职称英语理工类C级真题2004年及答案解析.doc

1、职称英语理工类 C 级真题 2004 年及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第 1 部分：词汇选项 (第 115 题，每(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.We are certain that he will get over his illness. （分数：1.00）A.sureB.surprisedC.happyD.excited2.A research center has been set up in this country （分数：1.00）A.praisedB.establishedC.reformedD.criticized3.If headache

2、s only Occur at night，lack of fresh air is often the cause （分数：1.00）A.deliverB.fallC.happenD.arrive4.The ice is not thick enough to bear the weigh of a tank （分数：1.00）A.sufferB.acceptC.receiveD.endure5.A small number of Firms have stopped trading （分数：1.00）A.hotelsB.shopsC.restaurantsD.companies6.In o

3、rder to survive man needs to consume food and water （分数：1.00）A.workB.playC.1iveD.walk7.The researchers have just completed a study of driving situations （分数：1.00）A.startedB.finishedC.changedD.made8. It seems highly unlikely that she will pass the exam （分数：1.00）A.veryB.completelyC.usuallyD.-mostly9.T

4、heir parents once 1iVed under very severe conditions （分数：1.00）A.soundB.hardC.strictD.tight10.Michael is now merely a good friend （分数：1.00）A.largelyB.possiblyC.justD.rarely11.Have you talked to her lately? （分数：1.00）A.lastlyB.finallyC.shortlyD.recently12.While we dont agree，we continue to be friends （

5、分数：1.00）A.whoeverB.whereC.AlthoughD.Whatever13.Enormous sums of money have been spent on space exploration （分数：1.00）A.MuchB.LargeC.SmallD.Fixed14. About one million Americans are diagnosed annually with skin cancer （分数：1.00）A.every yearB.severelyC.activelyD.every month15.The policeman wrote down all

6、 the particulars of the accident （分数：1.00）A.secretsB.detailsC.benefitsD.words二、第 2 部分：阅读判断 (第 16“22 题，(总题数：1，分数：7.00)New Product Will Save Lives Drinking water that looks clean may still contain bugs(虫子)。which Can cause illnessA small company called Genera Technologies has produced a testing method

7、in three stages，which shows whether water is safeThe new test shows if water needs chemicals added to it, to destroy anything harmfulIt was invented by scientist DrAdrian PattonWho started Genera five Years agoHe and his employees have developed the test together with a British water company Andy He

8、adland。Generas marketing director, recently presented the test at a conference in the USA and forecast good American sales for itGenera has already sold 11 of its tests at $42,500 a time in the UK and has a further four on orderIt expects to sell another 25 tests before the end of MarchThe company s

9、ays it is the only test in the UK to be approved by the government Genera was formed five years ago and until October last year had only five employees；it now employs 14. Mr. Headland believes that the company should make around$19 million by the end of the year in the UK alone （分数：7.00）(1).Genera T

10、echnologies has developed a method that determines whether water is clean （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(2). Before he set up GeneraDr Parton had worked for a British water company （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(3).The new product has been a commercial Success in the USA （分数：1.00）A.R

11、ightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(4). Each of the tests costs$42，500. （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(5).Genera Technologies orders 25 more tests before the end of the year （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(6).The British government is helping Dr Parton to sell the tests abroad （分数：1.00）A.Right

12、B.WrongC.Not mentioned(7).Genera has increased the number of its employees recently （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned三、第 3 部分：概括大意与完成句子 (第 23(总题数：2，分数：8.00)Ford 1 Fords great strength was the manufacturing process-not inventionLong before he started a car company，he was a worker, known for pick

13、ing up pieces of metal and wire and turning them into machinesHe started putting cars together in 1 89 1, 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 2 The companys assembly line alone threw Ameri

14、cas Industrial Revolution into overdrive(高速运转)Instead of having workers put together the entire car, Fords friends，who were great toolmakers from Scotland，organized teams that added parts to each Model T as it moved down a lineBy the time Fords Highland Park plant was humming(嗡嗡作响)along in 1914，the

15、worlds first automatic conveyor belt could turn out a car every 93 minutes 3 The same year Henry Ford shocked the world with t11e$5-aday minimum Wage schemethe greatest contribution he had ever madeThe average Wage in the auto industry then was$2.34 for a 9-hour shiftFord not only doubled thathe als

