2012年职称英语考试《综合类C级》考试真题_职称英语考试真题综合类

2012年职称英语考试《综合类C级》考试真题

Who lived in Puerto Rico first?

A．The Africans．

B．The Spanish．

C．The Americans．

D．The Taino people．

37、 In the first paragraph the worditrefers to__________．

A．immigration

B．Caribbean history

C．the islands natural beauty

D．Puerto Rican cuisine

38、 What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．Taino dishes are important in Puerto Ricancooking．

B．Food imported by foreigners isnt really PuertoRican．

C．Puerto Rican cooking has many outside influences．

D．African foods have probably had the mostinfluence．

39、 How is sofrito used?

A．It is eaten before meals．

B．It is added to other dishes．

C．It is used where foods are too spicy．

D．It iS eaten as a main dish．

40、 Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Softito is a type of extremely spicy food．

B．Many people think Puerto Rican food is spicv．

C．Puerto Rican cuisine uses a lot of chili peppers．

D．Aij caballero is a type of chile pepper．

41、回答41-55题：

The Changing Middle Class

The United States perceives itself to be a middleclass nation．However，middle class is not a real designation，nordoes it carry privileges(特权)．Itis more of a perception，which probably was as true asit ever could be right after World War II．The economywas growin9；more and more people owned their own homes；workers had solid contracts with the companies that employed them；and nearly，everyone who wanted a higher educationcould have one．Successful people enjoyed upward socialmobility.They may have started out poor，but they couldbecome rich．Successful people also found that they hadgreater geographic mobility．In other words，they found themselves moving to and hving in a variety of places．