1. i wonder what your aim in life is.
　　a) goal b) plan c) direction d) system

　　2. we should not complain about taxes.
　　a) feel unhappy b) say bad things c) care d) praise s=\`&vS3*=gi&V(4 [ 本 资 料 来 源 于 贵 州 学 习 网 外语园地职称英语 http://Www.gzU521.com ] s=\`&vS3*=gi&V(4

　　3. what were the effects of the decisions she made?
　　a) reasons b) results c) causes d) bases

　　4. people don’t realize how serious this recession has actually been.
　　a) know b) think c) doubt d) remember

　　5. first editions of certain popular books cannot be obtained for love or money.
　　a) at any place b) at any price c) in any language d) in any country

　　6. about a quarter of the workers in the united states are employed in factories.
　　a) third b) fourth c) tenth d) fifteenth

　　7. almost all economists aGREe that nations gain by trading with one another.
　　a) cooperate b) profit c) BECome more stable d) become more dependent

　　8. in a bullfight, it is the movement, not the color, of objects that arouses the bull.
　　a) confuses b) excites c) frightens d) divides

　　9. passenger shops and planes are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to-land radiotelephones.
　　a) highways b) railroads c) speedways d) aircrafts

　　10. the firemen acted quickly because lives were at stake.
　　a) in danger b) in despair c) out of condition d) out of danger

　　11. on thanksgiving in the united states, families gather and give thanks for the blessings of the past year.
　　a) pick up b) come together c) complete d) correspond

　　12. some fairy tales teach children to be brave and persistent.
　　a) courageous b) sincere c) loyal d) honest

　　13. many fine cooks insist on ingredients of the highest quality.
　　a) demand b) rely on c) prepare for d) create

　　14. since the great depression, the united states government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain price.
　　a) slight b) surprising c) sudden d) harmful

　　15. the poet william carlos williams was a new jersey physician.
　　a) doctor b) professor c) physicist d) resident

　　2 阅读判断题

　　2005年综合c级阅读判断考题

　　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 111 countries uses data on incomes, health, unemployment, climate, political stability, job security, gender equality as well as what the magazine calls “freedom, family and community life”.~q\* #h@6q#=VjJ1b/cO[ 此文转贴于我的学习网外语园地职称英语 http://www.Gzu521.com]~q\* #h@6q#=VjJ1b/cO

　　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 of 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. 89 points.

　　“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 list 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 the league at 60th.

　　1) for 2,005 years, ireland has been the best place for humans to live in.
　　a. right b. wrong c. not mentioned

　　2) job security is the least important measure of life quality.
　　a. right b. wrong c. not mentioned

　　3. cost of living in ireland is pretty high.
　　a. right b. wrong c. not mentioned

　　4. family life in zimbabwe is not stable.
　　a. right b. wrong c. not mentioned

　　5. 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

　　6. to measure life quality is easy.
　　a. right b. wrong c. not mentioned

　　7. the united states of america is among the top 10 countries.
　　a. right b. wrong c. not mentioned