2008年度全國職稱外語等級考試試卷
英語
(綜合類C級)

　　第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)(第1～15題，每題1分，共15分)
　　下面每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語劃有底橫線，請為每處劃線部分確定1個(gè)意義最為接近的選項(xiàng)。
　　1.We'll give every teacher room for development．
　　A. place
　　B. employment
　　C. house
　　D.space
　　2. The policeman asked him to identify the thief．
　　A.describe
　　B. name
　　C.capture
　　D.call
　　3. We were all there when the accidentoccurred．
　　A. broke
　　B. happened
　　C.spread
　　D.appeared
　　4. It took meexactly a week to complete the work．
　　A. start
　　B. achieve
　　C.finish
　　D. improve
　　5. The herb medicine eventually cured her disease．
　　A. nicely
　　B. apparently
　　C.naturally
　　D.finally
　　6. This new policy has led to adramatic increase production.
　　A. striking
　　B. minor
　　C.fixed
　　D. modest
　　7. Poor schooling was the root of the unemployment problem
　　A.base
　　B. result
　　C.force
　　D.cause
　　8. John survives on100 pounds a month
　　A. lives
　　B. puts
　　C.borrows
　　D.spends
　　9. One'seconomic condition often affects his or her way of life.
　　A. determines B.shows
　　C.confines
　　D.influences
　　10. If you want to keep healthy, you shouldvary the foods you eat.
　　A .reject
　　B. accept
　　C.choose
　　D.change
　　11.She found me very dull.
　　A. dirty
　　B. sleepy
　　C.boring
　　D. lazy
　　12. The President made a brief visit to Beijing
　　A. working B.short
　　C.formal
　　D.secret
　　13. He was persuaded to give up the idea
　　A.mention
　　B. accept
　　C.drop
　　D.consider
　　14. Jack consumes a pound of cheese aday.
　　A. drinks
　　B. eats
　　C.buys
　　D.produces
　　15. Mary just told us avery fascinating story.
　　A. strange
　　B. frightening
　　C.interesting
　　D. difficult

第2部分：閱讀判斷(第16～22題，每題1分，共7分)
　　下面的短文后列出了7個(gè)句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個(gè)句子做出判斷：如果該句提供的是正確信息，請選擇A；如果該句提供的是錯(cuò)誤信息，請選擇B；如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請選擇C。
　　Petitions
　　Petitions(請?jiān)福�請�(jiān)笗?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 do 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 started to flow in．The idea was for the British people to express their constructive ideas．Many chose instead to express their sense of humor．
　　one petitioner called on Tony Blair to stop the Deputy Prime Minister eating SO much”．Another wanted to expel(驅(qū)逐)Scotland from the United Kingdom because Scottish football fast never support England in the World Cup．
　　other petitioners called on the Prime Minister to abolish the monarchy．Some wanted to give it more power．Some wanted to oppose the United States．others wanted to leave the European Union．Some wanted to send more troops to Iraq and others wanted them all brought home．Some wanted to adopt the Euro(歐元)．Others wanted to keep the pound．
　　Yet if some petitions are not serious。others present a direct challenge to government policy．A petition calling on the government to drop plans to charge drivers for using roads has already drawn around 1.8 million signatures．1n response to that，a rival petition has been posted in support of road pricing．And that is also rapidly growing．
　　There are about 60 million people in Britain．So it is understandable that the government wants to find out what people are thinking．But the problem with the e-petition site seems to be that the British people have about 70 million opinions，and want the Prime Minister to hear all of them．Perhaps he could start a petition asking everyone to lust shut up for a while．
　　16. A petition needs to be signed
　　A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
　　17. The Prime Minister reads petitions every day
　　A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
　　18. A petition has to be mailed to the Prime Minister's house in London
　　A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
　　19. Petitions have been taken to be one of the ways for the British people to express their ideas.
　　A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
　　20. No other governments have launched their e-petition sites
　　A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
　　21. All petitions are serious
　　A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
　　22. It is impossible for the Prime Minister to hear all of the opinions
　　A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned

