職稱英語等級考試模擬題（理工類C級）第1部分：詞匯選項(第1～15題，每題1分，共15分)下面每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請為每處劃線部分確定1個意義最為靠近旳選項。1.Ihavebeentryingtoquitsmoking.A.giveupB.pickupC.buildupD.takeup2.Reliefworkerswereshockedbywhattheysaw.A.movedB.touchedC.surprisedD.worried3.TheweatherisaconstantsubjectofconversationinBritain.A.questionB.problemC.titleD.topic4.ThisisnottypicalofEnglish,butisafeatureoftheChineselanguage.A.particularB.characteristicC.remarkableD.idiomatic5.Itisvirtuallyimpossibletopersuadehimtoapplyforthejob.A.simplyB.almostC.totallyD.completely6.Thesearedefensivebehaviorpatternswhichderivefromourfears.A.stemB.relyC.developD.grow7.Onlyasmallminorityofthementallyillareliabletoharmthemselvesorothers.A.easyB.possibleC.likelyD.difficult8.Theyhavethecapabilitytodestroytheenemyinafewdays.A.possibilityB.necessityC.abilityD.probability9.Wehaveneverseensuchgorgeoushills.A.beautifulB.stretchingC.spreadingD.rolling10.Theleaveshavebeensweptintohugeheaps.A.loadsB.layersC.pyramidsD.piles11.Thenewswillhorrifyeveryone.A.attractB.terrifyC.temptD.excite12.Thearticlesketchedthemajoreventsofthedecade.A.describedB.offeredC.outlinedD.presented13.Iwon'ttoleratethatkindofbehavior.A.bearB.receiveC.admitD.take14.Theirstyleofplayingfootballisutterlydifferent.A.barelyB.scarcelyC.hardlyD.totally15.Hersisterurgedhertoapplyforthejob.A.advisedB.causedC.forcedD.promised第2部分：閱讀判斷(第16～22題，每題1分，共7分)下面旳短文后列出了7個句子，請根據(jù)短文旳內(nèi)容對每個句子做出判斷：假如該句提供旳是對旳信息，請選擇A；假如該句提供旳是錯誤信息，請選擇B；假如該句旳信息文中沒有提及，請選擇C。IrishDolphinsMayHaveaUniqueDialectIrishscientistsmonitoringdolphinslivinginariverestuaryinthesouthwestofthecountrybelievetheymayhavedevelopedauniquedialecttocommunicatewitheachother.TheShannonDolphinandWildlifeFoundation(SDWF)hasbeenstudyingagroupofupto120bottle-nosedolphinsintheRiverShannonusingvocalisationscollectedonacomputerinacowshedneartheRiverShannon.Aspartofaresearchproject,studentRonanHickeydigitisedandanalysedatotalof1,882whistlesfromtheIrishdolphinsandthosefromtheWelshdolphinsonacomputerandseparatedthemintosixfundamentalwhistletypesand32differentcategories.Ofthecategories,hefoundmostwereusedbybothsetsofdolphins—buteightwereonlyheardfromtheIrishdolphins.“Wearebuildingupacatalogueofthedifferentwhistletypestheyuseandtryingtoassociatethemwithbehaviourlikeforaging,resting,socialisingandthecommunicationsofgroupswithcalves,”projectleaderSimonBerrowsaid.“Essentiallywearebuildingupwhatislikeadictionaryofwordstheyuseorsoundstheymake.”Berrow,amarinebiologist,saidthedolphins’clicksareusedtofindtheirwayaroundandlocateprey.Thewhistlesarecommunications.“Theydoawholerangeofothersoundlikebarks,groansandakindofgunshot,”hesaid.“Thegunshotisanintensepulseofsound.Spermwhalesuseittostuntheirprey.”“WhenIfirsthearditIwassurprisedasIthoughtspermwhalesweretheonlyspecieswhousedit.Wecanspeculatethedolphinsareusingitforthesamereasonasthespermwhales.”Borrowsaid.ReferencesinlocallegendindicatetherehavebeendolphinsintheShannonestuaryforgenerationsandtheymayevenhavebeenresidentthereasfarbackasthe6thcentury.TheyareregularlyseenbypassengersontheShannonferryandanestimated25,000touristseveryyeartakespecialsightseeingtoursonlocalboatstovisitthem.16.Thedifferenceineatinghabitsbetweenthebottle-nosedolphinsandthespermwhalesinterestedtheSDWFscientists.