[外语类试卷]2010年职称英语（理工类）C级真题试卷及答案与解析.doc

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1、2010年职称英语（理工类） C级真题试卷及答案与解析 一、 词汇选项 (第 1-15题，每题 1分，共 15分 ) 下面每个句子中均有 1个词或短语在括号中，请为每处括号部分的词汇或短语确定1个意义最为接近选项。 1 The company has the right to end his employment at any time （ A） provide （ B） stop （ C） offer （ D） continue 2 In the process， the light energy converts to heat energy （ A） reduces （ B） chang

2、es （ C） leaves （ D） drops 3 She gave up her job and started writing poetry （ A） abandoned （ B） lost （ C） took （ D） created 4 Were happy to report that business is booming this year （ A） risky （ B） successful （ C） failing （ D） open 5 Weve been through some rough times together （ A） long （ B） happy （

3、C） difficult （ D） short 6 The thief was finally captured two miles away from the village （ A） caught （ B） killed （ C） found （ D） jailed 7 What are my chances of promotion if I stay here? （ A） retirement （ B） advertisement （ C） advancement （ D） replacement 8 I propose that we discuss this at the next

4、 meeting （ A） suggest （ B） demand （ C） order （ D） request 9 Rodman met with Tony to try and settle the dispute over his contract （ A） solve （ B） avoid （ C） mark （ D） involve 10 Can you give a concrete example to support your idea? （ A） specific （ B） real （ C） special （ D） good 11 It was a fascinatin

5、g painting， with clever use of color and light （ A） large （ B） wonderful （ C） new （ D） familiar 12 Weve seen a marked shift in our approach to the social issues （ A） clear （ B） regular （ C） quick （ D） great 13 I was shocked when I saw the size of the telephone bill （ A） excited （ B） angry （ C） lost

6、（ D） surprised 14 The police took fingerprints and identified the body （ A） recognized （ B） missed （ C） discovered （ D） touched 15 If we leave now， we should miss the traffic （ A） direct （ B） stop （ C） mix （ D） avoid 二、 阅读判断 (第 16-22题，每题 1分，共 7分 ) 下面的短文后列出了 7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择 A；

7、如果该句提供的是错误 信息，请选择 B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择 C。 15 A Great Quake Coming? Everyone who lives in San Francisco knows that earthquakes are common in the Bay Area-and they can be devastating In 1906， for example， a major quake destroyed about 28,000 buildings and killed hundreds， perhaps thousands of people Re

8、sidents now wonder when the next“Big One”will strike Its bound to happen someday At least seven active fault(断层 )lines run through the San Francisco area Faults are places where pieces of Earths crust(地壳 )slide past each other When these pieces slip， the ground shakes To prepare for that day， scient

9、ists are using new techniques to reanalyze the 1906 earthquake and predict how bad the damage might be when the next one happens One new finding about the 1906 quake is that the San Andreas Fault split apart faster than scientists had assumed at the time During small earthquakes， faults rupture(断裂 )

10、at about 2.7 kilometers per second During bigger quakes， however， ruptures can happen at rates faster than 3.5 kilometers per second At such high speeds， massive amounts of pressure build up， generating underground waves that can cause more damage than the quake itself Lucky for San Francisco，these

11、pressure pulses(脉冲 )traveled away from the city during the 1906 event As bad as the damage was， it could have been far worse Looking ahead， scientists are trying to predict when the next major quake will occur Records show that earthquakes were common before 1906 Since then， the area has been relati

12、vely quiet Patterns in the data， however， suggest that the probability of a major earthquake striking the Bay Area before 2032 is at least 62 percent New buildings in San Francisco are quite safe in case of future quakes Still， more than 84 percent of the citys buildings are old and weak Analyses su

13、ggest that another massive earthquake would cause extensive damage People who live there today tend to feel safe because San Francisco has remained pretty quiet for a while According to the new research， however， its not a matter of“if”the Big One will hit Its just a matter of when 16 The San Franci

14、sco area is located above several active fault lines （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 17 The 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is the most severe one in American history （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 18 The highest speed of fault ruptures in the 1906 quake was more than 3.5 kilomet

15、ers per second （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 19 Earthquakes rarely happened in San Francisco before 1906 （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 20 San Francisco is fully prepared for another big earthquake （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 21 Scientists will be able to predict th

