2009年职称英语考试综合类B级真题及答案第一部分:词汇选项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.Wouldyouplease(call)myhusbandassoonaspossible?Aphone BvisitCconsult Dinvite2 Wehadalong(conversation)aboutherparents.Aspeech BquestionCdebate Dtalk3 Thechairman(proposed)thatwestopthemeeting.Astated BannouncedCsuggested Ddemanded4 Obviouslythesepeoplecanbe(relied)oninacrisis. Adependon BlivedonCbelievedin Djoinedin5 ThereisalwaysexcitementattheOlympicGameswhenanathlete(breaks)arecord. Amaintains BbeatsCmatches Dtries6 Allthepupilsseemtobevery(cheerful). Ahealthy BhappyCnaughty Dbusy7 Thetraditionalpaintingsare(exhibited)onthesecondfloor. Adisplayed BlaidCkept Dstored8 Shestoodthereshakingwith(fury).Alaugh BanxietyCcry Danger9 Maryevidentlyisthemost(diligent)studentamongus. Aintelligent BbeautifulChardworking Dtalkative10(Persistent)attemptstointerviewGarbowerefruitless. AForceful BReasonableCFirm DContinuous11Whycan'tyoustopyour(eternal)complaining?Along BeverlastingCtemporary Dboring12Hundredsofbuildingswere(wrecked)bytheearthquake.Adamage Bshaken Cfallen Djumped13Thesepaintingsareconsideredbymanytobe(authentic). Afaithful Broyal Csincere Dgenuine14Manyeconomistshavegivenintothefatal(lure)ofmathematics. Asimplicity Battraction Cpower Drigor 15Tenyearsaftertheevent,herdeathstillremainsa(puzzle). Amist BfogCsecret Dmystery 第二部分:阅读判断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。FightingforaBetterFutureforWoman WhenIwasaskedwhatitmeanstobeawomanrunningforPresident,Ialwaysgavethesameanswer:thatIwasproudtoberunningasawomanbutIwasrunningbecauseIthoughtI'dbethebestpresident.ButIamawoman,andlikemillionsofwomen,Iknowtherearestillbarriersandbiasesoutthere,oftenunconscious.IwanttobuildanAmericathatrespectsandembracesthepotentialofeverylastoneofus. Iranasadaughterwhobenefitedfromopportunitiesmymotherneverdreamedof.Iranasamotherwhoworriesaboutmydaughter'sfutureandamotherwhowantstoleadallchildrentobrightertomorrows. TobuildthatfutureIsee,wemustmakesurethatwomenandmenalikeunderstandthestrugglesoftheirgrandmothersandmothers,andthatwomenenjoyequalopportunities,equalpay,andequalrespect. Letusresolveandworktowardachievingsomeverysimplepropositions:Therearenoacceptablelimitsandtherearenoacceptableprejudicesinthetwenty-firstcentury. Youcanbesoproudthat,fromnowon,itwillbeunremarkableforawomantowinprimarystatevictories,unremarkabletohaveawomaninacloseracetobeournominee,unremarkabletothinkthatawomancanbethePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Andthatistrulyremarkable. Tothosewhoaredisappointedthatwecouldn'tgoalltheway–especiallytheyoungpeoplewhoputsomuchintothiscampaign–itwouldbreakmyheartif,infallingshortofmygoal,Iinanywaydiscouragedanyofyoufrompursuingyours. Alwaysaimhigh,workhard,andcaredeeplyaboutwhatyoubelievein.Whenyoustumble,keepfaith.Whenyou'reknockeddown,getrightbackup.Andneverlistentoanyonewhosaysyoucan'torshouldn'tgoon. Aswegatherheretodayinthishistoricmagnificentbuilding,the50thwomantoleavethisEarthisorbitingoverhead.Ifwecanblast50womenintospace,wewillsomedaylaunchawomanintotheWhiteHouse. 