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned17.RonanHickeyanalysedalmost2,000differentdialectsofthebottle-nosedolphins.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned18.Ofthe32categories,eightwereproducedonlybytheIrishdolphins.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned19.Whistlescouldalsobeusedtocommunicatebetweenadultdolphinsandbabydolphins.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned20.Spermwhalescanproducestrongerultrasonicwavestokilltheirpreythandolphins.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned21.Asearlyasthe6thcentury,IrishfishermenstartedraisingdolphinsintheShannonestuary.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned22.Irishdolphinsattracttouristsandover25,000peoplecometoseethemeveryyear.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned第3部分：概括大意與完畢句子（第23～30題，每題1分，共8分）下面旳短文后有2項測試任務(wù)：(1)第23～26題規(guī)定從所給旳6個選項中為第1～4段每段選擇1個最佳標(biāo)題；(2)第27～30題規(guī)定從所給旳6個選項中為每個句子確定1個最佳選項。WashoeLearnedAmericanSignLanguageAnanimalthatinfluencedscientificthoughthasdied.AchimpanzeenamedWashoeandborninAfricadiedofnaturalcauseslatelastmonthattheageof42ataresearchcenterintheAmericanstateofWashington.WashoehadbecomeknowninthescientificcommunityandaroundtheworldforherabilitytouseAmericanSignLanguage.Shewassaidtobethefirstnon-humantolearnahumanlanguage.Herskillsalsoledtodebateaboutprimatesandtheirabilitytounderstandlanguage.ResearchscientistsAllenandBeatrixGardnerbeganteachingWashoesignlanguagein1966.In1969,theGardnersdescribedWashoe’sprogressinascientificreport.ThepeoplewhoexperimentedwithWashoesaidshegrewtounderstandabout250words.Forexample,Washoemadesignstocommunicatewhenitwastimetoeat.Shecouldrequestfoodslikeapplesandbananas.Shealsoaskedquestionslike,“Whoiscomingtoplay?”O(jiān)ncethenewsaboutWashoespread,manylanguagescientistsbeganstudiesoftheirownintothisnewandexcitingareaofresearch.Thewholedirectionofprimateresearchchanged.However,criticsarguedWashoeonlylearnedtorepeatsignlanguagemovementsfromwatchingherteachers.Theysaidshehadneverdevelopedtruelanguageskills.Evennow,therearesomeresearcherswhosuggestthatprimateslearnsignlanguageonlybymemory,andperformthesignsonlyforprizes.YetWashoe’skeepersdisagree.RogerFoutsisaformerstudentoftheGardners.HetookWashoetoaresearchcenterinEllensburg,Washington.There,Washoetaughtsignlanguagetothreeyoungerchimpanzees,whicharestillalive.ScientistslikeprivateresearcherJaneGoodallbelieveWashoeprovidednewinformationaboutthementalworkingsofchimpanzees.Today,therearenotasmanyscientistsstudyinglanguageskillswithchimps.Partofthereasonisthatthiskindofresearchtakesaverylongtime.Debatecontinuesaboutchimps’understandingofhumancommunication.Yet,onethingissure－Washoechangedpopularideasaboutthepossibilitiesofanimalintelligence.23.Paragraph1 24.Paragraph2 25.Paragraph3 26.Paragraph4 A.ReasonWhyNotManyScientistsCarryoutThisResearchNowadaysB.ReportaboutWashoe’sProgressinLearningSignLanguageC.GeneralInformationaboutWashoeD.TheGardeners’ContributionsRecognizedE.DebateonChimps’IntelligenceF.Washoe’sLoveforThreeYoungChimps27.Washoecouldmakesignstocommunicate .28.Somescientistsdoubted .29.Washoetaughtthreeyoungerchimpssignlanguage .30.TheexperimentersthoughtWashoewasintelligent .A.iftheGardeners’argumentwassoundB.becauseshewasclevererthanotherchimpsC.whenshewantedtoeatD.whileshewasataresearchcenterinEllensburgE.becauseshecouldusesignlanguagetoaskforfruitsF.whileWashoewaslearningsignlanguage第4部分：閱讀理解(第31～45題，每題3分，共45分)下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，為每題確定1個最佳選項。