2012年职称英语考试《综合类B级》真题及答案第一部分: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个词或者短语有括号,请为每处括号部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。1.Allthewallsinthebuildinghadthesamelayout.A.sizeB.functionC.colorD.arrangement答案:D2.Thestormcausedseveredamage.A.physicalB.accidentalC.seriousD.enviromental答案:C3.Thewallsaremadeofhollowconcretblocks.A.bigB.emptyC.longD.new答案:B4.Ouraimwastoupdatethehealthserviceandwesucceeded.A.offerB.provideC.modernizeD.fund答案:C5.Dowehavetowearthesenametags?A.listsB.formsC.labelsD.codes答案:C6.Joecametothewindowasthecrowdchanted”Joe,Joe,Joe”A.repeatedB.jumpedC.maintainedD.approached答案:A7.Heinspiredmanyyoungpeopletotakeupsports.A.encouragedB.AllowedC.CalledD.Advised答案:A8.Thecitycenterwaswipedoutbythebomb.A.coveredB.reducedC.destroyedD.moved答案:C9.Mostbabycantakeinawiderangeoffoodeasily.A.bringB.digestC.keepD.serve答案:B10.AlargcrowdassembledoutsidetheAmericanembassy.A.watchedB.shoutedC.gatheredD.walked答案:C11.Theweatherwascrispandclearandyoucouldseethemountainsfiftymilesaway.A.freshB.hotC.heavyD.windy答案:A12.Whatpuzzlesmeiswhyhisbooksaresopopular.A.shocksB.influencesC.confusesD.concerns答案:C13.Ithink$7adrinkisabitsteep,don’tyou?A.tightB.lowC.cheapD.high答案:D14.Thecontempthefeltforhisfellowstudentswasobvious.A.needB.hateC.loveD.pity答案:D15.Hercommentsaboutmenareutterlyridiculous.A.slightlyB.partlyC.faintlyD.completely答案:D第二部分:阅读判断(第16~22题,每题1分,共7分)下面的短文后列出了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。BrotherlyLove1.Adidasandpumabegantomakeshoesattheendof19thcentury.-------Wrong2.Thebrothers’fatherwasaballmaker.-------Wrong3.Thebrothersmakeshoesathome.-------Right4.Thebrothersarguedabouttheshoes.-------Wrong5.Thebrothersdecidedtostarttheirseparatecompaniesafterargument.-------Right6.NikemakesmoreshoesthanAdidas.-------Notmentioned7.Peopleintownhaveforgottentheirargument.-------Wrong第三部分:概括大意和完成句子(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个选项中为指定段落每段选择1个小标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定一个最佳选项。Howtechnologypushesdownprice(原文有删减)TheTreatyofBreda,signedin1667afterawarbetweentheEnglishandDutchinwhichtheEnglishwereworsted,gavetheDutchthebigprize:Run,asmallislandintheIndonesianarchipelagowhichwastheworld'sprincipalsourceofnutmeg.Themarginonnutmegatthetimewasaround3,200%.TheEnglish,asaconsolationprize,gotManhattan.Asanillustrationofthelong-termfallinfoodpricescomparedwithothergoods,thatisasharpone.Butdeflationhascharacterizedthefoodbusinessforcenturies,becauseofcontinualadvancesinfoodproductionanddistributiontechnology.Consumershavebenefitedgreatlyfromthoseadvances.Malthusians,whosedescendantsuntilquiterecentlypredictedthattheworldwouldrunoutoffood,havetherebybeenconfounded.Moreandmorefoodisbeingproducedbyfewerandfewerpeoplewithlessandlesscapital;itisthereforeevermoreplentifulandcheaper.Sincedemandistosomeextentlimitedbythesizeofpeople'sstomachs,spendingonfoodcomparedwithothergoodshasbeenfallingformanyyears,andcontinuestodrop(seechart4).Geneticallymodified(GM)seedsarethelatestmanifestationofaproductionrevolutionthatstartedwithCharles“Turnip”Townsend,whointhe18thcenturylaidthebasisforcroprotation.Organicfertiliserswerereplacedbychemicalonesinthe19thcentury.TherailwayopeneduptheAmericanmid-west.Thehorsereplacedthecow,thecombineharvesterthehorse.Afterthesecondworldwar,dwarfvarietiesofwheatandrice(whichovercametheproblemthatheavilyfertilisedcropsinhotcountriesgrewtootallandfellover)boosteddeveloping-countryoutput.The“greenrevolution”helpedtriggeramorerecent“livestockrevolution”,documentedbyChrisDelgado,whoworksjointlyfortheInternationalFoodPolicyResearchInstituteandtheInternationalLivestockResearchInstitute.Higherincomesandurbanisation,combinedwithfallingfoodprices,haveboostedmeatandmilkconsumptionindevelopingcountries.By1997,realbeefpriceswereathirdtheirlevelin1971.Overthatperiod,meatconsumptionindevelopingcountriesrosefive-fold,threetimesasfastasindevelopedcountries.Milkconsumptionrosethree-fold.Bythe1980s,advancesinconventionalplantbreedinghadtailedoff,butGMmadeitpossibletodothingswithDNAthatconventionalbreedingcouldnotdo.DespitescaremongeringinEurope,GMtechnologyisspreadingelsewhere:mostoftheworld'ssoyaisnowGM.Producinglotsoffoodisnotmuchgoodunlessyoucandistributeit,soadvancesindistributiontechnologyhavebeenasimportantasthoseinproductiontechnology.Salt,usedtopreservefood,whichmeantthatitcouldbestoredandtraded,wasanearlyaidtodistribution.Canningarrivedintheearly19thcentury,whenaFrenchmandiscoveredthatfoodcouldbestoredlongerifitwasheatedbeforeitwasbottled,andaBritonworkedoutthattincanswereeasiertotransportthanbottles;andboththeBritishandtheFrencharmiesusedthetechnologytofeedtheirtroopsintheNapoleonicwars.FrancisBacon,aBritishscientistandessayist,wasanearlyvictimofthestruggletodeveloprefrigerationtechnology:hediedin1626aftereatingsomechickenthathehadstuffedwithsnowaspartofanexperiment.In1877thefirstshiploadoffrozenbeefwascarriedfromArgentinatoFrance.Theimpactonthefoodindustryofthespreadofthedomesticrefrigeratorinthe20thcenturywasrivalledonlybythatofthecar,whichchangedthefaceofretailingbyallowingsupermarketstodevelop.Su