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1、2005年职称英语等级考试试题、答案及题解综合类(c级)试题第1部分:词汇选项(第115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。1 She is sick.A fatB weakC illD mad2 M ar y is l ooki ng for t he book she lost yesterdayA trying t o findB l ooki ng upC l ooki ng atD finding3 I rarely wear a
2、raincoat because I spend m ost of my t i m e i n a carA norm al l yB sel domC frequentlyD usually4 He is a physicianA researcherB professorC doctorD student5 An i m port ant part of t he national governm ent is t he Forei gn Service,a branch of t heD epart m ent of State.A treeB divisionC rootD leaf
3、6 M ar y gels up at six o cl ock every m orni ng.A risesB st andsC arrivesD comes7 A l t hough I sym pat hi ze.I can,t really do very much t o hel pA BecauseB Si nceC ThoughD For8 M ar y has made up her m i nd not t o go t o t he m eet i ngA triedB prom i sedC decidedD attem pted9 I rem em ber lots
4、of thingsA m uchB largeC bigD m any10 She w ill be pleased to m eet you.A angryB happyC sadD unw i11i ng11 It is obvious that he w i11 w i n the gam e.A likelyB possibleC clearD probable12 The earth m oves around the sun.A beforeB roundC af terD over13 D i d anyone cal 1 when I was out?A everyoneB s
5、om eoneC nobodyD anybody14 It took US along ti m e to m end the houseA buiIdB destroyC designD repair15 I don t quite follow w hat she is saying.A observeB understandC explainD describe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
6、,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。They Say Ireland s the B estIreland is the best place in the w orld to 1ive in for 2005,according to a life qua 1ityranking that appeared in B ritain s Econom i st m agazine last week.The am bi t i ous at tem pt t o com pare happi ness levels around t he w orl
7、 d is based on t heprinciple that w eal t h is not t he onl y m easure of human satisfaction and w ell-being.The i ndex of 111 countries uses data on i ncom es,health,unem pl oym ent,cl i m at e,politicalstability,j ob security,gender equality as w el 1 as what t he m agazi ne calls“freedom,fam i l
8、y and com m uni t y life.D espi t e t he bad w eat her,troubled health service,traffic congest i on(拥挤),genderinequality,and t he hi gh cost of 1i vi ng.Ireland scored an i m pressive 8.33 points out of10.That put it w el l ahead of second-pl ace Sw itzerland,whi ch m anaged 8.07.Zi mbabwe,troubledb
9、y political insecurity and hunger,is rated t he gl oom i est (最差的),picking up onl y 3.89poi nt s.4A1 t hough rising i ncom es and increased individual choices are highly val ued,“t he reportsaid,“some of t he factors associated w i t h m oderni zati on such as t he breakdow n(崩溃)i ntraditional insti
10、tutions and fam i l y values i n part t ake away from a positive i m pact.M“Ireland wi ns because it successfully com bi nes t he m ost desirable el em ent s of t he neww i t h t he preservation of certain war m el em ent s of t he old,such as stable fam i l y and com m uni t yThe m agazi ne adm itt
11、ed m easuri ng quality of life is not a straightforw ard thing t o do,and that its findings woul d have their critics.No.2 on t he list is Sw itzerland.The other nations i n t he t op 10 are Nor way,Luxem bourg,Sweden,A ustralia,Iceland,Italy,D enmar k and Spai n.The UK is positioned at N o.29,a muc
12、h l ow er position chiefly because of t he social andfam i l y breakdown recorded i n official statistics.The US,w hi ch has t he second highest percapita GD P(人均国内生产总值)after Luxem bourg,t ook t he 13t h place i n t he survey.Chi na wasi n t he l ower half of t he l eague at 60t h.16 For 2,005 years
13、,Ireland has been t he best place for humans t o 1i ve i n.A Ri ghtB W r ongC Not m ent i oned17 Job security is t he least i m port ant m easure of life quality.A Ri ghtB W r ongC Not m ent i oned18 Cost of living i n Ireland is pretty hi gh.A Ri ghtB W r ongC Not m ent i oned19 Fam i l y life i n
