2005年职称英语等级考试综合类

1、2005年职称英语等级考试综合类(A级)试题及答案及题第1部分：词汇选项 (第115题，每题1分，共15分)下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。1 These are the motives for doing it.A reasons B excusesC answers 13 replies2 The river widens considerably as it begins to turn westA extends B stretchesC broadens

2、D bends3 Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematicsA error B puzzleC attraction D contradiction4 With immense relief I stopped runningA no B 1ittleC scarce D enormous5 A great deal has been done to remedy the situationA maintain B improveC preserve D protect6 John is collaboratin

3、g with Mary in writing an articleA cooperating B marryingC combining D arguing7 He will consolidate his powerA strengthen B winC abandon D unite8 Many scientists have been probing psychological problemsA solving B exploringC settling D handling9.Hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet

4、and exercise habitsA removed B curedC treated D lessened10 The conclusion can be deduced from the premisesA gone B derivedC done D come11 The food is insufficient for three peopleA scarce B shortC marginal D inadequate12 Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumnA die B disappearC

5、migrate D vanish13 But ultimately he gave inA undoubtedly B certainlyC finally D necessarily14 It is a complicated problemA strange B complexC difficult D unusual15 In Britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of management-A evaluation B productionC efficiency D publicity第2部分：阅读判断 (第

6、1622题，每题1分，共7分)阅读下面这篇短文，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，请在答题卡上把A涂黑；如果该旬提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。Going Back to Its BirthplaceNo sporting event takes hold of the worldS attention and imagination like the OlympicGames The football world Cup fascinates fans in Europe and S

7、outh America；baseballs WorldSeries is required viewing in North America；and the world table Tennis Championships attractsthe most interest in AsiaBut the Olympics belong to the whole worldNow，after travelling to 17 countries over 108years，the summer Games are returning to Athens，the place where the

8、first modern Olympicswas heldParticipation in the Games is looked on not only as an achievement，but also as an honour,The 16 days between August 13 and 29 will see a record 202 countries compete，up fromSydneys 199. Afghanistan is back，having been banned from Sydney because the Talibangovernment didn

9、t let women do sportsThere is also a place for newcomers East Timer andKiribatiA total of 10500 athletes will compete in 28 sports，watched by 5 3 million ticketpayingviewers as well as a television audience of 4 billionAthens is to use its rich history and culture to make the Olympics as special as

10、possibleTheGames will open with cycling events which start in front of the Parthenon and AcropolismonumentsThe final event will be a historic mens marathon following the 0rjgihal route lun byPhidippides in 490 BC to bring news of victory over the PersiansThe ancient stadium at Olympiafirst used for

11、the Games nearly three centuries ago，willstage the shot put competitionsAnd the Panathenian Stadium，where the first modern Olympicswas held，is to host the archery (射箭)eventsIf the wellknown ancient sites deliver a great sense of history to the Gamesthe 39 newvenues add a modem touch to the city of A

12、thens The main Olympic stadiumwith a giant glassand steel roof，is the landmark(标志)building of the Olympics“We believe that we will organize amagicalGames”said Athens 2004 President GiannaAngelopoulosDaskalaki“Our history with the Olympic Gaines goes back nearly 3,000 years,and Athens 2004 could be t

13、he best ever”16 The World Table Tennis Championships attracts the most interest in Asian countriesA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned17Participation in the OIympic Games is looked upon as an honor as well as an achievementA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned18 Many state leaders will attend the opening cerem

14、onyA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned19The Games will open with cycling events because these events will take hold of the worldsattentionA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned20 The first modern Olympics was held nearly three centuries agoA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned21 The Panathenian Stadium is the landma

15、rk building of OlympicsA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned22 Athens 2004 has been proven to be the best Olympic GamesA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned第3部分：概括大意与完成句子 (第2330题，每题1分，共8分)阅读下面这篇短文，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个正确的小标题；(2)第2730题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。Even Intelli

16、gent People Can Fail1 The striking thing about the innovators who succeeded in making our modern world is howoften they failedTurn on a light，take a photograph，watch TV，search the web，jet across thePacific Ocean，talk on a cellphone(手机)The innovators who left us these things had to find theway to suc

17、cess through a maze(错综复杂)of wrong tarns2 we have just celebrated the 125th anniversary of American innovator Thomas Edisonssuccess in heating a thin line to whitehot heat for 14 hours in his lab in New Jersey，USHe didmat on October 221879and followed up a month later by keeping a thread of commoncar

18、dboard alight(点亮着的)in an airless space for 45 hoursThree years later he went on t0 lightup half a square mile of downtown Manhattan，even though only one of the six power plants inhis design worked when he tamed it on，on September 4，18823 “Many of 1ifes failures”the supreme innovator said“are people

