职称英语考试2003年综合类C级考试试题

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。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 
1    I am not certain whether he will come. 
A determined    B sure  C sorry    D  glad 

2    She seemed to have detected some anger in his voice. 
A  noticed      B  heard    C  realized       D got 

3    Please do not hesitate to call me if I can be of further assistance. 
A  contact      B   see     C  help      D   touch        

4    In short, I am going to live there myself. 
A  In other words     B That is to say   C  In a word     D  To be frank 

5    He has trouble understanding that other people judge him by his social skills and conduct. 
A  style    B  behavior   C  mode    D  attitude 

6    I had some difficulty in carrying out the plan. 
A  making   B keeping   C  changing    D  implementing 

7    Mr.Johnson evidently regarded this as a great joke. 
A  readily    B casually    C  obviously    D  simply 

8    We all think that Mary’s husband is a very boring person. 
A  shy     B stupid   C  dull    D  selfish 

9    The workers in that factory manufacture furniture. 
A  promote    B  paint   C  produce   D  polish 

10    They only have a limited amount of time to get their points across. 
A  large  B total  C small  D  similar 

11    The high-speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences 
A  force     B  total   C  small    D  similar 

12    Can you follow the plot? 
A  change     B  investigate     C  write    D  understand  

13    Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed. 
A  physical      B  mental    C   natural     D  hard 

14    In the latter case the outcome can be serious indeed. 
A  result    B  judgment   C  decision   D  event  

15    Norman Blamey is an artist of deep convictions. 
A  statements     B  beliefs    C   suggestions        D   claims 

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。 

A Pay Rise or Not? 
 "Unless I get a rise, I’ll have a talk with the boss, Henry Manley," George Strong said to himself. George liked his job and he liked the town he lived in, but his wife kept telling him that his pay was not enough to meet the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a job in Birmingham, a nearby city about 50 miles away. He had been offered a job in a factory there, and the pay was far better. 
 George lived in Wyeford, a medium-sized town. He really liked the place and didn’t like the idea of moving somewhere else, but if he took the job in Birmingham, he would have to move his family there. Henry manley was the manager of a small company manufacturing electric motors. The company was in deep trouble because, among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very low prices. As a result, Manley had to cut his own prices and profits as well. Otherwise he would not get any orders at all. Even then, orders were still not coming in fast enough, so that there was no money for raises(加工资)for his workers. Somehow, he had to struggle along and keep his best workers as well. He sighed. Just then the phone rang. 
His secretary told him that George Strong wanted to see him as soon as possible. Manley sighed again. He could guess what it was about. George Strong was a very young engineer. The company had no future unless it could attract and keep men like him. Manley rubbed his forehead（前额）; his problems seemed endless. 

16    Henry Manley was already deeply in debt. 
     A   Right         B  Wrong          C   Not mentioned 
17    The job that had been offered to George Strong in Birmingham paid better. 
     A   Right         B  Wrong          C   Not mentioned 
18    If George Strong took the job in Birmingham, he would have to leave his family in wyeford. 
     A   Right         B  Wrong          C   Not mentioned 
19    Henry Manley’s company was in deep trouble. 
     A   Right         B  Wrong          C   Not mentioned 
20    Henry Manley’s company was making enough profits to raise the workers’ wages. 
     A   Right         B  Wrong          C   Not mentioned 
21    Henry Manley had no idea at all why George Strong wanted to see him. 
     A   Right         B  Wrong          C   Not mentioned 
22    George Strong was a very creative engineer. 
A   Right         B  Wrong          C   Not mentioned 

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2,3,5和6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。 

Robots 
1   The most sophisticated(先进的)Japanese robots, which have vision systems and work at very high speeds, are still based on American designs. Studies of robots, particularly computer control software, are considered to be generally less advanced in Japan than in America or Europe. 

2   Although industrial robots were originally developed as devices for simply handling objects, today their commonest uses are for more skilled work like welding(焊接)，spray-painting and assembling components. 

3   In Britain robot sales appropriately peaked in 1984, but have been declining ever since. This is partly because British wage rates are too low to make robots financially attractive and partly because engineers now have more experience with robots and are more aware of the difficulties of introducing them effectively. 

4   It has been calculated that a robot uses on average about 100 times more energy than a human to do an equivalent job.  

5   It is estimated that 20% of all comic book heroes in Japan are robots. This is an enormous number because comics are so popular that they make up a third of all material published in Japan. 

6   The reliability of robots is measured in their M.T.B.F.or mean time between failures. This has risen form about 250 hours in the mid-1970s to about 10,000 hours today (equivalent to working 18 hours a day for two years). One way robot manufactures have increased reliability is to test every single component they buy, instead of the normal procedure of just testing a small sample. 

7   The biggest single benefit of introducing robots claimed by Japanese companies is that they increase quality control. One programmed, the robots can work more accurately and consistently than humans, who can get tired and bored. 

23    Paragraph 2_______________ 
24    Paragraph 3_______________ 
25    Paragraph 5_______________ 
26    Paragraph 6_______________ 

27    Even the most sophisticated Japanese robots are____________________ 
28    Robots are less popular in Britain to day partly because__________________ 
29    One disadvantage of using robots is that they consume_________________ 
30    The use of  robots increases_____________ 

第4部分：阅读理解（第31~45题，每题3分，共45分）