14、Zi mbabwe is not stable.A Ri ghtB W r ongC Not m ent i oned20 Ireland is positioned at No.1 because it com bi nes t he m ost desirable el em ent s of t henew w i t h some good el em ent s of t he ol d.A Ri ghtB W r ongC Not m ent i oned21 To m easure 1ife quality is easy.A Ri ghtB W r ongC Not m ent
15、 i oned22 The U ni t ed States of Am eri ca is among t he t op 10 countries.A Ri ghtB W r ongC Not m ent i oned第3部分:概括大意与完成句子(第23一30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。Estee Lauder D i ed1 The chi Id of C entr
16、al European i m m i grant s who created an international cosm etics(化妆品)em pi re and becam e one of t he m ost influential women i n US,has di ed on Sat urday.Est eeLauder di ed at her home i n M anhat t an,New Yor k C ity,a company spokeswom an said.She was97.2 Born i n Queens,New York i n 1908,Lau
17、der was t he daught er of a H ungari an m ot her anda Czech father.3 Lauder began her business career by selling skincare product s devel oped by her uncl eJohn Schot z,a chem ist,t o beaut y sal ons(美容院)and hotels.In 1930,she m arri ed JosephLauder who becam e her partner.The company,whi ch becam e
18、 known as Est ee Lauder,t ook offaf ter W orl d W ar 11.4 In 1953,t he company introduced its first perfum e(香水),Yout h D ew,t he first of a rangeof fragrances that has now grown t o m ore t han 70.They i ncl ude:A ram i s,a line of product sfor men,l aunched i n 1964;and C linique,a range of odourl
19、ess(无嗅的)cosm etics,whi chfol l ow ed i n 1968.5 By t he t i m e she retired i n 1995,Lauder was presiding over a m ultibi 11ion-dollarenterprise,w hi ch now ranks num ber 349 i n t he Fort une 500 list of largest US com pani es.In 1998,shewast he onl y woman t o feature i n Ti me m agazi ne s select
20、ion of t he 20 m ost i m port ant businessgeni uses of t he last century.There w ere t wo secrets t o her success:her gift for sellingthings and her tireless energy and determ ination never t o accept second best.6 Even after her retirem ent at t he age of 89,Lauder rem ai ned closely i nvol ved.Bea
21、ut y,Lauder believed,was t he m ost i m port ant thing i n life.7 She w rot e i n her 1985 aut obi ography,“Estee,a Success Story:“In a perfect w orl d,we d all be j udged on t he sw eet ness of our souls.But i n our less t han perfect w orl d,t he woman who l ooks pretty has a distinct advant age a
22、nd,usually,t he last w ord.23 Paragraph 224 Paragraph 325 Paragraph 426 Paragraph 5A Earl y CareerB Chi l dhoodC Product sD Ret i rem entE Cosm et i cs Em pressF Bi rt h27 Lauder regarded beaut y.28 Lauder di ed.29 Before m arri age,she sol d product s f o r mu la te d.30 A ft er ret i rem ent,she c
23、ont i nued t o show i nt e r e s t.A at t he age of 97B as t he m ost i m port ant t hi ng i n l i feC by John Schot zD i n 1908E i n cosm et i csF on t he sw eet ness of our soul s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,每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容,从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案,涂在答题卡相应的位置上。第一篇Storms Sink Ships
24、Rescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people ki1 led i n two ferry disasters i nBangladesh.The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 2 1.Hundredsmore are missing or feared dead.The two ferries sank i n different rivers near the capital city of Dhaka as strong windsand
25、rain hit the South Asian country.The government has since banned all ferries and other boats from travel 1ing at nightduring the Apri1-May stormy season.One of the ferries,MV Mitali,was carrying far more people than i t was supposed t o.About400 passengers fitted into a space made for just 300,polic
