第三篇 Is the Tie a Necessity？
Ties, or neckties, have been a symbol of politeness and elegance in Britain for centuries. But the casual Prime Minister Tony Blair has problems with them. Reports suggest that even the civil servants may stop wearing ties. So, are the famously formal British really going to abandon the neckties?
Maybe. Last week, the UK's Cabinet Secretary Andrew Turnbull openly welcomed a tieless era. He hinted that civil servants would soon be free of the costliest 12 inches of fabric that most men ever buy in their lives.
In fact， Blair showed this attitude when he had his first guests to a cocktail party. Many of them were celebrities （知名人士） without ties， which would have been unimaginable even in the recent past.
For some more conservative British, the tie is a must for proper appearance. Earlier, Labor leader Jim Callaghan said he would have died rather than have his children seen in public without a tie. For people like Callaghan, the tie was a sign of being complete, of showing respect. Men were supposed to wear a tie when going to church, to work in the office, to a party-almost even social occasion.
But today, people have begun to accept a casual style even for formal occasions.
The origin of the tie is tricky. It started as something called simply a "band". The term could mean anything around a man's neck. It appeared in finer ways in the 1630s. Frenchmen showed a love of this particular fashion statement. Their neckwear （颈饰） impressed Charles II， the king of England who was exiled （流放） to France at that time. When he returned to England in 1660， he brought this new fashion item along with him.
It wasn't, however, until the late 18th century that fancy young men introduced a more colorful, flowing piece of cloth that eventually became known as the tie. Then, clubs military institutions and schools began to use colored and patterned ties to indicate the wearer's membership in the late 19th century. After that, the tie became a necessary item of clothing for British gentlemen.
But now, even gentlemen are getting tired of ties. Anyway, the day feels a bit easier when you wake up without having to decide which tie suits you and your mood.
41 The tie symbolizes all of the following except
A respect.
B elegance，
C politeness.
D democracy.
42 Why does Blair sometimes show up in a formal event without a tie?
A Because he wants to make a show.
B Because he wants to attract attention.
C Because ties are costly.
D Because he wants to live in a casual way.
43 Which of the following is NOT a social occasion?
A Going to church，
B Going to work in the office.
C Staying at home.
D Going to a party，
44 Who brought the Frenchmen's neckwear to Britain?
A Tony Blair，
B Charles II.
C Jim Callaghan，
D Andrew Turnbull.
45 When did British gentlemen begin to wear ties regularly?
A After the late 19th century.
B In the 1630s.
C In 1660.
D In the late 18th century.
第5部分：补全短文（第46～50题，每题2分，共10分）
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Female Bullfighting
It was a unique, eye-catching sight: an attractive, woman in a shiny bullfighter's suit, sword in hand, facing the sharp horns of a black, 500-kilogram beast.
Most people thought the days of female bullfighting were over in Spain（46）
The first woman fighter， Cristina Sanchez， quit in 1999 because of male discrimination （歧视）。 But Vega is determined to break into what could be Spain's most resistant male field（47）
Spanish women have conquered almost all male professions.（48） "The bull does not ask for your identity card，" she said in an interview a few years ago. She insisted that she be judged for her skills rather than her femaleness.
Vega became a matador （斗牛士） in 1997 in the southwestern city of Caceres.（49） She entered a bullfighting school in Malaga at age nine and performed her first major bullfight at age 14. She has faced as much opposition as Sanchez did. And the "difficulties have made her grow into a very strong bullfighter，" her brother Jorge says.
The 1.68-metre tall and somewhat shy Vega says her love of bullfighting does not make her any less of a woman （50）
A She intends to become even better than Sanchez was.
B Her father was an aspiring （有雄心壮志的） bullfighter.
C But many bullfighting professionals continue to insist that women do not have hat it takes to perform the country's "national show".
D " I'm a woman from head to toe and proud of it，" she once said
E She looks like a male bullfighter.
F But recently， 29-year-old Mari Paz Vega became the second woman in Spanish history to fight against those heavy animals.
第6部分：完形填空（第51～65题，每题1分，共15分）
下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。
Child Consultants
These days， "what do you want to do when you grow up？" is the wrong question to ask children in the USA. The （51） should be： "what job are you doing now？" American companies are employing more and more young people as consultants to evaluate products for child（52）。The 12-to-19（53） group spends more than $100 billion a year in the USA. Specialist agencies have been created to help manufaqturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes， food and（54） markets. One（55）， Teenage Research Unlimited， has panels （评判小组） of teenagers who give their verdict （裁决） on products（56） jeans （牛仔裤）。Another company， Doyle Research Associated， holds two-hour sessions in a room （57）the "imaginarium （想象室）。" Children are encouraged to play games to get（58） a creative mood. They have to write down any ideas that（59） into their heads.
Some manufacturers prefer to do their own（60）research. The software company Microsoft runs a weekly "Kid's Council" at its headquarters in Seattle，（61）a panel of school children give their verdict on the（62） products and suggest new ones. One 11-year-old， Andrew Cooledge， told them that they should make more computer games which would appeal equally（63） boys and girls. Payments for the work are increasingly attractive. Andrew Cooledge was paid $250 and given some software （64），even if their ideas are valuable， the children will never make a fortune. They cannot have the copyright to their ideas. These are not jobs they can hold for long they are too old.（65） their mid-teens they can be told that they are too old.
51 A sentence B word C answer D question
52 A employees B labourors C consumers D employers
53 A age B year C time D generation
54 A the B another C other D others
55 A school B firm C store D college
56 A as B like C of D with
57 A called B calls C calling D call
58 A into B out of C along with D over
59 A happen B come C occur D fall
60 A science B creation C production D market
61 A there B here C where D which
62 A last B late C later D latest
63 A to B for C with D on
64 A Therefore B However C Besides D Otherwise
65 A Above B On C By D Over
2006年职称英语等级考试试卷－综合类（B级）
参考答案
1 C 2 B 3 A 4 D 5 B
6 A 7 A 8 B 9 C 10 B
11 D 12 C 13 A 14 B 15 D
16 B 17 A 18 C 19 B 20 A
21 B 22 C 23 C 24 F 25 D
26 E 27 D 28 F 29 E 30 C
31 B 32 D 33 C 34 A 35 D
36 C 37 D 38 B 39 A 40 C
41 D 42 D 43 C 44 B 45 A
46 F 47 A 48 C 49 B 50 D
51 D 52 C 53 A 54 C 55 B
56 B 57 A 58 A 59 B 60 D
61 C 62 D 63 A 64 B 65 C
其中：
1－30每题1分；
31－45每题3分；
46－50每题2分；
51－65每题1分。
试卷总分：100分。