2008年度全国职称英语等级考试综合类(A级)试题及答案

2008年度全国职称英语等级考试综合类（A级）试题第1部分：词汇选项（第1～15题，每题l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。1Withimmenserelief,Istoppedrunning.AsomeBenormousClittleDextensive2Thescientistsbegantoaccumulatedata.AcollectBhandleCanalyzeDinvestigate3Jackeventuallyovertookthelasttruck.AhitBpassedCreachedDled4Sometimesitisadvisabletobookhotelsinadvance.ApossibleBprofitableCeasyDwise5Thereasonfortheirunusualbehaviorremainsapuzzle.AfactBmysteryCstatementDgame6Thatguyisreallywitty.AsmartBuglyChonorableDpopular7Theworldchampionsufferedasensationaldefeat.AreasonableBdramaticChumiliatingDhorrifying8ItseemsthatonlyMaryiseligible.forthejob.ApreparedBtrainedCqualifiedDguided9ThispoemdepictsthebeautifulsceneryofatownintheSouth.ApraisesBwritesCimitatesDdescribes10Themeaningisstillobscure.AvagueBtransparentCalienDsignificant11Dumpedwastemightcontaminatewatersupplies.AdestroyBdecreaseCdelayDpollute12OnetheorypostulatesthattheancientFilipinoscamefromIndiaandPersia.AassumesBexpectsCpredictsDconsiders13Itisverydifficultforachildtoadheretorules.ArememberBfollowCunderstandDlearn14IhopethatIdidn’tdoanythingabsurd1astnight.AawkwardBstrangeCstupidDawful15Thereshouldbelawsthatprohibitsmokingaroundchildren.AforbidBadvocateCinheritDwithdraw第2部分：阅读判断（第16～22题，每题l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。WhatisGlobalization?Itwastheanti-globalizationmovementthatreallyputglobalizationonthemap.Asawordithasexistedsincethel960s,buttheprotestsagainstthisallegedlynewprocess,whichitsopponentscondemnasawayoforderingpeople'slives,broughtglobalizationoutofthefinancialandacademicworldsandintoeverydaycurrentaffairs.Inthelatel980sandearlyl990s,thebusinessmodelcalledthe“globalized”financialmarketcametobeseenasanentitythatcouldhavemorethanjustaneconomicimpactonthepartsoftheworldIttouched.Globalizationcametobeseenasmorethansimplyawayofdoingbusiness,orrunningfinancialmarkets-itbecameaprocess.Fromthenonthewordtookonalifeofitsown.Sohowdoestheglobalizedmarketwork?Itismoderncommunicationsthatmakeitpossible；fortheBritishservicesectortodealwithitscustomersthroughacallcentreinIndia,orforasportswear（运动服）manufacturertodesignitsproductsinEurope,maketheminsouth.eastAsiaandselltheminnorthAmerica.Butthisiswheretheanti—globalizationsidegetsstuckin（关注）.Ifthesepracticesreplacedomesticeconomiclifewithaneconomythatisheavilyinfluencedorcontrolledfromoverseas.thenthecreationofaglobalizedeconomicmodelandtheprocessofglobalizationcanalsobeseenasasurrenderofpowertothecorporations,orameansofkeepingpoorernationsintheirplace.Noteveryoneagreesthatglobalizationisnecessarilyevil,orthatglobalizedcorporationsarerunningthelivesofindividualsoraremorepowerfulthannations.Somesaythatthespreadofglobalization,freemarketsandfreetradeintothedevelopingworldisthebestwaytobeatpoverty-theonlyproblemisthatfreemarketsandfreetradedonotyettrulyexist.Globalizationcanbeseenasapositive,negativeorevenmarginalprocess.Andregardlessofwhetheritworksforgoodorill,globalization'sexactmeaningwillcontinuetobethesubjectofdebateamongthosewhooppose,Supportorsimplyobserveit.16Globalizationisatermusedonlyinthefinancialandacademicworlds.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned17Globalizationcanbebestunderstoodasawayofdoingbusiness.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned18Moderncommunicationsplayanimportantroleinglobalization.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned19Britainhasbenefitedquitealotfromglobalization.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned20Theopponentsbelievethatglobalizationwillkeepthepoorernationsinpoverty.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned21Theopponentsthinkthatglobalizedcorporationshavemorepowerthannations.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned22Freemarketsandfreetradewilleventuallyprevail.ARightBWrongCNotmentioned第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23～30题，每题l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。ANewCitizenshipTest1Lastweek,asampleofthenewUScitizenship（公民身份）examwasreleasedbytheUSCitizenshipandImmigrationServices（US-CIS）.Itwillbetriedoutin10citiesearlynextyeartoreplacethecurrenttestin2008.InsteadofaskinghowmanystripestheUSflaghas,asthecurrenttestdoes,thenewoneaskswhytherearel3stripes.Insteadofhavingtonamethebranchesofgovernment,anapplicantisaskedtoexplainwhytherearethree.2“Thegoalistomakeitmoremeaningful.”explainsEmilioGonzalez,directoroftheUS-CIS.Immigrantswhopassitareexpectedtohaveabetter“understandingandrespect”forUScivic（公民的）values,Gonzalezsays.3TheUSisn'ttheonlycountrydealingwithcitizenshipteststhataimtogeta“sharedcommitment”fromimmigrantsfortheiradoptedcountry's“values”.Inrecentyears,inadditiontotheusualrequirementoflanguage/workskillsandeconomicstatus,severalEuropeancountrieshaveadoptedcitizenshiptests.BritainintroducedanewcitizenshiptestlastNovember.InMarch,anewDutchlawtookeffectrequiringallwould-beimmigrantstotakeacitizenshiptest.itinvolvedwatchingavideoshowingnude（裸体的）womenbathingatbeachesandgay（同性恋的）menkissinginpublic.Theaimwastoensurethat“newcomerswillbecomfortablewiththecountry’sliberalsocialmores（风俗）”.4Europehasbeenknownforwelcomingimmigrantsfordecades.But,today,thefactisthatsomeimmigrantsarekeptapar