全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试大纲

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篇1：全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试大纲

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试大纲

一、概述

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试是由人力资源和社会保障部组织实施的一项国家级外语考试，本考试遵循“严格要求、实事求是、区别对待、逐步提高”的原则，根据英语在不同专业领域活动中的应用特点，结合专业技术人员掌握和使用英语的实际情况，对申报不同级别专业技术职务的人员的英语水平提出了不同的要求。

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试共分三个专业类别：综合类、理工类和卫生类，每个专业类别的考试各分A、B、C三个等级。

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试于每年4月份举行。A、B、C三个等级考试的总分各为100分，考试时间均为2小时。

二、评价目标

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试重点考查应试者的阅读理解能力。考试总的评价目标是：申报A级的人员在2小时内应完成3000词左右的阅读任务，并能正确理解所读材料的内容;申报B级的人员在2小时内应完成2600词左右的阅读任务，并能正确理解所读材料的'内容;申报C级的人员在2小时内应完成2200词左右的阅读任务，并能正确理解所读材料的内容。

为达到上述目标，考试对应试者的英语汇量、语法知识和阅读理解能力分别提出如下要求：

(一)词汇量

考试所涉及的词汇和短语主要依据本大纲所附词汇表。对申报不同级别的应试者要求认知的词汇量不等：

1. 申报A级的人员应认知6000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语;

2. 申报B级的人员应认知5000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语;

3. 申报C级的人员应认知4000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语。

(二)语法知识

考试不直接对应试者所掌握的语法知识进行考查，但应试者必须掌握基本的语法知识，主要包括：

1. 英语句子的基本语序及其意义;

2. 英语句子的结构和常用句型;

3. 各种时、体的形式及其意义;

4. 各种从句的构成及其意义;

5. 句子中词语的所指、省略、替代、重复，以及句子之间的意义关系等，

(三)阅读理解能力

应试者应能综合运用英语语言知识和阅读技能来理解专业的或一般内容的英语书面材料。阅读能力主要包括以下几个方面：

1. 掌握所读材料的主旨和大意;

2. 了解阐述主旨的事实和细节;

3. 利用上下文猜测某些词汇和短语的意义;

4. 既理解个别句子的意义，也理解上下文之间的意义关系;

5. 根据所读材料进行判断和推论;

6. 领会作者的观点、意图和态度。

三、考试内容与试卷结构

A、B、C三个等级的考试各由6个部分组成，每个级别的考试题型一样、题量相同，但不同级别考试总的阅读量及难易程度不同。考试主要考查应试者理解书面英语的能力。

第1部分：词汇选项(第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)

考查应试者理解在一定语境中单词或短语意义的能力。本部分为15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，要求应试者从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第2部分：阅读判断(第16～22题，每题1分，共7分)

考查应试者识别和判断文章所提供的信息的能力。本部分为1篇300～450词的短文，短文后列出7个句子，有的句子提供的是正确信息，有的句子提供的是错误信息，有的句子的信息在短文中并未直接或间接提及。要求应试者根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)

考查应试者把握文章段落大意及细节的能力。本部分为1篇300 450词的短文，有2项测试任务：(1)短文后有6个段落小标题，要求应试者根据文章的内容为其中指定的4个段落各选择一个正确的小标题;(2)短文后有 4个不完整的句子，要求应试者在所提供的6个选项中选择4个正确选项分别完成每个句子。

第4部分;阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)

考查应试者对文章主旨和细节信息的理解能力。本部分为3篇文章，每篇300～450词，每篇文章后有5道题。要求应试者根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

第5部分：补全短文(第46～50题，每题2分，共10分)

篇2：全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试说明

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试说明

一、概述

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试是由国家人事部组织实施的一项国家级外语考试。本考试遵循“严格要求、实事求是、区别对待、逐步提高”的原则，根据英语在不同专业领域活动中的应用特点，结合专业技术人员掌握和使用英语的实际情况，对申报不同级别专业技术职务的人员的英语水平提出了不同的要求。

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试共分三个专业类别：综合类、理工类、卫生类，每个专业类别的考试各分A、B、C三个等级。

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试于每年4月份举行。A、B、C三个等级考试的总分各为100分，考试时间均为2小时。

二、评价目标

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试重点考查应试者的阅读理解能力。考试总的评价目标是：申报A级的人员在2小时内应完成3000词左右的阅读任务，并能正确理解所读材料的内容；申报B级的人员在2小时内应完成2600词左右的阅读任务，并能正确理解所读材料的内容；申报C级的人员在2小时内应完成2200词左右的阅读任务，并能正确理解所读材料的内容。

为达到上述目标，考试对应试者的英语词汇量、语法知识和阅读理解能力分别提出如下要求：

（一）词汇量

考试所涉及的词汇和短语主要依据本人纲所附词汇表。对申报不同级别的应试者要求认知的词汇量不等：

1、申报A级的人员应认知6000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语；

2、申报B级的人员应认知5000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语；

3、申报C级的人员应认知4000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语。

（二）语法知识

考试不直接对应试者所掌握的语法知识进行考查，但应试者必须掌握基本的语法知识，主要包括：

1、英语句子的基本语序及其意义；

2、英语句子的结构和常用句型；

3、各种时、体的形式及其意义；

4、各种从句的构成及其意义；

5、句子中词语的所指、省略、替代、重复，以及句子之间的意义关系等。

（三）阅读理解能力

应试者应能综合运用英语语言知识和阅读技能来理解专业的或一般内容的英语书面材料。阅读能力主要包括以下几个方面：

1、掌握所读材料的主旨和大意；

2、了解阐述主旨的事实和细节；

3、利用上下文猜测某些词汇和短语的意义；

4、既理解个别句子的意义，也理解上下文之间的意义关系；

5、根据所读材料进行判断和推论；

6、领会作者的观点、意图和态度。

三、考试内容与试卷结构

第1部分：词汇选项（第1-15题，每题1分，共15分）

第2部分：阅读判断（第16-22题，每题1分，共7分）

考查应试者识别和判断文章所提供的信息的能力。本部分为1篇300-450词的短文，短文后列出7个句子，有的句子提供的是正确信息，有的句子提供的是错误信息，有的'句子的信息在短文中并未直接或间接提及。要求应试者根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23-30题，每题1分，共8分）

