第1部分：詞匯選項（第1—15題，每題1分，共15分）
下面每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請為每處劃線部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。
1.His shoes were shined to perfection.
A. cleared B. polished
C. washed D. Mended
2.She can be relied on in
A. looked after
C. turned on
B.believedin
D.depended on
3.Marsha confessed that she knew nothing of computer.
A. admitted B. reported
C. hoped D. answered
4.The test produced disappointing results.
A. unsatisfactory B. indirect
C. similar D. positive
5.My doctor said I should vary my diet more
A, change B. prepare
C. cook D. choose
6.Greene spent a brief time at Cambridge.
A. hard C. short
B. good D. long
7. The book took ten years of thorough research
A. basic B. careful.
C, social D. major
8. The high-speed trains can have a major impact on our lives.
A. effor B. problem
C. influence D. Concern
9.Eventually, she got a job and moved to London
A. Certainly B. Luckily
C. Naturally D. Finally
10.The love of money is the root of'all evil
A. result B. end
C. causeD. Force
11.We explored the possibility of expansion at the conference
A. offered B. investigated
C. included D. accepted.
12. His long-term goal is to set up his own business.
A. idea B. energy
C. aim D. Order
13.A number of theor.ies have been proposed to explain the situation
A. suggested B. tested
C. used D. announced
14.They converted the spare bedroom into an office.
A．reduced B. turned
C．moved D. reformed
15.Things have changed a lot since I was a child
A. graduatly B. suddenly
C. frequently D. greatly
第2部分：閱讀判斷（第16～22題，每題1分，共7分）
下面的短文列出了7個句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個句子做出判斷：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誤信息，請選擇B；如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請選擇C。
Travel Across Africa
For six hours we shot through the barren （荒蕪的） landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending，Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth，a beautiful leather notebook I'd bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions，We were almost drunk on sensations The roaring （咆哮） of the water at Victoria Falls，the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
And then the other things: dogs in the streets，whole families in Soweto living in one room， a kilometre from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun，a quietness fell over us. The road was empty-we hadn't seen another car for hours. And as I drove，something caught my eye，something moving close enough to touch them，to smell their hot breath. I didn't know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan："Look！but he was in a deep sleep，his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us，a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape.
When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
"Wild horses？ he said. "Why didn't you wake me up，Sophia？"
"I tried：But they were gone after a few seconds.
"Are you sure you didn't dream it？"
"You were the one who was sleeping！"
"Typical", he said. "The best photos are the ones we never take."
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
16. Daniel and Sophia drove slowly through the busy desert.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
17. Sophia wrote about her experiences in notebooks.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
18. Daniel took photos of the Nile River.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
19. Daniel and Sophia saw a lot of wonderful things.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
20. While driving Daniel and Sophia saw wild horses.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
21. The horses didn't come near the car.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
22. Sophia woke Daniel up so that he could take photos of the horses.
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項測試任務(wù)：（1）第23～26題要求從所給的6個選項中為第1～4段每段選擇1個標(biāo)題；（2）第27～30題要求從所給的6個選項中為每個句子確定1個選項。
Operatunity
Operatunity is a TV talent show for amateur opera singers. The winners get the chance to sing with the English National Opera. When two housewives， Denise Leigh and Jane Gilchrist won in 2002，their lives changed forever，As they sang Verdi's Rigoletto at the Coliseum（音樂廳）in Rome，they were transformed from working mothers into opera celebrities（名人）。
"I live in the village I was born in，" says Denise，who is blind. "Lots of my neighbours are family，and my life is all about my three children." Jane， who worked as a cleaner and a shop assistant，was in a similar situation. She says，"AII l had to look forward to was seeing my four children grow up，and I love that，but... you think 'there must be more to life'. Winning Operatunity has opened up avenues I never knew existed." .
"This last year has been amazing," Denise continues. "Last month was Paris，before that we were recording at Abbey Road，in London，and recently we had our album launch at the Royal Opera House." "We've been treated like princesses", laughs Jane. "... champagne，chocolates，five-star hotels..."
But it wasn't all so easy. For Denise，the worst part was waiting at the beginning. "After l'd sent in my application form I worried for a month. Then I had to wait ten days after my first audition（試唱）. That was awful." Even when they won the competition they were allowed to tell their close family but they weren't allowed to tell anyone else until later. Denise and Jane also found the travelling difficult. They couldn't take their children with them while they were away singing so they had to organise childcare. However，there's been no problem with the physical side of singing："We didn't have to worry about
that as we've had lots of help and wonderful voice training", says Jane. They also had to learn to deal with the media. "The kids loved the fact that they could stay up and watch us on TV，but l just couldn't understand why some newspapers were more interested in the fact I divorced at 21，rather than the fact I had just sung at the Coliseum." says Denise.
23. Paragraph 1 _________
24. Paragraph 2 _________
25. Paragraph 3 _________
26. Paragraph 4 _________
A. The competition
B. The difficult parts
C. Living the new life
D. Their lives before
E. Advice
F. Becoming famous
27. Operatunity may help ordinary people to ________
28. Before becoming famous，Denise and Jarie worked in order to________
29. While traveling，Denise and Jane had to ask someone to ________
30. Being celebrities，Denise and Jane had to learn to ________
A. deal with the media
B. see the world
C. take care of their children
D. realize their dreams
E. help others out
F. raise their children
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個選項。
第一篇 Three Ways to Become More Creative
Most people believe they don't have has imagination. They are wrong. Everyone has imagination, but most of us，once we became adults, forget how to access it. Creativity isn't always connected with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time routinely think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve，a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
This technique involves taking unrelated ideas and trying to find links between them. First，think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image，word，idea or object，for example，a candle. Write down all the ideas/words associated with candles：light，fire，matches, wax，night，silence，etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the ideas to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original present；you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.
Imagine that normal limitations don't exist. You have as much time/space/money，etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new possibilities. If，for example，your goal is to learn to ski（滑雪），you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now adapt this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December，or every Monday in January.
Look at the situation from a different point of view. Good negotiators (談判者) use this technique in business，and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the characters in their books. They ask questions：what does this character want? Why can't she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? What does she dream about? If your goal involves other people，put yourself "in their shoes". The best fishermen think like fish!
31. According to the passage, when we become adults，
A. most of us are no longer creative
B. we can still learn to be more creative
C. we are not as imaginative as children
D. we are unwilling to be creative
32. According to the first technique，if you need to solve a problem，
A. you could find an image and try to link it with the problem.
B. you should link it with candles
C. you have to think of buying a present for a friend
D. you should link it with as many words as possible
33. The second technique suggests that you just imagine
A. setting a goal is as simple as skiing
B. new possibilities will soon appear
C. December and January are the best months for skiing.
D. you have every resource to achieve your goal
34. The phrase "put yourself 'in their shoes'" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. dress yourself like them
B. think as they would
C. do as they ask you to
D. put on their shoes
35. We learn from the third technique that a good salesman should ask himself ?
A. what do I usually do
B. what did my boss tell me to do
C. what are my customers' needs
D. how should I sell my products
第二篇 The State of Marriage Today
Is there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years，the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded：almost 50％ of marriages end in divorce now，and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse. If this trend continues，it will lead to the breakup of the family, according to a spokesperson for the National Family Association. Some futurists predict that in 100 years，the average American will marry at least four times，and extramaritai（婚外的）affairs will be even more common than they are now.
But what are the reasons for this，and is the picture really so gloomy （明暗的）? The answer to the first question is really quite simple：marriage is no longer the necessity it once was. The institution of marriage has been based for years partly on economic need. Women used to be economically dependent on their husbands as they usually didn't have jobs outside the home. But with the rising number of women in well-paying jobs，this is no longer the case，so they don't feel that they'need to stay in a failing marriage.
In answer to the second question，the outlook may not be as pessimistic （悲觀的）as it seems. While the rate of divorce has risen, the rate of couples marrying has never actually fallen very much，so marriage is still quite popular. In addition to this，many couples now simply live together and don't bother to marry. These couples are effectively married，but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics. In fact，more than 50％ of first marriages survive.
So is marriage really an outdated institution? The fact that most people still get married indicates that it isn't. And it is also true that married couples have a healthier life than single people：they suffer less from stress and its consequences，such as heart problems，and married men generally consider themselves more contented than their single counterparts. Perhaps the key is to find out what makes a successful marriage and apply it to all of our relationships!
