2015年职称英语综合C真题及答案(文字清晰版)

1、2015年职称英语综合C真题第一部分：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. The weather last summer wasawful.A. badB. fairC. dryD. hot2. The law carries apenaltyof up to three years inprison.A. messageB. guiltC. obligationD. punishment3. My piano playing has improvedsignificantlysince Ihad

2、 a new teacher.A. definitelyB. generallyC. certainlyD. greatly4. There is a need forradicalchanges in education.A. revolutionaryB. long-termC. short-termD. systematic5. Itfrustratesme that Im not able to put any of myideas into practice.A. discouragesB. showsC. surprisesD. frightens6. I realized to

3、myhorrorthat I had forgotten thepresent.A. limitB. fearC. powerD. fool7. He tried toassemblehis thoughts.A. gatherB. clearC. shareD. spare9. The doctors did notrevealthe truth to him.A. hideB. handleC. discloseD. establish10. Railways are the most importantmodeof transportfor the economy.A. wayB. fa

4、ctorC. objectiveD. source11. He said someharshwords about his brother.A. properB. unkindC. normalD. unclear12. Under thetermsof the contract, you must give 3months notice before you leave.A .subjectsB. expressionsC. wordsD. rules13. Donttemptthieves by leaving valuables clearlyvisible.A. alarmB. cat

5、chC. spotD. attract14. When did you firstencounterthese difficulties?A. createB. presentC. experienceD. resolve15. We need to identify thepotentialproblems.A. possibleB. mainC. immediateD. common第二部分：阅读判断（第1622题，每题1分，共7分）下面的短文列出了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

6、及，请选择C。Living History at JamestownSettlementA woman in Native American clothes is sitting in the sun, sewing a dressfrom skin. Inside a building, a colonist is making a wooden chair, using verysimple tools. And all around, tourists are taking pictures with their digital (数码的) cameras. This is Jamest

7、own Settlement today.Jamestown, Virginia, was one of the first places in the world wherepeople from Europe, American, and Africa came together in 1608. Today, it is aliving history museum, where children and adults come to experience history. Ina living history museum, actors wear clothes from the p

8、ast and demonstrate manyof the activities of daily life back then. The actors also talk to the visitorsand explain everything they do.At a living history museum, there are always many things to touch, hear,and smell. Visitors at Jamestown Settlement can walk through copies of thethree small sailing

9、ships that carried colonist to Virginia and even lie downin a colonists bed! The colonists stayed on the crowded dangerous ships formore than four months. When they got to Virginia, they built an area of houseswith a high wall around it. In todays fort(堡垒)，you can see housed, a church, and even a ga

10、rden with foods that the colonistsate. Women in long dresses work inside their homes, and visitors can help themwith their sewing and cooking.There is also an Indian Village at Jamestown Settlement, and it looks very different from the fort. It shows how the Indians lived in long houses and grew cor

11、n and other crops in large fields. Actors there make pottery(陶器) and teach visitors how to play Indian games. You can even help them make an Indian boat from a tree!Today, the living history museum of Jamestown is very popular, especiallywith children and families. People come here to have fun, but

12、also to learn. Manyschool classes visit to experience old ways of getting things done. A livinghistory museum is the best way to understand how people lived in the past.16.Tourists like to take pictures in Jamestown settlement today.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned17. InJamestown, people from thre

13、e different cultures came together in 1608.A. Right B.Wrong C. Not mentioned18. Ata living history museum, visitors cannot touch any of the things on display.A.Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned19. Thefirst colonists to Jamestown were from England.A.Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned20.The actor working a

14、t the museum explain what they do to the visitors.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not Mentioned21.In Jamestown, visitors can walk through the real ships the colonies used.A.Right B. Wrong C. Not Mentioned22.Children and families enjoy playing Indian games.A.Right B. Wrong C. NotMentioned第三部分：概况大意与完成句子（第2330题，每

