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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上2012年度全国等级考试综合类(C级)试题第1部分：词汇选项 (第l-15题，每题l分，共15分) 下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线。请为每处画线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。 1 We had trouble finding a pure water supply A typical B complete C clear D clean 2 Keep your passport in a secure place A safe B special C good D different 3 Many forms of cancer can be cured

2、if detected early A selected B operated C discovered D developed 4 0n the table was a vase filled with artificial flowers A wild B false C fresh D lovely 5 The story was published with the sole purpose of selling newspapers A only B reaI C main D practical 6 Id Iike to withdraw 500 from my current a

3、ccount A leave B pay C put D draw 7 He kept in constant contact with his family while he was in Australia A gradual B direct C regular D occasional 8 She only needs a minute amount of money A small B certain C fair D full 9 “What do you mean by that?”Paul asked sharply A helplessly B politely C quic

4、kly D critically 10 Did she accept his research proposal? A invitation B plan C offer D view 11 The city centre was wiped out by the bomb A covered B reduced C destroyed D moved 12 The contempt he felt for his fellow students was obvious A need B love C hate D pity 13 A large crowd assembled outside

5、 the American embassy A watched B shouted C walked D gathered 14 He inspired many young people to take up the sport A allowed B encouraged C called D advised 15 The storm caused severe damage A serious B physical C accidental D environmental 第2部分：阅读判断 (第16-22题.每题l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

6、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. Brotherly Love Adidas and Puma have been two of the biggest names in sports shoe manufacturing for over half a century Since l928 they have supplied shoes for Olympic athletesWorld Cup-winning football heroesMuhammad Ali.hip hop stars and ro

7、ck musicians famous all over the worldBut the story of these two companies begins in one house in the town of Herzogenaurach, Germany Adolph and Rudolph Dassler were the sons of a shoemakerThey loved sport but complained that they could never find comfortable shoes to play inRudolph always said, You

8、 cannot play sports wearing shoes that youd walk around town with. So they started making their ownIn l920 Adolph made the first pair of athletic shoes with spikes(钉)， produced on the Dasslers kitchen table On lst July l924 they formed a shoe company，Dassler Brothers Ltd and they worked together for

9、 many yearsThe company became successful and it provided the shoes for Germanys athletes at the l928 and l932 Olympic Games But in l948 the brothers arguedNo one knows exactly what happened，but family members have suggested that the argument was about money or womenThe result was that Adolph left th

10、e companyHis nickname was Adiand using this and the first three letters of the family name, Dassler, he founded Adidas Rudolph relocated across the River Aurach and founded his own company tooAt first he wanted to call it Ruda, but eventually he called it Puma，after the wild catThe famous Puma logo

11、of the jumping cat has hardly changed since After the big split of l948 Adolph and Rudolph never spoke to each other again and their companies have now been in competition for over sixty yearsBoth companies were for many years the market leaders, though Adidas has always been more successful than Pu

12、maA hip hop group, Run DMC，has even written a song called “My Adidas” and in 2005 Adidas bought Reebok, another big sports shoe company The terrible family argument should really be forgotten，but ever since it happened，over sixty years agothe town has been split into twoEven now，some Adidas employee

13、s and Puma employees dont talk to each other 16 Adidas and Puma started to make sports shoes at the end of the l9th century A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 17 The brothers father was a ball maker A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 18 The brothers first made sports shoes at home A Right B Wrong C Not me

14、ntioned 19 The brothers provided sports shoes for the l924 Olympic Games A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 20 The brothers decided to start up their separate companies after the argument A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 21 Nike sells more shoes than Adidas A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 22 People in t

15、he town have now forgotten the argument 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2326题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1-4段每段选择1个最佳标题；(2)第2730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. Who Built Gizas Pyramids(金字塔)? 1 For centuries，the pyramids of Giza have been timeless symbols of Egyptian cu

16、ltureBut who actually built them? For years，we did not know for sureBut archeologists(考古学家) recently discovered an ancient village near the pyramidsClose bythere was also a cemetery(墓地)where pyramid builders were buriedFrom studying these places，archeologists can now confirm that the pyramids were n