36. Which of the following is true about the marriage in the United States today?
A. Divorce leads to the breakup of the family.
B. More and more people are getting divorced.
C. More than half of the married couples get divorced.
D. American people marry more than four times.
37. What does "this is no longer the case" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Women are not economically dependant any more.
B. It is not necessary to get married any more.
C. Women do not need a husband any longer.
D. Many wives do well-paying jobs outside home now.
38. Why is the outlook of marriage not as hopeless as it appears?
A. The rate of divorce has actually decreased.
B. Over 60％ of the marriages continue to exist.
C. The statistics of divorce is reliable.
D. Many people still like to get married.
39. How do most men feel in their marriage life?
A. They feel much stronger than before.
B. They feel more satisfied than being single.
C. They don't feel as lonely as before.
D. They suffer more than before.
40. Which of the following about marriage is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. It is important to discover what makes a marriage successful.
B. Many people went abroad after divorce.
C. Marriage has long been partly an economic need.
D. It is a fact that most people choose to get married.
第三篇 How to Be a Successful Businessperson
Have you ever wondered why some people are successful in business and others are not? Here's a story about one successful businessperson. He started out washing dishes and today he owns 168 restaurants.
Zubair Kazi was born in Bhatkal, a small town in southwest India. His dream was to be an airplane pilot, and when he was 16 years old, he learned to fly a small plane.
At the age of 23 and with just a little money in his pocket, Mr. Kazi moved to the United States. He hoped to get a job in the airplane industry in California. Instead, he ended up working for a company that rented cars.
While Mr. Kazi was working at the car rental (祖賃的) company, he frequently ate at a nearby KFC restaurant. To save money on food, he decided to get a job with KFC. For two months, he worked as a cook's assistant. His job was to clean the kitchen and help the cook. "I didn't like it," Mr. Kazi says, "but I always did the best I could."
One day, Mr. Kazi's two co-workers failed to come to work. That day, Mr. Kazi did the work of all three people in the kitchen. This really impressed the owners of the restaurant. A few months later, the owners needed a manager for a new restaurant. They gave the job to Mr. Kazi. He worked hard as the manager and soon the restaurant was making a profit.
A few years later, Mr. Kazi heard about a restaurant that was losing money. The restaurant was dirty inside and the food was terrible. Mr. Kazi borrowed money from a bank and bought the restaurant. For the first six months, Mr. Kazi worked in the restaurant from 8 a.m. t0 10 p.m., seven days a week. He and his wife cleaned up the restaurant, remodeled the front of the building, and improved the cooking. They also tried hard to please the customers. lf someone had to wait more than ten minutes for their food, Mrs. Kazi gave them a free soda. Before long the restaurant was making a profit.
A year later, Mr. Kazi sold his restaurant for a profit. With the money he earned, he bought three more restaurants that were losing money. Again,'he cleaned them up, improved the food, and retrained the employees. Before long these restaurants were making a profit, too.
Today Mr. Kazi owns 168 restaurants, but he isn't planning to stop there. He's looking for more poorly managed restaurants to buy. "I love it when I go to buy a restaurant and find it's a mess," Mr. Kazi says. "The only way it can go is up."
41. When Mr. Kazi was young, his dream was to
A. sell cars
B. own a restaurant
C. be an airplane pilot
D. become a good cook
42. Mr. Kazi decided to work with KFC to
A. learn how to cook
B. save money for a car
C. save money on food
D. learn how to run a restaurant
43. Mr. Kazi became the manager of a new restaurant because
A. his co-workers praised him
B. he was a good cook
C. he knew how to run a restaurant
D. he worked very hard
44. To save a failing restaurant, Mr. Kazi did all the following things, EXCEPT to
A. advertize for it
B. clean it up
C. improve the food
D. retrain the employees
45. In the last paragraph, "it's a mess" means
A. it's small
B. it's dirty
C. it's profitable
D. it's cheap
第5部分：補全短文（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個句子，其中5個取自短文，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。
Some Unusual Celebrations
Some holidays are well-known all around the world. Among them are New. Year's Eve celebrations. Also common are days in honor of love and friendship, like Valentine's Day. Each country has its own special holidays, too, often to mark important events In its history. Schools, banks, and government offices all close on days like these. _ (46) A few of them are really very strange.
Of course, they are not strange to the people who celebrate them. Perhaps that is because the celebrations have long traditions. Consider April Fool's Day, for example, No one knows when or why it began. Today it is celebrated in many countries-France, England, and Australia, among others. On this day, people play practical jokes. _ (47) The ones who laugh are the ones playing the jokes. The people they fool often get angry. Does celebrating this day make sense to you?
Dyngus Day in Poland seems strange, too. On this day, it is traditional for boys to pour water over the heads of girls. Here is the strangest part：They do it to girls they like. Other unusual celebrations take place in a single city or town. A holiday called La Tomatina is celebrated in Bunol, Spain. Every year, in late August, big trucks carry more than 200,000 pounds of tomatoes into this little town. (48) For two hours, people in the streets throw tomatoes at each other. Everyone ends up red from head to toe.
August 10 marks the start of the Puck Fair, an lrish festival with a very unusual tradition. People from the town of Killorglin go up into the mountains and catch a wild goat. (49)
There are also some celebrations that are really strange. In the United States, sometimes one person gets an idea for a new holiday and tries to get others to accept it. Whose idea was Public Sleeping Day? That one is on February 28. It may seem strange, but it sounds like more fun than the one on February9. (50)
Do you like the idea of inventing a new holiday? lf you do, then you will want to mark March 26 0n your calendar. That is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day.
A. Some people have fun imagining new holidays.
B. That is supposed to be Toothache Day.
C. Then begins the world's biggest food fight.
D. They bring him back to town, put a crown on his head, and make him king for three days.
E. Jokes are supposed to be funny, but these jokes do not make everyone laugh.
F. Some of the days people celebrate, however, are less serious.
第6部分：完形填空（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個選項。
Why People Use Pseudonyms（假名字）
You can't choose the name you are given at birth，but in many countries you can change it legally when you reach adulthood. Of course，most people never change their names （51）they feel unhappy about them. However some people do （52）this course of action-particularly artists! What makes an artist want to change their name？ Sometimes it's for purely （53）reasons，such as the Nobel Prize winning poet from Chile，Neftalf Reyes. He didn't want his father to （54） he was writing poetry，so he changed his name to Pablo Neruda when he was a young man. （55）other times the reason may appear strange；take the case of the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa, （56）wrote under 75 different names. The reason? "When I use a different name，I always write in a different way. " he explained. In most cases， （57），people change their names for social，historical，political，or cultural reasons. Here are some of the most （58）:
The person's real name is just （59） long and difficult to remember. Let's be honest，Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as （60）to remember as just plain "Madonna". And short names are much easier to remember：William Bradley became Brad Pitt and Edson Arantes do Nascimento became Pele.
Sometimes names are changed for marketing （61）. For example，if a name sounds too "foreign", it may be changed to something that is more recognizable in a （62）. So in the film world，Ram6n Est6vez adopted the name Martin Sheen. Or maybe the artist's real name doesn't sound very attractive-Chad Everett does （63） a lot better than Raymond Cramton.
Artists sometimes （64） the name of someone they admire. Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Boo Dylan because of his admiration for the Welsh poet， Dylan Thomas.
Another reason may be practicality：in the past，women found it very difficult to get published. To （65）this situation，they sometimes gave themselves men's names，so the English author Mary Ann Evans became George Eliot，and she did get her books published!
51. A. as if B. even if C. as D. even
52. A. take B. make C. bring D. have
53. A.personal B.obvious C. economic D. own
54. A. understand B. recognize C. know D. observe
55. A. At B. On C. In D. During
56. A. whom B. which C. that D. who
57. A. but B. however C. although D. and
58. A. scientific B. technical C. common D. average
59. A. so B. very C. much D. too
60. A. pretty B. simple C. easy D. brief
61. A. thoughts B. ends C. goals D. purposes
62. A. film B. market C. book D. city
63. A. look B. hear C. sound D. seem
64. A. give B. change C. mention D. choose
65. A. avoid B. admit C. assure D. affect
2011年全國職稱英語考試真題答案綜合類（C級）
第1部分：詞匯選項
下面每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請為每處劃線部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。
1．B
【解析】題意：他的鞋擦得很亮。
劃線詞shine(vt．)的詞義是“使發(fā)光，使發(fā)亮；擦亮(皮鞋等)”。
A項clear意為澄清；掃除；例句：Each human is born with a bag of karma to be cleared in this life．每個人生來均帶有一系列要在此生清除的業(yè)力。
B項polish意為擦亮；拋光；例句：The children loved sliding round the newly polished floor．孩子們喜歡在剛擦亮的地板上滑過來滑過去。
C項wash意為洗；例句：Can I put washed produce in the bag? 我可以把洗過的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品放進口袋么?
