1、职称英语理工类 A、B、C 级综合试卷-6 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第 1 部分：词汇选项/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.The childs abnormal behavior puzzled the doctor.（分数：1.00）A.badB.frighteningC.repeatedD.unusual2.There is an abundant supply of cheap labor in this country.（分数：1.00）A.a steadyB.a plentifulC.an extraD.a meager3.Many fi
2、ne cooks insist on ingredients of the highest quality.（分数：1.00）A.demandB.rely onC.prepare forD.create4.Her behavior is extremely childish.（分数：1.00）A.simpleB.immatureC.beautifulD.foolish5.Gas does accumulate in the mines around here.（分数：1.00）A.increaseB.spreadC.collectD.grow6.Our plan is to allocate
3、one member of staff to handle appointments.（分数：1.00）A.assignB.persuadeC.askD.order7.Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers at speeds as high as two hundred miles per hour.（分数：1.00）A.velocitiesB.impulsesC.ratiosD.atrocities8.An important part of the national government is the Foreign
4、 Service, a branch of the Department of State.（分数：1.00）A.a unityB.a divisionC.an embassyD.an invasion9.In order to improve our standard of living, we have to accelerate production.（分数：1.00）A.step upB.decreaseC.stopD.control10.The poet William Carlos Williams was a New Jersey physician.（分数：1.00）A.doc
5、torB.professorC.physicistD.resident11.We shall take the treasure away to a safe place.（分数：1.00）A.cleanB.prettyC.distantD.secure12.Since the Great Depression, the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.（分数：1.00）A.slightB.surprisingC.suddenD.harmful13.Medici
6、ne depends on other fields for basic information, particularly some of their specialized branches.（分数：1.00）A.conventionallyB.obviouslyC.especiallyD.inevitably14.Cement was seldom used in building during the Middle Ages.（分数：1.00）A.crudelyB.rarelyC.originallyD.symbolically15.We also want to use the wa
7、ter to irrigate barren desert land.（分数：1.00）A.hairlessB.bareC.emptyD.bald二、B第 2 部分：阅读判断/B(总题数：1，分数：7.00)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出 7 个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。BEngineering Ethics/BEngineering ethics is attracting increasing interest in engineering universities throughout the nation. At Texas AAnalysis of the six in
8、fants whose ages were known showed that girl chimps were an average of 31 months old when they succeeded in fishing out their termites, Where the boy chimps were aged 58 months on average. Females were also more skillful at getting out more termites with every dip and used techniques similar to thei
9、r mothers while males did not.Instead of studying their mothers, the boy chimps spent a significantly greater amount of time frolicking around the termite mound. Behaviors such as playing or swinging might help the male infants later in life when typically male activities like hunting or fighting fo
10、r dominance become important, suggest the researchers.Lonsdorf adds that there are just two main sources of animal portein for chimps - the termites or colobus monkeys. “Mature males often hunt monkeys up trees, but females are almost always either pregnant or burdened with a clinging infant. This m
11、akes hunting difficult,“ she says. “Adult females spend more time fishing, for termites than males.“ So becoming proficient at termite fishing could mean adult females eat better. “They can watch their offspring at the same time. The young of both sexes seem to pursue activities related to their adu
12、lt sex roles at a very young age.“（分数：15.00）(1).Why do young female chimps learn faster than young male chirnps at fishing for termites?（分数：3.00）A.Because young female chimps dont play with their brothers.B.Because young female chimps begin to study their mothers earlier.C.Because young male chimps
13、never learn to fish for termites.D.Because young male chimps are not interested in termites.(2).What are the tools with which chimps fish for termites?（分数：3.00）A.Tree branches.B.Vegetation.C.Fruits.D.Grass.(3).Which of the following is true about chimps fishing for termites according to paragraph 6?
