2016年全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试 （综合类C）
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个词或者短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1．The best option would be to cancel the trip altogether A．hope B．part C．decision D．Estimate 2．He was incredibly rich.
A．relatively B．seriously C．extremely D．fairly 3．The idea was quite brilliant
A．positive B．key C．clever D．original
4.The course gives you basic instruction in maintenance. A．idea B．term C．aspect D．coaching
5．I think I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture . A．understand B．Cover C．prove D．discuss
6.Anything to do with aero planes and flying fascinates him. A．affects B．Helps C．worries D．Interests 8．I didn't particularly want to go , but I had to . A．mainly B．Usually C．especially D．Rapidly 9．You need feedback to monitor progress. A．Stop B．achieve C．access D．check
10．Jensen is a dangerous man , and can be very brutal. A．careless． B．strong C．cruel D．hard 11.We are aware of the potential problems. A.possible． B.global C.ongoing． D.central 12.We must get to the root of the problem.
A．approach B．heart C．cause D．solution
14．All houses within 100 meters of the seas are at risk of flooding. A．in danger． B．out of control C．between equals． D．in particular 15．He needs the money really badly.
A．very urgently B．very much C．very quickly D．very efficiently
第2部分：阅读判断（第16——22题，每题1分，共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；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。 Time to Stop Traveling by Air
Twenty-five years ago a young British man called Mark Ellingham decided that he wanted a change of scenery. So he went to Australia, stopping off in many countries beween. Healso decided to write about the experience and produced a guide for other travelers making similar journeys.
In 1970, British airports were used by 32 million people. In 2004, the figure was 216 million. In 2030, according to government forecasts, it will be around 500 million. It’s a growth driven by the emergence of low cost airlines, offering access to all parts of the world for less than ￡100.
This has made ahuge contribution to global warming. One return flight from Britain to the US produces the same carbon dioxide (二氧化碳）as a year’s motoring (驾车). A return flight to Australia equals the emissions (排放）of three average cars for a year. And the pollution is released at a height where its effect on climate change is more than double that on the ground.
Mark Ellingham built his business on helping people travel. Now he wants to help people stop –at least by air.
He is calling fora ￡100 green tax on all flights to Europe and Africa, and ￡250 on flights to the rest of the world. He also wants investment to create a low-carbon economy,as well as a halt to airport expansion.
Mark Ellingham’s commitmentis important because his readers aren’t just the sort of young and adventurous people who would happily jump on a plane to spend a weekend exploring a foreignculture. They are also the sort of people who say they care about the environment.It's a debate that splits people down the middle.
The tourist industry has responded by offering offsetting (补偿) schemes. A small increase in the price of a ticket is used to plant trees.
But critics say that it is not enough to just be carbon neutral. We should be actively cuttingback on putting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. And for the average person,making a plane journey will be his or her largest contribution to globalwarming. It
may be good to repair the damage we do. But surely it is better notto do the damage in the first place.
16. Mark Ellingham spent quite a few days in China on his way to Australia 25 years ago.
A. Right B. Wrong C.Not mentioned
17. Traveling from Britain to any other part of the world may cost you less than ￡100. A. Right B. Wrong C.Not mentioned
18. A round trip flight from Britain to Australia produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as three average cars do in a year. A. Right B. Wrong C.Not mentioned
19. Mark Ellingham has never hesitated toencourage people to travel by A. Right B. Wrong C.Not mentioned
20. Mark Ellingham's readers are not interested inenvironmental protection. A. Right B. Wrong C.Not mentioned
21. Critics argue that the best way to protect ourenvironment is not to do any damage to it.
A. Right B. Wrong C.Not mentioned
22. Mark Ellingham will collaborate with thecritics in his efforts to fight global warming.
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个选项中为指定段落每段选择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一个最佳选项。
Feed the World with Potatoes
1. As food prices continue to rise rapidly,there is growing concern about the effect it will have among the world’s poor.
2. Increasingly, experts are looking to thepotato as a possible low-cost solution to feeding the hungry. To emphasize the issue, the United Nations has called the potato “a hidden treasure” and named 2008 the International Year of the Potato. Here’s how potatoes could end the food crisis.