第3部分：概括大意與完成句子(第23～30題，每題1分，共8分)
　　下面的短文后有2項(xiàng)測試任務(wù)：(1)第23~26題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為第2～5段每段選擇1個(gè)最佳標(biāo)題；(2)第27---30題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為每個(gè)句子確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。
　　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 1 986 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 furies(廢氣)．Also don’t walk behind smokers．Walk on the windward(頂風(fēng)的)side of the street where exposure of pollutants(污染物)can be 50 percent less than on the downwind(順風(fēng)的)side．
　　3 Sifting on the driver’S side of a bus can increase your exposure by 1 0 percent，compared with sitting on the side realest the pavement．Sifting upstairs on a double—decked(雙層電車)can reduce exposure．It is difficult to say whether traveling on an underground train is better or worse than taking the bus．Air pollution on underground trains tends to be less toxic(有毒的)than that at street level，because underground pollution is mostly made up of tiny iron particles(粒子)thrown up by wheels hitting the rails，while diesel(柴油機(jī))and petrol fumes have a mixture of pollutants．
　　4 When you are crossing a road，stand well back from the curb(路緣)while you wait for the light to change。Every meter really does count when you are close to traffic．As the traffic begins to move，fumes can be reduced in just a few seconds。So holding your breath for just a moment can make a difference，even though it might sound silly．
　　5 There are large sudden pollution increases during rush hours．Pollution levels fall during nighttime．The time of year also makes a big difference．Pollution levels tend to be at their lowest during spring and autumn when winds are freshest．Extreme cold or hot weather has a trapping effect and tends to cause a build—up of pollutants．
　　23 Paragraph 2_________
　　24 Paragraphs 3_________
　　25 Paragraph 4_________
　　26 Paragraph 5________
　　A When you get up
　　B Where you stand while waiting to cross a road
　　C Where you walk
　　D Where you sit on a bus and how you travel
　　E When you go to bed
　　F When pollution levels rise and fall
　　27 Air pollution can be as harmful to one's health___________
　　28 Traveling on an underground train can reduce exposure___________
　　29 Pollution levels are lower__________
　　30 It's wise to stay away from heavy traffic____________
　　A on the downwind side
　　B during rush hours
　　C in spring and autumn
　　D to toxic air
　　E between autumn and winter
　　F as exposure to nuclear radiation

　第4部分：閱讀理解(第31—45題，每題3分，共45分)
　　下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，為每題確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。
　　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(孤兒)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 tyro give them that． They prefer to have customers complain about too much food rather than too little．
　　Barbara Rolls，a nutrition(營養(yǎng))professor at Pennsylvania State University, told USA- faddy that restaurant portion sizes began to grow in the 1 970s，the same time that the American waistline(腰圍)began to expand．
　　Health experts have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions.Now， apparently, some customers are calling for this too．The restaurant industry trade magazine QSR reported last month that 57 percent of more than 4，000 people surveyed believed restaurants served portions that were too large；23 percent had no opinion；20 percent disagreed．But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who can’t afford fine dining still prefer large portions．Seventy percent of those earn at least $150，000 per year prefer smaller portions；but only 45 percent of those earning less than $25，000 want smaller．
　　It's not that working class Americans don’t want to eat healthy．It's just that，after long hours at low—paying jobs，getting less on their plate hardly seems like a good deal．They live from paycheck(薪金支票)to paycheck，happy to save a little money for next year’s Christmas presents．
　　31. Parents in the United States tend to ask their children
　　A. to save food for tomorrow.
　　 B. to wash the dishes.
　　C. mottos eat too much.
　　D. not to waste food.
　　32.Why do American restaurants serve large portions?
　　A. Because Americans have big bellies.
　　B. Because Americans associate quantity with value
　　C. Because Americans are good eaters.
　　D. Because Americans are too weak.
　　33. What happened in the 1970s?
　　A. The US government called on its people to reduce their weight.
　　B. Health experts persuaded restaurants to serve smaller portions
　　C. The American waistline started to expand.
　　D. The United States produced more grain than needed.
　　34 What does the survey indicate?
　　A. Twenty percent of Americans want smaller portions.
　　B. Many low-income Amercing want large portions.
　　C. Fifty-seven percent of Americans want large portions.
　　D. Forty-five percent of Americans want smaller portions
　　35 Which of the following is NOT true of working class Americans?
　　A. They work long hours.
　　B. They live from paycheck to paycheck.
　　C. They want to save money for presents.
　　D. They don't want to be healthy eaters