14、（分数：3.00）A.Males often compete with females in fishing for termites.B.Males could get out more termites with every dip.C.Females could get out more termites with every dip.D.Males are good at mastering technique for fishing for termites.(4).How did the researchers explain the fact that boy chimps sp
15、ent more time on playing?（分数：3.00）A.They like hunting.B.They enjoy fighting.C.It helps them to stay fit.D.It will make them good fighters and hunters in the future.(5).According to the last paragraph, which of the following is NOT true?（分数：3.00）A.Adult chimps hunt monkeys while young chimps fish for
16、 termites.B.The main source of animal protein for male chimps is colobus monkeys.C.The main source of animal protein for female chimps is termites.D.Female chimps fish for termites while watching their children.B第二篇/BBThe Net Cost of Making a Name for Yourself/BCompanies are paying up to $10,000 to
17、register a domain name on the Internet even though there is no guarantee that they will get the name they want.The task of registering domains ending in. com, org, .edu and. net is at present contracted out by the US government to the Virginia-based company Network Solutions. The contract runs out t
18、his year, and the government wants to bring in a different scheme.But last year, an ad hoc committee of the Internets great and good revealed its own plan. This involved setting up seven new domains, each indicating the kind of business or organisation using that name. The committee recruited 88 com
19、panies around the world to act as registrars for its firm, . shop, . web, . arts, . rec, . info and. nom domains. The US government has still to give the system its blessing, and may yet push ahead with its original scheme. Despite this, the 88 registrars have been taking applications for several mo
20、nths. They are due to start registering names this month with the Internet Council of Registrars, which grew out of the ad hoc committee.To prevent conflicting names from being registered, the council will take one name from each registrar in mm before going back for the second name in their queues,
21、 and so on. This has led to a flourishing trade, with companies trying to buy a place near the head of the queue. Global Names of Singapore is charging $10,000 to make sure a request for a name is the first one it sends off to the central database. Other registrars are charging nonrefundable deposit
22、s for places at the top of the queue. David Maher, chairman of the Policy Oversight Committee that is helping to set up and oversee the system, says that all registrars are subject to local laws regarding consumer protection and competition. But he says that the committee “will not act as an enforce
23、ment body in this area.“ （分数：15.00）(2).The. firm, . shop, . web, . arts, . rec, . info and. nom domains are NOT nm by（分数：3.00）A.a temporary committee organized by Internets influential services.B.the US government.C.88 registrars.D.Internet Council of Registrars.(3).Global Names of Singapore is（分数：3
24、.00）A.a company which applies for a name on the Internet.B.a registrar.C.a company under the supervision of Policy Oversight Committee.D.the central database.(5).What is the meaning of the phrase “net cost“ in the title?（分数：3.00）A.The amount of money covering the basics.B.The registration, fee for a
25、 domain name on the Internet.C.The amount of money for the construction of a network in a company.D.The amount of money paid to the Internet service annually.B第三篇/BBFlorida Hit by Cold Air Mass/BIn January, 2003, the eastern two-thirds of the United States was at the mercy of a bitterly cold air mas
26、s that has endangered Floridas citrus trees, choked northern harbors with ice and left bewildered residents of North Carolinas .Outer Banks digging out of up to a foot of snow.The ice chill deepened as temperatures fell to the single digits in most of the South, with an unfamiliar dip below the free
27、zing mark as far south as parts of interior South Florida. Temperatures in Florida plunged, with West Palm Beach dropping to a record low of 2 degrees.“We couldnt believe how cold it was,“ smd Martin King, who arrived this week in Orlando from England. “We brought shorts, T-shirt, and I had to go ou
28、t and buy another coat.“The temperature plunge posed a threat to Floridas US $9.1 billion-a-year citrus crop, more of which is still on the trees. Growers were hurrying to harvest as much of the fruit as possible before it was damaged by cold.“Time is of the essence in getting fruit to the plant,“ s
29、aid Tom Rogers, a citrus grower who. expected to see damage to oranges and grapefruit at that time.In Florida, Governor Jeb Bush signed an emergency order to eliminate the weight limit on trucks so citrus growers could get as much fruit to market as possible.Casey Pace, a spokeswoman for Florida Cit
30、rus Mutual, said growers had sprayed trees with sprinklers, which created a layer of ice and helped maintain a temperature near freezing. Citrus frees are considered in danger of damage if the temperature drops below minus 2 degrees Celsius for four hours or mote. Snow ranging from a dusting to up t
31、o 30 centimeters blanketed the Carolinas, Tennessee and pans of Virginia.（分数：15.00）(1).Which of the following statements is not meant in the first two paragraphs?（分数：3.00）A.The cold air mass was a threat to Floridas citrus crop.B.The temperature in the United States except the South dropped belowthe
