2008年度全國職稱外語等級考試試卷
英語
(理工類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.space
　　D.house
　　2. The policeman asked him to identify the thief
　　A.name
　　B. describe
　　C. capture
　　D.call
　　3. We were all there when the accidentoccurred.
　　A. happened
　　B. broke
　　C. spread
　　D.appeared
　　4. It took meexactly a week to complete the work.
　　A. start
　　B. achieve
　　C. improve D.finish
　　5. The herb medicine eventually cured her disease
　　A. nicely
　　B.apparently
　　C. finally
　　D.naturally
　　6. This new policy has led to a dramaticincrease in production
　　A. minor
　　B. striking
　　C. fixed D.modest
　　對不起，中間幾題暫缺
　　14. Jack consumes a pound of cheese a day.
　　A.eats
　　B. drinks
　　C. buys
　　D.produces
　　15. Mary just told us a very fascinatingstory.
　　A. strange
　　B. frightening
　　C. difficult
　　D.interesting

　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;如果該旬的信息文中沒有提及，請選擇C。
　　The Need to Remember
　　Some people say they have no memory at all：“I just can’t remember a thing!”But of course we all have a memory.Our memory tells US who we are.Our memory helps US to make use in the present of what we have learnt in the past.
　　In fact we have different types of memory.For example，our visual memory helps US recall facts and places.Some people have such a strong visual memory that they can remember exactly what they have seen，for example，pages of a book，as a complete picture.
　　Our verbal(言語的)memory helps US remember words and figures we may have heard but not seen or written：items of a shopping list，a chemical formula，dates，or a recipe.
　　With our emotional(情感的)memory, we recall situations or places where we had;strong feelings，perhaps of happiness or unhappiness.We also have special memories for smell，taste，touch and sound，and for performing physical movements.
　　We have two ways of storing any of these memories.Our short-term memory stores items for up to thirty seconds-enough to remember a telephone number while we dial. Our long-term memory，on the other hand，may store items for a lifetime.Older people in fact have a much biter long-term memory than short-term.They may forget what they have done only a few hours ago，but have the clearest remembrance(記憶)of when they were very young.
　　Psychologists tell US that we only remember a few facts about our past，and that we invent the rest.It is as though we remember only the outline of a story.We then make up the details.We 0ften do this in the way we want to remember them，usually SO that we appear as the heroes of our own past，or maybe victims needing sympathy(同情).
　　16. Visual memory helps US recall a place we have been to.
　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
　　17. Visual memory may be used when we read a story
　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
　　18. Verbal memory helps US read words we have never heard
　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
　　19. Emotional memory is used when we perform physical movements
　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
　　20. Animals do not have a long-term memory
　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
　　21. Long—term memory is more important than short-term memory.
　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
　　22. Generally we remember only a few facts about the past.
　　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1～4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)。
　　What Do Dreams Tell Us?
　　1 Why do we dream? Do dreams have meanings? These are questions which have troubled man for thousands of years.The oldest surviving book on the interpretation of dreams is Egyptian and is nearly 4，000 years old.In ancient Greece，it was thought that people who were ill could be cured by telling their dreams.They would relate their dreams to their doctors who would tell them what they meant.and then give them medicine to make them well.The ancient Chinese believed that if a pregnant woman dreamed of a bear，she would have a son，and if she dreamed of a snake，she would have a daughter.There are many stories about dreams foretelling(預(yù)言)the future.
　　2 We certainly do not now believe that dreams foretell the future.Most scientists believe that dreams are based on events in our own life and on our feelings.The events are usually very recent，mostly within the last two days.Our emotions，on the other hand，our wishes，hopes and fears. may go back many years，even to early childhood.
　　3 In a dream，events are altered.A dream J11ay contain parts of many real—life events.Most importantly, something that cannot be shown directly may be shown indirectly.For example，you might dream of driving a large car.This could mean not that you want to have a larger car，but that you desire power，and maybe you want to control other people.Again，you may dream that you are an actor in a play.The play is about to start，but you have completely forgoes your lines.This dream may seem strange because you are not interested in acting，and you never want to be in a play.But the dream may mean that you have some other problem that you feel is too difficult for you to solve.
　　4 Psychologists believe that dreams may be helpful to us.Indeed，people who have been allowed to sleep in experiments，but not allowed to dream，have become anxious and restless.And when they are later allowed to sleep as much as they like，they dream more than ever to make us for the Lost“dream time”.
　　23 Paragraph 1_______________
　　24 Paragraph 2_______________
　　25 Paragraph 3_______________
　　26 Paragraph 4_______________
　　A Structure and interpretation of a dream
　　B Ancient views on dreams
　　C Babies dream less than older children
　　D Dreaming may be good for our health
　　E Dreams cannot foretell the future
　　F Healthy people do not dream
　　27 The ancient Greeks believed that their _________could be cured by telling their dreams.
　　28 Most scientists believe that dreams have something to do with_________ daily life.
　　29 If you dream of driving a large car, it could mean that you want___________
　　30 When people are not allowed to dream during sleep, they become__________
　　A power
　　B quiet and happy
　　C events
　　D experiments
　　E diseases
　　F worried and nervous