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(公民學(xué))，and 1 0 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 employersThe current kinship(血緣關(guān)系)•based system puts pressure on the US，as it attracts OW—skill workers who consume more public devices than they pay back in taxes．It allows a variety of uneducated people in from Mexico and Central America The immigration bill would allow, eight. years to clear the current backlog(積壓)of application for a permanent resident card，or green card．After that，only the children and spouses(配偶)of legal immigrants would be able to apply for family visas．Adult children，siblings(兄弟姐妹)，parents，and other relatives would have to apply in the general queue(排隊(duì))．Under the proposal，immigrants from Asian countries would likely fare well(很有利)．For instance，over half of recent immigrants from China and India have a bachelor’s(學(xué)士的)or higher degree．Immigrants from Latin American countries would likely face more difficulties．
　　Immigration point systems have been in use in Canada，Australia and New Zealand for years．The UK adopted a similar approach in 2001．One thing that Canada and other nations have discovered is that their system needs to fit the needs of their economy．Too often they find that they attract highly-educated people who end up finding work that doesn't use their skills．Some end up driving a taxi．
　　36. One of the reasons for proposing the point system is
　　A. to give priority to immigrants from China.
　　B. to protect the US from terrorist attacks.
　　C. to increase population.www.
　　D. to attract skilled immigrants.
　　37. What do critics on the right say about the proposed point system?
　　A. It opposes family unity.
　　B. It is very difficult to apply.
　　C. It does not meet the needs of high-tech employers.
　　D. It opposes American values.
　　38. Which statement is NOT true of the current system?
　　A. It is kinship-based.
　　B. It puts pressure on the US.
　　C. It attracts highly-educated people.
　　D. It draws low-skilled workers.
　　39. Who can apply for family visas in future?
　　A. The uncles and aunts of legal immigrants.
　　B. The brothers and sisters of legal immigrants.
　　C. The parents and grandparents of legal immigrants.
　　D. The spouses and young children of legal immigrants
　　40 .Which country adopted the point system in 2001?
　　A. The US.
　　B. The UK.
　　C. Canada.
　　D. Australia.

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”(大膽放肆)．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(一行字幕新聞)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 geeing smaller and smaller，”said Mark Smith，a political science professor at Cedarville University．This has been accompanied by a changing media environment，Smith said．In 1 968，the average TV or radio sound bite(演講中的句子或短語)was 48seconds，according to Smith．In 1996，the average sound bite had shrunk(縮短)to 8 seconds．Thus，politicians wanting publicity try to make their public communication as quotable as possible．
　　Campaigning politicians also use 30-second TV ads and clever campaign slogans(口號(hào))to boost their messages．Republican presidential candidate John McCain rides to campaign stops in a bus named the” Straight-Talk Express"．McCain hopes the name will convince voters he plans to tell people the troth-whether it's in fashion or not．Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton，on the other hand，has chosen the campaign slogan“Let the conversation begin”．She hopes it will help her appear open-minded and friendly．
　　But one-liners，TV ads and campaign slogans all have a single key ingredient：something commonly called political“spin”．Brooks Jackson，a former journalist and the current director of the non—partisan(無黨派的)website Fact Check．org，calls spin” just a polite word for deception(欺騙)."
　　"I do believe that very often politicians believe their own spin，"said Jackson．
　　"Strong partisans suffer from a universal human tendency：They ignore the evidence that would force them into the uncomfortable position of having to change their minds and admit that they were wrong。"
　　41. Which statement is NOT true of one-liners?
　　A. They contain a lot of information。
　　B. They are unclear．
　　C. They lack substance．
　　D. They are carefully constructed．
　　42. What changed from 1968 to 19967
　　A. Publicity．
　　B. Information．
　　C. The average sound bite．
　　D. Communication．
　　43. The campaign slogan” Straight-Talk Express” aims at convincing voters that the presidential candidate is
　　A. friendly．
　　B. honest．
　　C. open．minded．
　　D. warm-headed．
　　44. According to Brooks Jackson，all campaign slogans are
　　A. attractive．
　　B. impressive．
　　C. informative．
　　D. deceptive．
　　45. Which statement best describes strong partisans?
　　A. They are very funny．
　　B. They are very healthy．
　　C. They are very stubborn(頑固的)．
　　D. They are very aggressive

