2012年职称英语考试《综合类C级》考试真题

第1部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。

1、

A．critically

B．helplessly

C．politely

D．quickly

2、

A．encouraged

B．allowed

C．called

D．advised

3、

A．wild

B．fresh

C．1ovely

D．false

4、

A．physical

B．accidental

C．environmental

D．serious

5、

A．gradual

B．regular

C．direst

D．occasional

6、

A．watched

B．shouted

C．gathered

D．walked

7、

A．certain

B．small

C．fair

D．full

8、

A．real

B．main

C．practical

D．only

9、

A．clean

B．typical

C．complete

D．clear

10、

A．destroyed

B．covered

C．reduced

D．moved

11、

A．discovered

B．selected

C．operated

D．developed

12、

A．invitation

B．offer

C．plan

D．view

13、

A．need

B．hate

C．1ove

D．pity

14、

A．leave

B．pay

C．put

D．draw

15、

A．safe

B．special

C．good

D．different

第2部分：阅读判断(第16～22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。

16、回答16-22题：

Brotherly Love

Adidas and Puma have been two of the biggest names in sports shoemanufacturing for over half a century。

Since l928 they have supplied shoes for Olympic athletes，WorldCupwinning football heroes，Muhammad Ali，hip hop stars and rock musicians famous all over the world．But the story of these two companies begins in one house in the townof Herzogenaurach，Germany．

Adolph and Rudolph Dassler were the sons of a shoemaker．They lovedsport but complained that they could never find comfortable shoes to play in．Rudolph always said，You cannot play sports wearingshoes that youd walk around town with．So they startedmaking their own．In 1920 Adolph made the first pair ofathletics shoes with spikes(钉)，producedon the Dasslerskitchen table．

On 1st July 1924 they formed a shoe company，DasslerBrothers Ltd and they worked together for many years．Thecompany became successful and it provided the shoes for Germanys athletes atthe 1928 and 1932 0lympic Games．

But in 1948 the brothersargued．No one knows exactly what happened，butfamily members have suggested that the argument was about money or women．The result was that Adolph left the company．Hisnickname was Adi，and using this and the first threeletters of the family name，Dassler，he founded Adidas．

Rudolph relocated across the River Aurach and founded his owncompany t00．At first he wanted to call it Ruda，but eventually he called it Puma，after thewild cat．The famous Puma logo of the jumping cat hashardly changed since．

After the big split of l 948 Adolph and Rudolph never spoke toeach other again and their companies have now been in competition for oversixty years．Both companies were for many years the market leaders，though Adidas has always been more successful than Puma．A hip hop group，Run DMC，has even written a song calledMy Adidasandin 2005 Adidas bought Reebok，another big sports shoe company．

The terrible family argument should really be forgotten，but eversince it happened，over sixty years a90，the town has been split into two．Even now，some Adidas employees and Puma employees donlt talk to each other．

Adidas and Puma began to make shoes at the endof 19th century．

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mention

17、 The brothersfather was a ball maker．

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mention

18、 The brothers make shoes at home．

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mention

19、Tim brothers argued about the shoes．

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mention

20、 The brothers decided to start their separatecompanies after argument．

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mention

21、 Nike makes more shoes than Adidas．

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mention

22、 People in town have forgotten their argument．

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mention

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)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。

23、回答23-30题：

Who Built Gizas Pyramids(金字塔)?

1 For centuries，the pyramids of Giza have been timeless symbolsof Egyptian culture．But who actually built them?Foryears，we did not know for sure．Butarcheologists(考古学家)recently discovered an ancientvillage near the pyramids．Close by，there was also a cemetery(墓地)where pyramidbuilders were buried．From studying these places，archeologists can now confirm that the pyramids were not built byslaves or foreigners．Ordinary Egyptians built them．

2 It took about eighty years to build the pyramids．Accordingto archeologists，about 20，000～30，000 people were involved in completingthe task．The workers had different roles．Some dug up the rock，some moved it，and some shaped it into blocks．People alsoworked on different teams，each with its own name．On a wall in KhufuS Great Pyramid，forexample，a group of workers wroteFriends of Khufu．Teams often competed to doa job faster．

