1、职称英语理工类 C 级真题 2005 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.Our English teacher is sick （分数：1.00）A.fatB.weakC.i11D.mad2.Mary is looking for the book she lost yesterday （分数：1.00）A.trying to findB.trying to readC.trying to buyD.trying to borrow3.I rarely play basketball （
2、分数：1.00）A.normallyB.seldomC.frequentlyD.usually4.My father is a physician （分数：1.00）A.researcherB.professorC.doctorD.student5.The Foreign Service is a branch of the Department of State （分数：1.00）A.centerB.divisionC.rootD.base6.Please put up your bands if you have any questions （分数：1.00）A.raiseB.reachC
3、.waveD.fold7.Man cannot exit without water （分数：1.00）A.expandB.riseC.liveD.quit8.Jean has made up her mind not to go to the meeting （分数：1.00）A.triedB.promisedC.decidedD.attempted9.This reminds me of lots of things （分数：1.00）A.muchB.someC.bigD.many10.She will be very pleased to meet you （分数：1.00）A.angr
4、yB.happyC.sadD.unwilling11.It is obvious that he will win the game （分数：1.00）A.likelyB.possibleC.clearD.unwilling12. There is no risk to public health. （分数：1.00）A.pointB.dangerC.chanceD.hope13.Did anyonecall me when I was out? （分数：1.00）A.inviteB.nameC.answerD.phone14.It took US a long time to mend th
5、e house. （分数：1.00）A.buildB.designC.repairD.repair15. I dont quite follow what she is saying （分数：1.00）A.believeB.understandC.explainD.accept二、第 2 部分：阅读判断 (第 1622 题，(总题数：1，分数：7.00)The Smog(烟雾) For over a month，Indonesia was in crisisForest fires raged out of control as the country suffered its worst d
6、rought for 50 yearsSmoke from the fires mixed with sunlight and hot dry air to form a cloud of smogThis pollution quickly spread and within days it was hanging over neighbouring countries including Malaysia，Singapore and Thailand When the smoke combined with pollution from factories and cars，it soon
7、 became poisonous(有毒的)Dangerous amounts of CO became trapped under the smog and pollution levels rosePeople wheezed(喘息)and coughed as they left the house and their eyes watered immediately The smog made it impossible to see across streets and whole cities disappeared as grey soot(烟灰)covered everythi
8、ngIn some areas，water was hosed(用胶管浇)from high-rise city buildings to try and break up the smog Finally, heavy rains, which came came in November. Put out the fires and clear the air . But the environmental costs and health problems will remain Many people from SouthEastern Asian cities already suff
9、er from breathing huge amounts of Car exhaust fumes(汽车排放的废气)and factory pollution Breathing problems could well increase and many nonsufferers may have difficulties for the first timeWildlife has suffered tooIn lowland forests，elephants，deer, and tigers have been driven out of their homes by smog Bu
10、t smog is not just an Asian problem. In fact .was world was first used in London in 1905 to describe the mixture of smoke and thick fogFog often hung over the capitalSometimes the smog was SO thick and poisonous that people were killed by breathing problems or in accidents About 4，000 Londoners died
11、 within five days as a result of thick smog in 1952 （分数：7.00）(1).Indonesia was in crisis because of the drought （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(2).The smog spread to neighbouring countries （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(3). The air-pollution index went up to 300 within a few days. （分数
12、：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(4).Water was used to try to break up the smog. （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(5).Many Indonesians blamed the government for the drought （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned(6).The forest animals havent been affected by the smog. （分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.