考查应试者把握文章段落大意及细节的能力。本部分为1篇300-450词的短文，有2项测试任务：（1）短文后有6个段落小标题，要求应试者根据文章的内容为其中指定的4个段落各选择一个正确的小标题；（2）短文后有4个不完整的句子，要求应试者在所提供的6个选项中选择4个正确选项分别完成每个句子。

第4部分：阅读理解（第31-45题，每题3分，共45分）

考查应试者对文章主旨和细节信息的理解能力。本部分为3篇文章，每篇300-450词，每篇文章后有5道题。要求应试者根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

第5部分：补全短文（第46-50题，每题2分，共10分）

考查应试者把握文章结构、掌握作者思路的能力。本部分为1篇300-450词的短文，文中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，其中5组取自文章本身。要求应试者根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其放回相应位置，以恢复文章原貌。

第6部分：完形填空（第51-65题，每题1分，共15分）

考查应试者正确把握文章内容，以及在一定语境中准确使用词语的能力。本部分为1篇

篇3：全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试说明

一、概述

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试共分三个专业类别：综合类、理工类、卫生类，每个专业类别的考试各分a、b、c三个等级。

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试于每年4月份举行。a、b、c三个等级考试的总分各为100分，考试时间均为2小时。

二、评价目标

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试重点考查应试者的阅读理解能力。

考试总的评价目标是：申报a级的人员在2小时内应完成3000词左右的阅读任务，并能正确理解所读材料的内容；申报b级的人员在2小时内应完成2600词左右的阅读任务，并能正确理解所读材料的内容；申报c级的人员在2小时内应完成2200词左右的阅读任务，并能正确理解所读材料的内容。

为达到上述目标，考试对应试者的英语词汇量、语法知识和阅读理解能力分别提出如下要求：

（一）词汇量

考试所涉及的词汇和短语主要依据本人纲所附词汇表。对申报不同级别的应试者要求认知的词汇量不等：

1、申报a级的人员应认知6000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语；

2、申报b级的人员应认知5000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语；

3、申报c级的人员应认知4000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语。

（二）语法知识

考试不直接对应试者所掌握的语法知识进行考查，但应试者必须掌握基本的语法知识，主要包括：

1、英语句子的基本语序及其意义；

2、英语句子的结构和常用句型；

3、各种时、体的形式及其意义；

4、各种从句的构成及其意义；

5、句子中词语的所指、省略、替代、重复，以及句子之间的意义关系等。

（三）阅读理解能力

应试者应能综合运用英语语言知识和阅读技能来理解专业的或一般内容的英语书面材料。阅读能力主要包括以下几个方面：

1、掌握所读材料的主旨和大意；

2、了解阐述主旨的事实和细节；

3、利用上下文猜测某些词汇和短语的意义；

4、既理解个别句子的意义，也理解上下文之间的意义关系；

5、根据所读材料进行判断和推论；

6、领会作者的观点、意图和态度。

三、考试内容与试卷结构

a、b、c三个等级的考试各由6个部分组成，每个级别的考试题型一样、题量相同，但不同级别考试总的阅读量及难易程度不同。考试主要考查应试者理解书面英语的能力。

第1部分：词汇选项（第1-15题，每题1分，共15分）

第2部分：阅读判断（第16-22题，每题1分，共7分）

考查应试者识别和判断文章所提供的信息的能力。本部分为1篇300-450词的短文，短文后列出7个句子，有的句子提供的是正确信息，有的句子提供的是错误信息，有的句子的信息在短文中并未直接或间接提及。要求应试者根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23-30题，每题1分，共8分）

第4部分：阅读理解（第31-45题，每题3分，共45分）

第5部分：补全短文（第46-50题，每题2分，共10分）

第6部分：完形填空（第51-65题，每题1分，共15分）

考查应试者正确把握文章内容，以及在一定语境中准确使用词语的能力。本部分为1篇300-450词的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出4个选项，要求应试者根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

四、命题原则

考试命题的广度和难度根据本大纲规定的范围及对应试者能力的要求而确定。

命题原则如下：

（一）合理安排测试项目的层次结构。本考试的重点是考查应试者的阅读理解能力，试卷的结构应充分考虑阅读理解能力的不同层次，测试不同层次能力的项目所占比重亦不相同。

（二）合理安排测试项目的难度结构。本考试题目的难易程度分为易、较易、较难、难四个等级，试卷中各种难易程度题目各占一定比例。试题的难易程度和能力层次是两个不同的概念，在每个能力层次的项目中，都包含难易程度不同的题目。

（三）合理确定考试内容与《职称英语》的关系。职称英语等级考试的题型设置和考查内容均有自身的特点。职称英语考试用书题材广泛，包括：报刊文章、科普材料、故事、报告、广告、技术说明、手册等，体裁包括说明文、记叙文、议论文等。部分命题素材将取自《职称英语》（指定用书）、《考试大纲》。

五、答题及计分办法

考试均采用客观性试题，要求应试者从每题所给的选项中选择一个最佳答案，或根据要求选择最佳搭配。考试中，应试者应在专门设计的答题卡上作答。应试者要特别注意：做在试卷上的答案一律无效。每题只能选择一个答案。考试计分只计算答对题的数目，答错不倒扣分。

篇4：职称英语等级考试大纲

一、概述

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试共分三个专业类别：综合类、理工类和卫生类，每个专业类别的考试各分A、B、C三个等级。

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试于每年4月份举行。A、B、C三个等级考试的总分各为100分，考试时间均为2小时。

二、评价目标

全国专业技术人员职称英语等级考试重点考查应试者的阅读理解能力。考试总的评价目标是：申报A级的人员在2小时内应完成3000词左右的阅读任务，并能正确理解所读材料的内容;申报B级的人员在2小时内应完成2600词左右的阅读任务，并能正确理解所读材料的内容;申报C级的人员在2小时内应完成2200词左右的阅读任务，并能正确理解所读材料的内容。

为达到上述目标，考试对应试者的英语汇量、语法知识和阅读理解能力分别提出如下要求：

(一)词汇量

考试所涉及的词汇和短语主要依据本大纲所附词汇表。对申报不同级别的应试者

要求认知的词汇量不等：

1.申报A级的人员应认知6000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语;