15、题1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个最佳选项标题；（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。Interview with Allan Gray1I was working for a multinational company in the early 1980s, and mybrother asked me if I was interested in going into partnership with him to setup a language school. Id always wa

16、nted to work for myself, and I was a bit fedup with working for someone else, so I said yes. Primarily, I wanted thefreedom to make my own decisions, I wanted room to be creative, and also Iwanted to be able to get the credit and keep the profits if things went wrong.These things are not possible if

17、 you work as an employee in a largeorganization.2I had to borrow money to help start the business, but we were luckybecause we also had some outside capital to put into the business. These daysit can be really hard to persuade banks to lend money to people who want tostart a company, so we were fort

18、une. It was fairly easy to set up the business,because we had a very clear idea of what we wanted to do. The problem was, allour preconception(预想)about what it would be like to run a business were wrong. We made lots ofmistakes, and we almost went bankrupt(破产) at the beginning. At one point, we only

19、 had two students in the school.3 Far too long! We lost money for the first four years and, as I wassaying, we nearly went out of business. It took quite a long time to startmaking profit. The best thing we did, though, was that we hired some reallygood people to work for us. In fact, some of those

20、people are still working forus, 24 years later. Now were doing well, but it was very risky at first.4 One is financial constraint(约束). It can be very tough. I think all small businesses have cashflowproblemsit often takes a long time to get paid by your customers. The secondbig problem is marketing.

21、 It takes a lot of funds to market your business, andyou have to get your name known and build a reputation. But the biggestchallenge is managing the people. All businesses are about people, and you haveto learn how to deal with all kinds of peopleand I think weve been extremelygood at getting the b

22、est of our staff.A. Strategies in expanding a small businessB. Right people to run a businessC. Time-consuming experience of being successfulD. Challenges of running a businessE. Difficulties in starting the businessF. Reasons for working for oneself23. Paragraph 1 _F_24. Paragraph 2 _E_25. Paragrap

23、h 3 _C_26. Paragraph 4 _D_A. to lose your houseB. to manage your employeesC. to keep independentD. to lend you moneyE. to take the responsibility for itF. to make profit27. If you made a bad decision as a boss, you had _E_.28. The difficult thing to start a business is to persuade banks _D_.29. If y

24、ou hire the right people, youll probably be able _F_.30. Besides financial and marketing challenges, you must know how _B_.第四部分：阅读理解（第3045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：Why Buy Shade-Grown Coffee?When people argue about whethercoffee is good for health, theyre usually thinking

25、 of the health of the coffeedrinker. Is it food for your heart? Does it increase blood pressure? Does ithelp you concentrate? However, coffee affects the health of the humanpopulation in other ways, too.Traditionally, coffee bushes wereplanted under the canopy(树冠)of taller indigenous(土生土长的)trees. Ho

26、wever, more and more farmers in Latin America are deforestingthe land to grow full-sun coffees. At first, this increases production becausemore coffee bushes can be planted if there arent any trees. With increasedproduction come increased profits.Unfortunately, deforesting forcoffee production immed

27、iately decreases local-wildlife habitat. Native birdsnest and hide from predators(捕食者)in the tall trees and migrating birds rest there.Furthermore, in the long term, thefull-sun method also damages the ecosystem because more chemical fertilizersand pesticides are needed to grow the coffee. The ferti

28、lizers and pesticideskill insects that eat coffee plant, but then the birds eat the poisoned insectsand also die. T he chemicals kill or sicken other animals as well, and can evenenter the water that people will eventually drink.Fortunately, farmers in Central andSouth America are beginning to grow

29、more coffee bushes in the shade. We cansupport these farmers by buying coffee with such labels as shadegrown and bird friendly. Sure, these varieties might cost alittle more. But were paying for the health of the birds, the land, ourselves,and the planet. I think its worth it.31.What is the main ide

