职称英语理工类C级真题2010年及答案解析.doc

1、职称英语理工类 C级真题 2010年及答案解析(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 company has the right to end his employment at any time（分数：1.00）A.provideB.stopC.offerD.continue2.In the process，the light energy converts to heat energy（分数：1.00）A.reducesB.changesC.leavesD.drops3.She gave up her job

2、and started writing poetry（分数：1.00）A.abandonedB.lostC.tookD.created4.Were happy to report that business is booming this year（分数：1.00）A.riskyB.successfulC.failingD.open5.Weve been through some rough times together（分数：1.00）A.longB.happyC.difficultD.short6.The thief was finally captured two miles away

3、from the village（分数：1.00）A.caughtB.killedC.foundD.jailed7.What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?（分数：1.00）A.retirementB.advertisementC.advancementD.replacement8.I propose that we discuss this at the next meeting（分数：1.00）A.suggestB.demandC.orderD.request9.Rodman met with Tony to try and sett

4、le the dispute over his contract（分数：1.00）A.solveB.avoidC.markD.involve10.Can you give a concrete example to support your idea?（分数：1.00）A.specificB.realC.specialD.good11.It was a fascinating painting，with clever use of color and light（分数：1.00）A.largeB.wonderfulC.newD.familiar12.Weve seen a marked shi

5、ft in our approach to the social issues（分数：1.00）A.clearB.regularC.quickD.great13.I was shocked when I saw the size of the telephone bill（分数：1.00）A.excitedB.angryC.lostD.surprised14.The police took fingerprints and identified the body（分数：1.00）A.recognizedB.missedC.discoveredD.touched15.If we leave no

6、w，we should miss the traffic（分数：1.00）A.directB.stopC.mixD.avoid二、B第 2部分：阅读判断/B(总题数：1，分数：7.00)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；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。 A Great Quake Coming?Everyone who lives in San Francisco knows that earthquakes are common in the Bay Area-and they

7、 can be devastatingIn 1906，for example，a major quake destroyed about 28,000 buildings and killed hundreds，perhaps thousands of peopleResidents now wonder when the next“Big One”will strikeIts bound to happen somedayAt least seven active fault(断层)lines run through the San Francisco area Faults are pla

8、ces where pieces of Earths crust(地壳)slide past each otherWhen these pieces slip，the ground shakes To prepare for that day，scientists 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 tha

9、t the San Andreas Fault split apart faster than scientists had assumed at the timeDuring small earthquakes，faults rupture(断裂)at about 2.7 kilometers per secondDuring bigger quakes，however，ruptures can happen at rates faster than 3.5 kilometers per second At such high speeds，massive amounts of pressu

10、re build up，generating underground waves that can cause more damage than the quake itselfLucky for San Francisco，these pressure pulses(脉冲)traveled away from the city during the 1906 eventAs bad as the damage was，it could have been far worse Looking ahead，scientists are trying to predict when the nex

11、t major quake will occurRecords show that earthquakes were common before 1906Since then，the area has been relatively quietPatterns 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

12、safe in case of future quakesStill，more than 84 percent of the citys buildings are old and weakAnalyses suggest 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 whileAccording to the new r

13、esearch，however，its not a matter of“if”the Big One will hitIts just a matter of when （分数：7.00）(1).The San Francisco area is located above several active fault lines（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(2).The 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is the most severe one in American history（分数：1.00）A

14、.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(3).The highest speed of fault ruptures in the 1906 quake was more than 3.5 kilometers per second（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(4).Earthquakes rarely happened in San Francisco before 1906（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(5).San Francisco is ful

15、ly prepared for another big earthquake（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(6).Scientists will be able to predict the exact time of an earthquake soon（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot mentioned(7).A major earthquake striking San Francisco someday is inevitable（分数：1.00）A.ARight B.BWrong C.CNot

16、mentioned三、B第 3部分：概括大意与完成句子(总题数：2，分数：8.00)下面的短文后有 2项测试任务：(1)第 2326 题要求从所给的 6个选项中为第 14 段每段选择 1个最佳标题；(2)第 2730 题要求从所给的 6个选项中为每个句子确定 1个最佳选项。 Cell Phones1Believe it or not，cell phones have been around for over a quarter of a centuryThe first commercial cell phone system was developed by the Japanese in

17、1979，but cell phones have changed a lot since that timeThe early cell phones were big and heavy but they have developed into small and light palm sized modelsThere have been huge developments in their functions，too：we have had call forwarding，text messaging，answering services and hands-free use for

18、years，but now there are countless new facilities，such as instant access to the Internet and receiving and sending photos 2Cell 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 li

19、ve without one Cell phones are used in every area of our lives and have become a necessary tool，used for essential arrangements，social contact and businessThey have made it easier to call for help on the highwayThey have made it possible to keep in touch with people“on the move”-when people are trav

20、eling 3Cell phones have made communication easier and have reduced the need for family arguments!We can use cell phones to let our family know well be late or if theres a sudden change of plan or an emergencyCell phones have eased the worries of millions of parents when their teenagers are out late：

21、they can now contact their children at any time 4This does not mean that cell phones are all good newsThey 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

22、 bills?More serious，however，is the potential health problem they bring：there are fears that 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! ACell phones and the fami

23、ly BCommercial cell phone systems CCell phones in everyday life DCell phones for teenagers EHistory of cell phones FProblems with cell phones （分数：4.00）(1).Paragraph 1_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 2_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 3_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Paragraph 4_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_Aa necessity Ban emer

