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1、职称英语理工类 A 类-概括大意与完成句子专项突破及答案解析(总分：99.84，做题时间：90 分钟)一、概括大意与完成句子(总题数：4，分数：100.00)Memory Test1“I am going to give you five techniques that will enable you to remember anything you need to know at school,“ promised lecturer lan Robinson to a hundred schoolchildren. He slapped his hand down on the table.

2、 “When Ive finished in two hours time, your work will be far more effective and productive. Anyone not interested, leave now. “ The entire room sat still.2Robinson calls himself the Mind Magician (魔术师). He specializes in doing magic tricks that look totally impossible, and then he reveals that they

3、involve nothing more mysterious than good old-fashioned trickery (骗术). “I have always been interested in tricks involving memory-being able to reel off (一口气说出) the order of cards in a pack, that sort of thing,“ he explains.3Robinson was already lecturing to schools on his magic techniques when it st

4、ruck him that students might find memory techniques even more valuable. “It wasnt a difficult area to move into, as the stuffs all there in books. “ So he summarized everything to make a two-hour lecture about five techniques.4“You want to learn a list of a hundred things? A thousand No problem,“ sa

5、ys Robinson. The scandal is that every child is not taught the techniques from the beginning of their school life. The schoolchildren who were watching him thought it was brilliant. “I wish Id been told this earlier,“ commented Mark, after Robinson had shown them how to construct “mental journeys“.5

6、Essentially, you visualize (想象) a walk down a street, or a trip round a room, and pick the points where you will put the things you want to rememberthe lamppost, the fruit bowl. Then in each location you put a visual representation of your listphrasal verbs, historical dates, whatevermaking them as

7、strange as possible. It is that simple, and it works.6The reaction of schools has been uniformly enthusiastic. “The pupils benefited enormously from lans presentation,“ says Dr. Johnston, head of the school where Robinson was speaking. “Ideally we should run a regular class in memory techniques so p

8、upils can pick it up gradually. /（分数：24.96）(1).AGood resultsBAn ancient skillCGaining attentionDMemory tricksEA lecture on memory techniquesFWays to improve memoryParagraph 2 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 3 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 4 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 5 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(5).Abook

9、sBlectureCtricksDfactsEmemoryFlistThe memory techniques used are no more complex than the old _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(6).Robinson taught children to use “mental journeys“ to improve _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(7).Robinson told the pupils that all the memory techniques could be found in _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(8).The s

10、choolchildren got a lot from the magicians _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_DVD for Rent1Apay-for-play system for video DVD will emerge by summer as an alternative, and possibly a competitor, to the DVDformat currently available.2The new system, called Digital Video Express (Divx), operates like a DVD player, exce

11、pt for the specially coded discs. These will cost $5 for initial viewing over a 48-hour period and can be viewed again for additional fees and even purchased for unlimited viewing.3Divx combines the service of a video rental (出租的) store with the operation of a pay-per-view TV channel. Unlike a rente

12、d videotape, though, the Divx disc neednt be returned. Customers can retain the disc for replay in the future at an additional fee, or simply throw it away.4Subsequent plays, or the purchase of unlimited-viewing rights, are billed to the customers Divx account and charged to a credit card. The playe

13、rs built-in memory keeps track of all Divx plays, and sends this information by toll-free phone modem (调制解调器) to the Divx record-keeping centre. Each Divx disc and player has a unique identification code, so the system knows which discs have been played and where.5Some Divx discs could be converted

14、for unlimited play at a price likely to be lower than buying a conventional DVD. Others, called Divx Gold, would be sold from the beginning for unlimited play without further charge. Although conventional DVDs will run in a Divx player, conventional DVD players will lack the decoding and communicati

15、ons ability to play. Divx discs. Divx players will be offered by Panasonic, RCA, and Zenith.6About 100 discs will be available initially from Disney, Dreamworks, Paramount, and Universal, growing to 500 titles within a year. Other film makers have yet to adopt the Divx system, which is owned by reta