32、 freezing mark.C.The northern harbors were blocked with ice.D.The eastern two thirds of the United States was hit by. cold air mass.(2).According to the second paragraph, in which area(s) did the temperature fall below zero?（分数：3.00）A.Most of the South.B.Parts of interior South Florida.C.West Palm B
33、each.D.All of the above.(3).Kings statement that “We brought shorts, T-shirt, and I had to go out and buy another coat.“ shows that（分数：3.00）A.he was caught by the sudden cold.B.he needed formal clothes.C.fashion in Florida is tempting.D.Florida is hot compared with England.(4).Governor Jeb issue the
34、 emergency order because he（分数：3.00）A.thought speed limit for trucks was unreasonable.B.tried to improve the traffic condition of the express ways.C.wanted to encourage trucks to transport as much fruit to market as possible,D.wanted to stop trucks from carrying too much fruit to market.(5).Which st
35、atement is NOT true according to the last paragraph?（分数：3.00）A.Sprinklers were used to protect citrus trees from being damaged.B.Citrus trees would be damaged if the temperature drops below minus 2 for four hours.C.The Carolinas, Tennessee and parts of Virginia were covered with snow.D.Florida Citru
36、s Mutual sprayed trees with sprinklers for citrus growers.五、B第 5 部分：补全短文/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)阅读下面的短文，文章中有 5 处空白，文章后面有 6 组文字，请根据文章的内容选择 5 组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。BDont Rely on Plankton to Save the Planet/BEncouraging plankton growth in the ocean has been touted by some as a promising way to remove carb
37、on dioxide from the atmosphere.U (46) /U.Adding iron to patches of ocean can make plankton bloom temporarily. The microscopic organisms suck up dissolved carbon dioxide from the water, which in turn is replaced by carbon dioxide from the air.U (47) /U.Jorge Sarmiento from Princeton and his colleague
38、s developed a complex computer model to analyse how factors such as ocean chemistry and water circulation would affect the process if 160, 000 square kilometres of ocean were seeded with iron for a month.U (48) /U.In their scenario, which covers an area 10 times as big as the largest experiment of t
39、his kind ever proposed, fertilising the ocean removes 1 million tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere - just 0.2 per cent of the carbon dioxide humankind spews out each month.Rough estimates in the past have predicted similarly disappointing results.U (49) /Usays Sallie Chisholm, an environmental eng
40、ineer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “But the take-home message is the same.U (50) /U“A Its opponents argue, however, that it will stop global warming.B Its opponents fear that it will damage the marine ecosystem, and now a computer model shows that the trick would also be remarkabl
41、y inefficient.C As plankton die and settle on the ocean floor, their carbon is supposedly locked up in the seabed,D They found that 100 years later only between 2 and 11 per cent of the extra carbon that was originally taken up by plankton had actually been removed from the atmosphere.E “These are n
42、ewer and better models,“F Ocean fertilisation is not the answer to global warming.（分数：10.00）(1).（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_六、B第 6 部分：完形填空/B(总题数：1，分数：15.00)阅读下面的短文，文中有 15 处空白，每处空白给出了 4 个选项，请根据短文的内容从 4 个选项中选择 1个最佳答案。BAnimals “Sixth Sense“/BA tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in t
43、he Indian Ocean in December, 2004. It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa. Wild animals,U (51) /U, seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami. This phenomenon adds weight to notions that they possess a “sixth sense“ forU (52) /U, experts said.Sri Lankan wildlife officials have
44、 said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean islands coast clearlyU (53) /Uwild beasts, with no dead animals found.“No elephants are dead, notU (54) /Ua dead rabbit. I think animals canU (55) /Udisaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening,“ H.
45、D. Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lankas Wildlife Department, said about one month after the tsunami attack. TheU (56) /Uwashed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast, Sri Lankas biggest wildlifeU (57) /Uand home to hundreds of wild elephants and several l
46、eopards.“There has been a lot ofU (58) /Uevidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not been proven,“ said Matthew van Lierop, an animal behaviorU (59) /Uat Johannesburg Zoo.“There have been noU (60) /Ustudies because you cant really test it i
47、n a lab or field setting,“ he told Reuters. Other authorities concurred with thisU (61) /U.“Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certainU (62) /U, especially birds. there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters,“ said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife.Ani
48、malsU (63) /Urely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators.The notion of an animal “sixth sense“ - orU (64) /Uother mythical power - is an enduring one which the evidence on Sri Lankas ravaged coast is likely to add to.The Romans saw owlsU (65) /Uomens of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.（分数：15.00）A.thereforeB.howeverC.althoughD.whateverA.sheltersB.foodsC.disastersD.waterA.missedB.protectedC.raisedD.caughtA.such
