1、2004年职称英语等级考试试题、答案及题解综合类(C级)试题第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 We are sure that he will get over his illnessA certain B awareC happy D determined2 The policemen acted quickly because lives were at stake.A in despair B in da
2、ngerC in misery D in pain3 If headaches only occur at night，lack of fresh air is often the causeA start B beginC happen D visit4 The ice is not thick enough to bear the weight of a tankA suffer B acceptC receive D support5 A small number of firms have ceased tradingA completed B finishedC fulfilled
3、D stopped6 She was sent a box of chocolates along with a letter saying she was firedA killed B shotC dismissed D murdered7 The mountains look glorious at sunriseA inviting B magnificentC appealing D pleasing8 It seems highly unlikely that she will pass the examA very B completelyC usually D mostly9
4、Their parents once lived under very severe conditions、A sound B hardC strict D tight10 Michael is now merely a good friendA largely B barelyC just D rarely11 Have you talked to her lately?A lastly B finallyC shortly D recently12 While we dont agree，we continue to be friendsA Because B WhereC Althoug
5、h D Whatever13 In judging our work you should take into consideration the fact that we have been very busy recentlyA thought B accountC mind D brain14 You must shine your shoesA polish B clearC wash D mend15 The policeman wrote down all the particulars of the accidentA secrets B detailsC benefits D
6、words第2部分：阅读判断 (第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；如果该句提供的是错误信息，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。Riches and Romance From FranteS Wine HarvestSeptember is harvest timeAnd with bunches of grapes swinging(摇摆)in the wind，the vineyards of southern France ar
7、e getting ready to celebrate itThe yearly wine festival is held in honor of Bacchus，the Roman god of wineIts a fun time with parties，music，dancing，big meals and，of course，lots of wineFrench wine-making began more than 2,500 years agoThe worlds oldest type of vine grows in France and always produces
8、a good quality wineToday France produces one-fifth of the worlds wine，and some of the most famous varietiesThe top wine-producing areas are Bordeaux，Burgundy and the Loire ValleyChampagne，a drink used in celebrations，is named after the place where sparkling(有汽泡的)wine was first produced in 1700 Wine
9、is made from the juice of freshly picked grapesIt is the sugars that turn into alcoholTraditionally, people used to take off their shoes and crush the grapes with their bare feet to bring out the juiceNowadays， this practice is usually carried out by machinesEach wine producing region has its own ch
10、aracter，based on its type of grapes and soilThe taste of wine changes with timeUntil 1 850, a11 French champagne was sweetNow, both wine and champagne taste slightly bitterThe drink has always been 1inked with riches，romance and noblenessYet the French think of it in more ordinary termsThey believe
11、it makes daily living easier,1ess hurried and with fewer problems“A11 its links are with times when people are at their best；with relaxation，happiness，longslow meals and the free flow of ideas， ”wrote wine expert Hugh Johnson16 All French people celebrate the grape harvest every SeptemberA Right B W
12、rong C Not mentioned17 In the yearly wine festival，people always enjoy themselvesA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned18 Winemaking in France has a history of over 2，500 yearsA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned19 Many varieties of wine produced in France are named after placesA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned20
13、 Different regions in France produce different types of wineA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned21 French wine will taste sour(酸的)in the futureA Right B Wrong C Not mentioned22 The French people believe that drinking wine is a good way to relaxA 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
14、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14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。Ford1 Fords great strength was the manufacturing process-not inventionLong before he started a car company, he was a worker, known for picking up pieces of metal and wire and turning the
15、m into machinesHe started putting cars together in 1 891 Although it was by no means the first popular automobile，the Model T showed the world just how creative Ford was at combining technology and market2 The companys assembly line alone threw Americas Industrial Revolution into overdrive (高速运转)Ins
16、tead of having workers put together the entire car, Fords friends, who were great toolmakers from Scotland， organized teams that added parts to each Model T as it moved down a lineBy the time Fords Highland Park plant was humming(嗡嗡作响)along in 1914，the worlds first automatic conveyor belt could turn
