全国职称外语等级考试试卷

2007年度全国职称外语等级考试试卷

（综合类A级）

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、Thenewswillhorrifyeveryone.

A、attractB、terrifyC、temptD、excite

2、Thearticlesketchedthemajoreventsofthedecade.

A、describedB、offeredC、outlinedD、presented

3、Iwon'ttoleratethatkindofbehavior.

A、bearB、acceptC>admitD、take

4>Theirstyleofplayingfootballisutterlydifferent.

A、barelyB、scarcelyC>hardlyD、totally

5、Hersisterurgedhertoapplyforthejob.

A、advisedB、causedC、forcedD、promised

6、Evensensiblemendoabsurdthings.

A、unusualridiculousC、specialD、typical

7、Shebumpedinotherboyfriendintownthismorning.

A、walkedcameC、fledD.、an

8、Thissortofthingisboundtohappen.

A、sureB、quickC、fastD、swift

9、Attheageof30,Herseysuddenlybecameacelebrity.

A、bossB、managerC、starD、dictator

10、Hecannotdiscriminatebetweenagoodideaandabadone.

A、judgeB、assessC、distinguishD、recognize

11、TheyareconcernedforthefateoftheforestandtheIndianswhodwellinit.

A、liveB、sleepC、hideD、gather

12、Theindexisthegovernment'schiefgaugeoffutureeconomicactivity.

A、methodB、measureC、wayD、manner

13、Thearchitectureisharmoniousandnobuildingisoversix-storeyhigh.

A、old-fashionedB、traditionalC、conventionalD、balanced

14、Thefoodisinadequatefortenpeople.

A、demandedB、qualifiedC、insufficientD、required

15、Sheperseveredinherideasdespiteobviousobjectionsraisedbyfriends.

A、persistedB、insistedC、resistedD、suggested

第2部分：阅读判断（第16~22题，第题1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。

CreatingaWorldwithoutSmoking

Smokingwillbebannedinallpubs,clubsandworkplacesfromnextyearaffter

historicvotesintheCommonslastnight.Afterlast-minuteappealsfromhealth

campaigners,MPsoptedforablanketprohibitionwhichwillstartinsummer

2007,endingmonthsofargumengoverwhethersmokersshouldbebarredinpubsand

restaurantsonly.Theyvotedtobansmokinginallpubsandclubsby384to184,a

surprisinglylargemajorityof200.

Smokingwillstillbeallowedinthehomeandinplacesconsideredtobe

homes,suchasprisons,carehomesandhotels.

Smokerslightingupinbannedareaswillfaceafixedpenalitynoticeof£50and

spotfinesof£200willbeintroducedforfailingtodisplayno-smokingsigns,with

thepossiblepenalty,iftheissuegoestocourt,increasingto£1,000.

CarplineFlint,thePublicHealthMinister,alsoannouncedthatthefineforfailing

tostoppeoplesmokinginbannedareaswouldbeincreasedto£2,500-morethanten

timesthe£200originallyproposed.

TheBillalsoallowstheGovernmenttoincreasetheageforbuying

cigarettes.Ministerswillconsultonraisingitfrom16to18.

TheBillnowgoestotheLordsbutwillbethroughbythesummerrecess.

EvenaplantoallowsmokingtocontinueinprivateclubswasthrownoutasMPs

onallsidesweregivenpermissiontovotewiththeirconscienceratherthanonaparty

line.

PatriciaHewitt,theHealthSecretary,saidtheHealthBillwouldbansmoking

int4virtuallyeveryenclosedpublicplaceandworkplace'，!！Englandandsave

thousandsoflivesayear.Smoke-freeworkplacesandpublicplaces44willbecomethe

norm”.

Shesaid:t4Anadditional600,000peoplewillgiveupsmokingasaresultofthis

lawandmillionsmorewillbeprotectedfromsecond-handsmoke.”

PeterHollins,director-generaloftheBritishHeartFoundation,said:U4Thevoteisa

landmarkvictoryforthepublichealthofthiscountryandwillsavethelivesofmany

people.^^

16>Abanonsmokinginallpubs,clubsandworkplaceswillbegininsummer2007.