24、gency Ca number of new headaches Dfamily arguments Ebig and light palm-sized models Fcountless new facilities （分数：4.00）(1).Nowadays cell phones are equipped with_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Cell phones are common in our lives and have become_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).We can use cell phones to communicate with oth

25、ors when we encounter_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).In spite of many benefits，cell phones have brought for their owners_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_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。请根据短文内容，为每题确定 1个最佳选项。B第一篇/BArctic MeltEarths North and South Poles are famous for being cold and icyLast year，however，the a

26、mount 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 summerBut for many years，the amount of ice left by the end of summer has been declining Since 1979，each decade has seen an 11.4 percent drop in e

27、nd-of-summer ice coverBetween 1981 and 2000ice in the Arctic lost 22 percent of its thickness-becoming 1.13 meters thinner Last summer，Arctic sea ice reached its thinnest levels yetBy the end of summer 2007，the ice had shrunk to cover just 4.2 million square kilometersThats 38 percent less area than

28、 the average cover at that time of yearAnd its a very large 23 percent below the previous record low，which was set just 2 years agoThis continuing trend has made scientists concerned There may be several reasons for the ice melt，says Jinlun Zhang，an oceanographer(海洋学家)at the University of Washington

29、 in SeattleUnusually strong winds blew through the Arctic last summer The winds pushed much of the ice out of the central Arctic1eaving a large area of thin ice and open wa ter Scientists also suspect that fewer clouds cover the Arctic now than in the pastClearer skies allow more sunlight to reach t

30、he oceanThe extra heat warms both the water and the atmosphereIn parts of the Arctic Ocean last year，surface temperatures were 3.5? Celsius warmer than average and 1.5 warmer than the previous record high With both air and water getting warmer，the ice is melting from both above and belowIn some part

31、s 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 melting is far more severe than scientists have seen by just looking at ice cover from aboveSome scientists

32、fear that the Arctic is stuck in a warming trend from which it may never recover （分数：15.00）(1).The word“builds”in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by（分数：3.00）A.establishesB.expandsC.createsD.constructs(2).By the end of summer 2007 the ice cover in the Arctic was（分数：3.00）A.38 million square kilomet

33、ersB.4.2 million square kilometersC.1.13 million square kilometersD.11.4 million square kilometers(3).What may be some of the reasons for the ice melt in the Arctic?（分数：3.00）A.Unusually strong winds and clearer skiesB.Heavy clouds and light windsC.Longer summers and shorter wintersD.Thin ice and ope

34、n water(4).The Beaufort Sea mentioned in paragraph 7 is an example to show（分数：3.00）A.how accurate the new measurements areB.how thick the ice is in itC.how serious the problem of the ice melt in the Arctic isD.how dangerous it is to travel to it(5).It can be learned from the last sentence that（分数：3.

35、00）A.the ice melt in the Arctic may never stopB.scientists are trying hard to stop the ice melt in the ArcticC.scientists are delighted to find out what is going on in the ArcticD.the warming trend in the Arctic can be reversed in the near futureB第二篇/BSharing SilenceDeaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and

36、 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 learning in schools where the majority of the students can speak and hear Orlando lost his hearing at the age of oneGerman was born deaf，and hi

37、s parents moved from Mexico to find a school where he could learn sign languageHe met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten “We were in a special class with 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

38、classes was very hard，”signs Orlando“The other kids didnt understand us and we didnt understand themBut we”ve all grown up together，and today，Im popular be cause Im deafKids 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，

39、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 work 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

40、 of learning disabilities German has worked in the supermarket since August，and Orlando started in November “The other people who work here have been very nice to us，”Orlando signs“They even sign some timesAt first，we were nervous，but weve learned a lot and were getting better” The opportunity to ea

41、rn money has been exciting，both boys saidAfter high school，they hope to attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in New York （分数：15.00）(1).0rlando and German have been（分数：3.00）A.to Mexico togetherB.deaf since they were bornC.to different high schoolsD.friends since they were very young(2

42、).According to the passage，the difficulty for Orlando and German is that（分数：3.00）A.they cant communicate with their classmatesB.they are not allowed to talk on the phoneC.they cant order food in a drive-thruD.they are not supposed to use emergency services(3).Both Orlando and German have found their

43、 jobs at（分数：3.00）A.a fast-food restaurantB.a supermarketC.a technical instituteD.a local school(4).The word“emergency”in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to（分数：3.00）A.foodB.alarmC.crisisD.quick(5).Both boys are happy to（分数：3.00）A.design programs for the deafB.work at the National Technical Institut

44、e for the DeafC.help students with learning disabilitiesD.have the opportunity to earn moneyB第三篇/BWalking to Exercise the BrainDo you think sitting and studying all the time will improve studentsgrades?Think againGetting some exercise may help，too New research with older people suggests that taking

45、regular walks helps them pay attention better than if they didnt exercise Previous research had shown that mice learn，remember，and pay attention better after a few weeks of working out on a running wheelMice that exercise have greater blood flow to the brain than those who dontTheir brain cells also

46、 make more connections Neuroscientists(神经科学家)from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign wanted to find out if the same thing is true for peopleFirst，they measured the physical fitness of 41 adults，ages 58 to 77，after each person walked 1 mileThen，participants looked at arrows on a computer

47、screen and had to use computer keys to show which way one particular arrow was pointing 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 foundThe fitter participants also had more blood flow to a part of thei

48、r 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 amount of time. So，even going for a walk every 2 or 3 days for just 10 to 45 minutes can helpThat should be good news for the elderly The effects of exercising on the brai