2003年职称英语等级考试综合类b级真题及答案

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。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1 the high-speed trains can have a major impact on travel preferences.
a force b influence c surprise d power
2 can you follow the plot?
a change b investigate c write d understand
3 even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed.
a physical b mental c natural d hard
4 in the latter case the outcome can be serious indeed
a result b judgment c decision d event
5 norman blamey is an artist of deep convictions.
a statements b beliefs c suggestions d claims
6 up to now, the work has been easy.
a so b so long c so that d so far
7 the report advocated setting up day training colleges.
a supposed b excited c suggested d discussed
8 accordingly, a number of other methods have been employed
a therefore b afterwards c however d furthermore
9 the outlook from the top of the mountain is breathtaking.
a view b sight c look d point
10 our lives are intimately bound up with theirs.
a tensely b nearly c carefully d closely
11 the union representative put across her argument very effectively.
a explained b invented c considered d accepted
12 he talks tough but has a tender heart.
a heavy b strong c kind d wild
13 it is no use debating the relative merits of this policy.
a making b taking c discussing d expecting
14 our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing
a waste b buy c use d sell
15 the fuel tanks had a capacity of 140 liters.
a function b ability c power d volume

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
a pay rise or not?
“unless i get a rise, i’ll have a talk with the boss, henry manley,” george strong said to himself. george liked his job and he liked the town he lived in, but his wife kept telling him that his pay was not enough to meet the needs of the family. that was why he was thinking of taking a job in birmingham, a nearby city about 50 miles away. he had been offered a job in a factory there, and the pay was far better.
george lived in wyeford, a medium-sized town. he really liked the place and didn’t like the idea of moving somewhere else, but if he took the job in birmingham, he would have to move his family there.
henry manley was the manager of a small company manufacturing electric motors. the company was in deep trouble because, among other reasons, the japanese were selling such things at very low prices. as a result, manley had to cut his own prices and profits as well. otherwise he would not get any orders at all. even then, orders were still not coming in fast enough, so that there was no money for raises(加工资) for his workers. somehow, he had to struggle along and keep his best workers as well. he sighed. just then the phone rang.
his secretary told him that george strong wanted to see him as soon as possible. manley sighed again. he could guess what it was about. george strong was a very young engineer. the company had no future unless it could attract and keep men like him. manley rubbed his forehead(前额); his problems seemed endless.
16 henry manley was already deeply in debt.
a right b wrong c not mentioned
17 the job that had been offered to george strong in birmingham paid better.
a right b wrong c not mentioned
18 if george strong took the job in birmingham, he would have to leave his family in wyeford.
a right b wrong c not mentioned
19 henry manley’s company was in deep trouble.
a right b wrong c not mentioned
20 henry manley’s company was making enough profits to raise the workers’ wages.
a right b wrong c not mentioned
21 henry manley had no idea at all why george strong wanted to see him.
a right b wrong c not mentioned
22 george strong was a very creative engineer.
a right b wrong c not mentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23~ 30题，每题1分，共8分）
阅读下面这篇短文，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2,3,5和6段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第27~30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。
keeping cut flowers
1 while everybody enjoys fresh cut flowers around his house, few people know how to keep them for as long as possible. this may be done by keeping in mind a few simple facts.
2 an important thing to remember about cut flowers is that they are sensitive to temperature. for example, studies have shown that cut carnations(康乃馨) retain their freshness eight times longer when kept at 12oc than when kept at 260c. keeping freshly harvested flowers at the right temperatures is probably the most important aspect of flower care.
3 flowers are not intended by nature to live very long. their biological purpose is simply to attract birds or insects, such as bees, for pollination (授粉). after that, they quickly dry up and die. the process by which flowers consume oxygen and produce carbon dioxide (二氧化碳), called respiration (呼吸), generates the energy the flower needs to give the flower its shape and colour. the making of seeds also depends on this energy. while all living things respire, flowers have a high level of respiration. a result of all this respiration is heat, and for flowers the level of heat relative to the mass of the flower is very high. respiration also brings about the eventual death of the flower. thus the greater the level of respiration, the sooner the flower dies.
4 how, then, to control the rate at which flowers die? by controlling respiration. how is respiration controlled? by controlling temperature. we know that respiration produces heat, but the reverse is also true. thus by maintaining low temperatures, respiration is reduced and the cut flower will age more slowly.
5 another vital factor in keeping cut flowers is the quality of the water in which they are placed. flowers find it difficult to “drink” water that is dirty or otherwise polluted. even when water looks and smells clean, it almost certainly contains harmful substances that can endanger the flowers. to rid the water of these unwanted substances, household chlorine bleach (含氯漂白剂) can be used in small quantities. it is recommended that 15 drops of chlorine bleach(at 4% solution) be added to each litre of water. the water and solution should also be replaced each day.
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