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2005年职称英语等级综合类(B级)试题考试试题、答案及题解第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 It is obvious that he will win the game A likely B possible C clear D probable2 The earth moves around the sun A before B round C after D over3 Did anyone call when l was out?A everyoneC nobodyB someoneD anybody4 It took us a long time to mend the house A build B destroy C design D repair5 I dont quite follow what she is saying A observe B understand C explain D describe6 We can no longer tolerate his actions A put up with B accept C take D receive7 Loud noises can be irritating A hateful B painful C stimulating D annoying8 In the background was that eternal hum A long B never-ending C boring D extensive9 The Constitutions vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change A imprecise B apparentC clear D easy10Gambling is lawful in NevadaA enjoyable B irresistibleC legal D profitable11These are the motives for doing itA reasons B excusesC answers D replies12The river widens considerably as it begins to turn westA extends B stretchesC broadens D bends13 Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics A error B puzzle C attraction D contradiction14 With immense relief I stopped running A no B little C scarce D enormous15 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation A maintain B improve C preserve D protect第2部分：阅读判断 (第1622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。They Say Irelands the Best Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britains Economist magazine last week The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on theprinciple that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being The index of 111countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,politicalstability,job security，gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom，family andcommunity 1ife” Despite the bad weather, troubled health service，traffic congestion(拥挤)，gender inequality and the high cost of livingIreland scored an impressive 833 Points out 0f 10 That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerlandwhich managed 807Zimbabwetroubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest(最差的)，picking up only 389points “Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued”the report said，some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown(崩溃)intraditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact” “Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the newwith the preservation of certain warm elements of the old，such as stable family and community life” The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do，and that its findings would have their critics No2 on the 1ist is SwitzerlandThe other nations in the top 10 are NorwayLuxembourgSweden,Australia，Iceland，Italy,Denmark and Spain The UK is positioned at No29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social andfamily breakdown recorded in official statisticsThe US，which has the second highest per capitaGDP(人均国内生产总值)after Luxembourg，took the 13th place in the survey China was in theLower half of the league at 60th16 For 2，005 years，Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned17 Job security is the least important measure of life quality A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned18 Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned19 Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned20 Ireland is positioned at No 1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new with some good elements of the old A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned2l To measure life quality is easy A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned22 The United States of America is among the top 10 countries A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned第3部分：概括大意与完成句子 (第2330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2326题要求从所给的6个选项中为第25段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)第2730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。Even Intelligent People Can Fail1 The striking thing about the innovators who succeeded in making our modern world is howoften they failedTurn oil a light，take a photograph，watch TV,search the web，jet across thePacific Oceantalk on a cellphone(手机)The innovators who left us these things had to find theway to success through a maze(错综复杂)of wrong turns2 We have just celebrated the 125th anniversary of American innovator Thomas Edisonssuccess in heating n thin line to white，hot heat for 14 hours in his lab in New Jersey，USHe didthat on October 221879and followed up a month later by keeping a thread of commoncardboard alight(点亮着的)in an airless space for 45 hoursThree years later he went on to lightup half a square mile of downtown Manhattan，even though only one of the six power plants inhis design worked when he turned it on，on September 4，18823 “Many of 1ifeS failures”the supreme innovator said“are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up”Before that magical moment in October 1879Edison had worked out no fewer than 3000 theories about electric lightBut in only two cases didhis experiments work4 N0 one likes failure，but the smart innovators learn from itMark Gumzthe head of thecamera maker Olympus America Incattributes some of the companyS successes in technologyto understanding failureHis popular phrase is：“You only fail when you quit”5 0ver two centuries,the most common quality of the innovators has been persistence That isanother way of saying they had the emotional ability to keep up what they were doingWaltDisney,the founder of Disneyland，was so broke after a succession of financial failures that hewas left shoeless in his office because he could not afford the US$150 to get his shoes from therepair shopPioneering Car maker Henry Ford failed with one company and was forced out ofanother before he developed the Model T Car6 Failure is harder to bear in todays open,accelerated worldHardly any innovation worksthe first time But an impatient society and the media want instant