16、iler Circuit City, the 350-store electronics chain that bankrolled (提供资金) its development.（分数：24.96）(1).ABooming Business of Circuit CityBSuperior Quality of Conventional DVDDiscsCThe New System Called DivxDUnlimited Play of Divx DiscsEDisc-play Tracking and Billing SystemsFTwo Functions CombinedPar

17、agraph 2 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 3 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 4 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 5 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(5).Awill not be taken back by the shopBis specially codedCis bankrolled by Panasonic, etcDis likely to be cheaper than the conventional DVDdiscEhas been played and whereFis o

18、wned by retailer Circuit CityThe Divx disc is different from the rented videotape in that once offered, the Divx disc _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(6).Every Divx disc has a special code so that the rental shop can identify which disc _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(7).If converted for unlimited use, the Divx disc _.（分数：3.1

19、2）填空项 1:_(8).The conventional DVD player cannot play any Divx disc because the disc _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_Cloning (克隆): Future Perfect?1A clone is an exact copy of a plant or animal produced from any one cell. Since Scottish scientists reported that they had managed to clone a sheep named Dolly in 1997,

20、 research into cloning has grown rapidly. In May 1998, scientists in Massachusetts managed to create two identical calves (牛犊) using cloning technology. A mouse has also been cloned successfully. But the debate over cloning humans really started when Chicago physicist Richard Seed made a surprising

21、announcement: “We will have managed to clone a human being within the next two years. “ he told the world.2Seeds announcement provoked a lot of media attention, most of it negative. In Europe, nineteen nations have already signed an agreement banning human cloning and in the U.S. the President annou

22、nced: “We will be introducing a law to ban all human cloning and many states in the U.S. will have passed anti-cloning laws by the end of the year. “3Many researchers are not so negative about cloning. They are worried that laws banning human cloning will threaten important research. In March, The N

23、ew England Journal of Medicine called any plan to ban research on cloning humans seriously mistaken. Many researchers also believe that in spite of attempts to ban it, human cloning will have become routine by 2010 because it is impossible to stop the progress of science.4Is there reason to fear tha

24、t cloning will lead to a nightmare word? The public has been bombarded (轰炸) with newspaper articles, television shows and films, as well as cartoons. Such information is often misleading, and makes people wonder what on earth the scientists will be doing next.5Within the next five to ten years scien

25、tists will probably have found a way of cloning humans. It could be that pretty soon we will be able to choose the person that we want our child to look like. But how would it feel to be a clone among hundreds, the anti-cloners ask. Pretty cool, answer the pro-cloners (赞成克隆的人).（分数：24.96）(1).AStrong

26、reactionsBAnxiety about the future of cloningCThe right to chooseDWhat is cloning?EArguments in favor of cloningFA common sightParagraph 1 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 2 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 3 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 4 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(5).Athe nucleus of a cellBcloned human being

27、sCa human being in two yearsDa law to ban human cloningEa report on human cloningFheavy media coverageRichard Seed claimed to be able to clone _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(6).Richard Seeds announcement received _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(7).The United States will introduce _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(8).Within ten years scien

28、tists will probably have _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_Earth Angels1Joying Brescia was 8 years old when she noticed that cigarette butts (烟头) were littering her hometown beach in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. When she learned that it takes five years for the remains of a cigarette to disintegrate, she decided

29、to take action. Joying launched a “No Butts on the Beach“ campaign. She raised money and awareness about the need to keep the beaches clean. With the help of others, Joying also bought or received donations of gallon-size plastic ice-cream buckets. The buckets were filled with sand, and placed at al

30、l public-access areas of the beach. The buckets allowed people to dispose of their cigarettes before hitting the beach. Two years later, Joying says the buckets are full and the beach is nearly free of cigarette debris (残片).2People who live in or visit Steamboat Springs, Colorado, have Carter Dunham

31、 to thank for a new state wildlife refuge that preserves 20 acres of marshland and many species of wildlife. Carter and other students wrote a management plan for the area around the Yampa River. The plan was part of a class project when Carter was a freshman at Steamboat Springs High School. Workin

32、g with the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Carter and his classmates mapped the area and species of animals living there. They also made decisions about, among other things, where fences and parking areas should be built.3Barbara Brown and her friends collect oil. It started as a project for their 4H