3. The potato matures more quickly, on less land and in harsher climate than most other major crops. Up to 85 percent of the plant is eatable, compared with around 50 percent of cereals. Its broad adaptability to a wide variety of farming systems is also note worthy. 4. Potatoes are an excellent source of complex carbohydrates, which is release their energy slowly, and have only 5 percent of wheat’ s fat content. They contain only a quarter of the calories of bread and,according to the Potato Center, when boiled, potatoes have more protein and nearly twice the calcium as corn. Additionally, they are good source of vitamin C, iron, potassium（钾）and zinc(锌).
5. The food and Agriculture Organization recently surveyed food price inflation in over 70 of the poor countries. Cereal price inflation was much higher and far more widespread than for potatoes. A significant factor behind the potato’ s affordability is the fact that unlike other agriculture products, the potato is not yet a global commodity, and has therefore not attracted speculative investors. Raw potatoes are heavy and carrot during transmit, so global trade has been show to take off. Also, potatoes are susceptible（易受影响的） to infection with disease, hindering(阻碍) export. According to analysts’ estimates, less than 5 percent of potatoes are traded internationally, with prices driven primarily by local tastes instead of international demand.
23. Paragraph 2 B 24. Paragraph 3 D 25. Paragraph 4 C 26. Paragraph 5 A
A. Potatoes’ Lower Inflation B. Major Food Crops C. Healthy Food D. Higher Output E. Growing Importance of Potatoes F. High Price 27. The potato is cheap because E
28. The whole world is concerned about food prices because B 29. Many peopleeat potatoes because C
30. The potato isnot yet a global commodity because F
A. it has remained a controversial issue
B. they are rising rapidly
C. they are very nourishing
D. nobody eats it E. its yield is high F. raw potatoes can decay easily during transit 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 Covering the Coast All by Himself
University life is in no way cheap in Canada. It costs Peter Kemp, a computer science major at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, C$18,000 a year. Amazingly, the 21-year-old is covering the cost by himself.
For the past three years, Kemp has done a range of part-time jobs to pay for his tuition and living expenses. Last semester alone, he worked five jobs for 32-40 hours a week. Life is busy, but Kemp enjoys it.
“Doing part-time jobs gives me economic independence,” said Kemp, who will begin his senior year this fall. “Having economic independence gives me the ability to take control of my life and make my own decisions,” said Kemp. “It has also helped me understand the value of money.
Among Kemp’s five jobs last semester, two were on campus. For one, he helped maintain the university’s computer labs. For the other, he worked at the IT service desk to help students and teachers solve their computer problems. He also worked for a small company that develops GPS systems. This job paid him well at C$27 an hours.
“These jobs made me put what I’ve learned in university to practical use,” Kemp said.“I accomplished creative and imaginative tasks by applying my abilities to thework. ” Good time management skills help Kemp balance work and study. He’s a top student in his class. And he will be the student association chairman for his department beginning next semester. It’s a position that he has desired for a long time.“It will give me the opportunity to be the voice for my fellow students and make a difference,” says Kemp.
“I believe one of the key secrets to juggling(应付)everything is toavoid putting off tasks. This can leave you stressed and reduce the quality ofyour work and health,” he said. “I often make a list of the things I need to do each day and rank them by their importance. The list helps me decide what task I should do first and when I should complete it. Remember to ask for help when you think you can’t finish something on time, or can’ t finish it by yourself. ”
31．Who isPeter Kemp? A．A computer student B．An American student C．A French student D．A British student
32． How did he manage to pay his tuition and living expenses? A．He did a variety of part-time jobs. B．He wona few scholarships.
C．He borrowed money from his parents. D．He obtained cheap loans from the bank.
33．Which of the following is NOT directly mentioned in the passage as an advantage of having economic independence?
A．it makes one understand that life is not easy. B．it helpsone know the value of money.
C．it gives one the ability to control his or her life. D．it enable one to make his or her own decisions. 34． Kemp is able to balance work and study due to his A．strong will power. B．exceptional intelligence. C．desire to become a leader. D．good management of time.