A、RightB.Wrong

C、Notmentioned

17、Thelawdoesn'tseemtoapplytoofficials.

A、RightB.Wrong

C、Notmentioned

18、Onecanneverthelesssmokeathome.

A、RightB.Wrong

C、Notmentioned

19、ThereisapossibilityfortheGovernmenttoraisetheageforbuyingcigarettes.

A、RightB.Wrong

C、Notmentioned

20、TheGovernmentwillshutdowncigarettefactoriesinlargenumbers.

A、RightB.Wrong

C、Notmentioned

21>TheGovernmentwilldefinitelyimposeamuchheaviertaxontobacco.

A、RightB.Wrong

C、Notmentioned

22、TheGovernmentwilltakenecessarymeasurestohelpsmokersgiveupsmoking.

A、RightB.Wrong

C、Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23~30题，每题1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。

ThingstoKnowabouttheUK

1、FromBuckinghamPalacetoOxford,theUKisloadedwithwonderfulicons（标

志）ofpasteras.Butithasalsomodernizedwithconfidence.It9snowbetterknownfor

vibrant（充满活力的）citieswithgreatnightlifeandattraction.Fashions,fine

dining,clubbing,shopping-theUKisamongtheworld'sbest.

2、MostpeoplehavestrongpreconceptionsabouttheBritish.Butifyou'reoneof

thesepeople,you9dbewisetoabandonthoseideas.Visitanightclubinoneofthebig

cities,afootballmatch,oragoodlocalpubandyoumightmorereadilydescribethe

Englishpeopleashumorousandhospitable.It'scertainlytruethatnoothercountryin

theworldhasmorebird-watchers,sportssupporters,petownersandgardenersthanthe

UK.

3、GettingaroundEnglandisprettyeasy.Budget（廉价的）airlineslikeEasyjetand

Rynnairflydomestically.Trainscandeliveryouveryefficientlyfromonemajorcity

toanother.Longdistanceexpressbusesarecalledcoaches.Wherecoachesandbuses

runonthesameroute,coachesaremoreexpensive（thoughquicker）than

buses.London'sfamousblackcabsareexcellentbutexpensive.Minicabsarecheaper

competitors,withfreelance（个体的）drivers.Butusuallyyouneedtogiveacall

first.London'sundergroundiscalledtheTube.It'sveryconvenientandcangetyouto

almostanypartofthecity.

4、TheUKisnotfamousforitsfood.Butyoustillneedtoknowsomeofthe

traditionalEnglishfoods.Themostfamousmustbefishandchips.Thefishandchips

aredeepfriedinflour.Englishbreakfastissomethingyouneedtotry.Itisfried

bacon,sausages,friedeggs,blackpudding,friedtomatoes,friedbreadandbaked

beans,withtoastandapotoftea.Otherthingslikeshepherd'spieandYorkshire

puddingarealsowell-knownasapartofEnglishfoodculture.

5、PubbingandclubbingarethemainformsofEnglishnightlife,especiallyforthe

young.Pubbingmeansgoingtoapubwithfriends,havingdrinks,and

chatting.Clubbingisdifferentfrompubbingandincludesgoingtoapub,oraplaceof

music,orabar,oranyotherplacestogatherwithfriends.Clubbingcanbefound

everywhere.Usuallythereissomekindofdresscodeforclubbing,suchasnojeans,no

sportswear,orsmartclubwear,whilepubbingismuchmorecasual.

23、Paragraph2

24、Paragraph3

25、Paragraph4

26>Paragraph5

AEducation

BPeople

CTransport

DDrinks

EFood

FNightlife

27、TheUKisacountrythatis.

28、TheBritishpeopleare.

29、CoachesintheUKare.

30、Fishandchipsare.

Afasterbutmoreexpensivethanbuses

Bbothancientandmodem

Chumorousandhospitable

Dcheapandefficient

Etraditionalandfamous

Fcleverandhardworking

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TryingtoFindaFarther

OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheUKisthatofthepeople

inbterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeone

tostartafamilywith.

Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimate

relationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemaking

itharderforourselves?

Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentways

fromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityor

status.Amandoesn'texpecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunninghishousehold

andraisinghischildren.

Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnership

meansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.

Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafew

generationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmate（心上人）wasconstrainedby

geography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasnever

explicit,manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.

Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrain

surgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster

（牡蛎）,yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.

Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighter

constraint:thetyrannyofchoice.

Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflatedtoanunmanageabledegree:good

looks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomfor

errorinthefirstimpression.

Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn't,itisdisposable.Weworkto

protectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'tputinthehardemotionallabor

neededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcourse,thisiscomplicatedbyrealities.The

costofhousingandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareer

beforealifepartnership.

31、Whatdoestherecentpollshow?

A、Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband.

B、Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamilyl.

C、Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhiswife.

D、Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwithyour

spouse.

32、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporarymarriedcouple?

A、Thewifedoesn'thavetoraisethechildrenallbyherself.

B、Thehusbanddoesn'thavetosupportthefamilyallbyhimself.

C、Thewifeisnolongertheonlypersontomanagethehousehold.

D、Theywillreceivealargesumofmoneyfromthegovernment.

33、WhichofthefollowingwasNOTaconstraintonone'schoiceofsoulmateinthe

olddays?

A、Thehealthconditionofhisorhergrandmother.

B、Thegeographicalenvironment.

C、Thesocialconvention.

D、Thefamilytradition.

34、WhichofthefollowingisNOTexpectedofapartneraccordingtothispassage?

A、Goodlooks.

B、Animpressivecareer.

C、Ahighsalary.

D、Afinesenseofhumor.

35、Theword"sustain^Cparagraph2）couldbebestreplacedby

A、“reduce”.

B、“shake”.

C、“maintain”.

D、“weaken”.

第二篇Milosevic?sDeath

FormerYugoslavleaderSlobodanMilosevicwasfounddeadlastSaturdayinhis

cellattheHague-basedInternationalCriminalTribunalfortheformerYugoslavia.The

64-year-oldhadbeenontrialtheresinceFebruary2002.

BorninprovincialPozarevacin1941,hewasthesecondsonofapriestanda

schoolteacher.Bothofhisparentsdiedwhenhewasstillayoungadult.Theyoung

Milosevicwas“untypical”,saysSlavoljubDjukic,hisunofficialbiographer.Hewas"not

interestedinsports,avoidedexcursions（短途旅行）andusedtocometoschooldressed

intheold-fashionedway-whiteshirtandtie."Oneofhisoldfriendssaid,hecould

“imaginehimasastation-masterorpunctilious（一丝不苟的）civilservant.n

Indeedthatisexactlywhathemighthavebecome,hadhenotmarriedMira.She

waswidelybelievedtobehisdrivingforce.

Atuniversityandbeyondhedidwell.Heworkedforvariousfirmsandwasa

communistpartymember.By1986hewasheadofSerbia'sCentralCommittee.But

stillhehadnotyetreallybeennoticed.

ItwasKosovothatgavehimhischance.Anautonomousprovinceof

Serbia,KosovowashometoanAlbanianmajorityandaSerbianminority.In1989,he

wassenttheretocalmfearsofSerbianswhofelttheywerediscriminatedagainst.But

insteadheplayedthenationalistcardandbecametheirchampion.Insodoing,he

changedintoaruthless（无情的）anddeterminedman.AthomewithMiraheplotted

thedownfallofhispoliticalenemies.Conspiring（密谋）withthedirectorofSerbian

TV,hemountedamodernmediacampaignwhichaimedtogethimthemostpowerin

thecountry.

HewaselectedSerbianpresidentin1990.In1997,hebecamepresidentof

Yugoslavia.Therestofthestoryiswell-known:hisnationalistcardcaused

Yugoslavia'sotherethnicgroupstofightfortheirownrights,powerand

lands.Yugoslaviabrokeupwhenfourofthesixrepublicsdeclaredindependencein

1991.Warstartedandlastedforyearsandmillionsdied.ThenWesterncountries

intervened.NATObombedYugoslavia,andheeventuallysteppeddownasstateleader

in2000.