D項mend意為修補。例句：We need an electrician to mend the iron．我們要請電工修理一下熨斗。
很明顯B項正確。
2．D
【解析】題意：在危急關(guān)頭可以依賴于她。劃線詞rely on的詞義是“依靠，依賴”。
A項look after意為照看；例句：Are you being well looked after?大家對你照顧得好嗎?
B項believe in意為相信；例句：We all believed in her prediction．我們都相信她的預(yù)言。
C項turn on意為打開；例句：We troubled him to turn on the light．我們麻煩他打開電燈。
D項depend on意為依賴，信任。例句：More importantly，can he be depended on?更重要的是，可以依靠他嗎?
很明顯D項正確。
3。A
【解析】題意：瑪莎承認(rèn)她對電腦一無所知。
劃線詞confess是及物動詞(vt．)。該詞的詞義是“承認(rèn)”。
A項admit意為承認(rèn)；例句：Of course，part of the challenge is her admitting difficulty with acting in English．當(dāng)然，一部分挑戰(zhàn)是她自己承認(rèn)的用英語表演的困難。
B項report意為報告；例句：It is reported that20 people were killed in the accident．據(jù)報道，這次事故有20人死亡。
C項hope意為希望；例句：Things are not moving as fast as we hoped．事情的進展不像我們希望的那么快。
D項answer意為回答。例句：The question is simple enough to answer.這個問題很簡單，容易回答。
很明顯A項正確。
4．A
【解析】題意：這項試驗產(chǎn)生了令人失望的結(jié)果。
劃線詞disappointing(a．；adj．)的詞義是“使人失望的，令人掃興的”。
A項unsatisfactory意為不能令人滿意的；例句：His answer is unsatisfactory．他的答案不能令人滿意。
B項indirect意為間接的；例句：His indirect way of telling me to leave annoyed me．他那種不直截了當(dāng)讓我離開的方式激怒了我。
C項similar意為類似的；例句：He talked about it in a similar way．他對此事有相似的說法。
D項positive意為積極的；肯定的。例句：She shows a very positive attitude to her work．她工作態(tài)度非常積極。
很明顯A項正確。
5．A
【解析】題意：我的醫(yī)生說我應(yīng)該飲食多樣化。劃線詞vary(vt．)的詞義是“改變，使多樣化”。
A項change意為改變；例句：Do you change your mind? 你改變你的想法了嗎?
B項prepare意為準(zhǔn)備；例句：Liming prepared everything for his examination．李明為考試做了一切準(zhǔn)備。
C項cook意為烹調(diào)；例句：Are you good at cooking? 你擅長烹飪嗎?
D項choose意為挑選。例句：Please choose a red one for me．請為我挑選一個紅色的。很明顯A項正確。
6．C
【解析】題意：格林在劍橋度過了短暫的時光。劃線詞brief(a．)的詞義是“短暫的”。
A項hard意為苦難的；例句：I know this is too hard for you．我知道這對你來說太難了。
B項good意為好的；例句：He is a good man．他是一個好人。
C項short意為短暫的；例句：Why do you just rest the short time? 為什么你只休息了這么短時間?D項long意為長的。例句：She spent a long time with her parents．她跟她的父母待了很長的時間。
很明顯C項正確。
7．B
【解析】題意：詳盡地研究該書耗費了十年時間。
劃線詞thorough(a．；adj．)的詞義是“徹底的，詳盡的”。
A項basic意為基礎(chǔ)的，根本的；例句：Let me enlarge on this basic theme．讓我進一步闡述一下這個基本主題。
B項careful意為精心的，謹(jǐn)慎的；例句：He emphasized the importance of careful driving．他強調(diào)小心駕駛的重要性。
C項social意為社會的，社交的；例句：Team sports help to develop a child’s social skills．集體體育運動有助于培養(yǎng)孩子的交際能力。
D項major意為較大的，主要的。例句：This is the major part of the whole thing．這是整件事情的主要部分。
很明顯B項正確。
8．C
【解析】題意：高速列車可能對我們的生活產(chǎn)生很大的影響。
劃線詞的詞義是“影響”。
A項effort意為努力；例句：They are making every effort to decrease the production cost．他們正盡力減少生產(chǎn)成本。
B項problem意為問題；例句：We had no time to deliberate on the problem．我們沒有時間仔細(xì)思考這個問題。
C項influence意為影響；例句：The thing has great influence on him．這件事對他有很大的影響。
D項concern意為關(guān)心，掛念。例句：Hardly a whisper of concern has been voiced．沒有人表示過一點點的關(guān)心。
很明顯C項正確。
9．D
【解析】題意：最后她找到了一份工作并搬到了倫敦。劃線詞的詞義是“最后，終于”。
A項certainly意為的確，無疑；例句：She certainly bears you no malice．她對你的確并無惡意。
B項luckily意為幸運地；例句：Luckily，there was a doctor on the spot．幸運的是現(xiàn)場有一位醫(yī)生。
C項naturally意為自然地；例句：A mother naturally feels protective towards her children．母親對自己的孩子自然會悉心保護。
D項finally意為最后，最終。例句：The patient finally died of cancer．那位病人最終死于癌癥。
很明顯D項正確。
10．C
【解析】題意：貪財是一切罪惡之根源。劃線詞的詞義是“根；根源，原因”。
A項result意為結(jié)果；例句：We desperately need a result from this match．這場比賽我們務(wù)必獲勝。
B項end意為結(jié)束；例句：The accident put an untimely end to the party．意外事故使聚會匆匆結(jié)束了。
C項cause意為起因；例句：It’s certain that every effect must have a cause．無疑，每個結(jié)果必定有其原因。
D項force意為力量。例句：But they refused to bow to force．但他們拒不向武力低頭。很明顯C項正確。
11．B
【解析】題意：在會上，我們研究了擴展的可能性。劃線詞的詞義是“調(diào)查，研究”。
A項offer意為提供；例句：If she was offered the job，she’d take it．如果提供給她這個工作，她會接受的。
B項investigate意為調(diào)查，研究。例句：The police are investigating the murder．警察正在調(diào)查這樁謀殺案。
C項include意為包括；例句：The bill came to$467，tax included．賬單計467美元，含稅。
D項accept意為接受。例句：I accepted it cheerily．我高興地接受了。
很明顯B項正確。
12．C
【解析】題意：他的長期目標(biāo)是建立自己的公司(業(yè)務(wù))。
劃線詞goal是名詞，它的詞義是“目標(biāo)”。
A項idea意為想法；例句：It would be a good idea to go swimming in the pond．到池塘里去游泳倒是個好主意。
B項energy意為能量；例句：Young people usually have more energy than the old．青年人通常比老年人精力充沛。
C項aim意為目標(biāo)；例句：The chief aim of man is not to get money.人的主要目的并不是賺錢。
D項order意為命令。例句：The appeal court quash the care order make by the juvenile court．上訴法院宣布少年法院發(fā)出的照看命令無效。
很明顯C項正確。
13．A
【解析】題意：已提出很多理論來解釋這種現(xiàn)象。
劃線詞的詞義是“建議”。
A項suggest意為建議；例句：Do you suggest I am a tour guide? 你是不是建議我當(dāng)導(dǎo)游?
B項test意為檢驗；例句：Is this equipment tested for mechanical aptitude? 這臺設(shè)備測定其機械適應(yīng)性了嗎?
