2012年职称英语考试综合类A级真题及参考答案

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The Old Gate

　　In the Middle Ages the vast majority of European cities had walls around them. This was partly for 51 defensive(变化) reasons but another factor was the need to keep out anyone regarded as undesirable, like people with contagious 52 diseases. The Old City of London gates were all 53 demolished by the end of the 18th century. The last of London's gates was removed a century ago, 54 but(变化) by a stoke of luck, it was never destroyed.

　　This gate is， in 55 actual fact, not called a gate at all; its name is Temple Bar, and it marked the 56 border(换词了，原文boundary)between the Old City of London and Westminster. In 1878 the Council of London took the Bar 57 down(变化), numbered the stones and put the gate in storage 58 because(变化) its design was unfashionable it was expensive to 59 maintain and it was blocking the traffic.

　　The Temple Bar Trust was setup in the 1970's with the 60 intention(变化) of returning the gate home. The aim of the trust is the 61 preservation of the nation's architectural heritage.

　　Transporting the gate will 62 mean(变化) physically pulling it down, stone by stone, removing and rebuilding it near St Paul's Cathedral. Most of the facade of the gate will probably be 63 replaced, though there is a good 64 chance that the basic structure will be sound. The hardest 65 job of all, however, will be to recreate the statues of the monarchs that once stood on top of the gate.

　　51. A. sensitive B. defensive C. offensive D. primitive

　　52. A. diseases B. injuries C. symptoms D. colds

　　53. A. devoted B. declared C. decreased D. demolished

　　54. A. for B. or C. but D. none

　　55. A. real B. actual C. usual D. current

　　56. A. pares B. limit C. lines D. borders

　　57. A. along B. down C. up D. away

　　58. A. while B. where C. that D. because

　　59. A. discover B. repair C. fix D. maintain

　　60. A. opinion B. project C. intention D. design

　　61. A. conversion B. preservation C. reservation D. registration

　　62. A. mean B. stop C. keep D. continue

　　63. A. stored B. exchange C. replaced D. recognized

　　64. A. chance B. Fate C. Lesson D. idea

　　65. A. case B. voice C. job D. type

　　参考答案：

　　51. defensive 52. diseases 53. Demolished 5 4. But 55. actual

　　56. borders 57. down 58. because 59. maintain 60. Intension

　　61. preservation 62. mean 63. replaced 64. chance 65. job