16、o took an hour off the workdayIn those years it was unthinkable that a man could be paid that much for doing something that didnt involve an awful lot of training or educationThe Wall Street Journal called the plan“an economic crimeand critics everywhere laughed at F0rd 4 But as the wage increased l

17、ater to daily$10，it proved a critical component of Fords dream to make the automobile accessible(可及的)to a11 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 23 paragraph 1

18、 _ . 24 paragraph 2_ . 25 paragraph 3 _ . 26 paragraph 4 _ . A Fords Followers B The Assembly Line C Fords Great Dream D The Establishment of the Company E Fords Biggest Contribution F Fords Great Talent （分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.E.A.B.C.D.27 The assembly line made it possible to _ . 28 F

19、ord was the first to adopt _ . 29 Higher wages enabled many people to _ . 30 Fords higher-wage and lower-cost strategy was strongly _ . A criticized by the media B the low wage in the auto industry C own a car D Produce cars in large numbers E the 8-hour-shift practice F combined technology and mark

20、et （分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.E.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.四、第 4 部分：阅读理解(第 3145 题，每题(总题数：3，分数：45.00)第一篇 Sleepless at Night It was a normal summer nightHumidity(湿气)hung in the thick air I couldnt go to sleeppartly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next dayMy mum had said that tomorr

21、ow was going to be a surprise Sweat stuck to my aching bodyFinally, I gathered enough strength to sit upI looked out of my small window into the nightThere was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off amagic light 。 I couldnt stand the pressure anymore，SO I did what I always do to make mysel

22、f feel better1 went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpasteI cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrowBack and forth，up and down Then 1 walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement，some lifeGladiator, my cat。frightened me as he meowed(喵喵地唱出)his sad songHe was on t11e 01

23、d orange couch(长沙发)，sitting up on his front legs，waiting for something to happenHe looked at me as if to say “Im lonely, pet meI need a good hug(紧抱)”Even the couch begged me to sit on it In one movement I settled down onto the soft couchThis couch represented my parentsmarriage，my birth，and hundreds

24、 of other little events As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavilyMy mind was flooded with questions：Whats life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiators body, I had a new thought；each touch sang a different song I forget a11 about the heat an

25、d the next days surpriseThe atmosphere was SO full of warmth and silence that I sank into its almsFalling asleep with the big cat in my armsI felt all my worries slowly move away （分数：15.00）(1).The author could not go to sleep partly because （分数：3.00）A.it was too coldB.it was too dryC.he had a coldD.

26、he had a fever(2).What was the weather like that night? （分数：3.00）A.It was c001.B.It was windyC.It was fineD.It was cloudy(3). The author brushed his teeth over and over （分数：3.00）A.to relieve himself of the pressureB.to ease his toothacheC.to shake off the coldD.to remove the dirt.(4). Gladiator was

27、the name of （分数：3.00）A.a movieB.a petC.a couchD.a song暂缺材料暂缺（分数：15.00）暂缺暂缺(3).It was not until the War with Russia that Nightingale （分数：3.00）A.got to work in a hospitalB.began to study nursingC.started to care for sick people in their homesD.became the head of Gentlewomen During Illness(4).On the ba

28、ttle fields Nightingale and her nurses proved to be （分数：3.00）A.as bad as the doctors had expectedB.quite generousC.less than usefulD.very helpful(5).Nightingale played a great role in （分数：3.00）A.the building of war hospitalsB.the education of WomenC.the development of nursingD.the improvement of wor

29、king conditions for women第三篇 Human Space Exploration While scientists are searching the cause of the Columbia disaster, NASA is moving ahead with plans to develop a new craft that would replace shuttles(航天飞机)on space stationmissions by 2012 and respond quickly to space station emergencies The space

30、agency released the first set of mission needs and requirements several days ago for me orbital space plane(轨道航天飞机)，which would be designed to transport a crew of four to and from the International Space Station Although it includes few specifics，the plan states the orbiter(轨道航天飞机)will be safer chea

31、per and require less preparation time than the shuttleIt would be able to transport four crew members by 2012-though it would be available for rescue missions by 2010.NASA says the craft should be able to transport injured or ill space station crew members to“definitive(决定性的)medical care” within 24

32、hours The release of the requirements showed NASA remains focused on the long-term priorities of space exploration，even as questions exist concerning the loss of Columbia and its sevenmember crew on February l，2003 Expels at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville，Alabama，have been working for ye

