2015年职称英语综合类A真题及答案(整套)

　　第二篇 Is There a Way to Keep Britain's Economy Growing?

　　In today's knowledge economy, nations design electronics while the Germans export survive on the things they do best. The Japanese engineering techniques. The French serve the best food and Americans make computers.

　　Britain specializes in the gift of talking. The nation doesn't manufacture much of anything.But it has lawyers, stylists and business consultants who earn their living from talk, talk and more talk. The World Foundation think tank says the UKs four iconic (标志性的) jobs today are not scientists, engineers, teachers and nurses. Instead, they're hairdressers, celebrities, management consultants and managers. But can all this talking keep the British economy going? The British government thinks it can.

　　Although the country's trade deficit was more than $ 60 billion in 2006 , UK's largest in the postwar period, officials say the country has nothing to worry about. In fact, Britain does have a world-class pharmaceutical (制药lyj) industry, and it still makes a small sum from selling arms abroad. It also trades services - accountancy, insurance, banking and advertising. The government believes Britain is on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy. After all, the country of Shakespeare and Wordsworth has a literary tradition of which to be proud. Rock ' n' roll is an English made by their cutting-edge bands. In other strength to carry the British economy.

　　However, creative industries account for only about 4 percent of UK's exports of goods and services. The industries are finding it hard to make a profit, according to a report of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. The report shows only 38 percent of British companies were engaged in "innovation activities" , 3 percentage points below the EU average and well below Germany (61 percent) and Sweden (47 percent).

　　In fact, it might be better to call Britain a " servant" economy - there are at least 4 million people "in service". The majority of the population are employed by the rich to cook) clean, and take care of their children. Many graduates are even doing menial ( 体力劳动的)

　　jobs for which they do not need a degree. Most employment growth has been, and will continue to be, at the low-skill end of the service sector - in shops, bars, hotels, domestic service and in nursing and care homes.

　　36 According to the World Foundation think tank, one of the iconic jobs in Britain today is

　　A law makers. B home servants.

　　C schoolteachers. D business consultants.

　　37 The phrase " the cutting edge" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to

　　A the most advanced. B the most popular.

　　C the most political. D the proudest.

　　38 The officials are not worried about the trade deficit in 2006, because they believe

　　A Britain is home to the largest pharmaceutical industry in the world.

　　B Britain is on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy.

　　C the literary tradition of Britain will help make billions of pounds.

　　D the world economy is strong enough to carry the British economy.

　　39 Which of the following is true about the creative industries in Britain?

　　A They contribute a lot to the country's trade deficit.

　　B They are not doing as well as those in other European nations.

　　C They can't make a profit out of their innovation activities.

　　D They make Britain on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy.

　　40 It can be inferred from the passage that

　　A the gift of talking can keep the British economy growing.

　　B the British government is over-confident in its economy.

　　C the British economy is the least innovative one in the EU.

　　D being a servant to the rich is one of the best jobs in Britain.