第一篇FoodFrightExperimentsunderwayinseverallabsaimtocreatebeneficialtypesofgeneticallymodified(GM)foods,includingstarchierpotatoesandcaffeine-freecoffeebeans.Geneticengineersareeventryingtotransfergenesfromacold-waterfishtomakeafrost-resistanttomato.Alow-sugarGMstrawberrynowintheworksmightonedayallowpeoplewithhealthproblemssuchasdiabetestoenjoythelittledeliciousredfruitsagain.GMbeansandgrainssuperchargedwithproteinmighthelppeopleatriskofdevelopingkwashiorkor.Kwashiorkor,adiseasecausedbyseverelackofprotein,iscommoninpartsoftheworldwherethereareseverefoodshortages.CommentingonGMfoods,JonathonJones,aBritishresearcher,said.“Thefuturebenefitswillbeenormous,andthebestisyettocome.”Tosomepeople,GMfoodsarenodifferentfromunmodifiedfoods.“Atomatoisatomato,”saidBrianSansoni,anAmericanfoodmanufacturer.CriticsofGMfoodschallengeSansonisopinion.TheyworryabouttheharmthatGMcropsmightdotopeople,otheranimals,andplants.InarecentlabstudyconductedatCornellUniversity,scientiststestedpollenmadebyBtcorn,whichmakesupone-fourthoftheU.S.corncrop.Thescientistsprinkledthepollenontomilkweed,aplantthatmakesamilkyjuiceandistheonlyknownfoodsourceofthemonarchbutterflycaterpillar.Withinfourdaysofmunchingonthemilkweedleaves,almosthalfofatestgroupofcaterpillarshaddied.“Monarchsareconsideredtobeaflagshipspeciesforconservation,”saidCornellresearcherLindaRaynor.“Thisisawarningbell.”SomeinsectsthatarenotkilledbyGMfoodsmightfindthemselvesmadestronger3.Howso?Theinsecticidesusedtoprotectmostoftoday’scropsaresprayedonthecropswhenneeded4anddecayquicklyintheenvironment.ButGMplantsproduceacontinuouslevelofinsecticide.Insectspeciesfeedingonthosecropsmaydevelopresistancetotheplantsandcoulddosoinahurry,saythecritics.InsectsmayalsodeveloparesistancetotheinsecticideBt.AttheforumonGMfoodheldlastyearinCanada,GMcropsthathavebeenmaderesistanttotheherbicidemightcrossbreedwithwildplants,creating“superweeds”thatcouldtakeoverwholefields.Sowheredoyoustand?ShouldGMfoodsbebannedintheUnitedStates,astheyareinpartsofEurope?Ordotheirbenefitsoutweighanyoftheriskstheymightcarry?31.Paragraphs1,2&3trytogivetheideathatA.GMfoodsmaybringaboutgreatbenefitstohumans.B.wecannotrecognizethebenefitsofGMfoodstooearly.C.GMfoodsmayhavebothbenefitsandharm.D.GMfoodsareparticularlygoodtothekwashiorkorpatients.32.Whyisthecaseofthepollen-sprayedmilkweedcitedinParagraph6?A.ItiscitedtoshowGMfoodscankillinsectseffectively.B.ItiscitedtoshowGMfoodscontainmoreprotein.C.ItiscitedtoshowGMfoodsalsohaveadarkside.D.ItiscitedtoshowGMfoodsmayharmcrops.33.Whathappenstothoseinsectswhennotkilledbythesprayofinsecticide?A.Theymaylosetheirabilitytoproduceoffspring.B.Theymayhaveahigherabilitytoadapttotheenvironment.C.Theymovetootherfieldsfreefrominsecticide.D.Theynevereatagainthoseplantscontaininginsecticide.34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsconcerningbanningGMfoodsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.UnderdevelopedcountrieshavebannedGMfoods.B.BothEuropeandtheU.S.havebannedGMfoods.C.MostEuropeancountrieshavenotbannedGMfoods.D.TheUnitedStateshasnotbannedGMfoods.35.