33、ars on a successor to the shuttleThe project，known as the Space Launch Initiative(倡议)，was divided last year into two parts-one focusing on a future launch vehicle，the other on a space station orbiterThe orbiter is expected to be ready sooner The programs managers say NASA officials have told them no

34、t to alter Space Launch Initiative in light of the Columbia disaster USPresident George W：Bush asked Congress for about US$1 billion for Space Launch Initiative in 2004，funds that would be almost equally split between the Orbital Space Plane and Next Generation Launch Technology （分数：15.00）(1). NASA

35、plans to design the new space craft to （分数：3.00）A.control the International Space StationB.carry astronauts to the International Space StationC.transport equipment to the International Space StationD.train astronauts in space flights(2).Besides its main missionthe orbiter would also be used as （分数：3

36、.00）A.a medical research centerB.a space stationC.a space ambulanceD.a passenger plane.(3). The design of the orbiter indicates （分数：3.00）A.NASAs determination to continue space explorationB.NASAs disadvantage in space technologyC.the great pressure from Congress on NASAD.a heavy defeat for NASA(4).W

37、hen did NASA start working on a successor to the shuttle? （分数：3.00）A.One year before the Columbia disaster.B.One year after the Columbia disasterC.Immediately after the Columbia disaster. D.Years before the Columbia disaster(5).According to the passage，the 1 billion funds，if granted，would （分数：3.00）A

38、.be used to rebuild the International Space StationB.be awarded to the scientists working at NASAC.be shared by the two projects under the Space Launch InitiativeD.be spent on the investigation of the Columbia disaster五、第 5 部分：补全短文 (第 46,50 题(总题数：1，分数：10.00)False Fear of Big Fish Many people believe

39、 sharks(鲨鱼)are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even killhumans_ (46) A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium(水族馆)in Baltimore，US，proves this Visitors can touch young sharkssee their eggs develop and watch a dozen different species swim smoothly around a huge tank Most people fail to rea

40、lize that shark attacks dont happen very oftenHumans are mote likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark_ (47)There，kids Call learn，from an early age，not to fear sharks People fear what they dont know，”said Nancy Hotchkiss。an organizer of the exhibition“Sharks have been around for 400 million

41、years and play 1til important role in the oceans foodchainWe want people to discover that sharks are amazing animals that need our respect andprotection” _ (48)A study ,published in January in the US magazine，Science，found that almost all recorded shark species have fallen by half in the past eight

42、to 15 years Thousands of sharks are hunted in Asia for special foods，such as shark fin(鱼翅)soupAndmany others get caught in nets，while fishermen are hunting other fish_ (49) “Some fishing methods are actually cleaning out the ocean for sharks，”said Dave Schofield，the manager of the aquariums ocean he

43、alth program me_ (50) A They Call watch them develop inside their eggs and fee! the skin of the older swimmers B A shocking 1 00 million sharks are killed every year around the world by humans C In fact,94 per cent of the worlds 400 species are harmless to humans D It is a worrying situation and som

44、e areas have put measures in place to protect these specialfish 、 E And to make this point clear, the museum has set up a special touching pool for children F More than half of the sharks caught are smaller than 1 metra long. （分数：10.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.E.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.E.F.A.B.C.D.六、第 6 部分：完形填空 (第 5

45、165 题，(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Migrant(移民的)Workers In me past twenty years, there has been all increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to anotherWhile some countries have restricted(限制)most_ (51)to local people，others have attracted and welcomed migrant workersThis is particularly the case i

46、n the Middle East, _ (52)increased 0il incomes have enabled many countries to call in outsiders to improve local facilities(设施)Thus the Middle East has attracted oil-workers_ (53)the USAand EuropeIt has also brought in workers from many other countries， _ (54)South Korea and Japan In view of the dif

47、ficult living and working_ (55)in the Middle East，it is not surprising that the pay is high to attract suitable workersMany engineers and techniciansCan _ (56) at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they Carl in their Owncountry, and this is a major _ (57) Sometimes a disadvantage has a

48、compensating(补偿的)advantageFor example，the _ (58) living conditions often lead t0 increased friendship when workers have to_ (59)on each other for safety and comfortIn a similar way，many migrant workers Can save large sums of money partly because of the _ (60)of entertainment(娱乐)facilitiesThe work is often complex and full of problems but this merely presents greaterchallenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions to problems rather than do_ (61)work in their home country One major problem which _ (62) migrant workers in the Middle