2005年职称英语等级考试试题、答案及题解综合类(C级)试题

a they traveled during the april-may stormy season.
b they sank on april 21.
c the exact number of deaths could be easily determined．
d they sank somewhere near dhaka．
第二篇
                               saving money
　　where you save your money often depends on what you are saving for．if you are saving to buy a dictionary or to go to a concert，then probably keep your money somewhere in your room．
     if you are saving for a big purchase like a mountain bike or a school trip, where would you
save your money?
　　 one place to save money is the bank．putting your money in a savings account will help your money earn more money．if you put your money in a piggy bank(猪形储蓄罐)，one year later you’ll still have the same amount of money you put in．if you put your money in a savings account，one year later，you’ll have more money than you put in．why?
　　when you keep your money in a bank，your money earns interest．interest is the amount of
money a bank pays you to use your money. the bank uses your money(and the money of other people，too)to loan money to people and businesses．
　　 the bank will send you a statement several times a year．a bank statement tells you how much money there is in your account，it also tells you how much interest you have earned．if you leave your money in the bank，you can watch it grow!
　　 another way you can save money is to buy a certificate of deposit or cd. if you have some
money that you don’t need to use for a long time，this is a good way to make your money grow．
　　 you can buy a cd at a bank．you agree not to use the money for a certain period of time．
that period might be from six months to five years you can’t touch your money during that time.
if you do，you must pay a penalty，or fee.
     since the bank is using your money for that time period，it will pay you interest．you will
earn more interest with a cd than in a savings account．can you guess why? it’s because you promise to leave your money in the bank for a certain period of time. banks pay different rates of interest. so, you may want to compare rates in newspaper ads before buying a cd．
36 which way will help your money earn more money?
a putting your money in your room.
b putting your money in a piggy bank.
c putting your money in your pocket．
d putting your money in a savings account．
37 interest is the amount of money which
a  a bank lends to people．
b  a bank loans to businesses．
c  a bank pays you．
d  a bank uses.
38  a bank statement tells you
a the amount of money you have in the bank．
b the current rates of interest．
c the current rates of exchange．
d the best way to save your money．
39 if you draw your money before it is due．
a  you have to pay interest to the bank．
b  you have to close your account
c  you have to open a new account．
d you have to pay a penalty or fee．
40 the word “touch” in paragraph 7 could be best replaced by
a  “deposit”.
b  “borrow”．
c “use”．
d “cash”．
第三篇
　　　　　　　　　　two people，two paths
     you must be familiar with the situation：dad’s driving，mum’s telling him where to go．he’s sure that they need to turn left but she says it’s not for another two blocks．who has the better sense of direction? men or women.
　　 they both do, a new study says．but in different ways．
　　 men and women．canadian researchers have found，have different methods of finding their
way．men look quickly at landmarks(地标)and head off in what they think is the right direction．
women, however, try to picture the whole route in detail and then follow the path in their head．
　　“women tend to be more detailed,”said edward cornell．who led the study,“while men
tend to be a little bit faster and …a little bit more intuitive(直觉感知的)．”
　　  in fact, said cornell,“sense of direction”isn’t one skill but two．
　　  the first is the“survey method”.this is when you see all area from above, such as a printed map．y0u can see，for example，where the hospital is，where the church is and that the
supermarket is on its right．
　　  the second skill is the“route method”this is when you use a series of directions．you start
from the hospital，then turn left，turn fight，go uphill——and then you see the supermarket．
　　  men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions．
　　  both work, and neither is better．
　　  some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history. they argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles.
　　  in ancient times，young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt．the trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places．the only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to remember landmarks—the mountains, the lakes and so on．
  the women，on the other hand，took young girls out to find fruits and plants．these activities were much closer to home but required learning well-used paths．so, women’s sense of
space was based on learning certain routes．
41  when finding his way, dad tends to rely on
　　a  his intuitive knowledge.
　　b  his book knowledge．
　　c  mum’s assistance.
　　d  the police’s assistance．
42  women are more likely to use
　　a the survey method.
　　b the traditional method．
　　c the route method.
　　d the right method.
43  which works better，the route method or the survey method?
　　a  the survey method．
　　b  the route method．
　　c  either．
　　d  neither．
44  which of the following is not a landmark?
　　a  a long river．
　　b  a high mountain．
　　c  a magnificent church．
　　d  a path in your head．
45 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5部分：补全短文  (第46～50题，每题2分，共10分)
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                         caribbean islands
　　what would you see if you took a cruise to the caribbean islands? palm trees and coconuts
(椰子)? white beaches and clear，blue ocean? colorful corals(珊瑚)and even more colorful fishes and birds?
　　you bet．there are thousands of islands in the caribbean sea．they are famous for their warm，tropical climate and great natural beauty．
　　the caribbean islands form a chain that separates the caribbean sea from the rest of the atlantic ocean.______ (46)many of the islands were formed by the eruption(爆发)of ancient volcanoes(火山)．others are low-lying coral islands that gradually rose from the ocean.
　　the caribbean islands are known by several names.______(47)the explorer christopher columbus called the islands the indies in 1492 because he thought he was near the coast of india．later, spain and france called the islands the antilles．
　　there are four large islands in the caribbean sea．_______(48)these four islands are often called the greater antilles．together, they account for about 90 percent of the land area of the caribbean islands．
　　the rest of the caribbean islands are much smaller．______(49)you can see why pirates such as the famous blackbeard sailed these waters. there are countless small islands to bury treasure or hide on.
　　the weather of the caribbean sea is almost always warm and sunny．sandy beaches line the coasts of many islands.______(50)many tourists arrive on cruise ships．
　　a but life on the caribbean islands is not always paradise．
　　b the earliest name used by europeans is the indies，later changed to the west indies．
　　c they’re like a long necklace that stretches between north and south america．
　　d they are cuba，puerto rico，jamaica，and hispaniola.
　　e this is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year
　　f some of these islands are no more than tiny slivers(小片)of exposed coral．
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　　　　　　　　　something men do not like to do
　　  eric brown hates shopping. “it’s just not enjoyable to me，”said the 28-year-old chicago man who was carrying several shopping bags along the city’s main street，michigan avenue.“when i’m out______(51)，i basically know what 1 want to get. i rush in．i buy it．i______(52)．”
　　common wisdom says that guys hate to shop．you can ask generations of men. but people
who study shopping say that a number of social，cultural and economic factors are now______(53) this “men-hate-to-shop” notion.
　　“______(54)social class and age，men say they hate to shop，”says sharon zukin，a city university of new york sociology professor．“yet when you ask them deeper questions, it turns out that they_____(55)to shop．men generally like to shop for______(56)，music and hardware(硬件).but if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music，they’ll say，“well，that’s not shopping．that’s_____(57)．”
　　in other words，what men and women call “buying things”and how they approach that task are______(58).
　　women will______(59)through several 1,000-square-metre stores in search of the perfect party dress．men will wander through 100 internet sites in search of the______(60)digital camcorder(摄像放像机)．
　　women see shopping as a social event．men see it as a mission or a______(61)to be won．
　 “men are frequently shopping to win，”says mary ann mcgrath，a marketing professor at