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1、职称英语理工类 C 级-12 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.I didnt ask because I was afraid of looking stupid.（分数：1.00）A.foolishB.boringC.childishD.exciting2.What were the effects of the decision she made?（分数：1.00）A.reasonsB.resultsC.causesD.bases3.Universities usually give diploma

2、s or certificates to students who complete course requi-rements Uadequately/U.（分数：1.00）A.responsiblyB.sufficientlyC.patientlyD.successfully4.We have to ask them to quit talking in order that all people present could hear us clearly.（分数：1.00）A.increaseB.ceaseC.continueD.keep5.Of the reptile groups, t

3、he snake group was the final one to appear.（分数：1.00）A.lastB.bestC.ugliestD.longest6.The committee comprises five persons.（分数：1.00）A.absorbsB.concernsC.excludesD.involves7.The normal price of a ticket for an adult is $ 230.（分数：1.00）A.ordinaryB.properC.fairD.medium8.All the people gathered at Mary s h

4、ouse.（分数：1.00）A.collectedB.fixedC.dividedD.assist9.The Klondike was the scene of one of the biggest gold rushes the world has ever known.（分数：1.00）A.locationB.viewC.eventD.landscape10.In a bullfight, it is the movement, not the color, of objects that Uarouses/U the bull.（分数：1.00）A.confusesB.excitesC.

5、scaresD.satisfies11.A will is a document written to ensure that the wishes of the deceased (已故的) are realized.（分数：1.00）A.fulfilledB.acceptedC.adoptedD.received12.Both main parties are backing these proposals.（分数：1.00）A.supportingB.discussingC.suggestingD.making13.She has been the subject of Umassive

6、/U media covera, ge.（分数：1.00）A.extensiveB.negativeC.expensiveD.active14.Mary called me up very late last night.（分数：1.00）A.praised meB.visited meC.telephoned meD.waked me15.The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.（分数：1.00）A.rejectedB.investigatedC.proposedD.exposed二、B第 2 部分：阅读判断

7、/B(总题数：1，分数：7.00)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了 7 个句子，清根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择 A 项；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择 B 项；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请选择 C 项。BPlants in Desert/BOnly special plants can survive the terrible climate of a desert, for these are regions when the annual range of the soil temperature can be over 75. Furthermo

8、re, during the summer there are few clouds in the sky to protect plans from the sun s ray. Another problem is the fact that there are frequently strong winds that drive small, sharp particles of sand into the plants,earing and damaging them. The most difficult probiem for all forms of plant life, ho

9、wever, is the fact that the entire annual rainfall occurs during a few days or weeks in spring.Grasses and flowers in desert survive from one year to the next by existing through the long, hot, dry season in the form of seeds. These seeds remain inactive unless the fight amount ofrain falls. If no r

10、ain falls, or if insufficient rain falls, they wait until the next year, or even still the next. Another factor that helps these plants to survive is the fact that their life cycles are short. By the time the water from the spring rains disappears just a few weeks after it falls such plants no longe

11、r need any.The perennials (多年生植物) have special features that enable them to survive as plants for several years. Thus, nearly all desert perennials have extensive root systems below ground and a small shoot system above ground. The large root network enables the plant to absorb as much water as poss

12、ible in short time. The small shoot system, on the other hand, considerably limits water loss by evaporation.Another feature of many perennials is that after the rainy season they 10se their leaves in preparation for the long, dry season, just as trees in wetter climates lose theirs in preparation f

13、or the winter. This reduces their water loss by evaporation (蒸发) duing the dry season. Then, in next rainy season, they come fully alive once more, and grow new branches, leaves and flowers, just as the grasses and flowers in desert do.（分数：7.00）(1).Ordinary plants are unable to survive in the desert

14、 mainly because of the changeable weather.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(2).Grasses and flowers in desert are unable to survive because they stay in the form of seeds to wait for the right amount of water to come.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(3).Grasses and flo

15、wers in the desert whose life cycles are short shows their ability to adapt to the quick disappearance of rainwater there after it falls in spring.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(4).Winter is the toughest season for the grasses and flowers to survive.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong

16、C.C. Not mentioned(5).The shoot system of perennials can help the plants absorb less of the sun s ray.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned(6).The theme of the second last paragraph is why the perennials can survive as plants for several years.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not ment

17、ioned(7).Desert perennials lose their leaves after the rainy season just as trees in wetter climates lose theirs in wetter climates because winter arrives, but the reasons for this features are different.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Not mentioned三、B第 3 部分：概括大意与完成句子(总题数：1，分数：8.00)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有

18、 2 项测试任务：(1)14 题要求从所给的 6 个选项中为第 25 段每段选择1 个正确的小标题：(2)第 58 题要求从所给的 6 个选项中选择 4 个正确的选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案写在相应的横线上。 BFord/BFords great strength was the manufacturing process not invention. Long before he started a car company, he was a worker, known for picking up pieces of metal and wire and turning them in

19、to machines. He started putting cars together in 1891. Although it was by no means the first popular automobile.the Model T showed the world just how creative Ford was at combining technology and market.The companys assembly line alone threw Americas Industrial Revolution into overdrive (高速运转). Inst

20、ead of having workers put together the entire .car, Fords friends, who were great toohnakers from Scotland, organized teams that added parts to each Model T as it moved down a line. By the time Fords Highland Park plant was humming (嗡嗡作响) along in 1914, the worlds first automatic conveyor belt could

21、 turn out a car every 93 minutes.The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with the $ 5a day minimum wage scheme, the greatest contribution he had ever made. The average wage in the auto industry then was $ 2.34 for a 9-hour shift. Ford not only doubled that, he also took an hour off the workday. I

22、n those years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much for doing something that didnt involve all awful lot of training or education. The Wall Street Journal called the plan “an economic crime“, and critics everywhere laughed at Ford.But as the wage increased later to daily $10, it prov

23、ed a critical component of Fords dream to make the automobile accessible (可及的) to all. The critics were too stupid to understand that because Ford had lowered his costs per car, the higher wages didnt matter except for making it possible for more people to buy Cars.（分数：8.00）(1).Paragraph 1 _.（分数：1.0

24、0）A.B.C.D.(2).Paragraph 2 _.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Paragraph 3 _.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Paragraph 4 _.（分数：1.00）A.Fords OpponentsB.The Assembly LineC.Fords Great DreamD.The Establishment of the CompanyE.Fords Biggest Contribution F. Fords Great Talent(5).The assembly line made it possible to _.（分数：1.00）A

25、.B.C.D.(6).Ford was the first to adopt _.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).Fords cars became available to ordinary people thanks to _.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).Fords higher-wage and lower-cost strategy was strongly _.（分数：1.00）A.criticized by the mediaB.the low wage in the auto industryC.their lower pricesD.produce ca

26、rs in large numbersE.the 8-hour shift F. combined technology and market四、B第 4 部分：阅读理解/B(总题数：3，分数：45.00)下面有 3 篇短文，每篇短文后有 5 道题，每道题后面有 4 个选项。B第一篇/BBA Thirsty World/BThe world is not only hungry; it is also thirsty for water. This seems strange to you, since nearly 75% of the earths surface is covered w

27、ith water. But about 97% of this huge amount is from sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes, underground, and other sources. And we cannot even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of iceberg (冰山) and glaciers (冰串

28、). Even worse, some of it has been polluted.At the moment, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us. However, our need for water is increasing rapidly. Only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on. A limited water supply w

29、ould have a bad effect onagriculture and industry.In addition to stopping wasting our precious water, one useful step we should take is to develop ways of reusing it. Experiments have already been done in this field, but only on a small scale.Today, in most large cities tanks, water is used only onc

30、e and it eventually returns to the sea or runs into underground storage tanks. But it is possible to pipe water that has been used to a purifying (净化) plant. There it can be filtered (过滤) and treated with chemicals so that it can be used again just as it were fresh from a spring.But even if every la

31、rge city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. Where could we turn next? To the oceans! All wed have to do to make use of the vast amount of sea-water is remove the salt. This salt-removing process is already in use in many parts of the wodd.（分数：15.00）(1).The phrase “the wor