　第5部分：補(bǔ)全短文(第46～50題，每題2分，共10分)
　　下面的短文有5處空白，短文后有6個(gè)句子，其中5個(gè)取自短文，請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容將其分別放回原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。
　　Bomb Explosions in Thailand
　　The new year celebration in Thailand was shattered by violence，when nine bombs exploded across Bangkok amend midnight．Three Thai citizens were killed and more than 30 injured．
　　Among the injured，six were foreigners．No Chinese casualties were Chinese Embassy in Bangkok，the capital，said on Mondav. reported，the _______(46)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 _______(47)Bombings and shootings occur almost daily in Thailand's three，southernmost provinces．Yala，Naarathiwat and Battani have a dominant Muslim population and have long complained of neglect(忽視)and discrimination(歧視)in the largely Buddhist(佛教徒的)nation．They have asked for independence and a separate Islamic(伊斯蘭的)state．Since 2004，the insurgents(叛亂者)have carried out numerous attacks in the south and more than 1，900 people have been killed________(48)But Thai P rime Minister Sprayed Chuluota said on Monday that domestic politics rather than the Muslim insurgency was behind the bombings．"It is likely related to people who lost their political benefits，"Sprayed said，referring to Tasking Chinaware．________(49)Sprayed was later appointed interim(臨時(shí)的)prime minister Tasking，however still enjoys widespread support，especially in the countryside________(50)Tasking' s lawyer, Napped Patina，denied his client's involvement in the bombings，according to a local website.
　　A. Nobody is to blame
　　B. Some believe the explosions were the work of Muslim separatists
　　C. Some believe that several senior army officers loyal to Tasking plowed the bombings with ousted(趕下臺(tái))politicians to discredit(敗壞名聲)the government．
　　D. Tasking was ousted in a military coup(政變)last September
　　E. The Thai Government has been unable to control the violence，though thousands of troops have been sent to the south．
　　F. The embassy issued no travel warnings

　第6部分：完型填空(第51～65題，每題1分，共15分)
　　下面的短文有15處空白，請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容為每處空白確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。
　　UFOs
　　Sixty years ago．a(chǎn) mannamed Kenneth Arnold saw something that we can sti_________(51)today-somethingthat changed popular culture for everFlying his plane over mountains in the USstate of Washington，he saw a line of strange objects，eithercrescent-shaped(月牙形的)or disc—like，flying the motion of asaucer(碟)skimming(飛速掠過)on water．
　　The media soon picked up on the story-theFlying Saucers were earth being________(53)by creatures from another planet?Soon。so were made that the US military began to_______(54)．It called theseUFOs—Unidentified Flying Objects，and that is how they are________(52)here! Wasthe many sightings strange objects________(55)todayMilitary investigations foundno evidence of visitors from outer space．But that did not stop thetrue________(56)．The military were________(57)up，they said．Or maybe it wasbecause the travelers from space were of such superiorintelligence________(58)they could hide from military analysts(分析家)People havealways seen strange lights in the sky．I n the past these wereexplained________(59)ways．In a world where religion was less influential andscience fiction was popular, signs from God were replaced by visitors fromother_________(60)
　　The date of the first UFO sightings was alsosignificant．In 1947，World War II had just ended and the in endless conflictsskies for help．But aliens(外星人)with of science．(61)War was justbeginning．Humanity seemed locked Like generations before them，peoplelooked________(62)the instead of seeking God，they looked for help fromsuper-intelligent________(63)technology．Belief in UFOs became the firstreligion
　　 However，even people who believe earth．The universe is a big placeand it is in UFOs are not quite sure why they visit the________(64)to assumethat there is life somewhere out there．It is possible that aliens have workedout how to travel through space，Yet some people report that they have been takenby aliens and have had experiments universe to States?conduct medical________(65)on them．Why would anyone travel across half the experiments onpeople living in small towns in the United
　　61 A.see B.look C.seek D.feel
　　52 A.below B.before C.under D.with
　　53 A.ruled B.bombed C.visited D.captured
　　54 A.attack B.investigate C.shoot D.confront
　　65 A.written B.said C.told D.known
　　56 A.thinkers B.believers C.followers D.runners
　　57 A.covering B.putting C.cheating D.tricking
　　58 A.which B.what C.that D.this
　　59 A.funny B.crude C.foolish D.religious
　　60 A.continents B.planets Ccountries D.regions
　　61 A.cool B.nuclear C.Cold D.Star
　　62 A.to B.above C.at D.up
　　63 A.traditional B.backward C.advanced D.classical
　　64 A.unthinkable B.impossible C.unimaginable D.reasonable
　　65 A.studied B.performed C.brought D.taken

2008年綜合類C級考題出題特點(diǎn)：
　　1． 來自教材“送分題”共37分：其中詞匯選項(xiàng)題部分直接送分（屬于教材原題）4分，間接送分題（屬于教材中原有詞匯題的“改頭換面”）（3分）；閱讀理解有一篇直接來自教材（Eat healthy/Stop eating too much）； 完型填空來自教材（Where have all our visitors gone?/UFOs）;
　　2． 整套考題送分比例， 考題中的語言難度，問題設(shè)置難度， 考點(diǎn)設(shè)置情況基本與07年綜合C考題難度相當(dāng)；
　　綜合C考題參考答案：
　　第一部分 詞匯選項(xiàng)題