plate hardly seems like a good deal．They live from paycheck(薪金支票)to paycheck，happy to save a little money for next year’s Christmas presents．
31. Parents in the United States tend to ask their children
A. to save food for tomorrow. B. to wash the dishes. C. mottos eat too much. D. not to waste food. 32.Why do American restaurants serve large portions? A. Because Americans have big bellies.
B. Because Americans associate quantity with value C. Because Americans are good eaters. D. Because Americans are too weak. 33. What happened in the 1970s?
A. The US government called on its people to reduce their weight. B. Health experts persuaded restaurants to serve smaller portions C. The American waistline started to expand.
D. The United States produced more grain than needed. 34 What does the survey indicate?
A. Twenty percent of Americans want smaller portions. B. Many low-income Amercing want large portions.
C. Fifty-seven percent of Americans want large portions. D. Forty-five percent of Americans want smaller portions
35 Which of the following is NOT true of working class Americans? A. They work long hours.
B. They live from paycheck to paycheck. C. They want to save money for presents. D. They don't want to be healthy eaters. 第二篇 A New Immigration Bill
The US Senate is considering a new immigration bill．It will value the economic promise of immigrants over family ties when considering US residency and citizenship The legislation，which was proposed by President Bush and a group of senators contains a?point system．The proposal aims to increase the number of immigrants with graduate degrees，earnings or job skills
The proposed point system would use a 100-point scale．According to a draft of the law，merit applicants could earn up to 47 points for things like occupation，or years of work for a US firm．They could earn up to 28 points for their education，15 points for
English and US civics(公民学)，and 1 0 points for family ties．The system has stirred up debate．Critics on the left say it opposes family unity and American values．Critics on the right complain that it does not reflect the needs of high-tech employersThe current kinship(血缘关系)?based system puts pressure on the US，as it attracts OW—skill workers who consume more public devices than they pay back in taxes．It allows a variety of uneducated people in from Mexico and Central America The immigration bill would allow, eight. years to clear the current
backlog(积压)of application for a permanent resident card，or green card．After that，only the children and spouses(配偶)of legal immigrants would be able to apply for family visas．Adult children，siblings(兄弟姐妹)，parents，and other relatives would have to apply in the general queue(排队)．Under the proposal，immigrants from Asian countries would likely fare well(很有利)．For instance，over half of recent immigrants from China and India have a bachelor’s(学士的)or higher degree．Immigrants from Latin American countries would likely face more difficulties．
Immigration point systems have been in use in Canada，Australia and New Zealand for years．The UK adopted a similar approach in 2001．One thing that Canada and other nations have discovered is that their system needs to fit the needs of their economy．Too often they find that they attract highly-educated people who end up finding work that doesn't use their skills．Some end up driving a taxi．
36. One of the reasons for proposing the point system is A. to give priority to immigrants from China. B. to protect the US from terrorist attacks. C. to increase population.
D. to attract skilled immigrants.
37. What do critics on the right say about the proposed point system? A. It opposes family unity.
B. It is very difficult to apply.
C. It does not meet the needs of high-tech employers. D. It opposes American values.
38. Which statement is NOT true of the current system? A. It is kinship-based.
B. It puts pressure on the US.
C. It attracts highly-educated people. D. It draws low-skilled workers.
39. Who can apply for family visas in future?
A. The uncles and aunts of legal immigrants.
B. The brothers and sisters of legal immigrants. C. The parents and grandparents of legal immigrants. D. The spouses and young children of legal immigrants 40 .Which country adopted the point system in 2001? A. The US. B. The UK. C. Canada. D. Australia. 第三篇 Political Spins
Last week，US White House spokesman Tony Snow sent journalists digging for their dictionaries．He called recent criticism by the former President Bill Clinton“chutzpah”(大胆放肆)．With just one sentence，Snow managed to make headlines，a joke and a defense of．President George W Bush．Interestingly, this is how battles are fought and won in US politics—with carefully-worded one—liners(一行字幕新闻)made for TV which often lack substance and clarity(清晰度)．
“The amount of information that candidates attempt to communicate to people is actually geeing smaller and smaller，”said Mark Smith，a political science professor at Cedarville University．This has been accompanied by a changing media environment，Smith said．In 1 968，the average TV or radio sound bite(演讲中的句子或短语)was 48seconds，according to Smith．In 1996，the average sound bite had shrunk(缩短)to 8 seconds．Thus，politicians wanting publicity try to make their public communication as quotable as possible．
Campaigning politicians also use 30-second TV ads and clever campaign slogans(口号)to boost their messages．Republican presidential candidate John McCain rides to campaign stops in a bus named the” Straight-Talk
Express\．McCain hopes the name will convince voters he plans to tell people the troth-whether it's in fashion or not．Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton，on the other hand，has chosen the campaign slogan“Let the conversation begin”．She hopes it will help her appear open-minded and friendly．
But one-liners，TV ads and campaign slogans all have a single key ingredient：something commonly called political“spin”．Brooks Jackson，a former journalist and the current director of the non—partisan(无党派的)website Fact Check．org，calls spin” just a polite word for deception(欺骗).\
\，\．
\partisans suffer from a universal human tendency：They ignore the evidence that would force them into the uncomfortable position of having to change their minds and admit that they were wrong。\41. Which statement is NOT true of one-liners? A. They contain a lot of information。 B. They are unclear． C. They lack substance．
D. They are carefully constructed． 42. What changed from 1968 to 19967
A. Publicity． B. Information． C. The average sound bite． D. Communication．
43. The campaign slogan” Straight-Talk Express” aims at convincing voters that the presidential candidate is
A. friendly． B. honest． C. open．minded． D. warm-headed．
44. According to Brooks Jackson，all campaign slogans are
A. attractive． B. impressive． C. informative． D. deceptive．
45. Which statement best describes strong partisans?
A. They are very funny． B. They are very healthy． C. They are very stubborn(顽固的)． D. They are very aggressive．
2008年职称英语真题之综合类C级补全短文:
第5部分：补全短文(第46～50题，每题2分，共10分)
下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 Bomb Explosions in Thailand
The new year celebration in Thailand was shattered by violence，when nine bombs exploded across Bangkok amend midnight．Three Thai citizens were killed and more than 30 injured．
Among the injured，six were foreigners．No Chinese casualties were Chinese Embassy in Bangkok，the capital，said on Mondav. reported，the _______(46)But other embassies have advised their citizens to avoid traveling to Bangkok．\coming days，\公告)from Australia．
\．” No terrorist group claimed responsibility for the bombings by Tuesday _______(47)Bombings and shootings occur almost daily in Thailand's three，southernmost provinces．Yala，Naarathiwat and Battani have a dominant Muslim population and have long complained of neglect(忽视)and discrimination(歧视)in the largely Buddhist(佛教徒的)nation．They have asked for independence and a separate Islamic(伊斯兰的)state．Since 2004，the insurgents(叛乱者)have carried out numerous attacks in the south and more than 1，900 people have been killed________(48)But Thai P rime Minister Sprayed Chuluota said on Monday that domestic politics rather than the Muslim insurgency was behind the bombings．\is likely related to people who lost their political benefits，\，referring to Tasking Chinaware．________(49)Sprayed was later appointed interim(临时的)prime minister Tasking，however still enjoys widespread support，especially in the countryside________(50)Tasking' s lawyer, Napped Patina，denied his client's involvement in the bombings，according to a local website.
A. Nobody is to blame
B. Some believe the explosions were the work of Muslim separatists