30、a of this passage?A. Farmers are changing the way they grow coffee.B.Coffee is becoming more expensive to produce.C.Shade-grow coffee is more expensive than sun-grow coffee.D.People should buy shade-grown coffee.32.Thefunction of the word Traditionally in Paragraph 2 is to show_.A.the positive effec

31、ts of coffeeB. a change of coffee growthC.something that is the most importantD.how coffee production used to be33.What does increased production of full-sun coffee bring about?A.More insects.B.Better quality coffee.C.Larger farms.D. Higher profits.34.How do farmers find more land for growing full-s

32、un coffee?A.They buy more land from other farmers.B. They cut down trees.C.They move to another country.D.They turn grassland into farmland.35.The full-sun method may affect the following EXCEPT_A.insectsB. airC.birdsD.humans第二篇：Acrossthe Deserts The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world.

33、 It stretchesacross Africa from Senegal to Egypt. The Sahara Desert is an unfriendlyenvironment. During the day its very hot, and at night its sometimes verycold. It is also difficult to find water in the Sahara. In 2006, Kevin Lin, Ray Zahab, and Charlie Engle decided to do somethingvery difficult.

34、 They made the decision to run across the Sahara Desert 4,300miles (6,920km). It seemed impossible to do, but they wanted to try. The threemen liked to test themselves, and this would be a very big test. On the morning of November 2, Kevin, Ray, and Charlie started their tripacross the Sahara. Every

35、 morning they began running at 5:00.At11 a.m. theystopped and rested until 5 p.m. Then they ran again until 9:30in the evening.Each day they ran about 40 miles (64 km). Every day it was the same thing. Theygot up and ran. They listened to music on their iPods, and they ran and ran. Kevin, Ray, and C

36、harlie needed to eat a lot of food during their trip.Most people need about 2,000 calories of food each day. Kevin, Ray, and Charlieneeded between 6,000 and 9,000 calories every day. Thats a lot of food! Theyalso needed to drink a lot of water. The three men had some problems on their trip, and many

37、 times theywanted to quit and go home. It was often very hot (140F/60C) during the day,and the heat made them sick. Their legs and feet hurt. Sometimes it was verywindy, and they couldnt see. One time they got lost. But they didnt quit.After 111 days, Kevin, Ray, and Charlie successfully finished th

38、eir trip acrossthe Sahara Desert. They hugged each other and put their hands in the water ofthe Red Sea. Then they ran to a hotel to take a long shower.36.The Sahara Desert is not fit for people to live in because of its _.A. extreme weatherB.remotenessC.vastnessD.salty water37.What does “a very big

39、 test” in Paragraph 2 mean?A.A competitive examination.B.A wise decision.C. A real challenge.D.A time-saving task.38.Kevin, Ray, and Charlie _.A.rested at 5 pm every dayB.took a short break at noonC. started their trip every morningD.didnt run in the evening39.The three man realized that their trip

40、was finished when they _.A. saw the Red SeaB.found a hotelC.ate up all the foodD.drank all the water40.Whats the reason for the success of their trip?A.They prepared sufficient food.B.They never got lost.C.They developed a good plan.D. They never gave up.第三篇：TheValue of TearsTears can ruin make-up,

41、bringconversation to a stop, and give you a runny nose. They can leave youembarrassed and without energy. However, crying is a fact of life, and tearsare very useful. Even when youre not crying, your eyes produce tears. Thesecreate a film over the eyes surface. This film contains a substance thatpro

42、tects your eyes against infection.Tears relieve stress, but we tendto fight them for all sorts of reasons. People worry about showing theiremotions. Theyre afraid that once they lose control, theyll never get itback,” explains psychologist Dorothy Rowe. “As children we were sometimespunished for she

43、dding tears or expressing anger. As adults we still fear theconsequences of showing emotions.”Almost any emotiongood or bad,happy or sadcan cause tears. Crying is a way that we release built-upemotions. Tears help you when you feel you are ready to explode because of verystrong feelings. It may expl

