1、职称英语综合类 B级-25 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第 1部分：词汇选项/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics.（分数：1.00）A.errorB.puzzleC.attractionD.contradiction2.A great deal has been done to remedy the situation.（分数：1.00）A.maintainB.improveC.preserveD.protect3.These are
2、 the motives for doing it.（分数：1.00）A.reasonsB.excusesC.answersD.replies4.The Constitutions vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change.（分数：1.00）A.impreciseB.apparentC.clearD.easy5.The earth moves around the sun.（分数：1.00）A.beforeB.roundC.afterD.over6.I dont quite
3、 follow what she is saying.（分数：1.00）A.observeB.understandC.explainD.describe7.Loud noises can be irritating.（分数：1.00）A.hatefulB.painfulC.stimulatingD.annoying8.In the background was that eternal hum.（分数：1.00）A.longB.never-endingC.boringD.extensive9.Did anyone call when I was out?（分数：1.00）A.everyoneB
4、.someoneC.nobodyD.anybody10.Gambling is lawful in Nevada.（分数：1.00）A.enjoyableB.irresistibleC.legalD.profitable11.It is obvious that he will win the game.（分数：1.00）A.likelyB.possibleC.clearD.probable12.We can no longer tolerate his actions.（分数：1.00）A.put up withB.acceptC.takeD.receive13.The river wide
5、ns considerably as it begins to turn west.（分数：1.00）A.extendsB.stretchesC.broadensD.bends14.With immense relief I stopped running.（分数：1.00）A.noB.littleC.scarceD.enormous15.It took us a long time to mend the house.（分数：1.00）A.buildB.destroyC.designD.repair二、B第 2部分：阅读判断/B(总题数：1，分数：7.00)下面的短文后列出了 7个句子，请根
6、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。They Say Irelands the BestIreland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005, according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britains Economist magazine last week.The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels
7、 around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being. The index of 111 countries uses data on incomes, health, unemployment, climate, political stability, job security, gender equality as well as what the magazine calls “freedom, family
8、 and community life“Despite the bad weather, troubled health service, traffic congestion (拥挤), gender inequality and the high cost of living, Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points out of 10.That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland, which managed 8.07. Zimbabwe, troubled by political ins
9、ecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest (最差的), picking up only 3.89 points.“Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued. “the report said, “some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown (崩溃) in traditional institutions and family values in
10、part take away from a positive impact. “Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old, such as stable family and community life“The magazine admitted measuring quality of life is not a straightforward th
11、ing to do, and that its findings would have their critics.No. 2 on the list is Switzerland. The other nations in the top 10 are Norway, Luxembourg, Sweden, Australia, Iceland, Italy, Denmark and Spain.The UK is positioned at No. 29, a much lower position chiefly because of the social and family brea
12、kdown recorded in official statistics. The US, which has the second highest per capita GDP (人均国内生产总值)after Luxembourg, took the 13th place in the survey. China was in the lower half of the league at 60th.（分数：7.00）(1).For 2,050 years, Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in.（分数：1.00）A.A
13、. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(2).Job security is the least important measure of life quality.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(3).Cost of living in Ireland is pretty high.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(4).Family life in Zimbabwe is not stable.（分数：1.00）A.A.