17、 out a car every 93 minutes3 The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with the $5 一 aday minimum wage scheme, the greatest contribution he had ever madeThe average wage in the auto industry then was $234 for a 9-hour shiftFord not only doubled that，he also took an hour off the workdayIn those year
18、s it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much for doing something that didnt involve all awful lot of training or educationThe Wall Street Journal called the plan“an economic crime”，and critics everywhere laughed at Ford4 But as the wage increased later to daily $10, it proved a critical c
19、omponent of Fords dream to make the automobile accessible(可及的)to a11The critics were too stupid to understand that because Ford had lowered his costs per car, the higher wages didnt matter-except for making it possible for more people to buy Cars23 Paragraph 1 24 Paragraph 2 25 Paragraph 3 26 Paragr
20、aph 4 A Fords OpponentsB The Assembly LineC Fords Great DreamD The Establishment of the CompanyE Fords Biggest ContributionF Fords Great Talent27 The assembly line made it possible to 28 Ford was the first to adopt 29 Fords cars became available to ordinary people thanks to 30 Fords higher-wage and
21、lower-cost strategy was strongly A criticized by the mediaB the low wage in the auto industryC their lower pricesD produce cars in large numbersE the 8.hour shiftF combined technology and market第4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Pre
22、serving Nature for FutureDemands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain sometimes hide the fact that similarneeds are felt in the rest of EuropeStudies by the Council of Europe，of which 21 countries are members，have shown that 45 per cent of reptile(爬行动物)species and 24 per cent ofbutterflie
23、s(蝴蝶)are in danger Of dying outEuropean concern for wildlife was outlined by DrPeter Baum，an expert in the environmentand natural resources division of the council，when he spoke at a conference arranged by也eadministrators of a British national parkThe park is one of the few areas in Europe to hold t
24、he councils diploma(证书)for nature reserves(自然保护区)of me highest quality, and DrBaumhad come to present it to the park once againHe was afraid that public opinion was turningagainst national parks，and that those set up in the 1960s and 1970s could not be set up todayBut DrBaum clearly remained a stron
25、g supporter of the view that natural environments neededTo be allowed to survive in peace in their own right“No area could be expected to survive both as a true nature reserve and as a touristattraction。”he went onThe shortsighted view that reserves had to serve immediate humandemands for outdoor re
26、creation(户外娱乐)should be replaced by full acceptance of theirimportance as places to preserve nature for the future“We forget that they are the guarantee of life systems，on which any built-up area ultimatelydepends”DrBaum went on“We could manage without most industrial products，but we couldnot manage
27、 without natureHowever, our natural environment areas，which are the original partsof our countryside，have shrunk(缩小)to become mere islands in a spoiled and highly polluted1andmass”31 Recent studies by the Council of Europe have indicated thatA Britain is the only country where wildlife needs more pr
28、otectionB all species of wildlife in Europe are in danger of dying outC there are fewer species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe than elsewhereD many species of reptiles and butterflies in Europe need protecting32 Why did DrBaum come to a British national park?A Because he needed to present it
29、with a councils diplomaB Because he was concerned about its managementC Because it was the only national park of its kind in EuropeD Because it had never before received a diploma from the Council33 The last sentence in the second paragraph implies thatA people should create more natural environment
30、 areasB people would go on protecting national parksC certain areas of countryside should be preservedD people should defend the right to live in a peaceful environment34 In DrBaums opinionthe view that a nature reserve should serve as a tourist attraction isA idealisticB revolutionaryC shortsighted
31、D traditional35 Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?A We have developed industry at the expense of countrysideB We have forgotten what our original countryside looked likeC People living On islands should protect natural resources for their survivalD We should destroy all
32、the builtup areas第二篇Home HeatingCentral heating became popular only after the Civil War. Typically, coalburning furnaces(火炉)fueled the early systemsNatural gas had developed into the leading fuel by 1960.Itsacceptance resulted in part from its wide usesBecause it comes primarily from USandCanadian f
