2005年职称英语考试综合类B级试题及答案

2005年职称英语考试综合类B级试题及答案第1部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。1Itisobviousthathewillwinthegame．AlikelyBpossibleCclearDprobable2Theearthmovesaroundthesun．AbeforeBroundCafterDover3Didanyonecallwhenlwasout?AeveryoneCnobodyBsomeoneDanybody4Ittookusalongtimetomendthehouse．AbuildBdestroyCdesignDrepair5Idon’tquitefollowwhatsheissaying．AobserveBunderstandCexplainDdescribe6Wecannolongertoleratehisactions．AputupwithBacceptCtakeDreceive7Loudnoisescanbeirritating．AhatefulBpainfulCstimulatingDannoying8InthebackgroundwasthateternalhumAlongBnever-endingCboringDextensive9TheConstitution’svaguenaturehasgivenittheflexibilitytobeadaptedwhencircumstanceschangeAimpreciseBapparentCclearDeasy10GamblingislawfulinNevada．AenjoyableBirresistibleClegalDprofitable11ThesearethemotivesfordoingitAreasonsBexcusesCanswersDreplies12TheriverwidensconsiderablyasitbeginstoturnwestAextendsBstretchesCbroadensDbends13Manyeconomistshavegivenintothefatallureofmathematics．AerrorBpuzzleCattractionDcontradiction14WithimmensereliefIstoppedrunning．AnoBlittleCscarceDenormous15AgreatdealhasbeendonetoremedythesituationAmaintainBimproveCpreserveDprotect第2部分：阅读判断(第16—22题，每题1分，共7分)阅读下面这篇短文，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，请在答题卡上把A涂黑；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。TheySayIreland’stheBestIrelandisthebestplaceintheworldtoliveinfor2005．accordingtoalifequalityrankingthatappearedinBritain’sEconomistmagazinelastweek．Theambitiousattempttocomparehappinesslevelsaroundtheworldisbasedontheprinciplethatwealthisnottheonlymeasureofhumansatisfactionandwell-being．Theindexof111countriesusesdataonincomes,health,unemployment,climate,politicalstability,jobsecurity，genderequalityaswellaswhatthemagazinecalls“freedom，familyandcommunity1ife”Despitethebadweather,troubledhealthservice，trafficcongestion(拥挤)，genderinequalityandthehighcostofliving．Irelandscoredanimpressive8．33Pointsout0f10．Thatputitwellaheadofsecond-placeSwitzerland．whichmanaged8．07．Zimbabwe．troubledbypoliticalinsecurityandhunger,isratedthegloomiest(最差的)，pickinguponly3．89points．“Althoughrisingincomesandincreasedindividualchoicesarehighlyvalued．”thereportsaid，someofthefactorsassociatedwithmodernizationsuchasthebreakdown(崩溃)intraditionalinstitutionsandfamilyvaluesinparttakeawayfromapositiveimpact．”“Irelandwinsbecauseitsuccessfullycombinesthemostdesirableelementsofthenewwiththepreservationofcertainwarmelementsoftheold，suchasstablefamilyandcommunitylife”Themagazineadmittedmeasuringqualityoflifeisnotastraightforwardthingtodo，andthatitsfindingswouldhavetheircritics．No．2onthe1istisSwitzerland．Theothernationsinthetop10areNorway．Luxembourg．Sweden,Australia，Iceland，Italy,DenmarkandSpain．TheUKispositionedatNo．29,amuchlowerpositionchieflybecauseofthesocialandfamilybreakdownrecordedinofficialstatistics．TheUS，whichhasthesecondhighestpercapitaGDP(人均国内生产总值)afterLuxembourg，tookthe13thplaceinthesurveyChinawasintheLowerhalfoftheleagueat60th16For2，005years，IrelandhasbeenthebestplaceforhumanstoliveinARightBWrongCNotmentioned17JobsecurityistheleastimportantmeasureoflifequalityARightBWrongCNotmentioned18CostoflivinginIrelandisprettyhighARightBWrongCNotmentioned19FamilylifeinZimbabweisnotstableARightBWrongCNotmentioned20IrelandispositionedatNo1becauseitcombinesthemostdesirableelementsofthenewwithsomegoodelementsoftheoldARightBWrongCNotmentioned21Tomeasurelifequalityiseasy．ARightBWrongCNotmentioned22TheUnitedStatesofAmericaisamongthetop10countries．ARightBWrongCNotmentioned第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23~30题，每题1分，共8分)阅读下面这篇短文，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个正确的小标题；(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。EvenIntelligentPeopleCanFail1Thestrikingthingabouttheinnovatorswhosucceededinmakingourmodernworldishowoftentheyfailed．Turnoilalight，takeaphotograph，watchTV,searchtheweb，jetacrossthePacificOcean．talkonacellphone(手机)．Theinnovatorswholeftusthesethingshadtofindthewaytosuccessthroughamaze(错综复杂)ofwrongturns．2Wehavejustcelebratedthe125thanniversaryofAmericaninnovatorThomasEdison’ssuccessinheatingnthinlinetowhite，hotheatfor14hoursinhislabinNewJersey，US．HedidthatonOctober22．1879．andfollowedupamonthlaterbykeepingathreadofcommoncardboardalight(点亮着的)inanairlessspacefor45hours．ThreeyearslaterhewentontolightuphalfasquaremileofdowntownManhattan，eventhoughonlyoneofthesixpowerplantsinhisdesignworkedwhenheturnediton，onSeptember4，1882．3“Manyof1ife’Sfailures”thesupremeinnovatorsaid．“arepeoplewhodidnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup”BeforethatmagicalmomentinOctober1879．Edisonhadworkedoutnofewerthan3．000theoriesaboutelectriclight．Butinonlytwocasesdidhisexperimentswork．4N0onelikesfailure，butthesmartinnovatorslearnfromit．MarkGumz．theheadofthecameramakerOlympusAmericaInc．attributessomeofthecompany’Ssuccessesintechnologytounderstandingfailure．Hispopularphraseis：“Youonlyfailwhenyouquit”50vertwocenturies,themostcommonqualityoftheinnovatorshasbeenpersistenceThatisanotherwayofsayingtheyhadtheemotionalabilitytokeepupwhattheyweredoing．WaltDisney,thefounderofD