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职称英语综合类C级真题2008年
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We were all there when the accident occurred.()
A. happened
B. broke
C. spread
D. appeared
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第三篇
Political Spins
Last week, US White House spokesman Tony Snow sent journalists digging for their dictionaries. 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) made 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 al Cedarville University. This has been accompanied by a changing media environment, Smith said. In 1968, the average TV or radio soundbite (演讲中的句子或短语) was 48 seconds, according to Smith. In 1996, the average soundbite had shrunk (缩短) to 8 seconds. Thus, politicians wantin
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The herb medicine eventually cured her disease.()
A. nicely
B. apparently
C. finally
D. naturally
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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。
Petitions
Petitions (请愿/书) have long been 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 Minister’s house in London.
They are always accepted at the door by one of the PM’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.
That’s why the UK government launched its "e-petition" site in November 2006. Instead of physically collecting signatures, all anyone with an idea has to de 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 sta
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Mary just told us a very fascinating story.()
A. strange
B. frightening
C. difficult
D. interesting
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She found me very dull.()
A. dirty
B. sleepy
C. lazy
D. boring
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This new policy has led to a dramatic increase in production.()
A. minor
B. striking
C. fixed
D. modest
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If you want to keep healthy, you should vary the foods you eat.()
A. reject
B. accept
C. change
D. choose
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The policeman asked him to identify the thief.()
A. name
B. describe
C. capture
D. call
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Poor schooling was the root of the unemployment problem.()
A. base
B. result
C. cause
D. force
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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 when 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 100-point scale. According to a draft of the law, merit applicants could earn up to 47 points for things like occupation, or years 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 10 points for family ties. The system has stirred up debate. Critics 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 kin
A. to give priority to immigrants from China
B. to protect the US from terrorist attacks
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One's economic condition often affects his or her way of life.()
A. determines
B. shows
C. influences
D. confines
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It took me exactly a week to complete the work.()
A. start
B. achieve
C. improve
D. finish
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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。
Bomb Explosions in Thailand
The new year celebration in Thailand was shattered by violence, when nine bombs exploded across Bangkok around midnight. Three Thai citizens were killed and more than 30 injured.
Among the injured, six were foreigners. No Chinese casualties were reported, the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok, the capital, said on Monday. (1) But other embassies have advised their citizens to avoid traveling to Bangkok. "There is a possibility of further attacks in coming days," said a travel advisory (公告) from Australia. "Australians are urged to avoid unnecessary travel in Bangkok."
No terrorist group claimed responsibility for the bombings by Tuesday. (2) Bombings and shootings occur almost daily in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces. Yala, Naarathiwat and Pattani have a dominant Muslim population and have long complained of neglect (忽视 -
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Jack consumes a pound of cheese a day.()
A. eats
B. drinks
C. buys
D. produces
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We'll give every teacher room for development.()
A. place
B. employment
C. space
D. house
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John survives on 100 pounds a month.()
A. puts
B. lives
C. borrows
D. spends
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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。
Ways to Reduce Exposure to Air Pollution
1、A report published recently brings bad news about air pollution. It suggests that it could be as damaging to our health as exposure to the radiation from the 1986 Ukraine nuclear power plant disaster. The report was published by the UK’s Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. But what can city people do to reduce exposure to air pollution Quite a lot, it turns out.
2、Avoid 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 don’t walk behind smokers. Walk on the windward (顶风的) side of the street where exposure of pollutants (污染物) can be 50 percent less than on the downwind (顺风的) side.
3、Sitting on the driver’s side of a bus can
A. Where you stand while waiting to cross a road
B. Where you walk
C. Where you sit on a bus and how you travel
D. When you go to bed
E. When pollution levels rise and fall
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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Stop Eating Too Much
"Clean your plate!" and "Be a member of the clean-plate club!" Just about every kid in the US has heard this from a parent or grandparent. Often, it’s accompanied by an 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 are 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. They prefer to have customers complain abo
A. to save food for tomorrow
B. to wash the dishes
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He was persuaded to give up the idea.()
A. mention
B. accept
C. consider
D. drop
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The President made a brief visit to Beijing.()
A. short
B. working
C. formal
D. secret
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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。
UFOs
Sixty years ago, a man named Kenneth Arnold saw something that we can still (1) today - something that changed popular culture for ever.
Flying his plane over mountains in the US state of Washington, he saw a line of strange objects, either crescent-shaped (月牙形的) or disc-like, flying (2) the motion of a saucer (碟) skimming (飞速掠过) on water.
The media soon picked up on the story - the Flying Saucers were here! Was the earth being (3) by creatures from another planet Soon, so many sightings were made that the US military began to (4). It called these strange objects UFOs - Unidentified Flying Objects, and that is how they are (5) today.
Military investigations found no evidence of visitors from outer space. But that did not stop the true (6). The military were (7) up, they said. Or maybe it was because the travelers from space were of such superior intelligence (8) they could hide
A. look
B. see
C. seek
D. feel