2.申报B级的人员应认知5000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语;

3.申报C级的人员应认知4000个左右的单词和一定数量的短语。

(二)语法知识

考试不直接对应试者所掌握的语法知识进行考查，但应试者必须掌握基本的语法

知识，主要包括：

1.英语句子的基本语序及其意义;

2.英语句子的结构和常用句型;

3.各种时、体的形式及其意义;

4.各种从句的构成及其意义;

5.句子中词语的所指、省略、替代、重复，以及句子之间的意义关系等。

(三)阅读理解能力

应试者应能综合运用英语语言知识和阅读技能来理解专业的或一般内容的英语书

面材料。阅读能力主要包括以下几个方面：

1.掌握所读材料的主旨和大意;

2.了解阐述主旨的事实和细节;

篇5：全国职称英语等级考试试题（理工类）

第一部分阅读理解 (75分)

Passage 1

CATV is a short way of saying “community antenna (天线) television.” But “cable television” is the term most people use. Cable television allows viewers to receive TV programs that they cannot pick up with their regular antennas.

Television signals do not follow the curve (曲线) of the earth. They travel in straight lines in all directions. Signals from a TV station move toward the horizon (水平线) and then go into space. If you live only a few miles from a station, you may not get any picture at all.

CATV began in 1948. People in places far from TV stations shared the cost of putting up high antennas. A community antenna was usually placed on a hill, a mountain, or on a high tower. The antenna picked up TV signals and fed them into a small local station. From the station, thick wires called cables ran out to nearby homes. Each person using the cable paid a monthly charge.

CATV worked well, and soon new uses were found for it. Local stations could feed programs into empty channels that were not in use. People along the cable could have local news, weather reports, and farm and school news at no extra charge.

Today, cable television has moved into cities. It brings in extra programs that city viewers with regular antennas cannot see. It is also used in many classrooms throughout the country.

1. From the first paragraph we know that ________.

○A. most people use cable television

○B. “community antenna” is another name for “regular antenna”

○C. a community antenna is used for cable television

○D. regular antennas cannot pick up TV signals programs

2. Of the following, which is NOT the way TV signals travel?

○A. In a curve.

○B. In a straight line.

○C. In all direction.

○D. Toward the horizon.

3. Cable TV is becoming more and popular because _____________.

○A. it is free of charge

○B. it can provide more programs

○C. it provides all TV users good pictures

○D. TV sets with regular antennas can also have a good reception through CATV

4. On the whole, this passage is about ________.

○A. how to put up high antennas

○B. a way of picking up better TV programs

○C. how to use the empty channels on your TV set

○D. the way that TV signals are sent

5. From the passage we can infer that __________.

○A. TV has begun to be used for educational purposes

○B. there is no charge for CATV

○C. cable TV cannot be used in mountainous areas

○D. antennas for cable TV are usually put up in the center of a community

Passage 2

In earliest times, men considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries of nature. Some ancient people believed that lightning and thunder were the weapons of the gods.

In reality, lightning is a flow of electricity formed high above the earth. A single flash of lightning 1.6 kilometers long has enough electricity to light one million light bulbs.

The American scientist and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, was the first to show the connection between electricity and lightning in 1752. In the same year he also built the first lightning rod. This device protects buildings from damage by lightning.

Modern science has discovered that one stroke of lighting contains more than 15 million volts. A spark between a cloud and the earth may be as long as 13 kilometers, and travel at a speed of 30 million meters per second.

Scientists estimate that there are about million flashes of lightning per year. Lightning hits the Empire State Building in New York City 30 to 48 times a year. In the United States along it kills an average of one person every day.

The safest place to be in case of an electrical storm is in a closed car. Outside, one should go to low ground and not get under trees. Also, one should stay out of water and away from metal fences. Inside a house, people should avoid open doorways and windows and not touch wires or metal things.

With lightning, it is better to be safe than sorry!

6. Lightning is really __________.

○A. weapon

○B. electricity

○C. light

○D. mystery

7. People once though that lightning came from __________.

○A. scientists

○B. ground

○C. lightning rod

○D. gods

8. One flash of lightning can produce enough electricity for ______ bulbs.

○A. 10,000

○B. 1,000

○C. 1,000,000

○D. 100

9. Benjamin Franklin ___________.

○A. made the first lightning rod

○B. invented electricity

○C. built the Empire State Building

○D. prevented Lightning from hitting cars

10. _________ is the best place to be during an electrical storm.

○A. Swimming pool

○B. a high ground

○C. Under a tree

○D. A car

Passage 3

Because of the energy crisis, scientists in the oil-consuming nations have become increasingly interested in the potential(潜在的) of solar energy. Some experts estimate that the present supply of fossil (化石) fuel will not last until the end of the twentieth century. The problem that solar energy researchers face is how to harness (利用) the sun#39;s energy effectively and inexpensively. One of the most popular methods currently being tested uses rooftop solar collectors and underground storage tanks. An advantage of a properly working system of this type is that it will not create any environmental pollution. Another advantage of using solar energy is that the cost of the fuel-the sun#39;s rays-is zero. When a solar heating system is working at maximum (最大的) efficiency, it can provide up to 80 percent of winter heating needs.

11. The main topic of this passage is __________.

○A. the shortage of fossil fuel

○B. the problems that energy researchers face

○C. an environmental pollution problem

○D. an inexpensive energy source

12. One popular solar heating system makes use of __________.

○A. roof collectors and underground storage

○B. fossil fuel conversion

○C. underground oil tanks

○D. water collection and evaporation

13. The cost of using the sun#39;s rays for heating is ___________.

○A. about the same as the cost of fossil fuels

○B. several hundred dollars per year

○C. negligible compared with other energy sources

○D. determined by the severity of the winter

14. Which of the following describes an advantage of using solar energy?

○A. There is little or no environmental pollution.

○B. A large percentage of fuel costs can be saved.

○C. Fossil fuels will become more plentiful.

○D. The oil-consuming nations will not have to import oil.