Soonafterthis,Serbia'snewgovernment,ledbyZoranDjindjic,arrestedhimand

senthimtofacejusticeattheYugoslavwarcrimestribunalintheHague.

36、WheredidMilosevicdie?

A、Inabasement.

B、Inaprison.

C、InKosovo.

D、Inhisowncountry.

37、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheyoungMilosevic?

A、Hedressedinaprettyold-fashionedway.

B、Hewasnotinterestedinsports.

C、Heoftenavoidedexcursions.

D、Hewasextremelyambitious.

38、Allofthefollowingpersonschangedhisfateinonewayoranotherexcept

A、Mira.

B、hisparents.

C、ZoranDjindjic.

D、theDirectorofSerbianTV.

39、WhywasMilosevicsenttoKosovoin1989?

A、Tohandleeconomicissues.

B、TodrivetheAlbaniansbacktotheirowncountry.

C、ToremovetheSerbians,fearsofbeingdiscriminatedagainst.

D、Tolaunchanattackagainsthispoliticalenemies.

40、Whathappenedin1991?

A^Yugoslaviabrokeup.

B、Westerncountriesintervened.

C^NATObombedYugoslavia.

D、Milosevicwasarrested.

第三篇TheWorldCup

Thissummer'sWorldCupcompetitionwillseeteamscompetingtoplaythe

world'sbestfootball.Butthefootballtheyplaywillnotallbeofthesamekind.The

fansexpectdifferentstylesofplayfromBrazil,Germany,orItaly.

WhatmakesBrazilianfootballBrazilian?Ourstyleofplayingfootballcontrasts

withtheEuropeansbecauseofacombinationofqualitiesofsurprise,accuracyand

goodjudgment.ThisstylehaswonBrazilfiveworldcups.YetmanyBrazilianfans

onlycountfourofthesevictories.In1994,theteamabandonedthisstylefor

modern,scientifictrainingandtactics.Theteamwonthecup,butinaboringway.

TheItaliansthinkdifferently."TomanyItalians,thescore0-0hasaglorious

quality,suggestingperfection,^saystheBritishfootballwriterSimonKuper.Inthe

Italianculture,theideaoffaceisveryimportant.ThisiswhyItalianteamsare

traditionallybuiltaroundstrongdefences.TheDutchfootballerJohanCruyffoncesaid

thatItalianteamsneverexactlybeatyou.It'sjustthatyouoftenlosetothem.

InHolland,thereisatraditionofdecisionmakingthroughargumentand

discussion.ltisasocietywhereeverybodyisexpectedtohaveapointofview.66Every

Dutchplayerwantstocontrolthegame,“saysArnoldMuhren/4Youplayfootballwith

yourbrainsandnotyourfeet.”

“ADutchplayerargues,“saysSimonKuper.46AnEnglishplayerobeyshis

superior.Heisasoldier/ThequalitiesvaluedinEnglishfootballare

military-strength,aggressionandcourage.Thiscanmakeforexcitingfootball.Butit

alsomeansthattheEnglishfinditdifficulttouseskillfulplayers.DavidBeckhamis

usuallycriticizedforhisfailuretodefend-despitethefactthatheisanattacker.

IftheEnglishliketofight,theGermansliketowin.Inrecentyears,Germanyhas

triedtochangeitsimageasacountryofruthlessefficiencyandadesireforvictoryat

allcosts.ButGermansarequitehappyforthesequalitiestoremainintheirnational

footballteam/Tootballisasimplegame,“GaryLinekeroncesaid,"Youkickaball

aboutforninetyminutesandintheendtheGermanswin.”

It'sdifficulttopredictwhowillwinthisyear'sWorldCup.Thereisnostrong

favorite.Butalookatthetrackrecordofpreviouswinnersshowsthatitisthenations

withthestrongestnationalcharacteristicsinthefootballthatperformbest.ltseems

thatyouneedtoknowwhereyoucomefromifyouwanttogettothetop.

41>WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicoftheBrazilianstyleofplaying

football?

A、Accuracy.

B、Surprise.

C^Goodjudgment.

D、Ruthlessefficiency.