26、e said The second ferry carriedabout 100 passengers.“The number of deaths i s certain to rise,“said an official in charge of the rescuework.“No one really knows how many people were on board the ferry or how many of themsurvived.wFerries in Bangladesh don t always keep passenger lists,making i t dif
27、ficult t odet erm i ne t he exact num ber of peopl e on board.Besi des t he ferry accidents,at least 40 peopl e w ere ki 1 l ed and 400 injured by lightningstrikes,falling houses and trees and t he sinking of sm al 1 boat s.St orm s are common this t i m e of year i n Bangl adesh,as are boating acci
28、dents.Ferrydisasters t ake away hundreds of 1i ves every year i n a nation of 130 mi 11 i on peopl e.O fficials bl am e these river accidents on a l ack of safety m easures,t oo many passengersi n boat s and not enough checks on w eat her condi t i ons.Ferries are a common means of transport i n Ban
29、gl adesh.It is a count ry covered by about230 rivers.Some 20,000 ferries use t he nat i on*s w at erw ays(水路)every year.And many oft hem are dangerousl y overcrow ded(过度拥挤).Si ncel 977,m ore t han 3,000 peopl e have di ed i n some 260 boating accidents.31 How many peopl e have been found dead i n t
30、he t wo ferry disasters?A M or e t han 130.B Over 3,000.C About 400.D At least 40.32 The t wo ferry disasters occurredA at noon.B i n t he m orni ng.C at night.D i n t he afternoon.33 How many passengers was MV Mi taii desi gned t o carry?A 440.B 100.C 400.D 300.34 W hi ch of t he fol l owi ng is NO
31、T m ent i oned as a cause of t he boating accidents?A St rong w i nds.B Bad w eat her conditions.C Bl ockage of w at erw ays.D Lack of safety m easures.35 W hi ch of t he follow ing statem ents is NOT true of t he t wo ferry disasters?A They traveled duri ng t he Apri 1-M ay st orm y season.B They s
32、ank on A pri l 21.C The exact num ber of deaths coul d be easily det erm i ned.D They sank som ewhere near D haka.第二篇Savi ng M oneyW here you save your money of t en depends on what you are savi ng for.If you are savi ngt o buy a dictionary or t o go t o a concert,t hen probabl y keep your money som
33、 ewhere i n yourr oom.If you are savi ng for a bi g purchase like a m ount ai n bi ke or a school trip,where woul dyousave your money?One place t o save money is t he bank.Putting your money i n a savi ngs account wi 11 hel pyour money earn m ore money.If you put your money i n a pi ggy bank(猪形储蓄罐),
34、one yearlater you 11 still have the sam e am ount of m oney you put in.If you put your m oney in asavings account,one year later,you,11 have m ore m oney than you put in.W hy?W hen you keep your m oney in a bank,your m oney earns interest.Interest is the am ountofm oney a bank pays you to use your m
35、 oney.The bank uses your m oney(and the m oney of otherpeople,too)to loan m oney to people and businesses.The bank w i11 send you a statem ent several tim es a year.A bank statem ent tells youhow m uch m oney there is in your account,It also tells you how m uch interest you have earned.Ifyou leave y
36、our m oney in the bank,you can w atch it grow!A nother way you can save m oney is to buy a certificate of deposit or CD.If you havesom em oney that you don5 t need to use for a long tim e,this is a good way to m ake your m oneygrow.You can buy a CD at a bank.You agree not to use the m oney for a cer
37、tain period oft i m e.That period m i ght be from six m ont hs to five years You can tt i m e.If you do,you m ust pay a penalty,or fee.Since the bank is using your m oney for that tim e period,touch your m oney during thatit w ill pay you interest.Youw illearn m ore interest w ith a CD than in a sav
38、ings account.Can you guess why?It s becauseyou prom ise to leave your m oney in the bank for a certain period of tim e.Banks pay differentrates of interest.So,you may w ant to com pare rates in new spaper ads before buying a CD.36 W hi ch way w i11 help your m oney earn m ore m oney?A Putting your m