C項use意為使用；例句：The car used a gallon of petrol for the journey．汽車在路上消耗了一加侖汽油。
D項announce意為宣布。例句：Mr．Robert Brown was announced as the sponsor．羅勃特布朗先生被宣布為贊助人。
很明顯A項正確。
14．B
【解析】題意：他們把空閑的臥室改成了一間辦公室。
劃線詞convert(vt．)的詞義是“轉(zhuǎn)換，改造”。
A項reduce意為減少；例句：They are selling the goods under the counter at reduced prices．他們正在削價偷偷出售商品。
B項turn意為改變，使改成。例句：Nothing will ever turn him from his purpose．什么也不能使他改變目標(biāo)。
C項move意為移動；例句：The army is on the move．部隊在行軍。
D項reform意為改革；例句：Because of his encouragement，she won the best designer by her reformed cheongsam．因為他的鼓勵，她以她的改良式旗袍贏得了設(shè)計師獎。
很明顯B項正確。
15．D
【解析】題意：自我幼年時代以來一切事物都發(fā)生了很大變化。
劃線部分a lot的詞義是“許多，大量”。
A項gradually意為逐漸地；例句：The rain lessened gradually and gave over at last．雨漸漸小下來，終于停止了。
B項suddenly意為突然地；例句：Suddenly he began to shriek loudly．突然他開始大聲尖叫起來。
C項frequently意為頻繁地；例句：He comes to visit me frequently．他經(jīng)常來看我。
D項greatly意為大大地。例句：His writing has improved greatly in this semester．這學(xué)期他的寫作有了很大進步。
很明顯D項正確。
第2部分：閱讀判斷
16 B 從文章的第一句 For six hours we shot through the barren landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. 便可以知道這句話是錯的，shot 是動詞 shoot 的過去時形式，shoot through 用以表示開車，那顯然車是開得很快的；而且，他們開過的沙漠是一片荒漠( barren landscape) ，并非是一個busy desert。
17 A 第一段里就說她已經(jīng)寫了整整三個筆記本，并且開始寫第四本了。
18 C 文中講到 Daniel 用相機記錄他在非洲的所見所聞，但并沒有提到他拍攝過尼羅河 (the Nile River) 。
19 A 從文章的第二、第三段可以看到他們兩人在非洲看到了許多。
20 B 實際上 Sophia 在開車，Daniel 則在睡覺，所以并非兩人都看到了野馬。
21 B 文中說到And as I drove，something caught my eye. something moving close enough to touch them，to smell their hot breath. 很顯然，野馬一度離他們的車很近，只是后來才漸漸遠(yuǎn)離了。
22 B Daniel 是在 Sophia 看到野馬一小時后自己醒來的-- When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened. 并不是讓Sophia 喚醒的。
第3 部分：概括大意與完成句子
23 F 第二段首先介紹了operatunity 這個把 opera 和 opportunity 結(jié)合起來杜撰的一個新詞，然后介紹了Denise Leigh 和 Jane Gilchrist 這兩個普普通通的女人是如何在競賽中勝出而成名的。
24 D 第二段簡單介紹了她們兩人在成名之前的生活狀態(tài)。
25 C 第三段講的是她們獲獎成名后到各地巡演和受到的殊榮。
26 B 第四段的第一句話就是 But it wasn't all so easy ，做名人也有難處, 這一段里講到她們遭遇的種種難處，如等待、到處旅行、不能照看孩子、要對付媒體等。
27 D 這個杜撰的詞的意思就是通過演唱歌劇而獲得機會，所以這個類似達(dá)人秀的電視節(jié)目為業(yè)余的歌劇演唱者提供了成名的機會。
28 F 這兩位幸運的女性在成名之前很大的一部分時間和精力都是用在撫養(yǎng)孩子身上的。從第二段可見。
29 C 在各地巡演時，她們兩人都得請別人來照看自己的孩子。這從第四段里的這句話可以看到：They couldn't take their children with them while they were away singing so they had to organise childcare.
30 A 成名后，她們要學(xué)會做的一件事就是如何面對媒體。從第四段里的這句話可見：They also had to learn to deal with the media.
第4部分：閱讀理解
31 B 本題的答題依據(jù)是文章開頭的這句話:Everyone has imagination, but most of us，once we become adults，forget how to access it.人人都有想象力，只是成年后，我們就忘了如何取得想象力 (access it) 。文章的目的就是教給成年人幾種獲得想象力的技巧，所以說成年人還是可以學(xué)會怎么樣更加富有創(chuàng)意的。
32 A 從第二段的這兩句話：First，think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image，word，idea or object，for example，a candle. 可以找到答案。蠟燭只是一個例子。
33 D 第三段的第一句話: Imagine that normal limitations don't exist. You have as much time/ space/money, etc. as you want.是本題的答題依據(jù)。
34 B put yourself in their shoes 是英語的一個成語，相當(dāng)于漢語的"設(shè)身處地".
35 C 第三種技巧就是:Look at the situation from a different point of view. 作者以談判者和小說家為例，說明推銷員如要應(yīng)用這一技巧就應(yīng)該把自己置于顧客的位置上，問一問他們的需要是什么。
36 B 文章的第一段把美國目前的婚姻狀況講得很清楚:During the past 50 years，the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded: almost 50 % of marriages end in divorce now ，and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse.
37 A 在這句話前面，作者講到以前婦女不工作，經(jīng)濟上依賴丈夫。但隨著越來越多的婦女獲得收入不菲的工作，情況就不同先前了。
38 D 第三段講了雖然離婚率在上升，但結(jié)婚率并沒有下降，人們還是喜歡結(jié)婚，因此前景并非那么悲觀。
39 B 第四段的這句話 married men generally consider themselves more contented than their single counterparts 回答了這個問題。
40 B 文章沒有提到人們離婚后出國。
41 C 第二段里講得很清楚。
42 C 可見第四段里的這句話: To save money on food，he decided to get a job with KFC.
43 D 答題依據(jù)可見第五段。
44 A 在第六和第七段里都提到他為挽救一個瀕臨倒閉的飯店所采取的種種措施，其中沒有做廣告這一項。
45 B mess 的意思就是"一團糟"。
第5部分：補全短文
46 F 文章開頭先講到一些比較正統(tǒng)、嚴(yán)肅的節(jié)日，然后話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，就開始講一些不那么嚴(yán)肅的節(jié)目了。注意選項中的 however 一詞，它表示了轉(zhuǎn)折。而后面的一句 A few of them are really very strange. 也是一種提示。
47 E 幾個選項中和 joke 有關(guān)的只有 E 這一項。
48 C 此空的后面一句說人們在大街上相互投擲西紅柿，是名副其實的 world's biggest food fight。
49 D 選項中的代詞 him 正好替代上面一句中講到的 goat (公羊)。
50 B 二月九日是牙疼日 (Toothache Day) ，公眾睡眠日(Public Sleeping Day) 總比牙疼日更有趣吧!
第6 部分：完形填空
51 B 四個選項中除了 even ，其他三個都是連接詞，從意義上看應(yīng)該填入 even if ，即哪怕不太喜歡自己的名字，大多數(shù)人都不會變更它。
52 A 這里測試的是動詞的搭配，和 course of action 搭配的只能是take。注意前面的 do 是用來表示強調(diào)的。
53 A 這里的選擇要以下面的例子為依據(jù)，獲得諾貝爾獎的智利詩人 Neftali' Reyes 改名是因為他不想讓他父親知道他在寫詩，這屬于個人原因.故選 personal。
54 C 四個動詞中know 最合適。
55 A at other times 在別的情況下，這里的time并非是"時間"，而是 "時刻"。
56 D 這里需要的是一個在定語從句中做主語，代替人 (Fernando Pessoa ) 的關(guān)聯(lián)代詞。
57 B however 表示了轉(zhuǎn)折。
58 C 這個句子中省略了 cases 這個詞，完整的句子應(yīng)該是: Here are some of the most common cases. 下面作者便講了幾個因社會、歷史、政治、文化等原因而改名的情況。
59 D 這里用的是 too ... to ... 這個結(jié)構(gòu)，too long and difficult to remember 太長太難記。
60 C not as easy to remember as ...不像……那么容易記住
61 D for marketing purposes 為了市場的目的，雖然 ends，goals 也有"目的"的意思，但for ... purpose "以……為目的"是一個比較固定的用語。
62 B 這句是對前面一句話的例證，有時改名字是為了達(dá)到市場的目的，所以這里自然應(yīng)填人 market.
63 C 前面一句剛講到如果一個名字聽上去有點怪，那就要改一改，所以這里還是用sound ，注意 does 這里用于強調(diào)。
64 D 藝術(shù)家有時選用自己所崇拜的人的名字。
65 A 以前女人出書難，為了避免這種情況，她們就得用男人的名字了。
下面每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請為每處劃線部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。
1.His shoes were shined to perfection.