17、ot built by slaves or foreignersOrdinary Egyptians built them 2 It took about eighty years to build the pyramidsAccording to archeologistsabout 20,000-30,000 people were involved in completing the taskThe workers had different rolesSome dug up the rocksome moved it，and some shaped it into blocksPeop

18、le also worked on different teams. each with its own nameOn a wall in Khufus Great Pyramid，for example，a group of workers wrote “Fnends of Khufu”Teams often competed to do a job faster 3 Life for these workers was hard“We can see that in their skeletons(骨架).”says Azza Mohamed Sarry El-Dina scientist

19、 studying bodies found in the cemeteryThe bones show signs of arthritis(关节炎)，which developed from carrying heavy things for a long timeArcheologists have also found many female skeletons in the village and cemeteryThe damage to their bones is similar to the mensTheir lives may have been even tougher

20、： male workers lived to age 4045but women to only 3035However, workers usually had enough foodand they also had medical care if they got sick or hurt 4 The work was challenging, but laborers were proud of their work“Its because they were not just building the tomb of their king.” says Egyptian arche

21、ologist Zahi Hawass“They were building EgyptIt was a national projectand everyone was a participant” 23 Paragraph l 24 Paragraph 2 25 Paragraph 3 26 Paragraph 4 A Pyramid builders tough lives B An important national project C Female pyramid builders：the challenges D Female pyramid builders job E Bui

22、lders of the pyramids F Egyptian salves 27 The pyramids of Giza were built . 28 To build the pyramids，the workers had different roles and worked . 29 Both men and women workers suffered from arthritis which developed . 30 The pyramid builders were proud . A by foreigners B of their work C by ordinar

23、y Egyptians D on different teams E of their king F from taking heavy things 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l个最佳选项. 第一篇 The Changing Middle Class The United States perceives itself to be a middle-class nationHowever，middle class is not a real designation，nor does it carr

24、y privileges(特权)It is more of a perception，which probably was as true as it ever could be right after World War The economy was growing， more and more people owned their own homesworkers had solid contracts with the companies that employed them, and nearly everyone who wanted a higher education coul

25、d have oneSuccessful people enjoyed upward social mobilityThey may have started out poor, but they could become richSuccessful people also found that they had greater geographic mobilityIn other wordsthey found themselves moving to and living in a variety of places The middle class collectively hold

26、s several values and principlesOne strong value is the need to earn enough money to feel that one can determine ones own economic fateIn addition，middle-class morality(道德观)embraces principles of individual responsibility， importance of family, obligations to others, and believing in something outsid

27、e oneself But in the l990s those in the middle class found that there was a price for successAU.S. News & World Report survey in l994 indicated that 75 percent of Americans believed that middle-class families could no longer make ends meetBoth spouses(配偶)now worked，as did some of the children，long c

28、ommutes(通勤)became routine，the need for child care put strains on the familyand public schools were not as good as they once were Members of the middle class were no longer financing their lifestyles through earnings but were using credit to stay afloat(透支)The understanding of just what middle class

29、meant was changing 31 This passage gives information about . A an individual B a social and economic group C a political organization D a government department 32 In the years after World War , the middle class were . A overburdened and in debt B hard working and doubtful C happy and full of hope D

30、young and upset 33 One important middle-class value is that . A people should always have fun B children should believe in themselves C debt is nothing to worry about D they should earn enough to finance their lifestyles 34 In the second paragraph, the word “collectively” means . A commonly B hesita

31、tingly C unknowingly D weakly 35 The l994 survey showed most Americans thought the middle class . A took pleasure in raising children B had a regular journey to work C could not earn enough money to maintain their lifestyles D could easily maintain their lifestyles 第二篇 Puerto Rican Cuisine(菜肴) Puert

32、o Rico, a Caribbean (加勒比海区) island rich in history and remarkable natural beauty, has a cuisine all its own. Immigration(移民) to the island has helped to shape its cuisine, with people from all over the world making various contributions to it. However, before the arrival of these immigrants, the Tai