15. According to some experts, the supply of fossil fuel will not last _______.

○A. one more century

○B. an indeterminable time

○C. until the end of this century

○D. indefinitely

第二部分完成句子 (25分)

根据短文内容完成句子，每个空格只能填一个单词。有的单词第一个字母已经给出，请将其余字母补全。

Not long ago, an airplane was flying over New Zealand. There was a television camera crew on board. Suddenly, out in the night sky, a bright sphere (球体) came into view. Everyone on board saw it and everyone though, “UFO”-Unidentified Flying Object. The camera crew went into action and started filming. That week people all over the world saw the film of this mysterious light on their television screens. What was it? Was it a spaceship full of visitors from another planet? The captain of the aeroplane and the film crew believed it was. Other observers had many different explanations. Some said it was Venus (金星). Others said it was just a trick of light.

An air traffic controller also saw it on his radar screen. He thought that a flock of birds was causing dots on his radar screen when the “UFO” appeared.

Most astronomers now believe that what these people saw was almost certainly the planet Venus. At that time of year it is very bright and easy to see. And from a moving aeroplane it can appear to be moving fast. So far there is no proof that UFOs or spaceships from other planets do exist. These years investigators of UFOs have investigated thousands of sighting-or occasions when people said they saw a UFO. Ninety per cent of these turned out to have a simple explanation.

However, it#39;s good idea to keep an open mind. Scientists in some countries are trying to persuade their governments to help them study UFOs. And they are planning to cooperate inter-nationally on reporting and investigating sightings of UFOs.

After all, it is quite possible that there is life out there in the universe. And if something is alive, it is quite possible that it will come to visit us.

16. The captain and the camera crew believed that UFO was a v spaceship from another planet.

17. Many o believed that the UFO was Venus.

18. So far there is no proof that UFOs are sp from outer space.

19. Some scientists in the world are planning to do some r on UFOs.

20. P life in the universe may try to make a visit to us.

第三部分阅读理解 (80分)

Passage 1

In recent years, scientific and technological developments have drastically changed human life on our planet, as well as our views both of ourselves as individuals in society and of the universe as a whole. Maybe one of the most profound developments of the last decade is the discovery of recombinant DNA technology, which allows scientists to introduce genetic (遗传学的) material (or genes) from one organism into another. In its simplest form, the technology requires the isolation of a piece of DNA, either directly from the DNA of the organism under study, or artificially synthesized from an DNA. This piece of DNA is then ligated (结扎) to a fragment of bacterial DNA which has the capacity to replicate (复制) itself independently. The recombinant molecule thus produced can be introduced into the common intestinal (内部的) bacterium Escherishchia coli, which can be grown in very large amounts in synthetic media. Under proper conditions, the foreign gene will not only replicate in the bacteria, but also express itself, through the process of transcription and translation, to give rise to large amounts of the specific protein coded by the foreign gene.

The technology has already been successfully applied to the production of several therapeutically (疗法的) important biomolecules, such as, growth hormones, interferon, insulin.

Many other important applications are under detailed investigation in laboratories throughout the world.

21. Recombinant DNA technology consists primarily of ____________.

○A. producing several therapeutically important biomolecules

○B. giving rise to large amounts of protein

○C. introducing genetic material from one organism into another

○D. using a viral enzyme called reverse transcriptase

22. Recombinant DNA technology has been used in the production of all of the following biomolecules except ___________.

○A. growth hormones

○B. Escherishchia coli

○C. interferon

○D. insulin

23. Which of the following is not true?

○A. The foreign gene will replicate in the bacteria, but it will not express itself through transcription and translation.

○B. The bacterium Escherishchia coli can be grown in large amounts in synthetic media.

○C. Research continues in an effort to find other uses for this technology.

○D. Recombinant DNA technology is a recent development.

24. Expression of a gene in Escherishchia coli requires ________.

○A. the viral enzyme reverse transcriptase

○B. the processes of transcription and translation

○C. production of insulin and other biomolecules

○D. that the bacteria be grown in a synthetic media

25. The term recombinant is used because ___________.

○A. by ligation, a recombinant molecule is produced, which has the capacity of replication

○B. the technique requires the combination of several types of technology

○C. by ligation, a recombinant protein is produced, part of whose amino acids come from different organism

○D. Escherishchia coli is a recombinant organism

Passage 2

Watch a baby between six and nine months old, and you will observe the basic concepts of geometry being learned. Once the baby has mastered the idea that space is three - dimensional, it reaches out and begins grasping various kinds of objects. It is then, from perhaps nine to fifteen months, that the concepts of sets and numbers are formed. So far, so good. But now ominous (不祥的) development takes place. The nerve fibers in the brain insulate (使隔离) themselves in such a way that the baby begins to hear sounds very precisely. Soon it picks up language, and it is then brought into direct communication with adults. From this point on, it is usually downhill all the way for mathematics, because the child now becomes exposed to all the nonsense words and beliefs of the community into which it has been so unfortunate as to have been born. Nature having done very well by the child now becomes exposed to all the nonsense words and beliefs of to this point, having permitted it the luxury of thinking for itself for eighteen months, now abandons it to the arbitrary conventions and beliefs of society. But at least the child knows something of geometry and numbers, and it will always retain some memory of the early halcyon (平静的) days no matter what vicissitudes (变化) it may suffer later on. The main reservoir of mathematical talent in any society is thus possessed by children who are about two years old. Children who have just learned to speak fluently.

26. What does the passage mainly discuss?

○A. The impact of language on mathematics.

○B. Children#39;s ability to learn languages.

○C. How basic concepts of physics are learned.

○D. Math-learning strategies for babies.

27. According to the passage, which of following activities would teach a baby geometry?

○A. Picking up a wooden block.

○B. Recognizing the number 2.

○C. Uttering a nonsense word.

○D. Looking at distant objects.

28. According to the author, at what age does a child probably begin to learn about sets and numbers?

○A. Six months.

○B. Nine months.

○C. Fifteen months.

○D. Eighteen months.

29. The use of the word “ominous” shows that the author believe the child#39;s _____.

○A. linguistic future is threatened

○B. nerves will deteriorate

○C. hearing will suffer

○D. mathematical ability all decline

30. The passage support which of the following conclusions?

○A. The language concepts used in early education interfere with mathematical reasoning.