14、Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(5).Ireland is positioned at No. 1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new with some good elements of the old.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(6).To measure life quality is easy.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(7
15、).The United States of America is among the top 10 countries.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned三、B第 3部分：概括大意与完成句子(总题数：2，分数：8.00)阅读下面这篇短文，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个选项中选择 4个正确的选项，分别完成每个句子。Even Intelligent People Can Fail1 The striking th
16、ing about the innovators who succeeded in making our modern world is how often they failed. Turn on a light, take a photograph, watch TV, search the web, jet across the Pacific Ocean, talk on a cell phone (手机). The innovators who left us these things had to find the way to success through a maze (错综
17、复杂) of wrong turn.2 We have just celebrated the 125th anniversary of American innovator Thomas Edisons success in heating in thin line to white, hot heat for 14 hours in his lab in New Jersey, US. He did that on October 22, 1879, and followed up a month later by keeping a thread of common cardboard
18、alight (点亮着的)in an airless space for 45 hours. Three years later he went on to light up half a square mile of downtown Manhattan, even though only one of the six power plants in his design worked when he turned it on, on September 4,1882.3 “Many of lifes failures“ the supreme innovator said, “are pe
19、ople who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up“. Before that magical moment in October 1879. Edison had worked out no fewer than 3,000 theories about electric light. But in only two cases did his experiments work.4 No one likes failure, but the smart innovators learn from
20、it. Mark Gumz, the head of the camera maker Olympus America Inc. attributes some of the companys successes in technology to understanding failure. His popular phrase is: “You only fail when you quit“.5 Over two centuries, the most common quality of the innovators has been persistence. That is anothe
21、r way of saying they had the emotional ability to keep up what they were doing. Walt Disney, the founder of Disneyland, was so broke after a succession of financial failures that he was left shoeless in his office because he could not afford the US $ 1.50 to get his shoes from the repair shop. Pione
22、ering Car maker Henry Ford failed with one company and was forced out of another before he developed the Model T Car.6 Failure is harder to bear in todays open, accelerated world. Hardly any innovation works the first time. But an impatient society and the media want instant success. When American m
23、usic and movie master David Geffen had a difficult time, a critic said nastily that the only difference between Geffen Records (Geffens company)and the Titanic (the ship that went down) was that the Titanic had better music. Actually, it wasnt. After four years of losses, Geffen had so many hits (成功
24、的作品) he could afford a ship as big as the Titanic all to himself.A. Importance of Learning from FailureB. Quality Shared by Most InnovatorC. Edisons InnovationD. Edisons Comment on FailureE. Contributions Made by InnovatorsF. Miseries Endured by Innovators（分数：4.00）(1).Paragraph 2 _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(
25、2).Paragraph 3 _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 4 _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 5 _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_A. he developed 3,000 theoriesB. he couldnt afford to buy a pair of shoesC. he found himself an unsuccessful manD. they quittedE. an innovation should work immediatelyF. failure is the mother of succ
26、ess（分数：4.00）(1).People often didnt realize how close they were to success when _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Before Henry Ford eventually developed the Model T car, _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Walt Disney was once so poor that _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The media demand that _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、B第 4部分：阅读理解/B(总题数：3，分数：
27、45.00)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。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从 4个选项中选择 1个最佳答案。B第一篇/BTwo People, Two PathsYou must be familiar with the situation: dads driving, mums telling him where to go. Hes sure that they need to turn left. But she says its not for another two blocks. Who has the better sense of d
28、irection.? Men or women?They both do, a new study says, but in different ways.Men and women, Canadian researchers have found, have different methods of finding their way. Men look quickly at landmarks (地标) and head off in what they think is the right direction. Women, however, try to picture the who
29、le route in detail and then follow the path in their head.“Women tend to be more detailed. “said Edward Cornell, who led the study “While men tend to be a little bit faster and a little bit more intuitive(直觉感知的). “In fact, said Cornell, “sense of direction“ isnt one skill but two. The first is the “
30、survey method“. This is when you see an area from above, such as a printed map. You can see, for example, where the hospital is, where the church is and that the supermarket is on its right. The second skill is the “route method“. This is when you use a series of directions. Yon start from the hospi
