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度全国职称英语等级考试综合类B级试题
2008年度全国职称英语等级考试综合类（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 shefoundmeverydull
Adirty BsleepyClazyDboring
2 ThePresidentmadeabriefvisittoBeijing
Ashort BworkingCformalDsecret
3 Hewaspersuadedtogiveuptheidea
Amention BacceptCconsiderDdrop
4 Jackconsumesapoundofcheeseaday
Aeats BdrinksCbuysDproduces
5 Maryjusttoldusaveryfascinatingstory
Astrange BfrighteningCdifficultDinteresting
6 It'sagorgeousdayanyway
Alovely BcoldCnormalDrainy
7 Herlifeisbecomingmorediverse
Agenerous BhumorousCvariedDromantic
8 Foreignmilitaryaidwasprolongingthewar
AbroadeningBworseningCextending Daccelerating
9 Shewasunwillingtogobutshehadnochoice.
AunableBIndecisiveCready D reluctant
10Sheisslender,withdelicatewristsandankles.
AsickBweakCslimDpale
11Withimmenserelief,Istoppedrunning.
AsomeBenormousClittleDextensive
12Thescientistsbegantoaccumulatedata.
AcollectBhandle CanalyzeDinvestigate
13Jackeventuallyovertookthelasttruck
Ahit BpassedCreachedDled
14Sometimesitisadvisabletobookhotelsinadvance
ApossibleBprofitable CeasyDwise
15Thereasonfortheirunusualbehaviorremainsapuzzle
Afact BmysteryCstatementDgame
第２部分：
阅读判断（第16－22题，每题1分，其7分）
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果该句提供的是错误的信息，请选择Ｂ；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择Ｃ。
Ｐetitions
PetitionshavelongbeenapartofBritishpoliticallife.AnyonewhowantedtochangesomethingwouldgetalistofsignaturesfrompeoplewhoagreedtotheideaandeithersendthemtothegovernmentordeliverthempersonallytothePrimeMinister'shouseinLondon.
TheyarealwaysacceptedatthedoorbyoneofthePM'Sofficials.Whathappensthen?
Nothingmuch,usually.Butpetitionshavealwaysbeenthoughtofasausefulwayforthosewhogoverntofindoutwhatthepeoplereallythink.
That'swhytheUKgovernmentlaunchedits"e.petition"siteinNovember2006.Insteadofphysicallycollectingsignatures,allanyonewithanideahastodonowistomakeaproposalonthegovernmentwebsite,andanyonewhosupportstheideaisfreetoaddhisorhersignature.
Thepetitionssoonstartedtoflowin.TheideawasfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirconstructiveideas.Manychoseinsteadtoexpresstheirsenseofhumor.
OnepetitionercalledonTonyBlairto“stoptheDeputyPrimeMinistereatingsomuch”.Anotherwantedtoexpel（驱逐）ScotlandfromtheUnitedKingdombecauseScottishfootballfansneversupportEnglandIntheWorldCup.
OtherpetitionerscalledonthePrimeMinistertoabolishthemonarchy.Somewantedtogiveitmorepower.SomewantedtoopposetheUnitedStates.OtherswantedtoleavetheEuropeanUnion.Somewantedtosendmoretroopstolraqandotherswantedthemallbroughthome.Somewantedtoadopttheeuro（欧元）.Otherswantedtokeepthepound.
Yetifsomepetitionsarenotserious,otherspresentadirectchallengetogovernmentpolicy.Apetitioncallingonthegovernmenttodropplanstochargedriversforusingroadshasalreadydrawnaroundl8millionsignatures.Inresponsetothat,arivalpetitionhasbeenpostedinsupportofroadpricing.Andthatisalsorapidlygrowing.
Thereareabout60millionpeopleinBritain.Soitisunderstandablethatthegovernmentwantstofindoutwhatpeoplearethinking.Buttheproblemwiththee-petitionsiteseemstobethattheBritishpeoplehaveabout70millionopinions,andwantthePrimeMinistertohearallofthem.Perhapshecouldstartapetitionaskingeveryonetojustshutupforawhile.
16 Apetitionneedstobesigned.
A RightB WrongC Notmentioned
17 ThePrimeMinisterreadspetitionseveryday.
A RightB WrongC Notmentioned
18 ApetitionhastobemailedtothePrimeMinister’shouseinLondon.
A RightB WrongC Notmentioned
19 PetitionshavebeentakentobeoneofthewaysfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirideas.
A RightB WrongC Notmentioned
20 Noothergovernmentshavelaunchedtheire-petitionsites.
A RightB WrongC Notmentioned
21 Allpetitionsareserious.
A RightB WrongC Notmentioned
22 ItisimpossibleforthePrimeMinistertohearalloftheopinions.
A RightB WrongC Notmentioned
第3部分：
概括大意与完成句子（第23～30题，每题l分，共8分）
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个选项中为第2～5
段每段选择1个最佳标题；
（2）第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。
ANewCitizenshipTest
1Lastweek,asampleofthenewUScitizenship（公民身份）examwasreleasedbytheUSCitizenshipandImmigrationServices（US-CIS）.Itwillbetriedoutin10citiesearlynextyeartoreplacethecurrenttestin2008.InsteadofaskinghowmanystripestheUSflaghas,asthecurrenttestdoes,thenewoneaskswhytherearel3stripes.Insteadofhavingtonamethebranchesofgovernment,anapplicantisaskedtoexplainwhytherearethree.
