1、职称英语理工类 A、B、C 级综合试卷-37 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(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.It can be regarded as the worst day in my entire life.A. all B. youngC. whole D. joyful（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Cement was seldom used in building the Middle Ages.A. crudely B. rarely C. originally D. occasionally（分数：1.00）A.B
2、.C.D.3.His idea to solve the problem is really original.A. creative B. great C. practical D. perfect（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Loud noises can be annoying.A. hateful B. painful C. horrifying D. disturbing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.We become susceptible to the moods and feelings, the behavior and treatment of our sp
3、ouse,A. responsible B. suspiciousC. committed D. vulnerable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Numerous attempts have been made to hide the truth.A. Many B. Successful C. Effective D. Unsuccessful（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Finding a job can be depressing and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared
4、.A. exploiting B. frustratingC. profiting D. misleading（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed.A. physical B. mentalC. natural D. hard（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.About one million Americans are diagnosed annually with skin cancer.A. every year B. severely C. active
5、ly D. every month（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.“You want me to send in three men to dig the box up, without making a sound, and get rid of it properly?“A. conform to B. deal withC. dispose of D. incline to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.These programmes are of immense value to old people.A. natural B. fatal C. tiny D. en
6、ormous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.The old man lodged an official complaint about his neighbours behaviour.A. did B. putC. made D. set up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.The emphasis on the importance of education has spurred scientific research.A. encouraged B. fastened C. raised D. initiated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.There is
7、 an abundant supply of cheap labor in this country.A. a steady B. a plentiful C. an extra D. a stable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.You dont need to carry large amounts of cash; actually all financial business will be conducted by computers.A. transmissions B. transitions C. transactions D. transportation（分数：1
8、.00）A.B.C.D.二、第 2部分：阅读判断(总题数：1，分数：7.00)TV Games ShowsOne of the most fascinating things about television is the size of the audience. A novel can be on the “best sellers“ list with a sale of fewer than 100, 000 copies, but a popular TV show might have 70 million TV viewers. TV can make anything or a
9、nyone well known overnight.This is the principle behind “quiz“ or “game“ shows, which put ordinary people on TV to play a game for the prize and money. A quiz show can make anyone a star, and it can give away thousands of dollars just for fun. But all of this money can create problems. For instance,
10、 in the 1950s, quiz shows were very popular in the U.S. and almost everyone watched them. Charles Van Doren, an English instructor, became rich and famous after winning money on several shows. He even had a career as a television personality. But one of the losers proved that Charles Van Doren was c
11、heating. It turned out that the shows producers, who were pulling the strings, gave the answers to the most popular contestants beforehand. Why? Because if the audience didnt like the person who won the game, they turned the show off. Based on his story, a movie under the title Quiz Show is on 40 ye
12、ars later.Charles Van Doren is no longer involved with TV. But game shows are still here, though they arent taken as seriously. In fact, some of them try to be as ridiculous as possible. There are shows that send strangers on vacation trips together, or that try to cause newly-married couples to fig
13、ht on TV, or that punish losers by humiliating them. The entertainment now is to see what people will do just to be on TV. People still win money, but the real prize is to be in front of an audience of millions.（分数：7.00）(1).TV can make a beggar world-famous overnight.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mention
14、ed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).The principle behind “quiz“ or “game“ shows is to put ordinary people on TV to play a game for prizes and money.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Prizes and money are usually provided by TV stars and large companies for winners.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mention
15、ed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).One of the TV personalities, Charles Van Doren was proved to be cheating by persuading the Shows producers to give him the answers beforehand.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).The huge scandal of cheating in TV games shows was not exposed until 40 years later
16、in the movie Quiz Show.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(6).Nowadays game shows are not treated as seriously as they used to be.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(7).Winners of present-day TV shows no longer get money from the shows.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned（分