19、who did not realize howclose they were to Success when they gave up”Before that magical moment in October 1879Edison had worked out no fewer than 3，000 theories about electric light，but in only two cases didhis experiments work4 No one likes failurebut the smart innovators 1earn from it Mark Gumz,th

20、e head of thecamera maker Olympus America Inc，attributes some of the companys successes in technologyto understanding failureHis popular phrase is：“Y0n only fail when you quit”5 Over two centuriesthe most common quality of the innovators has been persistence That isanother way of saying they had the

21、 emotional ability to keep up what they were doingWaltDisney,the founder of Disneyland，was so broke after a succession of financial failures that hewas left shoeless in his office because he could not afford the US$150 to get his shoes from merepair shop Pioneering car maker Henry F0rd failed with o

22、ne company and was forced out ofanother before he developed the Model T car6 Failure is harder to bear in todays openaccelerated worldHardly any innovation worksthe first timeBut an impatient society and the media want instant successWhen Americanmusic and movie master David Geffen had a difficult t

23、imea critic said nastily that the onlydifference between Geffen Records(Geffens company)and the Titanic(the ship that went down)was that the Titanic had better music Actually，it wasntAfter four years of losses，Geffen had 80many hits(成功的作品)he could afford a ship as big as the Titanic an to himself 第4

24、部分：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，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。第一篇More Than a Ride to SchoolThe National Education Association claims“The school bus is a mirror Of the community”They further add that,unfortunately,what appears on the exterior(外部)does not always reflect

25、the reality of a chosen communityThey are rightand sometimes it reflects more!Just ask LieslDenson Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for LieslBruce Hardysch001 bus driver for Althouse Bus Company has been Liesls bus driver sincekindergarten Last year when Liesls family moved

26、to Parkesburg，knowing her bus went by hernew residence，she requested to ride the same busThis year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the busShe says“Its been agreat ride so far!My bus driver is so c001 and has always been a good friend and a good listenerSometimes when youre a ch

27、ild adults do not think that what you have to say is importantMrHardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important”Her friends AshleyBatista and Amanda Wolfc agreeBrace Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975This year he willcelebrate 30 years working f

28、or Althouse Bus TransportationCompany President。Larry A1thouseacknowledges Bruce Hardys outstanding record“You do not come by employees 1ike Brucethese days；he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving recordRecognized in2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350，

29、000 accident free miles，Hardys reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with thestudents that ride his busA1thouse further added“Althouse Bus Transportation was established 70 years ago and hasbeen providing quality transportation ever since MY grandfather started the

30、 business with onebusAlthouse Bus Transportation is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive andsafe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to providequality service for many more years to comeThree generations of business is not all the company has e

31、njoyedThanks to出ivers likeBruce Hardy,they have been building relationships through generationsLiesls mother CaroIalso enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardys bus to the Octorara Sch001 District31 The word“mirrorin the first line could be best replaced byA “vehicle”B “device”C company”D “reflect

32、ion”32 How long has Bruce Hardy been working for Althouse Bus Transportation?A For 30 yearsB For 70 yearsC Since last yearD Since 200033 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?A Heisc001B He is a good friendC He is impatientD He has driven 350，000 accident free miles34 Who foun

33、ded Althouse Bus Transportation?A Larry AlthouseB Althouses grandfatherC Liesls mother,D Ashley Batista35 What has Althouse Bus Transportation been mainly aiming at?A Making as much money as possibleB Building up its fameC Developing its businessD Providing the local community with quality service第二

34、篇Dont Count on DungConservationists(自然保护主义者)may be miscalculating the numbers of the threatenedanimals such as elephantssay African and American researchersThe error occurs because of a flaw in the way they estimate animal numbers from the piles of dung(粪)the creatures leavebehindThe mistake could 1

35、ead researchers to think that there are twice as many elephants as there really are in some regions according to Andrew Plumptre of the Wildlife Conservation Society(wcs) in New YorkBiologist Katy Payne of Cornell University in Ithaca，New York，agreesWe really need to know elephant numbers and the ev

36、idence that we have is quite indirect，”says Payne，whoelectronically tracks elephantsCounting elephants from planes is impossible in the vast rainforests of Central AfricaSo researchers often estimate elephant numbers by counting dung piles in a given areaThey also need to know the rate at which dung

37、 decays Because its extremely difficult to determine these rateshowever，researchers counting elephants in one region tend to rely on standard decay rates established elsewhereBut researchers at the WCS have found that this decay rate varies from region to regiondepending on the climate and environme

38、nt Using the wrong values can lead the census astray(离开正道)，says PlumptreHe and his colleague Anthony Chifu Nchanji studied decaying elephant dung in the forests of Cameroon They found that the dung decayed between 55 and 65 per cent more slowly than the dung in the rainforests of neighbouring GabonI

