2005年职称英语等级考试试题、答案及题解综合类(B级)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。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 probable
2 the earth moves around the sun．
    a before    b  round
    c  after d  over
3 did anyone call when l was out?
a  everyone
c  nobody
b  someone
d anybody
4  it took us a long time to mend the house．
    a  build    b destroy
    c design     d  repair
5 i don’t quite follow what she is saying．
    a  observe    b  understand
    c explain    d describe
6 we can no longer tolerate his actions．
  a put up with    b  accept
  c take      d  receive
7 loud noises can be irritating．
  a  hateful    b painful
  c stimulating  d  annoying
8  in the background was that eternal hum
  a long    b  never-ending
  c boring  d  extensive
　　9 the constitution’s vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change
    a imprecise    b  apparent
　　c clear        d easy
　　10gambling is lawful in nevada．
　　a enjoyable    b  irresistible
　　c legal d profitable
　　11these are the motives for doing it
　　a  reasons    b  excuses
　　c answers d  replies
　　12the river widens considerably as it begins to turn west
　　a  extends    b  stretches
　　c  broadens d  bends
　　13  many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics．
　　    a error    b puzzle
　　    c  attraction d  contradiction
　　14 with immense relief i stopped running．
　　    a no    b  little
　　    c  scarce d  enormous
　　15 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，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 best ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005．according to a life quality ranking that appeared in britain’s economist magazine last week．the ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the　principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being． the index of 111countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,political　　stability,job security，gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom，family and community 1ife” despite the bad weather, troubled health service，traffic congestion(拥挤)，gender inequality and the high cost of living．ireland scored an impressive 8．33 points out 0f 10．that put it well ahead of second-place switzerland．which managed 8．07．zimbabwe．troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest(最差的)，picking up only 3．89points．
　　    “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)in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact．”
　　    “ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new
with 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．
　　 no．2 on the 1ist is switzerland．the other nations in the top 10 are norway．luxembourg．
sweden,australia，iceland，italy,denmark and spain．
　　    the uk is positioned at no．29,a much lower position chiefly because of the social and
family breakdown recorded in official statistics．the us，which has the second highest per capita
gdp(人均国内生产总值)after luxembourg，took the 13th place in the survey china was in the
lower half of the league at 60th 16 for 2，005 years，ireland has been the best place for humans to live in
　　  a right    b  wrong    c not mentioned
　　17 job security is the least important measure of life quality a  right    b  wrong    c  not mentioned
　　18 cost of living in ireland is pretty high
　　  a  right    b  wrong    c  not mentioned
　　19 family life in zimbabwe is not stable
　　  a  right    b  wrong    c  not mentioned
　　20 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 mentioned
　　2l to measure life quality is easy．
　　  a  right    b  wrong    c  not mentioned
　　22 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—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。
　　even intelligent people can fail
　　1 the striking thing about the innovators who succeeded in making our modern world is how
often they failed．turn oil a light，take a photograph，watch tv,search the web，jet across the
pacific ocean．talk on a cellphone(手机)．the innovators who left us these things had to find the way to success through a maze(错综复杂)of wrong turns．
　　2 we have just celebrated the 125th anniversary of american innovator thomas edison’s
success in heating n thin line to white，hot heat for 14 hours in his lab in new jersey，us．he did that on october 22．1879．and followed up a month later by keeping a thread of common
cardboard alight(点亮着的)in an airless space for 45 hours．three years later he went on to light　　第一篇
　　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 1eft．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 f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 f01low 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 an area from above，such as a printed
map you 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．yon start from the hospital．then turn 1eft．turn right，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 1akes 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 31  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，
　　32  women are more likely to use
　　    a  山e survey method
　　    b the traditional method．
　　    c the route method
　　    d the right method．
　　33  which works better．the route method or the survey method?
　　    a the survey method
　　    b 111e route method．
　　　　c  either．
　　　　d  neither
　　34  which of the following is not a landmark?
　　a  along river．
　　b  a high mountain．
　　c  a magnificent church
　　d  a path in your head
　　35  women developed a sense of space out of the need a to go fishing．
　　  b to go hunting．