17、数：1.00）A.B.C.三、第 3部分：概括大意与完成句子(总题数：1，分数：8.00)The Supercomputer Network1 Recently, ten laboratories run by governments in different parts of the world have become linked. Their computers have been connected so they can “talk“ to each other. This may not seem very dramatic news, but it Is the beginnin
18、g of a development that will Increase the power of the Internet tremendously.2 The Internet Is an Interconnected (互联) system of networks that connects computers round the world and facilitates the transmission and exchange of information. The way that you use the Internet is by accessing this networ
19、k. This depends on the power that your system allows you to use. The power of your computer is responsible for how fast you can download (下载) files, how much data you can store, etc. If your computer is old and slow, accessing the information can be very difficult.3 The new development in informatio
20、n technology has been called “the grid“ (网格技术), and it will be a network of computers that are linked together. The “grid“ will work in a different way from the Internet, enabling you to get the power of the biggest computers in the world on your computer. Accessing the information will no longer de
21、pend on the power of your computer. The idea is that while you access information, you will also have access to the power of the bigger computer stations.4 One advantage of this revolutionary idea is that geographical location will become irrelevant. The “grid“ will decide which are the best parts o
22、f a worldwide network to do the job you want. This means that you may be accessing a computer in Japan to solve a problem in Alaska.5 The “grid“ can be compared to having an efficient personal assistant. You can give your assistant a task and “he“ will do it for you. The assistant will do the prelim
23、inary research, collect the data, compare them and decide on the best course of action by accessing any of the computer centres in the “grid“ that happen to have the relevant information. All you have to do is assign the task, sit back and wait.6 At present, possible applications of the “grid“ in sc
24、ientific research are being explored While It has taken about fifteen years for Internet use to become widespread, experts believe that the “grid“ could be up and running for private individuals far more quickly. Scientists working on “grid“ projects are convinced that it will be as widely used as t
25、he web in the next ten years.（分数：8.00）(1).Paragraph 2 _A How does the “grid“ work?B Power sharedC Just make a requestD Limitations of present Internet useE Distance is not a problemF A new ere for the Internet（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Paragraph 3 _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Paragraph 4 _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Parag
26、raph 5 _A the bigger computer stationsB the advantageC ten yearsD informationE your personal assistantF fifteen years（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Traditionally the power of your computer determines how fast you can access _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).The “grid“ will enable you to get on your computer the power of _
27、 in the world.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).The “grid“ would be like _, who can perform your tasks efficiently.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).It Is believed that the widespread use of the “grid“ will become possible in the next _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、第 4部分：阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、第一篇(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Longer Lives for Wild Eleph
28、antsMost people think of zoos as safe places for animals, where struggles such as difficulty finding food and avoiding predators dont exist. Without such problems, animals in zoos should live to a ripe old age.But matter may not be true for the largest land animals on Earth. Scientists have known th
29、at elephants in zoos often suffer from poor health. They develop diseases, joint problems and behavior changes. Sometimes, they even become infertile or unable to have babies.To learn more about how captivity affects elephants, a team of international scientists compared the life spans of female ele
30、phants born in zoos with female elephants living outdoors in their native lands. Zoos keep detailed records of all the animals in their care, documenting factors such as birth dates, illnesses, weight and death. These records made it possible for the researchers to analyze 40 years of data on 800 Af
31、rican and Asian elephants in zoos across Europe. The scientists compared the life spans of the zoo born elephants with the life spans of thousands of female wild elephants in Africa and Asian elephants that work in logging camps, over approximately the same time period.The team found that female Afr
32、ican elephants born in zoos lived an average of 16.9 years. Their wild counterparts who died of natural causes lived an average of 56 years-more than three times as long. Female Asian elephants followed a similar pattern. In zoos, they lived 18.9 years, while those in the logging camps lived 41.7 ye