42、Whydomanylialiansthinkthatthescore0-0hasagloriousquality?

A、Becauseitmakesnooneloseface.

B、BecausetheItalianteamisnotverystrong.

C、BecauseItaliansarenicepeople.

D、Becausethatscoreiswhattheirteamcouldobtain.

43、WhatisoneexpectedtodoinHolland?

A、Toplayfootball.

B、Toexpresshisorheropinionfreely.

C、Tomakeafussaboutnothing.

D、Tobeathisorheropponentsruthlessly.

44>WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheBritishfootballplayers?

A、Theyareaggressive.

B、Theyarecourageous.

C、Theyplayfootballforfriendship.

D、Theyobeytheirsuperiors.

45.Whowillwinthisyear'sWorldCup?

A^TheBrazilianteam.

B、TheItalianteam.

C.TheGermanTeam.

D、Itisunpredictable.

第5部分：补全短文(第46~50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。

AmericanDreams

ThereisacommonresponsetoAmericaamongforeignwriters:theUSisalandof

extremeswherethebestofthingsqrejustaseasilyfoundastheworst.Thisisa

cliche(陈词滥调).

Inthelandofblackandwhite,peopleshouldnotbetoosurprisedtofindsomeof

thebiggestgapsbetweentherichandthepoorintheworld.ButtheAmericanDream

offersawayouttoeveryone.(46)Noclasssystemorgovernmentstandsintheway.

Sadly,thisoldargumentisnolongertrue.Overthepastfewdecadestherehasbeena

fundamentalshiftinthestructureoftheAmericaneconomy.

Thegapbetweentherichandthepoorhaswidenedandwidened.(47)

Overthepast25yearsthemedianUSfamilyincomehasgoneup18percent.For

thetop1percent,however,ithasgoneup200percent.Twenty-fiveyearsagothetop

fifthofAmericanshadanaverageincome6.7timesthatofthebottomfifth.(48)

Inequalitieshavegrownworseindifferentregions.InCalifornia,incomesforlower

classfamilieshavefallenby4percentsince1969.(49)Thishasledtoaneconomy

hugelyinfavorofasmallgroupofveryrichAmericans.Thewealthiest1percentof

householdsnowcontrolathirdofthenationalwealth.Therearenow37million

Americanslivinginpoverty.At12.7percentofthepopulation,itisthehighest

percentageinthedevelopedworld.

YetthetaxburdenonAmerica'srichisfalling,notgrowing.(50)Therewasan

economictheoryholdingthattherichspendingmorewouldbenefiteveryoneasa

whole.Butclearlythattheoryhasnotworkedinreality.

ANobodyispoorintheUS.

BThetop0.01percentofhouseholdshasseenitstaxbitefallbyafull25

percentagepointssince1980.

CForupperclassfamiliestheyhaverisen41percent.

DNowitis9.8times.

EAsitdoesso,thepossibilitytocrossthatgapgetssmallerandsmaller.

FA11onehastodoistoworkhardandclimbtheladdertowardsthetop.

第6部分：完形填空(第51~65题，每题1分，共15分)

下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。

SendingE-mailstoProfessors

Onestudentskippedclassandthensenttheprofessorane-mail(51)forcopiesof

herteachingnotes.

Another(52)thatshewaslateforaMondayclassbecauseshewasrecovering

fromdrinkingtoomuchatawildweekendparty.

AtcollegesanduniversitiesintheUS,e-mailhasmadeprofessorsmore

approachable(平易近人).Butmanysayithasmadethemtooaccessible,(53)

boundariesthattraditionallykeptstudentsatahealthydistance.

Thesedays,professorssay,studentsseemtoviewthemasavailable(54)the

clock,sendingasteadystreamofinformale-mails.

“Thetonethattheytakeine-mailsisprettyastounding(令人吃惊的),”said

MichaelKessler,anassistantdeanatGeorgetownUniversity.^They?11(55)youtohelp:

'Ineedtoknowthis.'”

“There'safine(56)betweenmeetingtheirneedsandatthesametime

maintainingaleveloflegitimacy(正统'性)asan(57)whoisincharge.”

ChristopherDede,a