39、 oneyB Putting your m oneyC Putting your m oneyD Putting your m oneyin your room.in a piggy bank.in your pocket.in a savings account.37 Interest is the am ount of m oney w hi chA a bank lends to people.B a bank loans to businesses.C a bank pays you.D a bank uses.38 A bank statem ent tells youA the a
40、m ount of m oney you have in the bank.B the current rates of interest.C the current rates of exchange.D the best way to save your m oney.39 If you draw your m oney before it is due.A you have to pay interest to the bank.B you have to close your accountC you have to open a new account.D you have to p
41、ay a penalty or fee.40 The w ord“touch in paragraph 7 could be best replaced byA“deposit”.B“borrow”.C“use”.D “cash”.第三篇Two Peopl e,Two Pat hsYou m ust be fam iliar w i t h t he situation:D ad s driving,Mum s telling hi m where t ogo.He s sure that t hey need t o turn left But she says it s not for a
42、nother t wo bl ocks.Whohas t he better sense of direction?Men or women.They bot h do,a new st udy says,but i n different ways.Men and women.Canadi an researchers have found,have different m et hods of finding theirway.Men l ook quickly at l andm arks(地标)and head off i n what t hey thi nk is t he rig
43、htdirection.W omen,however,try t o picture t he whol e route i n detai 1 and t hen fol low t he pat h i n theirhead.“women t end t o be mor e detailed,M said Edwar d C ornell,who l ed t he st udy,“w hi l e ment end t o be a little bit faster and.a little bit m or e intuitive(直觉感知的).In fact,said C or
44、nell,“sense of directionw isn t one skill but t wo.The first is t he“survey m et hod”.Thi s is when you see all area from above,such asa printed map.YOu can see,for exam pl e,w here t he hospital is,where t he church is andthat t hesuperm arket is on its right.The second skill is t he“route m et hod
45、“Thi s is when you use a series of directions.Youstartfrom t he hospital,t hen turn lef t,turn fight,go uphi 11-and t hen you see t he superm arket.Men are m ore 1 ikely t o use t he survey m et hod w hi l e women are m ore likely t o use oneroute and follow directions.Bot h work,and neither is bett
46、er.Some scientists insist that these different ski 1 Is have a l ong history.They argueit is because of t he difference i n traditional roles.In ancient t i m es,young men often went far away w i t h t he older men t o fish or hunt.Thetrip t ook hours or days and covered unfam i liar places.The onl
47、y way t o know where you werewas t o use t he survey m et hod t o rem em ber l andm arkst he m ount ai ns,t he l akes and so on.The women,on t he other hand,t ook young girls out t o find fruits and plants.Theseactivities were much closer t o home but required learning w el 1-used pat hs.So,women5 s
48、sense ofspace was based on learning certain routes.41 W hen finding his way,D ad t ends t o rely onA his intuitive knowl edge.B his book knowl edge.C Muni s assistance.D t he police s assistance.42 W omen are m ore 1ikely t o useA t he survey m et hod.B t he traditional m et hod.C t he route m et ho
49、d.D t he right m et hod.43 W hi ch works better,t he route m et hod or t he survey m et hod?A The survey m et hod.B The route m et hod.C Either.D N ei t her.44 W hi ch of t he follow ing is NOT a l andm ark?A A l ong river.B A hi gh m ount ai n.C A m agni fi cent church.D A pat h i n your head.45 W
50、omen devel oped a sense of space out of t he needA t o go fishing.B t o go hunt i ng.C t o learn w ell-used pat hs.D t o go swi mmi ng.第5部分:补 全 短 文(第46 50题,每 题2分,共10分)阅读下面的短文,文章中有5处空白,文章后面有6组文字,请根据文章的内容选择5组文字,将其分别放回文章原有位置,以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。Cari bbean IslandsW hat woul d you see if you t ook a