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2009年职称英语理工类B级考试真题
Section1
1.Since one of Professor Roche's oft-repeated adages was that familiarity leads to ___, his students were quite surprised to find him so ___. Return of the Native, a novel he had taught for over 30 years.
A love...enthusiastic over
B contempt...disdainful of
C knowledge...conversant with
D boredom...excited by
E admiration...confused by
2.Reason was once believed to be ___ human, but lately this assumption of intellectual superiority has come under increasingly skeptical scrutiny: most researchers now at least ___ the notion that some animals can think.
A logically…ridicule
B unique…entertain
C scarcely…embrace
D quintessentially…balk at
E peculiarly…scoff at
3.Powerful as they are, the ___ songs the artist is best known for might sting more and have even greater emotional complexity if one felt that his criticisms were aimed at himself as well as at his unnamed foes.
A accusatory
B altruistic
C mournful
D simplistic
E humble
4.In her love the sea is ___ symbol: to the narrator it clearly represents everything that is destructive in nature, but at other times it seems to stand for everything in nature that is serenely beautiful.
A an enduring
B an ambiguous
C a coherent
D an obtrusive
E a discrete
5.Despite their extensive efforts to determine the mode of oil ___, scientists still have not ___ the process by which oil is produced.
A dispersion…excluded
B synthesis…rejected
C creation…investigated
D recovery…condoned
E genesis…established
6.Compared with their parties, politicians are ___:they are considerably less enduring than the organizations in which they function.
A ubiquitous
B autonomous
C fickle
D immutable
E transitory
7.Chavez' account of her supervisors ___ decision making belies the agency's image as little more than ___ bureaucracy.
A cautious…a staid
B ill-informed…a disorganized
C reckless…an incompetent
D systematic…a methodical
E headlong…a timorous
8.FIR:TREE::
A wool: fiber
B pore: skin
C lawn: grass
D color: hue
E board: log
9.FIXTURE:PERMANENCE::
A hoax: fraudulence
B specter: solidity
C warning: earnestness
D goal: achievement
E setback: promotion
10.USURPATION:POWER::
A theft: property
B restoration: quality
C admonition: duty
D escape: bondage
E discourse: language
11.UNWITTING:AWARENESS::
A pernicious: foresight
B clever: calculation
C sincere: duplicity
D unprecedented: confidence
E ill-considered: spontaneity
12.STOKE:FUEL::
A garnish: decoration
B simulate: imitation
C radiate: steam
D cook: nutrient
E propel: height
13.GROW:THRIVE::
A receive: acquire
B indicate: acquire
C oversee: supervise
D hearten: encourage
E move: bustle
14.METICULOUSNESS:CURSORY::
A conscientiousness: hesitant
B condescension: arrogant
C indolence: acrimonious
D geniality: acrimonious
E malice: devious
15.REMONSTRATE:DETER::
A procrastinate: hasten
B concede: vanquish
C reconstitute: flavor
D rebuff: question
E remove: location
16.RESHAPE:FORM::
A rehash: meaning
B reprint: content
C reconstitute: flavor
D rebuff: question
E remove: location
28.AMNESIA:
A hyperactivity
B discipline
C suspicion
D retentiveness
E creativity
29.ENDEAVOR
A remain free
B give back
C lack energy
D fail to attempt
E agree to accept
30.DRIFT
A expose
B undermine
C wane
D last long
E hold fast
31.AUTOMATIC
A invariable
B final
C voluntary
D mobile
E silent
32.RESOLUTE
A incorrect
B dishonest
C wavering
D prudish
E plentiful
33.REASSERT
A discomfit
B relieve
C recant
D elude
E purloin
34.SAGA
A allegory
B anecdote
C epistle
D philippic
E prologue
35.DOUSE
A ignite
B attain
C assist
D inflate
E repet
36.CANONIZE
A alienate
B pacify
C debase
D discourage
E delude
37.INCREDULITY
A generosity
B discretion
C sincerity
D faith
E mundanity
38.FEALTY
A grandioquence
B disillusionment
C nefariousness
D perfidy
E sloth
Section2
1.The cause of the disease is fairly simple and has been understood for over a century; by contrast, its symptoms and effects are ___.