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)。
　　對不起，第一篇暫缺
　　第二篇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 try to 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 Today 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 earning 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.
　　對不起，題目暫缺

第三篇Sunspots
　　 It’s not surprising that sunspots(太陽黑子)were observed by ancient astronomers(天文學(xué)家).The largest sunspots on the sun can be seen without a telescope. It was not until the.invention of the telescope(望遠(yuǎn)鏡)in the early 17th century, however，that systematic studies of sunspots could be undertaken.The great astronomer Galileo was among the first to make telescopic observations of sunspots.
　　 Sunspots are regions of extremely strong magnetic fields(磁場)found on the sun’s surface.A sunspot has a dark central core known as the umbra.The umbra is surrounded by a dark ring called the penumbra，where the magnetic field spreads outward.Sunspots appear dark because they are giving off less radiation.They are cooler than the rest of the sun’s Surface.
　　 Sunspots are frequently observed in pairs or in paired groups.The members of a spot pair are identified as the leading spot and the following spot.They are identified by their position in the pair in terms of the direction in which the sun rotates(旋轉(zhuǎn)).
　　 The number of sunspots at any one time varies。A large spot group may consist of as many as 1 0 groups and 300 Spots across the Sun.The number of spots changes in a fairly regular pattern called the sunspot cycle.The largest number occurs about every 11 years.At sunspot minimum，there are at most just a few small spots.
　　 The average lifetime of an individual spot group is roughly one solar rotation，which is about 25 days.The most persistent large spots，however，can survive for two to three months
　　 41. Careful observations and systematic studies of sunspots
　　 A. were made by ancient astronomers.
　　 B. started in the early 17th century.
　　 C. were made by Galileo only.
　　 D. could be made without a telescope.
　　 42. Sunspots are cooler than the rest of the sun's surface because
　　 A. they produce less energy.
　　 B. they are buried in the sun.
　　 C. they are far away from magnetic fields.
　　 D. they are close to magnetic fields.
　　 43. The leading spot and the following spot are the names of
　　 A. two large sunspots.
　　 B. a large spot and a small spot.
　　 C. the two spots in a spot pair.
　　 D. the central core and the ring around it.
　　 44. If an intense sunspot activity-had occurred in 1857, the next one would have been in
　　 A. 1858.
　　 B. 1862.
　　 C. 1865.
　　 D. 1868.
　　 45. In the last paragraph the word "persistent" means
　　 A. important
　　 B. effective.
　　 C. enduring.
　　 D. visible.