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetoGMfoods?A.Wecannottellfromthepassage.B.Hethinkstheirbenefitsoutweightheirrisks.C.Hethinkstheirrisksoutweightheirbenefits.D.Hethinkstheirbenefitsandrisksarebalanced.第二篇DigitalRealmInthedigitalrealm,thenextbigadvancewillbevoicerecognition.Therudimentsarealreadyherebutinprimitiveform.Askacomputerto“recognizespeech,”anditislikelytothinkyouwantitto“wreckanicebeach.”Butinadecadeorsowe’llbeabletochatawayandmachineswillsoakitallin.Microchipswillbetrulyembeddedinourliveswhenwecantalktothem.Notonlytoourcomputers,we’llalsobeabletochatwithourautomobilenavigationsystems,telephoneconsoles,browsers,thermostats.VCRs,microwavesandanyotherdeviceswewanttobossaround.Thatwillopenthewaytothenextphaseofthedigitalage:artificialintelligence.Byourprovidingsomanythoughtsandpreferencestoourmachineseachday,they’llaccumulateenoughinformationabouthowwethinksothatthey’llbeabletomimicourmindsandactasouragents.Scary,huh?Butpotentiallyquiteuseful.Atleastuntiltheydecidetheydon’tneedusanymoreandstartbuildingevensmartermachinestheycanbossaround.ThelawpoweringthedigitalageupuntilnowhasbeenGordonMoore’s:thatmicrochipswilldoubleinpowerandhalveinpriceevery18monthsorso.BillGatesrulesbecauseearlyonheactedontheassumptionthatcomputingpower—thecapacityofmicroprocessorsandmemorychips—wouldbecomenearlyfree;hiscompanykeptchurningoutmoreandmorelinesofcomplexsoftwaretomakeuseofthecheapbounty.Thelawthatwillpowerthenextfewdecadesisthatthebandwidth(thecapacityoffiber-opticandotherpipelinestocarrydigitalcommunications)willbecomenearlyfree.Alongwiththerecentadvancesindigitalswitchingandstoragetechnologies,thismeansafutureinwhichallformsofcontent—movies,music,shows,books,data,magazines,newspapers,youraunt’srecipesandhomevideos—willbeinstantlyavailableanywhereondemand.Anyonewillbeabletobeaproducerofanycontent;you’llbeabletocreateamovieormagazine,makeitavailabletotheworldandchargeforit,justlikeTimeWarner!Theresultwillbeatransitionfromamass-marketworldtoapersonalizedone.Insteadofcentralizedfactoriesandstudiosthatdistributeorbroadcastthesameproducttomillions,technologyisalreadyallowingproductstobetailoredto,eachuser.Youcansubscribetonewssourcesthatserveuponlytopicsandopinionsthatfityourfancy.Everythingfromshoestosteelcanbecustomizedtomeetindividualwishes.36.ThetechniquesofvoicerecognitionA.arematureenoughforextensiveuse.B.areinitsinitialstageofdevelopment.C.willaidpeopletochatthroughcomputers.D.willassistpeopletorecognizeeachother’svoice.37.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whenwereachthestageofartificialintelligence,A.machinescanbeouragentsustheyunderstandourthoughts.B.machineswillgiveorderstosmartermachinestheybuild.C.machineswillnotneedusanymore.D.machineswillbeintelligentenoughtobossaround.38.What’sthebestdescriptionofGordonMoore’slawasmentionedinthethirdparagraph?A.Itmotivatesthedevelopmentofthedigitalworld.B.BillGatesrulesthedigitalworldwiththelaw.C.Itenablescomputingpowertobecomefree.D.Ithelpsthedevelopmentofthebandwidth.39.Whatcanpeopledoinafuturesceneasdescribedinthefourthparagraph?A.Composemusicandmakeitavailabletotheworld.B.Makefilmsandchargeforit.C.Writebooksandsellthem.D.Alloftheabove.40.