33、ars.Scientists dont yet know why wild elephants seem to fare so much better than their zoo-raised counterparts. Georgia Mason, a biologist at the University of Guelph in Canada who led the study, thinks stress and obesity may be to blame. Zoo elephants dont get the same kind of exercise they would i
34、n the wild, and most are very fat. Elephant social lives are also much different in zoos than in the wild, where they live in large herds and family groups.Another finding from the study showed that Asian elephants born in zoos were more likely to die earlier than Asian elephants captured in the wil
35、d and brought to zoos. Mason suggests stress in the mothers in zoos might cause them to have babies that are less likely to survive.The study raises some questions about acquiring more elephants to keep in zoos. While some threatened and endangered species living in zoos reproduce successfully and m
36、aintain healthy populations, which doesnt appear to be the case with elephants.“ Currently, zoos alert consumers of elephants, not net producers,“ Mason says.（分数：15.00）(1).According to the first two paragraphs, unlike other zoo animals, zoo elephants_.A. have difficulty eating foodB. live to a ripe
37、old ageC. are not afraid of predatorD. develop health problems（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following about the international scientists research on the life spans of elephants is NOT true?A. They compared zoo elephants with wild elephants.B. They kept detailed records of all the elephants in th
38、eir care.C. They analyzed the records of the elephants kept in zoos.D. The zoo-born elephants they studied are kept in European zoos.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What do the scientists find in their research?A. Female elephants live longer than male elephants.B. Female zoo elephants live longer than their w
39、ild counterparts.C. Female zoo elephants die much earlier than their wild counterparts.D. Elephants in zoos and those in the wild enjoy the same long life spans.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What are the possible causes of stress and obesity zoo-raised elephants generally suffer from?A. They do not like livi
40、ng in herds.B. They do not get enough exercise.C. They do not live with their families.D. Both and .（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following does the author suggest in the last paragraph?A. It may not be a wise policy to keep elephants in the zoo.B. Elephants are no longer an endangered species.C
41、. Zoo-born elephants should be looked after more carefully.D. Zoos should keep more animals except elephants.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二篇(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Whatever Happens to Old Computers?You have just got a new computer and you are delighted with it. It is doing everything you wanted your new computer to
42、do. But what are you going to do with your old computer? Have you ever wondered what other people do with their old computers? In the past they have often paid high prices for their old computers, but how much do you think these computers are worth now? Few people want to buy a computer that has bec
43、ome out of date or has been replaced by a newer model. Unfortunately, the only thing you can do with a computer that you have had for five or six years is to throw it away with your other garbage!What do many people do when they try to sell their old computers? Foolishly, they take into account its
44、original cost and then reduce the price according to the age of the computer rather like a second-hand car. They are wrong. They forget that new computers are becoming cheaper every day, making old computers almost worthless. In 1985, for example, a good computer cost over US $ 4,000. Ten years late
45、r its owner would be lucky to get $ 400. Although old computers are still more useful than old typewriters, you must be careful about buying a second-hand computer. The microchips in a computer may last a long time, but the hard disk will not. It will probably cost more to replace the hard disk with
46、 a new one than the computer itself is worth. Moreover, replacing the old processor in a computer is simply not worth the trouble as it will probably be incapable of running newer software. Ultimately, saving and repairing an old computer is like building a car from spare parts. It is far cheaper to
47、 buy a new car. One well-known computer magazine recently compiled a list of ten things to do with an old computer. One suggestion was to donate it to charity or give it as one of the small prizes in a competition. The final suggestion was to store it in a safe place and hope that it would become a
48、collectors item in fifteen or twenty years though the article in the magazine admitted that in fifteen or twenty years there may be so many old computers that they will all be worthless.Whatever you decide to do with an old computer will not alter the fact that it will be useless as a piece of techn
49、ology in several years. The world of computers is quickly changing and eventually all computers will not only be integrated with video telephone and run CD-ROM disks, but will also be able to perform a countless number of tasks which as yet we cannot even imagine. All these uses will require much more advanced and powerful machines that will automatically condemn even the most advanced computer today