33、 Club after one of the girls noticed her father using motor oil to kill weeds on their farm in Victoria, Texas. They did some research and discovered that oil can contaminate ground watera real danger in rural areas, where people live off the water on their land. The girls researched ways to recycle

34、 oil and worked with a local oil-recycling company on the issue. Now, the “Dont Be Crude“ program runs oil-collection sitestanks that hold up to 460 gallonswhere people in the community can dispose of their oil.4Five years ago, 11-year-old Ryan Hreljac was a little boy with a big dream: for all the

35、people in Africa to have clean drinking water. His dream began in the first grade when he learned that people were dying because they didnt have clean water, and that as little as $70 could build a well. “We really take water for granted,“ says Ryan, of Kemptville, Ontario, in Canada. “In other coun

36、tries, you have to plan for it. “ Ryan earned the first $70 by doing extra chores (零工), but with the help of others, he has since raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. His efforts led to the start of the Ryans Well Foundation, which raises money for clean water and health-related services for peo

37、ple in African countries and developing countries.（分数：24.96）(1).AProvide Clean WaterBDig Oil WellsCSave Clean WaterDDont LitterEDont Be CrudeFProtect WildlifeParagraph 1 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 2 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 3 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 4 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(5).Amake new

38、materialsBpreserve wetland and animalsChave clean airDhave clean waterEcollect cigarette buttsFcollect disposed oilJoying placed the buckets at all public-access areas to _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(6).People are grateful to Carter Dunham for his efforts to _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(7).Disposed oil and many other i

39、tems can be reused to _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_(8).Ryan, with the help of others, is fulfilling his dream of help African people to _.（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_职称英语理工类 A 类-概括大意与完成句子专项突破答案解析(总分：99.84，做题时间：90 分钟)一、概括大意与完成句子(总题数：4，分数：100.00)Memory Test1“I am going to give you five techniques that will enable you to rem

40、ember anything you need to know at school,“ promised lecturer lan Robinson to a hundred schoolchildren. He slapped his hand down on the table. “When Ive finished in two hours time, your work will be far more effective and productive. Anyone not interested, leave now. “ The entire room sat still.2Rob

41、inson calls himself the Mind Magician (魔术师). He specializes in doing magic tricks that look totally impossible, and then he reveals that they involve nothing more mysterious than good old-fashioned trickery (骗术). “I have always been interested in tricks involving memory-being able to reel off (一口气说出

42、) the order of cards in a pack, that sort of thing,“ he explains.3Robinson was already lecturing to schools on his magic techniques when it struck him that students might find memory techniques even more valuable. “It wasnt a difficult area to move into, as the stuffs all there in books. “ So he sum

43、marized everything to make a two-hour lecture about five techniques.4“You want to learn a list of a hundred things? A thousand No problem,“ says Robinson. The scandal is that every child is not taught the techniques from the beginning of their school life. The schoolchildren who were watching him th

44、ought it was brilliant. “I wish Id been told this earlier,“ commented Mark, after Robinson had shown them how to construct “mental journeys“.5Essentially, you visualize (想象) a walk down a street, or a trip round a room, and pick the points where you will put the things you want to rememberthe lamppo

45、st, the fruit bowl. Then in each location you put a visual representation of your listphrasal verbs, historical dates, whatevermaking them as strange as possible. It is that simple, and it works.6The reaction of schools has been uniformly enthusiastic. “The pupils benefited enormously from lans pres

46、entation,“ says Dr. Johnston, head of the school where Robinson was speaking. “Ideally we should run a regular class in memory techniques so pupils can pick it up gradually. /（分数：24.96）(1).AGood resultsBAn ancient skillCGaining attentionDMemory tricksEA lecture on memory techniquesFWays to improve memoryParagraph 2 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D）解析：(2).Paragraph 3 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）解析：(3).Paragraph 4 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）解析：(4).Paragraph 5 _（分数：3.12）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）解析：(5).AbooksBlectureCtricksDfactsEmemoryFlistThe memory techniques used are no more complex than the old _