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofapersonalizedmarket?A.Thepersonalizedmarkettendstobereplacedbythemassmarket.B.Thesameproductisdistributedtomillionsofusers.C.Inapersonalizedmarket,productsaretailoredtoeachconsumer.D.Individualscancontrolcentralizedfactoriesandstudios.第三篇PlantGasScientistshavebeenstudyingnaturalsourcesofmethanefordecadesbuthadn’tregardedplantsasaproducer,notesFrankKeppler,ageochemistattheMaxPlanckInstituteforNuclearPhysicsinHeidelberg，Germany.NowKepplerandhiscolleaguesfindthatplants,fromgrassestotrees，mayalsobesourcesofthegreenhousegas.Thisisreallysurprising,becausemostscientistsassumedthatmethane(甲烷)productionrequiresanoxygen-freeenvironment.Previously,researchershadthoughtthatitwasimpossibleforplantstomakesignificantamountsofthegas.Theyhadassumedthat,microbesneedtobeinenvironmentswithoutoxygentoproducemethane.Methaneisagreenhousegas,likecarbondioxide(二氧化碳).GasessuchasmethaneandcarbondioxidetrapheatinEarth’satmosphereandcontributetoglobalwarming.Initsexperiments,Keppler’steamusedsealedchambersthatcontainedthesameconcentrationofoxygenthatEarth’satmospherehas.Theymeasuredtheamountsofmethanethatwerereleasedbybothlivingplants;anddriedplantmaterial,suchasfallenleaves.Withthedriedplants，theresearcherstookmeasurementattemperaturesrangingfrom30degreesCelsiusto70degreesC.At30degreesC,theyfound,agramofdriedplantmaterialreleasedupto3nanograms(微克)ofmethaneperhour.(Onenanogramisabillionthofagram.)Withevery10-degreeriseintemperature,theamountofmethanereleasedeachhourroughlydoubled.Livingplantsgrowingattheirnormaltemperaturesreleasedasmuchas370nanogramsofmethanepergramofplanttissueperhour.Methaneemissionstripledwhenlivinganddeadplantwasexposedtosunlight.Becausetherewasplentyofoxygenavailable,it’sunlikelythatthetypesofbacteriathatnormallymakemethanewereinvolved.Experimentsonplantsthatweregrowninwaterratherthansoilalsoresultedinmethaneemissions(散發(fā)).That’sanotherstrongsignthatthegascamefromtheplantsandnotsoilmicrobes.Thenewfindingisan“interestingobservation,”saysJenniferY.King,abiogeochemist(生物地球化學(xué)家)attheUniversityofMinnesotainSt.Paul.Becausesometypesofsoilmicrobesconsumemethane,theymaypreventplant-producedmethanefromreachingtheatmosphere.Fieldtestswillbeneededtoassesstheplant’sinfluence,shenotes.41.Whatwasscientists’understandingofmethane?A.Itwasproducedfromplants.B.Itwasnotagreenhousegas.C.Itwasproducedinoxygen-freeenvironments.D.Ittrapsmoreheatthananyothergreenhousegas.42.Totestwhetherplantsareasot，roeofmethane，thescientistscreatedA.aoxygen-freeenvironment.B.anenvironmentwiththesameconcentrationofoxygenastheEarthhas.C.acarbondioxide-freeenvironment.D.anenvironmentfilledwiththegreenhousegas.43.Whichstatementistrueofthemethaneemissionsofplantsintheexperiment?A.Thelowerthetemperature,thehighertheamountofmethaneemissions.B.Livingplantsreleaselessmethanethandriedplantsatthesametemperature.C.Whenexposedtosunlight,plantsstopreleasingmethane.D.Thehigherthetemperature,thegreatertheamountofmethaneemissions.44.WhichofthefollowingaboutmethaneisNotmentionedinthepassage?A.Plantsgrowinginsoilreleasemethane.B.Plantsgrowinginwaterreleasemethane.C.Soilmicrobesconsumemethane.D.Microbesinplantsproducemethane.45.Whatisthebeneficialpointofsomemicrobesconsumingplant-producedmethane?A.Methanebecomeslesspoisonous.B.Methaneisturnedintoafertilizer.C.Lessmethanereachestheatmosphere.D.Airbecomescleaner.