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1、优质文本全国职称英语等级考试综合类C级试题第1局部：词汇选项第115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，请为每处划线局部确定1个意义最为接近的选项。1Well give every teacher room for development. A place B employment C space D house2The policeman asked him to identify the thief. A name B describe C capture D call3We were all there when the accident occurred.

2、A happened B broke C spread D appeared4It took me exactly a week to complete the work. A start B achieve improveD finish5The herb medicine eventually cured her disease. A nicely B apparently finally D naturally6This new policy has led to a dramatic increase in production. A minor B striking fixed D

3、modest7Poor schooling was the root of the unemployment problem. A base B result cause D force 8John survives on l00 pounds a month. A puts B livesC borrowsD spends90nes economic condition often affects his or her way of life. A determines B shows C influences D confines10 If you want to keep healthy

4、 you should vary the foods you eat. A reject B accept C change D choose11 She found me very dull. A dirty B sleepy C lazy D boring12 The President made brief visit to Beijin9. A short B working formal D secret13 He was persuaded to give up the idea. A mention B accept C consider D drop14 Jack consum

5、es a pound of cheese a day an eats B drinks C buys D produces15 Mary just told US a very fascinating story a strange B frightening C difficult D interesting第2局部：阅读判断第1622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。PetitionsPetitions请愿书have long be

6、en 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 Ministers house in London. They are always accepted at the door by one of the PM

7、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. Thats why the UK government launched its “e-petition site in November 2006. Instead of physically collecting signatures, all

8、 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 thei

9、r 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 mona

10、rchy. 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 Iraq 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 no

11、t 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 l.8 million signatures. In response to that, a rival petition has been posted in support of road pricing. And that is also

12、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

13、of them. Perhaps he could start a petition asking everyone to just shut up for a while. 16A petition needs to be signed. ARight BWrong CNot mentioned17The Prime Minister reads petitions every day. ARight BWrong CNot mentioned18A petition has to be mailed to the Prime Ministers house in London. ARigh

14、t BWrong CNot mentioned19Petitions have been taken to be one of the ways for the British people to express their ideas. A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned20No other governments have launched their e-petition sites. ARight BWrong CNot mentioned21All petitions are serious. ARight BWrong CNot mentioned22I

15、t is impossible for the Prime Minister to hear all of the opinions. ARight BWrong CNot mentioned第3局部：概括大意与完成句子第2330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25段每段选择1个最正确标题；2第2730题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最正确选项。Ways to Reduce Exposure to Air Pollution1A report published recently brings bad news about a

16、ir pollution. It suggests that it could be as damaging to our health as exposure to the radiation from the l986 Ukraine nuclear power plant disaster. The report was published by the UKS Royal Commissionon Environmental Pollution. But what can city people do to reduce exposure to air pollution? Quite

17、 a lot, it turns out. 2Avoid walking in busy streets. Choose side streets and parks instead. Pollution levels can fall a considerable amount just by moving a few meters away from the main pollution source - exhaust fumes废气. Also dont walk behind smokers. Walk on the windward迎风的side of the street whe

18、re exposure of pollutants污染物can be 50 percent less than on the downwind顺风的side. 3Sitting on the drivers side of a bus can increase your exposure by l0 percent, compared with sitting on the side nearest the pavement. Sitting upstairs on a double-decker双层电车can reduce exposure. It is difficult to say w

19、hether traveling on an underground train is better or worse than taking the bus. Air pollution on underground trains tends to be less toxic有毒的than that at street level, because underground pollution is mostly made up of tiny iron particles粒子thrown up by wheels hitting the rails, while diesel柴油机and p

20、etrol fumes have a mixture of pollutants. 4When you are crossing a road, stand well back from the curb路缘while you wait for the light to change. Every meter really does count when you are close to traffic. As the traffic begins to move, fumes can be reduced in just a few seconds. So holding your brea

21、th for just a moment can make a difference, even though it might sound silly. 5There are large sudden pollution increases during rush hours. Pollution levels fall during nighttime. The time of year also makes a big difference. Pollution levels tend to be at their lowest during spring and autumn when

22、 winds are freshest. Extreme cold or hot weather has a trapping effect and tends to cause a build-up of pollutants. 23Paragraph 2 24Paragraph 3_ 25Paragraph 4_26Paragraph 5_AWhere you stand while waiting to crossBWhere you walk CWhere you sit on a bus and how youDWhen you go to bed EWhen pollution l

23、evels rise andFWhen you get up27Air pollution can be as harmful to ones health . 28Traveling on an underground train can reduce exposure .29Pollution levels are lower . 30Its wise to stay away from heavy traffic . Aduring rush hoursBin spring and autumn Cto toxic air Dbetween autumn and winterEas ex

24、posure to nuclear radiationFon the downwind side第4局部：阅读理解第3145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个最正确选项。第一篇 Stop Eating Too Much“Clean your plate! and “Be a member of the clean-plate club! Just about every kid in the US has hear this from a parent or grandparent. Often, its accompanied by a