A. cleared B. polished
C. washed D. Mended
2.She can be relied on in
A. looked after
C. turned on
B.believedin
D.depended on
3.Marsha confessed that she knew nothing of computer.
A. admitted B. reported
C. hoped D. answered
4.The test produced disappointing results.
A. unsatisfactory B. indirect
C. similar D. positive
5.My doctor said I should vary my diet more
A, change B. prepare
C. cook D. choose
6.Greene spent a brief time at Cambridge.
A. hard C. short
B. good D. long
7. The book took ten years of thorough research
A. basic B. careful.
C, social D. major
8. The high-speed trains can have a major impact on our lives.
A. effor B. problem
C. influence D. Concern
9.Eventually, she got a job and moved to London
A. Certainly B. Luckily
C. Naturally D. Finally
10.The love of money is the root of'all evil
A. result B. end
C. causeD. Force
11.We explored the possibility of expansion at the conference
A. offered B. investigated
C. included D. accepted.
12. His long-term goal is to set up his own business.
A. idea B. energy
C. aim D. Order
13.A number of theor.ies have been proposed to explain the situation
A. suggested B. tested
C. used D. announced
14.They converted the spare bedroom into an office.
A．reduced B. turned
C．moved D. reformed
15.Things have changed a lot since I was a child
A. graduatly B. suddenly
C. frequently D. greatly
第2部分：閱讀判斷（第16～22題，每題1分，共7分）
下面的短文列出了7個句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個句子做出判斷：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誤信息，請選擇B；如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請選擇C。
Travel Across Africa
For six hours we shot through the barren （荒蕪的） landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending，Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth，a beautiful leather notebook I'd bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions，We were almost drunk on sensations The roaring （咆哮） of the water at Victoria Falls，the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
And then the other things: dogs in the streets，whole families in Soweto living in one room， a kilometre from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun，a quietness fell over us. The road was empty-we hadn't seen another car for hours. And as I drove，something caught my eye，something moving close enough to touch them，to smell their hot breath. I didn't know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan："Look！but he was in a deep sleep，his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us，a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape.
When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
"Wild horses？ he said. "Why didn't you wake me up，Sophia？"
"I tried：But they were gone after a few seconds.
"Are you sure you didn't dream it？"
"You were the one who was sleeping！"
"Typical", he said. "The best photos are the ones we never take."
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
16. Daniel and Sophia drove slowly through the busy desert.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
17. Sophia wrote about her experiences in notebooks.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
18. Daniel took photos of the Nile River.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
19. Daniel and Sophia saw a lot of wonderful things.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
20. While driving Daniel and Sophia saw wild horses.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
21. The horses didn't come near the car.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
22. Sophia woke Daniel up so that he could take photos of the horses.
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項測試任務(wù)：（1）第23～26題要求從所給的6個選項中為第1～4段每段選擇1個標(biāo)題；（2）第27～30題要求從所給的6個選項中為每個句子確定1個選項。
Operatunity
Operatunity is a TV talent show for amateur opera singers. The winners get the chance to sing with the English National Opera. When two housewives， Denise Leigh and Jane Gilchrist won in 2002，their lives changed forever，As they sang Verdi's Rigoletto at the Coliseum（音樂廳）in Rome，they were transformed from working mothers into opera celebrities（名人）。
"I live in the village I was born in，" says Denise，who is blind. "Lots of my neighbours are family，and my life is all about my three children." Jane， who worked as a cleaner and a shop assistant，was in a similar situation. She says，"AII l had to look forward to was seeing my four children grow up，and I love that，but... you think 'there must be more to life'. Winning Operatunity has opened up avenues I never knew existed." .
"This last year has been amazing," Denise continues. "Last month was Paris，before that we were recording at Abbey Road，in London，and recently we had our album launch at the Royal Opera House." "We've been treated like princesses", laughs Jane. "... champagne，chocolates，five-star hotels..."
But it wasn't all so easy. For Denise，the worst part was waiting at the beginning. "After l'd sent in my application form I worried for a month. Then I had to wait ten days after my first audition（試唱）. That was awful." Even when they won the competition they were allowed to tell their close family but they weren't allowed to tell anyone else until later. Denise and Jane also found the travelling difficult. They couldn't take their children with them while they were away singing so they had to organise childcare. However，there's been no problem with the physical side of singing："We didn't have to worry about
that as we've had lots of help and wonderful voice training", says Jane. They also had to learn to deal with the media. "The kids loved the fact that they could stay up and watch us on TV，but l just couldn't understand why some newspapers were more interested in the fact I divorced at 21，rather than the fact I had just sung at the Coliseum." says Denise.
23. Paragraph 1 _________
24. Paragraph 2 _________
25. Paragraph 3 _________
26. Paragraph 4 _________
A. The competition
B. The difficult parts
C. Living the new life
D. Their lives before
E. Advice
F. Becoming famous
27. Operatunity may help ordinary people to ________
28. Before becoming famous，Denise and Jarie worked in order to________
29. While traveling，Denise and Jane had to ask someone to ________
30. Being celebrities，Denise and Jane had to learn to ________
A. deal with the media
B. see the world
C. take care of their children
D. realize their dreams
E. help others out
F. raise their children
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個選項。
第一篇 Three Ways to Become More Creative
Most people believe they don't have has imagination. They are wrong. Everyone has imagination, but most of us，once we became adults, forget how to access it. Creativity isn't always connected with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time routinely think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve，a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
This technique involves taking unrelated ideas and trying to find links between them. First，think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image，word，idea or object，for example，a candle. Write down all the ideas/words associated with candles：light，fire，matches, wax，night，silence，etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the ideas to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original present；you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.
Imagine that normal limitations don't exist. You have as much time/space/money，etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new possibilities. If，for example，your goal is to learn to ski（滑雪），you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now adapt this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December，or every Monday in January.
Look at the situation from a different point of view. Good negotiators (談判者) use this technique in business，and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the characters in their books. They ask questions：what does this character want? Why can't she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? What does she dream about? If your goal involves other people，put yourself "in their shoes". The best fishermen think like fish!
31. According to the passage, when we become adults，
A. most of us are no longer creative
B. we can still learn to be more creative
C. we are not as imaginative as children
D. we are unwilling to be creative
32. According to the first technique，if you need to solve a problem，
A. you could find an image and try to link it with the problem.
B. you should link it with candles
C. you have to think of buying a present for a friend
D. you should link it with as many words as possible
33. The second technique suggests that you just imagine
A. setting a goal is as simple as skiing
B. new possibilities will soon appear
C. December and January are the best months for skiing.
D. you have every resource to achieve your goal
34. The phrase "put yourself 'in their shoes'" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. dress yourself like them
B. think as they would
C. do as they ask you to
D. put on their shoes
35. We learn from the third technique that a good salesman should ask himself ?
A. what do I usually do
B. what did my boss tell me to do
C. what are my customers' needs
D. how should I sell my products
第二篇 The State of Marriage Today
Is there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years，the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded：almost 50％ of marriages end in divorce now，and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse. If this trend continues，it will lead to the breakup of the family, according to a spokesperson for the National Family Association. Some futurists predict that in 100 years，the average American will marry at least four times，and extramaritai（婚外的）affairs will be even more common than they are now.
But what are the reasons for this，and is the picture really so gloomy （明暗的）? The answer to the first question is really quite simple：marriage is no longer the necessity it once was. The institution of marriage has been based for years partly on economic need. Women used to be economically dependent on their husbands as they usually didn't have jobs outside the home. But with the rising number of women in well-paying jobs，this is no longer the case，so they don't feel that they'need to stay in a failing marriage.
In answer to the second question，the outlook may not be as pessimistic （悲觀的）as it seems. While the rate of divorce has risen, the rate of couples marrying has never actually fallen very much，so marriage is still quite popular. In addition to this，many couples now simply live together and don't bother to marry. These couples are effectively married，but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics. In fact，more than 50％ of first marriages survive.
So is marriage really an outdated institution? The fact that most people still get married indicates that it isn't. And it is also true that married couples have a healthier life than single people：they suffer less from stress and its consequences，such as heart problems，and married men generally consider themselves more contented than their single counterparts. Perhaps the key is to find out what makes a successful marriage and apply it to all of our relationships!
