2005年职称英语等级考试综合类(B级)试题及答案

第1部分：词汇选项  (第1～15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  it is obvious that he will win the game．
  a likely    b possible
  c  clear d probable
 
2 the earth moves around the sun．
    a before    b  round
    c  after d  over
3 did anyone call when l was out?
a  everyone
c  nobody
b  someone
d anybody
4  it took us a long time to mend the house．
    a  build    b destroy
    c design     d  repair
5 i don’t quite follow what she is saying．
    a  observe    b  understand
    c explain    d describe
6 we can no longer tolerate his actions．
  a put up with    b  accept
  c take      d  receive
7 loud noises can be irritating．
  a  hateful    b painful
  c stimulating  d  annoying
8  in the background was that eternal hum
  a long    b  never-ending
  c boring  d  extensive
　　9 the constitution’s vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change
    a imprecise    b  apparent
　　c clear        d easy
　　10gambling is lawful in nevada．
　　a enjoyable    b  irresistible
　　c legal d profitable
　　11these are the motives for doing it
　　a  reasons    b  excuses
　　c answers d  replies
　　12the river widens considerably as it begins to turn west
　　a  extends    b  stretches
　　c  broadens d  bends
　　13  many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics．
　　    a error    b puzzle
　　    c  attraction d  contradiction
　　14 with immense relief i stopped running．
　　    a no    b  little
　　    c  scarce d  enormous
　　15 a great deal has been done to remedy the situation
　　  a  maintain    b  improve
　　  c preserve  d protect         

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。

　 
　they say ireland’s the best ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005．according to a life quality ranking that appeared in britain’s economist magazine last week．the ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the　principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being． the index of 111countries uses data on incomes,health,unemployment,climate,political　　stability,job security，gender equality as well as what the magazine calls“freedom，family and community 1ife” 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 0f 10．that put it well ahead of second-place switzerland．which managed 8．07．zimbabwe．troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the gloomiest(最差的)，picking up only 3．89points．
　　    “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 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 thing to do，and that its findings would have their critics．
　　 no．2 on the 1ist 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 breakdown 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 16 for 2，005 years，ireland has been the best place for humans to live in
　　  a right    b  wrong    c not mentioned
　　17 job security is the least important measure of life qualitya  right    b  wrong    c  not mentioned
　　18 cost of living in ireland is pretty high
　　  a  right    b  wrong    c  not mentioned
　　19 family life in zimbabwe is not stable
　　  a  right    b  wrong    c  not mentioned
　　20 ireland is positioned at no 1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new with some good elements of the old
　　    a  right    b  wrong    c  not mentioned
　　2l to measure life quality is easy．
　　  a  right    b  wrong    c  not mentioned
　　22 the united states of america is among the top 10 countries．
　　  a right    b  wrong    c not mentioned