25、n appeal: “Just think about those starving orphans孤儿in Africa! Sure, we should be grateful for every bite of food. Unfortunately, many people in the US take too many bites. Instead of staying “clean the plate perhaps we should save some food for tomorrow. According to news reports, US restaurants ar

26、e partly to blame for the growing bellies 肚子. A waiter puts a plate of food in front of each customer, with two to four times the amount recommended by the government, according to a USA Today story. Americans traditionally associate quantity with value and most restaurants try to give them that. Th

27、ey prefer to have customers complain about too much food rather than too little. Barbara Rolls, a nutrition营养professor at Pennsylvania State University, told USA Today that restaurant portion sizes began to grow in the l970s.the same time that the American waistline腰围began to expand. Health experts

28、have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions. Now, apparently, some customers are calling for this too. The restaurant industry trade magazine QSR reported last month that 57 percent of more than 4.000 people surveyed believed restaurants served portions that were too large；23 percen

29、t had no opinion；20 percent disagreed. But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who cant afford fine dining still prefer large portions. Seventy percent of those earning at least $150, 000 per year prefer smaller portions; but only 45 percent of those earning less than $25, 000

30、want smaller. Its not that working class Americans dont want to eat healthy. Its just that, after long hours at low-paying jobs, getting less on their plate hardly seems like a good deal. They live from paycheck薪金支票to paycheck, happy to save a little money for next years Christmas presents. 31Parent

31、s in the United States tend to ask their children Ato save food for tomorrow. Bto wash the dishes. Cnot to waste food. Dnot to eat too much. 32Why do American restaurants serve large portions? ABecause Americans associate quantity with value. BBecause Americans have big bellies. CBecause Americans a

32、re good eaters. DBecause Americans are too weak. 33What happened in the l970s?AThe US government called on its people to reduce their weight. BHealth experts persuaded restaurants to serve smaller portions. CThe United States produced more grain than needed. DThe American waistline started to expand

33、. 34What does the survey indicate?A Many low-income Americans want large portions. B Twenty percent of Americans want smaller portions. C Fifty-seven percent of Americans want large portions. D Forty-five percent of Americans want smaller portions. 35Which of the following is NOT true of working cla

34、ss Americans?AThey work long hours. BThey live from paycheck to paycheck. CThey dont want to be healthy eaters. DThey want to save money for presents. 第二篇 A New Immigration Bill The US Senate is considering a new immigration bill. It will value the economic promise of immigrants over family ties whe

35、n considering US residency and citizenship. The legislation, which was proposed by President Bush and a group of senators, contains a point system. The proposal aims to increase the number of immigrants with graduate degrees, earnings or job skills. The proposed point system would use a l00-point sc

36、ale. According to a draft of the law, merit applicants could earn up to 47 points for things like occupation, or year of work for a US firm. They could earn up to 28 points for their education, 15 points for English and US civics公民学, and l0 points for family ties. The system has stirred up debate. C

37、ritics on the left say it opposes family unity and American values. Critics on the right complain that it does not reflect the needs of high-tech employers. The current kinship血缘关系-based system puts pressure on the US, as it attracts low-skill workers who consume more public services than they pay b

38、ack in taxes. It allows a variety of uneducated people in from Mexico and Central America. The immigration bill would allow eight years to clear the current backlog积压of application for a permanent resident card, or green card. After that, only the children and spouses配偶of legal immigrants would be a

39、ble to apply for family visas. Adult children, siblings兄弟姐妹, parents, and other relatives would have to apply in the general queue 排队. Under the proposal, immigrants from Asian, countries would likely fare well很有利. For instance, over half of recent immigrants from China and India have a bachelors学士的

40、or higher degree. Immigrants from Latin American countries would likely face more difficulties. Immigration point systems have been in use in Canada, Australia and New Zealand for years. The UK adopted a similar approach in 2001. One thing that Canada and other nations have discovered is that their

41、system needs to fit the needs of their economy. Too often they find that they attract highly-educated people who end up finding work that doesnt use their skills. Some end up driving a taxi. 36One of the reasons for proposing the point system isAto give priority to immigrants from China. Bto protect

42、 the US from terrorist attacks. Cto attract skilled immigrants. Dto increase population. 37What do critics on the right say about the proposed point system?AIt opposes family unity. BIt is very difficult to apply. CIt opposes American values. DIt does not meet the needs of hightech employers. 38Whic

43、h statement is NOT true of the current system?AIt is kinship-based. BIt puts pressure on the US. CIt drawslow-skilled workers. DIt attracts highly-educated people. 39Who can apply for family visas in future?AThe uncles and aunts of legal immigrants. BThe brothers and sisters of legal immigrants. CTh

44、e spouses and young children of legal immigrants. DThe parents and grandparents of legal immigrants. 40Which country adopted the point system in 2001 ? AThe UK. BThe US. CCanada. DAustralia第三篇 Political SpinsLast week, US White House spokesman Tony Snow sent journalists digging for their dictionarie

45、s. 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mad

46、e 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,

47、 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缩短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口号to boost thei