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 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 formal 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, I 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，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
Petitions have long been a part of British political life. Anyone who wanted to change something would get a list of signatures from people who agreed to the idea and either send them to the government or deliver them personally to the Prime Minister's house in London.
They are always accepted at the door by one of the PM'S officials. What happens then? Nothing much, usually. But petitions have always been thought of as a useful way for those who govern to find out what the people really think.
That's why the UK government launched its \physically collecting signatures, all anyone with an idea has to do now is to make a proposal on the government website, and anyone who supports the idea is free to add his or her signature. The petitions soon started to flow in. The idea was for the British people to express their constructive ideas. Many chose instead to express their sense of humor.
One petitioner called on Tony Blair to “stop the Deputy Prime Minister eating so much”. Another wanted to expel（驱逐）Scotland from the United Kingdom because Scottish football fans never support England In the World Cup.
Other petitioners called on the Prime Minister to abolish the monarchy. Some wanted to give it more power. Some wanted to oppose the United States. Others wanted to leave the European Union. Some wanted to send more troops to lraq and others wanted them all brought home. Some wanted to adopt the euro（欧元）. Others wanted to keep the pound.
Yet if some petitions are not serious, others present a direct challenge to government policy. A petition calling on the government to drop plans to charge drivers for using roads has already drawn around l8 million signatures. In response to that, a rival petition has been posted in support of road pricing. And that is also rapidly growing.
There are about 60 million people in Britain. So it is understandable that the government wants to find out what people are thinking. But the problem with the e-petition site seems to be that the British people have about 70 million opinions, and want the Prime Minister to hear all of them. Perhaps he could start a petition asking everyone to just shut up for a while.
16 A petition needs to be signed.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 17 The Prime Minister reads petitions every day. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
18 A petition has to be mailed to the Prime Minister’s house in London. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
19 Petitions have been taken to be one of the ways for the British people to express their ideas. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
20 No other governments have launched their e-petition sites. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 21 All petitions are serious.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
22 It is impossible for the Prime Minister to hear all of the opinions. 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。
A New Citizenship Test
1 Last week, a sample of the new US citizenship（公民身份）exam was released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services（US-CIS）. It will be tried out in 10 cities early next year to replace the current test in 2008. Instead of asking how many stripes the US flag has, as the current test does, the new one asks why there are l3 stripes. Instead of having to name the branches of government, an applicant is asked to explain why there are three.
2 The goal is to make it more meaningful.” explains Emilio Gonzalez, director of the US—CIS. Immigrants who pass it are expected to have a better “understanding and respect” for US civic（公民的）values, Gonzalez says.
3 The US isn't the only country dealing with citizenship tests that aim to get a “shared commitment” from immigrants for their adopted country's “values”. In recent years, in addition to the usual requirement of language／work skills and economic status, several European countries have adopted citizenship tests. Britain introduced a new citizenship test last November. In March, a new Dutch law took effect requiring all would-be immigrants to take a citizenship test. it involved watching a video showing nude（裸体的） women bathing at beaches and gay（同性恋的）men kissing in public. The aim was to ensure that “newcomers will be comfortable with the country's liberal social mores（风俗）”.
4 Europe has been known for welcoming immigrants for decades. But, today, the fact is that some immigrants are kept apart from local citizens by culture and they become hostile to each other. Promoting integration has become a major concern for European countries, after the rioting in Muslim ghettoes（少数民族聚居区）in France and the killing of Dutch public figures by religious extremists.
5 Officials believe that a person's attachment to, a country can be tested by his or her knowledge of the country. However, some critics say that the changes can do little to help people assimilate（同化）themselves. ”Immigration is a culture war today. Is giving a new test the right way to lessen the accusations in that fight?” says Ali Noorani, of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition（难民辩护联盟）.
23 Paragraph 2 . 24 Paragraph 3 . 25 Paragraph 4 . 26 Paragraph 5 .
A Preparation for taking a citizenship test B Citizenship tests in European countries C Importance of promoting integration
D Necessity to know the branches of government
E Different views on the new citizenship test F Goal of the new citizenship test
27 28 29 30
The questions in the new citizenship test are more difficult . Would-be immigrants to the US are expected .
In the Dutch citizenship test, all would—be immigrants are required . Some people fear that changes in the citizenship test will do little . to know a lot more about the county to watch a video
to help immigrants accept the new culture to marry American citizens to do low-skill jobs to answer
A B C D E F
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
Political Spins
Last week, US White House spokesman Tony Snow sent journalists digging for their dictionaries. He called recent criticism by the former President Bill Clinton “chutzpah”（大胆放肆）. With just one sentence, Snow managed to make headlines, a joke and a defense of President George W. Bush. Interestingly, this is how battles are fought and won in US politics - with carefully-worded one-liners（一行字幕新闻）made for TV which often lack substance and clarity（清晰度）.
“The amount of information that candidates attempt to communicate to people is actually getting smaller and smaller,” said Mark Smith, a political science professor at Cedarville University. This has been accompanied by a changing media environment, Smith said. In l968, the average TV or radio soundbite（演讲中的句子或短语）was 48 seconds, according to Smith. In l996, the average soundbite had shrunk To 8 seconds. Thus, politicians wanting publicity try to make their public communication as quotable as possible.
Campaigning politicians also use 30-second TV ads and clever campaign slogans to boost their messages. Republican presidential candidate John McCain rides to campaign stops in a bus named the “Straight. Talk Express”. McCain hopes the name will convince voters he plans to tell people the truth - whether it's in fashion or not. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, has chosen the campaign slogan “Let the conversation begin”. She hopes it will help her appear open-minded and friendly.
But one-liners, TV ads and campaign slogans all have a single key ingredient：something commonly called political “spin”. Brooks Jackson, a former journalist and the current director of the non-partisan（无党派的）website FactCheck..org, calls spin “just a polite word for deception（欺骗）. ”
“I do believe that very often politicians believe their own spin,” said Jackson.”
Strong partisans suffer from a universal human tendency：They ignore the evidence that would force them into the uncomfortable position of having to change their minds and admit that they were wrong. ”
31 Which statement is NOT true of one 1iners? A They are unclear.
B They contain a lot of information. C They lack substance.
D They are carefully constructed. 32 What changed from l968 to 1996 ? A Publicity. B Information. C Communication.
D The average soundbite.
33 The campaign slogan “Straight—Talk Express” aims at convincing voters that the
presidential candidate is A honest. B friendly. C open-Minded. D warm-hearted.
34 According to Brooks Jackson, all campaign slogans are A attractive. B impressive. C deceptive. D informative.
35 Which statement best describes strong partisans ? A They are very funny. B They are very healthy. C They are very aggressive.
D They are very stubborn（顽固的）.
第二篇
A Tale of Scottish Rural Life
Lewis Grassic Gibbon's Sunset Song（1932）was voted “the best Scottish novel of all time” by Scotland's reading public in 2005. Once considered shocking for its frank description of aspens of the lives of Scotland’s poor rural farmers. It has been adapted for stage, film, TV and radio in recent decades.
The novel is set on the fictional estate of Kinraddie, in the farming country of the Scottish northwest in the years up to and beyond World War l. At its heart is the story of Chris, who is both part of the community and a little outside it.
Grassic Gibbon gives US the most detailed and intimate account of the life of his heroine（女
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