32、d“ in the first line of the passage refers to _.（分数：3.00）A.“man“B.“you“C.“woman“D.“they“(2).What percentage of the earths water can man actually use at present?（分数：3.00）A.Nearly 75 percent.B.About 97 percent.C.Exactly 3 percent.D.Less than 3 percent.(3).According to the passage, we can avoid a world

33、wide water shortage in the future by _.（分数：3.00）A.increasing rainfallB.reusing water and utilizing sea-waterC.cutting down our consumption of waterD.reducing the number of factories producing steel(4).Which of the following statements, according to the passage, is NOT true?（分数：3.00）A.A limited water

34、 supply will affect industrial production.B.Every large city purifies and reuses its water.C.Purified water is not exactly as fresh as spring water.D.Oceans are the largest water source.(5).According to the passage, sea-water can be turned into fresh water by._.（分数：3.00）A.heating it upB.treating it

35、with chemicalsC.taking salt out of itD.drying it upB第二篇/BBStress Level Tied to Education Level/BPeople with less education suffer fewer stressful days, according to a report in the current issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.However, the study also found that when less-educated people

36、 did suffer stress it was more severe and had a larger impact on their health.From this, researchers have concluded that the day-to-day factors that cause stress are not random. Where you are in society determines the kinds of problems that you have each day, and howwell you will cope with them.The

37、research team interviewed a national sample of 1,031 adults daily for eight days about their stress level and health. People without a high school diploma reported stress on 30 percent of the study days, people with a high school degree reported stress 38 percent of the time, and people with college

38、 degrees reported stress 44 percent of the time.“Less advantaged people are less healthy on a daily basis and are more likely to have downward tums in their health.“ lead researcher Dr. Joseph Grzywacz,of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, said in a prepared statement. “The downward tums

39、 in health were connected with daily stressors. and the effect of daily stressors on their health is much more devastating for the less advantaged.“Grzywacz suggested follow-up research to determine why less-educated people report fewer days of stress when it is known their stress is more acute and

40、chronic.“If something happens every day, maybe its not seen as a stressor“ Grzywacz says. “Maybe it is just life.“stressor n.紧张刺激物devastating adj.毁灭性的follow-up n. (对病人的)随访（分数：15.00）(1).Stress level is closely related to _.（分数：3.00）A.family sizeB.social statusC.body weightD.work experience(2).The 1,0

41、31 adults were interviewed _.（分数：3.00）A.on adaily basis for 8 daysB.during one of eight daysC.all by GrzywaczD.in groups(3).Which group reported the biggest number of stressful days?（分数：3.00）A.People without any education.B.People without high school degrees.C.People with high school degrees.D.Peopl

42、e with college degrees.(4).The less advantaged people are, the greater _.（分数：3.00）A.the impact of stress on their health isB.the effect of education on their health isC.the level of their education isD.the degree of their health concem is(5).Less-educated people report fewer days of stress possibly

43、because _.（分数：3.00）A.they dont want to tell the trothB.they dont want to face the truthC.stress is too common a factor in their lifeD.their stress is more acuteB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 m

44、ass that has endangered Floridas citrus trees, choked 3 northern harbors with ice and leftbewildered 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 fr

45、eezing 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,“ said Martin King, who arrived this week in Orlando from England “We brought shorts, T-shirt, and I had to go

46、 out and buy another coat.“The temperature plunge posed a threat to Floridas USS 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,

47、“ said 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 C

48、itrus Mutual, said growers had sprayed trees with sprinklers, which created a layer of ice and helped maintain a temperature near freezing. Citrus trees are considered in danger of damage if the temperature drops below minus 2 degrees Celsius for four hours or more. Snow ranging from a dusting to up

49、 to 30 centimeters blanketed the Carolinas, Tennessee and parts of Virginia.citrus n. 柠檬，柑橘；柑橘属果树bewilder v. 使迷惑；使为难；弄糊涂sprinklern. 洒水器；洒水手Celsius adj.摄氏的shorts n. 宽松运动裤；男式短衬裤（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 Uni