13、Not mentioned(7).The word “smog” first appeared in 1952. （分数：1.00）A.RightB.B WrongC.Not mentioned三、第 3 部分：概括大意与完成句子 (第 2 (总题数：2，分数：8.00)A Star Is Born 1 The VLT(Very Large Telescope)is the worlds largest telescope(望远镜)and is taking astronomers(72 文学家)further back to the Big Bang than they ever thoug
14、ht possibleLocated 2,600 metres up io the Chilean Andes，it has four huge mirrors，each about the size of a London busThe VLT is SO powerful it Can spot a burning match 10.000 kilometres away 2 This astonishing power will allow astronomers to see events in space from the birth of stars to the collisio
15、n(碰撞)of galaxies(星系)on the edge of the cosmos(宇宙)The VLT is giving astronomers their best-ever view of the cosmosThe power of the VLT to see the smallest detail at the furthest distances makes its designers amazed 3 Take the case of Eta Carinae，one of the most explosive stars in the universeThis sta
16、r produces ultraviolet laser rays(紫外线)and it will destroy itself in a few million yearstimeIt is five times brighter than the sun and when it explodes it is going to be a sight worth waiting for 1 4 But it is at distances of millions，even billions，of light years that the VLT really shows its powerTh
17、e VLT can detect light that set out on its journey before the earth even existedThis gives astronomers their firstever detailed views of events that took place in the earliest days of the cosmos 5 In other wordsthe VLT is a kind of a time machineIt takes astronomers back to a time when complete gala
18、xies crashed into each otherThe effects of these past collisions Can now be seen by scientists，and astronomers believe the telescope will reveal more about these exciting events in the years to comeOne day, we might be able to say we have traveled back to the beginning of time，and we will have a muc
19、h clearer picture of how our planet was born 23 Paragraph 1_ 24 Paragraph 2_ 25 Paragraph 3_ 26 Paragraph 4_ A Enents That Took place Before the Earth Existd B Power of the Telescope C Details of Eta Carinae D Invention of a Time Machine E Biggest Telescope （分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.E.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D
20、.27 The VLT will allow scientists to see events_ 28 The designers of the VlT are surprised at_ 29 Eta Carinae is taken_ 30 Scientists believe the VLT will tell us more about_ A its detecting power B millions of light years away in space C the location of the VLT D as an example E the birth of the ea
21、rth F the rotation of the earth （分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.E.四、第 4 部分：阅读理解(第 31-45 题，每题(总题数：3，分数：45.00)第一篇 Pushbike Danger Low speed bicycle crashes can badly injureor even killchildren if they fall onto the ends of the handlebars(车把)So a team of engineers is redesigning it to make it
22、safer Kristy Arbogast，a bioengineer at the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania， began the project with her colleaguesThe cases they reviewed about serious abdominal(腹部的) injuries in children in the past 30 years showed that more than a third were caused by bicycle accidents”The task w
23、as to identify how the injuries occurred and come up with seine countermeasures，”she says By interviewing the children and their parents，Arbogast and her team were able to reconstruct many of the accidents and identified a common cause for serious injuries They discovered that most cases occur when
24、children hit an obstacle at slow speed，causing them to topple f 摇摆)overTo maintain their balance the children turn the handlebars through 90 degreesbut their momentum(冲力)forces them into the end of the handlebarsThe bike then falls over and the other end of the handlebars hits the ground，pushing it
25、in to their abdomen(腹部) The solution the group came up with is a handgrip (握柄)fitted with a spring and damping(减速)system. The spring absorbs up to 50 per cent of the forces transmitted(传递)through the handlebars in all impactThe group hopes to commercialize the device，which should add only a few doll
26、ars to tle cost of a bike“But our task has been one of education because up until nowbicycle manufacturers were unaware of the problem，”says Arbogast （分数：15.00）(1).The engineers are trying to improve the handlebars because （分数：3.00）A.they are not beautifulB.they may kill childrenC.they are likely to
27、 crashD.they affect the speed of the bike(2).How many abdominal injuries in children were caused by bicycle accidents? （分数：3.00）A.ThirtyB.NinetyC.50 percentD.More than a third.(3).The world “countermeasures” in paragraph 2 means （分数：3.00）A.“problems”B.“approaches”C.“solutions”D.actions”(4). Paragrap
28、h 3 mainly discusses （分数：3.00）A.why the children and their parents were interviewedB.how serious abdominal injuries occur.C.when the children turn the handlebarsD.what stops bicycle accidents(5).The advantage of the new handgrip is that （分数：3.00）A.it can be made cheaply.B.it reduces the impact in bi
29、cycle accidentsC.it helps to slow down the speed of the bicycleD.it sells well at bicycle shops第二篇 Saving Money Where you save your money often depends on what you are saving for If you are saving to buy a CD(光盘)or to go to a concert, then probably you would keep your money somewhere in your room? I
30、f you are saving for a big purchase like a mountain bike or a school trip，where would you save your money? One place to save money is the bank Putting your money in a savings account will help your money early more money If you put your money in a piggy bank(猪形储蓄罐)，one year later you11 still have th