A straightforward
B illuminating
C severe
D well researched
E perplexing
2.Throughout the artist's work there runs a thread of psychic darkness strong enough to unnerve the most added sensibility: even her drawings from the comparatively ___ months of her visit to Rome ___ violence secrecy, and despair.
A tranquil…emanate
B morbid…convey
C languid…eschew
D disturbed…express
E felicitous…shum
3.Even among the staid, unemotional denominations of the 1830s and 1840s, the renewal of religious fervor and the necessity of competing with more ___ clerics inevitably led to a greater ___ ministerial showmanship.
A charismatic…cultivation of
B reserved…attraction to
C well-known…disdain for
D conservative…appeal for
E empathetic…distrust of
4.Tuberculosis has long been ___ and ____ disease: for thousands of tears, it has continued to afflict humankind without regard for sex, class, occupation, or race.
A an unremitting…selective
B an unpredictable…limitable
C a sporadic…capricious
D a relentless…egalitarian
E a virulent…preventable
5.He found his new acquaintance to be ___ :trying to understand her personality was like peering into an unknown dimension.
A puerile
B imperturbable
C cosmopolitan
D inscrutable
E obdurate
6.The writer has gained such popularity with his readers that even his inanities are now considered ___.
A vacuous
B tedious
C speculative
D allusive
E trenchant
7.The biographer's intense emotional involvement with his subject did not ___ objectivity, since the passionate engagement fostered deep knowledge that was ultimately necessary for truly ___ judgment.
A preclude…disinterested
B encourage…fair
C impede…partisan
D advance…pragmatic
E admit…reasonable
8.DISK:FLAT::
A liquid: viscous
B liquid: viscous
C orb: spherical
D mineral: valuable
E vapor: noxious
9.PROPOSAL:ADOPT::
A request: grant
B legislation: amend
C rebuff: conciliate
D authorization: control
E license: revoke
10.FRIGHTEN:TERRIFY::
A lure: entice
B refuse: deny
C conceal: hide
D forgive: pardon
E anger: infuriate
11.VACCINATE:DISEASE::
A operate: recovery
B suture: healing
C diagnose: treatment
D anesthetize: sensation
E amputate: therapy
12.LOCK:SECURE::
A drapery: suspend
B hinge: tighten
C door: close
D cable: coil
E tarpaulin: protect
13.GROUNDLESS:SUBSTANTIATION::
A incredible: plausibility
B germane: cogency
C artless: ingenuousness
D grave: sobriety
E forthright: truthfulness
14.THRONG:DENSENESS::
A caricature: exaggeration
B travesty: acclaim
C morsel: bulk
D emulsion: purity
E morass: unity
15.GRUFFNESS:CONVIVIAL::
A compliancy: unwary
B truculence: vicious
C flippancy: earnest
D erudition: urbane
E despondency: hopeless
16.BADGER:BOTHER::
A aggrieve: injure
B haunt: remember
C quibble: argue
D censure: evaluate
E importune: beg
28.DORMANT
A complex
B caustic
C vigorous
D alien
E flexible
29.PREVALENCE
A rareness
B narrowness
C suitability
D durability
E inequality
30.COVERT
A informal
B undisguised
C unmerciful
D varied
E servile
31.CORRESPOND
A be attractive
B be incongruous
C lack emotion
D become safe
E state weakly
32.DEXTERITY
A lack of skill
B lack of freedom
C uniformity
D honesty
E stubbornness
33.OAF
A sophisticate
B maverick
C ascetic
D diplomat
E executive
34.OBLIGING
A enforced
B taboo
C amusing
D remorseful
E grudging
35.SECEDE
A act decisively
B interfere frequently
C unite with
D fail
E vote
36.UNDETERRED
A evasive
B adaptable
C cunning
D persuaded
E daunted
37.GARISH
A fully healed
B minute
C costly
D muted
E lacking substance
38.FITFUL
A inappropriate
B indulgent
C irksome
D continuous
E enigmatic