36. Which of the following is true about the marriage in the United States today?
A. Divorce leads to the breakup of the family.
B. More and more people are getting divorced.
C. More than half of the married couples get divorced.
D. American people marry more than four times.
37. What does "this is no longer the case" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Women are not economically dependant any more.
B. It is not necessary to get married any more.
C. Women do not need a husband any longer.
D. Many wives do well-paying jobs outside home now.
38. Why is the outlook of marriage not as hopeless as it appears?
A. The rate of divorce has actually decreased.
B. Over 60％ of the marriages continue to exist.
C. The statistics of divorce is reliable.
D. Many people still like to get married.
39. How do most men feel in their marriage life?
A. They feel much stronger than before.
B. They feel more satisfied than being single.
C. They don't feel as lonely as before.
D. They suffer more than before.
40. Which of the following about marriage is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. It is important to discover what makes a marriage successful.
B. Many people went abroad after divorce.
C. Marriage has long been partly an economic need.
D. It is a fact that most people choose to get married.
第三篇 How to Be a Successful Businessperson
Have you ever wondered why some people are successful in business and others are not? Here's a story about one successful businessperson. He started out washing dishes and today he owns 168 restaurants.
Zubair Kazi was born in Bhatkal, a small town in southwest India. His dream was to be an airplane pilot, and when he was 16 years old, he learned to fly a small plane.
At the age of 23 and with just a little money in his pocket, Mr. Kazi moved to the United States. He hoped to get a job in the airplane industry in California. Instead, he ended up working for a company that rented cars.
While Mr. Kazi was working at the car rental (祖賃的) company, he frequently ate at a nearby KFC restaurant. To save money on food, he decided to get a job with KFC. For two months, he worked as a cook's assistant. His job was to clean the kitchen and help the cook. "I didn't like it," Mr. Kazi says, "but I always did the best I could."
One day, Mr. Kazi's two co-workers failed to come to work. That day, Mr. Kazi did the work of all three people in the kitchen. This really impressed the owners of the restaurant. A few months later, the owners needed a manager for a new restaurant. They gave the job to Mr. Kazi. He worked hard as the manager and soon the restaurant was making a profit.
A few years later, Mr. Kazi heard about a restaurant that was losing money. The restaurant was dirty inside and the food was terrible. Mr. Kazi borrowed money from a bank and bought the restaurant. For the first six months, Mr. Kazi worked in the restaurant from 8 a.m. t0 10 p.m., seven days a week. He and his wife cleaned up the restaurant, remodeled the front of the building, and improved the cooking. They also tried hard to please the customers. lf someone had to wait more than ten minutes for their food, Mrs. Kazi gave them a free soda. Before long the restaurant was making a profit.
A year later, Mr. Kazi sold his restaurant for a profit. With the money he earned, he bought three more restaurants that were losing money. Again,'he cleaned them up, improved the food, and retrained the employees. Before long these restaurants were making a profit, too.
Today Mr. Kazi owns 168 restaurants, but he isn't planning to stop there. He's looking for more poorly managed restaurants to buy. "I love it when I go to buy a restaurant and find it's a mess," Mr. Kazi says. "The only way it can go is up."
41. When Mr. Kazi was young, his dream was to
A. sell cars
B. own a restaurant
C. be an airplane pilot
D. become a good cook
42. Mr. Kazi decided to work with KFC to
A. learn how to cook
B. save money for a car
C. save money on food
D. learn how to run a restaurant
43. Mr. Kazi became the manager of a new restaurant because
A. his co-workers praised him
B. he was a good cook
C. he knew how to run a restaurant
D. he worked very hard
44. To save a failing restaurant, Mr. Kazi did all the following things, EXCEPT to
A. advertize for it
B. clean it up
C. improve the food
D. retrain the employees
45. In the last paragraph, "it's a mess" means
A. it's small
B. it's dirty
C. it's profitable
D. it's cheap
第5部分：補全短文（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個句子，其中5個取自短文，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。
Some Unusual Celebrations
Some holidays are well-known all around the world. Among them are New. Year's Eve celebrations. Also common are days in honor of love and friendship, like Valentine's Day. Each country has its own special holidays, too, often to mark important events In its history. Schools, banks, and government offices all close on days like these. _ (46) A few of them are really very strange.
Of course, they are not strange to the people who celebrate them. Perhaps that is because the celebrations have long traditions. Consider April Fool's Day, for example, No one knows when or why it began. Today it is celebrated in many countries-France, England, and Australia, among others. On this day, people play practical jokes. _ (47) The ones who laugh are the ones playing the jokes. The people they fool often get angry. Does celebrating this day make sense to you?
Dyngus Day in Poland seems strange, too. On this day, it is traditional for boys to pour water over the heads of girls. Here is the strangest part：They do it to girls they like. Other unusual celebrations take place in a single city or town. A holiday called La Tomatina is celebrated in Bunol, Spain. Every year, in late August, big trucks carry more than 200,000 pounds of tomatoes into this little town. (48) For two hours, people in the streets throw tomatoes at each other. Everyone ends up red from head to toe.
August 10 marks the start of the Puck Fair, an lrish festival with a very unusual tradition. People from the town of Killorglin go up into the mountains and catch a wild goat. (49)
There are also some celebrations that are really strange. In the United States, sometimes one person gets an idea for a new holiday and tries to get others to accept it. Whose idea was Public Sleeping Day? That one is on February 28. It may seem strange, but it sounds like more fun than the one on February9. (50)
Do you like the idea of inventing a new holiday? lf you do, then you will want to mark March 26 0n your calendar. That is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day.
A. Some people have fun imagining new holidays.
B. That is supposed to be Toothache Day.
C. Then begins the world's biggest food fight.
D. They bring him back to town, put a crown on his head, and make him king for three days.
E. Jokes are supposed to be funny, but these jokes do not make everyone laugh.
F. Some of the days people celebrate, however, are less serious.
第6部分：完形填空（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個選項。
Why People Use Pseudonyms（假名字）
You can't choose the name you are given at birth，but in many countries you can change it legally when you reach adulthood. Of course，most people never change their names （51）they feel unhappy about them. However some people do （52）this course of action-particularly artists! What makes an artist want to change their name？ Sometimes it's for purely （53）reasons，such as the Nobel Prize winning poet from Chile，Neftalf Reyes. He didn't want his father to （54） he was writing poetry，so he changed his name to Pablo Neruda when he was a young man. （55）other times the reason may appear strange；take the case of the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa, （56）wrote under 75 different names. The reason? "When I use a different name，I always write in a different way. " he explained. In most cases， （57），people change their names for social，historical，political，or cultural reasons. Here are some of the most （58）:
The person's real name is just （59） long and difficult to remember. Let's be honest，Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as （60）to remember as just plain "Madonna". And short names are much easier to remember：William Bradley became Brad Pitt and Edson Arantes do Nascimento became Pele.
Sometimes names are changed for marketing （61）. For example，if a name sounds too "foreign", it may be changed to something that is more recognizable in a （62）. So in the film world，Ram6n Est6vez adopted the name Martin Sheen. Or maybe the artist's real name doesn't sound very attractive-Chad Everett does （63） a lot better than Raymond Cramton.
Artists sometimes （64） the name of someone they admire. Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Boo Dylan because of his admiration for the Welsh poet， Dylan Thomas.
Another reason may be practicality：in the past，women found it very difficult to get published. To （65）this situation，they sometimes gave themselves men's names，so the English author Mary Ann Evans became George Eliot，and she did get her books published!
51. A. as if B. even if C. as D. even
52. A. take B. make C. bring D. have
53. A.personal B.obvious C. economic D. own
54. A. understand B. recognize C. know D. observe
55. A. At B. On C. In D. During
56. A. whom B. which C. that D. who
57. A. but B. however C. although D. and
58. A. scientific B. technical C. common D. average
59. A. so B. very C. much D. too
60. A. pretty B. simple C. easy D. brief
61. A. thoughts B. ends C. goals D. purposes
62. A. film B. market C. book D. city
63. A. look B. hear C. sound D. seem
64. A. give B. change C. mention D. choose
65. A. avoid B. admit C. assure D. affect
2011年全國職稱英語考試真題答案綜合類（C級）
第1部分：詞匯選項
下面每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請為每處劃線部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。
1．B
【解析】題意：他的鞋擦得很亮。
劃線詞shine(vt．)的詞義是“使發(fā)光，使發(fā)亮；擦亮(皮鞋等)”。
A項clear意為澄清；掃除；例句：Each human is born with a bag of karma to be cleared in this life．每個人生來均帶有一系列要在此生清除的業(yè)力。
B項polish意為擦亮；拋光；例句：The children loved sliding round the newly polished floor．孩子們喜歡在剛擦亮的地板上滑過來滑過去。
C項wash意為洗；例句：Can I put washed produce in the bag? 我可以把洗過的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品放進口袋么?