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。
　　Canada Ikea：What a Great Place for You to Shop
　　There are many different stores that people go to in order to buy various household goods______(46)The Canada Ikea(宜家)is not confined to one city alone in that country.Instead，you will find there are many different branches spread out in many different Localities
　　As with all of the Ikea stores the Canada Ikea deals mainly with selling top quality Swedish furniture________(47)One facet(方面)of the Canada Ikea that its customers will like is that the store has the ability of catering(迎合)to their English speaking customers as well as their French customers
　　To make shopping for furniture and other goods easy the Ikea stores in every country are all set out in the same manner________(48)As a result of this the Canada Ikea is one that its local and foreign customers enjoy visiting
　　To help make it easy for you to shop for the items that you want there are large blue and yellow bags or shopping carts available_______(49)
　　As you wander through the store you will find many interesting items that you can use for your home or even office.With these products you will have a beautiful house that you can live comfortably in you to shop______(50)The Canada Ikea is a great place for
　　A. This furniture is designed to provide the home owner with stylish(時(shí)髦的) furniture that is also affordable and perfect for everyday use.
　　B. With s0 many items to be found you are sure to want to buy everything that catches your fancy
　　C. These bags and carts are perfect for the many different lamp shades.cushions (墊子)，bed linens(亞麻布)，toys and other medium to small sized objects that you want.
　　D. This makes it very easy for visitors from other countries to buy the items they need without wandering around the store trying to find their goods.
　　E. One such store that you can find in many different countries including that of Canada is that of the Ikea chain of stores.
　　F . The larger sized objects are displayed in the showrooms of the Canada Ikea Stores.

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)。
　　Biological Identification Technologies When a person walks，the movement of his head，trunk，and limbs(肢體)are a reflected in changes in his body.A.computer stores these database(數(shù)據(jù)庫).Later，the computer can accurately to these changes.This is a new biological identification quickly identify an examinee without disturbing him.
　　Eve body’S voice is_______(51)into a_______(52)him according________(53)and it can_________(54).When a person’S voice is recorded by an instrument，his voice frequency spectrum(頻譜)is called sound print fingerprint，eye.body’S sound print is different.How can a computer his sound? First，his voice is recorded_________(55)a fingerprint, everybody’s sound print is different. How can a computer________(56)his sound? First, his voice is recorded,________(57)allows the computer to become familiar with his voice.It will then turn his sound characteristics into a series of digits(數(shù)字).These are the _________(58)on which the computer can distinguish his voice from another's.
　　We often bring ID.cards，work cards，or driving licenses with US to _________(59)our identity.If all these cards are forgotten or lost，how can we prove whom we are? in________(60)，it's not difficult to prove whom you are________(61)your body itself has identifying markers.Some are physiological(生理的)features，such as fingerprints，一sounds，facial(面部的)types and eye color.The computer can________(62)to identify you.Suppose your features have already been________(63)in the database.To identify you.we have to take your picture with a camera and send it to a computer for________(64).First，the computer needs to reposition this picture according to the position of your eyes，and then starts to read the ________(65)of your physiological features such as the ratio of your pupil to the whites of your eyes and the shape of your nose.Next，it seeks matching records from the database.Finally, it makes a decision.
　　51. A.parts B.changes C.positions D.directions
　　52. A.identify B.inform C.affect D.bother
　　53. A.number B.card C.level D.method
　　54. A.soft B.loud C.unique D.clear
　　55. A.With B.Like C.For D.As
　　56. A.distinguish B.make C.gather D.develop
　　57. A.who B.where C.that D.which
　　58. A.reasons B.causes C.basis D.origin
　　59. A.prove B.create C.hide D.protect
　　60. A.all B.fact C.summary D.casewww.
　　61. A.unless B.though C.so D.because
　　62. A.stop B.help C.mean D.continue
　　63. A.stored B.borrowed C.searched D.linked
　　64. A.printing B.researching C.processing D.filing
　　65. A.point B.picture C.size D.message

2008年理工類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理工類教材（The Hyper-x/Flying the Hyper Skies）； 完型填空來自教材（Biological identification technologies）; 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年理工C考題難度相當(dāng)；
　　理工C考題參考答案：
　　第一部分 詞匯選項(xiàng)題