第5部分：補全短文(第46～50題，每題2分，共10分)下面旳短文有5處空白，短文后有6個句子，其中5個取自短文，請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容將其分別放回原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。HighDiveCherySternsaimstogoboldlywherenohumanhasevergonebeforeinaballoon:40kilometersupintotheatmosphere.46Noonehaseverleaptfromsuchaheightorgonesupersonic1withoutanairplaneoraspacecraft.YetSterns,anairlinepilot,isnottheonlypersonwhowantstobethefirsttoaccomplishthosefeats.Twootherbravepeople,anAustralianmanandaFrenchman,arealsoplanningtomakesimilarleaps.47First,she’llclimbintoacabinhangingfromaballoonthesizeofafootballfield.Thentheballoonwilltakeherhighintothestratosphere—thelayerofEarth’satmosphere12to50kilometersabovetheplanet.“Theascentwilltaketwoandahalftothreehours.”saidSterns.“I’llbewearingafullypressurized,temperature-controlledspacesuit.”At40kilometers,SternswillbeabletoseethegentlecurveofEarthandtheblacknessofspaceoverhead.Thenshe’llunclipherselffromthecabinanddiveheadfirst,likeabullet,intotheatmosphere.48Forhighdive,astronautescapesuitsareakeytosuccess.Currentpilotandastronautescapesuitsareguaranteedonlyamaximumaltitudeof21kilometers.DelRosso,aNASAengineerofspacesuitsandlife-supportsystems,saidthesuitdesignedforStern’sjumpcouldserveasamodelforthelethalenvironmentofhigherclimbs.49Thefirsthazardisoxygen-deficientair.Anypersonwithoutanadditionaloxygensupplyat40kilometerswoulddiewithinthreetofiveseconds.Thesecondhazardislowatmosphericpressure.Atmosphericpresureismuchlowerathighaltitudesthanitisatsealevel.Thelowatmosphericpressureoftheupperstratospherecausesthegasesinbodyfluidstofizzoutofsolutionlikesodabubbles.50Otherhazardsincludetemperaturesaslowas-55degreesCelsius,flyingdebris,andsolarradiation.ForSternstosurvive,herspacesuitwillhavetoprotectherfromallofthesehazards.“Aspacesuitislikeaone-personspaceship,”DelRossoexplained.“Youhavetotakeeverythingyouneedinapackagethat’slightenough,mobileenough,andtoughenoughtodothejob.Youcan’texistwithoutit.”A.Itwillhandleseveralmajorhazards.B.Escapesuitsaretoughenoughtostandtheatmosphericpressureoftheupperstratosphere.C.Fromthere,she’lltakeadeath-defyingleapbacktoEarthatsupersonicspeed.D.“In30seconds,I’llbegoingMach(馬赫)speed.”saidSterns.E.HowwillSternsmakehergiantjump?F.Inshort,bloodboils.第6部分：完形填空(第51～65題，每題1分，共15分)下面旳短文有15處空白，請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容為每處空白確定1個最佳選項。AvalancheandItsSafetyAnavalancheisasuddenandrapidflowofsnow,often______(51)withairandwater,downamountainside.Avalanchesareamongthebiggestdangersinthemountainsforbothlifeandproperty.Allavalanchesare______(52)byanover-burdenofmaterial,typicallysnowpackthatistoomassiveandunstablefortheslopethatsupportsit.Determiningthecriticalload,the______(53)ofover-burdenwhichislikelytocauseanavalanche,isacomplextaskinvolvingtheevaluationofanumberoffactors.Terrainslopesflat