○B. It is hopeless to try to teach children mathematics after the age of two.

○C. Language teaching should incorporate some mathematical formulas.

○D. Preschool education should stress society#39;s beliefs and conventions

第四部分概括大意 (20分)

给下面一篇文章的每一段概括大意。每一段的主题用一个或几个单词表示，空出的词已给出了第一个字母，请把其余字母补全。

31. The Solar E

The sun is the source of most of the heat known to us. As a direct source of heat, the sun maintains life upon this planet, 150 000 000 kilometers distant. It is also an indirect source of heat. Since the earth is derived from the sun, it is the latter that we must trace some of the earth#39;s internal heat that reveals itself through volcanoes, geysers (喷泉), and hot springs.

32. Insects and Surface T

An insect is not afraid of gravity, but it is in deadly fear of another force of nature. This force is called surface tension (张力). A man coming out of a bath carries with him a film of water about one fiftieth of an inch in thickness. This weights about a pound. A wet mouse has to carry its own weight in water. A wet fly has to lift many times its own weight, and, as everyone knows, a fly once wetted by water or any other liquid is in a very serious position indeed. An insect going for a drink is in as great danger as a man leaning over the edge of a cliff in search of food. If it once falls into the grip of the surface tension of the water - that is to say, gets wet it is likely to remain so until it drowns. A few insects contrive to be unwettable; the majority keep away from their drink by means of long proboscis (喙).

33. T of Boiling Point of Liquids

When the temperature of a liquid is raised enough, the liquid boils. This means that bubbles of vapor, containing millions of molecules form below the surface. In order for such bubbles to be produced, the pressure of the vapor inside them must be equal to the pressure of the air upon the surface of the liquid. If the air pressure is greater, the bubble will collapse. The boiling point of a liquid, then, is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the atmospheric pressure upon the liquid at the surface.

34. E and Contraction

Solids also expand with increase in temperature and contract when cooled. But they do not behave quite so uniformly (相同地) in this respect as liquids and gases do, particularly in the case of wide variations, in temperature. Most solids expend or contract by a definite amount for every degree of the temperature that rises or falls. The amount by which on substance expands and contracts for one degree is not usually the same as that for a different substance. Thus, for a given rise in temperature, a piece of brass expands at little more than a piece of copper and much more than a piece of steel of the same size.

35. A of Electric Trains

Electric trains have many advantages over those drawn by steam engines. There is no smoke to soil the passengers#39; clothes and the cushions in the train. Because they carry no heavy loads of coal and water, these trains can start and stop with less waste of power. In a station they are silent: there#39;s no steam to produce noise to deafen the passengers.

第五部分阅读理解 (120分)

Passage 1

In the atmosphere, carbon dioxide acts rather like a one-way mirror…the glass in the roof a green house which allows the sun#39;s rays to enter but prevents the heat from escaping.

According to a weather expert#39;s prediction, the atmosphere will be 7oC warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present rate. If this warming up took place, the ice capes in the poles would begin to melt, thus raising sea level several metres and severely flooding coastal cities. Also, the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere, possibly resulting in an alteration of the earth#39;s chief food-growing zones.

In the past, concern about a man - made warming of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But the weather experts are now paying more attention to West Antarctic, which may be affected by only a few degrees of warming: in other words, by a warming on the scale that will possibly take place in the next fifty years from the burning of fuels.

Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are already disappearing. The evidence available suggests that a warming has taken place. This fits the theory that carbon Dioxide warms the earth.

However, most of the fuel is burnt in the northern hemisphere, where temperatures seem to be falling. Scientists conclude, therefore, that up to now natural influences on the weather have exceeded those caused by man. The question is. Which natural cause has the most effect on the weather?

One possibility is the variable behavior of the sun. Astronomers at one research station have studied the hot spots and “cold” spots (that is, the relatively less hot spots) on the sun. As the sun rotates, every 27.5 days, it presents hotter or “colder” faces to the earth, and different aspects to different parts of the earth. This seems to have a considerable affect on the distribution of the earth#39;s atmospheric pressure, and consequently on wind circulation. The sun is also variable over a long term: its heat output goes up and down in cycles, the latest trend being downward.

Scientists are now finding mutual relations between models of solar - weather interactions and the actual climate over many thousands of years, including the last Ice Age. The problem is that the models are predicting that the world should be entering a new Ice Age and it is not. One way of solving this theoretical difficulty is to assume a default of thousands of yeas while the solar effects overcome the inertia (惯性) of the earth#39;s climate. If this is right, the warming effect of carbon dioxide might thus be serving as a useful counter - balance to the suns diminishing heat.

36. It can concluded that a concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would ____________.

○A. prevent the sun#39;s rays from reaching the earth#39;s surface

○B. mean a warming up in the Arctic

○C. account for great changes in the climate in the northern hemisphere

○D. raise the temperature of the earth#39;s surface

37. The article was written to explain _________.

○A. the greenhouse effect

○B. the solar effects on the earth

○C. the models of solar-weather in traction#39;s

○D. the causes affecting weather

38. Although the fuel consumption is greater in the northern hemisphere, temperatures there seem to be falling. This is ________.

○A. mainly because the levels of carbon dioxide are rising

○B. possibly because the ice caps in the poles are melting

○C. exclusively due to the effect of the inertia of the earth#39;s climate

○D. partly due to variations in the output of solar energy

39. On the basis of their models, scientists are of the opinion that __________.

○A. the climate of the world should be becoming cooler

○B. it will take thousands of years for the inertia of modern city. In the home, many labour-saving devices are p_____51_____ by electricity.

Even when we turn o______52____ the beside lamp and fast asleep, electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators, heating our water, or k_____53____ our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, trolley-buses and trams take us to and from work. We rarely b____54____ to consider why or how they run-until something goes w____55____.

篇6：全国职称英语等级考试试题（财经类）

第一部分阅读理解 (75分)

Passage 1

Tourism wasn#39;t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world, that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special air plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before.

One person doesn#39;t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and new food.

Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people#39;s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men a women as guides to show visitors interesting places. There#39;re new night clubs and other amusement.

International tourism is clearly a big business.