D項mend意為修補。例句：We need an electrician to mend the iron．我們要請電工修理一下熨斗。
很明顯B項正確。
2．D
【解析】題意：在危急關(guān)頭可以依賴于她。劃線詞rely on的詞義是“依靠，依賴”。
A項look after意為照看；例句：Are you being well looked after?大家對你照顧得好嗎?
B項believe in意為相信；例句：We all believed in her prediction．我們都相信她的預(yù)言。
C項turn on意為打開；例句：We troubled him to turn on the light．我們麻煩他打開電燈。
D項depend on意為依賴，信任。例句：More importantly，can he be depended on?更重要的是，可以依靠他嗎?
很明顯D項正確。
3。A
【解析】題意：瑪莎承認(rèn)她對電腦一無所知。
劃線詞confess是及物動詞(vt．)。該詞的詞義是“承認(rèn)”。
A項admit意為承認(rèn)；例句：Of course，part of the challenge is her admitting difficulty with acting in English．當(dāng)然，一部分挑戰(zhàn)是她自己承認(rèn)的用英語表演的困難。
B項report意為報告；例句：It is reported that20 people were killed in the accident．據(jù)報道，這次事故有20人死亡。
C項hope意為希望；例句：Things are not moving as fast as we hoped．事情的進展不像我們希望的那么快。
D項answer意為回答。例句：The question is simple enough to answer.這個問題很簡單，容易回答。
很明顯A項正確。
4．A
【解析】題意：這項試驗產(chǎn)生了令人失望的結(jié)果。
劃線詞disappointing(a．；adj．)的詞義是“使人失望的，令人掃興的”。
A項unsatisfactory意為不能令人滿意的；例句：His answer is unsatisfactory．他的答案不能令人滿意。
B項indirect意為間接的；例句：His indirect way of telling me to leave annoyed me．他那種不直截了當(dāng)讓我離開的方式激怒了我。
C項similar意為類似的；例句：He talked about it in a similar way．他對此事有相似的說法。
D項positive意為積極的；肯定的。例句：She shows a very positive attitude to her work．她工作態(tài)度非常積極。
很明顯A項正確。
5．A
【解析】題意：我的醫(yī)生說我應(yīng)該飲食多樣化。劃線詞vary(vt．)的詞義是“改變，使多樣化”。
A項change意為改變；例句：Do you change your mind? 你改變你的想法了嗎?
B項prepare意為準(zhǔn)備；例句：Liming prepared everything for his examination．李明為考試做了一切準(zhǔn)備。
C項cook意為烹調(diào)；例句：Are you good at cooking? 你擅長烹飪嗎?
D項choose意為挑選。例句：Please choose a red one for me．請為我挑選一個紅色的。很明顯A項正確。
6．C
【解析】題意：格林在劍橋度過了短暫的時光。劃線詞brief(a．)的詞義是“短暫的”。
A項hard意為苦難的；例句：I know this is too hard for you．我知道這對你來說太難了。
B項good意為好的；例句：He is a good man．他是一個好人。
C項short意為短暫的；例句：Why do you just rest the short time? 為什么你只休息了這么短時間?D項long意為長的。例句：She spent a long time with her parents．她跟她的父母待了很長的時間。
很明顯C項正確。
7．B
【解析】題意：詳盡地研究該書耗費了十年時間。
劃線詞thorough(a．；adj．)的詞義是“徹底的，詳盡的”。
A項basic意為基礎(chǔ)的，根本的；例句：Let me enlarge on this basic theme．讓我進一步闡述一下這個基本主題。
B項careful意為精心的，謹(jǐn)慎的；例句：He emphasized the importance of careful driving．他強調(diào)小心駕駛的重要性。
C項social意為社會的，社交的；例句：Team sports help to develop a child’s social skills．集體體育運動有助于培養(yǎng)孩子的交際能力。
D項major意為較大的，主要的。例句：This is the major part of the whole thing．這是整件事情的主要部分。
很明顯B項正確。
8．C
【解析】題意：高速列車可能對我們的生活產(chǎn)生很大的影響。
劃線詞的詞義是“影響”。
A項effort意為努力；例句：They are making every effort to decrease the production cost．他們正盡力減少生產(chǎn)成本。
B項problem意為問題；例句：We had no time to deliberate on the problem．我們沒有時間仔細(xì)思考這個問題。
C項influence意為影響；例句：The thing has great influence on him．這件事對他有很大的影響。
D項concern意為關(guān)心，掛念。例句：Hardly a whisper of concern has been voiced．沒有人表示過一點點的關(guān)心。
很明顯C項正確。
9．D
【解析】題意：最后她找到了一份工作并搬到了倫敦。劃線詞的詞義是“最后，終于”。
A項certainly意為的確，無疑；例句：She certainly bears you no malice．她對你的確并無惡意。
B項luckily意為幸運地；例句：Luckily，there was a doctor on the spot．幸運的是現(xiàn)場有一位醫(yī)生。
C項naturally意為自然地；例句：A mother naturally feels protective towards her children．母親對自己的孩子自然會悉心保護。
D項finally意為最后，最終。例句：The patient finally died of cancer．那位病人最終死于癌癥。
很明顯D項正確。
10．C
【解析】題意：貪財是一切罪惡之根源。劃線詞的詞義是“根；根源，原因”。
A項result意為結(jié)果；例句：We desperately need a result from this match．這場比賽我們務(wù)必獲勝。
B項end意為結(jié)束；例句：The accident put an untimely end to the party．意外事故使聚會匆匆結(jié)束了。
C項cause意為起因；例句：It’s certain that every effect must have a cause．無疑，每個結(jié)果必定有其原因。
D項force意為力量。例句：But they refused to bow to force．但他們拒不向武力低頭。很明顯C項正確。
11．B
【解析】題意：在會上，我們研究了擴展的可能性。劃線詞的詞義是“調(diào)查，研究”。
A項offer意為提供；例句：If she was offered the job，she’d take it．如果提供給她這個工作，她會接受的。
B項investigate意為調(diào)查，研究。例句：The police are investigating the murder．警察正在調(diào)查這樁謀殺案。
C項include意為包括；例句：The bill came to$467，tax included．賬單計467美元，含稅。
D項accept意為接受。例句：I accepted it cheerily．我高興地接受了。
很明顯B項正確。
12．C
【解析】題意：他的長期目標(biāo)是建立自己的公司(業(yè)務(wù))。
劃線詞goal是名詞，它的詞義是“目標(biāo)”。
A項idea意為想法；例句：It would be a good idea to go swimming in the pond．到池塘里去游泳倒是個好主意。
B項energy意為能量；例句：Young people usually have more energy than the old．青年人通常比老年人精力充沛。
C項aim意為目標(biāo)；例句：The chief aim of man is not to get money.人的主要目的并不是賺錢。
D項order意為命令。例句：The appeal court quash the care order make by the juvenile court．上訴法院宣布少年法院發(fā)出的照看命令無效。
很明顯C項正確。
13．A
【解析】題意：已提出很多理論來解釋這種現(xiàn)象。
劃線詞的詞義是“建議”。
A項suggest意為建議；例句：Do you suggest I am a tour guide? 你是不是建議我當(dāng)導(dǎo)游?
B項test意為檢驗；例句：Is this equipment tested for mechanical aptitude? 這臺設(shè)備測定其機械適應(yīng)性了嗎?