35．The phrase “putting off” in Paragraph 7 means A．performing. B．fulfilling. C．finishing. D．postponing
第二篇 Ethnic Tensions in Belgium
Belgium has given the world Audrey Hepburn Rene Magritte (surrealist artist), the saxophone(萨克斯管)and deep-fried potato chips that are somehow called French.
But the story behind this flat, twice-Beijing-size country is of a bad marriage between two nationalities living together that cannot stand each other. With no new government, more than a hundred days after a general election, rumors run wild that the country is about to disappear.
\are two different nations, an artificial state. With nothing in common except a king, chocolate and beer.\Flemish party.
Radical Flemish separatists like Mr Dewinter want to divide the country horizontally along ethnic and economic lines: to the north. Flanders—where Dutch (known locally as Flemish) is spoken and money is increasingly made; to the south. French-speaking Wallonla, where today old factories dominate the landscape.
The area of present-day Belgium passed to the French in the 18th century. Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815. Belgium was given to the kingdom of the Netherlands, from which it gained independence as a separate kingdom in 1830.
Since then, it has struggled for cohesion(结合).Anyone who has spoken French in a Flemish city quickly gets a sense of the mutual hostility that is part of daily life there. But there are reasons Belgium is likely to stay together, at least in the short term. The economies of the two regions are tightly linked, and separation would be a financial nightmare.
But there is also deep resentment in Flanders that its much healthier economy must subsidize(补贴)the south, where unemployment is double that of the north. French speakers in the south, meanwhile, favor the status quo(现状).
Belgium has made it through previous threats of division. Although some political analysts believe this one is different, there is no panic just now.
\Belgium has survived on compromise since 1930. You have to remember that this is Magritte's country, the country of surrealism. Anything can happen.\ 36. Who was Magritte? A.A French novelist B.A saxophonist C.A separatist
D.A surrealist artist
37. when did Belgium become an independent kingdom? A.in 1800 B.in 1830 C.in 1815 D.in 1930
38. Which statement about Belgium is NOT true? A.it is twice as big as Beijing. B.it has two major ethnic groups.
C.it has gone through quite a few threats of division. D.it has no government.
39. what does the passage mainly talk about? A.Surrealist artists. B.Belgium's economy.
C.Cultural clashes in Belgium. D.Music in Belgium.
40. The word \ A.handle B.meet C.combine D.bear
第三篇 Electric Backpack
Backpacks are convenient．They can hold your books，your lunch，and a change of clothes，leaving your hands free to do other things．Someday，if you don't mind carrying a heavy load，your backpacks might also power your MP31player，keep your cell phone running，and maybe even light your way home．
Lawrence C．Rome and his colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia2 and the Marine Biological Laboratory in WoodsHole3，Mass．4，have invented a backpack that makes electricity from energy produced while its wearer walks． In military actions，search-and-rescue operations，and scientific field studies，people rely increasingly on
cellphones，global positioning system (GPS) 5 receivers，night-vision goggles，and other battery powered devices to get around and do their work．
The backpack’selectricity- generating feature could dramatically reduce the amount of a wearer’s load now devoted to spare batteries，report Rome and his colleagues inthe Sept．9 Science6．The backpack’s electricity-creating powers depend on springs used to hang a cloth pack from its metal frame．The frame sits against the wearer’s back，and the whole pack moves up and down as the person walks．Agear mechanism converts vertical movements of the pack to rotary motions of an electrical generator，producing up to 7．4 watts．
Unexpectedly，tests showed that wearers of the new backpack alter their gaits in response to the pack’soscillations，so that they carry loads more comfortably and with less effort than they do ordinary backpacks． Because of that surprising advantage，Rome plans to commercialize both electric and non-electric versions of the backpack．
The backpack could be especially useful for soldiers，scientists，mountaineers，and emergency workers who typically carry heavy backpacks．For the rest of us，power-generating backpacks could make it possible to walk，play video games，watch TV，and listen to music，all at the same time．Electricity-generating packs aren’t on the market yet，but if you do get one eventually，just make sure to look both ways before crossing the street!
41.Backpacks are convenient because they can A. change your gaits B. reduce your load C. free your hands D.control your MP3 player
42.What is the most important feature of the backpack invented byLawrence C.Romeand his colleagues?