2Thegoalistomakeitmoremeaningful.”explainsEmilioGonzalez,directoroftheUS—CIS.Immigrantswhopassitareexpectedtohaveabetter“understandingandrespect”forUScivic（公民的）values,Gonzalezsays.
3TheUSisn'ttheonlycountrydealingwithcitizenshipteststhataimtogeta“sharedcommitment”fromimmigrantsfortheiradoptedcountry's“values”.Inrecentyears,inadditiontotheusualrequirementoflanguage／workskillsandeconomicstatus,severalEuropeancountrieshaveadoptedcitizenshiptests.BritainintroducedanewcitizenshiptestlastNovember.InMarch,anewDutchlawtookeffectrequiringallwould-beimmigrantstotakeacitizenshiptest.itinvolvedwatchingavideoshowingnude（裸体的）womenbathingatbeachesandgay（同性恋的）menkissinginpublic.Theaimwastoensurethat“newcomerswillbecomfortablewiththecountry'sliberalsocialmores（风俗）”.
4Europehasbeenknownforwelcomingimmigrantsfordecades.But,today,thefactisthatsomeimmigrantsarekeptapartfromlocalcitizensbycultureandtheybecomehostiletoeachother.PromotingintegrationhasbecomeamajorconcernforEuropeancountries,aftertheriotinginMuslimghettoes（少数民族聚居区）inFranceandthekillingofDutchpublicfiguresbyreligiousextremists.
5Officialsbelievethataperson'sattachmentto,acountrycanbetestedbyhisorherknowledgeofthecountry.However,somecriticssaythatthechangescandolittletohelppeopleassimilate（同化）themselves.”Immigrationisaculturewartoday.Isgivinganewtesttherightwaytolessentheaccusationsinthatfight?
”saysAliNoorani,oftheMassachusettsImmigrantandRefugeeAdvocacyCoalition（难民辩护联盟）.
23 Paragraph2.
24 Paragraph3.
25 Paragraph4.
26 Paragraph5.
APreparationfortakingacitizenshiptest
BCitizenshiptestsinEuropeancountries
CImportanceofpromotingintegration
DNecessitytoknowthebranchesofgovernment
EDifferentviewsonthenewcitizenshiptest
FGoalofthenewcitizenshiptest
27 Thequestionsinthenewcitizenshiptestaremoredifficult.
28 Would-beimmigrantstotheUSareexpected.
29 IntheDutchcitizenshiptest,allwould—beimmigrantsarerequired.
30 Somepeoplefearthatchangesinthecitizenshiptestwilldolittle.
A toknowalotmoreaboutthecounty
B towatchavideo
C tohelpimmigrantsacceptthenewculture
D tomarryAmericancitizens
E todolow-skilljobs
F toanswer
第4部分：
阅读理解（第31～45题，每题3分，共45分）
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
PoliticalSpins
Lastweek,USWhiteHousespokesmanTonySnowsentjournalistsdiggingfortheirdictionaries.HecalledrecentcriticismbytheformerPresidentBillClinton“chutzpah”（大胆放肆）.Withjustonesentence,Snowmanagedtomakeheadlines,ajokeandadefenseofPresidentGeorgeW.Bush.Interestingly,thisishowbattlesarefoughtandwoninUSpolitics-withcarefully-wordedone-liners（一行字幕新闻）madeforTVwhichoftenlacksubstanceandclarity（清晰度）.
“Theamountofinformationthatcandidatesattempttocommunicatetopeopleisactuallygettingsmallerandsmaller,”saidMarkSmith,apoliticalscienceprofessoratCedarvilleUniversity.Thishasbeenaccompaniedbyachangingmediaenvironment,Smithsaid.Inl968,theaverageTVorradiosoundbite（演讲中的句子或短语）was48seconds,accordingtoSmith.Inl996,theaveragesoundbitehadshrunkTo8seconds.Thus,politicianswantingpublicitytrytomaketheirpubliccommunicationasquotableaspossible.
Campaigningpoliticiansalsouse30-secondTVadsandclevercampaignsloganstoboosttheirmessages.RepublicanpresidentialcandidateJohnMcCainridestocampaignstopsinabusnamedthe“Straight.TalkExpress”.McCainhopesthenamewillconvincevotersheplanstotellpeoplethetruth-whetherit'sinfashionornot.DemocraticpresidentialcandidateHillaryClinton,ontheotherhand,haschosenthecampaignslogan“Lettheconversationbegin”.Shehopesitwillhelpherappearopen-mindedandfriendly.
Butone-liners,TVadsandcampaignslogansallhaveasinglekeyingredient：
somethingcommonlycalledpolitical“spin”.BrooksJackson,aformerjournalistandthecurrentdirectorofthenon-partisan（无党派的）websiteFactCheck..org,callsspin“justa politewordfordeception（欺骗）.”
“Idobelievethatveryoftenpoliticiansbelievetheirownspin,”saidJackson.”
Strongpartisanssufferfromauniversalhumantendency：
Theyignoretheevidencethatwouldforcethemintotheuncomfortablepositionofhavingtochangetheirmindsandadmitthattheywerewrong.”
31 WhichstatementisNOTtrueofone1iners?
A Theyareunclear.
B Theycontainalotofinformation.
C Theylacksubstance.
D Theyarecarefullyconstructed.
32 Whatchangedfroml968to1996?
A Publicity.
B Information.
C Communication.
D Theaveragesoundbite.
33 Thecam
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