1. In the old days _________ could travel to other countries.

○A. boys or girls, men or women, young or old

○B. either kings or queens

○C. both the poor and the rich

○D. nobody but those who had money

2. Many more people travel today than in the past because _________.

○A. people have become more interested in traveling

○B. travelling today is easier than in the past

○C. people now have spare money for travel

○D. great changes have taken place in the world

3. What makes travel more attractive than before?

○A. Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.

○B. More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.

○C. Modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive.

○D. New hotels and restaurants have been built.

4. People make journeys to many parts of the world? This is because ________.

○A. they want to make a study of geography

○B. they travel for different reasons

○C. they want to taste different kinds of food

○D. they don#39;t want to do anything else except that they visit friends

5. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

○A. Tourism won#39;t bring any changes in people#39;s minds.

○B. People have some trouble in making journeys.

○C. With the development of tourism, great changes will take place in many parts of the world.

○D. Tourism causes only some changes …… and in clothing.

Passage 2

More attention was paid to the quality of production in France at the time of Renc Coty. Charles Deschancl was then the financial minister. He stressed that workmanship (工作质量) and quality were more important than quantity for industrial production. It would be necessary to produce quality goods for international market to compete with those produced in other countries. The French economy needed a larger share of the international market to balance its import and export trade. French industrial and agricultural production was still not enough to meet the immediate needs of the people, let alone long-ranged developments. Essential imports had extended the national credit (信用) to the breaking point. Rents were tightly controlled, but the extreme inflation (通货膨胀) affected general population most severely through the cost of food. Food costs took as much as 80 per cent of the workers#39; income. Wages, it is true, had risen, extensive family allowances (补贴) and benefits were paid by the state, and there was full-time and overtime employment. Taken together, these factors enabled the working class to exist but allowed them no sense of safety. In this precarious (不安定) and discouraging situation, workmen were willing to work overseas for higher wages.

The government was not willing to let workers leave the country. It was feared this migration of workers would deplete (使空虚) the labor force. The lack of qualified workers might stop the improvement in the quality of industrial products produced. Qualified workers employed abroad would only increase the quantity of quality produced in foreign countries. Also the quantity of quality goods produced in France would not be able to increase as part of its qualified labor force moved to other countries.

6. According to the passage, the French workers were _____________.

○A. better paid than the workers in any other European country

○B. able to save more money with the increase in his wages

○C. anxious to work abroad

○D. often unable to find work in France

7. Which was not true in French?

○A. Food costs were low.

○B. Wages had increased.

○C. The state paid family allowances.

○D. There was overtime employment.

8. According to the passage, French production ___________.

○A. was inadequate to meet the needs of the French people

○B. was flooding the international market with inferior

○C. emphasized industrial production at the expense of agricultural production

○D. was enough for the local market

9. According to the passage, the French government _____________.

○A. prohibited French to work abroad

○B. reduced taxed to fight inflation

○C. paid family allowances and benefits

○D. prohibited the French workers to join labor unions

10. Which of the following is not true?

○A. Migration of workers would deplete the labor force.

○B. The lack of qualified workers might stop the improvement in the quality of products.

○C. Qualified workers work abroad would increase the quality of products in foreign countries.

○D. Qualified workers work abroad was good for France.

Passage 3

Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, summed up the four chief qualities of money some 2,000 years ago. It must be lasting and easy to recognize, to divide, and to carry about.

When we think of money today, we picture it ……as round, flat pieces of metal which we call coins, or as printed paper notes. But there are still parts of the world today where coins and notes are of no use. They will buy nothing, and a traveler might starve if he had none of the particular local “money” to …… Among remote people, who are not often reached by traders from outside, commerce usually means barter (物物交换). There is a direct exchange of goods. Perhaps it is fish for vegetables, meat for grain, or various kinds of food in exchange for pots, baskets, or other manufactured goods. For this kind of simple trading, money is not needed, but there is often something that everyone wants and everybody can use, such as salt to flavor (给……调味) food, shells for ornaments(装饰), or iron and copper to make into tools and pots. These things-salt, shells or metals-are till used as money in out-of-the way parts of the world today.

Salt may rather a strange substance to use as money, but in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an absolute necessity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their value, were used as money in Tibet until recent times, and cakes of salt will still buy goods in Berneo and parts of Africa.

Cowrie sea shells have been used as money at some time or another over the greater part of the Old World. These were collected mainly from the beaches of the Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean, and were traded to India and China. In Africa, cowries were traded right across the continent from East to West. Four or five thousand went for one Maria Theresa dollar, an Austrian silver coin which was once accepted as money in many parts of Africa.

Metal, valued by weight, early coins in many parts of the world. Iron, in lumps, bars or rings is still used in many countries instead of money. It can either be exchanged for goods, or made into tools, weapons or ornaments. The early money of China, apart from shells, was of bronze (青铜), ten in flat, round pieces with a hole in the middle, called “cash”. The earliest of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old-older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.

Nowadays, coins and notes have taken place of nearly all the more interesting forms of money, and although in one or two of the more remote countries people still hold it for future use on ceremonial (仪式的) occasions such as weddings and funerals (葬礼), examples of early money will soon be found only in museums.

11. In some parts of the world a traveler might starve __________.

○A. even if his money was of the local kind

○B. even if the had no coins or notes

○C. if the did not know the local rate of exchange

○D. even if he had plenty of coins and notes

12. Barter usually takes the place of money transaction where __________.

○A. there is only salt

○B. the people#39;s trading needs are fairly simple

○C. metal tools are used

○D. only for ceremonial purposes

13. Salt is still used as money __________.

○A. in Tibet

○B. in the Maldive Islands

○C. in several countries

○D. only for ceremonial purposes

14. Four or five thousand cowrie shells used to be __________.

○A. as valuable as a Maria Theresa dollar

○B. valued because they were easy to carry

○C. useful currency in south America

○D. useful currency in south America

15. The earliest known coins from the eastern Mediterranean _________.

○A. are as old as the earliest known Chinese coins

○B. are old than the earliest known Chinese coins

○C. are not as old as the earliest known Chinese coins

○D. were much larger than their Chinese equivalents

第二部分完成句子 (25分)

根据短文内容完成句子，每个空格只能填一个单词。有的单词第一个字母已经给出，请将其余字母补全。

Once upon a time (not so very long ago, either!) industrial goods were made to last forever. If you bought a car or a stove, it was a once-in-a-life time investment. You paid good money for it, and you took good care of it. Nowadays industry has persuaded us that products shouldn#39;t last a long time. It#39;s cheaper to throw them away than it is to repair them. This has led directly to the “throw away society” which is a tremendous (巨大的) waste of the earth#39;s resources.