16、e exact time of an earthquake soon （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 22 A major earthquake striking San Francisco someday is inevitable （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Not mentioned 三、 概括大意与完成句子 (第 23-30题，每题 1分，共 8分 ) 下面的短文后有 2项测试任务： (1)第 23-26题要求从所给的 6个选项中为第 2-5段每段选择一个最佳标题； (2)第 27-30题要求从所给的 6个选项

17、中为每个句子确定一个最佳选项。 22 Cell Phones 1 Believe it or not， cell phones have been around for over a quarter of a century The first commercial cell phone system was developed by the Japanese in 1979， but cell phones have changed a lot since that time The early cell phones were big and heavy but they have dev

18、eloped into small and light palm sized models There have been huge developments in their functions， too： we have had call forwarding，text messaging， answering services and hands-free use for years， but now there are countless new facilities， such as instant access to the Internet and receiving and s

19、ending photos 2 Cell phones have become very common in our lives： recent statistics suggest as many as one in three people on the planet now have a cell phone， and most of them say they couldnt live without one Cell phones are used in every area of our lives and have become a necessary tool， used fo

20、r essential arrangements， social contact and business They have made it easier to call for help on the highway They have made it possible to keep in touch with people“on the move”-when people are traveling 3 Cell phones have made communication easier and have reduced the need for family arguments!We

21、 can use cell phones to let our family know well be late or if theres a sudden change of plan or an emergency Cell phones have eased the worries of millions of parents when their teenagers are out late： they can now contact their children at any time 4 This does not mean that cell phones are all goo

22、d news They have brought with them a number of new headaches for their owners： it costs a lot to replace stolen phones， something that is becoming a frequent occurrence， and have you ever seen such huge phone bills?More serious， however， is the potential health problem they bring： there are fears th

23、at radiation from the phones may cause brain tumor(肿瘤 ) This may be a time bomb waiting to happen to younger people who have grown up with cell phones that they simply cant live without! A Cell phones and the family B Commercial cell phone systems C Cell phones in everyday life D Cell phones for tee

24、nagers E History of cell phones F Problems with cell phones 23 Paragraph 1_ 24 Paragraph 2_ 25 Paragraph 3_ 26 Paragraph 4_ 26 A a necessity B an emergency C a number of new headaches D family arguments E big and light palm-sized models F countless new facilities 27 Nowadays cell phones are equipped

25、 with_ 28 Cell phones are common in our lives and have become_ 29 We can use cell phones to communicate with othors when we encounter_ 30 In spite of many benefits， cell phones have brought for their owners_ 四、 阅读理解 (第 31-45题，每题 3分，共 45分 ) 下面有 3篇短文后有 5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题选 1个最佳选项。 30 Arctic Melt Earths No

26、rth and South Poles are famous for being cold and icy Last year，however， the amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean(北冰洋 )fell to a record low Normally， ice builds in Arctic waters around the North Pole each winter and shrinks(缩小 )during the summer But for many years， the amount of ice left by the end of

27、summer has been declining Since 1979， each decade has seen an 11.4 percent drop in end-of-summer ice cover Between 1981 and 2000 ice in the Arctic lost 22 percent of its thickness-becoming 1.13 meters thinner Last summer， Arctic sea ice reached its thinnest levels yet By the end of summer 2007， the

28、ice had shrunk to cover just 4.2 million square kilometers Thats 38 percent less area than the average cover at that time of year And its a very large 23 percent below the previous record low， which was set just 2 years ago This continuing trend has made scientists concerned There may be several rea

29、sons for the ice melt， says Jinlun Zhang， an oceanographer(海洋学家 )at the University of Washington in Seattle Unusually strong winds blew through the Arctic last summer The winds pushed much of the ice out of the central Arctic 1eaving a large area of thin ice and open wa ter Scientists also suspect t

30、hat fewer clouds cover the Arctic now than in the past Clearer skies allow more sunlight to reach the ocean The extra heat warms both the water and the atmosphere In parts of the Arctic Ocean last year， surface temperatures were 3.5? Celsius warmer than average and 1.5 warmer than the previous recor

31、d high With both air and water getting warmer， the ice is melting from both above and below In some parts of the Beaufort Sea， north of Alaska and western Canada， ice that measured 3.3 meters thick at the beginning of the summer measured just 50 cm by seasons end The new measurements suggest that me