33、no people lived on the island of Puerto Rico. Taino cuisine included such foods as rodents (啮齿动物), fresh shellfish and fish fried in corn oil. Many aspects of Taino cuisine continue today in Puerto Rican cooking, but it has been heavily influenced by the Spanish, who invaded Puerto Rico in 1508, and

34、 Africans, who were initially brought to Puerto Rico to work as slaves. Taino cooking styles were mixed with ideas brought by the Spanish and Africans to create new dishes. The Spanish extended food choices by bringing cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep to the island. Africans also added to the islands

35、food culture by introducing powerful, contrasting tastes in dishes. In fact, much of the food Puerto Rico is now famous for - coffee, coconuts, and oranges - was actually imported by foreigners to the island. A common assumption many people make about Puerto Rican food is that it is very spicy(辛辣的).

36、 Its true that chili peppers are popular; aij caballero in particular is a very hot chili pepper that Puerto Ricans enjoy. However, milder(微辣的) tastes are popular too, such as sofrito. As the base of many Puerto Rican dishes, sofrito is a sauce made from chopped onions, green bell peppers, sweet chi

37、li peppers, and a handful of other spices. It is fried in oil and then added to other dishes. 36、who lived in Puerto Rico first A. the Taino people B. the Africans C. the Spanish D. the Americans 37、In the first paragraph the word “it” refers to A. immigration B. Puerto Rican cuisine C. Caribbean hi

38、story D. the islands natural beauty 38、what is the main idea of the second paragraph? A. Taino dishes are important in Puerto Rican cooking B. Puerto Rican cooking has many outside influences C. Food imported by foreigners isnt really Puerto Rican D. African foods have probably had the most influenc

39、e 39、How is sofrito used? A. It is eaten before meals B. It is added to other dishes C. It is used where foods are too spicy D. It is eaten as a main dish 40、which of the following is NOT true? A. Many people think Puerto Rican food is spicy B. Puerto Rican cuisine uses a lot of chili peppers C. sof

40、tito is a type of extremely spicy food D. Aij caballero is a type of chile pepper 第三篇 From Ponzi to Madoff The year was l920The country was the United States of AmericaThe mans name was Charles PonziPonzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings accountInsteadthey should give it to him to s

41、ave for themPonzi promised to pay them more than the bankFor example, a savings account might pay you $5 a year for every $100 you depositPonzi，however，would pay you $40 a year for every $100 you gave him to hold. Many people thought this was a good planThey began to give their money to Ponzi How co

42、uld Ponzi make so much money for people? This is what he did with the money people gave him：He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him moneyHowever, he also kept a lot of the money for himselfSoon he had $250 millionThis was a kind of theft, and it was against the lawThe people who

43、gave him their money didnt think anything was wrongPonzi paid them every monthjust like a bankPonzi continued this way of working for two yearsThen one day, he didnt have enough money to pay all the peopleThey discovered his crimeand he went to prison for fraud Ninety years later, people began to he

44、ar about a businessman in New York named Bernard Mad offPeople said he gave good advice about moneyThey said when they gave him their moneyhe paid them a lot more than the bankMad off helped hospitals, schools， and individuals earn moneyOver a period of 40 yearspeople gave him $170 billionHowever, n

45、o one investigated what he did with the moneyThe people who gave Madoff their money also didnt think anything was wrong because he paid them every month One day, Madoff didnt have enough money to pay all the people he needed to payThats when people discovered how Madoff worked：He was taking money fr

46、om some people to pay other people，just the way Chades Ponzi didHowever，this time，instead of losing millions of dollarspeople lost billions Madoff was accused of fraud, and United States government officials arrested himHe didnt have to go on trial because he said he was guiltyIn 2009,a judge senten

47、ced him to 150 years in prisonBernard Madoffs crime was even bigger than PonzisIt was the biggest fraud in historyThe lesson of this story is clear：When something seems too good to be true，it probably is! 41 For every $100,Ponzi promised to pay people . A $5 a year B $20 a year C $40 a year D $100 a year 42 What did Ponzi do with the money people gave him? A He spent it all on things for himself B He deposited