Just think of the cars that are traded daily, just because they are out of style. Think of the expensive packaging material that is thrown away every time a new object is bought. And we consumers (消费者) have to pay for that material! Our industrial society has turned us into spoiled children. This wastefulness (消费) has got into the mess we are in now. when we have no resources left, then we#39;ll start to take care of what we have. But why can#39;t we act before this happens? Why can#39;t we go back to being a society in which the prevention (防止) of waste is a virtue (美德)?

16. Not long ago, products were made to last to _______ as you take care of them.

17. People don#39;t repair many things nowadays because they spend ______ to buy a new one.

18. The shoppers have to pay not only for the goods themselves but also for the ______ paper.

19. According to the author#39;s idea, we should take care of what we have when there are ________ resources left.

20. “The mess” (in the 5th Line of 2nd Paragraph) means _________.

第三部分阅读理解 (80分)

Passage 1

One phase of the business cycle is the expansion phase. This phase is a two-fold one, including recovery and prosperity. During the recovery period there is ever - growing expansion of existing facilities and new facilities for production are created. More businesses are created and older ones expanded. Improvements of various kinds are made. There is an ever increasing optimism (乐观主义) about the future of economic growth. Much capital is invested in machinery or “heavy” industry. More labor is employed. More raw materials are required. As one part of the economy develops, other parts are affected. For example, a great expansion in automobiles results in an expansion of the steel, glass, and industries. Roads are required. Thus the cement and machinery industries are stimulated. Demand for labor and materials results in greater prosperity for workers and suppliers (供应商) of raw materials, including farmers. This increases purchasing power and the volume of goods bought and sold. Thus prosperity is diffused (扩散) among the various portions of the population. This prosperity period may continue to rise and rise without an apparent end. However a time comes when this phase reaches a peak and stop spiraling (盘旋地移动) upwards. This is the end of the expansion phase.>

21. We may assume that in the next paragraph the writer will discuss _______.

○A. union demands

○B. the status of the farmer

○C. the higher cost of living

○D. the recession period

22. The title below that best expresses the idea of this passage is ________.

○A. The Business Cycle

○B. The Recovery Stage

○C. Attaining Prosperity

○D. The Period of Good Times

23. Prosperity in one industry _________.

○A. reflects itself in many other industries

○B. will spiral upwards

○C. will affect the steel industry

○D. will end abruptly

24. Which of the following industries will probably be a good indicator of a period of expansion?

○A. Toys.

○B. Machine tools.

○C. Foodstuffs.

○D. Farming.

25. During the period of prosperity, people regard the future ___________.

○A. cautiously

○B. in a confident manner

○C. opportunely

○D. indifferently

Passage 2

The value of money is going down. What you could buy in 1970 for ￡20, now, in 1979 costs ￡56.40. That#39;s inflation and nobody likes it, least of all the Bank of England. One of the results of inflation is that people need coins and notes of higher value. At the moment, the note of the highest value which is generally in circulation(流通) is the ￡20 note. Now, the Bank of England plans to introduce a new, ￡50 note. And the Bank is trying to decide which famous English man or woman to put on the back of the new note.

Quite a problem. The Bank usually chooses safe, historical personalities. We already have Sir Isaac Newton, the scientist, the first duck of Wellington, the famous soldier who led the British army at Waterloo, Florence Nightingale, founder of English nursing and - of course - Shakespeare. So far, the list of possible choices for the ￡50 note is quite predictable (可预测的). There#39;s Sir Francis Drake, to represent the achievements of English explorers in the sixteenth century. Then we have Lord Nelson, another sailor and the man who won the battle of Trafalgar in 1805 for England. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the engineer, is also on the list because of the magnificent bridges which he built. The Bank will not forget music this time either - sir Edward Elgar, one of our most famous composers of the nineteenth century is a possible choice. If they choose a woman, the faminist (女权主义者) movement has two representatives; Boadicea, Queen of the early English tribes of the first century, who fought against the Romans, or Emily Pankhurst, who fought to get the vote for women early in this century.

What do you think of this selection? There#39;s no one who was alive in the last fifty years on it and no political leader. Why not? Why doesn#39;t the Bank choose popular heroes-like the Beetles, for example? Write and tell “BBC Modern English” who is on your list for this banknote. Imagine you have to choose some personality to go on a banknote in your own country. Who is your choice?

26. “Inflation” in this story means _________.

○A. “rise in prices resulting from an increase in the money, credit, etc.”

○B. “the rise and fall of the voice in speaking”

○C. “the process of inflating or being inflated”

○D. “an illness brought by infection”

27. Who dislike(s) inflation most?

○A. Ordinary people.

○B. Merchants.

○C. Officials.

○D. The Bank of England.

28. Why is there no-one who was alive in the last fifty years in the selection and no political leader?

○A. Because the Bank of England does not like contemporary figures and political leaders.

○B. Because living personalities and political leaders are not as influential as anyone in this selection.

○C. Because the Bank of England usually chooses safe and historical personalities.

○D. Because living personalities and political leaders are not allowed to be put on the back of the new banknote.

29. The British army at Waterloo was fighting against _________.

○A. the Indian army

○B. the French army

○C. the Spanish army

○D. the Russian army

30. BBC Modern English is _____________.

○A. a book

○B. a TV program

○C. a TV guide

○D. a magazine for students of English as a foreign language

第四部分概括大意 (20分)

给下面一篇文章的每一段概括大意。每一段的主题用一个或几个单词表示，空出的词已给出了第一个字母，请把其余字母补全。

31. F abundance and Price Rising

The long years of food shortage in this country have suddenly give way to apparent abundance. Stores and shops are choked with food. Rationing (定量供应) is virtually suspended (暂停), and overseas suppliers (供应商) have been asked to hold back deliveries. Yet, instead of joy, there is wide-spread uneasiness and confusion. Why do food prices keep on rising when there seems to be so much more food about? Is the abundance only temporary, or has it come to stay? Does it mean that we need to think less now about producing more food at home? No one knows what to expect.