C項use意為使用；例句：The car used a gallon of petrol for the journey．汽車在路上消耗了一加侖汽油。
D項announce意為宣布。例句：Mr．Robert Brown was announced as the sponsor．羅勃特布朗先生被宣布為贊助人。
很明顯A項正確。
14．B
【解析】題意：他們把空閑的臥室改成了一間辦公室。
劃線詞convert(vt．)的詞義是“轉(zhuǎn)換，改造”。
A項reduce意為減少；例句：They are selling the goods under the counter at reduced prices．他們正在削價偷偷出售商品。
B項turn意為改變，使改成。例句：Nothing will ever turn him from his purpose．什么也不能使他改變目標(biāo)。
C項move意為移動；例句：The army is on the move．部隊在行軍。
D項reform意為改革；例句：Because of his encouragement，she won the best designer by her reformed cheongsam．因為他的鼓勵，她以她的改良式旗袍贏得了設(shè)計師獎。
很明顯B項正確。
15．D
【解析】題意：自我幼年時代以來一切事物都發(fā)生了很大變化。
劃線部分a lot的詞義是“許多，大量”。
A項gradually意為逐漸地；例句：The rain lessened gradually and gave over at last．雨漸漸小下來，終于停止了。
B項suddenly意為突然地；例句：Suddenly he began to shriek loudly．突然他開始大聲尖叫起來。
C項frequently意為頻繁地；例句：He comes to visit me frequently．他經(jīng)常來看我。
D項greatly意為大大地。例句：His writing has improved greatly in this semester．這學(xué)期他的寫作有了很大進步。
很明顯D項正確。
第2部分：閱讀判斷
16 B 從文章的第一句 For six hours we shot through the barren landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. 便可以知道這句話是錯的，shot 是動詞 shoot 的過去時形式，shoot through 用以表示開車，那顯然車是開得很快的；而且，他們開過的沙漠是一片荒漠( barren landscape) ，并非是一個busy desert。
17 A 第一段里就說她已經(jīng)寫了整整三個筆記本，并且開始寫第四本了。
18 C 文中講到 Daniel 用相機記錄他在非洲的所見所聞，但并沒有提到他拍攝過尼羅河 (the Nile River) 。
19 A 從文章的第二、第三段可以看到他們兩人在非洲看到了許多。
20 B 實際上 Sophia 在開車，Daniel 則在睡覺，所以并非兩人都看到了野馬。
21 B 文中說到And as I drove，something caught my eye. something moving close enough to touch them，to smell their hot breath. 很顯然，野馬一度離他們的車很近，只是后來才漸漸遠(yuǎn)離了。
22 B Daniel 是在 Sophia 看到野馬一小時后自己醒來的-- When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened. 并不是讓Sophia 喚醒的。
第3 部分：概括大意與完成句子
23 F 第二段首先介紹了operatunity 這個把 opera 和 opportunity 結(jié)合起來杜撰的一個新詞，然后介紹了Denise Leigh 和 Jane Gilchrist 這兩個普普通通的女人是如何在競賽中勝出而成名的。
24 D 第二段簡單介紹了她們兩人在成名之前的生活狀態(tài)。
25 C 第三段講的是她們獲獎成名后到各地巡演和受到的殊榮。
26 B 第四段的第一句話就是 But it wasn't all so easy ，做名人也有難處, 這一段里講到她們遭遇的種種難處，如等待、到處旅行、不能照看孩子、要對付媒體等。
27 D 這個杜撰的詞的意思就是通過演唱歌劇而獲得機會，所以這個類似達(dá)人秀的電視節(jié)目為業(yè)余的歌劇演唱者提供了成名的機會。
28 F 這兩位幸運的女性在成名之前很大的一部分時間和精力都是用在撫養(yǎng)孩子身上的。從第二段可見。
29 C 在各地巡演時，她們兩人都得請別人來照看自己的孩子。這從第四段里的這句話可以看到：They couldn't take their children with them while they were away singing so they had to organise childcare.
30 A 成名后，她們要學(xué)會做的一件事就是如何面對媒體。從第四段里的這句話可見：They also had to learn to deal with the media.
第4部分：閱讀理解
31 B 本題的答題依據(jù)是文章開頭的這句話:Everyone has imagination, but most of us，once we become adults，forget how to access it.人人都有想象力，只是成年后，我們就忘了如何取得想象力 (access it) 。文章的目的就是教給成年人幾種獲得想象力的技巧，所以說成年人還是可以學(xué)會怎么樣更加富有創(chuàng)意的。
32 A 從第二段的這兩句話：First，think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image，word，idea or object，for example，a candle. 可以找到答案。蠟燭只是一個例子。
33 D 第三段的第一句話: Imagine that normal limitations don't exist. You have as much time/ space/money, etc. as you want.是本題的答題依據(jù)。
34 B put yourself in their shoes 是英語的一個成語，相當(dāng)于漢語的"設(shè)身處地".
35 C 第三種技巧就是:Look at the situation from a different point of view. 作者以談判者和小說家為例，說明推銷員如要應(yīng)用這一技巧就應(yīng)該把自己置于顧客的位置上，問一問他們的需要是什么。
36 B 文章的第一段把美國目前的婚姻狀況講得很清楚:During the past 50 years，the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded: almost 50 % of marriages end in divorce now ，and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse.
37 A 在這句話前面，作者講到以前婦女不工作，經(jīng)濟上依賴丈夫。但隨著越來越多的婦女獲得收入不菲的工作，情況就不同先前了。
38 D 第三段講了雖然離婚率在上升，但結(jié)婚率并沒有下降，人們還是喜歡結(jié)婚，因此前景并非那么悲觀。
39 B 第四段的這句話 married men generally consider themselves more contented than their single counterparts 回答了這個問題。
40 B 文章沒有提到人們離婚后出國。
41 C 第二段里講得很清楚。
42 C 可見第四段里的這句話: To save money on food，he decided to get a job with KFC.
43 D 答題依據(jù)可見第五段。
44 A 在第六和第七段里都提到他為挽救一個瀕臨倒閉的飯店所采取的種種措施，其中沒有做廣告這一項。
45 B mess 的意思就是"一團糟"。
第5部分：補全短文
46 F 文章開頭先講到一些比較正統(tǒng)、嚴(yán)肅的節(jié)日，然后話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，就開始講一些不那么嚴(yán)肅的節(jié)目了。注意選項中的 however 一詞，它表示了轉(zhuǎn)折。而后面的一句 A few of them are really very strange. 也是一種提示。
47 E 幾個選項中和 joke 有關(guān)的只有 E 這一項。
48 C 此空的后面一句說人們在大街上相互投擲西紅柿，是名副其實的 world's biggest food fight。
49 D 選項中的代詞 him 正好替代上面一句中講到的 goat (公羊)。
50 B 二月九日是牙疼日 (Toothache Day) ，公眾睡眠日(Public Sleeping Day) 總比牙疼日更有趣吧!
第6 部分：完形填空
51 B 四個選項中除了 even ，其他三個都是連接詞，從意義上看應(yīng)該填入 even if ，即哪怕不太喜歡自己的名字，大多數(shù)人都不會變更它。
52 A 這里測試的是動詞的搭配，和 course of action 搭配的只能是take。注意前面的 do 是用來表示強調(diào)的。
53 A 這里的選擇要以下面的例子為依據(jù)，獲得諾貝爾獎的智利詩人 Neftali' Reyes 改名是因為他不想讓他父親知道他在寫詩，這屬于個人原因.故選 personal。
54 C 四個動詞中know 最合適。
55 A at other times 在別的情況下，這里的time并非是"時間"，而是 "時刻"。
56 D 這里需要的是一個在定語從句中做主語，代替人 (Fernando Pessoa ) 的關(guān)聯(lián)代詞。
57 B however 表示了轉(zhuǎn)折。
58 C 這個句子中省略了 cases 這個詞，完整的句子應(yīng)該是: Here are some of the most common cases. 下面作者便講了幾個因社會、歷史、政治、文化等原因而改名的情況。
59 D 這里用的是 too ... to ... 這個結(jié)構(gòu)，too long and difficult to remember 太長太難記。
60 C not as easy to remember as ...不像……那么容易記住
61 D for marketing purposes 為了市場的目的，雖然 ends，goals 也有"目的"的意思，但for ... purpose "以……為目的"是一個比較固定的用語。
62 B 這句是對前面一句話的例證，有時改名字是為了達(dá)到市場的目的，所以這里自然應(yīng)填人 market.
63 C 前面一句剛講到如果一個名字聽上去有點怪，那就要改一改，所以這里還是用sound ，注意 does 這里用于強調(diào)。
64 D 藝術(shù)家有時選用自己所崇拜的人的名字。
65 A 以前女人出書難，為了避免這種情況，她們就得用男人的名字了。