39、f researchers use decay rates from Gabon to count elephants in Cameroon，they would probably find more elephants than are actually aroundThis could mean estimates in Cameroon are at least twice as high as those derived fromdecay rates calculated locally，says Plumptre“However accurate your dung densit

40、y estimatemight bethe decay rate can severely affect the result”Plumptre also says that the dungpile census should be carried out over a region similar in size to an elephants natural range The usual technique of monitoring only small，protected areas distorts numbers because elephants move in and ou

41、t of these regions，he says“If the elephant population increases within the protected area，you can not determine whether 1t is a real increase or whether it is due to elephants moving in because they are being poached(入侵偷猎)outside”Plumptre says that similar problems may also affect other animal censu

42、s studies that rely on indirect evidence such as nests，tracks or burrows(地洞)36 The word“threatened”in the first sentence of the first paragraph could be best replaced byA endangered”B “frightened”C “killed”D “angered”37 Why do researchers estimate elephant numbers in an area by counting dung piles?A

43、 Because elephants are difficult to catchB Because it is not possible to count elephants from a planeC Because it is not possible to keep track of elephantsD Because elephants are shy animals38 Piles of dung cant be relied upon when it comes to estimating elephant numbers becauseA they are different

44、 in sizeB they scatter an over the regionC they are different in decay rateD they are different in quality39 According to Plumptre，the region over which a dungpile census is carried out should beA small enoughB well protectedC carefully monitoredD large enough40 The first word“He”in paragraph 6 refe

45、rs toA Andrew PlumptreB Katy PayneC Anthony Chifu NchanjiD the writer of the article第三篇More Than Just MoneyWhen Patricia Rochester decided to go back to school after ten years as a staff nurse atToronto Western Hospitalher employer not only cheered her onbut also Paid her tuition andgave her a day o

46、ff with pay every week to studyThroughout her years at the hospital，Rochesterhas also taken workshops on everything from coaching peers to career developmentcoursesthat she believes have helped her advance at work“Im now head of the mentoring(指导)program for new hiresstudents and staff nurses”she say

47、s“Theres a lot of room for personal improvement here”Perhaps as important，Rochester says her employer supports and values her workIf you put in overtime”the nurse points Out“you get your mealsthey11 order in pizza or Greek food or Chinese”And if staffers feel stiff and stressed from too many hours o

48、n the wardthey can call for a flee 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage(按摩)or even sign up for an eight-weekevening course on meditation skills and stress-reliefIf thats not enough，employees can takeadvantage of five family days a year that can be used if the kids come down with the flu or anaging pa

49、rent needs ferrying to an important doctors appointment And they have access to arange of perks(好处)such as special rates on hotel rooms，drugstore purchases，and scholarshipsfor employeeschildrenYou might wonder how an organization can provide such resources and still surviveButUniversity Health Netwo

50、rk is one of a number of progressive employers in Canada that havediscovered that investing in staff is good businessIf such initiatives help companies cut down on turnover(人员更替)alone，theyre wellworthwhilesays Prem Benimadhu，a vicepresident at the Conference Board of CanadaIt costsanywhere frmn$3300

51、 to rehire support staff，an average$13，300 for technical staff and awhopping(巨资)$43，000 for an executive position，according to one study of Conference Board membersInnovative initiatives help companies attract talented employees，cut down on sick days(which cost Canadian businesses an estimated$17 bi

52、llion a year,or an average of$3，550 perEmployee)and keep employees more interested in their workWith the substantial talent shortagethat already exists in Canada and the prospect of mass retirement over the next five yearsasmany as 50 or 60 percent in some sectorsBenimadhu says that intelligent empl

53、oyers areputting a renewed focus on the people who work for them41 When Rochester decided to go to school，her employerA persuaded her to change her mindB fired herC cheered her onD discouraged her42Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to ease oneS stiffness and stress?A To take an eight-

54、week evening course on meditation skills and stress-reliefB To call for a flee 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massageC To use five family daysD T0 ask for sick leave43 Investment in staff has been motivatedA to attract the publicS attentionB to reduce staff turnover,C to solve labor disputesD to show o

55、ff financial resources44 Canada has been short ofA talented peopleB timberC flesh waterD money45 In paragraph 2，the phrase“come down withcould be best replaced byA “shake offB “get rid ofC “get”D cure”第5部分：补全短文 (第4650题，每题2分，共10分)阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题

56、卡相应的位置上。Read with Greater SpeedDo you have difficulty reading in class?If so,a special reading program that helps matchsounds with letters could speed up your brainAt least one out of every five elementary school students in the US has trouble learning t0read，even when the students are good at other

57、 subjects_(46)Researchers from Yale University,US,studied a group of children from New York andConnecticut StateAs part of the study，37 struggling readers received special tutoringEvery day,instructors worked with them on recognizing how written letters represent unitsof sound called phonemes(音素)_(47)By the end of the school year，these children could read faster than beforeThey