success When Americanmusic and movie master David Geffen had a difficult time，a critic said nastily that the onlydifference between Geffen Records (Geffens company)and the Titanic(the ship that went down) was that the Titanic had better musicActually，it wasntAfter four years of 10ssesGeffen had so many hits(成功的作品)he could afford a ship as big as the Titanic all to himself第4部分：阅读理解(第3145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Two People，Two Paths You must be familiar with the situation：Dads driving，Mums telling him where to goHessure that they need to turn 1eftBut she says its not for another two blocksWho has the bettersense of direction?Men or women? They both do,a new study saysbut in different ways Men and womenCanadian researchers have found，have different methods of finding theirwayMen look quickly at landmarks f地标)and head off in what they think is the right directionWomenhowevertry to picture the whole route in detail and then f01low the path in their head， “Women tend to be more detailed”said Edward Cornell，who led the study。“while mentend to be a little bit faster anda little bit more intuitive(直觉感知的)” In factsaid Cornell“sense of direction”isnt one skill but twoThe first is the“survey method，This is when you see an area from above，such as a printedmap You can seefor example，where the hospital is，where the church is and that thesupermarket is on its right The second skill is the“route method”This is when you use a series of directionsYon startfrom the hospitalthen turn 1eftturn right，go uphilland then you see the supermarket Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one routeand follow directions Both workand neither is better Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long historyThey argue it is becauseof the difference in traditional roles In ancient timesyoung men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt The triptook hours or days and covered unfamiliar placesThe only way to know where you were was touse the survey method to remember landmarksthe mountainsthe 1akes and so on The women，on the other hand，took young girls out to find fruits and plantsTheseactivities were much closer to home but required learning wellused pathsSo，womens sense of space was based on learning certain routes31 When finding his way Dad tends to rely on A his intuitive knowledge B his book knowledge C Mums assistance D the polices assistance，32 Women are more likely to use A 山e survey method B the traditional method C the route method D the right method33 Which works betterthe route method or the survey method? A The survey method B 111e route methodC EitherD Neither34 Which of the following is NOT a landmark?A Along riverB A high mountainC A magnificent churchD A path in your head35 Women developed a sense of space out of the need A to go fishing B to go hunting C to learn well-used paths D to go swimming第二篇Dancing in the Streets If there is one thing certain to get Brazilians on their feet，it is the Rio Carnival(狂欢节)Held in Rio de Janeirothe countrys biggest citythe carnival began on February 20 when the mayor gave key of the city to Rei Momothe Lord of Misrule(无序之皇) On his orders，each year people turn the city into a paradise of dance and musicThefollowing six days are so fun of parades，street dancing，fantastic clothes and partying(聚会)thatmany people forget about eating and sleeping “It was the passion of the carnival that attracted me to Brazil and made me settle down inRio”said Bob Nadkarnia British man who has lived in the city for several years For manyBraziliansthe centrepiece of the carnival is samba(桑巴舞)，a typical Brazilian danceEveryyear,tens of thousands of visitors and locals show off their passion and energy iu the streetsfollowing the beat(节拍)of the Latin music The climax to this street party is the float(彩车)parade，in which floats decorated with tonsof fresh flowers by various samba schools and local communities move through the cityOn thetop of each float stands the candidate for the Drum Queen，who is chosen at the end of the party while most people are free to enjoy the celebrations。Rios police officers have to keep aclear headFollowing the murder of three offlcers in a gunfight early last week，the BrazilianGovernment has tightened security in RioThe street fighting，robbery and sex crimes thataccompany the carnival are very difficult to police Carnivals began in ancient Rome as a celebration at which people fed wild wolves，in honour of the citys founder who was said to have been raised by a shewolfBrazil gave new life to this tradition and sodespite the troublesthe carnival will remain a symbol of the countrys culture36 According to the passageduring the Carnival people in Rio did all of the followingEXCEPTA dancing in the streetsB putting on colorful clothesC eating a lot of foodD holding exciting parades37How long does the carnival last?A Six daysB A whole weekC Eight daysD The whole of February38The word“centerpiecein the 3rd paragraph meansA the most important partB the middle partC the central part of the cityD the most attractive decoration39According to the passage，Bob Nadkami isA a Brazilian who has come back from BritainB a British man who visits Rio for the carnivalC a British man who has come to live in BrazilD a Brazilian who is attracted by the carnivalWhich of the following statements is INCORRECT?A The earliest carnivals were held in ancient RomeB Carnivals were originally a tradition of the BraziliansC Carnivals were originally a tradition of the RomansD The Brazilians have integrated the Roman carnival into their culture第三篇More Than a Ride to SchoolThe National Education Association claims，“The sch001 bus is a mirror of the community”They further add that，unfortunately，what appears on the exterior(外部)does not always reflectthe reality of a chosen communityThey are rightand sometimes it reflects more!Just ask LieslDenson Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for LieslBruce Hardy,school bus driver for A1thouse Bus Company has been Liesls bus driver sincekindergarten Last year when Liesls family moved to Parkesburg，knowing her bus went by hernew residence，she requested to ride the same bus This year Lieslis a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the busShe says“It s been agreat ride so far! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good listenerSometimes when youre a child adults do not think that what you have to say is importantMrHardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important”Her friends AshleyBatista and Amanda Wolfe agree Bmce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975This year he willcelebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus TransportationCompany President，Larry Althouseacknowledges Bruce Hardys outstanding record“Yon do not come by employees like Brucethese days；he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving recordRecognized in2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350，000 accident free miles，HardYs reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with thestudents that ride his bus” Althouse further added“Althouse Bus Transportation was established 70 years ago and hasbeen providing quality transportation ever sinceMy grandfather started the business with onebus A1thouse Bus Transportation is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive andsafe service to our local sch001 and community and looks forward to continuing to providequality service for many more years to comeThree generations of business is not all the company has enjoyedThanks to drivers likeBruce Hardy, they have been building relationships through generationsLiesls mother Carolalso enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardys bus to the Octorara School District41 The wordmirror”in the first line could be best replaced by A “vehicle” B device” C “company” D “reflection”42 How long has Bruce Hardy been working for Althouse Bus Transportation? A For 30 years B For 70 years C Since 1ast year D Since 200043 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy? A He is c001 B He is a good friend C He is impatient D He has driven 350000 accident free miles44 Who founded Althouse Bus Transportation? A Larry Althouse B Althouses grandfather C Liesls mother D Ashley Batista45 What has Althouse Bus Transportation been mainly aiming at? A Making as much money as possible B Building up its fame C Developing its business D Providing the local community with quality service第5部分：补全短文 (第4650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。 Every Dog Has His SayKimiko Fukuda always wondered what her dog was trying to sayWhenever she put onmakeup，it would pull at her sleeve_(46)When the dog barks，she glances at a smallelectronic gadget(装置)The following“human”translation appears on its screen：“Please takeme with you”“I realized thats how he was feeling”says Fukuda The gadget is called Bowlingual，and it translates dog barks into feelingsPeople laughedwhen the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the worlds first dog-human translationmachine in 2002But 300，000 Japanese dog owners bought it_(47) “Nobody else had thought about it，”said Masahiko Kajita，who works for Takara“Wespend so much time training dogs to understand our orders；what would it be like if we couldunderstand dogs?” Bowlingual has two pars_(48) The translation is done in the gadget using adatabase containing every kind of bark Based 011 animal behaviour research，these noises are divided into six categories：happiness，sadness，frustration，anger，declaration and desire_(49)In this way, the databasescientifically matches a bark to an emotion，which is then translated into one of 200 phrases When a visitor went to Fukudas house recently，the dog barked a loud“bow wow”_(0) It was followed by“Im stronger than you”as the dog growled and sniffed(嗅)at the visitor The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120 It can store upto 100 barks，even recording the dogs emotions when the owner is awayA A wireless microphone is attached to the dogs collar，which sends information to the gadget held by the ownerB Nobody really knows how a dog feelsC This translated as “Dont come this way”D More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summerE Now，the Japanese girl thinks she knowsF Each one of these emotions is then linked t0 a phrase like“Lets play”。“Look at me”，or“Spend more time with me”第6部分：完形填空 (第5165题，每题i分，共15分) 阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。Where Did All the Ships Go?The Bermuda Triangle(三角区)is one_(51)the greatest mysteries of the seaIn this triangular area between Florida，Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic，ships and airplanes_(52)to disappear more often than in_(53)parts of the oceanAnd theydo so_(54)leaving any sign of an accident or any dead bodiesIt is_(55)that Christopher Columbus was the first person to record strangehappenings in the areaHis compass stopped working，a flame came down from the sky，and awave 100 to 200-feet-high carried his ship about a mile awayThe most famous disappearanceinthe Bermuda Triangle was the US Naval(海军的)AirFlight 19._(56)December 5，1945，five bomber planes carrying 14 men_(57)on a training mission from the Florida coastLater that day,all communications with Flight 19were lost They just disappeared without a trace The next morning，242 planes and 19 ships took part in the largest air-sea search in historyBut they found nothingSome people blame the disappearances_(58)supernatural(超自然的)forcesIt is suggested the_(59)ships and planes were either transposed to other times andplaces，kidnapped(绑架)by aliens(外星人)_(60)attacked by sea creaturesThere are_(61)natural explanations，thoughThe US Navy says that theBermuda Triangle is one of two places on earth_(62)a magnetic compass(指南针)points towards true north_(63)magnetic north,_(64),planes and shipscan lose their way if they dont make adjustmentsThe area also has changing weather and is known_(65)its high waves.Stormscan tum up suddenly and destroy a plane or shipFast currents could then sweep away any traceof an accident.51 A from B of C about D on 52 A often B look C s