32. Rea

The recent growth of export surpluses on the world food market has certainly been unexpectedly great, partly because a strange sequence of two successful grain harvests in North America is now being followed by a third. Most of Britain#39;s overseas suppliers of meat, too, are offering more this year and home production has also risen.

33. E of Food Situation

But the effect of all this on the food situation in this country has been made worse by a simultaneous rise in food prices, due chiefly to the gradual cutting down of government support for food. The shops are overstocked (存货过多) with food out only because there is more food available, but also because people, frightened by high prices, are buying less of it.

34. Fa of World Prices

Moreover, the rise in domestic prices has come at a time when world pries have begun to fall with the result that imported food, with the exception of grain, is often cheaper than the home-produced variety. And now grain prices, too, are falling. Consumers are beginning to ask why they should not be enabled to benefit form this trend.

35. The Res of Farmers Fear

The significance of these developments is not lost on farmers. The older generation have seen it all happen before. Despite the present price and market guarantees, farmers fear they are about to be squeezed between cheap food imports and a shrinking home market. Present production is running at 51 per cent above pre-war levels, and the government has called for an expansion to 60 per cent by 1956; but repeated Ministerial (内阁的) advice is carrying little weight and the expansion programme is not working very well.

第五部分阅读理解 (120分)

Passage 1

There are striking differences between financial markets on the Continent of Europe on the one hand, and in Britain on the other. In Britain, the market is really the City of London. It is a free market: and it controls most of the flow of savings to investment. On the Continent, either a few banks or government institutions dominate the money markets. In France and Italy, for example, government bureaucrats (官僚) direct the flow of funds to suit their economic plans. In Germany the flow is directed by the all-powerful banks. In Britain there is more free interplay (相互作用) of market forces and far fewer regulations, rules and “red tape”. A French banker summed it up this way : “ On the Continent you can#39;t do anything unless you#39;ve been old you can; in England on the other hand you can do everything as long as you haven#39;t been told not to.”

There are many basic reasons for these differences. One is that Continental savers (储蓄者) tend to prefer gold, cash or short-term assets. They invest only 10% of their savings in institutions like pension funds or insurance companies. But in Britain 50% of savings goes to them, and they, in turn, invest directly in equity (证券) market. A far lower proportion of savings is put in the banks in the form of liquid assets than on the Continent. Continent governments intervene directly or through the banks to collect saving together and transform them into medium or long-term loans for investment. The equity market is largely by-passed. On the Continent economic planning tends to be far more centralized (把……集中起来) than in Britain. In Britain it is possible to influence decisions affecting the country#39;s economy from within the City. It attracts a skilled and highly qualified work force. In France, on the other hand, an intelligent young man who wants a career in finance would probably find the civil service more attractive.

In Britain the market or more accurately, money tends to be regarded as an end in itself. On the Continent it is regarded as a means to an end; investment in the economy. To British eyes continental systems with the possible exception of the Dutch seem bureaucratic (官僚主义的), slow and inefficient. But there is one outstanding fact the City should not overlook. Britain#39;s growth rates and levels investment over the last ten years have been much lower than on the Continent. There are many reasons of this, but the City must take part of the blame. If it is accepted that the basic function of a financial market is to supply industry and commerce with finance in order to achieve desired rates of growth, it can be said that by concentrating on the market for its own sake the City has tended to forget that basic function.

36. What is the best title for the passage?

○A. Reasons behind the difference.

○B. Banking and Finance: a Basic Difference in Attitudes.

○C. Monetary Policy in Britain.

○D. The European Continent and Britain.

37. What seems to be the most basic reason for this difference?

○A. The British tend to regard money as an end, whereas Continental European consider it a means to an end.

○B. The British invest only 10% of their savings in pension funds.

○C. On the Continent you can#39;t do anything unless you have been told you can.

○D. Intelligent young men who want a career tend to go to civil service in the Continent.

38. According to the passage, the Dutch way of finance and banking ________.

○A. is similar to that of the French

○B. makes no difference whatever system it follows

○C. is perhaps resembling that of the British

○D. has a low efficiency

39. The word “striking” in Line 1 means ________.

○A. beating

○B. surplus

○C. noticeable

○D. seemingly

40. In what way does the Continental system seem better?

○A. The Continent maintains a higher growth rate and levels of investment.

○B. It has less proportions of savings in the form of liquid assets.

○C. It attracts intelligent young men.

○D. It functions properly despite the fact that the British discount it.

Passage 2

Insurance in respect of the property will be effected by the Society in accordance with the Rules and the mortgage conditions with such insurance companies as the Society may determined. The Society has a wide experience of insurance companies and of the terms offered by their policies, and places insurance with many companies who are able to provide the cover which and if so please contact immediately the Branch Office to which you submitted your application for loan, and so long as that company and its terms are acceptable to the Society cover will be arranged accordingly. If you should suggest a company and it is not one with which the Society does business you will be informed and offered a choice of other companies. You may request a change of insurance company at any time during the life of the mortgage. If your mortgage is under the endowment (损赠) scheme or supported by an insurance guarantee or if the documents of title specify the company to be used it may not be possible to accept your choice.

The initial sum insured will be the figure shown under the heading “Amount of Property Insurance” in the Details of Loan. This figure is the amount recommended by the Society#39;s valuer (估价者), as his estimate of the replacement cost of the building at the date of valuation, unless some other amount has been agreed in writing between you and the Society. No guarantee is given or implied that the amount of insurance will cover complete loss.

You are reminded that the market value of your property bears no relationship to the cost of replacement. The amount for which property is insuditions are not good, h 50 bonds are generally a better investment. This is because the interest paid b 51 bonds in fixed at a certain rate when they are issued the does not c 52 . Because of the relationship between the economy a 53 the performance of stocks and bonds, when people are not sure a 54 economic conditions, they may hesitate before buying anything. They prefer to wait a 55 see what happens to the prices and rates of interest of stocks and bonds before investing their money.

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