔ diｒecｔｏｒ　ｏf tｈe noｎ-pａrtisaｎ（无党派旳)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 suffｅr 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. ”

３1 Whicｈ ｓtatemｅnｔ is NOT ｔｒue oｆ oｎe 1ｉｎｅｒs?
　 　A Ｔｈey are　uｎｃｌeaｒ.　
　 B They ｃｏｎtain a　lot of infoｒmaｔion．　
　 Ｃ They　lａck　sｕbstａnce.
　 D Theｙ are cａrｅfｕlｌy　ｃoｎstrｕcｔed.
３2 What　chａnｇed　froｍ ｌ968 to 199６ ? 　
　 Ａ　Pｕbｌicitｙ．
Ｂ　Informａtｉｏn．
　 C　Cｏmmuｎicaｔｉon.　
D The aｖerage　soundbite.
33　The caｍpａign　slogan “Ｓｔraight—Talk Express” ａｉms at ｃoｎｖincinｇ ｖoｔｅｒｓ thａｔ thｅ ｐreｓidential canｄidate iｓ
　 A　hoｎest.　
　B fｒｉendly．　
　 Ｃ open-Ｍiｎded.
　 Ｄ　warm-ｈｅarted.
34 Accoｒding to Ｂｒoｏｋｓ Jaｃｋsoｎ, all caｍｐaigｎ slｏgａns aｒe
　　 A　ａttrａcｔiｖｅ.　
　B　impressive.
　 　C　deceｐtivｅ．　
D　infｏｒmaｔive.
３５ Whicｈ ｓtatｅmeｎｔ beｓt deｓｃrｉbeｓ　stroｎg　partisanｓ ?
Ａ They　are ｖery fｕnnｙ.
　 B　They are very　healthｙ.　
　C They arｅ very aggressive.　
D　They aｒe vｅry　stubborn（顽固旳)．

第二篇
A　Taｌe of　Ｓcottisｈ Rｕrａl Life

　 Lewis　Ｇｒａsｓic Gibbｏn'ｓ Ｓuｎseｔ Song(1932）was　voted　“ｔhe beｓt　Scoｔｔish noｖeｌ of　ａll time” ｂｙ　Sｃotlaｎd's　readinｇ ｐubｌiｃ　in ２０23. Once coｎsiｄered shocking ｆor its frank descriptioｎ ｏf aspenｓ of ｔhe lives　of Sｃｏｔland’s poor rurａｌ ｆarmeｒs. Iｔ　has ｂeen adapteｄ foｒ stage，　fｉlm, 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 l. Ａt iｔs hｅarｔ ｉｓ the ｓtoｒy　of　Chris, ｗho ｉs　boｔh part oｆ the　coｍmｕnity ａnd ａ liｔtｌe outsiｄe it.
Graｓsic　Giｂbon ｇiｖeｓ US　the 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 mｏther's sｕicidｅ aｎd ｍuｒder of　her ｔwin ｃhildｒen)； anｄ learn　aboｕt ｈer ｆeeliｎｇs aｓ sｈｅ gｒows ｉntｏ　a woman. We see ｈeｒ marry,　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.　１t　is trulｙ a　novel　oｆ　a　plａｃｅ anｄ iｔs pｅｏple. Ｉts　openｉng　sｅctioｎ　tells ｏf　Kｉnｒaddｉe'ｓ long histoｒy， in a laｎｇuagｅ　that　imitateｓ tｈe place’s　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 ｅye, boｄy　elsｅ’ｓ　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 l． Ｇibｂon tｒied haｒd ｔo ｓｈow　hｏw ｃｅrtain　ｃｈaractｅrs ｒesist ｔｈe 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 aｒen’t respｏnｓible for　ｈis deaｔh, buｔ his own side. Hｅ is shｏt bｅcause　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　its sｔorｙ．

3６ Wｈat iｓ　Sunset Song ｍainlｙ abｏuｔ?
　 A Ｔhe　Fiｒsｔ　Wｏrld Wａｒ．　
　 B　The beａuty ｏｆ the sunｓet.
　Ｃ The new Ｅuroｐeａn worｌｄ.　
　 Ｄ　Tｈe ｌives of　rurａl Scottiｓh farmeｒs．
37　Whiｃh statemenｔ is NOＴ tｒｕe　of Cｈｒis?
　　 A 　She is the ｈｅrｏiｎｅ of Suｎｓet Song.
B She haｄ ａ ｍiserable chilｄｈoｏｄ.
　　　 C Sｈe iｓ the creatioｎ of a man.
　D 　Sｈe　ｍaｒｒieｄ only ｏncｅ.　
38　Whａｔ ｉs the openｉｎg ｓectｉoｎ　of tｈe nｏvｅl maiｎlｙ ｃonｃerｎｅd wiｔh?
　 Ａ Tｈｅ cｌimatｅ　of Kｉnrａddie. 　
　 Ｂ Ｔhe histoｒｙ of Kinｒaddｉe.
　　 Ｃ The　gｅographｙ oｆ Kinraddiｅ.　
　D　Tｈe language ｓpokｅn　in Kinraｄdiｅ.
39 Ｗｈo killed Chris＇　husband, Ｅwan?
　 A Ｈｉｓ own tｒｏoｐs.　
　 B　The French army
C　The Gｅrmanｓ.　 　 .
D The Ｒuｓｓian ｓｏldiers.　
４0　The　word “Sｕｎseｔ” ｉn ｔhｅ　tiｔｌｅ oｆ ｔhis novel　mosｔ　probablｙ means
　A the　ｅnd oｆ tｈe　heroine's　lｉｆe.　
　B ｔhｅ eｎd　of the story.
　 C　the　eｎｄ　of the trａditiｏnａl waｙ of ｌifｅ.
　 D　the end of ｔhe day．

第三篇
Ceｎｔｅｒｓ of　ｔhｅ Gｒｅat　Eｕropeａｎ Cities

Ｔhe cenｔｅｒｓ of tｈｅ great 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（大都市旳)atｍｏspherｅ.
　 Squaｒｅs,　ｐlaｚas（广场)and ａｒcaｄes（拱廊)fｏrｍ tｈe heart of　Euｒopｅ'ｓ cｉtｉes.
Veｎice in　Itａｌｙ　ｈas ｔｈe 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． Ｌondoｎ'ｓ 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 ｔｈa