31、tal, then turn left, turn right, go uphill, and then you see the supermarket. Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions. Both work and neither is better.Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history. They
32、argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles. In ancient times, young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt. The trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places. The only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to remember landmarksthe mountai
33、ns, the lakes and so on.The women, on the other hand, took young girls out to find fruits and plants. These activities were much closer to home but required learning well-used paths. So, womens sense of space was based on learning certain routes.（分数：15.00）(1).When finding his way Dad tends to rely o
34、n _.（分数：3.00）A.his intuitive knowledgeB.his book knowledgeC.Mums assistanceD.the polices assistance(2).Women are more likely to use _.（分数：3.00）A.the survey methodB.the traditional methodC.the route methodD.the fight method(3).Which works better, the route method or the survey method?（分数：3.00）A.The s
35、urvey methodB.The route methodC.EitherD.Neither(4).Which of the following is NOT a landmark?（分数：3.00）A.Along riverB.A high mountainC.A magnificent churchD.A path in your head(5).Women developed a sense of space out of the need _.（分数：3.00）A.to go fishingB.to go huntingC.to learn well-used pathsD.to g
36、o swimmingB第二篇/BDancing in the StreetsIf there is one thing certain to get Brazilians on their feet, it is the Rio Carnival (狂欢节). Held in Rio de Janeiro, the countrys biggest city, the carnival began on February 20 when the mayor gave key of the city to Rei Momothe Lord of Misrule (无序之皇).On his ord
37、ers, each year people turn the city into a paradise of dance and music. The following six days are so fun of parades, street dancing, fantastic clothes and partying (聚会) that many people forget about eating and sleeping.“It was the passion of the carnival that attracted me to Brazil and made me sett
38、le down in Rio. “ said Bob Nadkami, a British man who has lived in the city for several years. For many Brazilians, the centerpiece of the carnival is samba (桑巴舞), a typical Brazilian dance. Every year, tens of thousands of visitors and locals show off their passion and energy in the streets, follow
39、ing the beat (节拍) of the Latin music.The climax to this street party is the float (彩车) parade, in which floats decorated with tons of fresh flowers by various samba schools and local communities move through the city. On the top of each float stands the candidate for the Drum Queen, who is chosen at
40、 the end of the party.While most people are free to enjoy the celebrations, Rios police officers have to keep a clear head. Following the murder of three officers in a gunfight early last week, the Brazilian Government has tightened security in Rio. The street fighting, robbery and sex crimes that a
41、ccompany the carnival are very difficult to police.Carnivals began in ancient Rome as a celebration at which people fed wild wolves, in honor of the citys founder who was said to have been raised by a she-wolf. Brazil gave new life to this tradition and so despite the troubles, the carnival will rem
42、ain a symbol of the countrys culture.（分数：15.00）(1).According to the passage, during the Carnival people in Rio did all of the following EXCEPT _.（分数：3.00）A.dancing in the streetsB.putting on colorful clothesC.eating a lot of foodD.holding exciting parades(2).How long does the carnival last?（分数：3.00）
43、A.Six daysB.A whole weekC.Eight daysD.The whole of February(3).The word “centerpiece“ in the 3rd paragraph means _.（分数：3.00）A.the most important partB.the middle partC.the central part of the cityD.the most attractive decoration(4).According to the passage, Bob Nadkami is _.（分数：3.00）A.a Brazilian wh
44、o has come back from BritainB.a British man who visits Rio for the carnivalC.a British man who has come to live in BrazilD.a Brazilian who is attracted by the carnival(5).Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?（分数：3.00）A.The earliest carnivals were held in ancient Rome.B.Carnivals were origi
45、nally a tradition of the Brazilians.C.Carnivals were originally a tradition of the Romans.D.The Brazilians have integrated the Roman carnival into their culture.B第三篇/BMore Than a Ride to SchoolThe National Education Association claims, “The school bus is a mirror of the community. “ They further add
46、 that, unfortunately, what appears on the exterior (外部) does not always reflect the reality of a chosen community. They are tight, and sometimes it reflects more! Just ask Liesl Denson riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl. Bruce Hardy, school bus driver for Althouse Bu
47、s Company has been Liesls bus driver since kindergarten. Last year when Liesls family moved to Parkesburg, knowing her bus went by her new residence, she requested to ride the same bus.This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus. She says. “It s been a great ride so far!
48、My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good listener. Sometimes when youre a child, adults do not think that what you have to say is important. Mr. Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important. “Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree.
49、Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975. This year he will celebrate 30 years working for Ahhouse Bus Transportation. Company President, Larry Ahhouse acknowledges Bruce Hardys outstanding record. “Yon do not come by employees like Bruce these days; he has never missed a day o