16.HillaryClintonhasbecomethepresidentialnomineefortheDemocraticParty. A Right B Wrong C NotMentioned 17.HillaryClintonbelievedthatifshewereelectedpresidentoftheUnitedStates,shewouldbethebest. A Right B Wrong C NotMentioned 18.TheAmericanpeoplearenowreadytoacceptawomanastheirpresident. A Right B Wrong C NotMentioned 19.TheAmericanyoungpeoplefeeldisappointedatHillary'sfailuretowinthenomination. A Right B Wrong C NotMentioned 20.America's50thfemaleastronautisrightnowmovingroundtheEarth. A Right B Wrong C NotMentioned 21.HillaryClintonwillsupportObamaintheupcomingpresidentialelectioncampaign. A Right B Wrong C NotMentioned 22.HillaryClintonwillnolongerrunforpresident. A Right B Wrong C NotMentioned 第三部分:概括大意与完成句子下面的短文后有2项测试任务:(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为指定段落每段选择1个小标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定一个最佳选项。McGrady'sartisaspectacle 1 WhenTracyMcGradyishealthy,hisplaycanbesobeautifulthatevenhisownteammatesonthecourtcannothelpbutadmireit-inthemiddleofagame. 2 "It'shardforme,becauseI'mafanofbasketball,"HoustonpointguardRaferAlstontoldtheHoustonChroniclenewspaperafterMcGrady's44-pointperformanceagainstUtahonJanuary5."Whenhe'sshootingtheballlikethat,alotoftimesI'mstandingtherewatchingand,allofasudden,[theotherteam's]gettingtheballandgoingonafastbreak,andI'mgettingyelledatbythecoach."Indeed,McGrady'sbodycontrol,hisenergy,hisshooting-watchingthesearelikewatchinganartistatwork,blendingcolours,constructingsentences,orplayingmusic. 3 Unfortunately,McGrady,27,hasn'talwaysbeenonthejob.Alreadythisseason,he'smissedsevengameswithbackspasms.AfterYaoMingwasinjuredonDec.23,itappearedHoustonwouldbewithoutbothofitsstars.McGrady,however,returnedthreedayslaterandhasbeenplayingwelleversince,scoringmorethan30pointsineachofthelastsixgames,asofTuesday.Houstoncan'tseemtogetonwithouthim.WhenMcGradywasinjured,theRocketswontwoandlostfive. 4 "Listen,thereareonlyfourorfivepeopleontheentireplanetthatcandothethingshecandowiththebasketball,"forwardShaneBattiersaidofMcGrady."Fromafan'sperspective-andwe'refanseventhoughwe'replayers-it'sreallyfuntowatchhimdothat."Fromaplayer'sperspective,hisgamecanaffecttheentireteam.Noquestion.Weseehim,andwegetexcited,andthatpumpsusup.Hekeepsmakingshots,andsuddenlyitseemstobecomeeasierforeverybody." 5 Butitwon't,really.Houstonhasjustbegunanimportantstretchontheirschedule.FourofthenextsevengameswillbeplayedawayfromHouston-andwithoutYao.Sixofthegameswillbeagainstteamswithwinningrecords.Opponentswilldouble-teamMcGradyinanattempttodulltheimpactofhisart.Insteadofwatching,McGrady'steammateswillneedtocreatealittleartoftheirown.23.Paragraph224.Paragraph325.Paragraph426.Paragraph5 A.McGrady'sInjury B.NecessityfortheTeammatestoImproveTheirOwnSkills C.EvaluationfromTwoDifferentPerspectives D.SpectacularPerformanceontheCourt E.PlayersHoustonCan'tDoWithout F.YaoMing'sPerformance27.McGradyplaysbasketballsowell______________.28.YaoMingmissedseveralgames____________.29.ThereareveryfewpeopleontheEarth___________.30.Everyonewillhavetocontribute__________. A.sincehereturned B.thathisteammatescannothelpadmiringhim C.thatheisoftenyelledatbythecoach D.whocanplaybasketballsowell E.becausehehadbeeninjured