3 Life for these workers was hard．We can see that in theirskeletons(骨架)，says Azza M0hamedSarry El一Din，a scientiststudying bodies found in the cemetery．The bones showsigns of arthritis(关节炎)，whichdeveloped from carrying heavy things for a long time．Archeologistshave also found many female skeletons in the village and cemetery．The damage to their bones is similar to the mens．Their lives may have been even tougher：maleworkers lived to age 40～45，butwomen to only 30～35．However，workers usually had enough food，and theyalso had medical care if they got sick or hurt．

4 The work was challengin9，but laborers were proud of theirwork．Its because they were not just building the tombof their kin9，says Egyptian archeologist Zahi Hawass．They were building Egypt．It was a nationalproject，and everyone was a participant．

Paragraph 1__________

24、 Paragraph 2__________

25、 Paragraph 3__________

26、 Paragraph 4__________

27、 The pyramids of Giza were built__________．

28、 To build the pyramids，theworkers had different roles and worked__________．

29、 Both men and women workers suffered fromarthritis which developed__________．

30、 The pyramid builders were proud__________．

第4部分：阅读理解：第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)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。

31、回答31-45题：

From Ponzi to Madoff

The year was l920．The country was the United States of America．The mans name was Charles Ponzi．Ponzi toldpeople to stop depositing money in a savings account．Instead，they should give it to him to save for them．Ponzipromised to pay them more than the bank．For example，a savings account

might pay you$5 a year for every$100 you deposit．Ponzi，however，would pay you$40 a year for every$100you gave him to hold．Many people thought this was agood plan．They began to give their money to Ponzi．

How could Ponzi make so much money for people? This is what hedid with the money people gavc him：He used some of that money to payother people who gave him money．However，he also kept a lot of ttle money for himself．Soon he had $250 million．This was a kind oftheft，and it was against the law．The people who gave him their money didnt think anything was wron9．Ponzi paid thcm every month，just like a bank．Ponzi continued this way of working for two years．Then one day，he didnt have enough money topay all the people．They discovered his crime，and he went to prison for fraud．

Ninety years later，people began to hear about a businessman in NewYork named Bernard Mad off．People said he gave goodadvice about money．They said when they gave him theirmoney，he paid them a lot more than the bank．Madoff helped hospitals，schools，and individuals earn money．Over a period of40 years，people gave him $170 billion．However，no one investigated what he did withthe money．The people who gave Mad off their money alsodidnt think anything was wrong because he paid them every month．

One day，Mad off didnt have enough money to pay all thepeople he needed to pay．Thats when people discoveredhow Mad off worked：He was taking money from some peopleto pay other people，just the wav Charles Ponzi did．However，this time，insteadof losing millions of dollars，people lost billions．

Mad off was accused of fraud，and United States government officialsarrested him．He didnt have to go on trial because hesaid he was guilty．In 2009，a judgesentenced him to 150 years in prison．Bernard Mad offs crime was even bigger than Ponzis．It was the biggest fraud in history．Thelesson of this story is clear：When something seems toogood to be true，it probably is!

For every$100，Ponzipromised to pay people__________．

A．$5 a year．

B．$20 a year．

C．$40 a year．

D．$100 a year．

32、 What did Ponzi do with the money people gavehim?

A．He spent it all on things for himself．

B．He used some of it to pay other people．

C．He deposited it all in a bank．

D．He kept it all to save for a good plan．

33、 What was Ponzis crime?

A．He robbed the banks of millions of dollars．

B．He gave people more than the bank did．

C．He kept a lot of other peoples money forhimself．

D．He did not pay people their interests．

34、 How long did Mad offs tricks last?

A．Forty years．

B．Four year．

C．Nine years．

D．Ninety years．

35、 Why didnt Mad off have to go on trial?