33、ields，natural gas is also less vulnerable(脆弱的)than oil is to WarOil remains the most important fuel in a few areassuch as New EnglandElectric heating dominates most areas with mild winters and cheap electricity, including the South and the NorthwestIt was made popular at least in the South by the lo
34、w cost of addingelectric heating to new houses built with airconditioningBottled gaswhich is somewhat more expensive than utility gas，is the fuel of choice in rural areas not served by utility pipelinesWood is the leading heating fuel in just a few rural countiesHome heating，which accounts for less
35、than 7 percent of a11 energy consumed in the US，has had a commendable(值得赞扬的)efficiency record：from 1978 to 1997，the amount of fuelconsumed for this purpose declined 44 percent despite a 33 percent increase in the number ofhousing units and an increase in house sizeThe USDepartment of Energy。however,
36、 forecastsmat energy used in home heating will rise by 14 percent over the next two decadesThat rise is small considering an expected 2 1 percent increase in the number of houses and the trend toward larger housesNatural gas and electricity will probably dominate the home heating market for the next
37、 two decadesSolar(太阳的)heating never became popular because of cost and limited wintersunlight in most areas；in 2000 only 47.000 homes relied on it36 Natural gas didnt become the leading fuel untilA 1978B 1960C 1997 D 200037 What fuel is the dominant fuel in New England?A GasB ElectricityC WoodD Oil3
38、8 The word “consumed in paragraph 3 could be best replaced byA used B burnedC deliveredD pumped39 According to-paragraph 3，energy consumed in home heating over the next two decadeswill increase byA 33 percentB 31 percentC 21 percentD 14 percent40 Which of the following statements is NOT true，accordi
39、ng to the article?A Natural gas comes partly from Canadian fieldsB Bottled gas is more expensive than utility gasC Equipment for home heating has been considerably improvedD Solar heating dominated America in 2000第三篇Sleepless at NightIt was a normal summer nightHumidity(湿气)hung in the thick airI cou
40、ldnt go to sleep，partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next dayMy mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surpriseSweat stuck to my aching bodyFinally, gathered enough strength to sit upI looked out of my small window into the nightThere was a big bright moon h
41、anging in the sky, giving off a magic lightI couldnt stand the pressure anymore，SO I did what I always do to make myself feel better I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpasteI cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrowBack and forth，up and downThen I walked downstairs to lo
42、ok for some signs of movement，some lifeGladiator, my cat, frightened me as he meowed(喵喵地唱出)his sad songHe was on t11e old orange couch(长沙发)，sitting up on his front legs，waiting for something to happenHe looked at me as if to say I“Im lonely, pet meI need a good hug(紧抱)”Even the couch begged me to si
43、t on itIn one movement I settled down onto the soft couchThis couch represented my parentsmarriage，my birth，and hundreds of other little eventsAs I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavilyMy mind was flooded with questions：Whats life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I
44、moved my hand down Gladiators body，I had a new thought；each touch sang a different songI forgot all about the heat and the next days surpriseThe atmosphere was SO full of warmth and silence that I sank into its almsFalling asleep with the big cat in my arms，I felt all my worries slowly move away1 Th
45、e author of the passage could not go to sleep partly becauseA it was too coldB it was too dryC he had a coldD he had a fever2 What was the weather like that night?A It was chillyB It was windyC It was fineD It was cloudy3 The author brushed his teeth over and overA to relieve himself of the pressure
46、B to ease his toothacheC to shake off the coldD to remove the dirt4 Gladiator was the name ofA a movieB a petC a couchD a song5 What did the “couch” represent?A A new thoughtB Different songsC A comfortable lifeD Happy memories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
47、别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。The Joy of Living AloneMore and more Americans are living aloneSome live alone because of divorce or the death of a partner(46)According to a recent UScensus(人口普查)，25 percent of all households in the USare made up of just one personThis is a dramatic change from the
48、 extended families of just a couple of generations ago The typical person living alone is neither old nor lonely(47)The majority of these people have chosen to live aloneThey are responding to decreasing social pressure to get married and have a familyIts now socially acceptable，even fashionable，to live aloneAs people get better jobs and become financially independent，it becomes possible for them to maintain a onePerson household(48)However, people who do get married are marry