32、lting is far more severe than scientists have seen by just looking at ice cover from above Some scientists fear that the Arctic is stuck in a warming trend from which it may never recover 31 The word“builds”in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by_ （ A） establishes （ B） expands （ C） creates （ D） con

33、structs 32 By the end of summer 2007 the ice cover in the Arctic was_ （ A） 38 million square kilometers （ B） 4.2 million square kilometers （ C） 1.13 million square kilometers （ D） 11.4 million square kilometers 33 What may be some of the reasons for the ice melt in the Arctic? （ A） Unusually strong

34、winds and clearer skies （ B） Heavy clouds and light winds （ C） Longer summers and shorter winters （ D） Thin ice and open water 34 The Beaufort Sea mentioned in paragraph 7 is an example to show_ （ A） how accurate the new measurements are （ B） how thick the ice is in it （ C） how serious the problem o

35、f the ice melt in the Arctic is （ D） how dangerous it is to travel to it 35 It can be learned from the last sentence that_ （ A） the ice melt in the Arctic may never stop （ B） scientists are trying hard to stop the ice melt in the Arctic （ C） scientists are delighted to find out what is going on in t

36、he Arctic （ D） the warming trend in the Arctic can be reversed in the near future 35 Sharing Silence Deaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and German Resendiz have been friends since kindergarten(幼儿园 ) Together the two boys， who go to Escondido High School in California， have had the difficult job of learni

37、ng in schools where the majority of the students can speak and hear Orlando lost his hearing at the age of one German was born deaf， and his parents moved from Mexico to find a school where he could learn sign language He met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten “We were in a special class wit

38、h about 25 other deaf kids， ”German remembers “Before then， I didnt know I was deaf and that I was different ” “Being young and deaf in regular classes was very hard， ”signs Orlando “The other kids didnt understand us and we didnt understand them But we”ve all grown up together， and today， Im popula

39、r be cause Im deaf Kids try hard to communicate with me ” Some things are very difficult for the two boys “We cant talk on the phone， so if we need help， we cant call an emergency service， ”German signs “And we cant order food in a drive-thru ” Despite their difficulties， the two boys have found wor

40、k putting food in bags at a local supermarket They got their jobs through a“workability”program， designed for teenagers from local schools with different types of learning disabilities German has worked in the supermarket since August， and Orlando started in November “The other people who work here

41、have been very nice to us， ”Orlando signs “They even sign some times At first， we were nervous， but weve learned a lot and were getting better ” The opportunity to earn money has been exciting， both boys said After high school， they hope to attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in New

42、 York 36 0rlando and German have been_ （ A） to Mexico together （ B） deaf since they were born （ C） to different high schools （ D） friends since they were very young 37 According to the passage， the difficulty for Orlando and German is that_ （ A） they cant communicate with their classmates （ B） they

43、are not allowed to talk on the phone （ C） they cant order food in a drive-thru （ D） they are not supposed to use emergency services 38 Both Orlando and German have found their jobs at_ （ A） a fast-food restaurant （ B） a supermarket （ C） a technical institute （ D） a local school 39 The word“emergency

44、”in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to_ （ A） food （ B） alarm （ C） crisis （ D） quick 40 Both boys are happy to_ （ A） design programs for the deaf （ B） work at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf （ C） help students with learning disabilities （ D） have the opportunity to earn money 40 Walki

45、ng to Exercise the Brain Do you think sitting and studying all the time will improve students grades? Think again Getting some exercise may help， too New research with older people suggests that taking regular walks helps them pay attention better than if they didnt exercise Previous research had sh

46、own that mice learn， remember， and pay attention better after a few weeks of working out on a running wheel Mice that exercise have greater blood flow to the brain than those who dont Their brain cells also make more connections Neuroscientists(神经科学家 )from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champa

47、ign wanted to find out if the same thing is true for people First， they measured the physical fitness of 41 adults， ages 58 to 77， after each person walked 1 mile Then，participants looked at arrows on a computer screen and had to use computer keys to show which way one particular arrow was pointing

48、Adults who were physically fit were faster at the arrow task， and their answers were just as accurate as their less-fit peers， the researchers found The fitter participants also had more blood flow to a part of their brain responsible for paying attention and making decisions In a second study， 15 elderly people who completed a 6-month aerobic-training(有氧运动 )course were faster at attention tasks compared with 14 seniors who just did stretching and toning(韵律操 )exercises for the same am