A．The officials couldnt find any evidence againsthim．

B．He had friends in the government who helped him．

C．He admitted he was guilty．

D．He returned all the illegal money．

36、回答36-50题：

Puerto Rican Cuisine(菜肴)

Puerto Ric0，a Caribbean(加勒比海区)islandrich in history and remarkable nalural beauty，has a cuisineaIf its own．Immigration(移民)tothe island has helped to shape its cuisine，with peoplefrom all over the world making various contributions to it．However，before the arrival of theseimmigrants，the Taino people lived on the island ofPuerto Ric0．Taino cuisine included such foods asrodents(啮齿动物)，fresh shellfishand fish fried in corn oil．

Manv aspects of Taino cuisine continue today in Puerto Ricancooking，but it has been heavily in fluenced bv theSpanish，who invaded Puerto Rico in 1508，and Africans，who were initially brought toPuerto Rico to work as slaves．Taino cooking styles weremixed with ideas brought by the Spanish and Africans to create new dishes．The Spanish extended food choices by bringing cattle，pigs，goats，and sheedto the island．Africans also added to the islands foodculture by introducing powerful，contrasting tasits indishes．In fact，much of the foodPuerto Rico is now famous for coffee，coconuts，and oranges was actually imported by foreigners to the island．

A common assumption many people make about Puerto Rican food isthat it is very spicy(辛辣的)．Its true that chilipeppers are popular；aij caballero in particular is avery hot chili pepper that Puerto Ricans enjoy．However，milder(微辣的)tastes are popular t00，such as sofrito．As the base of manv PuertoRican dishes，sofrito is a sauce made from choppedonions，green bell peppers，sweetchill peppers，and a handful of other spices．It is fried in oil and then added to other dishes．

Who lived in Puerto Rico first?

A．The Africans．

B．The Spanish．

C．The Americans．

D．The Taino people．

37、 In the first paragraph the worditrefers to__________．

A．immigration

B．Caribbean history

C．the islands natural beauty

D．Puerto Rican cuisine

38、 What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．Taino dishes are important in Puerto Ricancooking．

B．Food imported by foreigners isnt really PuertoRican．

C．Puerto Rican cooking has many outside influences．

D．African foods have probably had the mostinfluence．

39、 How is sofrito used?

A．It is eaten before meals．

B．It is added to other dishes．

C．It is used where foods are too spicy．

D．It iS eaten as a main dish．

40、 Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Softito is a type of extremely spicy food．

B．Many people think Puerto Rican food is spicv．

C．Puerto Rican cuisine uses a lot of chili peppers．

D．Aij caballero is a type of chile pepper．

41、回答41-55题：

The Changing Middle Class

The United States perceives itself to be a middleclass nation．However，middle class is not a real designation，nordoes it carry privileges(特权)．Itis more of a perception，which probably was as true asit ever could be right after World War II．The economywas growin9；more and more people owned their own homes；workers had solid contracts with the companies that employed them；and nearly，everyone who wanted a higher educationcould have one．Successful people enjoyed upward socialmobility.They may have started out poor，but they couldbecome rich．Successful people also found that they hadgreater geographic mobility．In other words，they found themselves moving to and hving in a variety of places．

The middle class collectively holds several values and principles．One strongvalue is the need to earn enough money to feel that one can determine ones owneconomic fate．In addition，middleclass morality(道德观)embraces principles of individualresponsibility，importance of faraily，obligations to others，and believing insomething outside oneself．

But in the 1990s those in the middle class found that there was a price forsuccess．A U．S．News ＆World Report survey in 1994 indicatedthat 75 percent of Americans believed that middle class families could nolonger make ends meet．Both spouses flow worked，as did some of the children；long commutesbecame routine；the need for child care put strains Onthe family；and public schools were not as good as theyonce were．Members of the middle class were no longerfinancing their lifestyles through earnings but were using credit to stayafloat．The understanding of just what middle classmeant was changing．

This passage gives information about__________．

A．a social and economic group

B．an individual

C．a political organization

D．a government department

42、 In the years after World War II the middle classwere__________．

A．over burdened and in debt

B．hard working and doubtful

C．happy and full of hope．

D．young and upset

43、 One important middleclass value is that__________．

A．people should always have fun

B．children should believe in themselves

C．debt is nothing to worry about

D．they should earn enough to finance theirlifestyles

44、 In the second paragraph，thewordcollectivelymeans__________．

A．hesitatingly

B．unknowingly

C．weakly

D．commonly

45、The 1994 survey showed most Americans thoughtthe middle class__________．

A．took pleasure in raising children

B．had a regular journey to work

C．could not earn enough money to maintain theirlifestyles

D．could easily maintain their lifestyles

第5部分：补全短文(第46～50题，每题2分，共10分)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。