44、ain why people who are afraid to cry often suffermore heart attacks than people who cry more freely.When some people become verystressed, however, they cant cry. They may be feeling shock, anger, fear, orgrief, but they repress(抑制) the emotion. “Everyone has the need to cry,” says psychotherapist(精神

45、治疗师)Vera Diamond. Sometimes in therapy sessions,patients participate in crying exercise. They practice crying so that they canget used to expressing emotion. Diamond says its best to cry in safe, privateplaces, like under the bedcovers or in the car. Thats because many people getuncomfortable when o

46、thers cry in front of them. In fact, they may be repressingtheir own need to cry.In certain situations, such as atwork, tears are not appropriate. Its good to hold back tears during a tensebusiness discussion. “But once you are safely behind closed doors, dont justcry,” Diamond says, she suggests th

47、at you act out the whole situation again andbe as noisy and angry as you like. It will help you feel better. “And,” sheadds, “once your tears have released the stress, you can begin to think oflogical way to deal with the problem.”Tears are a sign of our ability tofeel. You should never be afraid to

48、 cry.41.The word “film” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.A.doorB.pointC. coatD.level42.Crying is useful in that it_.A.helps you not to explodeB.eases heart attacksC.makes others comfortableD. cleans you eyes43.According to Vera Diamond, crying should be _.A. practisedB.repressedC.punishedD.

49、done in public44.What are you expected to do in a tense business discussion?A. Hold back you tears.B.Cry in private.C.Release your stress with tears.D.Find out the problems.45.What is the main idea of this passage?A.How to release your stress.B.Ways to repress your emotion in public.C.How to fight t

50、ears in a business situation.D. Importance and necessity of crying.第五部分：补全短文（第4650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。Explore JordanWadi Rum is the name given to a valley cut intothe sandstone and hard rock in southwest Jordan. _A_(46)The name Rum most likely comes fro

51、m an Aramaic word meaning “high” or“elevated”, The area around Wadi Rum is now also one of Jordans most importanttourist destinations, and attracts an increasing number of foreign tourists,particularly trekkers(越野者)，but also for camel safaris(旅行) or simply day-trippers from Aqaba or Petra.In contras

52、t, there are almost no local or Arab tourists through nearby disiattracts young people from Amman at the weekends.Popular activities in the desert environmentinclude camping under the stars, riding Arab horses, and rock-climbing amongstthe massive rock formations. Jebal Rum (Jebal means mountain) is

53、 1,574 metresabove sea level. _B_ (47)But Jordan is not simply a desertenvironment-it also contains the area which is the lowest point to the faceof the Earth-the incredible Dead Sea, popular with tourists for swimming._C_(48) Once the waters reach the DeadSea they are landlocked and have nowhere to

54、 go, so they evaporate, leavingbehind a dense, rich cocktail(混合的) of salts and minerals that supply industry, agriculture and medicinewith some of its finest products. Once again, tourists benefit and canparticipate in water spa treatments and water therapies.The Dead Sea is located in the syro-Afri

55、canRift, a 4,000-mile fault line in the Earths crust. The lowest point of dryland on Earth is the shoreline of the Dead Sea at 1,300 feet below sea level.Because the lake is at the lowest point, this means that water does not drainfrom it. _E_(49) Figures for the DeadSeas salinity(盐度)today range fro

56、m 25% to 35%.But the greatest tourist attraction is theincredible city of Petra. _D_(50) It is avast unique city, carved into the sheer rock face by the Nabataeans, anindustrious Arab people who settled here more than 2,000 years ago, turing itinto an important junction for the silk, spice and other trade routes thatlinked China India and southern Arabia with Egypt, Syria, Greece and Rome.Today, visitors can marvel at the architecture and explore life as it wasthousands of years ago.A. It is the largest wadi (riverbed) in Jordan.B. It is the second highest peak in Jordan, rising directly