31、e same amount of money you put inIf you put your money in a savings account，one year later, youll have more money than you put in Why? When you keep your money in a bank，your money earns interestInterest is the amount of money a bank pays you to use your moneyThe bank uses your money (and the money
32、of other people，too)to loan money to people and businesses The bank will send you a statement several times a year A bank statement tells you how much money you have in your account，It also tells you how much interest you have earnedIf you leave your money in the bank，you Can watch it grow! Another
33、way you can save money is to buy a certificate of deposit or CDIf you have some money that you dont need to use for a long time，this is a good way to make your money grow You Can buy a cd at a bankYou agree not to use the money for a certain period of time That period might be from six months to fiv
34、e yearsYou Cant touch your money during that time If you do，you must pay a penalty，or fee （分数：15.00）(1). Your money will earn more money if you put it. （分数：3.00）A.in your roomB.in a piggy bankC.in your pocketD.in a savings account(2).A bank pays you interest for （分数：3.00）A.wasting your moneyB.losing
35、 your moneyC.using your moneyD.decreasing your money(3).Among other thingsa bank statement tells you （分数：3.00）A.the amount of money you have in the bankB.the current rates of interestC.the current rates of exchangeD.the best way to save your money(4).If you draw your money before it is dueyou will h
36、ave to （分数：3.00）A.pay interest to the bankB.close your accountC.open a new accountD.pay a penalty or fee(5). The word “touch in paragraph 7 could be best replaced by （分数：3.00）A.“deposit”B.“lend”C.“use”D.“cash”第三篇 Almost Human? Scientists are racing to build the worlds first thinking robot .This is n
37、ot science fiction：some say they will have made it by the year 2020.Carol Packer repots Machines that walk，speak and feel are no longer science fictionKismet is the name of an android(机器人)which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)Kismet is different from the tradit
38、ion。al robot because it can show human emotionsIts eyesEars and lips move to show when it feels happysad or boredKismet is one of the first of a new generation of androidsrobots that 100k like human beingswhich can imitate human feelingsCog，another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of
39、 a mother Howere, scientists admit that so far Cog has the mental ability of a twoyearold The optimists(乐观主义者)say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids(机器人)with brains similar to those of an adult human beingThese robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractiv
40、e and easier to sell to the publicWhat kind of jobs will they do? In the future，robots like Robonaut ，a humanoid invented by NASA，will be doing dangerous jobs，like repairing space stations They will also be doing more and more of the household work for USIn Japan，scientists are designing androids th
41、at will entertain US by dancing and playing the piano Some people worry about what the future holds：will robots become monsters(怪物)?Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro-computers，connected to the Internet，in the futur
42、ePeople will have micro-chips in various parts of their body，which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets (小装置)Perhaps we should not exaggerate(夸大)the importance of technology，but one wonders whether , in years to come，we will still be falling in love，and whether we will still feel painWho k
43、nows? （分数：15.00）(1).Kismet is different from traditional robots because （分数：3.00）A.it thinks for itselfB.it is not 1ike science fictionC.it Can 100k after two-yearoldsD.it seems to have human feelings(2).What makes Cog special? （分数：3.00）A.It looks 1ike a motherB.It behaves 1ike a childC.It can imita
44、te 血 e behavior of a motherD.It has a huge brain(3).In aboutl5 years time from now , robots （分数：3.00）A.will become space designersB.will look like monstersC.will behave 1ike animalsD.will think like humans(4).In the future robots will also （分数：3.00）A.explore spaceB.entertain peopleC.move much faster
45、D.do all of the housework(5).What is the writers attitude to robots in the future? （分数：3.00）A.CriticalB.HostileC.ObjectiveD.Enthusiastic五、第 5 部分：补全短文 (第 465 0 题(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Caribbean Islands What would you see if you took a cruise to the Caribbean Islands ? Palm trees and coconuts(椰子)?White beach
46、es and clear，blue ocean ? Colorful corals(珊瑚)and even more colorful fishes and birds? You betThere are thousands of islands in the Caribbean SeaThey are famous for theirwarm，tropical climate and great natural beauty The Caribbean Islands form a chain that separates the Caribbean Sea from the rest of
47、 the Atlantic Ocean Some of the islands were formed by the eruption(爆发)of ancient volcanoes(火山 ) (46)The Caribbean Islands are known by several names (47)The explorerChristopher Columbus called the islands the Indies in 1492 because he thought he was near thecoast of IndiaLater ,Spain and France cal
48、led the islands the AntillesThere are four large islands in the Caribbean Sea (48) These four islands areoften called the Greater Antilles Together ,they account for about 90 percent of the land area of the Caribbean Islands The rest of the Caribbean Islands are much smallerSome of these islands are
49、 no more thantiny slivers(小片)of exposed coralYou can see why pirates(海盗)such as the famous Blackbeard sailed these waters (49) The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warnand sunny Sandy beaches line the coasts of many islandsThis is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year A But life on the Caribbean Islands is not always painful B The ea