46、回答46-50题：

Forests for Cities

You are standing in a beautiful forest in Japan．The air isclean and smells like plants and flowers。There are 175different kinds of trees，and 60 kinds of birds livehere．__________(46)You are downtown in the city of Nara，Japan，in Kasugayama Forest，the oldest urban forest in the world．It was startedmore than a thousand years a90，and today its verypopular with tourists and artists．

Cities around the world are working to protect their urban forests．Some urhanforests are parks，and sonle are j ust streets with alot of trees．But all urban forests have many goodeffects on the environment．__________ (47)They alsostop the noise from heavy traffic．They even make theweather better because they make the air 3--5 degrees cooler，and they stop strong winds．

Urban forests also have many good effects on people．They makethe city more beautiful．In a crowded area，they give people a place to relax and spend time in nature．__________ (48)

In some countries，people are starting new urban forests．In England，there are now 1．3 million trees in an urban forest called Thames Chase，east of London．It was started in 1990，and it has grown very fast．Walking andbicycle clubs use the forest，and there are programs forchildren and artists．__________ (49)

Some older cities dont have space for a big urban forest，but plantingtrees on the streets makes the city better．Scientistsfound that commuters(通勤人员)feel more relaxed when theycan see trees．

Trees are even good for business．__________ (50)In the future，urban forests will become even more important as our cities growbigger．In the megacities(超大城市)oftomorrow，people will need more green space to live acomfortable life．Planting trees today will make ourlives better in the future．

A．People spend more time at shopping centers thathave trees．

B．In hot countries，urbanforests are cool places for walking and other healthy exercises．

C．But you are not in rural area．

D．Trees take pollution out of the air．

E．In 2033,it will have 5 million trees．

F．It has many kinds of birds in the country．

__________(46)

47、 __________(47)

48、 __________(48)

49、 __________(49)

50、 __________(50)

第6部分：完形填空(第51～65题，每题1分，共15分)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。

51、回答51-65题：

Traffic in Uur Cities

Tile volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continuesto expand．This causes many problems，including serious air pollution，lengthydelays，and the greater risk__________ (51)accidents．Clearly，something must be done，but it is often difficult to persuade people to__________ (52)theirhabits and leave their cars at home．

One possible__________ (53)is to make it more expensive for peopleto use their cars by__________ (54)charges for parking and__________ (55)tougherfines for anyone who__________ (56)the law．In addition，drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes atdifferent times of the day．This system，__________ (57)asroad pricin9，is alreadybeing introduced in a__________ (58)of cities，using aspecial electronic card__________ (59)to the windscreen of the car．

Another way of__________ (60)with the problem is to provide cheapparking on the__________ (61)of the city，and strictly control the number ofvehicles allowed into the centre．Drivers and their passengersthen use a special bus__________ (62)for the final stage of their journey,Ofcourse．the most important__________ (63)is to providegood public transport．However，toget people to__________ (64)the comfort of their cars，publictransport must be felt to be reliable，convenient andcomfortable，with fares__________ (65)at an acceptablelevel．

A．of

B．for

C．about

D．by

52、

A．acquire

B．arrange

C．support

D．change

53、

A． manner

B．approach

C．Custom

D．style

54、

A．enlarging

B．increasing

C．growing

D．developing

55、carrying down

A．putting off

B．bringing in

C．taking away

56、

crosses

refuses

breaks

cracks

A．refuses

B．breaks

C．cracks

57、designed

A．known

B．seen

C．called

58、quantity

A．total

B．sum

C．number

59、fixed

A．joined

B．built

C．placed

60、doing

A．handling

B．solving

C．dealing

61、border

A．outside

B．limit

C．outskirts

62、service

A．station

B．route

C．fare

63、thought

A．case

B．event

C．thing

64、

pass on

throw away

give up

leave out

A．throw away

B．give up

C．leave out

65、taken

A．blocked

B．kept

C．given