F.ifHoustonhopestowin第四部分:阅读理解下面有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MarchMadness FortherestofMarch,anepidemic(传染病)willsweepacrosstheUS.Itwillkeepkidshomefromschool.Collegestudentswillignorepilesofhomework.Employeeswillsuddenlylosetheirabilitytoconcentrate. Thedisease,knownas"MarchMadness",referstotheyearly65-teamUSmen'scollegebasketballtournament.ItbeginsonMarch15andlaststhroughthebeginningofApril.Teamscompeteagainsteachotherinasingle-eliminationtournamentthateventuallycrownsanationalchampion. Nearly20millionAmericanswillfindthemselvesprisonersofbasketballfestivalmadness. Thefuncomespartlyfromguessingthewinnersforeverygame.Friendscompeteagainstfriends,husbandsagainstwives,andcolleaguesagainstbosses. Big-nameschoolsareusuallyfavoredtoadvanceintothetournament.Buteachyeartherearedarkhorsesfromlittle-knownuniversities. Thisaddstothemadness.Watchingateamfromaschoolwith3,000studentsbeatateamfromaschoolwith30,000,formanyAmericans,isanexcitingexperience.Lastyear,theylittle-knownGeorgeMasonUniversitywasoneofthefinalfourteams.Manypeoplehadneverbeenheardoftheuniversitybeforethetournament. Collegebasketballplayersarenotpaid,sothegameismoreaboutmakinganamefortheiruniversityandthemselves.Butthatdoesn'tmeanmoneyisn'tinvolved. About$4billionwillbespentgamblingontheevent.AccordingtoMediaLifemagazine,theeventwilldrawover$500millioninadvertisingrevenuethisyeartoppingthepost-seasonrevenue,includingthatoftheNBA(全国篮球协会).31.Whatwillhappenintheremainingpartofthemonth? A.ManyAmericanswillbesenttomadhouses. B.GreatexcitementwillspreadacrosstheUS. C.About20millionAmericanswillbeputinprison. D.AdeadlyepidemicwillbreakoutintheUS.32.WhichstatementabouttheepidemicisNOTtrue? A.Itoccurseveryfourthyear. B.ItstartsonMarch15. C.Itisknownas"MarchMadness". D.ItlaststhroughthebeginningofApril.33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaninstanceof"MarchMadness"? A.Kidsrunawayfromschool. B.Husbandskisstheirwives. C.Collegestudentskeephomeworkpilingup. D.Employeescan'tconcentrateontheirwork.34.Itisgreatfun A.lookingatwiveskissingtheirhusbands B.listeningtostudentstalkingtotheirteachers C.watchingfarmerskickingtheirdonkeys D.bettingonthewinnersofeachgame35.Thelittle-knownGeorgeMasonUniversitywasadarkhorsebecause A.ithadastudentbodyof30,000 B.itsplayerswerealblackpeople C.ithadneverbeenexpectedtobevictorious D.itsplayersranasfastasblackhorse 第二篇DecliningInterestinDevelopingForeignLanguageSkills Australia'sforeignlanguageskillsaredeclining,VoiceofAmericahasreported.Newfiguresshowthatonly13percentofhighschoolgraduatescanspeakaforeignlanguage.Butfourdecadesago,40percenthadforeignlanguageskills. ProfessorEliseTipton,fromtheUniversityofSydney,saysincreasinglystudentsdonotfeeltheneedtolearnanotherlanguagetoboosttheircareer.ShebelievesthatAustralia'seconomicboom,whichisdrivenbyred-hotdemandforitsminerals,ishelpingmaskseriousdeficienciesinitslanguageskills. AustraliadoesbusinessverysuccessfullyinEnglishwithmostofitstradingpartners.Butastheworld'seconomicpowershiftstoemergingregionssuchasAsia,itslanguagegapcouldsoonbeexposed.Accordingtothenewfigures,lessthan6.5percentofhighschoolgraduatesareproficientinanAsianlanguage.AcademicsworrythatthismeansAustraliawillincreasinglybeisolatedfromitseconomicallyimportantAsianneighbors.DilipDutta,fromtheeconomicsandbusinessfacultyatSydneyUniversity,sayslanguageskillscanenhancetradingopportunities.IfAustralianswanttotradewithAsiancountries,itisveryimportantforthemtolearnthelanguagethatwillhelpthemtogetclosertotheculture. ButstudentshavedifferentopinionsaboutAsianlanguagelearning.PippaMcCowage,a22-year-oldAustralianstudent,saysmanyyoungAustralianshaveahalf-heartedapproachtoforeignlanguages,andthelanguagecurriculumisoftenweak."Whilewe'reencouragedinhighschooltolearnanotherlanguage,it'snotreallyapparenttomeasarealisticexpectationthatyouwillhavetospeakit,"saidMcCowage."Forexample,IlearnedJapaneseinhighschool,whenIwentonanexchangeinYear10,IfoundthattheJapanesestudentsofmyagehadamuchgreaterproficiencyinEnglishthanIdidinJapanese.Sointhatsense,italmostdiscouragesyou. Atpresent,about70percentofAustralia'smajorexportsgotoAsiaandtheAustraliangovernmenthasbeenkeenondevelopingclosereconomicanddiplomatictieswithAsia.Academicssaythat,asAsiabecomesoneoftheworld'seconomicpowerhouses,Australianeedstoimproveitslanguageskillsifitistotakefulladvantageofthebusinessopportunitiesonitsdoorstep.36.Whatpercentageofhighschoolgraduateswereproficientinforeignlanguagefortyyearsago? A.70percentB.13percentC.6.5percent D.40percent37.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2? A.Australiaisessentiallyaself-sufficientcountry. B.Australiahasrichdepositsofminerals. C.AustraliahasnointentiontotradewithAsiancountries. D.Australianstudentsarenotrequiredtolearnaforeignlanguage.38.WhatdoesDilipDuttathinklanguageskillscando? A.Improveyourrelationwithyourpartner. B.Helpsettleinternationalconflicts. C.Increasetradingopportunities. D.Removebarriersinnegotiations.39.WhyhastheAustraliangovernmentbeenkeenlyinterestedinstrengtheningtieswithAsia? A.BecauseAsiaiswhereAustralia'smajorexportsgo. B.BecauseAsiaiswhereAustraliaislocated. C.BecauseAsiaiswhereAustraliansgoandspendtheirholidays. D.BecauseAsiaiswhereAustraliacanplayabigroleininternationalaffairs.40.The
"faculty"inparagraph3canbereplacedby A.college. B.buildingC.department.D.university.第三篇YouthEmancipationinSpain TheSpanishGovernmentissoworriedaboutthenumberofyoungadultsstilllivingwiththeirparentsthatithasdecidedtohelpthemleavethenest. Around55percentofpeopleaged18-34inSpainstillsleepintheirparents'homes,saysthelatestreportfromthecountry'sstate-runInstituteofYouth. Tocoax(劝诱)youngpeoplefromtheirhomes,theinstitutestarteda"YouthEmancipation(解放)programmethismonth.Theprogrammeoffersguidanceinfindingroomsandjobs. Economistsblameyoungpeople'sfamilydependenceontheprecarious(不稳定的)labourmarketandincreasinghousingprices.Housingpriceshaverisen17percentayearsince2000. Culturalreasonsalsocontributetotheproblem,saysociologists.FamilytiesinsouthEurope-Italy,PortugalandGreece-arestrongerthanthoseinmiddleandnorthEurope,saidSpanishsociologistAlmudenaMorenoMinguezinherreport"TheLateEmancipationofSpanishYouth:KeysforUnderstanding". "Ingeneral,youngpeopleinSpainfirmlybelieveinthefamilyasthemainbodyaroundwhichtheirprivatelifeisorganized,"saidMinguez. InSpain-especiallyinthecountryside,itisnotuncommontofindentiregroupsofaunts,uncles,cousins,niecesandnephews(外甥/侄子)alllivingonthesamestreet.TheyregularlygettogetherforSundaydinner. Parents'tolerance(宽容)isanotherfactor.Spanishparentsacceptlate-nightpartyingandarewaryofsettingbedtimerules. "Achildcanarrivehomeatwhatevertimehewants.Ifparentscomplainhe'llputupabigfightandcallthefatheraFascist,"saidJoseAntonioGomezYanez,asociologistatCarlosIIIUniversityinMadrid. Mothers'willingnesstodochildren'shouseholdchoresworsenstheproblem.Dioni-sioMasso,a60-year-oldinMadrid,hasthreechildrenintheir20s.Theeldest,28,hasagirlfriendandajob.Butlifewithmumisgood. "Hismumdoesthewashandcooksforhim;intheend,heliveswell,"Massosaid.41.The"YouthEmancipation"programmeaimsathelpingyoungpeople A.liveinanindependentway B.fightforfreedom C.fightagainstsocialinjustice D.getridoffamilyresponsibilities42.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph5thatfamilytiesarestrongerinPortugalthanin A.GreeceB.FinlandC.SpainD.Italy43.Youngpeople'sfamilydependencecanbeattributedtoallthefollowingfactorsEXCEPT A.parent'stoleranceB.housingproblems C.unwillingnesstogetmarriedD.culturaltraditions44.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofDinoisioMasso? A.Shehasaboyfriend.B.Sheis60yearsold. C.Shehasthreechildren.D.ShelivesinMadrid.45.Thephrase"waryof"inparagraph8couldbebestreplacedby A.tiredofB.afraidof C.worriedaboutD.cautiousabout第五部分:补全短文下面的短文有5处空白,短文后有6个句子,其中5个取自短文,请根据短文内容讲其分别放回原有位置,以恢复文章面貌。ReducePackaging PressureincreasedrecentlyonBritishsupermarketsandretailerstoreducepackagingaspartofananti-wastecampaign.________________(46).Britaingenerates4.6milliontonsofhouseholdwasteeveryyearbypackaging. Dozensofpeoplehaveexpressedangerattheexcessofplasticwrapping.CampaignershascalledonBritaintolearnfromotherEuropeancountries.__________________(47).Whenreturnedbottlesareputinavendingmachines(自动售货机),thedepositisrefunded.EnvironmentalistswarnthatBritainlagsbehindinthis. Therewerereportsofgrowinguneaseamongconsumersovertheamountofpackagingtheyhavetodealwith.Tradestandardsofficersalsoobjecttoexcessivepackaging._________________(48) InresponsetoacampaignbyBritain'sTheIndependentnewspaper,leadingsupermarketshavepointedtovariousinitiativestowinthepublicconfidence.__________________(49) Butcampaignerssaidretailersandthegovernmentcouldlearnmuchfromanti-wastepracticesontheContinent.InSweden,non-recyclablebatterieshavebeentaxedsince1991toencourageaswitchtoalternatives._____________(50)InGermany,plasticbagsareunheardofinsupermarketsanddepositsarepaidforreusableplasticandglassbeveragebottles. A.Ifaproductisoverpackaged,don'tbuyit. B.InBelgium,whenyoubuysomethinginaplasticorglasscontainer,youmakeadeposit. C.Thisisbecausetoomuchpaddingcangivebuyersafalseimpressionofwhattheyarebuying. D.Thishasresultedina74percentreductioninsales. E.Tescosaiditwassaving112,000tonsofcardboardayearbyswitchingtoreusableplasticcrates(装货箱)fortransportingitsfreshproduce. F.ThecampaignwasinitiatedbyTheIndependentnewspaper. 正确答案:FBCED第六部分:完形填空NewIdeas Iceland'sPresidentOlafurGrimssonistrying