A. It produces electricity while the wearer walks. B. It is easy to carry. C. It is fashionable.
D.It can be used in military actions and scientific studies. 43.The word \
A. something that returns to its original shape after being pressed.
B. the act of jumping or leaping. C. the first season of the year
D. places where water comes up naturally from the ground. 44.Accordingto Paragraph 4,what does Rome plan to do? A. make the backpack more comfortable for the wearer. B. put both versions of the backpack on the market. C. replace the non-electric version with the electric one. D. promote the backpack in an newspaper or on television.
45.What isimplied in “if you do getoneeventually,just make sure to took both ways before crossing thestreet!\
A. You will be too excited to listen to music. B. it is not fashionable to wear such a backpack. C. It is unwise of you to have such a backpack.
D. the backpack may be a cause of an accidents.
第5部分补全短文(第46～50题，每题2分，共10分)
下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文。请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。
US Signs Global Tobacco Treaty
The United States has taken the first step toward approving a global tobacco treaty that promises to help control the deadly effects of tobacco use throughout the world. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson signed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) this week at the United Nations. F (46)
The FCTC was developed by the World Health Organization and approved by members of the World Health Assembly，including the United States，last year. D (47) For instance, cigarettes sold in those countries would have to have health warnings on at least 30% of the front and back of every pack. E (48)It also requires bans on tobacco advertising, though there are some exceptions for countries like the United States, where the Constitution prohibits such an outright ban.
C (49) The World Health Organization estimates that tobacco use kills nearly 5 million people worldwide every year. In the US alone, about 440,000 people die each
year from tobacco-related illnesses; about one-third of all cancers in the US are caused by tobacco use. If current trends continue, WHO estimates, by 2025 tobacco will kill 10 million people each year.
The treaty must be ratified by at least 40 countries before it can take effect. B (50)
A. Tobacco stocks also perked up as investions discouried fears ** of from the US. B. So far，109 countries have signed it, and 12 have ratified it. C. The impact of the treaty could be huge.
D. Countries that ratify it would be required to enact strict tobacco control policies. E. The treaty calls for higher tobacco taxes, restrictions on smoking in public places, and more promotion of tobacco prevention and cessation programs.
F. The Senate must still approve the treaty before the US can implement its provisions.
第6部分：完形填空(第52～65题，每题1分，共15分)
下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。 Freezing to Death for Beauty
People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off(抵御)the cold. In the United States, however, people wear_____(51)partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take_____(52)straight to their workplaces, which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories, so their_____(53)can afford to burn heat more quickly. Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay_____(54)Lots of Yale girls wear skirts_____(55)when it's 10 degrees Centigrade outside. Some of them at least wear boots, tights, and leg-warmers. Some, however, really just go for the look _____(56)the risk of health. These girls have nothing to prevent their _____(57)against the wind, and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos are all that they wear. Typically, the ones pursuing fashion are_____(58)with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies, they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in_____(59)weather. I have always_____(60),whenever I pass these girls, how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.
And then there are the guys. The girls can be said to_____(61)health for beauty. But why do guys_____(62)so little? It is not like, once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they _____(63)wear sporty(花哨的)shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute(可爱的). Of course, people have the freedom to look whatever_____(64)hey want. I am just surprised that, given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut, they can still_____(65)like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.
51. A.less B.thin C.bare D.few 52. A.they B.her C.them D.him 53. A.meals B.dishes C.drinks D.bodies 54. A.fashionable B.bony C.hungry D.funny 55. A.ever B.even C.never D.not 56. A.in B.for C.at D.on 57. A.heads B.legs C.arms D.hands 58. A.fat B.skinny C.ugly D.short 59. A.warm B.cool C.hot D.cold 60. A.dreamed B.stated C.claimed D.wondered 61. A.hurt B.sacrifice C.suffer D.cost 62. A.bear B.carry C.manage D.wear 63. A.seldom B.only C.rarely D.hardly 64. A.method B.road C.side D.way 65. A.look B.hold C.seem D.show
2016年全国专业技术人员职称英语考试综合C真题及答案
