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A If a product is over-packaged, don't buy it
B In Belgium, when you buy something in a plastic or glass container, you make a deposit. C This is because too much padding can give buyers a false impression of what they are buying.
D This has resulted in a 74 percent reduction in sales
E Tesco said it was saving 112,000 tons of cardboard a year by switching to reusable
plastic crates (装货箱) for transporting its fresh produce. F The campaign was initiated by The Independent newspaper.
第6
：完形填空（第51～55题，每题1分，共15分）
短文内容为每处空白
最佳选项。
下面的短文有15处空白，请
Taking a Nap during the Day
Medical experts say most Americans do not get enough sleep. They say more
Americans need to (51) for a short period in the middle of the day. They are advising people to sleep lightly (52) continuing with other activities.
One study earlier this year found that persons who sleep for a few minutes during the day were less likely to die of (53) disease. The study followed more than
2,300 Greek adults (54) about six years. Adults who rested for half an hour at least three times a week had a 37 percent lower (55) of dying from heart disease than those who did not nap.
Study organizers said the strongest (56) was in working men. They said naps might improve health by mitigating (减低) tension (57) by work. Some European and Latin American businesses have supported the idea of (58)
for many years. They urge (催促) people to (59) work, go home and have a nap before returning. In the United States, some companies let workers rest briefly in their offices. They believe this reduces mistakes and accidents, and also (60) the amount of work a person can do. Sleep experts say it is likely that people (61) more mistakes at work
than at other times. They say people should not carry out important duties (62) they feel sleepy. And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap.
About twenty minutes of rest is all you (63) . Experts say this provides extra
energy and can increase your (64) until the end of the day. But experts (65) that a nap should last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be difficult.
51 A work、B wait、C、rest、、、D、live
52 A、before、B、between、C、besides、、、D、during 53 A brain、B、heart、C、mind、、D、liver 54 A on、、、、、at、C、with、、、D、for 55 A end、、、B、risk、C、order、、、D、part
56 A view、B、argument、C、evidence、、D、、protest 57 A reduced、B、broken、C、sensed、、D、caused 58 A walking、B、napping、C working、D、learning 59 A repeat、B improve、C、leave、、、D change
60 A corrects、B、increases、C、repeats、、、D、realizes 61 A make、、、B take、C do、、、D、bring
62 63 64 65
A when、、、B、until、C although、、、、D、and A forget、B、hope、C、admire、、、D、need
A position、B、pressure、C effectiveness D demand A see、、、B warn、、C、doubt、、、D、promise
参考答案】
1 B 2 C 3 D 4 B 5 A 6 A 7 B 8 C 9 D 10 C 11 A 12 B 13 C 14 A 15 C 16 A 17 B 18 B 19 C 20 A 21 A 22 C 23 B 24 D 25 F 26 E 27 C 28 D 29 B 30 A 31 C 32 A 33 B 34 A 35 D 36 D 37 D 38 B 39 C 40 B 41 B 42 A 43 D 44 B 45 C 46 E 47 A 51 D 52 B 56 D 57 C 61 B 62 B
48 B 49 D 53 A 54 C 58 A 59 D 63 C 64 D 50 C 55 A 60 A 65 A
2008年度全国职称外语等级考试试卷
理工类B级
第1部分：词汇选项（第1～1 5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. She found me very dull. A dirty B sleepy C lazy D boring 2. The President made a brief visit to Beijing. A short B working C forma D secret 3. He was persuaded to give up the idea. A mention B accept C consider D drop 4. Jack consumes a pound of cheese a day.
A eats B drinks C buys D produces 5. Mary just told us a very fascinating story. A strange B frightening C difficult D interesting 6. It's a gorgeous day anyway. A lovely B cold C normal D rainy 7. Her life is becoming more diverse. A generous B humorous C varied D romantic 8. Foreign military aid was prolonging the war. A broadening B worsening C extending D accelerating 9. She was unwilling to go but she had no choice.
A unable B indecisive C ready D reluctant 10. She is slender, with delicate wrists and ankles. A sick B weak C slim D pale 11. With immense relief, stopped running. A some B enormous C little D extensive 12. The scientists began to accumulate data. A collect B handle C analyze D investigate 13. Jack eventually overtook the last truck. A hit B passed C reached D led
14. Sometimes it is advisable to book hotels in advance. A possible B profitable C easy D wise 15. The reason for their unusual behavior remains a puzzle. A fact B mystery C statement D game
第2部分：阅读判断（第16～22题, 每题1分, 共7分）
The Need to Remember
Some people say they have no memory at all: “I just can?t remember a thing!” But of course we all have a memory. Our memory tells US who we are. Our memory helps US to make use in the present of what we have learnt in the past.
In fact we have different types of memory. For example, our visual memory helps US recall facts and places. Some people have such a strong visual memory that they can remember exactly what they have seen, for example, pages of a book, as a complete picture.
Our verbal（言语的）memory helps US remember words and figures we may have heard but not seen or written: items of a shopping list, a chemical formula, dates, or a recipe.
With our emotional（情感的）memory, we recall situations or places where we had; strong feelings, perhaps of
happiness or unhappiness. We also have special memories for smell, taste, touch and sound, and for performing physical movements.
We have two ways of storing any of these memories. Our short-term memory stores items for up to thirty seconds-enough to remember a telephone number while we dial. Our long-term memory, on the other hand, may store items for a lifetime. Older people in fact have a much biter long-term memory than short-term. They may forget what they have done only a few hours ago, but have the clearest remembrance（记忆）of when they were very young.
Psychologists tell US that we only remember a few facts about our past, and that we invent the rest. It is as though we remember only the outline of a story. We then make up the details. We 0ften do this in the way we want to remember them, usually SO that we appear as the heroes of our own past, or maybe victims needing sympathy（同情）.
16. Visual memory helps US recall a place we have been to. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
17. Visual memory may be used when we read a story A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
18. Verbal memory helps US read words we have never heard A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
19. Emotional memory is used when we perform physical movements A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 20. Animals do not have a long-term memory A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
21. Long—term memory is more important than short-term memory. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
22. Generally we remember only a few facts about the past. 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） 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。
The Supercomputer Network
1 Recently, ten laboratories run by governments in different parts of the world have become linked. Their computers have been connected so they can “talk” to each other. This may not seem very dramatic news, but it is the beginning of a development that will increase the power of the Internet tremendously. 2 The Internet is an interconnected（互联）system of networks that connects computers round the world and facilitates the transmission and exchange of information. The way that you use the Intermit is by accessing this network. This depends on the power that your system allows you to use. The power of your computer is responsible for how fast you can download（下载）files, how much data you can store, etc. If your computer is old and slow, accessing the information can be very difficult.
3 The new development in information technology has been called “the grid” （网格技术）, and it will be a network of computers that are linked together. The “grid” will work in a different way from the Internet enabling you to get the power of the biggest computers in the world on your computer. Accessing the information will no longer depend on the power of your computer. The idea is that while you access information, you will also have access to the power of the bigger computer stations.
4 One advantage of this revolutionary idea is that geographical location will become irrelevant. The “grid” will decide which are the best parts of a worldwide network to do the job you want. This means that you may be accessing a computer In Japan to solve a problem in Alaska.
5 The “grid” can be compared to having an efficient personal assistant. You can gave your assistant a task and “he”
历年职称英语考试理工类B级历年真题及答案
